Newham Mag - issue 321

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Under the Stars
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Newham’s seaside
issue 321 // 31 July – 13 August 2015 // Every fortnight
Back to
the stadium
Thousands enjoy Great
Newham London Run (p18)
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Safe to cross
UNDER THE STARS
FOUR NIGHTS OF FREE LIVE OUTDOOR MUSIC
THURSDAY 13 AUGUST
MAXI
PRIEST
ASWAD
FRIDAY 14 AUGUST
SUKSHINDER SHINDA
JASSI SIDHU
HUSSNAIN LAHORI
RAJA KASHIF & RUBAYYAT JAHAN
ETERNAL TAAL
JANET KAY
HOSTED BY DJ MOSES & TOMMY SANDHU
SATURDAY 15 AUGUST
SUNDAY 16 AUGUST
HOT
CHOCOLATE
CLEM CURTIS &
THE FOUNDATIONS
SOUL LEGENDS TRIBUTE SHOW
ROYAL
PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA
FEAT. LAURA WRIGHT
FIREWORKS
FINALE
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contents
31 July 2015 // issue 321
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After
the excitement of the
Morrisons Great London Newham
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Run and Swim (p18), the next
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exciting dates in our summer
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calendar are the free Under The
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Stars concerts (p14) and Tommy
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Sandhu, one of the hosts of the
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Asian music night, explains why
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he’s looking forward to getting back on stage (p12).
There are great prizes on offer in this issue, with
a Rugby World Cup giveaway (p9) and the chance
to take advantage of the great facilities at the Lee
Valley Velopark (p11).
Elsewhere, we’re celebrating Newham’s best
athletes (10), encouraging residents to get into rowing
(p27), and helping kids keep on reading throughout
their school holidays (p23). And if you need to unwind,
there’s two great beaches on offer just minutes from
your door this summer (p17).
Don’t forget, the new What’s On In Newham app
can help you keep track of everything happening
in your local neighbourhood, and right across the
borough (p8).
Regulars
04 NEWS – two pages of news from
across the borough
06 MAYOR’S VIEW – news from Sir
Robin Wales
20 NEWHAM IN PICTURES
Mayor’s Newham Show in
photos
24 WORKING LIVES – Newham’s
crossing guards at work
28 OUR NEWHAM – competitions
and community news
30 KIDS CORNER – pictures and
puzzles for our younger readers
32 WHAT’S ON – fives pages of
activities and events, most of
them free
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Councillor Clive Furness
Mayoral Adviser for Adults and Health
Keep in touch with Newham Council via:
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@NewhamLondon
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Features
08 ‘APPY DAYS – launching the
What’s On In Newham app
09 WIN WITH PARKLIVES – enter our
draw for Rugby World Cup tickets
10 SPORTING TALENT AIMING
HIGH – the success of the High
Performance Programme
11 LEE VALLEY VELOPARK – win
great sporting prizes
12 HOME IS WHERE THE HEART
IS – Tommy Sandhu hosts Under
the Stars’ night of Asian music
14 UNDER THE STARS – get set for
Newham’s biggest concerts
17 LIFE’S A BEACH – the seaside
comes to Newham
18 A GREAT WEEKEND – the
Morrisons Great London Newham
Run and Swim
23 SUMMER READING
CHALLENGE – keep your kids
reading over the summer break
27 LET’S GET READY TO ROW – new
watersports courses for residents
Love Newham? Download the free Love Newham
app and report a range of environmental issues.
Visit www.newham.gov.uk/lovenewham
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IN BRIEF //
Boost on homes front
Sanctuary Housing, one of the largest
housing associations in the country,
has completed a new mixed tenure
development in Canning Town.
The 44-home Quayside House project
in Tarling Road has been developed with
Newham Council and the Greater London
Authority. It includes social and affordable
rent and shared ownership properties.
The social rent homes are being made
available to people on Newham’s housing
waiting list.
Councillor Andrew Baikie, mayoral
adviser for housing, said: “This high
quality development will provide much
needed affordable homes for Newham
residents.”
Have say on Crossrail improvements
Residents are being asked for views
on improvements they would like to
see around Manor Park Station when
Crossrail arrives in 2017.
A public consultation is taking place
until 4 September. More than 6,000
consultation packs have been sent
to residents and businesses. You can
also comment in person at Manor Park
Library. Experts will answer questions at
the library on 27 August from 6-8pm.
To have a say visit www.newham.
gov.uk/crossrail/manorpark or email
[email protected]
with the subject line of Manor Park.
Littlewood sculpture all set
A sculpture of legendary theatre director
Joan Littlewood is to be unveiled outside
the Theatre Royal Stratford East on 4
October.
Councilllors on Newham’s Strategic
Development Committee have granted
final planning consent for the bronze,
which commemorates the pioneering
director who died in 2002.
International artist Philip Jackson,
famous for the Champions sculpture in
Upton Park, is creating it based on a
famous photograph of Joan sitting on
rubble outside the theatre in 1967 when
the area was being developed.
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Rugby will be just the ticket
Ticket designs for fans
attending the five matches at
the former Olympic Stadium
during Rugby World Cup 2015
have been revealed.
Newham Council have
been allocated 500 tickets
to be passed on to residents
to watch some of the world’s
greatest rugby players for free
Cllr Desai and Mayor Sir Robin
in September and October,
Wales unveil one of the designs
including current champions
New Zealand whose captain
Richie McCaw is pictured on one of the ticket designs.
The council are allocating the tickets to residents, organisations, and schools
across its eight Community Neighbourhood areas. Also benefiting is East London
Rugby Club, based in Memorial Park, West Ham.
Councillor Unmesh Desai, mayoral adviser for crime and anti-social behaviour,
helped unveil the ticket designs. He said: “We are delighted to have been able to
ensure as many Newham residents as possible can attend matches as well as
acknowledging our unsung heroes and organisations that play such an important
part in their community.”
Reserves are brought to book
Newham Council has been
The Mayor receives a copy from Mr Barber
presented with an historical record
of the volunteer military Reserve
forces within the borough and
across London from 1908 to the
present day.
Stepping Forward is a detailed
reference guide of all units, including
G Company 7 Rifles in West Ham,
historical listings of Reserve Forces
centres and locations of memorials
to the fallen.
The Queen’s representative in Newham Deputy Lieutenent John Barber presented a
copy to Mayor Sir Robin Wales, members of G Company 7 Rifles and youngsters from
various uniform cadet services. It will go into the council’s heritage archive while others
will go to Newham’s libraries. Only 712 have been produced.
Sir Robin said: “This unique record will be important for young and old keen to learn
about our volunteer military heritage. It is a valuable memory of all those from Newham
who volunteered to serve in the Great War and thereafter and who continue to serve.”
Lesson in right values
Youngsters from Year 6 at East Ham’s Cleves School and Plaistow’s Tollgate
School came together to present poems and pledges to Mayor Sir Robin
Wales about the importance of British values.
Sir Robin was invited by pupils to a special assembly at Cleves to hear
them sing songs representing the countries of the British Isles including
Greensleeves (England), Mary Mack (Scotland), Danny Boy (Northern
Ireland), and Land of My Fathers (Wales).
British values has been a major topic in the schools this term. The pupils
have visited the Council Chamber at East Ham Town Hall and the House of
Commons to see how local and national government works. The trips were
arranged by school governor and Newham councillor Aleen Alarice.
The youngsters have also designed their own coat of arms. Sir Robin said:
“It is great to see everyone’s good work in bringing people together.”
Pupils make all the right moves
The Mayor and Cllr Alarice with pupils
Cllr Clark watches the tournament
More than 200 children squared up and showed they had all the right
moves when taking part in the Newham Primary Schools Summer Chess
Championship.
Teams from 14 schools took part at the Old Town Hall in Stratford, with East
Ham’s Hartley Primary School eventually crowned champions. There were also
individual medals for the top players across the primary school year groups.
Councillor Ken Clark, Cabinet member for public affairs, launched the
tournament, which was the second as part of Newham Council’s Every Child
a Chess Player programme in partnership with the Chess in Schools and
Communities organisation. The scheme is taking the game to schools, libraries and community centres.
Councillor Clark said: “Chess is a fun skill that young people can learn. It improves their concentration and cognitive skills. Giving
children opportunities to do things they enjoy builds their resilience and that’s what we’re about.”
Fly-tipper caught on camera
A fly-tipper admitted dumping rubbish in
a street in East Ham after being traced
back to his home by Newham Council
enforcement officers.
CCTV cameras caught the man dumping
four black bags in Dukes Road at 4am
on 7 July. Using the details of the vehicle
he was in, the officers went to his home
in East Ham and issued him with a fixed
penalty notice of £80 and made him pay
the £150 costs of clearing and disposing of
the rubbish.
Councillor Unmesh Desai, Cabinet
member for crime and anti-social
behaviour, said: “This should be a warning
to all fly-tippers that we are watching and
when we find you, we will make sure you
pay the price. Quick action by our staff has
not only cleared the fly-tip, but also tracked
down the culprit and taken him to task.”
If you want to report fly-tipping visit
www.newham.gov.uk/flytipping
Fly-tipper on CCTV
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We’re back in the Stadium
The Morrisons Great Newham
London Run and Sainsbury’s
Anniversary Games showed how
lucky we are to have the magnificent
world class former Olympic Stadium
in our borough.
Seeing and hearing it in full swing
again for the first time since it closed
for transformation work was a fitting
way of marking the tenth anniversary
of London being awarded the
Olympics and Paralympics.
“We secured benefits
for Newham residents
including free tickets,
community athletics,
community days in the
Stadium and jobs.”
Bolt, David Weir and Hannah Cockroft.
The buzz for both the Great Newham
Run and the Anniversary Games brought
home why we were prepared to put our
money where our mouth is and invest
in the Stadium on behalf of Newham
residents.
We agreed from the outset to provide
a fixed £40m loan investment, which
is repayable so we expect no long
term cost to the council. In addition we
secured benefits for Newham residents
including free tickets, community
athletics, community days in the Stadium
and jobs.
If it wasn’t for our support, what might
have been a 25,000-seater stadium
after the 2012 Games is becoming a
fantastic multi-purpose stadium for
athletics, football, rugby, motor sport
and concerts amongst a whole range
of activities.
Almost 7,000 residents will be going
to the Stadium for free in 2015 alone.
