April 2009 Archives
Our children our future 2009 andy burnham.pdfI'm pleased to announce that this year the Our Children, Our Future free fun day for families in Walthamstow will take place at Tumble in the Jungle (245 Wood Street) on Thursday 30 April 3.30pm - 5.30pm. Our special guest this year will be Andy Burnham MP, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Along with plenty of activities for children of all ages, there will be the opportunity to have your say on the provision of play facilities and parks in Walthamstow as well as tell the minister first hand what you think would help Britain's young people excel in the fields of culture and sport. Many local voluntary groups will also have stalls there providing information and of course there will be plenty of tea, squash and cake for everyone! Children of all ages and their parents or carers are welcome so I hope to see many of you there. If you have any questions about this event, or would like to run a stall there please do get in touch.
Ahead of Andy Burnham's visit to Walthamstow in two weeks time, I've put together a short on-line survey about provision for young people in Walthamstow. You can fill it in here. I'll be feeding back the results to Andy directly as well as the local authority. If you can't come along on the 30 April personally to take part in the event this is also a great way to have your say on these issues. The survey will be open for responses until the 29 April.
View imageThis is a copy of the letter from the UCKG
regarding when they propose to hold a public exhibition on their plans
for the future of the EMD cinema building. The exhibition will be on
for two days only - Thursday 16 April between 5.30pm and 8pm and Friday
17 April between 4pm and 8pm at St Gabriel's Church and Family Centre
in Havant Road. There is also a dedicated free information line which
can be called on 0800 298 7040.
I have written to the church to enquire as to why this exhibition is only on for two days and in a venue some considerable distance from the EMD/Granada building and during a period when people will be away on Easter breaks. If you are able to attend the meeting and record your comments, whether as a note or a video clip, please let me know.
I have written to the church to enquire as to why this exhibition is only on for two days and in a venue some considerable distance from the EMD/Granada building and during a period when people will be away on Easter breaks. If you are able to attend the meeting and record your comments, whether as a note or a video clip, please let me know.
The full minutes of the public meeting on Sunday 29 March 2009 can be found here:
Fighting for the Future of the EMD meeting 29 March 2009.pdf
I've had no word from the Church yet as to when the 'exhibition' they propose will start but will of course keep you all updated as and when I get further information. In the meantime feel free to circulate these minutes and encourage others to sign up for updates on this issue by emailing me. Furthermore, for the technically minded of you, I have now set up a twitter #tag which can be found on #walthamstowEMD and there is also a facebook group which can be found here.
Fighting for the Future of the EMD meeting 29 March 2009.pdf
I've had no word from the Church yet as to when the 'exhibition' they propose will start but will of course keep you all updated as and when I get further information. In the meantime feel free to circulate these minutes and encourage others to sign up for updates on this issue by emailing me. Furthermore, for the technically minded of you, I have now set up a twitter #tag which can be found on #walthamstowEMD and there is also a facebook group which can be found here.
