Welcome to the REinsTate Project.

REinsTate is the latest pioneering work from ReSpace Projects.
A beloved, derelict building transforms into a living, breathing human enterprise zone for locals, creatives, and entrepreneurs—all in a ground-breaking and sustainable way.

The REinsTate Project is...

a social facility for Silvertown. Created and managed by local people by reusing wasted resources and building shared community wealth.

For Creatives

Featuring Art Studios, workshops, residencies, exhibitions, maker spaces and regular events to connect art and artists across the borough.

For Entrepreneurs

Meeting space, digital business, social enterprise, mixed with a creative environment brings everything you need under one roof!

For Everyone

Community cafe, function rooms, event space, regular workshops and a lovely shared garden with growing spaces make a place for all!

"ReSpace is an exemplary social enterprise that will deliver on our social and community wealth-building ambitions for the building and the wider North Woolwich area."

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Darren Mackin, DIrector
Community wealth building Newham

Two Years of Impact in Silvertown

Community-led regeneration at the Tate Institute — two years of events, partnerships, green spaces, and cultural life, built by local people.

Moving Beyond 2025

Local partnerships & advocacy

Renewland community garden

Creative workshops & culture

Tate Institute — heritage restored

Silvertown residents, empowered

Notable STatistics for Materials saved Value regained

Tonnes of Material Cleared & Reused
0.1 +
Worth of Resources Rescued
£ 1 +

Impact at a Glance

Two years of community-led regeneration in Silvertown.

Social Impact Created
£ 0
Worth of Materials Saved from Landfill
£ 0 +
Community Members
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Community Events Hosted
0

“Just two months of involvement has helped my mental health as much as two years of counselling did.”

— Jock, Silvertown volunteer

A Human Enterprise Zone

Facilities to build strong businesses and communties

Event Space

Beautiful ballroom style event space to recreate the feeling and experience of yesteryear.

Enterprise Hub

DIgital and Social business accelerator with desk space and work from home facilities.

Community Rooms

Available for hire and to put on workshops and educational programmes for local residents.

Performance Stage

Podcasts, Live music, plays and performances.

Artist Studios

Residential art rooms for live/work projects

Music and Radio Studio

Low-cost, fully featured music studio for hire to local musicians and groups. With radio production facilities.

Public Garden

Growing, relaxing and education space for nature lovers.

Community KItchen

Preparing tasty food for members and events.

Craft Workshops

12 Workshop spaces with a large shared collaboration space.

About Us!

Greetings and a friendly hello from the REinsTate team! We’re a grassroots organisation that recently won the tender for the abandoned yet magnificent Tate Institute.

The REinsTate project is the culmination of 10 years work by ReSpace Projects and 4 years of engagement from the team at Craftory Newham.

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REinsTate is brought to you by ReSpace Projects

Phasing Strategy

Project timeline

Phase 1
CUration
Rebuild

Safe, Watertight and Operational

Phase 2
Operation
ReSpace

A hive of activity making spaces that people actually need. 

Phase 3
propagation
Regenerate

Delivering a cutting-edge social facility that empowers and connects the entire community

Latest News

Events, Opinions, news and more...

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EVent HighLights

Get involved

We have regular workshops, community events, and volunteer opportunities happening throughout the month. Whether you’re interested in creative activities, social gatherings, or lending a hand with our restoration project, there’s something for everyone.

Something missing? Do you have an idea for an event? Drop us a message at [email protected]

Community Co-Create - 🔄 Weekly

Every Tuesday, 5:00-6:00 PM - Whether you're skilled or just passionate about new ideas, we need you. This is an opportunity to hear what's going on a weekly basis and how you can get involved in shaping this space.

SUPPORT CAFE - 🔄 Weekly

Every Tuesday 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM - Drop in weekly for a chat, a biscuit and to meet the team. Greg is available to provide dedicated social support. Whether you need help with housing, mental health or employmet.

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Meet & Make - 🔄 Weekly

Every Sunday 2 - 6 PM - A creative art and craft meetup in the Institute Hall. Work on your own projects in good company, or help create artwork for the building and community spaces. Bring your own supplies, or dive into our collection of donated and recycled materials.

Renewland - Closed for Now

ReNewland will be temporarily closed until February as we focus on vital land preparations for the upcoming season. We're working hard to make sure our green space is in the best possible shape for you to enjoy next year.

Opportunities for Volunteering now




Would You Like to Get involved?

At the present, we are organising volunteer days aimed at assisting with a range of tasks, including:

  • Supporting events
  • Crafting social media content
  • Tending to gardens
  • Painting walls
  • Engaging in DIY projects
  • Assisting with resourcing efforts

To volunteer, please get in touch with greg@respacealliance.org

Follow us on social media

@reinstate_project
REinsTate

@reinstate_project

Regenerating the Tate Institute with the communities of Newham.
  • Miss those bootsale bargains? Enjoy them again at the Tate Institute with a side of pie, mash and liquor (This Sunday). 

