Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender - May 1st 2024

Improved incentives to downsize to smaller home

New and improved incentives to help under-occupying council and housing association tenants downsize to a smaller home that meets their needs were agreed at a Cabinet meeting on 13 March. This is to help release much needed larger homes for the many overcrowded families on our Housing Register.

The changes will come into effect later in the year when a new dedicated post-holder is in place. The changes will then be subject to a one-year pilot. We will let residents know as these changes take effect.

In summary:

• The payment tenants receive per bedroom to downsize to a smaller property will be increased from £350 to £1,000 and an additional £500 for those who downsize by mutual exchange.

• Older tenants that claim Pension Credit will be eligible for a room for themselves plus one extra bedroom.

• Other changes include a non-dependent adult living with an underoccupying tenant, to be offered their own one-bedroom flat, providing the Council can gain back an additional bedroom.

royalgreenwich.gov.uk/council-home-downsize

Do you know somewhere that could be developed?

As part of the development of our new Local Plan, we’re asking residents and businesses to suggest sites around the borough which could be suitable for development.

The Call for Sites process is an opportunity to recommend areas which could potentially be developed in the future to provide housing, offices, retail and industrial facilities, community facilities or space for Gypsy and Traveller pitches.

We’re also interested to hear about any sites that may be suitable for different types of new developments or uses, because they are currently vacant or poorly used, which can also be considered.

Any sites put forward are not guaranteed to be included in the Local Plan or for the suggested use, and all development proposals will still be subject to detailed planning consideration.

Our survey is open until 11.59pm on 31 July 2024.

royalgreenwich.gov.uk/newlocalplan

Eliza Frost

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Caribbean takeover

Pick of the Week

The Caribbean Social Forum is back at the National Maritime Museum with a family-friendly celebration of Caribbean culture, featuring music, games, talks, Caribbean food, history, workshops and dancing.

Expect a curated day of activities across the grounds outside the Queen’s House and the National Maritime Museum, with a small number of talks and activities taking place inside.

Date: Saturday 18 May 2024, 11am to 5pm. Tickets: Free National Maritime Museum Gardens, Romney Road, SE10 9NF www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritimemuseum/caribbean-takeover

London Craft Week

NOW Gallery is hosting a craft making workshop, Table Tapestries by Jaixia Blue, to mark London Craft Work. Embroidery practice has been embedded into Caribbean communities since the 19th century and this event intends to bring women together through textiles as a network for social and economic change. In this workshop, participants are encouraged to embrace any mistakes that may occur and steer away from perfection. Each person will be given their own square of material and will be guided through a brief meditation and visualisation exercise to connect with a joyful memory or personal motto that they would like to leave behind.

Date: Sunday 19 May 2024, 12pm and 3:30pm. Tickets: Free NOW Gallery, The Gateway Pavillions, SE10 0SQ nowgallery.co.uk/events/london-craft-week-tabletapestries-by-jaixia-blue

He’s behind you

Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage as the beloved Who’s in Your Book? series makes its debut as a brand-new musical show.

A group of performers are preparing to start their show, but quickly discover they are not alone on stage. Little Monster wants to be part of the fun, too. With an invitation to his friends, Dragon, Alien and Unicorn to join him, you can expect comedy and chaos as they help to create a magical show, learning about the joy of books and friendship along the way.

Dates: Saturday 25 May to Sunday 26 May 2024, 11am, 2pm and 4pm Tickets: £16, under-14s £14 Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, SE3 9RQ www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/ theres-a-monster-in-your-show-2

Greenwich Summer Artisan Market

Each weekend this summer, you can explore a treasure trove of makers at the Greenwich Summer Artisan Market on the King Charles Lawns. From the first May bank holiday weekend and through August, spend your weekends browsing 40 skilled artisans, curated by Travelling Artisan Popup, located by the scenic riverside grounds of the Old Royal Naval College. Discover a variety of unique handmade items and contemporary crafts among the offerings from the broad selection of talented creatives.

Dates: Weekends from Saturday 4 May to Monday 26 August 2024 King Charles Lawns, Old Royal Naval College, SE10 9NN ornc.org/whats-on/greenwichsummer-artisan-market

My Fair Lady

Ferrier Operatic Society presents a performance of My Fair Lady, adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion. It tells the tale of Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl, who takes lessons from a phonetician, Professor Henry Higgins, who has made a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can turn her into a refined lady within six months. Now say it with us, the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain…

Dates: Thursday 23 May to Saturday 25 May 2024, 2:30pm and 7:30pm Tickets: £17 Bob Hope Theatre, SE9 5TG www.bobhopetheatre.co.uk/ myfairlady.html

Bridgerton afternoon tea

The talk of the ton: transport back to Regency-era London with an affair fit for Lady Whistledown herself. Step into the world of Bridgerton and indulge in an al fresco afternoon tea experience amid the grandeur of the historic colonnades, where many scenes from the Netflix show were filmed. You’ll find delicate finger sandwiches and homemade scones with clotted cream and jam, plus cakes and sweet treats with a Bridgerton twist. With loose leaf teas, prosecco or champagne to finish the affair. Delightful.

