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New Willowfield school scrapped
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Coppermill Park – update on work
July 8th, 2010 at 05:07 pm-
New Willowfield school scrappedTwo months after pupils exhibited their ideas for the new build PFI Willowfield school, the scheme has today (July...by blackhorseroad on July 5th, 2010 at 05:07 pm
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Come along and Love St James St Library on the 3rd of JulyWE NEED YOUR HELP! Come along on Saturday the 3rd of July for a “Love the St James St. Library“ event....by St James Street on June 26th, 2010 at 05:06 pm
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Walthamstow Central public exhibition of plansPlans for the redevelopment of Walthamstow Station were unveiled to the public at the weekend (14th/15th May). Considering...by blackhorseroad on May 10th, 2010 at 03:05 pm
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Walthamstow Wide Web #1
April 28th, 2010 at 07:04 pm-
The Walthamstow TapestryArtsnewspaper.tv interviewed the E17 based Turner prize winning artist Grayson Perry about the inspirations behind...by blackhorseroad on November 18th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
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Save The Cinema – Deadline 14th Sept!Want to save Walthamstow’s last cinema? You have until the 14th of September to submit your objections...by blackhorseroad on September 7th, 2009 at 09:09 am
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Community Premiere of The Age of Stupid, 22nd MayTransition Films is showing The Age of Stupid in Waltham Forest on Friday, 22nd May. Communities around the...by blackhorseroad on May 18th, 2009 at 10:05 am
History»
V2 bomb sites in Walthamstow
April 19th, 2010 at 02:04 pm-
The Lea on the BBCGriff Rhys-Jones travelled the length of the River Lea for his BBC “Rivers” series and the hour long...by blackhorseroad on August 21st, 2009 at 10:08 am
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AV Roe Triplane on Walthamstow MarshesUpto a thousand people enjoyed the sun and the chance to see a replica of the first all-British aeroplane unveiled...by blackhorseroad on July 13th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
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Celebrating the Centenary of FlightCelebrating the Centenary of Flight Sunday 12 July 2009 13.00 – 16.00 Walthamstow Marshes For more information...by blackhorseroad on June 30th, 2009 at 05:06 am
Development & Planning»
Tesco Essex Arms development approved
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:02 am-
Stop the Essex Wharf tower blocksJoin local residents at Hackney Town Hall from 6pm on Wednesday 3rd Feb to demonstrate opposition to plans for...by blackhorseroad on February 2nd, 2010 at 05:02 pm
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L&Q ignore residents, councillors and bidders for Walthamstow DogsOn Saturday (16th Jan) in a tiny backroom at The Holiday Inn, London & Quadrant unveiled their plans to turn...by blackhorseroad on January 22nd, 2010 at 02:01 pm
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Tesco submit 3rd planning applicationThere’s an inevitability about the third application submitted by Tesco for the conversion of the former...by blackhorseroad on November 25th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Gardening»
Permaculture Introduction – Weekend course
August 27th, 2010 at 04:08 pm-
First harvest – Sat 3rd JulyEverything’s growing well on the site – the raised beds are blooming and the first tiny squash has...by Gardening on July 14th, 2010 at 04:07 pm
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BAG Gardening event – May 15thFollowing on from last months BAG gardening event, learn about the next stages, potting on, and planting out. We...by blackhorseroad on May 14th, 2010 at 02:05 pm
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Seed spectacular!Blackhorse Road area residents gathered together on Saturday (April 10th) to learn how to grow vegetables from...by blackhorseroad on April 17th, 2010 at 07:04 pm
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Permaculture Introduction – Weekend course
Come join the BAG Introduction to Permaculture course in September. If you are concerned about climate change, energy security, the future of our children or simply want to learn practical tools to increase the efficiency in your garden then you might want to book a place on the permaculture course. Permaculture is a design system which was [...]
First harvest – Sat 3rd July
Everything’s growing well on the site – the raised beds are blooming and the first tiny squash has appeared. The mulch is keeping most things going with only sparse watering but unfortunately the lettuces were sacrificed to the heat – that’ll learn us! As Colin helpfully pointed out, watering in the middle of the day [...]
Coppermill Park – update on work
Firstly apologies to all the residents who got in touch back in late May/early June to ask about the new Coppermill play area. The whole site was strewn with rubbish, while work on finishing it had ground to a halt. Thats before mentioning the completely mishandled consultation process. We got in touch with all 3 High Street [...]
New Willowfield school scrapped
Two months after pupils exhibited their ideas for the new build PFI Willowfield school, the scheme has today (July 5th) been scrapped by Education secretary Michael Gove. All other BSF projects in Walthamstow were also halted. FULL LIST OF BSF PROJECTS SCRAPPED (PDF) While residents were concerned at possible plans for housing above the school [...]
Thanks for coming: Love the Library Day
Walthamstow residents turned out on Saturday [3 July] to celebrate a much-loved building and call on the council to bring it back into community use. “It was a beautiful sunny day,” said Mo Gallaccio, who organised the ‘Love St James Street Library’ event. “We promised to provide a fun day for all the family and [...]
