leyton orient fc is in newham
north woolwich also became part of the borough previously being part of the metropolitan borough of woolwich south of the river thames in the county of london along with a small area west of the river roding which had previously been part of the municipal borough of barking
 performance stratford circus arts centre archived 24 january 2016 at the wayback machine a community arts venue which presents theatre dance music circus and comedy from around the world for communities in newham and east london