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8 (sorry make that 9) Green Flags for Lewisham
I always like to see Green Flag stories, and we have a pretty good history in getting them in this borough. Even so, this story seems a bit above and beyond the usual. Baroness Andrews personally comm… more »
Someday I Will Treat You Good
8 (sorry make that 9) Green Flags for Lewisham
Andrew Brown wrote 2 days ago: I always like to see Green Flag stories, and we have a pretty good history in getting them in this b … more »
Council Websites WITBI
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Andrew Brown wrote 2 days ago: Carl has an interesting post about the “perfect council website”, in which he asks: How … more »
MPA Youth Scruitiny
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Andrew Brown wrote 3 days ago: Thanks to Sophia for pointing me in the direction of this piece of work by the Metropolitan Police A … more »
Groups Near You
Andrew Brown wrote 1 week ago: I know, because I get emails telling me, that quite a few local groups and blogs have signed themsel … more »
Public Sector Bloggers
Andrew Brown wrote 1 week ago: Dave has put together a list of a number of bloggers who are writing about the public sector. He … more »
Communities in control: real people, real power
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Andrew Brown wrote 1 week ago: Communities in Control The computer ate my very long post about the new White Paper, for which you s … more »
Made In Deptford
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Andrew Brown wrote 1 week ago: Spurred on by reading Transpontine’s post about the festival this weekend we set off to explor … more »
Coke Campaign
Andrew Brown wrote 3 weeks ago: You know how you get lots of invitations to join groups on Facebook, mostly - at least for me - ones … more »
Being Boring
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Andrew Brown wrote 4 weeks ago: Dave says: Another example of boringness is in the way that local issues are reported on. For exampl … more »
Crime Mapping
Andrew Brown wrote 1 month ago: My thanks to Simon for spotting this presentation which shows us what crime mapping might mean for y … more »
Think Public
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Andrew Brown wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been away a bit over recent weeks and so felt the need to reward my family for surviving … more »
Building Capacity and Building Communities
Andrew Brown wrote 1 month ago: Don’t know if this is Lewisham’s ward based assemblies that’s being described, but … more »
Blackheath Lights
Andrew Brown wrote 1 month ago: One of the highlights of being a Blackheath resident - let alone their councillor - is the annual tu … more »
Harsh discipline makes aggressive children worse
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Andrew Brown wrote 1 month ago: Given there’s been a bit about the problems caused by aggressive young people in the local blo … more »
Community leadership approaches to tackling street crime
Andrew Brown wrote 1 month ago: I always think that the research that the Joseph Rowntree Foundation support gives up something inte … more »
Stuff
Andrew Brown wrote 1 month ago: Here are a few things I’ve come across that I’ve wished I’d had more time to think … more »
An idea for Boris (and Sir Steve)
Andrew Brown wrote 1 month ago: Anyone who travels on the bus will know that the drivers are wont to use their brakes quite aggressi … more »
Knives and Young People
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Andrew Brown wrote 2 months ago: One in four young people have carried a knife, survey reveals - Children & Young People Now Acco … more »
Graffiti in East London
Andrew Brown wrote 2 months ago: I’ve never been a big fan of graffiti, probably one reason I was such an active advocate of Lo … more »
