Update on Burnt Ash Lane Roadworks 3.30pm 17th Feb

Two of the serious pieces of machinery which will resurface the road now parked in Briary Gardens all ready to start tomorrow.

Resurfacing of Burnt Ash Lane beginning 18th February

The section of Burnt Ash Lane between Kynaston Road and Welbeck Road is due to be resurfaced starting on 17th February. Sign at the beginning and end of the section give the dates as 18th to 28th February and there are already some ominous "spray can" markings on the kerbs.

It is likely that there will be temporary traffic lights while the works are carried out with the accompanying congestion of traffic. This will mean that even more traffic than usual will divert and use Ridgeway Drive and New Street Hill as a rat run. Members in the affected streets can expect more of the kind of incidents shown below:-

Have your cameras ready.

Classic Film Club St Andrews Church, Burnt Ash Lane 20th February

 The Cruel Sea  (1953)

Starring  Jack Hawkins (Actor), Donald Sinden (Actor), Charles Frend 

Director Alexander Mackendrick

The novel The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat was an unflinching portrayal of life at sea during WWII on a boat tasked with protecting convoys and seeking and destroying U-boats. Nominated for a BAFTA for Best British Film, The Cruel Sea stars Jack Hawkins, Sir Donald Sinden and Stanley Baker, and is a gripping insight into the lives of unsung heroes at sea during the war, and the agonizing decisions and incredible peril they faced on a daily basis.

Thursday 20th February 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

National Libraries Day 8th February

Saturday 8 February 2014 is National Libraries Day. It rounds off a week’s worth of celebrations in school, college, university, workplace and public libraries across the UK.

Why not visit our local library while it is still open. 

For more details of the National Libraries Day Community visit the website at :- http://www.nationallibrariesday.org.uk/

Another burglary and car theft in Ridgeway Drive

Between 12.30am and 2am last night (2nd February) thieves broke in to a house half way along Ridgeway Drive. They broke in through the front door while the residents were asleep upstairs. They took a handbag which they later dumped further along the road. During the break in they got hold of the keys to the residents car which they stole. The advice is to take your mobile phone and your car keys, including any spares, upstairs when you go to bed. I am repeating the advice leaflet distributed following the recent burglary in the road on 17th January.

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.

Click on the leaflet to enlarge it further if required

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