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BBQ - 2007 photos

These are photos from another successful barbeque - this time held at the Pavilion in Canbury Gardens.

Diary

Weekly	Every Sunday there is free Jazz at The Boaters pub - often featuring nationally known artists.
February	Annual Lower Ham Road Volunteer River Tidy Up. Come along and help trim and tidy our river bank.
May	One of the largest one-day events in the calendar. 15,000 people descend on the gardens for music, food, alternative shopping and ideas. Date: Bank Holiday Monday 28 May 2007, 11am until 8pm Price: £5 adults, £3 concessions, £2 children, £10 families There is more information on their site
June - September	Dragon boating: There is very popular charity dragon boating festival. Date: 22 July 2007 (there is some debate on the date - the Rotary club website should be updated soon.) Canbury Bandstand Concerts: Canbury Gardens plays host to a variety of bands performing every Sunday afternoon, from brass to concert bands, from local to national, from amateur to professional, all free for your entertainment. Sunday afternoons *** CARA Summer BBQ - 15th July - Canbury Pavilion [NB: not the Albany, as in previous years] -
September	CARA AGM - 27th September The meeting will be at the Canbury Pavilion - time to be finalised.

Thanks - Bodo von Broen

It is also with regret that we will also be bidding farewell to another very good and long serving CARA Committee member in the Summer.

Bodo has worked hard for over ten years actively campaigning on key issues affecting the neighborhood with a special emphasis on matters relating to commerce and the environment. Besides being "Mr BBQ" - Bodo was the key man in organising the hugely successful annual CARA gathering; he has been committed in representing residents interests on the Kingston Town Centre Management Committee and with various Thames Landscape Strategy projects.

Bodo has always exhibited a unique sense of humour and his presence will be sorely missed by all. We wish him well in his new life in Essex and would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his hard work in support of the local community.

Thanks! Pat Mackay

Pat Mackay has decided to take a well-earned break from the CARA committee. Pat has been a real champion of Lower Ham Road - anyone going along by Canbury Gardens in the past couple of months will have appreciated the lovely display of spring flowers along the verge. The composting area has been fenced off and tidied up, there are litter and recycling bins and the road is cleaned much more regularly. All this is thanks to Pat’s great efforts over the past few years, constantly talking to the council and refusing to be deterred by red tape.

We owe her a real debt of thanks and hope to welcome her to future CARA events - especially the next CARA bulb planting session, which for once she won’t have to organise!

Community Policing

The next Safer Neighbourhood committee, organised by the Police, will be held on 22nd May 8pm, at the Hawker centre.

Please attend and have your say regarding any problems in your area or street and what you would like to see police doing – it’s your police force so have your say.

In addition, there is Community Panel meeting, covering Tudor and Canbury, on 23rd May 6pm Hawker Centre. Six volunteers are needed. The committee meet four times a year to advise police on the needs of the community.

Police will be equipped with hand held laser speed guns, from July, which will be deployed in the CARA area to combat the issue of speeding in our streets

Launching the Pavilion lunch club

The Pavilion is starting a weekly lunch club, in conjunction with Age Concern, starting on Friday 8th June between 11-3pm. Hot food and activities, like dance and table tennis are planned. Anyone over 60 will be most welcome. Volunteer helpers are also need to support this club.

If you are able to donate any sports equipment the Pavilion would be most grateful. Contact Trevor.