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Our Patch April 2014 Our Patch APRIL 2014 Come and meet the partners! Contents Welcome to our patch from John Horton W Cover story: MATTHEW PINSENT & THE BOAT RACE One of the greatest rowers in British sporting history offers an insight into the iconic race as April’s battle prepares to churn the waters of the Thames BIG Shout: New RIVERSIDE STUDIOS 4–5 Cultural stars sound off on plans to rebuild the studios and Queen’s Wharf Talking heads: DAVID GOODHEW Keep an eye out for our purple Partners sticker in shop windows around Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush and if you see one, just head inside to redeem the exclusive Our Patch offer! Turn to pages 11-13 to see our featured Partners offers If you are interested in becoming a Partner, please call James Beck on 020 8819 0510 A new sports centre gives new Latymer Upper head something to shout about 12–13 Looking back: VITAMINS LTD 16–17 Traditional barbers offers high-end cuts, shaves and pampering for men Shop local! We bring you eight more local businesses and their free offers When Hammersmith’s industrial powerhouses ruled the Thames PUBLISHED BY Horton and Garton www.hortonandgarton.co.uk Editor Geoff Cowart DESIGN By:design 020 8753 4482 2 /3 18–19 The combination of right time, area and long-term plan made for a winning combination for this project 11 Partners & Maps making good: CARTHEW ROAD, W6 SALE Partner profile: PURE BARBERISM 14–15 From the Lyric to Bush Hall, the best in theatre, music, comedy & arts FOR Our new Partners scheme aims to showcase a range of fantastic offers from local traders. As an award-winning local family-owned business, Horton and Garton has joined forces to form a strong local network of traders who champion independence, quality, customer service and a dedication to the local community. 6–7 What’s on 8–10 DISCLAIMER We thank our advertisers for supporting Our Patch, but Horton and Garton does not accept responsibility for goods or services offered by advertisers Printed by Hammerprint Distributed by Letterbox Distribution Property grid The search for your dream home in Hammersmith or Shepherds Bush starts here! BY THE NUMBERS 20–22 How the local property scene stacks up between agents and their results 23 elcome back! I’m very pleased to bring you another edition of Our Patch. The response has been great for the first edition and I would like to thank everyone who phoned, emailed, or stopped by the office to pass on their compliments. For me, the great reaction to the first issue can be mainly put down to two things: the area we live in and the local people who live and work here. Whether it be the new and exciting property developments coming soon This area would be nothing without the people and community at its heart (pages 4-5), the fantastic offers from local Partner businesses (11-13), the many parties taking place on the banks of the Thames for the boat race (14-15) or the wealth of interesting local history (16-17), it is our beloved Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush which are really the stars of this magazine. But of course this area would be nothing without the people and community at its heart. Our growing network of local businesses are a great example of this, but for me it’s the people I meet on a day-to-day basis through my job who make me pleased and proud to call this part of west London my home. The wealth of local characters and friendly faces make up a tight-knit community of people who really care about the area they live in – and I’m fairly sure that this is quite a rare thing in London. Yes, our patch is certainly a special one.