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Issue 136
20 April 2015
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News
New development in
Housing Zone
n Latest phase of the Papermill Place housing
development approved
n 1million purpose-built Health Centre to replace
Sinnott Road surgery
In my opinion
I look around every day
and I see it. The need for
solutions when the effects of
eroding self-confidence and
debilitating self-esteem takes
its toll. According to the World
Health Organisation, by 2030
depression will outpace cancer,
stroke, war and accidents
as the worlds leading cause
of disability and death, and
according to UN International
1 in 10 young people are in a
mental health crisis.
The links between how we
feel and how we behave can
Kiechelle
Degale
sometimes be of concern.
Low self-esteem, low selfconfidence, lack of self-belief,
feelings of inadequacy, limiting
beliefs, low aspirations underlines
anxiety, depression, suicidal
tendencies and a host of mental
health issues. We need to become
aware of this silent killer, especially
in our teens.
Many good organisations are
out there all working towards a
common goal of helping people to
feel better about themselves. Its a
common belief that when people
feel better about themselves it can
More info
For more information visit www.
walthamforest.gov.uk/betterplace.
Free internet access is available at
all libraries in the borough.
Waltham Forest News is published fortnightly by London Borough of Waltham Forest with a print run of 110,000 copies delivered
to homes, organisations, businesses and bulk drops in the borough.
The official independently audited free letterbox delivery of Waltham Forest News is 97,479, ABC Regional Dec 2012 to Dec 2013
In brief
More info
To learn more about the many
services at Whipps Cross Hospital
visit www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/
whipps-cross. Free internet
access is available at all libraries
in the borough.
More info
For more information on
registering your local pub as an
Asset of Community Value visit
www.walthamforest.gov.uk/
community-assests, email the
Planning Policy Team at planning.
policy@walthamforest.gov.uk or
phone 020 8496 3000.
Diana Award
Walthamstow teenager Precious Ojumu,
14, has won The Diana Award for her
work as part of the first-ever Childrens
Commission on Poverty. The Commission
is being supported by The Childrens
Society and led by a panel of 16 children
and teenagers from across England. They
are leading an 18 month investigation
into child poverty in the UK; providing a
crucial platform for children to speak out
about what poverty is really like and reveal,
through their own eyes, the day-to-day
challenges they face and what needs to
be done. Precious told Waltham Forest
News: It is a huge honour to receive The
Diana Award. Over three million children in
the UK are living in poverty and this is an
important recognition of our work to help
tackle this terrible situation and improve
childrens lives.
For more information visit www.
childrenssociety.org.uk or www.dianaward.org.uk.
Chingford
Village
Festival
The ever-popular Chingford Village Festival
will celebrate its 21st anniversary this
June, and festival organiser Irene Bull
is calling on local people to get involved
in the fun. The Festival takes place at
The Green, Chingford Assembly Hall,
Mornington Hall, St Peter and St Pauls
Church, Chingford Methodist Church and
the United Services Club between 12 and
6pm on Saturday 13 June. The fun-packed
day will include live music, childrens
entertainment, a craft fayre, performances
by community groups, fun fair rides, food
and much, much more. Irene would like to
hear from anyone who would be interested
in running a food stall or pop up restaurant,
bands and choirs who would like to
perform and stallholders offering childrens
products or beauty services.
For more information phone Irene
on 020 8559 4500 or email irenebull@
hotmail.co.uk.
News
Polling Day
The boroughs 127 polling
stations will be open from 7am
to 10pm on Thursday 7 May for
you to cast your vote. You should
already have received your polling
card to tell you where to vote. It
is helpful if you bring your polling
card but you do not need it to
vote. You can also find your polling
station on the Councils website
at www.walthamforest.gov.uk/
elections. Remember you can only
vote at the polling station listed
on your polling card, if you go to
another station you will not be able
to vote there.
Postal votes
About 30,000 voters have elected
to vote by post. It is very likely that by
the time you read this, the deadline
to apply for a postal vote in the
General Election will have passed. If
you have chosen to vote by post you
must make sure that you do this on
your own and in private just as you
would in a polling station.
You should fill out the ballot paper,
place it in the envelope provided and
post it yourself. If you elected to vote
by post, you cannot vote in a polling
station but you can hand in your
sealed postal vote into any polling
station in your constituency on
polling day. Under no circumstances
should you give your postal ballot
paper to anyone else -this may be a
criminal offence.
