Better Beckenham
@betterbeckenham.bsky.social
Transport, planning, climate change and local history in Beckenham, South East London. http://betterbeckenham.wordpress.com
Bromley Council has started procurement for a £900k public realm overhaul of Elmfield Road, immediately north of Bromley South station. The current state of the road is pictured below. Interested to see what improvements are introduced here www.architectsjournal.co.uk/competitions...
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Bromley Council has started procurement for a £900k public realm overhaul of Elmfield Road, immediately north of Bromley South station. The current state of the road is pictured below. Interested to see what improvements are introduced here www.architectsjournal.co.uk/competitions...
It finishes at the end of Westgate Road
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It finishes at the end of Westgate Road
Over 2.5 years ago we posted about the poor management of Westgate Road, Beckenham (thread below). Glad to see Bromley Council officers out this week, enforcing a new permit parking zone that should make the school gate safer & healthier for St Mary's Primary students @chloe-janelibdem.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Over 2.5 years ago we posted about the poor management of Westgate Road, Beckenham (thread below). Glad to see Bromley Council officers out this week, enforcing a new permit parking zone that should make the school gate safer & healthier for St Mary's Primary students @chloe-janelibdem.bsky.social
Heritage buses will run on the 54 bus route, Blackheath -> Elmers End, on Saturday 13 September
August 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Heritage buses will run on the 54 bus route, Blackheath -> Elmers End, on Saturday 13 September
Making space for people using bicycles, wheelchairs and mobility aids is important but frequently overlooked or resisted by residents and local authorities alike. No wonder it's so hard to get around using these modes in Bromley! Image credit: Wheels for Wellbeing
July 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Making space for people using bicycles, wheelchairs and mobility aids is important but frequently overlooked or resisted by residents and local authorities alike. No wonder it's so hard to get around using these modes in Bromley! Image credit: Wheels for Wellbeing
Art exhibition presenting work by students of local artist Lucia Boaghe, organised by the Beckenham St Vincent de Paul conference. Free entry, 3pm Saturday July 5th at St Edmund's Hall, 9 Village Way BR3 3NA 👇 #Beckenham
June 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Art exhibition presenting work by students of local artist Lucia Boaghe, organised by the Beckenham St Vincent de Paul conference. Free entry, 3pm Saturday July 5th at St Edmund's Hall, 9 Village Way BR3 3NA 👇 #Beckenham
Tragic news 💔 A teenage boy has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in the lake at Beckenham Place Park on Friday www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
April 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Tragic news 💔 A teenage boy has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in the lake at Beckenham Place Park on Friday www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Another polluted & congested Saturday on #Beckenham High Street. Limits on through traffic, separated cycle lanes, and making the parking spaces loading zones & blue badge only, would transform the high street at minimal cost. Boroughs across London are doing this - why not here?
November 9, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Another polluted & congested Saturday on #Beckenham High Street. Limits on through traffic, separated cycle lanes, and making the parking spaces loading zones & blue badge only, would transform the high street at minimal cost. Boroughs across London are doing this - why not here?
Bato Coffee opening soon on #Beckenham High Street, in what used to be the Sinclair Hammelton office
November 4, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Bato Coffee opening soon on #Beckenham High Street, in what used to be the Sinclair Hammelton office
Congratulations Beckenham Books - celebrating 40 years! 📚👏
November 4, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Congratulations Beckenham Books - celebrating 40 years! 📚👏
More recent signage improvements in #Beckenham - this is at the bottom of Foxgrove Road, indicating that cyclists can use the toucan crossing on Southend Road @londoncycling.bsky.social
October 30, 2024 at 4:28 PM
More recent signage improvements in #Beckenham - this is at the bottom of Foxgrove Road, indicating that cyclists can use the toucan crossing on Southend Road @londoncycling.bsky.social
UPDATE: as of this morning there is a painted cycle lane too
October 27, 2024 at 8:16 PM
UPDATE: as of this morning there is a painted cycle lane too
Cycling infrastructure in Bromley is woeful. Yet, in the spirit of recognising even small improvements, new signage around the Westgate Road bridge in Beckenham makes it clearer and easier for cyclists to safely travel northbound against one-way vehicle traffic @londoncycling.bsky.social
October 25, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Cycling infrastructure in Bromley is woeful. Yet, in the spirit of recognising even small improvements, new signage around the Westgate Road bridge in Beckenham makes it clearer and easier for cyclists to safely travel northbound against one-way vehicle traffic @londoncycling.bsky.social
Such a shame that #Beckenham High Street so often resembles a large carpark, with on-street parking and gridlocked, polluting traffic slowing down buses (much of it not even visiting the high street stores). It doesn't have to be this way! #streetsareforpeople
May 12, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Such a shame that #Beckenham High Street so often resembles a large carpark, with on-street parking and gridlocked, polluting traffic slowing down buses (much of it not even visiting the high street stores). It doesn't have to be this way! #streetsareforpeople
Great to see cargo bikes on Beckenham High Street 👇
March 10, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Great to see cargo bikes on Beckenham High Street 👇
Including a helpful diagram showing the actual stops - full map can be downloaded here: geofftech.co.uk/downloads/Su...
February 9, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Including a helpful diagram showing the actual stops - full map can be downloaded here: geofftech.co.uk/downloads/Su...
Candidates are now confirmed for the new Beckenham and Penge constituency (in no particular order):
Conservatives - Hannah Gray, ward councillor for West Wickham
Labour - Liam Conlon
Liberal Democrats - Chloe-Jane Ross, ward councillor for Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
Conservatives - Hannah Gray, ward councillor for West Wickham
Labour - Liam Conlon
Liberal Democrats - Chloe-Jane Ross, ward councillor for Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
February 9, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Candidates are now confirmed for the new Beckenham and Penge constituency (in no particular order):
Conservatives - Hannah Gray, ward councillor for West Wickham
Labour - Liam Conlon
Liberal Democrats - Chloe-Jane Ross, ward councillor for Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
Conservatives - Hannah Gray, ward councillor for West Wickham
Labour - Liam Conlon
Liberal Democrats - Chloe-Jane Ross, ward councillor for Beckenham Town & Copers Cope
Wondering what is happening above Erin's pub at 150-156 #Beckenham High Street? The works will convert the existing flats and office space on the first and second floor into nine studio flats, including a loft extension. Full details: searchapplications.bromley.gov.uk/online-appli...
February 4, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Wondering what is happening above Erin's pub at 150-156 #Beckenham High Street? The works will convert the existing flats and office space on the first and second floor into nine studio flats, including a loft extension. Full details: searchapplications.bromley.gov.uk/online-appli...