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Hammersmith Bridge Protest - Thurs 3rd Sept, 5pm, North and South

Please join to show that Hammersmith residents have had enough!Hammersmith Bridge Rally - Thurs, 3rd Sept 5pm. Happening on both North and South sides of the bridge. Together we will stand united in a call to central government to give us a bridge. Enough is enough. Please come and show your support. Wear a mask 😷 and follow COVID Guidelines please.Broken Bridge, Broken London

Michelle Toner ● 2224d2 Comments ● 2220d

Looking for a Simple Life and Living Place (from a Hong Konger)

"Hello, I just came from Hong Kong with my wife and little child since the current situation of Hong Kong is getting worse. We are very worried about the future of our child. We would like to get used to the life in UK as early as possible. It would be much thankful if you could share with us the information on the rent or sale of a apartment/house. We are looking for a reasonable price for my family as we do not have much money and only want a simple life here. We are not a second landlord nor property agency.Kindly email me if you had one available or any information. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you very much. Regards, Timonthy

Tim Leung ● 2224d0 Comments ● 2224d

Napier Aero Engines, Heron Trading Estate, Acton.

If you Google Napier Aero Engines Roll of Honour, you will find an A-Z of former employees of the company. Do you have a relative living or now deceased that worked for Napier? Does anyone know if a company based next door to Napier's by the name of Shaw and Kilburn (engineers and coachbuilders) also have a Roll of Honour of former employees? There is no such list on the Internet. I can be contacted via this forum or at n.milkin@sky.com

Neil Milkins ● 2236d0 Comments ● 2236d

B.B.C. Documentary.

I have been informed tonight by one of the actors in Dark Son-The Hunt For A Serial Killer that the 90 minute documentary about Abertillery-born killer Harold Jones and suspected killer of 8 women in the Hammersmith district of London between 1959 and 1965 is again available to watch on I.Player. Copy and paste link.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0c062xj….

Neil Milkins ● 2245d0 Comments ● 2245d

B.B.C. Documentary.

I have been informed tonight by one of the actors in Dark Son-The Hunt For A Serial Killer that the 90 minute documentary about Abertillery-born killer Harold Jones and suspected killer of 8 women in the Hammersmith district of London between 1959 and 1965 is again available to watch on I.Player. Copy and paste link.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0c062xj….

Neil Milkins ● 2245d0 Comments ● 2245d

Roll out of 5G masts and cabinets on derelict land in Hammersmith and Fulham

Another planning application for a tall (18m) 5G mast and 3 "cabinets" has been published on the H&F planning portal:  2020/01963/TEL56The proposed site should elicit objections.This application at Hammersmith Council's Wandon Estate, North End Road, was published starting on 30th July. The consultation on an application for a different G5 mast on the Fulham Palace Road ended recently.Both of these applications are on small patches of underutilised, "derelict" land at a bend on a major road. Both pieces of land are owned by Hammersmith Council. The operator wants easy access at ground level for installation of supporting electrical equipment, so-called "cabinets".See this good explanation by Vodaphone: https://newscentre.vodafone.co.uk/features/mobile-phone-masts-everything-you-need-to-know/I would prefer the masts to be sited at the top of buildings, with supporting electrical equipment either in the building or buried. But that would cost the operator more.The "cabinets" are as unsightly as the masts and together they occupy land which should be public realm and well-maintained. They should not be an eyesore for pedestrians and residents.The derelict land on which masts and cabinets are sited will attract fly-tipping and drug-dealers, i.e. illegal activities unless they are well fenced off and the grass is cut regularly. I would want to see the terms of the operator's contract with Hammersmith Council.

Una-Jane Winfield ● 2246d0 Comments ● 2246d

Looking for a good size double room

Hello,I am a mature female professional (selling software solutions into Europe), looking for a nice, peaceful, respectful place in a small flat / house share.Please email me if you had one available.Looking forward to hearing from you.Regards,CrisPS. I know Gumtree etc but you know just in cases....

Cris Bur ● 2272d2 Comments ● 2249d

Go Ahead Given for Hammersmith's Tallest Building

The CGI of the proposed new hotel complex looks awful: Boring with a capital B. And of course too dense, too tall, too wide so that it would cast a huge shadow to the north, ironically across the Novotel!With many existing hotels we do NOT need another 800-bed hotel in Hammersmith Town Centre.We need something else. Perhaps something educational (but pollution is high at this site). Perhaps something wih sports activities. Perhaps something totally specialised, like a "vertical hydroponics farm" for the supermarkets nearby. These are off the cuff ideas. Just not (1) luxury flats (2) international bland hotels and (3) offices. We have plenty of all these already.Ideas to Dominus and H&F planners on a postcard (or e-equivalent!), please.

Una-Jane Winfield ● 2253d0 Comments ● 2253d

st peters litter pickers 2020

Every 1st Saturday  of the Month , The residents of St Peters meet at the Cross Keys, 57 Black lion Lane, Hammersmith
Along with the local councillors Jonathon Caleb-landy and Asif Siddique, supported by SPRA ,Serco , parks and recreation and Hammersmith and Fulham council.All equipment provided, gloves, pickup sticks, bags , tabards sanitiser along with free refreshments and kids drinks at midday for all volunteers. so far over 200 bags of litter have been cleared, rubbish from drainpipes, bike wheels have been cleared and one i pad returned to a grateful student who had had it stolen over a year ago! , still had 58% charge left!!.
All welcome just meet at 11am at the Cross Keys,57 black lion laneNext date is Saturday March the 7th, then every first Saturday of the  month

Michael pearson ● 2417d2 Comments ● 2257d

Dilemma

Word on the street is that the Black Lion has been providing beer during the daytime.Problem is that drinkers are not allowed to use the lavatories.You choose.

