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A local couple experienced what community is all about this summer when locals banded together to fix a garden makeover project that had gone horribly wrong. Kat Collins and her partner Toby were looking forward to spending the summer enjoying … Continue reading →The post Gardening Samaritans: Locals band together to sort garden disaster appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

Friends open wine shop and bar Many a plan has been hatched over a bottle of wine (or two): from plotting to get back at your horrible boss to devising a cunning strategy for world domination. Most end up lost … Continue reading →The post Come wine with me appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

Imagine what it would be like if every time you moved into a new neighbourhood, you had to worry about whether the community was going to reject you and tell you to go somewhere else. Those are some of the … Continue reading →The post Reaching out: Drug and alcohol dependency centre opens appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

On Monday 8 February, the long-awaited refurbishment work on the ancient church bells commenced and, after five days, the bells and fixings were finally removed from the tower and loaded on to a lorry and departed the churchyard, bound for … Continue reading →The post Ringing the changes: The bells of St Mary’s are on their way! appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

The Walthamstow Village Residents’ Association has received the following information from Councillor Clyde Loakes, deputy leader of the Council, in response to a letter we wrote seeking an update on proposals for work in Orford Road between Eden Road to … Continue reading →The post Mini Holland Update – 12th August 2015 appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

It is with the greatest sadness that the WVRA must inform you that the President of the Association, Ray Swingler, has died after a short illness. Ray had been a leading member of the Association since it was formed in … Continue reading →The post WVRA President Ray Swingler: 8 October 1933 – 20 July 2015 appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

By Teresa Deacon   An unexpected reward for writing a local history piece for the Village newsletter is to receive readers’ responses with fascinating new information. Pat’s Stores One such response was from the daughter-in-law of Pearl and Victor Twomey … Continue reading →The post Beulah Road lives appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.

For many people, the Village in 2015 represents a new start. Families settling into their first homes, new businesses opening their doors, and lots of talk about how Walthamstow is the next big thing (until the next ‘next big thing’ … Continue reading →The post Farewell to Eden Road appeared first on Walthamstow Village Residents' Association.