Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender - June 5th 2024

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Pick of the Week Cockpit Summer Open Studios Cockpit Summer Open Studios is an opportunity for the public to meet some of the celebrated craftspeople in their studios in Deptford – surrounded by their tools, materials and works-in-progress. Enjoy a rare, authentic glimpse behind the scenes of a working makers’ studio and buy direct from craftspeople.

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We publish every Wednesday, covering every postcode sector of the borough, and boasting, by far, the highest weekly circulation in Greenwich. Each week, we deliver our paper to every Greenwich neighbourhood, with further copies stocked at convenient public stands.

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Dates: Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June 2024, 12pm-6pm Tickets: £5-£16 Cockpit Deptford, SE8 3DZ www.tickettailor.com/events/ cockpit/1132044

Salons in the Queen’s House: Timehri Travels

Open Gardens Festival

Drawing on ideas of identity and belonging, artist Remiiya Badru gives an insight into her research fellowship at Royal Museums Greenwich, revealing the connections she’s discovered between contemporary and historical artefacts. During this talk, she will also share the creative process behind her model ship, Timehri, discussing her journey of discovery, recovery and memory around the River Thames.

Taking place over two weekends in June, the Open Gardens Festival sees 41 private gardens across south-east London open their garden gates for the afternoon.

Residents and visitors alike can enjoy a host of inspiring gardens, ranging from tiny cottage-style courtyards, grand formal spaces, walled gardens and community allotments to private woodlands and riverside plots with panoramic views.

On Saturday 22 June, the gardeners at Lydia House in Blackheath will host a Jazz in the Garden concert, too. Audiences are encouraged to bring a blanket, relax on the lawn and enjoy the music performed by talented musicians from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Tickets are £15 per person.

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Enjoy a world premiere of Esther Bersweden’s new composition, Time and Tides, by Eltham Choral Society, which was founded over 100 years ago and performs a wide-ranging repertoire of mainly classical choral music. Time and Tides is an exploration of Greenwich conducted by Max Barley with a mixed choir of over 80 voices. Also on the programme for the evening is Haydn’s Nelson Mass.

Date: Saturday 6 July 2024, 7:30pm Tickets: £8-£15 St Alfege Church, SE10 8NA www.ticketsource.co.uk/ eltham-choral-society

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Off The Chest: Poets in the Lounge There and here Luca Silvestrini’s Protein sees annual event celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees, migrants and people seeking sanctuary come to Woolwich Works. Enjoy artist and refugee-led arts, craft and dance workshops, live music and a communal lunch. Special performances include excerpts from Protein’s Border Tales and community projects featuring members of Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants and Creating Ground with students from London Contemporary Dance School.

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Date: Saturday 22 June 2024, 11am Tickets: Advance price £5 The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, SE18 6HD www.woolwich.works/events/thereand-here-protein-2024

Bringing their explosive brand of poetry to Deptford Lounge once again, Off The Chest is back. Join Ella Dorman-Gajic and Iftikhar Latif for a night of open mic poetry where audience members can share themselves in an intimate and friendly setting. Plus, expect feature sets from two top poets as well as music from Off The Chest’s in-house DJ. Date: Thursday 13 June 2024, 7pm Tickets: Pay what you decide, £5-£8 Deptford Lounge, 9 Giffin Street, Deptford, SE8 4RJ https://www.thealbany.org. uk/shows/off-the-chest-4/

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Coming to Greenwich this summer: tai chi, tango, family festivals, park picnics and more 4 June 5 2024

Arts Trust has announced a new chapter for Summer in the Park as it takes full creative control of the free festivals in the beautiful parks and squares of Greenwich, Bexley and Tendring this summer, following the closure of long-time collaborator Greenwich Dance.

From tango and tai chi classes to address loneliness and isolation to Skate Jams to address knife crime, Summer in the Park is dedicated to helping raise awareness and provide solutions to issues in the local community.

The line-up features a series of outdoor dance classes, festival events and community park picnics, full of music, dance, theatrical performances and physical activity for people of all ages; held in Greenwich Park, Maryon Park, Queenscroft Park, Charlton House and Cygnet Square.

The events, taking place between June and October, are designed to celebrate community, humanity, arts, sport and local culture, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, National

Lottery Heritage Fund, Peabody Trust and supported by Go! London.

Martin Collins, founder of Arts Trust Productions, says: “Our local partnerships are stronger than ever, and we are committed to growing and enriching the festival experience for everyone involved.

