Category Archives: Uncategorized

Richmond Tree Planting Strategy

Survey closes 23 Jan 2025 treesandparks@richmond.gov.uk Overview Richmond Council is currently conducting a survey to help develop a tree planting strategy to support its local plans. Trees are an important part of the urban landscape, providing a range of benefits. Increasing … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Gen Z Drinking Habits: Why you should be interested

No Gen Z subscribers to EastSheenMatters have been identified, but you may have children or grandchildren who are Gen Z. So who are they? It is not a specific group but generally they are thought to have been born between … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Get your Jam at the Home Guard Tonight

Kick off 2025 with the first Sheen Live Jam session of the year—don’t miss it! Calling all music lovers! Whether you’re a seasoned musician or just love to jam, join us tonight, Thursday, 9th January, for an evening of fantastic music … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Hammersmith Bridge

The Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce responsible for finding solutions for reopening the Bridge has not met for three years. It is now understood that a meeting will take place at the end of January 2025. Decisions about government funding will be … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Police Liaison Group

NEXT POLICE LIAISON GROUP (PLG) MEETING: The next PLG meeting is at 7 p.m. on 15th January 2025 at the East Sheen Baptist Church at 1 Temple Sheen Road

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Barnes and Mortlake History Society Lectures

16/01/2025 8:00 pm The Day Parliament Burned Down Location: St Mary’s Parish Church, Barnes Lecturer: Dr Caroline Shenton, a historian and archivist, talks about the biggest fire in London between the Great Fire of London in 1666 and the Blitz. In the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Richmond Park and the Ponds

There was an expectation that the work at Pen Ponds would be finished in early January. A holiday walk suggested this would be unlikely. A pause in November caused a delay but work has recommenced after being stopped for the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

New Vicar apppointed at St. Mary’s Mortlake

–The Bishop of Southwark, in consultation with the Team Rector, Revd Jonathan Haynes, has appointed the Revd Ayoob Adwar to be Team Vicar at St Mary’s Church Mortlake in the Mortlake with East Sheen Team, subject to the usual legal … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Planning Warning Warning

A salutary warning about housing developments! Chilmington Green is a new community in Ashford Kent intended to provide up to 5,750 homes, a district centre and community infrastructure. Hodson Developments obtained outline planning permission in 2017. Their partners are Ashford … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Back to the Stag Brewery Planning Inquiry

A subscriber on the blog EastSheenMatters responded to a post before Christmas with questions about the education aspects of the Inquiry. One might think that the separate planning applications for the secondary school and for the residential and related units … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment