EastSheenMatters

EastSheenMatters reported on Wednesday about the road works at the junction of Sheen Lane and the Upper Richmond Road. Today the hole is much bigger and deeper. It was noted that the signage around the works did not state an end date. It still does not. There are no warnings about the work on the Transport for London website nor on the Richmond Council website.

BUT there were workers from Ferns on the site who were helpful in responding to questions.

So wait for it, they think the work will take another three weeks. They are relaying pipes on the pavement.

Why? The workers say they are instructed to move the pavement back about a metre, to enable an increased turning circle (outside James Anderson), so that a bus can turn right from Sheen Lane.

A new bus route turning on that junction? Has ESM missed something?

A community screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing at Christ Church at 730pm on 22 April 2026

This film provides accessible information about the climate and biodiversity crises that we now face.

It features Chris Packham who says it “creates exactly the kind of honest local conversation we now urgently need, both about what these changes mean where we live, and about what we can do together
to address them.”

Free tickets available on Eventbrite – People’s Emergency Briefing Christ Church and if you can help with the event please contact Judith – email: russenbergerjudith@gmail.com

An aide memoir for those planning ahead, school terms and holiday times are as follows.

These dates are for community schools in the boroughs. Academy, voluntary aided and foundation schools may have slightly different school term and holiday dates.

Summer term 2026

• Monday 13 April 2026 to Friday 22 May 2026 (including bank holiday on 4 May)
• Holidays: 25^th May to 29^th May
• Monday 1 June 2026 to Monday 20 July 2026
• Holidays: 21^st July to 02^nd September

Autumn term 2026

• Thursday 3 September 2026 to Friday 23 October 2026
• Holidays: 26^th October to 30^th October
• Monday 2 November 2026 to Friday 18 December 2026
• Christmas Holiday: 21^st December to 01^st January 2027

At junction of Sheen Lane and Upper Richmond Road

Arrived 7 April. Workmen arrived early 8 April. Left by lunchtime.

As usual no obvious coordination between digiing a hole, doing the work and repairing the pavement.

James Anderson asked what they they were doing and got no answer.

Openreach suggests it is telephony.

No end date on signage,

It has been suggested to ESM that raising this locally is not helpful, because it is a TfL issue.

True TfL is responsible but is it not just possible that the Richmond Council Transport and Air Quality Committee is better placed to influence TfL than an individual moaner!

A new, first of its kind for the borough transport strategy has been approved by Richmond Council at its Transport and Air Quality Committee last week setting a long term direction for how people move around the borough over the next 14 years.

• An annual Transport Strategy Action Plan
• A Public Transport Plan
• A new Walking and Cycling Strategy
• An Accessibility and Inclusion Plan
• Area Transport Improvement Plans for areas with lower levels of transport accessibility and choice which will be drawn up following engagement with residents 

Shrewsbury Cherries

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A Memorial Service has now been organised in memory of our well known resident Andy Sutch, who died on 16 January 2026.

The service is to be held at St. Mary’s University Chapel, Waldegrave Road, Twickenham TW1 4SX at 2pm on Friday 24th April 2026 and afterwards at the onsite 1850 Club.

Please note that there is no public parking at the venue. The easiest way to get there from East Sheen and Mortlake is to take the 33 bus which stops outside. Strawberry Hill Station is a ten minute flat walk.

Hilary has requested that if you are going to attend, in order to help with catering, please advise her at hilary.sutch@btinternet.com

See also https://childlawobserver10.com/2026/01/30/andy-sutch-a-tribute/