Brentford Waterside Festival Offers Free Fun for all the Family

With all the colour and splendour of a carnival, the food and drink of a farmers’ market and the sounds and entertainment of a street party, the Brentford Waterside Festival taking place on Saturday 27 May of the bank holiday weekend is set to be a dazzling affair.

The event, which is organised by British Waterways London, sponsored by ISIS Waterside Regeneration and supported by St George, will take place from 11am to 5pm around the Brentford Lock area in West London and is free of charge and open to everyone.  The festival programme includes street entertainment, live music, a farmers’ market, craft stalls, boat trips, children’s activities and much more.

Louise Fishleigh, recreation manager for British Waterways London, explains:

“The waterways have played an important part in the growth of Brentford since Roman times and in the last few years the Brentford Lock development has revitalised this gateway to the canal network.  We hope the Brentford Waterside Festival, which will include a host of free activities for all the family, will provide a fantastic day out for local people and offer them the chance to find out more about all the improvements that have taken place.”

Wayland Pope, Regional Managing Director for ISIS Waterside Regeneration, says:

“We are delighted to be sponsoring this fantastic free family event and we are looking forward to playing a major role in the transformation of Brentford’s waterside, creating places for people to live, work and, importantly, play.”

Ian Dobie, Managing Director of St George West London, says:

"St George has been working in the London Borough of Hounslow since we were formed 20 years ago.  Brentford Lock and Heron View are the latest additions to our portfolio and are wonderful examples of mixed-use waterside Regeneration.  We are delighted that this development has been chosen to host the first ever Waterside Festival in Brentford."

Festival plans include free:

·                street entertainment from The Sneakers, The Black Eagles, Grand Theatre of Lemmings

·                live music including the Bridge Quartet

·                free boat trips

·                face painters

·                balloon modellers

·                children’s arts & crafts workshops

·                circus workshops

·                angling workshops

·                interpretative display of the history of Brentford in the Grade II listed Toll House

·                roaming entertainers

Plus…

·                BBQ and snacks from Brentford Farmers’ Market

·                craft market

·                licensed bar

·                Indian barbeque

Brentford is served by a frequent train service and a range of different bus routes.  For more information about the Brentford Festival visit www.waterscape.com or call Louise Fishleigh on 020 7985 7234.

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For media information contact:

Debbie Walker, British Waterways                      T 020 7985 7227 mb 07733 124580

Rebecca Richardson, British Waterways T 020 7985 7215 mb  07884 238913

NOTES TO EDITORS

The Brentford Waterside Festival will take place on 27 May 2006 from 11am – 5pm around the Brentford Gauging Lock near Brentford High Street.  The event will include a mix of free attractions for all the family.

To get to there: regular trains from Waterloo then a short walk (10–15 mins) to the event. Regular bus services: 267 & H91 from Hammersmith; E2 from Greenford; E8 and 65 from Ealing Broadway; 237 from Shepherd’s Bush Green; H91 from Hounslow West, 235 from Sudbury Village, 267 from Fulwell, 65 from Kingston. A number of car parking spaces will be available on a first come first served basis.

British Waterways London cares for 100 miles of the capital’s canals and rivers and 110 acres of docks.  For more ideas on waterway events and holidays visit www.waterscape.com the comprehensive, easy to use online guide to all Britain’s inland waterways.

ISIS Waterside Regeneration

City living is evolving. So too must the way we approach urban development. We need to move away from an over-reliance on the investor market and first-time buyers in the 20 to 35year old bracket, towards creating family based communities for the future.

ISIS is leading this change, delivering vibrant waterside places and communities across nine British towns and cities.  We are doing this through a commitment to high quality and well-designed public realm around complementary uses - leisure, hotels, residential, businesses and retail.

Our motivation is to create great places to live, work, play and relax so that we make the most of our natural waterside environment for everyone's enjoyment.  Because of this, 50% of our returns are re-invested by British Waterways in the maintenance and enhancement of the entire UK waterway network.

St George PLC

Heron View is the latest development at Brentford Lock by St George West London. This development consists of 19 two, three and four bedroom apartments and duplex penthouses over looking the Grand Union Canal and River Brent. Heron View forms an integral part of the Brentford Regeneration area, complementing the existing buildings of Brentford Lock.

Heron View is ideally located for residents to enjoy the miles of local riverside walks, and wildlife along the Grand Union Canal.  The development also boasts a new hotel and business units arranged around an attractive piazza.

Prices start at £539,950 for a three bedroom duplex apartment and there is only one apartment remaining.  For further information about properties available at Heron View please call the sales and marketing suite on 020 8568 1100.