This morning I had my Councillor surgery at Stratford Library and spoke to two residents about complex housing issues, then went and joined a canvass in Pond Road, West Ham E15. We made 59 contacts and had a overwhelming positive response but wha…Read more…
Willis Road Play Street: Sunday 27 March 2022 1-4pm #LoveE15
“I am writing on behalf of Love E15 to invite you to our first ever Love E15 Willis Road Play Street and Street Party. Please see the attached flyer. When? Sunday 27thMarch, 1pm-4pm Where? Willis Road, E15 (off Holbrook Road) Kind regards, Rebecca and …Read more…
Labour Canvass – Maud Gardens then Olympic Park (a plaque to the Pentonville Five?)
This morning I went on a Labour canvass in my ward, West Ham with my fellow Councillor John Whitworth and local activist Asheem Singh.
We went to Maud Gardens which is a small low rise housing estate. We picked up a lot of case work and …Read more…
West Ham Ward Labour Street Surgery & Canvass – Meath & Chaplin Road
At the first door I knocked at this morning, the resident opened his front door with his hand raised upwards, clearly expecting a parcel. Despite this he was pleased to see a local Councillor, had no issues with Newham Council and confirmed that…Read more…
Corporation Street, West Ham doorstep Surgery: Boris, Planning, Cats & Parrot
Interesting morning carrying out a doorstep surgery in Corporation Street, West Ham, E15. This is reputed to be the longest residential street in Newham. The four of us managed to cover around half of the properties.
I had a conversation with a …Read more…
LoveE15 Community planters & West Ham Ward Labour Street Surgery
This morning West Ham Ward Councillors (myself, Charlene and John W) met with local residents and Newham Council officers to support and help out with filling Community planter boxes.
It was brilliant to see so many residents giving up their Sat…Read more…
HMS Warrior: West Ham Iron Battleship
The first British Royal Navy iron clad ship now in Portsmouth harbour but constructed in Bow Creek, West Ham.
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Street Canvass: West Ham Ward 28.10.21
This collage is from yesterday’s street surgery in West Ham ward. My Councillor colleague, John Whitworth and myself ,was joined by Junaid and Ash (who is a new member of our ward). For the first time ever, in my experience, all 4 of us had access to t…Read more…
West Ham History – “1918 Influenza epidemic – over 1,000 deaths”
This morning there was a post on the (excellent) Facebook site “Newham History” on a pamphlet published in 1986 to mark the 100th anniversary of the old West Ham Borough (now part of Newham).
It mentioned that the 1918 flu epidemic killed “ove…Read more…
Custom House doorstep on Labour National Campaign Day
I was out today with comrades in Custom House ward, West Ham. It was a little wet but using the Labour Party Doorstep app on our smartphones meant that we didn’t have soggy and disintegrating paper canvass sheets to record information upon. However, a …Read more…
Commemoration of Battle of Cable Street march and rally Sunday 3 October 2021 @ 1pm – 5pm
Commemoration of Battle of Cable Street march and rally Sunday 3 October 2021 @ 1pm – 5pm The march assembles at 1pm at the junction of Cable Street and Leman Street and will move off at 1.30pm towards the Cable Street mural for the rally….Read more…
Edward (Ted) Nolan – socialist, soldier, trade unionist and tenant activist. RIP comrade
I was saddened to hear of the death of Ted. He was a good age (87) and had battled ill heath for decades but I have lost a good comrade. Ted was “old school” East End. He lived in West Ham ward but if you asked him if he was local, he would be ta…Read more…
Romford Road (Atherton) Swimming Baths 1934
Hat tip for this wonderful collage to LCC Municipal https://twitter.com/lccmunicipal/status/1410575532434104323 (&@LondonNurse2015 for drawing it to my attention) . A souvenir brochure on the opening of the baths in 1934.
It has no…Read more…
Fire Brigade & West Ham Councillors remember Blitz heroes
This afternoon I met Newham Fire Brigade Commander, Terry Gooding, at the plaque outside 163 Plaistow Road, West Ham Ward, Newham, London, E15 3ET to remember the 6 firefighters who were killed near this spot by enemy bombing 80 years ago.
5 of the 6…Read more…
NHS Fair Pay Virtual Rally & 2021 Elections Phone Bank – 6:30PM Tuesday, March 23 (& support UNISON “Slow clap at 8pm” Thursday March 11)
This evening we had a well attended West Ham Labour virtual “election” meeting with guest speakers Karen Bucks MP and our Assembly member, Unmesh Desai and our MP, Lyn Brown. Karen gave her support for tomorrow’s “Slow Clap at 8pm” event organise…Read more…
80th anniversary of the deaths of Beckenham Firefighters in West Ham Blitz Bombing
On the 19 March 2021 it is the 80th anniversary of the destruction of a fire engine and its crew due to Nazi bombing in West Ham ward, which I represent as a Councillor. 5 our of the 6 firefighters killed came from Beckenham to help defend London from …Read more…
Having a dialogue with West Ham residents
This morning there was a Newham wide Labour telecanvassing session using the Labour Party “dialogue” software to call residents about their views about Covid and the forthcoming local elections in May.
I don’t particularly like telecanvass…Read more…
Lyn Brown MP on Cladding Scandal in West Ham (and elsewhere)
West Ham MP Lyn Brown “tells it as it is” on the completely inadequate government response to this scandal.
My view is that it is not just dangerous cladding but the Grenfell investigations have found widespread shoddy and unsafe building defects…Read more…
James Keir Hardie – 120 Years since his election as 1st ever Labour MP (booklet from 2012)
I was really pleased that I was recently able to respond to a request by the Keir Hardie Society (via a former UNISON colleague) for a pdf copy of the booklet issued in 2012 to mark the 120th anniversary of Keir Hardie’s election. He was elected …Read more…
Crockett’s Leathercloth Works War Memorial & my Taid and his brother
This morning my fellow West Ham Ward Councillor, John Whitworth and I, went to the old factory memorial in Abbey Road junction with Mitre Road E15 for 11am in order to show our respect. Our colleague, Cllr Charlene McLean had a clash. There used …Read more…