There was a great turnout last Monday for the West Hampstead Neighbourhood Development Forum meeting, chaired by WHAT. There were slides, there were speeches, there was a bit of heckling – but was there any fruitful outcome? This was a … Continue reading →
Are West Hampstead locals “misty-eyed” about the past, or driving for progressive change? Depends who you ask. A few months ago, the Neighbourhood Development Forum ran a survey1 to gauge people’s views on development in West Hampstead. It is interesting … Continue reading →
Here’s a good thing. Win vouchers at West Hampstead businesses simply by advertising for a flatmate. Lots of you use Twitter as a way to find flatmates. You post a tweet and, as long as I see it, I RT … Continue reading →
The local Neighbourhood Development Forum (which is now on Twitter by the way), held its latest meeting last week. I just perused the minutes and was intrigued by a paradox of democracy. Walk with me. The NDF has to determine … Continue reading →
Tuesday’s meeting about the proposed West Hampstead dispersal zone was less “drop-in” and more “sit around a table” than I’d been led to believe. As a result, and because the door was locked when I arrived, I missed the start … Continue reading →
Early Tuesday evening, there’s a drop-in consultation meeting about whether a dispersal zone should be implemented in part of West Hampstead. Whether you’re an arch libertarian or in the hang ’em and flog ’em brigade (or perhaps somewhere inbetween), this … 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 →
What to eat on a very warm, sticky, humid evening? A refreshing, chilled summer soup? A Greek salad? Some ice-cream? (errm, yes, actually..) Or alternatively….a nice, hot, spicy curry! Having enjoyed several deliveries from the excellent Tiffin Tin on Mill … 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 →
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 →
