Canning & Clyde Road Residents Association

www.canni.addiscombe.net 9 May 2015

Contact us:

Gordon Thompson Chairman Fl2 82 Clyde Road 020 8656 4941 gordon.thompson@ addiscombe.net

Anne Bridge Secretary Fl3 42 Canning Road 020 8656 6707 annebridge175@ gmail.com

Robert King Treasurer 6 Hereford Court Canning Road 020 8654 7420 chitchatforum@ aol.com

Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator Pete Langdon 07917 015 568 pete.langdon@ yahoo.co.uk

Police Our local team (non emergency) 101 Addiscombe.snt@ met.police Ward Panel site www.asntpanel.org.uk

Our Councillors Sean Fitzsimons Patricia Hay-Justice Mark Watson Town Hall Katharine Street Croydon CR0 1NX 1stname.surname@ croydon.gov.uk 020 8819 5597 Drop in surgeries: Sir Phillip Game Centre, Morland Ave 2nd Sat of month 10.30 am—12 noon

Our MP Gavin Barwell House of Commons London SW1A 0AA 020 86638741 Gavin.barwell.mp@ Parliament.uk

There’s lots going on this Summer

Summer Action Edition

Fun Day

Saturday 13 June 11.00 am to 3.00 pm St Mary Magdalene Church, Canning Road

Great community event. Lots of fun for people of all ages. This year’s theme is Home Grown, as in plants that grow locally. That can be plants on your window ledge, in pots, garden or growing up through the cracks in the pavement. There will be games for children including making a garden on a plate, food stalls, music, dancing. There will be a hat competition with a prize going to the person with the best Home Grown themed hat!

Among other things Canning and Clyde are doing the bubbles for children. Please are you able to help? We need four people, i.e. two at the same time doing a two hour shift, to take turns helping children with bubbles and watching the bouncy castle – if there is one; this year young bouncing people will be restricted to four at a go for a shorter period of time. We could also do with people to help set up on the day from 9.30 am. Any help appreciated.

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BBQ Event of the year! Saturday 20 June ~ 1.00 – 6.00 pm ~ 102 Clyde Road Yep! It’s BBQ time. An excellent way to meet neighbours and have loads of fun. Our BBQs attract a wide variety of our neighbours. Everyone living in Canning and Clyde Roads is welcome; if you would like, bring along a friend. It is free but we do ask people to contribute by bringing something for the BBQ or a salad to share. Please bring what you would like to drink. All ages are welcome. There will be bubbles for the children. Be assured of a warm welcome!

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Your right to know and express your view – local traffic AS WE HAVE REPORTED, WE WERE TOLD BY OUR LOCAL COUNCILLOR, Mark Watson, last summer that he and the other two Addiscombe Councillors would be consulting residents - implication was all local residents - in Autumn 2014 about possible changes to traffic management in our area. This did not happen. Instead we learnt that the proposal for a one-way system in Lebanon Road was put to the Traffic Management Committee on 3 March 2015. To see the proposals online, go to the Croydon and Democracy(irony!) pages of www.croydon.gov.uk. We can print off a copy for residents without internet access. The Council is going through the process of recommending to make Lebanon Road one-way so motor vehicles will travel only from the direction of Leslie Park Road to Addiscombe Road with no entry from Addiscombe Road. Cyclists will still travel both ways. The Council document states, ‘The introduction of one-way workings may increase traffic on surrounding roads’ without naming specifically Addiscombe Court, Tunstall or Canning Roads. Estimated cost is £20,000. We have been told the Council will 'consult' on the recommendation. We have received unclear messages about who will be consulted. The Council document states, ‘Local residents who live on the roads where the one-way workings are proposed will receive a set of informal consultation documents’ implying it will only be Lebanon Road residents. One of the Council Officers has subsequently informed us this is the first stage of the process. There will be a more formal consultation probably over the summer. We will keep an eye on things so everyone has an opportunity to know what is happening and contribute their own view. Despite the way Croydon Council has chosen (for whatever reason) to proceed over this issue, we would still encourage residents to express their own views. You can email our Councillors and the Council Officers responsible at

