Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender - September 4th 2024
Students and staff are celebrating the GCSE results of our latest year 11 cohort which demonstrate the quality of education we offer at our local community school.
These include a number of standout individual performances with many Year 11 students gaining five or more GCSEs at Grade 7 or above.
These results are indicative of the significant improvements in the outcomes we secure and are the product of the hard work of students and staff together. We have welcomed many of our current students back into the Sixth Form, alongside young people from other schools, following our excellent Post 16 results.
Our students follow a broad and balanced curriculum across a range of academic and vocational subjects. The recipe for success here is simple – high quality teaching, in a safe and friendly environment, set alongside high aspirations for academic scholarship, and high expectations for behaviour and personal development. These are the hallmarks of a Plumstead Manor education. Our open day is Saturday 12th October 2024, 10am to 1pm Open mornings : every Tuesday during term time, 9am to 10:30am, until 22nd October 2024
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Catch the Bowjangles
Enjoy well-known fi lm, pop and rock tunes and foot-stomping Gypsy and Celtic bangers performed by the Bowjangles. The longstanding string quartet will also perform a mix of upbeat classical music and comedy songs, as part of Woolwich Works’ Courtyard Live series.The band has been performing together across the globe for many years, at arts festivals and events in Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, Australia and in the UK, most notably at Glastonbury Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and London’s South Bank Centre.
Date: Sunday 8 September 2024
Tickets: Free The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, SE18 6HD www.woolwich.works/events/bowjangles
Open Weaving Studio
Visit Freeweaver Studio for this year’s Open House London Festival, a Londonwide festival that opens up and celebrates the city’s architecture, special places and neighbourhoods. Experience the Japanese Weaving Studio at Deptford Market Yard as it opens its space and creative textile studio. You’ll fi nd weaving demonstrations and an onsite exhibition. The Textile Component of SHE_ SEES is a collaborative project between Emilie Sandy and Erna Janine of Freeweaver Studio. This year’s contribution is a maritime-themed exhibition drawing inspiration from Deptford’s sailmaking history. It is a contemporary textile artwork using natural fi bres such as fl ax, hemp and jute. The exhibition is an additional component to the SHE_SEES exhibition at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
Explore the social history and archaeology of the river through an afternoon of walking, photography, mudlarking and object handling in Greenwich. As a group, you will follow the riverside path around the Peninsula, discovering the sculptures installed on The Line and their relationship to maritime and colonial histories. You will continue to the foreshore to learn about responsible and critical mudlarking. Beginning at North Greenwich, outside NOW Gallery, the walk will skirt the Thames and descend on the foreshore to identify the markers of London’s history.
You’ll get the opportunity to handle objects from the Royal Museums Greenwich collection at the National Maritime Museum to end the afternoon. This is a public event, and everyone is welcome, but the recommended age is 16-25.
Dates: Saturday 7 September 2024
Tickets: Free but RSVPing via the link is necessary
Turkish designer and artist Melek Zeynep Bulut presents “Duo” for London Design Festival 2024, a suspended installation in the Old Royal Naval College’s Painted Hall that explores the concepts of duality and interaction. A rectangular prism, its minimal design reminiscent of ancient forms, aims to evoke a sense of psychological closeness; while an interconnected mechanical system of magnets and sensors creates a delicate balance and rhythmic harmony. The installation blurs the boundaries of design and space, presenting a multi-sensory journey that fully reveals itself with the viewer’s interaction – the human presence altering the work’s spatial motion and rhythm. At its core, “Duo” encapsulates the essence of “two”: a dialogue, an agreement and the dynamic interplay between both centre and periphery.
Dates: Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 September 2024
Tickets: £16.50
Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College, SE10 9NN ornc.org/whats-on/ldf
Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers
Join Terry Tibblestick from the ancient guild of TaleTenders and his assistant Brenda Bogg at Greenwich Theatre this September to learn all about taletending and how to look after stories. TaleTenders have existed since the beginning of time and their one job is to remember and recall all the words of their storyteller – but maybe Terry hasn’t been as diligent as he could have been? Follow Brenda’s journey as she reveals her discovery of the missing words, sparking danger that they are being eaten by the dreaded Wurblegobblers. Help her as she tries to convince Terry of the real and present danger the stories are in, and challenges him to see if he’s been protecting and preserving the stories, as she attempts to restore the words to the books using imagination, play and a heart full of tenderness. Specially made for ages 5 and up; the perfect show to enjoy as a family.
Date: Sunday 15 September 2024
Tickets: £13.50, under 16s £8.50 Crooms Hill, SE10 8ES greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/ roalddahl
Cinema club
For all the fi lm buffs among you, head down to Deptford Lounge every Thursday to experience a selection of funny, heartwarming and exciting classic cinema screenings. The show starts at 5pm each week and you can expect a variety of movies suitable for adults of all ages. There will be classics and newer fi lms across a number of different genres. Specifi c fi lm listings will be advertised inside the library, and there will be posters up where you can fi nd individual details.
Seb Kemble and James Lawrence tell The Weekender about sourcing directly from farmers, interesting flavour notes and how the Deptford roastery is ready to welcome coffee lovers
“It’s not just a regular cafe interface, it’s a bit more of a coffee focus,” says Seb Kemble, director of Elsewhere Coffee, a roastery and cafe in SE8. “And I think it’s still a hidden spot in Deptford that people are slowly discovering.”
Elsewhere is the brainchild of OG founder Jack Howells, who began roasting coffee for his events business Social Espresso in 2018.
In 2019, the team set to work securing Elsewhere’s wholesale coffee client base, which now includes 13th Floor Coffee, Artusi, Marcella, End of the Road Fest, and more.
And now, its roastery in Deptford has opened its doors to welcome coffee lovers and newbies alike to try their roasts.
Seb, who has recently switched to the
coffee industry after 10 years in music, works with director Alex Quinan, marketing manager James Lawrence, and the rest of the team at both the Deptford and Hackney sites, to make good coffee as inclusive as possible.
The space in Deptford has had a whole refurb, too, and now welcomes you to sit and sip while also seeing how your coffee is roasted and learning about its origin, which is important to Elsewhere.
“We’re trying to be inclusive, tell cool stories about where we’re sourcing coffees and the farmers involved, and be as direct in our approach as possible, which people are connecting with,” says Seb.
James, who has worked at Elsewhere for years is the type to arrange holidays around trying different coffees, adds: “We love people coming in and being
able to chat about the coffee with them, even people who aren’t really nerdy about coffee do want to know a bit more about where it’s coming from, what the story behind it is, what it tastes like – and we’ve had a really good response to that since opening.”
He explains how, from Deptford train station, you can pretty much see into exactly where the team works, day in, day out. “They can smell the coffee roasting. And then, because people see us on their daily commute, they really want to find us,” he says.
Coffee at Elsewhere is sourced directly from farms, meaning prices are set by the farmers themselves.
Serving up three in the core range –Daydreamer is the signature house brew from Brazil, Juicebox is a fruity brew from Ethiopia and the Night Rider Decaf is Colombian – plus
Elsewhere Coffee
regular special guests, they say that it is important for Elsewhere to have those core coffees sourced as direct to the supply chain as possible.
“And on top of that, we always make sure there’s an interesting story behind each one,” James adds. “A lot of our farms that we source from invest profits back into the local communities to fund things like education, agricultural training and sustainable farming practices.”
Seb says that the understanding of the green beans and origin knowledge is something they want to share: “Whether it’s for the online base or people in the cafes with taste cards, or our baristas serving the coffee, we put a lot of time into building that standard of knowledge.”
When it comes to personal favourites in coffee, James tells the story of an
experimental farmer, whose beans are a special guest feature at Elsewhere right now – Aurora is an experimental Colombian brew, with a grape-like flavour and floral notes of jasmine.
“He’s a bit of a wizard in the coffee production world, a bit of a mad scientist,” says James of the farmer.
“It tastes like grape juice and is very vibrant, and it tastes like that because of the way that he’s producing it.”
It’s not to everyone’s taste, the pair say, but being able to try different flavours is a key part of the coffee experience.
For Seb, the safe zone of Brazil with nice chocolate flavours is the one. “But everyone’s palette develops over time, and we try to cater for different tastes.”
And if you don’t drink coffee, they’ve got teas and will soon have soft drinks
available as they continue to expand their offering since opening the doors.
Elsewhere also hosts events, and there is a big opening bash planned for Saturday 7 September, and The Weekender hears rumours of free coffees…
And they really want to say hello to you.
“Deptford has a great sense of community, we’re happy to be a part of that” adds James. “That’s why we were so excited to open our doors, to properly let people into the space and become even more ingrained in the local community.”
So, be sure to give them a nod when you visit.
elsewherecoffee.com
Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Awe-inspiring scenes of the Milky Way, dancing aurorae and serene galaxies are all features of the shortlist for this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year.
