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Central: Councillor Alex Feakes, MP Jim Dowd and Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham
The event on 4th September 2010 was a great success! The fun day was attended by over 200 residents who enjoyed lots of free entertainment all put on by SyTRA, with help from our many supporters.
Some of the activities on offer included:
A free raffle with prizes ranging from Trinkets/souveniers, T-shirts, vouchers for meals/pampering/movies, even an X-Box 360 with games and a wide screen 40" HD telly!
A free BBQ was provided by Cummin' Up, a local Caribbean caterer.
Football for the kids with Millwall FC: the Centre-Forward presented the trophy
Football for the kids with Millwall FC: the Centre-Forward presented the trophy
Massages, face painting for the kids, tattoo painting, nail painting (what a lot of painting!)
Music and entertainment for the whole family, it proved popular and the resounding message from everyone was:
'do it again next year!'
Our MP Jim Dowd came, along with our Forest Hill Ward Councillor Alex Feakes and the Mayor of Lewisham Sir Steve Bullock. The press attended, and we had help from so many people SyTRA couldn't possibly list them all here.
London & Quadrant representatives showed a steady stream of residents round the show-home in Highgate House. I didn't know we had one but took a look myself and you can see it on the Fun Day DVD that is being produced. Every resident will have a free copy. The film will be screened at the SyTRA AGM on 26th October and copies circulated through the post to all residents.
SyTRA AGM: 26th October
What's this? Yet another free event laid on by SyTRA? What's going on?
Free dinner
Music and entertainment
Another fantastic raffle! Win: digital camera worth £200, new iPod Nano and many more prizes!
The AGM is also another great opportunity to meet your neighbours, find out what SyTRA has achieved over the last year (again: too many things to list here, come along to find out more), find out how much money SyTRA has saved the residents and elect new members.
The Residents of Sydenham Hill Estate can now see that being in a motivated group of residents can really make a difference to our quality of life and surroundings. This is your chance to get involved and have your say about life on the estate.
Our MPs and councillors do listen to us and they can help us fight our corner!
By coming to the AGM you can take part and help make a difference for everyone on the estate. Our Chairman and our Secretary are both stepping down in October, why not come and help us elect someone, or even put yourself forward! You might also win a great prize, and you will definitely have fun!
London & Quadrant
London & Quadrant take over the management of our estate on 11th October. They will be the new landlord, all responsibility previously 'provided' by Lewisham Homes (although not much responsibility had ever been exercised by them!) will now be shifted to L&Q.
London & Quadrant take over the management of our estate on 11th October. They will be the new landlord, all responsibility previously 'provided' by Lewisham Homes (although not much responsibility had ever been exercised by them!) will now be shifted to L&Q.
This is great for everyone on the estate. You will see a marked improvement of services provided such as maintenance, cleanliness, service and tenants will be consulted on their kitchens, bathrooms and windows (if applicable). This forms the 'Decent Homes' promise, bringing living standards up to European constitution set levels. The Decent Homes project will take place over the course of two years. There are 1700 flats and houses to survey and improve, so don't expect to have a new kitchen installed on 11th October 2010! As with any 2 year project: someone has their bit done first, but someone also has to have theirs done last.
What else will happen? L&Q will undertake the '100 Day Promise' which will involve trimming trees, making 'safe' any works deemed a risk (walls falling over, railings coming off etc), making sure all essential amenities are in place (lighting, entry systems etc), cleaning the whole place up a bit: something Lewisham Homes seems to have left untouched since they took over in Jan 2009.
All the residents will notice a difference. You'll see people walking round in high visibility jackets doing cleaning and checking standards. In two years time, when Decent Homes is complete and final improvements to the communal areas can be finished, our homes will look fantastic! Take a look at the photos on the London & Quadrant page to see the kind of quality we can expect.
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