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Issue 219 21 January 2019 @Wfcouncil 03 05 07 Net Fellowship Score gain Funding Centre Your Council keeping residents informed Issue 219 21 January 2019 www.walthamforest.gov.uk @wfcouncil Thousands of people joined the amazing shows at HOWZAT FOR Welcome to the Forest – Photo credit Andrew Baker SOME GOOD NEWS! Waltham Forest Council is joining forces with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to transform Leyton Cricket Ground into a world-class cricket hub which will play host to professional matches as well as provide local residents with even more opportunity to get involved with sport. The Leyton County Ground Main Sports Hall will be fully refurbished in time for this summer’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, which will allow the ECB to capitalise on the tournament and promote the new centre while interest in cricket is at a peak, especially - but not exclusively - among South Asian women. The project forms part of the ECB’s South Asian Action Plan, which aims to better engage with South Asian communities at every level of the game including the grassroots. Research shows that between 24 and 28 per cent of the local population who live within a 30 minute walk or drive of the site have South Asian heritage. The project will be funded with an investment of £450,000 from the ECB, to be matched by the council. Bruce Cruse, ECB Head of Participation, said: “The new Urban Cricket Centre at Leyton will empower local communities to have the opportunity to play the game in a way and at times that suits them. “Our South Asian Action Plan includes a commitment to providing access to cricketing facilities in inner-city areas across the country and projects like this are a key part of our plans to grow the game, get a bat and ball in more hands and ensure that cricket is a sport that is accessible for everyone.” Welcome to the Forest Event See Page 4 Continues on page 3 2 News Ruby’s Grill in Leyton, closed for kitchen pest infestation A Leyton restaurant has been by the problems. Waltham Forest clean, green and closed by council Food Safety On Wednesday 9 January safe for everyone to enjoy.” Officers who found mice, Thames Magistrates’ Court When a food business is closed, evidence of mice, cockroaches confirmed the closure order its owners must make significant and rats in the kitchen right and awarded the council costs improvements to remove any next to food being prepared for of £1021.00. imminent risk to public health customers. Cllr Clyde Loakes, Deputy Leader before they can reopen. They Ruby’s Grill, was visited in early and Cabinet Member for the cannot reopen until inspectors January and when the inspectors Environment, said: “Our officers are satisfied they have made from Waltham Forest Council have started the year as they mean these changes. looked in the kitchens they were to go on: Keeping consumers safe If you’re eating out, or even dismayed to find rat droppings, from those who choose to flout their staying in with a takeaway, you rancid grease dripping from pipes responsibilities when operating a can check the food hygiene and even cockroaches making food business. rating of any establishment a home in box of protective “If you run a restaurant, takeaway, using the Food Standard chef’s headgear. or food store, you need to keep Agency’s online rating tool Officers even had to serve a your premises clean and pest-free, before you eat. special health and safety prohibition and you must store food safely. After order preventing people from all, your reputation and your walking across an upstairs floor as livelihood depend on it. If you don’t rats had gnawed beams so meet your obligations we will take extensively that it may have caused steps to shut you down and name a ceiling collapse. Because of this, you publicly so that diners can More info Quickly and easily take a look officers also made checks on make an informed decision about at any food business by visiting surrounding businesses to where to spend their money. ratings.food.gov.uk - it will only Cockroaches scuttle around a box containing chef’s hats ensure they were not impacted “We’re determined to keep take one minute to check. From the Leader Cllr Clare Coghill We will all have been shocked would murder a child. metropolitan areas of the UK in event, with many more working and appalled by the recent The police cannot tackle the having an issue with youth violence hard to make all the other events murder of Jaden Moodie. violence on our streets alone. – this is a societal problem that ready, the success will not just be The death of a child is a loss that Everyone has a role to play in isn’t confined to one area and we about us all coming together to no parent or family should ever fighting crime and bringing those need to give our young people enjoy culture but about creating have to face. Our thoughts are with responsible to justice. These opportunities to get involved in opportunities for our young people Jaden’s family and friends at this senseless acts of violence must positive and inspiring activities or to work in the arts and other difficult time. end as must the wall of silence that the violence on our streets will only industries. I also have a direct message often comes when the police try get worse. to those who know, or suspect and catch those responsible. That is why it is so important that they know, who committed this This is a tragedy that will be our London Borough of Culture brutal crime. felt right across our borough programme involves so many of To not come forward to help in all our communities. Sadly, our young people. bring those responsible to Waltham Forest is no different With 1,100 of our young people justice is to protect those that from other London boroughs and involved in creating the opening Contact Waltham Forest Council Waltham Forest News Edited by: Corporate Advertising and promotional Their inclusion does not mean that Communications Team enquiries: the council endorses the company or Charles Vernon 020 8496 3675 product being advertised. Waltham Forest News wants to [email protected] hear from people in the local Waltham Forest News is produced using community. If you have a story Waltham Forest Council does not accept trees from sustainable managed forests that you’d like us to cover, email responsibility for the content of any where more trees are planted than felled. walthamforestnews non-council advertisements in Waltham Please recycle Waltham Forest News tap scroll click @walthamforest.gov.uk. Forest News. when you have finished with it. facebook.com/walthamforestcouncil @lbwalthamforest @wfcouncil www.walthamforest.gov.uk 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. More services The official independently audited free letterbox delivery of Waltham Forest News is 97,161 ABC Regional 4 January 2016 to available online. 1 January 2017 Issue 219 I 21 January 2019 www.walthamforest.gov.uk 3 In brief Council investment gets Grow your own at Feel Good Too The Feel Good Too Centre international approval in Pavilion Walk, Leyton, is thriving following an £11 million investment by the council. This is an exciting time for the Beach volleyball courts, hockey borough and is the first of what we and football pitches are all hope will be a series of international proving popular. Local sports fixtures being played in Leyton. teams are using them for training, while residents booking Keep an eye on the website for in for ad hoc sessions with more details and how you can family and friends. watch the matches. Other facilities on the site, which was designed to provide modern sports and leisure facilities for local residents include: • Two floodlit all-weather sports pitches • A 60 metre running track • A fitness trail • A pavilion including The Discovery Café, changing The new growing beds at Feel Good Too in Leyton facilities, flexible space for community use and an office Feel Good Too’s Discovery Café is also • 40 growing beds proving a big attraction for people in the • Appropriate landscaping area, who have been making the most of the friendly atmosphere and tasty food, or just popping in for a coffee. The café is open Monday to Thursday, 4pm to 8pm, and on Saturday and Sundays 9am to 5pm. It is closed on Fridays. As well as sport and fitness facilities, Feel Good Too has launched new growing beds, which are already proving popular with green-fingered residents who like Volleyball at Feel Good Too is proving popular with local young people to grow their own fruit, vegetables and flowers. Best of all, some of the produce that Waltham Forest Council’s £11 The centre includes six beach The European Volleyball is grown in the new growing beds will million investment in the Feel volleyball courts, with four courts Federation (CEV) has confirmed be served at the Discovery Café where Good Too centre in Leyton has designed to meet international that the Feel Good Too Centre in World class beach volleyball courts customers will be able to enjoy eating it gained international approval match requirements. This means Leyton is one of eight venues which a stone’s throw from where it was grown. with the beach volleyball courts that international beach volleyball will host a Continental Cup Round The investment is part of the council’s set to host the first round of will return to England as Waltham One event on Saturday 25 and More info commitment to investing in new facilities the Continental Cup in May Forest plays host to the first round Sunday 26 May 2019.
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