Vol. 37 No. 12 Page 386

LONDON BOROUGH OF

TO: THE MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS OF THE BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Council which will be held in the Council Chamber, Lewisham Town Hall, , SE6 4RU on WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2004 at 7.30 p.m. for the transaction of the business set out in the agenda below.

In the event of the meeting being adjourned, the business not disposed of will be transacted at an adjourned meeting to be held on Thursday, 12 February 2004 at 7.30 p.m. or at such other date and time agreed by the meeting.

Lewisham Town Hall Catford London SE6 4RU Chief Executive 3 February 2004

A G E N D A

1. Minutes (page 388)

2. Declarations of Interests (page 388)

3. Announcements or Communications (page 388)

4. Petitions (page 388)

5. Public Questions (page 388)

6. Other Services Capital Programme 2003/04 - Crossways Academy (page 388)

7. 2004/05 Revenue Budget, 2004/05 Treasury Strategy, Setting the Council Tax 2004/05 and 2004/07 Capital Programme ( Report to follow) 387

8. Parks Byelaws 2004 (page 390)

9. Making Lewisham a Better and Safer Place for Children and Young People - The Strategic Plan 2003-06 (page 410)

10. Motion in the name of Councillor Britton to be seconded by Councillor Anderson (page 412)

11. Motion in the name of Councillor Flood to be seconded by Councillor (page 412)

12. Questions from Members of the Council (page 412)

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1. Minutes - 28 January 2004

To approve as a true record the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 28 January 2004.

2. Declarations of Interests

Members are invited to make any declarations of pecuniary or other interests they may have in relation to items on this agenda; and are reminded to make any declarations at any stage throughout the meeting if it then becomes apparent that this may be required when a particular item or issue is considered.

Members are also asked to declare whether Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them and that they will not be voting on the recommendation before the Council on the 2004/2005 Revenue Budget, 2004/05 Treasury Strategy, Setting the Council Tax 2004/05 and 2004/07 Capital Programme.

3. Announcements or Communications

To receive any announcements or communications from the Mayor or the Chief Executive (if any).

4. Petitions

To receive petitions (if any).

5. Public Questions

In accordance with Part IV, Section C, Paragraph 13 of the Constitution, one question has been received from the following member of the public:

Question Questioner Member to Reply

1. Mr F Symons Councillor Moore

6. Other Services Capital Programme 2003/04 - Crossways Academy

On 5 March 2003 the Council, as part of the decisions on the 2003/04 Revenue Budget, 2003/04 Treasury Strategy, Setting the Council Tax for 2003/04 and the 2003/06 Capital Programme, set delegated limits for capital schemes as follows:-

Delegation HIP OSCP

Executive Director for Resources up to £2m up to £1m & Deputy Chief Executive

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Mayor and Cabinet up to £4m up to £2m

Full Council over £4m over £2m

On 14 January 2004 the Mayor and Cabinet received a report on the third quarter monitoring of the Other Services Capital Programme and the Housing Investment Programme. At that time the Mayor noted that the incorporation of the Crossways Academy Scheme budget would be reported to the Council in March 2004 in line with the delegation for Capital budgets. However, it is now considered expedient to incorporate the budget for this scheme at this time.

The Crossways Academy project is funded by a grant from the Learning and Skills Council of £8.326m and has been formally included in the Other Services Capital Programme with proposed expenditure of £4.489m in 2003/04 and £3.838m in 2004/05. The Academy is being built on the site of the former community school, Telegraph Hill, in Wallbutton Road, SE4. It will provide facilities for 750 key stage 5 students mainly made up of pupils formerly attending Addey & Stanhope, Crofton and Green Schools and the Catford Business and Enterprise College. The Academy is scheduled to be completed in 2004/05 with an opening date of 6 September 2004.

The Council is therefore

RECOMMENDED to agree to the inclusion of the Crossways Academy Project in the Other Services Capital Programme for 2003/04 and 2004/05 in accordance with the delegated limits for capital schemes set by the Council on 5 March 2003.

