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Viola’s Room: Halloween Special
On this year’s spooky weekend, Viola’s Room will celebrate Halloween with a special 90s nostalgia theme. At selected time slots, visitors will receive with their ticket a bespoke cocktail and exclusive access to The Prop Store bar, where you’ll be able to make your own 90s-themed friendship bracelet and enjoy some nostalgic board games with friends. This is an audio-driven journey through a moonlit fever dream. You will enter Viola’s Room barefoot and wearing headphones, you’ll feel your way through a labyrinthine installation as an unseen narrator, the voice of Helena Bonham Carter, reveals a story of innocence lost and obsession unleashed. Written by Booker Prize-shortlisted Daisy Johnson, Viola’s Room reimagines a classic gothic mystery for a new audience.
Dates: Thursday 31 October to Saturday 2 November 2024
Tickets: Prices vary One Cartridge Place, Woolwich, SE18 6DJ www.punchdrunk.com/work/violas-room
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Spooktacular celebrations at Woolwich Works
Woolwich Works is transforming into a Halloween haven with a jam-packed lineup of workshops and events, perfect for families seeking spooky thrills during the holidays. There’s something for everyone, from free drop-in craft sessions to a Michael Jackson’s Thriller dance class. Other event highlights include an Ugly Duckling Ballet, drop-in Halloween Creation Stations inspired by beloved children’s stories, and an energetic Big Fish Little Fish Family Rave featuring DJ Prime Cuts.
Ghost Tales at Eltham Palace
Do you dare explore Eltham Palace in the dark this Halloween? Join storytellers as they guide you on a journey through the past, with tales of ghosts, supernatural sightings and horrors from history. Over 16s only, and don’t forget to bring a torch – it promises that things are going to get dark…
Dates: Saturday 26, Sunday 27 and Thursday 31 October 2024
Halloween and chocolate go together like Greenwich and the Painted Hall; and at the Old Royal Naval College this Halloween, you can join in events inspired by the Chocolate House exhibition. Learn about the history of drinking chocolate, with an extra dash of spookiness. Gather around for a family-friendly spooky story and hear how chocolate has been used for dastardly deeds or take part in the great chocolate pumpkin activity trail using a free trail book from the Visitor’s Centre desk. Hunt for the pumpkin clues while learning about ghostly traditions through the ages and creepy chocolate facts. Once you discover the secret word, you can claim a Halloween treat prize. You can also try your hand as a chocolatier and make your own hot chocolate lolly. Led by an expert from the Chocolate Museum, you will learn about the history of hot chocolate and then make your own hot chocolate lolly, ready to savour at home in a mug of hot milk. Booking is recommended for this event.
Dates: Thursday 31 October 2024
Tickets: Prices vary Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Greenwich, SE10 9NN ornc.org/whats-on/choctober-half-term
Hot Piece of Halloween
Dates: Friday 23 October to Sunday 3 November 2024. Tickets: Prices vary The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, RoySE18 6HD www.woolwich.works/events
Greenwich Market gets ghoulish
Enjoy a fantastically freaky day of family fun at Greenwich Market on Halloween. Kicking off at lunchtime, this free celebration of all things dark and dire will see the market decorated accordingly – be careful of the cobwebs. Dressing up is also encouraged, and there’ll be prizes for the best-dressed stallholders and children in costume. Will you be a witch? Perhaps a zombie? The scarier, the better. The market’s usual array of traders and world-food stalls will be open for business, alongside Halloween entertainment like face painting, balloon modelling and magic with Captain Fantastic, too.
Take your outfits for a night out and enjoy a spooky time at the Fox and Firkin this Halloween. Hot Piece of Halloween is a night of great music and dodgy dancing – and maybe a Scream mask or two. There will be a live performance by Hot Piece of Brass to get you grooving with their mix of classic covers and original tunes, with some surprise support acts to be announced before the big night out, too. Once the band wraps up, guest DJs will head to the decks and take you through to 3am. Fancy dress is definitely encouraged, with prizes to be won for the most impressive costumes –each member of Hot Piece of Brass will be picking out a winner from the crowd. Dust off that witch’s broom and get creative.
Date: Friday 1 November 2024
Tickets: From £10
316 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6JZ foxfirkin.com/events/hot-piece-ofhalloween
“We’ve got over 1,000 artworks. We’ve got an amazing Talks Programme. We’ve got famous names, independent artists, and a public art trail as well,” explains Lizzie Glendinning, creative director of Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair.
The international art fair for original contemporary print returns from 21-24 November 2024 at Woolwich Works for its ninth edition. It presents an alternative model to the traditional art market and aims to challenge the elitist nature of some art spheres.
Lizzie says: “I think a lot of people know how it feels to want to go to certain galleries and find it quite intimidating.
“[Not visiting these spaces] means you are automatically shut out of engaging with some amazing artworks, whereas the nature of our fair, with the different access points, is for learning about the medium or getting handson and going to amazing talks.”
At Woolwich Contemporary, the split of work sees half of the artworks shown being presented by specialist galleries and the other half by independent artists selected by industry experts from an international artist open call, who then sit alongside celebrated names in the Curated Hang.
The Curated Hang brings new and unexpected work into the fair while platforming independent, global artists. This year, the selection panel reviewed over 6,000 applications and
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair returns for 2024
The 9th Edition of Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair opens from 21-24 November 2024 at Woolwich Works
included interior designer Tolu Adèckó and US artist Simonette Quamina as well as international collectors and institutions, including the Royal College of Art and Bonhams.
The Open Call “was great because it really situated the fair as a global platform”, says Lizzie, and they saw artwork that is “really pushing the boundaries of what the medium can do”.
She adds: “People are really starting to engage with what original print is because it’s often been seen as a lesser medium within the art world. But actually, it’s just as significant – and it’s dynamic in terms of spreading messages, access to culture and bringing in new audiences. I think it’s finally having its day.”
You may ask, what constitutes as a print, and what is an original print?
Lizzie explains: “Simply put, a print is an image that has been transferred from one surface to another.
