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Dear Resident, The local area is in the throes of an artistic revolution as new cultural celebration, HF ArtsFest, comes to a creative venue near you. Ahead of the festival’s launch next month, Lauren Romano speaks to Cathy Robertson about her mission to unite our often-overlooked cultural centres, and bring everything from literature to comedy to a wider local audience. Flick to page 7 for the full interview. With summer just around the corner, healthy eating is on many people’s minds. Perfect timing then for Whole Foods Market to set up shop on Fulham Broadway; the Journal pops in for the official opening (p.15). Meanwhile, Lauren goes to meet Kim Parsons of Retreat café above The Power Yoga Company. Kim shares her holistic approach to well-being over an avocado smoothie (p.18). And finally, the local sporting event of the year, Polo in the Park, returns to its spiritual home at The Hurlingham Club next month. The Journal meets the founder Daniel Fox-Davies, to talk about his mission to make the sport more accessible.

Image / Polo in the Park returns to The Hurlingham Club. Read more on page 23. Photo by George Powell

Assistant Editor Lauren Romano

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LOCAL NEWS Keep your finger on the pulse with our round-up of local news

Spirit of summer Anyone looking to give their homes, gardens and wardrobes a bright update in time for the sunshine should take a trip to the Spirit of Summer Fair. Returning for a sixth year, the fair deals in garden and interior decorative accessories, fashion pieces and gifts, from a host of boutiques and independent designers. There will also be plenty of artisan food and drink to sample, and enough lifestyle, interior and cookery workshops running to keep the whole family happy. 14-17 May, tickets from £16 per adult and £8 per child. Olympia Grand, W14 8UX (spiritofsummerfair.co.uk)

Taking care of business Local businesses keen to expand are invited to attend a free business taster session, taking place at Craven Cottage football ground on 13 May. Organised by The Alpha Group and business development coach and regional director Robert Lindsay, the enlightening workshop hopes to welcome new members to the exclusive, entrepreneurial group. £12 admission, the session begins at 8am at the TV Studio at Craven Cottage .To book a place, or for further information email colin.lindsay@the-alpha-group.biz

Best paw forward Dog owners of Fulham take note – if your hound seems tetchy or anxious it is probably because you have not entered the poor thing into the Hurlingham Park Dog Show on Saturday 10 May. Following on from the success of the Ravenscourt Park Dog Shows in 2012 and 2013, the event has been organised by the council’s Parks Police Service and is open to all dogs. Judges will be awarding prizes for everything from the best rescue dog to the perfect pedigree pooch. A dog agility course and free micro chipping will also be offered, and representatives from the Parks Police Service will be on hand to offer advice on how to look after pets while out and about enjoying the local parks. 10 May, from 11.30am (registration at 11am). £1.50 per dog, all proceeds will be donated to the Dogs Trust. Contact tony.spyrou@lbhf.co.uk or 020 8753 5999 for more details -4-

A home from home If you are expecting a smattering of summer guests but your house is still in the midst of a refurbishment (or perhaps you’d rather keep the in-laws at arm’s length), don’t panic. Local bed and breakfast Barclay House has been listed among ‘Britain’s Best 50 B&B’s’ by The Times travel supplement. It was also the only Londonbased bed and breakfast to secure a spot in the coveted luxury category. The elegant Victorian townhouse offers a contemporary crash-pad for a select number of guests, who have access to the nearby David Lloyd Fitness Centre and even the owner’s grand piano. After a tinkle on the ivories, guests can sink between the 600-thread count sheets with a nightcap of sherry straight from the in-room decanters. 21 Barclay House, SW6 1EJ, 020 7384 3390 (barclayhouselondon.com)

Open hours Fulham Palace has revealed its new summer opening hours. A sought-after wedding venue, the Grade I-listed building is now so popular with those tying the knot that the decision has been made to close the museum and historic rooms on Saturdays and open on Thursdays instead. New opening hours for the Fulham Palace museum and historic rooms: Sunday 12pm-5pm Monday to Thursday: 12.30pm-4.30pm The museum and historic rooms closed Fridays and Saturdays Bishop’s Avenue, SW6 6EA, 020 7736 3233 (fulhampalace.org)

A global education Pupils at Fulham Cross Girls’ School raised money for a Moroccan Link School and Hand in Hand for Syria last month after a week of tireless fundraising that ended with a mufti day with a difference, when students donned a vibrant array of national dress costumes to school. The money raised from various cake sales, henna painting and manicures will go towards sending a girl from a Link School in a Moroccan village to boarding school, where she can complete her education with help from the charity Education for All. Munster Road, SW6 6BP, 020 7381 0861 (fulhamcross.net)

In the zone The high-intensity training specialists at Transition Zone have finally found a new home in Parsons Green, after a succesful pop-up there last year. Those looking to work every muscle to the max can participate in a number of blood-pumping classes, from suspension TRX training to an intense workout on the vibrating Power Plate. Anyone who thinks Pilates is an easy exercise option should have a go on the reformer chair; designed to stretch and strengthen every fibre of your body, it promises to whip you into shape in time for your next beach holiday. Keep an eye on the online timetable which will be coming soon 17 Heathmans Road, SW6 4TJ (transitionzone.co.uk) -5-

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n the February issue of the Fulham Residents’ Journal we asked you, our readers, to share your thoughts on our new smaller size, which we rolled out in September 2013. Having had several months to road test the new look Journal, the votes have now been cast, and (drum roll please)… the overwhelming majority of you emailed and texted in to say that you prefer our petite new look. All in all, 271 residents got in touch, and of that number, 196 were in favour

of the new handheld size, with several commenting that it now fits perfectly in their handbag, making for more portable reading. 39 voters backed the bigger size; 27 thought it didn’t matter and nine residents’ comments were not about the size at all, but instead were brief messages to say how much they liked the magazine! Thank you to you all for taking the time to give us your feedback, and for the encouragingly positive responses. We always love to hear your thoughts on the Journal and how we can make it even better. Email: fulham@residentsjournal.co.uk if you have a burning issue you would like us to address.

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Heart of art It might have been a long time coming, but local creative venues and ventures scattered borough-wide have joined forces to spearhead an artistic revolution. Lauren Romano goes to meet Cathy Robertson, chair of Hammersmith & Fulham ArtsFest

Image / Bush Theatre

DON’T MISS! 9 June at 7.30pm: Rachel Cooke at Nomad Books

here’s an element of anticipation that comes with completing a dot to dot. What will the flecks of felttip pen flesh out from the muddle? In the early planning stages, I imagine the drawing board of the Hammersmith & Fulham ArtsFest resembled a puzzle of enormous proportions. Rather than a grinning octopus swimming to the surface, however, the exercise that awaited Cathy Robertson and her group of determined volunteers proved to be a trickier conundrum. Together, the team have been diligently joining up dots and tracing the outline for a borough-wide network of local arts venues and organisations. The

end result, HF ArtsFest, is a celebration of creativity that will showcase the best of film, music, performing arts and literary events taking place in the borough from 8-15 June. ‘When did this craziness begin?’ Cathy mutters good-naturedly, nursing her latte. ‘Last June, I guess, it evolved from a conversation I had with deputy leader Cllr Greg Smith about giving libraries more exposure,’ she begins. ‘My background is in marketing; I have run my own management and coaching consultancy for 25 years internationally, but I’ve always enjoyed community projects. I raised my -7-

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This image and below / Theatre in the Square at the Lyric Les Enfants Terribles (photos by David Tett)

DON’T MISS! 8 & 15 June at 8pm: Press Play film experience at Broadway House

DON’T MISS! 12 June at 7.30pm Artemis Cooper and Antony Beevor interview at Fulham Library

teenage kids in Fulham and, at the time, the residents were trying to get a Neighbourhood Watch scheme going. I thought it would be a nice way to get to know my neighbours a bit better, so I got involved and eventually I was asked to help build the scheme across the borough,’ she says between sips. When I meet Cathy, she is taking a breather from pounding the pavements delivering flyers and spreading the word to local residents as the final countdown to the week-long cultural celebration begins. ‘We want to raise awareness, celebrate what’s on tap and capture what is already long-established in the area,’ she clarifies. ‘People are often so surprised when you

tell them what they have on their doorstep. We are not really curating, we are simply promoting what is already occurring during that particular week.’ In the absence of loudspeakers on every lamppost announcing what’s on from Parsons Green to the Hammersmith Flyover, HF ArtsFest is a platform from which cultural centres can present their agendas to a greater audience. Accordingly, any arts organisation that has an event taking place over the course of the week can list it for free on the website. From literature, music, film and art to theatre and a smattering of comedy, the line-up looks rather varied. Highlights include outdoor theatrics in Lyric Square,

with imogen Kinchin from The Lyric What can theatre-goers expect from the Lyric? During HF ArtsFest, the Lyric will be presenting its annual programme of free outdoor theatre in Lyric Square. With the generous support of HammersmithLondon, Theatre in the Square brings the town centre of Hammersmith to life and allows everyone to enjoy captivating theatre for free. Why did you decide to get involved? As an organisation with a deep connection to its local community, the Lyric is thrilled to be taking part in a festival that celebrates the artistic endeavours of Hammersmith and Fulham. It is always exciting to have an opportunity to enlighten people about the rich and varied artistic community that we believe forms the heart of this vibrant borough. (lyric.co.uk)

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with sam deards from Twice as Nice Comedy

What can we expect from Twice As Nice Comedy during the festival? We will be putting on an Edinburgh preview show on Sunday 15 June at 8pm at The Grove in Hammersmith with two comedy greats – Lucy Porter and Patrick Monahan. I’m also organising a comedy night on Wednesday 11 June at 8pm at the Durell Arms on Fulham Road when Nish Kumar and Ian Smith will be performing their Edinburgh preview sets. Do you think it is about time that local cultural venues and groups united to make the arts more accessible? Definitely! I think what I do is very accessible (it’s above a pub and only costs £5) for most people, but anything that raises greater awareness of what is going on in the borough and encourages people to get involved on a local community level can only be a good thing. The old saying, ‘greater than the sum of all our parts,’ springs to mind.

