Barking and Dagenham Council is pleased to announce that planning permission has been officially granted for the long-awaited repair and restoration of the historic North Moat at Valence House - one of the borough’s most treasured heritage sites.

Over the past few months, the Accident Prevention Officer from Barking and Dagenham Council has delivered the Junior Citizen Programme to thousands of local school children.

Barking and Dagenham Council's Trading Standards team took a step toward community engagement by hosting an interactive training session with a large group of young people from the borough.