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A date for your diary . . .
West Beckenham Residents' Association AGM
Beckenham Library
8pm Thursday 14th May 2009
'Maintenance of Public Spaces'
Speaker - Patrick Phillips
Bromley Council Head of Parks and Recreation
Not so long ago ...
Cator Park in the snow, February 2009
WANTED Neighbourhood Watch
Co-ordinatorsThe aim is a neighbourhood watch on every street - 100% coverage.
Interested in doing your bit to make your own and everyones' property that bit more secure?
Ring Ross on 0208 721 2615
1930s BECKENHAM SAVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
Historical footage available now
Three Beckenham friends have given their own time to digitally transfer some of Beckenham library's old archived films so that they can be made in DVDs and not lost to future generations. They want all Beckenham (and beyond) residents to know that these fascinating films are now available to be seen by all.
Commemorative stamp 1937 coronation
Invaluable footage about Beckenham becoming a borough in its own right in 1935, the 1937 coronation celebrations and Beckenham Hospital in the 1930s has been the recent focus of their work and is now complete.
Why not organise a showing of these films for your own organisation/group? Contact us (wbracommittee@yahoo.com) and we will put you in touch.
West Beckenham Residents' Association takes this opportunity to thank this group of friends for their work that will benefit everyone.
Beckenham's Odeon Cinema by night
Cator Park School
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St Christopher's Hospice
Sponsored Fun Walk
Sunday 31 May 2009
Fun Walk 2009
Enjoy some fresh air, family fun and support St Christopher’s with every step you take.
This year’s sponsored St Christopher’s sponsored Fun Walk takes place on Sunday 31 May in and around Keston Common. This is great event for families and friends of all ages – so please get together and help us to raise our target of £200,000 to fund more specialist support and training for care homes.
Children at last year's Fun Walk
St Christopher’s wants to enable more people in our community to die in a dignified and calm way with the skilled care and support they deserve. Many care home residents are rushed to hospital as they approach the end of their lives – and can end up dying in Accident and Emergency.
This is not necessary and not what most people or their families would want if they had a choice. More training and support for care homes could change this.
The Fun Walk is a really important event in St Christopher’s calendar – it’s a chance for a great many people in our community to get together with a shared purpose and really make a difference.
Previous walks have paid for our Rotary Garden, opened in 2007 and named in recognition of the support we receive from Rotary Clubs, TV and phone facilities for patients, ambulances, and refurbishment of wards and
Competitors enjoying previous years' Fun Walks
You can choose to walk three, five, eight or eleven miles starting out from the Greyhound pub at Keston Common near Bromley.
By asking family, friends and colleagues for sponsorship, you’ll be raising money for St Christopher’s every step of the way.
Our Fun Walk promises to be an exciting and exhilarating day out with food and entertainment at the start, finish and half-way points. Remember there are trophies for the teams and individuals raising the most money, the best fancy dress costume and the oldest and youngest walkers.
How to register
St Christopher’s is looking forward to welcoming around 3,000 walkers so please encourage your friends, families and work colleagues to sign up as soon as possible.
This year we are delighted to offer all walkers who pledge to raise over £50 a free t-shirt. This offer is available on a first come, first served basis.
If you are over 18, you can sign-up online and get your unique walker’s number at www.stchristophers.org.uk/funwalk
If you are under 18 entry forms can be downloaded from www.stchristophers.org.uk/funwalk or are available from St Christopher’s shops or by ringing the Fun Walk hotline on 020 8768 4577.
Competitors enjoying previous years' Fun Walks
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