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Monthly Archives: September 2024
Stag Brewery Planning Inquiry Case Management Conference Note: 20 September 2024
The Note of the CMC on 20 September 2024 has now been published. NB The layout of the Note on the Inspectorate website has made it difficult to reproduce a clear copy, especially on numbering, but it should be possible … Continue reading
Cycle Parking
Transport and Air Quality Committee Minutes 16 September 2024 Information about cycle parking in the borough was posted in the blog on 12 September 2024. Further discussion is in the minutes at LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES Given council … Continue reading
Wimbledon Tennis Expansion
The All England Lawn Tennis Club plans for the expansion of their site in Wimbledon have been approved by the Deputy Mayor. So what will be the consequences for the Bank Lane in Roehampton? The local community should plan ahead … Continue reading
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Ukraine: Lest we forget
[As written in 2022] On 24 February 2022 a warmongering billionaire tyrant, a latter-day would be Tsar of all the Russias, invaded Ukraine, an independent and largely peace-loving neighbour in mainland Europe. Western countries fulminated and imposed sanctions on a … Continue reading
BT: Telephone Exchange
The Telephone Exchange next to Pure Gym at the corner of the Upper Richmond Road and Paynesfield Avenue was having equipment removed a couple of weeks ago. It was thought that the building would be empty. We now hear that … Continue reading
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Putney Arts Theatre : Flare Path
Putney Theatre Company is an amateur theatre company based at Putney Arts Theatre in Ravenna Road London SW15 6AW. Flare Path by Terence Rattigan runs until Saturday. During the war, Rattigan served in the Royal Air Force as a tail gunner; … Continue reading
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UKRAINE AMBULANCE CHARITY Alastair Grant reports from the Ukraine
After unexpected border crossing difficulties Alastair and his merry international band of ambulance drivers have now reached their destination in the Ukraine. They are awaiting collection of the ambulances. If you still want to donate the link is https://www.justgiving.com/page/alastair-grant-1718028919236?msockid=0e4e2fd8ba6360680cc43bcabb44614b And … Continue reading
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Mess with the Mayor
The new Mayor of Richmond Cllr Richard Pyne, is the 59th Mayor of the Borough and lives in Sheen. He and the Lady Mayoress met with members of the Mortlake and East Sheen Society on Sunday 22 September 2024 for … Continue reading
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Putney Bridge Roadworks
Work started at Putney Bridge on Monday 23 September 2024 on a new segregated cycle lane and to remove some pedestrian crossing islands in a bid to ‘improve safety’. Work is on the south side of the Thames and will … Continue reading
EAST SHEEN POLICE LIAISON GROUP
Next meeting to be held at East Sheen Baptist Church, Temple Sheen Road on Wed 2 October at 7.00 p.m. Agenda See also post on 20 September 2024
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