Team White City Fanzine - July 2013 by Hammersmith & Fulham Council

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White City residents young and old

Picture this! Prizes on offer for best snaps!

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come together to tackle litter as part of tidy new campaign to restore community pride

oung people leapt at the chance to help brighten up the neighbourhood â&#x20AC;&#x201C; along with dozens of older residents who played a part in the Big Clean Up campaign. Members of the community donned high-viz vests, took up litter pickers and gathered in the streets and parks of W12 throughout June, as part of the council-led project supported by Team White City. A sense of community pride was shared as local people of all ages joined events at Wormholt Park, the White City Adventure Playground and in streets around the White City estate, with support from the Neigbourhood Wardens.

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TEAM WHITE CITY INDEX l STREETS AHEAD Time to shut Australia Road?...........Page 7 l SNAP THAT! Picture contest begins in park......Pages 10-11 l POT TO PLATE Young people dig in the dirt.......Pages 24-25 l CRIME TALK Feedback from recent survey......Pages 26-27 l HOOPS Your chance to get footie filming......Pages 36-37

ABOUT US! l Team White City is a pilot project bringing all local people together to enjoy much greater control over how our neighbourhood is run. It’s also about building on our great community spirit, connecting people to essential services and support, and making sure everyone benefits from the development happening all around – both now and in the future. Our pilot project is run through H&F Council and is supported by the Department of Communities and Local Government and community groups including the White City Neighbourhood Forum and Urban Partnership Group. The Team White City fanzine is published every two months by the council’s communications department, with 6,000 copies distributed to homes and public locations across the White City Opportunity Area.

Now put your completed form in a suggestion box in White City

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The Team White City fanzine is produce in association with White City Neighbourhood Forum and is supported by: l For more details or to get involved in the Team White City fanzine email: teamwhitecity @lbhf.gov.uk or call Dan Hodges on 020 8753 2127

l SO how did the big diggers busy laying a new pitch at QPR recently make it inside Loftus Road? The answer is that a section of seating can be removed to create a hole big enough for the heavy machinery. Find out how to get involved in a new film project charting the social history of the Hoops later in this edition.

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Enter the competition online: www.hammersmith fulhamccg.nhs.uk/ competition.aspx

new health and social care centre is coming soon to White City – and the people in charge need YOUR help choosing a name for it. Local people

are being asked to come up with ideas for what to call the centre in Bloemfontein Road, and the winning suggestion will go up on the front of the building when it opens next year. You have until August 29 to come up with a name, and the winner will be announced at the White City Festival on September 15. They will be invited as a VIP to the opening of the centre. Anyone can enter the competition, and there is a limit of one entry per person. It is being run by NHS Hammersmith and Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group and Hammersmith & Fulham Council, who are working together to create the new centre.

How does it work?

You can suggest a name by filling out the form (above left) and putting it in one of the suggestion boxes at community centres, schools and GP surgeries around White City and Wormholt ward. You can also enter online and see detailed competition rules at: www. hammersmithfulhamccg.nhs.uk/competition.aspx

What names will be considered?

All sensible suggestions will be considered. The name should reflect the community health and social care services that will be provided, and draw inspiration from culture, history and environment of the neighbourhood. Rude and offensive suggestions will not be accepted.

What happens if lots of people suggest the same name?

The suggestions for the winning name will be placed into a blind draw and one winner will be chosen at random. Join the QPR history project! Details page 36

What happens next?

All suggestions will be reviewed by an expert panel from the local community, NHS and council, who will also discuss the names with the emergencyservices.

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hen the sun is out, W12 is a fine place to be – and this edition is full of ideas for how you can make the most of summer in our neigbourhood. Hammersmith Park is looking glorious, and you could win photography-related goodies with your picture of the Japanese Gardens. There are lots of new opportunities for young people to learn new skills and think about jobs and work experience, including a film project about the social history of QPR, and dozens of apprenticeship positions are on offer at Westfield, Agilysis and elsewhere. If you want to let off some steam, the White City Music Factory WHY NOT is starting SEND IN up another YOUR round of RECIPE weekly FOR OUR workshops. COOKBOOK? And if your thoughts are turning to barbecues and healthy salads, why not send in your recipe for our cookbook? We have full coverage of recent Big Clean Up events which inspired a fantastic amount of interest among local volunteers, along with the Big Tree Plant and this month’s ministeral visit. As always, we’re eager for more local people to get in touch about joining Team White City – so please email us at: teamwhitecity@lbhf.gov. uk or find us on Twitter and Facebook. Enjoy the summer!

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Free summer courses l Free activities for local 16 to 18-yearolds are being run over the summer by the London Skills Academy, including courses in web design, PC repairs, life skills and ICT, along with paintball outings and trips to adventure parks. Two-day courses run on Monday and Tuesday or Wednesday and Thursday, 9.30am to 3.30pm. Call the London Skills Academy on 020 8222 6791 or visit: www.lsa-edu.org

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Can you describe your typical day? I work full time as a community researcher at Only Connect. My job is to help promote my community to work on building more positives and fewer negatives. I enjoy training and sports, and I go out occasionally.

