Dame Stephanie Shirley has just celebrated her 90th birthday and the Brent Women of Renown project team salute her on this joyous occasion. In her words “I’ve done more in the eight decades since that miserable day when my mother put me on a train, than I would ever have believed possible. I decided to […]
The Brent Women of Renown project is a heritage lottery funded project awarded to Cricklewood Town Team being delivered throughout 2023, sharing the achievements and struggles of three pioneering women through school workshops and adult engagement forums . Dame Stephanie Shirley, CH is one of the three pioneer women recognised as a pioneer computer engineer […]
The Cricklewood Town Team (CTT), a group of volunteers representing the local community
who work to improve the area for residents and business, has been awarded a National Lottery
Heritage Fund grant of £78,000 to celebrate the life and achievements of three Brent Women of
Renown who overcame adversity and prejudice to change the world for the better.
A feature paving stone has been installed in the new pedestrian piazza in Oaklands Road to celebrate Cricklewood’s heritage in film production. Cricklewood was the heart of film making between 1920 – 1938 and the home of Stoll Studios. Sir Oswald Stoll had bought a disused aeroplane factory on Temple Road and transformed into what […]
On Saturday, 4 June 2022 Cricklewood Town Centre hosted the Royally Cricklewood festival. This vibrant event was awarded a grant from the Arts Council’s Let’s Create Jubilee Fund, ensuring that creativity played an important role in local community celebrations for Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The event was opened with the National Anthem, […]
Cricklewood Town Team kicks off the festive season on the Oaklands Road pedestrianised area with a bespoke art installation, Light Play mounted on the wall of Pedro’s Cafe, which synchronises light with vibrant music tracks. These lights follow the pattern of the painted mural on the wall accompanied by an upbeat mix of lively sound. The artwork […]
Cricklewood Town Team are pleased to see the Vaccine bus on the Oaklands Road Piazza enabling local Cricklewooders to access the vaccine. Osita Udenson, the inspiration for the pedestrianisation as a member of the TownTeam, is one of those availing herself of the NHS service to the community. The bus will return there regularly.
CTT outraged at the Montreaux proposal. The updated Urban Design study only serves to exacerbate and highlight the concerns raised in our initial objection dated the 9th September 2020 [Read more]
Congratulations: The Town Team are pleased to congratulate Anne Clarke and Krupesh Hirani as new London Assembly Members for Barnet & Camden and Brent & Harrow respectively. As hard working local Councillors for their Wards we will look forward to their support and continued involvement in the future of Cricklewood.
Over the last 12 months we have been monitoring – by means of real time air pollution sensing – any improvement in localised air quality as a result of pedestrianisation of the end of Oaklands Road in Brent, London, where it meets Cricklewood Broadway. Click on the link to see the results