Queen of the Air lands in Cricklewood

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.

Clitterhouse Farm Project

Clitterhouse Farm Project

The Clitterhouse Farm Project’s mission is to secure the future of these historic Victorian farm outbuildings and to transform them into a vibrant and creative hub that supports our community and small businesses. We want to provide a compatible and flexible space relevant to the needs of the local population and to create a tangible improvement to the area before, during and after the Brent Cross Cricklewood Regeneration. We are working hard to foster a sense of pride in our area and bring people together through arts, culture, heritage, food growing, the principles of sustainability, skill-sharing, educational workshops and training.

The Clitterhouse Farm Project was founded in early 2013 by local residents – who all live within five minutes walk of the Farm. We are working with other local community groups, an experienced board of advisors, Barnet Council and the Brent Cross Cricklewood Developers. We regularly hold events and workshops at the Farm and at nearby venues. Please visit our website to find out more about what we’re doing and sign up to our newsletter. www.clitterhouse.com

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The Clitterhouse Farm Outbuildings are located in Clitterhouse Playing Fields, NW2. Enter the fields via the Claremont Road Entrance. Google map HERE

www.clitterhouse.com    info@clitterhouse.com

Community Safety

Community Safety

Businesses, residents, Safer Neigbhourhood Teams from Child’s Hill, Mapesbury and Fortune Green wards as well as councillors agreed a Community Safety Strategy for Cricklewood Broadway and meet quarterly as Cricklewood Joint Action Group with meetings hosted

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A dedicated Joint Action Group to resolve key concerns in the Broadway. The Group will be made up of police, Ashford Place specialist staff, council community safety personnel and other specialist advisors when required. The meeting also agreed to create a coherent message about what is and what is not acceptable in terms of drinking on the streets.

Successes to date include a voluntary agreement by off-licenses to stop selling super strength alcohol to street drinkers. This has reduced the street drinking problem. Given the reduction in resources amongst many statutory agencies such as local councils and police, Cricklewood Town Team (ex CIP) feels that it is imperative that all groups, work together to ensure a safer neighbourhood. At the moment residents and businesses report confusion regarding the legal position in relation to street drinking.

It is good to see the enthusiasm shown by people and agencies to work together to ensure safer streets. We can no longer just expect one group to achieve this on its own. Anti social behaviour will be resolved through a coherent and integrated approach and the agreement reached between the different groups will be the starting point for that. ’Inspector Adrian Needley, Safer Neighbourhood West Sector, Barnet Borough said, ‘This shows the excellent progress that the police, the council, local businesses and residents have made in working together, sharing responsibilities to create a safer and better standard of life in the local area. This joint action group will be able to share information and act together to reduce Antisocial Behaviour in the location.’

Beacon Bingo management said ‘Beacon has been at the very heart of the local community for over 16 years, we continuously support and work closely with a number of local residents groups to make as many positive improvements as we can to the local area. With the CIP group comes a fantastic opportunity for everyone to work together across Borough’s, Police forces, residents groups and businesses to tackle current and future issues with consistency and continuity in Cricklewood and surrounding areas”.

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Marketing and Publicity Town Team

Marketing and Publicity Town Team

The Marketing & Publicity sub group of the Cricklewood Town Team is made up of creative people who are interested in the arts and culture, live or work in Cricklewood. The group represents  professional and non professional: makers, creators, participants and audience members.  Everyone is welcome.

We run and publicise arts, music and performance events at least twice a year. We get together once a month for a meeting. We are always looking for ideas and performers for community events. We fundraise for events throughout the year.

Most of all, we want to help make our area a vibrant and creative hub.

To find out more, email info@cricklewood.net

Cleaner, Greener Cricklewood

Cleaner, Greener Cricklewood

Businesses, residents, Safer Neigbhourhood Teams from Child’s Hill, Mapesbury and Fortune Green wards as well as councillors agreed a Community Safety Strategy for Cricklewood Broadway and meet quarterly as Cricklewood Joint Action Group with meetings hosted by Cricklewood Town Team (previously CIP).

In response to the feedback from traders and residents of the Broadway, the Cricklewood Town Team is targeting the whole issue of rubbish and plan to encourage the community of Cricklewood to take pride in their community  and to clean up the area. We are currently working with the three boroughs to clarify the cleaning provisions for the Broadway and it’s environs. We will continie to work with the boroughs and their contractor, Veolia to achieve a cleaner environment.

We will continue to work on  developing a Community Engagement plan to increase participation in the clean-up of the Broadway.

The plan includes engagement of local schools, businesses, traders and resident volunteers of all ages in our community.  The key driver of the campaign is to establish a foundation for us all to make a difference as part of our role as citizens of this community.

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Cricklewood Business Network

Cricklewood Business Network

The Cricklewood Town Team(CTT), is working with the Crown London, to spearhead an initiative to continue the excellent work of CTT over the years by inviting local businesses to become a key partner in consolidating the current improvements and developing new ideas that will mean a Cricklewood that we are all proud of and want to promote to a wider audience.

Under the banner ‘Cricklewood is good for Business’Ashford Place in partnership with the Crown London is working with a newly developed Business Networkto agree a development strategy for the area which will focus on business, transport, culture, environment, safety, innovation  and much more.

We launched the CBA- Cricklewood Business Network –  in October 2016 and meet monthly at the Clayton Crown for our breakfast meetings from 8.30 – 9.30. To take part please contact either the Crown London or Ashford Place. The CBA is co-chaired by the Crown London Hotel and Ashford Place

Harry Stallwood

Clayton Crown Hotel London

T    +44 (0)20 84524175

M   +44 (0)77 38443552

E    hstallwood@claytonhotels.com

Danny Maher

60 Ashford Road, Cricklewood, NW2 6TU

T    +44(0)20 82088590

M   +44(0)75 95631167

E    danny.maher@ashfordplace.org.uk