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December Jan 19.Indd Dec 2019 - Jan 2020 FREE ISSN 2058-2226 All things Festive in Kensington An end to another year (our 14th to be precise)! As always in December, we would like to thank our writers who so graciously give up their time each month, helping us to bring to you little or unknown facts about this special place we live and work. So my personal thanks to Maria, Charles, Dave, Sarah, Nick, Ben, Aletta and Victoria. Speaking of unknown facts, I expect you thought that it was Prince Albert who brought the Christmas Tree to the UK - well find out in Ben’s article which member of a Royal Family it actually was! We hope in this edition we have given you a salient perspective on all events, of all types, going on in Kensington & South Kensington over the festive period, and into January. We will be returning in February. In the meantime, I wish you and your loved ones, a very special 2019 Christmas, Lucy Front Cover: Promotional material for this year’s Cirque du Soleil performance at the Royal Albert Hall (by kind courtesy of EMG-ENTS) CONTENTS How Christmas was heralded in the past 4 Sarah’s guide to a festive Christmas 6 Festive Kensington High St. 8 History of the Christmas Tree in Royal Circles 10 Kensington News 12-14 Get Well Spoon: Sweeny Todds Pantomime Pie 18 Kensington Crossword 22 Kensington Cultural Quarter What’s On 26-30 Small Box Advertisements 31 Lucy Elliott, Editor South Kensington Cultural Quarter What’s On 32-33 (Hair by Toby of Hairspace, at Annie Russell) Read by 34,500 residents and businesses CONTRIBUTORS each month. The magazine is also available Aletta Richie, Victoria O’ Neil, Maria Perry, Charles Yorke, at WholeFoods, Sainsbury’s Local, Boots, Dave Saunders, Sarah Goldsmith, Benedict Bull and Nick RBKC Library, Boots, Waterstones, Virgin, Campailla. Marks & Spencers, St Mary Abbots, St George’s Church, St Philips Church, The Royal Garden Hotel, The Milestone Hotel, GET IN TOUCH Peter Jones in Sloane Square and many Editor & PhotographY: Lucy M Elliott other smaller outlets in W8. 0203 667 8762 07921 558520 [email protected] Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that the data in this publication is accurate, neither the publisher nor the editor, not its editorial contributors can accept, and PUBLISHER: The Kensington Magazine Ltd hereby disclaim, any liability to any party for omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause. WEBSITE: www.thekensingtonmagazine.com All artwork is accepted on the strict condition that permission has been given for us in this publication. The Kensington Magazine Ltd does not officially endorse any /TheKensingtonMagazine advertising material included within this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, without prior permission of The Kensington #KensingtonMag Magazine Ltd. 2 3 How Christmas has been Heralded in Kensington Past By Nick Campailla Nowadays, we are used to early promotion restraint? The Kensington News and of Christmas in all media but how did West London Times’ page of Special Xmas retailers approach the festive season Announcements on 18th December 1914 when the only means of advertising was seems to reflect misplaced optimism that newspapers and billboards - and what the First World War would be a short- impressions of Christmas past can we gather lived and noble affair: Keith, Prowse & from the local press? Co., Ltd., (47 High St. Kensington) – “Good Gramophone Record – Try the 1/6 Double- Although the weekly West London sided Records of Patriotic and Popular Observer, Kensington and Hammersmith Airs”; Mulhall’s Stores (18 Pembridge Road), Special Reporter published extensive High-Class Grocery with “Yule-tide Dainties trading advertisements throughout the a Speciality”; “Christmas Fare for the Front year, Christmas wasn’t overly exploited as – Pudding and Mince Pies, Biscuits”, John a marketing opportunity in 19th century. E. Williams (7, Holland Street); “Rugs! Rugs!! In 1861, for instance, the only mention Rugs!!! Every Description of Rugs”, Frank of Christmas Presents comes from one Brown Ltd (29, Church Street). With the Caspere Cuarnerio at 28, High Street War over by Christmas 1918, but Spanish flu Kensington on 21st December, with an raging, only S. F. Goss Ltd, Scientific Chemists “IMMENSE REDUCTION by price of Jewellery, and Toilet Specialists (134 Kensington High Electroplate and Jet Goods”. Street) advertised Christmas gifts. The paper commented: This has been a real Christmas, A week later the paper reported: The and the fact that is has followed four that observation of Christmas on Wednesday were decidedly unreal has enhanced our was marked by great decorum, and was appreciation. We have enjoyed it without in every way appropriate to the Season that very unpleasant feeling lurking within showing a great improvement in the habits us of poignant anxiety for the fate of our and manners of the people during the last friends on the battlefield. few years. There