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YOU We look forward to seeing you at CONEL in September. conel.ac.uk | 020 8442 3055 7213_WFN-WRAP-CCCG-CONEL-264.9x388mm.indd 1 08/08/2019 16:29 09 11 19 Plastic- Duckie Draft free Loves Local pledge Fanny Plan Your Council keeping residents informed Summer 2019, issue 228 www.walthamforest.gov.uk @wfcouncil Messages of thanks in the windows of the soon to re-open Mall The fire severely damaged the roof of the building THE MALL TO RE-OPEN ON 4 SEPTEMBER One month since the fire at for now while repairs take place. of support since, with people Workshop posted “We are has been a difficult time for us all.” The Mall in Walthamstow, This includes Asda, Boots and TK taking to social media to wish The thinking of you all at this time and Capital & Regional has the shopping centre is set Maxx, as well as the food court. Mall well and thank the fire fighters hope everyone is OK.” been working with the charity to re-open to the public. The owner of The Mall, who worked so tirelessly to save The Council is working retailTRUST to launch an appeal As we went to press, the car Capital & Regional, is working the bulk of the building from alongside The Mall’s team on a to raise funds to help employees park and 10 retailers had already with Shopmobility and the further damage. Recovery Action Plan that will affected by the fire. Money raised re-opened: Lidl, Pret, Gokyuzu, council to look at alternative work with businesses in the short, will provide vital emotional support The Gym, Lloyds, Halifax, C&S space. Check online for “We would like to thank medium and longer term and and financial assistance to those Discount, Peacocks, Perfume updates on when the service the community for their continue to support businesses in hardship as a result, and the Mania and H Samuels. There are will be running again at www. continued support.” until the site is fully restored. Council had donated £10,000. also temporary pods in the Town shopmobilitywalthamforest. In a statement, The Mall To donate £5, text RTRUST12 Square for Boots and Superdrug’s org. Messages of support included thanked everyone in the borough to 70970* or visit justgiving.com/ pharmacies to offer prescription The blaze broke out in the early one from Waltham Forest for their good wishes and patience campaign/walthamstow. services. hours of the morning of 22 July, Community Choir who tweeted: during the weeks since the fire The Mall itself is due to re-open damaging a large section of the “We send all our best wishes to broke out. 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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.