Valence

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Your Labour Councillors in Valence Ward are: Syed Ghani, Jane Jones, Maureen Worby

Surgeries for Valence ward residents take place at the Valence Library, Becontree Avenue, Dagenham RM8 3HT on the 3rd Saturday of each month (excluding August and December). These take place from 10am – 11am

You can contact your councillors via email maureen.worby@lbbd.gov.uk
syed.ghani@lbbd.gov.uk
jane.jones@lbbd.gov.uk

Your Labour Councillors in Valence Ward are: Syed Ghani, Maureen Worby and Jane Jones.

On this page you can find out what your Labour Councillors and the wider Labour team are doing for you. If you need help from your Councillors, click ‘surgery details’ above to find out where you can meet your councillors or how to contact them.

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  • Major Boost for Valence House

    Major Boost for Valence House

    Labour Councillors have today approved a new master for Valence House Museum – the borough’s only surviving medieval manor house.

    The historic building will undergo a significant transformation under the new plans, which sets out a bold vision to enhance the historic site as a vibrant heritage, education, learning and cultural centre for local residents and visitors alike. 

    The works will focus on addressing conservation repairs to the Grade II* Listed building, it will also focus on the collections and archive, accessibility and improvements to the natural landscape including the North Moat, South Moat and Valence Park.

    Labour Councillors also welcomed the news that the National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced Barking and Dagenham as a ‘Heritage Place’ – a recognition that brings with it long-term support and funding opportunities aimed at celebrating local stories, places and people.

    Labour Council Leader Dominic Twomey said “We’ve invested in Valence House over the years to make sure it remains a key part of Barking and Dagenham’s heritage offer – and we’ll continue to do so. Combined with the recent Heritage Lottery Fund’s Heritage Places announcement, this marks a really exciting moment for the borough and shows our commitment to celebrating and protecting our shared history.”

    Labour’s Deputy Council Leader Saima Ashraf, added  “Valence House holds a special place in the hearts of our residents, and we know how much local people enjoy and value it. That’s why their views have been so important in shaping the masterplan to help not only preserve our past but inspire future generations. And with our new status as a Heritage Place, it’s fantastic Barking and Dagenham is being recognised for its extraordinary stories and cultural contribution.”

    You can find out more about Valence House here

    Image (c) Gordon Joly – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, via wikipedia

  • Cycles Hub – A Valence Ward Success Story

    Cycles Hub – A Valence Ward Success Story

    Part-funded by your Councillor’s Ward budget, the Cycles Hub has become an incredibly popular local service, with residents from Valence and across Barking and Dagenham making full use of it every week. The Dr Bike pop-up sessions, run by experienced mechanics from Vandome Cycles, offer free bike repairs and expert advice, and have been warmly welcomed by the Valence community.

    The Becontree Cycle Hub, based at Fiddlers Junction, runs every Monday and Thursday from 8am to 12 noon, and on Saturday from 10am to 2pm.

    The hub is busier than ever, with residents regularly bringing their bikes in for checks and repairs, seeking cycling advice, and even purchasing bikes. In 2023–24 alone, there were 141 sessions, resulting in around 1,356 cycle repairs, 1,117 cycling enquiries, and 130 bike sales — a clear sign of how valued the service is.

    Residents from Valence and across Barking & Dagenham have expressed their thanks to Labour councillors for Valence Ward for supporting and funding this initiative, which is helping to keep people active, promote sustainable travel, and build a healthier, greener community.

  • Council and police getting tough on vehicle offences

    This weekend Barking & Dagenham Council Teams and the Police led an operation to tackle uninsured vehicles, persistent evaders, fraudulent permit holders, and misuse of Blue Badges across the Borough.

    The operation drew on intelligence from resident reports and frontline staff – along with proactive patrols across hotspot areas.

    Police Officers carried out over 100 vehicle stops. In addition:

    • Six fraudulent QR code stickers – used to scam residents paying for parking were spotted and removed.
    • Two uninsured vehicles were seized and towed by the Street Duties Team.
    • Two arrests were made, including one for a wanted individual in connection with a drink-driving offence.
    • Seven vehicles were removed for fraudulent permit use, including cases where drivers had three or more unpaid PCNs.

    Labour Councillor for Valence Ward Syed Ghani, who also sits as the Labour Council’s Cabinet Member for Enforcement and Community Safety said:

    “This operation shows the strength of partnership working in tackling fraud and keeping our streets safe. From permit abuse to Blue Badge misuse and even scams targeting residents, we’re taking firm action to protect our communities. 

    “I want to thank our enforcement teams and the police for their continued dedication to making Barking and Dagenham a safer place to live, work and shop.

  • New seating areas for sheltered housing

    Labour Councillors have helped secure funding for new seating areas and raised planters for sheltered housing in the ward.

  • Welcome.

    This September we launched our new website. Our Councillors and Labour community teams are busy uploading their latest news. Please check back soon for the latest updates from across your ward.

    Labour Councillors and Labour teams are out regularly knocking on doors to hear from residents.

    In the meantime, if you need help from your local councillors, please click the surgery button above. You can either come to one of our drop-in surgeries or email your Councillor directly.

  • Litter Pick

    Litter Pick

    Your Labour Councillors were out in Valance Park yesterday working with Roding Rubbish and Litter Heros this morning. Very satisfying litter pick.

  • Greening Valence Ward

    Labour Councillors for Valence Ward have been committed to adding many new trees and plants to the green spaces in our Ward.  

    Trees have been added or replaced on many of green corner communal plots and we endeavoured to establish a communal orchard in Valence Park. Unfortunately, the weather was against us an many of the trees succumbed to the hot weather.

    We also funded pollution busting planting in our schools. Supplying the raised beds and plants and representatives from our parks department went in to speak to school gardening clubs on how to look after their plants and what benefits the plants given would have on the school environment.

    Labour Councillors Syed Ghani and Jane Jones at Grafton School where Labour Councillors help secure funding for the raised planters