(Well, NEXT Thusday if you're reading this within 24 hours of posting ...)

Perry Vale Ward coordinators met last night to finalise arrangements for the Assembly meeting next Thursday evening, 19th May, half hour earlier than usual at 7.00pm, this time in Forest Hill School, Dacres Road.

There'll be voting on eight bids asking for a total of £34,244 from a total of £24,550 available

The voting format will remain the same with the ranking system being used again. Once again Voting Cards will be issued upon sign-in so that we can help to ensure that only people who live, work or learn in Perry Vale can vote. Voters must be aged 14 or over.

The bids are:

Green Peas UK / Grow Mayow
'Spade to plate' - 35 weeks of gardening workshops
£4,930.00

Lewisham Thunder Basketball Club
38 weeks of basketball sessions for the community at all ages and levels
£8,800.00

SENIORS (Lewisham Elders Resource Centre)
Saturday Knowledge Interchange Project [SKIP] - 24 weeks of intergenerational activity and learning based workshops.
£2,950.00

FH School – Specialist School in Performing Arts
It Kickz - 2 year music education programme
£8,342.00

Perry Vale Ward Panel / Farren Road Neighbourhood Watch
Security Mirror, Trilby Road alleyway
£350.00

Sydenham Arts Festival
July 13th Mayow Park film show
£1,552.00

Teachsport
Course for 20 local volunteers and young people leading to UK Leaders qualification
£2,920.00

Sydenham Garden
A range of activites to be undertaken by award winning local charity supporting people with long terms health needs
£4,400.00

Each applicant will have 3 minutes to present their project, with a further 2 minutes allocated for questions.

Apart from this, the running order will be:

Welcome and introductions 7pm – 7.10pm
Assembly Fund applications 7.10 – 7.50pm
Break
SNT Update 8pm – 8.10pm
Road Safety Report, Perry Vale and Perry Rise 8.10pm – 8.30pm
Kirkdale Centre Consultation 8.30pm – 8.40pm
Community Updates 8.40 – 8.50pm
Results of Assembly Fund Vote and Closing address 8-50 – 9pm