AUTUMN 2023
THE HADRA NEWS
Hartley & District Residents’ Association
www.hadra.org
Protecting and Advancing the Common Interests of the Area
REPORT FROM THE CHAIR
Another year has gone by, and we still have many issues with which to deal. Planning, Health, and Transport are what we see as the main issues in our area. Planning has started to improve with the change of administration but even with a lot of applications now being turned down as unsuitable, we still have many planning issues.
The Purley Pool situation is something that is still causing us concern. The present administration and the developer, Polanska, are proposing to build later life accommodation in three blocks, one of which will house the new pool and leisure centre. The blocks will be of varying height and the pool block will be 12 storeys and front onto the High Street.
The present allocation for the Leisure Centre has 45 parking spaces which we would like to see increased. From the developer’s graphics we can see improvements at ground level, However, this will add another tall building to the existing skyscrapers which is still to include the Purley Baptist church which will be 17 storeys. There is no progress on the development of the Coulsdon Medical Centre but there is strong support for this to be progressed as soon as possible from both the NHS and the residents’ perspective.
The One-Day Travelcard has been saved, Transport for London announced on Tuesday 24th October. TfL has struck a deal with train firms to retain the ticket, which is used more than 14 million times a year by people visiting the capital. However the cost of the one-day Travelcard, which offers train
HADRA SUBSCRIPTIONS
passengers unlimited travel on the Tube and London bus network, will increase by a one-off levy of about three per cent next March, and in addition to the annual fares rise, to help cover its costs. It has come to light during the past year that the situation regarding Subscriptions is not always clear. The annual subscriptions were put up last year to £5, the first rise in many years. On sending out a reminder, it became clear that residents were unsure when to pay. Our year starts 1st April. All payments made between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2024 will be for the 2023 year. If you need to change direct debits or standing orders, please do as it will make life a lot easier for our Membership Secretary and Treasurer.
I would like to say thank our committee members: Secretary Elaine Clark, Treasurer & Vice Chairman Lee Cooper, Planning Officer Colin Etheridge, Editor Vicky Burley, Membership Secretary Jackie Fowler, Health Officer Rita Lewis and our other committee members Diane Hearne and Josephine Hullay. Just a thank you to them all for the time and effort they put into the Residents Association. This is all done on a voluntary basis.
If any of our residents could find some time to join the committee or would like to attend a meeting to see how we work, please let us know. Our treasurer is resigning at the next AGM, if anyone can fill this position it would be a great help. We are also short of a Transport and Environment Representative, so if you are free and might find this interesting, please let us know. It may mean coming onto committee for a period before the takeover. John Clarke Chairman
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