Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender - August 9th 2023

Make the most of the summer holidays

Enjoy Royal Greenwich Festivals with carnival crafts workshops, highline performances, and much more!

See the full line up at: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/royal-greenwich-festivals

AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY COLLECTION DATES

Following the bank holiday on Monday 28 August, your bins will be collected a day later than usual.

Here are the collection dates for this period. Please put your bins out ready to be emptied before 6am on your revised collection day.

Usual collection day New collection day

Monday 28 August

Tuesday 29 August

Wednesday 30 August

Thursday 31 August

Friday 1 September

Changes proposed for infrastructure funding

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is asking local people for feedback on proposed changes to the borough’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charges.

CIL is a charge collected from developers and landlords who create housing and commercial spaces in the borough, to make sure the local community benefits from new developments.

These payments are used to fund new infrastructure and community facilities from schools and doctors’ surgeries to roads and transport, such as the new Elizabeth line station in Woolwich.

We’re proposing an increase in CIL charges to make sure we can provide all the vital services Royal Greenwich residents need.

Have your say by 25 September: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/cil-consultation

Tuesday 29 August

Wednesday 30 August

Thursday 31 August

Friday 1 September

Saturday 2 September

Clinical waste collections are not affected.

Find out your usual collection day at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/bin-collection-days

REMINDER: RECYCLE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN!

We now collect black top wheelie bins every two weeks. Recycling and garden waste is still collected weekly. We also no longer collect extra bags of general waste that aren’t contained in your wheelie bin. The great news is, 53% of rubbish put into our general waste bins could be recycled, so if we all recycle as much as we can, we’ll have plenty of space in our black top bins.

Food and garden waste can go into your green top bin, which is still collected weekly, so there’s no need to worry about your black bin getting smelly in the warm weather.

Find out more about changes to bin collections at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ towardszerowaste

Pick of the Week

By Holly O’Mahony

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Shop locally at Kidbrooke Village Market

Looking for a new Sunday market to explore? Head to Kidbrooke Village, where you can shop for food and drink from a number of local traders and catch some live entertainment. Pick up a bottle from Rare Italian Wine, or something substantial from Grill & Twist or Steak & Chips (no prizes for guessing what the latter serves). Just looking for a little pick me up? Head to Sweet Dough Things, Connie’s Cakes or Little Joy Ice cream, while Chai Junction will give you a liquid energy boost. If you’d rather take something back to cook at home, then look to the Village Greengrocer for the latest seasonal produce. Pegler Square, Kidbrooke, London, SE3 9JT. August 13, 12pm - 3pm. Admission: FREE. www.kidbrookevillage.online/events-1/sunday-sessions-2023-07-09-12-00-1

Mapping the body

How do our bodies and emotions connect? Find out in this Chinese calligraphy workshop, that sounds a little like acupuncture on paper. How? Because, like acupuncture, it follows the Asian tradition of looking at the body as a whole, not as separate organs. Cultural backgrounds and lived experiences naturally shape our perspectives and also the ways our bodies respond. Come along and map it all out in this three-hour class. The Albany, Douglas Way, London SE8 4AG. August 12 & 19, 1pm.

Admission: FREE.

www.thealbany.org.uk/shows/ body-rebuilt/

Free fun and games in General Gordon Square

Two Woolwich initiatives providing free entertainment in General Gordon Square have coupled up to throw an extra big blow out on Fridays this summer. Holiday Fun Fridays x Woolwich Lates is a chance to mingle with fellow locals while enjoying lawn games, poetry

performances, and family-friendly fun including a pirate trail and eco arts and crafts. Market stalls, funfair rides and a bouncy castle will all be on site too. General Gordon Square, Woolwich. August 11, 10am - 8pm. Admission: FREE.

www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/holiday-fun-friday

The sound of (free classical) music

Want to brush up on those famous classical composers? Trinity Laban alumnus Stephen Maw is hosting a series of free lunchtime concerts this summer at Charlton House. Recitals take place on Fridays, and each is dedicated to just a handful of composers, whose work you’ll hear performed by local musicians. Up this Friday is Neil Crossland on piano performing works by 18th century Austrian composer Haydn and 19th/20th century American composer Amy Beach. Charlton House and Gardens, Charlton Road, SE7 8RE. August 11, 1pm. Admission: by donation.

www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/events/event/9145/friday_concerts

Multicultural heritage explored

World music at the bandstand

Head to Greenwich Park Bandstand this Saturday for a rousing concert from London-based Congolese and Cuban band Grupo Lokito. Led by piano player Sara McGuinness and Congolese singer Jose Hendrix Ndelo, their relaxed music coupled with soukous dance routines hopes to transport listeners to a tropical paradise. Greenwich Park Bandstand, Great Cross Avenue, London SE10 8EJ. August 12, 4pm - 8pm. Admission: FREE.

www.tramshed.org/whats-on/greenwich-family-arts-festival/all-ears--grupo-lokito-live

Part of Royal Greenwich’s Black History 365 programme, a year-long initiative dedicated to exploring Black history and culture, charity group Listening Ears is hosting a ‘Multicultural Histories Heritage Workshop’, a chance for local people to meet one another in a relaxed

environment and share their stories. The Pavillion at Bostall Gardens, Viola Avenue, Abbey Wood SE2. August 11, 12pm - 3pm.

Admission: FREE.

www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/events/ event/9116/listening_ears_multicultural_ histories_heritage_workshop

Making

water stand still

Want to take pretty photos of the Thames but find it just keeps slipping in and out of focus?

