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Dear Resident, It’s that time of year again where you have to rummage to the back of your wardrobe, pull out your coats and scarves and prepare yourself for cooler climes as we make our way firmly into autumn. However, don’t fret, as the Journal has got all bases covered. If you want to face the blustery winds and crunchy red leaves, there’s plenty going on this month. Turn to page 10 for our roundup of Halloween events in the area, but for something a little bit more adult, Open Art Spaces returns to the area, showcasing the wealth of creative residents, including the wonderful Caroline Lees who the Journal wants to thank for this issue’s cover image (p.14). But, if you want to snuggle up and read a good book, turn to page 12 where Bethan Rees meets local author Jeremy Thomas ahead of the launch of his debut crime novel The Santa Monica Suicide Club. Make sure you follow us on Twitter, @FulhamRJ for all the latest SW6 updates.

Image: Tiger by Caroline Lees. She is just one of the artists taking part in this year’s Open Art Spaces and this piece is for sale at £415. Turn to page 14 to find out more about the celebration of other artists and Caroline Lees.

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LET IT GO THIS HALF TERM Little Voices Fulham and Putney will be hosting a Disney-themed ‘Frozen Photographs by Tho Tangled Up’ performing arts week for boys and girls aged 4-16. Held mas Skovsende over October half term, young local performers are invited to be part of a performance which will be created as they go along. Participants have the chance to work with the Little Voices team at this one-off workshop week learning skills they wouldn’t elsewhere. Little Voices’ principle says: “They will be transported through a wondrous four-day week of singing, dancing and acting. Whether they imagine themselves to be Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Rapunzel or even one of Fulham’s very own Ma Baker was the trolls, we will ensure that they have a week to remember.” The week is open to a runner-up in the Londoner’s the public but make sure you apply early to secure your child’s place. Loaf category at the Urban Food Awards. The one-year-old micro26-29 October, St. Etheldreda’s Church, 528 Fulham Palace Road, SW6 6JF, littlevoices.org.uk bakery pitched its sultana and pecan bread against two other bakeries and was judged by Boris Johnson and chefs Rowley Leigh and Oliver Rowe. Ma Baker is run by Liz Wilson, a teacher, keen A stretch of the King’s Road on the border of Fulham and Chelsea is to home cook and baker. Liz started become one-way to eastbound traffic for a period during 2016. National selling her own bread in April Grid has said the work is essential in order to maintain safe and reliable 2014 and her orders are increasing gas supplies in the King’s Road area between Stanley Bridge and Gunter every week. She also teaches the Grove. The work is due to start in February 2016 when engineers will skills of real bread making in small start replacing ageing metallic gas mains with tough new durable pipes. classes in her own home. The The public are invited to attend exhibitions to find out more this month, bakery delivers fresh, homemade which will take place at Chelsea Old Town Hall on 7 October from bread in the SW6 area. Everything 12noon-8pm and on 15 October in the Vialli Suite, Stamford Bridge is made from natural ingredients between 12noon-8pm. The first phase of the work will last approximately and stone ground organic flours eight months, but all shops and businesses will remain open for business sourced from the Cotswolds. Why as usual. buy a bread maker, when you can become one? nationalgrid.com mabaker.london

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Music by the Bridge is back at the All Saints Fulham church. On 16 October, there’s a performance by tenor Greg Tassell with music by Coates, Quilter & Flanders and Swann. It’s a great way to wind down from the working week by enjoying great music in the beautiful church. Free, 16 October, doors open at 6.45pm, concert starts at 7.15pm, Bishop’s Park, SW6 3LA, 020 7736 3264, allsaints-fulham.org.uk

WHO IS THE BBC? The Killing of Sister George by Frank Marcus was first produced on stage 50 years ago. It’s a dark comedy transporting the audience into a dystopian world of the BBC in the 1960s, where reputation is everything and no one is who they say they are. For six years, gin-swilling, cigar-chomping June Buckridge has played the beloved character ‘Sister George’ in the popular BBC Radio Drama, Applehurst. This play tells a story of BBC executives deciding to kill her off in an attempt to halt the show’s falling ratings. Furious at the lack of loyalty, June’s precarious personal world heads into a tailspin. The show is directed by Scott Le Crass and produced by Sarah and Justin Savage with Artful Theatre Productions Limited and takes place above the Eel Brook Public House. £15, £12 concessions, 29 October–21 November, Tuesday-Saturday at 7.45pm, matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 3pm, 65 New King’s Road, SW6 4SG, artfultheatre.co.uk

Angel’s Face and Little Linens join children’s celebrity clothing designer, Nicki Macfarlane, in opening its first shop at the end of this month. Just off King’s Road, the Nicki Macfarlane store will stock their collections of occasionwear for girls and boys, as well as beautiful pieces and accessories by Little Linens, Angel’s Face and others. The shop has stunning window displays, and showrooms decorated with working fireplaces and fresh flowers. Angel’s Face and Little Linens were both established by Keely Deininger and Angel’s Face is acclaimed for its beautiful, high-quality tutu dresses and skirts available in more than 30 colours and range from infant through to adult sizes. The success of the tutus and pettiskirts has enabled the brand to expand and offer a comprehensive girlswear collection stocked in the new store. Little Linens is sold online but will be debuting in store at Nicki Macfarlane. Little Linens is a timeless collection of boys clothing, tailored from clean-cut 100 per cent washed linen and offers a range of pieces to create perfect outfits for all occasions. 3 Langton Street, SW10 0JL, 020 7351 0481, nickimacfarlane.com; angels-face.co.uk; littlelinens.co.uk

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Palace to the people Curator Miranda Poliakoff gives the Fulham Residents’ Journal an insight into an exhibition opening at Fulham Palace this month, which celebrates the historic institution and its journey to the present day

public in 1974 but no immediate solution was found for the building itself. By 1983, against a continuing climate of cuts, an attempt was made to sell the lease but local opposition led to a change of policy. In 1986, the council commissioned a detailed and innovative management plan covering all aspects of the history, archaeology and landscape history, plus there was extensive public consultation and a programme of events. This led to the setting up of the museum, run by an independent trust, in 1992. The remainder of the site continued to be run by the council with the building hired out for weddings and parties, but public access was limited to guided tours only. The prospect of substantial funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund meant that the Palace was no longer seen as a drain on council resources but rather an historic site with great potential that should be preserved and restored. The new exhibition will report on recent archaeological work and the process of conservation during the two Lottery-funded restoration projects, as well as plans for the future. The Fulham Palace Trust, an independent charity that took over the management of the site in 2011, is currently aiming to raise £1.45million as match funding for a further Lottery project to restore the remaining third of the Palace, and open more of it to the public.

