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


Bonfire Night goes with a bang!
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 off

Viv Robins
Nov 13, 2025


It's nearly time for the last big social event of the year!
Just a reminder that the annual Bonfire Night celebrations are this coming Saturday, November 8th. For the third year running the multi-award-winning Firework Crazy will be in charge of the firework display which will start as usual at 7 pm (allowing residents to also catch the fireworks in neighbouring Crescent Garden at 7.30 pm as many like to do) but the bonfire will be lit a little earlier this year, at 5.30 pm , so it will be blazing nicely for any early arrivals. The

Viv Robins
Nov 6, 2025
New cycle route for Castellain Road?
Westminster City Council is proposing to introduce a contra-flow system for cyclists on a series of one-way streets in the Borough,...

Viv Robins
Jul 24, 2025


Tube train clean-up finally underway
Users of the Bakerloo line will have been horrified by the state of the tube trains over recent months, with almost every carriage...

Viv Robins
May 11, 2025
Have your say at local Community meeting
The Annual Community Meeting & AGM of the Paddington Waterways & Maida Vale Society is being held on Thursday May 15th At St Joseph's...

Viv Robins
Apr 17, 2025


Festive cheer is coming early!
Some welcome news in these dark days of Winter -- the lights on the big tree in the middle of the Garden will be switched on next ...

Viv Robins
Nov 26, 2024


Wouldn't you rather Formosa's shopping Street looked like this?
...If so please sign the new petition to Westminster City Council to get it pedestrianised, set up by local resident John Gregson with...

Viv Robins
Aug 16, 2024



















