Activity

Has anyone else noticed the amount of machinery and equipment being moved onto site? And the amount of security fencing? Could it be that planning approval has been given for the next phase of the Hamptons? Well, this Blogger's last piece of reliable information was that a decison would be made before September...maybe it's been made early to aid the restart of the economy! I see a lot from this window...watch this space for more.

Pip pip

Where's George?

Now that the gym is up and running (partially) work has started on transforming the ground floor of Maple Lodge. As part of this work our site manager's (George's) office has been demolished. George can now be found in the front half of Maple Lodge (the old marketing suite). His contact details are the same, but he is still sorting out internet access so if you need to get in touch with him, it's probably best to call him.

Committee Nominations

Ahead of the AGM on Saturday, we have received the following nominations for the 2008/09 Hamptons Residents Committee.

Executive Officers

Chairman: Barrie McDowell
Vice Chairman: Lisa MacLaren
Treasurer: Nick Bolton
Secretary: Marie Bunby; Jonathan Pettit
Social Secretary: Leigh Anne O'Brien
Estate Liaison: Tim Green; Jonathan Pettit

Street/Block Representatives

Albany Hall: none
Beaumnt Drive: Emma Brown; Mike Cowley
Canterbury Hall: Roger Bond
Fordham Close: none
Heatherlea Grove: Bert Bunby; Oliver Owen
Lewiston Close: Lucy Bureau
Lincoln Hall: none
The Maltings: Joe Savage
Portland Close: Bea Nash
Priors Barn: Matthew Taylor
Sherbooke Way: Fiona Barron; Martin Massey
Vermont Hall: none
Woodbridge Court: Paul Pieterse

Love Parks Day

I know this was a few weeks ago and with all the hooha in the press and other media over who's allowed to do what at the Hamptons, I have been in two minds as to whether to post these pictures. But, you know, this was a great event attended by over 500 people from the Hamptons and the wider Worcester Park area - all of whom seemed to have a good time. Regardless of what you think of the architecture or anything else about the Hamptons.....Mayflower Park is a great local facility for everyone to enjoy and this was a great day as the pictures show.

Everybody Out

Just in case you didn't know, there is a strike planned by Local Authority workers on Wednesday 16 July. As a result, we are not expecting our usual bin collection until Saturday 19th at the earliest. There are communal bins that can be used if your own bin gets too full but please do not leave bin bags out as they attract the foxes (and will not be collected!).

Contacting George

George, our new site manager, started work earlier this month. When he is not walking the site, he can be found in the office on the ground floor of Maple Lodge. George can be contacted by telephone on 020 8330 9482 or on his mobile 07508 219 533.

Watch (out) for the Birdies

You may have seen that the swans on the lakes have a few cygnets in tow. You may also have noticed that there is a bit more debris in the lakes than we would normally see.

The two are linked! The swans have become very protective of their new arrivals and are prone to attack people who get too close. It has, therefore, become too dangerous for Ray and Rob to retrieve objects from the lake and we have asked them not to do so while the swans remain protective of their brood. I hope you understand and support us doing this.

I think it also sensible to advise you to take care when you go down to look at the swans in the next few weeks. They are certainly pretty but they can give you a nasty whack if you get too close!