Category Archives: Current Items News

As we approach 100 years since the end of World War I we remember all those from Brentham who served. During the period 1914 – 1918 some 210 Brentham men went to war – 17 did not return. A plaque to … Continue reading →

Following a public vote, Brentham Garden Suburb made it into the Top Ten of the Nation’s Favourite Conservation Areas. We were one of only two areas in London in a national shortlist of 18 out of 249 submissions to Civic … Continue reading →

Brentham suffered significant damage from the storm during the night of 15th/16th October 1987. See what residents woke up to on the morning of 16th October 1987 (30 years ago) If you have any photos of the storm you’d like … Continue reading →

A fascinating new book by Mark Johnson “Street Trees in Britain – A History” is an authoritative account of how trees went from being absent or random elements in the urban landscape to important components in the design of streets. … Continue reading →

Local Cafe, Cinnamon, on Pitshanger Lane has come up with a really useful idea and is recycling coffee grounds for customers to take for their gardens. Do help yourselves, enrich your Brentham garden and at the same time support a … Continue reading →

The Conservation Policies of Ealing Council are instrumental in keeping our estate looking good so it’s important for us to pay attention to how those policies are being applied in other conservation areas. A planned large development in the heart … Continue reading →

The Brentham Society in conjunction with Pitshanger Bookshop  The book ‘Brentham:  A History of the Pioneer Garden Suburb’, by Aileen Reid,  £15 including a free copy of the DVD ‘The Brentham Story’. Available at  Pitshanger Bookshop  see also the Society SHOP

Hello Residents – You have a walking book club in your midst! We meet and walk in Pitshanger Park (for approximately 1 hour) and discuss a book which has been proposed by different members of the book club at the previous … Continue reading →