James Barber

Hi savage, Yes, Southwark Council drew up a list of things it no longer will maintain. So it no longer maintains fences of properties. Weird decision with no caveat for people in poverty who really can;t afford to replace things like fences. Even just the materials can run to hundres of pounds. Even stranger is if someone was in proviate rented accomodation no one would expect them to undertake such repairs. However, in rare circumstances I've seen exceptions made. If you could email direct with the property number I can try and get an exception made for them.

Many thanks for the update P68.

The Bellenden old school site is in South Camberwell ward which is formally part of Camberwell Community Council and Southwark Council views it as part of Camberwell but practically it's much closer to Peckham and for that matter East Dulwich. Apologies for slipping in Southwark Council-ease. I'm sure Dulwich Hamlet won't need it for their interview next week - but good luck and hope it all goes to plan.

Someone mentioned the pedestrian barriers outside the cinema. I reference the existing barriers on the PUBLIC FOOTPATH are probably going to be removed. The proposed fencing spelling out Dulwich Picturehouse is part of the proposed cinema. I;d prefer them to East Dulwich Picturehouse but either way they look a nice touch on the drawings exhibited on Saturday.

Hi Bornagain, Sorry, yes the Cabinet paper report should be public domain on the Southwark website fromthe 19th. Sometimes it happens overnight so definately for the 20th. If you can;t find it email and I'll reply with a URL for you. Their is no obvious plan B. The only site available is the Dulwich Hospital site. We need the new school for September 2016.

Hi bornagain, The Belham school is in the Camberwell area and is needed to cope their equally huge extra reception places demand. Hi grabot, Indeed. If it could the Aylesbury secondary school opening this September wouldnt be needed. We really do have an unprecendented torrent of extra school place demand. Hi kristymac1, We've already listed here the requirements Steering Group decision on our requirements. We'll also obviously consider the delivery capability of any provider. I anticipate the decision we take having a clear explanation of how we reached it. Supporters can rthen withdraw their support. One of the joys with obvious disbenefits is the Steering Group is able to make quick decisions.

Hi bornagain, We've had lots of documentation issued by Southwark Concil since late 2009 showing an increasing number of children in the area. Originally referred to as a bulge which is now viewed as a plateau. It's height for primary school children is believed to be September 2016 with 215-235 extra reception places required for the Dulwic area alone. That an extra 3-4 schools in addition to the existing 6. WE've had one open Judith Kerr, the next will open this September from Harris. We still need a third. The 2009 reception children will need a secondary school Sept 2016 when our new school is porposed to open. We also know the propensity to leave the area has declined with improving primary schools and economic issues. A new excellent provider of secondary schools will help us hold onto more families. A Southwark Council cabinet report will be issued 19 March which collates miuch of this information about secondary school places and the writers of this report have concurred with our points. Hi kirstmac1, On the basis of how we're running this campaign we have over 400 families opting in so far. I expect lots more over the next few months. If you have an alternative proposition from a new secondary school then I look forward to hearing it. The free school process is about applying to set up a school that they wish to provide. It isn't a procurement process and it isn't a referendum. The Steering Group are a group of local parenting volunteering from all the supporters we've received. We're hopeful that the purpose of the Steering Group will come to an end when an agreed provider is made and we pass the project to that provider to run and deliver. Yes, if the Steering Group was a long term proposition then all the things you say would make sense. But they come with an overhead that we don't need for the time we're expected to be in place. General public consultation is included in the free school application process. For those families who don't agree with the new school. They would not be expected to apply for places. They get to vote with their feet.

The pedestrian barriers on the pavement are likely ot be removed. They're a hangover from when it was school 20+ years ago. I had the ones on Archdale Road from the previous school there last year.

Thanks for clarifying P68 the look and feel of it on the ground. You've saved me a cycle trip tonight. Thank you.

Hi bornagain, You are so wrong. Many families move away from the area for decent school places. This fragments our community and means many move here expecting to not make long term plans. The numbers mean we need another local secondary school. The Tony Blair education act created the situation making what he called academies what the current government call free school academies the main route for new schools. By leaidng a cmapaign we can select who we want to open a school rather than waiting around for any provider to make it happen. Hi Denmothersmith, I also have huge concerns about a 4 form entry for Ivydale. This is contrary to all the advice I've received from Southwark Education Improvementment Managers. This is more about the councils aversion to free schools than whats good for local kids.

Hi fazer71, I'm a member of the Heathrow Action Campaign Against Noise. Have been for a decade or more. I would encourage others to join. When leading the council the Lib Dems ensured Southwark Council supported financially court cases with other local councils around noise. Hi edanna, Yes, I have read the Dementia Manifesto and my goup and I fully support it. Hi P68, No decisions have been brought to the Dulwich Community Council to remove traffic calming measures from Underhill Road or other local roads. If traffic calming is removed it should be replaced. If it isnt in the next week or so please email me and I'll chase. Hi Olly, Yes, seems bizarre. White H bar markings shouldnt be needed but nor should double yellow lines of junction corners either. But human being humans they need reminders. The Street Design Manual appears to have become an excuse for the umpardonable. It was used to block segregated cycle lanes on East Dulwich Grove. It needs to be scrapped and some decent Dutch or Danish traffic engineers come up with a replacement.

