Sunday, October 08, 2006
Herne Hill Forum Pub
Herne Hill Forum Public Meeting, Baptist Hall, Half Moon Lane:
5th October 2006: 7pm
Chair: Giles Gibson: Present 79, including Cllrs Robin Crookshank Hilton, (S) Jim Dickson,(L) Rachel Heywood,( L) Nick Vineall ( S) and Becca Thackray (L) Chris Sipidias (BrixtonTown Centre Manager), officers from Herne Hill and Village Ward Safer Neighbourhood Teams
Sgt Steve Farrant and PC Ali Gelatly.
Apologies: Cllrs Toby Eckersley(S) Irene Kimm () Kirsty McHugh() Clare Whelan () Val Shawcross (GLA member S & L) Tessa Jowell (MP). S = Southwark L = Lambeth
Minutes of AGM held on 29th June 2006: agreed. Giles went over the details of the June master planning meeting, which would form a blueprint for future meetings and action: green space / traffic / roads / transport / traders. Many of the topics would be covered tonight, especially those concerned with environment / street clutter / traffic flows / cycling / easier parking. Giles also commented on the many new faces at this meeting, almost all responding to leaflets through doors.
Freshview: Doug Perry, Head of Streetcare, Lambeth, explained that Freshview is a one day task force operations blitzing graffiti, untidy hedges, bulk refuse, youth offending, crime and litter. Freshview is happening in 4 Lambeth Wards, with Herne Hill’s day on the second Tuesday in November. Freshview signs up various partners from the police / transport / community wardens. Residents put forward various points that could be addressed and we will devise a means of collating the requests
Lambeth Community Wardens: Barbara Emanuel informed the meeting that community wardens would soon be operating in all Wards, with 2 per Ward. Their job was to reassure the public, report items needing attention and to engage young people. T Barbara left a questionnaire (to be completed by 31 October) asking what type of warden service the public would like to see. The emphasis is on Street care issues and low level environmental classified as antisocial behaviour and low level crime. The wardens operate within the Streetcare Team. Staff will be established Lambeth staff and subject to a Criminal record check done.
Herne Hill Junction: David Coughtrie, of the HHF Transport Group – catalyst for the scheme -- said that the project had been moving forward, at times slowly, for several years. A Project Board had been formed and progress was accelerating, funding was falling into place and the agreed design was ready to move to detailed design. Cllr Jim Dickson advised that all political parties were now behind the scheme, which was a priority. The relationship between the Council and the Mayor’s Office had improved; Streets for People were close to providing the revenue funding to cover the costs of the design stage, and the final tranche of £1.7 million was now being applied for. Hayden Tuck -- Project Manager, Lambeth – gave a detailed illustrated presentation about the scheme. There were 6 roads and 3 Strategic roads to be considered, there was a focus on regeneration, improved traffic and bus flows, better bus facilities, safer pedestrian crossings, improvements to Brockwell Passage and a better approach to Brockwell Park. Start date was likely to be late 2007 with implementation in the first quarter of 2008. David then took questions about Milkwood Road – chicane to be scrapped, and a possible left turn into Half Moon Lane or Herne Hill north -- cycling, disruption, illegal turns and short-term parking in Railton Road. There was a clear view that the cycling priorities had not been given the priority expected.
To report or enquire about local issues email hernehillforum@btinternet.com
Send actions for FRESHVIEW to us emails with announcements /news will be posted direct to the Forum’s website below.
Local news available on www.hernehillforum.blogspot.com
www.lambeth.gov.uk www.southwark.gov.uk
Minutes HHF 5 Oct 2006
Page 2 continued
Southwark update / Norwood Road: Cllr Nick Vineall gave an update re points from the June meeting. In Village Ward the Safer Neighbourhood Team were setting priorities: afternoon school / pupil muggings, safe passage of people exiting North Dulwich Station & Herne Hill Station in the evening, and burglary in the Ward. The Council was looking at better enforcement of the 20mph speed limit, and the traffic unit would target certain roads off Half Moon Lane for speeders. Graffiti response was quick. Regarding Norwood Road, attention was now focussing on better clearing of refuse chiefly through enforcement, as there is a good 7 day street cleaning rota using a mechanical and manual sweepers, and improved short-term parking (from 7am) to assist the traders.
The condition of the many railway arches at the rear was a long term issue that need to be looked at by various owners, tenants, agencies and Council enforcement team, This needs a regeneration plan
Several people spoke in support of action.
BROCKWELL PARK LOTTERY BID.
Clr Dickson announced that Lambeth’s bid to restore the park had moved a further stage forward with a grant of £195k to develop detailed plans based on the outline bid. The Heritage Lottery Fund have provisionally set aside £3.5m to be awarded on receipt of robust final detailed costings and tenders.
Soap Box short presentations were made about the OXFAM SHOP opening at 20 Half Moon Lane on 1 December. The representative from the Carnegie used the slot to talk about the lack of book provision for the umpteenth time.
The Chair wound up by announcing a further success re the Rosendale School, where traffic calming was installed and street furniture improved, and said the next meeting would be in January, when key speakers would be asked to return to give further updates.
