thecourtNovember / December 2018 IT’S BEGINNING /// TO FEEL A LOT /// LIKE CHRISTMAS /// Join us at the switching on Discover the passion and drama Concerts, markets, and events of Earl’s Court seasonal driving our local theatres over the festive period Keeping illuminations Life Local thecourt New Business category while Threads & Co, the Beauty Salon and Coffee Shop on Kensington High Street, was Commended. The Hansom Cab on Earl’s Court Road was Commended in the Best Bar or Restaurant Category. Natasha Mudhar of Sterling Media in Astwood Mews was Highly Commended as Entrepreneur of the Year while estate agents Susan Prescribed Metcalfe Residential in Hollywood Company Road won a commendation in the Best SME category. When the drugs don’t work, maybe Hosted by the Kensington & a rhumba is the answer. Loneliness Local Enterprises Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, in is, increasingly, being recognised as association with Banham Security, the a treatable cause of mental health Kensington & Chelsea Business Awards problems and, in response, the Shine at Awards were set up to recognise and reward government is authorising GPs to the achievements of the local business broaden their prescribing range by Several Earl’s Court businesses and many local hospitality businesses community across the borough. including “social” activities, such as charities have won recognition for won several prizes. Hotel indigo The finalists were invited to a gala dance classes, for their patients. excellence at the Kensington and in Barkston Gardens won Highly dinner and awards ceremony at the Along with “social prescriptions”, Chelsea Business Awards 2018. Commended in the Best Hotel Millennium Gloucester Kensington Theresa May, also announced a pilot Food Alert the leading health & category, the London Marriott Hotel. scheme for postal delivery workers safety consultants providing specialist Hotel on Cromwell Road won Best “These awards demonstrate that to check in on isolated people during food safety, based on Cromwell Road, Employer of the Year, the Kensington Kensington & Chelsea is an exciting their rounds. Something that, without was named Business of the Year and Holiday Inn was commended and the place to work,” said Elizabeth this incentive, many do already. Best Small to Medium Enterprise Copthorne Tara Hotel in Scarsdale Campbell, leader of RBKC Council. The government says about (SME). Solidarity Sports, which Place was Highly Commended. It also “Recognition from these awards can 200,000 older people have not had a provides sports opportunities for was commended in the Best Hotel make a difference when securing conversation with a friend or relative underprivileged and vulnerable category. City Relay, the AirBnB new customers and new business. in over a month and currently, GPs children, won the Best Charity concierge service in Kenway Road, was Applications are welcome from all see between one and five people a day or Social Enterprise Award while also Highly Commended in the Best local businesses in the borough. suffering with loneliness. tlc... Crowned Best Agent in London 2018 But Earls Court’s still our favourite! thecourt To view The Court online go to An Earl’s Court Community Trust publication. Editor: Marius Brill www.thecourt.london & Facebook at Supported by Earls Court Partnership Limited Please send any contributions to: Produced by: www.facebook.com/welovethecourt the joint venture between Capital & Counties [email protected] and Transport for London. THE COURT COMMUNITY Keeping Life Local 2 Come Celebrate the Earl’s Court Christmas Lights Don’t miss a chance to enjoy free lights, will add a special festive Mulled Wine and a feast of fabulous twinkle from Cromwell Road to festive bakes from local baking Old Brompton Road, along the full heroes Brownie Box, all served with length of the Earl’s Court Road. a smile by TLC Estate Agents and a This wonderful kick start to bevy of happy community helpers Christmas takes place at the corner at the Earl’s Court Christmas of Kenway Road, by the Prince Illuminations on the 29th of of Teck Public House, and Earl’s November. Court Road, the festive frolics start “At around 6pm, 25 seven-foot at 5.45pm and will be officiated by Christmas trees will illuminate the the Worshipful Mayor of the Royal Earl’s Court Road. It is so lovely to Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, see the area that we live and work Councillor Marie-Therese Rossi. in come alive with light. This is “Earls Court Partnership Limited Capital & Counties and Transport by bringing light to the high street, an event for all the community to are delighted to sponsor the Christmas for London, and the Royal Borough while at the same time helping to enjoy,” says Jamie Coronna, local Lights and Festive Illuminations for of Kensington and Chelsea. launch the festive season in this very business owner and event