In this photography workshop that’s running in conjunction with the National Maritime Museum’s Our Connection to Water exhibition, budding photographers aged 7 - 15 will learn how to capture water creatively through a camera lens. Led by Sharp Shots Photo Club, you’ll be given a tour of the exhibition first, then learn how to use focus, zoom, shutter speed and light on a proper pucker camera to take pictures of reflections, splashes and waves. You’ll have time to practise on running water, bubbles and even the Thames, then print your favourite pictures to take home and share. Haven’t got a camera? You can hire one on the day for £10. National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, London SE10 9NF. August 10, 11am - 4pm. Admission: £70 per child (must be accompanied by an adult)/£30 for additional adults.

www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/seminar-room/learnphotograph-water-reflections-splashes-waves

Watching Inside Out at an outdoor cinema

Pixar movie Inside Out is that rare thing: a kids film that has just as much in it for the grownups. Pre-teen Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life when her family moves to San Francisco, and her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness – start wreaking havoc in her mind. What makes the whole thing original, though, is that we viewers tunnel inside Riley’s mind to witness her emotions battling it out. It’s clever, creative, moving and funny, and it’s showing on a big screen outside Canary Wharf. Canada Square Park & Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14. August 12, 10:30am. Admission: FREE.

www.canarywharf.com/whatson/summer-screens/

3 opportunities for your kids to upskill and get tech-savvy this summer.

STEM conference for girls

In this two-day online conference for girls aged 13 - 18 who are interested in pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers, they’ll get to meet international speakers and inspiring industry professionals, while also taking part in a range of interactive activities. Talks will cover the career journey of STEM professionals as well as insight into life inside leading organisations and how to get a foot in the door. This event is being held online. August 12 & 13, 1pm - 5pm. Admission: FREE.

www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/events/event/9028/ herstemjourney_international_stem_conference_for_girls

There’s a whole toy box full of free, drop-in, indoor and outdoor activities running at the National Maritime Museum over the summer holidays. Tuesdays are all about encouraging your under 5s to enjoy outdoor fun, while there’s special themed activities on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Up this week: on Thursday you can have a go at bubble painting, experimenting with ways of creating watery effects, then on Friday, help transform the museum space into a rippling, crashing, spraying ocean using ropes. National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, London SE10 9NF. August 10 & 11 (and select dates throughout the summer), 11am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm. Admission: FREE.

www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/nationalmaritime-museum/summer-play

Play time at the National Maritime Museum HerSTEMJourney

The Creative Coding Collective

Deptford community theatre The Albany is offering young people aged 16-24 the chance to learn how to code and put their new-found skills to use, collaborating with industry professionals. The course is running for 12 sessions over six weeks, during which time you’ll work with a mentor and learn the fundamentals of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, BootStrap, WordPress and SQL. Consider it your first steps in a career in IT and tech. Equipment will be provided. Applicants must apply in advance online. The Albany, Douglas Way, London SE8 4AG. Tuesdays from August 1 - 22. Admission: FREE.

www.thealbany.org.uk/projects/ccc/

See Ted’s new space show at the Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory’s space-hopping teddy bear Ted is heading off again this summer with a brand new show: Once Upon a Star. Join Ted on another Space adventure and bring your own favourite teddy or wear something space themed, if you like. This mission is ready to catapult you to the stars. Suitable for ages 3-6. Royal Observatory, Blackheath Avenue, London SE10 8XJ. August 9 & 23, 10:30am - 12pm. Admission: £5.

www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/royalobservatory/once-upon-star

Run the Night: How to… Produce Your Music Video

Poet in the City, a London-based arts organisation committed to platforming underrepresented stories, is pitching up in Woolwich this summer, with a four-week programme of events it hopes will appeal to the whole community. As part of the initiative, budding music artists can learn how to produce their own music video, with the help of Executive Producer of Pulse Films Nnena Nwakodo.

Open to 16-25s living in south-east London, the workshop will take you through everything you need to make your music video sing. Woolwich Front Room, 105 Powis Street, London, SE18 6JB. August 9, 2pm - 5pm. Admission: FREE.

www.poetinthecity.co.uk/Event/run-thenight-how-toproduce-a-live-event

© National Maritime Museum

Jazz, dance & a taste of the Caribbean: The Big Music Weekend is Here

A weekend of back-to-back live music is about to unfold on Greenwich Peninsula. Part of its Summer Sessions series, the Big Music Weekend is a three-day festival spanning jazz, dance and sounds of the Caribbean, writes Holly O’Mahony…

You can leave your purse at home, too, because the festival is entirely free (though, of course, you might want a few quid to spend at the bar). Read on for what to expect from each day of the music bonanza.

FRIDAY

August 11, 6pm - 11pm

It’s all about relaxing into the spirit of things on Friday, when it’s over to a six-strong line up of rising names in London’s jazz scene to provide the entertainment. The night is being curated by Women in Jazz, an organisation committed to championing diversity within the industry. Jas Kayser will be performing, showing her audience how drums and percussion can take centre stage. The Dave Storey Trio are performing too, as is singer-songwriter Maya Delilah, the duo Akimbo, up-and-coming saxophonist Camilla George and the explosive Harry Christelis Quartet. Further live music will be wafting out of Canteen Food Hall, thanks to a special line up from Clonmell Jazz.

SATURDAY

August 12, 12pm - 11pm

Saturday is an all-day affair, where it’s all about celebrating the best in Rhythm. DJ and radio

host Bradley Zero is set to headline the Summer Sessions stage, with further sets coming up from DJ Charlie Dark, Ghanaian singer-songwriter Andrew Ashong, multi-instrumentalist Kaidi Tatham, DJ Louise Chen and rhythm champion Jerry.

SUNDAY

August 13, 12pm - 11pm

Got the energy for another day of dancing, swaying and celebrating music-making? Of course you do. On Sunday, it’s over to the Just Vibes collective of DJs, MCs and artists, who are platforming music with a strong Caribbean flavour. Nine acts are performing in total, including reggae artist Aysha Loren, Scrappy and the mesmeric duo Pahjo. Sets are also promised from Merzy, Nike Baby and Phoenix, as well as Batch, Terrah Dan and Triniboi Joocie.

Sunday won’t only be a listening affair, either. There will be ‘dancercise’ classes fusing dance and fitness, and teaching the crowds how to move to the music.

