tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59511132009-06-16T16:36:01.255+01:00Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.comBlogger197125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-52333952020629517472009-06-16T16:13:00.004+01:002009-06-16T16:35:54.514+01:00

Saturday 27th June 12 - 6pm, Brimmington Park (between Clifton Crescent and Culmore Rd)Not to be missed! This year's Brimmington Park Festival promises to be bigger and better than ever.In addition to all the usual fun of live entertainment, sports events and children's fancy dress contest there will be the first Brimmington Fun Dog Show and Football Training provided by Millwall FC!

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-71368975237662636082009-06-14T09:15:00.005+01:002009-06-14T09:22:25.705+01:00

The council has gained an interim possession order on the Nunhead Community Centre which means the occupation must end and the padlocks will be back in place tomorrow.So last chance to visit the community centre is today. The Occupiers are inviting local residents to pop by for a cup of tea.Access is via the back door. Go through the green gate into Basswood Close at the corner of Linden Grove

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-73917154076245565062009-06-10T17:09:00.003+01:002009-06-10T17:32:09.268+01:00

I went over to the Centre last night for a meeting organised by the occupiers. It felt really great to be back in the centre for a community meeting, it felt like a return to better days.So as ever, there's good news and bad news.Good News1. The initial test findings are that there is no legionella bacteria.2. The members of the original Campaign Group and the Occupiers decided they have the same

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-75437423351864776052009-05-29T06:58:00.002+01:002009-05-29T07:30:40.507+01:00

So where were we...When I last posted about the Nunhead Community Centre we'd just had a public meeting which agreed to reject the Council's proposal of a couple of small shop fronts as a wholly inadequate replacement for the Community Centre and we were launching our campaign to Save the Centre. We were doing all the traditional campaign things - letter writing, getting the local paper involved

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-64340779589135112842009-05-14T12:00:00.003+01:002009-05-14T12:06:50.371+01:00

My Nunhead colleague Cllr Althea Smith and other Southwark Councillors will be putting on a show in aid of Diabetes UK at the Mayor of Southwark's Charity Ball this Saturday.I'm told there will be a disco display by Cllrs Morris and Dixon-Fyle, some ballroom from Cllrs Hook and Kyriacou, whilst our Althea will "endeavour to portray, together with two young professional dancers, the image of the

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-47176990050705871792009-05-01T07:42:00.010+01:002009-05-02T08:14:47.567+01:00

Much of my time over the last month or so has been focused on the future of the Nunhead Community Centre.The council closed the centre about 2 years ago after one of the residents who ran the centre contracted legionnaires disease (maybe from the centre, maybe not). We expected it to reopen after the water systems had been given the all clear.Instead the council said it couldn't reopen without

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-74097476600907746362009-04-30T08:15:00.002+01:002009-04-30T08:19:34.081+01:00

Sadly I spoke too soon and it's still not fixed. One local resident is keeping a photo diary and it's clearly as bad as ever.The council now plans to start the pilot of a new collection method on King Arthur Close, Loder Street and Blanch Close starting 12 May, so fingers crossed.

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-50117148955567771192009-04-15T09:57:00.003+01:002009-04-15T10:32:51.001+01:00

One of the Council's Scrutiny Committees is doing an investigation into bus services in the borough. Who knows whether TfL and Mayor Boris will pay any attention to the conclusions, but it can't hurt for the Council to have a clear picture of the issues across the borough.They've asked ward cllrs to give the committee information about any bus issues in our wards and I've pasted in below what

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-29975579860123417302009-04-02T08:25:00.005+01:002009-04-15T09:53:42.978+01:00

I think we might be getting somewhere with the refuse collection on the Brimmington Estate.I managed to get a group of officers from the council and Veolia to come and walk round the estate with me and some residents on Tuesday morning. They have some ideas for putting in wheelie bins where there's room and getting the bin crew to collect bags straight from the door step when they can get close.

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-88070354926614694682009-03-23T18:04:00.004Z2009-05-14T12:09:32.663+01:00

I went over to Surrey Docks City Farm last week to welcome the new "mobile farm". The idea started when plans for a City Farm in Nunhead fell through - we just couldn't find a viable site or funding. That gave Surrey Docks Farm the idea that they should go mobile and so they could bring the farm to other parts of Southwark.They'll be coming to Southwark in Bloom event on Peckham Rye in April.

