Weekender October 7 2026 • www.weekender.co.uk
Greenwich & Lewisham
News / Cinema / Theatre / Education / Arts / Music / Food & Drink / Family / Property
JOYFUL CARROLL Alice in Wonderland ballet at Blackheath Halls
Come and visit us this autumn! Educating young people in South East London since 1677
Information from the Royal Borough of Greenwich for our residents
ADVERTORIAL
What’s on Create: Film Night – Small Axe: Red, White and Blue Friday 9 October, 7:30pm to 9pm, free Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Road, SE3 7SE Join Global Fusion Music & Arts for a screening of Steve McQueen's Red, White and Blue, starring John Boyega. The film spotlights the true story of Leroy Logan, who at a young age saw his father assaulted by two policemen, motivating him to join the Metropolitan Police in the hope of changing their racist attitudes from within.
Create: The Fan Show Saturday 10 October, 1pm to 4pm, free Eltham Centre Library, Archery Road, SE9 1HA
Celebrate Black history all year round in Royal Greenwich with Create
A fan making workshop with Victoria Ajoku, suitable for children and young people.
The Royal Borough of Greenwich and partners are celebrating Black history this October and beyond with a host of inclusive events.
Create: Features from the Black Presents - The Big Black Drawing Sess Saturday 10 October, 6pm to 9pm, free Firepit Art Gallery & Studios, 10 Cutter Lane, SE10 0XX
Through the council’s Create: Black History 365 (BH365) programme, residents can continue to explore Black history all year round. Councillor Adel Khaireh, Cabinet Member for Culture, Equalities and Leisure, said: “We’re proud to be a welcoming and inclusive borough that celebrates our diverse communities. Black history is a huge and important part of our borough’s history, and listening to and learning about the stories and history of our communities brings us all closer together. “We celebrate Black history all year round with our Create: Black History 365 programme. Through Create, we’re funding 151 Black history events over the next year, plus this Black History Month get involved in free author events at our libraries, Charlton Athletic’s Red, White and Black matchdays, and more. “Through our ambitious culture strategy, we’re committed to delivering free, fun and inclusive events that reflect and represent our people, our culture, and our future.”
royalgreenwich.gov.uk
@royal_greenwich
Create: Our Story, Our Lens Saturday 10 October, 1pm to 2pm, free Big screen in General Gordon Square, Woolwich, SE18 6HD Join Pretty Hearts CIC for a screening of short films, created by local young people collecting stories from the older generation.
Join exhibiting artist Curtis Donovan for a deeper insight into his illustrative black and white artwork. All materials provided.
Create: Features from the Black Presents 'Sip N Paint' with Axematic Friday 16 October, 6pm to 9pm, free Firepit Art Gallery & Studios, 10 Cutter Lane, SE10 0XX A special free edition of 'Sip N Paint' hosted by exhibition curator and Firepit Resident Artist, Axematic.
Create: Horn Fair Sunday 18 October, 11am to 4pm, free Charlton House and Gardens, Charlton Road, SE7 8RE Following the launch of their African Threads exhibition, Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust continue their Black History Month celebrations with a range of food stalls, crafts and music, plus demonstrations from Ghanaian textile artist Lorelle Aboagye and entertainment by Global Fusion Music & Arts. See more events near you: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/events
royalgreenwich
greenwichcouncil
royalgreenwich.gov.uk/follow-whatsapp
Pick of the Week by Evie Flynn
The
Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender is an independent weekly newspaper, covering the boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham. We publish every Wednesday, covering every postcode sector of the borough, and boasting, by far, the highest weekly circulation in Greenwich. Each week, we deliver our paper to every Greenwich neighbourhood, with further copies stocked at convenient public stands. We are also the highest distribution newspaper in Lewisham. You can also view each edition online, as well as daily news and events, on our website: www.weekender.co.uk The Greenwich & Lewisham Weekender covers all aspects of life in the boroughs, including music, theatre, comedy, film, events, and food and drink, as well as all your community events and campaigns.
Blackheath Kite Day
Families can spend an afternoon watching colourful and unusual kites take to the sky at Blackheath Kite Day on Sunday 11 October. The Kent Kite Flyers will bring their biggest kites to a display arena on the Heath. Visitors are welcome to join in by bringing along their own kites or buying one from a popup shop at the event. There will also be a family fun fair and families can listen to the steel band from Grinling Gibbons and Oak Gardens Primary Schools at 2pm.
Date: Sunday 11 October Time: 12pm - 3pm Location: The Heath, Shooters Hill Road, London SE3 0RL. Tickets: Free, no ticket required
Weekender The Greenwich and Lewisham Weekender is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (which regulates the UK’s magazine and newspaper industry).
Alice in Wonderland ballet in Blackheath
We abide by the Editors’ Code of Practice and are committed to upholding the highest standards of journalism. If you think that we have not met those standards and want to make a complaint, please contact 020 7231 5258. If we are unable to resolve your complaint, or if you would like more information about IPSO or the Editors’ Code, contact IPSO on 0300 123 2220 or visit www.ipso.co.uk
The Let’s All Dance Ballet Company is bringing a ballet performance of Alice and Wonderland to Blackheath Halls on Saturday 10 October. The family favourite will bring Lewis Carroll’s much-loved characters to life. The performance is suitable for the whole family but especially 2 - 12 year old, including children with special needs. After the show, there will be a chance for children to get photos with all of the characters.
Weekender Editor: Kevin Quinn Media Partnerships: Anthony Phillips Advertising team: Clarry Frewin, Mandy Stong Advertising support: Katie Boyd Editorial: Michael Holland; Evie Flynn
Date: Saturday 10 October 2026 Time: 2pm - 3pm Location: Blackheath Halls (Great Hall), 23 Lee Road, Blackheath, SE3 9RQ Tickets: £17 for adults, £15 for children
Design Manager: Dan Martin Design team: Ann Gravesen Finance: Em Zeki - Tel: 0779 883 3758 Managing & Commercial Director: Chris Mullany Managing & Editorial Director: Kevin Quinn
www.weekender.co.uk @insouthlndn Issue: GLW485
Horn Fair family festival is back at Charlton House Horn Fair is returning to Charlton House this October with an African-themed celebration for Black History Month. Families can enjoy African food, crafts and music alongside a variety of other food and craft stalls. Global Fusion will provide African entertainment, while local Ghanaian textile artist Lorelle Aboagye will bring her loom to the fair to demonstrate her work. The event will also feature a fancy dress competition. Date: Sunday 18 October Time: 11am – 4pm Location: Charlton House Tickets: Free, no ticket required
© Julian Guidera
Published weekly on a Wednesday at: Community Matters Media Ltd 1 Bermondsey Square, London, SE1 3UN. Printed by Iliffe Print Cambridge Ltd – www.iliffeprint.co.uk News: 020 7231 5258 / hello@cm-media.co.uk Ads: 020 7232 1639 / hello@cm-media.co.uk Finance: 0779 883 3758 / em@cm-media.co.uk
Diwali dinner and dance:
Celebrate Diwali at Blackheath Halls with an evening of dancing and food on Sunday 18 October. Guests can experience the energy of Bharatanatyam, one of India’s oldest and most popular classical dance forms. Natyasri Dance Company will perform, while Cohesion Plus will get guests up and dancing themselves. Alongside a series of performances, enjoy a meal provided by Nepali and Northern Indian local restaurant Everest Inn. You can book an entire table for 10 people or individual seats.
Date: Sunday 18 October Time: 6pm Location: Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Rd, Blackheath, SE3 9RQ Tickets: £70, book at blackheathhalls.com
October 7 2026 3
LIFESTYLE
100 fans by French maker showcased at Greenwich’s Fan Museum
A unique exhibition showcasing the work of french fan maker Frédérick Yvan Manuel Gay will open at The Fan Museum on Tuesday 6 October, writes Evie Flynn... ‘Swaying in the Wind’ will feature 100 fans, shown to a British audience for the first time.
Frédérick Gay is also a teacher and he works with students to ensure that the craft of
The exhibition will be open from 6th October 2026 until 9th January 2027.
fan making survives.
Frédérick Yvan Manuel Gay is one of very few fan makers working in France today. His work combines traditional techniques with contemporary innovation and he is inspired by history and fashion. Alongside his independent practice, Frédérick Gay designs and creates fans for the luxury and couture collections of the Parisian House of Duvelleroy- a fan house that has been making fans since 1827.
OBE. It was based on Hélène’s extensive fan collection upon which the The Fan Museum was founded. If you’d like to view the collection, you can book a guided tour for £10 per person, where the curatorial team explain the origins of the fans. Or, to browse the museum at your own pace, normal tickets are priced at just £5 for adults and £3 for children.
Works by some of his students will be shown in the exhibition, as well as those made by a small group who attended a three-day masterclass and workshop organised by The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers early in 2026. The Fan Museum is inside a pair of beautifully restored Grade II Listed early Georgian townhouses, and with Her Majesty the Queen Camilla as the patron, The Fan Museum is a Greenwich hidden gem. Since 1991, the Fan Museum has
The Museum is a registered charity, with accessible ticket pricing and a small gift shop. They always welcome volunteers from the local community who would like to help run the Front of house, shop or exhibition space.
been striving to be ‘a museum unlike any other’, with a vast collection of fans that expand over 1,000 years of history and culture.
Complicité in Brockley Brockley is home to a small theatre that stages new writing and experimental pieces for under £20 Complicité is a prime example of this, writes Michael Holland…
Coming to the Jack Studio Theatre on Brockley Road at the end of the month this two-hander play was original written for a scratch night by Finn Lanchester.
