Abbey Hub Woodland Ambition Aspire Achieve

September 2024 - Project Update

It's been a busy year, with our woodland site benefiting from extensive landscaping and development work thanks to PPP funding. The site has been transformed, with fun and exciting outdoor learning and activities underway for many local children and young people to enjoy.

The sessions and activities in the woodland are continuing throughout the Autumn, which includes our recently established outdoor learning after school club on Tuesdays and regular Saturday sessions. Please contact our Outdoor Learning Coordinator Candy Buckler (candy@theaaazone.com) if you would like to find out more.

Project Overview

The Ambition Aspire Achieve Abbey Hub Woodland project will support the development of a unique and exciting outdoor learning and adventure space located at The Glyn Hopkin Abbey Hub, our neighbourhood hub situated at 6 Gay Road, Stratford, E15 2RN. AAA has been gifted for an initial 10-year period an area of mature woodland, adjacent to the Hub by the landowners Thames Water. The project will help us to continue the transformation of the space, creating a brand-new outdoor community resource, which we will use as a facility to provide fully inclusive opportunities and activities for residents residing in areas surrounding the site. If successful, funding will be used to install a range of facilities, including an outdoor learning space, a nature-hide, orienteering course and a wide range outdoor facilities and habitats to improve the biodiversity of the site,

Funding will then be used to deliver regular weekly activities during 2024, helping local children/young people and their families to learn about wildlife and its conservation within inner city Newham, whilst offering a medium to support wellbeing and provide a one-of-a kind nature themed play space for local people.