Some events next weekend, first weekend in September:
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FRIENDS OF PECKHAM RYE PARK SUMMER FETE
SATURDAY 4th September 12 noon till 5pm.
Our own local annual Village Fete, run by residents for residents.
For details, scroll down.
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PECKHAM EXPERIMENT ARCHIVE FILM & CELEBRATION
SUNDAY 5th September, 8.00pm - 10.00pm,
The Pioneer Centre, St Mary's Rd, London, SE15 2EE.
A rare chance to see archive film & find out what this was all about,
and why it is still important today to Peckham and the world.
For more information scroll down.
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COUNCIL DEMOCRACY COMMISSION CONFERENCE
SATURDAY 4th September 1.30pm to 5.30pm.
St George's Cathedral Southwark, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HY.
http://southwarkcouncil.createsend1.com/t/r/l/cdjthd/hyirxlid/r
For more information scroll down.
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FRIENDS OF PECKHAM RYE PARK SUMMER FETE
SATURDAY 4th September 12 noon till 5pm.
Fun Races for all the family - egg and spoon, sack races, 3 legged etc
Green gym, Face painting, Friends tea and cake marquee,
Crafts, Books, Plants, Vintage clothes, Charity and many more stalls,
Treasure map, Sparrow project,
Coconut shy, Punch and Judy,
Hog roast, PIMMS TENT, French Cider,
Doggie games
.....all at unbeatable prices!
Events:
1 pm - Children's fancy dress competition
2 pm - Fun Dog show
Organised by the residents for the residents of our local community!
Offers for help on the day to FOPRP@aol.com.
Contributions for the stalls books, plants or cakes stalls:
BOOK stall - call 0208 299 2680 for delivery or collection of books.
PLANTS - please leave outside 3 Elland Road, SE15. or call 079 684 16108.
CAKES - home-made cakes etc bring along on the day to the tea and cake marquee. Call 0770 446 3614
We welcome your support and let us all hope the SUN SHINES!!
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PECKHAM EXPERIMENT ARCHIVE FILM & CELEBRATION
SUNDAY 5th September, 8.00pm - 10.00pm,
The Pioneer Centre, St Mary's Rd, London, SE15 2EE
Special screening of archive film and reflections on the life of the Peckham Experiment.
This event launches the first Peckham Free Film Festival (www.freefilmfestivals.org).
a celebration of the life of the famous 1920s-1940s Peckham Experiment
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the opening of the Pioneer Health Centre, you are warmly invited to a special screening of archive footage and reflections on the life of the Peckham Experiment:
Sunday 5th September, 8.00pm - 10.00pm,
The Pioneer Centre, London, SE15 2EE
8.00PM: Welcome, refreshment and reflections
8.20PM: Two films:
* The Story of the Peckham Health Centre: the 1947 film of the work of the centre
* Pool of Information: film documentary by film-maker Jini Rawlings including reflections from Centre members and staff
9.15PM: Refreshments and music from the era
Please bring a picnic blanket and join current residents of the Pioneer Centre and people from Peckham and beyond for a celebration of the work of the Peckham Experiment: the inspiration it has provided over time, and the potential of a New Peckham Experiment to meet a range of contemporary challenges.
RSVP: ruthpotts@gmail.com to say if you are coming.
The Pioneer Centre is two minutes walk from Queens Road Peckham rail station
BACKGROUND see also http://thephf.org
The Peckham Experiment: An experiment in the living structure of society
Between 1926 and 1950 experimental biologists George Scott-Williamson and Innes Hope Pearce developed what was to became known as the 'Peckham Experiment', a pioneering project that set out to make health 'more contagious than disease'. Built around principles of self-organisation, local empowerment, organic farming and a holistic focus on social connection as fundamental to health, the learning from the Peckham Experiment is as relevant today as it was then.
In a time of climate change, the imminent peak and decline of fossil fuels and with levels of inequality in the UK reaching record levels (with negative impacts for all of us), the need for creative, participatory thinking about whole community well-being has never been more necessary. As the Peckham Experiment showed, healthy, equitable, economically resilient and environmentally thriving communities can be cultivated if we work together to make them happen. 70 years after the purpose-built Pioneer Health Centre opened, the legacy of the Peckham Experiment echoes through community initiatives around Peckham and beyond.
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COUNCIL DEMOCRACY COMMISSION CONFERENCE
SATURDAY 4 September from 1.30 to 5.30pm.Amigo Hall, St George's Cathedral Southwark, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HY.
A conference getting to the heart of local democracy
Tell the Council how to improve Southwark's Council Assembly, your local parliament. They want you to tell them how you would like to get involved in the debates and decisions on issues such as housing, transport and schools.
You are invited to a community engagement conference
http://southwarkcouncil.createsend1.com/t/r/l/cdjthd/hyirxlid/r ,
hosted by Southwark's democracy commission
at Amigo Hall, St George's Cathedral Southwark, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HY
on Saturday 4 September from 1.30 to 5.30pm.
There will be a keynote speaker and lots of opportunities to meet councillors, talk to other active citizens and for you to ask questions and give your views.
Southwark Council's democracy commission is aiming to bring the council closer to its residents, making it more accountable to them and more connected with their concerns. It was established in July this year and is made up of seven councillors.
For more details, to ask questions about the democracy commission or give your views
go to www.southwark.gov.uk/democracy
email democracy@southwark.gov.uk or
phone Julie Timbrell on 020 7525 0514.
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Showing posts with label Open spaces/parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Open spaces/parks. Show all posts
Monday, 30 August 2010
Monday, 16 August 2010
Rye Passage Fri 20 Aug 2.30pm
Improvements to Rye Passage: a celebration
Friday 20 August 2.30pm
in Rye Passage near the Peckham Rye end
If you are around, do come and join us to celebrate the completion of phase one of the Rye Passage improvements.
WHERE IS RYE PASSAGE?
As you walk along Nutbrook Street in the direction of Peckham Rye and pass Anstey Road, you come to a road sign saying Troy Town and a passage way called Rye Passage.
The Troy Town road name plate is all that is left of some Victorian terraced houses bombed during the second world war, and now occupied by the senior residential home formerly called Wilkinson House and now Cherrycroft. We think also that what is now Dewar Street was also called Troy Town originally. To confuse matters further about names, in 1952 after the war, the new block of flats built by Camberwell Housing Association for the elderly between Rye Passage and Nigel Road was named Troy Town flats.
Rye Passage runs alongside and between the boundaries of Cherrycroft and Troy Town flats, and crosses the end of Relf Road, and comes out opposite the Rye Hotel, at the northern triangle of Peckham Rye between East Dulwich Road and Nigel Road.
HISTORY
It has a very long history as a public right of way before the houses and streets were built in the 19th century. Now it provides a lovely oasis from traffic in the hurly burly of the surrounding roads, as well as a very important pedestrian route between Peckham Rye and the surrounding area to the west.
For many years the part of the Passage, which is near the join with the path coming from Dewar Street, has been a mess with corrugated iron, deteriorating fences, rubbish dumping, a blind corner which people could hide behind and anti social behaviour of various obnoxious sorts.
During the Bellenden Renewal Scheme (1997-2007), local residents suggested improvements to Rye Passage, especially to remove the blind spots caused by the line of the fences. But we were unsuccessful in getting it into the programme. However, we successfully applied for funding from the council's Cleaner Greener Safer initiative, for which we are very thankful.
IMPROVEMENTS
Phase one has now been completed by the Council. In agreement with the Camberwell Housing Association, there is a new fence and gates along the Troy Town flats boundary, and new gates at the entrance from Relf Road to stop car parking which was the source of some of the anti-social behaviour. Phase 2 will create improved visibility through the design of the fence on the other side of the passage once the Japanese Knotweed in the Cherrycroft garden has been eliminated.
Public safety has already been boosted, and the appearance of the area substantially improved. See the pictures in the attached poster, and also at http://www.bellenden.net/category/road/rye-passage The dream we always knew was possible is slowly taking real shape.
For further information contact: Eileen
Bellenden Residents' Group (BRG) http://www.bellenden.net
Friday 20 August 2.30pm
in Rye Passage near the Peckham Rye end
If you are around, do come and join us to celebrate the completion of phase one of the Rye Passage improvements.
WHERE IS RYE PASSAGE?
As you walk along Nutbrook Street in the direction of Peckham Rye and pass Anstey Road, you come to a road sign saying Troy Town and a passage way called Rye Passage.
The Troy Town road name plate is all that is left of some Victorian terraced houses bombed during the second world war, and now occupied by the senior residential home formerly called Wilkinson House and now Cherrycroft. We think also that what is now Dewar Street was also called Troy Town originally. To confuse matters further about names, in 1952 after the war, the new block of flats built by Camberwell Housing Association for the elderly between Rye Passage and Nigel Road was named Troy Town flats.
Rye Passage runs alongside and between the boundaries of Cherrycroft and Troy Town flats, and crosses the end of Relf Road, and comes out opposite the Rye Hotel, at the northern triangle of Peckham Rye between East Dulwich Road and Nigel Road.
HISTORY
It has a very long history as a public right of way before the houses and streets were built in the 19th century. Now it provides a lovely oasis from traffic in the hurly burly of the surrounding roads, as well as a very important pedestrian route between Peckham Rye and the surrounding area to the west.
For many years the part of the Passage, which is near the join with the path coming from Dewar Street, has been a mess with corrugated iron, deteriorating fences, rubbish dumping, a blind corner which people could hide behind and anti social behaviour of various obnoxious sorts.
During the Bellenden Renewal Scheme (1997-2007), local residents suggested improvements to Rye Passage, especially to remove the blind spots caused by the line of the fences. But we were unsuccessful in getting it into the programme. However, we successfully applied for funding from the council's Cleaner Greener Safer initiative, for which we are very thankful.
IMPROVEMENTS
Phase one has now been completed by the Council. In agreement with the Camberwell Housing Association, there is a new fence and gates along the Troy Town flats boundary, and new gates at the entrance from Relf Road to stop car parking which was the source of some of the anti-social behaviour. Phase 2 will create improved visibility through the design of the fence on the other side of the passage once the Japanese Knotweed in the Cherrycroft garden has been eliminated.
Public safety has already been boosted, and the appearance of the area substantially improved. See the pictures in the attached poster, and also at http://www.bellenden.net/category/road/rye-passage The dream we always knew was possible is slowly taking real shape.
For further information contact: Eileen
Bellenden Residents' Group (BRG) http://www.bellenden.net
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
email from Burgess Park Action Group - 31 July deadline for further comments
As mentioned in the earlier email with the Council's letter, here below is the email from the Burgess Park Action Group.
Further information from: Burgess Park Action Group: contact@3acorns.co.uk
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EMAIL FROM BURGESS PARK ACTION GROUP
Dear Southwark Resident
Many thanks to those of you who have helped in so many ways over recent weeks. Following very wide community objections to various aspects of the LDA masterplan produced for Burgess Park 6 weeks ago, the council has modestly revised the plans, dropping some of the proposals.
