Ageing Well Festival 2024
Save the date! Newham’s free Ageing Well Festival will be held on Saturday 5 October. Please join us to celebrate International Day of Older Persons. Everything will be FREE including…
Improving food safety, standards and access for people seeking sanctuary
Home cooked food is not only important for health; it is an integral part of cultural identity. Preparing and eating food can help associate with our past lives, create new…
Community Interpreting Programme
This Refugee Week we are celebrating the first graduates of Newham’s Refugee Community Interpreter training programme and the amazing impact they will have in the community. In partnership with Welcome…
Let’s talk about autism
Following the launch of our All-age autism strategy during Autism Awareness Month, we want to keep the conversation going. We are pleased to present a video we have commissioned which…
Introduction to Healthy Equity
As we all begin to implement the 50 Steps strategy, our Step teams are being supported to create action plans not only for their Steps but more specifically, for the…
Spring into action
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.…
Good Thinking Newham small grants programme
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…
Loneliness Awareness Week – 10th to 16th June
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…
World No Tobacco Day
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…