Cllr Mark Watson mark.watson@croydon.gov.uk Cllr Patricia Hay-Justice patricia.hay-justice@croydon.gov.uk Cllr Sean Fitzsimons sean.fitzsimons@croydon.gov.uk Sue Ritchie sue.ritchie@croydon.gov.uk Russell Birtchnall rus-sell.birtchnall@croydon.gov.uk

It would be helpful please if you could copy us (c/o annebridge175@gmail.com) with your email so we can have as accurate a picture as possible of the overall view from Canning and Clyde residents. Those without email can pop your views through the door of 42 Canning Road, Flat 3. Please also take part in Croydon Council's online survey on this proposal at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LebanonRoad

We have spoken with a variety of residents and believe that something needs to be done about traffic locally but do not think the Council has gone about this in the best way or come up with an adequate overall solution. We continue to suggest a holistic, long-term approach to traffic management in our wider area based on reliable statistics. This will be all the more important with the various actual and proposed developments in Croydon.

THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL COUNCILLOR, MARK WATSON, for arranging for the bin by Canning Rd bus stop (Addiscombe Rd) to be emptied more often.

Annual Residents Meeting Thursday 11 June, 7.15 for 7.30 pm start Edward Jobson Court, Canning Road

All residents are welcome to enjoy the hospitality offered by our neighbours at Edward Jobson Court. The first part of the evening will give residents an opportunity to voice their opinions on things that are of interest to both themselves and others. We are inviting our elected representatives: Greater London Assembly Member, Councillors and MP. The second part of the evening is for chatting and getting to know neighbours; we’ll have drinks and finger food. It’s an enjoyable way to meet people. We have a committee of four. If you would like to join us to contribute ideas and be willing to speak in a way that represents residents’ views, you would be very welcome!

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Quiz Night – Big thank you

Thank you to everyone who came along to our Quiz Night and helped make it such a fun evening. We had a full house. After paying for the fish and chips and hire of the hall we raised £142.

woodland theatre, these are all FREE of charge. Or try something more adventurous like kayaking, archery, crate stacking, or the climbing wall. Places on these are limited and cost £5/hour. Early booking recommended as places will go quickly. Contact Meike Weiser at Croydon Council, Parks and Leisure, Place Department Tel: 020 8726 6000. Addiscombe Carnival

Sunday 24 May 11.00 am – 5.00 pm Ashburton Park

Traditional style carnival. Funds raised will go to Rutherfords School, South Croydon Croydon Comedy Festival

Test events Sunday 24 & Sunday 31 May Then from Thurday 18 June to Thursday 13 August Oval Tavern, Oval Road

http://www.croydoncomedyfestival.co.uk/

These events will take place on the garden stage at The Oval Tavern in Croydon (unless it rains, in which case they'll be inside). Doors 7.30pm. Show starts at 8pm. Tickets are limited to 50 per show and cost £5 on the door or £4.20 in advance (incl.fees) or you can buy a season ticket (see above) to all shows for £32 (incl. fees) There will be a BBQ in the interval. Orders will be taken before the show starts. Food is not included in the price of the ticket. Addiscombe Police Team Drop-In

Friday 26 June, 5.00 – 6.00 pm Bus parked somewhere in Canning Road

One-to-one drop-in session For more information see the Addiscombe Safer Neighbourhood Team website (link from our website). South Norwood Community Festival

Sunday, 5 July 2015 – 11.00am to 7.00pm South Norwood Recreation Ground

Free family event. Fun fair and big variety of stalls. For music lovers – there is an amazing line-up of solo artists and bands on two stages – a whopping treat! See the link from our website (Local links page) for more information.

COMING UP THIS SUMMER …… Addiscombe Railway Park

Work days. For information on what is happening on each Work Day, there is a link to the Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park from our website (Local Links).

