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The
Forestdale Residents Association
The FRA exists to further the development and
interests of the estate and all its residents, primarily by acting as
tenant and trustees of the Forestdale Forum.
It acts as a forum for residents’ views, and acts
as a significant lobby group furthering the interests of Forestdale.
It acts to safeguard, monitor and maintain The
Forum Community Centre as the estate’s community centre.
Two members of the FRA committee act as trustees for the Forum.
It provides social and recreational opportunities
for its members as well as community activities to ALL sections of the
local community. Monies raised by its social activities help finance
the rent, management and upkeep of The Forum Community Centre.
It publishes The Link community magazine in
association with a partner – Bourne Lithographics.
Articles, letters, or any other editorial content for inclusion in
Link should be sent ideally as a typed Word document and emailed to:
Thelink@forestdale.info
Alternatively they can be posted to: The Link, FRA,
The Forum Community Centre, Bardolph Avenue, Forestdale, Croydon, Surrey,
CR0 9JR.
Editorial Copy deadlines for the Link magazine are
15th January, 15th April, 15th July
and 15th October, for the December issue, each year.
If you would like to advertise in Link please telephone
020 8686 3464
A member of the FRA committee hosts
the Forestdale Forward Group which meets three times a year.
Every chair of every management company of Forestdale, or their representative,
is invited to this group together with the chair(s) of the FRA, local
councilors, our local police and local council officers as appropriate.
This group discusses and attempts to address cross estate issues as
they arise.
The FRA maintains a community website:
www.forestdale.info
To read the recently revised mission,
remit and structure of the FRA in full, in its recent document “ The
FRA – A Plan for Change “ – please click
here
FRA Contact details are: The FRA, The Forum Community
Centre, Bardolph Avenue,
Forestdale, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 9JR.
Join the FRA
and enjoy the benefits of full annual membership for only £10 !!
Full annual membership of the FRA is open to any resident
that lives within a one mile radius of The Forum Community Centre and
members:-
play a vital part in contributing and
furthering the work of the FRA in providing a catalyst for improvement
on the estate, and advancing the interests of all its residents, services
and activities,
receive an annual membership card and
an essential members and estate information sheet on payment of their
annual subscription,
can hire the community centre hall
for personal, family, social and cultural occasions at reduced members’
rates,
can request and receive individual
advice and information and onward referral from FRA committee members
on estate and related issues when contacting the FRA,
have access to the community centre
lounge area on production of a current membership card,
can participate in events and activities
organised in the community centre for which there may be an additional
ticket price, and some of which may be exclusively for FRA members and
their families only
also in the next few years the FRA hopes to negotiate
a discount with local businesses and trades people on production of
a membership card
To join the FRA call into the Forum with a completed
application form together with your payment for ten pounds or alternatively
post to:-
The FRA, The Forum Community Centre,
Bardolph Avenue, Forestdale, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 9JR.
Please make cheques payable to “ Forestdale Residents
Association “
To obtain a copy of the application form - please
click here
Residents on the Estate who are
not individual members of the FRA:
receive Link magazine distributed to
every household four times each year,
have access to a community website,
can participate in a range of activities
at the community centre,
can participate in some other FRA organised
events and activities in the community centre, some of which may have
a discounted ticket price that does not apply to them, ( some may be
exclusively for FRA members only )
Residents Issues, Management Companies,
The FRA and The Forestdale Forward
Group
The FRA has no jurisdiction over the
running of individual or any management companies - that is always a
matter for the companies and the residents of those areas.
The FRA in order to foster more “joined
up” thinking across the management companies has formed the Forestdale
Forward Group.
Every chair of every management company
that has given its contact details – and that is almost all now – or
another representative from that management company – is invited to
three meetings a year held at The Forum. The purpose of these meetings
is to foster discussion and information sharing on cross estate issues.
The police, council officers and Margaret Mead, our local councillor,
attend these meetings. This group has also created a very limited circulation
contact information database that is circulated within its members only
- to foster inter–company communication.
Where issues might exist between neighbouring
management companies - the chairs of those companies now have the information
whereby they can now contact each other direct to discuss issues of
joint concern or interest. Any such joint issues are best dealt with
by those chairs making contact to discuss them. The FRA’s role has been
to develop and now maintain such a network not to instigate communications
on specific issues.
Any resident who feels that there is
an issue between two management companies is always advised to contact
the chair of their management company, (and just copy the FRA in for
information). Similarly if any resident would like an issue to be raised
at the Forestdale Forward Group, their route to do this is also via
their management company chair, not by contacting the FRA, or the Forestdale
Forward Group direct.
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