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The developer added that the issue of design was a “subjective matter”.
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The privately-owned property in Gipsy Hill currently provides temporary accommodation for Londoners.
But they could soon face having to leave after a developer made a new bid to force through its plans to knock down the building and construct 20 flats in its place.
Highland Residential Limited has asked the planning inspectorate – the government body that deals with planning appeals – to review Lambeth Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for the six-storey development last year.
Lambeth planning officers said the size of the proposed building would cause too much harm to a local Grade-II listed church and conservation area and didn’t bring enough public benefits to make up for the damage, in a December 2022 decision letter.
But in an appeal dated June 16, Highland Residential Limited called on the planning
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When the Local Democracy Reporting Service [LDRS] visited the property at 3 Highland Road this week, none of the current residents knew about the proposals to demolish the building. But a mum, who gave her name only as Danielle, said the building was falling apart and needed bulldozing.
The 31-year-old, who has been living in the property with her two young kids for a year, said: “They should knock it down. The windows [frames] are falling apart because they are made from wood. We have pest control around all the time because of rodents.
“The washing room downstairs is a mess and the washing machine is always breaking down. The bathroom is falling apart and the glass [in the windows] is broken. Repairs are really slow.”
Rafael Bueno, who has been living in the house for a year, said he recognised the need for the house to be completely revamped. But the 38-year-old, who said he was placed in the property by Lambeth Council, said it was
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Speaking through his friend, who translated, he said: “It’s good to have a place to live because before I had no place to live. It’s better than that. I need a permanent place though, anywhere better than this. The place needs completely fixing. There’s broken windows and the front door lock doesn’t work.”
Another man, who has been living in the building for four months, said he just hoped Lambeth Council found him an alternative home if demolition ended up going ahead. He said: “It’s okay here. It’s quiet and most of the time people are nice. I hope they don’t just leave us in the lurch. The one thing we don’t want to end up is homeless.”
Both Rafael and the other man said they were placed in the property as temporary accommodation by Lambeth Council but the council insisted it hadn’t placed any individuals at the address.
The LDRS was unable to find out the company that was responsible for managing repairs and maintenance at the property.
The planned six-storey development attracted over 90 comments, many negative, on the council’s planning portal before a decision was made to refuse the application in December 2022.
One such remark read: “This development
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is not in-keeping with the surrounding neighbourhood, and the elevation of the proposed building far exceeds what is currently on the road and will result in a loss of light for neighbours.”
Another said: “While I support development and further housing I don’t know why this cannot be done in a manner that maintains the local setting and is affordable.
"This application could fit the same number of homes by replacing the six-storey building and five houses with three or four, threestorey buildings and this would better blend into the current neighbourhood.”
The planning inspectorate will make a decision on the appeal at a later date.
A Lambeth Council spokesperson said: “The planning application was refused by the local planning authority in December 2022 due to planning policy conflicts. We note the applicant has appealed and that appeal will be considered in due course by the national Planning Inspectorate.
“This privately owned property is currently a house in multiple occupancy managed by a letting agent on the owners’ behalf. The council has not placed any households at this address, but would encourage people with concerns to contact our Property Standards and Enforcement Service.”
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A UnIQUe home set within a historic Victorian pump house, which used to supply power to most of London, is on sale for £1.4 million.
The Grade II Listed 1,728 square-foot home, situated a short walk away from Canada Water station on Renforth Street, has been described as 'a real masterpiece.'
The Pump House was built by the London Hydraulic Power Company in 1902, a year after Queen Victoria died. It was established to manage a network of hydraulic water power that was exclusively for the homes
and businesses of London.
At its peak, it managed 180 miles of pipes supplying power for the majority of the city.
One of the first to be operational in London, the Pump House flaunted immense iron beams, an engine room with lofty arched windows right along the roof and oculi (circular windows), in the ends, plus an octagonal chimney - all of which are still present and preserved today.
The LHP Company operated until 1977 when the pipe network was sold to Mercury Communications to be used for telecoms.
It was first converted into a private residence in 2000 and in 2017, the owners
transformed the home into its current configuration. The initial conversion work focused on utilising the original brick walls, which tastefully blended with oak parquet floors, with original steel beams and large windows that fill the space with natural light.
Updates include a decorative, cast-iron, bespoke mezzanine with a matching balustrade that is in keeping with the spirit of the building, whilst adding an additional 250 sq. ft. of living space.
Features include a mezzanine gallery accessed by a staircase, with a bar and a piano.
A well-appointed kitchen occupies the space underneath and features a generous island separating the kitchen from the living area, while bespoke encaustic tiles reflect the metalwork patterns that accentuate the mezzanine structure.
The open-plan living area benefits from voluminous ceiling heights and is spacious enough for a large dining table and lounge area. At the other end, there is a further open plan mezzanine study area. The property boasts two large bedrooms, a gym and two high-end bathrooms.
There are additional rooms that can be turned into bedrooms.
Robin Chalk, Sales Manager at Anderson Rose, commented: “This is a truly stunning apartment that has been further enhanced by the current owners. Abounding with original parts and features, that were once a crucial part of the original pump house, the home has a genuine industrial style that makes it so unique and attractive.
“Due to the excellent location and transport links from the nearby Canada Water station, this is the perfect property for a single professional or young couple that is looking for a cool and notable place to live.”
Go to andersonrose.co.uk to see the listing.
SADIQ KHAn has announced he is expanding a campaign to raise awareness of unclaimed cash, which some of London’s poorest older people could be missing out on.
The mayor is seeking to build on the initiative he launched in February, aimed at making Londoners aware of whether they’re entitled to receive Pension Credit.
The campaign has so far helped 2,165 older Londoners claim an average of £3,879 in direct additional annual income – a total of around £8.4m.
The planned autumn expansion will see the area covered by the campaign of targeted letters grow from 17 boroughs to 23, with the goal of reaching 10,000 more Londoners.
By Robert Firth Local Democracy ReporterTRIBUTeS HAVe been paid to a ‘funny and selfless’ south london councillor after he died of cancer.
Vauxhall Labour councillor Liam Jarnecki passed away this week just over a year after being diagnosed with the illness.
Mr Jarnecki, a long-time community activist, was elected to the council at the last council elections in May 2022. He had lived in Vauxhall with his husband for more than fifteen years.
Lambeth Council leader Claire Holland said Mr Jarnecki would be remembered as ‘a humble, kind, charming, funny and selfless man who was loved and respected by all of us who were
fortunate enough to have spent time with him and known him well’.
She added: “Liam’s passing is a devastating loss for us all – it is felt deeply by me personally and the whole of the Lambeth Labour group of councillors.
"Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this terrible time. That sadness is also deeply felt at Lambeth Council where Liam was a valued and respected colleague. He will be dearly missed.”
Cllr Holland said that Mr Jarnecki was inspired to stand as a councillor after witnessing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on local communities.
Over the course of his career he worked in several Whitehall roles, including at the Department of Education and
the Department for Communities and Local Government, as well as in higher education.
A huge Eurovision fan, Mr Jarnecki equally loved West Ham and did trailblazing work fighting homophobia on the pitches in the 90s. He was also involved in Stonewall FC, Britain’s top LGBT+ football team.
Councillor Donna Harris, leader of the council’s Liberal Democrat opposition, said: “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Councillor Liam Jarnecki. Liam was a tireless advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, and a friend to many across the borough. Our sincere condolences to Liam’s family and friends.”
A by-election to be held to choose Mr Jarnecki’s successor as ward councillor in due course.
City Hall calculates that the expansion could result in up to £9m of further Pension Credit being claimed.
Mr Khan said the initiative so far had been “hugely successful”, adding that it is especially important given the fact that older Londoners on low incomes are already “disproportionately feeling the cost of living squeeze”.
Unclaimed Pension Credit is estimated to be worth £246.5 million a year in London alone. The Government provides Pension Credit to people of state pension age on low incomes.
In addition to providing recipients with extra money, being on Pension Credit also unlocks a range of further support, including help with energy and council tax bills, free NHS dental treatment, Housing Benefit for renters and free TV licences for
those aged 75 or above.
The mayor’s campaign was run in partnership with welfare and data analytics company Policy in Practice Councillor Claire Holland, executive member for communities at the crossparty group London Councils, called the campaign “a great example of what can be achieved through collaboration and intelligent use of data”.
Ms Holland, who is also the leader of Labour-run Lambeth Council, added: “Great progress has been made, but there are still struggling Londoners missing out on this crucial support.
“The expansion of the campaign will help ensure more pensioners receive the Pension Credit they are entitled to.”
Earlier this year, the London Assembly’s economy committee had warned Mr Khan that the low uptake of Pension Credit remained a serious problem in the capital, and urged him to keep the committee updated on any plans to scale up the awareness campaign.
a 23-year-old activist, whose tutition fees were subbed by Stormzy, talks about growing up on an estate, inspiring teachers and how he became the youngest councillor in Southwark.
Cllr Joseph Vambe was raised by his aunt on the Rockingham Estate, in Elephant and Castle where he still lives today.
“My aunt became my foster carer when I was two because my mum was unable to look after me.”
He said although money was tight, growing up on the estate was great.
“The way I grew up is much different to what I see now for young kids.
“My generation was the last to have youth clubs and places to go – we had the cage to play football and we were outside much more. That doesn't take away from the fact there was lots of crime. But when I think about my childhood, I would say it was fun. That’s the perk of being on an estate – you’re all together.”
He said it was at fourteen that he really started thinking about his future. “I remember I wrote a plan. If it all worked out, I would go to Cambridge, I would get into politics, and write a book."
At the time he was at Archbishop Tenison’s school in Kennington. But being there, he said his choice of university was out of reach.
“No one had ever gone to Oxford or Cambridge from there before. When I expressed that that was part of my plan, my form tutor encouraged me to move schools.”
Joseph moved to Pimlico Academy to do his A-levels. He said the teacher at Pimlico who encouraged him to apply to Cambridge was actually a local councillor with whom he would go on to work later down the line – Councillor Maggie Browning (Dulwich Hill).
“She’d gone to Cambridge herself and encouraged me to apply," he said.
“Without her, I would never have even applied to Cambridge. I needed that encouragement.”
He added: “Black, from an estate in southeast London – it doesn’t seem like this guy could go to Cambridge. There are lots of factors that could have made me think this path was not for me – but through the support I received, I could."
The support he is referring to is the full scholarship he received from BritishGhanaian rapper, Stormzy.
For nearly a decade, Stormzy, otherwise known as Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr (or Big Mike) has been a popular household name in music. But more recently he has been focusing his efforts on propelling the next generation to reach their full potential.
In 2018, he started a scholarship programme which pays for black students who have the potential but not necessarily the funds, to go to Cambridge University. All they need is an offer.
To date, he has paid for 81 students to attend.
As one of the first people to receive this scholarship, Joseph says he never realised how much he needed it at the time.
“It’s very difficult to keep up at Cambridge, so any financial worries are the last thing that you want. That’s why I’m really grateful to Stormzy and the scholarship.”
Joseph said the first time he spoke to the world-famous artist, he said to him: ‘I just want your full head space in what you need to be doing – you shouldn’t have to worry about all of the other
stuff.’
“That made me more aware of my circumstances,” Joseph explained. "You know, it would have been difficult for me to survive at Cambridge without it.
“A lot of the students there don’t have those money worries.
“In doing this programme, I think he just wanted to level that playing field.”
He said he still meets up with Stormzy at least once a year, commenting –“That’s been the same since 2018 when I first met him.”
Shortly after graduating with an undergraduate degree in Politics and a masters in Philosophy, Joseph was elected as a Labour councillor for Chaucer ward. Sadly, his aunt, whom he called his mum, died two years ago – so she never got to see him elected.
At just 23 years old, he is the youngest councillor in Southwark.
Joseph once said he got into politics
because he wanted to make a change.
Asked whether he still believes this is possible he said: “Things that require mass investment are hard with the limited funds we have as a council.
“But I wish more people in Southwark knew that if you get in touch with your local councillor they can help you.
"They won’t answer all of your problems – but they can push things along. It can make a huge difference.
“Even with young people and entrepreneurial ideas – all those funding pots – we are there to help people to access them.”
Something he created as a councillor is his programme ‘Equivalent-Exchange’ which supports, mentors and provides opportunities for pupils in the most disadvantaged schools – so there are no barriers for them in terms of options for their future.
He explained: “It’s about identifying
the schools in the country that aren’t sending kids to Oxford and Cambridge, such as my secondary school, and working out how we equip the students and teachers with the tools to change that."
To prepare for being accepted into Cambridge, Joseph did work experience with current Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle, with former MP Simon Hughes, and he organised a mock election locally - all with the guidance of his teachers at Pimlico Academy.
“Other schools don’t have these resources or the connections.”
He said he started it after seeing not every school was able to give their pupils the right support in terms of their futures.
“Every kid who is good enough to go should have the opportunity to, regardless of the school they’re in.”
“I personally think I was lucky – I don’t want it to be luck with other young people - I want there to be things in place.
“Seeing the support I got and comparing it to what my secondary school told me they weren’t able to give me – it made me realise more needed to be done.”
His passion for change does not stop there. Alongside his work part-time as a councillor, he works in fundraising and engagement with south London for Christian Aid.
A year in at the council, he claims he still has 'a lot to learn', but added that his family are ‘proud’ of the work he’s doing to support people living in Southwark.
His surgery with the other Chaucer Ward councillors is at 6-7pm on the fourth Thursday of the month at John Harvard Library, in Borough.
PolICe are searching for the loved ones of a man who died after he was found collapsed in waterloo last year.
The man, who is believed to be in his forties or fifties, died in hospital after a passer-by found him on Coral Street and called 999 on May 23, 2022.
Detectives hope this computergenerated image of the man will be recognised by someone who can identify him.
His death was caused by a head injury although police are not treating the incident as suspicious.
Police say “extensive enquiries” were conducted to determine whether there were any suspicious circumstances.
Detective Constable Kieran Mulvaney said: “We’re continuing our efforts to find out who he was as someone will be missing him and I am sure they are incredibly worried that they haven’t heard from him.
“This won’t be the news they’d be hoping for, but it is important we do
everything we can to identify this unknown man.”
The man was wearing a black Columbia jacket, navy Puma sweatshirt, black Armani T-shirt, black tracksuit bottoms and Skecher trainers when he was discovered. He did not have any personal items, or identification documents on him. Nor did he have any tattoos or identifying marks.
DC Mulvaney said: “It is very sad that over a year has gone by and despite a previous media appeal and various other tactics, we have not been able to
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find anyone with a connection to this man.”
Police have used fingerprint and DNA databases here and abroad in attempts to identify the man, to no avail.
“Other policing avenues are still being carried out in the hope that we will get a break in the case,” DC Mulvaney said. Anyone with information is asked to contact 101, quoting CAD 6746/23MAY22. You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, and they will pass any information onto police.
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By Herbie RussellPolICe arresTed nine teenagers after a large group of young people gathered in Burgess Park last Tuesday week, August 15.
Police were called to the park at 5.38pm and made nine arrests on suspicion of offences including violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon.
The Met had received reports that some of those gathered had knives.
A Section 60 order, allowing police to stop and search people in the area was authorised.
A Section 35 Dispersal order, which enabled police to instruct people to leave the area, was also authorised.
The area was cleared by around 10pm and there were no reports of injuries.
Police said that all those arrested were teenagers but did not give specific ages.
