Battersea in the movies

I’ve never seen this before, but a fantastic 1970s car chase from Brannigan around Battersea (including a lot of the Shaftesbury Park Estate) then Wandsworth before heading up York Road and taking a left on to, um, Tower Bridge.

Rebooting Neighbourhood Watch

I used to be quite involved in Wandsworth Neighbourhood Watch in a strange, semi-detached, way as the cabinet member responsible for the council’s involvement in the scheme.

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The G1 public meeting

It was a hot night for a public meeting, and a hot public meeting to discuss the Transport for London (TfL) proposals to re-route the G1 bus route.

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G1 public meeting

The G1 bus on Sabine Road

A public meeting to discuss the G1 route will be held next Tuesday at Shaftesbury Park School.

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The G1 bus route: cozy bus, unpopular route

I have a soft spot for the G1.

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Nudge and… dog turds

There’s something about being a councillor and dog poo.

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Shaftesbury Park 20mph zone

Transport for London have finally started working on the entry treatments to the Shaftesbury Park Estate that will make it a 20mph zone.

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Shaftesbury Park Estate: The True Story

For some time my to do list has included ‘Write a Wikipedia article about the Shaftesbury Park Estate’.

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Shaftesbury Park Estate 20mph zone

I’ve posted about this a few times before, but investigated a little further when asked by a resident recently if it was still happening.

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The end of the Elsley School building?

Elsley School’s move to the Nightingale site looks like being made permanent.

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