Every year, the competition – run by Royal Observatory Greenwich, supported by Liberty Specialty Markets and in association with BBC Sky at Night Magazine – showcases space photography from a global community of astrophotographers.
A panel of judges then selects the best images from each category and together decide on the winning images. This year, the winners will be announced via an online ceremony on Thursday 12 September – and you can tune in, too.
The winning images, and a selection of shortlisted photos, then go on display at the National Maritime Museum in its dedicated photography gallery space. The exhibition will open the day after the winners are announced, on Friday 13 September.
In 2024, the competition received over 3,500 entries from amateur and
The Royal Observatory will announce the winners of this year’s competition on 12 September, and the exhibition will open the day after at the National Maritime Museum
professional photographers, submitted from 58 countries across the globe.
Shortlisted images from this year’s competition include an aurora in the shape of a dragon, the Milky Way over the Isaac Newton Telescope, Spain, and supernova remnants that are over 10,000 years old.
One of the astronomical highlights of 2023 was the meteor storms. The shortlisted image ’A Cosmic Firework: the Geminid Meteor Shower’ combines a view of the Milky Way with the spectacle of the Geminid meteor shower.
The Astronomy Photographer of
the Year competition is now in its sixteenth year, and winners will be awarded in nine different categories:
• Astronomy Photographer of the Year 16: Overall winner.
• Skyscapes: Landscape and cityscape images of twilight and the night sky featuring the Milky Way, star trails, meteor showers, comets, conjunctions, constellation rises, halos and noctilucent clouds alongside elements of earthly scenery.
• People and Space: Photographs of the night sky, including people or a human-interest element.
• Our Sun: Solar images, including transits and solar eclipses.
• Our Moon: Lunar images, including occultation of planets and lunar eclipses and transits.
• Planets, Comets and Asteroids: Everything else in our Solar System, including planets and their satellites, comets, asteroids and other forms of zodiacal debris.
• Stars and Nebulae: Deepspace objects within the Milky
Way galaxy, including stars, star clusters, supernova remnants, nebulae and other galactic phenomena.
• Galaxies: Deep-space objects beyond the Milky Way galaxy, including galaxies, galaxy clusters and stellar associations.
• Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Pictures taken by astronomers under the age of 16.
The judges will also award two special prizes, the Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer, for people who have taken up the hobby in the last year and have not entered an image into the competition before, and the Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation, for images processed by the entrants using pre-existing open-source data.
Watch the winners take home the star on the live stream ceremony, and then take a trip out of this world to the museum and see the images displayed.
Councillor Anthony Okereke, the Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich is raising awareness about sickle cell disease and the life-saving importance of blood donations.
Sickle cell is a genetic condition that changes red blood cells, causing them to become stiff and curved shaped. This impacts the flow of blood cells and the oxygen they carry, leading to pain and discomfort.
Councillor Okereke said: “Every time I have a blood transfusion, I am full of gratitude that another person’s selflessness helps me to live a better life.
“Sickle Cell is a life-changing disease. I basically grew up in Greenwich Hospital. When I should have been at school, learning and laughing with my friends, I was at endless appointments just to keep me going. It’s something that has affected me throughout my adult life.
“That’s until, in 2016, I had the opportunity to receive blood transfusions, and it ultimately gave me my life back. I still suffer with it, and have to manage it, but it’s allowed me to hold down a job and work without having to call in sick all the time. I wasn’t in hospital as regularly, and it improved the quality of my life and my mental health. I wouldn’t be the leader of this Council without them.
“It takes 72 people to donate blood every year to sustain me alone. I am forever grateful for that gift they have given me, which allows me to do the work I love - helping people in Greenwich.
“You can help people too. Donations are critically low for the NHS, so my personal ask is that everyone finds out their blood type and starts saving lives.”
September marks Sickle Cell Awareness month, recognising that almost 300 babies are born with sickle cell in the UK each year. While anyone can be born with sickle cell, it mainly impacts people from African and Carribean backgrounds.
To increase the number of normal blood cells, many people living with sickle cell need to have their blood replaced every six weeks. Over 200 donations are needed every day to support people with the disease, and new figures have revealed that demand for blood to treat sickle cell patients has gone up by more than 50
percent since 2016.
Georgelene Elliot, CEO of Black Blood Matters, said: “We urgently need more Black blood donors to meet the demand for well-matched blood to treat patients living with sickle cell. Giving blood is exceptionally quick and easy, plus every donation can save three lives.
