EastSheenMatters

This Thursday 15th May 2025 the East Sheen Police Liaison Group meeting takes place at 1900 hours at East Sheen Baptist Church, Temple Sheen.

Some important points need to be discussed.

Shoplifting and its impact on local businesses and their staff has recently been raised with Richmond Council and our local MP.

What will happen in Richmond Park and the local neighbourhood, when the Met implements its plans to disband the Parks Police.

Do we just sit and wait for the authorities to respond at their leisure to local concerns?

And one of the most important committees for local well-being will now be chaired by East Sheen Councillor Julia Cambridge.

Education and Children’s Services Committee – 11 Members of the Council
(10 Liberal Democrat + 1 Green + co-optees)
Cllr Julia Cambridge (Ch)
Cllr Michael Wilson (V-Ch)
Cllr Matthew Hull
Cllr Jo Humphreys
Cllr Rob O’Carroll
Cllr Alice Bridges-Westcott
Cllr Michael Butlin
Cllr Margaret Dane Cllr Fiona Sacks
Cllr Zoe McLeod
Cllr Nikki Crookdake

This Committee has obvious links with the Council’s Corporate Parenting Panel, and Achieving for Children Joint Committee, which includes Kingston and Windsor and Maidenhead.

At a meeting of the full Council this evening the following appointments were made in respect of the Leaders and the main committees – or those that might be of interest to the general public!

Mayor Councillor Penny Frost

Deputy Mayor Councillor Clare Vollum

Leader of the Council, Councillor Gareth Jones was again elected after seven years as Leader.

Joint Deputy Leaders Councillor Julia Neden – Watts Councillor Jim Millard

Local media coverage

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/the-south-london-neighbourhood-where-young-people-are-being-squeezed-out-as-1-075-homes-are-built/ar-AA1EBLFL?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=efcb334339704fc6a704b9f11a9d601e&ei=15

A fair summary

The MESS AGM will take place at 730pm on 12 May 2025 at the Assembly Hall, Tower House School.

The AGM will be preceded by a talk on Richmond Council’s award-winning Air Quality Action Plan by Jason Andrews and Carol Lee of the Council’s Air Quality Team.

Air quality has been a major issue for the Council and for MESS.  The Mayor of London has been determined to reduce its impact by the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) initially in central London, then within the North and South Circular Roads and then finally within the M25. 

Londoners have been encouraged to replace petrol-fuelled cars with electric vehicles and to use public transport and bicycles where possible.  The result has been a significant reduction in air pollutants, in particular nitrogen dioxide, to below European limits.

When the speakers presented the award-winning Air Quality Action Plan to the Council’s Transport and Air Quality Committee meeting on 8^th April, the Committee made the following decision: 

Sheen Lane, East Sheen multi-way temporary traffic signals 78 for Thames Water utility works. Estimated completion date 13/05/2025. Contact: Thames Water 0800 316 9800. Thast’s the Council notice but the hole in the road is outside 135, which is having work done at the replacement shop for lacyclista.

A fairly substantial inconvenience. Will TW be working at the weekend?

That was first posted yesterday. As feared no work has been done Saturday morning. The lorry parked at the site has turned round! And at 11am the driver was asleep at the wheel!

Notice also that work on the shop has revealed an old shop front. Anyone know anything about Dunkley?

Michel has sorted entry for his cheese, so you can find him again in the Pig and Whistle car park.

This Saturday the gorgonzola should be snatched up before it runs away; and try the Pere Joseph.

Sheen Lane, East Sheen multi-way temporary traffic signals 78 for Thames Water utility works. Estimated completion date 13/05/2025. Contact: Thames Water 0800 316 9800. Thast’s the Council notice but the work appears to be outside 135, which is having work done at the replacement shop for lacyclista.

A fairly substantial inconvenience. Will TW be working at the weekend?