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Dear all,

It has been a busy few months in Belgravia. We hope you have enjoyed once again the spectacular events in and spent time watching Wimbledon from the Halkin Arcade or listening to acoustic musicians in Eccleston Yards. There is also a lot to report on community and sustainability initiatives. Ebury Street is piloting the world’s first green lamp posts; technology that could be transformative for improving air quality and wellbeing in urban areas worldwide. And we are proud to provide the initial sponsorship of an initiative organised by the Belgravia Residents Association, supporting the wellbeing of local veterans through free horse-riding lessons. You can read more about these in the magazine and here in the bulletin. We were pleased to welcome over 200 people to our second public consultation on the redevelopment of Cundy Street and received a lot of useful feedback. Please do continue to send us your thoughts and look at the project website. We hope you enjoy the rest of the summer in Belgravia and thank you for reading. Above: Paul O’Grady Director, South Belgravia Best wishes, [email protected] Douglas Crichton and Paul O’Grady

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RETAIL NEWS Elizabeth Street Wild West End to encourage wildlife, including birds, bees RECENT LOCAL EVENTS Motcomb Street We are excited to welcome and bats into our Katie Leamon to 73 Elizabeth Estate, while identifying We are delighted to announce Street in September. Katie greening opportunities and Belgrave Square BBQ Motcomb Street Party that Teresa Tarmey, one of Leamon offers beautiful creating connections with the leading international stationery, as well as printing nature for our residents, This was the ninth year Organised by Sue skincare specialists, will be workshops, while championing occupiers and visitors. in which the Belgrave Liberman and the opening a new store shortly eco-friendly credentials. The Sustainable Restaurant Square Garden Events Motcomb Street Party at 6–7 Motcomb Street. katieleamon.com Association (SRA) is running Committee held its Committee, the 31st Waitrose will be re-opening free educational events and fabulous barbecue. street party was held on August 2 following their Road tenant workshops to help Some 400 local residents on June 12. Money was internal refurbishment. The the delis, restaurants and and friends enjoyed raised for two excellent store will now include a cash We look forward to welcoming cafés on our London Estate champagne, Pimm’s causes, the Lullaby Trust machine among many other Chelsea Textiles to 40–42 improve how they work to and cocktails, with Rémy and the Household beneficial changes. Pimlico Road, who will open help the environment. We Cointreau and Pierre Cavalry Foundation. We are pleased that later in the autumn. are particularly keen to hear Hermé working together the Halkin Arcade is now chelseatextiles.com from our food and beverage on pairing delicious Belgravia Classic complete and we are reviewing PINCH is expanding to take occupiers who are interested treats. Beautiful flowers Car Show our plans for Phase 2, which a second shop at 200 Ebury in helping eliminate single- from the magnificent will be the refurbishment of Street and we are looking use plastics. Please contact Neill Strain added the This year was the third the terrace area. forward to their opening later [email protected] finishing touch. anniversary of this most in the year. or your Property Manager for impressive car day with West Halkin Street pinchdesign.com further information. Dogs 275 vintage and classic Timothy Langston will be We’d love to hear from cars parked around the Plans for the former Barclay’s moving from 20a Pimlico Road tenants and occupiers The Belgravia Dog Show square. We very much Bank unit are in progress into a larger showroom at interested in sharing their has become a fixture look forward to planning and we have submitted an 198 Ebury Street. environmental data (energy, in the diary and this the 2020 show and application for a change of timothylangston.com water and waste) with us. year – its sixth – brought welcoming everyone use to retail. We hope to begin We were delighted to Please contact your Property all breeds of dogs with back next year. construction towards the end host BADA Collection at Manager to be involved. their adoring owners. All of 2019. More on this to follow 46 Pimlico Road earlier in profits from this day were in due course. the summer. The exhibition DEVELOPMENT AND donated to Dogs Trust showcased a fascinating and Canine Partners. Belgravia CONSULTATIONS Belgravia Dog Show Eccleston Yards collection of antiques from in bloom some of the country’s most 27 Eccleston Place Over Glam is now open at respected dealers. Retailers across Belgravia decked their stores in floral 13 Eccleston Yards, offering a Thank you to all those fancies to raise money for life-changing charities wide range of accessories and SUSTAINABILITY who took part in our apparel for dogs. series of consultations Stunning flower displays took centre stage for the week-long Studio Pottery London is We have become a founding on the reconfiguration Belgravia in Bloom festival that has also helped raise awareness of coming to 29 Eccleston Place partner of the London of 27 Eccleston Place. a charity aimed at keeping children safe from danger worldwide. this summer (more on page 7). Air Quality Campaign, We received widespread Marie-Chantal London was one of 50 Belgravia retailers to take LondonCryo is set to open #AirWeShare. The campaign’s positive comments from part in the festival, donating 10 per cent of their profits during in September at 15c Eccleston ambition is to measure air the community about our the week to the charity Innocence in Danger, which undertakes to Place, providing cryotherapy quality, raise awareness and plans and as a result have preserve the physical and psychological safety of children. They among other treatments. alter Londoners’ behaviour to now submitted a planning dedicated a floral installation at the flagship store on Motcomb Londoncryo.com reduce their total exposure to application. We will provide a Street to help spread Innocence in Danger’s message. Also in September, mindful air pollution. airweshare.co.uk further update later in the year. art studio Masterpeace opens We are delighted to be at 12 Eccleston Yards. working in partnership with

