Fulham Residents' Journal March 2016

Resident’s Journal

Written for the residents of MARCH 2016 • Issue 41

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MARCH 2016 • Issue 41

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Dear Resident, In the vein of Jackson 5, this month is all about the ABCs and 123s; welcome to the education issue. Kicking off with a round-up of news from local schools (p.8) and a selection of term dates for your perusal (p.6), Bethan Rees then heads to Hammersmith Town Hall to talk serious business with Cllr Sue Macmillan, cabinet member for Children and Education, from page 12. The Journal gets in touch with its feral side and talks with First Hand Experiences founder Justin Baker, to find out why the great outdoors reigns supreme (p.10). Bethan also meets Alice Erb-Malet, owner and founder of the new concept cafĂŠ Cuckoo Hibou in Fulham, which welcomes parents and children for coffee, treats, workshops and shopping (p.15).

Elsewhere, we chat to interior designer and Fulham resident Martin Brudnizki about his latest projects (p.22), and also have a discussion with designer Marissa Montgomery about her new collection (p.18).

We hope you enjoy the issue.

COVER: Children finding hiding places at a First Hand Experiences camp, image by PeanutButterVibes Photography.

Flick to page 10 to find out more.

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I WOULD WALK 700 MILES...

An expedition to retrace the journey of polar explorer Ronald Amundsen for the first time in 111 years is currently being carried out by a team including Fulham resident Tim Oakley, Wayne Hall (USA) and Graham Burke (New Zealand). They’re currently retracing a 700 mile journey – the route of which has not been successfully navigated since Amundsen. Using 22 huskies and three sledges, the trio will travel from Herschel Island in northern Canada to Eagle in Alaska. The team will have use of satellite phones, GPS systems and air drops, but will otherwise face the Arctic wilderness alone, having to face temperatures as low as -50°C. We wish them all the best of luck.

Keep an eye on their progress at inamundsensfootsteps.com

[NEWS]

NOTEBOOK

Keep your finger on the pulse with our round-up of local news

GET DOWN TO BUSINESS Small businesses across the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, listen up: you’re invited to a full day of networking, education, advice and support held in partnership with Your Business Community, a support group that also organises tradeshows and conferences.

The main exhibition will provide the opportunity for local businesses to promote their goods and services to others and there will be a one-to-one advice clinic where start-up businesses and established companies can discuss issues, problems and ideas with experts. Seminars will also be held through the day, including one on social media marketing tips.

For more information and to book your place visit hammersmithandfulhammeansbusiness.co.uk.

You can also contact Nicki Burgess from the H&F Business Investment Team on 020 8753 5695 or email nicki.burgess@lbhf.gov.uk. 17 March, 9am-5pm, Hammersmith Town Hall, King Street, W6 9JU

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[LOCAL INTEREST]

Hieronymous Quartet

FOODIES’ CORNER We bring you the latest from Fulham’s food scene

Photography by Vanessa Berberian

photograph by Andrew Waltham

IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE The Friends of Fulham Palace will be hosting an exceptional recital, performed by the award-winning Hieronymus Quartet all with the backdrop of the grand Great Hall at Fulham Palace. The concert will feature works by Mendelssohn, Widmann and Beethoven. The group met while studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama but hail from the UK, Canada and France, and their contrasting musical backgrounds make for an impressive and electrifying performance.

Tickets £22.50, 7.30pm, 18 April, Fulham Palace, Bishop’s Avenue, SW6 6EA, 020 7751 2437, fulhampalace.org

ONE A PENNY, TWO A PENNY…

TAKE A PIZZA MY HEART

Head down to Gail’s this month to find yourself some sticky, fluffy

Ealing pizza institution Santa Maria Pizzeria is coming to Fulham,

and downright tasty hot cross buns and see in the Easter Holiday

and we’re overjoyed. The second branch is due to open in April on

with a warm, buttery bun until 8 April. We’d suggest bagging

a site recently vacated by Thai Rice. Owned by Pasquale Chionchio

yourself a baker’s dozen, but you might as well just get as many as

and Angelo Ambrosio, the restaurant aims to offer traditional

you can and scoff them before they disappear off the shelves until

Neapolitan pizza from a wood-fired oven. That’s amore.

next year, at least that’s what we’ll be doing.

92-94 Waterford Road, SW6 2HA, santamariapizzeria.com

Gail’s, 739 Fulham Road, SW6 5UL, 020 7736 3572, gailsbread.co.uk

THEY SEE ME SUSHI ROLLIN’

BETTER CAKE THAN NEVER There’s an aroma of freshly baked bread and pastries in North

Chopsticks at the ready, there’s a new Korean restaurant in town…

End Road and it’s coming from the new family-run bakery, the

well, Fulham. Simya Korean Kitchen offers a vast sushi menu

Jaffa Bake House. Offering Arabic and Turkish breads, savoury and

alongside Korean dishes such as Bulgogi (fried marinated beef) and

sweet pastries, biscuits, cakes and Turkish coffee, guests can enjoy

Dolson Bibimbap (mixed rice served in a hot stone pot topped with

all of these treats under the beamed ceiling and twinkling lights,

vegetables, meat or tofu and chilli sauce, count us in.

with its décor hailing from Morocco, Jordan and Turkey.

345 North End Road, SW6 1NN, 020 7041 8415, fulhamsimya.com

381-383 North End Road, SW6 1NP, 020 7385 1700

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SCHOOL

CONTACT DETAILS

TERM DATES

All Saints Primary School Head: Carol Gray Bishop’s Avenue, SW6 6ED

Tel: 020 7736 2803 Email: admin@allsaintsce.lbhf.sch.uk Website: allsaintsce.lbhf.sch.uk

Summer term: 12 April ‒ 20 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

Kensington Prep School Head: Prudence Lynch Fulham Road, SW6 5PA

Tel: 020 7731 9300 Email: enquiries@kenprep.gdst.net Website: kensingtonprep.gdst.net

Summer term: 13 April – 13 July (Half Term: 31 May – 3 June)

Langford Primary School Head: Seamus Gibbons Gilstead Road, SW6 2LG

Tel: 020 7736 4045 Email: admin@langford.lbhf.sch.uk Website: langfordprimaryschool.co.uk

Summer term: 11 April ‒ 20 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

Parsons Green Prep School Head: Helen Stavert Fulham Park Road, SW6 4LJ

Tel: 020 7371 9009 Email: office@parsonsgreenprep.co.uk Website: parsonsgreenprep.co.uk

Summer term: 20 April ‒ 8 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

Sir John Lillie Primary School Head: Sue Hayward Lillie Road, SW6 7LN

Tel: 020 7385 2107 Email: admin@sirjohnlillie.lbhf.sch.uk Website: sirjohnlillieprimary.co.uk

Summer term: 11 April ‒ 20 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

St. John’s Walham Green CE Primary School Head: Barbara Wightwick Filmer Road, SW6 6AS

Tel: 020 7731 5454 Email: admin@stjohnsce.lbhf.sch.uk Website: stjohnsce.lbhf.sch.uk

Summer term: 11 April ‒ 20 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Head: Mrs J Flower Estcourt Road, SW6 7HB

Tel: 020 7385 8165 Email: admin@stthomasrc.lbhf.sch.uk Website: stthomasrc.lbhf.sch.uk

Summer term: 11 April ‒ 20 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

Sulivan Primary School Head: Wendy Aldridge Peterborough Road, SW6 3BN

Tel: 020 7736 5869 Email: admin@sulivan.lbhf.sch.uk Website: sulivanprimaryschool.co.uk

Summer term: 11 April ‒ 20 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

Sinclair House School, Preparatory Head: Carlotta T.M. O’Sullivan Fulham High Street, SW6 3JJ

Tel: 020 7736 9182 Email: info@sinclairhouseschool.co.uk Website: sinclairhouseschool.co.uk

Summer term: 14 April ‒ 6 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

Thomas’s Academy Head: Miles Chester New King’s Road, SW6 4LY

Tel: 020 7736 2318 Email: info@academy.thomas-s.co.uk Website: academy.thomas-s.co.uk

Summer term: 11 April ‒ 20 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

Secondary Schools SCHOOL

CONTACT DETAILS

TERM DATES

Fulham College Boys’ School Head: Peter Haylock, Executive Principal Kingwood Road, SW6 6SN

Tel: 020 7381 3606 Email: FCBS@fulhamcollege.net Website: fulhamcollegeboys.net

Summer term: 11 April – 15 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

The Hurlingham Academy Head: Ben Parnell, Executive Principal Peterborough Road, SW6 3ED

Tel: 020 7731 2581 Email: info@thehurlinghamacademy.org.uk Website: thehurlinghamacademy.org.uk

Summer term: 12 April ‒ 15 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

Lady Margaret School Head: Elisabeth Stevenson Parsons Green, SW6 4UN

Tel: 020 7736 7138 Email: admin@ladymargaret.lbhf.sch.uk Website: ladymargaret.lbhf.sch.uk

Summer term: 11 April ‒ 15 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

The London Oratory School Head: David McFadden Seagrave Road, SW6 1RX

Tel: 020 7385 0102 Email: admin@los.ac Website: london-oratory.org

Summer term: 11 April ‒ 19 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

The Moat School Head: Clare King Bishop’s Avenue, SW6 6EG

Tel: 020 7610 9018 Email: office@moatschool.org.uk Website: moatschool.org.uk

Summer term: 14 April ‒ 13 July (Half Term: 30 May – 3 June)

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*All dates and details were correct when compiled in August 2015, but may be subject to change. Please contact the schools directly for further information.

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BOOK WORMS Pupils from All Saints CE Primary school were the first to sign up and receive library cards as part of Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s drive to get youngsters to love their local library, by giving out membership cards to every pupil in the borough. At Fulham Library they met award-winning children’s author Andrew Weale and listened to him read his book Nora: The Girl who Ate and Ate. Cllr Wesley Harcourt, H&F cabinet member for Residents’ Services said: “Books open up wonderful new worlds – sparking imaginations and boosting literacy skills. Our libraries are a treasure trove of stories, which are bound to inspire young minds – all for free. We want as many children as possible to take advantage of our libraries.” lbhf.gov.uk

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education Fulham’s education news to kick-start the new term

A CHANGE IS GONNA COME Builders are starting the final phase of Kensington Prep School’s £2.7million building project: Creating Spaces for Growing Minds.

The innovative new facilities transforming the Fulham school include a roof-top ecogreenhouse, spacious classroom breakout spaces, a high-tech ‘Explore Floor’ and a multimedia recording studio. The school, known for its forward-thinking and academic results, is providing girls with imaginative opportunities for more independent and collaborative work, to complement teaching in classrooms and specialist rooms. Please note, registration for 4+ entry in September 2017 is now open, and the closing deadline is 30 September 2016.

Kensington Prep School, 596 Fulham Road, SW6 5PA, 020 7731 9300, kensingtonprep.gdst.net

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GREEN FINGERS Pupils in the nursery at Sinclair House School (SHS) have become avid little horticulturalists this term and have been keenly tending to their beans and strawberry plants. Pupils in the preparatory school have been working with First Hand Experiences, which runs a Grow Make Eat club at SHS. They’ve been busy digging, weeding and seeding in the school rooftop garden. Children have been carefully re-potting broad beans, sowing peas in the new polytunnel and planting special varieties of turnips and carrots. Interactive activities in the garden encourage positive food habits from a young age, as well as an understanding of a child’s place within a broader ecological system and we wish them the best of luck with the project.

Sinclair House School, Lower Nursery, 196 Munster Road, SW6 6AU, Upper Nursery, 159 Munster Road, SW6 6DA, 020 7736 9365, Preparatory School, 59 Fulham High Street, SW6 3JJ, 020 7736 9182, sinclairhouseschool.co.uk

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AS NATURE INTENDED

The Journal speaks to Justin Baker, founder and creative director of First Hand Experiences, which brings children back to the outdoors with its holiday camps, clubs and bespoke party adventures BETHAN REES

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s the daffodils begin to grow and nature wakes from its slumber, we can start going back outside without the fear of icicles developing on our noses, and with this comes the Easter holidays. Once all the chocolate has been eaten, and the Easter eggs have been found, you and your children may be stuck for a little inspiration of what to do next. Fear not, as First Hand Experiences is available to keep your little ones inspired and entertained.

Using British country folklore as its muse and fusing it with a modern carnival flavour, the Wake Up! programme will run three times through the Easter break, with Fulham’s All Saints Church being its base. Children can expect to go on a treetop walkway at Kew, become plant scientists looking at seeds, create a drum and a hobby horse,

who founded it in March 2015. Justin’s background in school education also encompassed teaching English as a foreign language. “Towards the end of my time learning at school I had a desperate need to see the world and I decided that Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) was my passport and I spent five years travelling around the world,” he begins to explain. He went on to teach nursery children in Taiwan before returning to England, where he started working at Ecole Marie d’Orliac in Fulham, which is part of the Lycée Français Charles De Gaulle de Londres.

While teaching there, Justin realised that although he was providing children with great tuition, there was limited access to nature and the outdoors.

“Learning in a classroom can be very effective with all the hi-tech resources

Experiences was born.

I ask Justin whether he was nervous about leaving his career as a teacher.

“Deciding to quit our teaching jobs was a huge leap of faith but we’d always felt that we knew children, knew how they worked and understood where they felt happiest,” he answers. With a strong team behind him, including Teri Billon (camp co-ordinator), Yusra Ali (camp mentor), Iole Motolese (chef) and Martha Garland (art and craft co-ordinator), I want to find out what makes someone a First Hand Experiences kind of person. “First and foremost, they must have a great desire to enrich children’s lives through these genuine experiences; that is what matters the most,” Justin tells me.

In an age where technology is king and smartphones and tablets are superglued to our hands (and quite a few of

Relationships are important to us. You have a better chance of getting to know children and finding out how to get the best from them with smaller group sizes visit Vauxhall Farm and become a puzzle solver and adventurer on a scavenger hunt in Richmond Park.

First Hand Experiences was set up by a married couple, Justin Baker and Louisa Gilman, both former teachers,

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but nothing better can teach a child about the world and how it works, than the real first-hand experiences,” he says. So by amalgamating this outdoor philosophy with Justin’s and Louisa’s teaching experience, First Hand

our children’s hands too), a certain type of pleasure and nostalgia is derived from playing outside, and this is one of Justin’s favourite aspects about his job. “I love being outdoors with nature and learning about the world alongside children; it’s

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great seeing them so engaged, inspired and motivated by learning, way more so than I ever saw in a classroom,” he says.

Coming from a teaching background, Justin understands the importance of traditional education and classroom schooling, but he also thinks there are ways this could be improved. “I love football, for example, and I think children should be out enjoying sport daily, but how many explore the woods daily or the garden or make something healthy to eat? I also know that all too often competitive activities can create divisions. Nature on the other hand is the perfect leveller,” Justin explains.

London and the UK are hardly limited to holiday camps, so what sets First Hand Experiences apart from the others?

Personally, I think it’s their holistic approach to child development; for them, of course, having fun is part of it, but it’s also about instilling this all-inclusive view to child development. “On each day of the programme the children get to have a day that excites and enthralls, while we uphold our aim to promote the arts, healthy wholefoods and outdoor adventure,” he tells me. “It’s a massive challenge but one we strive to meet each time. It is both the most challenging and rewarding part of the job.”

The camps also emphasise a

preference for small group sizes, and I want to find out why. “Relationships are important to us. You have a better chance of getting to know children and finding out how to get the best from them with smaller group sizes. Giving children freedom within a nurturing

environment is important to us – and treating them like people, not like children, also helps.”

As mentioned earlier, food is a big part of First Hand Experiences; but it’s not just cheese sandwiches and a packet of crisps at this camp. Justin describes his passion to me for healthy food to fuel children keeping them energised and through this, he encourages them to help make and share food as part of the experience. “The chefs prepare fresh and seasonal food, sometimes including ingredients the children may have picked themselves,” he says.

With this in mind, and our tummies rumbling, I can only wish that there was such a camp for grown-ups. Where do I sign up?

The three Easter camps run from 29 March – 1 April, 4-8 April and 11-14 April. Drop off is 8.30am-9am and pick up is 4.30pm. £240 per child per camp, with concessions available for siblings. The price includes lunch, a snack and transport.

The base camp is at All Saints Church Hall, 70a Fulham High Street, SW6 3LG. For more information call 01843 652 833, email contact@firsthandexperiences.co.uk or visit firsthandexperiences.co.uk

On each day of the programme the children get to have a day that excites and enthralls while we uphold our aim to promote the arts, healthy wholefoods and outdoor adventure

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[interview]

To the Town

hall

The Journal heads to the council to meet Cllr Sue Macmillan, the borough’s cabinet member for Children and Education, and to discuss the council’s concerns for school funding BETHAN REES

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n the Conservative manifesto and in November 2015, as part of the Spending Review, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne put forward a proposal intended to remove big regional differences in levels of per pupil funding and the government confirmed it would consult on a new national school funding formula from 2017. This commitment, named Fair Funding, pledges to balance the geographical differences in pupil funding that exist across the UK, by taking money from those authorities currently receiving the most and redistributing it to those receiving the least. I ask Cllr Sue Macmillan to explain this further.

“School funding is horrifically complex.

For over 20 to 25 years there have grown quite significant disparities in the amount of money that gets allocated to each local authority for its schools,” she begins. “It goes back to the ’90s when councils were given a pot of money from the government and could choose to add more money to top it up. At that time, a lot of inner London authorities decided to do that.”

Currently in London, schools get more money per pupil than elsewhere in the country. This is partly due to the government introducing the Dedicated Schools Grant in 2006, which became the principal source of funding for

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schools and related activities in England.

However, the transfer of funding out of the previous formula grant was based on local authorities’ actual school budgets, which often considerably exceeded the national spending level on which the grant allocations had originally been calculated. “The government didn’t want to penalise those authorities that had topped up by taking funds away, so the disparities have continue throughout.

The national funding formula is an attempt to iron out the inequalities,” Cllr Macmillan tells me.

Cllr Sue Macmillan

Equality in funding does initially sound like a positive change for more vulnerable and less advantaged communities, but it’s when we delve deeper into the context and climate of schools in the local area that it gets slightly more complicated. “Recruitment and retention of teachers is a huge problem here. House prices in the local area have increased at 25 per cent a year and teachers can’t afford to live here. It’s been bubbling away but they are now saying it’s reaching crisis point,” Cllr Macmillan says. “Schools are having to pay extra from their budgets to agencies and having to look abroad too, and unfilled vacancies in schools means having to arrange extra cover at a cost.”

“Funding levels for schools have remained almost the same, year on year.

However, this year there are three costs that have increased: teachers getting a one percent pay rise, a change in National Insurance contributions; and schools having to contribute more to

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By all means top-up the authorities outside of London, but don’t take it away from us

subjects such as music and dance, which are so important for children in London.

Some head teachers have started to question whether their school is even viable; it’s that bleak.”

Cllr Macmillan backs up her argument with statistics on visible improvements in inner London schools with the hypothesis that the more that is spent on schools, the more they progress. She explains that from 1998 to 2009, school funding increased at around five per cent a year, and in 2002, 35 per cent of pupils received five A* to C grades at GCSE level, and by 2013, this figure had almost doubled to 64 per cent.

“While I understand budgets are tight and that there is a limited amount of money to go around, here you have an area of government funding which has proven to have such an impact; it’s not an abstract notion, it’s made a massive difference to young people’s lives.” I ask her what the ideal outcome would be, in her opinion. “For the government to say we know there’s not a lot in the pot but here is something that is so important that we’re going to find the money and bring everyone else up to the level of London, because we know it works,” she replies.

“London is different in terms of cost, and we have a far higher concentration of people from disadvantaged backgrounds than most other places in the UK and the cost of living is higher, so I think the government needs to recognise those two things and mitigate this,” says Cllr Macmillan. And as she stated in her recent post on this issue for The Huffington Post: “I’m pleading with the government to change its mind: don’t rob Peter to pay Paul.” lbhf.gov.uk

pensions. These costs are going up with no extra money coming in.” Looking at these figures, Cllr Macmillan and her team at Hammersmith & Fulham Council have made a forecast of what these might cost for this borough alone: £3 million, the equivalent of 61 teachers.

“Schools are telling me this is going to be difficult; they’re saying they can make some efficiencies but it’s getting pretty close to the knuckle,” she explains.

“I’m going to make the case as much as I can to the government, saying by all means top-up the authorities outside of London, but don’t take it away from us.

It means cutting teaching assistants and teachers and taking away enrichment

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dorable pastel salt and pepper grinders match the array of chairs; children’s books fill the shelves while magazines hang in a stack on the wall for mum to peruse; the scent of freshly baked French pastries fills the nose. This is the setting at the haven that is Cuckoo Hibou, a new concept café on New King’s Road.

I arrive on a Friday afternoon and the café is buzzing with mums and babies, conversing in both French and English, sipping Radiance Daily green juices and nibbling on colourful So Choux macarons. Alice Erb-Malet, the owner and founder of Cuckoo Hibou and formerly a TV journalist in Paris, opened this little cosy nest at the beginning of the year. She moved to London with her husband and her son, and tells me: “I always had the feeling that I wanted to open something on my own, to have my own business, even when I was a kid.”

“One of the reasons I wanted to open Cuckoo Hibou is because when I had just moved here with my son I would look for so many activities to do with him,” she begins. Alice describes London as “a city for kids” in comparison to Paris. “There are all these fantastic places

for children here, but not so great for parents. I love to play, but I also like to be in a nice place where my son can have fun and I can talk to other parents and share my experiences too,” she says.

The café prides itself on being artistic and bilingual, hosting all of its workshops in both English and French. The programme of events aims to attract all the family and encourage people to watch their little ones discover and refine their talents. The Little Comédiens workshop seeks to develop children’s confidence in English and French through inventive and playful storytelling, using costumes and improvisation games while Little Artistes invites children to stimulate their creativity.

Little Musiciens helps them discover music and develop rhythm through songs, games and nursery rhymes; Little Bilingues is a way to cultivate the French language; and Little Yogis welcomes parents and children to share

a moment of peace and help both relax.

“I want to develop the idea of parenting workshops.

For example, baby massage and nutrition. I wanted to create a place where you can go and talk to professionals and other partnerships,” she explains. But why Fulham? “It was such an obvious place for the café, I didn’t really have to think about it,” she tells me.

“There’s such a big community here made of up different nationalities, including English and French. However, I don’t want this to be a place

solely for French people, that’s not the idea; this place is universal and multicultural,” Alice continues.

The café is also a place where parents can buy themselves and their children some treats. From toys and books to homewares and beauty products, Alice handpicks the brands she stocks in Cuckoo Hibou. “I really like small brands with an interesting story, that’s really important to me. For example Blossom Paris is a French designer who used to work at Nina Ricci, but left to start her own children’s label,” she says enthusiastically. So, whether you’re looking for a bit of quality time spent with your child, ways to enhance learning, gift inspiration or new touches for the home, head to Cuckoo Hibou and you won’t be disappointed.

181 New King’s Road, SW6 4SW, 020 7731 5552, cuckoohibou.com

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An invaluable tool for parents based in south west London who are seeking to swap tips and share advice, we’ve teamed up to post some of the most pressing topics posted on the site Topic

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Underfloor heating in a double reception room.

We are planning to fit new engineered wood flooring in the double reception room of our Victorian house. The radiator under the bay window is not very attractive and we are looking at underfloor heating as an option. Has anyone had this installed and can they offer any advice? Our thoughts are for a water-based system – not electric.

As an alternative, any thoughts on better-looking radiators for the reception, particularly for under the bay window, are welcome.

Thu 7 Jan, 2016 7.51am I remember having to make this decision and I felt it was one of the trickier ones. We have water-based underfloor heating that was installed two years ago over the entire ground floor (we have radiators on the upper floors). It’s been okay but I might think twice in the future if I have the same decision to make as the heat is a bit dry and uncomfortable and it is difficult to adjust spontaneously, although with

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Fri 8 Jan, 2016 9.58am You should definitely get underfloor heating in the reception rooms and the whole ground floor. We’ve also got it in all of our upstairs bathrooms. It’s cheap to run and so warm. Our wood floors, which are underfloor heatingfriendly, are from Cheville in Fulham. (cheville.co.uk).

time we’ve come to terms with this and don’t fiddle with the controls as much. Our current dilemma is whether to buy a piano for the room, because apparently it wreaks havoc with the instrument.

I chose underfloor heating because radiators can get in the way and it has definitely been nice not having to factor in radiators when planning furniture in the rooms.

Thu 7 Jan, 2016 8.01am We’ve just had a system fitted throughout our house (except the attic). In the

ground floor and basement of our house we have an engineered wood floor – we wanted real oak but it’s not an option with underfloor heating. The system has only been in place for a month and all works brilliantly. The benefit is that it is warm for a long time and each room can be controlled separately.

The only downside is some of the pipes are quite bulky and have to either go into a cupboard or be boxed in somewhere. Also, you will need a different underlay for underfloor heating and

Thu 12 Jan, 2016 8.49am We had our whole house fitted with underfloor heating when we renovated it eight years ago – the main reason being that we didn’t want ugly radiators and you can push furniture right up to the walls. It works well, but it is only really good at controlling ambient temperature and not that great at providing instant heat. In average autumn or spring temperatures this is fine, but during a very cold week you have to leave it on permanently (not very cost-effective) or at least set it to come on a few hours before you want the room to be warm. Radiators may not be ideal but they do heat up a room pretty quickly, so they are more controllable.

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slogan The Journal speaks to Marissa Montgomery, founder of the compellingly witty T-shirt brand Rotten Roach, which everyone is wearing BETHAN REES

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here’s so much more to Marissa Montgomery than her perfectly tousled blonde locks, enviable wardrobe and Instagram-worthy social life. Recently included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, she’s not just an extraordinarily pretty face. Born to esteemed photographer David Montgomery, her life has always had a sartorial haze hanging over it.

She started her own business at the age of 21, with a lingerie line called Pussy Glamore, which quickly made its way into leading boutiques and stores and is adored by the fashion glitterati.

All this while studying English and Drama at Goldsmiths, and in 2014 she joined forces with comrade Victoria Brooks and artist and illustrator Hugo Guinness – and Rotten Roach was born. Offering a line of ready-to-wear T-shirts with witty slogans such as ‘As If ’, ‘Upgrade Please’ and ‘Sleep Tight I Bite’, her convivial personality shines through, and her designs have been seen on the vogue elite; from Lindsay Lohan to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Arizona Muse to Kate Moss. With home being just off the King’s Road and her office down the road on Edith Grove, she reigns supreme in south west London. Keep an eye out for Rotten Roach’s S/S16 collection, which drops in May on rottenroach.com.

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You graduated from Goldsmiths with a degree in English and Drama – have you been able to utilise any of the things you studied in your fashion career?

My degree nourished my creative side and helped me look to literature and art for inspiration. It also helps me when I have to write a newsletter or come up with the name of slogan for a T-shirt.

What was the inspiration behind Pussy Glamore?

Pussy Glamore was set up because I felt there was a gap in the market for affordable yet luxurious underwear that was naughty but nice; something your mother wouldn’t mind buying for you. It was a great experience.

In 2014, you teamed up with Victoria Brooks and Hugo Guinness to create Rotten Roach. Why? I was working at Victoria’s Secret in New York City as a designer for them and really wanted to do something creative of my own again. I was in NYC for four years and by the end of it, I was craving to create my own brand again. I was at Art Basel with my friend Victoria who works in art and we wanted to work together to create wearable art. I wear a T-shirt every day, dressing it up or down, and wanted to make something for myself and my friends to wear. We had always been huge fans of Hugo and having him do

the artwork was a total dream; he is a total genius.

Why the name?

The name came from living in NYC, which I found was infested with roaches.

We wanted to take the roach and make him friendly and give him a platform to shine… and so Rotten Roach was born.

can you Explain your vision for ROTTEN ROACH? The vision is to create fantastic fitting and feeling T-shirts with beautiful artwork that makes you smile and laugh.

Your next collection is coming out in May – what can we expect to see?

The new collection is funny and perfect for the modern girl.

How would you describe Rotten Roach’s style?

Off-duty chic with a sense of humour.

What inspires your designs?

Music, art, theatre and certain people are my muses.

what does the future hold for rotten roach?

in their tops. We are big into girl power, so any fantastic hard-working ladies, mothers or grandmothers who wear it, we are super proud of. We love all the girls who wear the T-shirts; from Kate Moss to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, they all style them in such unique ways.

How did that feel to be included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list?

Being one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 is a huge honour and privilege and I feel very grateful.

What do you like about the local area?

I like the little independent stores, which are so special and the area has such a great selection – they are all unique. My favourite restaurant is La Familia; it does the best spaghetti vongole in town.

How would you spend a weekend in Fulham?

I like to go for walks with my mother on the weekends and get a juice at Megan’s Café and browse all the little boutiques on offer.

We hope to grow our online presence more and more.

What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given?

Who would you love to WEAR your DESIGNS?

Remember to say thank you and to keep grace under pressure. I’m still learning though so I’ll keep you posted!

We love to have anyone wear the T-shirt. It brightens my days when I see posts of girls

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GOLDEN OLDIES Guinevere has been a purveyor of style in Fulham since 1963, and is always adding new items to its store. The Journal adores this pair of garden stools and these Jansen-style lights circa 1970.

Green Pierced Cross Garden Stools (top image), £850 per pair and Jansen Style Palm Wall Lights (bottom image), £2,200, Guinevere Antiques, 574-580 Kings Road, London SW6 2DY, 020 7736 2917, guinevere.co.uk

Mirror mirror, on the wall Bathroom furniture design company Inbani has just relaunched its popular Bowl collection in a whole new range of colours. The new colour palette is inspired by Pantone’s Colour of the Year and luckily for you, it’s exclusively available at West One Bathrooms which you can find on King’s Road.

The collection features a free-standing mirror and towel rack as well as a wall-mounted basin and a round mirror.

Bowl collection, from £529.20, 610 King’s Road, SW6 2DX, 020 7751 8000, westonebathrooms.com

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by French brand Ibride? It’s sure to be a head-turner and it’s ideal for placing on a mantelpiece, on your coffee table for serving or on the wall among other frames and clocks. This piece entitled The Lovebirds features two rather dapper looking half-bird, half-human figures in a slightly dystopian manner, and brings a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ to any room. Ibride creates a range of these fun trays, all featuring human-animal hybrid characters. Sacre Bleu London was founded by Fulham resident Benjamin Ligier after he had the idea of creating a design shop when studying in Sweden. The online shop is dedicated to furniture and all kinds of accessories for everyday life such as wearables, bike lights and much more, from young and creative designers all around the world.

Benjamin is passionate about design, architecture and an avid follower of Scandinavian culture and loves going to design fairs in Milan, Paris and Stockholm to keep up with the latest movers and shakers.

Ibride The Lovebirds Tray, £55, Sacre Bleu London, 07774 379938, sacrebleulondon.co.uk

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WORLD The Journal meets superstar interior designer Martin Brudnizki to talk creativity and life in Fulham BETHAN REES

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t comes as little surprise that Martin Brudnizki, the interior designer behind Sexy Fish, 45 Jermyn St. and the recent revamp of the Royal Academy of Art’s Academicians’ Room, struggles to choose the highlight of his career so far.

“The big moment was really Scott’s, and the next big moment was Soho Beach House in Miami, and then the last year has been quite a large moment really,” reflects the designer.

Martin’s creative influence on the capital has already had astounding results. His design studio was founded in London in 2000, after Stockholm-born Martin had spent 10 years in the capital studying and building up some serious credentials. One of his first major projects was the rejuvenation of Scott’s on Mount Street a decade ago. Since then, his career has tumbled along more and more rapidly, gathering a pace that appears to have reached a new peak in the past year.

Many of London’s definitive spaces – old and new – feature his unmistakable concoction of modern and heritage pieces, always arranged in an inexplicably Le Caprice natural, yet precise way. The

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most topical example has to be the innovative Sexy Fish, Caprice Holdings’ new superstar restaurant and a powerful presence within Berkeley Square’s new look. “I wanted to create a very elegant restaurant that would fit in with the food concept, but at the same time would be

It really is all about the building and the space that we are given

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Martin Brudnizki

more like a brasserie.

“The interior design was very simple… but there were three components that were important to me: one was art, in terms of Damien Hirst; another one was fashion; we had Michael Roberts who did the ceiling panels; and then there was architecture by Frank Gehry.”

Despite his recognisable aesthetic, even Martin struggles to put his finger on the exact words to describe it: “It really is all about the building and the space we are given. Sometimes a space is given to

[LIFESTYLE] you as it is and it inspires your design, along with the neighbourhood in which it sits. “You need to take those two things – the sense of place and the product – and marry them together so that the design fits seamlessly. Sometimes I think that becomes our design aesthetic – to make a place feel as though it belongs.”

For Martin, his next big moments remain relatively under wraps, but he does divulge that he is working on The Beekman hotel in New York, which is due to open later this year, and his product line, And Objects, will also be a principal focus – “so everyone can have a bit of Martin Brudnizki!”. He is the confirmed interior designer of a new Scandinavian brasserie in London, which is opening next autumn; a project he says will afford a different approach than usual. Despite his Swedish roots, his upbringing was strongly influenced by his German mother, a visual merchandiser, and his Polish father, who was a civil engineer; thus, his vision is very much rooted in middle European rather than Scandinavian design.

“I find trends in interior design slightly difficult to pinpoint – it’s more of a language, and the language is either rustic or refined here in the UK. What we try to do is create a classic. If you look at our designs, all of the restaurants that we do, everyone tells you they become classics because of the way we look at them, because we create something that is part of the building. It feels as if it has been there for quite some time, because it belongs.”

Martin lives in Parsons Green and loves its “wonderful village feeling”, and it’s ideally located just down the road from his studio in Lots Road.

“It’s a rare treat for anyone living in London – my commute is very short,” he tells me. With a schedule as hectic as Martin’s, I wonder how he likes to spend his precious spare time. “Parsons Green is a haven for me. My perfect weekend would consist of Hally’s, or the St Clements café for breakfast out on the sunny pavement; I like to read the newspaper and catch up on what’s been happening in the world,” says Martin.

“I might pop over to Tommy Tucker or The Harwood Arms for lunch; the food at both is simple, fresh British cuisine, which is what I love best. Then I’d visit the Parson’s Nose on Fulham Road to

The Mount Street Deli

Parsons Green is a haven for me. My perfect weekend would consist of Hally’s or St Clements café for breakfast out on the sunny pavement pick up some wonderful meat and then on to Bayley & Sage on New King’s Road for seasonal vegetables and wine for a dinner party with friends and family,” he continues.

It doesn’t matter where Martin’s next adventure takes him, as his lived-in luxury flair will prevail in the area for

years to come – through the tables and chairs of the well-loved spaces that we all frequent. And let’s hope the next time he hosts a dinner soirée, he might extend the invitation my way.

Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, 79-89 Lots Road, SW10 0RN, 020 7376 7555, mbds.com

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HEALTH & BEAUTY Keeping you looking and feeling your best this month

JOG ON Spring is just around the corner, which is great news for all of the more sporty residents! The Putney & Fulham Riverside Half Marathon is approaching on 10 April, so get those trainers on and get out there. The course starts from the Barnes Elms Sports Centre, running down the tow paths, crossing Putney Bridge and past Fulham FC’s Craven Cottage, then to Hammersmith Bridge and down the tow path again towards Putney Bridge for a second lap. Take in the gorgeous riverside views on this flat course, and whether you’re a seasoned runner or a first-timer, the race is open to all abilities.

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GLOWED UNDER Are you fed up of your usual treadmill routine? Do you want to feel like you’re in an ’80s rave while still working out?

Glow Motion at Fulham’s Dance Attic Studios is the class for you. The new and invigorating dance-based workout is a 45-minute fun and sweat-filled session. In a dark, glow stick lit room, you can shake it out and shimmy yourself healthy. We’re not sure exercise has ever been this fun. £7 per session, 8pm-8.45pm, on Thursdays, Dance Attic Studios, 368 North End Road, SW6 1LY, 07949 229 477, glowmotion.co.uk

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Back Pain during Pregnancy Many women suffer with back or pelvic pain during pregnancy. This can range from being a subtle ache to being completely debilitating, hindering women from enjoying daily activities. This can be hugely challenging if she already has a small child to care for or if she is still working.

Why is back pain common during pregnancy?

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The spine and pelvis are vulnerable to back pain during pregnancy for a few key reasons: Hormonal changes: A hormone called ‘relaxin’ is present in the body during pregnancy and its job is to increase the flexibility of ligaments and joints to allow the pelvic bones to slightly move apart in preparation for the birth.

Weight Increase: Women can expect to gain just over two stone during their pregnancy and this is due to changes in the body as well as the baby. Most of the weight gain in pregnancy is located around the abdomen and pelvis, so the strain on the muscles and joints of the spine and pelvis increases as they make way for the other changes in the body.

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signal for a more serious problem, including the onset of labour. Therefore it is crucial for women to mention it to their GP or midwife. Generally, back pain is a result of the body altering throughout pregnancy. It is not uncommon to experience discomfort in the joints and muscles.

An osteopath who specialises in pregnancyrelated issues can examine the spine and offer safe and effective treatment. Receiving treatment during pregnancy helps avoid or relieve back pain, but can also help to improve spine and pelvis function to be better-prepared for labour and birth.

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FEELING LIMBER Our achiest Journal writer is kneaded into a comfortable daze at the Chelsea Day Spa Boutique Tom hagues

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shuffle down Hollywood Road with my misshapen, lumpy back giving me the appearance of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Restaurant owners along the road look at me in horror and all but dash back inside and pull down the shutters. My hideous deformity is the product of spending most days at my desk, hunched over a computer. I am, of course, exaggerating, but my back certainly is tense and I’m hoping that the staff at Chelsea Day Spa Boutique are going to roll me out and loosen me up so that I leave and glide back to the office with a smile on my face.

I’m led into the treatment room where the therapist and I have a short chat about what I want – which is just shy of me grabbing him by the shoulders crying: “You’ve got to help me, please!” We discuss my needs and where I feel most of my discomfort, and I find the therapist to be knowledgeable and caring. He decides, after hearing my concerns, that a deep tissue massage that focuses solely on my back and shoulders would be the

best use of our time. This impresses me; instead of giving me a full body massage and throwing me out, he knows that the treatment time can be spent pounding one area for the best results. I whip my shirt off and de-trouser (after waiting for him to leave) and slink under the towels on the heated bed.

He returns just as I settle myself comfortably atop the bed. He pads stealthily around, telling me to let him know if I want the pressure to be increased or toned down a notch and what he’s about to do – and then he begins. He loosens my spine and the muscles around it, working my back like dough, before

He makes some noises of understanding and begins to work the pressure point away until I feel no pain

turning my shoulders into soft, tenderised pieces of meat. Throughout, he checks that what he’s doing doesn’t hurt and that it’s comfortable for me, and I try my best to answer but all I can muster is a very relaxed groan.

He finishes by sitting down and massaging my neck and head and then begins prodding my shoulders. “Tell me when you feel pain,” he says. He hits one spot and my body stiffens like a charge of electricity has gone through it – he’s found a painful bit. He makes some noises of understanding and begins to work the pressure point away until I feel no pain. He does the same on the other side and we’re finished.

The treatment, and particularly the debrief afterwards, where he tells me what my best course of action is, is truly wonderful. The staff and serenity of the place is perfect and after shuffling in like an elderly crab, I feel as though I can leave by slipping through the letterbox.

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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Important plans affecting your area

PLANNING APPLICATIONS DATE RECEIVED: 22 February ADDRESS: Fulham Road PROPOSAL: Retention of an air conditioning unit, toilet extract, extract duct and associated duct work above the roof of a single-storey

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The borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is set to have its first charging points for electric vehicles in the next few months, and work has begun on the installations.

There will be nine sites across the borough, creating 18 charging bays for areas including Farm Lane and Parsons Green. Once installed and safety tested, the points should be ready for use soon. The Council says this plan is part of its efforts to promote cleaner, greener transport and is now asking residents to suggest locations for the new bays by emailing parkingpolicies@lbhf.gov.uk. lbhf.gov.uk

Last month saw the release of Welcome Home, a minute-long commercial produced by London and country estate agent John D Wood & Co. The company worked with Brighton-based video agency SeeThat to create the heart-warming piece of film, which focuses on family life and everything that makes a home.

Richard Page, marketing director of John D Wood & Co. said: “We wanted to communicate more of the personal side of property and evoke positive emotions in our audience. We are really excited by the result – this kicks off a big video push for 2016 with much more content to be released during the year.” John D Wood & Co. has 16 London and five country offices, with consultants in Sussex, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Hertfordshire, and has been selling residential property since 1872. johndwood.co.uk/welcomehome

back addition DATE RECEIVED: 23 February ADDRESS: Parthenia Road PROPOSAL: Erection of a front roof extension DATE RECEIVED: 24 February ADDRESS: Ashington Road PROPOSAL: Erection of a rear extension at first and second floor levels on top of the existing back addition. Replace the existing windows in rear roof extension with French doors and a Juliette balcony.

Also, the erection of a singlestorey rear extension to the side of the existing back addition and excavation of the front garden and part of the rear garden to form lightwells, in connection with the creation of a basement

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14-16 March

19-20 March

Repair to a damaged water

Install 34 metres of one-way poly

Install 10 metres of one-way

main in carriageway

duct in footway

poly duct in the carriageway

Thames Water

British Telecommunications plc

British Telecommunications plc

0845 9200 800

0800 800 150

LAMBROOK TERRACE

KILKIE STREET

21-29 March

10-14 March

15-17 March

Lay new domestic service 8.5

Relay kerb by tree

Installation of water meter in

metres from main

Hammersmith & Fulham

the footway

National Grid Gas plc

020 8748 3020

Thames Water

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DIRECTORY

All of the essentials are taken care of in our roundup for harmonious living

Property Services [estate agents]

Carter Jonas Bishops Park 361 Fulham Palace Road Sales: 020 7731 3333 Lettings: 020 7751 8898 and Parsons Green 783 Fulham Road Sales: 020 7751 8899 Lettings: 020 7751 8898 Douglas & Gordon 656 Fulham Road 020 7731 4391 John D Wood & Co. 286 New King's Road 020 3151 2336 Knight Frank 203 New King’s Road 020 7751 2400

Marsh & Parsons 103-105 Moore Park Road 020 7736 9822 333 Fulham Palace Road 020 7993 9888 Strutt & Parker 701 Fulham Road 020 7731 7100 Snell & Snell 64 New King’s Road 020 7736 7739

[PROPERTY SEARCH agent] Penn Holmes London Ltd SW6 ladies Katie and Francesca specialise in buying properties for their clients here in Fulham.

55 Langthorne Street 07884 180480 07989 746499

[MOVING SERVICES] Abels Moving Services UK Residential, European and International Removals & Storage 020 3773 5796 info@abels.co.uk abels.co.uk

Savills 191 New King’s Road 020 7731 9400 423 Fulham Palace Road 020 7578 9050 Chestertons Three offices – one great postcode 78 New King’s Road 020 7731 4448

Fashion, Health & Beauty [fashion]

Essam Guenedy 273 New King’s Road 020 7751 3348 Iceblu 24a New King’s Road 020 7371 9292 Marc Wallace 261 New King’s Road 020 7736 6795 Claudia Sebire 136 Fulham Road 020 7835 1327 Ethical Collection Bringing beautiful items, talented artisans and designers to new markets ethicalcollection.com 30

[JEWELLERY]

[SPA]

[SPECIALIST]

Gold Price Project 662 Fulham Road 020 7736 1926 goldpriceproject.co.uk

Elenique Aesthetics Skin Clinic ‘Improve your skin health and deepen your knowledge about skincare’ 959-961 Fulham Road SW6 5HY 020 3637 4549 contact@eleniqueaesthetics.co.uk eleniqueaesthetics.co.uk

Fulham Osteopathic Care 'Our practice was established

by Isabel Diaz, Osteopath and Midwife from her home in Parsons Green' 959-961 Fulham Road SW6 5HY 0207 736 1846 07956 283 276 fulhamosteopathiccare.co.uk

Amida Spa Watermeadow Road 020 7371 7700

Fulham Wellness Chiropractic Clinic 136-144 New King's Road 020 7731 8777

[BEAUTY]

Space NK 205 New King’s Road 020 7736 6728

[HAIR SALON]

Gina Conway 612 Fulham Road 020 7731 7633

[PHARMACY]

Palace Pharmacy 331 Fulham Palace Road 020 7736 3034

[directory]

Home [HOME DESIGN] Ian Dunn Woodwork & Design Bespoke cabinetmakers with 30 years experience. Fitted and freestanding furniture including kitchens, libraries and dressing rooms.

4 & 5 Goose Green Trading Estate, 47 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9BN 020 8613 1781 iandunn.com

Sacre Bleu London sacrebleulondon.co.uk

[INTERIOR DESIGN]

[TILING]

[WOOD FLOORING]

Porcelanosa Wandsworth Bridge Road 08444 818952 porcelanosa.com

Bembé UK Ltd German craft since 1780.

315-317 New King’s Road 07794 906621

Alice Leigh Design 12 Parkville Road 07801 823953 aliceleigh.co.uk

Schools & Nurseries Chelsea Independent College 517-523 Fulham Road 020 7610 1114

Fulham Prep School 200 Greyhound Road 020 7386 2444

Latymer Upper School 237 King Street 020 8629 2024

Sinclair House School 159 Munster Road 020 7736 9182

Parsons Green Prep 1 Fulham Park Road 020 7371 9009

Kensington Prep School 596 Fulham Road 020 7731 9300

L’Ecole des Petits 2 Hazlebury Road 020 7371 8350

The London Oratory School Seagrave Road 020 7385 0102

Fulham Cross Girls’ School Munster Road 020 7381 0861

Lady Margaret School Parsons Green 020 7736 7138

Parayhouse School New King’s Road 020 7751 0914

Cranbrook Nursery 344-346 Fulham Palace Road 020 7381 9523 cranbrooknursery.co.uk

[Builder]

[plumber]

[BuTCHER]

[CLEANING SERVICES]

William Gaze Ltd.Basement Loft and Extension Specialist 28 Imperial Square 020 7078 8874 williamgazeltd.com

Sweetapple Heating & Plumbing Local Gas Safe registered plumbing and heating engineers, offering a 24 hour service.

130 Stephendale Road 020 7371 0409 07889 184146 sweetappleplumbing.co.uk

Parson’s Nose 752 Fulham Road 020 7736 4492 parsonsnose.co.uk

Domestic Cleaners 020 3404 6962

Zest Events 2 Swan Mews 020 7384 9336 zestevents.com

[TRAVEL]

Essentials Cleaning Services Fulham 020 3746 3064

Cinderella Cleaning & Ironing Services 0757 8798 422

Luxury Services [events] Addoastra Events that leave a legacy.

Party planning, event styling and concierge services.

020 3689 4585 addoastra.com

The Ultimate Travel Co. 25-27 Vanston Place 020 3627 6264

[TICKETS & HOSPITALITY]

DTB Sports and Events 10 Plato Place, 72-74 St Dionis Road 020 7385 3553

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Wandering west Fulham resident and Knight Frank Fulham’s lettings manager, Robert Gittins, clues The Journal in on the area’s lettings market Elizabeth Finney

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Robert Gittins

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itting in a striking house in Fulham that is bedecked in industrial furnishings, Robert Gittins speaks comfortably about his life in Fulham, his dog and his unmissable motorbike, which is parked unassumingly outside. “I’ve been living in Fulham for three years now – the beauty is that you have so many options for getting around right on your doorstep, as well as a plethora of parks, and the river, of course,” Robert tells me jovially.

“There is a real sense of community here. Everyone sticks together – people say hello to you in the street and it’s got that village feel. I know it’s a cliché, but in truth I definitely feel it here.” Robert joined the Knight Frank Chelsea office in 2007 as a lettings agent, and moved to the Fulham office as lettings manager in November last year. “The London market really excited me and it’s no coincidence that my twin brother works in property too,” Robert smiles, adding: “Luckily Knight Frank gave me the opportunity to start my career with them.”

Fulham attracts tenants of all ages and from a broad range of lifestyles, often migrating west from other parts of London. “Schooling, space and specification – these are the key motivators for people,” Robert says knowledgably. “It’s realising how easy the commute is and that for the price of a flat in Chelsea you can rent a house in Fulham.” And it seems that once tenants have discovered the beauty of life in SW6, they tend to hold onto it. “The majority of people who rent here stay for approximately 18 to 24 months. It’s the space, specification and the community within Fulham.” Robert pauses before adding: “The tenants who have lived in central London for a number of years often move to places like Fulham, Wimbledon, Battersea and Wandsworth.

[PROPERTY] It seems those people are more established in what they’re doing, in their jobs and in the life stage they’re at.”

Inevitably, our conversation turns to the increase in stamp duty on buy-to-let properties and second homes, which will take effect in April. “I haven’t seen it affect the lettings market at all. All I’ve noticed is that a few of my current landlords are looking to try and buy another investment before the deadline kicks in,” Robert says, earnestly. “I’m often dealing with accidental landlords – people who have moved from what was once their primary home, but they’ve decided to keep a foothold in London.

They’re rarely looking for high yield, it’s more a case of capital growth.” Perhaps not with baited breath, Robert will be waiting attentively for the new budget, which will be published on 16 March.

But, will it cause a shift in Robert’s market? “I don’t believe it will. People in Fulham aren’t generally in the market to buy it, flip it and sell it on – it’s more of a long-term investment.”

In Robert’s expert opinion, this year’s market looks to maintain its current state of stability. “It’s busy at the moment – activity will definitely pick up, it always does during spring and summer,” he explains. “It’s hard to say whether we’ll see growth in the market over the next 12 months – we will see the guide prices adjust to fall in line with the busier summer market. I think we’ll see some subtle price growth – it’s a stable, solid market.”

In an increasingly competitive market with much more choice for tenants, presentation is key. “It’s got to be cleancut, well-presented and well-priced from the outset,” Robert says seriously.

“Generally, everyone’s search starts online,

For sale: Rosebury Road, £2,150,000

and while we transact with an awful lot of corporate businesses, even some relocation agent searches start from our website and if the property doesn’t look its best, it will not get the ideal level of traction. People have been talking about price and presentation for years, but it is crucial.” He outlines how things like floorplans, property management and pricing per sq ft have become important to give potential tenants a good indicator of the property. “When people are looking online their main focus will be how it looks – we make sure the property is well-represented, even from an online perspective. I personally check every photo prior to it being published to ensure we represent our clients property in its best light.”

Aside from a reputation for a personalised and thorough service, another key aspect of renting with Knight Frank is their property management. “There is an expectation of professional management – having a point of contact, to get things resolved quickly,” Robert explains. “What I’ve always liked about Knight Frank is that they hold a very managable

portfolio – approximately 40 per cent of our properties are managed and our contractors have been with us for years, so there is a mutual trust.”

For tenants, Robert expresses how important it is to take the time to speak to your estate agent in depth about the property you want. “The time that the agent will take to qualify your brief will make all the difference to enable them to find your perfect property.

Every detail is important – even if you think it’s not, tell them, because that will stop you from being sent things that aren’t quite right,” he says, almost imploringly. “Additionally, anything new that’s coming onto the market, the details won’t be on the website for a couple of days, so if your agent knows exactly what you’re after, they can get in touch straight away.” In summary, communication and compromise are both vital tools for tenants looking for a new abode in Fulham – and let’s face it, a motorbike wouldn’t go amiss either.

Knight Frank Fulham, 203 New King’s Road, SW6 4SR, 020 7751 2400, knightfrank.co.uk

PROPERTIES FOR rent

irene Road, SW6

Narborough Road, SW6

Guide price: £2,000 PW

Guide price: £1,295 PW

Guide price: £330 PW

Knight Frank Fulham, 020 7751 2400

Knight Frank Fulham, 020 7751 2400

Knight Frank Fulham, 020 7751 2400

NEW KING’S Road, SW6

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To arrange a free market appraisal, please call us on 020 7751 2400 or visit Knightfrank.co.uk/fulham

Guide price: £325,000

New Kings Road, Fulham SW6 A rare opportunity to acquire an attractive, light studio flat on the New Kings Road in Parsons Green which would make a perfect pied a terre, first time buy or letting investment. Studio room, kitchen, bathroom. Share of freehold. EPC: E. fulham@knightfrank.com Office: 020 7751 2400

@KnightFrank KnightFrank.co.uk

Guide price: £2,150,000

Rosebury Road, Fulham SW6 A stunning newly developed house created by Artius Group. The house has been completely re-designed and extended and measures over 2,100 sq ft and no compromise has been allowed with the specification or the finish. Share of Freehold. EPC: C. fulham@knightfrank.com Office: 020 7751 2400

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To arrange a free market appraisal, please call us on 020 3597 7670 or visit KnightFrank.co.uk/riverside

Guide price: £1,985,000

Hirst Court, Grosvenor Waterside, Chelsea SW1W A very desirable two bedroom flat with exceptional river views in Hirst Court. Bright, spacious and well designed, this would be a fantastic pied à terre moments from Sloane Square.

2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen/dining/reception room. EPC: E. Approximately 102 sq m (1,098 sq ft). Leasehold: approximately 985 years remaining. riverside@knightfrank.com Office: 020 3597 7670

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Guide price: £8,000,000

Albion Riverside, Battersea Park SW11 A magnificent three bedroom penthouse with some of the best views the building has to offer.

3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, dressing room, kitchen/dining room, reception room, balcony.

EPC: E. Approximately 346 sq m (3,723 sq ft). Leasehold: approximately 976 years remaining. riverside@knightfrank.com Office: 020 3597 7670

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To arrange a free market appraisal, please call us on 020 8682 7777 or visit KnightFrank.co.uk/wandsworth

Guide price: £2,200,000

Eglantine Road, Wandsworth SW18 A beautifully presented five bedroom, family house with superb entertaining space and a 60ft south facing garden. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms (2 en suite), 2 reception rooms, kitchen/dining room, downstairs cloakroom, large cellar, 60ft south facing garden. EPC: E. Approximately 282 sq m (3,036 sq ft). wandsworth@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8682 7777

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Ramsden Road, Wandsworth SW12 An exceptional Victorian family house located within the heart of the Nightingale Triangle. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (1 en suite), 2 reception rooms, kitchen/dining room, cinema/media room, study, utility room, west facing garden. EPC: D. Approximately 288 sq m (3,104 sq ft). wandsworth@knightfrank.com Office: 020 8682 7777

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Irene Road, Fulham SW6 A newly refurbished six bedroom family house Irene Road is set quietly between Eel Brook Common and Parsons Green, a short walk from Parsons Green underground station as well as all the shops, bars, restaurants and other amenities on the New Kings Road and Fulham Road. 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, kitchen, garden. EPC: D. Approximately 261.48 sq m (2,815 sq ft).

Available unfurnished

Guide price: £2,000 per week KnightFrank.co.uk/FLQ227519

KnightFrank.co.uk/lettings fulhamlettings@knightfrank.com 020 3463 2621

@KnightFrank KnightFrank.co.uk

All potential tenants should be advised that, as well as rent, an administration fee of £276 will apply when renting a property. Please ask us for more information about other fees that may apply or visit KnightFrank.co.uk/tenantcharges

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Parfrey Street W6 £1,800,000 A remarkable and beautifully designed four-bedroom Victorian home, located within easy reach of Hammersmith Broadway and the River Thames. Freehold. EPC=C

• Four bedroom family house • Open-plan kitchen & living area • Approx 1,895 sqft • Immaculately finished Bishops Park Sales: 020 7993 9888 sales.bis@marshandparsons.co.uk

New Kings Road SW6 £1,750,000 A superbly finished and beautifully refurbished five-bedroom Victorian villa on the Fulham/Chelsea border and close to Parsons Green. Freehold. EPC=D

• Five bedrooms • Stunning period property • South facing garden • Excellently positioned Fulham Sales: 020 7736 9822 sales.ful@marshandparsons.co.uk

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BISHOPS PARK

£1,175 pw + fees apply*

FULHAM PARK GARDENS SW6 1,959 sq ft 4 2 2 EPC=D

PARSONS GREEN

£400 pw + fees apply*

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£2,000 pw + fees apply*

PERRYMEAD STREET SW6 5 3 3

3,310 sq ft EPC=D

* Fees to include drawing up the tenancy agreements and reference change for one tenant – £282 inc VAT one-off fee. £36 inc VAT for each additional tenant/occupant/guarantor reference where required.

Inventory check out fee – charged at the end of or early termination of the tenancy and the amount is dependant on the property size and whether furnished/unfurnished. For more details visit savills.co.uk/fees

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KENYON STREET SW6 4 1 2

1,811 sq ft EPC=C

PARSONS GREEN

Guide £1.275 million

PARSONS GREEN

Guide £1.925 million

DANCER ROAD SW6 3 1 2

1,074 sq ft EPC=B

ASHINGTON ROAD SW6 4 1 3

1,787 sq ft EPC=C

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ROSALINE ROAD Fulham SW6

A superb and wonderfully bright south-facing freehold house, of over 1,700 sq ft in size with excellent entertaining space, conveniently located in the popular Munster Village area.

Double reception room • 3 bedrooms Kitchen/dining room • Media/play room Roof terrace • EPC rating C

Guide price £1,395,000

Parsons Green

020 7751 8899 tom.lewis@carterjonas.co.uk

COLEHILL LANE Fulham SW6 A beautifully presented first and second floor split-level flat offering in excess of 1,000 sq ft, with its own front door and shared garden. On the first floor, the property boasts a southfacing bay fronted reception room, second and third double bedrooms, kitchen/dining room and immaculate bathroom.

On the top floor is the master bedroom with en suite bathroom.

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Reception room 3 double bedrooms 2 bathrooms, 1 en suite Kitchen/dining room Shared garden EPC rating D

Guide price £999,950 Bishops Park

020 7731 3333 wayland.ward-smith@carterjonas.co.uk

ELLERBY STREET Bishops Park SW6 A beautifully refurbished period house located on an attractive tree-lined road in the Alphabet Streets of Fulham.

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2 reception rooms 5 double bedrooms 3 bathrooms Eat-in kitchen/family room Garden EPC rating E

£1,300 pw*/£5,634 pcm* Parsons Green

020 7751 8898 david.ornsby@carterjonas.co.uk *Rent excludes reference and tenancy paperwork fees. Please contact our branch who can provide this information.

Estcourt Road, SW6

A four bedroom Victorian terraced house on this well located and quiet street near Fulham Broadway.

EPC = D

SNELL & SNELL victoria@snellandsnell.co.uk 020 7736 7739

£850 PW

• four bedrooms • two receptions • kitchen/breakfast • two bathrooms • garden

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Linver Road, SW6

£2,195,000

A beautifully presented four bedroom, four reception period home of great character and charm in this prime tree lined street in Parsons Green.

EPC = D

• four bedrooms • four receptions • two bathrooms • terrace • garden

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Lavender House, SW6

An exceptional double fronted five bedroom family house situated in the heart of the “Bury Triangle.”

£3,200,000 Freehold

2,573 sq ft (239 sq m) EPC rating E Drawing room | Sitting room | Kitchen | Dining/family room | Master bedroom with en suite bathroom | Three further bedrooms | Bedroom/study | Bathroom | Two cloakrooms | Utility room | Garden

Fulham Sales 020 7731 7100 fulham@struttandparker.com

Ringmer Avenue, SW6

A stunning and immaculately presented five bedroom house on this attractive tree lined street in the heart of Fulham.

ÂŁ3,000,000 Freehold

2,874 sq ft (267 sq m) EPC rating E Drawing room | Kitchen/dining room | Family/media room | Master bedroom with en suite bathroom | Bedroom with en suite bathroom | Three further bedrooms with en suite shower rooms | Utility room | Cloakroom | Garden

Fulham Sales 020 7731 7100 fulham@struttandparker.com

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Parsons Green Lane, SW6

A spacious and bright Victorian family house ideally situated in the heart of Parsons Green.

£1,250 per week* Unfurnished

2,259 sq ft (210 sq m) EPC rating E Drawing room | Kitchen/breakfast room | Four double bedrooms | Two bathrooms | Utility room | Cloakroom | Garden | Balcony

Fulham Lettings 020 7731 7100 fulham@struttandparker.com

*The following Tenant charges may apply prior to tenancy commencement: Tenancy Agreement £222 (inc VAT) Credit References per application £54 (inc VAT). All advertised prices are excluded and other associated services.

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Don’t miss the first signs of spring.

Now’s when buyers and sellers alike come into bloom. In fact, a quarter of all property transactions take place between March and May. If you’re selling, it means more buyers. If you’re buying, more properties to look at.

And Strutt & Parker has the pick of both (including hundreds of buyers from overseas). Drop by for the brightest deals and the sunniest welcome at any of our 55 offices, or at the all-new struttandparker.com.

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