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Battersea Matters the Newsletter of the Battersea Society SPRING 2016 Battersea Matters the newsletter of the Battersea Society SPRING 2016 What’s springing up? We scout around Battersea for new views Swathes of daffodils in the Winter Garden, Battersea Park, just one new chimney at Battersea Power Station, a new farmers’ market on Saturdays at Shaftesbury Park School. Photos by Jenny Sheridan and Suzanne Perkins Don’t forget to visit our website: batterseasociety.org.uk * for regular updates on Battersea Society news, events and planning matters From the editor argued evidence from our own Unlike the glass facades hemming planning committee (see page 5 in the power station from the railway Election fever is for a summary of their remarkable line to Victoria. They bring to mind the upon us! We’ve workload). Many residents may feel Pete Seeger song ‘Little boxes made already had quite cynical about responding to such of ticky- tacky’. And see page 7 for a enough of the consultation exercises. However we view that the present crazy property US presidential may want to make an exception for splurge may soon be on its way out. election an important one, on lowering the If you have a little time to spare, (November) and speed limit on most roads to 20mph. sit in front of your laptop and type in maybe even of the vitally important According to Wandsworth Living ‘1000 Londoners’. Made by Chocolate EU referendum (23 June), and Streets this would result in fewer and Films (page 4), these are three-minute we’re revving up for the Mayor/GLA less serious accidents, safer cycling films with attached print interviews, of election (5 May). But closer to home and better air quality. Enforcement Londoners in all their quirkiness and there is another exciting opportunity would be the issue. To take part, go originality. They include Battersea to cast our ballots: on 10 March to the Council’s website and type ‘20 Society member Jeanne Rathbone the Battersea Society will, for the mph’ into the search box. along with several people who rate first time in living memory, hold an Our cover celebrates spring in Battersea Power Station as their election of trustees, such is members’ Battersea. What a strange winter favourite London building – probably enthusiasm to support and promote we have had. There were daffodils before those little boxes were built. our society. at Christmas and In January I saw I hope to see many of you at the Unsurprisingly, Wandsworth primroses in the Bolingbroke Grove AGM on 10 March, ready to cast your Council has agreed to the graveyard. Fortunately the cold votes. continuation of Formula E racing in weather since then has not killed Jenny Sheridan Battersea Park, in the teeth of much them off and as I write, on a sunny [email protected] local opposition and of strongly February day, they remain a joy. 020 7350 2749 Man on the Battersea Bus became ever more ambitious and each Mike Roden Looks at Life, takes a river trip, and time these structures ponders tall buildings through the ages were rebuilt they increased in width I recently saw a Look at Life film cheese. and height. I like to (remember those ten minute epics?) Cultural pursuits think that the Planning about a 1959 trip on the Thames from dispensed with, Committee of the time Westminster to Greenwich. There we went for some would have complained were changes galore of course on the warming sustenance at to the Ur of the shore, especially in docklands but Goddard’s Pie and Mash Shop which Chaldees council about the excessive otherwise what stood out most, apart has been serving hungry residents of number of zigs or zags. Of course, from the total absence of skyscrapers Greenwich since 1890, though they Mesopotamian civilisation collapsed, was how grimy everywhere looked. have moved location recently. If the and no doubt eventually so will ours. The Clean Air Act put paid to that, but thought of pie, mash and liquor brings children have a natural tendency to back nostalgic recollections you Quiz get grubby and it didn’t worry us at don’t have to go too far, as there’s an More cheerfully, towards the end the time, although mothers pegging excellent establishment on Lavender of last year a crack team of eight out their washing on the line took a Hill. Battersea Society members took very different view. So your own good Many of you will have been to the part in a quiz at the Banqueting old days may not have been so good Society’s gala showing of Alfie from House. We went under the name of for someone else. 1966. In one fleeting scene Michael ‘The Lavender Hill Mob’ and under Anyway, we had a chance to see Caine turns away from St Mary’s Rubens’s magnificent ceiling we the modern shoreline for ourselves Church and you get a glimpse of the battled with appalling acoustics, not a few days ago when we took a trip tower blocks of the Somerset estate helped by some of us having less than to Greenwich by boat, a very relaxed under construction. Those buildings perfect hearing, and the sometimes way to travel. Our initial destination were doubtless seen as being too imperfect memories that maturity was the Samuel Pepys exhibition at high, but now look very modest brings. Nonetheless we came 12th the Greenwich Maritime Museum, compared to the 28 storey building out of a field of thirty teams, most which had an excellent animation set to rise inexorably alongside of whom were blessed with youth, about the Great Fire of London. Pepys the Cremorne Railway bridge. The excellent hearing and perfect buried his wine and a parmesan compulsion to build higher is not memories. And we shall return this cheese to protect them from the a new one of course. In ancient year and who knows…? On that flames. His house was spared but we Mesopotamia (just a little before energising thought, I shall leave you. don’t know the fate of the wine and my time) the builders of ziggurats As always, mind how you go. 2 What’s it like to be a refugee? Does Wandsworth welcome refugees? Jenny Sheridan tries to find out The migrant and refugee crisis is stressful period of all. ‘It’s constantly in the news. The size of the cruel,’ says Andrew. ‘You problem seems overwhelming. But in have just 28 days before fact last year around 29,000 people you have to leave your applied for asylum in the UK, around Home Office-sponsored 40% of whom will be allowed to stay accommodation, and here. That’s about 12,000 across the lose your grant. In that space of time A long road ahead for those fleeing wars whole country. Focusing down on you are expected to open a bank Photo: Katie Barlow Wandsworth the numbers are much account (which you need to find a job smaller. The largest well-established or to have any payments made such UK. Their one aim is to settle here refugee community locally is Somali; as Job-Seeker’s Allowance), find and work to send money home. When more recently Eritreans and Afghans somewhere you can afford to live and they are threatened with removal have arrived. find work or benefits. It’s impossible.’ many become quite desperate.’ Love I wanted to find out what it is like Refugees are not prioritised for to Learn supports children with their to be an asylum-seeker or refugee in housing by hard-pressed local homework and helps parents to Wandsworth. authorities so generally have to try to engage with a completely different find privately rented accommodation. education system. Health needs Housing benefit landlords are not Lack of English language skills is First of all, it is important to remember well-known for the excellence of one of the main barriers to work and that the(up to) 20,000 Syrian people their accommodation. ‘How can you to social integration. KLS also offers that the Government has promised to find a flat in London without money ESOL classes (English for Speakers accept over the next five years from for a deposit and a month’s rent in of Other Languages). Lucy points out refugee camps in the Middle East advance?’ says Andrew. ‘Ideally we’ll that some new arrivals are not literate will, when they arrive, have a different find someone with a room to rent who in their own language – most schools experience from most. Their claims is prepared to agree to a let without in Somalia were closed during the war. for asylum will have been processed a deposit, with references from This makes it even more difficult to in the camps: they will already be ourselves. Housing benefit is paid at learn a foreign language. recognised as refugees. They will local market rates so they shouldn’t Other organisations in the borough be allocated housing (with benefits be out of pocket.’ Citizens UK also that support refugees and asylum- funded by the EU) and support for works closely with landlords. seekers include CARAS, based in a year. Some will be families with Without housing, there are few Tooting, and South London Refugee significant health needs. Few of these options apart from a night shelter Association in Mitcham and Balham. families have arrived so far. or the streets. The largest number Like Love to Learn, these welcome The rest of this article will focus of people using night shelters are volunteers to help with their work. on the majority of people who claim refugees and asylum seekers, It is Syrian refugees awaiting asylum here.
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