Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender - March 11th 2026 by CommunityMattersMedia

Information from the Royal Borough of Greenwich for our residents

‘Spirit of the borough’ celebrated at Civic Awards 2026

Described as being ‘the spirit of the borough’, it was a night to celebrate the people of Royal Greenwich at this year’s Civic Awards at Woolwich Town Hall on Friday 6 March.

Take a look at the winners: with

The 2026 Awards saw 47 awards and small gifts presented on the night to neighbours, carers, leaders, to teachers, young people and sports achievers.

Leader’s Special Achievement Award:

• Robyn Heath (Deputy Headteacher of Wyborne Primary School)

Mayor’s Special Achievement Award:

• Rachel Harrison, Headteacher, plus the teachers and staff of Willow Dene School

Community Awards:

• Eltham Sheds

• Emmie’s Books (Lindsay and Andy McPartland)

• Hussam Lone

• Janet and Peter Ley

• Louise Barnett

• Mark Smith

• Nana Sapooma Adjei and the Love Soup Café

• Philomena Chipman

• Rahman Famuditimi

• Rashmee Roshan Lall

• Shannia Gordon

• Smile of Hope (Steve and Sandra Roebuck)

Young Person’s Outstanding Achievement Awards:

• Ivy Willmette

• Michael Wheeler Ashurst

• Ruby Thapa

Environment Champion Award:

• Felicity Kerridge

Unpaid Carers Awards:

• Nicholas Rainey

• Vic Hamilton

• Vivien Davies

Good Neighbour Award:

• Titilayo Olujomoye

All our Civic Award 2026 winners with the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich at Woolwich Town Hall

Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Cllr Anthony Okereke, with Jim Shepherd, the head of Bob Hope Theatre

Emmie’s Books (Lindsay and Andy McPartland)

Siba Kumari (Shimmy) Pun

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by Evie Flynn

LUNCH CRUISE ON THE RIVER THAMES:

City Cruises’ Lunch Cruise on the River Thames offers a Mother’s Day dining experience aboard the Millennium Diamond, combining a 2-course British lunch with panoramic views of London landmarks such as Tower Bridge, the Shard, and the London Eye. Guests can enjoy a captain’s commentary or app-based guides in multiple languages. A fully stocked bar complements the meal.

Date: Sunday 15 March. Time: 11:45 – 13:30

Location: Tower Millennium Pier, EC3N 4DT

Tickets: £59 per person or £49 for children ages 2 – 12

https://www.cityexperiences.com/london/city-cruises/lunch-cruise-river-thames/

THE OLD BREWERY PUB, GREENWICH:

The team at The Old Brewery pub in Greenwich have created a treat package for Mums, including a fresh bouquet of ﬂowers, a bottle of sparkling wine, and a box of chocolates. Alternatively, they can arrange a traditional slab of salted caramel handmade fudge for £4, provided by The Fudge Patch in Greenwich. Hidden in the heart of the Old Royal Naval College, the pub is just a short walk from the Cutty Sark.

Date: Sunday 15 March

Time: Slots from 12:00 – 20:00

Location: The Pepys Building, The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London

Tickets: £30

https://www.oldbrewerygreenwich.com

VINTAGE AFTERNOON TEA AT TUDOR BARN, ELTHAM:

Celebrate Mother’s Day with an afternoon tea at the Tudor Gallery at the Tudor Barn, which was built in 1525 and surrounded by 13 acres of parkland. The adult menu includes a selection of finger sandwiches, warm scones with jam and clotted cream, petit fours a pot of tea and/or coffee and a glass of bubbly. Sandwiches options include basil chicken, smoked salmon and cream cheese, egg mayo and cucumber and cream cheese. There are both plain and fruit scones, served with clotted cream and strawberry jam. For sweet treats, you can expect triple chocolate cake, chocolate dipped strawberries and bailey’s cream profiteroles. The child menu includes cream cheese and cucumber finger sandwiches and ham finger sandwiches, a warm scone with jam and clotted cream, mini cakes and a glass of squash.

Date: Sunday 15 March

Time: 13:00

Location: Tudor Barn, Well Hall Pleasaunce, Eltham, London, SE9 6SZ

Tickets: £37.90 for two people or £27.50 for adults and £14.50 for children aged 3 – 10 https://www.tudorbarneltham.com/mothers-day

BOPPIN’ BUNNIES AT GREENWICH MARKET (0-5 YEARS):

The Boppin’ Bunnies musicians are putting on a joyful, interactive music show celebrating mothers. Children and grown-ups will be given percussion instruments to play along with live music. Adults are encouraged to sing, dance and engage with the children throughout the session. Suitable for ages 0 – 5 years.

