16 June (Part 2) - How many old tower blocks are there in Bexleyheath and Sidcup?
It is reported on
a local Conservative website that Bexley Councillor Teresa O’Neill has met
the two Conservative MPs for Old Bexley & Sidcup and Bexleyheath & Crayford to discuss among
other things the horrific fire in Kensington.
It appears to have escaped her attention that the only old tower block in the
borough that has been externally cladded to improve its appearance and
thermal efficiency is in Thamesmead.
I heard at first hand the Director of Peabody Housing say that he regards the
renovation done by its predecessor company, Gallions, to be unsatisfactory; in what
way he did not state in any detail.
Teresa O’Neill should be busy meeting the MP for Erith & Thamesmead and
liaising closely with Peabody people so that she can hopefully reassure tower block occupants rather than
grandstanding with the two Conservative MPs from the south. Maybe she has but if so, making
political capital has taken precedence. Where’s the Press Release to
set out current fire risks in the borough’s potentially vulnerable properties?
Bexley Council’s web page doesn’t do much to ally any fears there might be.