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Presenting the “Dip Site” petition

July 18, 2015

Thanks to the 381 people who have signed our petition demanding the youth and sports facilities on Christchurch Road (the “Dip Site”) are open to the entire community. This is what we were promised when the City Heights Academy was originally built. Cllr Mary Atkins is presenting the petition to Lambeth Council this Wednesday at … More Presenting the “Dip Site” petition

Parking Consultation

July 16, 2015

Metropolitan have recently sent a letter to all residents advertising a consultation about controlled parking on the estate. The TRA takes a neutral view on this: we know there are residents with strong feelings both for and against this proposal. However, we do encourage people to attend one of the two drop in sessions where … More Parking Consultation

Rickards Close Pavement

July 6, 2015

The pavement in Rickards Close is in an awful state. The picture at the top of this page, taken on 27th June, gives you an idea just how bad it is. 22 people have now signed a repair report demanding Metropolitan takes action. Watch this space to see if they listen to us.

Burnell House Bins

July 3, 2015

Last month (June 2015) the TRA reported that one of the two bins outside Burnell House were not being emptied. The residents now have two bins, but also a third bin that is upended to make it unusable, see the picture at the top of this page. As one resident commented, it looks like a “Tate … More Burnell House Bins

Tebbs House Complaint

July 2, 2015

Earlier this year (from 9th April to 18th May to be precise) residents of Tebbs House had to walk through sewage to get to their flats. The matter is now fixed, but it should not have taken over a month to resolve such an urgent issue. We put in a complaint to Metropolitan on 19th … More Tebbs House Complaint

Fun Day

June 29, 2015

We applied to the Tulse Hill Forum AGM for funding for a fun day last Saturday 26th June. We got a good number of TRA members. Unfortunately we were unsuccessful. As one applicant pointed out there were three applications for fundays for St Martins, and only one succeeded. Shirley, whose application it was, showed a … More Fun Day

Burnell House Bins

June 28, 2015

Last Wednesday a couple of TRA members went door to door in Burnell House. We asked residents to sign a letter to Cllr Marcia Cameron requesting she take action to fix the issue with the Burnell House bins. There are fifteen flats in Burnell House, ten of them signed the letter. Thanks to all who … More Burnell House Bins

Tulse Hill Forum AGM

June 24, 2015

The Tulse Hill Forum AGM is on Saturday 27th June. Tulse Hill Forum AGM Saturday 27th June, 4pm to 6pm St Martins Community Centre, Abbots Park A full agenda is here We are applying for funding for a summer party. Who gets funding is decided by a vote at the AGM so please come along … More Tulse Hill Forum AGM

Jobs at High Trees

June 23, 2015

The High Trees Community Development Trust is currently recruiting for two paid positions: A Community Facilities Manager An Education and Training Manager If you’re interested please click on the links to apply.