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Where to Get Advice

Many residents are having disrepair problems and are frustrated at the length of time Hyde takes to deal with them – if they fix them at all! Sometimes the only thing we can do is get help from a solicitor or local councillor in enforcing our rights as tenants. We can help you with that. Contact us (see right sidebar or here) and we will give you the details of a solicitor who is helping several KPE tenants. There is also free advice (on benefits, debt, money, etc as well as housing) available at One Lambeth Advice (run by Lambeth Council and the Citizens Advice Bureau) at https://onelambethadvice.org.uk/ or by phone 0800 254 0298. Contact details for our local councillors and our MP can be found here. And our neighbours in Stockwell have organised an advice session on 3 November which is open to KPE residents.  

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Community Safety and Policing Meeting – Thank you!

Thank you to all the residents who attended on 20th October to discuss policing issues on the estate.  It was great to see so many turn out to have a fruitful discussion. Thank you to our local Councillor Jane Edbrook, Phil White from Lambeth Council Community Safety and Sergeant Phillip Jones for joining us. The Oval Safer Neighbourhoods Team can be reached here: http://content.met.police.uk/Team/Lambeth/Oval  

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Community Safety and Policing Meeting

Community Safety and Policing Meeting 7.00 pm on Tuesday 20 October 2015 Kennington Park Community Centre Following concerns raised at the last TRA meetings, we are holding a special meeting to discuss how we can tackle and reduce anti-social behaviour on the estate. Local Police, Lambeth Council Community Safety, Hyde officers and the Cabinet Member for Community Safety (local Cllr Jane Edbrooke) will joining us. Come and share your concerns, ideas and hear what options we can explore.

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Kennington Oval Vauxhall Forum – New Board!

Members of the KPE Tenants Association attended the Annual General Meeting of the Kennington Oval Vauxhall (KOV) Forum on 8th October 2015. KOV elected their executive committee during the meeting, including Helen Monger as Chair.  KPETA Secretary and Treasurer Marilyn Evers also remains an elected KOV Board Member. http://www.kovforum.org.uk/  

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Legal advice session 14 October 2015

Legal advice session for tenants of Kennington Park Estate 6.00 pm on Wednesday 14 October 2015 at Kennington Park Community Centre Would you like some legal advice about outstanding disrepair issues? An experienced solicitor will be present to explain some of the technicalities and to offer professional expertise and advice. Advice is also available from One Lambeth Advice at https://onelambethadvice.org.uk/  (and click here  for details of the free legal advice sessions at South Bank University)

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Oval Cricket Ground: Redevelopment of the Peter May Stand

Redevelopment of the Peter May stand in the cricket ground has just started and construction is scheduled for completion by the end of April/beginning of May 2016.  During the demolition and rebuilding work, the heavy construction vehicles servicing the site will arrive via Clayton Street.  Residents should be careful of construction traffic when crossing Clayton Street and Kennington Oval.  This traffic should not start before 0800 in the morning.  If residents notice heavy lorries arriving earlier that eight, please inform the TA. More info from here: http://www.kiaoval.com/new-peter-may-stand-to-be-built-this-winter/                                

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Welcome to the Blog!

Kennington Park Estate Tenants Association are always keen to keep everyone up to date with the latest happenings and info about the estate. As the new Deputy Chair of the Kennington Park Tenants Association, Steph will be keeping you up to date with the latest goings on and showing more ways in which you can get involved.

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Annual General Meeting: 23 September 2015

 Our Annual General Meeting is on Wednesday 23 September 2015 at 7pm in the Kennington Park Community Centre.  The agenda is here and the minutes of the 2014 AGM can be found here. The Annual report 2014-15 presented to and approved by the AGM can be found here. It details activities undertaken on behalf of residents, including: Representations to the Chair and Chief Executive of the Hyde Group on behalf of all Hyde Southbank Homes residents Service charge scrutiny and review Challenge to the inappropriate year on year extension of the contract for the CCTV monitoring service including the disproportionate service charge to KPE Negotiations with Hyde management with reference to the proposed redevelopment of the Community Centre site Engagement with the Council and Berkeley Homes on the plan for the redevelopment of the gas holder site Scrutiny of the new cleaning and grounds maintenance contract specification  

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