The crime statistics have been released for the Herne Hill Ward. Find out if they match your experiences of late. Download the full document here

Just a little update that we’re really thrilled about…

On Tuesday evening Dust Boutique won the Best Independent Retailer at the Lambeth Business Awards.

Pictured is Geraldine collecting the award, with Heather who is our retail manager.

We’d also like to thank all of our customers for their continued support and for the fantastic feedback we’ve had since the re-brand.

Ever wondered how well you drive?  TFL are trying to find out why so many motorcyclists are injured or killed on our roads - click here for more information

Brockwell Park MAC update, February 2010

Since the re-appointment of Land Use Consultants, the Steering Group for the HLF restoration of the Park has begun meeting again to discuss the final, detailed plans. A timetable has now been drawn up and work on the Park will commence this year.

The refurbishment of the Paddling Pool will be a priority; the current paddling pool is in a very poor state. A new pool will be built to modern safety specifications, with an adjacent wet play area at the site of the present pool.  A recirculating system for water and separate paddling pool drainage will ensure that the Large Pond will no longer be contaminated by waste from the Paddling Pool and offers the chance to improve the biodiversity of the Large Pond.

A great deal of the work will not be very visible; new land drains, for instance, are an important part of the restoration but will not show. However, the flooding and waterlogging of many areas of the Park should soon be a thing of the past.

The Changing Room Block refurbishment committee continues to meet; the architects plans for turning the block from an unused and neglected eyesore into a useable community space were presented to a MAC meeting last year. Raising the money to realise this will be more difficult than making plans, of course!

The MAC's Biodiversity group continues to meet with support from the South London Botanical Institute (also Park stakeholders) the Park Development and Education Officer and some individual Rangers.The Group has submitted an application to the Veolia Trust for a project to plant new hedging and  waiting to hear whether this will be successful. The Veolia Trust committee will decide by April.

In the meantime the MAD (Music, Arts and Drama) for Brockwell Park group are planning an exciting new programme of Park events.

The MAC AGM will take place in March.

See this link for the proposed sites in Lambeth for the London Cycle Hire Scheme.

http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/TransportStreets/WalkingCycling/CycleHireSchemePlanningTimetableApprovals.htm

What about one near the station in Herne Hill?

The minutes of the recent CPZ stakeholders meeting for Herne Hill area are available  - download here

The news and discussions about the future plans for Railton Road and the Town Square have been moved to their own new section - see here

Women’s Design Service is setting up a Women’s Design Group in Lambeth and is looking for local women to get involved.

The Group will influence planning applications, policies and regeneration projects in Lambeth to ensure that women’s needs and interests are taken into account.

Women’s Design Groups aim to perform for gender what Access Groups delivered for disability, and give local women a voice in major plans, policies and planning applications. WDGs include both women from the community who have an interest in shaping their neighbourhoods, and women who are professionally involved in planning and the built environment. We want the Group to represent the experiences of a diverse range of women from different age, disability, ethnicity, sexuality and caring backgrounds.

A range of training is offered to enable women to participate fully in the Group including influencing town planning issues and sustainability.

Contact Georgia Wrighton, Project Worker on gwrighton@wds.org.uk or 020 7490 5210 if you would be interested in getting involved. Also see the Women’s Design Service website www.wds.org.uk for more information."

Women's Design Service

52-54 Featherstone Street

London EC1Y 8RT

T 020 7490 5210

We are setting up Women’s Design Groups in Barnet, Redbridge, Croydon, Westminster, Southwark & Lambeth.

Lambeth have admitted that there is little else they can do to enforce any sort of regulation on the mini-cab company operating in Railton Road alongside the station. In response to a members enquiry sent in by Herne Hill Ward councillor Becca Thackeray Lambeth said "Having spoken with the Street Operations support manager, he feels that there is little else that Lambeth Parking can do to prevent the mini-cabs parking illegally. Our Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs) are often abused or the vehicles drive aware upon a CEO’s approach or they either pay the minimum amount of money to prevent a PCN". 

