August 2008 Archives

A new drive to find foster carers from ethnic minority backgrounds was launched by Westminster Council.

Financial support of up to £36,000 is available for specialist carers, with training and support given by social workers.

Hidden houses in Pimlico will go on show to the public for free.

Open House London will be opening up more than 650 houses across London, including Channel Four Television building, in Horseferry Road, Jewel Tower, in Abingdon Street, and St Barnabas Church, in St Barnabas Street, all in Pimlico.

Photographs from the last 60 years of life in Soho will go on display at an exhibition.

The Photographers' Gallery, in Great Newport Street, will show pictures from Soho in the1950s and 1960s at the exhibition, which launches on Friday, September 26.

A £25million project is under way to redevelop a historic West End swimming pool which has been closed for more than a decade.

A Pimlico woman who survived cancer will put her best foot forward to raise money for charity.

Rita Walker, 52, of Peabody Avenue, who discovered she had throat cancer during a routine operation to have her tonsils removed 33 years ago, will take part in a special 24-hour race in aid of Cancer Research UK on September 13 and 14.

Two brothers are taking their passion for cycling across the Channel.

Rob Tkaczyk, 26, of Churchill Gardens Road, in Pimlico, and his brother Andy, 28, of Dufour's Place, West End, are cycling to France to raise money for cancer charity Macmillan.

August 7 - 15

London Central Mosque - www.iccuk.org - Regents Lodge, 146 Park Rd, London, NW8 7RG - 020 77243363

Westminster Syngagogue, Kent House, Rutland Gardens SW7 1BX; Tel: 020 7584 3953 Fax: (020) 7581 8012, secretary@westminstersynagogue.org

New London Synagogue 33 Abbey Road London NW8 0AT UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 73281026 Fax: 020 7372 3142, office@newlondon.org.uk

West End Great Synagogue - 32 Great Cumberland Pl, London, W1H 7TN - 020 77248121

West Central Liberal Synagogue - www.wcls.org.uk - The Montagu Centre, 21 Maple St, London, W1T 4BE - 020 76367627

New West End Synagogue - www.newwestend.org.uk - St. Petersburgh Pl, London, W2 4LB - 020 72292631

Western Marble Arch Synagogue - www.marblearch.org.uk - 32 Great Cumberland Pl, London, W1H 7TN - 020 77239333

The Liberal Jewish Synagogue - www.ljs.org - 28 St. Johns Wood Rd, London, NW8 7HA - 020 72865181

St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church - www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org - 8 St. Martin's Pl, London, WC2N 4JH - 020 77661100

London International Christian Church - www.londonchurch.org.uk - 229 Great Portland St., London, W1W 5PN - 07908 461 477

St James's Church, Piccadilly Market - www.st-james-piccadilly.org - 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL - 020 7734 4551

St James's Church - www.st-james-piccadilly.org - 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL - 020 73810441

All Souls C Of E Church - www.allsouls.org - 2 All Souls Pl, London, W1B 3DA - 020 75803522

St Brides Church - www.stbrides.com - St. Bride's Av, London, EC4Y 8AU - 020 74270133

St Peter's C Of E Church - www.stpetereatonsquare.co.uk - 119 Eaton Sq, London, SW1W 9AL

St Margarets Church - www.westminster-abbey.org - Parliament Square, London, SW1P 3 - 020 76544840

London International Christian Church - www.londonchurch.org.uk - 229 Great Portland St., London, W1W 5PN - 07908 461 477

St Johns Wood Church - St. Johns House, St. Johns Wood High St, London, NW8 7NE - 020 75863864

All Souls C Of E Church - www.allsouls.org - 2 All Souls Pl, London, W1B 3DA - 020 75803522

St Marylebone Parish Church - www.stmarylebone.org.uk - 17 Marylebone Rd, London, NW1 5LT - 020 79355066

St Georges Hanover Square C Of E Church - www.stgeorgeshanoversquare.org - The Vestry, 2a Mill St, London, W1S 1FX - 020 76290874

St. John's Wood Road Baptist Church - www.sjwrbc.org - 39 St. John's Wood Road, London, NW8 8QX - 020 7289 5468

St James' Church - www.spanishplace.hemscott.net - 22 George Street, London, W1U 3QY - 020 7935 0943

Westbourne Grove Church - www.westbournegrovechurch.org - Westbourne Gr, London, W11 2RW - 020 70340500

The Swedish Church - www.swedish-church.org.uk - 6-11 Harcourt St, London, W1H 4AG - 020 77235681

