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Your Council keeping residents informed Issue 222 4 March 2019 www.walthamforest.gov.uk @wfcouncil A ROYAL WELCOME TO THE FOREST!

Waltham Forest welcomed As well as viewing exhibits a special visitor when The detailing Morris’s work as a designer Duchess of Cornwall took a and political activist, she joined in tour around the William Morris a children’s craft workshop, to the Gallery. delight of the young participants. The Duchess is a big fan of the Museum curator Rowan Bain Arts and Crafts movement, of which then took the Duchess behind the Victorian was a leading member the scenes to visit the gallery’s and whose distinctive designs are storeroom, where she saw treasures as popular today as ever. During the including a lock of William Morris’s visit, Her Royal Highness described hair, before the Royal party stepped the gallery as “a hidden gem.” outside to enjoy the sunshine in Lloyd Park.

More info The Duchess of Cornwall tours the William Morris Gallery. Images: Nicola Tree Read more about the visitbit.ly/2KYHVzuSee Page 3

WALTHAMSTOW To buy tickets visit: ASSEMBLY HALL wahhaha2.eventbrite.co.uk 26/05/19 - 6-12PM forestvenues #WAH17HAHA TICKETS £8-£18 www.forestvenues.london 2 News A new era for the Granada begins Memories of the Granada On Wednesday 20 February, into a 1,000-seater venue hosting June Tatch from Highams Park first X film there (even though we White, after many decades when it we picked up the keys to the live events and offering a huge wrote to us after our last article were both under 18.) It was some could not be seen anywhere. Granada cinema in Hoe Street boost to the borough. on the Granada. We loved her sort of horror film, although these Even when we moved up to and a new, exciting era for the The council is looking to partner comments so much we’re days small children would just laugh Chingford, the Granada was our iconic venue begins. with external heritage, arts and reproducing them here with her at the ‘monsters’ in it. nearest cinema of choice and we Also known as the EMD, the regeneration funders to help permission. In 1964 I got married and we were quite devastated when it former cinema and theatre will finance the estimated £17 million I have so very many good moved to Wolsey Avenue, easy closed its doors. By then, of course, undergo a full refurbishment to restoration. memories of this venue. Sometime walking distance to the Granada. cars meant we could go to other restore it to its former glory. The It’s an important investment in the late 1950s, I and a friend Before we had children, my cinemas, but none had those lovely council is working with Soho at the heart of our borough. journeyed from Clapton to see our husband and I used to go to memories of the Granada. Theatre, who will manage the site. Rebuilding the Granada will create whatever Disney film was being I do hope it can build many The Granada will be transformed jobs and, once renovated, add an shown on Christmas Eve, and more family memories for new estimated £34-£52 million to the treated ourselves to a Christmas generations. local economy over 10 years. It dinner at the restaurant. will also help build on the legacy I can also of Waltham Forest’s year as the remember, at much first Mayor’s London Borough the same time, that of Culture. there was a gambling Cllr Clare Coghill, Leader of place at the top of that Waltham Forest Council, said: “It’s building and friends fitting that we have secured the (who were members future for this wonderful building as there) would take us an arts and entertainment venue after a night out for a during our year as London Borough lovely breakfast. of Culture 2019. When our own “It will allow us to build on the children came along, legacy of the year and inspire our I can remember young people for generations queueing for ages to Inside today: the building needs The ornate confectionery kiosk to come.” The Granada in its heyday get in to see Snow a complete refurbishment

From the Leader Cllr Clare Coghill

However, since 2010, we have face, we are raising council tax value for money for our residents. The Council maintains its strong made over £120 million of savings, by 2.99%. We have secured £26 million record of sensible and careful brought about by a reduction in In the absence of a long-term from the Mayor of London to financial management. We are in Government funding. solution to fund adult social care, build much needed new council a stable financial position, unlike It is in this context that we, like we propose to raise the Adult homes, and additional funding many other local authorities which authorities across the country, have Social Care Precept, ringfenced from Government to tackle are struggling to balance the taken the difficult decision to raise solely for spending on social care, homelessness and ensure books. Council Tax this year. by 1%. rough sleepers are brought in off You can read more details of We know there is pressure on Along with an increase by Mayor the streets. how the council has invested in household finances so we do not Sadiq Khan to support our police We were also awarded £1.35 local services over the past 12 take the decision to raise council force, an average household living million to become the Mayor of months on pages 8 and 9. We have been working hard to tax lightly, and would not do so in a Band C property will pay an London’s first Borough of Culture ensure that the services our if we thought there was another extra £1.35 per week. in 2019. We have an exciting residents rely on continue to option. We continue to seek innovative programme of events across the get better and that everything But given the Government’s ways to provide services, bring whole borough, and are focused we do is focused on our aim to expectation that all councils are additional funding and investment on using our year in the spotlight help improve quality of life for self-funding by 2020, and the into our borough from other to attract investment and create Councillor Clare Coghill the people of the borough. significant financial uncertainty we sources, and focus on delivering opportunities for our young people. Leader, Waltham Forest Council.

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World Book day at Waltham “A hidden gem”: William Morris Forest Libraries

Thursday 7 March is World Book Day. Join in the fun at Gallery welcomes royal guest libraries throughout Waltham Forest. All events are free. The William Morris Gallery in Waltham Forest welcomed a very special E4 guest on Thursday 21 February as Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Thursday 7 March, 3.15pm- Cornwall visited the borough. 4:15pm, Chingford Library, The Duchess toured the Cllr Paul Douglas, Junior The Green, E4 7EN Walthamstow-based museum, Cabinet Member for Culture, said: Storytelling followed by a craft once the family home of famed “The William Morris Gallery is a real session to re-create a book cover Victorian designer, artist and treasure – it’s frankly astounding for your child’s favourite book. thinker William Morris. to see just how influential William Children are encouraged to dress Met by curator, Rowan Bain, Morris and his daughter May were up as their favourite character. the Duchess spoke to gallery staff on British arts and design. You Age: 3-12. and learnt about the history of can still see that legacy reflected Wednesday 6 March, 3.30pm- the building and its influence on in contemporary work to this day 4.30pm, Hale End Library, William Morris’s life and work. in modern furniture, interiors and Castle Avenue, E4 9QD The museum is furnished as it artwork. Storytelling followed by a craft