DON’T MISS! 10 & 11 June from noon: Theatre in the Square

all-juggling, all-stilt-wearing antics from Albert and Friends Instant Circus, gigs galore at Bushstock Festival, artists’ open studios and a question-and-answer session with authors Artemis Cooper and Antony Beevor led by Virago publisher Lennie Goodings in collaboration with Nomad Books. ‘People only have so much budget and time to promote their own thing, but collectively as a marketing strategy, we can provide a platform to make a bigger sound,’ Cathy tells me. The £5,000 funding from the council’s Fast Track grants scheme helped get the ball rolling – but in the spirit of things, Cathy and the team are now looking for as many volunteers as possible to help out. ‘It’s quite a process; it might not be the Olympics Opening Ceremony but it feels like as much of a mammoth undertaking,’ Cathy laughs. ‘I’ve always felt that community is important. We moved away from Fulham for a couple of years, and when we returned I wanted to lend a hand to

Do you think that local arts venues and organisations get the recognition they deserve? I think it is hard for smallish venues like mine to get recognised when starting out and people are sometimes reluctant to go if they are unsure of the quality of the acts. But I find that once they see the shows that are put on, they are impressed and tell their friends. Word of mouth is fundamental to get recognition. There are some great things going on already and hopefully HF ArtsFest will spawn new arts events and material throughout the year and beyond. (twiceasnicecomedy.com)

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Left / Twice as Nice Comedy (photo by Richard Davenport)

Why were you keen to get involved with HF ArtsFest? I have always thought there is so much going on in the borough but nothing in a joined-up manner. It is great to meet fellow artists and promoters through the organisation of HF ArtsFest and also to help promote the great nights that I already put on at Twice As Nice Comedy.

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with amanda Castro from Bush Theatre

DON’T MISS! 8 & 15 June at 7.30pm: Twice As Nice Comedy Club at The Grove

Why is Bush Theatre taking part in HF ArtsFest? The work we do at the Bush doesn’t exist in isolation – we are part of a whole cultural landscape that thrives in the borough and beyond, and events like these are a great way of highlighting the wide range of exciting cultural activity that goes on locally.

Image / HF ArtsFest

something again,’ she adds, urging anyone who shares her desire to give back to get involved and help promote their local patch. ‘Next year, it would be great to break down a few boundaries, so that those who are interested in the arts but who are elderly or disabled can attend. We could sponsor buses to take them to and from the event. It would be good to get more young people interested in the arts too. There is definitely room to grow and become an annual fringe event,’ Cathy ponders out loud as I probe her about the long-term plans for the festival. With a few more dots to be joined, from Fulham to Hammersmith and Shepherd’s Bush and back again, the outcome and public response remains to be seen – but, hopefully, HF ArtsFest will paint an eyeopening picture and backdrop for future creative alliances for many years to come.

How will the theatre be getting involved? We will be offering our library space to HF ArtsFest for its launch event and as an on-going space during the festival for the organisers to use as a hub. During HF ArtsFest week we will be running a fantastic new play by Nick Payne (who wrote Constellations and Blurred Lines) called Incognito. The play explores the brain and memory and what it means to be human. It comes to the Bush after touring regionally. Do you think that local arts venues and organisations get the recognition they deserve? Culturally, London is an incredibly vibrant place; there are activities going on across the capital that may not get the attention of the national press but which have a big impact on their local communities. What’s most important is that we have a meaningful relationship with our audiences.

HF ArtsFest runs from 8-15 June. For the full line-up and more DON’T information, visit hf-artsfest. MISS! com. For details about how 9-14 June at to become an event sponsor, 7.30pm: Incognito email Cathy Robertson: at Bush Theatre crobertson@hf-artsfest.com

How does Bush Theatre engage with the community? We strongly believe in working with and for our local community and this is reflected in all areas of our work – from our programming to the opportunities we can offer local students and residents, to specific artistic projects based in the community. We have a long-standing relationship with White City Youth Theatre, for example, that enables us to support the work it does with young people and give them access to our productions and artists. It’s great that initiatives like this help build bridges between different cultural venues and organisations and the general public. (bushtheatre.co.uk)

This image / Bush Theatre Right / Rash Dash at the Lyric (photo by David Tett)

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Midas TOUCH

The Knightsbridge Garden, courtesy of Design Scape

Jennifer Mason talks to landscape architect Patrick Collins and his wife Sarah about charity, creativity and the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

atrick Collins grew up in a household full of keen gardeners. In a remote part of Cornwall, his skills and enthusiasm developed, eventually leading to a botany degree followed by a masters in Landscape Design. ‘Being a landscape architect allows me to combine my love of art and plants,’ Patrick tells me. ‘When I’m designing a garden, it’s all about the plants.’ Patrick’s obvious passion for his work is reflected in his reputation for creating unique landscapes tailored to the specific conditions of each garden site. It’s this attention to detail that has earned him praise (and prizes) from the judges at the Chelsea Flower Show since 2004, when his first show garden won the Silver Gilt award. Since then, Patrick’s 2007, 2009 and 2011 gardens have all won prestigious gold medals. But it was his 2012 gold medal-winning garden that was perhaps closest to Patrick’s heart. Designed to support south-west London charity First Touch (where his wife Sarah is director), which aids the neonatal

unit at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, this garden brought Patrick and Sarah together professionally as well as personally. ‘Our daughter Isabel was born three months early and was cared for at the neonatal unit,’ Sarah tells me. ‘When she turned three, I began volunteering as a fundraiser for the charity, and in 2004 I agreed to help manage it,’ she says. ‘The money raised makes a massive difference to babies and their families. The charity funds a variety of life-changing things; from vital medical equipment costing tens of thousands of pounds, which helps give babies the best possible chance, to helping the amazing nursing staff care for the hospital’s tiniest patients.’ The 2012 garden certainly helped to raise awareness of the charity’s importance. ‘It became a talking point for prematurity issues,’ Sarah remembers. ‘We had lots of people coming to the garden to talk to us about their own experiences of prematurity.’ Coverage in national and local newspapers led to a number of donations towards particular schemes and

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pieces of equipment. ‘With the 2014 garden, we’re hoping to support the campaign to raise £10,000 to refurbish the parents’ sitting room and the Quiet Room at the neonatal unit,’ Sarah tells me. ‘We are also seeking funds for specialist medical equipment, including a scanner probe for babies with heart issues, equipment for transporting babies between hospitals, and a number of state-of-the-art monitors to check babies’ oxygen levels and heart rates.’ I ask Patrick what made him think of designing a garden to support the charity. ‘There’s a very definite link between nurturing plants and nurturing babies… they are both cared for in nurseries!’ he laughs. ‘Seriously though, my eldest daughter Isabel was the inspiration for that garden – and she is for this year’s one too,’ he continues. ‘My family home in the Luxulyan Valley in Cornwall, with its rocks, waterfall and RHS streams, also helped Chelsea give me ideas – the Flower Show water feature in my 2014 First This year’s Chelsea Flower Show Touch garden takes place from 20-24 May at represents the the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal journey that Hospital Road, SW3 4SL. All-day premature babies tickets start from £45 for RHS and their families members and £58 for nonundertake. It has members; 20 & 21 May are a turbulent source, for members only but becomes gentler (rhs.org.uk) further downstream as the journey progresses.’ The road to a gold medal is rarely smooth sailing. ‘The only thing I can ever guarantee about Chelsea is that I don’t sleep on the Monday night as I’m thinking about the medals being awarded the next day,’ Patrick says, ruefully. ‘But the build-up to the garden is something very special. To be part of a team creating a garden from nothing in a very short time scale is a wonderful experience – and to

