Five Easter events near you
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When you’re out and about, make sure you put your litter in a public bin or risk receiving up to a £100 fine. That includes dog waste which should be bagged up and disposed of in any public litter bin, or at home use your black top (general waste) bin.
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• Text bidding is now available and the number to use is 07786207913. For further information please see page 2, or
• Via the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s website royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes or
There are specific bins to dispose of cigarette butts in busy areas around the borough, but if these aren’t available, stub it out and use a normal litter bin.
• Phone the 24-hour hotline 020 8921 4340. It’s an automatic push-button system and calls will be charged at the normal local rate
Fly-tipping is a crime and can result in up to a £400 on the spot fine, or even prosecution. If you need to get rid of a large item, such as a mattress, furniture or fridge, use our bulky waste service or drop it off at the Refuse and Recycling Centre in Nathan Way.
Book a bulky waste collection: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/bulkywaste
If you would like to bid by text, please use the following Text Bidding Number: 0778 620 7913 and type: CBL, the property reference number and your applicant number.
The property reference will be on the advert and your applicant number is on the letter we sent to you when you registered for housing. A successful bid will look like this:
You can get rid of business waste that cannot be taken by your usual waste collection service at the Veolia Waste Transfer Station which is next to the Re-use and Recycling Centre in Nathan Way.
CBL 179104 12191
You will need to do a separate text for each property you wish to bid for and the text is charged at your mobile no one that can do so for you please contact the Allocations
Beware of suspicious people who claim to pick up your waste at a low cost. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. You are legally required to check that anyone who removes waste from your home is authorised to do so, otherwise the Council has the power to prosecute.
You can check if a waste removal company is licensed: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/waste-registered
You can report fly-tipping: fix.royalgreenwich.gov.uk
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Full of laughter, play and inside jokes, three women take you on an exhilarating journey through poetic conversations about love and success in Doughnuts and Ice Cream at Broadway Theatre. But – beyond surface-level conversations and smiling faces – there is something much deeper taking place in their lives. As Noelle goes through a lengthy journey to a diagnosis for endometriosis, we see it affect her dynamic with best friends Gabby and Jazz, as well as her relationship with partner Andre as they navigate difficult conversations around fertility. Their friendship quickly becomes more than a place to thrive but also a safe place to break as they piece back together her faith and view of womanhood.
Dates: Wednesday 17 April to Saturday 27 April, various times
Tickets: £10-£12
Broadway Theatre, Rushey Green, Catford, SE6 4RU www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk/events/doughnuts-ice-cream/
It’s never too early to learn some serious sushi skills – and sushi masters at Greenwich’s Sticks’n’Sushi bring their expertise to lessons for children aged 8-12. Their kids’ classes are suitable for all ability levels, with clear and thorough teaching ensuring no one is left out and all can participate. Your young ones will wrap up a whole menu, including one kappa hosomaki roll, a pink Alaska uramaki roll and two shake nigiri. All children will get squash during the class and leave with a goody bag, including a certificate, their bandana, rolling mat, chopsticks, chocolate fish and a Japanese number and phrase sheet.
Next date: 6 April 2024, 10am-11:30am. Tickets: £40 1 Nelson Road, Greenwich, SE10 9JB sticksnsushi.com/en/events/london
Inspired by the children’s story The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, Bristol’s two leading family theatre experts are combining forces to explore an unusual friendship at Greenwich Theatre, and how even the grumpiest giant’s heart can melt when spring finally comes.
Grinter is a giant. She lives happily alone in her huge cold house, and shuts out the world, because long ago, the world shut her out. So she hides, safe and quiet in her peaceful, icy home. Outside the towering walls of her enormous garden, the world has been changing and there is very little green left. One day, the children – tired of playing on hard roads and grey rooftops – find a chink in the giant’s wall and climb through, changing the course of the children’s and Grinter’s lives forever…
Dates: Thursday 11 and Friday 12 April 2024
Tickets: £15, £12.50, £7.50 Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, SE10 8ES greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/the-selfish-giant/
Bringing this classic children’s story to life, Goldilocks: The Ballet is an opportunity for the whole family to enjoy the magic of live, professional ballet for a special Easter treat at Blackheath Halls. Join Goldilocks, the girl with the lovely locks and her jar of magic honey, as she befriends a family of bears and teaches everyone the value of sharing. But watch out for Selfish Sid who, on hearing that the honey is magical, hatches a nasty plan to steal it from Goldilocks.
