Our Patch JUNE 2014
Our Patch JUNE 2014
Come and meet
the partners!
Contents
Welcome to our patch
from John Horton
W
Cover story:
EMMA HUTCHINSON
8–10
Twenty years ago, she would strap her keyboard to the back of her motorbike and
make house calls. Read how her Music House for Children dream has turned out
4–5
We take a look at some of the biggest
building schemes in W6 and W12
STATE OF THE ARTS:
HF ARTSFEST
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
Partner profile:
THE OAK, W12
Partners & Maps:
12–13
Looking back:
ASKEW ROAD
18–19
Professional property photographer
Scott Clark has seen the good, the
bad and the ugly... take a look
16–17
Shop local! We bring you eight more
local businesses and their free offers
How the neighbourhood went from
an orchard to a thriving high street
PUBLISHED BY
Horton and Garton
www.hortonandgarton.co.uk
Editor
Geoff Cowart
DESIGN
By:design
020 8753 4482
2 /3
making good:
PICTURE PERFECT
11
The modern bar boasts a massive pizza
oven as it turns up the heat on dinners
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.
Organiser Cathy Robertson stages
new cultural festival over one week
6–7
What’s on:
SALE
GOING UP:
DEVELOPMENT ROUND-UP
DISCLAIMER
We thank our advertisers
for supporting Our Patch,
but Horton and Garton does
not accept responsibility
for goods or services offered
by advertisers
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Property grid:
The search for your dream
home in Hammersmith or
Shepherds Bush starts here!
BUYING v RENTING:
20–22
23
Join the debate as our property experts
Martin and Ashley weigh the options
here has the time gone?
We’re swiftly approaching
the middle of the year
and time has flown by! It’s
probably a testament to how busy we’ve
been here at Horton and Garton.
After having one property on the
market in April which attracted more
than 200 viewings I almost found
myself wishing that things would
quiet down a bit. I’m not complaining
though of course... But I’m now very
much looking forward to the summer
months, and here’s hoping for some
We’ve always been blessed
with a fantastic community
of local artists and performers
good weather. The borough is always
a great place to be when the sun is
shining and this summer promises to
be even better with the first HF ArtsFest
(see pages 6 and 7 for details).
We’ve always been blessed with a
fantastic community of local artists and
performers, so it’s brilliant to have a
week of events to celebrate this legacy.
As a result, we’re celebrating the
arts in this edition of Our Patch – our
‘Arts Special’ features an interview with
local musical charity leader and owner
of the renowned Bush Hall, Emma
Hutchinson (pages 8-10), along with
a round-up of all the best arts events
going on this month (pages 14&15).
And if that’s not enough we’re also
giving you a chance to win exclusive
tickets courtesy of Hammersmith’s
Eventim Apollo!
As usual, it’s plenty for us to make
a song and dance about. Onwards
and upwards.