Maida Vale

We spoke with Council Leader Rachael Robathan alongside members of the Maida Vale Action Team at Lanark Road. Rachael explains

We caught up with Cllr Rachael Robathan, Leader of Westminster City Council, and Jan Prendergast, who is standing in next week's election, outside Beachcroft House Care Home.

Rachael Robathan explains

Jan Prendergast, community activist and candidate in next month's Westminster City Council elections, met with Council Leader Rachael Robathan at Paddington Rec, the "heart and lungs" of Maida Vale. 

A number of residents have been in touch to share near misses they've had with cyclists in Paddington Recreation Ground. One told us about being caught in-between a runner, pram and oncoming scooter user with only the grass to go to for safety!

There have been recent leaflets distributed in Maida Vale suggesting that the lovely children's play area in Paddington Recreation Ground is under threat of closure. This is not the case.

We know that many households are still recovering from the aftermath of the storms of July 2021.  

­The Heart and Lungs, and one of the glories of our leafy Maida Vale, our beloved Paddington Recreation Ground has been appreciated more than ever during our last challenging COVID months. 

The following article, written by Westminster City Council Leader Rachael Robathan, originally published by themj.co.uk

Up and down the town centres of the country, we felt the tectonic plates move on Saturday as, after four months of being cooped up, people finally got to go out.

The Mental Health Foundation is hosting Mental Health Week, on the theme of Kindness.

We are all aware of the continuing difficult period that is being experienced by everyone across Westminster. I want to assure you that your local councillors will continue to provide whatever support or advice is needed in the coming weeks.