tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51816932015-03-19T18:05:08.394+00:00bryn joneshttps://plus.google.com/109111083375217661832noreply@blogger.comBlogger1211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181693.post-24680434692254992872014-06-04T19:37:00.000+01:002014-06-04T19:43:37.832+01:00

I have been posting about this issue since 2009. The link between Walthamstow central and Queen's road stations feels so close but yet so far!! The background to the link can be found here and should have been instituted in 1996! Following a high court order in 2009 it was all go again on the link but delays persisted. In 2013 a new ramp was built from Queen's road station to Edison close.

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I have to say I am loving these #autoawesomes courtesy of google plus. Here is a little Christmas selection taken over the festive period. 

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So on a much more positive Walthamstow front I thought I would have to share these pics of us having dinner on the tube at the Basement Galley a couple of months ago

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View Walthamstow violence in a larger map I started this map a few years ago having grown up in Wales, feeling somewhat unfamiliar with stories of stabbings on my doorstep in the big city. The map grew and I grew somewhat tired of adding things that appeared in the press. Anyway todays post is somewhat more positive. Although there are things to add I am conscious that actually violence on the

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 In a shameless plug for R's workplace I thought I would just mention a conference at the Guildhall on the of 16th of Feb. Sounds like a great programme. You can read more about the event on London Metropolitan Archives LGBT history facebook page.

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Yesterday I went to see the plans for the development at South Grove. Essentially this consists of a Morrisons store with flats above. The plans can be found here. My overall impression was disappointment. Aside from the issue that we have a Lidl, Farmfoods, Tesco metro, Sainsburys and Asda within walking distance I had many concerns about the nature of the development itself. The

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So last weekend R's Dad came down for the E17 art trail. This year I thought the trail seemed better than ever. We started the weekend at the amazing new William Morris Gallery. The gallery was exhibiting Grayson Perry's Walthamstow tapestry which I loved (above). We then headed around a whole mish mash of galleries from the Rose and Crown through to the Tokarska gallery, Nag's head and Penny

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View Walthamstow Queen's road link in a larger map Scarily I have been posting about this since 2009! As I mentioned back then I think it is strange that I am interested in planning issues but when you think that the saga of this link has been going on for years. Essentially Walthamstow central and Queen's road are very close to each other as the crow flies but there is no direct link.

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View Black Path diversion in a larger map I am not sure why it is called this but it certainly sounds ominous! However it is slightly less Holywood horror and more industrial estate grime when you consider how the name relates to reality. The Black path is a cut through for cyclists and pedestrians that avoids the lorries on Argyll avenue, allowing you to then join the cycle routes from

bryn joneshttps://plus.google.com/109111083375217661832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5181693.post-66797081930930728722012-06-05T14:43:00.000+01:002012-06-09T09:28:16.510+01:00

So last night we went to see Ash in this play at City Lit. Ash has been hiding his light under his bushel for years and today all was revealed!! The performances continue till Saturday so if you missed it then you have another chance. 

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I may have missed a couple of violent incidents but as you can see 2012 has not been a quiet year so far. In January we have  The Hoe Street - fight outside takeaway.  St James Street stabbing Another Hoe Street stabbing (reported in February but happened in January) February Palmerston Road stabbing Blackhorse road stabbing Police injured in Alexandra road burglary March -

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So following the ridiculous decision by Waltham forest council to allow Walthamstow Dog track to be converted into flats they hold an event called party on the pitch. This did not make up for the terrible planning decision however it was at least a fun evening. Party on the pitch was essentially an evening for screaming teenagers on Leyton football club pitch (though we both loved it). The

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For the last month or so I have been revising for some exams. For a last treat before the revision we went to Barcelona for the weekend with Lady G and Neckie. We loved this light on our wanderings / cocktail consuming. I have to say I particularly loved our day on the beach in Stiges. Will definitely be back there. You can see the rest of our pics from the weekend here.

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So last night we heard the awful news that the dogtrack is going to be turned into flats. This is despite huge local opposition and completely against the spirit of local democracy.  So today I was looking at who the councillors were that made this decision. Sadly two of them represent my ward and are paid to represent my views! They are Ebony Vincent and Asim Mahmood.  Can I ask you to

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I don't know what started me looking at this today. I was thinking about blogs that I had not seen in a while and wondered about 'gay about town'. Josh Hunt used to write a regular column for the London paper and I was pretty sad to see the column disappear with the paper. Hence for a little while the column continued on the blog 'Gay about town'. The blog had not been updated in over a year, so

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So the new series of Merlin is on TV and I again seem to be getting quite a lot of hits for my post in 2008 which commented on the evolving 'love story'. I thought I would take another look at what was on the internet around this question and found this video on MerlinTVshow.com where the actors respond to a Gay Icon question. 

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So bizarrely I find myself on the Cupcake mafia tumblr following my trip to Brugge. They spotted the cakes! Am loving the Beyonce soundtrack to this website. I hope that the Cupcake Mafia team have spotted Bath baby cakes and the pics of their amazing cupcakes. B x 

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... and even more now. Apparently a few days ago a schoolboy was stabbed in the neck. You can read all about it again at the Waltham forest guardian. 

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So after updating the map yesterday I would have hoped (stupidly) that all would go quiet for a few days. Anyway, first thing this morning the Waltham forest guardian reports on a probable stabbing in Leyton. Read more about it here. **Update** It apparently was not a stabbing but an attack with a baseball bat.

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So there was I thinking something was missing in my life when I realised Freewheeler@CrapCycling seems to have disapeared. Can anyone shed any light onto the lack of posts since August. The last post does say that four years have passed since the first post, but there was no goodbye? 

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So I have been slow at updating this. Sadly there is quite a lot to add. In reverse chronology we have. December 2011 Higham Hill recreation ground stabbing Street fighting outside Walthamstow academy Pensioner gun and drugs find Stabbed for refusing to buy alcohol Hatherly mews attack November Bell corner stabbing Marlowe Road attack October Cedars avenue stabbing Wood street attack St

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So this post is a little behind schedule. After my post in 2009 about David Waller there is now have a new vicar Steven Saxby. I am not a regular church goer, but I was impressed a few weeks ago when I heard the bells of the church ringing out in the morning. I hope to hear them again. It would perhaps make this part of E17 feel a bit more 'walthamstow village' though there is some way to go. 

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