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Residents fight plans to close Kilburn’s Charteris Sports Centre

admin — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:20:35 +0000

The Kilburn Times reports on the massive turn-out for Saturday’s public meeting, organised by BESt. 150 people came to show their support for our local community hub.

Join the “Use it or lose it” campaign and help us to keep Charteris open. Facebook group “Save Charteris Sports Centre”

Save Charteris Public Meeting 4.30 on Saturday 22 January

admin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:59:26 +0000

Please come to the Save Charteris Sports Centre public meeting (supported by BESt) at 4.30 on Saturday 22 January at the Charteris.

There’s also a Facebook group you can join and an A4 poster to print off and put in your window or on your car – please support the campaign to save this vital resource for our community.

Save Charteris Sports Centre

nick — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:30:54 +0000

Charteris Sports Centre is facing closure as part of the Government spending cuts.
Join the campaign tobkeep it open bybattending the BEST AGM on Tuesday, January 18
More details in the latest edition of the newsletter here:
zonejan11

Transition Town Harvest Festival

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:10:34 +0000

Transition Kensal to Kilburn is having a harvest festival at Salusbury primary school from noon onwards on Saturday 2 October. See their website for details.

Queen’s Park Day

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:06:37 +0000

The ever-popular Queen’s Park Day will be on Sunday September 12 this year.

BEST open meeting: 7 September

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:02:55 +0000

The next BEST open meeting will be 7-9 pm on Tuesday 7 September 2010, at Brent Private Tenants’ Rights Group, 36-38 Willesden Lane. All welcome – see the latest newsletter for details.

Got a photo?

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:51:47 +0000

Those sheep up top don’t look much like Kilburn, sorry! They came with the software that’s running our new website. If you’ve got good pics of our area that you’d like to see on this site, and especially in that prime space across the top of the page, then please email them to hilary@regordane.net.

Coming soon to this site: online discussion forum.

North Kilburn Partnership

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:28:33 +0000

From Cllr Mary Arnold

The partnership is growing and now includes all three councillors, the Neighbourhood Working co-ordinator, Marcia Griffiths, and Fiveways TRA. I have passed the chair over to Keith Lunn (south Kilburn OK Club) with a vice chair Jim Foord (Fiveways) and Simon Topping (Neighbourhood co-ordinator for Extended Schools) is providing good support.

The Group has achieved improved sports activities at Charteris, Youth Bus sessions, police engagement with partners and young people, wider partnership with the College, Music School, Tricycle, residents’ associations and Brent Youth, Sports Development and Extended Schools services. Areas for action include:

The funding bid proposal – for youth and community facilities, changing to avoid duplicating the services Brent should provide
Streets for People
Co-ordinated information for young people, access and gaps in provision.

Partnership meetings are quarterly and there is a smaller Funding Bid sub-group. The next meeting on Fri Sept 12th Oct 24th 10.00 at Granvilleplus Centre includes Streets for People on the agenda.

Stop press – next meeting 24th Oct 10.00 – 11.30 – venue to be confirmed

Kimberley Road Playground

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:26:07 +0000

From Cllr Mary Arnold, Funding for Fair Play

Our campaigning to increase children’s play and ball court areas in the BEST and BRAT area is beginning to kick in. Kimberley Rd playground is now on the BHP (Brent Housing Partnership) list of Environmental Improvements marked urgent due to Health and Safety issues. It has also been identified for upgrading in the Playbuilder Scheme for which Brent has £1million government funding to spend over three years. Kimberley Rd is one of 20 schemes and is scheduled for year 2 (2009/10). Streatley Road gardens is also earmarked for funding.

BRAT, BEST and other residents’ associations and local residents have been involved in the call for action and the final design of the area, which must be subject to consultation, could provide for the various needs, which are both for 8 – 13s (the Playbuilder programme) and older children wanting other activities.