During the Anniversary Games that
included more than 1,500 variously
from people who have found jobs
through our employment service
Workplace, residents who make
a contribution to what’s going on
where they live, people on our activity
programmes, the Newham Volunteers
Starting the
Newham Run with
Paula Radcliffe and
Brendan Foster
I laced up my trainers and joined
17,000 others, including more than
1,500 Newham residents who took
part in the Great Newham London
Run for free, to be the first to take to
the famous track once more.
The atmosphere around the
whole course in Queen Elizabeth
Olympic Park was electric but I can
truly say nothing beat running into
the transformed Stadium and the
euphoric moment of crossing the
finishing line. It was a very proud, if
tiring, feeling to know we had been
on the same track as greats such as
Mo Farah, Christine Ohuruogu, Usain
Mayor’s view
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and others. This adds to the 4,000
in the Stadium for free at the Great
Newham London Run and another
500 nominated by our community
neighbourhoods teams, rugby
programmes and schools, to
attend matches during Rugby World
Cup 2015.
The staggering thought also is
that a minimum of 4,000 residents
will be attending West Ham United
league games from the 2016/17
season onwards. On top of this we
have secured year-round access
for school clubs to a new floodlit
community track that will also be
home to Newham and Essex Beagles
athletics club, ten exclusive mass
participation events in the Stadium per
year for Newham residents, a training
and education centre in the Stadium,
and 75 per cent of jobs created at the
Stadium will go to Newham residents.
“Despite being one
of the most deprived
boroughs in the country,
Newham is being hit
the hardest by those
cuts and other increasing
cost pressures.”
However, our ability to continue to
make this kind of investment in the
future of our borough and residents
will be severely restricted due to the
continued deep cuts in our funding
from the Government. Despite being
one of the most deprived boroughs
in the country, Newham is being hit
the hardest by those cuts and other
increasing cost pressures.
The transformed stadium
Swimmers in action
We have already had to cope with
£106 million of savings over the past
five years and next year we need
to save another £50 million. This is
going to be extremely tough and from
Monday (17 August) we are launching
an eight-week consultation asking
residents for views on the services that
matter most to you.
This is one of the biggest challenges
that that this council has had to face in
its 50 years history. I would urge every
single resident to ensure they have
their say and make their views count
during the consultation. People can find
out more at www.newham.gov.uk/
budgetchallenge
It is only by coming together like we
did during the 2012 Games that we can
ensure tackle this challenge head on.
with Sir Robin Wales
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‘Appy Days for Newham residents
What’s On in Newham is a new app, free to download on Android and
Apple devices. The app tells you everything that’s going on in your local
community neighbourhood, making sure you don’t miss a thing.
It lists events happening across the
summer and in each area’s community
and leisure centres, libraries, and parks.
It also has information on the vast array
of Newham Council organised activities
taking place over the school holidays for
children and teenagers, including sports
taster sessions, summer school courses
and reading challenges.
Information on the thousands of free
activities and sessions being held in the
borough’s parks as part of the ParkLives
scheme, a joint project with Coca Cola,
can be found through the app.
The app received its official launch
at the Mayor’s Newham Show, held in
East Ham’s Central Park on Saturday 11
and Sunday 12 July. In the Community
Neighbourhoods tent, residents were
Councillor Clark (centre) and Cllr Hussain
(right) demonstrate the new app
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shown the ropes by councillors including
Ken Clark, cabinet member for building
communities, public affairs, planning
and regeneration, and Forhad Hussain,
the deputy cabinet lead for building
communities.
Since being introduced to the new app,
residents have been checking out what’s
on in their local area, and feedback has
been positive:
“Thanks, all downloaded. It looks like
a great app. Loving the street sign
designs!” Daniel P
“This is amazing! Downloaded the
app!” Shiny B
Following the official launch, Councillor
Clark said: “I am really excited about this
new app which I urge all of our residents
to download. It is a fantastic way of
keeping our residents aware of what
is happening in their communities and
the information we can provide on it will
continue to grow.”
You can get
a link to your
app store to
download the
app at www.
newham.gov.uk/
neighbourhood
events, or scan the QR code
Win a pair of Rugby World Cup tickets
with ParkLives in Newham!
To celebrate the launch of the ParkLives summer programme we are giving away a pair of Rugby
World Cup 2015 tickets, with runners up winning official Rugby World Cup 2015 rugby balls.
The ParkLives summer programme
began on Monday 27 July with daily
activities in parks across the borough,
more than 31 different activity types
and 900 scheduled sessions. Alongside
the more traditional outdoor activities
like rounders, tennis and yoga, the new
summer ParkLives timetable includes
quirky activities such as DJ-ing, family
hula fit and Bollywood dancing!
Free sessions will be held between 12
noon and 4pm, seven days a week and
will run from 27 July to 30 August in:
> Stratford Park, West Ham Lane,
Stratford, E15
> Plashet Park, Plashet Grove, E6
> Central Park, High Street South,
East Ham, E6
> Keir Hardie Recreation Ground,
Tarling Road, E16
> New Beckton Park, Savage
Gardens, Beckton, E6
Activities will also be taking place in the
following parks on selected days:
Abbey Gardens E15, Newham
Dockside E16, Hermit Road
Recreational Ground E16, Gooseley
Playing Field E6, Newham Leisure
Centre E13, Memorial Park E15,
Priory Park E6 and Forest Lane
Park E7.
Please visit www.parklives.com for
full timetable and more information.
ParkLives activities are suitable for all
fitness levels. Children under the age of 13
need permission form a parent of guardian
over 18 to take part, and will need to be
supervised.
Enter and win
For your chance to win a pair of
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets just
answer this simple question: Who
was the England captain when
England last won the Rugby World
Cup? Send your answer to newham.
[email protected] or by post to
Newham Mag, 1000 Dockside Road,
London E16 2QU before 15 August.
This competition is open to Newham
residents only – good luck!
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Sporting talent aiming high
The Newham High Performance Programme helps our
borough’s most promising young sporting stars make the
most of their potential. Over the weekend of 11 and 12
July, three athletes from the programme, all from Newham,
grabbed a clutch of medals in competitions across the world.
Victoria Ohuruogu, 22, sister of Olympic
gold medallist Christine, won Gold for Great
Britain in the 4x400m relay at the European
under-23 Championships in Estonia.
Together with her team, Victoria, a member
of Newham & Essex Beagles athletics club,
broke the national under-23 record as the
team finished in 3 mins 30.07 seconds.
Meanwhile Finette Agyapong, 18, also
from Newham & Essex Beagles, won
gold in the 200m at the English Schools’
Championships in Gateshead, crossing the
finish line in an impressive 24.26 seconds.
Finally, Christian McNeish, 18, who only
took up Taekwondo two years ago, took the
bronze for Great Britain in the 68kg category
of Taekwondo at the World University
Games in Gwangju, South Korea.
The Newham High Performance
Programme was launched in 2012 to
celebrate Newham’s role as a host for the
Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
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Run as a partnership between Newham
Council and the University of East London,
the programme aims to create a world class
support environment to nurture sporting
talent within Newham, and to increase the
representation of Newham residents at
national and international level in sport.
The programme specifically identifies
talented sports performers within the
borough and builds on the work of schools,
clubs and other community partners in
supporting their talent.
Mayor Sir Robin Wales welcomed
the latest results. He said: “Almost all of
the London 2012 Games took place in
Newham, so it is fitting that we created this
programme to ensure our residents and our
budding sports stars had a meaningful and
lasting legacy from the Games. It’s wonderful
to see the programme yield results like these
and we congratulate these stars of the
future. They’re doing Newham proud.”
Finette
Agyopong
Christian
McNeish
Victoria Ohuruogu (second left)
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Win tickets to the Unibet EuroHockey
2015 Championships
The Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre is
a top class, multi-sport venue, and hosted
the Paralympic Tennis competitions in 2012.
This August, the site welcomes the Unibet
EuroHockey Championships 2015.
We have two pairs of tickets to give
away for the double header on Monday 24
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This event features Scotland v Germany,
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Home is where
the heart is
Tommy Sandhu is the host of BBC Asian Network’s weekday
breakfast show, and along with DJ Moses, will host Newham’s
Under the Stars night of Asian music on Friday 14 August.
“This one means more to me than other live event
that I host because it’s my home borough – it’s
where I was raised,” said Tommy, who was born
and raised in East Ham and started DJ’ing while
at university in Bournemouth.
On his return to London, as well as helping
out at his family’s newly opened business, the
Custom House Hotel, he started getting gigs
at some of London’s biggest nightclubs before
getting a slot at the BBC Asian Network.
He said: “When I joined six years ago, it was
at the time they announced the Asian Network
would close down. But the whole strategy at
the Asian Network changed, and now we’re the
strongest we’ve ever been, and you can feel it.
We’re talking to all the generations and cultures
out there, whether that’s Bangladeshi, Punjabi,
Gujurati, Pakistani or anything else. You have
to bring them together, and what unites them is
their Britishness. We celebrate being here, being
in Britain, but with our quirky history, culture and
music that makes us wonderful.”
“I love the event, and it’s a
great line-up this year”
Looking forward to hosting a night of Asian
music at Under the Stars for the third time,
Tommy explains that he recognises the same
community spirit in Newham that he enjoys on
his radio show. He said: “For me, when I’m on
stage, I see little kids who are there with their
parents, and I see myself as a kid, because our
family used to go to similar events. There’s a really
nice family atmosphere at Under the Stars, and
it strikes a chord with me, and makes me feel
proud to be up there on that stage.
“Also, the set-up is great for families, and it’s
something I mention to other people that organise
these kind of events. There’s an area at the front
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for people to stand and go crazy, but there’s also
a lot of tables and seats for all the mums and
dads, and aunts and uncles whose knees aren’t
what they used to be! People can dance and get
noisy, or sit down to relax and enjoy the show. So
I love the event, and it’s a great line-up this year.”
A great line-up indeed – Friday’s show includes
performances from some of the biggest names
in British Asian music, including Sukshinder
Shinda, Jassi Sidhu, Hussnain Lahori, Rubayyat
Jahan and Raja Kashif and Eternal Taal. Tommy
is especially looking forward getting up on stage,
and has worked with a number of the artists in
the past. He said “It is especially exciting because
they are such great artists. Sukshinder Shinda,
for example, brings so much authenticity, and
has a real richness in his vocal ability. Jassi Sidhu
is a big vocal performer who has some really big
songs, and Eternal Taal did a charity day at the
BBC recently and danced with Dermot O’Leary –
they introduced him to Asian music. That whole
line-up will turn Under the Stars into something
really out of this world.”
