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Newham's children and young people met with Linford Christie and Darren Campbell at the Newham heat of the street athletics competition

Newham youngsters go for Gold
More > Newham youngsters go for Gold Newham's children and young people met with Olympic Gold medallists Linford Christie and Darren Campbell when they visited Central Park, East Ham for the Newham heat of the street athletics competition.                  

Partille Cup, a world of handball, July 2008

Partille Cup, Sweden 2008
More > Partille Cup, Sweden 2008 Seventeen young people from Newham represented the borough at the world's largest youth Handball tournament in July in Gothenburg, Sweden.                 

Phantoms RFC

Brown is new Phantoms honorary president
More > Brown is new Phantoms honorary president Phantoms RFC are very proud to announce that the new Honorary President of the club will be the MP for Newham, Lyn Brown.                  

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West Ham Boys Club Boxing Academy

20:12

Titled as 20:12 the documentary is a based around how people are preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games and what this entails at 12 minutes past 8 in the evening.

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Tessa Sanderson and members of the Newham Sports Academy

Newham Sports Academy with Tessa Sanderson

Newham Council has been working with Tessa Sanderson and a team of elite coaches to identify young, talented sports people in the borough. More > Newham Sports Academy with Tessa Sanderson

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Fight for peace patron, Barry McGuigan helps train a young boxer (Photo taken by Bruce Basudde)

Fight for peace

Fight for Peace (FFP) is an international non-profit organisation that provides real alternatives for children and youth in disadvantaged communities to crime, drug dealing and organised armed violence via social inclusion through sports, education, access to the formal work market, the promotion of a culture of peace and building youth leaders. More > Fight for peace

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Sports facilities

Take your pick from over 230 sports clubs and organisations in Newham - including many of the Olympic sports. More > Sports facilities

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Royal docks

Water and Docks

Blue expanses double the quantity of top grade leisure space in Newham. More > Water and Docks

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Leisure Centre

Leisure Centres

Newham is home to four leisure centres: Atherton, Balaam, East Ham and Newham. We have an athletics stadium at Newham Leisure Centre, and a watersports centre at the Royal Victoria Docks. More > Leisure Centres