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Consultation event in partnership with Bromley Police
Mottingham Life Styles Fair
Charity Christmas cards – on sale at Community House
Tough choices – give the Council your views
Public Engagement Event – Development of Health Services in Orpington

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Diversity Day

Consultation event in partnership with Bromley Police

Date: Tuesday 15 November
Venue: Christ Church Anerley
Time: 9.30-2pm (lunch provided)

Bromley Police, in partnership with Community Links Bromley are holding a consultation event to look at how crimes against refugee and immigrant communities’ are dealt with by the Police and to identify any areas for improvement.

We would like to invite you to participate in this event by sharing your views and experiences, good and bad and helping us to shape the future of relationships and priorities with Bromley Police.

To book your place, download this form from our website.

Mottingham Life Styles Fair

Date: Wednesday 26 October
Venue: Mottingham Community& Learning Shop, 1-2 Cranley Parade, Beaconsfield Road, SE9 4DZ
Time: 10am – 2 pm

Come to the Mottingham Life style fair. Activities include BMI Checks, blood pressure measurement, Wii Games, lifestyle advice, fruit box quiz, head massage and much more

Charity Christmas cards on sale at Community House

The Community Cafe in Community House is again hosting the sale of Christmas Cards by 24 local charities.

The shop opens on Monday 17th October and will be open 10am - 4pm on all weekdays until Friday 16th December. All sale proceeds are returned to the participating organisations thanks to the sponsorship of Thackray Williams. Please encourage you membership to come along to the card shop a free tea or coffee with each purchase.

Tough choices – give the Council your views

The Leader of Bromley Council, Councillor Stephen Carr, is inviting those who live and work in the borough to join him and other leading Councillors at one of the public meetings being held in the borough during November. With more than £30 million to be cut from the Council’s budget over the next three years, there are some tough choices to be made and he wants to hear as many views as possible about where the money should be spent. The meetings will take place as follows:

Daytime meeting – 11am – 12.30pm

Date: Tuesday, 8 November - Civic Centre, Stockwell Close BR1 3UH
Evening meetings – all to be held between 7.30pm – 9pm
Date: Thursday, 17 November - Orpington Methodist Church, BR6 9JH
Date: Wednesday, 23 November - Civic Centre. Stockwell Close, BR1 3UH
Date: Monday, 28 November - Citygate Church, Rectory Road, Beckenham, BR3 1AA

The Leader of the Council, Stephen Carr said:

“These are difficult times with tough choices to be made. Last year we had to save an unprecedented £22 million and hearing people’s priorities was invaluable as we made difficult decisions. Over the next three years, we have to make more than £30 million savings and it is vital that we keep listening to as many views as possible and discuss openly the choices we are going to have to make about the services we provide and how we provide them. The country faces a huge deficit and the way we do things will have to change but this Council exists to serve our people and I am determined that whatever the challenge, together with the people of Bromley, we will keep Building a Better Bromley for the good of this borough and our future.

We are also conscious that while times are challenging for everyone, Bromley doesn’t get a fair deal in terms of its funding and we are talking to the Government to ask them to address this issue.”

To ensure people are as well informed as possible, Bromley Council will be posting up-to-date information about the 2012-13 budget and other relevant financial information on www.bromley.gov.uk/publicmeetings a week before the first meeting where you can also find details of the meetings. Or you can call 020 8464 3333.

Public Engagement Event - Development of Health Services in Orpington

Venue: Crofton Halls, Crofton Road, Orpington BR6 8PR
Date: Monday 24 October
Time: 7.30 - 9pm

NHS Bromley, South London Healthcare Trust and Bromley LINk are joining forces to stage a public engagement event to seek the input of local patients and service users on a range of options for the development of Health Services in the Orpington Area. This will be a pre-consultation event and the aim is to capture the thoughts and ideas of local people in order to inform any public consultation and the proposals that may be offered through this discussion.

For more information visit: www.selondon.nhs.uk/orpingtonhealth or www.bromleylink.org.uk Email: bro-pct.orpingtonquestions@nhs.net Phone: 01689 853339.

Diversity Day

Date: Tuesday 18 October
Venue: Great Hall, Civic Centre, Stockwell Close Bromley BR1 3UH, 10.30 – 3pm
Come and join us to celebrate Diversity in the borough. Enjoy music, dance, ethnic food, reading poetry and displays.Contact Lulu Pearce on 020 8676 5650.