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Police and a recent LAT meeting
After a summer of repeated and in some cases criminal disturbances, the local police support community officers (PSCOs) are back on the beat. Julie has returned from long-term sick leave and will be patrolling alternate days with Graham which we believe will help reduce excessive noise, anti-social behaviour, littering, dog fouling and suspected criminal activity such as drug dealing and discarded…
Maintenance of the gardens
As Council budgets become tighter and resources strain to keep up standards, unfortunately maintenance of our public gardens is not of the highest priority. A senior Council official recently stated that if budget cuts continue to be necessary at the present rate, there may be little or nothing left for public parks and gardens by…
Communal rubbish bins survey
We were asked by our Ward Councillor, Ollie Sykes, for a view on how residents now feel about communal black bins for the garden squares. So we mailed our membership and invited comments. Only 10% responded, which is disappointing for an important subject on which everybody seems to have an opinion! Responses were mixed with…
Send us your summer photos of P&A
This has been wonderfully warm and sunny summer and many of you must have taken great photos of this area. If you have any you would like to share or we might use on our website, do send them to info@fopa.co.uk so that we can add them to our image archive.
Brunswick in Bloom wins again
Brunswick Town has once again won a Silver Gilt award for South and South East in Bloom. Against a background of dimishing resources for our Council run public gardens this is quite an achievement. Thanks go to our gardener of many years, Graham, who managed to have the gardens looking as good as possible under…
Dog controls in the gardens
Following a number of complaints from residents about the large numbers of dogs congregating in particularly Adelaide Crescent gardens, and a sometimes intimidating group of dog owners there, we asked the Council for a statement about the current controls, given that Brunswick Square has a ban on dogs. This was the response we received from…
Some Sunny Day! Composting News Issue 14
Indian Summer is here – it’s official! We have a new team monitoring in September – Victoria and Andrew. Here is the current position: ‘active’ box No 2 has been filling up, so box 3, about 3/4 full of mature compost, was emptied this morning into three heavy duty black plastic bags. Box 3 is…
Keep your home secure this summer
There is always a rise in burglaries during the summer because of unsecured windows and doors. On warm days and nights we all love to leave our windows open but this is an invitation to some. Don’t make it easy for burglars, check these essential home security tips and take the time to be aware…
Palmeira Mansions service roads
If ever there were a success story for an action group of residents then this is it. For years the unadopted service roads in front of the two terraces of Palmeira Mansions have deteriorated and become a car park for freeloaders and abandoned vehicles. Nobody was sure who owned these roads and the Council refused…
Reginald C French 1925-2013
We say a sad farewell to one of the Square’s best known and longest residents. Randall Hart, his partner of 53 years and one of FOPA’s founders writes: Reg was born in West Ham; his mother Grace had forgotten it was New Year and thought the bells were ringing for her new arrival. When he came…
