Laughter breaks out when
@OborneTweets
asks the Conservative candidate for Brentford and Isleworth:
‘Are you proud of Boris?’
‘I wouldn’t marry the guy’, says
@seena_shah
Rainbow crossings are being painted on Chiswick High Rd this week, at the junction with Turnham Green Terrace and Annandale Rd, on all four sides of the junction.
There are at least 220 people in Brentford & Isleworth constituency who are affected by the Loan Charge, we spoke to some of them in Chiswick about the tactics used by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs to recoup the money.
The archway underneath Kew Bridge has been officially opened as a pedestrian walkway to provide a continuous path along the Thames.
@katherinedunne
cut the ribbon with
@RuthCadbury
and
@willnorman
& Strand on the Green residents and local councillors
@GabriellaSGG
supporting.
"No prime minister, no government, can expect to be unanswerable or unchallenged. Parliament alone is sovereign." Gina Miller will be discussing democracy and her
#Brexit
legal challenge with journalist Jo Coburn - see details here:
This will be interesting.
@LBofHounslow
new leader
@Shansview
has announced his new Cabinet. His deputy leader
@katherinedunne
has held on to the environment portfolio but has also taken over Transport. She has been one of the staunchest supporters of the C9 cycle lane & LTNs
Environmentalist
@RebeccaFrayn
attacks Chiswick councillor
@JoannaBiddolph
for her "undemocratic" and "deranged" behaviour which she says is making the work of her group of community volunteers Friends of Turnham Green “increasingly untenable”:
If you live near Chiswick High Road
@ChiswickFlowers
will deliver your plants from the market by bike 🚲💐
@theJeremyVine
has been out for a spin on one of the cargo bikes
Some really lovely art work in this year's Summer Exhibition
@BedfordParkFest
. Proceeds from art sales to church charities. See it in person
@StMichaelsW4
from today - 18 June, noon - 6pm or see it online here:
On Sunday afternoon ‘Freddie’ the seal was mauled by a dog near Hammersmith Bridge. He's now being treated
@SEWH
- Read the full story with eye witness accounts [warning: the pictures are distressing]
How lucky we were to have a nice sunny morning for the opening of the footbridge at Dukes Meadows. The steel band from
@ChiswickSchool
cheered up the proceedings no end
@TRobinsonPAs
Loved the way the dancers from
@ChiswickSchool
came out from the crowd, dodging the puddles at
@ChiswickRFC
to dance and lead the way onto the new footbridge under Barnes Railway Bridge, choreographed to use all the space, with a grand finale at the bridge end
@TRobinsonPAs
For some under 30 a ‘car-free Chiswick’ is the norm says Cameron Kerr in response to the proposed new traffic measures in Grove Park and Strand on the Green
Finally, the result of Chiswick Riverside. First Labour councillor elected in Chiswick for 30 years - Amy Croft. Conservatives Gabriella Giles and Peter Thompson also elected.
Liberal Democrat MEP candidate for London
@Helen4LibDems
will be representing the
@LondonLibDems
in our live debate in Chiswick on Monday.
For details click here -
Step through the oldest shop front on the Chiswick High Road and you enter one of the most delightful shopping experiences in London. We went to meet the owner of
@fostersbookshop
to talk rare finds, caring for your books and top shelf!
Chiswick pizza restaurant Napoli on the Road in Devonshire Rd had been recognised as one of Europe's top pizza restaurants outside Italy. They're offering Chiswick Calendar Club Card holders a 10% discount midweek – Tuesday – Thursday evenings from 5.00pm and Friday lunchtimes
Thank you to everyone who came to our, somewhat lively... husting
@GeorgeIVW4
!
We hope it was informative & you’ve left feeling that bit more a part of democracy
Dropping hot buttered potatoes in a gentleman's lap made artist Suzan Inceer think perhaps she'd better give up working in catering and concentrate on her painting.
@theJeremyVine
unveiled her artwork in Chiswick today, courtesy of
@AbundanceLondon
So
@RupaHuq
and
@andyslaughtermp
voted tonight for a ceasefire in Gaza defying the Labour leader (and Andy has had to resign his shadow minister job as a result) while
@RuthCadbury
(a Quaker) abstained and voted the Labour party line. Interesting.
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Fancy a boat trip with a fish supper?
@ChiswickRNLI
have a fundraising cruise aboard the MV Golden Salamander, leaving from Chiswick Pier at 7pm on 11 Oct. Tickets here:
@RNLI
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Chiswick MP
@RuthCadbury
: “You can’t lock down a London borough in isolation, let alone one that is on the busy transport route between Heathrow and Central London”
Ealing Liberal Democrats challenge Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. They have 'called in' the recent Cabinet decision, meaning that it will have to be reviewed:
Wonderful to have Sarah Miles, one of the stars of the The Servant, join us as a surprise guest at
@ChiswickCinema
to kick off the Chiswick In Film Festival