List of Large Grant Scheme recipients
Additional Restrictions Grant – Large Grant Scheme
In Spring 2022 Our Newham Business & Enterprise awarded a total of £1,124,561 to nine organisations to help support a broad range of projects and activities centred around our Towards a Better Newham Covid-19 Recovery Strategy and which now builds on the Mayor’s Building a Fairer Newham commitment through which we are creating an inclusive economy, which works for local people and supports their wellbeing and financial security. The grants have been awarded in order to provide organisations with both capital and revenue funding for initiatives to help boost local economic activity.
We will be providing case studies over the coming months on each of the grant recipients to showcase what has been delivered so far and what is to come in the future. Please refer to each project below to find a link to the existing case studies and check in each month to see the latest additions.
The following grants have been awarded:
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Organisation |
Funding received |
Project description |
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Stratford Original BID (Business Improvement District) |
£249,999 |
Ensure Stratford Town Centre continues to perform day and night by focussing on three strands: Community Building, Safer & Welcoming and Business Benefits. |
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Tracks (Time Marches On Limited), Forest Gate |
£100,000 |
Create Forest Gate's second high street, 'The Avenue', on the strip in front of the arches. The project will aim to attract new business and increase footfall with a view to regenerating the area over the next five years. |
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Children’s Discovery Centre, Stratford East London |
£47,387 |
Create and deliver Storytelling Events for families with targeted free tickets offered to 5,000 Newham residents to Discover’s wider programme. |
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Atlantic Pacific International Rescue Limited, Royal Docks |
£187,578 |
Teaching young people how to save their own or someone else’s life. These skills will offer a purpose and an opportunity for a young person to see how they can play an active part in their community by helping others. |
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£50,000 |
Open on an extra day each week and increase the sourcing and distribution of food to some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the borough. |
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The Skills Centre London Ltd, Stratford |
£114,597 |
Provide high-quality Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) training and testing on the Olympic Park.
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East End Citizens Advice Bureaux, Custom House |
£120,000 |
Funding will be used for premises alterations, equipping the Newham service with IT equipment, furniture and supporting operational costs. Also creating Covid secure space to deliver advice services to the public.
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£25,000 |
Support small business to join the Chamber as well as supporting other projects through their website and social media outlets. Funding will also be used to part-sponsor the Business Awards 2022. Free membership available, for more information: |
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Pioneer Theatre Ltd Theatre Royal Stratford East |
£230,000 |
Funding will be used to create a welcoming space for more community activity. Also updating internal distribution boards saving energy and becoming greener. |