Match Day Parking Mayhem

Over the past few days, the North End Labour team wrote and delivered the following letter to residents in the south-east of the ward. It sums up the type of local campaigns we are running now and we will continue to run once elected:

Match Day Parking Mayhem

Over the past year, we have been talking to residents in your area about local concerns and issues. We are writing to highlight one problem that you raised and that we want to solve.

What you said:

On Bramber Road, Chesson Road, Archel Road and Turneville Road, you have told us that the volume of cars on Chelsea match days causes a major local headache. Parking restrictions closer to Stamford Bridge are forcing cars further north, which is still only a brisk ten minute walk from the ground.

Residents tell us they have been complaining about this issue for years but nothing has improved, despite a public consultation held almost two years ago. Chesson Road resident Elaine Blagrove told us, "As a Blue Badge holder, I am extremely angry and deeply upset at not being able to park on our road or the surrounding roads due the the influx of football fans on Chelsea match days".

What we have done:

The Labour Action Team raised this issue with other Labour supporters, and it has now been included in the local party manifesto. If elected, we promise to launch a review of parking regulations on Chelsea match days with the specific aim of helping local residents. This will consider how to implement targeted parking restrictions that will make it easier for you and your visitors to park on match days and evenings. The three of us see this as a matter of urgency and not one that should be allowed to drag on for years.

We feel that this is exactly the type of issue your councillors should be tackling if they truly want to ‘put residents first’. We hope you will give us the chance to turn this promise into reality by supporting Labour in the local elections on 6 May.

Kind regards,

Max, Matt and Daryl