Fly-tipping in Lewisham - can you help with research?

Tom Ashworth, a student at the London College of Communication, is working with Lewisham Council to tackle the borough’s high level of fly-tipping incidents. As part of his MA in Design, Tom is trying to gain an understanding of how local residents feel about this problem.
If you have views on the fly-tipping problem in Ladywell/Lewisham, please get in touch with Tom at rudiger100@hotmail.co.uk and he will send you a questionnaire to fill out and return.
Your views are much appreciated by Tom, and will not only help him with his project, but help clear up this annoying and ugly blot on our landscape.

Ladywell controlled parking zone

As everyone in Ladywell should now know the council is considering introducing a controlled parking zone (CPZ) in Ladywell. The CPZ would appear to have some people strongly in favour and others strongly opposed.

The council have promised that they will listen to the views of the people expressed in the consultation period so it is essential that whatever your view you return the consultation form to ensure your voice is heard.

LVIG believes that if the CPZ is introduced then it would make sense to introduce at least four free short stay parking spaces near to the shops at the southern end of Algernon road so as to allow people to park and use the shops in Ladywell. LVIG sees this as essential to support local shop keepers.

For more information on the CPZ and the consultation please visit this link where you can download the consultation document.

At the most basic level the important details are:

1. The CPZ is slated to operate from 9am-7pm on weekdays.
2. Residents who wish to park their car in the area must purchase a permit; these are slated to cost £60 per year.
3. Visitor permits will be available at a cost of £1.70 per half day, £2.80 per full day and £8 per week.
4. Pay and display parking will be priced at £1 per hour.
5. There will be disabled bays which anyone with a blue badge can use for free.
6. The council is considering having some bays for cars from the street car car club in the CPZ.

Minutes from meeting 20th May 2009

Please click on 'comments' below to read about May's meeting.

Happy Birthday LVIG!

AGM and election of committee - Wednesday 15th July

We can’t believe it’s been a whole year since LVIG was born! Come and celebrate LVIG’s first birthday with us at the AGM on Wednesday 15th July. The AGM and election of officers to the committee will open at 7.30pm at St. Mary’s Centre, Ladywell Road, SE13 7UW.

We’ll be reviewing the achievements of the past year and discussing and agreeing on priorities for the coming year. Your ideas about what LVIG should be doing are vital to helping improve Ladywell and LVIG welcomes all comments and suggestions.

The Group also needs to elect a committee to bring those ideas to fruition. LVIG welcomes members who wish to stand for election for any of the committee positions. Sitting on the LVIG committee is great fun and gives you the satisfaction of helping bring real change to Ladywell. As well as attending committee meetings and helping organise events, officers get to shape the direction of the group and collaborate to make decisions about what it campaigns on. Why not join the committee and be part of the solution?

For more information about the committee positions, the constitution and how to stand for election, click on "comments" below.

Pictures from the Community Planting Day

The Ladywell Village Improvement Group team was joined by dozens of local residents on saturday morning to revamp the planters on Ladywell Road, following a successful Localities Fund application earlier in the year. The event had been several months in planning and LVIG worked with both Lewisham Council and Envirowork to bring the green fingered idea together.

Lavender plants were joined by cherry and fig trees as three generations of one family came out to help. The existing two planters were tidied up and new flowering shrubs added outside the post office and bakery, with four entirely new planters added to the collection along Ladywell Road. Each planter received a good dose of topsoil and compost to keep the new greenery happy.

LVIG's green fingered chair, Tony Major, said "the level of support has been fantastic. From the Council to Envirowork, who supplied the soil, planters, plants and a four-strong team, to the locals who turned out to help, we are hugely grateful and would encourage everyone to do their bit and keep them watered through the summer!"

He went on to say "in a recession it's all the more important for us to encourage local shops and businesses, and making Ladywell a cleaner, greener place to live and work. We hope that the Council's promised "deep clean" of the pavement will also happen soon".