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Commemorating Stephen Lawrence

Monday 22 April marked 31 years since the unprovoked racist murder of Stephen Lawrence. Stephen would have celebrated his 50th birthday this year.

Stephen Lawrence Day is a celebration of his life and legacy that takes place annually on the anniversary of his death.

Our local schools commemorated the day with a variety of events and activities including planting a rose bush, running awareness workshops, presenting dedicated assemblies, and making an aspiration tree.

Stephen’s father, Dr Neville Lawrence OBE, visited St. Margaret's Primary School in Plumstead to speak about the importance of Stephen Lawrence Day. We captured some of our school’s activities on video, watch here: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/nevillelawrence-video

An event at Woolwich Works on Friday 26 April celebrated the life of Stephen as local school children showcased incredible art, writing and poetry which they had produced inspired by his legacy.

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Amber Khokhar at London Craft Week

Pick of the Week

Taking place during London Craft Week, Cockpit Studios is hosting the Cockpit Craft Garden Party, which will see an afternoon of entertainment, garden-inspired refreshments and craft demonstrations in the newly redeveloped Deptford location. Be among the first to experience London’s only Craft Garden, designed by awardwinning furniture designer Sebastian Cox, and be part of the unveiling of Head Heart Hand, a new public art installation designed by Cockpit maker Amber Khokhar. Flora and fun, what more could you want?

Date: Wednesday 15 May 2024, 12pm to 4:30pm

Tickets: £15

Cockpit Deptford, 18-22 Creekside, SE8 3DZ cockpitstudios.org/whats-on/cockpit-craft-garden-party

Mr Toad

Wise Owl Theatre bring the highspirited and downright ludicrous tale of Mr Toad to the stage at Greenwich Theatre this season. With Toad Hall under threat from the sly Miss Weasel, Toad’s insatiable need for speed could land him in serious trouble. The story is based on Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows and includes appearances from the story’s characters including Badger, Ratty and Mole. Heart-warming tales for the whole family.

Dates: Thursday 30 May to Saturday 1 June 2024

Tickets: £19 Crooms Hill, SE10 8ES greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/mr-toad

The UK’s first free-from festival

Are you dairy or gluten-free? Do you avoid refined sugars? Head to Woolwich Works for the UK’s first Free From Festival and enjoy a foodie festival experience where you can discover and sample a wide range of delicious products – without having to worry about whether you can eat them. All products at the festival are gluten and dairy-free, with refined sugar-free and many other free-from options available, too. The treats and bakes are made by UK-based, small artisan producers. There will be chocolates and desserts, savoury snacks and street food for you to indulge in. Plus talks and demonstrations by nutritionists and industry professionals offering tips on cooking healthy, tasty free-from food.

Date: 10 May 2024, 11am to 6pm Ticket: £10, under-12s free The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 St, Royal Arsenal, SE18 6HD www.woolwich.works/events/free-from-festival-2

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Showcasing their final performance on BA (Hons) Musical Theatre at Trinity Laban, third-year students perform The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at The Albany. An eclectic group of six tweens vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home life, the cast spell their way through a series of couldbe made-up words hoping to never hear the “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves… at least the losers get a juice box.

Dates: Friday 24 May and Saturday 25 May 2024, 2:30pm and 7pm Tickets: £10-£15, over 16s Douglas Way, SE8 4AG www.thealbany.org.uk/shows/ spelling-bee

Fancy a giggle?

For a midweek evening out filled with laughter, head to Little Nan’s Bar for Your Friend & Mine’s comedy night. It promises to be a riot of fun and entertainment, so you better get ready to enjoy a series of stand-up acts by talented comedians and have a giggle with your pals.

Date: Wednesday 15 May 2024, 7pm to 9:30pm Tickets: £3 Little Nan’s Bar, Deptford Market Yard, SE8 4BX https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ your-friend-mine-comedynight-wednesday-15th-maytickets-886039085757

2024 British Basketball Play-Off Finals

The season-ending 2024 British Basketball Playoff Finals will be returning to The O2 on Sunday 19 May 2024 for an afternoon of showstopping action on the court. The Playoff Finals will see the elite teams go head to head in the two biggest games of the UK Basketball Calendar. Grab court-side seats and get in on the action this May.

