News - July 2006
Charity Fund Raiser
On Saturday 18 November there will be a charity fund raiser for Speak Out Hounslow in the Waterside Café-Bar. Meet the Prat Pack. £10 a ticket or £25 for a VIP ticket including boat ride. Charity auction, free glass of champagne and canopies on arrival. Dress to impress.
Guy Fawkes Night
On Sunday 5 November there will be free sparklers for children and free roast chestnuts for adults in the Waterside Café-Bar. Jacket potatoes ,sausage & beans £5. Happy hour 6.30 -7.30pm: Fosters £2 pint, bottle of house wine £8.
Scottish Widows' Site Public Meeting
At 7.00pm on Thursday 2nd November there will be a public meeting to discuss the future of the Scottish Widows site (near Kew Bridge). The meeting will start at 7.00pm in the Waterman’s Art Centre, 40 High St, Brentford. It will begin with a presentation by architect John Thompson on the evolving ideas for the development of the site. There will then be an opportunity to focus on Waterside Issues relating to the site. Click here for a PDF flyer containing a map.
This is the fourth in a series of meetings following the Community Planning Weekend held in July 2006. Everyone welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
For more information, contact Charles Campion, Director of Community Planning, John Thompson and Partners, 43 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8EL. Tel 020 7405 1211. Email: cc@jtp.co.uk.
Halloween Monsters Ball
From 7pm to 11pm on Saturday 28 October, there will be a fancy dress Halloween Monsters Ball in the Waterside Café-Bar. Entry is free, there is free Witches Broth, prizes and Live acts - Rat Pack and OJ.
Filming of The Bill
Film crews will be filming episodes of The Bill in Dock Road, the boat yard, the bridge over the weir and Town Wharf (just north of Johnson’s Island) at the following times:
| Monday 23rd October: | 6.00 pm - 3.15 am approx. |
| Tuesday 24th October: | 6.00 pm - 3.15 am approx. |
| Wednesday 25th October: | 6.00 pm - 1.45 am approx. |
| Thursday 26th October: | 6.00 pm - 3.15 am approx. |
| Friday 25th October: | 6.00 pm - 3.15 am approx. |
Sunday 27th October: |
6.00 pm - 8.00 pm approx. |
Most of the film crews’ vehicles will be parked in Town Wharf. All mock gun-shots and police tannoys will take place before 8:00 pm. Most of the action is within the boat yard and internal rooms. None of the filming lights will be directed at residents' premises.
There will be some filming on Dock Road. Location assistants (wearing high visibility jackets) will ask pedestrians to stop for the duration of a shot, which should be for no more than two minutes. A police officer will be present during filming.
The general theme of the filming is that undercover police officers are taken prisoners by a drug-dealing gang. In an attempt to escape, one character is shot dead, wrapped up in tarpaulin and slipped into the water by the weir (this, of course, will be a dummy). CO19 armed police arrive and cordon-off the area. Shots are fired and another character is killed.
For further information contact David Downing. Location Manager, Talkback Thames Television on 07974 117407.
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Brentford Dock Limited will take place at 8.00 pm on Wednesday 18th October in the Residents' Clubroom, 1 Augustus Close.
Battles of Brentford and Turnham Green
There will be a presentation on the battles of Brentford and Turnham Green at 7.30pm on Wednesday 18th October, in The Hall, St Paul’s Church Centre, St Paul’s Road, Brentford. Admission is free. All are welcome.
Boat Handling Competition
Brentford Cruising Club are holding their annual Boat Handling Competition in the marina from 11.00 am on Saturday 21st October.
Brentford Farmers' Market
Brentford Farmers Market will be held between 10am and 2pm on Saturdays in the Market Place (in front of the Magistrates' Court), Brentford High Street.
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