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People Powered Places: Don’t miss the Big Vote!
The Royal Docks Team is excited to partner once again with Newham Council to support People Powered Places (2025–2027), contributing an additional £80,000 to support projects in Beckton & Royal Docks and Custom House & Canning Town community neighbourhoods.
The current cycle has got off to an incredible start, with 130 project ideas submitted across the Royal Docks’ neighbourhoods alone. These proposals reflect the energy, diversity and creativity of our communities, covering everything from sports coaching, mentoring, arts and creative workshops to community gardening, mental health initiatives and sustainability projects – and much more in between!
There’s something for every interest and ambition and now it’s time to choose the ones that matter most to you.
Don’t miss your chance to vote between 1-30 November 2025!
Make Your Voice Heard
The Big Vote is your opportunity to help decide which projects receive funding. If you live, work, or study in Newham, you are eligible to vote.
- Vote for up to ten projects in one neighbourhood of your choice
- Voting is open from 1–30 November 2025
- Vote online or in person
- Aged 13 or over? You can vote online or in person
- Under 13? You’ll need to vote in person
- You can only vote once!
Vote online
Online voting links will be live from 1 November. Check back then to access the link.
Big Vote Events
Beckton & Royal Docks
Saturday 8 November, 10am–12.30pm
Canning Town Library, 18 Rathbone Market, E16 1EH
For more information, see here
Custom House & Canning Town
Saturday 8 November, 1.30–4pm
Canning Town Library, 18 Rathbone Market, E16 1EH
For more information, see here
Local Libraries
You can vote at any of your local libraries:
- Beckton Globe Library, 1 Kingsford Way, E6 5JQ
- North Woolwich Library, 5 Pier Rd, E16 2LJ
- Beckton Community Centre, 14 East Ham Manor Way, E6 5NG
- Canning Town Library, 18 Rathbone Market, E16 1EH
- Custom House Library, Prince Regent Lane, E16 3JJ
Beckton & Royal Docks: drop-in voting sessions
- St Marks Community Centre, E6 5YA
Thursday 6 November, 11am–2pm - Art in the Docks, E16 2XJ
Tuesday 11 November, 10am–12pm - Britannia Village Hall, E16 1TU
Thursday 13 November, 10.30am–2pm
Custom House & Canning Town: drop-in voting sessions:
- Cundy Community Centre, E16 3NP
Monday 3 November, 11.30am–3pm - Ascension Church, E16 3HJ
Tuesday 11 November, 11am–2pm - Cody Dock, E16 4TL
Thursday 13 November, 11.30am–2.30pm
Key Dates
- November 2025: Vote for your top ten projects
- January 2026: Successful projects announced
- January 2026 - February 2027: Project delivery
- March 2027: Celebrate the changes you’ve made
For more information on the project proposals
Building on success
The 2025–2027 cycle of People Powered Places builds on the fantastic achievements of the previous cycle, which made a real impact across the Royal Docks neighbourhoods. This included:
- 31 projects delivered
- £467,953 in funding distributed, including £80,000 from the Royal Docks Team
- 11,059 people reached
- 1,166 volunteers engaged
For a reminder of some of the incredible stories from the last cycle see here: https://www.royaldocks.london/articles/people-powered-places-the-stories
