Southwark Council is considering splitting the Leathermarket JMB area into two separate areas as part of the development of Neighbourhood Planning in the Bermondsey area. The Council are still considering the boundary for the neighbourhood plan that will cover the Bermondsey area between Borough High Street and Tower Bridge Road (which includes the JMB area).Read more
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The JMB has made a bid for Southwark Council’s Joint Security Initiative Funding. The JMB wants to work with the London College of Communication to produce a film that documents residents’ journeys to becoming a JMB resident. If you are interested in finding out more about the project or getting involved please see a copy of the bidRead more
On 22 August 2010, the JMB held a FREE family funday for JMB residents on the large grassed area on the Kipling Estate. The event had a barbecue, stalls, face-painting, a bouncy castle and go-karting as well as a number of other activities for all the family. picture caption _01 picture caption _02 picture captionRead more
Southwark Council Leader Peter John has announced that the Council will fund security entry doors for tenants on the Meakin & Elim Estates and the Decima Street block. This follows the deputation to Southwark Council Cabinet meeting in March from residents led by Decima Street Tenants and Residents Association chair Fola Ogunkola. Cllr PeterRead more
Leathermarket JMB held a giant tea-party for residents on Monday April 8 to mark becoming the first TMO (Tenant Managment Organisation) in the country to become completely financially independent from its local council. JMB Resident Chair John Paul Maytum and Southwark Council Leader Cllr Peter John (pictured, from left) marked the event by formally signingRead more
Decima Street Tenants and Residents Association chair Fola Ogunkola led a deputation of residents to the Southwark Council Cabinet meeting on 19 March 2013 to make the case for funding for a Door Entry system for the Elim Estate, Meakin Estate and Decima Street block. These estates border the Kids Company Urban Academy atRead more
JMB Chair John Paul Maytum is joining a panel run by the Guardian newspaper to discuss resident involvement. From 12 noon – 2pm today the panel discussing resident involvement and how this adds value to communities and businesses, with people able to join in to the discussion between panel members. Afterwards, the Guardian will roundRead more
The latest JMB News Update is now available. This has the latest information about the JMB self-financing changes, and meetings on benefit changes and for home owners . Download the Feb 2013 JMB News (pdf,98kb) This news update, and previous editions can also be found on the Publications page of this website.
A delegation from Leathermarket JMB presented to the Southwark Council Assembly on 23 January 2013 on the theme of social housing. The presentation highlighted four areas where the JMB has been working alongside Southwark Council to improve the quality and quantity of affordable housing > Download the Transcript of Leathermarket JMB’s presentation to Southwark CouncilRead more
More than 100 JMB residents came along to a drop-in consultation session to talk to JMB staff and Directors to have their say on the self-financing changes proposed by the JMB and Southwark Council. These accounting changes will change the financial relationship between the Council and the JMB, giving the JMB more control over howRead more