Date: Sunday 15 March

Time: 12:00

Location: Greenwich Market, Greenwich, London, SE10 9HZ

Tickets: Free entry, no ticket required

https://greenwichmarket.london/events/detail/mothers-dayat-greenwich-market

PRESSED FLOWER ART WORKSHOP:

The Rivershop are hosting a Mother’s Day pressed flower art workshop at The Admiral Hardy pub in Greenwich, led by guest teacher Botanica & Field. The workshop invites attendees to slow down and create using real pre-pressed flowers. Participants may choose between a floral animal design or a free-form botanical composition. Suitable for adults and children aged 8+

Date: Sunday 15 March. Time: Sessions ar 11:00 – 12:30 and 15:00 – 16:30

Location: The Admiral Hardy, Greenwich, Greenwich, London, SE10 9HY

Tickets: £65 per ticket www.therivershop.co.uk

Deptford Literature Festival returns this March

Write on: Lewisham’s literary dynamism

The fifth Deptford Literature Festival will return to Deptford Lounge on 28 March, featuring more than 30 talks, workshops and performances celebrating established and emerging writers from Lewisham and across south-east London, writes Niall Holden...

Produced by London Writers Centre (formerly Spread the Word), with creative director Tom MacAndrews returning for a second year, tickets cost just £3, with a host of online and free events taking place in the lead-up to the festival.

Writer and broadcaster Natty Kasambala will host ‘Navigating Culture: Black Male Writers on Britain Today’, to discuss what it means to be a black male writer today and writer and critic April Yee will host ‘Mother Tongue:

Poetry, Family + Inheritance’, exploring themes of matrilineage, identity and family in poetry.

Meanwhile, authors Jarred McGinnis and Joe Dunthorne will appear in a discussion of masculinity and care, drawing on their own writing, and CRIPtic Arts, an organisation dedicated to providing support for disabled artists, is hosting an online salon with poet and founder Jamie Hale and artist and writer Abi Palmer.

There is also a children's and young

people’s programme, featuring interactive storytelling, drawing and practical writing sessions.

A raft of free events will held with Lewisham Libraries, including spoken word open mic sessions on 21 March, a conversation with awardwinning translator and novelist Kate Briggs at Goldsmiths on March 25, and a poetry evening with Fathima Zahra and Jack Underwood at Lewisham Library on March 26.

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Tiny Planet at The Albany promises to be magical

Discover the magic of puppetry with Half a String’s new show Tiny Planet, writes Maya Sgaravato-Grant...

Taking place at The Albany in Deptford this is a truly unique piece of puppet theatre for the whole family.

Watch a tiny wanderer explore a world no bigger than a house in the centre of a galaxy. Live camera projection brings the collision of asteroids and the evolution of new creatures to life.

With echoes of The Little Prince, Half a String call the spectacle ‘a journey to explore how we all can sometimes feel impossibly small and infinitely gigantic’.

The Albany is far more than a theatre,

it’s a cultural centre, community hub and performance incubator.

Current workshops include the REZON8 Bootcamp, an immersive creative programme for young people aged 14–25, using music as a tool to support creative development and what’s more it is free. And if you want to see something this week, we’d recommend an event this Friday by sound activist Charles Hayward, who with a group of musicians from across the music spectrum, from established names to up-and-comers, will be performing and improvising together on stage, with tickets priced at £12.

Alongside regular shows, it hosts music nights, youth projects, family theatre and creative workshops that make art accessible to everyone in the area, just check out their website.

Tiny Planet

Date: Thursday 2 April

Time: 2.30pm

Price: £9.50

Target Audience: Children aged 5-11

Location: The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, SE8 4AG thealbany.org.uk

Up Lates at Servesmiths in Catford

Servesmiths Coffee in Catford are bringing back their much-loved vinyl pop-up bar after their initial launch from October to December last year, writes Evie Flynn...

It’s now being reintroduced as a monthly affair on the last Friday of each month, featuring a rotation of vinyl-only sets from local DJs.

For drinks, there will be a range of cocktails using Catford Gin, beers from Deptford’s Villages Brewery and a selection of natural wines.

