20 Oct Coronavirus scams warning
As a Covid community champion the SRA was sent the following advice from Bromley Trading Standards on avoiding Coronavirus related scams. Covid-19 scam advice letter ...
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12 Oct Road safety improvements
After a lot of hard work by a number of local people including Councillors in Bromley Town ward, TfL have approved, and are funding, a pedestrian crossing outside Valley School together with a number of other road safety issues near the school. These are overdue...
05 Oct Local planned roadworks
The SRA has been advised that Bromley’s contractors, Rineys, started the first phase of their works at Albemarle Road, Beckenham from Friday 02/10/2020 to install the new cycle lane. They have advised that there will be no major traffic management involved, with the road remaining...
23 Sep SRA COVID Community Champion
Sadly coronavirus seems likely to be a stressful part of our lives for many months to come. So, the SRA has signed up to become a ‘COVID Community Champion’. In the future Bromley Council will be sending us regular updates, advice and information on COVID-19...
28 Jul Shortlands library to reopen
Shortlands library will be reopening on Monday, 3 August 2020, Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. As lockdown continued the return dates for the books were put back, and new charges have temporarily been suspended, so no one should have fines. Books reserved...
08 May Shortlands in WWII
Bromley formed part of “Bomb Alley” in the Second World War as German bombers headed to and from central London. Many homes were damaged or destroyed, along with St Mary’s church. Local resident Linda Baldwin has compiled a list of casualties from Shortlands during the...
01 May Covid-19 mobile testing centre due in Norman Park
A Covid-19 mobile testing centre is due to be opened on 1 May in Norman Park car park accessible via Hayes Lane. The car park will therefore be closed to other visitors while this is in place. For further details download the press release from...
29 Apr April News from South Hill Wood
With thanks to David Linstead for this note about what can be seen in South Hill Wood and the accompanying page of photographs. Out and About in South Hill Wood and the Glen April 2020 Now that our walks are all so local and circumscribed by the...
27 Apr Rainbow Boy mural
This Rainbow Boy mural is on Hayes Lane opposite the junction with Kingswood Avenue. It's not a Banksy; it's by Croydon street artist Chris Shea. He is charging pubs, cafes and homeowners £50 a time to have the stencil added to their properties, raising money...
17 Apr Bonfire health warning
During these unprecedented times we are together fighting a respiratory virus that puts pressure on our lungs and on our heroic emergency services. Smoke from bonfires and other garden burning particularly affects those with underlying respiratory conditions as well as exacerbating symptoms in Covid-19 sufferers and...