Caroline Pidgeon member of the GLA joined Brian Paddick, Tom Brake MP, Cllr Ruth Dombey and Lord Graham Tope out and about in Sutton on Friday 25th November.

The Lib Dem team met up with local residents and councillors to campaign against the proposed changes to through trains on the Thameslink lines, as mentioned previously on this Web Site. This will affect many parts of Sutton and mean local residents will have to change at Blackfriars station to continue their journey northwards to St Pancras, the City and Luton.

The team then visited the fantastic BedZed development in Hackbridge/north Wallington and heard about plans for a sustainable Hackbridge as well as looking at the area.

“It was really interesting to see the BedZed development and to hear what has worked and what lessons have been learnt for future developments. The key message that came out was that Sutton is a good council to work with to get things done in partnership” commented Caroline.

The team then went to Sutton town centre to meet up with the local police Safer Neighbourhood Team to hear first hand about policing town centres. This was then followed by a well attended meeting with Sutton Chamber of Commerce. Caroline and Brian talked about the key issues that have been coming up across London.

“It was really good to talked with the local police and local businesses to understand the issues affecting local businesses and residents” added Caroline.