be accepted at Chelsea, the world’s most famous and arguably best flower show, is an achievement in itself.’ Being a part of the Chelsea Flower Show must be a pretty incredible experience in itself. Around 157,000 visitors explore the show and its 500 contributors over the fourday run each year – with the BBC broadcasting almost 11 hours of coverage, reaching an average of 2.2 million viewers; crucial if you’re trying to drum up support for a charity close to your heart. ‘The Chelsea Flower Show is to design and horticulture what the Olympics is to sport or The World Cup is to football,’ says Patrick. ‘Plus you get a visit from the Royal Family, which doesn’t happen every day! Last year we were presented to the Queen, which was quite extraordinary.’ Having a whole festival dedicated to your passion in life must be heady indeed. ‘We spend the entire day in the garden talking to visitors about the design and individual plants,’ Patrick smiles. ‘Chelsea visitors are passionate about gardens; we learn a lot from them too.’ With a whole host of horticultural experts, celebrities and garden enthusiasts among the Chelsea Flower Show visitors, I’m sure a wealth of information and insider trade secrets does the rounds at the Royal Hospital Chelsea each year. I wish Patrick the best of luck with his First Touch garden which will be exhibiting at this year’s show – from the plans and impressions I’ve been able to see, even to an amateur like me (who can barely keep a pot plant alive) it looks remarkable. But one final question remains: does Patrick plan to enter another garden in the future? ‘I said that my fifth one in 2012 was my last,’ Patrick laughs. ‘And yet, here I am, designing a sixth a year later…’ For more information on Patrick’s design services call 07792 930 303 or visit patrickcollins-design.co.uk

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Cllr Frances Stainton at the grand opening. Image by Emily Frances Wood Photography

The whole story The weekly supermarket shop just got a lot more interesting with the arrival of Whole Foods Market on Fulham Broadway last month. Lauren Romano popped along for the grand opening

ost places cut a ribbon to announce that they are officially open for business; Whole Foods Market breaks an enormous loaf of bread. At the launch of its latest UK store at Fulham Broadway, the Mayor of Hammersmith & Fulham, Cllr Frances Stainton, and the regional president for the UK, Jeff Turnas, tore into a five-foot-long hulk of sourdough and shared it out among the assembled crowd,

Whole Foods Market takes the concept of being a good neighbour very seriously which included everyone from directors shipped over from the States to stilt-walkers from Albert and Friends Instant Circus. It’s just the Whole Foods way. What started life as a small and

unassuming store in Austin, Texas in 1980, has grown into a juggernaut, steamrollering natural and organic produce to its 360 market places, scattered from Connecticut to Clapham Junction. But for such a behemoth of a business, it is still fundamentally concerned with the little people; with what makes the community tick. Whole Foods Market takes the concept of being a good neighbour very seriously; it doesn’t want to impose. ‘We were slightly apprehensive at first that this location might be a bit close to our Kensington store,’ admits Jade Hoai, the Fulham store team leader. ‘But then we came here and realised what a tightlyknit community it is and we wanted to tap into that,’ she adds, as we meander through the fruit and vegetable aisles, teeming with plump globe artichokes and pillar-box red strawberries. The commitment to society and the - 15 -

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local community of shoppers that the store welcomes through its doors has already been kick-started. In partnership with the mayor, five per cent of proceeds from the opening day have been donated to the four mayoral charities: The Opportunity Fund for Fulham; The Daisy Trust; Albert & Friends Instant Circus and Walking with the Wounded. Rather than just standing on its soap box and making a big noise about it all specially for the grand opening, Whole Food Market’s outreach programme is an on-going commitment.

before your very eyes to the unending stream of baked goods, arriving by the tray-load from the on-site bakery. Then, of course, there’s the traditional butchery counter with its own dry-ageing case that tenderises prime cuts of beef plus the traditional fishmongers and greengrocers proudly displaying their wares for all to feast their eyes on. Keeping things local is the name of the game when it comes to sourcing produce. Seventy of the store’s suppliers are based within the M25, Jade enlightens me, including five locallybased food companies.

There’s even a take on the traditional pick ‘n’ mix counter but midget gems and chocolate buttons have been replaced with chia seeds, barley grasses and spirulina The store has already fostered links with west London social enterprise Cultivate London, an organisation that helps teach young, disadvantaged people new horticultural skills. Their green fingers are responsible for the fresh herbs used in its range of smoothies. ‘We pride ourselves on our commitment to working with local causes that can most benefit from our resources,’ Jade tells me, as we continue the tour, delicious wafts of freshly-baked foccaccia floating by. These resources come in the form of the aforementioned charitable donations but also by more practical means, such as using the store’s dedicated community room for meetings. Whole Foods Market has its fingers in many virtuous-sounding pies. Its credentials include a commitment to society, organic farming, environmental stewardship and sustainable agriculture. Its all-natural prospective of what to eat is mirrored in the set-up of the premises, from the juice bar, where reviving fruit tonics are whizzed up

Rather than being a carbon copy of the Whole Food Market family, the Fulham sibling has a number of distinguishing features up its sleeves. The substantial frozen section, where shoppers can stock up on punnets of raspberries and green beans, is one; the store’s convivial centrepiece, the Broadway Kitchen and Bar, is another. With just eight seats positioned along its counter, the kitchen could have been plucked from the tapas motherland of Spain, serving charcuterie and cheese platters to order, as well as wine and beer by the glass. For those who don’t manage to bag one of the best seats in the house, there are plenty more benches upstairs where you can mull over your homemade quiche or other morsels from the hot and cold food bars. The store also brings a touch of handson excitement, too, for anyone who finds pacing the aisles with a trolley boring. I, for one, highly recommend a trip to the fresh nut butter machine, where you can create a tub of your very own unsalted and unsweetened peanut spread at the touch of

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Images, left and below by Emily Frances Wood Photography

a button. For the health-conscious and active among you, the sports nutrition section boasts a tasting machine that lets you mix your chosen fuel to order. There’s even a take on the traditional pick ‘n’ mix counter. In typical Whole Foods style, however, midget gems and chocolate buttons have been replaced with chia seeds, barley grasses and spirulina. ‘The team and I have been looking forward to serving the community, so it’s exciting to get stuck in at last. Putting our local shoppers at the heart of what we do is what sets Whole Foods Market apart and we hope we can grow together,’ Jade tells me, as we finish off the tour among the heavenly-scented lotions, soaps, candles and natural remedies of the beauty section. Shelves of food supplements can only hold my attention for so long, however, and I soon make a swift beeline for the peanut butter-making machine. Whole Foods Market, you and Fulham are going to get along just fine. 3-6 Fulham Broadway, SW6 1AA 020 7386 4350 (wholefoodsmarket.com)

Locally produced groceries available at Whole Foods Market… 4 Pomegranate and elderflower juice from Firefly health drinks 4 Chipotle chillies from the Cool Chile Company 4 Roasted almond oil from The Oil Merchant 4 Butternut squash and sage tortelli from The Fresh Pasta Company 4 Fresh tea from the Mirabilia Olive Leaf Tea Company 4 Summer Cup from Sipsmith 4 Wheatgrass powder from Organic Burst

Image by Emily Frances Wood Photography

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Welcome retreat

Health food cafés might be spreading like wildfire, but how many practise what they preach? Lauren Romano goes to meet Kim Parsons of Retreat to talk wellbeing over an avocado smoothie

here really aren’t many cafés that can claim to be completely dairy, sugar and gluten-free but Retreat, tucked quietly above The Power Yoga Company studios, can. Before you panic; a purgatory for penitent dieters, forever condemned to a life of rye bread and coconut water, Retreat is not. This place is a health-conscious person’s paradise; from the tahini flapjacks and the raw chocolate bites sitting appetisingly on the counter, to the turbo boost that is the matcha green tea latte – a cup of which is like wiring yourself up to a Duracell battery pack. Everything looks so wholesome: my eyes dart from the crates of fresh fruit and vegetables that are used to make all types of guilt-free concoctions chalked up on the blackboard, to the sustainably-packaged bags of granola that have ‘seriously addictive’ written all over them. The vast window and soaring vaulted ceiling give the place a serene, Zen-like air. In the midst of it all, owner Kim Parsons sits at one end of the communal table, casually dressed in leggings and positively glowing. ‘We opened last September,’ she tells me. ‘I come from a naturopathic background; I studied in Australia and was practicing for two years, but I wanted to take some time away from it all. I was seeing several cancer patients, which, for a 22 year old, was a lot of responsibility,’ she adds. Her time out included working for a family at their villa in Tuscany and teaching herself the art of cooking. From there, Kim moved on to do a ski season and ended up being the chef. ‘I went out as the chalet host but the chef was fired two days before the guests arrived, so someone had to step in. It felt very serendipitous because it kick-started everything else for me,’ she laughs, - 18 -

