WINTER 2011 NEWSLETTER
The January 2012 newsletter is now available. Click here for an electronic copy. The previous newsletters are below:
GRANT FOR NEW COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
The Trust has successfully bid for financial help from Enfield Council to boost community
activities on the Island. When the Island was built, activities to help residents get to know each other and to begin to form a real community were an afterthought for the council and the developer.
Now, the council has agreed to pay the Trust £38,650 towards the cost of new community
activities over the coming year. To plan and run these activities, the Trust has employed a community worker. The Trust aims to use the council money to deliver a programme of active community involvement activities for people of all ages.
GP PHONE NUMBER RIP-OFF
The Trust has written to the local GP asking for a change of phone number from the expensive
0844 number to a geographic number. A copy of the letter is here.
BREACH OF COVENANTS
The Trust chairman wrote this letter to Anglian Home Improvements following a court case on the Island.
A resident built a porch and conservatory without written permission from the Trust. In addition to the cost of the building work, estimated by the resident at £30,000, the court ordered him to pay for the cost of demolishing them, his own court costs, and all or most of the Trust's legal
costs of £29,000.
Homeowners are responsible for abiding by the covenants, but trustees also felt that Anglian Home Improvements had been irresponsible as they knew the building works would breach the covenants.
| FREE SMARTWATER MARKING
We have funding for everyone on the Island to have free SmartWater forensic property marking, so if you haven’t arranged this yet, please ring our local police team on 020 8721 2690 or the Enfield Island Village Trust office on 01992 769143.
There is a 100% conviction rate for court cases where Smartwater is used as evidence.
If you were paying for this yourself it would cost around £45 per year. We are providing this as a
free service to keep the island safe.
SAY YES TO SOLAR POWER
Solar panels are to be encouraged on Enfield Island Village. At a meeting on 18 July 2011, Enfield Island Village Trust directors decided that PV solar panels and solar thermal systems installed on the roofs on Enfield Island Village should be encouraged. No action under the restrictive covenants would be taken against households installing them so long as, for solar panels, the installer is accredited under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme or, for solar thermal systems, they are installed by a CEN Solar Keymark Scheme accredited installer. This mainly affects freeholders. For communal flat proposals you should contact Amber Management.
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