We believe this year’s programme will not only honour the past but also pave the way for an even brighter future.”

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Find the following free events in Greenwich this season…

15 June: Tai Chi and tango 6 x week programme, starts in Greenwich Park

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30 June: Maryon Park Picnic, Greenwich 6 July: Gallions Park Picnic, Greenwich 7 July: Queenscroft Park Picnic, Greenwich 13-14th July: Greenwich Park Youth Festival (Greenwich Park Revealed) 13-14 July: Silent Disco Skate Jam, Greenwich Park events that bring life to local green spaces; each event takes on its own identity and is designed by the local community.

Alongside this, there will be a programme of sports coaching and physical fitness, provided by Charlton Athletic Football Club and tennis coaching

by Greenwich Get Active, a Royal Borough of Greenwich initiative.

There is also the Silent Disco Skate Jams, in partnership with Vibes on

Vibes, offering skate lessons in a familyfriendly atmosphere at Greenwich Park and Cygnet Square. With free skate rental available, it’s easy for everyone to participate. This distinctive blend of skating, music and fun aims to address anti-social behaviour and knife crime among the local youth in Greenwich.

This year, Summer in the Park will also contribute to the ambitious Greenwich Park Revealed project, in partnership with The Royal Parks charity, with two new

festivals: Greenwich Park Youth Festival and Greenwich Park Family Festival, funded

by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund.

Celebrating and supporting the park’s restoration and enhancement, the programme includes a youth takeover

by Tramshed, performances by the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and South London’s Brass Rascals who deliver unmatched vibes with the best in pop, DnB, dancehall, and garage.

23 August: Silent Disco Skate Jam, Greenwich Park 24 August: Greenwich Park Family Festival (Greenwich Park Revealed) 24 August: Silent Disco Skate Jam, Greenwich Park 13 October: Horn Festival Charlton House, Greenwich www.artstrust.co.uk

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SEEN Lewisham

Broadway Theatre to be filled with the sights and sounds of artists of Global Majority backgrounds this June for SEEN Lewisham

SEEN Lewisham is coming to Broadway Theatre in Catford from Monday 10 to Sunday 16 June with a packed week-long programme of events showcasing the borough’s best Global Majority talent.

Whether you’re looking for familyfriendly events, thought-provoking drama, inspiring talks, uplifting music or laugh-out-loud comedy – there is something on the SEEN Lewisham programme for everyone, showcasing a line-up of homegrown talent, where artists had grants and mentoring to bring their acts to life.

Councillor Edison Huynh, Cabinet Member for Culture and Communities, said: “SEEN Lewisham is a celebration of what makes Lewisham such a vibrant community – our diversity.

It’s especially important that we nurture homegrown talent, and this festival is part of our efforts to provide young people with opportunities to enter the creative sectors.”

Theatre performances include Monique Day’s Mirror Mirror, exploring racial identity and dreams amid societal pressures. Amaarah Roze’s This Is Embarrassing celebrates vulnerability and authenticity.

Zahra Dalilah’s Anatomy of a Black Rebellion offers a retelling of the classic rebellion narrative.

In dance, Masumi Saito and An-Ting

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fuse Japanese and Taiwanese cultures, while Amanda Thompson’s The Nest celebrates curiosity inspired by nature.

Musical performances feature Sahra Gure and Tendo, known for their soulful melodies and dynamic blend of music, poetry and film. Kanar Iessa and Valeria Salinas Toro contribute to the festival’s sound and visual experience through set, costume and lighting design.

Catch the performances of Black Wall Street – The Dreamland, Kings of UK Comedy featuring Richard Blackwood, Curtis Walker and Slim.

The festival will close with a gala event hosted by Robbie Gee and Eddie Nestor and will feature the Lewisham Goes Gospel choir – this will be a choir of Lewisham residents, led by Let’s Go Gospel.

Saturday 15 June is family day, jam-packed with free events suitable for children of all ages – including storytelling, dance and music workshops. Or relax in the curated Lewisham Libraries Reading Room, where you can enjoy stories, songs and crafts all week.

Also, participate in talks and workshops hosted by leaders from the Global Majority community. Head to the Show and Sell Market on Tuesday 11 June, showcasing products from Global Majority-owned businesses.

The festival is a collaboration between the London Borough of Lewisham and arts organisation Nouveau Riche.

Funded by Lewisham Council, the Mayor of London and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the festival promises to be a celebration of creativity and diversity in the heart of London.

Councillor Edison Huynh added: “This festival will support both local artists and businesses as well as strengthening Lewisham as a cultural hub for Global Majority talent. We want everyone to get involved with SEEN Lewisham and so we have a range of live performances and events as well as a free family day on the Saturday – there truly is something for everyone.”

Ryan Calais-Cameron, Nouveau Riche Co-Founder and Artistic Director, said: “Having grown up in Catford, I am

thrilled to be able to bring the SEEN festival to Lewisham. SEEN promises to be a celebration of local talent and global perspectives, offering residents and visitors alike an opportunity to immerse themselves in a diverse array of artistic experiences.

“From captivating visual arts to engaging performances, the festival will showcase the work of talented artists whose stories reflect the richness and complexity of our community.”

Brenda Dacres, Mayor of Lewisham, added: “This festival is for London,

by Lewisham, and it celebrates the richness and diversity of our borough.”

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With Bridgerton back on our screens, explore where some of the Netflix show was shot at the Old Royal Naval College with a special tour of the grounds Have you ever wondered how your favourite period drama was recreated in modern day? Well, Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College plays host to many of those memorable scenes.

Step into the world of Hollywood magic and Netflix hits by joining a Blockbuster Film Tour at the UNESCO world history site.

With Bridgerton season three, part two, almost on screens, explore the site where Penelope Featherington and Eloise Bridgerton strolled a Bridgerton market or the scene where a paperboy can be seen running across the colonnades to deliver Lady Whistledown’s latest “scandal sheet”.

But it’s not just Bridgerton, you’ll embark on a journey through almost 100 years of filming, including some unforgettable cinematic moments shot at the riverside grounds and inside Painted Hall.

Guides will reveal the tricks of the trade

and share behind-the-scenes tales to answer all your film-buff questions.

During the tour, you’ll discover highlights such as: • The exact spot where Buckingham Palace was recreated for The Crown (2016 – present).

• The setting for revolutionary Paris in Les Misérables (2012).

• Old Royal Naval College’s role as a crashed spacecraft battleground in Thor: The Dark World (2013).

• The waltz of a couple in the scene from Indiscreet, filmed in a replica Painted Hall in 1958.

• The performances of Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011) and Emma Stone as Cruella in Disney’s 2021 delve into the villainess’ backstory.

• The very location in the Painted Hall where Nigel Hawthorne

became King George in The Madness of King George (1994), watched over by his forebear George I, depicted in the famous painting.

• The exact spot where Rowan Atkinson delivered the classic line, “Repeat after me, I do take thee, Lydia Jane Hibbott, to be my awful wedded wife” in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994).

Film tours last 60 minutes and are part of your overall admission ticket.

They are held on Thursdays and Sundays at 12:30pm and 2:30pm.

To celebrate the return of the show, the Old Royal Naval College is also hosting Bridgerton-themed afternoon tea on various dates. Indulge in an al fresco experience amid the grandeur of the historic colonnades, where many scenes were filmed.

You’ll find delicate finger sandwiches and homemade scones with clotted cream and jam, plus cakes and

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sweet treats with a Bridgerton twist.

With loose-leaf teas, prosecco or champagne to finish the affair.

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COMMUNITY TRUST At The Heart Of The Community

NEWS FROM CHARLTON ATHLETIC COMMUNITY TRUST

Amber progresses through Charlton Athletic pathway with Wildcats sessions Wildcats is the perfect session for girls aged 5-11 who are interested in football and would like to improve their skills

Amber, age 10, attended Wildcats sessions with Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) for two years and has now progressed on to the Charlton Athletic Football Club’s Emerging Talent Centre (ETC).

Wildcats is a non-competitive football session for girls aged 5-11 which promotes female participation in the sport. The sessions are suitable for girls who are trying football for the first time or those who wish to play football with other girls their age.

Whilst attending regular sessions with Wildcats, Amber’s confidence has grown, and her football skills have improved. Wildcats runs for the school term so when half-term came around Amber joined CACT’s football holiday courses to keep playing football.

Amber’s Dad, Paul, said: “We’ve noticed a massive improvement with Amber this season with her confidence and technical ability. She’s developed an ability to read the game really well.”