The revised proposals are on the council's website and the deadline for responses to this new proposal is this Friday, 30th July. The email address is des.waters@southwark.gov.uk
BPAG has drafted a letter that you might like to base your responses on, following consultation on our Facebook Page. Please feel free to adapt or personalise as you see fit. The text is below. If you could get an email in, we would be very grateful.
Many thanks
Donnachadh McCarthy
Spokesperson
Burgess Park Action Group
contact@3acorns.co.uk
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DRAFT OF A POSSIBLE LETTER FOR COMMENTS ON COUNCIL'S REVISED PROPOSALS
To: Southwark Council's Burgess Park Project Board
Dear Des Waters
Re: Consultation on latest proposals for Burgess Park
Thank you for re-opening the consultation period for the proposals for Burgess Park and agreeing already to some modifications following concerns expressed by many local resident and amenity groups.
I would like to express my support for the following:
1/ Improving the Walworth Road entrance but would ask that you do not remove the healthy mature trees in this area.
2/ Proposed removal of derelict roads at New Church Road, Neate Street, Calmington and Longcroft etc
3/ Abandoning the £1 million plan to rip up the canal avenue and move it 3 meters to the north and to save the 180 cherry trees.
4/ The decision not to bulldoze the landscaped area to the north of the Wells Way Library.
5/ The decision not to destroy the western one of the two wooded hills at the western end of the lake.
6/ The decision to preserve the central wildflower meadow following your decision to locate the BMX track elsewhere.
7/ The decision to preserve all of the woodland clumps along St Georges Way.
8/ The decision not to proceed with the massive and expensive expansion of the lake to bisect the park to the south.
9/ The expansion the New Church Road wildlife area.
10/ Planting of new trees
11/ The use of a borehole to use aquifer water to fill the lake rather than tap-water as at present.
12/ The repair of the current lake and installation of nesting islands.
Things I Would NOT like to see in final master plan or Phase 1
1/ I do not want to see you bulldoze a new wide path along a straight line from Old Kent Road to St George's Church through lake and destroying two wooded wildlife areas. I see nothing wrong with the lovely meandering path there currently and fail to see the purpose of spending £200,000 on this pointless proposal.
2/ Oppose completely the proposal to bulldoze all of the existing Old Kent Road entrance and would prefer to instead to see some limited modest refurbishment.
3/ I do not want to see the central playground bulldozed on Wells Way and started from scratch on Albany Road. Please instead refurbish the current playground.
4/ I do not support the bulldozing of the beautiful glade opposite Bath House and the hill adjacent to it.
5/ I do not support your proposal to bulldoze entire mound from Bath House to Lime Kiln to Albany Road, including the woodland and cycle track.
6/ Please do not bulldoze the cycle track.
7/ I do not want the creation of 100,000 (down from 120,000), 60,000, 15,000, 20,000 and 5,000 events areas, now totalling 200,000 instead of 220,000 for largest events, as detailed in the events map in the master-plan.
8/ I would like to see the protection of a pathway from Southampton Way to Portland Street.
9/ I do not want to see removal of between 200- 600 existing trees.
10/ I do not want to see destruction of 3 existing woodland areas (the one adjacent to the cycle track mound, by western border of the lake and by the 3 meter path through the bird nesting lake by the northern lake boundary).
In addition to the above I would like to see the following positive things added to project:
1/ Please refurbish the major play area on Wells Way rather than bulldoze it
2/ Add at least a thousand new trees and improve and expand wildlife areas and links between wildlife areas of the park
3/ Complete the integration of the cleared MOL sites along New Church Road into the park.
4/ install proper entrance at Southampton Way which is a very well used but ignored entrance to the park.
5/ Provide funding to make the park an Eco-park i.e. energy efficiency, renewable heat, renewable electricity, on-site composting, recycling, elimination of pesticide use, rainwater-harvesting, borehole etc
6/ Use the money proposed to be wasted on bulldozing of hills and woodlands and OKR entrance on prioritising in Phase 1, the installation of satellite play for various communities around the park
I look forward to seeing your latest plans further improved and hope the council will continue to work to repair and improve the existing park, rather than as in the original LDA masterplan bulldoze so much of the park and starting again.
Yours sincerely,
A. R. Resident
Further information from: Burgess Park Action Group: contact@3acorns.co.uk
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EMAIL FROM BURGESS PARK ACTION GROUP
Dear Southwark Resident
Many thanks to those of you who have helped in so many ways over recent weeks. Following very wide community objections to various aspects of the LDA masterplan produced for Burgess Park 6 weeks ago, the council has modestly revised the plans, dropping some of the proposals.
The revised proposals are on the council's website and the deadline for responses to this new proposal is this Friday, 30th July. The email address is des.waters@southwark.gov.uk
BPAG has drafted a letter that you might like to base your responses on, following consultation on our Facebook Page. Please feel free to adapt or personalise as you see fit. The text is below. If you could get an email in, we would be very grateful.
Many thanks
Donnachadh McCarthy
Spokesperson
Burgess Park Action Group
contact@3acorns.co.uk
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DRAFT OF A POSSIBLE LETTER FOR COMMENTS ON COUNCIL'S REVISED PROPOSALS
To: Southwark Council's Burgess Park Project Board
Dear Des Waters
Re: Consultation on latest proposals for Burgess Park
Thank you for re-opening the consultation period for the proposals for Burgess Park and agreeing already to some modifications following concerns expressed by many local resident and amenity groups.
I would like to express my support for the following:
1/ Improving the Walworth Road entrance but would ask that you do not remove the healthy mature trees in this area.
2/ Proposed removal of derelict roads at New Church Road, Neate Street, Calmington and Longcroft etc
3/ Abandoning the £1 million plan to rip up the canal avenue and move it 3 meters to the north and to save the 180 cherry trees.
4/ The decision not to bulldoze the landscaped area to the north of the Wells Way Library.
5/ The decision not to destroy the western one of the two wooded hills at the western end of the lake.
6/ The decision to preserve the central wildflower meadow following your decision to locate the BMX track elsewhere.
7/ The decision to preserve all of the woodland clumps along St Georges Way.
8/ The decision not to proceed with the massive and expensive expansion of the lake to bisect the park to the south.
9/ The expansion the New Church Road wildlife area.
10/ Planting of new trees
11/ The use of a borehole to use aquifer water to fill the lake rather than tap-water as at present.
12/ The repair of the current lake and installation of nesting islands.
Things I Would NOT like to see in final master plan or Phase 1
1/ I do not want to see you bulldoze a new wide path along a straight line from Old Kent Road to St George's Church through lake and destroying two wooded wildlife areas. I see nothing wrong with the lovely meandering path there currently and fail to see the purpose of spending £200,000 on this pointless proposal.
2/ Oppose completely the proposal to bulldoze all of the existing Old Kent Road entrance and would prefer to instead to see some limited modest refurbishment.
3/ I do not want to see the central playground bulldozed on Wells Way and started from scratch on Albany Road. Please instead refurbish the current playground.
4/ I do not support the bulldozing of the beautiful glade opposite Bath House and the hill adjacent to it.
5/ I do not support your proposal to bulldoze entire mound from Bath House to Lime Kiln to Albany Road, including the woodland and cycle track.
6/ Please do not bulldoze the cycle track.
7/ I do not want the creation of 100,000 (down from 120,000), 60,000, 15,000, 20,000 and 5,000 events areas, now totalling 200,000 instead of 220,000 for largest events, as detailed in the events map in the master-plan.
8/ I would like to see the protection of a pathway from Southampton Way to Portland Street.
9/ I do not want to see removal of between 200- 600 existing trees.
10/ I do not want to see destruction of 3 existing woodland areas (the one adjacent to the cycle track mound, by western border of the lake and by the 3 meter path through the bird nesting lake by the northern lake boundary).
In addition to the above I would like to see the following positive things added to project:
1/ Please refurbish the major play area on Wells Way rather than bulldoze it
2/ Add at least a thousand new trees and improve and expand wildlife areas and links between wildlife areas of the park
3/ Complete the integration of the cleared MOL sites along New Church Road into the park.
4/ install proper entrance at Southampton Way which is a very well used but ignored entrance to the park.
5/ Provide funding to make the park an Eco-park i.e. energy efficiency, renewable heat, renewable electricity, on-site composting, recycling, elimination of pesticide use, rainwater-harvesting, borehole etc
6/ Use the money proposed to be wasted on bulldozing of hills and woodlands and OKR entrance on prioritising in Phase 1, the installation of satellite play for various communities around the park
I look forward to seeing your latest plans further improved and hope the council will continue to work to repair and improve the existing park, rather than as in the original LDA masterplan bulldoze so much of the park and starting again.
Yours sincerely,
A. R. Resident
Burgess Park - latest news from Council - 31 July deadline for comments
I have been asked by the Council to send you the latest news from them on how they have responded to recent concerns about Burgess Park, and which I circulated earlier through this email list. They point out that they can continue to receive comments on the latest developments until 31st July.
So it seems reasonable and sensible to send this latest information. I have also been asked by the Burgess Park Action Group to circulate further information from them which I will do in a separate email.
I try hard to avoid overburdening this email list and so apologise for such a lot of information in a short space of time on one topic. But once this flow started it seemed right to complete it.
EC - distributor and manager for the PRN informal voluntary email list
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From: Miller, Ruth
Cc: Waters, Des; Towers, Rebecca
Sent: Wed Jul 21 17:10:21 2010
Subject: Sent of behalf of Councillor Hargrove regarding Burgess Park
LETTER FROM COUNCILLOR HARGROVE
Dear Resident
Throughout July we've been gathering further views on the latest proposals for Burgess Park, and incorporating them with the extensive consultation we've been doing over the last 16 months (more than 25 events and over one thousand responses in various forms). Some proposals have been supported, but there are others you are unhappy with, and we have listened to you.
Public meeting on 20 July
At a public meeting on 20 July the council set out what it had heard from this consultation and the possible changes to address these, in the first part of the £4.5m project.
The meeting was well attended, with lively debate and strong views. A great many of the people there were supportive of the revisions, many saying they were happy with how the council has listened, and the changes we've incorporated. These are set out below.
I also provided, and repeated, my complete reassurance that there is no proposed amphitheatre at all in the plans for the park.
Proposals outlined at the meeting
We think there is general agreement on converting redundant roads to park, improving entrances and boundaries , improving accessibility and footpaths, planting new gardens at St. George's Way, introducing a play area for older children, and installing new signage, seating, litter bins, and new railings and so we propose these should go ahead.
However, there were mixed opinions on areas such as biodiversity and sports provision, location of play and adventure areas, when to improve the lake, and whether to do the canal, and as a result we have made some changes.
We will now not be removing the trees along Canal Walk, St George's Way and Cobourg Road, we will not be reinstating the canal, we will not be filling in the underpass and we will not be expanding the sport hub, among others.
For a full list of the elements that we propose to keep, and changes we propose to make, in the plans, click on this web page:
http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200280/burgess_park_transformation/1719/latest_developments
Extra Funding
The council will also continue to seek more funding for more improvements, which will be carried out alongside the revitalization project work. These works are food growing areas near the Surrey Canal Walk, outdoor gyms and local play areas and a national standard BMX track.
Consultation opportunities
Don't forget, you still have a chance to give us your thoughts, and we'd welcome your feedback not only on the plans, but on these recent proposed changes we've made. You have until July 31 to give us your views on the above, as well as the opportunity to give your views when the planning application of the project is submitted, later in the year.
I'm passionate about making sure we make the most of this opportunity - chances like this come around only once in a generation, and I'm determined to see that we make the most of it. With your help we can make sure this project is a success, and we can make the park something that the whole borough can be proud of. I'm grateful for the time and energy that everyone has shown in getting involved in this project, and I look forward to seeing the huge improvements these changes will bring to Burgess Park.
Councillor Barrie Hargrove, cabinet member for transport, environment and recycling at Southwark Council.
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Further information from:
Ruth Miller
Burgess Park Project Manager
Southwark Council
Environment & Housing Dept
Public Realm Division
PO Box 64529
London SE1 5LX
07967 662 495
So it seems reasonable and sensible to send this latest information. I have also been asked by the Burgess Park Action Group to circulate further information from them which I will do in a separate email.
I try hard to avoid overburdening this email list and so apologise for such a lot of information in a short space of time on one topic. But once this flow started it seemed right to complete it.
EC - distributor and manager for the PRN informal voluntary email list
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From: Miller, Ruth
Cc: Waters, Des; Towers, Rebecca
Sent: Wed Jul 21 17:10:21 2010
Subject: Sent of behalf of Councillor Hargrove regarding Burgess Park
LETTER FROM COUNCILLOR HARGROVE
Dear Resident
Throughout July we've been gathering further views on the latest proposals for Burgess Park, and incorporating them with the extensive consultation we've been doing over the last 16 months (more than 25 events and over one thousand responses in various forms). Some proposals have been supported, but there are others you are unhappy with, and we have listened to you.
Public meeting on 20 July
At a public meeting on 20 July the council set out what it had heard from this consultation and the possible changes to address these, in the first part of the £4.5m project.
The meeting was well attended, with lively debate and strong views. A great many of the people there were supportive of the revisions, many saying they were happy with how the council has listened, and the changes we've incorporated. These are set out below.
I also provided, and repeated, my complete reassurance that there is no proposed amphitheatre at all in the plans for the park.
Proposals outlined at the meeting
We think there is general agreement on converting redundant roads to park, improving entrances and boundaries , improving accessibility and footpaths, planting new gardens at St. George's Way, introducing a play area for older children, and installing new signage, seating, litter bins, and new railings and so we propose these should go ahead.
However, there were mixed opinions on areas such as biodiversity and sports provision, location of play and adventure areas, when to improve the lake, and whether to do the canal, and as a result we have made some changes.
We will now not be removing the trees along Canal Walk, St George's Way and Cobourg Road, we will not be reinstating the canal, we will not be filling in the underpass and we will not be expanding the sport hub, among others.
For a full list of the elements that we propose to keep, and changes we propose to make, in the plans, click on this web page:
http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200280/burgess_park_transformation/1719/latest_developments
Extra Funding
The council will also continue to seek more funding for more improvements, which will be carried out alongside the revitalization project work. These works are food growing areas near the Surrey Canal Walk, outdoor gyms and local play areas and a national standard BMX track.
Consultation opportunities
Don't forget, you still have a chance to give us your thoughts, and we'd welcome your feedback not only on the plans, but on these recent proposed changes we've made. You have until July 31 to give us your views on the above, as well as the opportunity to give your views when the planning application of the project is submitted, later in the year.
I'm passionate about making sure we make the most of this opportunity - chances like this come around only once in a generation, and I'm determined to see that we make the most of it. With your help we can make sure this project is a success, and we can make the park something that the whole borough can be proud of. I'm grateful for the time and energy that everyone has shown in getting involved in this project, and I look forward to seeing the huge improvements these changes will bring to Burgess Park.
Councillor Barrie Hargrove, cabinet member for transport, environment and recycling at Southwark Council.
______________________________________________
Further information from:
Ruth Miller
Burgess Park Project Manager
Southwark Council
Environment & Housing Dept
Public Realm Division
PO Box 64529
London SE1 5LX
07967 662 495
Sunday, 25 July 2010
Bellenden Road Nature Garden opening 1st August
The Centre for Wildlife Gardening invites you to the official opening of the Bellenden Rd Nature Garden, opposite Highshore Rd school, at the Peckham High Street end of Bellenden Road.
On Sunday 1st August between 11am - 3pm
ribbon cutting at 11am by Cllr Mark Glover .
The Bellenden Road Nature Garden is a peaceful haven promoting wildlife gardening in an urban setting and will provide an opportunity for nature study by local children
All invited to celebrate the opening of the garden and participate in activities for all the family including:
Minibeast hotel making
Planting activities
Games
Face painting
Cake and refreshments
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
London Wildlife Trust has been creating a small urban community wildlife garden in Peckham. The Bellenden Road Nature Garden has been developed on the site of a former tree nursery and has recently undergone extensive re- landscaping with the aid of a grant from Southwark Council's Cleaner, Greener, Safer fund.
The Nature Garden opens on 1st August and will promote environmentally friendly and sustainable wildlife gardening practices to the wider public and provide an opportunity for nature study by local schools.
The garden has a variety of mini- habitats including native broadleaf hedgerow with emergent trees, mature broadleaf trees, Stag Beetle loggery, and wildflower borders. Features include a grassy central social mound with sleeper benches, wheelchair accessible path, raised flower beds, standing tree trunk sculpture, minibeast village and pergola for climbing plants.
The Bellenden Road Nature Garden has been established for education and amenity purposes for local schools, community groups, and for residents and workers to use and enjoy. The site is situated opposite Highshore School, a special secondary school for children of mixed needs.
Throughout the planning and development stages of the garden the London Wildlife Trust worked in consultation with students from Highshore School to generate ideas for the main features of the garden.
The garden will be open to the general public and accessible to all. Its appeal is as a relaxing and peaceful haven in the midst of a busy and built up area, where members of the community can undertake quiet recreation and environmental studies. Local schools, residents and volunteers will be involved in further development of the garden.
Further information from:
Ashley White
Conservation Projects Officer Southwark
Centre for Wildlife Gardening
28 Marsden Road
London, SE15 4EE
Tel: 020 7252 9186
Email: awhite@wildlondon.org.uk
www.wildlondon.org.uk
GARDEN FOR A LIVING LONDON
Do one thing to create a wildlife and climate friendly garden
Make your pledge at www.wildlondon.org.uk/gardening
London WildlifeTrust - Protecting London's wildlife for the future.
The London Wildlife Trust is part of a network of 47 local Wildlife Trusts across the UK, working under the umbrella of The Wildlife Trusts Partnership, the UK's leading conservation charity dedicated to wildlife protection.
On Sunday 1st August between 11am - 3pm
ribbon cutting at 11am by Cllr Mark Glover .
The Bellenden Road Nature Garden is a peaceful haven promoting wildlife gardening in an urban setting and will provide an opportunity for nature study by local children
All invited to celebrate the opening of the garden and participate in activities for all the family including:
Minibeast hotel making
Planting activities
Games
Face painting
Cake and refreshments
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
London Wildlife Trust has been creating a small urban community wildlife garden in Peckham. The Bellenden Road Nature Garden has been developed on the site of a former tree nursery and has recently undergone extensive re- landscaping with the aid of a grant from Southwark Council's Cleaner, Greener, Safer fund.
The Nature Garden opens on 1st August and will promote environmentally friendly and sustainable wildlife gardening practices to the wider public and provide an opportunity for nature study by local schools.
The garden has a variety of mini- habitats including native broadleaf hedgerow with emergent trees, mature broadleaf trees, Stag Beetle loggery, and wildflower borders. Features include a grassy central social mound with sleeper benches, wheelchair accessible path, raised flower beds, standing tree trunk sculpture, minibeast village and pergola for climbing plants.
The Bellenden Road Nature Garden has been established for education and amenity purposes for local schools, community groups, and for residents and workers to use and enjoy. The site is situated opposite Highshore School, a special secondary school for children of mixed needs.
Throughout the planning and development stages of the garden the London Wildlife Trust worked in consultation with students from Highshore School to generate ideas for the main features of the garden.
The garden will be open to the general public and accessible to all. Its appeal is as a relaxing and peaceful haven in the midst of a busy and built up area, where members of the community can undertake quiet recreation and environmental studies. Local schools, residents and volunteers will be involved in further development of the garden.
Further information from:
Ashley White
Conservation Projects Officer Southwark
Centre for Wildlife Gardening
28 Marsden Road
London, SE15 4EE
Tel: 020 7252 9186
Email: awhite@wildlondon.org.uk
www.wildlondon.org.uk
GARDEN FOR A LIVING LONDON
Do one thing to create a wildlife and climate friendly garden
Make your pledge at www.wildlondon.org.uk/gardening
London WildlifeTrust - Protecting London's wildlife for the future.
The London Wildlife Trust is part of a network of 47 local Wildlife Trusts across the UK, working under the umbrella of The Wildlife Trusts Partnership, the UK's leading conservation charity dedicated to wildlife protection.
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Burgess Park developments
Further to the news about local concerns on the plans to develop Burgess Park, the council is holding some consultation and drop-in events. These are:
* 8 July - walkabout and workshops, 6pm, Burgess Park sports club
* 10 and 11 July - walkabout and workshops, 10am to 4pm, Chumleigh Gardens
* 20 July - public consultation event, 5pm to 7pm, Thurlow Lodge, 1 Thurlow St, London, SE17 2US
* 31 July - consultation feedback drop in session, 10am to 4pm, Chumleigh Gardens
* You can also drop in to the Chumleigh Gardens café to see the plans for the park and leave your comments in the comment book there, or email ruth.miller@southwark.gov.uk.
You can read more:
* about the plans at www.southwark.gov.uk/burgesspark.
* at www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200280/burgess_park_transformation/1719/latest scroll to the end of that page and click on:
* Response to Burgess Park Action Group consultation
* Frequently asked questions
The full letter from the Council is below.
___________________________________________
LETTER FROM COUNCIL
You may have heard recently in the local press and on television about plans for the redevelopment of Burgess Park. The council would like to take this opportunity to tell you directly about the next steps involved in unlocking the potential of the borough's largest green space.
For too long Burgess Park has been 'unfinished' and in the past improvements have been piecemeal and without a coherent vision. In December 2008, members of the public shared their ideas on how to improve Burgess Park through consultation and a Facebook campaign and helped support our bid to the GLA for money to invest in the park. In March 2009 it was announced that Burgess Park had won £2m from the Mayor of London, and it received a further £4m in match funding from the Aylesbury New Deal for Communities.
Since then Southwark Council's parks team has been busily working to turn the £6m into visible improvements to one of London's most deserving open spaces, extensively consulting with community groups and partners. Between May and October 2009 we ran a design competition for the park, and members of the public were invited to meet the two shortlisted designers, see their plans and ask questions. Based on residents' feedback, LDA Design was awarded the contract. In March the designs were sent out for public comment. The proposals you see now have been shaped by those comments and suggestions - there have been over 20 events, meetings and workshops since last December involving over 600 local people, plus a dedicated Facebook group.
