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Congratulations to Angie Bray MP for opposing the House of Hacks

by voting along with 90 other Conservative MP's and over 20 Labour MP's against Nick Cleggs' silly plans to replace the House of Lords by a new assembly 80% composed of members elected for a term of 15 years from lists of candidates selected by the hierarchies or headquarters of the political parties. People elected for a term of 15 years will not be accountable to the electorate. People selected by the hierarchies of the political parties will not be representative of or accountable to the electorate. They will be merely party hacks or apparatchiks. It will be the House of Hacks.The election of candidates from lists proposed by parties is reminiscent of  the "elections" held by Eastern European Communist regimes - not British democracy. It is a profoundly undemocratic and alien idea.Such an assembly will inevitably see itself as a rival to the democratically elected House of Commons. It will lead to disputes between the two houses, delays and compromises between the House of Commons and the House of Hacks on the other.And there is a high probability that the balance of power will be held  by small minority parties such as the Lib Dems or the Nationalists.And why do we want over 400 more professional politicans and all their associated costs and staff ? Can we afford them ?The US Senate only has 100 members.Many democratic countries work pefectly well with only one House of Parliament. Do we really need two ?Replacing the House of Lords is a very important constitutional issue. As such it should be subject to a referendum as was AV, joining the Common Market, introducing a London Mayor, the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly etc. If Scotland can have a referndum on independence, then the whole of the UK needs a referendum on replacing the House of Lords.Angie Bray has sacrificed her ministerial career for her principles.Well done Angie !

David Giles ● 5217d6 Comments ● 5195d

Five-a-side Football Fundraiser/Awareness Tournament (age 16-50)

Hello all,We are planning a 5 a side tournament (date, time and place to be confirmed, either at Goals in Alperton or Rocks Lane Multi Sports Centre in Chiswick on 2nd September @ 1pm).The purpose is to raise awareness of live kidney donation for patients like my mother: http://www.facebook.com/Helpfindalivingkidneydonorformymum. Also, we hope to raise some money to donate to the West London Kidney Patients' Association (see www.westlondonkpa.co.uk/).We are making it more fun rather than competitive so ladies get your shorts out and take part!To take part each player must pay £10, which they can pay on the day.Other donations can be made here http://www.gofundme.com/wumm8#descriptionMake your own team INCLUDING at least one female. The more teams we have the more money we can raise, and if you can get your families down to watch so we can raise some more money, that would be great! Food and drink will also be sold at the venue.If you're interested in taking part, please send an email to nataliapetros@gmail.comThanks and we look forward to seeing you at the event!Best wishesNatalia

Natalia Delilah ● 5198d0 Comments ● 5198d

CYCLING 75 MILES...

... TO BEAT BLOOD CANCER On 1 April 2010, my son Jake was diagnosed with leukaemia. He was 20 years old. And suddenly the world went very dark indeed.    Even though he’s now in remission, 30,000 people every year in the UK get the same heart-stopping news. And go to that same dark place. That’s one person every 17 minutes. And I simply can’t just stand by and let that happen without trying to do something about it.  For the last two years, I’ve ridden the 52-mile London Bikeathon to raise as much money as possible for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. In that time, some amazingly generous people have helped me raise more than £4,500.  But knowing the nightmare that engulfed my boy for so long – and the dreadful pain he endured while he fought both the illness and the effects of the treatment – means that I can do nothing less than continue to ride against this truly awful disease.And this year I’m going the extra mile – well an extra 23 miles actually – by taking on the 75-mile Box Hill Endurance challenge. It takes place on 16 September and includes part of the Olympic cycling route. And Box Hill. A walk in the park it ain’t…These are difficult and uncertain times, but if any of you can donate even just a few pounds by going to http://www.justgiving.com/PaulHigham3 I’d be very grateful. OR DONATE BY TEXT It's really easy to donate by text too. And it's free! Just use the code JMGH55 and add the amount, then text to 70070 Please help us fight back. Help us beat this insidious, brutal and heart-breaking disease. Thank you so much And please forward this email to anyone you think might want to help. The more people who know about it, the better!Paul Higham(Goldsmith Avenue, Acton)

Paul Higham ● 5199d0 Comments ● 5199d

ELECTRICIAN

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Lee French ● 5201d0 Comments ● 5201d

