Good morning
A quiet few days on the page: one road closure to put in the diary for November, and a drainage scheme that reaches from a Barnes primary school to the Castelnau recreation ground.
In brief
Rain gardens for Lowther Primary, swales for Castelnau
Richmond Council is putting downpipe planters and rain gardens into Lowther Primary School. It plans water butts and permeable paving at Castelnau Community Centre, and a permeable games area with swales at Castelnau Recreation Ground. The work is delivered through Community BlueScapes, a partnership of the council, Barnes Common Limited and WWT, which also covers the Barnes Green river restoration. READ →
Getting around
Church Road shuts for the silence on 8 and 11 November
Church Road is listed as closed from Kitson Road to Byfeld Gardens, 10:55am to 11:05am, on Remembrance Sunday (8 November) and again on Wednesday 11 November. The borough format is a parade, service and two-minute silence at 11am. If you cross the Green around then, plan round it. READ →