Caroline Verdant 🦋 💜👊🏾

I had the humbling experience of sharing with @Pontifex the work that we do @CitizensUK Catholic Social Teaching is a call to action. Through community organising, we live out our faith, standing for justice, building power, and loving our neighbour. This is faith in action.

Eid Mubarak to our members, colleagues, friends and neighbours who celebrate. May you all have a joyous day filled with love and community! 🕊️✨

Great to be at Jamiatul Ummah School. This outstanding school is pioneering an approach to youth leadership development through community organising. They’ve already won £250k to improve their local park #power #justice #leadership #UCAS @THCitizens @TowerHamletsNow @CitizensUK

The #NewhamCivicAwards 2026 are an inspiring celebration of the incredible people and organisations that make our borough so special❤️ From volunteers and community champions to youth leaders, local businesses, and green innovators, the awards recognise all those who go above and beyond to support and uplift Newham every day. With hundreds of nominations from residents, each story reflects compassion, resilience, and a deep commitment to our borough. These awards are a reminder that Newham thrives because of its people - their kindness, creativity, and determination to make a difference. I’m incredibly proud of all the nominees and winners. Your work embodies the heart of our #BuildingAFairerNewham ambition, driving inclusive growth, creating opportunities, and making Newham a stronger, kinder, and more inclusive place to live. 🌟 @NewhamLondon

Growth shouldn't just change our skyline - it must change lives and save our planet! 🌍 Today at the @UEL_News @YourRoyalDocks Sustainable Cities Festival, I spoke about how @NewhamLondon is redefining "growth." With digital expansion and the green transition moving at pace, we are ensuring no resident is left behind. Through our Building a Fairer Newham plan, we are: ✅ Connecting local people to high-growth green industries. ✅ Bridging the gap between global investment and local opportunity. ✅ Empowering the next generation with skills in clean energy and sustainable construction. Sustainability and fairness aren't separate goals; in Newham, they are one and the same. That’s why we drive a Just Transition Climate Action Plan We aren't just building a greener borough—we’re building a future that works for everyone. 🚀🌱 We Are Newham👌🏽✨ @NewhamLondon #InclusiveGrowth #SustainableNewham #GreenJobs #BuildingAFairerNewham

📣 Big news for Newham! @NewhamLondon is the home of Data Centres, and is the centre of London’s data economy! 🚀 Thrilled to be part of Ada Infrastructure Royal Docks Data Centre’s ground-breaking ceremony yesterday as the 3 building facility gets built! It’s one of 4 being built in our borough & in our @YourRoyalDocks! 🙌🏽 And this one isn’t just a construction project: it is a 150-year commitment to our borough’s future. 🏗️💻 Being built next to the historic Tate & Lyle @TateLyleSugars site in our majestic Royal Docks, we are bridging our industrial heritage with a high-tech future. This Data Centre hub will be a cornerstone of our vision for Newham, designed for low-carbon operations and future-ready AI demand. As your Mayor of Newham, for me it’s not just buildings but about our people: a fundamental part of our building a fairer Newham mission which is about creating opportunities ✨ We are turning hyperscale capacity into human capital & ensuring our residents are first in line for the jobs of tomorrow. This new Data Centre will anchor our digital & data economy for the coming years, with: 🚀 £millions in investment 🚀 AI-ready infrastructure 🚀 Real jobs for local people And we have already started through our 5-year Newham Data Economy! In the past year alone we’ve: ✅ Secured £1.2bn in digital infrastructure investment. ✅ Trained 700+ young women in AI through "Girls in Data." ✅ Helped 53% of our residents taking part in Newham Data Economy Bootcamp secure immediate employment. This is how we move from digital infrastructure to digital inclusion. We are moving from regeneration to long-term economic transformation. Our residents aren't just watching the future happen; they are going to be right at the centre and leading it. 👊🏽 🔗 newham.gov.uk/newhamdata 🔗 adainfrastructure.com/en-US/location… #Newham #DigitalEconomy #RoyalDocks #AI #Sustainability #InclusiveGrowth