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8. Parks Byelaws 2004

The Council is responsible for public parks, open spaces and gardens in the Borough. The conduct of the public in these locations is currently regulated by byelaws, which aim to ensure that everyone is reasonably able to use the spaces without unreasonably inconveniencing other users.

The byelaws were last updated in 1980 and in the case of Blackheath in 1932. Over time the nature of park usage has altered and the expectations of park users have also changed. In addition, the penalties which may be imposed in serious cases of breach are insufficient to act as a deterrent.

Officers from the Parks Department (Green Scene) are currently working on an Open Space Strategy for the Borough, a consultation draft of which is due in the Spring of 2004. One of the main themes of the Strategy is Stewardship and a key aim is to understand and respond to issues of public safety to reduce fear of crime.

As part of the preparation for the Open Space Strategy for the Borough officers commissioned the Groundwork Trust to undertake an in-depth consultation exercise. Of the 700 members of the public contacted, 45% of people who regularly used parks and open spaces considered fear of crime as a main barrier to use.

The updated bylaws therefore reflect the way in which the Borough’s parks and open spaces are used today and the reasonable expectations of users. The updating, which broadly follows a model wording promoted by the Home Office, also ensures that they are easier for park users to understand.

The adoption of clearly set out updated byelaws will assist the agencies involved with park policing (Glendale Rangers, Police, Street Wardens, Environment Enforcement officers etc), to enforce these rules and regulations, principally through persuasion. These groups meet as the Visible Presence Forum, and this group will help co-ordinate future enforcement of the byelaws and other associated Acts of Parliament which apply to the parks environment, for example the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996. Enforcement is likely to take place at targeted enforcement sessions rather than on an ad- hoc basis. Members of the public who contravene a byelaw will be given a written caution for a first offence. However, any person offending against any of these byelaws shall be liable on conviction at the Magistrates Court to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale (currently, up to £500). An effective deterrent will therefore exist to deal with serious contraventions of the byelaws.

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The draft set of byelaws attached to this report has been the subject of consultation with park user groups and also the Visible Presence Forum. As a result of that process, several recurring themes have emerged. These relate to dog fouling, littering and fly-tipping, vandalism and use of fireworks, as well as the provision of signage in the parks/open spaces and enforcement issues. The point to note is that where the existing criminal law deals with a problem, the Council is unable to duplicate that in a byelaw. The existing criminal law covers the first three of these problems, and in most cases imposes a higher maximum penalty than would apply under the byelaws. Members will note that byelaw 10 covers fireworks, and probably also be aware that new legislation on their use was recently mooted. The issue of signage is dealt with below, while enforcement has been covered earlier in this section of the report. Compliments on the clarity of the byelaws have also been among the observations received following this process.

The new byelaws exclude Blackheath, due to its geographic position which straddles the borough boundary with the London Borough of Greenwich. At the moment, Officers recommend that a joint set of byelaws are prepared by both boroughs, to ensure consistency for users of the Heath, an approach which is supported by the Blackheath Joint Working Party. Initial discussions with officers at Greenwich indicate that authority is likely to be amenable to this suggestion.

Should Greenwich be reluctant to compile a joint set of byelaws for Blackheath, it will be added to the schedule of parks attached to these new byelaws at a later date.

Before the byelaws can be introduced, they require endorsement by full council. The Council must then make the byelaws and advertise that fact in a local newspaper, allowing at least a month to expire before submitting the byelaws to the Office for the Deputy Prime Minister for approval and confirmation. That latter process may take some time, because the Council has made changes to the model wording for these byelaws suggested by central government. That said, the changes which have been made to the model are fairly minor, and are unlikely to be controversial.

The adoption of the new set of byelaws will provide the community with clearly set out rules and regulations as to how members of the public should conduct themselves in parks and open spaces. This will complement the major investment that the Council has made, and is making, in the parks’ infrastructure to encourage public usage.