“‘Printmaking’ is a broad term that encapsulates a number of fine art techniques and processes, from etchings and monotype to digital and screen printing, in which the artist makes images from a master ‘plate’, ‘device’ or ‘matrix’. This includes digital or photographic work where the image has been transferred either digitally from the screen to paper, or from the negative.”
And an “original print” is a work of art that was conceived as a print in its first instance, as opposed to a reproduction of another original work.
All prints at Woolwich Contemporary are unique or limited edition, meaning that the artist has produced a finite number.
At the fair this year, you’ll find big names in print such as Ian Davenport (Atelier Rose & Gray), Sir Michael Craig Martin (Atelier Rose & Gray), Brian Eno (Paul Stolper Gallery), David Shrigley (Jealous Gallery), Yinka Illori
(Curated Hang), Damien Hirst (Paul Stolper Gallery), Katherine Jones RA (Rabley Gallery), Marcelle Hansller (Julian Page), among many more.
And as for Lizzie’s “ones to watch”, she recommends Sergio Suarez – “he’s sent the most insanely beautiful, large scale installations printed on canvas, and he’s just magnificent” – as well as Natasha Michaels and Cat Roissetter. In galleries, it’s Oliver Projects, which is run by southeast London-based Katherine Oliver “who has the most wonderful eye and wealth of expertise”.
She also highlights one artist who uses her body as the matrix to make prints; “it’s this idea of the memory that’s held in the body and how it can translate onto the work,” Lizzie explains.
With every purchase at this year’s Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, you will also be entered into a draw to win a David Shrigley print.
Talking price points for those who wish to start collecting, Lizzie explains how they have varying price points, from £100 to the thousands.
“We don’t use the word affordable, but we use the word accessible because there are different access points for all different types of people and collectors,” she says.
The ninth Woolwich Contemporary edition also sees the introduction of a Talks Programme, curated by Lizzie in collaboration with CURA Art’s Georgia Powell.
The programme features discussions with art historian Holly Black, How Not to Exclude Artist Parents author Hettie Judah, curator and writer Fatos Üstek and House & Garden’s Fiona McKenzie. The talks will tackle everything from motherhood and making to creative access in interior design and the future of art collecting.
Woolwich Contemporary aims to create familiar spaces for people to engage with artwork, as Lizzie outlines. And she says that having a good experience with accessible art can help individuals gain confidence to then seek to view even more works of art on their own.
The fair can be a “first step into accessing visual culture”, she adds.
Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, Royal Arsenal, SE18 6HD www.woolwichprintfair.com
Winter at the Southbank Centre!
Come together for a magical Winter at the Southbank Centre with spectacular shows, luminous art, cracking activities, a wondrous Winter Market and more festive treats making spirits bright this winter.
Winter at the Southbank Centre is back from Friday 1 November – Sunday 5 January, offering holiday fun for all to enjoy the festive magic of London.
Be wowed by sparkling theatre, dance and circus. For families, Carlos Acosta’s Nutcracker in Havana and Circa’s Duck Pond will be bringing exciting new takes on classic ballets. Plus, Tom Fletcher’s best-selling book The Creakers has been adapted for stage in a new musical adventure, and 1927 will take us into a magical, mischievous world with handcrafted animation in Please Right Back
For cabaret fans in the new year, Fascinating Aïda celebrates 40 fabulous years of the beloved singing trio.
Enjoy live music spanning classical music, Christmas carols and festive favourites, featuring the London Gay Men’s Chorus, Mohit Chauhan and Sir Bryn Terfel.
Wander around the beloved Winter Market and pop-ups, offering delicious food, drink and twinkling lights right by the river. Keep your belly full with plates of truffle burgers, duck wraps, spicy chicken boxes with fresh cut Cajun fries, lobster buns, hot dogs, dutch pancakes, churros and chocolate-smothered fruit. Ward off the cold by cradling a mulled wine or hot chocolate while you browse for gifts, jewellery and decorations made by independent creatives.
Plus, there’s plenty of cracking free activities for everyone, including art and exhibitions with Winter Light and Koestler Arts: No Comment, dancing with Five Go Jiving and Mix & Move, celebrations at Kids’ Countdown with Just Vibez and New Year’s Day Ceilidh, and crafting at Winter ReImagined and Creative Encounters.
Alongside this, experience the mustsee exhibition Haegue Yang: Leap Year at the Hayward Gallery, open until Sunday 5 January. Described as
‘surreal, exuberant...uplifting, festive’ in a four-star review by The Telegraph, the exhibition explores a world of inventive, immersive and multisensory installations and sculptures inspired by East Asian traditions and folklore, modernism, contemporary art history and nature. Don’t forget, under-30s can get tickets for just £9 (available Tuesday – Friday and after 5pm on Saturday), Lambeth residents can get tickets for £5 and under-12s go free.
Discover all the festive treats this winter at the Southbank Centre at https://www. southbankcentre.co.uk/winter
Fri 1 Nov – Sun 5 Jan Come together A season of magical markets, spectacular shows and festive family fun
Installation view of Haegue Yang: Leap Year, 2024
Photo: Mark Blower. Courtesy the artist and the Hayward Gallery.
Circa’s Duck Pond
Photo: Pia Johnson.
Winter Market
Photo Adam Luszniak
Kids’ Countdown
Photo: Alice Boagey
Winter Light
Photo: Celine Pierron
The Festival of Lights
Riverside Diwali celebrations return to Greenwich Peninsula on Saturday 2 November
Greenwich Peninsula is hosting a packed programme of colourful, spiritual and interactive events and workshops to celebrate Diwali this year.
Enjoy traditional South Asian dance and musical performances, explore the beauty of henna body art with a unique temporary tattoo, uncover the history of chai tea with a relaxing tea ceremony, and even try your hand at crafting your own lantern. The afternoon will culminate in an illuminating riverside lantern parade across Greenwich Peninsula where you have the chance to show off your creations.
Most events are free to attend but booking is recommended to reserve a spot.
Canteen Food Hall and Bar will be serving up tasty eats, alongside independent South Asian food vendors such as Blue Taj, Preeti’s Dumplings, YaayYaay and Urban Yak. Chef Rinku will also have Diwali specials available from her kiosk in the Canteen.