4 October 7 2026
He said: “I started Complicité as a short piece written for a scratch night for a French actor I know. It was supposed to be about binaries of culture, lifestyle and communication. “This shorter piece laid the ground for longer conversations along these same lines. “Complicité is not really a political piece, it’s a play about humanity: what we share, and what we don’t.” The play is set over, one hour, in one night where everything falls apart. Simon, played by Alex Westbrook, is a primary school teacher, who has handcuffed himself to a tree for a climate protest. Hours have passed, it’s 3am in central London and his friends have abandoned him. This is when he comes across Benoit, played by French-Italian Victor Ciri.
Benoit is an oil drilling engineer. He is drunk, desperate and alone, so he has nothing left to lose. What ensues is a clash of personality, ideology, and culture. Prepare yourself for a compulsive, highoctane romp through England, France, dating apps, primate psychology and the end of the world. The play runs for just over an hour with no interval but is recommended for 15+ as it contains sexual references, explicit language and violence, plus be warned there are flashing lights and loud noises. The Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH Tuesday 20 to Saturday 31 October 2026 at 7.30pm Tickets: £17, £15 concessions (15+) Box office: www.brockleyjack.co.uk or 0333 666 3366 (£1.80 fee for phone bookings only)
It’s been open to the public since 1991, founded by Hélène Alexander MBE (a world authority on fans) and her late husband, ‘Dickie’ A.V Alexander
The museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 11am – 5pm. 12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London, SE10 8ER thefanmuseum.org.uk
WHAT WILL YOU UNCOVER? Journey through light, sound and storytelling, brought to life by Luxmuralis.
6–8 & 11–15 November Under 5s go free Book now by scanning the QR code or visit ornc.org/lostworlds Image: Hugh Fox. © Old Royal Naval College. Artwork: ‘Time’ by Luxmuralis.
NEWS
GOING AHEAD REGARDLESS Thousands petition against Lewisham Shopping Centre redevelopment - but new Green Council says its hands are tied
A petition backed by more than 4,600 people against the redevelopment of Lewisham Shopping Centre has been ‘noted’ but supporters were warned it was not going to change anything, writes Ruby Gregory, Local DemocracyReporter...
redeveloped by the council. She said: “[The land] is owned by Landsec, a private developer who brought a legally compliant application before the Planning Committee under the previous Labour administration. “That means planning is quasi-judicial, meaning that if an application is legally compliant… there are very few grounds for it to be refused that couldn’t be challenged at a later date. So it came to committee and it was accepted – but it’s not a council project.” Later on in the meeting, Cllr Daniel Dream, Lewisham’s Cabinet Member for Inclusive Regeneration, Planning and Housing Delivery, said the council “don’t have the power to simply block or reject a scheme that’s already been through planning approval”. CGI of Lewisham Shopping Centre redevelopment scheme Credit: Lewisham Council planning documents
The petition was debated by Lewisham’s full council last week (September 23) however the development has already been approved. Mayor of Lewisham Liam Shrivastava requested for the petition to be heard by full council despite this and despite it not following the rules under the council’s petition scheme.
administration could increase affordable housing at this stage in Landsec’s plans, but these are inherently flawed and will benefit an unjust status quo. The party will be playing a losing game in the long term by entertaining this.”
Under council rules, e-petitions should use the council’s own system and not external platforms, which in this case was Change.org. Signatures and Lewisham addresses should be collected from the council website.
He went on to argue that pursuing viability reviews as a way of increasing affordable housing would be a “mistake” for the council, stating it ties the provision of affordable housing to the profits of the private sector.
Before the council debated the Save Lewisham Shopping Centre petition, Faris Luke from Lewisham People’s Assembly introduced it. Mr Luke told councillors: “We urge Lewisham Council to reject Landsec’s plans as part of our petition.
Mr Luke said aiming to secure GLA (Greater London Authority) funding for the development would be a “misstep” for the council, as “public money should be going into council or community-owned housing projects exclusively”.
“There are two main ways the Green
He said: “Currently, without local
rents increasing by hundreds of pounds per year, Landsec is projected to lose half a billion pounds. “In this case, applying for grant funding for the shopping centre means that Lewisham Council would be directly subsidising private sector profits, reducing financial risk for the biggest property developer in the UK, and joining the developer in potentially gambling with the housing security of 33 per cent of Lewisham residents.” Landsec’s £1.5 billion redevelopment of Lewisham Shopping Centre was approved by the council in October of last year. The shopping centre and multi-storey car park are set to be demolished and replaced with tower blocks up to 35 storeys high. The redevelopment is being delivered in six phases and has a timeline
spanning 10 years. It will see a total of 1,744 new homes built, which would include 98 social rent homes and 231 homes rented out at discounted market rates or made available to key workers. All of the remaining homes will be private. Additionally, Landsec intends to build accommodation for 661 students and a 23-storey co-living block containing 445 homes, where residents share communal spaces such as kitchens and lounges. During the debate, Cllr Ese Erheriene, leader of the Lewisham Labour Group and the opposition, clarified some “misinformation” which she said had popped up online surrounding the redevelopment. Cllr Erheriene shut down claims that the shopping centre was being
He said: “Some people might want that to be true, but it isn’t, and we need to be talking facts for the sake of everybody watching. “I can tell you directly that even if this proposal had 0 per cent affordable housing, and if Labour had refused the scheme last year, it’s most likely it would have been subsequently approved by the GLA anyway – given what’s seen as the wider benefits for the town centre and the financial mechanics underpinning the project.” He added: “That doesn’t mean that we need to be grateful, but I think we need to be looking at the bigger picture alongside this.” Towards the end of the debate, Cllr Heather Farnworth proposed a resolution to a motion on behalf of Lewisham Green Group, which included noting the petition and recognising the importance of affordable housing in Lewisham. The motion was seconded by Cllr Ed Sutton, and was also subjected to a formal vote put forward by Cllr James Rathbone, which was carried.
Those living with sickle cell can be seen around the clock The leader of Greenwich Council, who lives with sickle cell, visited a unit which opened up in neighbouring Lewisham, offering those with the condition emergency care 24 hours a day, seven days a week, writesJessicaFarmer... 6 October 7 2026
The Acute Sickle Cell Unit at Lewisham Hospital is one of five pilot sites across the country working to improve access to treatments. “The Acute Sickle Cell Unit at Lewisham exists because our patients told us what they needed: to be seen quickly, by people who understand their condition, and who know them by name,” said Michael Burns, Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Haematology and Consultant Paramedic, at the hospital. “Since we opened in January 2025, we’ve delivered that every hour of everyday - 24 hours, 7 days a week.” The service provides treatment for those who would otherwise need to attend A&E, and patients are seen, on average, within eight minutes, well
under the national 30-minute target.
Leader of Greenwich Coucil on a visit to Lewisham Hospital
Cllr Okereke said: “As someone who lives with sickle cell myself, I know how important it is to be able to get treatment quickly.” September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month where practitioners are encouraging anyone who is able to donate blood to come forward and do so. People of Black heritage are 10 times more likely to have the Ro blood subtype, a rare variation of the Rh positive blood group that is essential for treating sickle cell. Around 19,000 people in the UK are currently living with sickle cell and many rely on regular blood transfusions. “None of what we do would be possible
without safe, well-matched blood being available when our patients need it, which is why encouraging more donations from Black African and Black Caribbean communities this September
matters so much,” said Michael Barns. For referrals and patient advice, residents can contact the unit on 020 3192 6912
AFRICAN & CARIBBEAN · BLACK-OWNED
WAKUDA MARKET 11AM - 5PM · FREE ENTRY
LEWISHAM
BEXLEYHEATH
Sat 31 Oct · Sun 1 Nov
Sat 7 Nov
Sat 28 Nov · Sun 29 Nov
Broadway Shopping Centre, Bexleyheath, DA6 7JN
Lewisham Shopping Centre, Molesworth St, SE13 7HB
CHRISTMAS DATES ANNOUNCED SOON Scan for market dates and first looks, straight to your inbox
wakuda.co.uk · @wakuda_uk
Join us for our Year 6 Open Morning! Choosing the right secondary school is an important decision, and our Open Events are the perfect opportunity to discover what makes Harris Academy Bermondsey such a vibrant and inspiring place to learn. During your visit you'll have the opportunity to tour the academy, visit classrooms and specialist facilities, meet our teachers and hear from current students.
REMAINING OPEN MORNING Wednesday 14th October 9:15am - 10:30am
A SCHOOL WHERE GIRLS FLOURISH INTO CONFIDENT, POWERFUL YOUNG WOMEN SCAN THE CODE TO BOOK YOUR PLACE!
55 Southwark Park Rd, London SE16 3TZ 0207 237 9316 harrisbermondsey.org.uk
Ofsted Outstanding
2009 | 2015 | 2019 | 2025
AMBITION • COMPASSION • RESPECT
NEWS
Monkey rescued from poor living conditions A common marmoset monkey was rescued from a house in Greenwich following a report from a concerned citizen, writes Jessica Farmer...
