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London Borough of Waltham Forest - Third Sector Consultation Day
Thursday 22 July, 10am-4pm
at the
Epicentre, 41 West Street, Leytonstone E11 4LJ.
For a flyer please click here.
More details on the council's website here.
To take part in the council's online survey please go to:
www.surveymonkey.com/thrivingthirdsectorlbwf
To book or for more information on other ways to take part in the consultation, please call Joanna Edler on 020 8496 3000 or email joanna.edler@walthamforest.gov.uk
Stay Safe Project - launch in Leyton on 8 June
Stay Safe is about the rights of disabled people: instead of seeing themselves as "vulnerable "victims, they are citizens who deserve access to the same rights and protections as everyone else.
Stay Safe will inform disabled people of their rights, and offer a supportive and accessible environment for reporting abuse and bullying and for getting justice. Stay Safe will also work with other agencies, such as the police, the Council and housing providers or community groups, to help ensure that disabled people receive an equal service and get justice.
Stay Safe will be launched at the Score Complex in Leyton on 8 June, 3-7pm. If you would like to attend or have questions about this event please call the Stay Safe Team on 07587 134 122 or 020 8509 0910.
‘Know Your Pulse’ National Arrhythmia Awareness Week, 7-13 June
North-East London (NEL) Cardiovascular and Stroke Network, NHS Waltham Forest, WF Local Involvement Network (LINk), Voluntary Action Waltham Forest and the African Caribbean Disablement Association have joined forces to take part in this year’s ‘Know Your Pulse’ campaign.
Please help us by volunteering to distribute leaflets at the event. The event takes place outside ASDA, Leyton on 7 June, 12-5pm. There will be nurses to take people’s pulses at the event..
We will be inviting volunteers to raise awareness about knowing your pulse in advance with all expenses reimbursed. Awareness session days take place between 12-1pm on: Tuesday 1 June and Wednesday 2 June 2010 at Voluntary Action Waltham Forest, 6 Churchill Road, Walthamstow E17 3RY. Please note this venue is not fully accessible, please call 020 8521 0377 for details.
An awareness session has also been organised at the African Caribbean Disablement Association on Thursday 27 May, 12-1pm at 806 Leyton High Road E10 6AE (fully accessible).
If you would like to help make a difference and attend the awareness session, please contact Daisy Camiwet, Head of Engagement, NHS Waltham Forest on 020 8430 7376 or email: daisy.camiwet@wf-pct.nhs.uk
Waltham Forest Community Safety Board - 23rd June, 7p.m.
At the Town Hall, Forest Road, Walthamstow London E17 4JF.
If you have any questions regarding the Board please do not hesitate to contact David Knight on : 8496 4736 or take a look on the web pages www.walthamforest.gov.uk/wfcsb
Friends of Lloyd Park AGM - Wednesday 26th May 7.30pm to 9.30pm
www.friendsoflloydpark.org.uk
General Election Hustings with candidates standing to be MP for Walthamstow
St John’s Church, Chingford Road, Walthamstow, E17 4LH
Sunday 2nd May 4.30pm to 6pm
The hustings will be followed by prayers for the elections (starting at 6.30pm) led by St John’s Church.
Chaired by Father Steven Saxby, Area Dean of Waltham Forest
St Barnabas Vicarage, St Barnabas Rd, E17 8JZ
E-mail stevensaxby@btinternet.com; Tel: 020 8520 5323
'What about women?' - Walthamstow General Election Hustings (Women only)
Waltham Forest Women’s Network (WFWN) feel that this is an unmissable opportunity for you to get your voice heard by five of the Prospective Parliamentary Candidates and ask how they plan to tackle inequalities between women and men if they are elected MP.
On the panel, we will have
Daniel Perrett (Green Party)
Farid Ahmed (Liberal Democrats)
Nancy Taffe (Trade Union and Socialist Coalition)
Stella Creasy (Labour)
Andy Hemsted (Conservatives)
Chairing the event will be Fawcett Society’s Chief Executive, Ceri Goddard
It takes place on Tuesday 4th May, 10am to 12.30pm at: Priory Court Community Centre, 11 Priory Court, Walthamstow, London E17 5NB
Spaces are limited so if you would like to attend please RSVP Nadia on wfwnhustings@googlemail.com or call 07939 244 899.
To help the event run smoothly, we request that questions are submitted in advance by email so that we may cover as many issues as possible.
Metropolitan Police Authority Standards Committee
The Metropolitan Police Authority is recruiting at present for up to three new members of its Standards Committee. The deadline is 30th April, and the link is here: www.mpa.gov.uk/about/careers/smember/
Waltham Forest Council's 'stakeholder engagement and consultation portal'.
Here you can find out about Waltham Forest's current activities and consultations, register your interest in future events and see what has happened as a result of past activities.
The webpage is here: www.engagespace.co.uk/engage/walthamforest/
The Board of NHS Waltham Forest (Waltham Forest PCT) meets 30 March, 1pm-4pm.
The venue is the Ground Floor Boardroom, Kirkdale House, 7 Kirkdale Road, Leytonstone, London E11 1HP.
Members of the public are welcome. If you would like to attend, please contact them on 020 8430 7425.
