News from Crystal Palace - News & stories from the fresh air suburb - Crystal Palace, London SE19 » Upper Norwood Improvement Team http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:49:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 A LITTLE BIT OF SMOKE…. http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/little-bit-smoke/ http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/little-bit-smoke/#comments Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:45:57 +0000 jerrygreen85 http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/?p=870 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23rd 7pm: An evening with Smoke: a London Peculiar. Smoke, the much missed little magazine about London returns in proper posh book form. Join us for readings from  From the Slopes of Olympus to the Banks of the Lea, along with a chat/Q&A with editors Matt and Jude about the book and Smoke and the world of independent publishing more generally. Guest readers: Juno Baker, Jacqueline Downs Admission (pay on the door – includes drink!): £3. Bookseller Crow 50 Westow Street Upper Norwood SE19 (by zebra crossing) SATURDAY OCTOBER 26TH CRYSTAL PALACE FOOD MARKET bottom of Haynes Lane / top of Bedwardine Road. 10 am to 3pm. “Meat, vegetables, fruit, eggs, honey, brerad, cakes, salads, hot foods, the Cafe Thing, coffee, tea, pastries, cheese, dairy and munch munch more.” Halloween  Free ghoulish lolly crafts and apple munching competitions for kids, facepainting by DoXa with her special Halloween kit complete with wounds and scars (!) & a spooky action adventure story for kids by Brooke Laing of Little Supernovas.  We would like to encourage kids, adults, stallholders – everyone –  to get into the Halloween spirit by dressing up in spooky attire!  Now, where’s my witches hat?  If you want to get in the mood early, Demi Pastisser will have eyeball cake pops and bat & pumpkin biscuits for kids (and big kids!).. TUESDAY OCTOBER 29th UPPER NORWOOD IMPROVEMENT TEAM (UNIT) meeting, Upper Norwood library Westow Hill SE19 (corner of Beardell Street) 7p

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]]> WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23rd

7pm: An evening with Smoke: a London Peculiar. Smoke, the much missed little magazine about London returns in proper posh book form.

Join us for readings from  From the Slopes of Olympus to the Banks of the Lea, along with a chat/Q&A with editors Matt and Jude about the book and Smoke and the world of independent publishing more generally.
Guest readers: Juno Baker, Jacqueline Downs

Admission (pay on the door – includes drink!): £3.

Bookseller Crow 50 Westow Street Upper Norwood SE19 (by zebra crossing)

SATURDAY OCTOBER 26TH

CRYSTAL PALACE FOOD MARKET bottom of Haynes Lane / top of Bedwardine Road. 10 am to 3pm.
“Meat, vegetables, fruit, eggs, honey, brerad, cakes, salads, hot foods, the Cafe Thing, coffee, tea, pastries, cheese, dairy and munch munch more.”

Halloween  Free ghoulish lolly crafts and apple munching competitions for kids, facepainting by DoXa with her special Halloween kit complete with wounds and scars (!) & a spooky action adventure story for kids by Brooke Laing of Little Supernovas.  We would like to encourage kids, adults, stallholders – everyone –  to get into the Halloween spirit by dressing up in spooky attire!  Now, where’s my witches hat?  If you want to get in the mood early, Demi Pastisser will have eyeball cake pops and bat & pumpkin biscuits for kids (and big kids!)..

TUESDAY OCTOBER 29th

UPPER NORWOOD IMPROVEMENT TEAM (UNIT) meeting, Upper Norwood library Westow Hill SE19 (corner of Beardell Street) 7p

