Two residents' associations working together across Beckenham on your behalf
Author: Copers Cope Area Residents' Association (CCARA)
Residents Association covering central and northern Beckenham. Founded in 1939 to protect and promote the interests of residents in matters of local concern
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.
Friends of Cator Park are fundraising to plant a ‘Tiny Forest’ of 600 trees in Cator Park, in response to the tree felling that took place nearby in June. CCARA have donated this great project, you can donate here.
Local residents where appalled at the illegal tree felling of over 100 trees that took place by Cator Park earlier this year. The local Friends Group are raising funds for a new ‘Tiny Forest’. Can you help? 🌳🌳🌳
This consultation specifically covers the proposed section of the Superloop between Bromley North and Croydon Town Centre. The consultation will run from 21 July until 4 September, and we hope you will take time to review our consultation material and respond to our questionnaire. You can do this by either:
Writing to us at FREEPOST TFL HAVE YOUR SAY (SL5).
Please also feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding our proposals, the consultation or to arrange a briefing on the proposed route.
What are we proposing?
We are proposing to introduce a new express bus service, the SL5, between Bromley and Croydon Town Centre. This new express service would be a more direct route than the existing 119-bus route. We are not proposing to change the frequency of the 119-bus route.
The SL5 would run with buses every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday and buses every 15 minutes on evenings and Sundays.
The new SL5 route would provide extra bus capacity in busy locations, encourage more sustainable journeys, allow for quicker journeys and more transport options to move between key transport and town centre locations in Bromley and Croydon. However, as part of our consultation we want your feedback on whether these are the right places for a new express route to operate.
Southeastern, and other operators, are confirming an extension to the consultation period on the future of ticket offices, originally announced on 5 July 2023. The consultation will now conclude on 1 September 2023. Southeastern is committed to providing information in a wider range of formats, to ensure the consultation is accessible and people and organisations responding to it can be as fully informed as possible.
If you would like to comment on these proposals contact London Travel Watch – the independent transport watchdog for London, by 1 Sept 2023 using the details 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.
This consultation specifically covers the proposed section of the Superloop between Bromley North and Croydon Town Centre. The consultation will run from 21 July until 4 September, and we hope you will take time to review our consultation material and respond to our questionnaire. You can do this by either:
Writing to us at FREEPOST TFL HAVE YOUR SAY (SL5).
Please also feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding our proposals, the consultation or to arrange a briefing on the proposed route.
What are we proposing?
We are proposing to introduce a new express bus service, the SL5, between Bromley and Croydon Town Centre. This new express service would be a more direct route than the existing 119-bus route. We are not proposing to change the frequency of the 119-bus route.
The SL5 would run with buses every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday and buses every 15 minutes on evenings and Sundays.
The new SL5 route would provide extra bus capacity in busy locations, encourage more sustainable journeys, allow for quicker journeys and more transport options to move between key transport and town centre locations in Bromley and Croydon. However, as part of our consultation we want your feedback on whether these are the right places for a new express route to operate.
Southeastern, and other operators, are confirming an extension to the consultation period on the future of ticket offices, originally announced on 5 July 2023. The consultation will now conclude on 1 September 2023. Southeastern is committed to providing information in a wider range of formats, to ensure the consultation is accessible and people and organisations responding to it can be as fully informed as possible.
If you would like to comment on these proposals contact London Travel Watch – the independent transport watchdog for London, by 1 Sept 2023 using the details below:
Local people have until 7 August to buy personalised bricks that will surround the restored bandstand. The bricks cost £100 and will be a lasting memorial for locals who want a permanent link to this historic bandstand. While remembered for the famous performance by David Bowie in 1969, it was built in 1905 and is the last traditional bandstand in Bromley. Find out more here.
The Copers Cope Area Residents Association was one of the founding members of the Bromley Environment Network known as the BEN. The BEN brings together many community groups to share ideas on how to be more environmentally friendly. Click here for their most recent newsletter.
Southeastern has announced a consultation – to be conducted by London TravelWatch and Transport Focus – on the future of ticket offices. The purpose of the consultation is engaging with customers, staff and stakeholders on making more station staff available to assist customers face-to-face and continue rolling out popular self-service technology for buying tickets. London TravelWatch will conduct the consultation for ticket offices in the London area, whilst Transport Focus will conduct it for all others. Find out more at https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/ticketofficeconsultation
If you would like to comment on these proposals contact London Travel Watch – the independent transport watchdog for London, by Wednesday 26 July 2023 using the details below:
It’s the Ziggy Stardust Family Fun day TODAY, 10am to 5pm on Beckenham Green.
Street food (Greek, Mexican, wood fired pizza, Bao Buns and chicken waffles) and to wash it down, coffee, craft beers, spritz and lemonade. Foodie stalls, craft and market stalls. Free live entertainment on stage, free kids craft and big games.
Plus spot the Bowie Dolls in the High Street Trail.
Copers Cope Area Residents' Association (CCARA) & West Beckenham Residents' Association (WBRA) 