Chiswick Out & About Magazine Oct - Nov 2019

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OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2019

Enchanted WOODLAND

Fireworks AT CHISWICK PARK

CHRISTMAS

Design

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Chiswick’s ‘Hidden Horticulturalists’ • Enchanted Woodland • Chiswick House half marathon • Sparrows return • Brentford Together • Jazz at George IV • Flamenco • Cabaret at Watermans • Free Fireworks display • Chiswick In Pictures exhibition Christmas Design Fair • Good books to read

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OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2019

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INSIDE

Features

Regulars

The Hidden Horticulturalists 8-9

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Letter from the Editor

23 Hen Corner Sara Ward on ‘Brentford Together’

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The men who shaped Britain’s gardens

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Enchanted Woodland Syon Park spectacularly lit up by night

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Jazz at George IV Autumn programme

GET IN TOUCH

12-13 Anita la Maltesa

Chiswick’s Flamenco artist

15-17 Books for Christmas

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Some great present ideas

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Chiswick In Pictures Exhibition of paintings at Clayton Hotel

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Christmas Design Fair New Christmas fair at Hogarth Centre

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Fireworks Free display at Chiswick Park

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Watermans Art centre autumn programme

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Sparrows The little birds are back

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Chiswick House Half Marathon

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EDITOR'S LETTER

Welcome Chiswick was once home of ‘the most important garden in Britain’ according to Fiona Davison, Head of Libraries and Exhibitions for the RHS. Her book on the subject tells how working-class men joined the Horticultural Society and developed exotic plants from the Empire which we now take for granted and grow in our gardens. Pages 8-9

There’s also a new Christmas Design Fair at the Hogarth Centre in Chiswick, on 16th & 17th November, where you can find original art and jewellery by local makers.

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Many young horticulturalists went off to tend the gardens of the landed gentry, such as the arboretum at the Duke of Northumberland’s estate at Syon Park, which boasts some 400 different species of tree. See the trees at Syon Park lit up with coloured lights as the Enchanted Woodland this autumn. Page 10

Some great book recommendations also from the lineup of writers at the Chiswick Book Festival. Pages 15-17

The Gardens of Chiswick House in their full autumn splendour will be the starting point for a new half marathon on Sunday 20th October. Page 30 Les McCallum celebrates the return of the Sparrow to his garden in Isleworth. Page 28 Sara Ward writes about ‘Brentford Together’, a programme of free cooking workshops designed to help us make the best of good, plain (but tasty!) food.

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Not that we’re really thinking about Christmas yet …

Best wishes,

Bridget Editor Bridget Osborne

COVER IMAGE Enchanted Woodland

Syon Park spectacularly lit up by night. P10

There’s plenty to go and do locally if you’re looking for entertainment. Excellent Jazz nights with Trio Manouche on Wednesday 9th October and the Jazz Mondays on Thursday 7th November at George IV. Page 11 An evening of passionate Flamenco with Anita la Maltesa on Sunday 20th October. Pages 12-13 Or Cabaret at Watermans on Friday nights.

Page 26 For the best fireworks in west London, go to Chiswick park’s free display on Thursday 7th November. Page 25 Chiswick In Pictures exhibition continues to show the work of professional local artists, until Saturday 9th November. An original piece of art makes a good Christmas present. Page 18

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EXCHANGE THEATRE CELEBRATES SECOND BIRTHDAY The Exchange theatre in Twickenham will shortly be celebrating its second birthday and has an exciting autumn 2019 Programme of live events lined up with something for everyone.

In the last two years, The Exchange has hosted over 200 public events including top comedians such as Jason Manford and Ruby Wax, music with Squeeze legend Chris Difford and talks by well-known personalities such as Germaine Greer, Russell Brand and Dan Snow.

Jason Manford’s Comedy Club runs at The Exchange and has a forthcoming show on Oct 4th.

Other highlights of the coming season include the Scummy Mummies who bring their Christmas show in December.

Americana music legend Chip Taylor plays on Nov 3rd and innovative string quartet String Fever on Oct 11th. Zimbabwean singer Anna Mudeka brings her African music show ‘Kure Kure’ on Nov 1st.

In the autumn half term there are two great children’s shows: Jay

Foreman’s ‘Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children’ on 30th Oct followed by the science magic of Morgan & West on Nov 2nd.

The comic Shakespearean production of ‘Sh*t Faced Shakespeare’ is on for two nights in mid-November and is quickly followed by the first performances of author and Doctor Adam Kay’s new show ‘Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas’. There are also regular talks and films and around Christmas there will be a new pantomime ‘Sleeping Beauty’.

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Children’s Show

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Manford’s Comedy Club Talk

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4th Oct 8pm

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Music

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Halloween Pumpkin Festival at Osterley Park and House

Sat 19 - Sun 27 Oct, 11am-4pm Join us for our annual Halloween Pumpkin Festival, and discover how the animals of Osterley get ready for winter.

Follow the trail and complete the activities to help the animals prepare, then carve your own pumpkin to take home with you.