“Black blood donors are more likely to have the same blood types which are more common among patients with African and Caribbean heritage. It’s therefore important that the blood donor pool is as diverse as the patients who may require blood to ensure that the most compatible blood is available for everyone that needs it.”
If you would like to donate blood or find out your blood type, you can attend one of the NHS Blood and Transplant events or head to a local donation centre. You must check you can give blood before booking an appointment.
Read about the donation process: blood.co.uk/the-donation-process/ Find a local donation centre: my.blood.co.uk/ your-account/where-to-donate/search
If you would like to donate blood or find out your blood type, you can go online to check eligibility, register and book an appointment at blood.co.uk
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At The Heart Of The Community
How Charlton Invicta helped Courtney
Courtney Cole joined Charlton Invicta, an LGBTQ+ friendly team affiliated with CACT and the club, at the beginning of the 23/24 season over the summer.
Courtney transitioned from male to female five years ago and has experienced significant confidence loss. She felt like she needed to meet more people with similar interests to help bring her confidence back.
Growing up she was an avid footballer playing Sunday league football and following Manchester United home and away. After
transitioning, she thought there was no way for her to get back into football but when she came across the Charlton Invicta online through Meetup, she began to see a pathway back to the
sport she has always loved.
Courtney came along to Invicta’s first session back after their summer break. She signed up to be part of the club from her very first session
and hasn’t looked back since.
Being part of Charlton Invicta has helped Courtney make new friends, feel more confident and stay active, all whilst
reigniting her love of football.
When describing the club, Courtney said:
“It has been the best thing I could do. The club is wonderfully open and inviting, and they have been fantastic I couldn’t rave about it any more positively.
“It’s made me laugh, it’s made me smile which is something I had lost, and it’s given me an element of friendship as well and people with similar interests.
“For anybody who is trans, there are lots of options out there so I would recommend going on the internet and finding one [a club], Charlton is one of the best ones.”
Since transitioning, Courtney also hadn’t been back to a football match as a spectator but as part of Invicta, she has been along to watch some of the Charlton Athletic matches.
To register your interest in joining Charlton Invicta, please email information@cactinvictafc.com
The first attempts at creating a moving picture...
Mary Mills
I heard about this device – the choreutoscope - some years ago, with some disbelief. I did manage to establish that, yes; it had been invented in Greenwich by John Taylor Beale.
Now I had been interested for many years in Joshua Taylor Beale, who was an interesting and innovative engineer of the early 19th century. He had begun in Whitechapel, moving to Greenwich where he had a foundry on part of the Enderby site. There he developed numerous interesting devices.
Among the things he manufactured were steam road vehicles which he demonstrated around the Greenwich area – like the other inventors he went up Shooters Hill to prove the vehicles could tackle steep slopes. He also invented an important rotary steam engine. He used this in small boats and demonstrated it to George Stephenson himself – but Stephenson had to pay to be rescued when the engine he had come to see failed when they were out at sea.
Beale’s most important invention was a device called the ‘exhauster’,
which he patented and which was used in every gas works. It was ridiculously successful later when it was manufactured by the Bryan Donkin Company of Bermondsey and, later, of Chesterfield.
Joshua died in 1866 and his foundry was inherited, and soon closed, by his son John Taylor Beale. There is a huge story about all this and whether Joshua had ever married Hannah, his children’s mother. There was a long drawn out court case as to whether John could inherit the foundry and the patents, but regardless, he was clearly a wealthy man. The family had lived on the bottom of Vanburgh Hill where the Plaza, once the Granada Cinema, stands. John lived there in Conduit House and later moved up the hill to Westcombe Park and eventually to a big house in Westcombe Park Road.
In retirement he invented an important
bicycle called the ‘Facile’. This was in the days when bicycles were still what we would call ’penny farthings’; but there were various inventions aimed at making them a lot more easy to use by everyday people and his adaption of the design was extremely successful. The Facile was one of the first ‘safety’ ordinaries - much like a modern day bicycle, with two similar sized wheels. It is in every bicycle museum and there are lots and lots of pictures of his bicycle on the net and even somewhere you can buy a replica should you want to.
John also turned his mind to this device – the choreutoscope. This was a means of showing ‘moving pictures’ in the form of dancing figures - a skeleton was the most famous one, but there were also clowns and sailors and other things. It was also possible to manipulate them to some extent. To us this would
be very simple, but it is one of the steps leading to ‘moving pictures’; finding out how the very basic things work so you can build on them.
