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The Residents Association for the Blackhorse Road area, Walthamstow E17
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• Save Our Stow
• Victoria Line to close early in 09
• Food Glorious Food (and some booze, medicines and plants)
• Save Our Stow in the news
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• Tayo on Ten tower blocks planned for Blackhorse Rd
• Colin on Walthamstow Dogs To Close!
• dean on Tesco Express @ The Essex Arms
• Simon on Tesco Express @ The Essex Arms
• blackhorseroad on Last chance to reply!

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• Crap Waltham Forest Blog

Entertainment

• Folk music at The Plough
• The Plough Inn
• The Standard Music Venue
• Walthamstow Film Cafe
• Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub

Local Campaigns

• Fight The Height
• Save EMD Cinema Campaign
• Save Our Stow
• Save St James St Library Campaign
• Save the William Morris Museum Campaign
• Save Whipps Cross Hospital campaign
• Waltham Forest Cycling Campaign

Local Groups

• Cleveland Park Residents Association
• Friends of Lloyd Park
• Waltham Forest Civic Society
• Waltham Forest Community Gateway
• Waltham Forest Residents Panel - (run by the Council and a marketing group…)
• Walthamstow Village Residents Assoc.

Local Press and Media

• The Underdog
• Waltham Forest Guardian
• Waltham Forest Magazine

Local Services and Info

• Locally grown produce box scheme
• Need a plumber? Find a local service

Planning & Development

• BREEAM Code for Sustainable Homes
• BREEAM Ecohomes Guidance
• Building for Life - 20 questions
• Dept. for Communities’ planning portal
• Flood risk policy
• Planning Explorer - the way to keep tabs on applications submitted to the Council
• Planning Inspectorate
• The Civic Society’s planning portal
• The Council’s Unitary Development Plan
• The Department for Communities’ planning site
• The Government’s planning portal
• Town and Country Planning Act 1990
• What the Council says about the Blackhorse Lane redevelopment
• What the Council says about the High Street redevelopment

Politicians

• Contact any of our local, national and EU representatives
• Contact our MP
• Council election results
• High Street Ward information
• Keep up with the goings on in Parliament

Taking Action

• FoE Community Rights Resource Pack
• Free Range Activism
• Go along to the Walthamstow West Community Council meetings and give ‘em hell!
• Got a complaint for the Council?
• The official Walthamstow West Community Council site

The Council

• Building Schools For The Future Bulletins
• Council election results
• Draft Statement on Community involvement
• Got a complaint for the Council?
• High Street Ward information
• Statement of Community Involvement
• The Council’s Community Engagement website
• The Council’s Unitary Development Plan
• The official Walthamstow West Community Council site
• Waltham Forest Council’s homepage
• Waltham Forest Residents Panel - (run by the Council and a marketing group…)
• Waltham Forest Transport Liaison Committee
• What the Council says about the Blackhorse Lane redevelopment
• What the Council says about the High Street redevelopment

The Environment

• BREEAM Code for Sustainable Homes
• BREEAM Ecohomes Guidance
• Building for Life - 20 questions
• Flood risk policy
• Free Range Activism
• North London Waste Plan

The Government

• Department for Communities and Local Government

Transport

• Get your FREE maps for cycling in London
• Waltham Forest Cycling Campaign
• Waltham Forest Transport Liaison Committee

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• Community & Space
• Development & Planning
• Entertainment
• Food, Gardening & Environment
• Timebanking
• Waste & Recycling

Walthamstow Guardian news feed

• WALTHAM FOREST: Murdered teen's family united in grief August 28, 2008
  A GRIEVING mum and dad have spoken of their heartache following the murder of their 18-year-old son, and insisted it was not a “black on black” gang killing.
• WALTHAM FOREST: Warning about counterfeit vodka August 28, 2008
  CONSUMERS are being warned about buying potentially harmful vodka after the council seized 30 bottles from three traders.
• CHINGFORD: Guns used to kill rapper were converted at factory August 28, 2008
  GUNS used to kill Richard Holmes in Chingford were converted into live weapons at a Berkshire factory.
• WALTHAMSTOW: Youths arrested at murder scene August 27, 2008
  A DISTURBANCE near the site where tributes to murdered teenager Charles Junior 'CJ' Hendricks have been laid has led to arrests.
• WALTHAMSTOW: Cyclist receives head injury in crash August 27, 2008
  A CYCLIST sustained head injuries after coliding with a car in a rush-hour crash.

Government planning news

• New Infrastructure Levy will help communities thrive and give developers certainty
• New non-executive director appointed to Planning Inspectorate
• Appointment of a new Non-Executive Chairman for Ordnance Survey

News from Fight The Height

• Fancy becoming a planning geek?! August 27, 2008
  Over years of campaigning, we've discovered that not only is it too late to fight developments when the bulldozers arrive, it's also sometimes too late when they apply for planning permission. Why? Because months, often years, earlier the council has agreed a planning policy which sets in stone what will happen. For example, a policy might mark out a particular area for development, dictate what
• Comment on the Giant Telly August 21, 2008
  Democracy seemed absent in the decision to erect a giant telly in Walthamstow Town Square. But at least the BBC website is giving the public the chance to comment on the screen. It'll be interesting to see whether your opinions are published...! Visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/bigscreens/get_involved.shtml to tell them what you think of it.
• March to Save Our Stow August 15, 2008
  Join the march on Saturday 16th August to try and save Walthamstow's world-famous dog track from housing developers. Meet outside the track at 12 noon for a march to Walthamstow town square. For more on the campaign visit https://saveourstow.wordpress.com/ To sign the petition visit http://www.petitiononline.com/savestow/

Latest news from the library campaign

• consultation - get it back quick! July 10, 2008
  well after months of excuses, broken promises and chasing (the latest excuse was heavy rain!) the consultations have finally been delivered to houses in the st james st area. The council refuses to ask the right questions and they refuse to extend the deadline past 18th July despite the fact most people only received [...]
• the mystery of the disappearing consultation! June 30, 2008
  Those funny folk at the council are supposedly undertaking a consultation into the future of library provision in the st james st area.  Mysteriously, though, none of the campaigners or people we’ve asked so far, have received a consultation, even though Lorna Lee (head of Library Service) told us she sent them out to every [...]
• Thanks! June 7, 2008
  To everyone who came today - great turnout, bout a 100 i reckon, great to see residents and the library workers standing side by side and standing up for libraries, including those who came in to talk to central library users (who were very supportive).  The only really strange comment was from the library manager [...]

Latest news from the campaign to save the William Morris Gallery

• Dog Track: March to the Town Hall August 4, 2008
  PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE TO TIMES There’s a march organised from Walthamstow Greyhound Stadium, Chingford Road, to the Town Square at the top of the market on 16 August 2008 at 12pm.    Please meet at the dog track before 12pm and please spread the word. All friends and family welcome.
• Another local landmark under threat August 2, 2008
  In May 2008 news broke that Walthamstow’s iconic greyhound stadium had been sold to property developers and is closing on August 16 2008. The stadium opened in 1933 and is one of the best loved greyhound tracks in Europe. It’s also a local landmark which puts Walthamstow and Waltham Forest on the map. For years [...]
• 2008 William Morris Events in the United Kingdom July 16, 2008
  Please see  http://www.morrissociety.org/2008uk.html for a full list of Morris related events. Unless otherwise stated, ll lectures are at Kelmscott House and tickets for these cost £4 for WMS members and £5 for non-members. Write for tickets to Ticket Applications, The William Morris Society, Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6 9TA, enclosing payment (cheques payable [...]

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