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ulham Palace is much loved by local residents; some admire the peace and calm of the grounds that have been gardened for centuries and the fascinating history of the site, while others enjoy the café and the varied programme of events. The gradual restoration of this nationally important building has been watched and appreciated by many. A new exhibition, called Fulham Palace: From Bishop’s Home to People’s Palace tells the story of the utilisation, preservation and restoration of Fulham Palace over the last 40 years since the Church Commissioners leased the site to Hammersmith & Fulham Council in 1975. Bishop Robert Stopford had retired in 1973 and the controversial decision was made to abandon Fulham Palace as the Bishop of London’s main residence. The reasons given were the high cost of maintaining an increasingly inconvenient building and the difficulty of running the diocese from Fulham rather than central London, especially with traffic congestion. Although Hammersmith & Fulham Council was successful in “saving the Palace”, it was taken on a full repairing lease with a third of the Palace occupied by sitting tenants. Since 1975, the council has tried to find an appropriate use for the Palace. The grounds had already been opened to the

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Ahead of the Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, Gabriella Dyson finds out from Abels what it takes to handle the mountain of luggage involved in the world’s longestrunning motoring celebration

f you happen to be in Hyde Park in the early hours of Sunday 1 November, you’ll no doubt run into hundreds of veteran-car enthusiasts and their cherished vehicles. Braving the anticipated showers and crisp winter air, these seasoned aficionados are united in their passion for one of the biggest and longest-running motoring events in the world. “The annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is the biggest veteran-car event in the calendar,” John Watson, managing director of Abel’s UK residential sector, tells me. “Several thousand people gather together to see the drivers off and to soak up the sights and sounds of yesteryear.” Hundreds of beautifully maintained automobiles line up at the starting point, while thousands of eager spectators gather along the run’s 60-mile route. However, Watson explains that many of these pre1905 vehicles, of which there are more than 500, were not built with luggage in mind. “Our role is to make life easier for everyone involved,” he says. “We collect their baggage in London and transport it down to Brighton where participants can collect it from us at the sea front or choose to have it delivered directly to their hotel.” It’s no mean feat, but Abels has always risen to the occasion. As experts in logistics and moving services, collating all that luggage at the start of the run is something of a walk in the park. Its signature cornflower-blue lorries work like clockwork from sunrise to sunset in order to provide

the sort of quality service that its clients have come to expect over the years. Having been a proud sponsor of the Veteran Car Run since 2010, it was only natural that Abels would gradually come to play a more significant role in the organisation of the event. Each year, the Royal Automobile Club hosts an upscale cocktail party on the Saturday at its headquarters on Pall Mall, prior to the main event, providing the perfect opportunity for participants to celebrate their mutual passion in a relaxed yet formal setting. Abels has been quick to adapt to its new organisational role by getting this venue primed and ready to go, proving its worth not only as a skilled moving service but also as a master of the art of event management. The whole affair promises to be a roaring good time, but for a busy moving company such as Abels, October and November offers two highlights in the motoring calendar. While the company won’t be entering any automobiles into the Bonhams Run itself, the annual Regent Street Motor Show provides the ideal opportunity to display its own veteran vehicles. Taking over one of London’s busiest shopping streets for an entire day, this year you can expect to find an authentic horse-drawn pantechnicon dating back to 1896 (the same year as the Emancipation Run to London to Brighton) alongside some of Abels’ other unique and exciting motors. abels.co.uk; veterancarrun.com -9-

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In 2014, 48 per cent of fiction sales fell under the banner of crime, thriller and mystery genres. With this in mind, Bethan Rees meets local author Jeremy Thomas ahead of the launch of his debut crime novel

t’s not often that I find authors themselves more interesting than the words they pen, but in Fulham resident Jeremy Thomas’s case, I could be mistaken. I arrive at Jeremy’s beautiful house, just off Fulham Road, and am greeted by his assistant Ianthe, or “Olganthe from Olgantheshire” as he likes to call her, who shows me through to the light-flooded living room of his SW6 abode. In his pinstripe suit with his pitch-black hair, Jeremy sits comfortably in an armchair sipping freshly brewed tea. A writer of both successful fiction and non-fiction, The Santa Monica Suicide Club is his debut crime novel, which he describes as an “unusual crime thriller”. It’s hard to get too far into the plot without revealing sordid spoilers, but Jeremy gives me a taster. “Mandy is an expat and a failed actor-turned-cop-turned-private investigator who is at a low point at the beginning of the book. He receives a phone call, informing him about a possible case: the third richest man in Mexico’s son has been found dead, but the family doesn’t want to work with the police,” he begins. A

significant witness turns up hanged, bearing a disturbing clue, and then a gruesome series of events begins to unravel. The book reveals Santa Monica’s dark underbelly. “There’s a sinister force at work in the city. It would appear that getting rid of all kinds of individuals, Jeremy Thomas from rich people to the homeless, there’s no rhyme or reason to it. It’s only when he suddenly realises that the gang he’s hunting is hunting him down that it gets tricky,” he continues. But why did Jeremy pick this beachfront city in Los Angeles as the basis of the book? “Santa Monica is wonderful. In the early 2000s, I lived in Pacific Palisades (next to Santa Monica) and there I came up with a premise for a book which included Mandy, but written from multiple points of view – I was later told just to make it simply from one point of view. That was when The Santa Monica

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A map of Santa Monica, as seen Suicide Club idea in The Santa Monica Suicide Club was born. “Don’t ask me where I got the title from, because I don’t know,” Jeremy laughs. However, he financial rollercoaster, and he co-wrote can expand a little. “It felt right as a title (with Dr Tony Hughes) You Don’t Have and for the tone of what I wanted to say to Be Famous to Have Manic Depression: An and that is: it’s a club Mandy set up for A-Z Guide to Mental Health. So what turned people who could have committed suicide Jeremy to the crime-fiction genre? “I’ve but didn’t, so they’re a survivors club, always been interested in crime itself and that’s an important point to make. and real crime books, such as ones about The book is about resilience, despite all forensic pathology. I’m fascinated by cases the difficult odds, and the ending really such as those of Donald Nielson and Jeremy celebrates that.” Bamber,” he tells me. Jeremy then begins Jeremy hasn’t always been a writer, to reel of his favourite crime films, from Get though. Holding previous positions as a Carter to Long Good Friday. “I’d like to see heart bypass kit assembler at the National The Santa Monica Suicide Club made into a Heart Hospital, a cheese waiter and then film and a TV series,” he says excitedly. working for more than 20 years in the Jeremy’s a Fulham stalwart, starting his music business, he started off as a record SW6 life in 1974 in Walsingham Mansions plugger and ended up running a plethora on Fulham Road. “I love this area. It’s of independent labels alongside a huge become very village-y too, which I like. variety of artists; from The Cramps to James I wish they had a nice cinema though; Brown. In 1998, Jeremy became a full-time there’s definitely the opportunity for it,” writer and he now divides his time between he muses. And so it makes perfect sense his home and the Greek island of Patmos. that Jeremy is keeping it local with his book He tells me about his strict writing routine: launches, which are taking place at both “I go for a swim, have breakfast and start Nomad Books and Daunt Books. writing at 9am and work through until 2pm; But what’s next for him? “I want to I have to sit down absolutely religiously and outline the sequel. There’s a character use a programme to disable any internet, in The Santa Monica Suicide Club who may and I bury my phone in the garden.” become quite important – keep an eye From start to finish The Santa Monica out for Scottish Ray who lives on Fulham Suicide Club has taken seven years to Broadway,” he says with a cheeky glint in produce, and prior to this he’s had two his eye. other books published. His first novel Taking Leave was voted BBC Radio 5 Book Published on 6 October. To find out more about of the Month in February 2007 and tells the book, its author and the launches, visit the story of a man riding an emotional and jeremythomas.co.uk

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FULHAM Residents’ Journal

Open your art

Bethan Rees speaks to some of the local artists in Fulham who are showcasing at this year’s Open Art Spaces about the inspiration and stories behind their work

his month, Kensington & Fulham Open Art Spaces returns, showcasing 170 local artists at 50 free exhibitions alongside a range of performances, talks, workshops,

tours and special openings. This artistic festival celebrates this creative area which is teeming with talent – here’s just a handful of people living and working in SW6 who are getting involved.

Sarah Ollerenshaw

Sarah Ollerenshaw’s background is in restoration and conservation, but she’s always been a keen painter. She’s recently finished a two-year stint as an artist-inresidence at a prep school in Fulham and now paints full-time. Her work focuses on landscapes drawn from her experiences while walking with her border terrier and family, including the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park. You can also see her work at the show Floral Variations which is opening at Oil and Water Gallery in Wandsworth Old Town from 8-31 October.

