Issue 86, 26 October - Barking & Dagenham

Issue 86 YOUR COMMUNITY PAPER FROM BARKING AND DAGENHAM COUNCIL 26 October 2012 

Marking 70 years since the 

el alaMein conflict P10-11 

Your borough needs you 

to support Legion appeal 

LEST WE FORGET: Borough residents paying their respects at the Job Drain Memorial in Barking last year 

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LocaL people can do 

their bit for this year’s 

Royal British Legion Poppy 

appeal. 

That’s the message from the organiser 

of the fundraising event, which starts in 

the borough this weekend. 

Volunteers 

Sue Brockwell told thenews: “We are 

always looking for volunteers to help 

distribute and collect 

the boxes. 

“We also need 

collectors in the 

three main shopping 

stores we are in this year. 

Local shops that would 

like a poppy box can contact 

their local Royal British Legion 

branch to make arrangements.” 

Last year, volunteers in supermarkets 

and shopping centres collected more than 

Sport club saved for 

future generations 

THE future of an important sport facility in 

Dagenham is secure, keeping the borough’s 

sporting heritage strong following London 

2012. 

The May & Baker Sports and Social 

Club, off Dagenham Road, will run as a 

charity once its owners move out. Medicine 

makers Sanofi are leaving the site after they 

finish production there next year. 

Factory 

Some of it will become the new Businesseast 

commerce park. Now, more than 50 acres of 

green belt land next to Sanofi’s factory have 

been saved for community use. 

The existing club took the May & Baker 

name from the company that ran the whole 

site before becoming part of Sanofi. 

A new charity, the May & Baker Eastbrook 

Community Club, will now manage the land. 

It’s a partnership between the current club, 

Eastbrook School next door and Barking and 

Dagenham Council. 

The Mayor of Barking and Dagenham, 

Paul Gilham 

paul.gilham@lbbd.gov.uk 

Cllr Tony Ramsay, chairs a group who oversee 

the regeneration of the Sanofi site. 

He said: “The green belt land and the 

sports and social club have given the community 

leisure facilities for generations. 

We’re delighted that Sanofi want to pass this 

on once they leave Dagenham. 

“But it’s essential that a credible organisation 

takes control of such an important asset. 

Charity status for the new May & Baker 

Eastbrook Community Club is an important 

milestone in the process. I’m very pleased to 

be one of its trustees.” 

n Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club 

already use the May & Baker land for 

training. 

The new club will offer sports including 

rugby, cricket, tennis, squash and running, in 

association with the Dagenham 88s Running 

Club, as well as football. 

£27,000 for the appeal in the borough. 

The charity’s biggest national fundraising 

event, it runs until 11 November. 

Each year, Remembrance Day honours 

people who have fought and died 

in conflicts from the First World War 

onwards. 

For a small donation, people can wear 

a poppy to show their support. 

You can pick up a poppy 

at Morrisons in Wood Lane, 

Sainsbury’s in Chadwell Heath High 

Street and Tesco at Goodmayes. 

There will also be poppy 

boxes in local schools and shops 

at Andrews Corner, Whalebone 

Lane, Green Lane, and the Fiddlers. 

n See page four for the locations of 

Remembrance Day services and news 

of the Armed Force Covenant. 

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NEWS 

Flats built to help 

dementia sufferers 

Susan Whitear 

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NEW flats and bedsits for local people 

with dementia have been completed in 

Chadwell Heath. 

Fews Lodge has 13 unfurnished 

spaces for rent. They are available to 

individuals in the early stages of the 

illness. 

They are on the same site as Kallar 

Lodge, a home that provides 24-hour 

dementia care. 

Support 

Service manager Christopher Neal said: 

“There will be a personalised plan of care 

and support for each tenant. 

“Staff will help residents to lead the 

most independent life possible. 

“We are committed to providing a 

quality service and involving tenants in 

how we can work together.” 

The refurbishment took 19 weeks. 

It included six flats, seven bedsits, a 

common room and kitchenette. Barking 

and Dagenham Council will manage and 

rent out the flats. 

Cllr Linda Reason, cabinet member 

for adult services, said: “I’m delighted 

this fantastic facility is now open. It’s 

first class, as we would expect for our 

residents. 

“Fews Lodge will provide specialist 

support for people who really need it.” 

BICYCLE MADE FOR TWO: Diane Russell with British Cycling’s Tony Harvey 

Raising awareness 

of sight problems 

BARkiNg Learning Centre was the 

venue as locals found out what’s 

on offer in the borough to support 

people with sight problems. 

Dozens visited information stalls 

and joined in activities at the event, 

for World Sight Day. 

Visitors had the chance to take 

part in tandem cycling for the 

visually impaired. And supervised 

blindfolded guide dog walks gave 

sighted people an idea of what it’s 

like to be blind. 

Diane Russell from Dagenham, 

UNVEILING: Fews Lodge and Kallar Lodge service manager Chris Neal with Cllr Linda Reason and Cllr Phil Waker 

who is blind, tried out the tandem 

cycling from British Cycling’s Cycle 

4 All group. 

She said: “i’ve not done cycling. 

it’s a great idea to get people out 

and about. 

Activities 

“i hope people of all ages try out 

different activities.” 

World Sight Day is an 

international event to help raise 

awareness of visual impairment 

and prevent blindness. 

MODEL BEHAVIOUR: Paula Summers and Rosie Warren and Paula’s 

guide dog Artie making models at Barking Learning Centre event 

MAN’S BEST FRIEND: Guide dog trainer Heath Ross with Michael Karim from 

Barking and Dagenham Council’s Occupational Therapy and sensory team 

26 October 2012 

In thenews: 

Big name for new 

skills academy 

opening event P4 

Dagenham teens’ 

international 

game of rugby P8 

Regulars: 

Wellbeing 7 

Heritage 10-11 

Services 12 

Property 13 

What’s On 14 

Volunteering 17 

Sport 

Contact us: 

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Editor 

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Deputy editor 

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Reporter 

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End of 2012 green 

bin collections 

GReeN wheelie bin 

collections for garden waste 

have finished for the year. 

Cllr Mick McCarthy, 

Barking and Dagenham 

Council’s cabinet member 

for environment, said: “As 

the winter comes on, fewer 

people use the green bins. It 

isn’t economical to continue 

the rounds, so we suspend 

them until the spring.” 

They will start again 

in March, but you can 

book a spot in two special 

collections before then – 

one in January and another 

in February. Dates will be 

announced nearer the time. 

“In the meantime, if 

you have garden cuttings 

you need to dispose of, 

Frizlands Reuse and 

Recycling Centre is open 

all year,” Cllr McCarthy 

added. “You can visit www. 

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com for other ideas on 

using green waste.” 

Hospice quiz night 

IF you fancy giving your grey 

cells a workout, and helping 

a local hospice too, next 

Friday is your night. 

The Mayor of Barking 

and Dagenham, Cllr Tony 

Ramsay, is hosting a quiz 

to raise cash for St Francis 

Hospice, which serves the 

borough. You’ll need a team 

of eight to take part, and 

tickets are £5 a head. 

The event takes place 

at Dagenham & Redbridge 

Football Club, in Victoria 

Road, Dagenham, on 

2 November. There is a 

licensed bar, and you’re 

welcome to bring nibbles. 

For more details or to 

book seats, contact Lorraine 

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Going back in time 

DON’T forget, the clocks 

go back on Sunday. The 

change happens at 2am on 

28 October, when British 

clocks switch to 1am GMT. 

The next change to 

British Summer Time is on 

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A WoMAN must complete 120 hours 

of unpaid work because she was 

caught wrongly claiming benefits after 

starting a job. 

Work 

Sherri-Leigh Dyer was living in Baron 

Road, Dagenham, when she started 

work as an accounts assistant. 

She stopped claiming Jobseeker’s 

Allowance but continued to claim 

Housing and Council Tax Benefit. 

RuSH Green is home to a new training 

centre offering local people a 

future in eco-friendly business. 

Barking & Dagenham College 

opened a £2 million Green 

Technologies Centre at its main 

campus in Dagenham Road. 

Today, new homes must meet strict 

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Daniele is in the frame 

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ARTISTIC IMPRESSION: Daniele Pinotore will be exhibiting in Italy 

A LoCAL photography student is 

getting international exposure as 

his work goes on show in italy. 

Daniele Pinotore, 31, is in his 

final year of a photography 

course at Barking & Dagenham 

College. 

Artists 

This month, Daniele’s pictures 

are on show along with nine 

other artists’ at the Tianshu 

exhibition in genoa. 

it ends with an auction of the 

displayed work. All the money 

raised will go to eco-friendly 

schools and organisations. 

David Bennett, the 

photography and animation team 

leader at the college, said: 

“Daniele is a bright, creative, 

intelligent student with a love of 

documentary photography. He’s a 

pleasure to teach. i’m sure that 

he’ll be a great success.” 

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PEoPLE in the borough who have 

served in the uK military will get 

extra support for housing and jobs 

after local groups sign the Armed 

Forces Community Covenant this 

week. 

The covenant is an agreement 

between Barking and Dagenham 

Council and organisations such as the 

police and local charities. 

The council’s leader, Cllr Liam 

Smith, said: “Barking and Dagenham 

has a long history and association with 

Her Majesty’s Armed Forces. We’re 

determined to continue that. 

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“We value the contributions and, 

most importantly, the sacrifices these 

brave men and women make for our 

country, and the pride with which they 

perform their duties. 

“People in Barking and Dagenham 

appreciate it and the council is determined 

to give something back.” 

The agreement encourages people 

to support the armed services and their 

families. 

Council help will include housing 

military personnel moving to the 


Extra help for armed forces 

area, and discounts on local leisure 

activities. 

Veterans who leave the forces and 

apply for a job in the borough will get 

a guaranteed interview if they meet 

the minimum criteria for the post. 

Local charities and groups who 

are part of the covenant will help with 

fundraising, finding former military 

people work, or volunteering. 

Ed Balls’ praise for 

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START OF A JOURNEY: Shadow Chancellor ed Balls MP with students 

STuDENTS and staff at Barking’s 

Technical Skills Academy welcomed 

shadow chancellor Ed Balls MP to its 

official opening. 

Mr Balls praised the facility, 

which provides vocational training 

and education for young people aged 

16 to 19. 

Venture 

The £14 million centre is a joint venture 

between the borough council and 

Barking & Dagenham College. 

Mr Balls said: “It’s fabulous to be 

here at the start of what is a big journey 

for the college, young people and 

the town. 

“This is a first-class facility and it’s 

needed for 21st century education. It’s 

Susan Whitear 


really going to make a difference to 

the lives of young people in the borough, 

not just for the next two years 

but for the next five, 10 or 20. 

“We need people who can apply 

learning to the real world .” 

Teaching 

Teaching at the five-storey building, in 

the town centre off East Street, began 

in September and has places for 450 

learners. 

Courses are designed for people 

who want to learn a trade and they 

include hairdressing, construction and 

catering.

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RoBIN Hood Shopping Parade in Longbridge 

Road, Barking, found a special way to celebrate 

its recent revamp. 

It put on an open day, complete with stalls selling 

handmade gifts, jewellery and toys. There was 

face painting and a bouncy castle for children and 

Barking and Dagenham Council’s Community 

Safety Team was on hand to offer safety advice. 

The event showed residents the new forecourt 

work and encouraged people to shop locally. 

Visitors were also asked their opinion on what sort 

of artwork should be installed in the four corners 

of the new paved area. 

Loraine Sullivan from local business Ab Fab 

Tanning said: “The i-Fit Team recruited 14 new 

members in one day, which is amazing”, while 

James Hogg from Siger Salon said: “It’s great to 

see so many people in the area on a Saturday.” 

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Hamim Choudhury, 22, is going 

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NOSTALGIA / HAVE YOUR SAY 

New bins make the 

area look more untidy 

than it was before 

I Do not believe it! After complaining 

to all and sundry about the state of 

Dagenham with so many dustbins 

outside every house, making this 

borough look like a sight for very sore 

eyes, I have just been informed by a 

council employee that we will soon be 

receiving yet another bin, to put our 

waste paper in. 

I would like to know who is 

responsible. Don’t they realise that 

any pride the residents might have 

had in the past because they lived in 

Dagenham is being eradicated at the 

speed of sound? 

What would be the point of trying 

to make an effort to improve the area, 

when it would seem that the council is 

working against this principle? 

There is no way that, with at 

least three rubbish bins outside every 

house, pride will be restored while the 

council continues to drag down the 

appearance of this borough. 

There’s more to life than just 

money – with the money spent on 

buying more bins, the council could 

have put a decent and safe pavement 

in Cornshaw Road. 

Neglect can be seen all around 

Dagenham as the council spend our 

money on rubbish bins, while telling 

us they cannot do the things that are 

really needed because they haven’t got 

the funds. 

With this borough looking so 

rough as rubbish bins litter every 

highway and byway, it would appear 

an open invitation to fly-tippers. 

I think it’s only right that the name 

of the borough reflects what type of 

area it is. With this in mind, I suggest 

that the council rename Dagenham to 

Bin City – a true reflection of what it’s 

doing for our area. 

NormaN SampSoN 


THE CoUNCIL SaYS: one of the 

main reasons we are bringing in the 

brown wheelie bins is to make the 

streets tidier. The orange bags had 

a tendency to split and blow around, 

which could cause an eyesore. 

Investing in a third wheelie bin 


LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Write to: Letters, thenews, Civic Centre, Dagenham RM10 7BN or email thenews@lbbd.gov.uk 

– please include your full name and address, along with a daytime telephone number for verification 

purposes. We cannot guarantee publication, and if your letter does not include your contact details, we will 

not print it at all (although we will consider withholding names in some circumstances). Letters may be edited. 

i AM writing to complain about 

the front page from the previous 

issue of thenews. i was very 

offended by the piece titled 

“Lots to do for people over 50”. 

i am 51 and am not, in my 

opinion, old. i work full time and 

have two children who live at 

home. 

My daughter is 15 and takes 

up a great deal of my time. 

Although it is good that the 

borough is trying to do things 

for ‘older’ people, i have neither 

the time nor inclination to take 

will actually save money because the 

scheme will be much cheaper to run 

than the orange bags, which cost 

around £300,000 a year. The brown 

bins aren’t just for waste paper, but 

also for plastic bottles, tin cans, thin 

cardboard, telephone directories and 

catalogues. 

Help to give families 

affected by cancer a 

better festive season 

MY name is Lin Mathieson and I’m a 

trustee of the Mark McCarthy charity, 

which provides help for patients in the 

area terminally ill with cancer. 

We urgently need people to help 

provide non-perishable goods for 

these patients. 

This year, we are expecting a 

high demand due to the economic 

downturn, and these people are really 

struggling. 

We make up Christmas hampers 

for the families of people we help. For 

the children in these families, we provide 

a small gift, as in many cases it 

will be their last Christmas as a family 

together. 

We will pick up these goods ourselves 

from anyone who is able to 

donate. our contact number is 07821 

840063, or you can email us on 

markmccarthysmagicmoments@live. 

co.uk 

Thank you for taking the time 

to read this letter. You can find out 

Those were The days 

THE previous issue of thenews 

mentioned the planned closure of king 

george’s maternity unit. That took me 

back a bit – not because any of my 

Lynchlings were born there, but because 

i once worked in the place. 

This was back in the late 50s. The 

hospital was then on Eastern Avenue, in 

ilford, and i was between ships. 

Engineer 

After national service in the Royal Navy, i 

went to sea in the merchant one as an 

engineer, sailing to New Zealand and 

along America and Canada’s eastern 

seaboard. 

it was after leaving a ship in New York, 

having done a year as its fifth engineer, 

that I came home to find a shipping 

slump, making new berths hard to find. 

I was upset by your ‘over 50s’ headline 

So i took a job at the king george and 

its neighbouring maternity hospital until 

things improved. 

i was the assistant engineer. it meant 

helping to mend the odd trolley, but 

mainly keeping the central heating 

system going. i had to clean boilers and 

keep an eye on their workings generally, 

but i also spent a lot of time touring the 

hospitals in my grease-stained boiler 

suit, bleeding radiators. 

That meant going onto the wards – 

and on them were a lot of young nurses. 

There were a lot of older ones, too, 

though. Apart from keeping an eye on 

their patients, they also tended to keep a 

maternal one on their colleagues. 

It’s very difficult to chat up a young 

probationer who’s trying to take 

someone’s temperature while a stern- 

up arts, crafts or 

ballroom dancing. 

As for computer 

lessons, they are useful 

for older people, but 

most of the 50 year 

olds i know need 

computer skills for 

their place of work. 

i thought we lived in a world 

where ageism is 

unacceptable, and i quote from 

www.ageuk.org.uk: “Ageism is 

discrimination that can impact 

on someone’s confidence and 

more about us by visiting our website, 

www.markmccarthysmagicmoments. 

webs.com 

LIN maTHIESoN 


ANNUAL GIFTS: How thenews 

has covered past donations from 

Mark McCarthy’s Magic Moments 

We’re grateful for 

everyone’s help at 

William Bellamy fete 

DESPITE the bad weather over the 

summer, William Bellamy Primary 

School held their annual fete and 

managed to raise £3,172. The event 

quality of life. it 

can also affect the 

way that older 

people are 

represented in the 

media, which can 

have a wider 

impact on the 

public’s attitude.” 

Even if i did have time to take 

up any of the above activities, 

they are mostly during the 

daytime. 

Considering i cannot retire 

until i am at least 67, i don’t 

was organised by the Voice, who are 

the parents’ forum at the school. 

We would like to say a very big 

thank you to all the school staff who 

came in and helped on the day. And 

thanks to the parents for their support, 

and to everyone who made a big effect 

to come to the fete and support the 

school. 

We’re also grateful to Mr Hartt 

from the Tang Soo Do martial arts club 

and all the members who attended. 

And a very big thank you goes to 

all the shopping centres who donated 

prizes for the raffle, as well as Barclays 

Bank for all their support . 

Finally, thank you to John O’Toole, 

Tony Lewis and Ruth Sheppard for 

their support and organisation of the 

event. 

We will be having further events 

this year. For further information, 

please contact me on 020 8270 6506. 

JamES STErLING 


Time for action on 

pavement dog mess 

near Henry Green 

I LIVE in Valence Avenue, between 

Kemp Road and Green Lane. I walk 

in the area every day, and there are 

always two or three piles of dog poo 

left by irresponsible, uncaring owners 

who don’t pick up what their dog has 

left. 

The council doesn’t seem to 

faced ward sister charges towards you. 

“What are you doing?” one of them 

once demanded. 

“Bleeding radiators, sister!” i replied. 

Whereupon she told me to mind my 

language and leave her nurses alone. 

Hinges 

Another regular job of mine was 

wandering around with an oilcan, making 

sure hinges on doors and trolleys were in 

good order. 

it was on one of these forays into the 

maternity hospital when it happened. 

i had been oiling and greasing merrily 

for about an hour when i opened a door 

by backing into it. 

Then, hearing voices, I turned to find it 

full of women in sparkling white overalls 

– and other lying on a table with the 

think i will be joining in any time 

soon. 

if i want to do any of these 

activities, i have to pay for them, 

whereas the story made it sound 

like they were all free of charge. 

My mother-in-law has taken 

up the offer of free computer 

lessons – but she is 74 years 

old. 

Just for the record, i am a 

borough resident and have been 

all of my life. 

CaRoL TayLoR 


touch it, so it is left until someone 

walks in it and spreads it over the 

pavement. Henry Green Primary 

School is only 50 yards away and 

young children and, particularly 

for mums with pushchairs going to 

school, it is not a very nice place to 

walk. 

In all the years I have lived in 

Dagenham, I have never seen a dog 

warden. Do we still have them, or 

have they gone the way of the dodo? 

I have also never heard of anyone 

being prosecuted or fined for leaving 

their dog’s poo on the ground. Please 

can we put a stop to this unsightly 

mess? 

pETEr pEarCE 


THE CoUNCIL SaYS: Unfortunately, 

there are some irresponsible dog 

owners who do not clean up after 

their pets. We do clean up dog mess 

as part of our regular street cleaning 

rounds, but if you know an area that’s 

particularly bad, please report it to us 

by calling 020 8215 3000. 

The council does have a dog 

warden service, although its role is 

dealing with stray animals rather than 

targeting dog fouling. 

Finally, fining people for dog fouling 

is difficult because the owner has 

to be caught in the act. However, we 

do take action where we can, and we 

welcome information from the public 

that could help us to identify those 

responsible. 

My memories of King George maternity wards 

others telling her to “bear down”. They 

weren’t exactly overjoyed to see a young 

bloke in a greasy boiler suit with an 

oilcan in one hand and a spanner in the 

other! 

Those were the days... 

BRIAN LYNCH 

Brian grew up in Dagenham. 

He has been a local journalist 

specialising in regional 

government and business. 

Brian has written books 

including Naked Knees and 

Blakey’d Boots, an account of 

his childhood, murder mystery 

He Had It Coming and The 

Road from Gloster Hill, the 

true story of a ‘true Brit’. All are on sale at 

Amazon.co.uk – and new fantasy Sherlock and 

Holmes is now available for the Kindle e-reader.


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SCHOOLS AND YOUNG PEOPLE 

PERFORMERS: Justin Godwin- 

Samuel and Conor Jason 

Musicians 

play at the 

Albert Hall 

TWo musicians from a Dagenham 

school hit the big time with a chance 

to play at the Royal Albert Hall. 

Justin Godwin-Samuel and Conor 

Jason, both 12, were picked for a 

music workshop with MoBo award 

winner and Britain’s leading saxophone 

player, YolanDa Brown. 

The duo from All Saints Catholic 

School also joined 100 other young 

sax players for a group performance 

at the landmark London venue. 

John Jette, All Saints’ head of 

music, said: “Both Justin and Conor 

had a great time at the workshop and 

performance. 

“We’re very proud of them as they 

were the only ones from the borough 

chosen to attend.” 

The workshop is part of an education 

programme allowing young 

Londoners to play with famous 

musicians. 

Fireworks 

follow from 

phantoms 

THERE’S a variety of events for 

Halloween and Bonfire Night during 

the school half-term holiday. 

At Dagenham Library, scary story 

time, Halloween treats and a monsters 

ball are all taking place for children 

on Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 

october. 

There’s also a free spooky puppet 

show, crafts and a spider hunt at the 

Millennium Centre at Eastbrookend 

Country Park on the Wednesday. 

It’s on from noon onwards. To 

book, call the country park’s rangers 

on 020 8227 2332. 

And for adults, there’s a Halloween 

ghost tour at Valence House Museum. 

It’s also on 31 October, from 7.30pm. 

The Round Table’s annual charity 

firework display is at Barking Park on 

Sunday 4 November from 4pm, with 

fireworks starting at 6pm. Admission 

is £5 for adults or £1 for children. 

For more details, go to www.lbbd. 

gov.uk 

School wins 

green award 

YouNGSTERS at a Barking school 

are top of the class at finding ecofriendly 

ways of travelling to school. 

Northbury Junior School got 

a gold accreditation plaque from 

Transport for London for sustainable 

travel. They are the only school in 

the borough to receive the award, for 

encouraging pupils to cycle or walk 

in. 

Rohey Syed, who is a governor for 

the school and its ‘green champion’, 

said: “We’re very proud to have 

children cycling here. Hopefully it’s 

something they will carry on when 

they get older. 

“The decline in the number of car 

journeys has been drastic.” 

FAMOuS names from the world of 

sport joined local youngsters at an 

event to give racism in sport the boot. 

Hundreds of school children from 

Barking and Dagenham and nearby 

boroughs, went to the Kick It out day 

at the CEME Innovation Centre in 

Rainham. 

They took part in talks and fun 

activities led by sports stars such 

as England cricket legend Graham 

Gooch and West Ham united footballer 

James Tomkins. 

Players from Dagenham & 

Redbridge FC were also there. 

Gareth Murray, head of PE at 

Warren Comprehensive School, said: 

“We’ve been coming here for seven 

years. It’s fantastic. 

Diverse 

“We live in a diverse community and 

the pupils come away a bit wiser about 

how society has changed. of course, 


Dagenham’s teens 

take on South Africa 

BETWEEN THE POSTS: The 

two sides pose for a photo 

RUN TO THE LINE: Dagenham attempt to halt a South 

African push for a try during the match GAINING GROUND: A home side player’s kick 

Susan Whitear 


DAGENHAM Rugby Club’s under- 

18 players faced international 

opposition in a match against a South 

African team. 

The squad were coming to the end 

of a tour with South African sport 

organisation Navsfed. They wanted 

to play a London team before flying 

back home. And after another team 

let them down, the Dagenham boys 

came to their aid. 

But this good deed couldn’t help 

the home side, who lost 19-0 to the 

tourists. 

Dagenham’s under-18 coach, 

Russell Yellop, said: “It’s great for 

Dagenham and great for the club that 

a touring side came here to play. 

“It’s a friendly, but it would still 

have been nice to win. It’s not often 

the team get to play against a touring 

side like this, though, so it’s good 

experience for them.” 

Anti-racism campaign scores 

support from borough’s schools 

BACKING THE CAMPAIGN: Young people from The Warren School with Dagenham & Redbridge players Luke Howell, Sam Williams, Kevin Maher 

they have fun and get some goodies 

too.” 

The Kick It out campaign 

works with football organisations 

and community groups to tackle 

discrimination. 

Car giant Ford helped to organise 

the event.


CRAFTS: Adults and children alike can learn about other cultures during the Iroko workshops 

Funding boost for 

creative workshop 

A FAMILY arts project in the borough has received 

a funding boost of nearly £50,000. 

The Iroko Theatre Company provide afterschool 

creative workshops for parents and children 

living in Barking and Dagenham. 

The project has been running since 2009 and was 

due to end next year. 

Thanks to the cash from the Big Lottery Fund, 

Iroko can keep it going until 2014. 

They are running activities at the Barking 

Learning Centre, Dagenham Library, Valence 

Library, St Joseph’s Primary School and Beam 

Primary School. 

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Dawn Riches, a Barking Learning Centre team 

leader, said: “The skills Iroko provide for families 

are amazing. 

“There isn’t just practical learning, but the joy of 

sharing learning with a family member – learning 

about another culture with other cultures.” 

“What makes this project different and special is 

its ability to reach everyone. Iroko make everyone 

welcome, whatever their age or abilities, and pass 

on their skills.” 

For more information visit the website at 

www.irokotheatre.org.uk or alternatively call 020 

8522 1959. 

It’s free 


Free events at your local library 

Halloween Events 

� Ghoulish T-shirts – Valence Library 

Monday 29 October, 2pm to 4pm 

� Halloween Fancy Dress – Barking Learning Centre 

Wednesday 31 October, 6pm to 7.30pm 

Clay modelling – Valence Library 

An Iroko workshop for children and families 

Tuesday 30 October, 2pm to 4pm 

Keeping safe at Christmas – Robert Jeyes Library 

A coffee morning with advice from the local police 

Wednesday 7 November, 10.30am to 12 noon 

Indoor Fireworks – Barking Learning Centre 

Splash paint fireworks 

Wednesday 7 November, 5pm to 6.30pm 

Remembrance Coffee Morning – Everyone invited 

� Barking Learning Centre, Thursday 8 November, 

10.30am to 12 noon 

� Valence Library, Friday 9 November, 11am to 1pm 

Dagenham’s got Talent Auditions – Dagenham Library 

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11 

REMEMBERING EL ALAMEIN 

Second World War’s turning point 

IT’S only two weeks 

since we asked for your 

memories and stories 

about the Battle of El 

Alamein – but your 

responses have flooded 

in, by email and on the 

phone. 

And among the 

emails and phone calls 

we received were some 

from ex-servicemen 

who fought in the battle 

itself. 

El Alamein is 

widely seen as the turning 

point of the Second 

World War. The borough 

is marking its 

70th anniversary with a 

tree-planting ceremony 

at Dagenham’s Civic 

Centre this week. 

Battles 

Two battles took place 

in the region, about 150 

miles from Cairo, the 

Egyptian capital. 

It was the second 

battle – which began 

on 23 October 1942 

and lasted for 13 days – 

that eventually secured 

the Allied victory in 

North Africa. 

Here are some of 

your stories. We’ll be 

printing some more 

next issue. 

Thanks from 

thenews to everyone 

who got in touch and 

shared their memories 

with us. 

PRECIOUS MEMORIES: 

Frank looking through 

old letters and photos 

of his dad 

FRANK Jackson, who lives in 

Barking, was only eight months old 

when his father, also called Frank, was 

killed at El Alamein aged just 26. 

A matter of days before his death, 

Frank senior wrote to Elsie, his wife 

of three years. He said he was “still 

alive and kicking” and asked about 

Bob and comrades thought a lot of Monty 

the newborn son he never got to see. 

Frank, of the Queen’s Royal 

Regiment, was wounded in the desert 

and died on a ship as he travelled back 

to England. He is buried at the El 

Alamein cemetery in Egypt. 

His son, now 70, said: “My mum 

was a war widow. She lived at Welling 

SMART: Bob 

scrubbed up 

and ready for 

action during 

the war 

THE GENERAL: Bob’s photo of ‘Monty’, who was later 

promoted to the army’s highest rank, of field marshal BOAT TRIP: A photo of Joan and Bob, taken around 2000 

in Kent and had to move to East Ham 

because she couldn’t afford to live 

there anymore. 

