Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender - August 16th 2023

Our first Black History 365 Community Panel

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is proud to announce its first ever Community Panel to support the Black History 365 programme.

The panellists will help commission an exciting series of events on our behalf, to celebrate and recognise, all year-round the impact of African and Caribbean heritage within the borough. Who are they?

• Local charity manager Abdigani Mohamoud,

• Author and chairman of two Black-led organisations Francis Akinola,

• Manager and community group member Gaynor Deterville,

• Community organiser Ruth Gabriel,

• Royal Borough of Greenwich Youth Parliament member Timi Jibogu. Read more: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/BH365-community-panel

Apply for community projects funding

Are you a local group, organisation, or artist providing arts and culture activities for your community?

You can apply for Community Arts Funding so you’re able to showcase your talents and bring the community together. We are particularly interested in groups from the east of the borough, to help widen our arts programme, but we welcome applicants from across the borough too.

As funding may run out, please contact artsgreenwich@royalgreenwich.gov.uk before completing the online application.

royalgreenwich.gov.uk/community-arts-fund

Have your say on street trading

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is looking to make changes to the borough’s Street Trading Policy and we want you to have your say.

The aim is to provide a clear, consistent service for everyone, by balancing the needs of street traders with those of residents, workers, shoppers, visitors and other people using the space.

The proposed policy aims to simplify the process of getting a street trading licence by formally setting out the locations where licensed street trading is allowed as well as introducing a more flexible approach for trading in places across the borough which do not have designated locations.

Have your say by 11.59pm on Friday 25 August: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/street-trading-policy

Have your say on the Royal Greenwich housing waiting list

Tell us what you think of our current housing scheme, who can apply for a council home, who gets priority and how we make sure it’s goes to the people who need it most.

Find out more: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/housing-waiting-list

Pick of the Week

By Holly O’Mahony

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English Country Garden (market)

Head to Charlton House and Gardens this Sunday, where the monthly producers’ market is showcasing artisan breads, cheeses, meats, preserves, craft brews and more. Come hungry, because there will be plenty of street food on site, too. The English Heritage property is known for its live performances and its market day will be no different: be sure to catch an hour of live music from 12pm - 1pm. Charlton House and Gardens, Charlton Road, London SE7 8RE. August 20, 10am - 3pm. Admission: FREE. www.greenwichheritage.org/events/sunday-market-aug-2023/

Queer Jazz at Woolwich Works

The final night of Woolwich’s three-part series celebrating queer jazz artists, welcomes two new talents to the former fireworks factory and arms building. First up, Margomool bring their ‘convention-smashing’ compositions to the venue. Since launching onto the music scene in 2020, they’ve recorded with several established names including Radio 6’s Jamz Supernova and multi-instrumentalist Emma-Jean Thackray. Then it’s over to 21-year-old jazz and soul singing multiinstrumentalist and songwriter Akin Soul. In 2018, they founded the 12 piece band ‘Akin Soul & The Soul Tribe’, and here, they’ll be wooing audiences with their vocals, keys, guitar and trombone.

Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD. August 17, 7pm. Admission: £15. www.woolwich.works/events/queer-jazz-margomool-akin-soul

Check out Greenwich’s new rainbow plaque

Former gay bar the Greenwich Tavern has become home to a permanent Rainbow Plaque, that honours the 1990s coming-out and coming-of-age film, Beautiful Thing. Set in Thamesmead and Greenwich, and against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic and Section 28, the film is a delicate love story about two classmates and neighbours who fall in love. It’s an important work in the LGBTQ+ cultural canon, and the plaque is the first in the capital to celebrate significant people, places and moments in LGBTQIA+ history. It was unveiled in a ceremony on July 23, attended by the movie’s actors Glen Berry and Scott Neal as well as writer Jonathan Harvey among others. Greenwich Tavern, 1 King William Walk, London SE10 9JH. www.greenwichtavern.co.uk/

Spot the fox

A giant fox puppet on a scooter has been roaming the parks of Greenwich this summer. Have you seen her yet? She’s calling in at Family Fun Day in Abbey Wood Park Playground this Sunday. She’s called Farrah and we’ve heard she’s friendly – give her a wave if you see her and see what games she’s hiding in her bushy tail. Manned by the ever exciting Emergency Exit Arts (EEA), this fox promises workshops and activities as well as interactive performances.

Abbey Wood Park Playground, 45 Finchale Road, London SE2 9PG.