Lucy Bailey, CACT’s Women & Girls Football Development Officer, said:

“Amber has always been a very enthusiastic player and is willing to take on all the coaching advice giving to her at Wildcats. This enabled her to improve her technical skills and ball manipulation, as well as her tactical understanding of the game. The social side of Wildcats really allowed her character to shine through, and I’m delighted to see how she has developed over the years. It’s fantastic to now see her at the ETC every week, enjoying her football, and continuing her development. She is well on her way to her dream of playing for Charlton one day!”

“I believe that the curriculum covered in Wildcats can give any young girl a solid foundation to develop into a player good enough for Charlton Athletic Women’s ETC, and it is nice for us to start building that link with the Women’s side to ensure a professional pathway is in place for any girls taking their first steps into football.”

Find out more about the Wildcats sessions and book a place by visiting: cact.gives/courses

Amber’s progression from Wildcats to the ETC helps to show the impact of regular football sessions

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William Hatcliffe’s 400 years of philanthropy Hatcliffe Arms - destroyed in 2WW bombing

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Eleemosynary - I think that obscure and possibly obsolete word is one of my favourites. So this week I am devoting my article to some eleemosynaryness in Greenwich.

In both east and west Greenwich there are several different types of housing. Some are obvious – there are the posh old houses in west Greenwich; there are council flats, some of them modern and others built in the 1930s by the London County Council and there is late 19th century private housing.

There are also estates of 19th century cottage housing - smaller than the private housing but still not flats. I guess most people will assume that they are housing built for rent in the 19th century and since sold off. That is certainly true of some of them but not all.

East Greenwich in particular has a lot of housing like this and it is very largely charitable. It was built to house the ever growing population who came to work here in the expanding local industries.

In 1975 what was then Greenwich and Lewisham Antiquarian Society published an article by Julian Watson, who was then Greenwich’s Local History librarian. In it Julian listed charities which operated in Greenwich who provided housing.

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He doesn’t talk about the largest such provider –Morden College - which had a huge estate in east Greenwich – but they are so big and so important that they need a book to themselves! Julian wrote about other housing charities.

Some of them are quite modern like the Penn almshouses in West Greenwich, which were set up in the late 19th century by the Penn family, owners of the engineering works on Blackheath Hill. However, others date from the early 17th century.

All over the country charities were set up in the early 17th century to provide facilities for the poor and for old people and they also set up schools - many of which have become what we now call ‘public schools’. A century earlier Henry VIII had broken with the Catholic Church and then closed all the monasteries and other Catholic institutions around the country. We all know about this and were taught at school about the great religious divide and the differences between the Catholics

Woolwich Road shops and pub in 2008 -now replaced with new buildings

and Protestants. However it also involved a complete breakdown of what we would think of as ‘social services’ - provision for old people, schools, help for the destitute and poor. In 1601 there was a serious attempt to confront these problems in the Poor Law Act, which formed the basis for welfare for succeeding centuries. It still resonates today despite the fact that is has been replaced by the concept of ‘cradle to grave’ care and the welfare state.

The Elizabethan Poor Law gave responsibility for those in need to the parish, which over the centuries have become local authorities.

One of the issues in the 17th century was the provision of housing for the poor and there were many attempts to provide for old people by building almshouses.

We have several examples in Greenwich. One of the best known is Trinity College which provides for a particular sort of pensioner - old men from a specific area.

But what I’m going to write about for the rest of this article is the Hatcliffe Charity which still owns

an estate of housing and many shops - they currently have a planning application for a new block of flats in Woolwich Road.

Julian’s account of Hatcliffe is the shortest in his article - there is just one paragraph about its foundation. I think this is because a lot of the earlier records of the charity have disappeared and the information just wasn’t available.

I’m pleased to say that this has been confronted and a lot of research has been done about the charity to celebrate its 400 year anniversary and a very nice booklet has been produced – ‘400 years of philanthropy 1620 to 2022 William Hatcliffe a History’. I’d like to look at that book and recommend that people other people look at it too.

The charity was set up following a big bequest in 1620 from William Hatcliffe. He was the third generation of his family involved in national politics and they seem to have originated in the village of Hatcliffe in Lincolnshire. This is a village of the ‘blink and you’ll

miss it’ variety. I would recommend a quick look at Google Street View since Google seems to have picked a particularly blossom filled day for their filming. It won’t tell you very much about William Hatcliffe but it is a very, very pretty place to look at.

A great deal of the research done on the Hatcliffe family traces their origins to this village but much of it is conjectural. Although there are very strong reasons for thinking that the William Hatcliffe who left money to Greenwich is correctly identified it is not 100% necessarily reliable.