What are the best things about living here? The community is close as a whole. If you make friends and you’re a nice person, you’ll get along just fine. What would you like to change about the area? They should create more businesses and employment opportunities for young people, to help them get out of the kind of lifestyles that are easy to fall into. Who are the most important people in the local community and why? My family are the most important people to me, and a few of my local friends.

More opportunities for young people is the key thing for young White City residents, says 19-year-old Jamal-Justice Hounam, who has lived on the estate for the past 12 years

How do you relax and unwind? I do enjoy my training, it tends to relieve a lot of stress. What are your personal hopes for the future? Hopefully, one day I’ll get my own business. And if it does well I’ll look into investing in property. I’d love to open a gym, and the company I’m working for may have found a space with facilities which no one is using. If I’m lucky, that will be my start. How do you imagine White City will be 10 years from now? We’ve got Westfield and the changes to the BBC buildings coming, so I’m sure with all the expensive things being built in Shepherds Bush, they’re going to have to invest some money into the community to make the area look nicer. In 10 years I see White City having clean streets with everything refurbished.

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White City residents are asked to help come up with a plan to take over Australia Road for cyclists and pedestrians

he heart of the White City estate could become more pedestrian-friendly under plans being drawn up with the community. Road experts from Hammersmith & Fulham Council have been working with Team White City to ask local people what improvements they would like to see in their streets. Ƥ ơ southern section of Australia Road between India Way and Canada Way.

involved >>Would you like a pedestrianised zone in Australia Road? Email: teamwhitecity@ lbhf.gov.uk to tell us what you think

Closing the road to general ƥ outside the Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre, making it easier for pedestrians and cyclists to get between local facilities and allowing it to be used for community events. The idea is being developed following meetings with Michael Pettavel, head teacher of the early years centre, along with members of White City Neighbourhood Forum, White City Residents’ Association, Neighbourhood Wardens and the council.

Ƥ the group include poor lighting, overgrown trees and bushes, anti-social behaviour and safety concerns about pedestrian routes through the northern part of the estate. Minor improvements will be carried out over the next year and a more formal consultation will take place in September on the proposed shared space and other major projects. The council hopes to create the pedestrian zone in 2014, subject to funding and local support.

THE PROPOSALS Drawn up by the council’s transportation and highways team, following feedback from the community, the plan includes: >> Investigating a proposed shared use space in Australia Road outside Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre >> Improving pedestrian routes through the northern part of the estate between Australia Road and the Westway by: Putting up new lampposts and cutting back trees and shrubs More CCTV at key spots Removing brick walls and planters to create space Repairing paths and pavements and adding drop kerbs Replacing or removing old signs and street furniture

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Shepherds Bush United manager Danny Hibbert says football offers plenty of exciting opportunities off the pitch. Dan Hodges listens in

icture a TV close-up of a top football player on the pitch at Wembley. It’s a position many young people aspire to be in, but only a few will ever realise their dream of joining a Premier League team. Pan the camera out a little, however, and the rest of the stadium comes into focus – and with it a whole world of opportunity which should be within reach of anyone. That is the message behind The Whole Picture, a new project which aims to set more young people on the road to realistic careers they are passionate about, whether as a merchandiser selling T-shirts in the stands, as a personal trainer or as a cameraman or sound engineer recording from the sidelines. The project is the brainchild of 48-year-old White City Estate resident Danny Hibbert (pictured right), former QPR coach and leader of local youth football club Shepherds Bush United. Danny said: “Things like X-Factor and Britain’s Got Talent are huge in people’s lives and everyone thinks they’ve got to become a singer or a footballer. “But if you pan out from the football pitch you can see there are so many jobs and so many different avenues you can go down. You might not become a Premier League player but you can still be in the sport that you love.

l To find out more about the Whole Picture visit: www.thewholepicture.org.uk or email: dannyhibbert64 @hotmail.co.uk

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Former QPR coach and Shepherds Bush United coach Danny Hibbert urges young footie fans to think outside the pitch for their careers

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“I want to broaden young people’s horizons. I want to be the person who says to them, you can do that – this is where you start and this is how you get there.” Despite currently being unemployed, Danny has been working hard to lay the foundations for The Whole Picture with the support of old friends, and says local residents Nicole Kenton, Pam Hawkins and Joanne Logan have been vital in getting it ready for launch. The first summer holiday project will be at the Old Oak Community Centre in Braybrook Street, East Acton, for four weeks from August 5. The team will be there every day from 12pm to 2pm and every Friday evening from 3.30pm to 6pm, to inspire young people to learn the basics in everything from sport to poetry, drama and dance. The Whole Picture will then launch in six local schools in the autumn term, focusing on PE to help children aged eight to 10 develop important physical skills. The aim is to reach all the borough’s schools by the end of the year, then beyond. Danny said: “We’ll go into a school once a week for two 45

