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This is a selection of news feeds from the websites of our affiliate organisations, plus other public local and nearby sources, including mention of ‘Hammersmith’, ‘OPDC’, or ‘Shepherds Bush’ in Parliament and by the GLA, and the council’s cabinet, economy, arts, sports, and public realm PAC, and planning committee feeds. We’ve added our Twitter/X feed @HammersmithSoc when available.
This list shows the latest two stories from each source reverse-chronologically; the home page version (side-bar) shows one story. To read an entire story, click on its headline or read-more link, which will take you to the source website.
- The Defector's Weld is Back - Tonight is Opening Night
The Defector's Weld is backThe Defector's Weld is back - reopening today after a long refurbishment. The Defector's Weld is a pub on the corner of Uxbridge Road and Wood Lane, voted the Best Pub in The Bush by the old Shepherd's Bush Blog, as… Read more » - London Underground journeys keep rising as business renews call for government investmentMore than four million London Underground journeys have been completed on a single day for the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2004, according to figures just released by Transport for London. The figure was reached last Thursday… Read more »
- Free Community Dinner at Kindred for Hammersmith & Fulham ResidentsKindred (on Queen Caroline Street in Hammersmith) is offering 20 spaces to Hammersmith & Fulham residents to their first free Community Dinner on Monday 4 December; from 7pm – 9pm. These monthly dinners are all... The post Free Community Dinner at Kindred… Read more »
- Dave Hill: Susan Hall lives in a Khan-hate Tory dreamlandSusan Hall’s latest far-fetched attack on Sadiq Khan, a claim that he’s to blame for she and her Oyster card being temporarily parted, is not the cheapest or nastiest she’s come up with so far. But it might be the most revealing… Read more »
- Christmas Celebrations Underway at The LyricCinderella and Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas prepare to open Read more »
- West London Teens Urged to Consider Careers in Film and TVHuge growth of industry in area creating skill shortages Read more »
- We oppose gating of Primrose Hill ParkWe have made a strong objection to the Royal Parks’ planning application for nine gates around the edge of Primrose Hill Park in Camden, London; these will restrict people’s access to this important recreational space. In our objection, we state: ‘Primrose Hill,… Read more »
- Boy from Fulham Missing For Three Weeks Has Been LocatedPolice had expressed growing concern for 12-year-old Read more »
- Queen's Club Ordered to Return Fraudster's InvestmentAchilleas Kallakis had purchased £250,000 debenture Read more »
- Launching our new Business Crime Reduction PartnershipThe new initiative will see the two BIDs pool resources to provide an Engagement Officer, share information and link up with a London-wide network of town centres in a joint effort to make both areas... The post Launching our new Business Crime… Read more »
- St Stephen's Xmas Fair on Saturday 2 DecemberAdvent starts on Friday - and from December 1st it will be officially time to get into the Christmas Spirit. On Saturday the 2nd December from 12pm to 4pm our local primary school - St Stephen's - is hosting a Christmas Fair,… Read more »
- Nuclear Test Veterans: Medical Records — [Martin Vickers in the Chair] (28 Nov 2023)Luke Pollard: ...echo the thanks to my colleague, my hon. Friend the Member for Luton South (Rachel Hopkins), for her time in the shadow Defence team, and welcome my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe), who is shortly… Read more »
- Agenda published: Meeting of Tuesday, 5th December, 2023 7.00 pm, Planning and Development Control CommitteePlanning and Development Control Committee: Tuesday, 5th December, 2023 7.00 pm Read more »
- Issue Published: Teaching Commission: Teaching Commission Read more »
- Written Answers — Department for Transport: High Speed 2 Line (27 Nov 2023)Andrew Slaughter: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost for the Old Oak Common to Euston branch of HS2 is; and what proportion of that cost will be met by private finance. Read more »
- Waterstock industrial development rejectedWe are delighted that South Oxfordshire District Council has refused an application from Greystoke CB Ltd to build a science park at Waterstock golf course, about seven kilometres west of Thame. Our general secretary joined two walks in protest at the development… Read more »
- London Forum Zoom Meeting on London Plan GuidanceThe slides for the above meeting are now available here. The LPGs discussed in the meeting are in Section 3 at this link. Read more »
- Redesignation of the neighbourhood forumOur forum was first designated by RB Kensington and Chelsea in 2013. Designation under the 2011 Localism Act last for 5 years at a time. We applied successfully for ‘redesignation’ in 2018 and applied a second time to the Council in mid… Read more »
- 2023-1117 - Have your say on taxi fares and tariffs in London ...Dear All,The following email has been sent to us from Transport for London about their survey for comments on taxi fares. Please note that the closing date for comments is Monday 20th November 2023 - i.e. NEXT MondayWe're reviewing taxi (black cab) fares and… Read more »
