Join ASPRA for a Festive Light Switch-On!
When: Friday, 15th November, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Where: Blackhorse Square, Lower Addiscombe Road
Come and gather with us as we illuminate Blackhorse Square, Lower Addiscombe Road, with festive cheer!
Enjoy the magic of the season and celebrate with your community. All are welcome!
Spread the word and let’s make this a night to remember!
#ASPRA #BlackhorseSquare #FestiveLights #CommunityEvent
So mark your calendars and spread the word: March 24th, 2pm to 4pm, Bingham Recreation ground. Let’s come together, celebrate our community, and build lasting connections that will endure long after the event has ended. Because in a world that often feels divided, moments of unity like these shine all the brighter. ASPRA Committee
Rubbish
Croydon Council has launched the Waste & Street Cleansing Consultation which will run for six weeks, to collect feedback from residents about their experiences with the service and offer insight into what is most important to Croydon for a new contract.
An online survey is at https://www.getinvolved.croydon.gov.uk/waste-street-cleaning-services and will be open until midnight on 25 February. Printed copies and a large font version are available from 020 8726 6000, 9am- 4pm Monday – Friday.
While the survey is running, 400 phone calls will be made to residents to collect a random sample, and there will be two focus groups to get more in-depth information. Feedback will be used to shape the next contract, when the current one with Veolia expires in 2025.
Gardening
The Bingham Road Gardening Group are getting their plans together for 2023. It’s going to be another great year looking after the flower beds in the park, introducing new plants and bringing joy to all the park users.
Looking to learn more about planting and growing? Enjoy the outdoors and want to meet new people? Have some plants you would like to donate? Why not get involved and meet the lovely team of gardeners on the following Saturdays in 2023 between 9.30 and 12.00
Planned dates:- 4 March; 1 April; 6 May; 3 June; 1 July; 5 August; 2 September; 7 October
If you want more information or have any questions please email gardening@aspra.uk
Vacancies
Preparations for the next issue of the ASPRA magazine are due to start soon, publication expected late March / early April after the AGM.
STILL needed are both an editor and an advertising manager. The last issue (Winter 2002) was produced by an ad-hoc team, deliberately using standard ‘home office’ software to keep things simple. Please do get in touch if you are interested in getting involved, even stuff like ‘collection of content’ and ‘collation of pages’ are not that scary in the context of how the previous magazine was bought together by an informal team. Honest! And our local printers, TD Print, are really helpful and friendly. editor@aspra.uk or ads@aspra.uk are both actively monitored or contact@aspra.uk for more info or to sort out coffee and a chat. Our treat!
Planning
News is that the latest ‘Blackhorse’ development was not approved last week.
Magazine
Hurrah. The Winter issue of our Magazine is now back from the printers. Road reps are collecting mags for all of ‘their’ members, so watch your letter box for 64 pages of amazement.
Produced this time by a small (but perfectly formed) team for this issue. Please do think about (or encourage another..) to email ads@aspra.uk or editor@aspra.uk to get a bit more info on these exciting roles that are still waiting to be filled. No ‘special skills’ required, just ‘normal office’ stuff that we probably have already on our home machines and a bit of organised thinking.
Page 3 (!!!) of this latest magazine does also have vacancies listed for secretary@aspra.uk and planning@aspra.uk and now includes Deborah at events@aspra.uk.
Arthurs
Confirmed today with the new owner, Arthurs is not closing after 40 years, but there is a change of ownership to another ‘nice chap’.
Plans
Interesting info from a member who keeps an eye on RightMove
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/129069251#/?channel=COM_BUY
an option to add another floor on top….. this is Domino Pizza and the adjoining supermarket building
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/129235703#/?channel=COM_BUY
this one looks like it is next to the new build at the bottom of Sherwood? VERY small site.
Xmas Fair
St Mildred’s fair is this coming Saturday, 12:30 to 4:30. Come and see the donkeys, or the festive stalls, or indeed just pop in to say ‘hi’ to various of the ASPRA committee on the ‘ASPRA stall’ somewhere in the foyer.
ps
Did I mention the vacancies for advertising ads@aspra.uk and an editor editor@aspra.uk for the next issue of the Magazine?
Please do get in touch soon to get all the info you are dying to know, next issue due April/May.
Page 3 (!!!) of the latest magazine does also have vacancies for secretary@aspra.uk and planning@aspra.uk
Our final scheduled session of the year is Saturday 1st October 09.30 – 12.00. This is the time when we will be getting the beds to bed for winter! Although I am sure there will still be some jobs to do during the winter months.
I hope as many of you as possible will be able to come along for some weeding, pruning, turning the soil and who knows, if we have some plant donations, doing some planting. A kind resident donated several plants and seeds at our last session.
All good wishes,
Lyn; gardening@aspra.uk