Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender - July 30th 2025 by CommunityMattersMedia

Ninja sword and weapon surrender bin installed in Thamesmead

A fourth weapon surrender bin has been installed in Royal Greenwich to help reduce knife crime.

The new surrender bin is on Hutchins Road, Thamesmead, SE28 8AT and is part of the Home Office’s national weapons surrender scheme.

The Thamesmead bin is designed to fit ‘ninja swords’, which are being banned from tomorrow (1 August). After this date, it will be illegal to possess one of these weapons and could result in up to four years in prison. Anyone can use this bin to dispose of dangerous weapons anonymously and safely without fear or prosecution. The bin is securely bolted to a concrete base with a letter box design which does not allow

people to be able to reach the contents inside.

Councillor Rachel Taggart-Ryan, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Enforcement, said: “We are really pleased to support the government’s national weapons surrender scheme, and to have another permanent weapon surrender bin installed in the borough, in collaboration with our partner organisation Word 4 Weapons, following the campaign’s success so far.

“We want everyone in the borough to be safe, and feel safer, and since the Abbey Wood, Eltham and Woolwich bins were installed in July 2024 and March 2025, they have resulted in 214 weapons being taken off our streets. This shows just how effective the bins are in helping to keep our communities safe.”

There are now four weapon surrender bins placed in:

• Abbey Wood, located near the Abbey Wood library, at the back of the Old Council Office on Eynsham Drive/ Finchdale Road, SE2.

• Hutchins Road, Thamesmead, SE28 8AT, located near to the underpass.

• Sutcliffe Park, Meadowside, Eltham SE9, located to the right of the main entrance on Eltham Road.

• Woolwich Town Centre, on Calderwood Street, at the junction with Powis Street.

You can help prevent knife crime and report information anonymously by contacting CrimeStoppers on 080 0555 111 . If you are ever in danger, or need immediate help, always call 999 .

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Pick of the Week

by Evie Fynn

This free ‘welcome day’ at Greenwich Park Learning Centre will let you explore the history and archeology of Greenwich Park. Drop in throughout the day to learn more about the most recent archaeological discoveries at Greenwich Park and uncover what objects can tell us about the people who have been here before. Uncover buried artefacts, watch and learn how finds are cleaned and processed and identify historical artefacts.

Date: 2 August

Time: Various events between 11:15 and 14:45

Location: Greenwich Park Learning Centre, Greenwich, London, SE10 8QY Price: FREE

Rhythm of Hope fundraising concert:

Experience the vibrant spirit of the Caribbean at the Rhythm of Hope Reggae and Gospel fundraising concert at Woolwich Works. This charity event is dedicated to supporting Food for the Poor (FFPJA), which is the largest charity in the Carribean. The headliners include Etana, Teejay and Rondell Positive.

Date: 10 August

Time: 19:00 - 22:30

Location: Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 St, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD Tickets: General: £35, Student and seniors: £20

Summer nature roadshows in Greenwich Park:

Summer holiday craft sessions at Charlton House:

Head to the Charlton House and Gardens for a fun-filled series of family craft sessions during the summer holidays. Taking place in the beautiful and historic surroundings of the house, each session offers children the chance to get handson with themed arts and crafts. Children can enjoy the freedom to move from one activity to the next, creating their very own masterpieces. It;s in the stunning rooms of Charlton House the Dutch room, Grand Salon, and White Room.

Date: 31 July, 7 August, 21 August and 28 August.

Time: Sessions run twice per day for two hours, at 10:00 and 14:00.

Location: Charlton House & Gardens, Charlton Road, Charlton, London, SE7 8RE

Tickets: £5 per ticket, book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-holidaycraft-sessions-at-charlton-house-tickets-1358290907669?aff=ebdsshcopyurl&u tm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utmterm=listing&utm-source=cp

This summer, Greenwich Park is offering a free drop-in activity perfect for families, nature-lovers and budding environmentalists. Solve clues on the detective trail to celebrate summer wildlife, take a closer look at nature specimens at the mini museum and get creative with wild crafts and nature inspired games.

Date: Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 August

Time: 11:00 - 15:00 both days

Location: Greenwich Park (Next to Greenwich Park Bandstand), Greenwich, London, SE10 8EJ

Tickets: Free, book here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/greenwich-park-nature-roadshowtickets-1336627812769

Greenwich LGBTQ summer social:

An afternoon of fun, music and mingling with summer vibes and a DJ spinning your favourite tunes. Meet your neighbours, other members of the community and make new friends with an LGBTQ Social at Woolwich Works.

Date: Saturday 9 August

Time: 16:00 - 19:00

Location: Courtyard, Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 St, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD Tickets: Free, no booking required

Greenwich Park Archeology Festival:

Brockley Jack is staging gay theatre next month, from Larry Grayson’s Story to the modern queer ‘situationship’

The Brockley Jack Studio theatre will be showcasing two plays this August that explores modern queer love before retelling the life story of one of Britain most well-known and muchloved gay comedians of the 1970s and ‘80s, writes Michael Holland...

LIGHTBULBS - AUGUST 19-23

Lightbulbs is a gentle, flickering love story about the modern queer ‘situationship’ by new London theatre company, Woodhouse&Roderick.

It is an absurdist play by Heather Woodhouse and TJ Roderick that explores modern-day queer relationships through the interactions between two young gay men, Oran and Ezekiel.

Oran struggles with commitment and overthinking, while Ezekiel takes on a more mature role in the relationship. The episodic structure of the play tracks the different stages of their ‘situation-ship,’ blending personal experiences with fictional elements. The inclusion of verbatim texts adds authenticity to the dialogue, creating a humorous and introspective exploration of the complexities of modern relationships within the LGBTQ+ community.

This show celebrates and portrays queer love stories, offering a reminder of the diversity and beauty within the LGBTQ+ community. Through exploring themes of masculine vulnerability and neurodivergence, it sheds light on the complexities of modern queer relationships. The show also delves into the impact of shifting identity politics on queer love, highlighting the intertwining of personal and political experiences.

Woodhouse&Roderick (the company) are an up-and-coming theatre duo who work with a large variety of artists. They strive to platform working-class creatives and LGBTQIA+ performers through their theatre work.

The Cast: Oran: Reuben Oladehin and Ezekiel: Max Burns.

Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH. Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23 August 2025 at 7.30pm. Tickets: £15, £13 concessions (suitable for 16+)

Booking and full details: www.brockleyjack.co.uk

WHAT A GAY DAY!AUGUST 26-30

Larry Grayson, one of the country’s best-loved light entertainers, is back from The Other Side (no, not ITV) to tell the story of his extraordinary life. Larry was the camp stand-up who, with his innuendo-laden tales, told stories of friends like Everard and Slack Alice.

