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Let's continue with local street parties this summer
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jon Clarke Apr 29. 3 Replies 1 Like
JOIN and invite your Neighbours & Friends. It's a FREE site for all of 'us' to have an independent voice in Beckenham Town.
Jon Clarke Info:
Head of Digital at leading indepedent media advertising agency www.SpaceAndTime.eu.com, I've been in advertising for many years, the last 14 in digital, and worked for 3 out of the top 5 UK advertising agencies, including running my own digital business which moved from Beckenham into The City, before being lured back out of the big smoke to work in Reigate at what is easily the best well run agency I've ever worked at. You don't need to have a London office to be excellent and creative.
I'm never more at home then when talking about, testing or creating ads and tech ideas and I've started quite a few websites and social media solutions for local, national and international clients. A total Mad Men with advertising running through my blood, it's true. I like to share and help others and run www.mediastarz.co.uk a community for those interested in advertising.
I always believed there was a genuine need for a local website in Beckenham that was totally inclusive for everyone, independent and easy to use and so BeckenhamTown.us was born. I hope you enjoy it, join it and use it regularly.
If you'd like to advertise on the website and help pay the hosting fees, then email me at jclarke @ ic24 .net
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- 40-55
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- Clock House Road
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- http://twitter.com/beckenham
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- What would you like in Beckenham?
- Light meter running posts in parks - everyone would try them out and see how fast they could sprint, so easy but so addictive, as placed in quite a few theme parks. Batting cages, softball diamond, sandy volleyball type courts in the parks, more youth clubs, crazy golf in the parks, skate park, venues for more bands to play. Not reliving my youth, just wish teens had more places to meet up safely and enjoy.
Wouldn't mind also more empty flower tubs for residents to sow whatever they wanted like flowers or veg. Adding a little colour to our streets and bring together neighbours saving the council some money too
- Anything you'd like to share with everyone here?
- I created this site for everyone to have a free voice and interact with each other in the local neighbourhood. My day job is digital media advertising (happy to help any businesses or persons with that anytime). My evenings are a mix of family, this site, xbox, and weekends are sport especially archery and either leaping up in the air when West Ham win or looking to the heavens and wondering why I support them when they lose.
Happy to help out anyone here with any site problems or questions about the Internet or Gaming - contact me through here.
I'd really like to see this site expand and more locals to join. I have a 10,000+ who follow my informative Twitter feed (see above) , but I'd also love them to be on here, starting discussions, groups and adding any events. It's free to promote yourself - how great is that!
I have more to add to the site and so do come back often and tell others of this great little site too.
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2012 End of year stats - Woohoo!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 23:13 0 Comments 0 Likes
WOW! Thanks!
I am so pleased to see that the website has once again increased numbers year on year, especially as I thought the huge increase the year before due to the marvellous patronage it got over the terrible summer riots few days had perhaps over inflated it. Well although we had a BeckenhamOlympic Torch surge the increase in users and especially members has been so rewarding to all the time I spend on adding things here and tweeting via @Beckenham
Some…
Continue All #TeamGB Olympic Athletes Twitter Profiles to inspire you and follow
Posted on August 7, 2012 at 20:00 0 Comments 0 Likes
Team GB Twitter has made this the first major social Olympics and Twitter has been the social media platform of choice for many of the magnificent Team GB athletes.
Here's a long list, I'll add more as I find them, feel free to help in the comments below.
Congratulations to everyone in Team GB, we are all proud of you, medal winners or not, you lived the dream!
Twitter Profile Name / Name / Sport…
Continue Posted on April 18, 2012 at 13:27 0 Comments 0 Likes
Here's a really quick way to find out if you or your clients have had their pics and vids pinned in Pinterest and by whom.
Type into your browser - http://pinterest.com/source/
and after the last forward slash type in a full web address
If you get a 404 message then no-one has pinned a pic or vid yet
Handy little hint that :-)
3 new things on BeckenhamTown.us
Posted on April 1, 2012 at 21:41 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hi Neighbours
The website is now well past the 1000 members mark and over the past month I added a few more sections to it, so please do check them all out and help them grow by using them regularly.
1. Volunteering - is a new tab that clicks through to a group to join and post any volunteer opportunities you know about locally or also perhaps ones you would like to volunteer for. It's both…
Continue 1000+ Members and #BeckBromFL TweetUp Live
Posted on January 30, 2012 at 22:21 3 Comments 1 Like
Hi everyone!
CONGRATULATIONS!
I just wanted to say a big thanks to everyone for being part of the website and posting so much great content, we finally sailed past the 1000th signed up member of the BeckenhamTown.us website last week, plus the Twitter following rocketed past 3000 too.
These are really great mile stones to pass and if anything the figures are increasing quicker as you all share the website, Twitter and Facebook pages with friends, colleagues…
Continue Saying thank you with a difference
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 23:10 0 Comments 0 Likes
I just bought a CD for my Dad for Christmas. It's okay, he's not au-fait with computers and so there is no chance of him seeing this and learning of the obscure 60s Swedish jazz pianist I've found him.
What I just received as a 'Thank you' in my email from the Internet music retailer, CD Baby, made me laugh so much and is easily the best little message I've been greeted with on buying anything on the Net. It costs nothing to say thanks they say, well these guys went further…
Continue London Neighbourhoods Online Unconference 2010
Posted on August 24, 2010 at 11:38 0 Comments 0 Likes
Looking forward to attending London Neighbourhoods Online Unconference 2010 on the 25th September in London - It will be interestesting to meet other local social website owners http://lno-unconference2010.eventbrite.com/
The London Neighbourhoods Online Unconference 2010 is an opportunity for Londoners running neighbourhood…
World's Greatest Dance Routines
Posted on July 21, 2010 at 0:46 0 Comments 0 Likes
I've a great passion for 30s 40s 50s music, style & film and these two routines sum up the best. BGT, Xfactor & Strictly you can keep… Continue
World Cup Final in Lego Netherlands vs Spain
Posted on July 13, 2010 at 16:00 0 Comments 0 Likes
Reliving your childhood, NetRetro
Posted on April 25, 2010 at 23:30 1 Comment 0 Likes
What was better, the past or present for TV, Music, Comics, Toys, Sweets etc?
