www.shra.org.uk thebulletin Representing the views of all who live in the historic Thameside village of Strawberry Hill No. 142 March 2010 New pedestrian crossing opens on Special Issue: Waldegrave Road (finally) Shopping in n December 2008, we Strawberry Hill Ireported an initiative by two local mums, Ellen Purton and n this extended edition of the Bulletin, Emily Cotton who were pressing Iwe focus on the shops in and around for a pedestrian crossing on the centre of Strawberry Hill Village. Waldegrave Road, near the Three new shops have opened, phoenix- mini-roundabout at Cross Deep. like, from older businesses in the last four Ellen and Emily were concerned months so we’ve interviewed the new about the safety of children (and retailers and some of the longer-standing their parents) in the South East ones, giving them an opportunity to explain of our area who have to cross their reasons for choosing Strawberry Hill for their businesses and to tell you what they Waldegrave Road on their way offer. We have also commissioned a short to their schools. They raised a history of the shops specially for this issue. petition with more than 150 We know you like bargains, so there are two signatures and presented it to Emily Cotton, Ellen Purton and children try out the new crossing “readers offers” in this issue. the Council’s Traffic and Our shops, together with the station, are Highways department. February, work commenced in the new at the centre of our community and we are SHRA and our local councillors, crossing and it is now in operation. extremely lucky to have such a good particularly Cllr Clare Head, have supported We’re very pleased that the Council has selection of businesses on our doorstep. them throughout their campaign. The Council eventually taken note of residents’ concerns, However, in these conducted a traffic survey early last year and but we’re mystified as to why it has taken 15 uncertain economic consulted residents in September. Finally, in months to complete the necessary work. times, we need to support them in Carol donations Parking poles spark any way we can. The publicity in help Kinnear House anger this Bulletin is one of the ways that the rash of 18 grey metal poles on Pope’s esidents’ generous donations at the Association can Grove has upset residents who say they annual SHRA Christmas carol event in A help them to R are spoiling the streetscene. They bring the December meant that we were able to give prosper, but in the £350 to Roy Kinnear House, the home for total number of steel poles in the half-mile end, their survival severely disabled youngsters in Waldegrave long street, to 36. The poles display will depend on all of Road. information about new parking bays us supporting them. The carol singing, opened by Dr Arthur resulting from the South Twickenham CPZ We’ve said it before, repeatedly,:“use Naylor, principal of St Mary’s College, review. them or lose them!”. attracted a record attendance of children and Residents complain that the road is already parents. SHRA raised approximately £350 on inflicted with yellow lines, speed bumps, kerb Meet your the night. Richmond Council contributed £285 build outs and a chicane under the railway towards our costs. bridge. They add that while they were consulted neighbours and about the CPZ, there was no consultation about the parking display poles. have a glass of wine at the AGM he Annual General Meeting Tof the Strawberry Hill Residents’ Association will be held at 7:00 for 7:30 pm on Monday April 19th at Strawberry Hill Golf Club, Wellesley Road. All residents GARDEN DESIGN - PAVING - FENCING are welcome. BRICKWORK - DRIVEWAYS AND MORE After the meeting, you are invited to JOHN CURRY have a complimentary glass of wine and 75 ELMER GARDENS chat to other residents and the Committee. ISLEWORTH You will also be able to buy the new MIDDLESEX edition of “Strawberry Hill - a History of the TW7 6EZ Neighbourhood” at the meeting at a special 07958-615-461 introductory price of £5.99 - a reduction of email:[email protected] £1. See page 4 for further information about www.thameslandscaping.co.uk Some of the crop of new poles in Popes Grove the book. Page 1 The Bulletin No. 142 March 2010 www.shra.org.uk Strawberry Hill Post Cheers! To Premier Wine's great offer Office ot only has with buying wine. NFeng Chen “The original team at saved Strawberry the shop has been kept Hill's Off-Licence on”, says Rory, following the “because we firmly demise of Wine believe that their Rack, he is also customer knowledge is offering residents a a vital part of the great offer. Present business”. this copy of the Flexibility of Bulletin and his service is key. Rory manager Rory and his team will Thorpe will give supply any wine you you a 10% discount want, from a single on any bottle of bottle upwards. They Rory Thorpe and assistant Linda Dormer will offer wine or 15% off six will be holding wine bottles. you a 10% discount with this Bulletin tastings are weekends, Mr Chen was also franchisee of the Wine Rack in Stanley Road and immediately saw starting on Friday evenings, highlighting Jay and Aparna Patel outside the Post Office, popular wines or wine of a country or region. 105 years old this year the potential of wine sales in the Tower Road shop. Premier Wines' range is 2 to 1 New World to Old World. There is also a choice of beers he future of the Post Office is more The aim, says Rory, is to create a relaxed and chocolates, while glass hire and free Tsecure than it has been for a long atmosphere where the personal touch will time, but Post Mistress Aparna Patel, replace the formality normally associated delivery are offered with payment on delivery. urges residents to keep up their custom. “If we don't use it, we might lose it” says Aparna. Better and better Everyday The range of servicesprovided by resh flowers will soon be blooming explains that the cash withdrawal fee has been the Post Office and the Foutside Everydays. Since taking over scrapped so as to encourage custom. shop is expanding. The the former Cost “It is used a lot,” shop, which has been a Cutters and says Kumar who has Post Office for 105 transforming it been working at years, is the only one in into Everdays, Everydays for four Strawberry Hill providing Oyster owner Kuri months. “We have cards and top-ups. Foreign currency Nadarajah has also just introduced a conversion continues to be a draw because extended the shop, big range of telephone the Post Office does not charge introduced a wider cards. Business is commission. Meanwhile, the dry cleaning range of goods, good. We seem to get service is popular with daily commuters. more attractive a lot of students from display, St Mary's College.” photocopying and a The bigger shop - it Discover Strawberry Hill’s sound system. was extended at the Best Kept Secret The latest back into a former innovation, along storeroom - has with flowers, is a encouraged trade, he free ATM machine. says. The shop is open Shop manager from 6 am to 10 pm Kumar Nadarajah, every day (as you who is Sri Lankan, Kumar Nadarajah: no charge for ATM withdrawals might expect). 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The corner of Rochester House, TStrawberry Hill in 1873, ten years next to the railway, was occupied by after the railway line, triggered McDowells grocery in 1966, which later development in the roads around the moved across the road where it still stands. station and by 1900 houses had been built This shop was occupied in the 1980s by the in Strawberry Hill Road, Waldegrave Strawberry Hill Delicatessen, a dry cleaners, Gardens, Waldegrave Park, Walpole Peaches and Cream, followed by an attempt Gardens, Popes Grove and Popes Avenue. to open a taxi company and, most recently a The first shop in Strawberry Hill was the barbers shop. Post Office which opened in 1905. The In 1958, the Post Office and the ladies first Post Master was Henry James Barry hairdresser next door were still as they were (he handed the running of his business to in 1940. The ladies hairdresser had gone by his wife in the following year) and the 1960, but there was later a doctor's surgery same building has remained a Post Office on that site, then another hairdresser, a video to this day. In the 1920s and 1930s, it was hire shop and, today, the dentist's surgery.