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Government report: plans WE’RE TRYING don’t protect SE15 creative TO BE MODEL hotspot COUNCIL PLANS have come under attack from a government official for not CITIZENS! protecting a “creative hotspot” Residents create scale model of in . The planning inspector published development plan a report last week saying the council’s proposals for the area around the multi-storey car park in views about what this site is best used Watson. the first event would be on Thursday By Amelia Burr Peckham, which houses a cinema, for in the town centre economy," said "It's really important around the June 26, with opening times and [email protected] Eileen Conn of community action station," said Benedict, who has also venue for a pop in consultation hub to a sculpture gallery and an open air A SCALE model of a town centre group, Peckham Vision, who been leading on the restoration of the be confirmed in the next two weeks. cafe on the roof, were “unsound” is being hand crafted by a group spearheaded the model making station's waiting room. "It deserves to "It's really important that everybody and had “‘significant shortcomings” of residents, who want to make it scheme. be treated with maximum care. And has their fair say about the plans for because they did not protect the easy for everyone to get involved “It's so exciting," she said, "It's the we thought it would be fun to bring Peckham Rye station and the site from demolition and in the redevelopment of the area. sort of thing we are imagining will be people together. It's a lot of work but surrounding area,” said Fiona Colley, redevelopment. Around 35 enthusiastic novices enormously helpful in the community so many people have done great. " former cabinet member for The council flatly denied rumours signed up to build the cardboard engagement exercises." Last week the council announced regeneration at Council that the car park had been sold off model of the area around Peckham The willing recruits have been that a 'community engagement and now cabinet member for this week and confirmed they had Rye station so local people and tasked with taking photographs of specialist' from Ash Sakula architects Finance.”There are many businesses just signed a new lease with developers can literally play around their chosen building and using only has been appointed to the project to and people that want to get involved with their ideas. cardboard, to recreate the building at make sure the community has a say in as partners in co-designing this project tenants, Bold Tendencies. Cllr Mark The £25million project to restore the scale 1:100. deciding what happens on the site. and that's what I want to encourage.” Williams, cabinet member for historic station came to a grinding halt "This is cheap and cheerful, said "We are really looking forward to Harriet Harman, MP for Peckham regeneration, planning and in February when there was a public Eileen. "It's not100 per cent accurate working with them," said Eileen, who and , met with Network transport, said:"Artistic groups in outcry against Network Rails plans to but it's good enough." is hoping to get a date soon for the first Rail last week to ask for a timetable of Peckham make a huge positive demolish a number of buildings The model makers are half way community engagement session. community engagement events, so a contribution to the local area, and housing small businesses in roads through eight workshop sessions led A spokesperson for Ash Sakula said scheme can be prepared with local indeed our borough, adding to around the station. by local residents and architects, they were in the process of scheduling residents in time to get a planning Peckham's vibrant mix.” "It's about discussing and airing Benedict O'Looney and Clyde venues for the consultation and hoped application in by Christmas.

ROTHERHITHE New York ANIMAL uni to open SE16 centre MANSION A NEW YORK University research centre is set to open an outpost in Canada Water as part of a new King’s College campus. OPENS AT Boris Johnson confirmed the plans for a version of NYU’s Centre for Urban Science and Progress on Monday. It is hoped that the branch could be open SURREY by 2018. The Big Apple’s version says it is a “unique public-private research centre that uses New York City as its laboratory DOCKS and classroom to help cities around the world become more productive, livable, equitable, and resilient”. Farm project aims As part of London Technology Week, it was revealed that King’s College London to help adults with and the University of Warwick were working with Bloomberg Associates, the learning disabilities Mayor of London’s Office and Southwark Council to advance the goal of establishing a CUSP London. By Ellie Ross give the public better access to the their home. “They love working with animals It would bring together researchers, [email protected] animals. The Cow Pat project is a weekly because they are calming and like businesses, local authorities and government The Shopping Centre animal care project for adults with being held. It gives the students agencies to apply urban science in improving SURREY DOCKS Farm and one of the students of the Cow Pat learning disabilities – and the new meaningful jobs to do. public health and wellbeing. Once fully celebrated the launch of its Small programme, Harry Pusey, contributed animal mansion will improve the lives “This new space will give the operational it would accommodate over 100 Animal Mansion with a grand towards the cost. of those involved. students better access to the animals researchers and 500 students. opening on Tuesday. Harry and Ian Moore from the Gary Jones, Surrey Docks Farm be able to carry out their work. King’s College London won the right to The working city farm has converted Shopping Centre cut the ribbon and Manager, said: “Students like Harry “The animals now have better living build almost 800 student rooms earlier this a storage shed into a safe, secure home popped champagne, before releasing clean out the animals and care for conditions – so the Animal Mansion is year, in what is hoped will become a full- for rabbits and guinea pigs that will three guinea pigs and three rabbits into them. good news for everybody.” blown campus at Canada Water.