A Met Police spokesperson said: “Police were called to Burgess Park, SE5 at about 17:38hrs on Tuesday 15 August following reports of a large number of people, some in possession of knives.
“Nine arrests were made for offences including violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon. “There were no reported injuries. A Section 60 order and Section 35 Dispersal order were authorised and the area was cleared by around 22:00hrs.”
Nine teenagers arrested after huge group of young people gather in Burgess ParkBy Charlotte Lillywhite Local Democracy Reporter
The T wo-s Tage transformation of a “monolithic” 1970s South London leisure and retail complex on the banks of the River Thames is set to be completed by 2025, after the revamp plans were first put forward in 2010.
The second phase of works at Bishop’s Palace House, in Kingston, will see it transformed with better space for offices and restaurants or bars with “spectacular views” over the Thames. Kingston Council previously granted planning permission for the extension and revamp of Bishop’s Palace House in 2010. It was decided the scheme, from Canadian and Riverside Estates, would be carried out in two stages to avoid affecting existing tenants.
The first phase of works, completed in 2014, included the conversion of the former car park into new riverside restaurants, and improved connections to Clarence Street.
The second stage of works, approved by the council in April this year, will see the upper parts of the complex remodelled and revamped.
The works include refurbishing the former Viper Rooms nightclub on the first floor for restaurant or bar space, which could be used by one large occupier or up to three smaller tenants, new outdoor terrace space overlooking the river and a new lift providing stepfree access to the upper floors for the first time.
Upgrades to the service yard and back of house areas are also planned, along with new landscaping, cycle storage and lighting.
The works also involve changes to the roof, including converting the plant room into office space, access to a new roof terrace and new rooflights.
A statement submitted with the application described the complex as “monolithic”. It said: “The original 1970s building did little to acknowledge its unique riverside setting and the opportunities that this provides. Thus, the core requirement of the brief has always been to fully realise the potential of the site by creating a new mix of mainly hospitality use on the river’s edge to build upon Kingston’s popularity as a retail and leisure destination.”
It added: “The current proposals can be delivered with minimum disruption to the existing tenants and the riverside whilst providing the civic landmark that this setting deserves.
"This retro-fit approach to the building, utilising the existing structure rather than demolishing and starting anew, is a conscientious and sustainable approach to development.”
A Canadian and Riverside Estates spokesperson told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) it is “very excited” about the scheme to “remodel and refurbish the upper parts of Riverside Walk/Bishop’s Palace House and the benefits these improvements will bring to Kingston Riverside”.
The spokesperson said: “The addition of greatly upgraded office space, with all the modern amenities office occupiers now require, will provide the most fantastic workspace in a location unlike anything else available in South
West London.
“For the new restaurant and bar units we will target the premium end of the food and beverage sector which we hope will cater to those locals and visitors who now spend more time in Kingston and would appreciate a more sophisticated destination in the town, that will help diversify the night-time economy.
“These works will deliver the completion of the upper parts of the property which will bring the vibrancy and bustle of the riverside vertically through the building and crucially will be visible from Kingston Bridge, something that the site currently lacks.
"The plans include a new lift tower and glazed lift which will enable better access to the office space and new bar/restaurants with their generous external rooftop terraces which will provide spectacular views of the river and bridge. The project is due to be completed by spring 2025.”
By Joe Coughlan Local Democracy Reportera sou Th London pub that’s stood since the 19th century could be changed into a Tesco, after the boozer has sat empty for over three years.
Greenwich Council has received plans to change the White Swan pub in Charlton into a set of seven flats with a shop on the ground floor.
The plans, submitted by Mendoza, would include adding an extra storey to the top of the Victorian pub and building an extension on top of the current beer garden.
The pub has reportedly been closed since March 2020 and the new design seeks to preserve the character of the existing structure.
Planning documents from Jenkins Law show that Tesco viewed the site
in December last year and had since sent a proposal for the space.
The plans from Jenkins Law said there was “extremely limited” demand for the pub in its current form and the building had been marketed for the past three and a half years but no new leaseholder could be found.
The plans said: “We consider that it is unrealistic for the property to continue as a drinking establishment evidenced by the previous tenants’ failure to operate viably despite apparent community support and the extremely poor level of interest throughout the marketing campaign.”
The White Swan was locally listed by Greenwich Council last month. Council documents said the building was reconstructed in 1889 when it was used as a hotel.
The building’s attic was damaged
after being bombed during World War Two, with the extension proposed in the new plans taking inspiration from the original design. Planning documents from Milan Basic Architects, on behalf of Mendoza, said: “We firmly believe that the transformation of the existing building into a mixeduse space, encompassing both residential and retail functions, will bring about positive changes to the area’s assets.”
They added: “This conversion will not only introduce new employment opportunities and living spaces for potential renters or buyers but also enhance the overall wellbeing of the current residents in the vicinity.” Tesco and Jenkins Law were approached for comment, but had not responded at the time of publication.
IT's NoTTINg Hill carnival weekend - but if you want to stay closer to home and avoid the crowds, here is our pick of five alternative things to do this August Bank Holiday.
Greenwich and docklands international Festival
Bank holiday is covered with this free arts and culture festival around Greenwich.
Watch a thrilling tight-rope walker on Friday, August 25 at General Gordon Square in Woolwich or attend a family funfair in Greenwich at various locations on Saturday, August 26. The fair will feature street arts, theatre, circus, installations and dance as the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, Cutty Sark Gardens and Greenwich Park are taken over.
See the full list of activities that weekend and beyond on the website festival.org/ gdif-2023
Various locations across Greenwich and surrounding areas.
Friday, August 25 - Sunday, September 10
Admission: Free victorian FunFair in vauxhall
Immerse yourself in all the classic delights of a Victorian funfair with circus acts, sweet treats, and vintage games.
Throwing it back to the area's Victorian past, expect a circus school with juggling, diabolo, plate spinning and more. There will also be dance classes, a Regency hair salon and live music. All the exciting activities will be free of charge. A prize draw will include the chance to win local meals, drinks and show tickets.
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, New Spring Gardens Walk, Vauxhall Walk, SE11 5HL
Saturday, August 26 from 2 - 7 pm.
Admission: Free (reserve a ticket on Eventbrite to be entered into the prize draw.)
carnival rooFtop party in peckham
Want the carnival feeling but don't want to trek to Notting Hill? Head to this rooftop bar in Peckham for a day and night party.
Skylight in Peckham is hosting a carnival-themed day & night rooftop party this Sunday, August 27. Take in stunning panoramic views of the London skyline as you enjoy a cocktail and exquisite food. A line-up of London's best DJs will be playing a mix of Bashment, Soca,
Afrobeats, HipHop, RnB, and Amapiano. Skylight Peckham, Theatre Walk (in between Peckham Library and Mountview College, 120 Peckham Hill St, SE15 5JT Sunday, August 27 from 5 pm.
Admission: Tickets start from £13 - go on feverup.com to buy.
Beer and cheese in elephant
Get down to this pub in Elephant and Castle for a day of cheese & beer tasting, including thirty of each to try. You've heard of cheese and wine - so what about cheese and beer? Spit and Sawdust, in Elephant and Castle, are hosting their annual festival where fans can taste more than 30 cheese and beer pairings.
Entertainment will include live music from Aleks & The Molotovs and DJ Domzilla will be playing disco classics. Spit and Sawdust, 21 Bartholomew St, SE1 4AL
Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27 from 12 pm-close.
Admission: Free entry (or buy a ticket on Eventbrite to include cheese and beer tasting.)
Jazz weekend at Battersea park
Enjoy a perfect August weekend as Battersea Park hosts a three-day open-air concert series.
Unpack your picnic, pop the fizz and relax into the ideal summer’s day to night, enjoying some of the finest music around,
including two days of performances from the Royal London Harmonic Orchestra. On Saturday (August 26), enjoy a 'Night at the Musicals' and on Sunday (August 27) it's 'Proms in the Park'.
On Monday (August 28), soul and jazz singer Gabrielle, who sang the hit Dreams, will perform live alongside double MOBOwinning saxophonist Yolanda Brown and The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars direct from the legendary Soho club. Battersea Park, Albert Bridge Road, SW11 4NJ
Saturday, August 26 - Monday, August 28.
Admission: Tickets start from £48 (under 5s go free.) You can buy them at www.batterseaparkinconcert.com
By Robert Firth
Local Democracy Reporter
Camberwell, k Now N for its cool bars and restaurants, is at risk of being overrun by drug dealers and giant rats unless it gets a clean-up, local residents and shoppers have claimed
Camberwell’s eclectic mix of cultures and excellent transport connections have made it a night-time destination for people across the capital. But some locals fear this reputation is undermined by issues with antisocial behaviour and oversized rodents centred around a local park.
They say groups of youths gather in Camberwell Green until the early hours peddling drugs, while huge rats roam in packs through grassy areas on the common.
Others say the Green has become a hotspot for drunks who hang out on benches swigging cans of beer from midmorning until late every day
Local resident Cassie Graham, who passes through the park weekly, said she regularly saw the massive rodents hanging out in the grass. The 32-year-old said: “I don’t like the rats. I see them all the time and it’s not really hygienic.
“I don’t know where the rats are coming from, but they’re quite big. I usually see
about five of them together. I think the council should do something about them.
"I don’t think it’s good for people to be lying on the grass with them.”
Adriana, 29, who had just left a popular local sushi bar, said she felt unsafe walking through the area at night due to drug users on Camberwell Green.
She said: “I feel very intimidated as there are loads of druggies on the Green. It’s not very family friendly. They don’t clean it up a lot; the bins are overflowing.”
She added: “I’ve not seen any but I do know people who’ve been reporting rats. So they’re on the scene and that’s a very uncomfortable thing to have to come to grips with [in order] to sit on the Green and have a nice time.”
But Janet Emmanuel, 60, said she thought the Green had cleaned up in recent years, partly because of the influx of well-to-do Londoners into the area.
She said: “It’s quite nice now and they have a farmer’s market at the weekend that’s really lovely.
“Certainly it has been gentrified. On one hand that’s a good thing and on the other hand people have been pushed out.
"It’s quite open and always busy so it tends to feel safe, but I don’t know if I would be coming through here at 1 o’clock in the morning.”
Ms Emmanuel added that she’d like to see more big shops on the high street to
make Camberwell somewhere more than a crossroads between other more well known areas like Brixton and Elephant and Castle.
“There’s really not much here for shopping. It’s a bit of a pass-through and you only get those who are homeless or down on their luck hanging around and drinking.”
One resident living in a flat overlooking the Green said there had been a problem with youths drug dealing outside his building since he moved into the area eight years ago.
The man, who was afraid to give his name in case he faced a backlash, said: “We only have one problem: these young people smoking and selling drugs and
making noise at night. It’s from four or five in the afternoon until 2am in the morning.
“Noone can talk to them. They are too aggressive. They want a fight with anyone who tries to talk to them and are abusive.
"The council and police should do something about it. They need to find a way to prevent this type of thing.”
Metropolitan Police statistics show that Camberwell Green is a crime hotspot.
Latest figures show that 13 offences were reported by the Green in June. Of these crimes, six were classed as antisocial behaviour.
In May, the Green was also listed as a crime hotspot, with 14 offences reported directly next to it, 10 of which were antisocial behaviour.
In the wider Camberwell Green neighbourhood, there were 223 crimes reported. The most common crimes were violence and sexual offences (55), followed by antisocial behaviour (52) and ‘other theft’ (26 Southwark Council were contacted about the issues raised in this article but had failed to respond at the time of publication.
sT Thomas' surgeons operated on three months’ worth of breast cancer patients in just five days, some of whom had been waiting for over a year for surgery.
Plastic surgeons at St Thomas’ Hospital carried out reconstructive surgery on 22 patients who had been diagnosed with breast cancer, were breast cancer gene carriers, or both.
Many had been on the waiting list for over a year for their reconstructive surgery.
The operations took place using an adapted version of the High-Intensity Theatre (HIT) list method – to maximise the number of patients treated to lessen the backlog of cases.
By increasing the number of staff present in the theatre, HIT lists reduce the turnaround time between cases – which can take up to 95% of the day. This means there’s more time for the surgeon to operate.
They focus on one type of procedure at a time, take place over weekends, and require careful planning to select suitable patients.
Nine of the patients had microsurgical reconstruction to create a new breast using their own tissue, known as an autologous flap.
This is where tissue is taken from the abdomen or upper thighs with blood vessels, disconnected and then reconnected in the chest using microsurgery to create a natural reconstruction.
The team was led by consultant plastic surgeons Pari-Naz Mohanna and Maleeha Mughal, with the support of Paul Roblin, reconstruction specialist nurse Kerri Larnach and plastic surgery service manager, Charlotte Morris.
It took months of planning for this
By Isabel Ramirez
A FRee festival will return to Castle Square for a full weekend of entertainment, including circus acts and musicians from all over the world.
Urban Elephant Festival will take over various venues as the biggest event of the year in Elephant and Castle, from September 15 to September 17 - and entry is free.
The theme of the festival this year is World Fusion and the acts will represent the cultural and artistic diversity of the area.
high in the air.
The array of musicians includes Sultan, a musician specialising in traditional Somali music through playing the Ou, Rhadika performing a classic North Indian Kathak and Xativa, a Swedish-Ecuadorian singersongwriter fusing traditional melodies with touches of jazz and R&B.
Kicking off the festival at Castle Square on Friday, September 15, festival-goers can look forward to a world of thrilling performances from across the globe as well as an ‘Art in the Park’ workshop as the event shoots into full swing with an opening party from 12 pm onwards. The full festival is entirely free for guests to enjoy and the timetable is below.
adapted HIT list including a special clinic where patients had one-stop consultations with plastic surgeons, anaesthetists and breast cancer reconstruction specialist nurses ahead of their operations.
They were given a presentation by a physiotherapist about post-operative rehabilitation and also had their preoperative checks.
Surgery lead, Pari-Naz Mohanna said: “We wanted to safely tackle the backlog of
reconstructive surgery, whilst continuing to operate on patients with newly diagnosed breast cancers.
adapted HIT list including a special clinic reconstructive surgery, whilst continuing to
“We were inspired by the HIT list model, but we needed to adapt it for longer, more complex procedures whilst ensuring that the highest quality of care was maintained throughout the patient’s journey.
She added that they were 'truly blessed' with the enthusiasm and commitment of all the staff involved.
The three-day event will begin at Castle Square, making its way to Elephant Park, Sayer Street, and Walworth Square throughout the weekend.
Entertainment will include circus performers, acrobatics and a range of music performers from all over the world.
Trance on Fire, a heart-racing performance with balancing ladders, planks and juggling; and Kuba Acro Show, acrobatics, and gravity-defying balancing
Urban elephant Festival 2023
Timetable
• Friday 15 September 12 pm - 9 pm: Castle Square, 40 Elephant Rd, London SE17 1EU.
• Saturday 16 September 12 pm - 6 pm: Across Elephant and Castle.
• Sunday 17 September 3 pm - 5 pm: Elephant Park Tree House, Elephant Rd, London SE17 1GD.
For as long as the people of Bermondsey can remember, the area around the market on Southwark Park Road has been known as The Blue.
The Blue isn’t clearly defined but refers roughly to the area within a five-minute walk of the marketplace.
Most people know its name has something to do with The Blue Anchor pub on the corner but there's more to it than that.