We believe the development is an amazing opportunity to realise the full potential of Burgess Park. The plans to date propose: An increase in the amount of green space in the park for residents to enjoy The creation of new children's play facilities
A new café in Chumleigh Gardens Improvements to the lake and sports facilities
A safer park - improved entrances, redundant roads removed and a new path network created A park with richer and more diverse habitats, supporting existing biodiversity and helping new wildlife flourish
We are considering the environment at every stage of the project. Any trees, shrubs and lighting that are removed will be replaced elsewhere and land moved will be used to create new features elsewhere in the park.
The latest plan is not set in stone - there is still time for you to have your say on the future of the park, before any plans are finalised. We will also be providing you with a range of options for the phase one works, as well as the costs for each option. This will allow you to see the choices available. Throughout July we will be holding events where you can drop in and talk to someone about the plans: 8 July - walkabout and workshops, 6pm, Burgess Park sports club 10 and 11 July - walkabout and workshops, 10am to 4pm, Chumleigh Gardens 20 July - public consultation event,
5pm to 7pm, Thurlow Lodge, 1 Thurlow St, London, SE17 2US 31 July - consultation feedback drop in session, 10am to 4pm, Chumleigh Gardens. You can also drop in to the Chumleigh Gardens café to see the plans for the park and leave your comments in the comment book there, or email ruth.miller@southwark.gov.uk.
You can read more about our plans to transform the park at www.southwark.gov.uk/burgesspark.
We have included a set of 'frequently asked questions' at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200280/burgess_park_transformation/1719/latest_developments/3. And the council's response to a set of comments from Burgess Park Action Group is also available at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200280/burgess_park_transformation/1719/latest_developments/2
We are aware that the park plays an important role in residents' lives. This plan may not reflect everyone's personal view but we are committed to including as many ideas and suggestions as we can, in order to meet the majority's needs. Your views are valuable in finding the best plan.
I'd like to thank you for your input and your future involvement during the consultation, in what is an extremely exciting scheme and one that will release the full potential of one of London's most important parks.
Councillor Barrie Hargrove
Cabinet member for transport, environment and recycling Southwark Council.
* 8 July - walkabout and workshops, 6pm, Burgess Park sports club
* 10 and 11 July - walkabout and workshops, 10am to 4pm, Chumleigh Gardens
* 20 July - public consultation event, 5pm to 7pm, Thurlow Lodge, 1 Thurlow St, London, SE17 2US
* 31 July - consultation feedback drop in session, 10am to 4pm, Chumleigh Gardens
* You can also drop in to the Chumleigh Gardens café to see the plans for the park and leave your comments in the comment book there, or email ruth.miller@southwark.gov.uk.
You can read more:
* about the plans at www.southwark.gov.uk/burgesspark.
* at www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200280/burgess_park_transformation/1719/latest scroll to the end of that page and click on:
* Response to Burgess Park Action Group consultation
* Frequently asked questions
The full letter from the Council is below.
___________________________________________
LETTER FROM COUNCIL
You may have heard recently in the local press and on television about plans for the redevelopment of Burgess Park. The council would like to take this opportunity to tell you directly about the next steps involved in unlocking the potential of the borough's largest green space.
For too long Burgess Park has been 'unfinished' and in the past improvements have been piecemeal and without a coherent vision. In December 2008, members of the public shared their ideas on how to improve Burgess Park through consultation and a Facebook campaign and helped support our bid to the GLA for money to invest in the park. In March 2009 it was announced that Burgess Park had won £2m from the Mayor of London, and it received a further £4m in match funding from the Aylesbury New Deal for Communities.
Since then Southwark Council's parks team has been busily working to turn the £6m into visible improvements to one of London's most deserving open spaces, extensively consulting with community groups and partners. Between May and October 2009 we ran a design competition for the park, and members of the public were invited to meet the two shortlisted designers, see their plans and ask questions. Based on residents' feedback, LDA Design was awarded the contract. In March the designs were sent out for public comment. The proposals you see now have been shaped by those comments and suggestions - there have been over 20 events, meetings and workshops since last December involving over 600 local people, plus a dedicated Facebook group.
We believe the development is an amazing opportunity to realise the full potential of Burgess Park. The plans to date propose: An increase in the amount of green space in the park for residents to enjoy The creation of new children's play facilities
A new café in Chumleigh Gardens Improvements to the lake and sports facilities
A safer park - improved entrances, redundant roads removed and a new path network created A park with richer and more diverse habitats, supporting existing biodiversity and helping new wildlife flourish
We are considering the environment at every stage of the project. Any trees, shrubs and lighting that are removed will be replaced elsewhere and land moved will be used to create new features elsewhere in the park.
The latest plan is not set in stone - there is still time for you to have your say on the future of the park, before any plans are finalised. We will also be providing you with a range of options for the phase one works, as well as the costs for each option. This will allow you to see the choices available. Throughout July we will be holding events where you can drop in and talk to someone about the plans: 8 July - walkabout and workshops, 6pm, Burgess Park sports club 10 and 11 July - walkabout and workshops, 10am to 4pm, Chumleigh Gardens 20 July - public consultation event,
5pm to 7pm, Thurlow Lodge, 1 Thurlow St, London, SE17 2US 31 July - consultation feedback drop in session, 10am to 4pm, Chumleigh Gardens. You can also drop in to the Chumleigh Gardens café to see the plans for the park and leave your comments in the comment book there, or email ruth.miller@southwark.gov.uk.
You can read more about our plans to transform the park at www.southwark.gov.uk/burgesspark.
We have included a set of 'frequently asked questions' at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200280/burgess_park_transformation/1719/latest_developments/3. And the council's response to a set of comments from Burgess Park Action Group is also available at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200280/burgess_park_transformation/1719/latest_developments/2
We are aware that the park plays an important role in residents' lives. This plan may not reflect everyone's personal view but we are committed to including as many ideas and suggestions as we can, in order to meet the majority's needs. Your views are valuable in finding the best plan.
I'd like to thank you for your input and your future involvement during the consultation, in what is an extremely exciting scheme and one that will release the full potential of one of London's most important parks.
Councillor Barrie Hargrove
Cabinet member for transport, environment and recycling Southwark Council.
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Tues 8 June - Burgess Park urgent meeting
Please forward this email to anyone with an interest in the future of Burgess Park.
__________________________________________
Message from Burgess Park Action Group:
Burgess Park stakeholders meeting this
Tuesday 8th June 2010 at 6pm
at the Sports Centre in Burgess Park.
Southwark Council plans to destroy large parts of Burgess Park (see draft list below) and use the Aylesbury £4 million to bulldoze the park and replace it with "A purpose built space for some of the largest festivals in Europe with amphitheatre style viewing for over 100 thousand people, a floating stage, and a dedicated cultural hub"
Please could you forward this email to any tenant reps or amenity groups or others that use Burgess Park and that you know would oppose the destruction of the existing park. This is an urgent and important meeting.
Donnachadh McCarthy
pp Burgess Park Action Group
020 7703 8748
07947 884299
3 Acorns Eco-Audits
______________________________________________
DRAFT: List of previous park investments and wild-life sites to be bull-dozed by the latest LDA/Council “masterplan”
1. Landscaping paid for by Groundwork Southwark in front of Library – now mature to be bulldozed.
2. The landscaping and re-tiling and new lighting installed by Groundwork Southwark in Wells Way underpass to be bulldozed. (This is the only safe connection crossing a road that is so busy it carried 50% of the Old Kent Road – essential for parents and very popular with cyclists.)
3. The 20 year old woodland and hill between the lime kiln and library to be flattened.
4. The newly installed Borough’s first LED ultra-efficient park lighting scheme installed on path between Southampton Way and Albany Road to be removed completely.
5. The large and formerly very popular toddler and teenage playground on Wells Way – to be bulldozed and landscaped instead of being repaired, installed by Southwark Council about 15 years ago and which the council had no money to repair even the swings.
6. About 400 meters of the popular cycle and pedestrian Canal Avenue where it passes under the old canal bridge is to be dug up and a pond put in its place, paid for by Groundwork Southwark about 8 years ago.
7. Entire side of the dual line of cherry-blossom trees planted by Groundwork Southwark at same time as laying of Canal Avenue is to be bulldozed for its entire length between the canal over-bridge and Glengall Road on St Georges side of Avenue.
8. The cycle track by the lime kiln is to be bulldozed – part funded by Southwark Cyclists just over two years ago.
9. The woodland, wildlife site and hill at east end of Burgess Park Lake which was planted by Southwark Council rangers service about 15 years ago and now mature to be flattened.
10. A second woodland, wildlife site and hill on other side of closed Calmington Road to be flattened.
11. The wildflower meadow by the Canal Avenue – been colonised by range of wild-plants and flowers for over 10 years and been undergoing meadow management for over 10 years to have the Cycle/BMX track built on it.
12. The mature wildlife woodland sections along St George’s Way which was planted by Groundwork Southwark about 12 years ago and now mature, is to be split up with a complex maze of paths.
13. The landscaping between Lake and Old Kent Road to be bulldozed to allow lake to be seen from the Old Kent Road (disastrously this will allow traffic and pollution from Old Kent Road to be seen from the currently peaceful lake).
14. The entrance at Old Kent Road installed by Southwark Council about 13 years ago to be completely bulldozed rather than revamped.
15. LDA “landscape architects” have been unable to provide a number of mature and semi-mature they intend to kill and remove. Initial guestimates are well over 1,000. Nearly 50 years of planting and growth of trees is threatened in large swathes of the park.
16. In the words of the architects the Canal Avenue mature wildflower meadow will be replaced by “A purpose built space for some of the largest festivals in Europe with amphitheatre style viewing for over 100 thousand people, a floating stage, and a dedicated cultural hub;
17. The wildlife site beside the cricket pitch is to be bulldozed. This is well over 30 years old and is on the site of a garden that predates the park.
18. An area the size of THREE football pitches is to be removed from open space and instead fenced off for polytunnels and allotments.
19. The existing cafe that overlooks the beautiful multi-cultural Chumleigh garden is to be closed and moved inside the building to overlook the Aylesbury Estate and Albany Road. The outdoor tables instead of being placed in a beautiful sheltered Arabic garden with the cafe furniture designed in line with the Arabic heritage of the garden will be on a concrete site exposed to a wind-tunnel funnelled from adjacent buildings.
20. Two sets of paths are to be placed through the existing RSPB maintained special house-sparrow meadows.
21. The 30 year old wildlife woodland and nesting area by the Albany Road side of the lake to be bulldozed.
22. The largest and most mature section of wild woodland along Albany Road at other side of path near lake looks to be bulldozed.
23. Mature shrubbery in front of St George’s Church at junction of New Church Road to be bulldozed –planted by international student workshop 14 years ago.
24. The avenue of mature trees between entrance at corner of Wells Way to the Canal Avenue all look likely to be removed, along with the path installed by Groundwork Southwark about 8 years ago.
_________________________________________
LDA architects and the current council proposals are classic 1960’s style bulldoze and start again disposable landscape school of architecture. The financial, ecological and community investment that is proposed to be destroyed will be painful to the thousands of local people who have watched our park gradually and organically grow from the collection of bombsites and scrap yards that plagued it 20 years ago.
