Welcome from Matt Carpen
Welcome from Matt Carpen
New Board Members and New Operations Director
We are delighted to welcome Steve Moseley and Anna Casbolt to the Board of Barking Riverside Limited, as well as Jason Wong who has joined us as Operations Director.
Social Impact – Thames Futures & The BRL Community Fund
We are pleased to continue our focus on delivering social impact projects at Barking Riverside this year, with further community research being successfully progressed at the start of 2023.
Events at Barking Riverside
This February, Barking Riverside hosted two social events at The Wilds that showcased the community’s drive to come together.
Filming at Barking Riverside
Recently, Barking Riverside has seen itself on both the small and big screen when it featured in BBC drama, ‘The Gold’ and crime thriller film, 'Luther: The Fallen Sun’.
Barking Riverside Pier: 100,000 passengers
February this year marked a major milestone for Barking Riverside Pier, as it recorded its 100,000th passenger journey.
Barking Riverside Presents: Emerge East
On Saturday 3rd December, Barking Riverside hosted its biggest ever event—Emerge East—welcoming Londoners to experience the creativity, community and nature this emerging new area has to offer.
Key internal infrastructure promotions and integral new role for BRL announced
Two senior promotions have recently been made within Barking Riverside Ltd’s Infrastructure Team, while a brand-new position of Head of New Business & Innovation has also been filled this quarter.
Riverside School secures ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating
In October of this year, we were excited to welcome Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education) back to Barking Riverside for the 2022 inspection of Riverside School.
The Resident Events Panel: our experience so far
Founded in 2021 , the Resident Events Panel (REP) is a group of volunteering residents who work in partnership BRL to shape the programme of events for the neighbourhood.
