The Kensington News and West London Times from Kensington and Chelsea, London, England • 1

AUGUST 11th 1967 No 5145 Regd at the GPO as a Newspaper The Kensington News Ltd BAY 32212 BAY 7268 Editorial BAY 7267 FOURPENCE GANGS ARE STEAUNG FROM CARS Visitors from Norway VIEWPOINT NEVER (SAFETY) ON SUNDAYS rpHE Royal Society for the 1 prevention of Accidents is in trouble with the British Safety Council for refusing to open its safety exhibition on Sundays and Bank TLL GO ON WITH HOUSING Says Tory who quit CUY WALLIS a former Ward Vice-Chairman of North Kensington Conservative Association who resigned earlier this year as a protest against the local Tory housing record says in a statement this week that he will continue his campaign to get effective action on housing Police warning cars Kensington and Chelsea is The exhibition in Knights- bridge is at the moment seriously worrying Chel visited by sea Police And they say it 100 people a day Some 80 1 1 local authorities in London is due mainly to the care-contrute a total of £21000 Qf oca ur own towards its runnmg costs from cars in Soiith AN epidemic of thefts ers Arthur Howard told the this the area Kensineton week that in covered by Chelsea Police Station there were 9-12 thefts a day reported Amounts taken varied from articles WOrth a few shillings to one theft last week which was valued at 500 And thefts are not re- ported to Chelsea because the Square and in the side streets off Road It is possible that the thefts are the work of several gangs as the quantity taken would be too much for one person to handle Particularly popular are suitcases of clothing and car radios Minis and Triumph Herald are the most popular targets Police advise motorists to take a note of the serial numbers of property otherwise it is extremely unlikely that they will get it back if it is stolen And they appeal to anyone who sees a person hanging suspiciously around a car to phone the police immediately In several cases residents have rung police half an hour after they have seen thefts committed and this has been too late you leave a suitcase in a car in Chelsea it will said a police spokesman this week And he added that the carelessness of Chelsea motorists was causing the police a lot of bother when they could be devoting their time to more urgent matters The Safety Council based in Praed Street Paddington and the Largest industrial safety body in Europe says that if the Rospa exhibition opened on Sundays an estimated 500 people would pass through it many of them judren for whom road safety instruc- tion is vital Last April the Council offered to staff the exhibition for Rospa without charge by examiners from the Master Drivers' Club to act as guides All of them are squad drivers The Council also offered to in- sure Rospa against damage to exhibits any RELLYS ARE REHOUSED Mr Thomas Rielly and his family who were flooded out of their basement flat in Lancaster Road Notting Hill last week when a main burst in the street have been rehoused by Kensington and Chelsea Council They are now living in Avondale Park Road Notting Hill Mr Rielly (hanked the for the publicity they had given to his plight ELEGANT GRANNIE Waterworks site: debate the future of the Campden site debated as a matter at the August meeting of Council These scouts are from the 3rd Porsgrunn Troop Norway The group arrived in England on Wednesday July 26 and are seen here outside Baden-Powell House Queens Gate The scouts are the guests of the 231 Kensington Scout Group who went to Norway last year on a similar trip On Friday July 28 both troops left for camp at Newplace Framfield Sussex The Norwegian Scouts left for home on Wednesday August 9 He Following my resignation from the North Kensington Conservative Association many some of them complete strangers have stopped me in the street and in shops to tell me how much they approved of the stand which I took Quite a number of the people were Conservatives I was very grateful for these expressions of support which confirm my belief that there is widespread concern in the area over housing conditions A concern which given the opportunity would be quick to make itself heard For my part I intend to continue the campaign to get effective action on this problem and regard my resignation as only the first step Over the next few weeks I am going to meet the leaders of local groups concerned with housing Already I have met Mrs A Laslett of the Notting Hill Neighbourhood Service and was impressed by the valuable work the service is doing in spite of being severely hampered by an inadequate income Then in the autumn I shall be speaking publicly on this issue SUMMER PROJECT IN FULL SWING TN the first week of the Notting Hill Summer Project more than a thousand households in North Kensington were interviewed The interviewers were encouraged by the excellent response and co-operation