Candle lit Tours

Candle Lit Tours

New Maternity Unit

New Maternity Unit

Threat to Local Health services

Explore the Archives

View this email in your browser Explore Your Archive This Saturday 18 November 11am - 4.30pm Vestry House Museum Vestry Road, Walthamstow London E17 9NH Free, drop in. Drop in to Vestry House this Saturday to discover fascinating stories from the Waltham Forest archives and learn how to research the history of your family, home or local area. Find out more on Facebook Copyright © 2017 Vestry House Museum, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to Vestry House Museum's mailing list. Our mailing address is: Vestry House Museum Vestry Road London, E17 9NH United Kingdom Add us to your address book

Calais Collection

Warmth from Walthamstow: Calais Collection 

There are still thousands of refugees, including children, sleeping rough in Calais as they live in limbo whilst Governments including our own decide their obligations to them. They face little assistance and severe hostility from both the french authorities and trafficking gangs who prey on vulnerable people in the region. In response, we have organised a ‘Warmth from Walthamstow’ to take warm clothes and food to them ahead of one of the coldest winters predicted in France. We will be going to France on Saturday 9th December- ahead of this we are collecting donations of money or the following: 

• Small tents, sleeping bags, camping matts, blankets inflatable pillows
• Medium sized rucksacks.
• Men’s small -medium clothes and small and medium sized shoes for the outdoor 
• Leggings for Women 

Food: 

• Nuts, Dried fruit especially dates 
• Ring pull tins fish , same of fruit
• Instant coffee and long-life milk
• Paper/polystyrene coffee/tea cups
• Olive oil and Honey (in plastic containers)
• Golden syrup and cereal bars
• Dried chiii flakes, garam masala, fennel seeds, peppercorns 
• Chocolate bars any size
• Dried chick peas 

Toiletries: 

• Hand sanitiser
• Toothbrushes and toothpaste
• Wet wipes
• Men's deodorant 
• Aspirin/paracetamol
• Wind up powered torches
• Batteries 
• Tarpaulins
• Hot water bottles
• Second-hand phones

Items can be dropped off at the Labour Party office on Orford Road from Friday 17^thNovember- 27^th November 2017 between 10am-4pm. 

Sleep Out

WF Community Sleep Out- Friday 17^thNovember

WF Community are planning to have a sleep out on Friday 17^th November in Walthamstow town square on behalf of Christian Kitchen, to raise awareness of the plight of homelessness in the borough. They are currently looking for volunteers and if you are interested in joining this activity please contact Tommy on 07506 733392. 

Christian Kitchen

Tommy

WF Housing Action

Back the Bid

To: ADRIAN STANNARD <adrian.stannard@btinternet.com>

November 2017 Web version Help us get to 10,000 pledges Time is running out Waltham Forest! In three weeks we’ll submit our bid to be the first London Borough of Culture so don’t delay, please back our bid now   More than 8,800 residents have pledged their support so far and we need you to help us get to 10,000 pledges! Winning will bring over £1 million to spend on a spectacular arts and culture programme. It will shine a light on all the brilliant cultural opportunities that Waltham Forest has to offer and will really put the borough on the map. The funding will also benefit the local economy and bring new employment opportunities to the borough. Get us to first place If you’ve backed our bid, we also need you to vote for Waltham Forest on ITV’s poll asking people which borough should win the competition. Cast your vote here. We’re currently second to Croydon but catching up fast - your votes will catapult us to first place! LIKE TWEET FORWARD You received this email as you gave us permission to use your email address (adrian.stannard@btinternet.com) to send you news from Waltham Forest Council. Unsubscribe | Edit subscription Waltham Forest Council Waltham Forest Town Hall Forest Road, Walthamstow London E17 4JF