A better cycle Charlie Davis & Spencer Drury Charlie Davis route through Working hard for Eltham Spencer Drury 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 Woolwich. 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 <Insert name>, on behalf of <Insert name>, both of <Insert full address and post code>. www.facebook.com/ElthamMatters/ Printed by <Insert name, full address and post code>. spencerdrury.yourcllr.com/ ‘Weddings will pay for With a new Labour Leader, Greenwich security’: Town hall fees Council has taken a more party row hits Greenwich political approach on issues including Labour conference Working to keep Eltham safe A Greenwich councillor was told that Councillors’ pay and refusing to two wedding parties were expected openly answer questions in public. Charlie standing for to pay the costs of security and REOPEN cleaning for a Labour Party event in TO London Assembly CALLING June 2018 Woolwich Town Hall... The first move of the new administration is to 853 blog, April 2019 and a half years, Charlie POLICE force through a change to the rules making it Cllr Charlie Davis was knows how important it is to ELTHAM Greenwich Council not harder for Opposition Councillors to ask them London for GCSE achievement (Attainment 8) delighted to be selected questions and so hold them to account. our local communities that objectin to Elth m and among the worst for most other GCSE recently as the Conservative their voice is heard. g a performance measures. Council run John candidate for Greenwich and police station closure Roan is mentioned as a particular cause for Lewisham in next year’s Charlie commented “I want to STATION July 2018 Greenwich Council has not concern. London Assembly election, put our local communities at objected to the closure of Eltham A Labour Councillor for Glyndon Ward is March 2019 which takes place at the the heart of my campaign, Councillors Charlie and Spencer have been charged by Greenwich Council with fraud & same time as the Mayoral whether that is on crime, police station, which is set to be After publishing the report on allowances for campaigning all year for the -Councilopen it, tofollowing purchase sold off as part of cutbacks at the perverting the course of justice after an election. housing or transport, I’ll be investigation into her council tenancy and the Councillors unconstitutionally late, Labour Eltham Police Station and re Metropolitan Police. your voice in City Hall”. ownership of “a number of properties”. Councillors vote through a further rise in their 853 blog, Oct 2017 Having grown up in Eltham the Mayor of London’s decision to sell it off. allowances. and served as a Councillor in In 2018 Charlie raised a October 2018 Eltham North for the last two petition to oppose the closure rejected all requests to purchase -off of Eltham Police April 2019 and sell -election Eltham Police Station, stating Ignoring the Constitution, Labour Councillors Station. Since their re that it is a decision for the Mayor vote through an increase of £15,000 in Greenwich Council’s Housing Committee is in May 2018, both Spencer and of London. Charlie commented allowances for three of their number, meaning informed that the Council spent £35m of ‘Right Charlie have asked the Labour “I am disappointed by the 70% of Labour Councillors now get extra to Buy ‘money purchasing 109 private Cabinet Member responsible Council’s negative attitude to money for being on Greenwich Council. properties on the open market from Jan 2018 for Community Safety to keeping a police presence in to Feb 2019. Only £2.9m was spent on consider purchasing the police Eltham. The Mayor of London’s building Council homes over the same period. as has happened in the November 2019 station— police is wrong and I am going London Borough of Havering. to keep campaigning on this.” Labour Councillors use the Town Hall for a May 2019 Charlie with Mayoral Candidate Shaun The Cabinet Member has firmly party conference and charge themselves a Bailey outside Eltham Police Station reduced rate. Figures published by the BBC reveal that Greenwich Council has one of the ten largest -44%) between 2015 and Eltham Councillor Charlie Davis February 2019 drops in reserves ( speaking at the selection meeting. 2018. Putting wardens Greenwich Council’s Education Committee on the High Street hears that Greenwich schools are the worst in have wardens in Eltham High New water fountain After an absence of almost 18 Street on a fairly regular basis”. months, pressure from Councillor However, Spencer’s subsequent for Eltham Park Spencer Drury has led to the investigation revealed that no THE YEAR IN BRIEF return of regular Town Centre Town Centre Warden patrols had Warden patrols around Eltham been timetabled for Eltham High Eltham North Councillors High Street on at least two days Street since September 2017 have used funds from their a week. when they had been transferred It is rumoured that Eltham Police Ward Budget of £30,000 to Station will be put up for sale in the to Plumstead.. Eventually , at next financial year. install a new water fountain Following a local police meeting the March 2019 Council The Ward in Eltham Park. where the absence of the meeting, the scheduled for the whole of 2018 Budget scheme was created wardens was raised, Spencer Cabinet Member for Community and the first two months of 2019.