Thor Gudmundsson and Richard Okroj: The Brackenbury Wine Rooms
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The Brackenbury Wine Rooms is the smoking hot destination where more than just the wine is red ‘Bewildered locals spotted the head of a cigarette puffing red stag being carried inside.’ For months the former restaurant on a corner of Hammersmith Grove was, quite literally, a building site. Rumours were…
Local comedian: Bill Bailey
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Bill Bailey: making people laugh is his life’s work. How long have you lived in the area? Since 1987. 29 years. As a native of Bath, what brought you to London? I came to study English and Drama at Westfield College (London University). After I left, I bought a houseboat…
Local publicans: Michael Mann & Jill O’Sullivan
You two don’t sound like Londoners. Where are you from? Jill: Tipperary, southern Ireland. Mike: Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand. How did you meet? Mike: One of the most romantic nights of the year, New Year’s Eve, 1995, at what was one of the hottest tickets in…
Pottery Courses and Tuition: José Carvalho Ceramics
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José Carvalho – Potter ‘I am a potter from Portugal and have been living in London for 10 years. My work covers a broad spectrum of both decorative and functional pieces. I use stoneware, earthenware, and Porcelain Clay. Recently I have been producing “V” and “U” shaped pieces with a…
Elsie Paine Part 2: Elsie recalls how the community pulled together during World War II and the horrors of the Blitz
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Elsie Paine Part 2: Elsie recalls how the community pulled together during World War II and the horrors of the Blitz
Oliver Cyriax: Vera Pith-Scottley
Local historian Oliver Cyriax interviews a woman with altitude: an airship-pioneer who braved the heights in the 1930s. A Profile in Courage by local historian Oliver Cyriax. Dateline: Ravenscourt Park 1936 “Of course our flock scattered as the Graf came in,” says Vera Pith-Scottley. “It took three hours to find…
Evolve Fitness Training: Hanif Mayet
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Hanif Mayet – Evolve Fitness Training Q. What do you like about the area? The variety of people and the energy. Q. Where does your surname, Mayet, originate? It’s Arabic. My dad is South African. His great-grandparents were Indian born and moved to South Africa. My mum’s side are English…