From 2006 to 2010, I was a councillor for Lee Green ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. During that time, I blogged regularly and in 2009 I won the Tim Garden Award for the Best Blog by a Liberal Democrat Holding Public Office. My blog posts from my term of office are archived here in case they prove of use to former constituents, or to those who share my annoyance with faulty street furniture
Today I’ve written to Virgin Media’s head office demanding that they take action on the number of their junction boxes within Lee Green Ward which have been neglected and are open to the elements. Just in the course of walking round the ward this weekend I’ve discovered five such boxes – and I didn’t go out of my way to look for them.I think these boxes with exposed wires, some of which apparently carry a 230 volt charge, are are an accident waiting to happen in an area with such a lot of family housing. They also make the whole area look uncared for, and I guess if they were tampered with they could interupt residents’ cable telephone, TV and internet connections.
These cabinets are Virgin Media’s responsibility. Hundreds of residents in Lee Green ward pay Virgin Media to provide services to them, and it’s time for Virgin to get their act together.
The one pictured is on Kellerton Road, near the junction with Manor Lane Terrace. As you can see from the label, this one has a 230 volt live charge.
Do you know of an open Virgin Media junction box in Lee Green? If so, let me know and I’ll get onto it. Use the comments box below or drop me a line.