Lambeth have said that they will continue to try and find a solution but to date the abuse still goes on. Local traders are incensed at the ineffectiveness of the enforcement in the area. Many local residents have complained that they have received tickets in the area but the mini-cabs parked next to them are ignored.

When the mini-cab drivers are approached by members of the public and traders and asked not to block the pavement or to pay for their parking the same as everyone else they are subjected to a torrent of abuse and threats. At the recent Herne Hill Expo the head of parking enforcement for Lambeth was verbally abused by an employee of the mini-cab company when he aslked them to move their taxis from the pavement. It wasn't until the lorries arrived to lift the illegally parked taxis did the vehicles moved.

Many local residents are boycotting the company until they agree to comply with the law. For more evidence as to the typical abuse see the anti-social behaviour section.

Notice of Application for the review of a premises licence under Section 53(a) of the Licensing Act 2003 (premises associated with serious crime or serious disorder)

 Please take notice that the Metropolitan Police have made application to Southwark Council’s Licensing Unit to review the Premises Licence in respect of

 Full postal address of the premises:

Hypnotic

75-79 Norwood Road, London, SE24 9AA

On the basis that the premises is associated with serious crime and serious disorder

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by:

The Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Community Safety Enforcement, The Chaplin Centre, Thurlow Street, London, SE17 2DG.

http://www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/

E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk 

A record of this application may be inspected by appointment at the Licensing office.  Please telephone our Environmental Contact Centre on 020 7525 2000 for an appointment.

This application is to be considered by the Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee at a hearing scheduled to take place on Enter Date at 10am at Southwark Town Hall, Peckham Road, London, and SE5 8UB. It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives.  Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and must be received by the Service by at the latest.

Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application.  A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £5,000.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

SAFE AND SECURE PROJECT

WHAT IS THIS FUNDING?

 Clapham Park Project (a community regeneration project) has been awarded £99, 716 by the Home Office under the Safer Homes Fund. This funding is to be allocated across the whole of Lambeth.

 WHO WILL BE INSTALLING THE SECURITY SERVICE?

 Clapham Park Project is working with AGE UK (Help the Aged and Age Concern) who will provide locksmiths/handy people to install security measures to your home to make it more secure and help to prevent burglaries.

 CONTACT FOR SECURITY SERVICE -0800 085 2378

 If you are interested in receiving this service, please contact Clapham Park Project on the free phone number 0800 085 2378. This is an answer phone and you will be able to leave your name, address and contact details and we will call you back to give you more details.  If you have any concerns, contact your local Safer Neighbourhood Teams for more information.

 BE SAFE, BEAT THE BURGLARS, CALL US NOW

Sebastians on Norwood Road  applied to Southwark Council on 30th October for restrictions on its licence to be lifted for the premises to be a club rather than a restaurant.

It is applying for a licence for music and dancing 7 days a week from 18.00 to 04.00 and a late night refreshment licence 7 days a week from 23.00 to 5.00.

For details see Southwark Licensing Register - http://licensing.southwarksites.com/LicPremisesAppliedDetails.asp?systemkey=830884

Send comments to - 'licensing@southwark.gov.uk'

The deadline for comments is 27th November 2009  application number 830884.

After 10+ years of campaigning by Lambeth Cyclists, local residents and many others Brixton Hill will become two way for traffic from Sunday morning. Instead of having to use the nasty gyratory system around St Matthews Church we will be able to travel straight ahead from Brixton town centre up Brixton Hill which will hopefully make the area much safer for cycling

See the Lambeth press release http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/News/101109BrixtonHillTwowayStMatthews.htm

and Transport for London's website on the redevelopment of the whole area www.tfl.gov.uk/windrushsquare

*The **Florence** at **131 Dulwich Road** SE24 has applied to Lambeth Licensing to add a bar servery and outside drinking area and children’s play area. *

