About us

Who we are

Chessington District Residents’ Association (CDRA) is a voluntary, non-political, self-funded organisation which aims to ensure residents of Hook, Chessington and south of the borough have a strong, meaningful voice on matters that impact our community. CDRA is run by an executive committee of nine volunteer local residents. The committee meets monthly. If you care about what’s happening in Chessington and the South of the Borough community and are interested in getting involved, please email us on info@chessingtondra.org.uk.

What we do

CDRA attends all neighbourhood committee meetings, liaises with the Police, our schools and health services, and our local Councillors and MP. We monitor planning applications and help Chessington residents object to any planning applications that will affect their quality of life. We pass on valuable information to residents in a regular e-newsletter and have a column in Chessington Chat. The executive committee meets monthly – usually on the first Tuesday of each month – at St Paul’s Centre on Hook Road. Meetings are open to all.

History

CDRA was founded in 1975 having developed from earlier social organisations. We have traditionally represented residents south of the A3. However, there is also the Malden Rushett Residents’ Association which focusses on their part of the borough.

More recently, we have developed to represent residents throughout the whole of the South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee area, which includes Tolworth and Hook Rise ward.

CDRA is the largest of the South of the Borough residents’ associations.