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HRH The Prince of Wales paid a visit to Heathrow Terminal 5 on Tuesday 13th March to meet some of the people tasked with safeguarding the UK’s busiest airport.

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Liberal Democrat Council-lor Gary Malcolm is calling on Ealing Council to penal-ise drivers for exceeding the 20mph zone in Southfield Road, Chiswick.For a number of years Coun-cillor Malcolm has been con-cerned about the speed of traffic on Southfield Road and with fellow Liberal Democrat

Councillors, he successfully campaigned to get a 20 mph zone installed.Gary said, “This did slow the speed of traffic down but not on all streets as much as I would have liked. With a primary school in the area (Southfield Primary School) I want roads near the school to be as safe as they can be.

Over the past year members of the public alongside ward councillors, guided by a Met-ropolitan Police Officer, have been measuring the speeds of traffic in Southfield as part of a scheme called Com-munity Road Watch.He continued, “Over 4000

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Prince Charles Visits HeathrowRedesignCs9 Raise ConCeRn oVeR TFL ConsuLTaTionRedesignCS9, a self-funded group of local traders and residents who live and work in Hammersmith and Chis-wick, released a statement in response to Transport For London’s consultation report on CS9. The group does not believe that the current design of Cycle Superhighway 9 is in the best interest of residents and businesses.TFL said they received 5,388 responses to the consultation, of which 59 per cent support-ed or strongly supported its proposals. 39 per cent did not support them, while two per cent said they neither support-ed nor opposed the proposals. REDESIGNCS9 - Statement in response to TFL Consultation report:“The residents and traders of Hammersmith and Chiswick have been portrayed by cy-clists as being anti-cycling and NIMBYs. This is misinforma-tion. We are not.“Hammersmith and Chiswick would benefit from improved cycling infrastructure, but that should mean working

with residents and businesses locally to find a scheme that works for everyone.“Many traders and residents were not consulted by Tfl or the London Borough of Houn-slow. Many of us did not re-ceive letters, leaflets or emails and were unaware of Tfl’s consultation. That is why so many of us signed the various

petitions objecting to CS9 in its current form. “It is evident that this con-sultation has been influenced by cyclists and people who do not live in the areas con-cerned. Many of these people have openly stated on social forums that they have no re-gard for the interests or needs of local people, businesses,

Nurseries and groups of chil-dren in Chiswick toddled their way towards a national total of £265,350 to help Bar-nardo’s transform the lives of vulnerable youngsters.Under-fives groups from joined children across the UK for the Big Toddle in 2017, including Toddlers World in Pyrmont Road, Chiswick, which contributed £197.Barnardo’s, which supports children, young people, par-ents and carers throughout the UK, opened its largest London store in Hounslow in February and is again calling for local nurseries, schools and families to take part in this year’s Big Toddle week from June 18-24, 2018.For the second year in a row, the Big Toddle is being run in partnership with CBeebies TV show Teletubbies. This year’s theme is ‘nature’, with lots of opportunities for creative dressing up as animals, in-sects, flowers or even jungle creatures. Groups who sign up have access to exclusive nature-themed early years learning resources and there are free nature-themed down-loads on the Teletubbies web-site.Lynn Gradwell, Director of Barnardo’s in London, said:

Chiswick Toddlers Help raise £265,000 For Barnardo’s“The Big Toddle is a great opportunity for under-fives to have fun with friends and families and raise money to help disadvantaged children, and I want to say a big thank you to everyone in west Lon-don who helped make such a difference in 2017.“Chiswick is full of fantastic parks and green spaces so I hope local groups will em-brace this year’s nature theme and get imaginative with fancy dress. Barnardo’s has some great resources to help everyone taking part, and by getting involved you can help us support vulnerable chil-dren, young people, parents and carers in London and be-yond.”Charlotte Hill, Teletubbies’ Brand Director, said:“The Teletubbies love nature and spending time outdoors in Teletubbyland, which is filled with beautiful flower covered hillocks, hopping rab-bits and a blue sky sprinkled with white fluffy clouds. We want to encourage very young children to explore and love nature just as much as the Teletubbies do – so we’re de-lighted to be partnering with Barnardo’s for a second year running.”Those who register will re-

leagues. He then took time to meet air traffic controllers who demonstrated their role in securing the skies.As well as learning about how passengers and planes are kept safe, The Prince also heard more about how the UK Border Force work to ensure bio security measures are put in place to ensure the protec-tion of the country’s biodiver-sity.The trip coincided with the 10th anniversary of Terminal 5 and during the visit, His Royal Highness also boarded a British Airways 787 Dream-liner for a ‘tea party’ with the airline’s Chairman and Chief Executive Alex Cruz and col-leagues.During the reception His Royal Highness, a longstand-ing advocate of getting more young people into STEM subjects (Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering and Math-ematics) also met apprentices and young people working in a wide variety of services throughout the airport.

Heathrow’s Chief Executive John Holland-Kaye said: “It was an honour and a privilege to be able to show His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales some of the great work being done here by our colleagues and partner agencies that keep our airport safe. Secu-rity will always be our priority and investing in people and technologies to ensure this, happens on a continual basis.“Heathrow is the UK’s busiest airport with 78 million pas-sengers travelling through last year. It is protected by leading intelligence services, a designated Police Force and Helping Bright Sparks Shine

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The House Schools Trust, an independent charity, is funding a means-tested bursary place at Orchard House School in Chiswick. The bursary application is open to a girl or boy to enter Year 3 or Year 4 in September 2018. This is a wonderful educational opportunity for a local child, offering excellent teaching, smaller class sizes and a friendly and inclusive school community. The House School Trust is looking for enthusiastic and bright candidates, currently attending a state school, with the right to reside in the UK, and a gross family income not exceeding £50,000 per annum. The successful candidate will demonstrate high academic potential and be in the top quartile of their class at school. Additional talents such as unusually strong musical, drama or sporting abilities will also be taken into consideration. To apply, please contact us at: info@houseschoolstrust.orgApplication deadline: 31 March 2018

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Hounslow’s Teen read 2018 AwardsOn Tuesday 6 March, Houn-slow Arts Centre played host to the Hounslow’s ‘Teen Read 2018’ awards. The annual competition is organised by the Hounslow School Library Service and is a popular event targeted at teenagers in the borough’s secondary schools.Year 8 and 9 pupils from across the borough gathered to hear the result and to meet last year’s winner, Richard Kurti, who’s book Maladapted scooped 1st place. The author spoke extensively about his work as a successful screen-writer and novelist before an-nouncing this year’s winners:1st place – After the Fire by Will Hill2nd place – Contagion by Terry Teri3rd place – We Come Apart by Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan.A shortlist of six books was selected by the School Li-brary Service from an initial list of 22 contenders. To be considered, each book had to be stand alone or be first in a series and published within the past year. The aim of the shortlist is to introduce the students to a variety of au-

thors and genres and to pro-mote reading for pleasure.After the launch the students then had until March to read and discuss the books before voting for their favourite. The School Library service visited the reading groups at their schools to discuss the shortlist, and help keep the students engaged. This also helps the library service to gauge how popular the books are.Of the final six books short-listed, each one was placed either first or second by a school in the borough and all were loved by someone.Councillor Samia Chaudhary, Cabinet Member for Green

Policy and Leisure at Houn-slow Council said:“I would like to congratulate Hounslow’s School Library Service for another great Teen Read campaign this year. The standard of the books, as ever, was very high and it’s lovely to see how passionate the young people of the borough are about reading. Anything which helps to promote read-ing for pleasure is tremen-dously positive for enjoyment as well as literacy skills. We may even have some budding young authors amongst the many young people who have participated in Teen Read this year!”

pedestrians or public trans-port users. “To rectify Tfl’s lack of consul-tation with us, we call upon them and the Mayor of Lon-don to meet with residents and traders as a matter of ur-gency to find a better solution that works for everyone in our community - and not just for a small minority.”

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Hounslow Wildlife given a BoostHounslow Council has been working in partnership with London Wildlife Trust and lo-cal volunteers to improve the Duke of Northumberland’s River for both wildlife and lo-cal residents.The improvement works were unveiled on Friday 9 March and aim to create the perfect habitat for a range of wildlife to flourish, including fish, wa-terfowl, water voles, inverte-brates such as damselflies and birds such as kingfishers and herons.Members of the local com-munity kindly gave their time to volunteer during a clean-up day organised by London Wildlife Trust as the project came to a close.Undertaken between 19 Feb-ruary and 9 March, the pro-ject involved installing a small aquatic shelf along the west-ern bank of the river which has been planted with an ar-ray of aquatic plant life.As the plants begin to grow, the aesthetics of Riverside Walk will be vastly improved, turning the heavily engi-neered river channel into a beautiful natural feature for residents to enjoy.Spanning 2.5 miles, the Duke of Northumberland’s River connects the River Crane in

river but we’re grateful to the members of the community who kindly volunteered their time to clean this up, helping the river to look its best.”David Mooney, Director of De-velopment at London Wildlife Trust, said: ““It is heartwarming to see the local council working so hard to improve the environ-ment and local ecology of Isleworth. This stretch of the Duke of Northumberland’s River was in desperate need of some TLC, and with the fantastic help and support of the local community, we have achieved some fantastic gains for nature over the last few weeks.”

Twickenham and the River Thames in Old Isleworth and was constructed around 500 years ago by monks to power a water mill.Councillor Samia Chaudhary, Cabinet Member for Green Policy and Leisure, Hounslow Council, said:“Not only is the river steeped in history but it is also a wa-terway enjoyed by both resi-dents and wildlife. We need to encourage biodiversity in the borough and one way to do this is to work with partners such as London Wildlife Trust to ensure we are doing every-thing we can to maintain key sites such as this.“We were saddened to see a large amount of rubbish in the

dedicated security colleagues that work 365 days a year. It is a real boost for them to meet The Prince who thanked them all for their work.“Some of the most advanced passenger security and tech-nology in the world can be found here at Heathrow and it was fantastic to show these to The Prince of Wales as we know he is the Royal Patron of Intelligence Services also.”The visit and tour took place one decade on from the open-ing of Terminal 5 in 2008, by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

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the new Barnardo’s store in Hounslow’s Blenheim Centre, and anyone who is interested

is encouraged to drop in to have a chat with the team.

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Hounslow Boys Cricket Team make London youth Games Final

Free Film screening in aid of Christian aid ProjectSt Michael & All Angels Church is holding a free screening of the film Nuns on the Run at 7.30pm this Sat-urday March 17th, in aid of its Lent Charity Appeal, help-ing young people in Ghana. The screening - as part of the church’s Lent programme of arts events - has been made possible by kind permission of the producers Handmade Films.The 1990 comedy, in which Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane play two crooks who dress up as nuns and hide in a convent, was filmed in and around St Michael & All Angels. The money earned helped pay for the church’s lighting. Other parts of Chiswick are also fea-tured, including a gunfight in Woodstock Road and a car chase near Chiswick station. See more about the film on the St Michael’s website.Oliver West, the church or-ganist, played the organ in the film and took this picture (attached) of the actors relax-ing outside St Michael’s Parish Hall, on Priory Avenue W4, where the screening will take place.Admission is free with a bar

(from 7pm), collection and raffle in aid of St Michael’s Lent Charity Appeal. This year it is supporting Christian Aid’s Community Partnership in Ghana, helping young people gain employment opportuni-ties.The raffle prize is a Divine Chocolate Hamper, provided by Divine Chocolate, which grows its beans in Ghana.

The draw will take place on Sunday March 18th during the Lent Lunch in St Michael’s Parish Hall.To assess the seating required for the film, please let the church know if you’d like to attend. Either sign the list in the church, or email the Parish Office parishoffice@smaaa.org.uk putting ‘Nuns on the Run’ in the subject box.

Hounslow’s young cricket stars made it to the London Youth Games finals, held at the world-famous Lord’s cricket ground on Sunday 25 February.This followed an undefeat-ed run in their qualifying group, where they raked up an impressive 284 runs and only conceded 63 over three matches.In the final, the boys came up against a very strong South-wark team and lost their first match, finished 5th out of the 6 teams competing in the last stage.All London Youth Games com-petitions accumulate points

which provide the borough with a total score at the end of the summer season. This great result at the cricket along with the cross country results has helped Hounslow’s chances of again finishing in the top 20.Councillor Samia Chaudhary, Cabinet Member for Green Policy and Leisure, said:“I’m proud of how far these boys have come. Making the final is no mean feat when teams across the whole of London are competing. The standard is very high and they have done extremely well to make it this far.“In Hounslow our commit-

ment is to encourage active lifestyles for our young peo-ple so they can lead healthy and happy lives now and as they grow older. We hope the success of our boys cricket team will inspire other young people in the borough to get involved in sport, either at a competitive level or for fun.”There will be a large number of borough trials and train-ing sessions taking place after Easter for a variety of differ-ent sports, ready for the sum-mer season. Young people across the borough are en-couraged to get involved.

