News on The Carpenters Estate

Welcome to the November edition of the Carpenters Estate. Read a pdf here .

What's happening on Carpenters Estate?

Going forward, we are committed to involving you as we progress with the restoration of the Carpenters Estate. Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz promised a new start when she came into office back in May 2018, and the Council is committed to ensuring that you have loads of opportunities to get involved and have influence over the future of your neighbourhood.

A message from the mayor:

I hope that you are staying safe and well. The Covid-19 situation in London has changed significantly. We are now living under the new Tier 2 ‘high risk’ restrictions introduced by the government. We have made sure residents can access the most up to date information and public health guidance here: http://bit.ly/CVD19update. Please fi nd time to take a look.

The Council is working tirelessly with community groups, health partners and our amazing Covid-19 health champions to shield the borough. Without greater Government action and support, there is a limit to how much we can do. That’s why I have added my voice to call for a properly funded national “circuit break” to really suppress infection rates – to save lives, and to protect our NHS.

While dealing with COVID-19, we’re still progressing with the Carpenters Estate programme through dialogue with residents. I was really pleased to attend the Carpenters Estate Resident Steering Group last month to get an update directly from them. It was good to see them in action, exploring and asking a range of probing questions about the emerging ideas for James Riley Point, as well as what needs to be in the masterplan.

I know residents want to have a say on the types and mix of homes that could be built– be they houses, maisonettes or fl ats with great landscaped areas in between. We’ve been busy looking at the Landlord Offer to make sure there’s a good set of options for residents of every tenure type. This includes those in temporary accommodation who weren’t accounted for in the old Resident’s charter or previous Landlord Offer. All design work and emerging ideas are on the website: bit.ly/CarpentersEstate – please give us your feedback on this!

There are a number of workshops coming up, keep an eye out for dates, and hopefully I’ll be able to catch up with you at one. Until then, please stay safe by keeping up with social distancing (wearing a mask), washing your hands and following all the latest guidance.

Best wishes,

Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz

A message from your ward Councillors:

We are delighted that residents are finally getting to have their say on the future of the Carpenters Estate. It has been great to see so many of you getting involved and we’ve loved catching up with you at the weekly drop-ins on the estate. We hope that everybody living on Carpenters gets the opportunity to pop down and speak with the team working to improve our neighbourhood. It is vital that your voices are heard, so please take the opportunity to get in touch whenever you need us.

We understand the huge significance the community on Carpenters brings to the whole of Stratford. When we were elected, we pledged to do everything we could to maintain, support, and grow this community. That’s why this entire process is not only about building homes, but about creating the long-lasting facilities that help Carpenters thrive. Recently, we have worked a lot with residents who want to see less crime and antisocial behaviour on our streets. We want to create an environment that discourages and disincentivises criminal behaviour; a new community centre could help us do just that. Take care and remember, we are always just an email or a phone call away.

Yours,

Councillor Joshua Garfi eld, Councillor Nareser Osei, Councillor Terry Paul

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We're going remote:

Following the Government's recent announcement of a 4 week period of tighter restrictions, we will be delivering all our activities remotely from Thursday 5th of November.