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To understand the history of The Blue, it’s important to get to grips with the area's religious underpinnings, both figurative and literal.
Just inches below the soil at the nearby Bermondsey Square lie the ruins of Bermondsey Abbey (pictured top right), some of which are visible through the glass floor of Lokma Restaurant.
The abbey was established in the 11th century and played a vital role in the area’s spiritual life until its dissolution by Henry VIII in 1537.
Although a twenty-minute walk away from the abbey itself, the land now known as The Blue also belonged to the abbey’s monks.
Many people believe the area’s name therefore has religious roots. The colour
blue is often associated with religious symbolism such as heaven and the Virgin Mary.
But where does the ‘anchor' part come from?
the anchorite oF Bermondsey
A map dating back to 1695 marks out a hostel called ‘The Blew Anchor’ on the site of today’s Blue Anchor pub.
Historians believe that the word ‘anchor’ could be a reference to a bizarre brand of religious zealot that proliferated Medieval England.
Anchorites were people, usually female, who withdrew from secular society to live intensely isolated, prayerorientated lives.
They often lived in tiny cells connected to churches and by the 13th century, roughly 200 anchorites were recorded in England.
Some say The Blue was home to an anchorite. Given that Southwark Park Road was a well-trodden route for pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, and anchorites often dispensed advice to pilgrims, it’s quite possible.
The ‘Blew Anchor’ hostel, popular with pilgrims, was replaced with a building on the same site in 1878. Today, it’s The Blue Anchor pub.
the Blue today
The Blue had its heyday as a marketplace in the late 19th century
when it had 200 stalls along the street. However, shifting shopping habits and the opening of the Surrey Quays Shopping Centre in 1988 led to the Blue’s gradual decline.
Today, efforts are being made to revive The Blue. In recent years, it has been rejuvenated using a £2 million investment from the Mayor of London’s Good Growth Fund.
There are now new stalls for traders and much-needed maintenance has been done. A public space
a br IxToN teenager who raped
six separate victims, sometimes in tower blocks’ communal stairwells, has been convicted.
Nineteen-year-old Kevarnie Queen, who began his predatory spree aged just fifteen, convinced victims that “sexual abuse… was a normal part of a being in a relationship,” the Inner London Crown Court heard.
He was convicted of 22 counts of rape committed between May 2019 and 2022.
In court, Queen unsuccessfully argued that his victims were exes who’d teamed up against him because he’d cheated on them.
Jurors heard how Kevarnie would meet his victims on social media using the alias K1.
Police were told Queen had committed sexual offences multiple times before May 2022 but victims’ reluctance to make formal statements made the allegations difficult to investigate.
But in June 2022, Queen was arrested on suspicion of rape after a report was made on May 31, 2022, with the victim prepared to make a formal report. Officers then contacted previous
victims and five more agreed to support their investigation, supported by specialist officers.
The investigation uncovered harrowing details, like how Queen would rape some victims in the stairwells of communal tower blocks.
According to a Met Police statement: “Others spoke of being in relationships in which they were emotionally manipulated, allowing for the abuse to be minimised by Queen.
“Queen preyed on his victims, making them think the sexual abuse they had been subjected to was a normal part of being in a relationship.”
Detective Constable Jennie Seward said: “Queen’s disregard for the young women’s rights to consent, and his complete lack of respect for them, is disgraceful. He treated the women as objects to use for his own gratification.”
The Met Police has said without victims’ “bravery” in coming forward, the full extent of Queen’s offending “may not have come to light”.
The police have urged other victims of sexual assault to step forward. Detective Constable Lena Kraemer, said: “We are doing everything we can to ensure that sexual predators who make our streets unsafe for women and girls are placed
before the courts. We can’t do that alone.
"If you have been the victim of a sexual offence and have not yet spoken to police, we urge you to do so; at the very least so we can ensure that you are being supported.
"As demonstrated in this case, without the information provided about Queen, the full details of his offending may not have come to light.
"We understand that supporting a police investigation for sexual assault is a daunting prospect but with police and professional support we can ensure your voice is heard. If you have any information about sexual predators please inform police directly or via Crimestoppers as this helps to build a picture providing police with the tools to prevent and detect crime.”
Detective Inspector Ian Kenward, Senior Investigating Officer, added: “I am pleased with the conviction and would like to pay tribute to the tremendous courage shown by the young women targeted by Queen.
“Their support has led to a dangerous predatory offender being taken off the streets and I am immensely grateful.
"I would also like to thank the team, in particular the officers in the case DCs
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a dI sabIl IT y campaigner said new disabled toilets in Holland Park are a ‘lifeline’ as the council reveals plans to build more.
Mariya Stoeva from the disability charity Action Disability Kensington and Chelsea (ADKC) Access Group said the new Changing Places toilet offered people with a disability “basic human rights”.
Unlike standard accessible toilets, Changing Places toilets offer more space, a height adjustable toilet, sink, an adult-sized changing bench, a hoist and shower.
The facility was built in the stable yard in Holland Park earlier this month and is part of a £500k project by Kensington and Chelsea Council to refurbish changing rooms and public toilets across the popular nature spot.
Mariya, who chairs ADKC, said it took three years of campaigning to have a Changing Places facility built in Holland Park and won’t stop campaigning until more are found on London’s high streets, tube stations and parks.
She said: “Lack of fully accessible disabled public toilets and Changing Place facilities is one of the biggest barriers to disabled people accessing the opportunities which other people in society take for granted.
"It can result in disabled visitors hesitating to go to cultural and communal spaces like parks and galleries, and increase isolation.
“Good access is not only about a physical accessibility, but it also is an ethos of the inclusion of everyone. We are so very pleased that the council has installed a new Changing Places toilet in Holland Park.”
To get things done, she enlisted guest speakers from local authorities and service providers to ADKC meetings every fortnight where she and some of its 1,000 members would probe them. She said: “The way we done this
was that we had guest speakers come to our meetings. That way we raised the issues we had with getting more Changing Places facilities.
“We would tell them something and they would say to us ‘oh, I didn’t even think about that’.
"We also worked closely with the council’s park officers and with lead members. We kept requesting a Changing Places toilet in Holland Park.”
Mariya, who became disabled after being given an overdose of the polio vaccine in her native Bulgaria when
By Charlotte Lillywhite Local Democracy Reporter
A new school for kids with special educational needs could open in South London under new plans.
The specialist day school would open in the building of an empty former nursery, in Putney Vale, if planning permission is granted by Wandsworth Council.
The plans from Aspris Children’s Services, which runs specialist schools across the UK, would see the former site of Welcome Day Nursery, in Norstead Place, transformed.
No external changes to the current two-storey building are proposed in the application, while only small internal alterations would be made for the new day school.
The school would have two classrooms, sensory rooms, activity areas, a library, a dining room, staff areas and toilets.
It would have capacity for up to 24 students between 14 and 19 years old, who have social, emotional and mental
health needs or autism.
The students would be taught in small groups by specialist teachers, depending on their specific needs. Around nine staff would be working on the site at any given time when fully operational, if the plans are approved.
A statement with the application said the nursery had “closed some time ago and the building is currently vacant”.
It said: “The site itself provides ideal space both internally and externally for pupils and is easily accessible to local children who require access to such specialist education.
"The intention is that the school will provide a focus for education of pupils primarily post-GCSE age, offering a higher level of support for those pupils unable to access college, apprenticeship or mainstream provision.”
The catchment area for the school would be Wandsworth and surrounding boroughs.
The statement added: “The proposed school will assist in meeting both current and futures needs of local pupils, where there is notable lack of
she was a child, said the toilets were a game-changer for people with disabilities.
She said: “Changing Place toilets offer freedom and flexibility and provide basic human rights like dignity and independence for everyone.
“It means I can go out without worrying and plan my journey. Before I would hesitate to stay out longer or I would plan to go home earlier. But now it means I can stay as long as I want and it means many more disabled people can enjoy Holland Park. They can continue their journeys and enjoy
the fresh air.”
Kensington and Chelsea Council are aiming to build a second Changing Places toilet in Kensington Memorial Park that could be completed by autumn next year.
A third is expected to be built south of the borough.
Cllr Emma Will, Lead Member for Culture and Leisure, said: “This new facility means far more people can now enjoy Holland Park, or go to the shops on High Street Kensington, or visit the Design Museum without having to worry about planning their journey.
“We are going to provide more Changing Places toilets to make people’s lives easier, we already have planning permission for one in North Kensington, in Kensington Memorial Park and we are looking for a site in Chelsea as well.”
There are Changing Places toilets at the National Army Museum, the Science Museum, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Royal Brompton Hospital.
According to a map by Changing Places Toilets, there are 1,912 across the UK with 167 in the capital.
opportunities for specialist education and training, particularly for those 16 years old and over.
“The applicant has had numerous discussions with local authorities who have been unable to place post-16 pupils in an appropriate setting. This has often resulted in pupils being ‘kept on’ for a year or two in other educational
settings to ensure that they have some continuity of education to meet their specialist needs.
“Without provision of additional specialist education facilities, such as that proposed here, there is a risk that a greater number of local children will need to travel further, and out of area, to receive the specialist education and
training that they require.
"To send children further afield would be inherently unsustainable and has the potential to reduce the learning opportunities for these vulnerable young people.”
Wandsworth Council will make a decision on the application in due course.
m aT er NIT y serv IC es at a famous South London hospital have been rated “inadequate” in a damning report which found people had decided to leave before being seen because it was taking so long.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) told St George’s Hospital, in Tooting, to make “significant improvements” to maternity care following an inspection in March.
The hospital is a major trauma centre used to treat the most serious emergencies across the South East and is famous as having been the featured hospital on a series of TV documentary 24 Hours in A&E.
But it was the hospital’s maternity services that were the focus of the most recent inspection by the CQC, the report for which was published on August 17.
Inspectors said there were “not enough staff” on the maternity unit to keep people safe and described the delivery suite as a “chaotic environment without clear organisation or leadership”.
They found evidence people had discharged themselves before being reviewed due to “long waiting times” and saw women waiting “without privacy or any way to call for assistance”.
Jacqueline Totterdell, group chief executive of St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health
Group (GESH), said standards on the unit had fallen below the group’s expectations and “immediate action” had been taken to address the concerns raised.
The hospital is run by St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which is part of GESH.
Inspectors described facilities at the unit as ageing and in “disrepair”.
They saw areas were “dirty and poorly maintained” and raised concerns about “poor levels of tidiness” on the unit, where they found “cluttered environments, obstructed emergency equipment and doorways, and equipment stored in inappropriate places such as corridors and staff rooms”.
Birthing rooms did not have ensuite facilities, according to the report, and there were not enough toilets and bathrooms on the unit so people had to travel “some distance to use the bathroom even following surgery or if unwell”.
The report also said incidents were regularly graded “inappropriately” as “adverse incidents” instead of “serious incidents”, including stillbirths.
It said baby deaths in October 2022 were not discussed at Serious Incident Declaration Meetings (SIDM) until January 30, 2023, which was a “slow response”.
The CQC said the service did not assess people’s risk in a “consistent way” when they arrived, and did not always prioritise them according to their clinical need.
It said staff did not always have enough training in resuscitation, caring for
people with disabilities or safeguarding children and young people, while training days were often rescheduled due to staff shortages.
Staff said they felt opportunities were not equal for all staff and inspectors saw people from ethnic minority groups were “underrepresented in leadership roles and promotions”, the CQC added.
The watchdog also found “high turnover rates” at the service, which stood at 21.5per cent overall from December 2022 to January 2023.
Staff described “waning enthusiasm, burn out, low morale and a negative impact on culture within the unit”.
The report added support for the service from the executive level was “poor, and executive leaders failed to recognise the severity of issues faced within maternity”.
But people using the service also told inspectors staff were “caring, friendly and took time to explain information”.
The service used a “maternity passport” to make sure people with learning disabilities could communicate effectively, the report said, while a maternity helpline had been introduced.
The CQC added that a new maternity strategy had been put in place and staff said the workplace culture was improving.
It said improvements had been made to equality in the hospital and the trust’s Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) action plan was rated “outstanding” by the national WRES team.
This was the first standalone inspection of maternity services at the hospital, which had previously been rated with gynaecology services.
The CQC served the trust with a warning notice after the inspection, asking it to make “significant improvements”.
The trust submitted an action plan in response, which will be monitored by the watchdog.
The St George’s trust’s overall rating remains “requires improvement”.
Carolyn Jenkinson, the CQC’s deputy director of secondary and specialist healthcare, said it was “concerning to see a deterioration in the standard of care being delivered”.
She said staff and people using the service were “being let down by leaders who failed to respond quickly, resulting in care that was unsafe, and in the delivery suite, also chaotic”.
Ms Jenkinson said: “When things went wrong, we saw staff were honest and supportive to people, but leaders were slow to respond and often logged incidents as causing less harm than they did.
"We saw some baby deaths weren’t investigated as serious incidents and investigations didn’t always take place in a timely way. This is unacceptable and put people at risk of avoidable harm from mistakes being repeated.
“Staff told us care often felt unsafe because there weren’t enough of them, and we saw they’d reported numerous incidents in which people’s safety was at risk. Staff said managers told them
nothing could be done, but we found opportunities to reduce risks had been missed or ignored.
“We also found people were at risk of infection because ward environments were dirty and poorly maintained. Again, staff had raised many issues with the trust but some longstanding problems still hadn’t been fixed.”
She said the CQC expected to see “rapid and significant improvements” and it would continue to monitor the service and trust.
Ms Totterdell said: “We take the findings of this report extremely seriously and accept that the standards on our maternity unit have fallen below what we expect.
"We have taken immediate action to address the concerns raised by the CQC and we remain committed to making improvements to ensure those providing and receiving care in our department have the best possible experience.
“I would like to reassure those due to give birth in our maternity unit that it continues to be a safe and positive environment to give birth in, which has been recognised by the CQC national patient experience maternity survey that rated St George’s as receiving the fourth highest patient satisfaction levels nationally in 2022, as well as being rated in the top three performing trusts in London for antenatal care.
"We understand that people may be concerned, and I would encourage anyone who is, to get in touch so we can listen to and answer questions directly.”
Take advantage of the chance to visit Kingsdale Foundation School and see for yourself how we bring the best out of our students. A tour of Kingsdale Foundation School enables you to realise why we receive such glowing reports. In the Autumn term 2023 you will have just that opportunity as we will be holding Sixth Form Open Days for entry in September 2024. Scholarships in Mathematics and the Creative & Expressive Arts are on offer for gifted and talented candidates who meet our entry requirements. Scholars receive free individual or small group tuition provided by expert professionals to the value of £1,000 per annum.
Prospective students are invited to come along to our Open Days or join our virtual tours to explore the fantastic opportunities and inspiring state-of-the-art facilities in our dedicated Sixth Form Centre. As Ofsted noted: ‘The range of subjects taught is imaginative, well constructed and contributes well to students’ achievement and their outstanding spiritual, cultural and moral development.’
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souThwark sChools have improved on their 2019 A level results, the last set of exams before pandemic grade inflation, “across all indicators”.
However, mirroring the national trend, the number of A* to A grades awarded decreased significantly compared to 2022.
Yet when compared to 2019, A* to A grades increased by 2.6 per cent, A* to B grades by 8.9 per cent and A*-C by 3.8 per cent.
Cabinet member for education Cllr Jasmine Ali said: “Congratulations to all our A-level students! You have defied the odds in unprecedented circumstances with all your hard work and support from teachers.
