The 2026 LGBTQ+ History Month theme is Science and Innovation, and few figures embody this better than Alan Turing. His groundbreaking work helped shape the digital world we live in today - yet his life was also marked by profound injustice...

Our children’s services are ‘Outstanding’ in all areas, according to Ofsted 🧒👧 That includes the experiences and progress of children who need help and protection. Watch some of those working at the heart of our service share their experiences. 👇

Want to help shape Housing Services in Newham? We’re looking for Newham Council tenants and leaseholders to join our Resident Challenge Board and influence real change. Find out more and apply - www.newham.gov.uk/housing-home...

✨ THE LAB – Ballroom Finale Event Sat 28 Feb, 5–9pm 📍 The Source (formerly Stratford Youth Zone) Step into THE LAB with the Unbothered House of Cartier - a high energy night of Ballroom creativity, bold looks & fierce categories...

If you’re a council tenant or leaseholder, join the Newham Housing Resident Challenge Board and help improve our services, whilst connecting with other residents who are equally as passionate as you. Visit the website to find out more: www.newham.gov.uk/housing-home...

Fix It, Don’t Ditch It at Newham’s FREE Repair Café Join us at the FREE Newham Repair Café on 20 Feb, 12.30 - 3.30pm at Katherine Road Community Centre, E7 8PN. Fix broken portable electricals with The Restart Project, get bike running repairs with Cycle Confident,

Care, Campaign, Create: Remembering Our LGBT+ Communities Explore Newham’s vibrant 1980s LGBT+ history — from drag at The Pigeons to trailblazing comedy & theatre at the Tom Allen Centre, plus community newsletters & testimonies.

Ramadan Mubarak from Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz, Councillors and everyone at Newham Council.

Happy Lunar New Year to all our residents celebrating! From Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, Councillors and everyone at Newham Council.

Read our game-changing proposed Budget (26/27) 📢 We are delivering a transformation of Council services, protecting what matters most to residents and securing Newham’s financial future.

Come and have a chat with our council housing services teams – we’re ready to hear your questions or concerns about your home, building, and work to fix them. Our next stop is at Plaistow Community Centre on 25 Feb at 2-4pm – see you there. www.newham.gov.uk/housingsurgeries

What changes have we made to present our proposed balanced Budget (26/27)? In order to make savings, we've had to transform the Council, while maintaining high quality services. For example, care staff using new technology, including AI, to free up their time to spend with residents 💻

We have published our proposed Budget (2026/27), underlining our core values 📢 Opportunity Newham: giving everyone the opportunity to succeed ✅ Growing Newham: a thriving borough we’re proud to call home 🏠 People Powered Newham: empowering people to shape their neighbourhoods 🫂

Join us for rehearsed readings from a new play by Jonny Wooster on Friday 20 Feb, 7-9pm at the Tate Institute. Set in a gay pub in the Royal Docks in 1967, on the night partial decriminalisation was meant to be celebrated...

Join us for our final #NationalHIVTestingWeek event tomorrow 🩸 📅 Fri 13 Feb 🕐 4-7pm 📌 Vicarage Lane Health Centre, Stratford E15 4ES HIV testing is free, easy & confidential. By getting tested, you can help end the HIV epidemic by 2030. www.wellnewham.org.uk/advice/national-hiv-testing-week-2026

🎬 Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf – Screening + Q&A Wed 18 Feb, 7–10pm | UCL East Cinema A special History Month screening following trans activist Munroe Bergdorf as she confronts her past and fights for her community.

🌈 At the Rainbow’s End Join us Wed 18 Feb, 6:30–7:30pm @ Stratford Library for a powerful talk by Dr Clare Summerskill on her verbatim play exploring homophobic & transphobic abuse faced by older LGBTQ+ people in care. Includes extracts from real experiences + Q&A. Book: www.newhamlgbthistory.org

Join us at an event near you, this #NationalHIVTestingWeek 🩸 HIV testing is free, easy & confidential. By getting tested, you can help end the HIV epidemic by 2030. Knowing your status is the first step in taking control of your health.