Trail & pumpkin £4 Normal Admission applies Visit nationaltrust.org.uk/osterley or call 020 8232 5050 When you visit, donate, volunteer or join the National Trust, your support helps us to look after special places for ever, for everyone. © National Trust 2017. The National Trust is an independent registered charity, number 205846.

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THE HIDDEN HORTICULTURALISTS Images courtesy of the RHS

The Hidden HORTICULTURALISTS

Pink Quilled Chrysanthemum

Oncidium papillio, the first exotic orchid bought by the Duke of Devonshire

Zephyranthes rosea, collected in South America by George Don, an ancestor of TV gardener and author Monty Don

The Untold Story of the Men who Shaped Britain’s Gardens Chiswick was once home of ‘the most important garden in Britain’ according to Fiona Davison, Head of Libraries and Exhibitions for the RHS. In the 19th century the Horticultural Society (before it became the Royal Horticultural Society) chose Chiswick to be their nursery, to which they brought exotic plants from all over the Empire and worked out how they could thrive in our climate.

‘They scoured all of London’ she says ‘and chose Chiswick because it has the most fantastically fertile soil.’ The area had been a centre for market gardening for centuries for the same reason, ‘so residents of

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Chiswick really have no excuse not to have lovely gardens’ says Fiona.

In 2012, when she was working at the Royal Horticultural Society’s library, she came across a book of handwritten notes which dated back to 1822. The notes, each carefully set out in neat copperplate writing, had been written by young gardeners in support of their application to be received into the Society’s Garden. Among them was an entry from the young Joseph Paxton, who went on to become one of Britain’s best-known gardeners and architects.

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would appear that he’d finished his education. He was a born showman, says Fiona, and when in his early twenties he met the Duke of Devonshire, whose land adjoined that of the Horticultural Society, so thoroughly did he charm the Duke that he offered him a job on the spot, as head gardener at Chatsworth.

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THE HIDDEN HORTICULTURALISTS longer than native Western European ones (of which Dog roses are a good example).

His story is well known, but there were 104 other men who got into the Society’s garden at Chiswick, who also achieved great things, says Fiona.

‘This little patch, 30 acres in Chiswick was the most important place in the world for gardening. The East India company sent people off to get new samples and gardeners in Chiswick had to work out whether they were able to grow here’.

Chrysanthemums from China caused tremendous excitement when they realised they could get them to grow, and also Chinese roses, which flowered for much

‘We should be very proud of the gardeners and what they achieved’ she says. They developed the technology for making glass houses too, ‘though they fried a lot of plants by accident’ in the process, she says.

‘These working-class young men from Chiswick went out to manage some fantastic gardens, among them Nuneham Park in Oxford and Eaton Hall in Cheshire’, where John Collinson was appointed head gardener.

At its peak Chiswick was the place to come to study fruit, which might explain why it is that gardens in Chiswick to this day have old and rare specimens of apple trees.

Many of those who trained here went on to become gardeners to middle class ‘villas’ which might only have had three acres of garden, but whose owners still wanted to make an impact.

Eventually the Horticultural Society became Royal Horticultural Society and moved its operation to Wisley, but Chiswick played a hugely important part in its history.

Fiona Davison talked about her book The Hidden Horticulturalists at the Chiswick Book Festival. Available in hardback in book shops or from Amazon.

Dutch Codlin apple

Joseph Paxton

Cartoon of the rain-soaked flower show at Chiswick Garden in 1828

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SYON PARK’S ENCHANTED WOODLAND

SYON PARK’S

Enchanted Woodland

Lift your spirits on a cold winter’s night with a walk through Syon Park’s Enchanted Woodland. For the past 13 years the estate has been lighting up the trees at night with coloured nights, and the effect has been magical. It’s doing so again this year from Friday 15th November to Sunday 1st December.

The illuminated trail winds round the ornamental lake and through the historic arboretum, ending at the Great Conservatory. There are some 400 species of tree in Syon Park’s arboretum, including many rare and unusual trees from all around the world.

‘We’ve got a fantastic collection of trees to play with, and a unique set of historic buildings, but our proudest boast is that we are the friendliest event around!’ say the organisers.

While the Enchanted Woodland is all about the trees, the display also includes projections onto the east façade of Syon House, music, artistic effects with smoke and a spectacular laser display in the Great Conservatory.

Syon House dates back to the sixteenth century and has been the London home of the Duke of Northumberland

and his family since the reign of Elizabeth I. It’s a magnificent house with fine Robert Adam interiors, and an extensive art collection.

The gardens were designed by Britain’s best-known landscape architect Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in the 18th century. Syon Park was one of his first commissions.

The tree collection at Syon dates back to the plantings of the late eighteenth century. It was extensively developed in the time of the 2nd Duke, with a predominance of species from Eastern North America. It is to this period that Syon owes its superb Taxodiums and Liquidambars, while Asian species include remarkable specimens of Pterocarya and Zelkova.

