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Our Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) Programme has returned, boasting its biggest programme yet, offering over 40 different activities for children and young people (aged 5-16) to get involved in.

An investigation is under way after a fatal collision in Dagenham.

A new £15,000 pot of funding is up for grabs for residents to help set-up activities that will benefit the community.

Protecting services, extra support for people struggling with the cost of living crisis, more money to provide social care, further spending on improving residents’ homes and keeping the streets clean have been agreed in Barking and Dagenham Council’s 2023-24 budget.

More than 3,500 people gathered on Abbey Green in Barking on Sunday evening (6 November) to watch an award-winning laser lightshow, as part of the borough’s Bonfire Night celebrations in partnership with Creative Barking and Dagenham.

Barking and Dagenham will remember all those who died in the line of duty, making the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy today, with a number of memorial services taking place across the borough from 11 to 13 November.

As part of EFG London Jazz Festival’s commitment to offering a programme of free and affordable events, the festival are hosting two weekends of entertainment in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham with the remarkable jam session Moment’s Notice, curated by George Nelson at The Wilds on Sunday 13th November and the unparalleled Lady Blackbird, who performs at the Broadway Theatre on Saturday 19th November.

The borough’s hugely popular Guy Fawkes Lantern Parade returns this year with lots more free family fun and an award-winning laser lightshow to brighten up the winter night.

Barking and Dagenham council is keen to hear residents’ views and opinions on its draft Inclusive Growth Strategy – its plan for people and places as the borough continues to grow.

Barking and Dagenham Council has teamed up with local schools and organisations to launch a new phase of its hard-hitting Lost Hours campaign.