Dates: Last Sunday of the month (May to September), 1:30pm, 2:30pm and 3:30pm Tickets: £60 Colonnades, Old Royal Naval College, SE10 9NN ornc.org/whats-on/bridgertonafternoon-tea-on-thecolonnades

Greenwich Dog Show returns to Old Royal Naval College

Bring your pup for a family day out riverside as canines are welcomed for another year

This May sees the return of the Greenwich Dog Show, following a successful inaugural event in 2023.

On Sunday 26 May 2024, from 11am to 4:30pm, the Old Royal Naval College will play host to the Dog Show with celeb judge Jodie McCallum.

It is promised to be a fun day out for the whole family – especially the furriest members – and is the perfect opportunity to enjoy the riverside space and show off your pooch.

Whether you regularly walk your

dog around the grounds or you’re visiting the spot for the first time, the Greenwich Dog Show will give you he chance to explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site, buy some treats from stall holders selling doggy supplies and services, and – of course – enter your dog in the dog show.

This year, there will be afternoon teas in the historic Colonnades, including the chance to treat your hound to their own Doggy Afternoon Tea with doggy ice cream, pawsecco and a selection of dog-friendly cakes and treats.

The grounds will be visited by one of London’s best street food markets, Karnival Food, with delicious food and drink on offer. Visitors can also enjoy a meal at the dog-friendly on-site pub, The Old Brewery, with the pawfect menu for you and your four-legged friend, including a puppuccino station.

All dogs are welcome to be entered in one of the Dog Show classes –from your teacup chihuahuas to great Saint Bernards. Maybe your dog has the waggiest tail, or is the scruffiest dog or the cutest pup?

The Dog Show classes will run from

11am, where you can enjoy watching or participating, ending in Best in Show at 4:30pm, selected by Jodie McCallum. Places are limited to 30 dogs per class, so don’t miss out on your chance to participate.

Pop along with friends, family and pups to enjoy another fun-filled furry show at the Old Royal Naval College.

Tickets: £5 to enter the contest, free to watch Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Greenwich, SE10 9NN ornc.org/whats-on/greenwich-dogshow

C LASS SCHED u LE:

11:00am: Best Rescue Dog

11:30am: Best Celebrity Lookalike

12:00pm: Best Dressed Pooch

12:30pm: Prettiest Bitch

1:00pm: Handsome Hound

1:30pm

– 2pm: 30-minute break with agility demonstration in show ring

2:00pm: Best Trick

2:30pm: Glorious Golden Oldie (over 10 years)

3:00pm: Cutest Pup (under 1 year)

3:30pm: Waggiest Tale

4:00pm: Scruffiest Dog

4:30pm: Best in Show (selected by celebrity judge)

Urban Village Fete

This free festival returns to its Thames-side destination at Greenwich Peninsula on 19 May

u rban Village Fete promises “everything you would expect from a traditional summer fete, but with an urban twist” – and it’s returning to Greenwich Peninsula this May.

International DJs Gilles Peterson and Jamz Supernova are headlining the day, which boasts a timetable of workshops, exclusive talks, music to move to and way more.

The Fete is located in London’s only Peninsula neighbourhood. With the river on three sides, it takes over Peninsula Square, winding its way through the Design District and finishing with fanfare in Central Park.

Produced by HemingwayDesign, the jam-packed day offers a chance for every visitor – young, old and in between – to get involved, and truly proves that enjoyment of art and culture should be for everyone.

This year’s line-up includes: ‘Creative Conversations’, a series of discussions with some of London’s compelling minds, hosted by BBC London’s Robert Elms in the Design District and the return of The Incredibly Clever Canine Circus – proving that every dog (and their owner!) can learn new tricks.

The Charity Shop DJ collective brings their democratic dance vibe down with the People’s Party – where the audience chooses the tunes and there’s an unmissable carnival workshop and procession with Kinetika Bloco.

This summer’s alternative Olympics, the Allympics, promises everyone a chance to get on the podium with events for all – from showjumping and relay to the egg and spoon race and, the less expected, hurl the pineapple.

The Design District will become the Urban Village Hall offering interactive workshops, including the Doodle Apartment and Wonky Veg Sculpture competition.

Plus there will be an origami model village with A Line’s Fold Your Town, independent traders with everything from baked goods to handmade crafts, free face-painting, a puppet show and enough eats to fill your boots.

Laura Flanagan, Director of Greenwich Peninsula, said: “We love putting on Urban Village Fete for both residents and visitors alike. It is a hallmark in Greenwich Peninsula’s year-round events programme.

“Culture and creativity are in our DNA here. The Fete is a way for us to celebrate that, to show it off and invite everyone to discover Greenwich Peninsula for themselves. This year, with Gilles Peterson and Jamz Supernova heading the staggering line-up of artists, creatives and makers, it’s going to be the best free party London has seen for a long time.”

And we hope that’s a promise. See you on the Peninsula…

Date: Sunday 19 May 2024, 11am til late Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0SQ urbanvillagefete.london

Ruby’s of London

Ruby Amarteifio is the founder of Ruby’s of London, a plant-based bakery where flavour hits home

The Weekender: What was your inspiration to start baking?

