SENspired’s incredible summer journey: fun every day!
Our summer program was a month of pure joy, happening from Monday to Sunday. Each day was bursting with excitement, a typical week looked like this: Monday’s Sensory Storytelling: We travelled to far-off lands through stories that tickled our senses. Pirates, fairies, and talking animals made our imaginations dance! Tuesday’s Dribblers and Scribblers and Holiday […]
A summer to remember
Named the “Summer Sessions”, this summer saw the longest continuous programme of events at Barking Riverside’s riverfront. The Summer Sessions, which just ended in mid-September, was a 10-week programme of food, drinks, activities and events, all happening along the River Thames at Barking Riverside. Following on from last year’s “By the River” programme, this year’s […]
Jus Jammin: new live music night funds community workshops
Hi all, I’m the founder of Healthy Mind Healthy Grind (HMHG), which is a non-profit organisation set up to deliver health and wellness activities within the community. We currently deliver plant-based cooking workshops in schools and local community centers to educate young people and families about the benefits of cooking simple, healthy meals on a […]
DJ Cuppy comes to Factory 15 at MAKE IT Barking
The Yard event held at Factory 15 on 17th August was a truly fantastic evening, from start to finish. To have such a huge name as DJ Cuppy in Barking was so surprising to my friends and I; as soon as we heard about it, we knew we had to go! From arriving in Barking […]
Preparing for winter: refocusing on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – a major threat to humanity
Note: due to space, this article was cut down for the purpose of the printed issue, however please find the full article below: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) is one of the top 10 major global health threats to humans, animals, plants and the environment. Focus seems to have shifted […]
Wander Wild Forest School secures £10K funding
Encouraging local families to get closer to nature, Wander Wild Forest School has been awarded a significant funding boost of £10,000 from London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD)’s Neighbourhood Fund (NCIL). Supported by Thames Life, our family-run forest school, situated at the heart of the community, is set to use the grant to continue […]
Grounded is awarded BD Giving’s GROW Fund
My name is Dana McWilson. I live in Dagenham and work in Barking Riverside in a coffee shop called Grounded Co-operative. I got involved with Grounded through a charity called Everyone Everyday and was trained for six weeks alongside six of my co-workers. I wanted to get involved in the project because I wanted to […]
Changing, yet changeless…
I was “born n bred” in Barking as the saying goes, into a welfare state with free healthcare, decent affordable housing, proper pensions, and free education. Quite a change from the situation many young people find themselves in these days! Technically, I’m an “Essex Boy”, because Barking was in Essex.. until 1965! I attended the […]
We need more security
In May, I popped to our local Co-op to buy some hummus to go with our dinner. When I got to the self-checkout, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a man behind the till with a screwdriver. At first, I thought it must be an employee trying to fix something, but when […]
New places and spaces open at Barking Riverside
This autumn, Barking Riverside welcomes the opening of the Visitor Centre and a new Linear Park, as well as a protected habitat for some furry friends. Situated in the centre of Barking Riverside’s Northgate neighbourhood, the initial sections of a new Linear Park – which is a public space that will be available for the […]
