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Bus Shelter, Green Lane (04/06/2008)
I am one of the residents of Green Lane who was not
fully consulted about the erection of a bus shelter outside my house on Green
Lane. The stop in question is London bound after the bus turns out of Edgebury.
After losing a late fight to stop the shelter being put in i have gotten used
to it as i have no choice. My neighbours agree that the bus stop should be put
around the corner in Edgebury where it would not be outside someones house and
therefore not a direct noise problem but apparently this request was rejected
some time ago. My main issue now however is the amount of rubbish that gets
posted into the flower beds of my front driveway. Can i make a suggestion to
NERA that at least if the shelter you so desired was delivered then you make
the effort to ask the bus company for a bin to accompany it.
Terry Jackson.
Response to Locked in Southwood Park (13/05/2008)
Referring to recent problems of people being locked in
the park. The council have informed me that due to lack of staff they have had
to close the park at irregular times, but now they are back to normal. We have
asked them if they can ring a bell just before they close the park.
Secretary of Friends of Southwood Park.
Table Tennis (17/04/2008)
Unfortunately New Eltham does not appear to have much
in the way of facilities catering for the youger members of our community,
hence the groups on street corners with nothing to do except cause problems out
of bordom. As a New Eltham resident and the Secretary of the Kemnal Table
Tennis club, I would like to ask if you have considered linking your website to
community/sports clubs within the surrounding area. The Kemnal club is a
community based club and is the largest table tennis club in S.E.London It has
15 tables and is open 4 nights per week plus organises competitions at weekends
and caters for all ages and abilities. For more details visit
http://www.kemnalttc.co.uk
Yours sincerely, Len Pilfold, Secretary
Friends of the Parks (17/04/2008)
Just to let you and your web site visitors know that
the SE9 area now has the following Park Friends' groups:
* The Friends of Avery Hill Park
* The Friends of Eltham Park North & Eltham Park
South
* The Friends of Fairy Hill Park
* The Friends of Queen’s Park
(Altash Gardens & Coldharbour Playing Fields)
* The Friends of Southwood Park
* The Friends of The Tarn
* The Friends of Well Hall Pleasaunce.
Other Friends' groups not so far away are:
* The Friends of Horn Park
* The Friends of Kidbrooke Green Park
(Rochester Way Playing Fields)
* The Friends of Sutcliffe Park.
Needing information about what the role of these is?
Would you like to join?
No Friends' group in your local park? Would you like to see one
established?
Do drop me a line and I'll see if I can assist.
Regards
Jonathan Bangs
Parks Outreach Officer
020 8856 0100
jonathan.bangs@greenwich.gov.uk
Locked in Southwood Park (03/04/2008)
Point of observation, my wife was locked in Southwood Park towards the end of
October 2007, she had 2 small grand children and a brightly coloured pram, it
was 1620 hours, they were playing in the recreation area. The police were
called, they tried to contact the council,without success. Between the police,
the library assistance and some chairs they managed to free her, without
calling the Fire Brigade. Perish the thought if one of them had fallen when
assending/desending the gate.
I sent the council a letter and after some time
without a reply I telephoned about a response, I was told they had not received
the letter,although it was addressed to the Town Hall. I sent a copy
of the letter after obtaing a different address. Again I gave a little
time before telephoning about a response regarding my letter and was told
that the computer was down.-------------- its now APRIL----
I have just retired, it was only when you posted a
leaflet through the door a short while ago that I realised how active you were.
The point of my letter is not based on a complaint,
but maybe the council can put some kind of prominent notice or even a notice,at
the park entrance to advise of a closing time or even dusk.
Regards
Gordon Wren (Via email)
New Eltham (rubbish and litter) 15/02/08
Thanks very much for your swift replies.
I am pleased to say that the rubbish was collected
promptly - both recycling and food bins - this Wednesday. However we still have
the black bags in the streets around here and the pavements - which residents
are obviously putting out for collection every week, and thereby
misunderstanding the collection procedure of fortnightly.
It seems to me that it is really too complicated for
many people to understand, particularly the elderly and large families. We have
never had cause for complaint about Greenwich Council's collection policy over
many years until now and this recent change. The system we had already seemed
to work perfectly well and others in other boroughs were impressed with it. It
is farcical to have only a couple of inches of waste foodstuffs in a large bin.
I personally find it very time consuming to keep having to think carefully
about when to wrap food in newspaper etc. Thank you for doing all you can to
persuade councillors to lobby for a return to the perfectly acceptable previous
method and for updating us on progress!