And no visit to Servesmiths is complete without trying their freshly baked pastries. Their croissants are reportedly the biggest in the

Lewisham, while their veganfriendly banana bread and lemon drizzle loaf have developed devoted followings. Weekend visitors to this cozy little place tucked away just around the corner from Catford Bridge Station can also enjoy special treats like doughnuts, crodoughs, and sourdough bread.

7pm on the last Friday of each month 28 Rushey Green, SE6 4JF Free entry servesmiths.com

Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard met with mothers who had experienced displacement, as well as frontline support workers and community partners, in an attempt to raise awareness of the experiences and needs of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in the borough and in the capital as a whole.

The Deputy Mayor later said that she was ‘honoured’ to have the opportunity to speak to residents and community, and see how the campaign operated.

She said: “Rising global tensions are creating uncertainty for many, so as we build a better London for all, it’s more important than ever that our capital’s communities feel loved and wanted.

Lewisham refreshed as ‘Borough of Sanctuary’

Lewisham

has hosted London’s Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice to mark the launch of a refreshed version of the council’s

‘Borough of Sanctuary’ campaign, writes Maya Sgaravato-Grant

“Lewisham is doing a fantastic job of ensuring those seeking sanctuary are welcomed and supported to thrive.”

Lewisham is the UK’s first formally

recognised ‘Borough of Sanctuary’, reflecting the council’s commitment to going beyond its statutory duties to provide a welcoming environment for those seeking sanctuary.

The refreshed campaign seeks to grow public understanding of the meaning of sanctuary, widen participation for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, and celebrate the contribution of

sanctuary seekers to the area.

Councillor Oana Olaru-Holmes, Cabinet Member for Refugees, Safer Lewisham and Equalities said: “Our new campaign responds to rising pressures on sanctuary seekers.

“We know sanctuary seekers value kindness and dignity, and today’s meeting and campaign demonstrate our shared commitment to providing both.”

Beyond raising awareness, Lewisham Council has also sought to highlight the importance of trauma-informed and early childhood development support, as well as strong community connection, in helping vulnerable people in moments of crisis.

Age UK launches Spring appeal for donations

The average donation raises around £15, which is sufficient to fund a weekly social telephone call to an older person

An appeal has been launched encouraging people to donate unwanted goods to charity as spring cleaning season approaches, writes Maya Sgaravato-Grant

Age UK is calling for clothes, shoes, bags, accessories, and more to help fund support for older people struggling with rising bills, declining health and social isolation.

This comes as recent research from the charity found that 1.2 million people aged over 65 say they have no one to turn to.

In this context, Lyn, Shop Manager at the Age UK Woolwich shop, stated that ‘every bag of donations matters’.

They said: “If your wardrobe’s crying out for a declutter, make it a win-win by donating what you no longer need to help a great cause.

“By giving your stuff, you really

can help us change lives.”

The average donation raises around £15, which is sufficient to fund a weekly social telephone call to an older person.

Alongside the Telephone Friendship Service, Age UK runs a free and confidential advice line, as well as The Silver Helpline, which helps those struggling with loneliness or needing to access support.

Donations to Age UK’s shops have also prevented 492,552kg going into landfill and saved 4,602,499kg of Co2 since January.

There are over 250 Age UK shops across England and Wales.

The 17 and 13-storey towers would negatively impact views from Greenwich Park and Maritime Greenwich

Student towers refused on appeal

The Planning Inspectorate chose to uphold Greenwich Council’s refusal on the basis that the 17 and 13-storey towers would negatively impact views from Greenwich Park and Maritime Greenwich.

Greenwich Council’s Planning Board refused the plans to demolish three low-rise residential buildings in Greenwich Quay by Clarence Road and build 590 purpose-built student accommodation units in two tower blocks in their place, in June 2025.

Their main concern was the impact the tall towers would have on important Greenwich views, with Cllr David Gardner saying at the time:

Plans to build two high-rise student tower blocks by Deptford Creek have been refused on appeal eight months after their initial rejection, writes Cameron Blackshaw, Local Democracy Reporter...

“I am concerned about the impact on the views from the National Maritime Museum, One Tree Hill and Lover’s Walk, and I think those views are really important. They are part of what makes Greenwich.”

The plans were put forward by luxury student accommodation business

Council tax increase approved in Greenwich

Greenwich Council has approved its 4.99 per cent council tax hike, meaning Band D households will pay an extra £1.85 per week from April, writes Cameron Blackshaw, Local Democracy Reporter...

