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From the Leader Cllr Clare Coghill An award – and a thank you into beautiful music for Living the causes of Symphonies. crime as well as Like any town or city in the UK, continuing to Waltham Forest has its fair share bring offenders of problems. But there’s been to justice. much to be proud of this past year An Ofsted and many reasons to feel positive inspection about the future. Research shows of children’s that 80 per cent of residents are services in Just 12 months ago we were proud to live in Waltham Forest – Waltham Forest getting ready to announce the a feeling that’s being channelled found that very first artists who would be so positively in our Connecting the standard taking part in Waltham Forest’s Communities programme, which is ‘Good’ year as the first Mayor’s sees volunteers in every corner overall, and London Borough of Culture. of the borough joining together ‘Outstanding’ Since then, the borough has to improve residents’ lives. in some areas. seen an amazing range of creativity Plans for the redevelopment 100 per cent and activity, from the international of Whipps Cross are gathering of Waltham Thousands came together for the recent Waltham Forest Mela in Leyton musicians of Africa Express: The pace (see our article on page 6 for Forest children Circus in Leytonstone to local how you can have your say.) The now attend for the work the council does budgets. Waltham Forest alone teenagers performing the powerful Council and Barts Health NHS good or outstanding schools, while delivering the services our has had to make savings of more urban drama EastSide Story in Trust are working hard on plans we were the first area in the UK residents rely on and we could not than £120m since 2010. In the Chingford. The streets came alive to create an innovative health and to secure a conviction for FGM. have achieved this without face of these challenges, we will for Art Night in Walthamstow, care facility with a state-of-the-art Waltham Forest Council was also the hard work of staff across all continue to work to improve our crowds flocked to Leyton for the hospital at its heart. the first employer in the country service areas. services for all our residents. Mela, while the flora and fauna A pilot scheme in the St James to offer new parents of premature We are proud to serve our of Epping Forest were turned Street area has seen a 38 per babies leave on full pay from the ”It is an honour to community and we will work cent reduction in time they bring their children home be recognised for the hard to ensure that the services knife crime and from hospital, giving them more work the council does our residents rely on continue to 60 per cent fall in time with their children before delivering the services improve – and that everything GBH. It’s just one of returning to work. Other employers our residents rely on.” we do is focused on helping to the initiatives being have now followed suit. improve our residents’ quality employed by the new These are some of the reasons We know that significant of life. Violence Reduction why Waltham Forest Council was challenges remain. Demand for Partnership, which recently named Local Authority the services councils provide has includes the Council, of the Year at the prestigious MJ increased dramatically, while at the police and health Awards. same time we have been hit with Our MJ Award for Local Authority of the Year services, looking at It is an honour to be recognised unprecedented reductions in our
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The official independently audited free letterbox delivery of Waltham Forest News is 97,376 ABC Regional January to December 2018 4 News Government must prioritise money for children with additional needs Cllr Clare Coghill, Leader support in mainstream of Waltham Forest Council, schools, transport and has written to the Education speech and language Secretary urging him to ensure therapy. that additional funding for Since 2014, Waltham Special Educational Needs and Forest has received Disability (SEND) provision is largely the same amount prioritised at the next Budget. for the High Needs For local resident Tina, getting Block each year, with a the right support for her son Leo small additional amount has been crucial. Leo can get this year, but the overwhelmed in hectic environments number of children with but with the support of staff he is additional needs has finishing primary school this year increased rapidly. and is looking forward to starting secondary school in the autumn. As a result, the High Needs Block budget Tina said: “Everyone deserves has been overspent the right to fulfil their potential. in recent years, and Some children might struggle in the situation is now social situations but excel at their unsustainable. studies; others may have amazing social skills but find it difficult to Maureen Okoye, keep up with the rest of the class Headteacher of Davies academically. Wherever their talents Lane Primary School lie, with the right support every child said: “Schools in can thrive.” Waltham Forest have Tina and Leo (left) with his brothers at last year’s Chingfest worked hard to ensure The Government introduced a we put in place the increasingly difficult.” committed to doing everything we new model for SEND provision in The Council has lobbied can to give our young residents the 2014. Each year local councils are right provision to enable children best possible chance in life. We are given a budget to support children with special educational needs to the Treasury, Ministry for Local More info with additional needs, known as succeed in mainstream schools. Government and Education now in an intolerable situation and To read Cllr Coghill’s letter go to the ‘High Needs Block’. This funds In light of the current funding Secretary for more funding in the Government must bring forward bit.ly/WFSENDletter and to sign a wide range of support, including pressures on SEND provision we recent weeks. additional and sustainable funding up to our SEND newsletter go to placements at special schools, are concerned that this will become Cllr Coghill said: “We are for SEND provision.” bit.ly/sign-upWF Leytonstone rocks! Cannabis factory closed down Council property licensing over their tenants’ heads. Member for Housing and officers have uncovered a The team visited the property Homelessness Prevention, large-scale cannabis factory behind a shopfront and found a said: “I was shocked to see the during an inspection visit to a family of five living in appalling conditions in which this family private rental property on High conditions in a ground floor were expected to live. The flat was Road, Leyton. flat. Officers found dangerous cramped and squalid, with rising The visit happened last month electrical outlets, extensive damp and dangerous fittings – it after the council received a damp and mould, and shoddy was not a fit place to call home. complaint about conditions at the interior finishing in the squalid “We will make sure this young