EALING CONSErVATIVES PUSH FOr CLArITy ON LONGFIELD AVENUE

In December 2017, the Coun-cil announced that plans to redevelop Perceval House and Ealing Town Hall would in-volve the pedestrianisation of Longfield Avenue.Following a public outcry and questions being raised by lo-cal Conservative Councillors at Overview & Scrutiny, the Council issued a statement saying that it was a “mis-understanding” and at this point, it is just a “possibility.”A written question was sub-mitted by those same Council-lors to the 20 February Coun-cil asking for a guarantee that Longfield Avenue will remain

open to cars. The Council’s written reply was: “There are no plans to close Longfield Avenue to car traffic as part of the redevelopment of Per-ceval House or Ealing Town Hall.”Cllr Seema Kumar, Ealing Broadway Ward Councillor said:“I am delighted that we now have written confirmation that Ealing Labour no longer plans to close Longfield Av-enue, which frankly was pure lunacy from the start.”“I know that this has been a worrying development for many residents, which is why

my Conservative colleagues and I, have been relentless in fighting Labour’s mad plans for the road. Sadly, Ealing La-bour has many other equally damaging proposals for our Borough, which only the Con-servatives will be able to stop or reverse and hope that resi-dents will recognise this on 3rd May.”“Cllrs Seema Kumar, Alex-ander Stafford and Anthony Young will continue to stand up for residents against Ealing Labour’s overdevelopment of Ealing Broadway.”

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£400 Fine introduced For dumping Rubbish in streetHounslow Council is warning litter louts and fly-tippers that their unacceptable actions could result in a fine of up to £400, or a court appearance, as part of its new No Messing campaign.Using a combination of on-street marketing, including lamp post banners on some of the borough’s busiest roads, stickers on over 800 street bins and messages on waste collection vehicles, the in-your-face campaign will en-sure that anyone considering dumping rubbish in the street or littering will think twice.The campaign will be sup-ported by new covert CCTV surveillance, more enforce-ment patrols in littering and fly-tipping hotspots, as well as encouraging responsible resi-dents to report problem areas for investigation.The high-profile warnings will remind residents that getting rid of their rubbish by dump-ing goods, throwing bags out onto the street and dropping litter will not be tolerated.Currently, around 800 on-the-spot fines of up to £400 are is-sued by the council’s enforce-ment team every month.

The No Messing campaign will see those caught commit-ting the most serious offences taken straight to court, where they could receive an unlim-ited fine and/or a prison sen-tence.Councillor Steve Curran, Leader of Hounslow Council said:“The majority of people living in the borough are responsi-ble residents who take pride in where they live. They don’t litter or fly-tip, and they don’t want to walk past piles of rub-bish dumped by lazy and in-considerate people. They are quite rightly fed up – and so are we. “We try our best to remove dumped rubbish as soon as possible after it is reported but this comes at a cost. Tax-payer’s money is being wasted while we try and clean up oth-er people’s mess. This money could be better spent on life

changing council services like children in care and elderly and vulnerable residents.“This campaign acts as a re-minder and a warning. Anti-social behaviour like littering and fly-tipping is unaccepta-ble and we will take tough action against those respon-sible.”All residents can dispose of their bulky waste for free at Space Waye Reuse and Recy-cling site, Pier Road, Feltham, seven-days-a-week.From excess rubbish to large goods, the team at Space Waye will take almost all waste off your hands. Visit-www.hounslow.gov.uk/space-waye for more details.To report dumped rubbish visit www.hounslow.gov.uk/reportFollow the campaign on Twit-ter @LBofHounslow using the hashtag #NoMessing.

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HounsLoW’s RegeneRaTion oPPoRTuniTies To Be sHoWCased aT MiPiMThe London Borough of Hounslow will showcase its investment opportunities at the world’s premier property investment event at MIPIM in Cannes from 13 to the 16 March 2018.This annual event gathers the most influential players from all sectors of the international real estate industry for four days of meetings and net-working.Following success at previous events, Hounslow will take its place alongside several other London boroughs such as; Croydon, Ealing, Kingston, Barking & Dagenham in the London Pavillion, all vying for investment. This is even more important in light of the un-certainty caused by BREXIT. Hounslow has a track record of delivering housing and commercial developments, demonstrated by being awarded 2 separate housing zones by the Mayor of Lon-don, for Hounslow Town Cen-tre and Feltham. Our juxta-position to Heathrow Airport makes us an ideal location for investment for both housing and industry. This is demon-

strated by multinational com-panies like GlaxoSmithKline and BskyB situating their headquarters in the borough.The London Borough of Hounslow will be represented by Councillor Steve Curran, Leader of Hounslow Coun-cil. The Council’s attendance at MIPIM as always is fully funded by sponsorship from companies and organisations, including A2Dominion, Bally-more, Blackstone, Heathrow, Willmott Dixon, University of West London, Segro, Be, Linkcity and Fairview.Hounslow is the right place for investors to take advan-tage of many upcoming op-portunities for sustainable growth, building on work that has already been completed. Major focuses for investment are outlined by the Great West Corridor and West of the Borough plans, both boasting potential opportunity sites for developers. The council want to see intensification and growth as part of the Mayor of London’s sustainable de-velopment agenda, with sup-porting infrastructure in and around the borough playing a

key role.Cllr Steve Curran, Leader of Hounslow Council said:“We are at a very exciting juncture in shaping the future of Hounslow. As a borough, it

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Hounslow Council Issues Response To Consultations On Proposed Heathrow ExpansionHounslow Council has to-day submitted its response to Heathrow Airport’s two consultations regarding the proposal for a new Northwest Runway at Heathrow; the first on the detail of the expansion on site and the second on changes to airspace manage-ment.The consultations follow the announcement in July 2015 by the Airports Commission that the proposal for a new Northwest Runway at Heath-row presents the strongest case for delivering additional capacity in the South East of England and maintain-ing the UK’s position as an important aviation hub. This was followed by the publi-cation of the Government’s draft Airport National Policy Statement (NPS) outlining its policy, details of the preferred location and the considera-tions that would be relevant to a future planning applica-tion for that scheme.In addition to public consulta-tion during the last quarter of 2017, parliamentary scrutiny of the draft NPS is ongoing. If the Government decides to proceed, a vote in the House

of Commons is expected in the next few months, to for-mally approve the Govern-ment adopting the NPS.Heathrow Airport’s consulta-tions which closes on the 28 March after a 10 week dura-tion, looks to gather views on the emerging proposals. Hounslow Council’s response was delegated as a single member decision for consid-eration by Councillor Mann, Lead Member for Transport & Heathrow and includes the following:Hounslow Council has a long-held position that Heathrow should be better, not bigger. While the council has been opposed to a bigger Heath-row, either by additional flights, addition of a third runway or a relaxation on runway operations and night flights, the council wants the airport to be successful as it plays a vital role in the suc-cess of the borough.The council outlined its belief that the benefits of living near Heathrow need to extend to the whole community and that concerted efforts must be made to minimise the di-rect negative effects of ex-

pansion such as noise, poor air quality, congestion of the transport network and loss of green space and biodiversity. The council’s response reiter-ated calls to have a ‘quality of life’ fund established to fund measures to reduce the im-pact of these negative effects or otherwise compensate lo-cal people for a range of nega-tive aspects of living close by. Such a fund could finance a range of beneficial measures to offset negative side-effects such as e.g. investment in lo-cal infrastructure, greenspace and biodiversity enhance-ment and support for training and apprenticeships.The council has strong con-cerns about the impact on quality of life that will result on communities around the airport from intensification of overflying. The council is therefore in favour of an ap-proach to airspace manage-ment that minimises the num-ber of aircraft movements that impact on Hounslow residents and that also maximises peri-ods of predictable respite for those residents. The council would therefore prefer flight paths which share noise more

widely across the sub-region rather than intensifying paths across Heathrow, and to con-sider how these paths can overfly less densely populated rural areas rather than ur-ban areas. In particular, the council would like to see a complete ban on night flights across an eight-hour period to reduce health impacts that arise from aircraft movements between 11pm and 7am.In addition, the council ex-pressed its concern over the credibility of the surface ac-cess strategy put forward by Heathrow and in particular to its ‘no more traffic pledge’, given that no additional public transport is proposed to achieve this. This raises important questions about whether air quality can be improved to meet legal lim-its if expansion happens. The council is also extremely dis-appointed that its proposal for a link to the South West-ern Railway network from Feltham station, including the addition of a new station at Bedfont is not alluded to in any way in the proposals. This link was carefully assessed by Network Rail in 2017 and of-

fers the best solution to deal-ing with increased transport requirements following ex-pansion.Councillor Amrit Mann, Dep-uty Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Environ-ment said:“As an international Hub of huge strategic importance to the UK economy and as our largest local employer, we want Heathrow to be suc-cessful. However, this aspira-tion will never be at the cost

of what is best for our local communities. We have raised several issues in our response to the airport’s public consul-tations and we are committed to working with Heathrow to address these issues before the proposals can go any fur-ther.”The council’s full response to the consultations can be ac-cessed via Hounslow Coun-cil’s website.

vehicles had their speeds re-corded and the highest speed observed was 52 mph. The two sessions with the high-est share of speeding traffic were 62% and 51% at the areas around the junction of Southfield Road & St Alban’s Avenue.“Given there is a new school in the area (the Ark Byron School) I think the Council needs to be proactive so that children and parents in the area can cross the road safe-ly. Department for Transport guidance indicates that traffic calming would be suitable to reduce the speed of traffic.“I believe that whilst the Council are making altera-tions to the highway for lots of children visiting the school later in the year, they should alter the plans to reduce the speeds in this area. This could

be a zebra or a puffin cross-ing at the point where pu-pils will cross the road to go through Southfield Recrea-tional Grounds and possibly other measures in the lead up to the crossing to ensure traf-fic is not speeding.”The initial reaction from Eal-ing Council is that they do not appear to be interested. I am sure that if a pupil was

run over or died they would change their mind quickly.Children often do not look when crossing roads. So, Eal-ing Council, you need to be proactive to make the streets safer to cross.

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Natalie Sawyer Joins Local Girls’ Football Session

To mark International Wom-en’s Day, Brentford FC Com-munity Sports Trust’s am-bassador, Natalie Sawyer, inspired girls from the Pre-mier League’s girls’ football session at Orleans Park Acad-emy. A group of budding football-ers met Sky Sports presenter Natalie Sawyer at Orleans Park Academy yesterday. The pupils, who had just played a thrilling football match against another local team, asked Natalie about her expe-riences in the sports industry and what advice she could give. Natalie, who is an ardent Brentford fan, spoke about her job at Sky Sports:

“When I was growing up not many women were presenting or covering sport on TV. For me, football has always been my first love and passion, and Sky Sports have been fantas-tic in nurturing my career. She also offered advice to the young girls on their future ca-reer plans, she said: “Do something you love: you need to be passionate about your career choice and enjoy what you’re doing.”With the FA committed to doubling female participation by 2020, Brentford FC Com-munity Sports Trust has been running a successful girls’ football programme for the past 5 years. So far, the Trust has engaged with more than

Council Still Pursuing ‘Better Not Bigger’ Policy On Heathrow ExpansionHounslow Council has sub-mitted its response to Heath-row Airport’s two consulta-tions regarding the proposal for a new Northwest Runway at Heathrow; the first on the detail of the expansion on site and the second on changes to airspace management.The consultations follow the announcement in July 2015 by the Airports Commission that the proposal for a new Northwest Runway at Heath-row presents the strongest case for delivering additional capacity in the South East of England and maintain-ing the UK’s position as an important aviation hub. This was followed by the publi-cation of the Government’s draft Airport National Policy Statement (NPS) outlining its policy, details of the preferred location and the considera-tions that would be relevant to a future planning applica-tion for that scheme.In addition to public consulta-tion during the last quarter of 2017, parliamentary scrutiny of the draft NPS is ongoing. If the Government decides to proceed, a vote in the House of Commons is expected in the next few months, to for-mally approve the Govern-ment adopting the NPS.Heathrow Airport’s consulta-tions which close on the 28 March after a 10 week du-ration, look to gather views on the emerging proposals. Hounslow Council’s response was delegated as a single member decision for consid-eration by Councillor Mann, Lead Member for Transport & Heathrow and includes the following:Hounslow Council has a long-held position that Heathrow should be better, not bigger.