The borough’s planned Adventure Play Centre closures sparked a fresh row during the budget meeting, with Conservatives accusing Labour members of laughing about the issue.

The South London authority approved its

2026/27 council budget at the full council meeting on February 26. Greenwich’s upcoming financial plans include £7.1m savings, most of which will come from a review of children’s social care.

At the meeting, Council Leader

YourTRIBE and development and investment company Redington Capital who appealed the refusal decision to the Planning Inspectorate.

When considering the appeal, the inspector considered views from several nearby heritage assets, such as the Queen’s House at the

Anthony Okereke praised the Labour council’s budget, saying it “protects the services residents rely on every day, supports children and families, and embraces new technology”.

He added: “Over the last four years we have made tough decisions, tough decisions we’ve all felt; hard decisions that have made us confront how we imagine our services, but the right decisions that kept us financially stable while protecting our values.”

Conservative leader of the opposition, Cllr Matt Hartley, proposed three long-term amendments to the council’s medium term financial strategy in order to plug its forecasted £101m budget gap, all of which were voted down by the Labour majority.

National Maritime Museum, the Cutty Sark and the Church of St Alfege in Greenwich town centre. They ruled that some of the heritage assets—such as the iconic 19th Century ship and the nearby Grade I listed church—would be preserved.

However, they also ruled that the

towers would harm the significance of

The planning inspector did not believe this harm would be outweighed by the public benefit of 590 extra residential units in the borough, 207 of which would be affordable.

The inspector said: “The collective very positive weight of public benefits associated with the appeal scheme carry significant weight in its favour. However, heritage assets are an irreplaceable resource and should be conserved in a manner appropriate to their significance.”

The Tories wanted Greenwich Council to share some of its backroom services with other borough councils, go “further and faster” on its use

of AI to improve council services and be “more entrepreneurial” with income

the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Park and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Maritime Greenwich.

An artist’s impression of the proposed development when viewed from the west side of the Greenwich Reach Swing Bridge. Credit: Citydesigner.

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THE FUTURE LEADERS OF THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION

Mary Mills

Over the past few weeks I’ve done three articles taken from the memories of John Day describing his apprenticeship in the Royal Arsenal in the 1930s.

John was an ‘Engineering Apprentice’ which he had got following good school results and a competitive qualifying examination. This meant that he worked in many different departments in the Arsenal over the course of his time, while also studying for a degree in Engineering at Woolwich Polytechnic.

The young men on this programme were expected to be the future leaders of the engineering profession and John was to spend his working life in the Patent Office. These episodes of his memories were sent to me intermittently over four or five years and they don’t always connect up that well - so I’ve done my best, but it is sometimes a bit fragmentary.

I finished the last episode with a description of the Arsenal motorcycle club and some very big 1930s machines - some of which are worth a small fortune today. His father was in charge of the main power station in the Arsenal and John wrote about him too. Clearly having a father with a senior job gave John access to information over and above his daily work about this vast works and its ways.

Moving on to when John says he had been working, ‘allocated’ to a ‘spell in the western ‘D.C’. This was the oldest part of the Arsenal – where Woolwich Works is today - and it originally had an electricity supply from a building in Warren Lane which was originally

a DC (direct current) supply only and which was apparently still in operation when John was there in the 1930s.

He was next allocated to substation No.4 (Sub 4). I am told that this was ‘Lands End Power House’ which was to the east of the old main part of the Arsenal. In the last episode I wrote here I described how John visited the Crossness Explosives pier, which was on the riverside at what is now Thames Bank Place’.

The Lands End site power plant was to the south and quite a way away – in fact so far away as to be almost at the eastern edge of the Arsenal site. John says it was east of the Sales Ground where ‘unwanted bits and materials were sold off by auction’ and served the Danger Buildings, the F shops ‘where all the woodwork was done’ and Crossness Explosives Pier. The substation was divided into two areas - one of which held the voltage reducing transformers switchgear and the other was the rest room.