Recognised 

“The women in the war were unique 

and I don’t think they are recognised 

enough. 

DAD IN UNIFORM: Frank’s 

father wearing his khakis 

Just days after Frank was born, 

battle cost his father his life 

“They just got on with things back 

then, with a lot of humour.” 

Frank’s mum remarried and went 

on to have two more children. He said: 

“We never really spoke about the war. 

But it’s lovely that there will be a tree 

in Dagenham and something is being 

done for those who died.” 

RoBERT Welstead, who goes 

by Bob, was a soldier in the 

Eighth Army. 

Bob, now 91, joined the 

army in 1939 when he was 18, 

and served for the whole of 

the war. 

He married Joan in 1960 

and they have two children, 

four grandchildren and one 

great grandchild. 

Bob worked at Ford in 

Dagenham for 25 years, until 

he retired aged 65. He still 

lives in the borough. 

Due to his ill health, Joan 

spoke to thenews on his 

behalf. 

Desert Rat 

She said: “He never really 

speaks about the battle. But i 

know he fought on the front 

line and was a Desert Rat, as 

they called themselves. 

“i remember him telling me 

about being in a lorry that 

was blown up. 

“Five men were killed and 

he survived. He wasn’t 

seriously wounded – in a way, 

he was lucky. 

“All the men thought a lot 

of Field Marshal Montgomery, 

or Monty, who led them in the 

desert. 

“i feel quite proud of Bob, 

and i’m glad there will be a 

memorial tree.” 

FAMILY TIME: Frank as a boy, 

pictured with his mum, elsie 

WRITING 

HOME: A 

letter from 

Frank’s dad 

MARILYN Meadway’s father, 

George Collier, was called up 

in 1939. 

George didn’t see his eldest 

child – or his wife, Mary – for 

another five years. 

Served 

He served in the Rifle Brigade 

at El Alamein and in nearby 

Tobruk, another important 

battle site. 

George, originally from 

Poplar, spent most of his life in 

RECORD: George Collier’s medals and, 

inset, a picture of the man himself 

My dad’s years away 

Dagenham and went on to have 

five children and 10 grandchildren. 

He died in 1995, aged 76. 

Mary passed away a couple of 

years later. 

Marilyn, who lives in 

Dagenham, said: “I think it’s 

nice the tree planting will recognise 

ordinary men like my 

dad for what they did. 

“When the war began, 

a lot of the men were taken 

away from everything they 

knew and went off to a com- 

The closing 

date for all 

applications is 

31 October 

2012 

pletely different environment. 

“They were all promised 

they would go back to their jobs 

– Dad trained as a plumber – but 

he found it hard after the war. 

Difficult 

“I know my mum said it was 

difficult when he came back 

after five years away. 

“He never really spoke 

about what went on. He used to 

tell us funny stories, but I think 

he just wanted to forget.” 

gEoRgE Borham, now 92, 

was a driver in the Eighth 

Army. it was his job to get 

supplies and ammunition to 

the troops in the desert, 

often facing dangerous 

roads and driving 

conditions. 

george joined the army 

aged 17 – he pretended he 

was 18 – in 1937. He served 

until 1943, when he left 

service for medical reasons. 

After marrying in the 

same year, George had five 

children with his first wife, 

who later died. He remarried, 

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If your child is attending a Barking and Dagenham junior or primary 

school you should already have received a full information pack about the 

process. If your child is attending a school outside the borough but you 

live in Barking and Dagenham, please pick up a copy of the information 

pack at the One Stop Shop within the Barking Learning Centre or 

Dagenham Library. 

For more information phone 020 8215 3004 

or email 3000direct@lbbd.gov.uk 

It’s 70 years since the Battle of El 

Alamein, and SUSAN WHITEAR has 

spoken to people with local connections 

who were touched by the conflict 

George’s truck under fire 

SHARED TRANSPORT: George, 

bottom, and his unit travelled to 

the Middle east with ANZAC troops 

and he and his wife Joan 

have three children. george 

also has 39 grand and great 

grandchildren. 

Born in Fulham, he has 

lived in Dagenham since the 

1970s. 

Supplies 

He said: “i was an original 

Desert Rat, driving the 

desert roads in North Africa 

with supplies. When the 

shells went off, it was 

terrible. 

“But it wasn’t as bad as 

the First World War, which 

Apply online at 

WITH HIS 

MEDALS: 

George 

Borham 

my father served in. 

“Sometimes we didn’t 

have much chance to eat, 

and we slept in the lorries or 

on the ground. 

“if it was really hot, we 

would clean the bonnet 

of the lorry and cook eggs 

on it. 

“it was frightening at 

times, and it wasn’t nice for 

those firing guns at the front. 

it wasn’t easy, and i was 

wounded slightly, but i 

always said i had god on my 

side – and the best running 

shoes in the army!” 

REMEMBERING EL ALAMEIN

12 

SERVICES 

CONTACT 

THE COUNCIL 

Borough emergencies 

and out of hours 

020 8594 8356 

Barking and 

Dagenham Direct 

(for most enquiries 

from residents) 

020 8215 3000 

Refuse, drains and 

pest control plus 

general enquiries 

020 8215 3000 

Recruitment 

020 8215 3001 

Housing 

020 8215 3002 

Education 

020 8215 3004 

Highways 

020 8215 3005 

Leisure 

020 8215 3006 

Business and 

licensing 

020 8215 3007 

Antisocial behaviour 

020 8215 3010 

Complaints 

020 8215 3011 

Nationality Checking 

Service 

020 8215 3028 

Council tax 

020 8227 2926 

Housing and council 

tax benefits 

020 8227 2970 

Business rates 

020 8227 2934 

Social care – adults 

and elderly 

020 8227 2915 

Social care – children 

020 8227 3852 

Stop hate crime 

hotline 

0800 138 1625 

Job Shop 

020 8724 8870 

Corporate Complaints 

Procedure 

020 8215 3011 or 

complaints@lbbd.gov.uk 

Information is correct at 

time of going to press. 

Please check www.lbbd. 

gov.uk or www.tfl.gov.uk 

for the latest updates. 

MEET YOUR 

COUNCILLORS 

Information correct at time 

of going to press. Residents 

are asked to attend surgeries 

only for their own wards. 

■ Abbey ward 

Laila Butt (Labour) 

020 8227 2116 (during work 

hours) or 07949 354441 

laila.butt@lbbd.gov.uk 

Manzoor Hussain (Labour) 

07961 574772 

manzoor.hussain@lbbd.gov.uk 

Tariq Saeed (Labour) 

07572 102330 

tariq.saeed@lbbd.gov.uk 

All councillors 

Saturday 10 November, 11am- 

1pm, Barking Learning Centre 

■ Alibon ward 

Sanchia Alasia (Labour) 

07534 028047 

sanchia.alasia@lbbd.gov.uk 

John Davis (Labour) 

020 8595 4352 

Darren Rodwell (Labour) 

020 8593 1947 

darren.rodwell@lbbd.gov.uk 


Wednesday 14 November, 7pm- 

8pm, St George’s Church, 86 

Rogers Road 

Thursday 15 November, 6pm- 

7pm, Dagenham Congregational 

Church, Osborne Square 

■ Becontree ward 

Evelyn Carpenter (Labour) 

020 8591 7604 

Rob Douglas (Labour) 

020 3417 4906 

James Ogungbose (Labour) 

020 8227 2116 

Cllr Douglas 


11am, St Thomas Church, 

Burnside Road (entrance in 

Haydon Road) 

Cllr Carpenter 

Tuesday 20 November, 4pm-5pm, 

Erkenwald Centre, Marlborough 

Road 

Cllr Ogungbose 


3pm, The Vibe Youth Centre, 


■ Chadwell Heath ward 

Milton McKenzie MBE (Labour) 

020 8597 9805 

Sam Tarry (Labour) 

07971 819830 

Jeff Wade (Labour) 

020 8227 2116 

Cllr McKenzie 

Tuesday 6 November, 7pm-8pm, 

Robert Jeyes Library, Chadwell 

Heath High Road 

Cllr Tarry 


8.30pm, Marks Gate Community 

Hall, Rose Lane 

Cllr Wade 

Thursday 15 November, 12 noon- 

1pm, Marks Gate Community Hall, 

Rose Lane 

■ Eastbrook ward 

Pam Burgon (Labour) 

020 8227 2116 

Mick McCarthy (Labour) 

01708 734507 

mick.mccarthy@lbbd.gov.uk 

Tony Ramsay (Labour) 

020 8227 2116 

Cllrs McCarthy and Ramsay 

Every Thursday, 5pm-5.30pm, 

Rush Green Library (term 

time only) and 5.45-6.15pm, 

Dagenham & Redbridge Football 

Club, Victoria Road (term time 

only) 

Cllr Burgon 

Thursday 6 December, 11.30am- 

12.30pm, Dagenham & Redbridge 

Football Club, Victoria Road 

■ Eastbury ward 

Jeanne Alexander (Labour) 

020 8924 8239 

Jim McDermott (Labour) 

020 8596 9460 

Hardial Singh Rai (Labour) 

07946 343929 

Cllr McDermott 

Phone for advice 

Cllrs Alexander and Rai 

Thursday 1 November, 6pm-7pm, 

Eastbury Manor House, Eastbury 

Square 


6pm, John Smith House, Bevan 

Avenue 

■ Gascoigne ward 

Saima Ashraf (Labour) 

07507 745031 

Abdul Gafoor Aziz (Labour) 

020 8594 3796 or 07915 392101 

Dominic Twomey (Labour) 

07846 928109 


Thursday 1 and 15 November, 

5.30pm-7pm, Salvation Army, 

Morley Road 

Meetings at the Catch 22 office in 

124 St Mary’s Parade are on hold 

due to flooding. 

■ Goresbrook ward 

Simon Bremner (Labour) 

07765 061993 

Jim Clee (Labour) 

020 8591 3705 or 07563 502380 

Graham Letchford (Labour) 

020 8597 9352 


Saturday 10 November, 10.30am- 

11.30am, Foyer, Castle Green, 

Gale Street 

■ Heath ward 

Dave Miles (Labour) 

020 8592 1677 

Linda Reason (Labour) 

020 8593 3422 

Gerry Vincent (Labour) 

07739 915535 


Thursday 1 November, 10.30am- 

11.30am, Heath Park Community 

Centre, Rusholme Road and 

11.45am-12.45pm, Civic Centre, 


■ Longbridge ward 

Nirmal Singh Gill (Labour) 

020 8591 2448 

nirmal.gill@lbbd.gov.uk 

Rocky Gill (Labour) 

07971 988651 

rocky.gill@lbbd.gov.uk 

www.rockygill.com 

Lynda Rice (Labour) 

020 8593 8251 

lynda.rice@lbbd.gov.uk 

Cllrs N and R Gill 

Every Saturday, 11am-12 noon, 

Barking Abbey School Leisure 

Centre, Woodbridge Road 

Cllr Rice 


8pm, Faircross Community 

Centre, Hurstbourne Gardens 

■ Mayesbrook ward 

Ralph Baldwin (Conservative) 

07506 686490 

George Barratt (Independent 

Socialist) 

020 8252 6896 

Dee Hunt (Labour) 

020 8595 4864 

Cllr Baldwin 

Phone for appointment 

Cllr Hunt 

Sunday 4 November, 10.30am-12 

noon, Max’s Café, London Avenue 

and Thursday 8 November, 12 

noon-1.30pm, Café Extra, Gale 

Street 

Cllr Barratt 

Thursday 8 November, 12 noon- 

1.30pm, Big Breakfast Café, 

Martin’s Corner 

■ Parsloes ward 

Bert Collins (Labour) 

020 8724 2892 

Elizabeth Kangethe (Labour) 

020 3342 5861 

elizabeth.kangethe@lbbd.gov.uk 

Chris Rice (Labour) 

020 8593 8251 

chris.rice@lbbd.gov.uk 

Cllrs Collins and Kangethe 


9pm, Kingsley Hall, Parsloes 

Avenue 

Cllr Rice 

Saturday 27 October, 9am-10am, 

St Mary’s Church, Grafton Road, 


■ River ward 

Inder Singh Jamu (Labour) 

020 8593 8720 

indersingh.jamu@lbbd.gov.uk 

Eileen Keller (Labour) 

020 8252 2921 

Liam Smith (Labour) 

020 8227 2101 (Monday to Friday, 

9am-5pm) 

leader@lbbd.gov.uk 

Cllr Keller 


11am, Dagenham Library, 

Heathway 

Cllrs Jamu and Smith 


6pm, Beam County Primary 

School, Oval Road North (for 

River ward residents only) 

■ Thames ward 

Josephine Channer (Labour) 

020 8227 2116 

Josephine.channer@lbbd.gov.uk 

Cameron Geddes (Labour) 

020 8724 2892 

Cameron.geddes2@lbbd.gov.uk 

Barry Poulton (Labour) 

020 8591 0650 

Cllr Poulton 

Please phone 020 8591 0650 or 

email barry.poulton@lbbd.gov.uk 

for an appointment (usually within 

48 hours of an enquiry) 

Cllrs Channer and Geddes 


5.45pm, VPA Church, 19-21 

Thames Road; 6pm-6.45pm, 

Rivergate Centre, Barking 

Riverside 

Friday 23 November, 4pm- 

4,45pm, Scratton’s Farm Tenants’ 

and Residents’ Association Shop, 

Julia Gardens; 5pm-5.45pm, 

Thames View Aid and Advice 

Centre, Christ Church, Bastable 

Avenue; 6pm-6.45pm, Living 

Faith (RCCG), 23 Thames Road 

■ Valence ward 

Emmanuel Obasohan (Labour) 

020 8984 1548 

emmanuel.obasohan@lbbd.gov.uk 

Abdus Salam (Labour) 

07909 502294 

Maureen Worby (Labour) 

020 8724 2892 or 07939 011004 

Cllrs Salam and Worby 

Every Saturday, 9.30am-10.30am, 

Baptist Church Hall, Becontree 

Avenue 

Cllr Obasohan 

Saturday 27 October, 10am, 

Harmony Christian Centre, 

Concord House, 23-27 Kemp 

Road, Dagenham 

■ Village ward 

Margaret Mullane (Labour) 

07947 476598 

margaret.mullane@lbbd.gov.uk 

Lee Waker (Labour) 

020 8593 4299 or 07896 790610 

Phil Waker (Labour) 

020 8724 8013 or 07976 905474 


Cllrs L and P Waker 


7pm, Village Community Centre, 

Vicarage Road 

Thursday 15 November, 3.30pm- 

4.30pm, Leys Children’s Centre, 

215 Wellington Drive; 6pm-7pm, 

Dagenham Library 

Cllr Mullane 

Saturday 3 November, 11am-1pm, 

Tenants’ Resource Centre, 598 

Rainham Road South 


7pm, John Perry Children’s 

Centre, Auriel Avenue 

■ Whalebone ward 

Amardeep Singh Jamu (Labour) 

020 8595 5691 

Tony Perry (Labour) 

020 8227 0883 

John White (Labour) 

020 8252 3676 

john.white@lbbd.gov.uk 

Cllr Jamu 


Robert Jeyes Library, High Road, 


Cllr Perry 

Tuesday 6 November, 12 noon- 

1pm, Forsters Community Hall, 

Forsters Close, Chadwell Heath 

Cllr White 


Robert Jeyes Library, High Road, 


MEET YOUR MP 

■ Jon Cruddas (Dagenham 

& Rainham) 

Please call 020 8984 7854 for 

surgery details 

■ Margaret Hodge 

(Barking) 

Margaret Hodge MP holds regular 

advice surgeries. For further 

details, please call 020 8594 1333. 

