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New Eltham Residents' Association was founded in 1930. It is a non-political association that looks upon local issues with impartiality and non allegiance.

The current chairman is Robin Clark and the President is Clive Efford the current local Member of Parliament (Eltham Constituency).

As a pressure group for the residents of New Eltham we tackle local issues and concerns and liaise with local Council and Parliament.

Issues such as local police monitoring, building development, traffic watchdog and problems and local transport services are just a few of the wide ranging subjects and problems which are dealt with on a day-by-day basis.

The committee comprises local residents, local businesses, councilors and the local MP. The organization rests solely on the efforts and enthusiasm of volunteers and interested residents. Meetings are held once a month.

NERA News

Former Petrol Station

Development proposed by Coast and Capitol at the site of former petrol station at 38 Avery Hill Road was dismissed by the Planning Inspector on 4th November 2009. The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area was the compelling reason to dismiss the appeal.

24 hr Alcohol License

The Liquor Save Superstore in Sidcup Road has not been issued with a 24hr license after help to support local residents, by local councillors John Hills and Mandy Brinkhurst, in opposing the application.

The University of Greenwich will be operating a shuttle run service from September to reduce parking on the campuses. This could increase parking in the surrounding area.University bus service

Crime Prevention Advice

After a recent spate of burglaries all over the borough, police officers have been able to asertain that house and flats with UVPC doors are being targeted. For more information see the Safer Neighbourhoods Website

Air ambulance in Southwood Park.....Watch video

The South London Mercury reports on thefts from Park View allotments.... More News

British Transport Police newsletter June 2009 Read....

Table Tennis

The Kemnal club is a community based club and is the largest table tennis club in S.E.London It has 15 tables and is open 4 nights per week plus organises competitions at weekends and caters for all ages and abilities. For more details visit: http://www.kemnalttc.co.uk

Friends of Southwood Park

See the 2008-9 Report

We were formed in early 2006 as part of a council initiative to heighten the awareness of residents to the borough's green open spaces, implement their biodiversity plan and attract funding for community projects that the council themselves could not apply for. More...

3rd Royal Eltham Scout Group

Their old mini-bus is on its last legs and they have to raise funds for a new one. The group, situated in Sparrows Lane are raising funds by selling greetings cards - but not just any old greetings cards! The sets of 5 cards, reproduced in sepia, depict photos taken in the 1920s Jamboree Program. The packs retail at £3.00. They look forward to people's support of the scout group in purchasing the cards. For details phone Ruth Fawcett on 07711921176 or look for their stand in Passey Place over the coming months.

Contact Phone Numbers

A list of useful contact numbers.

WiFi Hotspots in SE9

The Bankers Draft (Pub) at 80 Eltham High Street.
Beehive (Pub) at 365 Footscray Road

Places of Interest

A selection of places to visit in the local area.

Send us a Photograph

Do you own a digital camera? Why not send us a picture of a problem area or an especially nice part of New Eltham to share with others. If its a problem NERA may be able to help. 

Ever wondered where all the NERA Members live?

See map.....

Annual membership costs only £2.00. To join, send a cheque made payable to New Eltham Residents' Association with your contact details to:

Mr R Clark 194 Green Lane
 New Eltham London SE9 3TL

The Association is still looking to fill vacances on the committee and for people to help collect subscriptions. If you are interested contact Robin Clark on 020 8857 2990.

Treasurer Required

The Residents' Association currently has no treasurer. If anyone is interested in joining the committee as treasurer please contact the Chairman, Robin Clark or the Secretary, Ena Moy at 54 Southwood Road 020 8850 4978. The accounts are not complicated. The Association is solvent, but we require someone before our year end 31st March 2010 to prepare accounts for our next AGM.

NERA AGM 2010

Next year's AGM has been arranged for Tuesday 4th May 2010. Read minutes of the 2009 AGM and the Secretary's Report for 2008/09.

London-Footprints

Do you like walking? See more of Eltham and Mottingham courtesy of london-footprints.co.uk

Friends of the Tarn 

We have recently received the great news that our fundraising efforts have at last paid of and that we will be receiving 2 grants.

The first award is from the B & Q One Planet Living Awards and is for £2000 worth of B & Q products to increase the Natural Habitats and Wildlife in the Small pond area of the Tarn and to install environmentally friendly products such as a rain water butt and a compost bin.The project runs from July to September so you will see a great improvement in this area during the summer. 

The second grant is from Awards for All which has given us £5000 to build a butterfly garden at the far end of the Tarn in the area by the railway which is closed at the moment.  Greenwich Council contributed to the grant by committing to clear the area so that we can design and plant a butterfly garden over the next 12 months.