1,000 girls through its girls’ football programme. The event was led by the Trust’s female coach, Sharan Khroad, she said: “Natalie is a brilliant example of a woman who has achieved so much in the sports indus-try. Her influence definitely empowered the young girls she met – along with inspiring me as a female coach.” Sharan has also proven her-self a role model for young girls; she volunteered more than 300 community coach-ing hours for the Trust last year and her commitment was recognised by the Pre-mier League who awarded her ‘Kicks Hero of the Year’ award.

While the council has been opposed to a bigger Heath-row, either by additional flights, addition of a third runway or a relaxation on runway operations and night flights, the council wants the airport to be successful as it plays a vital role in the suc-cess of the borough.The council outlined its belief that the benefits of living near Heathrow need to extend to the whole community and that concerted efforts must be made to minimise the di-rect negative effects of ex-pansion such as noise, poor air quality, congestion of the transport network and loss of green space and biodiversity. The council’s response reiter-ated calls to have a ‘quality of life’ fund established to fund measures to reduce the im-pact of these negative effects or otherwise compensate lo-cal people for a range of nega-tive aspects of living close by. Such a fund could finance a range of beneficial measures to offset negative side-effects such as e.g. investment in lo-cal infrastructure, greenspace and biodiversity enhance-ment and support for training and apprenticeships.The council has strong con-cerns over the impact on quality of life that will result on communities around the airport from intensification of overflying. The council is therefore in favour of an ap-proach to airspace manage-ment that minimises the num-ber of aircraft movements that impact on Hounslow residents and that also maximises peri-ods of predictable respite for those residents. The council would therefore prefer flight paths which share noise more widely across the sub-region

rather than intensifying paths across Heathrow, and to con-sider how these paths can overfly less densely populated rural areas rather than ur-ban areas. In particular, the council would like to see a complete ban on night flights across an eight-hour period to reduce health impacts that arise from aircraft movements between 11pm and 7am.In addition, the council ex-pressed its concern over the credibility of the surface ac-cess strategy put forward by Heathrow and in particular

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Chiswick apprentice Receives award at House of CommonsNeisha Steggles, an appren-tice at Greene King owned pub City Barge in Strand-on-the-Green, received a special accolade when she attended the House of Commons this week (6th March) for an event showcasing the vibrant pub, bar, brewing and casual dining sectors during Nation-al Apprenticeship Week.As well as meeting her local MP, Ruth Cadbury, Neisha also received a Certificate of Outstanding Recognition from Andrew Griffiths MP, Parliamentary Under Sec-retary of State, Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility.Neisha was one of over 100 apprentices, aged between 16 and 59, invited to attend the event and one of only nine apprentices to be nominated by her employer to receive a certificate for making a sig-nificant impact during the course of her learning.This was the second Appren-ticeship Showcase event or-ganised by the Perceptions hospitality industry group, which saw over 100 MPs in attendance, as well as 30 employers from the hospital-

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to its ‘no more traffic pledge’, given that no additional pub-lic transport is proposed to achieve this. This raises impor-tant questions about whether air quality can be improved to meet legal limits if expansion happens. The council is also extremely disappointed that its proposal for a link to the South Western Railway net-work from Feltham station, including the addition of a new station at Bedfont is not

alluded to in any way in the proposals. This link was care-fully assessed by Network Rail in 2017 and was found to of-fer the best solution to linking the airport to the rail network to the south. Councillor Amrit Mann, Dep-uty Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Environ-ment said:“As an international Hub of huge strategic importance to the UK economy and as our

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largest local employer, we want Heathrow to be suc-cessful. However, this aspira-tion will never be at the cost of what is best for our local communities. We have raised several issues in our response to the airport’s public consul-tations and we are committed to working with Heathrow to address these issues before the proposals can go any fur-ther.”

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CaoiMHe HaLe, LaBouR CandidaTe, on WHY sHe’s Running FoR CounCiLLoROne hundred years after women were granted the vote, I watched Theresa May, our female prime minister, make a speech about the brave women who fought for the democratic rights women possess today. So, in 2018, on the eve of International Wom-en’s Day, how much is there still to do?Women are still massively under-represented in politi-cal terms. The gender gap on local councils is worse than that in Westminster; in 2017 a study carried out by the Institute for Public Policy Research, published in The Guardian, suggested that only 33% of councillors and 17% of council leaders in Eng-land are women. On Houn-slow council, men outnum-ber women nearly 2:1. This results, as the author of the Guardian article concludes, in ‘many policies that have a di-rect impact on women’s lives being drafted at local level by male councillors with little or no practical experience of the issues at stake’.Could this disparity be ex-plained away simply by the

assertion that women show less of an interest in politics? Perhaps; but this toxic cycle is self-perpetuating. Women can be discouraged from entering such a male dominated field because of the lack of pre-existing women (not to men-tion the online abuse of those women who are involved!), thereby believing themselves somehow less competent. Here in Chiswick Homefields, my life-long home, the last female councillor was elected in 2002. For context, I was five. This is extremely disap-pointing, and was certainly discouraging. Thankfully, the Labour Party is an incredible force in advocating for gender equality (amongst many oth-er much needed equalities!) and gave me a platform to promote the values I believe in. I am standing against two incumbent Tory men over the age of sixty. It is unnerving to be fighting an election against people who have been doing this for so long. However, the idea that young people; espe-cially young women, could be inspired by my standing up for my principles, and there-

by feel empowered to make waves in their own commu-nity, incentivises me to con-tinue.Almost every researcher who has undertaken studies on the topic has found that Tory aus-terity policy disproportion-ately affects women, along-side BAME communities and disabled people. Yes, this is a local election, and local is-sues are very important, but this will also be an indication to Theresa May as to whether we, the electorate, are going to sit back and allow her, her party, and her government, to take any more from us. Over the past seven years our coun-cil has lost an estimated £140 million in funding from Tory central government. We’ve seen Ealing Hospital stripped of its’ maternity ward. We’ve seen early years education and childcare provisions deci-mated by cuts. This is an op-portunity for us to show her that here in Chiswick we will resist policy that perpetuates further inequality in our soci-ety.I’m not proposing, however, that the only reason to vote

Labour in Chiswick is to pro-test. We have wonderful can-didates, and a clear, positive plan for Chiswick. We want to fight for a fairer society that involves representation not only for women, but for all those other groups who feel voiceless and left behind; whose interests are being ig-nored. Young people who are unable to afford to rent or buy in the borough where their parents live, and where they grew up. Working parents struggling to make contribu-tions to schools with slashed budgets. Elderly people left with inadequate care pack-ages.We want to be held account-able to you, our constituents. We want to help improve local services. We’re committed to opposing the proposed Heath-row third runway and down-grading of Charing Cross Hospital. We want to work with TfL to improve pub-lic transport in the area. We want to preserve our beauti-ful green spaces, and reduce air pollution. We want to fix our roads. We want more af-fordable housing, quality so-

cial care, apprenticeships for young people, and the chance for everyone in the borough to work for the London living wage. We have something for everyone!Chiswick has been lacking in female representation for a long time, and it’s been a Tory stronghold for even longer, but I feel hopeful. We have Sally Malin in Chiswick Riv-erside, and Ruth Mayorcas in Turnham Green, both intel-ligent, outstanding women. I truly believe that the tide is turning. Besides, its 2018, it’s

high time for us women to be optimistic about our chances of representation!Ultimately, we deserve bet-ter councillors than we cur-rently have. I hope you, my neighbours and my friends, will entrust me (and my col-leagues!) with this role. If you do, I’ll endeavour to do you all so proud.See you on the doorstep.

Caoimhe Hale, Chiswick Homefields Labour Councillor Candidate

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MP QUESTIONS PRIME MINISTER OVER FAILURE TO TACkLE AIR POLLUTIONMP questions Prime Minister over failure to tackle air pol-lution after Court rules Gov-ernment plans are “unlawful” - Ruth Cadbury, MP for Brent-ford and Isleworth, ques-tioned the Prime Minister, just hours after a court ruling that Government plans to tackle air pollution are “unlawful”. Ruth said: “On Monday Chil-dren and parents at St Mary’s catholic school in Chiswick told me of their concerns about air pollution affecting children’s health, this morn-ing the High Court ruled that the Government has compre-hensively failed to properly tackle air pollution; which does the Prime Minister feel is worse, the Government losing in the High Court for a third time or the 40,000 early deaths that result from air pollution every year in the UK?”On Monday 19th February, Ruth visited one of the bor-ough’s most polluted schools St Marys Catholic Primary School, Chiswick, to listen to concerns the head teach-

er, governors and children had about air pollution from the A4 affecting the pupil’s health, and their ideas to ad-dress the problem.Ruth spoke to governors, teachers and parents about the action they are exploring such as a green wall along the A4, and air purifiers in classrooms, but what’s really needed is Government action not failure.

The charity, Client Earth, suc-cessfully won in court with a ruling that current plans to improve air quality are “un-lawful” because they do not bring nitrogen dioxide lev-els within legal limits in the “shortest possible time”. This is the third time Cli-ent Earth have won rulings against ministers over failures to meet legal limits for the pollutant.

MP Awards Local School Girl Regional ‘Speak Out’ ChampionYesterday, Ruth Cadbury MP presented the award of “Speak Out” Hounslow Re-gional Champion to Ashley de Guzman from the Brentford School for Girls.As part of the judging panel, Ruth had the difficult of task of identifying the top three speakers in the Region. A large audience (made up of parents, teaching profes-sionals, family members and friends) listened to 15 differ-ent speeches which reflect the priorities, humour and con-cerns of young people.Ruth said: “Congratulations to Ashley who deservedly won the award of regional cham-pion. Speakers Trust is a char-ity that helps teenagers speak in public and communicate better, with the aim of giving them better life chances, to increase their confidence and improve their employability.”“Well done to all the competi-tors, who had already won their own school’s competi-tions and competed for the regional title to a very high standard”The “Speak Out” Challenge! offers all state schools in Lon-

don and Essex the opportu-nity to train Year 10 students in the art of public speaking. Through a knock out process the ‘best’ of these speakers are identified and go on to an inter-school competition to vie for the title of Regional Champion.The “Speak Out” Challenge! Is the largest youth speaking event in the world. Please take a look at our You Tube channel. Through this pro-gramme, we train over 18,000 teenagers (14-15 year-olds) every year in over 550 state

school in London and Essex. At the end of each training workshop we hold a speaking competition and the winners go through to one of 37 Re-gional Finals where they com-pete against all the schools in the borough. This will be the tenth year that the Jack Petch-ey Foundation has funded the “Speak Out” Challenge! - a project delivered in partner-ship with Speakers Trust.The event took place on Tues-day 6th March at this year’s host school The Heathland School, Hounslow.

At St Mary’s Chiswick: (l to r) Head teacher Joan Hart, Ruth Cadbury MP, school governors, local parent Andrea Carnevali who contacted Ruth about their concerns

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More than 1 in 100 people are on the autism spectrum, in-cluding an estimated 700,000 people in the UK. The condi-tion affects everyone differ-ently, which means that eve-ryone on the spectrum will have very different support needs. In support of national Autism Awareness Week, Hounslow Council is holding an Autism Acceptance and Awareness event, where you can learn about the plans to make Hounslow a place where autistic people, family and friends can fulfil their poten-tial. The event will be held at the Paul Robeson Theatre, Houn-slow Arts Centre, The Treaty Shopping Centre, Hounslow TW3 1ES on Wednesday 28 March from 9.30am-1pm. Lunch will also be provided.There will be a number of presentations at the event which are designed to support a wider understanding of au-tism and the services running in Hounslow.If you are caring for someone

with autism or would like to know how to get help and support, come along to find out more.The London Borough of Hounslow has an ongoing commitment to raise aware-ness of autism. Do your part and come along, and encour-age your family, friends, col-leagues, and other carers and service users you may know to attend and spread the word. Each person with autism is different, and the impact their condition has on their life will depend on many factors. These will include the severity of their condition, and any ad-ditional diagnoses, such as a learning disability or a mental health problem. While some people with autism will need very little extra support, oth-ers will need more specialist, even 24 hour, support.As a result, members of the public as well as those in frontline roles need to be aware of possible signs. These can include problems with so-cial interaction (e.g. avoiding eye contact), problems with

language and communication (e.g. literal understanding), and also poor behavioural flexibility (e.g. obsessional in-terests).Councillor Kamaljit Kaur, Cabinet Member for Adult So-cial Care and Health Services, said: “We know that lack of under-standing affects autistic peo-ple in all aspects of their daily lives, from when they go out and about in their communi-ties to when they’re at work, if they don’t get the understand-ing and support they need. “This will be a really good opportunity for carers, ser-vice users and professionals to connect and share infor-mation and advice on what services offer to carers and people with autism in the bor-ough.”