For the lantern parade, as well as those made on the day, a selection has been made by local school children from St Mary Magdalene C of E All Through School – Peninsula (Primary and Secondary) and Woolwich Campus Christ Church C of E Primary School,
with guidance from local Artist Pragya Kumar. Kumar will also be leading lantern-making workshops through the afternoon on Saturday 2 November ahead of the lantern parade.
Laura Flanagan, director of Greenwich Peninsula, says: “Community
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has always been at the heart of everything we do at Greenwich Peninsula, and we have embraced the power of that community this Diwali for a unique celebration of South Asian culture right by the river, with contributions from our many residents, local schools and
From 1pm to 9pm in the Canteen Food Hall and Bar, you can groove along to a fantastic lineup of DJs carefully curated by Rohan Rakhit. The lineup features talent from across the South Asian diaspora and represents the rich culture of the South Asian community, transcending borders, while placing music and joy at the forefront. Expect South Asian musical sounds with a modern twist from DJs D-LISH, Ri Mistry, Sarpila Sounds, DJ Mimi and Shivum Sharma.
Make your own Diwali lantern
Join artist Pragya Kumar at the Firepit Art Gallery to create paper lanterns for the Diwali procession. There will be two workshops (1pm to 2:30pm and 3pm to 4:30pm) and tickets cost £5, including one lantern. You’ll make your own eco-friendly lantern material inspired by the bright colours associated
on-site artist collective Firepit.
“The riverside lantern parade is a unique opportunity for everyone to come together, share their creations and celebrate the Festival of Lights, against a backdrop of South Asianinspired food, drinks and music.”
with the Festival of Lights. All the materials will be provided so feel free to get as creative as you can. Participants will then be able to join the parade across Greenwich Peninsula.
Riverside Lantern Parade
The parade will start at Firepit Art Gallery at 6pm, this is where the Diwali celebrations culminate. Enjoy an illuminating lantern parade, weaving through the Design District and across the Peninsula. Watch as the reflections of the lights dance along the River Thames and reflect on the day’s festivities.
Heavenly henna
At NOW Gallery, from 2pm to 5:30pm, you can get a bespoke tattoo made from natural plantbased henna or jagua ink for £5. House of Henna specialises in creating beautiful temporary body art and tattoos, providing you with an opportunity to express your creativity through custom designs.
The celebrations will take place on The Tide, right by the river, and within the Design District.
With two performances in the Design District on the day (2pm and 4pm), you can immerse yourself in the grace and beauty of South Asian dance with Akademi’s captivating performances. The shows highlight the elegance and vibrancy of this traditional dance form.
Dhol Drumming
The Dhol drum is synonymous with Bhangra music, producing a loud and vibrant sound and is played with sticks called a Dugga and a Thili. In the Canteen Courtyard, you’ll be able to experience the electrifying energy of Dhol Drumming at 5:30pm on the day and enjoy the powerful beats.
Tea and Light Ceremony
Explore the rich history of tea that, for centuries, has illuminated hearts and minds through ritual and togetherness. In the Bureau Courtyard from 4pm to 8pm, sip your freshly brewed cup of chai and be transported across continents and centuries as you take in the Diwali celebrations around you.
Information from the Royal Borough of Greenwich for our residents
Invest in a cleaner, greener borough and earn money along the way
Now is the time to take advantage of the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s first ever Greenwich Green Investment scheme.
You have the chance to invest in local climate projects while earning a fixed rate of interest of 4.0% per year.
The council is aiming to raise £1 million to fund initiatives that will create a greener, cleaner borough, and we have already raised more than £260,000
From improving parks and open spaces to installing solar panels that benefit the entire community, your investment can make a real difference! Are you a local business looking to make a difference? By investing, your business can:
• Support green projects: Your funds will help install solar panels, improve parks, and upgrade energy-efficient infrastructure, contributing to a greener borough.
• Enhance sustainability goals: Align your business with climate action and demonstrate a commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
• Earn a financial return: While making a positive impact, you’ll also see financial growth with a steady 4.0% return.
You don’t need to live or work in Royal Greenwich to invest; everyone is welcome to take a positive step to supporting sustainability.
For more information on how to get involved, visit royalgreenwich.gov.uk/green-investment
Investments are long-term and may be hard to sell. This is not a savings account. Changes in market interest rates may affect the value of your investment if you sell before maturity. (FRN: 525432) Approver: Abundance (525432). Approval date: 21 October 2024.
Time to get pickled
The Dog & Bell hosts 28th annual pickle festival on 9 November 2024
Chutneys, preserves, hot sauces and pickles – if it’s brined, it’ll be at Deptford pub The Dog & Bell’s 28th Annual Pickle Festival.
Returning on 9 November this year, the event invites anyone and everyone – from pickling pros, champions of chutneys or hot sauce heroes – to submit wares for tasting. And there really is a category for everyone.
The full list covers pickles, preserves, hot sauce, chutney, bread, cakes, arts and crafts, and photography.
Entries have to be submitted by 8pm on the night, with tastings and judging to kick off from 8:30pm.
Pub landlord Séamus O’Neill tells The Weekender that it all started when a couple of regulars were pickling vegetables from their allotments, with the festival having two or three categories to begin with.
“It’s just grown exponentially since then,” he says, with the event welcoming pickle bloggers
from all over the world, including Boston, Germany and China. “It’s a peculiar festival, especially for the heart of London, but it’s gone global,” adds Séamus.
Last year welcomed almost 2,000 people and nearly 250 entries to the various categories, with The Dog & Bell putting out bread and crackers for you to taste the pickled
A Painted Hall Special
Greenwich restaurant Highroad
Social and the Old Royal Naval College join forces to tickle your arty interests – and your tastebuds
For lovers of “Britain’s Sistine Chapel” and also a tipple, take note of this new collaboration between the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Navy College in Greenwich and the restaurant Highroad Social.
Visitors who show their ticket to the Old Royal Naval College’s Painted Hall will receive a complimentary Painted Hall cocktail at Highroad Social until 22 November 2024.
To trade in your free cocktail, simply dine off the set menu or spend an equivalent value on dishes from the à la carte menu (£24.95).