1. Dancing Through the Wood “This is a painting I did of the bluebells at Cliveden Woods. I took photos while out walking and painted from them in my studio in Wimbledon. I was so struck by the light dancing through the woods; it’s something difficult to catch with a photo. I think you can get closer to the vibe and translucency of a place with paint than you can with a camera. There’s something very evocative of childhood in a bluebell wood – I don’t think you

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ever forget your first walk, seeing and smelling bluebells for the first time. My paintings are meant to take you back to experience that delight and wonder you felt on seeing them in all their glory.”

“When you stand in front of this painting, you feel as if you are in among the colour and vibrancy of the Isabella Plantation. There is a lot of paint in my work, which I like; the impasto evokes history, energy and a story of something before. It’s hard to express through words, but I have a feeling as I connect colour to colour and create links for the viewer between what is seen and what is felt. I like to think my work has a kind of integrity, that people can sense from it that I am a sensitive, strong and honest painter who, quite simply, is moved by the delight and wonder of the beauty of things. I am pretty uncomplicated.” sarahollerenshaw.co.uk

2. Grace “These are the bluebells at the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park, which is a place that has been pivotal in my development as a painter. Every year I go with my family to the plantation to see the bluebells, azaleas and rhododendrons, which are nothing short of spectacular. I find there are so many frustrated ‘country people at heart’ living in London, and hopefully my pictures can transport them away for a moment to the 3 places where they feel at peace, alive and inspired by creation.” - 14 -

J Hugh L Beattie Fiona Brenninkmeyer

Artist J Hugh L Beattie has juggled a military career, holding a post as a Territorial Army captain with his love of painting, for many years. His portfolio is extremely varied; from going on tours as a war artist to Afghanistan and Bosnia to painting portraits of personalities, including Baroness Margaret Thatcher. He’s showcasing some of his work later this year (1-5 December) at 1 Royal Opera Arcade in Pall Mall in an exhibition called London Ancient & Modern.

Fiona Brenninkmeyer likes to place her paintings in a larger context. Having been trained as an art historian, she uses her personal and political interests to create tension in her working process. Exploring random subjects extensively, these anchors of everyday life have become metaphors for her personal preoccupations.

behind it or in it. I find derelict buildings mysterious and colourful and somehow a little sad and neglected, as they once could have been powerful and productive inside. I am interested in how they are regenerated or left and the process of decay and renovation.”

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“Passages and alleyways have been a subject of interest for me for some years now. It is about the tension of the space in-between. And a metaphorical bridge or passage to/from and between the internal/external and the place they lead to physically. This image came about quite by chance and is based on an alley by Fulham Road and Fulham Palace roundabout. It is an example of how my work seeks to capture something of meaning in a beautiful light; it is all about chance, light and thought process.”

“This painting belongs to a series that explores doorways and staircases. I was interested in the manifold layers, the many steps that lead us on a particular journey or provoke a specific encounter, conversation or even relationship.”

2. Doodle Bar I “The latest turn on my artistic journey has been the exploration of interiors and exteriors lit in unusual ways. Often the colour of a building or a stairwell changes significantly under bright street lamps, or darker, stormier natural light which captures a particular mood.”

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“I am intrigued by derelict buildings and the concept of façades. I explored through this series how the exterior appearance of something or someone can quite often imagine what exists

1. Globe v Tate Modern “The mission of this painting is to catch views that you don’t normally notice or don’t think are picturesque. To see a thatched building in a London scene is very rare since the Fire of London destroyed much of them. This expresses my love for finding the joining together of the ancient and modern and how beautiful it is.”

2. Sanger 4 “When I went to Afghanistan for three weeks with 4 Rifle (battalion), I spent every dawn, before it got too hot, painting. I painted a view from every watchtower, or sanger as its known.” jhlb.co.uk

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Caroline Lees studied at the Corcoran Gallery School of Art in Washington DC and attended master classes at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. She has been a plein-air painter all her life, mostly in the Middle East. Recently, she completed an advanced Medieval Illumination course at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, involving gilding and the use of vellum. In 2011, she won the Sunday Telegraph’s watercolour competition.

1. “This is a watercolour of the conservatory at the very elegant Hurlingham Club. I was very lucky to be allowed inside to paint this interior. The fact that there is glass everywhere makes the lighting more interesting, even the tables reflect this. I loved the design of the floor tiles too – they presented a challenge. The warm light penetrating from the outside windows contrasted with the cool light of the interior. I would think this is a lovely, peaceful place to sit and read or write letters.” 2. “A tiger is such a magnificent animal that it warrants important treatment artistically. This image was painted on gilded gesso and the sgraffito technique was used to make the hairs stand out and glisten. I

utilised vodka to lay the 23ct gold leaf, as is taught in Russia, which prevents the gold leaf becoming soggy. After laying it, you can burnish it with agate.”

3. “This is the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry regimental crest, which was my husband’s regiment, and was originally founded in 1757. The technique I used here is egg tempera and gold leaf on parchment. The motto means ‘Yield to None’.” carolinelees-icons.co.uk

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Tessa Eastman is a practising sculptural ceramic artist who has produced work that grew out of her master’s degree in ceramics at the Royal College of Art. Her work can also be seen at the British Ceramics Biennial in the China Halls at the disused Spode Factory in Stoke-onTrent until 8 November. “I observe the often overlooked detail of microscopic systems as a starting point to building curious and ambiguous structures, where the relationship between internal and external space is significant. I enjoy the challenge of working with clay to create complex arrangements using hand-working construction methods. The otherworldliness of natural phenomena transports

Residing Cloud 2015

SARAH NEEDHAM Sarah Needham is showcasing her work in a project called Art From London Markets in which she explores people’s relationships with fresh food. Every week, she visits London markets or greengrocers to find the beautiful elements of everyday life and investigates the narratives behind food.

1. Great Big Beetroot

me away from the mundane. It is intriguing when regular and repetitive sequences that are found in growing organisms transmute to create a feeling of awkwardness. This transformation produces tension where static form can seem alive. This series of sculptures juxtaposes soft, undulating cloud forms with harsh grids and mesh structures. It excites me that clouds represent the ideal and the perishable and signify both doom and fantasy. By grouping the pieces, they form a dialogue with one another and I want this to create an atmosphere of harmony and tension, thereby bringing life to the work.”

“There was a time when I couldn’t look at a beetroot, let alone buy one, bring it home and draw it lovingly, and then make it into a salad. I grew up a hundred miles from London in a house with a large garden. My dad had a massive vegetable patch which we happily raided for fruit. And then, there was the Year of the Beetroot. I don’t know how many he sowed or what made every single one grow big, strong and healthy, but we had beetroot every meal for weeks. My mum struggled – she experimented with every way you could cook them and happened on a few that you certainly shouldn’t use, until we were served beetroot in cheese sauce, then the rebellion hit. My brother and sister disappeared for a while eventually coming back wearing T-shirts dyed pink in beetroot juice chanting ‘beetroot, beetroot’ like robots. I actually couldn’t

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face betroot again for about 20 years. This drawing is one of a series called Drawing without filter – I drew it without wearing glasses, which means I created very intimate drawings working very close to both subject and paper and nothing disturbed my concentration on the subject.”

