Sa, Jul 22, 2006Back to the Drawing Board
1. Summary
1.1 This report recommends the basis for a response from the Mayor & Cabinet to the resolution of Council agreed on 14th June 2006 in respect of the site of the proposed new secondary school. The Mayor asked officers to investigate the feasibility of conducting a review of site options in the light of the Council decision. This report explains the basis for any further examination of available sites for the provision of a new school north of the South Circular, and recommends work to be carried out prior to a report to Mayor and Cabinet on September 27th 2006
2. Purpose
2.1. The Council meeting on June 14th 2006 resolved to request the Mayor to appoint independent advisors to investigate sites for a new school in the north of the borough, as an alternative to the Ladywell Leisure Centre site. This report provides advice to the Mayor on a recommended course of action
3. Recommendations
3.1. That the Executive Director of Regeneration be instructed to engage appropriate consultants to examine alternative sites for a new school in the north of the borough.
3.2. That the proposed criteria for the site search as set out in paras 5.5 and 6.4 be agreed
3.3. That the results of the site investigations be reported to Mayor and Cabinet on September 27th 2006.
3.4. That any decision on a revised closure date for Ladywell Leisure Centre be considered at the report identified in 3.3 above.
In yet another extraordinary turn of events on Wednesday 19th July 2006 the Mayor agrees with the Council and decides for a review of alternative sites for the new school!
...read more...Ladywell Pool Users Group
The first meeting of the Ladywell Pool Users Group will take place this Monday 24th July from 7:30 to 8:30 pm at Ladywell Pool in the Iris Room (ground floor on the right of the till).
This new association is needed to represent with a strong united voice the swimmers and users of Ladywell in the consultation phase for the project of the new pool to be built in the future at the Sundermead Estate and that is supposed to replace Ladywell in a few years time.
An initial report on the project was presented this Wednesday at Mayor and Cabinet Meeting and it includes an 8 lanes 25 m pool built as part of a mixed development also comprising 755 flats.
This is clearly insufficient to accommodate the existing usage of Ladywell as well as the new users of this development, the nearby new developments in the pipeline as well as all the additional passing trade generated by the close proximity of the site with the transport interchange.
We must work in partnership with Lewisham Council to help them deliver the best possible flagship dry sport and swimming facility for the Borough.
Come and join us this Monday to help us set up this new association.
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