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]]> http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/little-bit-smoke/feed/ 0 LIBRARY TO OPEN THREE DAYS A WEEK – Five staff lose their jobs http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/library-to-open-three-days-a-week-five-staff-lose-their-jobs/ http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/library-to-open-three-days-a-week-five-staff-lose-their-jobs/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:41:44 +0000 jerrygreen85 http://newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/?p=486 UPPER NORWOOD JOINT LIBRARY will only open for three days a week from Monday April 29th – and closing for lunch on two of them. Five staff will be losing their jobs – a reduction from the current complement of 10 – four other vacant positions having remained unfilled. The 40 per cent-plus cut in opening times is a direct result of Croydon’s Conservative councillors voting to pull out of the 112 year old historic agreement between Croydon and Lambeth councils running the country’s only independent public library in the wake of their hotly-disputed claim that only cabinet members could sit on the library joint committee. Notices were put up in the library yesterday (Monday) announcing the changes. The library will now be closed on Mondays and Fridays and only open on Tuesdays (10 am to 7pm) and Thursday (9am to 7pm) but closing for lunch between 1pm and 2pm on both days. The library will also be open on Saturdays from 9am to 5pm. The notices add: “The staff at UNJL would hope that we will be able to increase these opening hours in the near future. “However, this is dependent on increasing the staff hours and at this time it is unclear whether these additional costs can be covered by the budget.” The newly announced opening times come amid suggestions that pressure is being put on the library staff to open for longer hours – mainly by Lambeth and to a lesser degree by Croydon. The latest cuts are bound to provoke an even bigger uproar than previous protests -  a far cry from the last council elections when Conservative candidates produced their – now infamous – leaflet which declared: “Upper Norwood library – only the Conservatives care’. REACTIONS SO FAR: ROBBIE Gibson, on behalf of the library’s interim trustees, said: “Many of you will have seen the sad impact of Croydon Council’s drastic cut to our library’s budget in the announcement by library staff of amended hours and staff cuts. “The Upper Norwood Library Trust is not yet running the library and so not in a position to make decisions on opening hours. “The Trust is meeting with both councils next week and is not yet aware of any permanent decisions re the opening hours having been taken by Lambeth Council, the incoming caretaker body. “The library is in a transition phase. The Trust appreciates the importance of opening hours to suit the community and will seek to bring about the best possible solution within the reduced funding envelope.” GIPSY HILL ward Cllr Matthew Bennett (Lab), writing on the ward’s website, said: “This is terrible news – but could have been much worse. “Three years ago the Tories in Croydon announced that they wanted to cut the funding, close the library and had valuers ready to price the building for sale to private developers. “It’s only because of the strength of feeling in the community and a strong local campaign that the library can remain open at all. “The library is now overwhelmingly funded by Lambeth council despite less than a third of the library’s users being Lambeth residents. “Lambeth are currently working with the library staff to help get the library through and keep it open for local people at this difficult time. “Once the situation is much more stable then the council and we as local councillors want to work with the local community to make the community trust model a possibility. “We want to see the library building owned by local people so that never again can the community be threatened by an uninterested Tory council who want to sell off the building. “Setting a trust up is going to take time – and we want to make sure that it’s as open and inclusive a process as possible so that the end result truly reflects the balance of local interest in the library and maintains a strong link to the councils who provide the money to maintain a proper library service in the heart of Crystal Palace.” CROYDON council’s Labour opposition spokesman on libraries Cllr Timothy Godfrey, reiterating their promise to match fund Lambeth council’s grant to the library if they retake control of Croydon town hall next year, said “This is a clear and simple sign that you get what you pay for. “Croydon council is expecting Lambeth council to subsidise its residents’ use of this library. “Croydon Tories have broken their 2010 election pledge that the Upper Norwood library would be safe in their hands.” UPPER Norwood Improvement Team (UNIT) chairman George Filbey said: The library has had to reduce its service to the people of Crystal Palace areas because of the drastic cuts in funding from the two councils who funded it, Lambeth and Croydon, especially Croydon council. “Eventually the newly formed trust that will run the library will be able to obtain funds available in the area as well as the reduced funding from the councils. “When all this is up and running the library should open again fully regardless of the policies of the local councils. “In the meantime the library is bravely tackling the impositions placed on it by the local authorities and I am sure the people of Crystal Palace will never let it die.” AND A CRYSTAL Palace and Norwood Chamber of Commerce spokesman said: “Thank god for the support of locals who rallied and created the library trust otherwise the library would be closed for seven days a week.”

