10 February 2024
Dear members and neighbours –
We are sharing three updates: 1) from the police; 2) from the RBKC and 3) dates for your diary for upcoming local events.
1) Police update
Our PSCO has shared their Stanley ward newsletter including dates when they are holding crime prevention advice stands, across the ward, please do attend –
- 29/02/24 – Crime Prevention/Street Briefing – Kings Road SW3 J/W Park Walk (1200-1300hrs)
- 17/02/24 – Crime Prevention/Street Briefing. Gertrude Street SW10 (1000-1100hrs)
- 09/03/24 – Crime Prevention Advice/Street Briefing – Chelsea Green SW3 (1300-1400hrs)
- Wednesday, weekly – over 55’s Coffee Morning Group, St Luke’s Church Sydney Street SW3
They have also recently visited both The Hampshire School & The Oratory School, speaking with the children about their work, how they help people & how to keep themselves safe. They had some wonderful questions about their jobs!
2) RBKC notice
The RBKC has requested that we inform residents about the borough’s Citizen’s Panel.
“I am contacting you as a representative of your Residents’ Association to raise your awareness of some recruitment to our Citizens’ Panel which will be undertaken later this month in the borough.
The Citizens’ Panel is a group of 2000 residents broadly representative of the borough (both in terms of key demographics and where they live) who have agreed to be regularly consulted on key Council priorities. This is mainly through surveys but also some face to face events. The Panel has been involved in a range of topics including the Council Plan, making the borough greener, making the borough safer and making the borough fairer.
To refresh the membership of the Citizen’s Panel, and to ensure it remains broadly representative, we undergo an annual recruitment top up of around 250 new Panel members. This involves a market research company called SMSR carrying out some face to face interviews in the borough. All interviewers will have photo ID, a letter of authority and contact information for Council officers should a resident have any concerns. We wanted to notify Residents’ Associations that this recruitment will be happening so that you can reassure any of your members that may raise any issues about it.
You can find out further information about the Panel on our consultation hub or by emailing panel@rbkc.gov.uk. Residents can also email us if they would like to express an interest in joining the Panel.”
3) Local events
Upcoming local events:
- Easter Egg Hunt – at Duke of York Square
- Kensington & Chelsea Arts week – in April
- Chelsea in Bloom – 20-25 May (during RHS Chelsea Flower Show)
- Stories Literature Festival – 19-21 Sept – a new festival with reading, authors, etc
- Chelsea History Festival – 24-29 Sept