Yesterday, the newly formed West Hampstead Wanderers kicked off their season in the Hampstead 7evens League with a game against The Gym United. Player/manager Nick Hudgell reports: Match day 1. Monday 10th January. KO 7.15. The Gym United 10-4 West … Continue reading →
While everyone was heading back to work, and breaking New Year’s resolutions as fast as possible, how did 2011 start in West Hampstead? The major local news of the week was the stabbing of a 24 year-old woman in broad … Continue reading →
Yes, it’s catch-up time. While you were all gorging yourselves on mince pies, feeling like death warmed up while forcing yourself to be nice to elderly relatives, and then seeing in the New Year, what was happening in West Hampstead … Continue reading →
Happy New Year! So here we are in 2011, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. But what does the next 12 months hold in store? Rather than speculate wildly I thought I’d ask my Twitter followers to speculate wildly instead. And they didn’t … Continue reading →
–>It’s been a good year for the blog and Twitter and the WHamp community generally. We’ve had lots of meet-ups over dinner, drinks and even our first picnic. The blog was mentioned a couple of times in The Guardian and I was the … Continue reading →
Christmas mostly…. “What have I missed since…” is taking a well-deserved break over the holidays. It will be back in the New Year. In the meantime, enjoy the festive season and look out for the Big Whamp Quiz of the … Continue reading →
While you were waiting for your deliveries from Amazon and kissing your colleague on the photocopier, what was happening in West Hampstead? It was another quiet week, dominated of course by snow. The closure of Brent Cross was big news … Continue reading →
So, don’t know whether any of you noticed, but there’s been a light sprinkling of snow in NW6 over the past couple of days. How do you think the council, TfL, and other public bodies have coped? Was enough done in … Continue reading →
I know, I know, it’s not even Christmas yet, but some of you lovely people want to know what excitement is on offer on New Year’s Eve in the neighbourhood. And who am I to stand between you and a … Continue reading →
This was my first time at Hampstead’s smallest theatre. Pentameters is a tiny space with about 50 seats, accessed from some narrow stairs behind The Horseshoe pub on Heath Street. The stage is surprisingly big and, for this adaptation of … Continue reading →