With a 1940s vibe, a variety of dance styles and plenty of bowls of delicious porridge, this ballet is just right.
Dates: Friday 12 Apr 2024, 3pm
Tickets: Adults £16, under-16s £14 Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, SE3 9RQ www.blackheathhalls.com/ whats-on/goldilocks/
This new writing group at Deptford Lounge aims to create a group of writers to come together and form a community. Just Write It! offers a space for those at all levels to write, a chance to mutually support the work of other writers and an opportunity to gain constructive feedback from other members of the group in a friendly, relaxed environment. The first half of the session will be an hour of writing, giving you a chance to work on your independent projects. The second hour will be a feedback session and discussion.
Dates: Every last Monday of the month, 16+ event
Tickets: Pay what you can afford 9 Giffin Street, Deptford, SE8 4RJ deptfordlounge.org.uk/whats-on/event/just-write-it/
Cutty Sark Street Food Market brings food and festivity to Cutty Sark Gardens from Friday to Sunday throughout the year. With stalls slinging everything from Greek souvlaki to Italian pizza, Spanish paella and Korean corn dogs, it’s a vibrant celebration of foods from around the world – and the opening weekend for 2024 is happening soon!
Stalls rotate, but there’s always a broad range of options, and when it comes to refreshments, the choices are equally irresistible. Midmorning marketgoers might fuel up on an expertly made cappuccino; those visiting later in the day could just as easily find themselves with a cocktail. There’s no better way to spend a weekend than with a snack in hand, taking in some of our best local views.
Opening weekend:
Friday 29 to Sunday 31 March 2024, 10am to 6pm. Admission: Free Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich, SE10 9HT www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/whats-on/cutty-sark-street-food-marketopening-weekend-p2121401
Greenwich Weekender: How did you come to be an artist?
Charlotte Mei: The story begins with my intense interest in fantasy books, like Lord of the Rings, and anime shows, such as Pokémon and Sailor Moon. I used to draw the characters, the worlds, the outfits, and just get deeply obsessed with them. I had no particular plans to become an artist growing up, I didn’t even know it was a job, but it became increasingly apparent that making art was the thing that my mind and my attention kept coming back to.
How does it feel to present ‘Like a Melody: Myths, Memories, and Fantasy’ at NOW Gallery?
It feels amazing to be able to present a body of work that is truly
Artist Charlotte Mei tells Eliza Frost about her new NOW Gallery exhibition, ‘Like a Melody: Myths, Memories, and Fantasy’
my vision. I was given the freedom to fill the gallery in any way I liked, and it’s the first time in my life that I’ve had an opportunity like this.
When I was asked to pitch the exhibition, things started filling my mind, things that I have always wanted to make but have never had the time or space, or reason, to do so. A giant, cuddly toy, a sword, armour, huge several meter-wide
paintings. I’ve had support from an amazing team of curators, designers and makers, too. I’m very grateful.
The story is a little ambiguous (deliberately). I want it to be relatable to each viewer in a way that is unique to them. That being said, there are characters and there are themes. I don’t want to say too much because
I’d like visitors to have their own relationship with the artwork.
Out of everything otherworldly and ethereal, what are you most inspired by?
How art can move us and transport us to parallel universes.
How do you continue to access fairy tales as you grow up?
To be honest, I’m still a big fantasy nerd, I love sci-fi and fantasy movies, anime, music, video games and books.
What are you most excited for about the show?
I’m most excited about showing the work to my family and friends. I haven’t ever shown my artwork in this way before. I want them to see what I’ve been up to for the past few years while I’ve been holed up in my studio! It’s an exciting milestone for me.
Dates: 29 March to 2 June 2024
Admission: Free NOW Gallery, The Gateway Pavilions, Peninsula Square, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0SQ nowgallery.co.uk/exhibitions/like-amelody-myths-memories-and-fantasy
n When 49-year-old Shamilla Mirza found a pea-shaped lump in her breast, she sought help from her GP – who helped her get an early diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer.
n If something in your body doesn’t feel right, you should contact your GP practice straight away. It could be nothing, but it’s important to remember that finding cancer early could save your life.
After she spotted the lump, Shamilla’s GP referred her to the breast clinic for tests.
The mother-of-two was shocked to be diagnosed with breast cancer but says the support of her family gave her the strength to face the disease.
Shamilla had a mastectomy (an operation where breast tissue is removed) and breast reconstruction, followed by chemotherapy treatment.
