We❤️Snowsfields

Welcome to We❤️Snowsfields, a dedicated community group comprised of passionate local residents who are committed to ensuring that our neighbours are well-informed and their voices are heard regarding the new local development known as Snowsfields Quarter. With a focus on fostering communication, transparency, and community engagement, We❤️Snowsfields strives to empower residents to play an active role in shaping the future of our neighbourhood, making it a place where everyone's concerns and aspirations are valued and addressed. Join us as we work together to create a vibrant and inclusive neighbourhood that reflects the collective vision and values of our community. Subscribe to our newsletter below for news and updates. https://lnkd.in/gHN9aTpZ

🚴♀️ 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹'𝘀 #𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻! 🚴♂️ We're taking bold steps to make cycling in Southwark more accessible, affordable, and safe for everyone. Here’s what we’re doing: 👩🏽🏫 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 to empower more people to ride confidently. 💷 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 with initiatives to lower costs. 🚲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 across the borough. 🕸️ 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 that connect our communities. 🚗 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 to create a more cyclist-friendly environment. A huge thank you to everyone who made this possible, including our dedicated council officers—Rich Martin, Manuela P., Hedley Mellor, Kristin Hall, Sam Medhurst, Tim Long, Tom Robison, Richard Wells, Jonathan Hamston, Iaan Smuts, Catherine Snell, Menna Davies, Matt Clubb and John Wade. (Apologies if I missed anyone!) Special thanks also go out to community groups like Southwark Cyclists, local ward councillors, and the thousands of residents who participated in our Streets for People community engagement programme. 👏👏👏 In Southwark, we believe that 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗼. ✊ Learn more about our plan here. https://lnkd.in/d5MmymSC

If like me you thought you were seeing a lot more of these bikes in London over the last year, then you were right. Clean Cities analysis shows an imppresive 63 percent rise in the use of cargo bikes across the capital between 2022 and 2023. These bikes could actually replace up to 17 percent of vans in parts of London by 2030. Equivalent to over 100 million km, or 260 trips to the Moon! This week, more than 80 cargo bikes from 54 different businesses took to the streets in the biggest ever annual Cargo Bike Cruise and in support of Clean Cargo Capital - a new campaign from Clean Cities aiming to accelerate the uptake of electric and pedal powered commercial vehicles as part of a ‘green deal for freight’. Joining the ride and showing their support were Stella Creasy, the Labour MP for Walthamstow, and Luke Taylor, the newly-elected Liberal Democrat MP for Sutton and Cheam. Myself and the Higginson Strategy team were proud to be working alongside Clean Cities, Team London Bridge, MP Smarter Travel, Honor Elliott, Fully Charged and more to deliver this important event and amplify our message across national, regional and broadcast media. Oliver Lord Hugo Mann Jack Skillen Oliver Ivens Ted Davies Donald Campbell Dan Parsons Emily Woolf Clare Wilson Alex Davies John Higginson https://lnkd.in/evu7AgTF

The time for cargo bike deliveries is NOW! https://lnkd.in/evd875xg

Tomorrow our 4th annual Cargo Bike Cruise with MP Smarter Travel will set off from outside TLB HQ at 3PM, with a record number of 80 bikes set to join the ride! Cargo bikes have transformed freight transportation in London. What once was seen as a novelty is now a mainstream, eco-friendly, and efficient way to move everything from laundry to legal documents. We've see this transition first hand in London Bridge through our #BikesforBusinesss project, with over 200 businesses embracing pedal powered deliveries since the project began in 2019. Give us a wave and help us celebrate the businesses and organisations committed to making London a more sustainable, healthy place to live and work! #bikesforbusiness CARRYME BIKES C.I.C., CityQ - Downsizing a car into a tech ebike, Cityshuttle, CROL & CO, Cycling Sparks, Delivery Mates, ecofleet UK, EAV, fettle, Fix Your Cycle, Flying Dutchman Bikes, Freddie's Flowers, ICENI CYCLES LIMITED, Impact on Urban Health, Laundryheap, London GreenCity Man Maid, Mango Couriers Limited, Peddle My Wheels/OurBike, Pashley Cycles, Pedal Me, PEMPEOPLE LTD, Plumbheat Services, The Dalston Egg Shop, Under One Sky, Velocity, Veluba®, Vok Bikes, Westminster Wheels, Zedify and Zhero . Thank you to City of London Corporation, Cross River Partnership, London Borough of Newham, Transport for London, Westminster City Council and Zero Emissions Network Will Norman 🎬 Honor Elliott

Brilliant! A must see for all property developers and owners in Central London. The future is here, it's just not evenly distributed! British Property Federation Southwark Council Westminster City Council Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom Department for Energy Security and Net Zero London Borough of Lambeth City of London Corporation

We❤️Snowsfields, the neighbourhood group formed in reaction to the new ‘life sciences’ development on Snowsfields, and @createstreets have organised a free event to review the draft plans for Snowsfields Quarter with a panel of design experts. Sign up! https://lnkd.in/gDXuW6Kp

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An example below of what people think about the current #SnowsfieldsQuarter proposals. We are working hard to make them better and are encouraged by the increasingly constructive response from Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation REEF and especially Oxford Properties Group's excellent Emma Downey. It's hard to rebuild trust destroyed by Kanda Consulting but we are trying. Note that this (below) isn't a We❤️Snowsfields comment. We don't know the author but it was just posted this week on the Southwark Council planning website. It's interesting how the ideas of #DontWasteBuildings are being picked up by the public before the policy makers. Leanne Tritton Will Hurst Richard Nelson Will Arnold https://lnkd.in/e8drayjm "Building is way out of scale for the surrounding residential area. 15 stories is ginormous and will shadow neighbouring properties and will add further density area. High-rise buildings are built largely of steel and concrete and are less sustainable than low-rise and mid-rise buildings built largely of wood; steel and concrete. Low- and mid-rise (up to 6 floor) building would be much more enabling of community continuing in the area, and the planet. https://lnkd.in/d54zdhkn https://lnkd.in/dpAeTCF The current proposal doesn't outline sustainable goals or development for site. Demolition is one of the worst things that can happen for the planet - the existing built fabric, with carbon already spent on its production, should provide the base from which to build, the council and development should be demanding an end to demolition culture and a shift towards regenerative urbanism. Any new building or retrofits should be made using sustainable methods such as retrofitting and timber construction to reduce noise disruption. There is no need for more offices in the area, there is a continual striping of space and community resources in exchange for new offices - when there is a shortage of homes and a housing crisis."

Sadly our experience of Kanda Consulting's "#communityengagement" in Southwark has been one of manipulation and deception. It appears that there are no laws to protect communities against lies before a planning application is made. Then the "results" of the "consultation" are related to Southwark Council, misleading planning officers. It took many rounds of "#consultation" before the scale and massing of these vastly oversized buildings were even partially revealed. Even then the images were manipulated in multiple ways (oversized trees, possibly inverted fish eye lens pictures, winter trees gaining leaves to hide the buildings beyond and more). The community turned against the developers REEF Oxford Properties Group and landowner Laurie Lee Susanne Given A sad tale that will take a lot of expensive recovery work.