Campaigns

Graphic of a crowd in front of a large stage as if at a festival.

Gunnersbury Park festivals: Defending residents' rights

The Lovebox/Citadel festival burst into residents' eardrums in 2018, shattering peace and quiet in the Gunnersbury Park Garden Estate and throughout Chiswick...

Cllr Joanna Biddolph standing on the floating bus stop with Cllrs Ron Mushiso and Cllr Vickram Grewal, all candidates for Chiswick Gunnersbury in the May 2026 elections. The photo shows the short zebra crossing on the left and a bus on the right.

Floating bus stop: Campaigning for better

The floating bus stop on Chiswick High Road is loathed by residents. Standing sandwiched between the road and the cycle lane gives many a sense of anxiety and...

Cllr Joanna Biddolph and Cllr Peter Thompson outside the closed post office, each holding packages and envelopes they need to post and bills that need to be paid, illustrating some of the impact of the closure of the post office.

Saving Chiswick Post Office for residents and businesses

Chiswick Post Office closed without warning one day in May 2025. No-one knows exactly when as it happened by stealth. The doors were closed. Customers only...

Image of the front of the retail report analysing problems and proposing suggestions to support Chiswick's local economy

Supporting Chiswick's local retail, hospitality, leisure and service business economy

As a long and faithful supporter of Chiswick's retail, hospitality, leisure and service businesses, and especially valuing the independent businesses that make...

Photo showing the car park full in the evening with the string lights outside the George IV pub in the background

Fighting for parking in Chiswick Gunnersbury ward

Chiswick's traders are clear: they need plentiful parking for their customers including free 30-minute stop-and-shop parking spaces, for quick top-up shops, and...

Photo of the Grade II* listed Voysey House, on Barley Mow Passage, and formerly the Sanderson factory. Between Voysey House on the left and the Barley Mow Centre on the right is the the tower of the nearby Grade II listed Catholic Church

Honouring historical connections in Chiswick Gunnersbury ward

Chiswick High Road has been an east-west route since Roman times. There are older connections, of course, and much newer. All contribute to its rich history...

Photo of a dark street with minimal lighting; the photo was taken in the middle of the road and shows houses on both sides.

Street lighting: Keeping our street lights on, putting safety before savings

Our campaign to keep Chiswick's streets well-lit began in 2018 when Hounslow's Labour council announced it would be reducing lighting levels and the hours...