COUNCIL 

MEETINGS 

■ Safer and Stronger 

Community Select 

Committee 

Wednesday 31 October, 6pm 

Civic Centre, Dagenham 

■ Children’s Services 

Select Committee 

Tuesday 6 November, 6pm 

Town Hall, Barking 

■ Public Accounts and 

Audit Select Committee 

Wednesday 7 November, 6pm 

Civic Centre, Dagenham 

OUT AND 

ABOUT 

OVERGROUND 

■ Barking to Gospel Oak 

No planned changes 

UNDERGROUND 

■ District Line 

■ Saturday 27 October, no 

service between Mansion House 

and Whitechapel. 

■ Hammersmith and City 

Line 

■ Saturday 27 October, no 

service between Liverpool Street 

and Barking. 

C2C 

■ No planned changes 

Check www.c2c-online.co.uk for 

details of delays and alternative 

routes.

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15 

WHAT’S ON 

WIN! 

EVENTS 

■ Light Entertainment 

Barking Baptist Church presents 

entertainment from young 

performers including Britain’s Got 

Talent 2011 finalist Paul Gbegbaje, 

Gospel Rappers, S.O. The Kid 

From Preacher Boy Music. 

Sunday 28 Otober, 4pm-7pm 

Tickets £5 adults, £4 in advance, 

under 21 tickets for £2. To book 

call Janet on 07932 672109 

■ Church bazaar 

Christmas cards, wrapping paper, 

presents and stocking fillers, 

novelty items, new and good-asnew 

clothes. Refreshments. 

Thursday 8 November, 10am-4pm 

Friday 9 November, 10am-2 pm 

Saturday 10 November, 10am-2pm 

Marks Gate Baptist Church, 

Danbury Close, Marks Gate 

020 8599 9225 

Eastbury Manor House 

Eastbury Square, Barking 

IG11 9SN, 020 8724 1002 

First and second Saturday of 

each month: 10am-4pm 

Every Monday and Tuesday: 

10am-4pm (except holidays) 

■ Candlelit tours 

Join a National Trust volunteer on 

an atmospheric guided evening 

tour of the house. Tea or coffee on 

arrival. 

Tuesday 30 October, 7.30pm- 

9.30pm 

£5, prior booking and prepayment 

essential 

■ Remember, Remember 

the Fifth of November 

Discover our rumoured 

connections to the Gunpowder 

Plot of 1605 with themed activities 

for children and a costumed 

sketch our History Research 

Group. Come and create a picture 

poem of your own gunpowder plot. 

Saturday 3 November, 10am-4pm 

n Costumed sketch, 11.30am and 

2.30pm 

n Craft activity, 10.30am-3pm, £2 

per child 

n Gunpowder plot trail, free 

Valence House 


Dagenham RM8 3HT 

020 8227 2034 

Monday to Saturday, 

10am-4pm 

■ Gallery Tours 

Discover the stories of the objects 

on display on a guided tour led by 

the museum curator. 

Cinema tickets 

for a family of four 

Saturday 3 November, 10.30am 

and 2pm 

No booking required. Free entry 

■ A Grimm Hallowe’en 

Special 

Join us for a fun day inspired by 

the Brothers Grimm fairytales. 

Enjoy traditional Hallowe’en 

activities and meet the Creepy- 

Crawly man. 

Saturday 27 October 10am-4pm 

Suitable for six years and over. 

Free. 

■ Halloween Ghost Tour 

Want to know more about the 

ghostly goings on at Valence 

House? 

Then why not join the Museum 

Curator on Halloween night for 

a tour of the spooky tales and 

spectral sightings connected to 

this ancient house. 

Wednesday 31 October, 7.30pm- 

9pm 

No under 18s allowed, £7.50 per 

person 

■ Memoirs of a Little 

Blighter 1934-1946: An 

audience with John Barfoot 

Join local author and historian 

John Barfoot as he reads from his 

latest book: “Memoirs of a Little 

Blighter, 1934-1946”. 

This little book of pre-war and 

wartime memories capture vividly 

a young boy’s life growing up in 

Barking and Ilford. 

Valence House Visitor Centre, 

Tuesday 6 November, 2pm- 

3.30pm 

Admission free, no need to book 

■ Barking Art Society 

Autumn exhibition 

A display of art work by members 

of the Barking Art Society. Many 

works are for sale. 

Runs until 17 November. 

■ Family History helpdesks 

Run by the Barking and 

Dagenham branch of the East of 

London Family History Society. 

It operates on a first come first 

served basis, so at busy times 

there may be a delay. 

Saturday 27 October, 10am- 

3.45pm (closes for lunch 12.30- 

1.15pm) 

PARKS 

Call 020 8227 2332 for 

bookings or if you have access 

requirements. Wear suitable 

clothing and footwear. For 

the distribution list email 

parksandcountryside@lbbd. 

gov.uk 

Barking Park 

Longbridge Road, Barking 

What type of animal does 

Ben Stiller play in Madagascar 3? 

A) Lamb B) Unicorn C) Lion 

Answer............................... 

Name.................................. 

Phone................................. 

Address.............................. 

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Send your entry to: 

Sharon George, thenews competition, 

Vue Cinema, Dagenham Leisure 

Park, Cook Road, Dagenham RM9 

6UQ 

The closing date is Monday 5 

November. 

The winners will be notified by 

phone. 

You may receive further information from 

Vue Cinema as a result of your entry, but 

your details will not be used for any other 

marketing project. If you would prefer not 

to receive information from Vue Cinema, 

please tick here o 

Terms and conditions available on request 

Meet at the Lodge 

■ Tour de Park 

Monday 29 October, 10am-12 noon 

For families, no booking 

necessary 

■ Treasure Hunt 

Monday 29 October, 2pm-3pm 

For families, booking essential 

■ Autumn Watch 

Tuesday 30 October, 2pm-4pm 

For children aged four to eight, 

booking essential 

■ Come and Play 

Wednesday 31 October, 10am- 

11am 

For children under the age of four, 

booking essential 

■ Park Manager’s 

Walkabout 

Wednesday 31 October, 5.30pm- 

6.30pm 

Open to all, booking essential 

■ Friends of Barking Park 

meeting 

Wednesday 31 October, 7pm-9pm 

For adults, booking essential 

■ Park Managers Hour 

Thursday 1 November, 2pm-3pm 


■ Health Walk 


12 noon 

Open to all, no booking necessary 

■ The Round Tables annual 

firework display 

Saturday 3 November, 5pm 

onwards 

Open to all, no booking necessary, 

cost to be confirmed 

Beam Parklands 

Meet by the entrance off 

Oval Road North 

■ Beam Parklands Walk 

Monday 29 October and 5 

November, 9am-10am 


■ Jogging Club 

Wednesday 31 October and 7 

November, 6pm-7pm 


■ Witches and Wizards 

Thursday 1 November, 1pm-3pm 

For children under 12 years, no 

need to book 

Eastbrookend Country 

Park 

Dagenham Road, 

Dagenham. Meet at the 

Millennium Centre 

■ Ranger Ramble 

Saturday 27 October, 2pm-3.30pm 


■ Map Mayhem 

Tuesday 30 October, 10.30am- 

12.30pm 

For families, no booking 

necessary 

■ Spooky Spiders 

Tuesday 30 October, 2pm-3pm 

For children aged two to five 

years, booking essential 

■ Dracula and the Organic 

Bunny of Doom 

Puppet show and crafts. 

Wednesday 31 October, 12pm- 

3pm. 

You must pre-book your seats for 

the puppet show by calling the 

parks and ranger service on 020 

8227 2332. Free. 

■ Sketch and Paint 

Friday 2 November, 10.30am- 

12.30pm 

Open to all, booking essential 

■ Junior Rangers 

Saturday 3 November, 10.30am- 

12.30pm 

For children aged eight to 13 


Mayesbrook Park 

Meet by the car park on 

Lodge Avenue opposite the 

Roundhouse pub 

■ Ranger Ramble 

Monday 29 October and 5 

November, 10.30am-11.30am 


■ Spooky Trail 


4.30pm 

For children aged five to seven 


■ Bushcraft and Den 

Building Fun 

Saturday 3 November, 1.30pm-3pm 

For children aged seven to 12 


■ Explore, Discover, 

Unwind 

Saturday 4 November, 1pm-2pm 


■ Green Finger Day with 

the London Wildlife Trust 

and Ranger Service 

Thursday 8 November, 10am-2pm 

For families, booking essential 

THEATRE, 

MUSIC, DANCE 

AND DRAMA 

The Broadway theatre 

Broadway, Barking 

020 8507 5607 

www.thebroadwaybarking.com 

■ Tales of an Immigrant 

Friday 26 October, 8pm 

■ Paper Tom 

Saturday 27 October, 7.30pm 

■ The Barking Witchcraft 

Trials and Tour 

Wednesday 31 October, 9pm 

■ Teenage Takeover! 

Thursday 1 November to 

Saturday 3 November, times to be 

confirmed – phone for details 

Arc Theatre Groups 

The Malthouse Studios, 

Abbey Road, Barking 

020 8594 1095 

■ Community Players 

(funded by London Borough 

of Barking and Dagenham) 

Every Monday, 6.30pm (tea and 

biscuits), 7pm-9pm 

18 years and over, free of charge 

■ Barking & Dagenham 

Youth Theatre (Arc) 

Every Tuesday evening (term 

time), 7pm-9pm 

12 years and over, £3 weekly 


Drama Club (directed by Arc) 

Every Tuesday (term time), 

4.30pm-6pm 

Eight to 12 years, £2 weekly 

Dance/drama classes 

■ Styled Stepz 

Thursdays 6pm-8.30pm 

Castle Green, Gale Street 

Kerry Harris 07965 364798 

■ Tea Dance (ballroom, 

sequence) 

Tuesdays, 1.45pm-3.45pm 

Wantz Hall, Rainham Road North, 

Dagenham. Ken 020 8599 5449 

Music groups 

■ Barking MAD (Music and 

Drama) 

Tuesdays 7.30pm-9.30pm 

Ripple Centre, Ripple Road, Barking 

Tony 020 8592 1708 or info@ 

kingsleyhall.org.uk 

■ Barking and Dagenham 

Adult College Choir 

Wednesdays (term time) 7.15pm 

Adult College of Barking and 

Dagenham, Fanshawe Crescent, 

Dagenham. Maria 020 8591 1662 

■ Essex Drum Corps 

practice sessions 

Every Tuesday, 8pm-10pm 

Carrie’s Hall, Roneo Corner (near 

Rush Green). 020 8599 8435 

■ Gale Singers Ladies’ Choir 

Tuesdays 10am-11am 

Hatfield Community Centre, 

Hatfield Road, Dagenham 

Janet 020 8592 2270 

■ Music for the Blind and 

Disabled Trust Band 

Tuesdays 7.30pm-10pm 

Galleon Community Hall, 

Boundary Road, Barking 

Penny 01708 222804 

■ Newberries Variety 

Group 

Singing group – new members 

wanted. Fridays 8pm-10pm 

Wantz Library, Rainham Road 

North, Dagenham 

Mrs Blake 020 8924 0528 

■ Pavilion Brass Band 

Thursdays 8pm-10pm. St Cedd’s 

Church, Lodge Avenue. Barry 020 

8554 2351 

■ Vintage Voices 

Singers would like some new 

members. Tuesday afternoons, 

2pm-4pm. Chris 020 8591 0784 

KEEP FIT 

General 

■ Elderberries 

Activity sessions for people 

aged 50-plus, including exercise 

classes, badminton and swimming 

Mondays and Thursdays, 10am- 

12 noon. Becontree Heath Leisure 

Centre, Althorne Way, Dagenham 

020 8227 3338 

Tuesdays, 10am-12 noon, Abbey 

Sports Centre, Axe Street, Barking 

020 8270 6800 

■ Loxford Sports Club 

Tuesdays, 6.45pm-9pm 

For mature athletes aged 40-plus 

Eastbury School, Rosslyn Road, 

Barking. Tony 01268 724391 

■ Faircross Community 

Centre 

Mondays and Thursdays 

10am-11am 

Faircross Community Centre, 

Hulse Avenue (entrance to both 

sides of Hulse Avenue and 

Hurstbourne Gardens) 

Joyce 020 8594 1280 

Aerobics, keep fit and 

gymnastics at 

Castle Green 

Gale Street, Dagenham 

■ Boxercise Bootcamp 

Tuesday 7pm-8pm 

Contact Sara 07515 673440 

■ Catleap Gymnastics 

Sundays 1pm-5pm 

Catherine Bates 07903 663944 

■ Demolition Dance 

Thursdays 8.30pm-10pm 

07707 580713 

■ Kick Box Aerobics 

Mondays 7.30pm-8.30pm 

Pierre Stancey 07880 895482 

■ Newham Twirlers 

Saturdays 10am-12 noon 

Debbie Richardson 07881 785680 

■ Pole Fitness 

Contact Nicola on 07969 038863 

■ Spinning Classes 

Mondays 6.15pm; Tuesdays and 

Thursdays 7.15pm; Fridays 6pm, 

Saturdays 9.45am. 020 8270 6610 

■ Zumba 

Wednesdays 7pm-8pm 

Thursdays 6.30pm-7.30pm and 

7.30pm-8.30pm 

Saturdays 11am-12 noon 

020 8724 1500 

Cycling 

■ Cycle 4 All 

Cycle 4 All is the borough’s 

newest and innovative all inclusive 

social cycling club, providing 

opportunities for everyone to ride 

a bike. 

Cycle sessions every Thursday 

and Sunday 10am-12 noon 

Barking Park. Meet by the tennis 

courts. 

Friends and family welcome. 

Please see www.cycle4all.co.uk 

and contact Tony Harvey 07817 

750800 email info@cycle4all. 

combaum for more information. 

■ 50+ Social Cycling Group 

Established in this summer, 

the cycling group provides an 

opportunity to gain new skills and 

fitness with the bicycle in a fun 

social environment. 

New members welcome. 

There will be leisure rides to suit 

all levels of cycling experience, 

training, skills and confidence. 

