We celebrated the reopening of Burnt Ash Library, #Plaistow in style today. A ribbon cutting ceremony by Mayor of #Bromley, an author reading, children's activities & a buffet for residents keen to see new bookshelves, seating, computers & garden
Tks to officers and Library staff for their hard work

A fantastic day at the @bromleylabour.bsky.social conference yesterday!
Big thanks to @cliveefford.bsky.social and @liamconlon.bsky.social for being our keynote speakers!

Thank you to @bromleylabour.bsky.social for inviting me along to the Labour Women Leader's event today. I felt honoured to be on the panel with such amazing, inspirational women. #SiobhainMcDonagh, brendadacres.bsky.social, @janetdaby.bsky.social, and #RuthMcgregor.

Thanks for the invite!

An enjoyable day at the annual #Bromley Labour Conference yesterday. A day to showcase the difference Labour councillors make in the borough. With workshops led by councillors & me as organiser.
Thank you to MPs @cliveefford.bsky.social and @liamconlon.bsky.social who came to speak and answer Q&As.

❗Welfare Fund Cancelled
Vulnerable residents told to go elsewhere.
Last night I attended the RR&Housing meeting where #Bromley Conservatives, sitting in the shiny new state of the art Civic Centre, voted to cancel the £250k pa which helped some residents with essential fridges, cookers & beds.

‘We live on Pot Noodles’: rickets hits homeless families with no kitchen Families placed in hotels in England are being forced to live on snack foods, putting young people’s health at risk

Sober reading on the health effects of temporary accommodation - featuring the analysis I did for Citizens UK on the number of children living in temporary accommodation beyond the six-week legal limit, which has increased by 663 per cent over three years: www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

A busy Saturday in #Plaistow #Bromley checking and reporting fly-tipping and trip hazards on @fixmystreet.bsky.social and a lovely visit to St Mary's Church Christmas Fair which was held in the attractive church itself. Mince pies and mulled apple juice a delightful finish to the afternoon!🎄

An important and powerful read.

I had a cold but enjoyable couple of hours out yesterday with a #Bromley Environment officer talking recycling, waste and fly-tipping in #Plaistow. Good to see the brand new truck in action at our Sundridge recycling centre.

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Just love Edinburgh!

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This Tory u-turn was inevitable, despite their 5 votes to 4 win

#Bromley's Environment Committee were given 🛑 no info on "no parking fees" lease w adjacent sports club
🛑 no mention of Controlled Parking Zone to protect local residents

It's no wonder 5,746 residents petitioned against

What a mess

It's full steam ahead on our Warm Homes Plan:

🏡 Up to 300,000 households to benefit from home upgrades

✅ Removing the 1m rule for heat pump installations

⬆️ £295m boost to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme next year

💰 Plans to make boilers and heat pumps more efficient to cut bills

The new zero-emission buses running on the 358 route through #Bromley, between Crystal Palace and Orpington

Free school meals in all London primary schools 'boosting health of families' A report finds a massive 84% of parents believe the rollout of free school meals for primary pupils in the London have also helped or significantly improved their household budgets

Great to be here 👋🏽

Let’s start with some good news. A new report shows free school meals in London's state primaries are having a positive impact:

➡️ Improving children’s health and wellbeing
➡️ Supporting families, esp. those struggling with the cost of living

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Overhaul of children’s social care in England will crack down on firms’ profiteering Government says wide-ranging reforms will end ‘neglect’ in system that leaves young people behind * Labour ready to show it is serious about changing children’s social care Excessive profiteering by unscrupulous private companies charging sky-high…

Overhaul of children’s social care in England will crack down on firms’ profiteering