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10 years since we began our Enjoy Waltham Forest programme, creating more safe walking and cycling routes for residents, and empowering them to give active travel a go 🎊
We'd like to thank every resident, staff member and valued partner who have helped us on this journey 💗
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Congrats
@HKane
who was awarded the Freedom of the Borough Award in Waltham Forest last night. We're proud of your World Cup success - a childhood spent in
#WalthamForest
#HarryKane
#Award
#football
#WorldCup2018
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BREAKING NEWS: Waltham Forest has been awarded the first London Borough of Culture!!!
#mylocalculture
#wfculture19
🎉🎉🎉
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Wow! So proud and pleased to be named first London Borough of Culture! What a great morning. Thank you to everyone for your support!
#wfculture19
#MyLocalCulture
#WalthamForest
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Reports that Waltham Forest Town Hall was illuminated to represent the colours of the Palestinian flag are inaccurate. October is Black History Month and to celebrate the council is hosting a range of events for the community.
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What. A. Day.
We vaccinated 3000 people today at Walthamstow Library!😲
Thank you to everyone who walked-in & the amazing Drs, NHS staff + volunteers who made it possible💙
It's back to appointments from tomorrow but we'll let you know about the next walk-in👍
#StaySafeWF
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We’ve reduced congestion, improved road safety and
#airquality
in residential streets by installing 49 road closures through the
#EnjoyWalthamForest
programme over the last 5 years. Today the finishing touches were put on the one outside George Mitchell School
#CleanAirDay
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🚲To keep road users safe we’ve started using
@TfL
powers on Forest Road to enforce against drivers entering mandatory cycle lanes.
🚗 In the first 6 months drivers who enter them will get a warning, then penalty charge notices will be issued.
👉More:
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The
@metoffice
has issued an amber
#heatwave
warning for the week. Please look after yourselves and your neighbours during this prolonged period of good weather. Check out this advice from
@PHE_uk
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The results are in for
#HoeStreet
– the winners are Miriam Rose Mirwitch (Labour Party), 2206 votes; Ahsan Khan (Labour Party), 2091 votes; and Andrew James Dixon (Labour Party), 2035 votes
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Waltham Forest stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine 💙💛
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We are very sad to announce the passing of the Mayor of Waltham Forest Cllr Chris Robbins CBE on Sun 4 April. The Leader of the Council
@CllrCoghill
and Chief Exec Martin Esom have paid tribute to Chris' hard work and dedication to the community - he will be greatly missed.
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This morning we spoke to 12 drivers who were still running their engines as they dropped their children to school. We want to encourage drivers to turn off their engines and help improve
#airquality
around our schools.
@Labourstone
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Historic EMD Cinema
#Walthamstow
will be restored to its former glory!
@SadiqKhan
said: "Fresh from their London Borough of Culture victory, this demonstrates Waltham Forest’s commitment to invest in the cultural fabric of the area."
@LondonAssembly
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Today we have published a report with
@KingsCollegeLon
which shows that the
#EnjoyWalthamForest
programme, which makes roads safer and easier to get around, has helped to improve the borough’s
#airquality
and extend children’s life expectancy by six weeks.
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Last night, the virtual Planning Committee unanimously gave the green light to the Council’s plans to restore Walthamstow’s famous
#EMDCinema
📽️
Proposals include a 950-seat theatre, bar/restaurant, community space and more 🎉
Details here:
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A chance to reflect before the festivities continue this evening at
#wfsportsawards
. We remember local hero Justin Edinburgh, whose managerial guidance propelled
@leytonorientfc
back to the football league last season - a true
#WF
hero, remembered fondly by all.
#RIPJustin
#LOFC
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A one day festival
#LOSLondon
is coming to Walthamstow this March all the way from the shores of
#lakemalawi
! Headline acts at
#WAH17
include
@manifestive
@FRabbits
@mussa_faith
#mylocalculture
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We are proud of our wonderfully diverse borough and our LGBTQIA+ community who celebrated Pride in Walthan Forest this weekend. We won't stand for hate and reject those who do. Peace, love and pride only. ✌🏼🌈❤
#WFpride
#PrideInLondon
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UPDATE: We now have full possession of the EMD/Granada building on Hoe Street 💫
We're delighted that work can now begin in these areas, which will include making sure the new venue is accessible to everyone 🙏
Take a sneak peek inside!
