A Day To Remember… Carshalton World Wars Commemoration Event 3rd August 2014

Cllr. Hamish Pollock reports:

“There was a huge crowd in the Memorial Gardens off Honeywood Walk, by Carshalton Ponds yesterday afternoon at the event which started at 4pm. We were led by the Mayor of Sutton, Cllr. Arthur Hookway and Mayoress as well as the Deputy Mayor, Cllr. Margaret Court and the Leader of the Council, Cllr. Ruth Dombey, and it was estimated that about 500 or 600 people turned up including relatives of the fallen from the two world wars, and well over half of all the London Borough of Sutton Councillors.

We also dedicated the new Carshalton WW2 (1939-1945) Memorial completed in May 2014 which is in the Memorial Gardens, and which has 390 names of the fallen men and women on it.  Some of my amateurish photos taken before, during and after the event are below.

Along with towns and cities all over the country Sutton is paying tribute to all those who served in the 1914-1918 World War One.

The ceremony was the beginning of the activities planned in Sutton to mark the centenary of World War One.”

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Lest We Forget….

The World Wars Commemorative Event takes place today, Sunday 3rd August, at 4pm at the Carshalton Memorial Gardens, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton.

All are welcome.  Included in the event will be the formal dedication of the newly-built Carshalton World War Two Memorial.

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Mobile Phone Mast by the BP Garage, at the Carshalton Road/Cambridge Road junction

Message just in from Bobbie Unwin, Mono Consultants Ltd about a mobile phone mast at the junction of Carshalton Road and Cambridge Road, Carshalton…let Bobbie know your views….

E-mail: Bobbie.Unwin@monoconsultants.com

For the attention of the Ward Councillor for Carshalton Central, London Borough of Sutton Council

Dear Councillors,

Telefónica UK Limited, commonly known as O2, has entered into an agreement with Vodafone Limited, pursuant to which the two companies plan to jointly operate and manage a single network grid across the UK. These arrangements will be overseen by Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd (CTIL) which is a joint venture company owned by Telefónica UK Limited and Vodafone Limited. This agreement allows both organisations to pool their basic network infrastructure, while running two, independent, nationwide networks. It will maximise opportunities to consolidate the number of base stations and significantly reduce the environmental impact of network development.

Telefónica  and Vodafone are in the process of progressing a suitable site in the above locality to meet their 4G rollout requirements. The purpose of this email is to consult with you and seek your views on our proposal before any planning submission is made. We understand that you are not always able to provide site specific comments, however, Telefónica and Vodafone are committed to consultation with communities on our mobile telecommunications proposals and as such would encourage you to respond.

As part of Telefónica’s and Vodafone’s continued network improvement program the operators seek to upgrade existing base stations wherever possible that will accommodate provision for both operators with 2G, 3G and 4G technologies. In this regard please find attached a copy of the draft planning drawings, in which your comments would be welcomed.

Where available the Local Planning Authority mast register and our records of other potential sites have already been reviewed, the policies in the Development Plan have been taken into account and the planning history of the site has been examined.

Mobiles can only work with a network of base stations in place where people want to use their mobile phones or other wireless devices. Without base stations, the mobile phones and other devices we rely on simply won’t work.

All Telefónica and Vodafone installations are designed to be fully compliant with the public exposure guidelines established by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). These guidelines have the support of UK Government, the European Union and they also have the formal backing of the World Health Organisation. A certificate of ICNIRP compliance will be included within the planning submission.

In order to give you time to send your comments or request further information, we commit to allow at least 14 days before an application is submitted to the Local Planning Authority. This 14 day period starts from the date of this email.

We would also be grateful if you could please advise of any local stakeholders or groups that might like to make comments.  We look forward to receiving any comments you may have on the proposal.

Kind Regards,

Bobbie Unwin | Technical Administrator | Mono Consultants Ltd

Steam Packet House. 76 Cross Street, Manchester M2 4JG 

Park Lane and Boundary Road: Road Works….

Local councillors have learned that an urgent gas main replacement is required in Boundary Road from the roundabout at Stanley Park Road to Grosvenor Avenue.

Again these works have been negotiated to take place during the school holidays, but due to the urgency – a number of leaks have occurred – it cannot be put off any longer. The Gas Company started work on Wednesday 23rd July and run through to 29th August. There may need to be some restricted weekend working to ensure that the work is done within the agreed timescales.

The Council’s Traffic & Highways Work team do not expect these two sets of works to impact on each other, but it does represent the potential for traffic disruption in Wallington throughout the summer.

Parker Close off Salisbury Road: Alexander Nursing Home Building Works

Cllr. Hamish Pollock spotted some sort of building work going on at the former care home recently and so asked the Council to investigate.