address. It was carried out as part flat. The family told officers they family have help finding a suitable of the Council’s property licensing had previously occupied the first place for them to call home. scheme, which requires landlords floor flat at the address but had “Everyone in Waltham Forest to make sure their properties been moved to the ground floor deserves a safe, decent roof over provide a safe and decent roof by the landlord so that he could their head. We will continue to supposedly refurbish it work hard to achieve this.” Head to Leytonstone Tube to see the Hitchcock murals on your way to the festival The real reason for the move swiftly became clear when officers Leytonstone has been home to a the London Blitz, a big band playing investigated the first floor. The wide range of creative talent over the hits of Count Basie and Duke team saw ventilation pipes leading the years, from director Alfred Ellington, a Victorian Musical Hall up the stairs and, when the flat Hitchcock to actress Meera Syall Sing-Along, traditional East End door was opened, a substantial More info and Grime star Lemzi (read more drag cabaret and a Cuban Carnival. cannabis factory was discovered. Since 2015, the council has from him on page 10.) You’ll also find events focusing on Several rooms had been set aside operated a borough wide private rented property licensing This year’s Leytonstone Festival the life and times of Alfred Hitchcock. and dedicated entirely to growing scheme. A failure to license an takes place between Sunday 1 to Venues around the area are taking the drug, with a number of mature address is a criminal offence. Sunday 8 September. part, including the Wanstead Tap, plants nearly ready to flower. The council may prosecute or Over 40 events will take place at the Byrds pub, St John’s Church and A Premises Closure Order impose a financial penalty of up over 20 venues in just eight days, Langthorne Park. was immediately served to to £30,000. In spring 2019 the including musical performances prevent anyone accessing the council consulted residents and landlords on a new property that range from punk to classical More info property while police started licensing scheme for a five- Visit www.leytonstonefestival.org. an investigation. to thrash metal and more. There’s year term from 2020 when the uk or www.facebook.com/groups/ Cannabis plants were discovered also an Escape Room based on leytonstonefestival Cllr Louise Mitchell, Cabinet current scheme ends.
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Brexit: In brief essential information Creativity, Unless outside the UK, visit www.gov.uk/ cake and something uk-nationals-living-eu changes For residents from EU craft beer between countries There’s a new space in the borough now Waltham Forest is home to catering for children and adults with an and 31 people from all over the world interest in the arts. October, and has a long, proud history CraftWorks offers a café and creative Britain is due to leave the of welcoming people from all workshops by day before transforming European Union on that date. corners of the globe. EU citizens into a bar by night. Here are some useful links to Events at the venue near Bell Corner, will continue to be welcomed and find out the latest information Hoe Street, Walthamstow, have included valued here, whatever happens. on Brexit and beyond. kids crafting sessions, author talks and To ensure those from EU ceramic painting. The council has been working countries are still eligible to stay in Visit www.twitter.com/e17craftworks hard since the referendum in 2016 the UK after Brexit you may have to make sure that the services to apply for settled status. This can identity documents and we are the future, the Government has residents and businesses rely be done at www.gov.uk/settled- accredited and advertised by created an employer’s toolkit with on in the borough are prepared status-eu-citizens-families Central government for both information on what you can do to for the changes we’ll face over Waltham Forest is offering the services. support your employees through the coming months and years. full range of services available If you are an EU citizen who this process. Find it at www.gov. Whether we leave with or without a to support EU residents to stay wants to continue to live in the uk/business-uk-leaving-eu deal, or the decision is put off once in the borough. This includes UK, or are from Norway, Iceland, Comprehensive guidance by more, you will be able to find the offering assistance on settled Liechtenstein or Switzerland, you latest information on the Council’s status applications 7 days a sector is available here: www. can also find important information website at walthamforest.gov. week in our two busiest libraries gov.uk/find-eu-exit-guidance- on how to apply to stay here at uk/content/brexit-information- (Walthamstow and Leytonstone) business www.gov.uk/staying-uk-eu- residents and since launching the service we The British Chambers of citizen You can also find information have supported over 250 people Commerce has also created on visiting Europe after Brexit at to complete their settled status For businesses a checklist for businesses www.gov.uk/visit-europe-brexit application. We are available to If you are an employer in preparing for Brexit at www. If you or a member of your family support residents with completing Waltham Forest who employs britishchambers.org.uk/page/ Potter Alice Mara demonstrating her is a UK national living in the EU digital applications or to verify EU nationals, or may do so in business-brexit-checklist skill at Craftworks Have your say on road safety
We’re surveying residents to fi nd out how safe people feel when they travel around the borough whether travelling by car, cycle, motorcycle, public transport or on foot. Visit wfroadsafety.commonplace.is or scan the QR code below to take part. 6 News In brief The future of Whipps: tell us your views Whipps Cross hospital is a Showing the scale of the Whipps Cross hospital site from the air Talent hits town subject close the hearts of Waltham Forest residents and the Council has been working hard with Barts Health NHS Trust and local MPs on developing options for a radical redevelopment of the site. Proposals to create a state of The Talent team the art, modern hospital for Waltham Forest and surrounding For the past few months, some of the areas are being drawn up and brightest and best performers throughout the borough have come together to audition residents are being asked for for Waltham Forest’s Got Talent. their views in preparation. The aim of the competition is to highlight Building a new hospital is gifted young performers in everything from still several years away. In the music to martial arts and it’s now reached meantime, all services continue the semi-final stage. to run, and many of the hospital’s Coaches and judges have included local facilities are being improved Grime star Lemzi, together with X Factor and The Voice finalists Fleur East and or enhanced. Patients and Jermain Jackman, who understand exactly visitors will soon benefit from the what it’s like to step out on stage and transformation of the women’s could be used and will be seeking redevelopment, hospital staff Getting feedback from local people perform in front of an audience in a high- and neonatal centre, as well as local people’s views on them. have already visited around 40 is an essential part of ensuring that pressure talent show. upgrades to wards and operating “The redevelopment is about community groups and spoken with the redeveloped hospital meets the Tickets are now available for the semi- theatres. more than designing a new more than 650 residents. People needs of the population that relies finals at Leyton Great Hall on 30 August, The hospital has also started to hospital building; it’s a catalyst to are unanimous that they want to be on its services and will continue with the Grand Final, complete with VIP guests, taking place at the same venue on explore how the whole 18-hectare local organisations to make sure cared for in a modern hospital and throughout the redevelopment. 7 September. site could be developed to support we work together effectively to that many of the current hospital All proceeds are in support of the Mayor’s local people into future. As well as provide what local people want buildings are no longer fit for More info Charities for the municipal year 2018-2019 providing a new hospital, this might and need,” said Dr Ken Aswani, purpose. To hear about events and public – X7eaven, Waltham Forest Art’s Education include housing, leisure and other Chair of Waltham Forest Clinical Transport to the site attracts meetings this autumn where you Network & Diverse Voices. health and care facilities. Commissioning Group. a lot of interest, as does the can have your say on Whipps Cross Hospital redevelopment, email More info The hospital will soon have a To find out what matters to opportunity to consider the [email protected] To find out more and buy tickets visit number of options for how the site local communities about the hospital’s environmental impact. and ask to be added to the mailing list wfgt.live
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The trial will test whether temporary road closures improves road safety
The school run will be changing in a growing number of London be trialling the concept during the congestion on local streets during and scooting to school, reducing for parents at four schools next boroughs including Redbridge new academic term. From Monday the school run. This trial will help congestion, improving health and term while Waltham Forest and Hackney. Waltham Forest 23 September, Byron Road and identify whether banning motor well-being and improving safety for Council trials a new approach is in discussion with around 15 Marsh Lane in Leyton will become vehicles from driving up to the all road users.” to road safety in the borough. other schools in the borough temporary pedestrian- and cycle- school gates will alleviate some The School Streets will be School Streets limits the number keen to trial similar approaches only zones. of these pressures and make the monitored by enforcement of motorists entering roads close in nearby roads. The trial is expected to reduce school run a more pleasant and cameras. The trial is initially due to schools for up to an hour at the congestion, idling, and dangerous cleaner journey for pupils. to last until the school Christmas beginning and end of the school The council will be driving and parking close to “The majority of primary school holidays, and the council will day. trialling School Streets the school gates, as well as catchment areas in the borough be monitoring traffic data and The scheme prevents drivers, on Byron Road and Marsh encouraging more children to walk, are less than a mile, under a feedback from the school and apart from local residents, Lane in Leyton from cycle or scoot to school. 20-minute walk. We’d like to see the local community as part of emergency services and blue Monday 23 September Deputy Leader of the Council, more children walking, cycling the trial. badge holders, accessing the Cllr Clyde Loakes, said: “Schools roads during the school run. It Responding to concerns raised have approached the council with More info has been successfully rolled out by local schools, the council will concerns about road safety and Visit www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/schools/schoolstreets/ Summer 2019, issue 228 www.walthamforest.gov.uk 9 Leytonstone leads the way on Contaminated recycycling: plastics pledge how’s your area doing?
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Residents and businesses in businesses have already signed a environment, and help save some Leytonstone are pledging to Charter of Commitment to replace money as well. I think every single reduce their plastic consumption, single-use plastic items used in their person should do these things, not as part of Waltham Forest shops. In doing so, they can become just businesses.” Believe in the bin: use the right one for the right thing Council’s commitment to create certified and be rewarded with a Cllr Clyde Loakes, Deputy Leader a Low Plastics Zone in the area. sticker for their shop window to of Waltham Forest Council and Contaminated recycling costs council tax payers £300,000 a year Forty per cent of plastic produced promote their pledge. Cabinet member for Environment, and now the best and worst performing areas across Waltham is packaging, which is used just once Riazat Ali from Morris Dry said: “We’re talking to businesses Forest have been named. and then discarded. because we want Leytonstone to Contamination happens when items such as black bin bags, clothing, Last month the council’s Waste “We want Leytonstone to become the first town centre in nappies, sanitary products, electrical items and spoilt food and drink and Recycling team was on-hand become the first town centre Waltham Forest to become single containers are placed in the wrong bins, leading to whole loads being rejected. near Leytonstone Tube station in Waltham Forest to become use plastic-free. Once we’ve secured to speak to residents about the that, we’ll be rolling it out across the Between January and May, Wood Street, Leytonstone, Lea Bridge and environmental importance of single use plastic-free.” borough. So please, pledge your William Morris ward were the areas where people most regularly put the unnecessary plastic use. support and cut down on single use correct items in their green recycling bins. Larkswood, Chingford Green and More than 340 reusable tote bags Cleaners in Church Lane said: “I plastic.” Forest ward were amongst the worst offending areas over the same period. and drinking bottles were given out ask customers to bring back their during the morning, as local people hangers and bags. If I can’t use it More info More info signed up to reduce the amount again, I can put it in the proper box Visit walthamforest.gov.uk/ Find out more: walthamforest.gov.uk/service- of plastic they use. Around 60 so it can be recycled to help the content/low-plastic-zone categories/rubbish-and-recycling
