Today, George Mitchell school – where I am a governor – launched a major project called “CHALLENGE 2012”.
Challenge 2012 aims to raise enough money to send twelve pupils each, from each of the twenty most deprived countries participating in the Olympics, to school by 2012.
Challenge 2012 is a fantastic project with massive potential. Please read on to see how you can get involved and help. Continue reading “George Mitchell School’s Challenge 2012”
Murad Qureshi AM and Jennette Arnold AM, Labour members of the Greater London Assembly, came to Leyton today to show their support for the work I have been doing around the ward.
We knocked on doors in Brewster Rd to talk to residents about what issues they wanted their London Assembly Members to take back to Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London.
I couldn’t let Jennette go without popping into 603 High Road Leyton, to see the ladies from the African Caribbean elders club. They too are very grateful for all the assistance she has given them over the years. Continue reading “Murad and Jennette show their support for Leyton”
Whilst out and about talking to my neighbours this morning, I was accosted by eight year old Brian, who wanted to know what I was doing with a pen and a clipboard marching up and down his road, asking people nosey questions. Continue reading “What do we want? More parks!”
Claude Moraes is a British Member of European Parliament. Claude represents London and takes a particular interest in East London as he lives in the area.
Today, Claude came to Leyton to assist the Grove Green action team with a street survey they were conducting Continue reading “Out and about with Claude Moraes MEP”
Crime and anti-social behaviour are issues that worries many residents living in Leyton ward. To give local people a face-to-face opportunity to tell him their concerns, local MP Harry Cohen hosted a coffee morning at the Trinity Methodist Hall in Leyton High Rd, which was attended by PC Stuart Murray and PCSO Tracey Aroui from the Leytonstone Safer Neighbourhoods Team Continue reading “Introducing Your Safer Neighbourhood Team”