Looking back, she says: “I cannot thank the NHS or my family enough for giving me the courage to deal with cancer. I know my early diagnosis and treatment is the reason why I’m still here for my family, particularly my sons Zakir and Zain.”
In 2019, Shamilla unveiled a
special park bench – marking her recovery from cancer. It salutes the scientists, doctors and nurses who are making game-changing progress in tackling the disease.
The inscription on her bench reads: “Shamilla Mirza loved sitting here… and still does thanks to advances in cancer research.”
Cancer signs and symptoms come in different guises, so it’s vital that we are all aware of any new or unexplained changes in our bodies.
To rule out cancer, your GP may refer you for tests. It’s probably nothing serious, but finding cancer early makes it more treatable and can save lives.
Whatever the result, your NHS is here for you – as Shamilla knows so well.
Contact your GP practice if something in your body doesn’t feel right or you experience any of the symptoms below:
l Breathlessness
l Frequent infections
l Unexplained night sweats
l Unexpected or unexplained bruising or bleeding
l Unexplained weight loss
l Blood in your pee (even just once)
l Blood in your poo, which may look red or black
l An unexplained lump
For three weeks or more:
l Tummy trouble, such as discomfort or diarrhoea
l Unexplained pain or discomfort
l Feeling tired and unwell and not sure why
l A cough
l Heartburn or indigestion
l Unusual, pale or greasy poo
It’s probably nothing serious, but finding cancer early makes it more treatable and can save lives.
For more information go to nhs.uk/cancersymptoms
‘Some symptoms are less obvious than others’
Professor Peter Johnson
NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Cancer, Professor Peter Johnson, comments:
Cancer symptoms and early warning signs can be very varied with some being less obvious than others. But what’s important to know is what is normal for you, so you can spot any changes. If you have any concerns or if something in your body doesn’t feel quite right, you should contact your GP practice.
n It could be nothing, but diagnosing cancer earlier could save your life.
n Blood cancers are the fifth most common type of cancer in the UK with over 41,000 people diagnosed every year.
n The symptoms can be quite common – such as breathlessness, night sweats, or feeling tired when you’re not sure why – but if something doesn’t feel right for you, please contact your local GP practice.
n Finding cancer earlier saves lives.
There are lots of egg-cellent activities happening in Greenwich this Easter weekend, and beyond – from a family quest adventure to a hot cross bun tiramisu
Perfect for the school holidays, bring the kids and hop on the Easter Bunny’s special time machine at the Old Royal Naval College’s Visitor Centre and learn about Easter celebrations throughout history.
You can buy a self-led Easter activity booklet, which includes fun facts about Easter through the ages. Once completed, the trail can be used to claim a chocolate prize. No need to book before you go, just head to the Visitor Centre on the day of your visit.
Dates: 29 March to 14 April 2024, 10am to 5pm, Tickets: £3 Visitor Centre, Old Royal Naval College, SE10 9NN ornc.org/whats-on/easter-time-travel-trail/
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For those who love a dainty sarnie, lashings of tea, or sweet treats – book an Easterthemed Afternoon Tea experience at Meridian Lounge for an egg-tra special time.
They put on a delightful spread that embraces the blooming charm of spring, celebrating the season’s freshest flavours. You can indulge in a selection of delicate pastries and expertly crafted sandwiches bursting with spring’s essence.
Dates: 29 March to 14 April 2024
Tickets: £52 per person
InterContinental London, 1 Waterview Drive, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0TW iclondon-theo2.com/dining/meridian-lounge
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It’s time to work together as a team for Eltham Palace’s Easter Adventure Quest. Hunt for clues in the gardens, track down the Easter eggs and get rewarded with a tasty chocolate treat.
You can take on the quest every day of the school holidays, and it costs £2 to take part on top of the ticket price.
Dates: 23 March to 14 April 2024, 10am to 4pm, Tickets: £2
Entry costs: Adults £18, children £11 – book online and save 15% on your entry ticket Eltham Palace, Greenwich, SE9 5QE www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/ eltham-palace-easter-adventure-quest/
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No long weekend is complete without a trip to the pub, is it? At Greenwich’s Trafalgar Tavern this Easter weekend, you can savour a new unique dessert offering: a hot cross bun tiramisu, with an actual hot cross bun nestled inside. That’s if we at The Weekender don’t scoff them all first.
Plus their standard pub grub, and a roast option for the Sunday, this spot will provide sustenance and scrummy food.
