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Council tax bills ready
to be cut again by 3%
u Taxpayers have cause to
celebrate again with lower bills
u Average council tax bill in
London expected to rise
ROB MANSFIELD
CounCil tax bills are set to fall for
the fourth year in a row, the leader of
H&F Council announced this week.
Cllr Stephen Greenhalgh said he will
cut bills by three per cent for the fourth
successive year as part of a pledge to
deliver the highest quality services at
the lowest possible cost to residents.
While cutting tax the council
has also reduced its historic debt by
£24million in three years.
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lIlY CAN’T WAIT TO
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When council tax demands go
through letterboxes in March 2010, a
typical bill will be £122 cheaper than
it was four years ago – if proposals are
approved at a budget meeting next year.
Homes in ‘Band D’ – which is the usual
figure used for comparison – will be
£105 better off.
By March 2011, a typical H&F
resident is expected to be nearly £600
better off if tax bills across the capital
continue to rise at the same rate as they
have done for the past three years.
The three per cent cut in H&F’s share
of council tax bills – which excludes the
GLA precept – could be the largest in
the country for the fourth year running.
For the last three years Hammersmith
& Fulham has been the only council in
Band D Council Tax in London 2006-2011
£917
2006/07
£926
H&F
£890
2007/08
Projected
saving over four
years = £568
* projected council tax based
on annual increase to date.
England to cut council tax bills.
“All councils have a duty to respond
to the impact of the recession and its
impact on the finances of hard-working
families across our borough,” said
Cllr Greenhalgh.
“We need to deliver better services
for less money which is why we are
cutting tax at the same time as putting
more bobbies on the beat, improving
our parks and making our streets cleaner.
We managed to open the first new
library in the borough for 40 years at
virtually no cost to the taxpayer.”
Over the last three years the council
has saved taxpayers £42m. This has
been achieved, Cllr Greenhalgh said,
by introducing competition to services
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INSIDE
WHAT’S
ON
Your 16-page
guide to nights out
in the borough
WHAT’S ON 3
TH E
FU N N Y
MAN
listings
reviews/previews
music
Food and drink
crossword
su doku
Film review
14 TH NOVEMBER - 5 TH DECEMBER 2009
E x c i t e y o u r S e n 5 e s
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Saturday 14 th November
SISTERS OF DIVERSITY
Sisters of Britain’s Got Talent 2009
winners perform live in centre.
Show times:
12.30pm, 2.00pm, 3.30pm, 5.00pm
a fresh
talent
l property news.............page 33
l planning notices..........page 71
l public notices.........page 71&76
l letters, History, comment &
contact Details.......pages 74-75
l sport......................pages 77-83
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YOUR 60-SECOND PAPER
PEOPLE DIARY
l WHITE City
youngsters have
found their own
fame academy
thanks to a Londonwide
charity.
Greenhouse
Youth, pictured right,
launched theatre
groups for 13 to
18-year-olds and
it has gone so well
that 10 to 13-yearolds
will also have
classes.
PAGE 6>>
NEWS
l A PLAN to build student flats at
the site of the Hammersmith Palais
in shepherds Bush road has been
rejected.
the famous dance and music
venue closed in 2007 but the
scheme to replace it was deemed
out of character with the area and far
too large.
PAGE 4>>
l THREE troublemakers who targeted
Shepherds Bush have not just been
banned from a single pub or bar – but
more than 30.
Two would-be thieves and a conman
now cannot even dip a toe into drinking
spots involved in the Pubwatch scheme
linking premises in W12.
PAGE 5>>
l qPr are showing their appreciation
for soldiers who have been fighting
in Afghanistan.
troops based at Hounslow Barracks
have been given free tickets for
the game against Coventry City and
will take part in a lap of honour.
PAGE 10>>
l POLICE are getting smart to tackle
burglars in Fulham.
Burglaries in Munster ward have
dropped by a massive 43 per cent since
property marking technology called
SmartWater was introduced in January.
The mark helps police to prove
ownership of any item.
PAGE 13>>
l iF You walked into Fulham
Library to find staff dressed in rather
strange garb your eyes were not
deceiving you.
they donned Edwardian clothes
as part of the library’s 100th birthday
celebrations.
PAGE 16>>
l CoCAinE with a street value of up
to £750,000 has been seized in a
police raid.
the discovery at an unoccupied
house in shepherds Bush should have
‘a major impact’ local drug dealers.
PAGE 20>>
l PARKING rules changed temporarily
because of the impact of Westfield
have been amended after detailed
consultations.
PAGE 22>>
l lilY davies
decided a tiara
was the
right
way to
make
an
impression
on
her 99th
birthday.
she may
have been
a socialite
in her youth,
but remark-
ElEvEn-year-old oscar (left) is
just one of the thousands of
H&F residents who love animals.
in our Animal magic special
you can find out why his two
cats have champion status, as
well as discovering the borough
hospital providing a lifeline for
pets whose owners struggle to
pay for vet care, top tips from
an expert and a look at a
surgery giving a wide range of
services under one roof.
We will be running Animal
ably she has also been in
the same Hammersmith
house all her life.
PAGE 18>>
l YOU could never accuse
Isas Sastraada of relying on
the same old styles.
Furniture covered in
stingray skins is one of the
interior designer’s specialities.
He has just opened a
shop in Fulham Road.
PAGE 33>>
l our shelf life feature
looking at local authors
proved so popular we are
PICTURE OF THE WEEK
ANImAL mAgIC OUR PETS SPECIAL!
running another one!
natasha Farrant from
shepherds Bush is causing
a stir with her novels but
her involvement in the book
world goes much deeper
– she tells us how she
combines her writing with a
role as a literary agent.
PAGE 55>>
l ANOTHER author featured
in Shelf Life – Iwona
Macalka – has written a
children’s story based on her
travels with a teddy bear...
PAGE 57>>
l littlE Gabriel Getahun makes a big impression in our picture taken by
David Tett at the Masbro Centre. To find out why he was all dressed up for a
celebration see our story. Full storY PAGE 3>>
magic again in future editions so if you
have a story for us – or would like to send
in a picture of your pet – get in touch!
sEE PAGEs
65-67>>
l COMEDIANS at the lyric has been
winning the plaudits – and you still
have time to catch a performance.
Trevor Griffiths’ popular tale of aspiring
stand-ups trying to make it big
features a superb cast, and we chat to
two of them: Keith Allen and
david dawson.
PAGE 32>>
l THE borough is awash with talented
people, including many artists.
One of the exhibitions on at the
moment features the Society of Fulham
Artists and Potters, with work showcased
in Fulham Library.
PAGE 31>>
PUMPWATCH
SPORT
The change
in petrol
prices
following the
2p tax rise
Petrol prices
3 November
Fulham
Shell
Fulham Road
Unleaded: 108.9
(up 17p on
March’s 89.9p price)
Diesel: 108.9
(up 7p on
March’s 99.9p price)
Shepherds Bush
BP Connect
37 Shepherds Bush Road
Unleaded: 110.9
(up 16.1p on
March’s 91.9p price)
Diesel: 110.9
(up 8.1p on
March’s 99.9p price)
Hammersmith
BP Connect
Great West Road
Unleaded: 110.9
(up 15.6p on
March’s 91.4p price)
Diesel: 110.9
(up 8.1p on
March’s 99.9p price)
l FENCING is a sport more and more
people are taking up.
Which is great news for organisers,
especially ahead of the London Olympics,
but finding space in H&F to train is
proving to be a headache.
PAGE 77>>
l Fulham FC’s roots date back an
incredible 130 years and as the club
marks the anniversary they are in the
terrific position of competing in the
Premier league and about to visit
roma in the Europa league .
PAGE 80-81>>

3 November 2009 www.lbhf.gov.uk NEWS 3
Eid and Diwali washed down with a smile
PICTURES
BY DAVID
TETT
u Free food
marks end of
religious fast
u Singing,
dancing and
traditional
hand-painting
in festive event
An internAtionAl
feast for the senses helped
to ring in the eid and
Diwali festivals at the
Masbro Centre in West
Kensington.
About 50 people
flocked to the Masbro
Road centre on October
20 to take part in a community
lunch celebrating
Eid – the end of Ramadan
fasting in the Muslim
calendar – and the Indian
and Nepalese ‘festival of
lights’ known as Diwali.
The food, which was
prepared by more than 35
volunteer cooks, was free
and well received by the
centregoers.
The event also included
henna handpainting and
traditional singing and
dancing to celebrate both
festivals.
Many of the participants
dressed in their
national dress and the lunch
featured a mouth-watering
spread of international
cuisine prepared by
volunteers.
Centre outreach and
development worker
Rachel Sheppard, 30, said
the event attracted revellers
of all ages, from tiny
infants to the elderly.
TASTY: Far left, Jessuca Carelli
Kemlo with son Eduardo at Masbro.
Above, Gabriel Geatahun, 3, and Maya
Bentohakal, 2. Inset, Christina Tragni.
Below, Sima and Aama Frooghi
“It was a great event
– really busy, bustling,
exciting and lots of fun,”
she said. “We’ve been
holding the event for about
seven or eight years and
it’s definitely getting better
and busier each year.
“The event is a vital part
of what the Masbro does
in the community, and it’s
great that we get people
along.” Caroline Butcher

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l THE former Olive Tree
pub and restaurant
in Perrers Road,
Hammersmith, is set to
be turned into flats.
Permission has been
granted for alterations
to the building to create
five self-contained flats
over four floors – two
two-bed maisonettes
over the basement
and ground floor, two
one-bed flats on the first
floor, and one two-bed
flat in a new roof area.
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l ST Andrew’s Church
in Fulham Fields, West
Kensington, is to be given
a makeover.
Planning permission
has been granted by the
council for demolition of
part of an extension that
was built at the western
end of the church.
In its place will be a
five-storey block, made
up of 10 flats, and there
will also be alterations
to the church, which is
bounded by Greyhound
u Scheme for block
housing 400 students
deemed ‘completely
out of character’
u Residents say light
would be blocked
DELYTH BOWEN
One of Hammersmith’s
famous former dance and
music venues will not be
turned into student halls.
Developers London &
Regional had hoped that H&F
Council would allow the former
Hammersmith Palais to be
demolished and replaced with
429 flats and shops.
But the council’s planning
applications committee
voted unanimously against the
18,000sqm scheme, dubbed
an ‘eyesore’ by residents, at a
meeting on October 27.
Committe chairman Cllr
Alex Chalk said that the huge
development in Shepherds
Bush Road – which would
have reached 10 storeys in
height in parts – would have a
negative impact on the area.
He said: “We could never
have allowed this massive
building, which was completely
out of character and not in
keeping with other buildings
in the area, to be dumped in
the heart of Hammersmith.
“The application did not
meet planning requirements
and was unacceptable.”
In 2002, planning permission
was granted to demolish
the Palais and redevelop the
site into a six-storey scheme,
incorporating offices, a new
Utilities must now pay before they dig
UTILITY firms will now have
to pay before they dig up the
roads and can work only at set
times thanks to a new ruling.
H&F Council has become
one of the first authorities in
the UK to insist utility companies
hold a permit to carry out
road works.
Transport minister Sadiq
Khan announced on October
15 that the Department
for Transport has approved
Road and St Andrews
Road. The church and
hopes to update the
space with a cafe and
offices.
The council received
114 letters of support
and 34 objections.
The church was made
a Grade II-listed building
in February but, as the
extension is a church
building used for
ecclesiastical purposes,
it is exempt from needing
listed building consent.
FADED PALAIS: The once-great venue in Hammersmith. A block of 429 flats was deemed too much
restaurant, and leisure space.
However, the time limit
on when building had to
begin was extended until
November 7 this year, and the
latest application for the
bigger scheme was then
submitted in August.
Along with the Hammersmith
Society, which claimed
the block would ‘excessively
dominate its surroundings’,
the H&F Historic Buildings
Group and the Greater
London Authority objected to
the scheme.
Twenty residents also wanted
the scheme refused, saying
that it was too big, would lead
to noise disturbances and put
pressure on Hammersmith’s
already busy roads.
Susie Ruston, 32, who lives
above the Old Fire Station,
plans for the London Permit
Scheme, based on findings
from a consultation originally
carried out by H&F earlier this
year.
Along with 17 other London
councils, H&F is rolling
out the scheme, which means
it can make utility companies,
such as Thames Water and
National Grid, buy permits for
individual works before they
begin digging up roads.
l LADy Margaret School
has been given the green
light to build its new sixth
form building.
The new two-storey,
three-storey block, which
has already been named
The Olivier Centre, was
approved at planning
applications committee
on October 27.
The building fronts on
to Irene Road in Parson’s
Green and is expected to
be ready in time for new
students next September.
was at the meeting. She said:
“The scale of the building was
huge and it would have just
dwarfed our building.
“My flat is on the top floor
and I only get light from one
side of the flat, so it would
BAUHAUS IS BACK!
l A GIG by new wave legends
Bauhaus (above) recorded at
Hammersmith Palais in 1981
has finally been released. It’s
part of a reissued version of
album Mask by south London
label Beggars Banquet. GC
They will also have to carry
out works at specified times
and follow set conditions to
minimise disruption to residents
and road users.
Utilities which do not have
valid permits could be fined up
to £500 or face prosecution.
H&F cabinet member
Nicholas Botterill said: “Some
companies in the past have
taken liberties on our roads
but this new scheme will
The Learning Skills
Council is funding 90
per cent of the projected
£6.24million cost of the
building, with the school
raising the rest.
The centre will provide
the school with more
classrooms, study areas,
an auditorium and
enhanced music and
technology teaching
facilities.
Local groups and
parents will also be able
to use the space.
have really blocked out the
amount of sunlight coming in.
“Traffic on Shepherds Bush
Road is already atrocious and
having 400 students in the
development would have been
made things worse.
“It was nice to see residents
come together and make their
voices heard on this.
“We’ll have to wait and see
about the next application. I
hope it will be more appropriate.”
The Palais de Danse, as it
was originally called, opened
in 1919 to host ballroom
dancing and bands, and
remained a music and dance
venue until it closed in April
2007. In the 1930s, there was
an ice rink in the Palais, which
was home to the original London
Lions ice hockey team.
make sure that they do not dig
up the streets whenever and
wherever they like. This ruling
gives us extra muscle to tackle
the problem.”
The council will also have
the power to refuse a permit
if works can be completed
quicker than the utilities company
estimate, or if the works
clash with events or activities
in the area that could lead to
severe disruptions. DB

3 November 2009 www.lbhf.gov.uk NEWS 5
Barred from one
pub? You’re now
barred from all!
u Undesirables face
a ban from every bar
in Shepherds Bush
u Thieves blocked
thanks to rapid
sharing of details
ROB MANSFIELD
You’re barred! If you hear
these words you won’t just be
excluded from your favourite
watering hole in the centre of
Shepherds Bush, you will be
barred from more than 30 bars
and pubs.
That’s the news for three
troublemakers who can expect
a thirsty future after they were
banned from entering all the bars
and pubs in the Shepherds Bush
Pubwatch scheme.
Two were barred for
attempted theft and a third for
impersonating a security guard
in an attempt to swindle cash.
The borough has two active
Pubwatch groups – with the
second active scheme in Fulham
town centre.
There are also plans for a
third scheme to cover Hammersmith
town centre.
The Pubwatch schemes are
set up and run by licensees in
an attempt to reduce crime and
disorder in pubs and clubs.
Supported by the police and
H&F Council, the Pubwatch
scheme works by linking licensees
and encouraging information
– such as the identity of troublemakers
– to be passed quickly
between scheme members and
police. It also provides a useful
forum for sharing problems and
solutions.
Shepherds Bush Pubwatch
co-ordinator Tammi Willis, from
popular W12 nightclub
Ginglik, says: “The
CHUCK IS
GONNA BE
GOODE!
Remembrance Sunday parades
to honour troops past and present
WAR veterans, ex-servicemen
and residents are poised to pay
tribute to the sacrifice of those
who gave their lives in conflict.
Remembrance Sunday
parades and services will take
place in Fulham and Shepherds
Bush on the morning of Sunday,
November 8.
H&F mayor Alex Karmel will
join the march from Sulgrave
Road to an open-air service at the
war memorial at Shepherds Bush
Green.
