Fulham's North End Road to Receive Million Pound Boost
Starting with study looking at transport options for our shopping street
North End Road is set to get a million pound boost, with Hammersmith & Fulham Council saying it has received funds from developers to improve Fulham's main shopping street.
The council says the first step will be a study looking at traffic options for the road, using a £50,000 grant from Transport for London. This will be followed by major improvements with a budget of at least £1 million.
Residents, local businesses and market stallholders are being asked to give their views on the transport study at two meetings next week.
Local residents and businesses are invited to a meeting on Monday 26 February from 6.30-8.15pm.
Local stallholders and businesses are invited to a meeting on Wednesday 28 February from 1-3pm.
Both meetings will be held at St John’s Church in North End Road, SW6 1PB.
Following the study, the council says it will be holding further extensive meetings and consultation with residents, shops and stallholders to explore how best to spend the £1 million on making short-term and long-term improvements to the traffic,
market and shops in North End Road.
The council says it has been working to improve the quality and character of North End Road to make it a thriving retail and food destination since 2014, including setting up North End Road Action Group and hosting regular traffic free markets.
"The big, traffic-free seasonal markets which we’ve been running since Christmas 2014 have already boosted North End Road and now we’re taking things to the next level, with significant new funding," says Cllr Andrew Jones, H&F Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Regeneration.
The next market take place on Saturday 17 March, from 9am till 6pm, and will be packed with stalls on both sides of the pedestrianised road. There will be food and drink, a cornucopia of things to buy and loads of entertainment, including live music and a funfair.
There's still time to sign up for a stall at the spring market. You can find out more and apply online here.
February 22, 2018
