This is the monthly help file for the Walthamstow Yahoo group. All messages are archived at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/walthamstow/ Please use the archive...
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Jan 2, 2004 12:13 pm
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There's a "hate crime" team run by the local Met. Police who are probably best placed to give you some sound advice on how to deal with this situation and what...
I'm thinking of getting an allotment and I'm wondering if any gardeners in this group can recommend a good site in Walthamstow. I've contacted the council for...
Hi Sally, I have an allotment in Oliver Road Leyton. I have had no experience of vandalism in the three years I've had the plot. All plots have water tanks...
Anything that gets anyone out of Tesco is great news! Higham Hill Common is full, but I am on the verge of giving my half-allotment up for various reasons...
We got loos installed at Higham Hill Common allotments years ago - is your site really small? You might be able to make the Council do it under the DDA if...
I think Oliver Road would be classified as large. There are at least 140 plots. We will be having our AGM on Sunday so I shall ask about the loos. Thanks for...
I have an allotment at the Cheshire Fields site behind St James's Park - small, self managed & also lacking in loos. There has been talk about applying for...
Hi Clare, Committee managed - not self managed would be my description of your allotment site. We were expelled, after about six months on Cheshire Fields,...
Joe, Sorry to see that you are lost to the allotment movement. After eight years of trying I am still fighting a losing battle with grass etc. I suspect the ...
If people treat the loos with respect and keep them clean there shouldn't be too much to do. You only need one or two people to take responsibility for seeing...
For anyone not completely put off by couch-grass, slugs and allotment committee cabals, here's what one of the better run allotment sites in Walthamstow are...
Forwarded from Magnolia Productions: Band Nights at The Plough Inn, Wood Street, E17. We have organised the following two nights at The Plough. The Big are a...
I had a leaflet through my door yesterday asking for donations of unwanted clothing. The organisation sending the leaflet said that clothing would be...
I had this leaflet too. Remembered some Watchdog type programme on this scam so put the leaflet in the bin. Will continue to take my stuff to a reputable ...
sue.medd@...
Jan 16, 2004 2:56 pm
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... Yep - I have had about ten of these leaflets (not all the same company either) in the last six months. ... I wouldn't give them anything. Go to Google and...
From Barnet council website: Misleading Clothing Collection Flyers Trading Standards are again warning residents to beware of flyers purporting to be from...
sue.medd@...
Jan 16, 2004 3:00 pm
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Hi, It is good to see that people are questioning the used clothing scam. What annoys me more are the "Clippies" who are working on a commission working for...
I'm sure most of these flyers are scams and deserve the same fate as the innumerable flyers from estate agents and kebab shops. As for the people asking you to...
ROLL - Re-Open the Lea-Valley Lines - PUBLIC MEETING (Flyer attached for you to print out) Please pass this information on to your other networks! 7.30 p.m. ...
I have noticed that the former tennis courts & bowling green on Oliver Road are now barricaded off - what is being built here? Homes? Sue ...
sue.medd@...
Jan 20, 2004 10:50 am
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... From: Katy Andrews Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:52 AM Subject: Wednesday 21-01-04 ROLL Meeting ... This looks a very interesting meeting, and...
Hi Jason, I will ensure that a summary of the ROLL meeting is posted to the Yahoo Group. The ROLL Website address is www.roll.dsl.pipex.com, it is the very...
Hi, Sue, No, not housing - it's year-round indoor tennis courts and other facilities, in an "air hall" (an ugly inflatable plastic tent through which the ...
Thanks Katy - I was aware of the Leyton Orient development - wsa concerned that we were getting something similar at Oliver Road ! Sue ... From: Katy Andrews...
sue.medd@...
Jan 21, 2004 9:11 am
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Joe, Jason has raised a good point - we didn't make proper notes at the last meeting, and someone needs to be tasked with minuting this evening before we begin...
Sorry - I keep forgetting we can't send attachments! The flyer is available from the ROLL website at www.ROLL.dsl.pipex.com. Sorry - I thought it was .org at...
The 'quality' (!) viewing that is 'Sky One Mix' on cable and satellite TV just had a programme on "Toughest Pubs in Britain". The "Tavern On The Hill" in...