Spotlight on Cricklewood

The Cricklewood Networking Event went off very well last night at The Crown Moran Hotel. The room was filled with local residents and business people come to meet new neighbours and hear about the latest developments in Cricklewood.
There was a very interesting presentation from Sally Williams, a local retail specialist who is working with businesses in the area. She presented the findings of a UCL study into the reasons why people come to Cricklewood - and how they would like to see it improved.
Its interesting that the survey clearly indicated that the most important thing people want to get sorted is the basic regular tidy and proper cleaning/cleansing of the public realm. This ought to be bread and butter stuff to the three council's involved - but I'm afraid to say they find it very difficult to get the co-ordination right.

Jonathan Joseph was also on hand to give a preview of the issues he'll be showing about revised Brent Cross Cricklewood redevelopment. I wasn't a fan of the last scheme which seemed to me far too car centric. I'm glad therefore to hear that there is a cycling/pedestrian bridge in these new plans.
More details of the changes will be available at Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Hendon Leisure Centre, or the Crown Moran Hotel on different dates over the next fortnight. For exact details - look at the Brent Cross Cricklewood website. (Crown Moran is likely to be most convenient for readers of this blog - and the roadshow hits there on Monday 1 July, 12pm - 8pm and  Tuesday 2 July, 12pm - 8pm).
For more details on the Cricklewood Improvement Project (including signing up to their useful weekly email) visit http://www.cricklewoodcip.org