Monday 27 August 2012

EXCELLENT A LEVEL RESULTS FOR HACKNEY STUDENTS
Hackney students once again excelled in A levels .
See the full story below.

http://www.successinthemaking.co.uk/news/the-wait-is-over-for-hackney-a-level-students/

Wednesday 18 July 2012

  • Save Leyton Marsh Campaign
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  • I attended  a meeting on 11th July where   residents of Springfield and neighbouring wards held the ODA to account about the plans to  restore Leyton Marsh following the removal of  the  temporary basket ball court practice courts.
  • Save Leyton Marsh is Campaigning to restore of the land of Leyton Marsh to a completely open access, uncommercialised and unspoilt green field, by 15th October 2012.
  •  They  are campaigning for all relevant authorities to sign up to a joint legally-binding agreement to restore Leyton Marsh by October 15th to its character as a plain and simple green open access space.

  • http://saveleytonmarsh.wordpress.com/history-of-our-campaign/

Tuesday 3 July 2012

Successful first meeting of the New Springfield Ward Forum


Residents and Councillors discussed how to improve our ward at the last nights first meeting of the Springfield Ward Forum.

There was a lot of interest in developing a community plan for the development of the dis-used toilets on Upper Clapton Road . It is anticipated that the forum will meet again in September to discuss this matter with Planners.

Residents also  raised concerns about Parking, Traffic Calming &Dog Control Orders .


For more information or to get updates on the forum please contact Margaret,gordon@hackney.gov.uk







Saturday 30 June 2012


  Springfield Ward Forum 2nd July Webb Estate Community Hall 7-8pm
 
 
I am pleased to announce that the first meeting of a new Springfield Ward Forum will take place on Monday 2nd July from 7 - 8pm at the Webb Estate  Community Hall off Upper Clapton Road .

The purpose of the forum is to improve collaboration between local Councillors and residents. It is an opportunity for us to work together to design and deliver ways of improving the local area.  
The Springfield  Ward Forum will not be a typical Council meeting and does not seek to duplicate any of the existing work we do to address individual problems and casework issues. Instead we think its an exciting opportunity to bring people together to make a positive difference to the ward.
We hope you can come along on 2nd  July, meet your neighbours and share your ideas for the things you would like to work together to achieve in the local area. 

To prompt your thinking we thought that we would share some of our initial ideas for what the Springfield Ward Forum could do: 
  •  Mapping our Ward - How much do we know about our ward? Where  are the significant places and organisations? There will be a large map of Springfield at the meeting so we can share local knowledge.
  • Developing Springfield - How should Springfield develop in the future? How do we balance housing needs and the environment? How can community organisations work together?  How can we work together to improve local buildings such as the disused toilets on Clapton Common.
  • Olympics and Legacy - How will the forthcoming Olympics affect us in Springfield? What will be the legacy? Do we want to develop a sport for social change movement like the one in Stoke Newington.
  • Telling Local Stories – there is a wealth of information available about the history of the local area. However, we are not aware of anything that necessarily tells the stories of the people and families that have lived here. The forum could establish a local network to do this by bringing people to together, to talk and share their stories. These could then be shared more widely - online, for example. 
  • Local Photography – similar to the idea above, the forum could encourage people could share photographs of the local area over the years. People could bring photos to meetings, share them with others, and tell the stories related to them. Over time we could build up a visual representation of how the area has changed, which could be shared more widely. 
  • Skills Trading – there is a huge range of expertise in the local area. Based on Trade School London (http://www.tradeschool.coop/london/class) the forum could encourage people to share these skills with others. People could offer to teach a class (at a forum meeting) on something they have specific expertise (it could be photography, art, growing food, music, stone carving , anything, really). This would be done for free in exchange for somebody else offering to do the same thing, and so on and so forth. 
These are only ideas. They are intended to demonstrate that there is significant potential for the different types of things we could do through the forum. 

Importantly the work of the forum will be guided by you, so please do come along on 2ndJuly and get involved. 

If you would like to share any thoughts about the forum, please do not hesitate to email margaret.gordon@hackney.gov.uk



The Boat House Planning Application


The Planning Application - 2012/0669

affecting the Lea Rowing Club, The Boathouse, Spring Hill, Hackney, London E5

Will be heard by the Planning Committee at Hackney Town Hall on Wednesday 4th July 2012 at 7.00pm

The proposal is summarised below :

Partial demolition of single storey boathouse; rebuilding of boathouse and erection of extensions at ground and first floor level; refurbishment to existing rowing club boathouse to facilitate the provision of a new gym and support facilities; associated new refuse and recycling facilities and new cycle storage; external alterations including new windows, new balcony, new entrance, new skylights and solar panels to roof.

Full details here.
http://apps.hackney.gov.uk/servapps/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/Generic/StdDetails.aspx?PT=Planning%20Applications%20On-Line&TYPE=PL/PlanningPK.xml&PARAM0=168940&XSLT=/servapps/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/SiteFiles/Skins/Hackney/xslt/PL/PLDetails.xslt&FT=Planning%20Application%20Details&PUBLIC=Y&XMLSIDE=/servapps/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/SiteFiles/Skins/Hackney/Menus/PL.xml&DAURI=PLANNING

Springfield Park Activities



 Springfield Park Users Group Activities

Sunday, 24 June, 12.00 – 13.00 pm
HERB WALK in ROBIN HOOD GARDEN, on the former One O'Clock Club site at the junction of Spring Lane and Big Hill (bottom of Springfield Park)
Discover the wealth of medicinal plants growing in a local Community Garden. Find out more about the healing properties of common weeds and garden plants.
For further information please contact Medical Herbalist Elsa Hamaz on 07939 610 283.

