MapRA email 14 May

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Reminders

Blenheim Gardens tree pits. Today Saturday a few of us are going to do some clean up of area around trees in Blenheim Gardens (and maybe Grosvenor and Stanley as well). If you can come to help meet at junction Blenheim and Grosvenor at 11am. Bring pruners.
 
Two more Mayor walks by qualified tour guide Alan Hovell. (In aid of the Mayor's charities - Cricklewood Library and Parkinsons uk)

  • World's first computer (Dollis Hill) Today, Saturday 14 May 2-430pm. Meet Mayor, Lia, on Dollis Hill Lane by Stables Cafe. Includes, war Cabinet bunker, St Andrew’s hospital, holocaust memorial, former lido swimming pool, Dollis Hill House and Gladstone Parkside Art Deco synagogue. Wate pumping station, former Dudden Hill railway station. Envelope collection £12 per person for waged. Reserve on Eventbrite at https://www.notjustcamden.uk/tours/ddh.html
  • Kilburn Silver Screens . Tuesday 17th May. Meet 12.45 at Gaumont State (now Rauch City Church) with Mayors of Brent and Camden , including a visit inside the Gaumont State cinema building and the Wurlitzer organ. Booking (£2.50) essential. Envelope collection £8 per person for waged. For more information and to book  – email alan@notjustcamden.uk.

 
Dawn Chorus Bird walk. Sunday May 15. Meet at 530am(!).
 
Welcome the cherry Trees. Wednesday 18 May at 11.30am. By the upper children's playground in Gladstone Park; welcome Cherry tree ceremony with the Sakura Foundation and the Mayor of Brent, Lia Colacicco, performing on her last day as Mayor.  

Mapesbury Dell AGM

Dell Trustees AGM will be held at 7.30pm on Monday 23 May. Outside In the Dell. All are welcome, especially anyone who would like to help in any way with the wonderful small, award winning  green space.

Disabled badge stolen

A member parked at Kilburn station had car broken into and disabled badge stolen. Unfortunately  the disable badges are issued to an individual rather than a vehicle making them very valuable. Understand from local police that this is an issue London wide and that all London councils together are trying to find a solution to this problem; however it is not straightforward. One can purchase a disable badge security protector for the vehicle to prevent people from using it if stolen (not sure how effective it is though). If it happens to you, need to inform Brent Council immediately that the disable badge has been stolen so that they can issue another one.

Local Councillors

In last email I gave local councillors for Mapesbury & Cricklewood ward as Tariq Dar and Gwen Grahl. However, many of our members are in Dudden Hill Ward and Councillors are: Parvez Ahmed, Liz Dixon, Arshad Mahmood. And some in Brondesbury Park ward whose councillors are: Erica Gbajumo, Ryan Hack.

Plant Sale

Saturday 21 May 1130 St Cuthbert’s church, St Cuthbert’s Road  (across Shoot-up hill)Tomato plants, a good supply of herbs, plus other plants which they have been propagating, and some flower seeds as well.

Current local Planning applications
(For details search  Brent Planning New items in red)

  • Appn 22/1607 Garages Rear of, Westly Court, Dartmouth Road    Comments by 9 June
Demolition of existing garages and erection of three storey dwellinghouse with roof terrace, provision of bin store, relocation of existing bin store and associated landscaping
  • Appn 22/1575 137 Cricklewood Broadway   Comments by 1 June
Single storey rear extension to dry cleaners
  • Appn 22/1318 3A-D, Dartmouth Road  Comments by 26 Mayl
Replacement of front boundary wall, hardstanding and soft landscaping to front garden of ground floor flat
  • Appn 22/0730 1A Dartmouth Road .  Comments by 19 May
Replacement of existing timber-framed, single glazed windows with new matching timber-framed, double glazed windows to ground floor flat
 

Other

Brent vaccination schedule. Link
Virus Support information. https://www.brent.gov.uk/covidtesting
Guide to tradesmen and services.  https://mapra.org.uk/local-traders
Ashford Place https://www.ashfordplace.org.uk/;  
Cricklewood Library update  
Latest from Brent Council   you decide; last weeks
Culture in Brent: mental health awareness, Jubilee musical trip, Measure for children
Brent Environment Network Newsletter:
Spring, new leaf
London National Park City Network Newsletter
MapRA Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/mapesburyRA

Gerry Weston https://www.mapra.org.uk/






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