On 4 February 2004 the Mayor will be asked to recommend the Council to adopt the new set of byelaws for the parks and open spaces detailed in the Appendix to this report and the revocation of the existing set which were

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last updated in 1980. The decisions made by the Mayor and Cabinet will be reported at the meeting.

The Council is therefore

RECOMMENDED to adopt the new set of byelaws for the parks and open spaces detailed in the Appendix to this report and to revoke the existing set which were last updated in 1980.

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COUNCIL MEETING 11 FEBRUARY 2004 APPENDIX ITEM NO. 8

Draft New Parks Byelaws - 13 Jan 04

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM

PLEASURE GROUNDS, PUBLIC WALKS AND OPEN SPACES

Byelaws made by THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM under [section 164 of the Public Health Act 1875, section 15 of the Open Spaces Act 1906 and/or sections 12 and 15 of the Open Spaces Act 1906] with respect to the pleasure grounds, public walks and open spaces listed in Schedule 1.

Interpretation

1. (1) In these byelaws:

"the Council" means the London Borough of Lewisham or where the context requires it (except under byelaw 53) its nominated contractor;

"the ground" means any of the grounds listed in Schedule 1 (including any new name subsequently given to any of those grounds)

“Schedule” followed by a number, or a number and a letter, means the Schedule to these byelaws bearing that number, or that number and letter

Words implying the singular shall include the plural and vice versa

(2) Unless an individual byelaw specifies otherwise these byelawsshall apply to each of the grounds listed in Schedule 1

Opening times

2. On any day on which the ground is open to the public, no person shall enter it before the time, or enter or remain in it after the time, indicated by a notice placed in a conspicuous position at the entrance to the ground.

[This byelaw 2 applies to any of the grounds listed in Schedule 2A.]

Vehicles

3. (1)(i) No person shall, without reasonable excuse, bring or cause to be brought into the ground a motor cycle, motor vehicle, trailer or any other

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mechanically propelled vehicle (other than a cycle), except in any part of the ground where there is a right of way for that class of vehicle.

(1) (ii) No person shall ride a cycle in such a manner as to cause danger or nuisance or give reasonable grounds for annoyance to other persons in the ground

(2) If the Council has set apart a space in the ground for use by vehicles of any class, paragraph 3 (1(i),(1)(ii) of these byelaws shall not prevent the riding, bringing or causing to be brought on of those vehicles in the space so set apart, or on a route, indicated by signs placed in conspicuous positions, between it and the entrance to the ground.

(3) These byelaws shall not extend to invalid carriages.

(4) In these byelaws:

"cycle" means a unicycle, bicycle, a tricycle, or a cycle having four or more wheels, not being in any case a motor cycle or motor vehicle;

"invalid carriage" means a vehicle, whether mechanically propelled or not, the unladen weight of which does not exceed 150 kilograms, the width of which does not exceed 0.85 metres and which has been constructed or adapted for use for the carriage of one person, being a person suffering from some physical defect or disability and is used solely by such a person;

"motor cycle" means a mechanically propelled vehicle, whether or not intended or adapted for use on roads, not being an invalid carriage, with less than four wheels and the weight of which unladen does not exceed 410 kilograms;

"motor vehicle" means a mechanically propelled vehicle, whether or not intended or adapted for use on roads, not being an invalid carriage.

"trailer" means a vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle, and includes a caravan.

Overnight parking

4. No person shall, without the consent of the Council, leave or cause or permit to be left any vehicle in the ground between the hours of 9 pm and 6 a.m.

Horses

5. (1) No person shall, except in the exercise of any lawful right or privilege, ride a horse in the ground.

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(2) In any part of the ground where by any lawful right or privilege horseriding is permitted, no person shall intentionally or negligently ride a horse to the danger of any other person using the ground.

[This byelaw 5 applies to any of the grounds listed in Schedule 2B.]

Climbing

6. No person shall, without reasonable excuse, climb any wall or fence in or enclosing the ground, or any tree, or any barrier, railing, post or other structure.

Removal of structures

7. No person shall, without reasonable excuse, remove from or displace in the ground any barrier, railing, post or seat, or any part of any structure or ornament, or any implement provided for use in the laying out or maintenance of the ground.

