WHY DOES THE TWICKENHAM COALITION GET INVOLVED?
Why does The Twickenham Coalition get involved? Short answer: We want the best for Twickenham and we hold Richmond Council to account, to deliver what they said they will deliver in the Twickenham Riverside development. Quite simply, they haven’t. The Coalition’s aim is to revitalise our unique and very special riverside, to strengthen the local […]
Read More
Transport and Air Quality Committee, 15 June 2021 (1)
Representation by The Twickenham Coalition, Part 1 – INTRODUCTION, GENERAL COMMENTS 1. INTRODUCTION This written representation to the Transport and Air Quality Committee speaks for The Twickenham Coalition which was formed in February this year. The Twickenham Coalition is supported by Doug Orchard as Chair of the Twickenham Society, Mac McInerny of the Heatham Alliance […]
Read More
Transport and Air Quality Committee, 15 June 2021 (2)
Representation by The Twickenham Coalition, Part 2 – PARKING 3. CPZ PARKING PROPOSALS AND TOWN CENTRE CAR PARKS The report makes no reference to Richmond Council’s Parking Strategy, Redevelopment of Twickenham Riverside (anonymous and undated). This official document states that the Highway Authority is confident it can readily and sensibly manage the displacement of the […]
Read More
Transport and Air Quality Committee, 15 June 2021 (3)
Representation by The Twickenham Coalition, Part 3 – ACCESS, SERVICING AND CONCLUSION 4. ACCESS AND SERVICING PROPOSALS There are a great many questions arising from the Council Officers’ proposals, which Members will no doubt examine. For example, motor vehicle access points and movements are indicated (Appendix 3) but pedestrian and cycling movements, shared cycle/footpaths and […]
Read More
Traffic and Parking Plans Contested By The Community (Press Release, 28 April 2021)
Twickenham is moving towards achieving the ambition of many decades to revitalise the Riverside, but the latest development proposals by Richmond Council are more contentious than any put forward during the last 40 years, claims The Twickenham Coalition. Overwhelming thumbs down to Council’s parking proposals In June 2020 Richmond Council held a public consultation about […]
Read More
Eel Pie Island in Twickenham’s heritage, river sports and business community
Eel Pie Island’s residents, sports clubs, boatyards and other business enterprises are an essential part of the community of Twickenham and the town’s cultural and river-based heritage, sporting activities and business life. The town’s music culture was for decades centred on the Eel Pie Island Hotel, an iconic venue in the fifties and sixties for […]
Read More