The Trafalgar Tavern, Park Row, Greenwich, SE10 9NW www.trafalgartavern.co.uk/whatson/easter-weekend
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Greenwich Market has plenty in store for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. They’re hosting an Easter Egg Hunt to raise money for Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice, as well as arts and crafts activities.
On Good Friday (29 March) and Easter Monday (1 April), you’ll find a free arts and crafts workshop hosted by Paper Moon. Saturday (30 March) will see the easter egg hunt take place, and on Easter Sunday (31 March) there will be face painting.
Dates: 29 March to 1 April 2024
Greenwich Market, Greenwich SE10 9HZ www.greenwichmarket.london/events/ detail/easter-at-greenwich-market
Reading reviews of new films there is one particular new film which I would very much like to see but missed it when it was in Greenwich – about which all the reviews are saying that the entire audience is in tears at the end of it! Well I’m not one to cry in films, but there is one which will give me a little sniffle and perhaps a tear - but it’s not a drama. It’s something a bit eccentric and old and why I’m raising it here is that it was partly made in Blackheath.
Now saying it was made in Blackheath is going to be a big giveaway because it’s such a famous film and so many people will know instantly what I mean.
Only five or six years ago there was a big meeting with an advertised lecture about the organisation which made this film. I remember going one evening to Blackheath Village and finding a roadway which I never knew about, which went to a church which I never knew about, which had a huge great hall which was packed with people - probably hundreds of them. They had all come to hear a talk about that very film. It was actually a very disappointing evening and the lecture wasn’t at all about what I’d hoped for, but it says something about the popularity and enthusiasm for this old made-in-the -1930s film.
However it was made in Blackheath so perhaps I need to go and see what the
sadly late Neil Rhind has to say about the building that it was made in. He put a wonderful clear description of it in Vol I of his book about ’Blackheath Village and its Environs’. It’s – as I’m sure you guessed by now –the Blackheath Arts Club building at the end of Bennett Park, (and can I quickly note that Bennett Park was named after John Bennett, Greenwich clock and watchmaker).
Blackheath Arts Club building is now flats like everywhere else. Some years ago I was able to join an organised visit to see inside the foyer - and thank you to the residents who were very kind to us visitors and nuisances.
The Club was set up in 1883 to enable social interactions among gentlefolk interested in science, literature, painting and music. The idea was to let out space in the building as studios for local artists. It was designed by Hicks and
Rudkin and the President of the Club was Professor Frederick Abel himself, having a break from developing some of the nastier high explosives at the Arsenal.
The Art School also did very well and there were many events – poetry readings for example. They were careful to have nothing too popular. They had regular art exhibitions, although Neil Rhind comments that works by these Blackheath artists have on the whole not survived outside brief entries in reference books. Anyway there was a lively world there of well off people doing things in Blackheath – here was a camera club, a debating club and a badminton club. All went well until the Great War. The last exhibition was a Spring Show in April 1916, but after that the building was requisitioned for Government use.
After the war the remaining activists were unable to get themselves together again to be an Art Club in the way that it had been. There were various attempts to get it going again, all of which failed. There were then attempts to let out the building. Then in 1931 it was taken over by the GPO Film Studio and, as Neil commented “without their vision the cinema and television we watch today would be considerably worse than it is”. The GPO Film Studios had developed from an organisation called the Empire Marketing Board which was trying to promote research into all sorts of food supplies. The first director of the film unit was John Grierson. I hope everybody’s heard of him because he is quite famous and very important. There is an archive of his work at Stirling University and apparently an exhibition was held there in the autumn of last year.
Grierson is considered the originator of British work on documentary films as they developed in the 1930s. I would recommend very much the Wikipedia page on Grierson since it gives his academic background and explains his ideas in that context and in his continuing work. His first work was on the Scottish herring fleet and called ‘Drifters’. It had its premiere in 1929
along with the first showing in Britain of Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin.
Neil comments about the work done by the Empire Marketing Board that “the board hadn’t reckoned to be landed with such vigorous talent and were astonished at the quality of the first production”. They took up Residence at Blackheath Art Club as studios and made dozens of films from then on. The Marketing Board had been wound up and they became the GPO Film Unit. The man who persuaded the Post Office to take on the film unit was Steven Tallents. Arguably the world’s first multi-media entrepreneur whose remarkably active career included a stretch as Public Relations Controller at the BBC under Reith.