It seems that originally Lands End was primarily a hydraulic power station built in c1905/6 to operate equipment on the, then new, Crossness Explosives Pier. It appears that it was built using money from the Army and Navy. This is possibly to do with land ownership, as the Arsenal began to expand into new areas to the east of the main site in order to meet the need for the new high explosives being developed in this period by

staff at Woolwich and Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills, originally under Frederick Abel and James Dewar – although Woolwich based Abel died in 1902. Along with the pier and tumps this power plant was designed to minimise the risk posed by these new materials. Woolwich production was to concentrate on the propellant Lyddite, although this had not been developed by chemists in the Royal Ordnance like Abel.

The power plant was eventually transferred to the Royal Ordnance in 1910 following an agreement with the Admiralty and the War Office. It supplied hydraulic power to the cranes on the Pier, and steam for heating and electricity for capstans at some of the tumps - magazines 3- 15 - and for lighting the pier and other structures in the vicinity of No. 2 magazine. It also supplied steam for fire-fighting purposes. On maps an accumulator tower, blacksmiths and fitters shops are marked along with a boiler house with a tank and chimney and a coal bunker between them. It was later converted into an electricity substation, probably in the 1950s. Thus in a location far from the central part of the Arsenal, was ‘well out of sight and out of mind of the main part of the Arsenal’. It stood roughly where Crossway crosses a canal between Pointer and Eastgate Closes – a site now in the Borough of Bexley.

When John was there in the 1930s the substation was the responsibility

of Andy Clements, with Syd Freeman as electrician’s mate and Bill Nunn as motor cleaner. Work began in the morning when they ‘made tea and waited for the next phone call to say something had gone wrong’. As ever, John has a story to tell us about a lesson learned:

“One morning while Syd brewed the first cup of the day, Andy pushed the newspapers off the table and produced a bit of chalk and proceeded to introduce the then resident apprentice into the deeper intricacies of electricity distribution of three-phase current. Then the phone rang and Andy told me to take Syd and sort out the trouble.

“I forget what the trouble was but I

do know that I hadn’t a clue how to solve the problem. Syd, who after all was three or four times my age, suggested a solution and all went well.

“When I returned to the substation Andy asked me what I had done and I told him that Syd had suggested a solution. Oh dear! Andy really went for me! The gist of his tirade was if you’re in charge of a job you do not follow the instructions of a subordinate and you take responsibility. A lesson learned – but would it have been better to have the problem unrepaired?” There seems to be no concept of teamwork? I guess that this strict respect for skills embedded in a hierarchy was, and probably still is, all part of this world of apprenticeships and the handing on of knowledge to

a selected successor – with many class issues included. The world we seem to have lost. The point about responsibility is significant – but, like so much else, must be subject to past legal decisions in the real world.

One sort of skill being passed on was the art of scrounging and how to improve your life in the workplace by unofficial initiatives. The vast size of the Arsenal must have made it ideal for such activities.

John says Andy had ‘acquired’ a garage on the other side of the road which could be used for the benefit of engineering apprentices who, John said, ‘wanted to work on their cars or motorcycles particularly on Saturday mornings.’ I suggested a

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lathe might be useful so Andy took me on a ‘scrounging trip on the dilly’. (I must say that the phrase ‘on the dilly’ is unfamiliar to me - or at least in this context. I can guess, but if anybody wants to enlighten us on this - please feel free.

Returning from the scrounging trip they had ‘a ½ inch centre lathe from a ‘mothballed’ shop’. This was set up in the substation driven by a motor, acquired by more scrounging. Then ‘news of the lathe reached the shop steward of the main shop and he began to raise great concerns. John comments that ‘he would, he was the shop turner’. Then ‘he was soon told to be quiet - the lathe would only be used by an apprentice and was only for ‘foreigners’.

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John’s time at Lands End was in the 1930s and it seems it was converted into an electricity substation in perhaps the 1930s - it was substation No. 11. Maps from the early 1950s no longer show the accumulator tower and by then the cranes on Crossness Pier were electric. At that time the Arsenal was responsible for the navigation/warning lights on the large pylons which used to carry power across the river. The lights on it were on a rope and pulley system so that they could be wound down to ground level for maintenance. They were built in 1933 and carried 132Kv over a distance of 3,060 feet, they were dismantled in 1987.

Many of the tumps remain, some in other use and some abandoned.

They were magazines used to store explosives – described as ‘mainly cordite’ although very little of that was made in Woolwich. They date from the late 1880s and were usually circular and surrounded by a wall and a moat, designed to minimise and contain blast. They provided only part of the storage needed for an eventual 40,000 tons of explosives. Some tumps have since been used for a variety of recreational and other purposes – but others are derelict. Most remain hidden behind houses and away from roads and invisible – needing to be sought out.