August 19, 1pm - 5pm. Admission: FREE.

www.eea.org.uk/whats-on/events/foxpark-2023

Comedy at the Garrison Church

Woolwich’s Tramshed swaps its auditorium for the atmospheric grounds of the Garrison Church during the summer months. This Friday, it’s throwing a last hurrah in the form of a comedy night with sets from Angelos Epithemiou (aka Dan Renton Skinner), British-Lebanese comedian Isabelle Farah, and Edinburgh favourite Rajiv Karia. Head on over for a laugh under what will hopefully be a clear, starry night sky. St George’s Garrison Church, 5 Mill Lane, Woolwich, London, SE18 6BW. August 18, 7:30pm - 10pm. Admission: £10.

www.tramshed.org/whats-on/comedy-at-the-garrison

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One for older teens aged 15-18, the National Maritime Museum is hosting a four-day project inviting young people living or studying in the borough to come and respond to its current exhibition, Our Connection to Water.

Those who take part will draw connections between water and identity, as is done in the exhibition by its curators: SwedishNigerian multidisciplinary artist Joseph Ijoyemi and French-Brazilian visual artist Lison Sabrina Musset.

National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, London SE10 9NF. August 21 - 24, 10:30am - 4pm. Admission: FREE. www.rmg.co.uk/whatson/national-maritimemuseum/young-creativesrethink-residency

Meet the pond dwellers

Woodlands Farm is inviting little visitors to come and take part in a ponddipping session this Thursday. Guided by a member of the farm’s team, they’ll use nets to hunt for common catches like dragonfly larvae and damselfly nymphs. Lucky dippers may chance upon newts, water snails, pond skaters, whirligig beetles and leeches, too. They’ll then study their catches in shallow dishes, learning about the different species.

Woodlands Farm Trust, 331 Shooters Hill, DA16 3RP. August 17, 10am - 11:30am. Admission: £4 per child. www.thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org/thefarm.html

Jazz classics for babies

“Summertime… and the livin’ is easy,” eh? Give your tiny ones their first taste of classics from the jazz and bossa nova canon in this riff on Bach to Baby’s ordinarily classical concerts for parents and their tots. The concerts all take place in a

relaxed environment, with plenty of room for sitting, crawling and standing, depending on where they’re up to. This one is being performed by jazz vocalist Georgia Mancio with Gunther Kurmayr on the keys. Better still, each adult

can take up to two kids for free. Christ Church, Trafalgar Road, London SE10 9EQ. August 18, 10:30am. Admission: FREE. www.bachtobaby.com/greenwichmusic-concerts-for-baby-and-family

Unleash your sonic curiosity

Ask your kids what comes to mind when they think of big, bold sounds. If it’s music, then this workshop by Modus Arts will encourage them to think a little differently.

Aimed at children aged 5 - 11, the class is a chance to explore sound

freely and playfully, without any of the usual restrictions. Using sound boxes, transducers and other devices, they’ll explore how proximity, timbre and volume affect what they hear. It’ll help fine-tune their listening skills, essentially.

Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES. August 20, 11am.

Admission: FREE, but donations welcome. www.greenwichtheatre. org.uk/events/creative-soundworkshop-soundhoppers/

Running out of inspiration for ways to entertain the kids this summer? Hand them over to Deptford arts venue the Albany, where a ‘summer holiday arts club’ aimed at 7-16 year olds will involve them in drama classes, drawing sessions, gardening, meal prepping and video making. The sessions run from 10am - 2pm and lunch is provided, so no need to worry about sending them off with sandwiches.

The scheme is primarily aimed at Lewisham locals who are eligible for free school meals.

The Albany, Douglas Way, London SE8 4AG. August 14 - 24, Monday - Thursday, 10am - 2pm.

Admission: FREE www.thealbany.org.uk/projects/ summer-arts-club-2023/

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Cinderella gets a feathery, feminist update at Greenwich Theatre

Cinderella is set to twinkle on the Greenwich Theatre stage this month, but don’t expect a story of a damsel in distress who’s saved by a prince, writes Holly O’Mahony…

Instead, this Cinderella wears sequinned Dr Martens and she’s not taking any prisoners. It’s more Brothers Grimm than Disney, and it’s more forest than palace too.

I spoke to the show’s director James Haddrell, its composer and musical director David Haller, and breakthrough performer Addy Caulder-James to find out why this refreshing and inspiring rewrite is the version of the fairytale we all need…

Holly O’Mahony: Firstly, James, can you tell us a bit about the adaptation of Cinderella you’re working with? It sounds like it’s got a real nature focus to it, what with its forest setting and the addition of birdwatchers.

James Haddrell: This version of Cinderella goes back to the Brothers Grimm version, which differs from the Disney classic that was based on Charles Perrault’s version. The Grimm version gives us a much stronger heroine in Ella: where Perrault’s take on the character saw her accepting injustice without complaint, this Ella fights back. The birds in our show also come from the Grimm version, which gives Ella a powerful connection to nature. We do have one major departure: instead of two step-sisters, we have one step-sister with a step-brother, who maybe isn’t quite as mean as his sister. All in all though, this is a fun, summery, family treat with a strong dose of music and magic at its heart.

HOM: David, you’re the composer and

musical director of the production. How did you go about scoring it? What are some of the key moods, if you like, that you wanted your music to carry?

David Haller: I started out as I always do, by reading the script and putting together a sort of ‘musical mood board’. I like to make a playlist of music that I feel suits the vibe the script is giving me. I’ll then listen to that playlist on shuffle to get my brain into the right vibe before I sit down to write. I found this particular script to be very joyful, but also rooted in the earthy, gritty themes of the original folk tale, so the music I’ve ended up scoring taps into those themes. Make no mistake though, the joy is not lost!

HOM: Has your music been newly written for this particular production, or has it accompanied the show somewhere else before?

DH: I’ve had the pleasure of writing an entirely new score for our production! The script came with lyrics to the songs already written, but I’ve been setting those lyrics to new music, as well as adding in some additional lyrics of my own. It’s also wonderful to be writing for a cast of talented actor-musicians, who have been working hard to bring my score to life.

HOM: Addy, you’re making your professional debut with the show. Where were you studying beforehand and how are you feeling about it?

Addy Caulder-James: I’m so excited. I’m currently studying at Rose Bruford college (I have one year left after this show) and I was lucky enough to be awarded the Andrew Lloyd Webber Scholarship. I’m feeling grateful, excited and a little bit nervous for my professional debut but I can’t wait to share our version of Cinderella!

HOM: James, is running Cinderella in August a continuation of Greenwich Theatre’s post-pandemic move to stage the sorts of family shows more typically seen at Christmas in the summer? If so, what have you discovered about the appetite for these sorts of shows at this time?

JH: Yes absolutely. This follows Treasure Island last year, Pinocchio and The Wolves of Willoughby Chase the year before, and

The Jungle Book before the pandemic. We’ve seen audiences increasing with each show so it seems that our aim of recreating the family tradition that people follow at Christmas is beginning to take hold.

HOM: What would you say is the enduring appeal of the Cinderella story? What makes it timeless?

ACJ: Everyone knows the rags to riches story of Cinderella. We’ve grown up with the beautiful fairy tale and seen many versions. Our production features a strong heroine that girls can identify with, while everyone will enjoy the show’s timeless themes: change and loss, dreams of the future and, of course, a sprinkle of magic!

DH: I think like all of the Grimm tales, its

themes and morals are still, and will always be, relevant to us all. It’s a story about hardship and struggle, but it’s also about the way that love and courage will always triumph.

JH: I think the interesting thing about Cinderella is that it has multiple happy endings so multiple audiences can feel a connection to the story. It’s a romance, with Cinderella finding someone to spend her life with, but it’s also about defeating your nemesis, about finding strength in adversity, about triumphing over inequality and about a sense of justice.

HOM: I know we shouldn’t press for spoilers, but with regards to the story’s magic, does a pumpkin carriage or a glass slipper make an appearance along the way?

JH: Well… no, we don’t have any of those things. Without giving too much away, our Cinderella wears sequinned Dr Martens to the ball and the fairy godmother from the Disney version is replaced with a host of magical birds who help Ella get to there. We have devised a completely original set which is made entirely out of lights, so there will be plenty of magic there…

Cinderella is showing at Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES. August 18 - September 3, performance times vary depending on date. Admission: £12.50+. www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/ cinderella/

You are cordially invited to

Gentle reader, if you just can’t wait for Bridgerton Season 3, here’s an opportunity to dive right into its Regency Era courtliness without so much as having to set foot inside a horse and carriage. The Old Royal Naval College (ORNC) is leaning into its use as a set for the hit Netflix series by inviting the public to don a ballgown or waistcoat, and strut around the Grade I-listed site like you’re the talk of the town. What’s more, live music, guided tours and period cocktails are all promised, writes Holly O’Mahony…

a Bridgerton-themed Late

We spoke to the Old Royal Naval College’s Hayley Chester, an organiser behind the event, to find out more…

Holly O’Mahony: Firstly, can you remind our readers about the connection between the Old Royal Naval College and Shonda Rhymes’ hit Netflix series Bridgerton?

Hayley Chester: The Old Royal Naval College has featured prominently in the show, with several scenes from Season 1 and 2, and spin-off show Queen Charlotte, being filmed on site. In season 2, we had four carriages and eight horses driving around Lower Grand Square!

HOM: What are some of the locations visitors might recognise from the TV show?

HC : Our beautiful colonnades feature in two episodes of Season 2. In the first one, a young paper boy can be seen running to deliver the much-anticipated papers of Lady Whistledown. In the second one, Eloise Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington wander along admiring flower stalls. In Season 3 (which comes out at the end of this year),

the site continues to play a key role, but we are not allowed to say what happens!

During the Bridgerton Late event, visitors will be able to have a cocktail in the colonnades and take part in guided and self-guided tours to learn more about the history of the Old Royal Naval College during the Regency era, as well as the site’s relationship with Bridgerton.

HOM: This is the first Bridgerton Late event you’ve run at the Old Royal Naval College. What inspired it?

HC: Yes! We’re planning to run ‘Museum Late’ style events more regularly. After the success of the themed Eclipse Late under Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon installation earlier this year, we decided our connection with Bridgerton would provide a great theme for a summer event where people can enjoy the evening, have a little dance, sip a cocktail on the colonnades, and feel like they are travelling back in time to the Regency era.

Just how Bridgerton-y will this night be?

HC: It will be very on brand! The professional Bridgerton Dancers will teach Regency-style dance lessons in costume, accompanied by a live string quartet playing the pop classics recognisable from the Netflix series. Our friends at the Fan Museum will also bring some of the incredible fans from their collection, which visitors will be able to handle. Artist Heather Pacic will be creating a watercolour masterpiece of one of the Old Royal Naval College’s Bridgerton locations on the night too, which guests will have a chance to win in a prize draw. We’ll have a photobooth with props so people can show off their experiences of the evening on social media.

What will there be by way of food and drink? What can we expect from those Bridgerton-themed cocktails?

HC: We will be offering Bridgertonthemed cocktails which were specially designed by our in-house catering team. They have been inspired by the colour palette of the show, and they will hopefully delight

the palates of our guests. Any Lady Whistledown-style advice for how visitors should dress to impress?

HC: Get your most summery and colourful outfits ready! The Regency era featured long gloves, parasols, jewels, feathers and fans, and we encourage guests to go the full ‘Ton’. We have suggested a few places you can hire period dress on the Old Royal Naval College website, too.

There are no rules, just show your unique style and interpret the ‘Regency’ brief as you wish. We only request that if you’re planning to dance, please wear soft-soled shoes (no stilettos, please!), as the Painted Hall is a Grade I listed building and we need to ensure the protection of the historic floor. Aside from that, we cannot wait to see the sophistication and glamour!

Old Royal Naval College, London SE10 9NN. August 25, two-hour time slots from 5:30pm - 7:30pm; 7pm - 9pm; and 8pm - 10pm. Admission: £40/£35 annual pass holders.

www.ornc.org/whats-on/bridgertonlate/

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Entire Charlton Athletic Women squad visits CACT course

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

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Frederick abel’s chemical laboratory and a vast rocket explosion in Woolwich

This week’s article does not come from ‘The Archaeology of South-East London’ nor is the site on the Charlton Riverside. It does however feature in the Gazetteer of Darrel Spurgeon’s “Discover Woolwich and its Environs”. It is a Grade 2 listed building on the Royal Arsenal site and like so many has been turned into a block of flats. But the building has no name, only a number, and apparently the road in which it stands has no name. So it is not an easy building to identify, despite being of great importance.

The entry in Darrell’s book says “Chemical Laboratory. Classical building of 1864. Look through the windows on the west side. The large room with its gallery extends the full height of the two-storey building. This was the room used for chemical experiments”. Unfortunately the closed roads and barriers around it make it almost impossible to see the building clearly on Google Street view and absolutely impossible to look at it from the west side. You will have to go there in person.

I must also make it quite clear that this is not the building on the Arsenal site which is called ‘The Royal Laboratory”. That is a different building, 200 years older than this ‘Chemical Laboratory’.

Michael Faraday himself had been Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Military Academy between 1813 and 1851 – although for him this must have been a part-time appointment since he was also Director of the Royal Institution and

doing much else. He was succeeded by Frederick Abel who in 1854 was appointed War Department chemist – indicating an increasing awareness at the Board of Ordnance of the importance of chemistry in the production and use of weapons.

Abel was an academic chemist who had trained at the Royal College of Chemistry under Professor August von Hoffman and had later become his assistant. It is perhaps important to note that Hoffman’s appointment in London from Germany led to the training of many young chemists who were to lead research into many new compounds and open factories to manufacture them. It has been said that the Great War - some 60 years later - was the ‘Chemists’ War’.

The appointment of Frederick Abel is described in the ‘Survey of Woolwich’ as ‘a pivotal moment in the technological development of arms and ammunition’. The Survey describes how Abel through his new role became close to other innovators in the Arsenal, including William Armstrong. The initial

work of the new department was to evaluate metal from the cannon foundry – I suppose what we would describe as ‘quality control’.