Replace Hammersmith Flyover with Hammersmith Tunnel

It's good news that finally we are going to be able to move on local roads because Hammersmith Flyover is reopening. What hasn't been fully highlight on the news item on the front page of this site is that this is not the end of it. TfL have patched things up on this rickety old structure well passed its sellby date for the Olympics but there will be more closures once that is over.LBHF have come up with the brilliant suggestion of putting the traffic on this section underground and this idea doesn't deserve to be ignored. How key this road is has been shown by the recent disruption - ultimately the current flyover will have to be replaced. This will be expensive. A tunnel will be more so but when you add back the massive increase in land values over the route of the tunnel the chances are that the net cost will be less than an overground solution. And just think how it would transform Hammersmith!

Danny Kopech ● 5273d9 Comments ● 5202d

looking for info on dowlings

  hello everyone looking for any info on dowlings that lived in or around 20 grindleyroad hammersmith about 1940s just a long shot but you never know                     thanks john dowling 

John Dowling ● 5202d1 Comments ● 5202d

foster homes for kittens

Do you live in a quiet or cul de sac road in the Hammersmith area,and would like to help fostering a kitten or two? it could be short term or long term. You do not need to have a garden as kittens should be kept indoors for at least 6-8 weeks.We have managed to find 3 new foster homes in Chiswick,thanks to the forum, but HAWS will benefit from having 1 or 2  more foster families, as they have many kittens at the moment.Please contact me on my private email if you can help.oguidiaz@hotmail.com

Silvia Diaz ● 5204d0 Comments ● 5204d

Families wanted for new Sky1 show

Television production company Rival Media are producing an exciting two part special for Sky1 following on from the success of last years 'Rooftop Rainforest' series and are looking for families to take part. Last year we built a living rainforest on top of Westfield Shopping centre…..This year, the project is even more ambitious and we need people like YOU to take part.We are looking for families to take on an experiment for a week – it will be fun but challenging and will involve the whole family !If you would like to take part in this exciting series please get in touch to find out more information. Please provide a brief description of your family, a recent family photo and picture of the property you live in to: james.silsbury@rival-media.comFilming will take place over one week in August, with a live show in September. Applications close soon so please get in touch if interested.We look forward to hearing from you

James Silsbury ● 5209d0 Comments ● 5209d

Violin teacher needed

Hello, My daughter would like to learn the violin and I cant seem to find a suitable teacher. I am not 100% she will like playing the violin and most probably will change her mind but we have to try.Does anyone know of any local violin teachers?

Debbie Smith ● 5211d0 Comments ● 5211d

West London Free School.

I am working in Hammersmith just now and though that readers might be interested in this update from the West London free school.http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-24033814-flagship-free-school-deluged-as-nine-pupils-apply-for-every-place.do.Something similar is on the Hammersmith and Fulham council website.

Maire Lowe ● 5372d10 Comments ● 5216d

HEALING ON MONDAY

Its me again, offering healing on Monday, 9th July, at the London Buddhist Vihara, The Avenue, W4 1UD, tomorrow, between 11am and 1pm, (last healing 12.45). Anyone who would like to receive healing, or just an energy boost, is more than welcome. There will be a number of healers waiting to meet you.Although the centre takes place in the Buddhist Temple the healing is NOT related to any religion, it is totally non-denominational everyone is welcome.No charge is made for healing however a donation is most welcome - all donations are given to the Vihara for the use of the hall.

Pat Smith ● 5222d0 Comments ● 5222d

Bridge Clubs in Hammersmith

I enjoy my weekly trip to Hammersmith to attend Bridge Lessons and to play the game at The Rutland Arms(facing the river on The Mall).People seem to travel from far and wide to attend on Monday or Tuesday evenings, but I haven't so far met people from W6.It's called the Riverside Bridge Club.Although this posting is a plug...I wondered if many Hammersmith people play .. and where?

Jim Lawes ● 5224d0 Comments ● 5224d

Greenhalgh hung, drawn and quartered!