Meanwhile deputy mayor
Adronie Alford will attend the
Fulham parade via New Kings
WATCHING.... Tammi Willis, right, and business partner Colin Welsh
from Ginglik are cracking down on troublemakers PICTURE BY DAVID TETT
main benefit of Pubwatch
is the information sharing
that goes on between
licensed premises.
“We have just excluded two
people for bag dipping and
– thanks to Pubwatch – these
criminals are now not welcome
in any pub or club stretching
all the way up Askew Road and
back down Uxbridge Road to
The Green.”
Pubwatch members have
access to images and details of
anyone who has been barred
in the area.
Road to an open air service at
the Fulham War Memorial, in
Vicarage Garden.
The Fulham procession will
gather in Parsons Green Lane at
10.20 and march to the Fulham
War Memorial next to All Saints’
Church.
The open-air service at Fulham
War Memorial will be conducted
by the Rev Joseph Hawes, the
vicar of All Saints’ Church,
Fulham.
The Shepherds Bush
procession will gather in Sulgrave
Road at 10.15am and will then
march to the Shepherds Bush
Each member is also issued
with a mobile phone – with
every other member’s contact
number – enabling police and
pub managers to stay in close
contact during particularly busy
times like football match days.
Praising Pubwatch H&F
Councillor Belinda Donovan
said: “Pubwatch is a simple,
low-cost initiative that is very
effective in deterring crime.”
l If you would like to find
out more about the Shepherds
Bush Pubwatch click on: www.
shepherdsbushpubwatch.co.uk
l RUB your eyes –one of rock’s greatest legends
Chuck Berry will be rolling into Hammersmith Town Hall
on November 27. Born in St Louis in 1926. Imprisoned
in 1944 and 1959. Wrote hit Johnny Be Goode in 1955.
Watch this space for more details and Berry-related
information. For tickets, visit: www.ticketline.co.uk
Green war memorial.
And the open-air service at the
memorial will be conducted by
the Rev Canon David Tann and
Rabbi Geoffrey Shisler.
Cllr Karmel told h&f news:
“Remembrance Sunday, the
two-minute silence and the poppy
appeal are important ways to
honour the contribution of those
who gave their lives in the two
world wars and other conflicts
around the world.
“The services will also pay
tribute to the many troops who
are today serving in Iraq and
Afghanistan.” Jon Weisgard
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Clinic handy for
wrist assessment
BOROUGH office workers
will benefit from a ‘handy’
Saturday clinic that diagnoses
and treats hand and
wrist injuries in one session.
In a UK first, Hammersmith’s
Charing Cross
Hospital will treat up to
25 patients a weekend for
carpal tunnel syndrome.
The condition is common,
and is usually caused
by repetitive activities such
as typing or using a mouse.
Patients can see a hand
therapist and then receive
appropriate treatment
the same day, which may
involve surgery under local
anaesthetic.
Train to mentor
borough’s youth
aDULTS who want to
make a difference can
help young people get on
track by joining a youth
leadership and mentoring
scheme.
Working with young
people aged 12-24 from
a wide range of backgrounds,
the mentors will
be part of H&F Homes’
pathways to progress project
on the West Kensington
and Fulham Court estates.
Involvement could
be listening to teenagers’
issues over a game of
table tennis or helping a
young adult find a job. The
project, run by Twilight
Bey, demands a minimum
commitment of two hours
a week for a year.
Volunteers will be
intensively trained and undergo
standard checks for
working with children.
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Five years’ jail
for arsonist, 60
a SHepHeRDS Bush
man will serve five years in
prison for setting fire to the
stairwell of his home at 137
Askew Road, endangering
other residents’ lives.
William Spillane, 60,
was sentenced at Blackfriars
Crown Court on
October 13. He started the
blaze in the stairwell on
March 6, 2006, while other
residents slept inside. Some
escaped by climbing out
of windows, while others
were saved by firefighters.
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Lucy Foxell
and Melanie
Thaw with the
Greenhouse
dance
crew. Inset
right, dance
teacher
Nina Koller
gets into the
groove with
Stevie Cook
and Rainah
Reid
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themselves
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u Greenhouse effect
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a chance to make
friends and have fun,
as reporter Caroline
Butcher discovers
A new kind of Greenhouse effect is
heating up white City and putting
talented young actors and dancers in
the spotlight.
London-wide charity Greenhouse
Youth launched a theatre group for 13
to 18-year-olds in the St Michael and
St George church hall, Commonwealth
Avenue, in October 2008.
It is now expanding to include
a younger drama group for 10 to
13-year-olds and a dance class for both
age groups.
Drama teachers Lucy Foxell and
Melanie Thaw said the initial 13-18
theatre group had gone from strength to
strength in its first year.
“The children who have been
with us since the beginning have
already blossomed and grown, and it’s
very good for their self-esteem and
confidence-building,” Lucy said.
“This is very much a community
theatre and it really is for children who
are local, and preferably from around
White City, who have not had access to
theatre and creative arts before.”
Lucy and Melanie, who both trained
and worked as actresses before turning
to teaching, launched the 10-13 group
yesterday (November 2) and are still on
the look-out for more members.
Dance teacher Nina Koller also
started up the Greenhouse dance project
in October, catering for 10 to 18-yearolds
including many existing members
of the theatre troupe.
Lucy said: “We have about nine
or 10 in the dance group and we are
looking for more members and particularly
some more boys.
“They do all styles of dancing,
although the focus is on street dancing.
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Lucy, a mother of four who lives in
“It gives them a means
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performance at the Church of St Michael
and St George on December 14.
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humorous play explores the difficult
questions children ask as they are growing
up.
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BBC heavyweight John Humphrys
will chair the first
Quiz the Leaders meeting on
November 10 when residents
and traders get the chance to
grill council, health, police and
fire chiefs.
H&F resident Humphrys, who
presents Mastermind and is an inquisitor
on the Today programme,
will lead the debate on the big
issues affecting the borough.
He will chair a panel which
includes H&F Council leader
Stephen Greenhalgh, NHS
Hammersmith & Fulham chairman
Jeff Zitron, Det Supt
Steve Cassidy and borough fire
commander Steve Lumb.
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Town Hall. And 30
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Cllr Greenhalgh said: “There
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our borough and this gives
everybody the chance to hear
from the leaders about how we are
tackling these.
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hear from local people about what
they think and what their local
priorities are.
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going out and talking to residents
at ward level as part of my Leader
Listens sessions.
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from across the borough to come
together to debate and discuss the
issues affecting them.”
NHS Hammersmith and
Fulham chairman Jeff Zitron will
be taking part in the summit.
He said: “Public bodies need
to work together to provide good
quality, value for money and
services. At the heart of getting it
right is listening to, and talking to,
residents. This summit is a great
opportunity to do just that.”
If you would like to attend
the event, please fill in an online
registration form at www.lbhf.gov.
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Rs salute uniformed heroes
with free Loftus Road tickets
u Soldiers back from
Afghanistan invited to
cheer on the Hoops
u Troops will make a
pitchside honour guard
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Ellerslie Road stand, the troops will
provide a guard of honour prior to
kick-off and also take part in a lap
of honour.
Sgt Mark Duckett from the 2nd
Battalion Royal Fusiliers spoke
about the recent fighting in Afghanistan
in the battalion’s newsletter.
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Clever water is
key to reducing
burglary rates
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marking spray to catch
crooks and find booty
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JON WEISGARD
State-of-the-art technology
is being used by
police to wage war on burglars
in fulham. and it’s working.
Munster used to be one of
the top 20 most burgled wards
in London. But since property
marking technology called
SmartWater was supplied to
residents last January, the
burglary rate has dropped by a
massive 43 per cent.
SmartWater can be used
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Once a criminal is marked,
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Special UV light arches
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and all prisoners and recovered
stolen property are now scanned
to check for traces of the forensic
solution.
In addition, police officers
have been issued with UV
torches to use during stop and
search patrols.
Fulham resident Sue Pozzili,
of Gowan Avenue, said: “ I feel
very happy that the police and
council gave us SmartWater
to try and resolve the burglary
problem in our area.
“Burglars did try to break into
our house some time back, but
More CCTV for neighbourhoods
TWENTY-FIVE more neighbourhoods
will now have CCTV
coverage thanks a deal between
the council and TfL.
The agreement – which will
see Transport for London’s traffic
monitoring cameras used to
detect crime and antisocial behaviour
brings the total number
of CCTV cameras in the council’s
network to just under 200.
Last month, the Met Police’s
BIG FIGHT: A suspected burglar is arrested after a dawn raid by police in
Fulham earlier this year. Below, SmartWater is applied PICTURE BY DAVID TETT
the alarm sounded and they ran
off. Since then, I have marked all
our valuable and electronic good
with SmartWater.
“It is great that there are signs
up to warn burglars that Smart-
Water is used around here and
I am delighted that the initiative
has led to such a dramatic fall in
burglary.”
Sergeant David Turtle of the
Borough Commander Kevin
Hurley praised the state-of-theart
surveillance system as a major
help to his officers.
He said: “CCTV has proven
to be a real asset in helping us
to identify offenders and bring
them to justice.”
A recent probe shows the
council’s camera network is capturing
more than 200 incidents
– and ultimately leads to more
Munster safer neighbourhood
team, said: “Now that Smart
Water has been introduced in
Fulham, burglars are thinking
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something that has SmartWater
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it until you walk through our
custody doors.”
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Greg Smith said: “New technology
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opportunities to apprehend
criminals and we are happy to
give the police the best tools
available to cut crime.
“The message to crooks is
that the council and police are
serious about cutting burglary
and will use every means possible
to catch thieves.”
than 50 arrests – each month.
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about committing crime as it
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3 November 2009 www.lbhf.gov.uk NEWS 15
HALLOWEEN FUN
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C’MON! Isabelle Wattis, Paddy Brennan and Lila Wattis trick or treat
CREEPY CRAWLY: Ghostlike Belle Macleod unleashes her massive spider
YIKES: Fulham Library staff Karen Blackwell, Zedh Floey and Cameri Peci
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while older pranksters enjoyed mulled wine next door at the Andover Arms.
Bookworms also enjoyed some terrifying tales during a party at Fulham Library.
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Law Centre is
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THE H&F
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celebrate its 30th
anniversary at its
AGM on November
11.
The centre, in King
Street, Hammersmith,
provides free legal advice
across the borough and
has acted on behalf
of more than 100,000
clients including tenants,
employees, community
groups and victims of
domestic violence.
The public meeting will
begin at 7pm at the Irish
Centre in Blacks Road,
Hammersmith. For more
information call Richard
Roberts on 020 8742 6152.
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Fulham library celebrated
its 100th birthday last month.
To mark its centenary, the
council organised an exciting
day of activities that took place
exactly 100 years
to the day since
the building
was opened
on October
21, 1909.
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staff wore
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Queen of Savile
Row turns 99 in
sparkling tiara
u Party girl Lily is still
single as she homes in
on her century in 2010
u Her career involved
making tailored suits
for the rich and famous
CAROLINE BUTCHER
It mIght be merely a warmup
for the big 100 next year,
but Lily Davies’ 99th birthday
celebrations are going to be a
tough act to follow.
The lifelong Hammersmith
resident marked the occasion in
flamboyant style with three birthday
bashes and a visit from H&F
mayor Alex Karmel.
“I’m a very popular person!”
Lily laughed. “Everyone knows
me around here and I got lots
and lots of flowers and boxes of
biscuits. They will keep me busy
for a while!”
The sprightly socialite
turned 99 on October
21, donning a sparkling
tiara and
celebrating on
the day with her
neighbours and
friends in Tabor
Road.
Lily continued
the party
with a second
bash at Godolphin
and Latymer School,
followed by a third
celebration on October 26 at
Grove Neighbourhood Centre,
Bradmore Park Road, where she
regularly helps out with jumble
sales and fundraising.
Lily was born in Tabor
Road in 1910 and has always
lived in the same house, still
sleeping in the same room in
which she was born... although,
she stresses, not the same bed!
She grew up an only child and
never married, preferring life as
a career girl and a regular on the
London social scene.
“I had a lot of proposals and
engagement rings but I couldn’t
really be bothered getting
married – I was enjoying myself
too much!” she admitted.
Lily cut out a career for
herself in a high-end men’s tailoring
shop in Savile Row, sewing
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the suits and trousers of millionaires
and celebrities. “I made suits
for lords, VIPs from America and
goodness knows who else,” she
recalled. “Some of them would
come in and order 20 or 30 suits,
as well as dinner jackets and
riding breeches.”
Lily shared the family home
with her mother Helen until she
passed away just one week shy
of her 101st birthday. And while
longevity seems to run in the
family, Lily reckons the real
secret to a long and fulfilling
life is simple – keep as busy and
active as you possibly can.
“I’ve had a very, very happy
life and I really can’t complain at
all,” she said.
“I’ve always been very
active and did a lot of walking in
the country, and these days I still
like to go out on the bus.”
And while the benchmark
appears to have been set for her
100th celebrations next year,
Lily said she’s taking each day as
it comes and isn’t hatching any
party plans just yet.
“My mum had a telegram from
the Queen, but I can’t plan that
far ahead,” she said.
“Whatever will be will be.”
Fireworks ready for big bang
FIREWORKS displays return
to both Ravenscourt and
Bishops parks as the borough
gets ready for a night of Guy
Fawkes magic.
This year, the displays take
place on Friday, November 6, in
Bishops Park, Fulham, and on
Saturday, November 7, at Ravenscourt
Park in Hammersmith.
The gates open for both events
at 6pm, with children’s fireworks
taking place at 7.15pm.
“I’ve had a very, very
happy life and really
can’t complain at all
Both events will culminate
with fantastic firework displays
at 8pm approximately.
Make sure you get to the
parks early, as there will be no
admittance after the displays
start.
There will be no admittance
to any vendors, and it is
prohibited to bring your own
fireworks, sparklers, alcohol
or dogs.
At both displays there will
be food and drink stalls and a
funfair, so make it a date and be
prepared to be wowed.
You can guarantee your
place by buying tickets in advance,
priced at £4, at the Lyric
Theatre website by visiting:
www.lyric.co.uk/p672 or by
calling 0871 221 1729.
Tickets can be purchased on
the night at the park gates for £6
(with free admission for the under
fives). Jon Weisgard

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The victim of an acid
attack, which was plotted and
carried out by two Shepherds
Bush men, has appeared in a new
television documentary.
Katie Piper, 25, a promising
TV presenter and model, was left
severely disfigured and blind in
one eye after she had sulphuric acid
thrown in her face.
Her tragic tale was presented
in a one-hour programme on
Channel 4 in October, following her
excruciating daily skin treatments,
her memories of the incident,
recurring nightmares, reluctance to
go out in public and the support she
has received from her family.
The two men behind the attack,
Piper’s short-term boyfriend Danny
Lynch, 33, formerly of Becklow
Gardens, and Stefan Sylvestre, 21,
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named and shamed in the show.
The two men were both
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their juice empire to a second
branch – and business is
looking healthier than ever.
Moosh smoothie bar
owners Phil Shishmanian and
Robert Tyrrell-Evans, both 28,
will open a second outlet in
the David Lloyd Health Club
cafe in Fulham Broadway this
month after launching their
hugely successful first site in
Jerdan Place last June.
The young entrepreneurs
will serve up their trademark
blend of juices, smoothies
and food for gym members
as well a range of hot drinks
from an espresso bar.
Philip said: “This is a great
opportunity to grow our
business. We believe there is
a gap in the market in gyms
for their members – and not
just during training. We want
to create an experience that
caters to this side of the
fitness industry.”
The new Moosh bar is
opening with a ‘soft launch’
this month, followed by
further improvements to the
gym’s cafe space next year.
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www.mooshfruit.com or
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£750,000 drugs
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street dealers
u Police operation
in Shepherds Bush
makes serious dent in
the local cocaine trade
u Co-ordinated raids
lead to major seizure
CAROLINE BUTCHER
Police seized four kilograms
of cocaine from an unoccupied
home in Shepherds Bush during
a london-wide series of
raids on october 21.
Officers uncovered the haul,
with a street value of between
£500,000 and £750,000, at a
home in Henchman Street along
with 24 kilograms of cutting
agent and other drug-dealing
paraphernalia.