Date: Sunday 19 May 2024, doors 12:30pm Tickets: From £29 to £189 www.theo2.co.uk/events/ detail/2024-british-basketballplay-off-finals

Eleanor Conway wants you to talk dirty

just stick with my girls? Maybe a relationship isn’t the end goal?”

The show also explores how to get the pleasure you desire outside of relationships, too. Eleanor explains that, as someone in her 40s, growing up, “I always felt weird for not wanting kids”. But now, she says there are more women in their 20s and 30s choosing to be child-free than when she was that age.

“It’s a feminist show, but it is also absolutely filthy,” says comedian Eleanor Conway of her show about the female pleasure gap.

Talk Dirty To Me “smashed Edinburgh last year, and I’ve been on tour ever since then. I’m really excited to come to Woolwich”, she adds.

The show talks about how, when women have relationships with men, “we’re not as equal as it may seem”.

Eleanor says: “I always thought that we were equal, men and women, but I think women are still tasked with a lot more work when we have children with men than is equal. I don’t think it’s specifically men’s fault, it’s more of a systemic issue.”

She covers this inequality in the show; Eleanor points towards the “real movement of women opting out of having children”. She says: “We saw our mothers really struggle with that labour and, even if you’ve got a great male partner, it’s sometimes left to you to make this sacrifice in your work and everything.

“I think it’s very difficult to get equality, with childcare being so expensive, for example, and culturally, we think it’s weird if men look after kids. A lot of women are just deciding, you know what, I make my own money, having children looks like hard work, modern dating is an absolute car crash at the moment, the apps have destroyed dating. So, why don’t I

Combining themes of feminism that are hitting women hard, plus a sharp tongue and quickwitted humour is the perfect patchwork of Eleanor’s comedy.

Alongside the show, Eleanor posts on Instagram and TikTok, offering an insight into her work. Of comedians on social media, she says that “comedy has caught up with music, which I used to work in”.

Eleanor explains: “[Social media] is about growing your fan base and selling tickets to that fan base, and that’s what musicians have done forever. It’s just we’ve taken a while to catch up.

“I think it’s great. I think it cuts out the middleman, I think it cuts out gatekeepers, and I think that’s really good. Especially if you’re an older woman, for example, you get to create that tribe around you and I think that’s brilliant.

“Because in the olden days, and when I say olden days, I mean 15 years ago, you’d have to wait for somebody to pick you, like a TV exec, and that’s very limiting if you want to be ambitious, right?”

Eleanor says connecting directly with an audience is taking the reins, and says it allows comedians to “create your own community and tour off the back of that”.

“It’s a great time to be out there at the moment. I love that DIY element of it”, she adds.

And a great time to be in the city… Eleanor says “London is an incredibly special place”.

She moved away from London during lockdown to “chase the suburban dream” and to live closer to family. But “I realised the reality

of it wasn’t really who I am”.

“In London, you can be whoever you want, I can be a forty-something child-free woman and still be accepted. There are lots of older people living their own lives, but there are also families and young people and all of the different groups of people, and that’s amazing, but I can be who I want to be and not feel weird,” says Eleanor.

“I used to feel like if I lived in the city, I’ve got to be 25 and drinking and partying. Actually, you can live in London and craft the world with the rules around you that you want to live by. I love London, it’s a nightmare to live in London financially, but I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.”

Talk Dirty To Me at Woolwich Works, Friday 24 May 2024, 7pm Tickets: £16 standard, £14 concessions. 18+ @eleanorconway on Instagram and TikTok The Fireworks Factory, 11 No. 1 Street, SE18 6HD www.eleanorconway.com

Spring Family Fun at the Southbank Centre

Join us during May half-term for an enchanting programme bursting with captivating performances, vibrant experiences and free activities for everyone. From an electrifying hip-hop musical to whimsical tales of adventure, there’s something for everyone in this exciting lineup.

