On the 12th November Brent hosted a press launch of the Brent Borough of Cultures 2020 at the Kiln Cinema. We were not invited! A lot of selfies and 2 major announcements that affect Kilburn; Zadie Smith is writing a play to be performed end of 2020 at the Kiln Theatre and the Kilburn Street …
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Most of you would know that Kilburn High Road was referred as the ‘Music Mile’. Very few of you know that Kilburn High Road has hosted a large number of cinemas. Today only one is open! These old Cinemas have mostly been destroyed however some still provide a distinct character to the High Road. 1. …
Traffic chaos on the Kilburn High Road was created again by Thames Water fixing their chamber cover in front of 207 Kilburn High Road. This was their third attempt in one year! Let’s hope this time they did it right. We showed pictures of their previous attempts to the engineer from the company that supplies …
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The Local Government Boundary Commission of England are consulting until 11th November 2019 on new proposed ward boundaries in Camden. Here is a map of the new proposed wards. When we saw the proposals we were puzzled by the proposed changes so decided to investigate how Electoral Wards have changed over time in North West …
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South Kilburn residents have backed Brent’s plans to continue with the regeneration of South Kilburn. We attended the meeting on 16th October about the Kilburn Street Party on 11th July 2020. Here is a summary with the presentation. New electoral wards are being proposed for areas of Kilburn. Iverson Road could be split across 3 …
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We attended a meeting on 16th October to try to find out more. We were disappointed that only 1 of the 12 Councillors, that cover the Kilburn High Road, was present. There has been progress in developing the ideas for the Party since we last officially heard about it on 18th June 2019 at the …
Want to find out what is planned for the big Street Party on Kilburn High Road on 11th July 2020? Please register to attend the meeting on 16th October at 6.30pm. We will all be affected by the expected 100000 visitors! Brent Council are consulting on their draft Action Plan for the ‘Night Time Economy …
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Do enjoy the pictures of the East Chapel, in our local Cemetery. Please do join the Friends of Old Paddington Cemetery to help save this gem, listed building, but unfortunatley not maintained.
Sadly there was a stabbing on the 21st September in Kilburn square. A 16 year old boy was stabbed. A further 3 stabbing incidents happened on 22nd September in Kilburn. If you have any information please contact Crime Stoppers on 0800555111 or here. We wish that the promise made in September 2018 by Inspector Berns …
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Thank you to Brent Council for fixing up the base of this tree in front of 330 Kilburn High Road. One more small improvement made along the high road. What excellent weather for an excellent day in Queen’s Park! The apple/pear juice from transition Kensal to Kilburn was delicious. A man was caught selling chainsaws …
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