{"id":289,"date":"2024-03-15T15:14:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshminster.com\/?p=289"},"modified":"2024-03-15T17:47:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T17:47:36","slug":"parklet-on-connaught-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshminster.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/15\/parklet-on-connaught-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Parklet on Connaught Street!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Left: Attendees enjoying the parklet. Right: Sarah from St John\u2019s Wood, enjoying her first ever slice of viral Basque cheesecake (pics from @carlafrancome)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve been very excited here at Freshminster to see the arrival of a parklet on Connaught Street! It will be in place all day today (Friday), and tomorrow too, so do pop down if you have time. It also happens to be just outside La Maritxu, our very own Viral Basque Cheesecake cafe, and not far from what everyone says is the best hot chocolate in London at London Chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Parklet has been organised by Dr Tom Cohen at the University of Westminster, local residents’ association HyPER<\/a>, and the wonderful people at The Parklets Campaign<\/a>. This is a voluntary organisation, and yesterday, Brenda Puech and Susanne Grieshaber came down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can read all about their work here: https:\/\/parklets.wixsite.com\/theparkletscampaign<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were also really pleased to also have a visit from our local councillors, Paul Dimoldenberg, Md Shamsed Chowdhury, and Judith Southern, seen on the right here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We hope it became even clearer to them than ever that people like space to sit and chat, and to have less traffic. (We\u2019re not sure if we\u2019ve mentioned that we\u2019d like a piazza, but we think it\u2019s a good idea!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was also nice to see that Judith came on a bike…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We had a visit from Cycle Campaigner Carla Francome (who has kindly said we can use her photos).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She talked to Lucia at La Maritxu, who told her they are currently getting through 150-180 cheesecakes a week, and met Sarah who\u2019d popped over from St John\u2019s Wood. She had just one word about the cheesecake, \u201cwow\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can read Carla\u2019s full thread about her trip on \u201cX\u201d here: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ermygadddd there\u2019s a parklet on Connaught Street outside the viral Basque cheesecake place!

And quite frankly it would be RUDE not to pop by when one is already in town wouldn\u2019t it! \ud83e\udd17\ud83e\udd17

It\u2019s on tomorrow and Saturday so do go and visit if you can! So much happened \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc40 \u2026 1\/11 pic.twitter.com\/m6nsAqysJu<\/a><\/p>— Carla Francome (@carlafrancome) March 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>