- 2023-1115 - Addison Singers Oratorio Choir ConcertsDear AllThe following message has been received from Claire Dines, PR & Media Manager of the Addison Singers ... I am contacting you to let you know about our upcoming concert on the 2nd December 2023.We will be performing Haydn’s Creation at St Peter’s Church Southfield Road,… Read more »
- Fulham Town Hall updateThe long delayed redevelopment of Fulham Town Hall is set to restart, after Hammersmith & Fulham Council planners approved a Detailed Construction Logistics Plan, or DCLP, for the project’s future. The plan, submitted by transport planning consultant Caneparo Associates on behalf of… Read more »
- We’re looking for a new Grants and Communication OfficerLocation Based at Sycamore House (W6 0AS) with frequent visits to other HUC locations and grant holders (all in Hammersmith) Salary: £28k – £34.5k (pro rata) depending on experience Contract: 22.5 hours per week (3 days), Permanent Reporting to: Head of Grants… Read more »
- Response to consultation on new style Local PlansLondon Forum has commented to Government on their proposals, as here. Read more »
- In pictures: out and about[...] Read More... The post In pictures: out and about appeared first on Hammersmith United Charities. Read more »
- One Portal Way – the proposals are granted planning permission by OPDCOPDC’s Planning Committee on October 12th agreed to grant planning permission to the application from Imperial College. Details of these proposals are covered in previous posts. Below is a reminder of their scale and their impact as an addition to the ‘North… Read more »
- Our Greening your Home event at the Bowling ClubThis event was organised by the Association and the St Quintin and Woodlands Neighbourhood Forum, the body which this Association established in 2013 to prepare a neighbourhood plan for our part of North Kensington. The City Living Local Life programme, … Continue… Read more »
- Greening your Home event at the Bowling Club September 2023 – slides from the presentationsThe Greening your Home event on September 14th at West London Bowling Club was very well attended. Seventy local residents came along on a sunny evening to hear short talks from The Lady Linzie on growing heritage vegetables, and Aimee Spanswick on… Read more »
- Imperial College proposals for One Portal Way – further changesOPDC are consulting on a second set of changes to the application submitted back in November 2021 for a highly ambitious development at One Portal Way, North Acton. The CGI below shows the intended project on completion, including 3 further residential towers… Read more »
- The PSPO: our responseDear Friends, You may remember the consultation on the LBHF Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) late last year; absolutely none of our suggestions and proposals have been taken into any account in the final version, and as a result it is as… Read more »
- Local crime updateRuth Cadbury, MP for Brentford & Isleworth, raised the issues affecting crime in west London in Parliament on Monday 3 July. Fellow Labour members from neighbouring London constituencies, Andy Slaughter from Hammersmith and Seema Malhotra from Feltham and Heston, supported her with comments… Read more »
- 2023 AGM at the Grove Neighbourhood CentreWe do hope that you can join us for our Annual General Meeting. At: The Grove Neighbourhood Centre, Bradmore Park Road, W6On: Tuesday 11th July 2023Starting at: 18:30 pm Sign in 19:00 pm Start Following the brief reports and formalities, we… Read more »
- Outcome of the 2023 AGM of the AssociationThe joint AGM of the St Quintin and Woodlands Forum and the St Helens Residents Association was held on June 8th 2023, at St Helens Church Hall. Attendance was some 70 members. Elections were held for officers and the management … Continue… Read more »
- Wandsworth Bridge to close for 10 weeks from 24 July.Essential repairs to Wandsworth Bridge which are needed to safeguard the long-term future of this vital river crossing mean it will close to vehicle traffic on Monday, 24 July 2023 for approximately 10 weeks. Read more »
- AGM minutesHere are the Minutes of the AGM held on 4 May 2023. Many thanks to Carmel McCoughlin for compiling these. Download a printable version by clicking the button at the foot of this post. The Friends of the ScrubsRegistered Charity No. 1187120Minutes… Read more »
- The Kensington Society annual for 2022-2023 has arrivedThe Kensington Society annual for 2022-2023 has just been distributed to all members and is, as usual, full of interesting articles about art, history and planning. Those who haven't received it, can download it or read it online here. The post The… Read more »
- Hammersmith Bridge update.Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) Council have commissioned Foster + Partners and COWI to develop their pioneering plans to reopen Hammersmith Bridge to motor vehicles by installing a temporary double-decker truss within the existing Hammersmith Bridge structure. Read more »
- Annual Friends Meeting Tuesday 31st January 2023View Annual Friends Meeting Tuesday 31st January 2023. Read more »
- Latest news from the Earls Court DevelopmentA new masterplan for Earls Court - come and see our plans at Conversation Corner! Following over two years of conversations with the local community, we are now presenting our draft proposals for the site, formerly home to the Exhibition Centres. Read more »
- What’s going on at Bears?Read more Read more »
- Ravenscourt Park Tree TrailRavenscourt Park contains over 600 documented trees: some old, some new; some rare, others more familiar. Read more »
