Forest Lane Park Restoration Project

Newham Council has been awarded National Lottery Heritage Funding to work with the community to design a series of improvements to Forest Lane Park and to reinstate a statue in memory of Lucel Tate. The designs will conclude in 2025 when we will submit a second application to unlock further funds to deliver the improvements.

We will be listening to local residents and community groups throughout the design process to uncover the park's hidden histories and generate ideas for the emerging restoration plans.

To get involved please attend the events listed below or contact ForestLanePark@arkwoodltd.co.uk to find out more.

Forest Lane Park has a unique social history. It has transitioned from a field enclosed by hedges that was used for agriculture, to an Industrial School for orphans and abandoned children, to a hospital and then maternity hospital, to the park you see today. The Forest Lane Park Restoration Project aims to celebrate this history, restore much of the original landscape, enhance accessibility and biodiversity, and introduce new elements designed by the community. Central to the project is honouring the work of local activist Lucel Tate, who worked in the maternity hospital in the 1970s. The project will include reinstating her statue and sharing her story for generations to come.