reduced emissions Road improvements, Greener trains and free travel on the through investing including schemes to Carbon cut in solar panels for encourage sustainable Barking-Gospel Oak line our housing stock, transport such as Enjoy upgrading lamp columns Waltham Forest, have helped to LEDs and upgrading to contribute to a six-week boilers and windows in increase in life expectancy for our housing stock. the borough’s children. We’ve also planted Last month, the council 4,500 new trees in the announced its pension fund’s borough since 2016, investment in fossil fuels had focusing on native dropped by 44 per cent as species. part of a five-year programme Greener and cleaner: the council has In Waltham Forest to completely divest from oil, planted over 4,500 new trees since 2016 our highest levels of gas and coal stocks. The new Waltham Forest has been carbon emissions are Climate Change Commission ranked in the top 10 areas from residential housing (48 will look to build on this work. in the UK for having the per cent) mainly from gas More info heating in older, uninsulated More carriages and free Wi-Fi on your journey lowest carbon emissions Visit bit.ly/climatepensions per person. buildings and inefficient electrical appliances, Anyone who’s travelled on the Barking August to 1 October inclusive. Passengers The data gathered by the Fitness class for to Gospel Oak line will know the will have to tap in as usual, but will get a full Department for Business, including lighting. Some all abilities, cardio fitness, hiit, abs, frustrations passengers have had to refund on their Oyster and Contactless cards Energy and Industrial Strategy, 29 per cent of emissions legs, all body endure recently. The Overground service, for journeys made during that period. found we were also the fourth are from transport, and workout, toning & strengthening which passes through Leytonstone, The new electric trains can carry almost ‘greenest’ local authority in the almost 24 per cent is from exercises, Leyton and Walthamstow, has had a 700 people – double the number of the London, with 2.4 tonnes of commercial and industrial Tuesday 7.30pm turbulent few years. old two-car diesel models. They have air- CO2 per person, a reduction activity in the borough. Late running track upgrade works followed conditioning, USB charging points, free Wi-Fi, of 42 per cent in 10 years. In addition to falling by issues with the introduction of new four- live information screens and more wheelchair You can read the full results carriage trains have meant continuing delays, carbon emissions, there’s spaces, as well as being much better for air at migrate.co.uk/blog/ cancellations and overcrowding. been a 90 per cent quality and the environment. Services have greenest-local-authorities. reduction in the number Thankfully, ongoing troubles could be now returned to running every 15 minutes for Over the last 10 years we of households exposed over with the return to a full timetable and most of the day. to more than the EU introduction of the line’s shiny new trains. To have successfully met the celebrate, and as a thank you to travellers carbon reduction targets recommended limits of for their patience during the upgrade works, More info set out in the 2008 Climate Nitrogen Dioxide. St Joseph’s journeys on the entire line will be free from 31 Visit bit.ly/barkinggospeloakWF Change Strategy. We’ve Junior School 10 wfculture19.co.uk NAO to headline Chingfest massively encouraged showcasing the breadth of my love of music, is really creativity and talent in Waltham exciting.” Forest, including Human Library NAO released her and EastSide Story. The latter debut EP So Good in is an original theatre production 2014 on her own Little devised and performed by young Tokyo label, before people from Waltham Forest, releasing debut album created through transformational For All We Know in 2016. youth work in partnership with Her latest album, 2018’s Raw Academy and Catalyst in Saturn is an experimental exploration of genres “Returning home to East that received a coveted London is really exciting.” Mercury Music Prize nomination last month. Communities. Across the day, the The festival will also host the DJ main stage will feature Dome and the Eastside Tent, with British acid jazz band performances and talks from Lord Incognito, Leytonstone of the Mics, Krassus, Lillie P, Niro hip-hop artist Lemzi, Tha DJ, Iamin, Reeps One, Krxze, Afrikan Simba, Drey LUVLY, Miss Dionne, Hayreezy, Cheekz, L.E.A.D.E.R.S., Jerome Harvey, Break Tha Cycle, DJ Luck & MC Neat, Kitch, Rory Sky, Amelia Poamz Bonez, Rose Gray and and the #ChooseMeChingfest NAO is back in town to headline Chingfest Luke November, who competition winners. recently performed as Following a sold-out concert The performance will mark Sixth Form College, it’s great to part of Damon Albarn’s More info at Somerset House in July, her return to Waltham Forest, be headlining the nearby festival Africa Express. Chingfest takes place at Ridgeway Mercury Music Prize nominated where she grew up. of Chingfest as my final UK gig of Additional London Borough Park, Chingford on Saturday 31 singer-songwriter NAO will NAO (it’s pronounced Neigh-oh) the year. Returning home to East of Culture 2019 events will August, 1-9pm. Thank you to Urbaser, the Presenting Partner. headline Chingfest this August. said: “As a former pupil of Leyton London, an area of the UK that be represented at the festival,
international powerhouses like NAO and Incognito Lemzi Q&A means it’s going off, and all for free! This summer has been entertainment throughout jam-packed with some the festival with the rest of What’s been your of our favourite festivals. the Waltham Forest London Walthamstow Garden Borough of Culture 2019 favourite moment Party, and Waltham team. or event of London Forest Mela have both Borough of Culture been roaring successes. We’re super excited 2019 so far and why? Later on this month, about the line up! What Chingfest is back, were your thoughts It’s been good seeing bigger and brighter when programming this the borough have than ever as part of the year’s artists? Waltham Forest London opportunities, my favourite Borough of Culture 2019 I wanted to involve as being able to arrange IN- programme. many artists from around FACTS, a monthly event the area as possible and in One Hoe Street for as What’s your role in this give as true a reflection of many different types of year’s Chingfest and our borough as possible. creatives as possible in a why did you want to Lots of different styles, single evening, and also get involved? generations and genres EastSide Story. Those kids I’m both an artist and from myself, Bonez, Rose Associate Producer Gray and a lot more. All of and the team led by Robin for Chingfest, curating the Waltham Forest artists Lockhart and Bob Singh Chingfest Associate Producer, Lemzi. Photo by Brandon Subanney a lot of the talent and performing alongside are phenomenal.
