Video comment – cuts and crime in Waltham Abbey
Reported gun and knife crime in Epping Forest are up 50%. We say that with cuts to police, education and youth services that’s not surprising.
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Potholes to Glycophosphate – a Waltham Abbey Greens Saturday
It’s been a good couple of days for Waltham Abbey Greens with three new members joining and lots of support for our campaigning work. Issues raised on our Sun Street Saturday stall today included: The Next.plc planning application – people stopped by to sign the petition who only know about it after receiving their copy of Autumn Green News through the letterbox […]
» Read moreMeet your greens! Waltham Abbey Green Drinks – 29th April 2018
Meet your Greens! Come along to meet like-minded folk at our friendly social in a lovely local pub. At March’s Green Drinks we chatted about animal welfare, parking, buses, litter and local activism. What will we talk about in April? That’s down to you! Sunday 29th April 7.00pm – 10.00pm The Queens Head 60 Paternoster Hill, Waltham Abbey EN9 […]
» Read moreGreens call for rethink on Waltham Holy Cross academisation
Plans to force Waltham Holy Cross primary school to turn into an academy have been slammed by the local Green Party. Dave Plummer, the Green Party’s candidate for Paternoster ward in May’s local elections, said, ‘Academy schools are just privatisation of our education system under a different name and, in the case of Waltham Holy Cross, appears to be being […]
» Read moreCampaigners win car parking concessions in Lee Valley
Back in January I was approached by a local resident who had raised concerns about the impact on disabled people of new car parking charges at Abbey Gardens and Gunpowder Park. I wrote to Alex Ferris of the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority who said he’d look into it.
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