Boris invests in car clubs

The number of parking spaces dedicated to car club vehicles in London is to double to 4,000, Boris Johnson has announced.

The Mayor, who is investing £500,000 to set up the new spaces by the end of next March, said: “Car clubs cut Londoners' costs, help reduce congestion and ease pressure on parking.

"They are a brilliant idea and we must surely have the largest number of users compared with any other European city.”

There are 9,000 car club members in Islington and significant numbers in Westminster, Camden, Southwark and Lambeth.
But the Mayor's transport adviser, Kulveer Ranger, wants to see car clubs take off in outer London boroughs too.
He said: “The last 12 months saw bays appear in boroughs like Brent and Merton but Richmond stood out in particular where 100 bays were installed… we're delighted that 19 boroughs have applied for Transport for London funding next year to help them provide the bays, websites and general support that car clubs require.”
Forty per cent of new car club members in the capital sell their car as a result of joining.
You can check out car clubs in Brondesbury Park at http://www.zipcar.com/london/find-cars, and http://www.streetcar.co.uk/locationslist.aspx

(From the Evening Standard)

Potholes getting filled

Your Conservative candidates have been ensuring that potholes that have opened up after the cold weather are swiftly being filled. Streetcare have patched up the holes on the junction of Sidmouth Road and Willesden Lane and the holes on Sidmouth Road outside the shops. There are other areas that need refilling and this is being done. Unfortunately damage to tarmac will happen if there is a period where temperatures rise and fall above and below freezing as we've just experienced. We're working hard to make sure Brondesbury Park's roads and pavements are sorted out quickly and cost effectively.
If you see pot holes that haven't been marked with a white circle around them please inform Streetcare by email or by the Brent Council website.

FIXED - Milverton Road sign

Your Brondesbury Park Conservatives have succeeded in getting the Milverton Road sign fixed. If you have  graffiti or rubbish let us know and we'll get it fixed.

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Primary school admissions deadline this week

The deadline for admissions for reception transfer for September 2010 is Friday 26 February.
To apply for a place for your child online, go to the eAdmissions page or contact the Brent school admissions team on 020 8937 3110 for an application form.
For more information about school admissions, go to the primary schools admissions page.

From Brent.gov.uk

Conservatives plan education revolution

The excellent Queen’s Park Community School in the heart of Brondesbury Park and Malorees Junior School provide a great education for thousands of children. It’s regularly oversubscribed, which means that many parents can’t send their children to the school and have to make do with their second, third, or even forth choice school for their children. Why is this? Why are there not more great schools that every pupil will have the chance to go to? Labour believes that a top-down bureaucratic system is the only way to educate our children. We disagree.

With David Cameron’s plan to allow groups of parents, educational charities, philanthropists, livery companies, existing school federations, not for profit trusts and co operatives to set up new schools in the state sector it will mean that over 220,000 new school places can be created. This would meet the demand from every parent who lost their appeal for their first choice school in our most deprived boroughs. Imagine if, rather than waiting fearfully for the letter that could mean a great education or a sub-standard education for your child there were enough great schools for every child to be admitted to their first choice school. With the Conservatives plan to put choices about education directly in the hands of parents and local groups it can become a reality.

You can download the Conservatives’ plan for education at www.conservatives.com

Conservatives deliver on Council Tax promise

Brent Conservatives have successfully campaigned to freeze your council tax.
The proposal leads Brent Council's budget proposal for this year (2010/11) as the council presses ahead with its Improvement and Efficiency Action Plan, designed to increase efficiency and enhance services across the council over the next four years. Your Brondesbury Park candidates have been campaigning for this and we've been able to deliver.
If the budget is agreed at a council meeting on 1 March 2010 the Band D council tax for Brent from 1 April will be £1,058.94, which is the same as the previous 12 months.
Conservative Councillor Bob Blackman, Lead Member for Resources, said: "We are honouring our promise to freeze the Council Tax in Brent for the forthcoming year. In this budget we are investing additional resources in front line services, making efficiency savings and conducting a dramatic transformation programme. This year in Brent services will continue to improve and the amount people pay will remain the same."
Brent Conservatives are promising to keep council tax frozen for four years. If you want more of your money in your pocket then please get in contact and help get your Conservatives into power in Brent.
Council tax payers in each London borough also help to fund the Greater London Authority (GLA), which includes the Metropolitan Police, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, Transport for London, the Olympics levy and the GLA itself. The GLA will meet on 10 February to consider the Mayor of London's proposal to freeze the GLA Band D contribution for 2010/11 at last year's level of £309.82. If this is accepted the overall council tax at Band D in Brent would be £1,368.76, the same as in 2009/10.