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-81920521296040450752009-03-21T08:32:00.004Z2009-03-21T09:00:21.618Z

Regular readers will know that the excitement about phase 2 of the East London Line Extension was dampened slightly when we found out that the new Surrey Canal Road Station might not be built after all.The Station would serve parts of Bermondsey, Deptford and New Cross as well as Millwall FC.People living in the area are putting up with a huge amount of disruption while the building work is going

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-41607745760873758742009-03-18T10:32:00.004Z2009-03-18T10:44:33.236Z

So last Monday I emailed Cllr Nick Stanton, the LibDem Leader of the Council and also the Chief Executive of the Council to complain about the disgusting refuse collection arrangements on the Brimmington Estate (see previous post and video for a recap).Neither of them has replied personally, but the contract manager has got back to me to say that he is "reviewing refuse arrangements on the

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-86129881810195093982009-03-08T08:01:00.003Z2009-03-08T08:10:04.871Z

I went down to the Brimmington Estate this week to investigate complaints about Southwark Council leaving piles of rubbish all around the estate for hours and hours twice a week. It is a real disgrace. The video explains more.I think this is horrible. It wouldn't be tolerated on a middle class street, yet the Council thinks it just "not ideal" on a council housing estate in Peckham. I'm writing

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-57494759020357060572009-02-26T13:26:00.002Z2009-02-26T13:36:23.239Z

Quick update on my previous post. We had a brief presentation and discussion about the traffic calming proposals at last night's Community Council.Most people are in favour of the proposals as speeding is a very serious problem on these two streets. There are a few concerns about the measures causing traffic to divert onto other roads like Limesford Rd and also about loss of parking spaces on

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-12545334885779345392009-02-26T11:04:00.000Z2009-02-26T11:04:33.137Z

Key information for Nunhead - Blackfriars rail users on London Reconnections.London Reconnections: ThamesLink Programme MonthBlackfriars underground station closes this weekend until late 2011 for a complete rebuild. Mainline station is not closing.And from 23th March Nunhead - Blackfriars trains will "come under the Thameslink/First Capital Network, with all trains running through the Central

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-68144323457058848262009-02-18T15:25:00.002Z2009-02-18T15:44:06.755Z

Just a quick note to let people know that next week's Nunhead & Peckham Rye Community Council meeting will be discussing proposals for new traffic calming measures on Linden Grove & Ivydale Rd.Although the streets are in a 20mph zone, they suffer from terrible speeding problems. The council is proposing some quite radical measures, putting in a number of single lane pitch points and raised tables

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-66281619455552650872009-02-14T08:57:00.002Z2009-02-14T09:09:18.605Z

Lot's of fun coming to the Cossall Estate next Saturday. I'm definitively going to have a go at the Kinetica drum workshop.Well London Fun DayCossall Estate TRA HallSaturday 21 Feb 12.30 - 4.30Come and join us for the Well London family fun day. A free family event for all people living in and around the Cossall Estate.You can take part in - Kinetica drum workshop - Digital Junk Media

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-38048571962696726222009-02-12T10:19:00.006Z2009-02-12T12:53:19.224Z

We've just had it confirmed that the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State for Transport have reach an agreement on the funding of phase 2b of the East London Line linking Clapham Junction to the existing line at Surrey Quays via Queens Road Packham.The work will start as soon as they finish phase 1 (mid 2010) and the service is expected to be up and running in May 2012.It's still not clear

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-79065734992602701702009-02-07T09:04:00.003Z2009-02-07T09:08:46.980Z

Hat tip to Transpontine for this find, a JMW Turner sketch in the Tate Britain collection believed to have been painted from the top of Nunhead Hill (now the cemetery).

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Last night we held a special Scrutiny Meeting to consider the findings of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an 84 year old woman.Southwark's Coroner had demanded the report to find out why, despite many calls from worried neighbours, Southwark Council had failed to send a social worker round to visit Mrs Lambet to if she needed help. By the time the Council got

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-56036489549842122792009-01-31T06:47:00.000Z2009-01-31T06:47:53.027Z

So, the current situation is that Boris Johnson and the government are still hammering things out over the funding for the East London Line extension through Peckham, but things have moved on somewhat.Previously Boris said the funding gap was £30m and said he'd stump up £15m if the government paid the other £15m. The government pointed out they'd already given him £40BILLION for transport in

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-69022380602900579102009-01-27T12:08:00.002Z2009-01-27T12:13:24.796Z

Apparently it's all the rage, so I'd better try it. Not entirely convinced as yet so I can't promise it will last. But if you'd like to know what I do between blog postings you can follow me or check out the new twitter updates in the sidebar.

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Things are coming to a head with the plans for a new "integrated waste management facility" on the Old Kent Road. The plans for the changes to road layout went to Planning Committee last week (and were rejected) and the main plans for the centre itself should be coming to committee within the next month or two.I'm critical of many things that Southwark Council are doing (I am in opposition

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-18790456126823416032008-12-16T11:18:00.000Z2008-12-16T11:18:01.206Z

Just a quick link to the latest news.London Reconnections: TfL Board Meeting 12/08: East London Line Extension Phase Two

Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13099283558496010588noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951113.post-9617754687171883312008-11-13T17:38:00.000Z2008-11-13T17:47:31.408Z

Sadly I can't get along to this meeting as I have to be at another meeting (campaigning to get our Community Centre reopened), but it promises to be very interesting evening. Eileen Conn has organised it and she tells me all the main players are expected (Network Rail, TfL, Southern and SouthEastern). It's also a good opportunity for people wanting to organise an East London Line campaign to join

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