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Eltham Cleaning the Eltham sign Reporting back to Eltham Controversial road changes on In February, Charlie and Spencer asked Well Hall Road installed despite questions about the cleanliness of Eltham alternative proposals High Street. Charlie’s focus on cleaning the marble Eltham sign at the western end of the Keeping Greenwich High Street led to a commitment to clean the whole area properly three times a year. Council focused on Eltham Dear Resident, Parking Zone changes delayed We were grateful for all the help we After a year as your Councillors, we (Charlie and received to get re-elected a year ago. Spencer has kept up the pressure on the Spencer) wanted to report back to you what we had been Council over changing parking zones to reflect doing as your representatives in the Town Hall at residents’ wishes around Strongbow & Eltham .

Charlie and Spencer on the newly Park Gardens. Despite promising changes installed (&damaged) traffic island. last summer, the Council seems to be It has been a busy year with a new Council Leader who incapable of making the promised alterations. has bought a new style to the role (with more selfies than any other London Leader as one blogger claims). From In September 2018, unanimously agreed that our point of view our first year has bought some success Charlie and Spencer the Council should look at for Eltham: asked for the Council to alternative routes, in review its decision to particular along Glenlea New hotel for Orangery? ■ The return of Town Wardens to our High Street change the road layout at Road as an existing cycle which Eltham’s police suggested would free them up the junction of Well Hall path ran through Eltham In Dec 2018, Charlie pushed for the Council’s to spend more time patrolling residential areas where Road and Dunvegan Station. Local shop Masterplan for Eltham to be updated. While burglary was a problem. Road. The changes were owners also attended the confirming updates in Woolwich & Greenwich, ■ The installation of a new water fountain in Eltham supposed to encourage meeting and spoke about the Labour Cabinet Member made no Park South as part of the ‘Ward Budget’ scheme cyclists to use Dumbreck the negative impact the commitment to Eltham, where developers plan ■ A commitment from the Council to cleaning Eltham Road as part of a changes to parking & road a new hotel on this site outside the Orangery. High Street more regularly and thoroughly. Transport for London (TfL) layout would have on their ■ Ensuring that the Council and Mayor of London Quietway scheme from businesses. respond properly to residents’ reflections on the Greenwich to Bexley. regeneration works on Eltham High Street. Unfortunately the Council Charlie and Spence attended the Restoring station’s steps At the review meeting, leadership simply refused Funday at Winchcomb Gdns in June We know that this has been a difficult year for the which was also attended to listen, pushing ahead Conservative Party nationally, but we want you to by Greenwich Cyclists, with the changes despite In May 2018, following many enquiries by know that we are still working for you locally, making Conservative and Labour the predicted problems Spencer, the Council completed the repair sure Eltham’s voice is heard and principles like sound backbench Councillors they would cause. and improvement works on the steps financial management or support for our armed forces leading down from Glenlea Path to Eltham are discussed in the Town Hall. Station. The steps had been closed for If you would like to contact your local some months, so this re-opening was Yours faithfully, Conservative Councillors Charlie Davis and welcomed by many local residents. Spencer Drury, please use the details below. Spencer campaigning with ex- How to contact Charlie & Spencer Greenwich Councillor Graeme Coombes High Street review completed

Correspondence: Town Hall, Wellington In Jan 2019, Charlie followed up on a blog INSIDE REPORTING BACK Street, Woolwich, SE18 6PW from Spencer by quizzing Labour about the regeneration of the High Street. Greenwich Police update Ward Budget T: 07712 436150 (Charlie) Council spent the £6.5m allocated by Boris E: [email protected] Johnson as Mayor and a survey suggested Campaign to keep Eltham Councillors agree Water that, as a result of the work, residents may be Police Station open wins Fountain for Eltham Park less likely to visit Eltham & traffic was worse. Shaun Bailey’s support. but want more ideas. Charlie completed the London Marathon in 2019 Promoted by , on behalf of , both of . www.facebook.com/ElthamMatters/ Printed by . spencerdrury.yourcllr.com/ Working to keep Eltham safe Charlie standing for With a new Labour Leader, Greenwich ‘We Council has taken a more party ddings will security pay for London Assembly political approach on issues including ’: Town hall row hits Gre fees Councillors’ pay and refusing to Labo enwich ur conference CALLING TO REOPEN openly answer questions in public. A Greenwich c Cllr Charlie Davis was and a half years, Charlie ouncillor w two we as told that delighted to be selected knows how important it is to dding parties w to p ere expected recently as the Conservative our local communities that June 2018 ay the costs o f security and candidate for Greenwich and their voice is heard. ELTHAM POLICE cleaning for a La The first move of the new administration is to bour Party eve Lewisham in next year’s Woolwich T nt in Gre force through a change to the rules making it own Hall... London Assembly election, Charlie