This work at Woolwich Arsenal was carried out in close co-operation with the government factory at Waltham Abbey. I don’t know if people reading this know the site of The Royal Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey which is now open to the public to explore and learn about – and if not, you really should see it. It’s a huge site on the banks of the River Lea and much of it left to nature. They take you round in a special vehicle and I will never forget seeing a real live wild deer at one of the stopping places.

Because of the explosives made at Waltham Abbey, for safety transport throughout the site was by water - since both horses’ hooves and wheels can make sparks! It was originally a private gunpowder mill acquired by the Crown in 1787 and evolved into a major centre where explosives manufacture and research could be in much safer conditions.

A short way down the River Lea at Enfield is the Royal Small Arms factory where weapons –gunswere developed and manufactured using new technologies and materials. Along with Waltham Abbey they were to develop new weapons as the result of continuing research into materials during the 19th century.

Initially at Woolwich Abel had a work space at the back of the Model Room – the old Royal Military Academy. He lived in a house in Dial Squarenoted as the second largest there. Before long his department had subordinate staff and a purpose-built headquarters was built - which is our subject this week, the Chemical Laboratory. Abel was involved in the specifications for this building in polychromatic brick. At the west end there was a work space with a cast iron balcony at the upper level and a ventilated roof carried on arched ribs. There are stories of Abel lowering a basket from this balcony for an assistant to deal with the contents. There was also an early photographic department there.

„ Rocket explosion Woolwich

Mary Mills

Historic England comments

“this is a very early purposebuilt laboratory exemplifying the role of the chemist as the most significant factor in the advance of research and development in the post-1850s period in Europe.”

Over many, many centuries gunpowder had been used as the main explosive for a wide range of uses but an alternative was needed. A great deal of research took place on the Continent - in France, Germany and elsewhereand what was called ‘gun cotton’

was developed. In the 1840s there were attempts to make it at the commercial gunpowder mills at Faversham. In the early 1850s Frederick Abel was instructed by the Secretary of State for War to investigate it and it was made on a small-scale at Waltham Abbey in 1863. Gun cotton was very unstable and Abel introduced newer and safer methods of dealing with it. It is thought that Abel was inspired by machinery used in the Arsenal’s Paper Cartridge factory... Gun cotton was useful but it did not entirely replace gunpowder and

in time cordite was developed in European research laboratories - in particular by Alfred Nobel.

In 1887 the War Office asked James Dewar, who worked with Abel, to investigate smokeless propellants. Dewar was not an employee at the Arsenal; he is best known for the invention of the vacuum flask. His work with Abel at the Arsenal is only one example of cooperation between chemists from many different backgrounds in the late 19th century.

Cordite was patented in Britain in 1889 but later there was a legal action by the Nobel Company against the British Government for infringement of their explosives patents. This became known eventually as the ‘cordite scandal’ and was one issue said to have been involved in the fall of the Liberal Government in 1895. Both Abel and Dewar held foreign patents which were also the subject of criticism.

Did any of this have any effect on the immediate area of Woolwich beyond the Arsenal? In 1883 there was a massive explosion where rockets flew all over the area. These were rockets manufactured and stored in the Arsenal and not directly to do with Abel except in his role in the inspection of storage facilities. It was reported in the press that 780 rockets had been in the store and 453 were missing. One rocket had landed at Crossness Sewage

Works and was handed to the authorities by Bazalgette himself. In the papers it is described as a ‘bombardment of Woolwich’. Two workers had been killed; one of whom was a young boy and several thousand apparently attended his Plumstead funeral. The newspaper article said ‘not even Sir Frederick Abel himself could account for the terrific explosion. In fact the learned chemist seems perfectly amazed at anything occurring without the orthodox rules of science... the explosion he evidently thinks should not have occurred because he cannot account for it”. They continued to say that the two killed were labourers – “perhaps if it was a couple of generals or colonel the enquiry would be more exhaustive”.

Abel was also involved in a number of educational initiatives in Woolwich and we have a report of, for instance, Royal Arsenal science classes where he attended the prize giving. He talked about his own progress in the industry and said that “if they did not bestir themselves they would find that this important branch of manufacture would fail, in comparison with the success obtained in other countries”.

Abel retired in 1888 and the newspaper reports tell us “he has been relieved of routine duties with the Department which was founded and developed by him”. He continued with other roles as an adviser and as

an inspector and similar activities. He died in 1902 and was considered important enough for the King to send a representative to his funeral.

The laboratory building was used as offices until 1994 and has since been converted by Berkeley Homes into 10 flats.

Abel and his laboratory are good examples of how the Arsenal was moving on with changing technologies and wasn’t just about bigger and bigger guns. When I was a student in Woolwich in the 1970s we had some lectures in what was known as ‘The Vogel Laboratory”. This commemorated Alfred Vogel and his work promoting the teaching of chemistry at Woolwich Polytechnic – in the days when that was one of the most prestigious centres of technical education in the world. I don’t know what goes on now in that old, and very, very interesting building, but is Vogel’s Lab still there?

