We find ourselves back under lockdown restrictions across England. The expected ‘second wave’ has cost thousands of lives already, and here in Barking and Dagenham people have lost loved ones.
Last month we hosted the first of a series of Serious Violence Summits in partnership with Redbridge and Havering – with 250 people attending and more than 200,000 people reached online.
Today I’ll be reminding my grandchildren that there’s just nine more sleeps until Christmas. I’m sure their excitement will be shared by kids across Barking & Dagenham. It also means that another year is coming to a close, and what a year it has been for our borough.
On Monday I was delighted to be joined by The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, for a visit to Barking Power Station, one of several filming locations in the borough which over recent years have made Barking and Dagenham a key destination for film production companies.
