I really welcome this announcement by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government that she has set a Commission to look at the balance of Women, Black and Minority Ethnic, and Young people going into local politics. Such work is long over due.
Author: Miranda
McDonnell Comes to Leyton
Leyton and Wanstead received a visit from John McDonnell MP (pictured second from right) on Wednesday night, as part of his nationwide tour campaigning for the Leadership of the Labour party.
John was warmly welcomed by Leyton and Wanstead Constituency Labour Party’s Chair Greg Eglin (pictured far left), CLP Treasurer Brian Madican (McDonnell’s biggest fan in the whole wide world! – pictured second from left), Leyton and Wanstead’s fab MP Harry Cohen (pictured centre) and our CLP Secretary Richard Wilkins (pictured far right). Continue reading “McDonnell Comes to Leyton”
I Love Whipps Cross! – Waltham Forest demonstrates to Save Whipps Cross Hospital
www.savewhippscross.org) organised a superb march and rally on Saturday, for local people to take to the streets and continue our borough’s campaign to keep Whipps Cross hospital a full, district general hospital.
Local residents from all parts of the borough joined all three of Waltham Forest’s MPs; Neil Gerrard, MP from Walthamstow, Harry Cohen, MP from Leyton and Wanstead, and Iain Duncan Smith, MP from Chingford and Woodford Green; Local Councillors from all three of the main political parties; and Waltham Forest’s London Assembly Member and Chair of the London Health Commission, Jennette Arnold Continue reading “I Love Whipps Cross! – Waltham Forest demonstrates to Save Whipps Cross Hospital”
Harry’s Safer Neighbourhoods Coffee Morning
Following the success of a coffee morning we held during the 2006 local election campaign, my fantastic local MP Harry Cohen (pictured above far left) hosted a New Year Coffee Morning for residents of Leyton and Grove Green wards on Saturday morning Continue reading “Harry’s Safer Neighbourhoods Coffee Morning”
Neglect Not the Gift that is In Thee
Walthamstow School for Girls, which I attended as a student between 1989 and 1994, held its 117th annual presentation and achievement awards on Wednesday.
I felt deeply honoured to have been invited to present the awards and give the key note address as the ceremony’s Guest of Honour. Continue reading “Neglect Not the Gift that is In Thee”