Headlines - January 2008
It's official - the London Borough of Bexley is the first local
authority in the country to have all of its schools achieve the national Healthy
Schools status.
Bexley Town Safe has been awarded the Safer Business Award (SBA)
by Action Against Business Crime (AABC).
Bexley's youngsters can sign-up for free cyclist training courses,
which will run throughout the February half-term.
Bexley school children were given the chance to vote this week,
using interactive 'voting pads', on what new books and activities they would
like to see in their local library.
A group of Bexley Councillors started work last week on a review of the borough's Registrar's Service.
There are only a few weeks left for comments on plans for the redevelopment of the Howbury site in Slade Green.
If you would like to hear first hand about proposals to change the way the
London Borough of Bexley delivers its social & community services, there
will be a chance to discuss them with Cllr Sharon Massey, the Council's Cabinet member for Health and Adult Social Care, on Tuesday 12 February.
Local residents, parents and carers from Colyers and Normandy Schools are
invited to Normandy Primary School to look at proposals for new school buildings
on 1 February at 7pm.
The London Borough of Bexley is backing an awareness campaign to help safeguard
vulnerable children in private fostering arrangements.
After being caught selling alcohol to under-aged children on
several occasions, the Sainsbury Local, in Blackfen Road, Sidcup, has had its
licence to sell alcohol suspended. It is believed to be the first time nationally
that a Sainsbury store has faced such a suspension.
Offering greater quality and choice is the main aim of proposed changes to
Bexley's meals on wheels service, says Cllr
Sharon Massey, the Councils Cabinet
member for Adult Social Care & Health.
The London Borough of Bexley received exciting news last week when ministerial
approval was given for the Crayford Academy project to move on to the next stage.
The latest set of league tables for Key Stage Four pupils show
that Bexley students are continuing to produce results above the national average.
Members of the public are invited to attend the next meeting
of the London Borough of Bexley's NHS Services Scrutiny Sub Group to hear about
planned changes to local NHS services.
Repair and improvement work carried out at Danson Park by offenders
on Unpaid Work with London Probation, received recognition at the recent Bexley
Environmental Challenge 2007 award presentations.
Calling all residents of Crayford. Come and give your views
on what kind of artistic designs you'd like to see in the revamped Riverside
area.
Mindless vandals caused thousands of pounds worth of damage
when they set ablaze a toy train in a Bexleyheath playground over the festive
season.
Start 2008 the right way, and come and see what Bexley Library
Service has to offer.
Will Tuckley has been appointed as Chief Executive of the London
Borough of Bexley following an extensive recruitment and selection process.
Mr Tuckley, 48, beat a strong field to secure the post, which is the first
external appointment of a Chief Executive to the London Borough of Bexley for
more than 20 years.
Proposals for major changes to the meals on wheels service provided
by Bexley will be discussed by the Council's Cabinet on 5 February.
Local children were on hand to help out with a tree planting
ceremony in the grounds of Bostall Library last Friday (4 January ). The tree,
a Rowan, was one of four donated by the North West Kent Countryside Partnership
to Bexley Library Service.
Barnehurst Infant School teachers and pupils had an extra Christmas
present this year when Ofsted inspectors described their school as 'good' with
'outstanding features'.
