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MASTERCLASS PAGE 6
COMMUNITY ORGANISERS PAGE 14
SIR BRADLEY WIGGINS EXCLUSIVE PAGE 8
ISSUE 25 JUNE-JULY 2014www.skpartnership.net
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I am married to a keen cyclist and for three months each year, I become a cycling “widow” as he trains for a major sponsored bike ride from London to Cannes in the South of France. So I have been following Sir Bradley Wiggins’ progress for years, and telling everyone I know that he is a native of South Kilburn. You can imagine how proud I was of the role the Trust played in sponsoring a sculpture in honour of his achievements, working with Groundwork UK and the pupils of St Augustine’s - Sir Bradley’s old school. The final result is a beautiful sculpture by artist Sophie Marsham outside the sports hall.
As usual, we have lots of news to share. We’re really excited about moving to a new home - Carlton Hall a few minutes’ walk from Peel Precinct - from 1st July 2014 . We’ll have a lot more space for community activities, including our very own garden. And we’ll be much more accessible, so that South Kilburn residents can see what we’re up to in our own home as well as finding out through our Ambassadors and our new Community Organisers (see page 14). We’ll also be opening up the space for local groups – find out more on page 13.
In the rest of this magazine, you will find more detail on a number of upcoming projects for our residents to get involved in. We’re really pleased to be able to do things that you’ve told us you’d like to see, for example the South Kilburn Choir as an amazing way of getting together to have some fun. And I hope we can now say that summer in South Kilburn wouldn’t be complete without what is becoming our annual Summer Festival, which has proved so popular since it started in 2012.
So as the days get longer and the weather gets better (we hope) let’s look forward to a great summer in South Kilburn, with lots of fun things to do for everyone, as well as tackling the more serious issues like helping people to get jobs and making our neighbourhood a great place to live.
CONNECT SK | ISSUE 25 | JUNE-JULY 2014
Editor, Mark AllanProducer, Caren OwenHead of Content, Daniel EvansDesign, Dan Rolfe JohnsonPhotographer, Kit Oates
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Connect SK Issue 25 June-July 2014
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Photography Competition /ExhibitionTO mark National Photography Month this June Connect SK is offering readers a chance to win a one-on-one workshop learning the ropes from a professional photographer.
To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is get out into the neighbourhood to take pictures of the things that inspire you – then send us your favourites.
You don’t need to have a top of the range camera as we will be looking for ideas and creativity, and images that capture life in South Kilburn.
The photos can be of anything you like; black and white or colour and you can either email them to us at [email protected] or drop them in to us at Carlton Hall.
An exhibition of the entrants will then be staged at the Carlton Hall in July, with prizes for our favourites and masterclass from an expert for the winner.
For more information on the choir and competition contact Programme Manager Sally 07436 102924 [email protected]
HAVE you got the SK Factor? Do you aspire to TV talent shows, or just enjoy singing in the shower? Well, South Kilburn’s new Community Choir needs you.
It doesn’t matter whether you’ve performed in public before, as long as you enjoy singing and have a few spare hours a week to get involved.
The Community Choir will be forming this Summer and is open to everyone, whether young or just young at heart, and will be a great opportunity to meet other local people.
It’s being organised by the South Kilburn Trust whose Ambassadors, George and Reena, will be visiting community groups throughout June to get people involved with a view to performing at the National Community Choirs Festival next Spring.
Organiser Sally Evatt said: “We want to bring everyone together through a love of music. We’ll have something for everyone - with a few surprises along the way. Come along to the Carlton Hall, off Canterbury Terrace at 6pm on Wednesday 25h June if you’re interested.”
A TEENAGED South Kilburn singer is enjoying Extraordinary success – after storming the pop charts.
Seventeen-year-old Sharna Bass’s vocals feature in the latest top 10 hit by South Kilburn Studios band Clean Bandit.
The former pupil of Salusbury School stars in the ‘baroque pop’ act’s new track Extraordinary, which entered the official charts at number five.
Now the singer – who also filmed a video with the band’s Grace Chatto, Neil Amin-Smith and brothers Jack and Luke Patterson in Cuba – has her eyes on a bright future.
She told Connect SK: “I grew up in Kilburn and used to dance and sing at the Tabot Centre (Granville Road). I first met Grace there when I was 13 when I was performing at the Vybz Nite (a regular performance workshop).
“Then Grace messaged me last year on Facebook to see if I wanted to collaborate on a track with Clean Bandit. I said yes straight away.”
She added: “We worked on Extraordinary for about four months in total, trying different things to get the right sound. I’d never done anything like it before. It was my first time in a studio. ”
Sharna shot a video on the communist Caribbean island of Cuba for Extraordinary, which was Clean Bandit’s follow-up to first single Rather Be - the biggest-selling January UK number one for 19 years.
She said: “Cuba was sick! The people were really welcoming; the weather and beaches amazing. The cars are something from a lost era now. We were only there shooting for five days – I really want to go back!”
Sharna, who was raised on Tennyson
CLEAN Bandit’s January number one Rather Be has now sold more than 3.5 million copies, topped charts in 14 countries and amassed a staggering 60 MILLION views on YouTube.
Founder member and cellist Grace Chatto, 28 said: “The YouTube numbers are hard to comprehend! It’s been interesting performing around Europe these last couple of weeks, seeing that people really know our songs. It makes it all real.”
Clean Bandit have now released their first album New Eyes and are getting ready for a busy summer of festival performances, including a big Friday night slot on Glastonbury’s John Peel stage.
CONNECT SK has two Clean Bandit t-shirts to give away.
To win one, just answer the following question and email your answer to [email protected]. The winners will be picked at random (Connect SK rules apply) and announced in the next edition.
