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
Join us on Beckenham Green for a Ziggy Stardust inspired Market On The Green. Plus High Street Trail – find the Bowie Dolls in the High Street and win a prize. Ziggy Stardust, was David Bowies famous alter-ego he created when living in Beckenham 50 years ago.
When: 10am to 5pm on Saturday 16 July 2022
Where: Beckenham Green (next to St George’s Church, Beckenham High Street, BR3 5JG, near Beckenham Junction Station and Tram link)
What: live entertainment, fair rides with ferris wheel, spoken word tent, street food, market stalls, kids craft tent and much more. Check out the full schedule here
Get into the vibe: come along in the in style of the 1970s or 80s iconic decades. Prizes given for the best dressed.
You may have spotted these fellows in some of the shop windows in Beckenham High Street ahead of the Ziggy Stardust High Street Trail which is part of the Ziggy Stardust Family Funday being held on Beckenham Green on 16 July.
You can join the free trail on Saturday 16 July. Pick up a playing card from organisers tent on Beckenham Green or participating shops on the day. If you find all the dolls you can claim a prize (while stocks last).
The line up for the live entertainment is taking shape…
11.00am – The Pips, band from Harris Beckenham Secondary School
12.00pm – Songstress Sarah Baker
12.30pm – Anne Stewart performs a Bowie poem
12.45pm – Beckenham Theatre Youth Group
13.00pm – Songstress Sarah Baker
13.45pm – Skylark Dance School performance
14.15pm – Scott Fuller, David Bowie Tribute Act
15.00pm – The Deleates, Band from Langley Park School for Boys
16.00pm – Scott Fuller, David Bowie Tribute Act
16:30pm – community sing-a-long
Street food, market stalls, free kids craft tent, spoken word tent, fair rides including a Ferris Wheel, and much more… check out the market page here.
As part of the Ziggy Stardust Family Funday being held on Beckenham Green on 16 July, we have a free Ziggy Stardust Trail in the High Street.
Will you be able to find all the Ziggy Stardust Dolls in the shop windows?
If you find them you can claim a prize (while stocks last). Pick up a playing card from organisers tent on Beckenham Green or participating shops on the day.
Market on the Green is back and with lots of Stardust! We’ve teamed up with Kat Webb, Bowie enthusiast and founder of ‘In Ziggy’s Footsteps – The walking tour of Bowie’s Beckenham’. Together we won a Bromley Council Cultural Grant to bring you a fabulous family fun Day celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ziggy Stardust, which David created as his famous alter-ego when living in Beckenham.
When: 10am to 5pm on Saturday 16 July 2022
Where: Beckenham Green (next to St George’s Church, Beckenham High Street, BR3 5JG, near Beckenham Junction Station and Tram link)
What: street food, live performances, market stalls, funfair, free kids entertainment, spoken word tent, community sing-a-long and much more…
Stall pitches available at Market On The Green, Beckenham on 16 July 2022. Especially looking for crepes, coffee, art and craft. Please get in touch at localmarket@coperscope.org.uk if you are interested.
Plans are now being consulted on for a 20 unit block of flats to replace the former Beckenham Theatre. The developers have not lodged a formal planning application with the Council yet.
Online webinar: 6.30pm – 8pm on Mon 13 June register here.
Drop in session: 4pm to 8pm, Tues 14 June, the Beckenham Methodist Church, Bromley rd BR3 5JE.
Let us know your views by email to planning@coperscope.org.uk.
Bromley Biodiversity Partnership Species and Habitats are keen to find out about sightings of White Admiral butterflies across the Borough. Look out for them between June and September. If you spot one please let them know by email to bromleybiodiversity@gmail.com
Bromley Trading Standards wants to remind Bromley residents that they will NOT receive a telephone call regarding the Council Tax rebate that is currently due to qualifying residents in property bands A-D.
Scammers have been contacting households by phone asking for bank details in order to process the £150 rebate. They may claim to be calling from or on behalf of the Council but this is not true.
Bromley Trading Standards wants to draw your attention to the Easter chocolate scam that is being circulated and echoes the warning from Cadbury UK and in the mainstream media.
Cadbury UK say “We’ve been made aware of circulating posts on social media claiming to offer consumers a free Easter Chocolate basket. We confirm that this hasn’t been generated by us and we urge consumers not to interact. Your security is our priority & we’re currently working to resolve this”.
Bromley Biodiversity Partnership Species and Habitats are keen to find out where there are hedgehogs and toads across the Borough. They have some big gaps in areas where they would expect to find hedgehogs and toads such as the Bethlem area, Elmers End, Park Langley. If you spot one please let them know by email to bromleybiodiversity@gmail.com
9-day closure of line between London Victoria and Beckenham Junction
There will be a 9-day closure of the line between Victoria and Beckenham Junction during the school holidays, 23 – 31 July. Trains will be able to run south from Beckenham Junction during the working week.
This extended line closure in one complete period will minimise overall disruption to both passengers and lineside neighbours and remove the need for repeated weekend closures which can take up twice the time. As the work will be noisy at times, Network Rail want to get it done in as short a time as possible.
Network Rail will be replacing 4km of old track
Network Rail engineers will be replacing the track through the 1.25m tunnel. They are replacing 3,970 metres of track in total, using engineering trains, road-rail vehicles and other heavy machinery to complete the work.
Most of the track, including the rail sleepers and ballast, are now over 30 years old and some even date back to the early 1970s – making it more than half a century old in places. The end result will really make a difference for our passengers. The new track will mean more reliable journeys for years to come.
Check revised timetables between 23-31 July
We are asking passengers to check before they travel when the revised timetables are confirmed. Travel information and advice amd ticket acceptance on other rail routes will be provided as soon as possible.
Passengers from the following stations will be affected:
Shortlands, Beckenham Junction, Kent House, Penge East, Sydenham Hill, West Dulwich, Herne Hill, Brixton and London Victoria.
Copers Cope Area Residents' Association (CCARA) & West Beckenham Residents' Association (WBRA) 