A blog from Eltham resident Simon Tee Simon and his wife have been volunteering to pick up litter in their part of Eltham for many years. Starting as part of a Greenwich Council Environment Champions programme, Simon explains why he cleans up rubbish from our streets despite the decreasing support from Greenwich Council. In a… Read More »
Demelza has welcomed this week’s announcement that funding for children’s hospices will be guaranteed until 2029. The Government has today announced that the £26 million formerly known as the Children’s Hospice Grant will be extended for three years and that it will be increased by the rate of inflation each year. Demelza has long campaigned… Read More »
In response to three petitions requesting action over Eltham’s decaying roads and pavements Greenwich Council have declined to take any action. The petitions were collected by Eltham Park and Progress candidates Ben Crompton and Elizabeth Drury from residents on Eltham Park Gardens, Dunvegan Road and the middle section of Elibank Road. Elizabeth organised for the… Read More »
Demelza has joined a campaign calling on the Prime Minister to secure sustainable funding for the children’s hospice sector so children with serious or life-limiting conditions are guaranteed palliative and end of life care when they need it. The Children’s Care Matters campaign puts pressure on the government to guarantee the Children’s Hospice Grant –… Read More »
The views of residents living in west Eltham are being ignored by Greenwich Council as it announced its plans for parking restrictions across much of the borough. Having been consulted on parking restrictions in March as part of the Sustainable Streets programme, Eltham has been ignored once again as the Council announced and partly abandoned… Read More »
I find myself questioning Greenwich Council’s proposal to use cameras to restrict the ability of vehicles to access roads around schools at pick-up and drop-off times as this will completely change the way in which existing School Streets function. Greenwich Council plans to convert 15 existing schemes over to camera usage and introduce 21 new… Read More »
An Eltham resident is questioning the Mayor of London’s ability to manage the police after he was charged for his stolen motor home crossing a ULEZ boundary. The Progress Estate resident’s motor home was stolen from outside his home at the end of March and as it was driven away it crossed an old ULEZ… Read More »
If you live on the Page or part of the Progress Estate in Eltham you may have recently received a letter from Greenwich Council about it’s ‘Sustainable Streets’ programme which ‘aims to reduce car journeys’ by a range of measure targeted at drivers. On it’s website and in the letter the Council states: “The council will… Read More »
Specialist nurses looking for a new challenge are invited to attend a recruitment day at a children’s hospice – where they could be interviewed for a job on the spot. Demelza is hosting the event at its hospice in Wensley Close, Eltham, on Thursday 27 February with the aim of filling five fulltime equivalent Band… Read More »
Hyde Housing has been heavily criticised by the Housing Ombudsman who published a special report at the start of December 2024. The report is particularly relevant for residents of the Progress Estate as Hyde Housing is not only a major landlord on the estate but also responsible for looking after communal spaces around the area… Read More »