Cllr. Jill Whitehead at the entrance to Parker Close

Cllr. Jill Whitehead at the entrance to Parker Close

A Message is just in from the Council’s Planning Enforcement officer:

Dear Councillor Pollock,

As a result of your E mail of 23 July I visited Parker Close SM5 3HD yesterday. I spoke with the owner and the builder, the works that are being carried out at the moment are internal and therefore are not subject to planning control. I understand that the owner has been in contact with the Council regarding conversion of the property to a single dwellinghouse. However to date no planning application has been received.
Yours Sincerely

Noel Mollen, Planning Enforcement Officer Tel: 0208 770 6164

Tracing your Ancestors in Sutton Libraries

Hamish's Great Great Great Grandfather

Hamish’s Great Great Great Grandfather photographed in the early 1860s!

Budding genealogists may not yet know this but “Ancestry” and “Find my Past” are free to use in the Local Studies and Archives Centre and in all Sutton Libraries.

Archives and Local Studies

Here is a wealth of information you can use to research anything from local history, archived documents & your family tree.

Archived Court Rolls

To help you with you research, the following areas include links to other articles or external websites.

These links include:

  • Local Studies
  • Family History
  • Parish Register Holdings
  • Archives

Local Studies & Archives Centre
2nd Floor, Central Library
St Nicholas Way Sutton, Surrey SM1 1EA
tel: (020) 8770 4747, fax: (020) 8770 4777
email: local.studies@sutton.gov.uk

OPENING HOURS :
Tue, Fri 10am-5pm; Wed 10am-8pm;
Closed Mon & Thur;
Alternative Saturdays 9.30am-5pm;
Alternative Sundays 1-4.30pm

We will be open the following weekends in 2014 :
9/10 Aug, 23/24 Aug, 6/7 Sep, 20/21 Sep,
4/5 Oct, 18/19 Oct, 1/2 Nov, 15/16 Nov, 29/30 Nov, 13/14 Dec

An Introduction to the Archives & Local Studies Collections

The Local Studies Collection: encompasses a variety of different resources — printed books, photographs, maps, newspapers, pamphlets and slides. These resources relate particularly to the past, present and future life of this Borough and more generally to Surrey and Greater London (especially south of the Thames). We have especially strong collections of material relating to Croydon Airport and the River Wandle.

The Borough’s Archives: These are kept separately from the Local Studies Collection and comprise primary source material relating almost exclusively to this Borough. The main exceptions to this rule are records of the Wallington (previously Croydon) Magistrates Court and a large collection of copies of Surrey parish registers. Again, material is held in a variety of different formats – paper, parchment, magnetic tape and video. Because archives are, by their very nature, unique, readers are asked to observe a number of guidelines designed to protect this material.

Where are the collections kept? The Local Studies Centre is situated on the 2nd Floor of the Central Library. You may need to produce proof of identification (e.g. library ticket, driving licence, CARN ticket etc) before using some material.  Whilst we try to have as much material as possible readily available for consultation at least 24 hours notice is required before we can produce archives and hard copy of reports to council and council minutes prior to 1965.

Finding a particular item: Only a small percentage of the Local Studies Collection, and none of the Borough’s Archives, appear on the Libraries’ computerised catalogue. Instead, separate catalogues exist for books and larger pamphlets and for the Archives. These can be found in binders in the Local Studies Centre. Place, person and subject indexes to the Archive catalogues are also available there.

A large proportion of our archive catalogues can be accessed via A2A – National Archives external website. 

Sutton Police Open Day 7th September 11am – 4pm

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The Met Police in Sutton has announced that its next Open Day is on Sunday, 7 September 2014 from 11am – 4pm.

It is expected to be ‘bigger and better than ever’ with many of the favourite attractions on show and some new ones too.

For the first time there will be demonstrations from dog handlers covering both pro-active, pursuit trained Alsatians as well as from the waggy tailed Spaniels, which are trained to sniff out drugs.

The marine unit is also expected to be present along with police horses and demonstrations by officers from the Territorial Support Group, which deals with demonstrations and major incidents. A crime scene is also being planned by murder squad detectives.

Traffic police will be showing their latest cars and motorbikes. Whilst for history enthusiasts, the Met’s vintage vehicle fleet and uniforms from past years will also be on show.

Sutton’s custody suite with its charging counter and cells will be open with more groups being shown around at the same time to reduce queues. Also on show will be the Control Room, which hosts the Sutton Council funded CCTV system – with its bank of large monitors capturing images from the 80+ cameras located around the borough.

There will be many stalls including Sutton’s licensing team, volunteer police cadets and Neighbourhood Watch.

An estimated 4,500 visitors poured through the front gates at Sutton Police Station during the last main Open Day on Sunday, 2 June 2013 – beating the previous highest attendance in September 2010 when 3,700 visitors attended.

Safer Neighbourhoods Acting Inspector Emma Gulczynski, who is organising the event said: “We’re keeping our fingers crossed for good weather and bumper crowds coming through our doors to see how we work.

“It’s a great chance for residents to see behind the scenes and talk to officers about how we’re working to keep residents safe.”

The event is free and last entry is at 3.30pm.

