**Minutes of the STRA AGM 2020 are here. **

This meeting took place with around 147 people joining the Zoom call.

The purpose of the meeting was to give area residents and business owners a chance to hear from the Police, Council officers, and representatives of More London, Potters Fields Park, and the local business district about the actions they are taking in response to the events of last weekend and their plans for the reopening of licensed premises like pubs and bars. It was also an opportunity for residents and businesses to share their experiences and ask questions.

The meeting was chaired by Councillors Humaira Ali and Hamish McCallum.

The speakers were:

Southwark Council – Jackie McGeever, Manager Southwark Anti-Social Behaviour Unit

Met Police – Inspector Tom Cornish, Neighbourhood inspector at @MPSSouthwark.

Potters Fields – Sheila Benjamin, Chief Executive, Potters Fields Park Trust

More London – Magnus MacAulay, Estate Director, London Bridge City

Team London Bridge – Nadia Broccardo, Executive Director at London Bridge Business Improvement District

STRA would like to thank all the participants for their time and contribution to the discussion.

A summary of the questions that were posted during the meeting, along with answers from contributors will be compiled and distributed to all the attendees in the coming weeks.

Update 15 April

While there is currently no firm completion date, all electrical (supply cable) issues that have plagued this area for years are being addressed and this is slowing the progress.   The Council team stress that when finished the work will be completed to a high standard and will give many years of faultless performance.

Update 4 March

There is now temporary lighting in place in Shad Thames.  Please note that this lighting is very bright, with a colour rating of around 4.5-5k.  The planned permanent lighting will have a colour temperature of 3k, soft warm light.

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February 2021

The Council has begun work on upgrading the whole street lighting network in the Shad Thames area.  This is a strand of the wider Streets Project that has been in the works since 2017.  (The project is on hold during the Covid pandemic).

The current lighting, which has reached the end of its life, will be upgraded or replaced with more sustainable and efficient systems which will reduce carbon emissions and save on energy and maintenance costs. The project is still scheduled to complete by the end of March 2021.  Here is the Council’s latest update. 

• All materials ordered and in production (wall brackets have been delivered).
• Painting has started and weather permitting will tie in with completion of the project. Sign posts and all feeder pillars added to the paint programme.
• Specialist contractors have been assigned for the installation (chemical fixing) of wall brackets due to start last week of the month.
• It’s been identified that some/most of the underground cables are end of life and will be replaced along with electrical feeder pillars being updated as part of this project. 

During the build temporary lighting may be installed so as to make sure the area is well lit and safe for movement. This will be used sparingly and for the shortest time possible.

3 December 2020

The Tide Line – an evocative landscape designed by Ludwig Willis Architects with Structure Workshop and Howard Miller Landscape and Design – has been revealed as the winning concept in the LFA and Butler’s Wharf Riverside Trust’s ‘Reimagining Butler’s Wharf’ competition.

Full details here:

https://www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/competition-winner-revealed-reimagining-butlers-wharf/

STRA has supported BWRT in principle and through financial contributions since its inception. The announcement of the winner is a major step forward for this project. 

You can also follow BWRT on Twitter (@bwriverside) and on Instagram (@butlerswharfriverside) and visit their website: www.butlerswharfriverside.org 

See updates here

St John’s Churchyard has re-opened following a programme of upgrade works to the Park, carried out by Potters Fields Park Management Trust.

Full details along with images can be found here:

https://pottersfields.co.uk/st-johns-churchyard-re-opens/

Join our Facebook page, Our Shad Thames, to join in the conversation and see up to date news and comments - https://www.facebook.com/groups/shadthames/

In order for the Police to have an accurate picture of anti-social behaviour in our local area, please use the link below for reporting anything you see:

 https://www.met.police.uk/ro/report/asb/asb/report-antisocial-behaviour/

At the STRA AGM a question was asked about what can be done about helicopter noise in the area.

Anood, our local Councillor, contacted Caroline Pidgeon at the GLA, and received the following reply.  Anood will follow up in the New Year.

You will see from the links below that this is a problem that is receiving London-wide attention.
 
"Caroline will indeed ask some Mayoral Questions in the New Year, however in the meantime I thought this information from her website might be useful.

http://www.carolinepidgeon.org/node/1019
 
Caroline also asked a couple of written Mayoral Questions back in September.   I thought they might be useful.
 
http://questions.london.gov.uk/QuestionSearch/searchclient/questions/question_289305
 
http://questions.london.gov.uk/QuestionSearch/searchclient/questions/question_289304
 
I also enclose a written Parliamentary Question asked by Tom Brake:
 
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-09-15/46592 "
 
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