Prisoner? Mary Mungo Midge? Thunderbirds? Captain Scarlet? Monty Python? Two Ronnies? Rent-a-ghost? Not The Nine O'Clock News? Dynasty? Dallas? Red Dwarf? Tripods? Fawlty Towers? Star Trek? Wonder Woman? Muppets? Spiderman? Smurfs? Munsters? Twilight Zone? Six…
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Viva Fitness BOOTCAMP
May 13, 2013 at 10am to July 1, 2013 at 11am – CATOR PARK, ALDERSMEAD ROAD , BECKENHAM
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DANCE COMPANY STUDIOS ADULT CLASSES
May 13, 2013 at 10am to December 31, 2013 at 10pm – Dance Company Studios
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THE CLEVER LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY - JUNIORS
May 13, 2013 at 12pm to July 13, 2013 at 1:30pm – St. Barnabas Church Hall
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Mini tots cricket-see website for full details and costs
May 13, 2013 at 1pm to April 15, 2014 at 5pm – Beckenham Baptish Church, Elm Rd, BR3 4JB
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DANCE4YOU PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL
May 13, 2013 at 4pm to December 31, 2013 at 7pm – Dance Company Studios Beckenham & West Wickham
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Belly Dance with Amirabellydance
May 13, 2013 at 7pm to July 24, 2013 at 7pm – Dance Company Studios
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Improve & Play drop-in sessions for adult tennis players
May 13, 2013 at 7pm to June 27, 2013 at 7pm – Sydenham Tennis Club
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Anusara Inspired™ Yoga Classes - Level 1
May 13, 2013 at 7pm to March 26, 2014 at 8:15pm – YogaBright Studio
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Pregnancy Yoga
May 13, 2013 at 7:30pm to April 17, 2014 at 8:45pm – Braeside, Beckenham
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Beckenham Folk Dance Club
May 13, 2013 at 8pm to December 6, 2013 at 8pm – Beckenham
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Property Inventory Clerks needed
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Pickles home from home
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House Clearance Service in Beckenham and Bromley Kent
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Hi Jon: Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. My colleagues, the eleven LibDem Councillors on Lewisham Council, issued the appended press-release about the A&E closure. But the position on Beckenham Beacon Hospital is less clear. The Administrator is not talking about closing that but says he wants to expand the number of services, though evidently Physiotherapy and X-rays will probably be moved to Farnborough.
Lewisham A&E threatened by Woolwich hospital’s PFI mess
A dodgy finance scheme used by a Woolwich hospital could cause the closure of Lewisham’s Accident & Emergency Department. The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) was strongly supported by the last Labour Government, when hospitals were encourage to sign risky contracts with private funders. Under Labour, Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich signed a PFI contract that is now causing the hospital to lose millions of pounds every month. As a result it is now being proposed that Queen Elizabeth becomes the main A&E for the Lewisham area as well, to help raise more money for the debt-ridden hospital in Woolwich.
A ‘Special Administrator’ appointed by the Government has proposed closing Lewisham’s A&E and other departments to help restore Queen Elizabeth Hospital to financial health.
Lewisham’s Liberal Democrats have reacted angrily to the proposals, saying Lewisham residents should not have to suffer for mistakes made by a Woolwich Hospital. Leader of Lewisham’s Lib Dems, Cllr Chris Maines, has also called for the PFI contract to be re-negotiated, something the Special Administrator failed to consider. Cllr Maines commented, “The solution to stem the £1 million per week debt is to re-negotiate the PFI contract. The Special Administrator, Matthew Kershaw, has failed to consider this in his recommendations, even though it could resolve the problem without closing Lewisham’s A&E Department. His list of closures and downgrades fails to deal with real problem, which is PFI. Labour told us that PFI was good for hospitals and claimed the private sector would take on any financial risk. This was always a myth. In reality it’s the NHS that has to take on the risk and patients that suffer when PFI contracts siphon off the money. We call on the Special Administrator to look seriously at re-negotiating the South London Healthcare’s PFI contract as a way of dealing with this mess.”
Lewisham LibDems are urging local residents to sign the petition to save Lewisham A&E. See
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/41027
Dexys' first new album in 27 years..... Oh this is sooooooooooo good. Released 6 June. My youth, "Searching for the young soul rebel", Kevin Rowland has one of the best voices ever. So glad they made this.
FOR SALE - Beckenham eBay - fish tank aquarium, filter pump, heater and lights plus more etc http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180808451220
Congratulations on your web initiative to create a forum for ideas and discussion for Beckenham
Since 2004/5, Beckenham has lost many services having previously had a Hospital, Police Station, Day Care Centre fro the main stream elderly and also a Job Centre.
I would encourage all your respondents to join me in writing to our new M.P. and encouraging him to reverse the trend. Beckenham with its special and historic identity deserves better treatment from a remote Bromley Council and we should aspire to having our old Town Hall restored so that we can manage our own affairs once more.
A Police Office open 2 hours a fortnight is unacceptable as is an area the size of Penge and Beckenham with no NHS beds.
Even our Parliamentary boundary is a nonsense with the Post Office, Library, Baths all in the Lewisham Constituency.
There is much that needs to change and now is the time to push for it given the national and local political mood,
Thank you again for your splendid initiative,
Best wishes,
Rod Reed.(Lifelong Beckenham resident)
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