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A free evening course called Carbon Conversation aims to help people reduce their carbon footprint and save money. The course starts on Wednesday 1st February at 6.30pm and runs for five weekly two-hour sessions
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Catalyst Housing has now signed a £65 million contract with construction firm Ardmore for the building of phase one of the Wornington Green redevelopment programme
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The Big Table shop, a familiar part of the local landscape since the 1980s, is under threat of closure and demolition because of the London Crossrail development. On Great Western Road, Big Tablesells handmade timber beds
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The old public lavatories that lay locked and unused on Bevington Road, just off Golborne Road, for so many years are now open for business again. The loos have undergone a complete refurbishment
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Work is due to start again in October on the redevelopment of the Wornington Green Estate, which has been renamed Portobello Square. Initial works will involve preparing the foundations for the first new apartment block to be built
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Top fashion designer Alice Temperley has named her two favourite London shops - Les Couilles du Chien and Rellik, both on our very own Golborne Road
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Golborne’s Keith Stirling has just finished a sponsored bike ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End – and as you can see, he’s looking as fit as a fiddle after 900 miles and 20 days in the saddle
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Three local residents are running a free evening course called Carbon Conversation aimed at people who want to reduce their carbon footprint. The course starts on Monday 26th September at 6.30pm and runs for five weekly two-hour sessions
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Now Golborne Road has its very own song, written and performed by local musician JC Carroll and friends. The song, part of an album called the Golborne Variations, describes the magic of Golborne on a typical Friday morning
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Catalyst Housing Group (CHG), formerly Kensington Housing Trust, has announced that Mansell will not be the contractor for construction of the new Wornington Green Estate. CHG has issued a statement about the selection of a new contractor
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The Notting Hill Shopping Bag company has launched a colourful new bag with an image of Trellick Tower created by 10-year-old Chanay Vital who goes to Middle Row School
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It’s with a heavy heart that Golborne Life reports that after six fun-packed years the Inn on the Green has closed, at least for now. The Westway Trust has shut the business after the Inn experienced financial problems.
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Once the Carnarvon Castle, lately the Fat Badger, the pub on the junction of Golborne, Bevington and Portobello Roads is due to re-open as Pizza East Portobello on Monday May 23rd
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The possible development of a derelict corner of Golborne came closer last month when the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea agreed to underwrite the £33 million cost of building a new Crossrail station in the Kensal area
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Demolition work is well under way at the Wornington Green site. A replacement Hall of Fame has opened, new play equipment will soon be ready and there’s a contact number to call if works are causing you problems
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The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea hopes to build a new secondary school at the Kensington Leisure Centre site on Walmer Road. Golborne Forum welcomes the possibility of a new school, with some important reservations about the plans
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French gourmet chef Alain Ducasse, who runs Michelin-starred restaurants around the world, has rated Golborne’s own George’s Portobello Fish Bar as the second best fish and chip shop in London
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If you like to cook, shopping for food on and around Golborne Road is real pleasure because of the choice and quality available. Read about three of our favourite places
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Golborne is to have its own cinema under the Westway, just by Portobello Road. The Portobello Popup Cinema opens on Saturday July 10th (8.30pm) with a showing of the classic Bronco Bullfrog, ‘the film the UK forgot’
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During the redevelopment of Wornington Green Estate, Athlone Gardens will be partially built on. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea wants to find out what local people would like to see in the remaining temporary park
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New art works are up on the Portobello Road wall between Cambridge Gardens and Golborne Road until October 1st. The work consists of fifteen images of fresh fruit bought from Portobello Market
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The three sitting Councillors in Golborne, all representing the Labour party, were re-elected to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on May 6th
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Keith Stirling, well-known local character and Golborne Forum Board member, has won a Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Mayor’s Award for his outstanding contributions over the years to his community and to charity
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The Royal Borough has approved plans to demolish and rebuild the Wornington Green estate by the narrowest of margins. The planning committee was split five votes to five and the plans were approved by the use of the chair’s casting vote
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The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is currently seeking residents to assess Council council services by acting as mystery shoppers
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Kensington Housing Trust has now submitted its full planning application for the demolition and renewal of the Wornington Green Estate. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will consider the application in Spring 2010
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The Smokefree Homes Project aims to highlight the effects that smokers can have on people they share a home with, especially children. It is also keen to warn of the fire dangers that smoking can cause
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The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is currently seeking residents to assess Council council services by acting as mystery shoppers
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