Newsletter 03 – Happy New Year – From Your Friendly Local Park !

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Kerry Hood

It’s nearly a year since the fateful and desperate day when we formed our campaign to save our park, and this park friends group to run it. Thanks to all of you, we still have a park to use and for our children to play in. It also means that we are holding our AGM shortly: please join us for a drink and to talk about our park, at 8pm, at the Chatterton Arms on Wednesday 24^th February!
In this newsletter:

Future Events
Our Future work for our Park
What we did this year
Finally

Future Events

10:30am Saturday 12^th March – litter picking

12noon Sunday 12th June – OUR 2^ND ANNUAL BIG LUNCH

12noon Saturday 10th September – Havelock Hoedown

But more will be arranged – keep an eye on your email or the notice board!

Local Conservatives announce that our park is saved

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Kerry Hood

One of our ward councillors, Nicky Dykes, has posted about saving our park on the local conservative’s site, she tells us:

Bromley Councillors Stop Plans to Build on Havelock Rec

We are delighted to announce that our councillors tell us that they will not allow the Education Funding Agency (EFA) to build on our park:

Nicola Dykes, one of our Ward Councillors, wrote “Due to considerable opposition from Bromley Town Councillors, local MP Bob Neill and the local community, the Council has informed the Education Funding Authority (EFA) that they will not lease them the land to build the school. Instead they are working with them to find an alternative site for the school which they are confident they will be able to do.

Newsletter 01 – Havelock Recreation Ground Not Saved… Yet

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Kerry Hood

Havelock Recreation Ground Not Saved…Yet!

The Council have not thrown the application out, and La Fontaine and the Education Funding Authority still have our park as their ‘preferred option’.

We are very grateful for the local conservative party’s support, but they don’t actually make the decision. We want the option of building on Havelock Recreation ground to be dropped now, and not have to fight a planning application.

Local Conservative team join residents to protect Havelock Rec

Posted on February 16, 2015 by admin

Friends of Havelock Rec got some good news today. Here’s the post from http://www.bobneillmp.co.uk/

Monday, 16 February, 2015
Recent proposals to build a new bilingual primary school on a section of Havelock Recreation Ground, put forward by the Education Funding Agency (EFA), have, quite understandably, caused deep concern amongst residents in Holmesdale Road and the local area.

La Fontaine Academy, which opened last September under the Government’s Free School policy, is currently in temporary accommodation at the site of the former Princes Plain School. Although there is of course a need to find a permanent home for La Fontaine, I remain unconvinced that Havelock Rec offers a suitable alternative for anyone involved, including pupils, staff, or indeed local residents. At the end of the day, we have precious little green space in the Borough, and what we do have should, I believe, be protected wherever possible.