The gardeners at Syon Park help out as stewards for the event, so you can ask them about the trees. Many of Syon’s important trees are a considerable size, and they include more than twenty Champion Trees, the largest specimens in the country.

Or you can just enjoy a romantic and beautiful walk, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only. Entry times from 5.00 – 7.20pm.

Book tickets on Syon Park’s website for the event: www.enchantedwoodland.com

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JAZZ AT THE GEORGE IV

JazzAT THE GEORGE IV Great line up for the autumn

The George IV pub in Chiswick High Rd is getting a good reputation for live Jazz. This is the fourth year that Jazz promoter Larry Pryce has been putting on Jazz nights at the pub, in collaboration with The Chiswick Calendar website. Word has got about and Jazz at George IV is attracting a good crowd to see some fantastic musicians. Larry has promoted live music in

London for more than 40 years and knows some of the best in the business. He also manages the music for the iconic Bull’s Head in Barnes, which has live Jazz every day of the week and twice on Sundays, as well as some of the clubs in central London. Live Music to Go and The Chiswick Calendar are happy to bring you a great Jazz at George IV line-up for the autumn.

CHANGE OF DATE: Wednesday 9th October 2019 Trio Manouche

private parties and events, including the wedding of Alice Rothschild & Zac Goldsmith and the MGM Networks’ annual party.

“I love this band, amazing musicianship and a great vibe” .... KT Tunstall “Your band swings beautifully… Trio Manouche are a class act. ... We all were totally blown away by Simon & the band” … Sting

Thursday 7th November 2019 Jazz Mondays

This date has been changed owing to circumstances beyond the organisers’ control.

Hot swing and Gypsy Jazz. The UK’s leading Gypsy Swing Jazz ensemble plays classics from the legendary Gypsy Jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt classics, trad swing greats such as Nat King Cole and their own highly acclaimed material. Jazz Manouche have performed at top venues and major festivals and events all over the world.

Since forming in 2005 Trio Manouche have become regulars at the best-known venues and festivals across the UK, popping up at Ronnie Scott’s, King’s Place, Barbican Hall and Glastonbury. They have also performed for some of the world’s most glamorous

Chiswick based 13 strong band famous for their eight strong ‘wall of saxes’. Their eclectic repertoire ranges across Jazz to Soul, Ska and Funk, from Dizzy Gillespie to Amy Winehouse. The Jazz Mondays have a strong following locally and always pull a good crowd.

George IV is at 185 Chiswick High Rd, W4 2DR Gigs start 7.30pm in the Boston Room, Tickets £10 in advance from Eventbrite (£8 for Chiswick Calendar Club Card holders) & £12 on the door.

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CHISWICK’S HOME-GROWN FLAMENCO DANCER Jo Pratt

CHISWICK’S HOME-GROWN

Flamenco DANCER

Bridget Osborne meets Anita la Maltesa Chiswick has a flamenco dancer. A home-grown British dancer, whose parents aren’t Spanish either, but who is nonetheless very well regarded not just in London but internationally among those who know and appreciate the distinctive music and dance of Spain.

How? Why? I asked Anita Reacher, aka Anita la Maltesa. “I’ve always danced” she told me, “from when I was three years old”. Evenings after school, (Strand on the Green Primary School and then Brentford High School for Girls) and at weekends from the ages of three

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to eighteen she went at least twice a week to study ballet, ballroom, tap and contemporary dance, gaining ballet grades up to level six with the ISTD – Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.

She distinctly remembers her father Chris bring home a flamenco LP by Los Gallos when she was 14. Two tracks in particular made a deep impression: a mournful Soleá, “a very deep, painful, profound ‘palo’ piece” and a more upbeat Sevillana “the folklore dance of Seville, usually danced by a couple at fiestas.”

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CHISWICK’S HOME-GROWN FLAMENCO DANCER It was not until she met flamenco guitarist Ramon Ruiz at a performance by Antonio Forcione at Bunjies Coffee House and Folk Cellar in Soho when she was 18 that she really fell in love with the music and the art form – and him.

“I loved movements of the hands and the arms and was intrigued by the footwork. The rhythms are inspiring.

The most important thing is the rhythm”.

They lived together in Spain for four years, where she was performing as a singer in a group and learning flamenco dancing, and were then invited to Italy where they lived the next four years and where she became successful as a flamenco performer, touring the country, with performances on TV and in clubs, theatres and fiestas.

They’ve performed all over, at the Edinburgh festival, the Juste Pour Rire festival in Montreal, in France and Germany and even on the Generation Game, where some poor soul had to try and copy her moves, to national ridicule. Now London based, she has a regular slot at Salvador & Amanda in Covent Garden and two or three times a year she performs at George IV in Chiswick, where she packs out the Boston Room.

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“Flamenco is an expression of life” she says, “mostly about deep emotion”.

She believes its roots are deep in Spain’s gypsy culture going back at least 200 years, but she says the 1980s and ‘90s saw a real flowering of the art form.

