· To highlight any events that are due to take place in the Dulwich community council area (if any)
· To note community presentations (if any)
Minutes:
Open House London Weekend 21 – 22 September 2013
The chair announced:
Open House Weekend across London on the weekend of 21 – 22 September 2013. This would be a great opportunity to visit lots of buildings which would be of architectural interest that would normally be closed to the public because they were private buildings.
The Friends of Kingswood House announced that as part of open house weekend Kingswood House, (Kingswood Estate, Seeley Drive, SE21 8QR) would be open to the public on Sunday, 22 September 2013 in the afternoon there would be a range of entertainment to enjoy at the house. The chair mentioned there would be other buildings in the borough that would be open to the public so she encouraged everyone to visit the website for more information.
Visit any Southwark library to pick up a programme, or go to the Open House online listings for Southwark events.
Topics for discussion at Dulwich community council
The chair announced:
As this was the first meeting of the municipal year, people should think about the topics they would to be discussed at the Dulwich community council meetings over the coming year.
Feedback forms were available at the meeting for people to complete and highlight any topics for discussion. The chair suggested people select at least one topic they would like to see on the agenda for community council meetings over the next year, as this would help construct the community council agendas that were of interest and important for this area.
Following feedback, the top fivetopics for discussion at community council were:
· Transport
· Education
· Regeneration
· Planning
· Health services (to include Dulwich Hospital).
Presentation from the Police
Inspector Richard Hynes, from the South West cluster (under the new local policing model arrangements) introduced himself at the meeting.
He explained that there would be an increased presence and activity with officers that work in the area. He said he had worked in Southwark for 13 years, was a family man and a cyclist, and so was keen to see the Velodrome promoted. Inspector Hines said his experience in the police force ranged from response policing, drugs and firearms work and neighbourhood policing.
He understood people had concerns about the new model relating to the closure of some police stations particularly East Dulwich police station. He explained that there were ways of the people contacting the police and there would be more police officers that were being deployed into neighbourhood policing so the new model could work effectively.
The chair stated there was a great amount of concern in the Dulwich area about the impact of the new policing model, that members had taken a keen interest in the changes and consultation process. Members felt that they should meet with the Borough Commander, three months into the new model to access and review how things had progressed over that period.