of the Notting Hill people And sixty per cent of those interviewed were willing to be entered on a public housing register Mr George Clark Director of the Project said that he was satisfied with the progress being made It looked as though the project was coming to terms wth the central problems of the area The Oxford Gardens playground opened last week for the Project is handling between 100 and 200 children daily and the Lonsdale play street is handling over 100 The Neighbourhood Centres set up as part of the Project have had a large number of local enquiries MAYOR TO OPEN SONG AND DANCE jytAYOft- of Kensington and Chelsea Cllr John Elliott Brooks is to open the International Song and Dance Festival organised by the Neighbourhood Service of Notting Hill The Festival is at All Saints Hall Powis Cardens Notting Hill on September 17th the opening day of the Carnival Week Mrs Rhaune Laslett Director of the Neighbourhood Service said this week that local MPs had also been invited attend Many local national groups including Czechs and West Indians are taking part in the Festival Earlier the same day there will be a grand Carnival procession starting from "This offer of volunteer help was turned down out of hand" says Mr James Tye the Controller of the Safety Council were told by Rospa that the exhibits need technical maintenance on Sundays To me it sounds like an Alice in Wonderland situation "Here is a situation where the I heart of London is packed every Sunday with families looking for somewhere to take their children The Labour leader said that museums and other exhibi- the Metropolitan Water Board and the former flowing Yet the safety ex-1 hibition stands silent and LCC had done a deal to empty when it could be house people in Kensing-heipmg to save lives We ton and Chelsea on this 'rd "horuld be dis- are prepared to give up their placed by the construction day off to help children of the West Cross Route Yet we just cannot get Rospa The GLC had now decided see sense not to proceed with the This seems to be an scheme and that was why amateurish foolhardy way Labour were asking for the to look at safety The safety matter to be dealt with council have written to urgently Prince Philip President of Cllr Ives said that the site Rospa asking him to in- consisted of nearly two acres terrene but so far without and 82 flats could have been success Their next move is built there In addition there to write to London Councils would have been space for (who after all are subsidis-1 300-400 cars in? the exhibition) asking This would have been extremely valuable in an area noted for its chronic shortage of off-street car parking Cllr Ives added that he had I heard the Metropolitan Water I Board were going to sell the site by public auction Instead it should be used for public housing But the Council leader Aid Ernest Anslow Wilson (Cons) opposed the urgency request party have never thought the Campden Hill waterworks site was suitable for municipal he said The Council had been told that the site was worth £300000 and the cost of build-I ings erected there would have signed the" heads local colleges and learned socie- wou have had 40 fiave ties complaining of the ap- parent absence of any traffic had policy for the Prince Consort tend te When this figure had been complaint Is mentioned Kensington Coun-he says writing in his Parish cil had immediately said that Newsletter virtual absence it would be better for them of and traffic lights to carry out the housing has made street crossing for rather than the LCC pedestrians almost an impos- Now the situation had sibility The roar of traffic altered and the GLC had redirected from Kensington Gore jected the scheme on a cost has shattered the idea that basis Prince Consort had of South The Council decided not to Kensington being a quiet Uni- treat the matter as one of versity area And the ice-cream urgency vans parked outside the museums with the attendant htter have brought down the SALE RAISES £1 35 level of the area A of Work by the amenities of the area Mary Church raised are to be preserved clearly £135 Now the church requires the action called for by the items for the missionary sale in signatories of the letter ought i September and the jumble sale to be jn October Council A LABOUR move to have Hill east reservoir of urgency was defeated Kensington and Chelsea Tom Ives the Mrs Rita Britten of Campden Houses Peel Street Kensington recently won the weekly heat of the Elegant competition while staying at Plemont Bay Holiday Camp Jersey Mrs Britten now qualifies for the all-season finals held in September and top prize of 100 guineas a silver trophy and free holiday next year TV STAR ROBBED The Kensington home of TV personality and political correspondent George Ffitch was raided over the weekend A clock some silver and a bottle of rum altogether worth about £45 was