Battersea Park Famous Fireworks Display will take place on Saturday 7th November 2009.
The bonfire lit at 7.30pm and fireworks due to start at 8pm.
Admission is £6.00 with a £1.00 charge for kids under 10 years old. Nearest train: Battersea Park or Queenstown. Nearest Tube: Pimlico
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Monday, 2 November 2009
Thursday, 29 October 2009
London Councils Lose Money Selling Homes Through Auctions
London councils are losing £10million a year by selling properties through auctions rather than estate agents, new figures show.
Cash-strapped boroughs want to get money quickly to plough back into redeveloping other, cheaper homes to ease overcrowding.
A total of 400 homes were sold at auction in the past three years, generating nearly £160million for boroughs. But experts estimate that is about £32million less than if the sales had gone through estate agents.
The most active boroughs were Camden, Wandsworth and Lambeth. Last year alone, Lambeth - which is facing a fraud inquiry into a £22million overspend on housing budgets - sold 56 homes at an average of £135,000.
Wandsworth sold 88 homes over three years, making £37.8 million. Camden, where more than 18,000 people are waiting for a council house, raised £33.8million from 56 homes.
Thisislondon
Cash-strapped boroughs want to get money quickly to plough back into redeveloping other, cheaper homes to ease overcrowding.
A total of 400 homes were sold at auction in the past three years, generating nearly £160million for boroughs. But experts estimate that is about £32million less than if the sales had gone through estate agents.
The most active boroughs were Camden, Wandsworth and Lambeth. Last year alone, Lambeth - which is facing a fraud inquiry into a £22million overspend on housing budgets - sold 56 homes at an average of £135,000.
Wandsworth sold 88 homes over three years, making £37.8 million. Camden, where more than 18,000 people are waiting for a council house, raised £33.8million from 56 homes.
Thisislondon
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Battersea Schools Attract Property Bidding War
Sealed bids and gazumping are once again prominent features of the Central London property market, as the severe shortage of homes for sale drives prices back to 2007 levels.
10% of sales are generating multiple offers and ending in sealed bids, with the vendor often achieving in excess of the full asking price. Properties which are particularly sought-after, such as family houses and large apartments in prominent locations such as Hyde Park, Chelsea and St John's Wood, and those close to good schools in Battersea and Clapham, are achieving in the region of 20 bids per property.
Foreign buyers are still making up a significant proportion of buyers in Central London as they move to take advantage of the weak pound.
For more of this article
10% of sales are generating multiple offers and ending in sealed bids, with the vendor often achieving in excess of the full asking price. Properties which are particularly sought-after, such as family houses and large apartments in prominent locations such as Hyde Park, Chelsea and St John's Wood, and those close to good schools in Battersea and Clapham, are achieving in the region of 20 bids per property.
Foreign buyers are still making up a significant proportion of buyers in Central London as they move to take advantage of the weak pound.
For more of this article
Monday, 21 September 2009
Monday, 14 September 2009
Free Swimming in Battersea
Keen swimmers in Balham and Battersea have been taking advantage of a free swimming scheme being offered by Wandsworth Borough Council.
Some 40,000 people made use of the free offer in the first three months following its launch, with a further 13,000 signing up in July.
Under the scheme, over-60s and those aged under 16 can swim at any of the council-run pools until April 2011.
It has proved popular among those living in London property in Wandsworth than in any other London borough.
Commenting on the new figures, deputy chairman of the environment and leisure committee at the council Rosemary Torrington described the uptake as "excellent news".
She said: "The scheme was helping the council and NHS Wandsworth meet their joint commitment to encourage local people to participate more actively in sport and improve their fitness levels.
"Wandsworth has four leisure centres with pools, so there should be one within easy reach of everyone."
Last month, Wandsworth Council launched another fitness scheme with the NHS and Change4Life to encourage residents to get fit in the borough's parks.
Some 40,000 people made use of the free offer in the first three months following its launch, with a further 13,000 signing up in July.
Under the scheme, over-60s and those aged under 16 can swim at any of the council-run pools until April 2011.
It has proved popular among those living in London property in Wandsworth than in any other London borough.
Commenting on the new figures, deputy chairman of the environment and leisure committee at the council Rosemary Torrington described the uptake as "excellent news".
She said: "The scheme was helping the council and NHS Wandsworth meet their joint commitment to encourage local people to participate more actively in sport and improve their fitness levels.
"Wandsworth has four leisure centres with pools, so there should be one within easy reach of everyone."
Last month, Wandsworth Council launched another fitness scheme with the NHS and Change4Life to encourage residents to get fit in the borough's parks.
Friday, 11 September 2009
Battersea Park Fireworks
Battersea park Fireworks display will take place on Saturday 7 November 2009
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