Cllrs Patrick Smith and Cllr Bob Wheatley attended the `Branches’ AGM and the presentation for the new built design, to replace the existing building on Forest Road, with a brand new state of the art accommodation, for 50 temporary homeless residents.
`Branches’ is a chosen Mayor’s Charity this year and the event was addressed by our busy Mayor Cllr Sheila Pryor-Smith, whom spoke about her own years of voluntary work with the homeless.
Higham Hill Focus Team Councillors, Smith, Meiszner and Woollcott have organised `Ward Walks’ and are always available to meet with residents on issues, such as protecting Cherry trees and making the pavements safe for pedestrians in Lancaster Road/Mayfield Roads or Higham Hill Road.
Several new ideas from residents, for more tree preservation, better consultation to residents on tree pruning work and floral baskets, improved white line signage in Blackhorse Lane, are being followed up by the Council.
Cllr Meiszner is leading a `Residents`Survey’ this Summer on road safety along Billet Road and paying particular attention to residents requests for a Pelican crossing to the Sinnot Road/Lime Tree Doctors Surgery.
If you have not yet met with Sean write to him at
70 Lawrence Avenue
Walthamstow E17 5PQ.
Or telephone 07838 182933
Higham Hill Focus Team Cllrs Smith, Meiszner and Woollcott have had many meetings with the architects and local schools on proposals re new Banbury Park.
Councillors are insisting that the new housing development contains:
a new community health centrea new bus route from Tottenham Hale via Blackhorse Lane/Billet Road and through to Highams Park
accurate forecasts on the number of pre-5 school places for Nursery and Primary years
important new retail services/outlet.
new patrol base for Higham Hill SNT.
new built green design with maximum safe play space for children/families based on lowest density
Cllr Patrick Smith attended the presentation `Up the Manor’ DVD, on the Eton Manor Boys Clubs local history project, at the Bishopsgate Institute on July 17th
Cllr Smith attended the `London Summit’ on 12th July and asked the London Mayor Boris Johnson, to honour the promise to invest directly into the Victoria Line Station public transport hubs, bearing in mind the higher volumes of visitors, as we run up to the Olympics 2012.
