Happy Birthday Thamesmead!

This year London’s New Town celebrates a rather special birthday as it turns 50. We have events and activities for all the family so keep an eye out on what's on in Thamesmead.

What's On

Thamesmead has unrivalled space and scale.

It has the same footprint as central London and is the same size as the city of Winchester.

This unique area has opportunity for 20,000 new homes, thousands of new jobs, plus new leisure, cultural and commercial facilities.

The Plan

Our aim is to get Thamesmead residents healthier more active and into opportunities that are currently available in and around Thamesmead. We work with you on an individual bases to find out what your goals are, be that getting a job or training to volunteering opportunities or youth programmes.

In Your Community

For all the latest news about what’s going on in Thamesmead please watch this space. Or you can follow us on Twitter - @ThamesmeadLDN or Facebook - ThamesmeadNow.

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Spaces for hire

The Link Thamesmead is a stunning youth and community centre made up of nine arches located under the Harrow Manor Way flyover in the heart of Thamesmead.

The centre was built with the help of a £5m myplace grant, secured by The Link Thamesmead's parent company Peabody with support from Thamesmead Youth Voice.

Aimed at young people but available to the whole community, The Link offers a range of activities, opportunities and facilities in an exciting, safe and welcoming place, including:

Activities - singing, acting, dancing, fitness gym, motorcycle workshops, film nights and a whole lot more

Opportunities - training, volunteering, work experience, advice and guidance, workshops and accredited courses

In Your Community

The Studio - The Link Thamesmead is proud to offer a spacious 160 seat performance space in a flexible theatre format: you can hire The Studio as a whole or divided in two, and with or without its luxury seating.

The Studio features all the latest technology you’ll need to set the mood, making it perfect not only for artistic performances and rehearsals but also conferences, presentations, seminars and workshops.

Included:

  • Digital projector, sound system, performance lighting, acoustic curtain, dance mirrors
  • Free WiFi internet access
  • Free parking within close proximity

Optional:

  • HD quality digital video recording
  • A state-of-the-art, electronic voting system

Rates:

  • £48.40 - hourly
  • £121 - half day & evenings
  • £209 - full day
  • £302.50 - peak rate