It is common for political parties
and candidates to be door-knocking
in the run up to polling day. This is
perfectly legal, but you should not
feel pressured to vote in a certain
way and should never hand over
your postal vote, even if asked.
Voter information
The deadline for being confirmed
as registered to vote in the election
More info
For more information on elections
and voting phone 020 8496
3000, email electoral.services@
walthamforest.gov.uk or visit
www.walthamforest.gov.uk/
elections
Walthamstow constituency
More info
For more information on elections and voting phone 020 8496 3000, email electoral.services@walthamforest.gov.uk or visit www.walthamforest.gov.uk/elections-candidates
Local
economy
Housing
Family
Environment
In brief
An image from the Lloyd
Park Then and Now
exhibition
Park exhibition
You can discover the rich heritage of Lloyd
Park thanks to a free exhibition. The Lloyd
Park Then and Now exhibition includes
art, animation, film, photographs, poetry
and more. Members of Lloyd Park Sharing
Heritage, a weekly over-50s group, have
interpreted the fascinating history of the
park through a variety of creative pieces.
Come along to look at old park photos,
maps and bottles discovered buried in the
park.
The exhibition opens from 21 to
26 April, 10.30am to 4.30pm in the
Winns Gallery in the Aveling Centre in
Lloyd Park, Walthamstow. For further
information email ellie.mortimer@
walthamforest.gov.uk, phone 020 8496
3000 or visit www.walthamforest.gov.
uk/lloyd-park
Wetland link
Funding has been secured for a Wetland to
Wetland link that will provide an attractive
and convenient link from Walthamstow
Wetlands into the Woodberry Wetlands
in Hackney. The 120,000 of works will
include ramps on each side of the bridge
at Springfield Marina, making it easier
for cyclists to push their bikes over the
bridge. There will also be some works to
improve public spaces in Coppermill Lane,
and improved signposting to and from
the route and from St James Street into
Walthamstow Town Centre.
For more information phone 020 8496
3000 or visit www.walthamforest.gov.
uk/walthamstow-wetlands-project
Bed in Shed
An enforcement notice issued by
Waltham Forest Council last February
has been upheld by the national Planning
Inspectorate following an appeal. As a
result another so-called bed in shed
has been removed from the borough.
The outbuilding at 5 Avondale Road,
Walthamstow, owned by Mr Ashfaq Amin
Khokhar, had two self-contained residential
units which will now need to have all
kitchenette fixtures, fittings and equipment
and the bathroom removed. This includes
a washing machine, cooking facilities, a
shower, basin and toilet.
For further information on getting
permission for any alterations to your
property visit www.walthamforest.gov.
uk/planning or phone 0208 8496 3000.
Residents old and young took part in this years Spring Clean
More info
For more information visit the
Councils website at www.
walthamforest.gov.uk or call
020 8496 3000. Free internet
access is available at all libraries
in the borough.
In brief
More info
For more information about food
safety, or to report your concerns
about a premises to the Council,
visit www.walthamforest.gov.uk/
food or phone 020 8496 3000.
Free internet access is available
at all libraries in the borough.
Dont forget to
add compostable
caddy liners to
your shopping
list
Electric cars
A car club that came to the borough
earlier this year will introduce some 30
electric cars in addition to the eet of
BMW and Mini vehicles available to rent
next month. DriveNow has the unique
feature of allowing drivers to leave
vehicles anywhere in the four boroughs
of Waltham Forest, Haringey, Hackney
and Islington after they are finished
using them. You dont even have to use
a designated parking bay. By June there
will be some 300 DriveNow vehicles
operating across the four boroughs.
To register to use the DriveNow cars
visit www.drive-now.com. To find
out more about all car clubs in the
borough visit www.walthamforest.gov.
uk. Free internet access is available at
all libraries in the borough.
Whats On
Sports and
fitness
Ashtanga Yoga
Mondays (except Bank Holidays)
78.30pm
Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road,
E17 4QU
Fast flowing dynamic yoga class for spiritual
and physical wellbeing. Great for cleansing,
increasing fitness, flexibility and balance
with a calming relaxation to finish. 11 drop
in or 10 with a loyalty card. Private one to
ones available. For more information email
josettayoga@hotmail.co.uk or phone
07554 440 499.
