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SUMMARY:Miscarriage awareness charity event
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nhttps://my-my-dreams.sumupstore.com/product/miscarriage-awareness-sponsored-walk-and-event 
URL:https://kingscrescent.org/calendar/miscarriage-awareness-charity-event/
LOCATION:Hackney Showroom Space\, 4 Murrain Road\, London\, N4 2BN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Charity Event
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SUMMARY:KC RSG 17 March 2026
DESCRIPTION:Notes of Kings Crescent Steering Group Meeting held on 17th March 2026  \n  \n  \n\n\n\nPresent:\nCllr Clare Potter (CP) (Chair) \nResidents: \nRB\, JWM\, GG\, ES\, KM\, EP\, PD\, EV\, KH \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n\n\nIn Attendance:\nRon Greenwood (RG) \nJoe Stancer (JS) \nCarol Squires (CS) \nJohn Morris (JM) (minutes) \nLee Walsh (LW) \nChristina Byrne (CB) \n \nLB Hackney \nLB Hackney \nSource Partnership (ITLA) \nSource Partnership (ITLA) \nMulalley \nMulalley \n \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n1.0\nIntroductions and apologies \nAction\n\n\n \nApologies were received from Alfred Fiorentini\, Paul Cushion\, Menekse Saitoglu\n  \n \n\n\n2.0\nNotes of previous meeting held 20th January 2026 and any Matters Arising not elsewhere on the agenda\n \n\n\n2.1 \n \nActions from last minutes: \n·       Discussions on play facilities ongoing between Mulalley\, HHB\, LBH \n·       Footpath has been redirected by Datchworth Court following discussions around DZ6S hoarding \n·       Feedback from last year’s exhibitions has been incorporated in the Statement of Community Involvement in planning application. \n·       Invitation for CB to attend this meeting made and she is here \n·       Source drop ins continuing starting at 4.30 now \n·       Construction vehicle mud-washing run off now being filtered and Mulalley have an agreement with Thames Water to drain straight into mains \n  \nEP raised the issue of lights on the hoardings that were discussed at the last meeting. Some are still very bright and shine into flat windows. LW -highway regulations mean that there needs to be white lights illuminating footpaths\, red lights on roadways and a certain lux level maintained. RB – lights shine into her bedroom in Theobalds Ct. KH – Casbeard St seems dark. LW to investigate lighting on Casbeard St.\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nLW\n\n\n3.0\nProject update – Lee Walsh & Ron Greenwood\n \n\n\n3.1 \n  \n  \n  \n3.2 \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nThere is not much new to report from the last meeting. Ground investigations continue; many obstructions\, e.g. under the DZ6S site and an old plant room from the towers under Casbeard St. and unregistered services uncovered. Mulalley are undertaking a mapping of the entire estate\, which takes time. The water table is high as a result of the wet winter and ground conditions are poor across the whole estate. Concrete that has been unearthed is stockpiled to test if it is contaminated and if it isn’t to be re-purposed. \n  \nQuestions/comments \n  \ni)        KH raised the issue of mosquitos that have been a major problem\, over summer months but also over the winter too. ES endorsed this\, stating that agencies (unknown?) have been investigating the infestation. Bob Miller (Project Manager) is aware of this and is ensuring that\, as far as possible\, there is no ponding or static water. JWM mentioned the constant high level of standing water in front of the old boiler room. Again\, Bob is aware of this and is striving to mitigate impact from this potential mosquito infestation. \n  \nii)       EV asked if more notice can be given when noisy works are planned. She recently tried to contact Joanna Kaye\, RLO when some loud excavations started and did not receive a response. LW accepted that messaging could be better and Malcolm Stephenson\, Senior Project Manager\, is working with LBH to agree more effective communications plan. JS confirmed that letters are being sent out to the flats worst affected by the ongoing works. ES asked what hours Mulalley are contracted to work within. LW – 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Mon-Fri and 8.00 am to 1.00 pm on Saturdays. In response to ES’s observation that some works went on until 8.00 pm.\, LW noted that UKPN are not covered by Mulalley’s agreed hours\, so this would have been their contractors. \n  \niii)     RG updated the meeting on progress with the planning application. This is due to be decided at a Planning Committee in late April. He asked the RSG if members would endorse a statement of support from the group\, read out by CP. \n  \nKH asked if the record of community consultation included the change of brick colour on some new blocks. RG confirmed that it did. \n  \nES suggested that the 4th bullet point in the list of aspirations: “A well managed and maintained neighbourhood where incidences of anti social behaviour are dealt with effectively\,” should be more accurately classified within a management area of responsibility and therefore not a design aspiration. It was agreed to omit this bullet point. \n  \nEV stated she wouldn’t be comfortable signing this statement. \n  \nKM stated that this was the first time she has seen this document. CS – this is a slightly amended version of a statement that was agreed to and signed by CP and a number of other members for the original planning application. KH suggested this was actually  less contentious than the original. \n  \nIt was agreed that an amended version of the statement would be circulated for members to have another week to comment. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSource  \n \n\n\n4.0\nIntroduction to Christina Byrne\, Social Value lead at Mulalley\n \n\n\n4.1 \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nCB introduced herself and gave an overview of Mulalley’s interpretation of ‘social value.’ This is focused on skills\, work experience\, employment opportunities and\, sometimes directly and sometimes via local charities\, is presented via schools and colleges. Mulalley already run a work experience programme across Hackney for 16-24 year olds. Mulalley also use their supply chain to employ local labour. They also partner with Hackney Food bank to provide donations\, financial and in kind. RB has provided a list of ideas for projects with the TRA and young people\, including trips off the estate while there is no play area/MUGA. Views from young people have been garnered from doorknocking across the estate. \n  \nCB – are there any other suggestions from members? It is important to provide as wide a range of choices as possible across age ranges and the local demographic. But it is also important that initiatives funded by Mulalley Social Value Team do not replicate what LBH management should be providing (e.g. maintenance of open spaces). \n  \nKM suggested that the success of the allotment/gardening group could be built on by helping generate interest in wider planting opportunities across the estate. CB gave volunteer days from within Mulalley staff as an example of how support in kind can be provided. Hackney Foodbank also has volunteering opportunities. \n  \nCP suggested the elders group is a good contact for a different segment of the Kings Crescent population. RB raised the feeling from the doorknocking exercises that many KC-resident elders do not want to attend the Friday lunches in Hackney Showroom. HS are still delivering some lunches on the estate. HS also organise other activities\, e.g. over 60’s disco. \n  \nEP asked if Mulalley can generate a list of projects that have had success in the past to stimulate ideas that could work here. CP suggested this accompanies the list that LW showed the meeting of projects already funded. \n  \nLW noted the proposal for a celebration\, possibly a barbecue to mark the milestone of the new planning approval. This could take the place of the next scheduled RSG date. KH asked if there could be a digger available for children who are excited by construction vehicles. \n  \nEV noted that there is an appetite for residents to meet each other more. Estate-wide social events might help promote this. CS added that the Source drop ins are available for residents who do not want to attend formal meetings. \n  \nKM acknowledged that language issues sometimes prevent greater levels of involvement. Turkish-speaking parents often bring their children to interpret but many are now getting involved in the allotment group (now there are 69 allotment beds in the phase 1 courtyards with many new people involved). \n  \nMuch communication between residents at the moment is conducted via WhatsApp groups. KH – there are 127 members of the Leaseholders Action Group\, with 100+ communicating on whats app. He added that there is a sense of demoralisation amongst residents in the north side ‘new’ blocks\, particularly leaseholders who have experienced many issues with the management of the common areas\, in particular the lifts. RB is in the process of setting up an estate-wide whats app group through the TRA. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMulalley (CB?)\n\n\n5.0\nSource update \n \n\n\n5.1\nCS – drop ins still useful\, held on the first Wednesday of each month\, 4.30 to 6.30 in Hackney Showroom. The February drop in highlighted the appearance of the hoarding around the DZ6S site and the closure of the footpath. Credit is due to Mulalley for responding quickly to this. JS will attend the drop in on 1/4/26 to deal with queries\, concerns about the proposed temporary parking rearrangements. \n  \nSource can also be a conduit for social value ideas that residents might communicate to us. We have raised the opportunities presented by the proposals for artwork or an enlivening of the Weston Court Green Lanes façade. \n  \nFurther suggestions were raised for public displays: JWM – could we use the material that is available on the history of KC? Stories on hoardings? EV suggested that a better public mapping of the blocks would be welcomed.\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n\n\n6.0\nAOB\n \n\n\n6.1\nES sought clarification on the Weston Court Green Lanes elevation  proposal. RG – the proposals at the moment are that there would be artwork that is co-designed between residents and a professional artist. CB has an artist contact who has produced work in Finsbury Park. KH noted the well known mural in Dalston and KM the artwork at Regents Park Estate that features ex residents. She suggested trying out ideas on the hoardings that currently envelop the site.\n  \n  \n  \n \n\n\n6.2\nES asked if lessons are being learnt from the experience of residents in the phase 1&2 blocks in terms of design\, installation of services etc.? KH suggested that if LBH can confirm that the same issues will not affect the new blocks\, the fact that these issues have been acknowledged and efforts made to ensure they do not repeat\, might improve morale slightly amongst the current leaseholders. RG confirmed that LBH are of course very much aware of the issues with lifts etc. and will continue to learn lessons from phase 1&2 and strive to make sure these problems do not reoccur. \n \n \n\n\n7.0 \nDate of next meeting\n \n\n\n7.1\nIt was proposed that the June meeting would take the form of a wider community event. Current dates already occupied include 14/6 for a TRA family fun day and 11/7 for Hackney Showroom’s street party. Other suggestions included an early evening summer event\, potentially on a Friday. \n \n  \n  \n \n\n\n\n  \nKings Crescent Residents Steering Group \n  \n  \nMeeting to be held on  \nTuesday 17th March 2026 starting at 7.00pm  \nHackney Showroom \n  \n  \nAGENDA \n  \n\n\n\n1\nIntroductions and Apologies \n \nCllr Potter (Chair)  \n \n\n\n2\nMinutes from the last meeting 20th January and matters arising \n \nCllr Potter (Chair)\n\n\n3\nProject update & RSG support for planning application\nLee Walsh\, (Mulalley) \n \n\n\n4\nIntroduction to Social Value Manager Christina Byrne \n(Mulalley) and Discussion \n \nCllr Potter\n\n\n5 \nITLA Up-date\nCarol & John \n(Source Partnership) \n \n\n\n7\nAOB\nCllr Potter (Chair)  \n \n\n\n8\nDate of next meeting \nCllr Potter (Chair) \n \n\n\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://kingscrescent.org/calendar/kc-rsg-17-march-2026/
LOCATION:Hackney Showroom\, Murrain Road\, London\, N4 2GD
CATEGORIES:steering group meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Source Partnership":MAILTO:john@sourcepartnership.com; carol@sourcepartnership.com
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SUMMARY:ETRA & Community Meeting 16 April 2026
DESCRIPTION:MINUTES \n16 April 2026 7.30 – 9pm \n‘Enhanced’ Tenants & Residents Association & Community Update Meeting \n\n\n\n \nAgenda Item\nLead\nActions\n\n\n1\nWelcome\, Introductions & Apologies \n  \nResident attendees: K MacEwen\, P Cushion\, I Marlow\, J Walker-Murrain\, R Bevis\, S Wissler\, K Bagci\, S Hulcoop\, E Pine\, R Awesu\, J Herrera\, V Blaskova\, A Montanari\, J Mankelar\, E Virk \n  \nHackney staff: June Welcome (housing officer)\, Manoj Pawara (cleaning team) \n  \nApologies: P Melville (resident) \n  \n \nRemi (TRA Chair)\n\n\n\n \nMeeting attended by June Welcome our Housing Officer and possibly other Hackney staff  – June invited various teams. In the end we had Manoj from the cleaning team. \n  \n·        Approval of minutes from last meetings: \n-18.09.2025 was last ETRA meeting – Approved by Isadora\, Kathy\, \n– 22.01.2026 was last community meeting – Approved by Sarah\, Jill \nNo objections \n \n\n\n\n\n2\nEstate Cleaning\n\n\n\n\n \n·        June updated on progress with standards of cleaning since last meeting \nBernard not available\, sent Manoj. \nHaven’t been able to do an estate walkabout yet but have been together to address specific issues. Tuesday next week plan to go through the old blocks starting in Bramfield to highlight issues and basic standards. June has managed cleaning in the past. Basic standards need addressing. Where landings are full of clutter cleaners are ignoring. \nQ – PC – 2 weeks ago big bin stuck outside chute room (by bin man)\, blocking all bins\, all filled up over Easter. Lots of fly tipping – armchairs etc. Part of rent now goes on rubbish collection \nCleaning team blames collection team and vice versa \nRoad sweeper just sits on cab not helping \nKB – people sitting on stairs in Kelshall making a mess\, door not secure so can be yanked open\, sit on 3rd/5th floor. June to let enforcement know. \nSH – residents don’t have a say in what is cleaned. Some things get cleaned every day but other things don’t get cleaned. Is there a way for residents to suggest what neds cleaning if something is not getting done. \nAlso group of youth hanging out in Chipping\, write on walls\, spitting\, burned railings. Problem before but possibly not happening now. June identified one of the boys involved and spoke to his parent about the issue\, hasn’t had complaints since then. \nWallington – ground floor swept every day but 3rd floor rarely gets cleaned\, pine needles left for months after Christmas \nManoj – there is a new cleaning schedule – Bernard to share \nBramfield main entrance door keeps breaking and security cameras sprayed. Recycling bins getting full and people leaving cat litter and general fly tipping. EP –  the issue on Queens Drive has been ongoing for months\, Cllr Potter is aware. \nIf see fly tipping try to note the vehicle details and licence plate\, take a video if possible (only if no danger) then can be sent to enforcement and people can be prosecuted. Similar issue outside bulk waste store new build. \nPigeon droppings not cleaned near Lemsford \n \nJune Welcome \nHousing Officer               ? cleaning team\nBernard and June to have estate walk about to address cleaning standards \n  \nJune/Manoj to address rubbish issue \n  \nJune to tell