Brentford Blogs

This is for the blogs I have been creating weekly for nearly 10 years. They are published on BrentfordTW8.com each week and previously were on Facebook - Brentford Councillors.

Blog 495 4th September 2025

Getting back to the discussion about Paradise in The City I am pleased I now have a date for an initial meeting with officers and the...

Guy Lambert

Sep 5, 20258 min read

Blog 494 28th August 2025

Well, this week has mainly been in Jersey so I imagine this will be a short one. I will not bore you with my holiday snaps (mostly) - I...

Guy Lambert

Aug 28, 20255 min read

Blog 493 20th August 2025

I'm taking a long weekend in Jersey so doing this a day early. I seem to be having a lot of holidays this summer. It's not all that...

Guy Lambert

Aug 20, 20257 min read

Blog 492 - 14th August 2025

On Friday morning I was over to 'my' lodge - Lambert Lodge. I have still drawn a blank about how prescient council officers in the 1960s...

Guy Lambert

Aug 14, 20256 min read

Blog 491 7th August 2025

In the main, these days in a rather small and peaceful ward, with no remaining Cabinet responsibility, are a lot less active than I was...

Guy Lambert

Aug 7, 20259 min read

Blog 490 31 July 2025

My work life is increasingly quiet, because this is a small ward with less problems than many, and of course we have summer coming on and...

Guy Lambert

Jul 31, 20258 min read

Blog 489 24th July 2025

Feels like a previous life, but I'll pick up the trail from 4th July. A day off on 4th July. I can assure you I was not focused on the...

Guy Lambert

Jul 24, 20257 min read

Blog 488 3 July 2025

On Friday I took the air around the place, which I think is owned by the council and is called Dukes Meadows. I am frustrated by it,...

Guy Lambert

Jul 3, 20259 min read

Blog 487 26th June 2025

On Friday I was along to the Spire cafe to meet a resident with a housing problem. He and his wife have 2 children including a baby and...

Guy Lambert

Jun 26, 20256 min read

Blog 486 19th June 2025

Regarding the Charlton House demolition, one of the three I polled have now received a notice (this is The Melvinator who lives 100M...

Guy Lambert

Jun 19, 20256 min read

Blog 485 12 June 2025

Moseyed down to the Steam Museum as planned for the history lecture from Rob Casey. Always a pleasure to visit our local museums and...

Guy Lambert

Jun 12, 20257 min read

Blog 484 5 June 2025

Thinking about it, even I am barely old enough to remember That Was The Week That Was. My parents, being staunchly conservative (with and...

Guy Lambert

Jun 5, 20256 min read

Blog 483 29th May 2025

Last Thursday meeting my diary said Boston Manor Park Stakeholder meeting (on line of course). In my little mind I was expecting a...

Guy Lambert

May 29, 20257 min read

Blog 482 22 May 2025

Thursday was a quiet day. After all, some people have blogs to write and I decided to get up early and get it done fast. I can work quite...

Guy Lambert

May 22, 20258 min read

Blog 481 15th May 2025

I got very emotional last week about the delay of redeveloping Charlton House. Well, I am emotional about it. I recognise this is a very...

Guy Lambert

May 16, 20256 min read

Blog 480 8 May 2025

As promised I was off to the Museum of Water and Steam. There were plenty of members there and a brief speech from the artist and the...

Guy Lambert

May 8, 20256 min read

Blog 479 1 May 2025

On Thursday evening I had a Teams session. This was about the Resident Experience and Localities Service. This has been cooking for a...

Guy Lambert

May 1, 20256 min read

Blog 478 24th April 2025

Well, that cold played havoc with my ambitious plans for reshaping the known world over the Easter weekend. I was reduced to lie...

Guy Lambert

Apr 24, 20254 min read

Blog 477 17th April 2025

On Friday I was invited and attended a school age football tournament in Gunnersbury Park. Good to watch for a bit and I congratulate the...

Guy Lambert

Apr 17, 20255 min read

Blog 476 10 April 2025

On Friday I started with a visit to the FoodBox place in Brickfield Close, behind Pets at Home. This was to pick up a bank card that the...

Guy Lambert

Apr 10, 20256 min read