Undoubtedly, Tommy thinks fans of Asian
music are in for a great night. Even the Great
British summertime weather can’t get in the
way. He adds: “I remember we were very lucky
last year. The weather will hold out again! I’m
the good luck for Newham Under the Stars.
Whenever I’m on the sun shines!”
Under The Stars
Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 August
Central Park, East Ham, E6. Gates
open 6.30pm www.newham.gov.uk/uts
Tommy Sandhu presents BBC Asian
Network, 6-10am, weekdays at
www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork
Tommy at the BBC
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FREE
UNDER
THE STARS
Newham’s most popular music event returns from Thursday 13 to Sunday 16
August. In the previous issue of the Newham Mag, we profiled Maxi Priest, Aswad,
Sukshinder Shinda, Jassi Sidhu and other artists performing on Thursday and Friday
nights. Here we take a look at the acts performing on Saturday and Sunday. All four
concerts are absolutely FREE, with fun guaranteed in East Ham’s Central Park.
SATURDAY 15 AUGUST
Hot Chocolate
Clem Curtis & The
Foundations
Hot Chocolate
Everyone’s a winner when they catch
our headline act on Saturday night! Hot
Chocolate had their first Top 10 single
in 1970, and were one of the defining
bands of the next two decades, with
more than 30 hits over the next 15 years.
Three members of the band reformed in 1992, and the classic single
You Sexy Thing reached number one in
1997 after it was featured in the movie
The Full Monty. Don’t miss original band
members Patrick Olive, Harvey Hinsley
and Tony Connor, joined by Andy Smith,
Steve Ansell and singer Kennie Simon.
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Soul Legends
Known as the Godfather of English
ssoul, Clem Curtis and his band The
Foundations were firm favourites on the
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60s circuit, and were a huge influence
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ffor other soul artists that followed in the
UK and around the world.
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The Foundations will take you
back in time on Saturday night with a
b
sselection of their hits, including their
number one Baby Now That I’ve
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Found You and the feel-good favourite
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Build Me Up Buttercup.
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Soul Legends
Clem Curtis
Direct from the USA, popular tribute
act Soul Legends revive the spirit of
soul live on stage, performing the
greatest hits of Aretha Franklin, James
Brown, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner,
Lionel Richie, Barry White and more,
putting you in the party mood.
Amazing performers, choreography
and costumes revive much-loved
classics including Respect, Soul Man,
River Deep Mountain High, Midnight
Hour, You’re My First My Last My
Everything, and I Feel Good.
SUNDAY 16
AUGUST
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
One of Britain’s most celebrated
ensembles, the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra (RPO) return to Under the
Stars for a sensational live classical
music concert under the baton of
conductor Paul Bateman.
Sixty-four world-class musicians will
perform two sets of popular classics.
They will be accompanied by singing
from award winning tenor John
Pierce, and soprano Laura Wright,
one of the biggest-selling classical artists
of the decade, and the England rugby
team’s first ever official anthem singer.
In celebration of Newham hosting five
matches for Rugby World Cup 2015
later this year and the national Festival of
Rugby, the concert will include the rugby
classics World in Union, Swing Low
Sweet Chariot and Jerusalem.
Children from Newham’s Every Child
a Musician programme, known
as The ECaM Stars Orchestra,
will also take to the stage to showcase
their skills. The evening will end with
an unmissable red, white and blue
fireworks display, choreographed
to music in support of the British teams
taking part in Rugby World Cup 2015.
YOU CHOOSE,
THEY PLAY
Back by popular demand,
the Audience Choice spot
returns to Under the Stars
on Sunday 16 August.
This is your chance to
choose a piece of classical music for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
to play this year as part of their set. Vote for your favourite from:
John Pierce
Laura Wright
Composer: Strauss | Piece: Radetzky March
Composer: Debussy | Piece: Clair de Lune
Composer: Mussorgsky | Piece: Pictures at an Exhibition:
The Great Gate of Kiev
Composer: Bizet | Piece: Carmen Suite No.1:
Prélude and Aragonaise
Composer: Coates | Piece: The Dam Busters March
To cast your vote, visit www.newham.gov.uk/rpo
before Thursday 6 August.
Programme is subject to change.
For more information on all four nights of Under the Stars visit www.newham.gov.uk/UTS
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Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/NewhamEvents
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Life’s a Beach
this summer
How long does it take you to get to your nearest beach?
Southend-on-Sea and Brighton are both more than an hour away.
Luckily, this summer, it will only take you around ten minutes.
As we keep our fingers crossed for the
sun, the sand has come to Newham
this summer, with two beach locations
just moments from your doorstep. The
urban beach at Royal Victoria Dock
returns for its third year, and for the first
time Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
(QEOP) hosts BeachEast.
Head down to the Royal Docks to
enjoy a 200-tonne sandy oasis. As well
as lounging on the beach, visitors can
try their hand at paddle boarding or take
a trip on the Silver Queen – a boat used
in the Dunkirk evacuations during the
Second World War.
The beach is ideally located for a
number of local attractions, including
the ExCeL London exhibition centre; the
SS Robin, the world’s oldest complete
steam coaster; and the Emirates AirLine
cable car with its panoramic views
of London. There are also a range of
options for a bite to eat or a refreshing
drink just a short walk away.
The urban beach at the Royal Docks
supported by Newham Council and
others, is open every day, from 10am8pm, for free. For more information about
the urban beach, and about other activities
at London’s Royal Docks this summer, visit
www.londonsroyaldocks.com
Meanwhile over in Stratford,
BeachEast is offering masses of sand,
a kids’ paddling pool, funfair rides,
two beach bars and a host of sporting
events in the heart of QEOP.
Situated next to the Aquatics Centre,
the beach has planned a programme
of activities throughout the summer
holidays including volleyball, cricket,
football and fitness classes. BeachEast
is open every day from 10am-10pm and
is running a prize draw for one lucky
winner to pocket a £1,000 prize. For
more information visit
www.beacheast.co.uk
Both beaches are open until the end
of August.
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A great weekend of sport
The weekend of 18 and 19 July was a Great weekend for
Newham, with thousands taking part in two of the
largest mass sports participation events in the country.
Saturday saw 1,500 people take to the
water for the Great London Newham
Swim, a mile long swim under the
shadow of the O2 and Emirates Air Line.
And on Sunday 17,000 people laced
up their trainers for the first Morrisons
Great Newham London Run, crossing the
finish line in the Olympic Stadium.
The first to finish was John Beattie,
running for Newham and Essex Beagles
Athletics Club, completing the course
in 31 minutes 44 seconds. He said: “I
wanted to win. It was quiet on the course,
I could have run faster but when I came
round on the track I wanted to savour the
moment. Mo Farah was one of the big
winners here at London 2012 so it’s great
that another Newham and Essex Beagle
club runner should pick up the title. It’s
been an amazing day.”
Katie Perrie and Matt
Simpson
One competitor shocked the
thousands of spectators in the crowd by
asking his girlfriend to marry him. Katie
Perrie, 31, accepted the proposal from
boyfriend Matt Simpson, who said: “I’ve
been planning it for a while. It seemed like
the right place, as she loves running and
both our parents are here today.”
Mayor Sir Robin Wales was delighted
with the weekend’s sporting events.
Speaking after completing the run, he
said: “This has been a great weekend of
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sporting events in Newham. So many
people have had an opportunity to
try running and swimming in some
inspiring locations at Queen Elizabeth
Olympic Park and the Royal Docks.
Events like these are key to inspiring
budding athletes to get up and
become active.”
“ Events like these are
key to inspiring
budding athletes
to get up and
become active”
Newham residents get running
“I’ve taken part in all four Newham
London runs, and it’s great to come back
to the stadium. It’s all about a living
legacy. My little girl is here today and she
has watched me. I hope to inspire her to
take part in sport as well.” Colin Kumi
“There was a great atmosphere,
it’s brilliant finishing inside
the stadium. It’s great that we
have got the stadium as part of
Newham. I always use the Aquatic
Centre and Queen Elizabeth
Olympic Park on our doorstep.”
Beth Wright, who ran with
husband Stuart
“It was hard, but coming in to the
stadium you get such a boost.
It’s great to see every generation
here.” Chantelle Miller, who ran
with nephew Reece
Morrisons Great Newham London Run
Great London Swim
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1 Join the parade! Colegrave Primary School’s annual carnival works its way across local streets, E15. 2 Pupils from The Royal Docks
Community School E16, join rugby stars Jason Robinson and Natasha Hunt to film an advert showing how much fun can be had with a rugby
ball. 3 Best of British! Pupils from Cleves and Tollgate schools, celebrate British values in a special assembly, E6. 4 Students get crafty as
they learn the benefits of recycling at New City School, E13 5 Anyone for tennis? Youngsters get involved in a tennis session run by Newham
Council’s leisure provider activeNewham, in Stratford Park, E15
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25 JULY – 6 SEPTEMBER
SUMMER READING
CHALLENGE 2015
Newham’s annual Summer Reading
Challenge encourages children aged four
to 11 to read at least six books during
their summer holiday. Every time your child
finishes a book borrowed from one of
Newham’s libraries, they get stickers and
rewards, and there’s a certificate and medal
for everyone who finishes. This year’s theme
is Record Breakers. It’s great fun for every
child, and it helps keep their reading skills
up during the long summer break.
The challenge has now begun, so join in
to celebrate some awesome achievements
from all over the world. As well as
encouraging budding bookworms to keep
up their reading over the summer holidays,
Newham’s libraries are hosting lots of free
events and activities.
Writing and drawing competitions will
get kids creative, with the chance to win
wonderful prizes. Winners from each library
will be entered into a final record breaking
showdown to see who tops the bill as this
year’s record breaking writer and record
breaking drawing champion.
Each one of Newham’s ten libraries will
also be hosting activities such as storytelling
sessions, rhyme and song workshops for
under fives, musical activities organised
by Newham’s Every Child a Musician
programme, plus sessions to teach kids
about recycling and fitness too.
Councillor Quintin Peppiatt, cabinet
member for young people, is encouraging
as many young people to get involved.
He said: “Reading is the gateway to so
many different opportunities for young
people. It introduces them to new cultures,
helps enhance their vocabulary and will
help them find new interests. It is really
important that children keep up their
reading during the summer months as it
can often dip, and this challenge is a great
way to keep our young people excited
about books.”
