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Prior Weston is commemorating its 50th anniversary this year. at Prior Weston school

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COLPAI Project Weekly Work Update – W/C Monday 14 October 2019

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Dear NeighbourPlease see below activities relating to the COLPAI Project, which are due to take place from Monday 14 October 2019.Monday 14 October - Friday 18 OctoberWorks will include:CFA piling to…Continue

COLPAI Project Out of Hours Site Activities - Friday 11 October 2019

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Dear Neighbour We are writing to inform you about upcoming out of hours site activities on Friday 11 October 2019 at 6.30am. This work is to oversee the delivery of a piling rig. The piling rig will…Continue

COLPAI Project Weekly Works Update - Monday 7 October 2019

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Dear NeighbourPlease see below activities relating to the COLPAI Project, which are due to take place from Monday 30 September 2019.Monday 7 October - Friday 11 OctoberWorks will include:Installing…Continue

COLPAI Project Newsletter - Monday 2 October 2019

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Dear Neighbour Please find a link to the September COLPAI Project newsletter, which can be download…Continue

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Colpia Project Public Meeting at Golden Lane Community Centre

October 24, 2019 from 6pm to 7pm
Dear Neighbour  As you may be aware, the COLPAI Project Team will be holding a public meeting on Thursday 24 October 2019 from 6pm-7pm in the Golden Lane Estate Community Centre, Fann Street, London EC1Y 0RN. This event will be held to share an update on site activities and to answer any questions you may have about the works. This meeting will be an opportunity for the local community to receive more information regarding site progress. The meeting will feature a Question and Answer session…See More
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Colpia Project Public Meeting at Golden Lane Community Centre

October 24, 2019 from 6pm to 7pm
Dear Neighbour  As you may be aware, the COLPAI Project Team will be holding a public meeting on Thursday 24 October 2019 from 6pm-7pm in the Golden Lane Estate Community Centre, Fann Street, London EC1Y 0RN. This event will be held to share an update on site activities and to answer any questions you may have about the works. This meeting will be an opportunity for the local community to receive more information regarding site progress. The meeting will feature a Question and Answer session…See More
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Community Conversation: Our Open Spaces at Golden Lane Community Centre

October 24, 2019 from 7pm to 9:30pm
Our Open Spaces: who uses them, who pays for themResidents are increasingly concerned about non-resident use of the open spaces on the Estate. These issues were discussed at GLERA’s drop in at the Christmas Market 2018 and at the…See More
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COLPAI Project Weekly Work Update – W/C Monday 14 October 2019

Dear NeighbourPlease see below activities relating to the COLPAI Project, which are due to take place from Monday 14 October 2019.Monday 14 October - Friday 18 OctoberWorks will include:CFA piling to new school areaBackfilling to new residential areaUXO pile probing to the new residential footprintLorries bringing back fill material into siteExcavators filling muck away lorriesAsbestos watching briefAir quality monitoringEnvironmental monitoring. Saturday 19 October – Sunday 20 OctoberNo…See More
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The Standards Committee fails again….

TEXT OF AN EMAIL FROM COUNCILLOR HARROWER TO THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL ON 8 OCTOBER 2019  The Standards Committee fails again….The Standards Committee, at its meeting last Friday, did not abandon its policy of granting residential councillors dispensations to vote “only in exceptional circumstances", and will thus continue to disenfranchise the City’s residential electorate. It also failed to hold a proper vote itself in public. What happened? The Standards Chair asked for a vote on a…See More
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COLPAI Project Out of Hours Site Activities - Friday 11 October 2019

Dear Neighbour We are writing to inform you about upcoming out of hours site activities on Friday 11 October 2019 at 6.30am. This work is to oversee the delivery of a piling rig. The piling rig will arrive on-site via Golden Lane and will be switched off until normal site hours commence at 8am. Piling will not begin until Monday 14 October 2019.An ISG Construction Manager and three traffic marshals will be overseeing the delivery. We will ensure that the impact of these works is kept to a…See More
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Jacqueline Swanson commented on GLE Website Comms Team's blog post Letter to the Standards Committee from GLERA and BA
"What we as residents are asking for is ABSOLUTELY NORMAL and with precedent across the country.  The very fact that resident councillors get so many votes indicates they are best placed to represent the interests of their constituents and that…"
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Letter to the Standards Committee from GLERA and BA

From the Barbican Association and Golden Lane Estate Residents’ Association 3 October 2019 Dear Members of the Standards Committee We are disappointed not to have had a response to, or acknowledgement of, our letter to your committee of 9 August. We have read the papers on the Committee’s agenda for 4 October (including the minutes of the dispensations subcommittees) and we would just like to repeat our dismay, on behalf of a large body of City residents, that the Committee is still in effect…See More
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Open House: Great Arthur House roof garden at Golden Lane Community Centre

