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Email from BVAG : OBVNF Council propose formal mediation
“OBVNF
Council propose formal mediation
Just as we sent yesterday’s mailout highlighting the Councl’s dilemma over recognising OBVNF we received the letter below effectively acknowledging it.
They have proposed a formal mediation.
Also see my response below.
Next Wednesday’s meeting will need to discuss and formalise our position and also select a delegation for the mediation meeting. But in case we are able to organise it for earlier next week please call if you are interested in being part of the delegation; it should be a bit like Tsipras/Varoufakis -v- the Troika.”
Intergenerational events at London Bubble Theatre.
London Bubble makes theatre with people of all ages. We hope you can join us for some of our intergenerational events coming up in the next few weeks. There are limited places for all events so please contact lucy@londonbubble.org.uk or call us on 020 7237 4434 to book.
All events take place at London Bubble, 5 Elephant Lane, SE16 4JD.
Transport: Rotherhithe over ground, Bermondsey or Canada Water jubilee line. Buses: 47, 188, 381, C10, P12
Hopelessly De-Voted performances
Sun 7th June, 5pm & 6.30pm
Tickets from £5
Our current intergenerational theatre performance, exploring people’s opinions on our electoral system.
Book tickets HERE
Creativity & Wellbeing week 7th-12th June, free.
How can theatre look after its wellbeing as well as the wellbeing of those who make and participate in making theatre?
Join us as we celebrate Creativity & Wellbeing week with a series of events, performances and conversations. You’re welcome to join us for as much of the week as you would like to.
Full programme details available HERE
Healthwatch Southwark – FREE public Forum, 10th of June
Email from BVAG – Meeting, Wednesday 27th May 6.30pm
Meeting Neighbourhood Plan – next steps
Wednesday 27th May 6.30pm Globe House
Faced with the letter drafted with the help of our legal Counsel (full text here) the Council are now clearly wondering whether they can
(1) brazenly refuse to permit the meeting we propose together with the DCLG and
(2) Press on with their proposed refusal of our application with any confidence that they will not be the first council in the Country to be ordered by a court to stop obstructing local involvement in planning.
Whatever they decide, a meeting is called for and so please try and come next Wednesday to discuss our next steps.
Free Street Football sessions – referrals taken until 21st May.
Blackfriars Estate TRA Fun Day Saturday 23rd May 1-4pm
@ministryofsound DJing @Tate @TfL Dr Bike
@stjohnswaterloo honey for sale!
London Photo Festival, 14th- 16th May.
Festival Dates and Venue
The London Photo Festival will be open from the 14th- 16th May 2015.
14th May 10.30am – 6.00pm ( 6.30pm – 9.00pm Masterclass Talk)
15th May 10.30am – 8.00pm (Free 6pm – 8pm Click‘n Clique Evening)
16th May 10.30am – 6.00pm
The Festival is FREE to visit.
Address:
The Crypt (St George the Martyr Church)
Borough High Street
London
SE1 1JA
Get Active – Southwark Cycle Loan Scheme.
Are you thinking about taking up cycling? Whether it’s for fun, fitness or you just want an easy way to get around, there’s lots of help available to get you back in the saddle.
If you are aged 16 and over, live, work or study in Southwark, finding out if cycling suits you has never been easier.
For only £10 you can borrow a quality bike for a month. We include a helmet, bike lock and high visibility vest so you’re ready to ride. And if, at the end of the month, you want to buy your bike, we can offer some great discounts.
More information here:
http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200123/cycling/3738/cycle_loan_scheme
Email from BVAG – Council reject OBVNF Application
“As our supporters are acutely aware, the Council has long resisted the idea of a BVAG coordinated neighbourhood forum – knowing that we will not meet their condition of being subservient to the Council.
We have just been notified that the latest justification for refusal has been crafted and published on the Council’s website just in time for compliance with the Council’s legal deadline. See [link]
The decision Notice/Report/Recommendation bears the name of Juliet Seymour, as usual, but as we know, it is the work of her bosses. Our legal Counsel has been consulted on how we can proceed and we are looking to set up a meeting with a representative from DCLG in the face of further obvious evidence of determination from the Council to obstruct any neighbourhood plan that may clash with their own objectives for the area.
Help from any followers will be appreciated in identifying the anonymous objectors – the identity of several of whom is obvious. Most are of course sour grapes from the former members of the defunct, Council-sponsored BNF and others whose purse strings are controlled by the Council.
More news to follow as the picture becomes clearer.”
Tabard Gardens North T&RA 