Capoeira Classes
Mondays and Wednesdays, 6.157.30pm
Walthamstow Leisure Centre, 243
Markhouse Road, E17 8RN
Capoeira is a unique Brazilian art-form that
combines elements of martial arts, dance,
music and acrobatics. Training capoeira
involves all muscle groups and exercises
the whole body and mind. Suitable for all
ages, backgrounds and abilities and a
fantastic activity for children. First class free.
9 drop-in per class. All levels welcome.
Discount for children and students. For
more information phone 07462 745 158,
email sacimaculelecapoeira@gmail.com
or visit www.sacimaculele.com.
Jackys Fitsteps
Thursdays, 6.45pm
Mornington Hall, The Green Walk, E4 7EN
FitSteps is formulated by Strictly Come
Dancing professionals. It is ideal for toning
and slimming down and you do not need
a partner. Open to all ages. 6 drop in or
20 for 4 sessions in advance no booking
necessary. Jacky also runs daytime classes
in Chingford. For more information
phone 07715 421 349 or visit
www.jackysjukebox.co.uk.
Dynamic Yoga
Thursdays, 78.15pm
Walthamstow Leisure Centre, 243
Markhouse Road, E17 8RN
75 min of Vinyasa Yoga practice with James
Cassidy to stretch, strengthen and energise
the body while calming the mind. Open to
all levels. Classes are drop-in, with no need
to pre-book. Cash only. 11 or ten classes
for 90. For more information email
leytonyoga@gmail.com or visit
www.leytonyoga.com.
Ashtanga Yoga
Fridays 9.45 11.15am
Quaker Meeting House, 1a Jewel Road,
E17 4QU
Fast flowing dynamic yoga class for
spiritual and physical wellbeing. Great for
cleansing, increasing fitness, flexibility and
balance, with a calming relaxation to finish.
Please bring your own mat. Term time only.
11 drop in or 10 with a loyalty card.
Private one to ones available. For more
information email josettayoga@hotmail.
co.uk or phone 07554 440 499.
Hypnobirthing Classes
Saturday 9 and 23 May, times tbc
The Hub, 437443 High Road Leyton,
E10 5EL
Are you expecting a baby and want to
have a positive and empowering birth?
Hypnobirthing teaches you to be calm
and reduces fear enabling you to have an
easier and more relaxed birth. Group and
private classes run every month. For more
information phone 07862 248 650,
email info@birthstory.org.uk or visit
www.birthstory.org.uk.
Clubs and
community
Karate Lessons
Mondays, 5pm
Parkside Primary School, Wellington Avenue,
E4 6RE
Fridays, 5pm
New Road Methodist Church Hall, New
Road, E4 9EU. For more information
phone 07951 309 914, email
robertfresco@talktalk.net or visit
www.rodingkarateclub.co.uk.
Coppermill Recycled
Teens
Tuesdays, 1.303.30pm
Millennium House, Southcote Road,
E17 7AQ
We are a group of over 60s who meet every
Tuesday. We have guest speakers, play
quizzes and occasionally bingo. We also
have trips out and lunches together and take
part in a variety of activities. We are a very
welcoming group and enjoy each others
company. We support each other if needed
and importantly have fun together. For more
information phone 07900 556 230.
Meditation and
Mindfulness
Wednesdays, 79pm
Quaker Meeting House, Jewel Road,
E17 4QU
Six-week course for beginners. Cost 95/65.
Booking essential. For more information
visit www.stowsangha.co.uk.
Affordable
Psychotherapy in
English and Spanish
Various dates and times available
Venue near St James Street station
Short and long term psychotherapy for
individuals and couples. Sliding scale of
fees, meaning that everyone can access
psychotherapy. Concession prices available.
For more information phone 07912 887
588, email info@valeriabonfiglio.co.uk or
visit www.valeriabonfiglio.co.uk.
Auction Supper at
Chingford United
Reform Church
Saturday 25 April Supper 6pm,
Auction 7pm
Chingford URC, Buxton Road, E4 7DP
Two course meal, bring your own wine/
soft drinks and glasses. Bring something to
auction and make some bids. Adults 7.50,
Children 5. For more information phone
020 8529 6776.
Tablet Computers:
Tips, Tricks and Apps
Workshop
Wednesday 29 April, 10.30am12.30pm
Waltham Forest Resource hub (North), 58
Hall Lane, E4 8EU
Hosted by Age UK Waltham Forest. What
are Apps and what are the different apps
used for? Multi-touch tricks and shortcuts.
You can also bring your questions with you
for discussion. These sessions run on a
donation basis, we kindly suggest a donation
of 5 or whatever you can afford to cover
administration and refreshments. For more
information phone 020 8558 5512.
