Balham residents to decide how to spent £1.9m grant (From Wandsworth Guardian)
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Balham residents to decide how to spent £1.9m grant
11:00am Saturday 16th February 2013 in News
Businesses and residents are being invited to give their ideas on a number of schemes to improve Balham Town Centre.
Wandsworth Council and The Balham Partnership has secured £1.9m from the Mayor of London’s Outer London Fund to encourage people to explore, enjoy and invest in Balham town centre.
The funding could be spent on a series of projects including improving the railway bridge over Balham High Road, pedestrian improvements to Hildreth Street, improvements to the Balham community space, upgrades to the Post Office forecourt on Balham High Road and adding public artwork on an unsightly wall on Balham High Road overlooking Waitrose car park.
A public consultation event will be will be held on Saturday, February 23, and Sunday February 24, from 11am-4pm, in the Balham Community Space, Bedford Hill, next to Sainsbury’s Car park.
For further information visit www.balham.com/OLF2