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recalling her baptism of fire. Her travels eventually took her to London where she returned to practicing as a naturopath and took a part-time job at The Power Yoga Company. And when news of the company’s expansion reached her, you could say that she was in the right place at the right time. ‘I wanted to create something unique but keep it small and intimate,’ she reveals. ‘The principles behind naturopathy are that it is holistic, it is not just concerned with nutrition, it is actually about looking at someone’s whole being,’ says Kim. ‘Everything is gluten-free. Our bread is made from spelt. We don’t put any dairy products in the baked goods, and the only sweeteners we use are bananas and honey.’ I grill her on the endemic that has gripped our office of late: lactose intolerance. Open the fridge and it’s full of almond and soya milk, with the lone single pint of semi-skimmed relegated to the back shelf. Are people becoming more intolerant to things, I propose? ‘I think people are just becoming more aware and making a choice not to eat certain things,’ Kim reasons. ‘We now go through about four times more almond milk here than dairy milk,’ she tells me. For anyone craving more information about wellbeing, Retreat hosts informal nutrition talks every Thursday between 1pm and 2.30pm on a range of topics, from ageing and skincare to superfoods, and there is talk of evening classes in the pipeline too. ‘I’ve been really frustrated in the past by places that offer a gluten-free option – only to find that it’s just pumped full of sugar. I think people need to become very aware of what sugar actually does. Intolerances to dairy and gluten are inconsequential compared to what sugar is doing to our society,’ Kim warns. So what should we do if we overindulged in a few too many chocolate eggs this Easter? Should we run to the juicer and drink only pulverised algae? Kim thinks not. ‘I’ve always come from the point of view that you should never deny yourself anything; so everything in moderation,’ she advises. ‘The way I do it is, I drink a shake in the morning and at lunch, but in between I’ll snack on goji berries and seeds with lots of oils because your liver needs to have fats and oils to detox at the same time – you can’t starve it.’ For someone who lists chia seeds, chorella (a type of algae for those unfamiliar with it) and an avocado a day - 19 -

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passion fruit and some lemon sorbet!’ While this might not be everyone’s idea of food nirvana, Kim’s Retreat is in a heavenly league of its own. First floor at The Glasshouse, 11-12 Lettice Street, SW6 4EH (retreatcafe.com). The yoga retreat will run from 26 August – 2 September email yogarehab@hotmail.com to book.

among her holy grail of ingredients, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Kim’s diet is a bit like rabbit food. This isn’t so. Among the wares for sale at Retreat, the gluten-free granola, (jam-packed with nuts, cranberries and quinoa flakes and stuck together in moreish little boulders of crunchiness by honey and olive oil) flies off the shelves. Kim’s homemade, dairy-free, Sicilian sundried tomato pesto is also a best-seller. I feel virtuous just from sitting at the communal table, so much so that I decide to step out of my comfort zone and try the best-selling smoothie, Bring on Savasana. A blend of pineapple, flaxseed oil, lime, apple and avocado (yes, avocado) it is a creamy yet zingy concoction. ‘I think a day rarely goes by when I don’t eat an avocado,’ Kim laughs off her unlikely addiction. The no gluten, dairy or sugar mantra has been embraced with enthusiasm, so much so that Retreat will soon be expanding to other London locations. Kim tells me of plans to open this month at Tri Yoga in Kingly Court, Soho, as well as a new collaboration with House of Yoga in Putney, scheduled for January – not bad going for a business that has been in existence for less than a year. Kim will also be organising a summer yoga and nutrition retreat at Son Bou in sunkissed Menorca this August. But, despite all the expansion plans, the light-filled glass café will always be Kim’s second home. ‘I love sitting at the table here and watching customers come and go. It’s a hidden gem. Some people who aren’t members of the yoga club might be afraid to press the buzzer, but press away, we are welcome to all!’ she stresses. As I rifle through the rail of neatly-hung Five Feathers clothing set up in the café’s corner (a nice touch which only adds to the sermon of wellbeing that Kim promotes) I ask her what her last meal would be. ‘Honestly, I’d be blissfully content with a really good, juicy Australian mango, a - 20 -

recipe BANANA BREAD Kim’s gluten, dairy and sugar-free banana bread What’s good about it? Bananas are a terrific energy food and a great source of potassium, an essential mineral for maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function. They add moisture and sweetness to baked foods, which means you can reduce the amount of sweetener and oil considerably. Makes 1 loaf 300g smashed ripe banana; 3 free range, organic eggs; 60g raw honey or organic maple syrup; 1 tsp vanilla; 60g cold-pressed olive oil; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp baking soda; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 200g almond meal; 25g ground flaxseed (linseed) or chia seed 1. Preheat your oven to 160 C. Line a loaf tin with baking paper. 2. Combine smashed banana, honey, oil, cinnamon, vanilla, eggs, baking soda and lemon. 3. Add the almond meal and flaxseed/ chia seeds and mix well. 4. Spoon batter into the tin and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour (a skewer inserted into the centre should come out dry). 5. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before turning out the loaf.

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Poloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming home

Next month, swarms of spectators will descend on The Hurlingham Club for the return of Chesterton Humberts Polo in the Park. Lauren Romano meets the founder of it all, Daniel Fox-Davies, a man on a mission to make the sport more accessible

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n many ways, The Hurlingham Club is some people think of Royal Ascot and Royal the spiritual home of polo. The second Ascot alone when it comes to horse racing, ever recorded game of polo took place many others just presumed that the Cartier on its rolling acreage in 1874, and International Day was the beginning and end later, just before the turn of the century, the of the sport, which simply isn’t true. Most Hurlingham Polo Association was set up there. polo is just average guys having fun,’ he says. Then, in 1908, the British polo team won the Daniel speaks from experience. Having Olympics tournament at the club grounds and taken up the sport as a means of escaping the cup is still proudly displayed in the Polo his highly-pressured job; he is a passionate Bar. ‘We are the first people to bring the sport advocate. ‘It’s fun – it’s like trying to play back here for 70 years,’ founder Daniel Foxgolf on horseback at 45 miles per hour,’ he Davies tells me across the boardroom at the exclaims. ‘The game is so fast and it can headquarters of Fox-Davies Capital. change direction so quickly. You get on the In the five years since the three-day polo field and you have zero track of time; as an tournament began, the crowd of sportsoutlet for someone who is in a stressful job it goers has swelled from 6,500 to a heaving is a wonderful relief,’ he tells me. 24,500 visitors, keen to lap up the horseplay After taking up playing polo, it wasn’t and hospitality on offer at the historic long before Daniel started mixing business setting. This popular fixture has scooped with pleasure. ‘I began to take a lot of best outdoor event by corporate clients to London Tonight two polo. I liked it more years running; and than rugby and tennis, last year, Visit England because you get to awarded Polo in the spend the day with a Park second place for client. They can bring Take to the saddle the best-run event, their husband or wife, Best places to learn to play polo pipped to the post by and even the kids and it the Grand National. changes the dynamic. Ham Polo Club: Petersham Close ‘Here in the UK the ‘The thing is, nobody Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7AH Queen’s Cup and the wakes up on a Saturday 020 8334 0000 Gold Cup have fewer morning and says, “You (hampoloclub.com) than 10,000 visitors a know what, I’ve never day. Our maximum been to a polo match. Ascot Park Polo Club: Windlesham I’m going to drive two capacity is 12,000; so we Road, Chobham, Surrey, GU24 are now the largest onehours to Cowdray Park 8SN, 01276 858545 (polo.co.uk) day tournament in the to go and see one,”’ he UK and, as a three-day sighs. ‘But if you take Royal County of Berkshire Polo tournament, we are the them, they love it!’ Club: North Street, Winkfield largest polo tournament Daniel decided that if Windsor, SL4 4TH, 01344 890060 in the world,’ Daniel you can’t get the people (rcbpoloclub.com) beams proudly. to go to the polo, you One of the many bring polo to the people. Ranelagh Farm Polo Club: Crouch hurdles that Daniel This year, the line-up Lane, Winkfield, Berkshire admits he has had to is much the same as SL4 4TN, 01344 885697 overcome was that polo previous years. The (ranelaghfarm.com) was seen as an elitist sport. Friday is a corporate ‘In the same way that day, while Saturday is - 24 -

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Dhabi. But despite his dreams of expansion, Daniel’s aim has always been closer to home, to expose more people to the sport. ‘If we get 24,000 visitors, and one in 1,000 takes up the sport each year, then it will be worth it,’ he tells me. ‘Ham Polo Club is the closest club to London, and that’s where I started. Then there’s Ascot Park Polo Club, the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club, and Ranelagh Farm Polo Club, which is run by a great friend of mine, Oscar Mancini, who plays for Team Buenos Aires every year. I would highly recommend Oscar to complete beginners.’ Of course, Polo in the Park merely kicks off the season, but Daniel hopes that the event will encourage spectators to see some of the action from the four big England matches taking place throughout the summer. ‘When I stand up on our busiest day at the top of the Grand Stand and look out over the 12,500 Fulham residents having a really good time and think, “Yes, this was my idea”, it’s a pretty good feeling,’ he smiles. ‘The only thing we can never control is the weather, of course. We’ve yet to have a year with three good days.’ Fingers crossed, 2014 will be the year the sun dons its cap over The Hurlingham Club. 6-8 June, from £15 per child, £30 per adult and £70 per family, available at ticketmaster.co.uk or 0844 248 5069. For hospitality enquiries contact Oliver Argles: oliver@cityevents.uk.com or 020 7936 5284 (polointheparklondon.com)

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ladies day (the demographic is 60 per cent women, I am surprised to learn), and Mahiki Bar has increased its capacity to 3,000 for the occasion, which should prove an added attraction. Sunday is finals day, with a special emphasis on family-friendly activities. ‘The strong family contingent here on Sunday is just fabulous. If kids have grown up in London, a lot of them don’t get to see horses that much, and a top polo horse is an incredible sight,’ Daniel adds. This year, polo player George Merrick, (hotly tipped as a potential 10-goal player) will be flying the flag for Team London. Polo in the Park invites cities rather than countries to compete in order to avoid conflict with the national associations, I learn, on account of Daniel changing the rules of the game. ‘I decided to simplify it, to make the pitch shorter and the penalties more straightforward so that everyone could follow the game.’ The idea to shake things up came from Carlos Gracida, a close friend of Daniel’s and one of the most famous 10-goal players in the world who sadly passed away earlier this year. ‘It was Carlos who suggested that you reduce the field size and only have three players on each team to make it a more accessible spectator game,’ Daniel reveals. Looking to the future, Daniel is as ambitious as ever. There is no professional league in polo he tells me and, keen to bridge this gap, he hopes to set up a tournament in other cities around the world, and has already taken Polo in the Park to the Emirates Palace in Abu

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health & beauty We trial local beauty hotspots

REVIEW Gina Conway’s top tips for summer tresses needing a little TLC

Pamper and go Dull complexion? A mane of split ends? The Gina Conway salon can sort both in one fell swoop. Multi-tasker Lauren Romano tests the 2-in-1 beauty credentials of the spa haircut

ime is forever of the essence. I feel the tick-tock of it sprinting from my grasp as I powerwalk from Parsons Green station along the Fulham Road to Gina Conway. Ordinarily, I try to avoid the hairdressers for as long as possible between cuts, resorting to my own DIY approach for all essential maintenance. A trip to the salon is meant to be about relaxing, speculating about your next summer holiday and cathartically chewing the stylist’s ear off about the bridezilla that has taken over your best friend’s body; it is not something to be rushed. I often don’t have time for a trim, let alone a manicure or a massage, so that’s why the sound of the Spa Haircut, complete with a 15 minute treatment, appeals. It’s pampering to go. As soon as I arrive, I sit down for a hair consultation with the lovely Fidel, before being whisked off by Mary for my treatments. I’ve opted for a Shine & Glow package, which involves a plantbased exfoliating facial followed by a deeply penetrating, shine-inducing hair treatment. With the lights dimmed,

time stands still as Mary gets started using Aveda products to gently cleanse my face before layering on exfoliator. A natural alternative to a peel, the facial promises similar results but without the risk of any tell-tale redness; it’s also great for boosting hydration and evening out your skin tone. The pampering continues with a head massage and a rich, fragrant mask which is applied to my locks and allowed to seep in. Back in the chair, Fidel gets to work on my tresses, suggesting some long layers to shape my face and prevent my hair looking flat. The blow-dry which follows leaves my hair the sleekest it has ever looked. I usually scoff at the claims of ‘miracle’ hair products – there is no room for them in my very lowmaintenance routine – but the mask obviously does the trick, because my hair really does look lustrous. An hour later, I step outside feeling calm and transformed. Then I look at my watch and realise I’ve got to get a move on. If only time always stood still. 612 Fulham Road, SW6 5RP 020 7731 7633 (ginaconway.co.uk) - 26 -

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If swimming, you must shampoo after chlorine or saltwater. The combination of chlorine and sun will lighten your colour and can make it brassy. Wet your hair and, if you can, apply a deep-penetrating conditioner before entering the water

Wait until after your holiday to come into the salon for a colour. You may need some colour balancing, as lowlights can turn brassy during a beach break

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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Structural changes in the area

Major roadworks in Hammersmith & Fulham A number of road and pavement improvement works around Hammersmith and Fulham will be taking place until April 2015 after the council’s cabinet agreed to spend a grand total of £3,956,000 on the borough’s highway and footway network. The work will include pothole fixtures and resurfacing as well as changes to road layouts in some areas to improve traffic flow and safety. A total of £2,385,000 will be spent on repairing roads across the borough, while a further £1,571,000 will be reserved for paths and pavements. Meanwhile, residents are being encouraged to report any problems they notice on local roads or pavements, using the council’s free mobile phone app ‘h&f Report it’ which is available to download on the council website. (lbhf.gov.uk)

Planning applications DATE REGISTERED: 22 April ADDRESS: Clancarty Road PROPOSAL: Installation of a timber gate to the side boundary wall to provide pedestrian access from Settrington Road to the rear garden area DATE REGISTERED: 16 April ADDRESS: Inglethorpe Street PROPOSAL: Replacement of existing window and door to rear elevation at first-floor level with new door and obscured screening; erection of an external staircase from first-floor level to the rear garden. DATE REGISTERED: 11 April ADDRESS: Delaford Street PROPOSAL: Erection of a rear extension at second-floor level, on top of the existing back addition

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RESIDENTS’ CULTURE A forum for residents’ daily concerns and activities

Recipe for

Success

Belinda Donovan heads to Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College to test the culinary fruits of its catering students’ labour

have been very impressed by Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College for many years, not least because it hosts the Young Chef of The Year competition, when school children from the boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea get to compete in the kitchen department. When I was Mayor, I also discovered that the college’s catering students produce fabulous meals for willing and hungry guinea pigs to tuck into, for approximately £8 per head for three courses. Bargain. The college also lays on gourmet nights, I am delighted to learn. The menu looks so tempting that I am going to bring my eldest son to the next one, as it falls very near to his birthday. Catering lecturer Sylvain Auger

gives me the tour. Sylvain comes from a hotel background, having started his career at Trust Houses Forte Hotels before moving to Grosvenor House Hotel. He tells me how valuable it is to have proper training as a silver service waiter, and how butlers can travel the world working for the rich and famous. To Sylvain, the service is just as important as the food, and the college takes its food very seriously.

The college’s catering students produce fabulous meals On my visit I sample some amazing fritto misto, accompanied by the best chips I have ever tasted, as well as

delicious fresh fish in a feather-light batter. Proceedings finish with an irresistible crème brûlée. I would really recommend a lunch visit to the college’s T.A.S.T.E. restaurant. Not only is the food delicious and the service quick and friendly, but you can fill your boots in the knowledge that you are supporting the borough’s next generation of chefs. The Hammersmith campus of the college can be found on Gliddon Road, very close to Barons Court tube station, so it is easily accessible. My usual mode of transport is my bike, and thankfully there are plenty of bike racks located nearby. The college also aims to train students looking to work in local cafés, pubs and hotels and can provide reliable staff for cocktail parties and lunch events, Sylvain tells me in parting. I leave wishing I had room for more of the delicious crème brûlée. Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College runs team building cooking activities. For more details about these, or to enquire about staff for events email taste@wlc.ac.uk Gliddon Road, W14 9BL (wlc.ac.uk)

