TNRA runs a variety of events each year to engage residents in the community. If you would like to organise an event for TNRA, please contact us on info@tnra.net.
Forthcoming Events
committed to the community
Trinity Newington Residents’ Association
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Porch sale at Henry Wood Hall
Saturday, April 21, 2018 - 10:00 to 15:00One of TNRA's twice-yearly porch sales will take place from 10am to 3pm outside Henry Wood Hall. There will be hundreds of books on sale (most priced at 50p) and also CDs, DVDs and varied bric-a-brac. Entry is free and all proceeds will go to TNRA funds.
Please come along, browse and find something that you want or need. Donations are welcome. Please bring any items (but nothing too large) on the day if possible or ring Lesley on 020 7407 7865 in advance.
TNRA AGM
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 - 19:30 to 21:30TNRA's Annual Meeting for 2018 will take place from 7.30 pm in Henry Wood Hall. The evening provides TNRA members with a formal opportunity to quiz the Committee on TNRA's activities during the year and to consider and approve its finances. Members of TNRA's Committee will also be elected for the next TNRA year. Our local councillors and Member of Parliament have also been invited to answer questions (the next election to Southwark Council is on Thursday 3 May 2018).
Once the formalities of the Annual Meeting are over, wine and refreshments will be served - providing yet another TNRA-sponsored opportunity to get to know your neighbours! If you are interested in helping to organise our activities, including by joining the TNRA Committee, please contact us at info@tnra.net
Spring garden action day
Saturday, May 19, 2018 - 08:30 to 13:00TNRA is organising another day of weeding and composting by community volunteers in our two square gardens in order to prepare for the Open Garden Squares Weekend (10 June). This is to assist Capita's gardening contractors, Greenmantle, and maintain the condition of the gardens, achieved by volunteers working for the last seven years.
We will be gathering in the Trinity Church Square garden on Saturday 3 June from 8.30 am to 1pm. If you can help, let us know in advance on info@tnra.net - or just turn up. Gardening tools will be provided. No prior experience of gardening is necessary!
Long leaseholders and freeholders who participate in TNRA's garden action days in Spring and Autumn will be eligible for a full or partial rebate of the £100 annual charge payable by them to Capita for a key fob to access the two square gardens.
Garden fete and yoga
Sunday, June 10, 2018 - 10:00 to 18:00As part of Open Garden Squares Weekend, TNRA will run free open air yoga sessions in Trinity Church Square garden in the morning and a garden fete in Merrick Square in the afternoon.
Opera in the Square
Sunday, July 29, 2018 - 14:00 to 17:00An afternoon of picnics and opera favourites by a quartet of splendid singers.
Entry is free and no booking is required. Just turn up with your refreshments and a rug or chair and hope for fine weather!
A walk around Southwark: the literary heart of London
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - 19:30 to 21:00Resident author John Constable will lead another evening walk for TNRA, visiting local sites which influenced the lives and works of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dickens, Keats and many other writers.