​Every first Sunday of the month Silvertown is home to Rumble in the Jungle, a gathering of new and preloved items ranging from homemade jams and crafts to ornaments.

​We will have fresh pie, mash and liquor on sale to keep you fueled while you shop.

​Proceeds go towards the wonderful organisers @rescuethroughrecycling & @amysspaceoninsta as well as the continued restoration of the building.

​Grab a bargain, support local and reduce waste to landfill. 

Silvertown, E16 2FH, 11 - 3 PM.
  • Anna's restoration work on the panels of the south turret is complete. She worked tirelessly all week to strip back decades of paint, patch up damage, and apply a lovely white finish that will keep them looking their best for years to come.

To mark the moment, we jumped on the computer and created something special, a set of 3D-printed miniatures of the very panels she has been restoring.

The originals have looked out over Silvertown for nearly 140 years. These ones will keep watch over Anna's mantelpiece.

Anna was the first to receive them, and her reaction said it all. A huge thank you to her for an incredible week, and to @holtoflondon Heritage of London Trust  for funding the work and making the whole project possible.

We might just be making more of these in the future, so keep an eye out.

👀 Fancy seeing them in person? Check our bio to learn more and to plan a visit. 

@reinstate_project by @respaceprojects
  • AMPLIFICA returns for its second UK edition tonight. 

A platform for experimental sound and visual practices, bringing together artists working across synthesis, real-time visuals and audiovisual performance. The evening moves from a reflective opening into live sets and closes with a collaborative AV jam.

Free entry. Doors open 7PM. 

📍Location: REinsTate, Tate Institute, Silvertown E16 2FH.

More info at @amplificaaa
  • Not everyone loved the telephone! ☎️

To kick off our new Island Stories series, we sat down with Alan Mead to reflect on his incredible 61-year career at the Tate & Lyle sugar refinery in Silvertown.

This awesome clip confirms that even though we love our devices today, not everyone was quite so receptive to change when the first telephones arrived.

📺 Watch the full podcast episode on Respace TV via the link in our bio.

Island Stories is part of REinsTate, our project to restore the historic 1887 Tate Institute into a sustainable community hub. 🏗️🌱

Please drop a like if you enjoyed the content and come visit us @reinstate_project soon!
  • It has not all been paint and plaster this week. Master pargeter Anna Kettle has had a busy few days, balancing her delicate work on the south turret with a bit of teaching downstairs.

Between coats, she has been coming down off the scaffolding to meet groups of students, sharing the secrets of her rare trade and showing off the specialist tools, stamps and combs she uses in her work.

We also took the chance to talk with the students about the building itself, its history and our plans for its future.

A fitting moment for a building that was founded for the education and improvement of the local community.

Thanks once more to @holtoflondon (HOLT) for supporting both the restoration and these sessions.

@reinstate_project by @respaceprojects
  • Master pargeter Anna Kettle is with us for the week, and has now moved on to the next stage of the restoration work on the south turret of the Tate Institute, prepping the surface for a fresh coat over the cleaned plaster to help protect the original details from the weather. 

The transformation is striking, even at this stage.

One more coat to go!

Thanks once more to @holtoflondon (HOLT) for funding this work.

Check our bio on how to get involved.

@reinstate_project a @respaceprojects
Miss those bootsale bargains? Enjoy them again at the Tate Institute with a side of pie, mash and liquor (This Sunday). 

​Every first Sunday of the month Silvertown is home to Rumble in the Jungle, a gathering of new and preloved items ranging from homemade jams and crafts to ornaments.

​We will have fresh pie, mash and liquor on sale to keep you fueled while you shop.

​Proceeds go towards the wonderful organisers @rescuethroughrecycling & @amysspaceoninsta as well as the continued restoration of the building.

​Grab a bargain, support local and reduce waste to landfill. 

Silvertown, E16 2FH, 11 - 3 PM.
Miss those bootsale bargains? Enjoy them again at the Tate Institute with a side of pie, mash and liquor (This Sunday). 

​Every first Sunday of the month Silvertown is home to Rumble in the Jungle, a gathering of new and preloved items ranging from homemade jams and crafts to ornaments.

​We will have fresh pie, mash and liquor on sale to keep you fueled while you shop.

​Proceeds go towards the wonderful organisers @rescuethroughrecycling & @amysspaceoninsta as well as the continued restoration of the building.

​Grab a bargain, support local and reduce waste to landfill. 

Silvertown, E16 2FH, 11 - 3 PM.
Miss those bootsale bargains? Enjoy them again at the Tate Institute with a side of pie, mash and liquor (This Sunday). 

