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The membership renewal envelope will be included with the May 2019 Magazine that will be delivered to all households in our area during June. You can pay by cash, cheque, bank transfer or standing order. You are encouraged to add a little extra to support ASPRA projects e.g. Festive Lighting The magazine contains a list of local Road Representatives who can collect your membership fee or you can ask us to visit you via the Contact page. Your membership fee is due after our April 2019 AGM. As well as recieving our magazine you can benefit from our approach to the council over planning issues. Click the image to download a membership form.  Standing Order formOr you can use the on-line subscription form
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Road Rep meetings and AGM Last updated 07Jun18
- The following meetings have been arranged at the St Mildred's Centre for Road Reps, Committee & members.
- Wednesday 12 June 2019 ASPRA Meeting in the Small Hall
- Thursday 5 September 2019 ASPRA Meeting in the Small Hall
- Wednesday 5 February 2020 ASPRA Meeting in the Small Hall
- Wednesday 22 April 2020 ASPRA AGM in the Pavilion
All meetings start at 8:00 PM and will end by 10:00 PM. Tea/Coffee and biscuits from 7:30PM:
Minutes and supporting documents for previous meetings
Maddie Henson and Jeet Bains are looking into the issues raised in the Summer Magazine on pages 5 and 8.
Options under consideration
Pinch points or chicanes are another option being discussed.
Members are encouraged to contact your Road Rep, Maddie or Jeet to further inform this debate.
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A parallel discussion about inconsiderate parking that obstructs drives, suggests that residents in Northampton Road,
Cheyne Walk, Carlyle Road and Birch Tree Way might benefit by the extension of the existing Controlled zone at the south
end of each road along the length as far as the pay and display zone at the Bingham Road end / Compton Road. This would not be pay and display or residents parking permits, but white outlined parking areas and yellow lines across drop-kerbs. It would not stop commuters or shoppers from parking but should reduce inconsiderate parking. It should have no impact on delivery vehicles. The concerns raised are that
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Local Elections for Croydon Council 03May18
The ASPRA area is now split between Addiscombe East Ward and Shirley North Ward. We thank Stephen Mann and Andrew Rendle for their help and support
particularly with Bingham Road traffic calming, festive lighting and our Addiscombe Notice Board.
We welcome back Maddie Henson and look forward to working with Jeet Bains.
The results for Addiscombe East Ward
We do hope that the Shirley North Ward Councillors will work with ASPRA to represent our members in Peabody Close, Shirley Park Road and Glenthorne Avenue.
Addiscombe is once again unique as shown in the map below.
Natalie runs the Play Streets initiative in her road once a month.
Basically a section of Craigen Avenue is sectioned off so that childen can play in the street.
Sometimes they have 40 - 50 children and it's a good mechanism for neighbours to meet.
Play Streets in Croydon
Meet the Gardeners
Bingham Park Gardening Group meets in Bingham Park (Addiscombe Recreation Ground) in 2020
- 07 March
- 04 April
- 02 May
- 13 June
- 04 July
- 15 August
- 26 September
- 17 October
Meet the gardeners and find out about other ASPRA projects and meet your neighbours.
Jumble Trail Saturday 15th September 2019
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Leaflets will be distributed to all households in the area.
If you want to get ahead and make a booking now, you can download the booking form and return it to Addiscombe Security Centre and Dhiyan News 315 Lower Addiscombe Road, together with your payment. Information about the event can be found on the leaflet. |
Here is the 2019 location map:
click to download a PDF copy of the map
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A Jumble Trail is like a car boot sale but on your street.
This year's Jumble Trail will be bigger and better. ASPRA has joined forces with three other local residents’ associations so there will be even more stalls and more bargains to be had. A small charge of £5 is made to have a stall. |
01Aug16 - Residents have voted in favour of a 20 MPH zone in Croydon NE and this came into force in April 2017.
Notice for introduction of 20 MPH zone
Results of Consultation
Croydon 20 MPH Zone
Jun2016 - Residents have rejected the proposed extension of the Controlled Parking Zone.
The crossing at St Mildred's to Claremont Road, with road narrowing also at Parkview Road and Sherwood Road were implemented in October 2015:
04May15 - Councillor Rendle provided the proposals for the road narrowing scheme:
Junctions with Bingham Road at
Claremont Road
Parkview Road
Sherwood Road .
At the AGM (08Apr15) it was agreed to set up a action group from local Road Reps to work with the Councillors to find a solution.
A site meeting with Councillor Rendell, Mike Barton (Highways), Fred Demay and Bob Sleeman was held on 24th September 2014 in Bingham Road.
