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Free children’s films

Free half-term films!

Portobello Film Festival are showing free children’s films at the local Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Children’s Centres with features like Kung Fu Panda 2, How to Train Your Dragon and Rio
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Papa John’s Pizza
Papa John’s comes to Golborne
Only a year ago, Golborne Road had not a single pizza restaurant to its name – but now it’s got two. Pizza East opened last year, as we reported, and international chain restaurant Papa John’s opened last month
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Volleyball
Free volleyball coaching
Earls Court is hosting the volleyball competition this summer and to celebrate that fact national volleyball champions Polonia Volleyball Club are offering free coaching sessions at Kensington Leisure Centre
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Wedge Card
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 Road railway bridge
New gateway for Golborne
Working with local arts organisation BrownBaby and Golborne Ward Councillors, the Golborne Forum has persuaded Kensington and Chelsea Council to abandon plans to clad the Victorian railway bridge with glass reinforced polyester.
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Entrepreneurs Enterprise Club
Portobello Business Centre and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Library Service have set up an Enterprise Club where aspiring entrepreneurs can get support and advice
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Robin’s eggs
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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88 Antiques
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
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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Golborne History
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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