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WERA signs community garden prep works contract
May 15th
WERA Chair Dave McEvoy signing the contract with Mike Stockley, Director SSG Landscapes.
Work to the disused area soon to be a new Community Garden has grown closer, following the signing of a contract with SSG Landscapes Construction Ltd who are to undertake the preparation works such as repairing walls, installing the fences and two gates on the site situated on Anfield Close.
Preparation work will commence later this month and continue until the beginning of June 2011 where the damaged walls will be stitched back together in order to make them safe before works to install new metal railings begin within the next few weeks.
The contract signed on the site of the new Weir Community Garden by Chair, Dave McEvoy and SSG Director, Mike Stockley. The contract signing was overseen by Lambeth Landscape Architect Caroline Fraser at the end of last week who will also act as the contract administrator.
SSG Landscape Construction was chosen following a six week tendering process by Lambeth Living and was chosen for its price and reputation of carrying out works on behalf of the council and its ALMO. The highly respected contractor will move onto site to get works underway on the 24th May 2011 as well as carrying out repairs to the children’s play park in the centre of the estate as part of a borough wide park improvement program. More >
WERA Vice Chair leaves association and estate months after being elected.
Apr 22nd
Recently elected Vice Chair, Jamie Speirs has shockingly left Weir Estate and therefore vacated his position as an executive officer, WERA has confirmed. Mr Speirs, 21 was elected as vice Chair at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in February.
It is believed Jamie gave up his home on Anfield Close ‘due to personal circumstances’. Jamie didn’t inform any WERA members of his unexpected departure and now Weir Estate is seeking a new vice chair to fill the position. More >
Estate play park to be closed for up to six weeks due to essential Lambeth Living repairs
Apr 20th
Weir Estate Children will soon be without a play area for up to six weeks as Lambeth Living carry out essential health and safety works to repair the play equipment as part of an extensive cross borough programme to restore safe play equipment to Lambeth’s one hundred and eighty play parks.
All the current play equipment is to be fixed by a Lambeth contractor, SSC who are expected to get repair works underway within the next few weeks. Lambeth Living have assured WERA officers that works will be prioritised after the association raised concerns about it impacting on the Community Day event on 11th June.
WERA has also requested that the soft play surface is also renewed as it has been coming up in areas presenting a trip hazard. The works are being funded from a Lambeth Living health and safety repairs budget. More >
Community Garden blooms ‘this summer’ says WERA Chair
Apr 19th
Long awaited plans to develop a brand new community garden, in a disused area of Weir Estate could be opening its gates within the next couple of months according to WERA’s Chair, Dave McEvoy who has led on the project.
The space in a corner of Anfield Close is being developed to provide a cottage garden feel for Weir Estate Residents, and the local community. A consultation with neighbouring properties provided no objections to the project and now Lambeth Living are carrying out a tender to get preparation works underway such as the removal of the bollards, a self-rooted tree and the damaged wall surrounding the sites dominant larger tree.
There had been concerns from tree specialists as to the extent of the impact on the roots of the big tree should the tarmac be dug up, though appointed designers and environmental and community garden specialists, Touchwood Trees have decided not to remove the tarmac and instead opting to use this as a base. More >
‘FreshView’ returns to freshen up Weir’s repaired exterior railings
Apr 16th
A council project known as ‘FreshView’ which is run by the local authority has returned to Weir Estate and Thornton Ward to paint the estate’s exterior railings.
About a dozen supervised young offenders donned overalls and repainted iron railings surrounding Weir Estate which had been replaced last year as part of co-operated project between WERA and Lambeth Living and the Breyer Group.
Councillors Ed Davie, Diana Morris and Lib Peck talked to the young people and the council staff carrying out the work and thanked them for their efforts in which the art deco boundary railings have been refreshed and given a new coat of paint.
Weir Estate Residents Association chair, Dave McEvoy also joined the group and made a brief speech to pass on the gratitude of local people for the hard work that was making a contribution to improving the area. More >
Police appeal for witnesses following ‘Isolated’ fatal Clapham Park Shooting
Apr 15th
Police were called on Thursday at approx 11:15hrs following reports of a man being shot near to Plummer Road, off Poynders Road SW4.
Detectives from Trident are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Following the shooting of a man believed to now be in his twenties was attended to by London Ambulance Service (LAS) and found the man suffering a gunshot wound to the head. He was confirmed dead at the scene.
An incident room has been opened under DCI Gordon Allison (Operation Trident). Detectives investigating are keeping an open mind as to any motive for the fatal shooting. Police would like to hear from anyone who was in the Plummer Road / Poynders Road area between 10:00hrs and 11:30hrs, and who may have seen or heard anything that might assist the investigation. More >
Buses on diversion
Mar 19th
Transport for London Bus Routes 35, 37, 137, 417, 689, 690, N35 and N137 will be diverted from Monday 21 March for 8 weeks because of Thames Water works in Clapham Park Road.
Clapham Park Road will be closed (towards Clapham Common station) because of these works. More >
Weir residents now ‘even safer’ following outstanding LFB fire safety visit
Mar 14th
Homes on Weir Estate have been made even safer following a fire safety visit from crews at Tooting Fire Station. Residents were given fire safety advice and had smoke alarms fitted free of charge during the fire safety day at the weekend.
A team of fire-fighters and two fire appliances attended Weir Estate as part of a day organised by London Fire Brigade’s Green Watch at Tooting Fire Station. The estate visit which took place over the course of Saturday was organised by Green Watch’s Watch Manager, Jackie McConchie and the Thornton Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT). The visit was supported by Weir Estate Residents Association.
Every property on Weir Estate along with others on Weir Road, were called upon during the free event which offered residents free advice and the first defence in a house fire which can save lives in the crucial moments following a house fire, smoke alarms. Thirty one properties had smoke alarms fitted and many others were given advice as LFB adopt a prevention approach to tackling house fires across London as a brigade priority.
Following previous fires in other blocks of flats across London, such as the devastating fire at Lakanel House in Camberwell in 2009, where six people were killed, London Fire Brigade are actively offering safety advice to more homes, which could prove critical in preventing loss of life particularly in blocks of flats where damage can be even more wide spread. More >
The Weir Link is collecting vouchers…
Mar 14th
The Weir Link is collecting vouchers from Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s for the Active Kids and Tesco for Schools Campaigns. The challenge is to get even more kids active in 2011 by buying much needed equipment and kit. You too can help by collecting vouchers when shopping at both stores or by recycling inkjet cartridges or mobile phones. Please put these in the letter box at the Weir Link.
Designers appointed to grow Weir community garden plans
Feb 23rd
Weir Estate Residents Association has confirmed the chosen design for the new community garden on Weir Estate. The chosen design is by educational and environmental company, Touchwood Trees Ltd who will implement the residents association’s new project.
The association’s executive committee have had to select a design which will transform the currently disused, wasted area in the south-west corner of the estate, by Anfield Close. Touchwood Trees led by Karen Wydler, has been chosen for its commitment to encouraging education and environmental credentials which will focus on getting residents involved unlike the other designs the association considered. Due to time restrictions and pressure from Lambeth Living bosses, a decision on who will carry out the work had to be taken in order to ensure it went ahead this year.
Touchwood Trees regenerate and transform public spaces both urban and rural, to create healthy and diverse environments that are creatively stimulating, educational and that function in providing habitat richness and aesthetic value. More >
