Lea Bridge Station to Re-Open?

Jennette, with Stella Creasy MP,
and Peter Woodrow of
Chingford Rail Users group

In Jennette Arnold's report this month there's hopeful news about local rail services:

Jennette has been backing a long running campaign to see Lea Bridge Station re-opened increasing the connectivity for the area between Tottenham and Stratford. Good news about a re-opening may be on the horizon.

Waltham Forest and Hackney Boroughs are examining the possibility that the station may be reopened as early as March 2014. Jennette has argued strongly for the station's re-opening emphasising the economic benefit the reopened station would bring to the area. Watch here for more news as the plans develop.

Jennette is member for the North East London constituency of the Greater London Assembly. To receive Jennette's report on a regular basis subscribe by sending an email to: 
mary-clare.connellan@london.gov.uk

Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow this week

• Saturday 8 October holding a drop-in surgery at The Mall from 12pm to 2pm – all Walthamstow residents welcome
• Monday 10 October participating in the Public Accounts Committee’s enquiry on oversight of user choice and provider competition in social care markets
• Tuesday 11 October meeting with several organisations to discuss the campaign on legal loan sharking and supporting new legislation to promote co-op housing
• Wednesday 12 October participating in the Public Accounts Committee enquiry into HMRC structure cost reduction
• Friday 14 October attending a presentation of school sports equipment to local schools in the Bakers Arms 

'Dupiaza with David' 24th November in Walthamstow - Labour Party fundraiser!

David Miliband is the special guest of  Walthamstow Labour Party at a campaign fundraiser on 

Thursday 24 November 20011

at 

Grove Road Hall

119 Grove Road, Walthamstow E17 9BU

starting at 7pm 

2 ways to Book your tickets:

• online by donation. Click the link below to go to the Labour Party donate web page. You can either choose to make a donation of a pre-set amount, or choose the 'other amount' option, and fill in the exact amount.  Here is the link to the donate web page:

https://secure2.labour.org.uk/membersnet/donate/dupiazawithdavid

IMPORTANT - When you have made your online donation please allow 48 hours and then either contact campaigns@workingforwalthamstow.org.uk or ring 07957 228019, in order to get your ticket number.

• by post; send a cheque payable to Walthamstow Labour Party, or cash to 'David Miliband Event Team', 23 Orford Road London E17 9NL. Please remember to include your name and address, and any other contact details, so we can get you your ticket number.

We want to make this a fully inclusive event by keeping the price of concessionary tickets as low as possible. If you are able to make an additional donation towards the cost of this we would be very grateful.

Ticket Prices

Special Discounts: 

• Before 1 November tickets are £25 each or £17 for unwaged/senior citizens.
• Multiple ticket discount: £250 for a table of ten. 
• After 1 November tickets are charged at the full price of £30/£17. 

Tickets include a fabulous three course meal with vegetarian options

For more information Contact campaigns@workingforwalthamstow.org.uk or ring 07957 228019

Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow this week

• Monday 3 October holding an appointment-only surgery at Waltham Forest Direct, then attending a meeting at Mission Grove School to discuss the 1200 Pupils Campaign for our local schools (NOTE VENUE CHANGE) 
• Tuesday 4 October speaking at a Credit Conference to make the case for regulating legal loan sharks, and then speaking at the Hackney Co-Op branch’s meeting
• Friday 7 October visiting Holy Family School and then holding an appointment only surgery at Waltham Forest Town Hall. To book an appointment call 020 8521 1223.
• Saturday 8 October holding a drop in surgery at Selbourne Walk Shopping Centre between 12pm and 2pm. All Walthamstow residents welcome. 

Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow this week

• Saturday 24 September holding a drop in advice surgery at the NCT sale at the Asian Centre at Orford Road
• Sunday 25 September speaking at a British Youth Council Fringe meeting and the Movement for Change rally at Labour Conference
• Monday 26 September Speaking about the campaign to tackle legal loan sharking at the Labour Party Conference
• Tuesday 27 September speaking at Fringe meetings for the IPPR, Policy Exchange and ResPublica at the Labour party Conference 
• Wednesday 28 Septemberparticipating in a seminar on how to engage young people in politics at Labour Party Conference 
• Thursday 29 September taking part in a discussion organised by the Walthamstow Labour party at the Rose and Crown Pub at 7.30pm on how to contribute evidence to the National Riot Panel – all welcome. 

Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow this week

• Saturday 17 September attending a celebration of Eid and Pakistan Day at the Harmony Hall on Truro Road and then attending a second Eid celebration by the Pak Cultural Society in 
• Wednesday 21 September attending the Schools Forum meeting to discuss the start of our campaign for a new school for Walthamstow.
• Thursday 22 September speaking at the Waltham Forest Voluntary Action Conference at Waltham Forest College
• Saturday 24 September holding a drop in surgery at the Walthamstow NCT sale at the Asian Centre on Orford Road

Walthamstow Village in Bloom - GOLD

Congratulations to all who helped to win gold for Walthamstow! Especially to Helen Lerner who has been the driving force behind this. Here is her latest posting on the facebook group page
: 
Walthamstow Village in Bloom: ""Walthamstow Village was awarded our first GOLD medal and London's Best Urban Community for the third year running at City Hall on 16 September. Many, many thanks to our brilliant Gardening Club volunteers, our residents, businesses, community groups and gardens, Vestry House Museum gardeners and staff, the almshouses, Henry Maynard School, St Mary's Church, I Kuan Taoists and not forgetting Paul Tickner and Waltham Forest operatives, Kier Group, Hoe Street Ward Councilors, MP Stella Creasy and EVERYONE who joined in to make this success possible. And, last but by no means least, our in Bloom team Teresa Deacon, Graham Sherman and John Chambers (and me, Helen Lerner). The Britain in Bloom finals are in St Andrew's on 24 September! We'll keep you posted!"


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Walthamstow stays, in the draft Boundary Commission review

The process to review all the parliamentary constituency boundaries (such as Walthamstow) in England is now well under way. Here is a link to the first draft of the Boundary Commission proposals, officially due out tomorrow, and this is what they have to say about Walthamstow [on p.11]:

"In Waltham Forest, we noted that the electorate of the borough is such that it could be divided into two constituencies. However, having decided to include Waltham Forest wards in a cross-River Lee constituency, we propose to create a Walthamstow constituency containing ten central Waltham Forest wards, including one (Hale End and Highams Park) from the existing Chingford and Woodford Green constituency and two (Forest and Leytonstone) from the existing Leyton and Wanstead constituency. The four southernmost Waltham Forest wards are included in a Stratford constituency together with five wards from the north west of Newham"

There is now a lengthy consultation process, in the course of which many details may change. The boundaries should be all but fixed by the end of 2012, though the changes are not in effect until the legislation receives the Royal Assent, probably in late 2013.

Boundary Commission review - the timetable

General Boundary Review timetable for England

Sept 2011	Provisional proposals published by Boundary Commission for England Initial consultation phase opens with written submissions
Oct/Nov 2011	Public hearings take place in English regions
Dec 2011	Initial consultation phase end
Spring /Summer 2012	Representations and Transcripts of Public Hearings published Secondary phase of consultation (written only) lasting four weeks
Late 2012	Revised recommendations are published by the Boundary Commission (these are unlikely to change) Consultation on revised recommendations opens Consultation on revised recommendations close
By October 2013	Boundary Commission submits review of boundaries to the government with finalised electoral map (Commission is likely to aim to submit its report well in advance of that).