Wooded area gets a New Year Facelift

Following a brilliantly positive meeting last night with Newham officers and Brentwood residents, a small wooded corridor, sorely neglected for many years
will finally get the att
ention it deserves.

Following years of casework from the Labour Councillors for Brentwood South and repeated enquiries from local people, the little wooded walkway, at the rear of houses on Cherry Avenue and St Stephens Crescent, has finally been identified
as belonging to Newham Council and treework is set to begin
within the next 10 days or so (weather permitting).

Officers from Newham are keen to address the issue of overly tall Poplar trees, overcrowded tree growth, dumping and flytipping.
They also plan to remove unnecessary, largely broken fencing and open up the walkway to encourage appropriate use and enjoyment.

Interested residents met with officers from Newham last night (Monday January 12) and were delighted to hear of the plans for the wooded area.
They were reassured that wildlife will be taken into account and informed that the reason the work is taking place now is to get the trees reduced or removed before nesting starts.

One delighted resident ended the meeting by saying "I'd just like to say that it all sounds really good and I'd like to thank you for all the hard work".

Julie Morrissey, Labour Councillor for the area, Brentwood South said "This is just the perfect result at the end of years of enquiries and discussion. The meeting last night was incredibly positive. The officers from Newham came to the meeting with the sole intention of listening to local people and being flexible - this they did, and they were.
I am very much looking forward to monitoring the results, with residents, over the coming months"

Cllr Morrissey went on to say that there has been a great response to the competition for a name for this wooded area and the results will be made public at the end of the month.