Embark on an unforgettable journey with the BAC Beatbox Academy’s award-winning Pied Piper: A Hip-Hop Family Musical. Set in the eve of a mayoral election, this raucous musical re-imagining of the medieval fairy tale follows the kids of Hamelin as they face a music ban and a serious rat problem. Featuring a hugely talented cast of beatboxers, musicians and special guest performances from the local community, this show is a must-see for the whole family.

us. Combining physical storytelling, live music, and colourful wellies, this highly imaginative and beautiful work celebrates the magic of the everyday – a heartwarming tale that will leave you smiling.

We have plenty of unforgettable experiences to keep everyone entertained without breaking the bank. Venture out on an interactive and colourful adventure with the Mish Mash Family Trail across our site. Then, join us for a free outdoor performance at The Mughal Miniatures Dance Party, featuring pop-up pictures and a lively DJ set.

If the great outdoors is more your thing, embrace the joy of unexpected adventures with Grand Soft Day. Explore the excitement of the wind, rain, frost and much more in this curious and charming new show that celebrates the wonder of the world around

Book now for our May half-term Spring Family Fun programme – a vibrant celebration of art, music, and togetherness that promises fun for the whole family.

 The Mughal Miniatures Dance Party Photo: Simon Richardson

 Pied Piper BAC Photo: Ali Wright

Helena Bonham Carter announced as narrator for Viola’s Room

The immersive experience by Punchdrunk see the Harry Potter star journey you through a ‘gothic fairytale’

Immersive theatre experiences really reel audiences into the production – sometimes literally. With crowds often enjoying the hands-on experience, enter Punchdrunk.

Punchdrunk has announced Helena Bonham Carter as the narrator for the world premiere of new production Viola’s Room at the company’s home in Woolwich.

Showing this May for a limited run, the narration is pre-recorded, and audiences will be guided by Bonham Carter’s voice, scripted by Daisy Johnson, through headphones.

Helena Bonham Carter said: “Having long been a fan of Punchdrunk, when Felix [Barrett] shared the concept of Viola’s Room with me, I was captivated.

“How could I resist a gothic fairytale interpreted through Daisy Johnson’s febrile pen, layered with Punchdrunk’s incomparable sensory craft and magic? It’s an honour to be narrating this truly unique experience.”

Punchdrunk artistic director Felix Barrett said: “It was a pinch me moment hearing Helena bring Daisy’s words to life. What an icon – and what a truly mesmerising

There’s

Monster in Your Show

and author Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures from his Who’s in Your Book? series are taking to the stage at Blackheath Halls this May.

There’s a Monster in Your Show sees a group of performers preparing to start their show, but who 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.

Charlie Daniells, who plays Alex and is puppeteer for Unicorn and Dragon,

explains what audiences can expect from There’s a Monster in Your Show…

What attracted you to the role of Alex, Unicorn and Dragon?

I like Alex because she’s organised and keeps the others in line. Unicorn is very loud and confident, larger than life and loves showing off. Dragon is sweet, playful and kind. I love how different all three characters are and it’s great getting to be all three in one show.

What did you like about the books before

enchantment she brings to Viola’s Room.

“I’m beyond thrilled to offer our audiences the chance to have Helena Bonham Carter whisper in their ear and delicately, deviously steward them through our dream world.”

BAFTA-winning actor Bonham Carter is famously known for her roles in The King’s Speech and The Wings of the Dove – and recognised for her role in Harry Potter as Bellatrix Lestrange.

As a voice artist, Helena’s distinguishable tones are on credits including The House, Wallace & Gromit, The Gruffalo and, most recently, the voice of Wise House in The Velveteen Rabbit.

In Viola’s Room, barefoot and wearing headphones, you will feel your way through a maze-like installation as an unseen narrator – Bonham Carter – guides you on a sensory journey to reveal a story of innocence lost and obsession unleashed.

Written by Booker Prize-shortlisted Daisy Johnson, Viola’s Room reimagines Barry Pain’s classic gothic mystery The Moon-Slave for a new audience.

So little has been offered to audiences

being involved in the theatre adaptation?

I love how interactive they are. I thought it was really fun to have a book you have to shake and poke and turn upside down to make the story progress. The characters are very cute, and each book has a great message we can learn from, too.

How does the show tie in with the books?