Q: Clean Bandit is known for mixing dance music with which other genre?
A: Avant-Garde B: Blues C: Classical
NEWS Road and is studying Performing Arts at Westminster College, is now getting a taste of fame.
She laughed: “I was recognised for the first time the other day. It was so weird. I was on Oxford Street with my mum when a girl came up to me and said ‘is it you?’ I thought she was talking to somebody else.”
Now planning a solo career, Sharna had words of thanks for the place that provided the backdrop for her big opportunity.
She said: “I think South Kilburn Studios is great. It gives people opportunities, sometimes amazing ones. Without the studios being here, this would never have happened for me.”
* Extraordinary by Clean Bandit featuring Sharna Bass is available in all good online and high-street stockists.
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Three Zions: Euro champ is first Rasta cap SOUTH Kilburn footballer Tafari Moore showed the Three Lions how to do it in Brazil - winning the Euro Championship with England under-17s on PENALTIES.
Talented defender Tafari, 16, played the full 80 minutes of the junior final in Malta on May 21 to lift the trophy with a 4-1 spot-kicks win over Holland.
He said: “England teams are known for missing penalties and we wanted to change that, so we had been practising. Winning was the best moment of my life. It was unreal. We are UEFA European Champions. It’s a big thing. It felt like a mini World Cup.”
Now the Arsenal youth star is setting his sights on going to the next senior World Cup in Russia in 2018.
He said: “It’s all about moving to the next level and I will be working as hard as I can to go to the next World Cup.
“This is just the beginning. It’s my first major medal so I will never forget it. Lifting the trophy was unbelievable.”
Tafari, a former student at Carlton Vale, Kilburn Park Primary and Queens Park Community School, is remarkable not
just for his skills on the pitch. He is also the first Rastafarian (a religion that calls heaven ‘Zion’) to represent England at any level.
He said: “My dreadlocks are part of who I am. My dad is a Rastafarian Minister so I hold God close to all I do.”
And the ex-QPR youngster had faith in England’s chances of success in the Euros before a ball had been kicked.
He said: “We’ve been playing as a group for a couple of years and there’s a real feeling of togetherness in the team. We knew we could win the tournament.
“We came through the qualifiers without conceding any goals and as the competition went on we got stronger and stronger.
“But we had a setback against Holland in the group stage, losing 2-0. We knew we had to bounce back and really focus.
“Then we faced Portugal in the semi-finals. They are a proper football team, and hit the bar three times in the first half.
“The manager John Peacock psyched us up at half-time and we gave a different performance in the second half and won 2-0.”
There were words of inspiration from England captain Steven Gerrard, 34, and
Q: WHAT’S the height of a champagne bottle, makes grown men weep, and is this summer’s biggest topic of conversation? A: The FIFA World Cup Trophy.Yet as the Three Lions go forth in the heat of Brazil, one local businessman has already come closer to the most coveted item in football than any England team
since 1966.
For 39-year-old Will Ingham spent five weeks this spring delighting communities around Europe by bringing the famous trophy into their lives for a day.
Dad-of-four Will’s Lonsdale Road-based company Wing Productions was behind four films recording the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour for tournament sponsors Coca-Cola.
He told Connect SK: “The World Cup has the most amazing effect on anyone who sees it up close. It was so rewarding to watch the expressions on people’s faces wherever we went. You can’t bottle shock and amazement. But this came near.”
Nowhere did Will encounter the ‘World Cup-effect’ better than when he surprised schoolteacher and football coach Rachael O’Brien of Southend, Essex. She was managing the Shoeburyness High School team in a match when a truck laden with samba dancers and the 18-carat gold trophy rolled up to the pitch in a stunt devised by Will and his staff.
Rachael (pictured right with Will) smiled: “I thought ‘what the hell is going on? Who’s ruining my football match?’”
Will added: “She was pretty flabbergasted. It’s the kind of moment that makes my job brilliant.”
Will also travelled with the trophy, carried in a special Louis Vuitton bag by two bodyguards, to France, Sweden and the Netherlands making the films for Coca-Cola… though he never touched it.
Looking for a media career? To apply for work experience at
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manager Roy Hodgson, 66, before the final against the dangerous Dutch in front of 9,000 fans at the Ta’Qali National Stadium in Malta.
“Steven Gerrard and Roy Hodgson sent a good luck video message before the final.” said Tafari.
“We really wanted to beat Holland. We knew what they were capable of but this time we were ready for them.
“The build-up was amazing. I’ll always remember seeing my name printed on the back of my shirt. It’s something you have to earn and it felt good. The final was our best performance ever as a team. It was 1-1 at full time but we kept our composure with the penalties.”
Tafari is close to the area’s other big name in football, Liverpool and England winger Raheem Sterling, 19.
Tafari said: “He’s a really good guy. Raheem messaged me afterwards to say ‘well done’. It means a lot.”
“The rule is that only World Cup winners and Heads of State can handle the trophy. I think that is really special,” he said.
The Trophy Tour is Will’s latest project for a growing number of blue-chip clients since starting Wing Productions in November 2007. Its offices in Queens Park are a museum of mementoes from memorable projects; an Olympic torch here, a silver McLaren Mercedes F1 helmet there.
But Will came to the world of film-making and advertising without any formal training.
He said: “I started out in my twenties as a runner on a sports magazine show, initially working for free then earning £200-a-week. I was sleeping on people’s floors and even in a vicar’s hallway for four months before I could afford rent on a flat. I just learned on the job but really
Now Tafari wants to inspire other local youngsters to excel.