I want to broaden young people’s horizons. You might not become a Premier League player but you can still be in the sport that you love

minute sessions, and we’ll build it from there. “We’re going to start with the fundamentals of movement, showing the children the importance of coordination, speed and agility, because if you haven’t got the basics right, how can you go on to play football, or cricket, or learn gymnastics? “I think you should work with children as early as possible, because when they’re aged seven or eight you can really shape them.” Once The Whole Picture is established, a similar project for young people in the older age group of 16 to 25 – called The Bigger Picture – will follow. The team has been carefully put together by Danny, including some former players from Shepherds Bush United. Danny said: “Over the last three years I’ve had the chance to go out and hand-pick my team. There are a lot of young people who are coming back to work for us, which is very rewarding. “I don’t want to make money, I want young people to focus on how they can be someone. It’s never going to be about me – it’s about showing the children good paths to follow. I want to change people’s lives.”

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nyone who has walked through Hammersmith Park will have been struck by the tranquility of its Japanese Gardens, nestled in the shadow of the BBC’s former home. Now the Friends of Hammersmith Park are encouraging local people to capture the elegant beauty of this corner of White City on camera - with photography-related prizes up for grabs. Plans are being drawn up to extend the Japanese Gardens, and new routes into the park from the redeveloped Television Centre will make it a busier spot in years to come. So before any changes take place, whip out your camera or phone and get snapping. John Gordon Smith, chair of the Friends of Hammersmith Park, said: “There’s a strong Japanese element to the history of the park stretching back to 1910. “I don’t think the work on the the waterfall and the pond were ever fully completed so we need to look at what more can be done. “We wanted to promote the park and the plans for the extension of the Japanese Gardens through the picture competition.

“There could be people in the shot, as long as some feature of the Japanese Garden can be seen.” Prizes will be announced closer to the competition deadline on October 31. Setsuo Kato, a member of the Friends group who helped bring about the restoration of the Japanese Gardens, said: “The competition will bring the British and Japanese communities together. The contest has a very long deadline so there’s more ơ seasons and take pictures.”

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of Right, Friends of Hammersmith Park members John Gordon Smith and Setsuo Kato enjoy the sunshine

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COMPETITION RULES AND GUIDELINES There are separate categories for adults and children under 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so please state which one you are entering.

One entry per person. Send your photo (.jpg file only, maximum 2MB) by email to: fohp2010@yahoo.co.uk Alternatively send a printed copy (no larger than A5) to: The Friends of Hammersmith Park, 48 Stanlake Road, London W12 7HL.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to include your name, address, phone number or email address, along with details of the camera used. The closing date is October 31. Winners will be notified and winning photographs will be displayed at venues around the borough.

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100 more communities like White City are set to receive cash from the Government, MP Don Foster said

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You say you want a revolution? A FAB n expansion of the programme that kick-started Team White City was revealed this month – and Shepherds Bush was chosen for the launch. Don Foster, Parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Communities and Local Government, visited the Wood Lane Community Centre on Tuesday, July 9, to announce that at least 100 more communities will be given cash to explore how they can help transform their own neighbourhoods. The £4.3million Our Place! funding will be shared around the UK. It comes on top of an extra £350,000 for the 12 pilot areas – which includes White City – to help put their plans into practice. Over the last year, Team White City has been working with the community to develop five programmes that will involve local people much more closely on key issues such as employment support, policing, health care and housing repairs. White City residents are also setting up a new social enterprise aimed at improving health, social wellbeing, skills and education. Mr Foster met some of those involved in Team White City and the other pilot areas during his visit. He said: “This further investment will help build a popular movement towards a new way of working. “Handing control of local public services over to local communities who know their areas best can deliver more and better for less help, create more resilient and

FIVE Here are the five key programmes of the Team White City project:

l Decentralising public services >> Local people will help oversee and deliver services l Supporting and creating working households >> Bringing jobseekers, employers and agencies together l A network of parent champions >> Delivering better long-term results for local families l Preventing and reducing crime >> Building closer links between local people, the police and others l The Team White City health and wellbeing hub >> Ensuring local services matter to local people

MP Don Foster and White City resident Harry Audley

involved communities and build neighbourhoods that are better places to live.” Welcoming the launch of the expanded Our Place! programme at the community centre, Harry Audley, chairman of White City Neighbourhood Forum, said: “Within a short time we will start to deliver incredible things in our communities. “And it’s in places like this that the revolution will take place.”

l Would you like to join Team White City and work together to support our neighbourhood? Email: teamwhitecity@lbhf.gov. uk and tell us how you want to be involved!

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hite City resident Hollie Maher, 26, has lived in Hammersmith & Fulham all her life. She has a six year old son and is currently working and studying as an apprentice with H&F Council. Hollie has loved being an apprentice and shares her experience with us:

“When my son was three years old, I enrolled on a two year hairdressing course at Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College. The course was fantastic and I loved hairdressing, but when it was finished I was unable to find employment in that field. I desperately wanted stability and to build a good future for myself and my son, however, in this economic climate it was proving difficult. I knew I had to be flexible and look for something else so I applied to become an apprentice at H&F Council. The application process was easy and I passed the assessment without any problems. I was able to study at college one day a week and get some qualifications whilst working and earning. I now work in executive services as a admin assistant.

