Your Twickenham, St Margarets/East Twickenham and Strawberry Hill , Your Say
Nearly 400 people attended the All in One area planning meeting for Twickenham, St Margarets/East Twickenham and Strawberry Hill on Saturday 12 June in the Civic Centre.
For those who were unable to attend the event, there is still an opportunity to have your say at the new online community – ‘My Richmond Villages’ online, a series of forums, polls and blogs – giving you the chance to continue the debate. The new online community will be launched at 9am on Tuesday 14th June at www.richmond.gov.uk/my_richmond_villages. To be able to have your say users will need to register. There will be forums and blogs regarding Twickenham, St Margarets/East Twickenham and Strawberry Hill.
The area planning event follows on from the All in One survey, sent to every home in the borough last autumn, asking residents about local services and finding out the issues that mattered most, and in particular which ones needed improving.
At the event in the Civic Centre, residents were invited to review the results from Twickenham, St Margarets/East Twickenham and Strawberry Hill, talk to others who are interested as well as local councillors, officers and representatives of other local organisations, including the Police and local Business Associations. Visitors were also able to put forward their ideas and suggestions about what can be done to address any issues together.
Residents were also invited to sign up to the community resource bank and volunteer their time, skills or facilities to help address issues in their local area. Do you want to volunteer or request more information, if so – complete this form:
In the All in One survey, residents in Twickenham, St Margarets/East Twickenham and Strawberry Hill told us:
Twickenham
How many people responded: 1821
In Twickenham 88% of you were satisfied with your area as a place to live. You also said that the things that were most important in making it a good place to live included:
- Local parks and open spaces – 70%
- Level of crime and anti-social behaviour – 38%
- Public transport – 33%
- Shopping in your local high street – 30%
- Education and schools – 25%
The things that most needed improving in your area:
- Shopping in your local high street – 47%
- Traffic and/or level of congestion – 32%
- Condition of pavements – 22%
- Provision of parking – 22%
- Level of crime and anti-social behaviour – 19%
St Margarets/East Twickenham
How many people responded: 916
In St Margarets/East Twickenham 96% of you were satisfied with your area as a place to live. You also said that the things that were most important in making it a good place to live included:
- Local parks and open spaces – 81%
- Level of crime and anti-social behaviour – 39%
- Shopping in your local high street – 35%
- Public transport – 32%
- Education and schools – 20%
The things that most needed improving in your area:
- Traffic and/or levels of congestion – 36%
- Condition of pavements – 27%
- Provision of parking – 25%
- Affordability of local housing – 21%
- Amount of litter and/or cleanliness of streets – 17%
Strawberry Hill
How many people responded: 317
In Strawberry Hill 93% of you were satisfied with your area as a place to live. You also said that the things that were most important in making it a good place to live included:
- Local parks and open spaces – 74%
- Level of crime and anti-social behaviour – 38%
- Public Transport – 34%
- Shopping in your local high street – 29%
- Education and schools – 21%
- Library services – 20%
The things that most needed improving in your area:
- Shopping in your local high street – 33%
- Traffic and/or levels of congestion – 32%
- Condition of pavements – 28%
- Provision of parking – 23%
- Condition of roads – 21%
To see a copy of the report for Twickenham
(pdf, 2638KB), St Margarets/East Twickenham(pdf, 3267KB) and Strawberry Hill(pdf, 3130KB)
The feedback from the event is now being analysed and will be form the basis for a local area action plan that will be put together with local people.