would have been during William The Duchess joined in a children’s craft session. Photo: Nicola Tree session to re-create a book cover Morris’s lifetime, with original “As we celebrate our for your child’s favourite book. features and fittings, as well year as London Borough Children are encouraged to dress examples of his work. It gives of Culture it’s a fantastic up as their favourite character. visitors an overview of Morris’s opportunity to look back Age: 3-12. lasting influence on British design. at our heritage.” E10 The building also features work Thursday, 7 March, 3:15pm- by William Morris’s talented and “As we celebrate our year as 4:15pm, Leyton Library, High Road, ground-breaking daughter, May London Borough of Culture it’s a E10 5QH Morris, a pioneer for female fantastic opportunity to look back Includes a treasure hunt and creatives and designers. at our heritage and the proud colouring activities. The William Morris Gallery is tradition of radicals and makers E11 owned and operated by Waltham working in fellowship in Waltham Thursday 7 March, 10:30am- Forest Council. It has hosted Forest. I’m delighted that Her 11:30am, The Hall, Leytonstone special exhibitions and displays Royal Highness has visited – Library, 6 Church Lane, E11 1HG featuring artists including Claude we’d like to extend that invite to The Duchess of Cornwall with senior curator, Rowan Bain. She called the Dress up in your favourite book gallery a “hidden treasure.” Photo: Nicola Tree Monet, Lucian Pissarro, Grayson everyone, there’s plenty to enjoy in character and join in the fun. Perry, Beatrix Potter and Waltham Forest during our year in Age: 2-10. many others. the spotlight.” China in your hand Entry to the William Morris E17 Gallery is free but please do leave a Thursday 7 March, 3.45pm-4.45pm, The latest exhibition at the donation to support the museum if Higham Hill Library, North Countess William Morris Gallery is Cultural you enjoyed your visit. Road, E17 5HS Revolution. More info Visit www.wmgallery. Join in the fun for World Book Day. It features a selection of org.uk for the latest news and Age: 4+. propaganda posters, revolutionary exhibitions at William Morris Gallery. Friday 8 March, 4-5pm, Wood Street landscapes, images of Chinese Library, Forest Road, E17 4AA leader Chairman Mao Zedong and Celebrate with craft and activities. intricate papercuts, all of which were Age 4+ collected in China during the 1970s. The exhibition runs between 23 More info The Duchess visits the new Cultural Revolution exhibition with curator Find out more and reserve your place Roisin Inglesby. Photo: Nicola Tree February and 27 May 2019. at www.walthamforestlibraries. eventbrite.com community groups and incredible organisations that are already Small is beautiful A place to making Waltham Forest a place we all want to be part of. call home We will share their stories, their struggles and triumphs, and Waltham Forest has a long showcase how everyone can make history of welcoming people a difference to someone else’s life, from all over the world to our The new Little Free Library in from the smallest gesture of helping Leytonstone. Credit: Lluis Tembleque borough. Now, we have been a neighbour, to volunteering for a A new Little Free Library has chosen as one of the pilot local charity or organisation. integration areas by the Ministry opened in the borough in for Housing, Communities and Community events like the More info Cary Road, Leytonstone, E11. annual Garden Party help Sign up to our Connecting Communities Local Government, to receive Residents can take books to bring people together email newsletter at your local library funding for a programme called read and pass on those they’ve or online. If you’re a community finished with for others to enjoy. Connecting Communities, every resident to be proud of their other, while feeling safe and part of group that would like to get involved, Find out more about Little Free Our Place. different backgrounds and share the whole community. email connectingcommunities@ Libraries at littlefreelibrary.org The programme aims to inspire their cultures and faiths with each It will celebrate the amazing people, walthamforest.gov.uk 4 Regeneration CRATE expectations In brief already creating available. Tree-riffic! new jobs for “The scheme is within a few Last week, the first of 467 new trees local people. minutes’ walk of St James Street were planted in Cheney Row Park, Assistant Site station, close to Walthamstow Walthamstow. The dig is part of the £1 Manager, town centre, has fast Wi-Fi million improvement of the site and is Joshua services and will provide secure the largest number of trees planted in Thompson, working space with 24/7 access one of the borough’s parks in a single attends Waltham for local businesses.” project. Forest College, Work started on site near St where he gained James Street Overground station a qualification in plumbing. “I’ll be working hard He’s now been with the rest of the taken on as an team to make sure we apprentice by are ready to open this the scheme. Joshua said: summer.” “The Waltham this week, with Cllr Simon Miller, Forest College Waltham Forest Cabinet Member course was for Economic Growth and High Waltham Forest College student Joshua Thompson has been taken on as assistant site manager interesting and Streets, visiting to see what was opened the happening. Applications have opened for at CRATE St James Street, and door for me to get an interview Cllr Miller said: “The CRATE a new work space planned demand is expected to be high. with CRATE. St James Street scheme is an for St James Street The original CRATE park in “I’ve been with them since excellent way to provide affordable From Monday 4 March, Loughton features a variety of January and am really proud to workspace for local businesses businesses looking for work businesses, including coffee be part of this project from start creating a vibrant community on space at the heart of the borough shops, a barber and retailers. to finish. I’ll be working hard with what was a former car park which Cllr Clyde Loakes joins in planting the news trees at Cheney Row Park can apply for one of the units The St James Street scheme is the rest of the team to make sure attracted fly-tipping and anti-social we are ready to open this summer behaviour.” Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member providing extra workspace for Applications for space at for the Environment, Councillor Clyde local creative businesses during CRATE St James Street close Loakes, joined the planting team and Waltham Forest’s year as the first on Sunday 31 March 2019 with said: “The new Cheney Row Park will be London Borough of Culture.” the successful applicants being a great place for residents to enjoy and, CRATE founder Adam Walker, announced on Friday 19 April. thanks to the careful design, will also said: “CRATE is all about giving Trading is due to start on site on be a haven for wildlife. The 467 trees opportunities to local people and Saturday 1 June 2019. we are planting are several different when we interviewed Joshua we species and between them will provide knew he was the right person to homes and food for many insects, birds join the team. and small mammals.” “Since we announced the More info More info: walthamforest.gov.uk/ project we have been approached www.walthamforest.gov.uk/ CheneyRowPark by more than 400 businesses CrateStJames Cllr Simon Miller, Adam Walker and Joshua Thompson wanting details of the 28 units Mucking Planning what to do with waste about Residents and businesses in applications will be assessed. Waltham Forest are invited to A consultation on the Draft Plan For help with your own planting, have their say on where waste took place in 2015 and comments pick up some free compost! management facilities will be made during that consultation have From Sunday 30 March to Sunday 7 based in the borough between been used to develop this plan. April, residents can pick up compost now and 2035. There are two areas in Waltham which has been created from food We are consulting on the North Forest proposed as potentially and garden waste recycled through London Waste Plan (NLWP), suitable for new waste facilities: one the brown bin service. which has been developed by is within a 26.9 hectare industrial Just bring along a shovel and some Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, estate in Argall Way, Leyton and bags to take the compost home in. Haringey, Islington and Waltham the other is a 2.1 hectare area in Forest councils. Temple Mills Lane, Leyton. The locations are: The aim is to make sure there will The deadline for your comments • Kings Road Reuse and Recycling be enough suitable land available is Friday 12 April 2019. Centre, Kings Road, Chingford, E4 for waste management facilities • Low Hall Sports Ground, South to deal with waste generated in Access Road, Walthamstow, E17 the north of the capital. It will also be used as a yardstick against More info • Church Lane car park, Church Recycling aluminium Lane, Leytonstone, E11 which waste development planning Visit nlwp.net Issue 222 I 4 March 2019 5 Regeneration www.walthamforest.gov.uk Whipps Cross Hospital In brief redevelopment plans get a boost Current

Waltham Forest Council has funding will be used to continue consultations received £680,000 from the our work as we make the best use government’s One Public Estate of our corporate estate, improving programme. the efficiency of the council but The programme, worth a total of also delivering the services and £15 million, was launched in 2013 infrastructure our residents demand. to make better use of public sector “We have long lobbied for the sites, free up space for new homes redevelopment of Whipps Cross Hospital to meet demand and and create jobs. The award is the The Score centre plans highest allocation in the country provide the first class health facility by the programme and will be put our residents deserve, and this is a The consultation on the Score Centre site is currently available online and “We have long lobbied for the redevelopment of closes on Friday 29 March 2019. This Whipps Cross Hospital to meet demand and provide is the largest project currently in the the first class health facility our residents deserve” Council’s programme.

towards projects in Waltham Forest, significant step forward in the right More info including proposals to bring forward direction.” walthamforest.gov.uk/Score the redevelopment of the 100-year- The funding will also help with Centre old Whipps Cross Hospital and sites plans to develop other council- in public and private ownership that owned sites. can be used to deliver much needed Our vision is to get the best housing. use out of publicly owned land by Cllr Simon Miller, Cabinet Member releasing sites for housing, moving for Economic Growth and High towards having all staff located Streets said: “We are delighted on one site and to give residents to receive this funding toward our improved access to Council One Public Estate programme. This services. Bringing Whipps Cross into the 21st century Pop next door for news about your neighbourhood communicate with residents across the 20 wards in the borough. The council is using the app to let residents know about consultation and engagement events or regeneration projects happening in Landlords and residents are being consulted their immediate area. It will also be a useful way to listen to residents to improve services, and keep them Have your say better informed about what the council is doing. The council can post on on private Nextdoor, but it won’t be able to see other exchanges between renting members on the site. Waltham Forest Council’s licensing scheme for private rented sector properties in the borough is designed to support good landlords who provide More info a decent home for residents and their To download the app and get families, while helping identify those started visit: nextdoor.co.uk. who don’t comply, so action can be Get to know what’s happening in your area taken against them.

More than 4,990 Waltham the council ward where plumber, finding a lost dog or The current scheme runs out in March Forest residents have joined the you live. You can then choose to get exchanging the latest hot restaurant Thank you to everyone who 2020 and the Council is consulting on pioneering online social network the news for your immediate area. tip, the app is a great way to get responded to the consultation schemes to take effect from April of Nextdoor. to know your neighbours and your on the Highams Park that year. The app, which allows The council is using the neighbourhood better. Neighbourhood Plan. app to let residents know Meetings have been set up for landlords you to keep in touch with It’s also a way to keep in touch The comments received are and residents, including private sector what’s happening in your local about consultation and with community groups and events now being analysed and a tenants, to get their views on the neighbourhood, can be used to engagement events or as well as having online discussions report prepared. proposals or you can respond online. plan local events, discuss safety regeneration projects with fellow residents about issues of issues, post things for sale and happening in their mutual interest. More info much more. immediate area. Now Waltham Forest Council More info When you sign up, you enter your has formed a ground-breaking walthamforest.gov.uk/ Visit walthamforest.gov.uk/ postcode, which then places you in Whether that’s looking for a partnership with the new network to HighamsParkNP propertylicensingconsultation to find out more. 6 wfculture19.co.uk The People’s Forest: the literary significance of Epping Forest Epping Forest touches every corner of authors selected by Willowherb editor, Waltham Forest, from Leyton in the south academic, writer and wild swimmer Jessica to Chingford in the north. The People’s Lee, will be paid. Forest, co-curated by arts consultant and events producer Kirsteen McNish and The Forest by season local writer Luke Turner, will explore the The second strand to the writers in residence complexity of our human relationship to programme will see poet Will Burns drawing the forest and runs throughout 2019. on personal connections to the forest and a Just one aim of The People’s Forest lifelong interest in the natural world. Through is to bring the literary association with this, he will examine how the culture and Epping Forest up-to-date with a year-long history of woodlands might exert their own programme seeking new writing related to pressures on our understanding of the London’s strange and wonderful woodland. environment in a period of crisis. Focusing Luke Turner’s debut book Out Of The on the forest in each season, Will’s’ work will Woods, published in January 2019, ask how deep memory of places seemingly investigates sexual identity, wilderness, forgotten might play on our imaginations. mental health and history in the context of his Speaking about the project and his relationship with Epping Forest. connection to the location, Will Burns said: The publication of Out Of The Woods “Epping Forest has loomed strange in my frames the literary aspect to The People’s imagination since childhood. I grew up Forest programme that will unite writers, just outside its shadow, in Enfield, and my poets, musicians, filmmakers and artists as mother was born in Epping itself without ever they explore the kaleidoscopic responses knowing the place. that we have to woodland, from folklore and “I have always loved woods. They are ecology to sex, death and ritual. places unlike any other in our imaginations and I feel as if there is a whole chapter of Seeking new writers of colour my memory linked to that part of London In a major residency programme, The but somehow missing. I hope to recover it Willowherb Review are seeking four writers through a year of walking and thinking and of colour, whether novice or previously writing in the forest.” published, to create a range of exceptional, original, previously unpublished work in response to Epping Forest. Launched in 2018 with a mission to diversify nature writing, The Willowherb More info Review seek non-fiction, poetry or short For more information on The People’s fiction for each of the four seasons. Deadline Forest, please keep an eye on our website and social media feeds. @wfculture19 for submissions is Friday 15 March, and Journey deep into The People’s Forest wfculture19.co.uk/peoplesforest

What’s on at the London Borough of Culture 2019 hub The Drawing Shed: Soup, Family yoga workshop help us work together to improve young water and bread Sunday 10 March, 10am people’s access to the arts. Every second Saturday £5 Coming Don’t forget that every Wednesday of the month, 12pm Join Lisa Carmody and East of Eden for afternoon you can come and chat to Free an hour of stretching and flexing and the London Borough of Culture 2019 Inspired by the generosity of artists across laughing for adults and children over five. team. the world, The Drawing Shed is kicking off Taming Gmail up at a monthly artist-led soup kitchen to share Friday 29 March, 9.30am conversations about art, culture Free to Waltham Forest senior and community. education leaders, arts educators One Hoe White Crane Spreads Wings: Tai Chi and arts organisations Saturday 9 March, 11am (£40 for other attendees) £10 Making the Case for the Arts in Schools More info Come and learn the basic Tai Chi conference launches a new Cultural To find out more and book, movements to move your body like a Education Partnership for Waltham Forest please visit wfculture19.co.uk/ Street cloud or white crane. Light and cheerful! London Borough of Culture 2019 to onehoestreet #wfculture19 Issue 222 I 4 March 2019 www.walthamforest.gov.uk 7 Q&A: Tell Tails’ Maisie Turpie

sharing. Sometimes this will be Tell Tails gives a voice to those who through adopting a character or it might otherwise go largely unheard; could be as simple as stroking her we believe everyone should have to inspire stories and memories. We both access and opportunity to will then develop a response piece enjoy the arts regardless of age of theatre and invite nurseries or or location. Often those living local schools to watch alongside with dementia can be cut off from older residents. We anticipate Lucky the things they used to love. By playing a major role and are looking engaging older members of the forward to developing the content of community in their own homes, the performance to include themes our project aims to break down the such as companionship, community access barriers to culture that these and connection. groups might experience. We are excited about our intergenerational When will your project be taking performance and the interaction place? between early years and older The workshops happen in a people, who might not normally variety of care homes in Waltham spend time in a creative space Forest over May and early June. together. Performances for nurseries and schools will take place in July before What is your hope for the project the end of the summer term. beyond 2019? We are always looking to expand “Those living with the work we do – we’d love to be dementia can be cut able to offer the workshops to more off from the things care homes, enabling us to meet Tell Tails’ puppet sheepdog Lucky helps break down barriers for people with dementia more people in the community. We they used to love. are really keen to forge strong links Earlier this year it was announced Tell Tails is made up of myself puppetry, it has been inspiring to see By engaging older between local schools, nurseries that Tell Tails had been awarded and Ashleigh Cheadle. We met at how emotional engaged people are members of the and care homes as we are excited one of 12 Make it Happen grants drama school and fell in love with with Lucky in the workshops. community in their about the legacy of intergenerational as part of London Borough the magic of puppetry. We realised creativity and the benefits for both of Culture 2019’s Fellowship that older people in care facilities What does your project, Tell own homes, our younger and older participants. Funding programme to support often can’t take their pets with them, Tails, involve? project aims to break We are hopeful about getting the extraordinary projects across and wondered whether our puppet We have a puppet sheepdog down the access devised performance out to a wider the borough. We quizzed the combined with storytelling could called Lucky. She was made to be barriers to culture” audience later in 2019, and beyond, puppetry duo’s Maisie Turpie to stimulate conversation. We were incredibly realistic so that people to continue the conversation with find out more. interested in the strong connection can interact with her as if she is a Lucky! that owners can have with their real dog. We will be taking Lucky Why is it important that Tell Tell us a bit about yourself and pets – the memories that animals into care settings, working with Tails is happening now as part what inspired you to start the can unlock. As well as engaging older people living with dementia of London Borough of Culture More info project? imaginatively with a new experience, in the borough, to encourage story 2019? wfculture19.co.uk/telltails Listen Local – get involved Ginger Baker performs in Walthamstow The 2019 Walthamstow Jazz drummer was joined on stage by Over the next year the Royal This is just the beginning of Festival on Saturday 16 fellow jazz luminary, Tony Allen. Court theatre is collaborating Listen Local. In the spring, the February was a huge success. Newer acts such as Pyjean with residents on Listen Local, Royal Court will be bringing The sold out event welcomed held their own on the main stage a new project commissioned together groups of Waltham music lovers from across alongside established artists like as part of London Borough of Forest residents and established the borough and beyond to Thurston Moore. The varied line-up Culture 2019. artists to explore and create. In Walthamstow Assembly Hall for celebrated the broad spectrum The project launches with the autumn, new work made a night of musical exploration. of jazz and offered the chance for See the Real, a 100 second film by and with local residents will Sam Hunt, Creative Director of audiences to delve deep into the competition. If you’re a local to be performed throughout the London Borough of Culture 2019, genre. Waltham Forest, all you need is borough in indoor and outdoor said: “It has been great to see so an idea and a smart phone with a spaces as part of a cultural trail many people embracing a brand “It has been great to On the beat: Ginger Baker camera. over two weekends. new festival here in Waltham Forest. see so many people Create your own short film The whole community is invited The promoters, Byrd Out, have embracing a brand to town on Friday 29 March and lasting no more than 100 to be part of this free experience, done an amazing job presenting new festival here in will bring acts from across the seconds, and submit it for the walking the trail or travelling on a a line-up that includes both jazz globe for a celebration of unity in chance to win prizes, including 1930s National Trust bus to each legends and new artists at the Waltham Forest.” Leytonstone. £250. destination. cutting edge of the genre. I can’t wait for next year.” More music is on the way as part More info More info The legendary Ginger Baker of the London Borough of Culture To find out more about events Deadline for submissions is 10 March 2019. Visit wfculture19.co.uk/ headlined the festival, wowing 2019 with another sold out event. during London Borough of Culture artistopencalls to find out more the crowds. The former Cream Africa Express: The Circus rolls in 2019 visit wfculture19.co.uk 8 News Council tax 2019/20: where your money is spent

There is a buzz about our corner of London. a cross borough plan to increase the life chances of People want to live here, raise a family and start a the people who live here, and transformed the physical How the council tax rise is made up business here. infrastructure of the borough. 2.99% Waltham Forest Council’s portion of Since 2010 we have made over £120 million of savings, We are determined to deliver on our three key priorities: this year’s council tax rise brought about by a reduction in Government funding, 1. ensuring that our streets are clean and safe 1% Portion of the council tax rise due to while continuing to invest in the borough. the Government’s Adult Social Care 2. providing a decent roof over everyone’s head precept Despite this, in the past year, we have increased 3. boosting the life chances of all our residents. 0.9% Portion of the Council Tax rise due to resident satisfaction, been named the Mayor’s first On these pages, we highlight some of the services the increase in the GLA precept London Borough of Culture, proven that our work has Total: 4.89% extended the life expectancy of our residents, created where your money has been spent for the benefit of Waltham Forest residents.

