Next LARA Meeting

The next LARA meeting will be on:
THURSDAY 22nd APRIL at 7pm
St Paul’s Church Hall, Stoke Newington Road, N16
Enter from the main road or via Evering Road entrance, the hall is to the rear of the Church.

Proposed Agenda:
- Licensing Issues in Hackney
- Traffic / cycling in the area
- The Big Lunch – summer event
- Gardening

All residents of the LARA area welcome
Help build your community. We want to hear your views and we need your participation to help LARA succeed.

Licensing Issues in Hackney
Hackney Council is currently reviewing its Licensing Policy and we as residents will be able to make our views known as part of the consultation process. In areas where there are many licensed premises, particularly alongside residential communities, the Council may adopt a Special Policy, which means that it can be more difficult for new licences and club premises certificates to be granted. Shoreditch is an example of this.

At the next LARA meeting we can discuss the matter.

Local Traffic + Cycling - Update
We’ve held our first meeting to discuss local traffic issues on Feb 22nd, with Trevor and Oliver from the London Cycling Campaign in Hackney, Louisa Thomson, ward councillor, and Robert Lindsay, Bayston Road resident, who has been campaigning against the gyratory / one-way system in the past. The aim was to gather information on what the most pressing issues are with regard to road safety, cycling, etc., what has happened until now, and to start (re-)forming a view point which could be supported by local residents. Please read the notes which are posted on the blog for more details. We generally feel that much could be gained for us as local residents by the removal of the gyratory and other interim measures to calm traffic locally. We would now like to take things to the next level and discuss the points in a larger forum in order to revive the campaign.

Gardening
Some people have suggested the idea of setting up a plant swap. This was mentioned in the very first meeting and we ran out of time. Now that spring is here at last it’s the perfect time to have a go at the garden, plant up window boxes and think about growing veg. Instead of throwing out unwanted plants why not share them with the neighbours? We could even have a plant swap day on the Recreation Ground where you get a ticket for each one you bring and exchange your ticket for more.

Please visit the blog for more information to be posted shortly, and to get in touch with other interested people.

We want your ideas too.


THE BIG LUNCH
LARA will be organising a summer picnic. A chance for neighbours and friends to gather, chat, eat, drink and generally have a good time. ……find out more and how to get involved at the next meeting and here on the blog.