The Big Music Weekend is taking place on Greenwich Peninsula, Greenwich Design District, Peninsula Square London SE10 0QE. August 11 - 13. Admission: FREE. www. greenwichpeninsula.co.uk/summer-sessions/music/

„ Dave Storey Trio

„ Bradley Zero

„ Jas Kayser

Daring dance, wacky street theatre and

With a first-of-its-kind visual spectacle and gravity-defying dance, a sprinkling of politics and an overarching message of ‘hope’, Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) returns for 2023, with 35 free events – including three world premieres! – spread across 17 days, writes Holly O’Mahony…

It’s been a tough three years for London’s leading outdoor arts festival. It was hoping to bounce back to full capacity last year, following the Covidshaddowed summers of 2020 and 2021 (to which it adapted remarkably). But on September 8 2022, the death of Queen Elizabeth II meant the festival got pulled midway through, losing half its programme and thousands of visitors as the country went into a respectful period of mourning.

Fourth time lucky, then, as it comes somersaulting into parks, dangling off landmark buildings and bringing splashes of vibrant colour to rural wasteland, bearing a theme of ‘Acts of Hope’. In the words of the festival’s executive producer Ellie Harris, who has been with GDIF for the past five years, “we’re inviting Londoners to come together for uplifting moments of shared wonder

and connection… [for] pockets of hope and exciting street theatre.”

Hope is also for the festival to attract pre-pandemic numbers of visitors this year – roughly 75,000. With the cost of living crisis reaching breaking point and our purses being squeezed tighter than ever, the arrival of an international arts festival showcasing worldclass multidisciplinary spectacles for free is especially welcome.

“The fact it’s free is really important. If you’re going into public spaces, you’ve got to give something back. It’s not about excluding people or taking those spaces away from anyone. Everyone should have access to culture, incredible art, and international work as well as national work,” stresses Ellie.

In a new feat for the festival, it has recently been awarded platinum

status for access provision thanks to its profiling of deaf and disabled artists as well as ensuring the festival website and events are accessible to audience members with additional needs. “We’re the first UK festival to have been awarded this accolade,” Ellie points out, proudly. “We have pretty good representation of disabled work in the festival, especially in our opening weekend with Greenwich Fair,” she says, citing Rodney Bell and Chloe Loftus’ aerial piece The Air Between Us, performed in wheelchairs, as a particular highlight.

Another colourful favourite will likely be Ancient Futures, a storyled fusion of West African folklore, fantasy and science fiction, dressed as a fluorescent riot and set to new music by the rapper Afrikan Boy. “The costumes alone are incredible,” enthuses Ellie. “It’s such an exciting

© Unlimited Theatre and Upswing

„ Ancient Futures

„ Rozeo Marti-Albesa

„ Deva at Dancing City © Loomaland

free family fun: GDIF returns for 2023

piece to be coming to The Moorings in Thamesmead, where we’ve worked for a number of years now… It’s going to be a carnival of circus and sound.”

Beyond the more eye-grabbing, wowfactor spectacles, GDIF continues to champion International work with a political message. “As a free festival in public space, we have a responsibility to respond to world events. It has to be about the world real people are experiencing,” Ellie comments, reminding me that in 2022, they ran an event about Ukrainian art being destroyed, and before that, they platformed work responding to the murder of George Floyd.

This year, Woman, Life Freedom!, a world premiere presented by Ameena Hamid Productions, is a rallying cry about the protests in Iran following the suspicious death-in-custody

of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for not wearing the hijab. While the protests in Iran are the backdrop for the piece, Ellia stresses it’s really a commentary on protests happening all over the world. “The focus of this piece is the absence of song and dance in countries, not just in Iran, [but] so many places in the world where human rights are being taken away or diminished,” she says. “It’s reimagining the word protest and moving towards a hopeful future.”

GDIF is also on a “sustainability journey as a festival and as an organisation”, and this is explored in Sliding Slope, a heart-in-mouth spectacle set on a river, where performers cling to the roof of a building submerged in water.

It’s inspired by the North Sea Flood of 1953, but it’s also a commentary on rising sea levels and the worsening effects of global warming.

Just one show, The Architect, is ticketed this year (£12pp), and this is because it takes place on a double decker bus, strictly limiting the audience capacity. It sounds like a remarkable piece: written to coincide with the 30-year anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, who aspired to become an architect, it’s the brainchild of theatremakers Mojisola Adebayo, Roy Williams and Matthew Xia, with the help of the Actors Touring Company, and takes audiences on a bus tour through south-east London, imagining Stephen’s vision for an alternate city. “It’s celebrating black stories and hope,” says Ellie. “There’s a real urgency behind this work.” Even though it’s ticketed, a number of free seats will be made available to locals.

Beyond the borough, Cygnus sees a regatta of 12 illuminated swans perform a poetic ballet on the

surface of the Royal Victoria Dock, and Bandaloop’s Resurgam promises a vertical dance performed on the side of St Paul’s Cathedral. While not in the borough of Greenwich, St Paul’s, like many local landmarks, was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Taking its name from the inscription carved onto the south portico of the cathedral meaning ‘I shall rise’, “it’s about what it means to be optimistic when it’s challenging,” Ellie reflects.

There are returning favourites too. On Your Doorstep will once again bring pockets of the festival deeper into neighbourhoods including Abbey Wood, Deptford, Eltham and Glyndon. Dancing City – practically a festival within the festival with its mini programme of 12 events celebrating diverse dance from around the world – is

also back, running over the final weekend on September 9 and 10. Highlights within it include Bouncing Narratives, Roza Moshtaghi and Shahrzad Malekian’s immersive performance piece, which audiences watch in a shipping container while dancers move above them on a trampoline roof. Another is disabled dancer Joe Powell-Main’s piece with the Royal Ballet, Sleepwalker, which he’ll perform in his wheelchair. Check next week’s issue of the Weekender for a round-up of the GDIF highlights to catch during the opening week.

