The Gondar Gardens reservoir is back on the planning agenda. Here’s the story so far. Gondar Gardens is a large patch of green land that sits over a disused Victorian reservoir. The land is owned by Linden Homes and Wates, … Continue reading →
The turnout for this week’s West Hampstead & Fortune Green Area Action Group was higher than usual, with parking, planning, and local business on the agenda. For those of you not familiar with the AAGs, they are an opportunity to … Continue reading →
More economic woes, a large-scale public sector strike, and a sudden interest in pandas characterised the week in the news. What was piquing our interest closer to home? The Gallery was victim of an armed robbery late last Sunday. Gondar … Continue reading →
While the tabloid press has been hauled over the coals, and Curiosity disappears off to Mars, it’s been a fairly quiet week in West Hampstead – but there are quite a few things coming up over the next few days. … Continue reading →
No, not a post about foraging for wild mushrooms down Bill Fury Way, but rather about Locally Sourced Productions. Let me let Paula take up the story: “It sprouted out of a casual conversation at David’s Deli one summer’s day, … Continue reading →
Some more recent arrivals to West Hampstead Life may not be aware that I actively support local youth charity The Winchester Project. You can read a bit more about the genesis of that support here. If you’d like to know … Continue reading →
On December 8th, the next whampreview takes place at Ladudu – the popular Vietnamese restaurant on West End Lane opposite the Iverson Rd junction. We’re looking to take around 20 people for an 8pm seating. We’ll be trying out the … Continue reading →
Straight onto the news this week The northern entrance to the Thameslink station closed (it reopens in January), and the temporary side-entrance next to the almost finished Iverson Road station opened. This has meant that the bookseller has moved – … Continue reading →
Next Tuesday there’s a public meeting about education in general and local schooling in particular at the library. It’s organised by the West Hampstead Labour party but anyone is welcome to attend.
Continue reading →“We actually live here, it’s not just a ‘place with great transport links’, it’s our home” Last week, quite a large group of locals turned up at Sidings Community Centre to hear a presentation from the developers and architects of … Continue reading →
