What’s happening in your communities – an update from our wardens
Improvements in Tadworth
If you live on Preston Estate in Tadworth, you may have noticed a couple of recent improvements.
There are new parking bays outside the Marbles Way shops to stop the grass being damaged and to help ease congestion on this busy bus route. There's also a new footpath to link Merland Rise and Preston Lane – this is a big improvement on what has always been an unofficial shortcut across the grass.
Stevie, one of our Neighbourhood Wardens, worked with local councillors and contractors on these projects. The funding was awarded after a successful bid to the Love Reigate and Banstead’s Community Infrastructure levy fund.
Car parking before
Car parking after
Footpath before
Footpath after
Spring joy in Merstham
Neighbourhood wardens Conrad and Glyn spent a recent Saturday morning bringing some early spring colour to Portland Drive in Merstham.
They refreshed the flowers in the big planters outside the Merstham Hub and also did an early spring clean of the communal garden at our sheltered scheme there, Portland House.
The communal gardens at our sheltered schemes are really valued by our customers, providing somewhere to get fresh air and exercise, as well as space for socialising. We work closely with customers in our sheltered schemes, alongside our grounds maintenance contractors at Groundscapes, to create welcoming outdoor spaces. We work with customers to come up with ideas for new garden features, upcoming projects include creating herb gardens and sensory flower beds.
Parking enforcement at The Dome
The Dome is a block of flats in Redhill town centre and for a number of years the carpark there has been used by shoppers and workers visiting Redhill as a free parking spot. This has become worse and worse over the years, meaning people living at The Dome found they were unable to park. Following consultation with residents, we have introduced an ANPR enforcement system. This means that customers who live at The Dome have registered their cars and have an allocation of permits for guests. People who park their cars at The Dome now without a permit will receive a fine through the post.
We’ve had really positive feedback from customers and it’s working well to free up spaces for those who live at The Dome.
One customer said:
“What a difference it’s made, I never used to go out in my car in the evening and weekends due to not being able to park on my return…but now I can go out whenever I want without the worry that when I return home there won’t be a space available.”