GDIF is taking place at locations across Greenwich and London’s Docklands from August 25 - September 10. Admission: FREE (except for The Architect, check website for ticket prices). www.festival.org/gdif/

„ Ellie Harris

„ cygnus

„ Bouncing Narratives

© Josh Lake

„ Animaltronik

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Charlton joins football in uniting to improve player & fan behaviour

Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) is proud of its history promoting equality and tackling discrimination in football, and has endorsed measures to improve behaviour in football at all levels.

Charlton Athletic Football Club has a strong history of promoting equality and tackling discrimination. In the 1990s, CACT worked alongside Charlton Athletic Football Club , the Royal Borough of Greenwich and local community groups to work with disadvantaged communities in the area.

The English football authorities are now introducing a series of measures to help improve the behaviour of players, managers and coaches across the professional, National League system and grassroots game, as well as addressing the issue of football tragedy abuse. New policies, procedures, and regulations will come into force from the start of the 2023/24 season, to address unacceptable conduct on the pitch, on the side-lines and

in the stands, to ensure that the actions of the minority do not spoil the game for all. This builds on the work carried out throughout last season to combat dangerous and illegal fan behaviour, supported by the ‘Love Football. Protect the Game’ football-wide campaign.

As part of this reset, The FA, Premier League, EFL, Women’s Super League Women’s Championship, National League System (Steps 1-4) and the PGMOL have collectively launched a new Participant Charter.

Developed in partnership with the League Managers Association and

Professional Footballers’ Association, it will see stronger measures for players, managers, coaches, support staff and club officials to adhere to.

Match officials will be empowered to take more robust action alongside a consistent application of the existing measures when participant behaviour falls below expected standards, and The FA will apply stronger supplementary disciplinary action.

For the grassroots game, The FA has also announced new regulations, and the trial of bodycams for referees will continue .

The scheme will also tackle abuse from a minority of supporters through abusive chanting and support the rehabilitation of those identified as having engaged in negative matchday behaviour.

CACT’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strand delivers a diverse, broad and comprehensive range of EDI training specially designed to; tackle inequality and discrimination, promote social integration and build community cohesion.

CACT’s Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Dr Michael Seeraj also

fulfils the same role for Charlton Athletic. And he has delivered a range of EDI sessions to men’s and women’s team squads and management as well as club non-playing staff.

In 2020, Charlton Athletic hosted then Secretary of State for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to launch the Online Safety Bill, in recognition of the contribution of the Club and CACT’s work around EDI.

CACT offers a range of EDI training programmes and sessions. For more information, please contact cact.org.uk/ what-we-do/equality-diversity-and-inclusion

„ Red, White & Black Day is an annual parade which takes place as part of CACT’s EDI work

„ Dev Trehan, Jen Offord, Dr Michael Seeraj, Tash Everitt & Rachel Newborough at an EDI-themed panel event in September 2022

Dance Classes for Adults

Photo: Roswitha Chesher

Breaking up old warships

This week I’m returning to look at the Charlton Riverside and the shipbreaking site at the end of Anchor and Hope Lanewhich was the subject of an archaeological investigation by the Museum of London a few years ago. It turns out this is one of two sites which the company concerned was operating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and it was the older but smaller of the two. The other was nearby but technically based in Woolwich and I will come back it in a later article.

Shipbreaking – dismantling old ships with a view to recycling their materials - became a big industry in the late 19th century. Clearly old vessels had always been disposed of and in the past, when no longer needed old wooden ships were sometimes burnt or scuttled. Some however were dismantled –broken - and the timbers re-used. This all became more difficult as more metal was used in ships. In the mid-19th century the Navy was changing from sail to steamships and its traditional wooden ships were becoming much more at risk from modern ammunition, particularly shells. So armour cladding began to be used on wooden ships. As time went on it became more and more difficult to find enough suitable timber which made more use of iron in ship building inevitable. Lots of wooden ships were coming to the end of their useful lives and shipbreaking became a ‘market opportunity’ to be exploited. It led to more firms entering the business and it provided recyclable materials, including a lot of seasoned timber. Firms had to negotiate complex purchase agreements with the Admiralty and frequently the metal recovered from a dismantled ship had to be returned to the dockyard.

Castle’s were established shipbreakers with a main site at Baltic Wharf on Millbank with

an unmissable entrance decorated with figureheads. A lot has been written about the Castle family and there is a detailed website with an attached EBook, as well as various shorter accounts. Most writers have tried to connect the Castle shipbreaking company with the Castles who had a shipbuilding business in Rotherhithe and elsewhere in the 17th and 18th centuries. Despite much research this remains inconclusive. In any case it is not relevant here.

The Castle shipbreaking business appears to have begun with Henry Castle, who had work experience in Australia. He had returned as a shipbuilder and repairer in the late 1830s and, in partnership with a William Beech, he began to acquire ships from the Admiralty for breaking. In 1838 he had a business in Rotherhithe including a site at King and Queen dry-dock. In 1843 he moved to Baltic Wharf adjacent to Vauxhall Bridge on Millbank, where, in the 1850s, they broke up Royal Mail Line ships. By 1860 he was in a new partnership which included his two sons. They seem to have opened the Charlton riverside site around 1856. It is at the River end of Anchor and Hope Lane. Earlier this road was known as ‘Great Manor Way’. ‘Manor Way’ or, more usually ‘Man Way’

being the traditional name for most of such paths between settlements and the River as causeways across marshland. ‘Anchor and Hope’ is the name which relates to the public house on the Riverside - which is still there as a traditional riverside pub.They do huge roast dinners on a Sunday - if you like that sort of thing. There was already a rope works in the area landward of the site. The exact date at which they moved onto the Charlton site is not clear but it is known that in 1861 three ships were delivered to them there for disposal.

Today the site is empty and in use for car

parking. On the Riverside roadway it stands opposite an electrical substation which is itself next to the Anchor and Hope pub. On the riverside itself it is between the pub’s garden area and Vaizey’s Wharf flats. The only structure on it is a kiosk with the word ‘Winkles’ written across the front.

