Glass Painting/ Coffee Morning Burnt Ash Library

Coffee Morning with a short talk by Sally Adcock about her glass painting hobby.

There will be an opportunity to “have a go”.

 All welcome, refreshments available.

Burnt Ash library Thursday 16th May 11-12.15pm

Events this week

Burnt Ash Library Reading Group 25th April
The next meeting of the reading group at Burnt Ash Library is on Thursday 25th April 2013 at 2.15 pm and everyone is welcome. The book to be discussed is Grapes of wrath by John Steinbeck.


Thursday 25th April at 7.00pm
The Plaistow and Sundridge Safer Neighbourhood Panel will hold their Annual General Meeting at
Burnt Ash Primary School, Rangefield Road Bromley.
All visitors welcome.

Ending Saturday 28th April.
Tony Isbitt Photography is offering "Kids for a quid!"
Babies to Teens portrait sittings for just £1. As a taster he will give you a 7x5 print as well. 
Book it now on 8460 5710 and mention you saw it Facebook (and on the LERA web page).
See the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TonyIsbittPhotography

Thursday 2nd May 2013
The Annual General Meeting of the Links Estate Residents' Association will be held at in St Andrew's Church, Burnt Ash Lane at 7.30pm. After the meeting there will be drinks and nibbles and a chance to meet people and chat.

All Saints Concert Band performance 28th April Postponed

All Saints Concert Band Concert at St Andrew's on 28th April has been postponed until a new date can be fixed.

The All Saints’ Concert Band is a friendly and social wind band based in Crystal Palace, south London

Members have been entertaining audiences for 30 years with a range of musical styles.  Here are some of the pieces we play at present: Pirates of the Caribbean, Oliver, Abba Gold, Carmina Burana, Queen in Concert, Sandpaper Ballet, Grease, Les Miserables, Over The Rainbow, Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld, Palladio, Singin’ in the Rain, and Copacabana.

The ethos of the band is to enjoy making music and to ensure our audiences are entertained.

They currently have vacancies for clarinets, euphonium, trombone, and horns. If you are interested please contact
Robert Mason Mobile: 07816 888871 Email: rob@mitreprize.co.uk
or
Debbie Grainger Mobile: 07786 238310 Email: jr.grainger@btopenworld.com

More details are available on their website at : http://allsaintsconcertband.co.uk/

Mottingham Plant Fair and Open Day 27th April

You may have received a card in this week's NewsShopper inviting you to the Mottingham Plant Fair and Open Day to be held at Hadlow College on Saturday 27th April from 10.00am to 3.00pm.
The card has been reproduced below and mentions that if you bring the card on the day you will receive a free packet of seeds. I'm not sure they will do that if you print out the first picture but it might be worth trying.

The Community Fun Day is Back!

Community Fun Day

In Kings Meadow, Burnt Ash Lane

On Saturday 13th July 2013

We will be holding another fun day this year as people said they enjoyed last year's event.
This year the weather will be fine!

If you can help or would like a stall or put on a demonstration then please contact:-
Revd Elizabeth Davis 0208 460 4672 or email irwin.davis@gmail.com

What do residents like about living in the Links Estate

At the last meeting of the LERA committee we discussed how the residents' association could improve what it offers its members. We thought we could start by asking you what you like about living on the estate.

Someone who has recently had to move away from the estate sent us the following message :-

A few years ago we decided to sell our one-bedroom flat in another part of London and move into a property big enough so we could start a family. We liked Bromley as our friends lived there and also we got more for our money in this area. It was an easy commute for my husband to the City, and Grove Park has fast and frequent links into Central London. Bromley has very good schools and a small parade of shops nearby as well as a library and park. We bought a house in Treewall Gardens and loved it immediately even though it required some modernisation and a good lick of paint. We were welcomed into the lovely, quiet cul-de-sac with Christmas cards from some residents, invites to a bonfire party down the road and drinks and nibbles from our wonderful next-door neighbour. 

Everyone was always very friendly and considerate. I remember once a resident knocked on our door to let us know we had accidentally left our car lights on. I also became friendly with the lady a few doors down who had also just had a baby, so it was nice to pop over to see her for a coffee and a chat. Our time there was a happy one and I really cannot think of any unpleasant experiences. 

Last year, although we enjoyed living on the Links Estate, we decided to move back up to another part of London to be nearer family who could help us with childcare. If we could have moved the house and street too, we would have.

We would like to hear from any of our members who has any similar views about the estate. Please enter your words in the "comment" box below. If the "comment" box is not showing then click on the heading at the top of this message to open it or send us an email by clicking on the little envelope icon next to the words "no comment". 

Funeral of Baroness Thatcher

Central London Wednesday 17th April 2013

The funeral of Baroness Thatcher will take place on Wednesday 17th April.

To facilitate the security operation for the funeral procession and service there will be road closures in place from early that morning.  The route of the funeral procession from Trafalgar Square to St Paul’s Cathedral will be lined with barriers.   

Large numbers may attend, and there is the potential that this may include some protest groups. 

Road closures will be lifted as soon as is possible but this may not be until after 12noon so please pay attention to TfL information. 

It is advisable that people travelling to and around London plan their journeys as their normal routes to work may not be accessible at certain times. Check with Transport for London for the latest travel advice.

Keep up to date with these events by the following methods:

·        Sign up to Neighbourhood Link at www.neighbourhoodlink.met.police.uk

·        Follow the MPS updates on Twitter @metpoliceuk    or     @MetPoliceEvents

·        View our website for updates    www.met.police.uk

Travel updates can be found on the TfL and National Rail websites.:

·        www.tfl.gov.uk

·        www.nationalrail.co.uk