As I pointed out at the start of his article the chemical laboratory building in the Arsenal, now flats, does not have a name and nor does the road that runs in front of it. Research into the nature of materials – including those used in warfare –is important, and sometimes to do with safety. Perhaps we should at least acknowledge that it took place.

Thanks to Ian Bull

„ Women cordite workers Waltham Abbey 1917

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

WOOLWICH 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 Transport for London who need to carry out gully investigation.

2. The Order will come into operation on 1st September 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 1 night. 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 Woolwich Road from Gallions Road to the junction of Anchor & Hope.

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 03/08/2023

(INTERNAL REF: PL/569/LA457631)

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

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ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) MERRIMAN 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 4th September 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 5 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), outside 55 Merriman 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 01/08/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/568/LA456453)

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

GUILDFORD 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 21st August 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 5 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 Guildford Grove outside 53.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via Devonshire Drive, Egerton Drive & 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 21/08/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/557/LA455605)

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) ELTHAM PALACE ROAD & JOAN CRESCENT 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 Open Reach who needs to replace 2 decayed poles.

2. The Order will come into operation on 1st September 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 1 day. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE - LICENSING ACT 2003

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), Opposite 180 Eltham Palace Road and outside 60-62 Joan Crescent.

Notice is given that Emergency Exit Arts have applied for the Grant of a time-limited Premises Licence for the following premises / sites:

Notice is given that GREENWICH+DOCKLANDS FESTIVALS, 2 CUTTY SARK GARDENS, LONDON, SE10 9LW has applied for the GRANT of a License in Perpetuity for the following premises:

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.

OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE SE10 9NN, CUTTY SARK GARDENS SE10 9HT.

A record of this application may be inspected by appointment.

“HI STREET FEST FINALE” - WOOLWICH 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).

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.

A record of this application may be inspected by appointment.

Other persons may make representations to the Council on this application by no ater than 6th JULY 2023 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 of the four licensing objectives, namely:

• Protection of children from harm

• Prevention of Public nuisance

• Prevention of crime and disorder

• Public safety.

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

Other persons may make representations to the Council on this application by no later than Friday 8th 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:

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 11/07/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/544/LA454089,LA454092)

• Prevention of Crime and Disorder

• Prevention of Public Nuisance

• Public Safety

• Protection of Children from Harm.

It is proposed that the following licensable activities will take place at the premises: OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES INCORPORATING ELEMENTS OF PLAYS, LIVE MUSIC, RECORDED MUSIC, FILMS, PERFORMANCES OF DANCE, PERFORMANCES OF ANYTHING SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE AND THE SALE OF ALCOHOL THESE ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE OVER 1-2 DAYS ANNUALLY, TYPICALLY ON THE FINAL FRIDAY, SATURDAY OR SUNDAY OF AUGUST.

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

Updated

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. walkabout entertainers), on Friday 22nd September 2023 only between 17:00 and 20:00 hours.

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

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

CHARLDANE ROAD

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 22nd August 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 8 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 Charldane Road outside 3.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via Montbelle Road, Fellhampton Road & 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 06/07/23

(INTERNAL REF: PL/563/LA455723)

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 has made 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 16th August 2023

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

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – COURT YARD

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make an Order to facilitate works at the junction of Court Yard and Court Road under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. The effect of the Order will be to temporarily:

(a) prohibit access for all vehicles in phases at the following locations:

(i) Court Yard, south and east side, from its junction with Court Road to for a distance of 11 metres in a westerly and southerly direction.

(ii) Court Yard, north side, from its junction with Court Road to its junction with Wythfield Road.

(b) prohibit all vehicular traffic from entering Court Yard from Wythfield Road.

(c) Introduce a one-way in Court Yard, (in a southerly direction), from its junction with Court Road to its junction with Tilt Yard Approach.

(d) Introduce a one-way in Tilt Yard Approach, (in an easterly direction), from its junction with Court Yard to its junction with Court Road.

(e) Suspend the pedestrian crossing on Court Yard at its junction with Court Road.

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 would be available and indicated by local signage for:

(a) diverted vehicles via Court Road.

(b) diverted cyclists via Court Yard, west side, footpath.

(c) diverted pedestrians via Court Road east side footpath and Court Yard east side footpath.

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. Whilst the closures are in operation the following locations will temporarily be controlled by 2-way traffic light signals:

(a) Court Road, both sides, adjacent to the junction of Court Yard.

7. The Order would come into force on Thursday 24th August 2023 and works are expected to be completed in 2 weeks. However, the Order remain in force for 18 months to be re-introduced should further works be required.