173 people were injured and 90 lost their lives
1957 Lewisham rail disaster remembered
A memorial plaque commemorating the 1957 rail crash at St John’s station in Lewisham was unveiled on Saturday, writes Alex Orr... The plaque, funded by the Railway Heritage Trust and the St John’s Society, honours the 90 people who lost their lives on December 4 1957, when two trains crashed in dense fog near St John’s station, just off Lewisham Way. More than 100 locals turned out for the unveiling, with speeches from Lewisham North MP Vicky Foxcroft and former local councillor Steve Penfold remembering one of the worst railway disasters in British history. Until now, there had been nothing to commemorate those who died in the incident, nor the 173 people injured, at the station. A spokesperson for the St John’s Society said: “As well as commemorating that sad event,
this was a positive occasion, showing the community coming together for an event organised by the St John’s Society. “The plaque was the result of the efforts of local people, remembering the history of our own area.” The disaster occurred at 4:56pm on a dark December evening in 1957, when an electric train to Hayes in Bromley stopped at a signal under a railway bridge. A steam train to Ramsgate following behind did not stop at the signal, colliding with the electric train in front and causing the rail bridge to collapse onto it. According to a government report published in the wake of the incident, “the whole of the body of the eighth coach was
destroyed when the underframe and body of the ninth coach were forced over and through it.” “Owing to the disorganisation of the train services by the fog, both the trains were crowded,” the report said, “and it is estimated that there were nearly 1,500 passengers in the electric train and about 700 in the steam train.” Of the 90 people killed, at least 37 were passengers of the electric train and 49 of the steam train, with the guard of the electric train also losing his life. The driver of the electric train was acquitted of manslaughter charges, but the incident is credited as the reason for the introduction of the modern safety system used across the UK’s railway network.
The monkey was found living in a bird cage and being kept without a licence after a joint investigation by officers from the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the City of London Corporation. The investigation also revealed the monkey was kept is solitude and was not being fed an appropriate diet. Officers from the council, the City Corporation’s licencing and animal welfare teams, the RSPCA and the Metropolitan Police carried out another visit. During this visit, the unlicenced owner voluntarily gave up the primate, and it has since been transferred to a specialist unit. Here the monkey will receive veterinary treatment and will then be rehomed in a wildlife park to live with other marmosets, which is essential for primates to live a happy life. The owner received a warning,
although failing to hold the necessary licence or treating primates poorly can result in a criminal offence. According to the RSPCA, marmosets are the most commonly kept and traded species in the UK. The RSPCA cites several reasons why marmosets do not make suitable pets, including the difficulty of providing the complex environment marmosets need. As highly social animals, marmosets can suffer when kept alone and require a constantly warm and stimulating environment. They can also become aggressive as they mature. Anyone who owns an exotic animal must comply with the Animal Welfare Regulations 2024 and the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The Royal Borough of Greenwich encourages anyone who knows or suspects that a primate is being kept without a licence to contact them at licensing@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.
October 7 2026 9
HISTORY
KIDBROOKE STATION AND THE MURDER MYSTERY
Pluckley station, Kidbrook station is originally said to have looked like this
Kidbrooke station as it is today
Mary Mills
I thought this week I should do something about Kidbrooke Station. I’ve been doing these articles about the various Kid Brook streams for months - and I’m halfway through doing the Middle Kid Brook. It struck me that Kidbrooke Station is halfway between the Middle and Lower Kid Brooks and doesn’t really come into the area covered by either of them. But I clearly should do it. In the past I’ve done articles on local railway stations – so why not add Kidbrooke to them? 10 October 7 2026
There are three railway lines which go to Dartford from London Bridge. First in 1849 there was the North Kent line which went from Blackheath through the tunnel down to Charlton Station and on to Dartford. Then in 1866 the Dartford Loop Line going via Sidcup opened. The line which goes through Kidbrook opened in 1895 was the Bexleyheath Railway. That name of the line gives you a clue - it was built to serve the Bexley area and Kidbrooke was just somewhere you passed through to get there. The Bexleyheath line resulted from lobbying, and some finance, from prominent people in the Bexleyheath area. Basically it was about land owners in that area trying to raise value of land holdings suitable for commuter housing. The company got its Enabling Act in 1883 but, as ever, there were various difficulties and work on the line did not start until 1891. The opening of the line was delayed. According to most histories this was because of a landslip just outside the tunnel which takes the line from Blackheath Station to Kidbrooke. I can find no newspaper report of this land slip and the Board report to shareholders says “the tunnel at Blackheath presented difficulties ...the workmen encountering a large shell bed and considerable quantities of water”. The tunnel goes underneath part of the
posh and private Cator Estate. There appears to be minimal information about this tunnel - it doesn’t appear in lists of rail tunnels in the area, and a webpage apparently devoted to it consists of only three words! There are some hints that local landowner, the Earl of St Germans, wanted to develop his land and “get even with Cator”. Whatever! The line was finally opened on 1st May 1895. The opening day was marked by a brass band at Bexleyheath and there is no mention of Kidbrooke in newspaper reports. By 1900 the Bexleyheath Railway Company had been absorbed into the South Eastern and Chatham Railway Company and thus in 1923 became part of the Southern Railway. The future of the line in the 20th century was that most of the land around the railway as it went into Kent was used for commuter housing, but the land around Kidbrooke Station became a large industrial site owned by the Royal Air Force. I’m covering this site and its multiple uses in various articles here. So what did Kidbrooke get in the way of a station in 1895? Somewhat to my surprise the Kent Rail website says it was ‘a delightful country station, demonstrating charm and antiquity”. What? Sadly there is no sign of any pictures of this station. Kent Rail say the stations along the line were ‘standard wooden constructions and ‘the main
building only featured bricks in the chimney stacks’. It had sash windows and an arched roof. There were ‘swan neck’ lamps with ‘barley sugar twist’ posts and Southern Railway “Target” name signs. In its early years the station appears to have been very quiet and, while eventually surrounded by government buildings, remained peaceful. Most of its users would have been workers in the government complex coming to work every day rather than, as everywhere else, local residents going off to work elsewhere. There are newspaper reports of petty crime and reckless behaviour as it’s true of both stations then and now. In the 1930s the station made national press coverage for some weeks following the discovery of a headless woman’s body on the lines outside the station. This turned out to be a respectable married woman who had been in a first class compartment – screams had been heard by passengers in other compartments. As far as I’m aware her attacker was never identified despite intensive police work and stories in a wide newspaper coverage. He had almost certainly left the train at Kidbrooke. The original station buildings remained in place here although other stations serving this area were rebuilt in 1931, where timber main buildings were replaced by ‘sturdy red brick’. The
HISTORY Southern Railway electrified these suburban lines in 1926 on the third rail scheme – which remains in use today. But steam did not entirely disappear from these lines until the early 1960s. In 1949 in order to meet demand for the increasing number of passengers, double-decker carriages were introduced. They were not a great success – I remember them well and how unsafe and uncomfortable they felt - but they were used until 1971. In 1954 platforms were extended in order to accommodate ten car trains. In 1972 at Kidbrook the main station buildings from 1895 were replaced by ‘dreary CLASP’ prefabricated ones. This in turn was replaced in 1994 by a brown-brick construction with a tiled pitched roof. A new interim station building was opened in 2014 along with a waiting shelter, bike racks, and a toilet, and a brand new station building was opened on 3 April 2021. Originally passengers could only get from one side of the station to the other by walking over the rails and Kidbrooke’s first footbridge was in prefabricated concrete. In March 2014 a new metal
footbridge was lifted into position. There was a goods yard, busy, particularly in wartime because of the adjacent military depot. It was closed, along with others on the line in 1968. There was also a signal box built north west of the ‘up’ platform. It was two-storey with a timber top and a brick base. It was taken out of use in 1970. It had overlooked the only siding, which trailed off the down line. Extensive sidings and a narrow 2 foot gauge network once served the huge government complex. The depot could only be accessed from the “down” line and the single-track link was protected by a gate, beyond which were a multitude of standard gauge sidings. A locomotive used on the site has survived and is in Leeds Industrial Museum. Its history and some pictures can be found at https:// preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/ manning-wardle-works-no-865-raf-no111-aldwyth-0-6-0st// I will try and cover this site in more detail in a future article. APOLOGIES AND CATCH UPS Last week’s article on Kidbrook around
the Thomas Tallis School site has led to a number of contacts - which are going to lead to a lot of additions here. I’ve noted the need to do more on the internal rail system on the RAF site as well as its implications for Kidbrooke station and I will put these as part of a future article. I am very grateful to Marion Kennet who wrote to me about the post office site at Kidbrooke, after which Old Post Office Lane is named and which I had to say in last week’s article that I could find very little about. Marion has been kind enough to send some photographs and that again I will write up specially. Quite a bit of last week’s article was about the Kidbrooke Barrage balloon site and I was not aware when I wrote that that Peter Sydenham - who had been in touch with me in some detail about the site - had written a book about it, published in Australia. I have just received a copy and intend to do a brief review of it which will go on the Greenwich Industrial History Facebook Page – once I’ve had time to read it. And I will to add something else on here.