Ruby Amarteifio: Our journey began on a Greenwich Market stall in 2010, we were one of the first plant-based bakeries in London. I had always dreamed of having my own shop and when the opportunity arose in the summer of 2020, I grabbed it with both hands… even if we did have a pandemic on our hands!

You say free from should never mean less than; what inspired this ethos and why is it so important to you?

Being diagnosed with a childhood dairy and egg intolerance, I was often left with the uninspiring free-from option while looking longingly at the other birthday girls’ glorious cakes – I believe that this is where Ruby’s story really began.

Which is your favourite flavour combination and why?

Chocolate Cherry! This is one of our seasonal flavours that we bring back every winter, it works beautifully for festive celebration cakes. And then for the summer, Rose Pistachio.

What is the reaction of people who try your cakes for the first time?

We are happy to say that we receive very positive reactions from customers sampling our products for the first time. Our team is always on hand to guide customers through their first experience and recommend suitable products, whether that’s online or in person. We strive to provide a welcoming atmosphere for those customers who are new to the plant-based movement.

How has it been opening a physical space after your time selling at Greenwich Market?

Having a permanent physical space allowed us to improve the customer experience, expand our offering and grow as a company. To be able to offer a space for people to sit in as well as takeaway has enabled us to expand our offerings, including savoury lunches, milkshakes and smoothies as well as coffees and a range of beautiful loose leaf teas – all complementing the cakes that we have become known for over the years.

How have customers reacted to the space and visiting?

We are so grateful for the positivity

and support that our customers have shown to us – the last few years have had undeniably difficult moments for independent businesses, and of course wider than that with everyone suffering due to the cost-of-living crisis.

But the fact that people still return to order from us for every birthday or special occasion, to visit us daily for their coffee on the way to work, means so much to us as a small business and this is why we do what we do and it keeps us motivated.

What do you love about the area of Greenwich?

Greenwich will always be a special place for me as it’s where Ruby’s story began, it has a real sense of community and vibrancy.

To be so close to the park and the river as well, we really love being located where we are in Greenwich Market. And, of course, the people; we are very lucky to have such a loyal customer base in the Greenwich area.

When it comes to bespoke cakes, what do you offer and how can people get in touch?

We are always happy for customers to get in touch if they are looking for a bespoke order – you can email our customer services team at hello@rubysoflondon.com, we recommend getting in touch with plenty of notice as bespoke orders can take longer to finalise, and we recommend including picture references in your email so we can best visualise what you are looking for.

Alternatively, on our website www. rubysoflondon.com we offer a wide range of cakes and bakes that are ready to order – just pop them in your basket and select your chosen collection or delivery date at checkout. We offer delivery within select central London postcodes and free collections from our Greenwich cafe.

What’s next for Ruby’s of London?

We now also have our second cafe in Tunbridge Wells and we’ve been so happy to welcome customers there who have followed us along our journey. Long-time supporters of our Greenwich store are now visiting us in Kent while they are on weekends away or having made the move outside of London and are happy to find their plant-based goodies not too far away.

We are currently working on our new and improved wedding range as well and we hope to launch that along with our new website later this year.

11 Durnford Street, SE10 9BF rubysoflondon.com

At The Heart Of The Community

Record amount raised for the Charlton Upbeats!

Over 200 walkers joined the Upbeats Walk, sponsored by We Are Brand New, making the nine-mile journey from Charlton Athletic’s Training Ground to The Valley raising money for the Charlton Upbeats programme.

Charlton Athletic Community Trust’s (CACT) Upbeats programme is entirely funded by donations and relies on the funds raised by the Upbeats Walk event to offer new and exciting opportunities for its members.

Charlton TV’s Scott Minto kicked off the day with a speech and introduced Charlton legends Bob Bolder, Paul Mortimer and Simon Webster who were joining the walk themselves.

Thank you to our event sponsors We Are Brand New who have helped to make the event a success, and our staff, partners, participants and supporters who signed up to take part.

Thank you also to Everton in the Community’s Down’s syndrome team who travelled down to play a match against the Upbeats at The Valley ahead of the first-team game.

Thanks to Charlton Lido and Lifestyle Club who hosted our walkers and acted as our halfway point for some snacks and refreshments.

So far, with the help of the Charlton Athletic fanbase and the incredible walkers, we have raised over £50,000!

There’s still time to donate if you haven’t done so already to help support our Upbeats, by visiting: cact.gives/upbeats

„ The Charlton Upbeats programme offers free

„ The Charlton Upbeats were joined by Everton in the Community’s Down’s syndrome team at for the day all leading up to a competitive match at The Valley

Last week when I was still doing the research on Percival Parsons I came across two things - one was from NeiI Rhind’s book on Blackheath. In it he says that one of Parsons’ nearby neighbours in the 1880s was an Edwin John Herapath. The other thing was a little note on a report from the 1870s which said that the publisher of Herepath’s Journal was the same - Edwin John Herapath with an address in Kidbrooke. The actual founder of H Magazine in the 1830s was John Herapath and I eventually established that Edwin John was his son to whom he left his Railway Magazine.

