Andy Slaughter MP Remembers Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman. Wikimedia

In this piece at the New Statesman, Shepherd's Bush MP Andy Slaughter remembers Alan Rickman, the Acton-born actor who became an internationally famous movie star.

In particular, Slaughter remembers the actor as "As a West London boy, Labour Party loyalist and supporter of the arts in his local community".

Both men were educated at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, then a grammar school. Alan Rickman was a staunch supporter of our very own Bush Theatre, promoting high quality writing and drama in our neighbourhood. To read the full story, follow this link.

New Trampolining Playground OXYGEN Opens In Acton

Trampolining in Acton at Oxygen

New trampolining playground OXYGEN is going to be a huge success. It is only a force for good - great exercise, fun, great rainy day out, kids love it - and not even its out-of-the-way location up the A40 (just passed the Acton Vue cinema) will stop you going to find some high rise hilarity.

My children aged 9,10 and 12 absolutely loved it and wanted to stay an extra hour after our hour slot ran out.  We could see tots, teenaged and fifty year olds all tumbling about in the brightly lit warehouse on an industrial estate.