Officers from the Hammersmith
and Fulham drugs squad
believe the Shepherds Bush
seizure may be linked to a wider
drug operation in Surrey, for
which a man and woman from
Chessington have been arrested.
Det Sgt Simon Rogers said:
“I have no doubt that the cocaine
was destined for the borough’s
streets.
“This is a significant seizure
which will have a major impact
on the drug dealers operating
locally.”
BIG HAUL: Top, four kilos of pure
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Above, wraps ready for street deals

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Quiz
the Leaders
Hammersmith & Fulham Council
H&F Borough Summit
Tuesday 10 November 2009
Hammersmith Town Hall King Street
7.00pm
Hear from Council, police and health
leaders and have your say on some of the
big issues including:
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Heathrow expansion
Plans for a ‘Super Sewer’
Streetscene and planning
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Bridge to feature
on 2012 badges
HammersmitH Bridge
has won a public vote to be
featured in a set of London
2012 pin badges.
H&F residents were
invited to vote for their
favourite landmark to be
featured in a celebratory
set of 33 London 2012
badges on sale next year.
Doubt over wine
shops’ future
eigHt wine shops in
the borough are under
threat after the owner
company of threshers
and Wine rack fell into
administration.
First Quench retailing
collapsed on October
29 but its administrator
KPMG is yet to confirm
any store closures.
Outlets potentially
affected include threshers
stores in askew road,
shepherds Bush, Petley
road, Hammersmith,
and Blythe road and
richmond Way in
West Kensington.
Wine rack shops in
the borough include
outlets in greyhound
road and King street,
Hammersmith, and
Wandsworth Bridge road
and Fulham Palace road,
Fulham.
Tributes to TV
and history ace
FamiLy and friends of
John sheppard have paid
tribute to the H&F-based
television documentary
producer and director,
who died on October 19.
He worked on tV
series including World In
Action and Disappearing
World, organised a
campaign to repair the
tomb of anti-slavery
protester granville sharp
in all saints churchyard,
Fulham, and conducted a
survey of public sculpture
in H&F. most recently
he completed a book,
London Plaques, due
for publication in
march 2010.
Adoption Week
advice available
H&F Council is holding
a series of events to mark
National adoption Week
from November 7–13.
stalls will be at:
l November 7 –
Westfield Shopping
Centre: Noon-2pm
l November 9 –
Hammersmith town Hall:
11am-2.30pm
l November 10 –
West 12 shopping
Centre, shepherds Bush:
11am-2.30pm
l November 12 – Kings
mall shopping Centre,
Hammersmith: 11am-3pm
l November 13 – irish
Cultural Centre, Blacks
road, Hammersmith:
2pm-4pm
For more information
contact call 0800 169
3497 (free phone) or visit:
www.lbhf.gov.uk
New parking zone rules for
streets near Westfield mall
u Residents or traders
in zones G, CC and J
set to benefit in change
u Anyone in zones I, L
or M will be consulted
DELYTH BOWEN
CHANGES to the parking
zones and restrictions for
Shepherds Bush residents and
traders have been announced.
When Westfield shopping
centre opened last year H&F
Council brought in temporary
measures to ease parking problems
residents were experiencing
in their streets.
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Wood Lane shut
after BBC demo
tHe police made six
arrests and three police
officers were injured as
demonstrators blocked
the entrance to the BBC’s
television Centre last
month.
Protesters staged the
demo in response to
Question Time featuring
BNP leader Nick Griffin.
Police were forced
to close Wood Lane
and divert traffic as the
demonstrators crowded
outside tV Centre.
the BBC was already
under pressure from the
council, for filming the
controversial edition at the
Wood Lane site.
Following detailed consultations
with residents and traders in
zones g, CC and J, more resident
and business-friendly parking
controls will be introduced.
the restrictions for zone J
remain unchanged but residents
will be able to apply for a smart
visitor permit (sVP) – an electronic
permit that provides a
cashless alternative to buying pay
and display tickets.
the current controls in zone
CC will be made permanent and
visitors using a sVP will soon be
able to park for free on sundays.
these allow residents’ visitors
more flexibility, and using a smart
visitor permit costs less than pay
and display.
the council wrote to the
BBC warning of potential
‘threats to public safety’
and the disruption it
would bring to local roads.
H&F cabinet member
greg smith said: “We
were concerned about the
BBC’s decision to film
this programme at tV
Centre and – although it
is regrettable that Wood
Lane needed to close –
we are thankful that the
robust police operation
ensured that no one was
seriously injured.”
more than eight million
people tuned in – about
three times the usual
number. Rob Mansfield
in zone g the controls have
changed to make pay and display
parking available for a maximum
of an hour from 9am to 10pm,
with parking reserved for permit
holders only between 6.30pm
and 8pm.
motorists using a sVP will be
able to park for longer than the
maximum stay and for free after
8pm on monday to saturday, and
all day on a sunday.
residents in zone g should
have already received application
forms for an sVP, while
those in zone J will be sent forms
in November.
the changes come into effect
in zone g from December 14 and
the new system is due to begin in
zone J in January. People in zone
CC will be told before the year is
out when sunday charges are set
to be removed for sVP users.
Parking signs in Zones g and
J are going to be replaced with
new ones that will be easier to
read, and any unnecessary signs
will be removed.
residents living in zones i, L
and m can expect to be asked for
their views in other parking consultations
in the coming months.
the consultation in zone i
is expected before Christmas,
while questionnaires on parking
in zones L and m are planned for
early next year.
H&F cabinet member Nicholas
Botterill said: “the parking
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youth crime statistic, but he was actually one of 40 H&F pupils taking a look behind the scenes at the court’s recent day to show
how justice is delivered. The teenagers met magistrates, prosecutors and admin staff in a packed programme arranged by the
London Criminal Justice Board for Inside Justice week. Police officers and the council’s own community safety unit also took part.
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changes will make it easier for
residents, and their visitors, who
in the past have found it difficult
to park near their houses.
“We think that these new
regulations are fair and that local
people and businesses will benefit
from the changes. We believe
that the new system will bring a
lasting solution to previous parking
problems in the area.
“the new parking measures
prove that not only do we listen
to local people and take their
views on board, but we act on
them too.”
For more details on the new
parking restrictions, visit: www.
lbhf.gov.uk/CPZreviews or email:
parkingpolicies@lbhf.gov.uk
Don’t be lonely
this Christmas
OLDer residents who
usually spend the festive
season alone are invited to
celebrate Christmas Day at
Hammersmith town Hall.
the council’s annual
Christmas Day lunch has
been running for more
than 20 years, offering
people over 60 who have
no family living nearby a
place to come together for
roast turkey with all the
trimmings.
the council is on the
lookout for any individuals
or local companies
who may be able to
provide donations, food,
gifts or their time.
Last year gifts and
monetary donations
from 50 companies and
individuals helped deliver
the meal and 300 presents,
while more than 80
volunteers contributed to
the day.
if you are able to donate
something towards the
Christmas Day lunch,
please email: events@
lbhf.gov.uk or call 0845
337 0314.
For more details, visit:
www.lbhf.gov.uk
talking about marcus garvey park
MORE than 500 residents discussed
the future of Marcus Garvey Park in
West Kensington last month.
The park, off North End Road, is
set for more than £100,000 of
improvements and has long been
earmarked for redevelopment.
H&F cabinet member Paul Bristow
was on hand to meet children and
parents. He said: “It was great to hear
ideas for the park. We will now draw
up designs for the new-look park.”
Among the ideas for further consideration
are removing the dog area,
improving the play area for younger
children and building new play equipment
for youngsters aged eight to 13.
Work at Marcus Garvey will be
completed by March 2010. The
council has earmarked £1million to
spend on 22 borough parks over the
next 18 months. Jon Weisgard

School triumphs
in garden contest
PHOENIX High School
has won the best allotment
prize in the London Garden
Society awards.
Garry McMillan,
director of facilities
and development at the
Shepherds Bush school
said: “We are very proud
of our award. Phoenix has
long been involved with
the community and this
award goes a long way to
show that we are having a
positive effect within the
school and local area.”
The Hurlingham Club
also won a prize.
The borough has
just got leafier
NEARLY 200 new trees are
to be planted in the borough
in the next four months.
Mayor of London
Boris Johnson has given
Hammersmith & Fulham
192 trees, and the council
is deciding exactly where
each will be planted.
Cllr Nick Botterill,
deputy leader and cabinet
member for environment,
said: “There is no doubt
that planting new trees
improves the environment
and makes communities
better places in which
to live.
“H&F is home to many
parks, open spaces and
areas of greenery and these
new trees will only add to
the beauty of the borough.”
3 November 2009 www.lbhf.gov.uk NEWS 23
NO NOISE-SENSE: Cllr Greg Smith parades some confiscated hi-fis,
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Creating a lot
of noise? See
you in court!
u Council cracks down
on H&F’s antisocial
band of stereo-blasters
u Heavy fines await
nuisance neighbours
DELYTH BOWEN
Noisy neighbours from
hell were given their comeuppance
following a series of
busts over the summer.
Dozens of radios, guitars and
speakers were seized by H&F
Council from five addresses
during the summer.
As well as having their
equipment confiscated, residents
have also been prosecuted and
fined for their selfishness.
One of the worst offenders
was serial noise-maker Jessica
Sanni of Charleville Road, W14,
who bombarded her neighbours
with constant loud music.
She was found guilty at West
London Magistrates Court on
September 29 of breaching a
noise abatement notice that
had been served on her by the
council in November 2006 on
five separate occasions. Sanni
was fined £100 for each of the
incidents, which happened
between August 2008 and June
this year, a £15 victim surcharge
was imposed and she was
ordered to pay £1,000 in costs.
Sanni was also given a
two-year Asbo, which means
that if she breaks the conditions
of the order, she could face
further fines or a term in jail.
The new prosecutions follow
a court hearing in April,
when Sanni was fined £150 and
ordered to pay £75 costs and a
victim surcharge of £15 after repeatedly
playing loud music in
the early hours with her living
room windows wide open.
Other items seized from
rude residents in July and August
include mixing decks,
turntables, speakers and
amplifiers from a flat in
Homestead Road, Fulham; and
four CD players, a stereo tuner,
an amplifier, a hi-fi and two
speakers from a flat in Becklow
Gardens, W12.
Environmental health
officers and police visited one
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Pillow Covers £1.00
Bedspreads £9.95
Duvet Covers £4.45
Duvets & Quilts (Any size) £11.95
Table Cloths £9.95
Towels £1.95
SHIRTS
5LAUNDERED
AND IRONED
flat in Fulham’s Tynemouth
Street five times over 10 days,
and took away equipment
including a stereo, amplifier,
speakers and a television.
They were also called to a
flat in Fabian Way, Fulham,
on August 19 three times on
the same night when residents
complained about loud music
and antisocial behaviour from
the address.
The man living in the property
was arrested by police on the
last visit for breach of the peace
and the council has served him
with a noise abatement notice.
H&F cabinet member Greg
Smith said: “Residents should
not have to tolerate excessive,
loud noise, and nor should the
council tolerate this selfish and
antisocial behaviour.
“This case shows that we
take action and come down hard
on perpetrators – we will come
to the front door, take away their
stereos and take them to court.
“It’s as simple as that.”
l To complain about noise nuisance
or loud music, call the
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EXPERTS SAY
A COOL BRAIN
HELPS BABIES
BREATHE
We have now introduced
the ‘Pay and Reserve’
service for permits.
This gives you the chance to fast track
your application by email or fax and
then collect your permit once it has been
processed.
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MorE than 100 babies could be
saved from brain damage each
year thanks to a new ‘baby cooling’
treatment being offered at Queen
Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital.
Doctors from the Shepherds
Bush-based centre, which specialises
in neonatal care, are testing
Brace yourselves for two
weeks of traffic gridlock
New ways to apply
for a parking permit
Fed up with postal delays?
Don’t want to waste time queuing?
You told us you wanted changes - we’ve listened!
We’ll process your permit and contact
you when it’s ready to collect from the
‘Pay and Reserve’ desk.
Longer opening hours
the effectiveness of cooling on
babies who do not receive enough
oxygen before, during or just after
birth, known as birth asphyxia.
The treatment is given to
affected babies in the first six
hours after birth and involves
lowering their body temperature
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always effective, results show
the proportion of babies surviving
birth asphyxia without signs
of brain damage rose from 28 to
44 per cent.
Dr Denis Azzopardi said: “The
study builds on a 20-year body of
u 'Essential' work will
close key left-hand turn
u Council presses gas
companies to reduce
disruption to minimum
ROB MANSFIELD
The council is warning of
a fortnight of traffic problems
around the Uxbridge Road due to
essential gas works.
The left hand turn into
Uxbridge Road from Shepherds
Bush Green will be closed to traffic
from tomorrow (November
4) while North London Gas
Alliance (NLGA) – a partnership
between National Grid and Skanska
– carries out work on gas mains.
The NLGA says the works are
vital and form part of the continuing
replacement of iron gas pipes in
the area, which has also been deemed
essential by the National Health and
Safety Executive.
Cabinet member Cllr Nicholas
Botterill said: “The council is
very concerned about the impact
these works will have on residents
and businesses in the area and we
research which gives, for the first
time, irrefutable proof that cooling
can be effective in reducing brain
damage after birth asphyxia.”
The condition affects about
one in 1,400 infants in the UK and
can cause serious brain damage,
cerebral palsy or even death.
had hoped that they would not be
necessary.
“Unfortunately, the gas company
has assured us that there is no
alternative but to proceed with
these works as they are essential to
the long-term safety of residents,
businesses and visitors.”
There will be a diversion for
motorists via Wood Lane, South
Africa Road and Bloemfontein Road.
Uxbridge Road will remain open to
traffic in both directions, and road
users will still be able to access it
via Lime Grove and other roads off
Goldhawk Road.
London Buses will also have
diversions on the following routes –
207, N207, 283, 260 and 607.
The NLGA has sent notification
letters to all residents in the affected
areas and advanced warning signs are
in place.
“We will hold the gas company
to their promise to do the work
as quickly as possible so that any
disruption to local people is
minimised,” added Cllr Botterill.
l For more information about the
works call the North London Gas
Alliance on 0800 096 5678.
l For further details visit: www.tfl.
gov.uk or call 0845 300 7000.
A HUBBUB IN THE HOB HUB
A READY DEAL: Sally Fowler and Brian Hinchley from the Park Royal
Partnership show off the kitchen to EU commissioner Pawel Samecki (centre)
l CATERERING firms are set to benefit as London’s first business
and kitchen hub opened last month. Part-financed by the EU, the
Food Innovation Centre in Victoria road, Park royal, offers
catering pros free access to a state-of-the-art kitchen, as well as
facilities to help the business side of small and medium-sized
catering companies. London has around 870 small food and drink
companies, doing an estimated £3.3billion worth of work every
year. of this, 250 businesses operate from Park royal and could
benefit from the scheme. For details, contact Sally Fowler on
02031 102319 or email: sfowler@parkroyal.org Sophie Evans

3 November 2009 www.lbhf.gov.uk NEWS 61
Do you
receive
child
benefit?
H&F Direct Benefits Service
Town Hall Extension
King Street, London W6 9JU
Phone 0845 8031020
Hammersmith & Fulham Council
From 2 November 2009, we will
disregard the full amount of
child benefit when calculating
your entitlement to housing
benefit and council tax benefit.
Therefore if you applied for housing
benefit/council tax benefit in the
past but were not entitled, as your
income was too high, we would
advise you to apply now.

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3 November 2009
3 November 2009 www.lbhf.gov.uk
NEWS 63
H
h
Brunswick cluB 60 years of fun>>
range oF
activities:
Charlie Melville
gets ready to
bake (above)
and Shayanne
Thomas-Sarsoza
kicks out...
...and the original
Brunswick Club
buildings in 1949
(right)
Building
blocks for
Fulham’s
big future
classy: Milkyas
Abraham models the
stylish Brunswick
Club gear
u Veterans of the Second
World War started the
Brunswick Club to make
Fulham a better place, and a
refurb means it will continue
with its aim for a long time to
come, as Geoff Cowart writes
THE Fulham club launched by former
prisoners of war has celebrated 60
years of striving to create a better
future for young people.
The Brunswick Club in Haldane Road
threw a party last week to show off the
£500,000 newly refurbished facilities,
as well as the remarkable range of
activities that the club offers, from
boxing to baking.
Tributes were paid to the club’s
founders, the British PoWs held in
Oflag 79 near Brunsweig, northern
Germany. Some 3,000 soldiers
were held at the camp, most
of them British, many of them
prisoners from the early days of
the Second World War.
Today, the room on the top
floor of the Brunswick brims
over with trophies won by club
youngsters for their sporting
prowess. They sit side-by-side with historical
artefacts which reflect the cruelty and hardship
the Fulham club’s founders suffered at the hands
of the Nazis.
Club manager Danny Volino told h&f news:
“The Brunswick Club is still here. Sadly, its
founders are not.
“But we have never forgotten our roots. The
men who first opened the doors of the Brunswick
in 1949 were heroes. And for the past 60 years we
have tried to make them proud. All they wanted
was to make this area of Fulham, which has seen
its hard times as well, a better place.
“But while we remember the past, tonight is
about the future. We want to ensure the club sees
another generation of young people come through
its doors. And at least another 60 years!”
Playing down reports that the night was
actually Danny’s 60 th birthday party, the
legendary club enforcer was on hand to hear
David Bowler, chairman of the Fulham NDC,
praise his leadership as well as report that the
NDC had donated £454,551 to the club over the
“We want to ensure the club sees
another generation of young
people come through its doors
hooray: Club members
celebrate, Ceser Rokey spars (top),
Aysha Dimmick gets creative (above),
and (right, from top) Fulham NDC
chairman David Bowler, Michael
Dunning and club manager Danny
Volino speak at the party
past few years to help the refurbishment effort.
“Our investment is a sign of confidence in the
club,” David said.
Other major investors include the Mercers’
Charitable Foundation (£15,000), H&F Council
(£10,000) and The Beatrice Laing Trust (£5,000).
But the club still needs another £50,000 to
complete the works.
Tours of the newly painted club were handled
by members of the club’s under 13 boys’ football
team who reflected Danny’s trademark eye for
discipline by donning ties and dress shirts for the
big night.
One of the tour guides was Milkyas ‘Milky’
Abraham, 12, who lives in nearby Harwood
Road. “I’ve been coming to the club for three
years now,” he said. “My mum thought it was a
good idea.”
Milky was keen to show off another part of
the club’s refurbishment, the new football pitch
which now awaits the finishing touch – new
floodlights.
Meanwhile, Phoebe Buret, 21, of Alderville
Road, began attending the Brunswick at the
age of eight before recently becoming a
volunteer at the club. She said: “The club is
important as it offers kids something to do at
night – especially for the older lads.
“Discipline is stressed by Danny, but
we always have a lot of fun. There’s a great
atmosphere and once a parent sees it in
action they’re convinced.”
l For more details or to make a donation to
the Brunswick Club, call 020 7385 4856 or
visit: www.thebrunswickclub.org.uk
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animal magic
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My cats were the
winning formula
u Why stick to calling
your cat Tiddles?
Eleven-year-old Oscar
tells Geoff Cowart
how his pets’ unusual
names came from
motorsport – and led
to a UK champion!
A
SHEPHERDS BUSH
boy says his cats
helped F1 driver
Jenson Button win the
world championship title
in Brazil.
oscar Bowring, 11, of
Emlyn Gardens, puts the
British driver’s success and
maiden world title down to
the two kittens he named
Jenson and Button in honour
of the somerset-born driver
during the off season last
year.
Avid Formula one fan
oscar says: “I am sure the cats
helped Jenson win.”
The pupil of Southfield
Primary, Chiswick, who
dreams of being a F1 driver,
says watching Jenson win in
Brazil was impressive.
“It was a great drive. I
watched all of the races.”
The tabby cat is Jenson
while Button is jet black.
oscar’s mum Helen cleared
the arrival of the two cats
into the family’s paddock after
a friend’s cat had a litter of
three.
The third cat, named
Thorpedo after legendary
Australian swimmer Ian
Thorpe, stayed with the
mother’s owners.
“sometimes they
stop the cars on
my scalextric set
“I’ve always wanted cats,”
oscar said. Well, that’s almost
true. According to his mum, a
dog was the first request, until
the practicality of walks and
the lack of room in the flat
swayed the argument.
“I really like them. Jenson
and Button sleep with me and
sometimes they stop the cars
Building partnerships
between people, pets & vets
on my scalextric set. They
keep me company.”
oscar celebrated his 11 th
birthday last week by driving
a Mercedes A class car around
the track at Brooklands in
Weybridge, surrey – a gift
from his motorsport-loving
uncles.
The Top Gear fan and
what a
feline:
Oscar
Bowring
with Jenson
and Button,
who he feels
inspired
the British
driver to
racing glory
PICTURE
BY lEIgh
qUInnEll
Queens Park Rangers
supporter says his dream car
is a Bugatti Veyron – and that
he can’t wait to get his driving
licence.
But until he gets his wish
and is chasing Jenson Button
around the race track he seems
content chasing Jenson and
Button around the house.
All things cAnine
At two-dAy show
London’s biggest
exhibition on four legs is set
to bound and slobber its way
into Earls Court.
The discover dogs show
is from november 14 to 15
and showcases more than
200 pedigree breeds.
other attractions will
include spectacular agility
displays, health and training
tips from canine experts
and a huge range of dog
accessories.
The family event runs
from 10am-5pm each day in
Earls Court one.
Admission is free for
children under 12. For more
information or to book
call 0844 581 1381 or visit
discoverdogs.org.uk
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Care provided when
cash shortages bite
u Dr Richard Green
and his colleagues
at a hammersmith
animal hospital are
on hand if vets’ bills
are too much of a
burden, as Caroline
Butcher writes
A
PET can be a companion
for life – as long as the
vet’s bills can be paid.
For those owners who find it
difficult, a hard-working charity
has been offering a helping
‘paw’ to animal lovers and their
pets in the borough for more
than 35 years.
The Blue Cross Hammersmith
Animal Hospital, in Argyle Place
just off King Street, is dedicated
to caring for animals whose
owners could not otherwise
afford vet bills.
Chief veterinary surgeon Dr
Richard Green works with a team
of vets and nurses to provide
about 6,000 consultations each
year at the W6 branch of the
national pet charity.
“Our clients cannot afford
veterinary services and their
animals would receive a lower
standard of care if money was a
driving factor,” Richard said.
“Most of our clients are very,
very pleased and relieved we are
here because they cannot see any
other way of getting treatment
for their pets.”
The Hammersmith branch is
one of three Blue Cross animal
hospitals in London.
To qualify for the charity’s
vet services, pet owners must
be on a means-tested benefit,
such as income support, housing
benefits or a state pension.
Owners who are accepted
are not obliged to pay for
appointments or treatments, but
are encouraged to make whatever
contribution they can towards
their pet’s care. “Some people
will contribute everything they
can and others will just leave
pocket change – it depends on
the person,” Richard said.
The Hammersmith centre’s
running costs total about
£500,000 a year, of which only
a third is covered by clients’
contributions. “We really rely on
private donations and legacies to
run the centre,” he added.
The hospital focuses on the
care of ‘companion pets’, with
98 per cent of animals attending
being dogs and cats, plus the odd
guinea pig, hamster and bird.
Richard said: “We try to
discourage people from keeping
exotic pets like snakes, spiders
and pot-bellied pigs – partly
because we feel they don’t make
such good pets and also because
they need specialist care.”
He said the clinic had
feeling ruff: Dr Richard Green tends to Trojan at the Blue Cross
hospital in Hammersmith PICTURE BY lEIGH qUInnEll
witnessed changing fashions or
trends for certain breeds.
“Over half of the dogs we see
at the moment are Staffordshire
bull terrier crosses of some
description, usually owned by
young people,” Richard said.
“It’s a trend that does worry
me a bit in terms of the welfare
of the dogs, because some people
get them for the wrong reasons.
They see them as a status symbol
or as protection, or they get one
just because everybody else has
got one.
“These dogs can be fantastic
pets but they need a lot of
commitment in terms of training
and socialisation.”
The 43-year-old father of
“Children growing
up with pets learn
a level of respect
for animals
two, who lives in north London,
started work at the Hammersmith
hospital six years ago after a stint
at the RSPCA in Hong Kong.
He has two cats, Matilda
and Roger, which he describes
as ‘Hong Kong moggies’, as a
memento of his work abroad.
Despite the challenges,
Richard says he’s unlikely to
be tempted across to private
veterinary work any time soon.
“We see a lot of pensioners
and single mothers and their pets
form an immensely important
part of their lives,” he said.
“Pet ownership is something
to be encouraged and I would
not want to see any section
of society excluded. Children
growing up with pets learn a
level of respect for animals, and
pets are also very important for
older people.
“We do also see the clichéd
little old lady with a cat or dog
who is their only companion and
a bit of a lifeline for them. It can
make a big difference whether
someone wants to get up in the
morning or not.”
l The Blue Cross, Argyle Place,
Hammersmith. Call 020 7932
2370 for more information.
Paws for
thought
l Top tips for pet
care from Dr Simon
Meyer of local
firms Paws
Inc and VetCheck
The loud noises and unexpected
bright lights from fireworks
can scare pets really badly. It’s
important to protect them from fearful
experiences and in this article we will
give you a few tips on how to do this.
It’s not too late to take action
before bonfire night. And we can help
you prepare for other events such as
New Year’s eve.
Just about everyone loves to
watch a good firework display and I
am really looking forward to my
annual local one, in Ravenscourt Park,
next week.
But I’m going to make sure my cat
is tucked away in a dark room, with
the radio on and curtains drawn, so
that he will not be afraid.
Make sure all cats are locked
indoors before dark.
Take your dog out for a good walk
and give him a good meal well before
the fireworks start – pets that are
frightened may not eat or want to go
to the toilet outside.
Relatively simple precautions like
muffling the noise and providing pets
with a safe, comfy, bed are often
enough to make them unaware of
the danger.
however, for those pets that are
stressed and frightened by fireworks
there is now a
pill which helps
them relax, and
can be supplied
without prescription,
called
Zylkene.
We can also
supply plug-in
pheromone
scent diffusers
to help make
pets feel
happier, too,
called Feliway,
for cats, and
DAP, for dogs.
“Pets
that are
frightened
may not
eat or want
to go to
the toilet
outside
Please feel free to contact us, or your
own vet, to discuss either product.
For those dogs that are truly terrified
we sometimes supply a sedative.
Dogs must be under veterinary care,
and have had a recent examination,
before we can dispense them. Please
contact your vet to discuss drugs like
these.
have a happy, safe and stress-free
bonfire night!
l Dr Simon Meyer runs two Paws Inc vet surgeries
(Glenthorne Road W6, tel 020 8748 9487, and Dawes
Road SW6, tel 020 7385 6194) and the VetCheck
vaccination clinic (Shepherds Bush Road W6, Call
020 7371 1123). See www.pawsinc.co.uk or email:
enquiries@pawsinc.co.uk for more information

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Experienced vet Stewart
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Brook Green Veterinary
Practice in Masbro Road in
April as part of his growing
network of west London
surgeries.
He also runs practices in
Chiswick, Queens Park and
Ladbroke Grove but feels his
Brook Green venture has set
a new benchmark.
“We wanted to create
something quite different
from a lot of other practices
and we’re really proud of the
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to the vet so we wanted to
create a nice waiting room for
them. It’s kept meticulously
clean and it’s a peaceful,
tranquil environment. And
because of the way we run our
appointment times, it’s not the
kind of place where you’re
going to have 10 people
waiting with barking dogs.”
The surgery combines
a full range of pet services
under one roof.
“If animals need an X-ray
or blood test, sometimes they
need to be transported to
other practices, but we have
our main operating theatre
and all our facilities on site,”
Stewart said.
“For the clients and
animals this means they can
get treatment and answers
straight away, at no extra cost.
That’s a major benefit.”
Stewart lives in Queens
Park and has worked as a vet
for 17 years, including stints
in Canada and Australia.
While he rotates around his
network of practices, working
roughly one day a week at
each surgery, Dr Caroline
Borer works as a full-time vet
at the Brook Green practice.
It also offers an array
of other services including
training, grooming and a
short-term cattery. Dog trainer
“It’s not the kind
of place where you’re
going to have 10
people waiting
with barking dogs
Nikki Ellis, who previously
worked with Stewart at his
Chiswick surgery, is running
regular puppy training and
socialisation classes.
“Nikki runs puppy parties
each week and teaches them
basic training,” Stewart said.
Ideal opening times and availability
� Early appointments (opening 8.00am) two days a week (Wednesday & Friday)
“When new puppies come
in it’s important that they get
socialisation with other dogs
in the first four or five months.
Nikki teaches owners tips
and tricks and gets the dogs
playing together.”
Animal groomer Ewa
Mierzejewska provides dog
and cat grooming services
every Thursday.
Cattery services are
available for existing clients’
pets at the practice, providing
short-term accommodation for
cats including daily exercise
and one-on-one attention.
“It’s very useful for people
going away for three or four
days who have no one to
come around to their house,”
Stewart said.
The practice also has a pet
food ordering service and a
collection of discount pet care
packages, including puppy
and kitten starter packs,
preventative healthcare,
dietary and exercise plans and
senior pet care packs.
l Call 020 7603 5150 or see
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Hammersmith firms
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3 November 2009 www.lbhf.gov.uk CLASSIFIED 71
Local Planning Applications
Public Notices
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND
CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990
I give notice that applications have been
made to the Council of the London Borough
of Hammersmith & Fulham as follows:
FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH MAY AFFECT
THE CHARACTER OR APPEARANCE OF A
CONSERVATION AREA
53 Waterford Road SW6 2009/02532/FUL
Erection of a rear roof extension;
replacement of window to the rear elevation
at first floor level with French door and a
Juliet Balcony; erection of a single storey rear
extension to the side and rear of the existing
back addition; excavation of the front and
rear garden to form lightwells, in connection
with the formation of a basement.
The Beaconsfield 24 Blythe Road W14
2009/02544/FUL
Use of part of the pavement as an outside
seating area comprising of seven picnic
benches, in connection with the use as a
public house.
Duke on the Green 235 New King’s Road
SW6 2009/02547/FUL
Use of part of the public highway outside
the premises for outdoor seating to
accommodate 7 tables and 28 chairs in
connection with existing public house.
3 St Peter’s Villas W6 2009/02519/FUL
Demolition of existing ground floor rear
conservatory extension; erection of a part
2 part 1 storey rear extension, together
with new ‘York Stone’ steps to rear
garden; refurbishment comprising internal
alterations.
58 Chipstead Street SW6 2009/02520/FUL
Demolition of part of the existing rear
addition; erection of a single storey ground
floor extension, to the side of the existing
back addition; enlargement of the existing
front lightwell; enlargement of the existing
basement.
33 Doneraile Street SW6 2009/02606/FUL
Installation of new roof covering to the
single storey rear extension at ground floor
level and the garage; replacement of the
existing garage door to the front elevation
with sash windows; replacement of the
existing conservatory with a new glazed
extension on the same footprint; excavation
of part of the rear garden to create a
lightwell in connection with the creation
of the basement level; erection of new side
boundary wall and entrance door, exceeding
the height of the existing; felling of the pear
tree in rear garden.
Hammersmith & Fulham Council
Public Notices
LONDON BOROUGH OF
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT
1984 SECTION 14(1) (VANSTON
PLACE, WALHAM GROVE) TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
1. The Council of the London Borough of
Hammersmith and Fulham hereby gives notice
that because of local safety raised entry
treatment works to be carried out in the above
named roads, it intends to make an Order the
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sections of the above named roads.
2. Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the
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shall cause any vehicle to proceed, stop, wait,
load or unload in:- (a) Vanston Place, from its
intersection junction with Walham Grove and
North End Road, south eastwards to the south
eastern boundary wall of No. 3 Vanston Place.
(b) Walham Grove, from its intersection junction
with Vanston Place and North End Road, north
eastwards to the north eastern boundary wall of
No. 62 Walham Grove
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be in place via North End Road, Halford Road,
Farm Lane, Vanston Place and Walham Grove.
4. Exemptions would be provided in the Order
to permit reasonable access to premises, so
far as it is practical without interference with
the execution of the said work and for works
vehicles, any vehicle being used in connection
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anything done with the permission or at the
direction of a police constable in uniform.
5. The Order would come into operation on
23rd November 2009 and would be valid for a
maximum period of 18 months or until works
are completed, whichever is the sooner.
6. Works would be expected to commence on
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and informative purposes only and works may
extend outside these dates.
Dated this 30th day of October 2009 Ian
Hawthorn, Head of Network Management
and Enforcement, Highways and Engineering
Hammersmith & Fulham Council
4 Hilary Close SW6 2009/02367/FUL
Erection of a three storey extension to the
side of the main building, erection of a single
storey rear extension; creation of a new
basement.
59 Brook Green W6 2009/02463/FUL
Erection of a two storey extension at first
and second floor levels to the Jacques Prevert
School to provide 196sqm of additional
teaching space above existing car park on
Aynhoe Road; erection of a glass balustrade
at roof level in connection with the use of
the roof of the extension as a recreation play
area. (revised description).
65A Star Road W14 2009/02452/FUL
Renewal of Planning Permission 2006/02228/
FUL granted 26/10/06 for the redevelopment
of the site by the erection of a single-storey
plus basement building, for use as a single
dwelling house.
363 New King’s Road SW6 2009/01564/FUL
Change of use of basement and rear part
of ground floor from Class A1 to a selfcontained
1 bedroom flat; installation of new
entrance door to front elevation at ground
floor level; installation of window in the side
elevation at ground floor level; excavation of
a rear lightwell at basement level.
49 Quarrendon Street SW6 2009/02526/FUL
Erection of a single storey second floor
extension, on top of the existing back
addition; reconstruction of the existing
side extension at the ground floor level;
excavation of the front and the rear garden
to form lightwells in connection with the
enlargement of the basement.
Public Convenience Vanston Place
2009/02554/FUL
Change of use of the ground and basement
floors from a public convenience (Sui Generis)
to restaurant (Class A3); erection of a single
storey extension to the side and rear of the
main building.
145 Dawes Road SW6 2009/02282/FUL
Conversion of property into 2 x three
bedroom maisonettes; erection of an
additional floor at roof level; erection of a
single storey rear extension.
143 Dawes Road SW6 2009/02281/FUL
Conversion of property into 1x two bedroom
self contained flats and 1 x 3 bedroom
maisonette; erection of an additional floor
at roof level.
Flat 4 61 Comeragh Road W14
2009/02500/FUL
Erection of an additional floor at roof level.
LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH
AND FULHAM
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
SECTION 14(1) (RIVERCOURT ROAD)
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
1. The Council of the London Borough of
Hammersmith and Fulham hereby gives notice
that because of crane operation works to be
carried out in the above named road, it made an
Order the effect of which will prohibit vehicular
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named road.
2. Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the
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shall cause any vehicle to proceed, stop, wait, load
or unload in Rivercourt Road, from its junction
with King Street southwards to the southern
boundary of No. 231 King Street.
3. Whilst works are in progress or whilst the
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be temporarily suspended to allow southbound as
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place via Great West Road, Hammersmith Bridge
Road, Queen Caroline Street and King Street.
5. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit
reasonable access to premises, so far as it is
practical without interference with the execution
of the said work and for works vehicles, any
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or ambulance purposes and anything done with
the permission or at the direction of a police
constable in uniform.
6. The Order will come into operation on 9th
November 2009 and will be valid for a maximum
period of 18 months or until works are completed,
whichever is the sooner.
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on Saturday 21st November 2009. The dates
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purposes only and works may extend outside
these dates.
Dated this 30th day of October 2009. Ian
Hawthorn, Head of Network Management
and Enforcement, Highways and Engineering
141 Dawes Road SW6 2009/02279/FUL
Conversion of property into 2 x two bedroom
self contained flats and 1 x one bedroom
self contained flats; erection of an addition
floor at roof level; erection of a part one,
part two storey side extension at first floor
level; erection of railings around a flat roof
at second floor level in connection with its
use as a terrace.
Flat 4 61 Comeragh Road W14
2009/02501/FUL
Erection of railings around the flat roof at
roof level in connection with its use as a roof
terrace; erection of a roof level extension to
enable access to the proposed roof terrace.
St Pauls Church Queen Caroline Street W6
2009/02588/ADV
Display of an externally illuminated digital
screen (12 metres long x 3 m high).
10 Hestercombe Avenue SW6
2009/02576/FUL
Demolition of the existing substation and
garage; erection of a single storey rear
extension to the side and rear of the existing
back addition; excavation of a basement
in connection with the relocation of the
substation to basement level.
Flat Ground Floor 67 Hammersmith Grove
W6 2009/02522/FUL
Alteration to the front entrance by extending
the entrance facade forward by 400mm;
alteration to the front parapet.
17 Stamford Brook Road W6 2009/02491/FUL
Replacement of existing dormer window
with rooflight in rear roofslope; erection of
railings around flat roof at rear first floor
level in connection with its use as a terrace;
replace existing side gate and fence with new
stock brick garden wall and timber gate.
21 Caithness Road W14 2009/02514/FUL
Erection of a rear roof extension; erection
of a single storey rear extension at lower
ground floor level; erection of a bicycle store
in the front light well.
565 King’s Road SW6 2009/02557/FUL
Replacement of the existing upper ground
floor rear extension with a new extension
to align with the adjacent property; raising
the height of the existing lower ground floor
rear extension to align with the adjacent
property; installation of 2 roof lights to the
proposed lower ground floor extension;
installation of a new shopfront.
138 King Street W6 2009/02598/FUL
Change of use of the property from
Restaurant (Class A3) to Hot Food Takeaway
(Class A5); installation of new shop front.
2 Holcombe Street W6 2009/02028/FUL
Demolition of 2 and 2A Holcombe Street
and the link to 165 King Street. Erection of a
part 4, part 3, and part 2 storey development
to provide 6 self contained flats (4 x one
bed and 2 x two bed) and provision of a
restaurant unit (Use Class A3) on the ground
floor fronting Holcombe Street.
145 Studdridge Street SW6 2009/02492/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension
to the side and rear of the existing back
addition; excavation of part of the front and
back garden to form lightwells in connection
with the enlargement of the basement.
Flat A 13 Kilmarsh Road W6 2009/02379/FUL
Erection of a two storey side extension
at ground and basement level, following
demolition of the existing attached garage to
be used as self contained studio dwelling.
40 Settrington Road SW6 2009/02348/FUL
Erection of a rear roof extension; erection
of a part one, part two storey rear
extension; erection of railings around a
flat roof at second floor and first floor
level in connection with its use as a terrace;
excavation of the front and rear garden
to form lightwells in connection with the
creation of a new basement.
FOR CONSERVATION AREA CONSENT
(DEMOLITION WORK)
Hurlingham Club Ranelagh Gardens SW6
2009/02494/CAC
Demolition of an existing outdoor swimming
pool, children’s pool, changing rooms and
cafe.
7 Perrymead Street SW6 2009/02481/CAC
Demolition of part of the existing building
in connection with planning application
2007/01330/FUL
FOR LISTED BUILDING CONSENT
3 St Peter’s Villas W6 2009/02396/LBC
Demolition of existing ground floor rear
conservatory extension; erection of a part
2 part 1 storey rear extension, together
with new ‘York Stone’ steps to rear
garden; refurbishment comprising internal
alterations.
17 Stamford Brook Road W6
2009/02317/LBC
Replacement of existing dormer window
with rooflight in rear roofslope; erection of
railings around flat roof at rear first floor
level in connection with its use as a terrace;
replace existing side gate and fence with new
stock brick garden wall and timber gate.
LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH
AND FULHAM
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
SECTION 14(1)
(BRIDGEVIEW, HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE
ROAD, GREAT WEST ROAD)
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
1. The Council of the London Borough of
Hammersmith and Fulham hereby gives notice
that because of highways engineering scheme
works to be carried out in the above named
roads, it made an Order the effect of which will
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named roads and suspend a section of bus lane
in Hammersmith Bridge Road.
2. Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the
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shall cause any vehicle to proceed, stop, wait,
load or unload:- (a) in Bridgeview, from its junction
with the southern kerb line of Great West Road
southwards for a distance of 12.50 metres. (b) in
Hammersmith Bridge Road, from its roundabout
junction with the southern kerb line of Talgarth
Road southwards to its junction with the northern
kerb line of Worlidge Street.
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place via:- (a) Hammersmith Bridge Road, Rutland
Grove and Bridgeview. (b) Great West Road, Great
Chertsey Road, Clifford Avenue, Upper Richmond
Road, Rocks Lane and Catslenau.
4. Whilst works are in progress or whilst the
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westbound section of bus lane in Hammersmith
Bridge Road from a point 83.30 metres northeast
of the north-eastern kerb-line of Worlidge
Street, south westwards to its junction with the
north eastern kerb line Worlidge Street, shall be
temporarily suspended.
5. Whilst works are in progress or whilst the
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northbound section of bus lane in Great West
Road from a point 38.00 metres north-west
of the south-eastern boundary of Nos. 70-72
Hammersmith Bridge Road north westwards to
its junction with Great West Road (east to west
arm), shall be temporarily suspended.
FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH MAY AFFECT THE
SETTING OR CONTEXT OF A LISTED BUILDING
St Pauls Church Queen Caroline Street W6
2009/02588/ADV
Display of an externally illuminated digital
screen (12 metres long x 3 m high)
Anyone who wishes to make representations
about these applications should do so by
24th November 2009. See below for ways of
commenting on applications.
Signed: NIGEL PALLACE
Director of Environment
on behalf of HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM
COUNCIL
You can view applications, make comments
and monitor their progress on our website:
www.lbhf.gov.uk/planning. Click on the
‘Planning Online’ logo on the Planning Home
Page.
You can also E-mail comments to:
plancomments@lbhf.gov.uk
You can also inspect details of applications
at our office at RECEPTION THIRD FLOOR
HAMMERSMITH TOWN HALL EXTENSION
KING STREET W6 between 8.45am and
5.00pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public
holidays.
If you want to make comments on
applications please E-mail them through our
website or post them to DEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT SERVICE ENVIRONMENT
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TOWN HALL
KING STREET W6 9JU by the date shown
above. Please include the application
reference number and the name of the
planning officer. We will try to consider
any representations received after the date
indicated but this cannot be guaranteed so
please reply promptly.
For initial enquiries call our information and
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or 020 8753 1082.
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streets
are
getting
cleaner
Hammersmith & Fulham Council
EDUCATION
connect
with the
french
l ParENtS are now able
to apply for places for their
children on one of the first
bilingual primary courses in
the UK.
Primary school admissions
for next September opened
at the start of the week
(November 1) and this means
that parents can now apply for
their children to be among the
first intake of bilingual pupils,
based at Clancarty road.
It will be the first time that
bilingual classes will be taught
in H&F and only the second
example in the country – the
first being Wix Primary School
in Battersea.
For the first two years,
classes will take place at
L’ecole Marie d’Orliac in
Fulham but admissions
applications will be made
through Holy Cross roman
Catholic School.
the ground-breaking project
is a joint venture between the
school’s trustee, the Diocese of
Westminster, H&F Council and
the French school.
Pupils aged four to 11 from
both Holy Cross and L’ecole
Marie d’Orliac will be taught
together by teachers from each
of the schools, using an agreed
common curriculum.
applications for the new
bilingual places are open to
everyone, regardless of their
religious background.
all other places at Holy
Cross will still be allocated
using its current criteria which
give preference to Catholic
families.
H&F cabinet member Sarah
Gore said: “We as a borough
want to be in the vanguard in
terms of delivery of education.
This first bilingual class
marks an important stage for
Hammersmith & Fulham.
“We not only need to provide
more places for our growing
primary school population but
also want to offer parents a
meaningful choice.
“We anticipate that this
option will prove popular with
many parents, and we look
forward to many more families
choosing borough schools as a
result of the greater choice.”
Bishop George Stack,
chairman of the Diocesan
Education Commission, said:
“this proposal allows the
Catholic community to make
an innovative contribution to
education in the borough.
“It will build on the values
of care and excellence which
lie at the heart of Holy Cross
School’s Catholic ethos.”
a high number of families in
H&F choose private education
or schools outside the borough,
rather than local state schools.
this is a trend H&F Council
is already reversing by offering
local families new and
innovative state school
choices. Delyth Bowen
Listen to
our big story!
u Melcombe Primary School
received £115,000 from lottery
as school launches Big Story
u the Fulham school was visited
by Lottery chief last month
DELYtH BOWEN
FILM making, cooking and
circus skills mean parents
and children are delighted
to go to Melcombe Primary
in the holidays and after
classes.
In April, the Fulham
Palace Road school
received more than
£115,000 from
the Big Lottery
Fund to develop
activities outside
the normal
lessons. The
Big Family
cLass
acts:
(Clockwise
from top left)
Sir Clive Booth
from the Big
Lottery Fund
with reception
pupil Adam
Brahimi
(4); Kemara
Blenman (3)
with sister
Khia Blenman
(7) and Dion
Townsen (7);
Dion, Dionne
Blenman
and Darnell
Mayers Worrell;
Chearna
Mayers Worrell
(6) with mum
Lorna; and
Khia reading
out a story
PICTURES BY
DAvID TETT
Story Project, which is organised by the school and
parent-run Family Learning Association, is running
activities that they might not normally take part in.
Activities during the summer holidays this
year included fitness sessions with Fulham FC
Foundation, cooking with the Kids’ Cookery School
and Circus Skills with Albert and Friends’ Instant
Circus. There were also trips to the seaside, London
Ecology Centre and Sea World.
The after-school club allows parents and
children to have a go at film
making, art,
singing and
dancing.
Sir Clive
Booth,
chairman of
the Big Lottery
Fund, visited
the scheme on
October 20 and
talked to parents,
staff and children
about the project
before joining
in with some
activities.

3 November 2009 www.lbhf.gov.uk NEWS 73
Fulham
cross is
awarded
top marks
u Girls’ school
praised by
Ofsted for hard
work and pupils’
motivation
LOuisE raisEY
FuLhaM Cross girls
have been told that their
school is outstanding.
In a letter to all pupils,
Ofsted inspectors also said
the headteacher, Bernie
Peploe, has a strong and
ambitious drive to make it
even better.
The report puts Fulham
Cross among the best
schools in the country,
an achievement backed
by a huge leap in exam
performance.
It made the headlines
in August when 70.4 per
cent of girls got five or
more GCSEs at grade A*
to C including English and
maths, up 22.4 per cent on
the previous year.
Ms Peploe said: “I am
enormously proud of all our
students and staff. This is a
testament to the hard work
and commitment of the
whole school community.”
Inspectors were
impressed at pupils’
motivation to do well and
at how much they enjoy
school. In one French class
they inspected, the children
spontaneously applauded
one student’s answer in
class.
They were glowing
in their comments on the
innovative and varied
curriculum and on the
exceptional care and
support the girls are given.
“Staff and pupils at
Fulham Cross deserve
every word of the praise
the Ofsted inspectors have
given them,” said H&F
cabinet member Sarah
Gore.
“When I recently
visited the school, I was
extremely impressed
with the work ethic that
has been established, the
commitment and single-
rEsuLt: Amina Jama, 16, was one of the Fulham Cross
pupils who discovered their GCSE scores in August
PICTURE BY DAvID JACKSon
mindedness of the head,
and the charm, manners and
diligence of the students.
“It is a truly
comprehensive school
where a significant
proportion of students have
special educational needs
or do not speak English at
home. However, this has not
in any way held the school
back and this fantastic set
of results is proof of what
a combination of the right
ethos, strong discipline and
a culture of achievement
can deliver.
“Fulham Cross is
exactly the kind of
school local parents
want for their children
and I am delighted its
achievements have
been recognised.”
Fulham Cross
Girls’ School has now
federated with Henry
Compton School and
a single governing body
for the two schools is now
in place.
They are being
brought together under
the council’s Schools of
Choice programme so
that each can benefit from
the other’s strengths and
the two schools can share
facilities and staff expertise
while maintaining singlesex
classes.
A mixed sixth form will
also be a feature of the new
federation.
now iS tiMe to Apply
for nurSery And
priMAry SchoolS!
l Applications open from
November 1, 2009, until January
15, 2010. Apply online at
www.lbhf.gov.uk or call
020 8753 2627/3628/3664
BIG CHANGE
H&F Cabinet
member Sarah
Gore says local
schools are
now able to
offer more
MOrE and more parents are choosing local
nursery and primary state schools.
This year, we opened an extra 90
places at four of our most popular
primaries to cater for the growing demand.
the recession has its part to play. Some parents
who might have chosen private schools are turning
instead to state schools. But the rapidly improving
quality and choice local schools offer is also
appealing to more and more parents.
ImProvInG STanDarDS
WE have some of the capital’s top performing
primaries in the borough.
overall, H&F primaries were placed 7th best
in the country in 2008 in the official measure of
progress for children aged between seven and 11.
attainment measures are above Inner London
averages, with 82 per cent of children achieving the
expected level in English and 78 per cent in maths.
all our schools which were inspected by Ofsted in
the last academic year were judged either good or
outstanding.
SCHOOLS arE OFFErING MOrE
GooD schools offer more than excellent teaching.
We all want our children to be happy and fulfilled by
their experience at school with access to a wide and
varied curriculum and to sport, arts and music and
life-enriching experiences.
Schools across the borough are all taking part
in a major expansion of after-school activities,
including sessions for the whole family.
as well as offering all children a richer experience,
expanding the activities on offer before and after
school, and during the holidays, aims to make sure
what’s on works better for working families.
NEW CHOICES – BILINGUaL PLaCES
tHErE is an entirely new option available to parents
this year.
If you would like your child to be taught in a
bilingual French and English environment, places are
on offer for the first time at Holy Cross school. It has
teamed up with the recently-established Ecole de
Fulham in Clancarty road to teach pupils aged four
to 11 in English and French.
Pupils from both schools will be taught together
by teachers from each of the schools, using an
agreed common curriculum.
Holy Cross will continue to offer traditional places
to local Catholic children, but applications for the
new bilingual places will be made without reference
to a pupil’s religious background.
nEW BuIlDInGS
a £26MILLION school building fund is planned to
be shared by Bentworth, John Betts, St Peter’s,
langford, Holy Cross and Jack Tizard over the next
five years.
the current temporary reception classroom at
John Betts will be replaced with a new permanent
building, and up to £7m will be spent over the next
three years at St Peter’s School.
a recent consultation was held on plans to move
into new accommodation in 2012 and to introduce
a two-form entry at Holy Cross, doubling the school’s
roman Catholic provision. and £7m will be spent
on remodelling Bentworth and another £1m will be
used at Langford to improve education for pupils
with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
BEttEr SCHOOL MEaLS
MOrE money is being spent on better ingredients
for children’s school meals as part of a new
catering deal. our new catering company, which
provides meals for 53 of our schools, will be
spending 20 per cent more on ingredients,
producing healthier and tastier meals.
these are just some of the developments
taking place this year and beyond. We are sure
we have a great offer for your child as she or he
starts their education.
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74 COMMENT www.lbhf.gov.uk 3 November 2009
MUM’S
THE WORD
By Gigi
Eligoloff
of Mums
Rock
LETTErS are arriving (despite
the postal strikes) that will
determine how easy or difficult
the next two years of all of our
lives will be.
Last week we got a letter from one
of the nurseries we applied to,
explaining that our K had not been
offered a place.
The nursery is two roads away and
apart from the Catholic one around the
corner, it was our closest option. The
thing is we didn’t want K to go there
anyway so it’s left me feeling strangely
indignant. Being rejected from somewhere
you only applied to as a back-up
plan sucks.
K actually has no idea he has to
leave his beloved current nursery soon.
Maybe he thinks he’ll just stay at his
present nursery till he’s a daddy. Thankfully
we were offered a place at our
preferred choice, a 15-minute speedwalk
away.
Visiting the nursery, it was all I could
do to stop
myself blurting
out the burning
question
being asked by
working mums
everywhere –
“
Being
rejected
from
somewhere
you only
applied to
as a back-up
plan sucks
how long would
he get? Word
on the street
is that at age
three, they get
two and a half
hours a day. A
mum I know
has renamed
the maths
of work-athome-mums
+ part-time
nursery place
as equalling
the Seventh Circle of Hell.
This is because by the time you’ve
returned from the drop-off having been
delayed by a sobbing, clingy version of
your usually confident and adorable
child, boiled the kettle and sat down at
your computer, it’s time to go
back again.
At the time of writing, Halloween
preparations are already in full swing.
Granny has purchased a pumpkin,
we’ve got K a ridiculously cute elf outfit
(complete with green tights).
He’ll hate me when he’s older.
I’m secretly looking forward to the
whole sugar-rush affair, although I do
hope we don’t get trick or treated by
tiny hoodies again this year.
Last Halloween six of them knocked
on our door wearing cheap masks.
When I apologised for having run out of
things to give them by using ‘the baby’
as an excuse, they replied ‘We’ll take
the baby’.
Funny? Not very.
Columnist Gigi Eligoloff is the
founder of Mums Rock, a
digital ‘drop-in’ site for all
independently-minded mums and dads. She lives
in West Kensington. Visit: www.mumsrock.com
From the Archives Greetings to Moscow
u A fascinating recent
donation shows
Fulham’s support for
the Soviet Union’s
fight against the
Nazi invaders of their
country in 1941, as
Jane Kimber writes
The Archives and Local
history Centre recently
received an interesting
donation from a member
of the public.
It is a wartime address
to the Citizens of Moscow
from the Citizens of Fulham,
beautifully written and with
illustrations showing flowers
and the USSR and Union
flags.
The address is signed
by Jessie Marsh JP, mayor
of Fulham from 1940 to
1941. Accompanying it is
a ledger containing some
800 signatures, mostly of
Fulham residents, ranging
from members of the local
council to schoolboys. Many
people gave their place of
work, including the town
hall, Fulham Power Station
and local bakers, dairies,
funeral directors and other
businesses.
Mrs Jessie Marsh
became a councillor of the
Metropolitan Borough of
Fulham in 1934. She was
appointed chairman of
the Maternity and Child
Welfare Committee and later
chaired the Public Health
Committee. In November
1940 she was elected mayor,
Your shout
by coincidence during an
air raid, and in her speech
she said: “To the citizens of
Fulham I can only say I will
give of my best”.
She was not the first
female mayor of Fulham;
that honour belonged to
Alice Gilliatt (1934-35).
The Labour Party had been
in power in Fulham since
1934, and were to remain
the majority party until
the old borough ceased to
exist in 1965. Mrs Marsh
continued to serve as a
councillor until 1949.
The illuminated message
of support to the people of
Moscow was created after
the ending of the Nazi-
Soviet Pact in 1941.
The pact had been
signed by Adolf Hitler and
Joseph Stalin on August 23,
1939, as a guarantee that
Germany and Russia would
not go to war against each
other.
They also secretly
Silver lining of recession
cloud is cheap meal deals
by VICTORIA
MARSHALLSAy
My HuSBANd and I are constantly
setting ourselves the challenge of
finding somewhere to have dinner
locally that will cost us £20 each
or under.
This could be quite a tall order
in London but fortunately for us the
recession has brought with it a glut
of deals. All that is needed is a bit
of patience and research. don’t just
dash to your nearest bistro – find out
what’s on offer first.
Here are examples of some great
deals on your doorstep.
young’s Brewery has been
running a deal for a while called dine
with wine – two courses and a bottle
of house wine for £20. Bargain! The
deal runs from Sunday to Thursday
and all you need to do is download
your voucher and take it to the pub
of your choice such as the Thatched
House (W6) and The Stinging Nettle
(W12). See www.youngs.co.uk for
the full list.
Another great pub is the recently
refurbished Queen Adelaide (412
uxbridge Road, W12). Its deal is 25
per cent off all wine when eating,
and if you are a trivia whiz get down
there on a Monday night for the quiz
night and you’ll get 10 per cent off
your dinner.
A lot of restaurants are offering
“Many
people
from all
parties felt a
sympathy for
the Russians
in their
struggle
against
fascism,
although
some
expressed
concern about
helping
communists
Good
citizens:
Fulham’s salute to
Moscow backing
their fight against
Nazi Germany
discounts if you go to their website
and book online. For example,
Sugar Hut (374 North End Road,
SW6) will give you 50 per cent off
your food Monday to Thursday. If
you book a table at Lam’s Chinese
restaurant (King Street, W6) through
Taste of London website you’ll get
20 per cent off.
If you want to stick to chain
restaurants, there are countless
offers on any of the voucher or
money-saving websites. you’ll find
GBK are offering two burgers and
fries for £10 (until November 19)
“Don’t just dash to
your local bistro – find
out what’s on offer first
agreed to invade Poland and
split the country between
them. The pact remained in
effect until June 22, 1941,
when Germany invaded
Russia.
Many people from all
parties then felt sympathy
for the Russians in their
struggle against fascism,
although some expressed
concern about helping
communists.
Mrs Churchill, the Prime
Minister’s wife, set up a
Red Cross Fund for Russia
to buy medical supplies,
and Mrs Marsh organised
several events in Fulham to
raise money for this cause.
Other London boroughs
also made efforts to support
Russia.
The items still hold a
mystery: did they ever
reach Moscow?
Perhaps they are designs
or first drafts from which
finer parchment versions
were created.
We may never know
whether the address reached
its destination, but it sheds
light on a particular moment
in the Second World War
when Russia changed
dramatically from being
an enemy nation to a
valued ally.
l Have you got a local
history question? Email:
handfnews@lbhf.gov.uk
l The H&F Archives and
Local History Centre is
open to the public and is
at The Lilla Huset, 191
Talgarth Road, Hammersmith.
Call 020 8741 5159.
and Ask’s promotion is buy one, get
another for £1 (until November 9).
If you don’t mind set menus
then you can opt for The Grove (83
Hammersmith Grove, W6) which
is doing a two-course dinner for
£15, or close by there is Cafe Rouge
(98 Shepherd’s Bush Road) which
is offering a three-course dinner
menu for £12.95. you can have a
three-course lunch at Royal China
(805 Fulham Road, SW6) for £9.80.
If you really want something a bit
more special try The Farm (Farm
Lane, SW6) for two courses and a
complimentary Bellini for £15.
One of my favourite offers so far,
and one I’ll definitely be investigating
with my husband, is The Cabin Bar
and Grill’s Monday Madness – 50 per
cent off your food bill all night. Or the
Rib Night – £9.95 for a rack of ribs,
fries and a small glass of house wine
or a bottle of beer.
If you’ve had to tighten your
belts recently, it doesn’t mean you
can’t go out. Just get deal-savvy!

3 November 2009 www.lbhf.gov.uk COMMENT 75
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Improve this busy junction
driving us round the bend
THE busy junction of uxbridge/Askew/Old
Oak roads desperately needs improving with
a filter traffic light system.
Currently there is only a simple stop/go
arrangement for either north/south or east/
west directions. A filter system that enabled
right/left turning across the oncoming traffic
would vastly improve flow and congestion
which very regularly is significant.
Tim Dabson
Ormiston Grove
Shepherds Bush
Berry IS coming – but you
need another website!
IN WHAT’S On (Berry Special, October
20) there is a preview about Chuck Berry
playing at Hammersmith Town Hall on
November 27. However, the website does
not list it. Is this a hoax? If it is possible to
get tickets, would you let me know?
Dee Chen
Via email
l Editor’s Note: It is not a hoax! Chuck
Berry is playing at Hammersmith Town Hall
on November 27. However, the address we
were given was incorrect. Apologies for any
confusion. To purchase tickets for the town
hall gig, please visit: www.ticketline.co.uk
left in limbo: This Fulham house has
been an eyesore since June last year
Fulham house is a mere
shell of its former glory
ONE of the worst development eyesores
(vis a vis your piece on 80 North End Road)
is at the junction of Cloncurry Street and
Woodlawn Road in Fulham.
In this so-called ‘conservation area’ an
entire Edwardian house has been demolished
except for its facade.
The photograph above was taken in June
2008, and it has remained like this ever
since. Now the developer wants to knock
down the rest – what incredible gall! Not
only does it look terrible, but it constitutes
planning blight and makes the street look
like a tip, together with all the other skips,
lofts and basement conversions that erode
the amenity value of the Bishop’s Park area.
It really is time that the planning department
acted and made the developer rebuild
the house. This area should be for living
in, not as a playground for get-rich-quick
developers.
Lawrence Moore
Via email
Drinking spots need to
raise the bar on prices
I’VE noticed that many of the licensed
bars in this borough and in neighbouring
Kensington & Chelsea borough do not fully
display bar prices.
ASkEW ROAD lOOkinG bAck>>
VERy many thanks for
the excellent article on
Askew Road.
This is just so
interesting and helps
fill some gaps. I am off
to the archives as soon
as possible to find out
more. Thanks too for that
information as well.
Ian Kennaway
Via email
I REAd the interesting
article about the Askew
Road. Are you able to
let me know if a bomb
dropped on Flanchford
Road during the Second
World War?
David Millar
Via email
However, an exception to this case is
Wetherspoons, which displays prices at
every table.
hugh Lawson
Via email
A smile, please and thank
you mean so much to us
IS ANyONE else fed up to the hind teeth
with the morose and ill-mannered
franchisees of Royal Mail’s Fulham Palace
Road branch (between Greyhound Road and
Averill Street)?
Their inability to smile, or utter the
words ‘please’ or ‘thank you’ makes me
wonder whether they perhaps need a lesson
from someone like Mel from Antonia’s, or
Sally from Princess Nails, both of whom
understand the meaning of community,
locals and customer service.
Simply because this is delivery of a public
service which we ‘have’ to go to, because
of their location, surely does not mean that
we should be at the mercy of the Grump
Monsters?
We are lucky to have a local post office,
but Mrs Goggins would be displeased.
Name withheld
Averill Street
hammersmith
I VERy much enjoy
reading about the history
of Hammersmith &
Fulham in h&f news
and I found the article
about Askew Road (my
local shopping centre)
particularly interesting
(How Rural Askew Road
Was Changed By Train
And Tram, October 20).
It is fascinating to
learn how the road grew
from a lane across fields
to the busy thoroughfare
it is today. In one of the
photographs there is just a
single bus and a hand cart
and the buildings have
hardly changed at all.
Caroline MacMillan
Via email
in
store:
Askew
Road
shops in
days
gone by
PICTURE
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l Editor’s note: Credit
for the Askew Road article
should go to Jane Kimber
from The H&F Archives
and Local History Centre.
Jane and her colleague
Anne Wheeldon write a
regular column for h&f
news (see page on
the left).
All queries resulting
from the article have been
passed on to them. If you
have suggestions for future
subjects or questions
about borough history,
call 020 8741 5159.
The archives and history
centre is open to the
public and is at The Lilla
Huset, 191 Talgarth Road,
Hammersmith.
Families need a house as
a home... not merely a flat
MANy would love to live the dream of
owning a home in H&F, but as social housing
residents I feel we’re being priced out as
well as moved out (Helping to Buy a Good
Value Home, October 20).
The council recognises that many people
wish to move to H&F. It seems the council
is sitting on a gold mine and private housing
estates are preferred to social ones.
With our estates in prime locations, the
‘new build’ will concentrate on affordable,
rather than social, housing, with a view to
those out of the borough taking advantage
as Kensington & Chelsea is too expensive.
H&F riverside is awash with developers.
Families need a house not a flat, but will
get the latter as house prices in H&F hit the
£500,000 mark. People who can afford it do
not need help to get on the property ladder.
How many families have a combined
salary of £60K?
When we read about this housing scheme
is it any wonder residents on estates feel
anxious about their housing future and
where in London we’ll be moved to?
Desiree Cranenburgh
Ashcroft Square
hammersmith
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Public Notices
LONDON BOROUGH OF
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT
1984 SECTION 14(1)
(FULHAM PALACE ROAD,
DELORME STREET) TEMPORARY
PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
1. The Council of the London Borough of
Hammersmith and Fulham hereby gives
notice that because of Thames Water
works to be carried out in Fulham Palace
Road, it made an Order the effect of which
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Delorme Street and suspend a section of
bus lane in Fulham Palace Road.
2. Whilst works are in progress or whilst the
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person shall cause any vehicle to proceed,
stop, wait, load or unload in Delorme Street
from its junction with Fulham Palace Road
eastwards to its junction with the western
kerb line of Bothwell Street.
3. Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the
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northbound section of bus lane in Fulham
Palace Road from its junction with Silverton
Road north westwards to its junction
with Ellaline Road, shall be temporarily
suspended.
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will be in place via Bothwell Street, Lillie
Road and Fulham Palace Road.
5. Exemptions will be provided in the Order
to permit reasonable access to premises,
so far as it is practical without interference
with the execution of the said work and for
works vehicles, any vehicle being used in
����������� ����� �������� ���� ��� ����������
purposes and anything done with the
permission or at the direction of a police
constable in uniform.
6. The Order will come into operation on
9th November 2009 and will be valid for a
maximum period of 18 months or until works
are completed, whichever is the sooner.
7. Works will be expected to commence on
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for guidance and informative purposes only
and works may extend outside these dates.
Dated this 30th day of October 2009.
Ian Hawthorn, Head of Network
Management and Enforcement,
Highways and Engineering
LONDON BOROUGH OF
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT
1984 SECTION 14(1) (SHEPHERD’S
BUSH ROAD, SHEPHERD’S BUSH
GREEN)TEMPORARY PROHIBITION
OF TRAFFIC
1. The Council of the London Borough of
Hammersmith and Fulham hereby gives notice
that because of gas works to be carried out in
the above named roads it made an Order the
effect of which will prohibit various vehicular
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named roads.
2. Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the
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person shall cause any vehicle to turn left
into Goldhawk Road whilst proceeding:- (a)
northbound in Shepherd’s Bush Road; (b)
westbound in Shepherd’s Bush Green.
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be in place via Shepherd’s Bush Green (south
to north arm), Uxbridge Road and Pennard
Road.
4. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to
permit reasonable access to premises, so far
as it is practical without interference with
the execution of the said work and for works
vehicles, any vehicle being used in connection
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anything done with the permission or at the
direction of a police constable in uniform.
5. The Order will come into operation on
9th November 2009 and will be valid for a
maximum period of 18 months or until works
are completed, whichever is the sooner.
6. Works will be expected to commence on Friday
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for guidance and informative purposes only
and works may extend outside these dates.
Dated this 30th day of October 2009 Ian
Hawthorn, Head of Network Management
and Enforcement, Highways and
Engineering
Hammersmith & Fulham Council
LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH
AND FULHAM
THE HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM
(WAITING AND LOADING
RESTRICTION) (CONSOLIDATION)
AMENDMENT (No. *) ORDER 200*
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council
of the London Borough of Hammersmith and
Fulham propose to make the above mentioned
Order under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV
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and the local Government Act 1985.
2. The general effect of the Order would be to
further amend the Hammersmith and Fulham
(Waiting and Loading Restriction) (Consolidation)
Order 2009 so that: (a) waiting restrictions
would be amended in certain lengths of Oxberry
Avenue, Waldemar Avenue, Landridge Road,
Dorncliffe Road, Fulham Road, Fulham Park
Road, Durrell Road, Rostrevor Road, Mimosa
Street, Lillyville Road, Addison Gardens,
Anley Road, Lakeside Road, Minford Gardens,
Netherwood Road, Richmond Way, Rockley
LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH
AND FULHAM
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
SECTION 14(1)
(GLAZBURY ROAD, GUNTERSTONE
ROAD, GWENDWR ROAD, MATHESON
ROAD, AVONMORE ROAD, STONOR
ROAD) TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF
TRAFFIC
1. The Council of the London Borough of
Hammersmith and Fulham hereby gives notice
that because of Thames Water works to be
carried out in the above named roads it intends
to make an Order the effect of which will prohibit
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roads.
2. Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the
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shall cause any vehicle to proceed, stop, wait, load
or unload:- (a) in Glazbury Road, from its junction
with the southern kerb line of Gunterstone Road,
southwards to its junction with the northern kerb
line of Gwendwr Road. (b) in Glazbury Road,
from its junction with the southern kerb line of
Gwendwr Road, southwards to its southern
extremity. (c) in Gunterstone Road, from its
junction with the western kerb line of Trevanion
Road, westwards to the party wall of Nos. 14 and
16 Gunterstone Road. (d) in Gunterstone
Road, from the party wall of Nos. 14 and 16
Gunterstone Road, westwards to its junction
with the eastern kerb line of Glazbury Road. (e)
in Gunterstone Road, from its junction with the
THE LONDON BOROUGH OF
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
The Hamme rsmith and Fulham (Parking Places,
Zone “B/C/CC”) Order 200*
The Hammersmith and Fulham (Parking Places,
Zone “F”) Order 200*
The Hammersmith and Fulham(Parking Places,
Zone “G”) Order 200*
The Hammersmith and Fulham (Parking Places,
Zone “R”) Order 200*
The Hammersmith and Fulham (Parking Places,
Zone “U”) Order 200*
The Hammersmith and Fulham (Parking Places,
Zone “X”) Order 200*
The Hammersmith and Fulham (Parking Places,
Zone “Y”) Order 200*
Changes to all the Controlled Parking Zones in the
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council
of the London Borough of Hammersmith and
Fulham propose to make the above Orders under
sections 35, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV
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1984, as amended.
2. The general effect of the Orders would be to
revoke and re-enact in a revised and consolidated
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on-street parking places in the roads within
Controlled Parking Zones B/C/CC, F, G, R, U, X
and Y in the London Borough of Hammersmith
and Fulham so as to: (a) generally up-date the
provisions of the current orders so that they
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apply on the ground; (b) introduce in Controlled
Parking Zone “CC” the operational hours of
Monday to Sunday 9am to 8pm; (c) change the
Road, Sinclair Gardens, Westwick Gardens,
Woodstock Grove, Aldine Street, Bamborough
Gardens, Bulwer Street, Caxton Road, Frithville
Gardens, Lime Grove, Macfarlane Road, Pennard
Road, Shepherd’s Bush Place, Sterne Street,
Tadmor Street, Wells Road, Woodger Road;
(b) waiting restrictions would be introduced in
certain lengths of Oxberry Avenue, Waldemar
Avenue, Landridge Road, Dorncliffe Road,
Fulham Park Road, Durrell Road, Rostrevor Road,
Mimosa Street, Lillyville Road, Woodger Road; (c)
waiting restrictions would be revoked in certain
lengths of Oxberry Avenue, Waldemar Avenue,
Landridge Road, Dorncliffe Road, Fulham Road,
Fulham Park Road, Durrell Road, Rostrevor Road,
Mimosa Street, Lillyville Road, Addison Gardens,
Anley Road, Lakeside Road, Minford Gardens,
Netherwood Road, Richmond Way, Rockley
Road, Sinclair Gardens, Westwick Gardens,
Woodstock Grove, Aldine Street, Bamborough
Gardens, Bulwer Street, Caxton Road, Frithville
Gardens, Lime Grove, Macfarlane Road, Pennard
Road, Shepherd’s Bush Place, Sterne Street,
Tadmor Street, Wells Road, Woodger Road; (d)
loading restrictions would be revoked in certain
western kerb line of Glazbury Road, westwards
to the party wall of Nos. 34 and 36 Gunterstone
Road. (f) in Gunterstone Road, from the party
wall of Nos. 34 and 36 Gunterstone Road,
westwards to its junction with the eastern kerb
line of Gliddon Road. (g) in Gwendwr Road, from
its junction with the eastern kerb line of Glazbury
Road, eastwards to the party wall of Nos. 8
and 10 Gwendwr Road. (h) in Gwendwr Road,
from the party wall of Nos. 10 and 12 Gwendwr
Road, eastwards to its junction with the western
kerb line of Trevanion Road. (i) in Matheson
Road, from its junction with the south western
kerb line of Avonmore Place, south westwards
to its junction with the north eastern kerb line
of Lisgar Terrace. (j) in Matheson Road,
from its junction with the south western kerb line
of Lisgar Terrace, south westwards to its junction
with the northern kerb line of Stanwick Road.
3. Whilst works are in progress or whilst the
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Stonor Road shall be temporarily suspended.
4. Whilst works are in progress or whilst the
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������������������������������������������������
Avonmore Road between Matheson Road and
Stonor Road shall be temporarily suspended.
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(a) be in place via Trevanion Road and Gwendwr
Road. (b) not be required. (c) & (d) be in place via
Trevanion Road, Gwendwr Road and Glazbury
Road. (e) & (f) be in place via Glazbury
Road, Edith Road (eastbound), North End Road,
charges which apply for a smart visitor permit
in Controlled Parking Zone “CC” so that the
charge will be £1.50 per hour between 9am to
8pm on Monday to Saturday and £0.00 per hour
between 9am to 8pm on Sundays; (d) change
the zone boundary so that the whole of Addison
Gardens falls within Controlled Parking Zone
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Close and designate a parking place in Erin Close
within Controlled Parking Zone “F”; (f) introduce
in Controlled Parking Zone “G” the operational
hours of Monday to Sunday 9am to 10pm with a
maximum stay of 1 hour for vehicles displaying
a ticket; (g) introduce the “smart” visitor parking
permit which would be available to all residents
whose permanent address is within Controlled
Parking Zone “G” and would be for the leaving
of their visitors’ vehicles in a parking place during
the operational hours of Controlled Parking
Zone “G”. This permit will replace the existing
visitor permit system; (h) introduce ‘permit
holders only’ parking places in Macfarlane Road
in Controlled Parking Zone “G” where vehicles
displaying a Zone G resident’s, business, smart
visitor permit or disabled badge will be eligible to
park; (i) introduce ‘pay and display only’ parking
places in Macfarlane Road and Hopgood Street
in Controlled Parking Zone “G” where vehicles
displaying a valid ticket will be eligible to park.
The pay and display parking places will have a
maximum stay of 1 hour and resident, business
or smart visitor permit holders will not be eligible
to park in the parking places; (j) introduce ‘pay
and display’ parking places in Goldhawk Road in
Controlled Parking Zone “G” which will operate
from Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 4.00pm
with a maximum stay of 1 hour with no return
within one hour where the pay and display
charge is 20p for 30 minutes. Resident, business
lengths of Hopgood Street and Macfarlane Road;
(e) introduce motorcycle bays in Chesilton Road
and Dancer Road.
3. A copy of the proposed Order and the plans
which show the location and effects of the Order,
and of the Council’s statement of reasons for
proposing to make the Order, can be inspected
at the address below between 9am and 5pm on
Mondays to Fridays inclusive, until 6 weeks have
elapsed from the date on which either the Order
is made or the Council decides not to make the
Order.
4. Any person desiring to object to the proposed
Order or make representations should send
a statement in writing of the objection and
the grounds on which it is made within 21
days from the date on which this notice is
published to: NETWORK MANAGEMENT TEAM,
ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT, TOWN HALL
EXTENSION, KING STREET, HAMMERSMITH,
LONDON W6 9JU.
Dated this 30th day of October 2009 Ian
Hawthorn, Head of Network Management
and Enforcement, Highways and Engineering
Fitzjames Avenue, Fitz-George Avenue, Auriol
Road, Edith Road (westbound) and Gliddon
Road. (g) & (h) be in place via Trevanion
Road, Gunterstone Road and Glazbury Road.
(i) be in place via Lisgar Terrace and Avonmore
Road. (j) be in place via Stanwick Road, Stonor
Road and Avonmore Road.
4. Exemptions would be provided in the Order to
permit reasonable access to premises, so far
as it is practical without interference with the
execution of the said work and for works vehicles,
any vehicle being used in connection with police,
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with the permission or at the direction of a police
constable in uniform.
5. The Order would come into operation on
23rd November 2009 and would be valid for a
maximum period of 18 months or until works are
completed, whichever is the sooner.
6. Works would be expected to commence on:-
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on Friday 29th January 2010. (c) to (f) Monday
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January 2010. (g) to (h) Monday 25th January
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(i) to (j) Monday 30th November 2009 to Friday
22nd January 2010.
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purposes only and works may extend outside these
dates.
Dated this 23rd day of October 2009.
Ian Hawthorn, Head of Network Management
and Enforcement, Highways and Engineering
or smart visitor permit holders will not be eligible
to park in the parking places; (k) extend existing
parking places in certain roads within Controlled
Parking Zone “R” and Controlled Parking Zone
“U”; (l) introduce ‘pay and display’ parking places
in Fulham Road in Controlled Parking Zone “R”
and Controlled Parking Zone “U” which will
operate from Monday to Saturday 09.30am to
4.30pm with a maximum stay of 1 hour with no
return within one hour where the pay and display
charge is 20p for 30 minutes. Resident, business
or smart visitor permit holders will not be eligible
to park in the parking places; (m) remove the 240
hour annual limit for smart visitor permits which
currently operate in Controlled Parking Zones “X”
and “Y”.;
3. A copy of each of the proposed Order and of
documents giving more detailed particulars of
the proposed Orders can be inspected during
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inclusive until the end of a period of 6 weeks
beginning with the date on which the Orders
are made or, as the case may be, the Council
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of: Network Management Group, Highways and
Engineering Division, Environment Department,
Town Hall Extension, King Street, Hammersmith,
W6 9JU.
4. All objections and other representations relating
to the proposed Orders must be made in writing
and all objections must specify the grounds
on which they are made and should be sent
to Transportation Policy Group, Highways and
Engineering Division, Environment Department,
Town Hall Extension, King Street, Hammersmith,
W6 9JU, by 24th November 2009.
Dated 30th day of October 2009. Ian
Hawthorn, Head of Network Management
and Enforcement, Highways and Engineering

3 November 2009 www.lbhf.gov.uk SPORT 77
Fencing club has
to move sharpish
for rising demand
u Its roots date
back to 1848 and
the sport is still in
good shape, but
London Thames
Fencing Club needs
extra space ahead
of the Olympics, as
Tim Harrison writes
STRUGGLING to find a tenant
for that vacant office space?
Short of candidates eager to
rent your draughty old warehouse?
Bet you hadn’t considered letting
it out to a group of swordsmen and
women.
London Thames Fencing Club,
which draws most of
its membership from
Hammersmith &
Fulham, is in urgent
need of practice space...
and it doesn’t have
to be a conventional
sports hall.
Vice-chairman Iain
Rugheimer, of Findon
Road, Shepherds
Bush, told h&f news
that a new venue was
required – and quickly
– as the club goes from
strength to strength,
and continues its
expansion and
improvement as the
London Olympics
loom. “We need a
bigger space, and
have been looking at
anything we can find,”
said Iain, 56, who has already had
constructive help from H&F Council’s
sports development officers.
“We’re reaching a pressure point,
and need a suitable space in very short
order.
“It doesn’t need to be high-ceilinged;
industrial space would be fine for us, or
even open-plan office. All we need is
enough height not to make holes in the
ceiling. It’s much lower than the space
needed for other sports.”
The club, which shares St Paul’s
School’s salle d’armes in Barnes for its
thrice-weekly practice evenings, needs
a new base by January so it can expand
from its present ‘two weapon’ status to
being a full three-weapon club offering
coaching in sabre, foil and epee.
LTFC has a long and proud history.
Its roots date back to 1848, making it
the oldest club of its kind in the UK.
Over the years it has boasted
some extraordinary characters among
its membership, including the Earl
of Cardigan (of Charge of the Light
Brigade fame), Sir Winston Churchill,
and Col Fred Burnaby, a muscular 6ft
3in swordsman with a 47in chest whose
claim to fame was that he once carried
a Shetland pony under each arm up a
staircase for a bet.
The present vice-chairman can’t
compete on the horse-lifting front, sadly,
but Iain has been fencing for seven
years, and sings the praises of a sport
“all we need is enough
height not to make
holes in the ceiling
which combines skill, co-ordination
and athleticism.
“It’s good exercise, and you’re able
to close everything else out and really
focus on what you’re doing,” he said.
“It’s like physical chess. It’s
excellent exercise for every age and
for any level of fitness. I still get
massacred by 80-year-olds, who may
not have the athleticism, but do have
the experience and wisdom.”
If you’re interested in having a
go, adult beginner classes are held
regularly.
Local enthusiasts include Olympiabased
Jo Hutchison, a 23-year-old
medal prospect at 2012 – the games
which are tipped to dramatically raise
the profile of the sport.
Fencing is one of only four sports
to have featured in every Olympic
Games of the modern era.
