Burnt Ash Parade Christmas Market 25th November

To help give a boost to the parade the traders on Burnt Ash Lane Parade are going to hold a Christmas Market. 

They are hoping to repair the lights above all the shops, provide market stalls offering a variety of products, a Christmas grotto, carol singers from the Church and Burnt Ash School and whatever else they can provide to give our local community something worth coming out for. 

The date is Friday 25th November from Midday until 8pm. Make a note in your diaries. Please do come along and show support for our shops.

Pack of Lies - St Andrew's Hall 27th to 29th October

‘Late 1960 into 1961, Elvis was in the charts with ‘Now or Never’ & ‘Are you Lonesome Tonight’,
conscription ends, the farthing ceased to be legal tender & ‘Coronation Street’ aired for the first time on ITV. 

It was also the height of the Cold War and the Portland Spy Ring incident.
Forced to choose between betraying their country or their friends, the unsuspecting suburban Jackson family is sucked into a web of deception. Their values, trust and respect for authority are gradually eroded as they are faced with the moral dilemma of allowing their unassuming house in Ruislip to be used by MI5 to spy on their best friends.

 Inspired by actual events, the play is a powerful, gripping, truthful story of lies.'

PACK OF LIES is written by Hugh Whitemore and directed by Chris Williams
Based on real-life events surrounding the Portland spy-ring & espionage in the Home Counties

Thursday 27th - Saturday 29th October 2016
in St Andrew’s Hall, Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, BR1 5AF

Tickets £8 - Box Office 07482 952550
Licensed Bar 7.15pm
Performance begins at 7.45pm

www.burntashdrama.co.uk

RE-DEVELOPMENT OF 87-93 OAK TREE GARDENS – NEW PLANNING APPLICATION

LERA

Links Estate Residents’ Association 

For your urgent attention

Dear Resident

Please be aware that the developers have submitted a new application to re-develop the site occupied by Nos 89 and 91 and part of the gardens of Nos 87 and 93 Oak Tree Gardens at the corner with Portland Road.  Their proposals are as follows:

REFERENCE NO: 16/04446/FULL1

Demolition of 89 and 91 Oak Tree Gardens and erection of six 2 storey 3 bedroom house comprising of 3 pairs of semi-detached houses.  Erection of single garage for No 87; associated access, parking, landscaping, cycle storage, refuse and recycling provision.

You can view the planning application and related plans and documents on the Council’s website – www.bromley.gov.uk.  Click on the Planning Applications button and search on 87 Oak Tree Gardens. 

If you wish to comment on or object to the planning application, you must do this by MONDAY 24^TH OCTOBER 2016.  The Council’s Planning Committee will make a decision on the application before Wednesday 23^rd November 2016 – the exact date has still to be set. 

You may register your comments/objection in the Comments section on the website – click on the 2^nd tab – or by writing to Planning Support Team, Town Planning, London Borough of Bromley, Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley BR1 3UH, quoting the reference number above and giving your name and address. 

Further information will be posted on this website – http://leralink.blogspot.co.uk – 

and on LERA’s Facebook page – www.facebook.com/groups/lerabromley/

20 mph speed limit on Baring Road

Lewisham seem to have introduced a 20 mph speed limit for Baring Road towards Grove Park Station. Huge 20 signs on the road at least as far as Chinbrook Road. Didn't see many vehicles sticking to the new limits. A sign by Launcelot Road also warns of speed cameras but I didn't see any this morning.

Perhaps we should encourage Bromley Council to do the same for Burnt Ash Lane, especially the stretch near the Toyota Garage. 

Chinbrook Meadows Sustainable Water Project

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Thames Water is working with a charity called Thames21 to clean up London’s rivers. The Quaggy, running through Chinbrook Meadows is being contaminated by rain water and runoff from the roads and the railway embankment. A water channel runs next to the railway line at the top of the picture. The channel, romantically named the Grove Park ditch, collects this water and discharges it into the Quaggy just before the stream goes under the railway.

They are planning to dig out a number of shallow ponds in the open land to the left of the footpath from Portland Road to the railway tunnel. This will divert and filter the water before it runs into the Quaggy. The ponds will have reed beds and interpretation boards and look like those on the other side of the tunnel near the tennis courts. 

The project should begin next spring, subject to planning permission. Thames21 does have a website www.thames21.org.uk. There is nothing about this project on the site yet but it does show similar projects on other London rivers.

Blockages of drains

There have been some case of householders in the Links Estate experiencing blockages of their drains. This has been due to other householders connected to the same sewer flushing inappropriate items down the loos. Thames Water have cleared the blockages and found wet wipes, sanitary towels, food, fats, bones and other household waste. Thames Water publish the following advice:-

Sewers are only designed to take the water from your toilets, sinks, baths and showers along with human waste and toilet tissue.

Everything else should be put in the bin.

Blockages are usually caused by:

• Fat, oil and food leftover from cooking that congeals in pipes setting hard
• Wipes – even ones that say ‘flushable’ don’t break down and block pipes.
• Sanitary items (e.g. towels and tampons).

Top tips to keep your drains flowing

• Bin it – don’t block it: Wrap up sanitary items, nappies, wipes and condoms and put them in the bin
• Leave leftover cooking oil, fat and food to cool and put it in the bin
• Chemicals, solvents, engine oil and paint should be taken to your local refuse or recycling site
• Medicines, tablets, syringes and needles should be taken to your pharmacist, hospital or health authority for safe disposal.

There is more advice at the following webpage http://binit.thameswater.co.uk/

FREE Bromley Safer Van - Home Security Service

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Bromley Neighbourhood Watch Association mailing service.  

​The service is NOT monitored so, if you wish to contact us, e-mail:

 info@bromleynwa.org.uk

 

​Dear Coordinator,

 

Did you know Victim Support offers a free service to help improve security to the homes of Bromley’s vulnerable residents?  The Safer Bromley Van lock fitter can visit your home, carry out a home security survey and provide valuable crime prevention advice to help give you peace of mind.  The lock fitter can also make basic security improvements to your doors and windows such as extra locks, door chains and spy holes.

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He can even fit a fire-proof bag over your letter box or a key safe box if you own one.

 

To be eligible for this service, residents must live in Bromley and be

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• a victim of burglary, attempted break-in or door step crime ;

• a victim of domestic abuse ;

• a victim of hate crime ;

• a vulnerable adult (for example

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if you have a disability) or are worried about your safety and home security;

• over 65 years of age ;

 

Do you, any of your friends, neighbours or Watch members fit this criteria?  Please help raise awareness of this valuable service by telling them about it.

 

A couple of things to note :

 

• If you live in private rented accommodation ', Victim Support will need the permission of the landlord before any security improvements can be carried out.

• Whilst the lock fitter can help with basic security improvements for doors and windows , he cannot complete any repair work or install anything electrical such as lighting, burglar alarms or CCTV.

 

If you think you are eligible for this free service or know of another Bromley resident that might benefit from a home security survey please call Victim Support on 07506 245143 or 020 8698 4583 (Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 pm).  You may also email Victim Support at Bromley.Lockfitting@victimsupport.org.uk

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Kind regards,

 

Bromley Neighbourhood Watch Association ​