Avoid the Lifts

During a strike of the fire service it would be wise to avoid using the lifts if you can possibly do so.

Past experience has shown that when anyone has been trapped in a lift it has invariably been the fire service which has released them. The lift maintenance company is called but the response time is normally too slow to satisfy the people trapped. The caretaker and security guard have some theoretical knowledge on how to deal with the situation and it is intended that they will receive further training from the lift company. However, this training has not yet taken place and neither are on duty after midnight. So, if you can avoid using the lifts it would be wise to do so.

Wild Wind
The storm that struck London Yard during the weekend of the 26th and 27th October did some damage. A few slates were blown off the roof of Frans Hals Court and some leading dislodged from the roof of Van Gogh Court.

Not quite 1987, when Sevenoaks become Oneoak, but the gusts were reaching 80 m.p.h. and anyone venturing out onto a balcony risked having to pay landing fees at City Airport.

Local News

No Speed Cameras on Manchester Road

Calls by some local groups for the installation of speed cameras along Manchester Road have been rejected by Tower Hamlets Council. A spokesman said that Manchester Road did not meet the criteria set down by the Government because it wasn't an accident black spot.

Money for Safer Streets

Canary Wharf and surrounding areas are set to become safer, thanks to a £1.7 million grant to tackle crime.

The money was secured by the Tower Hamlets Safer Streets Partnership from a Neighbourhood Renewal Fund grant of £23.9 million to improve services in the area.

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Postcards of the East End

This site is devoted to postcards of the East End in its golden age. For instance, this is the Fire Station, Manchester Road Completed in 1905 to replace earlier building of 1877 on the same site. Built in the characteristic Queen Anne style of the London County Council architects department. Following demise of the horse-drawn engine the stables were converted to offices in 1925. Still in use today - at least when not on strike.

Cherry Picking

Ricky Lewis repairs the storm damage on the roof of Frans Hals Court.

Mark Your Property

Ann Wightmore, our Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator, has been given some marker pens and mobile phone record cards by the police. If you would like to borrow a pen to mark your property with your flat number and postcode contact Ann. Also, if you would like to join her group.

watch@londonyard.com

Lovelace

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Those who understand binary and those who don't.

You eat the worm and then floss with the string

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Avoid the Lifts

During a strike of the fire service it would be wise to avoid using the lifts if you can possibly do so.