enforcement about youth in Kelshall \n  \nBernard to share cleaning schedule and ask if residents can input into frequencies \n  \n \n\n\n3\nRepairs\n\n\n\n\n \nJune update: \nApologies that no one from repairs is willing to attend today. \n  \nRepairs –  email from Sean Roche – Repairs Customer Services/Call-Out Manager \nI apologise for the previous Repairs Officer’s candid comments regarding our internal processes. \nI can confirm that the Repairs Contact Centre currently lacks a formal diagnostic tool\, which occasionally results in misdiagnostics and errors in scheduling or allocation. Hackney is aware of this issue and is exploring interim solutions\, as a diagnostic tool will be included in the upcoming rollout of the new integrated Housing Management System. \nRegarding how repair costs are covered\, I understand these are typically handled through service charges rather than being job-specific. However\, this would need to be confirmed by the Homeownership team. \nI know it’s not a lot\, but it includes some feedback from both areas. It is especially important\, I think\, to include information about the diagnostic tool within the rollout of the Integrated housing Management system. That will benefit all residents who request repairs and help ensure diagnostics are correct at the first point of contact. \nEmail reply to June from Josephine Burton – Home Ownership Services \n-Service charge queries for Kings Crescent Estate are being addressed via the disputes process.  However\, if there are any new queries\, that have not already been raised and answered\, we can provide written responses to specific questions either in advance or after the meeting \n-With regard to leaseholders’ service charges\, under the terms of the lease agreement\, an estimated service charge is payable each year in advance which is notified prior to the beginning of each financial year.  Within six months of the end of each financial year (usually September) leaseholders are provided with a statement of actual service charge costs incurred  which is then reconciled against the sum collected on the estimates for the corresponding year. \nLeaseholders have a legal right to ask for an itemised breakdown of the actual service charge bill and this is where queries such as the one outlined below are raised: \n‘Question I posed: Leaseholders have enquired whether they are charged for repeat repair visits when operatives arrive with the wrong parts or to examine an issue that has already been reviewed. ‘  \nThere is no single answer and each case has to be individually assessed on the basis of whether it is reasonable to charge for a repeat visit.  For example\, it is possible that investigation was required to determine a correct part and that it had to be ordered and fitted on a repeat visit or that an issue reviewed by an operative had to be referred to a specialist due to unexpected/complex issue being discovered at the first visit. – \nLeaseholders have a right to ask for a detailed breakdown of service charges \nJune advised it is best to keep paying service charge but email to say you are paying under protest\, but need to adhere to contract \nRepairs vs home services team no one takes responsibility for quality of services delivered and paid for \nKPI about percentage of monitoring – will ask director if there \n·        Broken courtyard gates \nCourtyard gate ‘fixed’ but not properly\, fixed the lock but not the closing mechanism\, have to push it closed. Gate is too heavy for the closer it has. Drug users are coming into the courtyard. Residents having to ask drug users to leave. Needs to be reported to community safety. Bin rooms also used by drug users\, can tell people have been in there from the graffiti and bits left\, fear of opening it as not sure what will find. \nBike storage room – people try to force the doors open at night. Kimpton bike store door is about to break. \nBarley Court door was broken\, homeless people sleeping on the stairs. Doors constantly broken. Fixed 1 month ago\, broken again. Noted that this issue has been raised for the past 7 years!! \n  \n·        Lighting Theobalds Court – nothing from repairs \n  \n  \n·        Flooded area under old boiler room \nTook a lot of work to get it escalated and various teams involved but they have drained the flooded area now. Likely identified the source of water leak and will fix it \nEnvironmental health assessed the mosquito type. Is empty now so hopefully won’t be an issue this summer. Ground water lever raised from the flood in 2019 so not sure if that is contributing but ongoing work on this. \nAlso fountains were not working last summer in Clissold ponds. Is working now. \nEnvironmental health said that the mosquitoes in the park were different and the source was not there. \nEnvironmental health were being notified when people were bitten\, set traps to analyse mosquitoes\, investing \nDon’t have plant pots etc with water collection as breeding ground for mosquitoes \n  \nWindow fallen out\, chased repairs\, June: need to make a formal complaint \n  \n·        How can residents be kept updated on progress of repairs? – no response \n  \n·        Who supervises to ensure repairs are carried out effectively given the repeated nature of raised issues? – no response \n \nJune Welcome \nHousing Officer \nMessage from repairs team \n \n  \n  \n  \nJune to request environmental health report regarding mosquito breed and source of issue \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJune to continue to monitor repairs issues\n\n\n4\nLift Issues\n\n \n\n\n \n·        Updates since last meeting \n·        High costs of repairs ? value for money \nKarsten checked with Cllr Clare Potter\, not much to update unfortunately. She checked and no news on root cause analysis from Ron Greenwood. Spoke to a lift engineer by chance re Wallington court lift; he was going to make a few upgrades\, including the door. The lift door does seem to operate more smoothly now and not broken down since. \n  \nRemote monitoring system was installed recently so that night help \n  \nOngoing issues with call bells and lack of mobile signal so trapped\, but Hackney keeps saying it is working\, but issues keep happening. \n \nKarsten Hartmann (resident) sent update\n\n\n\n5\nOther Issues Raised by Residents\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMonthly inspections update – doesn’t have a set schedule. June has KPIs to meet\, usually do them all in the first 2 weeks. If people want to join the inspection can get in touch with June and she can schedule their block. Top to bottom damaged paintwork\, broken items\, cleaning issues etc. New blocks quite easy. Should not be storing things in communal areas. In older blocks the biggest issue is clutter on landings that obstructs landings and fire escape route. Laundry hanging is not good. Email June via neighbourhood email if want to join a block inspection. Neighbourhood@hackney.gov.uk\nBike store update – lack of usable space. Some bikes broken or covered in dust and clearly not being used. Has put warning notices on these. Will letter drop every resident to give them a last chance to claim the bikes (to be sent out next week). Will be removed soon. Will be put in storage for 28 days then disposed of.\n\n\nJune Welcome \nHousing Officer\n\n\n\n \n\n\nUrine in Theobalds lift\, cleaner thought it was a dog but it isn’t. June has written a letter\, will be sent to block soon.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n6\nCommunity Update\n\n \n\n\n \n·        Funding update \nWon resident participation grant for £10\,000 to fund youth projects \nOngoing CDF funding for gardening\, youth and events\nTRA committee members\n \n\n\n \n·        Gardening update \n9 new gardeners \nMulalley have put in 2 new raised beds \n69 beds \nBought compost and now making own compost (compost team) \nLots of activity in the courtyards \nOngoing issue with tap not working (old email pump wasn’t working\, was resolved\, but not working again). Many residents are not able to carry buckets \nRain collectors don’t really work\, Hackney teams don’t take responsibility\n \n \n\n\n \n·        Youth update \nHomework club Tuesdays (Hackney Showroom) \nYouth club back on\, Wednesdays now 4.15-6pm (Hackney Showroom)\n \n \n\n\n7\nAny other business? \n \nRemi (TRA Chair)\n \n\n\n \nResidents complaining about the children playing in the small courtyard with the slide (behind Rushden etc). Playing during the day. \nCould residents be reminded that children are allowed to play during the day up to 8pm? \n \n \nJune to write to residents reminding that children allowed to play\n\n\n \nMice – spotting signs of it in Sandon court\, call the pest control \nJune requested block treatment\n \nJune to arrange block treatment with pest control\n\n\n8\nDates of next meetings & close \n·        Street party 11 July 2026 \n·        ETRA/Community meeting Tuesday 14 July 2026 \n·        AGM/Social Thursday 22 October 2026 \n \nRemi (TRA Chair)\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nAgenda\n16 April 2026 7.30 – 9pm \n‘Enhanced’ Tenants & Residents Association & Community Meeting \n\n\n\n\n  \n\nAgenda Item\nSuggested \nTiming\nLead\n\n\n1\nWelcome\, Introductions & Apologies\n5 mins\nRemi (TRA Chair)\n\n\n \nMeeting will be attended by June Welcome our Housing Officer and possibly other Hackney staff \n·        Approval of minutes from last meetings \n–18.09.2025 was last ETRA meeting \n– 22.01.2026 was last community meeting\n\n\n\n\n2\nEstate Cleaning\n\n\n\n\n \n·        June to update on progress with standards of cleaning since last meeting\n5 mins\nJune Welcome \nHousing Officer               ? cleaning team\n\n\n3\nRepairs\n\n\n\n\n \n·        Lighting Theobalds Court \n·        Flooded area under old boiler room \n·        Broken courtyard gates \n·        How can residents be kept updated on progress of repairs \n·        Who supervises to ensure repairs are carried out effectively given the repeated nature of raised issues\n10 mins\nJune Welcome \nHousing Officer \n? someone from repairs team \n \n\n\n4\nLift Issues\n\n \n\n\n \n·        Updates since last meeting \n·        High costs of repairs ? value for money \n \n5 mins\nKarsten Hartmann (resident) to send update\n\n\n5\nOther Issues Raised by Residents\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMonthly inspections update\nBike store update\n\n\n10 mins\nJune Welcome \nHousing Officer\n\n\n6\nCommunity Update\n\n \n\n\n \n·        Funding update \n·        Gardening update \n·        Youth update\n30 mins\nTRA committee members\n\n\n7\nAny other business? \n \n5 mins\nRemi (TRA Chair)\n\n\n8\nDates of next meetings & close \n \n5 mins\nRemi (TRA Chair)\n\n\n\n  \nAll minutes of previous meetings can be found in the relevant event page and HERE
