The Vet Centre on Harrow Road is now under new Ownership
Ben Shorten has retired, and we would like to thank him for his tireless service to the pets of Kensal and their human's!
and to wish him a well deserved retrirement!
The practice has been taken over by The Village Vet
We would like to welcome Jo Gordon as our new local vet.

The Village Vet Have generously agreed to sponsor our web site!

KILBURN LANE - OPEN AGAIN!

Thanks to the swift work of the contractor's, on behalf of Thames Water, the road was reopened on Saturday 12th
a full 6 Days AHEAD of schedule!

An Update on the Kilburn Lane Closure, and improved signage Today - 1st August.

This is to repair the collapsed sewer in Kilburn Lane and runs to Approx 18th August.
This from Paul McDonagh at Brent Council today:-

Dear All,
It has been brought to our attention that large volumes of southbound traffic on Kilburn lane were ignoring the advanced warning signage and rather than follow the signed diversion, vehicles were choosing to use Regent Street to gain access to Harrow Road.

Our area engineer, James Collins, met with officers from Westminster and representatives from Thames Water this morning and the following actions have been agreed:-

• Put cones across half way across the road on Chamberlayne Road (southbound only) at the junction with Bannister Road to get traffic to turn left onto Bannister Road away from the area.
• Put a yellow advanced warning sign on Kilburn Lane (junction with Bannister Road) stating that Kilburn Lane is closed and there is no access onto Harrow Road.
• Put cones across half way across the road on Chamberlayne Road (southbound only) at the junction with Kilburn Lane and also a yellow advanced warning sign stating that Kilburn Lane is closed and there is no access onto Harrow Road.
• Put a yellow advanced warning sign on Chamberlayne Road (at “All Souls Avenue&rdquo stating that Kilburn Lane is closed and there is no access onto Harrow Road.
• We have taken the decision to close Regent Street at the junction with Kilburn Lane and allow access via Wellington Road. This is the only way to fully stop vehicles using this street as we have to allow reasonable access into Kilburn Lane for businesses. Regent Street will be made two-way to allow access but with no traffic from Kilburn Lane it will be safe.
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Many thanks to the amazing & swift work across the Borough's & work from officer's at Westminster and Brent, to make this closure safe and stop it creating dangerous rat runs.

Owing to the closure of Kilburn Lane, at Junction with Harrow Road - The buses are on diversion
This is until Approx. 18th August 2017

Buses will divert as follows:
 
Route 28 towards Kensal Rise
From Great Western Road at the junction with Harrow Road, ahead Elgin Avenue, left Chippenham Road, right Shirland Road, left Kilburn Park Road, left Carlton Vale, ahead Kilburn lane, ahead Banister Road, right Chamberlayne Road to line of route.
 
Route 52 towards Willesden Garage
From Ladbroke Grove at the junction with Harrow Road; left Harrow Road, right Wrottesley Road, ahead All Souls Ave, left Chamberlayne Road, line of route.
 
Route 316 to Cricklewood Garage
From Ladbroke Grove at the junction with Harrow Road; right Harrow Road, left Elgin Avenue, left Chippenham Road, right Shirland Road, left Kilburn Park Road to line of route.
 
Route 452 towards Kensal Rise
From Ladbroke Grove at the junction with Harrow Road; left Harrow Road, right Wrottesley Road, ahead
All Souls Ave, right Doyle Gardens, ahead Liddell Gardens, right Chamberlayne Road, right Station
Approach, line of route.
 
Route 28 towards Wandsworth
From Chamberlayne Road at the junction with Banister Road; left Banister Road, ahead Kilburn Lane, left Premier Corner, right Salusbury Road, left Carlton Vale, right Kilburn Park Road, right Shirland Road, left Chippenham Road, right Elgin Avenue, ahead Great Western Road to line of route.
 
Route 52 towards Victoria
From Chamberlayne Road at the junction with Banister Road; left Banister Road, ahead Kilburn Lane, left Premier Corner, right Salusbury Road, left Carlton Vale, right Kilburn Park Road, right Shirland Road, left Chippenham Road, right Harrow Road, left Ladbroke Grove to line of route.
 
Route 316 to White City
From Kilburn Park Road at Carlton Vale; ahead Kilburn Park Road, right Shirland Road, Left Chippenham Road, right Harrow Road, left Ladbroke Grove to line of route.
 
Route 452 towards Wandsworth
From Chamberlayne Road at the junction with Banister Road; left Banister Road, ahead Kilburn Lane, left Premier Corner, right Salusbury Road, left Carlton Vale, right Kilburn Park Road, right Shirland Road, left Chippenham Road, right Harrow Road, left Ladbroke Grove to line of route.
 

