July 2008 Archives

Enjoy movies by moonlight at Syon Park over the next three days.

Watch best loved films such as Breakfast at Tiffany's with friends, a date or the whole family. Syon Park invites you to bring a picnic and your own blanket or chairs or you can buy on site.

Older people living in a Brentford Care Home have benefited from a range of improvements thanks to receiving a slice of a £175,000 grant.

The department of Health grant was split across 16 care homes, with each home receiving a cut relative to how many residents lived there. They included Maryville Care Home in Brentford and St Mary's Convent and Nursing Home in Chiswick.

The Gunnersbury Triangle Nature Reserve is a wild area of woodland, wetland and meadow in the heart of Chiswick run by the London Wildlife Trust. Its six acres are a haven for birds, butterflies, amphibians and wild plants.

Join the Holiday Club at the Triangle this summer and take part in a range of outdoor activities for all ages.

Police have addressed the public's concerns about aggressive dogs in St Paul's Rec, as the Chronicle exclusively revealed last week.

Sergeant Nathan Fane from the Brentford Safer Neighbourhoods Team said: "Police have previously been informed of concerns regarding dog owners apparently training their dogs to fight in St Paul's Rec.

Have you seen dog 'training' going on in St Paul's rec? What do you think about it? Send us a comment or visit the forum

Animal welfare chiefs have blasted cruel dog owners who use Brentford's parks to groom their pets for dog fighting.

Dog walkers in St Paul's recreation ground have witnessed young men encouraging their Staffordshire Bull Terriers to attack trees, with some even hung from branches by their mouths to strengthen their jaws for the brutal and illegal 'sport'.

Workshop

Monday, July 28

■ Brentford City Learning Centre, 5 Boston Manor Road. Summer . Learn more about the basics of hip hop, R'n'B, Drum & Base etc creating different beats and baselines. Perform your own music on the stage together with visuals. Suitable for 13-19 yrs. 10.30am-3pm. Until August 1. Call 020 8568 2375. See www.summerunilondon.org

So, back to the daytime, where things usually make more sense.

On the west side of Lot's Ait there are two large steel hulls that have been sunk for years. One of them is used mainly as a skip and a wildflowerpot - it's full of foliage and large chunks of metal, including an old mini digger and a large radar that looks straight off the set of a 70s sci-fi series.

The popular TV series Lost is the story of the survivors of a plane crash, struggling to find their footing after being stranded on a Pacific island. In the first series, a mysterious creature is introduced that makes strange noises at night and confuses the survivors, making them scared. Well there's been some weird sounds in the middle of the night on Lot's Ait recently (and, for what it's worth, it's around the full moon!).

A group of residents and traders in Brentford have launched an ambitious bid to relocate and restore a church's memorial to parishioners who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the Great War.

The Brentford High Street Steering Group is holding a major fundraiser to pull in the funds needed to move the monument at St Lawrence's Church to Brentford Library.

Comedy

Sunday, July 20

■ Watermans 40 High Street. Comedy & Curry.

Edinburgh Previews - Scott Capurro and Paul Foot with MC Geof Whiting. £10/8. 7.45pm. Plus The Guru Tandoori restaurant curry deal, £5. Call 020 8232 1010. See www.watermans.org.uk