This will be a great Christmas event for the ward.Read more…
The Plaistow Land Grabbers
“Hat tip to a great post by “E7 Now & Then” on “The Plaistow Land Grabbers” who are an largely forgotten but important part of the radical history of West Ham. A second post is to follow.
In a protest against unemployment, local plumber and local …Read more…
Picnic in the Park – West Ham & Stratford Labour Party Sumer Social Friday 27 July
Should be good! Read more…
Newham Councillor Selection Meetings – East Ham 17/18 Feb & West Ham 24/25 Feb
East Ham 17/18 February at East Ham Town Hall, 328 Barking Road, London E6 2RP
Ward Name AWS Day Date Time Manor Park 1 Saturday 17-Feb-18 10.30am Little Ilford 1 Saturday 17-Feb-18 12.00pm Boleyn 2 Saturday 17-Feb-18 1.00pm …Read more…
PC Nina Mackay – 20th Anniversary Memorial Service
On Tuesday 24 October I attended with other Councillors, a memorial service held in my ward with family members, friends and Police colleagues of PC Nina Mackay who was stabbed to death near this spot 20 years ago.
It was a very dignified and well att…Read more…
“One Housing to raise rents on key worker scheme by 40%”
This story about the rent rises was on the Inside Housing website last week. I am in the process of responding to a particularly inadequate response I received from One Housing management.
A London housing association is set to start lifting rents by …Read more…
“West Ham tenants’ anger over 40 per cent rent hike”
“A group of tenants is up in arms after their landlord announced a 40 per cent rent hike…
Eve Whitcombe and Jamil Khair (picture right) will have to pay a 40 per cent rent hike or leave their home of the past 18 years. Picture: Jon King
The neighbou…Read more…
West Ham Labour Branch votes 20-8 for change at Newham Town Hall
Great result tonight from West Ham Labour Party Ward meeting.
20-8 vote in favour of change
I now think that the popular vote of members is for change but we will see.
Members voted for an open selection process for the next candidate to stand in…Read more…
Mr Cenz and his Art Creation in West Ham
Picture from last week of West Ham ward Councillors (John Whitworth, me and Freda Bourne) with street Artist Mr Cenz (on right), in front of his fantastic mural in Church Road junction with New Plaistow Road, E15 (next to William Hill bookmakers).
Th…Read more…
“Love the Triangle” Church Street West Hammers doing their bit for their local community
The picture is from last Saturday when local residents in Church Street, NHW – Neighbourhood watch West Ham, E15 organised a community clean up, garden planting day and cake stall. It took place next to the historic All Saints church.
They got a gr…Read more…
Abbey Gardens E15 – Harvest Festival & Classic Vegetable Show
CELEBRATE What will the Harvest be?
Saturday 17th September 2pm-5pm
A FREE EVENT FOR ALL AGES
Dear Friend,
Friends of Abbey Gardens will be holding our H…Read more…
A week of campaigning for Sadiq Khan as Labour Mayor of London in West Ham
Some pictures from the door knocking that has been going on by various ward branches in West Ham Labour Party during the last week.
On Sunday I helped out in Custom House. Interestingly, we are also asking residents how they will vote in the European …Read more…
Custom House for Sadiq Khan as London Labour Mayor
Picture from a cold, wet, windy canvass session this morning in Custom House, West Ham. Lyn Brown MP (and her little Labour attack dog, Cara), Local Councillors and Party activists were out knocking on doors, talking to residents and asking them to sup…Read more…
Newham Compass debate on “Devolution London” 7.30pm Wednesday 7 October
This should be interesting. “Devolution London”. Former leader of Southwark Counicl Jeremy Frazer, Co-author of “Changing London” David Robinson, Co-author of London Devolution Prospectus and Tessa Jowell former Minster. Chaired by Julianne Marriott.
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10,900 working families in West Ham to lose out in Tory tax credit “snatch and grab” – 5.2 Million children affected Nationally
A horrifying report is released today by UNISON on the impact of the Government cuts in Tax credits next April. The rise in the minimum wage will not offset these cuts.
Working families and their children who already find it a struggle to survive are about to lose as much as £60 per week. This is…Read more…
West Ham “on the knocker” for John Biggs
Picture collage from yesterday of West Hammers (and a East Ham comrade) “on the knocker” for John Biggs as Labour Mayor for Tower Hamlets.
West Ham Labour Chair, Charlene McLean, led our team “assisted” by her campaign hardened 9 month old baby daught…Read more…
West Ham Municipal Elections 1893: Now and then.
On General election day May 7, London UNISON organiser, Karen Westwood, was representing Labour outside a polling station in Ilford North, when an elderly man bought photocopies of an election leaflet, featuring his Grandfather and gave her a copy. Kar…Read more…
Ilford North snapshot – May 7th
There was loads of Labour Party and trade union supporters in Ilford North on Thursday, so this is only a limited snapshot of what went on that day.
Westhammers were there at 5am to deliver reminder leaflets (followed by a well deserved breakfast in t…Read more…
Westhammers Labour Victory 7 May 2015
This is the picture of the West Ham Labour Party election count team from 04.30 am this morning with our two successful candidates, Lyn Brown MP and Cllr Charlene McLean. This was at the Olympic Velopark.
Lyn was re-elected as our Member of Parliament…Read more…
“Stand Up For Labour” at Theatre Royal Stratford East: Laughter and Politics
Hat tip to West Ham Labour blog for most of the above pictures from last nights hugely successful “Stand Up For Labour” comedy fund raiser. The event was sponsored by Greater London UNISON Link and raised money for the Ilford North and West Ham General…Read more…