This is the best, most comprehensive article yet on the distressing announcement of evictions from Queensway Market. However nobody has quoted Westminster Council — the local ward councillors and the head of the council are aware of this issue and should be pressed for comment on whether there’s any plan or support for traders.
Thank you for writing about this. There are some less than great parts of Queensway but I grew up there and what is happening is not surprising but still hocking and it won't stop there. My parents had a business for many years on Bayswater Road and I am so tired of the same high streets. I've not long come back from Paris which is so different: lovely little shops run by families that care.
What a sorry state of affairs, where dark kitchens and Facebook marketplace (big tech always wins) are fast becoming the places where “uncurated” food talent can emerge.
I do hope the community and petitions keep pushing the council to really consider what it is losing. For example, I don’t think Bang Bang Oriental is perfect and the timeline is a little chaotic but it’s been such a blessing to keep some of those communities in tact.
I’m so glad this article and photos record the people and their stories so thoughtfully.
This is the best, most comprehensive article yet on the distressing announcement of evictions from Queensway Market. However nobody has quoted Westminster Council — the local ward councillors and the head of the council are aware of this issue and should be pressed for comment on whether there’s any plan or support for traders.
Heartbreaking
Thank you for writing about this. There are some less than great parts of Queensway but I grew up there and what is happening is not surprising but still hocking and it won't stop there. My parents had a business for many years on Bayswater Road and I am so tired of the same high streets. I've not long come back from Paris which is so different: lovely little shops run by families that care.
An illuminating, disturbing article. It feels as if the heart is being torn out of London in some of its most community-rich areas.
What a sorry state of affairs, where dark kitchens and Facebook marketplace (big tech always wins) are fast becoming the places where “uncurated” food talent can emerge.
I do hope the community and petitions keep pushing the council to really consider what it is losing. For example, I don’t think Bang Bang Oriental is perfect and the timeline is a little chaotic but it’s been such a blessing to keep some of those communities in tact.
I’m so glad this article and photos record the people and their stories so thoughtfully.