Olympic venue bidding to shake off elite image

White water centre among several Lea Valley attractions taken on by Vibrant Partnerships trust. Former Olympic venues including the Lee Valley White Water Centre have been handed over to a trust. Vibrant Partnerships, a not-for-profit company will manage the venues,...

Cobbins Brook Flood Risk

Extract from the latest Environment agency report titled, Strategy proposals for the next decade for Waltham Abbey (Epping Forest District, Essex) Cobbins Brook. The Risk from Flooding: Before a new flood risk management scheme was put in place, an estimated 301...

Transport Yard Sewardstone Road Appeal

The former transport yard sited off Sewardstone Road Waltham Abbey has been sent for appeal after the council rejected development plans last year. The application is for 72 dwellings 50% affordable and some sort of community building/shop is to be developed on the...

Town Show

WARA would like to thank all those who visited our Higher or Lower stall at the Town Show at the weekend. Saturday was a huge success with absolutely loads of you attending and the beautiful sunshine helped make it a great day, sadly Sunday was less so, as the weather...

Public Meeting on Knollys Nursery

WARA held a public meeting on 15th June 2015 at Town Mead Leisure complex to find out local residents reaction to new proposals for the Knollys Nursery site at Pick Hill Waltham Abbey. The meeting was well attended with over 120 residents who came to voice their...

Christmas Market

Hi All WARA would like to say Hello again to all those we met at the Christmas market and to thank you for your generous donations. We had a minor problem with our Gazebo and were unable to use it. However, the weather was fine and it caused us no problems. It was...