News August 2002
Smoke Without Fire
There is Smoke Without Fire. On Tuesday afternoon (19th August) a plumber from ProTeam soldered a joint on a radiator pipe in a flat in Numa Court. The heat travelled along the pipe into a wall and caused protective material on the pipe to emit smoke. The smoke was totally contained within the breeze-block wall. Neither the plumber nor the occupants were aware of any smoke.
The smoke eventually escaped on to the top of the balcony of the flat, the fire brigade was called and three fire engines attended.
The firemen removed some bricks from the balcony wall and searched the flat using a heat-detector to find the source of the smoke. They sprayed the wall with water.
The fireman-in-charge told the occupant that "there were no flames". He also told the occupant not to hesitate to call the fire brigade again - even if he only thought he smelt smoke again that day.
Within moments of the incident, rumours were abounding that it was "an electrical fault", "cowboy workmen" and "cowboy workmen converting a 3-bedroom flat into a two bedrooms." All are totally untrue. Source: John Barker
Car Wash on Brentford Dock
Alex (07951 221553) will wash your car on Brentford Dock. Exterior £5, Exterior & Interior £8.
Fed Up With Neighbours? - Buy Yourself An Island
Looking
towards Kew Bridge from Julius Court, you can see two
islands: Lot's Ait and Brentford Ait. The picture shows
Lot's Ait on the left and Brentford Ait on the right. Click
the picture to enlarge it in a separate window.
Lot's Ait is for sale with outline planning permission for a restaurant, a leisure facility and boat storage. It is approximately 51,000 sq. ft., contains a derelict boatyard and has been unused for over twenty years. It is only accessible by boat. The nearest road is Goats Wharf, Brentford.
Further details from Lyndon Nunn of Knight Frank (020 8366 1271). Source David A Procter & Associates.
[Editor: It was advertised in the early 1980s for something over £1,000,000.]
Marina Club Open Meeting III
About 40 residents attended an open meeting at 8.00 p.m. on Friday 16th August in the Marina Club. Click here to see a copy of the questionnaire given to those present. A report on the meeting will appear here soon. After the questionnaires are viewed, a further meeting will be called.
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Household Insurance
Towergate Strovers Ltd. are quoting £110.55 per annum to insure £41,000 worth of contents in a 3-bedroom flat in Brentford Dock from 1st September - an increase of £9 over last year. Towergate Strovers Ltd took over Stafford Knight, who used to offer preferential insurance cover on Brentford Dock. Contact Towergate Strovers Ltd, Romford, Essex, (01708 777710). Also see Your Advertisements page.
Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)
Anthony Warren, Augustus Close, is distributing the following letter to known shareholders (i.e., shareholders he and others know).
Anthony Warren, 3 Augustus Close, Brentford, TW8 8QE
Tel and Fax: 020 8568 6230 email: amwarren@BDRWfreeuk.com
14th August 2002
Governance of Brentford Dock Limited
Dear Fellow-Shareholder,
I have been concerned by the lack of good candidates for the position of Board Director. Some constituencies have been un-represented for lengthy periods. There is a lack of good people willing to come forward. In a sense, we get the government we deserve.
There is nothing in the Company's Articles of Association to prevent anyone, however unsuited they may be, from being put forward as a candidate for our Board. Unless there is someone better, and a real election, that candidate is returned unopposed.
I have therefore drafted some proposed changes to the Articles of Association. There are five intentions behind these proposed changes.
The first intention is to widen the pool of potential candidates for the position of Director for a particular Section (i.e. constituency, or Block). If it is someone you know and can respect and communicate with, it shouldn't matter if they live in your Block or in another one.
The second intention is to give the electors for a Block the opportunity to register a vote against a sole candidate. You might prefer no direct representation at all to being represented by someone of whom you have no knowledge or in whom you have no trust.
The third intention is to allow the Board to shrink somewhat, whilst avoiding the possibly contentious issue of re-drawing the electoral boundaries. By enabling up to two sections to elect the same Director (who would then have two votes) the best people may gain more influence, and the lack of candidates will be alleviated.
