September 13th, 2011 by Mark Rusling
Waltham Forest is looking for 120 volunteers to welcome the world to our borough during the Olympic and Paralympic Games next year. You would have to be welcoming and outgoing, be over 16 and be willing to contribute 20 hours of your time during the Games. If this sounds like you, get in touch for more information. You have until 14 October to apply, which you can do online. Best of luck!
September 13th, 2011 by Mark Rusling
We are proud to be an Olympic borough and, to celebrate that, from December Waltham Forest will be hosting the ‘Big 6′. These are free events across the borough, from December 2011 through to September 2012, offering a range of activities from film and music to sporting events.
For more information on these exciting events, click here. If you have ideas of how we could celebrate the Olympics in our ward, do get in touch. There is Community Ward Forum money available and we’d love to hear your ideas.
May 18th, 2011 by Mark Rusling
In exciting news, it has been announced that the Olympic torch relay will hit Walthamstow on the afternoon and evening of Saturday 21 July 2012. The torch will stay overnight before heading to Bexley the next day. The opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford takes place on Friday 27 July.
Click here for details of the 70-day route. Walthamstow is day 68 of the route. We will be joined on the evening by some very special guests – more details soon!
October 18th, 2010 by Mark Rusling
The Olympic Games Organising Committee is looking for 8000 volunteers to be London Ambassadors during the 2012 Games. To register, click here. Application details will be sent out in January.
To be eligible, you must be:
We’d love to see some Hoe Street residents acting as London Ambassadors during the Games, so get applying!