“This summer would have been the first time you sat exams after all the upheaval you suffered during the pandemic.
“You should be so proud of what you have achieved as we return to prepandemic grading this year.”
Across the UK, teachers and students were fretting in the days leading up to results day on Thursday, August 17.
Schools minister Nick Gibb warned that A level results would deflate to prepandemic levels to restore their “weight and credibility”.
During the pandemic, teacher assessments determined grades after a flawed algorithm was widely criticized for unfairly benefiting students at certain schools.
Indeed this year, the proportion of top A*-A grades fell from 35.9 per cent in 2022 to 26.5 per cent nationally.
However, Southwark still performed above the national average, with 28.7 per cent of grades classed as A* to A.
Cllr Ali reserved special applause for achievement among the borough’s children in care and care leavers.
One such student received AAA* to meet and accept their offer from St
Hugh’s College, Oxford University.
At least eight others received offers from their first choice universities while one person will start a higher apprenticeship with McGee Engineering.
Cllr Ali said: “I’d like to thank their exceptional teachers who have been such powerful champions for children
in care and care leavers. Your work with our young people has been nothing short of transformational.”
She added: “For some of you, the fall in top grades we are seeing nationally will mean disappointment. But this has nothing to do with your effort and commitment.
“We are here to make sure you are supported into whatever future you have within your sight. Whether that’s further education, training or work, we can link you with local opportunities and support to help you fulfil your ambitions and potential.”
As of September 2022, 97 per cent of Southwark schools were rated good or outstanding by Ofsted.
do you need help?
For students feeling anxious after results day, or needing advice on the next step, the following links are here to help: For more information about mental health support in Southwark for children and young people, call free on 020 8138 1805 or visit thenestsouthwark.org.uk
The National Careers Service (NCS) is a high-quality, free, and impartial careers information advice and guidance service. They provide help with planning the next steps following A-level, T-level, or Vocational and Technical qualifications results. Students can contact them on 0800 100 900 or use webchat to speak to an adviser. Their website is nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/careersadvice/career-choices-at-18
One Hub Southwark has links to different career advice you can access nationally, and locally in Southwark. This includes sector-specific (e.g. construction) guidance. They can be found at onehubsouthwark.co.uk/ career-advice
UCAS has a helpful website with tips and guidance on what to do on results day, as well as information on alternatives to university such as apprenticeships. See A level results day (ucas.com) for more information.
sT savIour’s and st olave’s is celebrating another year of strong A-Level results, which exceed national averages.
Amongst the extraordinary grades our students have achieved, we celebrate the success of Alaae Brahime who achieved A*AA and will be going off to study medicine at oxford (A*AA) and elise McDowell who achieved A*AA will go on to study Politics and Spanish at Bristol University.
Catherine May, Headteacher, said: “I am so proud of all that these students have achieved since they joined us in year 7 or year 12. They have consistently worked hard and coped with huge turmoil in the years of their secondary education, demonstrating such strength of character and resilience to continue pursuing their dreams. They are going on to study a vast array of subjects in universities across the country, on their journey
towards becoming a ‘maker of the future. Most of all I am proud to know the amazing young people they are. I congratulate them all and wish them all the very best for the future.”
Deputy Headteacher, Michelle Ferguson said: “Our students are ambitious, talented and tenacious. They have worked incredibly hard and deserve the excellent grades they have achieved. I am confident that they will continue to excel and fulfil their potential as they move on to the next stage of their lives. We are proud of our students and recognise the hard work of the staff at our school and the support of the students’ families who have helped them along the way.”
Head of Sixth Form Hannah Kennedy said: “We wish our Year 13 students for the future. It has been a pleasure witnessing their commitment. We look forward to seeing the ways they go on to change the world.”
Take advantage of the chance to visit Kingsdale Foundation School and see for yourself how we bring the best out of our students. A tour of Kingsdale Foundation School enables you to realise why we receive such glowing reports. In the Autumn term 2023 you will have just that opportunity as we will be holding Sixth Form Open Days for entry in September 2024. Scholarships in Mathematics and the Creative & Expressive Arts are on offer for gifted and talented candidates who meet our entry requirements. Scholars receive free individual or small group tuition provided by expert professionals to the value of £1,000 per annum.
Prospective students are invited to come along to our Open Days or join our virtual tours to explore the fantastic opportunities and inspiring state-of-the-art facilities in our dedicated Sixth Form Centre. As Ofsted noted: ‘The range of subjects taught is imaginative, well constructed and contributes well to students’ achievement and their outstanding spiritual, cultural and moral development.’
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souThwark sChools have improved on their 2019 A level results, the last set of exams before pandemic grade inflation, “across all indicators”.
However, mirroring the national trend, the number of A* to A grades awarded decreased significantly compared to 2022.
Yet when compared to 2019, A* to A grades increased by 2.6 per cent, A* to B grades by 8.9 per cent and A*-C by 3.8 per cent.
Cabinet member for education Cllr Jasmine Ali said: “Congratulations to all our A-level students! You have defied the odds in unprecedented circumstances with all your hard work and support from teachers.
“This summer would have been the first time you sat exams after all the upheaval you suffered during the pandemic.
“You should be so proud of what you have achieved as we return to prepandemic grading this year.”
Across the UK, teachers and students were fretting in the days leading up to results day on Thursday, August 17.
Schools minister Nick Gibb warned that A level results would deflate to prepandemic levels to restore their “weight and credibility”.
During the pandemic, teacher assessments determined grades after a flawed algorithm was widely criticized for unfairly benefiting students at certain schools.
Indeed this year, the proportion of top A*-A grades fell from 35.9 per cent in 2022 to 26.5 per cent nationally.
However, Southwark still performed above the national average, with 28.7 per cent of grades classed as A* to A.
Cllr Ali reserved special applause for achievement among the borough’s children in care and care leavers.
One such student received AAA* to meet and accept their offer from St
Hugh’s College, Oxford University.
At least eight others received offers from their first choice universities while one person will start a higher apprenticeship with McGee Engineering.
Cllr Ali said: “I’d like to thank their exceptional teachers who have been such powerful champions for children
in care and care leavers. Your work with our young people has been nothing short of transformational.”
She added: “For some of you, the fall in top grades we are seeing nationally will mean disappointment. But this has nothing to do with your effort and commitment.
“We are here to make sure you are supported into whatever future you have within your sight. Whether that’s further education, training or work, we can link you with local opportunities and support to help you fulfil your ambitions and potential.”
As of September 2022, 97 per cent of Southwark schools were rated good or outstanding by Ofsted.
do you need help?
For students feeling anxious after results day, or needing advice on the next step, the following links are here to help: For more information about mental health support in Southwark for children and young people, call free on 020 8138 1805 or visit thenestsouthwark.org.uk
The National Careers Service (NCS) is a high-quality, free, and impartial careers information advice and guidance service. They provide help with planning the next steps following A-level, T-level, or Vocational and Technical qualifications results. Students can contact them on 0800 100 900 or use webchat to speak to an adviser. Their website is nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/careersadvice/career-choices-at-18
One Hub Southwark has links to different career advice you can access nationally, and locally in Southwark. This includes sector-specific (e.g. construction) guidance. They can be found at onehubsouthwark.co.uk/ career-advice
UCAS has a helpful website with tips and guidance on what to do on results day, as well as information on alternatives to university such as apprenticeships. See A level results day (ucas.com) for more information.
sT savIour’s and st olave’s is celebrating another year of strong A-Level results, which exceed national averages.
Amongst the extraordinary grades our students have achieved, we celebrate the success of Alaae Brahime who achieved A*AA and will be going off to study medicine at oxford (A*AA) and elise McDowell who achieved A*AA will go on to study Politics and Spanish at Bristol University.
Catherine May, Headteacher, said: “I am so proud of all that these students have achieved since they joined us in year 7 or year 12. They have consistently worked hard and coped with huge turmoil in the years of their secondary education, demonstrating such strength of character and resilience to continue pursuing their dreams. They are going on to study a vast array of subjects in universities across the country, on their journey
towards becoming a ‘maker of the future. Most of all I am proud to know the amazing young people they are. I congratulate them all and wish them all the very best for the future.”
Deputy Headteacher, Michelle Ferguson said: “Our students are ambitious, talented and tenacious. They have worked incredibly hard and deserve the excellent grades they have achieved. I am confident that they will continue to excel and fulfil their potential as they move on to the next stage of their lives. We are proud of our students and recognise the hard work of the staff at our school and the support of the students’ families who have helped them along the way.”
Head of Sixth Form Hannah Kennedy said: “We wish our Year 13 students for the future. It has been a pleasure witnessing their commitment. We look forward to seeing the ways they go on to change the world.”
FIVe KInGSDALe students are headed for oxford or Cambridgepart of a cohort that saw around 100 students secure at least one A* or A grade.
Many pupils at the West Dulwich academy have secured places at prestigious Russell Group universities, while others are bound for highlyesteemed creative arts institutions.
Approximately one-third of all grades achieved at A level this year were A* or A, with over 60 per cent A* to B.
Roza Hannick, who got A*A*A*A in French, Latin, Maths and English, will study Classics and French at Oxford University after getting her results on Thursday, August 17.
She said: “I can’t wait to start my degree, and I couldn’t have made it there without the hours of work teachers put into personal statement workshops, interview and test preparation, and keeping us on track
for the UCAS deadlines.
“And, of course, it goes without saying that the subject teachers go above and beyond with A Level support!”
Sophie Cleaves got straight A*s in History, Maths and Politics. Gearing up for a History and Politics degree at Cambridge University, she said:
“I'm just so excited to get started with my degree and so thankful for all the support I've received in getting me there!”
Students have secured places at a range of universities including Bristol, Edinburgh, the London School of Economics, Manchester and St
souTh baNk University Sixth Form students are set for careers in construction, aerospace and midwifery after receiving their A level results.
Otman secured As in Maths and Physics, plus a Double Distinction Star in level 3 BTEC Engineering, securing him a place on
Bath University’s Aerospace Engineering degree, with a one-year professional placement.
Taiwo got a Distinction in Engineering
BTEC, an A in A-Level Maths, and a B in A-Level Physics, meaning he will do a degree apprenticeship with construction giant Skanska.
He said: "SBUSixth has been instrumental in shaping my trajectory. The guidance and
support I received here opened doors to possibilities I had never considered before.”
Charlize got a Triple Distinction Star in Health and will now study Midwifery at the University of Northampton.
Ten per cent of the cohort will go to London South Bank University, with other destinations including the University of Greenwich, University of Portsmouth and University of Wolverhampton.
Andrew’s.
Angelie Nadarajah got A*A*A in Biology, Psychology and Chemistry, cementing her place to study Medicine at Manchester University.
“It is the UK's largest medical school and I am so thankful to have the opportunity to work there,” she said.
“I’m especially excited to be part of such a vibrant city, and look forward to all the fun times ahead of me!”
Louis Welvaert got A*AA in History, Philosophy and Politics. Undecided on his next move, he said: “I really enjoyed my time at Kingsdale. I spent seven years in total and Sixth Form was absolutely the pinnacle. The teachers and staff are just fantastic.”
Deputy Head Girl Kuziva Mazhude, who got AAAC in Music, Spanish, French and Biology, said: “In my gap year, I will be working in the Languages and Music departments at Kingsdale and I’m so excited to be able to give back to the school that truly changed my life.”
The year group’s performing artists will attend conservatoires and institutions including scholarship placements for The Prince's Foundation Diploma, Kingston University and University of the Arts London (Central Saint Martins and Camberwell).
THe CHARTeR School east Dulwich has celebrated its students’ A level results today, with 27 per cent of grades classified as a* to A.
That's roughly in line with the national average which saw 26.5 per cent of A Level grades classed as A* to A, a drop following the grade inflation of the pandemic era.
By Herbie RussellSTUDenTS AT The Charter School north Dulwich have bucked the national trend with an outstanding set of A level results.
While nationally, 26.5 per cent of grades were A* to A, the figure was 49 per cent for the Dulwich Village school.
Seventy-eight per cent of those offered university places are bound for prestigious Russell Group or 1994 Group universities, including nine heading to Oxford or Cambridge University.
Headteacher Mark Pain said: “Our students have been incredibly focused, and their resilience and work ethic during these past two years is evidenced in these fantastic results despite them having never previously sat any public examinations due to the pandemic.”
“I am incredibly proud of what they have achieved,” he added.
Across the year, 40 per cent of students got AAB or higher and 80 per cent of BTEC grades were Merit or higher.
Among those success stories is Ben Snowdon, who
will now study Engineering at the University of Oxford.
Seven students are Cambridge-bound. These are Lola Choo Antopolski (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences), Frieda Dickson (English), Ella Fleming (History and Politics), Archie Harper (Asian and Middle Eastern Studies), Madeleine Pritchard (History of Art) and Rhys Webb (Geography).
Other students gearing up for exciting courses include Holli Dizdarevic, who will be studying Psychology at Warwick, and Theo Hodgson Cru, set for a degree in Accounting and Finance at London Southbank University.
The school has reserved special mentions for students who made “outstanding progress” during their time at the school.
These include Poppy Monaghan who will be studying Social Policy, Sociology and Crime at Leeds, Frank Foxwell who is going on to study Criminology at Lancaster and Beatrice Carey who will be completing an art foundation course at the Royal Drawing School.
Established in 2000, The Charter School North Dulwich is a coeducational secondary school for students aged eleven to eighteen.
Students are now off to study a range of degrees, including Astrophysics at the University of Warwick, English Literature at The University of Edinburgh and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds.
The school reserved a “special mention” for George Thomas who will take up a “highly competitive” apprenticeship with the police.
Headteacher Alison Harbottle said: “I am thrilled with the wonderful A-level results achieved by our inaugural sixth form students.
“Their dedication to their education over the past two years has shone brightly. These strong results reflect not only their academic excellence but also the close collaboration of the whole school community including staff and families."
Across the cohort, 73 percent of all A level grades sat by students achieved A*-C.
Subject areas which excelled included Mathematics (52 per cent A*/A), Drama (75 per cent A*/A) and Art (46 per cent A*/A).
BTEC Level 3 subjects performed particularly well, with 90 per cent of Business BTEC students gaining a Merit grade or higher, including 65 per cent attaining a Distinction or Distinction The Charter School East Dulwich is a statefunded secondary school established in 2016.
By Herbie Russell
a youNg Bermondsey politician has urged society to appreciate teachers more after achieving straight A*s in his A levels.
Ruben David Buendia, 19, a student at St Thomas the Apostle School in Nunhead, will study Maths and Philosophy at King’s College London.
The Green Party candidate, who contested the Newington by-election in June, said: “Seriously, the teachers have made all the difference and it’s really sad they’ve only just started to be paid better.”
Ruben was referring to the pay-deal major teaching unions struck with the government last month meaning a 6.5 per cent wage rise.
He continued: “They’re just really essential and we should start valuing them more, starting with a pay rise matching inflation.
“The amount of unpaid hours that teachers do is crazy. They can’t afford to live in London so they often commute from places like Surrey. There are interventions, out-of-office emails. They do a lot and they’ve been undervalued
sadly.”
Ruben reserved special thanks for his teachers Mr Scott, Ms Benati and Mr Ramsay.
He was just one success story in a cohort that saw 78 per cent of grades classed as A* to B, and 93 per cent as A* to C.