Culture and the arts Environment Life Waltham Forest today are predicted to live for an extra six 6 weeks weeks thanks to these Chances The increase in life expectancy for Waltham improvements. Forest children due to improvements in air quality Our initiatives include: • helping our residents access £2.2m The amount invested in opening We know that air quality is a the Mayor’s Diesel Scrappage The Junction for family, children huge concern for our residents. Scheme, to help smaller business and adult learning services Last year we consulted on and owners scrap older, more published an ambitious five year polluting vans and switch to Boosting the life chances of all Air Quality Action Plan and cleaner vehicles our residents is one of our three Welcome to the Forest worked with King’s College • increasing the network of key council priorities. London to demonstrate air electric vehicle rapid and on 2019 was the year we became sector, and 73% quality improvements in the street charging points in the Last September we launched: the Mayor’s first London Borough helping to create The number of borough. Five-year-olds living in borough. Our Plan to Improve Life Chances: of Culture, which made possible new work space residents who think London Creating Futures for Young with £1.35 million awarded by the for creative Borough of Mayor and the City Bridge trust. businesses. Culture 2019 will People. This includes: provide young On top of this, we have secured While many people with • an Opportunity Bank to help £950,000 in other external councils are opportunities to learn new skills connect young people across the funding. closing libraries, borough with a variety of As well as showcasing Waltham we are investing in ours. Lea Forest’s creative talent and Bridge Library is being improved, opportunities, from work inspiring our next generation, we and we are proposing to move experience to mentoring and are making sure there will be a Wood Street Library into new, employment lasting legacy from the year. This state of the art premises to includes providing support to provide the services expected • launching a new plan to tackle people wanting to take on from a 21st century community. persistent absence from school. Electric vehicles charging apprenticeships in the cultural

Transport launching a new service. The Dementia Hub will provide and highways Housing Adult care high quality support, including Making sure residents have a The Council an outreach team working with decent roof over their heads is £92m spent £92 residents in their own homes, one of our key priorities. The amount million on adult to help meet the expected 65% • our total housing budget for we spent on social care last increase in people living with adult social next year is over £100 million. year, including dementia over the next 20 years. care • we are working towards a £2 million from • implementing Local Area Leyton Station target of 50% affordable new an additional Council Tax precept Co-ordination, a service designed In the last year we homes across Waltham Forest to help us support our ageing to connect isolated and potentially £10.8m have invested: • we were awarded £26 population. vulnerable residents with advice, The amount invested in highways • £17 million Enjoy million from the Greater This helped us provide services support and social opportunities. improvements Waltham Forest London Authority to build more for working age residents with We have connected over 400 scheme to provide safe routes for cyclists council homes in the borough. mental health, learning and physical residents with community-based and pedestrians in the Lea Bridge area, disabilities as well as older residents support and opportunities all paid for by money we were awarded who are becoming frailer or suffering • Sport for Confidence, a from Transport for London. from conditions such as dementia. programme that makes innovative • £900,000 refurbishment of Blackhorse £26m Our initiatives include: use of sport to encourage residents Station The amount awarded from • supporting the borough’s with learning disabilities and older • £9 million allocated towards improving the GLA to build more council estimated 2,000 residents living residents to meet new people and homes in the borough The Marlowe Road development Leyton Station with dementia and their families by stay healthy. Issue 222 I 4 March 2019 www.walthamforest.gov.uk 9 Council tax 2019/20: where your money is spent Waste, recycling and fly-tipping Education Health and Every week, we clean 2,500 miles easy for residents to report problems of streets and collect rubbish using their smart phones so if you from 104,000 households. We see a problem don’t just walk on by, well-being remain committed to weekly waste take a photo and then Tell Walt where collections. the problem is so we can deal with it. £680,000 We are new health facilities planned Recycling in the borough is a Sign up at www.twitter.com/ The Junction The amount we have been awarded towards plans for working around the borough. priority and we currently recycle WFTellWalt. the future of Whipps Cross with We continue to run regular around 32,153 tonnes each year. Not During 2018/19 the We work hard to Hospital colleagues initiatives to help improve only is it great for the environment, it Neighbourhood Service is expected 719 give the best in the NHS and the Clinical residents’ health. Last year, we also reduces the amount we have to to issue more than 12,000 Fixed The number of opportunities to our Commissioning Group, which launched a major campaign to pay in Landfill Tax. Penalty Notices for a range of waste Adult Learning residents of all ages. represents local family doctors, highlight the support available for Tell Walt, our chatbot, makes it related offences. Services Our initiatives courses run to improve the provision of health people with mental health this year include: care for residents. concerns. Other campaigns • funding the Early A new health hub in Forest included healthy eating, sexual Regeneration, growth and town centres Years Systems Leadership Project, Road, Walthamstow is due to health, asthma and diabetes bringing together school, private and open later this year, with other awareness. independent nurseries and around 200 childminders to share good practice and ensure our pre-school children are Children and families getting the best possible. • creating 60 apprenticeships in the Our initiatives include: Council as well as supporting £55m · investing £7 million in a new apprenticeships in local businesses, Spent on services facility in Leyton Green to provide with many of those completing their for children and young people respite and residential support for course going on to full-time work. children with physical and learning • our Adult Learning Services has disabilities, autism and complex offered 719 courses which have health needs attracted 3,938 students during the responding to the outcomes of year. The courses are delivered at more · The award winning Atelier Place a local Life Chances Commission, than 60 venues centres across the the Council is delivering a major The granted for the first Mayor of borough, making them accessible to programme of work to boost the £3m foundation London’s 100 per cent affordable residents no matter where they live. life chances of all young people in The amount of our housing scheme at Blackhorse the borough. spent on the regeneration Yard while we have been borough’s eight a multi-million pound programme is consulting with residents on plans Suntrap Centre · town centres redevelopment of Suntrap, to make sure for the borough’s biggest Business We spent £55 million supporting the council’s outdoor learning our borough has the homes and development at the Score Centre and safeguarding children and centre in Epping Forest. other services residents need. in Leyton. young people in the borough and This year has seen excellence We have also invested in our rates and providing services to families to awards for some of the recently town centres: Blackhorse Lane, give our children the best possible completed projects, including Chingford, Chingford Mount, start to life. Atelier Place and Unity Works at Highams Park, Lea Bridge and support Sutherland Road, as well as a Leyton, Leytonstone, Parks, play areas and sport facilities number of awards for Walthamstow and Wood Street.. Our employment rates remain high Walthamstow Wetlands, which is All now have public Wi-Fi, and we and business growth has outstripped already attracting far more visitors are planning other improvements the London average over recent than predicted. throughout the borough. years despite all the uncertainty of Planning permission has been Brexit. The Council collects business rates £25,000 on behalf of central government. The amount invested We appreciate that Business Rates in each of the 20 Neighbourhoods are a significant cost which is why we wards of the borough automatically apply Small Business on local play areas The miniature railway at Ridgeway Park, Chingford Rates Relief, if we believe a business is eligible so the bills arrive with the Waltham Forest is one of the greenest 90,000, the highest since records and public safety reduction already included. boroughs in London and we are began. We are helping boost business working to keep it that way. Major schemes that have been across the borough, including: We have spent £500,000 on completed this year including the Feel 85% The number of residents who feel they • conservation and heritage improvements in our parks and open Good Too centre in Leyton, which has strongly belong to their immediate neighbourhood improvements in Chingford Green spaces this year, including new gym been chosen to host international • investment in highways and and play equipment, as well as initiatives beach volleyball matches in May. We work closely with the The Food and Safety and Trading streetscape improvements in Francis aimed at improving biodiversity. The development of a new cricket Metropolitan Police to make our Standards teams work to ensure Road and Chingford Mount, Every ward in the borough was hub at Leyton Sports Ground, in borough as safe as possible for that shops are not selling items to • new work spaces such as CRATE allocated £25,000. Of the 356 ideas partnership with the ECB (England and residents and visitors. people under the legal age to buy in Walthamstow. submitted by residents, 59 were Wales Cricket Board) has been agreed Our Neighbourhood Officers patrol them, that the goods on sale are fit See walthamforest.gov.uk/ shortlisted by councillors and have now and work is underway. all parts of the borough every day, for purpose and that food shops, service-categories/business- been successfully completed. Smaller schemes have also been enforcing a wide range of cafes and restaurants meet high rates for more help on business So far we have planted another supported to provide open space in regulations to make our streets food hygiene standards. rates. 1,467 trees this year taking the total of local neighbourhoods throughout cleaner and safer, including dealing Source for figures: Waltham Forest Council and Waltham trees in the borough to more than Waltham Forest. with fly-tipping. Forest Resident Insight Survey, Nov/Dec 2018 10 News The future of childcare: Moving towards have your say a ‘Liveable

