Street cleaned-up!

Some pictures from today's Community Freshview. Brand new streets! What can we say? Thank you to Lambeth Council for all the help. And a really big thank you to Malcolm for organising the whole thing. It was brilliant.

#Sulina #Cleanup - 17 Sept

Picture by Spengy (Flickr, Creative Commons)

Following the meeting we held about rubbish in July, the Council offered us the chance to receive a Community Fresh View Clean Up and we accepted of course...  Briefly, the deal is that we enlist the help of at least 10 residents to help with the clean up and the Council provides skips to dispose of front garden rubbish, garden tools to get rid of weeds etc, lots of compost,  plants and planters to place around the street, and lots of paint to brighten up tired walls, fences and other bits an pieces that front on to the street. They even bring along refreshments!!.  In short, its a really good deal for us and should be a fun day as well.....and another excuse to fire up the barbie !
So,....


if you want to help out please come along on the day...anytime from 10am on Saturday 17 September, meeting at 44d Morrish road and after that wherever you see people beavering away

and / or

if you would like the front of your property brightened up let us know beforehand if possible and we'll get you on the list of jobs. You don't have to be able to help out in order to geta clean up of your place so if you're away, looking after kids or or for any other reason can't get out to join in, please still feel free to ask for the clean up treatment.....We all get the benefit if the each others fronts looking good.

I've been to have a look at a couple of streets that have had theirs done and it's really good. The Council peeps have also given me some freebies and leaflets  to give out at tomorrows street party,  so keep an eye out for the Fresh View table which I'll have outside the white campervan.

I look forward to getting you on board.

Malcolm

Street party pics

We've just received those amazing pictures of our street party from a new resident and now "official photographer in residence" David Lothian. They're wonderful. Big thanks!

Our street band

Random fun (there's a lot of it)

The Balham Ukulele Society - special guests

Cowboy hats

Delicious food 

"Big Eliot"

More hats

Groupies

"Shining, shining"

Apple bobbing

Smiling winner of the Guess the weight of the cake competition.

BBQueuing

Under the telephone line

Books, hats and circus

"And I fell into..."

The odd one out?

You should have seen me later...

Beer'n'chess

Look at my hat!

Look-at-my-hat!

Yet more hats,

And more,

Even our councillor had a hat!

Meeting on the proposed Morelli development

Things never rest around here. We've not even recovered from the street party that another event is coming our way.

The new owner of the Morelli building on New Park Rd is inviting every one interested to see his redevelopment plans, meet the architect and ask any questions you may have.

Meeting on Tuesday 6th September, 5:30-7:30 at All Saints Church Hall, 250 Lyham rd, SW2, 5NP.

Do come along. It's a great opportunity to learn more about changes proposed in our area. I feel we all appreciate that the new owner is taking the time to contact the people in the neighbourhood and show us his plans before hand.

Laurent

Out 10th Street party

10 years already. The midday rain soon stopped and we had another fantastic time. Thanks to all that came and contributed.

Here are some pictures. Do send us yours at MorlinaSW2 {at} gmail (dot) com.

Our annual Hoe Down & Street Party

Howdy. The Residents Association invites you to…

OUR ANNUAL HOE DOWN & STREET PARTY IN SULINA ROAD

Sunday September 4^th 2011 from 12 – 6 pm

All welcome – please bring a donation, a drink, food for the barbecue

Bring friends, relax and meet your neighbours!

This year’s party theme is ‘COUNTRY & WESTERN’

Dressing up encouraged – prize for the best outfit!

Enter our Scarecrow competition – prize for the best scarecrow outside your house in the morning – for ideas on how to make one, see: www.haylingscarecrows.co.uk (see Join In for instructions).  

Our usual stalls: Tombola, Guess the Weight of the Cake, Freecycle and more…

Bandanna making (donated material welcome), face painting, street games

Alternative Health practitioners – a small charge will be made

Entertainment:

Our own Residents band

Balham Ukelele Society

And we hope to have a go at Line Dancing!

Please volunteer and help by

Preparing the street from 10 am, sweeping & putting up bunting

Put out garden tables, pasting tables, tablecloths, chairs, whatever you have…

Bring food and drink enough to share – for the BBQ (meat/vegetarian), a salad, a pudding or favourite dish – charcoal for the BBQ

Donate small gift items for the tombola to Duncan and Aoife at 39 Sulina Road before or on the day

Can you make a cake (or apple or cherry pie?) for Guess the Weight of the Cake?

 PLEASE PARK ELSEWHERE ON THAT DAY

Sulina Road will be closed from 10 am to 8 pm

It would be great to have the entire length of the street for our activities and for the children to play safely.

Thank you!

And see you there!

Reclaim the street

We hope everyone is OK after the really sad events this August. I can't think of a better way to show a gentler and more fun side of our community than our upcoming street party in early September.

You should have received the details by email or via our newsletter. If not, get in touch.

Can't wait.

Laurent