Brockley Local Assembly makes its mark
We had a really lively and enthusiastic meeting of the Brockley Ward Assembly last night. People have rightly become cynical about going along to so-called "consultation" events knowing it's going to make little or no difference to what decisions are made.
But this was completely different. In a packed public meeting at the Leander Community Centre in Ship Street, local people got to vote on what projects they wanted funded in Brockley Ward from the Mayor's Fund. Those presenting the proposals got to say how their project would benefit the area, people got to ask questions and afterwards everyone got to vote in a secret ballot. Ten projects were approved last night. These include a youth music studio for the Leander Community Centre, two projects for older people, planting in a flytipping hotspot in St Donnatt's Road, more litter bins around Brockley and St Johns, a community recycling site in Tanners Hill, film equipment for the Vulcan Youth Club, planting of ornamental beds next to Brockley station and refurbishing a meeting room for tenants and residents at Alder House/ Lilac House on Breakspears Road.
The agreed projects now go to a meeting of the Mayor and Cabinet to be formally signed off but it has been local people coming up with the ideas and local people deciding how the money should be spent.
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Reply #1 on : Fri October 16, 2009, 14:13:26