We’re Looking for 4 North Woolwich Local Champions!

Do you live or work in North Woolwich and want to help shape its future?

London Borough of Newham want your help to create a vision for North Woolwich that will identify spaces for physical change and possible activities that will benefit the local community. We are looking for four North Woolwich residents to become Local Champions - friendly faces who’ll help connect neighbours, share ideas to shape a vision for North Woolwich while working with our support on immediate ideas to make this vision real.

Pay and hours:

• £14.80 an hour*

• Up to 40 hours of paid work

• Between November 2025 – March 2026

• Meeting times will be agreed within the group**

• Location will be in North Woolwich

*London Living Wage

**Specific times and dates will be agreed amongst the 4 successful local champions

Support:

You will be supported by make:good (the Engagement Team) with workshops, regular

catch-ups, and all the materials you need. The 40 hours will include:

• 7 x 2 hour workshops to develop and plan real ideas to support the vision

• Attend 3 community workshops

• Work independently between sessions

What you'll do:

As a Local Champion, you’ll be supporting the project and we’ll be asking you to:

1. Spread the word!

• Help share information about local engagement events and activities.

• Use your local networks - friends, schools, community groups, places of worship - to make sure everyone knows what’s happening and has a chance to get involved.

  
  

2. Lend a hand at community events

• Support the Engagement Team, make:good, during pop-ups, meetings and workshops in North Woolwich.

3. Come up with creative ideas for local spaces (new and existing)

• Work with make:good to come up with simple, low-cost ways to test your ideas for change — this could include ways to use empty or underused spaces for the community in and around North Woolwich

• Think about what could work now, in the next few months, and in the longer term.

4. Help plan and cost the ideas

• With support from make:good, put together basic budgets, project plans and possible timelines for these ideas.

• Share your local knowledge about what’s realistic, what’s needed, and who could help.

Your journey as a Local Champion:

Stage 1 – November 2025: Meet the make:good engagement team and other champions.

Get training and start collecting ideas.

Stage 2 – December 2025 – January 2026: Plan small test projects, and simple budgets.

and a plan ready to share

Stage 3 - February 2026: Share your project ideas with the community and get feedback.

Stage 4 – March 2026: Reflect on what worked well and plan next steps.

Who we’re looking for:

You don’t need any formal qualifications — just passion for your area and willingness to get

involved. We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Live in or have strong ties to North Woolwich

• Enjoy meeting people and working with others

• Know what’s happening locally and want to make things better

• Can help out at events and meetings (some evenings or weekends)

• Are open-minded, friendly, and full of ideas

• Interested in learning how to create a project plan and budget

What you’ll gain:

• A chance to make a real difference in your community

• Learn new skills in community engagement, project planning, and teamwork

• Meet new people and be part of shaping the future of North Woolwich

• Gain recognition for your contribution to local change

• Possibility to continue to deliver meanwhile ideas that can benefit the local community long term

How to apply:

If the above sounds like you, get in touch with us with a short message (up to 300 words) telling us:

• Who you are and your connection to North Woolwich

• Why you’d like to be a Local Champion

• Any ideas or experience you want to share

We’re looking for lived experience, not shiny CVs, so if you want to support on a vision for your neighbourhood we would love to hear from you.

Please email your interest to Faz Yusop at faz@make-good.com by 5pm on 14 November 2025.

Please note you can submit an audio or video application if you would prefer.

If needed, short interviews will take place the week beginning 17 November 2025 and will be held in-person in a North Woolwich location.