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Charles Lawrence ● 5233d10 Comments ● 5225d

Hammersmith Palais

I've just seen the architects visual for the student bedsits. What a lack lustre bit of rubbish. And the architect speak is priceles. Of course they will eventually, when they acknowledge it is to be an eyesore, blame it on the bland and boring brick builds either side. What that road needs is two book ends with verve, imagination and style which the architects have failed miserably to deliver.  As I remember that road from 60 years ago the library had style and presence; they could have least have picked up on that.Poor old Hammersmith, and all I wanted to do was get back there after the war - luckily I didn't as they screwded the heart outof it

Stephen Hill ● 5272d1 Comments ● 5233d

Do we really want to be Poundworld?

A story on this site is lauding the creation of 60 new jobs in Hammersmith & Fulham Borough with the opening of two new Poundworld shops but I'm not entirely sure it works like that. First off I will confess I am a huge fan of these kind of stores. Amongst all the tat there are some genuine bargains and there are several staple items we now get from them saving us a substantial amount of money. In a way though, that is the point. The existence of these shops means that we are spending less money. I'll console myself that most of the money saved comes out of the pockets of Morrisons or Tescos but some of it is not being spent with other independent local traders.Poundworld and the like are good news for local people individually but they aren't really good for the local economy and their expansion is a sign of what a dire mess we are in at the moment.

Andy Jones ● 5272d4 Comments ● 5233d

St Peter's COE Primary school Summer Fair 23/6

Please come and join us! Except for the normal stalls, food, games and raffles, we also got our own Talent show "St Peter's got Talent" finale. St Peter's Square (just off Kings Street) 11-3pm

Ulrica Slaughter ● 5240d0 Comments ● 5240d

Twyford C of E School Summer Fete this Saturday

It is turning into a Craft Market with lots of small businesses taking stalls.Our Summer Fete, which is our annual major social & fund-raising event, will take place on Saturday 16th June from 2-5pm come rain or shine. It will be opened by the actress Emilia Fox, a local resident, well-known for her TV roles in "Silent Witness" & "Robin Hood". The occasion also incorporates the Junior Popular Music Competition which will take place in the Performance Centre at 3pm.All 7 of the School Houses will be actively involved in running their own stalls, demonstrating their flair for imagination & enterprise, so please come along to support them.For the second year running the Fete is being generously sponsored by Gardiners Estate Agents, for which we are extremely grateful. Thank you to those of you who have kindly allowed one of their boards to be displayed in your front garden advertising the Fete & Gardiners. Without your help the sponsorship could not have gone ahead.A large number of craft stalls & games will be available to enjoy on the day as well as a barbeque, raffle, tombola, & stalls selling cakes, international finger food, local honey, pimms & strawberries, FairTrade items, books, games & DVDs. A team from Nandos, Ealing Common, will be coming along with trays of yummy taster food.Thank you                                         

Chris Lucy ● 5246d0 Comments ● 5246d

Photo Competition - prizes to be won!

www.streetbank.com is a website that aims to help people reduce their consumption and collaborate with one another to create happier, more sustainable communities.Streetbank is running a photo competition asking 'what does community mean to you' and we would love you to get involved! Higgidy Pies (for adults) and an RSPB membership (for kids) to be won... not to mention the kudos of featuring on the Streetbank website! Check it out here: www.streetbank.com/competition We've very much looking forward to seeing your entries.Tesstess@streetbank.com

Tess Riley ● 5248d0 Comments ● 5248d

Healing

Need some help to recover from half term and the weather?Healing will take place at the London Buddhist Vihara, The Avenue, W4 1UD, tomorrow, 11th June between 11am and 1pm, (last healing 12.45).  Anyone who would like to receive healing, or just an energy boost, is more than welcome.  We will have a number of healers waiting to meet you.Although the centre takes place in the Buddhist Temple the healing is NOT related to any religion, it is totally non-denominational everyone is welcome.No charge is made for healing however a donation is most welcome - all donations are given to the Vihara for the use of the hall.No appointments are necessary.  For any further information please give me a ring on 0788 189 6449.

Pat Smith ● 5249d0 Comments ● 5249d

Beacon on Hammersmith town hall

Anyone have any info on this and what is happening please? The LBHF website list it, but with no details - and I cannot seem to get onto teh diamond jubilee beacons website, probably because the whole world is trying to do the same. Grateful for any info. Thanks in advance

rebecca thorp ● 5255d0 Comments ● 5255d