I’ve seen flamenco dancers in Granada and I’ve seen Anita perform here and the concentration, the passion, the flair, the showmanship and the accomplishment of her incredibly fast footwork and rhythm are every bit as inspiring. When I saw her at George IV the audience watched completely silently, almost as if the whole room was holding its breathe, so focused were they on the amazing spectacle.

She still dances with Ramon, a wonderful guitarist, and guest artists – drummers, singers and dancers. She’s performing at George IV on 20 October at 8.00pm with fellow dancer Jairo Barrull, percussionist Pablo Dominguez, singer Carlos Lobo and Ramon on guitar.

Tickets available from Anita. Tel: 07875 768 608 / Email: Anitalamaltesa@hotmail.com Photographs of Anita by Anna Kunst

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CHRISTMAS BOOKS

ChristmasBOOKS Some good reads for Christmas

Novel The Snakes Sadie Jones Sadie’s first book The Outcast won the Costa prize for Best First Novel, so the pressure to write her second book was immense. She says “with every book” (this is her fifth) “the pressure increases. It gets harder as you go along”.

The Snakes is excellent. It reads a bit like a thriller, but is deeper, examining the unwholesome relationships within a family and unravelling their dark and destructive secrets. Alice O’Keefe, in The Bookseller, wrote, ‘I was expecting this to be good. But I have to tell you, I was awestruck... I may not read a better book this year.’

Thriller Their Little Secret Mark Billingham Mark Billingham’s latest book is no.

16 in the Tom Thorne series. The Detective Inspector goes out on a routine call with the Homicide Assessment Team to a suicide by tube train. It wasn’t a homicide so he should have handed it on to another team, but there was something about the death which niggled ...

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more of a psychological thriller, but the policeman is on top form as he tracks down a seriously weird couple doing some truly horrible stuff.

Definitely a page-turner and a good way to spend Christmas if anyone will leave you alone long enough to read it.

Thriller A Single Source Peter Hanington This is Peter’s second book featuring journalist William Carver, an old hack who is set in his ways, cannot be doing with meetings, BBC bureaucracy or internal politics, and cares only about the story. He’s grumpy, he’s difficult, does not suffer fools gladly and is a damn good journalist. In fact he’s one of ‘a dying breed’ (the title of Peter’s first book).

Peter worked as a journalist at the BBC for more than twenty-five years and to anyone who knows journalism first-hand, his books have an authentic voice.

A Single Source is set in Eritrea and in Egypt during the rise of the Arab Spring and the plot brings together two big stories: the migration of people from Africa to Europe: “one of the greatest moral crises of our time” and the revolution which took place in Egypt. Naturally Carver does not just describe what he sees, as everyone else does, but noses out a story that people back in Britain with huge power and influence are prepared to kill to suppress.

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CHRISTMAS BOOKS History Prince Albert, the Man who Saved the Monarchy AN Wilson AN Wilson is a prolific writer of biographies as well as the author of more than 20 works of fiction and a huge body of journalism. The subjects of his biographies include such towering literary figures as Leo Tolstoy, CS Lewis, Hilaire Belloc and John Betjeman and in the past few years he’s written highly acclaimed books on the Victorians and the Elizabethans.

His latest book is about Queen Victoria’s husband and how he saved the monarchy by embracing the idea of a constitutional monarchy. He saw that the monarchy had to be woven into the developing parliamentary system if it was to survive. He was also a great patron of the arts and music, gave British industry a boost with the Great Exhibition and persuaded our universities to take up the study of science.

History A Woman of No Importance – Sonia Purnell Sonia Purnell is an excellent biography writer. She combines the fluent style of a journalist of many years’ experience with the meticulous research of a historian.

Following on from the success of previous books about Boris Johnson and Clementine Churchill, her latest subject is a wartime spy, once dismissed as ‘A Woman of No Importance’, but whose bravery and personal sacrifice literally changed the course of the Second World War.

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Glamorous, American, hugely successful and with the memorable feature of a wooden leg, in 1942, the Gestapo made it a priority to track down Virginia Hall, the mysterious ‘limping lady’ who was fighting for the freedom of France.

An urgent Gestapo transmission read: “She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her.” Sonia Purnell uncovers her story.

Biography More Than Just a Good Life - James Hogg biography of Richard Briers CBE The actor Richard Briers CBE lived in Chiswick for about 50 years.

He died in 2013. He had become something of a ‘National Treasure’ through his role as Tom in The Good Life with Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington in the 1970s. Less well known now is the fact that he was also very much identified with the early success of Alan Ayckbourn’s plays around the same time or that he went on to play major Shakespearean roles, making no fewer than eight films with Kenneth Brannagh.

In More Than Just a Good Life, his biographer James Hogg quotes many of the people he worked with as well as his daughters Katy and Lucy. The actors who shared their memories of him read like a Who’s Who of British film, television and theatre.

Skip through the first few chapters which are unnecessarily detailed and get to the good stuff where you find out why Richard Briers’ 60-year career was ‘one of the most productive and varied careers in British entertainment history’.

