BECKENHAM LIBRARY AND BECKENHAM HALLS

The Express Review, sent to members and published online shortly, contains a long report on LB Bromley’s proposals for the library and Halls. Since it went to press there have been many calls for LB Bromley to put the feasibility study on hold. This follows a second abandoned attempt at consultation meetings. The first was in February when local organisations were given only 5 days notice of a consultation meeting taking place during the working day. This was cancelled the day before when it was clear few people could attend. The second set of meetings was due to take place in March and was sensibly cancelled because of the coronavirus. Instead the consultants have been asked to do 1:1 telephone consultations before 31 March. This is not satisfactory. The Beckenham Society are leading opposition to the proposals and have pressed LB Bromley to put the proposals on hold while we all deal with the much more urgent virus problems. But they have refused. There is an online survey run by LB Bromley –the deadline is 31 March.