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in Fulham

Reaching out

Local resident and Bishop Creighton House volunteer Emma Thompson shares her insights on the charity’s outreach programme for elderly and isolated members of the community

of the charity that cares for uby* is 92. She sits older people, provides home like a tiny little bird visits and daily telephone in her armchair. calls to more than 200 lonely Delicate skin covers and isolated elderly men and the protruding bones of her women. The service is funded hands and wrists. Her grey hair by donations and grants, is smartly set and she wears a supported by volunteers, and touch of lipstick and powder. operated on a tight budget. When she stands, her wool Hazel Bloor, manager of skirt slips down her thin waist. Homeline, explains: ‘We Radio 2 plays continuously in manage our own befriending the little kitchen. project and it costs Her flat, on the top floor approximately £1.50 a day per of a small estate, is warm and older person for all the phone spotless. Until a few months calls and visits.’ ago Ruby did the housework Esther Rantzen launched herself, then the council The Silver Line last year, a allocated a couple of hours’ nationwide telephone helpline help a week. The cleaners funded by the Big Lottery help, but Ruby has high Fund, Comic Relief and other standards so she still mops sponsors. While it is excellent and dusts before they arrive. that loneliness in older people Ruby lives alone. Her is recognised and confronted, children and her grand and it is important that charities great grandchildren all live already providing a similar outside London. They call her service in the community are for a chat in the evening, and not overlooked. try to visit at weekends The difference with groceries. Except We manage our own befriending Homeline makes to the for a hospital or people they befriend is doctors’ appointment, project and it costs approximately £1.50 a incalculable. Ruby says or the occasional trip day per older person for all the she doesn’t know what to the hairdresser, phone calls and visits she would do without Ruby will not leave her her visitor. Her family home, or see anyone, children don’t want to hear about. She feel supported and happy that Ruby for four, sometimes five days at a time. has company when they can’t be Her voice grows weak from lack of use. speaks wistfully about the past when she was fit and active. She is proud there. So, as long as this remarkable But she can be sure of at least one and independent and remembers community service continues, the person coming to see her each week; the various jobs she held during her people it touches continue to be a volunteer befriender from Bishop life, right up until her 70s. She recalls lifted up some way from their lonely Creighton House will spend an hour living in London during the war, and isolated lives. or two with Ruby in her home. They going to dance halls and sheltering might help her visit the Post Office underground from bomb raids. She If you want to make a difference in to collect her pension, or sort out a talks about her children when they your local community and volunteer for muddle with a doctors’ appointment, were little and about her own mother Homeline, please contact the volunteer coor pick up her winter coat from the whom she adored. She questions how ordinator Joy Houghton-Brown on dry cleaners. Mostly, they just sit with she came to be so alone. 020 7385 9689 or email her and have a chat over a cup of tea. Bishop Creighton House has jhoughtonbrown@creightonhouse.org Ruby treasures these visits. She feels operated in Fulham for more than able to talk about her ailments and 100 years and Homeline, the side *name changed to protect confidentiality. concerns, and things she thinks her - 29 -

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Page turner Peter Harrington rare books emporium on Fulham Road is crammed with collectable first editions. David Brough pops in for a visit

eter Harrington, an elegant bookshop at 100 Fulham Road, is stuffed with first editions and is enjoying the buoyant market for rare books, eagerly sought after by collectors from around the world. The market for exquisite, antiquarian books goes from strength to strength despite the rise in popularity of electronic gadgets such as Kindles, says Pom Harrington, who now runs the business established by his father nearly 50 years ago. ‘To my mind, the Kindle is the replacement of the paperback,’ Pom says inside the shop, lined with dark wooden bookcases crammed with first editions of literature by celebrated authors such as Charles Dickens, Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl, as well as tomes dedicated to biography, history, geography and science. ‘We concentrate on smaller print runs and high quality books. We are interested in fine, rare works.’ Pom’s father, Peter Harrington, originally set up the bookshop in the Chelsea Antiques Market on the King’s Road in 1969, and later moved premises to the current shop on Fulham Road. Now Pom plans to open a second store, at 43 Dover Street in Mayfair by the end of June, a sure sign that the business of collectable books

is booming. ‘Collecting starts for people when they buy a book that means something to them personally,’ Pom explains. Peter Harrington will showcase its rarest and most splendid books at Masterpiece London, a luxury art, antiques, design and jewellery fair, which will take place at The Royal Hospital Chelsea from 26 June to 2 July. These will include a special copy of Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary, dating from 1755; a cloth-bound The Pickwick Papers inscribed by Charles Dickens; and a unique copy of The Wizard of Oz, signed by author L. Frank Baum. Local residents from Fulham and Chelsea, as well as collectors from around the world, regularly pop into the store to browse through the books and admire the limitededition prints of work by well-known artists, such as L.S. Lowry. One local resident recently dropped by, bought a first edition Robinson Crusoe worth thousands of pounds, packed it into his bag and headed home on his scooter. Pom tells me of a regular customer who used to have a habit of buying a first edition every week, reading it, and then dropping by the next week to buy another. - 30 -

First editions can range in price from a few hundred pounds for, say, a Matilda by Roald Dahl, to several tens of thousands of pounds for an inscribed Dickens in excellent condition. Retail prices of many first editions, such as James Bond novels and Harry Potter books, have risen steadily in recent years, in response to growing demand from worldwide collectors. ‘The internet has helped to fuel the boom, as it has boosted transparency of prices and helped to increase consumer knowledge about the books,’ Pom tells me, adding that a big slice of Peter Harrington’s sales volume (mainly across the lower price points) are now online.‘If you don’t have an online presence as a rare book seller, that’s a negative,’ he adds, although admitting that people still prefer to physically handle costly first editions before committing to a purchase. Examples of first editions currently in stock, are: Paddington At Large by Michael Bond, dated 1962, for £525; the complete set of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, dated 1964, for £875, and Winnie the Pooh, dated 1926, for £2,500. Popular films can boost demand for first editions, I learn. ‘Every time a new James Bond movie is released, interest in Bond first editions soars,’ Pom says. This year’s World War One centenary has raised interest in literature about the Great War, and next year’s 200 anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo could generate more sales in first edition books about the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte. However, even as different genres and authors come in and out of fashion, one thing is clear: the demand for rare books is far from a passing fad. Peter Harrington, 100 Fulham Road SW3 6HS, 020 7591 0220 (peterharrington.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

PROPERTY SEARCH AGENT

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

Haus Properties 99 Wandsworth Bridge Road 020 7751 0400

Savills 423 Fulham Palace Road 020 7578 9050

Knight Frank 203 New King’s Road 020 7751 2400

Cannons Estate Agents 189 Fulham Palace Road 020 7381 2184

Marsh & Parsons 105 Moore Park Road 020 7736 9822

Strutt & Parker 701 Fulham Road 020 7731 7100

Winkworths Fulham and Parsons Green 40 New King’s Road 020 7731 3388 fulham@winkworths.co.uk

Penn Holmes London Ltd ‘SW6 ladies Katie and Francesca specialise in buying properties for their clients here in Fulham.’

Marsh & Parsons 333 Fulham Palace Road 020 7993 9888

Savills 191 New King’s Road 020 7731 9400

Chesterton Humberts ‘Three offices – one great postcode’ 78 New Kings Road 020 7731 4448

55 Langthorne Street 07884 180480 07989 746499

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

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Space NK 205 New Kings Road 020 7736 6728

hair salon

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Gina Conway 612 Fulham Road 020 7731 7633

Natasha Coote 173 New King’s Road 020 7371 7526

Palace Pharmacy 331 Fulham Palace Road 020 7736 3034

Mermaid Maternity Retreat 234a Kings Road 020 7199 3220 (mermaid.co.uk)

hotels b&b

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

La Reserve Hotel 422-428 Fulham Road 020 7385 8561

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luxury

Millennium & Copthorne Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road 020 7565 1400

HOME ANTIQUES A&L Antiques 284 Lillie Road 020 7610 2694

ARCHITECTS

Hogarth Architects Ltd 186 Dawes Road 020 7381 3409

INTERIOR DESIGN

linen

Alice Leigh Design

Cologne & Cotton 791 Fulham Road 020 7736 9261

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

gallery

Piers Feetham Gallery 475 Fulham Road 020 7381 3031

WOOD FLOORING Bembé UK Ltd ‘German craft since 1780.’ 315-317 New King’s Road 020 7371 9090

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

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

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 7371 9911

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)

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Fulham Nannies 69 Stephendale Road 020 7736 8289

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Fulham Road Post Office 815 Fulham Road

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Sweetapple Heating & Plumbing ‘Local Gas Safe registered plumbing and heating engineers, offering a 24 hour service’ 130 Stephendale Road 020 7371 0409 07889 184146 (sweetappleplumbing.co.uk)

Sinclair House School 159 Munster Road 020 7736 9182

Addoastra ‘A boutique event management company based in London but operating throughout the country’ 20 Reporton Road 020 3689 4585 (addoastra.com)

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Town and County Flowers 131 Wandsworth Bridge 020 7736 4683 - 33 -

printing

Paramount Press Ltd 129 Munster Road 020 7731 0900

stationer

Perry’s 777 Fulham Road 020 7736 7225

travel

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FULHAM Residents’ Journal

property watch Experts share their invaluable knowledge and shine a light on local property news

Barclay on bricks B

arclay isn’t your typical estate agent. He tells it as it is. ‘Well what is the point in hoodwinking buyers?’ he protests. I do have a good answer but it’s clearly a rhetorical question because he quickly follows this up with the explanation that, ‘they are so savvy now. It’s all Zoopla, Land Registry and the likes. And why shouldn’t they be? Buying a house is usually still the single biggest investment of their lives.’ Examples flow like wine at Cana. ‘Just the other day I had a potential seller asking whether he should put his house up now or in September. I told him it didn’t matter, the market’s not going to change that much.’ Instead of scrabbling about for fees, Barclay focuses on building long term trust.

