- Susan Wright
- 13 minutes ago
Residents are invited to make the most of the local festivities in our neighbourhood as we welcome the Christmas season. A list of upcoming events is provided below—if you know of any others, please let us know by emailing support@formosagarden.co.uk so we can add them to the list.
Upcoming Festive Events:
Lighting of the Christmas Tree, Warwick Avenue Tube Station – Scheduled for 1st December. Notice of this event was provided by Westminster Council. Residents are encouraged to look out for further updates regarding the exact timing.
Abbey Road Studios Christmas Concert, Studio 2 – Launching on 6th December, with performances available on selected dates until 21st December. Their Christmas Quartet will offer a selection of carols and Christmas Film Classics.
Paddington Waterways & Maida Vale Society Christmas Carol Concert – Taking place at St Mary’s Church, Paddington Green on 10th December.
Residents are encouraged to check the links provided for the latest information about these events and to join in the festive celebrations. With thanks to Pat Graham of Warrington Crescent and the Formosa Book Group (A-L) for information about these events.
For those who dread the onset of Winter there's brighter news from this Sunday (Nov 23) when the big tree in Formosa will again be lit up through until the end of February. Sadly it's not quite the spectacle it's been of recent years as when the lights were switched on briefly at the end of the Bonfire Night celebrations, as has become customary, it was found that around a third of the bulbs were no longer working. Rather than attempting to fix the problem this year with its old supplier (who've proved themselves to be less than reliable) & meanwhile run the risk of nights of darkness through at least part of the Winter the Board has decided to go ahead with the partial switch-on at 6 pm this Sunday. They then plan to get the full light show back on track in time for next year!
Bonfire night celebrations on Saturday November 8th were blessed with unusually mild & trouble-free weather -- not a rain drop in sight! That was all enough to bring out the usual crowds to savour the giant bonfire & above all the stunning display mounted yet again by award-winning company Firework Crazy:
The event was kindly sponsored by estate agents Winkworth’s who this year opened their latest branch in Sutherland Avenue, bringing the total nationwide to 90. All four offices in North-West London are overseen by Managing Director Neil Sloam, who says the company really does care about the communities it serves. With that in mind they've sponsored last year's Formosa Summer Party as well as several events at St Joseph’s School & they'll soon be sponsoring the big Christmas tree at Clifton Nursery. Our thanks to them & other sponsors without whom many of these events could not succeed.
