PRC is a tragedy of epic proportions. I don’t live on the estate but have grown fond of many people I have met whilst visiting coopepys and helping to build OWN out across the area.

As i understand it Hyde housing are now controlling its future, I did make enquiries and spoke to someone there who expressed interest but didn’t respond over the summer. Perhaps there is something yet to be done?

The Centre is supposed to be used for community and employment activities and for a range of persons regardless of ethinicty. Turning it into some kind of Black History Museum or a Black Church will breach its remits. Having a handful of Committee members who started launching self-publishers there and having a pathetic cafe offering fizzy drinks is also laughable. At one point, Pepys had one vagrant hoarding unsafe items taken from skips throughout Deptford. Such a beautiful building degraded in such manner because of the nasty politics that unfolded before my own eyes.

From my understanding, Dave Flemming is not even a member of the Management Commitee so had no right to be a key-holder. Gillian Cooper and Sashas (whatever his name was) are married and should not be on the Board together. Likewise, Devon Thompson should have been retired like all these useless people who do not know waht it means to be a management commitee members. From my recollection, Mr Thompson has never attended a management committee meeting for the last three years!!! And he is supposed to be the Chair!!!!!!!!!!!

It is about time the residents on the Estate start getting involved in safeguarding their resources. The fact that there is no public liability insurance is a joke! This can easily be obtained, in fact, some residents have expressed willingness to PAY for this certifcate. Other persons have agreed to voluntarily fund-raise for the Centre. I am willing to become involved, by simply resigning the current Management Commitee members and forming a new body. I am also willing to fund-raise for Pepys, having had substantial experience and success in this area.

As I said, it is indeed bizarre that such circumstance arose for the last two – three years.

Julie

Thanks.

I’m a journalist on The Wharf, the local paper in Canary Wharf, and I want to do an article on the estate following the showing of “The Tower” on BBC over the last few weeks.

Having read some of the comments on the blog it seems the programme might have misrepresented the area somewhat so I would be interested in any comments you might like to make about the production and what life is really like on the estate.

You can contact me on this email address: simon.hayes@wharf.co.uk or on 0207 510 6304.

I look forward to hearing from anyone with a point of view.

Regards

The programme produced some really beautiful scenes of the participants, especially your wedding. I know the programme compared it to one of the residents in Aragon Tower, but it was very touching and I know from others I have spoken too, they agree in abundance. Congratulations on your day!

I also know from people I have spoken to, that none of the participants have been judged by them, inspite of their dispositions (IE drink, drugs etc). Like most people, you all have interesting lives and we were afforded the privilege to have an insight. Most of us can see through what Producers try to do… fortunately.

All the same, I intend to visit Pepys everytime I am down in London as I’m in the North. Thank you.