Short Introduction
to the Windows
Programmes Seminar
Thursday 21 May, 10.30am12.30pm
Waltham Forest Resource hub (North), 58
Hall Lane, E4 8EU
Hosted by Age UK Waltham Forest. This
group session will introduce the highlights
of the three main Windows programmes:
Word, Excel and Powerpoint. These sessions
run on a donation basis, we kindly suggest a
donation of 5 or whatever you can afford to
cover administration and refreshments. For
more information phone 020 8558 5512.
Chingford Village
Festival
Saturday 13 June, 126pm
Various venues around Chingford
21st anniversary edition of community
event which attracts around 20,000 people.
Featuring a craft fair, live music, displays by
community groups, kids entertainment, fun
fair rides, food stalls and more. For more
information phone 020 8559 4550 or
email irenebull@hotmail.co.uk.
Culture
and crafts
Waltham Forest
Community Choir
Mondays (during term time only),
7.309.30pm
St Marys Church, Church End, Walthamstow,
E17 9RJ
We heard many inspirational and heart-warming stories at this years awards, and
wanted to share them with you in this special Love Your Borough feature.
Finally, Id like to take this opportunity to thank all of the award sponsors, who made
contributions and funded this event so that we could stage this community celebration
without placing a burden on council tax payers.
Martin Esom
Chief Executive of Waltham Forest Council
Bernard Feeney and Fred Franklin, winners of the Volunteer of the Year Award
As he was off-duty, Jerry had no access to a radio or first aid kit, so he stayed with the
man after rescuing him, providing first aid and comfort until the arrival of the ambulance.
Both Bernie and Fred are a true inspiration to others and really show what volunteering
is all about.
Jerry demonstrated the values of the Metropolitan Police Service in terms of his selfless
act putting himself on the line in order to save the life of a member of thepublic.
What he said
PS Roach said: I am pleased to receive this award I would like to thank the local
authority for their recognition.
Winner|Simone Darling
Simone has been a member of the Youth Independent
Advisory Group (YIAG), one of Waltham Forest
Councils award-winning youth engagement groups,
since she was 16. The YIAG is a unique partnership
between young people, the Council and police in the
borough.
Simone met the YIAG when they were delivering peer
training sessions on conflict resolution to young people
and immediately wanted to be involved. Prior to this
meeting, Simone had been in a gang and was on a
probation order.
But shes now an accredited peer trainer and a gang
ambassador, regularly returning to the Youth Offending
Team (YOT) to deliver training as well as leading
sessions in schools. Simone also delivers training to
police officers on how to engage young people. She
always promotes the group, the work they do and the
borough at every opportunity. She truly helps make the
borough a safer place to live and work.
What she said
Simone told Waltham Forest News:
Going up against the other nominees you feel like
you have no chance but its amazing to win, its just
amazing Im very happy to have won something
like this. I think it will push me even more.
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Winner|Bill Foster
What he said
Bill told Waltham Forest
News:
I didnt expect to
win so I nearly fell of
my chair when my
Last winter he raised over 600 by doing gardening work
name was called
for people in the borough so that the night shelter could
out. Getting citizen
stay open for another week during what was a particularly
of the year feels like
cold winter. Hes currently in the middle of running seven
an enormous honour,
long distance races, and is on course to raise more than
especially as there are
2,500 for the shelter.
so many others that
Bill does all this because he wants to share his love for
work tirelessly in our
theborough with old and new members of the community
community.
alike. In fact, residents have said they have never met
We live in a place to be
anyone who genuinely loves the borough more than Bill.
proud of, and a place
that is worth fighting
for. If awards like this
encourage more people
to get involved, and
also raise the profiles
of charities like the
emergency night
shelter, then thats an
amazing thing.
Bill has lived in Walthamstow for more than 15 years and
he loves the Stow he says he wouldnt live anywhere
else. Bill works full time but on top of this he volunteers
atthe Emergency Waltham Forest Night Shelter.
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Winner|Toby Markham
Toby has always shown a positive attitude and relentless commitment to disabled
athletics.
Toby, who has Cerebral Palsy and learning difficulties, encourages others at his school
to take part in sport. He is a founder member of the Waltham Forest Wolves Athletics
Club, which was specifically set up for disabled athletes, and always supports and
encourages others both disabled and able bodied to get involved.
