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4 South Woodford Village Gazette<br />
Take part in a consultation on<br />
Neighbourhood Plan boundary<br />
area: <strong>January</strong> deadline<br />
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Redbridge Council<br />
would like to<br />
know if you think<br />
the proposed<br />
Neighbourhood<br />
Plan area boundary,<br />
as shown here, is<br />
consistent with the<br />
South Woodford area<br />
The South Woodford Society<br />
is urging as many people<br />
as possible to take part in<br />
Redbridge Council’s consultation<br />
on the group’s Neighbourhood<br />
Plan Area and Forum application.<br />
“The boundary area for the<br />
plan has been based on the<br />
E18 postcode, with a slight<br />
overlap into parts of Wanstead,<br />
Snaresbrook and Woodford. It<br />
also includes the Tesco site next<br />
to Charlie Brown’s Roundabout,<br />
which has been included for the<br />
simple reason that the sheer<br />
size of that site, should it ever<br />
Meeting to decide plans<br />
for Woodford Festival<br />
Members of the<br />
WFA committee<br />
A meeting of the Woodford<br />
Festival Association (WFA) will<br />
take place this <strong>January</strong> to decide<br />
how to take the community<br />
event forward. It follows an<br />
appeal in the previous issue<br />
of the South Woodford Village<br />
Gazette for volunteers to come<br />
forward and help organise<br />
the next festival, which may<br />
not go ahead in October as<br />
planned if the WFA decide the<br />
workload is too great for the<br />
current committee. “The call<br />
for volunteers brought us two<br />
people who have expressed an<br />
interest in joining the committee,<br />
but in both cases will not be able<br />
to take a leading role. We will<br />
meet in early <strong>January</strong> to make<br />
a final decision as to whether<br />
to take the Woodford Festival<br />
forward in <strong>2020</strong>. More volunteers<br />
are welcome in the meantime,”<br />
said WFA chairman Geoff Seeff.<br />
Email geoffseeff@cix.co.uk<br />
be developed into residential,<br />
would have a significant impact<br />
on resources in South Woodford,”<br />
said Pearl Arbenser-Simmonds.<br />
The consultation – which is open<br />
until 6 <strong>January</strong> – asks residents<br />
if they think the proposed<br />
boundary is consistent with<br />
the South Woodford area. A<br />
decision on whether the area<br />
will be designated is expected<br />
by the end of <strong>February</strong> and is<br />
the first stage in producing a<br />
Neighbourhood Plan for the area.<br />
Email dpd@redbridge.gov.uk or<br />
visit swvg.co.uk/nplan<br />
Hospice seeks volunteer<br />
drivers from Woodford<br />
Saint Francis Hospice is in need<br />
of more volunteer drivers from<br />
the Woodford area to chauffeur<br />
patients. “As a volunteer driver,<br />
you’ll be helping fight isolation<br />
and loneliness among people<br />
living with life-limiting illnesses.<br />
You’ll also be sparing them<br />
the difficulties of driving or<br />
using public transport,” said a<br />
spokesperson for the Romfordbased<br />
hospice, which provides<br />
care to people across Havering,<br />
Barking and Dagenham,<br />
Redbridge and Brentwood.<br />
Call 01708 753 319<br />
‘Take back the rein’<br />
courses for<br />
new and returning<br />
riders<br />
Children and adult<br />
group or private<br />
lessons and<br />
holiday activities<br />
Established 1974<br />
Would you like a cycle<br />
hangar near your home?<br />
Redbridge Council is rolling<br />
out cycle hangars across the<br />
borough. “The response from<br />
residents so far has been very<br />
positive, with the vast majority<br />
looking forward to having<br />
somewhere safe to put their<br />
bikes. In neighbouring boroughs,<br />
hangars have proved popular<br />
and helped foster a cycling<br />
culture – hopefully, the same will<br />
happen here,” said Councillor<br />
Paul Donovan. “If you are<br />
interested in having a hangar<br />
close to you, please get in touch.”<br />
Visit swvg.co.uk/hangar<br />
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Hope and Glory community<br />
theatre project<br />
Volunteers are needed to<br />
take part in a World War Two<br />
community theatre project. “The<br />
Hope and Glory project aims<br />
to explore what life was like in<br />
Redbridge during the Second<br />
World War through performance<br />
and research techniques. We<br />
are also looking for anyone who<br />
might have any family stories or<br />
memories of what life was like<br />
in Redbridge during the war,”<br />
said project leader Alfie James.<br />
Participants will work towards<br />
creating a show to be performed<br />
at South Woodford’s Redbridge<br />
Drama Centre in April. “This will<br />
be a fun and enjoyable project,<br />
which will bring local history<br />
to life on stage… No previous<br />
acting experience is required.”<br />
The project – which is supported<br />
by the Heritage Lottery Fund and<br />
Redbridge Museum and Heritage<br />
Centre – will launch in <strong>January</strong>.<br />
Call 07858 625 622
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