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Leader of the Council - Cllr Steve Reed

Deputy Leader of the Council - Cllr Jackie Meldrum

Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources - Cllr Jim Dickson

Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration - Cllr Lib Peck

Cabinet Member for Children and Young People - Cllr Paul McGlone

Cabinet Member for Employment and Enterprise - Cllr John Kazantzis

Cabinet Member for Environment - Cllr Sally Prentice

Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport - Cllr Mark Bennett

Cabinet Member for Health and Care Services - Cllr Lorna Campbell

Cabinet Member for Safer and Stronger Communities - Cllr Donatus Anyanwu

Young People - Cllr Florence Nosegbe

Deputy Cabinet Members

Housing and Neighbourhoods - Cllr Kirsty McHugh

Sustainability - Cllr Nigel Haselden

Community Cohesion - Cllr Rachel Heywood

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Herne Hill Junction improvement scheme a step closer

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For the past three years we have been putting forward a very serious case for a short extension to bus route 201, which would mean that it would still serve Herne Hill, but also create some new transport links and remove it from small side-streets such as Hurst and Rymer streets.

The following summarises the proposal in a more lighthearted way --

The lamp in my study is burning bright
(And likely to do so into the night)
While pipistrelle flutters and tawny owl hoots
I'm poring at length on a couple of routes:
The previous evening I was also up late
Re the Herne Hill stop for the X68.

Now at early morning and setting sun
I'm turning my thoughts to the 201 --
It's a hard-working bus and deserves this mention
But would be even better with a short extension....
Sleep calls, with its gentle soothing "lullage",
When I'll dream of the 201 to North Dulwich..........

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Several Borough Councillors made "half-term" reports at the last Public Meeting of the Forum, followed by a lively question-and-answer session.
Herewith extracts from the reports of Cllrs Whelan, McHugh, Thackray & Crookshank-Hilton:

CLARE WHELAN (Thurlow Park, Lambeth)

++ listening to residents concerns about the proposed very large Tulse Hill CPZ
++ devising strategies to deal with anti-social behaviour at Tulse Hill station
++ supporting an all-party Climate Change Committee in the Council
++ taking up on-going issues regarding the reliability of the 3 bus, plus issues on speeding
++ trying to reverse the withdrawal of money for improved access at Tulse Hill station
++ working with Southwark to get better youth facilities on 2 adjacent estates

KIRSTY McHUGH (Herne Hill, Lambeth)

++ working with Milkwood Road residents to avoid location of dustcarts there
++ supporting the Herne Hill Junction scheme
++ contributing to the consultations on the proposed CPZ north of Herne Hill
++ working on an extension of the Conservation Area
++ working with Loughborough Junction residents to establish a Forum which can
successfully campaign for improvements in their area

BECCA THACKRAY (Herne Hill, Lambeth)

++ ensured that green aspects were fully considered at Michael Tippett school
++ putting proposals to the new Evelyn Grace Academy to give priority to green issues
++ supporting Jessops school in getting more agencies to use the school
++ putting questions to the Council and Project Board about the Herne Hill Junction scheme
++ giving better publicity to recycling issues and pressing for more education in this area

ROBIN CROOKSHANK-HILTON (Village, Southwark)

++ working with local traders and voluntary groups to address their concerns
++ raising money for youth activities and a youth Club in the Sea Cadets' hut
++ getting heritage lights and hanging baskets for the Herne Hill Parade shops
++ working with traders and residents in Norwood Road to tidy up the area
++ applying for CCTV for the Norwood Road traders and helping to secure funding for
the new trees

The Herne Hill Forum gratefully acknowledges the support of local Councillors at our Public Meetings over a number of years.

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The Herne Hill (aka Carlton) Parade of shops has been completely transformed, the final piece of the jig-saw being added with the tarmac-ing of the area in front of the shops.
There are now short-term parking, bicycle stands, really attractive heritage-style streetlamps and hanging baskets, as well as smooth pavements.
All shops are currently occupied: estate agent, dry cleaner, fish and chip, newsagent, chemist, grocer and coffee shop/restaurant.
Thanks are due to Southwark Council, local Councillor Robin Crookshank-Hilton and the shopkeepers themselves, who all contributed to the scheme in different ways to create the final result.
The lack of short-term parking was originally flagged up at a Herne Hill Forum Public Meeting three years ago.

At a recent Herne Hill Forum Public Meeting I soap-boxed the issue of the threat of Post Office closures, and the need to be very vigilant.
The Herne Hill Office, which is to all effects and purposes in an implant situation, is a vital facility for so many of us, and has very helpful staff. The small Office in Dulwich Village is in an area poorly served by public transport and also a vital location.
Reading that announcements about / implementaion of closures are to be halted during the period running up to local (not London), GLA and Mayoral elections means that we should all scan the papers thoroughly in May in case we are threatened in the future.
It is worrying that the Post Office Card Account, a new card system that replaced the benefits book in 2003, will have to be put out to competitive tender because of EU Competition laws. On the other hand many Post Offices now stock Euros at reasonable rates and, although they no longer seem to issue passports, for a small fee the Herne Hill Office will currently check the very complicated passport renewal form (and whether in your photo you are smiling too much or too little!) and send it off for you .
So let's use it -- that way we won't lose it!