 
Total Policing is the Met’s commitment to be on the streets and in your communities to catch offenders, prevent crime and support victims. We are here for London, working with you to make our capital safer.

Department of Health’s 2014 Care Act

The Department of Health is seeking views on how local authorities should deliver the care and support reforms in the 2014 Care Act

The department is asking for views on the draft regulations and guidance for Part 1 of the 2014 Care Act.

Find out more and have your say.

The government has worked with individuals and organisations to develop the most comprehensive overhaul of care and support since 1948. The changes will make the system fairer and will mean people get better care.

Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb said:

Care and support is something that nearly everyone in this country will experience at some point in their lives. Our Care Act will make the system fairer by putting people in control of their care and limiting the amount anyone may have to pay for the support they need.

These regulations and guidance will help support councils in making these reforms a reality. We ask people to continue to share their views and experiences as part of this consultation to make sure we deliver real, lasting change for people across the country.

The draft regulations and guidance have been developed by working with expert groups, including users of care and support, local authority staff, voluntary sector organisations, social workers, and national representative bodies including those drawn from local government.

The consultation is open until Friday 15 August and centres on the changes that will come into effect from April 2015.

A further consultation on the reforms that come into effect from April 2016 – which include the cap on care costs – will take place this autumn.

The Grove, Carshalton

The Grove is a Victorian house set on the edge of the ponds in the centre of Carshalton. It is surrounded by the park which was once the gardens and grounds of the house.

It is generally believed that the house was built at the very start of Queen Victoria’s reign, probably around 1840 although it may be older.

We do know that in 1856 the Reverend A.W.B. Cator took the lease. He was the rector of Carshalton and was to live at The Grove until his death in 1879. It would be Cator who created the Victorian garden around the house, parts of which are still visible today.

The next owner was Sir Samuel Barrow, a wealthy tanner who lived at The Grove until 1923, extending the building and altering the grounds. Sir Samuel was one of many business men who benefitted financially from the First World War but we believe he was also a benefactor, like Cator before him. This photo shows wounded soldiers being entertained at The Grove in 1917.

Wounded soldiers 1917

When Barrow left, the house was put up for auction but failed to reach the reserve price. Carshalton Urban District Council bought it the following year ‘to preserve it as an open space forever’. The mansion became offices and the grounds were opened as a public park. This photo shows The Grove in 1923 just before it was bought by the Council.

Grove 1923

We know very little about the life of the building either as a Victorian and Edwardian family home or as council offices. We do know that the council converted one of the original sitting rooms into a council chamber, the panelling and a board listing the council leaders is still in the building today. We also know that The Grove was used for art and craft exhibitions.

Sutton Centre for the Voluntary Sector (SCVS) in partnership with Sutton Volunteer Centre and Sutton Citizen’s Advice Bureau along with the London Borough of Sutton are preparing a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund to open the building to the public and voluntary organisations. We need your help to piece together the story of The Grove. Do you have any information about The Grove or the people associated with it? Do you remember working there? Visiting or attending meetings? Did you or one of your relatives exhibit art at The Grove? Do you have photos or papers which feature The Grove?

If you think you can help us, please contact Jane Allen – jane.allen@sutton.gov.uk

Thank you

Photographs reproduced courtesy of Sutton Local Studies and Archives Centre

 

Have your say – Tramlink extension from Wimbledon to Sutton via Morden

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The London Boroughs of Sutton and Merton are calling on residents and businesses for their views on a proposed extension to the Tramlink network from Wimbledon to Sutton Town Centre via Morden.

Transport for London (TfL) has drawn up different possible routes which would connect Wimbledon to Sutton town centre, via Morden. The proposals are available online at www.suttonmertontramlink.co.uk.

Sutton and Merton Councils have identified a preferred route for the extension. The preferred route runs predominantly on-street between the existing Morden Road tram stop and Sutton town centre via Morden Hall Road, St Helier Avenue and Rose Hill.

However there are some alternative options, each with their own pros and cons.

Councillor Colin Hall said:

“An extension to the tramlink could provide quicker and cleaner public transport links for Sutton as well as boosting local business and creating jobs. This would of course be a major development and it is important that our residents have their say on the proposed extension. Their views will be shared with Transport for London before deciding the next steps.”

Have your say…

Residents and businesses should comment online or email their views to suttonmertontramlink@dialoguebydesign.co.uk by Sunday 17 August, 2014. There will also be four public and two stakeholder drop-in sessions in early of August where people can find out more about the proposed route and give their views. Your feedback will be shared with Transport for London and will help to inform a decision on next steps.

Public events:

Thursday 31 July 4.30-7.30pm

Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden SM4 5DX

Saturday 2 August 10am-1pm

David Weir Leisure Centre,Middleton Road, Carshalton SM5 1SL

Wednesday 6 August 4.30-7.30pm

Sutton Civic Centre, St Nicholas Way, Sutton SM1 1EA

Thursday 7 August 10am-1pm

Sutton Salvation Army Church & Community Centre, Benhill Avenue,SuttonSM1