You’re hired! Earn while you learn Are you looking for some quality work experience and the chance to gain a qualification? Perhaps you’ve recently left school or college or you’re unemployed. An apprenticeship with the council could

Every day is different, my role is varied and interesting and I’m never bored. I’ve now been in post just over a year and I’ve passed my level 2 and progressed to an NVQ level 3. At first I found it difficult juggling home life, childcare, work and college and course work but with the help and support of my colleagues and family I was able to adjust and I’m thoroughly enjoying the job. I’ve become more organised, gained new skills and made new friends. My long term aim is to progress and study for a degree whilst working and build a positive future for myself and my son. My hope is that he will work hard for what he wants, earn a decent income and choose a career he loves. My family and friends are proud of everything that I have achieved.”

be just the thing you need to get your career moving. Apprentices come from all walks of life and can be all ages. H&F offers apprentices work experience four days a week alongside one day a week when they attend college. H&F Council

offers all kinds of roles for apprentices, including business administration, catering, customer service, retail and hospitality apprenticeships. Previous apprentices have a high success rate of finding full-time employment on completion of the programme. For more details please get in touch with clare.edgson@lbhf.gov.uk or call 020 8753 4053

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Hollie Maher’s apprenticeship with H&F Council has allowed her to gain work experience while getting an NVQ qualification at the same time. Her future’s looking bright.

“Every day is different, my role is varied and interesting and I’m never bored”

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ahead Are you eager to get work experience or be paid to train? Worried about not being accepted? Not sure who to approach or how to go about it? Don’t worry – help is at hand! The experts at Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Work Zone can help give you the skills, confidence and know-how you need to get a foot in the door and explore new opportunities. With lots of volunteer work placements and paid apprenticeships on your doorstep, you can find a position that fits your interests and ambitions – whatever your background.

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Learn more about apprenticeships at W estfield! Speak to a member of the Work Zone team toda y– email: apprenticeship s@ workzoneonline.co.u k or call 020 8753 4691

Digital future

A summer pro gramme enco uraging young people to think abou t digital med apprenticesh ia ips launches at the end of – and there co Ju ly uld be a place for you. Anyone aged 16 to 18 can apply to join two-week pre the -apprenticesh ip course run by Hammers mith-based IT firm Agilysis their base in at Hammersmit h Grove, from 29 July to 9 A ugust or from 12 to 23 Aug At the end yo ust. u will have a BTEC WorkSk qualification, ills an Adobe Ass ociate certifica and you will te, be well-place d to get one Agilysis’s full o f apprenticesh ips a chance to be gin a digital m s well as the edia career. To apply – o r to find out about apprenticesh ips at the co uncil – email: clare.e dgson@lbhf. gov.uk For more on the Agilysis sc heme visit: www.archap prentices.co.u k/arch-way

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HELLO GREEN ARMY! Main picture, Amye Clarke and Valerie Hartwich get to work in Wormholt Park. Clockwise from right (back row from left) Gysbert Bos, Mathew Alfred, Patrick White, Clare Fuchs, Maria Helena Scott and Leye Oladapo. Front row, Anne Vaughan and Katy Lewis; Iris Colebrook, 5, and Ruby Bryant, 4; Mike Reeman on guitar; Hadrian HugginsNicholls, 5, with Maria Helena Scott; Stanley Belle, 5, mum Anna Belle, Masie Asbridge, 6; and Stanley enjoys the park

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Volunteers turn out in force to help cleaN up Wormholt Park

ark lovers came together on a sunny Sunday to help brighten up their local green space. The Friends of Wormholt Park organised the twohour clear up on June 2 in support of Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s Big Clean Up campaign. Families and volunteers worked hard to tidy up and clear the park of litter before relaxing with a picnic to the sounds of local band Jazz Dadz. Anne Bruce, of the Friends of Wormholt Park, said: “We would like to thank everyone who helped out at the event. We had around 20 volunteers litter picking in the sunshine, with finds including what was dubbed the ‘dinosaur bone’, a colossal bone.” The Friends group, which was set up in 2011, is now planning further events in the park this year.

l Would you like to join a Big Clean Up event in White City or Shepherds Bush? Do you have your own ideas? Email: teamwhitecity@lbhf.gov.uk

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l Would you like to join a Big Clean Up event in W12? Do you have your own ideas? Email: teamwhitecity @lbhf.gov.uk

E WHITE CITY KIDS TACKLE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND AND MAKE IT SHINE

ager youngsters took up the challenge of hunting for rubbish in their local play area as part of Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s Big Clean Up campaign. The group of 20 children scoured every part of the White City Adventure Playground in Canada Way on June 12, kitted out with gloves, high-visibility vests and litter pickers. Prizes for the most amount of rubbish collected, including Team White City T-shirts, inspired the group to collect a large haul of litter including cigarette butts, food wrappers and plastic bottles, leaving the site looking super-clean. Play Project team leader Rich Driffield said: “It was a great opportunity to tidy up the playground and also FREE to engage the children in an activity that improves summer play their sense of attachment, ownership and respect for sessions! Details the play environment. They seemed to really enjoy it.” page 39

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Sagal Osman and Maisalam Singh help clear litter in front of the Fatima Centre. Inset below, Singh, Nawaal Abdalla and Osman on the Big Clean Up!

