Copers Cope Area Residents' Association (CCARA) & West Beckenham Residents' Association (WBRA)
Two residents' associations working together across Beckenham on your behalf
The Beckenham Christmas Lights Committee – a volunteer group of local residents – is raising funds again for this year’s festive display. To make sure the lights can be ordered in time, they need to reach a good portion of the target by mid-October.
If you’re thinking of donating, an early contribution would be especially helpful.
Find out more and donate here.
Come and join us for Market On The Green – until 5pm today (12 July ) on Beckenham Green (next to St George’s Church). Market stalls, street food and live music on stage.
If you’re wondering what to do this Saturday, wonder no more! Market On The Green is back this weekend – Saturday 12 July, and it’s shaping up to be a brilliant day out for all ages.
🛍️ Packed with local talent, amazing food, and family-friendly fun, this vibrant community event has something for everyone – whether you’re a foodie, a music lover, a market stall shopper, or just looking to enjoy some sunshine with the family.
Beckenham Green (next to St George’s Church, BR3 5JG)
🗓 Saturday 12 July 2025
🕙 10:00am – 5:00pm
🚉 Just a short walk from Beckenham Junction Station & Tramlink
With over 30+ stalls already confirmed it’s the perfect way to spend your Saturday. Find out more about the event here.
🌞 Come for the food. Stay for the music. Leave with a bag of goodies and a big smile.
🎉 Market On The Green is Back! 🎉
📅 Save the Date: Saturday, 12 July 2025
Join us for a vibrant day of street food, local market stalls, live entertainment, and funfair attractions — a fun-filled community celebration in the heart of Beckenham!
🎶 Enjoy performances from a stellar line-up of local talent.
🛍️ Browse 20+ stalls — with space still available for a few more.
Checkout what’s is on offer at: https://beckenhamresidents.org/market-on-the-green/
👉 Interested in trading? Contact us at localmarket@coperscope.org.uk
Spread the word and help make this the best Market on the Green yet! 🌿✨
Join us for a fantastic day of street food, market stalls, live entertainment, and funfair attractions — a community event on our pretty Beckenham Green.
🛍️ Traders Wanted!
We have a limited number of pitches available and are especially keen to hear from bread bakers and fresh produce sellers.
🎤 Calling Local Talent!
Are you a singer, musician, or dance troupe looking to perform? We’d love to showcase your talent on our main stage!
👉 To trade or perform, contact us at localmarket@coperscope.org.uk.
Spread the word and let’s make this year’s Market on the Green the best yet! 🌿✨
CCARA is a member of Bromley Environment Network (BEN), a broad group of local groups and organisations with an interest in environmental issues. Follow the link below to see the BEN newsletter for December 2024.
Follow the link to see the BEN Newsletter for this month: BEN Newsletter December 2024
Previous newsletters can be viewed here: BEN Newsletter Archive
Tennis for Free Bromley are committed to guaranteeing accessible tennis opportunities for all. They offer an affordable membership package (the cost is currently £25 for the whole family for one year), along with a span of appealing activities, holiday camps and coaching for the local and wider community.
The scheme is open to everyone, not just Bromley residents, and whether you are a beginner or an established player, the scheme aims to encourage you and your family to play tennis.
The scheme operates at locations across the borough, including the following in Beckenham:
For more information visit Tennis for Free Bromley.
The Copers Cope Area Residents Association is working with a fabulous group of volunteers that have set up the Beckenham Christmas Lights Committee to crowdfund this years Christmas Lights. Local business and residents have been generously donating online on the Committees’ Just Giving Page.
Previously the Christmas lights were organised by the BID Beckenham Together. The BID ceased to operate in 2023, and our Association helped to organise a small Christmas Light Scheme late in the year. This year with new community volunteers, the lights are set to be brighter.
The Council are hosting a consultation event for the Kelsey Park Lake desilting project on Wednesday 9th October between 5pm and 7.30pm at Beckenham Public Halls.
It is a drop-in event where residents can attend to find out about and ask questions about the desilting works (which are due to commence on site in November) and the bridge replacement project.
On Saturday 14th September, Christ Church Beckenham will host a public exhibition of plans for proposed upgrades to the church’s facilities.
Time: 11am – 3pm
Location: Christ Church Beckenham, High Street/Fairfield Road BR3 3LA
The proposed works include a new building on Fairfield Road linking the existing church and church hall buildings.
More information on the church website: Christ Church Beckenham.
