Brentford DockNewsletter

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July 2013September/October 2015

Brentford Dock Newsletter September/October 2015

Dock Shop

Every Tuesday Scrabble 10am – 12noonSeptember Wednesday 16 th and 30th Coff ee Morning, 10.30am £1.50Thursday 10 th Thursday Club 2.30pm, “A talk on hand bell ringing”, £2Friday 25th Worlds Biggest Coff ee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support 10.30am-12.30pm. See flyer attached.October Friday 2nd BDRA Extraordinary General Meeting, 7.30pmCoffee mornings Wednesday 14 th and 28th 10.30am, £1.50Thursday 8th, 2.30pm, “Brentford Old and New”, £2

Please see the Notice Board outside the Offi ce for detailsAll Residents Welcome!

Next Marie Curie Coffee Mornings: Monday 21st September & Monday 19th October , 10.30am to 12.30pm.

Bumps & Babies, Sept 17th, October 1st & 15th, November 5th & 19th 2pm-4pm Clubroom

Friday 18 th September Re-launch of Clubroom – see flyer att ached

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Brentford Dock Residents’ Association Events

Marina News

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On Saturday 12th September the Great River Race will take place on the Thames. To celebrate the event and to raise money for the RLNI, all residents are invited to a BBQ at the Marina. The chief cook will be lockkeeper Steve.

The race will involve 300 traditional boats, from all over the world, and is the biggest event of its kind in Europe.

Brentford Dock Picture Map

The new Illustrated 3D map of Brentford Dock was presented to the Board during August. This was beautifully drawn and produced by our own Katherine Baxter, one our Directors who many of you will know. Arrangements are in hand for copies (in various sizes ) of the map to be made available for residents to buy. We would also like to thank the sponsors, Michael Richards & Co, Hunters Estate Agents, Trigion and Facilicom for their support. Left to right, Trigion area manager, Hunters, Hitesh Chanana Branch Manager, Veronica Wray (Chair), Katherine Baxter (Artist), Mike Edwards (Deputy Chair).

We are sorry to have to announce the loss David Hague, a long time resident of the Dock who passed away a few days ago following a short illness, after a long period of ill health. Many of you will have seen him about as he loved to walk around the Dock and Syon Park. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Following a tragic accident on the Dock, Alan Sclare, of Otho Court sadly died. He was quite a character and he too will be sadly missed.

Dock Loss Dock Store tel 020 8758 2997

The shop recently had its LBH Environmental Health Inspection and passed with TOP results. The shop received an ‘Excellent’ Food Hygiene Rating.

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Trees

Many of you will have noticed that tree contractors working for Ballymore recently removed trees from Dock Road. This took us as much by surprise as it did the residents! Apologies to those residents who were inconvenienced by the road closure – we trust that this will not happen again. Our own contractors have now finished all the planned tree works on the Dock.

Following our survey regarding the type of street lights that residents thought the Dock should purchase, your favourite is now being installed. These LED light replacements will be appearing around the Dock over the next few months and comments so far have been very positive as light from them will not only be more efficient , but will also generate less light pollution.

Street Lighting Replacement

Residents’ Comments / Housekeeping Issues During August we had a blocked bin chute on the Dock nearly every day.

Last weekend a chute in Numa Court was so badly blocked it was not possible to clear it until the following Monday. The chute was blocked with a suitcase! (Not even a cabin size case fits in the chute). The case was followed by a magazine rack, briefcase, 2 pairs of boots, 6 pairs of trousers and a serving tray. Residents were seriously inconvenienced for 4 days and our cleaners spent over 3 hours clearing the obstruction. SO PLEASE - If it doesn’t fit in the hopper, or the hopper door won’t close then put the item in the bin room.

Balcony drains – the recent heavy rain caused several balconies to flood because the drains were blocked, or covered. In some cases this resulted in damage to the property below – which could have been avoided. Please check your balcony drains and make sure that they are kept clear.

Cycle thefts – during August we had a couple of attempted cycle thefts from around the Dock. We suggest to protect your bikes you use a D lock attached to the main body of the frame and not just through the wheel.

Thoughtful Parking

You may have noticed that we have specifically placed a planter on the bend of Augustus Close, so that people don’t park there as it’s a particularly dangerous blind spot. You can see from the photos above how dangerous it is. If you are parking a van, the overhang caused can also block footpaths for disabled and push chair users. We don’t want to have to ask the Council to make anymore areas double yellow lines or hatching, but if we continue to receive complaints regarding dangerous parking we will be forced to do so. So please think about where you park.