Communal Projects in Chenies Street Chambers
(on-going)

Setting Up a Book Exchange (October 2001)
Setting up a Communal Christmas Tree (Dec. 2002)
Choosing Paint for Communal Walls
(Nov.2001 to Feb. 2002)
History Project (October 2001 to June 2002)
Garden/Courtyard (initial draft: April 2002)
This is an on-going project to renew the Garden. The commal gathering of information was begun 01.05.2002 to find out what people liked and disliked about the courtyard. After gathering their opinions for a month, this includes various ideas for the use of the Courtyard.

STAGE ONE: Designated Green Area - No Weedkiller (May 2002)
Ask permission from your District Housing Manager (in our case, Marek Wiluzynski) and then post this sign.

STAGE TWO : - Tree Preservation (May 2002)
advice on how to have a Tree Preservation Order placed on your tree.

STAGE THREE: Jubilee Garden Project (June 2002)
Ask permission from your District Housing Manager (in our case, Marek Wiluzynski) and then post this sign.

STAGE FOUR- planning a permanent garden (and applying for grants) (October 2002) includes recommended suppliers for organic gardening.

Noise Study (initiated June 2002).
A study to see how everyday noise affects, or doesn't affect, your neighbours, promoting tolerance and understanding amongst neighbours.  One problem, two sources:

The amplification of noise on hard surfaces (roads, cement, walls, asphalt)  is the root of the problem for outside noise. The two sources are:
ONE: The Drill Hall Theatre, opposite our building.

TWO: the inner communal garden area (in both cases, the people most affected are the third story flats  in our building; these flats don't have double glazing).

Solution  to Problem Source One: Get the Drill Hall to close their windows (which are double-glazed. When they close their windows, the noise problem disappears.

Solution to Problem Source Two: (Garden) grow climbing plants on walls and plant ground cover and turf over ground areas where possible, to break up the hard surfaces. Recommend double-glazing for flats affected.

Chair: Kim
resource people:  
Children Safety Problems (Suzanna)
Visually Disabled Safety Problems (Bev)