Do you know what your local park near White City tube is called ? It's called Hammersmith Park​ even though it is no where​ near Hammersmith main streets, shops, flyover or Bridge. WIKIPEDIA actually lists it as Shepherds Bush and as we already have a Green there l think it's perfectly reasonable to have our park called White City. It is after all on the edge of our Estate. It is also set amongst new homes, hotels, leisure facilities and shops at White City Living and White City Place. People come to work here via White City Tube station, White City bus station and Wood Lane. Imperial College Campus is called White City rather than Old Oak.

" WHITE CITY PARK "is a 1.4 mile walk from Hammersmith Town Hall on King St . IT TAKES WELL OVER 20 MINUTES TO GET TO HAMMERSMITH ON FAIRLY SWIFT FEET !!

We have other aptly named parks and open spaces in the area. Wormholt Park near Wormholt Estate and Wormwood Scrubs by Wormwood Prison/ Old Oak Estate. Ravenscourt Park is considered to be the Boroughs flagship park, yet it bears it's geographic location name. Why has our rich heritage of the White Pavilions from the Great Exhibitions of 1908 to 1910 been overlooked, not to mention the Olympics and Commonwealth games. I have no idea how it came to be named Hammersmith but l believe this is an opportune point in time to have it changed. Other potential names are White City Green, White City Peace Park, Wood Lane or Television Park ( echoes of its old nickname BBC Park).  The flats over looking the park built on the old BBC Broadcasting site are part of a studio /restaurant/ hotel/ shopping complex called Television House. These new residents did not buy a home in Hammersmith they bought flats in White City. They must be bemused by the signs they see beneath their windows directing them to Hammersmith Park.

So what will your signature do ?

We can ask our council to take a name change proposal seriously, amend the borough maps and website. We can urge our MP Andy Slaughter and ward Councillors Colin Aherne, Max Schmid, and Sue McMillan to assist. I can request Google to verify its new name as a local guide level 9. I am acknowledged in the top 1%  of top London guideS. We can then proudly direct people to their own park, not a satellite of Hammersmith.

 To date June 1st 2020, we have 244 signatures. By my estimation we need at least 500 to put it to public debate, just 250 to bring it to the Cabinet members listed on the decision maker list. Every resident living in Batman Close, Wood Lane, along South Africa Road, Loftus Road, Frithville Gardens and on White City Estate is eligible to sign,  students and staff at Imperial College and the White City campus of the Royal college of Art, visitors past and present,... and of course all those who work in the area that regularly use this wonderful green space. Imagine if they did !  It would be a loud declaration of pride in where we live and a powerful claim to honourary ownership of our park.

So you see every signature gets us nearer to that great vision and helps create a genuine 21st legacy for our children and grandchildren. We are not a satellite of Hammersmith. We want to play and picnic in a park  that is called WHITE CITY, or a name chosen by a popular democratic vote.

I PROMISE YOU A RELAUNCH OF THE PARK WORTHY OF ITS NEW NAME whatever that turns out to be. A non geographic but fitting one has been thrown into the mix.... TELEVISION PARK ! I think everyone would love that.