Manor Road, Richmond is closed outside number 66 (near the junction with Manor Gardens) to facilitate emergency Cadent Gas repairs to a gas main in the carriageway. Again.
If it’s not Clifford Avenue it’s Manor Road. Or both.
Cadent Gas operatives will be working extended hours to expedite a repair. Estimated completion date is 16 December. Contact Cadent Gas 0800 389 8000. Sent from my iPhone
In December the society celebrates its 70th anniversary. To mark the occasion, on Thursday 11th December they will have four mini-talks, looking at how Barnes and Mortlake have changed over the past seventy years.
This will be preceded by our usual Christmas social with plenty to eat and drink at St Mary’s Barnes from 7.15pm. Guests are also welcome (£5 entry for non-members).
Timings: 7-8:30pm (open mic), 8:30-9:30pm (jam), 9:30-10:30pm (open mic)
Location: The Home Guard Club House, 76a Richmond Park Road
Entrance: Members – Free, Guests £3
Meeting of the EAST SHEEN POLICE LIAISON GROUP to be held at East Sheen Baptist Church, Temple Sheen Road on Thursday 11 December 2025 at 7.00 p.m.
Agenda
4. QUESTIONS and DISCUSSION
5. PRIORITIES (next 3 months)
6. CONFIDENCE in POLICE
7. RICHMOND PARK POLICING (Chair’s update)
8. AOB
9. DATE of NEXT MEETING – tba
MINUTES OF EAST SHEEN POLICE LIAISON GROUP
Meeting held at East Sheen Baptist Church, Temple Sheen on Wednesday 3 September 2025 at 7pm
PRESENT
Chair Peter Burrows-Smith
Police PS James Adgey, PC Sarbjit Sokhi, PCSO Peter Donaldson
Council Cllr. Julia Cambridge, Cllr Margaret Dane
NHW Andy Lindesay
Minutes Sue Weaver / Peter Burrows-Smith
Residents There were 19 residents present
Apologies Keith Mahony, Richard White, David Noakes (Council)
Contact details for local police team and Met
| Email: eastsheen@met.police.uk |
| Telephone 0207 175 9382 (not for emergencies/not covered 24 hrs) |
| To report a crime Dial 101 or report on line: www.met.police.uk |
| Emergencies Dial 999 |
1. WELCOME
The chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2. MINUTES of LAST MEETING on 15 May 2025 – approved
3/4. ROUTINE REPORTS and DISCUSSION
A quarterly report, including the latest crime stats (see Attachment 1), had been prepared by the police and was presented by PS James Adgey,
In the following discussion, specific queries were raised by residents :
and in general discussion :
Andy Lindesay, who runs the East Sheen Neighbourhood Watch Cooperative which coordinates reports from local Neighbourhood WhatsApp Groups, provided an update. Amongst other things, he picks up local incidents and refers them to the police as appropriate.
Specific recent concerns mentioned included: A rogue trader incident in his street and A local scam
5. PRIORITIES (next 3 months)
These were maintained for the next quarter as:
6, CONFIDENCE in POLICE
There was unfortunately no time to address this.
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7. RICHMOND PARK POLICING
Little has been confirmed since the last PLG meeting – see first that meeting’s notes below :
The chair opened the discussion by summarising the current situation :
Attendees raised ongoing concerns including
The only updates/comments at the meeting were :
8. AOB
Most potential AOB items were covered earlier in the meeting.
The only new item was a comment on the Hate Crime implications of the mounting UK unrest about illegal immigrants and related issues.
9. DATE OF NEXT MEETING Thurs 11 December
The meeting ended around 8.30 pm.
Sophie at Habitats and Heritage organised the community planting at Mortlake Green with daffodils and hawthorn saplings with a handy bug hotel nearby.
And below what it was like in 1930
courtesy the Barnes and Mortlake History Society.
The local Lib Dems caught at the Tree
A community meeting at Mortlake Hall on Wednesday 3 December 2026 was addressed by representatives of the South West London Mental Health Trust and Willmott Dixon and LS Estates in respect of the residential aspects of the site. This note is further to the post on Tuesday at https://childlawobserver10.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=4201&action=edit which reported on the annual meeting of the Friends of Barnes Hospital.
Details were given of the site demolition and local road use during the process. Delivery and removal is permitted between 8am and 6pm, with lorries exiting to the east towards White Hart Lane. It is hoped this will be finished by February / March 2026. Questions were asked about what would happen to chimneys at Elizabeth Lodge, when it was demolished, as the Friends of Barnes Hospital had hoped to preserve them. The Demolition Company said that they owned them and were unsympathetic to handing them over!
The next step is to finalise the Section 106 agreement to fulfil the planning permission garnted in May 2024. This provides for 104 residential units in two, three and four storey buildings. Further detailed planning permission is then needed. It seems improbable that this part of the site will be completed before 2028.
The audience also heard from the South Worple Avenue Greening Project which is looking to restore biodiversity adjacent to the Barnes Hospital site, lost during recent developments. The plan is to provide an accessible route for residents, school students and users of the new NHS facility. They are hoping that the scheme will ultimatel look like the impression below. The Project also has links to the Community Garden in Hertford Avenue. See https://childlawobserver10.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=2688&action=edit
The Licensing Sub-Committee decided to REFUSE the application for a variation of an existing Premises Licence. At present the Premises Licence permitted Off Sales Monday to Saturday 8am to 11pm, Sunday 10am to 1030pm. The application was for an extension from Monday to Thursday to midnight, Friday and Saturday to 1am and Sunday to midnight.
The Sub-Committee noted concerns raised regarding the four licensing objectives including
the Prevention of Crime and Disorder; Public Safety; the Prevention of Public Nuisance; and
the Protection of Children From Harm.
The Sub-Committee noted concerns regarding unauthorised sales of alcohol and underage sales.
The Applicant had argued that he needed the extension to ensure that the business remained viable, to
meet market demands and be able to compete with other retail outlets and online shopping
specialists.
There had been breaches of the current licence. On 17 June 2024 Council Licensing Officers had visited the Premises to discuss unauthorised sales of alcoholic beverages. On 8 November 2024 Council Licensing Officers had conducted a test purchase and were able to obtain alcoholic beverages at 23:30 and on the following day on 9 November 2024 another test purchase was completed at 23:36. An Interested Party had submitted a receipt of alcoholic beverage being purchased after 23:00 on 23 October 2025. This was reportedly purchased by an underage family member.
The Sub-Committee noted the Premises was also located in a residential area which
included families with young children and retail outlets with licensable activities in the locality
closed at 23:00. The Sub-Committee noted that there was no indication that there had been
any recent change of management during the recent years despite being advised that the
Premises was under new management.
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