The Centre for Complementary Health and Integrated Medicine

January 27, 2012

Give mind, body and soul an MOT at the Chaim Centre, 10a Station Parade, Willesden NW2 (020 8452 0900) Ring now and ask for a 20 per cent discount on all treatments. The Chaim Centre is not a spa. Nor is it a medical clinic. But chances are whatever your ailment or symptoms, a therapy [...]

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Beat the blues with Brent Samaritans

January 23, 2012

Happy Blue Monday. Chances are you need cheering: today is supposedly the most miserable day of the year. The next holidays are ages off, we’re still broke from Christmas, we’ve failed to keep our new year’s resolutions. Park Life prescribes these spirit-lifters… Feeling depressed? Ring Samaritans’ helpline for emotional support. Someone is on the end of a [...]

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Kensal Flea returns to Paradise by Way of Kensal Green on Saturday 24 March

January 22, 2012

Entry £1 donation to Trekstock and Mayhew Animal Home. The shopping, music, eating, drinking and social event recommended by Time Out, Daily Candy, ES magazine, Metro, Le Cool, Urban Junkies is back on Saturday 24 March (11.30am–5.30pm). RSVP on Facebook. Art, jewellery, homewares, vintage fashion, and much more including with a pop-up tea room for Contact the [...]

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The Choir Crasher

January 16, 2012

The siren-like Kensal Review Choir is luring all sorts of would-be local chanteurs, such as Bruce Traynor,  from their hiding places… I came out of the closet last year. And the shower… and the car… and all those other places where I secretly sang (howled) to myself. Yes, last year I went loud and proud [...]

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South Africa gets support from the ladies of Kensal

January 8, 2012

Exactly two years ago this week, Park Life was born: our first ever blog post called out for bras for the Sustainability Institute. Here, Alix Wilton Regan remembers her trip to South Africa to explore the eco-village project which our Lexi Cinema in Kensal Rise supports, which inspired the campaign… ‘I paid a visit to [...]

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Kensal Rise vs Queens Park: the Jerk off

January 3, 2012

Our favourite local Caribbean restaurant Island on the Rise on Station Terrace, NW10 (020 8969 0405) lures in our Cornershop Cuisine columnist, fresh from a Barbados trip ‘What? Queens Park now has a Caribbean restaurant?’ you cry. Actually, no. That’s Queens Park, Barbados where my winter getaway offered an easy headline and the opportunity to cross-check [...]

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Jamie and Louise Graham’s home decor resolutions

December 30, 2011

With the couple who are at the helm of Graham & Green nearly our Kensal Green neighbours, we thought we’d share their six steps to sprucing up your home in the new year… From moving your artworks around to freshening up your soft furnishings, here’s how to give your pad a boost with their top [...]

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Merry Christmas! Happy new year!

December 23, 2011

2011 was busy in the Kensals and Queen’s Park, and we enjoyed sharing snapshots from our mighty neighbourhood… Here’s hoping 2012 is a great year for you. As Park Life is just a hobby, it is impossible to run as many posts as we could or we’d like but please do share your news and [...]

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Iris fashion, Queen’s Park

December 19, 2011

Annie Pollett, owner of Iris boutique in Queen’s Park tells us what she thinks you might like under your trees this weekend… Party dresses ‘Two winners from Vanessa Bruno: one in scarlet-red chiffon, £292, and the other black with a gold thread print, £315: a super-flattering shape that ties at the waist. Both dresses will [...]

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Personalised photo gifts from Bags of Love

December 15, 2011

Looking for a Mother’s Day gift? Bags of Love produces hundreds of high-quality photo gifts daily, shipping them off to happy customers, from newlyweds to footballers’ wives, around the land. Thanks to a super-efficient online service it all happens faster than you can say ‘Smile, please!’ Fran Rodriguez and Chris Childs started the business from [...]

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