Some of the jobs John described required entry to the Danger Buildings. These were a series of wooden huts of relatively light construction surrounded by high earth banks and joined by

wooden walkways a couple of feet from the ground. These walkways were known as a “clean” area whereas off the walkways was the “dirty” area. Access could only be attained through the dirty/clean building where all smoking, snuff taking and metal articles had to be left and one had to put on special nailless overshoes as one stepped one foot at a time over the barrier from dirty to clean. One step off the “clean” walkway, one became “dirty” and was not allowed back. More about all of this in future articles. For more information about all of this please look at the huge and very complex Royal Arsenal history website https:// www.royal-arsenal-history.com/and also thank you very much to both Ian Bull and Steve Peterson for help and information.

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ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) RIVERSIDE 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 UKPOWER NETWORKS who need to carry out an installation of a new electrical service.

2. The Order will come into operation on 16/03/2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months.However, the works are expected to be completed by 20/03/2026. The duration of the Order can beextended 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, orwaiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Riverside, Charlton, Greenwich -OUTSIDE 2.

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 whereverpossible.

5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a policeconstable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used inconnection 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 Directorate ofCommunities and Environment and Central via email to street.works@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport. The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

INTERNAL REF - EM/ EC40030650522-01

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) WILTON ROAD PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

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

2. The Order will come into operation on 15/03/26 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 2 nights. 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 Wilton Road at the side of 2.

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: 04/12/25

INTERNAL REF: PL /LA 495769 FN 850 / Lic. No: 75421

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) HORN PARK LANE PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Southern Gas Networks who need to carry out gas mains connections both sides of the road in connection with mains replacement works in Eltham Road.

2. The Order will come into operation on 16th March 2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 7 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Horn Park Lane at the junction of Eltham Road.

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 Communities, Environment and Central on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport. The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated: 22/12/2025

INTERNAL REF - EM/ LA497114 FN862 /LIC No 75537

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) APPLETON ROAD 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 Thames Water who need to install a District Meter.

2. The Order will come into operation on 23rd March 2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 6 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Appleton Road at the junction of Bournbrook Road.

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 Communities, Environment and Central on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport. The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated: 12/12/2025

INTERNAL

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) BLITHDALE ROAD PLANNED PARKING RESTRICTIONS (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 Guildmore Ltd who need to carry out the connection of new sewer pipes and implement parking restrictions.

2. The Order will come into operation on 23rd March 2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 10 days with backup dates scheduled from 6th April 2026 to 15th April 2026. 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 parking or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) in Blithdale Road between house numbers 20 and 42.

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 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 Communities, Environment and Central on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport. The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

INTERNAL REF - EM/ PAPRKING SUSPENSION FN889 /LIC No 75842 / 12/02/2026 09:50

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

2. The Order will come into operation on 24th March 2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 1 night (22:00 – 05:30). 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 Court Road from the junction of Sidcup Road to the junction of Crossmead.

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 Communities, Environment and Central on 020 8921 6340.

Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport. The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated: 05/03/2026

INTERNAL REF - EM/ LA500917 FN897 /LIC No 75977 / 05/03/2026 12:00

STAY INFORMED ABOUT PARKING PERMIT PLANS FOR YOUR AREA.

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)

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.

1.The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable various works to be carried out, it made, an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.

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.

2.Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in:

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: 11/03/2026

(2a) Bermondsey Street, cycle lane, between Whites Grounds and Crucifix Lane. (2b) Kings Bench Street, between No. 20 – No.28 (2c) Prices Street, at its junction with Bear Lane (2d) Mundania Road, outside No.37 located between Shelbury Road and Scutari Road (2e) Dodson Street, between No.42 and Webber Row

Victoria Geoghegan

Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control

List of Press Advertisements - 11/03/2026

3.The alternative routes for affected traffic (2a) (vehicles) Druid Street, Crucifix Lane. (cyclists) Snowsfields, Weston Street, Leathermarket Street. (2b) as indicated by the signs displayed. (2c) not applicable. (2d) Shelbury Road, Colyton Road, Scutari Road. Scutari Road, Therapia Road, Forest Hill Road. (2e)

Publicity for Planning Applications

4. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.