Sunday 10 May Sunday 14 June

If you’d like to see what the Railway Park looked like when it was a working railway, take a look at YouTube - Woodside to Addiscombe Railway Line (c1997) with driver’s eye view. You can see what used to be where in Addiscombe Railway Park. Surrey Opera May Fair

Saturday 23 May 10.30 am – 2.30 pm Clyde Hall, Clyde Road

Come along for a friendly welcome, books, bric-a-brac and tremendous home-made cakes, preserves and soup! Croydon Outdoor Explorer Network at Pinewood Open Day

24 May 2015, 10.00 am - 4.30 pm Pinewood Scout Centre, off Shirley Church Road, Shirley

Day packed full of outdoor activities for all the family and all age groups. Join one or all of the many taster activities on offer:

Fire lighting by friction, wild music workshop, campfire cooking, face painting, mud play, forest school taster activities, nature art and craft, build a catapult, story-telling and

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AND FINALLY ….. Sir Philip Game Centre (SPG)

Our local community centre is 10 minutes walk away in Morland Avenue. Regular activities include: Croydon Judo Club, Princes Trust Team, Special Blend club for people aged 18 – 25, Body Harmony fitness class, Table Tennis Club, Aikido, Solid Rock Youth Club for people aged 10+ run by Solid Rock Academy, Youth Club for people aged 11+, Saturday School for people aged 5 – 16.

For further details get in touch with Yak El_Droubie 07906 414098 www.spgcentre.co.uk

Fraudster – be aware

The conwoman is out of prison. Since then she has already tried to elicit money from a Clyde Road resident. She either approaches someone in the street or knocks on their door, often in the middle of the night. She makes out that someone in her family is ill, in hospital or arrested; she needs to get to them; she generally asks for a lift hoping someone will give her money instead. She is in her 30s with large, dark eyes. To see a photo and find out more, do an internet search on East London Lines July 2014 Croydon fraudster. For those who do not have internet access, Anne can print off a copy.

Estate agent boards – guidelines to which estate agents should adhere

We know some neighbours find these a bug bear. Those who do may be interested in the following information from a local estate agent:

“ … the last thing we want to do is aggravate the local residents.

We do try and work with the local authority and try always to work strictly within our industries guide lines and rules : ie : you can have a board during marketing and up to 14 days from date of completion of the execution of a tenancy.

… please feel free to contact me anytime.

Gary O'Hare.Streets Ahead Croydon” 020 8686 8686

Ambition Arts Festival 23 - 26 July 2015

Four days of music, comedy, theatre, spoken word, dance and art. Venues include: Fairfield Halls, Fairfield Gardens (Saturday/Sunday), Queens Gardens (Saturday/Sunday), Mint Walk (Saturday/Sunday), Platform @ East Croydon (Thursday – Sunday), North End (Thursday – Sunday), Wandle Park (Sunday), Exchange Square (Saturday/Sunday – family entertainment), Croydon Minster (church), St Michaels (church), Matthew’s Yard, The Oval, Scream Lounge, Spread Eagle, Green Dragon, Half and Half, Bad Apple, Braithwaite Hall, Clocktower Café, Quaker Meeting Hall, Whitgift Square, David Lean Cinema, The Barn, St Paul’s (church)

Some events are free, some ticketed. More information at libraries and venues also at https://www.facebook.com/AmbitionFestival

Wandle Community Park Summer Events

During the summer Wandle Park comes alive with a programme of events. Live music, cinema, theatre and extreme sports as well as more gentle pursuits such as heritage walks, storytelling and conservation and gardening days. For more information contact Tom Smith, thomassmith@croydon.gov.uk or 020 8726 6900. Museum of Croydon

May – July Are holding several talks and walks, mainly weekday. Includes tour of the galleries to discover some of the real stories behind the famous faces of Croydon. You will also explore the Research Room and see how to use street directories, photos and maps to explore the local area. This is a free event suitable for people aged 7 and over.