News on The Carpenters Estate

Welcome to the January edition of the Carpenters Estate. Read the full newsletter via the pdf here. What's happening on Carpenters Estate?

Going forward, we are committed to involving you as we progress with the restoration of the Carpenters Estate. Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz promised a new start when she came into office back in May 2018, and the Council is committed to ensuring that you have loads of opportunities to get involved and have influence over the future of your neighbourhood.

A message from the mayor:

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I hope you and your loved ones are well. We are now in a third national lockdown which means once again, we have to restrict the way we go about our daily business and engagement on the Estate. Residents are being encouraged to stay at home. The NHS will contact you when it is your turn receive the vaccination jab but in the meantime please stick to the lockdown rules, as the vaccine is not the silver bullet – we will still need to keep up with public health guidance.

Now onto Carpenters Estate news! I was thrilled to hear that the funding applications that the team have submitted for three projects have been successful – which means that residents will have another opportunity to shape immediate changes on the estate, please do get involved!

As well as that, there are a number of online events coming up which mark really important milestones in our restoration journey. We’ll start getting clarity from the design team about the homes that will be replaced and why; plus more details about the Landlord Offer through a series of workshops that will be organised by the Populo Living team.

Building on the success of the range of activities in November and December the team will follow up with post and phone calls; if you have any additional needs please do contact the team because we want to involve all sections of our community.

As I sign off for this edition, please do look after yourself and I look forward to hearing about the progress we continue to make.

Best wishes, Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz A message from your ward Councillors:

We hope that you all had a restful festive period and a Happy New Year. We truly hope that you and your family are safe and well in these very challenging times.

We have heard from many residents that after a long journey, they want clarity over what is happening on the estate and we hope this will start happening now.

Over January, the Populo team will be providing a range of ways for you to find out how your feedback across the Autumn has shaped an initial plan for the estate and what this means for your household. Some of these events will be online but they will also be sending printed information to every home and putting summaries up around the estate for those that cannot access the online information.

This will be coupled with workshops and digital drop-ins on Newham Council’s Landlord Offer, so there will be lots of information to talk about and we hope that as many of you as possible get involved. We have long pushed for a transparent process over the redevelopment of Carpenters, and believe that your involvement in these consultations is key to that succeeding.

Your feedback at this time really matters. The final decision lies in residents’ hands through a democratic ballot which is currently scheduled for this coming Spring. We’re looking forward to it!

Take care and please help us to keep Newham safe by staying home.

Yours, Councillor Joshua Garfield, Councillor Nareser Osei, Councillor Terry Paul

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