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
I was out in the rain first thing tomorrow for a walk-about at Leegate with Lee Green’s new Town Centre Manager, Salma Hathbul. Salma’s just started working for Lewisham and is covering Lee Green, Crofton Park and Ladywell town centres. Paul, Sven and I met with her at the Town Hall last week and decided it’d be good to have a walkabout ‘on the ground’.
We had a walk around the Leegate Centre and discussed the various shops that have moved on over the last few years, and also some ideas Salma has to kick-start some positive activity at the centre. Salma’s main priority is to provide information and support to businesses in the area, and she’s already been out and about meeting shopkeepers.
One thing the Town Centre Management team are promoting at the moment is the annual ‘Who do you love?’ competition to find Lewisham’s best independent business. You may remember that last year, the winner was Lee Green resident David Rundel – better known as The Sausage Man. The closing date to nominate someone for this year’s award is February 28th, and you can do so using the form here.
I’m sure we all wish Salma the best of luck in her new role. You can contact her on 8314 8246 or at towncentremanagement {at} lewisham.gov(.)uk
