What's been happening?

The Social Services' old office is now an empty shell and the boxing club is now being stripped out.

The mast climbers (the scaffold towers which will support the access platforms) are now on two sides of
the building. You will soon see engineers through your windows carrying out surveys. This could be at any
time during working hours, Monday to Friday.

Upper walkway staircase: the staircase down from the walkway to Grenfell Road is being cleaned
daily because more people are using it.

NOISE ALERT No.1! The work were doing will get a lot noisier. First we need to cut
some holes on each landing for the new heating pipes. This will start very soon and will be carried
out five floors at a time (two days per floor), from the top down. As its causing a lot dust as well as
noise, we'll be making door-to-door visits to explain what's happening and writing individual letters.
For those who need to escape for a few hours, alternative daytime accommodation will be available
in the refurbished community rooms on the corner of Grenfell Road as well as a neighbouring flat
these will be much quieter.

The old Social Services office The scaffold towers

Satellite dishes and communal TV sockets: thank you to everyone with satellite dishes who,
since the last newsletter, has asked to be connected to the new dishes on the roof. Once the
new cladding goes up satellite dishes will no longer be permitted on the outside of the tower.
If you have not responded yet to SCCIs request for access for connecting you to new
equipment on the roof dish or fitting a communal TV socket please do so now. Call them on
01279 630 563 from 9.00am5.00pm Monday to Friday.

The remaining dishes will be

removed

So what's next?

NOISE ALERT No.2! Between October and December we will be erecting a frame
on the outside of building on which to place the insulation and cladding. This work will also be
noisy and the same arrangements will be made for those who need to escape for a few hours
now and again.

Demolition work: the redundant lift to the right of the old main entrance door will be taken
down, together with part of the external staircase and the remaining canopy.

Cladding: we are awaiting planning approval for the actual type of cladding. The Council were
given a small range of colours and materials to chose from (still temporarily on show, as the
mock up see the last newsletter).

World's Biggest Coffee Morning: on 26 September we'll be participating in Macmillans (the

cancer charity) World's Biggest Coffee Morning. It will take place 10am-12noon and 1pm-3pm
inside the main entrance of Grenfell Tower. We will be taking the opportunity to ask guests
about current activity and future plans.

Upper walkway stairwell: it will be repainted.

Childrens playground: this is going to be used to temporarily store building materials. The
new playground will open next year.

Resident Liaison Office: there will be a new doorway and
staircase formed - connecting the office to the tower, making it
safer and easier to visit.

Home visits: Please call us to book one in if you have not yet
had a visit; otherwise, as we have reported before, you will be
visited unannounced. All Rydon employees wear ID badges
and corresponding numbered hi-visibility vests. Dont let
anyone in your home who does not have professional
identification (for security reasons we cannot show what an ID
looks like). If you are unsure about anyone knocking at your
door 9-5pm on weekdays, call freephone 0800 112 3239.

Coffee mornings/afternoons: the next one will be 10am-12noon

on Thursday 11 September, in flat 145. If you havent already
been to one of these, its an excellent opportunity to come
along and meet the team, ask questions and find out more
about the regeneration works.

Contacting Rydon: It is very important that you know who at

Rydon to contact and how. You can call us free on 0800 112
3239 or email cstephanou@rydon.co.uk.