Jubilee Wine-Tasting!

Word was that the Queen had to make do with watching it on TV at Windsor but for the second year running our wine-tasting in the Garden was a great success, with an impressive turn-out despite the generally overcast weather & the fact that it was the Whitsun half-term.

The Winery on Clifton Parade once more did us proud with selection of no fewer than six wines (sparkling, red, white & rose) complemented by soft drinks, baguette & a nice selection of cheeses – not to mention music from the Suzanne Noble Jazz Quartet.

Here’s raising a glass to next year!

Were you the victim of flooding last July?

..if so you should have received a letter from Thames Water offering a free survey of your property to check what they call “sewer flooding resistance”. The letter was dated 24th May & states that they need to hear back from you within the month or else they will remove you from their list (based presumably on the online form they asked affected households to fill in at www.thameswater.co.uk/registersewer). They go on to stress that the offer of the survey & any subsequent installation of flood protection does not imply that Thames Water are accepting liability for damage cause by any previous flooding at your property.

For more information you can go to www.thameswater.co.uk/sewersurvey or call their customer helpline on 0800 316 9800.

Time to declare war on weeds

Now that the irrigation system in the garden has been turned back on you may have noticed a proliferation of weeds in our otherwise immaculate flower beds.

Given that our Open Day under the London Square Open Gardens scheme is fast coming down the track on June 12th it’s been suggested that residents might like to volunteer to “adopt” a bed & keep it weed-free. The best time for a putsch would probably be on the Friday before, June 10th , when they could join forces with the gardeners.

If you are interested in taking part Sean and Luke from Gravitas will be on site between 08.30 – 16.30.