Published June 6th, 2008
The Mayor’s Charities
New Mayor of Waltham Forest, Cllr. Sheila Smith-Pryor has announced that she is hoping to raise lots of money during her year of office to support two local good causes:
1. Branches is a day centre and night shelter for homeless people. It is situated in Forest Rd E17. The night shelter offers a hot evening meal a bed and breakfast . The day centre provides a midday meal. There are showers clothing and laundry facilities. Branches also assists people to move back into proper homes.
2. MSAction is based in Billet Rd E17. It offers high pressure oxygen therapy to people with M.S. It does not receive any funding from the NHS and charges £10 for an hours therapy.It is not a cure but can help to keep the disease at bay and improve the quality of life.There are only 4 such units in the country and we are fortunate to have one in our borough. It is also unique in that it is the only unit that treats children with Cerebral Palsy. Again it is not a cure but can improve the quality of their lives, which has a knock-on effect on the whole family.
Anyone wishing to donate can send a cheque [payable to The Mayor’s Charity] to the Mayor’s Parlour, Town Hall, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4JF.
Published June 4th, 2008
FIRST OF MANY RECYCLING STATIONS
Pictured Lib Dem Councillor Bob Belam with Michael Hayes National Express Environmental Champion at Chingford Station.
This is the first paper recycling facility to be opened at a transport hub in the borough.National Express and the council are looking at ways of installing these facilities at main line stations across the borough.
The council is talking to LU with a view to having recycling at all Underground stations by the end of the year.
If you want something done it is the LIB DEMS who get it done
Published May 24th, 2008
Congratulations Madam Mayor!
Last night’s Annual Council meeting in the Walthamstow Assembly Hall saw Lib Dem Cllr Sheila Smith-Pryor invested as Mayor of Waltham Forest.
Cllr Smith-Pryor’s ward colleague in Hale End and Highams Park, Cllr John Beanse, made the speech proposing her for the position.
Cllr John Macklin Councillor for Chapel End and newly elected Leader of the Lib Dems seconded the proposition.
Published May 16th, 2008
Racist Graffiti
Below are the actions taken following a spate of racist graffiti. It is so offensive that we will not publish photo’s here.
Your Lib Dem councillors are appalled by this action.
Over the last 2 days, there has been a rash of racist graffiti applied to a variety of surfaces, predominantly brickwork but also painted surfaces, footways and road ways. The slogan “Jihad is the only solution for Israel” seems to have been applied using a stencil. This means that the graffiti can be applied quickly and discretely.So far, the majority of locations have been in the Walthamstow area.
Over the course of Thursday 14th May, crews dealt with this graffiti at approximately 18 locations, in addition to dealing with other graffiti work. Unfortunately, we were not able to mobilise overtime resources at short notice and because removing graffiti is a specialist activity.
We are starting this morning with a list of 20 sites, some of which involve multiple items. We will have 2 Jet wash crews working in the Walthamstow area. We expect to receive and pass additional sitings to the crews over the course of the day.
This evening we expect to have at least 2 crews working overtime, in combination, catching up with normal day to day graffiti and with any racist graffiti which comes in today that is not dealt with in normal time. We also expect to field at least one crew over the weekend.
Through Gareth Jones and Sian Hasler, there have been discussions both with TJAG and the Police. We have asked that this be a particular area for attention across all shifts.
We do not know when this graffiti is being applied or whether one or more people are involved. However, if those involved are to be caught it may be that we can draw them back into re-graffiting the same sites, particularly if we can try and contain the activity to the Walthamstow area.
In order for us to respond as quickly and efficiently as possible, we need assistance from those reporting and those handling reports. We need precise locations. If we also know in advance what surface the graffiti is on, we can determine whether it requires a specialist jet wash crew to respond or whether we can deploy other resources to paint over. We also need the reports to get to us as quickly and directly as possible.
Members of the public should raise these items as service requests. Councillors are also recommended to raise as service requests, because our method of operation has been set up, and recently refined, to deal with service requests as quickly as possible. For internal purposes or outside normal hours, the following phone numbers apply:
7:00 - 5:00 Monday to Friday Street Cleaning Office 020 8496 2588/2593
Outside normal hours; Andy Lyon, Operations Manager 07896 509 291
Published May 12th, 2008
POTHOLES
The Focus Team have today reported potholes in Lawrence Avenue which are increasing in size.
If you know of others in your road please contact a member of the Focus Team
Published May 12th, 2008
FLYTIPPING AT GARNETT WAY WITH THE JUNCTION WITH MCENTEE AVENUE
There are a number of bags dumped next to the bins at the above location.
This is a hotspot for fly tipping.
Don’t dump it phone 020 8496 3000 and arrange for a free collection.
Published May 9th, 2008
Community Councils
There are six Community Councils covering the Borough and each have an annual budget of £10,000 to spend in their local area.
The area you live in comes under Walthamstow West.
The Council are changing the budget so that each ward has £10,000 to spend.
Your ward is Higham Hill.
Do you have any ideas on how this money should be spent within the community you live.
Does your local park need improvement?. Does your local nursery need new equipment?
Contact the Higham Hill Focus Team
FREEPOST RLYG-BTER-YLJZ
92 Douglas Avenue Walthamstow E17 5BW
Published May 8th, 2008
LLOYD PARK LOTTERY SUCCESS
The Borough’s most popular park will be transformed after the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery earmarked £3.6 million to renovate it. The Lottery body announced today (May 5) that Waltham Forest Council is to receive £167,000, which will be used to develop its plans to restore Lloyd and Aveling Park to its former glory and create new 21st Century facilities. The funding will be used to carry out extensive planting, restoration of the park and improvements to its layout. Existing facilities such as the Changing Room Gallery will be improved and a new bowls centre and skate park will be built.The new look park will celebrate the life and work of William Morris and attract new visitors to the Gallery bearing his name.The Council has a year to make a detailed application for the £3.6million funding with a final decision from the HLF expected in August 2009. The authority will also be investing £1million of its own money to support the transformation.
Published April 18th, 2008
Pennant Terrace and Rushbrook Crescent.
Published March 22nd, 2008
DON’T DUMP IT PHONE 8496 3000
Once again people are dumping rubbish all over Higham Hill ward.
If you have rubbish that you need to get rid of either take it to the facility in
South Access Road or call 8496 3000 and arrange a pre-booked appointment for collection
DON’T LEAVE IT ON OUR STREETS