Celebrate LGBT+ makers, entrepreneurs and community at the Shocking Pink Pound Market on Sat 14 & 21 Feb, at Woodgrange Market. This year also marks 40 years since the Shocking Pink Party - a landmark fundraising event for local LGBT+ people in East London. 📍 Free to attend

We’ve stepped up street cleansing across Newham, with six extra staff focused on litter hotspots in Plaistow, Green Street, Stratford, Little Ilford & East Ham, alongside two Rapid Response Teams tackling fly-tipping. #LetsLoveNewham

Calling community-focused partners We’re seeking collaborative, sustainability-led organisations to help bring the former Newham City Farm site back to life for local residents...

Huge thanks to Newham residents for recycling your food waste - since November, you’ve helped recycle over 118 tonnes! Shout out to our crews out on the ground, collecting and keeping it moving. #LetsLoveNewham

Your voice matters. Share your thoughts on our draft Diverse Needs Strategy for housing to create a more flexible and helpful service that all our council tenants can access. Tell us by 9 Feb: newhamco-create.co.uk/en/projects/... #DiverseNeeds

We’re boosting street cleansing services in Newham! We’ve got more staff to tackle litter in priority areas incl. Plaistow, Green St, Stratford, Little Ilford & East Ham, plus two Rapid Response Teams targeting fly-tipping hotspots. #LetsLoveNewham

Children are now being offered the MMRV vaccine, protecting against measles, mumps, rubella & chickenpox. MMRV will be offered at 12 months, with a second dose at 18 months. Children already over 18 months will be offered their second dose at the 3 years 4 months appointment.

Inspired by the exhibition Care, Campaign, Create, join us for Creative Workshops: LGBT+ Stories of Care on Thursday 12 and Saturday 21 Feb. Workshops exploring queerness, disability, health and care through archives, oral histories and creativity. www.newhamlgbthistory.org

Our local children need local carers Foster with Newham Council and be supported every step of the way with generous allowances, Council Tax exemption, and round‑the‑clock support. www.fosterwithyourcouncil.uk/newham

We are supporting young people 👦👧 Health Spot Newham is a confidential GP service that’s making a difference in Newham. Watch one of the youth workers involved explain its purpose 👇 📅 Every Wednesday 🕐 4-8pm 📌 Stratford Youth Zone

Children under 6 are now being offered the MMRV vaccine instead of MMR as part of the NHS routine childhood vaccination programme. MMRV adds protection against chickenpox, alongside measles, mumps & rubella. Your GP will contact you when your child's due nhs.uk/mmrv

The next Local & Mayoral elections take place on Thur 7 May 26. Households will soon receive a letter asking them to check their electoral register details. Please read it carefully & only respond if something needs updating. And apply for a postal vote www.newham.gov.uk/council/regi...

MMRV's now part of the NHS routine childhood vaccination programme, replacing the MMR vaccine. Vaccination's the best way to reduce the risk of serious illness & protect children as they grow. Your GP will contact you when your child's appointment's due. nhs.uk/mmrv

There is a technical issue with our phone system. Our agents are unable to hear customers when answering their calls. We are working to investigate and resolve the issue as a priority.

Your voice matters. Share your thoughts on our draft Diverse Needs Strategy for housing to create a more flexible and helpful service that all our council tenants can access. Tell us by 9 Feb: newhamco-create.co.uk/en/projects/diverse-needs-strategy-consultation #DiverseNeeds

Our #NewhamData celebration event is tomorrow! Together with our partners, we are celebrating 4+ years of progress in data and AI and launching the Newham Data Strategy, with strong representation from leading and high-profile organisations.  #DataStrategy #AIFuture

📢 Have your say on our Draft Budget 26/27 📢 It's aimed at creating the pathway to financial sustainability and delivering a Fairer Newham. Views will be shared with Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, Cabinet & Council officers as they prepare the final budget. www.newham.gov.uk/draft_budget2627

📢 Don’t miss our keynote speaker: Vanessa Holburn, journalist and author focusing on Holocaust survivor families and intergenerational memory. 🕯️ Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 📍 The Old Town Hall Stratford | Doors 10:30am, Event 11am Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/newhams-ho...

