We had a very good street party in Kensal Green back in July. The only drawback with it was that it was illegal. That is because there is considerable bureaucracy involved in blocking a street off legally. You have to give a statutory notice, arrange for bollards to be put in and taken away, and the whole thing costs between £1,000 and £2,000.
My colleague Cllr Mary Arnold tried to get the Council to change this at a Council meeting some time ago. There had been problems organising street parties in her part of Kilburn for the Millenium. The Liberal Democrat in charge of these matters smugly told her he would try to get a change in time for the next Millenium. That really is what Brent Liberal Democrats are like.
Meanwhile, a community part is planned at Furness Primary School for Sunday 13 September by the Friends of Odessa and Palermo Roads.
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