‘Last week I wrote about Graftons strange factory in Footscray Road and apologised for not having been able to find a picture of it. I’m very grateful to John Kennet for providing me with the picture of the factory. Post office vans by the rail line at Kidbrooke (thanks Marion Kennet)
Can I also thank Ian Bull for two pictures of Grafton Cranes made in Bedford by another Grafton brother. The cranes shown are at Woolwich Arsenal and have had nasty accidents - I have put their pictures on the Greenwich Industrial History Facebook page
October 7 2026 11
Box office 020 8463 0100 • blackheathhalls.com •
EMMA SMITH
An Evening of Swing & Celebration
Self-storage, right round the corner Because weekends weren’t made for storage runs — book in minutes and access anytime with Pocket. Drummond Rd, Biscuit Factory, SE16 4DG
BOOK NOW
•
Flexible booking, no long-term tie-ins
•
Access any time, day or night
•
5 mins from Bermondsey tube
What's On 2026
PUBLIC NOTICES ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. *) Order 202* The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202* 1.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) proposes to make the above mentioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The general effect of the Orders would be to: a) Introduce 6 metre Cycle Hire Parking Places at the following locations: i. Charlton Road footpath, south-east side, outside No. 30 Charlton Road. ii. Cherry Orchard, north-east side footpath, from a point 3.3 metres east of the western boundary line of Elm Tree Court No. 1 to 8 for 6 metres in a north-easterly direction. iii. Donaldson Road, south-east side, outside No. 114 Donaldson Road. iv. Grangehill Road, east side, opposite No. 241 Grangehill Road. v. Rochester Way footpath next to the cycle way, east side, opposite Nos. 132 and 134 Rochester Way. vi. Troughton Road footpath, east side, adjacent to No. 146 Troughton Road. vii. Well Hall Road footpath, east side, outside Nos. 44b and 48 Well Hall Road. b) Introduce 6 metre Cycle Hire Parking Places, replacing any existing control where appropriate, at the following locations: i. Aldeburgh Street, south side, from a point 4.8 metres west of the eastern building line of No. 38 Aldeburgh Street in a westerly direction, replacing a Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone C bay. ii. Banning Street, east side, from a point 23.5 metres south-west of its junction with Derwent Street for 6 metres in a south-westerly direction, replacing a Cycle Hire Parking Place (for clarity this also revokes the Cycle Hire Parking Place that was introduced outside No. 6 Banning Street). iii. Bramshot Avenue, north-west side, outside no. 39 Bramshot Avenue, replacing a Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone C bay. iv. Charlton Church Lane, east side, outside No. 149 Charlton Church Lane, replacing a Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone C bay. v. Fairthorn Road, east side, opposite to Nos. 44-46 Fairthorn Road, replacing a Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone C bay. vi. Felltram Way, west side, adjacent to No. 277 Woolwich Road, replacing a Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone C bay. vii. Gourock Road, south side, from a point 15 metres west of its junction with Westmount Road for 6 metres in a westerly direction, replacing a Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm 2 Hours No Return 2 Hours Zone EC bay. viii. Kidbrooke Gardens, south side, from a point 16 metres west of the common boundary of Nos. 1 and 3 Kidbrooke Gardens for 6 metres in a westerly direction, replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12pm Zone BK bay. ix. Kidbrooke Grove, south-east side, from a point 15 metres north-east of the north-eastern property boundary of No. 101 Kidbrooke Grove for 6 metres in a north-easterly direction, replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12pm Zone BK bay. x. Kidbrooke Grove, east side, from a point 4.8 metres north of the southern building line of No. 38 Shooters Hill Road for 6 metres in a northerly direction, replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12pm Zone BK bay and No Waiting Mon-Fri 11am-12pm restrictions. xi. Nadine Street, north-west side, adjacent to No. 9 Elliscombe Road, replacing a Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone C bay. xii. Sherington Road, west side, adjacent to No. 111 Charlton Road, replacing a Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone C bay. xiii. St Germans Place, east side, from a point 6.8 metres south of the southern property boundary of No. 1 St Germans Place for 6 metres in a southerly direction, replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12pm Zone BK bay, No waiting at any time and No Loading Mon-Sat 8am-9.30am and 4.30pm-6.30pm restrictions. xiv. Victoria Way, north side, outside No. 91 Victoria Way, replacing a Free Parking Place. xv. Victoria Way, south-west side, from a point 4.6 metres north-west of its junction with Harold Gibbons Court for 6 metres in a north- westerly direction, replacing a Free Parking Place. xvi. Victoria Way, west side footpath, opposite to Nos. 39-41 Victoria Way, replacing a Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone CS bay. xvii. Wricklemarsh Road, north-west side, adjacent to No. 67 Kidbrooke Park Road, replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12pm Zone BK bay. xviii.Wyndcliff Road, south-west side, adjacent to No. 176 Eastcombe Avenue, replacing a Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone C bay. c) Introduce 10 metre Cycle Hire Parking Places, replacing any existing control where appropriate, at the following locations: i. Dupree Road, east side, adjacent to No. 240 Woolwich Road, replacing a Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone C bay. ii. Wyndcliff Road, east side, adjacent to No. 123a Charlton Road, replacing a Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone C bay. d) Introduce 12 metre Cycle Hire Parking Places, replacing any existing control where appropriate, at the following locations: i. Croom’s Hill, south-west side, opposite The White House, replacing part of a Resident Permit Holders Only Mon-Sat 9am-5pm and Sun 9am-6pm Zone G bay. ii. Combedale Road, west side, adjacent to No. 45 Ormiston Road, replacing part of a Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone W bay. e) Introduce a 12 metre Cycle Hire Parking Place on Vanbrugh Hill footpath, east side, opposite Nos. 107-113 Vanbrugh Hill. f) Replace the existing Resident Permit Holders Only Mon-Sat 9am-5pm and Sun 9am-6pm Zone G on Croom’s Hill, south-west side, with a No Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-5pm & Sun 9am-6pm restriction from a point 5.3 metres north of its junction with Park Walk for 2.5 metres in a northerly direction. g) Replace the remaining Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone C bay on Aldeburgh Street, south side, with a 3 metre secure bicycle parking facility (cycle hangar) adjacent to No. 38 Aldeburgh Street (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). h) Replace the existing Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone CS bay on Troughton Road, north side, with a ‘Cycle Hire Parking Place’ from a point 0.38 metres east of the eastern property boundary of No. 11 Victoria Way for 6.7 metres in an easterly direction. i) Replace the existing Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone CS bay on Delafield Road, south side, with a ‘Cycle Hire Parking Place’ adjacent to No. 20 Charlton Church Lane for 9.64 metres. j) Replace the existing Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12pm Zone BK bay on Kidbrooke Gardens, south side, with ‘No Waiting Mon-Fri 11am-12pm’ restrictions from a point 22 metres west of the common boundary of Nos. 1 and 3 Kidbrooke Gardens for 9.5 metres in a westerly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). k) Replace the existing No Waiting Mon-Fri 11am-12pm restriction on Kidbrooke Gardens, south side, with a ‘Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12pm Zone BK’ bay from a point 5 metres west of the common boundary of Nos. 1 and 3 Kidbrooke Gardens for 9 metres in an easterly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). l) Replace the existing Permit Holders or Limited Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max stay 2 Hours No return within 3 hours Zone W bay with a No Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm restriction on Combedale Road, west side, from a point 0.75 metres north of the common boundary of Nos. 39 and 41 Combedale Road for 1.9 metres in a northerly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). m) Replace the existing Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm 2 Hours No Return 2 Hours Zone EC bay and No Waiting Mon-Fri 11am-12.30pm restriction with a Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 2 Hours Zone EC bay on Gourock Road, south side, from a point 21 metres west of its junction with Westmount Road for 17 metres in a westerly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). n) Update the map tiles attached to The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order 2018 and The Greenwich (Charged-For Parking Places) Order 2018 so as to reflect the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (a) to (m). 3. Copies of the proposed Orders, the statement of reasons for proposing to make the Orders and plans showing the proposals, along with a copy of the Consolidation Orders can be inspected during normal office hours on Monday to Fridays inclusive at the Woolwich Centre Library, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ 4. Further information may be obtained from Technical Support Team, FAO Programme Delivery Team, Transport, 3rd floor, The Woolwich Centre, SE18 6HQ or email to transport-programmedelivery-tmos@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Dockless phase 2b 26-10) 5. Any person who wishes to object to or make other representations about the proposed Orders, should send a statement in writing by 28th October 2026, specifying the grounds on which any objection is made by email to transport-programmedelivery-tmos@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Dockless phase 2b 26-10) 6. Persons objecting to the proposed Orders should be aware that in view of current access to information legislation, this Council would be legally obliged to make any comments received in response to this notice, open to public inspection and all data will be handled according to GDPR regulations. 2.
Director of Communities, Environment and Central Royal Borough of Greenwich Dated 7th October 2026
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: 07/10/2026 Gilian MacInnes Interim Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control List of Press Advertisements - 07/10/2026
Publicity for Planning Applications Applicant: Site Address:
Mr Aaron Vedat 26/2019/F 13 STRATHEDEN PARADE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7SX Development: Replacement of the existing shopfront with painted render and non-illuminated fascia board. (Retrospective) Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH
Site Address: Development:
Applicant: Site Address:
Wates Property Services 26/2265/F 46 & 46A ST NICHOLAS ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1HH Development: The replacement of all existing windows with new double glazed PVCu casements. The replacement of the existing front entrance timber entrance door with a new composite door. The replacement of the existing flank elevation timber door with a new PVCu door. Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON
Publicity for Listed Building Consent.