Erection of structures

8. No person shall in the ground, without the consent of the Council, erect any post, rail, fence, pole, tent, booth, stand, building or other structure.

Camping

9. No person shall in the ground, without the consent of the Council, erect a tent or use any vehicle, including a caravan, or any other structure for the purpose of camping.

Fires, fireworks etc

10. (1) No person shall in the ground intentionally light a fire, or place, throw or let fall a lighted match or any other thing so as to be likely to cause a fire, or throw or set off any firework.

(2) No person shall in the ground throw or set off any stink-bomb or similar article, or squirt, spray or otherwise throw or scatter any offensive liquid, powder or substance in any such place as aforesaid.

(3) Byelaw 10(1) shall not apply to any event held with the prior written consent of the Council.

Children's play areas

11. (1) No person who has attained the age of 13* years shall enter or remain in the children's play area in any of the grounds listed in Schedule 2C.

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(2) This byelaw shall not apply to any person who is bona fide in charge of a child under the age of 13 years.

[This byelaw 11 applies to any of the grounds listed in Schedule 2C.]

(*age amended to give effect to User Group comments)

Children's play apparatus

12. No person who has attained the age of 13* years shall use any apparatus in the ground which, by a notice placed on or near thereto, has been set apart by the Council for the exclusive use of persons under the age of 13 years.

[This byelaw 12 applies to any of the grounds listed in Schedule 2C.]

(*age amended to give effect to Manor House Gardens User Group comments)

Ball games

13. No person shall play or take part in any ball game in the ground.

[This byelaw 13 applies to any of the grounds listed in Schedule 2D.]

Games

14. Where the Council has, by a notice placed in a conspicuous position in the ground, set apart an area in the ground for the playing of such games as may be specified in the notice, no person shall:

(a) play in such an area any game other than the game for which it has been set apart;

(b) use any such area so as to give reasonable grounds for annoyance to any person already using that area for any purpose for which it has been set apart; or

(c) play any game so specified in any other part of the ground in such a manner as to exclude any person not playing the game from the use of that part.

(d) when the area is already occupied by other players begin to play thereon without their permission;

(e) where the exclusive use of the area has been granted by the Council for the playing of a match, play on that area later than a quarter of an hour before the time fixed for the beginning of the match unless taking part therein; or

(f) except where the exclusive use of the area has been granted by the Council for the playing of a match in which he is taking part, use the

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area for a longer time than two hours continuously, if any other player or players make known to him a wish to use the area.

[This byelaw 14 applies to any of the grounds listed in Schedule 2E.]

15. No person shall, in any area of the ground which may have been set apart by the Council for any game, play any game when the state of the ground or other cause makes it unfit for use and a notice is placed in a conspicuous position prohibiting play in that area of the ground.

[This byelaw 15 applies to any of the grounds listed in Schedule 2E.]

16. (1) No person shall in the ground play any game:

(a) so as to give reasonable grounds for annoyance to any other person in the ground; or

(b) which is likely to cause damage to any tree, shrub or plant in the ground.

(2) Byelaw 16(1) shall not extend to any area set apart by the Council for the playing of any game.

Trading

17. No person shall in the ground, without the prior written consent of the Council, sell, or offer or expose for sale, or let to hire, or offer or expose for letting to hire, any commodity or article or provide or offer to provide any service for which a charge is made.

Grazing

18. No person shall, without the prior written consent of the Council, turn out or permit any animal to graze in the ground.

Protection of flower beds, trees, grass, etc

19. No person who brings or causes to be brought into the ground a vehicle shall wheel or park it over or upon:

(a) any flower bed, shrub or plant, or any ground in the course of preparation as a flower bed, or for the growth of any tree, shrub or plant; or

(b) any part of the ground where the Council, by a notice placed in a conspicuous position in the ground, prohibits its being wheeled or parked.

20. No person shall in the ground enter upon:

(a) any flower bed, shrub or plant, or any ground in the course of preparation as a flower bed, or for the growth of any tree, shrub or plant; or

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(b) any part of the ground set aside for the renovation of grass or turf, where adequate notice to keep off such grass or turf is exhibited.

Removal of substances

21. No person shall remove from or displace in the ground any stone, soil or turf, or the whole or any part of any plant, shrub or tree.

Archery

22. No person shall in the ground, except in connection with an event organised by or held with the prior written consent of the Council, engage in the sport of archery.

Field Sports

23. No person shall in the ground, except in connection with an event organised by or held with the prior written consent of the Council, engage in the sport of javelin or discus or hammer-throwing or shot-putting.

Golf

24. No person shall bring or use golfing equipment in the ground.

25. No person shall in the ground drive, chip or pitch a hard golf ball except on land set aside by the Council for use as a golf course, golf driving range, golf practice area or putting course.

[These byelaws 24 and 25 apply to all grounds except any of the grounds listed in Schedule 2E byelaws as locations where golf may be played.]

26. No person resorting to the golf course, golf driving range, golf practice area or putting course referred to in the preceding byelaw for the purpose of playing or taking part in the game shall:

(a) play or take part in that game when a notice is set up in some conspicuous position prohibiting play on the golf course or any part thereof;

(b) commence to play, unless he is the holder of a season or periodical ticket, until he has obtained from the golf professional/agent/officer of the Council in charge of the golf course a ticket entitling him to play, which ticket shall be retained and shown on demand to any authorised officer of the Council;

(c) having completed a round, or desisted from playing before completing a round, commence to play again until he has complied with paragraph (b) of this byelaw.

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27. No person resorting to the golf course referred to in the preceding byelaw shall on the golf course offer his service for hire as an instructor without the consent of the Council.

28. No person other than a person taking part in the game of golf or a person accompanying such a person shall, except in the exercise of lawful right or privilege, walk or run across or over or traverse the golf course, golf driving range, golf practice area or putting course.

29. No person shall on the golf course, golf driving range, golf practice area or putting course play or take part in any game other than the game of golf.

[These byelaws 26 to 29 inclusive apply to any of the grounds listed in Schedule 2E as locations where golf may be played.]

Cricket

30. No person shall use any cricket ball, except in any part of the ground which, by a notice placed in a conspicuous position in the ground, has been set aside as an area where a cricket ball may be used.

Skateboarding and roller skating

31. No person shall in the ground skate, slide or ride on rollers, skateboards, wheels, mechanical contrivances or other equipment in such a manner as to cause danger or nuisance or give reasonable grounds for annoyance to other persons in the ground.

Missiles

32. No person shall in the ground, to the danger or annoyance of any other person in the ground, throw or discharge any missile.

Waterways

33. No person shall:

Bathing

(a) without reasonable excuse, bathe or swim in any waterway or body of water comprised in the ground except in an area where a notice exhibited by the Council permits bathing and swimming;

Pollution of waterways

(b) intentionally, carelessly or negligently foul or pollute any waterway or body of water comprised in the ground;

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Watercourses

(c) knowingly cause or permit the flow of any drain or watercourse in the ground to be obstructed or diverted, or open, shut or otherwise work or operate any sluice or similar apparatus in the ground.

Ice Skating

34. No person shall in the ground go or remain upon any ice or frozen body of water.

Boats

Model boats

35. (1) No person shall, without the prior written consent of the Council, operate or sail on any waterway or body of water comprised in the ground any model boat, except in an area where a notice exhibited by the Council permits the use of such boats.

(2) No person shall operate or sail on any waterway or body of water comprised in the ground any power-driven model boat, except in any area where a notice exhibited by the Council permits the use of such boats.

(3) In byelaw 35(2), "power-driven" means driven by the combustion of petrol vapour or other combustible vapour or other combustible substances.

Boats

36. No person shall, without the prior written consent of the Council, operate or sail on any waterway or body of water comprised in the ground any boat, except in an area where a notice exhibited by the Council permits the use of such boats.

