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…
November 2020 SSDRA Annual Get Together & Meeting 17 November 2020 at 6pm via Zoom Welcome and Introductions: The meeting was introduced by saxophone music, courtesy of local Stewart’s Grove resident, Hereward. Susan Spiller, Chair of SSDRA, welcomed all members and residents to the annual meeting. She introduced SSDRA committee members David Farlow, Lucinda d”Ambrumenil,…
November 2020 Dear members – 2020 has been a challenging year as COVID has locked down the country; however, with less travel and more people working at home, it feels like we’ve gotten to know our neighbours better. In this year’s SSDRA newsletter, we have focused first on the people and our immediate neighbourhood, as…
Tuesday, 17th November at 6pm You are invited to this year’s SSDRA Annual Community Get Together. We had hoped to hold a street party this year to get to know our neighbours better, as well as hearing more about our community. For 2020, we have planned a virtual get together and have also invited our…
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,…
The SSDRA AGM was held on 8 October 2019 at St Luke’s Vestry. Our President Dr Brian Leathard attended the meeting. Cllr Josh Rendall was our guest speaker; his talk focused on planning and development in our neighbourhood and across the borough. PCSO Miriam Parker and two deputy police also attended to discuss crime statistics…
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