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Archive · 2014-07-19

New Councillors Reception - City Hall

New Councillors Reception - City Hall Magnificent views over London from City Hall A thoroughly enjoyable and humorous evening thanks to Boris! The new Queens Park Community Councillors visited City Hall for the new councillors reception. It was…

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Archive · 2014-06-26

Queens Park Gardens new play area

Queens Park Community Council fireworks display 2014 Hundreds turn out at Queens Park Gardens for our very first fireworks display - spectacular! Hundreds of local residents (and some of their friends!) turned out for the Queens Park community…

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Archive · 2014-06-07

Advertisement for Clerk/Director/RFO

QUEENS PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL ADVERTISEMENT FOR CLERK/DIRECTOR/RFO Queen’s Park Community Council. Salary scale LC2 (26-34) [£22,443 - £28,922] pro rata plus London Weighting. Hours: 22.5 per week to include evening meetings, however, as the work…

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Archive · 2014-06-07

Right To Speak At Council Meetings

QUEEN’S PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL Your RIGHT TO SPEAK at meetings of the Council/Committees Procedures at meetings Most meetings start at 6pm in the Beethoven Centre and are held on Wednesday evenings. Members of the public have the right to address…

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Archive · 2014-04-02

Positive change for the Queens Park Community

Positive change for Queens Park Community Hello and welcome to my website, my name is Joe Fernandes and I was community councillor for the Queens Park Community Council. I have been involved with the QUEENS PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL CAMPAIGN GROUP for…

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Archive · 2014-04-02

Community Council - A Brief History

The Queen’s Park Community Council will be the first parish council in London for nearly eighty years The campaign for a community council in Queens Park evolved from the Queens Park Forum, part of the Paddington Development Trust, which was set up…

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Archive · 2014-03-31

Estate of the artisan

Local History An early experiment in urban living The industrial revolution produced appalling living conditions for the urban working classes. In response, philanthropic organisations like the Peabody trust and the improved Industrial Dwellings…

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Archive · 2014-03-30

Election Details

Election date (Update: 40% turnout in QPA - tremendous result) The election took place on Thursday 22 May, 2014, the same day as the local london elections and the European Parliamentary elections. The count took place on friday 23 May, 2014 at…

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Archive · 2014-03-30

My Vision for Queens Park

Queens Park Village (my vision) Bringing the community closer together is the challenge that I would like to prioritise in Queens Park. The development of a 'village' square in the centre of the estate, I believe, would go a long way to achieving…

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Archive · 2014-03-30

About me

About me Hello, my name is Joe Fernandes and I was a Community Councillor in the Queens Park Community Council. I have lived in the 'Paddington" area of Westminster for 40 years. I was brought up on the Lisson Green Estate, Church Street and I…

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