William’s grandfather, Thomas Hatcliffe, appears to have been a court official under Henry VIII and that’s why he spent much of his time in Greenwich. His son followed on with what he had done. Both father and son were Clerks of The Green Cloth – which is an extremely important role in the management of the Royal household. It involved coordinating various Royal household functionaries and auditing their

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Hatcliffe Alrmshouses in Tuskar Street

to sell to ships as ballast, to compensate for the weight lost when cargo had been removed.

William Hatcliffe’s will

accounts. It also had a role as an actual Court with various legal functions normally held by the judiciary. This role would make them influential and also extremely rich. We can imagine that the land holdings in Greenwich, which later composed the charity’s source of income, were the result of careful investments on their part. Perhaps we should note that later in the 17th century the role of the Clerk of the Green Cloth was held by members of the Evelyn family in Deptford.

We should also note that it was a role only abolished in 2004.

William Hatcliffe appears to have been ‘Avener’ to James 1st. This is a post to do with looking after the King’s horses. It is also suggested that he was a lawyer. He died unmarried and left the bulk of his fortune to the charity. He also made some bequests to family members - he left £30 to his sister to buy herself ‘mourning clothes’. That’s well over £7,000 in today’s money.

Perhaps she had to buy clothes for a whole entourage- but even so!

Brass of Thomas Hatcliffe - may or may not be an ancestor

There is a theory that he was the Mr WH to whom Shakespeare dedicated his sonnets but that’s a story for another day.

Hatcliffe’s two sisters immediately objected to his will and a commission was set up to examine it... I think it is from the proceedings of this commission that the researchers for the anniversary book have learnt most about Hatcliffe and his family.

The commission set up three trusts; one to manage provision for the poor in Greenwich and another separate trust for Lewisham. The third trust was to manage the property portfolio. Even today the estate charity is separately managed and passes sums of money over to the almshouse charities which manage those facilities. There is also now a charity trust to cover Lee. Very briefly: in Lewisham the charity originally set up an almshouse but it has had a complicated relationship with Colfe’s charity.

The charity is currently building a new almshouse in Lewisham.

In Lee there was provision for an Infant School from 1857 but this has changed to care to provide for education of people fewer than 25.

The property managed by the estate charity trustees is very largely in Greenwich. There is a block of housing between Maze Hill Station and Trafalgar Road.

These houses are from the mid 19th century and have been improved ever since as tenancies expire and circumstances change. Many of them were converted into flats in the 1960s and 1970s and are now being converted back into whole houses as demand changes. The charity always needs to keep in mind their remit to provide help for the poor of the Parish of Greenwich and this they endeavour to do.

The trust also owns land in Woolwich Road, now largely occupied by shops and it has been renewing them as leases expire.

Some old leases can be very difficult and involve much work by

lawyers to get back down to the freehold. The work of the charity is about ensuring the continued value of the estate in order to fund the almshouse charities.

They too need to help the poor of Greenwich - but they now work in a world which William Hatcliffe could never have envisaged.

The shops and pubs in Woolwich Road suffered badly from Second World War bombing – and this saw the end of a pub called ‘The Hatcliffe Arms’ which stood in tiny Hatcliffe Street. I don’t know if it was on the same site as the recent rather bad news pub which was on the corner of that street – I used to he told by residents on the Flamstead Estate behind that they could smell the pub gents in their flats – lovely! However that pub has now been replaced by the estate charity with a bright new block.

The almshouse block in Tusker Street was originally for single women and widows. It was built in 1857 on Ballast Field – the field from which gravel was dug

What I remember of it is that it is probably not the most convenient building for elderly people, consisting of rooms off a staircase and originally occupants would have been expected to share bathroom and kitchen facilities.

This has been sorted out but it is still an old building. Originally it would be full of local women over 60 who were not guilty of insobriety, insubordination, breaching regulations and no immoral or improper behaviour.

In 2009 the Charity Commission allowed the charity to reduce the age of beneficiaries to 55 and to take in men and, more importantly, to give grants to ‘help at home’ - to help people able to live independently in their own homes and remain there.

The almshouses remain important and there are always women around who in retirement do not have the luxury of their own homes and need to look for somewhere to live. In communities all round the country there are almshouses - often set up like Hatcliffe in the early 17th century. They tend to get ignored in modern social services provision – we don’t see them as part of the modern benefits packages, but they fulfil a role and help many people with no recourse to their own permanent home and give them somewhere to live.

