Burglary in Ridgeway Drive

On the night of 17th January a house in Ridgeway Drive was burgled while the householder was upstairs. It is believed that the burglars used the rear access road to get into the garden and then broke in through a back door. Nearby houses have been leafletted and this leaflet is shown below.

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Burnt Ash Library Coffee Morning Thursday 23rd January

Burnt Ash Library Coffee Morning 

Thursday 23rd January 2014

11.00 am to 12.15 pm

Susan Craney from Deaf Access visits with special guest, Victor

 Susan will be giving a talk on living with hearing loss and the difference Victor has made to her life. Susan is the Executive Director of Deaf Access,Bromley.

Despite a lot of competition, Deaf Access CEO Sue Craney has been nominated for an award as a Champion Instructor for delivering (on behalf of Deaf Access) accessible Mental Health 1st Aid courses to Deaf people organised by The British Society for Mental Health & Deafness.

To see more information about Deaf Access Bromley and to vote for Susan click on this link :-

Deaf Access Bromley

Classic Film Club St Andrews Church, Burnt Ash Lane 16th January

 Whisky Galore (1949)

Starring  Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, Catherine Lacey 

Director Alexander Mackendrick

Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship.

Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year.

Thursday 16th January 2014

 Doors open at 6.45pm film show at 7.00pm

Cost - a £2 minimum donation per person is suggested to include refreshments at the interval.
For more information ring:-
Brian at James Harper 020 8464 0080
Rev'd Angela King      020 8313 3434
Rev'd Liz Davis           020 6460 4672

Have you had your bicycle stolen?

From Bromley MPS ‏@MPSBromley

Have you had your bicycle stolen? Here are some of the the ones shown on the Bromley Police website.

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Check out the MPS gallery to see a bigger list of recovered bikes by clicking on 

this link :- Bicycle pictures

If you have had your bicycle stolen and think one of these is yours then contact Bromley police on their Non-emergency contact number 101 - The number to call to contact your local police

Sir Ernest Shackleton Central Library 6th February

Sir Ernest Shackleton - Amazing Exploits from Sydenham to Antarctica

Hear about Shackleton’s early days in Sydenham and at Dulwich College and how he came to be a legendary figure. A talk by Michael Smith, bestselling author and Polar exploration expert, marking the centenary of the Endurance expedition. A Q&A session will follow the talk.

Thursday 6th February 7.00pm
Bromley Central Library 4th Floor, Large Hall
High Street Bromley
BR1 1EX

Tickets £5.00 Available from Bromley Central Library First Floor Enquiry Desk or by telephone on 020 8460 9955

Stolen property recovered by the police

Bromley MPS ‏@MPSBromley

Can you help the police identify this property recovered during the course of a burglary investigation?

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Or click on this link to see the original image on Flickr Recovered property
Once there you can click on the individual items to enlarge each one separately. If you think it may have been stolen from you then contact the Bromley Police

Men in Sheds

The Men's Shed concept originates from Australia and brings together older, isolated men in a space with which they are comfortable. They can socialise and carry out activities that bring benefit to the local community and charities.

Two groups are currently running a Men in Sheds project in the London Boroughs of Bromley and Greenwich. Some planned activities include recycling second-hand materials into gardening containers, trugs, bird tables and boxes.

Men can meet up to use their existing skills, learn new skills, share ideas or just put the world to rights over a cup of tea. It's about friendship, fun and getting out.

They welcome the involvement of volunteers with an interest or experience in any of the following: sourcing recyclable items, woodwork, design, marketing or IT skills.

If you would like further details on the Men in Sheds project, please click here. 

You can also contact Pauline Cahill or Steve Paxman (Project Co-ordinators) on 020 8294 3017 or emailpcahill@ageukbandg.org.uk / spaxman@ageukbandg.org.uk

For more general information about the men in sheds project please click here

You can also watch a video of  Men in Sheds featured on Newsnight.

Become a Bromley Council’s volunteer community health champion

Bromley Council’s volunteer community health champions work hard to look out for friends and family who might need a little extra help to stay healthy.

As the temperature drops, Bromley Council’s volunteer community health champions will be working hard to look out for friends and family who might need a little extra help to stay healthy, well and warm particularly during these winter months.  The volunteers, who come from a range of backgrounds, have all been trained to work in the heart of their communities. They support people to reduce health risks through healthier lifestyles which promote better health.  Health champions also raise awareness about the right NHS or other service to use when they have a health issue to prevent unnecessary visits to A&E.  By supporting people to take better care of themselves community health champions are also helping to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and demands on other services.

Bromley community health champions will be organising ‘Health Talks’, directing friends and neighbours to the right NHS and other local services. They will be checking on vulnerable older people in the neighbourhood to make sure they are well and sharing messages about how to stay healthy. 

If you’re interested in becoming a Bromley health champion and are over 18 please contact healthchampions@bromley.gov.uk for further information.  

And for advice and information on how to keep warm, safe and well this winter visit http://www.bromley.gov.uk/socialcare or the NHS Choices website.

Happy New Year to all our members