Bellenden Residents' Group (BRG) - Improvements needed

So much potential for a great little public space...

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:49:25 +0000

Contributor's name:

Juliet Barclay

It would be so wonderful if the Zoetrope above the entrance to Rye Lane from the Choumert car park were actually made to work (never has to my knowledge and it has been there for years) and if the planting in the area below it were given a creative overhaul, with perhaps a bench or two to enjoy it from?

Keston Road Resurfaced March 2010

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:52:04 +0000

Contributor's name:

Bill Guest

Thanks to Southwark Council and especially to all who signed the petition!

Keston Road 10 October 2009 - before the promised resurfacing

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:06:46 +0000

Contributor's name:

Bill Guest

Following a petition from Keston Road residents and a grant of £50,000 from Rye Lane and Nunhead Community Council, Southwark Council have agreed to resurface our road. We look forward to showing you the results in due course.

traffic bottlenecks in Bellenden Road

eileen — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:42:50 +0000

Contributor's name:

Mr Patel

The traffic island outside the shops is in the wrong postion. The road is too narrow, and it is too close to the bus stop. It causes a dangerous build up of traffic where people are crossing the road. It is also close to the dangerous junction with Chadwick Road. The cars and buses coming out of Chadwick Road are not fully visible to the traffic coming along Bellenden Road which is often speeding. It all needs redesigning.

Ornamental cherry tree

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:32:13 +0000

Contributor's name:

D. Morgan

Our street is full of ornamental fruit trees that would be more at home in a park. I would love them if they were properly maintained; regular pruning etc. They look beautiful for a day until the traffic mangles them due to their size, (see picture) and then when the wind and rain arrive, two tons of wet petals descend on everything, then turn brown and slippery.
We have had several replacement trees in recent years- it would have been good to have been consulted on the species planted.

corner of Danby Street restoration

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:00:03 +0000

Contributor's name:

eileen

This house is prominent on the corner of Danby Street and Copleston Road, and is currently (April 2009) being renovated. The developer/owner who is sometimes present during the building works says he is converting the house into apartments but retaining original features. Let us hope this is so as this is an attractive building in a very prominent place.

Copleston Passage entrance & exit

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:53:43 +0000

Contributor's name:

eileen

Copleston Passage is one of two short pleasant walks in the neighbourhood unsullied by road traffic. The other is Rye Passage at the other end of Bellenden. This Passage is the exit and entrance between the Bellenden neighbourhood and the beginning of Camberwell around Ivanhoe Road and the well known Hoopers Bar & Cafe. Although a bit neglected, there is a welcome charm to these two passages because they are pedestrian only, and used and known only by locals. This Passage is a pedestrian bridge over the railway line from Peckham Rye station to East Dulwich station. There is a good view of the expanse of the railway cutting that is impossible to get from any other place. It is possible to see how it acts as a fantastic haven for wildlife and their own passageway in and out of the city.

Eyesores (and obstructions) in Highshore Road

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:24:51 +0000

Contributor's name:

Derek

This ugly site in Highshore Road (near the postal sorting office) has been the scene of a number of aborted developments for around two years. It would be interesting to know what is going on. Meanwhile, waste bins frequently block the pavement. Complaint to Southwark Council (which is hot on cars that do no harm) has been unavailing.

Nature despoiled in Bellenden Road

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:23:53 +0000

Contributor's name:

Derek

This 'nature reserve' in Bellenden Road, fronting the DWP (Department of Work & Pensions) building, has great potential but is sadly neglected and used as a dump by those passing people who eat on the hoof.

terrace on Rye Lane, opposite Nigel Road

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:29:49 +0000

Contributor's name:

eileen

This is another small terrace of attractive buldings opposite the Nigel Road junction. Just right for the 'facelift' treatment that some Bellenden streets got, but they wait in vain, and this and the other street frontages in this important gateway to the town centre remain so neglected.