2. 3 Chillies on Pure Gold: “Once I got started with gilding, I was interested in researching more traditional gilding practices. And to give my work a real relationship with religious icons, I chose to use Russian gold here, which has a particularly lovely colour for creating my natural icons.” artfromlondonmarkets.blogspot.co.uk Visit openartspaces.co.uk to find out which days and what time, the artists will be opening their studios and homes to the public

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Born to rum Bethan Rees sits down with the Global Rum Ambassador and founder of Fulham’s RumFest, Ian Burrell, ahead of a libation-fuelled Rum Experience Week this month

Photo: Ian Burrell

um is an evocative and seductive spirit. It carries its drinker to the palm tree-lined, white-sand beaches of the Caribbean, sipping on a rum cocktail out of a pineapple without a care in the world. Rum makes you feel jovial, an instant party from a glass to your mouth which ripples out to the rest of your body. Rum, in my opinion, is the best spirit in the world. What makes it so endearing is its versatility, firstly in the very first stage of its life. In the Spanish and British Antilles, rum is traditionally distilled from molasses, whereas in the French Caribbean islands, sugarcane juice may be used. Production varies through using pot stills and continuous column stills, as do the maturation periods as seen in the difference between white rums (which are either unaged or briefly aged) such as Bacardi Superior versus darker rums such as El Dorado 15 Year Old. From ageing, to its uses, rum can be sipped straight or placed in a big punch. From the countries it’s from such as Jamaica to Britain, it’s all-

encompassing and adaptable. Someone who shares the same passion for the spirit as me, is Ian Burrell, the self-titled Global Rum Ambassador and the founder of the Rum Experience Week (1218 October) which ends on a climactic note of the RumFest (17-18 October), held right here in Fulham. Across the week, the London-wide festival celebrating the spirit will involve restaurants across the capital who will be hosting limited edition rum pairing menus and bars will also be getting involved by serving some delicious rum cocktails to the thirsty public. There’ll be supper clubs across town, masterclasses hosted by brand ambassadors and industry legends, pairing events with cigars, chocolates and marshmallows, for something a little bit different. This year will be the ninth annual RumFest which brings together over 400 of the finest rums, great food, educating seminars, cocktail making masterclasses, tastings and entertainment at Carnival Hour at the ILEC Conference Centre on - 18 -

Lillie Road, and opens its doors to rum aficionados and newcomers. The jam-packed programme also includes a rum auction hosted by the illustrious Christie’s, where you might be in with a chance of getting your hands on a bottle of rare rum. Ian hasn’t always been the Global Rum Ambassador, but the spirit has always played a big part in his life. “Being of Jamaican descent, rum has always been in my family,” he begins to tell me, his bright white smile stretched across his face. “I had my first rum when I was about four-days-old,” he laughs. Ian was planning to go to drama school after finishing his A-Levels, however, after a friend of his got him a job working in a bar, Pizzeria Uno in Soho, he enjoyed it so much and thought “I don’t really want to do anything else”, and the rest is history. Ian is somewhat of a Renaissance man in that alongside his career as a mixologist, he was also playing basketball in the British Basketball League, co-presenting a TV show on ITV with his cousin, athlete Du’aine Ladejo, and performing on stages around the world as a rapper by the name of The Dude. In fact, one of his songs, Rock da Juice, became so popular it was used on commercials, a PlayStation game and featured in the Scooby-Doo movie. “The entertainment part of my world actually helped me do what I do now, in teaching people about rum, sharing stories about rum, I’m kind of doing a performance for people,” he adds. So, what about this elusive title? I ask him where it came from. “When people ask me ‘who made you the global rum ambassador?’ I answer ‘no one’. I just call myself that. I go around the world on behalf of rum companies to talk and teach people about rum.” I also want Ian to answer the question on everyone’s mind, what is his favourite rum? But it’s not as easy as that. I predict that he’s going to say different rum for different occasions, and instead ask him: what

situations do you drink certain rums in? “There are so many different styles of rum and your mood will affect the style of rum you want to drink. If I’m at home, around 10pm, I’ll probably want a demerara, heavier-style rum, something like a Diplomático,” he starts to explain. “If I’m out partying, I want a lighterstyle rum, maybe a rum from the Latin countries in a cocktail like a mojito or a daiquiri. If I’m in a fun or jovial mood, I want something overproof like Wray & Nephew, which is unofficially the best rum in the world,” he says through his contagious laugh.

If I’m out partying, I want a lighter-style rum Ian also begins to tell me about a curious Jamaican tradition. “If you move into a new house or building, you pour rum on the foundations to get rid of the bad vibes, ghosts and energy, so we’re going to do that at the start of RumFest,” he says. “Using Wray & Nephew obviously.” Before I leave, I want to ask Ian about the rum naysayers, the people who just ‘don’t like rum’? “They don’t like the rums they’ve had and the way they’ve tried them. Not everyone can drink neat spirits and aromatic-style cocktails (with no fruit juice),” he explains. But, Ian uses his knowledge to teach the cynics about all the different styles and ways to drink rum. Has he always converted them? “100 per cent of the time,” he grins. RumFest runs from 17-18 October, 12noon-6pm, standard day tickets £49.95, VIP tickets from £75, 020 8351 2315, rumfest.co.uk. For more information on Rum Experience Week, visit rumexperienceweek.com

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FOOD & DRINK Warning: the following may make you hungry

REVIEW

a Cheer for beer Bethan Rees gets a transatlantic taste at Wahleeah

harles Bukowski, writer and avid drinker, once mused: “Stay with the beer. Beer is continuous blood. A continuous lover.” I have to admit, I agree with the notoriously boozy poet. I’ve had a love affair with the hoppy stuff since I can remember. From a thimbleful of Guinness on Christmas Day to my first legal pint of Doom Bar in my local pub, beer has accompanied me on most of my life milestones. So, you can imagine the pure elation I felt when I heard Wahleeah was

Macaroni cheese balls

opening its doors to the beerloving public of Fulham. The brainchild of Cork-born chef Dave Ahern, previously of other culinary successes such as Burger Breakout and Oslo in Hackney, Wahleeah brings beer into its menu like I’ve never seen before. Forget the beerbattered items you may have had before, Dave is taking his love for hops to another level, which includes matching each dish to a different beer. But the question on everyone’s mind is, what’s with its name? “Wahleeah” is the phonetic spelling of a slang term from Brooklyn, wallear, which means to have a craving for a particular type of food. For example: “I’ve got a wallear for a burger.” I’m sceptical about calling this a “beerthemed” restaurant; this is no gimmick – it’s a fantastically well-thought out menu and concept, not a costume in sight. With a wall where customers can

pull their own pints, which springs the word “dangerous” to mind, I grab a pint of Wahleeah lager and take a seat. I start with beer-cured salmon with house pickles, which has the ideal amount tang and freshness, followed by a 42-day-aged ribeye steak, with a perfect pink hue and beer fondant potatoes, brocolli rabe with a stout steak sauce which was so beautifully sticky you could probably lay bricks with it. Puddings didn’t escape the beer treatment either: chocolate stout brownie with beer ice cream; heaven. I’ve got a wallear for Wahleeah, and I’ll find any excuse to return. 18 Farm Lane, SW6 1PP, 020 7381 5769, wahleeah.uk

shucking and diving In the early 19th century, oysters were a food staple of the working class, and but they’re considered a luxurious treat. Oyster season is upon us, and one neighbourhood restaurant is taking full advantage of our shelled friends: Bistrò by Shot. The allday eatery every day throughout October is serving up brand new set menus featuring various deals on oysters and sparkling wine. For those who want to try just a few shells, the restaurant serves six oysters and one glass of Prosecco for £15. For the hungrier among you, order 12 oysters and a bottle of Prosecco for £40, and if you’re feeling really indulgent, swap the Prosecco for a bottle of Champagne. Bottoms up! 28 Parsons Green Lane, SW6 4HS, 020 7371 7533, bistrobyshot.com - 20 -

