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Kew
Village hall
Not as such, but St Anne’s church does have a parish hall, while the National Archive is around the corner. 2/10
Cricket pitch
Absolutely, right in the centre of the old village (ie the bit round Kew Green), complete with pavilion, sight screens and asymmetrical boundaries. Quite simply a perfect example of the genre. 10/10
Village green
Yep, across the busy main road from the cricket pitch. There’s also the nearby Kew Botanical Gardens, which some cynical locals now consider to be ‘no better than a theme park’. 10/10
Local pub
There are two overlooking Kew Green – the Greyhound (82 Kew Green, TW9, 020 8940 0071) and the Young’s-owned Coach & Horses (8 Kew Green, TW9, 020 8940 1208). 8/10
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Post office
The post office by Kew Green was knocked down along with a butcher and hardware store to make way for a new development (one of the reasons why locals snort at the notion of a ‘village’). 2/10
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Church
The huge 300-year-old St Anne’s sits in a dominant position across the cricket pitch from the Rose & Crown. 10/10
Local bobby
The nearest police station is in Richmond, where Sergeant Will Cherry has responsibility for Kew. 5/10
Annual fête
Kew Fayre 2006 is on September 2 on the village green, but isn’t just for locals. Last year there were 20,000 visitors and 200 stalls. The dog show is particularly popular. 6/10
Village idiot
Not a local idiot as such, but Kew has an eccentric plant: the titan arum, at the Botanical Gardens. It has a distinctive aroma that can be placed somewhere between rotting flesh and excrement. 4/10
Village people
People who can’t afford Chiswick plus a handful of ’70s holdouts who moved here when it was cheap and now lament their new moneyed neighbours. 6/10
Local's verdict
‘It feels like a village, but what makes Kew stand out is being ten minutes from a world heritage site, although that does cause a lot of traffic. We’re also on the Heathrow flightpath, so it can get noisy, but at least we’re not very far from the airport. I do wish we had more ethnic diversity, though.’ Angela Seay, chair of the Kew Society
Total 63/100
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18 comments
How horrible of you to call Lenny the village idiot. He is well known and liked in Enfield. He'll talk to you about anything and has a wicked sense of humour. Good luck with the record Lenny!!!
Lenny is by all means NOT an idiot - he is our friend! He has been around since my sister was my age (12) and she is now 21. I hope he is around for many more years!
And Enfield is the best so don't try and beat us the rest of you - or ELSE!!! dum dum DUM!
Also don't forget the great free New River Festival on the 7th July on the banks of the Enfield Town New River loop (opposite Central Library).
Great arts event for all to enjoy.
It's great to hear you all like the Enfield Autumn Show so much.
Just to let you all know it will be on again on 8-9 September 2007. We've got even more great live music and spectacular events planned.
If you are interested in participating in the event (with a stand etc) email me on evan.kypreos@enfield.gov.uk putting Timeout - EAS in the subject bar.
Thanks
Lenny is not an idiot! His knowledge for music and T.V from the 60's & 70's is second to none! He even knows of the new music and how poor it is compared to the old! He knows everything thats going on in the town and probably knows more about the history of Enfield Town than any other person living there. A charismatic and witty guy he is, you'd love his jokes!
If you're looking for a decent bar in the area- FORM opposite the town station is surely the best??- Fab cocktails, good music and pretty special decor. highly recommendable.
Has Time Out got an agenda in voting George Galloway 'village idiot'? I suppose the more than 15,000 people who voted him in as their MP are also idiots? I think you should have left politics out of this - most people share Mr Galloway's views on the important issues such as Iraq and Tony Blair (just look at the polls).
Lenny is the eyes and ears of Enfield and always knows 'whats going down' before it appears in the local papers. His knowlege of punk music is second to none and is very articulate and witty. The only idiot is the talentless hack calling Lenny one.
Glad to see Enfield is finally getting some recognition, after years of dismissal and merciless heckling at the hands of Guardian journalists and Radio 4 commentators ('Enfield is the only place in Britain where stone cladding adds value to your house')
How could you not have found out about the Enfield Town Show?! It's fabulous! And Lenny is not an idiot.
Where is dear old Muswell Hill? It is surely the quintessential London village with fine locals, a cricket pitch, a handful of little churches, woodland areas, a high street geared towards sole traders (mainly), and one of the village church halls has a local Am Dram Society! Go there and watch a naff old play and have old biddies serve you tea and biscuits in the interval. Muswell Hill has a butcher, a baker, and no candlestick maker. visit the village with the mossy well and all within zone 3! blimey!
Enfield is a great place to live. But no fete, eh? Then what about the Enfield Autumn Show in the Town park, Sept. each year, this year 9-10 Sept. A super day out. (And Lenny is by no means an idiot. That was mean of you!)
How can you have missed out Ealing's Brentham Estate? It's a perfect example of a garden suburb! I grew up there and returned recently (15 years later) to find it as beautiful as I remembered.
Disappointed with result as in the past it was top village in your mag. We still have the arts club running and a writers' group. Can I just post these two links to the events in the area? www.walthamstowfestival.com
www.e17arttrail.co.uk
Please advertise them, in this current climate we need good vibes. Simone, a resident since 2002
What about Hampstead Garden Suburb? That's an area of london which was practically designed to be a village!
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