The puppets in the show look just like Greg Abbott’s illustrations, and the set will instantly make you think of the brightly coloured pages of Tom’s books. The story is completely new, as are all the songs. Our adaptation is full of songs, dances and slapstick comedy, while still feeling very true to the style of the book series.

What can audiences expect from the show?

The show is 55 minutes of fun, laughs, great music and silliness. Be prepared to shout out, sing and dance along, and have a monstrously good time.

Who is it targeted for?

Everyone! The show is a brilliant introduction to theatre as we welcome lots of joining in and getting up and dancing. Grown-ups don’t need to worry about everyone sitting still and quiet. My Grandma loved it, too, so it really is suitable for all ages.

How does the puppetry add to the show?

Puppetry allows audiences to suspend

so far, it only adds to the mystery as you enter Viola’s Room.

The production distils two decades of Punchdrunk’s immersive practice into an intimate, linear, audio-driven adventure that promises to suffuse the dreams of those who dare to follow the light.

Barrett added: “When The Burnt City closed, our laboratory opened, and Woolwich became Punchdrunk’s home to experiment, play and develop – allowing us to prototype long-held dreams and new ideas.

“Our ambition over the coming years is to open our doors as never before, offering audiences a chance to experience the evolution of these ideas from limited runs to larger-scale works.

“It’s with great excitement that we prepare to welcome audiences to the first project in a new era of Punchdrunk shows, Viola’s Room – an uncharted landscape – a moonlit fever dream.”

Dates: Showing until 18 August 2024, suitable for ages 14+. Tickets: £28.50 Punchdrunk, One Cartridge Place, SE18 6ZR punchdrunk.com/work/violas-room

their disbelief and join us in the world of the show. The puppets are small and very cute, so audiences really emote to them.

Younger audiences often find puppets easy to relate to, and their cartoonish appearance makes them not only friendly looking, but also very similar looking to the illustrations in the book series.

What is it like to work with puppets in a show?

I work full-time with puppets, and these are gorgeous to work with. I have two puppets in the show and have to switch quickly from one to the other, so that was something to get used to in rehearsals.

How have audiences reacted to the shows?

The reaction has been fantastic.

Audiences of all ages have really enjoyed the show. It’s wonderful to see everyone (adults and kids) dancing and clapping along.

You’ll be coming to Blackheath Halls in May, what are you most excited about for the remaining dates of the tour?

I am excited for more audiences to see the show. For a lot of our audience members, it is their first experience of theatre, which is very special. We always try to make it a magical and memorable experience.

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

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Shooters Hill pumping station

Well - I’m back the Kent Waterworks! I never realised this would go to so many episodes! We need to return to the Brookmill site in Lewisham and to look and see how everything changed in the late 1850s/early 1860s to make the water supplied by the Kent Works the cleanest and best quality – and how their water set a standard which other companies must aspire to reach.

The first few articles I did were about the Brookmill works and how it developed and of course it still remains as a source of much of our local water. In subsequent articles about it I’ve described some of their reservoirs and also the history of the Plumstead Pure Water Company and Prof. Clarke’s soft water works for the Herbert Hospital.

The engineer at Brookmill was William Morris, who had been appointed in 1832. Around 1860 he was succeeded by his son, also William Morris, who oversaw massive changes to the works and much new building. They were ‘well acquainted’ with current thought and research on the contamination of water supplies.

The Kent Company’s water was taken from the river Ravensbourne at Brookmill, now the site of the Stephen Lawrence Centre. From the 1840s their water was filtered - and there were filter beds and a settling reservoir on the west side of the river at Brookmill where the park is today. The Kent Company had a reputation for clean and sparkling water but in the 1850s there was the shadow of cholera. However, despite an enquiry into an outbreak in Deptford, and some later localised problems at Charlton, the Kent Company’s area of supply had been reasonably clear of the disease.

When new engine houses opened ‘Cornish’ engines were installed on the advice of Thomas Wicksteed. As Engineer at the East London Water Company he had introduced engines made in Cornwall for the drainage of mines to London and its water industry.