Group meets weekly in the winter, 

normally within Barking Park, 

please contact Russell Coe on 

07774 182308 or email vandome. 

cycle1@ntlworld.com for more 

information. 

■ Doctor Bike 

First Thursday of every Month 

Barking Town Square 

A free Doctor Bike service is 

available outside the Apprentice 

Cafe 11am-5pm. So if your 

bicycle needs a tune up, breaks/ 

gears tweaked or you would just 

like some advice, feel free to bring 

along your bicycle and visit the 

mechanics on hand. The next 

event is Thursday 1 November 

■ Fit To Push! 

Buggy Walks, Every Friday, 

11.30am-12.30pm, Meet at 

Gascoigne Children’s Centre 

Get healthy and meet other mums 

and dads in a weekly buggy walk. 

Contact Christabel on 07833 

057603 

■ Family Bike Rides 

Every Tuesday, 4pm-5.30pm, 

meet outside Gascoigne 

Children’s Centre 

Join others for a ride around a 

local park after school. Bring kids 

of all ages. Bikes can be supplied, 

small and large and trailers 

for young ones too. Contact 

Christabel on 07833 057603 

■ Beauty and the Bike 

Women’s cycling group, every 

Friday. Meet at Gascoigne 

Children’s Centre, 1pm-2.30pm 

Pedal your way to fitness and 

health. Buddy up to boost your 

confidence. 

Contact Christabel on 07833 

057603 

■ Walk with Us! 

Health walk, Every Tuesday. Meet 

at Gascoigne Children’s Centre, 

10am-11am 

Meet up and explore the area as 

part of a walking group. The walks 

will be designed to keep you fit 

and healthy and will be altered 

regularly. Contact Christabel on 

07833 057603 

Martial arts 

■ Aikido 

Traditional Martial Art 

Mondays 7pm to 9pm 

Thursdays 7.30pm to 9.30pm 

Abbey Sports Centre, Barking 

For men and women 

David 07728 918441 

■ 

East London Black Belt 

Tuesdays 6pm-7pm 

Castle Green, Gale Street, 


Master Mackey 07899 711477 

■ FSKA London Karate 

Club 

Classes for children aged five to 

nine years, teenagers aged 10 to 

14 years and adults. 

Abbey Sports Centre, Axe Street, 

Barking. 07934 366628 

www.fska-london.co.uk 

■ Kids’ Karate 

For children aged five to 14 years 

Tuesdays/Thursdays, 6pm-7pm 


Dagenham. 07934 366628 

www.fska-london.co.uk 

■ Roding Karate Club 

Mondays 6pm-8pm, Tuesdays 

7pm-8pm and Fridays 7.30pm- 

8.30pm. Castle Green, Gale 

Street, Dagenham 

Ray Barrow 07836 288287 or 

Info@rodingkarate.co.uk 

■ Shotokan Karate 

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6pm-7pm 


Dagenham. 07724 479798 

■ World Tang Soo Do 

Becontree Heath Leisure 

Centre 

Monday 8pm-9pm 

Thursday 7pm-9pm 

Mr Hartt 07944 011934 

Yoga 

■ Hatha Yoga 

Tuesdays, 7pm-8pm 


Dagenham. Gaisva 07881 840618 

■ Yoga – Weekly Classes 

All levels, Monday 7pm-8.30pm 

Eastbury Manor House, Barking 

Jan 020 8595 6915 

SPORT 

If you run a local sports 

club for young people on 

a voluntary or not-for-profit 

basis and would like to see it 

featured in thenews, please 

get in touch – our contact 

details are on page 2 

Athletics 

■ Barking Road Runners 

Running club for all levels 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 

www.barkingroadrunners.org.uk 

■ Dagenham 88 Runners 

Every Tuesday, Thursday, 7.15pm 

May & Baker Sports and Social 

Club, Rainham Road South, 

Dagenham. Michael 01708 375773 

Bowls 

■ Barking Borough Bowling 

Club 

New and experienced players 

welcome. Barking Park, 

Longbridge Road. 020 8594 1280 

■ Dagenham Central Bowls 

Club 

Monday to Friday, 2pm-6pm 

Central Park, Dagenham 

Sandra Medcalf 020 8593 6861 

sandramedcalf888@btinternet.com 

■ Eastbrook Community 

Centre Bowls Club 

Woods supplied. Monday and 

Wednesday evenings, 7.15pm 

Doreen Newley 020 8592 0377 

■ Old Dagenham Park 

Bowls Club 

Monday to Friday, 2pm to dusk, 

friendly games with other clubs at 

weekends 

Old Dagenham Park, Siviter Way, 

Dagenham. Carole 01708 558948 

■ St Chad’s Bowling Club 

Club is looking for new and 

experienced bowlers 

St Chads Park 

Mrs Morton 01708 474839 or 

Mr Jarrold 020 8252 1326 

■ Short Mat Bowls 

Very friendly club 

Monday and Friday evenings, 7pm 

for 7.30pm. Chadwell Heath 

Heather 01708 340874 

Boxing 

■ Barking Boxing Club 

Monday-Friday, 7pm-9pm 

Community Hall, Oval Road 

South, Dagenham 

Ron 07870 278379 

■ Dagenham (Police & 

Community) Boxing Club 

Monday to Thursday, 6.30pm- 

8.30pm. 222 Heathway, 

Dagenham (above Lloyds TSB) 

Dan O’Sullivan 07973 656238 or 

gym 020 8592 0458, or email 

DaggerDan.Osullivan@gmail.com 

Website: Dagenhamboxing.co.uk 

Canoeing 


Canoe Club 

Mayesbrook Park Canoe Lake 

Lodge Avenue Dagenham 

Meets Saturdays 11am-1pm and 

Wednesdays 5.30pm-7.30pm. 

Open to anyone over eight years 

of age. Costs are £3 per session. 

www.barkingcanoeclub.co.uk 

Cricket 

■ Barking Cricket Club 

Mayesbrook Park, Lodge Avenue, 


Marlon King 07866 486184, email 

marlon.king@ntlworld.com or visit 

www.barkingcricketclub.com 

■ Chadwell Heath Cricket 

Club 

St Chads Park, Alexandra Road, 


Steve 07973 189228 

Football 

■ Barking FC 

Including women’s, under-16, 

under-14 and under-12 teams 

www.barking-fc.co.uk/clubinfo.html 

■ Dagenham United FC 

Under-sixes to under-16s, boys 

and girls welcome 

Paul Belcher 01708 724936 

Rugby 

■ Barking Rugby Club 

Six to 11 years old, Saturdays 

10am-12 noon 

12 to 16 years old, Mondays and 

Wednesdays, 7pm-9pm 

17 years and older, Tuesdays and 

Thursdays, 7pm-9pm 

Andy Pudney, 07917 344751 

andypudney@yahoo.co.uk 

■ Dagenham Rugby Union 

Boys and girls, under-sixes to under- 

12s train Saturdays from 10am 

Under-13s to under-16s train 

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7pm 

The Pavillion, Central Park, 

Rainham Road North, Dagenham 

Brian 07772 272950 or 

brianwren1974@hotmail.co.uk 

STREETBASE 

YOUTH BUS 

If you are aged 11-19 (11-25 

if you are disabled), you can 

visit the Youth Bus around the 

borough and meet people, play 

Xbox, use free wi-fi or chill out. 

Information and guidance on 

careers and training, sexual 

health and more also available. 

If you bring your StreetBase 

Cards, you’ll earn 10 points. 

Below is the new timetable for 

the StreetBase Youth Bus. The 

dates run until 28 December. 

■ Mondays 

n Barking Abbey (Upper) School, 

IG11 9AG from 4pm to 6pm 

■ Tuesdays 

n Heath Community Centre, 

RM10 7PR from 3.30pm to 

5.30pm 

n Rose Lane, Marks Gate, RM6 

5NJ from 6.30pm to 8.30pm 

■ Wednesdays 

St Chads Park, Romford, RM6 

5NJ from 3pm to 5pm 

■ Thursdays 

n Barking and Dagenham 

College, RM7 0XU from 12 noon 

to 1.30pm 

n The Academy Housing Estate, 

Dagenham, RM8 2FN from 

3.30pm to 5.30pm 

n Scrattons Farm Estate, Barking, 

IG11 0UG from 7pm to 9pm 

■ Fridays 

n Erkenwald Centre, RM8 2HU 

from 12.30pm to 2.30pm 

n Friday, Barking Park, IG11 8UD 

from 3pm to 5pm 

For more details contact 

Nurul Kabir on 020 8270 

6270 or email nurul.kabir@ 

lbbd.gov.uk 

CLUBS, 

SOCIETIES 

AND SUPPORT 

GROUPS 

Active Age Centres 

Come and make new friends! 

Everyone aged 50 years and 

over is welcome. 


72 High Road, Chadwell 

Heath RM6 6PP 

Open Mondays to Fridays. 

Activities include: arts and crafts, 

bingo, bowls, flower arranging, line 

and sequence dancing, snooker, 

whist, Zumba Gold 

Victoria Ekubia 020 8724 8165 

Galleon 

Galleon Hall, Boundary 

Road, Barking IG11 7JR 

Open Mondays to Thursdays. 

Activities include: arts and crafts, 

bingo, bowls, darts, Zumba 

Laura Jack 07875 993799 

Park 

Park Centre, Rectory Road, 

Dagenham RM10 9SA 


Activities include: bingo, coffee 

mornings, darts and card games, 

practice waltz, quick step and 

line dancing. Valerie Miles 07875 

993797 

Rush Green 

Avenues Social Club, 231 

Dagenham Road, Rush 

Green RM7 0TP 

Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays 

and Fridays. Activities include: art 

classes, bingo, coffee mornings, 

dominoes, line dancing, meals, 

Zumba. Victoria Ekubia 020 8724 

8165 

Thames View 

Thames View Community 

Centre, Bastable Avenue, 

Barking IG11 0LG 

Open Mondays, Tuesdays and 

Wednesdays. Activities include: art 

classes, bingo, keep fit, Zumba 

Victoria Ekubia 020 8724 8165 

Wantz 

Eastbrook Community Hall, 

Rainham Road North, 

Dagenham RM10 7DX 


Activities include: bingo, bowls, 

line dancing, meals, snooker, tai 

chi, tea dances, Zumba 

Jean Dale 07875 993798 

Zumba classes 

First two sessions free, members 

£2 / £3.50, visitors £4 


Mondays, 10.45am-11.30am 

Galleon 


Rush Green 

Wednesdays, 11am-11.45am 

Thames View 

Wednesdays 1.30pm-2.15pm 

Wantz 

Tuesdays 12 noon-12.45pm 

For more information about 

activities at Active Age 

Centres, contact Victoria 

Ekubia on 020 8724 8165 

■ Alzheimer’s Helpline 

For carers and people with 

Alzheimer’s. 0844 600 1197 

■ Arts and Crafts 

Workshop 

Every Thursday, 10am-12.30pm 

Becontree Avenue Baptist 

Church Hall, Becontree Avenue, 

Dagenham. Anne 020 8491 9203 

■ Art classes 

Every Monday at 7pm, Fridays at 

12.30pm and Wednesday at 10am 


Hurstbourne Gardens, Barking 

Ron 020 8591 5830 

■ Audio book club 

Literary discussion group 

First Wednesday every month, 

10.30am-11.30am. Barking 

Learning Centre, Town Square, 

Barking. 020 8227 5284 

■ Barking Art Society 

Wednesdays, 7.30pm-9.30pm 

Barking United Reformed Church, 

Upney Lane, Barking 

020 8594 1840 

■ B&D Access Group 

Monday to Thursday 10am-4pm 

Unit 40, Vicarage Field Shopping 

Centre, Ripple Road, Barking 

020 8594 0409 


Asbestos Support Group 

Coffee mornings run every quarter 

For details, call Ed 07897 668142 


Asbestos Victim Support 

Drop-in session on the last 

Wednesday of month, 2pm to 

3.30pm. Town Hall, Barking 

Helpline 0800 587 1272 


Breathe Easy 

Support for people living with 

lung disease. Last Thursday each 

month, 1.30pm-3.30pm 

Small hall of St Elisabeth’s 

Church, Martins Corner 

Jayne 020 8593 6439 


Council for Voluntary 

Service 

Advice for your community 

organisation at Ripple Centre, 

121-125 Ripple Road, Barking 

020 8532 7300 or info@bdcvs.org.uk 


Diabetes Support Group 

Second Monday of the month, 

8pm-9.45pm 

Dagenham & Redbridge Football 

Club, Victoria Road, Dagenham 

Elaine 020 8984 8611 


Friendship Group 

Every Thursday, 2pm-4pm 

£1.50 per week, all welcome 

London Road Methodist Church 

Hall, Barking. 020 8594 6409 


Punjabi Welfare Association 

Every Thursday from 1pm to 3pm 

Gurdwara Barking (Sikh Temple), 

100 North Street, Barking 

Hardial Singh Rai 07946 343929 


Witten Club 

Town twinning club with Witten 

020 8597 3598 

■ Barking and District 

Historical Society 

Free to members, £1.50 for 

non-members 

1st Monday of the month, 7.45pm 

Harp House, Helmore Road, 

Barking. 020 8597 7210 

■ Barking Photographic 

Society 

Every Thursday, 7.45pm 

Eastbury Manor House, Eastbury 

Square, Barking. 020 8517 5414 

■ Barking Citizens Advice 

Bureau 

Range of assistance offered 

55 Ripple Road, Barking 

020 8594 6715 

■ Barking House Trust 

Volunteers urgently needed, 

duties consist of cleaning and 

supervision of holidaymakers, 

May to October. Clacton, Essex 

Alan 01268 450533 

■ Becontree Royal British 

Legion 

New members welcome 

Wednesdays, 7.15pm 

541 Becontree Avenue, 

Dagenham. 020 8592 1476 

■ Card-making and craft 

Mondays, 7pm-9pm, Rose Lane, 

Marks Gate; Tuesdays, 10am- 

12 noon, Faircross Community 

Centre, Hulse Avenue, Barking 

(entrance to both sides of 

Hulse Avenue and Hurstbourne 

Gardens). Jan 020 8262 3482 

Castle Green 

■ Castle Green Choir 

Every Thursday from 7pm-9pm, 

Castle Green Centre, Gale Street, 

Dagenham. No experience is 

necessary, just enthusiasm. 

Contact Dennis on 07989 904003 

■ Adults reading book club 

Saturdays 10.30am-11.30am 

■ Children’s Saturday Club 

Saturdays 1.30pm-2.30pm 

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WHAT’S ON 

■ ICT Skills Training 

Thursdays in Castle Green 

Community Centre Training Suite. 

Computer courses all levels, help 

with writing CVs, interview skills 

and job applications online. 

