Category: The Environment
Apple day at the Mill
On 1 October we held a hugely successful Apple Day at the Mill as part of the BAG Garden Squad that meets at the Mill every first Saturday of the month from 11am to 1pm. Early that day we collected the apples from the beer garden of the Ferry Boat Inn Pub on Ferry Lane, [...]
Annual bulb planting day
BAG Garden squad held their annual bulb planting event on the 5th of November. Thirteen keen gardens gathered together to plant 650 bulbs, of which 300 were donated by Waltham Forest council. In previous years we have planted bulbs in Coppermill Lane, Edward Road, the playground in Coppermill Lane and in front of Stoneydown park. [...]
Walking in a Winter Walthamstow
As Snow falls in E17, Flickr users are out and about taking some wonderful photos. Watch a slideshow below.
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 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 [...]
Community Premiere of The Age of Stupid, 22nd May
Transition Films is showing The Age of Stupid in Waltham Forest on Friday, 22nd May. Communities around the country are also holding screenings of the film at the same time to raise awareness about the effects of climate change. Pete Postlethwaite stars as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055 and asking [...]
Cut household bills – Join our ECO Teams
Join one of our ECO Teams – reduce your impact on the environment and save money! • Cut household bills • Make new friends • Environmental benefits • Health benefits • Visits to eco-houses [...]
Waltham Forest – a Transition Community?
This Saturday (25th) take part in a day of information, energy raising, informal networking, discussion and planning. Saturday 25th October Quaker Meeting House 1a Jewel Road (Off Hoe Street) Walthamstow E17 4QU Final Transition Document PDF 11am-1pm Want to know more? Film: The Power of Community – a documentary about Cuba’s response to Peak Oil. [...]
Banishing To Let Signs
Estate agents using the houses they’ve sold or let as free advertising space is a common grumble from Walthamstow residents. Aside from the visual clutter, it gives the impression that the area is transitory with people constantly moving in and out. The law states that Estate Agents must remove boards within 14 days of a [...]
North London Waste Plan consultation results
The North London Waste Plan have declared their consultation period with residents to be over. The results are summarised in a whopper of a PDF file on their site; you can look at it here. There are several references to the Blackhorse area including this about residents opinion: A significant number of respondents expressed specific [...]
Waste row rumbles on…
The Walthamstow Independent (14/03/08) featured the continuing row over plans for new waste facilities in the area. For some reason Walthamstow is to be saddled with half the facilities needed to serve all of North London, with Blackhorse Lane as one site. Plans include a hazardous waste-processing facility, an incinerator, and recycling centres. The locations of each type have not yet been decided. [...]
Government sets sights on green belts
Worrying development that undermines the protection of our green belt land… A government amendment to the Planning Bill could see planning powers transferred from local authorities to Regional Development Agencies(RDAs). The amendment, tabled by local government minister John Healy, would see RDAs, quangos whose members are appointed by the government and are accountable to the [...]
Your chance to tell the Council about your environmental concerns
Submit your views on climate change to the council via this link and they’ll send you a low energy bulb. You could even win a prize! The deadline is this Friday, the 15th Feb.
Consultation on the North London Waste Plan
A member points out that the Community Council meeting on the 28 Jan coincides (coincidence?) with a NLWP consultation. Dear all In case you haven’t seen the latest copy of WFM, there will be a public workshop at EduAction Conference Centre, Queens Road, E17 between 6.30pm and 8.30pm on Monday 28th January about the North [...]
Local press picks up school story…
If you haven’t seen it already, the Walthamstow Guardian has a piece in it about the Council’s plans to build a new Willowfield School on the playing fields behind Edward Road. A couple of BAG members got themselves quoted, which is nice! Read the article here.
Flood risk map
Hi all, Since the Council has put the rebuilding of Willowfield School on green belt land back on the agenda, we thought that a reminder of the actual flood risk would be a good idea. Remember, the Council’s argument is based on the idea that the Douglas Eyre Playing Fields are not as much at [...]
Ken opposes incinerators and says it’s councils that decide.
Ken Livingston wrote a sharp little letter in response to the Walthamstow Guardian’s suggestion that it was Ken who had decided to ram incinerators down our throats. (See original post about it here.) We’ve made a .pdf file of the page with the letter, which you can read here.
Danger of incinerator in the BHL area
Local residents are on high alert after the announcement that Waltham Forest will become home to three of six new waste processing plants planned for North London. The Walthamstow Guardian confirms that “the types of plants needed include a hazardous waste processing facility and an incinerator, as well as recycling centres.” [see article here] This [...]
Hope for the Standard Music Venue or as comment on FB said "seems as likely as a dogtrack opening in the cinema"? http://t.co/lXQe4x5D2 weeks ago
@BlackhorseAG Kevin Williams could have been saved at Hillsborough in 1989. Please Sign+RT to fight for justice http://t.co/k7lVEJut4 weeks ago
RT @fabsternation: #awesomestow new cultural attraction on NorthcoteRd/CarisbrookRd @ Cllr Liaquat Ali HQ @WFGuardian @stowscene @Warpdog http://t.co/WcCGV0FE4 weeks ago
£1 Million for lifts at Blackhorse Road station - funding awarded for two new lifts http://t.co/SFLHkepX via @HighamHill2 months ago
@stowscene @BlackhorseAG £980k for 2 new lifts in Blackhorse Road Station! http://t.co/43yrcGM02 months ago
Read @darrenhayman's tribute to Rodis cafe @ Blackhorse Rd. A small family business selling up after 100 yrs of service http://t.co/Th9KjDbz2 months ago
