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Enlivening community spirit – Thames Life Relaunch Reception brings together over 70 local people and partners

On Thursday 3rd November, Thames Ward Community Project formally relaunched as “Thames Life.” An evening that brought together local people,

We’re an accredited Living Wage employer!

What is it? We are proud to be an accredited Living Wage employer, joining over 11,000 UK businesses and organisations. The campaign for

Inside TWCP: Meet our Governance Manager Margarida

Hello everyone, I am Margarida! I love spreadsheets, cycling, video games, cartoons and I believe that with love and community, we

Director blog September 2022 – Riot Days

Maria Alyokhina wrote the book ‘Riot Days’ (Penguin: 2017) about her experience of activism and imprisonment. Every page a testament to

Wellbeing Navigators Comes to an End

As this chapter of working in Thames View and Barking Riverside closes and another begins I’ve been reflecting on our pilot, Wellbeing

Ripple Reserve Reach Out

Residents have been working together over the last 3 months to revive a movement long-forgotten back to life. The Ripple Nature

Join us to celebrate GROW

Throughout August, we partnered with Creative Barking and Dagenham to provide creative workshops and activities for residents in Thames View and Barking

Inside TWCP: Building Community Resilience – Zainab Jalloh

We’re living through difficult times; coming out of a global pandemic, struggling through a cost of living crisis and facing

Director blog August 2022 – Impact-led Strategy

Our vision is of a ‘diverse and vibrant community where residents are driving change’. The vision is of residents driving