Rob McAuliffe
Dear Resident,
On behalf of the Links Estate
Residents’ Association (LERA), I am writing to reconnect with existing members and
long-standing residents, and introduce myself to any new neighbours.
For those unfamiliar with LERA, we have been in operation for more than 30 years, representing the approximately 600 households on the estate. Our ongoing work and activities include:
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· Maintaining regular contact with councillors and officers within the London Borough of Bromley, dealing with matters such as estate cleanliness, removal of unsightly graffiti, nuisance parking, and planning and road safety issues
· Seeking to maintain neighbourhood security as active members of the Plaistow & Sundridge Community Advisory Panel and Neighbourhood Watch, and through our good working relationships with our local police officers and Community Support Team.
More information about our
activities, including archived minutes from past Annual General Meetings
(AGMs), can be found on our website: www.leralink.blogspot.com.
The past two and a half years have presented
unprecedented challenges for us all. LERA has not been immune to the impacts of
the pandemic, and our work has regrettably been restricted as a result. The
committee has also been operating at reduced capacity, something we sought to
address in a recent recruitment drive – we are pleased to report that we
received a fantastic response to this and have recently welcomed several new members
to the committee. This means that we are ready to resume normal operations.
A critical part of renewing our
activities is re-establishing communication with members of LERA, and we would
also like to welcome any new members that would like to join. LERA members – who
are asked to pay an annual subscription fee of £2 per household, to cover our admin costs – benefit from:
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Gaining access to the members-only Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/lerabromley/
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Receiving a regular newsletter – this was put on
hold as a result of the pandemic and resourcing issues, but we plan to revive
it and publish several times a year
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Being invited to attend our AGM, usually held in
April or May.
Before collecting any subscription fees for 2022-23, we would like to request some contact information from both existing and prospective members, to help us build a basic database of our membership. Please be assured that your details will only be used for the purpose of contacting you regarding your LERA subscription and LERA matters, and will not be passed on to any third party or used for any other purpose. To provide us with the requested information, please complete our online form, at bit.ly/leramembership or via the QR code below:
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Rob McAuliffe – incoming Chair