There were many other devices, all of which demonstrated what could be done. John Beale was not the only person in Greenwich doing this either. I hope soon to write about the Noakesoscope – which was also invented locally and was another and more complex device.
A couple of months ago a neighbour contacted me at Greenwich Industrial History Society and asked if we had any information about the Noakesoscope. Now I knew a bit about that because we had a speaker about it a few years ago and I was also aware that the Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society had had a visit in the late 1970s to see one. We talked about this a bit and also mentioned that
Noakes was not the only local inventor with an interest in these devices.
I told her about the research I had done on John Taylor Beale but more importantly – for me - on his father. She told me how some friends of hers in the Magic Lantern Society had written a book about the choreutoscope and that they too had researched John Taylor Beale and the book contained a great deal of information about him.
She got me a copy of the book –thank you for that - and I was soon in touch with the authors, another local resident. So, I thought that I should share with you something about this interesting device and some of its background - although I must admit I have been struggling to understand it and how it relates to other devices.
The people who wrote the book and also published it are part of the Magic
Plaque on Beal home
Item in 1920s programme on the choreutoscope
Lantern Society. Now I understand what magic lanterns are - when I was a child someone had an old one. It was just like the slide projectors we had in the ‘70s and ‘80s where you put a transparency in front of a light source and looked at it on a screen. Other and different devices were developed to demonstrate what was then understood as ‘persistence of vision’ and were in effect ‘optical toys’. They tended to have really strange names - for instance ‘phenakistiscope’, ‘zoetrope’ and ‘praxinoscope’.
The idea is that you have a series of figures – maybe a skeleton, a sailor, a dancing lady - and each one is slightly different. Put into a mechanical device they are quickly moved in such a way that the figures appear to gyrate or dance in some way. Beale’s choreutoscope made rapid substitutions on a screen in real time, and it had an ingenious shutter mechanism to obscure the transitions between the images. In 1870 his ‘Automatic Picture’ is described which showed a woman’s face making various grimaces in random order.
The authors of the book comment that Beale seems to have originally developed these apparently recreational devices on an altruistic basis around the time of his father’s death in 1866. He seems at first to have seen it as a hobby and did not patent anything. He appears to have developed nothing more after 1877. However he later registered Chromatic Pattern Charmer under the 1843 Utility Act. This was a handheld device produce various random patterns.
By 1875 Beale was involved with a Charles Baker, who had an opticians’ business in Holborn which sold a large selection of optical and scientific equipment. He was also an early manufacture of photographic equipment - and he also manufactured the choreutoscope. Beale registered his dancing skeleton in a ‘Magic Lantern Picture’ apparatus as a precautionary measure when the device began to be sold commercially. This version allowed the operator to change the sequence of images and vary the rate of change thus, hopefully, introducing playfulness and unpredictability. Four of these devices are known to exist in collections and in museums in Paris and elsewhere. He also began a relationship with the Royal Polytechnic Institution to develop and publicise his work.
skating figure with a novel form of movement was designed so as to add a sense of unpredictability.
The book continues by describing how his ideas were picked up and the work done on similar devices at the Royal Polytechnic Institution and how they were received. There are also extracts from reviews and descriptions of the device taken from a number of contemporary books. It is quite clear that a lot of the comment recognises that this is not just an entertainment form but embodies some serious thought and carries the possibility of use outside the world of entertainment.
Successive devices have variations which embody new ideas about the way that moving pictures could be achieved through projection. There is a serious background based on our perception of moving images. In the future cinema we would appear to see natural movement despite the fact we are in fact looking at a series of pictures each with a slight variation. The book warns us that we should not look at these devices as something to look back at from the cinema. It stresses that the relationship of these devices to future cinematography and related devices is complex and open to interpretation. It says we should see the choreutoscope as a device of ‘ingenuity and wonder’.
This has been a very quick run through a complex but interesting subject. As far as relevance to Greenwich is concerned we need – as I have said before - to look at a culture of innovation and invention – and also having a means of contacting relevant organisations which might take an interest. I might also note a tradition of local research in a wide range of subjects, and indeed to the local scientific instrument trade and of course the Royal Observatory. There was been continual research on many subjects in the Arsenal and elsewhere as well as some distinguished scientists in Woolwich education. As far as Beale himself is concerned, his interesting father set an example in his lifetime inventing many different devices.
The book is ‘The magic lantern dancer - the choreutoscope and its place in the history of the moving image’ Ed. Jeremy Brooker, Richard Crangle and Martin Gilbert, published by the Magic Lantern Society.