- Making Prebend Two-Way for BikesLocal residents have outlined a proposal to make Prebend Gardens two-way for bikes. As we await the plans from the Boroughs of H&F and Hounslow to amend the proposals for a Cycle Superhighway along Chiswick High Road, we have an opportunity… Read more »
- Harry Taverner & The Sound of MusicA Story From the Stamford Brook House History Project - here Early in 1914 a young man, Harry Taverner, walked out of his home at 3 Emlyn Road on his way to enlist in the Queen Victoria Rifles, County of London Battalion.… Read more »
- LBHF EVENTSA calendar of events across the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham can be found at https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/arts-and-parks/events Read more »
- Invitation to our Christmas Party, Sunday 6th DecemberHello Neighbour, If you haven’t already completed the current parking survey, please take a couple of minutes to log on and complete it as your response is very important: Please respond to the council’s parking consultation stating at question 7: “I want… Read more »
- We need your help! Please respond to the current parking consultation todayHello Neighbour, We have been campaigning for a year now for Residents’ parking bays and we need your help. Can you please respond to the council’s current parking survey, to show your support for Sunday controls. Suggested responses are… Read more »
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Today we announce Hammersmith Weekly, an email containing a roundup of news focussed on our shared interest in the built and natural environment in Hammersmith. Responding to feedback from our …
As advertised in our diary and mentioned in recent news, the council consulted on its proposals for a new Avonmore Primary School in the first week of October via three …
You’ll probably have noticed a drilling rig in the river adjacent to the bridge in recent weeks. We understand that in addition to geotechnical bores through the main piers, the …
Members have been writing to us about council plans for wheelie bins in some areas, though parts of the borough already have them from a pilot scheme. Our interest is …
In the ‘dog days of summer’, our chairman took a look through his inheritance of exhibition materials and development proposals, and wondered just how much development proposals improve during second …
(AGM Photos: Franco Chen. Click for full-size versions) We were delighted to announce our 2023 Awards at the AGM at 245 Hammersmith Road on Thursday 29th June, with the Awards …
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St Peters Square Platinum Jubilee Party
Steam train at Ravenscourt Park Arches, June 23rd 2019
Hammersmith Highline
Dove passage
Old Treacle Factory
Conservation Award 2013: Olympia. Look at it now!
Environment Award 2007 – Vernon Street
The Arches, Ravenscourt Park November 2010 – Neville Collins
Bush Theatre
28-10-16 Bridge Jane Bain
A favourite of Tom’s: 2015 Environment Award – Waldo Road, College Park
Dalling Road Open Space, St David’s Day 2019 [Photo: Richard Jackson]
2001 Environment Award – Hammersmith Surgery
Hammersmith Studios, Talgarth Road
wormwood scrubs sun
Nancye Goulden Award 2011: Phoenix School Caretaker’s House
Water Fountain outside Pallingswick House / WLFS
The Great River Race 2019 – Hammersmith Riverside
BBC Square, White City
River sculpture
West London College (RIBA picture library)
Capability Brown Statue
Rutland Arms, Lower Mall “The crowds enjoying unexpected February sunshine and a Sunday roast” February 2012 – by Chloe Poulter (age 15)
Tom Ryland plaque – Lyric theatre box
2008 LFA vision for the future of Hammersmith includes tunnelling the Flyover
RMH – Block B – spectacular cantilevered balconies in ‘liner’ style, for ‘taking the air’
2021: Tom Ryland Award for Conservation – Mission Hall
Wormwood scrubs fog
2019: First Tom Ryland Award for Conservation – St. Augustine’s
Conservation Award 2015: Hammersmith Station
Olympia redevelopment model in Upper Pillar Hall
Tom Ryland’s Memorial Bench
Upper Mall
Hammersmith and Fulham Archives
Quaker meeting house frontage
Eventim Apollo
Guerrilla gardening W6
Nancye Goulden Award 2015: 21 Banim Street
2021 Environment Award – Quaker Meeting House
The Great River Race 2019
Hammersmith Bridge
Margravine cemetery: Monument to George Robert Broad (1840-95) and Caroline Broad (1840-1905) by Aristide Fabbrucci
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16th Dec 2016 Planting Tree in Wormholt Park to commemorate the 90th Birthday of the HM Queen Elizabeth Second With The mayor and Cllr Harcourt The tree is a Liriodendron Tulipifera
Capability river downstream
Environment Award 2017: King’s House
The Ark: 1992 award winner
245 Hammersmith Road Plaza
RMH Original frontage 1933
2015: Waldo Road, College Park
2003 Nancye Goulden Award : Ravenscourt Park walled garden
Hammersmith Riverside
Coronation party, St Peters Square
Town Hall extension demolished sunny
2014 Conservation Award : The Grotto
St Pauls Green
2017 Conservation Award – Bush Theatre
Left to right Michael Brindle (1990-1995), Roger de Freitas(1999-2003), Angela Clarke (2006-2009), Rosemary Pettit (2012-2015), Melanie Whitlock (1984-1990 and 2009-2012) and Hans Haenlein (1966-72 and current President of the Society).
Quaker meeting wooden ceiling
Steam train approaching Ravenscourt Park, June 23rd 2019
Nancye Goulden Award 2014: Temple Lodge
Marc Marot former MD of Island Records and Cllr Emma Apthorp, Mayor of H&F unveil plaque for 22 St Peter’s Square
Conservation award 2016: Barons Keep
2018 Environment Award – Helios / TV centre
Capability Brown Statue unveiling
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