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Young East Ender’s Views of Regeneration: The North Woolwich Story

June 29, 2013 by philco

North Woolwich is part of the Royal Docks  but is physically isolated by virtue of its physical  geography and for many years was  subject to neglect by planners and politicians alike . It has a large  concentration of social housing and has been home to a large , and increasingly ethnically diverse  working class community. East Europeans are the latest immigrants to an area which . Until very recently the area was relatively untouched by  the gentrification of the Docklands.  A proposed Thames Gateway bridge, designed  to replace the ferry, linking the North Woolwich with the south bank was vigorously opposed by local people on the grounds that it would increase road traffic  while doing nothing to improve the area’s economic prospects. The original plan for the Bridge was scrapped  after numerous objections to a public enquiry in 2007, but now (2013) there is a move  to reinstate  it.  In this video , made in 2007, young people for then area voices their hopes and fears for the future  of the area , and consider the likely impact of  regeneration.

For further  information about the Royal Docks  download the oral history trails  at:  www.portsofcall.org.uk

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