Golborne Forum, councillors and council officers have been working with local designers to come up with designs to improve the Golborne Bridge – and now local residents can have their say on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th May
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New funding scheme for Golborne
Golborne Community First is a new funding scheme which can give grants of between £250 to £1,000 to community groups working in Golborne Ward. The funds can be used for festivals, arts projects and projects to help unemployed people
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Local student on top TV show
Kensington & Chelsea College student Ruth-Ann St Luce has made it through to the next stage of BBC One’s hit talent show ‘The Voice’, and you can see her perform live on Saturday 5th May at 7.10pm – and vote for her
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New art on Portobello Road
There’s a new open-air art exhibition on Portobello Road’s North Wall, between Oxford Gardens and Golborne Road. The exhibition features artists from the Atom Rooms and stretches for 100 metres. It will run until August
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Free HISTORYtalk course
Local group HISTORYtalk is running a free course at Lighthouse West London entitled ‘North Africa, from Morocco to Egypt’. The course, led by Jeremy Landor, is an introduction to the history, politics and culture of North Africa
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Golborne Road Festival 2012 is coming!
It’s only two months until the 2012 Golborne Road Festival on Sunday 8th July. As usual, there will be live music, dancing, children’s entertainment and tons of stalls including food stalls with cuisines from around the world
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Golborne Deli
Golborne Deli has been serving breakfast and lunch to hungry locals and visitors since 2002, but it’s recently had a revamp. New owners George and Alex took over the business about a year ago, and they’ve given the café a ‘Golborne chic’ feel
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Where does our rubbish go?
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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Golborne wildlife - photo feature
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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Golborne’s world of furniture and interiors
If it’s your dream to have a home with chic, personalised styling, then a visit to the antique and retro furniture and interiors shops of Golborne is a must
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Golborne Road Festival 2011: The photos
The sunshine broke through the showers at the Golborne Road Festival 2011 to make sure that the crowds could enjoy the music, food and children’s entertainment. Take a look at a photographic diary of the day
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One thousand years of Golborne
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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