| Public Police meeting; Queens Park Gardens day Public meeting Brent Council and the police are holding a public meeting for local residents and businesses following the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Jamal Ringrose in Dudden Hill Lane near to Dollis Hill Station. Meeting: 6pm Monday 15 June at Brent Indian Community Centre, 19 Dudden Hill Lane NW10 2ET. Police arrested an 18-year-old man on Sunday 31 May on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. He has been released on bail. A 15-year-old boy arrested on Tuesday 2 June was charged with affray and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. He appeared at Willesden Magistrates Court on 4 June. Police also arrested a 16-year-old boy on Wednesday 3 June on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm. He remains in custody. Detectives are still working to establish the full circumstances. They ask anyone with dashcam, CCTV, photos or mobile phone footage from the south part of Dudden Hill Lane around 10.30pm on Saturday 30 May to get in touch or upload any footage at mipp.police.uk/operation/01MPS26A24-PO1 Information from local police: Brent Safer Neighbourhood officers carried out a focused operation addressing local concerns in the Kilburn area. Working with partners, this resulted in 45 arrests, 74 vehicles seized and 1,161 stolen phones recovered. A total of 8 weapons were removed from the streets, alongside drugs seized and action taken against illegal trading and licensed premises.  Queen’s Park Open Gardens & Studios 2026, tomorrow. Sunday 14 June 1-6pm Twenty-four gardens and artists. Music at the bandstand in the park and at St Anne’s Church. Entry to the venues is by wristband only. Wristbands are for sale at: * Worldly Wicked & Wise * Scarlet & Violet (closed on Sundays) * Pleroma Flowers at Queen’s Park tube station * The Farmers’ Market at Salusbury Primary School (Sundays, 10am-2pm) Prices: Adults £6, Children (age 5-16) £2, under 5s free https://www.qpark.org.uk/open-gardens-2/ Meeting about Fruit Harvesting. First meeting to welcome people interested in finding out more about the group and Fruit Harvesting Monday 15th June Cricklewood Trades Hall, 135 Cricklewood Lane NW2 2DP 6:30 to 7:30 pm Petition Update. The Nest will be reopening on Monday! Please come along, show your support, and enjoy having it back. If the weather is nice, grab a seat outside and help welcome it back to the community. Opposite The Nest on Station Parade, on the right-hand side within the station, a newsagent will also be opening. Fitting-out work is expected to begin this week. Cuppa with a Copper Sat 20 Jun 11:00 – 12.00, Gail’s Bakery, 82 Walm Lane Sun 21 Jun 2026 15:00. The Library at Willesden Green, 95 High Road Willesden local Safer neighbourhood teams will be around Willesden Green Library and High road for community engagement events. This is an opportunity for local residents to speak with officers, raise any concerns, ask questions and discuss issues that matter to them and the community. Ashford Place, Cricklewood Charity looking for 1 volunteer to offer a few hours a week to help keep their lovely garden healthy and alive! Morning or afternoon, a few hours a week; Watering the plants; Litter picking Helping plan a new herb bed. If you are interested, please fill out our application form on the wesbite and email it to: info@ashfordplace.org.uk  Friends of Gladstone Park Today Saturday, 13 June, Art in the Park from 2pm Sunday, 14 June, Nature Walk from 11am Tuesday, 16 June, 6.30pm History and Myth Walk Tea and cake in the park Saturday 20 june 2- 430pm. Everyone welcome, Between the Pavilion and Oliver Road entrance More info in the FOGP newsletter: Future events: Mapesbury Dell Wild Day 2026 28 June. All invited to annual community celebration in the beautiful Mapesbury Dell. Sunday 28 June 2026 12:00pm – 4:00pm Mapesbury Dell, 10–12 Hoveden Road Admission Free Bring family, friends and neighbours for an afternoon of fun, wildlife and community spirit. Summer songs with Cricklesingers summer concert. Thursday 9 July 730-9pm, St Gabriel’s church Theatre in the Park. Fortune Green. Love’s Labour’s Lost. Tickets selling fast – last year was sell out. 5pm Sunday July 12. (gates open 330pm). buy tickets here:. https://events.humanitix.com/loves-labours-lost-fortune-green Current Local planning applications. For details search Brent Planning and type in ref no in Appn reference no field; Application 26/0541 138 Walm Lane. Comments by 18 June Proposed basement extension, conversion of dwellinghouse into 5x self contained flats, alteration to existing side-to-rear extension, rear dormer with juliet balcony, dormer to rear outrigger with side juliet balcony, replacement of existing timber sash windows with double glazed timber sash windows to front elevation, first-floor rear juliet balcony and installation of 4x side rooflights. Application 26/1393 142 Walm Lane. Comments by 9 July Proposed installation of automated vehicular sliding gate and pedestrian gate along front boundary and enlargement of existing dropped kerb. Application 26/1143 85a Dartmouth Road. Comments by 9 July Proposed replacement of existing single-glazed timber sash window with double-glazed timber sash window to rear of ground floor flat Other Links. Police contact. Cricklewood&Mapesbury@contact.metengage.co.uk (However still use 101 to report ongoing problems or 999 in emergency.) Guide to tradesmen and services: https://mapra.org.uk/local-traders Brent News: update 8 June; RPO free concert Libraries, Arts, Heritage. 11 December Cricklewood Community Library: Link Metroland Cultures. June 26 update Brent Environment Network; May update: local action Kilburn: update 10 June Willesden Green Town Team. Website Ashford Place https://www.ashfordplace.org.uk Brent Cross Town: March update; House of Life at Willesden Jewish Cemetery; events Gerry Weston https://www.mapra.org.uk |
