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 Morning is Saturday 11th October 2025 from 10am until 1pm
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This summer, DEBUT’s five-star classical music experience arrives for the first time at the Queen’s House in Greenwich – a gem of classical architecture, nestled between the River Thames and the Royal Observatory. Founded in 2017, DEBUT brings live music to life through intimate concerts in unforgettable venues. They’ve featured over 300 top-tier musicians across the UK and collaborated with iconic spaces like Cutty Sark, the Royal Opera House, Brunel Museum, and Shoreditch Treehouse. Begin your evening with a relaxed drinks reception on the terrace, soaking in stunning views of the Thames, London skyline and the iconic Old Royal Naval College. Then step inside the Queen’s House for a beautifully intimate 60-minute hosted concert featuring a handpicked line-up of musicians.
Date: Thursday 4 September
Time: 18:45 and 20:30
Location: Queen’s House, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF
Tickets: £30 adult, £25 child. Book here: https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/queenshouse/debut-queens-house
Walking Deptford’s legacy of slavery:
MoSaF is a community group and charity established in 2019 to draw attention to Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and the lives that were cut short. This walk aims to honour their legacy by remembering them on a two hour guided tour through the streets past the public buildings, through the parks and dockyards beside the River Thames in London. This walk is for anyone interested in old neighbourhoods of London, social or economic history, Black British or Colonial legacies, abolitionism or human enslavement.
Date: Saturday 6 September (also one on Sat 4 October)
Time: 10:45 - 13:00
Location: Meet at Twinkle Park, Watergate Street, Deptford, London SE8 3HH
The Spooky Men’s Chorale is a singing group formed in New South Wales in 2001 - they have become rock-solid festival and theatre favourites in Australia, UK and Europe, with seven albums and 900 gigs under their belts. No subject is too trivial or weighty for their attention, and such ability to find new musical rooms to explore contributes greatly to their astonishing fan loyalty. The show evokes musical worlds far beyond that suggested by their unassuming, casually hatted, black-clad appearance. “They are just a bunch of blokes, but where they take you will blow your mind.”
Date: Friday 5 September
Time: 19:00
Location: Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Rd, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ
Tickets: £25, book here: https://www.blackheathhalls.com/whatson/spooky-mens-chorale/
Spooky Men’s Chorale: Brassworks
An annual day-long street brass festival festival and carnival is returning to Woolwich at General Gordon Square. From 12 noon there will be a parade through Woolwich town centre to a high-energy courtyard stage featuring some of the UK’s most exciting and diverse brass collectives. The festival promises to be a day of free outdoor music, community connection and family friendly fun. Woolwich Works is a dog friendly venue and the Courtyard music is free of charge. No need to book a ticket in advance. There will be family games, a Courtyard Bar selling alcohol and soft drinks, an ice cream bike, a giant deckchair and a stretch tent to shade you from the sun.
Date: 6 September
Time: 12:00 - 19:00
Location: General Gordon Square, The Courtyard Stage at Woolwich Works, Woolwich, London, SE18 6HD
Tickets: Free, no ticket required
The Big Half is a half marathon (13.1 miles) that sets off by Tower bridge and finishes at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. Go down to support and form the crowd of spectators. Experience a vibrant, inclusive half marathon that celebrates the diversity of London and the communities of the four boroughs the route passes through: Tower Hamlets, Southwark, Lewisham and Greenwich. Alongside the half marathon distance is The New Balance Big Relay, which sees teams of four complete the route in a relay, and The Big Mile, a free event for everyone.
Date: Sunday 7 September
Time: Various times throughout day
Location: Sets off by Tower Bridge and finishes at the famous Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London, SE10 9HT
The Big Half:
Credit: Queen’s House
200 years ago in the spring of 1825 her two sisters died of consumption, writes Michael Holland...
Live Wire & Roughhouse Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of Charlotte Bronte’s timeless classic Jane Eyre: an autobiography is coming to the Greenwich Theatre to mark a deeply poignant anniversary in the great novelist’s life.
200 years ago in the spring of 1825, when Charlotte was only nine years of age, both her older sisters - Maria and Elizabeth - died of consumption
within weeks of each other at just 10 & 11 years old respectively.
As Director Shane Morgan explains: “There is no doubt whatever that the devastating impact of Maria and Elizabeth’s deaths was key to the germination of the Jane Eyre whose orphaned heroine endures childhood loss, rejection and isolation as she embarks on her quest for familial love and somewhere to belong.”
Adapted by award winning playwright Dougie Blaxland and produced by the same creative team that won the 2021 National Campaign for the Arts Award, Live Wire & Roughhouse Theatre’s Jane Eyre: an autobiography is in fact a revival of the 2015 production that was hailed “a theatrical tour de force from a company
with a rare gift for bringing classics to life with loyalty, energy and intrigue”.
Central to bringing Jane Eyre: an autobiography back to the stage 178 years after its original publication is what Movement Director Moira Hunt describes as “its compelling relevance for women in the 21st Century”. She argues that “Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre broke the mould of the Victorian female stereotype through its dramatisation of a woman of independent mind and means who refuses to be subservient in any way to her male counterparts.”
