Downe village
Residents' Association
The aim of Downe Residents' Association is to maintain the feel of our historic village and to improve facilities for the benefit of all residents. All residents of Downe parish are automatically members of the Residents' Association, and the Committee aim to represent all residents interests.
The committee members (2025/2026) are:
Mary Aquilina
Andy Brackstone
Dave Evans
Jo Clark
Nick Cutmore
Simon Farron
Zoe Knight
Phillip Lapper
Kwan Phung
Declan Wells
Tony Young
The committee is pleased to also have our guest - Cllr Jonathan Andrews - attend their meetings on behalf of Bromley Council
Various "portfolio" responsibilities are spread amongst the committee:
Planning sub-committee
Road Safety
Police matters (Jo Clark)
Biggin Hill Airport (Zoe Knight attends Biggin Hill Airport Consultative Committee)
St Mary's Church (TBA)
Lottery
Village School (TBA)
Village Hall
Downe Mailing, website and Facebook
Committee meetings (2023)
Tues 31 Jan
Weds 22 March (AGM)
Tues 23 May
Tues 18 July
Tues 19 September
Tues 21 November
Constitution of the Residents' Association
On the 15 May 2018, a special EGM voted in a new constitution. The first version (version 1) was adopted on condition further recommended changes from residents were subsequently made. At the AGM on 29 March 2019, a new version (incorporating those changes) was approved - this is below.
Committee meeting minutes
(copies of minutes not available here can be obtained from the Webmaster - contact below)
Current (2023) key issues / projects
(for more information, contact the Residents' Association via the contact form below)
Planning - the ongoing monitoring of all planning applications in Downe submitted to Bromley Council
Fibre Broadband - now complete
Road Safety (including parking) - lobbying Bromley Council for road safety improvements (see report in panel below)
Past projects led by the Committee
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Created electronic Downe Mailing and Facebook
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Created Downe website
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Implemented heritage street lights (instead of modern steel units)
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Arranged Assets of Community Value status applied for George & Dragon and the Queen's Head
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Arranged discounted residents tickets / privileged access for Biggin Hill airshow
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Implemented the Downe information board (village green)
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Led on Landway PROW application
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Assisted in setting up the co-ordination team to look after vulnerable villagers during the pandemic
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Arranged for Thames Water pressure reduction system
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Managed Fast broadband - stage 1 implemented in 2017
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Managed Fibre broadband - stage 2 implemented in 2023
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Created Downe Road Safety report
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Led on planning issues for the village
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Led on various bench projects
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Led on stray dogs problems
Downe Conservation Area Policy
Issued by Bromley Council in 2009 - covers the "dos and don'ts of the Conservation Area
Committee reports
Road safety plan for Downe village - The Downe Residents' Association Committee has been lobbying Bromley Council for some years about road safety improvements in the area, and a number of requests have been made. We have had only limited success, but are still trying. With some recent incidents in Shire Lane, it was decided to put all the requests and reports to the Council into one single document. So, everything created since 2019 is now in one place. This document has been presented to Bromley Council, and hopefully will form some sort of plan for our area, and focus discussions with the Council.
Other committee documents:
Residents' Association planning - the approach the committee takes is in this document.....
Two motions (preservation of Green Belt and Biggin Hill airport - voted on at every AGM)
Contact
Fill in the relevant contact box below to send an e-mail to Steve Barnes (webmaster)
If you wish to join Downe Mailing, please use the brown button at the very bottom of this page, not this contact form
Downe mailing
This is an e-mail update system for the village. If you would like to subscribe to Downe Mailing, please click on the button below and fill out the form - this will direct you to our "Mailchimp" system. Once the form is submitted, you will be e-mailed asking you to confirm your subscription request. By submitting (and confirming) in this way you agree to your email address being held and processed by Downe Residents’ Association in order to receive Downe Mailing e-mails. You can unsubscribe at any time by using the "unsubscribe" feature at the foot of a Downe Mailing e-mail.
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Downe Mailing (and this website) is sponsored by the Downe Residents' Association.