Dog-owners please take note: off-lead hours have changed!
Dog owners are reminded that the longer dog hours which came into force at the beginning of November, allowing pets to be exercised off the lead until 10.30am, have now come to an end. Despite this some residents have been in contact with our Agents to report that a few dogs are still to be seen off-lead as late as 10.45am. Please will all dog-owners adhere to this new cut-off time of 10 am & remind anyone they might see in breach of it that the rules have changed!
Viv Robins
Mar 11
Update on Castellain Road gate
Following investigation into the issue affecting the gate, here is an update on the current status and the proposed next steps. We appreciate your understanding and would like to reassure residents that we are working to identify the most effective and sustainable solution for the community. The main Castellain Road gate has been out of action due to a fault with the central control system. In some past instances this type of failure has been resolved by a software reboot a
Luciana Calderon
Feb 4
Start of the year updates and reminders
As we start the year, this blog shares a few important updates and reminders from the Board with residents, as our next full Newsletter will not be sent out until the beginning of April. We hope you had a lovely break and are looking forward to the year ahead. We’re excited for another year of enjoying our shared garden together and hope you've already spotted some of the new plans such as the mini orchard. As was communicated to all freeholders, the garden gate has not been
Luciana Calderon
Jan 21
Please respect those new dog hours
Residents will remember that in response to a request from dog-owners back in the Autumn the Formosa Board agreed to extend the cut-off time for dogs to be exercised off the lead from 10 am to 10.30 am to take account of the darker mornings. Unfortunately while most pet-owners have observed this new rule most scrupulously it seems three or four have been disregarding it to the extent that on occasion their dogs are to be seen roaming loose as late as 11 am. This is unfair to
Viv Robins
Dec 29, 2025


Formosa Street pedestrianisation a step closer
Residents may remember that last Summer Sutherland Avenue resident John Gregson launched a petition calling for the short stretch of Formosa Street between Warrington Crescent & Castellain road to be closed to traffic. The idea was to make it a safe space for people to shop, eat, socialise & generally support our vital local businesses as suggested in the artist's impression above. Anyway the petition garnered enough signatures for it to be considered by Westminster City Coun
Viv Robins
Dec 14, 2025


Tree lights to pierce Winter gloom
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
Viv Robins
Nov 20, 2025











