This meeting took place on 16 September 2014. Read the transcript here.
The London Assembly’s Regeneration Committee will meet tomorrow to examine the stadium-led regeneration schemes underway at the Olympic Park and proposed at Old Oak Common. The Committee will hear from West Ham United FC and QPR FC on how they plan to engage with their local communities and deliver successful regeneration schemes. The Committee will question the following guests;
Neale Coleman, Deputy Chair, LLDC
Tara Warren, Marketing and Communications Director, West Ham United Football Club
Mark Donnelly, Chief Operating Officer, Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club
Kim Bromley-Derry, Chief Executive, London Borough of Newham
The Committee is also inviting Londoners living or working near a football stadium to have their say on how rebuilding or refurbishing facilities has affected them or benefited their community. The survey is currently live.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 16 September from 10.00am in Committee Room 5 (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend. The meeting can also be viewed via webcast. Ends Notes to editors: 1. The stadium-led regeneration survey: http://talklondon.london.gov.uk/content/impact-new-stadium 2. Gareth Bacon AM, Chairman of the Regeneration Committee, is available for interview. See contact details below. 3. As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor. For more details, please contact Lisa Lam in the Assembly Media Office on 020 7983 4067. For out-of-hours media enquiries please call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit, Greater London Authority, on 020 7983 4100.