commented “I want to enwich Cou ncil not harder for Opposition Councillors to ask them 853 blog, April 2019 which takes place at the put our local communities at STATION objec ting to E questions and so hold them to account. same time as the Mayoral the heart of my campaign, ltham police statio London for GCSE achievement (Attainment 8) election. whether that is on crime, n closure and among the worst for most other GCSE Councillors Charlie and Spencer have been Greenwich C housing or transport, I’ll be ouncil has no July 2018 performance measures. Council run John campaigning all year for the Council to purchase objecte t Having grown up in Eltham your voice in City Hall”. d to the closur po e of Eltham Roan is mentioned as a particular cause for and served as a Councillor in Eltham Police Station and re-open it, following lice station, wh A Labour Councillor for Glyndon Ward is ich is set to be concern. Eltham North for the last two the Mayor of London’s decision to sell it off. sold off as p charged by Greenwich Council with fraud & art of cutbacks March 2019 Metrop at the perverting the course of justice after an olitan Police. In 2018 Charlie raised a 853 blog, Oct 2017 investigation into her council tenancy and the After publishing the report on allowances for petition to oppose the closure ownership of “a number of properties”. Councillors unconstitutionally late, Labour and sell-off of Eltham Police rejected all requests to purchase Councillors vote through a further rise in their Station. Since their re-election Eltham Police Station, stating October 2018 allowances. in May 2018, both Spencer and that it is a decision for the Mayor Ignoring the Constitution, Labour Councillors Charlie have asked the Labour of London. Charlie commented April 2019 Cabinet Member responsible “I am disappointed by the vote through an increase of £15,000 in for Community Safety to Council’s negative attitude to allowances for three of their number, meaning Greenwich Council’s Housing Committee is consider purchasing the police keeping a police presence in 70% of Labour Councillors now get extra informed that the Council spent £35m of ‘Right station—as has happened in the Eltham. The Mayor of London’s money for being on Greenwich Council. to Buy ‘money purchasing 109 private Charlie with Mayoral Candidate Shaun London Borough of Havering. police is wrong and I am going properties on the open market from Jan 2018 Eltham Councillor Charlie Davis Bailey outside Eltham Police Station The Cabinet Member has firmly to keep campaigning on this.” November 2019 to Feb 2019. Only £2.9m was spent on speaking at the selection meeting. Labour Councillors use the Town Hall for a building Council homes over the same period. party conference and charge themselves a Putting wardens reduced rate. May 2019 Figures published by the BBC reveal that New water fountain on the High Street February 2019 Greenwich Council has one of the ten largest Greenwich Council’s Education Committee drops in reserves (-44%) between 2015 and 2018. for Eltham Park After an absence of almost 18 have wardens in Eltham High hears that Greenwich schools are the worst in months, pressure from Councillor Street on a fairly regular basis”. Spencer Drury has led to the However, Spencer’s subsequent Eltham North Councillors return of regular Town Centre investigation revealed that no have used funds from their Warden patrols around Eltham Town Centre Warden patrols had Ward Budget of £30,000 to High Street on at least two days been timetabled for Eltham High THE YEAR IN BRIEF install a new water fountain a week. Street since September 2017 in Eltham Park. The Ward when they had been transferred Budget scheme was created Following a local police meeting to .. Eventually , at It is rumoured that Eltham Police following in 2014 following where the absence of the the March 2019 Council Station will be put up for sale in the an initial suggestion from wardens was raised, Spencer meeting, the next financial year. Spencer as a way for local questioned the Cabinet Member Cabinet Member for Community scheduled for the whole of 2018 Councillors to positively for Community Safety in Safety was forced to admit that and the first two months of 2019. support their local December 2018 who rejected there had been no patrols communities. In the the claims, stating that “We do Spencer commented “Standing previous four years, Eltham up for Eltham was vital to get our North Councillors supported High shops and police officers the a wide range of schemes Spencer wrote the bid ved Eltham Council mo support they needed. The including the re-etching of which led to the Greenwich mstead Council’s decision to transfer names on the Eltham War installation of the ardens to Plu Street’s w irst Wardens to Plumstead needed Memorial, Reading sheds at water fountain in ltham for the f et to return to E s to be reversed and I am pleased the Gordon School and wi-fi wardens are s lumstead, it ha Eltham Park (South) Town centre ng moved to P my pressure led to this See it for in Eltham Park. If you know onths after bei The Royal Borough of Greenwich Town Hall is based in Woolwich. this summer. All bids e in over 18 m change.” of any group which might tim yourself! There are regular meetings which are open to the public. Do contact confirmed. need support with a project, are supported by all been 853 blog, April 2019 Charlie or Spencer for further details if you would like to attend. please do contact us. three Councillors. www.elthammatters.co.uk/ Working for Eltham all year round @ElthamMatters