EastSheenMatters

September 3 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm  Tuesday Talk

Tuesday Talk – Local History

The Barnes Green Centre Barnes Green, Church Road, London

Historian (for a day) Richard White on local history

From the River to the Park

A Thames Water sewage leak near Kingston Hill has lead to a warning that walkers and dogs in Richmond Park, Barnes Common and Wimbledon Common need to avoid Beverley Brook.

See https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c303mgg59rgo

The AELTC Sports Centres at Bank Lane, Roehampton and Raynes Park are Pay & Play tennis centres which are open to the public. Registration is required via the website https://roehampton.communitysport.aeltc.com/ with a fee of £4 for adults and £2 for under 18s. After registration you receive an email to activate your account and then a membership card to show to security at the site. Registered players may book courts, pitches and other facilities at either venue.

Coaching sessions at Roehampton are now available for booking on the website.
The sessions are: Tuesdays 7:30 – 9pm Beginners and Intermediates and Fridays 9:30 – 11am for Improvers.

For a few weeks grass courts can also be booked at Roehampton.

The Fourth Episode in the Battle of the Plough which aimed to restore the use of the gardens next to Well Lane to sit out with your pint or glass of wine seems to have come to an early conclusion. It appears that a setlement has been reached which is satisfactory to both parties. The Plough Regulars can lay down their arms.

Maybe the Plough Regulars could now turn their attention to another property puzzle in the area. The Mall has a notice that it is a private road. The local map shows a path from the Mall to a gate in Christchurch Road. But you cannot get from the Mall to Christchurch Road through the locked gate in the picture below.

So we cannot see the full beauty of one of the old walls of Sheen. And it would provide the Plough Regulars with another entrance to the Pub.

See previous post about the Theatre on 16 June.

We are looking to expand our small team of Audio Describers at the Orange Tree Theatre to continue to improve the quality of our accessible performances. All successful applicants will be invited to take part in a paid-for training course, led by an industry expert. On successful completion of training, and if you are certified by our trainer, we will invite you to join our team and schedule you for upcoming shows.

Deadline: Mon 19 Aug, 10am

Virtual information session: Wed 21 Aug

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and update at 1930. The combatants’ statements are awaited with interest.

The fence put up by Fullers shown in the previous post was taken down this morning. The brewers were seeking to maintain entry to all the doors. At 930am it was being replaced by breeze blocks to prevent the use of those doors which are at the front of the building on Well Lane.

Tony O’Neill, the former licensee who claimed ownership by adverse possession, was successful in his claim to the Lands Tribunal. He stated this morning that its decision established his right to the land up to the doors. Fullers appear not to agree.

Tony, shown in the picture above in discussion with local residents this morning, is not making himself popular in the local court of public opinion, which might fear a return to a state several years back, when the whole frontage was boarded up.

Tony says he will be issuing a full statement later this week. Fullers and the Council have not been approached for comment.

Following the former tenant’s court victory over the brewers, we hear that a new front has opened at Well Lane.

Any news from the front?

Richmond upon Thames Council own the car park land which is leased to East Sheen Waitrose for parking purposes. The Council is responsible for the maintenance and signage. If you have been there today you may have noticed that the fading No Entry signs were repainted last night and other lines will be painted tonight.

The question arises as to the purpose of the signage. You might hope that drivers would obey them to ensure that they do not run over unsuspecting pedestrians looking in a different direction. Or avoid a clash with cars coming in the correct direction, while both race for a space. Or avoid a car backing out of a space where the driver does not see the car ignoring the No Entry sign.

Standing at the window with one of the Waitrose Partners this morning, we observed a black convertible with top down driving in the wrong direction across the freshly painted No Entry sign.

I asked the blonde lady driver whether she had seen the sign. Her response was interesting.

“What’s it got to do with you, you interfering old busybody?” Old is probably accurate, although the phrase is somewhat abusive. “It’s not against the law.” Probably also correct, but why does the Council think it is repainting?