Our latest edition of the ECSRA magazine celebrates some of the highlights of the last twelve months, including the installation of four plaques to commemorate four local heroes. The Council’s City Living Local Life (CLLL) fund has been good to us as it sponsored the four plaques to celebrate the lives of notable individuals who…
2020 was an unusual year to say the least. The country ‘locked down’ three times from the first quarter of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To be safe, conform to regulations and not overload the NHS we couldn’t hold any of our social and community events. Instead we watched from the perimeters when…
During 2019 we lost Jennifer Ware, a long-standing member of our Executive Committee. When Jennifer discovered that a property developer was planning on demolishing many of the beautiful buildings in Earl’s Court Square she canvassed everyone and, with the residents’ support, approached the Greater London Council to stop the works starting. She was instrumental in…
ECSRA’s main focus, during 2018, has been on persuading the Council to strengthen their planning and refuse enforcement procedures as we feel prosecutions would act as a deterrent. The “hotspot” outside 1 Earl’s Court Square has improved due to ECSRA lobbying for the provision of an on site bin area. Other issues which we have tackled…
2017 was a busy year for ECSRA. We lobbied the Police and our local Ward Councillors about the increase in anti-social behaviour, drug dealing and rough sleepers in the Square resulting in a two-month drug operation in Earl’s Court to combat drug related crimes and ASB. During this time there were 25 arrests, 75 Stop and…