He said: “There are things in any community that are not positive, but people shouldn’t stereotype South Kilburn. I’m hoping through my football I can inspire young kids to keep their heads down and work hard and achieve their dreams.”
Mum Angela and dad Mark run the Tabot Centre on Granville Road; an important community hub and Rastafarian Ministry.
If not in football, Tafari says he would be looking for a career in music. His sister Makeda Moore is a vocalist who’s findingsuccess as a solo artist and has collaborated with South Kilburn Studios chart-toppers Clean Bandit.
Tafari went on: “I’m proud of my family. My brothers and sisters are all supportive of me and me of them. There is no jealousy there. My sisters have even started liking football!”
FOOTBALL-mad Andrew Grady faces one big hitch in his plans to journey to the World Cup in Brazil.For the 37-year-old South Kilburn musician and filmmaker is THUMBING the 23,000-mile trip to see England’s tilt at glory.
Now, his project The Magic Thumb has developed into an internet hit as thousands of people follow his South American hitch-hiking odyssey.
Andrew (pictured above at the Kremlin) said: “Sometimes I think I must be mad. It’s a heck of a way to see the world.”
As Connect SK went to press, Andrew – formerly of Bravington Road - had already traversed the width of Russia and was getting a lift with a Maersk container ship from Korea to arrive in Seattle on June 5.
That would give him just nine days to hitch the final 5,122 miles to the Brazilian jungle city of Manaus for England’s opening Group D match against Italy.
He added: “It will be tight but I’m determined to make it.”
People can follow The Magic Thumb’s FaceBook page –and read about Andrew’s encounters en route. Already he has survived being stranded in Siberia ... and accepted a lift from a self-confessed murderer.
It’s the second time Andrew has hitched to a World Cup – after travelling to South Africa in 2010. The native of Tyne-and-Wear is making a film featuring the music and people he meets along the way.
To support the project, Andrew has launched a crowd-funding campaign on website indiegogo.com. To make a donation visit: http://bit.ly/TGTmQB
studied my craft.”
That commitment paid off and seven years ago he struck out on his own, with support from wife Tessa, who is now a co-director.
Will said: “The timing was good too. YouTube had just arrived - now it’s the main platform for our creative advertising work.”
Today, Will employs 12 staff and is looking to move to bigger premises.
Will is a great believer in nurturing talent. He said: “We have a couple of work experience people each summer. They tend to be early 20s with a passion for media. It can be hit or miss – one week in the office, the next shooting with Jenson Button.”
WORLD CUP FACTS32 nations fight for it
It’s 36.8cm tall
Its 5kg of 18-carat gold cost £90,000
Only winners and state leaders can hold it
Golden eyes: Kilburn man’s World Cup trip
Priceless: Rachael and Will
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VICTORIA QUEEN OF HATS
“I got into hat-making by accident,” said Victoria, 32. “I was working as a stylist and needed something to finish off a Pearly Kings and Queens-themed photo-shoot. So I customised a hat by sewing buttons onto it. It gave birth to an idea.”
Working from the floor of a shared flat on Brondesbury Road, Victoria set about creating her first collection of hats.
“I bought a load of felt flat caps and sewed city skylines into them,” she said. “I made a collection of 10 or so and soon they were being stocked at a shop in Soho. Then one day someone came up to me and said ‘oh you’re Victoria Grant, the milliner’.
“I didn’t even know what a milliner was at the time, but somehow realised I had found my calling in life. I’ve never looked back.”
That moment of recognition spurred Victoria to learn and master every nuance of hat-making. She quickly started forming hats in shapes she loved in an ever-widening array of fabrics and materials. And her work found a market.
“I was being inundated with commissions,” added Victoria, who’s been a tenant at South Kilburn Studios for the last three years. “People seemed to like the
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imagination I was bringing to my headwear. My style has been described as sexy, elegant and chic. I’m whimsical in where I take things and try to develop every idea I have. I hate the thought of seeing my idea in a magazine but made by somebody else.”
Now, Victoria has created more than 20 collections of up to 50 hats and they’re sold across the world for anything from £300 to £2,000 each.
Indeed, Victoria’s hats are often worn on notable heads, including a prominent guest at William and Kate’s wedding, pop superstars Beyonce, Rihanna and Lady Gaga, and Eurythmics legend Annie Lennox.
Victoria recalled: “Once I accepted a commission to make a black patent leather Fedora for Annie Lennox but had never made a leather hat in my life. I try not to allow boundaries to get in the way and just locked myself away in my studio for two months, working tirelessly until it was how I wanted it.
“Annie ended up wearing it on the cover of her album Songs of Mass Destruction - and it was exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum, which is possibly the greatest honour for anyone involved in fashion.”
TODAY her hats are sported by pop icons and grace Royal weddings. But 10 years ago South Kilburn Studios tenant Victoria Grant had no idea she’d be a future milliner to the stars.
Here, Victoria reveals some of the secrets to her success:
If you have a vision and a dream you have to go for it. Don’t
tell people what you are doing; show them once it is done. That way no one can talk you out of it.
Don’t worry if your vision has never been done before – but be
prepared to work every day and every night to make it work.
I always say ‘yes’ to everything and then figure out how I’m
going to deliver. It’s always been my motto, but funnily enough I heard Richard Branson said the exact same thing recently.
Make sure to innovate. Unless you are spending someone else’s
money you will be on the bread line and might not even be able to afford the materials you need. So you need to be innovative. Remember, necessity is the mother of invention.
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SUMMER FITNESS TIPSIT’S summer-time and the living is easy… unless you want to get fit - in which case, meet our new Fitness Guru Jason Edghill. Jason developed his Zionbarz fitness regime after hitting 21 stone at just 18-years-old. Now 30, he’s helping others change their lives with his system based on calisthenics – use of one’s own body weight in physical training.