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]]> UPPER NORWOOD JOINT LIBRARY will only open for three days a week from Monday April 29th – and closing for lunch on two of them.

Five staff will be losing their jobs – a reduction from the current complement of 10 – four other vacant positions having remained unfilled.
The 40 per cent-plus cut in opening times is a direct result of Croydon’s Conservative councillors voting to pull out of the 112 year old historic agreement between Croydon and Lambeth councils running the country’s only independent public library in the wake of their hotly-disputed claim that only cabinet members could sit on the library joint committee.
Notices were put up in the library yesterday (Monday) announcing the changes.
The library will now be closed on Mondays and Fridays and only open on Tuesdays (10 am to 7pm) and Thursday (9am to 7pm) but closing for lunch between 1pm and 2pm on both days. The library will also be open on Saturdays from 9am to 5pm.
The notices add: “The staff at UNJL would hope that we will be able to increase these opening hours in the near future.
“However, this is dependent on increasing the staff hours and at this time it is unclear whether these additional costs can be covered by the budget.”
The newly announced opening times come amid suggestions that pressure is being put on the library staff to open for longer hours – mainly by Lambeth and to a lesser degree by Croydon.
The latest cuts are bound to provoke an even bigger uproar than previous protests -  a far cry from the last council elections when Conservative candidates produced their – now infamous – leaflet which declared: “Upper Norwood library – only the Conservatives care’.
REACTIONS SO FAR:
ROBBIE Gibson, on behalf of the library’s interim trustees, said: “Many of you will have seen the sad impact of Croydon Council’s drastic cut to our library’s budget in the announcement by library staff of amended hours and staff cuts.
“The Upper Norwood Library Trust is not yet running the library and so not in a position to make decisions on opening hours.
“The Trust is meeting with both councils next week and is not yet aware of any permanent decisions re the opening hours having been taken by Lambeth Council, the incoming caretaker body.
“The library is in a transition phase. The Trust appreciates the importance of opening hours to suit the community and will seek to bring about the best possible solution within the reduced funding envelope.”
GIPSY HILL ward Cllr Matthew Bennett (Lab), writing on the ward’s website, said: “This is terrible news – but could have been much worse.
“Three years ago the Tories in Croydon announced that they wanted to cut the funding, close the library and had valuers ready to price the building for sale to private developers.
“It’s only because of the strength of feeling in the community and a strong local campaign that the library can remain open at all.
“The library is now overwhelmingly funded by Lambeth council despite less than a third of the library’s users being Lambeth residents.
“Lambeth are currently working with the library staff to help get the library through and keep it open for local people at this difficult time.
“Once the situation is much more stable then the council and we as local councillors want to work with the local community to make the community trust model a possibility.
“We want to see the library building owned by local people so that never again can the community be threatened by an uninterested Tory council who want to sell off the building.
“Setting a trust up is going to take time – and we want to make sure that it’s as open and inclusive a process as possible so that the end result truly reflects the balance of local interest in the library and maintains a strong link to the councils who provide the money to maintain a proper library service in the heart of Crystal Palace.”
CROYDON council’s Labour opposition spokesman on libraries Cllr Timothy Godfrey, reiterating their promise to match fund Lambeth council’s grant to the library if they retake control of Croydon town hall next year, said “This is a clear and simple sign that you get what you pay for.
“Croydon council is expecting Lambeth council to subsidise its residents’ use of this library.
“Croydon Tories have broken their 2010 election pledge that the Upper Norwood library would be safe in their hands.”
UPPER Norwood Improvement Team (UNIT) chairman George Filbey said: The library has had to reduce its service to the people of Crystal Palace areas because of the drastic cuts in funding from the two councils who funded it, Lambeth and Croydon, especially Croydon council.
“Eventually the newly formed trust that will run the library will be able to obtain funds available in the area as well as the reduced funding from the councils.
“When all this is up and running the library should open again fully regardless of the policies of the local councils. “In the meantime the library is bravely tackling the impositions placed on it by the local authorities and I am sure the people of Crystal Palace will never let it die.”
AND A CRYSTAL Palace and Norwood Chamber of Commerce spokesman said: “Thank god for the support of locals who rallied and created the library trust otherwise the library would be closed for seven days a week.”