Please look at their web site: https://www. magiclantern.org.uk/sales/publication.php?id=20
John Beale also developed a very clever lantern slide called ‘The Rinker’ which is a humorous
Cover of ‘The Magic Lantern Dancer’
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Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH
Applicant: LHG Greenwich Ltd 24/2681/SD
Site Address: Former Greenwich Magistrates Court (including rear car park), 7-9 Blackheath Road & 2 Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 8PE
Development: Submission of details pursuant to Condition 10 (Building Record of Listed Building) of planning permission 22/3474/MA dated 21/09/2023.
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Applicant: Joe Walker 24/2785/HD
Site Address: 53 RANDALL PLACE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9LA
Development: Construction of a ground floor rear extension and installation of 2 roof lights to rear roof slope.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: Ms Jewell 24/2792/HD
Site Address: 73 MACOMA ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2QJ
Development: Demolition of outside toilet and alterations to external openings of existing building, 2 new } rooflights to side outrigger roof slope and construction of single storey side infill extension (currently forming part of 24/2753/PN1).
Conservation Area: Adjacent to Plumstead Common
Applicant: c/o Agent NTA Planning 24/2802/SD
Site Address: 30 HYDE VALE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QH
Development: Submission of details pursuant to Condition 4 (Secondary Glazing Details) of planning permission 24/0653/L dated 30/04/2024.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Publicity for Listed Building Consent
Applicant: Ms Olivia Selbie 24/1237/L
Site Address: 34 BURNEY STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8EX
Development: Replacement of existing first floor sash windows at the front of the house (This application affects the settings of the Grade II listed Nos. 26-40 Burney Street within the West Greenwich Conservation Area).
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Listed Building: Grade 2
Applicant: Mr Elkington 24/2588/L
Site Address: 23 BLACKHEATH ROAD, GREENWICH
Development: Refurbishment of existing Loggia
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Listed Building: Grade 2
Applicant: Charlotte Fitzpatrick 24/2755/L
Site Address: 33 GLOUCESTER CIRCUS, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8RY
Development: Removal of existing boiler and cupboards, relocating to utility room and remodelling of kitchen cupboards.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Listed Building: Grade 2
Applicant: Mr Rupert Hopkins 24/2774/L
Site Address: 12 ROYAL PLACE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QF
Development: Minor structural alteration to basement kitchen.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Listed Building: Grade 2
Publicity for Advertisements
Applicant: Mr Thomas Johnston New World Payphones 24/1953/A
Site Address: Land Outside, 53 Well Hall Road, London, SE9 6SZ
Development: Digital advertisement display within the new communication kiosk (Associated planning permission ref.24/1952/F).
Conservation Area: adjacent to Well Hall Pleasaunce
Applicant: Marks and Spencer 24/2686/A
Site Address: 17 STRATHEDEN PARADE, LONDON, SE3 7SX
Development: Replacement of 3 internally illuminated fascia signage at front and side elevations. (Amended Description)
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) DUPREE ROAD PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Thames Water who need to carry out works on a sewer repair.
2. The Order will come into operation on 11th September 2024 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 2 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 Dupree Road at outside 3
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via the placing of the appropriate signage. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.
5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.
6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.
7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport. The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
Dated 10 June 2024
Best of Royal Greenwich Business Awards 2024 applications are now open!
Do you run, manage or know a Greenwich-based business that deserves to be recognised for its hard work and achievements?
Nominations for this year’s prestigious awards are open until Monday 7 October and the Royal Borough of Greenwich is inviting businesses of all sizes and sectors to apply.
There are 14 categories to choose from:
• Best Food and Drink Venue
• Best New Business
• Entrepreneur – Under 30
• Entrepreneur – Over 30
• Greener Greenwich
• Health and Wellbeing
• High Street Business
• Innovation
• Made in Greenwich
• Market or Mobile Trader
• Digital
• Professional Service
• Tourism and Culture
• Staff Development
It’s free to enter, with a chance to take home £3,000 to spend on your business as part of the top prize.
This is a fantastic opportunity for businesses to raise their profiles, boost staff morale, build their networks and be in with the chance of winning.
2023’s Business of the Year winner Helix 3D’s Brian Dowling said: “The award was so much more than a trophy. The highlight for us was meeting fellow entrepreneurs in the borough, celebrating our shared commercial successes and to celebrate Greenwich as a great borough to do business in.” Businesses can apply at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/businessawards
