West Area Committee Meeting – 1 December 2011

I attended my last Council Meeting before Christmas.  Here is the agenda.

A lot of concern was expressed by Councillors regarding the two planning items that came to the Committee for consultation (agenda items 2 & 3).  The main item relevant to Feltham North was agenda item 4.  The people have spoken and therefore a CPZ will not be extended to include Mill Way, River Gardens, Roman Close and The Vale.

The highlight of the night was Agenda item 9.  The Headteacher at Feltham Community College has impressed many people and the improvements at the school have been stunning!

Two articles in the Chronicle

The news about Feltham Community School and its GCSE results is brilliant.  The Head Teacher at this school has impressed a lot of people with her very clear commitment to turnaround and the highest academic and personal standards.  Well done to everyone and those young people have done well throughout the Borough.

I have not yet read a hard copy of the Chronicle but am aware of the latest on the FCA Building.  There are two people I wish to speak with, both of whom are on leave but there are two things that I find odd about the article:

a) No reference to the word “temporary” in the article and this word is important – see the actual application.

b) The claim that the plans for a skills centre have fallen by the wayside.  We have had bad news that we cannot proceed now but that does not mean that this location cannot be used for this purpose in the future.