Address details for your local library can
be found in the What’s On Guide on page
38. For more information on events taking
place in all Newham libraries please visit
www.newham.gov.uk/libraries or call
020 8430 2000.
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> WORKING LIVES
Walk
This Way
Newham Council employs
58 crossing guards who keep
schoolchildren safe on the roads
every day that their school is
open, whatever the weather.
Ajmer Sahota’s patch is on the corner of
Lathom Road and Keppel Road in East
Ham. He has been helping youngsters
make their way to Lathom Junior School
for more than ten years.
As well as a crossing guard, Ajmer is
a pillar of his local community. He first
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came to Britain with his family from the
Punjab in 1963. His father fought, and
won medals, for the British Army in the
Second World War.
Ajmer’s own career saw him working on
the production line for Ford at their factory
in Dagenham. He moved to his East Ham
home in 1980 and has been a Newham
resident ever since. He is devoted to his
five children and 12 grandchildren – one
of the reasons he decided to become a
‘lollipop man’ in the first place.
He said: “I do have a lot of
grandchildren. At my crossing, there’s a
Ajmer Sahota
As well as the social side to
his work, Ajmer also relishes the
opportunity to stay active. He said: “It’s
good for me and helps me stay healthy.
I like having the routine. I usually wake
at half past two in the morning for
prayer and I work at the school twice a
day, which gets me some exercise as
well. And I like to cycle around the local
area when I can.”
Although Ajmer has now retired from
full-time work, and receives his state
pension, he has no intention of giving up
his work as a crossing guard. He said:
“I will carry on doing this for as long as I
can and for as long as they let me!
“ I will carry on doing
this for as long as I
can and for as long
as they let me!”
lot of people passing all the time and I get
to say hello. I especially love children and
meeting them. You get to know people
as well. There are some kids who have
left school, got married, and now have
children of their own. So now I see their
children coming to the same school,
which is nice.”
Newham’s crossing guards are
managed by the council’s highways
and traffic department and receive
training both in a classroom setting
and also on the streets before qualifying
and working in their community.
“I enjoy the job and am very happy
doing it. I don’t really think there are
any downsides to what I do. I think,
over the past ten years, the roads have
certainly got a bit busier, but I still like
it! As a crossing guard, everyone pays
me respect, even police officers. People
often stop their cars and say ‘Hello
Mr Sahota’, and that’s a thing nice for
people to do – I appreciate that.”
Over the years, there’s also a lot Ajmer
has learned about his local community,
and the people living in his area. But
he never tires of meeting people and
whenever possible, he tries to make
people smile.
He added: “I have worked at other
schools, but have mainly been outside
Lathom School, and I have met people
from all different communities doing
this job, so you learn about people and
about the nature of people and what
they’re like. For example, sometimes
you see a child who is not looking
very happy and has a miserable face –
perhaps they’re not having them best
time at school. But when I see them, I
make sure that I smile, and I say hello,
and then they always smile back, and
then you look up and see the parents
are smiling too. If children are happy,
their parents are happy too.”
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SUMMER READING
CHALLENGE 2015
SATURDAY 25 JULY - SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
This year, children can take their reading to new heights
with the 2015 Summer Reading Challenge.
This year’s theme is Record Breakers - so join in to celebrate some
awesome achievements from all over the world.
Visit your local library to register and take part in this year’s Summer
Reading Challenge and join in the fun, free, creative activities.
www.newham.gov.uk/pasta
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for
research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 602624-2
For more information on events taking place
in all Newham libraries please visit
www.newham.gov.uk/libraries or call 020 8430 2000.
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you do it online
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to reach and interact with us. You
can now access information and
services at a time that suits you,
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
www.newham.gov.uk/doitonline
Let’s get
ready
to row
Newham’s Royal Docks are one of the
borough’s most historically important
areas, with a proud industrial past,
and an exciting future, focused around
a number of regeneration projects. Did
you know that Newham’s Dockside
also boasts one of the country’s top
facilities for water sports?
The London Watersports Centre –
previously known as the London Regatta
Centre – sits beside Royal Albert Dock.
The centre already encourages young
people to try out rowing, kayaking, sailing
and other sports. Now, with a partnership
between London Youth Rowing, the
Sea Cadets and Newham Council, the
Watersports Centre is offering a new
programme of activities for Newham
residents.
These new classes are perfect for
beginners, and will help everyone to make
the most of this fantastic facility. Some of
the new classes being offered include:
> Mums Afloat – women’s only
sessions, timed to take place after
the school run. Coffee and biscuits
in the café bar after each session
> Keep Active – there’s no age limit of
fitness. Keep Active is for older
people who want to get up and out
and keep healthy
> Team-Building – designed especially
for businesses or larger groups.
These offer rowing, sailing, paddling,
raft-building and dragon boating,
and can include catering on request
> This Girl Can – women’s only
sessions on the weekend
> Saturday Club - Sailing and
Paddling training and racing courses
All of these new programmes are guided
by qualified and experienced coaches, so
you can concentrate on having fun.
Six week courses are priced at
£85, reduced to £40 for juniors and
concessions, or just over £6 per session.
The price includes all equipment,
coaching, safety equipment and
certification. Different rates apply for
corporate courses.
For more information and times and
dates of courses, and for more about the
London Watersports Centre, visit
www.londonyouthrowing.com or call
0207 473 3553.
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SUMMER ON THE GREEN,
UNDER THE A13
For the third summer in a row, the underpass of the A13 flyover in Canning Town will come alive
with music, dancing and laughter. From the beginning of August until mid-September, there’ll be
live events every Friday night each with a completely unique line-up.
Expect games and workshops, live music, dance classes, and performances. All the events
are free to join and all ages are welcome.
The A13 Green project aims to create an urban village green where people can meet and
enjoy themselves. It’s being organised by social enterprise The Brick Box working with Newham
Council, who are keen to hear from anyone interested in getting involved whether it’s performing,
organising, volunteering or something else. Email them on [email protected]
Students have it down to a fine art
Stratford School Academy has been feeling
more like a gallery recently, hosting their
annual exhibition showcasing work from the
students’ final GSCE pieces.
The event, hosted at the school in Forest
Gate, saw a high turnout of admiring
students, staff and parents. Students also
provided musical entertainment, with a spot
of DJ’ing thrown in for good measure.
Year 11 Art sketchbooks and Design and
Technology portfolios were on display and
it was a chance to celebrate the creative
projects and pieces that students have been
working hard on for the past two years.
The exhibition was curated by former pupil
Ajay Pabial, who is currently studying for a
degree in Fine Art at the University of Reading.
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Artwork from the exhibition
Become part of Newham’s
theatre heritage
Theatre Royal Stratford East is offering people the
opportunity to leave their mark on the theatre by naming a
new seat in their auditorium, which is currently undergoing
a major refurbishment.
There are seats available to be named in the stalls, dress
and upper circle with a personal message or name of
the donor’s choice, costing from £25 per month. People
naming a seat will join an array of famous people who have
already named seats such as Maureen Lipman, Michael
Palin, Elizabeth Taylor and Barbara Windsor.
Theatre Royal Stratford East is one of Newham’s most
famous arts institutions, with an international reputation.
The 450 seat Grade II* listed theatre’s renovation will be
completed ahead of their new season, which starts in
September. For more information, email development@
stratfordeast.com or call 020 8279 1105.
The theatre undergoing renovation
New look
for Old
Manor Park
Library
Arts organisation Create and education charity Bow Arts, in
partnership with Newham Council, have announced plans to
redevelop The Old Manor Park Library on Romford Road.
The Grade II listed building has been unused for three
years, and will be redesigned as a centre for artists, creative
businesses and the community.
The new centre is due to open in October and will
incorporate affordable artist studios, meeting spaces and
new arts space Rabbits Road Institute.
The project is being supported by £177,500 from the
Mayor of London’s High Street Fund and the building has
been provided on a seven-year lease from Newham Council.
Have your say on
the Silvertown Tunnel
London is growing faster than any other European city.
Its population of 8.6 million is on track to hit ten million by
the 2030s. In East London alone the population is forecast to
increase by 600,000 during the same period.
Silvertown Tunnel is a proposed new link between the
Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, with the aim of
providing congestion relief to the nearby Blackwall Tunnel,
improving journey times and connectivity, and supporting
growth for new housing and jobs on the area.
A major consultation is planned by Transport for London
starting in September and everyone is invited to respond
to this. This consultation will help shape TfL’s application
to Government for Development Consent. If approved
construction could start in 2017 and be complete by 2021/22.
For further information visit www.tfl.gov.uk/silvertown-tunnel
An artist’s visualisation of the new
library
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PLEASE SEND YOUR DRAWINGS,
JOKES AND POEMS TO:
KIDS’ CORNER, WEST WING
4TH FLOOR, NEWHAM DOCKSIDE
1000 DOCKSIDE ROAD, LONDON E16 2QU
OR EMAIL THEM TO
[email protected]
Don’t forget to write your name, age, address and daytime
contact telephone number on the back of your entry
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AAaisha AAsif, 9
Amana Ahmed, 9
Emma, 8
Helen YYoung, 9
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Win free membership at
Stratford Picturehouse
This issue’s winner receives free annual family membership at Stratford
Picturehouse, which includes free tickets and discounts on films.
To be in with a chance of winning this or another great prize send your pictures,
jokes and poems to Kids’ Corner, West Wing, Fourth Floor, Newham
Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road, London E16 2QU. Don’t forget to write your
full name, age, address and daytime contact telephone number on the back of
your entry. Good luck! Visit www.picturehouses.co.uk to see what’s on.
Poem
I’m proud to be a refugee
I come from a place which I
never knew,
where loads of people hated
the things I used to do.
Loads of people there loved
to read,
but if you were caught you’d be
beaten and bashed.
It’s like soldiers are the great
proud trees,
and we are just tiny hopeless
seeds.
I thought I didn’t belong here,
I thought I had no home,
and the people I once knew,
had left me alone.
We are Refugees.
But that doesn’t make me feel
sad.
In fact it makes me feel proud,
because we stood against
those who are bad,
and we stuck together and
fought for our lives.
That is the way to survive.
Be proud you are alive!
Stratford Picturehouse, Theatre Square, E15
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TURN TO PAGE 36 FOR VENUE DETAILS
WHAT’S ON?
FIVE PAGES OF ACTIVITIES MOSTLY FREE, ALL FUN
OUR THRILLING THREE...