Alison Campbell - a graduate of the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School - is delighted to be reprising her role as Jane Eyre and believes that “the revival of the production to
coincide with the 200th anniversary of the death of Maria & Elizabeth Bronte is of great significance in honouring the extraordinary Bronte family as a whole and highlighting the creative genius that emerged in the face of tragedy.”
Bronte’s classic returns on tragic anniversary South London’s new writing festival
Two weeks - 21 performances, writes Michael Holland...
SE Fest this September is hosted by two neighbouring venues, The Bridge House Theatre and The Jack Studio Theatre - two award-winning theatres with a reputation for supporting and presenting exciting new work.
Both theatres have joined forces to present this festival for a second year. This collaborative event will see all productions perform at both venues over the festival fortnight, giving companies and audiences a unique theatrical experience.
From intense family dramas to queer love stories, these shows encompass lived experience, explore the conflict between thought and reality, and what it is to find your way in the world.
It Never Rains by Wendy Fisher: Three generations. Countless secrets. One world in crisis.
Eat. Sleep. Ruminate, Repeat by Jaylie Wayling: How can our thoughts be SO painfully ridiculous, yet we convince ourselves they’re facts?
Vernon by Gary Bates: ‘What’s it like? Being dead?’ ‘It’s like having a good long sleep’ ‘Doesn’t sound that bad’ she said. Vernon deals in death every day. For him it’s nothing to fear.
Post Grad by Kadijah Hayden: Once you graduate life for many begins, it starts, it begins to flourish. For Assata it may have stopped.
How to Date by Stephanie McNeil: Clarissa, an independent girl
Booking and full details: www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk
Alphabet Rainbow – a Fistful of Queer plays written and directed by Nick Myles: Five plays exploring queer lives today, with laughs, high drama, politics, families and relationships of varying shapes and shades.
SE Fest 2025 runs from Tuesday 2nd –Saturday 13th September 2025.
Booking and full details: brockleyjack.co.uk/se-fest-25/ thebridgehousetheatre.co.uk/se-fest/
from North London meets Emily, a spoiled girl from Cheltenham, who dreams of being a film star. Eagerly searching for partners, they face the realities of the disastrous dating scene in London.
Spin Cycle by Zofia Zerphy: Noel and Kitt lock eyes in the neon glow of a launderette, a queer feeling washing over them- they’re strangers, but something feels too familiar.
Alison Campbell Credit Craig Fuller
Fireworks to return to Blackheath for first time in six years
The firm behind Alexandra Palace’s fireworks events bids to host show for up to 29,999 people, writes Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
An events company in charge of the fireworks display at Alexandra Palace has applied for a premises licence application so it can host an annual fireworks show for up to 29,999 people in Blackheath.
It was confirmed during a Lewisham Council meeting last month (July 16) that Blackheath Fireworks would be returning for the first time in six years, with the council partnering with a “leading events company” to deliver the event.
The last time the fireworks display took place was before the pandemic, and since then has been scrapped every year due to financial pressures faced by the council.
However Slammin Events, a private company responsible for the Alexandra Palace Fireworks, is behind the plans that have been submitted and will be presented to the council’s licensing sub-committee at a meeting this week.
The plans consist of an event that will be a “one-day weekend event” which will be held annually between
the last week of October and the second weekend of November.
In its application, Slammin Events said: “Blackheath is a large open space with numerous entrance points. The space benefits from good transport links and has been used for events in the past.”
The council has already announced that this year’s event is set to take place on Saturday, November 1 from 4pm to 10.30pm and will be ticketed.
The council has not yet revealed how much tickets will cost however, according to the Greenwich Wire and the Blackheath Society, they are expected to cost around £15 for over 16s and between £5 and £10 for children.
Sakina Sheikh, who is Cabinet Member for Culture, Communities and Sports at the council, said the event will feature a “show stopping fireworks display” with on-site entertainment and market stalls.
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Cllr Sheikh said in an announcement last month: “We know residents have to leave Lewisham each autumn to seek firework displays elsewhere in London and have been eager to find a way to bring
back the Blackheath Fireworks.
“Now our residents can enjoy fireworks here at home in the Borough and invite visitors to join. We’re excited to partner with a leading events company to make this happen and
are committed to making this return as accessible and affordable as we can.”
The council will be releasing more information and details on how to buy tickets next month.
Fireworks Blackheath
Credit: Creative Commons / John Tregoning
Council scraps part of its new parking proposals in Shooters Hill and Plumstead, as consultation continues in other areas
Give your feedback on Charlton, Kidbrooke and Blackheath, Thamesmead West, and Woolwich, writes Cameron Blackshaw, Local Democracy Reporter
Greenwich Council has scrapped the Shooters Hill and Plumstead parts of its new parking proposals.
The council’s Sustainable Streets scheme hopes to bring in more controlled parking measures such as permit zones and paid parking areas across the borough.
The scheme also hopes to introduce more car club bays, EV charging points, secure cycle parking and street trees on Greenwich roads. The council hopes that these measures will “prioritise parking for residents and businesses”.