Eleventh Church Of Christ Scientist - www.eccslon.org.uk - 1 Nutford Pl, London, W1H 5YZ - 020 74860759

St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church - www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org - 8 St. Martin's Pl, London, WC2N 4JH - 020 77661100

London International Christian Church - www.londonchurch.org.uk - 229 Great Portland St., London, W1W 5PN - 07908 461 477

St Peters Church, 020 7235 4242, 119 Eaton Square, London, SW1W 9AL

Holy Apostles R C Church, 020 7834 6965, 47 Cumberland Street, London, SW1V 4LY

Holy Trinity Church, 020 7730 7270, Sedding Street , London, SW1X 9DF

St Stephen With St John Westminster, 020 7834 0950, Napier Hall, Hide Place, London, SW1P 4NJ

Westminster Abbey, 020 7222 5152, 20 Deans Yard, London, SW1P 3PA

St Columba's Church Of Scotland, 020 7584 2321, Pont Street, London, SW1X 0BD

St Margarets Church, 020 7654 4840, St. Margarets Street, London, SW1P 3JX

St Michael C Of E Church, 020 7730 8889, Chester Square, London, SW1W 9HH

Emmanuel Evangelical Church , 020 7799 2828, 9-23 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 3DW

St Marys Church, 020 7730 2423, Bourne Street, London, SW1W 8JJ

St Gabriel C Of E Church, 020 7834 7520, 30 Warwick Square, London, SW1V 2AD

St Matthews Church, 020 7222 3704, 20 Great Peter St, London, SW1P 2BU

Westminster Cathedral, 020 7798 9055, St Saviour Pimlico

St. Georges Square, London, SW1V 3QW,020 7834 9520

St James The Less Church, 020 7630 6282, Moreton Street, Thorndike Road, London, SW1V 2PT

West London Buddhist Centre - www.westlondonbuddhistcentre.com - 94 Westbourne Pk Villas, London, W2 5EB - 020 77279382

The Buddhist Society - www.thebuddhistsociety.org - 58 Eccleston Square, London, SW1V 1PH - 020 7834 5858

Kagyu Samye Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Centre - london.samye.org - Carlisle Lane, London, SE1 - 020 7928 5447

International Buddhist Progress Society (UK) - 84 Margaret St, London, W1W 8TD - 020 76368394

NURSERY

Dorothy Gardner
293 Shirland Road, W9
020 7641 5870

Mary Paterson
13 Riverton Close, W9
020 7641 5804

Tachbrook
Cockburn House
Aylesford Street, SW1V

PRIMARY

All Souls' CofE
Foley Street, W1P
020 7641 4707

Barrow Hill
Bridgeman Street, NW8
020 7641 5005

Burdett Coutts CofE
Rochester Street, SW1P
020 7641 5930

Christ Church Bentinck CofE
Cosway Street, NW1
020 7641 4135

Churchill Gardens
Ranelagh Road, SW1V
020 7641 5935

Edward Wilson
Senior Street, W2
020 7641 4303

Essendine
Essendine Road, W9
020 7641 4382

Gateway
Capland Street, NW8
020 7641 4160

George Eliot
Marlborough Hill, NW8
020 7722 6870

Hallfield
Porchester Gardens, W2
020 7641 6230

Hampden Gurney
Harrowby Street, W1H
020 7641 4195

Millbank
Erasmus Street, SW1P
020 7641 5945

Our Lady of Dolours RC
Cirencester Street, W2
020 7641 4326

Paddington Green
Park Place Villas, W2
020 7641 4122

Queen's Park
Droop Street, W10
020 7641 5860

Robinsfield Infant
Ordnance Hill, NW8
020 7641 5019

St Augustine's
Kilburn Park Road, NW6
020 7328 0221

St Barnabas
St Barnabas Street, SW1
020 7641 4232

St Clement Danes CofE
Drury Lane, WC2B
020 7836 3787

St Edwards RC
Lisson Grove, NW1
020 7723 5911

St Gabriel's CofE
Churchill Gardens, SW1V
020 7641 6300

St George's Hanover Square
South Street, W1Y
020 7641 6218

St James' and St Michael's CofE
Craven Terrace, W2
020 7641 6218

St Joseph's RC
Lanark Road, W9
020 7286 3518

St Luke's CofE
Fernhead Road, W9
020 7641 5855

St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE
Enford Street, W1H
020 7641 4130