Waltham Forest’s population is telephone interviews with parents and Neighbourhood’ growing and as more families live carers. If you’d be happy to speak in the borough the demand for to them please email Ellie.Hooper@ childcare places is growing. PremierAdvisory.co.uk with We know that having good your contact number and Ellie or a childcare in place is essential for member of her team will be in touch. families, so we want to make sure By taking part in a short telephone we have enough spaces available for interview, you will be entered into a each type of childcare. prize draw and have a chance to win That’s why we’re asking parents one of 20 prizes of a £20 shopping and carers to take part in a short voucher. survey to help us understand whether If you’re unable to take part in a your current childcare meets your telephone interview, we’d still like needs. to hear from you by completing a The Essex Road community garden will be extended this spring The information we get will help survey on our website. Closing date us plan the type of childcare places for responses is midnight, Sunday Over the next few months, Last year the council received the community later in the spring we will need in the future, and the 31 March 2019. residents living in the Coppermill feedback on the Coppermill Area through a series of local workshops areas they will be needed. The survey area will discover how their Liveable Neighbourhoods scheme and possibly some on-street trials, will be live on line from Monday suggestions have influenced regarding the issues in their area. ahead of a public consultation with 11 March 2019. More info proposals for transport-related People were asked for their ideas local residents this summer. We have appointed consultants, walthamforest.gov.uk/childcare/ improvements in their area. on improvements they would like to There are also plans to extend Premier Advisory Group to carry out csa see to make it easier and safer to the hugely successful community get around the area on foot, by bike garden at the Essex Road railway or on public transport. bridge, as well as improve the Using this feedback, the council existing road closure at the junction has started to develop suggested with South Access Road this spring. improvements and Transport for London, who are funding the programme, recently approved the release of additional funds to More info To keep up to date with develop these ideas further. The developments visit www. council is aiming to engage with enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/cln The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 The Planning (Hazardous The demand for childcare in Waltham Forest is growing Substances) Regulations Eliminating violence against 2015 (Regulation 6) I give notice that Thames Water Utilities Limited is applying to the London Borough of Waltham Forest for women and girls hazardous substances consent for storage of substances The council has recently carried The council is also determined be part of a joint solution under Schedule 1, Part 1, Sections E and P of the above out a number of linked events to respond to concerns about • Training nearly 200 Regulations at Coppermills Water Treatment Works, as part of its work to eliminate sexual harassment on Waltham professionals, including social Coppermill Lane, London, E17 7HE. Members of the public violence against women and Forest’s streets. It’s completely workers and GPs, to better identify may inspect a copy of the application on request to Chris girls (VAWG). unacceptable that women and signs of domestic abuse and other Colloff – Tel: 0118 952 0502; email: [email protected] These events featured girls can’t go about their daily lives types of violence against women during all reasonable hours until 26th March 2019. thousands of residents and without this type of intrusion from and girls. dozens of professionals across some men. The London Borough of Waltham Forest will determine the borough, with a big part of The recent events included: whether or not to grant consent, and if to grant, will decide the work focusing on tackling and • Renewing our partnership with More info on what conditions to grant. Anyone who wishes to make preventing domestic abuse (DA). Leyton Orient FC to challenge For further information on all of our representations about this application should write to VAWG work and to find contact Not only is it vital in its own right violence against women and girls, information for help if you, or Development Control Group, London Borough of Waltham to prevent domestic abuse, it’s reaching over 1500 fans on one someone you know, wants support Forest, Sycamore House, Town Hall Complex, Forest Road, now known that a large proportion match day about domestic abuse, visit www. Walthamstow, E17 4SU by the 26th March 2019. of those involved in carrying out • Engaging with over 1000 walthamforest.gov.uk/content/ street violence have grown up in residents on the issue of sexual violence-against-women-and- Signed: C Colloff households where domestic abuse harassment, as well as several girls-vawg or email: vawg@ on behalf of Thames Water Utilities Ltd is a feature of family life. local businesses who wanted to walthamforest.gov.uk Date 20th February 2019 Issue 222 I 4 March 2019 www.walthamforest.gov.uk 11 Make, create, communicate Make & Create, Zest Kitchen and Edible Forest teaches a range of activities, from barista skills to baking. The work created then features at The Limes’s monthly Sunday market, where the young service users sell the things they produce, alongside local artisan makers such as organic skincare range Bandalé and Hajnalka’s Cakes. Ian, 19, has been attending the Zest Kitchen sessions. “Ian has acquired concentration skills and confidence since attending The Limes and has been making so much progress at home – preparing his own meals,” says his mother Avelyn. “I know it’s all down to the efforts of The Limes.”

The Limes has also launched Ian sells products made by young service users Colourful craft on sale from Make & Create Building Connections. This brings alongside Zest Kitchen co-ordinator, Alison together young people with and The distinctive white exterior As well as the usual outdoor play without disabilities to encourage of William Morris Hall in Somers equipment and large space to host socialising and combat loneliness. Road, Walthamstow is the home youth clubs and toddler groups, “Young people with disabilities of The Limes, a Community it’s home to the innovative project are even more isolated than & Children’s Centre with a Creative Journeys. those without,” says the Limes’s difference. The 16-week scheme offers three CEO, Liz Fraser. “They’re more programmes likely to be bullied and less likely to encourage to communicate how they’re young people feeling. We want people without with disabilities disabilities to learn what people between the with disabilities go through. ages of 18 and They can learn from each other.” 25 to develop entrepreneurial skills and business More info Local artisan makers like Bandalé, also take stalls at the market ideas through The next Limes Sunday markets cooking, take place on 24 March and 7 April Read about the council’s plans to improve Life Chances for young Service user Anmol running a craft stall gardening and between 12-3pm. people at www.walthamforest.gov.uk/lifechances from the Make & Create programme crafting. www.thelimes.org.uk

and Suffragist who was a pioneer Winning women of Waltham Forest of radium therapy. She was born at Celebrate Waltham Sunday 10 March is International Aldrich-Blake was the first British Gainsborough Lodge, Gainsborough Forest Women Women’s Day. Waltham Forest woman to become a Master of Road, Leytonstone. Saturday 16 March 2019, has been home to some Surgery and was Dean of the 10.30am-4.30pm exceptional women over the London School of Medicine for Waltham Forest Archives and years. Here are a few from the Women from 1914. Local Studies Library, Vestry House borough’s past to inspire today Museum, Vestry Road, E17 9NH. Leyton Tel: 020 8496 4391. Free entry. Lydia Sokolova (1896-1974 Ballet No need to book. dancer Today’s inspiration. Former Walthamstow High Celebrate Women’s History Month School pupil Baroness Patricia Scotland QC is Born Hilda Munnings, Soklova lived Secretary General of the Commonwealth, the by exploring a display of archives at 127 Goldsmith Rd, Leyton as a first woman to hold the post and printed sources, meet with child. Thanks to Jo Parker. Most local historians and drop in for Dr Louisa Martindale. She was the first British woman to Credit: Wellcome Collection biographical information is taken some fascinating talks about the dance as a principal with Sergei from printed and online resources lives of Waltham Forest Women. Diaghilev’s internationally successful Walthamstow available at Waltham Forest Archives Dame Louisa Aldrich-Blake. • The private Facebook group Credit: Wellcome Collection Ballets Russes. Agnes Marshall (1855-1905) Ice and Local Studies Library, Vestry cream maker and cookery writer House Museum. To enquire about Inspirational Waltham Forest Women Chingford Leytonstone Born in Walthamstow, Marshall research visits to use local studies celebrates and shares information Dame Louisa Aldrich-Blake Dr Louisa Martindale (1872-1966) ran her own cookery school and resources please email vhm. about women who have lived in (1865-1925) Surgeon Gynaecologist developed a patented ice cream [email protected] Waltham Forest in the past. Ask to Born at the Rectory, Chingford, Martindale was a senior surgeon freezer. or phone 020 8496 4381. join here: https://bit.ly/2Eevqgi 12 What’s On

