It has been a while so here is a rather packed TASK e-news follows. We hope you enjoy it.
Monthly meeting: Tuesday 5 April from 7-8pm at Gizem bakers, Seven Kings High Road
Each month, a group of us meet up to share news and plan our local activities over a cup of coffee in a very friendly and informal gathering, where all new faces are guaranteed a warm welcome. Last time we talked about improving the quality of the rented sector, crime and policing and how we can support the continued working of our local libraries as part of the Council's effort to improve community input into their running.
This month, amongst other things, we will be picking up on the recent changes at the Downshall Centre, planning our presence at the upcoming St. John's Community Day in May and deciding if we want to be part of the Council's local community festival in September.
March and rally for King George Hospital - Friday April 8th
It feels like the A and E and maternity services at KGH have been under threat for an eternity, with the government now demanding a full review on the closure threat, as pressure mounts on Queens at Romford following a number of bad news headlines and apparent difficulties even satisfactorily meeting existing demands upon it.
The latest public stage in the protest, which TASK has fully supported from day one, is a march and rally next friday, April 8, starting from Queens Hospital and processing along the Romford Road all the way through to Ilford Town Centre, where a meeting convened with local MPs will follow from 615pm at the Town Hall.
Recognising the ambition of the march, and the difficulty for many of us joining in during working hours or taking part over such a long route, organisers are asking residents to either join in from their home location or to turn up outside the Town Hall for a short rally at 6pm for just a few minutes to welcome the hardy marchers and demonstrate the maximum show of strength.
Library next steps: top authors come to town
Having saved our local Goodmayes Library after a fabulous cross-community campaign, we are now keen to see more book readings and events hosted locally here in the south of the borough, having been surprised at the dominance of libraries in Wanstead and Woodford and the north of the borough as host locations in the upcoming book and literature festival. That said, we do have some author sessions in our local sites, including
- May 7: Sagheer Afzal, author of The Reluctant Mullah at Seven Kings Library from 2. 30-4.15pm: a free event bookable online at 07931 740
- May 18th: Nikesh Shukla, author of Coconut Unlimited, at Goodmayes Library from 7.15- 9pm. Tickets £2.50 from 0208 708 7750
Redbridge Citizens
Looking forward a little, to May 18, TASK will be taking part in a public meeting for faith and community group leaders organised by top London community organising group Citizens UK, the aims of which are to develop relations between different parts of our diverse community sector, to share areas of interest and- if the will is there- to forge a common front to improve our borough in partnership with each other. The session will happen at the Kenneth More theatre from 6-8pm and more details can be obtained from Sheilla Patel at London Citizens on Sheilla.Patel@cof.org.uk.
Cafe de amore
We always like to support local small businesses and welcome the new owners at our Seven Kings station cafe, rebranded in smart new livery as cafe de amore, and offering great coffee and snacks at highly reasonable prices. They are now open until 2pm each weekday, and on Saturday, so even if you do not commute regularly, why not pop down to the London platform and give them a try.
That's it for now. See you all soon, Chris
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