​Every first Sunday of the month Silvertown is home to Rumble in the Jungle, a gathering of new and preloved items ranging from homemade jams and crafts to ornaments.

​We will have fresh pie, mash and liquor on sale to keep you fueled while you shop.

​Proceeds go towards the wonderful organisers @rescuethroughrecycling & @amysspaceoninsta as well as the continued restoration of the building.

​Grab a bargain, support local and reduce waste to landfill. 

Silvertown, E16 2FH, 11 - 3 PM.
Miss those bootsale bargains? Enjoy them again at the Tate Institute with a side of pie, mash and liquor (This Sunday). 

​Every first Sunday of the month Silvertown is home to Rumble in the Jungle, a gathering of new and preloved items ranging from homemade jams and crafts to ornaments.

​We will have fresh pie, mash and liquor on sale to keep you fueled while you shop.

​Proceeds go towards the wonderful organisers @rescuethroughrecycling & @amysspaceoninsta as well as the continued restoration of the building.

​Grab a bargain, support local and reduce waste to landfill. 

Silvertown, E16 2FH, 11 - 3 PM.
Miss those bootsale bargains? Enjoy them again at the Tate Institute with a side of pie, mash and liquor (This Sunday). ​Every first Sunday of the month Silvertown is home to Rumble in the Jungle, a gathering of new and preloved items ranging from homemade jams and crafts to ornaments. ​We will have fresh pie, mash and liquor on sale to keep you fueled while you shop. ​Proceeds go towards the wonderful organisers @rescuethroughrecycling & @amysspaceoninsta as well as the continued restoration of the building. ​Grab a bargain, support local and reduce waste to landfill. Silvertown, E16 2FH, 11 - 3 PM.
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Anna's restoration work on the panels of the south turret is complete. She worked tirelessly all week to strip back decades of paint, patch up damage, and apply a lovely white finish that will keep them looking their best for years to come. To mark the moment, we jumped on the computer and created something special, a set of 3D-printed miniatures of the very panels she has been restoring. The originals have looked out over Silvertown for nearly 140 years. These ones will keep watch over Anna's mantelpiece. Anna was the first to receive them, and her reaction said it all. A huge thank you to her for an incredible week, and to @holtoflondon Heritage of London Trust for funding the work and making the whole project possible. We might just be making more of these in the future, so keep an eye out. 👀 Fancy seeing them in person? Check our bio to learn more and to plan a visit. @reinstate_project by @respaceprojects
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AMPLIFICA returns for its second UK edition tonight. A platform for experimental sound and visual practices, bringing together artists working across synthesis, real-time visuals and audiovisual performance. The evening moves from a reflective opening into live sets and closes with a collaborative AV jam. Free entry. Doors open 7PM. 📍Location: REinsTate, Tate Institute, Silvertown E16 2FH. More info at @amplificaaa
3 weeks ago
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Not everyone loved the telephone! ☎️ To kick off our new Island Stories series, we sat down with Alan Mead to reflect on his incredible 61-year career at the Tate & Lyle sugar refinery in Silvertown. This awesome clip confirms that even though we love our devices today, not everyone was quite so receptive to change when the first telephones arrived. 📺 Watch the full podcast episode on Respace TV via the link in our bio. Island Stories is part of REinsTate, our project to restore the historic 1887 Tate Institute into a sustainable community hub. 🏗️🌱 Please drop a like if you enjoyed the content and come visit us @reinstate_project soon!
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It has not all been paint and plaster this week. Master pargeter Anna Kettle has had a busy few days, balancing her delicate work on the south turret with a bit of teaching downstairs. Between coats, she has been coming down off the scaffolding to meet groups of students, sharing the secrets of her rare trade and showing off the specialist tools, stamps and combs she uses in her work. We also took the chance to talk with the students about the building itself, its history and our plans for its future. A fitting moment for a building that was founded for the education and improvement of the local community. Thanks once more to @holtoflondon (HOLT) for supporting both the restoration and these sessions. @reinstate_project by @respaceprojects
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Master pargeter Anna Kettle is with us for the week, and has now moved on to the next stage of the restoration work on the south turret of the Tate Institute, prepping the surface for a fresh coat over the cleaned plaster to help protect the original details from the weather. The transformation is striking, even at this stage. One more coat to go! Thanks once more to @holtoflondon (HOLT) for funding this work. Check our bio on how to get involved. @reinstate_project a @respaceprojects
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Our Team

You couldn't be in better hands

Fleur

Communication Lead

Gee

Project Manager

Freddie

SocIo-Economic lead

Marius

TECH/MECH SUpport

Ivan

Production Lead

Ewan

ResourcES

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Hayley

Alliance Lead

Lottie

Build Coordinator

Kierah

Kierah

AdministrativE co-Lead

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Amber

AdministrativE co-Lead

Contact Us

Use the form or email [email protected] or call 02033361441

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E16 2DN

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