Kasifat Akadi, 19, from Lewisham, also got straight A*s and will study Medicine at the University of Liverpool.
“Honestly, I’m feeling mainly relief because I don’t have to keep thinking about it,” she said.
She continued: “The reason I want to do Medicine is because it’ll allow me to interact with different people and help to solve their problems.”
With nearly 90 per cent of students securing their first choice university, plenty are off to study degrees at illustrious institutions.
Joy will study Modern Foreign Languages at the University of Cambridge while Joseph will attend University of Oxford to study Economics and Management.
Students are also taking up places on degree apprenticeships at companies such as Barclays and PWC.
Headteacher Eamon Connolly said: “I am delighted for each and every one of our students for these excellent results; both those who have been with us since the age of eleven and those who joined for their sixth form studies.
“I am proud of the achievements and feel confident we have prepared them, both academically and personally, to enter adulthood and embark on their chosen degrees and apprenticeship courses as fine young people.
"Despite the challenges and upheaval, our students continue to perform incredibly well and surpass all expectations.”.
a bermoNdsey-based college, which offers both A-level and diploma courses, celebrated their year 13 students for their results last week.
Most students at St Michael’s Catholic College will be taking up places in their first choice of university or apprenticeship following their successful results day last Thursday, August 17.
The college’s results for Year 13 A-level and CTEC students were above national averages on all measures and even with exam boards returning to 2019 grades
they were 'much higher' than their results that year.
Achievements at the college in Bermondsey include students taking up places at Oxford to read English Literature, Leeds and Imperial for Engineering, Edinburgh to read History, London School of Economics and Kings to read Maths, Cardiff for Biomedical Science, and Birmingham for Dentistry. After securing their CTEC diplomas, some students will be starting apprenticeships in areas such as Quantity Surveying and Cyber Security.
Destiny, who achieved triple Distinctions in CTEC Business, said: "I got exactly what I wanted to get. All the
time spent studying in the library paid off."
He will be taking up an apprenticeship in Project Management in September. Another student, Emily who achieved A*AA will be starting at Oxford University in October. She said: “I feel excited and relieved to have got my place to study English Literature at Oxford.
"I’ll always be grateful for the support and encouragement I’ve received at St Michael’s and I’m looking forward to the next stage of my academic career.”
A spokesperson from the college added: "We are proud of all our students who worked so hard and wish them the very best for the future.".
a roTherhIThe college celebrated their A-level results, which included two students getting into oxford and top grades for A* or A for 30 per cent of those taking their exams.
Celebrations were in order at Bacon’s College as sixth formers received their A-level and equivalent vocational results.
This year, an impressive 30 per cent of all A-level entries at the school were awarded the top grades of A* or A.
These outcomes have seen many students secure their first-choice university offers, including two Year 13s who have secured places at the University of Oxford.
Danielle Agiri will be taking up a place to read English Language and Literature at St Edmund Hall College after achieving an A* and two As, while Finn Ashworth will be joining St Catherine’s College to read Geography after achieving straight As.
Head Boy Finn said of his Oxford offer: “I’m leaving Bacon’s College knowing that the teachers and those around me helped to get the very best out of me and I really appreciate everybody involved for that."
He added that he's really looking forward to going to Oxford and that he feels 'well prepared' because of attending Bacon's.
James Wilson, Principal at Bacon’s College, said all the staff are 'immensely proud' of the student's success.
“Their achievements are a culmination of years of hard work and determination and reflect the character each of them has
shown in their studies.
"It is particularly gratifying as ever to see so many of them secure the results they need to gain entry to their first choice universities, including some of the most competitive in the country."
Other students' notable performances were:
Tommy Pham, whose straight As in Computer Science, Maths and Further Maths have secured him a place at King’s College London to study Computer Science;
Naomi De Berry Hilton, who achieved A*s in English Literature and Art, Craft & Design, as well as an A in Philosophy; Joshua Ng, who achieved straight As in Computer Science, Economics and Psychology. He will be taking up a highly competitive degree apprenticeship in Digital Technology Solutions at Queen Mary University of London in partnership with Morgan Stanley;
Anisa Rahman, who achieved an A*, A and B and has secured her first-choice university course to study Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London;
Jenny Philcox, who is heading to King’s College London to study Geography after receiving two As and a B;
Aaron Parwany, who has secured a place at Queen Mary University of London to study Computer Science after achieving two As and a B;
Ola Yusuf, who will be going to the University of Nottingham to study International Media and Communications;
Adam Dualeh, who has gained his firstchoice offer to study Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Greenwich.
Destiny achieved triple Distinctions
'immenseLy proud': bacon's eLaTed wiTh Top resuLTsRuben David Buendia, 19, a student at St Thomas the Apostle with teacher Mr Scott Kasifat, a student at St Thomas the Apostle Emily off to Oxford University
We have bucked the national trend and our results have stayed in line with 2022’s excellent results
Nearly 90% students secured their preferred university place
78% of all grades were A*-B 93% of A level grades were A* or C
Over 50% of grades at A*-A in Maths, Further Maths and Economics
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Students at Walworth Academy are delighted to have secured their best ever results for both A level and BTec qualifications this year! Against a national picture which shows declining results, the young people at Walworth Academy have shown remarkable resilience and dedication to their studies, achieving their full potential despite the challenges posed by the pandemic
Particularly strong performance was enjoyed by A level mathematicians, where a whopping 83% of students achieved a grade B or above, and over half of those were the highest possible grades of A and A* Over two thirds of the physics cohort also secured top grades, and there were some great successes in social sciences, with nearly half all Sociology students achieving an elite grade A or A*.
Individual success stories include the remarkable achievements of Ridwan who has Maths A*, Physics A*, Chemistry A and will be reading Physics at University College London in the new year. Aspiring journalist Khadija achieved A grades in English and Pyschology, and an A* in Sociology. As a fluent Pashto speaker, she worked with new Afghan pupils who arrived at school following the evacuation of Kabul and she'll receive a Marshall Wace bursary to support her studies. Sekinat is heading to the University of Plymouth to study Optometry after achieving the highest possible grade in her BTEC Applied Science: Distinction***. She wants to give back to her community by exploring how glaucoma affects people from minority backgrounds and will also be supported by a Marshall Wace bursary in this important work
Principal, Jessica West, said of the results “We couldn’t be prouder of the collective efforts of students, staff and families in achieving these remarkable grades. We’re delighted to see yet another group of Walworth Academy students going forward to take up their places in the world and we’re genuinely excited to see the impact of their work to come!”
aN a-level student has praised the mental health support team at her Bermondsey school, saying she 'would have failed if it wasn't for them.'
By Herbie RussellAn ARK Globe Academy student wants to become the MP for Camberwell and Peckham after securing his place to study Philosophy, Politics and economics at warwick.
Eighteen-year-old Mustaf Jino (pictured), from Peckham, got A*A*A and, as MP, would sort out the area’s streets which he says “are not up to scratch”.
Across the cohort, 24 per cent of A level entries at the Elephant and Castle sixth form scored A* or A grades, with 65 per cent marked as A* to B.
Mustaf said: “Growing up in such an eventful and divisive period, there’s never been a more important time for people to enter politics.”
Asked what his priorities would be for Camberwell and Peckham, he said: “There’s an issue with the road quality. There are quite a lot of potholes and there’s fly-tipping… the quality of the streets is not up to scratch.”
Elsewhere in the year, Head Boy Radu Pupazan achieved A*A*A* and is also set to study PPE, at the University of
Sheffield.
He arrived from Romania in 2018 and “displayed incredible leadership qualities, particularly in his proud capacity as Head Boy”, according to the school. “I am proud of myself, but I am even prouder of the community for helping me,” said Radu.
Olivia Hardinges joined Ark Globe Academy Primary’s Reception in 2009 and now departs to study Law at The University of Nottingham.
Achieving AAA in her A levels, Olivia hopes to follow in her mum’s footsteps, who also worked in a law firm and is “very proud” of her daughter.
Serena Hyman will be the first in her family to attend university after getting three Distinction*s, securing her place on the Physiotherapy course at The University of Essex.
Serena said: “I have a mindset of doing my best and as you can see in the proof it has shown. I’m really happy!”
Matt Jones OBE, Executive Principal, said: “These are a fantastic set of Sixth Form results. This Year 13 have been significantly impacted by covid and the cost-of-living crisis.
“Despite these challenges, our
students have shown, with the support of our dedicated staff, tremendous resilience, and a growth mindset.”
Established as an academy following a merger of Geoffrey Chaucer Technology College and Joseph Lancaster Primary School in 2008, Ark Globe was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection.
STUDenTS AT Ark walworth
Academy have celebrated their best ever A level and BTeC results despite top grades falling by 9.4 per cent nationally.
Sixth form pupils did particularly well in Maths, with 83 per cent of students achieving grade B or above.
Principal Jessica West said: “We couldn’t be prouder of the collective efforts of students, staff and families in achieving these remarkable grades.
“We’re delighted to see yet another group of Walworth Academy students going forward to take up their places in
the world and we’re genuinely excited to see the impact of their work to come!”
Two-thirds of Physics students achieved A* to A this year. Among those students was Ridwan Zaki, whose A*A*A in Maths, Physics and Chemistry allows him to read Physics at University College London.
Almost half of Sociology students achieved A* or A, including aspiring journalist Khadija Merzais.
The fluent Pashto speaker got A*AA in Sociology, English and Psychology, and even received a Marshall Wace bursary thanks to her work with new Afghan pupils who arrived following the evacuation of Kabul.
Every year, forty Ark students get Marshall Wace bursaries worth £9,900 to support them through higher education.
Sekinat Abbas got the highest possible grade of Distinction*** in BTEC Applied Science and will study Optometry at the University of Plymouth.
Also in receipt of the Marshall Wace bursary, she hopes to explore how glaucoma affects minority backgrounds.
In total, 55 Ark students across the country have received bursaries worth £720,000.
Ark Walworth is part of a network of Ark schools based in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth..
Shayma Saad, 18, a student at Harris Academy Bermondsey, achieved ABB in Spanish, Mathematics and Biology.
She said she was pleased with her results overall but surprised by one of her grades after the mock did not go as planned. "I did not expect to do that well in Maths - we had a complete change of teachers during the year and in my mock, just before the exam, I got an E."
Asked who she wanted to thank, Shayma said: "The counsellors at my school."
"One thing that was a difficulty at my school was mental health. During exams when we got a bad result in a mock or when we have difficulties in lessons, it's hard to carry on. But the mental health team at school are amazing.
"Without them, I probably would have failed."
She is going to study Japanese at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in September. "I've never studied it before but I have a passion for Japanese - the culture and the language."
"I didn't want to study something I didn't like.
"I'm really excited," she said, "but it's also hard that not everyone is staying in London for uni."
"These are people we've seen every day and grown up with - so my priority this summer has been seeing my friends for sure."
Shayma told us she and her friends celebrated with free pizza and dessert"We went to Frankie and Benny's as they were giving out free pizza to students for results day and we are about to go for dessert at another place."
A vast majority of other Harris Academy Bermondsey students also received very strong results and secured their place at their first-choice university.
Other notable individual successes include:
Lilo Jason who achieved A*A*AA in English Literature, History, Spanish and Drama and Theatre Studies and will be reading Arabic at the University of Durham;
Najma Abdullahi who achieved AABB in French, Mathematics, Further Maths and Physics and will be reading Physics at King’s College London;
Sidney George achieved BBB in Biology, Chemistry and Geography and will be reading Environmental Geoscience at University College London.
Congratulating students, Gizlé Landman, Principal of Harris Academy Bermondsey, said: “Today’s results are evidence of the sheer determination, hard work and resilience of our students and staff. They have overcome many a challenge over the past few years and we could not be prouder of their success!”
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From Cambr Idge to a degree apprenticeship, Sydenham High School students celebrate overwhelming success on A Level Results Day as almost the entire cohort got on to the courses of their choice.
Students, staff and parents of Sixth Form students at Sydenham High School celebrated their success over breakfast on A Level Results Day last Thursday.
Despite the repeated disruption to their education through Covid, almost the entire cohort got accepted at their first or second-choice university and nearly half of the grades were A*/A (44 per cent).
Two students will be heading off to Cambridge to study History of Art; Former Head of School, Liza, is going to the Royal Veterinary College to study Veterinary Medicine; her fellow Head of School, Kyah, is going to study Medicine at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. “I was crying this morning as I was so
happy,” said Ruby, who looks forward to her first choice place at Manchester to study History alongside her fellow students celebrating two places at
Cambridge University to study History of Art; Edinburgh for Philosophy & Theology; two at Leeds for Philosophy History of Art; Criminology at Durham;
By Herbie Russell
S TUDen TS AT a south east London private school have celebrated after 94 per cent of their grades were B or above.
Almost three quarters of grades were A* or A, allowing students to pursue degrees at Oxford, Cambridge and other Russell Group universities.
Headmaster Guy Sanderson said: “We are
thrilled for and proud of our students for the grades they’ve achieved this year which are a true reflection of their dedication, determination and hard work – expertly guided and supported by their committed teachers.
“All our students deserve full credit and praise for the hard work they have put in and we wish them every success as they move to the next stage of their lives.”
Overall, achievement was higher than
in 2019, the last set of A level results that weren’t affected by pandemic-related grade inflation.
The school said pupils studying Biology, Maths, Physics, Economics, Geography, Chemistry and Drama were particularly successful.
Established in 1842, Eltham College is a private day school in southeast London with alumni that includes radio host Nick Ferrari and Olympic runner Eric Liddell.
Sociology at Manchester as well as History & Politics overseas in the Netherlands.
After months of applications and
seeing off some tough competition, Jerusha began her degree apprenticeship the Monday after receiving her results at the engineering firm, Jacobs. She said she is really looking forward to the challenge, commenting: “I realised that I really enjoy learning on the job so this is exactly what I wanted to do. They wanted me to get started straight away so that I can settle into the company before the degree course starts in September.”
School headteacher, Antonia Geldeard, said: "It's been a privilege to celebrate A-level results with our wonderful students today. I'm incredibly proud of all that they have achieved, their ambition, curiosity and hard work."
In the Creative Arts, three students are off to do Art Foundation courses at Central St Martins, Kingston and Loughborough and five achieved places to study Art and Design at the University of Arts London, Animation Production and Model Making at Bournemouth University and Photography at Falmouth and Music at the Royal Welsh Conservatoire.
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THe AFRICA Centre is hosting a multi-dimensional exhibition which tells the story of the fuji music genre – one of the most important in nigeria’s history and without whom the Afrobeats’ artists who top the charts today (such as Burna Boy and wizkid) would not be selling out stadiums across the world.
The exhibition’s launch was opened with speeches from Nigerian diplomats, Nigerian royalty, politicians who had flown in from West Africa for one night only before jetting back to continue their campaign for electrion, and Bobo Omotayo, the founder of FUJI: A Opera.
Spread over four floors the exhibition takes the visiter from Fuji’s foundations in the 1960s to the present day. Through archive footage, and memorabilia its history can be followed with images of the genre’s pioneers’ album covers, several stage outfits worn by those early Fuji musicians, and soundscapes of the folk music that were the roots of Fuji. Also on show will be rare instruments that are integral to the music and its story.
Bobo Omotayo gave an emotional, heartfelt speech that showed his
appreciation of all the help he has had, and for all the VIPs who have supported his mission to tell the world about Fuji music, and who have joined him on this incredible
journey.