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CHRISTMAS BOOKS Factual Personal account Under the Wire: Marie Colvin’s Final Assignment – Paul Conroy Paul Conroy’s hilarious. He’s talking about death and destruction in the war zones of the couple of last decades, so it shouldn’t be that funny really, but he has the Liverpool scally’s natural ability to tell stories, and he has some corkers.

He describes how he met Sunday Times correspondent Marie Colvin when they were holed up in a decrepit hotel on the border of

Syria and Iraq with about 40 other members of the international press, all trying to get across the Tigris to report the war in Iraq. He decided to build a boat, got caught, was ostracised by the rest of the press pack, but met Marie and became her dedicated cameraman.

He describes their journey as they worked together through war zones in Iraq, Libya and Syria, and their last moments before she was killed and he was injured in Homs. They were deliberately targeted after Marie had broadcast about the suffering being inflicted on civilians there.

The account is both horrifying and uplifting.

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Cabaret Dance Talks Every Friday at your local arts centre

Soul Sessions Photo © www.bakaspictures.com

These are all books whose authors spoke at this year’s Chiswick Book Festival.

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CHISWICK IN PICTURES

CHISWICK IN PICTURES

Exhibition

Jane Price

Bridget Osborne

Jill Meager

Jane Price

Shadow Statue Sally Grumbridge

Sally Grumbridge

Jane Price

The Last Dog Walker Rachel Busch

This year’s Chiswick In Pictures exhibition at the Clayton Hotel Chiswick continues until Saturday 9th November. It’s the third show bringing together images inspired by the area, painted by artists who live locally.

the river; delicate watercolours by Hugh Bredin, large oil paintings by Arabella Harcourt- Cooze and Humphrey Bangham, prints by Rachel Busch and Sally Grumbridge.

Chiswick has a wealth of excellent artists – award winning, sought after by galleries, selected by the Royal Academy for its summer exhibitions – who paint, or create, in a variety of styles. . The art on show is mainly representational rather than abstract, the main criteria being that the subject is somewhere in Chiswick or the surrounding area. (I make one notable exception to that rule – Jill Meager’s beady eyed little birds, which have hopped into every exhibition so far. They are just so winsome – and besides, I know a Chiswick bird when I see one!)

A piece of art makes a great Christmas present. Prices range from £30 to over £3,000. Come and have a look and see if anything takes your fancy. The exhibition is hung in the large atrium of the hotel, so you can come in at any time, have a coffee at the bar and wander round at your leisure.

Twenty artists are sharing their interpretations of our little bit of west London: images of Chiswick House and Gardens, the parks and green spaces and of course

Artists taking part: Anna Kunst, Arabella HarcourtCooze, Christine Berrington, Christopher Good, Francis Bowyer P.P.R.W.S., N.E.A.C., George Christie, Hugh Bredin, Humphrey Bangham, Jane Price, Jenny Price, Jill Meager, Jill Spearman, Joanna Brendon, Jon Perry, Madeleinne Marsh, Rachel Busch, Rennie Pilgrem, Sally Grumbridge and Sarah Granville.

Chiswick in Pictures is on at the Clayton Hotel Chiswick until Saturday 9th November.

626 Chiswick High Rd, London W4 5RY. Nearest tube station – Gunnersbury.

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CHRISTMAS DESIGN FAIR

Christmas

Madeleine Marsh

DESIGN FAIR W4 art group

Beginning to think about Christmas presents? A bunch of Chiswick artists and jewellery makers have come together to hold a Christmas design fair on the weekend of 16th / 17th November.

Kathryn Davey is an oil painter who creates bright abstract paintings with layers of thick paint.

‘I want the painting to come out of the canvas, to be part of the room’ she says.

W4 Art Group is hosting the event at the Hogarth Youth & Community centre, in between St Mary’s and Hogarth primary schools, just beside the A4 and five minutes’ walk from Chiswick High Rd.

The event is free to come and browse. Work on show includes a wide variety of disciplines from professional artists: Oil paintings, Acrylics, Printmaking, Ink Drawing, Sculptures, Textiles, Jewellery, and Mixed Media. It’s a chance to meet the artists, see and buy their work at studio prices, all in time for Christmas.

Among the artists and makers are Madeleine Marsh, who makes beautiful little sculptures and jewellery from bits and piece she’s picked up mudlarking on the shore of the River Thames, near her home. The bracelets pictured are all made from shards of pottery rescued from the mud and reversioned with silver wire.

Debbie Pearce, whose Christmas Robin oven gloves are seen here, creates sumptuous images of flowers and fruit and ceramic serving dishes.

Rachel Busch

Felicity Gail

Exhibiting Artists include: Kathryn Davey, Debbie Pearce, Madeleine Marsh, Farina Alam, Sophie Ashdown Coady, Natalia Bobrova, Lucy Strathom, Marina Bowater, Rachel Busch, Steph CurtisRaleigh, Kate Fullalove, Peter Thornborough, Sophie Aylward, Felicity Gail.

