Posts Tagged ‘community’
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 [...]
WWCC hits Twitter
There’s a sort of stream of consciousness account of tonight’s Walthamstow West Community Council meeting on Twitter. Check out http://twitter.com/BlackhorseAG. Hopefully there’ll be a fuller write-up soon…
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 [...]
Walthamstow West Community Council – A Comedy in 1 long part
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, and the residents stuck in the middle. Monday’s (6th Oct) Walthamstow West Community Council descended into farce. Read the Walthamstow Guardian’s report here Visit the Chair Phil Herlihy’s site for his view of what went wrong on the night
Set the agenda for the next 15 years
Waltham Forest Council are seeking your views on how it should “plan for, and manage change and development over the next 15 years“. You have until the 1st of September at 5pm to submit your opinion on basically everything!! Land use, physical development, transport, environment, education, housing, employment, leisure, social and community facitlities, health and [...]
Walthamstow West Community Council (June 08)
45 GRAND TO SPEND If you had a few thousand pounds to improve your area, what would you spend it on? That was the question put to residents at the Walthamstow West Community Council this month. Each of the four wards in Walthamstow West have £10,000 to spend this year, along with an extra £5,000 [...]
Fun Day – watch this space for a full report!
Thank you to the many, many families who came along on Saturday to support the BAG Family Fun Day. There was so much going on, it was amazing. We had jugglers, a Kids’ corner knee deep in paints, paper and scissors, stalls giving away goodies -even bikes!- right left and centre, face painting (THANKS Carol!) [...]
Bats, raffles and song!
Don’t forget that BAG is having a right old shindig on 17 May at the Douglas Eyre Playing Fields pavilion. Doors open at 3pm, and there’s so much to do: Fun activities for kids Give and Take: bring clothes and books to swap Film: The Power of Community Discover what’s happening in your area! Guided [...]
May 1 Elections
On May 1st, Walthamstow goes to the polls for the GLA elections. A lot of people don’t really care about elections, which is a shame, but for those who are interested, here are some helpful details. If you are eligible to vote, you should have received your polling card by now. If you haven’t, you [...]
Get involved in the Community & Space working group!
The Community & Space working group looks into ways to improve the facilities and vibe of our area. To find out more, please email: communityandspace@blackhorseactiongroup.org.uk
