The Bulletin Putney & Roehampton July 2012
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The amenity society for The Bulletin Putney & Roehampton July 2012 THE OLYMPICS COME TO PUTNEY/WANDSWORTH Olympic Torch enters Borough on Monday, 23 July Olympics Cycle Road Race Saturday, 28 July and Sunday, 29 July www.wandsworth.gov.uk/olympics We would like to remind our Members that the Olympic Torch will enter the Borough on Monday, 23 July at around 5.30pm at the All England Club and will then take the following route: Wimbledon Park Road, Granville Road, Mer- ton Road, Kimber Road, Garratt Lane, Upper Tooting Road and finally arriving at Tooting Bec Road. The Olympic Cycle Road Race (men’s and women’s) will also come through Putney Town Centre on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July (please see above map and page 2). Members should be also be aware that Wandsworth will be affected by the Olympic Route Network and there will be significant disruption to the roads in this area. The route and surrounding roads will be closed to traffic but emergency and local access will be maintained as far as possible. For more information about Putney and the Olympics, please click on the above link. VISIT TO BROMPTON CEMETERY Date:WEDNESDAY, 18 JULY 2012 Time:2.00pm Price:£9.00 The Putney Society has arranged for a private tour of Brompton Cemetery, which lies between Old Brompton Road and Fulham Road. It was opened in 1840 and covers 39 acres. All the cemetery buildings and 28 of the individual monuments are listed Grade II. It is now a designated Conservation Area and in the care of the Royal Parks. Several famous people lie here including Sir Samuel Cunard, Constant Lambert, Emmeline Pankhurst and Richard Tauber. We will meet for refreshments in the Chapel for an introductory talk before a tour of the monuments and mausolea. We finish around 4.00pm. To book your place please send a SAE together with your name, phone number and email address, and a cheque for £9.00 made payable to ‘The Putney Society’, to Maureen Howley, 1 Elystan Court, 121 Howards Lane, London SW15 6QH. You will be sent further details. As soon as possible please. Thank you. www.putneysociety.org.uk Please note that the next Bulletin Registered Charity No: 263242 edition will be in September. Thank you. Page 2 The Bulletin Forthcoming Events: dates for your diary Wed 4 July/ 8 August Dover House Singers, St. Margaret’s Church (below) Saturday 28 July Men’s Olympic Cycle Road Race (page 1&2) Sunday 29 July Women’s Olympic Cycle Road Race (page 1&2) Saturday 4 August Cool Fusion, St Mary’s Church (below) Thursday 27 September Next Members’ Meeting, Brewer Building, St Mary’s Church (below) Next Members’ Meeting Saturday, 4 August Thursday, September 27, 7.30pm 7.30pm—8.30pm Brewer Building, St Mary’s Church We are hoping to get Network Rail to talk about the St Mary’s Church, Putney High Street, SW15 works they are going to do at Putney Station as part of the Access for All programme. They have not yet con- Cool Fusion is one of the largest voluntary initiatives firmed that they are able to make this date, so please within the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Celebrat- look out for amendment/confirmation in the September ing the Olympics and Paralympics within London’s Bulletin. vibrant culture, it presents four performances of new music and fresh drama in historic venues. Cool Fusion is a partnership of London Composers Forum, Lambeth Wind Orchestra, Colchester New Olympic Cycle Music and Putney Writers’ Circle. Its themes form the Road Race basis for outreach projects with primary-age children at Kids’ Company in Lambeth and Camden, Wands- worth seniors at Regenerate-RISE, teenagers with Saturday, 28th July Autism Spectrum Disorders at Paddock School in Wandsworth, and young adults with learning disabili- ties at Westminster charity Pursuing Independent Paths. The men's event (250Km), will come to Putney around 10.10am heading for the Surrey Hills, before returning through Putney around 4.05pm. Cool Fusion is supported by public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, with Sunday, 29th July further support from Wandsworth Borough Council, Westminster City Council, Vital Regeneration and BNP Paribas. The women's event (140Km) starts at noon and comes to Putney around 12.10pm and returns again around 4.05pm DOVER HOUSE SINGERS Please note that there will be a wide range of activities/ Wed, 4 July and Wed, 8 August entertainment going on in Putney as well many places showing the entire event on large TVs. 8.00pm– 9.00pm (Hall next to) St. Margaret’s Church, Putney Park Lane, . SW15 The Dover House Singers is a non-auditioned choir