The "Live In It" campaign has been set up by a group of residents and traders from Earlsthorpe Mews who are concerned with the appalling state of Sydenham Mews (the collective name for both Queensthorpe & Earlsthorpe Mews), the alleyway that runs parallel to the High Street behind the shops. Mews is a rather grand name for what is an unlit, largely unpaved, rubbish strewn alley. The route cause of all the problems associated with Sydenham Mews is that it is unregistered land (the Land Registry has no details of ownership) and that the council refuses to 'adopt' it. Therefore the alley is left to it's fate and this has allowed it to become a sanctuary for fly-tippers, drug takers, drunks, burglers and vermin.
As Sydenham Mews is within a conservation area and with the proposed enhancements to the High Street the "Live In It" campaign hopes that all stakeholders (residents of Earlsthorpe & Queensthorpe Roads and residents & traders of Sydenham Mews and Sydenham residents alike) will get involved in this campaign in order to help make our community both safer and cleaner.
This week is your last opportunity to leave comments regarding the mews and the proposed High Street enhancements at the council shop on the corner of Queensthorpe Road and the High Street.
