Crime Summit 27th September 2014

Burnt Ash Library Coffee Morning and talk 21st August

Discover Art Awards at Burnt Ash Library 11th September

Are you aged 8-12 years old? Interested in Art? Come and join in some free fun creative activities at Burnt Ash Library in September and achieve your Arts Award.For more information and to secure your place call Burnt Ash Library on 020 8460 3405

Mottingham Library Coffee Morning 13th August

Chinbrook Dog Show 31st August 2014

About the Dog show. - (A statement from their website)

The Chinbrook Dog Show was set up in 2012 by our Chairman, as a small experimental community project to organise and administer a dog show and Family Fun Day within Chinbrook Meadows. As it was a first attempt, it was deliberately kept low key in order to gauge interest, if any, from the community. What occurred exceeded all expectations, with more than 150 dogs and their owners taking part. Some even came from as far away as Worthing, Walthamstow and Enfield!

South East Dog Rescue was the chosen charity for the first 2 years. The success of the show led to the formation of the Chinbrook Dog Show Management Committee, consisting of an elected Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. These officers plus an additional 4 members make up the Executive Committee.

Our group is a non-profit organisation. All monies raised – outside operational costs and expenses – will be donated to a local dog-related charity or rescue centre that operate a non-destruct policy.

In 2013, we made the decision to expand the Dog Show into a Fun Day for all the family, not just exclusively centre around dog owners, as we felt there was nothing else similar within the Grove Park area. Some of the local businesses were very supportive and helped contribute towards our costs.

We included a family funfair and a number of local community groups, such as the Territorial Army, joined in the fun. Sadly the weather took a turn for the worse, with a few heavy showers during the mid afternoon. This didn’t dampen our spirits, and we still managed to raise £1200 for South East Dog Rescue.

For this year’s show on 31 August 2014, we wanted to go bigger and better, and planning started the day after the 2013 show. We don’t want to give away too much, but we are getting really excited!

For more details of events, categories and an entry form for your dog go to the website at :-
                                           
                                                     Chinbrook Dog Show  

Changes to the way we all register to vote

Electoral register

The registration system has changed . The new system is called Individual Electoral Registration. However, if you’ve already registered this should happen automatically.

How is the new system different?

You will be able to register online on the Gov UK website.

Everyone is responsible for registering themselves. Under the old system the 'head of every household' could register everyone who lived at their address.

You need to provide a few more details to register - including your national insurance number and date of birth. This makes the electoral register more secure.

How do I register under the new system?

Go to the Gov UK website.

Fill in the name, address, date of birth and a few other details. You'll also need your national insurance number, which can be found  on your national insurance card, or in official paperwork such as payslips, or letters about benefits or tax credits..

Look out  for a confirmation to say you're registered.

Will I need to do anything?

Look out for a letter from Electoral Services

Most people who are already registered to vote will be registered automatically under the new system. They do not need to do anything. However some people will need to take action to join the new register. We are writing to people to tell them whether they need to take action.

Respond to the letter if you are asked to, it will tell you whether you are on the new register or whether you need to take action and what you need to do.

What next?

If you receive a letter confirming you are registered under the new system you do not need to do anything.

However you may need to register under the new system if:

• you receive a letter telling you that you need to re-register or
• you have changed address since you received a confirmation that you were registered, or
• you did not receive a letter.

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