Category Archives: News

Hi Everyone, 1. Public Meeting The Save Kensal Rise Library Campaign will be holding a public meeting. 7.30pm Tuesday 21st May at St Martin’s Church, Mortimer Road, Kensal Green. Campaign update – Options – Way forward – We have invited Mo … Continue reading →

The Save Kensal Rise Library Campaign will be holding a public meeting. 7.30pm Tuesday 21st May at St Martin’s Church, Mortimer Road, Kensal Green. Campaign update Options Way forward Everyone welcome! Thank you to Graham and the PCC of St … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone, Still here and still fighting. The committee will be meeting this week and one of the items we will be discussing is the setting of a date for a public meeting. There may be choices to be made … Continue reading →

The following excerpt is from a blog on the Huffington Post by Celia Lyttelton: “..I fell into conversation on the Bakerloo line from Kensal Green with an ebullient man about the demise of the Kensal Rise Library. Many have come … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone, As we go into the third year of our campaign and what looks like the third phase (Brent, All Souls, The Developer) perhaps it will be ‘third time lucky’? There still seems to be a lot of enthusiasm … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone, Well, it was great news that Brent Council made the decision in December 2012 to accept our nomination and to include the library on its list of community assets as part of the Community Right to Bid section … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone, Happy New Year! 1. We are in discussions at the moment with the developer Andrew Gillick of Platinum Revolver, and his architect. Mr Gillick is the developer that All Souls College have chosen to sell the library to. … Continue reading →

“Brent is in the bottom quartile suggesting that the library service does not engage as well with the population when compared to the other authorities.” Original report: www.cipfastats.net/download_open.asp?filename=http://www.cipfastats.net/uploads/CIPFA_Profile_Nearest_Neighbours_Brent1312201233138.pdf

Hi Everyone, We received today the decision of Brent Council on our application to list Kensal Rise Library as a community asset. We will be considering our options. Regards, Margaret Bailey Decision on Nomination of Land to be added to … Continue reading →