It need not be like this. The existing park is a loved, living and breathing entity in its own right already, with some already beautiful corners already thriving. With careful nurturing and investment, this community led organic growth and investment can continue, so that it continues to provide a green haven and lung for the tens of thousands of people who live within walking distance of the park and the hundreds of thousands of people who play sport, walk or simply picnic in it every year.
An alternative vision to the LDA nightmare would be a national quality Eco-Park designed for the 21st century and based on eco-friendly principles of working and developing the best of what we have already and creating a dream of a zero waste, zero-carbon, green ecological oasis, where people can escape, relax and play, to recharge from the densely built surrounding city – a Hampstead Heath that South Londoners can be proud of.
Burgess Park needs to demonstrate the best of environmental sustainability principles, so that it can act as a beacon of hope in the midst of the threatening environmental crises our children are facing as they grow up. Telling them that the way to treat their own homes and gardens is to bulldoze them every ten to twenty years fails this crucial test of sustainability – the first test of which should always be – is it necessary? LDA’s ecologically disastrous proposals fail this test and are a major crime in wasted carbon terms to boot. Lets show our children instead that there is a different way – one based on community ecology and respect for their future and respect for the wildlife and investments that previous generations have nourished and created.
__________________________________________
Message from Burgess Park Action Group:
Burgess Park stakeholders meeting this
Tuesday 8th June 2010 at 6pm
at the Sports Centre in Burgess Park.
Southwark Council plans to destroy large parts of Burgess Park (see draft list below) and use the Aylesbury £4 million to bulldoze the park and replace it with "A purpose built space for some of the largest festivals in Europe with amphitheatre style viewing for over 100 thousand people, a floating stage, and a dedicated cultural hub"
Please could you forward this email to any tenant reps or amenity groups or others that use Burgess Park and that you know would oppose the destruction of the existing park. This is an urgent and important meeting.
Donnachadh McCarthy
pp Burgess Park Action Group
020 7703 8748
07947 884299
3 Acorns Eco-Audits
______________________________________________
DRAFT: List of previous park investments and wild-life sites to be bull-dozed by the latest LDA/Council “masterplan”
1. Landscaping paid for by Groundwork Southwark in front of Library – now mature to be bulldozed.
2. The landscaping and re-tiling and new lighting installed by Groundwork Southwark in Wells Way underpass to be bulldozed. (This is the only safe connection crossing a road that is so busy it carried 50% of the Old Kent Road – essential for parents and very popular with cyclists.)
3. The 20 year old woodland and hill between the lime kiln and library to be flattened.
4. The newly installed Borough’s first LED ultra-efficient park lighting scheme installed on path between Southampton Way and Albany Road to be removed completely.
5. The large and formerly very popular toddler and teenage playground on Wells Way – to be bulldozed and landscaped instead of being repaired, installed by Southwark Council about 15 years ago and which the council had no money to repair even the swings.
6. About 400 meters of the popular cycle and pedestrian Canal Avenue where it passes under the old canal bridge is to be dug up and a pond put in its place, paid for by Groundwork Southwark about 8 years ago.
7. Entire side of the dual line of cherry-blossom trees planted by Groundwork Southwark at same time as laying of Canal Avenue is to be bulldozed for its entire length between the canal over-bridge and Glengall Road on St Georges side of Avenue.
8. The cycle track by the lime kiln is to be bulldozed – part funded by Southwark Cyclists just over two years ago.
9. The woodland, wildlife site and hill at east end of Burgess Park Lake which was planted by Southwark Council rangers service about 15 years ago and now mature to be flattened.
10. A second woodland, wildlife site and hill on other side of closed Calmington Road to be flattened.
11. The wildflower meadow by the Canal Avenue – been colonised by range of wild-plants and flowers for over 10 years and been undergoing meadow management for over 10 years to have the Cycle/BMX track built on it.
12. The mature wildlife woodland sections along St George’s Way which was planted by Groundwork Southwark about 12 years ago and now mature, is to be split up with a complex maze of paths.
13. The landscaping between Lake and Old Kent Road to be bulldozed to allow lake to be seen from the Old Kent Road (disastrously this will allow traffic and pollution from Old Kent Road to be seen from the currently peaceful lake).
14. The entrance at Old Kent Road installed by Southwark Council about 13 years ago to be completely bulldozed rather than revamped.
15. LDA “landscape architects” have been unable to provide a number of mature and semi-mature they intend to kill and remove. Initial guestimates are well over 1,000. Nearly 50 years of planting and growth of trees is threatened in large swathes of the park.
16. In the words of the architects the Canal Avenue mature wildflower meadow will be replaced by “A purpose built space for some of the largest festivals in Europe with amphitheatre style viewing for over 100 thousand people, a floating stage, and a dedicated cultural hub;
17. The wildlife site beside the cricket pitch is to be bulldozed. This is well over 30 years old and is on the site of a garden that predates the park.
18. An area the size of THREE football pitches is to be removed from open space and instead fenced off for polytunnels and allotments.
19. The existing cafe that overlooks the beautiful multi-cultural Chumleigh garden is to be closed and moved inside the building to overlook the Aylesbury Estate and Albany Road. The outdoor tables instead of being placed in a beautiful sheltered Arabic garden with the cafe furniture designed in line with the Arabic heritage of the garden will be on a concrete site exposed to a wind-tunnel funnelled from adjacent buildings.
20. Two sets of paths are to be placed through the existing RSPB maintained special house-sparrow meadows.
21. The 30 year old wildlife woodland and nesting area by the Albany Road side of the lake to be bulldozed.
22. The largest and most mature section of wild woodland along Albany Road at other side of path near lake looks to be bulldozed.
23. Mature shrubbery in front of St George’s Church at junction of New Church Road to be bulldozed –planted by international student workshop 14 years ago.
24. The avenue of mature trees between entrance at corner of Wells Way to the Canal Avenue all look likely to be removed, along with the path installed by Groundwork Southwark about 8 years ago.
_________________________________________
LDA architects and the current council proposals are classic 1960’s style bulldoze and start again disposable landscape school of architecture. The financial, ecological and community investment that is proposed to be destroyed will be painful to the thousands of local people who have watched our park gradually and organically grow from the collection of bombsites and scrap yards that plagued it 20 years ago.
It need not be like this. The existing park is a loved, living and breathing entity in its own right already, with some already beautiful corners already thriving. With careful nurturing and investment, this community led organic growth and investment can continue, so that it continues to provide a green haven and lung for the tens of thousands of people who live within walking distance of the park and the hundreds of thousands of people who play sport, walk or simply picnic in it every year.
An alternative vision to the LDA nightmare would be a national quality Eco-Park designed for the 21st century and based on eco-friendly principles of working and developing the best of what we have already and creating a dream of a zero waste, zero-carbon, green ecological oasis, where people can escape, relax and play, to recharge from the densely built surrounding city – a Hampstead Heath that South Londoners can be proud of.
Burgess Park needs to demonstrate the best of environmental sustainability principles, so that it can act as a beacon of hope in the midst of the threatening environmental crises our children are facing as they grow up. Telling them that the way to treat their own homes and gardens is to bulldoze them every ten to twenty years fails this crucial test of sustainability – the first test of which should always be – is it necessary? LDA’s ecologically disastrous proposals fail this test and are a major crime in wasted carbon terms to boot. Lets show our children instead that there is a different way – one based on community ecology and respect for their future and respect for the wildlife and investments that previous generations have nourished and created.
Friday, 14 May 2010
Sun 6 June Choumert Sq. Open Gardens
CHOUMERT SQ. OPEN GARDENS 'VILLAGE FETE'
One of the highlights of the year in Bellenden is the Choumert Square Open Gardens day, organised by the Choumert Sq. residents. It is just like our annual village fete, and open to all from nearby neighbourhoods. This year it is on Sunday 6th June 1pm - 6pm. See details: Http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=14482
Description: About 46 mini gardens with maxi-planting in Shangri-la situation that the media has described as a 'Floral Canyon', which leads to small communal 'secret garden' . Art, craft and home-made produce stalls and live music. Delicious refreshments. Gardens and village fête in one! See this short video from a previous year: Http://www.bellenden.net/category/road/choumert-square
A local stall with the Peckham Society and the Bellenden Residents Group will be there as usual. It is a great way to say hello to locals who work behind the scenes all year round on local issues.
OTHER LOCAL OPEN GARDENS
Also open that day is the fabulous London Wildlife Garden Centre right in our midst, in Marsden Road. Definitely worth a visit also. It is open throughout the year, part week. http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=19901
Description: Inspirational community wildlife garden. Hedges, ponds and meadows complement beds brimming with herbs, cottage garden plants and wild flowers. Yr-round interest. Organic vegetable beds, wild flower nursery and tree scheme, beehives. Visitor Centre with wildlife gardening displays and advice, workshops and children's craft activities. Picnic and family areas
Other local gardens are also open on 6th June and other days.
See here for more information:
http://www.ngs.org.uk/
Just type in a postcode, 5 miles, and next 3 months, in top right hand
corner search.
One of the highlights of the year in Bellenden is the Choumert Square Open Gardens day, organised by the Choumert Sq. residents. It is just like our annual village fete, and open to all from nearby neighbourhoods. This year it is on Sunday 6th June 1pm - 6pm. See details: Http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=14482
Description: About 46 mini gardens with maxi-planting in Shangri-la situation that the media has described as a 'Floral Canyon', which leads to small communal 'secret garden' . Art, craft and home-made produce stalls and live music. Delicious refreshments. Gardens and village fête in one! See this short video from a previous year: Http://www.bellenden.net/category/road/choumert-square
A local stall with the Peckham Society and the Bellenden Residents Group will be there as usual. It is a great way to say hello to locals who work behind the scenes all year round on local issues.
OTHER LOCAL OPEN GARDENS
Also open that day is the fabulous London Wildlife Garden Centre right in our midst, in Marsden Road. Definitely worth a visit also. It is open throughout the year, part week. http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=19901
Description: Inspirational community wildlife garden. Hedges, ponds and meadows complement beds brimming with herbs, cottage garden plants and wild flowers. Yr-round interest. Organic vegetable beds, wild flower nursery and tree scheme, beehives. Visitor Centre with wildlife gardening displays and advice, workshops and children's craft activities. Picnic and family areas
Other local gardens are also open on 6th June and other days.
See here for more information:
http://www.ngs.org.uk/
Just type in a postcode, 5 miles, and next 3 months, in top right hand
corner search.
Saturday, 12 September 2009
Sat 26 Sep 1.30-7.30pm Warwick Wingding
From Friends of Warwick Park an invitation to all local people
WARWICK WINGDING
It’s more than just a local music festival!
When: SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER, 1:30pm - 7.30pm
Where: Warwick Gardens, Lyndhurst Grove, Peckham, SE15
On Saturday 26 September, Warwick Gardens in Peckham, is hosting the first-ever Warwick Wingding. More than just a local music festival, the Warwick Wingding will celebrate the burgeoning musical talent coming out of Peckham and surrounding areas, plus feature hands-on theatre, hoola-hooping, yoga classes, stilt-walking, dressing-up, plus arts & craft stalls and much more.