The Painted Hall cocktail is expertly crafted by the restaurant’s bar manager Clark Crown (ex-Palomar); it’s mixed Kinahan’s KASC Whiskey with Beesou Honey and Ancho Reyes to give the cocktail a golden look, just like the original Painted Hall.
The Painted Hall room was designed in the early 18th century by Sir James Thornhill and features more than 3,700 square metres of Baroque walls and ceilings. The surfaces depict 200 figures including kings, queens and mythological creatures.
submissions when judging.
A winner is announced for each category on the night, and an overall winner, too. “Everyone gets their bragging rights for the year,” says Séamus.
This year’s event is hosted by a new Pickle Queen, which Séamus explains there have been five in
total throughout the previous festival, who will run the event.
Also on the night, you can enjoy live performances from three bands, plus a hog roast and paella if you’re still
hungry after tasting each entry. Forks at the ready.
116 Prince Street, SE8 3JD www.instagram.com/the_dog_and_bell
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At The Heart Of The Community
Charlton Athletic to celebrate diversity and inclusion with Red, White and Black Day parade
More than 500 students from local schools will take part in Charlton’s Red, White and Black Day parade, celebrating diversity and inclusion ahead of the Addicks’ home game against Wrexham at The Valley on Saturday, October 26th.
Red, White and Black Day is an anti-racism initiative that has been part of the Charlton fabric for more than 30 years and passionately supported by the club’s fanbase.
This year’s parade, in partnership with Charlton Athletic Community Trust and University of Greenwich, will see a record number of students take part and will promote the club’s All Different, All Together, All Charlton messaging, signifying that everyone is welcome at The Valley.
The parade will begin at Charlton Station, ending at The Valley. It will be led by the club’s equality, diversity and inclusion lead on the Charlton board,
Paul Elliott CBE MBE and will also include club legends Carl Leaburn and Paul Mortimer.
Dr Michael Seeraj, Group Head of EDI for Charlton and CACT said: “The community parade is a wonderful, vibrant pre-match event that celebrates the rich diversity of our local community.
“The message is clear. We value and welcome everyone, regardless of their background or identity . This reflects the club and Trust’s commitment to EDI – it’s a real example of unity and togetherness.”
Jas Seehra-Pearce, EDI Advisor & Business Partner at the University
of Greenwich said: “Our diversity is our strength, and our identities weave us together in our shared ambitions to create a safe and inclusive community for all our staff and students where we embrace our differences and the experiences that we all bring. We will continue to empower individuals from all backgrounds to support each, use their voices to tackle issues and champion BAME students, staff and initiatives to build a culture we are truly proud.”
The Red, White and Black Day celebrations continue on Sunday, November 3rd when the women’s first-team take on Southampton at The Valley.
Atlantic Cable pioneers
This week I thought I should tell you about an article by one of our local industrial historians, Alan Burkett Gray, and perhaps discuss some of the issues he’s raised. This is an article in the latest edition of London’s Industrial Archaeology N.22 which is produced by the Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society. (http://www.glias.org.uk/ journals/LIA22_ABG_Greenwich.pdf)
At Enderby Wharf, right up to when the new flats were first built and the site changed, if you stood there looking at the River for a while, some old chap would always come up and say to you that this is where the Atlantic Cable was made and loaded on to Great Eastern to take it across to America. We seem to have run out of such old chaps now and fewer and fewer people know about the past – Brunel’s Great Eastern and the Atlantic cable, which changed all our lives.
Alan’s article is entitled ‘Greenwich and Woolwich and the start of the international telecoms revolution’. Now I know that Alan has been going around giving talks to a lot of the local societies, history groups and others in Greenwich and surrounding areas - he’s even done one talk at Bletchley Park itself! He talks about how London was a centre for the development of international telecoms and digital technology up until very recently. He says that in Greenwich and Woolwich in particular there was a great deal of general research on the subject. Most importantly, in Greenwich factories the networks were developed which go around the world and allow the communication which we now take for granted through the Internet. Greenwich workplaces and Greenwich workers did something that we should be proud of.
He begins by pointing out the tremendous technological changes of the past three centuries and how industrial archaeologists and historians have sometimes described how this has affected all sorts of industries – docks, roads, brewing, and gas and so on. But industrial historians have not paid much attention to the electric telegraph and telecommunications industries, despite the effects they have had on our lives
Starting at the beginning. He talks about how the Romans would have sent messages around their empire and however efficient they might have been the time taken to get a reply was immense. He goes on to say how delays in getting messages sometimes had dire effects - he mentions in particular how the two armies fighting in the American War of Independence did not know that a peace treaty had been signed in Paris in September 1783. It was not ratified in America until four months later and then didn’t get back to Paris for yet another three months.
He discusses the development of manual semaphore based systems - which of course was used in Greenwich at Shooters Hill, along with a site in Maryon
Park and, just outside our borders, what is now Telegraph Hill Park in Lewisham, then called Plow Garlic Hill.
He describes how London-based scientists like Faraday developed the principles of electromagnetism. Others considered applications for it, found a customer in the early railways and it was for them that cable based communication was initially developed. He touches briefly on the necessity for a worldwide standard time system and the setting up of Greenwich Mean Time.
Continuing the story in Greenwich he describes the foundation of what became Telcon - Telegraph Construction and Maintenance - based at Enderby Wharf. He then goes into the whole exciting and important story of the Atlantic Telegraph; a symbol of the possibilities of cable based telegraph systems with potential for changing the world – the Americans would then have known about that peace treaty in Paris within an hour of its signing!
The Atlantic cable was made in Greenwich and this was just the start. Cables made in Greenwich then went to India, South America and beyond - changing the world as they went.
He then talks about Siemens brothers and their Woolwich based factory and how they made cables but also undertook a vast amount of research and manufacture in telephones and telephone equipment and much else. He continues with the many changes and takeovers into the mid 20th century. Throughout there is continued research, innovation and invention. He also describes how in the 1960s they supported J. Lyons in developing Leo, the world’s first commercial business computer in London – but he doesn’t mention how Greenwich Council in the 1960s pioneered the use by a local authority of digital records and communications using one of the first Leo machines.