stolen The housekeeper reported the theft at the house in St Mary Abbots Terrace which had been left empty during the weekend The break-in was made at the rear of the house through some french windows losers do not think it worth the trouble DI Howard said that the car thieves could not be bqthered with robbing cars which had anti-theft devices or which did not have articles left on the seats when there were so many easier targets Many cars are left with doors unlocked and ignition keys left in Suitcases radios and other valuable items are often left clearly in view The most popular time for thefts is the early afternoon and the most popular areas are those near shopping centres such as around Sloane Enter now for MISS WEST LONDON You can win a chance of a Screen Test at Elstree Studios a VIP Holiday in Jersey and many other prizes ALL YOU HAVE TO DO Send a recent photograph of yourself with age name address and telephone number to Miss West London Kensington News 118 Church Street Kensington W8 LORRY OVERTURNS A lorry overturned early on Friday morning at the junction of St Quintin Avenue and St Marks Road in North Kensington A steel girder and bales of steel fell on to the roadway A mobile crane was brought in to deal with the situation Driver Mr Thomas Fitzpatrick of Ladbroke Grove North Kensington had a lucky escape His only injury was a graze to his left elbow A warning to traffic to avoid the area was given on the BBC South East News Mosaics exhibition An exhibition of Mosaics by Arthur Goodwin will be on view at the Ansdell Gallery Andsell Street Kensington until August 26 8 8 to Tavistock Crescent at 230 pm The programme for the rest of the week has been altered On Monday Big Theo will present a concert of folk music and on Tuesday there will be a film festival Keith West will produce in on the Wednesday and this will be followed by On Thursday the Workers Music Association will present This a musical parody on the housing problems in 1967 The Concord Multi-Racial Theatre Group will then present excerpts from their work The Week will conclude with a Carnival Dance on the Fri day All these events will take place at All Saints Hall In conjunction with the Carnival there will be an interpub darts contest Mrs Laslett appealed this week for jumble to be sent to her at her home 34 Tavistock Crescent Wll so that the Neighbourhood Service can sell it to raise money for the Carnival want to show that there is another side to Notting Hill through this she said Noise from Lots Road LONDON Transport this week advised people who live or work near Lots Road Generating Station Chelsea that there will be sudden noise from the station during the next three weekends Tests of new boilers must be carried out as a further stage in the modernisation of the powerhouse which supplies current to much of the underground system A London Transport spokesman apologised for any disturbance these tests may cause He explained that the noise would arise from the release of high pressure steam and could last for periods of up to fifteen minutes The first test which will be fully supervised will take place between 930 am and early afternoon this Saturday (August 12th) or possibly on Sunday Further tests will be held at the following weekend and if necessary the weekend after that TREE OF HEAVEN FALLS A 40 ft Tree of Heaven in Cheyne Row Chelsea fell over on Friday causing serious damage to the home of television personality Robert Robinson The tree fell early in the morning snapping at the base It broke windows a balcony and railings at the house and is thought to have damaged the roof It also caused damage to the house of Mr Walter Coles next door A car to Lord Jessel a sports car belonging to Mr John Wood and the motor cycle of Mr Giles Demare were all damaged The Fire Brigade arrived to clear petrol which had seeped on to the road from the motor bicycle The tree was chopped up and removed The road was closed until work had been completed by noon Watch your purse! Kensington Police are appealing to the public to be careful with their handbags and purses when shopping in Kensington High Street and Kensington Church Street There has been an increase in the number of thefts from people in the street especially from people standing in bus queues DOG FOUND INJURED A golden retriever dog was found by Mr James Pearse lying in Holland Road Kensington last week The RSPCA were called and the dog suffering from leg injuries was taken to the Jermyn Street surgery FLOODED The toilet and kitchen of Mr Patrick Larkin's home in Norland Road Notting Kill were flooded last week when a water pipe burst Firemen were called in to mop up the mess UNIVERSAL AUNT T'RIBUTE was paid at the August meeting of (ensington and Chelsea Council to Mrs Bertha Hastings Royal Voluntary Service Organiser who is retiring The Mayor Cllr John Elliott Brooks called her