The very local and very hot new band THE PEPYS (http://www.myspace.com/thepepys) will headline. Also confirmed are the brilliant SAUDIs (http://www.myspace.com/thesaudis), experimental drum n’ bass rockers LIME HEADED DOG (http://www.myspace.com/limeheadeddog, 30 piece brass ensemble from Peckham THE STARTER BIG BAND, the unique pedal powered BOYCOTT COCA COLA EXPERIENCE (http://www.myspace.com/bcce) and talented singer/songwriter PIERRE LA ROUGE (http://www.myspace.com/pierrelarouge), as well as a line-up of acts which promises an eclectic mix of live music and DJs including local bands, orchestras, choirs and solo artists, plus performances from local school children.
The event will be MC’d by Peckham’s (and Southside Radio’s) very own DJ Mickey Smith.
No festival would be complete without food and drink. Home Made & Home Grown stalls will be in abundance as well as a barbecue, home-made Indian, Caribbean and Latin American food plus beer and wine from Green & Blue.
The Warwick Wingding is presented by the Friends of Warwick Gardens in partnership with Southwark Council and is funded by Capital Community Fund.
Further information from andy.alty@btinternet.com
WARWICK WINGDING
It’s more than just a local music festival!
When: SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER, 1:30pm - 7.30pm
Where: Warwick Gardens, Lyndhurst Grove, Peckham, SE15
On Saturday 26 September, Warwick Gardens in Peckham, is hosting the first-ever Warwick Wingding. More than just a local music festival, the Warwick Wingding will celebrate the burgeoning musical talent coming out of Peckham and surrounding areas, plus feature hands-on theatre, hoola-hooping, yoga classes, stilt-walking, dressing-up, plus arts & craft stalls and much more.
The very local and very hot new band THE PEPYS (http://www.myspace.com/thepepys) will headline. Also confirmed are the brilliant SAUDIs (http://www.myspace.com/thesaudis), experimental drum n’ bass rockers LIME HEADED DOG (http://www.myspace.com/limeheadeddog, 30 piece brass ensemble from Peckham THE STARTER BIG BAND, the unique pedal powered BOYCOTT COCA COLA EXPERIENCE (http://www.myspace.com/bcce) and talented singer/songwriter PIERRE LA ROUGE (http://www.myspace.com/pierrelarouge), as well as a line-up of acts which promises an eclectic mix of live music and DJs including local bands, orchestras, choirs and solo artists, plus performances from local school children.
The event will be MC’d by Peckham’s (and Southside Radio’s) very own DJ Mickey Smith.
No festival would be complete without food and drink. Home Made & Home Grown stalls will be in abundance as well as a barbecue, home-made Indian, Caribbean and Latin American food plus beer and wine from Green & Blue.
The Warwick Wingding is presented by the Friends of Warwick Gardens in partnership with Southwark Council and is funded by Capital Community Fund.
Further information from andy.alty@btinternet.com
Friday, 4 September 2009
Sat 5th September 2009 - Peckham Rye Fete
Friends of Peckham Rye Present
Peckham Rye Fete
SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2009
12-5pm
on Peckham Rye Common
Beer & Pimms
Punch & Judy
Hog Roast
Plants & Books
Home-made cakes
Coconut Shy
Fancy Dress
Dog show
Now in its sixth sensational year!. A real community fair; a great Saturday experience.
Also featuring local community groups/projects including:
Peckham Residents Network,
Peckham Vision
Southwark Rail Users' Group
Bellenden Residents' Group,
Friends of Goose Green
So if you are interested in their activities and wonder who the local residents are who do the work come and visit our two stalls and meet us on Saturday 5th September!
Peckham Rye Fete
SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2009
12-5pm
on Peckham Rye Common
Beer & Pimms
Punch & Judy
Hog Roast
Plants & Books
Home-made cakes
Coconut Shy
Fancy Dress
Dog show
Now in its sixth sensational year!. A real community fair; a great Saturday experience.
Also featuring local community groups/projects including:
Peckham Residents Network,
Peckham Vision
Southwark Rail Users' Group
Bellenden Residents' Group,
Friends of Goose Green
So if you are interested in their activities and wonder who the local residents are who do the work come and visit our two stalls and meet us on Saturday 5th September!
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
18 June meeting - Warwick Gardens gig for musicians, crafts and arts people
Message from Friends of Warwick Gardens:
THE WARWICK GARDENS MONSTER MUSIC GIG is happening in the last weekend of September 2009. The planning group are now looking for local acts who need a showcase for their talents. Any and all local (Peckham and nearby) musicians are invited to apply for the opportunity to perform live at this free event. We will provide a stage, mics and PA - you provide the talent!
We are also looking for local craftspeople and artists who have something interesting and original to sell and would like to book a stall at what promises to be a big day out for all ages.
Come along to find out more at our next meeting at:
South London Tabernacle Church Hall
Bushey Hill Road
7pm THURSDAY 18TH JUNE
or email us at warwickgarden@googlemail.com
This event is being organised by the Friends of Warwick Gardens with funding from the Capital Community Fund. If you would like to get involved in organising or helping to run the event - please come to our next meeting or get in touch with us!
THE WARWICK GARDENS MONSTER MUSIC GIG is happening in the last weekend of September 2009. The planning group are now looking for local acts who need a showcase for their talents. Any and all local (Peckham and nearby) musicians are invited to apply for the opportunity to perform live at this free event. We will provide a stage, mics and PA - you provide the talent!
We are also looking for local craftspeople and artists who have something interesting and original to sell and would like to book a stall at what promises to be a big day out for all ages.
Come along to find out more at our next meeting at:
South London Tabernacle Church Hall
Bushey Hill Road
7pm THURSDAY 18TH JUNE
or email us at warwickgarden@googlemail.com
This event is being organised by the Friends of Warwick Gardens with funding from the Capital Community Fund. If you would like to get involved in organising or helping to run the event - please come to our next meeting or get in touch with us!
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Sunday 7 June 1- 6pm Open Day: Choumert Sq.
The Open Day that thinks it's a Village Fete!
The annual summer event in Bellenden. All welcome.
A fabulous summer experience, not to be missed.
From The Residents of Choumert Square, SE15 4RE
______________________________________________
The National Gardens Scheme 82nd ANNIVERSARY
Garden Open for Charity
CHOUMERT SQUARE, SE15
- entrance off Choumert Grove, a few minutes from Peckham Rye station,
- one minute from Choumert/Chadwick car park.
Sunday 7 June 1pm - 6pm
Admission £2.50, Child 50p
Tea No Dogs Stalls will include….
* A Gourmet Tombola * Garden Plants * Afternoon Teas
* Wine and Beer * Books DVDs and CDs * Pimms Emporium
* Gift-Cards * Home-Made Cakes to buy * Bric-a-brac
* Face Painting * Art Exhibitions * Live Music
* The Peckham Society
______________________________________
SUNDAY 7TH JUNE 2009
From 1pm to 6pm
Choumert Square, built in the latter half of the 19th Century, presents to the visitor not a Square but a laneway of 46 tiny cottages leading to a communal `walled' garden. The gardens of this secret Southwark street are amongst the tiniest it's possible to tend! They've evolved over some twenty years, triggered initially by a few neighbours' gardening passions that infected the enthusiasm of others. Today the Square gardens uniquely demonstrate how gardening unites a community.
The street is `divided' into a sunny and shady side, and the gardens' eco-climate (and planting) reflect this. Key features are the variety of roses growing in the Square, the mix of trees (including birch, willow, eucalyptus, acer and a dramatic robinia), and a colourful array of perennial border plants and annuals, many home-grown. The garden has been featured on BBC TV (Gardeners' World three times) and on Channel 4, in numerous magazines and national press articles (including BBC Good Homes, Period Living, London Evening Standard, The Sunday Times and The Guardian).
In November 2007 our Square won one of the special 25 `Blooming Fantastic' Awards which the Conservation Foundation bestows on those areas that have brought a Green awareness to corners of London. In August 2008 the Square received the Silver Gilt Award for Best Community Garden, Southwark in Bloom.
The Open Day is primarily about gardens and sharing with others our residents' love of this little corner of the inner city; but it is also renowned for its demonstrable community spirit. Visitors will find themselves invited to sit and partake of a wide variety of refreshments in between purchasing delicious home-baked cakes, artwork, crafts, plants, books and photo mementoes of their visit.
Via wrought iron gates off Choumert Grove. Peckham Rye mainline station is visible from the gates [trains from London Bridge and London Victoria], & buses galore (12, 36, 37, 63, 78, 171, 312, 345) less than 10 mins walk. Car park 2 mins
About 46 mini gardens with maxi-planting in a Shangri-la situation that the media has described as a 'Floral Canyon', which leads to small communal 'secret garden'. Open day has village fête atmosphere with many art stalls and delicious refreshments.
Adm £2.50, child 50p, (share to St Christopher's Hospice) Lunches & Teas
Sun 7 June (1-6).
The National Gardens Scheme: www.ngs.org.uk
The annual summer event in Bellenden. All welcome.
A fabulous summer experience, not to be missed.
From The Residents of Choumert Square, SE15 4RE
______________________________________________
The National Gardens Scheme 82nd ANNIVERSARY
Garden Open for Charity
CHOUMERT SQUARE, SE15
- entrance off Choumert Grove, a few minutes from Peckham Rye station,
- one minute from Choumert/Chadwick car park.
Sunday 7 June 1pm - 6pm
Admission £2.50, Child 50p
Tea No Dogs Stalls will include….
* A Gourmet Tombola * Garden Plants * Afternoon Teas
* Wine and Beer * Books DVDs and CDs * Pimms Emporium
* Gift-Cards * Home-Made Cakes to buy * Bric-a-brac
* Face Painting * Art Exhibitions * Live Music
* The Peckham Society
______________________________________
SUNDAY 7TH JUNE 2009
From 1pm to 6pm
Choumert Square, built in the latter half of the 19th Century, presents to the visitor not a Square but a laneway of 46 tiny cottages leading to a communal `walled' garden. The gardens of this secret Southwark street are amongst the tiniest it's possible to tend! They've evolved over some twenty years, triggered initially by a few neighbours' gardening passions that infected the enthusiasm of others. Today the Square gardens uniquely demonstrate how gardening unites a community.
The street is `divided' into a sunny and shady side, and the gardens' eco-climate (and planting) reflect this. Key features are the variety of roses growing in the Square, the mix of trees (including birch, willow, eucalyptus, acer and a dramatic robinia), and a colourful array of perennial border plants and annuals, many home-grown. The garden has been featured on BBC TV (Gardeners' World three times) and on Channel 4, in numerous magazines and national press articles (including BBC Good Homes, Period Living, London Evening Standard, The Sunday Times and The Guardian).
In November 2007 our Square won one of the special 25 `Blooming Fantastic' Awards which the Conservation Foundation bestows on those areas that have brought a Green awareness to corners of London. In August 2008 the Square received the Silver Gilt Award for Best Community Garden, Southwark in Bloom.