In the 1840s there were growing concerns about the water extracted from the Ravensbourne. Increasing industry and water being taken upriver was decreasing the flow – at a time when the Kent Company was expanding throughout ever increasing suburban areas. They wanted more water to sell, not less. We have already seen how in 1850 the Kent Company paid out to stop sewage contamination of the Pool River. Then there were the cholera outbreaks of the early 1850s and in the context of many reports and studies despite the high quality of Ravensbourne water - things had to change.

In my last article I talked about the Plumstead Pure Water – and to emphasise that word ‘pure’ as their selling point. Plumstead water was extracted from a deep well without the contamination problems. In 1857 the Kent Company dug a well for their first works at Charlton – which was not a success. It was too near the Thames

and the marshland – it was soon contaminated and had to be abandoned.

In 1856 and 1857 they began to search for’ chalk water’ and in 1859 the Coldbath Well was sunk on the eastern bank of the Ravensbourne. By chance they had dug into the ‘Wimbledon Fault’ –apparently then completely unknown. I am struggling here to explain the Wimbledon Fault – all the geology-speak is really beyond me. Basically it is a fault line in the deep chalk which runs from Deptford to Wimbledon and such fault lines are a great source of quality water - ready filtered through the chalk beds.

The Coldbath Well was a ‘superabundant supply – 3,000,000 gallons a day’ of water. It was sunk to 100 feet with galleries at the bottom in the solid chalk and it was from this the water was pumped. Several local histories say that the steam engine from the defunct Charlton works was sent to pump the Cold Bath Well - although another very recent author quotes details of a trip which William Morris made to Cornwall in 1857 to order a new engine for the Coldbath site from the manufacturers.

I don’t know when the Coldbath site was closed -possibly in the 1930s. The capped well head is now in the back garden of a block of council flats in Coldbath Street. It is a feature of the garden but I don’t think it’s possible to see it from the road because of high fences. In the 1930s the engine from the Cold Bath well is said to have been moved to the Crayford Water Works, but scrapped when that works was rebuilt in 1954. A history of Crayford says that two statues of Sir Walter Scott were removed from the decorative metalwork on the engine and exhibited in the foyer at Crayford.

has recently –I think – been converted into a private house but previously it had been an agency for out of hours medical care - surely you all remember Grabadoc - Headway House?

The old pumping station is on Shooters Hill Road – between what was the main entrance to the Brook Hospital and a long long expanse of red brick wall. A small unassuming stone building. Originally the path which went into the hospital site continued to a farm and what was then fields and pond and later a reservoir.

There seems to be very little written about the pumping station – and I rely on the late Jack Vaughan who visited the site in the 1990s and researched it as far as he could. Jack was into steam engines and he said there were ‘2 Cornish Boilers K22 and K23 by Harvey & Co. These were used in conjunction with a pair of horizontal engines by Cowan and Gardiner & Mackintosh respectively. The Cowan engine was probably a Burgh and Cowan horizontal engine supplied by TW Cowan, Kent Iron Works, Greenwich in 1862-4. They were apparently all scrapped in 1925.

I have been reading James Douet’s book on The Architecture of Steam – Waterworks. All those grandiose pumping stations built all round the country are in direct contrast to this modest little building. The Shooters Hill station was used to pump water to the reservoirs and other items of water supply infrasructure which are now up on the top of Shooters Hill. But I am afraid that all that infrastructure including that impressive water tower were built by others, after the Kent Company had gone.

On the west side of the river were the offices of the Company, a house for the Company engineer, the old enginehouse, and the mill site. There was also a well - called the Garden Well, since it was in an area used as a garden. The first engine used there was that supplied to the works by Boulton and Watt in 1824, although it is understood a Cornish engine was also used here. Garden Well is actually in the area which is now Brookmill Park, but the well-head is behind the high walls of an enclosure.

In 1868 The New Well was sunk and in 1870 also the Twin Wells and for these, two Cornish engines were supplied by Harvey and Co.

From 1862 the entire district of the Company was supplied by well water and its high quality meant that the settling and filtration tanks at Brookmill were no longer needed and they were converted into reservoirs. In 1899 there were two reservoirs capable of storing 2,000,000 gallons and the amount of water produced daily was estimated at about 18,600,000 gallons.

