Are you passionate about driving change and inspiring others to take action for a better community? If so this role could be the one for you. Job Title: Community OrganiserLocation: Custom House, Newham, LondonContract type: PermanentHours per week: 4 days … Continued
After 12 years, our member Belle has won a secure council tenancy! Belle is one of our longest-standing members and had been on the housing list from 2012-2024, living using housing benefits & PIP with her daughter, under the now discontinued Bond Scheme.
PEACH member’s open letter to the Mayor of Newham ahead of our meeting on 15th May.
Demands: We want Safe & Permanent Homes NOW. Secure, decent, truly affordable homes NOW in Custom House and Canning Town, regardless of how long we have been here, by the end of 2025 latest.
Hey 11-18 year olds! Join us to work on your garden! We will be maintaining the Burrard Road Community Garden on Tuesday 2nd April 2-4pm. There will be pizza!
PEACH members won a repairs and refurbishment programme across blocks because of the petition in 2021, which demanded that the Council invest in homes now, no more living in unsafe homes. This refurbishment programme was won across all blocks and … Continued
Back in April members relaunched the PEACH Community Kitchen and it’s been going from strength to strength. Every last Wednesday of the month, members have been coming together to share a home-cooked meal and socialise with their neighbours. Last month … Continued
As part of the community response to domestic violence project, which aims to make people in Custom House more able to respond to domestic violence past and present that is happening in the area, PEACH has been hosting coffee mornings … Continued
After a long Summer of organising, PEACH members hosted their first Housing Club meeting on 13th September 2023. It kicked off to an electric start. In this first meeting, members shared PEACH’s wins over the years and set down the … Continued
In the summer, 20 young people from across Custom House and Canning Town took things into their own hands and gave the green spaces around their homes some love! They worked together to design and build community gardens around Burrard Road and Hands Walk, learning valuable skills.