Welcome back! Hope you had a good holiday break. What has been happening in West Hampstead at the start of 2018? On New Year’s day, it was 56 Years since the Beatles came to Decca’s West Hampstead studio (now ENO) … Continue reading →
Church, post office, play venue and … concert hall. The multi-faceted Sherriff Centre added another string to its bow on Friday with the first of a series of classical music concerts, which had got some advance coverage on Radio 3. … Continue reading →
New Year, new round-up of West Hampstead’s fitness and gym options (would you believe, this is our most popular article year in, year out). Most of you will already know about the main local gyms to help you shed those … Continue reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTMlZxHk938 On a very cold New Year’s Day in 1962 the Beatles arrived in West Hampstead for their audition at Decca Studios. The Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein had several record shops in Liverpool and had a meeting with the marketing … Continue reading →
Hope you are all having a peaceful and relaxing holiday. We’ll kick off with the news over the past ten days, and then we thought we’d do a quick “news review” of the year. A local carol singer raised over … Continue reading →
Christmas day is nearly upon us, so just in the (St) Nick of time, here are a few helpful tips to make everything go smoothly. When are the local church services? At Emmanuel Church things kick off with carols on … Continue reading →
Following our recent walk down the Kilburn High Road, we took a similar walk up West End Lane. Joining us was John Saynor, chair of WHAT (West Hampstead Amenity and Transport), which takes a keen interest in these matters too. … Continue reading →
One of the best things about Christmas is the carol singing. It get’s you into the spirit of Christmas and those singing are raising money for good causes, a reminder of the true spirit of Christmas. Every Christmas since 1977, … Continue reading →
Things are gearing up for Christmas so we checked out some of our local stores for some present ideas. There was a house fire on Inglewood Road. Thankfully no-one was hurt. Unfortunately, after a lull, there was another moped phone … Continue reading →
Andy Williams might have sung ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year’, but for most of us it’s the rack-our-brains-for-a-present time of the year. If that describes you here are some present ideas from just down the road. First stop, … Continue reading →