Tickets for FUJI: A Opera are on sale NOW from www.fujiopera.com
The Africa Centre, 66-68 Great Suffolk
braINy award-wINNINg comedian Juliette Burton will be setting out on a tour of the UK with her brand new showno Brainer - this autumn and she is coming to Greenwich. Is getting better a no-brainer? Everyone's got a brain, although some work differently to others. In fixing her broken brain, Juliette learned a lot.
Tired of mental health problems? Now is the time for solutions. Join Juliette as she shares a manual for the mind.
Street, London, SE1 0BL until 28th August 2023.
Tickets priced from £6.99. Times: Tues – Sat, 10am – 6pm; Sun: 10am – 4pm
abba aFICIoNados will recognise the title of The way old Friends do, from Ian Hallard (writer) and Mark Gatiss (director),which is playing for a short run at The Criterion Theatre, writes Katie Kelly.
The ‘old friends’ in question are Peter, an Abba-obsessed bisexual Brummie librarian, and his old friend Edward, a man of leisure living off the wealth of his much older husband. The two have been out of contact for many years until reunited via Edward’s short-lived experiment with Grindr. This chance encounter moves quite quickly from embarrassment to the reestablishment of a friendship that had obviously been meaningful in youth and which forms the real, possibly the only, substance to the play.
In a convenient turn of events, an ABBA tribute band booked at the local library theatre cancels at the last minute leaving Peter’s friend Sally with a problem. Cue Edward’s moment of inspiration. The suggestion that he and Peter could form the female half of a cross-dressing new ABBA tribute band, ‘Head Over Heels’.
Two women are recruited to play Bjorn and Benny, with a bit of help from a wonky beard, and new stars are born. One show turns into a series of gigs, a jeopardy moment and a more or less happy ending.
The vibe here is TV sitcom. There
isn’t a huge amount of character depth or development. The set is clever and rescues the show from an otherwise slightly ‘am-dram’ feel.
Sara Crowe, as Mrs Campbell the straitlaced local piano accompanist, is the standout performance. Her effortless comic timing produced howls of laughter. This would be a good-humoured gentle night out if it weren’t for the very occasional bits of gratuitous single entendre. These jokes were appreciated by the self-selecting audience of opening night but would put off a wider audience who might really benefit from the poignant beauty of Peter’s mid-life coming out to his beloved Nan, voiced by Miriam Margolyes. There’s a disappointing lack of ABBA music as all the ‘Head Over Heels’ performances happen off stage, though the band in all their glory do bring the show to an end with a rendition of Dancing Queen which is great fun but not enough to leave me shouting ‘encore’.
The Criterion Theatre, 218-223 Piccadilly, St. James's, London W1J 9HR until 9th September.
Times: Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Thur & Sat matinees 2.30pm.
Admission: £19.50 - £62.50
Booking: www.criterion-theatre.co.uk
Not another awareness-raising show, but a change-making show. She has previously performed five critically acclaimed total sellout solo seasons (When I Grow Up, Look At Me, Decision Time, Butterfly Effect and Defined) at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with total sold out shows four years running. She has performed at Festivals around the world including Leicester Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and New Zealand International Comedy Festival. In 2015 Juliette won the Argus Angel Award at Brighton Fringe for Look At Me and Voice Magazine Pick of the Fringe in 2017 for Butterfly Effect.
Her brand new podcast series, Juliette Burton’s Not So Lonely Planet, is a wonderful celebration of nerdery, but also of passion, in which Juliette talks to people who truly love what they do. It was produced by Hat Trick and is published via Acast: https://feeds. acast.com/public/shows/not-solonely-planet-with-juliette-burton
Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, SE10 17th September. Time: 7pm.
Admission: £17.50, £15. Booking: 020 8858 7755www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk Info: www.julietteburton.co.uk
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20 Years since you passed away and you shine bright in us every day - from Robert Stuart Sam Louis Wonderful Tommy and Beautiful Gracie. No matter what divides us from road to sea we will always be part of the Jones family- there have been good, bad and sad times too - but in our hearts we will always miss you.
From pie and mash shop to cards in the speal at the back of the video shop - and everyone loved you in the way you was a hard working del boy from Southend to Swimming taking us and all the other kids from Swan Buildings - to cheating at golf kicking the ball out of the ruff - you made the most of the time that you had.
You were a special person and a wonderful dad.
I know you are up in the sky - playing golf and telling porky pies- say hello to Danny, Maureen and friends until we all meet again.
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (ILDERTON ROAD, UPPER GROUND, CHAMPION PARK, LORDSHIP LANE GOODRICH ROAD) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)
1.The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable various works to be carried out, it intends, to make, an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
2.Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in:
(a) Ilderton Road, between Patterdale Road and Hornshay Street
(b) Upper Ground, between Blackfriars Road and Rennie Street
(c) Champion Park, suspend west bound bus lane between Grove Lane and Denmark Hill
(d) Lordship Lane, between No’s 238 No’s 276 ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions will be introduced on both sides of the carriageway (north and south side)
(e) Lordship Lane, outside No’s 238 on the north side ‘disabled parking space’ will be suspended
(f) Goodrich Road, ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions, from the end of the existing double yellow lines on the north west side, at it’s junction with Lordship Lane for approximately 30m
(g) Goodrich Road, ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions, from the end of the existing double yellow lines on the south east side, at it’s junction with Lordship Lane and No’s 6
3.The alternative route for affected traffic (2a) Ilderton Road, Rotherhithe New Road, Old Kent Road (2b) as indicated by the signs displayed (2c) not applicable
4.Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
5.The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
6.The works will be in operation for (2a) 9th – 10th and 23rd – 24th September (2b) 11th – 15th September (2c) 25th September – 12th October (2d) (2e) (2f) (2g) 13th – 26th September
7.Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk
Dated this 24th August 2023
Ian Law
Traffic Manager
London Borough of Southwark
Network Management
Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX
Ref: (2a) LBSCR12804-2-3 –skyline/acroment
1.The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable bridge examination works to be carried out, it made an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
2.Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in :-
(a) Belvedere Buildings, between its junctions with King James Street and Webber Street.
(b) Bombay Street, between the intersection of its North East - South West arm with North West - South West arm and the South East boundary wall of number 16.
3.The alternative route for affected traffic will be:-
(a) King James Street and Rushworth Street.
(b) Blue Anchor Lane, Southwark Park Road and Bombay Street (North - South arm).
4.Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
5.The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
6.The works will be in operation from:-
(a) 28th -29th September 2023 between 2200-0600 hrs.
(b) 19th - 20th September 2023 between 2200-0600 hrs.
7.Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk
Dated this 24th August 2023
Ian Law
Traffic Manager
London Borough of Southwark
Network Management
Regulatory Services
Environment and Leisure
160 Tooley Street
PO Box 64529
London SE1 5LX
Ref: (2a) HHH-01-08-280923 – centurion TM (2b) LBW-01-17-190923 – centurion TM
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (FENWICK ROAD) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)
1.The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable telecoms infrastructure improvement works to be carried out, it made an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.
2.Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in Fenwick Road, between its junctions with Amott Road and East Dulwich Road (Southernmost East-West arm).
3.The alternative route for affected traffic will be Amott Road, Gowlett Road and East Dulwich Road (Southernmost East-West arm).
4.Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
5.The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
6.The works will be in operation from 4th– 6th September 2023.
7.Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk
Dated this 24th August 2023
Ian Law
Traffic Manager
London Borough of Southwark
Network Management
Regulatory Services
Environment and Leisure
160 Tooley Street
PO Box 64529
London SE1 5LX
Ref: LO00000500310346007 – bt centercomms
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)
(BERMONDSEY WALL EAST, LOFTIE STREET, FORT ROAD, LANDCROFT ROAD, JENNINGS ROAD, LUCEY ROAD, OLD JAMAICA ROAD, SUN PASSAGE, FREAN STREET, MARINE STREET)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)
1.The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable mains replacement works to be carried out, it made an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads and alter traffic flow schemes in part of the above named roads.
2.Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in:-
(a) Bermondsey Wall East, between its junction with Bevington Street and the Eastern boundary of number 202.
(b) Bermondsey Wall East, between its junctions with Bevington Street and Loftie Street.
(c) Fort Road, between its junctions with Balaclava Road and Alma Grove.
(d) Landcroft Road, between its junctions with Heber Road and Jennings Road.
(e) Jennings Road, between its junction with Landcroft Road and the Eastern boundary of number 12.
(f) Lucey Road, between its junctions with Goodwin Close and Rouel Road.
(g) Old Jamaica Road, between its junctions with Abbey Street and Marine Street.
(h) Old Jamaica Road, between its junctions with Thurland Road and Marine Street.
3.The alternative route for affected traffic will be:-
(a) Bevington Street, Scott Lidgett Crescent, Janeway Street, Emba Street and Wilson Grove.Blue Anchor Lane, Southwark Park Road and Bombay Street (North - South arm).
(b) Bevington Street, Chambers Street and Loftie Street.
(c) Balaclava Road, Lynton Road and Alma Grove.
(d) Lordship Lane, Goodrich Road, Landcroft Road and Pellatt Road.
(e) Goodrich Road, Crystal Palace Road and Heber Road.
(f) Rouel Road, Spa Road, Grange Road, Southwark Park Road and Yalding Road.
(g) & (h) Abbey Street, Enid Street, Rouel Road, Spa Road and Thurland Road.
4.The existing ‘one way’ Southbound only traffic flow scheme in Loftie Street will be suspended to allow ‘two way’ flow for access and egress purposes only. (2b)
5.The existing ‘one way’ Northbound only traffic flow scheme in Sun Passage, between Frean Street and Old Jamaica Road will be suspended to allow ‘two way’ flow for access and egress purposes only. (2g)(2h)
6.The existing ‘one way’ Eastbound only traffic flow scheme in Frean Street, between Marine Street and Sun Passage, will be suspended to allow ‘two way’ flow for access and egress purposes only. (2g)(2h)
7.The existing ‘one way’ Southbound only traffic flow scheme in Marine Street, between Old Jamaica Road and Frean Street, will be suspended to allow ‘two way’ flow for access and egress purposes only. (2g)(2h)
8.Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
9.The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
10.The works will be in operation from:-
(a) & (b) 22nd September – 23rd November 2023.
(c) 18th September 2023 – 18th January 2024.
(d) 28th August – 28th November 2023.
(e) 15th September – 28th November 2023.
(f) 18th September – 6th December 2023.
(g) & (h) 25th September – 19th November 2023.
11.Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk
Dated this 24th August 2023
Ian Law
Traffic Manager
London Borough of Southwark
Network Management
Regulatory Services Environment and Leisure
160 Tooley Street
PO Box 64529
London SE1 5LX
Ref: (2a)&(2b) BER2-BWAE100-01 – thames (2c) BER8-FORT183-01 – thames (2d) 5515-04 –thames (2e) 5515-05 – thames (2f) BER6-LUCR166-01 – thames (2g)(2h) BER3-OJR407-01thames
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended) PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended)
The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at https://planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-applications/ You can use facilities at your local library or 'My Southwark Service Points' to access the website.
How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will be removed except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked 'confidential' will not be considered. Written comments can be submitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development Management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX.
Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: AFFECT - development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; OR development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); DEP - departure from the development plan; EIA - environmental impact assessment (these applications are accompanied by an environmental statement a copy of which may be obtained from the Council - there will be a charge for the copy); MAJ - major planning application; STDCA - development within a conservation area; STDLB - works to or within the site of a listed building;
CARDAMOM BUILDING 31 SHAD THAMES LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 2YR (Ref: 23/AP/1794)
Installation of new boiler and extract through outer wall. Part of redevelopment of the unit applied for in previous application ref. 23/AP/1489 (Within: Multiple CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Sandy Ng )
121A FRIARY ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 1PY (Ref: 23/AP/2307)
Variation of Condition 2 for full planning application 22/AP/2875 dated 10/10/2022 for removal of uPVC windows and entrance door replacement with timber sash windows and retention of new timber entrance door. The proposed amendments include requesting that the date for completion from 10 October 2023 to be extended to 10 January 2024. Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948)
37 QUEENS ROW LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 2PX (Ref: 23/AP/2298)
Replacement of existing sliding sash timber windows with like for like timber sliding sash windows. Colour to match existing. (Within: Walworth Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Samuel Hepworth 020 7525 5465)
16A HONOR OAK RISE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE23 3QY (Ref: 23/AP/2110)
Installation of 6no. solar panels. (Within: Honor Oak Rise CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Anna Poulose )
24 CHADWICK ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 4RA (Ref: 23/AP/2320)
The erection of a ground floor rear side extension and a first floor rear extension along with replacing all windows and front door to the terraced house. (Within: Holly Grove CA)
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Agneta Kabele 07548097486)
44 STRADELLA ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE24 9HA (Ref: 23/AP/2324)
Construction of a rear and side single storey extension, enlargement of the existing dormer, replacement of all existing windows with double-glazed units, new rooflights (Within: Stradella Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Sean Gomes 020 7525 0666)
22 CHADWICK ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 4RA (Ref: 23/AP/2297)
Construction of a single storey ground floor side extension and rear dormer extension with Juliet balcony, together with raising the existing chimney stack and party parapet wall on the side of no. 20 and alterations to the existing rear outrigger and lean-to rear addition, including external insulation with rendered finish to side of outrigger, diamond hung slate cladding to rear of outrigger, refurbishment of pitched roofs and new aluminium framed windows and doors to rear and side. (Within: Holly Grove CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Louise Dinsdale 07513137967)
4 BERMONDSEY SQUARE LONDON
SOUTHWARK SE1 3UN (Ref: 23/AP/2288)
Construction of a single storey glass box rear extension and associated internal alterations, including alterations to the existing ground floor windows to the side and rear of the property. (Within: Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Louise Dinsdale 07513137967)
2 ORCHARD CLOSE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE23 3QN (Ref: 23/AP/2140)
Erection of a single-story extension to the front of the property (into the garden) to add porch
PUBLIC INQUIRY at Southwark Council Office, 160 Tooley Street London SE1 2QH
Opening on 12 September 2023 at 10:00
REASON FOR INQUIRY Appeal by Lendlease (Elephant and Castle) Ltd
and increased living space. (Within: Honor Oak Rise CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Maria Satyeva )
21 BOROUGH HIGH STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 9SE (Ref: 23/AP/2309)
Display of Fascia signs: 2no. new gold-leaf fascia logos on existing fascia boards. New trough lights above. 1no. new gold-leaf sparkle motif on existing fascia board. New trough light above. Projecting Signs: 2no. new projecting signs with gold-leaf logos. Fitted with trough lights. Windows: Gold leaf window logos to 2no. windows Awnings: 3no. new branded awnings proposed. (Within: Borough High Street CA)
Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Louise Dinsdale 07513137967)
86 CHOUMERT ROAD LONDON
SOUTHWARK SE15 4AX (Ref: 23/AP/2128)
Resubmission: Construction of a 2 storey rear extension with enlargement of existing dormerfull width at lower ground floor level and part extension on the first floor (Within: Holly Grove CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Chloe Rimell 0207 525 1397)
ROAST AT THE FLORAL HALL BOROUGH MARKET 8 SOUTHWARK STREET LONDON
SOUTHWARK SE1 9AH (Ref: 23/AP/2332)
Display of new external signage including fascia and projecting signs (Within: Borough High Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Louise Dinsdale 07513137967)
58-80 PORTLAND STREET LONDON
SOUTHWARK SE17 2PB 59-83 PORTLAND STREET LONDON SE17 2PB 110-202 MERROW STREET LONDON SOUTWARK SE17 2NP (Ref: 23/AP/2348)
Replacement of timber framed single glazing with painted timber double glazed units at 58-80 Portland Street, 59-83 Portland Street and 110-
202 Merrow Street (Within: Liverpool Grove CA)
Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Anna Poulose )
Dated: 22 Aug 2023 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date.
