Mini-minutes: November 2022

Written By Chris Martin

Residents’ service and repair issues

  • Tenancy checks have now resumed and 70 have been completed

  • Resident Service Officers are no longer permitted to use WhatsApp – please do not try to contact them this way

  • We are working to better track repairs that have been undertaken in the previous month

Fireworks

  • Everyone was shocked by the firework battle that led to a shooting in October

  • General advice continues to be to report incidents at every opportunity

  • We will be contacting the police and inviting them to attend our meeting in September next year to provide advice and guidance

Friends of St Francis school

  • Two residents of another estate with connections to St Francis School attended the meeting

  • The school lacks funds meaning activities and events have to be cancelled. The two have created a ‘Friends of St Francis’ to raise funds

  • The Friends of St Francis would like the help of the TRA and any interested residents to help raise money

  • If you would like to get involved with Friends of St Francis or support the cause, please get in touch with Paul Wright and he can put you in touch with Hasbleydy and Val

New homes

  • Members of the TRA have raised major concerns about the proposed development:

    • There is no date when the children’s play area will be re-provided, leaving the estate without any play space for up to 5 years (despite promises otherwise from the council)

    • The revised plan of work removes trees that were not part of the approved application

    • There is concern that the temporary community centre will not be adequate for SGTO and the many other uses for which it is required

  • Cllr Cleo Soanes was unaware of these issues and concerns. She has offered to take them up with the council project lead

Activities and events

  • Knitting classes will continue until 16th December

Chris Martin
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