In this fusion of autobiographical reminiscing and stand-up written by Tim Connery, Larry reveals all. From his birth in 1923 to an unmarried mother at a time when such things brought nothing but shame, to his fostering by a hard-working miner and his family, Larry maintained an incredible drive to become a variety star at a time when variety was dying.

Drag artist, comedian, song-and-dance man, Larry did it all, but he was consigned to showbusiness oblivion by an early TV appearance. No one, least of all Larry, expected him to become a major light entertainment star later in life, with his shows watched by over 20 million people on Saturday nights in the 1970s and 1980s.

A gay man at a time when homosexuality was illegal, he was marginalised by his own sexuality, but was also bizarrely targeted by the Gay Liberation Front for not being what they wanted to promote. The camp comic who paved the way for so many others, he is now in danger of being forgotten. So spend an evening with Larry, his hilarious friends, his anecdotes and catchphrases, and the humour of the decades he lived though, and find out what he did in the Rolls Royce that he could not drive. Luke Adamson plays Larry Grayson in this Bridge House Theatre production.

Director Alex Donald says: ‘Larry Grayson lived a life filled with incident and character. If we put everything on stage the show would last for ever and Luke, magnificent as he is, would never forgive me. I’ll be at the bar after the show, so if you want to chat more about Larry, come over and I’ll give you something meaty.’

Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH from 26th - 30th August.

Admission: £17, £15 concessions.

80 minutes, no interval.

Booking and full details: www.brockleyjack.co.uk

What a Gay Day!

 Lightbulbs

Pet corn snake mistaken for a python rescued from Greenwich chippy

The RSPCA rescued a pet corn snake that was mistaken for a python from a Greenwich fish and chip shop earlier this month, writes Abigail Finney...

The chippy was visited by a slithering serpent on the run from home on Wednesday, July 9. The takeaway staff was shocked to find the snake and contained it in the back of the shop before calling RSPCA for help.

“They’d described him as a python, but he was actually a juvenile corn snake, a non-venomous species that is often kept as a pet,” RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer Adam Tasker said.

Once Tasker saw that there were flats above the shop, he guessed that the snake was simply a pet on a field trip on the look for a snack. In hopes of finding the owner, he

posted a lost and found poster.

“By the next day, we had a response from a concerned owner whose son had lost their snake a couple of weeks before,” Tasker said. “After asking them a few questions about the size and markings of their snake, I was very happy that this matched the description of the rescued reptile. Having feared the worst, the snake’s owner was over the moon that he had been found.”

The scaly explorer was returned home safely and the family was given advice on how to prevent future adventures.

“If anyone finds a snake they believe is non-native the RSPCA’s advice is to keep a safe distance, monitor the snake and visit the charity’s website for advice on what to do,” Tasker said.

This incident is just a part of RSPCA’s brace for a surge in reports.

Snake incidents reported to the RSPCA peak in the warmer months of July, August and September. Last year, there were 383 during that period alone, an 18% rise compared to 2023 (323 incidents). In the face of this upward trend, the RSPCA fears totals for this summer could rise again.

RSPCA appeal to trace man in connection with dog incident on the peninsula

The RSPCA is appealing for information following an incident in which a German Shepherd was seen being grabbed by the neck and restrained on the Greenwich Peninsula on June 30, writes Abigail Finney...

The incident

9:00 am June

“We are

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use his full body weight to restrain the dog and had his hands round the dog’s neck.”

As part of their enquiries, the RSPCA wants to trace a man seen in the vicinity at the time, who may be able to help them with their investigation.

The man was described to be a white man with dark hair wearing a white tee shirt and red shorts.

“We’re concerned for the dog’s welfare and we’re urging anyone with relevant information to contact the RSPCA inspectorate appeal line on 0300 123 8018 and quote incident number 01562293,” Mearns said.

RSPCA encourages the individual or anyone with further information to contact them immediately.

“Many of the snakes the RSPCA’s officers are called to collect are thought to be escaped pets,” RSPCA senior scientific officer Evie Button said. “Others turn out to be an iconic part of Britain’s wildlife - native snakes such as grass snakes and adders that have been misidentified as stray exotic pets.”

RSPCA also deals with a lot of snakes that are abandoned by their owners. It seems that a lot of people don’t understand the commitment that comes with owning a snake, ending in people leaving them behind or releasing them.

Most exotic animals kept as pets are unlikely to be able to survive in the wild in Britain and non-native species could pose a serious threat to our native wildlife. It is illegal to release, or to allow to escape, any species that are not normally native to the UK.

The warm weather makes snakes more active and RSPCA encourages owners to be more diligent in closing enclosure and caring for their pets.

For more information on what to consider before adopting a snake, visit the RSPCA’s website: www.rspca.org. uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/other.

Woolwich

and Catford in London’s top

20 crime hotspots to get police boost

Woolwich Town Centre plus Catford and Lewisham High Street have been named by the Met Police in the top 20 town centres experiencing the biggest challenge with anti-social behaviour, theft and street crime, writes Evie Flynn

The named streets and communities will see an enhanced police presence this summer to reduce theft, burglary, robbery, ASB and retail crime in the capital.

Over the summer months, London welcomes five million additional visitors during peak tourist season so crime rates typically increase.

Woolwich Town Centre plus Catford and Lewisham High Street has been named as a ‘tier 1’ hotspot, alongside the follow locations:

- Barking Town Centre

- Brixton Town Centre

- Camden

- Croydon Town Centre

- Ealing Town Centre

- Elephant and Castle

- Finsbury Park

- Ilford Town Centre

- Kingston Town Centre

- Romford Town Centre

- Seven Sisters

- Shepherds Bush Green

- Shoreditch Town Centre

- Silver Street

- Stratford

- Walthamstow

- West End - Whitechapel

These top 20 locations make up a small percentage of London overall but account for almost 10 per cent of knife crime, 24 per cent of theft from the person offences and 6 per cent of all ASB calls.

The hotspot areas can expect to see increased police patrols, plainclothed operations and officers will target wanted and prolific offenders seeking long sentences and Criminal Behaviour Orders.

This also forms part of the Home Office’s national Safer Streets Summer Initiative running from 30 June until the end of September 2025, which will see officers in London focusing on reducing town centre criminality including shop theft, street crime and anti-social behaviour.

Deputy Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police, Matt Jukes, said:

“We’re arresting 1,000 more criminals each month, neighbourhood crime is down 19 per cent and we’ve solved 163 per cent more shoplifting cases this year.

