May 2011 Archives

A SECONDARY school in Feltham is undergoing a huge time of change including a new name and uniform.
Head teacher of Longford Community School on Tachbrook Road, Paula Kenning, has announced the new name of the school as well as a raft of changes in a bid to make the school 'outstanding' in three year's time.

POLICE have named the 16-year-old pedestrian who tragically died following a collision with a bus in Feltham last week.
Michael Wilson, of Sparrow Farm Drive, died on Thursday May 26 on Hounslow Road near the Feltham Assembly Hall, just a day before he was due to celebrate his 17th birthday.

Take 'growing your own produce' to another level!
Enjoy a live performance of 'A little Patch of Ground', a play that celebrates the triumphs and travails of life on an allotment in West London. It was inspired by the true stories of local allotment holders, collected by the PlayBack reminiscence group at The Questors Theatre in Ealing. Come and spend a day with us, amongst the fruit and veg, on our allotment plot.

Must pre book through Hounslow Library.
Show is 2 hours long & includes an interval.

Where: Paul Robeson Theatre (Please note change of venue)
When: Saturday 18th June
2 .00pm - 4.30pm
Cost £1.00

A 16-YEAR-OLD who was a pedestrian tragically died last night after he was in collision with a bus on Hounslow Road, Feltham.
The incident happened at around 5.15pm on Thursday near the pedestrian crossing by the Feltham Assembly Halls.

TWO valued learning centres in the borough are to close due to a lack of funding.
The Feltham and Brentford City Learning Centres have announced that they will close their doors on August 31.

THE HEAD of a Feltham school has decided to ban the tradition of shirt signing for Year 11 pupils ending their compulsory schooling, so they can concentrate on their studies.
Paula Kenning, head teacher at Longford Community School, Tachbrook Road, has spoken to The Chronicle about her decision to stop the traditional end of year festivities this summer.

A SCHOOL field in Feltham was transformed this week into a magical 'battle ground' for hundreds of youngsters.
Fairholme School, Peacock Avenue, hosted the special event on Tuesday May 24 so everyone could watch the 'Knights of the Damned' ride into battle.

HOUNSLOW residents are being encouraged to become a part of history by acting as Olympic 2012 torch holders.
The search has started for 8,000 people to carry the Olympic Flame.

A FAMILY in Feltham is mourning the loss of their son who died last week at the age of 30 after suffering a brain tumour.
Described as a "gentle man" Matthew Watson grew up in his family's Bedfont Road home, before moving to Windsor.

AN 11-year-old Bedfont girl with an incurable kidney disease was treated to a meeting with her favourite band JLS.
Lauren Dehaney, of Cassiobury Avenue, is living with Nephrotic Syndrome, a chronic disease that means she will eventually have kidney failure and will need a transplant.