URL:https://kingscrescent.org/calendar/etra-community-meeting-16-april-2026/
LOCATION:Hackney Showroom Space\, 4 Murrain Road\, London\, N4 2BN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ETRA meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="KC TRA Committee":MAILTO:kingscrescentn4@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Family Fun Morning 14 June 2026
DESCRIPTION:  \nFree Event\, All Welcome
URL:https://kingscrescent.org/calendar/family-fun-morning-14-june-2026/
LOCATION:Hackney Showroom Space\, 4 Murrain Road\, London\, N4 2BN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Family fun
ORGANIZER;CN="KC TRA Committee":MAILTO:kingscrescentn4@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Street Party 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the Play Street (Murrain Road) for a Street Party! \nHosted by Hackney Showroom and Kings Crescent Tenants & Residents Association \n  \n \n  \n  \nBook your free tickets HERE so we know you are coming
URL:https://kingscrescent.org/calendar/street-party-2026/
LOCATION:Hackney Showroom Space\, 4 Murrain Road\, London\, N4 2BN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:community event
ORGANIZER;CN="Hackney Showroom":MAILTO:hello@hackneyshowroom.com
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SUMMARY:ETRA & Community Meeting 14 July 2026
DESCRIPTION:Minutes \n14 July 2026 7.30 – 9pm in Hackney Showroom \n‘Enhanced’ Tenants & Residents Association & Community Update Meeting \n\n\n\n \nAgenda Item\nLead\nActions\n\n\n1\nWelcome\, Introductions & Apologies \n  \nMeeting attended by June Welcome (LBH) and 9 residents: Emley (Treasurer) Remi (Chair)\, Jill \, Ellie\, Paul\, Sarah W\, Sarah H\, Isadora CM\, Kathy M\, \n  \nApologies from PM (resident) \n \nRemi (TRA Chair)\n\n\n\n \nApproval of minutes from last ETRA/community meeting 17.04.2026 – approved by: Sarah W & Jill \nNo comments\n\n\n\n\n2\nChanges to Hackney’s Neighbourhood Approach \n  \n \nEmley (TRA Treasurer)\n\n\n\n \nNew housing\, support and funding structure for Hackney TRAs \n  \nNew funding structure – all applied for together in one go\, Remi has done this for 2026-2027 and we have received the funds already (more on that later). \n  \nNew housing & support structure – All residents should have received a flyer ‘your new housing services’ which shows we are in the North-West neighbourhood team. Emley attended a webinar hosted by Oliur Raman and other Hackney staff last night (slides and recording will be shared). \nNew housing management structure aiming to resolve the longstanding issues – break down silos between Hackney teams\, focus on communication and getting issues resolved efficiently\, sharing knowledge across teams\, new triage system to ensure issue gets to the right team\, all issues logged and tracked by team\, culture change at Hackney with greater accountability. \nBrought in 2 new experts with background in repairs and systems \nOther TRAs all frustrated by same issues we are here \n  \nResidents to continue to report repairs etc directly to relevant teams but if not sure who to contact or ongoing issues contact the new triage team on 02083563330 or email neighbourhood@hackney.gov.uk \n  \nJune encouraged residents to feedback on how it’s going with the new system. Will take time to settle in but Hackney are open to feedback on how it is going. \n \n\n\n\n\n3\nHousing Issues\n\n\n\n\n \n·        Mosquito issue \nUKHSA has been investigating the increasing numbers of mosquitoes biting residents around this area. \n  \nReport not yet requested from UKHSA but June has walked around with them a few times. Previously flooded boiler area under Theobalds Court was suspected to be responsible\, pumps checked\, leak looked for but not found. After a few days of rain a pipe was dripping into the pit so that was investigated. Was some mosquito larvae in the boiler room but not enough to be causing the whole issue. UKHSA set traps in courtyards. When walking around there were lots of buckets and pots in the allotments full of water and mosquito larvae. Need communications sent out to all properties to encourage checking for standing water and eliminating breeding grounds. Boiler room area has been treated. People still getting bitten though. \nSarah  W reported that 2 out of 3 water butts in the allotment courtyard were full of water with larvae and mosquitoes. Sarah emptied and cleaned them out. The few others around the estate need to be checked. \nPossible issues with water collecting on balconies. \nUKHSA found water collecting in drains and larvae found there. UKHSA acting on all sites found \n  \n  \n·        Rubbish collection/cleaning issue \nBins not being collected on time\, bins not being rotated under chutes\, bin chambers not being cleaned properly\, sometimes bin cupboard locked so residents can’t access\, sometimes bins left outside of the cupboard so not collecting waste from the chutes. Chutes are still getting blocked. \nRecycling used to be collected twice a week\, now not even once a week\, builds up\, needs to be addressed. \n  \n(Raise with the new team) \n  \n  \n·        Fly tipping \nOngoing