Thought this bore repeating as in my original post I accidentally omitted the date. A minute or so later I up-dated it but it looks as if the post sent out by Formosa was the original one so for the avoidance of doubt: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7TH IT IS!!

Yes our annual Bonfire Night celebrations are now only days away: the place as ever is Formosa Garden, the date Saturday November 7th & the time 6.30 pm for the lighting of the bonfire & 7 pm for the firework display. Yet again that's in the capable hands of award-winning supplier Fireworks Crazy, who've done such an outstandng job for us for the past couple of years. People have been known to come to a standstill in neighbouring streets to enjoy the pyrothechnics even at a

Even if you haven't had to use its services you're sure to be familiar with St Mary's Hospital in Paddington which serves as one of London's four major trauma centres with around 160 acute care staff on duty at any one time. What you certainly won't know is that they currently share a single small staff room with little space to rest & recover away from the pressures of emergency care.. Now a charity has been set up called Caring for Carers which aims to fund a specially-buil

Our annual celebration always takes place on the Saturday nearest to Bonfire Night which means that this year it will be held on November 7th. But the important things don't change: as ever we can count on a fabulous display from award-winning supplier Fireworks Crazy; the bonfire will be lit at 6.30 pm & the fireworks will get under way at 7 pm. (The display in neighbouring Crescent Garden is once again handily timed for 7.30 pm so residents can enjoy both). Guests are encou

Wine lovers gathered last Saturday evening for a thoroughly delicious few hours of tasting, chatting, and rather a lot of happy sipping. The weather played beautifully to our favour too, with glorious sunshine making it the perfect occasion for an evening outdoors. The Winery brought a beautifully judged selection, and it's fair to say nobody left disappointed. The tasting opened, as any good tasting should, with a glass of Champagne — always a fine way to get things started.

.....try acting as a volunteer for three hours over the London Open Gardens Weekend which opens up private spaces like ours to the public -- this year on June 7 -- in aid of their charity. Mild temperatures & a blessed lack of rain meant that no fewer than 196 punters passed through the Castellain Road Gate, re-emerging with comments like: "What a lovely little hidden gem", "You can tell this is loved & a proper community garden" " & perhaps most gratifyingly, from a couple w

......but with a small tweak to its name! It's now known as Little Red Pepper, in a nod to its Little Venice location. When the previous owner died last September it looked to be the end for this family business which had been a fixture on Formosa Street since the mid-1990s (& widely held to be purveyor of the best pizza in London...) Relatives didn't have the heart to continue & were set to give up the lease, but enter the unlikely pairing of local residents fashion designer

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

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 at 5.30pm . The lights will be switched on by Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr Patricia M

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