Arts Council England is the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Let’s Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high-quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision. www.artscouncil.org.uk. 

Following the Covid-19 crisis, the Arts Council developed a £160 million Emergency Response Package, with nearly 90% coming from the National Lottery, for organisations and individuals needing support. We are also one of the bodies responsible for administering the Government’s unprecedented Culture Recovery Fund, of which we delivered over £1 billion to the sector in grants and loans. Find out more at www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19. 

Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. That’s why as the largest funder for the UK’s heritage we are dedicated to supporting projects that connect people and communities to heritage, as set out in our strategic plan, Heritage 2033. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.  

Over the next 10 years, we aim to invest £3.6billion raised for good causes by National Lottery players to make a decisive difference for people, places and communities.  

Pioneering futures in east London since its founding in 1898, the University of East London is a careers‑first university serving more than 40,000 students from over 160 countries across its Stratford and Docklands campuses. With a strong commitment to social mobility and community engagement, UEL equips students with the real‑world skills and professional experience essential for the jobs of tomorrow. 

Home to five academic schools, the university delivers a broad portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes. Renowned for innovation - from work placements and enterprise support to its landmark facilities including SportsDock and the Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability - the university remains dedicated to transforming lives and advancing inclusive excellence. 

The Royal Docks Team is a multi-disciplinary team that brings together officers from across the Greater London Authority, the London Borough of Newham and the London Economic Action Partnership. Home to London’s only Enterprise Zone, the Royal Docks is one of the most significant regeneration projects in the UK. The team was established in 2017 to help deliver the cohesive transformation of the Royal Docks into a vibrant, mixed-use destination with culture and community at it's heart. 

Working in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders from local community groups to developers and local businesses, the team are delivering an ambitious £314 million investment programme over the next five years and beyond. 

We are one of the fastest growing, young, and diverse boroughs in the country. We have over 351,000 people living in Newham. We are the third fastest growing borough in London. Over seven in ten residents are from Black, Asian, and ethnically diverse communities. 

We are at the heart of a new inclusive economy. Our economy is becoming the place to work and invest. We are home to international districts like Royal Docks and Stratford. Stratford has also become the busiest station in the UK. These has helped us have the third highest rate of jobs growth in London. 

However, we have deep rooted inequalities. A quarter of our neighbourhoods are the most deprived in the UK. After housing costs, almost half of our residents live in poverty. The cost of living emergency will disproportionately hit our residents. 

We are taking action and have mobilised a cost of living emergency response to mobilise our networks of voluntary organisations, businesses and stakeholders to get help to those in need. We are tackling inequalities by working with partners to expand enterprise zones and with businesses to increase the number becoming London Living Wage employers. 

Alongside, we are unlocking the housing market with Newham set to become the largest builder of genuinely affordable housing in London. With landmark regeneration underway including Custom House, Canning Town and at the Carpenter’s Estate, we are delivering new standards in resident led, housing development at scale.

Foundation for Future London is an independent charity established to connect the local communities of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park with the new East Bank and its globally renowned arts, culture and educational partners to ensure equitable opportunities and fair regeneration in East London. They do this through a genuine commitment to an innovative participatory grant-making approach, capacity-building objectives and sustainable development.  

Since launching in 2015, the Foundation for Future London has connected people, places and institutions, from street markets and homeless shelters to galleries and auditoriums. The Foundation for Future London is dedicated to creating new creative employment and transformative life chances for people living, working, and studying in East London.  

Since opening in September 2011, Westfield Stratford City has rapidly become the UK’s leading retail and leisure destination, attracting 50 million visitors annually. Positioned at the gateway to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the centre offers stunning views of London and houses over 315 stores and 80 dining outlets. The centre is a cornerstone of East London’s revitalisation, and a lasting legacy of the London 2012 Olympics. By 2027, a projected £25 billion will have been invested in the area, further underscoring the centre’s pivotal role in the region’s ongoing transformation. Committed to community impact, Westfield Stratford City collaborates closely with the London Borough of Newham. Together, they founded The Skills Place Newham, a retail academy managed by Seetec, aimed at reducing long-term unemployment in the local community. In 2019, the centre became a Founding Partner and Official Sponsor of the East Bank project, which drives employment, education, and training in East London. Additionally, through a partnership with the Foundation for Future London, the Westfield East Bank Creative Futures Fund was established—a £10 million, five-year initiative by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. This programme aims to create 19,000 new jobs and provide extensive learning, training, and educational opportunities through arts, culture, innovation, and creative placemaking. In its development, Westfield Stratford City has been at the forefront of sustainable urban retail initiatives. The centre operates its own Combined Cooling and Heating Power (CCHP) plant on-site, reflecting its commitment to environmental responsibility and setting a benchmark for future projects. 

Westfield East Bank Creative Futures Fund is an ambitious five-year programme that aims to invest £10 million in to local communities of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Waltham Forest. This flagship project will provide new jobs, learning, training and educational programmes through the means of arts, culture, innovation, public realm and creative placemaking. The programme aims to transform and catalyse the lives and careers of people in East London by putting funding, resources and support straight into local people’s hands. The fund is supported by Westfield Stratford City and delivered by Foundation for Future London. 

Formed in April 2012, the purpose of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) is to use the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of the London 2012 Games and the creation of the Park to develop a dynamic new heart for east London, creating opportunities for local people and driving innovation and growth in London and the UK. The LLDC is a Mayoral Development Corporation and accountable to Londoners through the Mayor of London. 

UCL East is our pioneering campus at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with our first two buildings now fully opened - One Pool Street in autumn 2022 and Marshgate in autumn 2023. 

In the largest single expansion since UCL was founded nearly 200 years ago, UCL East is joining our Bloomsbury campus, central London, in discovering, co-creating and sharing new knowledge for the benefit of all.  

UCL East is a founding partner of East Bank, a new powerhouse for innovation, creativity and learning on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, along with the BBC, Sadler's Wells, the V&A and UAL: London College of Fashion. The development is backed by the Mayor of London as a legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  

The campus is a direct response to the biggest challenges facing people and the planet. It is designed to accelerate breakthroughs in areas including robotics and AI, ecology, sustainable cities, green manufacturing, decarbonised transport, assistive technology, fair finance, and global health.  

Every aspect of research and teaching on the campus sees different disciplines working together in shared laboratories and studios, setting aside traditional university structures and breaking down boundaries between academic disciplines.  

The UCL East campus is open to the public to enjoy, with a programme of exhibitions, events and activities for all.