Mayow Park meeting, Tuesday 24 January

[Tim Lund]

There will be an opportunity for anyone interested in Mayow Park to hear about plans for 2012 at the AGM of the Friends of Mayow Park, 7 pm Tuesday 24 January at Forest Hill Boys' School.

I have asked for the following to be considered

• An event / events Iris & I are planning as part of a new "Chelsea Fringe" 2012, based from Grow Mayow - see http://www.chelseafringe.com/
• Progress on refurbishing the pavilion and franchising the planned café
• Maintenance, information on and management of the pavilion triangle
• Arrangements for return of cricket to Mayow Park - let's celebrate this
• Possibly production of a Mayow Park calender - hopefully using Ronski's amazing photos - if that's okay with him
• Production of a tree map, celebrating not just the ancient oaks, but also the newest trees (the community orchard) and ones planted in between
• Recruitment of representatives of other types of park users to attend meetings - footballers, cricketers, dog-walkers

Membership is open to all those who use and/or live near the park - and is free, so I assume anyone can just turn up. However, it might help if anyone means to attend if they let FOMP officers know in advance - contact details can be found on their blog here. If anyone can't attend, I'd be happy to raise other issues.

The FOMP constitution can be downloaded here.

[Tim Lund]

I should perhaps now add - not on behalf of FOMP but simply as a member, by virtue of being someone who uses and/or lives near the park

4. Membership is open to all those who use and/or live near the park.

that some changes to the constitution are now proposed:

4.1. Membership of the Group:
• Shall be free until such time as it becomes necessary to charge
• Those who support the aims of FOMP
• Members of the group will be those who attend meetings

The aim of FOMP is still

to generate interest in and greater use of Mayow Park in Sydenham. In furtherance of this object, FOMP wish to
• Develop an appreciation of what the park can offer;
• Encourage positive attitudes to the care of the park and reduce vandalism;
• Promote a responsible and constructive outlook to the local environment;
• Develop links with local community groups and voluntary organisations;
• Maintain links with Lewisham Council and its contractors.

There is also a new section of the constitution

16. COMMUNICATIONS:
...
16.3 Additional communications shall be by notices placed in the park notice board or through our blog and Facebook page.
16.4 Should any member wish to communicate on behalf of FOMP via other networks they should seek approval by informing the Chairperson or the Secretary.
16.5 Press releases and other public communications must be approved by two other elected officers of the committee

which I suspect is intended to outlaw my independently writing anything about FOMP here publicly, or anywhere else. However, I don't think I have ever claimed to writing on behalf of FOMP, and if I have ever given that impression, I am sorry. On the other hand, anything I have written which supports the good work of FOMP, such as this, even if not on their behalf, can surely only be to the good.