*Any comments, contact Licensing quoting Ref: 09/01201/PRMVAR / Prem213 *

*Mrs Pamela Riley, Licensing Officer: 020 7926 6164 priley@lambeth.gov.uk*

*or Herne Hill councillors, Rebecca Thackray, Kirsty McHugh & Jim Dickson.*

A *Variation *application for a Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 in respect of the below-mentioned premises was received by the licensing authority on *4th November 2009** *

Subject: *LICENSING ACT 2003 – Premises Licence Application*

*Applicants Name:*

*The Capital Pub Company PLC*

*Premises Address:*

The Florence - Brockwell Park Tavern 131-133 Dulwich Road London

*Activities/times requested:*

Variation application to add bar servery and garden/outside drinking area and children’s play zone to premises only

Prior to determining this application, the licensing authority may accept written representations from Responsible Authorities and

Interested Parties on the likely effect of the grant of this application in relation to the licensing objectives, which are:

Preventing crime and disorder;

Public safety;

Preventing public nuisance; and

Protecting children from harm.

Representations will be disregarded if received after *4th December 2009** *

If a valid representation (or more than one) is received and is not withdrawn, this application will be referred to a hearing of the

Licensing Sub-Committee for determination. If no representations are received, the application will ordinarily be determined by the relevant

Licensing Officer. Applications for new Premises licences, and variations and reviews of existing ones, will be placed on the Councils

website for inspection; the address at which these may be accessed is

www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/Business/LicencesStreetTrading/AlcoholEntertainmentLateNightRefreshment/CurrentApplications.htm

<http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/Business/LicencesStreetTrading/AlcoholEntertainmentLateNightRefreshment/CurrentApplications.htm>

 Damage done to wall of house in Herne Hill Road.

4th time in 4 years that the wall has been hit by a car.

Interior damage done by latest car crash.

 More internal damage done when the car hit the wall outside

The Flower Lady (Elaine)  - outside the Station, wants all your old hanging baskets. She will refurbish and repair them, plant them afresh and hang them round Herne Hill for all to enjoy.

So, drop off your old ones and enjoy seeing them brightening up the place over the coming months.

Local resident doing their MSc needs your help:

I have a link to my short survey about local householders environmental actions at home that it would be great if you could publicise for my on your site: www.shebubble.org.uk/environment1.html

This is for my project which forms part of my MSc Environmental Decision Making qualification so any help to get some data would be really appreciated.

 Annabel 

Herne Hill

Scorpio Dry Cleaning and Ironing Service; Herne Hill Fish Bar; Rajas Newsagents; Herne Hill Food & Wine; Herne Hill Pharmacy ; R.J. Electrical Supplies.

Norwood Road/Croxted Road

No2 Chinese Takeaway; Herne Hill Bicycles; Slique Hair and Beauty; Steves Café; Olley’s Fish Experience; Bokis Hairdressers; Park View; Classic Bed Company; Herne Hill Bathrooms; Spectrum Appliances; Costcutters; Umana Yana.

If you live in Southwark and the SE24 area and did not receive your flyer to exchange for your FREE Herne Hill shopping bag then please e-mail info@hernehillforum.org.uk 

 Councillor Robin Crookshank Hilton of Village Ward worked with Rebecca Williams, who designed the Herne Hill logo, The Herne Hill Traders Association and the Herne Hill Forum. The bag is canvas and has the logo and SNUB slogan printed on both sides. The costs were met with a grant from Southwark councils Cleaner Greener Safer fund. 

Rebecca Williams who designed the Herne Hill Re-usable bag is a local graphic artist. To see more of her work please click here.

The chief executive of Southwark, Annie Shepherd, visited Herne Hill on 29th April, accompanied by Village Ward councillors. She met local traders, residents and representatives of the  the Herne Hill Forum. The purpose of the walkabout was to be shown the 'grot spots' on the Southwark side of Herne Hill and to get input from interest groups about the regeneration plans. The condition of the pavements, commercial rubbish bins on the pavements, the railway arches and CCTV were discussed. Step free access to the shops on Half Moon Lane which was suggested by The Herne Hill Forum , got a positive response from the shop keepers and the council.