 Last week we let you know that thanks to your donations we’ve been able to draw down a whopping total of £39,000 which has been directed to several local organisations who are helping residents through COVID, including providing essential food supplies, medicines or befriending support. You can read more about the support here.
We are also continuing to support our five food bank partners with food supplies while they are experiencing an unprecedented level of demand.
You can learn more about supporting your local foodbank here. There is also more information on our other amazing community organisations and the services they are delivering to support residents here.
 Our Enjoy Waltham Forest team are continuing to develop our Streetspace scheme. to ensure as more people travel across the borough, they are able to do so safely.
We have introduced eight parking bay suspension locations and an additional two will be in place from Friday 22 May. These additional locations are High Road Leyton and Higham Hill Road.
We have now also developed footway widening in four areas, which involves claiming space from the carriageway safely or suspending carriageway parking bays or waiting/loading areas.
The sites that will have widened footways rom Friday 22 May are Higham Hill, James Lane, Winchester Road and Grove Green Road.
To read more or get started on your walking or cycling journey visit the Enjoy Waltham Forest Website today.
 In line with new government advice, on Saturday we will be reopening Lloyd Park's skatepark area (10 people max) and our park's bowls clubs (Walthamstow Borough, Aveling Park, and Chingford Bowls Clubs).
We encourage all users to ensure they are complying with social distancing guidelines. Always stay 2m away from people not from your household, and practice good hygiene – wash your hands and equipment regularly.
Enforcement officers will be out to ensure guidelines are followed. Please use these facilities responsibly to stop the spread of Coronavirus. For more information on parks and how you can use them, please see our website.
 An exciting range of free online courses and career guidance is now available to Waltham Forest residents who want to learn new skills, train for a new career or develop personal resilience.
Morgan Sindall Property Services and Aston Group, contractors for Waltham Forest Council housing, have launched a programme of free pre-employment and online training courses and workshops to support residents through the Covid-19 crisis.
Courses include counselling, caring for children, data protection, business start-ups and improving exercise, health and nutrition.
Find out more
During this time our Planning Service are continuing to process planning applications when necessary, as instructed by Central Government. The team are also taking requests for pre-application advice however cannot offer face to face meetings at this time.
We're also continuing to consult and engage residents on individual sites including the Draft Local Plan.
Click to read how the service is operating.
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