One parent at the club said her son always wants to go to athletics and on those bad
weeks only seeing Toby brings a smile to his face. Toby will always stop and support
those who need help regardless of ability or age.
He has represented Waltham Forest on several occasions and even represented
London at national athletics events in 2013 and 2014. It is rare to see Toby at the
Lee Valley indoor sports arena without his Waltham Forest sports t-shirt proud to
represent his borough at sports.
What he said
Toby told Waltham Forest News:
I was really surprised to be
nominated and winning was
amazing!
I really enjoy athletics and it is great
to help others so they can enjoy
the sport also. I am really grateful
to my club, Eton Manor, for the
encouragement they have given
me.
I hope to continue representing
the borough and getting more kids
involved in athletics no matter what
difficulties they may have, its just a
fantastic way to have fun!
Toby Markham, winner of the Sporting Inspiration Award
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Winner|Transition Leytonstone
Community group Transition Leytonstone took over
an abandoned piece of land, with the support of
the Council, about three years ago. This land was
a hotspot for antisocial behaviour and used as a
dumping ground regularly attracting complaints
fromresidents in the area.
But since Transition Leytonstone took on responsibility,
the plot has become an oasis of food growing activity.
The group has created a community garden, from
which they train local residents in the lost arts of food
growing and in particular sustainable food growing.
They have constructed raised food growing beds,
secure shed space and their own irrigation systems
towater the plants.
They also help run and sustain the OrganicLea fruit
and vegproduce stand in the blossoming Leytonstone
Market.
Transition Leytonstone is a credit to the Waltham Forest
voluntary and community sector and have added real
physical, educational and economic value to this part
of theborough.
What they said
The community gardens coordinator, Shannon
Thaden, said:
We were surprised we got nominated and once we
were we were just enjoying the night and being there
we had a full table of our people and were enjoying
the evening, so if we hadnt won we still would have
enjoyed the whole process.
But winning an award like this and getting the
recognition, it really validates our efforts.
The Transition Leytonstone team, winners of the Improving Your Neighbourhood Award
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He is an unsung hero in terms of all the duties he undertakes during his time on
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are unsure of where they are supposed to go, have access issues, and generally
need assistance of different kinds. He finds rooms for last minute meetings, deals
Staff Awards:
Team of the Year Award
The team within Waltham Forest Council that has delivered
the highest level of excellence and consistency with all of
their projects.
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Winner|Hibo Wardere
Hibo came to Britain after fleeing civil conflict in Kenya. Arriving in London as an 18
year old speaking no English was tough but Hibo seized the opportunity to build a life
for herself. Here, she has dedicated herself to educating people men and women of
all backgrounds about the impact of Female Genital Mutation (FGM) and what we
can all do to protect girls today and in the future.
An extraordinary public speaker who has made Waltham Forest her home with her
husband and children, Hibo works at Mission Grove Primary School but educates
teachers and teaching staff across the borough on FGM. An inspiration to her friends,
family and across the world, her work has been highlighted and applauded by national
and international anti-FGM campaigners.
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Volunteer of the
Year award
Improving Your
Neighbourhood
award
Making Waltham
Forest Safer
award
Leytonstone Fire Station
Red Watch,
Waltham Forest Gangs
Task Force,
Husein Hassan
Sporting
Inspiration award
Staff Awards
Team of the Year
award
Reece Nicholls,
Waltham Forest Female
Football Team
Sports Development
Team, Mortuary Team,
Mini Holland Team
Staff Awards
Employee of the
Year
Diana Grosvenor,
Caroline McKnight
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Special Thanks
We would like to thank everyone who has been involved in the Love Your Borough
awards, in particular our host, Mike Crump and all of our performers: Musicians Inc
Laser Harp, Amy Young, Camara Fearon, Viva Elvis and last but not least The Other
Guys band.
We would also like to thank all our sponsors for their support and contributions, the
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E17 Swedish
Monday evening, times tbc (daytime
lessons alao available)
Hornbeam Caf, 458 Hoe Street,
E17 9AH
Learn Swedish in these beginners/
intermediate courses. Relaxed and fun for
adults. 60 for a half-term of six lessons 60
minutes each in a small group. For more
Jewellery Making
Taster Workshop
Wednesday 6 May, 78pm
124 Farnan Avenue, E17 4NH
Join our taster workshop and make a
beautiful pendant and earrings set of wire
and bead jewellery. 10 incl. materials.