The meeting closed at 9.15 pm
A special thank you to the Angel of Herne Hill Baptist Church who turned up with the key at 6.30pm (we had been given a faulty key)
DC/06/amended PR0806
5th October 2006: 7pm
Chair: Giles Gibson: Present 79, including Cllrs Robin Crookshank Hilton, (S) Jim Dickson,(L) Rachel Heywood,( L) Nick Vineall ( S) and Becca Thackray (L) Chris Sipidias (BrixtonTown Centre Manager), officers from Herne Hill and Village Ward Safer Neighbourhood Teams
Sgt Steve Farrant and PC Ali Gelatly.
Apologies: Cllrs Toby Eckersley(S) Irene Kimm () Kirsty McHugh() Clare Whelan () Val Shawcross (GLA member S & L) Tessa Jowell (MP). S = Southwark L = Lambeth
Minutes of AGM held on 29th June 2006: agreed. Giles went over the details of the June master planning meeting, which would form a blueprint for future meetings and action: green space / traffic / roads / transport / traders. Many of the topics would be covered tonight, especially those concerned with environment / street clutter / traffic flows / cycling / easier parking. Giles also commented on the many new faces at this meeting, almost all responding to leaflets through doors.
Freshview: Doug Perry, Head of Streetcare, Lambeth, explained that Freshview is a one day task force operations blitzing graffiti, untidy hedges, bulk refuse, youth offending, crime and litter. Freshview is happening in 4 Lambeth Wards, with Herne Hill’s day on the second Tuesday in November. Freshview signs up various partners from the police / transport / community wardens. Residents put forward various points that could be addressed and we will devise a means of collating the requests
Lambeth Community Wardens: Barbara Emanuel informed the meeting that community wardens would soon be operating in all Wards, with 2 per Ward. Their job was to reassure the public, report items needing attention and to engage young people. T Barbara left a questionnaire (to be completed by 31 October) asking what type of warden service the public would like to see. The emphasis is on Street care issues and low level environmental classified as antisocial behaviour and low level crime. The wardens operate within the Streetcare Team. Staff will be established Lambeth staff and subject to a Criminal record check done.
Herne Hill Junction: David Coughtrie, of the HHF Transport Group – catalyst for the scheme -- said that the project had been moving forward, at times slowly, for several years. A Project Board had been formed and progress was accelerating, funding was falling into place and the agreed design was ready to move to detailed design. Cllr Jim Dickson advised that all political parties were now behind the scheme, which was a priority. The relationship between the Council and the Mayor’s Office had improved; Streets for People were close to providing the revenue funding to cover the costs of the design stage, and the final tranche of £1.7 million was now being applied for. Hayden Tuck -- Project Manager, Lambeth – gave a detailed illustrated presentation about the scheme. There were 6 roads and 3 Strategic roads to be considered, there was a focus on regeneration, improved traffic and bus flows, better bus facilities, safer pedestrian crossings, improvements to Brockwell Passage and a better approach to Brockwell Park. Start date was likely to be late 2007 with implementation in the first quarter of 2008. David then took questions about Milkwood Road – chicane to be scrapped, and a possible left turn into Half Moon Lane or Herne Hill north -- cycling, disruption, illegal turns and short-term parking in Railton Road. There was a clear view that the cycling priorities had not been given the priority expected.
To report or enquire about local issues email hernehillforum@btinternet.com
Send actions for FRESHVIEW to us emails with announcements /news will be posted direct to the Forum’s website below.
Local news available on www.hernehillforum.blogspot.com
www.lambeth.gov.uk www.southwark.gov.uk
Minutes HHF 5 Oct 2006
Page 2 continued
Southwark update / Norwood Road: Cllr Nick Vineall gave an update re points from the June meeting. In Village Ward the Safer Neighbourhood Team were setting priorities: afternoon school / pupil muggings, safe passage of people exiting North Dulwich Station & Herne Hill Station in the evening, and burglary in the Ward. The Council was looking at better enforcement of the 20mph speed limit, and the traffic unit would target certain roads off Half Moon Lane for speeders. Graffiti response was quick. Regarding Norwood Road, attention was now focussing on better clearing of refuse chiefly through enforcement, as there is a good 7 day street cleaning rota using a mechanical and manual sweepers, and improved short-term parking (from 7am) to assist the traders.
The condition of the many railway arches at the rear was a long term issue that need to be looked at by various owners, tenants, agencies and Council enforcement team, This needs a regeneration plan
Several people spoke in support of action.
BROCKWELL PARK LOTTERY BID.
Clr Dickson announced that Lambeth’s bid to restore the park had moved a further stage forward with a grant of £195k to develop detailed plans based on the outline bid. The Heritage Lottery Fund have provisionally set aside £3.5m to be awarded on receipt of robust final detailed costings and tenders.
Soap Box short presentations were made about the OXFAM SHOP opening at 20 Half Moon Lane on 1 December. The representative from the Carnegie used the slot to talk about the lack of book provision for the umpteenth time.
The Chair wound up by announcing a further success re the Rosendale School, where traffic calming was installed and street furniture improved, and said the next meeting would be in January, when key speakers would be asked to return to give further updates.
The meeting closed at 9.15 pm
A special thank you to the Angel of Herne Hill Baptist Church who turned up with the key at 6.30pm (we had been given a faulty key)
DC/06/amended PR0806
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