Warming rooms with a programme
Heating costs are a major problem for some families. To support those who can no longer cope with these high costs, Barking and Dagenham has set up warming rooms, including at Kingsley Hall and the mosque in Barking. Anyone can go without registering. In addition to a pleasant environment where you can meet your neighbours, there are also a few programme items on offer, such as knitting instruction and Zumba.
A lot of money invested in land
Now that the plan to relocate Billingsgate and Smithfield Market to Dagenham has been buried, it is not only the Borough that is discussing how to proceed. The costs of the project had continued to rise, but even abandoning it is expensive. 308 million has already been invested in the purchase and preparation of land.
After 94 years since their formation, the Pipers have found it hard to attract new, younger members and they decided to bow out on Remembrance Sunday (10 November 2024), with a final farewell performance.
Riverside project to be doubled
The gigantic new build project ‘Barking Riverside’ with 10,000 flats, seven new schools, 21 hectares of park and sports areas is breathtaking. 2,700 flats have already been occupied and 1,000 more are currently under construction.
The development company overseeing this project has now presented new plans that go far beyond the approved 10,000 flats. The total number is to grow to almost 20,000, four additional schools are to be built and two parks. The plans are already so concrete that they can be discussed by the city council.
Dagenham Girl Pipers give up
A huge fire broke out in a residential and commercial block on Freshwater Road in Dagenham on 26 August. The professionals tackled the fire with 40 emergency vehicles and 225 firefighters, and drones were also used to investigate the situation and fight the fire.
225 firefighters deployed
A huge fire broke out in a residential and commercial block on Freshwater Road in Dagenham on 26 August. The professionals tackled the fire with 40 emergency vehicles and 225 firefighters, and drones were also used to investigate the situation and fight the fire.
Visitors from Barking & Dagenham on the occasion of the 600th Onion Fair from 30 August to 2 September 2024.
Partnership association Witten invited to the international youth camp ‘We Are Nature’ in Mallnitz, Carinthia
Rents: breathtakingly high
Living in London is an expensive pleasure. Overall, the UK has high housing costs. The national average is £1246 per month. All East London boroughs are above this average, with Havering being the cheapest at £1338. In Barking and Dagenham, you’ll have to fork out £1404. If you move to the sought-after Tower Hamlets, on the other hand, you will have to pay £2185 per month. This is according to the Office for National Statistics.
The Witten Partnership Association invited young people to the ‘We Are Nature’ international youth camp in Mallnitz, Carinthia, from 27 July to 3 August 2024.
Barking & Dagenham Witten Club e.V.
Fredi-Ostermann-Straße 1
58454 Witten, Germany
email: info@barking-dagenham.de
