Welcome to my web site
On my web site you can find out about me, my work in Sydenham and Lewisham Council. This is my political web site with links to the Labour Party.
I am have set up a photo stream - chris4sydenham - to show my activities on flickr. I regularly update flickr as the pictures can say more than the space on this website.
You can visit my councillor web site as this provides links to Lewisham Council and factual information such as my Newsletters and the Ward Profile.
For my Local Assembly video please visit my YouTube site.
There is a heritage page for historic photos of Sydenham and an entry on Wikipedia.
To contact me you can email cllr_chris.best@lewisham.gov.uk and let me know what your priorities are for Sydenham - do you agree with my aspirations in working for a cleaner, greener. safer Sydenham?
Latest News
Sydenham Events On Saturday 10 May Sydenham Garden will be holding their Victorian Spring Fair from 11am - 3pm entance in Hollard Drive, off Queenswood Road. The Sydenham International Music Festival runs from the 17 May to the 15 June with some very exiting performances. The Kent House Leisure Gardens open day is on Sunday 18 May - entrance 91/93 Kent House Road.
Sydenham Co-ordinating Group We are meeting on the 8 May to discuss the feedback from the first Sydenham Assembly and review the top priorities. Also on the agenda is the preparation for the next Sydenham Assembly meeting on the 5 June as well as the consultation process for the £10k Locality Fund.
Please take a look at my latest Sydenham Newsletter for information on the meetings on Sydenham Road as well as the progress on Forest Hill pools. I will be chairing the Stakeholder Group and am listening to what residents and leisure users wish to see on the site. The meeting of the Forest Hill Society on the 7 May provided a number of points for the officers to think about before the next meeting of the Stakeholder Group.
Sydenham Society AGM I was delighted to be part of a meeting that was sincere in its appreciation of the hard work Pat has been put in as Chair over the past 14 years. I have really enjoyed working with Pat and look forward to continuing the partnership Tim Lund in the future.
Sydenham Assembly A big thank you to the 200 people who attended the first meeting on Thursday 6 March at the Naborhood Centre. For an independent report please visit the Sydenham Town web page and for my views before and after the meeting please go to the video clip on Sydenham News. The meeting agreed volunteers to take part in the Co-ordinating Group that will consider the top priorities and report back at the next meeting on the 5 June.
The Assembly replaced the Sydenham Community Regeneration Partnership meetings but many of the previous residents came along with some new faces to bring together the local community. Along with the residents were the traders and key agencies such as the Police and the Town Centre Manager. Please let me know if you agree with my view on what we need for Sydenham
Sydenham Locality Fund Work has started on the planting in the Thorpes and Mayow Road to replace those damaged by the storm last year and by vandalism. We are planning to arrange a community planting event to promote the ongoing care of both the young trees and the underplanting with spring flowers.
Council budget for 2008/9 The budget was set on Monday 3 March with a Council Tax increase of 2.37%. We protected the investment in Adult Social Care with no change to the eligibility criteria following the statutory consultation last year. There are specific projects in Sydenham that receive support including the Sydenham Music Festival. |