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WOMEN OF WHITE CITY TARGET LITTER IN INDIA WAY

omen from White City joined the campaign to clear up the neighbourhood, filling four refuse sacks with litter in less than an hour. They led a Big Clean Up blitz of India Way on June 11, targeting a stretch of fencing and planting where rubbish had collected near Pope John RC Primary School and the Fatima Community Centre. Volunteer Sagal Osman, 37, a White City resident and project manager of local organisation Good Effort for Health and Wellbeing, said: “We wanted to be involved because White City is where we live, and want to see it looking cleaner. We want to work with the council and tell them what we need, in lots of different ways – on things like health, safety and littering in White City.” FREE Fellow volunteer Maisalam Singh, 41, said: “Hopefully summer play when people see us out here doing this, they will think about sessions! doing it as well and helping to keep the community tidy.” Details page 39 Council contractor Serco provided gloves, high visibility jackets, litter pickers and rubbish bags.

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Throw your recipes into the pot for the White City Cookbook

hese local young people are hard at work tending the Phoenix School Farm - and the fruits of their labours could end up in your kitchen.

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Crime survey YOU SAID - WE LISTENED In March we asked local people to fill out crime surveys to help us understand your priorities for our neighbourhood. We had a fantastic response online and through Team White City’s post boxes, and a great turnout at our crime Q&A in White City on 15 April – so a big thank you to everyone who took part. We’ve looked carefully at each survey to build up a clear picture of your most pressing local issues, and how we can start tackling them together. The experts have analysed the data and we’ve pulled out some of the most striking findings from the crime survey – see opposite for a full report.

You told us YOUR crime priorities: 1 People using or dealing drugs 2 Burglary 3 Violence or assault, and drunk and rowdy behaviour in public places 4 Gang violence and related problems 5 Robbery

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Top 10 survey findings

What happens next?

local people think there is a 70% ofproblem with people using or

Team White City is now working with the police and others to launch a virtual Neighbourhood Crime Group, with local people involved. A plan is being drawn up so everyone works together to tackle your priorities and we will regularly report how we are getting on. We’re improving ways for local people to report crime anonymously and without fear, and we’ll keep you up to date about all the ways you can raise your concerns in confidence. To report a crime anonymously call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Follow @teamwhitecity on Twitter Find us online at www.facebook.com/ teamwhitecity

dealing drugs

there is an issue with people 66% say being drunk or rowdy in public

places

concerned about robbery in 63% are White City – but only 10 robberies

were reported last year

worried about rubbish and litter 63% are left lying around to help set and monitor 60% want neighbourhood crime priorities not report crime due to fear 33% would of reprisals local people feel unsafe outside 30% ofat night, and 13% during the day had problems with noisy 25% have neighbours or loud parties feel safer with a 21% would Neighbourhood Watch scheme

close to home

like to be 20% would able to report

problems through email or the internet

Get involved! Put yourself forward for the virtual Neighbourhood Crime Group and help set local priorities by emailing: teamwhitecity@lbhf.gov.uk to find out more.

Email us at teamwhitecity@lbhf.gov.uk

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l To see what’s on offer – or to find out about volunteering at Furnish – just drop in to the store at the West12 shopping centre or visit: www.sbhg.co.uk/ furnish

urnishing your home can be a daunting prospect, and even the basics can seem out of reach if money is tight. But a new enterprise at the West12 Shopping Centre is helping people find low-cost furniture – with even stylish vintage pieces thrown into the mix. Furnish recently expanded from a small unit to a space six times the size on the ground floor, with hundreds of secondhand items now finding their way in and out of the shop each week. Andrea Feller, service supervisor, said: “Most of it comes from the local community. People either want to buy new things or just get rid of something. “We get new items in every day and the stock is constantly changing – we get customers coming in asking what’s new.”

Furnish is part of Staying First, a charity working to relieve poverty, sickness and distress, which is itself part of Shepherds Bush Housing Group. Sofas are available for around £20 to £50, depending on the condition, and sets of dining tables and chairs go for around £80. There is a flat local delivery charge of £12, regardless of how many items are on the van, and most of the staff are volunteers, keeping costs down. Andrea said: “We make sure we have essentials like tables and chairs which are always affordable, and there’s a 25 per cent discount if you have proof you receive certain benefits.

“We’ve had some really happy customers. It’s not just about being able to help people on low incomes, but also offering really nice bits and pieces that people have been looking for ages, and which they can actually afford.” The charity’s HQ is based in Greenford at the West London Re-use Centre, from which new stock is continually brought in. Andy Rogan, service supervisor at the depot, said: “The whole idea is to divert this furniture from landfill and get it back into active service. Some of it is brand new. “From the customer’s point of view this is a great initiative, especially when money is not flowing as freely as it might have done five years ago. “We’re lucky to have so much available, so people can benefit from it and save a few quid.”