Meet and Greet with Tom Palmer – Tues 11
Aug, 2pm, Stratford Library. Q&A session with the
children’s author, as well as rugby-themed activities, as
part of a book tour celebrating Rugby World Cup 2015.
Bee Scene – Thurs 6 Aug, 11am-1pm, Canning
Town Recreation Ground, Prince Regent Ln, E16.
Explore wildflower meadows, and help to find the 15
flowers that sustain our bee population.
Tea Dance – Mon 17 Aug, Old Town Hall, Stratford
E15. £3 for residents (with proof of address), £5 for nonresidents. Includes three hours of ballroom dance music,
refreshments, sandwiches.
TRY SOMETHING NEW...
SEA CADETS
The Sea Cadets, based in the Royal Docks, E16, have
launched a free Saturday morning club opening to 10-18
year-olds living in Newham.
Every Saturday between 10am-1pm until October, young
people will get the chance to take part in various Sea Cadet
taster sessions such as sailing, rowing, canoeing and
kayaking. All activities are run by fully qualified instructors and
all safety equipment will be provided.
As the weather gets warmer, this is the ideal time to try
something different, have fun, make new friends and learn new
skills. Places are limited so to avoid disappointment, book a
place via email [email protected] or phone 0207 055 0585.
The sessions are held at the London Regatta Centre, E16 2QT.
FUN FREE ACTIVITIES
EVERYDAY WITH PARKLIVES
The ParkLives summer programme is bigger and
better than ever with free sessions taking place
between 12 noon and 4.00pm, seven days a week
until 30 August.
From Hula Hooping to Self Defence and Zumba,
there truly is something for everyone.
Some places are limited so please sign up at
www.parklives.com to book a session and view
the timetable of activities.
Parklives activities are suitable for all fitness levels.
Children under the age of 13 need to be supervised.
Indicates free sessions
Libraries unless stated
UNDER-FIVES
Toy Library
Introducing toddlers to borrowing
toys. Thurs, 10.30-11.30am,
Beckton
Rhyme Time
Mon, 4-4.45pm, Canning Town;
Tues, 10.30-11.15am, North
Woolwich
Storytelling
Mon 11am-12noon, Tues
10-11am, Beckton; Tues 1011am, Thurs 2-3pm, Plaistow;
Tues, 10.30-11.30am, Canning
Town; Tues 11am-12noon, Fri
11am-12noon, Stratford; Thurs,
9.45-10.45am, East Ham; Thurs,
2-3pm, North Woolwich; Fri, 1011am, Manor Park; Sat, 11.30am1pm, Green St
Stay and Play
Support for parents and carers to
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develop their child through play.
Term time. Mon, 10am-12noon,
Green St; Tues, 9.30-11.30am,
Jeyes C.C; Tues, 10am-12noon,
Grassroots
Music and Movement
Sessions for parents/carers
and children. Mon, 10.3011.30am, Grassroots
YOUNG PEOPLE
Board Games Club (7-13yrs)
Play chess, Checkers, Ludo,
Pictionary and more. Term time.
Thurs, 4-6pm, Custom House;
Thurs, 5-7pm, Green St; Sat,
2.30-4pm, Manor Park
Games Club (7-16yrs)
Sony PS3, XBox360, Nintendo
Wii, board games and more.
Tues, 3.30-5.15pm, Custom
House; Mon, 3.30-5pm, Plaistow;
Thurs, 4-6pm, Canning Town;
Wed, 3.30-5pm, Forest Gate
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Indicates free sessions
booking required, contact library
directly. Tues, 10am-12noon
and Thurs 10am-12noon, The
Gate; Tues, 10am-12noon, East
Ham; Tues 10am-12noon and
2-4pm, Plaistow; Mon, 10am12noon, Manor Park; Weds,
2-4pm, Stratford; Tues, 11am1pm, Thurs, 10am-12noon,
Green St; Thurs, 10am-12noon,
Katherine Rd C.C; Wed, 10am12noon, Plaistow; Mon, 1-2pm,
Canning Town
Safer Neighbourhood
Team Drop-in
Mon 19 Aug, 6-7pm, Green St;
Fri, 12noon-1pm, Stratford
Children’s Movie
Matinee (0-13yrs)
Sat 3.30-5.30pm, Green St
Knit & Natter (16yrs+)
Weds, 10am-12noon, Beckton;
Fri, 10.30-11.30am, Canning Town;
Fri, 10am-12noon, East Ham;
Tues, 10.30am-12.30pm,
Manor Park; Weds, 10.30am12.30pm, Green St
Get on Target Business
Advice Surgery Tues,
12noon-2pm, North Woolwich.
Call 07931 576 483 to book.
Let’s Start Sewing (7-16yrs)
Beginner sewing classes.
Sat, 12noon-3pm, Woodman
C.C. Woodman St, E16. Email
[email protected]
ICT Surgery
IT advice for all ages. Mon, 10am12noon and 2-3pm, Plaistow;
Wed, 10.30am-12noon, Stratford;
Fri, 2-4pm, Canning Town
Spelling Bee Club (7-13yrs)
Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri,
2-3pm, Green St
Love Newham app
drop-in Learn how to report
issues via the app. Mon,
10.30-11.30am, The Gate
Froud Young Project
(7-16yrs)
Activities for young people. Mon,
3.30-5.30pm, Jack Cornwell C.C
Arts and Craft Workshop (5+yrs)
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri at
3-5pm, Sat at 1-2pm, Green
St; Tues, 4-5pm, Plaistow; Sat,
2-3pm, Canning Town; Sat,
2-3pm, Custom House; Sat,
1-2pm, North Woolwich
Young Readers Club (7-12yrs)
Read and discuss your favourite
books. Tues, 4-5.15pm, North
Woolwich; Sat, 10.30am12noon, Manor Park
Spanish Club (7-14yrs)
Weds, 4-5pm, Beckton. Email
[email protected]
ACTIVITIES
AND SUPPORT
Time-2-Craft (16yrs+)
Sat, 10am-12noon, Stratford
Chess Club
Mon, 5.30-7.30pm, and Thurs,
5.30-7.30pm, East Ham
Weds, 3.30-5pm, Green St
Thurs, 5.30-7.30pm, Stratford
Fri, 3.30-5.15pm, The Gate
Coffee Mornings
Mon, 11am-12.30pm, North
Woolwich; Tues, 10-11.30am,
Beckton; Tues 11 Aug,
10.30am-12noon, Manor Park;
Tues, 11am-12.30pm, Custom
House; Thurs, 10-11.30am,
Canning Town; Thurs 13 Aug,
10am-12noon, Stratford; Fri,
10-11am, Jeyes C.C
Do It Online (18yrs+)
Six or eight-week basic
computer training. Advance
Community Links Drop In
Debt, housing and benefit
advice. call on the number below
to make an appointment or more
info. Mon 3 Aug, 12noon-2pm,
Green St. Call 0203 373 9857;
Thurs 6 Aug, 3.30-5.30pm,
Katherine Road C.C. Call
0208 548 9845; Tues 11 Aug,
3-4.30pm, Manor Park. Call
0203 373 0858
ICT Drop-in Session
Set up a My Newham profile
and create an email account.
Fri, 10am-12noon, The Gate;
Fri, 10am-12noon, Green St
Bingo Night (16yrs+)
Thurs, 6-7pm, Green St
East Ham Youth Zone
Sony PS4, DJ decks and other
activities. Tues, 4-7pm, East Ham
Happy Living Club
Indoor and outdoor activities
for over 50s. Tues and Weds,
1.30-5.30pm, Jeyes C.C
Deafroots Deaf Club
Learn new and exciting things.
Mon, 1.30-3.30pm, Stratford.
Members £1, Non-members £2
Support in Action
Thurs, 12noon-4pm, Jeyes C.C
Martial Arts (16yrs+)
Tues, 5-6pm, Jack Cornwell C.C
SpEC Speaking English
with Confidence
Mon, 10-11am, North
Woolwich; Mon, 10-11am,
Plaistow; Mon, 11am-12noon,
East Ham; Mon 10-11am, Mon
1.30-2.30pm (for people with
special needs), Weds 10-11am,
Thurs 10-11am, Green St; Tues
1.30-2.30pm, Thurs 6-7pm, Sat
10am-12noon, Stratford; Weds,
10-11am, Manor Park; Weds,
11am-12noon, Canning Town;
Weds, 11am-12noon, The
Gate; Tues, 10.30-11.30am,
Custom House
Chai and Chat Women
Group (18yrs+)
For women who use mental
health service. Weds,
10.30am-12.30pm, Plaistow
Ebony East Steel Pan
Academy
Tues, 4.30-6.00pm (11-16yrs);
Weds, 3.30-5.30pm (8-11yrs),
One Love Community Centre,
1 Bishops Ave, E13 0PU.
Call 07565124701. £4, 1st
session free
Friday Film Club
Fri, 2pm, Plaistow
Newham Steelband
Sessions for beginners
Tues and Thurs, 6.30-8.40pm,
Canning Town Caravanserai,
110-116 Silvertown Wy, E16. £4.
To register call 07927 644 629
Sewing Bees (18yrs+)
Sat, 2-4pm, The Gate
Adult Reading Groups
Thurs 6 Aug, 6.45-7.45pm,
Plaistow; Sat, 12noon-1pm,
Green St (This month’s book:
The Invisible Library by G.
Corgan)
Rabbits Rd Institute
Conversation Club
Thurs, 3-4pm, Manor Park
Together We Can
Fortnightly social group
for adults under 50 who have
had a stroke. Fri 7 Aug, 2-4pm,
Plaistow
Grants Surgery
Find out more about applying
for Lets Get the Party Started
and Go For It Grants. Mon 3
Aug, 3.30-5pm, Green St; Thurs
13 Aug, 4-6pm, Manor Park
UEL Drop-in
Tue 4 Aug, 10am-12noon, The
Gate
Build on Belief
Drop-in social club and support
group for those with alcohol
or substance issues. Sat and
Sun, 12-4pm, 3 Beckton Rd,
E16 4DE. For more info, call
07872 002 245 or visit www.
buildonbelief.org.uk
COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES
Bumps and Babies
(up to 1yr) A free homebased meet up, Weds, 1-3pm
for expectant parents and
those with babies. Email
[email protected]
Meet and Greet
Mums, Bumps and Babies
Fri in various cafes around
Newham. Visit www.netmums.
com or email [email protected]
Mums2be Meetup
Information and support for
expectant parents. 3rd Sat of
every month, 10-11am. Email
[email protected]
Royal Docks Learning
& Activity Centre
Mon, Needlecraft, 10am12noon, £2. Tues, Parent and
nd
Toddler Group, 10am-12noon,
n,
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Indicates free sessions
£1; Bingo, 10am-12noon, £1
Wed, Keep Fit, 10-11am, £2
Employment 1-2-1 support, by
appointment. Creche available
Thurs, Tai-Chi, £2, first
session free, 10.30am12noon; Line Dancing, £1, first
session free, 1-3pm; Mon-Fri,
After School Club for Gallions,
Britannia Village, St Joachim’s
and Drew primary schools.
