What have you missed since July 3rd?
How many?? We crunched the numbers on entry/exit figures for West Hampstead’s three stations. Tbh even we were surprised.
It was the Jester Festival last weekend, that much you know. But to get an unbiased view on it, we asked a newcomer to the area to pay a visit.
There was a Whampdinner at Quartieri (the new pizza place on the KHR). Good food, good company and good limoncello. (If you’ve not been to one before, do subscribe to the newsletter and invites – they are a really fun night out in the ‘hood, and it’s and always nice to meet fellow whampers who are even more interesting after a glass or two of wine).
Tortoise lost. Sad face. Tortoise found! Smiles all round. Pics and general good samaritanness from Jemima Knight and Weary cynic (she has a good heart after all! 🙂
(astonishingly 17 other people claimed it as ‘their’ missing tortoise)!
And Coco (cat) was missing, but has been found.
Now that we have reunited tortoise and owner. And Coco and her owner. Anyone recognise this ginger cat?
Hello Lola. After a soft opening over the past few days, Lola’s bakery opens on Tuesday Thursday the 13th.
Latte Lassi is moving in where Cocoa Bijoux was (and Cocoa Bijoux is moving further up Broadhurst, apparently)
Genius club is taking over the Movers and Shakers spot. To sell games and toys.
Monsters of Art is opening a new tattoo shop off Oxford Street. But fear not, it’s keeping the one on Mill Lane.
It was Pride weekend – and there is an appeal for information and memories of the gay scene at the Lower Ground Bar. It had a gay scene?
I know I said no more election news, but while the overall election turnout in the UK was 68.7%, and in London it was over 70%, but in West Hampstead it was the highest in Camden at over 80%.
Remember Woods & Woods? It was the pine furniture shop where Tesco is now. Damien Pullen, the owner and familiar face in the area, has died suddenly.
Comments are officially closed on the farmers’ market expansion but experience suggests that it’s still worth commenting if you have not already. You can do so here.
West Hampstead local Harriet Dart played in the women’s doubles (or ‘dubs’) at Wimbledon. She was not successful this year but who knows what the future will bring.
Help to buy isn’t really helping in Camden; in the last financial year only 13 loans were issues in the borough! And none would have been much help buying this house in West Hampstead- it’s on the market for £4 million.
Tweet of the week
Emergency outside @WHampstead library! Pot plant smoking! Call @LondonFire. Phew all sorted. Crisis over. pic.twitter.com/84XOVQHAyS
— West Hampstead Life (@WHampsteadLife) July 8, 2017
