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A short edition: a fourth Boston win for St Paul's, a rare plant going into Barnes Common, and a road closure on Church Road on Sunday morning.
The big story
St Paul's rowers win Head of the Charles again
The school's first VIII took a fourth straight Youth Eights title in Boston over half term. Their 14:11.510 was faster than any youth crew has rowed the course. A time penalty for passing the wrong side of a displaced buoy denied them the official course record. It affected following crews and did not change the finish order. READ →
In brief
Volunteers plant rare tower mustard on Barnes Common
Richmond Council announced on 2 November that more than 1,000 plants raised from seed at home have gone in at four sites: Barnes Common, Wimbledon Common, Hounslow Heath and Lesnes Abbey Woods. That total is combined, not Barnes alone. Before the project the plant was down to two sites in London. READ →
Getting around
Church Road closed for Remembrance service on Sunday
Church Road will be shut from Kitson Road to Byfeld Gardens for the Remembrance Day service on Sunday 8 November. The two-minute silence is at 10:55, and the road is closed for the duration of the service. Allow extra time if you are driving or catching a bus through Barnes that morning. SOURCE →