The Castle’s yard here has been described as having a connection with the Admiralty. The relationship of the shipbreaking company with the Admiralty is explored in the EBook about the Castles and involved complicated financial arrangements. It appears to refer

Mary Mills

„ the figure head adorned Castle’s head office on Millbank

to some sort of approval plus an element of partnership in disposal of vessels. Some accounts appear to suggest that the Admiralty may have owned a site here. Charlton historian, John Smith, described the site as the ‘Admiralty shipbreaking yard’ and it is also described as this in an advertisement of 1865 issued by Castle’s themselves. However, the freehold of the landward part of the site appears to be the Charlton Manorial Estate and there is no indication that it belonged to the Admiralty before Castle’s leased it. The research done by MOLA implies that it was Crown property. However, a shipbreaking business would need to work on the foreshore which is owned by the Crown Estate, although

managed by the Port of London Authority- and it maybe that there was some licensing arrangement for use of the foreshore. Crown Estate is not the Admiralty but it does imply some sort of national and government status for the site.

Timber built ships to be broken up would be moored at Charlton Buoys and work to dismantle them would begin in mid-stream. When the ships had been lightened they were towed to Anchor & Hope Wharf by Watkins tugs and then broken up. About 200 men worked on site here.

In the 1860s a major problem at Charlton was theft of items from the yards and Castle’s attempted

to set up a security program with the Metropolitan Police. This was never finalised and Castle’s had to supply their own security which needed to be agreed by the Admiralty - this arrangement is also explored in the EBook.

Castle’s began in the 1860s disposing of sailing ships and then, gradually, more old steamships until in the 1880s and 1890s they were breaking up armoured wooden battleships and frigates. In 1873 Castle’s took on Long’s Wharf a short way downriver where they handled most of the ships being broken. All the site at the bottom of Anchor and Hope Lane was to remain.

As we will see in a future article Castle’s manufactured various items out of the wood which they recovered but some was still sold from the Charlton site. An advertisement from 1865 advertises the sale of old ship’s timbers ‘hardwood ... fir timber …plank fir wood, et cetera, taken from Her Majesty’s ships’. A press notice of 1872 describes how Her Majesty’s ship Princess Royal, a 91-gun screw-propelled secondrate wal of, ‘lately condemned as unserviceable’ was sold to Castle’s for £8,500 without the machinery or copper. Her wooden figurehead was put on the outer wall of Castle’s yard at Baltic Wharf, where it stayed for the next thirty years.

They also report that Hero ‘a screw-propelled 91-gun second rate battleship’ fetched only £10,500 when it was sold including the machinery - and commented that the purchaser made £6,200 from the recovered metals. Copper bolts, among other things, were cleaned and packed and sold wholesale, five tons at a time.

Some of the wood from the old ships would remain at the site after Castles left in the 1930s and this has been examined by archaeologists as part of the Thames Discovery Programme. Some of it had been used for various reasons around the site and in the immediate vicinity. It is these remains which has enabled the Museum of London’s Archaeology Service to learn a great deal about the site

and also about the construction of warships and much else.

The archaeologists had a watching brief on replacement work to the sea wall. They examined timber from the structure and found among them one which appeared to be a re-used nautical timber. A possible cranebase was constructed around four large re-used vessel timbers. Two of them appeared to be deck beams, probably from a 1st rate ship of the line.

One of the last wooden warships broken up at Charlton was the 131gun HMS ‘Duke of Wellington’, the largest and most powerful ship in the world when launched in 1852. The remains of three other large wooden ships are also believed to be among the finds at Charlton. HMS ‘Anson’, ‘Edgar’ and ‘Hannibal’ Each with 91 guns and built between 1854 and 1860 at Woolwich or Deptford Royal Dockyards. These ships became obsolete within a decade because of the development of ironclad battleships and they were scrapped. MOLA comments: “These remains provide our last chance to study the construction techniques used on those vessels, and how they differ from 18th-, 17th- and 16th-century warships’ and “at Charlton we have the only known easily accessible archaeological evidence in Europe of this most remarkable and fast moving period In the development of warship construction”.

See website https:// castlesshipbreaking.co.uk/

„ Breaking up the Hannibal and Duke of Wellington’ - Wyllie 1850s

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ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)

KIDBROOKE GARDENS PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich make’s this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Southern Gas Network who need to carry out a mains replacement.

2. The Order will come into operation on 14th August 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 5 weeks. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Kidbrooke Gardens from the junction of Kidbrooke Grove to the junction of Liskeard Gardens.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via the placing of the appropriate signage. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.

6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 01/08/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/543/LA446909)

OF GREENWICH

ROYAL BOROUGH

The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 109) Order 2023

The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. 116) Order 2023

The Greenwich (20mph Zone) (No. 57) Order 2023

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) has made the above mentioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 84, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The Orders will come into operation on 10th August 2023.

2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:

a) impose a 20 miles per hour speed limit on motor vehicles on:

i) Winn Common Road, for its entire length;

ii) Grosmont Road, from outside No. 113 to its southernmost extent;

b) prohibit stopping at any time on the verge or footway on both sides of the road of:

i) Winn Common Road, for its entire length;

ii) Grosmont Road, from outside No. 113 to its southernmost extent;

c) update the map tiles attached to The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Consolidation Order 2018 and The Greenwich (Charged-For Parking Places) Consolidation Order 2018 so as to reflect the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above.

3. Further information about the Orders may be obtained by emailing traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.

4. The Orders and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Orders can be viewed by emailing traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk requesting electronic copies.

5. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Orders or of any of the provisions contained therein on the grounds that they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any requirement of that Act or of any instrument made under that Act has not been complied with, that person may, within six weeks from the date on which the Orders were made, apply for that purpose to the High Court.

Assistant Director, Transport Communities, Environment and Central Royal Borough of Greenwich

Dated 9th August 2023

Licensing Team, 4th Floor, Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ. Tel: 020 8921 8018; Fax: 020 8921 8380; Email: licensing@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE - LICENSING ACT 2003

Notice is given that the Woolwich Carnival Association has applied for the Grant of a time-limited Premises Licence for the following premises / sites:

WOOLWICH CARNIVAL 2023, GENERAL GORDON SQUARE, LONDON SE18 6ES, incorporating a parade route starting in No.1 Street in Woolwich Royal Arsenal and finishing at Green’s End, via Macbean St and Powis St (and environs).

A record of this application may be inspected by appointment

Other persons may make representations to the Council on this application by no later than Friday 1st September 2023 (last date for making representations). Representations can be made in writing, by email or fax using the contact details above. Representations can only be made on the grounds of one or more of the four licensing objectives, namely:

• Prevention of Crime and Disorder

• Prevention of Public Nuisance

• Public Safety

• Protection of Children from Harm

Any person who makes a false statement in connection with an application is liable on summary conviction to an unlimited fine.

It is proposed that the following licensable activities will take place at the premises / sites:

Live & Recorded Music, Dance, and Activities Similar to Music & Dance (e.g. circus troupes), on Saturday 16th September 2023 only between 12:00 noon and 20:00 hours.

There is no application for the sale & supply of alcohol at this event.

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions)

(Amendment No. *) Order 202*

The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) proposes to make the above-mentioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:

a) introduce double yellow line ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions at the following locations:

i) North Road, both sides, from its junction with White Hart Road for 117 metres in an easterly direction.

ii) Broad Walk, north-west side, from a point 9.5 metres north-east of its junction with Rochester Way for 8.5 metres in a north-easterly direction.

iii) Tunnel Avenue, from its junction with Blackwall Lane in a north-westerly direction to a point 75 metres north-west of its junction with Morden Wharf Road, except where parking places and bus stop clearways are located.

iv) Paget Rise, west side, from a point 15.5 metres south of its junction with Eglinton Road for 12.8 metres in a southerly direction.

v) Paget Rise, west side, from a point 34.7 metres south of its junction with Eglinton Road for 13.2 metres in a southerly direction.

vi) Brookhill Road, west side, outside 112-113 Brookhill Road to re-align to the new kerbline.

vii) Brookhill Road, west side, from its junction with Moy Lane for 14 metres in a southerly direction.

b) introduce No Stopping Mon-Fri 8am-5pm on entrance markings restrictions on Eglinton Road, south side, from a point 10 metres west of its junction with Paget Rise for 25 metres in a westerly direction.

c) introduce Disabled Badge Holders Only restrictions at the following locations:

i) Paget Rise, west side, from a point 28.3 metres south of Eglinton Road for 6.4 metres in a southerly direction.

ii) Paget Rise, west side, from a point 47.9 metres south of Eglinton Road for 6.4 metres in a southerly direction.

d) introduce No loading ‘at any time’ restrictions at the following locations:

i) Eglinton Road, south side, from its junction with Paget Rise for 10 metres in a westerly direction.

ii) Paget Rise, east side, from its junction with Eglinton Road for 11.5 metres in a southerly direction.

iii) Paget Rise, west side, from its junction with Eglinton Road for 27.5 metres in a southerly direction.

e) introduce Pay & Display 4 Hours No Return 1 Hour Mon-Sat 8.30am-6.30pm restrictions on Brookhill Road, west side, from a point 14 metres south of its junction with Moy Lane for 33 metres in a southerly direction, at the current rates set out in Schedule 1 to this Notice

f) Extend the No Stopping Mon-Fri 8am-5pm on entrance markings restrictions on Paget Rise, west side, from the northern property boundary of No.15 Paget Rise for 25.4 metres in a northerly direction for a further 3.1 metres in a northerly direction.

g) Replace the single yellow line restrictions with double yellow line ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions at the following locations:

i) Westcombe Hill, east side, from a point 39 metres north to a point 46 metres south of its junction with Charlton Road.

ii) Charlton Road, north side, from its junction with Westcombe Hill for 49.5 metres in an easterly direction.

iii) Charlton Road, north side, from a point 74.5 metres east of its junction with Westcombe Hill for 9 metres in an easterly direction.

iv) Charlton Road, south side, from its junction with Westcombe Hill for 80.5 metres in an easterly direction.

v) Horseferry Place, east side, from its junction with Creek Road for 27.1 metres in a northerly direction.

vi) Brookhill Road, west side, from its junction with Rolfe Terrace for 19.4 metres in a northerly direction.

h) Replace the single yellow line and Pay & Display Max Stay 4 Hours Mon-Sat 8.30am-6.30pm restrictions with double yellow line ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on Brookhill Road, west side, from its junction with Moy Lane for 10 metres in a northerly direction.

i) Replace the single yellow line restrictions with Pay & Display 4 Hours No Return 1 Hour Mon-Sat 8.30am-6.30pm restrictions on Brookhill Road, west side, from a point 10 metres north of its junction with Moy Lane for 25.8 metres in a northerly direction, at the current rates set out in Schedule 1 to this Notice.

j) Revoke the single yellow line restrictions on Tunnel Avenue, from its junction with Blackwall Lane in a north-westerly direction to a point 75 metres north-west of its junction with Morden Wharf Road, except where parking places and bus stop clearways are located.

k) Revoke the single yellow line restrictions on Brookhill road, west side, from a point 19.4 metres north of its junction with Rolfe Terrace for 4.5 metres in a northerly direction.

l) Revoke the Pay & Display Max Stay 4 Hours Mon-Sat 8.30am-6.30pm restrictions on Brookhill Road, west side from its northern kerbline with Moy Lane for 49 metres in a southerly direction.

m) Revoke the No Stopping Mon-Fri 8am-5pm on entrance markings restrictions on Paget Rise, west side, from a point 15.5 metres south of its junction with Eglinton Road for 42.5 metres in a southerly direction.

n) update the map tiles attached to The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order 2018 and The Greenwich (Charged-For Parking Places) Order 2018 so as to reflect the provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (m).