It’s good to know of a local connection to John Herapath – which leads us on to his role in our own London and Greenwich Railway. I am very aware when writing about old railways that there are lots of well informed enthusiasts out there –and what I write is probably full

of (innocent) misapprehensions. So- I expect to be corrected with some of the following.

In the 1980s I did a lot of research on the London and Greenwich Railway and, of course, the best source is Herapath’s Magazine. -

Landmann and Herapath - and the race to build the railways

THE great source of information about the construction and early days of our local railway. John Herapath is described by Wikipedia as being a physicist from a family of distinguished scientists who gave ‘a partial account of the kinetic theory of gases in 1820; though it was neglected by the scientific community at the time’. He seems to have had personal disputes with some of the scientific community of the day – I am wondering whether to read into it that he was a bit of chancer.

I’m also assuming here that readers are aware that by ‘London and Greenwich Railway’ I mean the railway between London Bridge and Greenwich which so many of us use every day. It was the earliest railway - using locomotives - in London; and the first suburban railway in the world. It was opened as far as Deptford in 1836, getting to Greenwich in 1838 following hold ups in building a crossing over the Ravensbourne. It runs all the way on its now listed brick viaduct, which is one of the longest in Britain. It ran what was essentially a commuter service from the start and the earliest complaints about it are strongly similar to complaints you can hear now any day of the week at London Bridge from long suffering commuters.

Most of my own research on the Greenwich Railway has been about

its engineer – ex-Lt.Col George Landmann. Needless to say my possible biography of him is still sitting unpublished on my hard disc after over 30 years – I began it when I wrote a leaflet on him for an amazing festival which was held to commemorate 150 years of the Greenwich Railway in 1986 and which was held on Cannon Street station platforms. The sad thing is that we can’t imagine such an event happening today.

George Landmann was a Royal Engineer – and there is a very interesting relationship between early railways and the Royal Engineers - I need to find what, if anything has been written on that. I have always thought that the brick arches on the Greenwich Railway Viaduct owed much to designs of George Landmann’s father who taught ‘fortification’ at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich and who had studied military engineering and the legacy of Vauban in France. George Landmann was briefly Battlefield Engineer under Wellington in the Peninsulas War. He was therefore trained to do and think fast when work was needed on the site of a battle and to have a skill set to take almost anything on.

One reason I have never finished research on Landmann is because of a very vague era in his life during the Peninsula wars in Spain where

it is almost impossible to find out what he was doing. I am very grateful to the Royal Engineers Historical Society who always send me notices of their meetings and are very friendly and helpful. I understand from one of their historians that they also are unable to explain either what he was doing in Spain during the Peninsula Wars - commenting that he seemed to be able to act above his rank and effectively do what he liked. We have to draw our conclusions from that.

When Landmann built the Greenwich Railway he had been retired from the Royal Engineers for over 10 years (he had resigned following a liaison with a young lady followed by notice of a posting to Ceylon). By then he was involved with John Harapeth in far more ways than the Railway Magazine suggests. In the 1830s there were endless plans for railway companies - most of which were never set up but which advertised themselves enthusiastically.

In a long article Herapath, ever the master of a mixed metaphor, described these projected railways as “many tributary streams”. The Greenwich line was “like the trunk of a tree, must gather strength and bulk from every branch it sends forth”. He suggested that all of these new lines to coastal towns would have to come up into London somehow and why not on the Greenwich Line rail? To do this they would have to pay a charge

Mary Mills

„ Greenwich park -the railway would have run across the middle of this view

- and thus enrich Greenwich Railway shareholders. But – there was a snag.

Advertisements for some these proposed railways assign various roles to Herapath. We have the London, Salisbury, Exeter. Plymouth, Falmouth Railway Company and we also have the Salisbury, Romsey, and Southampton Railway, (by way of Redbridge). For both it is Engineer George Landmann, Esq, Superintendent John Herapath, Esq. Nearer home we have the London, Shoreham, and Brighton Railway - Engineer George Landmann, Esq. Assistant Engineer John Herapath, Esq. and also the London and Dover Railway Engineer George Landmann, Esq., Superintendent of Works John Herapath, Esq.

There were of course numerous other railways being promoted to these places by people totally unconnected with Landmann and Herapath. This meant there was a scramble to get support from the citizens of the places their projected railway would pass through and another scramble to get it through Parliament. No railway could go ahead without its own enabling Act of Parliament. So, the various towns on the routes were visited to reassure and hopefully recruit the citizens to support their rail scheme. At Maidstone Mr. Herapath “ apologised for the absence of Colonel Landmann, the engineer to the Company, and

for the late hour at which he had arrived - a circumstance, by the way, which, owing as it was to the difficulty of persuading the horses to travel faster, furnished one argument more in support of the cause which they had come to advocate”.

