Category: News

Beckenham in the running for High Street of the Year Award

Beckenham is set to go up against the country’s best in the Great British High Street Awards after it was nominated for the national award by the Beckenham Business Association (BBA).

The Government-backed competition to find and celebrate the nation’s best high streets is run by the Future High Street Forum and the Association of Town and City Management. Jackie Groundsell, Chair of the Beckenham Business Association said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be in the running for the Great British High Street of the Year Awards. Our application focuses on how we’ve been collaborating with other local groups to improve life and business in Beckenham through better community cohesion.”

The news was welcomed by local businesses, residents and other town centres on Twitter this week, including Chislehurst, who wished Beckenham well.

The winners of the awards, who will be announced in the autumn, will receive a share of £50,000 of prize money and dedicated support and mentoring from industry experts.

People can show their support for Beckenham online by tweeting their photos and endorsements to @TheGBHighSt, using the hashtag #gbhighst.

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2 weeks to go until Market On The Green – 20 Sep 2014, Beckenham Green

For our last Market On The Green in 2014 we have a great line up of free live entertainment from 11am to 3.30pm: Kids dancing with Brilliant Birthdays, Bright Sparks local Beckenham Dance School, Finnish songstress Kerttu, a cappella quartet The Popsicals and local lad Dan Hyde singing an eclectic mix acoustic style.

40 market stalls selling local produce and craft including: handmade sauces, hand painted cards, handmade children’s and adult jewellery, speciality pies, sausage rolls, Scotch eggs, cakes, cupcakes, artisan breads, locally produced fruit vodka, plants and seeds, rare breed lamb & pork, beef, free range poultry, homemade burgers and sausages, children’s toys, hand knitted children’s clothing, fruit liqueurs, organic fruit and veg, Kent berries, Kent Cobnuts, handmade fudge and handmade cushions.

There will be face painting by Tiger Dragon Butterfly, sand art and a children’s fun fair.

Wood fired pizza, hog roast, venison burgers, sweet & savoury galettes, jerk chicken and gourmet coffee available for lunch.

Check out the Market Page for up to date information. The above information correct at time of writing but may be subject to change.

History of the oldest Residents’ Association in Beckenham

  • Ralph Cropper was Chair of the Copers Cope Area Residents’ Association for 28 years until 1992. We are looking for a photo of him for our project, can you help?

Local historian and author Pat Manning is currently researching the history of our Association right back to its origins as the Copers Cope Ratepayers’ Association established in 1935 to stop factory encroachment at the Worsley Bridge end of Copers Cope Road.  We will keep updating this page with requests for information from Pat.

If you have any memories, stories, documents or photos about the Association or its activities we would love to hear from you, please email chairman@coperscope.org.uk

Southend Road Bridge receives a ‘community facelift’

A fewwall months ago Network Rail undertook some repair to the brickwork on the bridge. However they left it unpainted and unsightly. Copers Coper Area Residents’ Association (CCARA) wrote to Network Rail to enquire when they would be repainting the bridge and were surprised when Network Rail said they had no intention of doing so, it was to be left like this…

Not happy with this outcome CCARA offered to buy the paint and paint it ourselves. After much to-ing and fro-ing Network Rail finally gave permission. Risk Assessments done and paint purchased we needed some volunteers. As luck would have it Citygate Church had a team of community volunteers coming to Beckenham and they offered to paint the bridge.   CCARA would like to thank Citygate Church and Beckenham’s Town Centre Manager for helping us with this project. The bridge now looks clean and fresh.

 

 

 

Save Beckenham’s 107 year old golf course – meeting tomorrow 22 July 2014

Lewisham Council are proposing that the 107 year old public 18 hole golf course at Beckenham Place Park be closed as part of a programme of park improvements, following a lottery award of £4.9 million.

The Friends of Beckenham Place Park are holding a meeting at the Foxgrove Club on Tuesday 22nd July at 8pm to plan and co-ordinate a robust a campaign to save the golf course.

All local people are invited. Please let others know who might be interested in participating in this campaign.

How would you spend £2.4mn to improve Crystal Palace Park. Consultation session Saturday 21st June

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Latest from the Crystal Palace Park Community Stakeholder Group.

The GLA have made £2 million pounds available for regeneration projects in the park. After a number of months work, the CSG along with other stakeholders, have helped to identify an ‘Interim projects list’ of capital projects, to be funded by the GLA money. The projects are drawn from the widely consulted 2007 Masterplan, the Heritage Lottery Fund application and community feedback.

The list covers a wide range of projects, including restoration of the park’s heritage assets (such as the dinosaurs and sphinxes), bringing the concert bowl back into use, landscaping and a skateboard park.

Before a final selection is made the CSG is conducting a consultation with park users to gain your views on the list and to provide feedback. CSG members will be outside the Information Centre in the park (Penge entrance) at 11am – 4pm, Saturday 21st June

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Cupcake Decorating Competition!

The Kitchen Range is running a cupcake decorating competition alongside the 2014 Best Dressed Window Competition.

The theme is West End Musicals – the more elaborately decorated your cupcakes, the better.

Simply hand in to Kitchen Range at 162 High Street any time from 8th June. The shop will declare the winner on 14th June. Kitchen Range is offering a £25 voucher to the winning cakemaker, and all entries will be incorporated into their window display. Further details 020 8663 6323 or call into the store.

The Best Dressed Window Competition is organised by Copers Cope Area Residents’ Association all around the High Street, it starts tomorrow Friday 6 June and runs until Sunday 15th June. Vote inside the shop/business or online at coperscope.org.uk. There is no ‘judging’, the window attracting the highest combined instore and online votes wins the trophy.

 

Beckenham Town Centre Team (TCT) AGM and Public Meeting

The Beckenham Town Centre Team will be holding its first AGM and Public Meeting on:

Date: 8pm to 9pm, Tuesday 10 June 2014

Venue: Harry Lyne Room (2nd floor), Beckenham Beacon, 379 Croydon Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3QL

All local people are welcome to attend to find out more about the work of the TCT and its represented community groups, and to discuss and the vitality and betterment of Beckenham Town Centre.

The TCT has representatives from the Beckenham Business Association, Beckenham Rotary Club, Beckenham Town Centre Manager, Bromley Cyclists, Bromley Road School, Bromley Mobility Forum, Churches Together, Central Beckenham Residents’ Association, Copers Cope Area Residents’ Association, Copers Cope Ward Police, Friends of Kelsey Park, The Beckenham Society, Waitrose Beckenham and the West Beckenham Residents’ Association.

The TCT will be electing the official posts of Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. Please note that only existing TCT members are eligible to stand for election.

To ensure sufficient seating, we would be grateful if you can confirm your attendance by email to chairman@coperscope.org.uk