The William Morris Gallery is aiming campaign before the end of August and Help William to raise £15,000 to stage Pioneers: you can claim from an enticing selection of William Morris and the Bauhaus, a rewards including a limited edition cotton historic exhibition bringing together the tote bag, Bauhaus-inspired brooch, Morris meet pioneering work of the Walthamstow- postcards and more. based creator and the innovative early 20th century design school. More info the Bauhaus Donate to the gallery’s crowd funding Visit www.artfund.org/morris-and-bauhaus #wfculture19 Summer 2019, issue 228 www.walthamforest.gov.uk 11
“Before Nigella, Jamie or even Delia, Duckie loves Fanny there was Fanny – the first truly iconic Duckie will present voucher for a taste of the fabulously TV celebrity chef. Duckie Loves Fanny. retro bites on offer, served by a fleet Short-tempered and sublime, The one night of Fannytastic Trolly Dollys. Fanny was reviled and relished in only grand show Fanny was born Phyllis Nan equal measure. East London has for 1,000 audience Sortain Pechey in Fairlop Road, a tradition of strong women, and members takes place Leytonstone in 1909. She rose to this Leytonstone lass was one of at Walthamstow fame as one of the first television the fiercest. All are welcome to Assembly Hall and celebrate Fanny’s golden years with tickets are selling fast. “Before Nigella, Jamie or even Duckie as part of Waltham Forest With music from Delia, there was Fanny.” London Borough of Culture 2019. Fanny’s fame years You can expect an event full of (1956 to 1976) by DJ celebrity cooks, working alongside food, feminism and fabulous... and MC Amy Lamé, her ’husband‘ Johnnie on stage Leytonstone lass: the real and Fanny, of course!” Fanny Cradock. Image: Allan 25 identical Fanny and screen. The couple didn’t Warren/Wikimedia Commons Cradock dragsters of officially marry until 1977, when all genders will take Fanny was wrongly informed that are so excited to welcome Duckie centre stage in the her previous husband, Arthur to Waltham Forest for this once in spectacular production. Champan, had died. (He actually a lifetime tribute. The spirit of Fanny More info Duckie Loves Fanny is at Audience members passed away the following year.) Cradock will truly be revived in this Duckie Loves Fanny: join in the fun on Walthamstow Assembly Hall, 6 September. Photo: Chris Nash are invited to come Cllr Clare Coghill, Leader of fabulous show and we look forward Forest Road E17 4JF on Friday 6 dressed as Fanny or Waltham Forest Council said: to welcoming all to celebrate.“ September. Tickets cost £12 each On 6 September, Olivier Award- her husband Johnnie and will be “Fanny is one of the borough’s most Amy Lamé, Duckie co-founder and are available now at bit.ly/ winning live art entertainers encouraged to collect a luncheon distinctive cultural icons, and we and Duckie Loves Fanny DJ, said: duckielovesfanny
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Roll up, roll up! Tickets for next bringing the circus to the borough for Circus Arts, Le Centre National month’s run of The Big Bagaga circus shows are selling fast, The Big Bagaga Show, made Des arts du Cirque (France), Flic The Big Bagaga possible by the Waltham Forest (Italy) Fratellini (France) and Le with £2 (plus 72p booking fee) Waltham Forest resident tickets London Borough of Culture Lido (France), they have performed almost sold out. 2019 Make it Happen Fellowship across the world, creating Show: get your Funding programme, is suitable spectacular and inspiring shows Taking place under a big top for all ages and will feature for all to enjoy. circus tent on Chestnuts Field in aerial hoop, juggling, ensemble The Big Bagaga Show will tickets now Walthamstow, The Big Bagaga acrobatics, cyr wheel, aerial rope, challenge you to forget what Show is ‘a celebration of failure’ trapeze, teeter board, tight-wire you think you know about circus through theatre, acrobatics, aerial and is accompanied by a live band. performing and experience a new performance and juggling. Expect Popcorn, candy floss, alcoholic kind of entertainment. a show that is absurd, awesome, and non-alcoholic drinks will be intimate and ridiculous all at the available at each performance. More info The Big Bagaga show runs same time. For the show, Company-ish from Thursday 12 to Sunday 22 Circus performers Company- has brought together some of September. To book your tickets, ish will perform 11 shows in the the best circus artists in Europe. visit bit.ly/big-bagaga and click big top throughout September, Coming from the National Centre the ‘book now’ button.