We are members of the prestigious Karate microchipped and wear a tag. Connaught Club, Rangers Road, Chingford, E4 7QH Union of Great Britain (KUGB). We currently run two classes: Want to play Whist and make new friends? Children’s Karate Sports and Cost: £5 per class. Puppy level 2 – for pups from 6 months to Cost: £3 per week, including tea and Lessons For new beginners first five lessons free. 18 months. biscuits. Free parking. Fridays, 5pm fitness Contact: www.tora-skc.co.uk Adult – for dogs over 18 months. Info: Nicola Bastick 020 8529 2341; New Road Methodist Church, New Road, We have capacity for a Puppy 1 level class if [email protected] Cost: Lessons are £6 a hour but if you Morris Dancing for the demand arises for pups from just weeks mention this advert your first lesson is free. Beginners Clubs and old (after inoculations etc) to 6 months. Silverthorn Dog Wednesdays, 8-10pm Cost: each class is £5 per hour. If you’re Contact Robert on 07951 309914; St Gabriel’s Family Centre (back hall), on benefits and live in the Higham Hill Training Club [email protected] or visit events Thursdays 6-10pm Havant Road, E17 3LF ward you can get the first eight training www.rodingkarateclub.co.uk St Edmunds Church, Chingford Mount E4 8JL Blackhorse and Standard Women’s Morris sessions completely free. Afro Caribbean We are a friendly, Kennel Club registered dog dancers invite you to ‘Have a Go’ at traditional Contact: Andy on 07866 683 897; email training club established in 1978 and offer Songs & Smiles English Morris dancing. A fun and friendly Elders Association [email protected] or visit www. Mondays and Wednesdays, 12-4pm classes from puppy to advanced levels. Various dates and times way of keeping fit. No experience necessary, trainthe.dog (website currently being William Morris Community Centre, 6-8 Cost £5 per week. A free music group for 0-4 year olds, their just come along. Musicians of traditional updated.) Greenleaf Rd E17 6QQ Contact: 07856349669 or email: parents/guardians and care home residents. instruments are also welcome. Come along for keep-fit,talks on health and [email protected] We sing, move, play, make friends and have Cost: First term free to new members. activity, social outings, speakers on scam lots of fun. Enjoy an enriching, joy-filled £30 per school term after that. Social Sequence safety etc. Membership open to ages 55+. activity with your child whilst helping reduce Contact: call 020 8514 8771 or 020 8527 Dancing English Conversation loneliness amongst older people Cost: £2 per session for tea and biscuits. Fridays, 1.15pm-3.15pm 2926 or email blackhorseandstandard@ Mondays: 2.30-3.30pm Contact: email [email protected] St. Edmund’s Church Hall, Larkswood Road, Clubs googlemail.com Mondays: 11 – 12.30pm Aspray House, 481 Lea Bridge Road, E10 7EB E4 9DS Wednesdays: 6 – 7pm Tuesdays: 11am-12pm Friendly club. Tea and biscuits provided. No Mozart Requiem Leytonstone Library, Church Lane, E11 1HG Parkview House, 212 Chingford Mount Road, Ladies tennis ballroom dancing. Car park. Frequent bus Saturday 9 March, 7.30pm Fun, Friendly and Free E4 8JR beginners/improvers services stop by hall entrance. Chingford Parish Church, The Green, E4 7EN If you speak some English and would like Wednesdays: 2.30-3.30pm Cost: £2.50 group London Forest Choir performs Mozart’s to become more fluent come and join us. Albany Nursing Home, 11-12 Albany Road Contact: phone 0208 550 5878 Mondays, 9.30-11am Requiem and Schubert’s Mass in B flat. Practice speaking and listening to English in a E10 7EL or 0208 524 0384. The Connaught Club, Rangers Road, E4 7QH. Conducted by Jonathan Rathbone with friendly group led by native English speakers. Thursdays: 2-3pm Excellent opportunity to start a new sport or Brandenburg Sinfonia and soloists Cheryl Make new friends and enjoy occasional trips St Ives Lodge, 25-29 The Drive E4 7AJ improve an old one. Coach-led session on Enever, Cari Searle, Adam Tunnicliffe and Introduction to Tablet to places of interest and social events. Cost: free indoor courts. Free parking. Thomas Humphreys. Cost: free Contact; email songs@thetogetherproject. Cost: £10 for non-members, £8 for Computers course Cost: £14 on the door; £12 in advance. Thursday 7 and 14 March, 10am-12.30pm Contact: walthamforest.gov.uk/content/ co.uk to book. More info at members. Students and benefit recipients half price. Waltham Forest Resource hub (North), 58 Hall leytonstone-library-plus www.thetogetherproject.co.uk Contact: Nicola Bastick on 020 8529 2341 Children £3. Lane, Chingford, E4 8EU or [email protected] Contact: 07845 156 494 or visit Computer Workshop for the over 50s. Is a Sing17 Daytime Choir Football coaching www.londonforestchoir.org tablet computer right for me? Wednesdays, 2-3pm. (term time) Saturdays, 9.30-10.30am We will show you how to use one starting from T-Ability Sports St Gabriels Church Hall, Havant Rd, E17 3JF Low Hall Sports Ground, South Access Road, the basics (eg: how do I turn it on). The course For ALL E17 Designers Raise your voice and lift your spirits! Join Walthamstow, E17 8AX comprises two sessions, a week apart, of 2.5 Wednesday 20 February 10am-12pm Mother’s Day Market Sing17 day choir. Make new friends, have Football Coaching for boys and girls aged hours each. We will provide you with your OR 1pm-3pm Saturday, 16 March some fun. Boost your morale. Sing away your 4-14, with FA qualified coaches with links to own tablet in each session so you can try out YMCA Sports Hall Forest Road, Walthamstow One Hoe St, E17 4SD stress. All comers and all abilities welcome. professional clubs. what is being demonstrated and see if a tablet Thanks to LBWF Wood Street Ward Popping up with a market at One Hoe Street, You’ll leave a happier person. Cost: £5 per session. computer is suitable for your needs. Community Funding, the community can the new venue for London Borough of Culture Cost: £5 per session. Contact: Steve on 07956 553655 come together and enjoy, learn and be Cost: £12.50 to cover administration and 2019. Meet the makers, buy something Concessions available. or email [email protected] refreshments. inspired by 6 accessible sports - boccia, special, handmade, one of a kind: selling Contact: Call Laura on 07813686980, Contact: phone Age UK Waltham Forest six-foot snooker, English pool, New Age jewellery, print, stationery, accessories plus email [email protected] on 020 8558 5512 or email e.tozer@ Kurling, polybat and table cricket - all for free! a cute cardmaking workshop or visit www.sing17.com LBWF-funded. All ages, seniors or juniors, Cost: Free ageukwalthamforest.org.uk. Council with or without a disability, SEND support Contact: www.e17designers.co.uk Meetings staff, carers and families are all welcomed. Vintage Tea for Must book in advance. Children and Cost: free Mental Health Mates Seniors Tuesday 5 March From 7 March 2019, 3pm – 4.30pm Contact: Tess Mac 020 8503 2665 Chingford Walk young people Planning Committee, 7pm St John’s Church Hall, Leytonstone High or [email protected] Sunday 10 and 24 March, 11am Road, E11 1HH Meeting point: Chingford Station Rockit guitar day Thursday 7 March Mental Health Mates presents fortnightly The Vintage Tea event at St John’s Church Saturday 9 March, 11am–2pm Gratka, 140 – 142 High Street, London, E17 CLUB@82 club night walks for all: adults, children and dogs. Leytonstone will start on 7 March and then Waltham Forest Music Service at 7JS, Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee, for adults A place to walk and talk without fear of every first Thursday of the month except Walthamstow School for Girls, Church Hill, 2pm judgement. August and September. We welcome Seniors with disabilities E17 9RZ 8 March, 7pm until 10.30pm Cost: Free (60+) and their friends to this highly popular Vintage Tea in our Church Hall. Just turn up Experience playing in a rock and pop band, Tuesday 12 March CLUB@82 is a monthly club night for adults Contact: email [email protected] or prepare a performance, improvise, make and enjoy the afternoon. Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee, with disabilities and/or learning disabilities. visit www.mentalhealthmates.co.uk some noise, annoy the neighbours and We have a resident DJ and Non-alcoholic Cost: suggested donation, £3. 7.30pm Info: Hong-Yoke on 07810785139 or generally rock out at this one day workshop. drinks and snacks are available for purchase For guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers from the bar. We also hold spot prizes Jumble sale [email protected] Saturday 9 March, 11am-1pm of at least grade one standard. Thursday 14 March throughout the night, so keep your ticket safe. Christ the King, 455 Chingford Road, London Cost: free for students Children and Families Scrutiny Committee, Cost: tickets available on the door at E4 8SP Social Whist Club (funded by the Arts Council) 7.30pm £7 each with 1 FREE carers ticket Help raise funds for the parish and the Wednesdays, 10am–12pm Contact: www.rockitguitar.eventbrite.co.uk person/group. borough by coming along to a jumble sale. Contact: visit www.butterflybloom.org.uk Cost: 30p entrance or call us on 07706 618 859 Contact: www.chingfordctk.co.uk Have a community submission? Karate Classes Higham Hill Dog for beginners! Wednesdays 7.30pm to 8:30pm & 9pm Training Club Email your event details to: [email protected] Sundays from 10am-12pm Leytonstone Community Sports Centre, James The Higham Hill Dog Training Club warmly Lane E11 1NS. Free internet access is available at all libraries in the borough. welcomes you and your dog to a fun and A family-friendly shotokan karate club friendly training club. We work on all aspects The deadline for 18 March 2019 edition is Friday 8 March 2019 established in 2004, catering for all ages and of training and encourage each other in a abilities. Karate is a great activity for parents warm and sensitive way. We train outside so and children to enjoy. It builds strength, please dress accordingly. All dogs must be flexibility, fitness, confidence and discipline. Issue 222 I 4 March 2019 www.walthamforest.gov.uk 13

