After speeches from figures including Lee Scott MP, Council Leader Cllr Keith Prince, Whipps Cross UNISON branch secretary Len Hockey, Labour Health lead Cllr Ross Hatfull and consultant Dr. Anna Athow, the marchers paused for a photo call before setting off towards the town centre (Note the Carnival Queen extreme right). 
There was a strong turnout on the day by Perryman’s Farm residents. 
Seven Kings Singh Sabha Gurdwara provided food and hot drinks as more speakers (including campaigners for the Whittington hospital and from Waltham Forest and Southend KONP branches) addressed the crowd outside Harrison Gibson’s store in Ilford High Road. 
More signatures were gathered for the petition against the closure of Accident and Emergency facilities at King George hospital.Images and report by Bob Archer.
I thought the carnival queen was the one with the megaphone in the first picture.
ReplyDeleteSo will Lee Scott vote against the bill in the House?
ReplyDeleteJust like we who are his constituents, SimonLewis, you'll just have to wait and see.
ReplyDeleteOh No Morris, the one with the microphone is too pretty!
ReplyDeleteSure, Mr Chowdhry - pretty awful.
ReplyDeleteThe one with the "microphone" (megaphone) is holding it at the 'wrong end'!
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about protest marches that turn some, but not others, into riots?
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