Canning & Clyde Road Residents Association www.canni.addiscombe.net 9 May 2015 Contact us: Gordon Thompson Summer Action Edition Chairman Fl2 82 Clyde Road 020 8656 4941 There’s lots going on this Summer gordon.thompson@ addiscombe.net Fun Day Anne Bridge Saturday 13 June Secretary Fl3 42 Canning Road 11.00 am to 3.00 pm 020 8656 6707 St Mary Magdalene Church, Canning Road annebridge175@ gmail.com 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 Robert King Treasurer window ledge, in pots, garden or growing up through the cracks in the 6 Hereford Court pavement. There will be games for children including making a garden on a Canning Road plate, food stalls, music, dancing. There will be a hat competition with a prize 020 8654 7420 going to the person with the best Home Grown themed hat! chitchatforum@ aol.com Among other things Canning and Clyde are doing the bubbles for children. Neighbourhood Please are you able to help? We need four people, i.e. two at the same time Watch doing a two hour shift, to take turns helping children with bubbles and Co-ordinator watching the bouncy castle – if there is one; this year young bouncing people Pete Langdon will be restricted to four at a go for a shorter period of time. We could also do 07917 015 568 with people to help set up on the day from 9.30 am. Any help appreciated. pete.langdon@ yahoo.co.uk BBQ Police Event of the year! Our local team (non emergency) 101 Saturday 20 June ~ 1.00 – 6.00 pm ~ 102 Clyde Road Addiscombe.snt@ met.police Yep! It’s BBQ time. An excellent way to meet neighbours and have loads of Ward Panel site fun. Our BBQs attract a wide www.asntpanel.org.uk variety of our neighbours. Our Councillors Everyone living in Canning Sean Fitzsimons and Clyde Roads is Patricia Hay-Justice welcome; if you would like, Mark Watson Town Hall bring along a friend. It is free Katharine Street but we do ask people to Croydon CR0 1NX contribute by bringing 1stname.surname@ something for the BBQ or a croydon.gov.uk salad to share. Please bring 020 8819 5597 Drop in surgeries: what you would like to drink. Sir Phillip Game All ages are welcome. There Centre, Morland Ave will be bubbles for the 2nd Sat of month children. Be assured of a 10.30 am—12 noon warm welcome! Our MP Gavin Barwell House of Commons London SW1A 0AA 020 86638741 PAGE 2 - YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING Gavin.barwell.mp@ Parliament.uk Your right to know and express your Cllr Mark Watson view – local traffic [email protected] Cllr Patricia Hay-Justice patricia.hay- AS WE HAVE REPORTED, WE WERE TOLD [email protected] BY OUR LOCAL COUNCILLOR, Cllr Sean Fitzsimons Mark Watson, last summer that he and the [email protected] other two Addiscombe Councillors would be Sue Ritchie [email protected] consulting residents - implication was all local Russell Birtchnall rus- [email protected] residents - in Autumn 2014 about possible changes to traffic management in our area. It would be helpful please if you could copy This did not happen. Instead we learnt that the us (c/o [email protected]) with proposal for a one-way system in Lebanon your email so we can have as accurate a Road was put to the Traffic Management picture as possible of the overall view from Committee on 3 March 2015. Canning and Clyde residents. Those without email can pop your views through the door To see the proposals online, go to the of 42 Canning Road, Flat 3. Croydon and Democracy(irony!) pages of Please also take part in Croydon Council's www.croydon.gov.uk. We can print off a copy online survey on this proposal at http:// for residents without internet access. www.surveymonkey.com/s/LebanonRoad The Council is going through the process of We have spoken with a variety of residents recommending to make Lebanon Road one- and believe that something needs to be way so motor vehicles will travel only from the done about traffic locally but do not think direction of Leslie Park Road to Addiscombe the Council has gone about this in the best Road with no entry from Addiscombe Road. way or come up with an adequate overall Cyclists will still travel both ways. solution. We continue to suggest a holistic, long-term approach to traffic management The Council document states, ‘The in our wider area based on reliable introduction of one-way workings may statistics. This will be all the more important increase traffic on surrounding roads’ without with the various actual and proposed naming specifically Addiscombe Court, developments in Croydon. Tunstall or Canning Roads. THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL COUNCILLOR, MARK WATSON, for Estimated cost is £20,000. arranging for the bin by Canning Rd bus stop (Addiscombe Rd) to be emptied We have been told the Council will 'consult' on more often. the recommendation. We have received unclear messages about who will be consulted. The Council document states, Annual Residents Meeting ‘Local residents who live on the roads where Thursday 11 June, 7.15 for 7.30 pm start the one-way workings are proposed will Edward Jobson Court, Canning Road receive a set of informal consultation All residents are welcome to enjoy the documents’ implying it will only be Lebanon hospitality offered by our neighbours at Road residents. One of the Council Officers Edward Jobson Court. The first part of the has subsequently informed us this is the first evening will give residents an opportunity stage of the process. There will be a more to voice their opinions on things that are of formal consultation probably over the summer. interest to both themselves and others. We We will keep an eye on things so everyone are inviting our elected representatives: has an opportunity to know what is happening Greater London Assembly Member, and contribute their own view. Councillors and MP. The second part of the evening is for chatting and getting to Despite the way Croydon Council has chosen know neighbours; we’ll have drinks and (for whatever reason) to proceed over this finger food. It’s an enjoyable way to meet issue, we would still encourage residents to people. We have a committee of four. If express their own views. You can email our you would like to join us to contribute ideas Councillors and the Council Officers and be willing to speak in a way that responsible at represents residents’ views, you would be very welcome! 2 Quiz Night – Big thank you 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. Thank you to everyone who came along to Contact Meike Weiser at Croydon Council, our Quiz Night and helped make it such a fun Parks and Leisure, Place Department evening. We had a full house. Tel: 020 8726 6000. Addiscombe Carnival After paying for the fish and chips and hire of the hall we raised £142. Sunday 24 May 11.00 am – 5.00 pm Ashburton Park COMING UP THIS SUMMER …… Traditional style carnival. Funds raised will go to Rutherfords School, South Croydon Addiscombe Railway Park Croydon Comedy Festival Work days. For information on what is happening on each Work Day, there is a link Test events Sunday 24 & Sunday 31 May to the Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park Then from Thurday 18 June to Thursday from our website (Local Links). 13 August Oval Tavern, Oval Road Sunday 10 May http://www.croydoncomedyfestival.co.uk/ Sunday 14 June If you’d like to see what the Railway These events will take place on the garden Park looked like when it was a working stage at The Oval Tavern in Croydon (unless railway, take a look at YouTube - it rains, in which case they'll be inside). Woodside to Addiscombe Railway Line Doors 7.30pm. Show starts at 8pm. (c1997) with driver’s eye view. You can Tickets are limited to 50 per show and cost see what used to be where in £5 on the door or £4.20 in advance Addiscombe Railway Park. (incl.fees) or you can buy a season ticket (see above) to all shows for £32 (incl. fees) Surrey Opera May Fair There will be a BBQ in the interval. Orders will be taken before the show starts. Food is Saturday 23 May not included in the price of the ticket. 10.30 am – 2.30 pm Clyde Hall, Clyde Road Addiscombe Police Team Drop-In Come along for a friendly welcome, books, Friday 26 June, 5.00 – 6.00 pm bric-a-brac and tremendous home-made Bus parked somewhere in Canning Road cakes, preserves and soup! One-to-one drop-in session Croydon Outdoor Explorer Network at For more information see the Addiscombe Pinewood Open Day Safer Neighbourhood Team website (link from our website). 24 May 2015, 10.00 am - 4.30 pm Pinewood Scout Centre, South Norwood Community Festival off Shirley Church Road, Shirley Sunday, 5 July 2015 – 11.00am to 7.00pm Day packed full of outdoor activities for all South Norwood Recreation Ground the family and all age groups. Join one or all of the many taster activities Free family event.