More and more we see Charlton residents wanting to get involved in local decisions. People want to know and understand more about how the council works and the impacts it has at local level. With that in mind, Valley Hill Hub drafted 'the Charlton Accords', a short and simple list of things that a local... Continue Reading →
The Charlton Accords – towards greater community engagement in Charlton
Over the last few days, Valley Hill Community Hub has asked all candidates in the Charlton ward in the May 2018 local elections to commit to an even more open, immediate, and transparent dialogue with their ward voters and residents over the next term of office. We asked all candidates in Charlton ward to commit... Continue Reading →
#CharltonSkatePark Opens…
Saturday 21st October 2017 saw #CharltonSkatePark open for locals and keen skaters alike. Below are a few photos that capture something of the flavour of what was a great opening day. Talented and experienced skaters mixed happily with newbie locals and Charlton school kids amazed to find they suddenly had a fantastic new facility on... Continue Reading →
#CharltonSkatePark Opening Event Saturday 21st October 2017
The grand opening of #CharltonSkatePark is happening on Saturday 21st October 2017. It's not open yet, but here's what it looks like today. I'm totally biased, but I was really impressed. It's quite beautiful in its own way with the sweeping curved walls resembling sandstone canyons. On Saturday 21st October there will be fun stuff... Continue Reading →
VALLEY HILL AIR POLLUTION PROJECT LAUNCHES
Hola Valley Hill Hubsters! With only two more episodes of the fantastic new Twin Peaks to go, and the season finale of Game of Thrones dried and dusted, it can only mean one thing… it’s time to face front true believers and prepare for the autumn back-to-school season. With that in mind, we’re launching a... Continue Reading →
£2.6m of funding from TfL for Greenwich borough: What’s in it for Charlton?
Paul Chapman writes... So, last week I received an email from Tim Jackson, Assistant Director of Strategic Transportation at the council. This was an answer to a question I had first asked in November of last year. My question had been a follow-up to this blog post by FromTheMurkyDepths who had highlighted the millions of... Continue Reading →