CityWest Leaseholders Event - 18 September

CityWest Homes will be holding their first 'leaseholder fair' on Monday 18 September at the Porchester Hall in Bayswater.

The event, which will run between 1.30 and 8pm, will include information and advice for all CityWest lessees in Maida Vale. This will include (according to the flyer) advice on current major works and repairs, along with information on future planned works.

If you are intending to go along, you can phone 7 245 2106 for more information.

Alastair

(Photo of Torridon House courtesy of CityWest Homes)

Jan's Surgery This Saturday

Jan will be holding her usual monthly surgery this Saturday, 2nd September, between 10am and 11am in the Pavilion of Paddington Recreation Ground.

If you do have any issues or problems, we look forward to seeing you there.

Jan

Elgin Avenue resurfacing completed

The resurfacing of the top half of Elgin Avenue was completed last week, ontime and (hopefully) with the minimum of inconvenience to residents. We think it's a great improvement!

Lee

Thames Water Meeting - Wednesday 23 August

With the next stage of Thames Water's replacement works about to begin, the company has announced it will be holding a meeting/information session for Maida Vale residents this Wednesday, 23 August.

Thames will be siting a mobile display unit on Elgin Avenue (between Shirland Road and Delaware Road) between 4pm and 7pm next Wednesday to discuss the works. Please do go along if you have any questions or comments. Representatives from contractors and a council officer will also be present.

Lee

PS Thames will also hold an identical meeting in Hall Place, off the Edgware Road, on 20 September (4pm - 7pm). Residents unable to attend next week are encouraged to go along to this meeting instead.

Success - Elgin Avenue resurfacing underway!

Happiness = new tarmac

The long-awaited resurfacing of the top half of Elgin Avenue is thankfully close to being completed. Westminster Council's Transport Department has been working on this important project for the last couple of weeks, causing a number of adjacent roads to be closed while the surface is upgraded.

Before the works started we were active in lobbying to minimise the inconvenience caused to residents and local businesses. This included securing agreement to undertake the work in stages (rather than the original proposal to close all of the road for an entire week!) and lobbying to have parking spaces returned to use on a rolling-basis rather than at the end of the works.

During the recent election campaign, many residents – both on Elgin and throughout Maida Vale – commented on the bad state of repair of the road. We are very pleased to have been able to deliver on our promise to resurface Elgin Avenue.

Thanks to residents for their patience during the works!

Next target: Kilburn Park Road.

Lee

Progress for Tollgate Gardens

Attended quite a lively gathering yesterday night at Tollgate Gardens, where residents were holding their bi-monthly ‘Sounding Board’ meeting to discuss estate issues. It was great to see residents really engaging in discussion and trying to address a number of difficult topics.

Fantastic news that funding has been successfully secured to create a new playground on the estate - a lack of children's play facilities has been a long-standing problem. CityWest are hopeful that, once resident consultation had been completed, the playground could be opened in time for next summer. Fingers crossed!

A good discussion was also had regarding anti-social behaviour on the estate, gate security and the upcoming refurbishment of the hall (September). Although residents have reported the lifts have got slightly more reliable in recent months, we will continue to push very hard for an upgrade.

Noticed how smart Tollgate is looking now the refurbishment works have been completed by CityWest and Westminster Council.

Lee

(Photo courtesy of CityWest Homes)