Name: Building Community Through Food – Wenty Newland, Watch and Learn
Start: 2025-09-20T16:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-20T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Forest Lane Lodge

Building Community Through Food – Wenty Newland, Watch and Learn

Newham Heritage Month

Learn more about how a small corner shop on Upton Lane has shaped not only Newham’s local food culture, but also the community around it.

Forest Lane Lodge

Newham Heritage Month 2025

Newham Heritage Month is an annual heritage festival organised by Newham Council with kind support from National Lottery Heritage Fund. In 2025, the festival will take place in September 2025 with a programme of events on the theme of 'Newham at 60'.

For 40 of Newham’s 60 years Wenty’s Tropical Food has been at the heart of the evolving community making Newham a borough like no other and celebrating Newham’s wealth across the UK. Its founder, Wentworth Newland's intercultural work in the community and entrepreneurial spirit, is a testament to the borough and its welcoming attitude.Join us to learn more about the history of Wenty's Tropical Food and its impact, past and present, on Newham's food culture and local communities.The Wenty’s team will provide us with a taster of the flavourful food and produce their shop has brought to Upton Lane.4.00 PM Opening of exhibition space5.00 PM – 5.30 PM Roundtable DiscussionTaste of the Caribbean: Wenty’s Tropical Foods will supply a selection of refreshments from 5.30pm.

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