The fourth intention is to improve the information given to shareholders about candidates prior to an election. They will be required to make a written statement about their competence and policy objectives, and BDL will be required to circulate that statement.
Finally, there will be a formal requirement for the Company to circulate information about potential co-options to the Board, and an opportunity for shareholders to register objections.
If you support these ideas, please subscribe to the resolution and return a completed copy of it to me at the above address.
Yours sincerely,
Anthony Warren
This text of the EGM request and the resolution is shown here.
Note: Fifty-nine shareholders must sign an EGM request in order that an EGM is called.
If you want to sign the request and return it to Anthony Warren, click here to download the document in Portable Document Format (PDF). You will need a PDF Reader to read it. If you do not already have one (you probably do) you can download one free from here (Adobe Systems).
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If you have any problem phone, fax or email Anthony for a copy. Tel and Fax: 020 8568 6230 amwarren@freeuk.com.
Marina Club Open Meeting II
All residents are invited to a general discussion on the future of the Marina Club at 8.00 p.m. on Friday 16th August in the Marina Club. Come and voice your complaints and / or compliments.
If want to express a view - but cannot be there - email your opinion to editor@brentford-dock.net and he will read it out for you at the meeting.
Sue Dickinson thinks too many Marina Club newsletters are delivered.
The Marina Club is wholly owned by the property-owners of Brentford Dock.
See also Marina Club Open Meeting below.
Stolen Coach Causes Thousands of Pounds Worth of Damage
On Saturday evening (10th August) a luxury 52-seater coach was stolen from Armchair's bus depot in Commerce Road and driven to Bournemouth, where it destroyed a pillar at the town hall.
It was chased at high speed along the A31, M27 and M3 by police from the Metropolitan, Dorset, Surrey and Hampshire forces before hitting a car in Isleworth, injuring its two women passengers, and finally crashing into the wall of Syon Park early on Sunday morning.
Eight persons escaped on foot, but four men were later arrested and charged at Feltham Magistrates court on Monday. Source : Richmond & Twickenham Times.
TV and Video Equipment for Sale
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August High Tide Times
Click here to see, on the Marina page, the times of high tides at Brentford Creek during August.
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John Nash (Numa Court) is expected to resume his duties as Harbourmaster on Monday 12th August. During John's illness, the Marina lock has been opened and closed by Derek Jones (Romulus Court and Brentford Cruising Club). |
Marina Bar Take Over
John and Jan (former Marina Club bar staff) are "taking over" the Marina Club Bar. Find out what this means - and have your say - at the meeting below.
A newsletter is being delivered, inviting all residents to an open meeting at 8.00 p.m. on Friday 16th August in the Marina Club. Residents are invited to:
" Come along for a general discussion about the club
Voice your complaints and your compliments
Say what you would like to see in the future
Say what food you would like
Say what wines you would like
Say what entertainment you would like
Say what you would pay for these things
Would you be part of an entertainments committee?
plus
Anything else you can think of "
You do not need to be a member of the Marina Club to attend or express your views.
Do not miss this rare outbreak of democracy.
If want to express a view - but cannot be there - email your opinion to editor@brentford-dock.net and he will read it out for you at the meeting.
The Marina Club is wholly owned by the property-owners of Brentford Dock. That is, the owner of each flat, maisonette or house also owns one-five-hundred-and-ninetieth (1/590) of the Marina Club, the building, its contents (alcohol, tables, chairs) and the land it stands on.
Lottery Machine Under Threat
Unless the Spar Shop sells more Lottery tickets, the Lottery organisation will remove its Ticket-Issuing machine in the next six weeks.
Jumble Wanted
Brentford Dock Residents' Association are looking for household items, clothes, books, toys, bric-a-brac, small items of furniture and so on to sell at their jumble/second-hand sale on Sunday 22nd September.
To have someone collect your unwanted/donated items, ring 8560 2537 or 8568 5327.
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