It’s not too late to enter the Leytonstone Festival Photography Competition. You have until 26th July 2015. The theme is Leytonstone! Full details can be found on the Festival web site.

Waltham Forest Council has started publishing a newsletter (link below) to keep nearby residents informed on the redevelopment of the tower blocks in Montague Road. Printed copies will be delivered to households in the FARA area by the end of next week. News In Brief edition 1

Thanks to those FARA members who have been in touch about the state of Davies Lane’s pavements and road caused by the building work. This has been reported to local councillors and they have arranged for the Highways Department to come and assess it. The building developers who have been / are still working in…

At the AGM in May 2015, we were asked about the trees at Davies Lane School. Just to let you know that the Committee has liaised with local councillors and the Council Officers responsible for tree preservation and we can report that: Soft landscaping is yet to be fully completed. Some of the newly planted…

Grow Wild is a lottery funded initiative, based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It aims to inspire local communities to come together to transform their environment by sowing and growing native wild flowers. FARA has been accepted to participate in the wildflower growing scheme and get free seeds for residents. The plan is to…

February and March has seen a spate of burglaries and attempted break-ins in our area. There has been a burglary in Malvern Road and another attempted through an upstairs bathroom window. There was also an attempted break-in in Ferndale Road where garden implements taken from a neighbouring property were used to try to force entry.…

Ferndale Area Residents Association organised another food bank drive just before Christmas. We were overwhelmed by your generosity. The donations filled the whole of the back of the car with the seats folded down! To make a donation, or to refer a family in need, please contact Leytonstone Children’s Centre on 020 8496 2960, 8…

London City Airport came in for a barrage of criticism last night (24th November 2014) from residents over its failure to consult residents about its plans to change its flight paths at a packed meeting in St Andrews Church in Leytonstone.  Leytonstone would be one of the areas worst affected by the airport’s decision to concentrate…

With Halloween coming up, it is worth bearing in mind advice from Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator Bill Nesbit. He suggests that children don’t go out trick and treating without being accompanied by an adult. If you do not want any trick or treat callers, posters are available which can be printed off and displayed in your…