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Wilton Crescent Gardens COUNCILLORS GROSVENOR WORKS News and views from your and Grosvenor is commencing the following external repairs Belgravia ward councillors and redecorations across Belgravia during the next three months. Your Property Manager will have been With the major protests by Extinction Rebellion in central in contact with you to discuss these and will provide London hitting the headlines recently, there is no doubt further communications before these works commence. that the subject of the environment is on the public agenda. While we appreciate that these works, and particularly Protecting our environment is something that we, as scaffolding, can cause some disturbance, it is necessary councillors, take very seriously, and there are a couple that these works take place to maintain the building of exciting initiatives to improve air quality taking place fabric and retain the beauty of the Belgravia Estate. We locally. The first is the installation of will aim to keep the impact of these works to a minimum. green columns on six lamp posts on If you require any further information, please contact Ebury Street. These green pillars will your Property Manager, who will be able to assist. Cundy Street GARDENS have a range of vegetation to reduce air The planned works are subject to change – please pollution, promote biodiversity and help speak to your property manager should you have any In June we hosted our Open Squares Day with noise reduction. Although this is queries. second public consultation just a pilot, if successful, they could be and welcomed over 200 On Saturday, June 8, the rolled out across . And with NORTH BELGRAVIA: people over four days. This estate took part in Open 14,000 lamp posts in the borough, it Address Anticipated Start Date consultation showed our Garden Squares Weekend. could go some way to improving the air Cllr Tony Cllr 85/88 15/07/19 emerging designs, which had Open Garden Squares we breathe. 94/97 Eaton Square 15/07/19 been developed and informed Weekend highlights some of Another development related to 6-8 Eaton Place 22/07/19 by the feedback from our first the best gardens and green air quality is that Westminster City 30 Eaton Place 29/07/19 event in April. Information spaces that make up the rich Council has requested powers to 14/17 Eaton Square 01/08/19 about the project is available tapestry of London’s green issue instant fines to drivers who 72/72A Elizabeth Street 05/08/19 at cundystreetquarter.com. infrastructure by opening up are caught leaving their engines 25 Wilton Row 12/08/19 Please do visit it and give private gardens and spaces running unnecessarily. The council’s 45 Eaton Square 19/08/19 your feedback. Details of our to the public. It’s a great #DontBeIdle campaign started in 2017 5/7 Eaton Square (5) 01/09/19 next event will be published opportunity to show parts of with drivers being given a warning 5/7 Eaton Square (6) 01/09/19 later in the year. The team London that may not always and a leaflet on the serious impact Cllr Elizabeth Hitchcock Elizabeth Cllr 114 Eaton Square 01/09/19 can be contacted any time at be accessible and encourages that leaving a car engine idling has on 90 Eaton Place 02/09/19 [email protected]. many visitors to the area. This air quality. Now, the Department for 2 West Eaton Place 02/09/19 year the estate saw record horses Transport is considering increasing the Bradbrook House 30/09/19 35–39 Elizabeth Street numbers of visitors across our existing £20 fine to a £100 on-the-spot 15 01/10/19 gardens. for heroes penalty to create a greater deterrent. 69 Kinnerton Street 01/10/19 Following consultation with For any information in Air quality affects all of us, all the local residents and retailers, relation to all garden squares, Horse-riding sessions aimed at helping combat time, and these relatively small changes SOUTH BELGRAVIA: we have submitted an tennis court memberships veterans re-adjust to civilian life are being that we can make now will benefit Address Anticipated Start Date application to convert the and dog registrations, please organised by the Belgravia Residents Association everyone, and make Belgravia an even

