Pavement replaced near Warwick Avenue Tube Station
Warwick Avenue station has more than 4.5 million passengers entering and existing each year. For all the commuters who live in the area as well as the visitors who come to Little Venice, it’s important that the area around the station is clean, tidy and accessible, which is why the council has recently re-laid a damaged footpath near the entrance to the Tube. If you think that a pavement in your area needs particular work, please let us know and we can push to ensure it’s included in the pavement maintenance schedule for 2018.
Local community activist Lorraine Dean commented: 'We are always keeping our eyes open for any roads or pavements in Little Venice that need attention and seek to get these upgraded as quickly as possible."
If you think that a pavement in your area needs particular work, please email us.
Investing in Little Venice ward
This year, two of the projects supported the ward budget were as follows:
The Little Venice Boxing Club
Your Conservative councillors have supported and provided funding for the local boxing club since it started in 2008. Over 1,500 young people have participated since the club opened. The club, which is run by our local neighbourhood police constable, has provided a great bridge between the police and the local community. This is a significant diversion tactic that has helped to cut out anti-social behaviour among some of our young people.
It is vital to their future that we encourage our young people to live healthily. As part of this effort, your local councillors have once again secured funding to support the Little Venice Boxing Club. The club targets young people (aged 5 to 25) and provides them with the chance to keep fit and healthy, learn self-defence and channel their energies positively. The club takes place every Wednesday at the Little Venice Sports Centre.
The Little Venice Music Festival
Again for its 2017 edition, ward councillors secured funding to support the Little Venice Music Festival, an annual celebration of chamber music and song, which took place 19-22 October at St Saviour’s Church. This year’s festival included a piano recital by the world-renowned Imogen Cooper and a family concert where local actors Edward Fox, his wife Joanna David, daughter Emilia Fox and son Freddie Fox performed Beatrix Potter’s timeless tales to music by the composer and pianist Richard Sisson. The festival reached out to those under-26 by providing free tickets for some performances. For more information, please visit: www.littlevenice-mf.com.
If you have any ideas for projects that you would like your councillors to help find funding for, your Little Venice team would like to hear from you. Please e-mail us.
Improving Warwick Avenue Junction
Following concerns about the safety of the pedestrian crossings near Warwick Avenue station, Westminster Council has started improvement works at this busy junction. Once complete, there will be a new pedestrian refuge at the junction with Clifton Villas, a new road surface and new road markings.
The final stages of the improvement works will happen overnight in order to minimise disruption at the junction.
Local community activist Matthew Green said: “We recognise these road works have take time to complete, but once finished they will bring much-needed improvements to this busy junction.”
Conservatives propose innovative voluntary Council Tax contribution to build a fairer Westminster
Conservative Councillors have put forward plans for a voluntary council tax contribution from residents living in the most expensive properties in Westminster.
Leader of the Council Nickie Aiken said: “Our voluntary contribution aims to protect Westminster’s front-line services and maintain our low council tax levels for those on the lowest incomes. We believe in low tax, but that those that can afford to give more should be able to do so.”
Westminster will pioneer this scheme, encouraging those at the top to give more to support the wider community. Whilst similar schemes have previously been launched with businesses, Westminster City Council is leading the way by introducing this voluntary Council tax contribution for residents.
From April next year, these plans for a ‘Westminster community contribution’ could see an additional £2.75 million raised through Council Tax, which would make up a significant proportion of the £49 million that the City currently raises each year.
Money raised from the voluntary contribution will be used to protect front-line services, especially youth provision and work to support young people across the city.
