New Restaurant Opening in North St Margarets
From 8th September 2010, V Thomas & Son butchers will be opening their restaurant serving fresh produce cooked by their in-house Italian chef…
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7 September 2010 | Category » news | Comments [0]
Event Reminder: GASS Day - 11 September 2010
In 2004 the North St Margarets Residents Association organised a ‘one-off’ event that became an annual occurrence and now in its 7th year is turning into a tradition - The Grand Annual Street Sale a.k.a GASS Day.
The procedure is simplicity itself. At 1.00pm on Saturday 11th September the residents of the NSMRA community will put tables outside their houses, cover them with all the things that they no longer need - books, records, toys, clothes and so on - and then sell them for knock down prices. It is rather like a car boot sale in the street - but without the car or the boot. The range of goods is huge from furniture and designer clothes through to hot dogs, home made cakes, pickles and jams, bric-a-brac, televisions and DVD’s. The neighbourhood police come to give advice on home security and to mark bicycles and our local church, All Souls, will be involved with a Fair Trade stall and a café.
GASS Day is on Saturday 11th September and starts at 1.00pm. The streets involved are Haliburton, Heron, Newry, Northcote and Talbot. To find them cross the A316, walk up St. Margarets Road towards Isleworth, turn left past the Ailsa Tavern and walk down Northcote Road. Voila!
Adding to the day’s sense of community at 2.30pm local kids in fancy dress will parade around the area “Beating the Bounds” with willow wands. Although the ritual is pre-Christian the children see it as pure “Harry Potter” with the presence of a kilted bagpiper adding a touch of “McMagic”.
GASS Day pitches are available to residents and non-residents alike. The cost of a resident pitch is £2, for non-residents it is £5. Please note that these pitches are for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes only.
For more information or to register a pitch please call Laurence on 0208 400 9822
3 September 2010 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
Something to Get Your Teeth Into
In 1826 ‘The Family Oracle of Health’ reported on the rapid spread of tooth decay throughout the nation over the previous 25 years. A number of reasons for this were put forward. One was the increased consumption of sugar from the West Indies - although this was disputed by some who argued that the West Indians who worked on the plantations and ate considerable quantities of sugar themselves, seemed to be remarkably untroubled by bad teeth. Another explanation, advanced by the German physician Christophe Wilhelm Hufeland, was that consuming hot and cold foods or drinks immediately after each other caused invisible cracks in the tooth enamel to open up and allow decay to enter. Surprisingly that argument still had its supporters into the late 1930’s.
3 September 2010 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
Freckleface Fundraising for Malawi
Freckleface Photography is holding a ‘Photoshoot Fund Event’ on the 17th, 18th and 19th of September in St Margarets to raise essential funds for Phunzira - a 100% non-profit charity that is currently constructing a learning support centre in…
3 September 2010 | Category » news | Comments [0]
Five Day Camera Acting Intensive Course
From 25th October - 29th October 2010 in Twickenham. Film Venture London are running a week long Intensive Camera Acting Course with director Graham Cantwell. An intensive acting for camera course over 5 days in October. The last couple…
3 September 2010 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
The Weeping Willow Tree
Some sources say that the most common of the cultivated Weeping Willow species (_salix x sepulcralis_) was first introduced into this country from a German nursery in 1908… which does seem a little late in the day considering the hundreds of thousands of the trees that are now to be found across the length and breadth of Britain.
26 August 2010 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
What's for tea tonight dear?
Dear Reader, You might already know me from yellowwedge cheese or the My St Margarets Magazine, but I have just entered the blogosphere with what I hope will quickly evolve into an enjoyable food resource, whatsforteatonightdear.wordpress.com. Your visits and…
26 August 2010 | Category » around town | Comments [0]
yellowwedge cheese makes Times 'Top 10 Cheese Shops in Britain'
In July 2010, local retailer yellowwedge cheese has been named by The Times as one of the ‘Top 10 Cheese Shops in Britain’! Juliet Harbutt who compiled the list wrote; “Whatever David Harries does, from recycling to educating his…
26 August 2010 | Category » news | Comments [1]
Six Week Suspension of Heathrow Runway Alternation
For six weeks from 13 September 2010, essential maintenance work will be taking place on taxiways connecting Heathrow’s northern runway with the rest of the airfield. During this period, planes will be unable to alternate daytime use of the runways…
24 August 2010 | Category » news | Comments [0]
New Drama Class to Tackle Self Esteem Problems
With the current problems regarding anti-social behaviour and youth violence Performance Academy London is endeavouring to change the self-image of children in the local area. We thought you might be interested in putting this information onto your website. In…
24 August 2010 | Category » around town | Comments [1]
