At the 4th May Residents’ Association meeting Michael sums up the feelings of many with a heartfelt speech opposing demolition:
Thanks to Nahid for filming.
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March To Frestonia
In which the Chicken comes home to roost for Cllr Rock Feilding Mellen. Why did the Chicken cross the road? To stop RBKC demolishing our homes, scattering our community and fencing in our green spaces.
North Kensington. Not Social Cleansington.
“The Estate We’re In” – BBC Documentary
Save Our Silchester’s guest on Thursday, Jasmin Parsons, lived throughout the demolition of her estate in West Hendon. Come to Maxilla on Thursday 23 March at 6.30pm to hear her story. Followed at 8pm by the March to Frestonia.
Nahid Speaks From The Heart
Silchester Estate in North Kensington faces the threat of regeneration at the hands of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. A long standing, established community in a beautifully designed and landscaped environment faces demolition to make way for a ‘conservation area of the future’.
Resident Nahid Ashby invites RBKC’s Cabinet to enjoy the natural beauties of Silchester now.
What do the residents want?
The Silchester Estate, near Latimer Road, is threatened with Regeneration by the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. A group of residents went to the Town Hall to hear Derek White, Chairman of Silchester RA, deliver our response.
Silchester Regeneration. First Community Meeting
Silchester Regeneration. What does it mean for us?
RBKC has plans to regenerate the Silchester Estate in North Kensington. This could mean demolishing it all, including the tower blocks. Where would that leave the people who live here?
The residents held the first of three community meetings to learn from people who have faced the same situation in other parts of the borough?
Piers Thompson recapped the current situation. Eileen Short from Defend Council Housing explained what has happened elsewhere.