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]]> http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/library-to-open-three-days-a-week-five-staff-lose-their-jobs/feed/ 0 LONDON BOROUGH OF CRYSTAL PALACE? http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/london-borough-of-crystal-palace/ http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/london-borough-of-crystal-palace/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:13:38 +0000 jerrygreen85 http://newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/?p=407 PLANS TO investigate the idea of a London borough of Crystal Palace are set to be put forward at the next meeting of Upper Norwood Improvement Team.   Chairman George Filbey is putting forward the idea as one of three proposals at the meeting, to be held on Tuesday (12th) in Upper Norwood joint library on Westow Hill. His three proposals are: Proposal to start investigation on what is required to be done to persuade whoever is concerned about forming a London borough of Crystal Palace covering SE19 and wards/parts of wards immediately surrounding SE19 instead of local government from five separate boroughs as we have at the moment.   Proposal to petition the Mayor of London concerning the permanent placement of a cross border police service in a permanent police station open to the public for SE19 and immediate surrounds regardless of the reduction of police stations in London boroughs.   Proposal to petition both London Assembly members Valerie Shawcross and Steve O’Connell concerning knife arches and /or other metal detectors being used at random in the Crystal Palace area by police to reduce knife and gun crime. The meeting starts at 7.30pm.  NEW AGENTS FOR THE CAMBRIDGE   THE CAMBRIDGE pub on the corners of Church Road and Westow Hill is now being marketed by Christie and Co, one of the country’s leading licensed property agents.   The pub is one of 20 from the Pubs ‘n’ Bars estate being brought to market by Christie + Co on behalf of the administrators at Grant Thornton UK LLP. Pubs ‘n’ Bars went into administration in December 2009 and David Thurgood, Trevor O’Sullivan and Nick Wood of Grant Thornton UK LLP were appointed to manage the portfolio. The pubs, comprising a mixture of freeholds with vacant possession, long leaseholds, tenanted investment opportunities and managed houses, are predominantly situated in the south east of England — including four sites in London. But some of the pubs are as far afield as Loughborough, Brighton, Southend-on-Sea and the Rhondda. The 20 pubs have a combined asking price of around £6.25 million, and are available as a portfolio, in clusters or as individual asset purchases. Simon Chaplin, director of Christie + Co, says: “The pubs are in good locations with the potential for excellent trading. “Over the last year or so, we’ve seen a number of experienced operators return to the pub sector with acquisitions, as well as the rise of local and regional entrepreneurs. “These 20 pubs are certain to arouse the interest of both experienced investors and those seeking to gain a foothold in the sector.” The full list of sites is: Angel Hotel, Coleford, Gloucestershire;  Hand & Squirrel, Talbot Green, Rhondda; Harry’s Bar, Yeovil, Somerset; The Cambridge, London SE19; Carramore, London NW10; Innisfree, Wembley, London; Royal Standard, London SE1; Eddystone, Plymouth, Devon; Blue Boar, Southend-on-Sea, Essex; Clouseaus, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex; Lamb & Lion (aka Sherlock Holmes), Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex; Royal Albion, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex; The Ship, Tiptree, Essex; Three Stars (aka Black Bean), Chelmsford, Essex; Fox on the Downs (aka Winner), Brighton, East Sussex;Hobgoblin, Loughborough, Leicestershire; Foresters Arms, Bagshot, Surrey; Royal Oak, West Molesey, Surrey;  Imperial Arms, Farnborough, Hampshire; and Gamekeeper (aka Inn for All Seasons), Charminster, Dorset For further information about any of the pubs, call Simon Chaplin, Christie + Co on 020 7227 0700.    

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]]> PLANS TO investigate the idea of a London borough of Crystal Palace are set to be put forward at the next meeting of Upper Norwood Improvement Team.
 
Chairman George Filbey is putting forward the idea as one of three proposals at the meeting, to be held on Tuesday (12th) in Upper Norwood joint library on Westow Hill.
His three proposals are:
  • Proposal to start investigation on what is required to be done to persuade whoever is concerned about forming a London borough of Crystal Palace covering SE19 and wards/parts of wards immediately surrounding SE19 instead of local government from five separate boroughs as we have at the moment.  
  • Proposal to petition the Mayor of London concerning the permanent placement of a cross border police service in a permanent police station open to the public for SE19 and immediate surrounds regardless of the reduction of police stations in London boroughs.  
  • Proposal to petition both London Assembly members Valerie Shawcross and Steve O’Connell concerning knife arches and /or other metal detectors being used at random in the Crystal Palace area by police to reduce knife and gun crime. The meeting starts at 7.30pm. 
NEW AGENTS FOR THE CAMBRIDGE
 
THE CAMBRIDGE pub on the corners of Church Road and Westow Hill is now being marketed by Christie and Co, one of the country’s leading licensed property agents.
 
The pub is one of 20 from the Pubs ‘n’ Bars estate being brought to market by Christie + Co on behalf of the administrators at Grant Thornton UK LLP. Pubs ‘n’ Bars went into administration in December 2009 and David Thurgood, Trevor O’Sullivan and Nick Wood of Grant Thornton UK LLP were appointed to manage the portfolio.
The pubs, comprising a mixture of freeholds with vacant possession, long leaseholds, tenanted investment opportunities and managed houses, are predominantly situated in the south east of England — including four sites in London.
But some of the pubs are as far afield as Loughborough, Brighton, Southend-on-Sea and the Rhondda. The 20 pubs have a combined asking price of around £6.25 million, and are available as a portfolio, in clusters or as individual asset purchases.
Simon Chaplin, director of Christie + Co, says: “The pubs are in good locations with the potential for excellent trading. “Over the last year or so, we’ve seen a number of experienced operators return to the pub sector with acquisitions, as well as the rise of local and regional entrepreneurs.
“These 20 pubs are certain to arouse the interest of both experienced investors and those seeking to gain a foothold in the sector.”
The full list of sites is:
Angel Hotel, Coleford, Gloucestershire;  Hand & Squirrel, Talbot Green, Rhondda; Harry’s Bar, Yeovil, Somerset; The Cambridge, London SE19; Carramore, London NW10; Innisfree, Wembley, London;
Royal Standard, London SE1; Eddystone, Plymouth, Devon; Blue Boar, Southend-on-Sea, Essex; Clouseaus, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex; Lamb & Lion (aka Sherlock Holmes), Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex;
Royal Albion, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex; The Ship, Tiptree, Essex; Three Stars (aka Black Bean), Chelmsford, Essex; Fox on the Downs (aka Winner), Brighton, East Sussex;Hobgoblin, Loughborough, Leicestershire;
Foresters Arms, Bagshot, Surrey; Royal Oak, West Molesey, Surrey;  Imperial Arms, Farnborough, Hampshire; and Gamekeeper (aka Inn for All Seasons), Charminster, Dorset
For further information about any of the pubs, call Simon Chaplin, Christie + Co on 020 7227 0700.
 
 

