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Reminder from Rosemary’s last newsletter : There is a suggestion from the Council that registering the building as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) would provide an additional level of protection. Rosemary Pettit is currently assembling this application.
In Hammersmith we tend to forget that Fulham Palace is one of our greatest assets.
The former Palace of the Bishops of London is Grade 1 Listed and although we think of it as Tudor which much of it is – and even older than Hampton Court – it actually dates back to the 1100s. There is much going on there and just to walk through the grounds – especially the walled garden – is a great pleasure.
The Palace has just passed the first hurdle in its latest bid for a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund which will enable it to tie up and complete the main programme of projects which has been on going for the last 15 years or so. A Local Advisory Group is to be set up with effect from the Autumn of this year. If you are interested in being involved please contact me.
For general information visit : www.fulhampalace.org
It seems that Thames Water are causing quite a storm of their own with their high handed approach to selecting sites for these works. No-one denies the need for this project designed to reduce the risk of properties being flooded by sewage.
My office has been flooded twice and I know from personal experience how awful it is. It must be much worse if it is your home. See what Andy Slaughter has been saying on the subject in his current blog.
Please tell us how you think the Hammersmith Society can assist with this problem.
As most of you know, the Mayor of London successfully persuaded the Government that he should manage the development and planning controls around Old Oak Common and Park Royal (also includes Wormwood Scrubs) in the same manner as the Mayor was responsible for the Olympics site. The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) became official from 1 April 2015. The Acting Chief Executive is Victoria Hills and the Chief Planning Officer is William McKee (formerly of this parish – Remember him?). Things are due to move fairly quickly and are all linked in with Crossrail and HS2 which will meet if all goes well to provide a station as large as Waterloo on the site. The Hammersmith Society have asked to be a major consultee and we are due to have a meeting with OPDC in the next two weeks.
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The Council are currently consulting upon introducing a universal 20mph throughout all roads in the Borough
Have your say at :
www.lbhf.gov.uk/20mph or e-mail
Closing date for comments 31 July 2015.
If you missed the exhibition in King’s Mall in the week of 8th June and at the Lyric Theatre, together with the Question Time on 18th June in the Studio Theatre hosted by John Humphrys, you can read about it and the many reviews on the West London Link Website :
The exhibition is due to move to a venue near the Town Hall in the coming weeks.
At the recent Question Time event based upon the ‘Flyunder’, which formed part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture events arranged by West London Link and Hammersmith BID, Cllr Stephen Cowan announced the setting up of a Residents’ Panel to act as a consultative group for the various projects affecting Hammersmith Town Centre. These include (Principal Organisation in brackets) :
The application form can be found here
Closing date 5pm Friday 3rd July.
This a news update which has recently been sent to our members : If you are not receiving these regular bulletins, but would like to, please contact the Chairman, Tom Ryland – See contact details. If you are not a member of the Hammersmith Society but would like to join, please contact Rosemary Pettit, Membership Secretary.
The Hammersmith Society tries to fulfil its roles as a linking organisation for the many and diverse local groups within the Hammersmith area and disseminating information on local projects and initiatives. Do please keep us informed of any issues where our support would be helpful.
This is my first ‘electronic’ newsletter since taking over as Chairman from Rosemary Pettit. My first task is therefore to thank Rosemary for her excellent and unstinting stewardship of the Society over the last three years. She will be a hard act to follow – so you may be getting fewer of these for a start! Needless to say Rosemary is far from retiring and has taken on the task of Membership Secretary and will hopefully boosting our numbers. Please encourage your individual members to join the Hammersmith Society : I attach a Membership Form but this can also be found on our website – See below.
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