Wednesday, March 05, 2008
HALF TERM REPORTS
HERNE HILL FORUM HALF TERM REPORT 7H FEB 08.
( this report will be published in 3 parts )
Jim Dickson is Executive Member for Finance on Lambeth's Labour administration.
Kirsty McHugh is deputy Executive member for Housing.
This report was given at our recent meeting.
It is an immense privilege to represent Herne Hill on Lambeth Council because of the energy of the community, the diversity of residents and businesses and the attractiveness and potential of our area. But Herne Hill requires public investment, co-operation between agencies and support for local people's efforts to regenerate their area. It is our mission to help provide these. Here are some of our campaigns and activities over the past two years.
MILKWOOD ROAD- we stopped the dustcarts.
We worked with residents to force the council to change plans to re-site its dustcarts and cleaning fleet onto the Mahatma Gandhi Estate.This would have blighted this area of Herne Hill,including Milkwood Community Park and put the health of children at local schools and the nursery at risk. Instead the educational bus fleet and street cleansing vehicles will be based on the site for a temporary period, while the council purchases a permanent site for its entire fleet away from residential areas.
New Schools for Herne Hill
With our support, the council, working with government. has embarked on the ambitious programme to provide two new secondary schools to serve the Herne Hill area( at Shakespeare Road and Elm Green) plus the new Michael Tippet special school.We continue to press for new primary provision, but applaud the work of St Jude's and St Saviours and the efforts of Jessop to improve.
Major Investment in Brockwell Park
We were delighted to see he Lido revitalised are in full support of the Heritage Lottery Fund/Council programme of regeneration for Brockwell Park it is the jewel in Herne Hill's crown.
Herne Hill Junction Regeneration plan
We've helped the Forum take forward its ambitious and vital plans to remodel Herne Hill Junction and to regenerate the neighbourhood centre making it safer, greener and betters for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users. We ensured the council provided resources and corporate commitment to take this complex project forward and worked hard to secure the support of transport for London. We look forward to the works starting this year, after it has been through the planning committee.
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