The best thing you can do is read the book – I understand that there may be a few copies with the charity’s clerk.

Oh – and eleemosynary means it’s to do with charities.

And happy 400th birthday to Hatcliffe.

Thanks to Julian Watson and Roger Hough for help and support.

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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 21 days of the date of this notice.

Please quote the appropriate reference number.

Date: 05/06/2024 Victoria Geoghegan Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control List of Press Advertisements - 05/06/2024 Publicity for Planning Applications

re-configured areas.

Applicant: Site Address: Development:

Mr Richard Gomer 24/1340/HD 87 MANOR WAY, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9XG Construction of a first floor rear extension, removal of flue and existing unsypathetic rear dormer.

Installation of a new rear dormer, Replacement of windows to the front, rear and side, and all associated works.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK London Fire Brigade 24/1383/F LONDON FIRE BRIGADE, GREENWICH FIRE STATION, 4 BLISSETT STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8UP Development: London Fire Brigade (LFB) is proposing to replace the four powdered metal folding doors at the front and the four unpowered timber folding doors at the rear elevation of the appliance bays with new insulated SDG 1000s high-speed roller shutter doors.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

- External works including; a new lift shaft within the rear yard of the Old Town Hall to serve all floors of the Old Town Hall and the Old Library, works to the former soup kitchen to improve ventilation daylighting and the connection to the adjacent street (Bathway), re-landscaping of the rear yard area of the Old Town Hall to remove concrete slabs and improve bio-diversity, a bridge structure between the east and west wings of the Old Library at first floor to allow for fire escape and improve accessibility.

Applicant: Site Address:

Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1393/F Site Address: 7 ARSENAL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1JS Development: Replacement of windows and doors.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE Applicant: Site Address: Development:

The Hyde Group 24/1409/F 125 ARSENAL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1JZ Replacement of windows and doors to original design.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE Applicant: Site Address: Development:

Mrs Sela-Jaymes Taylor Gort Scott Ltd. 24/1471/F WOOOLWICH OLD TOWN HALL AND OLD LIBRARY, POLYTECHNIC STREET, WOOLWICH, SE18 Planning permission is sought for works to the Grade 11 Listed Old Town Hall and Old Library: -Internal works to remove modern partitions on the ground floor of the Old Town Hall. - Internal works to introduce new partitions/rooms on the ground floor of the Old Town Hall for use as studios/office space.

- Internal works to introduce reversible and not full height partitions for use as studios/office space on the first floor of the Old Town Hall and on the ground floor and first floor of the Old Library.

- Limited internal works in the basement of the Old Library to rearrange plant areas and provide additional usable space.

- Partial retention of existing servicing infrastructure with new services provided to serve new and

- Internal works to Grade 11 Listed Old Town Hall including the removal of modern partitions on the ground floor, introduction of new partitions rooms on the ground floor for use as studios/office space, introduction of reversible and not full height partitions for use as studios Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area Applicant: Site Address: Development:

The Hyde Group 24/1493/F 41 ARSENAL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1JT Replacement of windows and doors with like for like / original design.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE Applicant: Site Address: Development:

The Hyde Group 24/1523/F 43 ARSENAL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1JT Replacement of windows and door with items matching original design.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE Applicant: Site Address:

The Hyde Group 24/1560/F 57 and 57A GRANBY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1EH Development: Replacement of windows, front door and rear door with items matching original design Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE Applicant: Site Address: Development:

Berkeley Homes (East Thames) and Peabody Land Ltd 24/1565/R Land Bounded by Pettman Crescent, Nathan Way and Hadden Road, London, SE28 Submission of reserved matters application (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for Plot 1 only, pursuant to condition 15 of parent planning permission ref:19/4398/O dated 21 May 2021 as amended under S73 planning permission ref:21/3540/MA dated 09 November 2022 and S73 planning permission ref: 22/3782/MA dated 17th March 2023 comprising the construction of 328 residential units with associated parking and private and public open spaces.

Note: the application documents refer to the layout proposed under a nonmaterial amendment application submitted alongside the Plot 1 reserved matters application Sally Rushton 24/1569/HD 30 ST JOHNS PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7JH Construction of a single-storey rear extension behind the existing attached garage/utility room, which is a previous addition to the original property.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH

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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 Thames Water who need to carry out repair and maintenance works.