Greenwich Council announced on August 11 that it would not be carrying on with its Sustainable Streets consultations in Shooters Hill and Plumstead.
The consultation for the other four areas—Charlton, Kidbrooke and Blackheath, Thamesmead West, and Woolwich—is still out, with residents in these areas having until midnight on Tuesday, September 30 to give feedback before the proposal moves onto its formal consultation phase.
To find out what’s happening in those four areas, read below.
Charlton
According to surveys carried out by Greenwich Council in Charlton, residents and businesses said that parking congestion and road safety issues were widespread and occurred on a daily basis.
The council was also told that Charlton residents would like to cycle but don’t due to concerns over safety, limited infrastructure, and lack of secure storage. Charlton is also interested in embracing EVs, but affordability, charging access, and range limitations continue to hold many back from making the switch.
Charlon has been split into three neighbourhoods as part of the council’s Sustainable Streets vision: Charlton Riverside, Charlton Station and Charlton Hornfair.
Charlton Riverside stretches from the Thames Barrier to Charlton Park and includes Charlon Athletic FC’s home The Valley.
Several free parking spaces in roads surrounding the football ground will become paid parking zones, likely affecting fans who park near The Valley on matchdays.
Charlton Station is a fairly small area which encompasses the residential roads surrounding the railway station.
Permit zones for Troughton Road and Delafield Road remain. Some pay by phone bays are being introduced around the station and in streets such as Rathmore Road.
Charlton Hornfair takes into account the south west of the town and parts of Blackheath. Paid parking zones will replace free parking spaces throughout
residential streets in the area, particularly around Sherington Primary School, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School and Charlton Park.
Several trees, EV charging points and disabled parking bays will also be introduced as part of the scheme.
Kidbrooke and Blackheath
Those living in Kidbrooke and Blackheath told the council that 85 per cent of them had access to one or more vehicles. This contributes to ongoing parking challenges linked to high local demand, school traffic, and new developments.
Like those in Charlton, motorists are interested in EVs, but charging access and affordability is holding them back. They would like to cycle but don’t due to concerns over safety, limited infrastructure, and lack of secure storage.
Kidbrooke has been split into two areas, Kidbrooke Park and Kidbrooke Village. Kidbrooke Park starts from Shooters Hill Road to the north down to Rochester Way to the south and with the A2 to the west and Well Hall Road to the east.
Several paid parking bays will be introduced around the London Marathon Playing Field as well as around the playing field off
Begbie Road. Throughout the entire Kidbrooke Park area, permit parking zones will be introduced across the residential streets.
Kidbrooke Park Road runs straight through the Kidbrooke Village neighbourhood. Paid parking bays would be introduced around the Weigall Road Sports Ground as well as all along Weigall Road.
Blackheath stretches from the Sun in the Sands Roundabout southwest to the corner of Manor Way and Lee Road. Most of the streets in this area will remain unchanged, with a few paid parking spaces replacing some permit zones.
Thamesmead West
Thamesmead West residents told the council that vehicles parked on the street outside homes in their area leads to widespread parking stress, traffic safety concerns and obstructive driving behaviours.
Not many people cycle due to infrastructure gaps, poor storage options and safety fears. Many residents said they would ride more with improved conditions on the roads for cyclists.
Thamesmead residents are also interested in EVs but encounter the
same charging and affordability issues. Survey respondents also called for greener streets, tree planting, and better drainage.
Thamesmead West encompasses Gallions Reach Park to the northeast down to Nathan Way to the south and east. Greenwich Council wants to plant more trees along the Western Way.
It also wants to introduce permit parking and paid parking into some residential streets around Gallions Reach Park. Paid parking bays will be put into place on Whinchat Road, Goosander Way and Pier Way.
Woolwich
In Woolwich, Greenwich Council found that residents wanted more action on dog mess, litter, and fly-tipping, particularly along key walking routes like Frances Street and Artillery Place where it can make it difficult for pedestrians to move around safely.
They also wanted stricter enforcement and road adoption and showed concern about the impact of new developments. Cleanliness, accessibility, and reliable transport emerge as pressing priorities for Woolwich residents who wanted healthier, more walkable neighbourhoods.
Woolwich, like Charlton, has also been split into three neighbourhoods as part of
the Sustainable Streets programme, these being Woolwich Dockyard, Woolwich Arsenal and Woolwich Common.
Woolwich Dockyard stretches from the McDonald’s roundabout on the A206 to the Woolwich Ferry roundabout and goes down to Hillreach.
Several permit parking areas throughout the residential streets in this area of Woolwich are being either proposed or maintained. Roads such as Woodhill, Ogilby Street and Maryon Road will have permit parking introduced where the roads have not had any parking restrictions before.
Woolwich Arsenal starts from the east side of the Woolwich Ferry roundabout and ends just before Villas Road.
The council is proposing to plant several trees along Vincent Road as well as in other parts of this neighbourhood. Many of the paid parking spaces in close proximity to Woolwich town centre will remain under the Sustainable Streets proposal.
