Headlines - July 2008
Plans to progress with the establishment of new local services
for older people, as well as for those with learning disabilities, were given
the green light by the London Borough of Bexley at its Public Cabinet meeting
on 22 July.
Bexley pensioners have just three months to apply for backdated pension credit payments.
Whether it is summer fun you are after, learning opportunities or simply wanting to access local services - your local library is the place to be!
After 10 long weeks of walking 10,000 steps a day the London
Borough of Bexley's Fit For Work Challenge came to an end earlier this month.
The London Borough of Bexley has arranged to carry out essential road maintenance on the busy A222, Elm Road and Chislehurst Road in Sidcup. The works are being coordinated with the Sidcup Traffic Management scheme. They will take place during the night so as to cause minimal disruption to the area. Once complete, the new road surface should result in some reduction in traffic noise for residents living nearby.
Northumberland Heath Primary School has become the first primary school in the UK to achieve the Continuing Professional Development Mark award.
Guidelines for future development and regeneration of the Howbury Centre site in Slade Green have been adopted by the Cabinet Member Councillor John Waters.
One of the London Borough of Bexley's road safety team has received
an award for his contribution to reducing road casualties in London.
Team Temo has added to its already impressive record by winning
the Ball Court League's Championship Trophy for the sixth time.
As the days finally get hotter, Bexley’s fantastic Splash
Parks are the ideal place for families to cool down and have fun.
A range of special events took place at Children's Centres across
the borough last month to celebrate National Childminding Week (16 - 20 June).
Children and young people aged 0-18 years, parents and carers
are invited along to fun free events across the borough to mark this year's National
Play Day (6 August).
Children and staff from two of Bexley's primary schools had a special day out at City Hall last week, for the annual London School Environmental Awards ceremony. While there, they met and chatted to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and TV presenter and wildlife photographer Chris Packham.
The London Borough of Bexley today announced it had appointed the consultants, WM Enterprise, to undertake research into the need for new community facilities in Slade Green. The aim of the study is to inform the options on the size and configuration of new community space within the context of the Council’s proposals to redevelop the Howbury Centre site.
The Jack Petchey Foundation has granted Bexley Amateur Boxing Club a welcome £1,000 to help with the growth of the club and promote the positive development of youth boxing skills.
Bexley’s Mayor, Cllr Nick O’Hare and Cllr Sharon Massey, Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health, joined 100 older people recently for a special seminar about the modernisation of care services in the borough.
Free worksheets are being used to encourage local youngsters to find out more about the natural riches of Erith Saltings.
The London Borough of Bexley has joined up with National Sports
Governing Body, England Volleyball, to run free summer volleyball taster sessions
in Danson Park.
A new exercise class for mums and mums-to-be has taken the West
Street Children's Centre by storm!
Sidcup Cluster Safer Neighbourhoods Policing teams have worked with the London Borough of Bexley to launch the next phase in their ‘No Booze For Kids Campaign’ originally piloted in Blendon & Penhill Ward.
Enthusiastic youngsters from schools across the borough impressed
judges with their green-fingered expertise during this year's Schools' Bexley
in Bloom competition.
Are you beginning to think of things to do with the whole family
this summer? Well why not start by visiting the popular Summer Slam events held
during the first full week of the summer holidays? They are at different locations
across the borough during the week and each one will have something for all the
family.
The London Borough of Bexley's Community Archivist, Oliver Wooller,
will lead a guided walk through the ancient town of Crayford on 22 July.
Young athletes from Bexley beat off stiff competition last weekend
(5 and 6 July) to come fifth in the 31st London Youth Games held at Crystal Palace
National Sports Centre.
A new Dispersal Zone will be introduced in Northumberland Heath
from 00.01am on 28 July 2008 and will remain in force for six months.
Twenty UK Youth Parliament representatives from across London
were invited to attend a reception at City Hall last month (24 June).
Two planning applications have recently been submitted to the London Borough of Bexley, for proposals to develop the former Woolwich site in Bexleyheath, which involve a new Tesco store.
The London Borough of Bexley has published a scrutiny report
which supports the Council's campaign for improved transport options.
The London Borough of Bexley has announced the 'Long List' of
developers selected to submit outline proposals for the redevelopment of the
site of the Bexley Civic Offices and help to realise the aims of the Bexley
First programme.
The London Borough of Bexley's Library Service has been made
even more accessible with the launch a new website called Bexley Libraries
Online.
The London Borough of Bexley's Cabinet Member for Housing and
Regeneration, Cllr John
Waters, has announced the selection of Crest Nicholson/Orbit South to take
forward the Erith Western Gateway regeneration scheme.
The London Borough of Bexley has secured a Sport England lottery
grant of £161,000 to help fund a number of new fun sporting activities
across the borough.
Namik Kemal, owner of Magic Prices, Welling, received a £600
fine and was ordered to pay £400 costs for selling fireworks outside of
the permitted time period at Bexley Magistrates' Court earlier this week (30
June).
The London Borough of Bexley is again asking the public to remain
vigilant and report any suspicious behaviour on the borough's highways, following
the most recent spate of drain-cover thefts from streets across the borough.
Summer is here and the North Cray Neighbourhood Centre, Davis
Way, will soon be launching a fun-packed Summer Action programme for 2008.
Members of Bexley Youth Council paid a visit to the Houses of Parliament last week (24 June) to get a flavour of national democracy in action.
The London Borough of Bexley wants to hear what you think of its future vision for dealing with the Borough’s waste.
In the run-up to the first anniversary of last year’s devastating floods in the west of England, the London Boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich have conducted a joint emergency planning exercise to test their flood
response plans.