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Contact the Apprenticeship Team: The Junction Centre 2-4 Cathall Road, Leytonstone E11 4LF Text ‘apprenticeships’ to: 07740 046 122 Call: 020 8496 2029 or 020 8496 2981 Email: [email protected] Summer 2019, issue 228 15 News www.walthamforest.gov.uk Bat’s the way to do it! much-loved Grade II Listed Victorian Cricket Pavilion and adjacent historic Tin Hut. These will be preserved and developed as a fully accessible building including a café, a food hall restaurant, a spectators’ terrace, and events space with a training kitchen attached. The Leyton Cricket Hub pavillion The Hub forms part of the ECB’s South Asian programmes such as Women’s Soft Action Plan, aimed at inspiring Ball Cricket, All Stars Cricket and people within the local South Asian tape ball cricket. communities to play, support and You will be able to book sessions engage with cricket, as well as from September once the phase 2 encouraging more women and girls buildings works have finished. to get involved in the sport. Graham Gooch with local pupils at the launch of Leyton Cricket Hub Waltham Forest has a rich cricket heritage and the world- Summer may be coming to an County High pupil Graham Gooch. investment from Waltham Forest famous Dukes cricket ball, used in end but cricket never stops in The former Essex and England Council, in partnership with the England’s home test matches, is More info Waltham Forest, as the indoor captain met local schoolchildren England & Wales Cricket Board produced here, with the company’s To find out more visitwww. programme at Leyton Cricket before taking a few balls from some (ECB). office based in Shernhall Street, walthamforest.gov.uk/ Hub is set to launch. enthusiastic young bowlers. It marks the completion of the Walthamstow. content/regeneration- leyton-sports-ground. From The new world class cricket The renovation has seen Leyton first phase of a wider project to Leyton Cricket Hub will provide September you will be able to facility was officially opened in June Cricket Ground’s main hall fully redevelop the ground, which accessible and affordable cricket book by emailing Feel.good@ by one-time Norlington and Leyton refurbished as part of a £1.5 million includes the refurbishment of the for residents, brought to life through walthamforest.gov.uk.
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Army, Bill was sent to Germany, then quietly New John Lewis chief is former demobbed and returned to Hampton A very special reunion Road, Chingford where he had moved as Connaught schoolgirl a 10-year-old. He worked as a plasterer for Leytonstone’s Sharon most of his life and remains active to this White has been named day. He built his kitchen extension at the the new chairman age of 86, still breeds koi carp and is a of the John Lewis keen gardener. Partnership. Sharon attended “Bill experienced sniper fire, Connaught School for malaria and extreme weather” Girls, before going on to Leyton Senior High Now living near Chingford Mount, his School for Girls. There, daughter Lynda lives a few doors down. It she made friends with was her husband, Terry, who bumped into Sonita Alleyne, recently local motorbike enthusiast Pete Chipperfield, named the first black head of an Oxbridge College. and discovered he owned the same model Both friends were destined to go on to Cambridge of bike that Bill had ridden in the war. University, where Sharon studied Economics. “I was in the County Arms one day and Her career took off, joining Prime Minister Tony saw this guy,” Terry explains. “He had Blair’s policy unit, before moving to the Treasury. Triumph across his T-shirt so I went up to In March 2015, Sharon became Chief Executive of Local hero Bill today and, inset, aged 22 with his original bike, joined by Pete, Lynda and Terry him and said ‘Have you really got a Triumph the media regulator Ofcom. This made her one of the or are you just wearing the T-shirt?” Chingford resident Bill Howard recently “I was in Burma for about three years,” Bill most powerful people in UK broadcasting, working It turned out Peter had a 1941 BSA had a reunion to remember. explains. “I was conscripted and then went for an organisation created to protect viewers’ The World War II veteran, who celebrated up to Huddersfield for motorbike training.” despatch riders’ bike and days later, Bill was rights and handle complaints against TV and radio his 99th birthday earlier this month, served Bill’s epic journey across India saw him once again sitting on the machine that had companies. as an Army despatch rider, biking across sleeping on his petrol tank as the troops seen him safely through the war. In 2017, Sharon visited her old school to talk to Asia as part of the Allied force fighting the from across the Commonwealth who So how did it feel to be reunited with pupils, saying: “It was a real pleasure to go back to Japanese in the Burma campaign. made up the 14th Division succeeded the bike that meant so much? Bill smiles Connaught. The three years I spent there, when Bill was born in Woodlands Road, in pushing back the Japanese as they broadly. it was a middle school, were amongst the happiest Walthamstow in 1920, and became part of advanced on the area. Whilst in Burma, “It was great to get back on it after of my school life.” the 14th Division Convoy that drove from Bill experienced sniper fire, malaria and 75 years”. In June, it was announced that Sharon will join Bombay (Mumbai) to Burma (Myanmar.) extreme weather conditions. But when Bill the John Lewis Partnership next year, the first ever He rode a much-loved 1941 BSA 500 and his fellow service personnel arrived More info Chairman (a title Sharon chose to adopt) to be M20 Despatch Riders Motorbike – and home after the fighting ended, there was Bill is interested in meeting up with appointed from outside the organisation. The former any other local veterans of the Burma was happy to be reunited with the same no heroes’ welcome. With victory in Europe comprehensive school pupil from Waltham Forest Campaign. If that’s you, or you know of will earn a basic salary of £990,000 a year – and, model after a chance meeting between his months before and the country war-weary, anyone in the area, please get in touch son-in-law and a motorcycle enthusiast in a the troops who fought so far away from with us at walthamforestnews@ we imagine, a rather nice discount when shopping Highams Park pub. home became known as the Forgotten walthamforest.gov.uk at John Lewis and Waitrose. Congratulations Sharon! Board games for good: celebrating The Man Den The Man Den, a Leytonstone community group set up to provide a safe environment for boys to play games and connect with positive male role-models, has celebrated its first birthday. of a paternal figurehead, as well as fear of present to outline the risk of early trauma on young people’s violence and isolation.” mental health. In reponse, Kirsty set up the Man Den to offer a mentoring service with a difference. Here, older generations model strong values and support the younger generations, while also teaching the principles of numeracy, literacy and strategy through playing board games. “Playing games is a means to break the ice and subtly teach important life and interpersonal skills,” says Kirsty.