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section of permit parking space to a Free Orders, make application for the purpose to (b) where any proposed designated Short Stay parking place operating Mon-Sat the High Court. disabled persons parking place referred to 8am - 6:30pm with a Max Stay 30min No Dated 4th March 2019 in sub-paragraph (a) above is longer than Planning Return within 2 hours, outside Nos. 247 and Mr. K. Valavan, Director of Highways and the advisory disabled persons parking place 249 CHR; Traffic Management, Neighbourhoods, Low it is replacing or where there is no existing (d) Steele Road E11 (SR) – east side – Hall, Argall Avenue, London, E10 7AS. advisory disabled persons parking place in outside No. 38 Cann Hall Road remove the Schedule the proposed location, to shorten any existing London Borough of Waltham Forest Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Doctor’s only parking place and replace with The Waltham Forest (Charged-For Parking parking place in that location by the length Areas) Act 1990- Section 67. Notice is Hereby Given that the following application permit parking space for CH permit holders Places) (Amendment No. 82) Experimental necessary to provide the 6.6 metres long affecting a building within a conservation area has been made to the Council. operating Mon-Sat 8am to 6.30pm inclusive; Order 2017; and disabled persons parking place; 190311 C/O Agent 37 Wingfield Road, Construction of single storey rear infill Note: The proposal for double yellow lines The Waltham Forest (Free Parking Places, (c) to remove advisory disabled persons in Manor Hall Gardens E10 is deferred until Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and parking places and replace them with a Walthamstow, extension. Installation of window above further notice; and at a future date, will either Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 112) designated disabled persons parking place London, E17 9NN ground floor level to rear elevation. be made as previously proposed, amended or Experimental Order 2017 measuring 6.6 metres in length, in the Replacement of window to rear elevation. abandoned. following locations; 190263 C/O Agent 575 Lea Bridge Construction of mansard roof extension to 3. The general effect of the above- (i) Brettenham Road, E17 Road, Leyton, create fourth floor in connection to provide mentioned Orders will also be to continue LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM (Nos. 130/132/134/136 and Nos. London, E10 7EQ 2 x 1 bedroom flat. indefinitely the provisions of the experimental FOREST CHANGE FROM ADVISORY 190/192/194/196) and also to remove permit Orders listed in the Schedule to this Notice, TO DESIGNATED DISABLED PERSONS parking space and replace it with double 190365 C/O Agent 39 Station Road, Change of use of ground floor from Bank which converted a section of permit parking PARKING PLACES AND AMENDMENT yellow line ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions Chingford, London, (Class A2) to Tuition Centre (Class D1). space to double yellow line “at any time” OF ADJACENT PARKING PLACES AND and the longer designated disabled persons E4 7BJ Alterations to front elevation. waiting restrictions in St. Andrews Road E17 WAITING RESTRICTIONS parking place; 190436 C/O Agent 11 East Avenue, Construction of part ground floor rear (St.A), on the north-side, between Nos. 91 The Waltham Forest (Charged-For (ii) Knebworth Avenue, E17 (outside Walthamstow, extension and first floor side extension. and 101 St.A Parking Places) (Amendment No. 142) No. 56) and also to remove permit parking London, E17 9NG Alterations including window replacement 4. Copies of the Orders, which will come into Order 2019 space outside No. 58 and replace it with and new roof tiles. operation from 4th March 2019 and other The Waltham Forest (Free Parking single yellow line ‘controlled hours’ waiting relevant documents can be inspected during Places, Loading Places and Waiting, restrictions and the longer designated disabled The applications are available to view on the following website: normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays Loading and Stopping Restrictions) persons parking place; https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/content/search-planning-applications inclusive until the expiration of a period of 6 (Amendment No. 176) Order 2019 Note: The Orders are necessary to make Any views you would like to make for the above proposals, must be submitted in weeks from that date, at: (a) The Information 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the space for disabled blue badge holders only writing to the Council within 14 days of the date of this letter. Due to the number Desk, Town Hall, Forest Road, Walthamstow, Council of the London Borough of Waltham to park without hindrance within reasonable of correspondence (letters, emails etc) received by the Council relating to planning E17; and (b) Low Hall, Argall Avenue, London, Forest on 4th March 2019 made the above- distance to their homes. The proposal for a applications, it will not be possible to acknowledge or respond to your correspondences E10 7AS. mentioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, disabled parking place(s) in Colville Road E17, should you submit any. However, all views/comments received are fully considered 5. Any person desiring to question the 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 Knebworth Avenue, E17 - outside Nos. 25 during the assessment of the planning application. Please note that the planning file, validity of either of the Orders or of any to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as only, Mayfield Road E17, Stirling Road E17 including correspondence received for the application, are open to the public. Dated provision contained therein on the grounds amended. and Southwell Grove Road E11 are deferred this day 4th March 2019. Adrian Harding, Head of Development Management that it is not within the relevant powers of the 2. The general effect of the Orders will be: until further notice; and at a future date, and Building Control, London Borough of Waltham Forest Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any (a) to provide a designated disabled persons will either be made as previously proposed, of the relevant requirements thereof or of any parking place measuring 6.6 metres in amended or abandoned. remaining permit parking outside No. 26 relevant regulations made thereunder has not length in each of the locations specified in 3. Copies of the Orders, which will come into and 28 CHR and replace with dyls; and been complied with in relation to the Orders the Schedule to this Notice, in most cases operation from 4th March 2019 and other Highways (ii) south-east side - convert a 5 metre may, within six weeks of the making of the replacing advisory parking places; relevant documents can be inspected during

LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST VARIOUS ROADS - REMOVAL/ AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN PARKING PLACES AND WAITING RESTRICTIONS AND PERMANENT MAKING OF EXPERIMENTAL MEASURES IN ST ANDREWS ROAD E17 (T3(19) – MINOR BATCH NO. 1/2019 The Waltham Forest (Charged-For Waltham Forest News Parking Places) (Amendment No. 141) Order 2019 The Waltham Forest (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 175) Order 2019. advertising (1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Waltham Forest (the Council) on 4th March 2019 made the above-mentioned Orders under Did you know Waltham Forest News has a circulation of sections 6, 45 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 110,000 – Advertising has never been so effective 2. The general effect of the Orders will be in: (a) Forest Drive East (FDE) E11 – south- east side – convert 5.5 metres of permit parking space outside No. 79 FDE to a single For further information on the different advertising yellow line waiting restriction (syl) operating Mon-Fri 9am to 6pm inclusive; (b) Langthorne Road (LR) E11 – north- opportunities available please call: 020 8496 3675 east side – convert 6.5 metres of permit parking space outside No. 21 LR to a syl operating Mon-Fri 8am to 6.30pm inclusive; or email: [email protected] Note: New restrictions in paragraph 2(a) and (b) above are to accommodate new, or removal of dropped kerbs.

