📣READ: happenings in Newham London 💙 this week & next: ➡️ ‘Tis the season to shine a light on the awesomeness of people in Newham London 💙 incl. at last night’s Carol Service at St John’s Church E15 🎄 ➡️ Carpenters Estate progress 🙌🏽 ℹ️ tinyurl.com/bdhdumwx

Please share: temperatures have dropped - and in addition to regular services, emergency shelters are open across London so anyone sleeping rough has a warm and safe place to stay. If you see someone sleeping rough who needs help - contact StreetLink ⬇️

Signed Britain’s first Deposit Return Scheme into law today! We are cleaning up the Tories’ mess and ending the throwaway society!

Wishing Scots in the UK and around the world a very Happy Burns Night. Earlier this week in Downing Street we celebrated Scotland and honoured the life and legacy of Robert Burns.

Newham Celebrates 🎉🎉🎉 Newham Civic Awards Ceremony🎉🎉🎉 An amazing event to recognise, celebrate and reward exceptional individuals, entrepreneurs, groups, organisations and companies who contribute to making our borough unique.❤️

📣 Happenings in @newhamlondon & what’s coming up!👇🏽 ➡️ Council budget, Council Tax & our asks to Govt as we work together in face of housing crisis🚪 ➡️ Children’s Mental Health week 😊 ➡️ Forest Gate Resident wins LitterLotto! 🚮 ➡️ More ℹ️ tinyurl.com/33ace86s

🚦Safer Streets for Newham!🚦 Newham Council has officially completed the borough-wide rollout of 20mph speed limits—a huge step forward for road safety and healthier travel!

We’re proud to share that our Waste & Recycling team won Team of the Year at the Keep Britain Tidy Awards! Their hard work & dedication have led to cleaner streets & big service improvements. Plus, litter levels in Newham are now below both the London & national average!

Statement from the 151 officers in regards to Newham Independents' alternate budget ideas.Basically unworkable.

The #GreatBritishSpringClean is back from 21 March - 6 April! Pledge to pick up just ONE bag, or more, of litter to help keep Newham clean and tidy. Small acts = big impacts Join or start a litter pick: orlo.uk/NnCKO Pledge your support: orlo.uk/XW2Gh

Invest in a cleaner, greener Newham - join Community Energy Newham (CEN) and help power local schools & libraries with clean solar energy. From just £50, you can make a difference and earn a 3% return over 20 years. Learn more: orlo.uk/YO2sh

Newham’s Parks were recently voted amongst the best in London. 2,000,000 people agree.

Happy Holi to everyone in the UK and around the world celebrating the Festival of Colour.

📣🧵Happenings in @newhamlondon & what’s coming up!👇🏽 ➡️ Together We Thrive Commonwealth Day 🇬🇧🇵🇰🇮🇳🇬🇭🇧🇩🇳🇬 ➡️ Community Energy Newham share offer launch support the planet! 🌍 ➡️ Opportunity London, promoting Royal Docks with Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan & Tom Copley ℹ️ tinyurl.com/4x6swu84

Covered in colours and had an amazing time at the Swaminarayan Sports World Holi festival!

📣🧵Happenings in @newhamlondon & what’s coming up!👇🏽 ➡️ Our Just Transition actions in Newham 🌍 ➡️ We’re the 2️⃣nd most at-risk area in the UK to extreme heat, ♨️☀️ ➡️ Community Energy Newham share offer launched! 🔋 ℹ️ tinyurl.com/35p4mwjc

Wonderful joining the Holi celebrations today at LFB Newham fire station in Stratford ✨ A colourful Newham London 💙 celebration of interfaith community connection with joy 🎶🤩 Paint throwing with Cllrs Amar Virdee; Cllr Miraj Patel Canon Ann Easter Larisa Zilickaja will be fun!

At Full Council tonight, I outlined the great work of our Environment & Enforcement team. From winning a national Keep Britain Tidy award to reducing fly-tipping, their hard work is making a real impact. 🚮👏

Also, great to see Newham London 💙's Royal Docks Corridor Scheme and an officer (go Kevin!) featured in BBC's Gardeners' World! This recognition is a testament to the dedication of Newham's officers in bringing this project to life.

& here’s a link to last week’s ‘I forgot to post!’ *📣Happening’s in Newham London 💙* aswell👇🏾 ✅ Great British Spring Clean in Newham London 💙 🧹🌷 ✅ This year so far, fly-tipping incidents are down by 11% because our actions on fly-tipping 🛑 ℹ️ tinyurl.com/32kaptzx