Eastcote Park Estate Association

 

Electronic Communications

Our WEB site is now being expanded by Robin Pyburn.

The web site is available at:

http://www.eastcoteparkestate.org.uk

The site has a good deal of information on the history of the estate with some original drawings etc.

There are also copies of recent Newsletters, last AGM minutes etc. Should you have any articles or pictures etc which you feel we should consider putting on the site please e-mail to the address shown on the web site.

There is a photography area of the site. This contains pictures of a few of our events including the 2005 Christmas Carol Singing.

Should anyone have any pictures of the 2006 Easter Egg Hunt please e-mail them through.

A message board area has now been added and information on forthcoming events is also added when details are known

 

2006 Future Events

Rounders

Rounders in park is planned for 15^th July 2006. This will be an informal turn up and play event. Confirmation will be circulated nearer the Day

Autumn Event

We have booked St Lawrence Church Hall for our autumn event on 7^th October 2006. We will circulate confirmation of the event nearer the date but please put this date in your diary now.

The main possibilities we are considering are either a Ceilidh, which is Irish Folk/Country dancing, or a 1920s evening.

 

Eastcote Park

We remind members that Eastcote Park can be used for parties subject to permission from Hillingdon Council. Please contact the council offices for the appropriate permission (Call 01895 556000 and ask for the Green Spaces Team). The committee would obviously encourage anyone organising such parties to respect the park and its surrounding residents by avoiding any excessive noise pollution and by leaving the park as tidy as it was before the event.

 

Easter Egg Hunt

The Easter Egg hunt took place on Easter Sunday again. As usual this was a great success with approximately 70 Egg hunters racing around the park. We hope that 1 or 2 of those parents who enjoyed the event will consider helping with the organisation next year.

 

AGM

The Annual General Meeting took place on 11th May 2006.  Approximately 30 people took part in an interesting debate mostly about the issues of maintaining our estate. We hope to be spending some of the Associations money on maintaining the estate sign, possibly adding a further estate sign and also considering some additional planting in conjunction with Hillingdon Council. All points as agreed at the AGM. 

The subject of the maintenance of the triangle at the junction of Burwood Avenue and Rodney Gardens was again raised. The AGM voted to remove the hedge and concrete posts and plant a suitable tree such as a Tulip Tree on the Island. It was felt that in the long term this would prove a more attractive solution and also be in line with similar islands around the estate.  Our Chairman has passed this matter to the ward councillors for implementation.

The phone number for the Parks Patrol is 01895-239241. This number can be used to report any problems in Eastcote Park

 

Best Front Garden

Front Gardens will again be considered for awards. Judging will take place in the June to August period

 

Neighbourhood Watch

We thank Chris Head for stepping forward to be our Neighbourhood watch coordinator and wish him well.

The main responsibility of a Neighbourhood Watch Co-coordinator is to make sure messages from the police received through Ringmaster are circulated via the established cascade system to the Street Co-coordinators, who pass the messages on to their local neighbours.

We are a relatively burglary free area but incidents do still occur. As warmer weather approaches we remind residents that open windows can be an invitation to burglars. Please think about shutting windows when going out and also consider shutting front windows when you are in the back garden.

 

Article 4 Direction

The Council are currently considering a new consultation on a road by road basis. Information can be obtained from the Planning Department, on 01895 250111. The Committee will not take a stance on the Article 4 matter. We will remain impartial as we believe this is up to individual residents to express their views. Should you receive a letter regarding consultation, please respond as it is your input which helps the Council formulate policy.

 

Estate DVD

A video of the estate was made by residents in 1997 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of the Estate. The video gave an account of the history of the Estate from 1937-1997. This was done exceedingly well both by the residents and with the assistance from some professionals. The video provides interesting details on the history of the estate. We feel this is a valuable record for any residents both from an interest point of view and as an advertisement for our Estate.

This video is now available in DVD format priced at £12.50. Please contact Richard Maude for your copy. (Every home should have one).

 

New Committee Members needed

We are currently 2 short of the 10 required committee members. Should you be interested in joining the committee please contact one of the existing members. The secretary will normally be happy to invite 1 or 2 guests to our meetings to give them an idea of what goes on prior to officially joining the committee.

As with most people the existing committee has limited time to spend on estate matters so additional members would help us do more. Joining the committee will improve your knowledge and contacts around the estate.

Whilst there is a certain amount of business for the committee to conduct, the meetings have proved to be friendly, interesting and enjoyable events. The Eastcote Park Estate Association is part of what makes our estate special so we do hope that more members will step forward.

 

Subscriptions

Most of the Road Stewards have now collected their subscription for 2006. Should you have been left a note to say they missed you please pay direct to the treasurer at 33 St Lawrence Drive. Cheques should be payable to Eastcote Park Estate Association. The 2006 subscription is £3.00. We also encourage members to make a donation to our Charity. In recent years donations have averaged a similar amount to the subscriptions but are totally at your discretion.

 

Road Stewards Required

Our road stewards play a vital part in the existence of the Association.The tasks of the road stewards are to circulate newsletters and other leaflets (approx. 4 per year), to collect the subscriptions and to welcome new residents to the estate. There is a Road Stewards and Neighbourhood watch social evening in March every year to enable the volunteers to meet each other and also meet the committee. Should you be interested in carrying out this role please advise a member of the committee.

 

Committee

Scott Seaman-Digby (Chairman) 020 866 0171

Richard Maude (Secretary) 020 8582 0934

Martin Hand (Treasurer) 020 8866 1752

Margaret Bacon 020 8866 8040

Gerry Edwards 020 8866 6434

Rob Pyburn  020 8966 9760

Richard Green 020 8866 5201

Chris Head 020 8868 9805

 

Newsletter Sponsor

This newsletter is now sponsored by Brendons Estate Agents of 192-194 Field End Road, Eastcote, Pinner.

 Tel 020 8868 8888

We thank Brendons for their support which will reduce the administration cost to the association of producing our newsletter.

 

Contacts

We encourage residents to raise any issues concerning the estate with the council as and when they have a grievance. Consistent pressure from residents usually bears results. Some useful contacts are:

 

Council Website: www.hillingdon.gov.uk

Environmental services: 01895-556000

(In relation to abandoned cars, fly tipping, grass cutting, road gritting, refuse collection, pavements, street lighting and tree complaints.)

Queries on planning applications at the Civic Centre: 01895 250111

Environmental services: 01895-250189

(In relation to bonfires in gardens.)

Environmental services: 01895 250155

(In relation to bonfires on industrial or commercial sites and noise problems)

 

Catherine Dann - Local Councillor

e-mail cdann@hillingdon.gov.uk

020 8868 9144

 

Bruce Baker – Local Councillor

e-mail bbaker@hillingdon.gov.uk

0208 866 1658

 

David Payne – Local Councillor

e-mail dpayne@hillingdon.gov.uk

020 8866 2986

 

Parks Constabulary- 01895-239241

Available 9.00am to 10pm

 

Hillingdon Police Community officers- 020 8246 1888

 

Hillingdon Police Community advice line

020 8246 1501 (Mon-Sat 10am to 5pm)

Non Urgent call for police help e.g. to report a crime that has already occurred 01895 251212

Neighbourhood Watch 020 8246 1869

Parking Enforcement Helpline  01895 277383 available in office hours for problems with cars parked on yellow lines or across a drive.

E-mail parkingenforcement@hillingdon.gov.uk

 

The intention is to carry forward the list of contacts to future newsletters. Should know that any need updating please ring……. 0208 866 1752 (Martin Hand)