Community support

Jon Cruddas MP was recently contacted by London Riverside Church in regard to their "Love the Borough weekend". 

The church, located on Parsloes Avenue in Dagenham, closes its usual three Sunday services to run a Fun Day for the local community.

For the third year running, the church welcomes local people to their Fun Day where there will be a variety of activities for children and young people, as well as a free BBQ, jumble giveaway and nail salon for all.

Jon Cruddas MP was recently contacted by NHS Talking Therapies Barking & Dagenham (provided by NELFT).

Jon Cruddas MP was recently contacted by the Sycamore Trust. The Sycamore Trust is a charity based in Barking and Dagenham which supports parents, carers and individuals for whom Autistic Spectrum Disorders and/or Learning Difficulties are part of everyday life.

Jon Cruddas MP was recently contacted by The Source Warehouse.

The Source Warehouse is based in Barking but provides support for all residents of LBBD including Jon’s constituents. They provide furniture, free of charge, to those most in need within the Borough.

Over the course of the end of 2022, the National Lottery donated funds to community projects up and down the country, including in Dagenham and Rainham. The National Lottery Community Fund provided almost 2,500 grants last year and one of their biggest funding grants was made available to the Rainham Foodbank.

Last month, Jon Cruddas MP’s team had the pleasure of speaking with the Dagenham Rugby Union Football Club. Dagenham RUFC was started in 1991 by a group of friends who wanted to come together and enjoy their love of drinking port and playing rugby away from other local clubs.

Jon Cruddas MP was recently contacted by The Pennu Charity in regards to their upcoming event “Celebrating Our Senior Citizens”.

Jon Cruddas MP was recently contacted by Read Easy in regards to volunteering opportunities. Read Easy are also looking for a coordinator to join their services.

This week Jon Cruddas MP was contacted by Mark Newson the secretary of Dagenham Rugby Union Football Club (DRUFC). Starting in 1991, the club now boasts a membership of around 250 people including teams for both boys and girls as well as adults.

Bex Wilson is a Deputy Head Teacher at an inner-city Primary School in Leeds. In 2017, whilst teaching an 11-year-old boy, she noticed he wasn’t his usual happy self, so she asked if he was feeling tired. His response and that moment, not that she knew it at the time, were about to change both her life and his. ‘Miss, I am always tired. I don’t have a bed.’