To attend this event please email Giorgia King or call on 020 8583 4531 Let’s work together to pro-mote acceptance and raise awareness of autism in Hounslow.

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Ruth Cadbury MP Attends Local School Play on the Risks Associated with Underage DrinkingRuth Cadbury MP attended a play educating children on the dangers of underage drinking at Chiswick School, organised by Collingwood Learning. ‘Smashed’ is an international programme reaching 18,000 students pupils across the UK this year.Ms Cadbury joined pupils watching a play delivered to a group of 240 students from year 7 about a group of friends who find themselves in trouble as a result of their misuse of alcohol. The performance was fol-lowed by an interactive work-shop where pupils were invit-ed to probe the cast on any of the issues brought up during the play and explore the con-sequences portrayed by the actors.‘Smashed’ is an alcohol edu-cation and awareness pro-gramme sponsored by Diageo and delivered by Collingwood Learning. This year sees the tour ap-pear in 90 UK schools in 6 different regions. To date, the programme has reached over 333,000 pupils in 1,400 schools across the UK since it

began in 2005.‘Smashed’ was developed in consultation with young peo-ple and has been designed to engage with pupils in a differ-ent way to typical school les-sons. It combines the use of drama with an interactive workshops to help young people under-stand the facts, causes, and consequences surrounding al-cohol misuse and the risks of underage drinking.Ruth Cadbury, MP for Brent-ford and Isleworth, said: “I was really impressed at how much the students engaged in the issues the play raised, such as peer pressure, and how social drinking so easily becomes something else. At the discussion session after-wards it was clear that the messages in the play had re-ally hit home”.

“I believe London schools will benefit tremendously from participating in imaginative lessons which get to the very heart of why alcohol misuse can be so dangerous. I am delighted to have the op-portunity to see the play for myself with Year 7 pupils at Chiswick School.”England is making progress to reduce levels of under-age drinking. The number of boys and girls aged 8 to 15 that reported drinking alcohol has fallen significantly, sitting at 15% compared to 45% in 2003 . However, there is still work to be done. With 37.3% of 16-24 year olds binge drinking on their heaviest day of drink-ing , ‘Smashed’ is targeting 12 to 16 year olds to help them make informed decisions in the future as they reach this

Offers Of Secondary Places On The Rise For Hounslow Pupils93 per cent of Hounslow pu-pils starting secondary school in September 2018 have been offered a place at one of their six preferred schools, with 64 per cent getting their first preference.Hounslow is part of a Pan-London Admissions Scheme, which started in 2005 with the aim of simplifying the ap-plication process for second-ary school admissions and in-creasing the number of pupils who received an offer from one of their preferred schools. This year, 92,059 pupils ap-plied for secondary school places through the Pan-Lon-don Admissions Scheme, an increase of 4.4 per cent com-pared to last year, which re-flects how pressure on school places transfers from primary to secondary school.The figures for Hounslow, released on Thursday 1st March, reveal: 64 per cent of pupils in the borough received an of-fer from their first choice of school85 per cent of pupils received

one of their top 3 preferences90 per cent of pupils received one of their top 4 preferences93 per cent of pupils were al-located a school of their pref-erence100 per cent of pupils re-ceived an offer for applica-tions submitted by the closing date. Councillor Tom Bruce, Cabi-net Member for Education and Children’s Services, Hounslow Council, said: “Our secondary schools have an excellent reputation for providing high quality edu-cation and as a result, we always receive many applica-tions for them as parents and

guardians can be confident in the knowledge that their child will enjoy a successful secondary school experience here in our borough. “One of our key priorities is ensuring our children have the best start in life and that includes their education. The increased demand for primary places we have seen over the last nine years is now emerg-ing in our secondary schools.“On behalf of the council, I wish our young people the very best of luck as they move on in their education career and look forward to hearing about their achievements in the future.”

vulnerable age group.Chris Simes from Colling-wood Learning said:“We are excited to be back on the road sharing the ‘Smashed’ performance with school pupils across the coun-try. We are tackling the culture of underage drinking at home and abroad through an ac-claimed programme, devel-

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Ealing Council needs to slow traffic speeds on Southfield Road as a priority

For a number of years I have been concerned about the speed of traffic on Southfield Road and then the Liberal Democrat Councillors suc-cessfully campaigned to get a 20 mph zone installed.This did slow the speed of traffic down but not on all streets as much as I would have liked. With a primary school in the area (Southfield Primary School) I want roads near the school to be as safe as they can be.Over the past year members of the public alongside ward councillors, guided by a Met-ropolitan Police Officer, have been measuring the speeds of traffic in Southfield as part of a scheme called Community Road Watch.Over 4000 vehicles had their speeds recorded and the high-est speed observed was 52 mph. The two sessions with the highest share of speeding traffic were 62% and 51% at the areas around the junction of Southfield Road & St Al-ban’s Avenue.Given there is a new school in the area (the Ark Byron

School) I think the Council needs to be proactive so that children and parents in the area can cross the road safely.Department for Transport guidance indicates that traffic calming would be suitable to reduce the speed of traffic.I believe that whilst the Coun-cil are making alterations to the highway for lots of chil-dren visiting the school later in the year, they should alter the plans to reduce the speeds in this area. This could be a zebra or a puffin crossing at the point where pupils will

cross the road to go through Southfield Recreational Grounds and possibly other measures in the lead up to the crossing to ensure traffic is not speeding.The initial reaction from Eal-ing Council is that they do not appear to be interested. I am sure that if a pupil was run over or died they would change their mind quickly.Children often do not look when crossing roads. So, Eal-ing Council, you need to be proactive to make the streets safer to cross.

by councillor Gary Malcolm, Liberal Democrat Councillor, Southfield

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is backing a campaign to make London a ‘National Park City’.On 5 March, the council’s Cabinet is set to agree to en-dorse the plans, which aim to help Londoners better con-nect with nature, improving health and wellbeing and en-hancing wildlife.Green spaces and waterways would be get better protec-tion against development in the same way as the country’s national parks are protected

for their beauty and value.“We’re delighted to be a part of this campaign to protect our city’s green spaces and promote greener, healthier lifestyles,” said Cllr Wesley Harcourt, H&F Cabinet Mem-ber for Environment, Trans-port and Residents’ Services.“We aim to be the council at the vanguard of environ-mental change in London, so backing this campaign was an obvious choice.”The campaign, organised by charity National Park City

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Foundation, aims to make the capital greener, wilder and healthier by protecting exist-ing green spaces and creating new ones to better connect people with nature.Supporting the proposal to make London a National Park City was one of the recom-mendations from the resident-led Biodiversity Commission, that the council had asked to explore how to improve and preserve wildlife in the bor-ough.

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Local Police are asking Chis-wick residents to be extra vigilant following a linked series of burglaries within Hounslow Borough, which have taken place over the past 3 weeks.The most recent incident took place at around on Monday 5th March 2018 at 10:45pm when Police received a re-port of an burglary at Snakey Lane, Feltham.A number of men had forced entry to a house and have threatened the occupants

with violence and have taken jewellery and cash from the address.This incident is linked to 4 oth-er burglaries on the borough in the past 3 weeks where the suspects have targeted Asian gold jewellery and of interest is a Silver Audi.DS BAINS, of Hounslow CID, said: “Our investigation into these incidents is ongoing, we have been carrying out house-to-house enquiries and examining any possible CCTV footage in the area.

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“I am now appealing to any witnesses or anyone with any information that can assist out investigation to contact Hounslow Police.“We believe the addresses may have been specifically targeted and I would like to reassure the community that we are making every effort to locate the offenders involved. I urge residents to be vigilant and report any suspicious be-haviour or vehicles to police calling 999.

UBC operates flexible, fully serviced workspace over two floors at The Mille, a promi-nent office building at 1000 Great West Road in Brent-ford, West London. Having secured a new 10-year lease with building landlord McKay Securities, UBC will now un-dergo a full refurbishment of its flexible workspace, total-ling £1.3million.As part of the refurbishment, UBC will take a new floor - Floor 1 - which is due for completion in April 2018. This level, plus UBC’s existing second floor, will undergo a complete refit over the next 6 months.The renovation will trans-form UBC’s existing business centre at The Mille, which it has operated at a high occu-pancy level since 2012, into a high quality, contemporary business environment with beautifully designed private offices, collaborative work-space and market-leading IT connectivity.UBCUK managing director Richard Johnson said: “We

are delighted to have secured a long-term lease at The Mille for a further ten-year term. This commitment represents a significant investment to UBC and the building is an important part of the UBC serviced office portfolio.“Our Brentford flexible work-space offering has always been in demand, but recent improvements in the building have certainly helped raise

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our profile here and we are very much looking forward to delivering our brand new pre-mium quality space.”The Mille is located in a high-ly prominent position on the south side of the elevated section of the M4 motorway, along Brentford’s ‘Golden Mile’. It is adjacent to the GlaxoSmithKline headquar-ters and is opposite the Uni-versity of West London.

BRENTFORD TOWERS RE-CLADDING PLANS PUT ON HOLD

In the aftermath of the Gren-fell Tower fire, plans to re-clad Brentford Towers have been put on hold by Houn-slow Council.The plans were supposedly at an “advanced stage” prior to the Grenfell fire, which brought the cladding’s safety under question.The cladding installed on Grenfell in 2015 was also linked with fires worldwide, with countries including France and Australia.Hounslow Council are known

to have described the current exterior of Brentford Tow-ers as “deteriorating” and “in need of some major work”.Residents of Brentford Towers were sent a letter by Kather-ine Dunne, Hounslow Coun-cil’s lead member for housing at Hounslow Council.The text of the letter detailed: “As you know, we are at an ad-vanced stage with our plans to re-clad the Brentford Towers.“However, in the light of re-ports that the London Fire Brigade and other regulatory

bodies, we will be reviewing the fire at Grenfell and mak-ing recommendations, includ-ing in relation to insulated cladding systems.“In light of this, the council has decided to consult with the London Fire Brigade Ser-vice and other statutory ser-vices on the design and speci-fication of our proposals for Brentford Towers, before we agree to proceed.“We will of course, continue to engage and consult with you on this process.”

Mayor announces £110M investment in Met PoliceHounslow Council says it welcomes additional police funding from the Mayor of London. In his Budget for 2018-19, Sadiq Khan has committed to investing an ad-ditional £110million into the Metropolitan Police.The additional funding will be used to help combat knife crime; deliver a two per cent police pay increase; boost of-ficer numbers; improve sup-port for those taken in by the police with mental health problems; as well as providing investment in police buildings and technology.The Council recently reaf-firmed its commitment to keeping residents safe by an-nouncing an investment of £1,149,000 to fund one Police Sergeant and nine Constables for three years, to help deliver the Council’s priorities.Councillor Hanif Khan, Cabi-net Member for Community Protection and Enforcement, Hounslow Council said:“In recent years, the Met Po-lice have had to find £600m of savings, so the Mayor’s commitment to increase fund-

ing over the next year is very welcome indeed.In the past we’ve fully sup-ported the Mayor’s efforts to combat knife crime in the cap-ital so we are pleased to hear that this is one of the areas to receive additional funding. It is important that we em-power our young people to make the right choices and

we provide support to those who are at risk of becoming involved in crime.Our police in Hounslow con-tinue to provide valued sup-port to the Council and have proven their effectiveness time and time again in keep-ing residents safe across the borough.”

