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Following the Annual General Meeting of the Weir Estate Residents Association held on Wednesday, 16th January the association is now closed, as no Executive Committee was appointed.
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Yours sincerely
Francis Mallinson
Lexington Communications
31 December 2012
Dear Residents,
After nearly 6 years, I have decided to step down as Chair of the Weir Estate Residents Association at the Annual General Meeting being held on the 16th January 2013.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as Chair and will remember this fondly, but as many of you may know, a little over a year ago, I suffered two major strokes. For this reason, I feel now it is the time to give up as Chair, and hand over the reins to someone new.
I would like to sincerely thank Pam Burton, Vice Chair and Sue Cranmer, Treasurer who have both been wonderful friends, and have supported me. Without their support I would have given up a long time ago. We have had numerous Secretaries during my time as Chair, with thanks to them all. The estate is now a safer, more secure and a pleasant place to live as well as visit and I feel I can leave the association with a team to take forward and carry on the valuable work.
I sincerely hope WERA can find and sustain a new executive committee and I hope that more residents will turn up to the meetings, which has been my one disappointment over the years. In order for WERA’s work to carry on, a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer must be appointed at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 16th January. I hope that WERA is able to carry on, as without a Residents Association, the estate will no longer have a voice, we will stand little chance of seeing the estate flourish in the future and our estate will be forgotten like many others.
Lastly, I would like thank all the regular attendees who turn up to our meetings every two months. Without you, our estate wouldn’t be in the wonderful condition it is, you have been fantastic in helping to make decisions – some which have been hard. I would sincerely and whole heartedly like to thank every one of you.
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 16th January 2013, from 7pm at The Weir Link. If you would like more information about taking on a role, please contact:
Anthony Hillary, Resident Participation Officer, Lambeth Living
tel: 020 7926 3799 email: AHillary@lambethliving.org.uk
Yours faithfully,
Dave McEvoy
Chair
Weir Estate Residents Association is a registered Tenants and Residents Association which represents all the residents of the Weir Estate. We act as a voice for council tenants and leaseholders on a range of housing issues and services. Membership is free and each year members elect an executive committee lead the association, and ensure that the objectives and priorities of the association are achieved.
We meet on a two-monthly basis, at The Weir Link on the estate and all our meetings are open for all residents of the estate to attend. Our next meeting is the Annual General Meeting, which has been declared to take place on Wednesday, 16th January at 7pm, in The Weir Link.
We work closely with Lambeth Council, Lambeth Living our ward councillors and our local police to ensure our estate is clean, safe and a happy place to live.
As an estate, we are often left out as we do not have a voice to shout as loudly as others, hence, we need you to come forward and be involved!
Our meeting attendance is very disappointing, with a total of 167 properties on the estate, our usual meeting turnout is only around 10 residents! In a time when things are hard for us all and getting harder, the only way we can make an impact is through solidarity, and working together. We cannot bring miracles, but by standing together, we may just be able to bring about change. It’s time for us to stand together as a community.
At our AGM on 16th January, we will be asking for the key positions, Chair, Secretary and Treasurer to be filled – we need you to stand forward and say yes, I can contribute a couple of hours each month to help myself and our community; and being able to step forward and say you helped to contribute something worthwhile.
We need more residents to become actively involved in WERA and our community, and help us to take ownership of our environment. Let’s do our best to pass on something worthwhile to future generations!
Our current Chair will not be standing for nomination as Chair at the AGM, and with no Chair, the association cannot carry on it’s work.
If you’d like further information, please contact us by email info@wera.org.uk or
Anthony Hillary, Resident Participation Officer, Lambeth Living
AHillary@lambethliving.org.uk tel: 020 7926 3799
On Saturday 1st December, the annual Lambeth Residents Conference was held. Dave McEvoy attended as Chair of Weir Estate Residents Association, and during the awards ceremony that evening was awarded with a certificate of recognition.
The certificate was presented by the Mayor of Lambeth, Cllr Clive Bennett with the Rt Hon Keith Hill, Chair of Lambeth Living’s board expressing to the conference the work Dave has done for the estate as the reasoning for the certificate of recognition.
Dave is stepping down as Chair of WERA after 5 years, following recent health problems. The Annual General Meeting is set for Wednesday, 16th January, whereby a new Chair to lead WERA will hopefully be elected.
Speaking following the award’s presentation, Dave said “It’s fantastic that I have been recognised for the work I have done in our community. I am sad to be leaving WERA after 5 years as Chair, but need to put my health first. I would hope residents would continue with the work WERA has participated in since the association formed, many years ago, with such achievements as the old laundry being demolished and replaced with The Weir Link centre, and during my time as Chair, new windows and doors, environmental improvements, community safety, and our new community garden.”
Being a victim of burglary is an unpleasant experience and we are working hard with our partners in the Safer Lambeth Partnership to help support victims of burglary and prevent it happening in the first place.
Lock it and Stop it is our unique and innovative scheme to help residents who have been victims of burglary or who are at risk of being victim of burglary protect their homes.
If certain criteria are met, Lock It and Stop It is able to offer security upgrades that can include:
Our experts also provide general crime prevention advice and ideas on how best to minimise the risk of break-ins, helping you to protect their homes.
