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This is a back-issue of the regular Residents' Report from
Councillor Clyde Loakes, who is both the Leader of Waltham Forest Council
and our local Leytonstone Councillor.
You can receive this email report directly, or respond to any issues, by
emailing Clyde at
cllrc.loakes@lbwf.gov.uk
Half Term Football Sessions
Dear Friend,
I had the honour of being given the opportunity to meet with and be given a
minute to address the Committee on Thursday. I addressed them at the Euro
Terminal in Stratford. As well as the IOC Evaluation Committee were Steve
Redgrave, Matthew Pinsett (they are giants!), Seb Coe and Ken Livingstone.
My speech focussed on why Waltham Forest is supporting the 2012 bid.
The South African member of the Evaluation Committee has some history with
Waltham Forest and L'stone. Apparently he was exiled here during the apartheid
years and he lived and taught in a Leytonstone school! Unfortunately I couldn't
identify which school. If anyone knows?
On the whole the visit appears to have gone very, very well.
From a pure
Waltham Forest perspective it was good to get the announcement
this week that the Velo Park will be built regardless of whether
we get the Olympics, at the Eastway site. This will be a major national and
international facility for all levels and types of those who use 2 wheels and
pedals!
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A resident approached me some weeks ago about trying to get this clock, which
faces the tube entrance, working again. As a result the Council is in
discussions with the owners of the building and the lease holder, to get a
positive outcome. Fingers crossed but its looking good.
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I'm meeting
with our new dedicated Leytonstone Police Force on Thursday, for a tour of the
ward, to bring to their attention areas which I already know are of concern to
residents. If you have areas of concern or have issues you want me to bring to
their attention during this meeting and tour, then please e- mail me by
Wednesday pm.
Having
spoken to a number of residents and shop keepers over the past couple of weeks,
since the roll out of the Leytonstone Safer Neighbourhood Police Team, it is
clear that they are already building confidence and the visability of
neighbourhood police is making a difference.
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Some 23 new street trees have been planted in Leytonstone, since November.
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The problem of vehicles being driven through Mornington Road and Harvey Road in
contravention of the one-way restriction has been occurring for a number of
years now. Being a moving vehicle
offence it requires a police officer to enforce the one-way restriction. I have asked the Council to report this
problem to the police on a number of occasions but I've been informed that the
police did not have sufficient resources to carry out enforcement in this
case. I requested that the Council
therefore improve the situation by altering the physical layout of the roads and
to try to make the one-way system self-enforcing.
Before carrying out any work the Council monitored traffic flows in Harvey
Road. This showed that on average over 80
vehicles per day contravened the one-way restriction. The physical layout of the
Harvey Road and Woodville Road junctions with Mornington Road were
then narrowed using temporary barriers.Once these barriers had been put in place
traffic flows were monitored again. This showed that the flow of
vehicles contravening the one-way restriction had reduced to just over 40 per
day. Although the temporary
barriers had proved effective they were unsightly. The current works will replace the
temporary barriers with permanent materials. The determined driver will still be able
to contravene the one-way restrictions but the works have reduced the numbers
and this should improve road safety.
I shall
also asking be asking the police when I meet them on Thursday to see if they
could now undertake some enforcement every now and then.
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The Council
is due to announce shortly a massive £2m programme of pavement works, across the
Borough. The works are targetted at those pavements in the worst condition.
Those in Leytsonstone Ward and the suggested dates for work to commence are-
Browning Rd- Aug '05, Bulwer Court Rd- Jul '05, Fairlop Rd- Aug '05, Grove Rd-
Feb. '06, Kirkdale Rd- Jul. '05, Lister Rd- Oct.'05, Maderia Rd- May '05,
Wallwood Rd- June '05, Woodriffe Rd- Feb. '06 and Barclay Rd- tbc.
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The long
awaited covered and high tech Bike Shed is shortly to be constructed in the area
of the tube station. They should hopefully be on site in the first week of
March. The shed is funded by Transport for London and will be similar to the successful
shed at Walthamstow Central.
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I finally
signed off the budget for 2 CCTV for Leytonstone Town Centre, this week. I'm
sure you will agree these are long overdue, but are a welcome addition in the
fight against crime and anti social behaviour in Leytonstone along with the
drinking ban, the street wardens and the Safer Neighbourhood Police.
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I'm
starting to see bulbs come up and in particular you can't miss them in the
Church Yard.
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Waltham Forest and Newham have just received £300k for a joint Sports Action
Zone. I had the opportunity to receive the cheque on Thursday, at Drapers Field,
where hundreds of young people were taking part in half term football training.
I couldn't resist having a kick about with the young people in attendance, so
prepare yourself for the pictures of me in shirt and tie, getting tackled and
dribbled around by the Boroughs young people! But the FA Cup was in attendance
and I got to hold it above my head.................
probably closer than the O's have ever got!
....and over to you......
Do you get the Councils magazine, 'wfm' every month? Is it any good? Whats
missing from it?
Thank you for your comments on the web site. On the whole the feedback was that
it needs updating asap.
Didn't have many comments on the library, so if you do have any complaints or
any ideas then please let me know.
Don't forget if you have any friends or neighbours in Leytonstone that would
like to recieve this report, then please get them to contact me.
Have a good week.
Cheers
Clyde
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