Local residents can provide feedback for the planning application via an online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9SS83QR.
City Hall is inviting London residents to help contribute to the development of a London Growth Plan, to boost growth and the creation of good jobs. The plan will develop a new approach to economic in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and political instability.
To complete the survey through City Hall’s Talk London platform, click here: Survey – Growing our economy.
You can also join the online discussion on Talk London to respond to the following questions:
The survey will close on Sunday 15 September 2024.
Beckenham Arts Association is hosting a Summer Arts and Crafts Market at St George’s Hall, 3-4 August from 10am-5pm. The market will have a large variety of handmade gifts, art and crafts, as well as live portraits and demonstrations. Free entry, all ages are welcome. Proceeds will help support Living Well Bromley.
St George’s Hall is located at 27 Albemarle Road, BR3 5HZ. Please note that this is a different building to St George’s Church.
A public consultation is being held about the development proposal for the site of Conifer House 44 Southend Rd, Beckenham. The long-empty Conifer House will be demolished and retirement housing build.
Consultation details
Tuesday 16th July between 3pm-7pm at Lea Wilson Hall, Christ Church Beckenham, 1a Christ Church Road, Beckenham, BR3 3LE
There is also a virtual consultation at: https://mccarthystoneconsultation.co.uk/beckenham/
Temporary parking restrictions will be introduced on The Avenue to help with traffic flow whilst the diversion is in place for the Southend Road/Park Road/Foxgrove Road junction safety improvement scheme.
The notice issued by Bromley Council Transport and Highways:
From 3rd June – August 26th 2024, no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to wait on the northern curb-line of The Avenue, from its junction with Southend Road to its junction with Westgate Road. Cones will be placed along this section, alerting vehicle users of the restriction. If the safety improvement scheme is complete before August 26th, restrictions will be removed early.
“Waiting” means waiting for any purpose including the delivery or collection of goods or merchandise and the loading or unloading of vehicles restrictions. Nothing in this Order shall apply to anything done with the permission or direction of a Police Officer in uniform or Traffic Warden. Emergency access and egress routes will be maintained at all times.
Works are due to begin in the week commencing June 2nd for safety improvements at the intersection of Southend Road, Park Road and Foxgrove Road. They are anticipated to take approximately eight weeks.
The safety improvement scheme will introduce a mini-roundabout, a zebra crossing on Southend Road north of the mini-roundabout, a parallel (combined pedestrian and cycle) crossing south of the mini-roundabout, alongside minor changes to the road and pavement layout. The scheme layout provided by Bromley Council is shown below.
Bromley Council have asked Residents Associations like ours to help to raise awareness of changes being introduced to the way people vote. The Council advise:
The Elections Act has introduced, amongst other things, the requirement for people to produce certain types of photographic ID in order to vote at a polling station. Full details can be found on the Council’s webpage – www.bromley.gov.uk/VoterID.
Over the coming months further changes are due to take place, including changes to postal and proxy voting. These details can be found at www.bromley.gov.uk/ElectionsAct2022 and will be updated when details are confirmed.
The Met Police have a short survey to get opinions on Stop and Search practices and a proposed ‘Stop and Search Charter’ between London’s communities and the Metropolitan Police Service. The survey is open until 19th March 2024. Have your say at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/MetPoliceStopandSearchCharter/
Bromley Council have asked Residents Associations like ours to help to raise awareness of changes being introduced to the way people vote. The Council advise:
The Elections Act has introduced, amongst other things, the requirement for people to produce certain types of photographic ID in order to vote at a polling station. Full details can be found on the Council’s webpage – www.bromley.gov.uk/VoterID.
Over the coming months further changes are due to take place, including changes to postal and proxy voting. These details can be found at www.bromley.gov.uk/ElectionsAct2022 and will be updated when details are confirmed.
Bromley Council have asked Residents Associations like ours to help to raise awareness of changes being introduced to the way people vote. The Council advise:
The Elections Act has introduced, amongst other things, the requirement for people to produce certain types of photographic ID in order to vote at a polling station. Full details can be found on the Council’s webpage – www.bromley.gov.uk/VoterID.
Over the coming months further changes are due to take place, including changes to postal and proxy voting. These details can be found at www.bromley.gov.uk/ElectionsAct2022 and will be updated when details are confirmed.
Copers Cope Area Residents' Association (CCARA) & West Beckenham Residents' Association (WBRA) 