Local news and opportunities to get involved from your local Labour and Co-operative councillors in Thurlow Park.
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Thurlow Park's Labour councillors sharing news and ways to get involved in the local area - including West Norwood, Herne Hill, Tulse Hill and West Dulwich.
Below is a link to the results from the the survey conducted in December 2016 to provide an indication as to what local residents thought and felt about a new fence surrounding Rosendale Playing Fields.
‘The results indicate that over half the residents responding are in favour of the new developments taking place. Residents who objected on the basis that they felt there was insufficient engagement on the proposal at this stage, may change their opinion as opportunity for formal Statutory Consultation will take place as the project proceeds…’
As part of development plans for the future of West Norwood construction work on Norwood Road began on the 09th January 2017. The first phase of work will be an upgrade to the footway paving on the west side of Norwood Road only from York Hill to Waylett Place and this is expected to take a month.
While the work is carried out part of the footway will be open for pedestrians at all times and traffic management will be in place to provide safe movement for all types of vehicles.
This work will mean that one northbound lane on the approach to the York Hill/Lancaster Avenue junction will have to be restricted and the parking bays on the eastern side of Norwood Road between 467-475 will be suspended. Businesses in this area will be notified of the suspension of parking bays.
In addition, in order to reduce the impact on businesses, some of the footway upgrade work will be undertaken outside of normal hours (up to 11pm). Outside Homecare we expect this would be for a maximum of two weeks. For the access road to B&Q work will be undertaken on two Sundays late Jan/early Feb between 4pm and 11pm. We will be notifying residents of the late working and will endeavour to reduce any disturbance to them as much as possible.
Otherwise, the next phase of work will start on the 6th February 2017 from Waylett Place North to Landsowne Hill. This will also be a footway paving upgrade, and be expected to take up to six weeks.
As highlighted in one of our December blogs from Monday 16 January 2017 green wheelie bins for recycling will start to be delivered to residents in Thurlow Park, replacing the current clear recycling sack service.
The new bins will: • Encourage recycling as the new bins will hold five times more waste than a clear recycling sack • Save money as over 10 million recycling sacks are issued every year – at huge cost to the Council. The new bins will save £450,000 per year. • Make streets cleaner and tidier as for the first time waste collection, bulky collections and street cleansing will all take place on the same day. The mess created by foxes and other pests tearing open sacks will be significantly reduced, making streets look cleaner and tidier.
Should you see anyone sleeping rough in West Norwood or beyond, please make sure to report it so that they can access a warm place to sleep. Please also keep an eye on elderly or vulnerable neighbours.
Lambeth has surged ahead in so many ways in recent years: our population is growing, employment is rising and our schoolchildren continue to achieve record-breaking exam results. The enormous investment pouring into the borough is changing lives for the better.
Despite this growth, we are acutely aware that Lambeth remains one of the most deprived areas of the country – Lambeth is the 8th most deprived borough in London and the 22nd most deprived in England. Deprivation brings significant challenges in health, education and employment for everyone. And, for some of our people, the problems are even more severe. Some of our communities still suffer even greater levels of poverty and inequality; they still face barriers that prevent them from fulfilling their potential.
We have established an Equality Commission, which will identify these barriers and tackle them head-on.
Tonight, the commission is hosting an open community meeting to explore issues around participation, representation and community leadership. Come and tell us what you think are some of the main causes of inequalities in relation to these issues – we want to better understand the effects of inequality in this area as well as identify solutions.
Anyone is welcome to attend, but you must register first. You can register to attend here. The meeting is at 6pm tonight at Streatham Library, 63 Streatham High Rd, London SW16 1PN.
Cllr Max and Cllr Anna spent much of this week talking to residents at our Rosendale Playing Fields drop in or visiting residents that were not able to attend.
The evening discussion at Peabody Commuity Hall about the possible changes to the fence surrounding the field, supported by Lambeth Council Officer support, was useful and well attended.
During the various conversations it was clear that there remained a number of outstanding questions, though it was good to engage and gain a feel for what people thought and wanted.
The main bulk of discussions centred around; access, leaseholder /freeholder status, the impact on trees, the height of the fence, party wall and retaining wall questions, and the type of consultation
To help you recycle more sustainably, we’re replacing the current clear recycling sack recycling service for the majority of street properties with green recycling wheelie bins starting in January 2017.
This will allow you to put your recycling in the green recycling wheelie bin any time. The bins hold five times as much as a clear recycling sack and they will keep your recycling dry and make it hard for foxes (and other pests) to spread it all over the pavement.
Lambeth council and local businesses are working in partnership to campaign against the Government’s impending huge rise in rates. The business rate revaluation, which is due to come into force from 1 April next year, will see some businesses pay 45% more in rates.
This hike in rates could prove crippling to some businesses, especially those with 5 or fewer staff. West Norwood and Herne Hill, each with a high proportion of SME businesses, will be very hard hit.
Lambeth has written to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government asking for measures to be put in place to support businesses through any rates rise and a longer term review of the effectiveness of business rates as a method of taxation.
A London-wide campaign is also underway, supported by Lambeth council and backed by the capital’s Mayor Sadiq Khan along with London Councils, London First, London Chamber of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses London and New West End Company, with 37 additional groups including 32 London BIDS
London businesses overall will pay an additional £855 million in business rates every year, while businesses in much of the rest of the country will see rates decrease in real terms.
Our Labour Mayor of London has set out plans to help homeless people with a new £350m fund. This will include support for former rough sleepers and victims of domestic abuse.
The funding will be available to housing providers to offer move-on accommodation to homeless people who are ready to move into a home of their own after spending time supported in hostels and refuges.
Sadiq is investing a further £9m annually in services for rough sleepers and recently launched a new taskforce, “No Nights Sleeping Rough”, which will bring together Government, local councils like Lambeth and key agencies to focus on preventing rough sleeping and helping those on the streets.
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