Crown jewels As if we didn’t know that Fulham is a special place, we do now, as it’s the only one of the Royal China restaurants to serve dim sum in the evening. Famed for its authentic dishes, head chef Sam Chen is bringing his fresh-each-day-parcelsof-heaven to SW6’s hungry dinnertime diners. From honey roast pork puffs to scallop dumplings, indulge yourself in the Hong Kong cuisine to your heart’s content. The Journal recommends the prawn and chive dumplings, fried dough cheung fun and spare ribs in black bean sauce. Also, the restaurant is now offering a takeaway service at the weekends, available on Saturday from 12noon-3.45pm and 6pm10.45pm and on Sunday from 11am-4.45pm and 6pm-9.45pm. Take your taste buds on a well earned holiday at Royal China Fulham. 805 Fulham Road, SW6 5HE, 0207 731 0081, rcguk.co.uk

Images courtesy of Gordon Ramsay Group

REVIEW

a walk in the park Francesca Lee indulges in steak and sushi at Maze Grill Park Walk

have a confession to make: I have always been nosy – or as I like to call it, a people watcher. It turns out that Maze Grill Park Walk is the ideal spot to do this kind of pastime (grandma, are you reading?). With its bi-folding doors that open out onto the street, I quickly find it’s the epitome of a neighbourhood restaurant, located moments from the Fulham Road. There’s the local businessman who orders an espresso, the couple who “come here all the time” and it’s the yummy mummy’s favourite hotspot. It’s clear that the staff know its clientele too. Sitting on the same site that was formerly Ramsay’s two Michelinstarred restaurant Aubergine, Maze Grill Park Walk opened in April this year. I start with a few starters (well, I am hungry) which comprise buffalo chicken fillets, smashed avocados and a selection of sushi. The fillets are tender and the

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accompanying lime cuts through the spiciness of the meat; the sweet-potato chips provide a crunchy base for the smashed avocados (and are rather addictive – no surprise, given that they’re the “locals’ favourite”); and the sushi certainly sated my never-fading appetite. The main of 21-day dried British native breed rib-eye, where the cows were grass-fed and had their last six weeks on grain, is cooked to perfection on a 400-celsius Montague Grill, yet it’s the James and the Giant Peach-style ginormous onion rings and triple-cooked chips that really give it the wow factor. I would return just for those. I conclude my meal with a strawberry and brown-sugar Eton mess, which was creamy but a little too heavy after two fulfilling courses. Overall, the food is excellent, as were the attentive staff; it’s no wonder you’ll find Fulham residents there. 11 Park Walk, SW10 0AJ, 020 7255 9299, gordonramsayrestaurants.com

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Go for

Gourmands

Elizabeth Finney quizzes Fulham resident Cecile Faure on her dining experience that’s taking the capital by storm one sip and bite at a time

osting a supper club with a flair for finding perfect drinking and dining combinations, Fulhambased Cecile Faure of Emois Gourmands is a foodie force to be reckoned with. Her next event, on 19 November, promises to be loaded with luxury and exclusivity, and will be held at Aubaine in Dover Street, Mayfair. With just 24 places available for the wine tasting, we find out why a supper club is the only way to test your taste buds. What inspired you to start Emois Gourmands? It’s all about providing a unique and luxurious experience, combining authenticity and exclusivity. Emois Gourmands aims to slow down the pace of our lives and get back to the fundamentals of happiness: taking time to feel and live through our emotions. What made you decide to pair wines with jam and chutneys? Events organised by Emois Gourmands are never the same; we take our guests to new places and encourage them to broaden their horizons. In September, we invited people to come and taste a traditionallymade sparkling wine alongside 16 low-sugar jams, as well as a chutney to complement the cheese and savoury dishes. It was about stimulating the taste buds and letting people identify aromas according to their own physical experience and individual memory.

new places, learning about other cultures and meeting people. I enjoy sharing and always come back with a lot of lovely memories in my suitcase. I decided to take this further, so I launched Emois Gourmands a year ago. In what way do you feel the right alcoholic beverage can complement a dish? Wines, beers and spirits are not about alcohol, but about those many amazing aromas, simple or complex, that develop with care, patience and time. You cannot have those with any other kind of beverage. Where do you see Emois Gourmands heading in the future? Following the launch of our monthly newsletter, we are in the process of implementing a membership for people to be taken to places where they would not have necessarily ventured, as well as steadily increasing our range of products. The future holds everything bold and delicious. emoisgourmands.com

Your education both in culture and dining is extensive – what has been your favourite area to study? Learning about wines and meeting winemakers on-site, going through vineyards and understanding all there is to know about vine-growing and winemaking has been, and is still a source of great joy. When and why did you come up with the idea for Emois Gourmands? I have always travelled and I love discovering

Cecile Faure

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6.2 the number of miles run

the number of official cheer points along the racecourse, which can be found on Munster Road, Parsons Green and Fulham Road

the number of pounds expected to be raised per person

Run for your life Grab your trainers, don your sweatbands, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to prepare for the Vitality WestRun London. Runners will be hitting the streets for the flat 10km run in Fulham on 15 November, and the Journal is here to give you the lowdown

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the start time of the race in the morning

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the age of the oldest runner taking part in the Vitality WestRun

the number of km run

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the 10km world record set by Leonard Patrick Komon

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the world record womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10km time set by Paula Radcliffe

the number of miles in the family fun run

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Parent Trap: Nappy Valley Net NappyValleyNet.com has become an online sensation in the four years since founder Susan Hanage, aka. Annabel, launched it, with more than 130,000 visits to the site every month. An invaluable tool for parents based in south-west London who are seeking to swap tips and share advice, we’ve teamed up to post some of the most pressing topics posted on the site

Wed 9 Sept, 2015 9.36am The idea is that the pocket money will cover their expenses while living in London – so they don’t save any money, but aren’t out of pocket either. And £100 a week in London just doesn’t go that far in 2015 – a night out, a restaurant meal or two, gym membership, language classes and the odd coffee. Wed 9 Sept, 2015 10.10am

We’re looking to take on an au pair next year. We’ve found a lovely girl from Australia, agreed responsibilities and now we’re looking to understand what she should be paid, but we don’t have any idea how much. Should we be taking into account the number of hours, hourly rate, plus room and board cost? And then how do I value room and board? Obviously being in a rather expensive area this would mean her in-the-pocket pay would be a lot lower than if she had boarded somewhere cheaper? Any guidance would be very much appreciated.

is that an au pair works up to 25 hours and gets £80-£100 per week, and au pair plus works up to 35 hours and gets paid £100-£120 per week. Generally they should not have sole charge of children under two years old and should only do light house work as they’re not a nanny or a cleaner. They get two days off a week and get at least four weeks holiday. I agree that you shouldn’t treat her like a lodger, if anything in London you may give her a bit more due to the high cost of living. We gave our au pair extra funds for travel and for her phone. Good luck, when an au pair and a family work well together it is really brilliant.

Top replies: Tues 8 Sept, 2015 9.01pm You’re looking at this the wrong way. You’re welcoming her into your home to look after your children. She’s not coming over as a working London lodger who needs to pay her way. For au pairs, there tends to be a set price to be paid per week. Hopefully someone else can help you with that. Tues 8 Sept, 2015 9.23pm I think the general recommendation

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Wed 9 Sept, 2015 10.22am You don’t want her to come over and feel resentment that she’s the poorest au pair in her friendship group. One of my neighbours had their au pair poached by another neighbour for an extra thirty quid a week and that caused quite a bit of tension on the street. Good luck!

All threads from NappyValleyNet.com; users’ names have been omitted to protect individuals’ identities and although opinions have not been altered, posts have been edited in line with the Residents’ Journal house style and some dates and times changed

How much do you suggest I should pay an au pair?

Either you go for an au pair or you don’t, but don’t get one and be tight. Your outlook seems like you want a person to look after your child until you get back from work, but you don’t seem willing to part with any cash. Be fair – if you can’t afford it, don’t do it. It doesn’t look very promising judging by your attitude.