Monday 31st July to Friday 18th August KILBURN LANE ROAD CLOSURE

We are sorry to be the bearer of bad news AGAIN - but there will be some emergancy repairs on Kilburn Lane for 3 weeks, Starting 31st July until 18th August


This is because of a collapsed sewer. We don't have details of bus diversions yet - we will update you when we get these.

This is the press release from Brent Council:-

Dear Residents,

There is a collapsed sewer outside 13 Kilburn Lane and unfortunately Kilburn Lane will need to be closed from the junction with Harrow Road to the junction of Regent Street to allow Thames Water to complete their urgent and essential repair.

Kilburn Lane will be closed from 31/7/17 to 18/8/17 and traffic will be diverted via:
 
• Northbound - Harrow Road, Elgin Avenue, Maida Vale, Carlton Vale, Kilburn Lane.   
• Southbound - Banister, Kilburn Lane, Carlton Vale, Carlton Hill, Abbey Road, Hall Road, Sutherland Avenue, Harrow Road.


The diversion route will be clearly signed for the duration of this scheme.

This section of Kilburn Lane falls under Westminster Councils control but please be assured that both Brent and Westminster officers will work with Thames Water to reduce the duration of this road closure.

The impact to the road network is expected to be severe, especially in peak times.

I am currently waiting on information regarding bus diversions, when I have this information I will forward it on to you.


Regards,   Paul McDonagh Network Engineer Highways and Infrastructure Brent Council

PLEASE NOTE - The planned road works have been suspended
17 July 2017 - for Safety Reasons
The road traffic diversions setup were deemed unsafe & Brent Council have been very quick to remove the problem
Work will not start this week
We will post an update as soon as we know more

GAS MAIN REPLACEMENT - CHAMBERLAIN ROAD
July to October 2017

Letter's have been sent to approx 12,000 households in the local area
Work is due to begin on 17 July, and will run until the end of October

Please be aware that during the roadworks there WILL BE Local disruption to traffic
Chamberlayne Road will be CLOSED NORTHBOUND form 17th JULY to the 22nd SEPTEMBER 2017
Please also be aware that the Kensal Rise end of Wrentham Road will be closed in BOTH directions and will be "Access Only" for local resident's

This will have a significant impact on buses and local traffic
Bus diversions will be in place throughout - further details below

Brent Traffic have been trying to minimise the impact of the disruption, but owing to the scale of the work involved there will be some disruption during the works - The Brent page for up to date information is here:
https://www.brent.gov.uk/services-for-residents/transport-and-streets/road-works-closures-and-diversions/

A Copy of the letter can be found below - along with the map detailing the plans
There is a public information drop in session on Tuesday 4th July from pm to 8pm at Hazel Road Community Centre, Hazel Road, Kensal Green, NW10 5PP




BUS DIVERSIONS

The northbound road closure of Chamberlayne Road will have a significant impact on buses, please see the diversions below.

 
Route 6 towards Willesden Garage
From Carlton Vale, right Premier Corner, left Salusbury Road, left Sidmouth Drive, right Donnington Road, line of route.
 
Route 28 towards Kensal Rise
From Harrow Road (Kilburn Lane), ahead Harrow Road, right Wrottesley Road, ahead All Souls Ave, right Doyle Gardens, ahead Liddell, Gardens, right Chamberlayne Road, right Station Approach, line of route.
 
Route 52 towards Willesden Garage
From Ladbroke Grove, left Harrow Road, right Wrottesley Road, ahead All Souls Ave, left Chamberlayne Road, line of route.
 
Route 187 towards Central Middlesex Hospital
From Banister Road, left Chamberlayne Road, ahead Kilburn Lane, right Harrow Road, right Wrottesley Road, line of route.
 
Route 302 towards Kensal Rise
Buses are to curtail to Willesden Garage Set down at Stop 14948 point letter 'WZ' on Willesden High Road at Strode Road Pick up at Stop 3213 point letter 'WN' on Willesden High Road at Willesden Bus Garage
 
Route 452 towards Kensal Rise
From Ladbroke Grove, left Harrow Road, right Wrottesley Road, ahead All Souls Ave, right Doyle Gardens, ahead Liddell, Gardens, right Chamberlayne Road, right Station Approach, line of route.
 
Drivers are to serve all stop on diversion (on request) and temporary stops on All Souls Ave at the side wall of 45 Holland Road & outside 118 / 120 opposite Hardinge Road.

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