Further information will be posted
in the next few days –
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A Message from our local
Safer Neighbourhood Team:
Hello
I am appealing for volunteers to join your local Ward Panel in Brockley. There is no experience in ward panels required. We want people who are in touch with their local community and willing to be a voice for them. We would like people who live, work or volunteer in the Brockley Ward to take part.
The commitment we are asking is to attend 3 or 4 meetings a year. These meetings are one of the options available to discuss any concerns you and your community have with the police. They are currently held virtually using a computer or smartphone and we can assist in getting you set up if you require help.
The meetings last about an hour and consist of input from the Supervisor of your Local Policing Team (Safer Neighbourhoods Team) who will provide you with information on crime data, issues the police are aware of and updates on progress from previous meetings. There is then opportunity for Ward Panels members (you) to bring issues to the meeting and the attention of the police. The Panel as a whole will then decide on policing priorities for the coming period.
It is important that all members of the community are represented and heard and that these meetings are representative of the community.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday 8th April 2021please contact Jonathan.Coupe@met.police.uk to register your interest and receive an invite.
Many thanks
PC Jonathan Coupe 2670SE
The view from Heston House towards Pitman Green – cold and grey
Looking up Tanners Hill in freezing wind
Deloraine Daffodils – they emerged virtually overnight from being covered in ice and snow in the window box on my balcony.
In January the last remaining Bank in Deptford High St, Barclays, closed. As you can see from the photo it had once been a Woolwich Building Society, which was taken over by Barclays in 2000.
In the last 20 years The Co-op, Nat West, HSBC, and Halifax have all closed and nearby at The Standard both Barclays and the Nat West closed – NW stated that the number of visits by Customers had dropped by 40% by 2018, presumably as so many of us now do banking online.
Lewisham town centre still has a variety of Banks and Building Society’s and also some Banks have an arrangement that allows customers to do their banking via the Post Office – at least we still have one of those on New Cross Rd.
SEASON’S GREETINGS!
2020 has been challenging for us all, but we have done our best to stay active in tackling issues on our Estate:
- To help residents with flooding, damp, anti-social behaviour, unwanted scaffolding, and anything that is not being resolved but is impacting their quality of life;
- To ensure the services we pay for are delivered by organising joint inspections with Lewisham Homes (LH) officers eg estate sweeping (now improved to prevent blocked drains, flooding of forecourts, slip hazards), also caretaking, flytipping, bulk waste removal, repairs;
- By attending online zoom meetings organised by LH.
WE’RE STILL HERE!
We don’t know how long Tier 4 restrictions will be in place but as we head towards Christmas and the New Year, we are here to help – for example if you are not able to go to the shops, chemist, charge an electricity key, post a letter or would just like someone to talk to.
(the Block/Street Reps of the Resident’s Association are your neighbours, live on the estate and are known to our Councillor’s and LH Officers)
Best wishes to all residents, lets share the hope for positive change in 2021!
Contact: 07999 269382