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.
Reports of furniture and ornaments shaking and structural damage in Chingford.
First crime of its kind in Waltham Forest
Pensioner left covered in debris as plaster narrowly misses her head.