THERE are just over two weeks left for residents to nominate their community heroes.
The closing date for nominations for the Love Your Borough awards is Monday 31 January at 12pm.
The ceremony will take place on Friday April 8.
The 10 categories to choose from are:
• Community hero
• Improving your neighbourhood
• Business champion
• Making Waltham Forest safer
• Volunteer of the year
• Go green school
• Arts
• Best kept front garden
• Best residents association
• Olympics and paralympics sporting achievement.
One of the nominees in the arts category is Craft Guerrilla, a group that runs workshops at the Rose and Crown Pub in Hoe Street, Walthamstow.
Founding member Debbie Daniel, 39, of Granville Road, Walthamstow, said they also run markets at the William Morris Gallery and the shop, Beautiful Interiors, Orford Road, in Walthamstow Village.
She added: “I am really happy we have been nominated.
“We also try to give people ideas on how to start their own creative businesses.”
To find out more about the Love Your Borough Awards and competitions visit www.walthamforest.gov.uk/love-your-borough
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