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Studio in alarming state of disrepair -
WBRA writes in support of the Friends of the Studio. Closure of Beckenham public toilets - what do you think? Results of Crystal Palace Park Public Inquiry.
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Your Representatives
Jim Dowd (Lab) MP for Lewisham West & Penge
Monthly surgery held at Anerley Town Hall. Website at www.jimdowd.org.uk
Bob Stewart (Con) MP for Beckenham
Fortnightly constituency surgeries on Friday evenings. Appointments 020 7219 7011
Penge & Cator Councillors
Cllr Kathy Bance (Lab), Cllr Peter Fookes (Lab), Cllr John Getgood (Lab)
You can contact your Penge & Cator councillors by post, 'phone, email or at their regular street stall outside the Post Office on Penge High Street between 10.45 and 12.15 on the first Saturday of every month.
Website at www.pengeandcatorcouncillors.co.uk
Clock House Councillors
Cllr Reg Adams (Lib Dem)
Cllr Adams can be contacted at any time by 'phone or by email at Reg.Adams@bromley.gov.uk and he aims to reply immediately.
LONDON OVERGROUND New Rail Service to London
A great new rail service has recently opened which could benefit the residents of Beckenham. Its called London Overground and seems to be a hybrid of a rail and tube system. It goes from Dalston Junction to New Cross/Crystal Palace and West Croydon.
The nearest stations for most Beckenham residents will be at Penge West or Anerley. Trains run very 15 minutes all through the day.
Approximately 25 minutes after joining the train at Penge West you can transfer onto the Underground at Canada Water to take the Jubilee Line
to London Bridge or Waterloo or Canary Wharf. Both Anerley and Canada Water have lifts for full access. For anyone wanting to travel to
North/East London this service will save a lot of time as the trains call at Whitechapel and Shoreditch. For full details of the stations and
accessibility on this line go onto the Transport for London website www.tfl.gov.uk.
The good thing for Freedom pass holders is that you can travel at anytime on these trains - unlike the rail network which can't be used before 9.30 am.
So if you have an early appointment in London this could be the way to go.
Belinda Price
POLICE - Safer Neighbourhood
teams in your area
There are currently twenty-two Safer Neighbourhood Teams and two Safer Transport Teams in Bromley borough each with their own websites. To find out more about each team and what they are doing to make your community safer, please click on link below.
http://cms.met.police.uk
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FOXES
Rosanna Cavallo
This is a much-discussed topic at present and one that residents are starting to ask about. This is the latest information we have and comes from Bromley Environmental Health and Trading Standards.
There is additional information on the Bromley website at
http://www.bromley.gov.uk/
environment/envhealth/pests/foxes
Foxes are not and never have been classified as vermin, and local authorities have no legal obligation to act against them. We offer residents the following information:
The Urban Fox Deterrent (Fox Project) provides information to householders to solve fox problems without resorting to capital punishment. Their enquiry telephone number is 01892 826222 - 24-hours pre-recorded advice line.
If a resident has problems -
'Scoot' is a repellent which can be used to deter foxes from digging and fouling on lawns. It should be diluted and sprayed onto the lawn where the problem is occurring.
'GetOff My Garden' is a solid repellent and can be used to deter repeated digging or fouling in specific areas. It should be placed in the holes where foxes are digging or in other areas where foxes are paying particular attention.
'Wash Off' is a scent neutraliser and can be used to deter repeated fouling and urinating on hard surfaces by removing the fox's scent so it cannot mark the areas successfully
The above can be purchased from garden centres, DIY or hardware stores and must be used accoridng to the manufacturers' safety instructions.
'Jayes' repellents no longer work.
'Renardine' is now illegal.
Foxes regularly change their habitat and will have at least three homes as their territory. Poisoning and gassing foxes is illegal and carries a £5,000 fine per animal.
For injured foxes please ring the Mobile Ambulance - Tel: 07778 909092 - 9.00am - 9.00pm daily.
Environmental Health & Trading Standards
London Borough of Bromley - September 2009
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