Kennington Association

Kennington Association

Chairperson: Angus Aagaard                                               C/- 235B Kennington Lane

Deputy Chairperson: Anna Tapsell                                                    London SE11 5QU

Secretary: Diane Kavanagh                                                                     T: 020 7793 0268

Treasurer: Gareth Adamson                                            E: KenningtonAssn@aol.com

Friday, 11th April 2007

Dear Neighbours,

Spring is here – and summer’s coming! Much has happened since we were last in touch – read all about it here. There is plenty coming up over the summer too.

Our Chair puts pen to paper

Once again KA has been busy on a variety of fronts in our community with the aim of representing the interests of those who live and work here.  I am grateful to everyone who has helped KA grow from strength to strength as an association that aims to inform you of issues that our community faces.  A good example of how everyone pulled together was the recent Downing Street petition we organised in response to the threatened closure of Vauxhall Street post office.  We continue to pay close attention to the development plans for the future use of land and certain buildings in our area, not least the Beaufoy building and old Lilian Baylis site, amongst others. We are committed to ensuring that KA's voice is heard and your views represented.

Annual General Meeting

Getting the not-so-boring stuff out of the way, we held our well-attended AGM in early December upstairs in The Dog House pub. It was a great opportunity to meet up face-to-face and we had a full and lively discussion. KA Members will find the minutes enclosed, as well as a copy of the accounts for last year.

Secret Santa

When we last wrote, we were about to put Secret Santa on hold for lack of a partner organisation to deliver the parcels thereby ensuring that this part of the project was entirely anonymous. However, we put a call out for a volunteer coordinating team and Voila! Octavia Wiseman and the Kennington & Vauxhall Parents’ & Carers’ Network stepped forward and made it happen! Octavia writes: “The KVPC Network held a successful community Christmas Party for local families, with children under five. There was face-painting, hair-braiding, handprint calendars, a magician, food, music and, of course, Secret Santa. The KVPCN gives special thanks to Talisman Charitable Trust who supported the party with a generous donation of £300, and to the individuals who donated gifts for the children. The party was organised entirely by local parents.” The next step was to deliver 50 Secret Santa parcels. Octavia writes: “The KVPCN thanks everybody at the Kennington Association so much for raising the money and making Secret Santa possible again. We are proud to be associated with this great project. Thanks also to Michael Hewstone, Trading Manager at Tesco's, for donating Christmas cards and chocolate coins, and to Hilary Marrinan for contributing so many lovely books. Most of all we are grateful to the providers who worked with us to choose the families and deliver the parcels during a very busy time of year. One provider said: 

  'The response from the families chosen to receive the gifts from the Kennington Association has been very effusive and thankful. One parent even cried and hugged me! It's a fantastic gesture from the Community and worth doing again as it clearly makes a difference.'

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