Upcoming Beginners Saturday classes
include Bridal workshop on 9 May and
Crystal Clay on 16 May and many more.
Small, friendly classes. Booking essential.
For more workshops, details and
booking phone 07910 251 629 or visit
www.beyondbeading.co.uk.
E17 Jazz
Wednesday 27 May, 8.3010.30pm
Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road,
E17 9QR
The award winning E17 Jazz collective
presents concerts on the last Wednesday
Children and
young people
Children Love Learning
Monday 27 April, 1 June and 8 June, 4pm
The Hornbeam, 458 Hoe Street, E17 9AH
Inspiring pop-up sessions for children aged
2 -7 and their parents. Make friends
and join in the fun as we play games, get
crafty and learn from Montessori-inspired
activities with a qualified caring tutor. Only
5 per session sibling discount available.
Maximum 8 children per session, early
booking advised. For more information
phone 07852 787 620 or email
tutorlondon1@gmail.com.
Acting Bugs
Fridays, 9.5011.30am
The Peterhouse Centre, 122 Forest Rise,
E17 3PW
Acting Bugs and Diddy Bugs are interactive
drama groups for children aged three to four
years and 18 months to three years, led by
local TV actress and mum, Sam Seager, and
childrens author Shirani Bolle. The sessions
last 45 minutes and introduce pre-school
children to the world of drama in a fun and
playful way, inspiring young imaginations
through the use of storytelling, movement,
music, puppets and bubbles. Parents stay
with their children through the session.
Numbers strictly limited, so please email
to book your free taster session. For more
information emailinfo@actingbugs.co.uk,
or visit www.actingbugs.co.uk.
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Community
Ward Forums
Chingford Green and
Endlebury
Monday 27 April, 7.309.30pm
Chingford Assembly Hall, Station Road,
E4 6AG
Council
Meetings
Tuesday 21 April
Cabinet, 2pm
Wednesday 22 April
Audit and Governance Committee
Thursday 23 April
Council
Tuesday 28 April
Planning Committee, 7pm
All meetings are held at Waltham Forest
Town Hall and start at 7.30pm, unless
stated otherwise.
Tell us whats on
Email your event details to:
walthamforestnews@walthamforest.gov.uk
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If you are a private sector tenant, landlord, business or service provider located in
or outside the areas listed above and would like to make some comments then
please complete the online questionnaire at
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/llsconsultation
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/landlordlicensing
Consultation runs from March 16, 2015 for 12 weeks
If you have access requirements or would like more information please email
environmental.services@walthamforest.gov.uk or phone Ben Frearson on 020 8496 3000
http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk
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Waltham Forests
Childrens Play Areas
have gone Smokefree
Face-to-face
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Family
Cultural events
calendar unveiled
n Council lifts lid on action-
Museums at Night
Family Sleepover:
Expedition to Iceland
One of the headline diary dates
for families in the borough is
Saturday 16 May, when Waltham
Forests award winning William
Morris Gallery plays host to a
unique sleepover experience.
The sleepover is part of
Museums at Night a biannual
UK-wide festival which attracts
visitors into museums, galleries
and heritage sites by putting on
after hours events.
During the evening, staff at the
Gallery will be leading visitors
on an Expedition to Iceland,
allowing them to follow in William
Morris adventurous footsteps on
an imaginary journey through the
triple rainbows, lava fields and
craggy rocks of Iceland before
camping out in the Gallery.
Designed for children aged
eight to 12 providing they
are accompanied by a parent/
guardian there will also be art
and craft activities and a show
entitled Sigurd the Volsung and the
Fall of the Niblungs, which will be
adapted and performed by E17
Puppet Project.
Tickets, which cost 15 per
person, include breakfast, hands
on activities, prizes, torch tour
and the puppet show. Places are
limited so make sure you book
Everyday Muslim at
Vestry House Museum
Visitors to Vestry House Museum
can already explore the first-hand
experiences of Muslim communities
who moved from South Asia to
Britain in the 1950s through a new
exhibition.
We Werent Expecting to Stay
and Other Stories shares some of
the material gathered so far through
the Everyday Muslim project,
which brings together photographs
and interviews from individuals,
businesses, mosques and Islamic
centres across London.
The exhibition includes evocative
photographs of everyday situations
taken across London, including
Waltham Forest. Its aim is to
increase understanding of how
Britains Muslim communities were
established, and how they have
changed over time.
