HAM and Petersham Association and Amenities Group

TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE LIVING IN, WORKING IN, OR VISITING THE AREA OF HAM AND PETERSHAM, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING: 1)A SENSE OF CIVIC PRIDE AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC AND THE FOSTERING OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND THE CAPACITY TO EFFECT NECESSARY CHANGE; 2)HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING, URBAN DESIGN, LANDSCAPING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT; 3)THE CONSERVATION, CREATION OF OR IMPROVEMENT TO LANDS, BUILDINGS, OPEN SPACES, WATERWAYS, AMENITIES, FEATURES OF HISTORIC INTEREST AND THE INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER OF LOCALITIES, ESPECIALLY BY ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE AVOIDANCE, REMOVAL, OR IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES THAT ARE UNSIGHTLY OR, IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, UNDESIRABLE; 4)SUPPORT FOR LOCAL CHARITABLE AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AND TO RAISE FUNDS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THESE GROUPS THROUGH SMALL GRANTS.