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New Vicar apppointed at St. Mary’s Mortlake

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Richard AH White

–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 →

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Planning Warning Warning

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Richard AH White

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 →

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Back to the Stag Brewery Planning Inquiry

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Richard AH White

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 →

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A Star, a Barn and some Wise People

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Richard AH White

Were there any Shepherds? Merry Christmas everyone.

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Community Garden at Hertford Avenue Allotment

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Richard AH White

Work is continuing on a new project at the allotment site at Hertford Avenue which is scheduled to be completed in the Spring. The project is to create a community garden, including wheel-chair accessible raised beds, which will be a … Continue reading →

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All Saints Christmas Carol Service at 630pm

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Richard AH White

The All Saints Christmas carol service is this evening at 6.30pm, with mulled wine and mince pies following.

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Parkway House

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Richard AH White

You will be familiar with this block near the crossroads of Sheen Lane and the Upper Richmond Road. It appears it has now been sold with completion expected early in the New Year. The vendor company has given notice to … Continue reading →

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And now for something completely different.

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Richard AH White

Did you know that Jungle music’s greatest ever MC is buried in Mortlake?  A month or so ago, I attended a screening of music documentary Hyper: The Stevie Hyper D Story at the Odeon in Kingston. Most of this blog’s … Continue reading →

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Christmas at Shrewsbury Avenue

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Richard AH White

Shrewsbury Avenue Street Party Shrewsbury Avenue, East Sheen will be closed from 12pm-6pm on Sunday 22 December.

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Stag Brewery Public Inquiry: Post Inquiry Directions

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Richard AH White

In accordance with the procedure discussed by the Inspector and the main parties during the Inquiry, the following post-Inquiry documents and dates were agreed. The participation by the Rule 6 parties is optional, but all documents must be submitted in … Continue reading →

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