Church Street Newsletter April 2025

11/04/2025

Site B & C Check-in?

We are now into the last few weeks of the Church Street check-in survey. Thank you everyone who has completed the survey so far. You still have time to have your say and be in with a chance of winning a £20 Love2shop voucher.

All you have to do is one of the following:

• Go to Church street Check-in survey
• Come to the Regeneration Space
• Come and see us at one of our events – see Dates for your Diary.

We will have our Community Researchers out and about during April door knocking. This will also be an opportunity for you to fill in the survey and tell us your thoughts. They could be knocking on your door!

Dates for your Diary

• Community Market Stall, Thursday 17 April,10.30am to 2.30pm, Church Street Marke
• Regeneration Space coffee morning, Wednesday 23 April, 11am to 12pm, Regeneration Space, 56 Church Street

Lisson Grove Update

• • Newpin Nursery, Boldero Place, NW8 8EQ
    (For parents/carers of children under 5) Tuesday 29 April 10am to 12pm: (For over 50s) Thursday 24 April 12pm to 3pm
  • Church Street Market, Saturday 3 May, 11am to 2pm
  • Tenant Information Session. If you are a tenant of 4-12 Lilestone Street or Gayhurst House, we would like to invite you to information session on Thursday 24 April 4.30pm to 6.30pm, 35-37 Church Street, NW8 8ET

Site A Demolition Update 

Current Works

• • • Cray House demolished and central gardens area progressed to formation levels
    • Scaffold gantry and plywood installed on Penfold Street 
    • Church Street scaffolding progressing to Blackwater House
    • Soft strip of Blackwater House has commenced

Upcoming Works

• • • Demolition of Lambourne and Pool
    • House has commenced
    • Hard demo on Blackwater House to commence in May
    • Ongoing – Poole House hard demo
    • Cadent Gas works on Church Street 14 to 17 April
    • Thames Water disconnections – These will be excavations and will take place on Penfold Street, 23 April to 29 April

If you have any questions about the demolition programme, you can contact Caroline Hudson, by using the following:

• Email: caroline.hudson@keltbray.com
• Call: 07710 708 341

Church Street: Name it Together

As part of Site A Regeneration and the requirement for new buildings to be registered, we will work with the local community to name the new homes. It is important to us that the new names are respectful of the existing community and reflect Church Street’s history.

We will be holding a theme and naming workshop with the Church Street Regeneration Community Group (CSRCG) to gather their feedback. We will propose themes around ties to market heritage, local figures and cultural and artistic heritage.

Following the meeting with the CSRCG, we will take their feedback to help draw up the shortlist, which we will then share with you.

You can submit your suggestion at:

Sita A naming

We will want to hear your views on the potential names for the new buildings. We are keen to know what you think, so please do get involved!

We will keep you updated throughout this process and look forward to sharing the outcomes of these workshops with you.

You can give us your feedback by coming to the Regeneration Space or coming to one of our coffee mornings – see dates for your diary
for the next one.

Church Street Community unites for Iftar meal at Greenside Community Centre

On Friday 14 March, the Church Street community came together for a meaningful Iftar meal, celebrating unity, cultural understanding, and the power of connection.

The gathering served as a reminder of how shared experiences can strengthen our community, foster inclusivity, and enhance health and well-being.

A huge thank you to Berkeley Group for sponsoring the event and to their dedicated volunteers who supported us every step of the way.

We also extend our appreciation to the Community Champions Church Street Project for their sponsorship and hands-on support throughout the event.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this special occasion. We look forward to many more opportunities
to come together as a community!

Community Market Stall is Back!

Our first Community Market Stall for the year will take place on Thursday 17 April, 10.30am to 2.30pm. Come along and find out is going on in the community.

Come along and have a chat with:

• Eco Plants
• MEWSO (Middle Easter Women and Society)
• Green House Sport
• Westminster Families
• Archibeats
• Central & Northwest NHS Foundation Trust

If you would like to take part in a future Community Market Stall, you can email us at churchstreet@westminster.gov.uk
or call 020 7641 2968. 

Exhibition Opening 

‘OCEANIC VISION / MOANA TE’ INDIGENOUS ARTISTS FROM THE PACIFIC

The show centres around the Pacific Ocean, exploring multiple island perspectives, cosmologies and concerns through the lens of the region’s wealth of cultural, environmental and geopolitical diversity.

Opening Event: 24 April, 6.30pm

Exhibition Dates: 25 April – 31 May (Wed – Sat, 12pm to 6pm) at The Showroom, 63 Penfold St, London NW8 8PQ

For further information, visit The Showroom
For group visits, contact Magdalena at
magdalena@theshowroom.org

Lison Grove Update

After reviewing resident feedback and considering the best way to continue, the council can now update residents. As residents will hopefully remember, the Lisson Grove programme consists of two sites:

1.The council offices on Orchardson Street
2.Gayhurst, Penn House, 4-12 Lilestone Street, and the Greenside Community Centre.

The council’s plans would see these buildings replaced with:

• Better homes for Gayhurst House residents and more affordable homes for local residents and those waiting on the council’s housing lists.
• Improved public landscaping and green spaces.
• A new ‘Health and Wellbeing Hub’ on Lisson Green, that will help to improve residents’ access to local services and support. It will also include a range of flexible shared spaces for community and local Voluntary Sector organisations’ activities.

We would like to discuss these plans with you and answer any questions you might have.

You can do that at one of our drop-in information sessions – see the Dates for your Diary section of the newsletter.

Want to get involved? Sign up for a Community Design Workshops by:

• Going to Lisson Grove Programme
• Calling us on 020 7641 2968
• Or visit the Regeneration Space,
  56 Church Street, London NW8 8ET, between 9am and 5pm, Monday through Friday.
• Check out the Dates for your Diary section on the front page for programme update sessions dates and times for you to attend.