Environment & Blue-Green Spaces
Citizen Action Group
Context

Priorities
Our Environment & Blue-Green Spaces Citizen Action Group has engaged with residents and key strategic partners to research and develop resident-led environmental solutions, and has identified three priorities for its strategic work:
- Sharing learning on climate change (adaptation and mitigation)
- Developing a Green and Blue Spaces strategy for the whole of Thames Ward
- Leading community actions including litter picking and community gardening
Overall Objective
To secure and enhance flourishing Green and Blue Spaces via resident action and to develop strong and effective partnership working with local agencies via a Ward-wide strategy
Key Achievements
- We secured a new community garden site leased from BRL to TWCP via Riverside School.
- We supported plot holders of Thames View Community Garden to create their own committee and constitution to help manage the development of the site and work better collaboratively with each other and partner organisations.
- We received funding over £5,000 from London City Airport Community Fund and Barking Renew to develop community garden sites in Thames View and Barking Riverside.
- We worked with CleanUp UK and Barking Riverside Ltd to tackle litter and secure new litter bins on Riverside
- We are working in partnership with SUSTRANS, Be First, University of East London and Barking Riverside Ltd to deliver local environmental projects including the Ripple Greenway.
News & Events

Positive feedback from Barking Food Forest co-design sessions
Barking Food Forest is a new community gardening project in Barking Riverside that will benefit local children, young people, families and wider residents of all ages.

Installation of tap for Thames View Community Garden with TWCP support
Since the acquiring of the Community Garden site, and obtaining £2000 funding from the London City Airport Community Fund, Thames View Community Garden (TVCG) members

Co-Design the Barking Food Forest – Monday 15th & Monday 22nd February 2021, 6pm – 7.30pm via Zoom
Join the community to co-design a vibrant new garden in the heart of Barking Riverside. Learn more about the projects’ vision and give your input
Get involved!
If you live in Barking Riverside, Scrattons Farm or Thames View and want to get involved in resident-led activity with your neighbours then get in touch!