Applicant: ECOWAS Restaurant Ltd 25/3965/F

Site Address: 51-61 HARE STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6NE

Goods Vehicle Operating Licence

Grays Bros Bermondsey Ltd of 98 Station Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 7BY are applying for an Operator Licence to use 124 Nathan Way, Thamesmead, London, SE28 0AU as an operating centre for 2 goods vehicles and 0 trailers.

Owners or occupiers of land (including buildings) near the operating centre(s) who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the Traffic Commissioner at Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UE, stating their reasons, within 21 days of this notice. Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at the address given at the top of this notice. A Guide to Making Representations is available from the Traffic Commissioner's office. publicnoticeportal.uk Visit:

Find out who is applying to build a POWER STATION near you. STAY INFORMED ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS FOR YOUR

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) MOORDOWN/ANKERDINE CRESCENT GAS REPLACEMENT SCHEME PLANNED ROAD CLOSURES (ORDER)

5.The existing ‘one-way’ working in Dodson Street, located between Westminster Bridge Road and No.42 will be made ‘two-way’ for access and egress purposes.

Development: Proposed change of use of first floor from former night club (Use Class Sui Generis) to restaurant (Use Class E(b)) to include the placement of existing extraction unit.

Conservation Area: WOOLWICH CONSERVATION AREA

6.The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.

Applicant: Mr Koerling 26/0160/HD

Site Address: 55 LEE ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE3 9RT

7.The closure will be in operation on the following dates (2a) 20th – 21st March between 22;30hrs and 04.30hrs (2b) 24th March -1st April (2c) 19th 24th 26th March (2d) 23rd – 24th March (2e) 23rd – 25th March

Development: Refurbishment and replacement of existing timber sash and casement windows and doors across the property.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

8.Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk

Dated this 12th March 2026

Applicant: ST. NICOLAS ESTATE LTD 26/0202/F

Site Address: 54 ST NICHOLAS ROAD, LONDON, SE18 1HH

Development: Change of use of an existing 5-bed, 5-person HMO (Use Class C4) to a 7-bed, 7-person HMO (Use Class Sui Generis), in addition to the construction of an outrigger dormer and rear infill extension, provision of cycle and refuse storage and all other associated internal and external alterations

Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON

Applicant: Mr Udeshi 26/0396/HD

Site Address: 39 GLENLUCE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7SD

Development: Installation of Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP), solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and a battery storage system and associated works.

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Applicant: Ms Hettie MacDonald 26/0485/HD

Site Address: 14 KING GEORGE STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QJ

Development: Replacement of existing rear modern windows at ground and first floor level with aluminium–timber composite double-glazed units; replacement of existing conservatory roof glazing and framing; replacement of rear doors; installation of a fixed painted timber side return window at first floor; like-for-like replacement of the front door; partial demolition of the ground floor flank wall and insertion of a steel beam to connect the kitchen and conservatory; introduction of internal insulation and minor internal alterations including formation of a utility space and enlargement of the lower ground floor bathroom; rebuilding of the rear boundary wall in matching reclaimed brick.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Stonechart Property Ltd 26/0522/HD

Site Address: 10 RUTHIN ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7SH

Development: Construction of a basement and single-storey rear infill extension and installation of a front lightwell with associated works.

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Applicant: Mr & Mrs Hobbs 26/0525/HD

Site Address: 131 HUMBER ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7EG

Development: Construction of a single storey side infill extension with skylights.

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Applicant: Wilkins Estates Company Limited

26/0541/F

Site Address: 1A KIDBROOKE PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE3 0LR

Development: Demolition and replacement of existing building with new two storey terrace to provide enhanced office space and three 3 bedroom (4 person) dwellings with private gardens, parking, bin and cycle storage

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH

Applicant: Meridian Home Start Limited 26/0565/F

Applicant: The Hyde Group 26/0605/F

Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: (2a) TTRO00071/00944057/conway (2b) CRN00027/nationalLS(2c) CRN00008-2/9/01 (2d) TTRO00035/00992810-0001/thames (2e) TTRO00123/SA-2468249lanes

Site Address: FLATS 88 AND 90 GRANBY ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1EL

Development: Replacement of the existing timber front doors with an FD30 fire door replacement to two self contained flats.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Mr. McCarthy-Little 26/0669/HD

Site Address: 48 SHOOTERS HILL ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7BG

Development: Replacement of roof tiles to natural slate and skylights with rooflights and associated works.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH

Applicant: The Royal Parks 26/0670/SD

Site Address: ROYAL PARKS, GREENWICH PARK, BLACKHEATH AVENUE, GREENWICH

Development: Submission of details pursuant to discharge condition 3(Historic Building Investigation) of planning permission reference 25/0730/L dated 18/06/2025.