For more info:
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@RoyalFamily
HRH the Duke of Kent meeting
@chapelendjunior
students at our new plaque unveiling at
#FeelGoodCentre
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Huge congratulations to Leyton Orient! Well deserved promotion to League One 👏⚽️🎉
🍾 THE O’S ARE GOING UP!!
Through all of the pain, all of the grief, and all of the doubts.
Through all of the joy, all of the passion, and all of the faith.
We. Are. Back.
#LOFC
#OneOrient
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Tonight is the first night of our opening event
#WelcometotheForest
, the whole borough is invited and we hope to see you there from 6pm. Check out details to the whole event here
#wfculture19
@WFculture19
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@LakeofStars
London will showcase an eclectic line up from across the globe, with a focus on acts from Africa and the UK. And it’s all happening in
#walthamstow
! Check out the programme here:
#LOSLondon
#mylocalculture
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It was an honour to receive Local Authority of the Year at
@TheMJAwards
yesterday - but we don't serve the
#WalthamForest
community for awards, we do it to deliver high-quality essential services to the most important people of all: our residents. Thank you 🙏
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Brown bin collection update: We have listened to the concerns of residents over the last 24 hours and decided that we will not be temporarily suspending brown wheelie bin food and garden waste collections.
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As BoroughofCulture we promise Ldn an exciting yr of culture, we'll help our young people & deliver culture on every corner!
#mylocalculture
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After joining School Streets, one primary school in
#WalthamForest
saw a 20% increase in active travel + an 80% decrease in traffic on an adjacent road.
Parents and teachers from Newport School in
#Leyton
tell us more
#FairDeal4NextGen
#COP26
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Some great news for film fans and families in
#WalthamForest
- the former Empire cinema on Walthamstow High Street will reopen as Forest Cinemas later this year after we reached an agreement with new operators PDJ Cinemas 🎬
@GracieMaeW
tell us more in our short video...
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Instead of honouring those who profited from slave trading, statues & public art should celebrate the achievements of people who have contributed to our communities like
@leytonorientfc
legend Laurie Cunningham, whose statue stands in Coronation Gardens
#Leyton
#BlackLivesMatter
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Civil Enforcement Officers who usually manage parking in
#WalthamForest
join volunteers to work with local foodbanks and
@zedlbwf
to deliver food and other vital supplies to our most vulnerable residents - thank you to the whole team
#AllTogetherNowWF
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💐A huge thank you to the anonymous donation of these beautiful bouquets delivered to
#Walthamstow
library today.
The wonderful blooms will be given to hardworking NHS staff, staff vaccinators and volunteers 💞
Thank you to whoever you are, spirits have been truly lifted today😍
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Thanks to
@MayorofLondon
& almost 15,000 residents that backed our bid & worked together to make it a success!
#mylocalculture
#wfculture19
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💔 It hurts, but you did us so proud 🙌
Well done England 🏴
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Pupils at George Mitchell School will soon be feeling the love when we start building the new modal filter outside their school next week, complete with this 💛 design.
We’re making the road safer and quieter for pupils, removing the current cut through.
#valentines
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A massive congratulations to the Breast Cancer Clinic at
@WhippsCrossHosp
for winning the Nurse(s) of the Year Award tonight sponsored by
@PwC_UK
!
#loveyourborough
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Waltham Forest has been awarded the top performing outer-London borough for green streets in the
@HSscorecard
rankings!
Cllr Clyde Loakes was presented with a certificate by Alice Roberts, Healthy Streets Scorecard Coalition chair, marking Waltham Forest’s success.
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🗣️ REMINDER!
You can get your first or second dose of the AstraZeneca jab in Leyton tomorrow and can book your slot online 👉
Anyone over 40 or 18+ and clinically can book in 👍🏿
Don't hesitate - get yourself protected against Covid-19
ADD PHOTO DAVE
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Tonight
#Walthamstow
Assembly Hall is illuminated in green in tribute to those who were lost, the survivors, and everyone affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy four years ago
#GreenForGrenfell
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Have you seen our new parklets in Station Road and Winchelsea Road? We're trialling these pavement extensions which aim to support local businesses in the area. They include shrubs which are attractive to pollinators and provide a new place to rest and take in the world.
