Looked out of my window to see a number of uncollected green boxes sitting in neighbours’ gardens. As I said my post on Monday (3rd October post), the green box collection day in East Acton changed this week from Friday to Tuesday. I knocked on a few local residents’ doors, and it’s clear that there had been a failure to deliver everywhere the leaflets that announced the change of day. I rang relevant people at the Council – to their credit they were already aware of the problem, and are taking action to distribute new leaflets and otherwise publicise the changes. Still, it’s annoying to have this happen with such as popular service.
Received an e-mail from Paul Hyman (Head of Active Ealing) with some more details about cricket development in the Borough, following up our phone conversation on Tuesday (4th October post) after Lou Kenton raised the issue with me.
This is really good news :
“New cricket pitches are being laid at :
* Shepherds Bush Cricket Club in East Acton
The Council are part-funding a new pavilion which will enable the club to start developing and growing. We see this club as important partners for local development of the game. It was as part of the negotiations with Virgin Active that this club was given a new home on the site and a new cricket pitch - the first to be laid in London for many decades
* The ex Liverpool Victoria sports ground near Acton Town tube station
This was formerly a private ground - but will now be a public pitch with pavilion. There is interest in using it from 4 or 5 teams including Gunnersbury ladies and Shepherds Bush Cricket Club (2nd team and juniors). This could be a major site for cricket development.
* A new Cricket Pitch at Elthorne Park in Hanwell
A new pitch is being laid in this park. This will be an outfield mainly for use by the Elthorne Park High School. It should be laid within 18 months.
In addition :
* Cricket Forum – The Council set this up and encouraging its development. The Middlesex Cricket Board (MCB) regard it as an example of good practice by local authorities and clubs.
* The new Southall sports centre is providing new indoor cricket nets - it’s currently used by the Ramgharia club.
* Local primary schools will be able use the new outdoor sports facilities at Dairy Meadow Primary School in Swift Road for cricket training.
* Schools cricket is being developed in partnership - the MCB work closely with both Featherstone Sports College and West London Academy to develop cricket in primary schools across Ealing. They have set up programmes that will involve primary school coaching, indoor leagues and outdoor mini-festivals. Inset Training for teaching staff will also be built into the programmes. Active Ealing's role is to support this partnership by continuing its work with local clubs through the Cricket Forum in order to provide exit routes for young cricketers in Ealing.
* Southall Cricket Club is working with the MCB as part of a national "grassroots"initiative based around the Community Club Development Fund – this combines facility development with junior cricket development at identified clubs.”
I’ve decided that I’ll ask a question about this work for cricket at the Council Meeting next week – in order to hopefully ensure that I can get all Councillors to support it.
Off to ASDA in Park Royal. I met Tammy, the new Events Co-ordinator, to set up my next advice surgery there . This will be from 11.00 to 12.00 on Friday 4th November, and I then intend to hold them at the same time on every first Friday in the month.
Clive Soley, as our MP until May, had originally set up these advice surgeries held in the Foyer of ASDA, and invited me and other local Councillors along - as many people had Council issues rather than just ones dealt with by MPs. This proved particularly useful for us in East Acton, as ASDA is in our ward and many of the local residents shop there. I’d previously held some advice surgeries in Park Royal at the Wesley Estate Community Estate and upstairs at the Fishermans Arms, but neither of these venues are now available. ASDA is now confirmed as our sixth monthly advice surgery held every month in East Acton – more venues than any other ward in the Borough.
Ended the day with a meeting with some residents of Wales Farm Road at the Castle. They were keen to ensure that the Gypsy Corner Residents Parking Zone would definitely go ahead to address the parking problems that they currently experience. I confirmed that the Acton Area Committee had agreed this, and that the final approval would be given by Cllr Ray Wall (Cabinet Member for Transport) on 18th October. They were well pleased, and I promised to urge Ray and his officers to implement the zone as fast as possible
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