J Jones (via email)
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The Friends of The Tarn 13/02/08
The group is called The Friends of The Tarn. The Tarn
is in Court Road, Eltham, opposite Mottingham Station. We are holding a public
launch meeting at 7.30pm on 19th February at St. Andrews Church Hall in Court
Road, Eltham, SE9. We hope all those who love The Tarn will attend. For the
time being, we can be contacted via Greenwich Council Parks & Opens Spaces
Department. The following will give you some information about The
Tarn and why we are setting up the Group:-
How to describe The Tarn? I would say that The Tarn
consists of nine and a half acres of aged woodlands, shrubberies, lawns, and
flowerbeds surrounding a long established natural lake, previously named
Starbuck's Pond, which has two small islands and a bridge. There is also a
small decorative pond and an 18th century Icewell. It is teaming with wildlife,
including ducks, geese, little grebe, heron, coot, moor hen, woodpecker,
nuthatch, as well as squirrels and foxes. But, what is The Tarn? Some, who
don't know it, call it a park. Those who do know it, call it a nature reserve
or even a conservation area. I have recently heard it called a "secret garden".
Well, I guess its all those things rolled into one. But its more than that. The
Tarn is something special. It's so special that it's "a little gem in the heart
of Eltham" to be treasured. It's a place to take time out and relax from the
cares and worries of this busy world. It's a place of tranquillity; a beautiful
haven - hidden deep in the heart of Eltham. A beautiful place where we can stop
for a brief while and marvel at the natural world around us. There is nothing
better for the soul than half an hour in The Tarn. Unfortunately, over recent
years, with many cut backs in local authority spending, the Council has not
been able to maintain The Tarn to the standard it rightly deserves and those
who know and love The Tarn have become concerned with its gradual decline. In
particular, the lake, small pond, bird sanctuary and wildflower garden are in
need of very urgent attention. So, what can we do? Well, we have decided to
form a Friends of The Tarn group which will work with Greenwich Council to
improve and maintain The Tarn for the benefit of the whole community and
preserve it for the enjoyment of future generations. It would be so sad and a
poor reflection of not only Greenwich Council, but also of us as residents of
Eltham, New Eltham and Mottingham, and of all those who love The Tarn, if we
allowed this decline to continue. Greenwich Council are holding a Public
Meeting to launch the Friends of The Tarn group at 7.30 pm on Tuesday, 19th
February, 2008 at St. Andrews Church Hall, Court Road, Eltham, SE9, where
members of the Committee will be elected and our aims discussed. Most older
residents of Eltham know about The Tarn. They were taken their regularly by
their parents and by their school. They know about Eltham's history and links
to Henry V111, Eltham Palace, The Pleasaunce and Eltham Lodge, but many
youngsters and newcomers to the area, don't now our history, have never heard
of The Tarn, don't even know where it is and have never visited. They don't
know what they are missing. They do not realise what a little gem they have
hidden in the heart of Eltham. We hope all those who know and love The Tarn
will support The Friends of The Tarn group by joining us in promoting the Tarn,
its history and its wildlife, in activities and events to raise funds to
improve and maintain The Tarn not only for our benefit but for future
generations.
We hope you will support us, join us on the 19th
February, and most of all, PLEASE VISIT THE TARN.
June Hurst, Secretary, Working Group / Friends
of The Tarn (via email)
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The following letter appears here by kind permission
of
SEnine Magazine.
New Eltham (rubbish and litter) 08/02/08
SEnine magazine is a great read. We have lived in New
Eltham for 25 years. When we moved here from Welling it was attractive, clean
and tidy, but in the last 5 to 10 years has deteriorated like the rest of the
borough. There is constant rubbish and litter swilling about by the shops with
often the odd mattress or such like outside one shop in particular. And now we
have the off-license looking hideous in bright yellow. The parade of shops is a
sorry sight and hardly enhanced at all by the tree blossom in the spring. Like
everywhere else the new houses are being crammed in every available space
making a huge impact on local traffic. Evidence of weekend vandelism is an
increasingly common sight. We have enjoyed our time here in SE9 using and
contributing to the community, but feel its decline is being unchecked and the
area is much less desirable.
Janet
Eltham
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New Eltham (rubbish and litter)
08/02/08
I saw the letter in SE9 magazing about the new off
licence and couldn't agree more, the colour is just wrong! I think the letter
also mentioned the terrible rubbish left outside a "certain shop" on a
continual basis. I think the shop in question must be general grocery shop on
the corner of Footscray and Blanmerle Road. This is a shame, its a nice shop
with nice staff, but the rubbish left outside really isn't acceptable. I'm not
saying all the rubbish is generated by the shop (I don't think the recent
mattress that sat outside for over a week was) but I believe a lot of it is.
They leave their crates and clear bags of rubbish waiting for collection next
to the tree outside and it just totally ruins the look of the place...no wonder
others come along and dump mattresses and other rubbish. It just makes the
problem even worse. I did e-mail Greenwich Council to complain about this and
encluded the photos that I took on my camera on a particularly bad rubbish day
(a Sunday) but I still haven't received a reply and as it was several weeks ago
it doesn't look like I'm going to!
Louise Hinchin (Via email)
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