“I do not claim to know what happens in villages” Zadie Smith Zadie Smith is everywhere at the moment, and yet this media ubiquity also has a very firm geographic focal point: North-west London. No great surprise there, after all, … Continue reading →
West Hampstead has its fair share of local celebrities – Black-cab driving Stephen Fry might have deserted us but there’s still the A-list thesp set of Jim, Imelda, Phyllida, Emma and Greg. There’s the permanently louche Bill Nighy. There’s actress … Continue reading →
Lots of you have noticed the new additions to West Hampstead’s, er, vibrant retail scene. Yes, Mr Whippy and a hot dog stand have arrived in town. Photo via @RicksterLondon They have set their stalls on the new wide pavement … Continue reading →
If you are organised, efficient, and enthusiastic, and you are interested in food, environmental issues, or farming, you might enjoy managing London Farmers’ Markets new West Hampstead market. You need to be self motivated, assertive, cheerful, a good communicator, polite, … Continue reading →
The saga of West Hampstead’s farmers’ market has been more like a storyline from The Archers of late. Will it/won’t it/Has Nigel Pargeter fallen off the roof? Then today a cow appeared. Not a real cow obviously, but a painted … Continue reading →
If you’ve been reading the local film listings of late, you’ll have spotted that the Tricycle in Kilburn has been taken over for the Trinidad & Tobago cultural village. Fiona went along to see whether it had brought some Caribbean … Continue reading →
I reported a few days ago that London Farmers’ Markets had added West Hampstead to its list, with an opening date of September 22nd. Odd then that a day later the page had been removed. Odd, right? I contacted LFM … Continue reading →
London Farmers’ Markets has added West Hampstead to its list of markets. The market, which will be outside the new Thameslink station, opens on September 22nd and every Saturday after that. There isn’t much detail yet on what the stalls … Continue reading →
This Saturday, head down to Gloves Boxing Club on Broadhurst Gardens (just round the corner from the tube) to a pop-up exhibition. It’s for a charity print project inspired by London 2012. London Street Prints is a collection of limited-edition … Continue reading →
It was flattering to be asked by The Guardian to write an article for its travel website about my “perfect day out” in north-west London. This forms part of a series of similar pieces written by other London writers and … Continue reading →