The development of optical fibre technology and a Nobel Prize went recently to Charles Kao, who had been educated in Woolwich and worked for Standard Telephones and Cables here in Greenwich at Enderby Wharf.
Alan outlines some of the work which has gone on at Enderby Wharf recently and how Enderby House with its important role in the history of international telecoms has been turned into a pub. He talks a bit about the Enderby Group in which both he and I were involved from the start. We made
a big fuss at the state of Enderby House which had been left by the developer to rot - basically there had been no security on the next door site and every vandal in Greenwich was getting in and wrecking this interesting and important building. We took photographs and press released them and all of a sudden there was a security fence around the building!
I don’t want to go on about Enderby House now, but it is a pub - please look at their history page!
Anyway the house was kept in the end and as Alan says it’s there because a group of us locals campaigned for its survival.
This is all well and good and I would very much encourage any local society who wants a speaker or anything to contact Alan and hear what he has to say. Contact me or Alan via the Greenwich Industrial History Face book page in order to find out more about how digital technology was developed here and the cable industry in Greenwich
Alan’s talk can be extended into other aspects of these technologies developed
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John Humphries house Greenwich computer centre 1960s
Telephone manufacture at Siemens 1920s The Atlantic cable arrives at Heart’s Content - America and Europe are connected
in London – so much was developed in London which contributes to our modern world of electronics. There seems to be the idea out now that it all started in America – probably Los Angeles – and this view is fostered by American websites skewing it towards the US. Even here, at Enderby Wharf, the one new road named for a person involved in the development
of telecoms systems is named for American entrepreneur Cyrus Field - none of the British innovators gets a look in.
I’ve mentioned above the Leo – the first ever business computer developed in London for J.Lyons. I should also add in our local computer firm, Elliot Automation, which was on the Greenwich Lewisham borders. In 1969 I worked for Computer Weekly magazine and both Leo and Elliott’s were featured in our pages. We took it for granted then that the computer and telecoms industries were local for us in both development and manufacture – and that London industries were world leaders in the technology.
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House and used the wonderful website set up by Bill Burns in New York. (https:// atlantic-cable.com/) It is so vast I can’t begin to guess how many pages is in it. It covers every element of cable technology in detail. Between us we produced leaflets and newsletters. Group member Stewart Ash produced two books - one about the Enderby family and one about the cable manufacture. Both can be found on the Atlantic Cable web site.
Stewart and some other cable historians around the world write in Sub-Tel Forum which is “your go-to source for in-depth articles, expert opinions, and the latest trends” but also takes an interest in the history of the industry (https:// subtelforum.com/magazine/)
Greenwich industrial History Society over the past few years has had many different speakers from various disciplines describing aspects of cable manufacture - for instance a couple of years ago we had Professor Cassie Newland talking about the colonial areas from which the raw materials were supplied for cable making in Greenwich and the conditions of the workers in those territories and the sort of work they did.
We also hoped we could have some sort of museum or visitor experience here in Greenwich. There are exhibitions elsewhere. The Atlantic cable left Europe at Valentia in Ireland and arrived in America at Heart’s Content in Newfoundland. Both of these small villages have museums and visitor experiences where you can go and
find out about the Atlantic cable. (https://www.seethesites.ca/sites/ hearts-content-cable-station/) (https:// www.valentiacable.com/) Here, where it was made, we have nothing.
On the Riverside at Enderby is some preserved cable gear and there is an attempt to get it listed. We would appreciate support for that. There are also two art works. One which has been there about 15 years is on the steps going down into the river which cover a mediaeval sluice. It’s a carving which describes the history of the cable industry. The other is called ‘Lay Lines’ and looks like a series of cylinders which you can sit on. These cylinders are giant replicas of various important bits of cable. This artwork was by Bobby Lloyd and commissioned as part of the agreement for planning consent for all those flats.
Greenwich Industrial History Society is keen to support ways of getting the message out about Greenwich Woolwich and the world changing telecommunications industry.
Greenwich promotes stories about Tudor kings and Queens as its tourist offer, but surely it could also cover the way in which the area contributed to the modern world and the way we function today with international communications read out?
Meanwhile read Alan’s article on new tech in London and Greenwich’s contribution to that. We need to put these achievements in their rightful historical place.
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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) northbound in Greenwich Church Street outside 20 to 46.
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
16 September 2024
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) RAINTON 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 Southern Gas Network who need to install a new service connection.
2. The Order will come into operation on 29th October 2024 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 7 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 Rainton Road at the junction with 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
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: 23/10/2024
Victoria Geoghegan
Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control
List of Press Advertisements - 23/10/2024
Publicity for Planning Applications
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1326/F
Site Address: 17 ADMIRAL SEYMOUR ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1SN
Development: Replacement of existing upvc windows with new upvc windows like-for-like, replacement of rear door to uPVC in like-for-like style [re-consultation - amended drawings and description].
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/1406/F
Site Address: 115 ARSENAL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1JZ
Development: Replacement of existing front door to original design and like-for-like replacement of external windows and rear door, and associated works.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: Miss Rebecca Bezzina 24/2295/HD
Site Address: 22 FAIRFIELD GROVE, CHARLTON, LONDON, SE7 8TY
Development: Demolition of existing conservatory and the construction of a single storey rear and side extension, replacement of existing front door and associated works.
Conservation Area: adjacent to Charlton Village
Applicant: Mr Nicholas Miller 24/2707/HD
Site Address: 67 LASSELL STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9PJ
Development: Replacement of existing roof tiles (like for like).
Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH
Applicant: Mr J Rees 24/2715/HD
Site Address: 294 PLUMSTEAD COMMON ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2RT
Development: Converting a part side and rear wraparound brick built conservatory into a solid extension, this will include demolition externally of polycarbonate roof and removal of all windows at higher level and doors. The new extension uses the existing walls and builds on top at the side to elevate to new low pitched roof level and also incorporates two skylights. New bi-fold doors and internal alteration works.
Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/2999/F
Site Address: 20 PHINEAS PETT ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6RH
Development: The replacement of existing windows and external doors. Windows to be double glazed PVCu casement windows with astragal bars. Front door to be bespoke six panel heritage doors in PVCu and rear door to be white double glazed in PVCu.
Development: Replacement of the existing windows and external doors throughout the application building. Proposed windows to be double glazed PVCu casement windows with astragal bars. Proposed doors to be a 'like-for like' heritage style PVCu door to the front elevation with a white double glazed PVCu door to the rear elevation (Resubmission).
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: RA Student Limited 24/3095/F
Site Address: Land adjacent 81-88 Beresford Street, Woolwich, SE18 6BG
Development: Construction of a new building comprising purpose
built student accommodation and associated amenity space (Sui Generis) as an extension of the purpose built student accommodation at 81-88 Beresford Street, together with ancillary plant and servicing; and associated enabling works.
Further detailed explanation of the proposal for consultation purposes (not forming part of the formal description of development set out above):
Construction of a new part 11, part 12 storey building with roof canopy and associated amenity space comprising 120 purpose-built student accommodation units (Sui Generis) as an extension of the purpose built student accommodation at 81-88 Beresford Street (Sui Generis), together with ancillary plant and servicing; and associated enabling works.
The development may impact on the setting of the nearby Grade I, Grade II* and Grade II listed buildings. In addition, the development may also impact on the setting of the nearby Royal Arsenal Conservation Area and Woolwich Conservation Area.
Conservation Area: adjacent to Royal Arsenal
Applicant: Mr Ohen 24/3121/F
Site Address: 61 MACOMA ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2QJ
Development: Demolition of orangery and construction of a single storey side and rear wrap-around extension together with the change of use of the property from a single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a five-bedroom HMO with a maximum capacity of five persons (Use Class C4).
Conservation Area: Adjacent to Plumstead Common
Applicant: Riverlinx CJV 24/3136/MA
Site Address: Land on and between West Parkside and East Parkside, and land on Olympian Way and in the foreshore of the River Thames ,outside of the Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 boundary, including an area for temporary access purposes only on Edmund Halley Way
Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission 21/2700/F dated 03/12/2012 for Construction of a temporary dewatering pipeline and associated works, relating to and connecting to works allowed under The Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 to allow:
Update to Condition 1 to refer to the as-built drawing of the pipeline which was partially implemented; The deletion of Conditions 2 and 4 which relate to the timing and details associated with the removal of the pipeline which are no longer applicable as these conditions relate to the section of the pipeline that has not been implemented.
Applicant: Lovell Partnerships 24/3183/MA
Site Address: Maryon Road & Maryon Grove Estate, Maryon Road and Maryon Grove, SE18
Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 in connection with outline planning permission reference 14/0117/O
dated 02/04/2015 for the 'Redevelopment of the Maryon Road and Grove Estate comprising of the construction of up to 165 residential units and associated open space, landscaping, car parking and infrastructure' to allow:
Removal of Conditions 29, 32, 33, 34, 41, 46 and 47
This development may impact on the setting of the adjacent Grade II listed Woodhill School, Grade II listed Church of St Thomas and the adjacent Woolwich Common Conservation Area.
Conservation Area: adjacent to Woolwich Common
Applicant: Lovell Partnerships 24/3184/R
Site Address: Maryon Road & Maryon Grove Estate, Maryon Road and Maryon Grove, SE18
Development: Submission of reserved matters application (layout and sitting, design of buildings, external appearance, landscaping and open space, and car parking) pursuant to condition 2 of outline planning permission reference 14/0117/O dated 02/04/2015 for redevelopment of the Maryon Road and Grove Estate comprising of the construction of 165 residential units and associated open space, landscaping, car parking and infrastructure.
This development may impact on the setting of the adjacent Grade II listed Woodhill School, Grade II listed Church of St Thomas and the adjacent Woolwich Common Conservation Area
Conservation Area: adjacent to Woolwich Common
Applicant: Mr Correia 24/3214/HD
Site Address: 16 PRINCE RUPERT ROAD, LONDON, SE9 1LS
Development: Demolition of existing rear conservatory and outbuilding, construction of a single storey part side and rear wrap around extension with 2.no rooflights, replacement of window and doors, a new window to side elevation and all other associated external works.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/3222/HD
Site Address: 34 MAUDSLAY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LJ
Development: Replace existing front door with Climatec Period 1930`s Style authentic timber effect door to match existing size.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: Ms Blythe 24/3245/HD
Site Address: 19 RUTHIN ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7SJ
Development: Removal of existing conservatory and replacement with a single storey side rear infill extension with pitched roof and roof lights.
Conservation Area: adjacent to Westcombe Park
Applicant: Ms Claudia Wearmouth 24/3249/HD
Site Address: 47 FOXES DALE, LONDON, SE3 9BH
Development: Reconfigure existing rear facade and all associated works.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/3263/HD
Site Address: 36 ADMIRAL SEYMOUR ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1SN
Development: Replacement of windows and doors.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: The Hyde Group 24/3264/HD
Site Address: 58 CONGREVE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LN
Development: Replacement of windows and doors.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: London & Quadrant 24/3302/HD Site
Applicant: London & Quadrant 24/3307/HD
Site Address: 32 WHITWORTH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9EL Development: Replacement of front timber windows and front entrance door with slimline Timber units. Replacement of rear uPVC windows and door with replacement double glazed uPVC units.
Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH
Publicity for Listed Building Consent
Applicant: Pastor Bamigbade 24/3125/L
Site Address: 203-207 WOOLWICH ROAD (FORMER EAST GREENWICH LIBRARY), GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 0RL
Development: Proposed roof repair, replacement, waterproofing works, repair and replacement of external and internal soil and vent and drain piping and associated internal and external alterations Listed Building: Grade 2
Publicity for Advertisements
Applicant: Mr Jack Robson STONEGATE PUB COMPANY 24/3228/A
Site Address: THE LOST HOUR, 217-219 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8NB
Development: 1 set of externally illuminated fascia text,1 set of non-illuminated fascia text, 1 externally illuminated projection sign and 1 non illuminated hand painted decoration to fascia/shopfront. (this may impact of the setting of the surrounding Grade II Listed Buildings)
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Move to a home that better meets your needs
Council and housing association tenants in Royal Greenwich can get £1,000 per bedroom to downsize their home.
