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The 'London Borough of Newham' is a London borough in East London, within Greater London.
It is situated 5 miles east of the City of London and north of the River Thames.

Contents

Demography

History

Borders

Council and democracy

Music, artists and actors

Education

Junior, Infant and Primary Schools

Secondary schools

Sixth form

University

Places of interest

Community

Museums

Newspapers

Parks and open spaces

Performance

Shopping and exhibitions

Sport

Religion

Districts

Transport

List of stations

International services

See also

References and notes

External links

Demography

Newham had the highest proportion of non-white population in the country at the 2001 Census. Also, the borough contains the second highest percentage of Muslims in Britain (24.3%).
When using Simpson's Diversity Index on 10 aggregated ethnic groups, the 2001 census identified Newham as the most ethnically diverse district in England and Wales, with 9 wards in the top 15.^[1]. However, when using the 16 ethnic categories in the Census so that White Irish and White Other ethnic minorities are also included in the analysis, Newham becomes the 2nd most ethnically diverse borough^[2] with 6 out of the top 15 wards, behind Brent with 7 out of the top 15 wards.
Using the aggregated ethnic groups drawn from the 2001 Census indicates ''Little Ilford'' in Newham to be the most ethnically diverse ward in the United Kingdom. When using the 16 ethnic group categories, this ward becomes the second most ethnically diverse ward, behind Dollis Hill in Brent.

History

The borough was formed by merging the former area of the Essex county boroughs of East Ham and West Ham within the newly formed Greater London, on 1 April 1965. Green Street marks the former boundary between the two. North Woolwich also became part of the borough (previously being in the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, in the County of London) along with a small area west of the River Roding which had previously been part of the Municipal Borough of Barking. ''Newham'' was devised for the borough as an entirely new name.^[3]
According to a study carried out in 2006 for a Channel 4 television programme, it is the "4th worst" place to live in the UK; the study took into account crime rates, school results, pollution, economic activity and property prices. In the same study, neighbouring Tower Hamlets and Hackney came in at 2nd and 1st place respectively.^[4]

Borders

Newham borders the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham by the River Roding to the east, Greenwich by the Thames to the south, Tower Hamlets and Hackney by the River Lee to the west and Waltham Forest and Redbridge by Wanstead Flats to the north.

Council and democracy

Unlike most English districts, its council is led by a directly-elected mayor, currently Robin Wales. Since 2002, one of the councillors has been appointed as the "civic ambassador", and has performed the civic and ceremonial role previously carried out by the mayor.^[5]
Although statistically counted as part of Inner London, the borough is still considered part of Outer London for purposes such as funding. This is because the majority of Newham was not part of the 1889-1965 County of London. However, much of the borough has historically formed part of London's built-up area and economically it is one of the more deprived districts. The council is actively campaigning to have Newham officially considered part of Inner London for all purposes in order to increase its level of government grant by £60 million. Newham is a challenging borough in a number of ways and currently has the second lowest recycling rate in the United Kingadom.^[6]
Newham has 60 councillors, of whom 54 are from the Labour Party, 3 are from the Christian Peoples' Alliance and 3 are from Respect. The local elections of 2006 proved a disappointment for Respect: they stood candidates in all 20 wards, secured 26% of the votes of the whole borough, but still only secured 3 seats.

Music, artists and actors

Newham is established as a centre of UK urban music and grime. Forest Gate is home of Kano and Plan B, two top selling artists within the grime scene.
From Newham are The Mitchell Brothers, a duo of rappers who are signed to The Streets record label 'The Beats'. Their musical style is heavily influenced by the mythologies of working class East End life such as drinking down the pub, football, clothing styles such as Stone Island and Fred Perry, unemployment, drug dealing and crime. Another set of Grime artists to hail from the borough are Newham Generals, a trio of artists singed to Dizzie Rascals label Dirtee Stank, all hailing from Forest Gate. Also Leathal Bizzle and Crazy Titch are both from Newham.
Canning Town is the birth place of 'Oi! Punk' band Cockney Rejects. The band were known for their violent and aggressive lyrics which focused on the topics of pub brawls, East End gang fighting and crime in general. Most noticeable was the fan following of the Cockney Rejects which included West Ham's notorious hooligan following the ICF (Inter-City Firm). Actors from Newham include Danny Dyer from Canning Town.

Education

Junior, Infant and Primary Schools

:List of Junior, Infant and Primary Schools

Secondary schools

★ Sarah Bonnell School

★ Eastlea Community School

★ Forest Gate Community School

★ Lister Community School

★ Little Ilford School

★ Langdon School

★ Lister Community School

★ Kingsford Community School

★ Stratford School

★ Rokeby Boys School

★ Plashet Girls School

★ St Angela's Ursuline Girls

★ St Bonaventure's Catholic Comprehensive School

★ Cumberland School

★ Brampton Manor School

★ The Royal Docks Community School

Sixth form

★ Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc)

★ St Angela's & St. Bonaventure's Sixth Form Centre

University

The University of East London has two campuses within Newham, these are:

★ the Stratford Campus, at Stratford

★ the Docklands Campus, next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock
Birkbeck Stratford is a collaborative project between Birkbeck, University of London and UEL to increase participation in adult learning. This is currently based on the UEL Stratford campus, but is planned to move to its own facilities.

