Art & Music

The Wallace Collection is a national museum located in an historic London town house in Manchester Square housing galleries with displays of French 18th century paintings.

The Wigmore Hall aims to be the national concert hall for chamber music and song, and presents song recitals, chamber, piano, early music and jazz concerts.

The Royal Academy of Music offers training for soloists, chamber and orchestral musicians, conductors, opera singers and composers.

Bookshops

On Marylebone High Street is Daunts Bookshop, an original Edwardian bookshop with long oak galleries and graceful skylights. Also on the High Street, you will find The Oxfam Book Shop selling second hand books, records and CDs.

Leisure Activities

The Royal Parks web site gives you up to date information on what is happening in the royal parks including the parks nearest to Marylebone, Hyde Park and Regents Park

For people interested in sport, the Seymour Leisure Centre has a modern, well-equipped gym, swimming pool and variety of other facilities including Squash, Badminton, 5 a side football, Netball, Basketball and Volleyball.

The Serpentine Running Club meets regularly at the top of Hyde Park and caters for runners of all ages and abilities as well as Triathlon.

Local Representation

 Mark Field is the current MP for the Marylebone area. You can also find your local Council, Assembly and European Parliament representative by going to www.writetothem.com and entering your post code

Marylebone Area Forums - Where local residents and businesses can get involved in local policy decisions and voice their thoughts about the Council and the services they provide. Click on the link to find out more and when the next forum is scheduled.

Markets

The local Farmers Market is open from 10am to 2pm on Sundays in the Cramer Street car park, behind Marylebone High Street. The Cabbage and Frocks Market is held every Saturday in St Marylebone Parish Church Grounds, Marylebone High Street (opposite the Conran shop) from 11am to 5pm

Newspaper

The Marylebone Express, online version of Marylebone’s local newspaper

Places of Worship

Note: This list is not complete.
Please send additions to newsletter@marylebone.org

St Marylebone Parish Church - Marylebone Road

Hinde Street Methodist Church - 19 Thayer Street (bottom of Marylebone High Street)

Swedish Church - Harcourt Street

Marble Arch Synagogue - Great Cumberland Place

London Central Park Mosque - Regents Park

Spanish Place Roman Catholic Church - George Street

Property

Looking for residential or business premises, start with the two major landowners in Marylebone, The Portman Estate and Howard de Walden web sites.

Recycling

Westminster City Council provides a door to door collection service with its “Blue Bag” scheme for recycling household rubbish. To find out more about WCC’s rubbish and recycling facilities visit the WCC Recycling Web Page or call the Environmental Action Line on 020 7641 2000. Warning! WCC’s recycling facilities only cater for certain items. Residents should be aware that only those items mentioned on the Westminster web site can be recycled.

Don’t dump your old mobile phone or used ink jet printer cartridges - there is a better alternative.
Go to www.recyclingappeal.com, and see how you can help your favourite charity by sending them your old mobile phone and used ink jet cartridges to raise funds.