He said: “I got into fitness when I was 18. I was overweight, lacked confidence. I'd simply just had enough of the way I was feeling. I wanted to change; to feel better about myself as a person.
“I bought health and fitness magazines, just to get an idea. I started jogging three miles every day and finishing with as many press-ups as I could manage. Within six months I had dropped six stone.”
Jason, who is also a Community Organiser (see page 14), added: “I was weighing in at 15 stone. I was pretty pleased - I couldn’t believe I actually achieved this. Many times along the way I wanted to give up. I kept motivating myself, but could really have benefited from a training partner. Even when you’re feeling the good aches that tells you how your body is positively changing from the exercise, it helps to have someone to spur you on.
“I found the next level when I discovered calisthenics through a New York trainer called Giant. It inspired Zionbarz, which I teach on Thursdays at the Tabot Centre, Granville Road. I recommend compound movements – movements that work multiple muscle groups.
My mission is to support and encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to get fit this summer using no more than their own bodyweight.”
My five top weight-loss tips are to always drink water instead of soft drinks; jog three-to-four times a week for at least 20 minutes; avoid eating carbs – eat more protein, fruit and veg; exercise every morning and every night; record your activities in a planner.
Rules of engagement:
· Rest between 30 seconds and a minute between sets.
· Beginners – 3 x sets of 8-12 reps.
· Moderate – 4 x sets of 8-14 reps.
· Advanced – 5 x sets of 10-20 reps.
Pull-ups, press-ups and squats are at the core of a great fitness regime.
But to get the most from these exercises it is important to use the right form. from these
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Shoulder-width press up:
“Hands should be the width of your shoulders apart. Keep your body straight and core (abs) tight. For a lady’s press up bring your knees in, with crossed ankles. Rest on bottom of thighs not knees.”
Squats:
“Adopt a wide stance with your feet pointing straight ahead. Drop into the squat with the weight on your heels and hands resting on hips or behind your head. Just sit into it, imagining you have an invisible chair.”
Pull-ups:
“Keep a tight grip with hands shoulder-width apart. Keeping your eyes forward, lift your chin above bar. While at rest keep keep your elbows bent.” your elbows bent.”
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It was the line that endeared Bradley Wiggins to the nation:“Kids from Kilburn aren’t supposed to win the Tour.”Not only did it show a lack of airs and graces in a bona fide British sporting legend, it told people everywhere that with hard work they too can live the dream.
That down-to-earth commitment prevented Sir Bradley from witnessing the unveiling of the Inspiring Dreams sculpture at his old school; he was busy becoming the first Briton to win the Tour of California.
But he did take time out to speak exclusively to Connect SK magazine about his enduring fondness for Kilburn and to pass on some secrets to success to the next generation.
CSK: What does it mean to you to have inspired a statue in the heart of Kilburn?
SBW: "It's an honour. I grew up around here and my mum and brother still live nearby so I have a strong connection to the whole area around St Augustine's. I doubt there's an inch of road around here I haven't cycled through the years; I used to cycle down Maida Vale to Hyde Park to train when I was younger - though I was about the only person on a bike in those days".
CSK: Who were your role models when you were breaking into sport?
SBW: "My P.E. teacher Graham Hatch - he encouraged me. He’s an ex-military man and although he could be very strict in school most of the kids respected him. He gave up a lot of his own time to run after school clubs, which in
He counts seven Olympic cycling medals, a yellow Tour de France winner’s jersey, and a popular knighthood among his achievements.Yet 20 years ago, to his favourite P.E. teacher Graham Hatch, great Briton Sir Bradley Wiggins was plain old “Brad” – reluctant academic and goalie for St Augustine CofE School’s football first XI.
In those days Sir Bradley, who grew up in Dibdin House, Maida Vale, was still nurturing a cycle racing talent inspired by watching Chris Boardman win gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
The year 2012 saw him achieve greatness with his own gold medal at a home Olympics and as the first Brit to win his sport’s most challenging contest, the Tour de France.
Now, to mark 34-year-old Sir Bradley’s achievements, the South Kilburn Trust has unveiled a sculpture titled Inspiring Dreams outside the St Augustine’s Sports Centre on Oxford Road.
The Olympic Flame-influenced tribute – commissioned by the environmental regeneration charity Groundwork and funded entirely by the South Kilburn Trust - took four months to create.
Kilburn’s talents of tomorrow – children from Year 8 at the school – helped sculptor Sophie Marsham, 47, with words of inspiration to inscribe on cogs and discs decorating her piece.
They, alongside Sir Bradley’s mother Linda Wiggins, brother Ryan, and more than 60 well-wishers looked on as the 2.25m-tall piece was eventually unveiled to cheers on May 16, despite a little local difficulty when the veil snagged on its stainless steel flames.
St Augustine’s head teacher Eugene Moriarty, who has overseen the school’s achievement of an outstanding Ofsted rating, said: “Our school motto is ‘be the best you can be’. Bradley Wiggins shows off that motto so well. He came from Kilburn like so many of our students and became the best in the world - what a fantastic message to all the young people today.”
He added: “There is not enough celebration of the achievements of our local community and this could be a starting point for a lot
hindsight was a really admirable thing to do. I wasn't brilliant academically but I think Mr Hatch recognised that I was good at cycling and he encouraged that.”
CSK: You’re famously the ‘kid from Kilburn’ who made it. What tips would you give local youngsters today for realising their dreams?
