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Middle Mill project
Kingston University is holding a second round of its public consultation into its proposed new building at Middle Mill. The building has been designed by the same architects as the award winning Town House on Penrhyn Road. It will be up to 30 metres high (the same height as Knights Park) over five floors and will be used by the Kingston School of Art. The distance to its nearest residential neighbours is, in all directions, more than the proposed height of the building.
The project aims to provide a lecture theatre, studios and technical support facilities for students at Kingston School of Art. It will include a café and exhibition space that will be open for everyone in the community. The website states that there will be enhanced greening and wilding and that the aim is “to create a vibrant creative quarter, enriching the borough’s thriving arts community”.
There has already been one public event in this round. The next one will be held at Knights Park Campus on Wednesday April 23rd from 4pm to 7pm.
Information about the project is available from:
Updates on local news
- Leisure Centre: Building will be fully underway in just a few weeks now and should start to come out of the ground quite quickly. More info here.
- Fairfield Play Equipment / Café: New play equipment is being installed on the corner of the Fairfield, opposite the library, away from the construction site. There are plans for a café to open in the old pavilion
- Friends of Fairfield Group: There is a new group who want to start a Friends of the Fairfield group. They are keen to involve people from across Kingston, not just those who live nearby. The group is keen to consider the uses the Fairfield is put to, not just its upkeep and tidiness. If you would be interested to know more contact them directly (or we may be able to put you in touch with them if you contact us.
- Friends of Athelstan Park: Local councillors are trying to set up a Friends of Athelstan Park group. If you would be interested to know more contact them directly (or contact us).
- Councillors Advice Centre - first Saturday of every month: at St John's church to coincide with the community café. All are welcome to pop in with any questions or suggestions or just to say hello.
- 2025 celebrations this year across the borough: Watch out for celebrations across the borough of the 1100 years since the coronation of King Athelstan.
- Kingston vision: If you would like to contribute to the Kingston Vision please use this link
- Flytipping: If you spot any flytipping please report it to the Council. You can report it online
here.
The Coronation Street Party : May 2023
Thank you to everyone who braved the rain and came to support the community coronation party!
And thank you also to all the valiant organisers led by Emma Lloyd Williams, including St John's Church, St John's School, the Spring Grove pub, the Spring Grove Residents' Association and the residents of Beaufort & Lingfield Roads.
Given the rain we were particularly grateful to have two Plan Bs. Besides local band Plan B (of which more below) our Plan B for wet weather Plan B meant
that we stayed reasonably dry by sheltering in the Church, the pub and under gazebos.
The day started with the big screen in the Church for watching the Coronation and cakes
Then the music began with five fabulous acts organised by Tony Hardy. Big thanks to Banquet Records for the sound equipment and to Dave Meegan and Andrew Maxwell Morris
for sound mixing.
Then there were the competitions – including the dog show with prizes for the most royally dressed dog (winner: Luna) and the one with the cleverest trick (Arnie),
and the Great Spring Grove Bake Off
Visitors included the Mayor of Kingston Yogan Yoganathan, all the Kingston Town Councillors, Deputy Mayor Nicola Nardelli, Roger Hayes and John Sweeney,
the Hogsmill Community Garden and several finely crowned/beflagged residents.
And finally a huge thank you to the army of volunteers who helped plan, set up, run the events and pack up afterwards.
The Platinum Jubilee Street Party: June 2022
We had a truly wonderful community street party to celebrate the jubilee. Thank you to all for your support and for your generous donations to our two charities, @samaritans and @kingstonrefugee (Refugee Action Kingston), and to the Hogsmill Community Garden.
The music line-up was stupendous. Seven top notch acts organised by the amazing Tony Hardy with technical and equipment support by Banquet Records.
Congratulations to the winners of our competitions to 'dress like a Queen' and guess the number of balloons in the beetle.
Thank you to St John's Church Kingston, St John's School and to the businesses who all provided such excellent support including the Spring Grove pub, Lallapolosa Bakery, McCluskeys Off Licence and to Simone Kay for great work face painting.
Thank you also to our special guests, the Mayor Kingston Yogan Yoganathan, the Deputy Mayor and Kingston Town Councillor Nicola Nardelli and our MP Ed Davey and the Queen!).
It was great also to see PCSO Simon Briggs from the Grove Ward SNT who dropped by on his busy tour of local street parties.
PLATINUM JUBILEE STREETY PARTY : SATURDAY 4 JUNE, 12 - 6pm
Bloomfield Rd between the Spring Grove pub and St John' s Church
Do come! Details of the party and fabulous music line-up (with 7 acts) below.
St. John' s Christmas Spectacular - 30th November
Spring Grove Acoustic - 9th November 2019, Parish Hall
Kingston Community Refugee Sponsorship Quiz - 19th October 2019, All Saints Church
Minutes from the 2019 AGM
Minutes from the AGM can be found here.
Other archived news
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