STEPHEN PLATTS - Director of Planning and Growth
Relating to the application to London Borough of Southwark for Redevelopment of the site to provide an 18-storey building (including a mezzanine floor) plus basement and rooftop plant providing office floor space (Class E(g)(i)) and areas of floorspace for the following flexible uses: office/retail/services/food and drink/medical or health floor space (Class E(g)(i), E(a), E(c), E(b) or E(e)), including ancillary cycle parking, accessible car parking, servicing, plant, roof terraces, landscaping, public realm improvements and other associated works incidental to the development. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement submitted pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 at Plot H1 Elephant Park, Land bounded by Walworth Road, Elephant Road, Deacon Street & Sayer Street North, London
An Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State will hold an Inquiry opening on the date shown above to decide the appeal.
Members of the public may attend the Inquiry and, at the Inspector’s discretion, express their views.
If you wish to participate in the Inquiry please contact the Local Planning Authority (email: joanna.vincent@gateleyhamer.com
If you or anyone you know has a disability and is concerned about facilities at the inquiry venue, you should contact the council to confirm that suitable provisions are in place.
Documents relating to the appeal(s) may be viewed at https://gateleyhamer-pi.com/en-gb/h1-elephant-park/ and via the Southwark Council website on the appeals planning register, the case reference is APPEAL/23/0016.
Where applicable, you can use the internet to see information and to check the progress of cases through GOV.UK. The address of the search page is - https://www.gov.uk/appeal-planning-inspectorate
Contact point at the Planning Inspectorate: Alison Dyson, 3rd Floor, Temple Quay House, 2 the Square, Temple quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN. 0303 444 5304 alison.dyson@planninginspectorate.gov.uk
Planning Inspectorate References: APP/A5840/W/23/3319797
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1.The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highways scheme improvement works to be carried out, it made an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads and alter traffic flow schemes in sections of the above named roads.
2.Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in:-
(a) Braganza Street, between its junctions with Kennington Park Road and Chapter Road.
b) Chapter Road, between its junctions with Westcott Road and Braganza Street.
(c) Manor Place, between its junctions with Chapter Road and Penton Place.
(d) Delverton Road, between its junctions with Manor Place and Tarver Road.
(e) Tarver Road, between its junctions with Delverton Road and Abbeyfield Road.
3.The alternative route for affected traffic will be Penton Place, Kennington Park Road, Kennington Park Place, Cooks Road and Westcott Road.
4.The existing ‘one way’ Northbound only traffic flow scheme in Chapter Road, between Westcott Road and Manor Place will be suspended to allow ‘two way’ traffic flow for access and egress purposes only.
5.Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
6.The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
7.The works will be in operation from 27th September – 2nd October 2023.
8.Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk
Dated this 24th August 2023
Ian Law
Traffic Manager
London Borough of Southwark
Network Management
Regulatory Services
Environment and Leisure
160 Tooley Street
PO Box 64529
London SE1 5LX
Ref: 65003656 – city grey
1.The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highways scheme improvement works to be carried out, it made an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.
2.Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in Browning Street, between its junctions with Brandon Street and Walworth Road.
3.The alternative route for affected traffic will be Brandon Street, Portland Street, Albany Road, Camberwell Road, Walworth Road, Heygate Street and Rodney Road.
4.Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
5.The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
6.The works will be in operation from 25th September – 2nd December 2023.
7.Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk
Dated this 24th August 2023
Ian Law
Traffic Manager
London Borough of Southwark
Network Management Regulatory Services
Environment and Leisure
160 Tooley Street
PO Box 64529
London SE1 5LX
Ref: 42256288– lbs conways
The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes) (Valentine Place and Baron’s Place) (No. 1) Traffic Order 2023
1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 24 August 2023 it has made the above Order under sections 6 and 124 of, and Part IV of Schedule 9 to, the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.
2. The effects of the Order are, on a permanent basis:-
(a) in BARON’S PLACE to introduce north-eastbound ‘one-way’ traffic operation, with corresponding no access from Webber Street or Valentine Place into Baron’s Place;
(b) in VALENTINE PLACE to prohibit south-westbound vehicles other than pedal cycles from turning right at its junction with Webber Street; and
(c) in WEBBER STREET (i) to prohibit all north-westbound vehicles from turning left into Baron’s Place, and (ii) to prohibit all south-eastbound vehicles from turning right into Baron’s Place. NOTE: The Order supersedes similar provisions at the above locations implemented by way of an experimental Order made under section 9 of the 1984 Act (which would be revoked).
3. Copies of the Order, which will come into force on 29 August 2023, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH, by appointment only. E-mail traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 020 7525 3497 for booking details.
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2.2 overs.
By John LewisdulwICh oNCe again fielded a young side at home to Camberley in Division 1 of the AJ Fordham Surrey Championship last weekend, and emerged victorious by 23 runs in a fluctuating match.
Dulwich elected to bat but got off to a disastrous start as Tom Holden took three wickets, all bowled, with his first eight balls, to reduce them to 15-3 after
By Sports Reporteroval INvINCIbles skipper Sam
Billings steered his side into their first hundred final with a display of ruthless hitting to beat current champions Trent Rockets on Monday.
Billings, who had endured a lean tournament with the bat - averaging 12.5 in his previous seven inningsrediscovered form just in time to rubberstamp top spot in the table and an automatic place in Sunday's final.
He struck 76 not out from 40 balls as the Invincibles chased down their opponents' total of 148-7 at the Kia Oval, overcoming a brief wobble after three wickets had fallen in three deliveries to share a partnership of 73 from 40 with Will Jacks.
Billings completed the win with a six off Ish Sodhi to leave the Rockets' hopes of defending their crown hanging by a thread.
With victory essential, the Rockets opted to bat after winning the toss but none of their top-order batters managed to build on useful starts.
Alex Hales was first to go, holing out to deep third and Joe Root - having reverseramped Spencer Johnson for six - was undone by a ball that skidded through to hit the top of middle and off.
Sam Hain's bustling knock of sixteen from ten came to an end when he slapped a return catch to Adam Zampa and, when fellow leg-spinner Nathan Sowter had Tom Kohler-Cadmore caught in the deep, the visitors were 54-4.
Colin Munro took on both spinners, dispatching them over the top for sixes and rebuilt the Rockets' innings in tandem with Lewis Gregory, who capitalised on
Overseas player Apoorv Wankhade then took advantage of the fielding restrictions to push the score along at high speed. He added 41 for the fourth wicket with Sam Seecharan (12) and seventeen for the fifth with Ahmed Khan (5). By this time the score had reached 75 after just 11.5 overs, with Wankhade already on 46. He reached his half-century in the next over having faced just 39 balls. He had now been joined by Harvey Booth, and together they put on 98 in eighteen overs for the sixth wicket before both were caught on the boundary. Booth was first to go, having made 46 off 66 balls, and
Wankhade followed in the next over for 94 off just 84 balls.
With nineteen overs still available Jon Lodwick tried to steer the score past the 200-mark but ran out of partners on 198 with 8.5 overs unused. The last five wickets had gone down in 11.2 overs for just 27 runs.
The Camberley reply got off to a similarly rapid start. Lauchie Johns played out a maiden in the first over and then hit 57 off his next eighteen balls, comprising eleven fours, two sixes, and one single. He was out, caught behind off Jacob Emler, having faced just 25 balls in making his 57 out of a first wicket partnership of 65 in 9.3 overs.
After his dismissal the innings became becalmed in a sea of strokelessness as the Dulwich bowlers took the next six wickets in eighteen overs for just 32 runs. Lodwick took two of them, while Booth, Khan and Kaif Ramzan had one each, and the other fell to a run out.
Sam Holmes thus joined Mohsin Bashir with the score on 97-7 in the 28th over, and they revived Camberley’s hopes with a stand of 63 in twelve overs for the eighth wicket. But Holmes’s dismissal, caught behind off Lodwick for 24 off 34 balls, marked the beginning of the end. The last three wickets went down for 15 runs to leave Bashir stranded on 42 off 65 balls and
see his side dismissed for 175 after 45.1 overs.
Lodwick finished with 4-28 off 9.1 overs, Ramzan took 2-28 off eight while Khan, who had conceded just eight runs off his first seven overs, finished with 1-25 off ten. Keeper Robbie Keaton had another good match, holding four catches.
This was Dulwich’s fourth victory in their last four completed matches and they remain sixth in the table. This weekend, they have a difficult journey to leaders Banstead, who won the first match between the sides. Another victory in the return fixture would ensure their promotion.
being dropped at point by Tom Curran to share in a partnership of 70 from 46. Zampa eventually broke the stand, tempting Munro (36 from 25) with a slower ball that he skied to mid-off and Tom Curran made amends for his earlier fumble during the next set as Gregory (35 from 24) top-edged a paddle to Billings.
A late flurry of boundaries by Daniel
Sams, with 19 from nine, boosted the Rockets in the death overs but their total looked unlikely to seriously trouble the home side, particularly after Jason Roy made early inroads with nineteen from thirteen.
Yet Roy's wicket was the first of three to fall in as many deliveries, including two to Sams, as Sodhi took a stunning one-
handed catch at full stretch to dismiss Tawanda Muyeye and Sam Curran was castled by the next.
However, Jacks - who had only faced two of the first 20 balls - steadied the ship by drilling Luke Wood over cover for two sixes and Billings then seized control, hammering Sodhi twice into the upper tier at the Vauxhall End.
Billings picked out the gaps expertly, pulling Matt Carter for successive fours, but the stand ended when Jacks chopped on to Sam Cook and Jimmy Neesham's departure followed with 48 still required. But Tom Curran kept his captain company with an unbeaten eighteen and Billings finished the job in style, with eight balls unused.
DULwICH HAMLeT slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Hastings United last weekend, emphasising the need for patience amidst a period of assimilation for many new players. Despite a promising home start in the Isthmian League Premier Division the previous Tuesday, the Hamlet appeared devoid of energy and composure in their first Saturday home fixture of the season. Manager Hakan Hayrettin was less than impressed. He said the opposition were “a different team from us, we have to be honest with ourselves, we were poor, we were poor, from the goalkeeper to the front man, we were poor”.
The match began with both teams attempting to gain territory by putting long balls into each others’ halves.
Hastings proved to be more efficient early on, culminating in a sixth-minute goal for their No.9, Femi Akinwande.
After an imprecise goal-kick from Jack Ruddy, Hastings capitalised and found Akinwande who rolled a lacklustre Cem Tumkaya – one of Dulwich’s new central defenders and the only change from the victory over Canvey Island – before running on to the ball and finishing past Ruddy.
Hamlet attempted to respond through a rare piece of link-up between Danny Mills and Richard Pingling in the twelfth minute, a glimpse of what was so successful against Canvey Island, but it only amounted to a skied shot by the latter.
Dulwich’s only breakthrough of the game came in the 23rd minute when they finally established control of the ball,
probing down the left and then quickly shifting the focus of the attack to the right.
Kreshnic Krasniqi – Hamlet’s smiling and swearing midfielder – right-back Sanchez Ming and winger Luke Wanadio combined to create a line of three before Ming made an under-lap run towards the Hastings byline. Krasniqi clipped the ball through for Ming who stood a cross up at the back post for Mills to head powerfully past former Dulwich goalkeeper Charlie Grainger.
Ruddy made a brilliant double-save from point-blank range in the 24th minute to deny Jason Fregene after a whipped in corner – which once again exposed Hamlet’s fragility under the high ball.
Barring a couple snap attacks from Hastings, one of which ended in Davide Rodari squeezing a shot against the post, Dulwich finished the half positively, laying
siege to the opposition goalmouth in the 39th minute. There were a flurry of shots after Tumkaya won a header from a corner, as Hastings scrambled to block attempts from Alfie Allen and Pingling.
The visitors took control early in the second half. After Krasniqi conceded a foul on the edge of the Hamlet box in the 63rd minute, former Hamlet player Dominic Vose’s free-kick ended up in the back of the net but the goal was disallowed as the ball had gone in off a Hastings player.
Vose was successful with his next attempt, as he fired a free-kick past Ruddy with twelve minutes left.
The match had a tense finish as Fregene received a second yellow card in the 87th minute after clearing out Hamlet substitute Miquel Scarlett.
Dulwich probed down the wings, posing danger to Hastings, but Tumkaya got
caught on the counter-attack and brought down Vose for a penalty. Ruddy denied Vose, producing a cat-like save to tip the ball onto the bar.
However, there was not enough time left to use it as momentum to launch a final attack.
The pattern that led to Hamlet’s first goal was a brief suspension from a largely underwhelming performance, when throughout the match much of the team was devoid of composure and connection in possession.
Wanadio concluded that Dulwich “weren’t at the races - we simply weren’t good enough," he said.
This Saturday, Hamlet are away to Horsham. That is followed by a home match against Chatham Town on Bank Holiday Monday. Both games kick off at 3pm.
CharlToN
Dean Holden felt his side were “careless” in possession in their 3-2 league one defeat to Port Vale at The Valley last weekend
It was the Addicks’ fourth defeat in a row, including third in the league and second at home.
Alfie May gave the hosts the lead with a tenth-minute penalty awarded for a foul by goalkeeper Connor Ripley on Daniel Kanu.
But the visitors, who hadn’t won in twelve league games on the road, hit back through James Wilson in the 55th minute and Ethan Chislett a minute later.
Kanu levelled for Charlton with nineteen minutes left, but Vale clinched all three points when Funso Ojo scored in the 87th minute. Charlton goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer saved from Josh Thomas but the substitute was first to the loose ball to cross for Ojo to tap in.
“It was a little bit like the Newport [3-1 defeat in the first round of the EFL Cup],” Holden said. “When you get that first goal I want to see us go on and take the game away from the opposition.
“I was a little bit disappointed after that in terms of how we got a little bit careless with the ball. We invited the pressure on to us a little bit.
“That’s where it’s disappointing, we weren’t able to capitalise on that and really take the game away. And when you’ve only got a slender lead, you’re always at the mercy of a mistake or two.
“If you watch a top Premier League game over the weekend, you’ll see loads of mistakes within the game. It’s natural.
“Unfortunately, those two moments lead to goals, completely against the run of play.”
Holden did see some positives.
He said: “Daniel and Alfie in particular gave the opposition problems. I’m sure Alfie will fly now. Mentally that will be big for him.”
Charlton travel to Oxford United this Saturday. Holden added: “It’s a wonderful opportunity for us with a free week now to get ready for the Oxford game, to pull together and go there and show the spirit that we’ve got in the squad.
“Throughout my career and throughout my personal life, moments like this is where I like to think I come alive - so bring it on.”
maurICIo PoCheTTINo refused to use his side’s missed penalty as an excuse in Chelsea’s surprise 3-1 London derby defeat at west Ham United last weekend.