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]]> http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/london-borough-of-crystal-palace/feed/ 0 NEW HIGH COURT DATE OVER MASTERPLAN http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/new-high-court-date-over-masterplan/ http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/new-high-court-date-over-masterplan/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:54:25 +0000 jerrygreen85 http://newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/?p=106 THE LATEST round in Crystal Palace Community Association’s opposition to the Masterplan for Crystal Palace park takes place tomorrow Wednesday (October 31st). The CPCA legal challenge to a decision by the secretary of state to approve the London Development Agency Masterplan application for Crystal Palace park was heard in March 2012 at The Royal Courts of Justice before Mr Justice Keith. The CPCA challenge was primarily to the proposed sale under the LDA Masterplan of “supposedly protected” Grade II* registered metropolitan open land (MOL) within Crystal Palace park for the construction of 180 private luxury flats in apartment blocks. In a press statement announcing details of the latest hearing the CPCA say: “Despite the LDA no longer even existing, having disappeared like a conjurer’s rabbit into the Greater London Authority (GLA) and his pre-election promises to protect London’s parks and green open spaces, London mayor Boris Johnson, in blatant betrayal of his election manifesto pledges to Londoners where he stated his opposition to housing on the park, now ‘fully supports’ the park Masterplan. “Although Mr Justice Keith found against the CPCA, our legal advisers considered there were good grounds for appealing his decision, though disappointingly, Mr Justice Keith refused such application, as did the Court of Appeal in a further application. “More encouragingly, a CPCA application for an oral hearing has been granted and will be heard in the High Court in the Strand at 10 am on 31st October 2012. “The CPCA has received many messages of support and generous donations concerning its attempts to preserve historic Crystal Palace park from commercial development, and any who would like to attend the hearing on 31st October 2012 would be most welcome.”     UNIT WADE IN OVER LIBRARY FLOODING   UPPER NORWOOD Improvement Team are writing to Thames Water over flooding problems in the area. Chairman George Filbey told UNIT’s latest meeting at the Phoenix centre on Westow Street he said: : “There has been a marked lack of drainage maintenance in this area.” Citing a recent incident in the Upper Norwood joint library basement he said:  ”There are floods all the time. I know we’ve had a lot of rain but we’re not in a valley.” The meeting heard there were also problems with huge puddles in the Triangle area. Crystal palace Community Association chairman John Payne said: “It’s potentially very dangerous. “I’ve seen people soaked – and been soaked myself – by substantial lies of water where cars have passed.”   DIG IT!!!   A COMMUNITY bulb-planting event is being held in Crystal Palace park on Sunday 28th / Monday 29th October. Sessions will run from 11am to 3pm (although you don’t have to stay for the whole time). Friends of Crystal Palace Park say all equipment will be provided but please be sure to wear sturdy outdoor clothes and shoes. Meeting point is the information centre which is opposite the cafe, at the bottom end of the park. There’s an additional session on Monday 29th, also 11 am to 3 pm. Meeting point is also the information centre.    

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]]> THE LATEST round in Crystal Palace Community Association’s opposition to the Masterplan for Crystal Palace park takes place tomorrow Wednesday (October 31st).
The CPCA legal challenge to a decision by the secretary of state to approve the London Development Agency Masterplan application for Crystal Palace park was heard in March 2012 at The Royal Courts of Justice before Mr Justice Keith.
The CPCA challenge was primarily to the proposed sale under the LDA Masterplan of “supposedly protected” Grade II* registered metropolitan open land (MOL) within Crystal Palace park for the construction of 180 private luxury flats in apartment blocks.
In a press statement announcing details of the latest hearing the CPCA say: “Despite the LDA no longer even existing, having disappeared like a conjurer’s rabbit into the Greater London Authority (GLA) and his pre-election promises to protect London’s parks and green open spaces, London mayor Boris Johnson, in blatant betrayal of his election manifesto pledges to Londoners where he stated his opposition to housing on the park, now ‘fully supports’ the park Masterplan.
“Although Mr Justice Keith found against the CPCA, our legal advisers considered there were good grounds for appealing his decision, though disappointingly, Mr Justice Keith refused such application, as did the Court of Appeal in a further application.
“More encouragingly, a CPCA application for an oral hearing has been granted and will be heard in the High Court in the Strand at 10 am on 31st October 2012.
“The CPCA has received many messages of support and generous donations concerning its attempts to preserve historic Crystal Palace park from commercial development, and any who would like to attend the hearing on 31st October 2012 would be most welcome.”  
 
UNIT WADE IN OVER LIBRARY FLOODING
 
UPPER NORWOOD Improvement Team are writing to Thames Water over flooding problems in the area.
Chairman George Filbey told UNIT’s latest meeting at the Phoenix centre on Westow Street he said: : “There has been a marked lack of drainage maintenance in this area.”
Citing a recent incident in the Upper Norwood joint library basement he said:  ”There are floods all the time. I know we’ve had a lot of rain but we’re not in a valley.”
The meeting heard there were also problems with huge puddles in the Triangle area.
Crystal palace Community Association chairman John Payne said: “It’s potentially very dangerous. “I’ve seen people soaked – and been soaked myself – by substantial lies of water where cars have passed.”
 
