Support the Raine’s petition at the town hall

Mickey Ambrose from the Parents Action group.

Please can anybody who has the time to support a protest at the Tower Hamlets Council Town Hall next week on 17. July 2018 from 17:30* onwards. Many parents from the school will be attending an academic reward evening that the brilliant Raine’s Foundation hosts for hard-working pupils at Raine’s Foundation school on that day.  Please read the latest up-date on the protest in an East London Advertiser article. TV and press coverage will be at the town hall. Mickey Ambrose is going to support the pupils and parents.

So far the protests have brought the council to amend the consultation documents on 3. July due to the legal pressure that the Steering Group has brought. The consultation period has been extended till the end of July. Raine’s Foundation will now not turn away any pupils that were offered places. The closure is on hold and press statements will be made by the solicitors acting for the Raine’s Foundation Steering group today. Please keep an eye on this page for further information.

* I put 17:30 though the council meeting starts at 19:00. It is a good idea to come early, there are 3 petitions on the day:

The agenda of the full council meeting on 17. July 2019 lists 3 petitions:

CCTV, Stepney Green school, Raine’s Foundation school.

The council chamber will be very full and my own experience – from a CCTV petition I presented previously – is that most visitors will have to sit in the side room. If you come early you get a chance to sit in the chamber. Please bring posters saying ‘Save Raine’s’ or ‘Keep Raine’s school open‘. Anybody not able to print or make a poster, can get one from me please contact the webmaster for this. It is very important that as many as possible come to support their beloved school.

 

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Meeting with Mayor John Biggs

Old Ford Road residents meeting

Please come along to St James the Less Church Hall on 25th June
from 7-9pm to hear from the Mayor and Council officials about
local traffic and environmental issues affecting Old Ford Road…

Attending from London Borough of Tower Hamlets:

• Mayor John Biggs
• Cllr Sirajul Islam, Statutory Deputy Mayor & Cabinet Member for Housing
• Cllr David Edgar, Cabinet Member for the Environment
• Cllr Ahbab Hossain, Ward member for Bethnal Green
• Cllr Dan Tomlinson, Ward Member for Bromley North
• Margaret Cooper, Head of Engineering for Public Realm
• Dan Jones, Divisional Director for Public Realm

Agenda:

1. Improving the quality of life in Tower Hamlets/Bethnal Green – the bigger picture
   1. Update on the “Neighbourhood Refresh” (walkabout September 2018)
   2. Air Quality – implementation of the Tower Hamlets Air Quality Action Plan
   3. Resident engagement consultation
2. Old Ford Road – general update/overview
   1. Update on the LBTH road improvement scheme
   2. Transport for London proposals for the Hackney to Isle of Dogs Cycling and Walking improvements – potential knock-on effect on Old Ford Road
3. Old Ford Road – specific issues/proposals
   1. Incidents of accidents since the scheme’s introduction
   2. 20 mph speed enforcement
   3. Buses – speeding, safety
   4. Cycling – provision for safe cycling on Old Ford Road
   5. Trees and greening of the road
4. OFR FLyer 250619 final[34580]

For further information please contact john.griffiths@rocketsciencelab.co.uk (No.134)

Please click OFR FLyer 250619 final[34580]to see the flyer.

 

Eid Party

Residents are cordially invited to the Parkview Estate Eid Party 2019

Saturday 22. June 2019 between 11AM – 3PM

At the Glasshouse Community Centre, 161 Old Ford Road, London E2

There will be food and refreshments available.

Activities for children include: lucky dip, hemma/mendhi painting, arts and crafts.

This is a resident led event with support from the Residents Association. Please ensure all children are accompanied by a responsible adult.

Protest at Raine’s Foundation

To up-date there are going to be consultation meetings at the following locations and dates:

1. PARENTS CONSULTATION MEETING 19TH JUNE – OAKLANDS SCHOOL – 6PM
2. OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY MEETING – 25TH JUNE – 6pm TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL, MULBERRY PLACE, TOWN HALL, 5 CLOVE CRESCENT, LONDON E14 2BG
3. PARENTS CONSULTATION MEETING – 26TH JUNE – 6pm RAINES

Please also note that the Raine’s Foundation Trust does not support the closure of the school and has never agreed to it. The Council had been asked in writing to remove the false references to the Raine’s Foundation Trust supporting the closure from the Consultation document.

Show your support to

See local press report about the protest

• save our local Secondary School Raine’s Foundation from closure and
• support the students
• support the teachers and staff of the school.

Venue: Raine’s Foundation Upper School, Approach Road, London E2

Time: 3-5pm      Date: Friday, 14. June 2019

Also it is impressed upon parents and supporters to complain directly to Ofsted and the Secretary of State for Education.

1. Please send your email of complaint to enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk and mark it for the attention of Daniel Burton HM Inspector to say you are very unhappy and shocked that after his own positive inspection of Raines in 2018 you are now shocked to learn that 4 months later Tower Hamlets are closing the school or words to that affect without a parents evening or public consultation etc
2. Please send your email of complaint to Secretary of State for Education Damian Hinds regarding Tower Hamlets decision to close Raines email address is damian.hinds.mp@parliament.uk ( our local councillors with the exception of Andrew and Rabina, don’t seem to want to know.)

3. also to complain to Ofsted send email to enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk and mark it for the attention of Daniel Burton HM Inspector.

Oaklands school apology about bad behaviour of pupils

I have seen and heard many complaints on Facebook and personally that Oaklands pupils are very unwelcoming and swear at Raine’s visitors to keep them away. It is hard to understand that Ofsted still thinks that Oaklands is an excellent school without inspecting them further.

Also a recent article points out that Oaklands pupils bought and drank alcohol before school.

4. An online petition is still open to sign.

Further reference from East London Lines.

new concrete factory near Olympic Park proposal

Currently school children in Tower Hamlets already suffer 10% less lung capacity due to air quality in the borough. Please sign a petition against a concrete factory.

As Sewardstone Road and Old Ford Road are feeder roads towards the East, any more traffic congestion in Bow through concrete lorries will affect the traffic through our estate and make things worst.

A recent application to built a concrete and asphalt factory in Bow Common had been refused after extensive protests but now there is a very similar application to try again.

Everybody commuting in the borough will have suffered from severe traffic delays, due to concrete lorries coming out of the current concrete distributor in Wick Lane, they are near the Bow Flyover. A Conrete Factory will cause more delays and severely reduce air quality in the borough.

Therefore please support a petition

Step the Concrete Factories next to the Olympic Park and rezone the site from being SIL has been launched by the Tower Hamlets Extinction Rebellion. Please sign.