Our Patch AUGUST 2014
Our Patch AUGUST 2014
Come and meet
the partners!
Contents
Welcome to our patch
from John Horton
W
ell, the summer holidays
are truly under way – and
hopefully the kids haven’t
got you pulling your hair
Cover story:
QPR SET FOR PREMIER LEAGUE GLORY... AGAIN
8–10
After two long years in the Championship, the Hoops are back in the big time.
But questions remain whether they have the squad to keep them in the top flight
IN THE WORKS:
NEW LYRIC TAKES SHAPE
4–5
Take a look at the building work
that will transform the W6 theatre
TALKING HEADS:
SHEila MEARS
Keep an eye out for our purple Partners sticker in shop windows
around Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush and if you see one,
just head inside to redeem the exclusive Our Patch offer!
Turn to pages 11-13 to see our featured Partners offers
If you are interested in becoming a Partner,
please call James Beck on 020 8819 0510
12–13
Looking back:
HAMMERSMITH FLYOVER
16–17
Tucked away in Brackenbury Village
the cosy pub defines local charm
Shop local! We bring you eight more
local businesses and their free offers
How an engineering marvel
became an unwanted eyesore
PUBLISHED BY
Horton and Garton
www.hortonandgarton.co.uk
Editor
Geoff Cowart
DESIGN
By:design
020 8753 4482
2 /3
18–19
From sorry wreck to magical home,
how one Hammersmith developer
went bigger and brighter in style
11
Partners & Maps:
making good:
REDMORE ROAD
SALE
Partner profile:
THE ANDOVER ARMS
14–15
From the Lyric to Bush Hall, the
best in theatre, music, comedy & arts
FOR
Our new Partners scheme aims to showcase a range of fantastic offers from local traders.
As an award-winning local family-owned business, Horton and Garton
has joined forces to form a strong local network of traders who champion
independence, quality, customer service and a dedication to the local community.
Much-loved Wendell Park head
says goodbye to superb W12 school
6–7
What’s on:
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but Horton and Garton does
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Property grid:
20–22
SKY’s THE LIMIT:
23
The search for your dream
home in Hammersmith or
Shepherds Bush starts here!
Attractive pricing draws 200 viewers
to Paddenswick Road family home
out just yet!
Keeping them entertained can be a
struggle – you need only ask my two
boisterous boys – but luckily there’s
plenty on offer throughout the
borough to keep all the family
occupied this summer. Turn to pages
14-15 to see our ‘What’s On’ section
for some great local ideas.
I for one will be taking my two along
After a torrid past few months
of national sporting failures
something has to be done!
to as many sporting-related activities as
possible in the hope of raising the next
English sporting hero.
After a torrid past few months of
national failures – football, tennis AND
cricket – something has to be done!
In this issue of Our Patch
we are forgetting past sporting
disappointments however and instead
looking forward to the new premier
league season which begins in just
over a fortnight.
And locally, it is QPR’s return to
the Premier League that has got the
community very excited ahead of their
first kick-off on August 16.
Turn to pages 8-10 to read our
exclusive look ahead at all things
Rangers, including stadium plans and
who’s in and out at Loftus Road.
I for one can’t wait to see The Hoops
in action, and here’s hoping they can
stay up for longer than one season this
time… Onwards and upwards.