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As part of activities this year’s Women’s Empowerment Month, the council’s Cabinet Member for Employment, Skills & Aspiration, Cllr Sade Bright paid a visit to the Adult College on Parsloes Avenue in Dagenham.
Barking and Dagenham Council is delighted to announce its Summer of Festivals Weekender, which includes the highly anticipated Coronation Day event in honour of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort. This historic occasion will take place on Saturday 6 May followed by the much-loved One Borough Festival on Sunday 7 May at Valence Park, Dagenham, on the grounds of the iconic Valence House.
Councillor Darren Rodwell, Leader of the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham’s response to Baroness Louise Casey’s report into the Metropolitan Police.
Budding young film makers from Barking and Dagenham keen to get a foot in the door in the film industry are being invited to take up a paid work experience on a live film shoot.
In its continued efforts to ensure everyone, and in particular women, in Barking and Dagenham feel safe when out and about in the borough, the council has launched an initiative to provide safe spaces for them to go when they need help to feel safe.
Barking and Dagenham Council is gearing up to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort on 6 May. And after the success of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee event last year, we know residents will want to get in on the action.
A new initiative offering elderly residents the chance to borrow a laptop for free has been launched as a way of tackling digital inequality in Barking and Dagenham.
Leader of the Council, Councillor Darren Rodwell, said:
“We are saddened by the events that took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning and our hearts go out to everyone affected. We’re aware that some residents have lost everything including their homes and possessions.
