Noticeboard on Northcross Road

[Sue]

19 hours ago, Pugwash said:

 If I remember correctly, it was the Lib. Dem councillors in ED that initiated the boards.

Thanks, Pugwash.

Probably James Barber?

If that's the case, would he/they not have also set up some system for maintaining the information on the boards?

Maybe they didn't care when they were (sadly) voted out, but I would have thought they would have made sure something was still in place?

[Sue]

Crofton Park (borough of Lewisham) has a community notice board which as well as listing councillors is full of notices about local community activities of all sorts and for all ages.

It is clean and tidy and only has one small fly poster (attached with one very small piece of tape, and easily removed - I didn't though).

Crofton Park also has a lovely little community garden alongside the station, full of flowers, with lots of things of interest to kids,  and also obviously lovingly maintained.

I don't know who the land belongs to - possibly the station, though access is via the adjoining road.

If Lewisham council/Crofton Park residents can maintain a community notice board, why can't Southwark Council/East Dulwich residents?

ETA: As an unrelated aside, Crofton Park seems to be in the midst (?)  of gentrification.

Edited yesterday at 07:31 by Sue

[Pugwash]

James  may have initiated the boards but there would have been a group of people who would have taken in turn to keep boards up to date. When locks and boards were vandalised  it took some while (around 2 years) for the council to repair/replace and many of the group who maintained them, moved/died. I know James was not seen so much in ED due to  family  illness/bereavement  and I believe he also changed his job.