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The membership year runs from 1st January, and only costs £6 for individuals £8 for couples or families, and £15 for organisations. Additional voluntary donations are always welcome.
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- Published: 19 Nov 2018
- Published: 06 Sep 2018
London Open House offers a wonderful opportunity to explore buildings all over London – including in our Borough. The full listing of 27 buildings open to see in H&F over the weekend of 22-23 September is available here. Why not also stroll or cycle round the nominations and winners of our own Environment Awards ?
And as the northern boundaries of the Borough become more important, on both dates there is a walk round part of the Old Oak & Park Royal Development Area led by art historian Magdalen Evans, details here
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- Published: 22 May 2018
Members of the Committee visited this year’s nominations on Sunday 20th May and shortlisted them. They are all shown on the nominations page with just a selection here. If you would like to comment on them, or make suggestions for winners, please use the comment form on the nominations page.
Award winners will be announced at the AGM in the Bush Theatre on 5th July.
Members, guests, and friends will be warmly welcomed.
- Published: 08 May 2018
The 8-page Spring Newsletter has been published and circulated to subscribing members. Subjects include:
- Environment Award nominations and AGM
- Town Hall
- Tom Ryland RIBA 1947- 2018
- Cycle Superhighway CS9
- Earls Court
- OPDC – Old Oak
- White City Blues?
- The Cecil French Bequest
- Heathrow Third Runway
- New Website
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Tagged Airports, Arts/Culture, Council, Cycling, Environment & Streetscape, HamSoc/Awards, Major Developments, OPDC, Town Hall, Transport/TfL, White City
- Published: 31 Oct 2017
The 12-page October Newsletter has been published and circulated to subscribing members. Subjects include:
- AGM & 2017 Environment Awards
- Town Hall
- Cycle Superhighway CS9
- Triangle site
- OPDC – Old Oak
- Landmark House
- Olympia
- White City
- Helicopter Noise
- Parks Commission
- Fast Track Planning
- Capability Brown Statie
- William Morris Statue
- Dimes Place
- LAMDA
- Town Centre Residents Group and Masterplan
- More…
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Tagged Capability Brown, Conservation, Council, Cycling, Environment & Streetscape, HamSoc/Awards, Local Plan, Major Developments, Neighbourhood planning, Olympia, OPDC, Parks/Open Spaces/Sports, Riverside Studios, Shepherd's Bush, Small Developments, Town Centre/Masterplan, Town Hall, Transport/TfL, Triangle Site, White City
- Published: 02 Jun 2017
These are referred to as boxes but are actually big steel slabs with a telephone mounted on one side and an illuminated rolling advertisement display on the other.
They are being promoted and installed by BT and are clearly principally a means of raising revenue while purporting to provide a public service. They are usually mounted across and therefore blocking the footway. We have complained to the Council about these and hope any future applications will be refused. Similar applications for several of these in Putney have recently been refused by Wandsworth Council.
Nominated for a 
wooden spoon award
- Published: 13 Apr 2017
The 12-page April Newsletter has been published and circulated to subscribing members. Subjects include:
- AGM & 2017 Environment Award nominations
- Landmark House
- Air Quality
- Hoxton Hotel
- Parks in Peril
- Heathrow Third Runway
- Festival of Architecture
- Hammersmith Town Centre
- Shepherds Bush Green
- Dimes Place
- Wood Lane Arches
- North Kensington Gate
- Hammersmith Police Station
- Design Review Panel
- More…
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Tagged Air Quality, Airports, Capability Brown, Council, Environment & Streetscape, HamSoc/Awards, Major Developments, Neighbourhood planning, OPDC, Parks/Open Spaces/Sports, Riverside Studios, Shepherd's Bush, Small Developments, Town Centre/Masterplan, Transport/TfL, Triangle Site, White City
- Published: 19 Oct 2016
The 12-page October Newsletter has been published and circulated to subscribing members. Subjects include:
- AGM and Environment Awards
- Cambridge House
- Heathrow
- The Walkabout
- Air Quality Commission
- Local Plan
- OPDC and Genesis Housing
- Car Giant
- Capability Brown Statue
- Cecil French collection
- Town Centre Masterplanning
- Festival of Architecture
- White City Place
- Friends’ Meeting House
- St. Augustine’s Church and Priory
- Westfield and Phase Two
- More…
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Wellesley Avenue garage development planning appeal (2017/0265/FUL)
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