Unlike previous years, we decided to make the 101st AGM a social occasion, so kept formalities and speeches to a minimum. Setting a less formal tone, I enjoyed describing my Committee colleagues with the joke: “You couldn’t find a more different group of people – and believe me, I’ve tried!” More seriously, I then paid […]
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The 2017 CHAS Centenary Plate for local schools is on Chiswick buzz TV. The CHAS recently presented the awards to the two best schools in our 2nd year of the Chiswick-wide CHAS Centenary Plate School Competition. Follow this link to see the wonderful coverage of the event on Chiswick buzz. Commenting on the challenges of
The Spring(ish) Quiz took place on the 28th January.It was (eventually) well attended with 7 tables of 8 contestants. There was,we were told, a rival quiz going on nearby. The Quiz was set by Jo Hodges in absentia as she was at the time up the jungle – which was just as well, given the
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For once the sun shone for us and a goodly gathering of about 40 CHAS members met at the Trading Hut to enjoy the annual Summer Barbecue. Alastair & Andrew took charge of cooking salmon/chicken as well as the more traditional sausages and burgers. On a hot day, this felt like a job over and
Hounslow Council have embarked on a project to study Duke’s Meadow and see what could/should be done with it. They’ve hired external consultants to gather information and canvass the opinions of ‘stakeholders’ (or ‘leaseholders’ in the eyes of the Council, organisations like us that use some of the land). A number of public consultations have
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