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We are excited to confirm that the 2026 Formosa Garden Wine Tasting will take place on 5 September 2026 from 3-6 pm.


As in previous years, we are delighted to be working with the team from The Winery, who will have a selection of delicious wines for you to try.


Each household is entitled to up to two complimentary tickets to the Wine Tasting on a first-come, first-served basis, with each ticket getting you a taste of each of the wines offered by The Winery, and a full glass of your favourite.


Your free tickets can be ordered by completing this Google Form prior to 30 August 2026. Tickets will be delivered to your mailbox the week prior to the wine tasting.


Friends and family are welcome, and additional tickets (as well as the wines themselves!) can be purchased on the day from The Winery team.


We look forward to seeing you at this always-popular event!


Warm regards,

Formosa Amenity LTD.



 

As with much of the rest of England London & the S East have now been officially declared to be in drought – & this picture taken from Head Gardener Jan Melkenbeek’s drone gives a sense of the devastation it has wrought on our beautiful Garden. Among the casualties has been the herb bed, only relatively recently brought into cultivation – the soil is bone dry & the sage in particular looks as if it’s struggling to survive. If anyone living nearby has the time -- & the watering can -- could they perhaps put in five minutes or so of an evening to give the ground a good watering?  With no rain forecast for at least the next week it could be that only direct action is going to save the day! 

 

Residents should be aware that there have been sightings recently of a black Range Rover & a black Mercedes parked up on Castellain Road with the occupants behaving suspiciously. According to local resident Giorgios Giannakopoulos over five consecutive days they have been driving up around midday & staying put for a few hours with their engines running. Today at a slightly earlier time they were joined by a silver BMW. Originally they parked at the bottom of the road near Formosa Street but since then appear to have been working their way up towards the Sutherland Avenue end.

Mr Giannakopoulos has reported the cars' details to the Metropolitan police & been given a case reference number of CAD3249/30Jul26. If other residents spot these cars in the vicinity & do not recognise the occupants do please also report the matter to the Police using that same reference number.

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