Archive for September, 2009
Keith Hill Succeeds as Lambeth Living Chair
Sep 22nd
Retiring current Streatham Constituency Member of Parliament, (which covers Weir Estate.) Mr. Keith Hill MP has been announced as the new Chair of the Lambeth Living Board.Mr. Hill will succeed Lynn Holman who has been Acting Chair since the start of 2009.
As Chair of the Board, Keith will be the lead on policy and strategy and continue the work that has begun to improve service quality to tenants, leaseholders, and freeholder and to help Lambeth Council qualify for Decent Homes Funding in the coming years.
The Labour MP, was selected by a panel which included Lambeth Living Chief Executive, Cathy Deplessis. The panel made their recommendation to the full Board on 16th September 2009 which agreed with the recommendation and Keith will be the board’s nomination for Chair at the Annual General Meeting at the end of September, though there is expected to be no opposition to his appointment.
Following the appointment of Keith Hill, Lynn Holman will be continuing in her role as Board Director. Ms Holman said, “I’m delighted with the appointment and wish Keith every success with his new role.” More >
Respected SNT Police Officer in Shock Departure
Sep 20th
Well respected Thornton Ward, Safer Neighbourhood Team Police Officer, PC 222 LX Christian Igwegbe has announced he is due to leave the ward to become a Safer Schools Officer. After nearly two years of hard work and dedicated service to the Weir Estate and surrounding area, PC Igwegbe will leave the ward, leaving the community stunned.
PC Igwegbe has become a welcome face to members of the of the estate as well as being a continued support to the Weir Estate Residents Association, even attending meetings on his day off.
The police constable who was the first police officer to resurrect the Safer Neighbourhood Team following the collapse of the last SNT, leaving the ward with no team. Following furious reaction from members of the community, Christian Igwegbe was appointed to re-energise the ward and faith in local policing.
For Six months he worked flat out getting to know the community and re-build the trust. When PC Igwegbe who works as part of Lambeth Police based out of Cavendish Road Police Station, he made a promise to ‘use his legs and never be seen patrolling the ward in a car’. This is a continuedpromise he has kept during his time on Thornton Ward. More >
Electricity Fuse Explosion Sparks Estate Supply Shut Off
Sep 17th
Many Weir Estate Residents had their electricity power cut off on Thursday Morning due to a mains explosion in West House, leaving some residents without any power from Wednesday afternoon.
Emergency works were carried out after mains fuses blew in West House which forced the shut down of all electric supplies to the whole estate.
Some residents in West House had been left without power for over 12 hours when the incident began on Wednesday afternoon.
EDF Engineers who initially attended had been unable to find the problem due to trying to get into an old bin chamber which they thought contained the fuse box.
Supply was restored to the whole estate by noon on Thursday which had been shut off as a safety precaution, though works are still needed to fully solve the decades old fuses which will now be completed by Lambeth Living Contractors. More >
Rt. Hon. Keith Hill MP Praises WERA, following Estate Visit
Sep 15th
Our Local Member of Parliament, Keith Hill MP, visited the Weir Estate and met with WERA Officers, Dave McEvoy, Chair and Mags Cregan, Secretary. The estate walkabout to showcase the benefit of WERA for residents in Mr Hill’s Constituency was also attended by resident, Pat Broderick, Local Safer Neighbourhood Team Officers and Ward Councillor Diana Morris.
On Friday 10th July 2009, our local MP walked around the estate and was shown the starting of the long awaited Window Replacement Programme and the many ways WERA is working on improving Weir Estate.
Our Labour MP, who retires at the next general election, after being the local MP for 17 years, was impressed with the way the Weir Estate is developing, and the work of WERA to improve the lives of residents. More >
