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Invitation for grant applications from local charities

Posted in ASSA business, Community involvement on 13 January 2015| Leave a Comment »

The Albert Square and St Stephen’s Association (ASSA), a residents’ association for the Albert Square conservation area in South Lambeth, is inviting local charities and organizations to submit bids for small grants which can be paid from the association’s funds.

Organizations considering making a bid are given the following guidance:

We invite bids for grants of up to a maximum of 500 pounds. The average size of grant paid in the past is around 300 pounds, and we do not anticipate any significant change in this policy.
Whilst ASSA do not insist that bidding organizations are active within the precise area covered by the association, we do ask that the grant will be used for the benefit of local people.
Bids should be made for a specific capital expenditure or project, rather than to meet the general running costs of an organization.
Organizations receiving a grant will be expected to send a short report once the grant has been spent.
ASSA will not make grants to sectarian or political organizations
Bids should be accompanied by a copy of the most recent set of accounts for the organization making the application.

To submit an application please write to the Chairman of ASSA, Peter Edwards (superedwards3@gmail.com) giving an brief outline of the organization making the bid, the purpose for which the grant will be used, and the amount requested. Bids should be submitted before 20th February 2015.

Secure bike parking – coming this way

Posted in ASSA business, Community involvement, Green issues, Traffic and transport on 5 April 2014| Leave a Comment »

ASSA has long campaigned for secure bike parking for residents – a few years age we successfully worked with Lambeth Council and London & Quadrant Trust to win secure bike sheds available for most of the Trust’s tenants in Albert Square.

Now the council has stepped up its commitment to support cycling and cyclists by installing secure bike hangars on our streets. You might have seen these on neighbouring streets and now, after an extensive period of consultation, Lambeth is proposing to install secure bike hangars on:

St Stephen’s Terrace – outside no. 19
Aldebert Terrace – outside no. 8.

However, there has not yet been any proposals for similar hangars in Albert Square or Wilkinson Street.

In Albert Square, some individual residents are vociferously opposed to any siting of hangars in the square. However, there does seem to be demand for secure on-street bike parking as 4 to 5 bikes are regularly chained to the railings opposite 6-14 Albert Square (including one that has been vandalised, indicating a need for secure provision).

On Wilkinson Street, there has been no expressed indication of need, although bikes are sometimes parked on the street, and a previous walk-around by the Lambeth Cycling Officer and ASSA members indicated a possible site alongside the entrance to the car park behind the flats next to St Stephen’s Church.

If you have any views about the siting of the bike hangars, especially if you are a bike owner seeking secure on-street parking, please email Eric Duval, cycle parking programme, at: eduval@lambeth.gov.uk

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Redesign Our Streets- This Saturday 20 July between 9 and 5 pm Wheatsheaf Hall

Posted in ASSA business, Community involvement, Green issues, traffic calming on 15 July 2013| 2 Comments »

PLEASE come along even for a FEW minutes between 9 and 5 and input your ideas. Money HAS been allocated for VERY REAL change in the next 12 months. IF we are to have a good chance of getting improvements to OUR streets then we need the maximum number of local residents to come along and show their enthusiasm for the resources to be allocated here.

This is a very real chance to make a difference and have your say on what you would like to see happen. Local Residents groups have joined together with the engineers at Lambeth Council and you can come along and talk to them about what you think we need in our streets.

The following items can be altered or changed in this Current Enhancment programme:

EFFECTIVE Speed and traffic reducing measures/ traffic calming
Street Greening- more trees -more plants
Cycle Parking
Secure cycle storage
Bins- come along and choose the bins and talk to Lambeth experts about Waste management

There are different ways of joining in. You could come along and comment on photos of our local street scenes that will already be up on walls. Alternatively, take pictures on your phone or camera of the things that you like or dislike and bring them along to be printed off and add to the discussions. Seen a great bin- take a picture? Gone past traffic calming ideas or tree planting ideas in other neighbourhoods – take a picture and have it printed off on Saturday.

The Wheatsheaf Hall on Wheat sheaf Lanes is a beautiful building – just off the South Lambeth Road-just after the Brazilian pub and before Wyvil School.

Make YOUR opinion heard, help co- design and improve our streets.

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Come to our AGM – Tuesday 9 July

Posted in ASSA business, Community involvement on 28 June 2013| 6 Comments »

If you want the opportunity to do more for our neighbourhood – and have your say about what ASSA should be doing – please do come along to our Annual General Meeting on

Tuesday 9 July

8pm-9.30pm

St Stephen’s Church

The AGM is your chance to raise and discuss the issues that concern you:

traffic and road safety
tube noise
community events and activities.

Neighbourhood Enhancement Programme

As part of the meeting, we will also provide information and discuss views on our local Neighbourhood Enhancement Programme – Lambeth Council is currently consulting on what we’d like to see in our area.

New committee members always welcome.

For further information please contact Rosemary on 077929 01295 or Brenda on 07856 232553

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ASSA AGM – This Tuesday July 5th at St Stephens Church, 8pm

Posted in ASSA business on 3 July 2011| 1 Comment »

Albert Square and St Stephen’s Association: Your Residents’ Association

Annual General Meeting

Everyone welcome!

The Annual General Meetings of the Albert Square and St Stephen’s Association, ASSA (covering all residents in Albert Square, St Stephen’s Terrace, Wilkinson Street and Aldebert Terrace) will be held on:

Tuesday 5 July 2011, St Stephens Church, 8pm

Please do come along from 7.30pm, when refreshments will be available. (more…)

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ASSA AGM: Tuesday July 6th 8pm – Everyone welcome!

Posted in ASSA business on 2 July 2010| Leave a Comment »

Albert Square and St Stephen’s Association
Annual General Meeting
Everyone welcome!
The Annual General Meetings of the Albert Square and St Stephen’s Association, ASSA (covering all residents in Albert Square, St Stephen’s Terrace, Wilkinson Street and Aldebert Terrace) will be held on:

Tuesday 6 July 2009, St Stephens Church, 8pm

Please do come along from 7.30pm, when refreshments will be available.
Agenda
1.      Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 16 June 2009
2.      Review of the year from Chair
3.      Kate Hoey MP
4.      QUESTION TIME: your chance to ask questions to ASSA Committee, Kate Hoey and ward councillors
5.      Policing report
6.      Summer fair
7.      Planning
8.      Treasurer’s report and presentation of accounts
9.      Election of Officers and Executive Committee for following year (see below)
10.    Election of Honorary Auditor
11.     Any other business.
Copies of the accounts and the minutes of the last AGM will be available at the meeting.

The present Officers and members of the Executive Committee are:
Chair: Chris Morrison; Secretary: Brenda Kirsch; Treasurer: Sid Stiles; Honorary Accounts Checker: Tony Andrews
Other Committee members: John Allinson, Jim Davies, Peter Edwards, Rosemary Ellis, Emma Francis, Andy Lindo, Neil Sanders, Alex Wajih, Victoria Wynn

YOUR CHANCE TO GET INVOLVED!

ASSA welcomes the involvement of residents – old and new – as members of the Committee. If you would like to get involved or have queries about this, or wish to nominate yourself or someone else for the Committee, please call Chris Morrison on 020 7582 7184 or Brenda Kirsch on 020 7735 6087.

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