37 per cent of buyers were parents buying for their children This trust sits squarely on a foundation of optimism. ‘Interest rates have been low since 2008, there are no distressed sellers. There has actually been a shortage of stock in Fulham over the past two or three years.’ And this optimism is rooted in economic reality. Five or six years ago when interest rates were five or six per cent, if someone with a mortgage got in trouble the house was the first thing to go. Now, with interest rates very low, other things go first, giving people breathing space of around six months. This story plays itself out on the

Partner of Residential Sales at Strutt & Parker, Barclay Macfarlane, tells Henry Hopwood-Phillips why the boom is back in Fulham

familiar background. The area is full of continentals (mostly French and Italians) swapping their professional pads in South Kensington for places in Fulham where they can double their square footage and acquire green space. ‘I don’t want to overegg the optimism though,’ Barclay warns, ‘people think that what with the market being buoyant again we must be raking it in but it is important to emphasise that it is also a crowded market.’ He follows this with instances of houses doubling in price but fees halving; in other words, remaining the same amount. It’s not the same market for flats either. ‘Once upon a time I was selling the occasional flat as a favour for an old client but now they are given due attention; we have a dedicated flat team.’ I ask him for some numbers. ‘41 per cent of properties sold are flats. Just recently the flats above what was The Wheatsheaf pub went for between £400,000-£600,000.’ I prod Barclay on just how upbeat, bright and breezy the market looks set to be in the future. ‘I understand that people are anticipating many things, the media is all over this but I think the market is reaching these heights to make up for lost time. ‘Also we must not forget that people are being priced out of the market right now, so any signals sending us southwards will promptly be corrected’. London has always been a special case, something Barclay is keen to emphasise. ‘Few European countries have its equivalent. London demand is a different creature to British demand - 34 -

in general. Its appeal to international buyers means we are insulated in a way others aren’t. ‘Another reason Fulham is riding high is that parents are seeing bricks and mortar as a decent substitute for stocks and other investments. 37 per cent of buyers are parents buying for their children.’ I ask whether he is talking deposits or a helping hand. ‘No, I’m talking the whole thing!’ Even landlords are happy with yields at 3.5 per cent (down from 5 per cent) because their mortgages are significantly lower and capital growth is heading upwards.

On a more local scale, Barclay is candid about the ‘villagey’ feel many estate agents use to try and sell the area. Admitting that he prefers not to pitch it like that, he qualifies his confession with the fact that butchers and boutiques are now finally replacing dry cleaners and charity shops. ‘From South Park to Parsons Green, the smattering of smaller identities around here is finally getting the sort of aesthetic they deserve.’ Strutt & Parker, 701 Fulham Road SW6 5UL, 020 7731 7100 (struttandparker.com) All photography by Sarel Janse

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French estate agent Breteuil showcases its cultural side

reteuil, now firmly settled in its Fulham Road flagship branch, has decided to show off a little of its cultural roots by turning the office walls into an art gallery, showcasing the photographic works of talented duo Daria Belikova and Gennady Lukashin (or Malefic Visions, as they’re also known). The artists both hail from Russia and moved to London separately to pursue their creative dreams. A chance opportunity

brought them together, and ever since, they have produced limited-edition collections (ranging from five to 20 pieces) of their striking artwork, including a series of signed images which adorn the walls and enliven the experience at the Breteuil office.

We wanted to use our empty office walls in a different way from our competitors Their gothic-themed snapshots explore classic beauty and create an elegant and alluring focal point. Breteuil told the Journal: ‘We wanted to use our empty office

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walls in a different way from our competitors. We are primarily an estate agent – so we shouldn’t be confused with an art gallery – but we felt the connection between selling art and selling a home was a very strong one that we should pursue. Daria and Gennady’s works are proving very popular – some have sold already to buyers from across the world, so we are proud to have been the first to discover them.’ To peruse the artwork for yourself, visit the Breteuil office at 280 Fulham Road, SW10 9EW, 020 7351 6308 (breteuil.co.uk) For more information on the artists visit maleficvisions.4ormat.com

More than just a

Haus

Fulham Residents’ Journal meets Haus Properties’ Jamie Lester – a man on a mission to revolutionise the way we buy and sell our homes

tepping through the all-glass threshold on Wandsworth Bridge Road you’d be forgiven for thinking that the team at Haus weren’t in the business of property at all. Relaxed and casually dressed, the Haus agents double as baristas and branding experts, confidently frothing milk for your cappuccino as they invite you to sit down at the large table that dominates the room. ‘The heart of the home is the kitchen. All important decisions are made around the kitchen table and that is what we are keen to emulate here, so that people feel relaxed and at ease,’ Jamie tells me. The table in question is a large distressed wood affair, with a glass top, beneath which sits a map of Fulham. Jamie produces a wipe-away marker pen and starts tracing out the lines of the nearby streets. It’s just one of the many novel touches which Haus has got down to a T. For Haus is truly a brand in its own right; from the in-house creatives, graphic designers and professional photographers who give your property the attention it deserves (no agents

snapping away with the office digital camera here) to the effective and very clever PR. Haus marketing campaigns are fun; they make you sit up and pay attention, with leaflets and postcards

All important decisions are made around the kitchen table and that is what we are keen to emulate here littered with clever illustrations and pithy one liners. It’s not all style over substance, however. Jamie is keen to assure me that Haus is at the vanguard of helpful technology too. Since its launch in 2011, it has pioneered a revolutionary ‘open book’ policy that enables vendors access to details of upcoming viewings and also makes them privy to the financial situation of those keen to buy their properties. The handy timeline also allows sellers to follow viewings and interest and means that they can read up on any feedback potential buyers might have. - 37 -

‘It is just part of a continuation of the excellent experience all our clients receive,’ Jamie explains, as we move on to the talk about the Fulham market as a whole. Demand, as ever, is high in comparison to the stock levels, with the average property on Haus’ books hitting the £1.6 million mark. It is a trend which Jamie expects to continue. ‘Fulham has been a top performer in terms of the property market since the financial crisis,’ he says. ‘Properties have increased in value by 20-30 per cent and it only looks set to keep going. With properties in Earls Court reaching up to £1,600 per sq.ft., there is still scope for price per square footage to increase in SW6 too.’ As I gulp back the last of my coffee Jamie tells me that Haus is a long-standing supporter of the local community too, and that it will continue to offer a helping hand at the Friends of South Park (where Jamie is a committee member) Picnic in the Park next month. ‘We are a people brand,’ he says simply, summing up the company ethos; Haus really does make you feel at home. 99 Wandsworth Bridge Road, SW6 2TE 020 7751 0400 (hausproperties.co.uk)

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1 BEAUTIFUL AND INTERIOR DESIGNED FAMILY HOUSE IN BISHOPS PARK stevenage road, sw6 3 reception rooms ø kitchen/dining room with a pantry ø 7 bedrooms ø 6 bathrooms (5 en suite) ø 2 w.c's ø laundry room ø plant room ø boot room ø garden ø 420 sq m (4,520 sq ft) ø EPC=C Guide £5 million Freehold

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020 7578 9050

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1 STUNNING AND UNIQUE MAISONETTE IN PARSONS GREEN new kings road, sw6 Reception room ø kitchen ø 5 bedrooms ø 3 bathrooms ø roof terrace ø 168 sq m (1,608 sq ft) ø EPC=D

Savills Fulham - Bishops Park Henry Forbes hforbes@savills.com

020 7731 9400 Guide £1.7 million Leasehold, approximately 69 years remaining

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1 SUPERB FAMILY HOME CLOSE TO QUEENS CLUB brecon road, sw6 Reception room ø kitchen/breakfast room ø master suite ø 2 further bedrooms ø further bathroom ø garden ø 105 sq m (1,130 sq ft) ø EPC=D

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020 7578 9050 Guide £1.19 million Freehold

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VICTORIAN HOUSE WITH ROOF TERRACE AND GARDEN waldemar avenue, sw6 4 bedrooms ø double reception room ø eat-in kitchen ø 2 bathrooms (1 en suite) ø study ø guest w.c ø patio garden ø roof terrace ø Council Tax=G ø EPC=E

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020 7578 9051 Flexible furnishings £1,295 per week + £276 inc VAT one-off admin fee and other charges may apply* *£36 inc VAT for each additional tenant/occupant/guarantor reference where required. Inventory check out fee – charged at the end of or early termination 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.