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health & beauty Keeping you looking and feeling your best this month

Iconic Eyebrows Bold and beautiful eyebrows with a clearly defined arch have become a staple look across the beauty board. If you want brows like Cara Delevingne and Miranda Kerr, then look no further than the Space NK Apothecary, where you can find a range of high quality eyebrow pencils and brushes. Our favourite is the Arch Brow Sculpting Pencil by Hourglass. With its retractable combination powder and wax pencil, it allows for long-lasting eyebrow shaping without smudging. Big brows are here to stay, so search for your perfect pencil to define your beauty look. Space NK Apothecary, 205 New King’s Road, SW6 4SR, 020 7736 6728, uk.spacenk.com

Power to Pilates Grab your leggings and head to the Chelsea Health Club & Spa on 12 October as it opens the doors to its brandnew Pilates studio. Stretch your way to health with the assistance of the very best equipment, including a half-Cadillac unit and six Reformer Pilates units. Ideal for both group and one-on-one classes, there is also a suite of additional equipment to enhance your experience; from a Wunda Chair to jump boards. All studio classes at the Chelsea Health Club are free to members, but if you’re a non-member, fear not: if you join before the end of October 2015, you’ll pay no joining fee. There’s no excuse!

A good egg Enriched with a nourishing, firming complex that helps stimulate the production of collagen so as to prevent further loss, La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream lifts and firms as it re-contours and re-defines. If you’re a fan of caviar, then this is the product for you as it uses a concentration of the superfood.

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With the Duchess of Cambridge allegedly using its products, skinChemists has launched a new advanced Bee Venom range. Using a cocktail of essential daily vitamins, anti-oxidants and moisturisers, it aims to instantly plump and help smooth skin.

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Duo Moisturiser, £230 for 50ml, skinchemists.com

Time is of the essence If you’re looking for an instant fix, then Murad Rapid Collagen Infusion has the answer. Aimed to be fast-acting, linefighting and collagenbuilding, it gives dehydrated skin a boost to help reduce a wrinkledepth appearance. £65 for 30ml, murad.co.uk

Go with the glow Oils are all the rage at the moment, but Crème de la Mer is at the top of its game with the launch of its Renewal Oil. Delivering cellrenewing energy for the face, it gives tired and dehydrated skin a muchneeded boost. £155 for 30ml, cremedelamer.co.uk

Bethan Rees discovers a new treatment at the Amida Spa in the Chelsea Harbour Club

reeted by the smiley receptionist, I’m given a tour of the Amida Spa within the Chelsea Harbour Club; from the stunning wet spa including the aromatherapy room (think steam room but less hot and with oils fused into the air) which are available for members to use. However, the spa treatments are available for non-members too, and it has just launched its own range of treatments and products. I’m here to try the Amida Spa Golden Glow Wrap, which to me sounds a little more like an offering from a Mexican restaurant than something that’s going to relax me, but I’m open-minded and it turns out I’ve got every reason to be. The treatment room instantly melts away the stresses and strains of London living and puts me into Zen mode. My therapist asks if I have any areas of concern, and I tell her my shoulders are quite tense, which she puts down to sitting behind a desk tapping away at a keyboard all day, but you know what they say, readers: no pain, no gain. I undress and lie face-down on the massage table and then a white tea - 27 -

and jasmine candle is lit, which floods the room with tranquil aromas. The therapist cleanses my feet with hot mitts before starting the treatment. Using the Amida Spa Gold Body Scrub, with extracts of caviar, she exfoliates my back using circular motions and then politely asks me to turn around so that I’m facing the ceiling. She rubs the glowing scrub onto the front of my body, including my décolleté before asking me to jump into the spacious shower, which is the size of a studio apartment, while she leaves the room. I later return to the bed where the therapist applies Amida Gold Dry Body Oil and massages me as the knots in my back melt away. And just so that my face isn’t left out of the glory, she cleanses, tones, and applies an Amida Spa Cucumber Face Mask and, while it’s sinking in, she massages my head – I’m like putty in her hands; very, very relaxed putty. After she has removed the mask, she moisturises my face, and off I go to face the capital, with a relaxed back and that certain “glow”. £60, Watermeadow Lane, SW6 2RW, 020 7371 7700, harbourclub.com

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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Structural changes in the area

Planning Applications DATE REGISTERED: 21 Sept ADDRESS: Oaklands Grove PROPOSAL: Erection of a rear roof extension, involving an increase in the ridge height by 250mm; and erection of a single-storey rear extension to the side and rear of the existing back addition DATE REGISTERED: 22 Sept ADDRESS: Fulham Road PROPOSAL: Erection of a rear conservatory extension at upper-ground level, on top of the existing back addition; erection of new balustrade around the flat roof at upperground floor-level in connection with its use as a terrace DATE REGSITERED: 22 Sept ADDRESS: Philpot Square PROPOSAL: Replacement of existing windows and selected doors to the whole of a block at Philpot Square with new PVCU double-glazed window units and doors

The Grass is Greener Working in collaboration with Maccreanor Lavington Architects, Transport for London has proposed plans for “a considered, mixed-use development” at the former Parsons Green Depot, just off Parsons Green Lane and adjacent to the Former Parsons Gre Underground District Line. This has en Depot – Courtes y of Transport for London/Maccrea nor Lavington Arc occurred as a result of a city-wide hitects review of the TfL property estate with the aim of identifying a site that would be appropriate for redevelopment. A two-day public exhibition was held at Fulham Library on 11 and 12 September as the initial stage of the ongoing community consultation for the former Parsons Green Depot. The existing commercial properties on the site are currently leased to various businesses by TfL, but according to TfL these premises are in need of a serious makeover. The plan is to replace these buildings with a new development complete with shops, restaurants, a public route through the site (which will prioritise pedestrians and cyclists), new communal spaces and a series of new homes in a wide range of affordability. Adding to the vitality and character of Parsons Green, these proposals aim to create approximately 300 on-site jobs, as well as a broad platform for local businesses, from new start-ups to already well-established firms. Although the prospect of a new community site to replace this tired plot of Parsons Green has many benefits, the plan has its constraints. It would be located within a flood-risk area and be in close proximity to two nearby Conservation Areas. Tfl has also identified concern with the site’s irregular shape and its relationship with neighbouring properties. From a design perspective, the architects plan on drawing on existing architectural style influences in the area, such as terraced housing, apartment blocks and mansion blocks. parsonsgreendepot.co.uk

Planned roadworks and closures in and around October STREET

PLANNED WORK

DATES

Wandsworth Bridge Road

Alter and relay domestic service two metres from 8-14 October main in footway

Bradbourne Street Build one concrete chamber 725mm x 255mm x 665mm deep in footway

12-14 October

Bayonne Road

14-20 October

Alter a relay domestic service of 10 metres

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the directory Whether whim or wish, all of the essentials are taken care of in our round up for harmonious living

ESTATE AGENTS Douglas & Gordon 656 Fulham Road 020 7731 4391 Knight Frank 203 New King’s Road 020 7751 2400 Marsh & Parsons 103-105 Moore Park Road 020 7736 9822 and 333 Fulham Palace Road 020 7993 9888 Strutt & Parker 701 Fulham Road 020 7731 7100

Savills 191 New King’s Road 020 7731 9400 and 423 Fulham Palace Road 020 7578 9050 Snell & Snell 64 New King’s Road 020 7736 7739

Carter Jonas Bishops Park 361 Fulham Palace Road Sales: 020 7731 3333 Lettings: 020 7751 8898 and Parsons Green 783 Fulham Road Sales: 020 7751 8899 Lettings: 020 7751 8898

Chestertons ‘Three offices – one great postcode’ 78 New King’s Road 020 7731 4448

PROPERTY SEARCH AGENT Penn Holmes London Ltd ‘SW6 ladies Katie and Francesca specialise in buying properties for their clients here in Fulham.’ 55 Langthorne Street 07884 180480 07989 746499

FASHION Essam Guenedy 273 New King’s Road 020 7751 3348

Marc Wallace 261 New King’s Road 020 7736 6795

Katie & Jo 253 New King’s Road 020 7736 5304

Iceblu 24a New King’s Road 020 7371 9292

Claudia Sebire 136 Fulham Road 020 7835 1327

Mania Mia 307 New King’s Road 020 3441 1003

Natasha Coote 173 New King’s Road 020 7371 7526

HEALTH & BEAUTY BEAUTY

Space NK 205 New King’s Road 020 7736 6728

hair salon Gina Conway 612 Fulham Road 020 7731 7633

pharmacy

Palace Pharmacy 331 Fulham Palace Road 020 7736 3034

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barber

Crew Experience 911 Fulham Road 020 3010 1096

HOME ARCHITECTS

Hogarth Architects Ltd 186 Dawes Road 020 7381 3409

INTERIOR DESIGN

tiling

WOOD FLOORING

Alice Leigh Design

Porcelanosa

12 Parkville Road 07801 823953 (aliceleigh.co.uk)

Wandsworth Bridge Road 08444 818952 (porcelanosa.com)

Bembé UK Ltd ‘German craft since 1780.’ 315-317 New King’s Road 07794 906621

schools & nurseries Chelsea Independent College 517-523 Fulham Road 020 7610 1114

Godolphin and Latymer School Iffley Road 020 8741 1936

Latymer Upper School 237 King Street 020 8629 2024

Parsons Green Prep (formerly Eridge House) 1 Fulham Park Road 020 7371 9009

Hurlingham and Chelsea School Peterborough Road 020 7731 2581

L’Ecole des Petits 2 Hazlebury Road 020 7371 8350

Fulham Cross Girls’ School Munster Road 020 7381 0861

Kensington Prep School 596 Fulham Road 020 7731 9300

Millie’s House Nursery & Pre-School 163 New King’s Road 020 7731 0440

Fulham Prep School 200 Greyhound Road 020 7386 2444

Lady Margaret School Parsons Green 020 7736 7138

Parayhouse School New King’s Road 020 7751 0914

essentials builder William Gaze Ltd. Basement, Loft and Extension Specialist 28 Imperial Square 020 7078 8874 (williamgazeltd.com)

butcher Parsons Nose 752 Fulham Road 020 7736 4492 (parsonsnose.co.uk)

plumber

Sinclair House School 159 Munster Road 020 7736 9182 The London Oratory School Seagrave Road 020 7385 0102

Cranbrook Nursery 344-346 Fulham Palace Road 020 7381 9523 (cranbrooknursery.co.uk)

luxury services EVENTS

Sweetapple Heating & Plumbing ‘Local Gas Safe registered plumbing and heating engineers, offering a 24 hour service’

Addoastra ‘Events that leave a legacy’ Party planning, event styling and concierge services 020 3689 4585 (addoastra.com)

130 Stephendale Road 020 7371 0409 07889 184146 (sweetappleplumbing.co.uk)

Zest Events 2 Swan Mews 020 7384 9336 (zestevents.com)

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stationer

Perry’s 777 Fulham Road 020 7736 7225

travel

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Kempson Road SW6 ÂŁ3,495,000 A well-proportioned, five-bedroom family home on a prime residential street, moments from Eel Brook Common, ideally positioned just on the Chelsea/Fulham border. Freehold. EPC=E

Fulham: 020 7736 9822 sales.ful@marshandparsons.co.uk

Wardo Avenue SW6 £1,850,000 A lovely south facing four-bedroom family house on one of Munster Village’s sought after roads, close to Bishops Park and within easy reach of Putney Bridge and Hammersmith. Freehold. EPC=D

Bishop’s Park: 020 7993 9888 sales.bis@marshandparsons.co.uk

Chaldon Road SW6 ÂŁ1,500,000 A charming four-bedroom Victorian terraced house with a large 30ft south facing garden and well-placed for both Fulham Broadway and Munster Village. Freehold. EPC=E

Bishopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park: 020 7993 9888 sales.bis@marshandparsons.co.uk

Rumbold Road SW6 ÂŁ2,500 per week A stunning and exceptionally designed five-bedroom family home on the Moore Park Estate that has been completely redeveloped throughout offering expansive modern living. EPC=B

Fulham: 020 7736 9822 lets.ful@marshandparsons.co.uk

WHAT'S YOUR NEXT MOVE? To find out how we can help you or to arrange your complimentary market appraisal please contact us: KnightFrank.co.uk/fulham fulham@knightfrank.com 020 7751 2400

Guide price: £675,000

Bishops Road, Fulham SW6 A fantastic two bedroom flat with a garden located in central Fulham. Two bedrooms, bathroom, reception room with open plan kitchen, garden. EPC: D. Approximately 61.9 sq m (666 sq ft). fulham@knightfrank.com Office: 020 7751 2400

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Guide price: £2,950,000

Maxwell Road, Fulham SW6 A delightful house with mature garden situated in the heart of the Moore Park Estate. Master suite, 4 further bedrooms, 2 further bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen with dining area, utility area, guest wc, garden. EPC: D. Approximately 236.9 sq m (2,550 sq ft). fulham@knightfrank.com Office: 020 7751 2400

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WHAT'S YOUR NEXT MOVE? To find out how we can help you or to arrange your complimentary market appraisal please contact us: KnightFrank.co.uk/fulham fulham@knightfrank.com 020 7751 2400

Guide price: £3,250,000

Studdridge Street, Fulham SW6 A fantastic house, recently refurbished to a high standard and benefitting from a full basement conversion. Master bedroom with en suite bathroom, 5 further bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, double reception room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, store room, guest cloakroom, garden. EPC: D. Approximately 294.41 sq m (3,166 sq ft). fulham@knightfrank.com Office: 020 7751 2400

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Guide price: £2,400,000

Rivermead Court, Fulham SW6 This is a beautifully refurbished flat situated in a prestigious and highly sought-after portered block. 4 bedrooms, bathroom, 2 shower rooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, utility room, 24 hour Porter, communal gardens, parking. EPC: D. Approximately 160 sq m (1,722 sq ft). fulham@knightfrank.com Office: 020 7751 2400

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Ferrymans Quay, Fulham SW6 Two bedroom flat for sale in Ferrymans Quay SW6 A fabulous two bedroom, two bathroom apartment with enviable views directly overlooking the River Thames. 2 bedrooms (1 en suite), bathroom, kitchen, reception room, balcony. EPC: C. Approximately 90 sq m (969 sq ft). Leasehold: approximately 972 years remaining

Guide price: £1,100,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/riverside riverside@knightfrank.com 020 3597 7670

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Patten Road, Wandsworth SW18 Located on the Toast Rack Stunning detached double fronted house in immaculate order with off street parking for several cars. 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms (3 en suite), kitchen/dining/family room, drawing room, playroom, gym, studio flat (double bedroom with en suite), downstairs kitchen, downstairs cloakroom, coat room, utility room, wine room, plant room, garden, off street parking. EPC: D. Approximately 527 sq m (5672 sq ft). Freehold

Guide price: £4,900,000 KnightFrank.co.uk/WND140160

KnightFrank.co.uk/wandsworth wandsworth@knightfrank.com 020 8682 7777

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The Landau, Fulham SW6 A modern newly built three bedroom apartment The Landau is situated at the end of Farm Lane in one of London’s most sought after areas for stylish living. Fulham Broadway Underground Station (District Line) is no more than a five minute walk and West Brompton Station (District Line and London Overground) an eight minute walk.3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, open plan reception room and kitchen, balcony. EPC: B. Approximatley 157.27 sq m (1,692 sq ft). Available unfurnished

Guide price: £1,300 per week KnightFrank.co.uk/FLQ226385

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Fulham Park Road, Fulham SW6 A desirable three bedroom maisonette Fulham Park Road is located between the Fulham Road and New Kings Road. The property is within close proximity to Putney Bridge Underground Station and also Parsons Green Underground Station. EPC: E. Approximately 106.34 sq m (1,145 sq ft). Available unfurnished

Guide price: £795 per week KnightFrank.co.uk/FLQ225853

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The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

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Founded by William Morris, the SPAB protects the historic environment from decay, damage and demolition. It responds to threats to old buildings, trains building professionals, craftspeople, homeowners and volunteers and gives advice about maintenance and repairs. Since 1877 countless buildings have been saved for future generations.