Mon-Fri, Open Access After
School Club, 4-6pm, £3 per
day. Royal Docks Learning
& Activity Centre, Albert Rd,
E16. Call 020 7476 1666. Visit
www.rdlac.org.uk.
Junior Volunteer Police
Cadets (10-12 yrs, term time)
Wed, 3.30-5pm, Little Ilford
School, Browning Rd, E12, £1.
Senior Volunteer Police
Cadets (13-17 yrs)
Wed, 6.30-9pm, Little Ilford
School, Browning Rd, E12,
£2.50. Thurs, 6.30-9pm, Eastlea
Community School, Exning Rd,
E16, £2.50. Call 07500 881 378
BOXING AND
SELF DEFENCE
Boxing (Newham College)
Mon, 5-6pm, East Ham
College, High St South, E6
Fight For Peace Boxing
Mon to Fri, 4-5pm 10-14yrs
Mon to Fri, 5-9pm, 14+yrs
Woodman St, North Woolwich,
E16. Call 020 7474 0054
Punch Out (16yrs+)
Fri, 4-5pm, Katherine Rd C.C
Gurumu Taekwondo
Mon and Weds. Children
6-7.30pm. Juniors and seniors
7.45-9.45pm, Monega Primary
School, Halley Rd, E12 6TT. Call
07931 709 140. Fees apply.
West Ham Boys ABC
Mon, Wed, Fri, mixed (8-16yrs),
5-6pm. Sat, boys (6-11yrs),
10-11am, girls (7-16yrs), 11am12noon, £2. 2 London Rd, E13.
Call 020 8472 3614
Indian Martial Arts
Tues and Thurs, 5.30pm. Sun
Tue
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9.30am. Martial Arts Centre, 27
Romford Rd, E15. £5 or free for
INUF users. Call 07703 594 398.
& Tennis Centre, £3. Pre-booking
essential, email michelle.daniel@
activeNewham.org.uk
Intense Fitness (14yrs+)
Workouts, boxing and
wrestling. Fri, 8.30-10pm. £5.
The Hartley Centre, E6. Call
07878 253 642
Mini Tennis
Tues, 4-5pm, and 5-6pm, East
Ham Leisure Centre, 4-8yrs;
Thurs, 4.30-5.30pm and 5.306.30pm, Newham Leisure Centre,
4-8yrs and 8-16yrs. £50 for 10
sessions. Email michelle.daniel@
activeNewham.org.uk
HEALTH AND
FITNESS
Janice’s Fitness
Mon, 7.15-7.45pm, flatter abs,
£3, The Hartley Centre, E6.
Call 07818 000 643
Twisted Pink Street Dance
7-11yrs, Thurs, 6-7pm, St
Luke’s Church, Tarling Rd, E16.
12+yrs, Fri, 6-7pm, Maryland
Studioz, 84 Leytonstone Rd,
E15. £3. Call 07961 544 017
Zumba fitness
Mon and Weds, 7-8pm, £5 and
£4 for 2nd class. Vicarage Ln
Community Centre, Govier Cl,
E15. Call 07500 898 665
Zumba
Weds and Thurs, 7-8pm,
London Tamil Sangam Centre,
396 High St North, E12 6PG.
£5. Call 07720 805 505
Unity Zumba
Mon, 8-9pm, Hartley Centre,
Barking Rd, E6. Tues, 8-9pm, St
Mark’s Centre, Tollgate Rd, E6.
Weds, 8-9pm, Hartley Centre,
Barking Rd, E6. Thurs, 8-9pm,
St Mark’s Centre, Tollgate Rd,
E6. Sun, 6.30-7.30pm, The Well
Community Centre, Vicarage Ln,
E6. £5. Call 07886 884 573.
Let’s Yoga
Thurs, 6.30-7.30am,
Grassroots, £5; Sat, 10am12noon, Jeyes C.C, £1; Wed,
7-9pm, Jeyes C.C, £1; Thurs,
7-8.30pm, Field C.C, Free
Lee Valley Cycling (12-25yrs)
Wed, 4.30-6pm, Lee Valley
VeloPark, £5 or £50 for 12 wk
course. Pre-booking essential,
email michelle.daniel@
activeNewham.org.uk
Indoor Tennis
Mon, 6-8pm, Lee Valley Hockey
Outdoor Tennis (14-25yrs)
Fri, 5-7pm, Stratford Park.
Email michelle.daniel@
activeNewham.org.uk
Tone-Tastic (18yrs+)
Mon, 2-3pm (free), Fri, 10.3011.30am, (£1.50), Field C.C
Salsa Dancing (18yrs+)
Tues, 11.45am-12.45pm,
Field C.C
Ballroom Dancing (18yrs+)
Thurs, 2.30-4pm, Field C.C
Athlefit
All ages and abilities. Wed, 11am12noon, Jack Cornwell C.C
Zumba
All ages and abilities. Tues, 10.3011.30am, Field C.C (£1); Mon,
9.30-10.30am, Jack Cornwell
C.C (£3); Fri, 9.30-10.30am, Jack
Cornwell C.C (£2, over 50s free).
Aerobic Exercise
Workout and body stretching
Tues, 9.30-10.30am, Jack
Cornwell C.C. £2
Zumba fitness with Jess
Tues, 5-6pm, Focus E15,
Brimstone House, 10 Victoria
St, E15 4NX (Free); Sat, 10.3011.30am, Weds, 6.30-7.30pm,
Asta Community Hub, 14a
Camel Rd, E16 2DE, £2.50.
07884951484
SalsaPam Zumba (11+)
Mon 6.30-7.30pm, Thurs
6.30-7.30pm, Queens Rd
West Community Centre, E13
0PE. £5 per session or £25 for
a one month pass (approx. £3
per class)
Mash It Up, Dancehall
fitness
Mon, 6.30-7.30pm, Asta
Community Hub, 14a
Camel Rd, E16 2DE. £2.50.
07884951484
50+ ACTIVITIES
Get Active, Get Healthy
– Walk to the Park
Mon, 10.30-11.30am,
Manor Park
Age UK East London
Nordic Walks (18+)
Tues, 9.30-10.45am, meet at
Age UK East London Newham
Branch, 655 Barking Rd, E13
Sun, 10-11am, meet at entrance
of the Copper Box, Queen
Elizabeth Olympic Park, E20.
Call 07989 938 242
Health Walks
Mon, 2pm, meet at the War
Memorial, Central Park, E6.
Call 07518 750 120. Tues,
10am, meet at Pret a Manger
at Stratford Station. Call 0300
124 0123. Tues, 1.30pm, meet
at the corner of Wanstead Flats
at the junction of Capel Rd and
Woodford Rd. Call 0844 414
2728. Wed, 10.30am, meet
at Hamfrith Centre, McGrath
Rd, E15. Call 07870 291 120.
Thurs, 1.30pm, meet at the
corner of Wanstead Flats at
the junction of Capel Rd and
Woodford Rd. Call 07908 744
555 Thurs, 2pm, meet at the
War Memorial, Central Park,
E6. Call 07518 750 120 Fri,
10.30am, meet at St Mark’s
Community Centre, Tollgate
Rd, E6. Call 07908 744 555
Newham Striders
Daily walking group
Call 0300 124 0123.
Nordic Walking
Wed, 9.30am. Meet at Field C.C.
Not suitable for wheelchairs.
Call 07783 660 429; Fri, 6.308pm. Meet at Newham Leisure
Centre, E13; Sun, 10-11.30am.
Meet at East Ham Leisure
Centre, E6
Young at Heart Bingo Club
Mon, 12noon-4pm, £1. Jeyes C.C
Ballroom Dancing
Mon, 10am-12noon, St Paul’s
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Indicates free sessions
Church Centre, Burges Rd, E6.
£4. Call 07761 209 463
Flanders Field, Melbourne Rd
entrance, E6. Call 020 8586 7070
Community School, E13. Call
07717 281 529
Active Centre Bingo (50+yrs)
Thurs, 7-9pm, Jack Cornwell C.C;
Mon, 12noon-4pm, Jeyes C.C
Caravanserai Garden
Volunteering
Thurs and Sat, 11am-3pm,
Silvertown Wy, E16. For
information call 07773 863 384
Keepfit
Wed, 10am, £1, Chandos East
Centre, E15. Call 07950 944 095
Over 50s club
Thurs, 10am-12noon, Beckton
ICCAN
Faith based group with cultural
activities. Fri, 12noon-2pm,
Jeyes C.C
Active & Connected
Social group for gay and bi men.
Last Thursday of each month.
For info call 020 7791 2855
Active Centre 50+ Group
Weds, 12noon-4pm, Field C.C
Dominos Group
Fri, 6-10pm, Field C.C
Chair Based Yoga
Tues, 12.30-1.30pm, Manor
Park
Fifty Plus Men’s Group
Tues and Thurs, 2-5pm,
Katherine Road C.C
Forever Young
Enjoy community activities
and make new friends. Wed,
11am-1pm, Beckton; Wed,
10.30am-12.30pm, Field C.C.
GREEN
Green Gym
Weds, 10am-1pm, meet at
Visitor Centre in East Ham
Nature Reserve, Norman Rd, E6.
Call 07845 973 156
Green Volunteering
Tues and Thurs, 10am-2pm.
Silvertown Wy, E16 (opp.
Hallsville Rd)
DOORSTEP CLUBS
Call 0300 124 0123. unless
otherwise stated.
Athletics Club (14yrs+)
A multi-sport session focusing on
athletics, football and the gym.
Tues, 6-7pm, Newham Leisure
Centre, E13. Call 07718 394 756
Gym & Basketball (14yrs+)
Tues, 6-10pm, £2, Rokeby
School, Barking Rd, E16
Stunt & Tumble (14yrs+)
Thurs, 7.30-9pm, £5, Talent Cheer
& Dance, Gallions Reach, Armada
Wy, E6. Call 07866 612 610
FEMALE SPORTS
Basketball Sessions
Tues, 4-5pm, Chobham
Academy, 40 Cheering Ln, E20
Dare2Dance (12-16yrs)
Street dance, Fri, 3.30-5.30pm,
Newham Leisure Centre, E13
Female Boxfit (14yrs+)
Mon, 4.15-5.15pm, Balaam Leisure
Centre, E13. Call 07970 783 526
Girls Football (11-16yrs)
Tues, 4-5.30pm and Thurs,
5-6pm, Newham Leisure Centre.
Fri, 5-7pm, Memorial Park, E15
Girls Group Cycling (11-15 yrs)
Tues and Thurs, 5-5.30pm,
Newham Leisure Centre, E13
Ladies Only Keep Fit
Wed, 10am, £1, Chandos East
Centre, Chandos Rd, E15.
Thurs, 10am, £1.50, Rokeby
Centre, Rokeby St, E15
Zumba Fitness (16+)
Mon, 6.30-7.30pm, 395 High
Street North, E12 6PG; Weds,
6.30-7.30pm, Unit 1 the Mews,
Kempton Rd, E6 2LD. Contact
07508 222 752. £5
Women United AFC (11yrs+)
Mon (term time), 6-7.15pm,
£1, Kingsford School, E6. Call
07792 932 979
Zumba and Tone
Tues, 1.15-2.15pm, £1.
St Bartholomew’s Church Hall,
Barking Rd, E6. Call 07944 775 679
Women’s Martial Arts
(16yrs+) Tues, 5.15-6.15pm,
Jack Cornwell C.C. Ring
07473 030 250.
Women’s Bootcamp
Circuits Mon, 6.30-7.30pm,
Chandos East Community Hub,
E15. £4. Call 07956 944 252
4.30-5.55pm, St Angela’s
Ursuline School, E7. Email
[email protected]
Family Swims
Sat, 4.30-5.30pm, Newham
Otters Swimming Club, Newham
Leisure Centre, E13. Call 0300
124 0123. Sun, 12.30-2pm,
Family Swim, Balaam Leisure
Centre, £5. Call 0300 124 0123
Get Fit for Free
Tues, 1.30-3.30pm and
Fri, 10am-12noon. Gym use for
people with learning disabilities.
Newham Leisure Centre, E13.
To book an induction call 0300
124 0123
Sensory Play (U5yrs)
Wed, (term time) 1.30pm-3pm,
Oliver Thomas Children’s Centre,
Mathews Ave, E6. Email Naomi.
[email protected].
sch.uk or call 020 8821 0997
Swim for Families
Dealing with Autism
Wed, 4-5pm, Balaam Leisure
Centre, E13. Call 0300 124 0123
Support In Action (18yrs+)
Indoor and outdoor activities,
advice and support. Thurs,
12noon-4pm, to Jeyes C.C
RUNNING
Abs Blast (11-15yrs)
Thurs, 5.30-6.30pm, £3.10,
Newham Leisure Centre, E13
Beckton Park Run
Sat, 9am, Beckton Park South,
E16. Call 07718 394 756
www.parkrun.org/beckton
Female Only Gym
Sessions
Mon, 3-4pm, 16-25yrs. Mon
and Wed, 7.30-10.30pm. Yues
and Thurs, 12noon-1.30pm.
Sun, 3-5pm, 11-15yrs. £4.65.
Newham Leisure Centre.
East End Road Runners
Tues and Thurs, 7pm. Sun, 9am.
Meet on the track. Coached
sessions for all abilities. Newham
Leisure Centre, E13. Call 07979
261 647
SPORTS AND PHYSICAL
ACTIVITIES FOR
DISABLED PEOPLE
West Ham Park Run
Sun, 11am. Meet at Central
Park Keepers Lodge. Call 020
8257 4505
Garden Club
Tues, 1-3pm, Thurs, 4-7pm,
Sat, 10am-4pm, Abbey Gdns,
Bakers Row, E15
Just Play (14yrs+)
Wed, 6.30-8pm, multi-sports
(term time). Cumberland School,
E13. Call 0300 124 0123
Gardening Thymes
Gardening Club
Fri, 11am-1pm, Bowling Green,
Central Park, High St South, E6
Athlefit (14-18yrs)
Athletic fitness, Wed, 5.30-6.30pm,
£1. Flanders Community Centre,
Napier Rd, E6. Call 07718 394 756
Ability Club (14-25yrs)
Multi sports for disabled young
people. Wed, 5.30-6.30pm and
Fri, 4.45-6pm, NewVIc, E13
Grow Together Be Together
Community Gardening Club
Wed, 10am-1pm. Sat, 1pm-3pm
Get Back into Netball
Tues, 6-7.30pm, juniors,
7.30-9pm, seniors, £2. Lister
Athletics (8-18yrs)
Tues, 4.15-6.15pm, Brampton
Manor, Roman Rd, E6. Thurs,
Run England
£2 unless stated. Sun, 10am12noon, Newham Leisure Centre,
E13, (meet on track). Mon,
4-5.30pm, Newham Leisure
Centre, E13 (meet on track).
Mon, 5.45-6.45pm, Newham
on).
Dockside, E16 (meet at reception).
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Indicates free sessions
Wed, 12noon-1pm, Newham
Dockside, E16 (meet at reception).
Thurs, 5.15-6.15pm, UEL
Docklands Campus, E16 (meet
at reception). Sat 10-11.30am,
Wanstead Flats, E12 (meet at
Harrow Rd Changing Pavilion).
Sat 10-11.30am, Memorial Park,
E15, £4 (meet at car park). Call
07718 394 874
SPORTS
Newham and Essex
Beagles
Athletics Club. Mon and Wed,
6-9pm. Foundation Groups
(8-10 yrs), Mon, 7-8pm and
Wed, 6-7pm, £5. Terence
McMillan Stadium, Newham
Leisure Centre, E13. Visit www.
newhamandessexbeagles.co.uk
BMX (6-16yrs)
Sun, 10am-12noon, £3. Gooseley
Playing Fields, St Albans Ave,
E6. Call 07961 333 615
Fencing with Newham
Swords Tues, 6-9pm, Thurs,
6-9pm, Fri, 7-10pm. Classes for
adults (18+), and mini-pirates
(4-7yrs). UEL SportsDock Call
07956 618 898
Indoor Cricket (8-16yrs)
Wed, 6-8pm, £2, Lister
Community School,
E13, email michelle.daniel@
activeNewham.org.uk
Black Arrows Badminton
Club Adults: Fri, 7-9pm, Juniors:
Sat, 10am-12noon, £3.70, East
Ham LC. Adults: Weds, 7-10pm,
UEL SportsDock. Call 07932
037173
FOOTBALL
AIR Football (16yrs+)
Tues, 1-3pm, Fri, 10am- 12noon,
Memorial Park, Memorial Ave,
E15. Fri, 3-5pm, Beckton
Powerleague, E6. Visit
www.airfootball.co.uk
Football and Athletics
Thurs, 4-5.30pm, Britannia
Village, 65 Evelyn Rd, E16
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Football & Multi Sports
Mon, 4-5.30pm, Newham
Leisure Centre, E13.
Wed, 5-6pm, Stratford
MUGA, West Ham Ln, E15
Mayor’s Football League
U10yrs, U12yrs, Mon, 4.306pm, U16yrs, U18yrs, 6-7pm
Newham Leisure Centre, E13
Premier League (16yrs+)
6-a-side (4 subs) Weds, 7-10pm,
Newham Leisure Centre, E13
WHU Kicks
Mon, Tues, Fri, 4-7pm,
WHUCST, Beckton 3G,
60A Albatross Cl, E6. Thurs,
6.30-7.30pm, Little Ilford Learning
Zone, 1 Rectory Rd, E12. Thurs,
6.30-7.30pm, Stratford Park
MUGA, West Ham Ln, E15. Sat
10.30am-12noon, Newham
Leisure Centre, E13
Ascension Football
Sat, 10-11.30am, £3.
Reception to 11yrs. King
George V Park, King George
Ave, E16. Call 07806 584 925
BASKETBALL
Basketball & Multi Sports
Fri, 5-6.30pm, 8-19yrs, Snowshill
MUGA, Snowshill Rd, E12
Basketball Sessions
Thurs, 5.30-6.30pm, Little Ilford
Learning Zone, 1 Rectory Rd, E12
National League
Mon, 6-8pm, U13/14yrs,
Tues, 6-8pm, U15/16yrs,
Rokeby School, E16.
Thurs, 4.30-6pm, U13/14yrs
boys, U14yrs girls; 6-8pm,
U16yrs, Newham Leisure
Centre, E13, 6-8pm, U18yrs,
Cumberland School, E13
NCFE Sports – Basketball
Thurs, 5-7pm, East Ham
Leisure Centre. To register
email [email protected]
or call 020 8257 4255
Senior Programme
Mon, 7.30-9.30pm, Division 2
women and division 3/4 men.
Rokeby School, E16. Call
07947 401 616
Newham All Star Sports
Academy (NASSA)
Sessions £1 unless indicated.
Juniors, Fri, 4-6pm
Cumberland School, E13.
National league U13yrs,
U14yrs, U16yrs, Tues, 6-8pm,
Rokeby School, E16. National
league U18yrs, Tues, 8-10pm,
Rokeby School, E16. National
league U13yrs, U14yrs,
U16yrs, Thurs, 6-8pm,
SportsDock. National league
U18yrs, Tues, 8-10pm, UEL
SportsDock. Junior boys
and girls, Sat, 10.20am12.20pm, UEL SportsDock,
£2. Call 07703 503 995. www.
nassasports.org.uk
Youngbloods Basketball
All sessions cost £1.
U12yrs, mixed, Sat, 1-3pm,
East Ham Leisure Centre, E6.
U13/14yrs boys, Mon, 6-8pm
and Wed, 4.30-6pm,
St Angela’s School, E7.
U13/14yrs girls, Mon, 4.306pm and Wed, 4.30-6pm, St
Angela’s School, E7.
U15/16yrs boys, Tues, 6-8pm,
St Angela’s School, E7.
Thurs, 8pm, St Bonaventure’s
School, E7.
