£2 WHEN Prospect SOLD Charity Reg No. 1156379 Barnes Community Association Newsletter MAY 2018 Barnes Fair – new sponsors We are absolutely delighted to have new sponsors on board for this year’s BCA Barnes Fair. We are working with Knight Frank and Berkeley Homes and are confident that their support will help us to put on another wonderful community event on 14th July. Berkeley Homes have almost completed The Villas, new properties located on the corner where Beverley Road meets Station Road – almost opposite Barnes Fair! – and Knight Frank are the sole agents. There will Act NOW! be more information on this in the next few months. See thevillasbarnes.co.uk for more information and details about the show home which is launching this month. Comment by Sunday 13th May We are also working with other local businesses to ensure the success of Barnes Fair The planning applications for the brewery and are very grateful to Apparent Properties, West site (see p7 ) are now available for public Motor Co, Chiswick Honda, Chiswick Riverside and view. You can look at the documents Barclays Bank – plus other businesses which we hope on the Council’s website and make your to confirm shortly. The Barnes Fair programme will views known by the deadline of Sunday be put together this month and this is another way 13th May. To help you do this, Mortlake to support Barnes Fair – as well as to publicise your and Barnes Community Group (MBCG) services to the whole community. If you are interested has produced a list of concerns about in taking an ad, email [email protected] or see the proposals on its website: our website barnes-ca.org. lovemortlake.org.uk We have a new programme of music on the Please do comment, even if you decide to Bandstand this year and new attractions on the focus on just one or two issues. The more Events Stage, plus funfair attractions and a larger responses the Council receives, the more selection of delicious food and drink on offer from likely it will pay attention to the views of several local restaurants. There will be lots to enjoy the community. The development plans as always, so make a note of the date – and models are on display in East Sheen Saturday 14th July, 9.30am-5.30pm. Library and will be there until Wednesday 9th May. www.timbulmerartist.com Richmond Borough’s guide on commenting BCA Easter duck race on planning applications can be found It was very muddy but great fun. The White Rabbit made his usual at: richmond.gov.uk/comment_on_a_ appearance and presented the owners of the winning three ducks with planning_application. their prizes, the first one being a huge chocolate rabbit. Families came from far and wide and the duck race set off promptly at 12 noon with the help of the 2nd Mortlake Scouts and our team of helpers. The simplicity of this family event is perfect for a holiday weekend. Everyone went away happy to pursue their family activities. Must just mention our grateful thanks to the boys at Natsons who annually sell lots of the ducks and of course to Laurent Residential, our sponsors. Julia Bebington maers... Town Centre Manager p2 BCA Duck Race p2 Barnes in Bloom p2 Le Pecq visit to Barnes Fair p3 Further reports p2 Duck Race: view from Town Centre Manager news a top window Changes in our shopping areas be fundraising locally and hope for lots of support for this exciting project. They hope There is no doubt that Barnes is a While my colleagues were out on site, I that the installation of the new dog-free destination for eating out and, to add to was confined indoors for this year’s Easter area and playground will begin in July. Duck Race but I could see some of the our foodie credentials, this month it has activity from my window. been confirmed that Oka is coming to Plastic Free Barnes & Mortlake update Barnes. It’s taking some time for the new Our plastic-free campaign is taking shape Mike Hildesley of Friends of Barnes restaurant to open its doors on Church and we have been delighted both by the Common and his team of one were, as Road but the owner has assured me that enthusiasm of local residents to support usual, out on the Common putting up the they will make an appearance soon. our campaign and by the speed at which green netting and bunting along the rain- local businesses are reassessing their drenched muddy bank of Beverley Brook The new optician at the Sofin Interiors site plastic usage. Alison Baker who is leading where everyone crowds to watch the end still hasn’t made any moves to refurbish the campaign has set up a number of social of the race. his shop but we understand from the landlord that the site is off the market so media pages so you can keep track of what Watching are optimistic that something will happen we are doing and we will update you on it from a soon. our progress in Prospect (see p4). height was a bit like We have a new spa on White Hart Lane. Duck Race viewing Blossom Spa has recently opened, offering A big thank the London Thai massage and a wide array of other you to all Marathon treatments. Worth checking out! the local businesses on TV. The former J Seal site on the High Street that got into Suddenly, is being renovated with a view to being the spirit of a few marketed in May. I have met the new the BCA Duck minutes landlord, which is a very promising sign, Race and after noon, and visited the site which has been supported us the likely completely gutted and is now surprisingly by buying a winner large. Watch this space to see who will duck for the appeared, take this prime retail site. a small red business race. duck comfortably ahead of the rest. Then Town Team project update I could see the rest came and they kept coming en Suffolk Road recreation ground that many of masse, a few sadly clinging to the brook them really bank and finally followed up by the men in The Friends of Suffolk Road recreation enjoyed decorating their ducks and got their waders rounding up the stragglers. ground are making good progress into the competitive spirit. All the fabulous with improvements. The playground entries were on display before the race. By 12.12pm, the race was over, the crowd specification has gone out to tender and Congratulations to the Shelter Charity dispersed and within minutes the bunting the group is looking forward to assessing Shop and their very clever swimming- and netting had disappeared. Just as well I design proposals. In the meantime they capped duck that won the race! didn’t blink! are turning their attention to matching Emma Robinson, Frances Butler the grant provided by the Council and are looking into funding options. They will also Barnes Town Centre Manager Barnes in Bloom Barnes has looked better than ever this spring with the increasing numbers of bulbs on the Green, Rocks Lane and many green corners elsewhere. There will be even more next year and again we will be looking for help with planting in November. The Barnes Front Garden Award 2018 will be launching again soon and the month of June is key to getting your frontages into eye-catching condition. London in Bloom has started its own Front Garden Award and residents will Rocks Lane have the chance to enter that by sending in colour pictures of their plot for ‘desk top’ judging by the end of July. If you think that you would be able to give out awards in one or two streets near to you then please contact [email protected]. We covered the entire SW13 last year but some of the volunteers did more than should be necessary, so don’t be shy please. Our Community Gardeners now number ten volunteers willing to come and spruce up your frontage if it has got out of hand and you are finding it a bit much. So please volunteer by contacting [email protected] or sending a message into Rose House for her to contact you. If anyone would like to help our youngsters learn more about gardening whilst at school, then please note the Richmond in Bloom press release (See p9). A 2017 Barnes Front Garden Award winner Prospect May 2018 2 Barnes Community Association Vive la France! Gearing up for the Last month Prospect announced that there charity bike sale is to be a French theme to this year’s BCA Barnes Fair which will be held on Saturday Last year’s charity bike sale on the day 14th July, the French Fête Nationale. We of Barnes Fair was the most successful are now delighted to confirm that we expect to welcome a group of visitors from Le Pecq, ever with over 200 bikes offered for sale. the BCA’s twin town just outside Paris, who will be joining us to sell wine and help foster In a new development, organisers are entente cordiale. holding a toddler and children’s bike sale on Friday 13th July from 3.30-5pm, to give We are therefore looking for volunteer families able to host one or two guests over the an opportunity for younger customers to weekend. We expect them to arrive on Friday afternoon and leave on Sunday evening. If avoid the queues on fair day and have first you might be able to help please contact Mike and Gill Spillane, [email protected], pick of the bikes for children.