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29 December 2018
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Cow Green where now you can find Cricklewood station

Once upon a time there was a place called the Cow Green where now you can find Cricklewood station. (from old London Map). A temporary installation, the design was chosen from many drawn up by pupils at Claremont Primary School and the cow itself was lent by local business Theme Traders.
Painted by the winner and members of the school’s Art Club, run by local artist Alistair Lambert (who made the sheep on Cricklewood Common).

The design was chosen for it’s choice and arrangement of colours – clinched by the addition of a shower of pink diamonds. Hopefully Daisy will bring a smile to passengers and passers by.

21 December 2018
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Queen of the Air lands in Cricklewood

Cricklewood Town Team in Partnership with Govia Thameslink Railways are proud that Cricklewood Station platform is hosting a legacy typographic mural by artist Lakwena in a tribute to pilot Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930. She set a string of records inspired by the biplanes she saw using Stag Lane aerodrome in North London.
Lakwena takes the pilot’s ‘Queen of the Air’ nickname, given to Amy Johnson by the British press, recreating it in bright colours. The piece hopes to capture the mythical nature of the aviator’s life and entice Londoners to explore Amy’s story further. She was not a wealthy woman working as a typist before gaining her license. Her blue plaque, awarded by English Heritage in 1987, can be seen at Vernon Court, Hendon Way where she lived for 14 years, prior to living in Roe Green, Kingsbury.
The GLA are creating 20 murals across London, curated by Tate Collective, to celebrate 100 years from the time some women were able to vote; they are creating a trail that celebrates women who have achieved great things across London.
With thanks to Govia Thameslink Railway for the site on Platform 1 at the station.  Go and have a look.
27 October 2018
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Cricklewood Town Head meet up at Tate Modern

Cricklewood Town Head meet up at Tate Modern to meet the organisers and some of the artists involved in the LDN WMN Curated by Tate Collective in collaboration with Mayor of London, LDN WMN is part of the Mayor’s #BehindEveryGreatCity campaign which marks 100 years since the first women won the right to vote in the UK.

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