If your property is now too big for you, you can apply for the Small is Beautiful scheme.
To be eligible, your current property must:
• be a council or housing association property
• have 2, 3, 4 or 5 bedrooms
• be in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
The scheme can help you move to a smaller home that better meets your needs. We can then use your property to help another family who needs it.
We’ll pay:
• £1,000 for each spare room you give up
• an extra £500 if you downsize by mutual exchange
• your moving costs
• your disturbance costs, for example, for packing, disconnecting and reconnecting your appliances.
If you have non-dependant adult children living with you, we can offer them their own flat, if we can get a bedroom back. This means you and your adult child will each get a one-bedroom flat. If you’re Pension Credit age you can downsize to a home with one extra bedroom to allow for caring or support needs.
If you are interested in this scheme, or know someone who might be, please email Housing-AllocationsDownsizi@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or visit royalgreenwich.gov.uk/small-is-beautiful.
Have your say on proposals for Children’s Centres in
Royal Greenwich
We want to hear what you have to say about our Children’s Centres as we look at transforming the services they provide.
We are proposing moving some of the services you receive from fixed Children Centre sites to be more flexible and closer to people’s homes.
We’re also proposing more childcare places and additional space for our children with special educational needs and disabilities.
What do you think? Learn about the proposals and have your say by Thursday 7 November at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/children-centre-consultation
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HOW DO I APPLY?
Get on the list
First, you’ve got to be on the housing waiting list to join the scheme. If you’re not, register an application online at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes
Find your applicant number
It will be on the letter you’ve already had from the Royal Borough of Greenwich about the new scheme. You’ll need that number and the reference number of the property you’re after, which will be on the advert.
Pick out your ideal property by looking in Greenwich Info or regularly checking the website: royalgreenwich.gov. uk/homes. Click on your preference on the website. If you don’t have a computer, you can always use one for free at either The Eltham or Woolwich Centre or a local library.
Apply in one of three ways
• Text bidding is now available and the number to use is 07786207913. For further information please see page 2, or
• Via the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s website royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes or
• Phone the 24-hour hotline 020 8921 4340. It’s an automatic push-button system and calls will be charged at the normal local ratell be charged at the normal local rate
HOW TO BID FOR ADVERTISED PROPERTIES BY TEXT
If you would like to bid by text, please use the following Text Bidding Number: 0778 620 7913 and type:
CBL, the property reference number and your applicant number.
The property reference will be on the advert and your applicant number is on the letter we sent to you when you registered for housing.
A successful bid will look like this: CBL 179104 12191
You will need to do a separate text for each property you wish to bid for and the text is charged at your mobile provider’s standard rate. You will receive a text response to confirm your bid within 5 minutes.
If you are unable to bid for advertised properties and have no one that can do so for you please contact the Allocations team on 020 8921 2941 and we will help you with bidding or will bid on your behalf. If you are in temporary accommodation, then please contact your Temporary Accommodation Officer for help with this.
CBL BIDDING
Please be aware that users must now enter the date of birth of the main applicant when logging into this site. royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes
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BIDDING FOR PROPERTIES
People on the Housing register are able to bid for all properties, regardless of their banding. You must be eligible for the size of property and bids will be considered in the following order:
First Band A, followed by Band B1/B2 both in priority date order. Those in Band C will then be considered in registration date order.
Please note that there will still be some properties with age restrictions so only people of this age group can apply for these. A
Ref Number: 616020
Corsair House
Henley Cross SE3
3 Bed 3rd Flr Flat
1 Sgl 2 Dbl rooms
Lifted Entry phone
Comm Elec Htg No Pets/Pkg
£273.20 pw
Ref Number: 622225
Corsair House
Henley Cross SE3
2 Bed 13th Flr Flat
1 Dbl 1 Sgl room
Lifted Entry phone
Comm Elec Htg No Pets/Pkg
£244.11 pw
Ref Number: 650480
Glenside Grove SE3
2 Bed Grnd Flr Flat
2 Dbl rooms
Elec Rad No Pets/Pkg
£259.14 pw
Ref Number: 650500
Glenside Grove SE3
2 Bed Grnd Flr Flat
2 Dbl rooms
Elec Rad No Pets/Pkg
£259.09 pw
Ref Number: 622264
Corsair House Henley Cross SE3
2 Bed 14th Flr Flat
1 Dbl 1 Sgl room
Lifted Entry phone Comm Elec Htg No Pets/Pkg £244.11 pw
is for applicants in unsatisfactory housing, including people moving due to demolition and those under occupying their homes.
BAND
B1 or B2 is for applicants the Royal Borough of Greenwich must prioritise according to the law, particularly homeless people, and others with an urgent need to move for medical or welfare reasons. C is for all applicants on the housing register, including those that are in priority bands A and B1/B2.
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HOUSING
Ref Number: 650520
Glenside Grove SE3
2 Bed Grnd Flr Flat
2 Dbl rooms
Elec Rad No Pets/Pkg
£257.36 pw
Notting Hill Genesis
Notting Hill Genesis
Notting Hill Genesis
Notting Hill Genesis
Notting Hill Genesis
Notting Hill Genesis
Notting Hill Genesis
Notting Hill Genesis
ALL households can bid for all types of property subject to meeting the bedroom size and any medical requirements.
IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HOMES ADVERTISED IN ISSUE 926
MOVE TO A SMALLER PROPERTY
If your property is now too big for you, you can apply for the Small is Beautiful scheme.
To be eligible, your current property must:
• be a council or housing association property
• have 2, 3, 4 or 5 bedrooms
• be in the Royal Borough of Greenwich
The scheme can help you move to a smaller home that better meets your needs. We can then use your property to help another family who need it. For example, those in an overcrowded property or who are homeless.
WHAT
YOU’LL GET
We’ll help you with costs and finding a new home that better meets your needs.