Interference with life-saving equipment

37. No person shall, except in case of emergency, remove from or displace in the ground or otherwise tamper with any life-saving appliance provided by the Council.

Aircraft

38. No person shall, except in case of emergency or with the prior written consent of the Council, take off from or land in the ground in an aircraft, helicopter, hang-glider or hot-air balloon.

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Power-driven model aircraft

39. (1)(a) No person shall in the ground release any power-driven model aircraft for flight or control the flight of such an aircraft.

(1)(b) No person shall cause any power-driven model aircraft to take off or land in the ground.

In byelaw 39:

"model aircraft" means an aircraft which weighs not more than 7 kilograms without its fuel;

"power-driven" means driven by the combustion of petrol vapour or other combustible vapour or other combustible substances or by one or more electric motors or by compressed gas.

Kites

40. No person shall in the ground fly or cause or permit to be flown any kite in such a manner as to cause a danger, nuisance or annoyance to any other person in the ground.

Metal detectors

41. No person shall on the land use any device designed or adapted for detecting or locating any metal or mineral in the ground.

Fishing and protection of wildlife

42. (1) No person shall in the ground intentionally kill, injure, take or disturb any animal, fish or amphibian or engage in hunting, shooting or fishing, or the setting of traps or nets or the laying of snares.

(2) This byelaw shall not prohibit any fishing which may be authorised by the Council.

(3) No person shall in the ground cast any net or line used or intended for use in angling, except upon any waters comprised in the ground where fishing is permitted by the Council.

Noise

43. (1) No person shall in the ground, after being requested to desist by an officer of the Council, or by any person annoyed or disturbed, or by any person acting on his behalf:

(a) by shouting or singing;

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(b) by playing on a musical instrument; or

(c) by operating or permitting to be operated any radio, gramophone, amplifier, tape recorder or similar instrument;

cause or permit to be made any noise which is so loud or so continuous or repeated as to give reasonable cause for annoyance to other persons in the ground.

(2) This byelaw shall not apply to any person holding or taking part in any entertainment held with the prior written consent of the Council.

Public Shows and Performances

44. No person shall in the ground, without the prior written consent of the Council, hold or take part in any public show or performance.

Exhibitions and structures

45. No person shall in the ground, without the consent of the Council, place or take part in any exhibition, or set up any swing, roundabout or other like thing.

Gates

46. Where the Council indicates by a notice conspicuously exhibited on or alongside any gate in the ground that leaving that gate open is prohibited, no person having opened that gate or caused it to be opened, shall leave it open.

Urinating, etc.

47. No person shall urinate or defecate in the ground.

Dogs

48. No person shall in the ground walk, exercise or bring any dog in any part of the ground: unless such dog is under proper control; and in any event in such a manner as to cause danger or nuisance or give reasonable grounds for annoyance to other persons in the ground.

49. No person shall in the ground walk, exercise or bring any dog in any children’s play area.

[This byelaw 49 applies to any of the grounds listed in Schedule 2C]

50. No person shall in the ground walk, exercise or bring any dog in any part of the ground which, by a notice placed in a conspicuous position in the ground, has been set aside as a dog-free area.

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[This byelaw 50 applies to any of the grounds listed in Schedule 2F.]

Obstruction

51. No person shall in the ground:

(a) intentionally obstruct any officer of the Council in the proper execution of his duties;

(b) intentionally obstruct any person carrying out an act which is necessary to the proper execution of any contract with the Council; or

(c) intentionally obstruct any other person in the proper use of the ground, or behave so as to give reasonable grounds for annoyance to other persons in the ground.

Savings

52. (1) An act necessary to the proper execution of his duty in the ground by an officer of the Council, or any act which is necessary to the proper execution of any contract with the Council, shall not be an offence under these byelaws.

(2) Nothing in or done under any of the provisions of these byelaws shall in any respect prejudice or injuriously affect any public right of way through the ground, or the rights of any person acting legally by virtue of some estate, right or interest in, over or affecting the ground or any part thereof.

