January 2021 TfL has just published a note about work to replace the escalators to the Piccadilly Line, as they have reached the end of their working life. The work will start in late February and end in spring 2022. During this time the Piccadilly Line will not stop at South Kensington. Both the District…
January 2021 Happy new year, and I’m sure that we are all hoping for an improved 2021 as the vaccines are rolled out over the coming months. SSDRA Community Group: As we enter the new stringent lockdown, we have seen the rate of COVID cases increase significantly across London , and we all need to…
1 December 2020 We have received the below letter from the manager of the Waitrose store on King’s Road. They have announced that the store will be closing for approximately 7 weeks starting on 31 December until 25th February. Further details can be found in his letter. As this may impact many residents we wanted…
14 August 2020 Our local councillor has shared the below update on the on-going traffic disruption on the King’s Road near Oakley Street. SSDRA wanted to share this information as it has been causing traffic issues and delays for over a week. The information below is from Councillor Rendall: “I have complained to Cadent, the…
King’s Walk virtual exhibition and consultation, June 2020 The new owners of the King’s Walk Shopping Centre (location of the Gap and the YMCA shop on King’s Road) are currently hosting a virtual exhibition of their proposals to improve the shopping centre. Their exhibition includes more information as well as images of the layout, facade,…
8 June 2020 The RBKC has just announced a public consultation seeking views on Dovehouse Green. The borough will be improving the green this year to update the planting, repair the paving and change the seating. As the green is owned by St Luke’s church, the borough does not intend to made significant design or…
The attached link to the RBKC website provides some useful current updates on the borough’s response to COVID19 and changing. The link to the RBKC COVID page is https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/coronavirus-covid-19 . This site includes a great deal of information on a wide range of topics which you may find helpful. A few highlights are noted below.…
The below notice is an udpate from the Borough related to their services and activity to response to COVID19 situation. In particular, see the link below to on-line question time, as well as to the RBKC website with additional information here: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-covid-19 Tuesday 31 March A message from Cllr Elizabeth Campbell, Leader of Kensington and…
Link here to view the SSDRA 2019 Newsletter:
We aim to preserve and enhance local amenities. In the last few years we have been involved in the major improvement programme for St. Luke’s Gardens, which has brought a range of benefits to our neighbourhood; we have also been active to ensure that our local pubs, bars and restaurants enhance our area without causing…