People Powered Forest Gate & Maryland - Finished

The Big Vote's results are here!

Your Community Neighbourhood has been allocated £200,000 to spend on improvements to the area in 2023-2025.

Forest Gate & Maryland Community Neighbourhood is made up of 3 wards: Forest Gate North, Forest Gate South and Maryland.

Get involved in changing your area for the best. Anyone who lives, works or learns in Forest Gate and Maryland can take part.

People Powered Places. Your voices, your choices, your neighbourhood.

Phases

Phases overview

People Powered Places Launch

Our priorities

Our solutions

Submit your project proposal

Projects shortlisting and feasibility

The Big Vote

Successful projects announcement

Project delivery progress

Project showcase & evaluation phase

Celebrate your achievements

People Powered Places Launch

April 1, 2023 - April 27, 2023

On Thursday 27 April, over 300 residents joined the launch event of People Powered Places, Newham's flagship participatory budgeting programme.

The Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, Newham’s Interim Chief Executive Colin Ansell, Councillors and other leaders celebrated all the achievements from the last two years of People Powered Places (previously Community Assemblies) with residents. Voices through the wind, Willow and Young Talent all came on stage to perform.

Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE said we want all residents in Newham to feel empowered by having the largest and best, pioneering participatory budgeting programme in the country.

Residents and local organisations also had stalls showcasing the projects they have delivered with the funding from People Powered Places and a map of Newham showcased all the projects funded over the past two years.

One resident said: "Really lovely evening. Great to see Newham leading the way in involving the community in decisions".