Hi grabot, Free schools aren't allowed to select on academic ability UNLESS its to band admissions and ensure a comprehensive mix. Hi bornagain, It is indeed daft to build a school people won't send their kids to. I don't think we'll have any problems filling a new secondary school in ED. As shaggy has related we have a looming places crisis locally. People already move out of the area and indeed London to ensure great secondary school places. We will solve this for our area. Aylesbury estate is going to be rebuilt and will have many many more residents than it does now.

Hi bornagain, Some schools in Southwark have spare places. But families in Dulwich aren't willing to send their kids the three bus changes required to go to them. Pragmatism says we need a new secondary school in East Dulwich. Already many families move out of the area to live somewhere they can get a great secondary school. Southwark's original stance when I met them in November was they have enough places and parents should be willing to send their kids whereever Southwark has spare places - new secondary school on the Aylesbury estate opens this September for example. Frankly that's cloud cuckoo land and I'm relieved that Southwark Council has agreed, when we met with them last Thursday, to change this policy to support our new secondary school campaign. And yes I am relieved that the free school option means parents do now have a final say in education.

Hi Louisa, What B&G and Otta said. It would fail planning permission with a roof terrace. As it is the outside cafe area may cause neighbour concerns and I would imagine will have to have conditions about opening hours.

Thought this interesting - Caroline Pidgeon?s Questions to the Mayor ? 26 February 2014 Dulwich Common Junction Traffic Lights Question No: 2014/0489 What work is Transport for London carrying out to install a much-needed safe crossing at the junction of Dulwich Common and Lordship Lane and what is the timescale for this work? The Mayor TfL is carrying out a study to determine the best option for providing formal crossing facilities at this location. This work has commenced and will conclude this year.

Hi worldwiser, Two avenues. Southwark Council employs consultants to produce an annual road condition report. The majorityl of ?4.2m is allocated on this basis. Slips and trips also inform this. Each ward also have ?36,000 devolved capital spend to allocate to highways. This year and last we allocated funds to fix Goodrich Road (Barry Road to Friern Road), eastern end of Pellatt Road. The issue is a huge capital backlog. I know my political group are committed that if we take control of Southwark Council in the 22 May local elections we will used some of the next 10 years ?1bn capitla spend of Southwark Council to fully catch-up all highway repairs. This would cost circa ?18m.

Hi bornagain, ITATM, A number of providers have been approached and we are in discussions/fact finding with some IN CONFIDENCE. So I and the steering committee can't comment further at this stage. We will be able to fully comment Monday 31 March.

As per email to Lucy. Hi lucyjessica, It took several years of campaigning and involving Lib Dem GLA Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon to get the green person crossing time increased from 4 seconds to 5 seconds. Last week I asked Southwark Council officials about how much TfL would charge to add Pedestrian Countdown to this junction. I've fowarded you the correspondence around this. Showing the 8 seconds between the green person ending and green lights to highway traffic should make the junction feel less threatening. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/15490.aspx#page-link-next-steps I've proposed that we potentially use East Dulwich ward CGS capital funds for this. The suggestion of a scatter (diagonal) crossing here we've also made in the past. But we have no working example of this in Southwark. However the first example is proposed for the junction of East Dulwich GRove with Green Dale and Townley Road. Lets see how that works out. NB. One of the requirements is all arms to be red at the same time. This junction already has this so in my mind its a prime candidate eventually for a scatter crossing.

The idea of free schools is to create choice. So ticking that box is part of any free school application. Also people have rightly highlighted we already have sufficient Harris secondary schools with two in the area.

Hi TE44, Well hopefully you'll be pleased that two of the steering group and mysefl met the coumncil leader, cabinet member fo children's services and 3 council directors to discuss what we're proposing, our preferred provider and seek their at worst tacit agreement. The council leader Peter John was also very supportive of our propsed new school. He agreed it was unrealistic of the council to expect Dulwich children to accept any spare places anywhere in the borough. This is huge breakthrough as it was only in November/December that the council clearly expressed the opposite views. So we nearly have cross party support with council involvement.

Hi Kiera, I've chased council officials about the safety survey of those railings and what their findings have been. We've even offered to pay for this short survey with our devolved CGS revenue budget. As soon as we know the outcome will let you know. Sorry it's taking quite so long to make happen.

Hi TE44, That had crossed y mind with the Localism act but it would add delay. One method that is now available is to expand an existing school onto a different site a la proposals around Ivydale. But the council has to fins all the money to do this. Which for a primary school if you already have land is around ?5M for the buildings.Or around ?500 for every home in the borough. Free schools are free for the local council but the cost is no control over them. As for Nick Santon and Steve Davies. I suspect Nick was trying to ensure Southwark Council was rid of such educational contractors running Southwark education ASAP. He was remarkably successful in persuading the Labour government to remove them and hand back Southwakr education to the administration led by Nick.

Hi fl0wer, Fly tipping in curable. People do get caught.

The pavements on North Cross Raod southside near to Lordship Lane are a real pickle around the UK Power Networks entrance. Starting on Monday for up to two weeks we're repaving and sorting htis out. It's part of a Cleaner, Greener, Safer application made much earlier this FY. Attached is the scope of the works.

Hi flOwer, For Southwark to undertake undercover surveillance it would need to obtain a RIPA agreement from local magistrates. Magistrates wont authorise this for this type of incident. But examples like the oroginal one with a named person, at a named address should be enough for officers ot trace back the companies responsible.