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Sarah McCready

Director of Social Infrastructure

Barking Riverside

Sarah McCready
Sarah is an experienced placemaking and communications leader who has developed her expertise within large-scale regeneration settings. 

In her current role at Barking Riverside – where she sits on the Executive as a Director – Sarah has led the development and implementation of award-winning whole-business strategy work on non-residential delivery, community stewardship, local engagement, and social impact, using these strategies to unite the ambitions of multiple stakeholders within East London’s largest regeneration project. 
 
Sarah is also a trusted Client for vitally needed placemaking and social infrastructure projects. She has designed, delivered, and operated health, leisure, ecology, education, and community buildings to create assets that provide both economic and social value. 

Latest contributions

Health on the High Street: Turning the Principle into Reality

Education & Health

03 November 2026

Health on the High Street: Turning the Principle into Reality

Sarah McCready of Barking Riverside, a sponsor of NLA’s upcoming Health-Creating City research, explores what it takes to bring healthcare to the high street.

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