The meeting resumed after the workshops took
place and the chair invited a representative from each of the wards
to comment and feedback what was discussed in their respective
group.
Councillor Catherine McDonald –
Livesey ward
Some ideas for future community councils:
- Ideas for initiatives or activities
which could be organised in the community without it costing money.
Example, gardening or anything which could be objective.
- Work related opportunities –
focus on young people and older people.
- Discussion – how people and
the council could communicate most effectively e.g. information on
notice boards, or the website with the focus being “how best
we could communicate”.
- Session or activities with the focus
being on older people.
- With ideas being exchanged and views
expressed to improve community council meetings.
- Use this meeting as a best practise
on what goes on in each of the wards in this community council
area.
Malcolm – Peckham ward
- Crime being a major issue – to
address and tackle crime in the area.
- Focus on issues amongst young
people, adulthood, and family engagement and to support parents to
be good parents.
- Focus on local transport
issues.
- Support older people – how one
would engage with older people in the community.
- Health matters and promoting healthy
living.
- Improve community council meetings;
reduction in the size of agenda items and additional time provided
during ‘question time’ so that residents felt as though
they were involved.
- More focus on question and answer
session during presentations, so meetings run better so there is
less pressure on the chair.
Councillor Victoria Mills – Peckham Rye ward
It was noted that very few residents attended
the meeting from this ward.
- Encourage more Peckham Rye residents
to attend and participate in community council meetings.
- Focus on short term improvements,
e.g. street cleaning in Rye Lane and Peckham High Street, and to
monitor progress.
- Transport /environment issues:
Discuss and highlight the following:
-
East London Line and South London Line
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Nunhead renewal area
-
Nunhead and Peckham action plan
-
Open spaces and green space in this area
- How the community could influence
what would be discussed / placed on the agenda for the following
meeting.
Councillor Sunil Chopra – Nunhead ward
- Recycling and the environment in
general – To raise awareness particularly with local
businesses and young people about ways of recycling and looking
after their environment.
- Transport – highlighting the
number of bus lanes in the Nunhead area which could be perceived as
being a nuisance and not environmentally friendly. The community council should discuss ways of
reducing bus lanes in this area.
- Raise awareness amongst public
transport bus drivers to exercise patience whilst on the road and
that further compulsory bus stops were needed in the area.
- Venues like Harris Academy, Peckham
need to be identified to host Peckham and Nunhead community council
meetings.
- That question and answer session be
extended for presentations / agenda items particularly when Members
are responding to questions.
- Environment / recycling issues with
regard to collection of recyclable or refuse items that have been
thrown in their bins.
Councillor Mark Glover – The Lane ward
- Summary of the discussion covered
what was the objective of this community council? What would you like it to be and what are you
trying to achieve? Also more up joined up thinking between the
various council departments.
- Young people and youth
unemployment.
- Older people, what services were
available for older people and what type of issues they had to
face.
- Policies on issues such as housing,
regeneration and transport policies needed to be debated in full so
the objectives were clearly identified.
A resident spoke about his own personal
experiences whilst growing up without a father and the issues about
absent fathers in general stressing that these issues needed to be
tackled at ground level.
The following were discussed as possible themes for
future Peckham and Nunhead community council meetings:
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Children and Young People
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Elderly, activities / service, support and community
engagement
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Jobs/training and business opportunities
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Environmental issues
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Transport
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Housing
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Regeneration
-
Crime
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Health and wellbeing
The chair thanked everyone for their
contributions at the meeting. She said
all ideas highlighted above would be taken forward and
implemented.