St Edward's Park Residents' Association

 

Why do we have a Residents' Association?

• St Edward's Park is a large and diverse estate. Some of it is run by a management company and a managing agent called CPM. Some people on St Edward's Park pay a service charge, either because they live in a communal building or because they live in an area with communal grounds.
• Residents of Villa Road and Wall Lane Terrace don't pay the same charges but are just as affected.
• The Residents' Association is a chance for everyone who lives on St Edward's Park to get together and sort out issues affecting us.

 

How did the Residents' Association start?

• During the summer of 2006, a number of residents were unhappy about the way that the managing agent - CPM - were looking after the grounds. They called a residents meeting in the Rugby Club which led to a small group of residents called the Steering Group to get together to tackle the immediate problems and design a Residents' Association.
• In November 2006, the Steering Group reported back and held an election of all residents. Only 10 people put their names forward for a Committee with 11 places, so in the end no election was necessary.

 

How does the Residents' Association work?

• The "rules" of the Residents' Association are set out in our Constitution, with the terms of reference and annual goals providing the objectives we are aiming for.
• Everyone who lives on St Edward's Park is automatically a member of the Residents' Association. There are no membership fees. Each household has one vote.
• A Committee has been formed to run the day-to-day affairs of the Association and take decisions, but anyone can contribute to a project.
• General meetings of the Association will be called every so often to discuss major issues facing residents.
• This website, regular emails, a newsletter and noticeboards are used to keep residents informed of what is going on.
• When a Committee member resigns, a vacancy can be announced and someone can be "co-opted" onto the Committee for the remaining term.

The Committee (May 09)

 

MAIN COMMITTEE

Andrew Purcell                    Willow Drive

Anouke Hinkley-Schoop    Villa Road

Andy Cope                           Teddy’s Nursery

Chris Wheeler                     Chestnut Walk

Dave Crew                           Willow Drive

Dave Kelsall                        Willow Drive

Keith Hambleton                Willow Drive

Nigel Binns                         West Drive

Mike Stonard                       Chestnut Walk

Peter Stokes                       Willow Drive

Stephen Wales                  Chestnut Walk

Trevor Turner                      Willow Drive

 

SOCIAL GROUP (alphabetical order)

Lynne Bottomley

Justine Cope

Nicki McKay

Maria Nicholls

Heather Stokes

Val Stonard

Julie Wales

Janet Wheeler