News: July 2009 Archives
As we
head towards this year's E17 Art Trail in September, there are many local
groups and artists working on exhibitions. The E17 Art Trail launched in 2004
as a one day event. The annual event now covers nine days with over 150
exhibitions and events already listed for September 2009. Image17, a
group of photographers based in Walthamstow, London have set out to document the huge
variety of local leisure and social groups within the Borough and have been
awarded a grant from Arts Council England for an exhibition. The photographers
would like to hear from local residents about the groups they belong to, and to
involve them in this exhibition. Therefore, if you're part of a group within
the borough and are interested in being photographed, please email Katherine
Green, info@katherinegreen.co.uk.
In recent weeks Walthamstow has been in the news for
a spate of attacks against women, including the horrific murder of Michelle
Samaraweera. In response to this, a group of local residents has organised a
"reclaim the night" march. This is an event will involve giving advice and
information on how to keep safe, and some time to remember the victims
of these crimes. Whilst the ongoing investigations into these crimes is clearly
the priority for police resources, I believe we also need stand together as
local residents to show these events will not break the spirit of the local
community. The march will start by the big screen in Walthamstow Town Centre at
9pm on Friday 10 July and finish near Kelmscott Leisure Centre on Queens Road.
Representatives of the local police, Neil Gerrard MP and I will be speaking at this event so hope to see many other local residents there.