The agenda and papers for this meeting are on their website here: www.walthamforest.nhs.uk/en/About-Us/The-Board/Board-Minutes-and-Board-Papers/
Lea Valley Federation – open meeting
The Lee Valley Federation is a new group bringing together organisations working in the Lee Valley Park with the aim of joining to protect the Lee Valley as a green lung for London.
They are holding their first open meeting at: The WaterWorks visitor centre
Lammas Road, off Leabridge Road, Leyton, E10 7NU on:
Sunday 25th April 2010, 11:00am until 12:30pm (latest).
They are inviting all groups in the London area interested in the Lee
Valley to discuss how we can work together and campaign effectively
for a green future for the valley.
www.leavalleyfederation.org or enquiries@leavalleyfederation.org
NHS MidLifeCheck
Designed to help 'mid-lifers' positively change their lifestyle behaviours and improve their quality and length of life. Click here to go to their website
East London Organic Gardeners AGM - Tue 9 March, 7.45pm
At the Welcome Centre, Church End, Walthamstow Village, E17 9RJ (beside St.Mary’s Church).
ELOG also have a new website here: www.elog.org.uk
Create 10 - Arts Festival - Deadline for submissions 19 March 2010
The London Borough of Waltham Forest is working in partnership with Create 10, the arts festival presented by the 5 host boroughs and inspired by the2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Submissions will be considered for the Create publication and local (Waltham Forest) promotional materials. The create publication is distributed across the five boroughs of Waltham Forest, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Greenwich with a print run of 100,000. This is a great opportunity to promote your arts events.
More details here.
Age Concern Waltham Forest - Help & Advice
The Metropolitan Police Service [MPS] website has information on personal safety, which Age Concern thought would be good to bring to your attention. There is a lot of other information on the MPS website concerning personal safety, including specific personal safety advice for women.
www.ageconcernwf.org.uk/personal_safety.html
Metropolitan Police Newsletter
London Gets Safer is a monthly e-newsletter for anyone interested in the work of the Metropolitan Police Service. It highlights some of the key work and achievements of the MPS over the past month, including the latest crime statistics.
www.walthamforest.gov.uk/index/safety/wfcsb/policing-news.htm
YMCA Youth Activities
Starting from Monday 15th February Forest YMCA will be starting a six week programme of positive activities for young people between the ages of 13-19.
All the activities are free to attend and are in the evening, helping with youth diversion.
For a flyer click here.
For more information please contact Sotonye Diri, Youth Development Officer at youth@forestymca.org.uk or on 0208 509 4625
Go London
The Go London campaign has launched a social innovation competition to find new ways of encouraging Londoners to get more physically active. The call for ideas is open until 19 March. Go London is an NHS initiative supported by a range of partners including London Councils, TfL and the GLA.
Find out more and submit ideas at the Go London website: go.london.nhs.uk/
London Lesbian and Gay film festival
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will once again sponsor this year's British Film Institute (BFI) London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, to be held between 17th and 31st March at the BFI Southbank.
More information click here
Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) reports on life in local areas
Oneplace, an interactive website providing information on the outcome of CAA in all top tier local authority areas, was launched on 9 December. CAA is the new way of measuring the performance of councils and other local public bodies, such as the police and fire service, in every area. It focuses on partnerships and outcomes and as such the role of the third sector is extremely important. http://oneplace.direct.gov.uk.
See also:
Local Spending Reports
Communities and Local Government has published a report setting out its broader aims for the future of Local Spending Reports. http://bit.ly/clgpublicspend or www.communities.gov.uk
Local Spending Reports
Communities and Local Government has published a report setting out its broader aims for the future of Local Spending Reports. http://bit.ly/clgpublicspend or www.communities.gov.uk
FaithAction and the Race Equality Foundation are pleased to present:
Health Issues, Policy and Solutions: A focus on health equality
19th January 2010 - 9:30am till 12:30pm
This event is for any organisation working with black and minority ethnic communities. For further information, please call 0845 094 6350
Crime and Grime
Waltham Forest Community Safety Board meet on 20 January at 6.30 pm in the Council Chamber at the Town Hall, Forest Road, London E17 4JF. Items for consideration will include Crime and Grime.
Contact: davidj.knight@walthamforest.gov.uk or look at the website here: www.walthamforest.gov.uk/wfcsb
Anyone living with cancer is welcome to come along to the
Whipps Cross Cancer Support Group
Third Monday of the month 2.00pm—4.00pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Centre, Cambridge Park Road, Wanstead London, E11 2PY.
Contact Anita Justice on 0208 535 6790 or e-mail cancerinfo@whippsx.nhs.uk
Create 09
The five host boroughs for London 2012 are home to the largest cultural quarter in Europe. Over 12,000 artists are based here alongside a growing number of leading creative companies and cultural institutions, iconic arts venues and an extraordinary range of communities.
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Street Legal - North East London
Youth Homelessness Advice Project
Read more about The project and The Referral form and please contact Kathy Meade at Tower Hamlets Law Centre for further info on: 0207 375 7131
Tour the Olympic Park
The Olympic Delivery Authority offers free bus tours of the Olympic Park to give members of the public the opportunity to see first hand the work that is progressing for the 2012 Games.
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My Place in Waltham Forest
Welcome to My Place service - a new way to find out about local services. Enter your postcode or address in the search box above, click Find address and details of local services and facilities in your area will be displayed on the home page or on our new interactive map.
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