Your Stockwell councillors are running a campaign to support
local businesses at Stockwell tube station which could be under threat under
Transport for London’s plans for the station.
Please take a couple of minutes to sign our petition:
https://www.change.org/p/transport-for-london-save-local-businesses-at-stockwell-tube-station
https://www.change.org/p/transport-for-london-save-local-businesses-at-stockwell-tube-station
Your councillors have been in touch with the florist and
fruit and veg stall and the independent coffee shop ‘Tintos’ which operate from
the stations. Both could potentially close without your support. Tintos were
hoping to move into a bigger site in the station, but have been told they have
lost the bid and need to vacate their current premises. The fruit and veg stall
and florist have been told they need to move to a smaller site around the
corner which would reduce their stall and mean they could employ 1 person.
When TfL presented their plans last September to the three
councillors for Stockwell to remove the gyratory and extend the pedestrian area
in Stockwell we raised a number of issues including:
- We wanted to see an independent cafe - such as Tinto's - in the phone shop site to provide a local cafe with outdoor seating
- We wanted the florist / fruit and veg stall to be protected or a similar size patch found so they can continue their much loved business. Cllr Alex Bigham met with Brenda who works on the stall this weekend and with Oliver from Tinto’s coffee.
- Generally we want to protect and support local business and give opportunities for more local employment (the new Sainsburys which will replace Jack’s will create more local jobs).
We’ve contacted TfL to raise our concerns and request an
urgent meeting to discuss.
More broadly, the next phase of the Stockwell gyratory plans
will provide other benefits - more public space for pedestrians and better
access to the refurbished war memorial; a safer route for cyclists plus other
improvements to the street scene.
We'll endeavour to keep you updated as things progress. But
we need your support - so pls sign the petition.
(Picture from here)