Council tax vs service charge
Many residents when moving to a managed or serviced neighbourhood sometimes get confused or unclear about the purpose of paying service charge on top of council tax. Put simply, council tax is a form of local taxation in the UK, serving as essential source of revenue for local authorities to fund public services and infrastructure. […]
Riverside ecology hunt
The Resident Events Panel hosted its most recent family friendly event, the “Riverside Ecology Hunt”. Now a well-established resident-led group creating popular events in the Barking Riverside calendar, the Resident Events Panel (REP) have organised a variety of community activities to date funded by Barking Riverside Limited including the “Wilds Fiesta” and the much-loved Barking Summer […]
A performing arts centre is on the horizon!
The Riverside School has embarked on an ambitious feat: to deliver a £6 million performing arts centre right in the heart of the Barking Riverside estate. To be based near the Riverside Campus, the Riverview Performing Arts Centre – as it is being called for now – is a project aimed at building a professional […]
Faith interchange
During escalating tensions and complex situations in many parts of the world having an interfaith dialogue has never been more pressing. The need to foster understanding, cooperation, and empathy among diverse religious communities becomes ever more important. Interfaith dialogue offers hope, an opportunity towards removing barriers, and a platform for meaningful discourse amidst turbulent times. […]
Wander Wild accepted onto competitive accelerator programme
Locally led social business Wander Wild Forest School was recently accepted onto the Power Up London accelerator programme; a project funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The Power Up London accelerator programme provides up to 20 participants with four months of intensive non-financial assistance including mentoring, business support, training, and […]
Getting girls into football
We set up a girls team because there are very few provisions for girls football in our area. There are provisions for girls football but they usually involve at least an hour’s worth of travel for girls that wish to participate. When you combine this with the fact that we are in one of the […]
Making #HerStory: Beasts of the East
A little about us: LDN East Beasts is the only women’s recreational basketball team in the North East London area who both compete and run open community sessions for women of all levels to pick up a ball and get active. In England, 337,000 women participate in less than 30 minutes of sport a week […]
Barking Riverside presents: a tasting with Mammoth Beer
On Friday 15th March, Barking Riverside is set to host an exciting pop-up beer tasting event in partnership with Mammoth Beer, giving residents the chance to try some locally brewed beer from a well-established East London Brewery. Mammoth Beer is a microbrewery and tap room located under the arches in Leytonstone, created by Mark Pether, […]
It takes a village
It is insane how far my family and I have come in the last few years. Three and a half years ago, pre-pandemic, we had just moved into our beautiful new house, ready to start our next chapter as a married couple with one on the way. Then Covid-19 hit, we went into lockdown and […]
Nice Bunch: A cosy and warm space for local families
Why did you start Nice Bunch? I have been in Barking and Dagenham for nearly 10 years. My background was working in theatre and education, and I have always wanted to work in the community but didn’t really get involved until I had my son. I initially ran an organisation called the Hug Support Group; […]
