Petts Wood & District Residents Association
| Published: 18th December 2007 12:47 |
ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE PWDRA? WHY NOT JOIN TODAY?
Membership is open to all residents of Petts Wood. You'll have the PWDRA fighting your corner and you'll also receive the monthly publication The Gazette.
It's easy to join - just contact the Membership Secretary, Chris House, on: 01689 827836 or e-mail: memsec@pettswood.org.uk
History of the PWDRA
The Petts Wood & District Residents was founded in 1929 to "preserve and develop the amenities of the district and to promote an active interest in local government". It is strictly non-party and non-sectarian.
Paul Stanley, Chairman of the PWDRA
Paul says..."We moved to our current house in Petts Wood in 1999 but our association with the house goes back a long way. The house is my wife's family home plus we lived in the house in the 1970's while her parents went to live abroad.
A few years ago I was fortunate enough to retire early and I felt I would like to give something back to Petts Wood and help to keep it a quiet, well-maintained residential area of immense character. It struck me that the residents' association was the place to start, with its aim ‘To preserve and develop the amenities of the district'. Initially ‘preserve' and ‘develop' seemed to me to be contradictory, but on reflection I believe that it is perfectly possible to preserve the area's 1930's feel while at the same time embracing those developments that will benefit the area and its residents.
On joining the residents' association in 2006 I was asked to take over as editor of the Gazette, a job I took on with some trepidation. One year later I was asked to stand as chairman, which I agreed to do although I considered myself rather too new to the residents' association. As in all things, time will tell if I was right."
For further information on the PWDRA see http://www.pettswood.org.uk/ . You can also read the 2008 AGM Minutes
For more information about Peter Waymark's book The History of Petts Wood then click on the Site that we are hosting for the Residents Association
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