 On the evening of Small Business Saturday 7 December 2019 local artists, musicians, poets, writers, dancers and community groups are coming together to help residents and visitors celebrate, explore and enjoy the many cultures represented on Walthamstow’s vibrant and diverse High Street.
The event will be launched in the Town Square at 4pm with an “al fresco dining room” and the opportunity to sample food from local restaurants and cafes.
Bring your family and friends on an evening of discovery. Printed programmes will be available on the night.
Free events along and around the High Street will include a West African Fanal Lantern procession, Origami workshops, a Giant Hopscotch, a heritage walking tour, cartoon workshop, printing of your own gift wrap with South Asian motifs, live music from around the world and much more.
Walthamstow High Street has been selected by the Greater London Authority as London’s first Night Time Enterprise Zone. The event is being produced by Artillery and is supported with funding from The Mayor of London, Waltham Forest Council and with in-kind support from our project partners at CRATE St James Street, St James Street Big Local Resident Group, The Mill Community Space and The Mall.
As part of the Walthamstow High Street Night Time Enterprise Pilot project the Council is asking local communities and businesses how to boost the town centre, encourage a more diverse range of evening activities and improve overall perceptions after 6pm.
We are encouraging people to have their say on how to improve Walthamstow High Street to work better for them after 6pm, through a five-minute online survey.
The results help us see how we can support local organisations and businesses to stay open later into the evening and improve access to shops and services after 6pm.
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As restoration begins on the former Granada/EMD cinema in Hoe Street, we will soon be holding some resident engagement drop-in events to share our ideas with you and get your views on them.
We will be letting people know the dates and how to get involved through our special EMD email newsletter so make sure you've signed up to get the details direct to your inbox.
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This Thursday sees the launch of the Station Approach mini market, located on the newly refurbished Station Approach outside Walthamstow Central Station on Hoe Street, will welcome three local traders each week for the next six months, bringing freshly prepared food to the area.
Starting from Thursday 21 November 2019 the market will be open on Thursdays and Fridays 11am to 3pm and Saturdays 11am to 4pm. Traders participating in the pilot include:
- Bronze Layers – tasty cakes, Caribbean sweets, Jamaican style patties, slush and juices
- Evia Tasty Food – Greek food
- Marli’s Kitchen – vegan food
- MexiJam – a delicious fusion of Mexican and Jamaican cuisine
- St Best Jamaican – serving the best in Jerk food: chicken, seafood, goat, pork, breadfruit and patties
- The Falafel Queen – falafel, chicken schnitzel, lamb shwarma
- Scratch Deli - 100 per cent vegan falafel and salads.
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We have three great markets each week in Walthamstow High Street.
Tuesday to Saturday sees Europe's longest street market open for business in Walthamstow High Street offering great bargains for shoppers.
On Sunday the Waltham Forest Farmers' Market and the Sunday Social Market are both open with traders at the Town Square end of Walthamstow High Street.
Come along for fresh fruit and veg, household goods and clothes plus great gifts for friends and family.
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In the lead up to Small Business Saturday, 7 December 2019, our Economic Growth Team is launching a new online Business Directory for Waltham Forest.
Businesses can be listed and promote themselves free of charge in the directory.
The team is currently visiting town centres and high streets across the Borough to encourage businesses to sign up.
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Proposals to build new homes in Osborne Mews, off Walthamstow High Street, have moved a step closer after the Council's Cabinet agreed to buy some neighbouring properties.
The site is currently partly owned by Waltham Forest Council and at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday 7 November 2019 it was agreed to spend up to £2.14 million to buy the adjacent properties of 12 Palmerston Road and 1 Osborne Mews.
This acquisition, which is subject to contracts being finalised with the relevant landowners and tenants, will enable the Council to deliver a range of one, two and three bedroom apartments of both private and affordable tenure on the combined development site.
There will be engagement meetings for residents and businesses as the scheme progresses.
Want to hear more about the Osborne Mews project? Make sure you use the link below to sign up for our Osborne Mews email newsletter to get all the latest news straight to your inbox.
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