Chingford Cricket Star Shines in Sri Lanka
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Your independent community newspaper Free Feb 2021, No. 71 WALTHAM Email [email protected] Facebook /WalthamForestEcho Instagram @walthamforestecho Tweet @WFEcho FOREST ECHO Visit walthamforestecho.co.uk News Comment News Arts & Culture News Secret Cinema’s summer Age UK Waltham The Antelope pub Why you don’t need to Toy Library petition plans for Low Hall Sports Forest on the pandemic’s owner ordered to be an artist to create for takes off, Town Hall Ground approved invisible elderly reverse flat conversion the E17 Art Trail development plans P . 3 P . 6 P . 6 P . 13 P . 15 In 2015, he joined Essex first Test in Galle, Sri Lanka on Credit Essex County Cricket Club County Cricket Club, where he 14th January. debuted against Kent at age 17. Day one was a record-breaker. In 2016, he scored a century in He became the first England his second match, became the player to go beyond fifty in third-youngest player to do so in their first Test innings, since a County Championship. Ben Foakes made a hundred in Essex told the Echo he was late 2018. Lawrence may have instrumental in them winning dropped a catch, but he didn’t Division Two, Division One let that unnerve him or affect twice and the T20 Blast. his batting. “The confidence in my own game is quite a big strength of mine” The club’s head coach, Anthony Day two saw him score 73 McGrath, said of the star player: before being caught at short leg, “He’s very unorthodox. He ending the day with the Daily hits the ball in unusual areas. Mail praising him as “born to He’s someone who looks to score entertain.” Long story short: and excite. he kept hitting headlines. And “He has got a little bit of an by day five, Lawrence had well unusual technique, but he’s and truly lived up to the hype. working on his offside game. England enjoyed a seven-wicket Very confident, and I think he’s victory over Sri Lanka in the first one of them players [where] you Test – England’s fourth overseas want to watch him. He’ll do Test win in a row. something you’re not expecting.” England won the second Test, Indeed, Lawrence himself felt too – and we suspect we’ll be ready to make his debut, tell- celebrating more of Lawrence’s Chingford cricket star ing The Guardian prior to the success for years to come. match: “I feel really confident in my new technique. I really The Echo is free for everyone. As a do believe I can be successful, not-for-profit, we need your support to stay that way. If you would like to shines in Sri Lanka it’s just a matter of getting out support our publisher WFWellComm there and doing it. with a one-off donation scan this QR code with your PayPal app: Leytonstone-born Dan Lawrence, 23, wowed the “Hopefully, if I do get the nod I stay true to myself, go out there world of cricket with a cool first Test for England and really express myself and not sit in a hole or let the situ- by Elizabeth Atkin showed heading into his debut Lawrence was born in Whipps ation get too much for me. The nyone paying attention for England vs Sri Lanka. Cross Hospital, Leytonstone confidence in my own game is to cricket right now “England’s new radical,” said (like, many have noted, legend- quite a big strength of mine.” knows the name of The Independent. “Wonder- ary footballer David Beckham). Staying true to himself, he batsman Dan Lawrence. kid,” wrote The Telegraph. “A He first played at Chingford did. Lawrence quickly garnered AThe 23-year-old Waltham unusual, inventive batsman,” Cricket Club, where his father admiration from fans, sports Forest native first won praise echoed the national selector, was a groundsman, and where writers and fellow cricketers from pundits for the promise he Ed Smith. he still plays today. alike as he stepped up for his 2 No. 71 FEBRUARY 2021 WALTHAM FOREST ECHO NEWS Waltham Forest Tributes for Walthamstow food bank users FELLOWSHIP IS LIFE double, continue FEBRUARY 2021 GP lost to Covid-19 to rise No. 71 Several local food banks, Waltham Forest Echo is Dr Augustine Obaro died suddenly on New including the Rukhsana the borough's free community newspaper. We publish monthly Year’s Day, after contracting coronavirus Khan Foundation and Eat and distribute 10,000 free Or Heat, share worrying copies of each issue – and we ong-standing local GP also revealed that he carried posted: “My Dad, Dr Augustine will continue to do so during the Dr Augustine Obaro out considerable charity work, Obaro died today from Covid. He stats with the Echo ongoing public health crisis has died of Covid-19, returning to Nigeria each year was a great husband to my mum. the practice where