SBW: "The most important thing is to get out and do it. No one wins an Olympic medal by sitting on their sofa, though having said that I do clearly remember watching Chris Boardman on the telly winning a gold medal in Barcelona. I was 12-years-old then and it inspired me to get up and get out on my bike."
CSK: Will a part of you always consider Kilburn to be 'home'?
SBW: "I do like it round here. There were certainly tough times at school and cycling through the tipping rain down to Herne Hill wasn't always a bag of laughs so I live up
more. I’m incredibly proud of the students at our school.
“Two years ago after the Olympics and the Tour de France it was such a pleasure for me to be able to say to all of our young: ‘somebody who sat in the assembly hall where you’re sitting now, 15 to 20 years ago, is now the best at what he does in the world.”
Sir Bradley’s former P.E. Teacher, Graham Hatch, said: “I got to know Bradley when he joined St Augustine’s in 1991. He was with us from year seven to year 11. Fortunately he enjoyed P.E.
“He loved his sport. He wasn’t too keen on the academic side of the classroom, as he would say himself. He liked a bit of a joke and could be a bit of a pain to some teachers. But he loved sport.
“He was our school goalkeeper, and played very well to a high standard. As he started to go through the school he took up an interest in cycling.”
He added: “Three Olympic Games so far; seven Olympic medals, four of those gold; the first ever Briton to win the Tour de France. And he is from here, just a few hundred metres away. It’s a privilege to be celebrating Bradley’s achievements.”
Chair of the South Kilburn Trust, Ros Dunn, welcomed the unveiling. She said: “The students chose words that best summarised their aspiration and created a graphic image using the letters, these were then engraved into the discs you can see in the flames. Sophie designed the sculpture with the symbol of torch and flames to echo Sir Bradley’s achievements but also to represent the spark of the students’ own future aspirations.”
north now. It's a lot sunnier up in Wigan. But I suppose yes, Kilburn is like a second home for me.”
CSK: What advice would you give a young cyclist setting out on a professional riding career today?
SBW: "Ride clean. This is an amazing sport; it gets you fit, you go to incredible places and you can explore your place in the world.”
CSK: What are the greatest challenges you faced as a young person in Kilburn?
SBW: "There wasn't much in the way of sports facilities in those days and the school was quite rough. When I said I wanted to be a cyclist most people looked at me like I was a lunatic. I look at the school now though and I am full of respect for what the teachers and governors have done. It's been transformed into an outstanding school.”
Sculptor Sophie Marsham is a specialist in metalwork with a background in sculpture using bicycle cogs. She said: “It is really nice to be part of a community project and I extremely proud to be a part of it. I hope the children will read the words and help them feel inspired. I think it is great that more children are getting involved in art.”
Thirteen-year-old Manal Elfardi was among the children who participated. She said: “We just made designs around powerful words like ‘Believe’, ‘Achieve’ and ‘Trust’. The word I chose was ‘Achieve’.”
Malak Mouradi, 12, added: “I enjoyed working together to produce something so big. It’s gone really well. We worked together as a team. I think Sir Bradley Wiggins would be inspired.”
Hampstead and Kilburn MP Glenda Jackson said: “It was a great ceremony. The unveiling was a pig’s ear but it worked in the end. That’s community. The kids helped make this piece of art. They will see it every day – let’s hope it does inspire them.”
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UNVEILED: SCULPTURE TRIBUTE TO KILBURN’S RACING SON
Height: 2.25m
Months to make:
4
Number of discs:
27
Grade of stainless steel: 316 (jewellery
quality)
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children involved: 8
THE SCULPTURE
BY NUMBERS:
Weight: 70-80kg
Number of cogs:
200
ST AUGUSTINE’S SPORTS CENTRE
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WHAT IS HS2?HIGH Speed 2 (HS2) is a planned £43-billion high-speed railway between London Euston, the Midlands, North West England, Yorkshire, and potentially North East England and the Central Belt of Scotland. It is being developed by High Speed Two Ltd, a company limited by guarantee established by the UK Government.
WHERE WILL IT GO?THE line is to be built in two phases; the first between London and Birmingham to open by 2026; the second extending to Manchester Piccadilly, via Manchester Airport, and then on to Leeds via the East Midlands Hub, and Sheffield Meadowhall to open by 2032.
WHY IS IT BEING BUILT?TRANSPORT Secretary Patrick McLoughlin described HS2 as a “heart bypass” for the nation’s clogged transport network. It's anticipated it would create 40,000 jobs, boosting the national economy by up to £15bn a year, according to a report by accountants KPMG. It's expected HS2 would take 4.5 million journeys a year from air travel and nine million from the roads, removing lorries and congestion.
SO IT’S REALLY FAST THEN?THE new routes will carry 400m-long trains with up to 1,100 seats per train, operating at speeds of up to 225mph - faster than any
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current operating speed in Europe. With up to 14 trains per hour in each direction, it means a trip from London to Birmingham will be shortened by 32 minutes (from 1hr 21 to 49min); London to Nottingham shortened by 35 minutes; London to Sheffield by 46 minutes; London to Leeds by 49 minutes and London to Manchester by 60 minutes, according to Department for Transport figures.
IT SOUNDS LIKE PROGRESS. IS IT CONTROVERSIAL?HS2 will pass through around 70 parliamentary constituencies, including Brent and neighbouring Camden. As it is such a large capital project, its building will require the compulsory purchase of large swathes of private property. Critics have raised a variety of concerns about the cost and true value of the project, its benefits overall and the visual and environmental impact it will have on its proposed route across the UK.