So what else can be done? The solution is not one of traffic management schemes but one of enforcement. The Council cannot enforce the speed limits i.e. they cannot fine or award penalty points on driving licences. That is the job of the police. The Police need to undertake ad hoc speed monitoring exercises in line with the resources that they have available.
- Speed visors: - These are installed along Bingham Road. They flash up the speed of the vehicle if it exceeds the legal limit. This has had some effect but to the driver who could not care less they are ineffectual.
- Speed monitoring exercise by the police: - Such exercises have been carried out in the past but they are limited to the resources available to the police and clearly cannot be carried out on 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Once again ASPRA organised the Festive Lights in Lower Addiscombe Road starting from mid November 2016.
ASPRA organised the Festive Lights in the Lower Addiscombe Road Shopping Parade - 24 November 2015
See our Sponsors page for those who have helped sponsor the lights in 2016.
05Apr17 Green Waste bins collection dates are alternate Thursdays from 28 April to November 2017
Garden Waste Collection dates
29Jan16 You can now apply or the new Green Waste bins
New Garden Waste Service
FAQ Garden Waste Service
At our meeting 14 September 15 there was some discussion by our Councillors about changes to the collection of recycling boxes and green waste (see report above).
At the Neighbourhood Watch conference on 24 October 15 Councillor Stuart Collins (Deputy Leader, Cabinet Member for Clean Green Croydon)
said that due to lack of funding the free Green Waste Collection service will cease and it is hoped it will be relaced in 2016 by a
chargeable alternate weekly Green Waste Wheelie Bin service. The costs are likely to be £60 per annum for a 240 litre bin or £45 for a 140 litre bin
with discounts if you order two 240 litre bins. The service would only be viable if enough residents signed up. A letter is to be sent to all
residents probably in November.
Letter of 19Nov15 or visit the
Council web site.
Ashburton Park - Old Library 26May19
The Big Picnic Sunday 09Jun19
- click the image for a PDF poster
For more details and a list of events see:
http://thefoap.org.uk/
See also: the history of the park
Betty Westgate Plaque Unveiled Noon 19Oct15
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On Monday 19th Oct. 2015 the Mayor of Croydon attended the unveiling of the Betty Westgate plaque. |  |
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In the picture: Betty’s sons Michael & Graham and his wife, The Mayor, Lyn Simmons and Professor Trevor Powles CBE, a previous Head of Breast Cancer at the Royal Marsden.
Lyn Simmons, Betty’s neighbour for over thirty years, introduced the event and explained her motivation for organising the plaque. A crowd of over fifty people were present to see the unveiling of a blue plaque to commemorate former resident Betty Westgate.
In 1973 Betty Westgate started the Mastectomy Association, running a telephone support line from her back room at
1 Colworth Road, which offered help and information to people affected by breast cancer.
You can read a
report of the event. and some
more background
www.breastcancercare.org.uk
Delderfield Plaque Unveiled 10:00 AM 04Sep14
 Plaque now in final place 05Sep14 |
There was an enormous attendance of just over 100 on Thursday 4th Sept. to see the Mayor of Croydon unveil the Delderfield plaque.
Members of the family, including his Daughter attended and we thank the house owners for their hospitality. |
 The Mayor unveils the plaque |
 The Author's Daughter, The Mayor & Hilary Chelminski |
ASPRA have funded a Blue Plaque to commemorate the distinguished writer and dramatist, R.F. Delderfield (1912-1972), who lived at 22 Ashburton Avenue from 1918 to 1923. He was greatly inspired by his time there, saying "It was Wonderland to me".
ASHBURTON has elected three Labour councillors
Ashburton Action Team website
Croydon Advertiser photo.
Labour's Andrew Rendle beat Tory Sylvia MacDonald by just eight votes. Stephen Mann and Maddie Henson took the other two seats.
This is the first time Labour has won any seat in Ashburton in the council's history
Read more at Croydon Advertiser Ashburton Ward Councillors
Ashburton Ward Councillors Blog
Crime Alerts are now to be found at : Alerts
New Street Lighting
Skanska have replaced the street lights in our neighbourhood. They will adjust the angle of the lamps if they are directing light into homes.
You can contact Skanska customer service on 0800 028 5986.
Request For Information - Calling all local groups
Our magazine editor, Phil Poole is aiming to include as many local organisations as he can in future editions of the ASPRA newsletter.
If your group would like a mention or would like to tell our neighbours about what you do, please contact her by emailing
editor@theaspra.org.uk
Asburton Ward in 1888
It may be a surprise to you that there was no housing estate east of Ashburton Road in the 1888 map:
Click map to see a larger area, including the local race course.
Hilary Chelminski wrote an interesting
history of the development of our area.