“In 32 of the hardest hit areas, we’re working with the community, councils, businesses and partners, to focus our resources and bear down on prolific offenders and gangs who blight too many neighbourhoods across the capital.”

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30 on Cutter Lane, outside Gather Gym near the Thames Clipper Pier and was reported to the Metropolitan police.

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dog was grabbed by the neck and held down for 30 seconds,” Animal Rescue Officer Portia Mearns, who is leading the investigation, said. “A

Greenwich to crack down on dumped Lime bikes with new parking bays

Greenwich Council have signed a deal with e-bike operators, Lime, to introduce dockless parking bays on a one-year trial to combat the unsafe dumping of bikes, writes Evie Flynn

This will introduce dockless e-bike parking bays as part of a one-year trial exclusively around Greenwich town centre at first.

The agreement, which has come after discussions with Transport for London (TfL) and other boroughs, comes two years after plans to regulate the e-bikes were initially announced.

Lime will pay the council £30,000 plus an annual £170 fee per parking bay, which is estimated to be

another £30,000 annually. There will be no cost to the council.

Lime first started operating in Greenwich in 2022, but they have

operated of a “free floating” basis where users have been able to end their ride anywhere.

Greenwich Council first announced

Consultation on Sustainable Streets proposals in Thamesmead and Woolwich

Thamesmead West or Woolwich residents can express their thoughts on the Sustainable Street proposals that are underway, writes Abigail Finney...

A few key points of the proposal are car club facilities, cycle storage hangars and dockless cycle bays, electric vehicle (EV) charge points and permit parking and pay and display bays.

“The Royal Borough of Greenwich is one of the fastest-growing boroughs in London,” Councillor Averil Lekau, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Sustainability and Transport, said. “With more new development than ever before we need to make sure that our streets work for everyone, as well as responding to the climate emergency.”

There were more than 3,000 responses from residents and businesses to the council’s initial survey in February 2025, which called for feedback on local traffic and parking issues in each area, and what they thought would make their street more sustainable.

The information gathered has been used to inform the designs of what a sustainable street could look like in each of the six areas.

“If introduced, Sustainable Streets will prioritise residents and businesses

to help travel in cleaner and greener ways, while making parking more accessible,” Lekau said. “Improving the borough’s infrastructure is key to addressing those points, and installing more electric vehicle charging points will help residents switch to more sustainable vehicles.”

Feedback on the proposed designs, as well as parking surveys and feedback from the emergency services, will help develop and refine the proposals.

There will be a further stage of statutory consultation where you can formally support or object to the proposals. A final decision will then be referred to the Council’s Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Environment and Transport, Cllr Averil Lekau, to decide if the schemes should be implemented or not.

You can offer feedback by going online, visiting a participating library, or coming to a feedback event, by midnight on Aug. 22. There will also be several community events that will serve as an opportunity for thoughts on the proposals.

backed a motion threatening to ban Lime from the borough.

Many bikes that are dumped have been deliberately damaged to allow users to ride without paying, leading to the clicking sound as they run without power.

The government has announced plans for regulation, however, these are not expected to be adopted within the next two years. Boroughs currently have very limited powers to regulate operators or take action to remove bikes that are causing issues.

Neighbouring Lewisham signed a similar deal to this in 2023 and Southwark Council have deals in place with Lime and Forest, but these do not include dedicated parking bays.

Greenwich Council has said operating e-bikes fits in with their green mission and ties in with their commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030.

plans to sign a dockless parking deal with Lime in 2023. However, no progress was made with the dumped bikes in unsafe locations and in January this year, councillors

Forty per cent of households in Greenwich do not own a car and many areas have poor accessibility to public transport, so the agreement allows locals in Greenwich to access the e-bikes in a safer way.

New campaign to stop children drowning in the Thames

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has launched a new campaign to prevent the avoidable deaths of children during the school holidays, writes Evie Flynn

At the centre is an awareness film highlighting the hidden dangers of the River Thames, titled “stay back, stay out, stay safe.”

The film was designed to warn children and their parents in time for World Drowning Prevention Day last Friday 25 July.

The Thames is a tidal river and can flow at 5mph, which is extremely strong and quicker than Olympians, with Michael Phelps swimming at 4.5mph.

So far this year, the RNLI has already responded to around 1,250 call outs across the Thames.

Incidents where people enter the water and face difficulty often occur in the warmer months when the water can appear calm and inviting. However, there are three times as many accidental drownings across the UK on days with extreme heat, compared to a typical summer day.

Underneath the surface of the river, the currents are strong, the temperatures are dangerously low, and the riverbed and foreshore is unpredictable with sudden changes in depth.

The film displays the risks when young people play, swim or paddle too close to the edge of the river.

The campaign launches as schools break up for summer holidays, when young people are more likely to be unsupervised.

The water safety lead at the RNLI, Guy Addington says: “‘If you accidentally end up in the water, remember to Float to Live. Tilt your head back, with your ears submerged. Relax and try to breathe normally. Move your hands and legs to help you stay afloat if you need to.”

For more information about the campaign, visit: visit www.pla.co.uk/ summer-2025-water-safety-campaign

Choose a Screen-Free Camp for Kids

There are many details parents check when choosing a holiday camp for their kids and ‘screenfree’ is now becoming an important quality. Smartphones are carried everywhere these days by children and screen-based learning has become commonplace. The Strings Club founder Amy Cunningham is proud to say “we are screen-free”!

“Our camps provide fun-packed days filled with music making and interactive fun. The addictive nature of phones and the distraction of screens takes away from a child’s ability to fully immerse themselves in our wonderful timetable of bespoke activities and opportunities to make new friends and connect with our fantastic staff.”

“We want kids to be kids and parents tell us they are are relieved to know there is no screen time at The Strings Club.”

Smartphones weren’t designed with kids in mind – but they’ve reshaped childhood almost overnight. In the UK, a quarter of children aged 5 to 7 own a smartphone. On average, kids get their first smartphone aged nine!

Instead of growing up slowly, children are being pulled into a digital world built to keep them hooked. Smartphones impact kids’ development, mental health and relationships.

We spoke with Daisy Greenwell, co-founder and director of the parent-led movement Smartphone Free Childhood, about why screen-free camps are important.

Founded in February 2024, Smartphone Free Childhood is now a community of over 350,000 parents working together to stand up for healthier, happier childhoods.

They’ve made it their mission to provide solidarity, support and solutions to parents who are struggling with what’s become one of the defining parenting challenges of our time. And they’re using the voice of the SFC community to push for more support from the government in the battle to reclaim childhood from Big Tech’s addictive algorithms.

Daisy, why is it important for holiday camps to be screen-free and smartphone-free?