WILL IT AFFECT SOUTH KILBURN?THE northern perimeter of South Kilburn – itself going through an enormous redevelopment – will be affected by HS2. HS2 Ltd has submitted plans to tunnel beneath the area close to the existing over-ground railway line between Euston and Queens Park, which takes in both Canterbury Road and Albert Road.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?HS2 requires a 150m2 ventilation shaft and electrical auto-transformer for the trains it wants to run beneath South Kilburn. The above-ground part of the shaft will be about the height of a house (9.5m-tall) and its preferred site is at Premier Corner, next to Queens Park station. The auto-transformer would be 5m-tall, with the whole lot surrounded by a 2.4m-palisade security fence.
WHY IS THIS AN ISSUE?BRENT Council has long-held plans to develop Premier Corner and the surrounding area including The Falcon pub and old Keniston Press buildings. The development is seen as key to connecting the new South Kilburn to Queens Park and would generate substantial income with which to fund other parts of the regeneration programme. Some 137 homes – of which 39 will be affordable – would be built along with 1,270m2 of commercial spaces and 959m2 office space, creating jobs and homes to “decant” existing residents from other parts of South Kilburn.
SO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?BRENT’S councillors have voted to ‘petition’ against the Government’s HS2 Bill, which must be enacted into law before construction can begin in 2017. Brent’s objecting on grounds that Salusbury Road is “inappropriate” not only as a site for the shaft and autotransformer, but also in the equipment’s design and scale. It adds there is “inadequate mitigation” of the “adverse effects” of HS2’s plan - namely the negative impact on the wider redevelopment of South Kilburn. Brent also points out that HS2’s plan lacks a new West Coast Main Line Rail connection at Old Oak Common and is resisting a number of Compulsory Purchase Order proposals. The cost of petitioning against the vent shaft site would be around £150,000.
WHAT IS BRENT SUGGESTING INSTEAD?LEAD Member for Regeneration and Major Projects Cllr George Crane has been talking to HS2 and Government Ministers informally about putting the vent near Willesden Junction on land already owned by Network Rail. Brent is also taking advice on the impact on traffic, noise and air quality the vent could cause, and asking whether it would be possible to reduce its size wherever it might end up. A further site at Canterbury Works on Canterbury Road also remains a possibility.
Is there a local issue that you want to draw attention to? Does your group or team have a story to tell? Contact Connect SK on [email protected]
Have your say...Natasja Gilchrist, 37, staffs Queens Park station flowers stall. She said: “On the face of it, (HS2’s plan) doesn’t contribute anything to the community. From what I understand, it would also cost the council the maximum value of the land, money which could be used to improve the area. Is that in this community’s best interests?”
Lucy King , 30, has lived in the area all her life. She said: “Over the last 15 years, Queens Park has changed so much and so positively. It’s a nice place to shop, to eat, to be. Many people living here today may not realise that it wasn’t always the case. South Kilburn now has a chance to benefit in a similar way, but this plan by HS2 is a barrier to that.”
Queens Park businessman Rod Penk, 56, owns the Caldo tapas bar. He said: “I’m generally in favour of HS2. I think it will benefit the UK. If an air vent is needed, then it’s needed. But it will not add to the area, and we have all been looking forward to the redevelopment of by the station for a long time.”
Sanya Walker, 39, is a local resident. She said: “HS2’s plan looks like an eyesore - very unattractive. Why spoil the character of the area if there are alternative places to put it? It should go somewhere that is already industrialised, not near homes. I want to know what effect it could have on air pollution. London also has a housing crisis - this would stop new homes and jobs.”
Robert Budwig, 60, has lived on Victoria Road for 33 years.
He said: “The whole idea is outrageous. It would destroy the foundation of a new community to the south of the bridge, which struggles as it is. Shops there close because people don’t want to go there. Brent’s plan to redevelop would have addressed that. HS2 has to seriously consider how it handles this.”
Jacob Tomkins, 28, lives in William Dunbar House overlooking the proposed HS2 development. He said: “This is a really important transitional piece of land between two disjointed neighbourhoods. The council has a unique chance to join them up with a proper regeneration project, and HS2 is threatening that. If this air vent and electric autotransformer is built here, it will be a travesty.”
Brent Council is fighting to stop HS2 derailing plans for the new South Kilburn. Here is all you need to know:
To find out more visit www.brent.gov.uk/regeneration
HS2’s proposed structure
As it stands - but Brent plans homes and shops
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THE site of the former Royal British Legion and Day Care Centre on Albert Road has now been cleared ready for the development of 144 new homes and retail space.
‘Vision panels’ are also being installed into the protective hoarding surrounding the site – known as 11b – to allow residents a window onto the construction stie.
Concrete collected during demolition work has now been crushed into platforms for pile-driving rigs to install foundations so construction can begin in earnest.
A DETAILED planning application has been submitted for the proposed redevelopment of Gloucester House and Durham Court and energy centre for the South Kilburn Neighbourhood Heating System.
Alongside 236 new homes, of which 102 will be Affordable Homes for existing South Kilburn residents, the scheme includes a play area for children, landscaped grounds, public amenity space and underground car parking.
To secure the development approval is required from Brent’s Planning Committee. A Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) has been made on the existing Gloucester House and Durham Court.
*For more information regarding the CPO visit: www.brent.gov.uk/southkilburncpo
THE South Kilburn Trust is soon to make Carlton Hall in Canterbury Terrace it’s new base. The existing tenants Growing Kultur and Kosher Roast will continue to have workspace alongside the Trust’s team.
Chief Executive, Mark Allan said: “As a community organisation, we’re looking forward to moving into this space and putting on more activities for local people across South Kilburn. Once we’re settled, we’ll also start renting the space out so local groups can use it too.”