At Rochester “Mr. Herapath, who was engaged with Col. Landmann as engineer in projecting the railway, was in attendance to give every information which the meeting might require.” In support of his arguments he read out paragraphs from a congratulatory press report on the scheme. “Good, well-constructed railroads will be the soul of our national prosperity”. He seems to have omitted to mention that he had written these extracts from the ‘Railway Magazine” himself. And as for rival schemes “he did not consider

that a railway should be laid down merely because it was the cheapest, but regard should be had to the benefit that it was likely to ring to the country and the shareholders”.

Now, as I said there was a snag. Clearly today the Greenwich line does not carry the major traffic down to the coast and elsewhere in the way it was suggested in 1836. In fact the Greenwich line stopped at Greenwich and it was not until 1873 that it was opened between Maze Hill and Charlton. Trains to the coast went from London Bridge to Blackheath and then – as they still do - went from Blackheath to Charlton through a tunnel. Trains to places like Falmouth come nowhere near London Bridge at all.

The snag is mentioned in the very

first paragraph of Herapath’s article on the Greenwich Railway “to avoid the inconvenient circuitous route, it shall be carried by means of a handsome viaduct, straight across Greenwich Park. There is some opposition... of the viaduct’s being likely to mar the beauty of the park... but It will obviously increase rather than detract from the picturesqueness of the scenery”

Of course, there is nothing like a railway line running through a park to make the scenery better. While some rail enthusiasts might agree, it seems many others did not.

Of course today the railway runs under the lawns in front of the Maritime Museum but the saga of how eventually that link was achieved is a long and tortured

one – including for instance a scheme to put statues of naval heroes and past Admirals in the gaps under the viaduct’s arches. To read this in detail I would very much recommend Ron Thomas’s book on the Greenwich Railway –London’s First Railway - which will explain it all. Ron summed it up: “opposition to the railway did not come from the Observatory... but from the Admiralty and the vicar and churchwardens of Greenwich”.

This has just been a quick look at some the role of John Herapath in the promotion of the London and Greenwich Railway. Readers of Ron Thomas’ book will discover that this was a very minor part of what was going on compared with the activities of some of the other directors of the proposed line.

„ Greenwich Railway viaduct

„ George Landmann

„ note about Edwin Herapath

The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. *) Order 202* The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*

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

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

a) Introduce Disabled badge holders only bays at the following locations:

i) Perpins Road, north sides, from a point 22.3 metres east of the eastern property boundary of No.27 Perpins Road for 6 metres in an easterly direction.

ii) Ceres Road, north side, from a point 10 metres east of its junction with Bannockburn Road for 6 metres in an easterly direction.

iii) Plumstead Common Road, south side, outside No.278 Plumstead Common Road.

iv) St Margarets Grove, north-west side, from a point 13 metres north-east of the northern property boundary of No.1 St Margarets Grove for 6 metres in a north-easterly direction.

b)Introduce No waiting at any time restrictions at the following locations:

i) Timbercroft Lane, south-west side, from the northern property boundary of No. 10 Timbercroft Lane for 29.5 metres in a north-westerly direction.

ii) William Barefoot Drive, from a point 10 metres north to a point 10 metres south of its junction with Witherston Way.

iii) William Barefoot Drive, from its junction with Kingsley Wood Drive for 10 metres in a northerly direction.

iv) Partridge Green, both sides, from its junction with Kingsley Wood Drive for 10 metres in a northerly direction.

v) Partridge Green, both sides, from its junction with Witherston Way for 10 metres in a south-westerly direction.

vi) Kingsley Wood Drive, both sides, from its junction with William Barefoot Drive for 10 metres in a westerly direction.

vii) Kingsley Wood Drive, north side, from a point 10 metres east to a point 10 metres west of its junction with Partridge Green.

viii) Witherston Way, north-east side, from its junction with William Barefoot Drive for 10 metres in a north-westerly direction.

ix) Witherston Way, south-west side, from its junction with William Barefoot Drive to a point 10 meters north-west of its junction with Partridge Green.

x) St Margarets Grove, north-west side, from a point 5.5 metres north-east of the northern property boundary of No.1 St Margarets Grove for 7.5 metres in a north-easterly direction.

xi) St Margarets Grove, south-east side, from a point 8 metres north-east of the common boundary of Nos. 1 and 2 St Margarets Grove for 12.8 metres in a north-easterly direction.

xii) Eynsham Drive, south side, from the common boundary of Nos. 1 and 3 Eynsham Drive for 55.2 metres in an easterly direction.

xiii) Eynsham Drive, south side, from a point 86 metres east of the common boundary of Nos. 1 and 3 Eynsham Drive for 34 metres in an easterly direction.

xiv) Eynsham Drive, from a point 33 metres west of its junction with Harrow Manorway roundabout for 60.5 metres in a westerly direction.

xv) Eltham Palace Road, north side, from a point 10 metres west to a point 10 metres east of its western junction with the self storage.

xvi) Eltham Palace Road, north side, from a point 10 metres west to a point 10 metres east of its eastern junction with the self storage.

xvii) Eltham Palace Road, south side, from a point 10 metres west to a point 10 metres east of the sports facility car park.