Come along and Love St James St Library on the 3rd of July
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Come along on Saturday the 3rd of July for a “Love the St James St. Library“ event. 11am to 4pm at the Library building on Coppermill Lane. Kids (and adults) can decorate the building with pictures and ideas for how it could be used for the benefit of the community. There’ll [...]
Community Council Tuesday 15th June
The next Walthamstow West Community Council takes place next week (Tues 15th) at the Walthamstow Academy. Its not exactly the closest of venues but head along to raise any issues or concerns with local councillors and council officers. Whats happening with St James Street Library, the half finished Coppermill Park, the latest on Willowfield School… [...]
BAG Gardening event – May 15th
Following on from last months BAG gardening event, learn about the next stages, potting on, and planting out. We hope to have some raised beds ready so that some of the seedlings can be planted out in the community garden. Saturday 15th May from 11am til 1pm at the Douglas Eyre community garden, next to [...]
Walthamstow Central public exhibition of plans
Plans for the redevelopment of Walthamstow Station were unveiled to the public at the weekend (14th/15th May). Considering the scale of the development, there appears to have been barely any publicity for the event held in Walthamstow Library. Its part of a 500 million pound deal for Solum Regeneration (a partnership between Kier & Network [...]
Vote Library!
The Walthamstow Cinema campaign recently published a list detailing the views of all candidates & councillors on the EMD. Anyone who wants a cinema in E17 should visit here and vote accordingly (in short most MP’s in favour, Labour councillors want EMD building restored but not necessarily as a cinema, All High Street Lib Dems for). Now, the [...]
Walthamstow Wide Web #1
In this – the first of an irregular feature highlighting Walthamstow on the World Wide Web – we look at some of the videos uploaded in the last month or so. First up a lovely music video by the much hyped band Temper Trap, filmed on Walthamstow Marshes during the recent cold spell. Its odd [...]
James O’Rourke statement on Lib Dem infighting
James O’Rourke, Lib Dem Councillor for the High Street Ward has issued a statement on what he calls the “highly questionable practices” of the local parties executive. The Waltham Forest Guardian reports that “Johar Khan… played a major role in the power struggle” that led to John Macklin (Deputy Leader of the Council), Bob Belam, [...]
V2 bomb sites in Walthamstow
View V2 sites in Walthamstow in a larger map A quick post to highlight this fascinating google map of V2 bomb attacks on Walthamstow in the final years of the 2nd World War. The maps creator, TimStroud got the information from “The Story of Civil Defense, by Ross Wyld. & The War over Walthamstow. Issued [...]
Seed spectacular!
Blackhorse Road area residents gathered together on Saturday (April 10th) to learn how to grow vegetables from seeds, at BAG’s new community garden site off Coppermill Lane. Thirty participants of all ages, from toddlers to pensioners, sowed pumpkins, tomatoes, beans, lettuces, herbs, and also ‘companion’ flowers like sunflowers and nasturtiums. They then had the chance [...]
Walthamstow Election 2010
Local & National elections take place on the 6th of May. WALTHAMSTOW MP CANDIDATES Farid Ahmed – Liberal Democrat (Website/Facebook) Daniel Perrett – Green (Website/Twitter/Facebook) Stella Creasy – Labour (Website/Twitter/Facebook) – Youtube Film / Stella on Brown Andy Hemsted – Conservative (Facebook) Nancy Taaffe – Trade Unionist and Socialist (Website/Facebook/Twitter) – Youtube video Judith Chisholm-Benli [...]
Seed Sowing and Swapping: Sat 10th April
Dear local gardeners, Please come to BAG’s next gardening event – a seed sowing and swapping event. Saturday 10th April from 2.30-4.30, next to the Douglas Eyre Sports Pavilion, Coppermill Lane, E17. (Go along the side of the Pavilion and the community garden is to the right of the football pitches) Come along and: Find [...]
Forest Garden planting day
The event took place on Saturday the 5th of Dec 2009 but we had so much to plant that we had to leave the bushes and canes healing on the ground and carried out the planting the following Saturday. We got a nice selection of apple, pear and plum trees and also a variety of soft fruit bushes [...]
Community Council Monday March 1st
The Walthamstow West Community Council comes to Edward Road on Monday the 1st March. Anyone travelling by car should be warned that Edward Road currently has a resident vandal who has been slashing dozens tyres a month for the last year or two. The meeting at Coppermill Primary School at the Coppermill Road end of [...]
Tesco Essex Arms development approved
After twice rejecting Tesco’s plans for the former Essex Arms site on Forest Road, Waltham Forest council approved the Express store and 17 flats at a meeting on Tuesday night (2nd Feb). The Waltham Forest Guardian was at the meeting and reports that the only planning committee members to vote against the development were Ed [...]
Stop the Essex Wharf tower blocks
Join local residents at Hackney Town Hall from 6pm on Wednesday 3rd Feb to demonstrate opposition to plans for 10 storey flats on the site! This Planning Application proposes four 7-10 storey high-rise high density residential tower blocks on the River Lee Navigation opposite North Millfields, in the Borough of Waltham Forest. It will loom [...]
