Coronavirus Implications for Abbey Court

There are more people spending more time at Abbey Court due to Coronavirus. This is likely to continue for some time as we are instructed to work from home. The situation places demands on all of us. We are probably going to be more aware of our neighbours and their movements. Hearing their music, their conference calls, their radios and televisions is part of that, as is the occasional burst of laughter or the continued murmur of conversation. We cannot expect each other to tiptoe around and speak in whispers.

If the noise is excessive and cannot be resolved between neighbours then the correct procedure is to contact environmental health. It is not the responsibility of the committee members to police AC and it is unfair to expect it of them.

It should also be remembered that this a stressful time for many; those of us who are freelance are experiencing loss of earnings; we may also be anxious about family members who are at risk; the future of our employment. I would therefore urge tolerance. If your neighbours need to turn up the volume for half and hour and dance around the sitting room to restore their equilibrium, it’s not the end of the world. Maybe you could join them in a virtual party.

Garden Questionnaire

Before we meet to talk over our ideas for the garden, here is a questionnaire to help focus our thoughts.

It was devised by a gardener in another part of the country who has experience working with set ups like ours.

Fiona, the CEO of Walworth Garden Farm, who has seen it, thinks it is a good idea.

You can answer it on the blog, email me, or print it and pop it with your comments through the letterbox (flat 21). You can leave your name/flat number or be anonymous.

Thanks.

What Do You Want?

I expect everyone has had the email from Libby about the AGM. I don’t have it to hand, but she asked an important question about what sort of place we want Abbey Court to be.
I can’t attend the AGM as I shall be at the Paralympics that day, but this is my initial response to her question.
I want to live in a block of flats where everyone, owner or tenant, feels they have a stake in the place. A place where we feel we are part of a community that tackles things together. It was to promote the sense of community that I set up the blog. I am sad that more people don’t use it. It is not simply for notices and reminders. This can be a place where we share information about places we like, things we do, recipes, book swaps, things we sell. You can request help here. Post pictures. Anything.
We all have busy lives and meeting up in the real world can be hard. But communication about anything from the weather to the price of fish helps us to get to know each other and live here together.

The Walworth Society

This society is being launched, I understand, on Tuesday, but the venue has not been publicised.

It was being talked about some months ago.

If anyone else has more up to date or useful info, please could they post it in the comments box.

thanks