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Welcome to the web site of Chingford and Woodford Green Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no-one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity.
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Fri 6th Jun 2008
Whilst welcoming last week's Government announcement that charges for the use of municipal pools were to be scrapped for under 16s and over 60s as part of its Olympic Games legacy commitment, Dr Geoffrey Seeff, the Liberal Democrat's parliamentary spokesman for Chingford and Woodford Green, strongly criticised both Redbridge and Waltham Forest councils for the paucity of provision of swimming amenities for the 80,000 residents of the constituency. Within its boundaries there is a small community pool, Larkswood Leisure Centre, in New Road Chingford but the nearest alternatives, Fullwell Cross baths at Barkingside and the Walthamstow Pool and Track are outside the constituency and considerable distances from the northern wards. Accessibility is clearly a problem for those aged under 16 or over 60 - the Government's target groups - a high proportion of whom have to rely on public transport.
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Read "Free Swimming - But Where to Go? PPC Seeff Condemns Lack of Pool Provision." in full.
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Tue 3rd Jun 2008
Here is an interesting situation that has arisen on the boundaries of the boroughs of Redbridge and Waltham Forest but is contained within the constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green.
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Read "Time to Bang Heads Together" in full.
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Tue 3rd Jun 2008
We are pleased to report that this year's Mayor of Waltham Forest is the Liberal Democrat councillor for Hale End and Highams Park (a Chingford and Woodford Green constituency ward), Sheila Smith-Pryor.
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Read "Waltham Forest Welcomes LibDem Mayor" in full.
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Mon 21st Apr 2008
Following our story on Crossrail in November, we have an update on the issue of the Hall Farm Curve. The good news is that Network Rail is seriously considering relaying this short stretch of line to connect St James Street with Stratford, a critical interchange for 2012 and beyond. However, the bad news is that, because it forecasts a requirement for additional capacity on the Lea Valley line between Cambridge, Stansted and Liverpool Street, Network Rail would route ALL local trains to and from Chingford via Stratford. This would obviously speed up the intercity services but would mean that there will no direct connection with Clapton and Hackney Downs stations for Waltham Forest residents. Those wishing to use those stations would either change at Walthamstow Central, go to Tottenham Hale and wait for a slow downline train or travel to Liverpool Street and wait for a slow upline train.
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Read "Update on the Hall Farm Curve" in full.
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Mon 21st Apr 2008
Redbridge Liberal Democrats councillors recently secured a couple of successes on planning matters, the first concerning a development that had exceeded its agreed conditions, the second on preventing the demolition of some character houses and the development of yet more apartment blocks.
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Read "LiBDem Councillors Score Planning Successes" in full.
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Sat 19th Apr 2008
Chingford and Woodford Green LibDems have selected Dr Geoff Seeff as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the next general election - due in May 2010 at the latest. The founder convener of the SDP in Redbridge, Geoff has been active on local political scene for over 27 years and, amongst other things, was the candidate for the constituency in 1997.
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Read "Dr Geoff Seeff Selected as Prospective Parliamentary Candidate" in full.
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Wed 27th Feb 2008
Although this good news story involves stumps, runs, deliveries and, above all, fair play, it is not about cricket but about a very Liberal Democratic activity - Focus distribution. Waltham Forest Cllrs John Beanse, Noel Penstone and Sheila Pryor (the Borough's Deputy Mayor for the year), out on the stump, organising runs and making deliveries, have notched up their 100th edition of the Hale End and Highams Park Focus - the ward newsletter that keeps residents up to date with local issues, views and campaigns. As befitting such a milestone, a party was held for workers and supporters but as John Beanse said "It is a a good score ..........but it is not the end of the innings and we have no intention of retiring at the moment"
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Read "Hale End and Higham's Park - 100 Not Out ".
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