“Screen-free camps give children real connection, real play, and the chance to be completely absorbed

in the moment. Childhood is meant to be noisy, creative and full of movement – and a screen-free setting gives kids the freedom to do exactly that.”

What are the benefits to children at a screen-free camp?

“When children are away from screens – especially smartphones – they come alive in different ways. They become more collaborative, imaginative, and present. They learn how to solve problems, navigate friendships, and build confidence without a filter or a feed. And that’s not just good for their brains – it’s good for their hearts, too.”

What peace of mind does a screenfree guarantee give parents?

“For parents, knowing their child is at a smartphone-free camp brings huge peace of mind. They know their child isn’t being pulled into addictive algorithms, exposed to inappropriate content, or stuck on the sidelines of real life. Instead, they’re safe, engaged, and immersed in something meaningful.”

Sign up for a joyful, interactive and screen-free summer camp today with The Strings Club. Taking place at James Wolfe Primary (SE10 9LA) and All Saints School (SE3 0TX).

https://www.thestringsclub.org/

Visit the Smartphone Free Childhood website to join your local parent group, sign their parent pact and find loads of helpful resources! Parent power!

At The Heart Of The Community NEWS FROM CHARLTON ATHLETIC COMMUNITY

CACT celebrate Hawksmoor Youth Hub relaunch

Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) were proud to welcome a range of special guests to the Hawksmoor Youth Hub in Thamesmead as part of a celebration of the recent transformation the building has undergone. The Youth Hub underwent a major renovation last year to modernise the facility, which has allowed it to better meet the needs of local young people.

Young Greenwich is the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s universal youth service, which has been delivered by CACT since 2012. The delivery operates across four main youth hubs, including Hawksmoor. Originally built in the 1980s, the Hawksmoor Youth Hub had started to show its age. While structurally sound, the interior had become dated and no longer reflected the needs of its users. In early 2024, an extensive refurbishment programme aimed at modernising the building and improving its layout began. The transformation was supported by the Royal Borough of Greenwich and was completed over the course of several months; it involved major improvements throughout the facility.

Key updates included the renovation of the kitchen and toilets, the removal of a spiral staircase to create a dedicated games room, the conversion of a former storage room into a music room and

the installation of security doors and a security fence to make the outdoor garden area safer and more secure. New windows, electrical wiring, fire safety systems and an air conditioning system were also installed.

Head of Youth Services Jeannette Harrison said: “We celebrated the Hawksmoor Youth Hub relaunch after its major renovations which were completed last year. We’ve welcomed councillors, partners, families and young people and the event was to show the impact the building is having now, compared to what it was before. We’ve been able to show how much better we can use it now and what services we can deliver to young people and families following the renovations.

“The building was not particularly fit for purpose prior to the renovation and every day different issues

seemed to arise. Now, it’s fully operational and a nice place to be.”

Hawksmoor Unit Manager Claire Hallinan added: “It was a long road to get to this stage. Royal Borough of Greenwich offered us money to support the renovations a long while ago and we first had major jobs done, such as re-wiring the building and installing new fire alarms. The Met Police also supported us by investing in a new front door which is a security-friendly double door. They also gave recommendations to the council about how the security of the building could be improved. The council took up these recommendations and spent money on installing a new fence, adding CCTV and renovating the building so that there’s more space for people to use it.”

Visit https://www.young-greenwich.org. uk/ to learn more about how to take part in the activities at one of our youth hubs

Joe Reeves MP - pioneer of the postwar local co-operative movement

This month is the 80th anniversary of the 1945 General Election - the election at which demobbed servicemen elected a Labour government rather than war leader, Winston Churchill.

What is now the Royal Borough of Greenwich were then the Metropolitan Boroughs of Greenwich and Woolwich, and there were three Parliamentary seats. In 1945 Woolwich West was won by councillor, engineer, Henry Berry; Woolwich East reelected bricklayers’ trade union leader, Ernest Hicks; and Greenwich elected Joe Reeves – and it’s Joe I’m going to write about today,

Joe was not the first Labour MP for Greenwich, there had been brief Labour wins in 1923 and 1929, but in most of the pre-war period time the seat was held by a Tory - Sir George Hume – an electrical engineer who had been prominent on the London County Council. Joe had been Education Secretary for the Royal Arsenal Co-op and was well known throughout the area – he was an energetic left winger with many interests, as we will see.

He was very much a South Londoner, having been born in Camberwell. He is said to have been born in poverty but his father was a compositor – a printworker who made up the trays of metal letters to be printed. (My dad was a Paper Worker’s Union activist so I know all about compositors!).

He left school at 13 – most children then, like my dad and his brothers left at 11 – and became an apprentice sign writer. He later set up his own business, and described himself in 1911 as ‘a writer’. When the Great War came he was a conscientious

objector. He is said to have founded the Labour Party branch in Camberwell and he was a member and lecturer for the Independent Labour Party. In 1918 he was working as a bookkeeper in charge of the Principal Foreman’s office at Woolwich Arsenal.

In the early 1920s he was elected to Deptford Council, which implies that he was living in Deptford. He was later appointed as an Alderman for Deptford, in which role he continued for the next 30 years, even after he had been elected to Parliament for Greenwich. This would be very much frowned on today and shows how standards have changed over the last 100 years.

Whatever his education actually consisted of, by 1918 he was a confident and articulate speaker and writer capable of putting together coherent and well argued books and articles. He said that he believed that the ‘dynamic of education must be .... to service the community’. He had a busy life with involvement in a huge range of causes and organisations and I can do no more here than mention just a few of them.

He was appointed as Education Secretary of the Royal Arsenal Cooperative Society in 1918. From the start RACS had seen education as part of its remit. Co-operation was to do more than just selling groceries to the new armies of industrial workers. Recently working on my biography of George Livesey I’ve read

about the temperance movement in South London. I’ve also discovered E.O. Greening – and his message “what do we want? ... good music, the love of flowers, the appreciation of the domestic arts, the practice of athletics, the desire for culture, association in employment”. The workers in this new industrial society could improve their lives and should have the opportunities for which education was necessary. In 1879 RACS had opened the first library in Woolwich and social groups were encouraged - there were Comrade Circles for young people and the Women’s Co-operative Guilds. Soon an extended Education Department was based in an old Baptist Chapel in Parsons Hill , Woolwich – since swept away when the South Circular was extended over the site.

At RACS Joe was involved in its many training programmes and furthered various social and political organisations which RACS was involved in. Throughout his employment with them Joe published books and leaflets on a variety of subjects and always with a background of co-operation.

