Bromley’s Waldo Road tip reopens 23 November
Published Thursday 12 November 2026
Help choose our Club or Group of the Year, plus Waldo Road’s reopening plans and this weekend’s Hayes line diversions.
Top Updates
Help choose our Club or Group of the Year
Vote for your Club or Group of the Year by 11.59pm on Sunday 15 November (UK time). Thank you for nominating your favourite local clubs and groups. We’ll announce the winner in the Beckenham Biscuit on Thursday 19 November.
Bromley’s Waldo Road tip reopens on 23 November
Bromley’s Waldo Road tip will reopen on Monday 23 November, accepting most items it took before the closure but no garden waste. You’ll need an appointment; booking details are still to come. It will use a smaller area while construction continues.
Parking studies proposed around Beckenham stations
Bromley Council officers propose studying paid parking and restrictions around stations including Clock House, Eden Park, Elmers End and New Beckenham. Senior councillors are due to consider the studies on 25 November. Any resulting scheme would need a 21-day public consultation and separate approval.
Dates For Your Diary
Saturday 21 November 2026 · 1–3pm · free
Disability Pride brings music, comedy and dance to Bromley
Disabled performers will bring music, comedy, poetry and dance to Disability Pride 2026 at Bromley United Reformed Church, 20 Widmore Road. Everyone is welcome; registration is optional. British Sign Language interpreters, captions, wheelchair access and an accessible toilet will be available. Request transport support and access or dietary arrangements in advance.
Saturday 21 November 2026 · 6pm · free
Autumn Concert at Beckenham Methodist Church
Beckenham Junior Choir, Beckenham Youth Voices and The Elm Singers will give a joint Autumn Concert at the Bromley Road church. Everyone is welcome.
Sunday 6 December 2026 · 4.30pm · doors 4pm
Elgar concert at St Michael and All Angels, Beckenham
South East London Orchestra’s concert will feature Elgar’s Enigma Variations, Wagner’s Tannhäuser Overture and Sibelius’s King Kristian II suite, conducted by Dorian Dimitrov. Tickets are on sale online.
What's On
Friday 13 November
Paperwork support drop-in at Rutland House, Bromley, 10am–4pm · free. Get help with bills, benefit letters and online forms on the ground floor at 44 Masons Hill. For people with physical disabilities, learning difficulties, dyslexia or literacy difficulties; no diagnosis or booking needed.
Beckenham Folk Dance Club at Azelia Hall, 7.15–10pm · £5 members; £6 guests. Try English, American and Scottish folk dances with experienced callers at 258 Croydon Road. All ages welcome, including non-members. Enquiries: 07913 876332.
Saturday 14 November
Energy-saving talk and open forum at Harris Primary Academy Shortlands, 10am–noon. Shortlands Residents Association’s open meeting will start with Alya Gribi’s energy-saving talk, followed by discussion of local concerns with MP Liam Conlon and councillor Adam Grant. The school is at the bottom of Kingswood Road.
Peter May piano recital at St George’s, 11am–noon · free, with a collection. Peter May will replace the previously advertised Lin Xu-Zhang at Saturday’s recital on Beckenham High Street, playing Debussy, Schumann, Rameau, Brahms, Liszt and Ravel.
Bromley Symphony Orchestra at Langley Park, 7.30–10pm · published adult ticket prices £12–£22. Hear Sibelius and Britten at Langley Park School for Boys, South Eden Park Road: Sibelius’s Third Symphony and Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings and Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Book online.
Sunday 15 November
Sunday Crafternoon at Rendezvous Caffe, 2.45–4.45pm · £3.96 including fees. Book a social crafting afternoon at 94 High Street, Beckenham. Bring a project that fits on a café table. Ages 18+; book ahead. You’ll be asked to buy at least one drink.
Wednesday 18 November
Open morning at Churchfields Primary School, 9.15am–around 11am · booking required. Tour the Churchfields Road school and hear the headteacher’s presentation. Nursery, Reception and Years 1–6 enquiries welcome. Children may attend; buggies cannot be wheeled around the building. Book and note access needs.
Vital 5 health checks at The Spa, 12.30–2.30pm · free. Mytime Active’s health checks at 24 Beckenham Road cover blood pressure, weight and mental wellbeing. For over-18s, excluding pregnant women. Request an appointment: bromleywellbeing@mytimeactive.co.uk. Walk-ins depend on availability.
Roadworks and Transport
Saturday 14–Sunday 15 November
Hayes line trains diverted to Blackfriars and Victoria
Hayes trains will run to and from Blackfriars every 30 minutes on Saturday and Victoria on Sunday, instead of Charing Cross. No Southeastern trains will serve Charing Cross, Waterloo East or Cannon Street; London Bridge services will be limited. See the engineering notice and plan your journey.
Thursday 12 November · late-evening services
Thursday-night Southern changes at Beckenham Junction
The 10.14pm London Bridge–Beckenham Junction train will finish at Norwood Junction; the 11.13pm Beckenham Junction–London Bridge service will not run. Engineering work will close some lines from 10.30pm, with replacement buses planned. Check your journey.
Thursday-night Hayes trains diverted or cut short
On Thursday 12 November, Charing Cross–Hayes departures between 10.51pm and 11.21pm will divert after New Beckenham to Bromley South. After 11.30pm, no further trains from London will serve Hayes-line stations; the last London–Hayes service will end at Lewisham. Accessible buses will run Bromley South–Hayes from 11.05pm, with the last starting at Lewisham at 12.31am on Friday 13 November. Trains from Hayes towards London are unaffected.
Higher parking charges proposed for Beckenham
Under proposed charges from April 2027, resident all-day permits would rise from £150 to £190; the first hour at St Georges car park from £1 to £1.10; and Beckenham High Street from £1.20 to £1.40 an hour. Street and car-park prices exclude RingGo fees. The High Street maximum stay would increase to three hours. Senior councillors are due to decide on 25 November; any increases would still require legal notices and parking-order changes.