Applicant: Miss Vatier 26/2420/HD Site Address: 107 CONGREVE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LL Development: Replacement front door and associated works. Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: Site Address:
Applicant: Site Address:
Verehive Woolwich Ltd 26/2544/F 114 POWIS STREET; 23-25 HARE STREET, LONDON, SE18 6NL Development: Additional storey at roof level to provide 9 residential units (5 x 1-bed, 3 x 2 bed, 1 x 3-bed), including a new entrance and core, cycle, and refuse stores, plant, and all associated works. Conservation Area: WOOLWICH CONSERVATION AREA Applicant: Site Address:
Leyla & Fiona Gul 26/2552/F 25 RICHMOUNT GARDENS, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9AE Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK Applicant: Site Address: Development:
Ms Joanne Ly 26/2704/HD 25 MANOR WAY, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9EF Removal, installation and replacement of all windows and doors. Loft conversion incorporating a rear dormer and installation of rooflights. Construction of a part two-storey side, two storey rear extension and a garden summer house ancillary to the dwellinghouse, with a surface level swim spa and all associated landscaping and works. Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK Applicant: Site Address: Development:
Mr Jason Ngo 26/2788/HD 10 ARSENAL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1JS Loft conversion incorporating the installation of two rear dormers and all associated works. Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE Applicant: Site Address: Development:
Mr Gary Shaw 26/2807/HD 8 ASHRIDGE CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EB Replacement of existing roof covering to main roof in matching tiles. Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE Applicant: Site Address:
Mrs Eilis Kilfeather 26/2810/HD 10 ASHRIDGE CRESCENT, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 3EB Development: Replacement of existing roof covering to main roof and original garage roof in matching tiles. Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE Applicant: Thamesgate Property Limited 26/2814/PN2
25 POWIS STREET, LONDON, SE18 6HZ Prior approval is sought for the change of use of the first and second floor commercial premises (Class E) to provide two residential flats (Class C3) with associated refuse storage. Conservation Area: WOOLWICH CONSERVATION AREA
Applicant: Site Address:
Micah Hone 26/2536/L FLAT 6, WOODHILL COURT, 175 WOODHILL, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 5HS Development: Refurbishment of the existing/historic front door Installation of door ironmongery in a heritage sensitive manner. Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON Listed Building: Grade 2* Miss Palmer 26/2603/L 142 OLD WOOLWICH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9PR Development: Internal and external alterations including (reconfiguration of the lower ground and ground floor layouts, formation of a new bathroom and utility area, installation of a new boiler and associated flue, installation of a log burner utilising an existing chimney, associated drainage and ventilation works, reinstatement of an internal doorway, replacement of windows and glazing on a like-for-like basis). Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH Listed Building: Grade 2 Applicant: Site Address:
Fisher ID 26/2664/L THE ANNEX, GILBERT CLOSE, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 4PS Development: Sympathetic replacement of timber Sash windows on a like for like basis. Removal of the double sided chimney breast (which has already been removed in the past) to create an open plan kitchen and internal refurbishment. Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON Listed Building: Grade 2 Publicity For Advertisements. Applicant: Site Address:
Pasta Evangelists 26/1803/A 44-46 GREENWICH CHURCH STREET, LONDON, SE10 9BL Development: Installation of 2 x Fascia Signage with Sign written Logo 1 x Projecting Sign (to remain as existing already consented) Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH Applicant: Site Address:
Mr Aaron Vedat 26/2020/A 13 STRATHEDEN PARADE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7SX Development: Replacement of the existing shopfront with painted render and fascia board, non-illuminated fascia sign and 2 x vinyls signs . (Retrospective) Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH Applicant:
DE ECOWAS RESTAURANT & LOUNGE LTD 26/2748/A Site Address: FIRST FLOOR, 51-61 HARE STREET, LONDON, SE18 6NE Development: Display of one non-illuminated fascia sign above the front entrance to the first floor and one internally illuminated projecting sign. Conservation Area: WOOLWICH CONSERVATION AREA
Calling all Greenwich & Lewisham businesses Why not speak to the Weekender team, to find out about our competitive advertising prices in print and online? Email: hello@cm-media.co.uk
ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. *) Order 202* The Greenwich (Charged For-Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202* 1. 2.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) proposes to make the above-mentioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The general effect of the Orders would be to: a) Introduce 6 metre Cycle Hire Parking Places at the following locations: i. Addison Drive, north side, from a point 9.1 metres west of the common boundary of Nos. 1 and 2 Addison Drive in a westerly direction. ii. Ransom Walk, south-west side, from a point 5.5 metres south-east of the south-eastern kerbline of Woolwich Road in a south-easterly direction. iii. Waverley Road footpath, south-west side, outside No. 16 and 18 Waverley Road. iv. Vicarage Park, east side, from a point 6.2 metres north of the southern building line of George Akass House for 6 metres in a northerly direction. v. Old Mill Road footpath, south-east side, from a point 11 metres south-west of the footpath between and Old Mill Road and Plumstead Common Road in a south-westerly direction. vi. Borgard Road footpath, south-west side, from a point 16.9 metres south-east of the northern building line of No. 6 Belson Road in a north-westerly direction. vii. Court Yard, west side, opposite No. 25 and 27 Court Yard. viii. Altash Way footpath, east side, from a point 18 metres south of the common boundary of Nos. 118 & 120 Altash Way in a south-easterly direction. ix. Court Road footpath, east side, opposite the junction with Station Approach Southside. x. McLeod Road, south side, outside No. 106 McLeod Road. xi. Grovebury Road, east side, from a point 24 metres south of the southern building line of No.40 Grovebury Road in a southerly direction. xii. Finchale Road footpath, north-east side, at a point 13 metres north-west of No. 2 to 40 Finchale Road. xiii. Applegarth Road, south-east side, from a point 55.3 metres south-west of its junction with Arnott Close in a south-westerly direction. xiv. Barnard Close rail bridge footpath, north-west side, from a point 9 metres south-west of the south-western boundary line of No. 2 Barnard Close in a south-westerly direction. xv. Briset Road, east side, opposite Nos. 45 and 47 Briset Road. xvi. Canberra Road, north side, from a point 14 metres east of the common boundary of Nos. 148 and 150 Canberra Road in a westerly direction. xvii. Corelli Road, west side, adjacent to No. 209 Broad Walk. xviii. Crathie Road footpath, west side, from a point 8.3 metres north of the northern building line of No. 120 Eltham Road, in a north-westerly direction. xix. Delacourt Road footpath, west side, from a point 3.5 metres north-west of the common boundary line of Nos. 11 and 13 Delacourt Road, in a south-easterly direction. xx. Dursley Road, north-west side, from a point 10.1 metres south-west of the south-western boundary line of No. 64 Woolacombe Road, in a south-westerly direction. xxi. Eltham High Street footpath, north side, outside Nos. 173-179 Eltham High Street. xxii. Eltham High Street footpath, south side, from a point 4.6 metres east of the common boundary of Nos. 230 and 232 Eltham High Street in an easterly direction. xxiii. Eltham Palace Road, north side, from a point 18.5 metres west of its junction with Middle Park Avenue, in a westerly direction. xxiv. Footscray Road footpath, north-west side, opposite No. 71 Footscray Road. xxv. Footscray Road footpath, south-west side, opposite Nos. 395 & 397 Footscray Road. xxvi. Hengist Road footpath, west side, from a point 4.3 metres north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 19 and 21 Hengist Road in a north-westerly direction. xxvii. Jago Close, east side, adjacent to No. 158 Plumstead Common Road. xxviii. Kidbrooke Lane footpath, north-east side, adjacent to No. 53 Well Hall Road. xxix. Mainridge Road, north-west side, adjacent to No. 470 Green Lane. xxx. Nightingale Vale, west side, opposite Nos. 21 and 23 Nightingale Vale. xxxi. Plumstead High Street footpath, north side, from a point 3 metres east of the common boundary of Nos. 292 and 294 Plumstead High Street in a westerly direction. xxxii. Rochester Way footpath, south-west side, from a point 9.2 metres north-west of the north-western boundary of No. 19 Rochester Way in a north-westerly direction. xxxiii.Rutherglen Road, south-west side, opposite No. 69 Rutherglen Road. xxxiv.Shooters Hill Road footpath, south side, from a point 14 metres east of its junction with Corelli Road in an easterly direction. xxxv. Southwood Road footpath, north-west side, from a point 4.6 metres south-west of its junction with Footscray Road in a south-westerly direction. xxxvi.Starbuck Close, north side, from a point 1.8 metres west of the eastern boundary of No. 2 Green Lane in a westerly direction. xxxvii.Station Approach Path, north side, from a point 4.4 metres east of the north-eastern building line of No. 83 Archery Road, in an easterly direction. xxxviii.Well Hall Road footpath, east side, from a point 1.4 metres north of the common boundary of Nos. 22 and 24 Well Hall Road in a northerly direction. xxxix.Well Hall Road footpath, west side, opposite Nos. 248 and 250 Well Hall Road. xl. Whitworth Road, east side, from a point 2.2 metres north of the common boundary of Nos. 56 and 58 Whitworth Road in a northerly direction. b) Introduce 6 metre Cycle Hire Parking Places, replacing any existing control where appropriate, at the following locations: i. Avery Hill Road, east side, from a point 0.5 metres south of the northern boundary of No.152 Bexley Road, replacing a Limited Waiting Mon-Fri 8.30am-6.30pm Max stay 2 hours no return with 2 hours bay. ii. Barnfield Road, north-east side, adjacent to No. 43 Herbert Road, replacing Free Parking Place and Electric Vehicle Charging Point. iii. Barth Road, west side, adjacent to No. 139 Plumstead High Street, replacing a Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm 4 Hours No Return 1 Hour Zone PC bay. iv. Crossmead, north side, from a point 2.24 metres west of the common boundary of Nos. 53 and 55 Crossmead for 6 metres in an easterly direction, replacing the Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 1.30pm-3pm Zone M bay. v. Eltham High Street, north side, outside No. 73 Eltham High Street, replacing a Pay & Display Max Stay 1 Hour Mon-Sat 8.30am-6pm/Loading Bay Mon-Sat 6.30am-8.30am bay. vi. Eltham High Street, south side, outside Nos. 52 and 54 Eltham High Street, replacing a Pay & Display Max Stay 1 Hour Mon-Sat 8.30am-6pm/Loading Bay Mon-Sat 6.30am-8.30am bay. vii. Glenlea Road, north side, from a point 9.8 metres west of its junction with Glenesk Road in a westerly direction, replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12.30pm Zone EO bay. viii. Glenlea Road, south side, from a point 2.14 metres east of the eastern building line of No. 79a Westmount Road in a westerly direction, replacing a Resident Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm Zone E bay and No waiting at any time restrictions. ix. Glenshiel Road, south side, from a point 7.3 metres west of the common boundary of Nos. 1 & 3 Glenshiel Road in a westerly direction, replacing No Waiting Mon-Fri 11am-12.30pm. x. Glenure Road, south side, from a point 14.9 metres east of its junction with Westmount Road in an easterly direction, replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12.30pm Zone EO bay. xi. Glyndon Road, north side, from a point 5.16 metres east of the western building line of No 45 to 55 Southport Road in an easterly direction, replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 9.30am-11am Zone PL bay. xii. Heathwood Gardens, south-west side, from a point 5.9 metres south-east of the north-western boundary of No. 19 Woodland Terrace in a south-easterly direction, replacing the No Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm and Free Parking Place. xiii. Ivor Grove, north-west side, from a point 7 metres south-west of its junction with Footscray Road, in a south-westerly direction, replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 9.30am-11am Zone N bay. xiv. Kinveachy Gardens, north-east side, adjacent to No. 47 Little Heath, replacing a Free Parking Place. xv. Lakedale Road, west side, opposite No. 37 Lakedale Road, replacing a Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm 4 Hours No Return 1 Hour Zone PC bay. xvi. Lord Warwick Street, north side, from a point 14.4 metres east of its junction with Frances Street for 6 metres in an easterly direction, replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Zone WD bay. xvii. Maxey Road, east