Carpenters Estate

[2] The process of emptying James Riley Point commenced in 2004, however, funding to continue the refurbishment of this and the remaining two blocks was considered too expensive by the Greater London Authority.

[6] Focus E15 was formed in September 2013 by a group of young mothers campaigning for housing rights - they themselves having faced eviction from a Newham hostel due to funding being withdrawn.

In November 2015, Newham Council re-avowed their commitment to demolish and redevelop the estate,[15] whilst the Greater Carpenters Neighbourhood Forum persisted in their calls for both its refurbishment instead and better engagement with local residents.

[22] In 2018, the Blueprint Theatre Company staged a production of a new work at Rich Mix in Shoreditch called Legacy, which highlighted the issue of social cleansing in the area.

Based loosely on the story of Mary Finch, a local activist who had refused to leave her flat on the estate, the play examined an extended family living at the Carpenters' who fight back when faced with the possibility of eviction and relocation after the council and developers begin planning a regeneration of Newham in order to prove the positive legacy created by the London 2012 Olympics.

British producer and rapper Funky DL released the 2018 album Dennison Point, recalling his time as a young child living in the block.

The Carpenters Estate in March 2012
'Repopulate the Carpenters' banner on phone boxes at the Focus E15 street stall