CRASH 2025 AGM

The well-attended, and successful, Annual General Meeting of CRASH was held on Monday 16th - a lovely warm June evening - at the Community Centre on Belsize Road. The evening's guest speaker was one of the ward's councillors. Tommy Gale, who spoke about his work at Camden and, in particular, his experiences as a member of the planning committee. During the following Q&A Tommy was good enough to answer a barrage of questions and observations from the members and guests on all the usual subjects: the O2 Centre, 100 Avenue Road, crime, litter, anti-social behaviour, playground provision, Finchley Road coach stop, etc. There followed a presentation by SHFAG (the floods group) before the Chairman moved on to the formal business of the AGM.

During his Chairman's report, the Chair, Eric, was kind enough to pay tributes to (a) Susan Hadida for her long service as the association's treasurer (b) Frances Radford, a founder of CRASH about to celebrate her 100th birthday and (c) the hard-working CRASH Planning Group. The new treasurer, Mark Spurlock, reported on the association's financial position, which - happily - was boosted on the night by subscriptions and donations from existing and, always-welcome, new members. The existing members of the Committee, having indicated that they were willing to remain 'in post', were duly re-elected to serve for a further year.

The formal business of the AGM being concluded, the Chair invited everyone to help themselves to a glass of wine and a snack and continue chatting to fellow-residents of South Hampstead, the guest speaker and the committee members.