Yesterday saw the first meeting of the Town Team (or more correctly, the bid team) since we heard news of our success.

The main item discussed was how to officially constitute the Town Team so that it can take over from Lewisham as the responsible body in the longer term.

We also discussed at length the importance of being transparent and spreading the news about what the Portas Pilot is intended to achieve and what it is not. We want as many people as possible to be involved, but we also have to manage expectations, so please be patient while the nitty gritty of name, website and communications is sorted out. We hope to get this sorted out in the next week or so.

In the meantime, please contact one of the following with any queries you may have:
email, Twitter account and Facebook details
Richard Hibbert, @FHSoc or on Facebook
Louise Brooks, @bakelondon, or on Facebook
Ed Holloway
Rebecca Leathlean, @AlhambraRebecca or on Facebook
Chris Best, @ChrisBestUK or on Facebook
Paul Gale


Regarding the matched funding, you will see that £100,000 was specifically allocated to Forest Hill and Sydenham town centres if you look at these minutes for the s106 agreement. This money becomes available in September when they break ground on Phase II of the development.

This post was last modified: 27-07-2012 01:08 PM by FHSoc.