Tessa Jowell MP

19 November 2007

TESSA JOWELL SECURES REASSURANCES ON PLANS FOR BROCKWELL PARK AND HERNE HILL JUNCTION

Tessa Jowell has secured a reassurance through the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) that plans to improve the junction at Herne Hill will not have an impact on HLF funding for the restoration of Brockwell Park.

Tessa Jowell, the local Labour MP for Dulwich & West Norwood, said:

'I am pleased to report, after discussions with the Director of the HLF, that plans for improving the junction near the gates at Dulwich Road/Norwood Road will have no impact on the funding of improvements to the park itself.

'The uncertainty that has been generated by the Project Monitor has been unhelpful and unsettling for all those involved in these two projects.

'The plans for the junction are well thought through and have been the subject of a long and detailed consultation process stretching over a number of years.

'Plans to restore and improve the park using HLF funding are very exciting and we have already seen some of the improvements being delivered. I now look forward to these two projects progressing to the benefit of those living in Herne Hill now and for generations to come.'

Val Shawcross, GLA Member, for Lambeth and Southwark also welcomed the news:

'I have been working with Tessa, local Councillors and local residents and representatives from across the community to secure an improved park and an improved junction.

'The proposed new pedestrian crossings will dramatically improve safety and will make the park more accessible and pleasant to users. The current configuration of the junction is congested, dangerous and makes Herne Hill unattractive to visitors. The proposed scheme is the result of great efforts on behalf of many local stakeholders and is the best possible compromise for all concerned.

'I am pleased that Tessa has been able to obtain reassurances on this key local issue.'

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