“Playing games is a means to break the ice and subtly teach important life and interpersonal skills.”
“We would love to run more sessions across the borough – developing a strong sense The Man Den founder, Kirsty Jones of brotherhood in the wider community. We also want to create workshops, and provide More info Find out more about the Man Den at Making connections at The Man Den opportunities for our younger members. We want to reduce social isolation, build strong www.themandenuk.com Connecting Communities heroine, Kirsty Jones, founded networks among our mentors and begin to Waltham Forest’s Connecting Communities the Man Den a little over a year ago, in response to rising run more sessions for girls and women too.” programme aims to unlock the collective power of youth violence. Looking forward, the Man Den is keen to add more ‘MENtors’ Waltham Forest residents, dissolving the barriers “More young people are joining gangs, after years of cuts to – who are all volunteers – so that the initiative can reach even which exist between us, and reaching out to one youth services,“ the Leytonstone resident explains. “While more young people in the borough. On June 29, the Man Den another. Sign up for the Connecting Communities people will get involved in gangs for several reasons, for hosted a trauma-aware games workshop where a Children email newsletter at bit.ly/WFCCsignup many it’s about filling a void that may be left by the absence and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) nurse was Summer 2019, issue 228 www.walthamforest.gov.uk 17
Grime comes home Greenleaf girls’ World Cup win went on to have solo The Women’s World Cup had record numbers success, with his glued to their TV screens over the summer. debut single Pow! Watching keenly were eight pupils from charting in 2004. Greenleaf Primary School in Walthamstow who Last September, were lucky enough to meet the USA squad as a group of 15 young they prepared for the tournament at Tottenham people, including Hotspur’s state-of-the-art training ground. students from The members of the school’s girls football team Leyton Sixth Form were chosen after winning a tournament organised College, helped film by the North London club. a series of events in Breanna, Eliana, Eneida, Sadi, Taijah, Inaaya, Walthamstow, Leyton Elaaya and Bella also got to represent Tottenham and Leytonstone and at the Premier League Primary Stars football The young team behind the film interviewed a number tournament, playing at the home ground of of local grime artists. A group of young residents have Wolverhampton Wanderers. The documentary gained amazing experience Meeting the World Cup-winning is being screened at events during working on a new documentary US team was a dream come true for the young Waltham Forest’s year as the Mayor’s charting the history of grime players. first London Borough of Culture, music in Waltham Forest. “We fist-bumped them,” they revealed. including the Leytonstone Loves Greenleaf’s winning team: (Back row left to right: Breanna, The film tells the story of local The team, led by learning mentor Andy Morris, Sadia, Elliana and Eneida. Front row left to right: Inaaya, Film festival in September. The film, Taijah and Elaaya artists, producers and promoters at also hung out with players from Tottenham Hotspur along with images, blogs and other the forefront of the grime scene, and Women’s team, who had just won promotion to the “I want to be in the World Cup and play like the materials collected through the features interviews, panel discussions, Women’s Super League. USA women,” said Elaaya. project, will be uploaded onto the music – and some great aerial shots Grime Waltham Forest website and AFC Leyton’s female-friendly football boost of Waltham Forest. shared with Vestry House Museum Grime artists and producers to create a new grime archive for the A local football club play football in a safe and from the borough include Bruza, borough, to inspire future generations. has been recognised nurturing environment, and Diesle D-Power, Jammer, Lady Fury The project was funded through for its work to create with rising pitch fees at a and Mizz Beats. The basement of a grant from the National Lottery opportunities for girls and grassroots level, funding like Jammer’s family home in Leytonstone Heritage Fund, with support from the women to play football in this helps to enable us to hosted many of grime’s most well- the borough. continue to the grow the club council. It’s produced by Beatroots known artists at the early stages of Louise McGing, Club and maintain our very high Creative in partnership with Chantelle their career. Secretary, said: “We work standard of coaching.” Fiddy, D Power, Lemzi, MVP incredibly hard to ensure More Fire Crew, one of the first Workshops and Stow Film Lounge. AFC Leyton run women’s that females in East London More info crews in the grime scene, was teams from Under 9s to adult have the opportunity to Visit www.afcleyton.co.uk created by Lethal Bizzle, Neeko and More info Ozzie B while at college. Lethal Bizzle Visit www.grimewf.org
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LWF3679_222218 Summer 2019, issue 228 19 Regeneration www.walthamforest.gov.uk Shaping the borough’s future Tenants move in to new council homes means the council has now Tell us what you think about the future oof Waltham Forest passed the ‘100 new council homes built’ milestone in the council homebuilding programme. Councillor Simon Miller, Waltham Forest Council’s Cabinet Member for Economic Growth and Housing Development, said, “We have Warburton Terrace provides 43 new rented homes from the council We want to hear your views tough targets to meet to on developments currently As celebrations took place to mark provide the expected 18,000 proposed in the borough. the 100th anniversary of the first new homes needed in Waltham Forest Get in touch to tell us what council houses, tenants moved into over the next 10 years We are determined Consultation is taking place Within it, the borough has been you think 43 new homes in Warburton Terrace, to make as many of those homes on the Draft Local Plan which divided into three areas: North, Walthamstow. Hylands Road Development sets out the Council’s vision for Central and South. available for affordable rent as possible. The £12 million development has Drop in engagement event development between 2020 “This high quality development in Drop in engagement events are Wednesday 21 August 2019, and 2035. been