Barking Town Centre Newsletter

Barking Town Centre
Newsletter
East Street High Street Improvement
Programme
Barking and Dagenham Council is delivering a 1.4m
programme of public realm and high street improvements
across East Street, as part of an ambitious plan for Barking
Town Centre.
Current works being delivered include:
A new civic space in front of the former Magistrates

Court consisting of new paving, trees and benches.
Public realm improvements on Clockhouse Avenue,
enhancing pedestrian links between Barking Town
Square and East Street.
Installing secure bin stores, a recycling compactor and
market storage facilities.
New paving and trees being installed on East Street

opposite Short Blue Place.
Upcoming works taking place later this year:
A new catenary lighting scheme, with high quality

lighting suspended between buildings replacing the
existing lamp columns.
The Barking Food Court pop-up restaurant and
Removal of dated street furniture to enable a
cinema held in the former Magistrates Court
smarter centralised layout of market stalls.
New street infrastructure (bollards, electric boxes).
Striking gateway signage at the East Street/Ripple
Road junction.
Funding for the programme has been secured from a

range of sources including Transport for London and the
Mayor of London. The works will improve the quality and
appearance of both East Street and Barking Market,
helping to support local businesses, attract inward
investment and improve perceptions of the area. For more
Computer-generated image of new lighting scheme
to be installed across East Street later this year
information, visit www.lbbd.gov.uk/highstreet

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On this issue:
East Street High Street Improvement Programme
Summer of festivals 2016
Barking Artist Enterprise Zone
Weavers Quarter
Barking Enterprise Centres
UP! Barking
June 2016
SUMMER OF FESTIVALS 2016

In 2015 we held a number of events across the borough to
celebrate our 50th anniversary.They were so well
received, and enjoyed by approximately 100,000 people,
that were intending to make 2016 even bigger and better.
Were pleased to announce our events programme
Summer of festivals:
Barking Folk
Festival
11th-12th
June
CLOCKHOUSE
AVENUE CLOSED
10am - 5pm
ON SUNDAY 12TH
JUNE
Barking Town
Centre
DagFest
11th-12th
June Eastbrookend
Saturday
18th June
Old
Dagenham
Village
Country Fair
The Merchant
of Venice
Sunday 26th
June
4th to 10th
July
Eastbrookend
Country Park
Barking Town
Centre
One
Borough
Community
Day
Steam and
Cider Fair
Now
Thats A
Festival
Roundhouse
Music
Festival
Youth Parade
Saturday
30th July
Saturday
13th
August
Old
Dagenham
Park
27th and
28th
August
Central
Park
Monday 29th
August
Sunday 18th
September
Central Park
Barking Town
Centre
Parsloes
Park
For more information on dates and tickets check www.lbbd.gov.uk

June 2016
Barking Artist Enterprise Zone

East London charity Bow Arts has launched a new artist space in Barking Town Centre at
IceHouse Court. The ground floor space offers 4,400sq ft of creative workspace for up to
20 designers at the Ice House Court.
Bow Arts is particularly keen to support artists, designers and makers who already work or
live in Barking and Dagenham but require studio space.
The Charity has worked with architects Delvendahl Martin to design the internal studio
layout and unique partition designs, with work currently taking place on the fit out of the
spaces.
For more information or if you are interested in the workspace check Bow Arts website:
www.bowarts.org
Studios at the IceHouse Court, Abbey

Road, Barking
Weavers Quarter
The Future of Gascoigne East
Weavers Quarter is the name given to the
new
development on part of the eastern
side of the Gascoigne Estate, it was
announced in March. The name, launched by
the leader of the Council, Cllr Darren
Rodwell, is rooted in Barkings rich industrial
history and refers to the Barking Jute works
which were once nearby.
Ambitious Regeneration
development plans for Gascoigne
East now Weavers Quarter.
June 2016
BEC- Barking Enterprise Centres

The Barking Enterprise Centres (BEC)
have recently launched as a Community
Interest Company (CIC) to enable far
greater opportunities for funding. Barking
Enterprise Centres has opened another
building for business at a new location
on 50 Wakering Road called BEC2. The
building provides 25 small offices with a
further 13 hot-desking facilities and
enables up to 38 small companies to be
BEC CIC
located there. There was a high demand
50 Cambridge Road, Barking,IG11 8FG
for small units as BEC has been running
BEC CIC 2
at full capacity. With the launch of over
50 Wakering Rd, Barking,IG11 8GN
172 companies in just five years it has
proved so popular that a second location
020 8227 3030
reception@barkingenterprisecentre.co.uk can continue the support of start up
businesses.
UP! Barking- New Website

UP! Barking is a brand new informal website with the aim of informing local residents and
businesses how great Barking is and how proud we are to work and live here.
We want to keep you informed of all great events around the borough and the Barking Town
Centre. This summer stay connected to find out about the events of The Summer of Festivals
event and much more.
We want to present you with the best of Barking: restaurants, events, cafes, spas,
hotels, the history and arts!
Check out our website, www.upbarking.co.uk
and lets keep in touch
June 2016

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Barking Town Centre

A new civic space in front of the former Magistrates

New paving and trees being installed on East Street

Upcoming works taking place later this year:

A new catenary lighting scheme, with high quality

Funding for the programme has been secured from a

information, visit www.lbbd.gov.uk/highstreet

SUMMER OF FESTIVALS 2016

For more information on dates and tickets check www.lbbd.gov.uk

Barking Artist Enterprise Zone

Studios at the IceHouse Court, Abbey

BEC- Barking Enterprise Centres

UP! Barking- New Website

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