One of the biggest community improvements as part of the #NewhamAreaRegeneration programme has secured planning approval yesterday 🌟
Canning Town Old Library will be transformed to provide new archive, reading room, exhibition space, digital media area...
My daughter got to walk on pitch with #11 PaulDeJong and her Newham primary school Ranelagh is announced at the London Stadium!! Such a proud moment and huge donation from @MLB to the school for a new baseball/softball pitch for the community.
✨Join talented Newham artists Maryam Adam & Memunatu Barrie at @MasjidIbrahimUK this Sunday for an Islam and Art workshop.
Discover the heritage of Islamic art and get inspired to design your own decorated prayer mats & bookmarks to take home with you!
https://t.co/JenTwktu24
✨Browse through some *incredible* archive images of North Woolwich's Ferry Festival at Ferry at the Factory.
Curated by Newham children & Ambition Aspire Achieve, this exhibition is a treasure trove of photographs from @NewhamRecorder across the decades
https://t.co/wXtlaJRa4v
Have you come across the eye-catching art works for #SeaChange around the #RoyalDocks? 😍
Curated by @Invisible_Dust, Sea Change brings global artists together inspired by research into sustainable responses to the current climate emergency.
https://t.co/r1Yfnucww6
This is happening today! We're at Rathbone Market library in Canning Town sharing designs and plans for the Grade 2 listed building (on the photo here!) Which will share Newham's Community Heritage with a new generation. Come and have your say to @NewhamLondon
Interested in the future of Canning Town Old Library?
Join us tomorrow to view the building’s emerging plans & share your thoughts with the award winning design team and council officers.
📍Canning Town Library, Rathbone Market
⏰12-2pm
📆Sat 1 April
.@NewhamLondon are reactivating Old Canning Town Library to celebrate Newham’s heritage.
Have your say on the emerging plans:
• online via Zoom on 14 March 6.30pm-8pm
• drop in to Canning Town Library, 18 Rathbone Market, E16 1EH, on 1 April 12pm-2pm.
This is the story of one of London’s most ancient rivers, how it was lost & became a ‘ghost river’, & the unique opportunity to resurrect it in our collective imaginations *&* bring it physically back to life. Let me tell you about the Back River; East Ham’s River Roding. 🧵
Did you go to Bentley's, Canning Town? Be a part of preserving the history of this iconic jazz-funk, soul & rare groove venue. Share your memories or volunteer to help document its legacy. Message us to get involved! @NewhamHeritage#CanningTown#VolunteerOpportunity#EastLondon
Are you 18-24 without a degree and keen to work in cultural sector - this east London opportunity is a fantastic step for the right candidates... applications now open. Fell free to DM me with any questions!
Applications are OPEN for The #NewCurators Project 2023! Interested in working in museums, galleries, libraries and archives? If you're aged 18-24 and from the neighbouring boroughs of the Olympic Park, apply now: https://t.co/SzBBjYzGmE @NewhamHeritage https://t.co/98i1xHJrfo