JessicaC

I would second the recommedation for nuttieschildrensparties!

Hi..I accidentally left my red double buggy (Maclaren) outside my house on Tewkesbury Avenue last night. It was at the bottom of the steps perhaps too near the dustbin and maybe someone thought it was being thrown out?? (It had my kids hats and sun cream in though). If you have it or know someone who has PLEASE could you reunite me with it! Thanks

Hi I haven?t posted about this before but wanted to contribute a little info that may be helpful to those interested.. a) Yes, it?s a detached house b) Not all neighbours are concerned about noise/nuisance ? only about 3 (it seems) houses have made a complaint (not to the nursery but to the Council). There are at least another 4 or 5 houses that back on to the nursery that have never complained ? some have also been asked in person about this. c) The Council has acted on the complaint(s) ? the emails I have seen show that the Council has monitored the nursery for noise/nuisance and responded to the residents late in 2011. The Council said that they have not been able to find evidence to support the complaints d) So..the noise/nuisance issue does not seem to be key and unanimous issue. Doesn?t legal action to close the nursery on this basis seem extreme? It does not seem to represent the views of other neighbours. e) If the noise isn?t the issue, what is? There are concerns that allowing this ?business? to continue to operate would lead to more businesses and alter the character of the neighbourhood (stated in a recent newsletter from the Resident?s Association) ? but shouldn?t this be looked at the other way round? Legal action against this single business has immediate implications for the existing businesses on the hill (like the gardeners, the fast food company, childminders etc) ? the Resident's Association needs to meet to decide if it is actually opposed to businesses on the hill in general. f) So, is this a noise/nuisance issue? the council and other neighbours do not believe so. In which case it seems to be a principled objection to a business. If TLERA members (and is has to be members) can email the Chairman asap at [email protected] to request a Special General Meeting then we may be able to finally understand exactly what the problem is and how it might be solved to everyone?s satisfaction without legal action which, technically, would terminate the activities of everyone with a business in the Tewkesbury Lodge Estate. The Resident's Association has indeed asked for input from its membership on this legal issue (which has not been discussed thus far) so I am just re-iterating.