On Thursday 19th October, Ledbury Action Group members and residents attended a constituency Labour Party meeting for Camberwell & Peckham proposing a motion in the benefit of residents. The majority of attendees were in favour of the Ledbury motion, however it was clear that Southwark’s Labour Councillors were not in agreement, as they repeatedly voted against the motion, and put forward three pages of proposed amendments towards the end of the meeting, meaning the motion de

At approximately 8.20am on Monday 23rd October, the fire alarms at Bromyard House once again went off due to a system malfunction. Residents were evacuated for the second time in as many days, with fire marshals knocking on doors and instructing residents to congregate outside. Residents, including the elderly and children, gathered behind the block with their neighbours, many dressed only in pyjamas, as Southwark Council staff and fire marshals attempted to coordinate the si

Just before 3am on Saturday 21st October, some residents in the Bromyard House block on the Ledbury Estate were awoken to the deafening sound of the fire alarm system going off simultaneously in various rooms within their flats. Aware that the 'Stay Put' policy in the towers has now been replaced by a 'Get Out' policy, many residents rushed to exit their flats and evacuate the building, banging on their neighbours doors along the way, and helping other residents down the esca

The Ledbury Action Group have created a video of FAQs with Andrew Brookes, a housing lawyer from Anthony Gold solicitors. The FAQ's cover issues relating to the Ledbury Estate including disrepair, rehousing and temporary accommodation, compensation, timeframes, and specialist leaseholder issues. Video the FAQs at: Andrew Brookes Q&A

Residents of the Ledbury Estate who've been without heating since 11th August when gas was removed from the four towers due to safety concerns, have welcomed works to  install a new diesel powered district heating system to all flats, restoring heating facilities ahead of autumn cold spells. This comes after residents were told that they weren't allowed to use electric heaters as the electricity supply to the towers wouldn't cope with the usage level. After many complaints fr

At a Livesey ward Labour party meeting held on 12th October, Ledbury Estate residents were left in tears after being sworn at and bullied by local Councillor Barrie Hargrove. Background: Ledbury Action Group circulated the below motion (created by Ledbury residents themselves) to all Southwark Councillors on 6th October. We were pleased to hear that our motion was passed unanimously by Camberwell Green and Brunswick Park Labour ward branches. However, what was important to Le

Flicking through the pages of a lengthy repairs file for just one of the Ledbury Estate tower blocks, it becomes apparent that large cracks in the buildings were reported to Southwark Council by residents years ago. At a residents meeting back in July, neighbours shared images of cracks in their properties and explained that they'd been reporting these to the council for years. The repair records for the four tower blocks (which are in the process of being fully released) now

Around 4.15pm on Sunday 8th October, residents in Skenfrith House on the Ledbury Estate were briefly evacuated after a small fire broke out in a kitchen of one of the flats. Early reports indicate that a pan was mistakenly left on one of the hot plate cookers, handed out by Southwark Council as a temporary cooking facility. It is also understood that the fire brigade had to force entry to the flat in question to extinguish the fire, as the resident was not at home. Fire marsh

The Ledbury Action Group's emergency motion has now been passed by Unite Housing branch, Unite Community as well as Brunswick Park and Camberwell Green labour wards. The motion has now also been circulated to other wards in the borough for their consideration, with various councillors already getting in touch directly for updates on Ledbury. The motion calls for an immediate emergency response to the plight of the Ledbury residents who are living without heating, some still w

Taking to his seemingly favoured medium of Twitter once again, Southwark Council leader Peter John vented his frustrations directly at Prime Minister Theresa May after she made comments on Ledbury Estate during a BBC Radio 4 programme on 3rd October. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b096gjm6#play Mrs May, being interviewed on Grenfell spoke of a 'thread' of information coming to light where social housing tenants are not being listened to, mentioning the cracks at Ledbury as o