Following on from the last T&RA meeting, the email below was sent to all of the candidates standing for election in Chaucer ward on 7th May, apart from one independent candidate with contact details. The responses will also be posted on this website:

“ASB on Tabard Gardens

Dear Chaucer Ward candidates

At meetings of Tabard Gardens North T&RA meeting, residents have spoken about several issues  adversely affecting them including: difficulty contacting officers; repairs not done properly or in a timely way; issues reported to the Council but not dealt with or even acknowledged; a breakdown in the relation between the Council and residents and also the T&RA. 

Particular concerns have been raised recently about how ASB is dealt with, with officers seeming to lack the skills, knowledge or even will to deal with ASB properly and provide residents with the help and support they deserve. There have even been incidents of abuse in the community hall, witnessed by officers in a building supposedly with zero tolerance policy to abuse, but where the Council flatly refuse to act.

If elected to represent the ward on 7th May, how would you restore resident’s confidence in the Council, ensure residents can live free from the stress and worry of ASB, when in their homes or in the community, and are properly supported if they do face problems?

If elected, we would be happy to discuss these issues and more with you at a T&RA meeting.

Peter Davis

Chair, on behalf of the Tabard Gardens North T&RA committee.”­