Recently, some residents approached the local Lib Dem team, concerned that the various speed limit signs the Council has put in are contradictory.  Sure enough, signs at the entrance to Manor Lane from the South Circular tell you you’re entering a 20MPH zone – which you are.  But drive up Manor Lane towards the South Circular, and just before you hit the railway bridge, the round signs painted on the road tell you you’re entering a 30MPH zone.    They also said you were entering a 30MPH zone if you were driving towards Manor House Gardens!

We took this up with the Council, and asked that all the signs were inspected and corrected.  They’ve altered the sign painted on the road at one side – so it says the limit is 20MPH heading towards the park.  But they haven’t altered the sign painted on the road as you head to the South Circular.  So we seem to have a situation where if you’re heading north on Manor Lane, the limit’s 20, and if you’re heading south towards the South Circular, the limit’s 30 once you reach the railway bridge. <

This is an unacceptable state of affairs, so we’ve gone back to the Council and asked them to finish the job!

The Council tell us their contractors went out to repair it last Thursday, but as they started to dig, even more of the road collapsed.  A detailed investigation is now promised, and repairs will be undertaken once this is complete.

If anyone has any ideas what’s caused this, or knows of a bigger pothole in Lee Green, do let us know!

The contractors are Volker Highways.  If there are any problems, please contact Brian Humphris at the Council on 8314 2261 or his colleague Samantha McKerell on 8314 2181.

I raised this issue with the project team at a meeting with them on Thursday night.  They have kindly agreed to take this up with their suppliers to avoid this happening again.

Should this be a problem in future, this can be reported to Costain’s Project Manager, Clive Kraus, on 8297 1032 or e-mail clive.kraus {at} costain(.)com

Please do also let your local councillors know. We have a monthly meeting with the project team and can raise issues like this on residents’ behalf.

Finally, Costain are holding a drop-in session for local residents from 2pm on Friday 26th February – simply turn up at the Brightfield Road site entrance if there’s an issue you’d like to raise. I understand the intention is to continue these drop-in sessions once a fortnight at the same time.

Hopefully this won’t cause too many problems, but if it does, or if you’d like more info, contacts at the Council are Brian Humphris on 8314 2261 or Samantha McKerell on 8314 2181.

Whilst we were on Burnt Ash Road, we bumped into a member of staff from Thames Water, who was attending to a leaking main outside number 84 Burnt Ash Road, which Sven had already reported to them.  It’s good to see these reports are being acted upon.

If you do know of a pothole or leaking water main that needs attention, do let us know.  Potholes in particular can be dangerous for some road users, especially cyclists and motorcyclists.

Alternatively, you can report them directly.

• Potholes can be reported using the form on the Council website
• Damage to red routes (e.g. Lee High Road, Eltham Road, St Mildreds Road) can be reported to Transport for London
• Water leaks can be reported directly to Thames Water on 0800 714 614.

If anyone knows a better-gritted stretch of pavement in Lewisham, I’d be surprised!

The photo on the right shows Sven cutting the ribbon and one below shows the unveiled board.   If you get the chance, do wander over and learn something about the history of our area.

I’ve reported this to the Council and asked for it to be removed ASAP.  If anyone knows who’s responsible for the tagging, please do let me or our local Safer Neighbourhoods Team know.

New Streetcars have now been added on Fernbrook Road by Hither Green Station and on Holme Lacey Road opposite the Citroen garage.  They join the existing Streetcar on Manor Park.

The move to put more car club cars on the street follows a report published by the Sustainable Development Select Committee, which I vice-chair.

We’ve been campaigning for more car club cars in Lee Green since we were elected.  It’s great there are now three cars in the ward, and we’re sure residents will take advantage of this alternative to car ownership which saves residents cash and will hopefully reduce the number of cars on our congested local roads.

They’re obviously proving popular, as when Sven and Pete visited the Holme Lacey car, it was already on hire!