Would you consider becoming the Neighbourhood Watch coordinator for the Golders Green Estate?
New Neighbourhood Watch street representatives are also needed to ensure that all roads on the Estate are covered.
If you are interested in either of these roles, please let us know.
Donoghue’s is still a concern for all of us in the neighbourhood. Please support any initiatives to draw attention to the issues it causes.
In particular, do please continue to advise the Environment Agency (telephone 0800 80 70 60 day or night) if you see or hear any problems on the Donoghue site or on its vehicles (e.g. loads with no cover, excessive noise or dust). A photo always helps.
Donoghue’s planning permission allows them to work only on Mondays to Saturdays from 7 am to 6 pm. They are not permitted to work on Sundays or Public Holidays. If you witness any works on the site outside the permitted hours, please take a photo if possible and let the committee know.
If you see any of Donoghue’s vehicles committing any parking, speeding or other traffic offences, please take a photo and report it to the Police (telephone 101).
The Environment Agency recently commissioned a thorough site audit which highlighted a lot of ways in which Donoghue’s are potentially or actually in breach of their permit. One significant fact is that they are storing on site more than 3 times the amount of waste that they are permitted to. The Donoghue Out team are following this up. You can download and read the EA’s most recent newsletter EA Donoghues Newsletter Dec 2017 (PDF – 297 KB).
Finally, you can read a letter from the Health and Safety Executive that was sent to our MP, Mike Freer, in February HSE Report Feb 2018 (PDF – 346 KB).
Our committee would like to gauge the enthusiasm and commitment we as a community have to celebrate the centenary of the inauguration of flights from Cricklewood to Paris Le Bourget which started in 1919 via Hounslow Heath and then directly from Cricklewood in February 1920.
If there is real interest amongst the residents we could plan a great event to commemorate this. Please get in touch if you are interested in taking part.
This year’s GGERA AGM will be on Monday October 15th at 7:30 pm. Please keep your diary free!
Thank you to everyone who supported our Christmas party in December, whether it was by offering a raflle prize, decorating the hall, catering, or just being there!
It was a fantastic opportunity to relax and to get to know one another a bit better.
We are grateful to our local MP, Mike Freer for organising the tour of the Palace of Westminster in February.
About 30 of us were able to attend. We were entertained by an impromptu speech from the Speaker, John Bercow, after which Mr Freer led us on an informative tour of Westminster Hall, with its magnificent hammer-beam roof, and the House of Commons.
The campaign to relocate Donoghue’s continues.
Please continue to report any irregularities you notice about the company’s site or lorries to the Environment Agency’s Incident Hotline: 0800 807 060. This makes such a difference!
The Environment Agency’s October 2017 Newsletter on P B Donoghue is now available. If you’d like a copy please request it from Matt Byrne, Customers and Engagement Officer: phone 0208 474 9864, or email HNLenquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Click on the link below to download the latest car and burglary offences in Barnet (September 22nd – October 16th).
The AGM of the residents association takes place on Monday, 30 October at 7.30 pm in the Carey Hall, Claremont Road — finishing at 9:00 pm. This will be both a business and social meeting.
The Golders Green Estate Residents Association is making a difference! Please join us to:
Every resident is welcome, whether tenant or property owner, young or old. We all live here and it is in everyone’s interest to make our neighbourhood a better place.
This is a free event. We give special thanks to those who, in different ways, are contributing to making it possible.
We should be grateful if you would confirm if you are planning to attend. Refreshments will be funded by GGERA’s own limited funds and it will help us to know how many people to expect.
One of our neighbours, Sampa Chaudhury, lost a SEIKO ladies watch at about 9:40 am on the morning of 19 July 2017 while walking from Cleveland Gardens to Pennine Drive bus stop opposite the shops. She walked along the pavements of Cleveland Gardens and crossed the road at Purbeck Drive to the roundabout and then the bus stop.
The watch has a small round black dial and golden link metal band. It has great sentimental value.
If anyone has found the watch please contact Sampa directly: sampachaudhury@googlemail.com