01708 524897 

■ Chadwell Heath 

Canasta Club 

Tuesdays, 7pm 

Wangey Chapel, Wangey Road, 

Chadwell Heath. 020 8599 6638 


Historical Society 

Third Wednesday each month, 

7.30pm. Wangey Chapel, Wangey 

Road, Chadwell Heath 

020 8590 4659 or 020 8597 1225 


Townswomen’s Guild 

First Monday and second Friday of 

the month, 2pm 

Wangey Chapel, Wangey Road, 


■ Chequers Women’s Club 

Tuesdays, 7.30pm-10pm 

Goresbrook Road, Dagenham 

Barbara 020 8517 2877 

■ Coffee morning 

Tuesdays, 9am-11am. Wood 

Lane Baptist Church, Wood Lane, 

Dagenham. David 020 8592 4908 

or www.woodlane.co.uk 

■ Coffee stop 

Tuesdays, 10am-12 noon. Eastern 

Avenue Baptist Church, East Road, 

Chadwell Heath. 020 8590 6510 

■ Community Legal Advice 

Welfare and benefits issues – 

please call for an appointment 

Every other Thursday, 2pm-5pm 

Sue Bramley Children’s Centre, 

Bastable Avenue, Barking 

Annette Whiffin 020 8270 6619 

■ Craft classes 

Tuesday, 10am. Faircross 

Community Centre, Hulse Avenue, 

Barking. Jan 020 8262 3482 

■ DABD (UK) 

Help with welfare benefits advice, 

training courses, accessible 

transport, Dial-a-Wheelchair, 

personal care, independent living 

equipment, preparation for work, 

volunteering and young people’s 

activities 

020 8215 9630, www.dabd.org.uk 

■ Dagenham & District 

Cage Bird Society 

Third Friday of the month, 8pm 

Heath Park Hall, Rusholme 

Avenue, Dagenham 

■ Dagenham 

Townswomen’s Guild 

Tuesdays, 10am, 

Small hall of St Elisabeth’s 

Church, Wood Lane, Dagenham 

Angela 020 8595 4917 

■ Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

Drop-in Service 

For practical support, advice and 

information. First Monday of the 

month), 10am-4pm. Civic Centre, 

Dagenham. 020 8227 5283, 

minicom 020 8227 5422, 

mobile 07812 999358 

■ Disabled Information 

Advice Line 

Free, confidential advice on all 

aspects of disability 

020 8594 4119 

■ East of London Family 

History Society 

Barking and Dagenham branch 

Second Saturday of each month, 

1pm. St Elisabeth Church Hall, 

Wood Lane (near Martins Corner), 


Eastbrook Community 

Centre 

■ Bingo 

Every Sunday night. 

Cash prizes, refreshments 

available. Doors open 6.30pm, 

games start at 7.30pm 

Rainham Road North, Dagenham 

■ Eastbrook Women’s Club 

New members welcome 

Tuesdays, 8pm 

Wantz Hall, Rainham Road North 

Gene 020 8252 0487 

■ Parent/Carer Toddler 

Group 

Fridays 9.45am-11.45am 

£3 per adult and one child 

Free refreshments, snacks 

available to purchase 

Contact Julie on 07940 167564 

■ Empowering Projects 

Emotional awareness, 

assertiveness, self-esteem etc 

020 8262 0471 

■ Epilepsy Action Branch 

First Wednesday of the month, 

7.30pm. Kingsley Hall, Parsloes 


Lorraine 020 8593 2407 

■ Four Seasons 

Knitting & Crafts Club 

Monday 7pm-10pm 

Rush Green Community 

Association 

Call Rose on 01708 768045 

■ Hate Crime Support 

Service 

Advice and support for people who 

are victims of hate crime. Race, 

disability, homophobia etc. 

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm 

Harmony House, Baden Powell 

Close (off Goresbrook Road), 

Dagenham RM9 6XN 

020 8526 8200, email rep@ 

harmonyhousedagenham.org.uk 

or visit www.harmonyhouse 

dagenham.org.uk 

■ Headway 

Informal gathering for family 

members/carers and individuals 

with an acquired brain injury 

Third Thursday each month, 

7.30pm. Rush Green Community 

Association, Rush Green Road 

Amy Neeb 020 7749 7790 or amy. 

neeb@headwayeastlondon.org 

■ Heath Park Over-60s 

Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm 

(bingo Monday and Thursday 

7pm-10pm). Rusholme Avenue/ 

Uvedale Road, Dagenham 

Mr Green 020 8592 8039 

■ HOPE – Helping 

Overcome People’s 

Emotions in Grief 

Free aftercare bereavement 

support programme 

West & Coe Funeral Directors 

020 8592 0164 

■ Independent Living 

Agency 

Charity helping people living 

independently in your own home 

Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm 

Help with choosing how you’re 

supported 020 8593 7662; 

accessible transport, house 

cleaning and equipment 020 8593 

6677; payroll service for individual 

budgets and direct payment 020 

8592 7234 

www.independentlivingagency.org 

■ King of Hearts Cardiac 

Support Group 

Fullwell Cross Library 

020 8500 7095 

■ Kingsley Hall Lunch Club 

Weekdays, Parsloes Avenue, 


■ Kingsley Scribblers 

A small group of amateur writers. 

Meeting second and fourth 

Monday in the month 

10am-12 noon at Kingsley Hall. 

Just come along, first month free, 

or call 020 8595 4018 for details. 

■ LGBT Network Barking 

and Dagenham 

Ryan Edwards, 07740 949305 

via ryanedwards1@hotmail.com 

or The Ripple Centre, 121–125 

Ripple Road, Barking, IG11 7FN 

■ Lester Group 

For the elderly and people with 

mobility problems. 

Friday evenings, 7pm-9.30pm 

Kingsley Hall, Parsloes Avenue, 


■ Life After Debt 

Struggling with debt? Life After 

Debt is a branch of an 

award-winning charity CAP who 

offer free debt counselling for all 

Call free on 0800 328 0006 

■ Macular Degeneration 

Group 

First Tuesday of every month 

Kingsley Hall, 2pm to 4pm 

Beryl 020 8526 6184 

■ Mark McCarthy’s Magic 

Moments 

Support for cancer patients and 

their families, including days out 

and donations at Christmas 

07821 840063 or markmccarthys 

magicmoments@live.co.uk 

■ MS Society 

Brian Devlin 07902 926039 

■ North East London Polio 

Group 

Link Place, Bramston Close, 

Hainault. Alison 020 8491 8734 or 

alison.farrugia73@ntlworld.com 

■ Open access drug 

service for adults 

Helping people affected by drugs 

tackle the problem. Gateway 

Service, 39-43 Axe Street, Barking 

020 8507 8668 or 07930 168274 

■ Over-50s Club 

Bowls, darts, bingo, dancing and 

more. All welcome. 

Weekdays, 10.30am-3.30pm 

Manor Club (Active Leisure), 

Ted Ball Hall, Neasham Road, 

Dagenham. 020 8526 6194 

■ Painting Group 

Mondays, 7pm-9pm 


Hurstbourne Gardens, Barking 

Jean 020 8591 5830 

■ Parents of Autistic 

Children Together (PACT) 

Supporting families affected 

by autistic spectrum disorders. 

Youth clubs, befriending, transition 

support and advice. 020 8220 0090 

■ Parkside Stroke Club 


Parkside Community Centre, 

176 Goodmayes Lane 

020 8595 3973 

■ Parkside Townswomen’s 

Guild 

Fourth Tuesday of month, 10am- 

12.30pm. Parkside Community 

Centre, Goodmayes Lane 

■ Pensioners’ Bingo Club 

Tuesdays and Fridays, 1pm- 

3.30pm. Hatfield Community Hall, 


Brenda 020 8597 9352 

■ Pensioners’ Club 

Bingo, Mondays, 7pm-9.30pm 

Transport provided 

Val 020 8593 8010 

or Lin 020 8517 3298 

Bingo and outings, Fridays, 

12.30pm-3pm 

Barking United Services Club, 

Blake Avenue, Barking 

Jean 020 8924 3603 

■ Royal Naval Association 


All welcome, including serving or 

former UK armed forces members 

Every Sunday, 10.45am, free 

admission. The London Borough 

of Barking & Dagenham Stadium, 

Victoria Road, Dagenham 

David Billett 020 8220 9391 

■ Senior Daggers 

For people aged 50 and above. 

Keep fit, chair aerobics, bingo, 

cards, darts, pool, Wii Fit, new age 

curling and more. £2 

Tuesdays, 1pm-3.30pm 

The London Borough of Barking 

& Dagenham Stadium, Victoria 

Road, Dagenham 

Teresa 020 8592 1549 ext. 30 or 

fitc@daggers.co.uk 

■ St Elisabeth’s Church 

community coffee morning 

Every Tuesday, 9.30am-11.30pm 

St Elisabeths Church, Martins 

Corner, Dagenham 

All ages welcome, for more details 

contact Stephen 07810 194953 

■ St John Ambulance 

Tuesday, 7pm-9pm (cadets) 

Thursday 7.30pm-9.30pm (adults) 


Hulse Avenue, Barking (entrance 

to both sides of Hulse Avenue and 

Hurstbourne Gardens) 

Joseph 07946 805220 

Salvation Army 

■ Ladies’ meeting 

Tuesdays, 2pm-3pm, Morley Road 

■ Salvation Army Bubbles 

Parent/carer and toddlers 

Fridays, 9.30am-1pm (term time) 

Morley Road. www.myspace.com/ 

barkingsalvationarmy 

■ Salvation Army Over-55s 

Friendship Club 

Wednesdays, 2pm-3.15pm 

Ripple Road, Barking 

■ Samaritans 

Confidential emotional support 

24/7 for anyone going through a 

crisis. 020 8553 9900 or email 

jo@samaritans.org 

■ Sickle Cell and 

Thalassaemia Support 

Works with those affected to 

establish links with service 

providers. 020 8532 7330 / 7351 

Scouts, Guides and 

other uniformed groups 

■ 1st Dagenham Girls’ 

Brigade Company 

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6pm, 

Dagenham Baptist Church, 

Chaplin Road, Dagenham 

Linda 020 8594 6018 

■ 1st Marks Gate Scouts 

Mondays, 8pm-9.30pm 

St Marks Church Hall, Arneways 

Avenue RM6 5NR, on the corner 

of Rose Lane 

William Hughes 07956 344483 

■ 3rd Barking Rainbows 

For girls aged five to seven 

Every Thursday in term time, 5pm- 

6pm. United Reformed Church, 

Upney Lane, Barking 

Janet 020 8594 3716 

■ 3rd Chadwell Heath 

Rainbows 

For girls aged five to seven 

Every Wednesday in term time, 

5.15pm-6.15pm. Catterall Hall, 

Cecil Road, Chadwell Heath 

Norma 020 8597 0606 

■ 3rd Chadwell Heath 

Brownies 

For girls aged seven to 10 

Every Wednesday in term time, 

6.30pm-8pm. Catterall Hall, Cecil 

Road, Chadwell Heath 

Norma 020 8597 0606 

■ 4th Barking & Dagenham 

Scout Group 

Girls and boys welcome 

Every Friday, Beavers (ages six to 

eight) 6pm-7.15pm, Cubs (ages 

eight to 10) 7.15pm-8.45pm, 

Scouts (ages 10 to 14) 8pm- 

9.30pm. St Peter’s Church Hall, 

Goresbrook Road, Dagenham 

Lance 07751 716754 or email 

ann.horsey@hotmail.co.uk 

■ 6th Barking Rainbows 

Girls aged five to seven years 

Every Thursday 5pm-6pm 

Christchurch, Thames View 

Estate, Barking 

Christine Pawsey 020 8220 8579 

■ 9th Chadwell Heath 

Guides 

Girls aged 10 to 14 years 

Every Tuesday in term time, 7pm 

to 8.30pm 

Somerville Hall, Somerville Road, 


Susan Douglas, 07807 624577, 

email 9chguides@gmail.com 

■ 11th Barking & 

Dagenham Scout Group 

Mondays, Cubs 6.30pm-8pm, 

Scouts 7.30pm-9pm 

Wednesdays, Beavers 6.30pm-8pm 

St Patrick’s Church, Blake Avenue, 

Barking. Mark 020 8591 0637 

■ 19th Barking and 

Dagenham Scouts 

Fridays, 6pm and 10pm 

Hatfield Community Hall, 


Graham 020 8592 0122 

■ Becontree Scout Group 

Mondays, Cubs 6.30pm-8pm 

Wednesdays, Beavers 5.15pm- 

6.30pm 

Fridays, Scouts 7pm-9pm 

St Thomas Church, Haydon Road 

Clive 020 8503 8757 or 

clivevandome@btinternet.com 

■ Subwize 

Drug and alcohol support service, 

for young people who want to be 

free of addiction. Free, confidential 

counselling/advice. 07765 402133 

■ Victim Support 

Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm 

Barking & Dagenham Division, 

Unit 10, Bourne Court, Southend 

Road, Woodford Green IG8 8HD 

020 8550 2410 or vs.barking 

anddagenham@vslondon.org 

■ Village Community 

Association 

Meets every day. Lilliput Play 

School (term time only), short 

mat bowls, majorettes, adult 

tap, karate, card-making, egg 

decorating, ballet and more 

Vicarage Road, Dagenham 

Karen Perry 020 8227 0883 

■ Voluntary Bureau of B&D 

Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm 

Ripple Centre, Ripple Road, 

Barking. 020 8532 7345 or 

bardagvb@hotmail.co.uk 

■ Welcome Gateway Club 

Club for adults with learning 

disabilities. 

Every Wednesday, 7pm-9.30pm 

Ripple Centre, Ripple Road, 

Barking. Joyce 07979 311387 

■ Woodward Senior 

Citizens Group 

New members always welcome. 

Chat, bingo and raffle 

Fridays, 1pm-4pm 



■ Young at Heart 

Over-50s group 

Mondays, 1pm-3.30pm 

Becontree Avenue Baptist 

Church Hall, Becontree Avenue, 

Dagenham. 020 8262 5972 

LIBRARIES 

■ Barking Learning Centre 

2 Town Square, Barking 

Monday-Thursday, 9am-9.30pm, 

Friday, 9am-7pm, Saturday, 9am- 

5pm, Sunday, 10am-4pm 

■ Castle Green Library 

Phone 020 8270 4166 

Gale Street, Dagenham 

Monday 10am-5pm, Tuesday 

10am-7pm, Wednesday-Friday 

10am-5pm, Saturday, 10am-4pm, 

Sunday closed 

n■Children’s games club 

Mondays 3.30pm-4.30pm 

Board games, lots of fun, make 

new friends. Five to 10 years. 

No charge. Drop in. Undereights 

must be accompanied by 

guardian/parent 

n■Homework Club 

Tuesdays 3.30pm-4.40pm 

Ages five to eight years 

Lots of fun, English and maths, 

prizes and colouring sheets 

Accompanied by guardian/parent. 

