It is somewhat ironic that on the day Thames Water announces a hosepipe ban CommunityBlueScapes invites us to complete a survey on the effect of flooding!
Open to residents in and around Roehampton, Barnes, Castelnau, Mortlake and East Sheen.
A temporary hosepipe ban has been announced for customers who receive their water supply from Thames Water with effect from Thursday 23 July 2026.
Given Thames Water is £20bn in debt, it is a pity they did not introduce a ban on increasing salaries for their directors.
Do not use a hosepipe or pressure washer to do any of the following:
During the hosepipe ban, you can still:
A private company has raised the possibility of operating lightweight autonomous electric pods to connect Barnes and Hammersmith Stations. That is driverless.
It must be worth considering.
Continue readingHeathrow Consultation Event
Date: Thursday 23 July
Venue: Clarendon Hall, York House, TW1 3AA
Time: 7:30pm–9:30pm (doors open at 7:00pm)
Registration: Have your say on Heathrow’s expansion plans – London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
One aspect of the proposals which seems to get inadequate attention is the effect on the train service running through Barnes, Mortlake, North Sheen and Richmond. As is well known the level crossing is regularly closed for 45 minutes in the hour. What might be the effect of additional services between Waterloo and Heathrow?
From 1st August 2026 the Centre is raising the cost of the Community Sport registration, courts and other facilities and coaching. Adult Registration: £18 (one-off registration fee) WOW! That’s a 200% increase. Required for all adults 18+ who wish to take part in any activity (tennis, pickleball/badminton, yoga, pilates, table tennis) Junior Registration: £6 (one-off registration fee) Required for all juniors under 18 who wish to take part in any activity (tennis, pickleball/badminton, table tennis) Grass Courts at Roehampton will open for community play Saturday 1st August. Courts will close for renovations from Monday 14th September. Grass Courts are open from 11am subject to playability and weather conditions. Peak Time: £21/hr Off-peak: £15/hr They have to pay for the huge Wimbledon prize money somehow! |
Mortlake Community Association Hub will now be closed for a summer kitchen and w.c. refurbishment after the final Strength & Balance for the season on Monday 20th July.
During the closure most of the activities will be paused, save for History and Gardening.
So NO CHESS. Next occasion to be announced.
The full suite of activities will restart on Wednesday 9th September .
The employees of Waitrose in East Sheen have chosen Mortlake Community Association as one of their chosen charities! Please do pop in and put a green token in the box when you are passing.
And the best news Oscar has arrived! ❤️
The residents of East Sheen and Mortlake will all be paying large amounts of money to Thames Water.
This resident has just paid over £750 in the last year. That compares with £490 in the previous twelve months.
Meanwhile the Chief Executive receives a salary of £1.16m, which includes a recent pay rise of 9.9% awarded by the directors. The ‘Chief Restructuring Officer’ was paid £2.17m for his first full year of office.
A look at the list of directors will provide insight as to why none of them would blink an eyelid at these huge salaries. They will all probably ‘earn’ even more mouth-watering incomes. Which of them you might wonder would even be aware of the financial effect on those who have no alternative to paying their exorbitant charges.
Richmond residents are a step closer to benefiting from modern mental health services and a new specialist school, as work continues at pace on the £30 million transformation of Barnes Hospital.
Local bigwigs attended a celebration yesterday. They were informed that a year after construction officially began significant progress has been made. The redevelopment will deliver a state-of-the-art NHS outpatient mental health facility alongside a new 90-place specialist school for children with social, emotional and mental health needs. The facilities are scheduled to open in autumn 2027.
From 1st August 2026 the Centre is raising the cost of the Community Sport registration, courts and other facilities and coaching. For full details of our pricing please refer to the following pages: Community Sports Centre, Roehampton |
| Grass Courts at Roehampton will open for community play Saturday 1st August. Courts will close for renovations from Monday 14th September. |
| Grass Courts are open from 11am subject to playability and weather conditions. Peak Time: £21/hr Off-peak: £15/hr |
| Holiday Camps – Summer 2026 |
| We have the pleasure of outlining our summer junior tennis camps, which will start on Monday 13th July and run through to Thursday 3rd September. Please pay particular attention to the location of the Camps as we are running programming at both of our venues at Roehampton and Raynes Park. Please also be aware that some weeks have more spaces than others – so book quickly to avoid disappointment! Timings of our normal camps are as follows, however variations may occur week to week, so please check your booking confirmations for exact days and times: |
| CampTimeRed Ball (5-8yrs)9am – 10.30am or 10.30am – 12pmOrange Ball (8-9yrs)9am – 12pm (some weeks 9am to 10:30am)Green Ball (10yrs)9am – 12pm (some weeks 10:30am to 12pm)Yellow Ball (11-18yrs)1pm – 4pm |
Please click here to see more information about Summer Camps at Roehampton including dates, timings and booking instructions. The camps at Roehampton will run in the following weeks:Week commencing 10th AugustWeek commencing 24th August |
The deeds of the Barnes Home Guard Club have recently disclosed this plan of the area.
Note the dates of July 1939.
At that time the area was owned by the Sheen House Hard Court Club Ltd, who had acquired it in 1924 from Harold Ernest Kinton of 207 Sheen Lane. He had purchased the land from Arthur Cecil Hovenden, a local GP in 1923. A plan contained in that deed of purchase should space for four tennis courts.
Little is known of that Club. It had no association with the existing Sheen Lawn Tennis and Squash.
The land at the Home Guard was purchased from the Hard Court Club on 20 August 1945. The deed of that date shows Arthur Hovenden as a Director, so maybe he was a tennis playing doctor!
