News December 2003

Charmian Allcock Steps Down

Charmian Allcock will "step down" from the Chairmanship of Brentford Dock Ltd. in the near future.

A new chairman has not yet been elected. Charmian Allcock is not an elected board member.

100 Years Ago

A tram driver was summoned to Brentford Police Court for having driven a tram car at a "furious rate" of 16 miles per hour. Source Brentford, Isleworth & Chiswick TImes

Marina Club Has Been Closed For 51 Weeks

It is now almost a year since the Board of Brentford Dock closed the Marina Bar and Restaurant.

In a "last ditch attempt to salvage the club", Alan Cornish emailed the Chairman and members of the committee involved offering to run the club for residents only and to pay two years rent in advance.

Click here to see his comments and good wishes to residents. Click Back to return here.

No Second Post Next Year

From Monday 12th January 2004, Royal Mail will no longer make a second daily delivery of mail in the TW8 and TW7 postcode areas.

Closure Of Albany Parade Post Office

The Post Office in Albany Parade will close permanently in early January 2004.

Happy Winter Solstice

The Winter solstice occurred at 7 am on Monday 22nd December. From that time onwards the days are getting longer in the northern hemisphere. Click here for an amusing seasonal greeting.

Annual General Meeting

The 2003 Annual General Meeting of Brentford Dock Ltd will be held on Wednesday 21st January. Time and location not known.

High Street Closure Postponed until 25th January

Brentford High Street will now be closed on Sunday 25th January in order to dismantle the crane in Brentford Lock.

Ringmaster Message 1129

Brentford and Chiswick Police have sent the following Ringmaster message:

With the festive season upon us, we offer you the following crime prevention advice:

We recommend that you don't leave Christmas presents under the tree or anywhere where they are visible through the window. We also advise you not to store alcohol in sheds or garages

Please remember not to leave parcels on display in your vehicle, even for a short time

It's also worth having new bikes security marked - schemes are available in any bike shop

Finally, after Christmas, if leaving the boxes for expensive presents out for rubbish/recycling, turn them inside out to avoid advertising your new possessions to burglars

Marina Club, Open To Public, Shelved

In a note to Nero Court shareholders, David Williams, director for Nero Court, stated:

"...effectively the idea of continuing with a [Marina Club] bar/restaurant open to general public has been shelved."

Block Meetings

There will be a block meeting of shareholders of Nero Court at 7:30 pm on Monday 12th January in the Residents' Clubhouse, 1 Augustus Close.

There will also be a block meeting for both parts of Otho Court in January in the Residents' Clubhouse, 1 Augustus Close. [Date & time not yet supplied.]

High Street Not Closed

Brentford High Street was not closed on Sunday 14 December. The crane in Brentford Lock has not been dismantled. Presumably the High Street will be closed on a future Sunday in order to dismantle the crane.

Brentford High Street Closure, Sunday 14 December 2003

Mr Derek Nash, of Hounslow Council's Traffic section,told Brentford-Dock.net that residents would be able to drive their cars out of Augustus Close and turn left into London Road on Sunday 14 December, whilst the Brentford Lock crane is being dismantled.

Cars will also be able to drive from HalfAcre to Town Square and pedestrians will have access to the entire High Street.

Dismantling Crane Will Close Brentford High Street

Clive Cummings, our local beat police officer, handed the following draft press release to Brentford-Dock.net:

Closure of Brentford High Street, Sunday 14 December 2003

A large tower crane needs to be removed from the Brentford Lock development site, High Street, Brentford, in order to complete works to the roof of the new building.

The tower crane will be progressively dismantled, but requires the positioning of another large crane to remove the dismantled sections from the site. The only place to locate the other crane is on High Street, Brentford, fronting the development, and it will effectively take up all available carriageway space.

The works are due to be carried out on Sunday 14 December. Set-up will commence at 6am, with the works lasting between six and ten hours (depending on weather).

It will therefore be necessary to close the High Street (between Half Acre and Commerce Road ) for the duration of the works with through traffic being diverted along Half Acre, Boston Manor Road, Great West Road, Spur Road, Syon Lane and London Road in both directions. Local access to shops and other amenities will be retained as far as practicable.

Advance warning signs will be going up in the course of the next few days.

For further information on the road closure, please contact Derek Nash in Hounslow Council's Traffic section on T: 020 8583 4858.

For further information please contact: Jini Amarasekara on 020 8583 2184

jini.amarasekara@hounslow.gov.uk

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