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l Green-thumbed pupils plant 300 trees in White City

hildren from four local schools dug deep to plant 300 trees in just one day in a project led by White City Lions Club. Over the course of six and a half hours, dedicated young gardeners set to work transforming four local plots with the help of adult volunteers. Children from Ark Bentworth Academy planted 100 trees on Bentworth Open Space, Ark Conway pupils

spruced up the Wormholt Estate, young people from Wormholt School transformed patches of Wormholt Park, and the White City One O’Clock Club benefitted from more new trees planted by children from nearby Canberra School. The project was supported by Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Quadron, the borough’s grounds maintenance contractor, and volunteers who took to the earth in April. Mathew Alfred, chair of the White City Lions Club, said: “We

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were helped all day by a team of two workers from Quadron and they were marvellous. Without them we would have struggled. “It was amazing for the kids to be involved. “That’s the beauty of a project like this. I think now we might like to try some smaller projects, getting the schools involved planting things like fruit trees, where you see a double benefit.” The Lions Club, set up one year ago to carry out voluntary

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and community work in the neighbourhood, was given £1,000 to buy and plant native species in the north of the borough as part of The Big

Far left and above, pupils from the Ark Bentworth Academy get digging in White City

Tree Plant, a campaign by Defra and the Forestry Commission encouraging tree planting. The new arrivals include varieties like oak, hornbeam, silver birch and pussy willow. Around two thirds are expected to be lost through a combination of adverse conditions and vandalism, but even if that is the case, the neighbourhood could benefit from around 100 mature trees.

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White City Music Factory Now budding players can find their rhythm with the help of local music veterans

Matthew Auda and Edward Bunto of the White City Music Factory will help you Ƥ rhythm

n the decades since musicians Edward Bunto and Matthew Auda started playing together, much has changed in the neighbourhood. The White City Music Factory – a regular, informal workshop which sprang to life in the 1990s – has moved home several times to different community buildings, with a constantly changing line-up. Now the group has set down roots at the

Wood Lane Community Centre, in Wood Lane Close, where young players and would-be musicians can join weekly sessions and learn to play alongside their elders. Edward, 68, said: “Most of the facilities that local people used to have are no longer there, so it’s become very difficult to build up community friendship. “Everybody

TEAMWHITE WHITECITY CITYFANZINE FANZINE TEAM seems to drift in different ways and I think a lot of people are lost because they feel there’s nothing there for them. “That’s why I’m fighting so much to keep the workshop going. If people are interested in music, they’re welcome to come and see the elders and we’ll put them in the right direction. “They can turn up and sit down and have a listen. We can show them one or two chords, then they’ve got something to go away with and practice.” The style of music the group plays will change depending on which musicians are available, and what kind of audience they’re playing to. Matthew, 59, said: “People come to have fun. We all do different things and play different instruments. Some play a bit of bass, a bit of guitar and

WE GET A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES AND INSTRUMENTS, IT’S NICE TO HEAR THEM ALL JOINED TOGETHER CREATING SOME KIND OF COMMUNITY NOISE a bit of keyboard, and we all swap around.” Members pay a subscription fee of around £2 per session to cover the cost of maintaining the instruments, such as buying new guitar strings. Sessions usually run from 6pm to 8pm every Wednesday at the centre in Wood Lane

Close, starting with an hour of workshops. In the second half, younger musicians can try joining in with the more experienced players. Edward said: “We get such a variety of different nationalities and instruments, it’s nice to hear them all joined together creating some kind of community noise. “We play a fusion of all sorts of music – African style, Caribbean style – we mix it all up with a bit of percussion and bass. It sounds good, and people seem to like it when we play at festivals. “We often have one or two female singers at the workshops. I want to sing myself but they tell me not to. The more people we have, the more music we can create.”

The White City Music Factory is due to run at the Wood Lane Community Centre in Wood Lane Close every Wednesday evening from the end of June, 6pm to 8pm. To find out more call Edward Bunto on 07944 047 544

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Our fu u Local people are looking at how they can help shape the changing environment of White City – and you can be involved. Expert Stuart Woodin sets out what could be achieved by developing a Neighbourhood Plan

eighbourhood planning was created by the government to empower people to take a more active role in shaping the future of places where they live and work. Communities now have a ƪ planning to a level never possible before. Over 600 communities have already started and there is a national support programme to help.

HOW DO YOU IMAGINE THE FUTURE OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD? Neighbourhood planning invites you to look 10-15 years ahead and to develop a clear vision for the future of White City and Wormholt. How the streets, parks, courtyards, pavements, ƪ and where new housing, community services and other buildings might go. How important sites coming up for sale in next few years might be

developed - with owners and developers, but this time with the community leading. Where do you want to see new or improved services delivered from? What’s missing in the area? What would you do with all the ƥ ǫ neighbourhood plan all these things and a lot more can be thrashed out.

IS ANYONE WRITING A PLAN? Not yet, but White City Neighbourhood Forum has started discussions with its members and the council, which is responsible for agreeing the neighbourhood boundary and the group who will lead it. It needs a minimum of 21 people who live, know, run businesses and represent the community in White City. A working group of the forum is being set up. The development of the Neighbourhood Plan will build on the community aspirations expressed in the Team White City Plan. For example all services for White City will be

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uture delivered from a local base. A Neighbourhood Plan can make sure facilities are built in the right places. So far two meetings with members of the White City Neighbourhood Forum have helped raise awareness of the ơ Neighbourhood Plan, identify who needs to be involved and work out the steps needed. A workshop with the council, strategic site developers, land owners, businesses, residents and forum members is set to follow.

WHERE IS THE BOUNDARY? The Neighbourhood Forum and its consultants, URS, are working on the tricky questions of where the boundary should go. A simple survey is being carried out in the streets and online to see how local people Ƥ neighbourhood. To take part visit: www.surveymonkey. com/s/323GCL2

DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THIS? Great news! Neighbourhood planning is led by communities and then approved by communities through a referendum.

Look out for information in this fanzine, in local libraries, community centres and online.

You will be able to take part in workshops, focus groups, surveys, consultation meetings and activities.

To join the working group or for more information email: Andy Sharpe at: andy@upg. org.uk

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is also consulting on a set of guidelines to influence major future development – and you have till August 2 to give your feedback. The White City Opportunity Area Planning Framework will guide how White City grows and changes over the next 20 years. It would underpin a Neighbourhood Plan if the community chooses to push ahead with one. The whole of the draft planning framework is available online at: www.lbhf.gov.uk/whitecityOAPF. Hard copies are also available at the White City Community Centre, in India Way, and Shepherds Bush Library in Wood Lane, at the entrance to Westfield shopping centre.

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Tell the story of the HOOPS Since 1882, Queens Park Rangers have been part of the community in west London. Now, the club is appealing for young people to help them collect the memories of fans for a documentary film

oung people in White City are needed for a film project charting the social history of Queens Park Rangers football club – and recruitment is under way this summer. The joint project by QPR in the Community Trust and the Octavia Foundation will result in a one-hour documentary and a new website, all researched, filmed and put together by local youths. The aim of ‘The Story of QPR’ is to unearth stories from across the generations which document the club’s changing environment, while equipping 40 young people with the skills to gain a foothold in the media industries. The project will run for the next two years, with opportunities for fans and volunteers of all ages and backgrounds to contribute. Andy Evans, chief executive of QPR From top, QPR in the Community Trust, said: “You legend Stan have the hardcore fan base who are Bowles in full interested in the heritage of the flow; fans on club and the surrounding area, then the march; Andy residents who may have lived here for Evans of QPR in generations, young people who are the Community excited about being part of a media Trust project, friends groups and the club itself. “This is a great project to bring all those different groups together.”

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WORK FIT THIS SUMMER l A new summer project helping young people find work opportunities in sports and coaching is being launched by QPR in the Community Trust. If you’re aged 18 to 24, are out of work and looking for a job, and are interested in sport and coaching, QPR Work Fit could be for you. The programme will run two days a week for 15 weeks, and will lead to qua lifications in FA Level 1 football coaching, emp loyability, fitness, nutrition and personal deve lopment. Each day of the course will include two hours of practical sports activities , and there will be volunteering opportunities, workshops with experts from totaljobs.com and tours of Loftus Road. Andy Evans said: “The ideal outcome is to get young people into a position where they’re able to get on the work ladd er, equipped with the skills, confidence, know-how and qualifications to be able to take a positive step forward.” For more details email Jesse Foyle at JesseF@qpr.co.uk or call 0208 740 2529.

The trust has already secured funding from the Premier League Charitable Fund and the Professional Footballers Association, and will raise more as the project develops. “The more money we raise, the more we can do with the project,” said Andy. Young people are being recruited throughout the summer to work towards a premiere at Loftus Road in 2014, before the documentary is screened in cinemas, schools and community centres across London. A separate website will also serve as an archive for all the material collected by the project team, including stories and pictures that don’t make the final cut. Andy said: “This little pocket of west London has always been incredibly diverse, and the rich mix here provides for an interesting and dynamic environment. It has changed a lot and hopefully our project will capture some of that change. “Things do evolve, and that’s why a project like this is important – so we can understand and learn what the impact of those changes has been.”

l To put yourself forward for the project or to tell your story email QPRfilm@ octaviafoundation.org.uk

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BUSH HALL 310 Uxbridge Road www.bushhallmusic.co.uk Box Office: 020 8932 2652

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Trembling Bells & Mike Heron Thursday, July 18 l Folk-rockers Trembling Bells team up with veteran musician Mike Heron, of the Incredible String Band, who marks his 70th birthday this year. Songs from both bands’ back catalogues feature in the show, which celebrates Heron’s influence and legacy. Tickets £12. London Burlesque Festival Friday, July 19 & Saturday, July 20 l After a sell out 10-day run in May, some of the stars of the festival will return to Bush Hall for two extravagant showcases of the best burlesque and variety acts around. The shows promise high octane glamour at its finest. Tickets from £24 at londonburlesquefest.com Melic Thursday, August 1 l What do you get if you cross a metal drummer, a funk-rock bassist, a classically trained piano and saxophone player and a singer-songwriter who is also a rock guitarist? The answer is London band Melic, who have released two EPs independently since forming in 2008. Tickets £8. Angel Olsen Thursday, August 29 l The enigmatic singer will interrupt a tour of north America to play just one London show as the Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy sidekick comes to Bush Hall. Tickets £12.