38 Ebury Street 10/06/19 old National Westminster contact: alongside the Royal British Legion. The free lessons better place to live. Robathan Rachael Cllr 19 Cliveden Place 15/07/19 bank into a restaurant. The Thomas Gibson started this spring and take place in Hyde Park, with 20 Cliveden Place 15/07/19 application also proposes to Garden Office: veterans also able to unsaddle their horses and Twitter: @KandBWard 63/63A Elizabeth Street 22/07/19 rebuild the currently derelict 133 Ebury Street spend time with them after each session. Qualified Facebook: @knightsbridgeandbelgraviamatters 19 Cliveden Place 02/09/19 building at 35 Elizabeth SW1W 9QU instructors accompany each group of veterans on Instagram: @knightsbridgebelgravia 20 Cliveden Place 02/09/19 Street as a small retail unit Direct Line: their rides, offering help and advice regarding their 75/77 Elizabeth Street 09/09/19 with residential flats above. +44 (0) 20 7312 2770 mounts. Organised by BRA committee member Cllr Tony Devenish: [email protected] 75/77 Elizabeth Street 09/09/19 We believe that both of E-Mail: thomas.gibson@ Cecile Sealy, the sessions are being sponsored for a Cllr Elizabeth Hitchcock: 25/25A Eccleston Street 07/10/19 these changes will bring grosvenor.com full year by Grosvenor. [email protected] 96 Ebury Street 04/05/20 considerable benefit to this Cllr Rachael Robathan: corner of Elizabeth Street. [email protected]

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The winning Waitrose team outside The Star Tavern

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Voices like angels

Young singers from Belgravia beat off top choirs from around the UK to make it through to the finals of the BBC Songs of Praise Young Choir of the Year 2019. in were up against Rochester Grammar School and Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in the climax of the nationwide competition. The Senior Chamber Choir of 27 girls were told they sang Doerksen’s “Faithful One” “like angels” by judges Russell Watson, J. B. Gill and Carrie Grant, but just lost out to eventual winners Tring Park School. Headmistress Lucy Elphinstone said: “We are very proud not only of their flawless performance, but also their modesty and enthusiasm.”

vicar’s fond Belgravia’s farewell open gardens

hurchgoers from St Michael’s elgravia’s hidden green spaces bid a fond farewell to departing opened their gates to the public for Cminister Charles Marnham and Bone special weekend this June. The his wife Tricia at the annual summer Open Garden Squares Weekend revealed garden party at Square more than 130 gardens to visitors, including Gardens in June. The couple have been , Garden ministers in the parish for 24 years and and Belgrave Square, which received more will be retiring this summer. Live jazz, than 1,000 visitors. Guided walks also took canapés and cake featured at the place around Belgravia and Pimlico, and free event, aimed at bringing the local entertainment came from performances by community together to interact, as well Game on the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, poets as promoting the church and its varied and singers, with activities for children, as programme of events and services. Rugby fans awaiting the well as food and drink. start of the Rugby World Cup this autumn will be treated to special screenings at two Belgravia venues. The Alfred Tennyson’s loft space The Ruby Rogue will be showing early-morning matches screened live from Japan, alongside rugby breakfasts and a lunch menu of pub classics, while The Lanesborough’s Garden Room will be converted into a screening room, with a breakfast menu by Michelin- Tricia Marnham (vicar’s wife, Family Life and starred chef Steeven Gilles. Women’s Ministry), Jelena Vilotjievic ( Ministry Trainee) and the Revd Preb. Charles Marnham, The World Cup runs from vicar of St Michael’s. September 20 to November 2. Chester Square Gardens

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