issues with fly tipping outside Bramfield Court bins and on the street outside Bramfield. Someone regularly leaves bags of used cat litter on the street near the recycling bins that ends up spread across the pavement. \n  \n  \n·        Cleaning \nOngoing issue with blocks not been moped properly and general substandard cleaning levels\, particularly in the older blocks. \n  \nWalkabout with Bernard in May. Highlighted some issues\, some have started to improve. June doing a handover for each block\, what issues ongoing that need to be followed up. \nStill no cleaning schedule\, requested\, will pass it on \nStill basic issues not being addressed. June has highlighted them and will pass onto new team. \n  \n  \n·        Repairs \nOngoing issues with general repairs and lifts. \n  \nBroken gate next to café/ Kimpton  ongoing– has to be closed manually (takes ages so often not closed by residents)\, door heavy\, hinge issue makes it resist being closed \n  \n  \nNew signs on playground saying children allowed to play until 9pm (put up by communal repairs team) \nThis summer so far kids have been mainly on play street and not causing any issues lately in the courtyards \n  \nMice in Sandon Court. Pest control visited block and ground floor properties. Plan for full block treatment. \n  \nBaby rats by the play street\, outside HS\, run through drainage tunnels for the trees. \n  \nMonthly inspections done to the end of June (by June Welcome and details being handed over to new team) \n  \nBike store issue has been addressed\, warnings given and later around 30 broken/abandoned bikes have been removed between 2 stores. 2 complaints that wrong bikes removed incorrectly but they have been resolved. June will hand over to the new team to monitor the situation moving forward and check other bike stores. \n  \n \nHackney representative: \nJune Welcome\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nHackney: Letter to be sent to residents asking not to have standing water on property \n  \nHackney: request UKHSA report \n  \nRemi: raise bin issue with new team \n  \n  \n  \nHackney: follow up with fly tipping issue on Queens Drive \n  \n  \n  \nHackney: Share cleaning schedule\, follow up with standards issues highlighted by June \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nHackney: address ongoing gate issue next to café \n  \nHackney: follow up re mice in Sandon and address rat issue on play street \n  \n \n\n\n4\nOther Issues Raised by Residents\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nNew issues to be raised with Hackney\n\nMice in bin chute cupboard between Kelshall and Therfield courts \nFob access still broken to there \n  \nPlay street – lack of signage to show that it is a play street. Confusing. Not safe for kids. Cyclists and motorbikes zoom past with disregard for the children. \nThe play street is critical\, especially now ball court is gone. Emley/Jill/Kathy will bring it to Steering Group plus raise with Nnem and new team. Remi meeting with Ron regarding clarity around what is allowed on the Play Street – debated\, not Ron’s choice to make. \nIt is a play street and it’s not safe. \nPaul suggested staggered barriers to make bikes slow down. He raised it with Carol at Regeneration meeting\, will pass onto Ron’s team \nRock was moved so vans coming into play area – Mulalley need to move the rock back \nJune to pass it on to new estate team\, we will take it to steering group. ? raise with police team. Report the delivery drivers\, will get a fine \n  \nMulalley issue\, kids can get onto site through Weston. Remi etc shout to tell the kids to come out but the site needs to be secure \nTheobalds chute blocked for months\, cleared for a few days\, but someone putting boxes in and keep blocking it. Now major fly issues causing problems in the flats nearby. Can residents be told how to use chutes or to close them. \n  \nLots of dust collecting in flats from the building works – they are spraying with water but maybe not effective. Not able to clean out of the carpet. Raise with Mulalley and at Steering Group for ongoing building site dust \n  \nRotting fish/oil smell very strong – call environmental health \n  \nTap in the courtyard broken again\, plumber coming tomorrow \n \nResidents\n  \nHackney: Address mice issue and broken lock \n  \nHackney – new team\, RSG and community safety team: address safety issue on play street \n  \nMulalley: \nMove rock back to block play street access\, ensure whole site is secure\, reduce dust going into flats \n  \n  \nHackney: send communications to residents about using chutes appropriately\n\n\n5\nCommunity Update\n\n\n\n\n \n·        New committee members needed \nRemi announced she is stepping down as Chair at the next AGM. We also need a new Secretary in order to continue as a TRA. \nSo we are looking for new Chair and Secretary \nRemi is willing to continue to manage Youth and Emley willing to continue as Treasurer (though happy to hand over of anyone else wants it!!) but both need to reduce the workload of TRA management. \nSarah W possible volunteer \nNnem and Resident Participation team have volunteered to support us with recruiting residents and helping everyone understand what the TRA is\, what the benefits are and what we will lose if we don’t have involved residents to step into the key