When, rather a long time ago, there were six people behind BiB - only
one now - we used to funnel all FOI requests through Michael Barnbrook. I don’t
remember why; perhaps it was to annoy Councillor Read who would fairly
frequently make speeches in Council about how much money was being spent on
answering him.
Eventually a Finance Director, while standing in for the Chief Executive, wrote
to the Information Commissioner to ask for permission to ban Michael from the FOI
process on the grounds that he was a racist. Somewhat ironic when his friends
knew that most of his spare cash was being lavished on supporting a
disadvantaged mixed race boy. But a dishonest Bexley Council and an equally
dishonest Information Commissioner had their way.
I fear the same will happen to @tonyofsidcup eventually because he has been at
it again; making Freedom of Information Requests again that is.
This time @tony was looking for progress on one of the bees in his bonnet, road
safety and crossings in particular. He asked if it was true that several
locations had been surveyed with a view to making them safer and if so what were
they, the criteria for selection and what was the result.
He was a bit premature as the survey has not yet been analysed and unlikely to be
for another couple of months but the sites were chosen mainly on the basis of
public requests.
The list is as follows and @tony is happy that it includes those of special
interest to him.
Site Operated by School Crossing Patrols
• Barnehurst Infant School / Barnehurst Junior School – Site: Colyers Lane j/w Bexley Road
• Bedonwell Infant School / Bedonwell Junior School – Site: Bedonwell Road o/s Bedonwell Infant
• East Wickham Primary Academy Junior – Site: Wickham Street j/w Central Avenue, outside Junior
• Haberdashers’ Aske’s Crayford Academy – Site: Iron Mill Lane j/w Barnes Cray Road
• Normandy Primary School – Site: Colyers Lane j/w Colyers Walk
• Old Bexley CE Primary School - Hurst Road j/w Parkwood Road
• St Fidelis Catholic Primary School – Site: Bexley Road outside school
• Upton Primary School – Site: Upton Road j/w Iris Crescent
Other Identified SCP Sites
• Bedonwell Junior School – Site: King Harold’s Way j/w Bedonwell Road
• Belmont Primary School – Site: Bedonwell Road j/w Belmont Road
• Belvedere Infant School – Site: Lower Road outside Belvedere Juniors
• Belvedere Junior School – Site: Lower Road outside Belvedere Juniors
• Burnt Oak Junior School – Site: Halfway Street j/w Burnt Oak Lane
• Danson Primary School – Site: Danson Lane outside Danson Primary
• Days Lane Primary School – Site: Days Lane j/w Fen Grove
• Days Lane Primary School – Site: Days Lane j/w Burnt Oak Lane
• East Wickham Primary Academy Infant – Site: Wickham Street j/w Central Avenue, outside Infants
• Eastcote Primary School – Site: Bellegrove Road j/w Eastcote road
• Haberdashers’ Aske’s Slade Green Campus – Site: Slade Green Road outside schools
• Holy Trinity Lamorbey CE Primary School – Site: Halfway Street j/w Burnt Oak Lane
• Hook Lane Primary School – Site: Hook Lane j/w Faraday Road
• Hurst Primary School – Site: Dorchester Avenue j/w Montpelier Ave
• Hurst Primary School – Site: Hurst Road j/w Dorchester Avenue
• Longlands Primary School – Site: Longlands Road j/w Woodside Road
• Northumberland Heath Primary School – Site: Brook Street outside Northumberland Heath School
• Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School – Site: Days Lane j/w Fen Grove
• Pelham Primary School – Site: Woolwich Road j/w Pelham Road
• Sherwood Park Primary School – Site: Sherwood Park Avenue outside Sherwood Park School
• Slade Green Primary School – Site: Slade Green Road outside schools
• St Augustine of Canterbury CE Primary School – Site: Abbey Road j/w St Augustine’s Road
• St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School – Site: Manor Road j/w Church Hill
• St Paulinus CE Primary School – Site: Manor Road j/w Church Hill
• Upton Primary School – Site: Upton Road j/w Townley Road
• Birkbeck Primary School – Site: Alma Road j/w Hatherley Road
Other sites
• Willersley Avenue/Annandale Road
• Brook Street near cemetery
• Yarnton Way near Wolvercote Road
• Main Road / Marechel Niel Parade
• Station Road near Chastilian Road
• Mayplace Road East near Woodside Road
• Rectory Lane near Selborne Road
• Rectory Lane / Knoll Road.