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London in Bloom awards our gardeners gold
The green fingered volunteers have earned a top rank in this year’s horticulture awards, again. The Queens Boundary Community gardeners were rated gold in the Small London Village category for the 2nd year in a row with a score of 86 out of 100 points. The citation said the overall impression was: An extensive range…
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Family hub offers support
“Families need support and activities no matter the age of their children, our new family hubs will offer relevant support for different stages of family life.” writes Kiesha, the new outreach worker for the Leyton family hub in Queens Road who supports the Waltham Forest project. The hub is a one stop shop with everything…
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Rutland Road plants rescued ahead of changes
The council plans to replace the raised flowerbeds on Rutland Road with rain gardens to help reduce flood risks. Local volunteers have been saving the very established plants including euphorbia, valerian, cornus midwinter fire and roses. The community gardeners dug them out for re-use around our neighbourhood such as to finish a hedge line and…
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Cemetery gardeners get gold at London in Bloom
In only our 2nd year of entering the competition, Friends of Queens Road Cemetery has won a gold medal at the Royal Horticultural Society’s London In Bloom competition! We came in strong in our first year, winning a Silver Gilt, but somehow we’ve topped it. The judges said: A real oasis for wildlife. The cemetery…
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Hoe Street streetscape changes
The council are continuing their work on Hoe Street with the section between Orford Road and Lea Bridge Road. The maps below show the changes to be made in late 2023. They aim to “build upon the existing network of safe and direct walking and cycling routes in the borough. The plans will provide more…
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Pub night at Stafford Hall
Stafford Hall was transformed into the “St Barnabas Arms’ pub on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 July – the only pub in Markhouse Ward. The venue on St Barnabas Road opened between 5pm and 11pm, serving local ales, larger, cider, wines, spirits, soft drinks. Everyone was welcome to come down for a drink, food and…
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Public art at Markhouse Corner workshops
To help create public art at Markhouse Corner the council are holding 2 workshops to explore the history and local residents’ memories of the area. Give your input to shape a brief for artists, to guide what appears at the junction of Lea Bridge Road and Church Road. Bring along photos, objects or memories to…
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Party in the Park
There was free food and fun for 4 hours on Sunday afternoon in Thomas Gamuel Park. Lots of local residents came for tasty treats and activities for all ages. Fantastic effort, QBC – a super day! So good to see so much splashing fun in the sun! 30 seconds away in Stafford Hall, there was…
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You & QBC both get £100 if you sign up here for Community Fibre
Our area’s new superfast internet provider, will reward referrals with £200 worth of Amazon vouchers, split between the referrer and the new customer. If you use this link to sign a contract with Community Fibre you will get £100 to shop online. Plus QBC will get £100 to use on initiatives that benefit local people…
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Quiz fundraiser for earthquake victims
We raised over £500 for victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria from a quiz and bar in Stafford Hall. Locals paid £5 each to enter and bought drinks too. They formed teams of between 2 and 6 people, enjoying meeting new neighbours in the process. Since it was a Saturday (20 May 2023)…
Queens Boundary Community
An an area with wonderful people and activities between Markhouse Road, Lea Bridge Road and Hoe Street, in Walthamstow, London E17
Queens Boundary Community 