side, opposite Nos. 24 and 26 Maxey Road, replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 9.30am-11am Zone PL bay. xviii. Miles Drive footpath, west side, from a point 4.7 metres south of the southern building line of No. 2 Miles Drive for 6 metres in a southerly direction, replacing a Free Parking Place and Car Club Bay. xix. North Park, north side, from a point 10 metres east of its junction with Woodington Close for 6 metres in an easterly direction, replacing a Resident Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone EC. xx. Queenscroft Road, east side, from a point 14.5 metres north of the common boundary of Nos. 10 and 12 Queenscroft Road in a northerly direction, replacing No waiting at any time. xxi. Quilter Street, west side, from a point 3.2 metres north of the common boundary of Nos. 1 & 2 Quilter Street in a northerly direction, replacing a Free Parking Place. xxii. Rochester Way, south-west side, from a point 19.3 metres north-west of the entrance to Eltham Grid Sub-Station for 6 metres in a north-westerly direction, replacing a Pay & Display Mon-Sat 8am-6.30pm bay. xxiii. Sherard Road, south-east side, from a point 7.7 metres south-west of the eastern boundary line of 62 Sherard Road for 6 metres in a south-westerly direction, replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12.30pm (E) bay. xxiv. Susan Road, south-west side, from a point 2.3 metres north-west of the common boundary of No. 1 and 3 Susan Road in a south-easterly direction, replacing Residents and Business Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 10.30am-12.30pm Zone KN and No waiting at any time restrictions. xxv. Westmount Road, west side, from a point 5.3 metres south of the southern boundary line of No. 7 Westmount Road for 6 metres in a southerly direction, replacing a Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 2 Hours Zone EC bay. c) Introduce 12 metre Cycle Hire Parking Places, replacing any existing control where appropriate, at the following locations: i. Eltham Green Road, east side, from a point 6.4 metres north of the southern boundary line of No. 13 Eltham Green for 12 metres in a northerly direction, replacing No Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm and a Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone KE bay. ii. North Park, south side, from a point 32 metres east of its junction with Court Road for 12 metres in an easterly direction, replacing a Resident Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone EC bay and No Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm. iii. Passey Place, east side, adjacent to No. 11 North Park, replacing a Resident Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone EC bay. iv. Weigall Road, west side, from a point 11.7 metres north of the northern building line of No. 62 Weigall Road for 12 metres in a northerly direction, replacing a Residents and Business Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 1pm-3pm Zone KW bay. d) Introduce a Cycle Hire Parking Place on Abery Street, west side, from a point 4.6 metres south of the common boundary of Nos. 3 and 5 Abery Street for 11.4 metres in a southerly direction, replacing the Permit Holders Only Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Zone PC bay. e) Introduce three 6 metre Cycle Hire Parking Place on Valley Grove, south-west side, opposite Nos. 4-7 Valley Grove for 18 metres, replacing a Free Parking Place. f) Introduce a 5.6 metre Cycle Hire Parking Place on Cedarhurst Drive, east side, adjacent to No. 152 Eltham Road, replacing part of a No waiting at any time restriction. g) Introduce No waiting at any time restrictions on Addison Drive, west side, from a point 2.6 metres north of the southern kerbline for 2.7 metres in a northerly direction. h) Introduce No waiting at any time restrictions on Cedarhurst Drive, west side, from a point 4.2 metres north of the northern building line of No. 150 Eltham Road for 12.8 metres in a southerly direction. i) Introduce No waiting at any time restrictions on Cedarhurst Drive, east side, from a point 3.8 metres north of the northern building line of No. 150 Eltham Road for 2 metres in a northerly direction. j) Introduce No waiting at any time restrictions on Dursley Road at the following locations: i. North-west side, from a point 3.5 metres south-west of the southwestern boundary line of No. 64 Woolacombe Road, for 15.6 metres along the kerbline in a south-westerly, north-westerly and south-westerly direction. ii. South-east side, from a point 3.5 metres south-west of the southwestern boundary line of No. 64 Woolacombe Road, for 13.6 metres in a south-westerly direction. iii. South-west side, from a point 1.4 metres north-west of the north-western boundary line of No. 84 Woolacombe Road for 12.7 metres in a north-westerly direction. k) Introduce No waiting at any time restrictions on Grovebury Road, east side, from a point 17.3 metres south of the southern building line of No.40 Grovebury Road in a southerly direction for 6.7 metres. l) Introduce No waiting at any time restrictions on Glenlea Road, south side, from a point 4.87 metres east of the western building line of No. 65 Glenesk Road for 8.33 metres in an easterly direction replacing a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12.30pm Zone EO bay. m) Extend the remaining existing Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 9.30am-11am Zone PL bay on Glyndon Road, north side, from the western building line of No 45 to 55 Southport Road in an easterly direction for 5.16 metres replacing No waiting at any time restrictions (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). n) Replace the existing Residents and Business Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 10.30am-12.30pm Zone KN bay and No waiting at any time restriction on Susan Road, south-west side, from a point 3.7 metres south-east of the common boundary of No. 1 and 3 Susan Road for 14.3 metres in a south easterly direction with a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 10.30am-12.30pm Zone KN bay (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). o) Readjust the existing No Waiting Mon-Fri 9am-5pm restrictions and free parking places around the kerb layout on Borgand Road at its junction with Belson Road (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). p) Replace the existing Pay & Display 4 Hours No Return 2 Hours and No Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm restrictions on Couthurst Road, east side, with a ‘Cycle Hire Parking Place’ from a point 12 metres south of its junction with Charlton Road for 9.8 metres in a southerly direction. q) Replace the existing Pay & Display 4 Hours No Return 2 Hours bay on Couthurst Road, east side, with ‘No waiting at any time’ from a point 11 metres south of its junction with Charlton Road for 1 metre in a southerly direction. r) Replace the existing Resident Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone EC bay on Wythfield Road, west side, with a ‘Cycle Hire Parking Place’ from a point 26 metres south of its junction with Eltham High Street for 10.23 metres in a southerly direction. s) Revoke the existing Limited Waiting 30 Mins No Return 1 Hour Mon-Sat 8am-6.30pm on Griffin Road, south-east side, adjacent to No. 2 Plumstead High Street. t) Introduce a ‘Cycle Hire Parking Place’ on Griffin Road, south-east side, from a point 7 metres south-west of its junction with Plumstead High Street for 10.5 metres in a south-westerly direction. u) Replace the existing Permit Holders Only Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Zone PC bay on Heverham Road, north-west side, with a ‘Cycle Hire Parking Place’ from a point 9.5 metres north-east of its junction with Plumstead High Street for 4.4 metres in a north-easterly direction. v) Replace the existing Permit Holders Only Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Zone PC bay on Heverham Road, north-west side, with a No Waiting Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm restriction from a point 13.9 metres north-east of its junction with Plumstead High Street for 2 metres in a north-easterly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). w) Replace the existing Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm 4 Hours No Return 1 Hour Zone PC on Barth Road, west side, with a ‘Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm 4 Hours No Return 2 Hour Zone PC’ bay from a point 12.3 metres north of the southern boundary of No. 139 Plumstead High Street for 14.5 metres in a northerly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). x) Relocate the existing Electric Vehicle Charging Point replacing free parking places on Barnfield Road, north-east side, to a point 12.6 metres south-east of the northern property boundary of No. 43 Herbert Road for 12 metres in a south-easterly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street) y) Relocate part of the existing free parking place on Barnfield Road, north-east side, to a point 8.87 metres south-east of the northern property boundary of No. 43 Herbert Road for 3.73 metres in a south-easterly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). z) Amend the Car Club Bay on Miles Drive, west side footpath, adjacent to Trident House, to a point 10.7 metres south of the southern building line of No. 2 Miles Drive for 6 metres in a southerly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). aa) Revoke the Resident Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone EC bay on Passey Place, from a point 23.6 metres south of the northern building line of 51-53 Passey Place for 6 metres in a southerly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). bb) Replace the Resident Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone EC bay on Passey Place, east side, with a Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone EC bay from a point 12.7 metres north of its junction with North Park for 49 metres in a northerly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). cc) Replace the Resident Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone EC bay on North Park, south side, to a Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone EC bay, outside Nos. 2 and 4 North Park (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). dd) Replace the Resident Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone EC bay on North Park, north side, to a Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone EC bay, from a point 16 metres east of its junction with Woodington Close for 44 metres in an easterly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). ee) Replace the Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 2 Hours Zone EC bay on Westmount Road, west side, with a Resident Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone EO bay from a point 5.3 metres south of the southern boundary line of No. 7 Westmount Road for 65 metres in a northerly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). ff) Replace a Resident Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm Zone E bay on Glenlea Road, south side, adjacent to No. 79a Westmount Road with a Permit Holders or Pay & Display Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm Zone E bay (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). gg) Replace No Waiting Mon-Fri 11am-12.30pm restrictions and a Resident Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Zone EO bay with a Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12.30pm Zone EO bay on Glenlea Road, north side, from a point 34 metres west of its junction with Glenesk Road in a westerly direction for 60.8 metres (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). hh) Replace the remaining Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm 4 Hours No Return 1 Hour Zone PC bay on Lakedale Road, west side, opposite No. 35 Lakedale Road and its junction with Tewson Road with a Permit Holders or Pay and Display Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm Max Stay 4 Hours Zone PC bay (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). ii) Replace the Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12.30pm (E) bay on Sherard Road, south-east side, with No Waiting Mon-Fri 11am-12.30pm restrictions from a point 5.2 metres south-west of the eastern boundary line of No. 62 Sherard Road for 2.5 metres in a south-westerly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). jj) Replace the Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 11am-12.30pm (E) bay on Sherard Road, south-east side, with No waiting at any time restrictions from the common boundary of Nos. 48 and 50 Sherard Road for 3.4 metres in a north-easterly direction (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). kk) Replace the remaining Residents and Business Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 1pm-3pm Zone KW bay on Weigall Road, west side, with a ‘Permit Holders Only Mon-Fri 1pm-3pm Zone KW’ bay adjacent to No. 15 Weigall Road (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street). ll) Revoke No waiting at any time restrictions on Rochester Way, south-west side, from a point 11.5 metres north-west of the entrance to Eltham Grid Sub-Station for 7.8 metres in a north-westerly direction. mm)Replace the Free Parking Place with a Loading Bay 7am-7pm on Quilter Street, west side, from a point 9.9 metres north of the common boundary of Nos. 1 & 2 Quilter Street in a northerly direction for 7.7 metres (this is administrative and there are no changes to this restriction on street).