Removal of offenders

53. Any person offending against any of these byelaws may be removed from the ground by an officer of the Council or a constable.

Penalty

54. Any person offending against any of these byelaws shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

Revocation

55. The byelaws referred to in Schedule 3 are hereby revoked.

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SCHEDULE 1

The grounds referred to in these byelaws are as follows:

Baxters Field Beckenham Place Park Bellingham Green Bellingham Play Park Blythe Hill Fields Bridghouse Meadows Broadway Fields Brookmill Park Meadows Deptford Memorial Gardens Deptford Park Playing Fields Downham Woodland Walk Durham Hill Eckington Gardens Edith Nesbit Gardens Evelyn Green Folkestone Gardens Grove Park Library Gardens Hatcham Gardens Hilly Fields Home Park Horniman Play Park (Triangle) Kirkdale Green Fields Lewisham Memorial Gardens Lewisham Park Luxmore Gardens Manor House Gardens Manor Park Margaret McMillan Park Mayow Park Northbrook Park Pepys Park Ravensbourne Park Gardens River Pool Linear Park Riverview Walk Southend Park St Mary's Churchyard St Paul's Churchyard Sue Godfrey Park Telegraph Hill Park

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SCHEDULE 2

Schedule 2A - Locations to be covered by byelaw 2 (opening times)

Beckenham Place Park Downham Woodland Walk Eckington Gardens Edith Nesbit Gardens Forster Memorial Grove Park Library Gardens Horniman Play Park Lewisham Park Luxmore Gardens Manor House Gardens Manor Park Mayow Park Northbrook Park Sayes Court Gardens Sydenham Wells Park Telegraph Hill Park

Schedule 2B - Locations to be covered by addition to byelaw 5 (horses)

Hilly Fields

Schedule 2C - Locations to be covered by byelaws 11, 12 and 49

Baxters Field Beckenham Place Park Bellingham Green Bellingham Play Park Blythe Hill Fields Brookmill Park Chinbrook Meadows Deptford Park Durham Hill Eckington Gardens Edith Nesbit Gardens Folkestone Gardens Fordham Park Forster Memorial Friendly Gardens Grove Park Library Gardens Hatcham Gardens Hilly Fields Home Park Horniman Play Park Ladywell Fields Lewisham Park

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Luxmore Gardens Manor House Gardens Manor Park Margaret McMillan Park Mayow Park Mountsfield Park Northbrook Park Pepys Park Sayes Court Southend Park St Pauls Churchyard Sydenham Wells Park Sydenham Wells Park Infant Telegraph Hill Park

Schedule 2D - Locations to be covered by byelaw 13 (ball games)

Downham Woodland Walk Sayes Court St Pauls Churchyard Lewisham Memorial gardens Deptford Memorial gardens St Mary's Churchyard

Schedule 2E - Locations to be covered by byelaws 14, 15 and 26-29 inclusive

Games set aside for play:

Pitch Sports eg football Beckenham Place Park Chinbrook Meadows Deptford Park Downham Playing Fields Fordham Park Forster Memorial Hilly Fields Home Park Ladywell Fields Mayow Park Mountsfield Park Northbrook Park Pepys Park

Golf Beckenham Place Park Forster Memorial Sydenham Wells Park (Putting green)

Cricket Chinbrook Meadows

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Fordham Park Mayow Park

Schedule 2F – Locations to be covered by byelaw 50 (Dog-free areas)

Grove Park Library Gardens Telegraph Hill Park - lower Friendly Gardens - upper Brookmill Park Broadway Fields - east of river

SCHEDULE 3

(Existing byelaws to be revoked)

The byelaws made by the London Borough of Lewisham on 5 May 1980 and confirmed by the Secretary of State for the Home Office on 18 August 1980 relating to the ground are hereby revoked.