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The gaffer
@jobimcanuff7
wearing our No Space for Hate t-shirt today🔥
Thanks
@leytonorientfc
for being a pillar of the community & showing solidarity against all forms of hate in Waltham Forest✊
Pledge your support👉
#OnlyOneOrient
#WFNoSpaceForHate
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Thank you to everyone who came to the first night of
#WelcometotheForest
, our
@wfculture19
opening extravaganza! If you couldn't come tonight, don't worry, we're back tomorrow night at 6pm. Check out the guide to the weekend right here:
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Look at this beauty! 🌈 We’d like to extend a huge thank you to our NHS from everyone that lives and works in Waltham Forest 💚
Big thanks to our partners Riney who have sponsored this fantastic thank you 👏🏻 👏🏻
#AllTogetherNowWF
💪
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We're with Cllr Clyde Loakes at Davies Lane School
#leytonstone
reminding drivers to switch their engines off and help protect little lungs during the school run
@Labourstone
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Great news to end the day -
#Walthamstow
's
@C_Parade_E17
gets Grade II listed status! More from
@CllrCoghill
here:
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It's an honour to welcome HRH The Duchess of Cornwall to the William Morris Gallery
#Walthamstow
today to see this fantastic museum showcasing the work and influence of one of Britain's most famous designers
@ClarenceHouse
@WMGallery
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"We built beds around the trees and we filled them with herbs. We've got lavender, mint, rosemary, thyme .. they're looking glorious"
Helen from Wood Street South Gardening Club have created a wonderful green haven in their neighbourhood
#TeamWalthamForest
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Yesterday
@labourstone
checked out the widened bridge over the rail track at Lea Bridge Station completed by
@GRAHAMGroupUK
as part of the
#EnjoyWalthamForest
programme’s flagship Lea Bridge Road cycle route.
For more information visit
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City Trees have the cleaning power of 275 trees! These are the first permanent additions in London, filtering pollutants into clear air... Another measure we are introducing to tackle climate change & poor air quality. Read more here
@Labourstone
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A recent report by
@RachelAldred
into the 3 Mini-Holland boroughs found the works are already encouraging an extra 32 minutes of walking a week & an extra nine of cycling.The
@KingsCollegeLon
report shows that
#airquality
is improving for walkers&cyclists.
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Celebrate with
@leytonorientfc
at a Promotion and Family Day Party at Brisbane Road this Sunday 30 April.
With the men's and women's teams winning their respective leagues, head to the stadium between 1pm and 5pm for live music, food and drink, player meet-and-greets + more.
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This is Tom, part of the rough sleeper outreach team who has been at the forefront of locating rough sleepers in the borough and getting them relocated safely into self-contained temporary accommodation during the Covid-19 crisis. Thanks so much Tom.
#WFHero
#AllTogetherNowWF
.
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To mark the third anniversary of the
#GrenfellTower
tragedy
#Walthamstow
Assembly Hall is illuminated green to remember those who lost their lives
#GreenforGrenfell
💚
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Emergency motion passed at council meeting tonight to support
@LOFansTrust
to 'keep a football club in the borough' pt1/2
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We love this great timelapse vid showing the work to improve the Blackhorse Road junction progressing, which will create wider pavements for pedestrians, improved bus facilities, and see more trees planted. Thanks to
@regenology
for the vid!
More info:
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To Hinnah, thank you for stepping in and using your talent to help manage our community hub. It means we are getting food parcels out to residents who need it most. You’re an unsung hero and keep the borough going in these tough times. 🙌
#AllTogetherNowWF
💚
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We won! Waltham Forest is the first London Borough of Culture! Thank you
@zarahkhussain
for your support!
#wfculture19
#mylocalculture
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Tonight, Waltham Forest councillors voted to award Freedom of the Borough, its highest honour, to Leyton Orient FC for their amazingly successful season and to Saira Begum Mir BEM, BCAc founder of the PL84U AL-SUFFA food bank, which does such amazing work in the borough
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The future of the
#WalthamstowWetlands
has been secured for years to come after
#WalthamForest
Cabinet awarded the site management services contract to
@WildLondon
- fantastic news for nature lovers in north London and beyond
@thameswater
Full story:
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We are illuminating the town hall in red, green, and yellow – the Black History Month colours - each evening during the month. We celebrate Black History Month every year to recognise the contribution of our Black African and Afro-Caribbean friends, colleagues, and neighbours.