‘The entire district’ was becoming a very large area indeed as the Kent Company took over the water supply of many towns in north west Kent and beyond. Those towns are beyond my remit here - which is just about Greenwich, with perhaps a small look over the border.

There was expansion in Greenwich as well as further afield. New reservoirs were built and old ones changed. A new pumping station was built probably around 1860. It’s a building almost all of us will know and recognise and almost no one will know it was built as a pumping station by Kent Water Co. It

From the 1860s London’s water was regularly tested, and the results publicised. When there was a bad report for Kent Water, other scientists would often jump to the Company’s defence. Increasingly the Kent water sample was taken by the Registrar as the standard by which other water companies’ pollution levels were registered. In 1892 it was noted that the water “of the Kent company is especially distinguished for its very high degree of purity” and in 1906 “Kent water is in a class by itself in respect of purity.” Everywhere should aspire to water “of a purity to that now consumed by the fortunate district served by the Kent Water Company”.

Like all the London water companies in 1902-4 they were municipalised and included in the Metropolitan Water Board for better or for worse. The Kent Company was soon forgotten but in its day it had a much better reputation than most other London companies and sadly it is barely mentioned about in the histories of the London water companies. Kent is the one that gets left out. However its reputation for top quality uncontaminated freshwater must stand for something.

I hope the long history of the Brookmill Water Works has been interesting. Of course water is still pumped at Brookmill where the James engine house is on a very much reduced site. Most of what was the site of the water works is now Brookmill Park and you can walk around and see relics if you know what to look for – hope I have helped with that.

James Douet is coming to us on 14th May to talk about his book on Waterworks Architecture. Keep on eye on the Greenwich Industrial History Facebook page for details and how to book for free.

Mary Mills

 Shooters Hill pumping station

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

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

2. The Order will come into operation on 20 May 2024 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 3 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

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

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

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

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

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

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 20 March 2024

INTERNAL REF: PL / LA467375 FN649 / Lic. No: 70569

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

1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH who need to install a new access point in Plumstead High Street for London Fire Brigade.

2. The Order will come into operation on 02nd April 2024 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 3 weeks. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) into Plumstead High Street from Kentmere Road.

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

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

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

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

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 11 March 2024

INTERNAL REF: PL / FN653 LN69512 / Lic. No: 70509

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) PARK VISTA PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by THAMES WATER who need to carry out the installation of a pressure management point.

2. The Order will come into operation on 28 May 2024 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 4 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 Park Vista outside 12.

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

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

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

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

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 01 May 2024

INTERNAL REF: PL / FN666 - LA469978 / Lic. No: 70914

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – ST MARGARETS GROVE

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich has made an Order to facilitate traffic calming works under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. The effect of the Order will be to temporarily prohibit vehicles (Except for Resident Access for St Margarets Grove) from entering, exiting, proceeding or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) in St Margarets Grove from its junction with Blendon Terrace 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 Dated 8th May 2024

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES FOR RESURFACING WORKS AND CARRIAGEWAY MAINTENANCE – ELTHAM AREA, GREENWICH AREA AND WOOLWICH AREA

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make three Orders to accommodate carriageway resurfacing works or carriageway maintenance under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. 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 the roads or lengths of road specified in the Schedule to this Notice.

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

4. 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. Alternative routes for diverted vehicles would be available via local roads and would be indicated via local signage.

5. The Order would come into force on 16th May 2024 and would continue in force for up to 18 months, or until the works have been completed, whichever is the sooner. The works would be conducted on a ‘rolling’ programme and, as such, not all the restrictions stated in paragraph 2 would be in force in all the effected roads.

6. Queries concerning these works should be directed to jack.carlisle@royalgreenwich.gov.uk quoting reference 05-24 Road Closures.

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

Dated 8th May 2024

SCHEDULE

ELTHAM AREA

Dobell Road, for its entire length; Greenvale Road, between Craigton Road and Westmount Road; Grangehill Road, between Dunvegan Road and Elibank Road; Welling Way, between Rochester Way and Montrose Avenue.

GREENWICH AREA

Greenwich High Road, between Nelson Road and Greenwich South Street; Broad Walk, between its western junction with Mayday Gardens and South Circular Road A205; Mayday Gardens, for its entire length; Canberra Road, for its entire length.

