The local Guardian reports on the new Stephen Lawrence centre
Month: April 2006
A new shop for the Beaumont!
The Beaumont Estate continues to receive attention – but now for all the right reasons.
Yesterday, saw the opening of the Beaumont’s new sweet shop, located at the heart of the estate. For me, the opening marked another important milestone on the Beaumont’s long march back to full regeneration.
Lots of local people came along to say hello to Harry Cohen MP (pictured above left), who was the guest of honour, and celebrate the opening with a glass of champagne.
I express my thanks to owners Prem and Bharti Maisura (pictured with me and Harry above) for hosting such a lovely event.
I wish their new business every success.
Building up Women in Construction
Out of the many projects I am supporting at the moment, Women in Construction is one of my favourites.
For the past couple of months, I have been working with Bob Noseda, a construction industry expert, and Julia Lee, director of regeneration organisation O-Regen’s ‘Women into Construction’ programme, to see how we can help promote the construction industry to more women in Waltham Forest.
Attracting more women into construction related jobs such as plumbing, engineering, and painting and decorating, is not just a “politically correct” gesture; the latest reports from the Mayor of London’s economics team, calculate that within the next five years, seven out of all new jobs will need to be filled by women if we are not to suffer a severe skills shortage Continue reading “Building up Women in Construction”
Celebrating Our Best Tutors
Last night, I was invited to be a guest of honour at a wonderful awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of pupils from the Best Tutors supplementary school in Church Rd. Lord Nasir Ahmed of Rotherham (pictured above centre) was the chief guest of honour. Continue reading “Celebrating Our Best Tutors”
The BRATSS go to Parliament!
Watch out Parliament, the BRATSS are coming!
This morning, I took a group of forty mums and kids from the Beaumont Estate, the majority of whom are active in the Beaumont Residents And Tenants Summer Scheme (BRATSS), to Parliament.
Apart from giving them the opportunity to have a nice day out, I also wanted to help them build their political confidence and go home feeling that Parliament really does belong to them. These families have a right to be heard re their summer scheme and all other important matters affecting them Continue reading “The BRATSS go to Parliament!”