The council is now looking beyond the Walthamstow Village Mini Holland trial scheme, and is seeking feedback on the wider area around the village bounded by Wood Street, Forest Road, Hoe Street & Lea Bridge Road. “The Mini-Holland Programme will … Continue reading →The post Mini Holland Perception Survey: Wood St, Forest Rd, Hoe St & Lea Bridge Rd appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

The Rt Revd Peter Hill, Bishop of Barking, has agreed to chair a hustings where local politicians seeking election to Parliament at the General Election in May will be invited to take part in this open event. Date: Tuesday 21st … Continue reading →The post Walthamstow General Election Hustings: Tue 21st April appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

On Monday the council hand-delivered an update to all residents & businesses living in the Walthamstow Village consultation area. The leaflet summarises the consultation results,  the final high level design for Walthamstow Village area improvements, and the planned schedule between … Continue reading →The post Walthamstow Village area improvements – final design appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

With her stroke of red lipstick and sharp tailoring, Maureen Schipper (47) is the Village’s favourite Auntie. Born and bred in the Netherlands, she arrived in London in 1990 and spent several years mixing single parenthood with DJing and studying. … Continue reading →The post Village People: Maureen Schipper alias Auntie Maureen appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

Local charity looking for new members A small Village based charity that has raised tens of thousands of pounds to help disadvantaged South African children attend school is looking for new members. Waltham Forest Thuso in South Africa (thuso means … Continue reading →The post A Helping Hand in South Africa appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

It’s the start of a new gardening season and we have again entered the London in Bloom competition in the London Village category. In 2014, for the third year, we achieved a Gold award and London’s Best Village and with … Continue reading →The post Gardening News & Launch of Walthamstow Village in Bloom 2015 appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

Over the next couple of days the latest issue of the Walthamstow Village Residents’ Association magazine will be posted through the letterboxes of houses in the heart of Walthamstow Village. We have a print run of 2,000, so there are … Continue reading →The post “The Village” magazine Spring issue appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

Walthamstow Village in Bloom 2015 launches with the Spring Clean run in conjunction with Waltham Forest’s borough-wide clean-up campaign. The Bloom team does a recce to identify areas that need a clean-up and we already have a lovely, LONG list … Continue reading →The post 13th Annual Village Spring Clean: 10.30am Saturday 28th March appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.