This early strand of the GPO Unit’s filmmaking is best represented by its made in Blackheath ‘masterpiece’, Night Mail (1936).
The travelling Post 0ffice was, of course, a big organisation and there were far more trains which ran every night than the one depicted in the film. The Post Office employees on the train are sorting letters as the train travels north and at various point sorted letters are unloaded and other bags taken in to add to those to being sorted. The service continued until the early 21st century with the last trains running in 2004. In the 1980s I was at a party in Charlton where there were a group of men who were all employees of the still functioning travelling Post 0ffice. They talked at length about the strange life they led with the shift systems, which meant they left London one evening to return two days later. They were clearly very proud of what they did and it was interesting to hear them describing it.
Famously all the sequences showing the sorting teams were filmed in Blackheath. We are always told that cast members were told to sway a bit so it looked as if they were on a moving train.
The postal museum website describes how Night Mail transformed the routine chores of the postal service into an
emotionally charged, highly aesthetic tribute to their work. Critics today draw attention to the techniques and influence of Eisenstein, and borrowing from Soviet cinema showed the work of the travelling post office as collective labour supported by a strong centralised organisation. It also reflected the ideals of many of the young men who worked in the Blackheath studios in the 1930s.
I had a look to see what the Americans thought about Night Mail in the big movie databases, IMBD and Rotten Tomatoes. They both give it only just over 60% of appreciation and there are some very, very critical comments in Rotten Tomatoes from people who find it boring and only acceptable because it’s so old. But also “more impressive than an initial overview of its synopsis may make it appear. The film is awash with potent imagery”, and to sum it all up “Iconic glimpse into social history, accompanied by two great figures of 20th century culture, Britten and Auden, and a magnificent train. What have we lost?”.
Anyway to get back to me and my reaction to the film I think I remember being told that the engine of a locomotive has this same resonance or frequency, or something, as the human heartbeat. So perhaps that’s why we all respond so emotionally to steam locomotives - but it’s the bit at the end of the film which gets me in tears.
It’s the start of the final sequence written and composed by a very young W.H. Auden and Benjamin Britten ... there is the dark of night over the moors, and the first puff of white smoke down at the right hand edge of the screen.
This is the Night Mail crossing the border. Bringing the cheque and the postal order, Letters for the rich, letters for the poor, The shop at the corner and the girl next door. Pulling up Beattock, a steady climb – The gradient’s against her, but she’s on time...
I’d still like to see that new film, though, the one that everyone who sees it is said to be weeping.
Athletic forward Miles Leaburn visited students at Alexander McLeod Primary School in Greenwich this week as part of World Book Day celebrations.
Leaburn helped Charlton Athletic Community Trust’s (CACT) Bradley Marshall with a Premier League Primary Stars workshop about the Premier League values and the importance of reading.
The National Literacy Trust donated some brand-new books which Leaburn handed out to the young people.
When asked about the importance of reading, Leaburn said:
“When I was younger, I used to love reading the world cup books and also adventure books. Reading is just massive, especially from a young age as that’s when you learn the best so it’s important to embed it.”
CACT’s Senior Football and Sports Development Officer, Bradley Marshall, said:
“He was unbelievable with the children. He started talking about things that he enjoys reading. Some of the children had great questions for him. It was
great to see him as part of the workshop we did handing out some books and telling the children how much he likes to read and what he has to read as part of being a professional footballer.”
Alexander McLeod Primary School’s Headteacher, Mohammad Mustafa, added:
“I think Miles did a fantastic job of breaking some of the stereotypes around who accesses books and reading. He did a really good job of emphasising the importance of reading in all professions including football.
“I think some of our children will think reading is something that we insist on but that there’s not really a purpose for it beyond the school gates and he did a fantastic job of emphasising the importance of reading in the real world as well.
“Of our own accord we would never have been able to facilitate such a
fantastic visit but through our close partnership with the Trust we are able to do a range of really fantastic activities like we experienced today.”