Financial benefits
We’ll pay:
• £1,000 for each spare room you give up
• an extra £500 if you downsize by mutual exchange
• your moving costs
• your disturbance costs, for example, for packing, disconnecting and reconnecting your appliances
Priority to find a new home
We’ll put your household in the highest priority band on the housing register so you can find a new home as soon as possible.
An Under Occupation Adviser will support you throughout the downsizing process.
Extra support for households with adult children
If you have non-dependant adult children living with you, we can offer them their own flat, if we can get a bedroom back. This means you and your adult child will each get a one-bedroom flat.
Extra support for older tenants
If you’re Pension Credit age you can downsize to a home with one extra bedroom to allow for caring or support needs.
We can visit you and support you with everything you need to downsize.
WHO CAN APPLY
Rosalind Franklin House Kidbrooke Park Road SE3 9PY 2 FLAT 723
Rosalind Franklin House Kidbrooke Park Road SE3 9PY 2 FLAT 673
Rosalind Franklin House Kidbrooke Park Road SE3 9PY 3 FLAT 480
Rosalind Franklin House Kidbrooke Park Road SE3 9PY 3 FLAT 457 15/02/2022 B1
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 2 FLAT 694 28/07/2020 B1
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 2 FLAT 737 01/12/2022 B1
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 2 FLAT 597 16/03/2023
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 2 FLAT 561 07/10/2023 B1
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 1 FLAT 923 14/03/2024
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 3 FLAT 494 10/04/2022
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 2 FLAT 558 05/06/2023 B1
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 2 FLAT 489 21/11/2023 B1
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 2 FLAT 463 12/07/2023 B1
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 2
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 2 FLAT 547
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 1 FLAT
Rosa Billingshurst House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9N 3
You can apply if you’re under-occupying your home by at least one bedroom.
When we decide if a tenant is under-occupying, we count a second living room (or parlour) as a bedroom.
If you’re 55 or over, you could also consider moving to the seaside or countryside.
This could be for you if you’re:
• in poor health
• struggling to cope in your current home
• keen to move nearer to friends, family or amenities
You can also contact us if you know other tenants who might benefit from this scheme.
Find out about moving to the seaside or country.
For information or assistance Contact our Allocations Team on: 020 8921 2941 or email: housing-allocations@ royalgreenwich.gov.uk
If you are unable to bid for advertised properties and have no one that can do so for you please contact the Allocations team on 020 8921 2941 and we will help you with bidding or will bid on your behalf. If you are in temporary accommodation, then please contact your Temporary Accommodation Officer for help with this.
Greenwich Council (in foyer)
6 Mitre Passage, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 0ER
Greenwich Theatre
Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES
West Greenwich House
141 Greenwich High Road London SE10 8JA
West Greenwich Library
146 Greenwich High Road, London SE10 8NN
Royal Standard
67 Pelton Road, London SE10 9AH
Forum@Greenwich Trafalgar Road, London SE10 9EQ
Greenwich University
Cooper Building, Students Union, King William Walk, London SE10 9JH
Greenwich Communications Centre
164 Trafalgar Road Greenwich, London SE10 9TZ
Maze Hill Station
Tom Smith Close, London SE10 9XG
Blackheath Library
Old Dover Road, Blackheath SE3 7BT
Westcombe Park Station
Station Crescent, Westcombe Park, London SE3 7EQ
Blackheath Newbridge Working Mens Club
22 Charlton Road, Blackheath SE3 7HG
Waitrose
Dreadnought Wharf, Victoria Parade, 1 Thames Street, Greenwich, London SE10 9FR
Greenwich Square Health Centre
12 Lambarde Square SE10 9GB
Woodland Surgery
Woodland Walk SE10 9UB
Vanbrugh Dental Centre
Vanbrugh Hill SE10 9HQ
Greenwich Launderette
174 Trafalgar Road SE10 9TZ
Slade Library
Erindale SE18 2QQ
Woolwich Community Centre
Leslie Smith Square SE18 4DW
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Station Road, London SE18 4QH
Clockhouse Community Centre
Defiance Walk, Woolwich Dockyard Estate SE18 5QL
Waterfront Leisure Centre
Woolwich High Street SE18 6DL
McDonald’s
56-58 Powis Street SE18 6LQ
Greenwich University 54-58 Powis Street SE18 6NL
Woolwich Centre
35 Wellington Street SE18 6PW
Post Room Woolwich Service Centre
Wellington Street SE18 6PW
Town Hall
Wellington Street SE18 6PW
Woolwich Centre Library 21 Love Lane SE18 6QT
Brookhill Children’s Centre
130 Brookhill Road SE18 6UZ
Charlton Athletic Football Club
Reception The Valley, Floyd Road SE7 8BL
Time Court
Woodland Terrace SE7 8DD
Charlton Library
Charlton House, Charlton Road SE7 8RE
Gllab Work and Learn Centre
Old library Calderwood Street SE18 6QW
The Point
47 Woolwich New Road, SE18 6EW
Smile With Pride Dental Care Ltd 81A Powis Street SE18 6JB
Equitable House
General Gordon Place SE18 6AB
St.Marks Medical Centre 24 Wrottesley Road SE18 3EP
Plumstead Library Plumstead High Street SE18 1JL
Greenwich Community College 95 Plumstead Road SE18 7DQ
Glyndon Community Centre 75 Raglan Road SE18 7LB
Abbey Wood Community Group 4 Knee Hill, SE2 0YS
Abbey Wood Library Eynsham Drive SE2 9PT
Thamesmead Leisure Centre
Thamesmere Drive SE28 8RE
Gallions Housing Association 90 Titmuss Avenue SE28 8HL
Conway Medical Centre
44 Conway Road SE18 1AH
Basildon Road Surgery 111 Basildon Road SE2 0ER
Heronsgate Medical Centre
Goosander Way SE28 0ER
Middle Park Community Centre
150 Middle Park Avenue SE9 5SD
Vista Childrens Centre
Middle Park Avenue SE9 5SD
City Point Concierge Suite
Campbell Court, Meadowside, Kidbrooke SE3 9XT
Kidbrooke Dental Centre
Telemann Square SE3 9YR
Briset Corner Surgery 591 Westhorne Avenue SE9 6JX
