Joining Division One West of the Middlesex County Football League in September 2026, are the recently reformed East Sheen, who have had quite a bit of media attention recently, which is great to see.

The teams competing in Division One West for season 2026/27 are :  AFC Southall, Barnes, CB Hounslow & Abbots Senior Reserves, East Sheen, Hounslow Wolves, Ickenham, Royal Athletic United, Ruislip Rangers, Ruislip Town, Townmead, Wiseman West.

ESFC are also playing in the Middlesex FleXI League on Monday nights.

Next fixture 2pm on Saturday 3rd October at the Harrow Weald Recreation Ground in the President’s Cup against Kodak Reserves.

Results | East Sheen FC — Middlesex County League

The Collaboration Choir is launching six new pop choirs across South West London this Autumn – one of which is in East Sheen!

All six are led by new Choir Director Luke Sitaraman, a west Londoner. He’s a recent Oxford graduate with a first-class degree in music andhas sung as a Lay Clerk at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford.

Raised on road-trip playlists that swung between Katy Perry and Rascal Flatts, his musical experience spans early music, jazz, new music and now, very firmly, pop! In his words: ‘I find the humour in everything I do, so expect plenty of laughing alongside the singing.’

New groups are starting in Wimbledon, Richmond, Putney, Kew, East Sheen and Hammersmith, and three of them meet during the day. So whether you’re free at 10.30am on a Tuesday or 8pm on a Thursday, there’s now a choir nearby. The groups welcome complete beginners alongside more experienced singers, and free trial sessions are available.

The six new choirs:

• Wimbledon: Tuesdays, 10.30am – 12noon, St Andrew’s Church Hall
• Kew: Tuesdays, 8 – 9.30pm, St Anne’s Church Hall
• Richmond: Wednesdays, 10.30am – 12noon, St Andrew’s Church Hall
• Putney: Wednesdays, 8 – 9.30pm, Community Church Putney
• East Sheen: Thursdays, 11.30am – 1pm, All Saints Church Hall
• Hammersmith: Thursdays, 8 – 9.30pm, Hammersmith Christian Fellowship

Annapurna a Nepalese Restaurant in East Sheen has raised £2750 for the Nepal Disaster Relief Fund.

In August 2026 at least 1,450 people were killed in floods triggered by a glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border, with 5,000 still missing including more than 30 British nationals.

Following news of the catastrophe, Raj Sharma, owner of Annapurna, and his team decided to host a lunch and a dinner to raise funds to support the enormous relief and rehabilitation efforts in their native Nepal.

“This disaster has affected us all, either directly or indirectly, and we wanted to do something positive to help, which is why we organized a lunch and dinner event on 20 and 21 September and invited our customers and community to join us.”

“Both events were fantastically well supported and the wonderful generosity of our community took the total up to £2,750. We are deeply grateful to everyone who came, dined and contributed.”

Annapurna’s regular team were joined by three extra members of the Sharma family, and it was all hands on deck to serve up fresh and delicious set menus to a packed restaurant.

The event was kindly supported by a number of Annapurna’s suppliers, including – locally – East Sheen’s Ragu Italian Deli (https://www.instagram.com/raguitaliandeli/) for the delicious tiramisu dessert and Wineservice wine merchants (www.wineservice.co.uk), owned by local businessman, Nick Hillman.

The money raised has been sent to Nepal’s official Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund (https://pmdrf.nchl.com.np)

Airport authorities have now announced that a third runway at Heathrow is unlikely to operate until 2039. One might add – if then.

It is said that the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, is not so committed to the proposals. He is reported as saying that it is a matter for London and Londoners. He will have concerns about climate change, noise, air pollution and transport. Given his desire to invest in northern projects, will he really think that £49 billion is good value.

Meanwhile Heathrow has said they agree that local voices must be heard, but that they know from their polling that communities support their plans for expansion. You have to wonder where they have done their polling, given the opposition across south west London.

There have of course been seven Prime Ministers in the last ten years.

Cameras have now been installed in the Waitrose Car Park, enabling Automatic Number Plate Recognition, to enforce Britannia Parking Conditions. The signage is somewhat misleading. It reads that the car park is regularly patrolled by mobile parking enforcement teams. Has anyone seen them?

But don’t be misled because the small icon at the bottom of the picture refers to ANPR. And the cameras will enable stricter enforcement of the time limits. So if you shop, return home and then go back to get something you forgot, the company is likely to try to extract a penalty. You might have slipped in for ten minutes and then return. You will still fall foul of the conditions. You might have parked and gone to the surgery. Tough.

This looks to be typical of the aggressive attitude these money-making organisations adopt.

The cameras are sited at the entrance to the car park just to the right of the side door.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY

Community BlueScapes is funded through the Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It is a six year project from April 2021 to March 2027. Regrettably it is not being renewed, although there is lots of work still to do.

Defra will not provide further funding, so the project board are on the lookout for alternative funding. They are working closely with the Beverley Brook Catchment Partnership to capture evidence of the work so far, the strength of the partnership, and to seek Expressions Of Interest for potential future funding.

The end-programme reporting will present both everything that has been learned and done, and also the opportunities that have not been progressed, or that have identified throughout the project. 

If funding to continue Community BlueScapes as a partnership cannot be found, the lessons learned and future project opportunities will be absorbed into ongoing work at each of the partner organisations (Richmond Council, Barnes Common Ltd and WWT), with alternative funding sources to be applied for (e.g. funding from Thames Water, Greater London Authority, Lottery etc).

Project Leader Lizzie Bunker is continuing at Richmond and Wandsworth councils as Lead Local Flood Authority Manager, so she will be ensuring that future Community BlueScapes opportunities are retained in the pipeline of projects.

East Sheen’s Spooktacular Halloween Hunt Returns This October

Families are invited to enjoy a frightfully fun day out as the East Sheen Halloween Hunt returns on Saturday 24 October 2026. One of the borough’s most popular annual community events, the hunt brings together local businesses and families for some serious Halloween-themed fun.

The adventure begins at the Hare & Hounds on Upper Richmond Road West, where participants collect their Halloween Hunt Map before setting off on a spooky journey around East Sheen’s shops.

Along the way, children will collect letters from participating businesses, enjoy plenty of Halloween treats, and fill their bags with goodies. Once they’ve uncovered the secret phrase, they’ll return to the Hare & Hounds to claim a prize. There will also be extra activities to enjoy throughout the day, including face painting, spooky visitors and more.

“There’s always such a fantastic atmosphere on the day,” said Will Pritchard, Manager of the Hare & Hounds. “The East Sheen Halloween Hunt is a wonderful way to bring the community together, encourage families to explore our brilliant local businesses and create some fun Halloween memories. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back again.”

There will be two different Halloween Hunt times:

·       10am to 12pm

·       1pm to 3pm

Families and groups should book the same time slot to ensure they can complete the hunt together. Tickets are on sale now from https://www.designmynight.com/london/pubs/south-london/the-hare-hounds/halloween-hunt-2026

To keep up to date, please follow @EastSheenVillage on Instagram, sign up to the East Sheen Village Newsletter, or visit EastSheenVillage.co.uk)

Tickets:  £8.80 per child (inc. 80p booking fee). Adults go free.  https://www.designmynight.com/london/pubs/south-london/the-hare-hounds/halloween-hunt-2026

For those of you who have previously enjoyed Basil Alter’s violin concerts in East Sheen he recently recorded this.