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Closures of Turnham Green Terrace and Fishers Lane

It’s important to congratulate Hounslow and Ealing councils on the brilliantly integrated coordination and strategic planning that will see the simultaneous closures of both Turnham Green Terrace and Fishers Lane, the two key north-routes to Chiswick High Road for anyone living in or wishing to access the huge residential area between Acton Lane and Abinger Road.The residents of Prebend Gardens and the Bollo Lane area will be thrilled to have so many more cars queuing to turn eastbound only at the foot of Prebend Gardens and then pulling U-turns on King Street, or jamming up the whole area around Sainsbury’s. And the whole of north Chiswick will embrace the challenges of trying to go anywhere to the south.It’s a marvellous double whammy innovation and myself and my family can’t wait to enjoy the extra leisure time of sitting in huge queues and enjoying the contented smiles of fellow vehicle users, knowing that residents along these routes will be welcoming the additional traffic, noise and safety challenges that they too will  face.I’m proud to be paying my council tax to such forward thinking local authorities and I keenly suggest the further closure of South Parade (surely another massive safety risk to absolutely anyone who’s ever driven or crossed it), and perhaps even Chiswick High Road itself, known locally as Certain Death From Traffic At All Times Alley. That way the two councils can ensure they have finished the job they’re starting and ensure 18 hours a day complete gridlock.

Simon Montague ● 2301d108 Comments ● 2289d

Another collision at Sutton Court Rd and A4 junction this morning

No serious injuries apparently. How many more accidents do there have to be here before this dangerous junction is addressed?

F Coyle ● 2290d16 Comments ● 2289d

Chiswick School car boot sale

hi, I understand that Chiswick school car boot sale takes place every first Sunday in the month. Given the current circumstances with Covid 19, does anyone know if it will happen this weekend?

Kamran Nobari ● 2289d1 Comments ● 2289d

Chiswick Car boot sale

Hi all, is the Chiswick car boot sale going to be on next Sunday?

Robert Duncan ● 2294d4 Comments ● 2289d

West 4 Harriers or Ealing Eagles

Hello folks - I live in Acton and would like to join a running club (when they are back operational). The 2 main ones in the area seem to be W4 Harriers and Ealing Eagles.As I live in W3 they are both about the same distance.Anybody a member of either? Recommended? What would be the differences between the 2 be? I'd be keen to hear from you (PM me if you want to share negative experiences discreetly).Thanks!Bart

Bart Govaert ● 2290d6 Comments ● 2290d

£50 Bike Repair Voucher

What a great idea to offer £50 towards repairing that old bike in order to get some lardy lumps on the road.What a bad execution.The only people who will be claiming these vouchers are the skinny cycling nuts - as they are the ones regularly getting stuff on their bikes. To claim this voucher you have to take your bike to the shop, get a quote and then claim the voucher. Your average lardy lump is not going to do that.Why not make this voucher exclusive to people with a BMI of 30 or even 35?Give it to people you want to get cycling rather than the ones who already are.

Richard Potts ● 2292d21 Comments ● 2290d

Free tiles

I have 66 white and 30 mid grey . 15 x 15 cms and a tile edging strip. Very heavy , to be collected.

Maureen Yakoubi ● 2290d1 Comments ● 2290d

Black dog on Beverley road

if anyone has lost a black dog with a pinkish/red colour, she is on Beverley Road W4. Tried to get her to come to me to see the name tag on her collar, but she was nervous.

Dr JANE Carthey ● 2290d2 Comments ● 2290d

Best broadband?

I currently have Sky broadband which is extremely slow. I am having no success contacting them on the phone and when I do the tests on their website online I am told I need an engineer visit which costs £65 or is free if I renew for another 12 months. I am interested in switching to another provider and would be grateful for any recommendations please.

Margot Crowther ● 2290d7 Comments ● 2290d

Man with a van needed

I have furniture- single bed, arm chair, round kitchen table, light weight cupboard, bed side tables x 2, chest of drawers x 2  and some side tables which are to be donated to a small local refuge charity and they also assist people who have been allocated unfurnished accommodation.The furniture is in Camberley and the destination is Chiswick/Ealing.Reasonable payment ie similar to cost of renting a van locally and someone prepared to assist with loading / unloading.Any offers of help?

Elizabeth Ross ● 2290d3 Comments ● 2290d

local rock-climbing recommendation

I just climbed all the basic routes at our local rock-climbing gym on Ravenscourt Road (it's called Ravenswall). Would have stayed longer but the kids were tired out after about 1.5 hours.  Awesome fun, and hopefully might help me shift a few of the pounds I've added during lock-down.Highly recommended for anyone looking for a more interesting way to do exercise than just going to the regular gym, and very empty during the day at the moment. Not just for the young fit folk (I'm over 50 and over 13 stone). 

Simon Pedley ● 2290d1 Comments ● 2290d

The horror! The horror!

'Coronavirus: GPs to prescribe cycling in new obesity strategy'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53541866

John Whitworth ● 2294d92 Comments ● 2290d

Birdie's Kitchen At Syon Park Now Open

Has anyone eaten at Birdie's Kitchen yet?   Be interested to hear their thoughts if they have.   I used to enjoy visiting the Garden Centre there - at one time the food was good too, it did go off though.  Maybe the closure of Church St hastened the end of the Garden Centre.  It was a real treat to drive through the lovely meadow with it wide band of wild flowers up to the generously sized car park.   Is that entrance still open or is one now to use the entrance on London Road instead?

