Leabank Square Community Association

We finally did it!!

Last night was the inaugural meeting of the Leabank Square Community Association!!

As you all know - this has been a very long (& at times - withdrawn) process. We have had many previous attempts, false starts, different names, tenants groups, residents groups, consortium's - you name it - we've probably had it!!

But this is it - Leabank Square - we finally have a Community Association!



So....... What does that mean?

Basically - it is a tiny group (at present) that will aim to represent everybody who lives here in Leabank Square - in our dealings with the different management companies, council officials, Olympic representatives, local organisations, etc.

We only want the best for Leabank Square!! We want to have loads of diverse events, barbies, picnics, celebrations, parties & festivals.

But we also want to improve our square by planting new & exiting gardens, making minor repairs to our facilities, creatively decorating dull corners, making the entrances of our houses more attractive & green, hiding the purely functional bin & recycling ares under beautiful & green structures, having annual Spring-Clean days, introducing communal dog-poo & litter bins, etc.



Another very exciting opportunity springing out of having a Community Association - is the ability to raise funds exclusively for Leabank Square!

We have opened a bank account for this purpose, which is strictly controlled by three signatories - who will be fully accountable to the rest of us for any expenditure by all of us. This means that we can write to organisations, companies & individuals and ask for funds for particular projects.

The founding association comprises Tracie (Chair), Debbie (Secretary), Nadira (Treasurer), Sóna (Olympic Spokesperson), Simon (Board Member), Stewart (Board Member). As in any Association - these roles are held for a full year, and then voted on at an Annual General Meeting the following year.

These are very exciting times for all of us here in Leabank Square!! The whole of Hackney Wick is going through an incredible period of fast change - and we need to have a Community Association set up in order to take advantages of this change!