Woolwich Common covers the common as well as a residential area northeast of it. Much of the permit parking in these streets, such as Frederick Place and Sandy Hill Road, will remain in situ.
However, paid parking areas are also being introduced, replacing free spots on roads such as Cambridge Row and Congleton Grove.
Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) is back!
Funded by the council as part of our Royal Greenwich Festivals programme, GDIF brings a host of free events to the borough until 6 September.
Turning Worlds
Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 August, from 12 noon, Greenwich Peninsula
Go Grandad, Go!
Thursday 4 September, 1:30pm and 3:30pm, General Gordon Square, Woolwich SE18 6FH
Fragments Of Us, presented By Talawa, Fubunation and Sonia Hughes
Thursday 4 September, 4pm and 6:30pm, General Gordon Square, Woolwich SE18 6FH
The Weight of Water, presented By Panama Pictures
Friday 5 and Saturday 6 September, 2:30pm and 6:30pm, Birchmere Lake, Epstein Road, Thamesmead SE28 8DQ
See all events: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/rgf-25-lineup
Our Greenwich, our say! Bin collections reminder
In partnership with local residents and community groups, the council has been working to put decisionmaking directly into the hands of the community.
Last month, people in Plumstead and Glyndon, Blackheath and Charlton, as well as Middle Park and Horn Park took part in exciting Community Voting Days. Priorities were set in social and community connection, physical activity, mental health and wellbeing, built
environment, awareness and access to local support and food.
Residents and organisations came together to decide which projects should be funded to improve health and wellbeing in their areas. A total of 46 applications were submitted, and after a day of discussion, voting and celebration, 32 community-led projects were chosen for funding. Together, they will receive £31,500 to deliver real change between now and March 2026.
Your bin collection days will have changed this week following the bank holiday. We have fewer crews collecting your bins, so it may take us a little while to catch up.
We’ll share updates on our social media and WhatsApp channel if we’re running behind in your area.
If we haven’t emptied your bin as expected following the bank holiday, you don’t need to report this to us. We’ll catch up as soon as we can next week. Thank you for your understanding.
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The remains of the Royal Dockyards
Last week’s article was about the basic history of the Royal Dockyard in Deptford and I thought I should also do something about the Royal Dockyard in Woolwich - but I’ve done several articles about that in the past with quite a bit of the background history. Perhaps I should look more generally at what actual remains there are of the Royal Dockyards – things we can go and see.
In the Deptford Dockyard article I did mention some of the things left at Deptford - and I’m sure there are lots of things there that I just don’t know about. It seems we have this huge site which is still just as the archaeologists left it some years ago – please tell me if I am wrong! The one Interesting building still there is ’Olympia’. But this article is going to be about Woolwich so I’ll leave Deptford for now.
There are some remains of Woolwich dockyard which are no longer in Woolwich. I mentioned above the Olympia warehouse at Deptford and it was one of the huge roofs which were built to cover shipbuilding slips. I hope sometime to do a whole article about them, because
there’s been quite a bit written up about them in industrial history and shipbuilding journals. There were several at Woolwich and the survivors of them are those that were moved to Chatham Dockyard in the late 19th century.
One of the ones which went to Chatham has gone but there are still two very much in use there. The first was innovative 6 Slip erected at Woolwich in 1844–52 and thought to be the oldest surviving example of wide metal frame structure. It was moved in 1880 to Chatham, where it was adapted for use as a machine shop. Currently, it’s an empty, skeletal structure awaiting redevelopment. The other iron-framed slip cover at Woolwich was built in 1847–8 and
Mary Mills
was ‘wider in span, more robust and about double the price’. It was moved to Chatham in 1876 to become their main boiler shop. It’s since been restored and you can go and see it at the Mall of Chatham Dockside Outlet Shopping Centre.
Even further away from Woolwich than Chatham is Blists Hill Museum in Shropshire. That is where part of the Anchor Forge or Smithery from Woolwich Dockyard is. It was built in 1814 and designed by John Rennie –for the first industrial use of steam power for the Navy, and where the largest ironwork could be made plus the manufacture and assembly of steam engines. The centre section is now at Blists Hill Museum as part of a local ironworks exhibit. I am getting together information about how it got there and I promise I will write this all up here soon. And ‘thank you’ to those people who have already given me information. What I would really like to know is who funded it - it must have cost a lot of money to move all that stuff up to Shropshire.
So what remains on site from the Dockyard in Woolwich? Start at the Ferry Roundabout.
Going from Woolwich Ferry in the direction of Greenwich the road passes a very long wall on the right which dates from 1833. The first section of the Dockyard is on our right as the road - Woolwich Church Street - leaves the Woolwich Ferry roundabout. The oldest part of the Dockyard is on
the right and I will come back to that at the end of this article.
On our left is The Mitre pub and a path which leads steeply up to the churchyard and St Mary Magdalene church is at the top. There is a brick retaining wall apparently holding up the land between the road and the churchyard. The wall slopes down to ground level at the corner of Church Hill. Cross over the road to the Dockyard wall - on the other side of the wall is Maud Cashman Way, but it is so far below us that down there are two storey houses with roofs lower than Woolwich Church Street.
