🗑️ Overflowing commercial waste bins and flytipping
🚗 I also put in a written question to Full Council about the traffic issues around Wyborne School

If I can help with anything - do get in touch: Lauren.dingsdale@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

In terms of casework, here are some of the issues I have raised on residents’ behalf:

🏠I visited a resident in Eltham to discuss planning concerns
🏚️ Several housing repairs requests
🚦The Averyhill/ Footscray Road crossroads (with TFL, again!)

I was particularly pleased to hear the Plumstead police counter was to remain open and that shops in Eltham High Street are being given radio links to tackle shoplifting.

👮‍♀️The need for a lollipop person at Wyborne School
💷 Applications to the Greenwich Neighbourhood Growth Fund
🏚️Housing repairs

If I can help with anything - do get in touch: Lauren.dingsdale@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

In terms of casework, here are some of the issues I have raised on residents’ behalf:

🏠Held a councillor surgery in New Eltham to discuss planning concerns
🌳 Pruning street trees
🚗 Speeding down residential roads

📄Drafted the Overview and Scrutiny annual report, which will be presented to the next Full Council 📄

If I can help with anything - do get in touch: Lauren.dingsdale@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

🏃 I’ve also started to train for the Big Half, which I’m running in memory of my Dad. All money raised goes to the Mayor’s Charity Fund (Dementia support and Children’s Centres). Feel free to sponsor me here: justgiving.com/page/laurend...

🏖️ Coordinated ward funding across 4 different wards to help fund a trip to the seaside for our Children’s Centres families 🏖️ 💷

👧 Visited the St Mary’s School Council. It was wonderful answering their questions and hearing what they’ve achieved this year for their school and for their community🧒

🏚️I continue to chase the possibility of the Council taking on the burnt out house on Alderwood Road. It’s private property, so our powers are limited, but I would love to see it turned into an RBG family home🏚️

If I can help with anything - do get in touch: Lauren.dingsdale@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

🚗 I have raised technical issues which relate to applying for visitor parking permits 🚗

🧹 I have raised street cleaning issues on Eastmor Road 🧹

🤝 I visited a tenant and raised some maintenance and anti-social behaviour issues 🤝

There are fewer council meetings over school holidays but I’ve been busy picking up lots of casework, including:

🗑️ Requesting more bin collections for Eltham Park South on Sundays and Mondays (when the park keeper is off) due to the constant problems of overflowing bins following the weekend 🗑️

🏠 I have received a lot of correspondence about the proposed STC site - I would like to reassure residents that I will be objecting to this proposed development on metropolitan open land 🏠

If I can help with anything - do get in touch: Lauren.dingsdale@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

🚗 I spoke to council officers outside St Mary’s Catholic Primary about the proposed school street. Any local parents and residents who would like to feedback - please let me know 🚗

🍓 My family and I joined the Roots4Life family fun day with Councillor Fahy, who got on the smoothie bike and made us both a smoothie! The kids also loved the bouncy castles and we picked up a sunflower too 🌻

📑 I presented the Scrutiny Work Programme to Full Council and it was unanimously approved. As part of drafting the programme, we used the results from our public survey - thanks to all who responded 📑

🎾 Yesterday I popped by Footscray Rugby Club to speak to Padelstars about their plans to build some Padel Tennis Courts at the Club. Please do let me know if you have any concerns about this 🎾

If I can help with anything - do get in touch: Lauren.dingsdale@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

📑 I’ve been working closely with the Scrutiny team and the Scrutiny Chairs to draft next year’s work programme, which should be approved at Full Council in May. As part of this we used the results from our public survey - thanks to all who responded 📑

👩‍⚖️ I held a surgery at the Eltham Centre and have raised casework about anti social behaviour and improvements needed to social housing 👩‍⚖️

🏏 We have been successful at securing funding from the England Cricket Board to improve our cricket offering at Avery Hill Park and Eltham Park South 🏏