We are currently using police data to work out who in the borough needs this service the most and we are going to burglary hot spots and visiting the homes of people recently burgled, to offer a free assessment of properties and their security needs.
If you want to know more or want to find out if you are eligible for this service please contact Phone 020 7926 2210 / 020 7926 5901 or email: SaferLambeth@lambeth.gov.uk.
For more help and advice visit www.metbumblebee.org or contact our local Safer Neighbourhood Team.
To report a burglary call 101.
In an emergency always call 999.
The Eamonn Fottrell Centre on Weir Estate, which was previously used as a Day Hospital by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, has now been handed back to Lambeth Council.
The property is currently vacant, and as such the council have taken the step of appointing Ad Hoc Guardians to have live-in guardians within the property to ensure the property does not obtain squatters.
All guardians are expected to be responsible, and not cause a nuisance; should any nuisance happen by these guardians, please notify us.
We would like to thank residents who have contacted us whom were concerned about people living in the building, but can confirm that the Guardians have been contracted by the council to look after the building.
Thornton Ward Councillor Lib Peck has been chosen as the new leader-elect of Lambeth Council. Previous Leader, Steve Reed has resigned as Leader of the council, and Brixton Hill Councillor following his election as the new MP for Croydon North.
Cllr Peck, a Labour councillor representing Thornton ward, is currently the council’s cabinet member for regeneration and strategic housing.
Lib was chosen as the new leader of the Labour group at a recent meeting by fellow Labour councillors. She will remain as leader-elect until she is formally approved as leader by a meeting of the full council, this is expected to happen within the next few months.
WERA offer our congratulations to both Cllr Lib Peck on becoming the new leader of the council, and Steve Reed on becoming an MP.
Update 12/12/12
Cllr Lib Peck said:
“I’m delighted to have become Leader of Lambeth. I’ve was born and brought up in South London and I’m passionate about making Lambeth a better place to live and work. My priorities are getting more jobs and growth into the borough, making Lambeth safer, investing in better housing and working to improve our town centres and streets so they are cleaner and greener.”
Make the most of the fantastic range of local shops and markets in Lambeth when doing your Christmas shopping this year in order to support the local economy and jobs.
The borough is gearing up for Christmas with a number of festive events and celebrations planned for town centres, and with the community, businesses and the council working together to help give the borough a festival feel.
Cllr Jackie Meldrum, deputy leader of the council and cabinet member for enterprise, said:
“We have an amazing variety of shops and markets in our town centres, so I’d really recommend people shop locally for their Christmas presents this year. The support of residents can make a huge difference to our high streets, particularly for smaller independent shops.
“The council is working with local businesses to provide lights and trees across the borough and help everyone get in the Christmas spirit, despite these tough times.”
A range of activities will be taking place across town centres in the run up to Christmas. They include.
Brixton – Carol singing and festivities around the Christmas tree next to Morley’s from 4pm on Friday November 30th before the lights are switched on by the Mayor of Lambeth at 5pm. Led by local businesses and the Brixton Business Improvement District Development Company, pupils from Corpus Christi Primary School will lead the Carols. There will be a range of special events and markets in the run up to Christmas organised by Brixton Market Traders’ Federation including a ‘Makers Market’ on December 8th selling a range crafts ~ hand made home furnishings, and collectable goods, and a retro and vintage market on December 15th with dozens of stalls offering great Christmas gifts. For more information see www.brixtonmarket.net
Waterloo – Christmas lights provided by Waterloo Quarter will be switched on Thursday 6th December from 5.30-6.30pm opposite the Old Vic Theatre and there will also be a Community Christmas market on Friday 7th December from 11.00-3.30pm, including designer maker stalls from local businesses and community groups.
The traditional German Christmas market is also once again coming to the Southbank every day until 10pm with 80 authentically decorated wooden chalets selling a wide range of unique hand-crafted gifts and unusual Christmas presents.
West Norwood – On Saturday December 1st there will be a special Christmas Lights event from 4pm-8pm with a steel band, carol singing and a night time food market, children’s activities and a light show put on by Creatmosphere.
A special Christmas version of the West Norwood FEAST will take place on Sunday December 2 from 10am -4pm With delicious food, vintage wares, arts and crafts and loads for the garden, it’s the place to be if you want to pick up some last minute Christmas presents.
Both events have been organised by the West Norwood FEAST, a non-profit, monthly market run entirely by volunteers from the local area, which has support from Lambeth Council. www.westnorwoodfeast.com
The Friends of Norwood Park have arranged a Christmas tree dressing ceremony on Sunday 2 December with carol singing and refreshments including mince pies and hot drinks in the cafe area between 2pm and 4pm.
Vauxhall - Lighting of the Christmas tree Wednesday 28 November at Kennington Lane entrance to Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens with Kate Hoey MP performing the switch on ceremony
Streatham – local businesses and the council have organised a Christmas lights switch on Friday 30th November from 3.30pm to 4.30pm in front of the Streatham Odeon cinema on Streatham High Road. There will be entertainment by the stars of ‘Streatham’s Got Talent’ and Christmas goodies. There will also be a special artisans market on Sunday 16 November from 10am -3pm at the corner of Babington Road and Mitcham Lane.
