How do you feel about Kilburn? We have started a Kilburn Conversation using a robust software called pol.is. The aim of the conversation is to gather your opinions about Kilburn, what is good and what could be improved… Having met many of you, it is clear that the opinion of many is not taken into …
On the 1st September we wrote this post about our bid to the High Streets for All Challenge. This document describes our bid to the GLA and our objectives for the project. In this post we describe the sequence of events in the management of the project. We have refrained to communicate our perception of …
Back in May 2021 a large amount of hours were put towards making a bid to the GLA’s “High Streets for All challenge”. We spent that time putting together a bid as we felt that, somehow, Kilburn tends to be left out and that if we did not make a bid nobody else would. We …
GLA- High Streets for All Challenge- We have been selected to put Kilburn on the Map! Read More »
In July 2022 Brent Council announced that they would install 25 new duo bins in the Kilburn Town centre in August. Wow we had been campaining about that for more than 3 years! See here a selection of bins, November 2018 outside Kilburn Station, replaced in March 2019 by 2 new duo bins, selection of …
A story about Brent Council bins on Kilburn High Road Read More »
next weekend hopefully… The sign for Chaiiwala appeared a few weeks ago and several of you have been asking when is it opening? So we braved the rain on the 9th September and went to try to find an answer. We had the pleasure of meeting Stephane, the manager of the site. The Adil Group …
Welcome to Gece Gunduz, that opened at 316 Kilburn High Road on the 9th September 2022. This address has seen a quick turn around of numerous businesses in the last few years after the favourite Ellie’s Cafe closed. We hope that Pery and her family will succeed in building a successful business. They offer a …
It was a pleasure to meet Segu Lareef inside his new restaurant. Segu has been a chef at Nobu for more than 15 years and is opening hopefully (depending on timely deliveries of ingredients) Yuga Sushi around the 12th September. Initially the business will provide collection only orders and service via deliveroo. Dine-in will open …
Today the Office of National Statistics released data about usual residents population in England and Wales down to Local authority level following the census of 2021. We will have to wait a bit longer for details at MSOA level, that will allow us to understand the impact on Kilburn. Having been a Census Officer, I …
We have all seen these posters that started to appear around Kilburn in December 2020. Yet there does not seem to have been any improvement in the cleanliness of our streets. It seems that despite the threat of a fine on the posters, a large number of residents and businesses still dispose of their waste …
There were 22 seats contested in our wider neighbourhood. 21 seats were won by Labour, 1 by the Liberal Democrats. Congratulations to all the Candidates who were elected and also to those who were not elected but stood for election. The turnout was quite poor in our area, with only 31% of people excercising their …
We have all been shocked by the energy price cap changes headlines! The headline numbers give very little insight into how one will be affected as it is unlikely your energy usage matches the average energy use in an average place in the UK The price caps, we have discovered depend on where you live, …
Energy prices- Price cap changes for London effective from 01/04/22 Read More »
Found an interesting advert for the International Ballet in May 1948 at the Gaumont State Kilburn The “International Ballet” company was then well known to stage authentic Classical Ballets. They performed at the opening of the Royal festival Hall. It was founded in 1941, touring wartime Britain. It was the largest Classical Ballet Company and …
“International Ballet” at the Gaumont State in May 1948. Read More »