What's in a Name - Site A Block Naming
You will hopefully have seen members of the Regeneration Team carrying out consultations on the new names for the Site A Blocks. We’d like to thank everyone who has taken the time to contribute their ideas. We had some really good engagement both at the HAFS Summer Festival and Church Street Market monthly community stall as well as people submitting online.
What’s next?
We have now selected the top three themes and want you to select which of them you like most The themes are listed below along with illustrative examples of what the names could be:
Local Characters:
- Joe Hegarty – former local councillor who chaired the Church Street Futures Group
- Henry Sylvester Williams – first elected Global Majority councillor in Westminster
Local area and the market:
- Merchants
- Barrow
Nature linked to heritage of the local community:
- Cedar
- Jasmin
How do I get involved?
You can vote online at churchstreet.org/theme_and_naming_vote, come to our coffee morning on Wednesday 18 June at the Regeneration Space or come and see us at our community events:
- Monthly Community Market Stall, Thursday 12 June, 11am to 1pm
- Church Street Antiques Fair, Sunday 29 June, 11am to 5pm, Church Street
HAFS Summer Festival
The sun was out and so was the local community of Church Street to enjoy a day of fun, food and activities on a beautiful Sunday afternoon for the HAFS Summer Festival.
Fairground rides, face painting, food stalls and local activities were all on show. There was something for everyone. It was a lovely afternoon and great community event. There was even a surprise appearance from our former Lord Mayor, Cllr Hamza Taouzzale. Thanks to HAFS for putting on such a great event which has become one of the main events on the Church Street calendar.
Church Street Antiques Fair
Now in its sixth year, the Church Street Antiques Fair is back! Join us for a celebration of antiques, vintage art, design, and community spirit. With traders from across the UK. Delicious street food, live music, and over 5,000 visitors are expected, it’s a must visit event for collectors and curious browsers alike. Alfies Antiques Market will also be open all day, offering even more treasures inside its historic space.
When: Sunday 29 June, 11am to 5pm, Free Entry
Where: Church Street, NW8
Follow @thechurchstreetantiquesfair or email [email protected] to find out more.
Name The Muncher Competition Winners Visit Site
The lucky winners of the Name the Muncher competition arrived on site to see the muncher in action on Friday 9 May with both the winning name ‘Angry Alex’ and runner-up ‘Honey Cruncher’ displayed on the side.
As well as seeing what the muncher can do, they got to take pictures next to the muncher and got to keep their hard hat and hi-vis jacket as a souvenir of their visit. We think Keltbray have found some new recruits. Thank you, Caroline and Adrian, from Keltbray for helping to organise this special visit to Site A demolition.
Well done to Laith, Sabine, Matias and Filippo.
Business Forum
We are pleased to announce we are relaunching the Business Forum for businesses and market traders on Wednesday 18 June. The forum is a place for businesses and market traders to learn about the Regeneration Programme and how this may affect you and for us to better understand how we can support you through the process.
Please email [email protected] or call 020 7641 2968 to register your attendance and to find out more. The team will arrange for necessary translators to attend these sessions, so please let us know if you require one.
WEPT – Local Community Project
in Church Street
WEPT (Women’s Empowerment Project and Training) is a Social Enterprise launched in 2014 and has been in Church Street for over five years.
WEPT co-founder Vanessa found that after living abroad for several years, finding meaningful work in London was not as easy as she thought, so she decided to start her own business.
Having a background in fashion and design, she wanted to use her knowledge and experience to teach women fashion and textile skills to promote sustainability and wellbeing. WEPT offers sewing and textile courses at Triangle Studios on Church Street. Check out its website for upcoming courses: weptproject.co.uk
Coming Soon......
Something very exciting will be revealed on the hoarding later this month, find out what in the July issue of our newsletter.
Dates for your Diary
- Monthly Community Market Stall, Thursday 12 June, 11am to 1pm, Church Street Market
- Coffee Morning, Wednesday 18 June, 11am to 12pm, Regeneration Space, 56 Church Street
- Business Forum, Wednesday 18 June – Register your place
- Church Street Antiques Fair, Sunday 29 June, 11am to 5pm, Church Street
FIND OUT MORE
You can keep track of the latest news on the Church Street website at churchstreet.org. Please email us at [email protected]
