From Marylebone to Mayfair and from Westbourne to the West End communities are waking up to the fact that a little-publicised consultation could have long lasting implications - not just for Queen’s Park - but for all neighbourhoods and comunities across the City.

Queen’s Park Campaigners have been spreading the word across Westminster of the importance to communities of the “Westminster Governance Review”.

Mayfairites and West Enders have been fired up by their free-parking success, and are supporting the parish council model as a way of having more say on local issues in their neighbourhoods too.

According to Westminster’s website the consultation ends on the 3rd February, but we’ve heard on the grapevine that a two week extension has been given.  For more about the consultation and how to take part see our article “Have Your Say!” posted on 20th January.

What the press are saying:

Guardian January 25th 2012

West End Extra January 27th 2012

Evening Standard January 25th 2012

Evening Standard January 30th 2012

For a listing of older press articles see the Talk of the Town blog post.

Further comment in the West End Extra 27th January 2012

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The second edition of the community magazine, written, produced and hand-delivered by local residents will be coming through your letterbox in the next few days. Packed full of local news and views … keep your eyes peeled for the new edition!

Local primary school children brought a smile to elderly residents over the festive season. Residents organized the ‘Sharing is Caring’ project with pupils delivering food parcels to older residents in the run up to Christmas.

There was a fantastic response with presents flooding in from pupils, families and local businesses. The children decorated shoe boxes and took time out from school to deliver the presents.

A massive thank you to all the volunteers who helped run the project, Ark Atwood and Queen’s Park Primary Schools and the following local businesses who made a donation: Steve’s Newsagent, Izzy Jones, Deluxe Off License, Lane’s Jewellers, Madina’s butchers, Asian Food Centre and All Nations Tropical Foods.