Avery Hill

Notes taken on a walkabout on the Avery Hill Estate 24th July 2009

Anstridge Road
Wires from satellite decisions

Bexley Road
Recycling bin – peripatetic team sweeps all of the bin sites
Front of shops not swept – may need to review schedule

Blocks
Floors will be recovered
Walls need cleaning – a deep clean will be organised at the same time as stair areas
Stairs treads need deep cleaning
Bin room burnt out – can we have permanent signs put up about putting rubbish in the bin chute?
Window contractors are now in place – but concerns about whether job is being done. This will be investigated.
Young people hanging around in block – also during school time
Areas outside entrances need deep clean
Window on landing of needs to be cleaned of graffiti or replaced
Bexley Road entryphone faulty

Darland House
Fence needs repairing along side in Alderwood Road

Rainham Close
Garden of Teynham House needs clearing
Shin rail missing in front of school
Cars park on pavement and grass verges during times when children are dropped off

General Comment on Blocks – should be swept and washed once per week
The lift floors are cleaned every day but the walls and doors are smeared with grime. These need to be given a deep clean.
Flat surfaces need dusting – the stairs are cleaned regularly – but not railings and ledges on the top of the tiles are dusty.
Windows need cleaning behind railings on landings between floors.

Restons Crescent
Fence falling over – Harris rails need fixing
Light cover broken on outside of building
Flue pipe not cemented in leaving a large hole
Piece of feather edge fence missing

Thanington Court
Cupboard doors to water taps outside blocks have broken off
Leaking outside tap by entrance
First floor landing window cracked
Fencing badly damaged – need replacing
Fence to drying area needs repairing
Broken panels to pipes in communal areas
Broken window 2nd and 1st floor – handles missing
Tiles missing 1st floor

Linsted Court
Top floor window cracked
Landing window covered in glue
Light broken on entrance road between blocks
Wires hanging down above the entrance
Landing window etched with graffiti

Bollard – Restons Crescent needs replacing

Lydden Court
Old laundry room needs grille over window
Netting removed from 3rd floor balconies needs to be replaced
Path to LEB substation
- needs weed spraying
- part of it dangerous – needs relaying

Perpins Road
Dead weeds stuck between paving stones
Weeds in kerbside need clearing
Wall needs repairing near Ospringe
Clean paint off of the pavement

Alderwood Road - Drain cover missing on entrance to path by block

Wayfield Link – tree shoots in front of block need removing

June Stewart

Hambledown – hedge overhanging the pavement needs cutting back