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"We built beds around the trees and we filled them with herbs. We've got lavender, mint, rosemary, thyme .. they're looking glorious"
Helen tells us about the fantastic work her group are doing to keep their neighbourhood at its best
#TeamWalthamForest
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The fabulous Dame Judi Dench is backing our Borough of Culture bid !!! Thank you :) We’re ready to win & put on an amazing show for London and the country with a truly spectacular year of culture
#mylocalculture
#wfculture19
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It's been a great day and we're so so pleased that the
@Bell_E17
have put up this fantastic sign... Thank you so much, and to everyone who supported our Borough of Culture bid
#mylocalculture
#wfculture19
It's been a pleasure
#WalthamForest
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Scaffolding is coming down on Soho Theatre Walthamstow, revealing the restored Dutch Gable curved roof (original was destroyed by a WW2 bomb) & original green decoration (revealed through
@HistoricInt
research) which was painted over with greys.
We can’t wait to show you inside!
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Heard the news?
#WalthamForest
will benefit from a new hospital at
#WhippsCross
, the result of years of campaigning with residents and partners across the borough 🏥 Full story here 👉
@NHSBartsHealth
@WhippsCrossHosp
@WFEcho
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Forest Road is getting a facelift! From the Gallery to Woodford New Rd, incl Bell Junction, we are introducing new measures for walking & cycling as part of
@TfL
#LDNStreetSpace
. Want to know more & leave comments? You can here
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Come down to Forest Road for amazing carnival performances! Live music, dance and much much more!
#WelcometotheForest
@WFculture19
#wfculture19
#mylocalculture
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Our mechanical sweeper has been working in Leytonstone this morning. The sweeper has been adjusted to grit both footways and cycle lanes, and has been out working across the Borough all night!
#TeamWalthamForest
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This is Billz, a resident who has been using his 3D printer make face shields for NHS workers using funds he’s raised from family and friends. So far he’s donated 55 face shields to NHS staff at Whipps Cross. Thanks so much!
#WFHeroes
#AllTogetherNowWF
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You did it! Whipps Cross Hospital will be redeveloped. After decades of campaigning by you, the people of Waltham Forest will finally have a hospital fit for this century, govt announced today.
More info on our
#WhippsWontWaitpetition
, signed by 11,000:
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We're going
#GreenForGrenfell
. We're marking the two-year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy by illuminating the Town Hall in green light, to remember the 72 people who lost their lives and pay our respects to those who lost their families and friends in the deadly fire.
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It’s official, we are London's FIRST Borough of Culture! We couldn't be more excited! We’ve got so much to offer…
#wfculture
#mylocalculture
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At annual council Cllr Clare Coghill is elected as the new (and first female) leader of the council
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We're cracking down on lazy drivers who throw litter from their vehicles and make our neighbourhoods messy. It was an unhappy New Year for this lout who saw in 2021 with a Fixed Penalty Notice for £150 after cameras caught them dumping litter on Harrington Road E10 on January 1
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This is Sally, who has volunteered to help call 5k+ residents on the Government’s extremely vulnerable list to make sure they've received their food parcels & have the support they need. 4,000 residents have signed up as volunteers. Thank you! 🙌
#AllTogetherNowWF
#WFheroes
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Guess who is coming home for Christmas! Just announced, East 17 will be performing at the Town Hall this Friday 1 Dec
@officialeast17
#THchristmas
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The King and Queen consort were received by the Mayor & Council Leader at the Council-funded
@ProjectZeroWF1
in
#Walthamstow
today.
They met founder Steve Barnabus and spoke to students & staff about their work engaging young people positively to promote inclusion & cohesion.
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🚨On Saturday there were 2692 cycle journeys made across Lea Bridge Road 👏 the highest recorded EVER!
It's great to know so many of our residents are choosing sustainable travel at the moment 🚴🚴
Find out more here
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Do you recognise any of these three gentlemen? We'd like to reunite them with the mattress that they dumped by the roadside - and give them a fine for fly tipping. Mail Environmental.Services
@walthamforest
.gov.uk if you can help
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The Council has announced its preferred location for a new lido, with a vision to enhance existing sport facilities and create a health and wellbeing hub at Low Hall.