roles at the next AGM (currently planned for January). \n·        Funding update \nNew Hackney system – got the funding already for the 26/27 year. Received £6\,050.00 from Hackney recently to fund the planned community activities\, insurance\, administration and ‘big lunch’\, \nAlessandro from the TRA committee has kindly set up a new WhatsApp group for community updates\, the aim is to just post once in one group\, it will be for announcements only with only the admins able to post. Other groups will remain for conversations. But please join the community group to hear announcements moving forward. Follow this link to join new WhatsApp Kings Crescent Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KVwFnwQiyrM5FOf0yXj5Ae \nBeach trip to Clacton planned for 5th September\, 60 seater coach\, will go out to everyone\, charge: Adults £5\, children £2 to ensure people attend. \n·        Gardening update \nInformal gatherings in the allotments ongoing \nWill plan more events \nTap issue was fixed but broke again recently (repair booked for tomorrow) \n  \n·        Youth update \nLast week this Wednesday. Back in September. Leah on maternity leave now. Over 20 kids\, looking for more funding from Mulalley \n? Hackney funding for disability SEN support \n \nTRA committee members\n\n\n\n6\nAny other business? \n  \nNext Family Fun Morning 15 Aug 11am-1pm\, studio space as quiet space\, all welcome \nStreet party update:  went well this weekend (12 July)\, everyone was happy with food\, bouncy castle\, kids hat making and competition\, glitter tattoos\, face painting\, all free. Everyone had a great time. \n  \nComment that Hackney Showroom building is hot. KM feels it is not a suitable venue for events\, Remi: Hackney authorised this as a venue. General feeling that it is not appropriate for hires to take over the street as part of the venue for 6 hours. \nRemi speaking to Ron about the policies about the use of the venue as an event space for hire \nSafety issue. If not challenged can get more out of hand and more dangerous for duty manager. \n  \nDrug dealing on corner outside Sainsburys – residents encouraged to report to safer neighbourhood police team. They gather information and can then target patrols more efficiently: https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/hackney/brownswood/contact-us/top-reported-crimes-in-this-area \n \nRemi (TRA Chair)\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nRemi: to discuss HS as a venue with Ron \n  \n  \n  \n \n\n\n7\nDates of next meetings & close \n  \n·        Family fun morning 15 Aug 2026 11am-1pm \n·        Beach trip 5 Sept (details coming) \n·        15th October 2026 (was going to be AGM but postponing that\, so will be normal ETRA and Community meeting) \n \nRemi (TRA Chair)\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nAll minutes of previous meetings can be found in the relevant event page and HERE \n  \n  \nJoin the Residents Association Committee and Hackney Housing officer to hear updates about estate issues and community activity updates. \nAgenda \n14 July 2026 7.30 – 9pm in Hackney Showroom \n‘Enhanced’ Tenants & Residents Association & Community Update Meeting \n\n\n\n \nAgenda Item\nSuggested \nTiming\nLead\n\n\n1\nWelcome\, Introductions & Apologies\n5 mins\nRemi (TRA Chair)\n\n\n \n·        Approval of minutes from last ETRA/community meeting \n16.04.2026\n\n\n\n\n2\nChanges to Hackney’s Neighbourhood Approach\n10 mins\nEmley (TRA Treasurer)\n\n\n \nNew housing\, support and funding structure for Hackney TRAs\n\n\n\n\n3\nHousing Issues\n\n\n\n\n \n·        Mosquito issue \nUKHSA has been investigating the increasing numbers of mosquitoes biting residents around this area. \n·        Rubbish collection/cleaning issue \nBins not being collected on time\, bins not being rotated under chutes\, bin chambers not being cleaned properly\, sometimes bin cupboard locked so residents can’t access\, sometimes bins left outside of the cupboard so not collecting waste from the chutes. Chutes are still getting blocked. \n·        Fly tipping \nOngoing issues with fly tipping outside Bramfield Court bins and on the street outside Bramfield. Someone regularly leaves bags of used cat litter on the street near the recycling bins that ends up spread across the pavement. \n·        Cleaning \nOngoing issue with blocks not been moped properly and general substandard cleaning levels\, particularly in the older blocks. \n·        Repairs \nOngoing issues with general repairs and lifts. \n \n30 mins\nHackney staff TBC\n\n\n4\nOther Issues Raised by Residents\n5 mins\n\n\n\n \n\n\nOther issues to be raised with Hackney\n\n\n\nResidents\n\n\n5\nCommunity Update\n\n \n\n\n \n·        New committee members needed \n·        Funding update \n·        Gardening update \n·        Youth update\n30 mins\nTRA committee members\n\n\n6\nAny other business? \n \n5 mins\nRemi (TRA Chair)\n\n\n7\nDates of next meetings & close \n \n5 mins\nRemi (TRA Chair)
URL:https://kingscrescent.org/calendar/etra-community-meeting-14-july-2026/
LOCATION:Hackney Showroom Space\, 4 Murrain Road\, London\, N4 2BN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:ETRA meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="KC TRA Committee":MAILTO:kingscrescentn4@gmail.com
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