3. A copy of the proposed Orders and other documents can be viewed by emailing traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Minor Works 23-08).

4. Further information may be obtained by emailing traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

5. Any person who wishes to object to or make other representations about the proposed Orders, should send a statement in writing by 30th August 2023, specifying the grounds on which any objection is made by email to traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Minor Works 23-08).

6. Persons objecting to the proposed Orders should be aware that in view of current access to information legislation, this Council would be legally obliged to make any comments received in response to this notice, open to public inspection.

Assistant Director, Transport Communities, Environment and Central Royal Borough of Greenwich

Dated 9th August 2023

Schedule 1 – The current Pay & Display charges for Brookhill Road

(1) Pricing Band C: 70p for 6 minutes or £7.00 an hour

The charges (per day, hour or part thereof) when using the Cashless Parking system for pay and display parking places or shared-use pay and display parking places specified above shall be subject to the following Discount/Surcharge specified in column (4) of the table below depending on the Vehicle Emissions (gCO2/km) specified in column (3). The discounted charges per hour are listed in columns (5).

Pay & Display and Cashless Parking (1)

Band C = £7 per hour

The following Discounts will apply (based on Co2 emissions and will be available via the Council approved Cashless Parking platform).

Note: Unregistered vehicles will be charged at DVLA Band 9

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (AS AMENDED)

Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (AS AMENDED) Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (AS AMENDED)

Notice is hereby given that application(s) have been made to The Royal Borough of Greenwich in respect of the under mentioned premises sites. You can see the submissions and any plans at http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/planning.

If development proposals affect Conservation Areas and/or Statutorily Listed Buildings under the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Area) Act 1990 (As Amended) this will be shown within the item below.

Anyone who wishes to comment on these applications should be made in writing to Development Planning within 22 days of the date of this notice.

Please quote the appropriate reference number.

Date: 9/08/2023

Victoria Geoghegan

Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control

List of Press Advertisements - 9/08/2023

Publicity For Planning Applications.

Applicant: Mr Alastair McCarthy Community Health Partnerships 23/1401/F

Site Address: ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY, ELTHAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, 30 PASSEY PLACE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

Development: Proposed installation of 2no. chiller units, 1no. enclosure for ancillary equipment, 6no. condensing units at roof level, installation of new pipework and louvred grille, removal of 1no. high level window, partial demolition of an existing gas bottle store and replacement of part of an external façade on the Ground Floor to the North Elevation with a wall panel required for MRI scanner installation, blocking off of windows on the ground floor and installation of obscure glazing to windows on the ground and first floor to serve new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at existing hospital site.

Conservation Area: ELTHAM PALACE

Applicant: Cellnex 23/1859/F

Site Address: Blackheath Sports Club, The Rectory Field, Charlton Road, London, SE3 8SR

Development: Removal of 3 x Antenna at 24.4m from the existing 25m monopole mast, installation of 2 x antenna at 25.2m on new support poles and 1 x new antenna at 25.2m on existing steelwork plus the installation of 2 x antenna and ancillaries at 24.5m utilising new support poles and 1 x antenna and ancillaries at 24.5m on existing steelwork together with the deployment of 1 x GPS Module at 3m off an existing gantry support pole within the compound and works within the ground based equipment cabin.

Applicant: Miss Julie Bishop 23/1919/HD

Site Address: 518 ROCHESTER WAY, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1SQ

Development: Retrospective planning permission is sought for the replacement of existing windows and front door.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Y. Yuan 23/2197/HD

Site Address: 63 HERVEY ROAD, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 8BX

Development: Demolition of existing shed & greenhouse and replacement with new outbuilding within rear garden, also requires felling of single small Cherry Tree.

Conservation Area: SUN IN THE SANDS

Applicant: Mr Silliman 23/2201/F

Site Address: 201 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE10 8NB

Development: Change of use from office (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3), construction of a first floor side extension and associated internal and external alterations. (This application affects the Grade II Listed Nos. 199-213 Greenwich High Road in the West Greenwich Conservation Area)

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Mr Paul Boakes 23/2248/F

Site Address: 5B VANBRUGH TERRACE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7AP

Development: Replacement of glazed roof and windows on side stairwell.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH

Applicant: Mr Sen Mathnasium 23/2250/F

Site Address: 11 LEE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON SE3 9RQ

Development: Installation of air conditioning unit to rear elevation.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Applicant: Emilie West 23/2264/F

Site Address: BASEMENT FLAT, 34 DEVONSHIRE DRIVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8JZ

Development: Proposed addition of two new patio doors to lower ground floor flat and a new frosted glass window to the kitchen and associated external alterations.

Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE

Applicant: Emilie West 23/2265/F

Site Address: 34 DEVONSHIRE DRIVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8JZ

Development: Replacement of existing terrace and spiral staircase on upper ground floor. Replacement and upgrading the external doors and windows for the upper floor flat along with internal reconfiguration and associated external works.

Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE

Applicant: Ms Nadiya Cherepukhina 23/2270/F

Site Address: 62 ROYAL HILL, LONDON, SE10 8RT

Development: Replacement of basement sash windows with slim double glazed alternatives, replacement of front door, demolition of external wall, enlargement of

front light well and addition of cast iron stairs into the basement, installation of timber bin storage, alterations to metal street fence, installation of rear facing rooflight, instllation of light tunnels upon roof and installation of an air source heat pump and associated general repairs, restorations and refurbishments.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Royal Blackheath Golf Club 23/2280/F

Site Address: ROYAL BLACKHEATH GOLF CLUB, COURT ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5AF

Development: The addition of a timber structure with green roof to an existing area of hardstanding adjacent to the club house to provide a covered seating area.

