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• Redbridge Green Fair 2005...IN PICTURES
  

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  The Redbridge Green Fair 2005 was today. A large mix of activities for children and adults, competitions, education, organic vegetarian food, stands raising awareness of green activities, campagners drumming up support and dishing out leaflets for various causes, and live bands on three stages.
  
  

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  A review from a fellow visitor:
  
  Walking through valentine park I was drawn to the steady beat of drums and guitar could it be...? Ocean Colour Scene! Nope! It was the Stoves trying to sound like em!! Not bad appear to be quite a versatile group with many musical instruments being incorporated (sax, flute) as with all bands these days they were too loud and I think buzzing!!! moving on to the give and take tent cool didn't realize they had a stall like that would have contributed plenty! Anyway green awareness is good because we waste so much! The sweet shop in my opinion was too expensive but that's just me. The highlight for me were my first english fresh doughnuts wonderful! On to stage no.2 hmm Dr. ? and the Prescriptions not bad they seemed to have done this often never heard the songs before as with stage 1. Moving on pass some people who appear to think they are in the sixties. Its all good. Lots of organic food stalls :-( Got hustled in to taking poart in the wildlife quiz for 20p learned a bit so no probs and am thinking of a pond for the garden!! I was quite taken up with the clown nice touch and the colourful drummers who were way on the other end of the grounds were good. Teen band that's in the photo section get back to school and learn to speak clearly and err play music? Amidst the green awareness were the anti war and healing stalls breezed by em thus no comment. The time was right for stage No.2 Lizzie B acoustic guitar someone i recall felt sorry for her because there was nobody at the stage when she started but after all the noise before her who could blame the crowd but whats this into her first song the tent is filled! Some chappi decides to take a photo and our performer forget her words totally cool but the tent kept filling up and why you ask? Ever hear mum sing a lullaby? Soothing yeah? Well Lizzie B provided a calming melow smooth string of songs that made the green fair bareable to a point!! After all the soothing I could take my stomach informed me its time so I indulged in a wrap very very nice although vegetarian and as I was leaving I was forced to pass stage no.1 Steve Hooker was playing!! Legend I was told yipes sounded like the stoves all noise!! Why can't british music produce another Beatles? Anyway as you may guess exit was fast although the fact we had to pass the mobile toilets helped in the speedy exit. However I must say my first fair in England not bad very friendly people atmosphere no yobs in (plain) sight families together it was nice. Looking forward to the next... Be there!!! Be green reduce reuse recycle!! Do not waste!! Ciao
  
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• Election Results 2005 are in!!
  Ilford North has switched from Labour to Conservative in a 4.6% swing.
  The seat formerly held by Labour's Linda Perham will now be taken over by Lee Scott, the Conservative. [Click for more details]
  
  Ilford South's Mike Gapes holds on to his Labour seat although with a much reduced percentage. [Click for more details]
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• Ilford Imaging saved
  Ilford Imaging, the company named after the town it started in, has been bought out. 300 had already been made redundant and the jobs of the other 300 have been saved. The new company will be called Ilford Photo. The company was put into administration in August last year.
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• 160 food poisining cases
  Ilford is not normally renowned for its cuisine, and it's easy to see why. 160 people who ate at A1 Kebabish in Manor Park, Ilford were struck down with salmonella. Due to the recent 'compensation culture' phenomenon the victims are seeking compensation against the owners.
  
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• Ilford Christmas lights switch on Wed 17 Nov
  No celebs being advertised, perhaps they blew the budget with Dr Truman last year, but the grand Ilford Christmas lights will be switched on on Wed 17th 6pm. The only bit of info I can find is the quote 'we have bought new lights this year'. Perhaps this is why no celebs? More importantly...what happened to the old ones....were they lost? stolen? (I can't imagine why anyone would want to steal those microscopic things!) Is anyone going there tonight?? Please post a News Response if you are!!
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