The Order will come into operation on 10th June 2024 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 5 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

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 Gourock Road at the junction of Westmount Road.

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.

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.

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.

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

- Internal works to introduce new partitions/rooms on the ground floor of the Old Town Hall for use as studios/office space.

- Internal works to introduce reversible and not full height partitions for use as studios/office space on the first floor of the Old Town Hall and on the ground floor and first floor of the Old Library.

Applicant: Site Address: Development:

Jane Warren 24/1573/HD 1 FEATHERS PLACE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9NE Construction of a 2 storey side extension above 2 storey side building and conversion of garage to a habitable room with new windows and associated works.

Conservation Area: GREENWICH PARK The Hyde Group 24/1576/F 109 ARSENAL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1JZ Replacement of windows, front door and rear door with items matching original design Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

- Limited internal works in the basement of the Old Library to rearrange plant areas and provide additional usable space.

Applicant: Site Address: Development:

Applicant: Site Address: Development:

The Hyde Group 24/1577/F 9 DICKSON ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6RA Replacement of windows, front door and rear door with items matching original design Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE Applicant: Site Address: Development:

Mr Christopher Evans 24/1582/HD 209 PLUM LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3HG Demolition of existing structure, removal of a tree in back garden and construction of a single storey rear extension and all associated works.

Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE Applicant: Site Address: Development:

The Hyde Group 24/1626/HD 32 MAUDSLAY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LJ Replace existing Upvc windows with new Upvc windows, including leaded external strips to windows as per existing patterns and existing sizes, replace 1 No. rear garden door with Upvc garden door to match existing size. Replace existing front entrance door with Climatec Period 1930`s Style authentic timber effect door to match existing size.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE Publicity for Listed Building Consent.

Applicant: Mrs Sela-Jaymes Taylor Gort Scott Ltd 24/1472/L Site Address: WOOOLWICH OLD TOWN HALL AND OLD LIBRARY,

POLYTECHNIC STREET, WOOLWICH, SE18 Listed building consent is sought for works to the Grade 11 Listed Old Town Hall and Old Library: - Internal works to remove modern partitions on the ground floor of the Old Town Hall.

Applicant: Site Address: Development:

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

Development:

- Partial retention of existing servicing infrastructure with new services provided to serve new and re-configured areas.

- External works including; a new lift shaft within the rear yard of the Old Town Hall to serve all floors of the Old Town Hall and the Old Library, works to the former soup kitchen to improve ventilation daylighting and the connection to the adjacent street (Bathway), re-landscaping of the rear yard area of the Old Town Hall to remove concrete slabs and improve bio-diversity, a bridge structure between the east and west wings of the Old Library at first floor to allow for fire escape and improve accessibility.

Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area Listed Building: Grade 2 Publicity for Advertisements Applicant: Site Address:

Mr Brown 24/1031/A GOLDEN CHIPPY, 62 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8LF Development: Retrospective installation of an advertising mural on side wall of the building advertising the restaurant/ takeaway on site. Painted mural depicts a cartoon image of a man/fish holding union jack beside words "A Great British Meal".

Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE Applicant: Site Address: Development:

International Accountancy 24/1591/A 2A BARNARD CLOSE, LONDON, SE18 6JQ Installation of an oak and metal traditional hand painted projecting sign.

Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area

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

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The Royal Borough of Greenwich makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Royal Borough of Greenwich (Corporate property) who need to carry out works on a dangerous structure.

The Order will come into operation on 10th June 2024 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 6 months. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

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 Cemetery Road at the junction of Wickham Lane.

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.

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.

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.

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

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 03 April 2024

Dated 21 May 2024

INTERNAL REF: PL / LA468791 FN659 / Lic. No: 70692

INTERNAL REF: PL /FN670 / Lic. No: 71077

To place a public notice, please call 020 7232 1639 or email: hello@cm-media.co.uk 14 June 5 2024

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pubLic notices ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 130) Order 2024 The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. 137) 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 6th June 2024.

