Damaged and buckled railings on Weir Estate, are getting vital repairs and being replaced, following a three way funding agreement between Weir Estate Residents Association, Lambeth Living and the Breyer Group plc.

The works to the value of an estimated eighteen thousand pounds have got under way this week following works to resident’s homes and now the efforts to continue to improve Weir Estate have now focused on the communal area railings. Three sums of Six Thousand Pounds have been committed to the improvement works has been provided by Lambeth Living, the Arms Length Management Organisation responsible for housing in Lambeth, Breyer Group plc the contractor responsible for the major works which are now coming to an end, and Weir Estate Residents Association.

WERA Chair Dave McEvoy is delighted with the deal, saying the railings, which were put up in the mid 1970s, are in desperate need of changing following years of damage caused by careless motor vehicles crashing into them as well as rust caused by the weather  “This work is about WERA and Lambeth Living’s commitment to improving the appearance of the estate so residents can take pride in the area in which they live. We have achieved this to residents homes and now we are delighted to be able to improve our communal areas too. We want Weir Estate to be the best looking estate in Lambeth, and for other resident associations to aspire to be like us. We are grateful to Lambeth Living and Breyer Group plc for supporting us in this”

The improvement work is being carried out by a sub contractor R&B overseen by Breyer Group plc. It’s expected to be complete by mid-August, by which time members of the Youth Offending Service will move onto the estate to paint the old railings as part of their community payback. This is expected to start throughout the summer holidays every Tuesday supervised by officers from the Lambeth team. For this, Breyer is also kindly donating the paint and painting materials in order for them to carry out the paint job.

Missing original metal works on the front of the estate will also be reinstated and then be painted.

Dave added “This is a real combined effort by us as the estates Association and our external partners to bring a new better look to our estate.”

Breyer’s Managing Director, Tim Breyer who has authorised the financial support of the works from Breyer has now been invited to visit Weir Estate in order to see the major improvements being made following the works carried out by his staff.  Lambeth Living’s Director of Property Services has also backed the projects with their on going investment into improving the estate.