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

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

Dated 16th 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 VARIATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 34 OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003

Notice is given that: Salt Taps Ltd, Ossett Brewery Taverns, Kings Mill Yard, Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF5 8ND, has applied for the Variation of a Premises Licence for the following premises:

SALT WOOLWICH, 15 MAJOR DRAPER STREET, ROYAL ARSENAL, LONDON SE18 6GD.

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 Thursday 31 August 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:

1. Prevention of Crime and Disorder

2. Prevention of Public Nuisance

3. Public Safety

4. 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

The following variations are proposed:

1. Current hours:

Sale & Supply of Alcohol, Live Music, Recorded Music, and Exhibition of Films: Sunday to Thursday from 12:00 noon until 23:00 hours; Friday & Saturday from 12:00 noon until 00:00 midnight.

Late Night Refreshment: Friday & Saturday only from 23:00 hours until 00:00 midnight.

Non-Standard Hours – New Year’s Eve for Alcohol, Music, and Films: From 12:00 noon on New Year’s Eve (31st Dec) until 01:00 on New Year’s Day (1st Jan).

Non-Standard Hours – New Year’s Eve for LNR: From 23:00 (31st Dec, when falling on a Friday or Saturday) until 01:00 on New Year’s Day (1st Jan).

2. Proposed variations:

Sale & Supply of Alcohol and Recorded Music: Sunday to Thursday from 12:00 noon until 00:00 midnight; Friday & Saturday from 12:00 noon until 01:00 each following day (an increase of one hour daily).

Live Music and Exhibition of Films; LNR; All Non-Standard Hours – No change.

There is no proposal to amend any of the existing premises licence conditions. This includes Condition 17, which restricts use of the external customer beyond 23:00 hours daily.

Please email: hello@cm-media.co.uk or call 020 7232 1639 to place a notice. Deadline is Monday 4pm for that week's issue

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: 16/08/2023

Victoria Geoghegan Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control List of Press Advertisements - 16/08/2023

Publicity For Planning Applications.

Applicant: Oxford International Education Group 23/1688/F

Site Address: 249-259 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE10 8NA

Development: Removal of the existing air-conditioning units from the side elevation and installation of new external air-conditioning units to the roof.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Mr Austin Kilroy 23/1749/MA

Site Address: 120 PLUMSTEAD COMMON ROAD, LONDON, SE18 3RE

Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission 16/0679/F dated 08/08/2016, for conversion of property into 1 x 4-bed and 1 x 2-bed flats comprising the erection of a part 1/part 2 storey side extension together with alterations to roof structure and replacement windows, to allow; - Variation of Condition 1 to accommodate proposed alterations - increase of lower ground floor 2.23m, addition rooflights, reduce size of lightwell and increase the height of the roof pitch. (Revised Description/Additional Drawings)

Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON

Applicant: Mr David Ashton 23/2163/HD

Site Address: 30 KING GEORGE STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QD

Development: Removal of all front and rear window sashes, replacement with timber framed double glazed sashes and replacement of rear door.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Ms Warman 23/2227/F

Site Address: 9B KIDBROOKE GROVE, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 0PG

Development: Replacement of 4 windows, 2 front and 2 rear, with new solid timber double glazed sashes fitted into existing frames and associated works.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH

Applicant: Arpenteur Eltham Limited 23/2356/F

Site Address: FORMER WELLINGTON HOUSE, MESSETER PLACE, ELTHAM, SE9 5DP

Development: Construction of self-storage facility (Use Class B8) with flexible office space (Use Class E(g)(i)), and associated vehicle access, service bay, car parking and cycle parking.

Further detailed explanation of the proposal (not forming part of the formal description of development set out above): Planning permission is sought for the construction of the storage building with solid floors at basement and ground levels only. Planning permission is sought for the permanent floorspace which amounts to a total of 2,517 sqm (GIA), including 1,466 sqm (GIA) of self-storage space, 476 sqm (GIA) of flexible office space and 575 sqm (GIA) of ancillary space, loading area and service bay. Including potential future demountable storage space, the facility could provide a total of 4,985 sqm (GIA). The flexible office space is not ancillary to the self-storage facility use. The building is proposed to be five storeys with basement.

(The development may impact on the setting of the Eltham Palace Conservation Area; Conservation Areas – Eltham Conservation Area; Well Hall Pleasurance Conservation Area; Progress Estate Conservation and Listed Buildings – Eltham Library, Covent of St Mary, Presbytery to East of Christchurch Priory and Walls around Garden to North of Presbytery, Eltham High Street and Christchurch Priory).