xviii)Eltham Palace Road, south side, from a point 2.5 metres west of the common boundary of Nos.27 and 29 Eltham Palace Road for 20 metres in an easterly direction.

xix) Eltham Palace Road, south side, from the common boundary of Nos 37 and 39 Eltham Palace Road for 20 metres in an easterly direction.

xx) Eltham Palace Road, south side, from a point 3 metres west of the eastern boundary of No.51 Eltham Palace Road for 20 metres in a westerly direction.

c) Introduce No Waiting Mon-Sat 8am-6.30pm restrictions on Nathan Way, south-west side, from a point 1.5 metres north-west of its junction with Purland Road for 20 metres in a south-easterly direction.

d)Replace the existing ‘Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-1pm Zone AW’ bay with single yellow ‘No Waiting Mon-Fri 11am-1pm’ restrictions on Edington Road, north side, outside No. 89 Edington Road.

e) Replace the existing Disabled badge holders only bay with a ‘Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 9am-11am Zone AO’ bay on Rochdale Road, east side, outside No. 41 Rochdale Road.

f) Replace the existing ‘Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12.30pm (E)’ bay with a Disabled badge holders only bay on Craigton Road outside No. 121 Craigton Road.

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

3. A copy of the proposed Orders and other documents can be viewed by emailing traffic-orders@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference DPPB & Minor Works 24-05).

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

5. Any person who wishes to object to or make other representations about the proposed Orders, should send a statement in writing by 22nd May 2024, specifying the grounds on which any objection is made by email to traffic-orders@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference DPPB & Minor Works 24-05).

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

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

Dated 1st May 2024

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 127) Order 2024 The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. 134) Order 2024

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) has made the abovementioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The Order will come into operation on 2nd May 2024.

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

a) Replace the single yellow ‘No Waiting Mon-Sat 8.30am-6.30pm’ restrictions with double yellow ‘No waiting at any time’ and ‘No loading at any time’ restrictions at the following locations:

i) Bathway, both sides, from its junction with Polytechnic Street for 10 metres in a westerly direction.

ii) Polytechnic Street, south-west side, from its junction with Bathway for 10 metres in a north-westerly direction.

iii) Polytechnic Street, south-west side, from its junction with Bathway for 9 metres in a south-easterly direction

b)Replace part of the existing ‘Pay & Display Max Stay 2 Hours Mon-Sat 8.30am-6.30pm’ bay with double yellow ‘No waiting at any time’ and ‘No loading at any time’ restrictions on Polytechnic Street, north-east side, from a point opposite the southern kerbline of Bathway for 15 metres in a southerly direction.

c) Replace the single yellow ‘No Waiting Mon-Sat 8.30am-6.30pm’ restrictions with a ‘Pay & Display Max Stay 2 Hours Mon-Sat 8.30am-6.30pm’ bay on Polytechnic Street, north-east side, from a point opposite the southern kerbline of Bathway for 10 metres in a northerly direction, at the current rates set out in Schedule 1 to this Notice.

d)Revoke part of the existing ‘Pay & Display Max Stay 4 Hours Mon-Sat 8.30am-6.30pm’ bay on Calderwood Street, south-east side, from a point 32.5 metres north-east of its junction with John Wilson Street for 3.3 metres in a north-easterly direction.

e) Revoke part of the existing ‘No Waiting Mon-Sat 8.30am-6.30pm’ restrictions on Calderwood Street, south-east side, from a point 35.8 metres north-east of its junction with John Wilson Street for 1.5 metres in a north-easterly direction.

f) Introduce double yellow ‘No waiting at any time’ restrictions on Calderwood Street, south-east side, from a point 32.5 metres north-east of its junction with John Wilson Street for 4.8 metres in a north-easterly direction.

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

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

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

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

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

Dated 1st May 2024

Dated 1st May 2024 ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

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to a point in line with the south-western building line of St Margaret's Church of England Primary School.

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 diverted vehicles via Blendon Terrace.

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 9th May 2024 and works are expected to be completed in 2 weeks. However, the Order shall 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-orders@royalgreenwich.gov.uk quoting reference 05-24 St Margarets Grove.

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

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)

Town & Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2007 (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: 03/05/2024

Victoria Geoghegan

Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control

List of Press Advertisements - 03/05/2024

Publicity For Planning Applications.

Applicant: JaK Studio 23/1802/F

Site Address: GRAND SQUARE, OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, KING WILLIAM WALK, GREENWICH, SE10

Development: Temporary planning permission for the positioning of a temporary moveable "listening booth" exhibition space at across four (4) locations within the wider Old Royal Naval College Site for a period of 1st May 2025 until 1st May 2027. Conservation Area: GREENWICH PARK

Applicant: Mr Paul Daniel 24/0526/HD

Site Address: 33 ASHRIDGE CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EA

Development: Replacement of front path in crazy paving, new timber pedestrian access gate, replacement of front door, new window and replacement doors to garage and replacement kitchen door (Amended description).

Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE

Applicant: Mr Rajen Kandel The Woolwich College 24/0563/F

Site Address: UNIT 8, EQUITABLE HOUSE, 7 GENERAL GORDON SQUARE, LONDON, SE18 6FH

Development: Change of use of from GP Surgery (Use Class E(e)) to training and education facility (Use Class F1(a))

Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area

Applicant: Mr Cristian Podina 24/0852/F

Site Address: 3A BATHWAY, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6LN

Development: Retrospective conversion of the basement space to residential accommodation comprising a self contained three bedroom flat, which has been in continuous occupation since March 2015.

Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area

Applicant: Mr Kitchen

24/0928/HD

Site Address: 59 OLD WOOLWICH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9PP

Development: Construction of a single storey side and rear infill extension and associated external alterations.

Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH

Applicant: R. Serban 24/1022/HD

Site Address: 2 CLEANTHUS ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3DD

Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension, alterations to existing roof, including increased eaves height, removal of 2 chimneys, installation of new render, rooflights and windows to the existing house (Amended description).

Conservation Area: adjacent to Shrewsbury Park Estate

Applicant: Ms Harriet Matthews 24/1032/F

Site Address: 69 & 70 ASHBURNHAM PLACE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8UG

Development: Construction of two (2) single storey rear infill extensions at 69 & 70 Ashburnham Place and associated external works and alterations.

Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE

Applicant: Mr Gareth Tennant 24/1039/HD

Site Address: 33 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9RW

Development: Demolition of an existing rear conservatory; construction of a single-storey rear extension at lower ground floor level; excavation at lower ground floor level to increase head height internally and to provide a secondary entrance from the front; enlargement of existing rear lightwell to create usable external space at lower ground floor level; replacement of several existing windows with heritage style windows; internal layout reconfiguration and other alterations including reinstatement of some period features; replacement of an existing diseased Eucalyptus tree in rear garden with new species; other associated external alterations. (Re-submission of 23/0008/HD and 23/0009/L applications to remove the opening up and renovation of subterranean cellar from the proposed works.) (This application affects the Grade II Listed Nos. 33-43 Blackheath Park in the Blackheath Park Conservation Area)

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Applicant: Mr Nash 24/1088/HD

Site Address: 34 ROSS WAY, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6RL

Development: Replacement of existing front door.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Mr Smith 24/1146/HD

Site Address: 22 CORNER GREEN, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9JJ

Development: Construction of a single storey extension to rear of dwelling.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Applicant: Ms Foley 24/1160/HD

Site Address: 73 MANOR WAY, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9XG

Development: Conversion of roof space, with addition or a rear dormer and 5 no. conservation rooflights and construction of a ground floor rear extension and all associated works.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Applicant: Royal Borough of GreenwichCapital Projects and Property Maintenance 24/1164/F

Site Address: DEVELOPMENT SITE AT FORMER KIDBROOKE PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL, HARGOOD ROAD

Development: Redevelopment to provide a new SEN School (Use Class F1(a)) with access from Hargood Road and associated, parking, pupil drop off, external play spaces, roof top MUGA, hard and soft landscaping’

Applicant: Mr Theo Fordham Pho Trading Limited 24/1170/F

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH

The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 128) Order 2024

The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. 135) Order 2024

The Greenwich (Prescribed Routes) (No. 211) Traffic Order 2024

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) has made the above mentioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The Order will come into operation on 2nd May 2024.

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

a) Revoke the existing no waiting ‘at any time' restrictions that will apply to all vehicles except licenced taxis (black cabs) on days on which events are being held at Magazine London, Greenwich Peninsula, in the layby on the west side of Tunnel Avenue, between 99 and 122 metres south of Ordnance Crescent.

b) Revoke the existing prohibition of vehicles other than taxis (black cabs and private hire vehicles) on days on which events are being held at Magazine London, Greenwich Peninsula, from entering Drawdock Road at its junction with Ordnance Crescent.

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

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

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

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

Assistant Director, Transport Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Dated 1st May 2024

Site Address: SAN MIGUEL, 18 GREENWICH CHURCH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9BJ

Development: Installation of cooking extract and associated plant to roof of building.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Mr Jonathan Aspital 24/1171/HD

Site Address: 33 PRINCE RUPERT ROAD, LONDON, SE9 1LR

Development: Removal and replacement of external render to front elevation, like-for-like. Using sand and cement render to match current rendering. Repair to brickwork and mortar only where necessary and all associated works.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Jigs Chana 24/1192/F

Site Address: 198 BURRAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE18 7JU

Development: Erection of a detached two storey 1 bedroom dwellinghouse on the rear garden land of 198 Burrage Road, with off-street parking, rear garden, refuse storage, cycle parking and all associated works (within Plumstead Common Conservation Area).

Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON

Applicant: Mr Duong 24/1249/HD

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

Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension extending 3.00m in depth from the existing structure and already existing side extension.

