Our Patch Spring 2018 Chiswick | Page 9

OUR PATCH SPRING 2018 EAR TO THE GROUND A round-up of local knowledge, news, views, and what’s ticking in W4, W6 and W12 LOCAL FAVOURITE THE CARPENTER’S ARMS 91 BLACK LION LANE W6 Independent gastropub serving a seasonal British menu. Simon Cherry’s top wine tip? The Tierra Merlot from Chile at £4.15 a glass. RUN THE NUMBERS... TOP 20 % St Peter’s CofE Primary, Hammersmith, is ranked joint 193rd out of the top 1,000 primary schools in the Sunday Times league tables of 2017, tied with John Betts! What are the odds?! For our head teacher interview, turn to Talking Heads on page 7. since the St Peter’s Residents’ Association (SPRA) began. For details email [email protected] DID YOU KNOW... Royal Dry Cleaners has now been providing a cleaning service at 395 King Street for 20 years! JOHN’S TOP TIP There’s a jumble sale in St Peter’s church, 14 April. When dog owners are walking their pooches in St Peter’s Square Gardens, they should murmur a few words of thanks to the St Peter’s Residents’ Association, which provides the dog poo bags. Yes, it’s thanks to the committee’s efforts that 49 dog owners are able to make use of the bags every day to clean up after their pets – a rise from the 41 bags used per day in 2017. The assoc iation recently invested £700 in buying a year’s worth of little black bags… all 18,000 of them! 40 YRS DOGGONE DYNAMISM IT’S A FACT... THERESA ROAD W6 £1,200,000 FREEHOLD Call sales  020 7183 8091