HeatherP Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 I’ve seen the signs too as I live on East Dulwich Road. The green itself has had leaf clearing at least twice but there’s been no sign of sweeping the road on the north side. Drains are continually blocked even though residents do help clear from time to time. No response from the council after repeated requests about when this road can be swept. Getting to be a hazard with the wet weather making it very slippery. Any other routes to get some action on this? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1648727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
first mate Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 If every able-bodied resident (including young people) swept and bagged up leaves outside their place of residence two to three times through late autumn and early winter the job would be done. Save fees for the gym or Peleton and do a bit of leaf clearing instead. 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1648728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPR Dave Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 And would we get a rebate on our council tax too? 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1648748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
first mate Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 CPR Dave,I doubt it and I understand why you say that. But the council is in a fix money-wise and this is one small thing most of us could do to make all our lives a bit better. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1648770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjsmall Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Unfortunately it replies upon residents having a place put the leaves. Seems a bit slack of the council to not clear the leaves from the tress and rely upon residents to put them in a brown bin which they also have to pay the council to have. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1648865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartblock Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 East Dulwich Grove where children walk to school hasn’t been cleaned for ages, slippery and dangerous. Calton Avenue, cleaned on a regular basis. If you live on a wealthy street your road is cleaned more often....have noticed this for years..... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1648876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 The same thing happened last year and Cllr McAsh had to intervene and get the cleaning teams out. Are there different cleaning teams for the parks vs the streets as I am forever seeing leaf clearing teams in Dulwich Park yet never a sign of them on Lordship Lane (where the need and risk is greater). Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1648888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 I have lately been walking in the road - weirdly safer. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1648893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherP Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Good to see they have now got onto the sweeping on East Dulwich road this morning. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1649234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 And it looks like they have also got to the section between Townley and the rest of Lordship Lane as it was a lot clearer over the weekend. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1649256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Shopkeepers and retailers just CBA to do anything like clean up their exteriors/shutters, remove rubbish/leaves from their environs, etc. They just want your money. Vote with your feet or suggest they may benefit from spending a very small amount of time and effort being community minded. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1649290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPR Dave Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 They need our money to cover the tens of thousands of pounds (sometimes more than £100,000 for a single business) a year they give to the council as business rates. I wonder what value for money the local businesses feel they get for that. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1649329 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 It doesn’t preclude picking up a few bits of litter for three minutes a day or slapping a coat of emulsion over graffiti. 🤷♂️ Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1649339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian up the hill Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 As I understand it business rates are set by central government. Half of the money raised goes to the council, the other half to the Treasury to be redistributed as local government grants, allegedly. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/300229-goose-green-community-meeting-18th-jan-keeping-east-dulwich-clean/page/2/#findComment-1649534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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