Campaigning to keep our Community Centre

We are holding a Campaign meeting on 12 January at 7pm in the Community Centre to discuss planning the next stages of our Campaign.   It is not just Kennington Park Estate’s Community Centre that is under threat. Hyde also want to get rid of the Stockwell Centre, handing  its management over to a private group. We are campaigning with Stockwell tenants and residents.

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OUR COMMUNITY CENTRE IS UNDER THREAT! SAVE OUR COMMUNITY CENTRE!

At the heart of Kennington Park Estate in Oval is our Community Centre which is well used and loved. Hyde Housing now plans to get rid of our Community Centre. In its place Hyde wants to build expensive flats for private sale. ***** UPDATE – Hyde has extended the deadline for its consultation on the future of our Community Centre. We now have until 5pm on Friday 6 January 2017 to tell them we oppose their plans to demolish our Centre. You can do so here  https://www.hyde-housing.co.uk/tenants/resident-/community-centres-review/ And keep signing and sharing our petition here https://www.change.org/p/save-oval-s-kennington-park-community-centre ***** The TA has responded to Hyde’s Review of Community Centres, expressing our opposition to their plans for Kennington Park Community Centre. This is what we have said in our conclusion: “This is a manifestly flawed, fraudulent Consultation. We believe that the words “existing plan” are being used as a smokescreen for Hyde’s true intention…

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Next TRA meeting 23 November 2016 – everyone welcome!

To tenants and leaseholders of Kennington Park Estate You are invited to attend a Meeting of the Kennington Park Estate Tenants’ Association 6.30 pm for prompt 7.00 pm start on Wednesday 23 November 2016 at the Kennington Park Estate Community Centre All tenants and leaseholders are members of the Association and welcome to attend meetings 6.30 – 7pm – local councillor and Hyde staff available for private help or advice, plus refreshments   A G E N D A Welcome and Introductions Apologies for absence Minutes of the last meeting of the Association held on 20 July 2016: For approval and matters arising Housing management and estate management issues. Reports and queries from tenants and leaseholders for the attention of HSH management Future of the Kennington Park Estate Community Centre Gas holder site: Consultation on master plan – report from Cllr Jack Hopkins New cleaning and grounds maintenance contract New parking…

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Next TA meeting – 20 July 2016

To tenants and leaseholders of Kennington Park Estate You are invited to attend a Meeting of the Kennington Park Estate Tenants’ Association 6.30 pm for prompt 7.00 pm start on Wednesday 20 July 2016 at the Kennington Park Estate Community Centre 6.30 pm – local councillor and Hyde staff available for private help or advice, plus refreshments Prompt start of meeting at 7.00 pm All tenants and leaseholders are members of the Association and welcome to attend meetings A G E N D A Welcome and Introductions OVAL HOUSE SUMMER SCHOOL – Naomi, Oval House’s Head of Youth Arts, and Sophie from Hyde Plus have been invited to tell us about the Creative Youth Project and other local activities Apologies for absence Minutes of the last meeting of the Association held on 27 April 2016: (here) For approval and matters arising, including 2.1: Proposed merger between Hyde, London and Quadrant and…

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