(c) Cann Hall Road E11 (CHR) – (i) north-west side – remove all Issue 222 I 4 March 2019 www.walthamforest.gov.uk 15 normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays CALMING, NO-ENTRY AND BANNED (c) In Phyppe Way 5. Any person desiring to object to the 110 metres; and inclusive until the expiration of a period of 6 TURNING MOVEMENTS INTO PHYPPE a. prevent motor vehicles (except local proposals or to make any other representation (e) situated on the south-west side of weeks from that date, at: (a) The Information WAY (NEW DESIGNATED ROAD) EXCEPT buses) entering Phyppe Way where entry should send a statement in writing of either Phyppe Way for a distance of approximately Desk, Town Hall, Forest Road, Walthamstow, LOCAL BUSES to that road is prohibited by no-entry sign their objection and the grounds thereof or 135 metres to its junction of Lea Bridge Road E17; and (b) Low Hall, Argall Avenue, London, The Waltham Forest (Charged-For plates situated at its junctions with (1) with Lea of their representation to Traffic Orders, (through the section of Whipps Cross Road E10 7AS. Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Bridge Road and (2) Whipps Cross Road; Engineering Design, Low Hall, Argall Avenue, which resided on the south west side of the 4. Any person desiring to question the Order 201* b. introduce double yellow line and double London, E10 7AS quoting reference T18a(19) Lea Bridge Road/Whipps Cross roundabout validity of any of the Orders or of any provision The Waltham Forest (Free Parking kerb marking no waiting or loading restrictions – LBR Section H - Whipps Cross region which is now discontinued); contained therein on the grounds that it is Places, Loading Places and Waiting, operating “at any time” in its entirety. by the end of a period of 21 days from the not within the relevant powers of the Road Loading and Stopping Restrictions) 3. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN date on which this Notice is published. All Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any of (Amendment No. *) Order 201* that the Council, in accordance with section objections must specify the grounds on which the relevant requirements thereof or of any The Waltham Forest (Prescribed Routes) 65 and 66 of the Highways Act 1980, intends they are made. relevant regulations made thereunder has not (Lea Bridge region No. *) Traffic to either convert/ modify or re-create certain For more information please telephone 020 been complied with in relation to the Orders Order 201* lengths of the footway and carriageway 8496 3000 quoting reference Traffic Orders Notices may, within six weeks of the making of the 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the space of Lea Bridge Road and Whipps – T18a(19) Orders, make application for the purpose to Council of the London Borough of Waltham Cross Road into segregated cycle tracks Dated 4th March 2019 the High Court. Forest (the Council) under section 23 of the for use by cyclists at the locations described Mr. K. Valavan, Director of Highways and LENA KENNEDY CLOSE BALL COURT - Dated 4th March 2019 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, Sections in the Schedule below. The cycle tracks are Traffic Management, Neighbourhoods CLOSURE NOTICE Mr. K. Valavan, Director of Highways and 90A and 90C of the Highways Act 1980 and proposed to aid cyclists to link with existing Directorate, Low Hall, Argall Avenue, London, As part of the works to build new homes at Traffic Management, Neighbourhoods the Highways (Road Humps) Regulations 1999 and new cycle links and networks along E10 7AS Lena Kennedy Close starting in the spring Directorate, Low Hall, Argall Avenue, London, proposes to: key routes, and to avoid fast moving traffic SCHEDULE 2019, the Council will be officially closing the E10 7AS. a. introduce signaliseds junctions with on the carriageways. Priority is maintained (a) on both sides of Lea Bridge Road ball court which is located to the rear of Lena SCHEDULE – see paragraph 2(a) above pedestrian crossings with parallel cycling for pedestrians when entering or crossing between the property boundary of Nos. Kennedy Close, E4 9XD. locations of disabled persons parking facilities in: segregated cycle tracks from the footways 699/701 (section G) and Foresters Drive, This closure will take effect from 20th places (locations are approximate) i. Lea Bridge Road: 4. A copy of each of the Orders, the (b) on the northern side of Lea Bridge Road March 2019. Abbotts Park Road, E10 (outside No. 1. at its junction with Wood Street (both Council’s statement of reasons for proposing E17 between Foresters Drive and a point 27 Access through the ball court, between 66); Albert Road, E17 (outside Nos. 9 sides of the junction) to make the Orders and plans showing metres south-west of the south-west kerb line Aldriche Way and Rolls Sports Ground, will be and 24); Alders Avenue, IG8 (outside 2. at its junction with Whipps Cross Road the locations and effect of the Orders and of Forest Rise (western arm off Woodford New temporarily diverted around the new hoarding No. 11); Badlis Road, E17 (outside Nos. (east side of the junction) measures can be inspected during normal Road) via a temporary footpath. 10 ); Bedford Road, E17 (outside No. 6); ii. Wood Street at its junction with Lea office hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive (c) in Wood Street E17 from its junction Thank you for your understanding. Beech Hall Road, E4 (outside Nos., 90, Bridge Road; until the end of a period of 6 weeks from the with Lea Bridge Road northward If you have any queries please email 120 and 196 to 212); Beechwood Drive, iii. Whipps Cross Road at its junction with date on which the Orders are made or, as a. on the western side - for a distance of HousingDevelopment@walthamforest. IG8 (outside Nos. 7, 23/25, and opposite Lea Bridge Road the case may be, the Council decides not to approximately 45 metres; and gov.uk No. 36); Bluehouse Road, E4 (outside No. b. convert a pedestrian crossing to a make the Orders, at (a) The Information Desk, b. on the eastern side - for a distance of 55); Brettenham Road, E17 (outside Nos. signalised “Zebra” pedestrian crossing with Town Hall, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17; approximately 35 metres. 78/80 and 281/283); Bromley Road, E17 parallel cycling facilities in Whipps Cross Road and (b) The Reception Desk, London Borough (d) in Whipps Cross Road from its junction (outside Nos. 27 and 43); Cavendish Road, immediately south of Hospital Road: of Waltham Forest, Low Hall, Argall Avenue, with Lea Bridge Road E17 southward the E4 (outside Nos., 21, 22 and 32); Cazenove c. provide a *raised speed table in Phyppe London, E10 7AS eastern side for a distance of approximately Road, E17 (outside No. 42); Chester Road, Way: E17 (outside No. 38); Connington Crescent, i. between its two junctions with Whipps E4 (outside No. 78); Coppermill Lane, E4 Cross Road and a point opposite No. 3 Forest (outside No. 78); Corbett Road, E17 (outside View Avenue; and Nos. 24/26); Downsell Road, E15 (outside ii. at its junction with Lea Bridge Road No. 2); Elphinstone Road, E17 (outside No. southward for 8 metres 4); Etchingham Road, E15 (outside No. 24); NB/ *all raised speed tables would be elevated Farnborough Avenue, E17 (outside Nos. 12 sections of carriageway, between 75 and and 28); Fleeming Road, E17 (outside Nos 100 millimetres higher at their highest point 66/68); Grove Green Road, E11 (outside than the surrounding carriageway, or at an Nos. 242 and 248); Hale End Road, E17/IG8 equal level with the surrounding pavement (outside Nos. 215/217, 225, 259 and 269); and extending across the full width of the Jewel Road, E17 (outside No. 2) Knebworth carriageway, including the gradients. North London Waste Plan Avenue, E17 (outside 1 to 11 Knebworth 2. FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that The London Boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, House); Lemna Road, E11 (outside No. 20); the Council proposes to make the above- Leucha Road, E4 (outside Nos. 25/27 and mentioned Orders under sections 6 and Islington and Waltham Forest are publishing the proposed submission 49/51); Luton Road, E4 (outside Nos. 17 45 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 North London Waste Plan for public comment between 1 March and and 50); Northcote Road, E17 (outside No. to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, 35); Preston Avenue, E17 (outside No. 13); as amended. The general effect of the 12 April. Pretoria Road, E4 (outside Nos. 16/18); Orders to coincide with local bus and cycle Priory Court, E17 (adjacent to No. 1 Phoenix improvements consisting of new road layouts The North London Waste Plan identifies suitable land for managing Close); Rensburg Road, E4 (outside No. 79); would be:- waste and recycling across the seven boroughs and provides planning Retingham Way, E4 (outside Nos. 13/15); (a) in Whipps Cross Road to Selwyn Avenue, E4 (outside Nos. 6 and a. convert all waiting and loading restrictions policies against which waste planning applications will be assessed. 204); Shernhall Street, E17 (outside No. between its junction with Lea Bridge Road and 143); South Avenue, E4 (outside No. 49); the beginning of the No Stopping Clearway All representations need to be received by 12 April 2019. Spencer Road, E17 (outside No. 53); The (situated approximately 31 metres north-west Bridle Path, E4 (outside Nos. 1 to 12 Peony of the north-west kerb line of Hospital Road to Court); Wadham Avenue, E4 (outside Nos. double yellow line and double kerb marking 7, and 35); Walpole Road, E17 (outside No. “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions; 22); Wesley Road, E10 (outside Nos. 2, 5 b. Prohibit vehicular traffic travelling and 11); Winns Avenue, E17 (outside Nos. southbound from turning right into Phyppe 15/16, 206, 227); York Road, E4 (outside Way (except local buses); No. 4). c. Prohibit vehicular traffic travelling northbound from turning left into Phyppe Way (except local buses); LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST (b) No person shall cause any vehicle ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 proceeding north-eastbound in Lea Bridge – SECTIONS 6, 23 and 45 HIGHWAYS Road to turn into the south-westbound ACT 1980 – SECTIONS 90A AND 90C carriageway of Lea Bridge Road at any point LEA BRIDGE ROAD SECTION H - WHIPPS between the south-east boundary of No. CROSS REGION (T18a(19) UPGRADE OF 289 Wood Street and the island site/central PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS FACILITIES reservation situated immediately north-west TO SHARED CROSSING FACILITIES FOR of Foresters Drive E17, so as to face in the Find out more at PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS, UPGRADE opposite direction to that in which it was https://ww.nlwp.net/ OF LOADING RESTRICTIONS, TRAFFIC proceeding.