The Open Day is primarily about gardens and sharing with others our residents' love of this little corner of the inner city; but it is also renowned for its demonstrable community spirit. Visitors will find themselves invited to sit and partake of a wide variety of refreshments in between purchasing delicious home-baked cakes, artwork, crafts, plants, books and photo mementoes of their visit.
Via wrought iron gates off Choumert Grove. Peckham Rye mainline station is visible from the gates [trains from London Bridge and London Victoria], & buses galore (12, 36, 37, 63, 78, 171, 312, 345) less than 10 mins walk. Car park 2 mins
About 46 mini gardens with maxi-planting in a Shangri-la situation that the media has described as a 'Floral Canyon', which leads to small communal 'secret garden'. Open day has village fête atmosphere with many art stalls and delicious refreshments.
Adm £2.50, child 50p, (share to St Christopher's Hospice) Lunches & Teas
Sun 7 June (1-6).
The National Gardens Scheme: www.ngs.org.uk
Monday, 1 June 2009
BIG Music and creative arts Festival - planning mtg 3 June 7pm
FRIENDS OF WARWICK GARDENS MEETING
WEDNESDAY 3RD JUNE 2009
After the HUGE success of the DOG DAY AFTERNOON in April, The Friends of Warwick Gardens have further funding to plan, organise and run a BIG Music and creative arts Festival in the park this autumn!
If you are interested in performing, or helping with planning this event please come along to our first planning meeting which will be held on
Wednesday 3rd June 7pm
at The South London Tabernacle Church Hall Bushey Hill Road.
We want input from as many local residents as possible so please come along to find out more and how you can be involved.
WEDNESDAY 3RD JUNE 2009
After the HUGE success of the DOG DAY AFTERNOON in April, The Friends of Warwick Gardens have further funding to plan, organise and run a BIG Music and creative arts Festival in the park this autumn!
If you are interested in performing, or helping with planning this event please come along to our first planning meeting which will be held on
Wednesday 3rd June 7pm
at The South London Tabernacle Church Hall Bushey Hill Road.
We want input from as many local residents as possible so please come along to find out more and how you can be involved.
Saturday, 31 January 2009
Friends of Goose Green Newsletter - January 2009
Dear friend of Goose Green
Greetings for the New Year! Friends of Goose Green have had a busy 2008, and expect a similarly busy 2009. Here is a brief report on what has been happening, and some of what is to come.
__________________________________________
SATURDAY 7th MARCH 11am-2pm at the FoGG Gazebo on Goose Green. Come and talk to us,
get information, tell us what ever you want to about Goose Green.
WEDNESDAY 11th MARCH 7pm Goose Green Centre. Advance Notice of AGM see more below.
__________________________________________
GOOSE GREEN PLAYGROUND
On the 17th December we celebrated the completion of phase one of the improvement & renewal of the playground, which is for the younger users. We had many excited children and parents attend as it was a lovely winter's day. Pictures can be seen on our website's gallery www.friendsofgoosegreen.org.uk Southwark's Parks Department supplied balloons and a member of FoGG, Steve Storr, designed a colouring sheet for the children to take home. The funding for phase one came mainly from Nunhead & Peckham Rye Community Council Cleaner Greener Safer funds and 'section 106' moneys from the developer of the East Dulwich Road flats opposite. FoGG will continue to work with Green Dreams, a landscape design company, to raise funds and agree layouts and plans for phases 2 & 3which are aimed at the older children using the playground. Plans for the next phase will be displayed soon in the Goose Green noticeboards.
GOOSE GREEN MURAL
The bottom half of the William Blake Mural on the house wall overlooking the Playground, was over-painted without warning by the Council to cover up some graffiti. After protests by FoGG and local residents, Stan Peskett the original artist, now living in the US also protested. The Council said it was a mistake, and apologised to him, and everyone else for taking action without consultation. They asked Stan Peskett for advice, and he proposed a new mural on the same William Blake theme. Like the original one in 1993, this will be done as a project with local children, funded by the Council. The work is expected to be launched at the Goose Green Fair in the Dulwich Festival this year in May.
GOOSE GREEN BOG
Last year you may have noticed a boggy area that appeared in the Green near the Adys Road end, and some construction works at the Lordship Lane end. Surprisingly these were connected! After numerous investigations of the growing bog, the Council and Water Company discovered that there was a leak in a water pipe under Goose Green. To repair this and ensure ease of access in future, they decided to install a 'Sahara Chamber' at the Lordship Lane end of the Green. This is said to give adequate access to the pipes. We are told it will be covered by a barely visible man-hole cover.
Hopefully no more growing bogs.
NOTICE BOARDS
There are now two Notice Boards for Goose Green: one at either end of the diagonal path across the Green. Pictures can be seen on our website's gallery These were funded by the Council on a FoGG proposal. The boards were chosen by FoGG Management Committee from a selection proposed by the Council, and the Council Parks Department carried out the work to acquire them and install them. They are for the display of information about Goose Green. If you have something to display please email: info@friendsofgoosegreen.org.uk or phone Ursula Allison in the Parks Dept - 020 7525 0707
GOOSE GREEN FENCE
After much local concern was expressed about the installation, without consultation, of the fence across Goose Green, the Council decided at the end of 2007 to remove it to reuse it elsewhere in the borough, and to rethink what to do about a fence for a dog free area on Goose Green. The fence is to be removed by the Council Department (Bellenden Renewal Team) that installed it. This was going to happen all last year, but now we are told it should be sometime in the next few months. There will then be six months without a fence and the Parks Department will consult Goose Green users and the local public on whether to reinstate a fence and if so where it should go. Any fence would be similar to the current external fence. A fence installed to create a dog free area would need to be preceded by a Dog Control Order to create a dog free area so that it could be enforced.
A major problem with the current arrangement is that the Council has no powers to enforce a dog free area. The FoGG Management Committee members, just like other Goose Green users and supporters, have divided views about the fence. Some want a dog free area, some want to preserve the Open Space nature of the Green and do not wish to have any fence, some would prefer no fence but are willing to contemplate one to provide a dog free area, provided it is properly designed and located. But we look forward to the current fence being removed so the Council can get on to the next phase of deciding what the feasible options are and consulting the local public. We will do our best to ensure that this is a good process. If you want to help make that happen, get in touch with us. See below.
WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL
Since local residents started meeting in 2007 about Goose Green, we have had valuable support from Ursula Allison, the Council's Parks officer responsible for parks and open spaces in this area. She helped us set up FoGG, and now continues support in our various dealings with different parts of the Council. Local ward councillors have been very supportive from both The Lane and South Camberwell. We have made a lot of progress in developing good working relations with the Community Wardens, Events and Parks Departments, and are grateful for their co-operation and
support. One notable success has been that, after FoGG asked, Goose Green was included in the responsibilities of the Dulwich Community Wardens. This makes huge sense as their office overlooks Goose Green, but as it is just over the boundary inside the Camberwell Community Council area it wasn't theirs. There is still some way to get the message across to all Departments that keeping FoGG informed is an effective way! to manage the Green - the Mural incident was an example of what happens when they don't. But the Council did apologise about this all the way up
to the Chief Executive of the Council, and they are generally very encouraging and supportive of Friends groups like FoGG.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
This is advance notice of the AGM on Wednesday 11th March 7pm at the Goose Green Centre. This will be a good chance to find out how you can help preserve and nurture Goose Green for its supporters and users. If you want to be more involved, you can volunteer for the Management Committee. We meet about every two months, and do a lot of work by email. We have some spare places and would be very glad to welcome new members. But you don't need to commit yourself to that straightaway - you can volunteer in other ways as well, or just attend the Management Committee meetings if you want to get a feel for what it is all about.
GETTING INVOLVED
Do please contact us if you are interested in getting involved in any way. If you would like to speak on the phone or meet us, let us know and we will be in touch. email: info@friendsofgoosegreen.org.uk or phone Ursula Allison in the Parks Dept - 020 7525 0707
PLEASE CONTACT US
We hope to hear from some of you, and to see you at Goose Green on 7th March or the AGM on 11th March.
best wishes
Management Committee
Friends of Goose Green (FoGG)
www.friendsofgoosegreen.org.uk
Greetings for the New Year! Friends of Goose Green have had a busy 2008, and expect a similarly busy 2009. Here is a brief report on what has been happening, and some of what is to come.
__________________________________________
SATURDAY 7th MARCH 11am-2pm at the FoGG Gazebo on Goose Green. Come and talk to us,
get information, tell us what ever you want to about Goose Green.
WEDNESDAY 11th MARCH 7pm Goose Green Centre. Advance Notice of AGM see more below.
__________________________________________
GOOSE GREEN PLAYGROUND
On the 17th December we celebrated the completion of phase one of the improvement & renewal of the playground, which is for the younger users. We had many excited children and parents attend as it was a lovely winter's day. Pictures can be seen on our website's gallery www.friendsofgoosegreen.org.uk Southwark's Parks Department supplied balloons and a member of FoGG, Steve Storr, designed a colouring sheet for the children to take home. The funding for phase one came mainly from Nunhead & Peckham Rye Community Council Cleaner Greener Safer funds and 'section 106' moneys from the developer of the East Dulwich Road flats opposite. FoGG will continue to work with Green Dreams, a landscape design company, to raise funds and agree layouts and plans for phases 2 & 3which are aimed at the older children using the playground. Plans for the next phase will be displayed soon in the Goose Green noticeboards.
GOOSE GREEN MURAL
The bottom half of the William Blake Mural on the house wall overlooking the Playground, was over-painted without warning by the Council to cover up some graffiti. After protests by FoGG and local residents, Stan Peskett the original artist, now living in the US also protested. The Council said it was a mistake, and apologised to him, and everyone else for taking action without consultation. They asked Stan Peskett for advice, and he proposed a new mural on the same William Blake theme. Like the original one in 1993, this will be done as a project with local children, funded by the Council. The work is expected to be launched at the Goose Green Fair in the Dulwich Festival this year in May.
GOOSE GREEN BOG
Last year you may have noticed a boggy area that appeared in the Green near the Adys Road end, and some construction works at the Lordship Lane end. Surprisingly these were connected! After numerous investigations of the growing bog, the Council and Water Company discovered that there was a leak in a water pipe under Goose Green. To repair this and ensure ease of access in future, they decided to install a 'Sahara Chamber' at the Lordship Lane end of the Green. This is said to give adequate access to the pipes. We are told it will be covered by a barely visible man-hole cover.
Hopefully no more growing bogs.
NOTICE BOARDS
There are now two Notice Boards for Goose Green: one at either end of the diagonal path across the Green. Pictures can be seen on our website's gallery These were funded by the Council on a FoGG proposal. The boards were chosen by FoGG Management Committee from a selection proposed by the Council, and the Council Parks Department carried out the work to acquire them and install them. They are for the display of information about Goose Green. If you have something to display please email: info@friendsofgoosegreen.org.uk or phone Ursula Allison in the Parks Dept - 020 7525 0707
GOOSE GREEN FENCE
After much local concern was expressed about the installation, without consultation, of the fence across Goose Green, the Council decided at the end of 2007 to remove it to reuse it elsewhere in the borough, and to rethink what to do about a fence for a dog free area on Goose Green. The fence is to be removed by the Council Department (Bellenden Renewal Team) that installed it. This was going to happen all last year, but now we are told it should be sometime in the next few months. There will then be six months without a fence and the Parks Department will consult Goose Green users and the local public on whether to reinstate a fence and if so where it should go. Any fence would be similar to the current external fence. A fence installed to create a dog free area would need to be preceded by a Dog Control Order to create a dog free area so that it could be enforced.