No charge. Drop in 

n■Knit ’n’ Stitch 

Wednesdays 3.30pm-4.30pm 

Coffee and a gossip 

No need to book just bring along 

your latest portable craft project 

and join in. Free tea and coffee 

n■Adult reading book club 

A free reading group for all adults. 

Free refreshments will also be 

available including tea and coffee. 

Saturday 7 April, 10.30am-11.30am. 

n■Children’s Saturday Club. 

Free games and activities will be 

available for children aged five and 

over. Free session for children. 

Saturday 7 April, 1.30pm-2.30pm 

■ Dagenham Library 

1 Church Elm Lane, Dagenham 

(entrance on Heathway) 

Library open Monday-Thursday 

9am-7pm, Friday-Saturday 9am- 

5pm, Sunday closed 

One Stop Shop open Monday to 

Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am- 

1pm (later opening of 10.30am on 

the last Thursday of every month) 

■ Marks Gate Library 

Marks Gate Community Complex, 

Rose Lane 




Sunday closed 

■ Robert Jeyes Library 


10am-7pm, Wednesday 10am- 

5pm, Thursday 10am-7pm, Friday 


Sunday closed 

■ Rush Green Library 

Dagenham Road, Rush Green 

Monday closed, Tuesday 

10am-7pm, Wednesday closed, 

Thursday, 10am-5pm, Friday 

closed, Saturday, 10am-4pm, 

Sunday closed 

■ Thames View Library 

Sue Bramley Centre, Bastable 

HARMoNY House has simple aims. 

It offers training, services and childcare 

locally, and helps people learn 

from one another for everyone’s 

benefit. 

Its origins can be traced to the 

arrival in Dagenham of nuns from the 

Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of 

Jesus and Mary, in 1928. Their order, 

focused on teaching and nursing, set 

up a convent off Goresbrook Road 

and got involved in local schools. 

Project 

In 1993 the sisters decided on a major 

project. They wanted “a new centre 

for learning that would incorporate 

all beliefs”. From this came Harmony 

House, in Baden Powell Close, built 

to provide “a coherent service of education, 

training, health and other services 

in a multicultural setting”. 

The elegant building officially 

opened in 2001. Its focal point is 

the beautiful Sacred Heart, featuring 

a fountain and marbled columns. 

The area is meant to offer a place for 

“reflection, meditation and prayer”. 

Avenue, Thames View 




Sunday closed 

■ Valence Library 

Becontree Avenue, Dagenham 




Sunday closed 

CHEMISTS 

■ David Lewis Chemist 

Monday to Friday 9am-7.30pm, 

Saturday 9am-5.30pm, Sunday 

11am-1pm. 16 Porters Avenue, 


■ Lords Pharmacy 

Monday to Friday 8.30am-7.30pm, 

Saturday 9am-6pm. 35 Station 

Parade, Barking. 020 8594 2332 

■ Asda 

Monday to Friday 8am-10pm 

Merrielands Crescent, Dagenham 

020 8596 5270 

■ Daynight Pharmacy 

17 Station Parade, Barking, IG11 

8ED 

Monday to Friday 8am-midnight 

Saturday 10am-midnight 

Sunday 11am-5pm 

020 8591 0889 

TENANTS’ AND 

RESIDENTS’ 

MEETINGS 

■ Rush Green Tenants’ and 

Residents’ Association 

Monday 29 October, 7pm-8pm. 

Civic Centre Committee Room 

One 

■ Scrattons Tenants’ and 


Tuesday 30 October, 7pm-9pm. 1 

Julia Gardens 

■ Thames Tenants’ and 


Tuesday 6 November, 7.30pm- 

9.30pm. Thames View Community 

Centre 




9.30pm. White Horse. 

The sisters began running community 

services from Harmony House 

while working to cover its costs. To 

help keep the charity and commercial 

aspects separate, they made their 

first secular appointment in 2008, 

giving Marie Kearns the job of chief 

executive. 

The following year, Harmony 

House became a “community interest 

company”, running as an independent 

body overseen by a board of directors. 

Marie set to work creating services 

to meet the centre’s aims. She 

brought some useful experience to 

the job, after 20 years in social work, 

as well as senior roles in the local 

NHS trust. 

Nursery provision, for children 

aged between three months and five 

years, was a priority. And Marie 

wanted more learning programmes 

at Harmony House in areas such as 

computing and English as a second 

language. 

Today, Harmony House also runs: 

n the Golden Days Care Agency, registered 

to provide services such as care 

CONTACTS 

■ Anne Mews Tenants’ & 


Zahra Ibrahim 07949 224492 

zahra_bdswa@yahoo.co.uk 

■ Axe Street Residents’ 

Association 

Ryan Edwards 07740 949305 

ryanedwards1@hotmail.com 


Leaseholders Association 

Dave Cross 020 8592 9462 or 

07919 582010. d.l.cross@sky.com 

■ Becontree Ward Central 

Tenants’ and Residents’ 

Association 

Claire Maskell 07582 261107 

Becontree.ward.central.tra@live. 

co.uk 

■ Becontree Residents’ 

Association 

Brenda Letchford 020 8597 9352 

brendakatz@hotmail.co.uk 

■ Chequers Tenants’ and 


Sue Evans 0208 984 0626 

ChequersTRA@live.co.uk 

■ Dagenham Village 

Partnership 

Lee Waker 07896 790610 or 020 

8593 4299 

lee.waker@lbbd.gov.uk 

■ Goresbrook Village 

Communal Activities Group 

■ Harts Lane Quarterly 

Action Group 

■ Heenan & Bateman 

Close Quarterly Action 

Group 

■ Parkside House 

Quarterly Action Group 

■ Whiting Avenue 


c/o Liam Baxter 020 8227 5589 

liam.baxter@lbbd.gov.uk 

■ Heath Quarterly Action 

Group 

■ Leys and Rookery Farm 


Association 

c/o Christine Phillips 

020 8227 5930 

christine.phillips@lbbd.gov.uk 

in the home 

n the Hate Crime Support Service 

n the Elders’ Forum 

n the Community outreach Job Shop; 

and 

n the Silver Surfers’ Computer 

Service. 

one particularly successful scheme 

has been JoB2Do, which for a small 

change arranges for reputable people 

to do household tasks. Gift vouchers 

for the service are available. 

Activities 

Harmony House runs plenty of oneoff 

activities too, including a tea dance 

planned for November and a carol 

concert at Christmas. 

To find out more, or to help out, 

you can call 020 8526 8200, email 

enquiries@harmonyhousedagenham. 

org.uk, visit www.harmonyhousedagenham.org.uk 

– or just pop in. 

n Barking & Dagenham CVS works 

with voluntary and community groups 

around the borough. Visit www.bdcvs. 

org.uk or call 020 8532 7300 for 

details. 

■ Howard Court Quarterly 

Action Group 

Brian Hughes 

c/o Jim Dunn 020 8227 2581 

jim.dunn@lbbd.gov.uk 

■ Ibscott and Wyhill 

Tenants’ and Leaseholders’ 

Association 

Rita Giles 020 8592 7492 

ritagiles@sky.com 

■ Inskip and Claridge Road 


Adetayo Ajilogba 020 8983 8090 

aaajilogba@btinternet.com 

■ Leftley Estate 

Community Association 

leftleyestatecommunityassoc@ 

hotmail.co.uk or call Jim Dunn on 

020 8227 2581 

■ Marks Gate Residents’ 

Association 

c/o Jim Dunn 020 8227 2581 

jim.dunn@lbbd.gov.uk 

■ Millard Terrace Caring 

Association 

Dave Torr 020 3244 0173 

dave.torr@talktalk.net 

■ Reede Road Tenants’ and 


Pam Barratt 07961 800368 

■ Rush Green Residents’ 

Association 

Harry Gosling 01708 702074 


■ Scrattons Estate 


Association 

Mickey Lincoln 020 8262 1429 

mickeybroom@hotmail.com 

■ Sutton Community and 

Neighbourhood Watch 

Association 

Manik Rahman 020 8507 7794 

suttonstra@hotmail.co.uk 

■ Tanner Street Gateway 


Kemal Korkurt 07545 313229 

Neighbourhoodwatch123@ 

hotmail.co.uk 

■ Tenants’ & Residents’ 

Federation 

Michael Lincoln 

Website: www.ttrfbd.webs.com 

■ Thames Tenants’ and 


Joyce Cracknell 

c/o Liam Baxter 020 8227 5589 


LOCAL POLICE 

MEETINGS 

Safer Neighbourhood Team 

(SNT) public meetings 

normally last between one 

and two hours. To 

contact your SNT, visit 

http://tinyurl.com/67zr2vk 

■ Mayesbrook 

Phone 020 8721 2788 

Public meeting: Tuesday 30 

October, 4pm, Kilsby Walk 

Sheltered Housing, Kilsby Walk, 


■ River 

Phone 020 8721 2575 

Public meeting: Thursday 1 

November, 7pm, Dagenham Park 

School, School Road, Dagenham 

■ Valence 

Phone 020 8721 2537 


November, 7pm, Becontree 

Avenue Baptist Church, Becontree 


■ Village 

Phone 020 8649 3530 


November, 4pm, Community Hall, 

Vicarage Road, Dagenham 

BLOOD 

DONOR 

SESSIONS 

Call 0300 123 2323 for info 

or to book an appointment 

■ St Augustine’s Church 

Hall 


3.45pm and 5pm-7.45pm 

Birkbeck Road, Rush Green 

■ Dagenham & Redbridge 

Football Club 


3.45pm and 5pm-7.45pm 

Victoria Road, Dagenham 

TED PARKER of Barking & Dagenham CVS, which supports the voluntary and community sector, looks at the work of Harmony House 

Finding some harmony 

LEADING THE WAY: Marie Kearns, chief executive of Dagenham’s 

Harmony House, works on the charity and commercial aspects 

WHAT’S ON / VOLUNTEERING

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PUBLIC NOTICES 

LoNDoN BoRoUGH oF BaRKING aND 

DaGENHaM 

ToWN aND coUNTRY PLaNNING 

(DEVELoPMENT MaNaGEMENT 

PRocEDURE) 

(ENGLaND) oRDER 2010 NoTIcE 

UNDER aRTIcLE 13 

Notice is given that three applications have been made to 

the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council 

by London Fire Brigade (12/00837/FuL) & 

Countryside Properties Ltd (12/00854/FuL) & 

R Maskell (12/00762/FuL) for town planning permission 

as below. 

Application Number: 12/00837/FuL 

Proposal: 

Demolition of the existing station and ancillary structures 

and erection of a three storey fire station and training 

facilities with associated covered wash down, drill tower, 

yard, car parking, landscaping and alterations to current 

access/egress arrangements. 

Location: 

London Fire Brigade, 70 Rainham Road North, 

Dagenham, Essex RM10 7ES 


Proposal: 

Demolition of Goresbrook Village residential blocks and 

concierge buildings, site clearance and redevelopment 

of site to provide 108 houses and 41 flats, in 2 blocks of 

4 storeys, 140 square metres of retail space, new linear 

park and general landscaping, car parking and associated 

works. 

Location: 

Goresbrook Village, Goresbrook Road, Dagenham, Essex 

RM9 4XD 


Proposal: 

Retention of warehouse (Class B8) 

Location: 

Li Lo Leisure Products Limited, Rima House, Ripple 

Road, Barking, Essex IG11 0RH 

A copy of the applications and accompanying plans 

submitted may be inspected between the hours of 9.00am 

and 5.00pm on Monday to Friday (excluding Public and 

Bank Holidays) at the Reception desk, Barking Town 

Hall, 1 Town Square, Barking IG11 7Lu for a period of 

21 days beginning with the date of publication of this 

notice. The applications can also be viewed online at 

http://paplan.lbbd.gov.uk/online-applications. 

Any person who wishes to make representations about 

the applications should make them in writing within the 

period to Development Management, Regeneration & 

Economic Development Division, Room 104, Barking 

Town Hall, 1 Town Square, Barking IG11 7Lu. 

Further details or advice may be obtained from the case 

officers Philip Storey on 020 8227 3493 or email philip. 

storey@lbbd.gov.uk (12/00837/FuL) and Nelupa Malik 

on 020 8227 3888 or email nelupa.malik@lbbd.gov.uk 

(12/00854/FuL) and Adele Lawrence on 020 8227 3552 

or email adele.lawrence@lbbd.gov.uk (12/00762/FuL). 

26 october 2012 

LoNDoN BoRoUGH oF BaRKING & 

DaGENHaM 

NoTIcE oF coMPLETIoN oF aUDIT 

In accordance with Regulation 11 of the Accounts and 

Audit (England) Regulations 2011, notice is hereby 

given that the audit of the London Borough of Barking 

& Dagenham’s financial statements for the year ended 31 

March 2012 has been completed. 

Any interested local government elector may request 

a copy of the statements by writing to the Divisional 

Director of Finance, London Borough of Barking 

& Dagenham, Civic Centre, Rainham Road North, 

Dagenham, RM10 7BN, or by viewing them on the 

council’s website, www.lbbd.gov.uk using the search 

facility on the homepage. Alternatively, a copy of the 

accounts may be inspected on working days between 

9.00am and 4.30pm, by prior appointment, at the above 

address. 

These rights are conferred on local government electors 

by virtue of Section 14 of the Audit Commission Act 

1998. 

Graham Farrant 

Chief Executive, London Borough of Barking & 

Dagenham, october 2012. 

NoTIcE oF INTENT 

TRaFFIc MaNaGEMENT oRDER 


DaGENHaM 

(LoaDING BaY) (SPEcIaL PaRKING 

aREaS) (aMENDMENT) oRDER 2012 

Notice is hereby given that Council of the London 

Borough of Barking and Dagenham in exercise of 

its powers under Sections 6, 124 and Parts I to IV of 

Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 

as amended (hereinafter called “the Act”) and all other 

enabling legislation and powers and after consultation 

with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis in 

accordance with Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Act propose 

to make the above order. 

The effect of the order will be to: - 

(i) Introduce a loading bay - Monday to Saturday 

8.00am to 6.30pm in Faircross Parade. 

Copies of the draft orders together with plans of the areas 

and statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing 

these orders are available for inspection at the Planning 

Application desk, Maritime House, Barking and at the 

offices of the Chief Executive, Civic Centre, Dagenham 

between the hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm Monday to 

Friday. 

Any objections and other representations to the proposed 

orders must be made in writing stating the grounds on 

which they are made and sent for the attention of Mr Saba 

Nathan to the address below within 21 days of the date of 

publication of this Notice. 

