Sydenham Assembly - 7pm Thursday 3 September

[Chris Best]

Everyone living in Sydenham ward should be receiving a letter very soon (mine arrived today) inviting them to the next Assembly meeting on Thursday 3 September - starting at 7pm at Sydenham High School, 19 Westwood Hill. If you haven't received a letter by Monday please let me know and I will chase up.

The meeting includes five presentations for the remaining £17,300 of the Mayor’s Fund.
Silverdale Hall - £10,000
The proposal is to create a fenced, netted, sports and games practice area in the playground at the rear end of the existing play area. Additionally to fit an enclosed children’s playground behind the Hall as well as securing the gate and fencing at the side/front.
Youth Forum small grants - £2,000
The money would be used to provide small grants (£50 to £500) for projects to benefit children and young people. This would enable local people to provide small scale, cost effective activities, especially during the school holidays.
Greening Sydenham - £2,000
A number of areas in Sydenham need to be properly maintained and the proposal is to plant up and maintain green spaces in identified locations. The areas include the planters, various beds such as outside the Post Office and small spaces that can enhance the environment.
15th Sydenham Scout Group - £1,700
The 15th Sydenham will be going to Kandersteg International Scout Centre to meet other scouts from around the world in a planned programme. They will participate in scout pioneering skills, other winter sports and activities that involve scouts from other nations in order to achieve the international friendship badge. The proposal will help meet the costs for 26 young people.
Outreach for Sydenham Music - £1,600
Sydenham Music wish to extend their work in the community and has submitted a proposal for a programme designed to take musical performances to various residential care homes and include those who are not mobile. These sessions will benefit hard to reach groups.

Everyone at the last meeting will know the electronic voting was not a great success! This time we are back to a paper vote and everyone attending the meeting will be given a voting card with a yes/no column next to the project and all projects that receive 51% or more of the votes cast for that project will be put forward for approval at the next Mayor and Cabinet meeting on the 15 September.

We will also receive short updates on the rest of the Mayor’s Fund projects -
Sydenham Arts Festival - £10,000
Sydenham and Forest Hill Youth Forum - £3,000
Switch It Football project - £3,000
Young People’s Forum development - £3,700
Sydenham Community Radio - £3,000
Sydenham Mosaic - £10,000

The Locality Fund of £10,000 is for the Councillors to decide on local projects they would like to see funded and, after having received a number of bids, we agreed the following:
Sydenham Timebank - £3,000
Leaflet on the Conservation Area - £1,000
Sherlock Holmes at the Dolphin - £500
Leaflet on the Sydenham Assembly - £1,000
Hazel Grove activities - £1,000
Sydenham communications/signage – £2,000
Sydenham community facilities data base - £1,500

We will also hold the annual election for members of the Sydenham Coordinating Group – if you would like to know more about this or anything else please contact me, For more information about the Sydenham Assembly take a look at the web page
http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/LocalAssembl ... amAssembly

Cllr Chris Best, Chair of the Sydenham Assembly

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[Chazza]

I'd love to attend, but unfortunately I'll be on my holidays.

[leenewham]

Thanks Mummycat, that's what happened to me at the last one (along with some other rather bemused looking people). It's always nice to know where the meeting is actually held!

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