September 21, 2019 at 11am to September 22, 2019 at 5pm
As part of London Open House 2019 Great Arthur House Roof Garden will be open to residents on Saturday and to Open House visitors and residents on the Sunday.Please come to the Community Centre to register for all events.Roof GardenTickets for Roof Garden visits are now sold out online. However, there are still spaces for residents who would like to put their names down…See More
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COLPAI Project Weekly Work Update – W/C Monday 30 September 2019

Dear NeighbourPlease see below activities relating to the COLPAI Project, which are due to take place from Monday 30 September 2019.Monday 30 September - Friday 4 OctoberWorks will include:UXO Pile probing to the new school buildingsInstalling pile mat to new school buildingsBreaking out concrete hardstandingRemoving obstructions in groundInstalling new hoarding along Hatfield house site boundaryLorries bringing back fill material into siteExcavators filling muck away lorriesAsbestos watching…See More
Sep 29
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COLPAI Project Weekly Work Update – W/C Monday 23 September 2019

Dear NeighbourPlease see below activities relating to the COLPAI Project, which are due to take place from Monday 23 September 2019.Monday 23 September - Friday 27 September Works will include:XO Pile probing to school Installing pile mat to school hall & schoolBreaking out concrete hardstandingRemoving obstructions in groundWorking on Golden Lane footpath installing access crossover and installing new gates Installing new hoarding along Hatfield house site boundary Lorries bringing back…See More
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COLPAI Project Weekly Work Update – W/C Monday 16 September 2019

Dear NeighbourPlease see below activities relating to the COLPAI Project, which are due to take place from Monday 16 September 2019. Monday 16 September - Friday 20 SeptemberWorks will include:UXO pile probing in the school and school hall areaBreaking out hardstanding concrete toward the front of the siteRemoving obstructions in the ground to the front of the siteWork on the Golden Lane footpath to install access crossoverInstillation of a temporary heras fence hoarding along Baltic…See More
Sep 16
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I Goggin replied to GLE Website Comms Team's discussion Status of the footpaths and roads on the Estate
"Hi there - ah, apologies - I didn’t read who posted it properly. Thanks for getting back. I only noticed it yesterday evening and this morning and I know from my partner that is was closed earlier in the week too. however it appears to be open…"
Sep 12
GLE Website Comms Team replied to GLE Website Comms Team's discussion Status of the footpaths and roads on the Estate
"Hi there As Vernon didn't make this post (he just gave me permission to upload his findings) he probably see your response. I suspect that the gate has been closed because of anti-social behaviour and concerns expressed re our Open Spaces. Is…"
Sep 12
GLE Website Comms Team posted a discussion

Conditions Update

We are writing to let you know that information has been submitted to discharge Conditions 24 and 25. Please find these below:Condition 24 - Materials - SchoolLondon Borough of Islington - P2019/2524/AODCity of London - 19/00877/MDCCondition 25 - Materials - ResidentialLondon Borough of Islington - P2019/2524/AODCity of London - 19/00877/MDCWith best wishesCOLPAI Project TeamSee More
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The Standards Committee fails again….

Posted on October 10, 2019 at 10:00 0 Comments

TEXT OF AN EMAIL FROM COUNCILLOR HARROWER TO THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL ON 8 OCTOBER 2019 
 
The Standards Committee fails again….
The Standards Committee, at its meeting last Friday, did not abandon its policy of granting residential councillors dispensations to vote “only in exceptional circumstances", and will thus continue to disenfranchise the…
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Letter to the Standards Committee from GLERA and BA

Posted on October 3, 2019 at 9:20 1 Comment

From the Barbican Association and Golden Lane Estate Residents’ Association

 

3 October 2019

 

Dear Members of the Standards Committee

 

We are disappointed not to have had a response to, or acknowledgement of, our letter to your committee of 9 August.

 

We have read the papers on the Committee’s agenda for 4 October (including the minutes of the dispensations subcommittees) and we would just like to repeat our dismay,…

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Standards Committee meets because of the residents’ petition, and.... IGNORES it!

Posted on September 8, 2019 at 9:30 0 Comments

From Cllr Graeme Harrower (member for the business ward of Bassishaw), supporter of GLE resident Cllr Sue Pearson, residents' rights and Standards Committee reform.

Dear Resident

Concern over standards in the City Corporation is increasing as some members of the Standards Committee devise increasingly bizarre excuses to resist the erosion of its power over residential councillors.

For example, in the Dispensations Sub-Committee meeting on 4 June, a "co-opted"…

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City Corporation Snubs Residents Again

Posted on July 7, 2019 at 15:00 0 Comments

In April the Court of Common Council was presented with a petition signed by over 1,100 City residents declaring 'no confidence' in the City's standards regime.The key issue being that resident Councillors are not able to represent their constituents on matters which affect their constituents no less than themselves without obtaining ‘dispensations’ that are…

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