As part of this the Trust will be running a community garden project. Community Programme Manager, Sally Evatt said: “The plan is to create a space for all ages that is a relaxing, sensory experience and encourages nature like flowers and butterflies. We’d love for people to get involved in making it happen and have it a space they can use in the future.”
For more information or to book the space contact Nicole on 020 73281199 or by email on [email protected]
DEMOLITION of the former 18-storey Fielding House is now complete with Bronte House also set to be flattened by the autumn.
Work will then begin on a new development of 229 homes, of which 103 will be Affordable Homes.
For general enquiries about the works or to make a comment please contact: [email protected] or 0300 373 3000.
RESIDENTS of Hereford House, Exeter Court and the local community who were involved in the project are invited to a community fun day to mark the launch of the Bronte House and Fielding House Hoarding Art Project.
Approximately 60 local people designed chairs. The marine plywood stencils are installed onto the hoarding panels, and will later be cut out and assembled into real chairs for people to take home and keep.
The purpose of the Hoarding Art Project – run by urban strategists Scout and appointed by Brent Council and Network Housing Group – is to engage the local community in the redevelopment process.
Bronte House and Fielding House
Gloucester House and Durham Court
Carlton Hall
Work on the development – to be called Queens Park Place and to include 28 Affordable Homes, plus 480m2 of commercial space – is due for completion in November 2016.
Further details about the development can be found at www.queensparkplace.com. Residents of South Kilburn with general enquiries or comments about the ongoing works can contact: [email protected].
Or for urgent matters relating to construction call: 0800 0825 234.
Hoarding Project Launch
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The project coincides with the demolition of Bronte House and Fielding House. Tenants from Hereford House and Exeter Court will be among those moving into the new homes to be built on the demolition site.
The fun day is between 12 noon and 4pm on Saturday, July 5th 2014. For more details visit: www.watchthiswall.co.uk.
Flyers will also be circulated locally ahead of the event.
Site visit from Finland
A DELEGATION of architects, planners, engineers and regeneration experts from Finland has visited South Kilburn.
The 30-strong group found out about design-quality standards, procurement processes and the overall regeneration vision for South Kilburn, which is among the biggest urban regeneration programmes in Europe.
A presentation was staged at the Carlton Kitchen hall on Canterbury
Terrace, where Brent’s Estate Regeneration Team fielded questions on its regeneration and partnerships with the housing associations and construction companies driving the regeneration.
A Brent spokesman said: “There was a lot of positive feedback from the delegation from Finland. The presentation ended with a tour of the neighbourhood. People seemed impressed.”
COME ALONG to plant something in the garden, or create something to take home: Sunday June 22 from 12-4pm
Queens Park Place
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EVER wanted to set up a social club to enjoy with your neighbours? Or get people together to clear litter from a favourite green space? Or save a local playground from closure?From this spring South Kilburn has its own dedicated team of Community Organisers to help residents succeed with projects just like these – or any other that might inspire you.
The Organisers – meet them across the page - are part of Locality, a national organisation backed in this area by the South Kilburn Trust; the regeneration and community development charity that also publishes this magazine.
Over the past three years, Locality’s Community Organisers have visited more than 100,000 people across the country. They meet people door-to-door to make it as easy as possible for communities to talk about the things that matter most to them.
* For further information on the Community Organisers nationwide programme go to www.cocollaborative.org.uk/what-we-do and for more information on the South Kilburn Trust and the local team contact Sally Evatt, Programme Manager on 0207 328 1199 or email [email protected]
SOUTH Kilburn’s Community Organisers are a diverse bunch with one thing in common – the desire to help people connect with each other and improve their lives through positive action.
If you have yet to meet them, they may well be visiting you soon to get your views on what you love – and would change – about your neighbourhood and will be full of useful, practical advice on how to make things happen.
MEET THE TEAM:
Nilufer Karakaya, 46, llives in Clay Court, Carlton Vale. She said: “I’ve always had an interest in people and communities. I believe in living, eating and buying locally. It’s all about supporting the place I live in. I’m a single mum and my daughter goes to Queens Park Community School so this area is very close to my heart. I am in touch with lots of people in Brent and it gives me an understanding of people and their community needs. I just want to share my skills and knowledge with local people as much as I can.”
Jason Edghill, 30, is born and bred in South Kilburn. He said: “I grew up on Cambridge Road. You could say this place is in my blood. The Community Organiser’s role is to find out how people feel about the place they live and empower them to set up their own community projects. The new South Kilburn team is like a family and we each bring something different to the role.”
Marta Riccardi, 32, from Kilburn Square is a talented musician. She said: “I love working with young people and my background is in running music workshops for disadvantaged and special needs kids. I sing and also play bass guitar as a session musician, and have a six-piece band called Marta. I’m really looking forward to working with the South Kilburn community.”
Harry Bonnell, 24, cycles daily to Kilburn from Haringey to engage with local people. He said: “I used to work in a political campaigning charity organising events that brought together politicians and academics to encourage debate and discussion on big social issues. But I soon realised that I’m a more face-to-face kind of person and like meeting and helping people more directly. Being a Community Organiser allows that.”
Projects inspired by Locality Community Organisers elsewhere in England include:
Stirchley and Brookside, Shropshire TEACHERS and parents joined forces with local businesses and a food bank to rescue and re-finance a breakfast club project.
Gravesend, Kent IN JUST two months brand new projects include: a fishing trip for kids; a community sports day; a teddy bears’ picnic for tots, and the establishment of an estate football team.
Whittier, Nottingham
THE Prettier Whittier group was established to run street-clean events, with three now having taken place since March last year.