Perhaps one of the most successful and certainly one of the longest lasting of his works was the setting up in 1921 of a youth organisation. This originated as early as 1921 with an organisation called Kibo Kift, set up to provide an alternative to the militaristic ideas of the scouts and guides. Initially in Peckham but

subsequently in other areas, Joe set up what was to become the Woodcraft Folk - still with us and expanding.

Today Shornells is a Community Hospice in Abbey Wood which was built on the site of a big house.

On their Facebook page is a story from a few weeks ago about a commemorative plaque telling how the original grand house was bought by RACS and used as a residential training and education centre. The opening event was held on 25th September 1920 and I am most impressed that the first speaker was playwright George Bernard Shaw and that he was supported by other speakers of similar eminence and quality.

Joe was to continue his work for RACS until 1939. In a remarkable career he promoted education through the vast network of shops and ancillary services. He was very involved in contemporary discussions on the role of co-operative societies in a wider political framework, writing numerous books and articles.

When he resigned from RACS it was to work as secretary to the Workers Film Association - an organisation which was intended to promote the educational use of films – then still rather new tech. Sadly the organisation barely survived the Second World War and I do not know if it had links to the more successful documentary film makers - people who must have shared

Mary Mills

 Joe Reeves MP

Joe’s aspirations and ideas.

In 1922 he founded the Workers Travel Association, which arranged travel overseas for the Labour Movement. Personally he travelled widely, visiting Russia four times between 1927 and 1961. Later, as a Member of Parliament, he was involved in the World Parliament Association, which allowed him to visit many European cities and as a member of delegations to the West Indies and Finland.

He had stood for Parliament in the 1931 General Election in Woolwich West (now Eltham). In 1935 he was adopted as candidate for Greenwich, losing by 2000 votes to the Tory sitting member, George Hume. Post war in 1945 Hume had retired and died soon after the election.

Reeves won the seat with a comfortable 10,000 majority. The financial backing for his candidacy was provided by RACS.

He was never to achieve office in the new Government but continued to be involved in an astonishing number of organisations. He was a Vice President of the Ethical Union, a member of the Rationalist Press Association’s board, in the early 1950s, he convened The Parliamentary Committee for a Humanist Group in Parliament, and in 1965 he set up the Humanist Parliamentary

Group. To name just a few!

He remained close to both the Cooperative Movement and the Labour Party, taking up the RACS seat on Labour’s National Executive Committee. In Parliament he supported and spoke on many causes - it would take a lot more space than I have here to do more than mention just a couple.

A major triumph for him was through his support for cremation as an alternative to burial. He was chairman of the Cremation Society, a director of the London Cremation Company, and President of the International Cremation Federation. Without Reeves’s involvement the regulatory 1952 Cremation Act would never been introduced to Parliament.

Most notably in 1953 he won a place in the Private Members’ ballot and agreed to introduce an Abortion Bill, designed to clarify the situation regarding abortions in the interest of the mother’s health. Unfortunately filibustering by Roman Catholic MPs left him with little time, and his measure was easily talked out.

He did not seek re-election in 1959 and the Greenwich seat was won by Richard Marsh. Joe seems to have retired to the seaside with his second wife. He died ten years later

in 1969 in Eastbourne.

So, how to sum up the life of this enormously energetic man? I moved to Greenwich in 1969 and I have never heard anybody in the local Labour movement mention him.

In the early 1970s Janet and I put on an exhibition about local Labour history at Charlton House. Lots of ex-councillors came along but I don’t remember anybody mentioning Joe Reeves.

My recent work on the Road Arsenal Cooperative Society has led me to try find out more about him. I started off with the local papers looking for an local obituary - but nothing at all to remember this man who’d been Member of Parliament for the area for 14 years. And this was someone who spent much of his life preaching community involvement in politics!

How could he disappear quite so fundamentally? This is a question we should well ask. I think that people remember their local councillors a lot better than they do ex MPS.

If I went round Greenwich now asking the over 80s about the local Council I would soon find someone telling me about how Len Squirrel was wronged in 1962 – but no mention at all of Joe Reeves!

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - Section 14(1) BRAMBLEBURY ROAD INTENT OF 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 BT /Openreach who need to carry out ROAD CLOSURE REQUIRED FOR SAFE ACCESS TO POLE REPLACEMENT.

2. The Order will come into operation on 11/08/2025 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 BRAMBLEBURY ROAD OUTSIDE 22 BRAMBLEBURY ROAD PLUMSTEAD SE18 7TF, or banning of turning movements.

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 beindicated 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 Directorateof Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 27/01/2025 13:53

INTERNAL REF - LA/ 487620 / FN 779 /LIC No 73747 / BC008WFPD0J3S02SB-01

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) BATHWAY PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE

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

2. The Order will come into operation on 15/08/2025 (22/08/2025) 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.

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.

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 (ORDER)

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

2. The Order will come into operation on 04/08/2025 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take four days until 07/08/2025. 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 and from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) PLUMSTEAD ROAD BUS LANE AT THE JUNCTION OF VILLAS ROAD. The adjacent cycle lane will also be closed and cyclists will be diverted through the bus lane.

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.

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 24/06/2025 INTERNAL REF - EM/ MU091SLD00081419932-0020-02 /LIC

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) CHANCELOT ROAD PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

2. The Order will come into operation on 04/08/2025 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take place until 08/08/2025. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

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

27/05/2025

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) PLUMSTEAD ROAD PLANNED CYCLE LANE AND BUS LANE CLOSURE (ORDER)

 Plaque at Shornells Hospice

NORTH CAR PARK

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich on 30 July 2025 made the above-mentioned Order under sections 35, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The Order will come into force on 6 August 2025.

2. The general effect of the Order will be to:

(a) provide and regulate Morris North (off-street) car park that will operate at all times, comprising resident permit parking bays, electric vehicle recharging point parking bays and disabled resident parking bays, with waiting prohibited in all areas not within the parking bays at all times;

(b) provide for the issue of permits for use in, and other terms and conditions of use of the above off-street parking place. The charges for permits will be as follows: (1) residents’ permits: £57.00 per annum; (2) electric vehicle recharging point permits: £57.00 per annum; (3) Disabled Residents’ Permit, Carers’ Permit and contractors permit: free of charge; (c) provide that the permits referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above will be available to residents of Terry Court, Hadwen Apartments, Nevill Tower and Coe House and will be limited to a combined maximum of one residents permit, disabled residents permit or electric vehicle recharging point permit per household; and (d) introduce provisions to allow for the introduction of on-street electric vehicle recharging point bays (note: no on-street bays are included in these proposals).

3. Further information about the Order may be obtained by telephoning Housing Services on 020 7167 1796 or online at www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/parking-morris-north-car-park

4. The Order and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Order are available for inspection during normal office hours until the end of six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, at Housing Services, Royal Borough of Greenwich, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ or online at www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/parking-morris-north-car-park.

5. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Order or of any of the provisions contained therein on the grounds that they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any requirement of that Act or of any instrument made under that Act has not been complied with, that person may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, apply for that purpose to the High Court.

Assistant Director – Transport, Communities, Environment and Central The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 30 July 2025

Notice under Section 4 of the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 Date 30/07/2025

1. PROPOSED HOUSING ASSISTANCE POLICY.

In accordance with Section 4 of the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (“the Order”), the Royal Borough of Greenwich HEREBY gives notice of its intention to introduce a revised Housing Assistance Policy under Article 3 of the Order.

The proposed policy will set out the circumstances in which the authority will provide assistance (including financial assistance) for the repair improvement or adaptation of housing in the borough.

2. NATURE OF ASSISTANCE.

The proposed policy includes but is not limited to:

- Discretionary Disabled Facilities Grants and Loans for people with disabilities

- Home repair or improvement loans/grants for vulnerable households

- Handyperson Service for minor adaptations and repairs

- Support for empty homes to bring them back into use

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

KATHLEEN AGNESS ANNE STORM Deceased

Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 anyone hav ng a c aim against or an nterest in the Estate of the deceased, ate of 5 Manor Way London SE3 9EF, who d ed on 01/11/2024 must send written par ticulars to the address below by 01/10/2025 after wh ch date the Estate wi l be d str buted hav ng regard on y to cla ms and nterests noti ied Angela Shaw c/o Grant Saw Sol c tors LLP, Grant Saw House 8 Tranqui Passage, B ackheath V l age SE3 0BJ Ref AS/SS734/3/STORM

PETER JOHN FAIRCLOTH Deceased

Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 anyone hav ng a c aim against or an nterest in the Estate o the deceased, ate o 14 Nectar ne Way London SE13 7LX who died on 07/02/2025 must send wr tten part culars to the address below by 01/10/2025, after wh

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1), 22C & 22D

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – VALLEY STADIUM AREA (ATTRO)

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make an Order for a purpose relating to public safety to avoid danger or damage connected with terrorism under Section 14(1) by virtue of sections 22C and 22D of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. The effect of the Order will be to temporarily prohibit all vehicles and pedestrians, as required, from entering, exiting or proceeding in the roads (including footpaths, footways, cycle routes, byways and roads other than those for which a given traffic authority is responsible) during specified times or as required on event days, when intelligence dictates or the threat level is sufficient to require additional restrictions upon traffic movements (For football or other sporting events these closures will be 2 hours in advance of the published start time and ending 1 hour after conclusion of said event (or when safe to do so), at the locations listed below:

(a) Delafield Road from the east side of its junction with Swallowfield Road (outside no. 77 Delafield Road) to its junction with Charlton Church Lane.

(b) Charlton Church Lane from its junction with A206 Woolwich Road to the north side of its junction with Nadine Street (outside no. 85 Charlton Church Lane)

(d) Valley Grove

(e) Harvey Gardens from its junction with Floyd Road/Ransom Road to its junction with Charlton Lane (through section adjacent to The Valley Football Stadium only)

(f) Charlton Lane from the north side of its junction with Harvey Gardens (outside no. 94 Charlton Lane) to the south side of its junction with Lansdowne Mews (outside No.148a Charlton Lane)

3. The above prohibitions will only apply to such times and such extent as shall be indicated by the placing or covering of appropriate traffic signs and physical measures and alternative routes will be directed by traffic signs or as directed by a Police Constable or appropriately ‘designated person’ or ‘authorised agent’ acting on behalf of a Police Constable.

4. The above prohibitions will not apply to vehicles or pedestrians allowed at the discretion of a Police Constable or appropriately ‘designated person’ or ‘authorised agent’ acting on behalf of a Police Constable.

5. The Order would come into force on Thursday 7th August 2025 and will remain in force for up to 18 months.

6. Queries concerning these works should be directed to traffic-orders@royalgreenwich.gov.uk quoting reference 25-07 Valley Stadium.

Assistant Director, Transport, Communities, Environment and Central, Royal Borough of Greenwich Dated 30th July 2025

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – PETTMAN CRESCENT

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make an Order to facilitate critical safety bridge deck works under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. The effect of the Order will be to temporarily:

(a) suspend one-way traffic flow (north-eastbound) in Pettman Crescent, north-eastbound carriageway, from its junction with Plumstead Road (A206) to its junction with Western Way (A2016).

(b) suspend one-way traffic flow (south-westbound) in Orchard Road from its junction with Plumstead High Street to its junction with Griffin Road.

(c) introduce one-way traffic flow (north-eastbound) in Orchard Road from its junction with Griffin Road to its junction with Plumstead High Street.

(d) introduce a banned left turn from Plumstead Common Road to Orchard Road.

(e) introduce a banned left turn from the Pettman Crescent Slip Road (between Pettman Crescent north-eastbound and southbound carriageways) to Pettman Crescent north-eastbound carriageway.

(f) prohibit all vehicles (except for business and residential access and where marshals have granted access) from entering into, exiting from, proceeding in, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) in Pettman Crescent, southbound carriageway from its junction with Western Way (A2016) to its junction with Plumstead High Street.

(g) prohibit all vehicles (except for business and residential access and where marshals have granted access) from entering into, exiting from, proceeding in, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) in Nathan Way, westbound carriageway from its junction with Pettman Crescent, southbound carriageway for a distance of 21.5 metres in an easterly direction.

(h) suspend the pedestrian crossing on Plumstead Road (A206) at its junction with Lenton Street.

(i) suspend the pedestrian crossing on Western Way (A2016) northbound carriageway, at its junction with Pettman Crescent, northeastbound carriageway.

(j) Introduce a no entry from Pettman Crescent into Plumstead Road (A206) slip road adjacent to existing Plumstead Road Bus Lane.

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

4. Alternative routes for diverted pedestrians would be available and indicated by local signage via the footway adjacent to Pettman Crescent, southbound carriageway at its junction with Nathan Way to the footway on Western Way (A2016) adjacent to property No. 1 Goldfinch Road.

5. Alternative routes for diverted vehicles would be available and indicated by local signage:

(a) For eastbound traffic via South Circular Road (A205), Nightingale Place, Plumstead Common Road, The Slade, Kings Highway, Wickham Lane (A209) and Plumstead High Street.

(b) For eastbound traffic via Western Way (A2016), Pettman Crescent north-eastbound carriageway (between Plumstead Road (A206) and Western Way (A2016)), Plumstead Road (A206), Burrage Road, Plumstead Common Road, The Slade, Kings Highway, Wickham Lane (A209) and Plumstead High Street.

