Description: The Blacket Association
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Welcome to the Blacket Association website. The Association is a voluntary group set up to maintain and enhance the area comprising the 'five streets', namely Dryden Place, Blacket Place, Blacket Avenue, Mayfield Terrace and Alfred Place. The primary aims of the association are to:
The Association is run by a small group of elected residents (see The Committee for details of who they are, and their areas of responsibility). Some of the things the committee do on behalf of the Association are: run the Neighbourhood Watch scheme; keep people up-to-date with what is going on (through newsletters, the website and circulation of emails that may be of interest to residents); organise social events; review planning applications; work on the common garden areas; liaising with relevant authori