Night Time Strategy consultation
As per a previous couple of threads...These are my personal thoughts on the Night Time strategy, having attended a presentation by the Council. This isn't just a Wandsworth Council thing. It was receommended by the GLA for all boroughs to do. It covers evening (6pm - midnight) and late night (midnight - 6am), and is to take account of leisure, hospitality, entertainment, late night workers including healthcare, delivery and logistics. It isn't just about bars and pubs, and is to find out more about those who work and travel at night too, the numbers of which are quite high. The biggest growth in public transport use is from 10pm -7am. The aim is to look at each of the Town Centres, which are all so different from each other. Clapham vs Balham vs Roehampton vs Putney vs Nine Elms etc and find out what people think, how they travel, how safe they feel, what's missing, what would make them feel safer, spend more to help High Streets thrive again, etcThey want to have interactive maps, and apps where you can see what's open late, what's available, what spaces are free to use and for what. It's across the generations.Obviously in Putney we have concerns that we're going to end up with more bars and pubs, and without proper policing and public toilets this would cause more issues. I personally wouldn't mind a 24 hour diner or restaurant where you could go and eat something decent. McDonalds opens the latest I think on the food front, and an alternative would be good, I'm sure.Positives too, such as theatres, cinemas, adult learning courses etcDo you want shops open later? What would make your life easier? At the moment we've got two licensing applications - old Trespass site, which would be Chik'n restaurant, and the old Subway which would be Thunderbird Chicken take away. Perhaps a chance to put in comments in the consultation that it should be a condition of licence that alcohol sale is not allowed without food sale? They've extended the consultation until 27 May.https://haveyoursay.citizenspace.com/wandsworthced/night/Do fill it out- positives and negatives all welcome, and the more who fill it out, the better.
Victoria Diamond ● 1408d1 Comments