Find out more about CACT’s School Sport offer by visiting: cact.org.uk
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN under Section 38(2) of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992 (hereinafter called ‘The Act’) that at a meeting on Wednesday 6 March 2024 the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich made the requisite calculations in accordance with Sections 31A, 31B and 34 to 36 of the Act and then resolved in accordance with Section 30 of The Act to set the amounts of Council Tax shown at paragraphs below in proportions mentioned in Section 5(1) of The Act for each category of chargeable dwelling in its area or part of its area for the financial year commencing on 1 April 2024
In all parts of its area, other than that surrounding the Gloucester Circus Garden Square, Greenwich SE10 (comprising Gloucester Circus, Swanne House and numbers 25-54 inclusive Maribor, Burney Street), to which no special item of expense relates, the Council resolved to set the following amounts of Council Tax:
In part of its area surrounding the Gloucester Circus Garden Square, Greenwich SE10 (comprising Gloucester Circus, Swanne House and numbers 25-54 inclusive Maribor, Burney Street) to which a special item of expense referred to in Sections 34 and 35 of The Act relates, the Council resolved to set the following amounts of Council Tax:
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A 1,280.24
B 1,493.61
C 1,706.98
D 1,920.36
E 2,347.11
F 2,773.85
G 3,200.60
H 3,840.72
Debbie Warren, Chief Executive Town Hall, Woolwich, SE18
to an unlimited fine. It is proposed that the following licensable activity/ies will take place at the premises, or The following variation/s is/are:
Event Date 1st June 2024
1 Day Event Only
Start time 12:00pm - 22:00pm
• Recorded music
• Live music
• Alcohol consumption on licensed premises only
Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence
ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH of Birchmere Centre, Eastern Way, London, SE18 8BF is applying to change an existing licence as follows:
To keep an extra 20 goods vehicles and 0 trailers at the operating centre at: Birchmere Business Site, Eastern Way, London, SE18 8BF.
Owners or occupiers of land (including buildings) near the operating centre(s) who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the Traffic Commissioner at Hillcrest House, 386 Harehills, Leeds, LS9 6NF, stating their reasons, within 21 days of this notice. Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at the given address of this notice. A Guide to Making Representations is available from the Traffic Commissioner’s office.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A VARIATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 34 OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003
Notice is given that: SANDRA JOHNSON has applied for the Variation of a Premises Licence for the following premises:
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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 Tuesday 9 April 2024 (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
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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:
• On-Sale & Supply of Alcohol daily between 12:00 noon and 01:00 each following day (currently 23:00).
• All forms of Regulated Entertainment, as defined by the Licensing Act 2003, between 10:00 hours and 01:00 each following day (currently 23:00).
• Addition of Late Night Refreshment (provision of hot food &/or hot drink after 11pm) as a licensable activity, until 01:00 each following day.
• Opening hours of 08:00 until 01:00 each following day (currently 23:00).
33 Hare Street operates as a restaurant. 35 Hare St is a Virtual Reality entertainment arcade. The premises include a basement, which runs underneath both and is used as a pre-booked multifunctional space on an ad hoc basis. All sales of alcohol are ancillary to food, with no off-sales and a restriction on highstrength beers, and there is no proposal to change any of the existing licence conditions.
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1)
THE BROOKS ESTATE
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH who need to carry out the delivery of modular homes and sewer connections.
2. The Order will come into operation on 26 March 2024 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 262 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 Highbrook Road & Ridgebrook Road and to close the cycle lane on Rochester Way from Carnbrook Road to just before Briset Road to allow for parking of HGV. this will only be active when needed with advance warning
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 19 February 2024
INTERNAL REF: PL / 647 / Lic. No: 70340
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 04 April 2024 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 Timbercroft Lane outside 26.
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 March 2024
INTERNAL REF - PL / LA463535 FN631 / Lic. No: 70459
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)
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 Southern Gas Networks who need to install a new service.
2. The Order will come into operation on 2nd April 2024 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 10 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 Shrapnel Road outside 6.
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 12/02/24
(INTERNAL REF: PL/637/LA465052)
Royal
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 23 days of the date of this notice.
Please quote the appropriate reference number.
Date: 20/03/2024
Victoria Geoghegan
Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control
List of Press Advertisements - 20/03/2024
Publicity For Planning Applications
Applicant: Rees Nursery on The Green 23/3940/F
Site Address: 12 ELTHAM GREEN, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5LB
Development: Change of use from Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Use Class E(f) (Nursery)
Conservation Area: ELTHAM GREEN
Applicant: Mr Rojdan Gul 24/0239/F
Site Address: STANDARD FISH BAR, 26 OLD DOVER ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7BT
Development: This application intends for the relocation of the existing high level ducting extraction to the side elevation.