A major problem with the current arrangement is that the Council has no powers to enforce a dog free area. The FoGG Management Committee members, just like other Goose Green users and supporters, have divided views about the fence. Some want a dog free area, some want to preserve the Open Space nature of the Green and do not wish to have any fence, some would prefer no fence but are willing to contemplate one to provide a dog free area, provided it is properly designed and located. But we look forward to the current fence being removed so the Council can get on to the next phase of deciding what the feasible options are and consulting the local public. We will do our best to ensure that this is a good process. If you want to help make that happen, get in touch with us. See below.
WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL
Since local residents started meeting in 2007 about Goose Green, we have had valuable support from Ursula Allison, the Council's Parks officer responsible for parks and open spaces in this area. She helped us set up FoGG, and now continues support in our various dealings with different parts of the Council. Local ward councillors have been very supportive from both The Lane and South Camberwell. We have made a lot of progress in developing good working relations with the Community Wardens, Events and Parks Departments, and are grateful for their co-operation and
support. One notable success has been that, after FoGG asked, Goose Green was included in the responsibilities of the Dulwich Community Wardens. This makes huge sense as their office overlooks Goose Green, but as it is just over the boundary inside the Camberwell Community Council area it wasn't theirs. There is still some way to get the message across to all Departments that keeping FoGG informed is an effective way! to manage the Green - the Mural incident was an example of what happens when they don't. But the Council did apologise about this all the way up
to the Chief Executive of the Council, and they are generally very encouraging and supportive of Friends groups like FoGG.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
This is advance notice of the AGM on Wednesday 11th March 7pm at the Goose Green Centre. This will be a good chance to find out how you can help preserve and nurture Goose Green for its supporters and users. If you want to be more involved, you can volunteer for the Management Committee. We meet about every two months, and do a lot of work by email. We have some spare places and would be very glad to welcome new members. But you don't need to commit yourself to that straightaway - you can volunteer in other ways as well, or just attend the Management Committee meetings if you want to get a feel for what it is all about.
GETTING INVOLVED
Do please contact us if you are interested in getting involved in any way. If you would like to speak on the phone or meet us, let us know and we will be in touch. email: info@friendsofgoosegreen.org.uk or phone Ursula Allison in the Parks Dept - 020 7525 0707
PLEASE CONTACT US
We hope to hear from some of you, and to see you at Goose Green on 7th March or the AGM on 11th March.
best wishes
Management Committee
Friends of Goose Green (FoGG)
www.friendsofgoosegreen.org.uk
Friday, 9 January 2009
14th January Friends of Warwick Gardens
Best wishes for the New Year!
from the Bellenden Residents' Group
& the Friends of Warwick Gardens
________________________________________
Message from Friends of Warwick Gardens:
next meeting of the Friends Of Warwick Gardens is
WEDNESDAY 14TH JANUARY 2009
VENUE; South London Tabernacle Baptist Church
Welton Hall
Bushey Hill Road
SE5 8QF
(opposite no. 52 Bushey Hill Road)
TIME 7pm.
Among other things we will be discussing our successful application for Grassroots Grant and deciding how best to organise the two events we have planned for this year- one of which will be a large scale LOCAL CREATIVE FAIR.
Please come. We need your help to make them both into something the whole community will join in with and enjoy.
From Friends of Warwick Gardens
from the Bellenden Residents' Group
& the Friends of Warwick Gardens
________________________________________
Message from Friends of Warwick Gardens:
next meeting of the Friends Of Warwick Gardens is
WEDNESDAY 14TH JANUARY 2009
VENUE; South London Tabernacle Baptist Church
Welton Hall
Bushey Hill Road
SE5 8QF
(opposite no. 52 Bushey Hill Road)
TIME 7pm.
Among other things we will be discussing our successful application for Grassroots Grant and deciding how best to organise the two events we have planned for this year- one of which will be a large scale LOCAL CREATIVE FAIR.
Please come. We need your help to make them both into something the whole community will join in with and enjoy.
From Friends of Warwick Gardens
Sunday, 21 September 2008
Wed 24 Sep Friends of Warwick Gardens
Message from Friends of Warwick Gardens below
circulated by Bellenden Residents' Group
________________________________________
FRIENDS OF WARWICK GARDENS, SE15
The next meeting will be
DATE: Wednesday 24th September 2008
AT: The Villa Nursery
(corner of Lyndhurst Grove and Azenby Road)
TIME: 7pm
Main topics for discussion will be:
* the adaptation of the park gates (Lyndhurst Way entrance)funded from our
successful 2007 Cleaner Greener Safer application.
* New play equipment.
* Future plans for the park including a Spring/Summer fair in 2009.
All welcome.
circulated by Bellenden Residents' Group
________________________________________
FRIENDS OF WARWICK GARDENS, SE15
The next meeting will be
DATE: Wednesday 24th September 2008
AT: The Villa Nursery
(corner of Lyndhurst Grove and Azenby Road)
TIME: 7pm
Main topics for discussion will be:
* the adaptation of the park gates (Lyndhurst Way entrance)funded from our
successful 2007 Cleaner Greener Safer application.
* New play equipment.
* Future plans for the park including a Spring/Summer fair in 2009.
All welcome.
Monday, 8 September 2008
Peckham Rye Fete Sat 6th Sep
Circulated to the Peckham Residents Network mailing list.
________________________________________
FRIENDS OF PECKHAM RYE PARK SUMMER FETE
FRIENDS OF PECKHAM RYE PARK SUMMER FETE
the only event on Peckham Rye Common organisedby the residents for the residents of our local community!
SATURDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 12 noon till 5pm
Timed events:
SATURDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 12 noon till 5pm
Timed events:
1 pm - Children's fancy dress competition
2 pm -Fun Dog show (registration from 12.30)
Fun Races for all the family
Fun Races for all the family
Egg and spoon, Sack races, 3 legged etc Face painting
Friends tea and cake marquee
A variety of Stalls - Crafts, Books, Plants, Charity, and many more
Coconut shy
Punch and Judy
BBQ and beer tent
Doggie games
Message from the Friends: The fete is organised by members of the committee but we do need lots of extra helpers on the day, to help out on some of the stalls, with the tea tent and with other varied general duties. If you can spare any time to volunteer on the day please contact FOPRP@aol.com or contact one of the appropriate committee members as detailed below.
We also need additional items for the following stalls:
BOOK stall -please bring any unwanted books on the day to the book stall or deliver to Liz at 140 Peckham Rye. Tel: 0208 299 2680
PLANTS -Calling all budding gardeners ? if you can pot up seedlings/baby or ordinary plants for the garden to sell on the plant stall please bring on the day or leave outside 140 Peckham Rye. Please label the pots with the name of the plants!! Call Helen on Tel: 07850 806716 -
Any items of bric a brac, sweets, cosmetics etc to give as prizes for the tombola please leave outside the front door of 3 Elland Road. (opp Homestall Rd)
CAKES - Home made cakes are extremely popular at our tea tent, so anyone who enjoys baking please bake a cake or cookies or jam tarts whatever you prefer and bring along on the day for the tea and cake marquee. Call Tessa on 0207 277 5274
We welcome your support and let us all hope the SUN SHINES!!
Friends of Peckham Rye Park
Friends of Peckham Rye Park
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Peckham Rye Fete Sat 6th Sep
Circulated to the Peckham Residents Network mailing list.
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FRIENDS OF PECKHAM RYE PARK SUMMER FETE
the only event on Peckham Rye Common organisedby the residents for the residents of our local community!
SATURDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 12 noon till 5pm
Timed events:
1 pm - Children's fancy dress competition
2 pm -Fun Dog show (registration from 12.30)
Fun Races for all the family
Egg and spoon, Sack races, 3 legged etc Face painting
Friends tea and cake marquee
A variety of Stalls - Crafts, Books, Plants, Charity, and many more
Coconut shy
Punch and Judy
BBQ and beer tent
Doggie games
Message from the Friends: The fete is organised by members of the committee but we do need lots of extra helpers on the day, to help out on some of the stalls, with the tea tent and with other varied general duties. If you can spare any time to volunteer on the day please contact FOPRP@aol.com or contact one of the appropriate committee members as detailed below.
We also need additional items for the following stalls:
BOOK stall -please bring any unwanted books on the day to the book stall or deliver to Liz at 140 Peckham Rye. Tel: 0208 299 2680
PLANTS -Calling all budding gardeners ? if you can pot up seedlings/baby or ordinary plants for the garden to sell on the plant stall please bring on the day or leave outside 140 Peckham Rye. Please label the pots with the name of the plants!! Call Helen on Tel: 07850 806716 -
Any items of bric a brac, sweets, cosmetics etc to give as prizes for the tombola please leave outside the front door of 3 Elland Road. (opp Homestall Rd)
CAKES - Home made cakes are extremely popular at our tea tent, so anyone who enjoys baking please bake a cake or cookies or jam tarts whatever you prefer and bring along on the day for the tea and cake marquee. Call Tessa on 0207 277 5274
We welcome your support and let us all hope the SUN SHINES!!
Friends of Peckham Rye Park
________________________________________
FRIENDS OF PECKHAM RYE PARK SUMMER FETE
the only event on Peckham Rye Common organisedby the residents for the residents of our local community!
SATURDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 12 noon till 5pm
Timed events:
1 pm - Children's fancy dress competition
2 pm -Fun Dog show (registration from 12.30)
Fun Races for all the family
Egg and spoon, Sack races, 3 legged etc Face painting
Friends tea and cake marquee
A variety of Stalls - Crafts, Books, Plants, Charity, and many more
Coconut shy
Punch and Judy
BBQ and beer tent
Doggie games
Message from the Friends: The fete is organised by members of the committee but we do need lots of extra helpers on the day, to help out on some of the stalls, with the tea tent and with other varied general duties. If you can spare any time to volunteer on the day please contact FOPRP@aol.com or contact one of the appropriate committee members as detailed below.
We also need additional items for the following stalls:
BOOK stall -please bring any unwanted books on the day to the book stall or deliver to Liz at 140 Peckham Rye. Tel: 0208 299 2680
PLANTS -Calling all budding gardeners ? if you can pot up seedlings/baby or ordinary plants for the garden to sell on the plant stall please bring on the day or leave outside 140 Peckham Rye. Please label the pots with the name of the plants!! Call Helen on Tel: 07850 806716 -
Any items of bric a brac, sweets, cosmetics etc to give as prizes for the tombola please leave outside the front door of 3 Elland Road. (opp Homestall Rd)
CAKES - Home made cakes are extremely popular at our tea tent, so anyone who enjoys baking please bake a cake or cookies or jam tarts whatever you prefer and bring along on the day for the tea and cake marquee. Call Tessa on 0207 277 5274
We welcome your support and let us all hope the SUN SHINES!!
Friends of Peckham Rye Park
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