Apr 22 - GSD Visit Varyl Begg Estate
As part of the GSD’s continuous Outreach Programme of visiting estates and meeting with associations, GSD MPs visited Varyl Begg Estate social club and met with around 30 constituents on Friday evening.
Daniel Feetham, Leader of the Opposition, who grew up in the estate, was delighted to go back to his roots and to engage with the tenants. Commenting on the visit, he said, ‘I would like to thank those who run the social club for their warm welcome and to all those who met with us for a drink.’
The main issues raised were those on FJS training and employment, and with regards to Varyl Begg Estate, some tenants felt the current Government had abandoned the remaining beatification of the Estate started by the GSD, which was a concern to them.
Edwin Reyes, Spokesman for Housing, added, ‘we will certainly monitor the situation carefully and ask questions in Parliament about this and other issues relating to the Estate. For example there was concern that some refuse collection centres had not been completed, with many of the doors broken or not closing; some disabled ramps were unfinished or were in a condition that posed a safety trip hazard particularly to the elderly and letterboxes needed replacing in many of the blocks. Whilst this may mean little to someone living outside the Estate, they do matter to the people living there and part of our job is to ensure Government does something about it.’
