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Have you visited our monthly ASB surgery on the Peabody Estate yet?

Anti-social behaviour and crime are the top concern for many residents on the Peabody Estates – both Rosendale Road and Peabody Hill. It is very important to us that residents are, and feel, safe in their homes and neighbourhoods, and have been working hard to tackle this issue. 

It’s a complicated issue, and no one agency on its own is going to be able to resolve it. So, we have been developing a multi-agency approach,

regularly coordinating meetings which bring together Peabody, the police, the council, community and youth groups, and local residents. We have ensured that Peabody prioritise our estate, and over the last year we have secured wardens who regularly patrol. 

To complement this, we have started a new anti-social behaviour and community safety surgery and walkabout. Every month, one of your local Labour councillors, the community safety officer from Peabody and the Peabody estate manager will be on site on the last Monday of the month from 10.30-12.30. 

Residents can make an appointment to see us at the community centre, organise for us to visit your home, or drop-in to see us. It’s an opportunity to raise any issue with us and get the support you need to resolve it. We also do a walkabout and visit any parts of the estate which residents have flagged for concern.

This week, our session included a walkabout of Blocks E and F, and a letter delivery to residents in those blocks reminding them of their responsibilities to be considerate neighbours. We also met with the local police who were visiting some households, and had a drop-in surgery where we discussed issues from domestic violence to noise complaints with residents. 

Peabody Youth Board

The Peabody Youth Board is a dynamic group of young volunteers from London aged 12-25, who set up youth activities. With help from Peabody and other partners, the board gets involved in local communities, supporting the voices and views of young people.

The board has identified three main issues important to young people –

  • anti-social behaviour
  • activities and places to go
  • opportunities and guidance

For more information, or to get involved please email youth.board@peabody.org.uk

Could you be Peabody’s next young ambassador?

If you’re aged 11-24 and live in a Peabody property you could access up to £500 funding to develop your own projects – such as trips, events and activities for all your community. You can also get support and training for an OCN level 1 award equivalent to NVQ Level 1 or a Foundation Diploma. And if you’re over 16, you could travel to the United States as a Peabody Ambassador, in partnership with the US Embassy.

How?

1) Complete an application form by emailing youngpeople@peabody.org.uk for details

2) Develop your idea with support from Peabody and other professionals

3) Deliver your activity and become a young leader in your community

Peabody invested in new play equipment and an outdoor gym on Peabody Hill. Across London this year, this was their biggest investment, and included a new playpark and sandpit, adventure play equipment and a treehouse for older children and an outdoor gym for residents of all ages.

For the full album of photos, see here.

Cllrs Anna and Max were invited to open the new facilities and joined in with a day of fun and games, including testing the new play parks, joining in with a sports day, free health checks, and meeting the gym instructor to learn about the new gym.

Peabody Hill is an isolated estate and one of the least affluent parts of the ward. Anna, Max and Fred have done a lot of work to engage and empower local residents – they helped to set up an Over-60s Club, Christmas daytrips for residents, litter picking and estate clean ups, and support the local youth club.

The lovely photos are thanks to Brian Aldrich Photography.

Age UK grant for the Peabody Hill Over-60s Club

We’re really delighted that the new Over-60s Club on Peabody Hill was awarded £200 from Age UK Lambeth to hold an event this winter helping older residents stay happy and healthy during the cold weather.

Michael and Margaret, Peabody Hill residents, started the club when they were doorknocking on the estate with a petition about a bus service. They met many older residents who rarely got out because of the steep hill, social isolation and poor health. They decided that they would do something about this – we supported them to book the community hall once a week and organise a coffee afternoon. They delivered invitations across the estate and on the day they drive round to pick up any residents with mobility issues in their car.

It has been a huge success – twenty older residents regularly attend and the club are organising a coach trip to see the Christmas lights in Oxford Street and have fish and chips together in a couple of weeks.

On 22nd December, the funding from Age UK will be used to have a Christmas party. There will be hot food, fun activities and decorations. Speakers and special guests will be invited to share tips on keeping energy bills low, staying warm and active, and where to find advice, and Helen Hayes MP will be there to officially start the party!

Peabody estate anti-social behaviour update

Below is an update from the local Thurlow Park ward Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) in relation to anti-social behaviour on the Peabody estate and Rosendale Rd. 

The SNT have completed two warrants on the estate after we received information regarding the growing of cannabis. Hopefully, this has disrupted some of the problems in the blocks where youths had been hanging around.  We will continue to act on information where we can which is all treated confidentiality.

There have been two mopeds speeding through the estate and Rosendale Road causing a lot of anti-social behaviour late at night. Both mopeds have now been issued with a Section 59 Police Reform Act 2002 warning which means that if they ride around anti-socially and commit one of the offences under the act, we can seize the moped they are riding.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team and Safer Neighbourhood Team have increased our patrols of the estate (including the blocks) and surrounding roads.  We stop and engage with the youths whenever we can. The SNT are working closely with Peabody to find appropriate methods of dealing with the youths hanging around on the estate.  Peabody have arranged for their wardens to patrol the estate which will begin in September 2015.

The Lambeth Council CCTV van has been deployed to Rosendale Road and has captured some useful images at the entrance to the estate.

If you have any information you wish to pass to us, you can contact us.

Bus consultation extended

In response to a request from residents, TfL have decided to extend this consultation until Thursday 3 September. They will accept online, email or postal responses until that date.

Full details of the consultation are at tfl.gov.uk/route-315. Responses can be submitted on the web page, by email to consultations@tfl.gov.uk or by post to FREEPOST TfL CONSULTATIONS (no stamp is needed). Please say ‘Route 315’ or ‘Peabody Hill’ on email or post responses.

We received a reply from TfL to our letter about the bus proposal. We sent a list of questions and concerns raised in the public meeting in March to TfL officers – their reply is highlighted in yellow.

We have printed a copy of this and sent it in the post to every resident who attended and signed in at the public meeting. If you would like a paper copy and don’t receive one, please get in touch.