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9. Making Lewisham a Better and Safer Place for Children and Young People - The Strategic Plan 2003-06

This strategic plan, which covers the three year period 2003-06, has been developed by a partnership comprising statutory and voluntary agencies in Lewisham. It has been developed as a plan for all children in Lewisham, with specialist and targeted services for children in need being set within the context of universal service provision. The plan is the first attempt by key agencies in Lewisham to agree joint objectives and targets for children’s services and a joint approach to meeting them. The Green Paper ‘Every Child Matters’ was published just as this plan was being finalised. However the broad themes of the plan are consistent with those set out in the Green Paper.

There are six strategic objectives at the heart of the plan. These themes reflect some of the concerns raised by local young people1. They are:

S increase opportunities for children and young people to influence decision making and to engage in active citizenship

S give children and young people better access to health services and more information about health issues of particular concern to them

S give children and young people the opportunity to learn and to reach their full potential at school

S provide better opportunities for personal development through social, cultural and recreational activities

S make Lewisham a safer place for children and young people with a reduced risk of crime

S have the right support in place for vulnerable children and their families and improve the life chances of children in need.

The Strategic Plan attached as an Appendix to this report:-

S Summarises, in part one, what the key partners to this Strategic Plan know about the children and young people who use their services.

S Describes, in part two, the national policy context and the levels of need for different kinds of services in Lewisham.

S Highlights, in part three, our six strategic objectives.

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S Explains, in part four, how we will deliver the plan.

S Sets out, in part five, the current position and our 33 priorities for children and young people, their families and carers over the next three years.

The Strategic Plan is currently being considered for approval by the Boards of our partner agencies including the Lewisham Primary Care Trust, University Hospital Lewisham and the South London and Maudsley Mental Health Trust. It has already been agreed by the Social Care and Health and the Lifelong Learning Select Committees.

This Strategic Plan will underpin the work programme of the Children and Young People’s Stakeholder Forum and the sub-boards of that forum. The Stakeholder Forum will be responsible for monitoring its implementation. The children’s partnership planning structure is set out in appendix 1 of the attached Strategic Plan.

Any actions arising from the objectives and targets set out in this Strategic Plan will be taken with due regard to legislation and statutory guidance governing the delivery of services to children and young people and their families.

On 4 February 2004 the Mayor will be asked to agree the Plan as the overarching strategic plan for children and young people in Lewisham, subject to the outcome of consultation with partner agencies; and to refer it to the Council for approval.

The Council is therefore

RECOMMENDED to agree the attached Plan as the overarching strategic plan for children and young people in Lewisham, subject to the outcome of consultation with partner agencies.

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10. Motion in the name of Councillor Britton to be seconded by Councillor Anderson

"This Council reaffirms its continued belief that Tenants and Residents Associations fulfil a useful representative function and that it is advisable for tenants and residents to be members of their TRA.

This Council reaffirms its continuing support for the Tenants' Fund. However, this Council acknowledges the fact that individual membership of a TRA is optional and instructs housing officers to assist fully any tenant who seeks to exercise his/her right to withdraw from membership of their Tenants and Residents Association".

10. Motion in the name of Councillor Flood to be seconded by Councillor Page

‘This Council recognises the need to promote good quality, free education in the borough. This need extends from schools to higher education and is made relevant by the presence of Goldsmiths' University in the borough of which we can be proud. Furthermore many of its students and ex students contribute to the local community in a whole variety of ways.

It will be an injustice then, that residents of this borough will be put off applying to university because of the threat of huge debt due to the proposed education bill on variable fees. Barclays Bank estimates that the average student debt will be £33,708 by 2010. Even with the grants and fee reduction proposed under this bill, the poorest students will actually be worse off than under the hugely unfair upfront tuition fees. Variable fees will also mean universities will be able to charge different rates for courses, meaning even greater inequalities between universities.

This Council therefore calls on the 3 Lewisham MP’s to now recognise these unfair proposals and to oppose this bill at every further stage and vote accordingly.’

11. Questions from Members of the Council

Section C, paragraph 14 of the Constitution, provides for questions relevant to the general work or procedure of the Council to be asked by members of the Council. Copies of the questions received and the replies to them will be circulated at the meeting.

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