Applicant: Mr Kultar Singh Vagha 23/2361/F

Site Address: 118C WOODHILL, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 5JL

Development: Conversion and extension of the existing rear outbuilding to provide a new self-contained part 1, part 2 storey dwelling with associated cycle parking, refuse storage and outdoor amenity space (within setting of Grade II listed building).

Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON

Applicant: Mr Williams 23/2396/F

Site Address: 20 THORNTREE ROAD, LONDON, SE7 8HB

Development: Construction of two storey side extension, recladding of the existing building and replacement windows

and doors, Solar panel installation, refuse store and associated external works.

Applicant: A A Developments Limited 23/2438/MA

Site Address: CAVATINA POINT, 4 BRIDGE WALK, DEPTFORD, LONDON SE8

Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission dated 18/11/2021 (Reference: 20/0951/F) for "Change of use from flexible use classes including: Business (Class B1), Non-residential Institutions (Class D1), Shops (Class A1), Financial and professional services (Class A2), Restaurants and Cafes (Class A3), Drinking establishments (A4), and Hot food takeaways (Class A5) to Hotel (Class C1) with ancillary facilities, associated external alterations, installation of plant and associated works" for the variation of Condition 7 (Raising of Floor Levels).

Applicant: Protopapas LLP Evergreen Associates 2022 Ltd 23/2465/F

Site Address: 82-84 BLACKHEATH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8DA

Development: Construction of a third-floor mansard roof extension to provide 1 x 2-bedroom flat.

Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE

Applicant: Mr Thomas Duong 23/2517/HD

Site Address: 18 FOYLE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7RH

Development: Removing part of the fence and installation of new metal gate with a new driveaway and drop kerb is proposed (Resubmission)

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Applicant: RCCG Inspiration House 23/2600/F

Site Address: 203-207 WOOLWICH ROAD (former East Greenwich Library), GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 0RL

Development: Construction of small parapet wall to northwest side of Hall 1 (1922 rear extension) to accommodate increased thickness of new screed and insulation in conjunction with the repair and restoration of the Hall roof, together with all associated works. (This application is for a listed building).

Publicity for Listed Building Consent

Applicant: Mr David Ashton 23/2164/L

Site Address: 30 KING GEORGE STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QD

Development: Removal of all front and rear window sashes, replacement with timber framed double glazed sashes and replacement of rear door.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Listed Building: Grade 2

Applicant: RCCG Inspiration House 23/2326/L

Site Address: 203-207 WOOLWICH ROAD (former East Greenwich Library), GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 0RL

Development: To undertake phased programme of repair and restoration: Phase - consisting of erection of temporary roofing; repair and restoration to flat roof over Hall 1 (1922 rear extension); repair and restoration of internal steel structure, including additional steelwork as required by Structural Engineer; construction of small parapet wall to northwest side of Hall to accommodate increased thickness of new screed and insulation; repair and refurbishment of cast-iron gutter and downpipes; cleaning and repointing or external brickwork; reinstatement of plaster coved ceiling; restoration of plaster column and beam encasement; installation of new suspended ceiling; electrical rewiring; restoration of timber windows; and installation of secondary glazing system, together with all associated works.

Conservation Area: Not Applicable

Listed Building: Grade 2

Applicant: Mr Kultar Singh Vagha 23/2362/L

Site Address: 118C WOODHILL, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 5JL

Development: Conversion and extension of the existing rear outbuilding to provide a new self-contained part 1, part 2 storey dwelling with associated cycle parking, refuse storage and outdoor amenity space (within setting of Grade II listed building).

Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON

Listed Building: Grade 2

Fifteen years of award winning parks

These awards highlight the importance of local green spaces to residents and visitors, as well as recognising the hard work the Council and Friends of Parks groups put into keep our parks clean and green throughout the year.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is delighted to have retained all 13 of its Green Flag awards for parks and open spaces across the borough.

The Green Flag status is managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy which recognises parks with high environmental and maintenance standards, as well as well-kept and accessible facilities.

Our parks have been awarded Green Flags since 2008, marking 15 years of recognition!

Councillor Adel Khaireh, Cabinet Member for Equality, Culture and Communities, said: “As part our aim to make our borough cleaner and greener, we’re committed to delivering more Green Flag sites so that residents and visitors can enjoy exercising, relaxing and spending time with friends and family in our outstanding parks.

“We are particularly proud about having parks and green spaces recognised across the borough and are excited to grow our list of award-winning parks in the future.”

The award-winning parks are:

• Avery Hill Park

• Blackheath (jointly awarded with Lewisham)

• Charlton Park

• Eaglesfield Park

• East Greenwich Pleasaunce

• Eltham Crematorium

• Eltham Park North and

Eltham Park South (as one site)

• Fairy Hill Park

• Horn Park

• Maryon Park

• Sutcliffe Park

• The Tarn

• Well Hall Pleasaunce