THE BECKENHAM HIGH STREET IMPROVEMENTS ARE DUE TO COMMENCE IN FEBRUARY 2017. IF YOU WISH TO VIEW THE SCHEME DESIGN AND DISCUSS THE PROPOSALS WITH COUNCIL OFFICERS THEY WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT:
(OPPOSITE THE CHURCH OF ST. EDMUNDS OF CANTERBURY, VILLAGE WAY.)
FRIDAY 20TH JANUARY 2017 10AM – 4PM
SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY 2017 10AM – 4PM
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You can have a say in what the council’s priorities should be at their portal. Please do take advantage of this opportunity to record whether you agree, for example that more services should be contracted out, including Library services. The consultation can be accessed here and ends on 2 December.
The Local Plan is shortly to be submitted to central government for approval. There is a final opportunity to comment, before 31 December, on their website. Find it here.
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Please do use this facility to report on problems on the streets – fly tipping, un-cleared litter/ overflowing bins, street cleaning, flower beds not maintained properly.
Street cleaning
The council uses these reports to monitor how well their contractors are delivering on their contracts. We are paying these companies to do a job, so do use this facility to report on jobs not done or not done well.
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WBRA Chair, Marie Pender, thanked Cllr Phillips for helping to opbtain the money to produce the panel, which we hope will also stretch to improving Clock House Parade by cleaning the pavements and putting in flower baskets. Now that Venue 28 is thriving, the area has had a great uplift and we hope that it too will thrive.
Clock House area is named after the clock on the stables of the manor house that was located close by the panel. The house was built in the early 18th century by William Lethieuller, son of a wealthy merchant and occupied in the early 19th century by Lady Annbelle Byron, estranged wife of Lord Byron and mother of Ada Lovelace, mathematician and first computer programmer.
It has had a varied history since then, and most interesting of all is the large number of famous people who lived, studied and worked in Clock House. The panel lists many of them. You can download the panel clock-house-history.
Members of WBRA along with Councillors Ian Dunn (Clock House ward) and Michael Tickner (Coper Cope ward and chair of the Beckenham Town working group) gathered to see Cllr Phillips unveil the panel, and then enjoyed coffee and cake at the cafe in The Spa.
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As we reported previously, the Friends of Croydon Road Recreation Ground have launched a crowdfunding campaign to help restore the iconic Edwardian ‘Bowie’ Bandstand in Beckenham. They are running this campaign in order to restore the much-loved historic bandstand where David Bowie performed at the Beckenham Arts Lab Growth Summer Festival in 1969.
Friends of Croydon Road Recreation Ground say ……..
“Whilst we are putting every effort into fundraising for the project, the restoration of the bandstand will not be possible without a lot more help! To reach our crowdfunding target of £72,747 by 8th November, we need to raise approximately £51,000 in addition to the £21,700 that we have already achieved.
Supporters have different opportunities to contribute to the restoration of the bandstand:
1. By pledging a donation at www.spacehive.com/bowiebandstand and/or
2. By purchasing a personalised brick for £100. It can commemorate a loved one, promote a business or be a personal tribute to David Bowie. The bricks will form a circular pathway around the bandstand. Please see: www.bromley.gov.uk/bowiebandstand
For more information, please visit their website: www.becrec.net
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