The proposal goes to Cabinet on Thur 1 Dec and, if approved, to public consultation.
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By April 2022 we plan to have doubled the number of electric vehicle charging points available in the borough. The scheme is one part of our wider plan to help create a greener borough
#FairDeal4NextGen
Read more about it here:
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🚨 JUST LAUNCHED: Inspired by the community response to the
#Coronavirus
outbreak, today we've launched the
#WalthamForest
Community Help Network to support the vulnerable residents of the borough during this time
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We're celebrating our 2nd year anniversary today since purchasing the former Granada Theatre/EMD on Feb 20th, 2019. The venue is being transformed into a 950 seat theatre, bar, restaurant, community space, and much more. Check out pictures from that day:
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Work is now restarting on Blackhorse Junction,
#Walthamstow
to improve routes for pedestrians and cyclists. 🚴🏿♀️🚶🏽♀️ 🚶🏻♂️
📩 Sign up to get specific enewsletter updates on this site:
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Back where they belong! congratulations from us all, enjoy it!
After the relegations and the financial woes.
After the fights and battles to save our Club.
After the rebuild and the uniting of players and fans alike.
WE ARE BACK.
#LOFC
#OnlyOneOrient
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Our residents in Essex Close worked with artist
@Faunagraphic
on the design of Walthamstow Estate's new mural, part of London Mural Festival.
Resident Louisa said: “Everyone was involved in choosing the final design and It's really brought people together. We are thrilled."
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And we're off! Come and find us this weekend for a celebration of all things Waltham Forest at the
@WFculture19
official opening event
#WelcometotheForest
! There's so much to see - it's going to be huge!
@MayorofLondon
#wfculture19
#mylocalculture
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🚌 We are super excited to launch our vaccination bus today, which will travel around
#WalthamForest
vaccinating priority groups 😍
The first stop on its journey is Riverley Primary School in
#Leyton
.
Read more about our vaccination bus 👉
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We want to wish a happy 50th birthday to one of the most incredible women in
#WalthamForest
: campaigner, activist and writer
@HiboWardere
, who has taken her trauma & turned it into a powerful fight against the horror of FGM on young girls.
We are proud to stand with you
#NOFGM
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Thank you to Tolu and Mary, part of the team from specialist company JTC Services, carrying out Deep Cleans of communal areas in all 14 of our sheltered housing schemes helping keep safe some of our most vulnerable and elderly residents. ✨ 👏
#AllTogetherNowWF
💪
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We're investing a further £1.6m in active travel, with 500 new bike hangars set to be installed in residential areas across
#WalthamForest
.🚲🚶🏾
👉 The hangars will provide 3,000 new spaces to store bikes to help end the current waiting list.
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NEWSFLASH: Health partners have now confirmed there are no more appointments available today for vaccines at
#Walthamstow
library. Thank you to everyone who has visited - over 2,100 residents have been vaccinated today alone💪
#StaySafeWF
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Did you know, we have 31 pocket parks in
#WalthamForest
, created as part of our
#EnjoyWF
scheme? Pocket Parks transform unused areas of the borough, creating green spaces for our residents and wildlife to enjoy 💚 🌳🐝 Do you have a favourite?
Learn more
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We're inviting residents to tell us what they think on the proposed plans for the iconic EMD cinema in W'stow. Partnering with
@sohotheatre
it will create an exciting new cultural & comedy venue while respecting heritage & character. More info here 👉🏾
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Leader of
#WalthamForest
Clare Coghill arrives at
@BlackhorseWS
with the Borough of Culture trophy!
#mylocalcuture
#wfculture19
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From
#WalthamForest
to
#England
's record breaking captain... Congrats to
@HKane
on becoming England's all time top scorer in England's win over Italy last night!
Born in
#Leytonstone
, raised in
#Walthamstow
and
#Chingford
, we're proud of you Harry! ⚽ 👏
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Residents and Council staff gathered to pay their last respects to Mayor Chris Robbins CBE, who passed on Mon 5 April, as his funeral cortege passed William Morris Gallery and Waltham Forest Town Hall today.
In memoriam Cllr Chris Robbins CBE 1945 - 2021
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👏 Thanks to everyone in Waltham Forest doing the right thing and helping to support the NHS by social distancing.
For those who don't, council officers will be patrolling parks and public spaces until 11pm tonight 👮
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