built for the council by contractor Warburton Terrace helps us deliver our being held in all three areas of the 5.30pm to 8pm borough to provide the maximum Engie. It provides 27 houses and 16 promise to have a decent roof over the It’s your chance to have a say Wood Street Library¸ Forest Road, on how to make sure we have the opportunity for residents to meet flats, four of which are designed and heads of all of our residents. It is 100 per Walthamstow, E17 4AA homes, work places, transport Planning Policy Officers and have built for wheelchair users and is part of cent affordable rent and includes family Info: walthamforest.gov.uk/ network, schools, health and leisure their say. Details are available on the the council’s continuing commitment homes which are very much in demand.” HylandsRoad facilities we will need in the future. council’s website. to providing quality new homes for Meanwhile plans are progressing well Pop in to one of the drop-in events Copies of the plan and an online residents. 100 per cent of the homes are for a development of around 120 new Lea Valley Ice Centre around the borough to share your response form are available, and genuinely affordable at social rent. homes, again all for affordable rent, in Online consultation views with us, or complete the online we hope residents, businesses The scheme has taken 16 months to Hylands Road, Walthamstow. Ends: survey by visiting the link below. and community groups across the complete, and the majority of the homes A planning application is due to be Sunday 01 September 2019 borough will comment on It is a framework for managing are now occupied, with residents having submitted this autumn but before that Info: the proposals. growth during the plan period. We moved into their new homes, ranging in happens there’s a drop in engagement icecentreredevelopment.com want your views on the draft plan size from one- and two-bedroom flats to event for residents to see the current More info Draft Local Plan policies and proposals before we Find out more at walthamforest. two-, three- and four-bedroom houses. proposals at Wood Street Library on finalise it. Online consultation and gov.uk/LocalPlan Completing this development also Wednesday 21 August, 5.30pm to 8pm. drop-in events Ends: Monday 30 September 2019 The Chain links students to design careers Info: walthamforest.gov.uk/ Design students from Leyton Sixth Form L&Q is building 518 one, two and three- for Culture, Cllr Paul Douglas, said: “There’s a real LocalPlan College came to Walthamstow to see the bedroom apartments alongside a new buzz in Waltham Forest as the London Borough St James’ Quarter Public colourful new hoardings they’ve created community park, with 51 per cent of the new of Culture programme reaches all parts of our Realm Design Guide around one of the borough’s latest homes (264 apartments) affordable and offered borough, offering those who live and work here Online consultation and housing developments. to people living and working in the borough the opportunity to get involved in creating and drop-in events The Mayor of Waltham Forest, Cllr Christopher before anyone else. delivering a cultural legacy for future generations Ends: Robbins CBE, unveiled the artwork at The Chain Created by 13 art and design students from to enjoy. The borough is already well known in Brunner Road. Monday 30 September 2019 the college, the artwork was launched as part for fostering creative talent and it’s vital that we Info: walthamforest.gov.uk/ of the E17 Art Trail. They were given a taste of nurture the next generation, creating inspiring StJamesQuarter what life would be like as professional designers, places for them to live, learn and work.” forming their own mock design agency with L&Q Road Safety Consultation as the client, and working to a brief to create “It’s fantastic to see our ideas come to Online consultation artwork for the development’s hoardings. life on the hoardings.” Ends: Monday 30 September Kelsey, a 17-year old student who helped 2019 create the artwork, said: “Working in a ‘real-life’ Liam Duffy, Operations Director (East Region) Info: wfroadsafety. design scenario with L&Q has been a great at L&Q, said: “The unveiling ceremony also commonplace.iscom experience. I’m so proud of where I live, and it’s marked an important step in our programme as been really interesting to pick out what makes the we open up The Chain to the local community, place special for different people. It’s fantastic to and we’re looking forward to our next major see our ideas come to life on the hoardings.” milestone when we launch the development in Colby Lodge Student creativity comes to life at The Chain Cllr Robbins, attending with Cabinet Member Autumn this year.” wins Local residents have moved into be built for local residents needing a A new sheltered housing Calver Court in Walthamstow – decent roof over their heads. scheme in Walthamstow has a redevelopment project offering 100 per cent affordable just won The Mayor of London’s 100 per cent affordable rented “Over the next 10 years we Award in the Housing Design accommodation. All 27 of the have to build around 18,000 rents at Calver Court Awards 2019. new homes are now occupied. new homes” Colby Lodge provides 20 The scheme is a partnership new sheltered homes thanks between the council and Clarion “The Council works with partners to a partnership between Housing, offering one and two such as Clarion Housing to provide Waltham Forest Council and the bedroom apartments, alongside high quality homes to meet the Walthamstow and Chingford three and four bedroom needs of families as well as those Almshouse Charity. maisonettes for families. without children. These new homes The £7 million scheme, in Three of the new homes are help us achieve our aim of half the The Drive, Walthamstow, was wheelchair accessible. new homes across the borough officially opened last September Cllr Simon Miller, Cabinet Member being affordable, as over the next and includes 20 fully accessible for Economic Growth and Housing 10 years we have to build around flats built for people over the age of Development, said: “Calver Court is 18,000 new homes, which can 55, who have lived in Walthamstow an excellent example of how a 100 only be achieved by working or Chingford for at least five Calver Court offers 100 per cent affordable rented accomodation per cent affordable rent scheme can ith partners.” consecutive years. a t a orest orts war s Nominate your local sporting hero