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News in Brief
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Taking a View – The Curse of Graffiti-Covered Shutters
Earlier in the year, we wrote about the parlous state of some shopfronts in the borough, giving some examples of better practice. The story was part-inspired by affiliate BRA's activities and those of our members, in appealing to the council for enforcement ...
Parks and Open Spaces in new developments
There should of course be an obvious answer to the question of what constitutes a park. Summer's faded into a distant memory, so it's a good time to take stock, with a season of site visits, reviews of virtual CGI, and actual ...
Shepherds Bush Market update
The council held a planning committee meeting on 5th December, as noted in our Hammersmith Weekly email, with the majority of the agenda devoted to the market redevelopment proposal. Officers have recommended consent. After a short speech by one objector, following on ...
Hammersmith Weekly
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 continuous member survey and the related AGM announcement that we no longer ...
Avonmore Consultation – Residents Poll
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 events: two in-person at the current school in Avonmore Road, and one ...
Hammersmith Bridge update
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 rig is in the river to drill bores to investigate the riverbed ...
Wheelie Bins
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 to ensure that they don't damage the streetscape and the wider environment ...
Taking a View – Being careful what you wish for
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 and possibly later iterations after being rejected or otherwise failing at the ...
2023 Awards Evening and AGM
(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 introduced by vice-chairman Richard Winterton and kindly presented by our guest speaker ...
A Permanent Cycleway 9
The council's short-notice decision to make C9 permanent was reported in HammersmithToday in March. That would be less significant if the January to June Key Decisions List had mentioned it, or if the cycle and walking commission had been in the ...
Taking a View – Hammersmith Avenue
In this article, our member Dr. Alex Reid revisits the work done on the original Flyunder proposal, and in recognition of the times we live in, looks at how the essence of it could be reworked into a vision for the 2020's, ...
Air Quality in Hammersmith, Part 1 – Can the CAN?
As an off-beat way to mark the half-century since that iconic song Can the CAN topped the charts in June 1973, in the last six months LBHF has sponsored air quality monitors installed on roadsides near a number of primary schools, and ...
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West London Magistrate's Court
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2026 AGM and Awards Evening
📆 Tue 13th Oct | 18:30 - 20:30
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