Beforehand often known as the Dollis Hill Property, Gladstone Park grew to become a public park in 1901. It was named after Sir William Gladstone, the previous Liberal Social gathering Prime Minister. He liked it there, with its tree-lined pathways, walled backyard, duck pond, and abundance of sports activities pitches,...
Julie Hamill: Risk and reward on Park Lane
The final time I used to be on Park Lane was in 2019 to attend the Amy Winehouse Basis Ball, and it was actually great. The Basis does wonderful work supporting susceptible younger individuals who could also be affected by the results of drug and alcohol misuse. There have been some...
Julie Hamill: Lost Souls of Mornington Crescent
Within the shadows of Camden, down by Mornington Crescent tube station, there’s a sleepy little parade of retailers on Eversholt Avenue. It has a few barbers, a cycle and restore store, two magnificence salons, a long-established Japanese restaurant, a barbecue place and, in fact, a department of Costa espresso. Except...
Julie Hamill: I don’t know Bill Nighy, but part of me thinks I do
I noticed Invoice Nighy the opposite day, on West Finish Lane. He seemed precisely like Invoice Nighy. My head went: “Oh! It’s Invoice Nighy. You already know him.” After which: “No, you don’t! He’s an actor. You identical to him.” He strolled previous me, carrying on along with his enterprise. I...
Julie Hamill: Marilyn Monroe’s long-lasting kiss for womankind
“I don’t thoughts residing in a person’s world, so long as I could be a lady in it.” – MM. While having a great learn of my mum’s Yours Retro journal late final yr, I discovered some fascinating snippets about Clark Gable’s halitosis throughout filming of the aptly named Gone...
Julie Hamill: Ceilidh Club smiles at Cecil Sharp House
As a Scot within the metropolis, I typically get homesick. It tends to start out within the run as much as Hogmanay and continues by way of January and peaks on Burns Evening. With saltires in my household texts and tartan throughout my timeline, the fiddle in my Celtic coronary...
Julie Hamill: Karma at the MOTH Club
I’m allergic to east London. I can enterprise so far as Brick Lane for Tough Commerce East, however point out an occasion, gig or social gathering wherever past E8 and I really feel a Covid variant approaching. I've a Hackney good friend who feels precisely the identical means concerning the...
Julie Hamill: Poignant pleasures of Euston station – OnLondon
The London rail terminus does not need for critics, but it has its consolations and its joys Once I’m travelling from Euston to go anyplace outdoors of London I’m at all times in a rush to get to the prepare. As quickly as I arrive, I search the departures board,...