Places of interest

Community

★ The Hub, a revolutionary community resource centre built by the local community, in Star Lane, E16, featuring up to the minute "green" features

★ Grassroots, also built by the local community and another revolutionary green resource centre built by the community. Grass Roots is in Memorial Recreation Ground, E13.

Museums

★ North Woolwich Old Station Museum

★ Three Mills, a mill complex on the east bank of the River Lee. A trading site for nearly a thousand years, the House Mill was built in 1776 and was the country's largest tidal mill. It has been restored as a working museum and contains much of its original machinery including four large waterwheels, millstones and grain chutes.

Newspapers

The local newspaper is the Newham Recorder. Their website is www.newhamrecorder.co.uk The

Parks and open spaces

Main articles: Newham parks and open spaces

Performance

★ St. Mark's Church, Silvertown The church was designed by Samuel Saunders Teulon. It was built between 1861 and 1862 after a cholera epidemic swept the district and local clergy appealed through the columns of The Times for funds to provide an architectural, as well as spiritual, beacon for the area. It is now the home of the Brick Lane Music Hall.

★ Stratford Circus

★ Theatre Royal Stratford East

Shopping and exhibitions

★ Queen's Market, Upton Park - London's most ethnically diverse market.

★ ExCeL Exhibition Centre- notorious for holding various armaments fairs.

★ Gallions Reach Shopping Park

★ Green Street (street), the largest shopping centre catering for the Asian community in London

★ Stratford Shopping Centre, rather a characterless shopping centre, home to various chainstores that make up the all too familiar face of 'Clone-town Britain'.

Sport

★ Newham is a host borough for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

★ The West Ham United F.C. ground is at Upton Park

Religion

★ The Pakistan-based group, Tablighi Jamaat, has announced its intention to build Europe's largest mosque, and Britain's largest place of worship, in the borough in time for the 2012 Olympics. It has come under criticism mostly from ill-informed quarters and inherent islamophobia

Districts

★ Beckton

★ Canning Town

★ Custom House

★ East Ham

★ Forest Gate

★ Little Ilford

★ Manor Park

★ North Woolwich

★ Plaistow (pronounced Plarr-stow)

★ Silvertown

★ Stratford

★ Upton Park

★ West Ham

Transport

Transport in Newham is undergoing a major upgrade, with the completed Docklands Light Railway and Jubilee Line Extension, with new or improved stations at Canning Town, West Ham and Stratford. The Channel Tunnel Rail Link is nearing completion and Stratford International station is due to open in 2009. The Crossrail scheme will also improve rail connections to several stations in the borough. A further extension to the Docklands Light Railway will serve London City Airport and will connect Newham with Woolwich.

List of stations

★ Beckton DLR station

★ Beckton Park DLR station

★ Cyprus DLR station

★ Canning Town station - Jubilee Line and DLR

★ Custom House station - DLR

★ East Ham tube station - District and Hammersmith & City Lines

★ Forest Gate railway station - 'one' Great Eastern

★ Gallions Reach DLR station

★ King George V DLR station

★ London City Airport DLR station

★ Manor Park railway station - 'one' Great Eastern

★ Maryland railway station - 'one' Great Eastern

★ Plaistow tube station - District and Hammersmith & City Lines

★ Pontoon Dock DLR station

★ Prince Regent DLR station

★ Royal Albert DLR station

★ Royal Victoria DLR station

★ Stratford station - 'one' Great Eastern, 'one' Anglia, 'c2c', Jubilee Line, Central Line and DLR

★ Pudding Mill Lane DLR station

★ Upton Park tube station - District and Hammersmith & City Lines

★ Wanstead Park railway station - Silverink

★ West Ham station - c2c, Jubilee, District and Hammersmith & City Lines

★ West Silvertown DLR station

★ Woodgrange Park railway station - Silverlink

International services

★ Dutchflyer rail-sea service via Stratford station

★ London City Airport

★ Stratford International station (opening 2009, despite trains from 2007^[7])

See also

★ Newham parks and open spaces

★ Newham Sixth Form College

★ Stratford Circus

★ Stratford, London

★ Stratford City

★ Thames Gateway

References and notes

1. Simpson's diversity indices by ward 1991 and 2001'' - GLA Data Management and Analysis Group (page 11, Table 3) (Jan 2006) date accessed 13 Dec 2006
2. Focus on Newham 2006 - local people and local conditions'' - London Borough of Newham, Corporate Research Unit (chapter 2, page 24) (2006) date accessed 31 Mar 2007
3. Mills, A., ''Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names'', (2001).
4. 'That' list accessed: 29 October 2006
5. ''The Civic Ambassador'' at Newham accessed 13 Dec 2006
6. ''Other Stories we Liked'', The Times. 22 November 2005.
7. Eurostar not to serve new station at Stratford

External links

★ Newham London Borough Council

★ Mayor of Newham

★ NIMS - Statistics on Newham

★ Newham Issues Forum - online local discussions

★ Aston-Mansfield- charity started in 1884

★ Community Links - innovative charity running community-based projects

★ Rising East: the journal of East London studies