WOOLWICH AREA

Wellington Street, between Polytechnic Street and Thomas Street; Thomas Street, for its entire length; Dallin Road, for its entire length; Grovebury Road, for its entire length; Bentham Road, between Carlyle Road and Oriole Way; Constitution Rise, for its entire length; Moordown, between Constitution Rise and Donaldson Road; Nithdale Road, for its entire length; Church Manorway, between Manton Road and Bracondale Road.

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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: 08/05/2024

Victoria Geoghegan

Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control

List of Press Advertisements - 08/05/2024

Publicity for Planning Applications

Applicant: Ms Natahsa Zappone 24/0502/HD

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

Development: Demolition of existing garage and construction of a new side extension to be used a habitable room, including 3no. roof lights (two in the roof of the side extension and one on the rear roof slope of the main dwelling), new fenestration and associated external works [amended description]

Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE

Applicant: Ms Graciella Edo Grigg 24/0755/HD

Site Address: 17 KING GEORGE STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QJ

Development: Selection of internal and external works to a Grade II listed building, including the enlargement of the basement through excavation, the removal of the chimney breast, the addition of a rear patio door and new stairs, and the addition of a lightwell to the front of the property. (These works would impact a Grade II listed building and the setting of the West Greenwich Conservation Area).

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Ms Reilly 24/1242/HD

Site Address: 23 ASHRIDGE CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EA

Development: Demolition of existing side outbuildings and construction of a new proposed part-rear/part-side extension, side infill extension with alterations to the roof with new pitch roof construction replacing existing garage flat roof, garage conversion to habitable space, door replacement and side access door replacement.

Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE

Applicant: Natwest Group 24/1244/F

Site Address: 1-5 POWIS STREET, LONDON, SE18 6LE

Development: Replacement of the two external ATMs to the lefthand side of the building and the existing apertures are to be altered to suit the new ATMs. Additionally new Natwest branded ATM collars and internally illuminated signage are to be installed.

Applicant: Mr Lowe 24/1368/SD

Site Address: 95A ELTHAM HIGH STREET, ELTHAM, SE9 1TD

Development: Submission of details pursuant to Condition 8 (Written Scheme Of Historic Building Investigation) of planning permission 23/1387/L dated 01/11/2023.

Applicant: Mr Keith Bishop 24/1390/HD

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

Development: The replacement of existing 3 No. Upvc windows to front elevation with new Upvc windows, including external white Upvc beading bars & replace existing front door with a Climatec Period 1930`s Style authentic timber effect door.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Publicity for Listed Building Consent

Applicant: Ms Graciella Edo Grigg 24/0756/L

Site Address: 17 KING GEORGE STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QJ

Development: Selection of internal and external works to a Grade II listed building, including the enlargement of the basement through excavation, the removal of the chimney breast, the addition of a rear patio door and new stairs, and the addition of a lightwell to the front of the property. (These works would impact a Grade II listed building and the setting of the West Greenwich Conservation Area).

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH Listed Building: Grade 2

Publicity for Advertisements

Applicant: Natwest Group 24/1245/A

Site Address: 1-5 POWIS STREET, LONDON, SE18 6LE

Development: Replacement of the two external ATMs to the lefthand side of the building and the existing apertures are to be altered to suit the new ATMs. Additionally new Natwest branded ATM collars and internally illuminated signage are to be installed.

Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area

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Foster carers across Greenwich have been reliving their proudest moments as we encourage more people to consider caring for a local child.

Every year we celebrate Foster Care fortnight, a national campaign to show people how incredible fostering is. This year we asked our foster carers what their proudest fostering moment – their answers did not disappoint.

“I remember when one of the kids I fostered passed all her A-levels,” said Paul Smith, who has given a home to unaccompanied young people from all over the world. “I remember the hug I got when she said, ‘I’ve passed all my exams!’ She grabbed me and called me dad. Now she’s married and she has kids of her own, but we still talk about that day.”

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We urgently need more people to consider fostering. Every carer gets a competitive allowances to do the role, and an exemption from paying council tax – we also provide expert training and round-the clock-support when it’s needed.

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