This spring, we can all make our borough a healthier, better place to live by simply downloading the BetterPoints app, joining the BetterPoints Newham Challenge and getting on the move. Walking or cycling for smaller trips can make a difference…
This programme is aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing of Newham’s residents. Good Thinking Newham seeks to increase awareness and use of Good Thinking across Newham – and to learn more about what people want and need from…
Loneliness Awareness Week raises awareness of loneliness and empowers everyone to make local connections. This year’s theme of Random Acts of Connection encourages everyone to increase those simple, everyday moments of connection which help us feel happier and less lonely.…
Quit Well Newham delivered two outreach events partnering with Change Grow Live (CGL) Newham Rise and Blakeberry Pharmacy to mark World No Tobacco Day on the 31st May 2024. This was an opportunity to call on the borough’s smokers to…
As you may have noticed, our leisure centres have seen some recent improvements. It’s been several weeks since GLL, operating under the Better brand, took over the management of the three sites. While there have been changes, residents can continue to…
What are Direct Payments? Adult Social Care allocates a sum of money for each person who is eligible for help meeting their care needs. With Direct Payments, rather than the council using this money to buy care, the council gives…
This coffee morning offers an opportunity for men who have experienced a bereavement to talk about their experience of support in a safe and supportive environment and for both them and professional practitioners to discuss whether an on-going group support…
In April 2024 more than 100 of us came together to launch 50 Steps to a Healthier Newham 2024-2027. As we said then, this shared strategy can only be achieved through all of us working together. And it is shaped…
We are delighted to announce the 50 steps strategy launch. Newham Council staff, partners, and residents recently celebrated the launch of the 50 Steps to a Healthier Newham (2024-2027) strategy at an event held at the University of East London’s Docklands…