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Applicant: MRI Woolwich Ltd. 24/1259/F

Site Address: THAMES HOUSE, 7-9 WELLINGTON STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6PQ

Development: Construction of roof extension in the form of two additional storeys to existing building to create seven (7) additional residential units (comprising 4 x 1 bed, 2 x 2 bed, and 1 x 3 bed units) with associated private terrace areas, cycle parking and refuse storage

Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area

Applicant: Mr & Mrs McNulty 24/1274/HD

Site Address: 29 PARKGATE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9XF

Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension to extend the existing utility room, with the addition of fanlight and side light to new external door to provide more daylight and ventilation into the space.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Applicant: Charlotte Downham 24/1329/HD

Site Address: 29 LIZBAN STREET, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 8SS

Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension.

Conservation Area: RECTORY FIELD

Publicity for Listed Building Consent

Applicant: Mr Cristian Podina 24/0853/L

Site Address: 3A BATHWAY, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6LN

Development: Retrospective Listed Building Consent for internal alterations undertaken to facilitate the conversion of the basement space to residential accommodation comprising a self contained three bedroom flat, which has been in continuous occupation since March 2015.

Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area

Listed Building: Grade 2

Applicant: Mr Gareth Tennant 24/1040/L

Site Address: 33 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9RW

Development: Demolition of an existing rear conservatory; construction of a single-storey rear extension at lower ground floor level; excavation at lower ground floor level to increase head height internally and to provide a secondary entrance from the front; enlargement of existing rear lightwell to create usable external space at lower ground floor level; replacement of several existing windows with heritage style windows; internal layout reconfiguration and other alterations including reinstatement of some period features; replacement of an existing diseased Eucalyptus tree in rear garden with new species; other associated external alterations. (Re-submission of 23/0008/HD and 23/0009/L applications to remove the opening up and renovation of subterranean cellar from the proposed works.) (This application affects the Grade II Listed Nos. 33-43 Blackheath Park in the Blackheath Park Conservation Area)

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Listed Building: Grade 2

Applicant: Pratima Chhabra Build Vantage 24/1203/L

Site Address: Church of St Michael & All Angels, The Royal Military Academy, Red Lion Lane, London SE18 4JJ

Development: Works including building alterations, internal construction, and landscaping works to facilitate change of use of listed building 'Church of St Michael and All Angels' to 3 Residential (C3) units (2x2 bed and 1x1 bed) (Renewal of permission dated 18/1121/L)

Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON

Listed Building: Grade 2

Publicity for Advertisements

Applicant: Marks and Spencer 24/1188/A

Site Address: 17 STRATHEDEN PARADE, LONDON, SE3 7SX

Development: Installation of new externally illuminated fascia sign at front and side elevations; replace flagpole signage at entrance to car park; replace vinyls for car park trolley bays and new bus stop sign.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) SLADEDALE ROAD PLANNED ROAD/DIRECTIONAL CLOSURE (ORDER)

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 ID PARTNERSHIPS LTD who need to carry out the installation of a new sewer connection.

2. The Order will come into operation on 07 May 2024 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 12 months. 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 Sladedale Road from outside 32 – 58.

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 10 April 2024

INTERNAL REF: PL / FN 661 / Lic. No:

EARLY MAY BANK HOLIDAY COLLECTION DATES HAVING A SPRING CLEAN?

Following the bank holiday on Monday 6 May, your bins will be collected a day later than usual.

Here are the collection dates for this period.

Please put your bins out ready to be emptied before 6am on your revised collection day.

Usual collection day Revised collection day

Monday 6 May

Tuesday 7 May

Wednesday 8 May

Thursday 9 May

Friday 10 May

Tuesday 7 May

Wednesday 8 May

Thursday 9 May

Friday 10 May

Saturday 11 May

Normal service resumes Monday 13 May.

Clinical waste collections are not affected.

If we do not empty your bin on Saturday 11 May, we will collect it early the following week.

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

Could you help others learn digital skills?

We’re looking for digital champions to help people who struggle with technology gain confidence by learning basic digital skills.

Woolwich Common Community Centre, Leslie Smith Square, will be working with the Council to teach those that need a little extra help getting online.

If you feel you could spare some time, contact the community centre now!

All volunteers will be trained by the Council so they can support residents while also gaining a better understanding of tech and digital devices too – all you need is to have great communication, commitment, and basic IT skills.

To share your interest, call 020 8855 2437 or email Jane at: jane@gcda.org.uk

Find out more about our Digital Strategy royalgreenwich.gov.uk/digital-strategy

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-and-recycling-centre.

You can also use our bulky waste collection service for larger items such as furniture. This service is free to council tenants.

Paint can’t go in any of your bins at home. Contact the City of London’s Hazardous Waste Team to arrange a free collection. Call 020 7332 3433 or visit cityoflondon.gov.uk

Find out more at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/recycling

Want to make your home more energy efficient?

Eligible households can get help to make their homes cosier, cheaper to heat and better for the planet thanks to South East London Community Energy.

Their expert team are providing a personalised service, supporting homeowners to plan, finance and deliver home improvements such as insulation, double-glazing, or heating upgrades. These changes make homes more energy efficient – which is better for everyone.

This service is completely free for eligible households and offered at cost-price to those who do not qualify for funding.

Get in touch for a free eligibility assessment: royalgreenwich.gov. uk/energy-efficiency or call 020 4566 5764 (option 2)