What’s New

Stubby’s

You can’t have missed the buzz created by Stubby’s when they opened the doors of their neighbourhood café at the end of July. We of course had to head down to Parsons Green Lane to see what all the fuss was about. First impressions, with their gorgeous branding and interiors, were that a piece of East London had landed in our urban village. This little spot packs a punch serving “good stuff all day!” - coffee, sandwiches, a larder section stocking pantry staples, home made sauces etc and now there’s more!

Stubby’s manger Leah summed it up beautifully “we’re expanding the good stuff all day and into the evening”. September kicks things off with a restaurant takeover by Kit Patterson of the Candid Club, there’s a wine launch, Negroni week, sponsored by Campari, and due to popular demand and, much debate by the team, later opening hours when they add wine bar to their repertoire.

We’ve loved seeing the queues of people heading there and have enjoyed a Maple Sea Salt Cloud latte, the most insanely delicious sandwich (mozzarella, jalapeno, Parma ham and courgette) and meeting the team behind this new venture who are excited to be part of the Fulham community. Owned by Oli Man and Greg Weaver their inspiration for Stubby’s came from the Australian hospitality scene.

Leah told Urban Village LDN “opening our doors has been surprising in a great way. We’ve had such a warm reception so we must be doing something right! Fulham is such a special place we just love this neighbourhood and are looking forward to all the new things we’ve got planned at Stubby’s starting this month”. From tasting Sauvignon Blanc alternatives after work on a Tuesday to the restaurant takeover follow https://www.instagram.com/stubbyslondon to find out more about what they’ve gone in store for us Fulhamites.

The Wisdom of Clarence

We love hearing about the creativity that’s going on behind Fulham doors so it was fantastic to connect with first time author and Fulham resident Nick Fox. We out more about this local author and his satirical novel “The Wisdom of Clarence". A Wimbledon exile Nick has lived in Fulham for the last 25 years and his recently launched book reflects on his industrial experiences when he began his working career in the 1980s.

Nick told Urban Village LDN “It is a light hearted but pointed look at human nature in the business environment. The story is rude, crude, violent, farcical, and always amusing. The language is fruity. These elements combine with the central characters' unstable relationships and constant search for direction. There is something for all readers of the book and many will identify and sympathise with the dilemmas, frustrations and battles they have faced in their individual working lives”. 

Nick was born in Wimbledon, London and spent over forty years working in the logistics industry both in the United Kingdom and internationally. Nick’s potted bio made us chuckle “despite claiming to the contrary, his career has been spectacularly average. He worked in many diverse logistics operations, is a Chartered Director and a judge for the annual Supply Chain Excellence Awards. He has worked and connived with gentlemen, supremely talented women, rogues, cads, bounders and criminals. His detached and on occasions aloof manner has made him a keen observer of those around him hence this book”. If you’d like to find out more and stay tuned for SW6 book signings follow Nick on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/nickfox.author or head to the link below to purchase a copy of “The Wisdom of Clarence”.

Bowls & Croquet

Winnington Bowls Club bill themselves as a friendly lawn bowls club and there are lots of fresh plans afoot. If the name doesn’t sound familiar you’ve most definitely passed the club in Bishop’s Park; you can’t miss the lush green lawns, especially during the Sahara summer we’ve had. The club recently reached out to Urban Village LDN as they have lots of fresh new ideas and are keen to engage with the Fulham community, welcoming not only experienced players but also complete beginners and anyone who is simply curious to give bowls a try.

We spoke to Fulham local Dennis Van Liew to find out more “we have been putting a lot of energy into revitalising the club and introducing more local people to the game. Our 2026 season ends on Saturday 12 September, but we would very much welcome enquiries over the autumn and winter from anyone interested in getting involved when we reopen next April”. The club has a 92 year history and has ambitious plans for next year, most importantly making the green more accessible, encouraging participation across a wider age range, and finding new ways of introducing local residents, families and younger people to bowls. Dennis told Urban Village LDN “One of our priorities is to show that bowls can be both competitive and highly sociable, and that it has a real place within a modern, active Fulham community”.

Here are Urban Village LDN we’re excited about the introduction of “Croquet and Cocktails” which sent us down memory lane reminiscing about the delicious sound made when mallet hits croquet ball. We’re most definitely in when the new season begins next year. If you share our sentiment, would like to hear more and join the club mailing list, get in touch on winningtonbowlsclubfulham@gmail.com

Honesty

The Honesty group chose Fulham to open its first from-scratch London café at 911 Fulham Road last month. This independent, eleven year old family-run food group from Hampshire and Berkshire has eleven coffee shops, two pubs, a cookery school, a bakery and more than 150 employees.

Everything comes from Honesty’s own bakery and central kitchen in Newbury, the sandwiches pastries, all the food on the menu, and around fifty of its own retail products, and are then distributed daily to every site. The team told Urban Village LDN “the Fulham Road kitchen is supplied the same way as every other. We’re a business that values community and this is what drew our group to SW6 and this stretch of the Fulham Road – a residential, walkable part of SW6 with real daily footfall and a strong sense of its own identity”.

The menu features cooked breakfasts, lunch choices include soup of the day, Frittata, seasonal daily specials and Honesty sandwiches (honey roasted ham and gruyere, devilled egg mayo, beetroot with harissa mayo) and nitrate free bacon baps.

Founder and CEO Romilla Arber was raised in a household where baking bread was the norm and has long campaigned on the health dangers of ultra processed food. When she moved to rural Hampshire and couldn’t find a decent loaf, she decided to do something about it so she bought a run-down pub, added a bakery and started baking real bread for the local community and that’s where it all began; now Fulham! “Honesty’s aim is to make healthy choices easy by providing simple, good food served with great coffee, in spaces that feel aligned to the communities in which they sit. Fulham Road is the first London test!”.