Jo Reynolds talks to Father David Matthews, vicar of the parish. How do you prefer to be addressed? David. When I’m in robes, I’m happy to be “fathered”, but otherwise David. Only my sister calls me Dave. Why did you…
Category: Local Q&A
Brackenbury Village locals – Q&A
Local artist: Paul Donnellon
Jo Reynolds talks to local artist Paul Donnellon. When did you move here? 2000. Before, I lived all over London, from Lewisham to Islington to London Bridge, but my wife Diana lived in Hammersmith Grove. I didn’t know people could…
Local Aston Martin man: Nicholas Mee
Aston Martin man Nicholas Mee tells Jo Reynolds about Goldfinger and Goldhawk Road. How long have you been in the area? Personally, forty years, but we’ve had the business in the area since 2000 when we took over the garage…
Local actress: Antonia Clarke
Alexane Dunn shines a light on rising star Antonia Clarke. Would you recommend the area as a place for young people to live? I’ve lived here all my life so I don’t really know anything better, but all my friends…
Local theatre producer: Denise Silvey
Will actor manager Denise Silvey tell all about getting the elbow from ‘The Archers’? Will she keep the cat in the bag about ‘The Mousetrap’? Jo Reynolds keeps his ear to the ground. How long have you lived in the…
Local barber: Nicos Pavlou
Warm-hearted local barber Nicos Pavlou cuts to the chase about fleeing sunny Cyprus for west London. Interview by Jo Reynolds. What brought you to London? My mum and dad, myself and my brother, we were kicked out of our home…
Local TV director: Tim Dunn
Tim Dunn tells Jo Reynolds that he wears two hats in the BBC but would doff his cap to the Queen and armed guerillas. Did you study history at Oxford in order to make historical programmes for the BBC? There…
Local artist: Jayne Hepsibah Sullivan
Jayne Hepsibah tells Jo Reynolds about faking it. When did you move to the area? About 24 years ago. Why here? My sister lived here. Because I’m Welsh, when you come off the M4, you get to Hammersmith and think…
Local piano teacher: Margaret Langleben
Margaret Langleben tells Jo Reynolds about what she’d do to bankers and politicians. When did you move to the area? 1969. Has it changed? Ha! Back then, some people I know considered this the slums of Hammersmith. It was all…
Local writer: Alice Peterson
Alice Peterson tells Jo Reynolds why she gave up tennis to write a hit. When did you move to the area? 2004, so ten years ago. What do you most like about it? I love the park, and I love my…