Sheffield, South Yorkshire LOCALS joined forces to resist City Council plans to close a vital bus route connecting the city to nearby Rotherham. The community raised a petition of 1,154 names and successfully lobbied to have the plans scrapped.
Luton, Bedfordshire RESIDENTS were concerned about youths congregating on the streets. Community Organisers got everyone talking so the youngsters could understand why. It led to a new go-karting club being set up to give the teenagers something to do.
COMMUNITY LEADERS Congratulations and thank you to the winner of South Kilburn Trust poetry competition Anne Hawthorne for this wonderful piece. And thank you to everyone who entered.
South Kilburn
I arrived with nowhere else to goWith small babies I had to mind.I’d never been in flats beforeAnd was scared at what I’d find.
But with each passing day I found‘Angel neighbours’ who cared.We didn’t have so very muchBut what we had we shared.
Over time I became part of a communityTogether what ever happened.Colour and age didn’t matter a jot,A friend is a friend, is a friend.
In 35 years in South KilburnI’ve seen a changing view.Now they’re knocking down the older blocksAnd putting up brand new.
They’re splitting us up and it makes me sad To think I’ll never seeSome of those dearest friendsThat meant so much to me.
While I have a few regretsMy memories will never dieMy lovely new home makes itEasier to leave it all behind.
Here’s a lovely illustration to inspire your taste buds and your summer happenings. Sofia Niazi is part of One of My Kind (OOMK), a magazine based at South Kilburn Studios.
Visit www.oomk.net to find out more about the project and enjoy more of their work.
GRANVILLE PLUS YOUTH ARTS CENTRE80 Granville RD, NW6 5RA 020 8937 3612 [email protected] www.bmyvoice.org.uk
All classes are FREE to young people aged 11 – 24yrs, start promptly at the times given (no referral / pre-registration) Text Tina on 07867189706
End of Term Summer Showcase / Awards Ceremony Friday July 18 6pm – 9pm
Powerhouse presents:
Thursday June 19 6.30pm
The creative fair: networking edition Talks from industry professionals in music, fashion & beauty. Discounts on clothing, hair and beauty products.
£4 refreshments incl.
MONDAYS
Teen Library / Homework Study: 4pm – 9pm
Taekwondo: 6pm – 8pm
Guitar (Advanced): 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Guitar (Intermediate): 6.30pm – 7.30pm
Guitar (Beginners): 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Drumming Lessons (20min private lessons): 6pm – 9pm
Yoga / Meditation: 8pm – 9pm
TUESDAYS
Teen Library / Homework Study: 4pm – 9pm
Street Dance: 6pm – 8pm
Music Jam: 6pm – 9pm
Piano / Keyboard Lessons (20mins private lessons): 6pm – 9pm
Vocal Training (20min private lessons): 6pm – 9pm
Open for applications!
South Kilburn Trust offers a £250 grant of support to local groups or individuals planning to run community events either as part of South Kilburn Summer Festival or at other occasions. The event must be in South Kilburn and be open to all local residents to attend.
The application form is easy to complete. For more information email [email protected] or telephone Sally on 07436 102924
EVENTS
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Community Organisers Events
Carlton HallCanterbury Terrace, NW6 5DX
Planting Workshop
12-4pm June 22
Come along to plant something to put in the community garden or take home with you
Community Choir
6pm June 25
Introductory event for people interested in getting involved with the choir
SOUTH KILBURN STUDIOS 2a Canterbury Rd, NW6 5SW
www.southkilburnstudios.org Twitter: @skstudiosnw6 Facebook: South Kilburn Studios
Unless otherwise stated all events are free and open to all to attend
For new happenings visit the website and join our mailing list
WEEKLY EVENTS
The Gathering Free-Improv
8.30-10.30pm on Tuesdays
Organised by Improvisors Collective OV London
VYBZ NITE7-10pm on MondaysDevelop your vocals, performance and stage confidence with a tutor and live band
MONTHLY EVENTS
Paintjam London – Art for everyone
7pm on Thursdays June 19, July 10, July 24
(Five free places available for local residents)
www.paintjamlondon.co.uk
Creative Crit Club - Hosted by Oomk
1-5pm June 21 & July 26
Whether you’re an established artist or just starting out this is a chance to hear from a established artist and shareyour ideas and work in an encouraging environment
Workshop: Exciting Writing
Unlock your creativity and discover writing skills you never knew you had
11am-2pm June 28, July 12, August 9
Photo Club
Aspiring and established photographers meet and share their work with inspiring talk and feedback in a relaxed environment 6.30-9pm June 30 (then the last Monday of every month)
ONE-OFF EVENTS
Workshop: How to produce you own radio show
With Max from Kilburn to Kensal Radio
6.30-9.30pm July 9
Kilburn Live
Hosted by the Institute of Contemporary Performing Music
6-10pm June 28
SKS Relaunch - Open House
A chance to have a look inside South Kilburn Studios and find out more.
6.30-11pm July 17
Tim Stocks ‘Independence Day in London’
Art Exhibition
6-10pm July 4
SKS Creative Summer Camp
Free workshops and talks in various creative disciplines including
photography, film-making, fashion, marketing, design and and more for over 18s..
Various times July 28 - August 3
A night called LIVE
Hosted by Musa Jebak
Music, poetry, performance
7-10pm July 31
Musa Jebak, Chantal Nash & Elsie Cullen
Art Exhibition
Open daily 2-7pm August 7-10
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SOUTH KILBURN
SUMMER FESTIVAL
JUN 25 - AUG 31A FUN PROGRAMME OF COMMUNITY
EVENTS FOR ALL AGES @ VARIOUS VENUES
SOUTH KILBURN DAY1-7PM JULY 25
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