Calling all shopkeepers!

Has your business been affected by Mini Holland?? If so, we would love to hear from you. Please email infowfstreets4all@gmail.com with your experiences. Thanks.

We already reported on several closures caused by Mini Holland here https://wfstreets4all.wixsite.com/home/single-post/2019/02/15/Council-asking-what-small-business-thinks and in November local Guardian published this:-

28th November 2018

A businessman has accused Waltham Forest Council of ignoring the plight of hard-working men and women in the borough after the Mini Holland scheme forced him to close his shop.

Spiro Nicholas, owner of My Dream Kitchen, has shut his store in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, due to the ongoing works to construct cycle paths on the main road.

The 49-year-old believes the council has put the needs of the 800 cyclists who pass through the main road every day before the survival of the struggling stores along the route.

Mr Nicholas has been forced to temporarily close his showroom due to the high levels of noise and lack of customer parking and says he is unsure he will be able to reopen once the works are finished.

“The drilling was so loud that I couldn’t hear my customers speaking and I couldn’t take calls on my phone,” he said.

“There was nowhere for delivery drivers or customers to park so it is pointless paying staff and keeping it open."

“It shows that the local authority have no regard for the local businesses - doing all this work for 800 cyclists a day. It’s beyond belief."

“We speak to locals and have yet to come across anyone who is in favour of all of this. It just winds me up."

“There’s a good chance I’ll have to close it for good.”