Bradley Cahoon: Grove Neighbourhood Centre – at the heart of the community
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From pilates to painting, the centre hosts a variety of activities and events for locals. Brad Cahoon wants your suggestions to ensure it remains at the heart of the community. Your community centre needs you! When I say I work at the Grove Neighbourhood Centre people say they didn’t know…
Caroline MacMillan: What’s in a street name?
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Discover the history of family names and royal connections in your road. Location: Brackenbury Village, Hammersmith, London, W6: How often have you walked down a street and asked yourself, ‘I wonder why it’s called that?’. Hammersmith has many fascinating street names reflecting our rich history. Some road names illustrate the patriotic…
Bradley Cahoon: You are never too old for the naughty step
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(or Seniors can surprise you) Living in Brackenbury Village and working at the Grove Neighbourhood Centre has opened my eyes to previously unrealised antics that some of the septuagenarian and octogenarian residents of Hammersmith and its environs get up to. I have lived in the area for 25 plus years…
Aska Mucha: The more massage you have, the greater the benefits
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We all want to be happy, stress and pain free. We all want to feel safe and unthreatened. So how do we accomplish this ultimate desired goal? Massage therapy takes us to the core of the matter. It can raise us high without isolating us from a reality. Through massage…
Local story: Joe Miller talks about cash under the carpet
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‘We pulled up a customers old carpet and discovered hundreds of pounds in bank notes. The customer kindly split the cash with us’ Find out more about The Carpet Store
Local gunmaker: Michael Smith
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In loving memory of Michael Smith 4 November 1958 – 8 December 2015 TAKING STOCK What inspired a local lad to become a fine craftsman? Michael Smith, shares tales of his unlikely journey Q. Michael Smith, you’re a gunmaker. Where are you from originally? Shepherd’s Bush. Q. How has the…
Recipe: John Stenton’s Tasty Lamb Shank
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1. Stick some fresh Rosemary and Sage in the top of the Lamb Shank. 2. Sit the shank up in tin foil and make it into an open parcel. 3. Pour in an inch and a half of white wine. 4. Wrap the tin foil and put it on a…
Massage therapist: Aska Mucha
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Interview with Aska Mucha local massage therapist ’It’s my passion’ Q. Why are you a massage therapist? Since my teens I have always had a huge interest in the combination of Eastern and Western mind and body connection. My extensive travels, training and personal development raised it all to the…
Recipe: John Stenton’s New season butterflied leg of lamb
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John Stenton BBQ favourite: New season butterflied leg of lamb! 1 leg of lamb, approx 2.25kg (5lb) weight, feeds 6-8 people. For the marinade: 2tbsp chopped fresh rosemary. 2tbsp chopped fresh thyme. Zest 2 lemons. 6 garlic cloves, crushed. 130ml (4½fl oz) olive oil. 3 fresh bay leaves. – Mix…
Local artist: Paul Donnellon
Jo Reynolds talks to local artist Paul Donnellon. When did you move here? 2000. Before, I lived all over London, from Lewisham to Islington to London Bridge, but my wife Diana lived in Hammersmith Grove. I didn’t know people could live in Hammersmith because I thought it was just a…