was an absence of the swaggering and roystering (sic) which on In 1953, the Queen’s coronation year, too many occasions has ushered in old journalistic exhortations in the Kensington Christmas……In the “universal festival” of Woman’s Diary – “GAY DAYS AHEAD, it’s Wednesday the poor among us, we are glad almost upon us…the gay bright lights to think, were not forgotten. The paupers hustle and bustle of Christmas time…take in our workhouses had their Christmas fare it in your stride and enjoy every minute and their Christmas jollity, as well as their between now and 25th December” – sat more fortunate brothers and sisters in the alongside Christmas Greetings to the People race of life. of Kensington from the Bishop, Mayor, two MPs, the Chairman of the Barkers Group Could the new Offences Against the Person and Kensington, Maryland, USA. Frenetic, Act 1861 have intimidated revellers, or commercial, spiritual, reflective – Christmas perhaps Prince Albert’s recent death on in Kensington always was, and always will 14th December induced uncharacteristic be, whatever we choose to make of it. 4 Lucy would like to thank Clients, Contributors and Readers of the Kensington Magazine for their continued support and wishes everyone an Excellent Christmas and ProsperousNew Year Kensington Gardens in the Snow 5 Sarah’s Personal Guide to a Festive Christmas in W8 By Sarah Goldsmith The Cultural Quarter of Kensington has family and help them prepare for Christmas. a huge amount to offer, but particularly Check website for specific dates (hrp.org.uk/ at Christmas time. Here are a few of my Kensington-palace). pesonal favorites, something for everyone! 15th – 22nd December Luna Winter Cinema. Kensington Town Hall Kensington Conference and Events Centre Cass Art, Kensington High Street 30th November, 11:00 – 18:00 Kensington 8th December 14:00 – 16:00 Dollhouse Festival Christmas Show DIY Christmas Cards 5th December, 18:30 – 20:30 An Evening around the Mayor’s Christmas Tree (Mayor’s Kensington Gardens Parlour) 14th December 10:30 – 12:00 8th December, Animal Aid Christmas Walking Tour: Christmas with Victoria and Festival 2019 Albert St. Mary Abbots Church, Kensington Royal Garden Hotel 2nd December, 18:30 – 20:00 14th December, 18:30 Tommy’s Children’s Carols Hellenic Centre Christmas Ball 2019 3rd December, 19:00 For information & tickets helleniccentre.org RADA Christmas Concert 4th December, 19:00 – 20:30 V&A Museum Hope and Homes 25th Anniversary 14th December Christmas Carol Concert with guest Paper Flowers: Christmas Cyclamen and appearance Katie Melua another workshop on Christmas Brush 8th December, 18:30, Lettering Handel’s Messiah Christmas Concert To 31st December Christmas 2019: Several events including Royal Albert Hall Christmas choirs, drop-in design, and a 3rd – 31st December lunchtime lecture on the Victorian Christmas Christmas at Royal Albert Hall includes For more information, visit vam.ac.uk. various entertainers and showtimes. 21st-24th December The Design Museum Carols at Royal Albert Hall 15th December 11:00 – 16:00 28th- 31st December Christmas with mt Masking Tape: festive The Nutcracker at Royal Albert Hall crafting. For more information on Check website (royalalberthall.com) the above, please visit the website at designmuseum.org. Kensington Palace 7th – 27th December Kensington Olympia Princess Victoria’s Christmas. Included in 16th – 22nd December the admission price; drop in throughout London International Horse Show the day to meet Princess Victoria and her For most of these events, please refer to W/O pages for further details/ticket information 6 Hawkesdown House School & The Walnut Tree Nursery For girls & boys from 2 years OPEN MORNING Thursday 13th February 2020, 9.15 am or 10.15 am. Please telephone the School to register for a place. 27 Edge Street, Kensington, London W8 7PN Telephone: 0207 727 9090 Email: [email protected] www.hawkesdown.co.uk 7 Festive Kensington High Street By Maria Perry with illustration by Charles Yorke At time of writing Kensington is usually just about revving up for the Festive Season. Some places are already organised. The Ivy is, as usual, magnificent. Trees and wreaths hung with scarlet and gold brighten its façade, while Marks & Spencer has a wonderful in- store theme of "halos". Sparkling circles of silver lights are suspended from the ceiling above the Christmas merchandise in those parts of the store already displaying cards, baubles, tree decorations and party frocks, but passengers arriving at High Street Kensington Underground Station may be in for a surprise. A company famous for creating seasonal decorations will this year be designing the lighting in the Kensington Arcade from the Central Dome to the High Street Entrance. Their clients include P&O Cruises, Selfridges and other lavish spenders. The proposals for Kensington include chandeliers, lanterns, green branches, swathed in red ribbons and everything that glitters, or glows.
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