Conservation Area: adjacent to Blackheath
Applicant: Mr Strasser 24/0330/HD
Site Address: RUSH GROVE HOUSE, RUSH GROVE STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 5DD
Development: Minor external and internal alterations including the creation additional stairway on western side of building and a garden storage with WC (internally with external access); creation of opening within existing wall at ground floor, canopy on south side of dwelling; replacement of non-original flooring to ground floor with associated works. [amended description]
Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON
Applicant: Alex Simmons 24/0346/HD
Site Address: 29 ASHBURNHAM GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8UL
Development: Replacement of steps to the front of the house.
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Applicant: Mr Simon Neville 24/0415/F
Site Address: 8A & 8B CHURCHFIELDS, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9JZ
Development: Retrospective application for the conversion of two residential flats (one ground floor and one first floor) into one residential house.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: Willmott Dixon 24/0523/F
Site Address: ROYAL GREENWICH TRUST SCHOOL, 765 WOOLWICH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE7 8LJ
Development: Replacement of cladding on the external facades of the Sports Hall and Lecture Theatre buildings and all associated works
Conservation Area: THAMES BARRIER & BOWATER ROAD
Applicant: Mr Graeme Elkington 24/0557/F
Site Address: 23A BLACKHEATH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8PE
Development: Replacement of an existing parking space in the rear garden with a single storey garage.
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Applicant: Mr Kristapsons 24/0592/HD
Site Address: 44 BUSHMOOR CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EF
Development: The proposal includes a loft conversion into a mezzanine for storage and home office; refurbishment work to the rear elevation; reinstatement of rear bay windows and door to aluminium Smart Alitherm Heritage line in black to match; installation of two new top hung Velux 'heritage conservation' windows or equivalent on the rear side of the roof; demolition of the existing stair and landing ceiling to create an open mezzanine space above the two double bedrooms; partial demolition and structural alteration of the wall between the two double bedrooms to accommodate a new stair; introduction of a new alternate tread stair that runs between the two double bedrooms and all associated alterations.
Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE
Applicant: Ms Mathews 24/0603/HD
Site Address: 70 ASHBURNHAM PLACE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8UG
Development: Construction of a single storey rear infill extension to the rear of the house, increase in height of the existing rear outrigger element, alterations to existing windows and doors at the application site and associated external alterations.
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/0656/F
Site Address: 65 AND 65A GRANBY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1EH
Development: Replacement of existing main shared front door with a Climatec Period 1930`s style wooden effect front door to match existing size.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: Mr John Makin 24/0684/HD
Site Address: 72 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0ET
Development: Construction of a side infill extension, rear extension, creation of new front entrance, rear terrace, lowered ground floor & rear patio and associated works.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK
Applicant: Mr & Mrs White 24/0704/HD
Site Address: 49 MYCENAE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7SF
Development: Construction of a rear dormer loft conversion with 3 roof light to the front roof slope.
Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/0710/HD
Site Address: 31 GRANBY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1EH
Development: The replacement of existing upvc windows to front, side and rear elevations with new Upvc windows, including external white pvc beading bars, to match existing styles and sizes. Replace 1 No. rear garden door with Upvc garden door to match existing size and to replace existing front door with Climatec Period 1930`s Style authentic timber effect door to match existing size.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/0711/HD
Site Address: 76 GRANBY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1EN
Development: Replace existing upvc windows to front, side and rear elevations with new Upvc windows, including external white pvc beading bars, to match existing styles and sizes. Replace 1 No. rear garden door with Upvc garden door to match existing size. Replace existing front door with Climatec Period 1930`s Style authentic timber effect door to match existing size.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: Joanne Littlefair 24/0719/HD
Site Address: 24 KINLET ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3BY
Development: Replace the two bay windows at the front of the house (ground floor and first floor) and the window of the first floor box bedroom. Replace the porch in uPVC materials in the same style.
Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE
Applicant: Mr Imtiaz Mukhtar 24/0720/MA
Site Address: 7 MANORBROOK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9AW
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 23/0450/HD dated 05/04/2023 for construction of a rear extension to existing two storey garage, comprising ground floor with mansard roof accommodation over to allow:
- Amendment to Condition 2 (Approved Drawings) where drawing number LR.02.26 is superseded by new drawing number LR.02.26 B to increase the fooprint by 0.6m.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/0739/HD
Site Address: 43 CONGREVE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LW
Development: The replacement of existing upvc windows to front, side and rear elevations with new Upvc windows, including leaded external strips to windows as per existing patterns and existing sizes. Replace 1 No. rear garden french doors with Upvc french garden doors to match existing size and to replace existing front entrance door with Climatec Period 1930`s Style authentic timber effect door to match existing size.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: Ms Carter 24/0766/HD
Site Address: 23 MANOR WAY, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9EF
Development: Constrcution of a part single, part double storey rear and side extension; partial basement; alterations to the rear dormer; fenestration upgrades; new porch; landscape and internal updates to suit.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK
Applicant: Cornerstone 24/0777/T3
Site Address: EASTERN SIDE OF GRAND DEPOT ROAD, WOOLWICH, SE18
Development: Installation of a 20 metre high monopole supporting 6 no. antennas and a 300mm transmission dish, the installation of 3 no. equipment cabinets. This may affect the setting of the Grade II Listed BuildingSt George's Chapel (Ruins).
Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON
Applicant: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust 24/0822/F
Site Address: QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, STADIUM ROAD, LONDON, SE18 4QH
Development: Construction of plant room, extension to existing hospital block, partial recladding of 'Block C' within the wider hospital site and associated works
Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON
Applicant: Stonefield Estates Ltd. 24/0857/PN2
Site Address: STONE HOUSE, 275-277 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, LONDON SE10 8NB
Development: Change of use of 1st and 2nd floor offices (Class E(g)(i) to 4 x 1 bedroom flats (Class C3) and replacement of all rear windows
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Publicity for Listed Building Consent
Applicant: Durkan Limited 23/3509/L
Site Address: 52 ASHMORE ROAD, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 4BY
Development: Proposal to repair damaged brickwork and retrospectively alter the external materials to part of the side elevation of 52 Ashmore Road (RE-CONSULTATION – REVISED DESCRIPTION AND METHOD STATEMENT).
Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON
Listed Building: Grade 2
Applicant: Mr Strasser 24/0331/L
Site Address: RUSH GROVE HOUSE, RUSH GROVE STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 5DD
Development: Listed Building consent for the minor external and internal alterations including the creation additional stairway on western side of building and a garden storage with WC (internally with external access); creation of opening within existing wall at ground floor, canopy on south side of dwelling; replacement of non-original flooring to ground floor with associated works. [amended description]
Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON
Listed Building: Grade 2
Applicant: Mr Elkington 24/0558/L
Site Address: 23A BLACKHEATH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8PE
Development: Replacement an existing parking space in the rear garden with a single storey garage.
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Listed Building: Grade 2
News
We collect general waste – black top wheelie bins – every two weeks. Recycling and garden waste is collected weekly.
We don’t collect extra bags of general waste that aren’t contained in your wheelie bin.
Here are the revised collection dates for your waste and recycling bins over the Easter holiday period. Collections will take place on Friday 29 March (Good Friday) as scheduled.
Friday 29 March
Monday 1 April
Friday 29 March
Tuesday 2 April
Tuesday 2 April Wednesday 3 April
Wednesday 3 April
Thursday 4 April
Thursday 4 April
Friday 5 April
Friday 5 April Saturday 6 April
Clinical waste collections are not affected.
Please make sure your bins or sacks are placed out by 6am on the day of collection. Bins need to be returned to your property after they have been emptied.
Do:
• recycle all cardboard boxes and cards
• the ‘scrunch test’ to see if the foil is recyclable. If it stays in a ball, it can be recycled. If it springs back, then it can’t
• look for Easter eggs with minimal packaging.
Don’t:
• put the casing from your Easter eggs in your blue top bin, as not all plastic can be recycled
• put dirty items in your recycling.
Follow our top tips:
• Give dirty jars, tins, bottles and food containers a rinse before recycling them in your blue top bin.
• Number your wheelie bins, so our crews know which households are putting the right thing in the right bin.
• Put recyclable items loose in your blue top bin – no black sacks or carrier bags. Any extra recycling should be secured in clear sacks or bundles for cardboard and put next to your blue bin.
• Food waste can be put into your green top bin loose, wrapped in newspaper or in a compostable bag. This bag must have the seedling logo. Garden waste can be put in loose.
• Put non-recyclable waste into your black top bin.
Easter is a great time to tidy your garden or have a spring clean at home.
You can use the Reuse and Recycling Centre in Nathan Way for extra waste and recycling.
Things to remember
• The site is free to use for Royal Greenwich residents, but you must bring ID with you.
• Vans and trade or commercial waste are not permitted.
• Please separate your recycling before arriving to help reduce queues.
• Check opening times at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/reuse-andrecycling-centre
• You can also use our bulky waste collection service for larger items such as furniture. This service is free to council tenants.
