The Communicator October 2012 - Swan Housing Association

Residents firstSummer Fun DaysAppleford Court and CharltonClose Fun DayOn the 26th August families ofAppleford Court and Charlton Close,Basildon came out into the sunshineto enjoy a community fun day. Thiswas organised by the recentlylaunched Residents’ Association andsupported by Swan.A door to door survey wasconducted by the CommitteeMembers prior to the event to obtainideas on what activities residentswould like.The result was over 100 residentswho participated in activities includinga penalty shoot-out, face painting,balloon modelling, badge making,magic tricks, a bouncy castle and acoconut shy.4Bow Cross Fun DayOn Saturday 8th September, BowCross estate held their annualsummer fun day. It was organised bythe members of the Bow CrossManagement Board (BCMB) andother residents who volunteered onthe day.The day started at 11.00am with apenalty shoot out competition and ayouth football match, which wasfacilitated by a West Ham Unitedcommunity football coach. The mainevents followed from 12.30pm. Therewas a barbecue, an ice cream van, atea and coffee tent, face painting,henna painting, a balloon modellerand nail painting.Other activities that took placeincluded tin can alley, pick a duck,hoop the pole and karom board.There were also competitions onguessing the weight of the cake andthe sweets in the jar.The talent show started at 3.00pmand there were seven singingauditions, two dance acts and astand up comedy show. The threeresident judges were Paul, Victoriaand Simon. The top three acts wereall singers and the winner wasAbimbola, Holly in second place andKarima in third.The day was enjoyed by 150residents and the Bow CrossManagement Board would like tothank residents and volunteers whoworked hard to make this day such asuccess.