Archive for November, 2011

Nick Clegg tells it like it is !

by Graham Neale on 16 November, 2011

I’m not a massive fan of the ‘yah – boo’ behaviour in Westminster, But I can’t stand it when Labour MPs ‘forget’ who pays their bills. Nick Clegg tells Sadiq Khan the truth about Labour party funding:

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Permanent puddle at Southwark Park Road

by Graham Neale on 15 November, 2011

The drain outside number 14 Southwark Park Road is blocked, meaning there is a permanent puddle on the pavement. I have asked council officers to sort it out.

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Remembrance Service – Kennington Cenotaph

by Graham Neale on 13 November, 2011

I hope you had a moment of  peace this morning, I was fortunate enough to lay a wreath at my local cenotaph at Kennigton. Here I am with Lambeth Lib-Dem Councillor Ishbel Brown from Oval ward. It was lovely to meet across the borough boundary, and commemorate ‘The fallen ones’ together.

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Rememberance Sunday 13th November

by Graham Neale on 4 November, 2011

I plan to lay a remembrance wreath at Kennington Park. Last year I was honoured to walk with Southwark’s  deputy Mayor Lorraine Lauder OBE.

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Dangerous Wall at Dunton Road, Mandela Way

by Graham Neale on 4 November, 2011

I must have passed it a thousand times, but one of our supporters asked me to find out if the wall was safe. I asked council officers to find out about it. I don’t have a ‘before’ photo, but I passed by today to see it has been removed, loads of passers by are thanking […]

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Thanks

by Graham Neale on 4 November, 2011

We don’t do this for the money, and we never expect a thank – you ! We can spend hours working on a problem, then never hear from the person again. BUT Sometimes we get a little note of thanks, a letter, or email: “……making our neighbourhood improve. Sometimes it is very difficult to have […]

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I took an couple of hours to attend Rotherhithe Community Council last night. Wayne Chance, the Police’s Borough Commander spoke about this year’s crime. He told us that much crime has fallen, along with some anecdotes about the summer riots. Cllr Rajan questioned him about domestic violence. His talk was well received by all.

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BAG IT!!! around the Manor Estate

by Graham Neale on 1 November, 2011

Why do some dog owners have to spoil it for others? Ask anyone who knows me what I think about people who hunt and kill animals. but my humanity doesn’t extend to people who don’t clear up after their dogs! OH NO! Ask anyone with a wheel chair, or parents with buggies, it simply is […]

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Graffitti Team tidying up at Lucy Way – Rock Grove Way

by Graham Neale on 1 November, 2011

Nice to see the Graffiti Clear Up Team out and about on Rock Grove Way. Seems like the message is getting across, that we care about our estates, and we want to keep them clean and tidy. On the Estate on Monday

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