Monthly Archives: January 2026

The Rally at Hammersmith Bridge this Saturday now promises to be more devisive than might have been planned. According to the Barnes Bugle today there are two separate rallies. The first at noon is for those who do not want … Continue reading →

It is rare for EastSheenMatters to engage in international politics but such is the state of the world that it seems necessary to bring every attention when truth is spoken to power. Below is the full transcript of Mark Carney’s … Continue reading →

The Parish encompasses Mortlake and East Sheen. St Mary the Virgin in Mortlake High Street had served as the church for the whole of the Parish since 1543. By the middle of the 19th century, with an increasing population and … Continue reading →

The Hammersmith Bridge Rally will take place on Saturday 24th January 2026 between noon and 3pm. It is well beyond the time that this major arterial road and bridge should be restored to its former glory and capacity to link … Continue reading →

Between numbers 54 and 56 Palewell Park there is an alley known as Pale Lane, with grass along the verges left from the 17th century. It is a fragment of an ancient way from East Sheen to Palewell Common. Pale … Continue reading →

Anyone remember him?

On 12 January 2025 it was noted here https://childlawobserver10.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=4601&action=edit that it was rumoured that the DfE was minded to cancel Livingstone Academy. The position is gradually hardening. You should be able to read a confirmatory statement to that effect on: … Continue reading →

Mortlake and East Sheen get everywhere. No doubt many of you have been there and perhaps someone contributed this map, probably in Ceylon days. Displayed in the Royal Bar & Hotel, 44 Raja Vidiya in Kandy. Contributed by Brian Coope

The further High Court proceedings between the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and the Save Wimbledon Project (SWP) start in the High Court today. The AELTC obtained planning permission in 2024 to build a new stadium and 38 more … Continue reading →