What is the Association?

• A local community association, having charitable status, covering the area known as the Grange from Hatton Place to the north, Whitehouse Loan to the west, Relugas Place to the south and Ratcliffe Terrace to the east, see Map and History page.
• The Association is run by a committee of 12, plus others co-opted for their particular expertise.
• The committee represents your views, particularly on planning matters and other local concerns.

What does the Association do for you?

• It considers all planning applications affecting the area and, where appropriate, comments to the local authority.
• It was largely instrumental in having The Grange declared a Conservation Area in 1983, and an Outstanding Conservation Area in 1996 and assisting the Council to adopt a statutory character statement in 1998.
• It liaises with the appropriate authorities over matters concerning traffic.
• It is active in issues concerning tree management in the area.
• It organises talks, walks, visits and other social events on matters likely to be of interest in The Grange.
• It compiles and distributes the Newsletter each Spring and Autumn to the roughly 3000 households in the area covered by the Association.

What can you do?

• Join the Association by completing the Membership Form.  The more households we represent through membership (currently 20%), the greater our voice in the matters that concern us all. 
• Volunteer for election to the committee - contact the Chairperson Jon Oberlander,
• Volunteer to be one of the 64 distributors of the Newsletter - contact Caroline McInnes.
• Join in the activities advertised in the Newsletter.
• Raise any matters and bring forward ideas for meetings and articles with the committee members - listed in each Newsletter.

How much?

• The annual subscription is £5.00/household, with a £2.50/household concession for the over 60s, the unemployed and students and 50p for junior members under the age of 16.
• Donations are always welcome to help fund the production of the Newsletter and expenses incurred when arranging public meetings.
• You can apply for membership at any time.
• Please note all memberships are due for renewal, including those taken out for 5 years in 1994.
• There will be a charge of £1.00 to attend meetings if you are not a member.

If you have any local concerns, issues you would like to discuss or suggestions for talks and events, please contact us and a member of the Committee will get back to you as soon as we are able. If you are looking for more information on who runs the association go to the committee page.