I'm trying to turn over a new leaf, and actually pay attention to local authority propaganda, *ahem* I mean information and updates, that drop through my door.Lewisham Council have a quite nicely produced glossy called Lewisham Life. My geography of the area is still very poor, and I can barely find my way to Sainsburys yet, so I may use this resource to find my feet a bit more. This really is a place full of green-spaces - something not immediately apparent on the usual dreary trek down New Cross Road on the commuter route. There are a number of 'festivals' planned in Lewisham's parks and fields in the coming month that definitely deserve a peruse.
The other article that piqued my amateur interest in regeneration, was advice for businesses suffering in the down-turn. People's perceptions of New Cross is really not helped when they stroll down the main high-street between train stations and see every other shop shuttered up and closing down sale signs everywhere. It's easy to see that this area could spiral downwards as people stay away from a dying area and compound the problems for those surviving businesses.
The other thing to drop through my door from the council was from the Safer Neighbourhood Team announcing that because it's war on street robbery was going well, it would now be diverting it's attention to street-drinking, drug-dealing, and youth disorder. After speaking to a friend of mine who was bottled whilst walking back from a nearby pub the other day, this does make me hope that higher-profile policing will be used, rather than being tempted to take their foot off the pedal.
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