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Barclay Road, Fulham SW6 A spacious three bedroom maisonette

A well-presented three bedroom maisonette situated on a popular tree lined street close to the amenities of the Fulham Road and New Kings Road. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, double reception room with space for dining and wood floors, open plan kitchen and 2 south west facing roof terraces. EPC rating E. Approximately 1,374 sq ft (128 sq m) Guide price: ÂŁ950 per week (FLQ126467)

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Consort House, Imperial Wharf SW6 A two bedroom apartment with river views

An immaculate apartment set within the desirable Imperial Wharf Development. The property is presented in a superb condition and has been beautifully furnished throughout. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open plan kitchen and reception room, balcony, 24 hour concierge service, communal garden. EPC rating B Approximately 1,055 sq ft (98 sq m) Guide price: ÂŁ725 per week (RIQ159672)

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Ryecroft Street, Fulham SW6 A family home in Parsons Green

A fantastic house which has benefited from a full refurbishment in recent years and has a plethora of innovative ideas and storage as well as good views to the front and rear. Master bedroom suite, 2nd bedroom with en suite bathroom, 2 further bedrooms, family bathroom, reception room, kitchen with breakfast room, dining room, family room/5th bedroom with en suite shower room, utility room, guest WC, garden. EPC rating D. Approximately 235.0 sq m (2,530 sq ft) Freehold Guide price: ÂŁ2,400,000 (FLH140081)

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Studdridge Street, Fulham SW6 Wonderful south facing garden

A brilliant conversion of a Nichols Lion house. The property has been completely transformed giving four bedrooms and a contemporary open plan reception/kitchen on the ground floor and a south facing garden. Master bedroom with en suite bathroom, 3 further bedrooms, family bathroom, reception room with open plan kitchen/dining room, family room, study, utility room, guest bathroom, guest WC, garden. EPC rating D. Approximately 214.7 sq m (2,312 sq ft) Freehold Guide price: ÂŁ2,525,000 (FLH100134)

KnightFrank.co.uk/fulham fulham@knightfrank.com 0203 641 6175

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Routh Road, Wandsworth SW18 Overlooking the Common

A spectacular detached double fronted family house backing directly onto Wandsworth Common with a large south facing garden and off street parking for 2 cars. 5 double bedrooms, 4 bathrooms (3 en suite), reception room, study, playroom, kitchen/dining/family room, utility room, kitchenette, downstairs cloakroom/boot room, large cellar, south facing garden, off street parking. EPC rating F. Approximately 389 sq m (4,188 sq ft) Freehold Asking price ÂŁ5,750,000 (WND120064)

KnightFrank.co.uk/wandsworth wandsworth@knightfrank.com 020 7768 0993

KnightFrank.co.uk Chelsea Creek, Fulham SW6

Studio flat for sale in Chelsea A studio apartment for sale in the desirable Chelsea Creek development. Doulton House benefits from a 24 hour concierge service, private spa, health club, and swimming pool. Bedroom and reception room, kitchen, bathroom. EPC rating B. Approximately 28 sq m (303 sq ft) Leasehold Guide price: ÂŁ435,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/riverside riverside@knightfrank.com 020 3597 7670 (RVR140083)

Imperial Wharf, Fulham SW6 7 bedroom house

Rarely on the market and one of only twelve houses on this very desirable road within the beautiful landscaped gardens of Imperial Wharf and in a secure gated development. This house has a layout that will suit many types of families. 7 bedrooms, 2 reception rooms, 7 bathrooms, kitchen and dinng room, 2 balconies, garden. EPC rating C. Approximately 4,607 sq ft (428 sq m) Leasehold Guide price: ÂŁ4,650,000

KnightFrank.co.uk/riverside riverside@knightfrank.com 020 3597 7670 (RVR100124)

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Stevenage Road SW6 £5,000,000 This incredible seven-bedroom house extendes to approx. 4,500 sqft. The ground floor features a superb bay fronted reception room, a stunning kitchen/family room leading out to the beautiful landscaped garden, a boot room with separate entrance and WC. The exceptional lower ground floor comprises the nanny studio with en suite shower room and fully equipped kitchenette, laundry room, a gym, office, a cinema room and a covered patio with stairs leading up to the garden. Freehold. EPC=C.

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Stevenage Road SW6 £4,850,000 This elegant six-bedroom family house is positioned on one of Fulham’s most desirable streets. The accommodation includes a spacious Smallbone kitchen with a larder, boot room and bi-folding doors leading out to an incredible 54ft landscaped garden. In addition, the ground level includes a bay fronted double reception room with feature ﬁreplace while the lower ground ﬂoor has been fully excavated to provide a large reception room leading out to the garden, a media room and a utility room. Freehold. EPC=E. Joint Sole Agent.

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Inglethorpe Street SW6 £2,150,000 This beautifully presented five-bedroom family home is located within the sought after Alphabet Streets on the favoured south side of Inglethorpe Street. The house has undergone a series of extensions and improvements by the current owners to offer flexible family living with a clever balance of contemporary and traditional features, including a double reception room with open fire and a fully extended family kitchen leading out to a south facing 50ft garden. Share of Freehold. EPC=C. Sole Agents.

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Waterford Road SW6 £2,300,000 Positioned on the Chelsea/Fulham border this superb house offers well balanced accommodation arranged over four floors. The property comprises a beautiful ground floor reception room and a bright eat-in kitchen leading out to a private patio garden. The lower ground floor offers a further reception room, study area, double bedroom and a shower room while the upper floors provide a beautiful master bedroom with en suite bathroom, two further double bedrooms and a bathroom. Freehold. EPC=D. Sole Agents.

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

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Sailmakers Court SW6 ÂŁ970 per week This beautifully presented three-bedroom lateral apartment has been refurbished to a great standard with amazing living/ entertaining space and ďŹ&#x201A;oor-to-ceiling windows. The accommodation includes a reception room with views across the river, a modern kitchen with dinning area, a master suite with a walk-in wardrobe, a large en suite bathroom and a lounge area with river views. The two further double bedrooms both have an abundance of storage and en suite bathrooms. EPC=C

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

Thames Point, SW6

ÂŁ1,400,000 Road, Fulham, SW6 Waterford

ÂŁ2,250,000 - Sold An architectural designed and flawlessly styled, lateral apartment that fully embraces the essence of bachelor cool. Perched on the third floor of Thames Point, one of St Georges iconic Imperial Wharf locations this sophisticated apartment is a perfect night haven An outstanding freehold house situated on the exclusive Moore Park Estate, just off the New Kings Road. from the daily stress and offers cool, calm luxury to escape into. Having undergone a meticulous and immaculate refurbishment, the internal accommodation is well designed and planned accommodation is spread over four equally impressive floors.

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Munster Road, SW6

ÂŁ565 per week Waterford Road, Fulham, SW6

ÂŁ2,250,000 Sold bedroom split level maisonette perched on the corner of Fernhurst and Munster Road, arguably the best position A much loved,- three in Munster Village. Its already generous accommodation feels even more spacious with its high ceilings and its bright triple aspect. An outstanding freehold house situated on the exclusive Moore Park Estate, just off the New Kings Road. Having undergone a meticulous and immaculate refurbishment, the internal accommodation is well designed and planned accommodation is spread over four equally impressive floors.

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LEFROY ROAD, W12

Stunning one bedroom flat on the first floor of this imposing Edwardian conversion with exceptionally high ceilings, period features, an original cast iron fireplace, solid wood flooring, skirting board heating, integrated kitchen units and private balcony.

Seamlessly blending contemporary and traditional styles, this gorgeous two double bedroom, two bathroom Victorian upper maisonette features a galleried modern kitchen with fully fitted appliances opening onto a sunny and spacious roof terrace.

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Danvers Street, SW3

Immaculate refurbished two double bedroom Victorian conversion. The benefits include a new kitchen and a bright lounge with French doors leading to the private patio garden. The bedrooms are both spacious doubles and have good storage. There is wood flooring throughout the property adding to the modern minimalistic style.

A truly beautiful newly refurbished two bedroom flat set on the first floor of an impressive period conversion moments from the infamous Chelsea Embankment. This property has just undergone a full refurbishment and has been finished to an exceptional standard with solid wood and sleek, stylish decor throughout.

£425 per week

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Boutique living in the heart of w6 ASHLAR COURT Ravenscourt Gardens, London, W6 0TU

2 Bedroom apartments from £750,000

• A collection of 2 & 3 bedroom luxury apartments • Beautiful Grade II listed building • Many original features being retained • Secure underground parking • Lovingly restored communal gardens • Excellent transport links

Prices and details correct at time of going to press.

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Burnfoot Avenue, SW6

A delightful four bedroom Freehold house on this popular road close to Parsons Green.

ÂŁ1,925,000, Freehold

Fulham Sales 020 7731 7100 Fulham@struttandparker.com

Narborough Street, SW6

An immensely stylish three storey, four bedroom Victorian family house forming part of this popular residential street.

ÂŁ1,850,000 Freehold

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Mendora Road, SW6

A fantastic three bedroom house on this popular road in Fulham that has recently undergone extensive refurbishment.

£750 per week* Furnished or Unfurnished

Fulham Lettings 020 7731 7100 Fulham.lettings@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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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

Written for the residents of SW6 APRIL 2014 â&#x20AC;˘ Issue 20