Peckham Rye Labour

We're delighted that work on the children's playground by the One O'Clock Club on Peckham Rye is about to start. Delivering this was one of our election pledges so it's great it should be all complete by 31 March, 11 months after becoming councillors. This was a project that the Lib Dems and Tories failed to deliver whilst they were running the council and which was then at risk as the new Coalition Government clawed back some of the 'playbuilder' money (a Labour Government initiative) secured to deliver the scheme. It's a bit difficult to provide a picture of the full plans but here goes - And you can download the full details (better quality/includes pictures of various bits of play equipment) by clicking on the picture or here . The idea is that the playground is more 'natural' than the current one - a bit like the new Goose Green playground. Hopefully this is just the start of various improvements planned for Peckham Rye Common and Park.

(Click on the picture for a larger version) For those following the plans for a new One O'Clock Club on Peckham Rye Common, and new changing facilities and pitches on Peckham Rye and Homestall Road, above is an amended plan of 'Option 2' which proved the more popular scheme with residents. At the last consultation meeting I attended, the majority of people I spoke with favoured this option, though I know many involved with the One O'Clock Club and local sports teams have reached the stage where they just want these new facilities delivered! Option 2 will locate the new changing facilities in the parks maintainance area - there is more space here than is currently needed for the maintainance team. It will also see a new 'green' car park on the silt mound and the current car park will return to being part of the Common. Amendments to the original Option 2 are a 'green' access road to the cafe and a footpath has been reinstated against the park boundary nea...

Local residents and blog readers may remember previous posts about the plans for what Southwark Council calls the 'central area' of Peckham Rye - essentially the area around the cafe near where the Common and Park meet. In summary a new One O'Clock club is planned, as is a natural play area. New changing facilities will follow although funding for these is still to be secured. Last Wednesday, like many other locals, I turned up at the cafe to see the initial plans. I'm not sure what had happened but because the cafe wasn't open the meeting could not go ahead. I've subsequently been sent the plans. I was expecting a little more detail on what the new buildings and development might look like but below are the two options currently being proposed. They are are really just an overview of how facilities might be laid out. I've emailed the council to find out when the meeting might now take place - the drawings are helpful but I think we all need to know a littl...