It is also an activity with real scope
for wheelchair users to shine, so it will
also figure large in the Paralympics.
LTFC enjoys a high level of
success. In the past year alone, the club
has won gold in the men’s senior epee
at the national championships, gold
and silver in the women’s senior epee,
gold and silver in the women’s team
epee, gold in the men’s team epee, and
silver in both the individual men’s and
team men’s sabre.
“We still have a strong desire to
spread the message of fencing out to
schools in the area but we need a new
base to do that,” added Iain.
l If you know of possible premises
for the club, or would like more
details about fencing, email
info@londonthamesfencingclub.com,
call 0845 0944057 or check out the
website below.
CLICK ON
get
tO the
pOINt:
Members
of London
Thames
Fencing
Club are
put through
their paces
PICTUREs
BY jUsTIn
ThoMas
www.londonthamesfencingclub.com
SPORTING LIFE 130
years
of fulham
cottagers
celebrate
anniversary
Pages 80-81>>

78 SPORT www.lbhf.gov.uk 3 November 2009
SPORTING LIFE
RUNNING
goodharts
are on the go
THE Goodhart family were on
the right track for Thames Valley
Harriers at Loughton in Essex
before heading many miles the
other way for the half-term.
First off in the under 11 race
in the North West London Young
Athletes League event, George
was in third place until being
outsprinted by clubmate Alex
Hamilton at the finish.
The under 11 girls’ race saw
Chiara Kafero-Roberts inside
the top six with Sarah Goodhart
just outside the top dozen. Eve
Goodhart won the under 11 girls’
race even though she has just
moved up an age group. Her
time for the 2,000m was 7.21.
The Goodharts then went off to
Cornwall for the hols.
Aneta Jaskulska started fast and
dropped from 4 th to 7 th over the
second half of the race to finish
in 14.28. The under 13 boys’ race
saw Joe Cooper finish 7 th in 7.08.
The distance for the under
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shock to the athletes but luckily
the course was dry even though it
had rained most of the morning.
Zewede Hamid liked the extra
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cross country race for TVH, Sadik
Rashid had a steady run to finish
10 th (24.09) in the under 17 event.
Due to half-term, many athletes
were away for the October 24 event.
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Blues on a roll as key
United fixture looms
u Blues braced for
Ferguson mind games
ahead of Sunday clash
u Joe Cole’s wizardry adds
new dimension to Chelsea
TIM HARRISON
MINDGAMES could play a major
part in Chelsea’s eagerly awaited
duel with Manchester United on
Sunday afternoon, with the Blues
on a free-scoring roll and Sir Alex
Ferguson conscious of the task
ahead.
It’s a prospect which lends itself to
Fergie’s psychological scheming.
On past form he will spend the
days leading up to the crunch match
at Stamford Bridge painting United as
the underdogs and subtly speculating
about the referee.
For Carlo Ancelotti, the Blues’ current
form could not be better. The past
four games have produced four clean
sheets and 17 goals, with every player
– regular and occasional – seemingly
brim-full of confidence.
Didier Drogba is enjoying a purple
patch, with Ancelotti’s diamond formation
giving his game greater depth
and variety. His contentment, and his
gOAl-geTTeRS: Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard are in scorching form for
the Blues PICTURE BY ACTIon ImAgEs
link play with Nicolas Anelka, has
been crucial in the Blues’ current run,
as has the return of Joe Cole, whose
wizardry has added a spring to the
step of all supporters.
Cole started the League Cup
match against Bolton at the Bridge
on Wednesday last week – the first of
two successive 4-0 wins against the
Trotters in four days.
Although his match fitness was
inevitably in short supply after nine
months of frustrating knee treatment,
his flicks, feints and dummies were a
joy to behold.
No matter what the result of
Chelsea’s appeal against a year-long
transfer ban, the club has effectively
gained the services of a new star.
“I don’t want to change Drogba
and Anelka with any other couple,”
said Ancelotti of his top-choice front
pairing after the recent comprehensive
League Cup win.
“I think they are the best in the
country. They have fantastic qualities
to play together. Didier is more strong
and Nicolas is more quick.
“Sometimes I ask him to play a
bit behind Didier, like against Fulham,
and normally he doesn’t
like to stay in front; he likes
to move left or right and I
didn’t change him.
“It is better to maintain
Didier in front and move
Nicolas behind with Deco
or Joe Cole.”
Whatever the precise
placement of the forwards,
Ancelotti knows that after the
weekend’s league win at the Reebok,
Chelsea fear no one.
The exuberance with which Chelsea
capped the 4-0 victory, with Frank
Lampard’s trick heel-flick teeing up
Drogba for the fourth goal, suggests
that this season should end up with
at least one sparkling addition to the
glass display cabinet.
Whether it will be Big Ears – the
Champions League trophy – or the
Premier League cup, or both, may be
clearer to tell after Sunday.
W14 handBaLL aCe BaCK FroM Usa
l WEST Kensington
handball ace
Emmalina Thompsell
is polishing her new
medals after dazzling
the world’s top
players in America.
The sporting star,
22, of Dewhurst
Road, was among an
English ladies’ squad
which finished fourth
in the World Handball
Championships
in Portland, Oregon,
which ran from
October 3 to 11.
Talented Emmalina
also reached the
quarter-finals of an
individual one-wall
handball competition
at the championships.
“We all did much
better than we could
have hoped for, and
fourth in the world is
our best result ever,”
she said.
“It was really
inspiring to be there
with the world’s top
players, and particularly
to experience
playing against the
Americans, who are
number one in the
world.
“Their dedication
is what struck me the
most, and they just
never gave up – they
would run for every
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CLUB OF THE WEEK
jump to it: Westside take on Wellingborough at Kensington
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FULHAM FC 1879-2009
When Whites
couldn’t stop
winning away
u Success after
success was the
story of the 1908
travelling Cottagers
u We look back at
a 130-year history
TIM HARRISON
UNTIL relatively recently,
Fulham were
about as much use away
from home as an ashtray
on a motorbike.
But flash back to the
1907/08 season and it was
a very different story.
As the Whites notch
up 130 years of footballing
history, mere mention
of the early 1900s can
make fans misty-eyed.
In those days there
were just two divisions
of the Football League
when Fulham’s second
successive Southern
League championship
gained them admission
to the Second Division.
The club’s league
career began inauspiciously,
with a 1-0 home
defeat on a Tuesday
evening in September
1907 against Hull City.
The first victory, from
a Walter Freeman goal,
came at Derby County
four days later, and the
following week the Cottagers
recorded their
first home league win, a
resounding 6-1 victory
over Lincoln City.
By the turn of the year
Fulham were in top form
and made a serious challenge
for promotion.
In the end, three defeats
in the final six
matches consigned them
to fourth, three points
short of promotion.
It was, nevertheless,
a splendid debut and was
as close as the club came
to promotion to the top
flight for 25 years.
The key to Fulham’s
high position in 1907-08
was their away record.
Although they played
only 38 matches that season,
the 10 away victories
set a record that was
not beaten until 1996-7.
In addition, the Cottagers
reached the semi
final of the FA Cup, and
it was exactly 50 years
before they were to do
as well in both competitions
in the same season
again.
Until the outbreak
of the First World
War, Fulham were
mid-table, finishing
between 7th and
12th. It was the home
record that kept them
safe, for in seven
years only 32 of the
133 away games
were won.
The team also
relied more heavily
on defence.
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FULham’s daring European
adventure is set to continue this
Thursday when they take on
Roma in the stadio Olimpico.
After three games Fulham
are sitting second in their group
behind Basle and will be hoping
to get revenge on the Italians
after they stole a draw with the
last kick of the game at Craven
Cottage two weeks ago.
The Europa League fixture
comes at a difficult time for
the Cottagers as they could do
without a trip to Rome three days
before an important away game
at Wigan.
Unfortunately, Roy Hodgson’s
meagre squad size means
that he doesn’t have the luxury of
resting important players.
Hodgson hasn’t beaten a team
managed by Claudio Ranieri –
who still has a house in Parsons
Green dating from his Chelsea
days – in seven attempts
He will no doubt remind his
players of their excellent first
half performance against Roma
in their previous encounter which
saw Fulham take a deserved 1-0
lead after they had dominated
possession and territory.
Brede Hangeland, who scored
against Roma with a well-directed
header, is optimistic of his
team’s chances in the return
fixture: “It will be a great
game and our most difficult
game in the group, but it is
possible we can get a result.
“The league is more
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Fulham seek a
Roma therapy
u Whites have an Italian
job to do – against a
manager who still has a
house in Parsons Green!
u Hangeland confident
but warns it will be the
most difficult group game
DAVID MOTH
pOINT MADE: Damien Duff
PICTURE BY aCTIon IMagEs
important, but it would be nice
to get through the group stage
as well.”
His thoughts are echoed by
Zoltan Gera, who is unfazed at the
prospect of facing the notoriously
fiery atmosphere at the Olimpico.
“It was difficult in the first game,
but I think we definitely have a
chance against them,” he said.
“We have played in bigger
stadiums than the Olimpico so
we are used to it. It will not be a
problem.”
A good result in Rome will
help banish memories of the
heartbreaking climax to the
previous game when Marco
Andreolli volleyed an equaliser
for the visitors in the final minute
if stoppage time.
Roma’s John Arne Riise said
it was no more than his team
deserved: “In the second half I
think we hammered them. I got
forward and we played some
great football.
“They didn’t have any good
chances in the second half, but it
was a fair result to be 1-1.”
For Riise, Thursday’s match
will be another opportunity to
get one over his younger brother,
Fulham midfielder Bjorn Helge.
The Roma player confirmed
that the two spoke before the previous
match to say whether or not
they would be playing, although
they didn’t reveal the full lineups,
and he is confident the return
fixture will be easier for his side.
“The game will decide the
group,” said the left back. “We
absolutely killed them in the
second half and hopefully in the
Olimpico we will win.”
But underneath the professional
exterior there was room
for some brotherly love and
Norwegian solidarity. “I’d like
for both teams to get through the
group stage,” he added. “I’d like
my brother, Brede and Erik (Nevland)
to go through as well.”
RISINg HIgH: Brede Hangeland heads home against Roma at Craven
Cottage to open the scoring PICTURE BY aCTIon IMagEs
whites boss is a roy of sunshine
ALISTAIR KLEEBAUER
TO FACE Manchester City,
Roma and Liverpool in the space
of a month and remain unbeaten
speaks volumes for the progress
Fulham have made under
manager Roy Hodgson.
Hodgson recently turned
down offers to coach Sweden
and Norway and the Cottagers
will be keen to extend his current
contract beyond this summer.
“He’s the main reason we’re
a better team now than we were
a few years ago,” said Fulham’s
imposing defender Brede
Hangeland.
Against Liverpool on
Saturday, Fulham took a surprise
lead when Bobby Zamora turned
in Damien Duff’s cross, but
Fernando Torres levelled with a
deadly strike.
With his own mind on
Europe, Liverpool boss Rafael
Benitez took Torres off after
an hour, which left Hangeland
relieved.
“I thought that was a bit of
an advantage for us because you
have to be so aware as he is so
sharp,” he said.
It handed the initiative to the
home side and Zoltan Gera soon
set up Erik Nevland to flick in a
near-post effort.
Liverpool then imploded
as Philipp Degen and Jamie
Carragher were both sent off
and Clint Dempsey crowned a
remarkable Fulham win with a
late tap-in.
Before the upcoming
international break Fulham also
travel to Wigan on November
8 and the manager was keen to
keep his players focused on the
tasks ahead.
“We’ve got a lot of work
to do before we live up to last
season,” said Hodgson. “It’s
quite important that we keep our
feet on the ground.”
If they top this victory with
one against Roma on Thursday,
that will be easier said than done.
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FOR the home match against Hull on October
19, Fulham wore the proud slogan
‘130 years’ to show how long the club
has existed. But how much football was
played in this part of London in October 1879?
Certainly none at Craven Cottage, which was
still a private residence. Eel Brook Common
provided the only public place to accommodate
soccer though undoubtedly there were improvised
games in side roads and on waste grounds.
Sometime between 1879 and 1883 a group
of young men attending St Andrew’s Church
formed their own team and played on unfenced
land in Lillie Road. In 1889, they changed the
name to Fulham FC and used a field near Parsons
Green station. With no league to join they
mostly played friendlies.
On October 19, they beat the Hawks 10-0
away, with goals from three railway workers, a
plumber and a bus conductor.
Just a decade later the club was based at
Craven Cottage competing in the Southern
League 2 against teams such as Brentford and
Wycombe Wanderers. Fulham FC was professional
but run by volunteers and the team included
left-wing Willie Walker, my grandmother’s
pin-up. She was mortified when he was later
sent off for retaliation, probably the club’s first
‘early bath’.
In the 1919-20 season Fulham beat the
Corinthians 3-2. Newcomer Alex Chaplin scored
from the left wing, though he normally played
full-back. A really fine gentleman, he served
many years in local politics.
By 1929, the club had suffered its first
relegation but enjoyed life
in the Third Division
(scoring 101 goals in one
season). My father was
among the fans who created
the original Fulham
Supporters Club, cheering
them back to Division 2.
The 1939-40 team
featured great young
defenders like goalkeeper
Doug Flack, centre-half
Jim Taylor and fullbacks
Harry Freeman and Joe
Bacuzzi.
Though war interrupted
their careers they
were in the side that
“They beat
the Hawks
10-0 with
goals from
three railway
workers, a
plumber and a
bus conductor
finally tasted First Division football in 1949. I can
recall the vanquishing of Manchester United but
also a magnificent Billy Liddell goal that gave
Liverpool a 1-0 win at the Cottage.
Relegated in 1952, the team had a golden
spell in Division 2. My recent articles described
the team that won promotion in 1959. Ten years
later (and alas two divisions lower) fans bade
farewell to Johnny Haynes, still inspirational in
the 8-0 win at Halifax. October 1979 saw just
one Fulham victory – a 2-0 win over Chelsea!
Goalscorer Gordon Davies quickly became an
all-time favourite.
Though the club had avoided closure, times
were still tough in 1989-90 and relegation to Division
4 looked probable. It was the final season
in a Fulham jersey for Ray Lewington, now Roy
Hodgson’s right-hand man.
Along came Mr Al Fayed in 1997, and Fulham
moved swiftly upwards, only to stall in 1999-
2000. Kevin Keegan had left to manage England
and his replacement could not inspire enough
goals from Barry Hayles, Geoff Horsfield, Paul
Peschisolido or Karl-Heinz Riedle. Still, we did
beat Tottenham in the League Cup.
So to October 2009. The victory over Hull was
welcome, but the memorable match came three
nights later: Fulham 1 AS Roma 1. The Hawks of
1889 are history. After 130 years (or so) we’re
all going on a European tour!

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THE BIGGEST POLISH
SUPERMARKET IN THE UK
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baby
rice pap 170g
£1.19
energy
drink 250ml
65p
soup 1l
89p
pasta 500g
89p
pate 131g
45p
mustard 180g
39p
natural
yoghurt 370g
59p
milk 1l
79p
instant
soup 20g
35p
cream 500g
99p
mustard 180g
39p
yoghurt 140g
39p
Our prices for polish
products are the
lowest in the UK
juice 1l
79p
spices 10g
49p
breadcrumbs 400g
65p
cream 330g
65p
yoghurt 150g
39p
MLECZKO
POLISH DELICATESSEN
seasoning 75g
39p
wafer in
chocolate 39g
29p
The premises have an alcohol licences 24/7
Sale of alcohol until 5am with no extra charges
Monday 8:00 - 22:00 Tuesday - Sunday 8:00 - 5:00am
Shepherd’s Bush 23-25 Uxbridge Road London W12 8 LH Tel: 020 8743 5688
Shepherd’s Bush 362 Uxbridge Road London W12 7LL Tel: 020 8932 4487
Cranford 780-782 Bath Road London TW5 9UB Tel: 020 8759 9516
Greenford 2 Eastmead Avenue London UB6 9RA Tel: 020 8578 2777
South Ealing 84 South Ealing Road London W5 4QB Tel: 020 8567 9917
Hanwell 124 Uxbridge Road London W7 3ST Tel: 020 8579 7300
Soon we are opening a new shop in Hounslow