Case study

Almost £20 million for Newham community projects

Almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will bring benefits throughout Newham.

Almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will bring benefits throughout Newham by:

  • unlocking the benefits of the Olympic legacy at Stratford
  • capitalising on the Enterprise Zone in the Royal Docks

The Connections to Opportunities program will level up the area by:

  • removing opportunity roadblocks such as digital exclusion
  • creating spaces for learning and training
Image of people and creatives posters about Newham

Find out more about the Connection to Opportunities project.

Creating opportunities for employment and digital connection

Connections to Employment will create spaces for:

  • job opportunities
  • education
  • training

This will be complemented by Digital Connections, which will:

  • connect young people to learning and employment opportunities
  • tackle digital exclusion

Connecting enterprise, community and culture

Connections to Enterprise will provide:

  • ‘engine rooms’ for enterprise and innovation
  • flexible workspaces

Connections to Community and Culture will:

  • increase youth participation in civic celebrations
  • boost cultural pride

Providing accessible connections within Newham

This programme will create safe, accessible walking and cycling routes for borough residents and visitors.

Emily Berwyn of Meanwhile Space said:

We’re absolutely thrilled to be working on bringing the workspace at Queen’s Market into active use. This project will welcome the pre-start-up, to the ideas stage entrepreneurs, to the adolescent business hitting maturity but wanting to stay local, hiring and inspiring from Green Street and the surrounding areas. We want to create a space that works for those that use it so becomes a destination for Green Street’s enterprising community.

Find out more about levelling up.

Updates to this page

Published 17 January 2023