Debbie Pearce Kathryn Davey

Debbie Brenner and Jackie Heuman work together under the name of Felicity Gail, making contemporary jewellery with strong modern designs, using a variety of unusual materials such as piano wire and textiles. ‘We enjoy creating striking jewellery, from the highly dramatic to fine delicate pieces’.

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HEAD GARDENER’S NOTES

Andy Eddy, Head Gardener at Osterley Park writes:One of the chief glories in our gardens is autumn colour and this is one that is often overlooked. A huge range of plants can offer stimulating colour and contrasts at this time of the year and they are not always the most obvious large specimens such as trees and shrubs. When visiting large gardens such as Kew we can be blown away by amazing and large trees that make a magnificent statement but are totally impractical for the smaller garden, however there are many small trees and also shrubs that can offer the same impact but are suitable for any garden.

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As you can see in the main photo, here at Osterley we have a large range of these specimens in our Winter Garden – an area that I chiefly designed for winter display but also has a shining moment of bright colour in the autumn months. This is mainly due to the acers that we have planted in this area for their winter bark but also, of course, colour reliably each October and form a perfect backdrop for other shrubs such as the Beauty Bush with its glistening purple berries. All of these plants are small enough for any normal garden, are long-lived, tough and very reliable ( given a sunny spot in the garden).

Many of the other shrubs that we plant in this area for their winter stem colour such as dogwoods like Mid-winter Fire for instance, also colour reliably and add an extra season of colour apart from just during the winter. There are also many herbaceous plants that die down ‘gracefully’ at this time of the year and form a perfect foil for their more dramatic neighbours and will add sensational – and unexpected – contrasts.

The one small tree that I would never be without whatever the size of my garden is Sassafras albidum. This slow growing tree from North America is a stunner, with strangely lobed leaves that reliably colour every September/October, gradually turning from green though bright yellow to fiery red tones that seem to glow from within the tree and can be seen right across the garden. This effect can be seen even on the most gloomy or drizzliest days – which can be frequent at this time of the year – and so is a stalwart here at Osterley and a regular photo opportunity for our visitors. As you can see in the photo this tree is planted in full sun in an area that we call Mrs Child’s Flower and as it was introduced into this country from the northern American states in the eighteenth century is a perfect specimen for our restored 18thC landscape.

All of the trees and shrubs that I have talked about here are generally available to buy – just check online and soon you will brighten up your garden for those autumn days after summer has passed!’’

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4 NOVEMBER 2019 – 23 FEBRUARY 2020 The treasures of Osterley House are the focus of an upcoming exhibition exploring the rise to fame and fortune of the Child family in the world of London banking.

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Back in the nineties, rather than backpacking around Italy or scuba diving in Greece, I came to Brentford on a gap year, especially to invest in the local community, and have continued to do so ever since.

Over the years I’ve run youth groups, organised litter picks, painted park railings, started mother & baby groups and many other projects that help people get to know each other and make the world a brighter place.

Imagine my delight when the London Sustainability Exchange invited Hen Corner to partner in an exciting new programme of free workshops that help people make new friends while trying out a new skill. There are sessions which encourage guests to brush up on knitting or sewing. We are cooking with our friends at Cultivate London, exploring new recipes and sharing the lunch we’ve prepared.

Who said: ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’? Head over to St Paul’s Church and roll up your sleeves. In previous sessions we’ve made soda bread, fresh pasta, using our own chicken’s eggs of course, and fresh pesto.

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We start each session at 10.00am with welcome drinks and introductions and then get busy with food prep together, learning about new ingredients and techniques as we go. By midday our meal is ready and we celebrate our achievements with a feast!

There are two different sessions each month, one is for adults (first Thursday) and we look at healthy eating, cooking on a budget, quick meals and portions for the freezer.

Our other session is for young families (third Thursday) focusing on family meals for all ages with preschool children welcome to join in.

For fresh air and exercise, on the Thursdays when we are not cooking, the team from Cultivate London are leading gardening sessions to transform the overgrown garden at St Paul’s Church into a fabulous community space that can be enjoyed by cafe customers, youth groups and many more throughout the year.

So come along and join in as we brighten up Brentford whilst we make new friends.

Brentford Together Cooking Sessions: Adults - First Thursday of each month, 10am - 1pm Young Families - Third Thursday of each month, 10am - 1pm All at St Paul’s Church, Brentford

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FIREWORKS AT CHISWICK PARK

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Fireworks DISPLAY Chiswick Park Chiswick Business Park is inviting members of the public to a free firework display on Thursday 7th November.

The show, one of only a handful of such free events in London, has become a major annual event in west London, with spectacular pyrotechnics each year.

‘We are looking forward to welcoming once again our local community to one of our most popular evenings of the year,’ said Carly Gibbs, Head of Guest Experience Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work.

Pre-show entertainment and food stalls will be available from 5.45pm to keep the crowd busy until the fireworks display begins at 7.00pm.

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices will be holding a Fire Walk at 6.00pm, ahead of the main event. A truly unforgettable experience, those who have plucked up the courage to volunteer will walk across burning embers of up to 1200F. ‘The event requires no training, just a spark

of courage and determination’ say the charity, and is a unique way support them.