Once there must have been a continuous hillside between the church and the river – but now there is just Woolwich Church Street and empty space! The Survey of London, Woolwich volume, says that the Dockyard was originally built in a quarry and they give quite a bit of detail. So, perhaps that empty space is the earliest industrial relic of the dockyard! I must add it to my list of quarry remains along the Riverside between Greenwich and Woolwich!
Along the road is the junction with Francis Street opposite what became the main gate to the Dockyard. This is a grandish gateway with two stone piers on either side with an anchor and rope carving on them; obviously original. Once inside the gateway, on the right. are two buildings - one of them was the Guard House built in 1788, with a pleasant looking loggia and it was originally a single
storey building. Next to it is the Master Warden’s Lodgings built at around the same time. In the 1980s they were together turned into a pub called ‘The Gatehouse’. That has now gone - and I’m not going to speculate why – and they have now been converted into flats.
Once through the gates the Clockhouse Community Centre is straight ahead. It was an office block – Woolwich Dockyard never had an Admiral Superintendent! - built in the 1780s. I did a long article about it here last year.
On the riverside the granite River Wall goes all the way along the length of the Dockyard from Trinity Stairs in Warspite Street to the Ferry Approach. On the Riverside past the Clockhouse is a gun emplacement built in 1835 and a central landing place built in 1847. There’s a circular platform as a turntable for naval guns - made of course - in the Royal Arsenal. They were thus enabled to turn – but today they are pointing at the London Borough of Newham.
Nearby and also on the riverside are 19th century stepped docks of granite, built themselves on the site of earlier docks. These are the earliest extant dry docks associated with the steam navy. Modern steel caissons seal both docks, which are permanently flooded. They are, or were, used for fishing and recreation as the South-East London Aquatic Centre. I would be interested to know more
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about their current status and use.
Back in Church Street and further on from the ferry roundabout we go past the spectacular chimney and we should be very pleased that it still exists. It was probably built in the early 1840s by a specialist engineer and it vented all the flues for the
Woolwich Naval Steam Factory and in the 20th century by the Royal Arsenal Co-op Commonwealth Buildings, on site from the 1920s. It is 180 feet tall, reduced from 208 feet, and octagonal in stock brick. There are said to be underground tunnels connecting it to the River.
Even further down Church Street there is another gateway into the Dockyard site. This was the entrance to the Steam factory – to build steamships when the Navy realised that the great wooden sailing ships of Nelson’s navy needed to be replaced. The gateway was later used as the entrance to the Co-op’s
Commonwealth Buildings factory and the decoration on the gates here is thought to have been put there by the Co-op. Alongside the gate are the buildings now used by the Co-op funeral department, but which were built as the Apprentice School. I did a special article about them last year. On the other side of the gateway is what was the Police building of 1843.
Beyond them are many buildings of the steam factory which still survive, several of which were also used by the Co-op as part of Commonwealth Buildings. If you wander around this area you will see many 19th century buildings and there is a great deal of detail in the various listings documents and in the Survey of London, Woolwich. Some of them were built by Royal Engineers. One of these is the concrete Woolwich Store Warehouse, built in 1914 when the dockyard was being used as a military store depot.
Now there are three more things to look at. If we go back to the Woolwich Ferry there are a number of new blocks of flats on a site called Mast Quay – these are the flats which have recently been the subject of some publicity by Greenwich Council. This is the oldest part of the dockyard but also the part most recently used for shipbuilding. There are two Shipbuilding Slips which are now a feature of the housing estate. They are both replacements for older slips and they are probably very much older than anything else here. No 6 slip was Lengthened and straightened in 1844-6 and has been used most recently, in the 1970s, for the building of some fairly substantial ships by
Cubow – again this is a subject I have written about here last year and the works of the Cunis family here.
Now that leaves us with two more Dockyard relics although neither are particularly maritime. One of them is the old railway tunnel which goes under Church Street from Prospect Vale, near Woolwich Dockyard Station. It is now a pedestrian subway under the main road. It was built in the 1870s when the Dockyard was being used as a military store depot to connect the yard with the North Kent Line. There is also a tiny bit of line left in a completely derelict condition going from the main line towards Prospect Vale in the adventure playground.
There is another subway under Church Street going to the shops in Kingsman Parade. This was built for the residents in the –then new – Dockyard Estate and has murals by Greenwich Mural workshop supervised by the, sadly late, Steve Lobb.
The other thing is a building which is still in use but not on site – and even more surprising. This is St Bartholomew’s church in Rochester Way, Eltham, at the Well Hall roundabout. This church, by Sir George Gilbert Scott, was once down by the main gate of the Dockyard. It was rebuilt in 1932.
It’s not as it was originally because it was bombed quite badly in 1944 and restored in the 1950s. But it’s still in use – although I don’t know if it includes any reference to maritime construction.