Conservation Area: GREENWICH PARK

Publicity for Listed Building Consent.

Applicant: Mr Koerling 26/0161/L

Site Address: 55 LEE ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE3 9RT

Development: Refurbishment and replacement of existing timber sash and casement windows and doors across the property.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Listed Building: Grade 2

Applicant: Ms Hettie MacDonald 26/0486/L

Site Address: 14 KING GEORGE STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QJ

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH Listed Building: Grade 2

Site Address: GARAGE SITES OPPOSITE TO 48 - 53 SEWELL ROAD & 23 AMPLEFORTH ROAD - 17 SEWELL ROAD SE28 8BF Development: Redevelopment of 2 sites, comprising residential dwellings (Use Class C3), associated landscaping, parking and storage. Further information not forming part of the formal description of development provided for consultation purposes: The proposed development comprises the erection of two three-storey flatted blocks, contained over two parcels of land, referred to as the 'east site' (Site A) and 'west site' (Site B). Site A and Site B accommodate 11 and 10 three-bedroom dwellings, respectively, in the form of terraces. Car parking, landscaping and ramp access are proposed at the front of the site. Bin and cycle storage are located internally at the ground floor level. IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

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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 Southern Gas Networks who need to complete the installation of new gas supply pipes.

2. The Order will come into operation on 23/03/26 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 4 months. 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 Moordown and Ankerdine Crescent in multiple locations, these works will be in phases.

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: 06/03/26

INTERNAL REF: PL /LA 497326 FN 887 / Lic. No: 75986

Licensing Team, 1st Floor, Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ. Tel: 020 8921 8018; Fax: 020 8921 8380; Email: licensing@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A VARIATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 34

Notice is given that: Ms CONSTANTA ALEXANDRA MATEESCU has applied for the Variation of a Premises Licence for the following premises: HAYATT LOUNGE, 114-126 WESTMOOR STREET, CHARLTON, LONDON SE7 8NQ.

A record of this application may be inspected by appointment.

Other persons may make representations to the Council on this application by no later than Friday 3 April 2026 (last date for making representations). Representations can be made in writing, by email or fax using the contact details above. Representations can only be made on the grounds of one or more of the four licensing objectives, namely:

• Prevention of Crime and Disorder

• Prevention of Public Nuisance

• Public Safety

• Protection of Children from Harm.

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

The following variations are proposed:

To increase the finish-time of existing licensed hours from 02:30 to 03:30 Monday to Wednesday; and from 03:30 to 04:30 Thursday to Sunday; with closing times at 04:00 and at 05:00 respectively – in respect of the following licensable activities: On-Sale of Alcohol; Music & Dance, and Similar; and Late Night Refreshment (provision of hot food &/or hot drink after 23:00.)

Information from the Royal Borough of Greenwich for our residents

Teacher or Teacher Assistant of the Year Award:

• Leighann Hickmott, Willow Dene School

Volunteers Award

• Alex Bienkov

• Daisy Jane White

• Debbie Sandringham

• Lesley Walmsley

• Siba Kumari (Shimmy) Pun

• Sue Fuller

• Timothy Cave

Arts and Entertainment Awards:

• Amy Hagerty

• Bob Hope Theatre (led by Jim Shepherd)

• Greenwich Music School (Ed and Bethan Scolding)

Sporting Achievement Awards:

• George Holland

• Miriam Lowe-Ullah

• The Core Volunteers, Greenwich Peninsula Parkrun

Act of Courage Awards:

• PC Rhafaela Aliprandi and PC Simon Thomas

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Avril Martin

• Brian Kennedy and Monsurat Ademurewa Kennedy

• Chris Harrison

• Dr Mary Mills

• Helen McIntosh

• John Mills

• Lesley Davis

• Ronnie Wilson MBE

• Sue Redford

• Kulvinder Rayat and Ameen Hussain MBE

Lesley Walmsley

Titilayo Olujomoye Shannia Gordon

Michael Wheeler Ashurst

Miriam Lowe-Ullah

Kulvinder Rayat, and the family of the late Ameen Hussain MBE

Ruby Thapa, Young Person’s Achievement

Vic Hamilton