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Janet Wright disagreed when council leader Clyde Loakes said Walthamstow needed "a kick up the backside". The kicks came thick and fast as the council slashed gallery and museum opening hours, closed a library, threw out qualified staff, sent books to the incinerator, condemned the one remaining theatre -- and threatened to stud the town with tower blocks. Janet Wright is a local author who wants Waltham Forest council to stop kicking Walthamstow. More to the point, Walthamstow is a wonderful town with an enviable character and community life, well worth defending, and is the star of this blog.

Music in the Village (and many other places)

What have churches, pubs and cafes got in common with grass verges and the pavement outside closed public buildings? Answer: they’re just some of the spots Walthamstow’s resourceful musicians have found to play in, as venues are closed down or priced out of reach.

Walthamstow Resistance

The weather may be up and down, but it looks like being a long hot summer for Waltham Forest council. Local people have already held two demonstrations against its anti-Walthamstow policies in the past two weeks. And there are likely to be more ahead.

The Wonders of Walthamstow

I love Walthamstow. I love the old Warner terraces and the new houses built on Second World War rubble, the marshes and the forest, the William Morris Gallery and the noisy old market.