Exhibition organiser Sadiya
Ahmed, of Khizra Foundation, said:
The inspiration for the exhibition
came from the realisation that our
community wasnt represented in
museums or history books. The
premise of not being able to know
our own story and risk losing our
heritage seemed a shame for future
generations and local historians
alike.
The free exhibition at Vestry
House Museum, which is owned
and run by Waltham Forest Council,
runs until 17 May.
More info
For more information about
the William Morris Gallery visit
www.wmgallery.org.uk. To find
out whats going on at Vestry
House Museum visit www.
walthamforest.gov.uk/vestryhouse. While the majority of the
events and activities are free, a
few are not so check the website
for prices. To book your place for
Museums at Night, email wmg.
bookings@walthamforest.gov.uk
or phone 020 8496 4390.
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In brief
Silver for
rugby
youngsters
A team of youngsters representing
Waltham Forest had a day to remember
at the London Youth Games female
under-13 rugby competition last month,
finishing in silver medal position. The
Waltham Forest team, which was made
up of pupils in year 7 and year 8 from
Chingford Foundation, edged out a team
from Croydon in the pool stage to qualify
for the cup competition. They then
produced two fine performances
to defeat The Compton School from
Barnet and St Martin-in-the-Fields,
4-1 and 2-0 respectively. They were
eventually beaten by defending
champions Robert Clack from Barking
and Dagenham, leaving them in the
silver medal position. The teams
achievement is particularly impressive
as they had only played rugby once
before entering the competition.
For more information about
the London Youth Games phone
020 7717 1570 or visit
www.londonyouthgames.org.
Better
Together
Better Together is a free social group
for people dealing with enduring
mental health challenges. The group
meets every Friday from 1-3pm at the
Community Bowls Pavilion in Lloyd Park
(Forest Road, E17 4PP), between the
Aveling Centre Caf and the outdoor
gym. New members are welcome to
join the group for tea, cake and a chat,
and to take part in regular arts and
crafts activities. Now that the weather
has turned warmer the group also holds
a weekly bowls session every Monday
from 10am to 1pm. This is priced at 3
per session.
For more information phone 07873
968 883 or visit www.facebook.com/
BetterTogetherPark.
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Public notices
Planning
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Planning (Listed Buildings and
Conservation Areas) Act 1990 Section
67
Notice is Hereby Given that the following
application affecting a building within a
conservation area has been made to the
Council.
APPL.NO: 150869/FUL
APPLICANT: Ms Serena Chan
ADDRESS: 26a Browning Road,
Leytonstone, E11 3AR
PROPOSAL: First floor extension to shop.
The application is available to view on the
following website:
http://planning.walthamforest.gov.uk
The application can also be viewed at,
Sycamore House offices, Town Hall Complex,
Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4JF, between
9am and 4.00pm, Monday to Friday, where
a duty planning officer will be available to
assist you.
Any views you would like to make for the
above proposal, must be submitted in
writing to the Council within 21 days of
the date of this letter. Due to the number
of correspondence (letters, emails etc)
received by the Council relating to planning
applications, it will not be possible
to acknowledge or respond to your
correspondences should you submit any.
However, all views/comments received are
fully considered during the assessment of
the planning application. Please note that
the planning file, including correspondence
received for the application, are open to the
public.
Dated this day 20th April 2015
David Scourfield Head of Development
Management and Building Control
London Borough of Waltham Forest
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Planning (Listed Buildings and
Conservation Areas) Act 1990 Section
67
Notice is Hereby Given that the following
application affecting a building within a
conservation area has been made to the
Council.
APPL.NO: 150697/FUL
APPLICANT: Mr Martin West
ADDRESS: 52-54 Beulah Road,
Walthamstow, E17 9LQ
PROPOSAL: Demolition of existing
workshop/store buildings. Construction of
two storey building at rear to form three
residential units (1 x 3 bed, 2 x 2 bed)
Conversion of front part of building from retail
(use class A1) to three residential units (use
class C3)(2 x 2 bed houses, 1 x studio flat).
The application is available to view on the
following website:
http://planning.walthamforest.gov.uk
The application can also be viewed
at, Sycamore House offices, Town Hall
Complex, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17
4JF, between 9am and 4.00pm, Monday
to Friday, where a duty planning officer will
be available to assist you. Any views you
would like to make for the above proposal,
must be submitted in writing to the Council
within 21 days of the date of this letter.
