Fulham Residents' Journal May 2013 by Runwild Media Group

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Written for the residents of SW6 MAY 2013 • Issue 10

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may 2013 • Issue 10

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Dear Resident, We are exploring life through a lens this month, with articles focusing on the work of two phenomenal local photography talents. SW6 photographer and filmmaker James Dartnall has travelled to far-flung Nepal to document an epic journey across jungle and plain. Created in collaboration with cameraman Jack Wylson, his film, Mahout - The Great Elephant Walk, documents the symbiotic relationship between humans and their elephant cohorts. The images created on his travels will form part of an exhibition in London this summer, raising funds and awareness in support of the Nepal Elephant TB Control and Management Plan (p. 8). Meanwhile, Lauren Romano has the pleasure of meeting snapper Martin Richardson at his studio in Parsons Green. The actor and photographer takes beautiful family portraits, as well as running workshops teaching camera skills in and around the local area. She catches up with the artist to learn more (p. 22). Our main feature in this issue is a focus on a Fulham institution, the Parson’s Green Farmers’ Market. We follow the trail of some of the best locally available produce from farm to fork (p. 6). Do not hesitate to get in contact, email: fulham@residentsjournal.co.uk. We would love to hear from you.

‘Tea Break’ from Mahout, The Great Elephant Walk, shot by Fulham resident James Dartnall. See page 8. (thegreatelephantwalk.com)

Managing Editor Katie Randall Editorial Assistants Lauren Romano Lulu Rumsey Henry Hopwood-Phillips Editor-in-Chief Lesley Ellwood

Managing Director Eren Ellwood

Publishing Director Giles Ellwood

General Manager Fiona Fenwick

Associate Publisher Sophie Roberts

Senior Designer Lisa Wade

Client Relationship Director Felicity Morgan-Harvey

Production Hugo Wheatley, Alex Powell, Oscar Viney

Advertising Manager Hywel Kennedy

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LOCAL NEWS News of interest for local residents who want to stay on the pulse

Dig it The Open Garden Squares Weekend returns on 8 and 9 of June when visitors will have the opportunity to snoop around hidden horticultural gems usually kept under lock and key. All over the metropolis, 200 open spaces – from community gardens and private squares to roof gardens, barges and even patches of prison greenery – will be accessible, including our own Fulham Palace. Hiding just in the shadow of the beautiful abode and its pristinely manicured walled garden, however, sits the Fulham Palace Meadows Allotment, a busy hive of activity, within stumbling distance of its illustrious neighbour. The allotments (a historic gift from the Bishop of London in 1916) will be open on Saturday 8 June from 11.30am until 3.30pm, during which time guided tours of the 406 plots will take place. Visitors can stock up on locally grown plants and produce or take a breather at the tea stall, provided they book their tickets sharpish.

(opensquares.org)

Statue standing firm When a statue of the Walking Madonna fell victim to metal thieves who pilfered it from its All Saints churchyard home, a laborious mission to reinstate a replacement ensued. Sculptor Helen Sinclair who was commissioned to create the statue for the millennium, does not keep moulds of her artworks, which initially posed a stumbling block in the piece’s resurrection. Thankfully, the statue was part of a series and Helen was able to borrow another Walking Madonna to produce a new mould. The hefty resin figure, which weighs as much as a large teenager, was manoeuvred into Helen’s car and driven up from Wales with her husband and two dogs in tow. It was then carefully moved into position and bolted and glued into place by church builder Ade Lusmore and his team, before being blessed by Archbishop Walter Makhulu. Hopefully it won’t be going walkabout anytime soon. -4-

Tamara’s little black book The Little Black Gallery co-owner, Tamara Beckwith, joins a cast of 12 interiors wheeler dealers for the third series of Channel 4’s Four Rooms, which hits television screens daily from Monday 26 April. Wearing her best uncompromising expression, Tamara will appear at the bartering table throughout the 30-episode series, confronted by a string of contestants negotiating a price for their treasured family heirlooms. After the nail-biting bidding has taken place, and an offer has been laid on the table, the sellers must either decide to accept the dealer’s price or move on to the next of the four rooms. Daily viewing might just motivate residents to offload some of their own possessions, but only if the price is right, of course.

The apprentice of North End Road Market Negotiating caps on and clip-boards to the ready; Hammersmith & Fulham Council is offering unemployed 17 to 25 year olds the opportunity to put their business brains to the test by running their own stall at North End Road Market. The young entrepreneurs will be able to take away any profits that they make selling wares amid the lively throng of stallholders at the popular market, which has been running since the 1800s. Part of the national Love Your Local Market Campaign, the scheme – which runs from 15-29 May – is hoping to attract a generation of new market traders and raise awareness of how pivotal a market is to fostering a local sense of community. Wannabe Alan Sugars should email: streettrading@ lbhf.gov.uk for more information on how to take part.

In the saddle: Focus on Fulham cycling On lorry watch… Fulham’s pedal power has received a summertime boost with several developments giving those who prefer to travel by two wheels cause to celebrate. Hammersmith & Fulham is the latest council to sign the London Cycling Campaign’s ‘Safer Lorries, Safer Cycling’ pledge after evangelical LCC supporters sent out thousands of messages of encouragement to local authorities. According to the statistics, approximately half of all cyclist deaths are caused by lorries, even though these heavy trucks constitute only five per cent of the traffic on the borough’s roads. Councillor Victoria Brocklebank-Fowler whole-heartedly backed the decision, commenting: ‘As the recipient of a London Cycling Award for our previous efforts on lorry driver training, we are determined to remain one of the leading boroughs for cycle safety.’ In total, seven councils have now signed the pledge, demonstrating their commitment to training lorry drivers and using vehicles fitted with the best safety equipment available.

Lock it or lose it… Hammersmith & Fulham Council is similarly dedicated to keeping cyclists bikes safe off the road, it has emerged. A new saddle cover, designed by the council’s community safety unit to remind riders to lock up their bikes properly, will soon be visible throughout the borough. The bright yellow, waterproof seat covers, which bear the slogan, ‘Lock it or lose it’ illustrate the most effective way to padlock securely (a good quality lock inserted through each wheel and then through the frame, in case you’re wondering) and will be slipped over saddles in local shopping centres and stations to bring the message home. The unit is also working with other groups, including Parks Police, Cycle Task Force and Safer Neighbourhood Teams to crack down on bike theft and vandalism. Crime prevention events such as cycle-marking sessions are planned in the coming months too.

Boris bikes finally in town… For those who don’t own their own wheels or would rather avoid the hassle of padlocks and punctures, work has finally got under way on the first cycle docking station in Fulham, as the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme prepares to move in. Transport for London has commenced fitting the station (the first of 70 boroughwide) by installing electrical cables near the junction of Finlay Street and Fulham Palace Road. It is the first instalment in a fleet of 2,000 proposed docking stations which will be peppered through south west London by next spring. The scheme won’t hit local taxpayers pockets, however, as the council is sticking to a funding method which will see developers in the area pay a contribution of £2 million towards the project.

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FROM FARM TO

Fulham fork

The recent scaremongering surrounding what is actually in our food is enough to put anyone off their dinner. At Parson’s Green Farmers’ Market, however, provenance, seasonality and animal welfare are the bottom line. Lauren Romano investigates

food scare galloped the length of the country as the year dawned when horsemeat was first detected in frozen burgers sold in supermarkets. The welldocumented palaver and panic which ensued turned up morsels of mare in supposedly bovine produce and prepared meals across the European Union. According to some reports, thousands of tonnes of the stuff might have been wrongly sold as beef in Europe since 2011. Filling a basket at the supermarket suddenly became a game of food roulette. What next? Guinea pig turning up in TV dinners or dog meat mingling in mince? It was the wake-up call many people needed to stop and pay attention to where the food in their fridges was actually from. Aside from setting up a farmstead in the back yard and chasing dreams of self-sufficiency, the next best thing was to go back to the source; the soil; the farm.