New Hammers signing from Southampton, James Ward-Drowse, created goals for Nayef Aguerd and Michail Antonio, either side of the break and Carney Chukwuemeka's 28th-minute equaliser.
Enzo Fernandez had a 43rd-minute penalty saved by Alphonse Areola as the Blues missed the chance to go into the break 2-1 up against David Moyes’s side.
Aguerd was sent off after a second yellow card in the 67th minute but Pochettino’s side couldn’t find a leveller and the hosts made sure of the points through Lucas Paqueta’s injury-time penalty after £115million Moises Caicedo, who was making his debut after coming on in the 75th minute, had fouled Emerson.
“It’s a concern that the results haven’t followed the performance,” Pochettino said. “But if we played bad but won the games I think we should be more worried because then it’s only time until you start to lose games and then you need to find a way to perform.
“I prefer to start in this way, showing good performance, good attitude, because we dominated Liverpool and West Ham. I think the attitude is there. To get in the final third 50 times shows the attitude is good and against Liverpool it was the same.
“That is the base for the future, with the quality we have in the squad it is only time until we start to find the best balance and we start to score goals and win games.
“I was a little bit upset about the start
of the game because we conceded a few situations that we were aware of the dangers of West Ham and we gave them the possibility to score. From the beginning also of the second half we started late, trying to find the way to play after changing Carney for [Mudryk] Mikhaylo and they found the second goal and that helped West Ham really believe in the result.
“For us it was about situations that we rushed too much. We need to be more patient and to really open the pitch. But when we see the data, I think in the last third we had maybe 50 entries which was amazing, but we were not clinical enough to score for different reasons.
“So I’m disappointed but that is the process. We need to accept the defeat and we need to keep working. For sure when things are more settled in the team we are going to perform and then we are going to win games.
“If we had scored the penalty that we missed and went to half-time at 2-1, maybe we are not talking about a different game, but we are talking about a different situation. That is football and we have to accept that, sometimes it happens, and more in the beginning of the season, because there are still things to improve. But it is not an excuse.”
Chelsea host Luton Town this Friday at 8pm.
Pochettino added: “I said it after Liverpool and it is still the same, we are really excited about the squad we are building. It is a defeat that is only going to make us stronger so we are able to perform better in the next games. Now we need to move on, there were many positive things. Not the result, but we will work really hard to win on Friday and get the performance that we want to.”
By John Kelly FULHAM MAnAGeR Marco Silva
had a pop at Aleksandar
Mitrovic
after the striker completed a move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal this week.
Serbian striker Mitrovic, 28, has joined the club for a reported £43million, and links up with Neymar, an £80million signing from Paris St Germain.
Al-Hilal have also spent around a combined £150million on former Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly, ex-Wolverhamption Wanderers midfielder Rueben Neves, as well as
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio and Brazilian forward Malcom from Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Mitrovic scored 111 goals in 205 games for the Cottagers.
Silva was asked about the transfer after last weekend’s 3-0 defeat at home to west London rivals Brentford.
“He forced everything to leave the club, he wanted to leave the club,” Silva said.
“If you ask me if it is normal - no. If you ask me if football players should behave in this way - no. That is the easy answer.”
Fulham have been linked with a move for PSG’s Hugo Ekitike as a replacement for Mitrovic, who scored fourteen goals
in the Premier League last season.
Silva said: “We lost from our football club [Neeskens] Kebano, Manor Solomon and Daniel James in the wide positions.
We have signed Adama [Traore on a free transfer from Wolves]. We are looking for another one in that area of the pitch.
“I don’t see how it is possible not to sign more players. We are really short in some positions. We need two more fullbacks to come to our football club.”
Fulham suffered their first defeat of the season against the Bees after Yoane Wissa's opener and two goals from Bryan Mbeumo, his first a penalty after Tim Ream was penalised for a push on
Wissa. Ream was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for that foul leaving his side with ten men for the last 26 minutes.
Silva wasn’t happy with the decision. He said there would be “over 200 yellows in the first 10 weeks" [of the season].
"I have seen [the penalty] moment ten times, I can not see anything. It is difficult to understand because in my opinion this was a clear error from the referee."
He added: “There are new rules and we have to get used to it. The Premier League is totally different now to last season or the season before or 20 years ago. We have to adapt. It's difficult to understand."
Fulham’s Silva: Mitrovic ‘forced everything to leave the club’Fulham boss Marco Silva
gary roweTT believes consistency is the reason behind Millwall's record ticket sale success.
The club announced last week that almost 9,000 season tickets had been sold, nearly 1,000 more than last year.
The milestone coincides with Millwall reaching their 30-year anniversary of moving to The 'New' Den this season.
While form is not currently great, the last four years has seen the Lions enjoy league finishes of eighth, ninth, eleventh and eighth, their best run in the second-tier since the early 2000s.
Rowett said: "It's about consistency. The club on and off the pitch is heading in a very strong direction. I think we've been incredibly competitive as a club and I think people hopefully see that as us trying to have another strong season.
"The fans getting behind that is brilliant. Getting The Den packed out is massive. It's brilliant for the fans to do that and hopefully see the team pushing hard to achieve something in a very hard division. That's what we're trying to do.
By Kiro Evans duNCaNThe 29-year-old saw his Sunderland career interrupted by two devastating ACL injuries, which are among the worst physical issues a footballer can suffer.
He has remained relatively unscathed since arriving at Millwall in January and played a notable role in the second half of last season as the Lions came agonisingly close to securing a play-off spot.
The opening day win at Middlesbrough aside, the club have not been as competitive in this campaign so far but Watmore says his unluckiness throughout his career allows him to take the rough with the smooth.
He told our paper: "I think it probably gives me a bit of perspective. I have had
a lot of time out of the game with injuries so when you're playing it's easy to get frustrated when it's not going your way. But, if you take a step back [and think], well I'm fit, I'm at a really good club, great lads, really good coaching team, we're in a good place and we've just had a couple of bad results. So those kinds of injuries help me with that perspective as well.
"I play my best when I play as free as possible and - a lot of sportspeople talk about it - try and release that inner-child. That's when you are most enthusiastic about your game and when you probably play your best and enjoy it your most. Because you've got that passion and love for the game.
"And it can be easy to lose that with injuries, lack of form, pressure. It's easy to forget why you love the game and play the game. So, it's not an easy thing. Obviously, we know Saturday there's now quite a lot of pressure on us because of the past couple of results and that's just the way it
goes. But that's when you've really got to try and do everything right for the team but also try and enjoy it.
"Because enjoying it is a big part of playing well. I think genuinely the more you enjoy it, the better you play. And in a results-driven business, it can be easy to forget that. It is really important to remind yourself how much you enjoy the game of football itself and getting on the ball and enjoying what you do."
While Millwall have struggled in recent games, Watmore won praise from fans and his manager Gary Rowett for a dynamic performance at his former club Middlesbrough on the opening day and a consistently strong showing in pre-season.
The versatile attacker said he enjoys playing in "pockets" where he can wreck the most damage on opposition defences.
He said: "I've played a variety of positions. I've played striker a lot, I've played wing a lot and I've played at no.10 a lot in the pockets. I think my favourite position is
getting in those little pockets, being able to get on the half-turn in the centre of the pitch and trying to create things.
"I think that's probably when I'm at my best. But I'm happy to do whatever the manager or coaching team ask of me to be honest as at the end of the day, it's a team game and you fit in where you need to fit in and you do what you can for the team and I'm very happy to do that."
Watmore's impressive outing at Middlesbrough was almost forgotten amid the hilarious viral moment where the Millwall star accidentally went to his old club's dugout when he was subbed off in the closing stages of the game. He said: "I did get quite a lot of banter for that. Which was probably rightfully deserved.
"It was just one of those things genuinely. I'd been there for so long and walked to that bench so many times I was just in auto-pilot almost and then I realised my mistake. It was a funny moment."
aFC CroydoN Athletic reached the first round qualifying of the Fa Cup for just the second time after their 1-0 win at Horley Town last weekend.
The two sides had drawn 2-2 in the Combined Counties League Premier Division South four days earlier, but this time Michael Phillips’ goal was enough to edge a tense contest.
After Croydon had several chances to take the lead, Jack Marney’s crosss was headed down by Dan Vaughan and Phillips controlled before firing in his first goal for the club.
Croydon are joint-owned by former Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha and rapper Stormzy.
Clubs that have made it this far in the competition have already earned £2,569 in prize-money and will bag a further £2,250 if they win in the next round.
Beckenham Town are also through after a 4-3 win at Ashford United.
Stansfeld are out of the competition after a 2-0 defeat at South London rivals Erith & Belvedere. Finn O’Mara in the fourteenth minute and Chris Dickson’s penalty five minutes before half-time sent the hosts through.
Erith Town and Burgess Hill drew 0-0.
Cray Valley Paper Mills drew 1-1 at Lordswood. Kyrell Lisbie levelled for the visitors in the 28th minute after James Jeffery had given the hosts an eleventhminute lead.
Crayford-based VCD Athletic lost 2-0 at home to Whitstable Town. Josh Oliver in the second minute and Liam Gillies seven minutes from time got the goals for the visitors.
The replays were taking place in midweek.
Dulwich Hamlet, who were relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division last season, join the competition in the next
round.
There are 136 winners from the preliminary round with 88 new teams entering the competition in the next round. That makes 224 teams and 112 ties. Those ties will take place the weekend of September 2.
Marlow Vs afc croydon athletic erith & Belvedere Vs hastings United corinthian-casuals or Uxbridge Vs lordswood or cray Valley (pM)
Burgess hill Town or erith Town Vs Bognor regis Town
Berkhamsted Vs Beckenham Town dulwich hamlet Vs haringey Borough
By John KellyQUeenS PARK Rangers manager
Gareth Ainsworth says he is “excited for the future” - despite seeing his side beaten 1-0 by Ipswich Town at Loftus Road last weekend.
Conor Chaplin scored the only goal of the game in the 75th minute but the hosts should have taken something from the contest.
Sinclair Armstrong saw one effort hit both posts and osman kakay missed a golden opportunity.
The defeat was QPR’s second league defeat in three games this season.
“no one will get an easy ride here at Loftus Road this season, I am telling you that,” Ainsworth said.
“All I have ever been asked from the fans is to give them a team to be proud of with effort and commitment. That was it [Saturday]. The fans gave everything and they were committed as well. Thank you so much for all your efforts, it really means a lot.
“we produced a great performance, exactly what I wanted minus the
finishing touch. If we are going to work on finishing it will be from a yard outor don’t hit both posts!
“The lads were brilliant, they really were and I thought that for long periods of the game we controlled it, we were the better side, we had the chances but Ipswich took theirs.
“How often does Conor Chaplin pop up at the right place at the right time? And he did that, that happens, it’s football. But I’m excited for the future. what I am excited about is the fans, the players and the attitude after the game, the belief that these boys are showing. “I won’t let them doubt what they can achieve, with the players coming back from injury, with the players getting fitter this season.
“Look at Sinclair and Rayan Kolli, youngsters, running the front line the way they do, they have big futures ahead of them.”
Armstrong went off in the 65th minute and ainsworth confirmed after the game it was more of a precaution as the Irish forward was suffering from cramp.
waTmore believes negative experiences he has had with injuries has given him perspective to deal with the fast and furious nature of football.Duncan Watmore shone against his former club Middlesbrough earlier this month
JohNNIe JaCksoN was thrilled his players stood up to the “fight” as AFC wimbledon maintained their blistering start to the League Two season with a 3-0 win at south London rivals Sutton United last weekend.
Ryan Johnson, Harry Pell and James Tilley scored in the second half to make it two wins and two draws from four games. The Dons are third, four points off early pace-setters Gillingham and one behind MK Dons.
“I thought we were outstanding,” Jackson said. “We knew we’d have to come here, fight, block, tackle, run and match them physically before anything else. Our players knew they were in a proper game, a proper derby and they knew what it means to the club.”
Pell scored with his first touch in the 80th minute after coming on in the 79th minute.
Jackson said: “I’m not a genius or anything. Pelly takes the credit but I just told him a little story as he was going on the pitch about the time I scored in exactly the same scenario. I scored with my first touch and I said to him, ‘Have you got that in your locker?’ He said, ‘Yeah, I’ve got it, gaffer’. He duly obliged. It was a mad one really, you couldn’t make it up. “That’s why he came running over to us, because we’d had that little moment. What a threat in the box Pelly is, it was a great finish after he got free in the box.”
Wimbledon are at home to Forest Green Rovers this Saturday at 3pm.
“We’ve had an unbelievably tough pre-season and the lads look so fit but since the season started we’ve had a midweek game every week. We’ve got another one coming up after getting through in the cup.
By John KellyCrysTal PalaCe manager Roy Hodgson was unhappy with the penalty given against his side that decided the game against Arsenal at Selhurst Park on Monday night.
Martin Odegaard scored from the spot in the 54th minute after Eagles goalkeeper Sam Johnstone was judged to have fouled Eddie Nketiah. There was a VAR check which showed that Arsenal’s Thomas Partey had taken out Marc Guehi as the Palace defender was trying to mark Nketiah. But the Gunners got the decision and Odegaard’s penalty consigned Hodgson’s side to a first defeat this season.
“He couldn’t get there because he was blocked, so that gave them that opening. Obviously the referee and VAR thought differently,” Hodgson said.
“I think when players are blocked off, as they so often are at corner kicks and those situations, you just have to rely on the referee to see them. There’s a block there that’s not allowed in the rules of the game.
“It is not totally a case of switching off [to allow Arsenal take a quick freekick] but you have to give credit to the Arsenal quick thinking and the quality of the pass, but that is why they are where they are.”
Hodgson added: “I thought the shape of the team was good. I thought the team discipline was very good, too. We worked very, very hard.
“I thought when we had the chance to get in the ascendancy when they went down to ten men, we took that opportunity and got players forward and got the ball in and around their goal ,and made them clear it as many times as we possibly could.
“You have to give Arsenal credit for their defensive organisation. They got the blocks in when they were necessary. Their goalkeeper was there also to make a few saves from the crosses.
“I don’t know if I could have asked that much more from the players in that situation, or more from the players in that 90 minutes. It was a very well organised performance and disciplined performance. On another day, we wouldn’t have conceded a penalty, and on another day, we could have had an equaliser despite the penalty.”
Palace received a boost last week when Michael Olise signed a new fouryear deal amid interest from Chelsea.
Olise is currently injured, along with Jean-Phillippe Mateta and £15million summer signing Matheus Franca.
“It was asking a lot of the players, who were giving so much when we were pressing so hard towards the end, to
just find that extra yard of pace and speed of movement because they’d given so much just to get to that stage of game,” Hodgson said.
“Of course we missed Mateta, a forward, who could have helped us today. He pulled out with a sore knee. We’re still waiting for Michael Olise and we’re still waiting for the young Brazilian, Matheus França, an attacking player who also might have helped us had he been fit.”
Meanwhile, Palace have been linked with Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson and Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho.
Hodgson wants more signings. He said: “[Chairman Steve Parish and sporting director Dougie Freedman] have shown what a good job the recruitment has been here. It would not surprise me if they had some [transfers planned].”
“We won’t take our foot off in terms of the work this week but we will look after the lads physically in the first part of the week before we hammer the preparations for Forest Green.” Meanwhile, goalkeeper Nathan Broome has left the club after both parties agreed to a termination of his contract.
Broome, 21, made thirteen appearances in all competitions for the club
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