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An Evening Of The Blues featuring Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite Tuesday, July16

l Hot on the heels their collaborative album Get Up!, acclaimed musicians Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite will play a one-off show at the Empire. Tickets SOLD OUT

Bat for Lashes

Tuesday, August 13

l After enjoying fresh critical acclaim for her third album The Haunted Man, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Natasha Khan brings her thrillingly off-kilter vision to Shepherds Bush for one night only. Tickets from £25.31.

Hawkwind

Saturday, August 24

l Psychedelic space rock pioneers Hawkwind – whose origins can be traced back to nearby Notting Hill – will offer a full run-through of their classic 1975 album, Warrior on The Edge of Time, which is also being re-released in an expanded, official version from their label Atomhenge. Tickets from £22.50.

Wiley

Tuesday, September 17

l Known as the Godfather of Grime, prolific London rapper Wiley is on tour following the release of his new album The Ascent, which includes the number one hit Heatwave and Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya). Tickets from £18.56.

BUSH THEATRE 7 Uxbridge Road www.bushtheatre.co.uk Box Office: 020 8743 5050 Disgraced Until July 29

l This Manhattan-set play about ambition, culture and faith is enjoying an extended run at the Bush. Corporate lawyer Amir Kapoor is in love and about to land the biggest career promotion of his life. Tickets from £10 (concs) to £19.50.

Josephine and I Until August 17

l Torchwood star Cush Jumbo stars in the premiere of her debut play, weaving the tale of a modern London girl into the story of one of the greatest forgotten stars of the 20th century, Josephine Baker. From the ragtime rhythms of St

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TOP CHOICE MUSIC HOUSE FOR CHILDREN Summer Party 306-310 Uxbridge Road Thursday, July 25 10am-noon

l What better way to spend a hot July day than making a musical instrument from a vegetable? The music school attached to Bush Hall is laying on a twohour summer party for the first time, featuring sing-alongs, magical storytelling, face painting, instrumental performances and creative summer crafts. Tickets cost £5 for children / £1 for adults including all activities, lollipops, tea and juice. Louis and the intoxicating sounds of 1920s Paris to the present day, this production could bring a touch of Gatsby’s glamour to W12. Tickets from £10 (concessions) to £15.

SHEPHERDS BUSH MARKET Between Uxbridge Road and Goldhawk Road Shop Local

l Support your local stallholders and explore historic Shepherds Bush Market, with popular food kiosks and grocers nestled alongside stalls selling clothes, unusual fabrics and almost everything else. Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8.30am to 6pm, and Thursdays from 8.30am to 1pm.

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SHEPHERDS BUSH LIBRARY 6 Wood Lane www.lbhf.gov.uk/libraries 020 8753 3842 Homework Club

l Young people will find a helping hand and a quiet environment for doing homework at the library each Thursday, 3.45pm-5.15pm

Craft Club

l Tuesdays 3.45-4.45pm (term time only). For children aged three to 11 and their parents. 50p per child to cover the cost of art materials.

Computer help sessions

l Find the support you need to get online and build essential IT skills. Wednesday 11am-noon and 3pm-4pm, Friday 11am -noon and 3pm-4pm, Sunday 11am-noon. Book in advance as places are limited.

Under-fives sessions

l Free story sessions aimed at improving children’s language and literacy skills are held on Mondays at 2.15pm and Tuesdays at 10.30am. Sing along to classic children’s songs at Rhyme Time sessions, Wednesdays 10.30am to 11am and Saturdays 11am to 11.30am.

WHITE CITY ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND Canada Way, White City Play Sessions

l Free open access play sessions will run during the summer holidays, from Monday to Friday throughout August. All children aged eight to 14 can take join in between 11.30am and 3.30pm, as long as they are registered on site by an adult. The open access sessions are staffed by a team of trained play workers and children can come and go as they wish. A free community event will be held at the playground on Wednesday, August 7, from noon to 3pm, to highlight the importance of play in the lives of children.

WHITE CITY COMMUNITY CENTRE India Way, White City Exercise sessions

l Free exercise sessions are run every week by the Community Champions, and all are welcome to join in. Enjoy Pilates on Tuesdays from 9.30am to 10.30am, aerobics on Tuesdays from 5.30pm to 6.30pm, and Zumba on Fridays from 9.30am to 10.30am.