The Friends of Brimmington Park are set to expand their
activities in east Peckham following a neighbourhood meeting last month.
The community group was founded 19 years ago and has focused
mainly on improving the environment of Brimmington Park. It also runs the
area’s popular Midsummer Festival.
Fran Beckett, chair of the Friends, said of the January meeting:
“Initially we were really discouraged because it was just the committee there,
but half an hour later we had almost 30 people.
“It was a lively, engaged meeting with lots of
participation, ideas and considerable commonality of views. We dreamed dreams
together about what our end of Peckham should look like in three years’ time.”
There was wide support for broadening the Friends’ remit to
become a community organisation covering the whole of East Peckham: the area
bounded by Queen’s Road, Pomeroy Street, Old Kent Road and Peckham Hill Street.
The Friends will continue to develop Brimmington Park as a
family friendly place and make it cleaner, greener and safer. They will
encourage more local facilities and will build links between residents with
more social spaces, get-togethers and events.
Beckett added: “This part of Peckham has been overlooked for
a long time, but there’s new life popping up around the place. One of the
strengths of the area is its huge multicultural mix. There’s a lot of energy
and enthusiasm here.”
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Everyone is welcome to
attend the Friends’ next meeting on February 25, 7pm at the Southwark Cypriot
Day Centre, 12a Asylum Road. To find out more or get involved, email friendsofbrimmingtonpark@hotmail.com
The Peckham Peculiar 