1980s Kensal Rise

Some good pictures (it'd be better if we could find the clips online) of Chamberlayne Road and the shopping area in the 1980s when they featured in Grange Hill.

Update: Here are the clips on Youtube, about 1 minute in to about 2 minutes 30.

The Diner

The Diner, Kensal Rise version, appears to be open or about to open. Report as soon as we've been will be here.

The website is rather basic at the moment, but the chain's other sites have more detailed ones (although not strangely the Camden one) so I assume we will get those sooner rather than later.

London crime maps

Some readers will not have seen the London crime maps, which let you see how crime is faring in your neighbourhood, down to just a collection of streets.

A supplier of cakes to Kensal Rise

My French is not up to translating this, but one gets the impression (and google's translation helps) that this article is about a French woman who makes cakes for various delis in Kensal Rise.

A kitchen showroom on Chamberlayne Road

Already almost fitted out with shiny expensive kitchens. I wish it well, I fear (unless rents are very cheap) it might find it hard going.

Lexi Cinema

Here's the January and February programme (Pdf).

Man falls through hole near Maggie's Bar

I've never been to Maggie's Bar, Chamberlayne Road, but if you do watch out for holes opposite as you might fall through them.