Great to be at @StKatharineCree for our TELCO delegates assembly - we are here because of what we are FOR - rather than what what we are against. We are FOR relationship, story, solidarity, building trust across difference, we are for unity & people power. @CitizensUK

Communities can make a difference on the issues they care about by following the 5 steps of social change: Organise, Listen, Plan, Act and Negotiate. Together, these steps help everyday people take action and create a better, fairer society. Read more: bit.ly/4tiD80

Today, I shared that the @LDEUTC received an outstanding Ofsted result with a packed Chamber. Students there get industry level training and are well prepared for their next steps. The Government is investing in training and education and the STEM sectors will see the benefit.

📣 🏗️ 🏡 We Are Building! And our people are moving into homes we have built and they can afford! 🙌🏽 Wonderful to be at Custom House this afternoon to mark the completion of the first phase of our Custom House regeneration programme with 2 schemes: William Paton House and Freemasons Road. ✅ 95 genuinely affordable homes across 2 sites: William Paton House and Freemasons Road ✅ Three mansion style blocks ranging from 4 - 8 storeys, built to Passive Haus stands for heat efficiency and lower bills. ✅ Two commercial units, communal gardens with growing spaces 🥔 🥕 All part of our Affordable Homes for Newham programme and one of the largest neighbourhood regeneration schemes in London where co-production with our residents is central! 🙌🏽 👏 Huge thanks to the members of our resident steering committee and award-winning partners @Hill_Group_UK @AdamKhanArch + Montagu Evans & @NewmanFrancis More ℹ️ here👇🏽 newham.gov.uk/news/article/1… We Are Newham👌🏽✨

Breaking: Labour borough leaders on London Councils say they will block plans to consider restricting access to the Freedom Pass, as first revealed @theLDNstandard

We are delighted our children's services have been rated 'outstanding' in all areas by @Ofstednews! 🎉 The report notes how senior leaders have continued to strengthen & improve services to benefit children & their families. orlo.uk/JwTO0 @rokhsanafiaz @CllrSarahRuiz

2025 in review - looking ahead to 2026 A big year for community-led housing in London 🏘️ 7 projects across 6 boroughs 📘 National recognition for completed homes 📢 New learning launching soon Read our members’ update 👇 mailchi.mp/londonclt/2025… #affordablehousing #housingcrisis

Our severe weather response is in action until Monday 5. Since it's activation, we have supported 9 to come away from the streets. To report a rough sleeper, contact @Tell_StreetLink here: orlo.uk/6bIlW For more #SWEP information, visit orlo.uk/gIfRd

Happy New Year! 🎉 Wishing all our leaders, colleagues and members a fantastic start to #2026 and a year full of campaign wins for our communities ✨🏡 #CommunityOrganising

RT @rokhsanafiaz: It’s the countdown to 2026! 🕛🎉🥳 Happy New Year! Wishing everyone in Newham a healthy, happy and fairer year ahead fro…

🏡100% affordable homes for Newham residents Affordable Homes Programme (GLA-funded): 1,584 homes delivered by Populo Living & Affordable Homes for Newham - 477 completed, 874 being built + more on the way!🏗️🏘️ 👉 orlo.uk/72e4g

At Citizens UK, we are calling for a more inclusive national curriculum, to co-design educational reforms, and for more support for staff and schools to address racial inequity. Read more about our Racial Equity in Education campaign here: bit.ly/458qC9n #BuildingHope

Our campaign for the Five Basics for temporary accommodation has been #BuildingHope, securing an £11 million commitment by the Government in October 2025 to help families access basic facilities. Find out more 👇 bit.ly/4p0pAn1

@THCitizens @NewhamCitizens @BDcitizens @HICitizens @RedbridgeCit @WfCitizens @WLondonCitizens @SLondonCitizens @citizenswales @CitizensSomers @CambridgeCitiz4 @Nlondoncitizens @Peterboroughcuk

I’m a GG Merry Christmas ❤️🎄