Low traffic neighbourhoods

Leaflets have appeared on the estate encouraging people to support Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. I have a whole raft of messages from people who are extremely concerned about their own and their neighbours’ safety in those cut-off zones.

They are cut off from

• Emergency access
• deliveries
• taxi drop offs and pick ups

Please read the article and the comments people make.

Old Bethnal Green Road hub seems to have become a paradise for drug dealing. People are afraid to walk home without traffic and exposed without being able to get a taxi to drop them off near their doors. Health care workers take longer to reach patients.

Bethnal Green ward Facebook group

There is a new Bethnal Green SNT ward Facebook group.

There are the latest statistics published each month and people from within that wider area can discuss Neighbourhood Watch issues. All SNT news letters will also be made available in this group.

Membership of this group is closely moderated and it is run by a police approved MSA from the National Neighbourhood Watch network.

Apply to join the group here | register with Ourwatch here

March 2021 depiction of harassment cases.

Free bike marking event

In conjunction with

• BikeRegister
• Met Police

This event will be held

Date: Saturday, 12th. June 2021
Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Location: Entrance to Victoria Park, Bonner Gate, Approach Road, E2 see map

email: cemailbox-.bikemarking@met.police.uk to book your place.

Bicycle storage consultation

All residents of Parkview Estate are welcome to participate in our questionnaire and consultation about bicycle storage spaces on Parkview Estate.

Please complete the questionnaire to ascertain whether and what sort of bicycle storage is needed on Parkview Estate.

It is very important that you respond to this survey because responses will be used to determine further deployment or removal of already existing storage units on the estate.

Your data will be shared with Tower Hamlets Homes, Tower Hamlets Council and the Parkview Residents Association for evaluation.

The forthcoming meeting of the Tower Hamlets Neighbourhood Watch Association has also invited the Tower Hamlets Cycling and Walking Champion Councillor Kyrsten Perry and the Mayor to discuss cycling storage among other issues. This meeting will take place on 22. June 2021 18:00 – 20:00 at the Glasshouse, organised by the Tower Hamlets Neighbourhood Watch Association.

Today on the estate

We fixed a bird nesting box back onto a tree, which was broken and had been fixed again. Also the basket ball hoop is back up.

A maximum of six people can play in the pitch at the same time.

Free bike marking event

In conjunction with

• BikeRegister
• Met Police

This event will be held

Date: Saturday, 10th. April 2021
Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Location: Weavers Fields E2 6HD see map

You must pre-register by contacting: StepneyGreen.SNT@met.police.uk

Bike register deters cycle thieves and reunites stolen bikes with their owners. Working in partnership with all UK police forces.

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There is also a FREE Dr. Bike event, which is run by Tower Hamlets Council and Bikeworks

6. April 2021 9:00 – 12:00, Victoria Park Hub E3 2JU.

Please note the two events are not connecte.

Questionnaire

Please complete our Neighbourhood Watch Questionnaire click here to complete.

How satisfied are you with crime reporting, safety and other issues on the estate?

Parkview Neighbourhood Watch meeting

Residents and those using the area, are cordially invited to attend a meeting of

Parkview Neighbourhood Watch

Saturday, 17. April 2021 at 17:00

venue, the Glasshouse Community Centre, 161 Old Ford Road, London E2 9QB.

The meeting will be attended by

Officers from Bethnal Green Safer Neighbourhood Team from Met Police

Rev. Chris Newman-Day from St. James the Less Church

We may discuss any issues which bother you.

Please let us know in advance if you have any particular concerns.

An NHS Covid QR code will be available for the meeting to scan into the NHS covid app.

Get ready for the 2021 gardening season

Already we can prepare our crops to be planted outside later in the spring indoors. Seeds can be germinated in pots ready for planting.

Most of our residents have window boxes, balcony boxes or balconies. Some have gardens. There are many great websites available, which tell us what to prune, plant, tend and when.

No gardening effort is too great or small. Indoor gardening has become a fashion for many houseplant lovers too.

If you want to show off your indoor or outdoor gardening efforts, please contact us with pictures.

Ombudsman confirms findings

Following my complaint about estate maintenance, which the Ombudsman decided in my favour, Tower Hamlets Homes launched an appeal , which has now been dismissed by the Ombudsman, upholding the complaint.