CONTINUES ON PAGE 15 14 October 7 2026
PUBLIC NOTICES 3. 4. 5. 6.
nn) Update the map tiles attached to The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order 2018 and The Greenwich (Charged-For Parking Places) Order 2018 so as to reflect the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (a) to (mm). Copies of the proposed Orders, the statement of reasons for proposing to make the Orders and plans showing the proposals, along with a copy of the Consolidation Orders can be inspected during normal office hours on Monday to Fridays inclusive at the Woolwich Centre Library, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ Further information may be obtained from Technical Support Team, FAO Programme Delivery Team, Transport, 3rd floor, The Woolwich Centre, SE18 6HQ or email to transport-programmedelivery-tmos@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Dockless Phase 2a 26-10) Any person who wishes to object to or make other representations about the proposed Orders, should send a statement in writing by 28th October 2026, specifying the grounds on which any objection is made by email to transport-programmedelivery-tmos@royalgreenwich.gov.uk(quoting reference Dockless Phase 2a 26-10) Persons objecting to the proposed Orders should be aware that in view of current access to information legislation, this Council would be legally obliged to make any comments received in response to this notice, open to public inspection and all data will be handled according to GDPR regulations.
Director of Communities, Environment and Central Royal Borough of Greenwich Dated 7th October 2026
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) WELLINGTON GARDENS PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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 install a new service. The Order will come into operation on 26th October 2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to be completed within 8 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport. 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 Wellington Gardens at the junction of Charlton Church Lane. 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. 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. 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. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich Directorate of Communities and Environment and Central via email to street.works@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES FOR HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE – VARIOUS ROADS 1. 2.
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ INTERNAL REF - EM/ LA505845 FN31 /LIC No 77555 / 24/09/2026 11:00
3. 4. 5.
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) PLUM LANE, HERBERT ROAD AND EGLINTON HILL ROAD AREA PLANNED DIRECTIONAL/ ROAD CLOSURES (ORDER) 1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6. 7.
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 mains replacement including service relays and connections. The Order will come into operation on 19th October 2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 1 year. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport. 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 Shrewsbury Lane (from the junction of Foxcroft Road to the junction of Plum Lane), Plum Lane (from the junction of Eglinton Hill to the junction of Rowton Road), Eglinton Hill, Herbert Road, Mereworth Drive, Dalling Road, Nithdale Road , Rowton Road, Brent Road, Donaldson Road, Moordown. Ankerdene Crescent, Genesta Road, and Cantwell Road (including Cantwell Road East) and to suspend parking in the affected areas whilst the road works are in progress. Parking suspensions on each road will be notified one week prior to the commencement of the works and when the parking suspension signs are displayed. 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. 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. 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. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich Directorate of Communities and Environment and Central via email to street.works@royalgreenwich.gov.uk .
Assistant Director, Strategic Transportation The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ INTERNAL REF - EM/ LA510162, 510161 FN25 /LIC No 77454 / 10/09/2026 14:40
CLASSIFIED Accredited by
The Law Society of England and Wales
PLAN AHEAD
PROTECT WHAT MATTERS Will Drafting Probate and Estate Adminstration Lasting Powers of Attorney
ScotsCare is here to help and support Scots and their families
EXCLUSIVE 10% DISCOUNT WHEN YOU QUOTE THIS AD
4.9
on Google (1700+ reviews)
Assistant Director, Transport, Communities, Environment and Central, Royal Borough of Greenwich Dated 7th October 2026 SCHEDULE ABBEY WOOD ROAD; ABBOTTS CLOSE; ADMASTON ROAD; ALABAMA STREET; ALLENSWOOD ROAD; ALLIANCE ROAD; ALNWICK ROAD; ANCONA ROAD; ANN STREET; ANNANDALE ROAD; ARCHERY ROAD; ARSENAL ROAD; ARTILLERY PLACE; BALLAST QUAY; BARNFIELD ROAD; BASILDON ROAD; BATTERY ROAD; BEACONSFIELD ROAD; BEGBIE ROAD; BELSON ROAD; BENTHAM ROAD; BEXLEY ROAD; BIGNELL ROAD; BLACKWALL LANE; BLANMERLE ROAD; BLOOMFIELD ROAD; BLUNTS ROAD; BOSTALL HILL; BRADDYLL STREET; BRAMPTON ROAD; BRAMSHOT AVENUE; BRAND STREET; BREWERY ROAD; BROADWATER ROAD; BROWNSPRING DRIVE; BUGSBYS WAY; BURRAGE ROAD; BUSHMOOR CRESCENT; BYRON CLOSE; CALDERWOOD STREET; CALVERT ROAD; CANTWELL ROAD; CARNBROOK ROAD; CASTERBRIDGE ROAD; CASTILE ROAD; CASTLEWOOD DRIVE; CATHERINE GROVE; CEDARHURST DRIVE; CEMETERY LANE; CHARLES GRINLING WALK; CHARLTON CHURCH LANE; CHARLTON LANE; CHARLTON PARK LANE; CHARLTON PARK ROAD; CHARLTON ROAD; CHESTNUT RISE; CHURCH MANORWAY; CIRCUS STREET; CLEVELEY CLOSE; COLLEGE APPROACH; COLLINGTON STREET; COMBEDALE ROAD; CONGLETON GROVE; CONGREVE ROAD; CONWAY ROAD; COOKHILL ROAD; COURT ROAD; COURT YARD; COXMOUNT ROAD; CRAIGHOLM; CRESCENT ROAD; CROOMS HILL GROVE; CROWN WOODS WAY; DERWENT STREET; DEVENISH ROAD; DINSDALE ROAD; DONALDSON ROAD; DUNVEGAN ROAD; DURHAM RISE; EALDHAM SQUARE; EASTBROOK ROAD; EASTCOMBE AVENUE; EASTERN WAY; EASTMOOR STREET; EDGE HILL; EDINGTON ROAD; EGLINTON HILL; EGLINTON ROAD; ELDERSLIE ROAD; ELM TERRACE; ELMDENE ROAD; ELTHAM GREEN ROAD; ELTHAM HIGH STREET; ELTHAM PARK GARDENS; ENDERBY STREET; ERWOOD ROAD; FAIRFIELD GROVE; FAIRTHORN ROAD; FELLTRAM WAY; FLAXTON ROAD; FLETCHING ROAD; FLOYD ROAD; FOOTSCRAY ROAD; FOXCROFT ROAD; FOYLE ROAD; FRANCES STREET; FREDERICK PLACE; GARLAND ROAD; GATLING ROAD; GENESTA ROAD; GILBOURNE ROAD; GLENESK ROAD; GLYNDON ROAD; GODFREY ROAD; GODSTOW ROAD; GRANBY ROAD; GRAND DEPOT ROAD; GRANGEHILL PLACE; GRANGEHILL ROAD; GRASDENE ROAD; GRASSHAVEN WAY; GREEN WAY; GREENWICH CHURCH STREET; GREENWICH HIGH ROAD; GREENWICH SOUTH STREET; GRIFFIN ROAD; HAIMO ROAD; HALFWAY STREET; HALSTOW ROAD; HARE STREET; HARGOOD ROAD; HARVEY GARDENS; HAWKINS TERRACE; HENGIST ROAD; HERBERT ROAD; HERVEY ROAD; HIGHCOMBE; HIGHMORE ROAD; HOLBURNE ROAD; HORSA ROAD; HORSFELD ROAD; HOSKINS STREET; HOWARTH ROAD; HUMBER ROAD; INDUS ROAD; IRWIN AVENUE; KENILWORTH GARDENS; KENYA ROAD; KIDBROOKE PARK ROAD; KING WILLIAM WALK; KINGSGROUND; KINGSMAN STREET; KINLET ROAD; LANGDALE ROAD; LANSDOWNE LANE; LASSELL STREET; LINNET CLOSE; LITTLE HEATH; LOMBARD WALL; LONG WALK; LORD WARWICK STREET; LOVELACE GREEN; MANTHORP ROAD; MANTON ROAD; MARATHON WAY; MAURITIUS ROAD; MAXEY ROAD; MAYERNE ROAD; MAZE HILL; MELL STREET; MERBURY ROAD; MEREWORTH DRIVE; MERRIMAN ROAD; MESSETER PLACE; MIDDLE PARK AVENUE; MILLENNIUM WAY; MILVERTON WAY; MOIRA ROAD; MOLESCROFT; MONTBELLE ROAD; MURRAYS YARD; MYCENAE ROAD; NATHAN WAY; NELSON ROAD; NESBIT ROAD; NEWHAVEN GARDENS; NEWMARSH ROAD; NORMAN ROAD; NORWAY STREET; OLD DOVER ROAD; OLD WOOLWICH ROAD; ORCHARD ROAD; ORCHARD ROAD; PAGET RISE; PARK DRIVE; PARK ROW; PARKVIEW ROAD; PARRY PLACE; PASSEY PLACE; PASTON CRESCENT; PETTMAN CRESCENT; PIER WAY; PIER WAY; PLUM LANE; PLUMSTEAD COMMON ROAD; PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET; PLUMSTEAD ROAD; PORTWAY GARDENS; POUND PARK ROAD; POUND PLACE; POWIS STREET; PRINCE JOHN ROAD; PRINCE RUPERT ROAD; PRIOR STREET; RAGLAN ROAD; RANCLIFFE GARDENS; RANSOM ROAD; RAVENS WAY; RECTORY FIELD CRESCENT; RED LION LANE; RESTONS CRESCENT; RIEFIELD ROAD; RIPON ROAD; RITTER STREET; ROAN STREET; ROBERT STREET; ROCHESTER WAY; ROMNEY ROAD; ROPER STREET; RUDDSTREET CLOSE; RUTHERGLEN ROAD; SANDY HILL ROAD; SHOOTERS HILL; SHOOTERS HILL ROAD; SHREWSBURY LANE; SIBTHORPE ROAD; SOUTHEND CRESCENT; SOUTHWOOD ROAD; ST ALFEGE ROAD; STOCKWELL STREET; STRATHEDEN ROAD; TARVES WAY; TELLSON AVENUE; THAMES STREET; THAMESMERE DRIVE; THE SLADE; THE VILLAGE; THELMA GARDENS; THOMAS STREET; THORNTREE ROAD; TIVERTON DRIVE; TOM CRIBB ROAD; TORRANCE CLOSE; TRAFALGAR ROAD; TRENCHARD STREET; TUNNEL AVENUE; TUSKAR STREET; VALLEY GROVE; VAMBERY ROAD; VANBRUGH PARK; VILLAS ROAD; VINCENT ROAD; WALMER TERRACE; WAREPOINT DRIVE; WARWICK TERRACE; WAVERLEY ROAD; WEIGALL ROAD; WELL HALL ROAD; WELLAND STREET; WEST PARKSIDE; WESTCOMBE HILL; WESTCOMBE PARK ROAD; WESTERN WAY; WESTMOUNT ROAD; WHINCHAT ROAD; WHINYATES ROAD; WILLIAM BAREFOOT DRIVE; WOLFE CRESCENT; WOODLAND GROVE; WOODVILLE STREET; WOOLWICH COMMON; WOOLWICH NEW ROAD; WOOLWICH ROAD; WRICKLEMARSH ROAD; WROTTESLEY ROAD.