🕯️ Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 – Save the Date! Tues, 27 Jan at The Old Town Hall Stratford. This year’s theme, Bridging Generations, highlights passing on the lessons of the Holocaust to younger generations. 📌 Doors open 10:30am | Event 11am www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/newhams-ho...

📢 Tell us what you think about our Draft Budget 26/27 📢 Your comments will be shared with those preparing the proposed final budget, before it's presented to Cabinet next month. Have your say and help us to deliver a Fairer Newham www.newham.gov.uk/draft_budget2627

You can get your bike checked for free by a qualified mechanic, thanks to our Dr Bike service! 🚲 Take your bike along to get minor faults repaired & to ensure it’s roadworthy. 📅Sat 17 Jan 🕐12pm-3pm 📌Plaistow Library www.newham.gov.uk/transport-streets/sustainable-travel/5

Want to win a day pass (worth £17) at our Newham Better Leisure Centres? All you have to do is download the BetterPoints app and walk, wheel, cycle or run over half a mile to earn a BetterTicket, which goes into a daily prize draw. Download the app 👇 newham.betterpoints.uk

Plaistow & Upton Park stations have been shortlisted for TfL studies into step-free access. We're advocating for accessibility and are continuing to work closely with TfL, MPs, the London Assembly + local stakeholders as feasibility work progresses. 👉 www.newham.gov.uk/news/article...

Little Ilford man named BetterPoints’ latest Move More Motivator! 🏃‍♂️ Arslan is celebrating after being praised by BetterPoints for his commitment to moving his body more, since downloading the app. You too can benefit. Download BetterPoints here 👇 newham.betterpoints.uk

This year, make it real. Make a promise. Tell your friends, tell your family and commit to quitting smoking. You don’t have to do it alone. More here 👇 www.wellnewham.org.uk/advice/stop-smoking

Join us as we raise the Pride flag on Sun 1 Feb for LGBT+ History Month, followed by lunch and a thought-provoking talk by Abi Young on Queer Ecology 🌱 Queer Ecology reimagines nature beyond binaries - celebrating diversity across all living things. www.newhamlgbthistory.org

Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 📅 27 Jan 2026 📍 Old Town Hall, Stratford ⏰ 11am–12pm (doors 10:30am) Join us to remember the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and those killed in subsequent genocides, and to reflect on the importance of passing these lessons to future generations...

📢 Tell us what you think about our Draft Budget 26/27 📢 Your comments will be shared with those preparing the proposed final budget, before it's presented to Cabinet next month. Have your say and help us to deliver a Fairer Newham www.newham.gov.uk/draft_budget2627

Our Children's Services have been rated 'outstanding' for the experiences and progress of children in care. Ofsted praised the strong focus on the quality of placements and the way children’s voices are heard and acted upon.

📢 Have your say on our Draft Budget 26/27 📢 It's aimed at creating the pathway to financial sustainability and delivering a Fairer Newham. Views will be shared with Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, Cabinet & Council officers as they prepare the final budget. www.newham.gov.uk/draft_budget2627

🏳️‍🌈 LGBT+ History Month 2026 is coming to Newham From 1–28 February, join us for a month of events celebrating LGBT+ history, creativity and community under this year’s theme: Science & Innovation. Expect workshops, markets, theatre and exhibitions across Newham.

Waste and recycling collections now return to the usual collection days following changes over Christmas and New Year. You can check your collection date by entering your postcode here: bincollection.newham.gov.uk