Saturday, 30 June, 11 am - 4 pm
COMMUNITY FUN DAY with E5 ROOTS (the the new Jack Watts Food Growing Project set up by five residents on the estate).
At the Jack Watts Community Flat, 10 Detmold Road (opposite the Southwold School fete, happening on the same day). Free food, music, arts & crafts, plant sale, and food growing ideas and information.

For further information, contact foodgrowing_jackwatts@yahoo.co.uk, or see www.E5roots.wordpress.com

Springfield Community Action Panel agreed local policing priorities on 28th May 2012

Locally agreed priorities
Last updated June 2012
  • Anti Social Behaviour in general
  • Anti Social Behaviour related to alcohol
  • Motor vehicle crime
More details on the Springfield Community Action Panel
http://content.met.police.uk/Team/Hackney/Springfield

Sunday 19 February 2012

Women Forum Saturday 25th February 11am to 1pm

Women Forum Saturday 25th February 11am to 1pm



Radio 1 Big Weekend in Hackney 23/24 June

BBC Radio 1 is holding its Hackney Big Weekend on Hackney Marshes on the 23/24 June.
Headline acts will include Leona Lewis, Jack White, D'banj, Jessie J, Will.I.Am, Florence and the Machine, Tinie Tempah and Plan B.50% of tickets for this event will be allocated to Hackney residents.
Hackney Big Weekend will be a great opportunity for the borough. There will be workshops at the Radio 1 Academy in Hackney, open DJ sessions, visits from top artists and DJs and 20% of food concessions within the site will go to Hackney businesses.
Attendance is free for the event but a booking fee of £2.50 will be charged.
There is a two-step procedure for ticket allocation - registration is NOW OPEN.
Applicants must be over 16 years of age by 23 June 2012 and must first register their details online including uploading a recent photo.Once registered, applicants can then apply for tickets by phone or online starting on the 25th March.
Full details including frequently asked questions are available on the Radio 1 website.
Any new acts from East London interested in performing on the Introducing Stage can upload examples of their music at the BBC website.
All details of this exciting East London event are available at the special BBC Hackney Weekend website.

Hackney Council Current Consultations

The council are currently consulting on the future of Adult Social Care and the Public Sector Equality duty.

Consultation
Have your say on the development of our equality objectives
We are inviting residents, service users and other stakeholders to have their say on the development of our Equality objectives. Under the Equality Act 2010, Councils are required to develop and publish Equality objectives and set out how they will measure improvement to take their commitment forward over the next 3 to 4 years.
The consultation will run until 22 February 2012. Find out more and have your say on the equality objectives page.
Local account: how well we deliver adult social care services
The government has ended Care Quality Commission annual assessments of council adult social care services. In their place we are required to publish a local account to enable residents to judge how well we are performing against our priorities for adult social care.
We are inviting feedback from residents and other stakeholders on the content and format of this our first local account. The consultation runs from 20 December 2011 until 13 March 2012.
Find out more and have your say on the local account consultation page.Consultation
Have your say on the development of our equality objectives
We are inviting residents, service users and other stakeholders to have their say on the development of our Equality objectives. Under the Equality Act 2010, Councils are required to develop and publish Equality objectives and set out how they will measure improvement to take their commitment forward over the next 3 to 4 years.
The consultation will run until 22 February 2012. Find out more and have your say on the equality objectives page.
Local account: how well we deliver adult social care services
The government has ended Care Quality Commission annual assessments of council adult social care services. In their place we are required to publish a local account to enable residents to judge how well we are performing against our priorities for adult social care.
We are inviting feedback from residents and other stakeholders on the content and format of this our first local account. The consultation runs from 20 December 2011 until 13 March 2012.
Find out more and have your say on the local account consultation page.


http://www.hackney.gov.uk/consultation.htm

Springfield Safer Neighbourhood Team Priorities

Springfields Community Action Panel has set the current policing priorities.

1 Anti-Social Behaviour Harrington Hill/Maple Close
2 Motor Vehicle Crime
3 Burglary


Our priorities are set by your local neighbourhood panel. The panel is made up
of members of your community who meet regularly with us to discuss issues of
concern in your area and how they will be resolved. The following gives you
information about the priorities that have been set and the actions we are taking
to tackle them. If you are interested in becoming a neighbourhood panel
member please contact the safer neighbourhood team on 020 8721 2925 .

The next public meeting with the safer neighbourhood team will be held on 5th March at Leaview House Tenants Hall. 6pm to 7pm.

More Information can be found here.


http://content.met.police.uk/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheadername1=Content-Type&blobheadername2=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=application%2Fpdf&blobheadervalue2=inline%3B+filename%3D%22471%2F489%2Fpr_hackneyspringfield.pdf%22&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1283541795186&ssbinary=true