Recent Projects

Neighbourhood Resource

Northumberland Park Resource Centre formerly an unsightly group of underground garages and vacant shops now houses a new multi-agency centre providing a wide range of community services. There are now Primary Care Trust facilities on site as well as services provided by Sure Start, Learn Direct, Connexions and many local regeneration and employment agencies.

Designed in conjunction with BPTW Architects the attractive new resource centre has garnered a number of plaudits for its contribution to the regeneration of the area. The project reached the finals of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Sustainable Communities Awards in 2005, was short-listed for the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors awards for 2005, and was a winner at Haringey Council’s inaugural Community Design Awards.

Partners in the £1.6m initiative led by Newlon’s Community Regeneration team include the London Borough of Haringey, the London Development Agency, Urban Futures, Colin Toms and Partners, Diamond Build – and, of course many local people.

The ReWork Project

Winner of the best BME Project at the National Black and Minority Ethnic Housing Association Awards 2006

This training programme was originally designed to engage refugees with ‘permission to stay’ and help them enter three strands of industry; care, construction and retail and was later broadened to reach all Black, Minority and Ethnic (BME) members of the community within the London boroughs of Haringey, Enfield and Waltham Forest.

Based on Newlon Fusion's ground-breaking Progress Model, the programme offered personal development courses linked to relevant vocational qualifications i.e. Food Hygiene and Service Sector VRQ’s. The short term educational aspect of the programme was supported by an internal job brokering service and a range of further education and vocational packages including an interpreting course and care sector NVQ's.


Creating communal spaces

All too often, communal spaces are neglected and under-used. In some cases they can even become no-go areas.

At Newlon we look for ways to make these spaces really work, so that they become a community asset. And, in practically all of our development projects, it’s a central consideration.

Here’s a snapshot of just some of our initiatives:

Sensory Garden, Enfield – at a housing scheme supporting 12 residents with learning disabilities, we worked with the Environment Trust to create a relaxing and therapeutic environment.

Community Organic Garden, Limehouse – we worked with a community centre and the Women’s Empowerment Network to transform derelict parkland into a safe play area and place where local women can grow their own produce.

Housing Greenspace Network – as an active member of this group we spread the word about government green space policies, and share good practice on design, management and community involvement.