The bids do take a lot of hard work to complete but the real work starts now that we have the money to do the projects.  We hope as many of you as possible will get involved – our monthly volunteer days have nearly always been well attended and no doubt you will have noticed the difference. The dedication of many of the members is astounding and I cannot thank them enough for their hard work.I would encourage all of you to pop down on one of our Volunteer days on the third Saturday of each month, and have a look at what we are doing or spend maybe an hour doing a bit of gardening or clearing and having a cup of tea with us.

I would also like to remind you of our forthcoming events:

In 2009 we will be holding weekend volunteer sessions in The Tarn every third Saturday of the month. We need more help. Read more..... Please join us. Become a Member of the Friends of The Tarn,  we can be contacted on: 07729 364 506

John's  Gardening  Services Regular weekly or fortnightly maintenance Gardens cleared and one off tidy ups' Grass cutting and edging  Turfing  Planting out bedding plants/bulbs  Vegetable plots dug  Hedges cut  Priced per hour - no job too small  Free estimates given for large projects 020 8850 0965 07957 113 897

ECHO Action is a group for Eltham and New Eltham residents to discuss ways to use energy more efficiently, exchanging ideas and learning from experts on home energy saving, renewable energy and sustainable transport. Read More......

New Eltham Centre

Where is New Eltham?

New Eltham is part of the London SE9 postal district in the Borough of Greenwich and is situated between Eltham and Sidcup. It still has a station with a frequent service to all London mainline stations serving the South East. It is well served for road transport with the M25 London orbital, the M20 for the Shuttle and the M2 for the Channel ports within 15 minutes drive. Read the Wikipedia entry for New Eltham.

See map and aerial view.

New Eltham Library

New Eltham Library will be closing on Saturday 30th January 2010 at 5pm for major refurbishment. It will re-open on 26th April at 2pm. During this closure you can use any other Greenwich Library. However, C.A.N.E. will be open as usual.

Freedom Pass

If you have a Freedom Pass you need to get it renewed. You can go to a Post Office. More information at www.freedompass.org.

Are you keeping fit?

Try the Horne Park Street Gym.

See more pictures

Changes at Queen Mary's Hospital

From Wednesday 9 September 2009 the Urgent Care Centre (next to A&E) will be open 24hrs a day, 7 day a week. From the same date the A&E unit will be closed between 8pm and 8am. For further information contact: qmsaande@nhs.net or call 0800 048 4636.

Safer Neighbourhoods

The roll out of Safer Neighbourhood teams across London gives local communities a real opportunity to influence the policing of their area. Through its partnership with the council the Coldharbour team works with a panel of local residents. The Safer Neighbourhood office is at 60 William Barefoot Drive, SE9 3AU. If you have any concerns call 020 7161 9521. See also www.met.police.uk and newsletter (.pdf).

Traffic Calming in Green Lane? 

Do we need traffic calming in Green Lane? It is understood that Greenwich Council will consult residents in Green Lane in the near future.

Send us your thoughts and ideas. (See also letters page)

Bee Hive Pub 

On our rememberance day 8th November fundraiser we raised just over £620 in donations for both the British Legion, and Help for Heroes.
Old Soul Disco, presented by the wonderful Mr Jim o'Reily.... Northen, Atlantic, Stax and Motown... just how you like it... Saturday 6th March from 8pm at The Beehive. The Beehive Pub on Footscray road has been taken over by new owners Gladewood Tavens and has been subjected to a complete overhaul.

If you wish to contact The Beehive call  020 8850 1619The owners also have another pub, for further info visit www.thecrownandanchor.com  

 Let's Tidy Up New Eltham Village Centre

The Association is working with Cllr Eileen Glover to bring forward suggestions to improve the centre. If anyone knows of a local company or business who might be willing to sponsor for example, Hanging Baskets, please contact us. A suggestion has been made for a Village Sign. If anyone has ideas what this might consist of also please contact us.

NERA has completed a survey highlighting some things that need attention and made some suggestions. Read more. . . . .

Please let us know your ideas or views on how to improve the shopping area. Email us or put them on the Discussion Forum.

All comments are welcome, particularly regarding local issues and topics which affect the local community.

Please write to:
            Hon. Secretary
            54 Southwood Road
            New Eltham
            London SE9 3QT

Email:   admin@nera-se9.com

1st Royal Eltham

1st Royal Eltham GENESIS Beaver Colony Registered Charity No: 303660. www.1stRoyalEltham.org.uk Genesis Beaver Colony is open for boys and girls aged 6 to 8 years. We play games, take part in a variety of crafts, Scouting activities and have lots of fun. We meet on Wednesdays during term time at the Scout Hall in Forty Foot Way, Avery Hill Road. Colony meetings start at 5.00pm to 6.30pm. We would love to meet you. For Further details please contact Lorraine Ball on 0207 964 0026 or 0208 857 5691

What's Happening in New Eltham?

Activities for all ages in and around New Eltham. Find out more....