Formosa AGM: Location now confirmed

This year’s General Meeting of Formosa Amenity Limited will take place at St Saviour’s C of E Primary School at the corner of Shirland Road on Tuesday 5th September from 6.30 pm to 8 pm.

Residents should note that with the delay to this year’s meeting the accounts for 2022 which detail the Garden’s finances were formally signed off earlier in the Summer. However there will still be an opportunity to review them together & in addition the vote to re-appoint our accountants will take place in the usual way.

Do come along also for a chance to meet the Board & other neighbours & to hear the latest about upcoming social events, the Formosa Garden, planning guidelines & communications. Everyone is welcome but please note that only freeholders are entitled to vote.

This year the event will take place both in person and online via Zoom. Questions for the Board should be submitted in advance to salvatore@wb19.co.uk Salvatore can also provide details of the Zoom link on request.

Farewell to a Formosa favourite

As residents may already know to their cost Hiten & Darsha Patel sadly put up the shutters at Dhigs on Monday July 31st as they headed off for a well-deserved break after a hard-to-credit 44 years running the convenience store in Formosa Street. During all that time the couple have been not just shop-keepers but a friend & support to many, particularly during the Covid lockdown when they were a vital source not just of supplies but of human contact.. They even made time to take the local RAF veteran Peter Brown, whose funeral at the age of 96 drew hundreds back in May, to some of his hospital appointments.

There's a chance to bid the Patels a formal farewell on Sunday September 3rd when they will be hosting a drinks do at the Prince Alfred pub, just opposite the shop in Formosa Street. All are welcome after 7.30 pm.

Rain fails to dampen spirits on Family Fun Day

Things did not start off terribly promisingly for this year's event on Saturday July 8th when torrential rain between noon & 2 pm meant that the bouncy castles had to be taken down. However three gazebos were hastily erected in time for Magic Mikey the entertainer to begin his magic show,

& with the arrival of Raimondo the Ice Cream man the sun came out & numbers began to steadily pick up. Pizza chef Massimo managed to shift £400 worth of pizzas despite the weather & bubble-blowing & biscuit-decorating organised by residents were also a big hit.

Over the course of the afternoon there were probably a hundred children in attendance plus accompanying adults, which considering the inauspicious start was judged to be a definite success, with many people choosing to stay on & picnic late into the evening. Our thanks again to the generous sponsorship of Jack Graham-Lindsay of local property consultants Harding Green.