In the late 1960s the construction of the Westway A40 elevated motorway sliced through the streets of North Kensington, splitting communities and leaving a mile of rubble.

After four years of hard local campaigning, North Kensington Amenity Trust was established to develop the 23 acres of derelict land for the benefit of the community.

29 years on, the land has now been substantially developed and provides a wide range of community and commercial facilities and an income that underpins the Trust«s activities. This one mile strip of land provides a microcosm of a complex urban society with a wide range of cultures and identities. The charitable aims of the Trust are to benefit the inhabitants of Kensington and Chelsea through

# the provision of recreation and leisure facilities
# the advancement of education
# assitance to local charities

The Trust is a founder member of the Development Trust Association, an independent membership organisation set up in 1992 as the voice of community based regeneration. There are now over 150 similar organisations working for the sustainable regeneration for their area through a mixture of economic, environmental, cultural and social initiatives. The Trust is governed by a management committee of 15 trustees, seven are elected annualy by our 95 member organisations and seven are nominated by the local Council. Between tthem they elect a resident of the Borough as chair.

places on Trust land (from east to west along the mile stretch) :

# Westway Sports Centre
# Maxilla Nursery and Parents Centre
# Maxilla Gardens
# Bay 20 (disused)
# Malton Road industrial site
# Elderly People Information Centre
# ION bar&restaurant
# Portobello Green
# Migrant and Refugee Resource Center
# Portobello Market
# Under the canopy
# Acklam Play Space
# Goldborne Youth Club
# Subterania Night Club
# Skate Park

North Kensington Amenity Trust recognices the potential of public art to make a positive contribution for the environment and to community development and to add and to enrich its aims, projects and initiatives. In commissioning public art work the Trust aims

# to enrich and animate the built environment
# to contribute to community development
# to contribute to the creation of interest, comfort and
security in public spaces
# to define the identity of the Trust land and to reinforce the quality in the built environment
# to allow users of Trust land and amenities access to new and unexpected experiences
# to promote the visual appeal and use of public amenities and commercial facilities
# to develop new audiences for contemporary art work