Bowes Park Community Association (BPCA) had their AGM tonight. What makes this group particularly impressive is that they have created a range of sub-groups that DO things.

There is the Community Garden sub-group, that despite early and vocal opposition brought to life and use a piece of unloved green space – now winning flags for achievement. The fear raised by objectors six years ago was that if you made it nice and put in benches it would become a nest of drug takers and alcoholics. It hasn’t. It has become exactly what the vision was – a lovely oasis where community picnics or sales or events take place and a garden proper.

There is a walking group, another garden group (different space), a social group (quizzes etc) and so on. And yes – they do lots of work on traffic and rubbish and so on – but it’s a positive group doing good things!