Newham Poetry Group building community since 2016

​a) Weekly sessions at three libraries in Newham with a regular attendance of 25-30 people
b) Quarterly Open Mic events attended by approximately 150 people – since 2016
c) Leading on poetry sessions at Stratford Park – 5 weekends of Poetry House in 2018 and 2019
d) Lead volunteer for ‘Friends of Stratford Park’ – Set up resident group to help regenerate the local park
e) Member of Citizens Assemblies Working Group who help design the local community project- Information on Citizens Assemblies can be found on the link; https://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Citizens-Assemblies.aspx?l1=100004&l2=200125
f) Poetry Café in Stratford Park- Weekly Café in park since July 2019, as part of Stratford and West Ham Community Plan project
g) Commissioned to run activities and create exhibition for the Newham LGBT month, Newham Word Festival and Summer Reading Challenge – 2017, 2018 and 2019
h) Commissioned to run Poetry workshops at View Tube Café – Newham Greenway by Poplar HARCA