Bolstered in some small way perhaps by the new trend for restaurant menus cluttered with the origin of each and every ingredient, the drive to promote local produce and spur on those dedicated enough to sow and reap a bit of the good life for themselves, is alive and kicking. Part of the London Farmers’ Markets umbrella (LFM), farmers and artisan producers have been assembling their smorgasbord of chops and drumsticks, pungent wheels of cheese, heavenly scented baked goods and seasonally fresh produce every Sunday in the playground at the New Kings School on New King’s Road, since September 2011. Around 20 to 25 stalls appear weekly in the peak summer season when British fruits and vegetables are ripe for the picking. The LFM’s ethos is a simple one: its mutually beneficial arrangement gives farmers an arena where they can sell their produce for a fair price and, in return, Londoners get high quality, seasonal food on their doorstep. Sustainable methods of agriculture are at the heart of the LFM catechism, one which supports traditional animal breeds and often neglected heritage fruit and vegetable varieties. Middlemen are distinctly absent here. All producers come from within 100 miles of the M25, where they must raise, grow or bake everything they sell. The stalls are staffed by those who are directly involved in the production process. The delicacies laid out in front of them – whether this constitutes bunches of broad beans or strings of sausages – are the fruits of their hard labour and they can answer any questions the customer might have. ‘You don’t get that at the supermarket’ Arthur Betts from the market HQ enthuses. ‘You will find that the

Farmers get an arena where they can sell their produce for a fair price and Londoners get high quality, seasonal food on their doorstep For Fulham residents,’ of whom scores are already converts, Parson’s Green Farmers’ Market is the place to start. A growing frustration with the way the convoluted food chain is run (dubiously ‘fresh’ produce takes several detours before ending up on our plates) has contributed to the burgeoning fascination with how food is grown and a need to pinpoint exactly where it comes from on a map continues to gain momentum. -6-

producers here are very proud of what they produce and are more than happy to have a chinwag about it. Besides, every farmer or producer has their own story, and by buying their produce at the market you become part of that story.’ The stringent checks ensure that all food comes quality assured and delightfully fresh. Producers are only accepted into the Parson’s Green fold after they have been subject to an inspection from London Farmers’ Markets. Arthur runs me through the lengthy process, which sees the team kept busy regularly requesting ingredient invoices and receipts from bakeries and secondary producers to ensure that natural ingredients are being used. In terms of farmers and fishermen, specialist inspectors do the rounds regularly too. At the market, managers ensure that everyone is selling their own produce and check that everything is seasonal. This strict approach to provenance meant that the market rode the wave of

the horsemeat debacle triumphantly. ‘Sales of meat at our markets rose after the horsemeat scandal. Customers realised that if you want to buy beef it’s best to go direct to the farmer who is raising the animal,’ Arthur tells me. Stepping up a gear for the approaching summer season, Parson’s Green Farmers’ Market moves full throttle ahead. Resident fisherman Jason Hemmings returns with his catch from the Dorset coast, asparagus will be upon us this month, with the verdurous spears making an appearance at Eden Farms’ stall, among others. The Farmers’ Market Picnic on 19 May is a date not to be missed; as well as the usual excitement there will be a hog roast, children’s games and a Punch and Judy show. As if we needed any further encouragement to visit.

Sundays, 10am-2pm, New Kings School, New King’s Road, SW6 4LY (lfm.org.uk/markets/parsons-green)

MEET THE FARMERS

Flitteris farm

Portland Sea Bass

Pastures farm

Who? James MacCartney and family Where? Braunston, Rutland What? Beef, lamb, pork and the very best cooked local produce How? With another lambing season done and dusted for the year, the farm’s flock of 600 breeding ewes are back to grazing and frolicking on the clover-rich rolling meadows with their broods. Naturally reared, Gloucester Old Spot pigs, fed on the occasional cider apple from the large orchard, make tasty home-cured bacon and fantastic sausages. A small herd of approximately 50 cattle, mostly of the Aberdeen Angus variety, are bucket reared before being left to ruminate outdoors on the grassy pastures. James’ family has farmed at Flitteriss since 1939, garnering Red Tractor Assured status along the way, meaning that the welfare of livestock reared here is of paramount importance.

Who? Jason Hemmings Where? The waters at Portland, Dorset, from his newly refurbished boat What? Sole, bass, turbot, crabs, a bit of pollock: whatever the sea throws up on any given Saturday How? Jason and his small crew use sustainable rod and line methods to catch fish. His seabass are tagged, which allows for hook-to-plate traceability. Each fish is individually caught, bled and placed into a mixture of ice and seawater. This process cools the fish to zero degrees, after which it is kept on a bed of wet ice in insulated containers to ensure absolute freshness. The haul is then dispatched over night and driven up to the market for bright and early Sunday morning. Jason is the Bear Grylls of the ocean, diving for his shellfish by hand in a bid to help protect the fragile ecosystem on the seabed.

Who? James and Sarah Evans Where? Yardley Hastings What? Free range poultry, free range eggs and locally-made pies How? Recent winners of the ‘Customers Favourite Stall’ award 2013, James and Sarah have farmed at their rural idyll since 2000. James learnt the farming trade from his father and went on to swot up on the business some more at Harper Adams Agricultural University. Poultry is butchered on site to keep food miles down and then hung for five days to mature. Cotswold White chickens are free range and Aylesbury ducks bask in natural light in open, well-ventilated barns. The farm’s Norfolk bronze turkeys are a perennial Christmas sensation. The farm is open Thursday to Saturday, 10am-6pm, so if you’re ever in the area you can see the birds roaming free for yourself.

(thesausagesite.co.uk)

(portlandseabass.com)

(pasturespoultry.co.uk)

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Jack Wylson - Co-Producer of the film; Richard Pettiford - Photo editor; Sofie Alonzi - Film Editor; Reuben Ross - Film Editor; Chris Hetherington - Graphics

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An Elephant Never Forgets Though these gentle giants may never forget, their human counterparts sometimes do. Fulham resident James Dartnall recalls an incredible journey that has led to a campaign to raise awareness for the plight of elephants

ahout: (in India and south east Asia) a person who works with, rides and tends an elephant. The bond between human mahout and elephant is remarkably strong, built on mutual trust and respect. It is this relationship that James Dartnall and Jack Wylson’s inspiring new film, Mahout, The Great Elephant Walk documents. When his friend Tim Edwards invited him to Nepal, James immediately jumped at the chance: ‘As with a few things in my life, I’m not sure if the project chose me or I chose the project. I joined Tim as he attempted to walk his elephants across Nepali jungle in the monsoon season to help support his recently inherited eco lodge.’ The photographer decided to film the story, as well as taking photographs and with the aid of cameraman Jack Wylson, they set off for Kathmandu. When Jim Edwards, a pioneer of tourism in Nepal, died in March 2009, his son Tim inherited Tiger Tops, a collection of wildlife lodges in southern Nepal. Following the refurbishment of one of the lodges, Tim’s first responsibility was to transport

working elephants from Chitwan National Park 460km to an upgraded lodge in Bardiya. The photos were originally taken to support the film, but during the journey James discovered the huge threat of tuberculosis that both wild and domestic elephants faced across Asia. Inspired after his trip, James decided to use his images to raise awareness and funds for the Nepal Elephant TB Control and Management Plan. In total, 30 of the shots will make up an exhibition in London this summer and all of the proceeds from the sale of the prints will go to the charity. James is also collecting donations online through Virgin Giving. The elephants made quite an impression on the photographer, who slept under the stars mere feet away from the mammals. ‘The sounds of an elephant snoring isn’t easy to forget,’ he tells me. After seeing a teaser for the film, we certainly won’t forget their story any time soon.

When we had the opportunity to see the Mahouts in action we decided we had to name the film after them

For more information on the project and exhibition, visit: thegreatelephantwalk.com. Virgin Giving page: uk.virginmoneygiving.com/mahout -8-

As told to Katie Randall

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the CALENDAR Diary dates for residents looking for the best in the local area’s events

Until 15 May

16 May

17-19 May

Artistic partnership

MAY MADNESS

AD FONTES

Photographs purchased from a Hastings junk shop over the years provided the inspiration Jan Malaszek needed to create a group of paintings the artist has called: ‘The Garden Suite.’ Highlighting the relationship between two artistic mediums, he sees painting as a way of bringing to light the overlooked elements which the photographic process obscures. His partner in artistic crime for this joint exhibition at Studio 106 Art Gallery, Jenny Leach, is a local whose work often involves scenarios taken from memory, captured in various mediums.

Two of the founding members of Madness, its saxophonist and vocalist Lee ‘Kix’ Thompson and bassist Mark ‘Bedders’ Bedford, are kicking off the next phase of their musical story at Under the Bridge this month. Reminding us of their unique sound, based on the Ska and reggae rhythms that burst out of Jamaica in the late 60s, Lee Thompson’s Ska Orchestra is not to be missed. They will also showcase tracks from their forthcoming album, The Benevolence of Sister Mary Ignatius. Listeners are in for a treat, Lee is famously a man, in the words of a fellow bandmember, ‘not bound by the English language.’

Featuring over 120 contemporary artists exhibiting and selling an eclectic mix of items, Fulham Palace’s Art and Craft fair is returning for its third year on the trot. Originally a Brighton phenomenon, the palace is now the perfect backdrop. For younger ones who get fidgety, Bishop’s park with its city beach, play area and skate zone, offers the perfect escape. All in all, the venue is one for those who prefer to bypass the middleman and head straight to the creative source.

Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 12am-6pm Sunday 12am-4pm. 106 Dawes Road, SW6 7EG (studio106artgallery.org)

7pm, £20, Fulham Road, SW6 1HS (underthebridge.co.uk)

Friday 12am-8.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-5.30pm, £8 (free for under 14s) Fulham Palace, Bishop’s Avenue SW6 6EA (palaceartfair.co.uk)

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A piece from ‘The Garden Suite’ by Jan Malaszek

ad fontes

Dove Street Pottery by David Worsley

Lee Thompson

18 May

23 May

24-27 May

THE pink lion

WONDER WOMEN

TUNE IN, ZONE OUT, LOVE UP

To celebrate the unveiling of Thomas Pink’s British and Irish Lions collection, they will be hosting a rugby extravaganza in May. Turning The Golden Lion on King Street, SW1Y, into The Pink Lion, Phil Vickery will be donning the toque blanche and feeding guests, while anecdotes from all corners of the rugby world will play out over pints of a pink tincture. Speeches will round off proceedings before the Heineken Cup final is screened. Meanwhile, on Parsons Green, Matt Dawson will be conducting touch rugby training sessions for the kids.

Top flight women’s football is hitting Stamford Bridge this month in what promises to be an exciting finale to the UEFA Champion’s league. Last year over 50,000 fans saw Lyon win in Munich and 2013 promises to draw similar crowds with its modestly-priced tickets and family-friendly policies. Not receiving the same coverage as its male counterpart, support for women’s football has come on leaps and bounds in England. The cup offers the perfect opportunity to get down to the pensioner’s stadium and celebrate the skills on offer.

The aim of the 36th Mind Body Spirit Festival, congregating at Earls Court, is ‘to celebrate and affirm the union of our mind, body, spirit connections.’ Its method for getting you into your spiritual groove revolves around a diet of Tai Chi, variations of yoga – Kundalini, Hatha and Acro – with major names including Howard Napper and David Sye at the helm, and lots of live music. The pop-up temple and love dome setting provides a calming environment to get in touch with your spiritual side.

12am-11.30 pm, 1-3 Parsons Green, SW6 4UL. Reserve touch rugby session place at pinkunbuttoned.com

7.30pm, £5-£10, Stamford Bridge Fulham Road, SW6 1HS (chelseafc.com/uefawomensfinal)

Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am-7pm Bank holiday Monday 10am-5pm, £8-£10 Earls Court, SW5 9TA (mindbodyspirit.co.uk)

Words: Henry Hopwood-Phillips

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FOOD & DRINK Tasty treats and delicious victuals; we explore the area through our stomachs

Fine Dining

Katie Randall explores the menu at the

glamorous Marco restaurant on the grounds of the Chelsea Football Club at Stamford Bridge

midst all the glitz and glamour of Marco, the eponymous restaurant of renowned chef Marco Pierre White, one might wonder if the attention to detail, as seen in the surroundings, could possibly translate into the food as well. Dining next to a glistening golden column made up of two-and-a-half million Swarovski crystals in intimate dark leather booths, I have to admit, I feared the aesthetic of this restaurant would mean that the food would arrive, all style no substance. I was wrong. In his early days, Marco Pierre White was one of the country’s youngest chefs to gain three Michelin stars. Therefore I imagined this busy man rarely pops into his Fulham establishment. Here, it seems, I was wrong again. Pierre White doesn’t oversee this restaurant from afar, he is very much involved and pops in every week to maintain standards, the staff confirm. For an eaterie that is so obviously concerned with aesthetic, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the dishes were not alternated every ten minutes either, in keeping with passing trends. The menu changes maybe once or twice a year, allowing the chefs the chance to hone their offerings to perfection. My guest and I indulged in an endive salad with rich blue cheese and a scattering of crushed walnuts and also a dish of sea scallops à la croquet floating in a delicate beurre Champagne. The perfect size, these little morsels served to whet the appetite for the ensuing courses. Presentation is paramount here and the starters really set the standard. My salad was akin to a delicate summer garden, with nuggets of creamy cheese nestled within the folds of the crisp leaves. The scallops arrived hidden beneath a shell, which was then encrusted in a buttery

pastry. On breaking the seal and opening this aquatic natural chest, the treasure inside would have made even Ariel the little mermaid long to return to the sea. Service is impeccable at Marco’s, the friendly and knowledgeable waiters swiftly work their magic and when they placed our main courses on the table, I was grinning from ear-to-ear. Vegetarian that I am, I ordered a vegetable lattice with side salad and accompanying beurre blanc. The peppers, courgette and other tasty legumes were roasted until their flavours sang and when mixed on the fork with the creamy sauce and crunchy, fragrant salad, it made for a hearty mouthful. My dining companion had only praise to offer up for the line-caught wild sea bass with summer vegetables and samphire. Tender and delicate, the fish paired beautifully with the salty marine samphire. The menu boasts fantastic produce handled with care, you will not find crazy chemical culinary wizardry here; the magic in Marco’s is entirely organic. Several choice ingredients are offered, steak, sea bass, yellowfin tuna, lemon sole, which can be cooked and served to your preference, with several different accompaniments: tuna à la sicilienne with lemon or with fresh rocket, vintage balsamico and olive oil. The dessert course was a triumph. We plumped for classic Eton mess and also the Madagascan vanilla pannacotta with Proseccopoached strawberries. Both were fresh and vibrant, the creamy Eton mess riddled with boulder-like chunks of crunchy meringue. The pannacotta was light and creamy – everything you could ever want from a dessert, and then some.

The menu boasts fantastic produce handled with care, you will not find crazy chemical culinary wizardry here; the magic in Marco’s is entirely organic When we arrived at 7pm the restaurant was quite quiet, and while you wouldn’t necessarily come to Marco for a casual dinner, it makes a lovely destination for a special evening out or for a celebration. The room definitely started to buzz later on, with a mixture of diners. There were groups of girlfriends sharing bottles of wine and gossip, suitedand-booted business men, quaffing champagne and couples out for a romantic meal. Marco has scored a home hat trick here. The food, service and environment were all faultless. It just goes to show, you really can have it all. Marco restaurant, Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, SW6 1HS, 020 7915 2929 (marcorestaurant.org)

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GOAT ON HOOVES An old local of SW6 has shed more than just its skin over the past few months. We visited the newly opened The Goat in Boots, which has gained an informal restaurant. Finch interiors have been let loose on the three-storey gastropub and converted it into an all-day lounge restaurant. The result, with its sandpapered walls, exposed beams, tiled surfaces and industrial light fittings, is a chic studio-warehouse – a sight perhaps more familiar to east Londoners than their western counterparts. Its New York-Italian cuisine gets the thumbs up from us too. With most of the staff of Boujis behind the venture, it looks set to share in the same success.

The Goat, 333 Fulham Road, SW10 9QL (goatchelsea.com)

KNOCKOUT INVESTMENT Boxing champion and local lad George Groves has helped owner Reg Manning open The Goose, a back-to-basics pub from the Stonegate company. Boasting a traditional interior and a large beer garden, the pub also features wooden floors and a fireplace. With its emphasis on sports and given its location at the bottom of North End road – right on the Chelsea trail, it looks set to become a bit of a sporting mecca itself. For those who prefer a pub that’s cheap and cheerful, the Goose looks set to become a bit of a local treasure.

The Goose, 248 North End Road, SW6 1NL (goosefulham.co.uk)

EightY Sixth Manifestation Eighty-Six, set in an impressive Georgian townhouse at the heart of South Kensington, has had a makeover. The bar has moved to the first floor gallery area and the tables now sit in the heart of the venue on the ground floor. A classic brasserie-style menu dominates the culinary side of things, whilst the gallery bar hosts an in-house DJ who creates a lively atmosphere on proceedings from 9pm onwards towards the end of the week. In some places the formality of the former and the informality of the latter would jar, but EightySix has the mix just right.

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out & about

Images by Kirstin Sinclair

The events and activities on our radar in central London

Until 29 June

Stitch up The attention-grabbing textiles dotted around the Fashion and Textile Museum present a colourful jumble of patchworks, geometric-print rugs and intricate needlepoint from Kaffe Fassett: A Life In Colour, the first major exhibition on the international decorative artist since 1988. Delve a little deeper into the dizzying and cluttered installation of more than 100 works and there’s bright and cheery Missoni knitwear, nine-feet-wide knitted shawls and a tactile ‘feeling wall’ along whose bumps and weaves of fabric, visitors can run their fingertips. Five decades worth of knitwear are encapsulated in total. The museum shop will be stocking a range of fabrics and yarns, should visitors be inspired to take up their own knitting needles.

£8, 83 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3XF (ftmlondon.org)

Until 15 September

All a-flutter A jewel-toned swarm of hundreds of butterflies will swoop and dart through the tropical butterfly house at the Natural History Museum this summer, beating their papery wings in a haze of hypnotic patterns. Sensational Butterflies gives inquisitive children and grown-ups the opportunity to investigate the fascinating life-cycle of the insects – charting the growth from caterpillar and chrysalis to fully-fledged butterfly. Fifty species from across the globe can be spotted among the plants and flowers. Don’t forget to peep into the hatchery too to see the beautiful specimens emerge from their cocoons.

From £4.50; family tickets £16, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD (nhm.ac.uk) - 14 -

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Harlequin and Companion, 1901 Oil on canvas, 73 x 60 cm © The State Pushkin Museum, Moscow

Until 27 May

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Child with a Dove, 1901 Oil on canvas, 73 x 54 cm Private collection

Picture perfect It was 1901 when an ambitious 19-year-old named Pablo Picasso made his first tentative leap onto the Parisian art scene. Becoming Picasso: Paris 1901 presents a collection of early works from his debut exhibition – one which depicts his interpretations of the styles of artistic greats like Van Gogh and Degas. Arriving from Madrid in May 1901, Picasso had a month to produce the works that would set him on the road to international recognition. Holed up in his Montmartre studio, he daubed up to three canvases a day, many of which hang at The Courtauld Gallery this month.

£6, Somerset House, WC2R 0RN (courtauld.ac.uk)

10 May-29 September

In limbo LIMBO : That’s what you get if you assemble a motley crew of contortionists, acrobats, a handbalancer, a beat boxer and a sword swallower in a 1920s-inspired Spiegeltent. Underbelly Productions and the Southbank Centre have collaborated to pull a second summer of circus-inspired frolics out of their hats. The fast-paced jamboree headlines the London Wonderground Festival hitting the South Bank this month. An international troupe of shape-shifters will somersault their way through cabaret, circus and dance performed to a soundtrack of electric-acoustic music, all set against a backdrop of mesmerising theatrical illusions.

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From £10, Jubilee Gardens, off Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX (londonwonderground.co.uk) Image by Philip Vile

Throughout the year

16 May-15 June

A temporary drama

American classic

With its towering Lego-like blocks of pillar-box red, The Shed has risen to life at its temporary address outside the National Theatre to present an engaging programme of new drama. The space will provide a third stage for the theatre during the Cottesloe’s redevelopment phase. Established and emerging theatrical voices will be given an equal footing here. This month Tanya Ronder’s Table unravels a 115-year yarn of family life, love, belonging, ghosts and memories, acted around a battered-looking table which forms the play’s iconic centrepiece.

Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird has been reimagined for the stage and opens the season of alfresco dramatics at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. The treescreened auditorium will stage the poignant narrative of prejudice in the American deep south followed by Pride and Prejudice and The Sound of Music later this summer.

From £12, Southbank, SE1 9PX (nationaltheatre.org.uk) - 15 -

£25-£45, Regent’s Park, NW1 4NU (openairtheatre.com)

Image by David Jensen

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health & fitness Tips and tricks to a healthier, happier you

making the

Transition

Claire Finlay is making waves in the Fulham fitness scene. We catch up with the founder of Transition Zone to tease out her top exercise tips Five years on, I set up Claire Finlay Health & Fitness Consultancy, which was the springboard to launching Transition Zone. Can you tell us more about the new MVe Pilates reformer chair? It has taken the US by storm. Devised by Peak Pilates the aim is to make pilates much more accessible. Designed to stretch and strengthen every muscle group, the chair consists of a reformer seat and a footbar with attached springs for resistance. Results are stronger abs, more sculpted arms, greater flexibility, improved posture and longer, leaner muscles. Can you tell us about Transition Zone studio? Launched in March, visitors get the motivation and shared drive that comes with exercising in small groups and the one-on-one attention you would expect from a personal trainer. Since studying Sport at Brunel University, I’ve embarked on a long and varied journey that’s taken me around the world. Yoga has played a huge role in that journey – so much so that I left my job as client services director for JWT, a leading global advertising agency to embark on a sabbatical. This decision saw me swapping London for south India and living in an ashram (traditionally a spiritual hermitage).

What are some of the fitness trends that you have noticed in and around Fulham? Fulham is a hive of activity and full of fitness lovers. In terms of trends there are all the usual one’s: pilates, yoga and zumba. Transition Zone appeals to men and women not just because of the fitness disciplines, but also due to the décor and branding – it is just a bit more edgy. How do you fit exercise into your schedule? I work a week ahead so I plan my training diary much like a normal appointment or meeting. When planning, I try to think about time rather

Home comforts

Tamzin Lillywhite experiences an Ammatherapy home massage and vows never to step foot in a spa again Why wander down to a spa when it can come to you? I recently booked myself in for an Ammatherapy massage with founder of the company Sarah Elcome and can quite honestly say it was a much more pleasurable experience knowing that I was relaxing in the comfort of my own sitting room. Sarah arrived promptly with her own professional equipment, ready to tackle my knotted muscles with massage and reflexology. She set up Ammatherapy in 2008 to offer beleaguered work fiends, like myself, the luxury of home treatments slotted around their busy lives, and has since treated everyone from new mothers to personalities in the public eye with her team of dedicated therapists. Her hands were deft and quickly identified areas of tension. I can’t recommend Ammatherapy highly enough and went back to work in my home studio floating on cloud nine.

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than focusing on the goals that I want to achieve. I estimate how much time I can dedicate to exercise each day and stick with it.

Broomhouse Studios, Unit 1, 50 Sulivan Road, SW6 5DX, 020 7736 2070 (transitionzone.co.uk)

Try the TABATA workout (a high-intensity interval training concept developed in Japan) • Choose some simple exercises: squats, squat jumps, jumping jacks, push up’s, burpees (squat, push-up and jump) • Do each exercise for 20 seconds as fast and as intensely as possible • Rest for 10 seconds and start again. Repeat this eight times

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beauty & wellbeing We trial the latest regimes before you take the plunge

Juice

Detox

In a spate of spring cleaning initiative Lulu Rumsey says adieu to toxic wastes by undertaking the trials and tribulations of a Moosh Fruit 3 Day Juice Detox.

DAY

For dinner I have the option of warming up the juice to create a soup-like concoction. My beetroot soup is actually quite tasty but to save myself from falling off the wagon (I reach a hump in the road when my boyfriend tucks into a cheeseburger beside me), I take myself to bed early.

There’s a Krispy Kreme stand at Fulham Broadway station. As I sail past it on Tuesday morning, full of motivation and as yet untarnished enthusiasm, a negative voice from within notes this unfortunate positioning with alarm. The day kicks off with a wheat grass shot, which has a detoxing and alkaline effect. The first order of the juice detox mission is a light and refreshing mint, lemon and ginger combination.

DAY

The hunger is creeping in. This morning’s juice is a really tasty one though (I can taste apple, cinnamon and ginger) and I try to space out my sips as long as possible.

I reach my stumbling block: a perennially abysmal tablet swallower, the six spirulina tablets (a protein supplement) that I’m consigned to take twice daily, are quite literally, a difficult pill to swallow. Lots of spluttering, gulping and complaining ensue.

To fight off hunger pangs, Moosh Fruit advise me to drink herbal teas: mint tea is officially my new best friend.

Lunch = grapefruit, celery and cucumber. This isn’t a time I look back on too fondly, so I’d rather not reminisce.

Things are looking up: I luck out at lunch, which is a delicious melon, strawberry and carrot mix. I can feel my energy levels returning as my body has begun its adjustment to the change of supplies.

Remembering that it’s crucial to drink lots of water during a juice detox (Moosh Fruit recommend two to three litres a day), I make a frantic leap towards the water cooler.

Beetroot, beetroot, beetroot.

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The hunger is creeping in. This morning’s juice is a really tasty one though (I can taste apple, cinnamon and ginger) and I try to space out my sips as long as possible

5 things to get you through 1 Will power 2 Peppermint tea 3 Companions who rarely eat 4 Distractions 5 A meal that’s waiting for you at the end

DAY 3

Wheat grass sh ot

I’m excited to learn that against all odds and despite hogging the limelight for two days in a row, beetroot hasn’t made its way into dinner’s juice today.

1st juice Snack: protein supplement

Breakfast is another goodie: kiwi, apple, mint. It’s undoubtedly the best combination so far.

2nd juice Snack: protein supplement

It’s back! Celery, cucumber and grapefruit have all returned to haunt me at once.

3rd juice (can be

My apple, strawberry, blueberry and raspberry juice dinner was the sweetest goodbye to my juice detox that I could have hoped for.

heated)

the verdict Juice detoxes aren’t for the faint-hearted. They require some seriously steely resolution, colleague support, and endless supplies of motivation. The end justified the means, however, because you really are left feeling innately clean and purified. My skin seems clearer and it’s true that my energy levels are higher now than they were pre-detox. Internally, juice cleanses bring improved liver functioning, better

digestion and a strengthened immune system; not a bad achievement for three days of perseverance. Moosh Fruit advises a dietary preparation before undertaking a Juice Detox more information for which may be found at mooshfruit.com, along with all details about the Juice Detox programme. 17 Jerdan Place, SW6 1BE, 020 7386 8688. - 19 -

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the noticeboard A forum for residents’ daily concerns and activities

ART PREVIEW

Room

by the river

Clockwise from right: Blue still life: The Lamp; Julian by the River Thames, both by Mary Fedden and © Richard Green Gallery, London

A major exhibition of work by the late artist Mary Fedden opens at Richard Green’s New Bond Street Gallery this month. A source of much inspiration, her Chiswick studio at Durham Wharf, on the banks of the River Thames, was a sanctuary of calm and the site of legendary boat race parties

rtist Julian Trevelyan sits deep in contemplation, legs dangling from the river wall, with cat and vigilant seagull for company. In the distance the swollen river at high tide meanders, its gentle curvature drawing the eye to Hammersmith Bridge. This rare and intimate snapshot captured by Trevelyan’s wife, Mary Fedden, hangs among a bright assortment of her other eye-catchingly coloured oils and watercolours at Richard Green Gallery this month. Captured perhaps in the middle of taking a breather from the couple’s annual boat race parties (when Julian, so the story goes, would roll in barrels of Fullers beer for a posse of artists and writers, including actor James Mason, who was a frequent gatecrasher),

the painting gives a personal insight into Fedden’s life and extraordinary career. Appointed as the first woman tutor at the Royal College of Art in 1958, Fedden’s artistic eye rubbed off on her pupils, including the likes of David Hockney, Patrick Caulfield and Allen Jones. Her singular style was nurtured at the Slade School of Fine Art, where she trained from 1932 to 1936 but the Second World War brought Mary’s artistic career to a standstill. She served in the Land Army, the Women’s Voluntary Service and then headed to the continent as a Navy Army Airforce Institutes driver. Still life and landscape painting occupied her time when she picked up her paintbrushes once again. Simple, yet beautiful depictions of mundane and everyday objects became her - 20 -

focus. The exhibition hosts 22 oil paintings and 13 watercolours, painted between 1965 and 2006. When viewed together, the amassed collection demonstrates Fedden’s dreamy, hypnotic vision. Painted from imagination, the compositions have something of a transitory nature about them. Unrestricted from the rules of perspective, the paintings convey a curious two-dimensional quality, emphasised by the bold use of colour. Floating in bright fluid strokes, the objects and scenes convey a sense of freedom and mystery. Minus the superfluous background matter, Fedden’s creations capture the attention and imagination in their own right. The boat race parties might have peaked in the 50s and 60s, but Mary Fedden’s artistic output showed no sign of slowing down; she was elected to the Royal Academy in 1992, appointed an OBE in 1997 and continued to paint in her studio by the river until her death last year, aged 96. This exhibition is a tribute to her prodigious talent and lasting vision. 15-31 May, 33 New Bond Street, W1S 2RS 020 7499 4738 (richard-green.com)

THE MAYOR’S DIARY

Planning AppLICATIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA Address: Ringmer Avenue Proposal: Cherry Tree - Remove and replace with suitable species - dying due to root and lower butt fungus Date registered: 15 April

Address: Wandsworth Bridge Road Proposal: Erection of a front and rear roof extension Date registered: 11 April Address: Perrymead Street Proposal: Erection of a rear extension on top of the existing back addition at first floor level. Work to include the formation of a juliet balcony, to replace existing balcony. Date registered: 11 April Address: Mirabel Road Proposal: Erection of a front roof extension, together with the installation of three rooflights in the front roofslope; installation of new window and doors to replace the existing doors at second floor level to the rear elevation. Date registered: 9 April

club culture Upcoming matches at Stamford Bridge Whether you have your season ticket poised at the ready, or will seek to avoid the traffic-clogged roads around match day this month, we’ve listed all of the upcoming fixtures for the month of May. Date

Opposition

Stamford Bridge 02/05/13 at 8.05pm

Fulham vs. Liverpool and Chelsea vs. FC Basel (Home)

08/05/13 at 7.45pm

Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Home)

19/05/13 at 4.00pm

Chelsea vs. Everton

Craven Cottage 04/05/13 at 3.00pm

Fulham vs. Reading (Home)

12/05/13 at 3.00pm

Fulham vs. Liverpool (Home)

Rugby match report by Henry Tanner 1st XV vs. the Honourable Artillery Club (27 March) Hammers had a different sort of venue on Wednesday night playing at the Allianz Park, the home ground of premiership team Saracens, under the floodlights. Both Hammers and the Honourable Artillery Club (HAC) had their game rearranged from a number of weeks ago and were looking to fulfil their fixture before the proposed end of the season. Things started off well for the Hammers. Phil Heale at fly directed the play well, with the ‘liquid rugby’ second row partnership of Charlie Baillie and James Roache carrying hard against a dogged HAC pack. Hammers were threatening hard and from the outset the pressure began to tell. Neil McClure stepped up after initially missing an earlier attempt at a goal for an early penalty. After the initial good play for Hammers, their standards slipped. Numerous basic mistakes and handling errors slipped into the game. This meant they were never able to build a platform. From a rare attack in the Hammers’ half things only got worse. Poor communication, weak tackling and offloading from HAC meant when they made a half break they were able to capitalise which resulted in a score for them under the posts. At the half the score was HAC 10 - Hammers 15. Things were nip and tuck for the last five and only with the last play did Hammers really open up. Steve Harrington, who made nuisance of himself all day from the flank after a return from injury, along with James Smart, won the turnover. From good hands by Percival and Lo they put Tanner into space on the wing and he finished off with a try to grab the bonus point win. A successful result for the Hammers. Fair play to HAC are a difficult side to break down.

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ast month I was really delighted to help launch the first Hammersmith & Fulham Business Event, held at Hammersmith Town Hall. It was attended by a large selection of local businesses in the area. How I wish that such an event had been held when I had my own catering and events business in our borough, as I would have been delighted to take part. I would strongly recommend contacting Cllr Robert Iggulden, who is the local Business Champion on: robert.iggulden@lbhf.gov.uk. I was also lucky enough to be invited to attend the L’Oreal Women in Science International Awards. L’Oreal, who has their Head Office on Hammersmith Broadway, sponsor women from all over the world who have promising science projects and send them to first class universities worldwide. The track record of those who have been sponsored previously by L’Oreal is truly impressive, I must say. I want to extend a big thank you to Lady Jay, the Chairman of L’Oreal, for including me in such a fabulous prize giving. Another highlight, just prior to Easter, was the Young Enterprise Company of the Year Awards for Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham, which was held at the Ealing Branch of the University of West London, the sister College of our own West London College in Gliddon Road. Schools in both boroughs are given the opportunity to start up their own business from scratch. After cultivating the initial first spark of an idea, pupil’s then construct a board of directors, and company secretary, and even have to produce their own accounts. Many congratulations to the winners, our own Latymer School. I have just come back from the London Mayor’s Association annual Whittington Walk, tracing the steps of Dick Whittington, who was Lord Mayor of London three-and-a-half times. The ‘half’ time was stepping in when a sitting Lord Mayor died. We started from the Whittington Hospital and walked, via Islington Town Hall and the Royal Artillery Company, to Mansion House in the City. Before I sign off for this month’s Parlour Talk, I make no apology for putting in a plug for the Hammersmith & Fulham Cookery Book (£10), in aid of West London for Action, a hugely worthwhile local charity that offers counselling for domestic violence victims. To buy my Mayor’s Cook Book, jampacked with tasty recipes from local residents, restaurants, schools and councillors, please contact me at Belinda.Donovan@lbhf.gov.uk Councillor Belinda Donovan Mayor, Hammersmith & Fulham Council

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Behind the lens

Lauren Romano meets Parsons Green actor and photographer Martin Richardson, a man on a mission to get Fulham residents snap-happy

ur first meeting doesn’t quite go to plan. ‘I’m so sorry to do this but I’ve just found out I’ve been cast in an action thriller and filming starts tomorrow afternoon,’ Martin breathlessly apologies as we rearrange our rendezvous at the last minute. ‘I’ve got to have all my hair shaved off too, so don’t judge me when we meet,’ he adds. It’s been a manic couple of days for Parsons Green-residing Martin Richardson, who moonlights as an actor (look out for him in the forthcoming gangster flick, Two Days In The Smoke) and a photographer simultaneously, depending on how his schedule shapes up on any particular week. The psychological thriller that he has landed a role in, Brand New-U, is set in a dystopian reality, where Doppelgängers provoke pandemonium, stalking the underground car park at the Excel centre, where he’s been filming until 1.30am the morning I meet him. Back in the real world Martin’s studio sits on a sedate street a two minute walk from Parsons Green tube station. Within seconds of crossing the threshold, I’m introduced to Bluebell the working cocker spaniel who bounds around with excitable pent-up puppy energy and a tabby-coloured house rabbit hopping around in residence in the kitchen. Upstairs, in the light-filled studio the man with his

finger in several pies (he trained as a graphic designer at London College of Communication too, where he nurtured his long-held interest in photography by clicking his way through reams of 35mm film) takes me through the multiple projects he currently juggles. Since graduating from the Drama Studio London in 2010 where he did a stint after art school, acting with a side order of photography has been his bread and butter. Actor’s headshots stare back at me in crystal-clear clarity from his laptop screen. So assured and knowing are their poses, they could have their names in lights for all I know. A few vaguely familiar faces stir recognition; close-ups of the likes of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ Stephen Marcus and the ruggedly bearded Philip McGinley from Season 3 of Game of Thrones catch my attention. It is evident that Martin’s experience in front of the lens means he is more than qualified to flatteringly capture an actor’s headshot, which is just as well as the process can take up to three hours. Allocating this length of time to the cause might seem excessive, but Martin likes to try and make his camera do most of the work so that he doesn’t have to airbrush the life and soul out of a photograph. ‘I’m not so much of a digital person, I learnt on film so I always strive to take as close to the final

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shot as possible,’ he confides. ‘I don’t like to rely on retouching, I just want to make people look like them on a really good day.’ As we speak, Martin’s pride and joy, a hefty Canon 5D Mark III with a crisp 22.3 mega pixel resolution appears in my periphery, resting on the desk. ‘I’d cry if anything happened to it’ Martin concedes, as he hands it over to butter-fingers me, who struggles to get a grip of its weight. It certainly looks like one daunting piece of apparatus, one that for someone still faffing around with wind-on disposables, is a little out of my comfort zone. It is exactly this fear of confronting the bewildering switchboard of dials and settings that Martin wants to help local residents escape from. After all, people cough up a substantial sum for a DSLR, only to shackle themselves solely to its basic functions. Martin hopes to help people in the area unleash their true artistic potential. ‘There are a few big photograph studios based around Heathman’s Road but they are geared towards commercial photography. There are few creative outlets for SW6 residents,’ he laments.

But this is all set to change. Shying away from the camera’s accusatory stare or being wholly reliant on the cheat’s automatic mode just isn’t an option with Martin around. Cue his one-day tuition sessions for absolute beginners, which can be fitted around any schedule. The one-on-one workshops factor in plenty of time to get well-acquainted with your camera. Participants are advised to bring their own photographic gizmo and Martin will dutifully swot up on the model beforehand to check the whereabouts of all the functions. ‘Cameras are essentially the same,’ he reassures me, ‘it’s a bit like switching from a BlackBerry to an iPhone; they do the same sorts of things just via different channels.’ Challenges will be set to help put into practice the curriculum of the crash course, which Martin explains will be image composition, focusing methods, camera settings and pointers on how to capture light and colour. In the pipeline too, Martin is planning to offer weekend courses catering for larger groups of up to 12 budding photographers. He will cover the basics before letting the snappers loose on the surrounding locale to explore from behind the lens. At the end of

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the weekend, a class exhibition will give participants a chance to exhibit up to five of their favourite images for friends and family, something which Martin thinks is an invaluable confidence and motivational boost. The younger local audience haven’t been overlooked either; Martin’s five day summer school, aimed at photographers aged 16 to 21, will run through the same check-list of photo taking know-how, but with added information on file formats and sharing images using social networks. When he’s not tapping into SW6’s artistic potential, family portraiture occupies Martin’s interest. Rather than the painstaking three hours of careful composition, staging and flattering lighting it can take to capture an actor’s visage, Martin’s family pictures are relaxed snapshots, captured in a clan’s natural habitat. They feature children running riot in the garden or pottering around the house, with the confidence of familiarity.

questions, like which rooms will be used are settled. A postproduction suspense is broken by a viewing session a week later, which gives families the opportunity to decide what format they would like their memories preserved in, be it CD or album. As we part Martin steals a fleeting glance at his calendar, which is chock-a-block with blocked out days for filming and then photography sessions in exhausting succession, but one which he clearly relishes. One thing’s for sure, he won’t be giving up the day job(s) just yet.

(martinrichardsonphotography.com)

I just want to make people look good, like them but on a really good day

Creative Photography For Absolute Beginners One-to-one day-long workshop: £95 Two day weekend workshops: £225 Five day summer school (photographers aged 16-21): £500

Anyone quoting ‘Fulham Residents’ Journal’ when booking a workshop is eligible for a ten per cent discount

Even for someone who cringes with selfconsciousness at the mere mention of an ‘act natural’ photo, usually resorting to my best molar-flashing Cheshire cat grin, the process sounds pain free; fun in fact. Martin’s laid-back and friendly manner would break the ice like a pick axe during the introductory meeting prior to the shoot. This is when niggling

Gordon Kenney

Get snap happy

Philip McGinley

Portrait sessions: (prices based on London locations, but Martin is willing to travel at an extra cost) Half day session: £125 Full day session: £220 Babies and newborns: £95

William Langbridge

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FULHAM Residents’ Journal

the CLASSROOM An insight into Fulham education

The Sound of

Music

Fulham Prep’s talented students have had another successful music term; with their choral harmonies echoing across SW6 Fulham Prep’s three choirs have been particularly active lately. The Chamber Choir took part in an Evening Hymn at their local Church, St Andrews, Fulham Fields, singing works by Purcell, Byrd and Gibbons. In early March, the choir also took part in the St Matthew Passion at Cadogan Hall, in conjunction with three other choirs. Conducted by Mark Farkgen the lengthy musical composition was written by Johann Sebastian Bach. At the end of the last term, the pupils took part in The Richmond Music Festival, with nine children gaining awards (four gold’s, two silvers, one bronze, one family trophy), including the highly-prized Bach Cup. Music is a key aspect of school life at Fulham Prep with over 80 per cent of the children partaking in individual music lessons. Of the senior students, several have been awarded prestigious music scholarships this year, to colleges such as King’s College and Canterbury. (fulhamprep.co.uk)

School places sorted The nerve-wracking wait is finally over as parents have received confirmation of which primary school their children have secured a place at for this September. A record number of parents – some 2,032 in total – applied for nearby school places, proof of just how competitive the local learning establishments are to both residents and those outside of the borough. In fact, an extra 116 Hammersmith & Fulham residents applied for a local primary school this year. On the whole, parental preferences have been achieved: 85.9 per cent of children were granted a place at one of their top three preferences, while 71.3 per cent were accepted by their first choice.

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FULHAM Residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Journal

Planning & Development Urban development and changes to logistics

A view to

savour The Residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Journal finds out what life is like up in the clouds as St George unveils its Isis Penthouse Apartment, a part of the Fulham Reach development

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hile many eyes are fixed firmly south of the river towards the ongoing development at Nine Elms, it is perhaps less often that we consider the projects in the local area. SW6’s Fulham Reach project is proving just as captivating; developer St George PLC is set to create a new riverside village. The latest announcement is that the stunning

Inside, the Isis Penthouse offers a private wine cellar and entertainment kitchen with a bar area, as well as a bespoke double garage. Additionally, purchasers at Fulham Reach can enjoy exclusive use of a 24-hour concierge, a resident’s private health and fitness centre, a 15-metre swimming pool, sauna and steam room, as well as a treatment room, wine storage room and a snooker room. It is the Isis

The three-bedroom apartment offers unmatched luxury, in a manner that many will only ever dream of Isis Penthouse Apartment, with its superior panoramic views over the river and surrounding locale, is ready to launch onto the market. With a guide price of £8.95 million, the threebedroom apartment offers unmatched luxury, in a manner that many will only ever dream of. Designed by architect John Thompson & Partners and interior designer Jestico & Whiles, the Isis Apartment will offer 5,266 sq. ft. of lateral living space. To maximise the pleasure one can savour from the outside world a bespoke sun terrace has been created, complete with its own jacuzzi, private gym and Pavillion Spa – picture supping your morning coffee al fresco and enjoying views across to the City and the West End.

