FREE HammersmithLondon Studio Night
Thursday, May 15, 2008
If there's a HammersmithLondon 'must see' event for 2008, this has to be it. Join us on our exciting Studio Night with the performance of Hard Hearted Hannah!
Every performance of this improvised show is entirely unique. You choose from a playlist of sassy and bittersweet songs inspired by the Jug Band music of the American South - think souped-up washboards, guitars, banjos and cider jugs for bass. Then the Salvos will spin a yarn using only your imagination and the thin air.
Cartoon de Salvo is one of the
The HammersmithLondon Studio Night will take place on Thursday, May 15, 2008 in the Lyric Theatre at 7 pm. As a BID member you can see this amazing performance for free! There is also going to be complimentary wine, food and networking! Please call 020 8741 8157 or e-mail
'Surreal, unpretentious, swashbuckling theatre.' Time Out
'There is nothing twee about Cartoon de Salvo. The company is rightly cherished for its bracing, witty work; the nearest theatre gets to the ingenius freedom of cartoons.' The Guardian
First Ladies Club Meeting
Thursday, April 17, 2008
HammersmithLondon is organising an exclusive Ladies Social Club & would like to invite you and your colleagues to join up!
The Ladies Club events will provide guests with a networking platform to explore and experience all aspects of business, shopping, dining, entertainment and leisure in Hammersmith. The meetings will be held at different venues (restaurants, pubs or coffee shops) within the town centre area.
The goal of our club is to bring together all the cool, cheerful, creative and upbeat ladies who work in Hammersmith. The events will be free to both businesses and individual employees within the Business Improvement District.
Join us on April 17, 2008, 6-8 pm, for our first cocktail party at Bianco Nero, Hammersmith’s new quality Italian restaurant!
There will be drinks, food, goody bags and lots more! Please call 020 8741 8157 or e-mail info@hammersmithlondon.co.uk to book your place. Numbers are limited so registration is essential.
Another Dr Bike Coming Soon
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Wednesday, March 12th saw the second HammersmithLondon Dr Bike surgery on Lyric Square organised in conjunction with the Borough’s Highways department. Lots of cyclists received a free bicycle maintenance service together with free puncture repair kits.
Cycling is a cheaper, healthier and greener form of transport and in our busy Business Improvement District, it is often faster too. Thus HammersmithLondon are always looking for ways to make cycling easier and improve circumstances for cyclists.
This time our efforts went towards helping with bicycle security and the local police were at the Dr Bike session on Lyric Square and provided free property marking for bike frames which will help to prevent theft and also aid recovery of any stolen bikes in Hammersmith.
Don’t forget to bring your bike to work for the next Dr Bike surgery which will be on April 16th when the police free property marking service will also be available.
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Successful Travel Plan Event
Thursday, February 28, 2008
On Thursday 28th February 2008 HammersmithLondon organised an exclusive Travel Plan Networking Event in Smollensky’s, Hammersmith. The attendance was excellent. More than 50 people from a wide variety of sectors, ranks and local businesses came and enjoyed the opportunity to network, exchange ideas and socialise in a nice cosy atmosphere.
There were three short presentations to find out more about the support packages that suit the local businesses. There were also other incentives such as FREE £10 Oyster Cards, A-Z maps, pedometers, jute bags, etc for everybody who came and show an interest in the two travel plan support packages offered. Companies that signed up for these schemes are now eligible for FREE bike parking, merchandise, match funding opportunities towards travel projects such as pool bikes, showers, lockers, and video conferencing facilities. Companies with over 250 members of staff will also receive £20,000 worth of support including consultancy support.
Effective Book Swapping
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Hammersmith London combined the promotion of books on World Book Day with the green theme of protecting the environment by organising a Book Swapping Event on Thursday, March 6, 2008. The aim of the event was to promote the enjoyment of books and reading as well as reusing them in order to save incredible amounts of paper and protect the environment with the very easy action of swapping books.
Lots of people came, swapped their books and asked for more of such events in the future. The book swap proved to be an effective but simple way to encourage broader agendas of promoting environment and attracting consumer footfall.
Hammersmith London is now planning to do the book swapping on a regular basis and possibly organise a ‘HammersmithLondon’ branded outdoor library in the summer.
Crime
Saturday, March 8, 2008
The LBHF crime summit was a big success this year with the HammersmithLondon stall displaying BID marketing material, security model and safetynet radio report. Businesses and residents were invited to presentations from MPs Andrew Slaughter, Greg Hands and from London Mayoral candidate Boris Johnson in a surprise visit.