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families, across London and Surrey. They have two hospices, Shooting Star House in Hampton and Christopher’s in Guildford.

If you’d like to sign up for the challenge, and you are over 18, visit their website: shootingstar.org.uk/fire-walk, to find out more and sign up. Register before 7th October and you’ll receive an early bird discount.

Chiswick Park is home to some of the world’s leading companies, including Paramount, Discovery, Starbucks and Danone. Some 9,000 people work on the site, which is set in 33 acres of landscaped gardens featuring a lake and waterfall. The business park is managed by property management company, Enjoy-Work.

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WATERMANS

Watermans

Erica Weston introduces the arts centre’s autumn programme Who needs to expend all that energy schlepping into central London when you have this little line up on your doorstep?!

Friday Nights at Watermans are when we show exciting cabaret, immersive theatre, dance, talks and more… tickets are great value and acts are top quality. Our super-dedicated programmers scout the world for the best acts… and I’m not exaggerating. This season we have companies coming from as far afield as Canada just to perform at Watermans.

For dance lovers, or those who’d like to give it a go, we host a show from the massive Dance Umbrella Festival every year. This year it’s Hocus Pocus (Friday 11th October), a mesmerising contemporary dance show from French choreographer Philippe Saire.

Later in the season, top South Asian dance company Akademi presents a line-up of fresh young talent in Sparkplugs (Friday 1st November).

If you like doing something a little ‘out there’, how about immersive theatre in the form of a Victorian séance from Brighton Fringe darlings Griffin and Jones

in Talking to the Dead (Friday 4th October). Believers and sceptics welcome: come if you dare!

Later in October, Montreal-based company Projet Eva present an extraordinary experience based on the CIA’s mind control experiments with psychotropic drugs from the 1950s in We are the Progeny of Electricity (Friday 18th October).

People are always saying to us they’d like world music back at Watermans, and last season we introduced it back into our programme with huge success. This season we have exhilarating Balkan gypsy music from The Baghdaddies on Friday 29th November. At £12 a ticket it’s a great value local night out with top talent.

And finally, in cabaret, who can resist a night with the Virgin Xtravaganzah? Hilarious, edgy and entertaining, come and strut with Christ. The Virgin is back having all the fun she missed out on before.

Or if that’s not your cup of tea, how about Edinburgh Fringe’s 5* award-winner Apphia Campbell with her moving play and cabaret soul session featuring the life and music of Nina Simone on Black is the Colour of my Voice (Friday 8th November).

See the full programme on our website: watermans.org.uk. Search Friday Nights.

Or call the Box Office on 020 8 232 1010.

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HARE & HOUNDS

A COUNTRY PUB IN THE

'Burbs CHRISTMAS IS FAST UPON US AND THE HARE AND HOUNDS HAS YOU COVERED The Hare & Hounds pub in Osterley is a country pub transported to the middle of the London suburbs. Opposite the beautifully landscaped gardens of the National Trust’s Osterley Park, it’s tucked away from the noise and fumes of London, just three mini roundabouts away from Gillette Corner on the Great West Rd. So near and yet so far.

They are launching their Christmas social tables for mums on maternity leave (dads on paternity also welcome) as well as small business owners. Book a space for your party on their long table and pay your deposit by November 15th to receive 20% off your entire food bill!

Enjoy a 2 course meal for only £28 or 3 courses for £33!

Thursday December 5th at 12:30 for small businesses Monday December 9th at 12:30 for our local mums and dads Live music days over Christmas:

Join them for live music and comradery every Thursday in December.

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SPARROWS RETURN TO ISLEWORTH

Sparrows

RETURN TO ISLEWORTH Les McCallum says the little birds are making a comeback Nearly 50 years ago I recorded all the birds seen and heard in Osterley Park with the exception of just one bird: the house sparrow. Why would I spend time recording this bird when it was so common, seen in gardens, parks, towns, farmland, rivers - everywhere?

While recently watching an old black and white film from the 1950s a couple were seated at a table in one of the London parks having tea and biscuits, all around them were sparrows, on the ground, on the fence, even daring to quickly grab a crumb from the table top.

Since then there has been a steady decline in numbers. Many theories have been put forward as to why the population has crashed: diesel fumes, pollution, global warming, loss of habitat, changes to farming, the list goes on, but in truth nobody knows for certain. The tree sparrow

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Other birds that are vanishing are turtle doves, nightingales, greenfinches, swifts, house martins and song thrushes.

Five years ago, my daughter heard the chirping of a lone house sparrow in the garden and she remarked that she hadn’t heard that sound since she was a child.

I have always had plenty of nest boxes scattered around the garden, the sparrow tower always had a breeding pair of blue tits but never the intended occupants.

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others promptly ousted the blue tits. Every hole in the sparrow tower was occupied and in the morning we would hear the constant chirping as a male sat outside each hole calling for a mate. Scattering Quaker rolled oats on the lawn is a sure way to attract these once familiar birds.

There was one worrying week when a pair of parakeets tried to enlarge the holes each morning but finally gave up, letting the sparrows continue to bring in nesting material.

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FIREDANCE

Firedance Latin spectacular touring the UK

are dancing. We can’t wait to travel around the UK and to meet you all.”

Pairing together professionally for the first time, Strictly Come Dancing’s Gorka Marquez and Karen Hauer are sure to set temperatures soaring with their brand new Latin spectacular FIREDANCE touring the UK, beginning March 2020.

Expect the sequins and feather boas to make way for hot pulsing beats, seductive choreography and passionate performances that will take your breath away!

With an incredible live band featuring Latin musicians and a dynamic dance ensemble performing Argentine Tango, Flamenco, Contemporary, Paso Doble, Samba and Salsa, audiences can expect an amazing show of fresh and exciting dance from two of the world’s finest.

It’s time to heat things up get ready for FIREDANCE Karen said, “I am beyond excited to be going on tour with a brand new show alongside Gorka. We have been working very hard to put on a show that will leave everyone feeling all the passion, excitement and energy that we feel when we 6 March High Wycombe Swan 7 March Guildford G-Live 8 March Manchester The Bridgewater Hall 10 March Ipswich Regent Theatre 12 March Sheffield City Hall 15 March Basingstoke The Anvil 16 March Bromley Churchill Theatre

Born in Venezuela and having grown up in New York from the age of 10, Karen Hauer is most known for dancing on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Joining the series in 2012 she has been partnered with household names including Westlife’s Nicky Byrne, The ‘Hairy Biker’ Dave Myers, Mark Wright, Jeremy Vine, Will Young, and Sunday Brunch chef Simon Rimmer.

In 2018 Karen reached the quarterfinals of the series with actor Charles Venn.

Karen has an amazing presence on stage and is one of the most expressive and charismatic dancers on the current dance scene. Able to express emotion through each and every movement right through to her fingertips, Karen takes choreographed routines to new heights and she has that rare talent to attract the eye of every audience member whenever she dances.

Gorka said, “I can’t wait to get out on the road with Karen for this very exciting new tour. We are both really passionate about Latin dance, and 19 March Scunthorpe Baths Hall 20 March Grimsby Auditorium 21 March Dartford Orchard Theatre 22 March Bournemouth Pavilion 23 March Northampton Royal & Derngate 25 March Peterborough New Theatre

this tour will really showcase that.

We’ve worked really hard on the numbers in this show and I think everyone is going to love it. See you in 2020!”

Gorka’s flair for dancing started from a very young age. Originally from Bilbao, Spain, aged 11 he attended Ballroom and Latin dance classes where he quickly excelled and became one of the top dancers representing Spain across the world.

Most famously known for his appearance on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, Gorka Marquez has continuously displayed outstanding talent and charisma in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 series. His debut saw him paired with EastEnders star Tameka Empson. In 2018 he was partnered with TV star Katie Piper after having waltzed Alexandra Burke to the final the previous year.

26 March Chatham Central Theatre 27 March Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 28 March Dunfermline Alhambra 4 April Cambridge Corn Exchange 5 April Southend Cliffs Pavilion

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CHISWICK’S HALF MARATHON Photographs by Jon Perry

Chiswick’s

HALF MARATHON Sunday 20th October There’s a half marathon taking place on Sunday 20th October, starting at Chiswick House and following a route along the river along Chiswick Mall, through Hammersmith to Putney Bridge.

The 13.1 miles (officially measured as a half marathon) is on flat ground, a mix of tarmac and gravel and water will be provided at four miles, seven, ten and at the finish.

The minimum age to enter is 17.

All those who finish will receive a medal and a T shirt. There’s a £300 prize for the fastest male athlete under 72 minutes; £300 for the fastest female athlete under 80 minutes and trophies for the men and women who come first, second and third overall. There will also be age group prizes in ten year bands.

It’s a beautiful route to run, starting with a loop around the grounds of Chiswick House before heading out to the Thames. There will be limited paid parking available at Chiswick House and at Chiswick school, but runners are asked to take public transport. The entrance to Chiswick House is a ten minute walk from Chiswick rail station.

Organisers ActiveTrainingWorld will provide supervised storage for bags and belongings and toilets will also be provided. There will be professional marshals at all key points, though the Chiswick Half Marathon has a maximum time restriction of 180 minutes, after which there may not be marshals and time keepers available.

in 2011 by runner and triathlete James Shipley. He found when he took part in in his first Ironman Triathlon the previous year that he’d had to enter the event on one website, look for a training plan on another site, look for nutrition advice on another and was keeping a training diary on yet another.

He set out to create a website that enabled you to do all of this on one website.

ATW now has over 30,000 members entering events and downloading their free training plans. Their goal over the next few years is to encourage even more people into sport.

ActiveTrainingWorld was launched

The cost of entering the Chiswick House half marathon is £29 if you are unaffiliated, or £27 for those who are club affiliated. Register to take part on ATW’s website activetrainingworld.co.uk

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