Residents who live in Leyton, Forest and Grove Green wards will have the chance to decide how the council shold spend £10,000 to improve the Leyton and Whipps Cross area, this coming Monday 22nd January.
Local people have been submitting ideas for the spend and on Monday, you will have your chance to vote for the ideas you think would do best to improve our area Continue reading “How do you want to spend £10,000 to improve Leyton?”
Kreative Culture Klub, a superb local youth arts group, will be hosting its 5th annual awards ceremony next Friday 26th January 2007.
BBC radio presenter Geoff Schuman and MTV’s Kat will be the comperes for the evening.
Click here to download a flyer with more information.
Who says being a local councillor means a life full of glamour? One of the biggest issues filling my mail bag and surgeries over recent months has been that hot topic of conversation, that riveting subject of many a town hall meeting, that burning national question on the tip of every local resident’s tongue: yes, you’ve guessed it: DRAINS! Continue reading “Drains!”
I attended Waltham Forest’s 101st Citizenship Ceremony, as guest of honour, on Wednesday morning. It was a fantastic and moving experience that lifted my spirits for the whole day. I was particularly delighted to present new British citizen Maureen Paul (pictured with me above) who comes from Dominica, where my family is from. Continue reading “Waltham Forest’s Citizenship Ceremony 101”
I had a brilliant time on Monday night, taking part in Colourful Radio’s ‘Front Line’ show, which aims to raise the profile of local government and the work of councillors.
Pascoe Sawyers (pictured above sitting, with myself and Councillor Emma Hoddinott from Beverley in West Yorkshire), Director of the Leadership Academy for the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) for local government (www.idea.gov.uk) is the presenter of the Front Line programme, which has now been running for the past seven weeks, going out on Colourful Radio at 8pm every Monday Continue reading “At the Front Line with Colourful Radio”