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Drive To Recruit More Female Firefighters Launches On International Women’s Day“We need more women fire-fighters”, say London Fire Brigade bosses as the Brigade launches a new recruitment campaign on International Women’s Day.The new recruitment cam-paign is designed to challenge outdated firefighter stereo-types and show that a career in firefighting is so much more than blue lights and fires.By highlighting different ca-reer options that firefighting offers and the day to day va-riety of the job, the Brigade hopes to boost applications from women and people across all of London’s diverse communities who may not have considered firefighting as a career.London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton said: “I am look-ing for the very best people who are interested in prevent-ing fires as well as tackling them. The modern firefighter should be just as comfortable talking to an elderly man about fire safety as they are learning new specialist rescue tech-niques.“There are also a number of different career paths you

can take from running a fire station, learning how to in-vestigate the causes of fires to helping ensure London’s buildings have proper fire prevention measures in place.“I do not want the old stereo-type of a firefighter to prevent women from applying. I also want to encourage ap-plications from London’s different cultures and com-munities as London is a very diverse city, so our workforce must reflect the city that we serve. Firefighting is about team-work, so having a comple-ment of men and women is crucial.”A number of recruitment days at fire stations are planned during the weekend in March and April offering guidance and a chance to practise tests to help prepare people for the application process. You can contact Outreach@london-fire.gov.uk for more informa-tion.All of the details about the role and how to apply are on the London Fire Brigade’s recruitment portal. Potential applicants have until 20 April to apply.

Commissioner Cotton con-tinued: “If you don’t fancy a desk job and you enjoy vari-ety, meeting people and team-work you could be ready to join the next generation of firefighters.”Firefighter career facts· There are over 300 female firefighters in London· London’s firefighters work-ing pattern is two day shifts,

Local Panto A Huge Success

Strand on the Green Schools in Chiswick last weekend bat-tled the inclement weather conditions to stage the annual PTA run pantomime. This year was particularly special as it celebrated 40 years of the event! 40 years of homegrown talent within the school community bringing together parents, staff and teachers alike, to entertain and raise money for the school.‘Barry Bonkers and the Fair-ytale Revolution’ was a story that cleverly brought together old and new characters and had the essential “goodies versus baddies” elements that all good pantomimes

have/ Written especially for the school by talented parent Scott Michell, it had the audi-ence in stitches.The Strand community got right behind the show with an unprecedented number of people showing their talents and giving their time for free - whether they had a starring role, painted the set, or oper-ated the lights, all for a sell out run of 5 shows.Director Melissa Sanchez, a parent at the school summed up the feeling amongst cast and crew saying “We all felt privileged to have contributed to the incredible legacy of the Strand Schools Panto, which for 40 years consistently has

community and collaboration at the heart of it”. Similar sentiments were ex-pressed by the Junior School Head Ruth Woods who ap-peared on stage this year. Ruth said, “The Strand Panto has been a much loved fixture of our calendar for the last 40 years; it’s longevity epito-mises the spirit and commit-ment of our community to the schools. We are lucky to have such a talented group of parents, friends and staff who each year give up their time to en-tertain us in the dark, cold days of February; bringing joy and laughter to all. Here’s to the next 40 years!”

Kew’s Shirley Sherwood Gallery Of Botanical Art Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The Shirley Sherwood Gal-lery of Botanical Art will cel-ebrate the tenth anniversary of its opening in April this year. Named after its patron, British writer, botanist and art collector, Dr Shirley Sher-wood, it is the first gallery in the world dedicated solely to botanical art. Since its open-ing in 2008 the gallery has had 48 exhibitions with works by many important artists such as Margaret Mee and Rory McEwen as well as selec-

tions of paintings from Japan, Brazil, Spain South Africa, the US and now Australia. Most recently the gallery has exhibited a breath-taking im-mersive installation by British artist Rebecca Louise Law, as well as fascinating historical works from Kew’s archives and contemporary paintings from the Shirley Sherwood Collection.Dr Sherwood says: “The Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Kew, has hosted 48 exhibitions

in its first ten years, becoming the focus of the worldwide re-naissance of botanical art. It has been so exciting and satis-fying for me to hang works by artists from all over the world, and to match older works from Kew’s superb archives with recent, innovative paint-ings from my own collection. Thousands of visitors come to the gallery every year and for botanical artists around the world it has become a place of pilgrimage.”

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Brexit-Let’s get on with itDear Chiswick Herald,

It was great to hear an upbeat statement from the Chancellor this week, outlining economic growth and a decrease in unem-ployment. I voted to stay in the EU, but after seeing the fallout from the result and the continued bureaucratic game play and the personal goals of key leaders, I wish I’d voted to leave. I was all for a united Europe, in principle it should work – but with uncontrolled immigration, vast fiscal gaps between countries involved, the want for a European military force, and the unend-ing bureaucratic double standard merry-go-round, it is a failing entity.

So let’s get on with Brexit.

DaviD W, Chiswick W4.

Cs9 – Just make it narrowerAs an avid cyclist, I’m all for cycle lanes and endorse cycling as a preferred mode of transport in and around Chiswick. However, having seen the plans for CS9 it does look ridiculously wide. It would be easier to make a more defined lane making use of the existing ones, and add new ones based on those?

Samantha, Chiswick W4

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murder Investigation Launched After Family Found DeadA murder investigation has been launched after a woman was found dead at her home address in Twickenham, and her husband and two children died in East Sussex.Police were called at approxi-mately 17:54hrs on Monday, 5 March to South Road, TW2 following concerns raised about the welfare of the oc-cupants. Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service. A woman aged 47 was found dead at the scene with stab injuries. Detectives quickly sought to establish the welfare of her husband, aged 57, and two children aged 7 and 10, and carried out a number of ur-gent enquires. Just before 17.00hrs, the bodies of a man and two young boys were discovered at Birling Gap seafront, East Sussex. Sussex Police later contacted the Met.Whilst formal identification awaits, police believe that they are the deceased wom-an’s immediate family.A vehicle was recovered near-

by by Sussex Police. A crime scene remains in place at the Twickenham address.Officers from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command are leading the investigation, supported by colleagues in Sussex Police. Post-mortem examinations for all four individuals will take place in due course. For-mal identification awaits. Next of kin have been in-formed. No arrests have been

made. Enquiries continue. At this early stage, police are not looking for anyone else in connection with this investi-gation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Metropoli-tan Police on 0208 721 4005, or locally to Sussex Police on 101 quoting Operation Glas-son.You can also call Crimestop-pers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Hounslow Council has launched a new crowdfund-ing platform for community projects called Our Hounslow. This is a new way for people who live in the borough to raise funds for local projects that improve where they live. If residents want to enhance their street or neighbourhood, improve their local park or play area or simply bring peo-ple together, Our Hounslow will become the best way to raise the money to make it happen.To bring this exciting project to fruition, the council has partnered with Spacehive, the award-winning funding plat-form and the only UK based crowdfunding platform solely for projects aimed at improv-ing local civic and community spaces.Crowdfunding is a great way to raise money and stimulate support for a project by rais-ing small amounts of money from a large number of peo-ple. Through Our Hounslow, residents of Hounslow will have the opportunity to ask friends, family and neigh-bours to back a local project by pledging money to support

it. Everyone contributes a lit-tle until you reach your target amount. Hounslow Council has put its weight behind this exciting new scheme and will support projects that have the backing of the local com-munity with up to £5,000 of match funding per project out of a total fund available of £50,000.Councillor Theo Dennison, Cabinet Member for Finance and Citizen Engagement said:“This is an exciting initiative for us. Crowdfunding is a new way for local people to lend their support to worthwhile projects in their area. It is also a great way of rewarding resi-

dents for getting involved in improving their area, as the popularity of a project will ultimately determine its out-come. The success of crowd-funding elsewhere shows that it is an effective way for councils to work with their residents. Hopefully it will en-courage more people to take an interest in their local area and communities.”The council’s Community Partnerships Unit hosted a launch event for the Our Hounslow crowdfunding platform at the Hounslow Arts Centre on Wednesday 7 March.

Residents are running out of time to subscribe to Houn-slow Council’s garden waste collection service which be-gins on 3 April 2018.Last year over 18,000 Houn-slow residents signed up to the service. Those residents will need to renew their sub-scription to ensure that they receive a continuous service. Residents can sign up for gar-den waste collections at www.hounslow.gov.uk/gar-

denwaste.A full year’s service costs £50, but for residents in receipt of Council Tax Reduction the cost is £25.Councillor Amrit Mann, Depu-ty Leader of Hounslow Coun-cil, said: “There’s not long to go until collections begin so make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to sign up.We promised a cleaner, green-er borough for our residents and one of the ways this can

be achieved is through mak-ing it easier for residents to recycle. If you sign up to our garden waste collection ser-vice, not only will you receive a convenient, low-cost way to dispose of your cuttings, but you’ll be helping to drive up recycling in Hounslow.”The garden waste collec-tion service will continue to be run by Lampton 360, the company wholly owned by Hounslow Council.

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PLASTIC IN OUR OCEANSThanks to some great journalism and film-making, London and the world are waking up to the threat posed to the planet - and our own health - by plastic waste.However, when we see images of mountains of plastic washed up on beaches thousands of miles away, or fish poisoned by micro-beads that have turned parts of the ocean into plastic soups, it may be tempting to think that the problem is just too big to tackle, or too far away.The truth is that our actions as individuals will make a differ-ence in tackling a global problem. We can start cleaning up the planet by starting in our own communities.I was very impressed by the story of five-year-old Ava James who persuaded Pizza Express to ban plastic straws after writing to them saying they will make animals “sick”. It shows how we can all make a difference.So I reckon that as Londoners, the best way we can look after the world’s oceans is to start with our own lifestyles, our own waste and our own waterways.If we can tackle plastic waste in the River Thames, as individu-als or as communities or by supporting campaigns such as The Cleaner Thames campaign, perhaps the oceans will stand a chance too.

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exit from Brex i tDear Chiswick Herald,

We are now an entire year on since the government invoked Article 50 without any plans for what to actually do next, with only a year left to go before the UK potentially crashes out of the EU, and yet the government still doesn’t have a plan and the Brexit negotiations are going worse than ever. The Conservatives are still being held hostage by their minority of Eurosceptic MPs who remain intent on implementing their own extreme interpretation of the referendum result and pursuing a damaging Brexit. Labour is not providing any real or effective opposition and is also continuing to pursue policies which will lead to an almost equally damaging Brexit. Neither of the two main parties has any realistic or deliverable plan for a future relationship with the EU which will benefit the UK, neither has made any proposal for a solution to the problems of the border in Northern Ireland, and neither of them is willing to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in the UK, nor to fight for the rights of UK citizens living in the EU. Chiswick Liberal Democrats continue to campaign for an Exit from Brexit. They invite everybody interested in the fight against Brexit and to retain our rights to join us for an intimate and inter-active event to get the latest behind the scenes insight about Brexit and EU citizens rights. We will discuss the latest developments in the Houses of Commons and Lords, and the actions we can all take to achieve an #ExitfromBrexit.

Yours Sincerely, ChiSWiCK lib DemS

Exit from Brexit to be held on Monday 26th March in the Boston Room, George IV pub, Chiswick High Road from 7.30 pm to 9.00pm. Register for your free ticket to the event at brakeonbrexit.eventbrite.co.uk

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rev martine Oborne

St Michael’s Church , Elmwood Road, Chiswick.

Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.

Our twenty year old Youth Minister is studying for a degree in Theology and Youth Ministry and she was talking to me the other day about a lecture she’d had at college. The lecture was about the general personality differences between the generations. She said that, unlike Generation X (my lot) and Generation Y (her lot), the Millennials (our youth club kids) are looking for authenticity.I was surprised to hear this. And pushed back on what she was saying – in a typical Generation X way.My point was not to dispute that Millennials want to see authenticity in people around them, but to say that surely all generations want this too?Look up authentic in a dictionary and it speaks of something being of undisputed origin, not a copy, something accurate and reliable. Surely these are qualities we all look for in other people?But how authentic are we really?Or how much are we bullied by convention into being or trying to be something other than our true selves?I remember a talk once about burn out. And the speaker saying that the most important question to ask (and to know the answer to) if you want to avoid burn out – is the question Who are you?Not being ourselves is not only inauthentic – it’s a huge cause of stress.I remember, years ago, when I was my Youth Minister’s age and at university – feeling agonisingly embarrassed that I came from far less privileged background than my colleagues. I never invited my ‘friends’ to my home or introduced them to my family. And this was an incredibly

stressful way to live.As I grew older, I began to accept who I was and what my story was. And I’d say that God had a big part in helping me to do this – affirming that I was loved just the way I was. That I didn’t need to be different. I could simply be myself.Nonetheless, there’s still the temptation to want to fit in, to compromise, to try hard to be like others. I remember when I was training to be a Vicar. I had a brilliant training incumbent and I admired this Vicar so much – that I wanted to be an exact copy of him. But again I heard God say – be yourself. Learn from this person, of course - but be yourself.If Millennials are truly calling people to be themselves, to be authentic, then we all should listen up.Because being authentic is not easy. It makes us

The Okapi.

The head of you is kangaroo,your body is pure horse.The hind bits not surprisinglyare zebra stripes (of course!)

Your bright white socks on all four legslook so very neat.They underpin your stripey bitsand lead down to your feet.

You hang around in woods by day.A solitary life you leadand really only socialisewhen it’s time to breed.

You diet is extraordinary,an eclectic veggie meal.Buds and grass and fungiand ferns to you appeal.

The Okapi is an oddity.One of nature’s bits of fun.A glorious quirky mixture,when all is said and done.

© Tony Inwood.Tony Inwood has lived and worked in Chiswick for most of his life and for much of that time has been writing poetry. He is a Christian and a member of Christ Church, Turnham Green.

vulnerable. It means being unconventional. It means inviting criticism and even being mocked and ostracised.In the church, we are coming up to Palm Sunday – when we remember how Jesus came into Jerusalem riding on a donkey. He was greeted by the crowds with great cheers. But a few days later Jesus had upset everyone – by turning over the tables in the Temple - by not being the person other people expected and wanted him to be. And, as you know, he ended up being crucified.But Jesus triumphed over death. Because he was fully himself, fully God – he could not be defeated by death.We, of course, are not Jesus. But the more we are fully our true selves, the more authentic we are – the more we too will triumph over those who seek to put us down.Trying to be someone other than your true self is

exhausting and a worthless way to live. We can never manage it. And our attempts to do this simply diminish our lives.So be yourself. Or, as my teenage daughter (a Millennial) put it to me the other day, ‘Be yourself, Mum. Everyone else is taken.’A Palm Sunday service with procession of palms will be on Sunday 25 March at 11am.

Usual Sunday services at St Michael’s Elmwood Road are at 9.30am and 11am – with groups and activities for children.St Michael’s Church: www.stmichael-elmwoodroad.orgSubscribe to Martine Oborne’s blog here: www.martineoborne.com

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On the couch with Nicholas Rose

Do you struggle to talk to your children about their use of the internet and their safety and wellbeing? Are you tempted to stop your children using the internet altogether? Are you unclear yourself on what is appro-priate internet use? Do you fear that talking to your children will only serve to drive them to hide their use of the internet from you?Over the next couple of arti-cles I will endeavour to pro-vide some useful information on current thinking. However I will also offer some guid-ance on how to prepare and raise potentially difficult con-versations about the use of the internet with your chil-dren.In June this year new studies provided evidence that mod-erate use of the internet and social media does actually benefit children and young people. Suggesting that use of social media helps build resilience and develop social skills thus having a positive impact on mental wellbeing. So it looks as though the usu-al thinking about moderation in all things does also apply to the new digital age too. In a future article we will look at what “moderate” use means however for this article we will focus on safety.In the news this week has been the work by the Nation-al Crime Agency to protect

children using live stream-ing platforms, work that re-sulted in 192 arrests and the safeguarding of 245 children. However National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead for Child Protection, Chief Constable Simon Bailey, said: “We will keep working to-gether to do this, adapting our approach so that nowhere online is safe for people out to groom children or view them being abused. But we also need help. We need internet companies to help us stop ac-cess to sexual abuse images and videos and prevent abuse happening on their platforms.We need parents and carers to talk to their children about

healthy relationships and staying safe online.”A new animation has been de-veloped and released to show how offenders try to build re-lationships online with young people and guidance for both parents and children on the risks posed by live streaming is available on the “Thinku-know” website.The website is helpful in pro-viding information on warn-ing signs to look out for, actions to take and how to access further support and information. As they point out, the best way to address these issues is to be able to have “Calm and open conver-sations” however they also recognise that you might find

trying to talk about safety overwhelming and that you might yourself struggle with difficult feelings. They provide really great in-formation on how as a par-ent you need to act and also

what you might expect to experience yourself and how to manage that. I think this is really valuable reading if you are at all hesitant in starting a conversation because it is possible that your hesitancy is indicating that you do not yet feel fully equipped. The only criticism I have of the information is that it is presented as a resource to be used if you find out your child has been abused, I would ar-gue that it is really very good reading in terms of how to prepare for any potentially difficult conversation with your children. Why? Because as parents it is so easy to feel under pressure and carry ex-pectations about how you should know what is right and wrong and know what to do. It is natural to feel this way and it is also natural for your children to feel nervous about not getting things right, up-setting their parents or have unrealistic expectations about

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what you know and can help with. The important thing is to be aware of this and think these things through in antici-pation of starting any conver-sations.In the next article I will write about what is needed from you as parents in talking to your children about the po-tentially difficult subject of their internet / social media use.

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Tony has just created an exciting new website called newtube, which is a great way to read poetry on the move. It is a collec-tion of his diverse poetry in an easily accessible form, which

can be read on a journey, in a doctor’s waiting room or in any of those idle moments that we all seem to encounter daily. This mobile-friendly website will offer entertainment in a

stimulating and humorous way, wherever you are! www.new-tube.org

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Grecotel’s 5 Dreamiest Greek VillasWith golden coasts, strik-ing blue waters and lush green landscapes, Greece wows visitors who want to spend quality time away from it all. Many travellers also come to Greece for its charming traditions and picture-perfect historical sites. Whether for sightsee-ing or cultural exploration, this Mediterranean paradise is sure to tick the boxes for an unforgettable holiday.Naturally, any memorable ad-venture begins with a great villa. This year, discover the dreamiest villas in Greece so you can choose your home away from home with confi-dence.Corfu Imperial — Dream Villa WaterfrontFor all the beauty Corfu of-fers, Corfu Imperial goes a step further. This private ha-ven on the Ionian Sea stretch-es across a private peninsula. And for those who want as much luxury as possible, the grand resort’s waterfront vil-las will not disappoint.For starters, these extrava-gant villas offer private pools, generous living spaces and separate sleeping quarters. The unique interior décor ef-fortlessly mixes classic Greek

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by Alex Holmanspirit and modern amenities, combining regal palettes with hand-carved wooden head-boards and hand-painted mu-rals.Each villa overlooks the sea while shaded verandas sur-rounded by tropical gardens lead to the shore. Secluded coves and sandy beaches pro-vide peace and quiet in an unspoilt location, with Corfu Town only 12 kilometres away.This year, Corfu Imperial has been remodelled with sophis-ticated lounges, waterfront restaurants and bars, and a new Grecoland Kids Club. To top things off, the property’s soothing atmosphere makes it easy to enjoy folklore shows, live music, gourmet cuisine and revitalising Elixir Spa treatments.Mykonos Blu — Royal Blu MansionWinner of Greece’s Lead-ing Luxury Hotel Villa at the World Travel Awards for the past three years, Mykonos Blu is as renowned as it is magnif-icent. Tucked away on the fa-mous Psarou Beach, the resort is a sanctuary for the senses. In the Royal Blu Mansion, deep blue and white décor complements dramatic views

over the Cyclades.Ideal for entertaining small or large parties, the mansion al-lows scenic views everywhere you look, from the entertain-ment parlour and airy loung-es to the bedroom suites with spacious furnished terraces. What’s more, a personal but-ler is at your service 24/7.After a night of partying, the spa provides a wonderful way to relax and refresh. Pamper yourself with a sauna session before enjoying your treat-ment of choice. Elixir Spa therapists can also arrange massages, therapies and beauty treatments in the pri-vacy of your villa or outdoors by your pool.When it comes to fine dining, feast in the comfort of your private villa or indulge in lo-cal delicacies while admiring the bay views. Then sail away on the Aegean Sea in a pri-vate yacht.Amirandes — Creta VillaInspired by legendary Cre-tan hospitality, Amirandes is the avant-garde of luxury and sophistication in Greece. Set amid landscaped gardens and palm-fringed lagoons, this five-star resort combines cosy villas with breathtaking views, impeccable services,

exceptional dining and a host of family-friendly activities.The Amirandes Creta Villa is set in an elegant courtyard and a private terrace overlook-ing the horizon. The ground floor entrance hall opens to a spacious living area that can be converted to a bedroom for two children. Panoramic glass doors lead onto a lavish sun

deck, a sunken lounge and dining area, and a private, temperature-controlled infin-ity pool that seems to melt into the deep blue.On the airy first floor, the master bedroom exudes re-fined elegance with wooden floors and stone elements. Meanwhile, the luxurious bathroom, dressing area,

state-of-the-art basin, and pri-vate sea view balcony beckon for romantic breakfasts or late night drinks.For families, Amirandes offers an abundance of activities and sports facilities, including three tennis courts, a water-sports area, twice-daily beach volleyball and a Golf Acad-emy. The hotel’s entertain-

ment team also offers a variety of activities, from live music and dance shows to pool and beach parties, an outdoor cinema and Cretan folklore evening.Caramel — 4 Bedroom Villa on the BeachNestled on a prime beachfront estate in the heart of the Cretan Riviera, Caramel combines the laid-back ambience of an island set-tlement with the flair of a modern luxury resort.In the 4 Bedroom Villa on the Beach, guests can expect total lux-ury. Designed in a village bungalow style, it offers 165m² of living space on two levels. The ground floor fea-tures luxurious lounges, open-plan living and dining areas, and the up-per flower benefits from individual access to spa-inspired bathrooms. King-sized beds set near large glass doors enjoy direct views over the Cretan Sea and Rethymno Town. Outside, spacious verandas and out-door lounges are ideal for relaxing.Located in a convenient, yet pri-vate location within the resort, this villa makes a great choice for large gatherings. Other world-class facili-ties at Caramel include a full gym, a beauty salon, an airy restaurant serving Mediterranean and interna-tional dishes, an outdoor pool with an adjacent outdoor eatery, and a piano bar.

Cape Suonio – Honeymoon Villa with Private PoolAt Cape Suonio in Athens, sumptu-ous suites and villas meet discreet, intuitive service to make your hon-eymoon a once in a lifetime expe-rience. And the Honeymoon Villa with Private Pool is ideal for new-lyweds.Overlooking the Temple of Posei-

don, this villa displays a romantic palette of nature’s richest colours: bronzes, golds, greens and blues. Outdoors, a private pool in the shaded garden lies surrounded by olive and pines trees. A few steps away, fragrant bou-gainvillea and jasmine frame the arcaded buildings and landscaped grounds.

To make your honeymoon even bet-ter, the five-star resort boasts se-cluded beaches and gourmet dining on the water’s edge. Enjoy a dinner for two under spec-tacular sunsets, whether at the Mediterranean à la carte restaurant or Greek, Asian and seafood eater-ies.With its convenient location only 45

minutes from Athens International Airport and an hour from Athens, Cape Sounio makes it easy to sight-see, shop and explore the Athenian Riviera during your stay.

To book your 2018 holiday, visit grecotel.com.

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crafting and egg incentivised Eggslorer and Garden Trails for the children and, this year, youngsters will be able to make their very own bunny headdress.The holiday weekend will also mark the seasonal open-ing of the Splashzone in the Waterwheel Courtyard where younger visitors can splash about, experiment and be amazed by the movement of water using gears, wheels, buckets, levers, pumps, pipes and more! The museum’s Wa-terworks Railway steam en-gine, Thomas Wicksteed, will also be offering unlimited free rides between 11:00 – 13:00 and 13:30 – 16:00 and the extremely rare historic Shand Mason steam fire engine will be in steam throughout the weekend.For those with a keen interest in Britain’s industrial herit-age, there will be experts on hand to tell the stories behind the Museum’s history and fas-cinating collection illustrating the evolution of London’s wa-ter supply. The weekend also

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NEW DATE: 16th March 2018TIME: 5.30pm – 9.45LOCATION: Chiswick Sec-ondary School, Burlington Ln, London W4 3UNThe Chiswick Invasion, which was due to take place on Friday 2nd March had been postponed due to weather conditions, but the ‘beast from the east’ could only hold it for a moment and now it’s back!!! A truly cracking line-up will return to bring a superb, ex-citing and rocking event!!! … and it’s all for a the great charity Nordoff Robbins, that transforms lives though mu-sic therapy!! Thomas Gers and organising team Liz Gers and Silvia Per-ett with Toni Corbin and all at Chiswick School, supportive and collaborative as always, have been hard at work. All true to the motto: ‘Let’s make it happen!’….and it is hap-pening!!!And the troops are back in force! To name a few…leading vocalists include ac-claimed metaller and TV per-sonality Willy Norton of Neo-nFly and power rocker Daniel Leigh of New Device. Guitar firecrackers Ben Christo of Sisters of Mercy, Diamond

Black and more, Peter Ross for years headliner at Ealing Club, Dave Senczak of su-pergroup True Brits and ris-ing duo Wild-Heart with Sil-via Perett. Grooving on bass, Chris Dale (Bruce Dickinson, Ricky Gervias, Tank,etc.) Dar-ren Redick from Planet Rock (radio station), Matt Young (Hekz, STTH). Returning to roll the heartbeat of The Chiswick Invasion troops are Travis Williams (Mick Ronson, Glen Matlock, etc.) and Moy-ano El Buffalo (Stone Trigger, STTH). Keyboard wizard Jem Davis for the mighty FM and legends like UFO… and many more!First up will be bands formed by young students. Then some fun with a band made up of some of the school’s staff members followed by a brilliant fundraising raffle. in the central part of the event the rockstellar troops will team up and, eclectic Wild-Heart will warm us up with their altrock, folkrock, then HeKz rising UK Rock band will take us on a prog metal ride, and Men With Beards, the event’s ensemble band will bring together musicians of all ages for a set of rock classics, fun and fireworks.

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Proving that music should have no limits and bring us together! And after the awarding of cov-eted raffle prices, guest band Shot ThroughTheHeart - that will also be rocking the Stone Free festival after-party - we’ll jump on to complete the inva-sion with a bang!!! An unmissable Rocking Char-ity event! Come join the Inva-sion!!! TICKETS NOTETickets already purchased and paid for will still be valid. De-tails regarding this will be pro-vided on the facebook page and booking site. You can also con-tact the organisers via the face-book page and send a message or an email.TICKETS: £7 for adults and £3 for childrenBOOKING: www.gigantic.comand from the link button on our Facebook pageor 07858 779 176LOCATION: Chiswick Second-ary School, Burlington Ln, Lon-don W4 3UNPressoffice: silvia@volcanika.comwww.facebook.com/TheChis-wickInvasion

The Lyric Hammersmith today announces it will be bringing its Evolution Fes-tival back for a third year. Evolution showcases artists aged 16 – 25, celebrating the ground-breaking and ex-citing work being produced by young people in the capi-tal. The four day multi-art form festival will run from Wednesday 14 – Saturday 17 March 2018.This year the festival cele-brates the importance of the individual and explores the idea of ‘Self’. The topics and related themes involve the discussion of identity, race, gender, health, stereotypes and culture. The Evolution Festival creates a safe and creative space for artists to share their work, represents

the diverse and multi-cultural talent in London and allows artists to connect with a wider audience.The festival features several projects developed by the Lyr-ic including Stains, a collabo-ration with Wimbledon Col-lege of Art; The Blind Truth previously a scratch perfor-mance in Evolution 2017; and The Room of Possibilities performed by Journeys, the Lyric’s integrated company of disabled and non- disabled performers.The festival will also premiere the newly formed Lyric En-semble’s work in progress, di-rected by international direc-tor Anne Louise Sarks, ahead of their summer show.Sean Holmes, Artistic Director of Lyric Hammersmith said:

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‘Everyone here can’t wait for our third Evolution Fes-tival. Vibrant, surprising and uniquely Lyric’.For last year’s Evolution Festi-val the Lyric worked with 106 artists and performers aged between 16- 25. 67% of the artists were from BAME back-grounds and 82% of partici-pants were female. The Lyric welcomed over 1,000 young people into the venue across 13 different shows and events and 65% of these audiences were new to the Lyric. Some of the productions showcased last year went on to be per-formed at the Ovalhouse, The Vaults Festival, and Camden People’s Theatre and have received funding from Arts Council England.

sees the public opening of the museum’s newest gallery, the Electric House, which explains the introduction of electrical power to typical London water pumping stations and the mod-ernisation which led to the way water is supplied today. There will be free tours of the Electric House at 12:00 daily through-

out the weekend. Visitors will also have a unique op-portunity to see underneath the Hathorn Davey Triple Expansion engine as its lat-est repair and maintenance project reaches its final phase.The Museum is open 10:00 to 16:00 Friday 30th March

– Monday 2nd April with last entry at 15:00.Entry to the Museum is £12.50 for adults, £11.00 for Students/Concessions and £5.50 for Children 5-15. Un-der 5s are admitted for free. 10% discount is available for online advance booking from www.waterandsteam.org.uk

The London Museum of Water & Steam is located on Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, Lon-don TW8 0EN. The closest underground station is Gun-nersbury on the District Line and Kew Bridge on the over-ground East London Line.

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exTRaoRdinaRY LiVesAn extraordinary person is one who has lived a remark-able life. Sister Helen Scullion (1929-2018) was indeed an extraordinary person. Born in Lanarkshire on the 7th of January 1929, she was des-tined to live an impactful life worthy of praise. Dedicating her life to God, she joined the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa, a missionary society founded in 1869 that operates in Africa. A dozen of students from Brentford School for girls of which I am one had the privi-lege to pay her six visits over the winter term to learn about her incredible life. Through her entertaining and inspiring stories which she so openly shared with all of us, it was apparent to us that Sister Hel-en served wholeheartedly in her various nominations.After joining the congregation as a novice in 1956 and em-barking on an international year to Algeria at the age of 27, Sister Helen undertook on one of her greatest missions to Ghana where she worked as a secretary in a Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa hospital, the Navrongo War Memorial Hospital in Nav-rongo in Northern Ghana. In 1962, Sr. Helen came back for a time of rest, health care

and studies and returned to Ghana shortly again in 1964. This time she was in charge of a community in Navrongo. She was the Bishop’s secre-tary and did the accounts and various other tasks such as being in charge of the Parish book store and teaching cat-echism. It is evident through her plethora of postings that Sister Helen was incredibly talented.For about a year, Sr. Helen was in Burkina Faso where she taught English. In the ear-ly 1960’s, the Government of Ghana, under the leadership of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah felt the need for a Health Centre to be opened in Nandom due to the lack of them available. The Bishop of WA, Rt. Rev.

Peter Porekuu Dery was con-sulted on the issue since the Church was already operating a maternity home in Nandom which Sister Helen assisted with. The government want-ed the opinion of the church in the situating of the Health Centre. The church had iden-tified a site by the White Sis-ters convent for the building of the proposed Health Cen-tre/Hospital.After that, she worked in ad-ministration again in another hospital called St Theresa’s hospital in Nandom in Ghana. It started off as a clinic set up by Sr. Annette Mercure, helped by the Sisters of Mary Immaculate (SMI), their sister congregation in Ghana. Sr. Annette Mercure soon saw the

In Her Own Words...

Could you tell us a bit about your World Book Day title? What inspired you to cre-ate/write it?I’ve always joked with chil-dren that I grew up thinking I was a dog and then in Jer-sey at their children’s litera-ture festival I was asked “did you realise you weren’t a dog yourself or did your parents have to tell you?” The literal thinking of it made me laugh and also I thought - there’s a story in that.What or who inspired you to start writing? What was the first story you wrote?I wrote stories as a child but nothing I can remember clear-ly. The first book I wrote was My Animals and Other Fam-ily, which was the story of my childhood based on all the animals we had. Every chap-ter was a different horse or

dog. I walked with Michael Morpurgo for the walking programme I do on Radio 4 (Ramblings) and he told me I should write books about ani-mals for children. I love his work and thought it was so kind of him to encourage me.What was your favourite childhood/YA book growing up?Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.If you were to recommend one book to read this year, what would it be?A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanWhat advice would you give to any budding writers on how to start writing a book?Start writing as early as you can - I read a story the other day by a 7 year old that was really good. The trick is to be open to adaptation - writ-ing the story is one thing but

if you want to make it really good, you will have to let oth-er people read it and take on board their comments. Writ-ing is only half the work - re-writing is the key.If you could be any literary character in the world, who would it be and why?I would like to be Paddington Bear. He is kind and wise and gets to eat a lot of marmalade sandwiches.What’s your fondest memo-ry of reading from when you were a child?I loved reading so I was al-ways taking a book off with me to a big armchair or to my room. I liked the escapism of imagining another world cre-ated by Roald Dahl or Enid Blyton.I love reading to my niece, Flora and she makes me do all the different voices for her.

What do you think makes a good story? You need to care about the characters and what happens to them so as well as the ob-vious points of a good plot and strong embodiment of characters, you have to invest enough emotion into the crea-tion of those characters that you care about them as if they were real people. If you as the author believe in them, so will the reader.Do you always know what the ending will be when you start to write a book? How long does it normally take you to write one? I don’t always know the de-tails of how it will end but I do write a plot arc and a character breakdown before I start. It’s impossible to put a number on the days or weeks or months it takes to write a

book. Short ones take less time!If you could dress up as any character from a book for World Book Day, who would it be?I’d dress up as a dog, obvi-ously.

What is your favourite book of all time?My short list would include The 100 Year Man Who Jumped Out of a Window, Hunger Games, Me Before You, War Horse and Black Beauty

Chiswick resident and tv presenter Clare Balding talks about her new book.

need to add a maternity unit, and quickly converted some old abandoned classrooms into an improvised maternity unit. Hundreds of mothers delivered safely. The Ministry of Health became aware that this maternity unit was saving the lives of many mothers and babies and quickly gave it of-ficial recognition in 1954. A new government hospital was built in 1961, and four sisters took over the running of this hospital and lived there as a community, one of which was Sr. Helen. There was only around 10 staff in the hospital. African nurses were trained here by members of the community. Serving in the poorest part of a foreign country albeit was immensely fulfilling, did come with a va-riety of challenges. In many instances, Sister Helen who suffered from Malaria herself aided many locals who suf-fered from the disease back to health. Moreover, she pre-served with the lack of staff in these hospitals and even had to endure a death of a close friend through this.In 1974, Sr. Helen returned to Europe and after that she was given the task of a Treasurer. She only returned briefly to WA-also located in Northern Ghana at the special request

of the local bishop who need-ed someone to do some work as his Secretariat. Then, she came back to the UK.Since then, St. Theresa’s hos-pital in Nandom has estab-lished a health link partner with the Northampton Gener-al Hospital in the UK. Today, the Sisters of Mary Immacu-late are still administering the hospital. The Nandom Hospi-tal has developed even more and today it runs a Nursing Training College that is train-ing nurses for the country. Furthermore, the hospital cel-ebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2017.It is apparent that the impact that Sister Helen has left on the communities she served in her life will be everlasting. It is because of extraordinary people like her that many get to have a chance at a better life. As a result, we thought that the least we could do as students was to showcase to our school the extraordinary life that she lived. We were

privileged enough to have three dear friends of Sr.Helen: Scottish Former Superior General, Marie McDonald, Sister Margaret Kennedy and Sister Marion Carabott join us for our presentation on Tuesday, the 30th of January. The famous treasured words of Cardinal Lavigerie who endorsed the foundation of the Missionaries of Africa per-fectly encapsulates the sacri-fices that Sister Helen made: ‘I have made myself all to all, because I have said to the God of all, “I am all yours”.’Our dear Sr.Helen passed away on Wednesday the 31st of January, 2018, at the senes-cent but venerable age of 89 years. Her solemn funeral ser-vice took place on Friday, the 23rd of February at the Mary-ville Care Home in Brentford and then later at the Powder Mill Lane Cemetery in Whit-ton. Sister Helen’s life will forever be cherished and commemorated by everyone around her.

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Chelsea Blues after Champions League exitLast Tuesday, Cardiff vis-ited Griffin Park in great form having been victori-ous in their last six games, and undefeated in their previous thirteen league matches. The hosts on the other hand, were hoping to bounce back from their derby loss against Preston in their last fixture.It was the hosts who opened the scoring after just five minutes through Maupay. A tenacious Canos dispossessed Grujic in midfield, and then immediately slid the ball through to the French for-ward. Maupay drove towards the Cardiff box, and once Ether-idge committed himself, the Frenchman simply curled the ball round him and into the bottom corner. Going a goal behind moti-vated the visitors who in-stantly got on the front foot, and their dominance paid off with a goal twenty minutes after conceding. Following a

corner, Zohore had his shot blocked and cleared, but only as far as the edge of the box. Bamba brought the ball down perfectly with his first touch, then spun around and vol-leyed the bouncing ball into the top corner with a thunder-ous strike. This superb effort was the equaliser making the score 1-1.Although it looked as if the two sides were going to go into half time level, Cardiff suddenly scored in the second minute of first half stoppage time. Hoilett broke down the left wing and beat two op-position defenders with some tricky footwork. Once the Canadian reached the box, he drilled in a low cross, which was met by Pat-erson, in the centre of the box, who fired the ball into roof of the net to give his side the lead.The Welsh club secured all three points in the 58th min-ute following a free kick which was lifted towards the Brentford box from the half-

Harlequins Ladies Victorious In Front Of Record Crowd Saturday saw the record crowd for a women’s club match at the Twickenham Stoop with 4,542 specta-tors. This crowd witnessed a thrilling comeback when Har-lequins fought back to beat London rivals Richmond. Initially, the hosts were trail-ing 12-0 thanks to Maria Gyolcsos’ and Laura Kapo’s tries. However, momentum shifted after Davinia Catlin’s run brought play into Rich-mond’s 22. It was Harlequins who dominated possession of the ball in the closing stages of the first half, and eventu-ally this dominance paid off. From metres out, Bobbie Hay-wood was allowed to pick and snipe over the line in classic scrum-half style, while Jess Wooden’s conversion closed the gap. Both sides made numerous changes at the start of the sec-ond half and errors gradually crept into the visitors’ game. Eventually Harlequins booted for touch on the halfway and found themselves with a dan-gerous line out to launch their following attack, with prop Chloe Edwards rushing over

to the right of the posts to equalise - and Wooden’s con-version putting the home side in front for the first time.Until the final whistle, the match became a cagey affair in which both sets of defenc-es cancelled each other out, causing a stalemate with nei-

Brentford Squander Lead Against A Clinical CardiffLast Tuesday, Cardiff visited Griffin Park in great form hav-ing been victorious in their last six games, and undefeat-ed in their previous thirteen league matches. The hosts on the other hand, were hop-ing to bounce back from their derby loss against Preston in their last fixture.It was the hosts who opened the scoring after just five minutes through Maupay. A tenacious Canos dispossessed Grujic in midfield, and then immediately slid the ball through to the French for-ward. Maupay drove towards the Cardiff box, and once Etheridge committed himself, the Frenchman simply curled the ball round him and into the bottom corner. Going a goal behind moti-vated the visitors who in-stantly got on the front foot, and their dominance paid off with a goal twenty minutes after conceding. Following a corner, Zohore had his shot blocked and cleared, but only as far as the edge of the box. Bamba brought the ball down perfectly with his first touch, then spun around and vol-leyed the bouncing ball into

the top corner with a thunder-ous strike. This superb effort was the equaliser making the score 1-1.Although it looked as if the two sides were going to go into half time level, Cardiff suddenly scored in the second minute of first half stoppage time. Hoilett broke down the left wing and beat two op-position defenders with some tricky footwork. Once the Ca-nadian reached the box, he drilled in a low cross, which was met by Paterson, in the centre of the box, who fired the ball into roof of the net to give his side the lead.The Welsh club secured all three points in the 58th min-ute following a free kick which was lifted towards the Brentford box from the half-way line. Paterson won the

ther team able to score. The match finished 14-12 to the Quins, leaving them sec-ond in the table. This victory means the hosts have secured their spot in the top two of the inaugural Tyrrells Premier 15s.

first header, and Hoilett won the second, this time flicking it towards the penalty spot. Zohore was first to react and the forward managed to bun-dle ball past Bentley, off the post and into the back of the net to make it 3-1.Despite dominating posses-sion, the Bees were unable to take any of their chances. The score remained 3-1 and the whistle for full time was met by a loud groan from the crowd. Brentford’s hopes of achieving a play off posi-tion seem extreme unlikely now they’re eight points away from them and in eleventh position. Cardiff however, are going strong in second posi-tion, and have now extended their winning run to seven matches.

way line. Paterson won the first header, and Hoilett won the second, this time flicking it towards the penalty spot. Zohore was first to react and the forward managed to bun-dle ball past Bentley, off the post and into the back of the net to make it 3-1.Despite dominating posses-sion, the Bees were unable to take any of their chances. The score remained 3-1 and the whistle for full time was met by a loud groan from the crowd. Brentford’s hopes of achiev-ing a play off position seem extreme unlikely now they’re eight points away from them and in eleventh position. Cardiff however, are going strong in second position, and have now extended their win-ning run to seven matches.

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HOOPS SHOCk VILLA IN DOMINANT DISPLAY

Earlier this week, Queens Park Rangers travelled to Villa Park to face an in-form Aston Villa side that had been victo-rious in their previous three fixtures. QPR were also hop-ing to build on their win in their previous fixture against Sunderland. Just after ten minutes, it was the visitors who took the lead through Ryan Manning. Jake Bidwell received the ball on the left wing, and swung in a curling cross towards the front post. The young mid-fielder did incredibly well to get ahead of his man, and latch onto the cross with a strong, diving header. His headed attempt, despite be-ing central, snuck beneath Johnstone and ended up in the back of the net, giving his side a one goal lead.The Hoops continued to be on the front foot and were able to double their lead in the 33rd minute. Some well worked passing on the right wing saw Luongo back heel the ball down the line to Fur-long, and the full back imme-diately slid the ball through

to Wszolek in acres of space. The polish winger strode into the opposition box, and once he reached the byline, he at-tempted to cut the ball back for an unmarked Manning. However, the youngster got a call from behind him and de-cided to cheekily dummy his shot. Eze did exactly the same as Bidwell was powerfully driving towards the ball and instantly struck it first time. Johnstone had no chance as the full back’s strike rocketed into the bottom corner to in-crease the deficit to two goals.Just before half time, Villa passed on a huge chance to get back into the game. Snodgrass lifted a chipped ball over the QPR back four and nobody had tracked Gre-alish’s run towards the back post. The young Brit leaped and nodded the ball towards the top corner, yet Smithies was still able to palm the ball away to safety, showcasing his incredible reflexes.The R’s went into the break with their two goal lead in-tact. The second half contin-ued to be comfortable for the

Mitrovic Brace Beats Preston in Dramatic WinFulham are successfully maintaining pressure on both Cardiff and Wolves for the automatic promotion positions with a dramatic victory away to Preston. Alekasandar Mitrovic gave his side the lead after scoring with 21 minutes to go. Cyrus Christie was able to ride mul-tiple challenges during his darting run down the right wing, and once he reached the edge of the box, he fired in a low, dangerous cross. The Serbian met it at the back post with a clinical volley which rocketed into the bot-tom corner, putting his side 1-0 ahead.However, just over five min-utes later, the hosts replied with a goal of their own. Pear-son curled a cross towards Fulham’s six yard box and it was met by an unmarked Maguire, who did well to di-rect his powerful header to-wards the bottom corner. De-

spite getting two hands to it, Bettinelli was unable to direct the ball around post and Pres-ton must’ve thought they had secured a point.However, in the dying mo-ments of the match, the Cot-tagers were able to steal all three points through Mitrovic once again. Tom Cairney did will to get inside Preston’s box with a mazy dribble and then reach the byline. He also had the vision to flick the ball across goal to find Mitrovic in acres of space inside the six yard box. The Newcastle loanee simply nodded the ball down into the bottom corner for his brace and the wining goal of the evening. The game ended 2-1 to the visitors and Fulham boss Jo-kanovic was delighted with his sides response to Prestons equaliser. “We pushed hard after they scored and we re-

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alised we are still in a strong position to win the game and in the end it’s credit for the ambition and the quality that they showed today, especially at the end of the match.” He also emphasised how im-portant the manner of the vic-tory was “They put us under stress and they are a strong and intensive side. The way for us to win the game in this kind of situation in the last minute, we must be satisfied.”The Cottagers extended their unbeaten run to fifteen games and are now just five points away from the automatic pro-motion positions in their late promotion bid. Whereas Preston, who had won their previous two matches before facing Ful-ham, slipped to four points below the play-off places.

visitors since the home side mustered up very little to threaten this lead. With eight minutes left on the clock, QPR scored their third of the night. Furlong was released down the right wing after a clever give-and-go with Wszolek. The youngster then found Freeman in space at the front post and the midfield maestro was able to bring the cross under his spell. Despite be-ing defended closely, he still somehow created the space for him get off a shot, which crept into the bottom corner.With two minutes to go, the hosts were able to find the back of the net, but it was merely a consolation goal. Snodgrass strode towards byline and once he reached it, he cut the ball back to Ches-ter on the edge of the six yard box. The centre back put his foot right through the ball and fired into the top corner, giving Smithies no chance.Moments later, the referee blew his whistle to end the game at three one and Three points for QPR means that they have risen to fifteenth in the table. Although it’s prob-ably too late for a promotion push, a strong finish to the season would be great due to

the many youthful prospects in the first team. Villa how-ever, will be frustrated they have been unable to maintain pressure on Cardiff for an au-tomatic promotion position as they remain in third. Hoops boss Holloway was just as surprised with the result as he

was delighted “Am I shocked? A little bit. It was, as our lads said in the dressing room a coupon buster.” However he did emphasise how deserved the result was “I had a plan and everything worked for us. We were clinical, bright and tidy. And my back lads were

awesome against a good Villa side. After losing 5-2 at home to Nottingham Forest, that seven points out of nine now. I’m really excited about this crop of lads. Take young Eze, he’s only 19 and I’m so proud of a performance like that.”

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Ben Harrison commented: “We are really excited to have purchased our first home together and we couldn’t think of anywhere better to be moving to. There is so much going on in Brentford already and with all the regeneration plans underway, it is only going to get better. To be situated directly on the water and with our own balcony, overlooking the canal, is like a dream come true – we never imagined we would be able to afford such a great first home. Help to Buy has proved a lifeline for us, helping us to finally get out of rented and into our very own home.

“We were really impressed with the high-level of specification, as well as the space and light that the apartment offers us. What’s more, we’ve got almost immediate access onto the canal – where there is always something happening from paddle boarding to canoeing.”

An active water sports scene on your doorstepStep out of your front door and you are so close to the canal. In addition to enjoying this tranquil setting and its canal-side views, there are lots of opportunities to make the most of the water.

Local clubs such as Active 360 run paddleboarding sessions, directly on the canal in front of the development, offering residents ample opportunity to try their hand at something new – or to enhance an existing hobby or skill. In addition, you will frequently find Edge, Brentford’s kayak and canoe club, on the canal – with lots of opportunities for everyone to get involved, whether you’re a complete novice or an experienced canoeist.

For more information, please call the Brentford Lock West sales team on 0203 504 6403, email Brentford@Watersideplaces.co.uk or visit www.brentfordlockwest.co.uk. The Sales and Marketing Suite is open daily 10am-5pm.

We are proud to be sponsoring the annual Brentford Challenge event, taking place on Sunday 15th April. Join us for a fun-packed day of activities from running to paddleboarding. For more information visit: www.brentfordchallenge.co.uk

Last chance to buy at Chalico WalkJust a limited number of two and three-bedroom apartments remain for sale at Chalico Walk, the first homes to have been released on phase two at Brentford Lock West. The remaining two-bedroom apartment at Chalico Walk is priced at £565,000. Prices for the remaining three-bedroom apartments at Chalico Walk start from £697,500. All the homes benefit from a balcony or terrace and many of the homes enjoy water views and are ready to move into now.

Latest release of homes now selling – with Helpto Buy available on selected plots

Keelson Gardens, which is now selling off-plan, is the latest release of homes at Brentford Lock West. Arranged around a beautifully landscaped courtyard, Keelson Gardens comprises a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, duplex apartments, penthouses and townhouses. The homes here benefit from the shared use of a communal courtyard, in addition to boasting their own balcony or terrace. The first release of homes comprises a collection of apartments and penthouses. Prices at Keelson Gardens start from £399,950.

Each of the homes at Brentford Lock West have been designed to a high specification. From interior designed, fitted kitchens to beautifully presented bathroom suites, the homes incorporate an array of brand name appliances.

A new waterside home hit all the right notes for one musical couple

For one couple looking to secure themselves their first home, it was the lure of a waterside apartment, combined with the offer of Help to Buy, which proved the winning formula. Ben Harrison and his partner Karen French, both musicians who had been renting in Ealing, had been searching to buy their first home for over a year when they came across Brentford Lock West – an impressive collection of apartments and penthouses situated alongside the Grand Union Canal in Brentford, west London.

After meeting with the sales team on site and exploring the local area, the couple were delighted to secure themselves a one-bedroom, water facing apartment at Brentford Lock West’s Chalico Walk.

Images of Chalico Walk and show apartment, standard specification does not include furniture or soft furnishings.

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