Lower Streatham Neighbourhood Watch and Residents Association

Minutes of meetings held on June 5th 2003.

In attendance:  Tony Booth, Francis Booth, Rebecca Barnham, David Mead, Jackie 
Russell, Cllr David Malley, Val Bartlett.
Apologies:  Roger Legate, Jon Leake and Cllrs T Sargeant and J Kazantzis.

Items discussed:

1. DM to provide article re fire engines/alarms for next newsletter
2. crime:  6 burglaries, no more details on Tankerville road and no more 
assaults near cash points. 
3. newsletter:  should include info on how/why to report crime and article on 
fear of repercussions – repercussions are not as high as people fear.  1100 
copies now needed.  For next edition, Val to do article on response from 
resurfacing issues.
4. public meeting:  all agreed it was too long and too dry – was not fair on 
Leah Levane.  Suggestions for improvement included a question time format.  B/f 
to future meetings.
5. membership cards/subs:  need more forms and cards, and to collect them.  
Need cost for printing these but not certain how much money in account. VB and 
TB to speak to RG, as we also need £30 cheque for school.
6. Ellison Road:  TB to invite Father Michael to a future meeting.
7. Grants: a long discussion on possible future projects and grants available.  
We need more volunteers to help with special events/activities and come up with 
some concrete ideas before grants can be raised.  Issue to be discussed again – 
esp wrt to increasing vols involved.
8. Agenda Item 5 - Bad Street Amenities

VB referred to his file of correspondence and e-mails and reminded the 
committee of the history of our request for improvements in street amenities.  
His letter of the 04 March 2003 to the Chairman of the Streatham Area 
Committee, Councillor Julian Heather, called for improvements in street 
lighting, the tarmac footpaths of Buckleigh, Kempshott, and Tankerville Roads 
to be replaced with paving stones and the broken paving stones for Ellison, 
Guildersfield, Penistone and Westwell Roads to be replaced.  In addition due to 
the deplorable condition of Guildersfield, Penistone and Westwell roadways 
these should be resurfaced.  This is quite apart from the filling of numerous 
potholes.
The replies so far indicated that the Street Lighting Manager, Mr C R Lawson, 
was only willing to upgrade the street lighting at the Greyhound Lane end of 
Ellison Road.  This has now been completed and is quite satisfactory.  We will 
need to chase the question of general lighting.  The Principle Highways 
Engineer, Mr Robin Aitkin, has inspected the footpaths and roadways and using a 
grading index for the roads, none of  our requested roads come up to the 
resurfacing standard.  As there are far worse footpaths and roadways elsewhere 
in the Borough ours cannot be put into this year’s programme.  
Dave Malley said he would find out more about the index used for roads and 
inform us of a suitable petitioning procedure.
It was agreed that we will keep the pressure up on all fronts.