U17/18yrs boys, Mon and
Wed, 8-10pm, St Angela’s
School, E7. Call 07958 307 657
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
All meetings take place at
Newham Town Hall, Barking
Rd, E6, unless otherwise
stated.
Mon 3 Aug, Newham
Partnership – Community
Safety Partnership Executive
Group, Newham Dockside,
E16, 2pm
CONTACT THE MAYOR
The Mayor does not hold
surgeries in August. Email him
at [email protected] or
write to: The Mayor, LBN, 1000
Dockside Road, E16 2QU.
All listings may be subject to change. Please contact individual events and activities before attending.
CONTACT DETAILS
LIBRARIES & COMMUNITY
NEIGHBOURHOODS
Beckton Globe 1 Kingsford Wy, E6
Canning Town Barking Rd, E16
Custom House
Prince Regent Ln, E16
East Ham 328 Barking Rd, E6
Green Street 337-341
Green St, E13
The Gate 6-8 Woodgrange
Rd, E7
Manor Park
685-691 Romford Rd, E12
North Woolwich
5 Pier Parade, E16
Plaistow North St, E13
Stratford 3 The Grove, E15
Archives and Local Studies
020 3373 6881
Community Outreach
020 337 30813
LEISURE & SPORTS VENUES
Balaam Leisure Centre
14 Balaam St, E13
East Ham Leisure Centre
324 Barking Rd, E6
Newham Leisure Centre
281 Prince Regent Ln, E13
NewVIc Prince Regent Ln, E13
UEL SportsDock Docklands
Campus, University Wy, E16
COMMUNITY CENTRES (C.C)
Beckton Community Centre
14 Manor Wy, E6, 020 7511 1214
Field Community Centre
147 Station Rd, E7
020 8536 2800
Grassroots Centre Memorial
Park, Memorial Ave, E15
020 3373 0650
The Hartley Centre
267 Barking Rd, E6
The Hub 123 Star Ln, E16
020 3373 0750
Jack Cornwell Community
Centre Jack Cornwell St, E12
020 8553 3459
Jeyes Community Centre
1 James Cl, E13, 020 8548 9788
Katherine Rd Community
Centre 254 Katherine Rd, E7
020 8548 9825
St Mark’s Community Centre
218 Tollgate Rd, E6
020 7511 1214
Vicarage Ln Community Centre
Govier Cl, E15, 020 8519 0235
The Well Community Centre
49 Vicarage Ln, E6, 020 7586 7070
London Borough of Newham
Members’ allowances – Publication of allowances paid to members
and co-opted members in the 2014/2015 financial year
As part of the legislation that sets out the arrangements for the payment of allowances, details of amounts paid
to each Member of the Council and each Co-opted Member of a Committee must be published within the local
authority’s area. This notice sets out the relevant information for the 2014/2015 financial year.
During the 2014/2015 financial year, the Council operated the following allowance scheme:
Basic Allowance per councillor:
£10,829 per annum
Mayor’s Allowance:
£81,029 per annum
Deputy Mayor’s Allowance:
£4,000 per annum (pro rata)
Special Responsibility Allowances (in addition
to the basic allowance) for posts with different
levels of responsibility attached to them:
Band
SRA Allowance
1 April 2014 –
4 June 2014 £
1
SRA Allowance
5 June 2014 –
31 March 2015 £
6,679
1A
3,621
3,621
1B
5,176
5,176
2
13,358
2A
7,762
7,762
2B
10,347
10,347
3
20,037
3A
14,488
14,488
3B
18,624
18,624
4
26,716
4A
22,765
22,765
4B
26,901
26,901
4C
31,042
31,042
5
33,395
Special Responsibility Allowances (in addition to any other allowance)
for Members appointed to represent the Council on the following Bodies
(this allowance to cease if that Body establishes a scheme of its own):
External body
SRA £
East London Waste Authority
1,035
Annual Allowances for non-elected co-opted/independent
members serving on the following:
Committee/Sub-committee/Commission
Annual
Allowance £
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
497
Scrutiny Commissions
497
Chair of Standards Advisory Committee
1200
Standards Advisory Committee
800
Childcare/dependants allowance – £7.27 per hour up to 10pm
and £9.70 per hour after 10pm irrespective of the number of
people cared for.
Travelling Allowances – The reimbursement of actual travel
costs incurred whilst undertaking duties outside Newham.
Subsistence Allowances – The reimbursement of actual
subsistence costs incurred whilst undertaking duties outside
Newham. This allowance is limited to a maximum daily rate of
£28.99 for meals and a maximum overnight rate of £116.15 for
accommodation.
The Council is required to publish details of the payments made
to each Member of the Council and each Co-opted Member of
a Committee in respect of the following allowances:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Basic Allowance
Special Responsibility Allowance
Travelling Allowance
Subsistence Allowance
Dependants’ Carers’ Allowance
Co-optees’ Allowance
Details of the amounts paid to each Member in the
2014/2015 financial year are set out in two Schedules. The
amounts shown are before the deduction of Tax and National
Insurance. Schedule 1 details the payments made to each
elected Member under the scheme. Schedule 2 details
payments made to Co-opted Members.
Kim Bromley-Derry
Chief Executive
June 2015
SCHEDULE 1 – Current Members of the Council serving from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015
Initials
Name
R
H
S
O
A
J
A
J
F
S
P
L
N
A
A
D
F
F
B
M
I
J
R
U
A
R
I
C
O
J
A
Z
P
L
F
I
K
K
A
WALES~
ABDULMUHIT#
AHMAD MBE*
AKIWOWO#
ALARICE#
ALEXANDER~
BAIKIE~
BECKLES#
BOURNE~
BRAYSHAW~
BRICKELL*
CAMERON*
CHADHA*
CHAUDHARY*
CHOWDHURY~
CHRISTIE~
CLARK#
CLARKE#
COLLIER~
COLLIER*
CORBETT~
CORBETT~
CRAWFORD~
DESAI~
EASTER#
FIAZ OBE#
FIBERESIMA~
FURNESS~
GANGADHARAN*
GRAY~
GRIFFITHS~
GULAMUSSEN#
HOLLAND~
HUDSON~
HUSSAIN~
IBRAHIM#
JENKINS OBE*
KAZI OBE*
KELLAWAY
Basic
Allowance £
Special Responsibility
Allowance £
Travelling
Allowance £
Subsistence
Allowance £
Dependants’ Carers’
Allowance £
Telephone
Allowance £
0
9,118
1,645
9,118
9,118
10,734
10,734
9,118
10,734
10,734
1,645
1,645
1,645
1,645
10,734
10,734
9,118
9,118
10,734
1,645
10,734
10,734
10,734
10,734
9,118
9,118
10,734
10,734
1,645
10,734
10,734
9,118
10,734
10,734
10,734
9,118
1,645
1,645
2,385
81,029
5,492
0
0
0
920
32,977
0
920
11,903
0
0
0
0
6,412
11,903
27,458
5,492
0
0
34,012
0
34,012
32,977
0
0
0
32,977
0
644
0
0
0
36,977
32,977
5,492
0
0
6,540
0
0
0
159
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
84
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
180
0
0
0
0
0
240
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
83
0
0
0
SCHEDULE 1 – Current Members of the Council serving from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015
Initials
Name
O
J
S
R
J
S
A
C
C
R
P
F
F
M
A
M
S
M
T
G
Q
R
T
E
P
P
K
L
P
A
M
E
R
A
S
R
W
H
M
J
N
T
KHAN#
LAGUDA~
MAHMOOD*
MANLEY*
MARRIOTT#
MASTERS#
MCALMONT~
MCAULEY~
MCLEAN
MIRZA*
MURPHY~
NAZEER~
NEKIWALA~
NICHOLAS
NOOR#
PATEL~
PATEL~
PATEL#
PAUL~
PEARSON*
PEPPIATT~
RAHMAN~
RAHMAN#
ROBINSON~
SATHIANESAN~
SCHAFER*
SCORESBY~
SHAH~
SHILLINGFORD*
SINGH~
SKYERS*
SPARROWHAWK~
TALATI*
TAYLOR*
THOMAS~
TRIPP#
VAUGHAN~
VIRDEE~
WALLS#
WHITWORTH#
WILSON~
WILSON
Basic
Allowance £
Special Responsibility
Allowance £
Travelling
Allowance £
Subsistence
Allowance £
Dependants’ Carers’
Allowance £
Telephone
Allowance £
9,118
10,734
1,645
1,645
9,118
9,118
10,734
10,734
7,300
1,645
10,734
10,734
10,734
1,645
9,118
10,734
10,734
9,118
10,734
1,645
10,734
10,734
9,118
10,734
10,734
1,645
10,734
10,734
1,645
10,734
1,645
10,794
1,645
1,645
10,734
9,118
10,734
10,734
9,118
9,118
10,734
5,844
0
10,983
0
2,220
0
5,492
24,542
5,519
0
0
5,492
0
0
0
0
5,492
5,492
5,492
13,559
0
3,983
6,412
0
32,977
0
0
19,193
11,903
0
1,839
0
4,047
0
0
0
0
13,559
0
10,983
0
2,576
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
141
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
213
285
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
175
0
0
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
83
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Notes
1. All Members who are provided with a computer at home to support their work as a Councillor and
use the computer for personal use are required to make a payment of £60 per year. This contribution
is taken from the basic allowance (Column 3) before payment of the basic allowance is made.
2. All Members are required to pay fees (£35 per annum) to the Data Controller in respect of Data
Protection Registration. This contribution is taken from the basic allowance (Column 3) before
payment of the basic allowance is paid.
3. The SRA (Column 4) paid to Councillor Hudson included an additional pro rata payment of £4,000
in recognition of being appointed as Deputy Mayor.
4. The SRA (Column 4) paid to Councillor I Corbett and Councillor Crawford included an additional
payment of £1,035 permitted under the allowance scheme as the Council’s representatives on the
East London Waste Authority.
5. * denotes members serving to Elections in May 2014
# denotes members elected from Elections in May 2014
~ denotes members who were re-elected in May 2014 Elections
Following the death of Councillor Kellaway in June 2014, Councillor T Wilson was elected in a
by-election.
Councillor McLean’s term expired mid term; re-elected in a by-election held on 7th May 2015
SCHEDULE 2 – Co-opted Members serving from
1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 or part thereof
Initial
Surname
Basic Pay £
E
Kemp
414
S
Wilson
994
R
Glazzard
800
L
Goddard
800
A
Hussain
800
T
Robinson
800
J
Van Bussel
800
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