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TO ADVERTISE TELEPHONE BASILDON (01268) 503400 www.chingfordtimes.co.uk Chingford Times, Friday, October 18, 2013 5 Twitter: @ChingfordTimes CommunityNews NEWS IN BRIEF Book in more Breakfast not on schools time at library menu ASCHEME that encourages students to eat breakfast before A COMMUNITY library will be “We can also announce that we will lessons has only been adopted by extending its hours after becoming a be opening on Tuesdays. This will three schools in Chingford. charity. complement our existing opening Waltham Forest Council's South Chingford Community days.” 'Breakfast Club', which offers Library in Chingford Mount Road, The library opened for the first time subsidised meals to pupils, has now a registered charity, will open on on a Tuesday on October 8. been taken up by Selwyn, Tuesdays between 10am and 4pm. To celebrate the opening, items were Larkswood and Chase Lane The volunteer run facility has previ- sold with all profits going towards primary schools. ously opened on Wednesdays, library funds. Council bosses claim many Thursdays and Saturdays. DoorS open on Tuesdays, Chingford schools already offer Richard Ashen, library volunteer, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and free breakfasts. said: “We can confirm that we are now Saturdays from 10am to 4pm. Acouncil spokesman said: “We a charity. South Chingford Community are currently visiting school to “This is a major milestone in our Library opened in April last year in the invite them to join up and be part development, which will help us great- former Waltham Forest Direct shop of the offer and if providing afull ly in our efforts to move forward in following Waltham Forest Council's breakfast is not possible we have extending the services that we provide. closure of South Chingford Library. introduced the snack pack breakfast offer, which is easier for schools to roll out.” Funding received to improve community hall Rock nroll ARESIDENTS’ association able following negotiations concert has receivedagrant to between Ascham Homes, ANIGHT of rock and roll has improve acommunity hall. which manages Waltham been planned for Chingford. The Alderiche Wayhousing Forest Council's housing Freddy Boy's dance concert association will use funds to stock, the association and takes place in Chingford buy10new computers and Hale End and Highams Park Assembly Hall, The Green, on improve security at former ward councillors. Friday, November 22, from garages that were trans- The computers can be used 7.30pm. formed into acommunity by people of all ages – The charity event will raise facility in Chingford. including teenagers and the money for Hopes Dreams, which The moneywas made avail- elderly. helps to fulfil the dreams of seriously or terminallyill children. Visit our website at For more informationcall 020 www.chingfordtimes.co.uk 8505 9274 or 07958 128331. PLEASED: Naseem Saleem and Rubeena Amanullah at Alderiche Way community hall. PicturebyMartin Dalton GREEN fingered spades to help pupils have helped improve the school's Tree plant 75 trees in their green space. Tree school. Five classes helped Students at plant the saplings on Chingford CofE the school field. Junior School, in Cambridge Road, DIG: Fred, Edward Chingford,grabbed and James plant a fellas tree fellas their glovesand PicturebyMark Cleveland.