organiser. the third year running. It’s a fantastic “Developing communities is at special neighbourhood.” “Add in the angelic tones of the Our way to support local businesses whilst the heart of what we want to do,” The 4th Earl’s Court Christmas Lady of Victories’ School Choir, launching the festive season in this said Gary. “It is wonderful to play a Illuminations event is free of charge and we will have you feeling super- special neighbourhood. It’s an event part in supporting local businesses and all are welcome. Christmassy in no time. Last year we look forward to every year.” said these local cherubs captured our Gary Yardley, Managing Director, Date: November 29 hearts!” Capco. Time: 5.45pm with lights on at 6pm. Finishes at 7.30pm The custom-made Christmas The Earls Court Partnership Location: Corner of Kenway Road and Earl’s Court Road trees, with their thousands of mini Limited is the joint venture between Fast Food from Courting Drama the Philippines You might think that amateur dramatics are the preserve of village This Autumn the Earl’s Court Road halls and moody teenagers but in the found itself at the centre of an very urban Court area it is thriving in international phenomenon. The first the shape of The Earl’s Courtiers. partly instilled playing with the Joliebee in the UK opened its doors to Few parts of inner London can Courtiers, led Tony to get an agent and long queues of eager Filipinos longing boast an Am-Dram society but the he is now a much sought after actor. for a taste of home. Customers were Courtiers have been going from Not forgetting his roots, he is back to lining up right around the block to be strength to strength every year play Dickens’s miser. one of the first to savour Joliebee’s providing opportunities for locals to The brainchild of singing Estate distinctive fare. perform and tread the boards. Agent, TLC boss Toby Brown, The Asia’s biggest home grown fast food The company started with a Earl’s Courtiers moved from bringing chain, Joliebee started in 1975 as an production of A Midsummers Nights’ Shakespeare to the garden squares ice cream parlour in Manila but is now and ground beef; fried chicken with a Dream in Earl’s Court Square in of SW5 to large cast, epic family most famous for its fried chicken with beef patty mushroom gravy and rice; 2012; they had no sets and the cast musicals. When their production spaghetti. and corned beef, garlic rice and fried members played multiple characters. of Alice in Wonderland called for An eye-catching social media egg. Sides include mashed potato and This year, their latest production of children a call out was made to local campaign was launched featuring gravy and creamy macaroni soup. Oliver!, starred a full cast with over 50 primary schools and the response Joliebee’s “jolly” red bee brand Wafting out into Earl’s Court pickpockets and other urchin parts was overwhelming. Oliver! attracted mascot, aimed at London’s estimated Road is the aroma of a souped-up with a huge set built by two mothers of over a hundred applications to be 200,000 Filipino ex-pats. KFC, however their trademark fried children involved. The production in street urchins, n’er-do-wells and other Following the opening of a branch chicken, “Chickenjoy”, is known to be Barkston Gardens this summer was a Dickensian characters. “It’s difficult to in Milan this is only the second crunchier and spicier than the usual sell out and the troupe are continuing say no,” says Brown, “we were looking Jollibee restaurant in Europe. US southern fried chicken. the Dickensian theme this December for maybe 15 children but ended up Ernesto Tanmantiong, Jollibee Foods The late TV chef Anthony with A Christmas Carol. with 50.” Corporation chief executive, told Bourdain, described Jollibee’s The actor Tony Richardson, The Courtier’s next summer project the Evening Standard: ”We aim to spaghetti with hotdogs as “deranged who stars as Scrooge, launched his is still in the air. “There’s been talk of become one of the top five restaurant but strangely alluring” when he tried professional thespian career after Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” companies in the world. Opening our the dish while filming in Manila. working with The Courtiers. It was says Brown, “or maybe Peter Pan.” first store in the United Kingdom There are around 1300 Jollibee when Tony was appearing as Malvolio Whatever it turns out to be, it’s bound brings us one step closer to realising restaurants around the world, half in in the Courtiers’ production of Twelfth to be a toe-tapping spectacular, this vision.” the Philippines and half abroad and, Night that he met Caroline Tod, best exuberant, musical, providing a life- Joliebee’s menu features a according to the Evening Standard, known as Director of the Earl’s Court affirming experience for both actors distinctive fusion of US and Asian Earls Court was chosen for the first Film Festival.