Jeffrey Cope ● 2321d2 Comments ● 2263d

Post Office Closure - A disaster for Hammersmith

The news that the post office in the shopping centre is closing is yet another blow for Hammersmith. A good proportion of my trips to King Street are made because I am going there and whilst I am there I will shop elsewhere.Isn't now the time for the government to start viewing the Post Office a key asset in binding the community together and supporting local retail trade and not as something that only exists where it can turn a profit?

Ellen Kearney ● 2282d5 Comments ● 2263d

Ravenscourt Park

I am currently researching the history of Ravenscourt Park and Square. I'd be really interested to hear from anyone who might have personal memories of the park from the last century, whether it was playing tennis, or bowling, or taking children to the paddling poo, or even boating on the lake. I'm also seeking historical information on the park, especially concerning the planting of the many exotic trees. If you have been a gardener or involved in the planting or maintenance of the facilities, I would love to hear from you.

Julian Kirwan-Taylor ● 2317d2 Comments ● 2284d

Pandemic Has Revolutionised Local Health Care Says NHS Boss

The Gov has promised additional funds for Covid-related expenditure, so of course all parties came together to meet a common challenge. When the pandemic is over and budgets revert to the separate organisations, the need to balance budgets will come back to the fore.

Una-Jane Winfield ● 2295d0 Comments ● 2295d

NHS Urgent Care Walk-in Centres to Remain Closed

NHS NW London (the collaboration of 8 NW London CCGs) must give some hint about what it intends to do with the Hammersmith, Charing Cross and Parsons Green UCCs. It is simply not good enough to keep them closed with no news. For the last couple of months the Parsons Green one was used as a Covid testing centre. They were originally set up alongside the hospitals to offer care for minor injuries and less urgent conditions, as an alternative to trying to book an appointment with a (overstretched) GP.  If these UCCs are not being used to testing, what are they being used for?

Una-Jane Winfield ● 2295d0 Comments ● 2295d

Thames Path Restrictions on Cyclists and Joggers Extended

The freedom to walk along the Thames path without being hassled by joggers and bicyclists is bliss!  Thank you, Hammersmith Council. This is a real improvement.

Una-Jane Winfield ● 2355d3 Comments ● 2297d

Black holdall found...

..presumably stolen..on my towpath walk near Hammersmith Bridge (16/06). Do you know the owner?

Jane Suthering ● 2299d0 Comments ● 2299d

Beware Michael Brown

I see this person has infested your Forum. Please be careful, he is nothing but a pain with his usual bizarre contributions to the ChiswickW4 website. One to be avoided at all costs.

Jeffrey Cope ● 2338d0 Comments ● 2338d

Entrepreneur launching legal challenge to UK Government Lockdown

Simon Dolan, owner of Jota aviation.Join The Challenge

Michael Brown ● 2344d0 Comments ● 2344d

Hammersmith and West London Peoples theatre Company

Dear Neighbours,Can you help, please? There are so many good causes at the moment,  but this could be just what we all need!  We’re going to create a new, full-length play with music about 24 hours in West London - completely created and performed by anyone in West London who fancies trying theatre.  Acting, directing, writing, producing, backstage, lighting, sound, music, social media, video, kids company, podcasts, etc.  There will be numerous ‘guest’ slots too, so other community and youth groups can get involved and showcase their talents, so please spread the word!  We then pay some of the top talent in the theatre world to come and work with us. Initially, of course, online! But we need to prove (again) that people are interested.  This is the second time we're fundraising as with The H&F Peoples Company in January made we 101% of its funding target!  It was all or nothing funding and people like Sir Derek Jacobi,  West End producers Peter Wilson and Trish Wadley, comedian Arthur Smith, journo Lynne Gardner and actors, Rebecca Raybone, (Doctors, Monsignor Renard, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, etc), Morfydd Clark, (Mina from BBC's 'Dracula' and forthcoming 'Lord of The Rings') Marc Elliot (Eastenders, Holby, etc) all contributed or are supporting the idea.  But a late final payment means we have to do it all again!  So it's the same project that succeeded before (although we've renamed it 'West London' rather than 'H&F so we know the difference!) but in order to get support again from H&F we need, again, to show people are interested.  So if you are, perhaps you could like our project on SpaceHive. Or even make a pledge!  Just £2 is the minimum and would show we have support.It will be a great new celebratory show. Looking forward to a brighter future. And more immediately, helping struggling professional artists.  Please share & help if you can... www.spacehive.com/west-london-peoples-theatre-company If you've any questions, please get in touch. Thanks,Nick.

Nick Hennegan ● 2353d0 Comments ● 2353d

15 bus workers die of Corona virus - horrific!

http://www.hammersmithtoday.co.uk/default.asp?section=info&spage=common/ldrstrans022a.htmBus drivers and other bus workers must have face masks (and gloves). They should not be losing their lives while doing their essential job!

Una-Jane Winfield ● 2355d0 Comments ● 2355d