Due to the number of correspondence
Highways
LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM
FOREST
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
SECTION 14(1)
THE WALTHAM FOREST (SUTHERLAND
ROAD E17) (TEMPORARY RESTRICTION
ON WAITING AND LOADING) (NO. 2)
ORDER 2015
1. The Council of the London Borough of
Waltham Forest HEREBY GIVES NOTICE
that on 8th April 2015 it made an
Order to enable essential demolition and
redevelopment works by East Thames
Housing (in association with the Sutherland
Road regeneration program) to be carried out
in a safe and efficient manner in Sutherland
Road Path E17, the general effect of which
would be, only at such times and to such
extent as regulatory signs are displayed,
to restrict waiting and loading by vehicles
(except works vehicles) in a section of this
road (TT7c(15)).
2. Whilst the works are being carried out,
no person shall cause or permit any vehicle
to wait or load for any purpose at any time
on the on the northern and western sides of
Sutherland Road Path E17.
3. Vehicles waiting or loading in disregard
of this Order would be removed.
4. The restrictions mentioned above would
not apply in relation to any vehicle being
used:
(a) in connection with the said works; or
(b) for ambulance, fire brigade or police
purposes in an emergency, if the works allow.
5. The Order will come into operation on
20th April 2015 for a period of 18 months,
or until the works are completed, whichever
is the sooner.
Note: These works would not be carried
out simultaneously in all sections of road
mentioned above but in a sequence as
directed by the Council. Signage placed
in advance of any works in the above
mentioned road would give more specific
details on the exact dates of the restrictions
SCHEDULE
CANN HALL WARD
Vansittart Road E7 proposed start and end
dates between 1/7/15 and 31/8/15
CHAPEL END WARD
Northbank Road E17 proposed start and
end dates between 15/6/15 and 22/6/15
ENDLESBURY WARD
Chingford Avenue E4 proposed start and
end dates between 1/7/15 and 31/8/15
Landsdowne Road E4 proposed start and
end dates between 20/4/15 and 30/4/15
Mount Echo Avenue E4 proposed start and
end dates between 27/4/15 and 4/5/15
FOREST WARD
Colchester Road E10 (between High Road,
Leyton and Essex Road E10) proposed
start and end dates between 25/5/15 and
8/6/15
GROVE GREEN WARD
Dawlish Road E10 tbc please see NOTE
above
HIGHAM HILL WARD
Sutherland Road E17 proposed start and
end dates between 11/5/15 and 25/5/15
HIGH STREET WARD
Edward Road E17 tbc please see NOTE
above
Maude Road E17 proposed start and end
dates between 1/7/15 and 31/8/15
Maude Terrace E17 proposed start and end
dates between 1/7/15 and 31/8/15
Somers Road E17 proposed start and end
dates between 2/11/15 and 9/11/15
Warner Road E17 proposed start and end
dates between 6/7/15 and 20/7/15
HOE STREET WARD
Browns Road E17 proposed start and end
dates between 11/5/15 and 31/8/15
Beulah Road E17 tbc please see NOTE
above
College Road E17 tbc please see NOTE
above
Grosvenor Rise East E17 tbc please see
NOTE above
Grosvenor Park Road E17 tbc please see
NOTE above
Livingstone Road E17 proposed start and
end dates between 5/5/15 and 11/5/15
LEYTONSTONE WARD
Drayton Road E11 proposed start and end
dates between 12/10/15 and 19/10/15
MARKHOUSE WARD
Brighton Avenue E17 proposed start and
end dates between 1/7/15 and 31/8/15
Exmouth Road E17 proposed start and end
dates between 15/6/15 and 31/8/15
Hove Avenue E17 proposed start and end
dates between 1/7/15 and 31/8/15
St Barnabas Road E17 proposed start and
end dates between 22/6/15 and 29/6/15
Wellesley Road E17 tbc please see NOTE
above
WILLIAM MORRIS WARD
Farnborough Avenue E17
Gainsford Road E17 proposed start and
end dates between 1/7/15 and 31/8/15
Queen Elizabeth Road E17 proposed
start and end dates between 14/9/15 and
21/9/15
Tavistock Avenue E17 proposed start and
end dates between 1/7/15 and 31/8/15
WOOD STREET WARD
Corbett Road E17 proposed start and end
dates between 3/8/15 and 31/8/15
Hylands Road E17 proposed start and end
dates between 17/8/15 and 9/10/15
Woodlands Road E17 proposed start and
end dates between 1/7/15 and 31/8/15
Landlords
Apply online
by 15 June 2015
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