Stonecot Hill has a new community noticeboard thanks to Sutton Council’s Cheam North and Worcester Park Local Committee chaired by Stonecot councillor Abigail Lock. The board is sited at the end of the green next to the alleyway to Dudley Drive.

We’re waiting to find out who’s got the keys to the doors and what it will be used for but we understand that it’s likely to be for notices local to the neighbourhood rather than the borough-wide information that appears on the council noticeboard across the road.

The Cheam North and Worcester Park Local Committee next meets this Thursday 5 November, 7.30pm at St Bede’s Centre in St Anthony’s Hospital, North Cheam. The committee discusses a wide range of issues about the local neighbourhood and has a budget for improvements to streets and parks which is spent at the request of local people. Everyone is welcome to attend the committee and get involved.

If you’re keen to attend regularly you might like to subscribe to the committee’s calendar using your calendar software (Outlook, Google Calendar, iCal, etc.)

3rd Cheam Scouts are holding a jumble sale today at the Scout hut, rear of Dudley Drive. Access is from Stonecot Hill in the alleyway beside Sutton Café or from Dudley Drive. Admission is 30p. These jumble sales are usually busy so turn up at least 15 minutes before it opens at 2pm if you want to get the bargains.

If you have donations for the jumble sale, bring them to the Scout hut before 1.30pm or call Pam on 020 8644 4275 to arrange collection.

Local residents are invited to a Stonecot community event hosted by Councillor Tony Brett Young and Sutton Youth Service detached team.

The event takes place on Friday 20 February 2009 from 6pm – 8.30pm and is held in the school hall, Brookfield Primary School, Ridge Road, SM3 9LY.

Residents will be able to get to know other local people both young and old, have a chance to offer their views on improvements to local facilities and find out more about the council’s work in the area.

Superintendent Warren Shadbolt from the Safer Sutton Partnership will give a presentation on the Sutton Life Centre, a new community centre, library, youth, IT and educational facility to be built on Sutton Common Road.

There will be music, food, group activites, a community question time and prizes to be won.

If you would like to attend, please contact tony.brettyoung@sutton.gov.uk or Joe Edmonds on 07736 338 732.

More information is available on Sutton Council’s website.

The police’s Stonecot Safer Neighbourhoods Team will be offering free mobile phone registration at Ridge Road Library on Wednesday 5th March from 2-5pm.

Thousands of mobile phones are lost and stolen each year. By registering your phone you make it easy for the police to immobilise your phone if stolen or return a lost phone to you if found.

Officers will also be giving advice and answering questions on how to prevent crime such as theft from vehicles, graffiti and any other issues of concern to local residents.

View this event on Sutton Active – the borough’s community calendar.

Paul Burstow MP will be visiting Stonecot Hill at 10am on Friday 19th October 2007 to discuss parking arrangements with local traders and residents.

Mr Burstow will be spending approximately one hour in the area to see for himself how local parking can be improved and how he may be able to help local people’s campaign for a better deal on the Red Route from Transport for London.

If you would like to speak to Mr Burstow on the day, please contact Adrian Short on 020 8286 6696 to be added to the schedule.

In August, local people collected 2004 signatures on a petition to mayor Ken Livingstone and Transport for London asking for a full public consultation on Stonecot Hill’s parking. There has been no official response as yet.

Mr Burstow has been member of parliament for Sutton and Cheam since 1997.

Download the A5 flyer for this event

Photo copyright (c) Paul Burstow.