About TNRA

History & Achievements

Major Achievements

In 2001, TNRA celebrated its silver jubilee. Major achievements in our first 25 years included:

  • Keeping rents down by representing 10 tenants at Rent Assessment Committee hearings.
  • Securing reductions in council tax banding for over 100 tenants.
  • Obtaining access for residents to the Merrick and Trinity Church Square gardens.
  • Reducing traffic problems by lobbying Southwark Council to install pedestrian refuges in Trinity Street, bollards in Cole Street, speed tables in Falmouth Road and a pedestrian crossing in Trinity Street.
  • Organising annual garden fetes in Merrick Square since 1998 as part of London Garden Squares Day.
  • With Southwark Community Recycling - setting up a doorstep paper recycling scheme on the estate.
  • With Simon Hughes MP - arranging meeting in 1996 with Trinity House and the managing agents, enabling residents to question them about their policy and plans for the estate.
  • Maintaining TNRA membership at over 50 per cent of the estate and keeping the subscription at a modest level for 25 years.

History

The year-by-year summary below fills in more details about the work of the Association.

1976

  • TNRA is formed in St Matthew's church hall, New Kent Road.
  • The meeting is chaired by Councillor Arthur Knight. Laszlo Kovats is elected first chair of TNRA committee.
  • The main concern of residents is levels of rent.

1977

  • Street party held in June to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
  • First newsletter issued (two sheets of A4, stencilled and duplicated).

More history coming soon