(c) For eastbound traffic via Nathan way, the Pettman Crescent Slip Road (between Pettman Crescent north-eastbound and southbound carriageways), Pettman Crescent north-eastbound carriageway (between Plumstead Road (A206) and Western Way (A2016)), Plumstead Road (A206), Burrage Road, Plumstead Common Road, The Slade, Kings Highway, Wickham Lane (A209) and Plumstead High Street.

(d) For westbound traffic via Plumstead High Street, Lakedale Road, Conway Road and Griffin Road.

6. Whilst the closures are in operation, vehicular access to residential and business properties affected by these works would be maintained wherever possible subject to the extent and operations of the works.

7. Whilst the closures are in operation the following locations will temporarily be controlled by:

(a) 4-way traffic lights on Plumstead Road (A206), eastbound carriageway at a point 68.5 metres west of its junction with Pettman Crescent north-eastbound carriageway, on Pettman Crescent north-eastbound carriageway at its junction with Plumstead Road (A206), on Lenton Street at its junction with Plumstead Road (A206) westbound carriageway, and on Plumstead Road (A206), westbound carriageway at its junction with Pettman Crescent north-eastbound carriageway.

(b) 3-way traffic lights on Pettman Crescent, north-eastbound carriageway at a point 41 metres south-west of its junction with the Pettman Crescent Slip Road (between Pettman Crescent north-eastbound and southbound carriageways), on the Pettman Crescent Slip Road (between Pettman Crescent north-eastbound and southbound carriageways) at its junction with Pettman Crescent north-eastbound carriageway, and on Pettman Crescent, north-eastbound carriageway at its north-eastern junction with the Pettman Crescent Slip Road (between Pettman Crescent north-eastbound and southbound carriageways).

(c) 2-way traffic lights on Pettman Crescent, north-eastbound carriageway at its junction with Western Way (A2016), and on Western Way (A2016) at its junction with Pettman Crescent north-eastbound carriageway.

(d) 2-way signalled controlled pedestrian crossing on Plumstead Road (A206) at its junction with Pettman Crescent.

(e) 2-way signalled controlled pedestrian crossing on Pettman Crescent at its junction with Plumstead Road (A206).

(f) 2-way signalled controlled pedestrian crossing on Plumstead Road (A206) at its junction with Lenton Street.

(g) 2-way signalled controlled pedestrian crossing on Pettman Crescent at its junction with Western Way (A2016).

8. The Order would come into force on Monday 11th August 2025 and works are expected to occur between 25th August 2025 and 31st August 2025 for seven days. The works would be conducted on a ‘rolling’ programme and, as such, not all the restrictions stated in paragraph 2 would be in force in all the effected roads. However, the Order will remain in force for 18 months to be re-introduced should further works be required.

9. Queries concerning these works should be directed to traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk quoting reference 08-25 Pettman Crescent. Assistant Director, Transport, Communities, Environment and Central, Royal Borough of Greenwich Dated 30th July 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) 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: 30/07/2025

Victoria Geoghegan

Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control

List of Press Advertisements - 30/07/2025

Publicity for Planning Applications

Applicant: Mr STILL IN FOCUS NETWORK LIMITED

24/2822/F

Site Address: PAVEMENT OUTSIDE, 18 POWIS STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6LF

Development: The installation of a multifunctional communication Hub including defibrillator and advertisement display.

25/0708/F

Applicant: Mr Raffael Scialo

Site Address: 54 EASTBROOK ROAD, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 8BT

Development: Demolition of existing rear extension and construction of new single storey rear extension (APPROVED 24/4095/PN1) hip-to-gable loft conversion with dormer to rear elevation and insertion of rooflight to front elevation roof slope (APPROVED 24/3340/CP) alterations to front entrance porch and window/door openings. Change of use from a Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to Small HMO (Use Class C4) for up to 6 occupants and associated works.

Applicant: Network Rail Infrastructure Limited 25/1702/SD

Site Address: Greenwich Railway Station, Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, SE10 8JQ

Development: Submission of details pursuant to Condition 2 (Drawings) & Condition 3 (Material Schedule) of planning permission dated 19/02/2025, Ref: 24/3821/L. Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

25/1766/F

Applicant: Ms Noa Segoly

Site Address: 2b Box Security, BURGOS GROVE, LONDON, SE10 8LL

Development: Change of use of Office (Use Class E) to a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated alterations

Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE

Applicant: Mr Georgescu

25/1851/HD

Site Address: 104 SHREWSBURY LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3JL

Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension. Conservation Area: adjacent to Shrewsbury Park Estate

Applicant: Mr Kevin Orford on behalf of Royal Borough of Greenwich Council 25/1917/F

Site Address: ELTHAM LIBRARY, 181 ELTHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE9 1TS

Development: External refurbishment works of the Eltham Centre including works to both the Eltham Library and the Eltham Leisure Centre to include replacement roof coverings, replacement windows, replacement rooflights, replacement guttering, replacement soffits and fascia’s, renewal of plant room equipment and upgrade to the general masonry, steel fire escape, metal railings and doors and the installation of three (3) water buffer tanks *Works will impact the Grade 11 Listed Eltham Public Library

Applicant: MR Navaratnam 25/1958/F

Site Address: THE GOLDEN VINEYARD, 64 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8LF

Development: The installation of a front lightweight glazed extension with an aluminium frame to the shopfront and retractable awning.

Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE

Applicant: Christian & Katie Smith & Hutchinson 25/2178/MA

Site Address: 201 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE10 8NB

Development: An application submitted under Section 19 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with listed building consent dated 28/04/2025, ref: 24/4255/L for "Change of use from office (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3), construction of a first floor side extension, installation of an air source heat pump at the rear garden; other associated internal and external alterations. (This application affects the Grade II Listed Nos. 199-213 Greenwich High Road in the West Greenwich Conservation Area)" to allow:

- Variation of Condition 4 to require the submission of further detailed drawings only if appurtenances or other additions not shown on the approved drawings are proposed.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Christian & Katie Smith & Hutchinson 25/2179/MA

Site Address: 201 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8NB

Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with planning permission dated 28/04/2025, ref: 24/4254/F for "Change of use from office (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3), construction of a first floor side extension, installation of an air source heat pump at the rear garden; other associated internal and external alterations. (This application affects the Grade II Listed Nos. 199-213 Greenwich High Road in the West Greenwich Conservation Area)" to allow:

- Removal of Condition 3 (External materials and window details)

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Mr Emma Rose Thompson 25/2190/F

Site Address: 316 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE18 1JT

Development: Dormer extension and the change of use from a single dwelling house (Class C3) to an 8-bed, 8-person HMO (Sui-Generis) Construction of dormer to facilitate the change of single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to eight-bedroom HMO with a maximum capacity of eight persons (Use Class Sui Generis) with associated cycle and refuse storage

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) MILLENNIUM WAY PLANNED CYCLE LANE 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 Sunbelt Rentals who need to carry out underground civils work.

