Carnival art on Portobello Wall
A new open-air gallery of artworks is now on display on the Portobello Wall, between Cambridge Gardens and Golborne Road. The exhibition, entitled 'Aspects of Carnival', is by artist Fiona Hawthorne, who lived in North Kensington for 30 years until a recent move to Shepherd's Bushmore
Georgia Hendey has recently opened Hutch at 61 Golborne Road, a shop selling a diverse range of furniture, homewares and gifts. You can expect to find French and English antique furniture, Swedish and Portuguese ceramics, linen cushions and cotton throws
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There's a launch event for a new plot of community gardens in the grounds of St Charles Hospital coming up on Saturday May 11th, and everybody is invited
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There's a free Tea Dance at the the Venture Centre at 103a Wornington Road, W10 5YB on Friday 24th May, 2 to 4pm. Join in the fun with live Anglo-Irosh music and complementary tea, biscuits and cakes
Bomb Sight, a fascinating new website launched at the end of 2012, maps the bombing that London suffered during the most active part of the World War II Blitz in 1940 and 1941. Golborne Ward suffered eight high explosive bomb hits during that period
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Kensington and Chelsea College on Wornington Road is running a short course aimed at helping older learners to stay connected with their community, family and friends through digital photography
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As part of the national Love Your Local Market 2013 event, Golborne and Portobello markets are offering aspiring traders the chance to take a market stall for a day for a bargain £10. The deal is available from Wednesday 15th to Wednesday 29th May 2013
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As you can see, the refurbishment of the southern section of the Golborne Road railway bridge is now complete. The aim of the work is to create a more welcoming entrance to the main shopping stretch of Golborne Road. Work will now commence on the northern span
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The sheer variety and quality of food available in Golborne's cafés and restaurants never ceases to amaze. It may be true that there's no such thing as a free lunch, but you'll find astonishing value on and around Golborne Road
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One of Golborne's favourite street food stalls, the Moroccan Soup Stand just opposite Le Marrakech grocer and butcher at 64 Golborne Road, has won the 2012 BBC Radio Four Food Programme Best Street Food award
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Ever wondered where your rubbish goes? To find out, Golborne Life accepted an invitation to visit the Smugglers Way Materials Recycling Facility in Wandsworth
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You don’t have to visit London Zoo to see wildlife. All of these birds and insects were photographed this year in a small garden on the Swinbrook Estate. If you don’t have garden, go on safari in Meanwhile Gardens or Little Wormwood Scrubs
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A thousand years ago, the area that is now Golborne Ward was part of the great forest of Middlesex. By the middle of the fifteenth century, this forest had been cleared and had been replaced by meadows and farmland
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