DIG IT!!!
 
A COMMUNITY bulb-planting event is being held in Crystal Palace park on Sunday 28th / Monday 29th October.
Sessions will run from 11am to 3pm (although you don’t have to stay for the whole time).
Friends of Crystal Palace Park say all equipment will be provided but please be sure to wear sturdy outdoor clothes and shoes. Meeting point is the information centre which is opposite the cafe, at the bottom end of the park.
There’s an additional session on Monday 29th, also 11 am to 3 pm. Meeting point is also the information centre.

 

 

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]]> http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/new-high-court-date-over-masterplan/feed/ 0 COUNCIL FLAGS AT HALF MAST TO HONOUR MP MALCOLM WICKS http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/council-flags-at-half-mast-to-honour-mp-malcolm-wicks/ http://www.newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/council-flags-at-half-mast-to-honour-mp-malcolm-wicks/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:50:54 +0000 jerrygreen85 http://newsfromcrystalpalace.co.uk/?p=54 COUNCIL FLAGS are being flown at half mast in tribute to popular Croydon North MP Malcolm Wicks, who lost his battle against cancer on Saturday. Tributes have been pouring in following the death of Mr Wicks, who served the borough for 20 years. The 65-year-old announced he was being treated for the disease last October and pledged to keep serving his constituents. Croydon council’s Labour opposition leader Cllr Tony Newman said: “Malcolm Wicks has made a major contribution to politics in Croydon both  as a dedicated and hard working local MP as well as serving as a much respected Minister in recent Labour governments. “Perhaps the greatest compliment is the many moving tributes from both political colleagues and opponents alike, he will be sorely missed and today our thoughts are with his wife Margaret and all the family.” Croydon council leader Cllr Mike Fisher said: “Malcolm Wicks was a dedicated constituency MP, a champion of Croydon and a thoroughly decent man who was always considered in his opinions and polite in delivering them. “He worked with councils of both political persuasion in the interest of the town and was a pragmatic and responsible politician. “He will be a hard act to follow. “Malcolm battled his illness with dignity, courage and a determination to continue representing his constituents. “He will be missed by everyone in Croydon. “I will miss him personally and I pass on my condolences to his wife and his family.” Members of UNIT (Upper Norwood Improvement Team) observed a minute’s silence in memory of Mr Wicks at their meeting on Monday (Oct 1st) at the Phoenix centre, Westow Street, Upper Norwood.

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]]> COUNCIL FLAGS are being flown at half mast in tribute to popular Croydon North MP Malcolm Wicks, who lost his battle against cancer on Saturday.
Tributes have been pouring in following the death of Mr Wicks, who served the borough for 20 years. The 65-year-old announced he was being treated for the disease last October and pledged to keep serving his constituents.
Croydon council’s Labour opposition leader Cllr Tony Newman said: “Malcolm Wicks has made a major contribution to politics in Croydon both  as a dedicated and hard working local MP as well as serving as a much respected Minister in recent Labour governments.
“Perhaps the greatest compliment is the many moving tributes from both political colleagues and opponents alike, he will be sorely missed and today our thoughts are with his wife Margaret and all the family.”
Croydon council leader Cllr Mike Fisher said: “Malcolm Wicks was a dedicated constituency MP, a champion of Croydon and a thoroughly decent man who was always considered in his opinions and polite in delivering them.
“He worked with councils of both political persuasion in the interest of the town and was a pragmatic and responsible politician. “He will be a hard act to follow.
“Malcolm battled his illness with dignity, courage and a determination to continue representing his constituents. “He will be missed by everyone in Croydon. “I will miss him personally and I pass on my condolences to his wife and his family.”
Members of UNIT (Upper Norwood Improvement Team) observed a minute’s silence in memory of Mr Wicks at their meeting on Monday (Oct 1st) at the Phoenix centre, Westow Street, Upper Norwood.

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