Information about maintaining your home is available through events, courses, lectures, publications and telephone advice. To support our work why not join the SPAB? Members receive a quarterly magazine, our list of historic properties for sale and access to our regional activities.

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1 DETACHED DOUBLE FRONTED HOUSE WITH OFF-STREET PARKING fulham park gardens, sw6 2 reception rooms ø kitchen/dining room ø 5 bedrooms ø bedroom 6/study ø 3 bathrooms ø utility room ø cellar ø south-facing garden ø off-street parking ø 221 sq m (2,379 sq ft) ø EPC=E Guide £2.75 million Freehold

Savills Fulham Phillippa Dalby-Welsh pdwelsh@savills.com

020 7731 9420

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1 STUNNING APARTMENT IN POPULAR QUEENS CLUB GARDENS playfair mansions, sw6 Reception room ø kitchen ø 3 bedrooms (2 en suite) ø further bathroom ø communal patio ø 113 sq m (1,218 sq ft) ø EPC=C

Savills Fulham Victoria Ball vball@savills.com

020 7731 9420 Guide £1.125 million Leasehold, approximately 95 years remaining

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1 BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED HOME WITH PLANNING PERMISSION TO EXTEND studdridge street, sw6 Double reception room ø family room ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 5 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø 2 shower rooms ø cloakroom ø garden ø 214 sq m (2,303 sq ft) ø EPC=D Guide £2.675 million Freehold

Savills Fulham Rosalind Bainbridge rbainbridge@savills.com

020 7731 9420

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1 WONDERFUL APARTMENT IN POPULAR RIVERSIDE LOCATION rivermead court, sw6 Reception room ø kitchen/breakfast room ø 4 bedrooms ø bathroom ø shower room ø communal gardens ø 131 sq m (1,416 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Savills Fulham Tom de Winton tdwinton@savills.com

020 7731 9420 Guide £1.395 million Leasehold, approximately 90 years remaining plus Share of Freehold

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1 IMMACULATE NEWLY REFURBISHED HOUSE IN DESIRABLE LOCATION novello street, sw6 Double reception room ø kitchen ø 4 bedrooms ø 3 bathrooms ø utility room ø air conditioning ø garden ø 139 sq m (1,496 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Savills Fulham Henry Forbes hforbes@savills.com

020 7731 9420 Guide £1.75 million Freehold

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STUNNING APARTMENT IN THE POPULAR LANDAU DEVELOPMENT farm lane, sw6 2 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø reception room ø kitchen ø balcony ø concierge ø communal gardens ø off-street parking ø 107 sq m (1,153 sq ft) ø Council Tax=TBC ø EPC=B

Savills Fulham Sophie Curtis scurtis@savills.com

020 7731 2692

Furnished £850 per week + £276 inc VAT tenancy paperwork fee and other charges may apply* *£36inc incVAT VATfor foreach each additional tenant/occupant/guarantor whereInventory required. Inventory out fee end – charged at termination the end of or early termination *£36 additional tenant/occupant/guarantor referencereference where required. check out fee -check charged at the of or early of the tenancy and the amount is dependent on the property size and whether furnished/unfurnished. For more details, visit www.savills.co.uk/fees. of the tenancy and the amount is dependent on the property size and whether furnished/unfurnished. For more details including example inventory fee, visit www.savills.co.uk/fees.

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MODERN FOUR BEDROOM HOUSE IN THE MUNSTER VILLAGE gowan avenue, sw6 4 bedrooms (1 en suite) ø bathroom ø double reception room ø eat-in kitchen ø guest w.c. ø rear patio garden ø 154 sq m (1,653 sq ft) ø Council Tax=G ø EPC=D

Savills Fulham Alexandra Martin amartin@savills.com

0207 578 9051 Unfurnished £1,000 per week + £276 inc VAT tenancy paperwork fee and other charges may apply* *£36inc incVAT VATfor foreach each additional tenant/occupant/guarantor whereInventory required. Inventory out fee end – charged at termination the end of or early termination *£36 additional tenant/occupant/guarantor referencereference where required. check out fee -check charged at the of or early of the tenancy and the amount is dependent on the property size and whether furnished/unfurnished. For more details, visit www.savills.co.uk/fees. of the tenancy and the amount is dependent on the property size and whether furnished/unfurnished. For more details including example inventory fee, visit www.savills.co.uk/fees.

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STEVENAGE ROAD Fulham SW6

A sensational fully refurbished and extended semi-detached period house on one of Fulham’s most desirable streets with delightful views over Bishops Park towards the Thames. 2 reception rooms • 6 bedrooms 3 bathrooms • Kitchen/family room 54 ft garden • EPC rating E

Guide price £4,850,000

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DE MORGAN ROAD Fulham SW6 A spacious freehold house in the popular Sands End area of Fulham conveniently located close to the amenities of Wandsworth Bridge Road and The River Thames. The house presents an incoming purchaser with scope to remodel and possibly extend the property (STPP). • • • • • • • • •

Double reception room 3 double bedrooms Kitchen/dining room Utility room Cloakroom Loft room Balcony Garden EPC rating E

Guide price £1,195,000 Parsons Green

020 7751 8899 tom.lewis@carterjonas.co.uk

DERE CLOSE Parsons Green SW6 A stunning and newly refurbished house available in this brand new gated development situated in the heart of Munster Village. • • • • • •

Reception room 4 double bedrooms 3 bathrooms Open-plan kitchen Patio garden EPC rating B

£850 pw*/£3,864 pcm* Parsons Green

020 7751 8898 david.ornsby@carterjonas.co.uk *Rent excludes administration fees. Please contact our branch who can provide this information.

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Set just off the Fulham Road, close to the open spaces of Parsons Green, is this well-proportioned family home. The impressive basement conversion has access to the split level garden.

5 double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (1 en suite), Double reception room, Family room, Dining room, Kitchen, Utility room, Garden, EPC: D

Good to know... *An initial one-off tenancy agreement fee of £240 (inc VAT) per property and a £45 (inc VAT) referencing charge per person will apply. At the end of the tenancy an inventory check-out fee will be charged, this amount will depend on the size of the property and whether it is furnished/unfurnished. For more details visit www.douglasandgordon.com/tenants/infoandcharges

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Ringmer Avenue, SW6

A beautifully presented and equally proportioned four bedroom family house in Munster Village, moments from Parsons Green.

£1,200 per week* Unfurnished

Fulham Lettings 020 7731 7100 fulham@struttandparker.com *The following Tenant charges may apply prior to tenancy commencement: Tenancy Agreement £210 (inc VAT) Credit References per application £54 (inc VAT). All advertised prices are excluded and other associated services.

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