In addition to the series of meetings and visits, the Society's activities fall into five main areas.
Preserving our environment
We inform the Council of eyesores in the Borough, such as pot-holes and damaged pavements, litter, missing and damaged trees and abandoned cars. We make representations to the Council on controlled parking zones.
We watch all the green spaces in Finchley and Friern Barnet for any unlawful
development or damage, record the wildlife in these spaces and notify the Council.
We notify the Environment Agency (who are responsible for dealing with pollution
and problems in the Dollis Brook) of any pollution so that it may be cleaned
up. (Their hotline no. is 0800 807060)
Can You Help?
We have a list of over 100 such areas and would like help from local
residents to report if anything unusual takes place on their local
patch. If the area is threatened in some way, such as removal of trees,
or other damage or graffiti, then please report it to the council
(customer care no. 020 8359 4600 ), and also let Derek Warren know,
020 8346 5258, derwar@waitrose.com . It would be of great interest
if you can report on the wildlife in the area. Details may be posted
on this web site or appear in our newsletter. See
Nature Reports.
Meeting Monday 18th January 8pm, Avenue House, All welcome
At this months meeting there will be a 30 minute presentation by Paul
Woodward from LBB - Waste and Sustainability Team: ‘The 3 r’s,
Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle’. And then a 20 Minute question and answer session.
Another important item to be discussed is LBB Core Strategy which
is out in draft form. This will be an important Borough Planning
document covering the period 2011-2026. It is our last chance to comment.
Mike Gee, E & T Committee Secretary 21 January 2010
The Environment and Transport Committee officers
| Chairman | Harry Branchdale | 020 8445 4281 |
| Secretary | Mike Gee | 020 8346 5503 mikegee1967@aol.com |
