FROM THE PARK BENCH
Spring
newsletter 2010
WELCOME TO THE SPRING
2010 NEWSLETTER
England may have been knocked out of the World Cup and
Andy Murray may not have won Wimbledon but the sun is
out! It’s a glorious time of year and the Friends
have been busy plotting and planning. Here’s what
we’ve got for you this edition:
RECENT EVENTS
2 brilliant events we hope you caught recently: acoustic
duo THE HARES came to play for us at the end of May,
aided and abetted by Mr Bonkers and our regular Punch
& Judy show, both on hand to entertain the children
during the intervals. And then last month we hosted
BECKENHAM YOUTH CHOIR in the bandstand.
Further down the page
you’ll find details of the CRYSTAL PALACE PROGRESS
BRASS BAND coming to the Park later in the year. If we
have your email address (see the end of this newsletter)
we’ll be able to send you a reminder nearer the
time. If we don’t – make sure we do!
COMING VERY SOON!
We’ll be holding our first ever FRIENDS SOCIAL on
WEDNESDAY 28 JULY at 7.30PM. It'll take place inside the
park - on the grass just outside the cafe. We’re
planning to provide some BBQ food & drink and will
have some games for the children. We would love to see
you there, even if only for a short time. You’re a
friend of the park because you’re interested in and
care about what happens here – come along and meet
other people who feel the same way.
MORE DATES FOR YOUR
DIARY
JULY
Wed 28 - FRIENDS SOCIAL - see above.
SEPTEMBER
Sun 19 - THE CRYSTAL PALACE PROGRESS BRASS BAND coming to
play in the bandstand!
OCTOBER
Thu 28 - THE FRIENDS AGM- see below
NOVEMBER
Sat 6 - FIREWORKS DISPLAY - The fireworks display
is an external event but it’s worth flagging the
likely date here with you. Please check closer to the
time for confirmation.
COMMITTEE
The Friends is run by a small group of individuals of all
ages. If you’d like to join us and help us find new
ways to enhance the park and everything that goes on in
it, let us know. We meet just four times a year in
January, April, July and October. Want to know more? friends@becrec.net or say hello at the AGM.
INSIDE THE PARK /
OUTSIDE THE PARK
INSIDE
You might have noticed a new SLIDE that we managed to
obtain for the children’s play area. If you have
children we hope they enjoy using it. We’ve also
noticed that whilst it’s great to have the PADDLING
POOL open again with the great weather, the paint on it
is wearing in places – we’re monitoring it,
We’re also aware that the ROUNDABOUT hasn’t
been running smoothly. We’re looking into that. If
there’s anything else you’ve noticed that
you’d like us to look into let us know – friends@becrec.net.
OUTSIDE
It might be a way off yet but the next Friends of Croydon
Road Recreation Ground ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will take
place on Thursday 28th October and again at the Beckenham
Methodist Hall, Bromley Road, Beckenham, at 7.30pm. Make
a note in your diary and stop by to find out what’s
been going on in your park, what we’re planning for
the next 12 months and how you might be able to help us
make good things happen.
CONTACT US
If you ever want to contact the Friends or have a
question to ask, feel free to e-mail the chairman,
Stephen Tickner, at chairman@becrec.net. If you don’t have easy
access to email you can always drop a note to us c/o the
Membership Secretary – address as per the bottom of
this page.
MEMBERSHIP
The number of Friends continues to grow and we thank you
for your support. We are lucky enough to have a good few
members now but every new friend amongst us counts and
your subscription and your opinion matters. If you know
anyone who you think would like to join us please let
them know about us. Bec Rec as it’s affectionately
known is our park, there for everyone to enjoy and the
more input we have from the community on what you’d
like to see, what might need attention, what you suggest
we get involved with, the more we can look to promote a
space that works for all of us. We are, after all, the
people who use the park.
New subscribers can fill out the form on any hard copy of
the newsletter (delivered to Friends who haven't given us
an email address) or print a version from the 'Contact
Us' section of www.becrec.net, and you can also read
copies of previous newsletters on the site.
and finally.. EMAIL
NEWSLETTERS
You'll have noticed that because you've given us your
email address when you became a friend we've made a
switch over to distribution of the newsletter by email.
We hope this is more convenient for you. It'll also allow
us to send you occasional reminders of upcoming events as
they arise. Again, we hope this is useful.
If you’ve been
forwarded this and would like to receive a version of
this newsletter by email please let us know by dropping a
note to friends@becrec.net.
Until next time. Enjoy
the park!
The Friends of Bec Rec.
Our mailing
address is:
c/o Membership Secretary
19 Clock House Road
Beckenham,
UK
BR3 4JS
Contact
Us: Please feel free to contact us via
our website or e-mail friends@becrec.net
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