Newham Word Festival
This is a project from Newham Council’s Community Neighbourhood Team and Discover Children’s Story Centre. For the duration of two weeks, the variety of events such as storytelling, books discussions by the authors, performances, visual arts, will be hosted in different locations, including libraries, community centres, schools, etc.
New ballot bins
Have you noticed our new brightly coloured orange ballot bins? Cigarette litter is an ongoing issue in the town centre. We worked closely with Hubbub to install a number of ballot bins along the Broadway to help keep Stratford clean.
New ambassador
Do say hello when you see him. Our ambassadors are out in Stratford Town Centre 7 days a week, who are the eyes and ears in Stratford reporting and solving issues on a daily basis.
Office closure
We have had a very successful 2018 moving Stratford forward and we are looking forward to a fruitful 2019.
Christmas in Stratford: What’s on Guide
Looking for family friendly activities, a choir to sing a long with or want to watch Christmas classics on the big screen? Our What’s on guide has it all.
Newham Word Festival 2019
It is for everyone in Newham and will be a celebration of the written and spoken word. The festival will take place in libraries, community centres, schools, cultural venues and in and around Newham Borough.
Black Friday – Security
Black Friday has become one of the biggest shopping days of the year, when retailers reduce prices across their stock to kick-start the Christmas gift-buying season. The National Business Crime Centre is advising businesses to review their security and ensure they have adequate resources in place to respond to the…
Are you a Newham Graduate?
Building your Narrative, 11am-12:30pm, Tuesday 6th November CV & Cover Letters, 11am-12:30pm, Tuesday 4th December Getting it Right: Interviews, 11am-12:30pm, Tuesday 8th January Social Media & Online Reputation, 11am-12:30pm, Tuesday 5th January Understanding Emotional Intelligence, 11am-12:30pm, Tuesday 5th March Supported Application Session, 11am-12:30pm, Tuesday 9th April…
Community Toilet Scheme
The scheme allows members of the public to use your toilets during your opening hours. They don’t have to make a purchase from you, but the scheme is likely to see increased numbers through your doors.
New Wayfinding Mural
It was important to us that we included wayfinding to local facilities and businesses in our town centre including shops, restaurants and the tube station. For this new wayfinding initiative, we made use of the temporary hoarding at Duncan House, High Street. Because of the high footfall and traffic, this is…