Welcome to WARA
Waltham Abbey Residents Association (WARA) acts on behalf of residents living in Waltham Abbey, we are a voluntary non-political organisation and we take this opportunity to welcome all visitors to our website. We try to help with planning issues or objections local residents may have in their local community, that may cause distress to residents if they proceed.
If you are new residents to Waltham Abbey or possibly still considering whether to move to our Historic Town,please take a few minutes to review our website, it just might help you make up your mind.
Please feel free to contact us for any further assistance we may be able to offer.
We may occasionally need to employ professionals for advice, such as Solicitors or Consultants to assist us or act on behalf of our residents. This is to ensure that whatever we may state publicly or write on a particular issue, is in fact honest, lawful and accurate. In order to employ these professionals we rely on donations to fund this work and would be grateful for any financial assistance you maybe able to offer.
News
Response to Parkland Proposals
In reply to the Strutt & Parker proposals. I answered in my role as Vicechair of Waltham Abbey Neighbourhood Plan. Ms Drozdowska Strutt & Parker 66-68 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1LA Dear Ms Drozdowska I am in receipt of your email sent to the Waltham Abbey...
Parklands proposed developments
A PUBLIC CONSULTATION is being held from Friday 16th July to Thursday 26th August 2021 in relation to Masterplan Framework for a Proposed new residential/mixed use development at Land north of Parklands, Waltham Abbey. This Virtual Consultaton is being hosted on the...
7.5 tonne limits ignored
We have been advised by one of our members that the 7.5 ton limit in Broomstickhall Road is being ignored again following our report on the Golden Boy Coach incident last year. It has reported to us that Ronimix concrete trucks regularly use this road with their 32ton...
Royal Gunpowder Mills Update
Just to keep all that are interested up to speed on the recent activities and closure of the RGM. A lot of the staff at the Mills have unfortunately been made redundant due to the Corona Virus causing the site's lockdown. One un-named member has decided to spread a...
Royal Gunpowder Mills Needs Help
We have been asked by the Mills to place on our website details of a Crowdfunder campaign they are running. They are in need of some financial support after being forced to close due to the Covid 19 pandemic. ...
Activities Update
Hi to all who visit our website. Just a brief update on WARA's recent activities, we are no longer able to meet and greet at the Town Show in June these days. Following on from the rather unfortunate death of a child on a bouncy castle a year or so back, the Waltham...
Neighbourhood Plan
WARA members, over the recent past has been the mainstay behind the committee formed to promote the Waltham Abbey Neighbourhood Plan (WANP). As such a lot of time has been spent researching matters connected to the drafting of the Plan. Consequently we have not been...
Coaches and 7.5 tonne Limits in Waltham Abbey
An email was sent by one of our supporters ref:- Golden Boy Coaches travelling through Waltham Abbey using 7.5 tonne restricted roads. Please find the email and response from Golden Boy To: [email protected] Subject: Overweight Good morning can you please advise...
Save Waltham Holy Cross Primary School
It is proposed that Net Academy Trust takes over Waltham Holy Cross School next May. In a report shown to us, this trust is one of the worst performing Multi-Academy Trusts (MATS) in the country and the proposed merger is totally against the wishes of the majority of...
Waltham Abbey Town and Neighbourhood Plans
The object of the Town and Neighbourhood Plans. New Government legislation requires all councils to form a new Town Plan, Towns have always had a Local Plan that lasts for 15...