NEWSLETTER February 2008^Š

NEXT MEETING	NEWS
The next meeting of the Wilson's Residents' Association will be an OPEN MEETING It is for everyone who lives in one of the six streets in our area, Dagmar Road Grace's Mews Grace's Road Maude Road Vestry Road Wilson Road The Meeting will be on Thursday 28th February 2008 from 7.00pm - 9.00pm and will be followed by light refreshments. TO be held at the Lettsom Move Forward Tenant's Hall, on Vestry Road - AKA The Lettson Tenants Hall Come along and put your questions to speakers from: SOUTHWARK HOUSING DEPARTMENT - meet our new housing officer Yvonne Williams who wants to organise a walkabout in the WRA area - be involved, have a say about your area LOCAL COUNCILLORS - Ian Wingfield and Sandra Rhule SAFER NEIGHBOORHOOD TEAM RACHEL BANNERMAN of SOUTHWARK COUNCIL - who would like to discuss our successful bid from the Greener, Cleaner, Safer Fund to be spent on Lucas Gardens Everyone is welcome - we can pay carers expenses so that you can come along to this meeting. Contact Mandy (Secretary) for details on 020 7 207 5443 Have your say in matters affecting you, tell us about issues important to you.	Monthly Meetings The Wilson's Residents Association holds monthly meetings on the second thursday of each month, from 7pm at 15, Fairwall House, Glebe Estate, SE5. LUCAS GARDENS Have you got any ideas about how Lucas Gardens can be improved? The Association was successful with our bid to the Cleaner, Greener Safer Fund last year and Ł10,000 has been awarded to improve the children's play area. Now we would like to submit another bid for the rest of the gardens. What would you like to see? Different plants, more trees, better signage, more seating...? The list could be endless. We need to hear your opinions. Please come along to the meeting and have your say SPRING PLANTING DAY AND QUIZ NIGHT We are planning a spring planting day to be held on SATURDAY MARCH 28th 2008 in St Giles Churchyard. Come along and create your own beautiful window box at no cost. Then display them on your window sill to brighten up the whole area. This event will begin at 12 noon and finish at 3pm. Tea, coffee and cold drinks will be available. There will also be a Pets Corner, for children to visit and learn about different domestic aniamals. We will also be selling tickets for a quiz night to be held that evening in the crypt of St Giles Church. Entrance to the evening costs Ł1 per person and the winning team will take home all the takings. Hot and cold food and soft drinks will be available for all who attend and there is a bar in the crypt for those potential eggheads who may want something stronger. As a warm up for the quiz night, answer the following questions correctly, bring your answers along on the night and get in free to the quiz. What did every Nazi SS Officer have tattooed under their armpit? How old is Bart Simpson? Casa Nostra is another name for which organisation? What is the most dialled telephone number in the UK? Who is the patron saint of love? WATCH OUT FOR POSTERS ABOUT THIS FORTHCOMING EVENT IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL RESIDENTS There has been a spate of burglaries in the area recently, remember to lock doors and windows securely when you go out.
Click here for back issues of Newsletters Click here to return to the Home Page	WILSON’S RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION Secretary, 24A Wilson Road, SE5 Tel: 0207 207 5443 wilsonsra@hotmail.com ^ŠCopyright Calista Lucy 2008 All Rights Reserved.