Jennifer Selig ● 2292d7 Comments ● 2290d

Trying to trace owner of black cat rescued from river by RNLI

A black cat was rescued from the Thames in Chiswick on Sunday 7th June and I'm trying to trace its owner.  A small black cat with no collar has been spending hours sleeping in our porch and sitting in our front garden.  It looks identical to the one which was rescued recently by the RNLI.  I also saw a fox just opposite our front door this morning, only a few metres away, so I want to make sure that this cat is kept safe.  We live near Chiswick Pier.  Can anyone help me with any information on the cat's owners please?  Many thanks, Carol

Carol Howard ● 2328d16 Comments ● 2290d

Chiswick in the Blitz

This link should show a map of all the places where bombs landed in 1940 and 1941 (and therefore exclude the site of the V2 landing). As a post-war baby I hadn't realised just how many landed in the area. http://bombsight.org/#15/51.4862/-0.2522

Richard Greenhough ● 2291d21 Comments ● 2290d

Newsnight 29/7

I trust all invested  parties will make sure to watch Stephen Smith's report on the current low traffic neighbourhoods initiative. Catch up on iPlayer.Stephen looked at a scheme in South London but I think he's a Chiswick resident. I wonder what prompted his interest in the matter?

Bruce Hammal ● 2291d0 Comments ● 2291d

Grant Shapps and the £250 million

The more I think about Hounslow's plan of stopping us residents of South Chiswick from accessing all our roads, the worse I think it is.The Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps held out £250 MILLION to bribe Councils to improve road space for cyclists and pedestrians DURING THE COVID19 VIRUS.  He has had the wool pulled over his eyes.    Glaringly so in the case of South Chiswick which is a unique, peaceful residential "pocket" hanging south of the A4 down to the river hemmed between Kew and Chiswick Bridges.   LBH plans for South Chiswick are blantant and fraudulent, they are an excuse for Hounslow to grab a part of the £250 Million by pretending South Chiswick is strangling its walkers and cyclists DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC which is a downright lie. We already have a safe and good neighbourhood with ample room for pedestrians and cyclists to distance themselves (possible exception the tow path at Sot G and a few cycle lanes could be inexpensively widened).   The Government’s money, taxpayers money, is being fraudulently deployed in our peaceful green residential area.Yes, of course, it would be a good idea to curtail the RUSH HOUR  commuters from rat running through Grove Park/SofG but that is a separate issue and nothing to do with Covid!   While at it, ban all heavy good vehicles too, not that that is on the Council’s plans.   I have already made suggestions on another thread as to how both these issues can be dealt with and it does NOT involved keeping us locked into our homes.     Government money is being misappropriated.    Hounslow has divided S.Chiswick into small CPZs, their new plans are boxing South Chiswick residents within their own individual Zones and preventing them entering adjoining ones within the area.  LBH's plan does NOT add any additional road space for cyclists and pedestrians during the Covid 19 virus that is not already there and just brings misery to its residents.     The emergency funding Covid money is being misappropriated.   Grant Shapps immediately has to rescind any Governments approval permitting Hounslow to implement this fraudulent scheme that does not comply with his remit.   The money can be used more fruitfully elsewhere.

Jennifer Selig ● 2299d128 Comments ● 2291d

Black Lives Matter demo 'Silence is violence'

It's great to see wealthy white people out in the sunshine enjoying themselves, with a little bit of bullying thrown in.

Jane Kelly ● 2321d8 Comments ● 2291d

34C degrees on Friday is forecast . Keep your pets safe and cool

Please make sure your Dogs, Cats and all other Pets stay indoors with plenty  of water.

Loraine Pemberton ● 2291d4 Comments ● 2291d

Should people in North Chiswick now accept they live in Acton?

There always used to be a pub bore that would tell you that any part of W4 that was in Ealing borough was in Acton not Chiswick. History and geography was not on their side but that didn't stop them droning on. Most people recognised the Overground train tracks and Southfield Park marked a clear border as there was just one way to dive through between the two post codes. Now, however, the closure of Fisher's Lane creates an even more impermeable border further south along Bath Road and South Parade. When I look at how this will change my behaviour I realise that I will continue to do smaller shops in Chiswick either by bike or walking. It remains closer and you only need to cycle to Acton once to realise it is on the top of a hill. Chiswick continues to have a better choice of shops, bars and restaurants and wider pavements. However, for a big shop, Acton is now going to be the better option. Rather than nipping down Fisher's Lane and Belmont Road, I'd have to drive by the junction near Chiswick Park station which is often congested already and will be more so when the closure takes effect. There are better parking options in Acton and unlike Sainsbury's they are free even if you don't use a particular store. Chiswick may have advantages at the moment but they may not be permanent. The proportion of boarded up shops isn't likely to fall in the current economic situation and Acton can offer businesses much lower rents. Acton may have a cinema before Chiswick and if Marks and Spencer was to reconsider its decision not to move into the Oaks Shopping Centre even Bedford Park residents might start to see it as an option. Changes in footfall have the potential to transform a high street either for better or worse and if Acton and Chiswick are going in opposite directions then it may not be long before the former is full of swish delis and cafes and the latter has lots of discount stores and gaming parlours and an Acton address will attract a premium over Chiswick!


Kevin Howard ● 2294d37 Comments ● 2291d