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ocusDownham Ward

f www.lewishamlibdems.org.uk  Jan / Feb 2011

Happy New Year 

to all our readers

GRITTING DELAYS AGAIN

A fair start for every child

LABOUR’S LEGACY We’re having to pay £120 millionEVERY DAY, in interest payments

alone, on the national debt

After 13 years of Labour rule, the

country was left with a national debt

of nearly £900 billion

Residents in Downham were left for more than a week beforetheir roads were gritted after the recent snow.

Bus routes and major roads were kept clear, but other roadsthat were supposed to be gritted were left struggling. Thesnow on many roads turned to solid ice, making it even moredifficult for residents to get out and about.

Downham Councillor, Duwayne Brooks, said, “The Council

don’t seem to have learned from the gritting chaos lastwinter, despite their promises. All they had to do was delivergrit to local roads in time. Council street cleaners would thenhave been able to start gritting as soon as the snow settled,not one week later.”

Councillor Brooks has asked the Council for assurances thatgrit will be provided on time in the event of more snow.

from Downham CouncillorsDuwayne Brooks, Jenni Clutten

and Julia Fletcher 

Cllr. Duwayne Brooks says many Downhamresidents struggled because of delayed gritting

Local

News in

Brief

Cllr. Julia Fletcher met the Chief Executive of

Millwall Football Club to discuss complaintsshe received from residents of Calmont

Road about a number of issues, including

parking and leaves from trees within the

perimeter of Millwall's training groundblocking the pavement.  He agreed the Club

would take steps to address these problems.

Following a tour of the Ravensbourne

Estate with local residents Cllr. JuliaFletcher wrote to Phoenix Community

Housing to raise over 20 points of

concern, including damaged railings,

flooring and doors.Phoenix have now agreed to sort

these issues out as soon as possible.

Millwall training ground Ravensbourne issues

Lib Dems secure £3.8 million for poorest pupils in Lewisham

Election promise of £2.5 billion ‘Pupil Premium’ delivered

The Liberal Democrats have securedalmost £4 million for the poorest pupils in

Lewisham.The new pupil premium, a central Lib Dem

election pledge, will target extra cash at

pupils from poorer backgrounds.

Downham councillor, and school governor,

Julia Fletcher said, “This additional money

will make a huge difference to schools inLewisham. The new pupil premium will

help schools cut class sizes so that

children can get the support they need.”

The pupil premium will give schools extramoney based on the number of children

on free school meals. The more childrenon free school meals, the more additional

funding their school will receive.

The Lib Dems have also announced extrafunding for childcare and extra support to

help less well off students go to university.

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Councillors

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Duwayne Brooks020 8314 305807545 737423

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Councillors’Advice Surgeries

EVERY SATURDAY11am to 12 noon

Downham Health &Leisure Centre

(Moorside Road)

Plastic recycling now!

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Plastics recycling campaignLewisham has the lowest

recycling rate in thecountry, according torecent figures released.

Local Liberal Democratshave been calling on the Labour run

Council to let residents recycle a widerrange of plastics rather than justbottles.

“Lots of Councils collect an assortment

of plastics such as food packaging anddrinks cartons. But Lewisham hasrejected our calls for action. We’reasking residents to join the campaignby signing our petition,” saysDownham Councillor, Jenni Clutten.

You can return the completed petitionto our FREEPOST address below, oruse the online petition:

London Mayor plans to chargefor red route parking bays

Boris Johnson wants to charge for parking in red route baysLocal shops could suffer as customers are forced elsewhere

Local Liberal Democrats are

campaigning against the

proposed charges for parkingin London’s red route bays.

Many parking bays provide

free parking for up to an hour

outside local shops. The

Mayor of London admits the

planned charges are forraising money and not

because of parking problems.

Downham Councillor, Julia

Fletcher, commented, “If

local people are forced to pay

it could drive them away fromlocal shops and businesses.”

Duwayne Brooks, Jenni Clutten  and Julia Fletcher with red route parking bays on Bromley Road 

STILL GOT THAT

CHRISTMAS TREE?Lewisham Council operates a Christmas treerecycling service. You can leave your tree atthe following locations locally until the end of Jan:Forster Memorial Park - Whitefoot LaneChinbrook Meadows, Amblecote Road

Beckenham Place Park – Old Bromley Road

Electric top-up scamResidents are being warned not

to trust anyone offering cheap

electricity top-ups. Fraudsters are

going door-to-door offering to

come in and top-up your

electricity cheaply - it’s a scam

and you’ll only end up paying

twice!  If they knock on your door

- don’t let them in. Top up safelyat shops and post offices.