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.

Temporary traffic lights on Southend Rd, Beckenham due to emergency gas works for this week 9 Oct 23.

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? 🌳🌳🌳

Tfl (Transport for London) advise:

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:

• Visiting our online consultation page at https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/sl5-superloop
• Emailing us at haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk
• 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.

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 1 Sept 2023 using the details below:

Email: Southeastern.Consultation@Londontravelwatch.org.uk
Freepost: RTEH-XAGE-BYKZ, London TravelWatch, PO Box 5594, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 9PZ.
For more information about how to have your say visit londontravelwatch.org.uk

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.

Tfl (Transport for London) advise:

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:

• Visiting our online consultation page at https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/sl5-superloop
• Emailing us at haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk
• 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.

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 1 Sept 2023 using the details below:

Email: Southeastern.Consultation@Londontravelwatch.org.uk
Freepost: RTEH-XAGE-BYKZ, London TravelWatch, PO Box 5594, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 9PZ.
For more information about how to have your say visit londontravelwatch.org.uk

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:

Email: Southeastern.Consultation@Londontravelwatch.org.uk
Freepost: RTEH-XAGE-BYKZ, London TravelWatch, PO Box 5594, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 9PZ.
For more information about how to have your say visit londontravelwatch.org.uk

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.

Find out more at here.

As part of the Ziggy Stardust Family Funday being held on Beckenham Green between 10am and 5pm on Saturday 1st July, we have a free kids Ziggy Stardust Trail in the High Street.

Will you be able to find all the Ziggy Stardust Dolls in the shop windows along the High Street? 

If you find them you can claim a prize (while stocks last) from the Copers Cope Area Residents’ Association tent on Beckenham Green. Check out what else is happening on Beckenham Green between 10am and 5pm on 1st July 2023 here.

STARTING POINT
Download a trail card to print at home or pick one up from outside the first stop (starting point)) on the trail (hint – it’s where bicycles are sold).

We have a fantastic line up of entertainment on Saturday at the Ziggy Startdust Family Fun Day, see below.

Head on over to Beckenham Green to enjoy live music inspired by former Beckenham resident David Bowie. Plus fun fair, street foods, Facepainting, 30+ market stalls, free kids art activity tent, and more.

Find out more here.

It’s our community Market on the Green and with lots of Bowie Stardust! A fabulous family Fun Day celebrating Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie’s famous alter-ego he created when living in Beckenham.

Bromley Council are putting forward for consideration a Dog Control Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) and Bromley residents are being asked to share their views. Find out more here.

Residents are encouraged to share their views in their online survey, with consultation formally closing on 31 May.