Latimer Chest Hospital consultation

On March 19, 2023 By Johanna KaschkeIn Bethnal Green, Bethnal Green & Bow, Housing, MeetingsLeave a comment

Get involved with the new proposals to finally build onto the former London Chest Hospital site, which is empty since almost a decade now. Many residents are fed up looking at the boarded up area, which attracts graffiti and looks unsightly. It affects people’s moods because neglected areas are always downing people’s spirits.

See the Latimer Developer’s site for all the details of the consultation.

Public exhibitions

Join us at our drop-in events at Bethnal Green Methodist Church, Approach Road, E2 9JP on:

Wednesday 22 March | 6pm to 8pm

Saturday 25 March | 11am–2pm

Online webinar

Via Zoom
Thursday 23 March | 6pm – 7pm

Proposals include:

Retain the Mulberry in its current location
create the most sustainable scheme possible
Deliver high-quality homes
Retain and refurbish the main grade II listed main hospital building
deliver more public open space.

Plant giveaway and Spring festival

On March 16, 2023 By Johanna KaschkeIn Charity, Environment, Festivals, Horticulture, Parkview estate, Parkview Growing Scheme, RecreationLeave a comment

Come and get free plants for your balconies, pots on

Saturday 3. June 2023

10am – 11am from the Glasshouse garden.

Further details when available. For queries please email secretaryparkview@gmail.Com

Thank you

On December 24, 2022 By Johanna KaschkeIn Big Society, Festivals, Glasshouse, Housing, Parkview estate, Residents

from our community to all those who serviced the estate, helped residents, delivered and cleaned and cared.

Also to our councillors and the volunteers running the Glasshouse Community Centre and the Residents Association.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Houseboats

On December 14, 2022 By Johanna KaschkeIn Environment, Health care, Local Government, Parkview estate, Residents, Safer Neighbourhoods, TRA

The effect of houseboats on residents in the winter has been severe because the fumes from fires in the boats rise up and affect residents quality of life.

We had asked for electric charging points for boats and also notice with delight that many houseboats carry solar energy panels.

Tower Hamlets Council provides advice for houseboat owners and we would strongly recommend to follow them.

Smoke control
Open fires and wood burning stoves
ready to burn legislation
Canal Boat users

Are a few points advised about on this page.

Smoke from canal boat users is also a big issue. Residents contact the council on a regular basis to report smoke nuisance. If using wood for fuel it should be well-seasoned and dry.

Waste wood should never be used as it is likely to contain chemicals that will be emitted when the wood is burned. Boat users should consider using smokeless fuels as an alternative.

The council has produced a “Cleaner Air for All on the Waterways” guide to help boaters protect their health, reduce pollution and improve the surrounding environment.

Residents can report smoke nuisance to the council’s Environmental Health and Trading Standards Service on 020 7364 5008 or email environmental.protection@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Neighbourhood Watch Signs

On November 25, 2022 By Johanna KaschkeIn Crime, Neighbourhood Watch, Parkview estate, Parkview Neighbourhood Watch, Residents, Safer Neighbourhoods, Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets Homes

We are delighted to announce that Tower Hamlets Council and Tower Hamlets Police are sponsoring Neighbourhood Watch signs for external attachment onto lamp posts.

Soon we plan to erect signs in Sewardstone Road, St. James’ Avenue and Old Ford Road.

If you wish to help with the attachment of the signs to lamp posts, please contact us.

To become a member of Parkview Neighbourhood, Watch please register here.

Parkview Neighbourhood Watch has been founded in 2007 and we work closely with

Please contact us in case of query

Community Action Day

On November 22, 2022 By Johanna KaschkeIn Education, Environment, Horticulture, Meetings, Recycling, Rubbish

from 12 noon – 4pm at Middleton Green, date 3rd December 2022

· learn about the Council’s waste removal policy

· do a litter pick,

· practise how to engage with local business

1. Stall at in Middleton Green Park as a base for activities including:
i. Various leaflets and publications on Council provided waste management and recycling provision and support
ii. A fun waste related activity which public can participate
iii. Engaging about waste and recycling.
2. Short survey: Volunteers conduct surveys to ask residents, traders and visitors about environmental issues in and around the Bethnal Green area.
3. Business engagement – Volunteer groups to carry out door to door engagement looking for businesses to sign up to TH_IS Community Clean & Green scheme, encouraging owners to take ownership of their impact on the local environment. Those who agree will be offered a window sticker and a graffiti/sticker cleaning kit to promote shop front cleaning and maintenance.
4. Litter picking: Volunteer litter picking groups will be operate every 30 minutes to help clean the area

For those of you who wish to help please see the following plan for the day

Our draft itinerary for the day.
11am – meet at Middleton Green Park BG if you want to help set up
12pm – Live – event start
1pm – 2pm – organised litter picks- little competition
2pm – 4pm – volunteer business engagement in coordinated groups – identifying partners and issuing graffiti kits and stickers
1pm – lunch
4pm – close – derig and pack up
5pm – offsite –

We would be grateful if you can pay us a visit and participate with any of the planned activities during the day.

Employability event

On October 31, 2022 By Johanna KaschkeIn Charity, Children, courses, Education, Health care, Sport

employability themed event that the West Ham United Foundation hosting this Thursday 3^rd November at the Foundation Hub in the Beckton offices. The event is part of the Employ me London programme that aims to support 16-24 year old young people who are NEET and have SEND.

Areas to be recruited from:

Tower Hamlets
Newham
Redbridge
Barking & Dagenham

Date: 3rd November 2022

Time: 18:00 – 19:30

Beckton Office E6 5NS

For more details contact:

CHanrahan@westhamunited.co.uk

Antony Kyriakou Akyriakou@westhamunited.co.uk

Garden maintenance

On October 19, 2022 By Johanna KaschkeIn Environment, Parkview estate, Parkview Growing Scheme, Recreation, Residents, Tower Hamlets Homes, Weather

Those trees produce a lot of shade and make it impossible to use the garden as such.

We love trees but not everywhere. Smaller plants need light. We can use the garden to plant flowers and food as soon as these shady trees are removed.

We have a record number of trees on our estate. In the region of 200 trees, which is a lot for an inner city estate. Let’s have some space for flowers, fruit, vegetables and let the sunlight in.

East Park school

On September 30, 2022 By Johanna KaschkeIn Bethnal Green, Bethnal Green & Bow, Schools

Proposals to re-open the former Raine’s Foundation school as East Park School are under way. This should be interesting reading for our local parents and those interested in Church of England Secondary Education.

An open evening for interested parties is planned for Thursday 6. October 2022 from 6 – 8pm. You may plan ahead and book your place, for an in-person participation, using Eventbrite bookings.