Joanna's Whimsical Life: Happy 2018!

Tuesday, 2 January 2018

Happy 2018!

I thought I'd pay a visit to my blog-diary-photo album to wish anyone who may wander here a happy new year 2018. Let me also share a few pictures from a pre-Christmas coffee morning at my neighbour's down the street organised to gather funds for a local girl's Bible studies in a far away land. The previous afternoon was spent baking cakes and making Christmas decorations for sale. There were mince pies, shortbread biscuits, fudge and all sorts of tasty things. My friend who found some of this fudge under the Christmas tree was very happy and didn't take long to eat it. However, I managed to have a piece!

Believe it or not, I used the gingerbread biscuits to make a symbolic Christmas tree in our cosy flat. Oops, I think I've deleted the picture. Shall I take another one?

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COME & EXPLORE OAK TOWN

Saturday March 9^th 2019, 1-3 pm

£10pp

Let's meet at 1 pm outside Acton Central Station, which splits the pretty Churchfield Road into two, and walk through Acton Park entering the same way as the annual Acton Carnival procession has entered the park over the recent years.

On the way we will see a brand new school and talk about the Goldsmiths’ Guild, the major benefactors of this part of the former London borough. We shall cross the east west through road, here known as The Vale heading towards Southfields Recreation Grounds which is situated on one of four ancient fields in Acton. The council bought in 1908 from Wilkinson Sword Co. who during World War 1 manufactured over two million bayonets on site.

Then we will stop to see St Peter’s Church which is especially popular with the Italian community and continue towards the long and curved Acton Lane to leave it soon for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Next we will make our way towards the same east west road which here uses the name of Acton High Street. We shall see more interesting edifices and ponder over the history of Berrymead Priory which was not really a priory. We will visit the newly open Arch Climbing Wall Centre. There will be some surprises on the way too! We will end up at The West London Trade Union Club and you are welcome to stay on and chill out over a drink but bring some food with you or buy some on the way. It's still £10 pp only, mind you!