Enhancing Stratford
Building on a healthier, cleaner, and greener trading environment is key for businesses and the BID is best positioned to invest in projects to support Stratford in achieving these ambitions. Explore some of our key initiatives to enhance Stratford.
Place to Rest and Play
Through new and innovative public realm interventions, we are committed to creating better spaces for everyone. We installed a series of benches, table tennis tables and playful floor graphics across our district to create spaces to play and rest.
Greening Stratford
We have installed planters across our town centre and regularly maintain them to keep Stratford blooming,
Additional Cleaning
We know a clean town centre is essential to a thriving town centre, we fund regular additional cleaning of high footfall areas and bespoke cleaning for businesses upon request.
Stratford Future
With more developments taking place in our town centre, it is crucial to stay informed about what is happening in Stratford. With our online platform and series of seminars, we continue to shape the change happening by putting the original Stratford first.
Active Travel
We support cycling through our monthly free bike checks and bike marking services as well as the installation of two bike pumps across the town centre.
Replaced Phoneboxes with Defibrillators
We worked with partners to remove phoneboxes which had become a nuisance and replaced them with updated designs which include defibrillators for public use.
Creative Lighting
We installed creative lights across trees on The Broadway to improve the look and feel of our town centre after dark.
Stratford Explorer Maps
We created maps for Stratford to help visitors find their way around our district. Since their launch in 2017 we have distributed over 15,000 maps to venues. If you would like some maps for your business contact the team.
Stratford Murals
As part of our wayfinding initiatives we commissioned four murals to celebrate our history and people. The artwork was inspired by the grid-like aesthetic of Stratford’s Victorian shop fronts, where advertising and information were stacked above the crammed windows creating a riot of visual information. The artists also spent time with a poetry group in Stratford Library, talking and listening to locals which helped define the written language approach. The murals are designed to brighten the town centre.
Consultation on the Proposed Main Modifications to the Newham Local Plan
Newham Council is inviting representations on the Proposed Main Modifications to the Newham Local Plan, which can be found on our website here. Following examination hearings held between December 2025 and February 2026, the Inspector identified a series of Main Modifications required to ensure the Plan meets the tests…
Zen Expo 2026: Clean Transport Solutions
The Zero Emissions Network is launching 24x £2,500 grants towards the purchase of a cargo bike for your organisation! Come to the ZEN Expo to learn more about these grants and speak with retailers, couriers and other organisations already using clean transport. For more information please view the flyer.
Free workshops & lunch
THURSDAY 11 JUNE 3:00 – 5:30 PM WILD WANDERINGS: CREATIVE ECOLOGY WALK Location: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Walk starting point: Brew Street Cafe, Timber Lodge, 1A Honour Lea Ave, E20 1DY A guided walk exploring local wildlife. Time to slow down, sketch, write poetry, and tune into…
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy
This powerful contemporary play brings together six young Black men in a group therapy session as they explore masculinity, mental health, relationships, and identity. Blending spoken word, music, movement, and raw storytelling, the piece creates a safe and vital space for reflection, healing, and joy. Through deeply personal and collective…
Cultural Producers Programme
Newham’s Cultural Producers programme is a six month (part-time) in-depth training opportunity to help you enter the arts, heritage, health or environment sectors as a producer ready to put on a range of creative events or programming in the local community. As one of the Cultural Producers on the…