Letter to Links Estate residents, September 2022

 

                                                           Rob McAuliffe – incoming Chair

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:

·       Acting as a focal point for issues affecting both the estate and the immediate locality

·    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:

·       Gaining access to the members-only Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/lerabromley/

·       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

·       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