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) William Barefoot Drive, from a point 10 metres north to a point 10 metres south of its junction with Witherston Way. ii) William Barefoot Drive, from its junction with Kingsley Wood Drive for 10 metres in a northerly direction. iii) Partridge Green, both sides, from its junction with Kingsley Wood Drive for 10 metres in a northerly direction. iv) Partridge Green, both sides, from its junction with Witherston Way for 10 metres in a south-westerly direction. v) Kingsley Wood Drive, both sides, from its junction with William Barefoot Drive for 10 metres in a westerly direction. vi) Kingsley Wood Drive, north side, from a point 10 metres east to a point 10 metres west of its junction with Partridge Green. vii) Witherston Way, north-east side, from its junction with William Barefoot Drive for 10 metres in a north-westerly direction. viii) 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. ix) 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. x) 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. xi) Eynsham Drive, south side, from the common boundary of Nos. 1 and 3 Eynsham Drive for 55.2 metres in an easterly direction. xii) 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. xiii) Eynsham Drive, from a point 33 metres west of its junction with Harrow Manorway roundabout for 60.5 metres in a westerly direction. xiv)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. xv) 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. xvi)Eltham Palace Road, south side, from a point 10 metres west to a point 10 metres east of the sports facility car park. xvii)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. xviii)Eltham Palace Road, south side, from the common boundary of Nos 37 and 39 Eltham Palace Road for 20 metres in an easterly direction. xix) 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).

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

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.

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.

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Assistant Director, Transport Communities, Environment and Central Royal Borough of Greenwich Dated 5th June 2024

FOR A VARIATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 34 OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003 Notice is given that: MRS KAMUTHAM PARAMESWARAN has applied for the Variation of a Premises Licence for the following premises: EVERYDAY CONVENIENCE STORE, 1 MALTON STREET, at j/w SWINGATE LANE, PLUMSTEAD COMMON, SE18 2EH. A record of this application may be inspected by appointment.

Other persons may make representations to the Council on this application by no later than Monday 1st July 2024 (last date for making representations). Representations can be made in writing, by email or fax using the contact details above.

Representations can only be made on the grounds of one or more of the four licensing objectives, namely: • • • •

Prevention of Crime and Disorder Prevention of Public Nuisance Public Safety Protection of Children from Harm.

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

The following variation is proposed: Off-Sale & Supply of Alcohol daily between midnight and each following midnight, i.e. 24 hours a day (currently 08:00 hours to 23:00 Monday to Saturday, 10:00 hours to 22:30 Sunday, with bespoke hours for Good Friday and Christmas Day).

20 additional licence conditions have been offered in support of this application.

To place a public notice, please call 020 7232 1639 or email: hello@cmmedia.co.uk Cut off is 11am Tuesday June 5 2024 15

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News from the Royal Borough of Greenwich for our residents

Councillor Jit Ranabhat is our new mayor!

Cllr Jit Ranabhat, a ward councillor for Plumstead and Glyndon, was first elected back in 2022. He has lived and worked in Royal Greenwich since he migrated from Nepal in 2008 and will be the borough’s first Nepalese mayor.

He will be the thirteenth Mayor since we gained status as a royal borough.

The new Mayor said: “To be elected Mayor of Royal Greenwich is a true honour. Over the next year, I will be proud to serve the residents of this brilliant borough we all call home.

“I look forward to meeting many of you and learning about all the amazing work being done within our communities, while also raising vital funds for some invaluable causes.”

Cllr Ranabhat will take the reins from outgoing mayor Cllr Dr Dominic Mbang, who fundraised over £20,000 for the Stroke Association and Javan Coker Foundation in the past year.

This year, the Mayor will be supporting the Commonwealth and Gurkha Gardens Project and Bowel Cancer UK. His wife, Gaumaya Gurung Ranabhat, will be the Mayoress.

Cllr Linda Bird, ward councillor for Eltham Park and Progress, will be the Deputy Mayor.

If you would like the Mayor to attend an event – virtual or in person – contact the Mayor’s office at mayor@royalgreenwich.gov.uk Read more: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/new-mayor-2024

Community training facilities on offer in Woolwich town centre New community training facilities are now available in the heart of Woolwich, as part of our work to build a high-quality leisure centre.

The Knowledge Quad is a special training classroom at the Woolwich leisure centre construction site. It can be used for free by community groups and schools to deliver training sessions for Royal Greenwich residents, and comes complete with a TV, wi-fi and canteen.

The Quad has been provided by Morgan Sindall, the construction company building the new centre. So far, it’s hosted courses on practical construction skills and health and safety. Young people and students have also had the opportunity to visit the site to learn about design and construction.

To book the Knowledge Quad, contact ms.woolwichlc@morgansindall.com See more about the leisure centre royalgreenwich.gov.uk/woolwichleisurecentre

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