2. The Order will come into operation on 12th August 2025 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 1 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 cyclists from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting, the cycle lane in Millenium Way at the roundabout near North Greenwich Station.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will not need to be diverted. Prohibitions remain in force; pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained.

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: 21/05/2025

Applicant: Mr Ben Lewis 25/2206/F

Site Address: 42 VANBRUGH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7AA

Development: Replacement of the existing slate roof covering with Spanish natural slates (500mm x 250mm), including removal and replacement of slates on the front pitch and parts of the rear pitch; replacement of damaged hip and ridge tiles; repair of box valleys with new waterproof membrane and boarding; re-rendering of the chimney stack and parapet walls; installation of breathable membrane and treated timber battens; addition of vent slates to improve roof airflow and associated works.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH

Applicant: Mr Bradley & Dale Archard 25/2215/HD

Site Address: 34 MAUDSLAY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LJ

Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension, installation of two rear dormer windows, replacement of all windows and construction of a rear outbuilding with associated works.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Dr Weerasinghe 25/2272/HD

Site Address: 4 KINLET ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3BY

Development: Construction of a ground floor rear extension.

Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE

Applicant: Ms Connie Henderson 25/2275/HD

Site Address: 8 MEREWORTH DRIVE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EE

Development: Demolition of the existing lean-to and construction of a single-storey side /rear extension and conversion of the garage to provide part storage and part ground-floor shower room.

Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE

Applicant: Mr P Sheehy 25/2279/HD

Site Address: 17 ULUNDI ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7UQ

Development: Roof alterations to existing glazed dormer to form recessed balcony.

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Applicant: Mrs Karyn Curtin 25/2280/ HD

Site Address: 88 HERVEY ROAD, KIDBROOKE, LONDON, SE3 8BU

Development: Replacement of existing front elevation timber windows with uPVC windows in poor condition, using designs that match other properties on Hervy Road.

Conservation Area: SUN IN THE SANDS

Publicity for Listed Building Consent

Applicant: Mr Kevin Orford on behalf of Royal Borough of Greenwich Council 25/1918/L

Site Address: ELTHAM LEISURE CENTRE, THE ELTHAM CENTRE, 2 ARCHERY ROAD, LONDON, SE9 1HA

Development: External refurbishment works of the Eltham Library to include replacement roof coverings, replacement windows, replacement rooflights and

upgrades to the masonry, rainwater goods and metalwork

Listed Building: Grade 2

Applicant: Mr Krishna Kharel 25/2022/L

Site Address: 5 GENERAL GORDON SQUARE, LONDON, SE18 6FH

Development:

Conservation

Applicant: John Rainbird 25/2284/L

Conservation

Publicity for Advertisements

Applicant: Mr STILL IN FOCUS NETWORK LIMITED 24/2823/A

Site Address: PAVEMENT OUTSIDE, 18 POWIS STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6LF

Development: The installation of a multi-functional communication Hub including defibrillator and advertisement display.

Applicant: Mr Krishna Kharel 25/1785/A

Site Address: 5 GENERAL GORDON SQUARE, LONDON, SE18 6FH

Development: Two sets of fascia signs with individual gold-coloured built-up letters in Times New Roman font with discreet trough lighting above, and one double-sided projecting sign mounted on a traditional metal bracket at fascia level.

Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area

Applicant: Grant Saw Solicitors LLP 25/1920/A

Site Address: GRANT SAW SOLICITORS, 34 HORSEFERRY PLACE, LONDON, SE10 9BB

Development: Replacement of existing internally illuminated fascia signage and projecting signage, including nonilluminated vinyl stickers on glazing.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Lloyds Banking Group 25/2046/A

Site Address: 19-21 POWIS STREET, LONDON, SE18 6HZ

Development: Installation of a new internally illuminated fascia signage, internal illuminated projecting hanging sign, internally illuminated ATM surround, a distraction sign and letterbox vinyl signage.

Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) WOODLAND TERRACE PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

2. The Order will come into operation on 6th August 2025 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 3 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

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: 07/05/2025

DON’T MISS OUR NEXT FREE ROYAL GREENWICH FESTIVAL...

Arc & You: Nigerian Cultural Finesse Saturday 2 August, 12noon to 6pm Highbrook Road Open Space, Kidbrooke SE3 9QL

Enjoy an afternoon of cultural displays, dance, seminars, theatre, and the showcase of a new documentary on Nigerian and British culture.

See all events: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/rgf-25lineup

Free lunches for kids this summer

Free packed lunches are available for children at libraries; leisure centres and adventure play centres across Royal Greenwich. No need to sign up – just turn up and tuck in.

Find your nearest free meal: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/holidaymeals

Have you got the best blooming green space in Royal Greenwich?

Greenwich in Bloom is back, showcasing the borough’s most beautiful gardens, window boxes, hanging baskets and more.

Sponsored by Coolings Garden Centre, the annual gardening competition is open for entries from enthusiastic, green-fingered residents.

Categories for Greenwich in Bloom:

• Category one: Front Garden

• Category two: Back Garden

• Category three: Containers (including hanging baskets, window boxes and pots)

• Category four: Communal/Community Garden

• Category five: Junior Gardener (entrants must be under 18)

This year, category winners will receive some fantastic prizes. First place receives £60, second place £40, and third place £20 in Coolings Garden Centre vouchers.

All junior entries will be given a certificate and a seed packet to keep their gardening passion growing. Junior category winners will also receive Coolings Garden Centre vouchers; £20 for first and second place, and £5 for third.

The competition is open to all gardens across the borough, big or small. Whether you have a charming hanging basket on your balcony or a flourishing communal garden, we want to see it.

Submit your best photos by Friday 8 August: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/greenwich-inbloom-2025

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

• 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

London & Quadrant Peabody Trust

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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IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HOMES ADVERTISED IN ISSUE 966

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Square SE18 5BL

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

Eltham Centre & Eltham Library

2 Archery Road SE9 1HA

Cold Harbour Library

Wiliam Barefoot Drive SE9 3AY

Cold Harbour Leisure Centre

Chapel Farm Road SE9 3LX

New Eltham Library

Southwood Road SE9 3QT

Eltham Community Hospital

30 Passey Place SE9 5DQ

52 Well Hall Road

52 Well Hall Road SE9 6SH