The campers, so called “Nomads”, who long overstayed their welcome in Mile End have finally gone leaving their rubbish behind. Shame they could not have taken it with them.
Rubbish left after the Occupiers vacation
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Trucks arrived on mass from all directions soon after 8am with no regard to the relatively non-existent construction management plan. Although provisions at the site gate meant that trucks were guided back into the site with a banks man the rest of Hamlets Way and Southern Grove was filled with large trucks from contractor Mc Ardle parked at various jaunty angles on yellow lines.  Reversing truck
With total disregard to the safety of local residents trucks were seen reversing without banks men, using the estate as a holding area and mounting the pavement. Bouygues had not thought of informing contractors Telfords who are presently working on three large building sites within yards of the Beatrice Tate site. We contacted Bouygues to ask if this they considered the chaos to be acceptable and were informed that the drivers from Mc Ardle had signed an agreement that all trucks should follow the same route around the estate used by Telfords. It was obvious that this agreement was not being adhered to. By 3 pm finally the situation had improved with an undertaking from the Bouygues site manager that any truck approaching the site from the wrong direction would be refused access to the site.  Telfords banks man attempts to guide trucks on Hamlets Way “Everyone is concentrating on the Olympic Park but the real problem is Mile End”. This time last week East Londoners were struggling with the concept of high velocity ground to air missiles on top of flats. Now Ted Jeory writes this in the Express today (Sunday):- Security chiefs worried about the safety of US athletes during the Olympics have asked for permission to place snipers on the roof of a school. He goes on to say that Isobel Cattermole, the director of schools at Tower Hamlets Council, says she was approached but refused to say whether it was by British or US intelligence services, or even the FBI. Read the full story here. In November last year The Guardian reported on tensions between UK and American officials when they voiced their concerns over security at the games:-
The Guardian goes on to quote a UK official as saying:-
Click image to go to THCP Facebook Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park will be holding their annual spring festival this Sunday 6 May 11am – 4pm. “Our Annual Family Fun Day, celebrating woodland crafts and local heritage. Join us in your best Victorian dress (optional) and take part in activities such as willow-weaving, green woodwork, . . . → Read More: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park spring festival Click image for leaflet Missile Battery on Bow residential block The MOD has told shocked residents of the former Bryant & May factory development near the Olympic Park in east London it is installing a missile battery on top of the water tower to defend the 2012 Games this summer. “There . . . → Read More: Wet weekend….? Some light reading Central Foundation Girl’s School Central Foundation Girl’s School teachers and support staff are set to strike in east London on Wednesday 25th April. The NUT (which represents teachers) and Unison (which represents support workers) union members voted for action after job losses and the implementation of pay cuts. The cuts will hit the lowest paid . . . → Read More: Mile End – School news The TV Licensing Authority have been sending written threats to residents in the MERA area. Questions need to be asked why the TV Licensing Authority sees fit to issue letters like the one below AFTER they have been told there is no TV on the premises. In the absence of any proof that television signals . . . → Read More: Licensing Authority – threats to residents
. Tower Hamlets Federation of TRAs is consulting on a Residents Charter The Charter will be formally agreed at a conference this Saturday before going to full LBTH Council on 16th May At its meeting on 27th February, Tower Hamlets Federation of Tenant and Resident Associations confirmed plans to launch a “Residents Charter” . . . → Read More: Tower Hamlets Federation of TRAs is consulting on a Residents Charter Finally 4 days after the rest of the world the co-operation deal story breaks on eastendhomes.net In the vacuum created by lack of information given to residents from Mile Ends’ largest social landlord, EastendHomes, rumors have been around for a while that some kind of merger or co-operation deal was in the pipeline. This . . . → Read More: Out of the blue…. EastendHomes exploring partnership with THCH |
 
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