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Pen to Print is Barking and Dagenham’s Creative Writing Programme, part funded by the Arts Council and has been running in the borough since 2014. The Readers Evening marks the end of Barking and Dagenham Libraries eighth successful free literary festival ReadFest.

Barking and Dagenham Council have been nominated for the Award for Best Engagement from a Local Authority in recognition of its work organising the Remember Srebrenica event yearly, which sees the flag being raised, followed by a civic commemoration which included prayers, speeches and a minutes silence. 

The award ceremony will take place on Saturday 5 October and has been organised by the charity Remembering Srebrenica.

Boxing classes, the chance to train like a firefighter and educational first aid courses are just some of the schemes being delivered to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in Barking and Dagenham.

There will also be interactive performance workshops in schools to highlight and discuss how local communities are impacted by illegal activities.

Black History Month comes to Barking and Dagenham this October, as the borough gets set for a jam-packed schedule of events to celebrate the history, achievements and culture of Black African and Caribbean people.

Black History Month comes to Barking and Dagenham this October, as the borough gets set for a jam-packed schedule of events to celebrate the history, achievements and culture of Black and Minority Ethnic people.

Residents of Barking and Dagenham who are looking for that dream job in hospitality, construction or health and social care will be able to meet a range of employers and training providers at a job fair which takes place on Tuesday 17 September.



The event, run in conjunction with the Job Shop, Jobcentre Plus and the Adult College will see job vacancies across retail, security, childcare, hospitality, warehouse, construction, customer service and health and social care.

Representatives from the voluntary and charity sector in Barking and Dagenham joined the council in renewing their commitment to the Armed Forces Community by re-signing the Armed Forces Covenant.

 

Is your child due to start secondary school in September 2020? If so, you have just over a month to apply for a secondary school place for them.



That means children born between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009 will be making the big step next year and you only have until Thursday 31 October to apply.



Late applications mean parents are much less likely to secure a place for their child at their preferred school.

The Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council has backed the call from the London Fire Brigade to get more people to volunteer with the Fire Cadet Programme.

The annual programme is made up of firefighters, non-operational brigade staff and adults from communities across the borough, who volunteer their time, skills and experience to help support and train the cadets.

Volunteers typically help one evening a week, which varies, depending on where the course is held, with the opportunity to help on weekends too.

Barking and Dagenham Council’s Legal Services have successfully obtained a further ‘borough wide unauthorised encampment injunction’. Working with Caroline Bolton, of Radcliffe Chambers, who obtained the first such injunction for Harlow, the London council assisted Thurrock Council in obtaining its own interim injunction on 3 September 2019.