Over 50s Exercise Class
The Exercise Class has been having a well deserved rest over the Easter holidays but will be back on Tuesday 14 April.
Roadworks, roadworks – all around us! And then they’re going to tunnel underneath …..
Kennington Park Estate is currently an island of tranquillity surrounded by traffic chaos and lots of traffic cones, heavy machinery and people in hard hats and hi-vis jackets. Whether that tranquillity will last when tunnelling for the Northern Line Extension starts, or if Hyde’s redevelopment of the Community Centre site goes ahead, remains to be seen. The Northern Line Extension A shaft and head house are being constructed at Kennington Green. The work here has just started and it is anticipated that it will be a worksite for at least three years. Lots of information can be found here http://www.tfl.gov.uk/northern-line-extension. Oval Triangle Transport for London is making a lot of changes to the roads, junctions, traffic lights, crossings and cycle superhighways all round the Oval Triangle, Harleyford Street, Kennington Park Road and Kennington Road. The roadworks here are likely to last a year… More information at:…
Election Hustings! 18 April! 11am! St Mark’s Churchyard! Election Hustings!
A General Election hustings for the Vauxhall constituency has been called by Steve Coulson, the Vicar of St. Mark’s Kennington, and Chair of the Friends of St. Mark’s Churchyard. The outdoor event will take place at St Mark’s on 18 April as part of the popular Oval Farmer’s Market. The Vicar observes: “You will know the extraordinary historic link that Kennington Park has with open air democracy, and the Friends sought to maintain that tradition by hosting open air hustings for last year’s Council elections. There were a good number of the public attending the Saturday morning market who appreciated that opportunity to meet candidates.” The site is of great historical interest. St Mark’s stands on the site of 16th Century gallows. Hopefully the hustings on 18 April should be slightly kinder on any candidate who might be slightly economical with the truth. The Chartists movement also…
Easter Hats and Parade – 9 and 10 April
KPE’s Positive Action Community Group organised Family Events in the Community Centre over the Easter holidays. Thursday 9 April was Easter Hat Making Day and Friday 10 April was the Easter Parade. And this was the result!
Revised proposals for redevelopment on the Estate
The Hyde Group has put forward revised plans for their proposed redevelopment of the Harleyford Street and Community Centre site on the Estate. Their plans are now for a smaller building than before, nine flats for sale, a replacement community centre with outdoor space and either offices or a small retail space on the ground floor facing the main road. Pictures of Hyde’s revised plans can be found here. Hyde’s information pack is here, including a Questions and Answers section. Their ideas for the Community Centre are here. Comments on Hyde’s proposals can be sent to: consult@hyde-housing.co.uk or to: the Hyde Group’s Oval office at Alverstone House, Magee Street, SE11 5TS, or Head Office at 30 Park Street, London SE1 9EQ.
News and Information from the Tenants Association – March 2015
Those Service Charges Our rents and service charges are going up from 6 April. As we warned in our last newsletter and at the Tenants Association meeting, Hyde’s service charge increases are outrageous. Residents in some blocks are being asked to pay double! Particularly outrageous are the continuing irrational charges we are being levied for communal electricity (the external and staircase lights), which the TA has been complaining about for over three years now, and new charges for fire safety and legionella (a waterborne disease which can spread from communal water tanks) which have been introduced without any consultation or explanation. And the standard of the cleaning and gardening work carried out on the Estate most certainly does not justify any increase. A number of residents have complained to us about the service charges and it is important that you voice those complaints to Hyde at customerservices@hyde-housing.co.uk or by writing…
Developing the Harleyford Road and Community Centre site? – new proposals
The Hyde Group has revised its proposals to build on the Harleyford Road/Community Centre site, which we reported in October (see here), and is exhibiting a new version for consultation on 16 March between 6-8 pm.
Kennington Park updates
Healthwatch workshop: 12 March
What’s happening to the Oval Gasworks?
Oval and Kennington Development Area Masterplan – Update Feb 2015 The latest information from OAKDA is available on their website at http://www.oakda.co.uk/ Feedback from the consultations held 0n 29 and 31 January The findings from their social sustainability assessment on the area Key findings from a range of background technical studies can be found here: Oval and Kennington Development Area – February 2015 Exhibition Boards OAKDA February 2015 Exhibition Board Download and there is a questionnaire here: Oval and Kennington Development Area – February 2015 Exhibition Feedback Form ***************************************************** Goodbye Gasworks! Hello ……..? The world famous Oval Gasworks have been decommissioned and the site is now open for redevelopment. This is generating a lot of interest including news items on the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066. Lambeth Council and Berkeley Homes are drawing up a Masterplan for the area, which includes the four Gas Holders, Tescos and its car park, Montford Place, the Beefeater Distillery, Big…