universal Mrs Hastings has been connected with WRVS since before the war in Kensington and in 1943 she became the centre organiser The Mayor praised her tremendous wartime effort He said: war and in peace under Mrs Hastings' leadership this great service has risen cheerfully to every situation and to every call the community has made on He spoke In particular of the great work done by the WRVS for the elderly of the borough The record of the WRVS derived in no small measure from the example set by Mrs Hastings said the Mayer The people of the borough could not properly express their Prove the strength of Tintawn carpeting Spring will be a little early Spring will be a little early again next year if you set your clocks by the daffodils in the parks royal parks are to have 4000 more treated daffodils which will flower early next season probably in late January or early February Mr John Hare Superintendent of the Central Royal Parks said last week that an order for the bulbs had been placed with a Cornish nursery people say Mr Hare said the many queries we get show that the early flowers are The new consignment will be planted in Green Park along Piccadilly along Park Lane and Kensington Gore and a few beside the Serpentine Mr Hare likes to make most of them visible to people in the street The early daffodils were first offered as a gift by the Cornish company five years ago The prophecy that they would be out just after Christmas was not fulfilled but thev beat the naturalized ones in the parks by about three weeks Rents meeting Members of the West London Rent Tribunal are to meet members of Neighbourhood Service in Notting Hill to discuss the operations of the Tribunal The Service expressed some dissatisfaction after cases involving properties in Colville Gardens earlier this year Fire at Post Office Fire which broke out in the telegraph dispatching department in the basement of a post office in Westboume Grove Notting Hill last week thought to have been started by a carelessly disposed lighted cigarette Girl 3 hurt Lorraine Fairclough aged three of Lots Road Chelsea was injured in a road accident near her home last week The scooter involved was ridden by 17-year-old Christopher Hilson of Wandon Road Chelsea Lorraine was detained for observation in St Hospital She was suffering from lacerations to the back of her head and shock Police station fire A slight fire wrecked a cupboard and some old books at Kensington Police Station last vjeek The fire was attended by one fire tender although some of the police officers themselves extinguished the fire The cause of the fire is not known Found dead Mr John Frederick Batsford 75 of Penywem Road Court was found dead at his home on Friday Cause of death has not been stated niininnminHmiinmnoniHnniHnHiiiili HAIR FASHIONS! 144 Ladbroke Grove W10 'phone LAD 0784 with a stomping stallion! Tintawn is tough Set a stomping stallion like this on it and wear the jockey out before the Tintawn inexpensive a third the price of comparable conventional carpeting But most people buy Tintawn because of its colours and subtle high fashion design You should come along and see our samples of Tintawn You be disappointed And if you want to test toughness bring along a stallion It can stomp away to its content See the Tintawn range at William Perrings High Street Kensington OR ring WES tern 5208 for our representative to call and estimate Evening calls can he arranged TSntAWff IRISH CARPETING FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST ONLY! 25 OFF Permanent Waving Colouring All in a work Mrs Hastings visits a patient in hospital of any voluntary body that I have ever Her service had been incomparable and the borough owed her a debt that could never be repayed Aid Herbert Burgess veteran Labour alderman said that by her work she had gained the respect of everyone In a voice breaking with emotion Mrs Hastings thanked the councillors and aldermen for their kind words She said that she counted herself very fortunate that so maty women in Kensington and Chelsea had responded to the cause and made it possible for the WRVS to help the public Members of the council stood as she left the chamber gratitude for her selfless She would be almost impossible to replace The Mayor said he hoped the strong and energetic youth movement in the borough would carry on her traditions and example The Mayor gave her a fuchsia was a personal gift and rubber plant from the gardens to be planted in garden of her new home in Cotswolds And the Council decided to her an illuminated scroll appreciation of her FINE LEADER Alderman Robert Jenkins wartime Miyor of said that Mrs Hastings of the finest leaders service that which a the the give in services the Kensington was HAIRDRESSING FOR MEN TOO! 4 CHAIR SALON ON SAME PREMISES Just bring this advertisement to the Salon to qualify for the discount mauooiw.