Children’s Christmas Party & Tea and Mince Pies – Save the date!
We are pleased to announce that following the success of our Children’s Christmas party last year, we will be holding another Children’s Christmas Party & Tea and Mince Pies event again this year.
The date for your diary is Saturday 7th December from 2pm – 4.30pm at the Meriden Community Centre.
We plan as usual to have lots of activities including face painting, balloon modelling, Christmas crafts, games, lucky dip and tombola.
We will also be serving FREE tea and mince pies in the small hall from 2pm for anyone without children, and for anyone who is in need of a bit of company.
More details will follow in due course
Our Annual General Meeting is at 7.30pm on Tuesday 7th May at the Meriden Community Centre. This meeting is open to all Meriden residents so please put this event in your diary and join us on the night.
Doors will open at 7pm for refreshments and Meriden Residents who attend will be entered into a raffle to win a £50 Intu gift voucher.
The topics under discussion are:
- Chairman’s Report
- Treasurer’s Report
- Watford Community Housing Update
- Meriden Development Update
- Official voting in of committee members
- Any Other Business
- Raffle
Please consider putting yourself forward to join the MRA as voting will take place at the AGM. We will be voting for Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and Committee Members.
If you would like to nominate yourself or another person to be a committee member please email marion.strawhorne@meridenra.org or call 01923 468992 by Friday 3rd May.
We’re going to the seaside! Join us on Saturday 3rd August for our annual day trip to Southend on Sea.
This is proving to be a very popular coach trip and seats are selling fast. Make sure you book soon to avoid disappointment.
£10 per adult
£8 per senior citizen, student or carer
£5 per child (0 – 14 years)
The cost includes entry to Sealife Adventure.
All bookings must be made by Friday 19th July – Your booking is not secure until payment is received.
To book or for more information, please contact Vanessa on 07541 167 309 or email vanessa.kerswill@meridenra.org
We look forward to seeing you there!
As part of the Great British Spring Clean the Meriden Residents Association are holding an Easter Community Event. It will be a day of fun and prizes on Saturday 13th April.
Timetable is as follows;
- Great British Spring Clean – Litter picking in the park (10.30am)
- Community lunch with The Random Cafe (1pm)
- Easter Bonnet competition for children (2pm)
We would like our park to be a wonderful area for residents to relax in and enjoy the upcoming warm weather! In preparation for this, we will be litter-picking for the community.
Please come and join us as we gather at the park near Munden View, from 10.30am for an 11am start.
All equipment will be provided to help with the clean-up process.
Afterwards as an Easter celebration, we will team up with the Random Cafe for lunch at the Meriden Community Centre at 1pm – furthering their great cause to help eliminate food waste. Please bring a small donation.
We will be holding an Easter bonnet competition for the children in the Community Centre at 2pm. Prizes will be given on behalf of the Residents Association for the best bonnets on the day.
Please RSVP to this event at https://www.facebook.com/events/427008038066928/
We look forward to seeing you there!
Our next Meriden Residents Association Open Meeting is Tuesday 12th February from 7pm – 9pm, at the Meriden Community Centre.
The doors open at 7pm for refreshments. The meeting will run from 7.30pm – 9pm.
Topics include:
- Chairman and Treasurer’s reports
- Update on CCTV/general maintenance across the estate by Paul Marsh (WCH)
- Update on the Meriden Development led by Danny O’Reilly (Mulalley) and
Mary Robinson (WCH)
- A short talk by Jeanette Aron from OWL (Online Watch Link – Neighbourhood Watch
If you want to raise anything under Any Other Business, please email Marion with your item in
advance of the meeting. You can also call 01923 468992.
At the end of the evening, there will be a free raffle into which all Meriden Residents who attend
the meeting will be entered. You do have to be present for the whole meeting to be included.
The prize being given is a £25 INTU gift card which can be used in many of the INTU shops.
We hold our own coffee mornings at the Meriden Hub every Friday, but on Friday 28th September we will hold it to raise funds for Macmillan.
Please come along between 9:30am and 12:30pm to support this. Have a cup of tea or coffee, a cake, play a game and donate.
You can donate £5 anytime by texting JAM RMG1 to 70550 or just put something in the donation box on the day.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Our next open meeting is at 7:30pm on Friday 14th September at the Meriden Community Centre. This meeting is open to all Meriden residents so please put this event in your diary and join us on the night. Doors will open at 7pm for refreshments and Meriden Residents who attend will be entered into a raffle to win a £25 Intu gift voucher.
At this time the topics under discussion are:
- Chairman’s report
- Treasurer’s report
- Current update on the Meriden Development by Mary Robinson (Watford Community Housing) and Danny O’Reilly (Mulalley & Co)
- Q & A with the Watford Community Housing team regarding the lifts and water in the high and low rise flats. If you have any questions please email them to community@wcht.org.uk
- Activities available at the Meriden Community Centre by Tasha Hiscock
We are hosting our Free Meriden Residents Association Children’s Christmas Party on Saturday 8th December from 2pm – 4pm at the Meriden Community Centre.
Sponsored by Mulalley this will be great afternoon of activities and fun for all the family to enjoy including:
Father Christmas
Balloon Modelling
Face Painting
Games
Lucky Dip
Tombola
Christmas Crafts
Refreshments
We will also have a fund raising raffle and game – We look forward to seeing you there!
