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Getting a grip on "The Weeds" and Gunnerbury Park Events

Two of the topics to be discussed at the Chiswick Area Forum to be held at St Pauls Grove Park - 7.30 start but doors open from 6.30 pm for the informal part of the evening. There will an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions. This is a good chance to see your councillors in action and decide if they are worth voting for next May.

Sam Hearn ● 31d5 Comments

It will probably be a fairly low impact event compared to the Soho House Fest. They used to hold it at Chiswick House Grounds and it comprised about a dozen marquees for yoga and other classes. I hasten to add I didn't go, just observed it over the fence. It was held on the lawn between the lake and the house and left no trace when it departed. The pattern seems to be that Gunnersbury Park is underbidding Chiswick House for these events because Pub in the Park, Soho House and Happy Place have all switched in recent years.

Francis Rowe ● 20d

I don't know.I was a bit surprised today to see the venue for this weekend's "Happy Place Festival" [The Happy Place Festival, curated by Fearne Cotton, is a two-day wellbeing event designed with one clear ethos in mind: to offer a relatable and accessible version of self-care. The flow between the different areas is designed to help guide inner happiness, uplift and energise you, with a huge array of free talks and sessions as well as additional bookable workshops. Special guests include Millie Mackintosh, Donna Ashworth and Liz Earle to name just a few. ]Rather than being on the usual old Cricket Pitch site (where  most of the events have been held and where the hoardings for Soho House festival were coming down today), the Happy Place seems to be taking over a fair chunk of the heritage parkland that was rescued from the old golf course.

Tim Henderson ● 21d

How would you explain this late approval? Incompetence or an attempt to fly under the radar by leaving the decision until the last possible moment.

Francis Rowe ● 22d

https://www.visitgunnersbury.org/residents  seems to have a page of summer events (most including the adjectives "biggest" and "huge" !). It was a surprise to me to learn at the Chiswick Forum meeting that planning permission for Soho House was only granted on the Friday before the event and permission for the Festival Republic (8th-10th,15th,16th Aug) and Waterworks(12th-14th Sept) events was still awaiting a formal decision.

Tim Henderson ● 25d

I had no idea that the Soho House Festival was on last night until I heard it in my garden. It didn't bother me that much but it would be helpful if there was a full schedule of what is on published somewhere accessible.

Anita Blake ● 26d