of about 25 singers that sing music of all styles including classical, folk, world and popular music. There is no need for any previous experience—just a love of singing and making music. Please just show up at rehearsal! E: [email protected] T: Ross: 07552 041 766 Cost: £5.00 per rehearsal The Bulletin Page 3 News from the Panels: possible outcome. Members are invited to attend panel meetings and raise issues they feel need to be discussed. However, since space is limited in people’s houses please contact convenor in advance. Cycle Parking at The Exchange Community Panel If you are one of those people who prefer to cycle to the Convenor: Victoria Diamond (07746 022654) shops in Putney town centre, rather than go by car (and we are all encouraged to cycle), then you may have We were unhappy to hear that South Thames College in views on the provision of cycle parking facilities at the Roehampton is closing almost immediately. Classes will Putney Exchange shopping centre. be transferred to Tooting and Wandsworth. It will be a big loss to the area, and it’s a great shame that it has At present, The Exchange has no on-site cycle parking had to close. However, Sure Start may be moving into provision as such. The borough council wants to change the vacated premises. this. You have probably heard about some of the NHS When the council's Planning Applications Committee changes. Do you know how these will impact you? Is recently granted planning permission for the your GP practice changing? Will you have more or less redevelopment of the High Street entrance to the access to service out of hours? Where will you find shopping centre (involving the old Millets and Thomas treatment for urgent requirements? What choice will you Cook's shops), the Committee attached a condition to have over Maternity and other provision? the permission requiring the provision of cycle parking facilities. This has to be agreed with the council before We plan to hold a meeting on Health Service Provision the development can commence. in the autumn to communicate the facts and share any So, where should the cycle parking provision best go? concerns. We would like to hear from you with your views and any anxieties you may have about the Our Transport Panel is considering this and would changes, so that we can shape the meeting to deal with welcome your suggestions. Please contact me with your the topics of greatest priority for the maximum number ideas. The Society will be helping the council and The of participants. Exchange to identify the best site for the new cycle parking provision. Transport Panel Convenor: Hugh Samuel (0208 788 3328) SUDS The Transport Panel is the nominated connection Good News on the River Taxi! between the Society and the Wandsworth Environmental Thames Clippers are likely to start commuting trips Forum who campaign amongst other things for cycling, between Putney Pier and Westminster/City as from 20 mph limits and implementation of green policies in October. Credit for this must go to Cllr. Rosemary Wandsworth. It is my intention to raise the issue of urban Torrington and the campaigners of the website: rainfall storage with the WEF. Many opponents of the Thames Tunnel see SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage W: www.saveourboat.org Systems) as an alternative. I think we should campaign for more SUDS and less impervious area whether the Putney Station tunnel goes ahead or not. We are wasting a valuable resource! Time is getting near for Network Rail to appoint a contractor to undertake the works at Putney Station under the Access for All scheme. I hope that Network Finally we welcomed David Irwin to the Transport Panel’s Rail and SWT will come to explain to us (at a Members last meeting. He is a Town Planner with lots of ideas for Meeting in September) what disruption the works will improving Putney. Look out for some more campaigns! cause. I am sure we must all welcome these works, but we need to study the detail to make sure we get the best NEXT PANEL MEETINGS Buildings July 11 Wednesday Sainsbury’s, Werter Road 7pm August 8 Wednesday Sainsbury’s, Werter Road 7pm Transport July 2 Monday 11 Werter Road 7.30pm September 4 Tuesday 11 Werter Road 7.30pm Open Spaces July 5 Thursday 54 Festing Road 8.00pm Sept 6 Thursday 71 Festing Road 8.00pm Community July 19 Thursday 6 Norroy Road 8.15pm Sept 13 Thursday TBC 8.15pm The Bulletin Page 4 agreed with us and required that the tree screen be kept on Panel Reports Continued: redevelopment. The sad thing, now, is that the new proposed redevelopment Buildings Panel shows that all these trees are to be destroyed. This would be a serious loss to the adjoining St John's Avenue residents.