Resident raised an
issue he is having on Beaconsfield Road with people parking their
vehicles in the disabled bay that he has been assigned.
Resident then raised
a second issue he is having on Beaconsfield Rd around the Public
house on the corner with the High Rd which has a high volume of
broken glass outside the establishment alongside heavy fly-tipping
in the area. This is affecting
people’s morale and is also causing a hazard to school
children and his wife who is a wheelchair user.
Parking
Enforcement
Neighbourhood
Manager
Our enforcement
officer regularly patrols the location and enforces all vehicles
illegally occupying disable bays. Should the resident see or notice
any vehicle parked in his disabled bay illegally, he is free to our
enforcement team on 020 8290 8300 and select option 5 & 1, and
an officer will attend within 20 minutes.
Issue raised with
Veolia for the deployment of resources to the location; this will
be short term. However, we will monitor the location, should it
become what is deemed to be a hotspot we will look to do some
focused work.
Meet with resident
on site following a recent report that had been submitted.
Harlesden
Senior resident
stated that she had lived in the Harlesden area for over 60 years
and felt that there was a lack of services for the elderly from the
Caribbean community. She went on
to speak about Picture Palace and feels that the centre needs to be
a place that represents and accommodates elders from the Caribbean
community.
Community
Engagement/Town Centre Manager
The Council is
currently in the final stages of appointing an Operator for the
space. Once appointed, the Operator will take on a 25-year lease
with the Council and will be the main point of contact for any
queries or expressions of interest relating to potential occupancy
or the delivery of activities within the building.
The Town Centre
Manager (TCM) will continue to liaise with the Community Engagement
team to coordinate a series of “Open Days” once
the Operator process has been finalised.
These sessions will
provide an opportunity for interested groups, businesses, and
community organisations to view the space, ask questions, and
better understand how it may be used in the future.
Ward Panel Chair for Harlesden and Kensal Green
stressed the need for residents to call the Police and report
incidents of ASB, Drug dealing and use, fly tipping, robbery,
issues around Moped’s and uber eats. He went on to stress this allows the Police,
council, wider partners and the community to build up intelligence
of the area which in turn can help requestion resourcing into a
given area.
Community Engagement
Team and Community Safety
Please report
such suspicious activities to the police
By calling 101 for
non-emergency
Reporting the incident via the
police online portal - Click
here
By calling 999 if there is
imminent threat to life or property.
By calling crime stoppers on
0800 555 111 to remain
anonymous, open 24 hours, or crimestoppers-uk.org/
Please include time,
date, location, description or vehicle registration number.
You can also share
the reference number given by the police once you have made a
report by sending an email: community.safety@brent.gov.uk
Sign up to Met
Engage www.metengage.co.uk/ for updates
from local police on what they are doing in your area.
Two Hyde Housing residents raised concerns that they
are having in their area around Marshall Street and their
property. They have recently had
a £80 rental increase on their property which Hyde Housing
attributed to Brent Council’s increasing their
costs. They stressed the area is
not clean, ASB is in the area with high levels of car crime and
what is the most concerning is cars are speeding in the area which
has caused two occurrences of a Road Traffic Collision (RTC)
involving children in the area.
Community Safety
Neighbourhood
Manager
Rental increase will
have to be directed to Hyde Housing to respond.
The police lead on
all criminal matters and investigation relating to car crime. We
work closely with policing colleagues to resolve such ASB and crime
in the community.
Please report
such suspicious activities to the police
By calling 101 for
non-emergency
Reporting the incident via the
police online portal - Click
here
Regarding speeding
concerns on Marshall Street: Physical traffic calming measures are
already in place. In response to ongoing speeding issues, officers
will arrange for "SLOW" road markings to be added, advising drivers
to reduce their speed.
There is dual
cleansing taking place here as the bins / communal areas will be
done by Hyde, the street scene will be addressed by Veolia. Where
there is fly tipped waste, this will be investigated by officers
while on patrol. Where evidence is obtained Fixed Penalty Notices
are being issued
However, there is a
level of underreporting and the lack of use of Fix My Streets, if
utilised this would help and ensure flytipped waste is removed in a
timely manner.
Representative from Connect Stars made the point that
Harlesden can be regenerated with a new model which involves
businesses more. He also made the
point that Harlesden has changed culturally in the last 10 years
with a growing Somali and Brazilian community which needs to be
reflected with a Harlesden Cultural Centre, which could be the
Picture Palace.
Community Engagement
team/Town Centre manager
The Town Centre
Manager has already connected directly with the enquirer regarding
their interest.
In line with the
process outlined above, the TCM will facilitate a meeting with the
Operator once they are formally appointed and the lease has been
signed.
This will ensure
that the enquirer has a clear route to discuss opportunities for
involvement and explore how their activities could fit within the
Operator’s management of the space.
Alongside this, the
Town Centre Manager is actively supporting the Chair of Harlesden
Businesses Association in establishing sub-committees. The purpose
of these sub-committees is to ensure that there are multiple
representatives covering different parts of the town centre,
creating a stronger and more inclusive business voice.
Further discussions
and planning sessions will be required, with the aim of confirming
sub-chairs and representatives by Winter 2025. This will strengthen
collaboration and ensure local businesses are more engaged in
decision-making processes.
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