he to improve local healthcare in A wonderful father of four and by Elizabeth Atkin Publisher Lworked for 17 years announced his village. His support of Afri- the most giving person I know. he Rukhsana Khan David Floyd last month. can doctors in the UK – and his “I implore everyone out there Foundation has Editor Dr Obaro, who joined Addi- generous spirit – earned him don’t let another day pass with- revealed that it is Elizabeth Atkin son Road Medical Practice on the nickname “King”, the state- out letting your love ones know now supporting over Ravenswood Road, Waltham- ment continued. how much they mean to you.” T12,000 people in the borough Designer stow in 2004, died after a short “Dr Augustine Obaro will be Former patients were quick to with its food bank services, Jonathan Duncan illness on New Year’s Day. sadly missed by patients and pay tribute, hailing Dr Obaro more than double the 5,100 it Head of Advertising A statement on the surgery’s staff at Addison Road Medical as “special”, “charismatic” supported pre-pandemic. Klaudia Kiss website read on Monday, 4th Practice, colleagues, acquain- and “wonderful”. Over 6,500 people are also January: “It is with great sad- tances and family throughout A woman known as Dori J being supported by its ready- Head of Operations ness that we report the on Twitter wrote: “Dr made meal service, which began Paige Ballmi sudden death of Dr Obaro was so special. during the pandemic and now Augustine Obaro from He was my family’s produces over 1,000 meals for Engagement Manager Covid-19 on 1st Janu- GP. The community families per week. Penny Dampier ary 2021” – though the of Walthamstow is Rukhsana Khan Foundation – Contributors reference to Covid was stunned and devastated which was Walthamstow’s first Victoria Munro, Sean removed a day later. by this dreadful news.” food bank, opened in 2013 – is not Rodrigo, David Latto, Colin Waltham Forest CCG Another, @rusherreturns, alone in seeing a drastic increase Read, Terry Day, Jack Hewitt, Chair, Dr Ken Aswani tweeted: “Dr Obaro in locals relying on its support. Andrew Shields, Michelle and Local Medical was a lovely man and Eat Or Heat, a food bank which Committee Chair, Dr a brilliant doctor who gives to individuals and families Edwards, Olivia Devereux- Gabby Ivbijaro, called was so kind to me when – as well as provides fresh fruit Evans, Penny Rutterford, his death “a tragic loss I needed it the most, and veg to Highams Park Food Robin Sinha, Jo Sealy, Steve of a highly-respected this is so incredibly sad. Aid, The Hornbeam Centre and Barnabis & Project Zero, front line health worker” While resident Kath Pl84U Al-Suffa – also reported a Summaya Abbas in a joint statement. Green, under the user- similar rise in users. The member organisations It read: “On behalf of name @kathphoto, “We have over double the of WFWellComm CIC are: all our colleagues, it is shared a humorous amount of clients attending our Community Transport Waltham with great sadness that story: “So very sad three food banks in Waltham Forest, Social Spider CIC, HEET. we report the loss of our to hear that the won- Forest,” Gary C. Nash, Chair WFWellComm CIC Board: colleague Dr Augustine derful charismatic Dr of Eat Or Heat, told the Echo. David Floyd, Social Spider CIC Obaro who passed away Obaro passed away. He Stats published on their web- Tom Ruxton, HEET after a short illness. was a brilliant Dr. site show a dramatic rise in Helen Tredoux, “Dr Obaro quali- “My daughter drew referrals from just over 1,000 Community Transport WF fied as a doctor at the a very large round pic- people between March and University of Maidu- ture of him [at] her August 2019, to almost 2,500 guri in Nigeria in appointment, I was for the same period in 2020. Contact 1984. He continued mortified. He roared Numbers continue to rise quickly. Call 020 8521 7956 working in Nigeria until 1999 with laughter, made her laugh Highams Park Food Aid revealed Email [email protected] Post The Mill, 7 –11 Coppermill when he moved to the UK to “His support of & pinned it up. Every[time] we it is currently supporting 218 peo- Lane, Walthamstow E17 7HA commence training to become African doctors in visited it was still there!” ple as of January 2021, though a General Practitioner. He Echo readers also paid tribute was providing food hampers to Advertising completed this training in the UK – and his on Instagram, with @nok262 158 people in December 2020. Kent in February 2004 and has writing: “He was brilliant and They’ve grown their operation Call 07732 000 430 generous spirit Email [email protected] worked as a GP in Waltham always had a smile.” to support additional families Forest ever since.