Download the flyer
PCSO Crime Update
Gathering key criminal intelligence
PCSOs completed 30 stop and accounts on people behaving suspiciously as well as gathering key criminal intelligence. A warning notice was served on a well known aggressive beggar operating on King Street and he will be targeted to be moved on when in the BID area. PC Marc Davies made 6 arrests in the area for the month of February including an aggressive drunk who regularly bothers shoppers in Kings Mall and the surrounding area. The man was arrested for aggravated public order and should not be coming back to Hammersmith.
Safetynet Going Live Shortly
Final stages of upgrade
The HammersmithLondon Safetynet radio is in the final stage of its upgrade and will go live within the next two weeks. A new radio frequency has been obtained and licensed by Ofcom, the government communications regulator and will be used exclusively for the larger
The radios are currently available for the Shopsafe system and are being distributed to the retail sector, Officenet will follow shortly with visits and demonstrations taking place throughput this month. For more information about acquiring Safetynet for your office or business, please call Matthew at the BID Office.
Pubwatch Advance
Successful meeting earlier this month
The second Pubwatch meeting took place at Edwards pub earlier this month. Kevin White, CCTV Development Coordinator and LBHF liaison for Safetynet gave in depth training on the correct usage and protocols of the system and best practice. Matthew John presented Safetynet as part of the security model to be used in conjunction with other businesses to share information and enhance communication. The use of the radios by the pubs in Hammersmith will be monitored by the new RMS-NET system and with spot checks by the PCSOs.
More Smoking Cessation Courses
Possibly a new course in April
It has been known for centuries that smoking is difficult to quit. This is why HammersmithLondon together with the local NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) would like to organise more Smoking Cessation Courses. The courses will be running for six weeks, same time, same place, for one hour (12.15 - 1:15 pm), every Thursday. A light lunch will be provided.
We are currently trying to organise a new course in April. The course will be free to both businesses and individual employees within the Business Improvement District. The lunch will be complimentary as well. For would be quitters, please call 020 8741 8157 or e-mail us for more details.
Contains Violence Performance at the Lyric
Don’t miss this night of tragedy
This is one night of tragedy you don't want to miss! 'Contains Violence' is theatre with a difference which you just have to see! Audience members sit on The Lyric Theatre's Hammersmith terrace and gaze at the windows in the buildings around them. Headphones and an undercurrent of whispers add to the evening's mystery.
Described as part mystery and part peep show, Contains Violence reflects upon our atomized, urban society where the anonymous observer freely creates fantasies from snapshots of the overseen and overheard.
This performance of David Rosenberg’s Hitchcock style thriller takes place on the Lyric terrace – from March 27 to April 26, 2008. For more information, see the flyer, call 0871 22 117 29 or visit the Lyric website.
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St Peter’s Singers Concert
St Peter’s Singers is a high-quality amateur chamber choir of between 30 and 40 voices located in the Hammersmith/Chiswick area of
They are inviting you to a concert in Ealing on Saturday 19th April 2008 in St Peter’s, Mount Park Road, Ealing. The concert is entitled 'A
Walking Works
24th April Walking to Work Day 2008
24th April – 22nd May 2008 Walking Works pedometer challenge
Hammersmith & Fulham Council together with Transport for London would like to encourage London’s businesses to take part in a 4 week ‘Walking to Work’ challenge – where employees can compete internally and with London’s other participating businesses to increase the amount of walking they do over a 4 week period.
Individuals will be given a pedometer and asked to record the number of steps they take over that time. The idea is to gauge a baseline over the first few days. This would be the amount of steps they tend to take on a daily basis and then set themselves a target to increase that number over the 4 week challenge period. Individuals should increase the number of steps they take on business related journeys, such as to and from work, and or walking to and from meetings etc – whether it is walking all or some of the way.
The following free resources are available; please register your interest with us stating your name, business and contact details.
info@hammersmithlondon.org.uk
or
travelplans@lbhf.gov.uk
• Pedometers for participating individuals
• A personal log-card, which will accompany the pedometer and for individuals to record the number of steps they take over a 4 week period
• A3 Wall charts, which can go on display within a workplace to show the collective number of steps the organisation / participating teams have taken
• Promotional posters for display within the organisation
• An advisory leaflet explaining the campaign
• £ 50 M&S voucher for best individual in Hammersmith & Fulham
The materials should be with you before the 24th April 2008.
Please return your personal and business log charts by 26th May 2008 to:
HammersmithLondon
or
Björn Volk
Transport Planner
Highways & Engineering Division
King Street, London,