St Mary Magdalene's CofE
Rowington Close, W2
020 7641 4388

St Mary of the Angels RC
Shrewsbury Road, W2
020 7229 7665

St Matthew's CofE
Old Pye Street, SW1P
020 7641 5110

St Peter's CofE
Chippenham Mews, W9
020 7641 4385

St Peter's Eaton Square
Lower Belgrave Street, SW1W
020 7641 4230

St Saviour's CofE
Shirland Road, W9
020 7641 6414

St Stephen's CofE
Westbourne Park Road, W2
020 7641 4488

St Vincent's RC
St Vincent's Street, W1M
020 7935 6970

St Vincent de Paul RC
Morpeth Terrace, SW1P
020 7641 5990

Soho Parish
Great Windmill Street, W1V
020 7437 2736

Westminster Cathedral RC
Bessborough Place, SW1V
020 7641 5915

Wilberforce Primary
Herries Street, W10
020 7641 5865

SPECIAL SCHOOLS

College Park
Garway Road, W2
020 7641 4460

Queen Elizabeth II
Kennet Road, W9
020 7641 5825

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Paddington Academy
Marylands Road, W9
020 7479 3900

Pimlico Academy
Lupus Street
020 7828 0881

Quintin Kynaston
Marlborough Hill, NW8
020 7722 8141

St Augustine's
Oxford Road, NW6
020 7328 3434

St George's RC
Lanark Road, W9
020 7328 0904

St Marylebone CofE
Marylebone High Street, W1M
020 7935 4704

The Grey Coat Hospital CofE
St Andrew's Building, Grey Coat Place SW1P
St Michael's Building, Regency Street, SW1P

Westminster Academy
Harrow Road, W9
020 7121 0600

Westminster City CofE
Palace Street 020 7641 8760

To book an appointment or to contact any councillor, call members' services on 020 7641 2322

Ian Adams Conservative Little Venice
Mehfuz Ahmed Conservative Church Street
Nicola Aiken Conservative Warwick
Edward Argar Conservative Warwick
Daniel Astaira Conservative Regent's Park
Colin Barrow Conservative Hyde Park
Pamela Batty Conservative Hyde Park
Frances Blois Conservative Knightsbridge and Belgravia
David Boothroyd Labour Westbourne
Alan Bradley Conservative Tachbrook
Michael Brahams Conservative Bayswater
Susie Burbidge Conservative Lancaster Gate
Ruth Bush Labour Harrow Road
Melvyn Caplan Conservative Little Venice
Danny Chalkley Conservative Vincent Square
Brian Connell Conservative Bayswater
Rupert D'Cruz Labour Westbourne
Robert Davis Conservative Lancaster Gate
Paul Dimoldenberg Labour Queen's Park
Margaret Doyle Conservative Little Venice
Nicholas Evans Conservative Tachbrook
Christabel Flight Conservative Warwick
Jean-Paul Floru Conservative Hyde Park
Barbara Grahame Labour Church Street
Lindsey Hall Conservative Abbey Road
Gwyneth Hampson Conservative Regent's Park
Angela Harvey Conservative Tachbrook
Andrew Havery Conservative Churchill
Angela Hooper Conservative Bryanston and Dorset Square
Louise Hyams Conservative St James's
Tim Joiner Conservative Regent's Park
Carolyn Keen Conservative Bryanston and Dorset Square
Audrey Lewis Conservative Bryanston and Dorset Square
Harvey Marshall Conservative Marylebone High Street
Guthrie McKie Labour Harrow Road
Tim Mitchell Conservative St James's
Alastair Moss Conservative Maida Vale
Cyril Nemeth Conservative Abbey Road
Alexander Nicoll Conservative St James's
Mark Page Conservative Marylebone High Street
Jan Prendergast Conservative Maida Vale
Mushtaq Qureshi Labour Queen's Park
Papya Qureshi Labour Westbourne
Suhail Rahuja Conservative Bayswater
Sarah Richardson Conservative Churchill
Glenys Roberts Conservative West End
Philippa Roe Conservative Knightsbridge and Belgravia
Lee Rowley Conservative Maida Vale
Ian Rowley Conservative Marylebone High Street
Duncan Sandys Conservative Vincent Square
Steven Summers Conservative Vincent Square
Sharan Tabari Labour Harrow Road
Barrie Taylor Labour Queen's Park
Aziz Toki Labour Church Street
Frixos Tombolis Conservative West End
Judith Warner Conservative Abbey Road
Ian Wilder Conservative West End
Nicholas Yarker Conservative Churchill