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) CREEK ROAD PLANNED BUS LANE SUSPENSION (ORDER) 1. 2.
020 7928 0276
WE’RE HERE TO HELP
7.
Family Support | Advocacy Counselling | Sheltered Housing Financial Support | Homelessness Befriending I Social Events
CALL LISA’S LAW TODAY FOR CONFIDENTIAL, EXPERT ADVICE
info@lisaslaw.co.uk
6.
3. 4.
Visit scotscare.com email help@scotscare.com or call 0800 652 2989 to speak with a Client Support Worker to see how we can assist you. Registered charity England and Wales (207326), Scotland (SC052739)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich has made an Order to facilitate highway maintenance improvements and repairs works under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of the Order would be to: (a) temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) in the roads specified in the Schedule to this Notice for their entire length. (b) Revoke the existing One-Way prohibitions at the following locations: (i) Admaston Road between its junction with Palmerston Crescent and Plumstead Common Road in a northerly direction. (ii) Bloomfield Road between its junction with Crescent Road and Plumstead Common Road in a southerly direction. (iii) Calderwood Street between its junction with Market Street and John Wilson Street in a south-westerly direction. (iv) Castile Road between its junction with John Wilson Street and Monk Street in a north-easterly direction. (v) College Approach between its junction with Greenwich Church Street and King William Walk in a north-easterly direction. (vi) Edge Hill between its northern junction with Herbert Road and its southern junction with Herbert Road in a westerly, southeasterly and easterly direction. (vii) King William Walk between its junction with Nevada Street and Nelson Road in a north-westerly direction. (viii) Orchard Road between its junction with Plumstead High Street and Griffin Road in a south-westerly direction. (ix) Pettman Crescent between its junction with Plumstead Road and Plumstead High Street for its full length in a clockwise direction. (x) Sandy Hill Road between its junction with Plumstead Common Road and Bignell Road in a north-westerly direction. (xi) Sibthorpe Road between its north-western junction with Alnwick Road and its south-eastern junction with Alnwick Road in a clockwise direction. (xii) Tunnel Avenue between its junction with Denham Street and Woolwich Road in south-easterly direction. (xiii) Woolwich New Road between its junction with Claydown Mews and Grand Depot Road in a south-westerly direction. 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 persons in connection with the works. The above prohibitions will only apply to such times and such extent as shall be indicated by the appropriate traffic signs and traffic management measures. Whilst the closures are in operation, vehicular access to properties affected by these works would be maintained wherever possible subject to the extent and operations of the works. Alternative routes for diverted vehicles would be available via local roads and would be indicated via local signage. The Order would come into force on Thursday 8th October 2026 and would continue in force for up to 18 months, or until the works have been completed, whichever is the sooner and may be re-introduced should further works be required. Queries concerning these works should be directed to transportation-admin@royalgreenwich.gov.uk quoting reference 10-26 Highways Maintenance.
5. 6. 7.
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 UK Power Networks who need to carryout electrical supply disconnection and reinstatement woks. The Order will come into operation on 28th October 2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 2 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily suspend the eastbound bus lane on Creek Road, opposite No. 300, to allow local traffic to use the bus lane Whilst the Order is in operation local traffic will be directed the use the eastbound bus lane via the placing of the appropriate signage. Prohibitions remain in force, pedestrians are not affected and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible. 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. 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. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich Directorate of Communities and Environment and Central via email to street.works@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Assistant Director, Strategic Transportation The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ INTERNAL REF - EM/ LA506398 FN32 /LIC No 77565 / 25/09/2026 16:00
October 7 2026 15
Information from the Royal Borough of Greenwich for our residents
Person of Bi nterest
Investigation leads to £1,000 fine for a fly-tipper in Thamesmead
A fly-tipper has been fined £1,000 after the council traced dumped waste back to them using a partially visible delivery label recovered from the scene.
Councillor Calum O’Byrne Mulligan, Cabinet Member for Transport, Climate Change, Waste and Streets said: “Fly-tippers should know: if you dump waste in Greenwich, the council are coming for you. Fly-tipping blights our neighbourhoods, disrespects our residents, and we will not stand for it.
Bags of dumped waste and an abandoned suitcase were discovered on a public footpath near communal bins in Booth Close, Thamesmead by a Peabody Neighbourhood Warden.
“Our investigators will use every tool at their disposal to ensure fly-tippers are caught, and this case is a clear example of how even a single piece of evidence can lead us back to those responsible.”
Although the label was damaged and showed only part of a name and address, officers carried out further checks using council records and online enquiries. Their investigation led them to the offender, who was issued with a £1,000 Fixed Penalty Notice. The fine has since been paid in full.
Report a flytip: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/identify-flytipper People whose evidence leads to a successful fine or prosecution could receive a £100 reward. So far, eight rewards have been paid, and the council has issued more than 1,040 fly-tipping fines this year.
Celebrating families who step up when children need them most When parents are unable to care for their children, relatives and close friends often step in to give them a safe and loving home. Royal Greenwich is celebrating these carers and the difference they make every day. Known as kinship carers, they include grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings and other trusted adults. More than 430 children in Greenwich are growing up in kinship care, and that number is rising. To mark Kinship Care Week, from 5 to 10 October, the council is bringing carers, families and local services together for advice, support and a family celebration. The week also marks the launch of the council’s Kinship Care Strategy for 2026 - 2029 and Local Offer, setting out the help available to carers. This includes practical assistance, financial support, training and advice. Taking on the care of a child can bring unexpected challenges. The new plan aims to ensure carers have the support they need as they help children feel safe, loved and connected to the people they know. The celebrations are a chance to thank these families for their commitment and remind them they do not have to face the journey alone. If you are a kinship carer and would like to know more, or attend an in-person event please email Kinship.Duty@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.
royalgreenwich.gov.uk
ADVERTORIAL
@royal_greenwich
royalgreenwich
greenwichcouncil
royalgreenwich.gov.uk/follow-whatsapp