Decorative murals on Kingsman Street subway by Steve Lobb
Covered slips in place at Dockyard since moved to Chatham
Chimney Woolwich Church Street
Blackheath High School celebrates best-ever GCSE results
34% of all Grades are at the top Grade 9 (A**), which has nearly trebled since 2019
57% are Grades 9-8 (A**-A*) with one in six students achieving straight 9-8 Grades
76% are Grades 9-7 (A**, A* and A)
92% are Grades 9-6 (A**-B)
These outstanding grades are the best-ever GCSE results in the history of the school
Thursday 21st August, LONDON: Blackheath
High School is thrilled to share the superb GCSE results achieved by its students today.
These outstanding results mark a historic milestone as the school’s highestever GCSE grades, with a significant increase in Grade 9s awarded from 2024, demonstrating the continued success of our enhanced academic focus and the positive momentum in student performance year-on-year. Over a third of pupils achieved straight As (Grades 9-7) and 15% of students achieved straight A*s (Grades 9-8), smashing the national average GCSE results.
Sciences delivered remarkable results with Physics leading at 97% Grade 9-7, followed by Chemistry at 94% and Biology at 90%, and students taking Further Mathematics also excelled with 95% Grade 9-7.
The Arts demonstrated exceptional breadth of achievement. Music achieved
impressive results with 83% Grade 9 and 100% Grade 9-8, Drama secured 89% Grade 9-7 and Art delivered 85% Grade 9-7.
Languages flourished across the curriculum, bucking the national decline in language learning. Modern Languages students earned themselves 90% Grade 9-7 in French, 83% Grade 9-7 in Mandarin and 72% Grade 9-7 in Spanish. Furthermore, our classical language students achieved 100% Grade 9-7 in Ancient Greek and 89% Grade 9-7 in Latin.
In English and Humanities, our students were awarded fantastic results with English Literature achieving 84% Grade 9-7. Religious Studies produced exceptional outcomes with 73% Grade 9-8 and an outstanding 51% earning the top Grade 9, while both Geography and History achieved 70% Grade 9-7, demonstrating strong performance across all humanities disciplines.
Particularly noteworthy is Statistics, where current Year 10 students achieved remarkable results with 30% achieving Grade 9, 70% achieving Grade 9-8, and 100% 9-6.
This performance is especially impressive as students complete this challenging GCSE a year early in just one academic year.
Our students’ success across all areas of the curriculum mirrors the upward trajectory of this year’s A-level results, with our highest ever set of A*-B results at A-level since the Covid years.
These results reflect Blackheath High School’s philosophy that academic excellence flourishes alongside rich co-curricular opportunities, developing
confident, capable young people, passionate about their own learning and prepared for future success. Our students’ personal experiences reveal how academic success, enriched by diverse opportunities, has shaped their confidence and future ambitions.
One of our students, Katerina, has achieved fourteen Grade 9s (A**) and has chosen to study Biology, Chemistry, Maths and German at A-level. Her ambition is to become a cardiothoracic surgeon, and she is aiming for a place at Cambridge to study Medicine. Her dream was fuelled not just in Biology lessons, but during an inspiring Futures talk from an alumna radiologist who spoke passionately about her flourishing career. Katerina has already lined up work experience in a hospital to gain insight into the medical field. She explains, “I am really looking forward to studying the subjects I love in more depth. My Science teachers have given me a solid foundation level to build on, and taking GCSE Further Maths and Statistics has left me feeling prepared and excited to begin my A-levels.
To see for yourself how we support girls to achieve their best, come along to our Autumn Open Morning on Saturday 27 September, our Sixth Form Open Evening on Tuesday 7 October, or visit the Senior and Sixth Form in Action Open Morning of Thursday 9 October. See our website for information and booking: www.blackheathhighschool. gdst.net/3751/open-days
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3. CONSULTATION AND COMMENTS.
A copy of the Draft Housing Assistance Policy will be available for public access and inspection
- At Woolwich Town Hall Wellington Street London SE18 6PW - On the Council's website: https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/downloads/download/1308/housing_assistance_policy
Any person wishing to comment on the proposed policy should do so in writing by 31st August 2025 addressed to The Disability and Home Improvement Service, Housing and Safer Communities, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street London SE18 6HQ or by email to dhit.-admin@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
4. DATE OF ADOPTION.
Following consideration of any comments received, the revised policy is expected to be adopted on 14th September 2025
Signed:
Jamie Carswell
Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Housing & Safer Communities Dated: 24/07/2025
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (AS AMENDED)
Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure)(England) Order 2015 Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (AS AMENDED)
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: 27/08/2025
Victoria Geoghegan
Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control
List of Press Advertisements - 27/08/2025
Publicity for Planning Applications
Applicant: Ms Daphne Graham 25/2381/F
Site Address: FLAT 14, 7 VANBRUGH PARK ROAD WEST, BLACKHEATH, SE3 7QD
Development: Replacement of existing timber framed windows with new double glazed UPVC windows at the front.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH
Applicant: Joanne Littlefair 25/2491/HD
Site Address: 24 KINLET ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3BY
Development: Replacement of windows and porch door with associated works.
Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE
Applicant: London & Quadrant 25/2492/F
Site Address: 30 & 30A CHARLTON ROAD, LONDON, SE3 8TY
Development: Replacement of existing timber and uPVC double glazed windows with new double glazed uPVC framed units. Replacement of communal entrance doors with new Composite doors, and replacement of private exit doors with new uPVC doors (Adjacent to Rectory Field Conservation Area).
Applicant: London & Quadrant 25/2564/F
Site Address: 320 & 320 A PLUMSTEAD COMMON ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2RT
Development: Replacement of existing Timber windows with new timber units to the front elevation, reinstating sash fenestration and uPVC units to the rear elevation. Replacement of Existing front entrance door with new Timber unit, and rear exit door with uPVC unit.
Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON
Applicant: Mr John Sunuwar 25/2573/HD
Site Address: 47 TYNEMOUTH ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1PH
Development: Construction of part double storey side extension and single storey rear extension with associated works.
Conservation Area: adjacent to Plumstead Common
Applicant: Mr Guszpit Wates 25/2581/HD
Site Address: 17 BRADDYLL STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9AE
Development: The replacement of the existing windows and doors with new like-for-like replacements, installation of PV to the northeast & southeast pitches of the main roof and all associated works.
Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH
Applicant: Charlotte Howard
25/2613/HD
Site Address: 4 HUMBER ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7LT
Development: Construction of a single storey side infill extension, internal alterations and all associated works.
Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK
Applicant: Rebecca Coulby 25/2637/HD
Site Address: 61 LANGTON WAY, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7TJ
Development: Construction of a ground floor rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer, with internal alterations and associated works.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH
Publicity for Listed Building Consent
Applicant: La Maritxu 25/2558/L
Site Address: 7 NELSON ROAD, LONDON, SE10 9JB
Development: Refurbishment and refitting of the ground and basement floors, including minor internal alterations at ground and basement levels to support food and beverage use, installation of one non illuminated fascia signage, one non illuminated projecting sign, installation of an A board, vinyl decal on all UPVC, general redecoration, and repairs to the existing external frontage (like-for-like materials) and associated works.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Listed Building: Grade 2
Publicity for Advertisements
Applicant: La Maritxu 25/2369/A
Site Address: 7 NELSON ROAD, LONDON, SE10 9JB
Development: Installation of one non illuminated fascia signage, one non illuminated projecting sign, installation of an A board, vinyl decal on all UPVC, general redecoration, and repairs to the existing external frontage (like-for-like materials) and associated works
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH LOCALISM ACT 2011 – ASSETS OF COMMUNITY VALUE
THE STAR OF GREENWICH, 60 OLD WOOLWICH ROAD, SE10 9NY NOTICE OF DISPOSAL
Notice is hereby given that the owner of the above property intends to dispose of their freehold interest.
The Localism Act requires that the intent to dispose of property or land that is listed as an Asset of Community Value is advertised in order to allow any community interest group to make a written request to the Council to be treated as a potential bidder.
The purpose of this notice is to alert community interest groups to the proposed disposal. Any such group that wishes to be treated as a potential bidder should submit written confirmation to community-assets@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or by writing to the address given below.
Written requests to be treated as bidders are required to be submitted within an initial six week period. The deadline for receipt of such requests is 4th September 2025.
If such a written request is made to the Council during the above period, the owner may not dispose of the Asset of Community Value, except to a community interest group, during the full six month moratorium period which will expire on 23rd February 2026, six months from the date of the notification of the owner’s disposal.
6th August 2025.
Jonathan Burt
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Notice of Planning Application
Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended)
Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (As Amended)
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (As Amended)
Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended)
Proposed Development At: Land bound by Beresford Street and Macbean Street, Woolwich, SE18 6LW
Reference Number: 25/1885/MA
Notice is hereby given that an application is being made to the Royal Borough of Greenwich By: GHL CDL Morden Limited
For Full Planning Permission in respect of:
Planning application under Section 73 for alterations to Conditions 2 (Approved Drawings), Condition 5 (BREEAM- Jetty building), Condition 21 (Final Drainage), 42 (Reserved Matters Scope), 43 (Approved Drawings and Parameter Plans), 45 (Quantum of development), 46 (Development Phasing), 74 (Detailed Drainage Scheme - Outline), 75a (Secure by design), 91 (BREEAM New Construction Standards –Outline), 97 (Biodiverse / Biosolar Green Roofs / Walls – Outline), 98 (Occupation Limit for Buildings SW4 and B02 – Outline) and 102 (Residential Car Parking – Outline) attached to planning permission Ref No 20/1730/O granted on 22 June 2022 for the following development:
"Hybrid planning application comprising outline planning permission with all matters reserved (43,475 sqm site area) and full planning permission (12,992 sqm site area). Outline permission is for the demolition of existing on-site buildings and structures (except the Southern Warehouse) and phased mixed-use redevelopment comprising: up to 1,500 residential dwellings; up to 17,311 (sqm GIA) of commercial floorspace (Class A1/A2/A3/A4/B1/B1c/B2/B8/D1/D2); and associated car and cycle parking, public realm and open space, hard and soft landscaping, highway and transport works, and associated ancillary works. Full planning permission is for the change of use of part of the Southern Warehouse from Class B1c/B2/B8to B1c/B2/B8/A3/A4; refurbishment (including mezzanines) and external alterations to part of the Southern Warehouse; change of use of the Jetty to public realm and installation on the Jetty of Gloriana Boathouse (use class D1/D2); access; landscaping and public realm works including new river wall and upgraded Thames Path."
