Saturday, April 26, 2003

PARKS UPDATE.

The Lambeth Parks and Green Spaces Forum met 25th April.We met Paul Grobler the new assistant director of environmental service.. Our area parks officer lee Hills was there along with Parks Officers fro other town centres. Also there, Clare Whelan Executive member for Environment.
Brian Palmer Chair of Planning and Clr David Malley ( Streatham). Clare acknowledged the thanks of the Forum for the extra 400K for the budget this year ( currently 250K and stated that it was supported by the full executive. In All 21 attended . Various ideas were put forward. Repairswhich reflect health and safety are always done first. One option was to spend some fo the money on the most deprived areas not supported by Friends Groups.
Paul Grobler was asked if some of the Purple Radio money of ?3k could now spent on some of last years damages.
We also raised the issue of the 6 caravans in the park promoting the Circus at Clapham but with no planned event for Brockwell Park. We pointed out that this seemed irregular and the Parks Officer was not party to the decision.

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