Conservation Area: ELTHAM PALACE

Applicant: Mr. Mehmet Kagantekin 23/2323/F

Site Address: 68-72 CHARLTON ROAD, LONDON, SE3 8TT

Development: Removal of existing awning and construction of fixed awning with posts enclosed with shutters to front and side elevations.

Conservation Area: RECTORY FIELD

Applicant: Mr Aireys 23/2349/F

Site Address: 34 BENNETT PARK, BLACKHEATH, SE3 9RB

Development: Insertion of a dormer window on the rear slope and installation of two conservation-style roof lights on the front and side slopes

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Applicant: Mr Cristian Nicolaescu 23/2468/HD

Site Address: 9 DOWNMAN ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6RD

Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension and a loft conversion with new rooflights.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Mr Sab Doel 23/2527/HD

Site Address: 68 OLD DOVER ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 8SY

Development: Construction of a 2 storey side and rear extension.

Conservation Area: SUN IN THE SANDS

Applicant: Ms Stafford 23/2530/HD

Site Address: 142 WOODHILL, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 5JL

Development: Construction of a single storey side extension.

Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON

Publicity for Listed Building Consent

Applicant: Mr Silliman 23/2202/L

Site Address: 201 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE10 8NB

Development: Change of use from office (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3), construction of a first floor side extension and associated internal and external alterations. (This application affects the Grade II Listed Nos. 199-213 Greenwich High Road in the West Greenwich Conservation Area)

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH Listed Building: Grade 2

Applicant: Mr Paul Boakes 23/2249/L

Site Address: 5B VANBRUGH TERRACE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7AP

Development: Replacement of glazed roof and windows on side stairwell.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH

Listed Building: Grade 2

Applicant: Ms Nadia Cherepukhina 23/2271/L

Site Address: 62 ROYAL HILL, LONDON, SE10 8RT

Development: Exernal works including replacement of basement sash windows with slim double glazed alternatives, replacement of front door, demolition of external wall, enlargement of front light well and addition of cast iron stairs into the basement, installation of timber bin storage, alterations to metal street fence, installation of rear facing rooflight, instllation of light tunnels upon roof and installation of an air source heat pump. Internal works including installation of new kitchenette and bathroom, demolition of walls, cutting into non-original ceilings to accomodate new stairs, resoration of staircase panelling and installation of under floor heating. Associated general repairs, restorations and refurbishments.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Listed Building: Grade 2

Applicant: Royal Blackheath Golf Club 23/2281/L

Site Address: ROYAL BLACKHEATH GOLF CLUB, COURT ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5AF

Development: The addition of a timber structure with green roof to an existing area of hardstanding adjacent to the club house to provide a covered seating area.

Conservation Area: ELTHAM PALACE

Listed Building: Grade 1

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) FOOTSCRAY ROAD PLANNED DIRECTIONAL ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich make’s this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Thames Water who need to carry out repair works.

2. The Order will come into operation on 14th August 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 3 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), Northbound from the roundabout into Footscray Road at the junction of Southend Crescent.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via Southend Crescent, Eltham High Street & Footscray Road. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.

6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 05/07/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/567/LA455983)

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) ABBEY GROVE

PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich make’s this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Thames Water who need to carry out repair works.

2. The Order will come into operation on 17th August 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 7 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Abbey Grove outside 55.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via De Lucy Street, Abbey Wood Road, Abbey Terrace & vice versa. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.

6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 04/07/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/551/LA455411)

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) VERNHAM ROAD

PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Thames Water who need to carry out repair works.

2. The Order will come into operation on 24th August 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 7 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Vernham Road outside 41 to the junction of Isla Road.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via the placing of the appropriate signage. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.

6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 05/07/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/553/LA455370)

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – COURT ROAD

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make an Order to facilitate works to introduce a Kerb buildout and tactile paving to promote pedestrian safety under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. The effect of the Order will be to temporarily prohibit access for all vehicles to Court Road from its junction with Court Yard.

3. The above prohibitions will only apply to such times and such extent as shall be indicated by the placing or covering of appropriate traffic signs.

4. Alternative routes for diverted vehicles would be available and indicated by local signage via Court Yard and Tilt Yard Approach.

5. Whilst the closures are in operation, vehicular access to properties affected by these works would be maintained wherever possible subject to the extent and operations of the works.

6. The Order would come into force on Thursday 17th August 2023 and works are expected to be completed in 4 weeks. However, the Order remain in force for 18 months to be re-introduced should further works be required.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk quoting reference 08-23 Court Road.

Assistant Director, Transport, Communities, Environment and Central, Royal Borough of Greenwich

Dated 9th August 2023

Topping out ceremony for 122 new council homes

A celebration was held to mark the final concrete pour on 122 new Greenwich Builds council homes in Kidbrooke.

Councillors and guests were guided to the top floor where they took in panoramic views before helping to trowel off the building’s final section of cement.

The development at Kidbrooke Park Road North will achieve high sustainability standards using heat pumps, solar panels and energy efficient insulation.

Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Councillor Anthony Okereke, said: “We are extremely happy to be celebrating this milestone, which marks progress to the final stages of work on 122 council homes which are so much needed in our borough. We can’t wait to see this development completed and for it to be joined by hundreds more new council homes for local people at Kidbrooke Park Road South.

“In addition to making good on our commitment to deliver 1,750 Greenwich Builds homes, we are working tirelessly with housing associations, private developers and community benefit societies to

maximise the number of new homes available for local people on the housing waiting list.”

One in 10 homes are designed for wheelchair users, in line with our commitment for 10% of Greenwich Builds council homes to be wheelchair adapted.

Two landscaped areas and a green corridor with 69 new trees will provide shared outdoor space, and the design includes a nursery for new tenants and existing local residents.

The development will be joined by a larger development of council homes to the south. When both are completed, they will provide over 440 homes for local people on the housing waiting list.

Both are part of Greenwich Builds, which is creating 1,750 sustainable council homes across the borough. Keep up to date with our Greenwich Builds programme: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ greenwichbuilds

Artist's impression of new homes at Kidbrooke Park