(Pictures by Sagar Kharecha.)
On 27th January six shopkeepers in Fishermead met at Frank Howe Court and agreed to work together to organise a celebration of the estate’s 50th birthday this summer.
The meeting was organised by Ruth Legh-Smith, a resident of Frank Howe Court, and attended by Cllr Terry Baines, Chair of Campbell Park Parish Council and fellow councillors Martin Petchey and Zamzam Osman; also Pavle Trajkovski, Pastor of Fishermead Seventh Day Adventist Church.
The shops were represented as follows:
- Nana K of Xtrim Hair & Beauty
- Benson of Freestyle Salon
- Nuzral of XLN Take Away
- MD Acam of Sabeeh Mini Market
- Gloria of Testimony Ghana Food
- Ali Asghar of Evergreen Foods.
A follow up meeting of the shopkeepers will be held in three months time, when plans for the Fishermead Is 50 celebrations are further advanced.