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QuayLife ISSUE 2 / WINTER 2020
INSIDE
Faces of
Greenford
exhibition
opens
Starbucks
on its way to
Tillermans
Court
Get into the festive spirit
Christmas
is coming
QuayLife / Issue 2 1
Welcome to our festive
issue of QuayLife
We’re cracking open the mulled wine many of us would like to forget, so This year you can experience all the
CommunityLife
Find out what’s happening in and around Greenford Quay
and eating our weight in mince pies as we’re here to bring you some festive joy of Christmas from your front
Faces of
we get ready for the most wonderful cheer and the latest news from around room, with our series of free festive
time of the year. 2020 has been a year Greenford Quay. workshops (below). And find out about A photographic exhibition
the next phase of our development as celebrating the lives and passions
YOUR SITE TEAM IS HERE FOR YOU, WHATEVER YOUR QUERY. we make a start on Lyons Dock House of the people of Greenford is
EMAIL RECEPTION@GREENFORDQUAY.COM OR CALL 0203 131 1800 – more details on the back page. now open.
Greenford
‘The many faces of Greenford’,
displayed on a 20m hoarding
Festive fun for all
opposite Tillermans Court, is a
visual representation of the area’s
rich and friendly community.
As part of the project, Bow Arts
Get into the Christmas spirit with free workshops for all the family Trust spent two months exploring
the area, with community artist
Celebrate the festive season from Nancy Thornber and photographer
the comfort of your own home with Alex Sturrock talking to and
a series of free virtual workshops, photographing more than 100
brought to you by Greenford Quay. residents. The result is a vibrant
collection of photographs exploring
Running from 12-13 December, Winter why people are so proud to call
Warmer & Wonders Live includes a Greenford their home.
packed programme of activities for all
the family. Nancy said: “It really has been
a wonderful experience to see
We will send everything you need to everyone pulling together to make
take part straight to your door, so all the area what it is. To see the
you need to do is sign up online to bag broad range of activity happening
your space. throughout the community has
been amazing.”
SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER
❆ 10.30-11.30am: Gingerbread
house making
❆ 1 2-12.30pm: Tales from Santa
❆ 2-3pm: Festive wreath making
To find out more and sign up go to:
tinyurl.com/y2fuam45
Let there be light:
After a year of
lockdowns and
COVID-19 restrictions,
our festive light display
is bringing some
Inspired by nature
SUNDAY 13 DECEMBER much-welcome
❆ 1 0-11am: Mulled cider warmer Christmas cheer to
❆ 1 2-2.30pm: Kids craft special Greenford Quay.
❆ 2 .45-3.15pm: Tales from Santa A mural inspired by the wildlife arts organisation ARTification, Painted on the canal-side hoarding,
❆ 4 -5pm: Scented candle workshop and nature found along Greenford’s the artwork was created by it forms part of an art trail from
❆ 5 .30-6pm: Live Gospel choir waterways has been installed residents who worked on different Horsenden Hill Farm to Greenford
performance at Greenford Quay. Designed sections while maintaining social Quay, with numerous artworks
To find out more and sign up go to: by an artist from community distance. installed along the way.
tinyurl.com/y6xttsl7
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RetailWatch DevelopmentUpdate
Lyons Dock
work begins
WAKE UP WITH
STARBUCKS
Whether your go-to caffeine
kick is a mocha Frappuccino or
a straight up black coffee, you
soon won’t have to go far for your
morning pick-me-up.
A new urban Starbucks is coming
to Tillermans court in Spring
2021, offering your favourite
hot drinks and food in a trendy
boutique café. Leading the way: The roof
terrace at Tillermans Court
A GROWING Work on the next rental building • In January, two cranes will be
COMMUNITY at Greenford Quay is about to get
under way. Inspired by the history of
erected to start work on the
foundations, where we will install
Our existing
Greenford, Lyons Dock House will three new traffic entrances, with
tenants are
be a contemporary take on several pedestrian diversions in place for
gearing up to
grand residential mansions that once two weeks
open their doors,
stood on Oldfield Lane North. • In March and April, a temporary
with Monkey
pedestrian crossing and lighting
Puzzle Day
Following the benchmark set by will be installed on top of the
Nursery set to start welcoming
Tillermans Court, this building on the canal bridge. The footpath next
children aged three months to
south side of the Grand Union Canal to the construction site will also
five years in January.
will offer premium amenities for its be closed.
tenants, as well as the next phase of
Meanwhile,
commercial and retail space on the Paul Fanning, Development Manager
Co-op’s store
ground floor. at Greenford Quay, said: “The safety
fit-out is almost
of our community is of paramount
complete and it
We will be closely managing importance to us. These temporary
expects to start
construction to minimise disruption diversions will be closely managed,
serving shoppers
to the community. Here are a few with traffic marshals in place to
from early in the new year.
things to look out for: ensure a high level of safety. We will
• Construction traffic will be entering continue to update residents as
Plans to welcome three other
and exiting off Oldfield Lane North work progresses.”
tenants are also in the pipeline;
look out for more details
coming soon. IF ANYONE HAS ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
RECEPTION@GREENFORDQUAY.COM
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