Dated this 27th day of october 2012 

Darren Henaghan 

Head of Environmental & Enforcement Services 

Customer Services 

Frizlands Depot 

Admin Building 


RM10 7HX 

PUBLIc NoTIcE 

THE LoNDoN BoRoUGH oF BaRKING 

aND DaGENHaM 

ToWN aND coUNTRY PLaNNING acT 

1990 

SToPPING UP PaRT oF WILLIaM 

STREET, BaRKING, ESSEX 

The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of 

Barking and Dagenham (“the Council”) hereby give 

notice that they propose to make an order under Section 

247 of the above act to authorise the stopping up part of 

William Street, starting 38 meters west from its junction 

with Linton Road to east side of Junction with Linton 

Road and Anne Mews. The area to be stopped up is shown 

outlined and hatched in black on the plan attached to the 

draft order. 

IF THE ORDER IS MADE, the stopping up will be 

authorised only in order to enable the development 

described in the Schedule to this Notice to be carried out 

in accordance with the planning permission granted under 

Part III of the Act, to Thames Partnership for Learning 

and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham under 

reference 11/00724/FuL. 

COPIES OF THE DRAFT ORDER AND RELEVANT 

PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED between 09:00 and 16:30 

during 28 days commencing on 29 october 2012 at the 

offices of the Legal Practice at the address stated below 

and may be obtained free of charge (quoting ref: PRF 

IKEN (004779) at that said address. 

ANY PERSoN MAY oBJECT to the making of the 

proposed order within the period of 28 days commencing 

on 29 october 2012, by written notice to the Council, 

quoting the above reference, addressed to The Legal 

Practice, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham , The 

Civic Centre, Wood Lane RM10 7BN 

In preparing any objection it should be borne in mind that 

the substance of the objection may be imparted to other 

persons who may be affected by it and those persons may 

wish to communicate with the objector about it. 

FIONA TAYLOR - HEAD OF LEGAL AND 

DEMoCRATIC SERVICES 

SCHEDuLE 


Closure of William Street, Barking, starting 38 metres 

west from its junction with Linton Road to east side of 

Junction with Linton Road and Anne Mews to enable the 

redevelopment of site to provide 201 affordable residential 

units located within a 10-storey building, two 6 storey 

mansion blocks, two 3 storey mews house blocks and two 

2 storey mews house blocks. The development comprises 

76 one-bedroom, 6 two-bedroom, 96 three-bedroom and 

23 four-bedroom units together with 62 on-street car 

parking spaces, public and private landscaping areas, 

provision of ‘home-zones’ and ancillary development for 

services and utilities 

TEMPoRaRY TRaFFIc MaNaGEMENT 

oRDER 


DaGENHaM 

(RIPPLE RoaD, DaGENHaM) 

(TEMPoRaRY PRoHIBITIoN oF 

TRaFFIc) 

oRDER 2012 


NoTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in order to facilitate 

the safe undertaking of Dagenham medium pressure main 

replacement works, the London Borough of Barking and 

Dagenham intends to make an Order under Section 14(1) 

of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. 

1. The effect of the order will be to prohibit all 

vehicular traffic from proceeding in an eastbound 

direction on Ripple Road between its junctions with 

Merrielands Crescent and Heathway during the hours 

of 8.00pm – 6.00am. 

The restrictions will apply only during such times 

and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic 

signs complying with Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs 

Regulations and General Directions 2002. 

2. At such times as the prohibition is in force, 

alternative routes will be indicated by traffic signs. 

Traffic travelling eastbound on Ripple Road will be 

diverted via Merrielands Crescent. 

3. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of: 

a. any vehicle being used for the purposes of those 

works or for fire brigade, ambulance or police 

purposes; 

b. anything done with the permission or at the 

direction of a police constable in uniform or a 

Police Community Support Officer. 

4. The order will come into effect on Monday 5th 

November 2012 for a period of 3 nights or until 

the said works are complete, whichever is the 

earlier. 

Dated this 27th day october 2012 


Corporate Director of Customer Services 

Room 109 

Town Hall 


Essex 

IG11 7Lu 



DaGENHaM 

(SPEcIaL PaRKING aREaS) 

(aMENDMENT No. 43) 

oRDER 2012 


DaGENHaM 

(SPEcIaL PaRKING aREaS) 

(aMENDMENT No. 44) 

oRDER 2012 

Notice is hereby given that Council of the The London 

Borough of Barking and Dagenham in exercise of its 

powers under Sections 6 and 124 and Parts I to IV of


Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as 

amended, and all other enabling legislation and powers, 

and after consultation with the Commissioner of Police 

of the Metropolis in accordance with Parts III and IV of 

Schedule 9 of the Act, intend to make the above mentioned 

orders. 

The effect of these orders will be to amend the London 

Borough of Barking and Dagenham (Special Parking 

Areas) (No.1) Order 1994 so as to prohibit waiting at any 

time and loading and unloading at any time at junctions 

within the following areas: 

1. Amendment 43 relates to the Geneva Gardens area, at 

the junctions of the following roads: 

Whalebone Lane North, Mill Lane, Beresford Gardens, 

Cavendish Gardens, Lansbury Avenue, Morley Road, 

Pemberton Gardens, Geneva Gardens, Adelaide Gardens, 

Yew Tree Gardens, Cedar Avenue, Henley Gardens, 

Melbourne Gardens, East Road, The Close, North Road, 

East Park Close, Portland Gardens, Tolworth Gardens and 

Havering Gardens. 

2. Amendment 44 relates to the Leftley Estate, at the 

junctions of the following roads: 

Sudbury Road, Cavendish Gardens, Woodbridge Road, 

Stratton Drive, Beccles Drive, Manor Road, Brockdish 

Avenue, Halsham Crescent, oulton Crescent, Dereham 

Road, Sandringham Road, Sheringham Drive, Bradfield 

Drive, Westrow Drive, Hepworth Gardens, upney Lane, 

Clare Gardens, The Drive, Cornwall Close, oakley 

Avenue and Melford Avenue. 

Copies of the draft order together with a plan and 

statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing this order 

are available for inspection at the Planning Application 

desk, Town Hall, Barking and at the offices of the Chief 

Executive, Civic Centre, Dagenham between the hours of 

9.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday. 

Any objections and other representations to the proposed 

order must be made in writing stating the grounds on 

which they are made and sent for the attention of Mr 

Saba Nathan to the address below, within 21 days of the 

publication date of this Notice. 




Room 109 

Town Hall 


Essex 

IG11 7Lu 

NoTIcE oF MaKING 


DaGENHaM 

(MoNTEaGLE aVENUE, BaRKING) (No 

RIGHT TURN) 

oRDER 2012 

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the London 

Borough of Barking and Dagenham on 17th october 2012 

made the above mentioned orders under Sections 6 and 

Parts I to IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation 

Act 1984, as amended. 

The effect of this order will be to prohibit any vehicle 

from making a right turn from Monteagle Avenue into 

Fanshawe Avenue, Barking. 

The order, which will come into force on 27th october 

2012, and other documents giving more detailed 

particulars of the order, are available for inspection at the 

Planning Application desk, Town Hall, Barking and at the 

offices of the Chief Executive, Civic Centre, Dagenham 

between the hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm Monday to 

Friday. 

Any person wishing to question the validity of the order, 

or of any of its provisions on the grounds that they are 

not within the powers of the Act, or that any requirement 

of the Act or any Regulations under it have not been 

complied with may do so within six weeks of the date of 

the order by applying to the High Court. 




Room 109 

Town Hall 


Essex 

IG11 7Lu 

PUBLIc NoTIcE 

LIcENSING acT 2003 

NoTIcE oF aPPLIcaTIoN FoR 

PREMISES LIcENcE 

An application has been made by The Anderson 

Foundation to the London Borough of Barking and 

Dagenham for a Premises Licence Application in respect 

of MAP Plant, Brunswick House, Ripple Road, Barking, 

Essex, IG11 0SL. 

The licence concerns the sale of alcohol between the 

hours of 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. 

A record of this application may be inspected at the 

offices of the Licensing Authority, at London Borough 

of Barking & Dagenham (H&CS), 1st Floor Roycraft 

House, 15 Linton Road, Barking IG11 8HE during 

normal office hours (except public holidays) or at www. 

barking-dagenham.gov.uk 

Interested parties or responsible authorities can make 

representations within 28 days. All representations must 

be made in writing to the licensing authority at the above 

address. 

It is an offence for anyone to knowingly or recklessly 

make a false statement in connection with an application, 

and any person guilty of such an offence is liable on 

summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the 

standard scale/£5000. 

PUBLIc NoTIcE 


aND DaGENHaM 

ToWN aND coUNTRY PLaNNING acT 

1990 (THE “acT”) 


aND DaGENHaM SToPPING UP oF 

PaRT oF HIGHWaY BETWEEN LaND 

aDJacENT To 53 To 57 LoNDoN 

RoaD, BaRKING, ESSEX oRDER 2012 

THE MAYOR AND BuRGESSES OF THE LONDON 

BOROuGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM 

(“THE COuNCIL”) hereby gives notice that it has 

made an order under section 247 of the above act and 

shall be entitled the London Borough of Barking and 

Dagenham Stopping up of part of Highway Between 

Land Adjacent to 53 to 57 London Road, Barking, Essex 

order 2012 in order to enable the development to be 

carried out in accordance with the planning permission 

granted under Part III of the Act to an application by BY 

(Bouygues) Development Limited by the said Council 

being the Local Planning Authority on 5 March 2012 to 

Application Reference 11/00954FuL 

COPIES OF THE ORDER MAY BE OBTAINED, free 

of charge, on application to The Legal Practice, Barking 

and Dagenham Council, Civic Centre, Wood Lane, 

Dagenham RM10 7BN (quoting reference PRF 003098) 

and may be inspected at all reasonable hours at the 

offices of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 

at the above address. 

ANY PERSoN AGGRIEVED BY THE oRDER and 

desiring to question the validity thereof, or any 

other provision contained therein, on the ground that 

is it not within the powers of the above Act or that any 

requirement of that Act or of any regulation 

made thereunder has not been complied with in relation 

to the order, may, within six weeks of 26 october 2012 

apply to the High Court for the suspension or 

quashing of the order or any provision contained 

therein. 

Fiona Taylor 

Head of Legal and Democratic Services 

ScHEDULE 

Closure of part of the highway between 53 and 57 

London Road, Barking to enable the construction of a 

mixed-use development consisting of a 360 space car 

park at ground floor and basement level with a first floor 

supermarket over, 100 residential flats to the North Street 

and London Road. 

To place a public notice, send an email 

to jayne.baumback@lbbd.gov.uk 

Daggers’ 

away win 

From back page 

Williams struck just before 

half time to give the Daggers 

an interval lead. 

He then repeated the trick 

with the winner, just a couple 

of minutes after Jack Lester 

had levelled for the home 

side. It left the team 17th in 

the table with 14 points from 

12 games. 

With three of the next four 

league games at home, the 

Daggers now have the chance 

to push even further away 

from the drop zone. 

Struggling 

After a midweek visit from 

Exeter, they face struggling 

Aldershot on Saturday before 

a trip to oxford united. 

The third home game in 

just over two weeks brings 

pre-season title favourites 

Rotherham to east London on 

10 November. 

There could even be a 

fourth home game, as the FA 

Cup first round takes place on 

the weekend of 3-4 November. 

The draw was made after 

thenews went to press. Details 

IT’S been a mixed start 

to the season, with many 

cup games interrupting the 

scheduled league fixtures. 

And we certainly could 

have hoped for better than 

an early exit from the FA 

Cup and inconsistent league 

results. 

There have been many 

positives over the last 

month, though, with a visible 

improvement not only 

in our scorelines but also in 

the way the team is playing. 

We’re now starting 

to show the quality we 

expected at the start of the 

season, with the new signings 

bedding in nicely. 

Since the start of 

September we’ve played 

11 games, five in the league 

and six cup matches. 

From those 11, there 

were five victories – 

over Barkingside and 

London Tigers (FA Vase), 

Sawbridgeworth Town and 

FC Clacton (Essex Senior 

Cup), and Hullbridge Sports. 

Upturn 

The upturn in form has put 

us in a solid league position 

that we can rise from, 

and given us some progression 

in both the FA Vase and 

Essex Senior Cup. 

The Barking Academy, 

set up at the beginning of 

this season, has proved 

really beneficial already, 

with Lemar Reynolds stepping 

up and being involved 

in the first team squad over 

the past couple of games. 

It’s exciting to see the 

young players coming 

through and showing their 

quality at such a young age. 

Saturday’s game saw 

us take on Dunstable Town 

in the first round proper 

of the FA Vase, a game we 

knew was going to be a real 

challenge. Dunstable have 

started the season unbeaten 

DAVe SIMPSON/TGS PHOTO 

SAM THE MAN: Twogoal 

Sam Williams in 

action for Dagenham & 

Redbridge FC 

of Dagenham’s opponents 

will be on the club’s website, 

www.daggers.co.uk 

Sam Dennis 

column 

The Barking 

FC central 

defender writes 

for thenews 

and recorded an impressive 

nine wins from their opening 

12 games. 

It was extremely tight for 

the first 65 minutes – both 

teams were trying to play 

attractive football, but open 

chances were nonexistent. 

unfortunately, Dunstable 

struck first, after 76 minutes. 

It was more our own fault 

than their good play that 

gave them the lead. 

We dug deep and created 

a couple of good halfchances 

that, on another day, 

would have gone in. 

But despite the fight, we 

went on to concede two further 

goals. 

Gutted 

We’re gutted to be knocked 

out of the FA Vase, but every 

player put in a hard shift, 

and that’s all you can ask. 

Looking ahead, the fixtures 

continue to come thick 

and fast. If we can maintain 

the quality of play we’ve 

shown over the past month, 

then I’m sure it won’t be 

too long before Barking are 

climbing the table. 

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Unequal task 

BARKING Rugby Club have a 

mountain to climb this weekend, facing 

their toughest test yet in a hugely 

difficult season. 

They host a Henley Hawks side 

who are threatening to run away with 

National League Two South. 

While Barking are rock bottom – the 

home loss to Dings Crusaders left them 

eight points adrift – their visitors are 

looking down on the rest. 

The Hawks won all their first six 

No way 

through 

for Blues 

BARKING FC’s run in the FA Challenge Vase ended with a 

home defeat by Dunstable Town at Mayesbrook Park. There 

were few chances until the high-flying Spartan South Midlands 

League side scored three times in the final 15 minutes. 

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Their 100 per cent record – the division’s 

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over Hartpury College. 

They have already topped 300 points 

and scored 45 tries. And they have 

broken the 50-point barrier in a match 

three times. 

If the Henley game looks like an 

away banker, at least Barking will travel 

to Southend on 3 November with more 

hope of a win. 

The Essex side are also struggling 

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Perhaps Barking will be able to pick 

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attack for the Blues, but without success. Despite the defeat, 

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Daggers inspired to 

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It was the Spireites’ first 

home defeat this season. 

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