H&F Council Election Results May 2014

There was a surprisingly big win for Labour in last nights local election results, they took control of H&F Council, from the Conservatives, with an 11 seat swing. In our Avonmore and Brook Green ward, Hannah Barlow for Labour gained a seat, while the Conservatives, Joe Carlebach and Caroline Ffiske, held onto the remaining two.

• H&F Election Full Results Page

Book Your Day Out to Littlehampton

     

The Lytton Estate Tenants and Residents Association is organising a FREE day trip to the seaside for the Lytton Estate residents and their children.

The day trip this year will be to Littlehampton on Saturday 26th July 2014. All children must be accompanied by an adult or they will not be allowed to go. The trip to Littlehampton is free, but a £5.00 deposit is needed to book your place which will be refunded to you on the day of the trip. 

•  If you are interested please download the Lytton Estate leaflet and fill in your contact details on the slip then post it through the letter box of The Lytton Estate Community Hall, North End Crescent, Or Email your details to: lyttontrip@gmail.com
• Visit Littlehampton
• Sussex by the sea - Littlehampton

Dates for Marcus Garvey Gardening days - volunteers welcome

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Assistance to Families and Individuals in Need

You don't have to be a British Gas customer to apply and in addition to clearing energy debt, BGET can also assist by providing grants to clear other priority household debts or purchase essential household items. These payments are called Further Assistance Payments.
Examples of what can be applied for include:

• Council Tax debts
• Telephone debts
• Essential household items e.g. beds
• Energy efficient white goods
• Boiler repairs/replacement
• Bankruptcy deposit/Debt Relief Order (DRO) fees
• Funeral expenses
• Other priority household debts e.g. debts to other utility suppliers.
• Turn2us - for more information about other grants available

Bus Stop Sign Craftsmen at Work

Street typography from Tom Williams on Vimeo.

New Gardening Days at Marcus Garvey Park- all welcome

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Hidden Homes Works Start at The Grange

Fencing has been put up behind the Grange, signalling the start of the building works, for the Hidden Homes project. This will involve the demolition of the pram sheds under the building, with two new one bedroom units taking their place and replacement sheds constructed on the grass area at the rear of the block. The works are due to be completed in the late summer.
Mitie, the H&F repairs contractor, are the builders for the project. They will have an office at No. 3, on the ground floor, where residents can visit Site Manager Alan Elliott, if they have any issues about the works.

• H&F Email contact: - Fiona.Kilminster@lbhf.gov.uk

Reporting Repair Issues & Making a Complaint

1/ Reporting a Repair Issue

• All repairs should be reported to the council’s maintenance contractor, Mitie, using the details below. 

(The service operates 24 hours a day, and therefore replaces the emergency out of hours service.)

• When reporting a repair issue please request the job reference from the customer service advisor, and make a note of it.

Telephone: freephone 0800 023 4499 (best from landlines) 

0207 205 0400 (from mobiles or landlines)

E-mail: lbhf.housingrepairs@mitie.com

2/ Issue Not Resolved

• If Mitie have failed to resolve your repair issue, for any reason, please contact them again, quoting your job reference.

• Please ask the customer service advisor if a new job reference has been created. If so, make a note of it.

3/ Making a Complaint - Stage One:

• If your repair issue remains unresolved after reporting it on at least two occasions, you may wish to consider making a Stage One complaint by writing to the council’s complaints’ department, using the details below.

• When making a complaint it is important to explain the problem clearly and summarise what action you have taken to resolve it. Please quote all job references in your complaint.

• Residents unable to write a letter or email of complaint may seek assistance from the Citizens Advice Bureau
• Or contact the H&F inTouch team if you need further information to backup your complaint.

For H&F's inTouch Team:
Telephone: 020 8753 2456
Make a Request Online to get further information
E-mail: handfintouch@lbhf.gov.uk

Room 229, Hammersmith Town Hall, King Street, London, W6 9JU.

4/ Stage Two Complaint

• If your repair issue remains unresolved after making a stage one complaint, you may escalate the matter by writing to the council’s complaints’ department, registering a Stage Two complaint.

• A Stage Two complaint shall be investigated by a more senior manager. In most cases this will be the service director.

• Further information on the council’s corporate complaints’ policy can be found on the council’s website (details below). Alternatively, you may request a copy of the complaints’ policy be sent to you by post, using the telephone number below.

Telephone: 020 8753 2456
Web: www.lbhf.gov.uk  and reference the complaints procedure page

5/ Seeking Independent Assistance

• If your repair issue remains unresolved after making a Stage Two complaint, you may wish to consider complaining to the Local Government Ombudsman.

• Information on complaining to the Local Government Ombudsman can be obtained using the details below.

Telephone: 0300 061 0614.

Web: www.lgo.org.uk

Address: The Local Government Ombudsman, 
PO Box 4771, Coventry, CV4 0EH

6/ Other Advice Agencies

• You may also seek assistance from:

- Citizens Advice Bureau: 020 7385 1322.  Web: www.hfcab.org.uk

- Hammersmith and Fulham Community Law Centre: 020 3080 0330 
- Web: www.hflawcentre.org.uk  or  email: hflaw@hflaw.org.uk

- Lytton Estate Residents Association: lyttonresidents@gmail.com

Hammersmith Flyover to "Flyunder"

Source: West London Link Design

The proposal to build a "flyunder," burying the A4 with a 2.3 mile road tunnel from Earls Court to the Hogarth roundabout in Chiswick, is shaping up, as the ageing and increasingly unreliable Hammersmith Flyover will need replacing, now that it is approaching the end of its lifespan. 
A "flyunder" will involve an extended tunnel being built passed the end of the current flyover, thus freeing up a large tract of land in West London for redevelopment; plus the further benefit of removing the busy A4 as a barrier between Hammersmith and the river. 
However, there is a shorter option, which would put the entrance/exit for the tunnel nearer to North End Road, thus turning that area into a major London road junction, instead of passing the Lytton Estate by and emerging at Earls Court. 
So we need to keep a close eye on developments, as the council's interim study, which will outline three alternative types of  tunnel with different lengths, is due to published later this month. 
Here are some links:

Infographic

• H&F's Flyunder page
• West London Link Design
• Boris Backs it
• The Story So Far (pdf)
• Standard story
• Construction Enquirer

The Golden Stairs, Edward Burne-Jones

An informative YouTube video discussing one of Edward Burne-Jones most regarded works, The Golden Stairs from Smarthistory, which is part of the Google Art Project.

• The Golden Stairs on the Smarthistory page
• King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid
• Hope
• Edward Burne-Jones on the Google Arts Project
• Smarthistory homepage
• Google Arts Project