Congratulations to St Francis at the Engine Room, here in Hale Village, for receiving the Gold Award in the Best Building Project category at the Christian Funders’ Forum Awards at Mercers’ Hall in London. The team fought off stiff competition at the annual awards which......
29 November, 2018Lili Newland, Michael’s granddaughter, has raised over £8,000 for The LVE Charitable Foundation by climbing to Everest Base Camp. Lili, who is just 16 years old, undertook the Everest adventure with classmates from her school, walking tens of miles a day in zero temperatures. Base......
26 November, 2018The Hale Village Compact has now been launched at The Engine Room providing a range of career support activities for 14-18-year olds in the Hale Village and Ferry Lane areas. This is a truly unique initiative and is a partnership between Lee Valley Estates and......
08 October, 2018Success again. Hale Village has received the coveted Green Flag Award for the third year running as one of the UK’s best green spaces in the world! The Green Flag Award is an international award and recognises green spaces that are beautifully maintained, have the......
25 July, 2018Michael Polledri has been appointed the first Honorary Consultant to the London Waterway Partnership, part of the Canal and River Trust, a charity that protects over 2000 miles of waterways in England and Wales. Michael has been a partner for five years advising on regeneration......
24 October, 2017The Engine Room in Hale Village has officially opened new doors after four years in temporary premises with a blessing from the Bishop of Edmonton. St Francis at the Engine Room is the first new, purpose built church in the Capital in forty years......
17 October, 2017We’re delighted to announce that Hale Village has been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the very best in the world for the second year running. Hale Village is among a record-breaking 1,797 UK parks and green spaces that have received......
04 August, 2017Hale Village has been shortlisted in the Public Spaces category for the New London Awards 2017. Hale Village will appear in the New London Architecture exhibition of the capital’s very best new architecture, planning and development as selected by an international jury – open to view from......
13 June, 2017
Ten years ago, planning consent for Hale Village was granted. It’s hard to believe that the once derelict and unloved site is now a home and community for thousands of people and has become a multi-award winning London landmark. Read the story here of Hale......
05 May, 2017
Internationally renowned artist Graeme Mortimer Evelyn has been appointed to create a Reredos, for the new church in Hale Village, St Francis at the Engine Room. Studio space has been donated by Lee Valley Estates and Graeme will spend six months near to Hale Village......
20 December, 2016