It’s felt like a long time coming, but from December 8th First Capital Connect will be running more trains from West Hampstead Thameslink. Specifically, weekday off-peak and Saturday services will increase frequency by 50%. These two extra trains an hour … Continue reading →
This is the second part of our trilogy. Here’s the link to part one. Thanks are due to Ade Wyatt, Simon Inglis, Dean Austin, Wally Smith, Pat Wilkinson, Adam Sieff, Phil Shaw, Steve York, Val Simmonds, Brian Wilcock, James Moyes, … Continue reading →
Local ward councillor Don Williams tweeted a spectacular photo this afternoon of a burst main on Fairhazel Gardens. This has, unsurprisingly, affected the water supply of surrounding streets. Lets hope Thames Water is quick on the case before Fairhazel starts … Continue reading →
Long-time local resident and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing died on Sunday. She was 94. Here she is being told she’s won the Nobel Prize in 2007 (I love that an artichoke figures prominently). West Hampstead wasn’t just her home, … Continue reading →
Iverson Road in “The Smallest Show on Earth” (1957) The ever-excellent Tetramesh posted this video of clips from movies and TV shows filmed in NW6. There are some real gems in and among. On Location in NW6 by tetramesh
Continue reading →Long-time West Hampstead resident Doris Lessing, who died yesterday morning, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2007, when she was 88. This lovely video shows the moment she found out she’d won – being told by reporters who’d gathered outside … Continue reading →
by Keith Moffitt Many words will be written over the next few days about Nobel prize-winning and West Hampstead-dwelling Doris Lessing, but I’d like to mention a short story of hers with a very strong West Hampstead connection. “The New … Continue reading →
Behind the new apartments at 1 Mill Lane lies land that has been given to the public as a conservation area. Camden wants to keep the site as a wildlife area with limited public access. Although it was initially going … Continue reading →
Wandering along Kilburn High Road on another olive-hunting mission recently, I noted that Small & Beautiful, had undergone a bit of a facelift and refurb. Peering, in I noted the bar now faces the street, and the general scheme of … Continue reading →
If you’re coming to #whampgather this Thursday, you’re in for a treat. It promises to be the biggest and best yet. [if you have a ticket and realise you can’t make it, do please let me know]. Regular whampgatherers know … Continue reading →
