Minutes:
Beckenham Golf Course – Statement by David Hodson, Local Catford South resident, unable to attend this evening
Beckenham Place Park Golf
Course is a public course within a public park in south east
London. For hundreds of thousands of golfers, this is the course
where they learned the game. Once the most-played public course in
Europe, Beckenham Place Park is the only 18 hole public course in the ‘inner
boroughs’ of South London. In addition, it has in recent
years assumed a leading role in bringing the game of golf to the
youth of the district with a thriving junior academy introducing
this splendid game, with its emphasis on fair play and etiquette,
to players as young as 6 years old.
At a time when there are serious issues of obesity and lack of
opportunities for exercise, Beckenham Place Park Golf Course offers
an easily accessible facility to the diverse community of south
London. The park was originally acquired to bring fresh air and a
municipal golf course to the public and is owned by Lewisham
Council (having been extended by the London County Council in the
1930s from 9 to 18 holes).
We wish to register our opposition to the attempt by Lewisham
Council to close the 18 hole public golf
course at Beckenham Place Park. We believe that the retention of
the full 18 holes is essential to the maintenance of the character,
challenge and community role of the course – and the
uniqueness and diversity of activity and use of this wonderful park. There is a petition at the
club and one will soon be online.
Bakerloo Line Extension petition
Petition to call on the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) to extend the Bakerloo Line to south-east London via Lewisham and on towards Bromley via Catford.
The Bakerloo Line extension would be good for Lewisham, Southwark & Bromley. It would improve connectivity for local residents travelling into central London. By helping people access the wider jobs market available in central London, it will help tackle poverty and unemployment locally. It will also support local economic development, bring jobs, investment and opportunities. There is a petition here tonight and online that you can sign. www.BakerlooExtension.com
The Big Draw Catford
Curious Catford, a start up community group,
with a passion for the arts, culture and our local
community. We are organising The
Big Draw Catford at The Pavilion, Penerley Road, SE6 2LQ, on Saturday 25th
October 2014 from 10am to 4pm. The event is free and all ages
are welcome. The Big Draw Catford, is part of The Big Draw,
http://www.thebigdraw.org/
a national drawing festival organised by the Campaign for
Drawing. For our event, the activities for the day
include: