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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 the street. Refreshments are available from 7pm, and...
by blackhorseroad at February 27th, 2010 at 05:02 pm
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Tesco Essex Arms development approved
Artists impression of new store... where did the cars go? 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...
by blackhorseroad at February 3rd, 2010 at 11:02 am
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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 over Walthamstow Marshes and...
by blackhorseroad at February 2nd, 2010 at 05:02 pm
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L&Q ignore residents, councillors and bidders for Walthamstow Dogs
On Saturday (16th Jan) in a tiny backroom at The Holiday Inn, London & Quadrant unveiled their plans to turn Walthamstow’s iconic stadium into high density housing. Touted as an opportunity to listen to local views and adapt the plans accordingly, the “consultation” was only open for 2 brief 4 hour slots. Despite miserable weather residents turned...
by blackhorseroad at January 22nd, 2010 at 02:01 pm
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Police launch local community messaging service
Neighbourhood Link is a community messaging service from the Metropolitan Police Service that provides news and information about policing activity or initiatives, crime prevention advice as well as major incidents affecting your area. Through this service you can receive messages from your local Safer Neighbourhood Team, borough police or, in the event of a major...
by blackhorseroad at January 12th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
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Walking in a Winter Walthamstow
As Snow falls in E17, Flickr users are out and about taking some wonderful photos. Watch a slideshow below.
by blackhorseroad at January 6th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
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Community Council Monday Jan 11th
View Larger Map The latest Walthamstow West Community Council meeting take’s place on Monday the 11th of January at Chapel End Junior School. Refreshments are available from 7.15, and the meeting itself begins at 7.30pm. Chapel End Junior School Roberts Road, London, E17 4LS Head along to put your questions to councillors on the local issues close to your heart. You...
by blackhorseroad at December 30th, 2009 at 03:12 pm
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Maintaining our trees
Local residents rightly value the trees that line our streets, and many have expressed concern to BAG at the quality of the councils maintenance of our trees. BAG have previously contacted the council regarding the erratic pollarding of trees, bracket fungus, and the failure to replace felled trees. Below are the latest two emails from BAG to the council detailing residents...
by blackhorseroad at December 4th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
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Tesco submit 3rd planning application
There’s an inevitability about the third application submitted by Tesco for the conversion of the former Essex Arms pub site into a four storey Express store/residential flats. View all three applications so far Latest (18/11/09) planning application Last month BAG spoke to the council planning officer who refused Tesco’s second application. He expressed frustration...
by blackhorseroad at November 25th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
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Come to the AGM Tuesday Dec 1st 7.30pm
What’s going on in the Blackhorse Road area? The Blackhorse Action Group’s AGM is the place to get things aired and have your say. What do you want action on? Litter? Car tyre slashing in Edward Rd? The library? All these questions and more will be addressed at the Blackhorse Action Group (BAG) Residents Association AGM. Tuesday 1st December 2009 at 7.30pm Douglas...
by blackhorseroad at November 25th, 2009 at 11:11 am
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The Walthamstow Tapestry
Artsnewspaper.tv interviewed the E17 based Turner prize winning artist Grayson Perry about the inspirations behind his latest work The Walthamstow Tapestry. Decked out in his trademark frock Perry is in fine form. I particularly like his comment about working in Walthamstow, “I like walking out of my studio in Walthamstow and just seeing the piles of dogshit, the...
by blackhorseroad at November 18th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
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Willowfield School to be Performing Arts & Film Centre?
Willowfield School have applied for £182,000 LAA funding “to create a hub within the school to develop a dual use performing arts and film centre for use by the school and wider community“. Details on the Performing Arts & Film Centre proposals (PDF) The school plans to open in September 2011 on the old goods yard and industrial area between Blackhorse...
by blackhorseroad at November 4th, 2009 at 01:11 pm
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Essex Arms Tesco Express plans refused
View Larger Map Waltham Forest Council have surprisingly refused the latest plans for a Tesco Express and flats on the Forest Road former Essex Arms site. On Thursday (8th Oct) they published 14 detailed reasons for turning down the application. Speaking to BAG the planning office expressed frustration that agents and architects for Tesco did not work closely with the...
by blackhorseroad at October 13th, 2009 at 06:10 pm
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Community Council Monday (5th Oct)
The latest Walthamstow West Community Council meeting take’s place on Monday the 5th of October. 5 October 2009, Walthamstow Academy, Billet Road, London, E17 5DP (find directions) (meeting starts at 7.30 pm. Refreshments served from 7.15pm.) Head along to put your questions to councillors on any local issues close to your heart. Labour councillors are still trying...
by blackhorseroad at October 4th, 2009 at 10:10 am
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BAG Harvest event
Thanks to everyone who showed up for our community garden/harvest celebration on the Douglas Eyre playing fields. The apple press was a particular hit with the look on some of the kids faces when the juice poured forth worth putting the event on for alone. The BBQ didn’t kill anyone, and the apple bobbing was as ever a reliable bit of fun. Many residents discussed...
by blackhorseroad at September 29th, 2009 at 05:09 pm
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Hawkwood Nursery: Sunday workdays
Hawkwood Nursery – For Plants & People is a wonderful new 12 acre organic growing/ permaculture site on the edge of Waltham Forest. Organiclea is a small food growing cooperative based in Waltham Forest and has recently taken on the Council’s disused glasshouse to create a community plant nursery which will provide a great resource for fresh food, plants...
by blackhorseroad at September 8th, 2009 at 04:09 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 to the UCKG’s planning application. This is the last chance – if the application is accepted the cinema will be lost forever. See below for details from the Save Our Cinema campaign – Visit their website for the latest: Waltham Forest Council...
by blackhorseroad at September 7th, 2009 at 09:09 am
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BAG Harvest Celebration this Saturday
After the success of our first gardening workshop BAG have a harvest party/BBQ planned this Saturday the 5th of September. THE BAG HARVEST CELEBRATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE  DOUGLAS EYRE PLAYING FIELDS,  12 midday to 3.30pm. WHY COME? Plans are afoot to create a community garden, and we’d like residents to contribute their ideas and opinions on the scheme. BBQ...
by blackhorseroad at September 2nd, 2009 at 10:09 pm
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Documentary on Walthamstow Spiritualist Church
A couple of weeks ago Channel 4 showed a documentary on the Spiritualist Church thats been in Walthamstow for around 80 years. It’s not something I personally believe in but nevertheless the documentary is unjudgemental and an interesting watch. Its available to watch on 4OD for the next 15 days – Watch it here (48 Mins) There’s also a shorter version...
by blackhorseroad at August 23rd, 2009 at 11:08 pm
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The Lea on the BBC
Griff Rhys-Jones travelled the length of the River Lea for his BBC “Rivers” series and the hour long programme is available on iplayer until the 30th of August. Visit iplayer to watch He reaches Walthamstow about half an hour into the programme, with some beautiful shots of the reservoirs, rowing club and much more. Well worth a watch for anyone interested...
by blackhorseroad at August 21st, 2009 at 10:08 am