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Shopmobility
Over 1000 disabled people can now regularly access
Walthamstow town centre to socialise and shop.
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Safe and Warm
NOW funding has helped local people tackle fuel
poverty and significantly lower energy bills and
raise quality of life. Read
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The Limes Children's and Community Centre
A brand new centre which enables hundreds of families,
disabled and non-disabled children to play and
learn together thanks to capital funding from
NOW.
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Paths to Progress
NOW funding has been felt in schools and learning
centres across the NOW area. Learning Mentors, capital
improvements and learning initiatives have benefited
the lives of pupils and been praised by OfSTED inspectors.
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Changing Power and Changing Perspectives
Community and voluntary organisations in the NOW
area have received professional management advice
and grants to make their work more effective.
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Refugee Advice
NOW funding has been helping refugees and community
groups access entitlements and improve their quality
of life.
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Community Health and Wellbeing
Walthamstow’s Kelmscott Leisure Centre is home
to Healthy Living, a NOW funded initiative that
has helped over 2,500 people with heart and other
health problems to become healthier, fitter and
stronger – including one heart attack victim
who became a medal winning rower. Read
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Street Cred
Women across the NOW area are starting their own
businesses thanks to a NOW funded project that helps
women start companies and help each other.
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STEP into Construction
Young people across the NOW area are being helped
into the construction industry via a NOW funded
scheme that provides paths to employment as well
as helping tackle unemployment.
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Uplands House College
Hundreds of people use Uplands House to study courses
as diverse as hairdressing to computer programming.
NOW funding helped turn this large building from
crumbling mansion to community hub. Find out what's
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Waltham Forest Community Credit Union
All Walthamstow residents can now access professional
financial services, save money and access loans
via WFCCU's NOW funded high street premises. WFCCU's
service is of particular use to those people unable
to open accounts with high street banks or building
societies.
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Industrial Area Improvements Programme
Industry and manufacturing play an important role
within the NOW area's economy. NOW understands this
importance and is helping attract businesses into
the area and create jobs via the NOW funded Industrial
Area Improvements Programme (IAIP). Read
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Strategic Street Properties Refurbishment
NOW funding has helped in the regeneration and restoration
of some of Walthamstow's most architecturally and
historically significant buildings in joint programme
with English Heritage. Read
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Town Centre Renewal
NOW funding has helped provide a new bus station
and transform Walthamstow's High Street and Town
Square and Gardens for the benefit of all residents.
The work won the Mayor of London's 2004 Award for
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