A copy of the application and any plans and/or documents submitted with it is available for inspection by the public at https://planning. royalgreenwich.gov.uk/online-applications/ and by searching via the application reference 24/3273/F Representations to the Council about the application should be made within 30 days of the date of this notice using the above link or to the Planning Department, 5th floor, Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, Woolwich SE18 6HQ stating the full reference number above. Members of the public may obtain copies of the Non-Technical Statement, the full Environmental Statement and other associated documents as either hard or digital copies from: i) https://planning.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/online-applications/ and by searching via the application reference 25/1985/MA or ii) Hardcopies of the Environmental Statement Addendum can be requested from Aecom by contacting environmentadmins@aecom.com
Printing costs for the ES would be subject to professional printing charges.
Date: 27 August 2025 Victoria Geoghegan - Assistant DirectorPlanning and Building Control
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - Section 14(1) WILMOUNT STREET PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Transport for London who need to carry out a repair on traffic signals.
2. The Order will come into operation on 09/09/2025 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take one day. 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 Wilmount Street from the junction of Woolwich New Road to the junction of Anglesea Avenue and to reverse the one way in Anglesea Avenue. Wilmount Street will be open to two-way traffic between Woolwich New Road and Anglesea Avenue for the purposes of access.
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: 29/07/2205
INTERNAL REF - EM YG522S438 /LIC No 74326 / LA 490439 / FN 807
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) GODSTOW 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 Alexander James who need to carry out Water, power and drainage connections.
2. The Order will come into operation on 01/09/25 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take until 26/09/25 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 the various side roads of GODSTOW Road from 43 -113 on both sides.
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: 29/07/2025
INTERNAL REF - EM/ /LIC No 74290 / LA 490431 / FN - 806
Congratulations on results day
After a summer of waiting, young people across Royal Greenwich collected their A-Level, vocational and technical results last week.
Congratulations to all the students on their next steps, from university to veterinary college, apprenticeships and beyond, exciting journeys lie ahead. But we know that not everyone may have the results they hoped for.
Looking to swap your council or housing association home? Come to our Mutual Exchange event
Tenants who want to move are invited to our Mutual Exchange event on Friday 12 September. Find out how to swap your home or get advice on finding one that better suits your needs.
If you or someone you know needs advice on next steps, there is help available.
Call The National Careers Service on 0800 100 900 (8am to 10pm).
Contact your university/college directly or UCAS on 0371 468 0468 . No offer yet? You have until 20 October 2025 to apply through clearing.
This forms part of Housing Our Greenwich, and our vision to improve the quality of life and health of our residents by 2030.
Cllr Pat Slattery, Cabinet Member for Housing Management, Neighbourhoods and Homelessness, said:
“We want to do all we can to ensure tenants have the opportunity to live in a home that is right for them.
The mutual exchange scheme can be a really useful way of doing that as it puts the power in the hands of tenants themselves and allows for those vital conversations to be had. So whether you want to size up or size down, or simply prefer to live in a different area, come to our mutual exchange event in September and see what’s right for you.”
The event run by the Royal Borough of Greenwich is open to permanent council and housing association tenants in and outside the borough.
Whether you’re overcrowded, under-occupying, have a medical need, or just want a fresh start, this event can help.
Search available homes, meet council officers and partner organisations like House Exchange, and learn how you could swap your home. Mutual exchange is often the fastest way to find a more suitable place – 61 households have already moved this year.
The mutual exchange event will take place between 9:30am to 1pm on Friday 12 September at Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Street SE18 6PW.
The venue is wheelchair accessible. You can also visit houseexchange.org.uk and homeswapper.co.uk for further details and to see what properties are available to exchange both inside and outside the borough.
Councillor Adel Khaireh, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People joined celebrations at Thomas Tallis School.
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 sign up to the new housing online system to log in at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes.
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Sir Walter Raleigh Court Banning
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Lifted
Ref Number: 703960
Lord Warwick Street SE18
Bedsit Grnd Flr Flat
phone Rad C/Htg No Pkg £119.57 pw
Ref Number: 183644
Ref Number: 244799
Lansbury Court Saunders Way SE28
1 Bed 2nd Flr Flat
Lifted Entry phone
Rad C/Htg No pets/ pkg
Ref Number: 434543
Wilmount Street SE18
2 Bed 2nd Flr Flat
2 Dbl
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£132.63 pw
Ref Number: 705120
Godstow Road SE2
Bedsit 1st For Flat Unlifted Rad C/Htg Entry phone No Pkg
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Ref Number: 707140 Alabama Street SE18
1 Bed Grnd Flr
Charlton Triangle Homes
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.
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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.
is for all applicants on the housing register, including those that are in priority bands A and B1/B2.
24-hour hotline
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
