STOP PRESS: This event is now full. If you’d like to go on the waiting list then by all means contact me, and leave a mobile number. We’re a cultured bunch in West Hampstead, right? We know our Matisse from … Continue reading →
This month we’re launching the imaginatively named NW6 Film Club – an informal meetup of local film buffs. It’s basically like a book club only with a screen instead of pages! Or is that what book clubs will be like … Continue reading →
It was a fluke. I happened to see a tweet whizz through my timeline. It referred to a blog written by a widower. I thought it might have been the return of the chap in his 90s who’d briefly blogged … Continue reading →
You’ll recall that back in November, Belsize fire station was on a list of likely candidates for closure. West Hampstead station was always safe, even in the drastic 31 station closure model. No shock then to see Belsize on the … Continue reading →
This month Newham will become the first council in England to require private landlords to be registered. Meanwhile, Camden has already served the country’s first landlord asbo to a West Hampstead landlady and has sought this week to extend it … Continue reading →
The organisers of West Hampstead’s very own village fête, the Jester Festival, are already planning this year’s event. They are looking for local artists and musicians who would like to participate over the weekend of July 6th and 7th. If … Continue reading →
Thanks to the 345 of you who voted in the Tweet of the Year competition. In the end it was a two-horse race, but the winner, coming from behind on the very last day of voting, was Heather Wilson with … Continue reading →
Another year, and lots more West Hampstead locals have met each other at the various events we’ve organised. It very much feels that this year, the events have moved well beyond a collection of tweeters and have become more – … Continue reading →
Nothing screams party like a Monday night in West Hampstead. But this Monday is New Year’s Eve so all of a sudden it’s party central in NW6. Or something. Personally, I’ll be getting in a bottle of vodka and enough … Continue reading →
Did someone say bandwagon? Like any publication worth its salt, this website is not immune to the allure of churning out a review of the past 12 months. So here are the crime-fighting vicars and the organic cauliflowers that made … Continue reading →