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Apartment, however, that lends new meaning to the phrase: a room with a view. Situated next to the Grade-II listed bridge, Fulham Reach includes 744 new apartments and penthouses set around a European-style public piazza with landscaped gardens. The development benefits from its close proximity to South Kensington. The nearest tube station, Hammersmith, is a five minute walk away, serviced by the Hammersmith & City, Circle, District and Piccadilly lines. Now that is what we call living. Fulham Reach, Distillery Road, W6 9RU Contact the Fulham Reach Marketing Suite on: 020 7870 9500. (fulhamreach.co.uk)

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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 John D Wood & Co 287 New King’s Road 020 7731 4223

Marsh & Parsons 105 Moore Park Road 020 7736 9822

Belvoir! 632 Fulham Road 020 7736 2786

Knight Frank 203 New King’s Road 020 7751 2400

Savills 191 New King’s Road 020 7731 9400

Strutt & Parker 701 Fulham Road 020 7731 7100

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 267 New King’s Road 020 7371 8010

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

309 Kings Road 020 7100 2072

Zaeem Jamal ‘Luxury, hand-embroidered evening gowns decorated with radiant gem stones.’

HEALTH & BEAUTY barber

dentist

hair salon

fitness

Crew Experience 911 Fulham Road 020 3010 1096

The Fulham Dentist 9 Salisbury Pavement, Dawes Road 020 7385 8366

Gina Conway 612 Fulham Road 020 7731 7633

Virgin Active ‘Gym with pool and spa, as well as club lounge.’

BEAUTY

doctors

spa

Space NK 205 New Kings Road 020 7736 6728

The Fulham Medical Centre 446 Fulham Road 020 7385 6001

Amara Spa 18-20 Fulham High Street 020 7384 9111

Fulham Pools, Normand Park Lillie Road 0845 270 9124 (enquiries) 020 7471 0450 (members)

ANTIQUES

craft

INTERIOR DESIGN

WOOD FLOORING

A&L Antiques 284 Lillie Road 020 7610 2694

Pottery Café 735 Fulham Road 020 7736 2157

B Lowe 10 Atalanta Street 020 7381 9207

Bembé UK Ltd ‘German craft since 1780.’

ARCHITECTS

GALLERY

linen

Hogarth Architects Ltd 186 Dawes Road 020 7381 3409

Piers Feetham Gallery 475 Fulham Road 020 7381 3031

Cologne & Cotton 791 Fulham Road 020 7736 92

HOME

315-317 New King’s Road 020 7371 9090

hotels b&b

boutique

guest house

luxury

Fulham Thames Walk B&B 91 Langthorne Street 020 7381 0198

La Reserve Hotel 422-428 Fulham Road 020 7385 8561

Fulham Guest House 55 Wandsworth Bridge Road 020 7731 1662

Millennium & Copthorne Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road 020 7565 1400

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 0845 638 5800

Sinclair House School 159 Munster Road 020 7736 9182

Eridge House Preparatory School 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

The London Oratory School Seagrave Road 020 7385 0102

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

The Moat School Bishop’s Avenue 020 7610 9018

Fulham Prep School 200 Greyhound Road 020 7371 9911

Lady Margaret School Parsons Green 020 7736 7138

Parayhouse School New King’s Road 020 7751 0914

Thomas’s Fulham Hugon Road 020 7751 8200

Kosmospol 138 Fulham Road 020 7373 6368

greengrocer

restaurants

Pots & Co 133 Munster Road 020 7384 0133

Brasserie de l’Auberge 268 Fulham Road 020 7352 1859

pubs The Rose Pub 1 Harwood Terrace 020 7731 1832

Fabrella Eating House 786 Fulham Road 0871 971 7654

The Rylston 197 Lillie Road 020 7381 0910

Mao Tai 58 New King’s Road 020 7731 2520

food & drink bakery Well Bread ‘A family-run bakery with three fully qualified and professional chefs. Makers of bespoke cakes to-order in any size, including birthday and wedding cakes with any picture or shape.’ 383 North End Road 020 7385 7474

cafÉs Drawing Room Café Fulham Palace, Bishop’s Avenue 020 7736 3233 Pottery Café 735 Fulham Road 020 7736 2157

bars

confectioner

Kona Kai 515 Fulham Road 020 7385 9991

Demarquette 285 Fulham Road 020 7351 5467

The Hurlingham 360 Wandsworth Bridge Road 020 7610 9816

Vingt-Quatre 325 Fulham Road 020 7376 7224

bookmaker

cleaner

motoring

post office

Ladbrokes Plc 344 North End Road 0800 022 3454

Vanston Dry Cleaning & Laundry 1 Vanston Place 020 7381 3609

Triangle Garage 2 Bishops Road 020 7385 1193

Fulham Road Post Office 815 Fulham Road 0845 722 3344

charity

florist

newsagent

printing

Cancer Research UK 350 North End Road 020 7381 8458

Town and County Flowers 131 Wandsworth Bridge 020 7736 4683

Filmer Newsagents 14 Filmer Road 020 7385 2953

Paramount Press Ltd 129 Munster Road 020 7731 0900

childcare

library

pharmacy

travel

Fulham Nannies 69 Stephendale Road 020 7736 8289

Fulham Library 598 Fulham Road 020 8753 3879

Palace Pharmacy 331 Fulham Palace Road 020 7736 3034

The Ultimate Travel Company 25-27 Vanston Place 020 7386 4646

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savills.co.uk

1 BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED FAMILY HOUSE IN PARSONS GREEN parthenia road, sw6 Double reception room ø playroom/TV room ø kitchen/dining room ø 6 bedrooms ø 3 bathrooms ø patio garden ø utility room ø 2 cloakrooms ø 246 sq m (2,648 sq ft) ø EPC = D

Guide £2.475 million Freehold

Savills Fulham - Parsons Green Emma Stead estead@savills.com

020 7731 9420

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1 A STUNNING SIX BEDROOM FAMILY LION HOUSE bovingdon road, sw6 Reception room ø dining room ø media room ø kitchen/breakfast room ø master bedroom suite ø 5 further bedrooms (2 en suite) ø further bathrooom ø gym ø south-facing garden ø 300 sq m (3,229 sq ft) ø EPC = E Guide £2.65 million Freehold

Savills Fulham - Parsons Green Rosalind Watson rwatson@savills.com

020 7731 9420

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1 CHARMING FAMILY HOUSE CLOSE TO HURLINGHAM PARK hurlingham road, sw6 2 reception rooms ø 4 bedrooms ø 2 bathrooms ø cellar ø patio ø 165 sq m (1,776 sq ft) ø EPC = D

Savills Fulham - Parsons Green Rosalind Watson rwatson@savills.com

020 7731 9420 Guide £1.55 million Freehold

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1 BOUTIQUE FAMILY HOUSE ON THE WANDSWORTH BRIDGE ROAD wandsworth bridge road, sw6 4 bedrooms ø 4 bathrooms ø double reception room ø eat-in kitchen ø garden ø 237 sq m (2,550 sq ft) ø EPC = D

Savills Fulham - Parsons Green Milly Webb mwebb@savills.com

020 7731 2692 £1,400 per week Unfurnished

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Doneraile Street, Fulham SW6

Family home near Bishops Park

A semi-detached house in Bishops Park which is in beautiful condition and has potential for further extension if required (subject to planning). Master bedroom suite, 4 further bedrooms (2 with en suite bathroom/shower rooms), family bathroom, double reception room, kitchen/dining room, office, 2 guest WCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, utility room, balcony, garden. EPC rating E. Approximately 306.0 sq m (3,294 sq ft) Freehold Guide price: ÂŁ3,050,000 (FLH080025)

KnightFrank.co.uk/Fulham fulham@knightfrank.com 020 7751 2400

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Broughton Road, Fulham SW6 Four bedroom house

A well presented four double bedroom family house, with the additional advantage of a large converted cellar area. Close to good transport links. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, double reception room, kitchen/dining room, utility room, guest WC, garden. EPC rating D. Approximately 168.6 sq m (1,815 sq ft) Freehold Guide price: ÂŁ1,150,000 (FLH130046)

KnightFrank.co.uk/Fulham fulham@knightfrank.com 020 7751 2400

KnightFrank.co.uk Albion Riverside, Battersea Park SW11 Albion Riverside apartment

A very well presented five bedroom house on this popular road between the commons and close to amenities of Northcote Road. This spacious property provides bright accommodation throughout and has been finished to a high specification. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, dining room, kitchen, cellar, private garden. EPC rating F. Approximately 232 sq ft (2,497 sq ft). Leasehold Guide price: ÂŁ1,650,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/riverside riverside@knightfrank.com 020 3597 7670 (RVR090033)

Chelsea Bridge Wharf, Battersea Park SW8 An immaculate apartment

This beautifully presented apartment on the 6th floor has been finished to immaculate standards and has one of the best views available in this central and desirable riverside development. 2 bedrooms both with en suite bathrooms, reception room, guest cloakroom, balcony, 24 hour concierge, security. EPC rating D. Approximately 102 sq m (1,105 sq ft) Leasehold Guide price: ÂŁ1,550,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/riverside riverside@knightfrank.com 020 3597 7670 (RVR120214)

KnightFrank.co.uk Herondale Avenue, Wandsworth SW18 Off street parking

A handsome family house with large garden. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 en suite), reception room, kitchen/dining/family room, study/ playroom, utility room, study/box room, downstairs cloakroom, large garden, off - street parking. EPC rating D. Approximately 246 sq m (2,648 sq ft) Freehold Asking price: ÂŁ2,450,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/wandsworth wandsworth@knightfrank.com 0207 768 0993 (WND120076)

Wandle Road, Wandsworth SW17 Substantial proportions

This family house has been refurbished to an exceptional standard retaining many original features. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (2 en suite), 2 reception rooms, study, kitchen/dining/ family room, playroom, utility room, downstairs cloakroom, wine store, garden. EPC rating D. Approximately 284 sq m (3,057 sq ft) Freehold Asking price: ÂŁ2,650,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/wandsworth wandsworth@knightfrank.com 0207 768 0993 (WNO13005)

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Doneraile Street, Fulham SW6 A stunning, newly refurbished family house

A stunning, newly refurbished family house situated in the sought after Alphabet Streets neighbourhood, one of the most popular in Fulham for families. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, double reception room, fully extended kitchen, high ceilings, 32ft garden. EPC rating D. Approximately 249.20 sq m (2,682 sq ft)

KnightFrank.co.uk/fulham fulhamlettings@knightfrank.com 020 7751 2410

Available unfurnished Guide price: ÂŁ2,200 per week (FLQ176334)

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FULHAM Residents’ Journal

HOME COMFORTS Experts shine a light on the local property market

Continental drift

Alex Lyle, Associate Director and Sales Manager of Marsh & Parsons Fulham office discusses the market in SW6

Alex Lyle

Marsh & Parsons recently sold this property on Clonmel Street for £1.9 million

ven after nearly 10 years of selling property in Fulham, the growing demand from buyers across all price ranges never ceases to amaze me. The average price per sq. ft. for freehold houses in prime Fulham areas has now risen close to £1,100 and £850 for less prime areas as we see buyers head further west from Kensington and Chelsea. This represents an approximate increase of 10 per cent since last year. At present we are seeing the greatest competition amongst buyers for houses in the £1,500,000 to £2,000,000 price range, where buyers can purchase a 2,000 sq. ft. Victorian family house, neatly tucked under the 7 per cent stamp duty threshold - a rarity so close to central London. Growth in demand for these properties has arisen from an increased number of SW5 and SW10 buyers looking for better choice and value for money, which they can find in SW6.

These buyers particularly favour properties on the Moore Park Estate, not only for their proximity to the Chelsea border, but also their similar architecture and style to properties found in Kensington & Chelsea. Fulham is still experiencing huge demand from foreign buyers, most noticeably the French and Italians, the latter who have long been a feature of the Fulham property market.

buyers from the neighbouring Royal Borough. In fact, I recently went to value a house on the Peterborough Estate and as you’d expect on a Saturday morning, there were many young families on route to Parsons Green however, these were all speaking French. Unsurprisingly, schools continue to play a big part in Fulham’s buyer demographic. In addition to good independent schools, Thomas’s and Kensington Prep, the area is home to fantastic state schools, such as Lady Margaret, Holy Cross, Hurlingham and Chelsea School and The London Oratory – Nick Clegg’s eldest son is due to start here in September. The demand for family homes in SW6 has inevitably pushed prices up in Munster Village and Bishops Park, areas which had previously lagged behind the rest of Fulham in terms of price per square foot. In fact, we have just agreed a sale for a house on Wardo Avenue for £1.7m, within three days of it being on the market. The same house was sold for £1.3m exactly two years earlier. The demand for properties in this area is currently at an all-time high and to provide out buyers with the best possible service, we are opening our second office in the area, on Fulham Palace Road in mid-May.

Demand for family homes in SW6 has inevitably pushed prices up in Munster Village and Bishops Park, areas which had previously lagged behind the rest of Fulham I’ve no doubt that we would have seen a gradual increase of French buyers, in line with the ‘south west shift’ of buyers from central London, however the advent of the Marie d’Orliac school in Parsons Green in 2008 has undoubtedly been a catalyst in pulling French - 39 -

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Moore Park Road SW6 £3,600,000 This wonderful mid terraced family home comprises an elegant double reception room with feature fireplace and library area, a guest cloakroom, utility room, an extended kitchen flooded with natural light, leading out to a lovely south facing garden and a further informal reception area. The bedroom accommodation provides a superb master suite, four further double bedrooms and two modern family bathrooms. The property also benefits from a roof terrace and a private garage. Freehold. EPC=D. Sole Agents.

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Cranbury Road SW6 £2,700,000 A truly unique double-fronted house, offering a wealth of entertainment space and superb living accommodation. The ground floor includes a beautiful hallway entrance with Victorian tiling and a stunning principle reception room. The lower ground floor boasts a bright open plan ‘Smallbone’ kitchen/dining room with a double height ceilling, a utility room and a patio garden. The upper floors comprise a stunning master bedroom suite, four double bedrooms (one en suite) and a bathroom. Freehold. EPC=C.

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

Bovingdon Road SW6 £2,400,000 An exceptionally well designed ‘Lion house’ on the prestigious Peterborough Estate. This stunning family home includes a large double reception room, a cloakroom, a modern kitchen extension leading out to a delightful rear garden, a further reception room, study/ﬁfth bedroom and a shower room/utility room. The bedroom accommodation boasts a superb master bedroom with en suite bathroom, three further double bedrooms and two bathrooms. Freehold. EPC=C.

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Musard Road W6 ÂŁ625 per week This beautiful three-bedroom family house comprises a large reception room with hardwood ďŹ&#x201A;ooring, a stunning kitchen/dining room leading out to a private patio area. Upstairs there are three double bedrooms, as well as a large family bathroom. Musard road is well located for the facilities of the amenieties of Barons Court, including the London Underground (District & Picadilly lines) and easy access via the A4(M) to heathrow and the west. EPC=D

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

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Fulham Park Gardens | Fulham | SW6 3,272 sq ft (304 sq m) EPC Rating F

Fulham 020 7731 7100 Fulham@struttandparker.com

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Westcott Lodge | Lower Mall | W6 6,587 sq ft (612 sq m) EPC Rating D

The former Vicarage to St Pauls Church, this beautifully presented, Grade II listed, Georgian house benefits from direct views over the River Thames. Entrance hall | Five reception rooms | Seven bedrooms | Five bath/shower rooms | Conservatory | Utility room | Rear garden | Integral self-contained one bedroom flat Asking Price: ÂŁ5,500,000 Freehold

Fulham 020 7731 7100 Fulham@struttandparker.com

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Chelsea Fulham & Parsons Green Kensington & Holland Park Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Mayfair Notting Hill & Bayswater West Chelsea & South Kensington

Sales 020 7225 3866 Sales 020 7731 7100 Sales 020 7938 3666 Sales 020 7235 9959 Sales 020 7221 1111 Sales 020 7373 1010

Lettings 020 7589 9966 Lettings 020 7731 7100 Lettings 020 7938 3866 Lettings 020 7235 9959 Lettings 020 7221 1111 Lettings 020 7373 1010

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Wandsworth Bridge Road | Fulham | SW6 2,562 sq ft (238 sq m) EPC rating D

Rare to the market, an absolutely stunning home which has been comprehensively refurbished throughout to an exacting standard. Double drawing room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Master bedroom with en suite bathroom | Three further double bedrooms | Three further bath/shower rooms | Cellar storage | Garden Asking price: ÂŁ1,400 per week, Unfurnished

Fulham Lettings 020 7731 7100 Fulham.lettings@struttandparker.com

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P RIS

Where will we find your perfect buyer? At Strutt & Parker, we’ve always gone to great lengths to bring the right buyer to your door, using our knowledge, contacts and total commitment to achieve the sale you want. But now we go further than ever. As members in the Christie’s International Real Estate network, we can reach quality buyers in 41 countries via 920 offices and a website visited 135,600 times a month. There’s no better way to open your door to the world. 701 Fulham Road London, SW6 5UL Tel: +44 (0)20 7731 7100 fulham@struttandparker.com struttandparker.com/christies

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Written for the residents of SW6 MAY 2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Issue 10