Conservative councillors from Coldharbour and New Eltham and Eltham South were out in force at New Eltham Library on a litter pick to keep the grounds of the library looking neat and tidy for users and the local community.
Eltham South and Coldharbour and New Eltham councillors attended the recent New Eltham Residents Association AGM meeting.
The meeting covered some important issues, despite the local MP failing to turn up for an expected Q&A with residents.
Conservative councillors have called for immediate action from the Co-Op regarding the high levels of rubbish in their New Eltham shop car park.
Cllr Mandy Brinkhurst, Conservative councillor for Coldharbour and New Eltham, sits on the Co-Op's representative committee and has requested immediate action from the company to clear the rubbish which is a blight on the New Eltham centre.
Greenwich Conservatives have succeeded in getting the Council to investigate important health and education issues affecting children in the Borough. At a meeting this week, the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee agreed to two Conservative councillors' proposals for issues to scrutinize in the coming year.
Conservative councillors were out in force last week to protect the interest of Eltham residents at the council’s Highways Committee.
The committee again turned to the review of Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) in Eltham North, and the views that been expressed by residents in Archery Road, Dobell Road and Roper Street. The council was again recommending no change for these roads even though residents had expressed a desire to have their arrangements changed.
The January Council meeting felt a lot like the calm before the storm as the proposed Council budget is bought before members in the next month (or so, as the date keeps being shifted). There were serious items on the agenda and some which were relatively uncontroversial.
Eltham Conservatives have been informed that TfL are currently developing a proposal to improve pedestrian facilities at the Fiveways junction of the A20. The scheme seeks to improve the alignment of the uncontrolled pedestrian crossings on Green Lane (north and south).
Conservative councillors Adam Thomas and Mandy Brinkhurst were out on Saturday morning helping to collect litter around New Eltham library.
Conservative care about New Eltham town centre and the library is right at the heart of New Eltham centre. There is very active group of volunteers organised through CANE and New Eltham Residents Association and Conservative councillors representing both New Eltham and Eltham South wards wanted to show their support by lending a hand.
Your local councillors, John Hill, Mandy Brinkhurst and Neil Dickinson have wasted no time since the election in talking to residents, community groups, Friends of the Parks, shop keepers and business leaders.
Your Councillors will be holding a ‘Meet Your Councillor’ stall and we hope you will come along and speak to us; we are very interested in finding out what your priorities for the ward are. We hope to meet you on the day at: