South London Weekly - July 7th 2023

By Noah Vickers

Contents

Contents

NEWS

NEWS

Pages 2-17

Pages 2-19

OPINION

Pages 18-19

ARTS

Pages 20-21

ARTS

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CLASSIFIED & JOBS

Local Democracy Reporter

FIvE NEW rainbow-coloured plaques are set to be installed across London, as the capital held its annual Pride parade last Saturday.

The plaques will be dedicated to significant people, places and moments in the city’s LGBTQ+ history.

They will be placed in Greenwich, Peckham, Westminster, Ladbroke Grove and Haringey, after the London LGBT+ Forums’ Network and Studio Voltaire received funding from the Mayor’s Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm and Wandsworth Oasis.

They form part of a national scheme to identify hidden and lost LGBTQ+ heritage and celebrate the importance of the communities in our public spaces.

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CLASSIFIED & FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Pages 24-28

PUBLIC NOTICES

Pages 23-26

SPORT

SPORT

Pages 29-32

Pages 27-32

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There are currently only two such plaques in London – one for Oscar Wilde at Clapham Junction Station and one for the 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette on Wilcox Road, Vauxhall.

The new five plaques, to be installed over the coming months, will mark:

• Beautiful Thing at the greenwich Tavern – a celebration of the landmark 1996 coming out and coming-of-age film that was set in Thamesmead and Greenwich. The plaque will be unveiled on Sunday 23 July along with a special screening of the film at Greenwich Picturehouse.

• Black Lesbian and gay Centre, Peckham – the first centre established in Europe to provide advice and support to the community.

• Jackie Forster, Westminster –honouring the life of the hugely influential journalist and activist who helped to found social group and long-running publication Sappho.

• London Lighthouse, Ladbroke grove – a pioneering centre and hospice for people with HIV and AIDS offering a respite for people marginalised or abandoned following their diagnosis.

• Section 28, haringey Civic Centre –the site for a number of protests after the council launched the first of its kind Lesbian and Gay Unit to highlight and support the rights of LGBTQI+ communities.

celebrations this weekend, I’m delighted to announce that five new rainbow plaques will be installed across our capital in honour of significant people, places and moments in LGBTQI+ history.

“These plaques are a symbol of the enormous contribution that our LGBTQI+ communities make to all our lives and I hope to see many more installed in the future as we build a fairer, more equal city for everyone.”

Sadiq Khan with one of the new 'rainbow plaques'

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The announcement was made by Mayor Sadiq Khan at his annual Pride reception at City Hall on Wednesday evening. last week.

“London is a beacon of inclusion and diversity around the world, but we still have work to do to ensure that our public spaces fully reflect the many different communities that make up our great city,” said Mr Khan.

“As we look ahead to our capital’s Pride

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Earlier last week, Transport for London unveiled three Pride-themed wrap designs on a bus, Overground train and Elizabeth line train.

The wraps show a diverse group of Londoners from across the LGBTQ+ community, and the bus accompanied people representing TfL in the Pride in London parade.

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By Herbie Russell

AN ESCAPED Mexican black kingsnake has been detained in Elephant and Castle after a young family discovered it in their study.

Anthony Poggo was visiting his daughter Faith Poggo at her Oswin Street home when he “almost stepped on” the threefoot-long constrictor at around 8pm last Friday evening, June 30.

The “totally harmless” jet-black serpent had been evading residents ever since it was first spotted slithering through a back garden on Tuesday, June 27.

Despite experts’ assurances that the snake was not dangerous to humans, it had still been putting local residents on edge.

Anthony’s wife Jane Namurye said: “It was so scary. It has been in the neighbourhood for quite a while… so we were all very alert and on the lookout and suddenly it came to the house.

“It was next to the study and then my husband spotted it... he almost stepped on it… my husband was making sure it didn’t go anywhere and we closed it in the bathroom.”

She called local councillor Maria Linforth-Hall for help who said: “It was panic because people were very frightened. When I arrived, the whole family were in the street.”

Cllr Linforth-Hall called the National Centre for Reptile Welfare who sent out their local contact Peter Prodromou - a conservationist and adventurer.

He and his eleven-year-old son Mason arrived at the home and found the snake coiled around a bathroom door handle.

Peter said: “I’ve been rescuing my snakes my whole life. We don’t often have problematic snakes in the UK - it’s disproportionately dogs and cats!”

His son took the snake and carefully put it into a box before transporting it to the reptile centre.

escaped MeXican black kingsnake captured in elephant and castle

“The community were lovely, the councillor was lovely and Mason was really happy nobody tried to hurt the snake. The snake is captured,” he said.

Chris Newman, from the National Centre for Reptile Welfare, received the snake, which lives off small animals like mice, this morning (Saturday, July 1).

He said: “The snake is very tame and very docile so it’s obviously somebody’s pet.”

They are still waiting for an owner to come forward to whom they will return the snake if they can prove ownershiponce assured that it won’t escape again.

“They’re worth about £300 so sometimes people will try and claim a snake that doesn’t belong to them,” Chris explained.

Mexican black kingsnakes, which are native to Central and North America, do not have venom and kill their small prey

by strangulation. According to everythingreptiles. com, they make good pets because they have simple diets and don’t mind being handled. If the snake belongs to you call the National Centre for Reptile Welfare on 07897692060.

Group that offers free dance classes across south London is 'at risk' if they don't raise £10,000

By Isabel Ramirez

AN OrgANISATION, that has run free dance classes for all ages for 30 years, is at risk of closure following a 100 per cent cut to their primary funding source.

Greenwich Dance is currently raising £10,000 to stay afloat after funding losses and rising costs have put their future into question.

The organisation runs free and donation-based dance classes for the community across south London - "to give everyone the chance to participate in dance."

Lucy White, a spokesperson for Greenwich Dance, said although the classes are for all ages, with most of them taking place during the day, the members tend to be older. She said their main aim is to combat loneliness by using the power of dance to bring people together.

"One member came along to try it after losing her husband to covid, and now she joins us every week."

Despite providing their services across southeast London for thirty years, funding their mission has not been easy.

"We were unsuccessful in our application to re-join the Arts Council’s National Portfolio at the end of last year.

"Around the same time," she continued, 'we received a 100 per cent cut to our Royal Borough of Greenwich funding which has sustained our core since we started thirty years ago."

Last year, they moved to a new base - The Nest, a building that borders Bexley and Greenwich. Their target is to raise £10,000, which they will use to cover this year's space hire costs.

As part of the fundraising, they are running a rewards scheme with prizes from local businesses.

For instance, if you donate £50 you can get a Sunday roast for two with wine at The Queen's Pub in Crouch End (worth £76.50) or a cut and blowdry at The Hairy Chair in Blackheath (worth £60).

Sport England agreed to donate £5,000 if they raised £2,500 of the target - which they just reached the other day. "We are so grateful to them but we still need people's help to get over the line," Lucy added.

Scan the QR code to donate and see what other rewards are on offer.

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Local conservationist Peter Prodromou (left) and Cllr Maria Linforth-Hall with the snake. (Inset) The Mexican black kingsnake on the ground in an Elephant and Castle back garden

By John Kelly

MILLWALL FOOTBALL Club and Lions supporters were rocked this week after the tragic death of the club’s owner and chairman John Berylson.

Berylson, 70, died in an accident in Massachusetts in the United States on Tuesday morning, July 4.

He is survived by his wife Amy and three children, Jennifer, James and Elizabeth.

Hugely popular with Millwall supporters and regarded as one of the best owners in English football, Berylson pumped around £100million into the club.

Berylson, who was born in Boston, took over Millwall in 2006 and fought to keep the club in South Bermondsey amid the threat of a compulsory purchase order of land around The Den that would have been handed over to a property developer.

In Berylson’s time at the helm, the Lions twice won promotion to the Championship and reached the semifinals of the FA Cup once and the quarterfinals twice.

Millwall have continued to improve as they have established themselves in the Championship, going close to the play-offs for four consecutive years. They missed out on the final day last season.

Berylson consistently backed his managers and under Gary Rowett the club have been busy this summer trying to improve the squad.

Millwall released a statement at 9.40pm on Tuesday night.

It read: “It is with a collective broken heart and the deepest of regret that we announce the passing of our beloved owner and chairman, John Berylson.

“John, who turned 70 last month, lost his life in a tragic accident on Tuesday morning, and the thoughts of everyone at

the club are with his wife, Amy, his three children, Jennifer, James, and Elizabeth, and the rest of the Berylson family.

“John’s sudden and tragic passing will unquestionably impact all those who were fortunate to have known him. He was a truly great man, incredibly devoted to his family, and a person of such remarkable generosity, warmth, and kindness. He lived a storied life, one full of colour and joy, and was infinitely thoughtful of others with an endless desire to share his immense knowledge and experiences to help people.

“Under John’s passionate leadership and guidance, Millwall Football Club has enjoyed tremendous success and stability.

Since first becoming involved in the club in 2006, he has presided over some of the greatest moments in Millwall’s history, and his influence in providing the platform for those was immeasurable. John continued to speak eagerly about the new season and his vision for the future, and any success moving forward will be in his memory and honour. It will be his legacy.

“John revelled in the club’s underdog status and mentality. He related strongly to such values and identity and adored Millwall supporters. He was fiercely loyal to all his staff, and both they and the fan base will miss him beyond measure.

“For those who wish to pay their respects, a book of condolence, which will be shared with the Berylson family, will be opened at The Den from 11am on Wednesday, July 5. Those who cannot make it in person to The Den will be able to sign an online book of condolence, which will be available on millwallfc. co.uk in due course.

“Rest in peace, John, and thank you. You were loved and adored.”

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Peckham man is convicted of murder

Millwall reeling after beloved owner’s death

By Herbie Russell

A PECkhAM man has been convicted of the murder of nineteen-year-old Jeremiah Sewell in a Lewisham car park last year.

Twenty-year-old Godfrey Tanishe Madondo was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court on Monday, July 3.

The court heard how he stabbed Jeremiah twice in the neck as his victim sat in the back of a parked car - in what police described as “an utterly senseless and barbaric act”.

Two twenty-year-old women - Khelsi Johnson-Davis, from Nunhead, and Leah Simmonds, from Gipsy Hill - were found guilty of perverting the course of justice at the same trial.

Detective Chief Inspector Chris Wood said: “Jeremiah’s murder was an utterly senseless and barbaric act – the speed in which the situation escalated, and the fact that Jeremiah was sitting defenceless in the back of a car, offering no threat to Madondo, makes it all the more futile.

“Nothing will undo the catastrophic consequences of that night, but I hope the conviction of these three people will at least

By Herbie Russell

ThE SPECIALS singer Neville Staple will headline Bermondsey Carnival this year - six years after last appearing at the legendary festival.

Staple played on and off with the worldfamous Ska troupe from 1978 to 2012, performing lead and backing vocals.

He appeared on stage at the Southwark Park carnival in 2019 where he had crowds

grooving to classics like ‘Ghost Town’.

Carnival organiser Russell Dryden said:

“He came and played with our local band Indica in 2019 and he really loved it.

“This time he’s coming with a full band and they’ll play all the hits from The Specials and a lot of old ska classics.”

The line-up will also feature a host of local bands - plus music from the Middle East and a musician playing the West African kora. The festival was cancelled last year due

give Jeremiah’s family and friends some sense that justice has been served.”

The tragic incident took place in Beckenham Park Place when Jeremiah was in a car park socialising with friends in the early hours of Saturday, July 16.

They were listening to music and chatting when Madondo arrived in a car at around 4.25am.

The defendant approached Jeremiah as he sat in the car and reportedly asked where he was from. As he replied, the court heard that Madondo stabbed him twice in the neck.

Madondo is then said to have run back to his car which was driven away at speed.

Jeremiah’s friends rushed him to nearby Lewisham Hospital but he died a short time later despite the best efforts of medical staff.

Detectives launched an urgent investigation and used CCTV footage to track the car Madondo had been travelling in.

Some footage showed the vehicle’s occupants entering a Peckham shop and Madondo could be seen among them.

The defendant was arrested the day after the murder but refused to answer any questions about the attack on Jeremiah.

Even during the trial, Madondo would

never explain why he carried out the attack.

Detectives also established that two other women - Khelsi Johnson-Davis and Leah Simmonds - were in the suspect vehicle.

DCI Chris Wood said the pair “attempted to dispose of evidence in a futile attempt to cover his murderous tracks”.

Simmonds took Madondo’s blood-stained clothes and chucked them in a bin near her address in Gipsy Hill.

Police recovered the bin bag, analysed the clothes and found the blood matched Jeremiah’s. Forensic examination also revealed a fingerprint matching Simmonds.

Officers seized both Simmonds’s and Johnson-Davis’s phones which revealed conversations about how to wash blood out of clothes.

Detectives also found screenshots of media reports of the murder along with commentary between the pair after they’d heard a person had been arrested.

Police charged four people in connection with the murder. One was acquitted at the trial.

Madondo will be sentenced on Friday, July 7. Both women will be sentenced on Thursday, August 24.

to a lack of funds after Southwark Council slashed its contribution from £80,000 to £10,000.

Although it is only receiving £10,000 funding again, the carnival is going ahead after event groups Assemble GALA kindly agreed to lend its equipment to Bermondsey Carnival.

Russell wanted to thank the “tremendous support” shown by the carnivals partners - including Rotherhithe Consolidated

Charities, Blue Bermondsey BID, Southwark Council, Greystar, British Land, GALA, and ArtInvest.

Bermondsey Carnival’s history stretches back to 1900, during the second Boer War, when the Daily Telegraph launched a charitable fund to support the wives and orphans of soldiers killed in battle.

Bermondsey Carnival will take place at Southwark Park on Sunday, August 6, from 12pm to 8pm.

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CONVICTED: Godfrey Tanishe Madondo VICTIM: Jeremiah Sewell

John Berylson died in a ‘tragic accident’ on Tuesday

By Herbie Russell

NurSES WILL reveal their experiences of working during the pandemic - from the frantic day-today to the “magical” moments - in a 24-hour art installation at guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital.

‘Moments of Grace’ will open in St Thomas’ Central Hall next year and allow visitors to immerse themselves in the lives of those nurses who battled against Covid-19.

An online version of the exhibition, at www.momentsofgrace.uk, is already available - featuring first-hand recordings of the 50 nurses and midwives that took part.

Some myths are dispelled. One nurse, Sarah Daly, says: “I think one thing I haven’t enjoyed through Covid is people being like, 'oh you’re a nurse, that must be so hard'. Like, not everything is bad.

“Some of the work that you’re getting to still do is really positive. People have a lot of assumptions at the minute that if you work in the NHS, you must be about to die from exhaustion.”

But in some instances, the public’s perceptions were realised in the hospitals’ halls. “It is extraordinarily satisfying when it goes well and it’s devastating when it goes wrong,” explains nurse Maya Khan.

Her colleague Aine Pope, explaining the ever-changing rhythms of nursing during the nation’s biggest modern health crisis, says: “It’s almost like music. It speeds up, it slows down, it speeds up, it slows down.”

And then crammed in between the hours of pressure and stress, of life and death, the nurses share fleeting moments of tranquillity.

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Student nurse Rosetta describes being on a break and looking out from St Thomas’ Hospital, over the Thames, and at the Houses of Parliament: "I can remember one night in particular that was magical.

“Late November, rather unpromising, foggy. It must have been high tide and the tide was just turning.

“And the river just stopped and it looked as though it had been ironed.

Completely smooth and still... the Houses of Parliament in fog.

“And then probably somebody called out ‘nurse!’ and broke the moment.” 'Moments of Grace' is one of 57 new projects that Historic England has funded through its Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class Histories. It is scheduled to arrive at the Central Hall at St Thomas's Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, in early 2024.

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greenwich council votes to reprioritise silvertown tunnel for public transport

By Joe Coughlan Local Democracy Reporter

grEENWICh COuNCIL has voted for the Silvertown Tunnel to be reprioritised for public transport use, with a local councillor calling the project a “ticking timebomb” in relation to traffic and pollution.

The council has voted to call on the Mayor of London to pause construction on the second bore of the Silvertown Tunnel to consider prioritising cycling and public transport use.

The topic was discussed at a meeting on Wednesday, June 28. Labour Councillor Majella Anning, who proposed the motion, said that the tunnel was a “ticking timebomb” given its opportunity to allow lorries to pass through the borough in its dedicated heavy goods vehicle lane.

The councillor also highlighted the danger that particulate matter posed to residents’ health due to heavy vehicles producing it from tyre friction.

Cllr Anning said at the meeting: “When residents see the container lorries and the juggernauts going past their front

doors and going very close to their children’s playgrounds at school, they will ask us, ‘Did you know this was going to happen?’… Our residents will pay the price of the Silvertown Tunnel. This is a timebomb waiting to happen in Greenwich, and we must say so.”

Labour Councillor Averil Lekau, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport for Greenwich Council, highlighted in council documents that the council planned to reduce car traffic by 45 per cent by 2030, as well as reducing heavy goods vehicle traffic by ten per cent.

The aims comes as part of the council’s ambitions for Greenwich borough to become carbon neutral in the next seven years.

Labour Councillor Maisie Richards Cottell said many more river crossings were required in Greenwich, but that they had to suit the needs of local people.

She also claimed that over half of the households surrounding the tunnel’s entrance didn’t have access to a car.

Cllr Richards Cottell said at the meeting: “I was born and raised on the Woolwich Road, and I am very proud

to represent my area, but the traffic is awful and this tunnel will make it worse.

"If the question is whether this tunnel will improve people’s lives, I think the answer is no.”

The motion also called for more mitigation measures along the A102 to reduce traffic and pollution in the area. This includes implementing previous proposals from TfL such as restricting access to the A102/A206 junction and removing the Angerstein roundabout on Woolwich Road.

Labour Councillor David Gardner said at the meeting: “The intersection between the A102 and the A206 [is] often referred to as a ‘roundabout of death’ because of the number of cycling fatalities there. It is horrendous.

"While there have been one or two little improvements like the new cycle lane, it is still really, really alien and dangerous.”

Conservative Councillor Matt Hartley put forward an amendment to the motion, asking for a bus route from Eltham to Beckton that was intended to go through the Silvertown Tunnel in TfL’s original plans.

Levelling up money is expected to increase trains for 'under-served' south London area

by Tara O'Connor

Local Democracy Reporter

DESIgNS WILL soon be drawn up for a new rail link which would double services for an ‘underserved’ area of South London.

It comes six months after Sutton Council was awarded £14 million of government Levelling Up funding to improve services in Belmont.

The council wants to double the number of trains to the station to make it easier to access the area’s growing cancer research centre.

An update was heard at the council’s Strategy and Resources Committee on Monday June 20.

At the meeting, Carolyn Dwyer, director development, growth and regeneration said £3million of the funding will now be allocated to Network Rail to draw up designs for the works.

She told councillors: “We are at very early design stages, if you’ve ever caught the train to Belmont Station you’ll know there are no signs to the London Cancer Hub.

"The idea is to design a pedestrian

route with cycling facilities to the standards of Transport for London’s healthy streets .”

The cash is expected to be used to turn the single track between Sutton and Belmont stations into a dual track as it originally was. At the moment, just one train can travel on the route at a time. It also includes creating a new short track south of Belmont to allow trains to move onto the other line. Having a track going either way will mean services between Belmont and London Victoria could be increased from two to four trains an hour.

It also asked for a link to be included between Woolwich and Eltham in the new ‘Superloop’ bus network announced by the Mayor of London in March.

Cllr Hartley said at the meeting: “When all vehicles on our roads are electric, which will happen one day, we will still need this kind of infrastructure on our side of London… One thing that is always missed in debates around Silvertown is the fact it will undoubtedly open up markets for small businesses in Greenwich and bring a significant economic benefit to our community.”

Cllr Anning said in response to Cllr Hartley’s motion that it was important not to concentrate on “party politics” regarding the topic.

At the meeting, Greenwich Council voted not to carry Cllr Hartley’s amendment.

The original motion was passed, calling for public transport in the Silvertown Tunnel to be prioritised.

A Mayor of London spokesperson told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “The Silvertown Tunnel will transform the way people can travel in a part of London that currently has few options

for crossing the Thames.

"In addition to providing new, zeroemission, cross-river bus services, the tunnel will address the chronic vehicle congestion currently associated with the inadequate, Victorian-era Blackwall Tunnel, and give greater resilience and flexibility to the only strategic road crossing in east London.

"A new user charge on both tunnels will ensure there is no increase in traffic overall.”

They said that there will also be a user charge on both the Blackwall Tunnel and Silvertown Tunnel to ensure traffic does not increase overall.

TfL will also reportedly provide enhanced river crossing facilities for cyclists and pedestrians as part of the Silvertown scheme.

The spokesperson added: “TfL is also committed to running at least 20 zero emission buses per hour in each direction when the new tunnel opens, with the potential for this to increase up to 37 buses per hour as demand grows over time. This will provide a significant increase in public transport capacity in East London.”

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The levelling up money is expected to increase services from Belmont Station

Labour Councillor Majella Anning speaking at the Greenwich full council meeting on June 28

This CGI image shows what the Silvertown Tunnel could look like when it

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By Kevin Quinn

A MAN in his 50s has been arrested after an attack in rotherhithe where the victim suffered cuts to his neck, head and arm.

Police were called at 6:56pm on Saturday evening, July 1, to reports of an injured male at Lower Road. Officers and ambulance crew found a 30-year-old man at the scene with ‘cuts/lacerations to his neck, head and arm’.

Police said his condition was not life threatening.

A man, aged in his 50s, was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. He was also taken to a south London hospital as a precaution before being taken into custody.

Enquiries are ongoing but the crime scene and cordons have been lifted.

Anyone who witnessed this incident but has not yet spoken with police should call 101 or Tweet @MetCC quoting 6233/2JUL. To remain 100% anonymous call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit Crimestoppers-uk.org.

By Herbie Russell

AN eX-SoUtHWArk Cathedral verger has admitted to the historic sexual abuse of two boys.

Clive McCleester, 77, pleaded guilty to eight counts of indecent assault and two counts of gross indecency with a child at Inner London Crown Court, on Monday, June 26.

The former social worker and Dean's Verger committed his crimes between 1969 and 1971 at Tylney Hall School, Hampshire, and between 1984 and 1987 in Southwark Cathedral.

McCleester, who once oversaw visitors to the Queen Mother’s tomb at Windsor Castle, maintained his innocence throughout an extensive investigation

but admitted his guilt three days before he was set to face trial.

Tragically, the victim from Tylney Hall died in August 2020 so never saw his abuser face justice.

Detective Sergeant Hannah Stewart said McCleester’s crimes had been “devastating” for the victims and urged any others to step forward.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Southwark Cathedral offered "a full and unreserved apology to all those affected by this matter" and commended "the bravery of those who brought this to light".

They said McCleester's crimes were "a grievous breach of trust, which will have life-long effects" and that it was committed to ensuring "the safety and

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McCleester targeted the first victim, aged thirteen, while working as a child welfare officer at Tylney Hall between 1960 and 1971.

He was assigned as a welfare officer to the boy after his grandmother died.

McCleester abused the teenager at his private residence on the boarding school grounds between January 1969 and April 1971. The victim-survivor told police about the abuse after speaking with a counsellor.

Sadly, having died in 2020, he will never know the outcome of the investigation. Police were in contact with his family throughout the investigation.

McCleester abused his second victim,

also aged thirteen, while working as Head Verger at Southwark Cathedral - a role involving caretaking and ordering of religious services - between January 1984 and May 1987.

The boy, who was a chorister at the Cathedral, suffered the abuse at McCleester’s flat inside the vicarage.

The historic nature of the crimes meant specialist officers gathered “a vast amount” of documentation to build up the necessary evidence.

Police traced and interviewed former pupils as part of their enquiries. They also obtained two specialist medical reports that corroborated the victims’ accounts.

DS Stewart said: “The officers involved in this case have worked relentlessly and shown incredible commitment to securing these convictions.

"Both victims/families feel they have been failed by institutions that were supposed to protect them.

“We hope they can feel an element of peace knowing that justice has been finally served. McCleester is a vile predator who has no place in society.

“We urge anyone who has been a victim of McCleester to come forward to police. We will support you.”

The pandemic hindered the investigation due to historic archives being closed. McCleester was charged in February 2022 and pleaded guilty on June 26 2023.

He will be sentenced on Monday, July 10.

Advice and details of charities that can offer support to victims of sexual offences can be found on the Met's website. The Met has specially trained officers who will listen and support you through the investigative process.

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By Herbie Russell

A privAtely-bAcked tram company will push for a new Southwark route despite Transport for london’s (tfl) “significant concerns” about the scheme.

Light rail business Trampower wants to build a line running from London Bridge to Denmark Hill via ten other stations - despite TfL identifying “a number of safety issues”. The company claims the privately-financed Southwark Supertram could be built in just twelve months using innovative construction techniques - at minimal cost to the taxpayer.

Responding to TfL's concerns, Trampower said TfL was used to “setting the pace” and was "seeking strong assurances". He added that it could be "look[ing] for problems to stop the scheme".

Stopping short of explicitly backing the scheme, Southwark Council has said transport improvements from London Bridge to Denmark Hill “would be a welcome addition”.

Trampower founder Professor Lewis Lesley launched the Southwark Supertram proposal in 2012. He and colleague

Stewart Saunders, formerly Principal Transport Planning Officer in Croydon, had been in consultation with TfL since 2016 before talks broke off.

Trampower’s proposals are unusual in that, unlike most modern tram networks, notably the Croydon Tramlink, it would be wholly privately financed.

The route would go from London Bridge to Denmark Hill via Guys' Hospital, Great Dover Street, Borough Road, Newington Causeway, Elephant and Castle, Wansey Street, Cadiz Street, Westmoreland Road, Bowyer Place and Camberwell Green.

Stewart Saunders, Transport and Policy Advisor at Southwark Supertram, said it would cost just £90m to build - and that TfL would likely spend £450m on an equivalent scheme.

He says that through novel construction techniques, there would be 90 per cent less disruption to utilities and transport than with other tram developments. A portion of Trampower's LR55 track has been used on Sheffield's tram since 1996 and required zero maintenance.

Stewart explained that whereas conventional tram schemes mean digging up entire roads, Trampower would dig small grooves into the ground and “glue” the ground beam and rail on top.

But after years of discussions, a TfL

spokesperson has now said: “While we are keen to see increased connectivity across London, our number one priority is safety and we have significant concerns about the Southwark Supertram scheme.

“A number of safety and operational issues that would impact walking and cycling in the area as well as other road users, including bus passengers, have been raised during consultation with the promoters and remain unresolved.”

TfL did not specify their safety concerns but Stewart said TfL had had reservations about cyclist and pedestrian safety. But he explained: "We think we’ve done as much [for pedestrian and cyclist safety] as any tramway that they (TfL) have been involved with".

Trampower remains convinced of the scheme’s viability which, using regenerative power for brakes, would be “effectively green power and zero emissions at the point of use”.

Responding to TfL’s reservations, Stewart said: “It may well be looking for problems to stop the scheme. As an organisation, they’re used to setting the pace... they were seeking strong assurances. They’ve been set up in a context where they decide what happens and what doesn’t happen. It’s very hard when you’re having to fit in with others' demands and ideas.

"There’s a certain amount of politics playing into this - when we first contacted TfL they literally ignored us."

Failure to obtain TfL’s backing could prove a serious stumbling block for Trampower’s scheme as it would make it difficult for it to obtain a Transport and Works Act order. This is the normal route for authorising new rail or tram systems and gives the developer additional powers to build vital infrastructure like electricity substations. Instead, Trampower has now said it will go down the local planning route and lodge an application with Southwark Council later this year.

TfL would be a statutory consultee in this process and a TfL spokesperson said, even if Southwark Council granted the scheme, Trampower would still need additional permissions to operate the network.

Southwark Council’s openness to the proposals does offer Trampower a glimmer of hope and reflects a long-held desire to improve transport links from London Bridge to Denmark Hill.

In 2021, it passed a motion committing to explore alternative transport infrastructure including tram lines.

Cllr Radha Burgess, then-deputy cabinet member for low traffic Southwark, said at the time: “We are proactively looking at tram systems, rapid bus routes and walking

and cycling infrastructure. Our ambition is significant and political commitment solid.”

Then-Southwark Liberal Democrat leader Cllr Nick Johnson said “let’s make this happen, trams are cool, we all know this”.

Southwark once had a tram network with routes connecting Waterloo and Dulwich and Walworth and Surrey Quays which was ripped out in the 1950s.

Trampower founder Lewis Lesley said:

"The recent Supertram presentation at the Annual Transport Practitioners' Meeting, held at the University of Greenwich was well received and is fully in line with the Department of Transport's new planning policy. The old 'predict and provide' more road space to allow increasing car traffic is dead. The new policy is 'Vision Led' and decarbonisation based. Delegates at the conference saw that the Southwark Supertram is an excellent fit. The Supertram Team will continue dialogues with all stakeholders and is confident it will easily satisfy the new Council Delivery Plan, initially to give residents on the London Bridge - Denmark Hill corridor a greatly improved service that is environmentally sustainable. Some consideration has been given to extensions along the Old Kent Road and towards Waterloo but we need to get the first line built."

Look out for the young marketeers at Borough Market

By Isabel Ramirez LOOk OuT for the young marketeers

at Borough Market on Thursday July 6 as they sell their own schoolgrown produce.

Primary school pupils are set to take over Borough Market to sell fruit and vegetables they have grown from seed in their school gardens, at the annual Summer Sale.

Every penny raised by the children will be used by The Felix Project to provide meals for vulnerable families across the capital.

Sixty pupils from twelve primary schools are setting up stalls in the capital’s historic food market, to demonstrate their new-found skills in growing and passion for spending time in nature.

Run by a charitable trust for the benefit of the community, Borough Market has hosted the Young Marketeers programme in partnership with School Food Matters

for the past twelve years.

On the day they will be joined by zerowaste chef, Martyn Odell - who will be showing the children how to cook sustainably using what they have grown.

Martyn, whose zero-waste cooking videos have made him an internet sensation, said: “As a huge advocate for reducing food waste, I love how The Felix Project works with different businesses and organisations to divert food set to go to waste, to the people who need it most.

"I’m really looking forward to meeting the pupils taking part in the Summer Sale at Borough Market this year and creating some delicious recipes with their freshly grown produce,” he said.

The Summer Sale is set to take place on Thursday, July 6, from 11 am - 1.30 pm.

Previous sales have seen pupils selling their school-grown rhubarb, radishes, cucumber, marrow, lettuce, spring onions, strawberries, lavender, herb bunches, garlic and more.

In Spring 2023, School Food Matters surveyed 500 school pupils and revealed that more than a third (37 per cent) had never seen fruit or vegetables growing, while two-thirds (66 per cent) felt they didn’t spend enough time in nature and wanted more.*

The programme gives children the opportunity to spend time in their school gardens learning about where their food comes from, understand the importance of eating seasonally and discover new cooking skills. It not only provides pupils with essential nutritional knowledge and gardening techniques, but it also equips them with invaluable life skills, as they learn from the Market’s traders about how to sell their produce to the public.

Since the Young Marketeers Programme began, 56,175 children have taken part, raising £11,472 for The Felix Project through their sales – the equivalent of 68,832 meals for vulnerable families in need.

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The Southwark Supertram route

victorian camberwell lunatic asylum where patients had tennis courts and concerts was health pioneer

By Herbie Russell

ASk SOMEBODy to describe a victorian lunatic asylum, and they’ll probably dredge up images of squalid cell-like rooms and barbaric practices. But at the Camberwell house Lunatic Asylum, opened in 1846, that couldn’t be further from the truth.

At a time when poor mental health was still taboo, the asylum on Peckham Road took an astonishingly progressive attitude to treatment. Based close to the junction with Havil Street, its patients had the run of a 20-acre park-like garden, and unusually, male and female patients were allowed to mix outdoors. The initial intake of 70 male and 80 female pauper patients - plus 12 paying patients - may have been surprised to find a community garden, tennis courts, a putting green and a badminton court. Patients were treated to concerts and even an

annual seaside holiday.

The asylum appears to have been a success. Over the following decades, it kept its licence and expanded, becoming the second largest in London by 1878 with 362 patients. It was surpassed only by Grove Hall in Bow, with 443 patients.

John Hayball Paul, who was the medical superintendent from its opening until 1899, realised that growing patient numbers needed more space. So he built several cottages on the grounds where patients could enjoy some independence.

By the turn-of-the-century, Camberwell Lunatic Asylum had enveloped the Georgian houses on Peckham Road’s south side. It is also believed to have been one of the earlier asylums to try novel methods like insulin treatment, shock treatment and occupational therapy.

The asylum closed in 1955. Many of its buildings became council offices and the north side of Peckham Road would become part of the Sceaux

Gardens Estate.

The asylum was largely forgotten for over half-a-century until Liz Sibthorpe - then a Sceaux Gardens Estate resident - stumbled across a curious artefact. Her discovery sparked her interest and it is thanks to her research that we know so much about the asylum today.

That artefact was a mustard spoon which she believes was turned up by contractors who were working on the site in 2011. It bore the initials ‘CH’ and, over the following weeks, Liz excavated a treasure trove of objects dating from the asylum.

They included padlocks, toys, buttons, jewellery, keys and cutlerymuch of it scorched by bombs that fell on the asylum in World War Two.

In a 2017 essay for the Camberwell Quarterly, she wrote: “All these finds made me think about the people who had owned or used them.

“They led me to read about the founders of the hospital, the treatments and care, and the daily life

By Herbie Russell

ThOuSANDS OF Muslims, Christians and other faith groups descended on Burgess Park last Wednesday to celebrate Eid al-Adha - the most important date in the Islamic calendar.

People gathered to pray at 10am on June, 29, and stuck around all day to enjoy food and a fun fair in the park.

of both patients and staff.

“Although I wanted to keep the artefacts I decided to hand them over to the Cuming Museum so that others could access them, enjoy them and do their own research.”

In 2013 a fire severely damaged the Cuming Museum but thankfully Liz’s finds survived. She believes they are being stored in a facility on Tower Bridge Road and hopes to get them back on display soon

Haija Saidat Oketunde, Chair of the Southwark Muslim Forum, said: “Eid celebrations brought community cohesion together, creating good spirit and peace in harmony. It was another successful event this year for Southwark Eid at Burgess Park. Well done to all the efforts of the ambassadors, volunteers and the management team.”

This year, Muslims celebrated Eid-alAdha from Tuesday, June 27 to Saturday, July 1. The celebrations commemorate the story of the Prophet Ibrahim’s (Abraham in Christianity). He was willing to sacrifice his son for God, only to be given a ram instead.

Families enjoyed picnics in the sun and fun activities like a bull ride machine, a free Polaroid picture booth and dodgems.

Camberwell House.

Keys, a spoon and a ring retrieved from the asylum

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Eid celebrated

By Kevin Quinn

A 51-yeAr-old cyclist from hammersmith was reunited with members of the public and two police officers who helped save his life.

On Sunday, 7 May, Peter Krivdina was cycling through Richmond Park when he collapsed and stopped breathing.

He was 75 kilometres into a 100-kilometre ride which involved cycling eight laps of the park.

Two members of the public went to his aid and began performing CPR. They also called 999 and asked for an ambulance. A short time later, the pair were joined by several other people, including an offduty NHS doctor and anesthetist.

PCs James Levesley and Paul Barber were on patrol nearby when they heard the call come in. Calls to cardiac arrests are shared with the police as many patrol cars are equipped with defibrillators. Within four minutes they arrived at the scene and also provided first aid until paramedics from the London Ambulance Service arrived.

A pulse was detected, and Peter was taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting where he remained for two-and-a-half weeks before being discharged. He has made a full recovery.

"I am very grateful to the many people who helped me when I collapsed,” Peter said. “They saved my life and I cannot be more thankful. I also received excellent care from the emergency services and the staff at St George's Hospital.

"It had been a long day of cycling and I remember feeling unwell when I reached the top of a hill. I remember collapsing, but I have no memory after that until I woke up in hospital.

"This experience had made me realise that CPR is a crucial skill and I believe everyone should learn it, so they know what to do if they find themselves in a similar situation."

PC James Levesley, who is based at Richmond Park, said: "I was delighted to hear that Peter had made a full recovery and it was an honour to be reunited with him and his wife.

"For every minute that someone is in

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cardiac arrest without CPR or a shock from a defibrillator, their chance of survival drops by 10 per cent, and I would like to praise the passers-by who provided first aid until the emergency services arrived."

Around 14,000 patients are treated for a cardiac arrest in London every year. Early CPR and defibrillation can more than double someone’s chances of survival.

p olice make an arrest in t hornton heath murder investigation

By Kevin Quinn

A 19-ye A r-old man was arrested on Monday, July 3, on suspicion of murder.

He remains in police custody and police continue to appeal to anyone who was in Thornton Heath Recreation Ground on the day Usmaan Mahmood was stabbed to come forward.

Usmaan’s family has been made aware of this development as they continue to be supported by specially trained officers.

A post-mortem examination held on Thursday, 15 June confirmed his cause of death as sharp force trauma.

At 4:16pm on Tuesday, June 13, officers on patrol in Thornton Heath were made aware of a man who was injured at the junction of Melfort Road and Sandfield Road. Mr Mahmood was found with stab injuries. He was taken to hospital, but sadly died there in the early hours of Wednesday, June 14.

The investigation is led by Detective Chief Inspector Mike Nolan from the Met's Specialist Crime (Homicide). He said on Monday: "My officers are continuing to provide support to Usmaan’s family at this unimaginably difficult time for them. Getting justice for them and for Usmaan continues to be our priority.

“This morning we made an arrest in connection with Usmaan’s murder. However, I still need to hear from anyone who may have information about what happened.

“A young man has lost his life and

it is imperative we identify those responsible. Londoners don't want violent criminals in their communities and we must work together to remove them from our streets.

“We believe Usmaan was stabbed inside Thornton Heath Recreation Ground and we are appealing for anyone who may have been at the park at the time of the incident to come forward with any information.

"Please do the right thing and call

us with anything that could assist our investigation and bring his killer to justice."

Any witnesses or anyone who can assist the investigation are asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD 5777/13Jun. To remain anonymous contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Alternatively you can submit information at https://mipp.police.uk/ operation/01MPS23V26-PO1

PC Paul Barber, who also works at Richmond Park, added: "As police officers, we are given first aid training as we are often the first people to arrive at the scene of a major incident where a person is in need of urgent medical assistance, however CPR is a vital skill, and I would encourage everyone to learn how to perform it."

A short video from the London Ambulance Service explains how to

give CPR and how to use a defibrillator, look up 'What to do if you come across a person in cardiac arrest?' on You Tube The London Ambulance Service also organises emergency life support training courses for communities and organisations.

Find out more www.londonambulance. nhs.uk/getting-involved/how-can-ibecome-a-london-lifesaver/

Wimbledon tennis, sporting events & outdoor films to be screened live in Wandsworth

By Kevin Quinn

IF yOu don’t fancy the queues for Wimbledon then pop down to Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth to catch it on the big screen.

The ‘Big Screen Wandsworth’ popup is free to attend, with no tickets required. All matches from the Wimbledon Championships will be shown live on the big screen, whilst guests can take a seat and relax in a deckchair and enjoy watching the action on Centre Court in the summer sun.

Refreshments by Urban Food Fest will be available, bringing a selection of global street food to satisfy any hunger cravings and refuel during the matches. Drinks from BrewDog

will also be allowed out onto the Piazza to create the perfect sporting atmosphere.

The pop-up will be situated outside on the Piazza at Southside Shopping Centre from now until Monday 31st July. Alongside Wimbledon, visitors will also be able to view the latest sporting action from FIFA Women’s World Cup, Formula 1 Grand Prix and the Tour de France up to the end of July.

The screen will also transform into the ultimate summer free cinematic treat, showcasing a line-up of cult classics and family favourites including Back to the Future, Grease and Moana, along with live performances from the National Theatre.

For more information, please visit southsidewandsworth.com

victim: usmaan Mahmood

Pc James levesley, Natalia Krivdina (Peter's wife), Peter Krivdina, Dr Jessica Padley (assisted with cPR), Pc Paul Barber

Big screen Wandsworth

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s outhwark to go froM three to five

Mp s under new shake-up

By Herbie Russell

SOuThWArk IS set to go from three to five Mps at the next general election thanks to an electoral boundary shake-up.

The Boundary Commission, which is responsible for ensuring parliamentary constituencies are fairly sized, has recommended sweeping changes for the south east London borough.

Under its plans, Camberwell will be joined on to Vauxhall, Peckham becomes its own stand-alone constituency and Bermondsey and Old Southwark will lose North Walworth.

Why are there changes?

One of the demands made by the Chartists in 1838 was that parliamentary constituencies should contain roughly equal numbers of people.

The Boundary Commission is responsible for ensuring this remains the case - and that constituencies represent real areas with real identities rather than arbitrary portions of land.

The review is urgently needed. Boundaries were last drawn up in 2000 meaning the 2019 election was contested on boundaries almost two-decades-old.

The boundary reforms will take effect at the next general election. Experts have said that the changes are likely to benefit the Conservative party by between five and ten parliamentary seats.

Conservatives will argue they are not being unfairly advantaged, but that they were unfairly disadvantaged at the last election.

Bermondsey & old southWark

Despite calls for ‘Rotherhithe’ to be added to the name of Southwark’s northern constituency, Bermondsey and Old Southwark has kept its previous name.

But there are significant changes -

the constituency will lose the North Walworth, Newington, Old Kent Road and Faraday wards.

Local MP Neil Coyle said: “The boundary review carved up Walworth and ignores requests for a better name reflecting the communities in the new constituency.” He added that the commission had been “under pressure to deliver the changes the Tories thought would help them at the next election”.

Former local Lib Dem MP Sir Simon Hughes said the loss of Newington, which he described as a ‘strong Labour ward’ made the overall constituency “winnable again” for the Lib Dems. However, the ward did have an uninterrupted stint of Lib Dem leadership from 1998 to 2006.

Vauxhall and camBerWell green

This new constituency will straddle the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark and see Camberwell Green attached.

Vauxhall used to cover part of Clapham Common and Clapham High Street but now largely loses the area to the new Clapham and Brixton Hill constituency.

Many people say Vauxhall and Camberwell have little in common. One Twitter user wrote: “Vauxhall and Camberwell Green seems a strange grouping, surely it made far more sense to keep Camberwell Green with Peckham?”

Peckham

Camberwell and Peckham has lost Camberwell and will now be called Peckham.

It does however extend further northwards, reaching all the way to the Elephant and Castle roundabout. Among its new wards are North Walworth, Faraday and Old Kent Road.

It loses its namesake Peckham Rye Park - which joins Lewisham West and East Dulwich. Camberwell will now be split between three different constituenciesVauxhall and Camberwell Green, Peckham and Dulwich and West Norwood.

Camberwell & Peckham Constituency

Labour Party secretary Andy Higson said it was “a real disappointment to see Camberwell split between three different parliamentary constituencies”.

Jordana Leighton, former Camberwell Business Marketeer, previously warned:

“Camberwell is not going to get a wellrounded strategy because we’ll have to answer to three MPs who might not have that much of an affinity with the area.”

Miatta Fahnbulleh, Labour's parliamentary candidate taking over from Harriet Harman, said there were "strong ties" between Camberwell and Peckham and she would be "sorry not to have the chance to respresent parts of this community".

dulWich and West norWood

Dulwich and West Norwood was almost fragmented and split between four different constituencies.

West Norwood, for example, would have been split between a Streatham and Norwood constituency.

But there was a strong outcry and, as a result, Dulwich and West Norwood largely maintains its integrity - bar the loss of East Dulwich to Lewisham West and East Dulwich.

A spokesperson for the Dulwich Society

said: “We made written submissions and presented in person to the commission, focusing on maintaining the unity of Dulwich and our close links with northerly neighbourhoods such as Herne Hill.

“The final proposal, published recently, largely maintains the unity of Dulwich and is consistent with our counter-proposals except that East Dulwich will form part of Lewisham West and East Dulwich.”

leWisham West and east dulWich Lewisham West and East Dulwich covers four existing constituenciesCamberwell and Peckham, Dulwich and West Norwood, Lewisham West and Penge plus Lewisham Deptford.

Most of the new constituency lies outside Southwark - apart from East Dulwich.

Green Party London Assembly candidate Clare Sheppard described the changes as “madness”: “Lewisham West and East Dulwich constituency. Madness, it's literally part of Peckham, we sent in some notes saying it's clearly part of Peckham but were ignored.”

Lewisham West and East Dulwich

Peckham

Dulwich and West Norwood

Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

The new boundaries mean Camberwell is spread over three constituencies A new constituency for Southwark with Vauxhall taking on Camberwell Staying largely the same but now excludes East Dulwich

New constituency for with Lewisham taking on East Dulwich Keeping it's old name but losing Walworth, Newington, a part of Peckham and the Old Kent Road

By Isabel Ramirez

ThE DEAN of Southwark has just retired, after 24 years of carrying the community through the toughest of times, including the terror attack and the pandemic.

The Very Revd. Andrew Nunn hung up his hat on Saturday, July 1, following a long and memorable service as Dean of Southwark Cathedral. A dean in the Church of England is the most senior priest at a cathedral and serves directly under the bishop.

Andrew grew up in Leicester and said the role had always been his calling.

"I always went to church," he explained, "and even from being a little boy I thought this was what God wanted me to be."

When he grew up he moved to Leeds to become a vicar and then in 1995, Andrew said he was asked to come to Southwark. "I was initially asked to come down to be chaplain to the bishop of Southwark, which I did for a few years. I was basically there to support and assist him," he said.

On the move to the big city, he said: "London often feels like a different country. Some of the challenges are quite different - everything feels like it's under a magnifying glass. So coming here I had to really step up."

It was in 1999 that the Bishop of Southwark decided to make him dean.

Over the last 24 years, he has seen Southwark through a number of lifechanging events which would have tested the most patient of souls. In June 2017, when news of the London Bridge Terror Attack broke, Andrew said his role required him to remain calm but admitted it was 'terrifying.'

"As soon as I got word of it, I headed to the cathedral, and obviously couldn't get there through the crowds and the emergency services. To be in the centre of it all - it was terrifying," he recalled.

"But as someone who many come to for comfort and advice - you can't be so terrified.

"I was grateful to be able to help."

"Rather than driving a wedge between us, as terrorism is often intended to do, it enhanced our relationship with the local Muslim community - and it brought this Bankside community together in a very strong way."

Another earth-shaking period was the pandemic - "before then, the cathedral had never been closed since it was built in 1400," Andrew said.

He added that although it brought more loss and uncertainty, his faith

dean of s outhwark has retired after 24 years

allowed him to support the community through the darkness. "It also allowed us to expand the cathedral, by moving online we now have a global reachwhich continues today."

As others did before him, during his time as the Dean he lived at No.51 Bankside - the red brick building next to Shakespeare's Globe, instantly recognisable by its yellow door. It was named 'Provost's Lodging' in the 20th century, from the time the cathedral was headed by a provost rather than a dean.

The house overlooks the whole of London - and is unsurprisingly what Andrew said he would miss the most.

"Every morning, I would open my

bedroom curtains, look at the river, St Paul's and the whole of London - and I would just think, 'What a blessing.' "I will also miss Hodge, the cathedral cat." His retirement will see him move back to Leeds, but he insists he will not turn his back on Southwark.

"I will always remember the people I have met here. The people of Bermondsey are special."

His advice to his successor, who will be chosen imminently, is for them to: "Enjoy being in London, enjoy the vibrant community on the south bank and realise the diversity here is of great strength."

Described as a 'beacon of love in the toughest of times,' Andrew clearly

leaves a legacy that will live on in Southwark.

On leaving his post, he will be the recipient of the first 'Community Hero Award' for his personal contribution to the borough.

The award was created by Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP, Neil Coyle, to recognise those who 'bust a gut above and beyond the jobs they hold.'

"There are a lot of people who deserve recognition," he explained, "And I think people want to show those who work hard that they are appreciated - but they don’t always have the means to do so."

He added that he deliberately launched it now to ensure Andrew gets

the first one.

"Love and strength are the two words that best describe Andrew. He has brought his love to our community and he leaves us stronger through his time here. Andrew has been a beacon of love in the toughest of times.

"He was integral to rebuilding after the horror and made the cathedral the beating heart of the local community. He leaves the cathedral and its congregation stronger than he found it, the immediate community stronger through his service, and the wider faith and local community stronger too. We will all miss him but are grateful for his love and for leaving our area stronger than he found it."

nunhead stabbing in renewed witnesses appeal

staff's best efforts, at 9.30am on Monday, June 26.

He had suffered multiple stab wounds.

By Herbie Russell POLICE hAvE

named the victim of a fatal stabbing in Nunhead as 26-year-old rohan Trotman - as detectives continue their appeal for witnesses.

The incident took place at Nunhead Green, at the junction with Gordon Road, at around 9.20pm on Sunday, June 25.

A member of the public rushed Rohan to hospital but he tragically died, despite

Detective Chief Inspector Laurence Smith, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command said: "Rohan's family and friends have been left devastated by his death.

“I know there are people in the community who have information about the circumstances in which he suffered the fatal stab wounds.

"If they have not already done so, I would urge them to contact police. I also continue to appeal to anyone who was in the area of Nunhead Green at around 21:20hrs on Sunday, 25 June who saw any of this incident to get in touch. You may have information that could prove vital to

this investigation.”

In the days following his death, the Nunhead Salvation Army opened its doors for several days - with mourners pouring in to pay their respects.

Local community figure Val Fenn said: "People from all over the communityeven those who didn’t know him - came to light a candle out of respect."

Police enquiries remain ongoing and nobody has been arrested at this stage. Rohan’s next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

Any witnesses are asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD 7706/25Jun.

To remain anonymous contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111

The Very Revd. Andrew Nunn has retired after 24 years as Dean of Southwark

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'Monster that will kill the high s treet' penge locals fear 18-storey tower plan

By Joe Coughlan

Local Democracy Reporter

rESIDENTS OF a south London town are worried a new eighteenstorey tower block and three others planned alongside it will be the “monster that kills the high Street”.

Penge High Street sits in Bromley borough, just over half an hour from London Bridge station.

The area is said to date back to the 10th century, with locals praising the close-knit, village atmosphere of the High Street which they feel could be wiped out with this latest development of four apartment blocks.

Ian Barrington, 64, is the owner of Designer Drapes on Penge High Street. The shop has been on the road for over 35 years, with the shop owner saying many residents take pride in getting involved with the community.

“It’s a very village-y and friendly area," he said. "We do things to promote and bring people to the High Street, anything that brings people in is what we try to do.”

Mr Barrington’s shop faces the Blenheim Shopping Centre on the High Street, which includes a variety of stores such as Wilko and Iceland.

However, Bromley Council received plans in January this year from Hadley Property Group and Clarion Housing Group to build four new apartment blocks up to eighteen storeys high on the site, which would see the current shopping centre knocked down.

The shop owner said: “I look at this [road] as being a shopper’s high street. What they’re proposing is to make it into blocks of flats and take and cut back on the shops, doing away with our car park… For people to come to a high street they need somewhere to park; these people that are just developers, all they’re looking to do is put as many flats in an area as they can.”

He added: “They’re not really considering what shops are wanted, or whether the high street survives… It’s just going to be a monster that’s going to kill it. There will be four years of development going on, and this high street won’t survive that.”

Planning documents for the new development show that up 250 new flats will be included in the new build, 35 per cent of which will be “affordable”.

The building will also include space for shops on the ground floor.

A Clarion and Hadley spokesperson told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “It has always been our intention to invigorate and complement Penge’s much-loved high street with a range of new uses and the re-provision of local favourites, such as Iceland.

"Our proposed new public realm is more inviting, inclusive and safer than the existing offer, and we are eager to play our part in the ongoing transformation of SE20.”

But Michael Payne, 61, who has lived in Penge for seventeen years, organised the Stop the Blenheim

Centre Redevelopment campaign and started a petition opposing the plans, which currently has 2,480 signatures online. The plans have also received 855 objections on the Bromley Council planning portal.

Mr Payne said “I looked at this and I was just utterly appalled. I mean, it just looked so completely wrong from the very inception… Something that appeals to a lot of people, particularly with families, is that we don’t have massive tower blocks.”

The local resident said he was worried the development will “set a precedent” for more tall buildings in the area.

Rebecca Williams, 46, said she moved to the area in 2021 for the opportunity to live in a house near local parks, as opposed to a flat elsewhere in London.

“If this plan had been on the table, I would have thought very hard about moving here," Ms Williams told the LDRS.

"It’s not about being a NIMBY, it’s going to totally negatively transform the High Street.

"It will be virtually adjacent to these beautiful conservation areas like Watermen’s Square and it just feels totally out of character.”

She added that she is worried the 250 new flats will put a strain on schools, GPs and public transport in the area, with the limited parking in the new development affecting surrounding streets.

While Ms Williams recognises the current shopping centre is “ugly” and

needs updating, she feels eighteen storeys is too tall for the High Street.

“Nothing in this area on the High Street is higher than three or four [storeys] max," she said. "So having anything above eight would look totally out of context.”

One person in favour of the plans is Robert Carney, 59, who has owned a shoe repairs and key cutting shop in the Blenheim Shopping Centre for nearly 40 years.

The trader said Penge is not as built up as other town centres such as Bromley, and has still maintained that “small town feeling”.

“We’ve been here ever since the centre was built, right from the beginning. They want to demolish it, pull it down and rebuild a whole new complex.

"Personally, I think Penge needs it. I think it needs the regeneration in the area, because it is very rundown. It hasn’t really seen any new building work of this scale for many years.”

Despite being unsure whether he will have a place for his shop in the new development, Mr Carney is looking forward to seeing how the plans progress. He said he feels the increase in people to the community will benefit local businesses “if it’s done right”.

Labour Councillor Simon Jeal, who represents the Penge and Cator ward for Bromley Council, praised the local charities, voluntary groups and local businesses that support the Penge area. He also said the impact of the

Blenheim Centre development is worrying many residents and he opposes the plans.

Cllr Jeal told the LDRS: “We support regeneration of the shopping centre and Penge does need more genuinely affordable housing and more secondary school places locally – but the size and nature of current plans risks killing off our high street and causing serious harm to our local community.”

A Clarion and Hadley spokesperson told the LDRS: “We have been working closely with Bromley Council, local residents and neighbouring businesses for over two years as part of our plans for Penge, and this will remain the case.

"While proposed new development can often bring some resistance, our plans have been met with wideranging support among those who recognise the clear need to regenerate a tired shopping centre.

“We have used valuable public feedback to amend the design of the project throughout the planning process, including to the height of the buildings.

"Any further compromise on height will reduce the number of affordable homes delivered, something we are firmly committed to maximising at this site – especially with close to 3,000 on the borough’s housing waiting list.”

A Penge SE20 BID spokesperson told the LDRS that the town’s Victorian heritage was currently being celebrated in the London Festival of

Ian Barrington, 64, is the owner of Designer Drapes on Penge High Street.

Architecture.

They said that work is continuing to be done to bring more investment into the town and to tackle some of the antisocial behaviour seen around the shopping centre.

They added: “We are always looking at ways to enhance visitors’ experience of the High Street and this includes currently providing a small amount of extra security and working closely with partners so that residents of all ages continues to feel safe while enjoying the wide range of shopping and leisure activities available locally.”

A Bromley Council spokesperson

high street feeling the pinch after last bank closes

by Tara O'Connor Local Democracy Reporter

A CrOy DON neighbourhood with a “village” feel has been left without a bank on its high street, meaning there is “one less reason” for shoppers to visit.

NatWest closed its branch in Lower Addiscombe Road in January and was the third bank to close its doors in recent years.

Its closure was a “blow” to the high street, with people now having to head into Croydon town centre two miles away for the nearest bank. People working in the area told us they think a proper high street needs a bank to draw more people in.

Brothers Robert and Colin Harman have run Addiscombe Security since 1985. Robert said: “I personally think a high street isn’t a high street if it hasn’t got a bank. There is a loss of people traffic.

“The high street has changed a lot since 1985, we had all sorts of shops then. It is nice to see it open and used but we’ve not got the variation here, we’ve got betting shops, food shops and hairdressers.”

While Colin added: “Addiscombe has a village type feel with lots of

shops but it could do with another pub really and there aren’t many eat in restaurants so some different food places would be nice.”

Local councillor, Sean Fitzsimons, agreed saying the loss of a bank is “one less reason” for people to visit Addiscombe but said it is still a popular high street for locals.

“Addiscombe high street is still doing better than many," he said, "but this was a blow. We have a nice range of shops and cafés, but having a bank was an extra draw.

“We have lost all our banks over the last few years, Barclays, Santander and now NatWest. One less reason for some to visit the high street.”

Paul Singh from Gordon’s Toys in the high street said: “The bank closing is very bad for the high street. I used to go and do my banking there, I live in Hayes and I have to do my banking on the way home now.

“Now 100 per cent of people pay with card, even for £1.50. Sometimes children come in and don’t have any cash and have to come back with their mum.”

Lana, 56, who works in a charity shop in Lower Addiscombe Road, said: “I would say it has affected the older generation. They had a tendency

to draw out cash and shop with cash, they have been forced to pay by card. The owner of the Claret and Ale pub, Charles Read, was also concerned about the impact of closing banks on the area’s elderly population.

He added: “It is wonderful that we have a high street at all with very few empty shops, there is a nice community feel here and it is safe. It is a nice high street but it lacks sophistication it could do with some exotic shops and delis.”

Cat Rowan who works at Filtr coffee shop said she has heard customers talking about the loss of banks on the high street: “In general so many banks have closed so people have to go really far to do their banking," she said.

"There used to be a Halifax in Croydon town centre now there is only one close to West Croydon and people aren’t necessarily feeling safe withdrawing their money there.” Despite the loss of banks, Cat says Addiscombe is still a busy high street. She added: “It feels like a little community, it is really nice and we have an okay mix of shops, there is a greengrocers and a fishmongers. Everyone I see lives or works round here.”

When NatWest announced its closure in Addiscombe in October 2022 it said customer transactions at the bank had decreased by 64 per cent in the past three years and claimed the branch was used by just four personal customers on a regular basis.

told the LDRS: “Penge is an attractive and thriving area, surrounded by impressive heritage and served by a close community of local shops and restaurants, brought ever-closer by the efforts of the Penge SE20 BID to support businesses and improve the town centre.

“A planning application has been received in relation to the Blenheim Shopping Centre. We thank local residents who have submitted their views on this application through our Planning Portal, which are being considered in the usual process for determining the application in due course.”

NatWest’s former home at 209 Lower Addiscombe Road is currently on the market for £590,000.

Robert and Colin Harman of Addiscombe Security. The former NatWest building is now for sale.

Addiscombe has a busy high street but is now missing a bank.

A general view of Penge High Street.

Blenheim Shopping Centre.

young faMilies flock to carshalton for cheap houses and the village atMosphere

by Tara O'Connor

Local Democracy Reporter

yOuNg FAMILIES and professionals from south London are flocking to a ‘village’ on the edge of London.

Excellent schools and cheaper house prices are attracting new people to Carshalton in Sutton.

With its ponds and quaint high street stuffed full of independent shops and a handful of pubs, Carshalton feels like a traditional countryside village.

According to locals, the area is popular with people commuting to work in London with four trains an hour that will get you to Victoria in just 30 minutes.

Carshalton is within three miles of five of London’s best schools, making it a popular place for people with young children. In 2021, 34.8 per cent of households in Carshalton Central had children, up from 31.1 per cent in 2011.

The area bucks the national trend which has seen the number of households with children falling.

According to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) between 2015 and 2020 Sutton experienced the second largest net inflow of children, aged up to 15, of all London boroughs.

Simon Walsh is the director Silverman Blacks an estate agent in the village said the area has become more popular as a place to move to in the last decade. He said the “excellent” local schools and low crime attracts people to Carshalton.

“People who lived in Balham and Clapham in their 20s who are in that next stage of life, with marriage and children look to Carshalton," Mr Walsh said.

"Our house prices here are a bit more than half than in those areas.

“It is a genuinely nice place to live, I

still remember the first time I drove through here by accident, I thought ‘where am I? This is really nice’. There are a lot of green spaces and the transport into London is ridiculously easy, the train takes 28 minutes.”

The estate agent said the pandemic saw an influx of people moving to Carshalton as they looked for properties with gardens and more green spaces locally. He said demand grew by ten per cent in 2020 and another ten per cent the following year.

According to Rightmove, the majority of sales in Clapham in the last year were for flats with an average price of £587,647. This is almost double the average price for flats in Carshalton over the same period, which was just £297,174.

Local councillor for the area, Isabel Araujo, was one of the families to move to Carshalton during the pandemic. She came from Wimbledon and said the area is “special”, particularly with her 12-year-old daughter and dog which she walks around the local parks.

She said: “What I think makes

Carshalton special is you have that countryside feel and people still say hello when you’re walking down the high street. You have green spaces and affordable houses for London, you can get more for your money here.

“I don’t think we lack things for young people, for little ones apart from parks we have activities with the Homeywood Museum in the school holidays and quiet days for children with special needs. For teenagers we have sports courts in Carshalton park, it is full of young people, teenagers love the basketball court.

“Carshalton is really safe so parents don’t need to worry about their children, teenagers can go out by themselves.”

Cllr Araujo added that for young professionals moving to the area there are nine “amazing” pubs to choose from.

Miguel Rowlanes, 58, works at one of these, the Coach and Horses, and moved to the area seven years ago. He said: “In here in particular we get a lot of regulars – it really feels like a community here.

“Although there is a main road going through it it is a still a village and it really has that feel. I know people here are worried about ULEZ, I don’t even think it will reduce traffic, when new parking restrictions came in last year it stopped some people coming in.”

Rick Wood moved to Carshalton from North West London a few years ago to be close to family. The 40-yearold said: “It is a bit different to where I am from but I have found everyone quite warm. I think they could maybe hold a few community events that would bring everyone together.”

MP for Carshalton and Wallington, Elliot Colburn, has lived in Carshalton his whole life and says the demographic in the area has been changing with more young people moving to the area. He would like to see more for young people and teenagers to do in the village, as well as better public transport connections.

The Conservative MP said: “I would say Carshalton has that village-like Surrey feel in many parts, particularly around the ponds and church while still being close to London. It is

definitely a quieter suburb than other parts of London.

“It has been changing demographically over the past few years, for good reasons, it is an attractive place. As people are being prices out of inner London, Carshalton is a good place to come to.

“We’ve always been known for the schools in the area but often younger people decide to start their lives and families elsewhere. Now there is a trend to people looking to Carshalton especially in a post-Covid world where people are remote working more.

“I think recognising that there is a changing demographic there is a need to rethink services and what our local offer is.

"A lot of people feel like there is not a lot for young people to do, that’s one of the things that I get a lot, especially speaking to young families or school kids.”

Carshalton is also home to the Riverside Centre, funded through grants, which runs a youth clubskateboarding clubs and holiday camps.

Carshalton

Miguel Rowlanes says the community in Carshalton is great.

Simon Walsh said Carshalton had become more popular as a place for people moving from inner south London.

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residents are being told to keep eMergency grab bag in case of flooding

by Alicia Curry

Local Democracy Reporter

rESIDENTS WEST London have been advised to prepare an ’emergency grab bag’ in case of flooding.

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) has encouraged the public to pack a range of essentials into a waterproof bag, as concerns over flash flooding continue to rise.

James Latham, Principal Flood and Water Management Officer, said: “Our residents are particularly at risk of

surface water flooding and heavy rainfall can be difficult to predict so an emergency grab bag is a relatively simple step to take to help if there was an incident.

“I think the frequency of which we’re expected to see flooding will probably increase because of climate change, so it becomes much more essential to know what information and equipment you need in the immediate aftermath.”

It’s recommended that the bag is kept away from the ground and should include: personal documents, such as a passport and insurance papers, a

torch, blanket, power banks, batteries, medication, waterproof layers, welly boots and water.

James explained that residents feel ‘powerless’ but that the council has launched several preventative measures to ease concern, including the installation of sustainable drainage to help slow the flow of rain into the sewers.

In July 2021, London was deluged after a heavy downpour, RBKC estimates that some 500 properties in the borough were impacted by the flooding.

Some residents were forced out of their homes for months due to the severity of the damage and James raised concerns that the intensity of climate change could result in similar scenes in the near future.

He warned that many people in the borough are unlikely to realise they are at risk: “It’s not like a small river where you can see the flooding coming towards the property, some homes flooded and next door didn’t for no apparent reason so it really hard to predict.

“In 2021 it rained for an hour and a

half, people weren’t wading around in the water for days on end so it’s hard for people to quantify the magnitude of the threat. People may well be at risk and not know.”

Ground floor and basement flats are at particular risk of flooding but RBKC has urged that all its residents take stock of the grab bag scheme.

James added: “We understand not everyone may be able to put aside duplicates of everything but even if people just take note of a few items so they’re aware of what could be useful if they were faced with an emergency.”

London sees 60 per cent rise in e-bike fires this year

by Noah Vickers

Local Democracy Reporter

LONDON hAS seen a 60 per cent rise in the number of fires caused by e-bike batteries so far this year, compared with the same period in 2022, a senior firefighter has warned.

Deputy Fire Commissioner Dom Ellis warned on Wednesday that the issue was a matter of international concern and could potentially become a “societal blindspot”.

He told a meeting of the London Assembly’s fire, resilience and emergency planning committee that New York has meanwhile seen a number of deaths caused by e-bike fires, including four people just last week after a fire broke out in an e-bike repair shop.

The London Fire Brigade has started a campaign called #ChargeSafe, to try to alert people to the potential dangers of the bikes’ lithium-ion batteries, if they are of a poor quality and safety measures are not taken.

Mr Ellis said there was a particular worry about “retrofit kits” – a largely unregulated product which can be bought online to give electric capabilities to a standard bike.

He urged Londoners to instead buy their e-bike from a “reputable dealer”, where they can be sure the battery was manufactured responsibly – though he admitted a new e-bike can cost at least £2,000 if bought from a recognised provider.

According to LFB data, there have been 70 e-bike, 14 e-scooter and 35 other lithium-battery fires in London so far in 2023.

The deputy commissioner explained that while lithium-ion batteries are also found in mobile phones, the risk is much greater given the size of battery used on an e-bike.

“With e-bikes and e-scooters the amount of energy in those battery packs is sufficient to really compromise a good-sized double bedroom in 10-15 seconds and it’s the intimacy of the risk that’s the key concern here,” said Mr Ellis.

“Because people have these charging in their hallways, or a lot of the gig economy people, of course, they’ve got them in their bedsits, in their HMOs.

“So it’s at the end of their bed, and they’re probably charging while they sleep, because they’ve just done

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a 14-hour shift and they need to get back out there again.”

Dan Parsons, director of Fully Charged, which bills itself as “London’s leading electric bike retailer”, said the problem had a clear socio-economic dimension.

“It’s very difficult to go out to a gig economy rider and say you must spend x number of hundreds or thousands of pounds on an electric bicycle so that you can go about your work,” he said.

“The reason that these guys and girls are choosing electric bikes, home-made kits, is that its inexpensive for them to assemble and to put together, and they can deliver more in less time and generate for themselves – but they are putting themselves in danger by doing that.

“So I do think that the gig economy employers have a responsibility and duty of care of those individuals, to ensure that they aren’t necessarily condoning the usage of those badly-assembled products.”

Baroness Fiona Twycross, London’s deputy mayor for fire and resilience, later told the committee: “There is an urgent need for the government to introduce a regulatory framework.”

E-scooters were banned on train networks in the South East earlier this month.

Transport for London introduced a ban on e-scooters and e-unicycles across its network in December 2021. Folding e-bikes are permitted on the network.

© Alicia Curry

Emergency grab bag initiative launched as concerns mount for flash flood risk

The bike believed to have caused the fire that killed Sofia Duarte on New Year's Day in Bermondsey

what’s on

STEWArT LEE mopes onto the stage, empty except for a stool, a mic stand and a harsh spotlight. he does not look like a man who wants to be making a royal Festival hall audience laugh, writes Michael Holland...

In fact, he looks just the opposite and tells us as much as soon as he opens his mouth. He glares at late arrivals with contempt and berates them personally, then every one of us for being middleclass tossers who have to go for dinner before attending a show. Already we are in stitches.

This is the persona Lee has created for himself, like a Jack Dee without the panel shows, the worst man you could be stuck at a bus stop with when the next bus is an hour away. Stewart Lee, who grew up in the Midlands and purports to despise Londoners in his act - as any self-respecting Northerner should.

And all the while there is a constant thrum of laughter because this is an act and we know it. It is what we have all come to see, and would all be disappointed and feel cheated if Lee did not patronise us for being Londoners, being late, and even just for being there as respite from the humdrum ennui of our daily lives.

He smoothly transitions from condescending to PC to unPC (in a 20th-century skit) to topical to selfdeprecating. The trick is not to believe any aspect of him that he hands out

basic l ee on t our

because it is all a trap, but be sure to concentrate on every clever word he utters because the payoff will eventually come around.

Lee makes jokes about the few empty seats, establishing from those next to the vacancies that the ticket had been paid for but the person ‘decided not to come’.

He questioned if we were clever enough for the level of his humour while

he sneered away at us, and we could not get enough of him. He provokes and tries to offend, he tempts and teases us with the taboo; will he take us there or not? I wasn’t sure if it was Lee teetering on the edge of the gangplank he had stepped out on, or we the audience, inched out to the end at the tip of his sword of words. ‘I’m not going there,’ he cries for the umpteenth time, and we have convulsed once again,

almost chortling him on to go there. ‘I’m not going there! I’m not going there!’ He stresses.

But it is not just latecomers, Londoners and the audience who feel the sharpness of his wit. Politicians, fellow comedians and writers also fall under his contemptuous gaze until, all too quickly, the show ends and he shuffles off, seemingly to shout at traffic or the volunteer staff.

Stewart Lee and his Basic Lee show is not for everyone, as the few people who left before the interval will testify, but if you want my advice, go there to see if he goes there…

Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, SE1 until July 2nd.

Greenwich Comedy Festival in September Full tour details: www.stewartlee.co.uk/ live-dates/

Then, now and what next

ThEN: BACk in 2013 two members of the Spamalot cast looking to fill their backstage time took a creative route out of boredom and wrote the beginnings of Then, Now & Next, writes Katie Kelly...

Anyway, life got busy again and it wasn’t until the next enforced downtime of Covid that the project was revisited and finished.

Now the dream has become reality at the Southwark Playhouse starring Alice Fearn as Alex Shaw, a nearly 40-yearold muddling through life with her dependable partner Peter yet yearning for a lost love.

The USP of this musical is its ordinariness. Alice is a recognisable woman, juggling work, parenting and the ever-present domestic load in a flat which would be recognisable to anyone who has passed through the showrooms of IKEA.

A ‘kitchen sink’ musical if you will. Her present partner is a poster boy for the idea that ‘kind is the new sexy’ but he can’t quite measure up to the excitement of a former relationship full of drama, adventure and high jinx in train toilets. A relationship which ended prematurely. The action switches back and forth between then and now in a deft way which adds energy to proceedings but also hampers the characters from really engaging the emotions. The music is easy

to listen to but rather forgettable. There is a tension between comedy and depth throughout in which laughs win.

A couple of scenes are notably poignant: a conversation between Alex and her therapist and another in a graveyard with a widower, which is more successful at helping her to move on and look forward. The final scenes did portray bereavement in a way that clearly resonated with some members of the audience.

However, what started with subtlety was left behind in an over-long final song which would only have been more melodramatic if the cast had held hands in front of a barricade.

Credit to Tori Allen-Martin and Justin Brett for bringing a whole cast of varied characters to life as ‘Man’ and ‘Woman’. It was Tori’s party girl Tara who really stole the show. Justin managed a real range from comic to subtly serious which can’t quite be said of the musical itself. Then, Now & Next is a diverting night out and with a little more development might really hit the mark and have a ‘next’.

Southwark Playhouse, Borough, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London, SE1 6BD until 29 July 2023

Booking: www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk

Ticket prices: previews £16, full price £32.50, concessions £26

Photo by steve ullathorne

Masks Gather at Tension Fine Art

Vincent River makes dark turns

uNNErv INg AND emotional, it answers all your questions, but you’ll be sorry you asked, writes

Isabel Ramirez...

Written by Philip Ridley, Vincent River is a dark tale that delves into death, homophobia and two characters struggling with their inner demons.

Anita (Kerrie Taylor) just suffered a great loss - her son, Vincent, died after he was attacked in the toilet of an abandoned East End station known locally as a spot for sexual encounters. It wasn’t until his death, that Anita found out through neighbourhood whispers that Vincent had been living with a secret.

Fuelled by homophobia, the nature of the attack appeared to cause her more pain than the loss itself – so much so, that she moves house to drown out the noise of judgement.

She meets, or rather catches, Davey (Brandon Kimaryo) – a boy around her son’s age – whom she has noticed following her…

The play had a cold and abrupt start but it did warm up. The characters clearly had instant chemistry despite never having met, possibly because of their shared common love and their need to keep Vincent alive in their minds.

Ridley takes a few dark turns, none totally shocking but sinister enough to keep you interested. There are some light moments, mostly from Kerrie – whose comedic timing, although inconsistent, is perfect when it lands.

As an audience member, you are watching the life of Vincent play out in a series of core memories –leading up to his tragic end. The story

relies heavily on the strength of their monologues and graphic descriptions as we don’t see much. But it does work, nonetheless.

On the way out of the theatre, one man summed it up well – saying he didn’t even manage to drink his pint because of how engrossed he was in the performance.

It runs for an hour and a half straight without pause but for good reason –that would be like having an interval during an action film: a total waste of adrenaline.

Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London, SE10 8ES until 15th July. Times: Tues - Sat 7.30pm; Sat matinee 2.30pm. Admission: Band A: £27, Concession £23, Band B £20 Booking: greenwichtheatre.org.uk or 020 8858 7755.

Crossings : Divides opens at Tension Fine Art in July. Her work stems from experiences as a child on remote African farms and more recently through her reading and travel. The darkness, the trophies of a hunting culture, the ‘otherness’ of the local people and their customs, and the tensions that existed in the early 1950s Africa which infiltrated her imagination, are all fundamental to her art. An anthropological eye is present in her ethnographical stories. In her interests in and reading of archaeology, and anthropology she has understood that the ancient and universal mind of homo sapiens distils experience, observations and emotions into art and culture.

Timmer’s work unearths locality and personality: these amass in a cultural study and sense of experience and conjecture at the pre-scientific mind in its attempt to make sense of experiences and the world. Her works embody the energies of the relationships between man and their environments manifesting in the language of magic, superstition, belief and ceremony which influence her choice of materials and furnish the language for her work. Often there are reverberations echoing from social and political concerns. She sets her work in series, taxonomies and collections

often resembling the anthropologist’s concerns and the presentation often alludes to a collector’s chaos.

In these series of ceramic, clay and concrete masks, made over a period of time, her influences are varied, including the human need to bend identity to new situations – displacement, social status, physical changes, loss, and so on: other influences are those from folk traditions and tribal ceremonies which carry elemental emotions and intuitions.

The masks gather here like an alchemical conference of elemental beings emerging into a material world. By using the form of masks, Timmer insinuates to tribal cultures and, in casting, to death masks. Seeing death masks of Napoleon and William Blake for sale in the National Portrait Gallery in the 1980s was seminal in the idea of using a cast of her own face. Casting has a semblance of ‘being/not being’ and ‘present/absent’ which is also reflected in the title of the show.

Tension Fine Art, 135 Maple Road, Penge, London, SE20 8LP from 7th15th July.

Times: Thursday to Saturday 11am5pm or by prior appointment.

Website: https://www.tensionfineart. co.uk/

Wind and Rain forecast for Finborough Theatre

ONE OF the biggest international hits of the 1930s, ‘The Wind and the rain’ by Merton hodge starred Celia Johnson when it opened in the West End in 1933, running for over 1,000 performances at three different theatres – the St. Martin’s, the Queen’s and the Savoy.

It also played for six months on Broadway, toured internationally, was translated into nine languages, was televised multiple times, and remained a staple of British repertory theatre for decades.

Inspired by playwright Merton Hodge’s own experiences of training at Edinburgh Medical School, and arguably by his own love life as a bisexual man in the 1930s - he lived with actor Geoffrey Wardwell in Ebury Street, close to Noël Coward and mingled in bohemian and theatrical

circles, partying with Coward, Ivor Novello and Tallulah Bankhead - ‘The Wind and the Rain’ is a gentle but universal coming-of-age of student life and growing up Now it will get its first professional London production in over 80 years at the Finborough Theatre.

Edinburgh, 1933. Charles Tritton, an 18-year-old medical student about to begin his studies, arrives at Mrs McFie’s boarding house. Before him lie five years of swotting for exams and sweating over dissections, alongside his fellow residents – eternal student Gilbert Raymond who would rather be drinking and chasing girls than passing his exams; the studious sportsman and frightful bore, John Williams; and the sage older postgraduate student, Frenchman Dr Paul Duhamel.

Charles begins his course counting down the days until he can return to the life he’s left behind in London, and Jill, the girl whom he has promised to marry. Until sculptor, Anne Hargreaves walks into his study… Charles is suddenly torn between the life that has been mapped out for him and the unexpected possibility of another path…

Cast: Lynton Appleton, Harvey Cole, David Furlong, Mark Lawrence, Jenny Lee, Joe Pitts, Naomi Preston-Low, Helen Reuben.

Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, LONDON, SW10 9ED from Tuesday 11 July - Saturday 5 August.

Times: Tue – Sat Evening 19.30; Sat & Sun Matinees 15.00.

Admission: Box office: £18 - £23

https://finboroughtheatre.co.uk/ production/the-wind-and-the-rain/

JENN y TIMMEr’S exhibition

Photo by Henry Roberts

Receptionist & Administration Assistant

Responsible to: Administration Manager

Start date: ASAP

Salary: Grade 3 - £24,954 - £26,625 (FTE) pro rata

Status: Permanent Days and Hours: 25 hours per week: Monday to Thursday (12:30 – 17:30) Friday (12:00 – 17:00 Term time (plus two weeks)

Deadline: 13th July 2022

Role summary:

We are seeking to appoint a part time Receptionist to support a busy administrative team and to act as the first point of contact for students, parents and visitors. The receptionist will be an enthusiastic ambassador for Compass School Southwark, participating fully in the life of the school community.

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date.

For further information about the school and the Trust, please go to www.compass-schools.com.

Please visit https://compass-schools.com/recruitment/vacancies/ to download the information pack and application form to apply.

If you have any questions, contact us at recruitment@compass-schools.com or 0203 542 6506.

Compass Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding children and all appointments will require an enhanced DBS check.

Part-time Lunchtime Supervisors/Exam Invigilator

Responsible to: Senior Leadership Team

Start date: ASAP

Salary: Salary range £24.771 - £24,954 (FTE) £12.70 per hour

Days and Hours: 1 hour per day, five days per week, 13:00 - 14:00 Term time only

Deadline: 21st July 2023.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and committed individual with excellent communication skills to join our team working in a friendly, lively environment to ensure the security, safety and good conduct of our students at lunchtimes and where appropriate, during examinations*.

The successful candidates will be responsible for supervising students in an area of the school during the lunch break and will need to have a confident and positive approach when working with our young people.

*There may be exam invigilation opportunities available for the right candidate during examination periods.

Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview and to experience lunchtimes first hand.

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date.

For further information about the school and the Trust, please go to www.compass-schools.com.

Please visit https://compass-schools.com/recruitment/vacancies/ to download the information pack and application form to apply.

If you have any questions, contact us at recruitment@compass-schools.com or 0203 542 6506.

Compass Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding children and all appointments will require an enhanced DBS check.

5 July - 29 October 2023

Free Exhibition

South London Gallery

Abdulrazaq Awofeso, Seyi Adelekun, Chiizii, Ndidi Dike, Victor Ehikhamenor, Onyeka Igwe, Lagos Studio Archives, Adeyemi Michael, Christopher Obuh, Emeka Ogboh, Temitayo Ogunbiyi, Temitayo Shonibare, Yinka Shonibare.

Exhibition co-curated by Folakunle Oshun and the SLG

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (MELIOR STREET, WESTON STREET, MELIOR PLACE (TEMPORARY WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS AND TEMPORARY PROHIBITION)

1.The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that, because of development works, it made, an order, the effect of which would be to introduce various waiting and loading restrictions/road closure in part of the above named roads.

2.Whilst the restriction is in place, and whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to wait, including waiting for the purpose of loading and unloading at any time in:

(h) Melior Street - the existing ‘waiting restrictions’ (single yellow lines) will be converted to ‘at any time’ ‘waiting and loading’ restrictions (double yellow lines) located on the south west side from the junction with Fenning Street for a distance of 20m west

(i) Melior Street – the existing ‘waiting restrictions’ (single yellow lines) will be converted to a12m loading/unloading bay located on the south west side near No’s 14 loading will be 40 minutes, with no return within 2 hours

(j) Weston Street – the existing ‘waiting restrictions’ (single yellow lines) will be converted to ‘at any time’ ‘waiting and loading’ restrictions (double yellow lines) located on the south west side outside No’s 50 for a distance of 8m

(k) Melior Street - the existing ‘waiting restrictions’ (single yellow lines) will be converted to ‘at any time’ ‘waiting and loading’ restrictions (double yellow lines) located on the south west side outside No’s 14 to the junction with Weston Street.

(l) Weston Street – ‘disabled parking space’ 6m will be allocated from the end of the existing ‘paid by phone’ parking spaces located on the south east side between No’s 52/54

(m) Melior Place, ‘disabled parking space’ 6m will be allocated from the end of the existing ‘paid by phone’ parking spaces located on the north west side between No’s 1 and No’s 2 to 4

(n) Melior Street will be closed at it’s junction with Weston Street

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

4.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.

5.The restriction will come into force on the 13th July – 12th August 2024

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

Dated this 6th July 2023

Ian Law

Traffic Manager London Borough of Southwark Network Management Traded Services

Environment and Leisure

London SE1 5LX

MARRIAGE/CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS APPROVAL NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT FOR NEW APPLICATION/RENEWAL* TO LICENCES

Notice is given Dean Rigby and Hayden Bowman have applied to the London Borough of Southwark for renewal of approval of premises for marriage/civil partnership ceremonies at DoubleTree by Hilton London Docklands Riverside Hotel, 265a Rotherhithe Street, London SE16 5HW

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH

A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp

It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above (or by email via licensing@southwark.gov.uk) and be received by the Service within a period of 21 days starting the day after the date shown below.

Date of application: 6th July 2023

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (STONEY STREET)

(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 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) Stoney Street, opposite the junction with Winchester Walk to opposite No’s 15 Stoney Street

3.The alternative route for affected traffic will be (2a) as indicated by the signs displayed

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) 16th July – 17th July

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

Dated this 6th July 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) LO00000500327362404

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)

(ASHBOURNE GROVE, LORDSHIP LANE, BLAKES ROAD, EMBA STREET, VARCOE ROAD, NIGEL ROAD, PARK STREET, TRANTON ROAD, UPLAND ROAD, WESTON STREET, FOREST HILL 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 v ehicular 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) Ashbourne Grove, at it’s junction with Lordship Lane

(b) Lordship Lane, bus lane suspension in the north bound lane of carriageway between Chesterfield Grove and Ashbourne Grove

(c) Blakes Road, between Innes Street and Ferdinand Drive

(d) Emba Street, between Wilson Grove to it’s blocked end

(e) Varcoe Road, between Verney Road to the side of No’s 45 Batwa House

(f) Nigel Road, between Relf Road and Rye Lane

(g) Park Street, between No’s 59 and Bank End

(h) Tranton Road, between Keetons Road and Drummond Road

(i) Upland Road, between No’s 283 and No’s 313

(j) Weston Street, between St Thomas Street and Melior Street

(k) Weston Street, between St Thomas Street and Melior Street

(l) Forest Hill Road, between Canonbie Road for approximately 25m

(m) Lordship Lane, between Townley Road and Heber Road ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions will be imposed on both sides of the carriageway

3.The alternative route for affected traffic (2a) Lordship Lane, East Dulwich Grove, Melbourne Grove. Lordship Lane, Chesterfield Grove, Melbourne Grove. (2b) not applicable. (2c) Diamond Street, Southampton Way, Peckham Grove, Blakes Road. Innes Street, Chandler Street, Diamond Street. (2d) Janeway Street (2e) Bramcote Grove (2f) Peckham Rye, East Dulwich Road, Fenwick Road and Anstey Road. (2g) not applicable (2h) as indicated by the signs displayed (2i) Dunstans Road, Goodrich Road (2g) Wyneham Road, Beckwith Road, Elfindale Road, Herne Hill, Danecroft Road (2j) as indicated by the signs displayed (2k) as indicated by the signs displayed (2l) Forest Hill Road – Honor Oak Road, London Road, Lordship Lane, Barry Road, Peckham Rye (2m) 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) & (2b) 24th July (2c) 26th July (2d) 24th July – 21st September (2e) 21st – 22nd July (2f) 21st July (2g) 22nd – 23rd July (2h) 24th July – 31st August (2i) 24th July (2j) 22nd – 23rd July (2k) 24th – 26th July (2l) 24th July – 17th August (2m) 20th July – 30th August

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

Dated this 6th July 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)&(2b) 00063019-000000582 (2c) ROADCLOSURE/BLAKES (2d) BER2-EMST120-01(2e) crane (2f) LPPAT2122/0454/ELN (2g) LBSCR12980 (2h) BER5-TRAN85-01 (2i)

LPPAT2122/0290/JS (2j) LBSCR13031 (2k) LO00000500329329902 (2l) 00204255-00000006 (2m) 5515-02

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;

GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR AND SECOND FLOOR 98 RYE LANE LONDON

SOUTHWARK SE15 4RZ (Ref: 23/AP/1838)

Change of use of vacant commercial unit (Class E) to a bar and restaurant use (Sui Generis)

(Within: Rye Lane Peckham Holly Grove CA)

Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Sean

Gomes 020 7525 0666)

298 OLD KENT ROAD LONDON

SOUTHWARK SE1 (Ref: 23/AP/1391)

Construction of a mansard loft extension to create additional bedroom and bathroom

(Within: Thomas A'Beckett And High Street CA)

Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ewan Lawless 020 7525 1264)

TULIP HOUSE 70 BOROUGH HIGH STREET

LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 1XF (Ref: 23/AP/1714)

Replacement of windows with single glazed sash windows, new partitions & WCs at lower ground floor, replacement of casement window to mansard dormer with single glazed sash window, removal of safety railing at mansard roof level, and replacement of Spanish slate to mansard roof with welsh slate. Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Gemma Williams 07926087097)

16 CAMBERWELL CHURCH STREET

LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8QU (Ref: 23/AP/1533)

Change of use from house of multiple occupation (HMO) to 4 x studio and 1 x 1 bedroom self contained flats (Within: Camberwell Green CA) Reason(s) for publicity:

STDCA (Contact: Andre Verster 020 7525 5457)

137 FRIARY ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK

SE15 5UW (Ref: 23/AP/1744)

Listed Building Consent: - Rear extension within

the garden with glass doors, rooflights and lead cladding. - Removal of internal walls to reconfigure the kitchen, utility and GF bathroom. - Reconfiguration of rear part of rooms at 1st floor to form an en-suite bathroom. - New external windows to match existing throughout with slimline double glazing. - Loft insulation. Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Eleanor Heagney 020 7525 5403)

THE NEW SALVATION ARMY HEADQUARTERS 1 CHAMPION PARK

LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 8FA

(Ref: 23/AP/1747)

Five advertisements to be erected at The Salvation Army Territorial Headquarters, as follows Main building signage on the northern elevation 2 x banner flags above the main entrance on the northern elevation shield Salvation Army Signage on the eastern elevation Wayfinding signage on Champion Park (Within: Camberwell Grove Conservation

Area CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA

(Contact: Chloe Rimell 0207 525 1397)

7 PIONEER CENTRE FROBISHER PLACE

LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 2EE

(Ref: 23/AP/1767)

Removal of the existing single glazing on the upper floor from the window frames and the installation of new 12mm double glazing (7mm sightline conservation units) into the existing window frames. Proposal also includes the following refurbishment works: Replacement / new ironmongery; Silicone draughtproofing of existing opening windows; Servicing, easing and adjusting of opening windows and redecorating of window frames. Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Charlotte Brooks-Lawrie )

OLD GAS HOLDER OLD KENT ROAD

LONDON SOUTHWARK (Ref: 23/AP/1784)

Listed Building Consent: Installation of electronic communications apparatus Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Catherine Jeater 020 7525 5375)

BUNCH OF GRAPES 2 ST THOMAS STREET

LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 9RS

Ref: 23/AP/1614)

New pergola with retractable roof and extended floor area to the outside space to the rear of the property. New fixtures and fittings installed internally. (Within: Borough High Street CA)

Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Eleanor Heagney 020 7525 5403)

FLAT A 2 BERMONDSEY SQUARE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 3UN (Ref: 23/AP/1720)

Re-conversion of the building to a single family dwellinghouse from two flats, and light refurbishment. Works to comprise: replacement of 2 internal door at ground floor; removal of hob from the kitchen at ground floor. (Within: Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876)

44 GRANGE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 3BH (Ref: 23/AP/1820)

Replacement of roof (Like for like) at 44 Grange Road. Roof will be stripped, damaged timber repaired/replace, and a new breathable membrane installed to existing roof profiles. Roof profile will be clad with natural slates. Box gutters and lead work will be replaced as required. (Within: Bermondsey Street CA)

Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Sandy Ng )

303 CARDAMOM BUILDING 31 SHAD THAMES LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 2YR (Ref: 23/AP/1795)

Listed Building Consent: Installation of new boiler and extract through outer wall. Part of

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

redevelopment of the unit applied for in previous application ref. 23/AP/1489 (Within: Tower Bridge CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Sandy Ng )

Dated: 04 Jul 2023 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date.

STEPHEN PLATTS - Director of Planning and Growth

NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION

Proposed development at 1 - 7 Stamford Street together with Land at 18 Blackfriars Road bounded By Stamford Street Paris Garden and Christ Church Gardens London SE1 8NY. I give notice that Black Pearl Limited is applying to the London Borough of Southwark for planning permission for “Part demolition to the rear of 1 and 3 – 7 Stamford Street together with: the erection of a ground plus three-storey podium comprising retail, leisure, office, education, gallery, library and assembly room uses; two levels of basement for servicing, plant, car and cycle parking plus pit access within a partial basement at level three; two residential buildings of 22 and 40 storeys above podium; an office building of 45 storeys above podium; improvements to the existing public house; landscaping at ground and podium levels; replacement boundary at the southern edge of the Site; plant and all other associated, enabling and ancillary works.” and associated Listed Building Consent for: “Demolition of rear extension at 3-7 Stamford Street together with removal of roof-level plant and modern elements at 1 and 3-7 Stamford Street; internal and external renovation and alterations throughout including replacement of windows and stairs, works to connect the listed buildings including a glazed infill and all other associated and ancillary works.”

Any owner* of the land or tenant** who wishes to make representation about this application should write to the Council at Planning Department, London Borough of Southwark, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH within 21 days beginning with the date of publication of this notice.

Signed: DP9 Ltd on behalf of Black Pearl Limited

Date: 6th July 2023

* “owner” means a person having a freehold interest or a leasehold interest the unexpired term of which is not less than seven years, or, in the case of development consisting of the winning or working of materials, a person entitled to an interest in a mineral in the land (other than oil, gas, coal, gold or silver).

** “tenant” means a tenant of an agricultural holding any part of which is comprise in the land.

Statement of owner’s rights The grant of planning permission does not affect owner’s rights to retain or dispose of their property, unless there is some provision to the contrary in an agreement or in a lease. Statement of agricultural tenant’s rights The grant of planning permission for non-agricultural development may affect agricultural tenant’s security of tenure.

To place a public notice, please email em@cm-media.co.uk Our weekly deadline is 4pm on Tuesday’s

PUBLIC NOTICE

London Borough of Southwark

NOTICE OF DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR SELECTIVE LICENSING

Section 80, Housing Act 2004

1. The London Borough of Southwark (“The Council”) in exercise of its powers under section 80 of the Housing Act 2004 ("the Act") hereby designates for selective licensing the areas described in paragraph 5

CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND DURATION

2. These 2 Designations shall be known as the London Borough of Southwark Designations for Areas for Selective Licensing 2022. All privately rented residential accommodation situated within the designated areas must be licensed with the Council unless subject to sta tutory exemption as set out in paragraph 6.

3. The Designations are made on 6 December 2022. The Designations fall within a description of designations for which confirmation is required by Secretary of State. On 14 June 2023 the Secretary of State confirmed the Designations, and the Designations sh all come into force on 1 November 2023.

4. The Designations shall cease to have effect on 31 October 2028 (not more than 5 years) or earlier if the Council revokes the scheme under section 84 of the Act.

AREA TO WHICH THE DESIGNATION APPLIES

5. These designations shall apply to the following areas of the London Borough of Southwark. Designation 3 is delineated in red with the area itself coloured light blue on the map and Designation 4 is delineated in red with the area itself coloured darker blue on the map both in annex A below. The following wards are included in each

Wards included in Designation 3Wards included in Designation 4

North Walworth Camberwell Green Peckham Rye

Nunhead & Queens Road Chaucer Rotherhithe

Old Kent Road Dulwich Hill Rye Lane

Peckham Dulwich Wood South Bermondsey

London Bridge & West Bermondsey Surrey Docks

APPLICATION OF THE DESIGNATION

6. This designation applies to any house1 which is let or occupied under a tenancy or licence within the area described in paragraph 5 unless:

a. the house is a house in multiple occupation [HMO] that falls within the nationally prescribed category of HMO that is required to be licensed as a ‘mandatory HMO’ under section 55(2)(a) Part 2 of the Act2;

b. the house is a house in multiple occupation that falls within the prescribed category of HMO that is required to be licensed under the London Borough of Southwark Designation of an Area for Additional Licensing of Houses of Multiple Occupation made on 1 January 2022 under Section 56 of the Housing Act 20043;

c. the tenancy or licence of the house has been granted by a registered social landlord4;

d. the house is subject to an Interim or Final Management Order under Part 4 of the Act;

e. the house is subject to a temporary exemption under section 86 of the Act; or

f. the house is occupied under a tenancy or licence which is exempt under the Act or the occupation is of a building or part of a building so exempt as defined in Paragraph 5(f): Exempted tenancies or licences, Selective Licensing of Houses (Specified Exemptions) (England) Order 2006 SI 370/2006.

EFFECT OF THE DESIGNATION

6. Subject to sub paragraphs 6(a) to (f) every house in the area specified in paragraph 5 that is occupied under a tenancy or licence shall be required to be licensed under section 85 of the Act.6

7. The London Borough of Southwark will comply with the notification requirements contained in section 83 of the Act and shall maintain a register of all houses registered under this designation, as required under section 232 of the Act.5

If you are a landlord, managing agent or a tenant, or if you require information regarding this designation, or to apply for a licence, further information and assistance is available from the Council’s Private Rented Property Licensing Team by telephone on 020 7525 3114 or by email to resi@southwark.gov.uk, or by writing to Private Sector Housing Enforcement Service, PO Box 70063, Queens Road, London, SE15 2HP.

The Designation may be inspected at the above address during office hours. All landlords, managing agents or tenants within the designated area should obtain advice to ascertain whether their property is affected by the Designation by contacting the Council’s Private Rented Property Licensing Team.

Upon the Designation coming into force any person having control of or who manages a licensable property without a licence or allows a licensed property to be occupied by more households or persons other than as authorised by a licence, is liable to prosecution and upon summary conviction is liable to an unlimited fine pursuant to the provisions of section 95 of the Housing Act 2004. A person who breaches a condition of a licence is liable upon summary conviction to an unlimited fine. The Council, as an alternative to initiating a prosecution, may pursue one or more of a range of other enforcement actions including the imposition of a financial penalty of up to £30,000 and/or taking management control of the unlicensed property. Further, where an offence has been committed an application may also be made by the Council and/or tenant under the provisions of section 96 and 97 of the Housing Act 2004 for a Rent Repayment Order to pay back up to 12 months’ rent, Housing Benefit or Universal Credit. No notice under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 may be given in relation to an assured shorthold tenancy of the whole or part of an unlicensed house so long as it remains an unlicensed house.

Signed by Caroline Bruce, Strategic Director of Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth for and on behalf of the London Borough of Southwark on 14 June 2023

1 For the definition of "house" see sections 79 and 99 of the Act

2 Section 55 of the Act defines which Houses in Multiple Occupation are required to be licensed under the Act. See also The Lic ensing of Houses.in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Descriptions) (England) Order 2005 (SI 2006/371)

3 Additional Licensing covers HMOs that are not within the scope of Mandatory HMO Licensing where tenants share one or more ‘basic amenities’ i.e. a WC, personal washing facilities or cooking facilities. ‘Section 257’ HMO buildings would need a selective licence unless; an individual flat was itself multiply occupied which would need an additional or mandatory HMO licence depending on the number of persons accommodated or, where the building or part of a building is of three or more storeys that have been converted into three or more self-contained flats and where both the building and self -contained f lats it contains are under the same ownership or considered by the council to be effectively under the same control.

4 Section 79 (3) of the Act. For the definition of a Registered Social Landlord see Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996 Section 232 of the Act and paragraph 11 of SI 373/2006

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Annex A: 2 Maps below showing selective licensing designations 3 and 4 with the designation boundaries marked in red and the designation areas marked in light blue for designation 3 and blue for designation 4

Designation 3

Map below showing selective licensing designation 3 with the designation boundaries marked in red and the designation areas marked in light blue

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Designation 4

Maps below showing selective licensing designation 4 with the designation boundaries marked in red and the designation areas marked in blue for designation 4

Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015

Notice under Article 13 of Application for Planning Permission

Proposed Development at: 747-759 & 765-775 Old Kent Road & Land at Devonshire Grove, London, SE15 1NZ.

We give notice that: Regal Barkwest Limited is applying to the London Borough of Southwark for planning permission for:

‘Phased mixed-use redevelopment of the site, comprising:

• Demolition of all existing buildings/structures, site clearance and excavation;

• Construction of buildings to provide residential dwellings (Class C3) and flexible commercial, business and service space (Class E);

• Construction of buildings to provide purpose built student accommodation including associated amenity and ancillary space, flexible commercial, business, service and community spaces within Classes E/F2(b) (Sui Generis);

• Provision of associated car and cycle parking, open space and landscaping, means of access and highway alterations, installation of plant and utilities and all other associated ancillary works incidental to the development.’

Any owner* of the land or tenant** who wishes to make representations about this application should write to: Patrick Cronin, Planning Department, Southwark Council, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH within 21 days beginning with the date of publication of this notice.

Signed: Lichfields

On behalf of: Regal Barkwest Limited

Date : 6th July 2023

* “owner” means a person having a freehold interest or a leasehold interest the unexpired term of which is not less than seven years, or, in the case of development consisting of the winning or working of minerals, a person entitled to an interest in a mineral of the land (other than oil, gas, gold or silver).

** ”tenant” means a tenant of an agricultural holding any part of which is comprised in the land.

Statement of owners’ rights

The grant of planning permission does not affect owners’ rights to retains or dispose of their property, unless there is some provision to the contrary in an agreement or in a lease.

Statement of agricultural tenants’ rights

The grant of planning permission for non-agricultural development may affect agricultural tenants’ security of tenure.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark

PUBLIC NOTICE:

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 29

THE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2023

1.The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Traffic Order under section 29 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.

2.The purpose of the Order is to facilitate play streets, as indicated in the schedule to this notice.

3.The effect of the Order is to prohibit any vehicle or cyclist from:-

(a) entering or proceeding in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice on the date and between the hours specified in that schedule;.

(b) waiting (including waiting for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle) in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice.

4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:

(a) any vehicle being used for the purposes of that event or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;

(b) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by the Council of the London Borough of Southwark.

5.The alternative route will be adjacent roads as applicable

For information regarding this notice, please contact Network & Parking at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk

Dated this 6th July 2023

Notice of Application to Vary a Premises Licence made under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003

Please take notice that I / we Kix Bar + Kitchen have made application to Southwark Council to vary the Premises Licence in respect of Kix Bar + Kitchen, 57 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9ET.

The proposed variation is as follows: *To amend condition 344 to read: That intoxicating liquor shall not be sold or supplied on the premises otherwise than to persons taking table meals there and for consumption by such persons as an ancillary to his or her meal except for customers in the company of people eating a substantial meal to a maximum of 10 such customers throughout the premises, the exception to this being that between the hours of 2300hrs and 0000hrs alcohol may be supplied for consumption on the premises without the purchase of food.

*Opening hours & retail sale of alcohol: Stated in below section.

*Capacity increase on Friday & Saturday to: 60 People.

The retail sale of alcohol: Sunday to Thursday 11:00 23:00

Opening hours:

Friday & Saturday 11:00 00:00

Sunday to Thursday 09:00 23:30

Friday & Saturday 09:00 00:30

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by:

The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH

A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp

It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above (or by email via licensing@southwark.gov.uk) and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below.

Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Date of application: 29th June 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: playstreets/streetpartiesJune23

Schedule

Road Closure location Date and time of closure

Beckwith Road Wyneham Road – Red Post HillSunday 9th July 2pm – 5pm

Kelvington Road Athenlay Road – Hawkslade Road Saturday 8th July12pm – 9pm

Rainbow StreetDowlas Street – St Georges SchoolSaturday 8th July 10am – 9.15pm

Stuart RoadCheltenham Road – Borland Road Saturday 8th July 11am – 9pm

Wroxton Road Lulworth Road – Lanvanor Road Saturday 8th July 11am – 8pm

-LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

CYCLE HANGARS – 23/24 BATCH 1

The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (Cycle hangars) (No. *) Order 202*

The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places and Waiting restrictions) (Cycle hangars) (No. *) Order 202*

1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The effects of the orders would be:-

(a) to provide cycle hangars on the carriageway, each 2.55 metres in length, 2.05 metres in width and aligned parallel to the kerb, at the following locations:-

AMOTT ROAD south-east side, south-west of its junction with Fenwick Road;

ANN MOSS WAY south-east side, opposite No. 17 Ann Moss Way (next to existing hangar);

ANSDELL ROAD north-east side, opposite No. 6b Ansdell Road (next to existing hangar);

AYSGARTH ROAD south-west side, south-east of its junction with Turney Road;

BELFORT ROAD north-west side, opposite No. 1 Belfort Road;

BELLENDEN ROAD north-west side, opposite No. 211 Bellenden Road (next to existing hangar);

BOWEN DRIVEsouth-west side, south of No. 142 Bowen Drive;

CHADWICK ROAD north side, opposite No. 93 Chadwick Road;

CHOUMERT GROVE south-west side, north-west of its junction with Choumert Road;

DANBY STREET south-east side, o/s No. 80 Danby Street;

DE LAUNE STREET south-east side, side of No. 8 Braganza Street;

DODDINGTON GROVE north-west side, side of Nos. 60 and 62 Braganza Street;

DOLBEN STREET north side, o/s No. 33 Bear Lane (next to existing hangar);

DULWICH WOOD AVENUE south-west side, o/s No. 27 Dulwich Wood Road;

ELMWOOD ROAD east side, side of No. 21 Wyneham Road;

ENID STREET south-west side, north-west of its junction with Neckinger Estate Road;

FERRIS ROAD south side, side of No. 9 Ferris Road (next to existing hangar);

HINCKLEY ROAD south-east side, side of No. 6 Gowlett Road;

KITSON ROAD west side, side of No. 19 New Church Road;

LANCASTER STREET south-west side, o/s Markstone House Lancaster Street;

LANDCROFT ROAD north-east side, opposite No. 78 Landcroft Road;

LARCOM STREET south-east side, o/s St John's Institute Larcom Street;

LEATHERMARKET STREET north side, opposite No. 3 Leathermarket Street (next to existing hangar);

LIMESFORD ROAD north-west side, south-west of its junction with Ivydale Road;

LINNELL ROAD south-east side, south-west of its junction with Shenley Road;

MAUDE ROAD south-east side, south-west of its junction with Vestry Road;

MERROW STREET north-west side, opposite No. 12 Merrow Street (Clarence House);

NECKINGER south-west side, north of its junction with Spa Road;

OGLANDER ROAD north-west side, opposite No. 27 Oglander Road;

ONEGA GATE south-west side, o/s Nos. 1 and 2 Onega Gate;

PARADISE STREET north-west side, north-east of its junction with West Lane;

RAINBOW STREET south-east side, o/s Nos. 1 to 11 Rainbow Street (next to existing hangar);

RUSKIN WALK south-west side, opposite the side of No. 1 Warmington Road;

SHEPPARD DRIVE north-west side, north-east of its junction with Catlin Street (next to existing hangar);

SONDES STREET south-east side, south-west of its junction with Portland Street;

SWAN ROAD south-west side, north-west of its junction with Seth Street;

SWAN STREET south-east side, o/s Gloucester Court Swan Street;

THE GARDENS south-east side, opposite No. 15 The Gardens;

VESTRY ROAD north-east side, opposite No. 74 Vestry Road (next to existing hangar);

(b) formalise an existing cycle hangar north-east side of ANSDELL ROAD opposite No. 8a Ansdell Road;

(c) relocate existing cycle hangars in: (i) SCYLLA ROAD by 23m south-eastward (new location south side, o/s No. 14 Scylla Road), (ii) ST MARYCHURCH STREET by 40m south and south-westward (new location south-east side, south-west of its junction with Rupack Street), and (iii) VESTRY ROAD southwestward by 1.5m (new location north-east side, opposite No. 74 Vestry Road);

(d) to provide a cycle hangar (2.55 metres in length and 2.05 metres in width), on the footway of KINGS GROVE east side opposite No. 101 Kings Grove, aligned parallel to the south-western edge of the footway area;

NOTES: (1) The measures in 2 (e)-(y) are proposed so as to accommodate the provision of the new cycle hangars or re-located cycle hangars and in those locations referred to above. (2) ‘permit’ refers to parking places for holders of valid parking permits within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) listed, ‘shared-use’ refers to parking places in which holders of a valid permit for the CPZ listed or ‘pay’ paid ticket holders are permitted to park within the permitted hours. ‘SYLs’ refer to 'timed, and ‘DYLs’ refer to 'at any time' waiting restrictions. (3) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (4) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking

(e) in CPZ 'B' reduce 'permit' by 4.55m in CHOUMERT ROAD (17.5m remains);

(f) in CPZ 'C1' reduce 'permit' by 3.55m in DOLBEN STREET (6m remains);

(g) in CPZ 'C2' reduce 'permit' by 3.55m in LANCASTER STREET (13.5m remains);

(h) in CPZ 'D' reduce 'permit' by 3.55m in SWAN STREET (20.5m remains);

(i) in CPZ 'E' reduce 'permit' by 3.55m in DE LAUNE STREET (20m remains) and in DODDINGTON GROVE (32.5m remains);

(j) in CPZ 'EC' reduce 'permit' by 3.55m in RAINBOW STREET (12m remains);

(k) in CPZ 'F' reduce 'permit' by 3.55m in LEATHERMARKET STREET (44.5m remains);

(l) in CPZ 'G' reduce 'permit' by 3.55m in PARADISE STREET (12.5m remains);

(m) in CPZ 'GR' reduce 'shared-use' by 3.55m in ENID STREET (46m remains), and in NECKINGER (29.5m remains);

(n) in CPZ 'H' reduce 'permit' by 3.55m in SWAN ROAD (81m remains);

(o) in CPZ 'HH' split and reduce 'permit' by 4.55m in RUSKIN WALK (total of 12.5m remains);

(p) in CPZ 'LG' reduce 'permit' by 8.5m in MAUDE ROAD (6m remains);

(q) in CPZ 'M1' split and reduce 'permit' by 4.55m in LARCOM STREET (total of 26.5m remains);

(r) in CPZ 'M2' reduce 'shared-use' by 3.55m in MERROW STREET (24.5m remains) and by 4.55m in SONDES STREET(48.5m remains);

(s) in CPZ 'NC' split and reduce 'permit' by 4.55m in KITSON ROAD (total of 114m remains);

(t) in CPZ 'P' split and reduce 'permit' by 4.55m in ELMWOOD ROAD (total of 106.5m remains);

(u) in CPZ 'PR' (i) reduce 'permit' by 3.55m LINNELL ROAD (100.5m remains), and (ii) reduce 'shareduse' by 3.55m in VESTRY ROAD (5m remains);

(v) in CPZ 'PW' (i) reduce 'permit' by 3.55m in AMOTT ROAD (17m remains), 1.55m in BELLENDEN ROAD (31.5m remains) and 3m OGLANDER ROAD (112m remains), and (ii) split and reduce 'permit' by 4.55m in DANBY STREET (total of 168.5m remains) and in HINCKLEY ROAD (total of 67.5m remains);

(w) in CPZ 'Q' split and reduce 'permit' by 4.55m in CHADWICK ROAD (total of 45.5m remains);

(x) in CPZ 'S' reduce 'permit' by 3.55m in ANN MOSS WAY (8m remains), in ONEGA GATE (47m remains);

(y) add new lengths of DYLs (i) 5m in MAUDE ROAD, (ii) 1m in AMOTT ROAD, ANN MOSS WAY, AYSGARTH ROAD, BELLENDEN ROAD, BOWEN DRIVE, DE LAUNE STREET, DODDINGTON GROVE, DOLBEN STREET, DULWICH WOOD AVENUE, ENID STREET, LANCASTER STREET, LEATHERMARKET STREET, LINNELL ROAD, MERROW STREET, NECKINGER, OGLANDER ROAD, ONEGA GATE, PARADISE STREET, RAINBOW STREET, SCYLLA ROAD, ST MARYCHURCH STREET, SWAN ROAD, SWAN STREET, VESTRY ROAD, and (iii) 2m in ANSDELL ROAD, BELFORT ROAD, CHADWICK ROAD, CHOUMERT GROVE, DANBY STREET, ELMWOOD ROAD, FERRIS ROAD, HINCKLEY ROAD, KITSON ROAD, LANDCROFT ROAD, LARCOM STREET, LIMESFORD ROAD, RUSKIN WALK, SHEPPARD DRIVE, SONDES STREET, THE GARDENS; (z) in CPZ 'B' formalise 9.5m existing 'permit' in CHOUMERT GROVE south-west side, north-west of its junction with Choumert Road; -

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(aa) formalise shape of an existing Disabled Persons Parking Place in BOWEN DRIVE south-west side, south of No. 142 Bowen Drive to better reflect what is in the street; and

(ab) formalise existing lengths of (i) SYLs in SWAN ROAD (8m) south-west side across its junction with Seth Street, and (ii) existing DYLs in CHADWICK ROAD (1m) north side opposite No. 93 Chadwick Road.

3. For more information about these proposals please contact David Bass of the Council's Highways, Transport Projects team: Highways@southwark.gov.uk

4.Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Orders, and a statement of the Council's reasons for making the Orders) may be found online at www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders; paper or digital copies of plans showing the location and effect of the Orders and the supporting documents may be requested by emailing traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH - from the date of this Notice until the end of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Orders are made. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 020 7525 3497) for booking details.

5. Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to the proposals, may use our consultation portal at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark; or send a statement in writing to: Traffic Order Consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference ‘TMO2324004 Cycle Hangars B1’ by 27 July 2023. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

6. Under requirements of current access to information legislation, any letter, form or e-mail sent to the Council in response to this Notice may be subject to publication or disclosure, or both, including communication to other persons affected.

Dated 6 July 2023

Dale Foden - Head of Service, Highways

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK TRUNDLE STREET AREA

The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (Trundle Street area) Order 2023

The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting restrictions) (Trundle Street area) Order 2023

The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes) (Toulmin Street and Trundle Street) Traffic Order 2023

1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 6 July 2023 it has made the above Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The effects of the Orders are to:-

(a) introduce one-way south-westbound traffic working for all vehicles in the entirety of TOULMIN STREET with corresponding advisory ‘right turn only’ from Bittern Street and advisory ‘left turn only’ from Pickwick Street, and ‘no entry’ from Great Suffolk Street into Toulmin Street;

(b) introduce one-way north-eastbound (progressing into south-eastbound) traffic working in the entirety of TRUNDLE STREET with corresponding ‘no entry’ from Weller Street into Trundle Street;

(c) formally remove (i) an existing south-westbound one-way working in part of WELLER STREET (between its junction with Lant Street/Toulmin Street and its junction with Trundle Street) and (ii) the corresponding prescribed turns from LANT STREET and TOULMIN STREET;

(d) make amendments to existing permit-holders only parking places within Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) 'C2':-

(i) in LANT STREET north-east side opposite its junction with Bittern Street increase by 2.5m in length (new length 40m),

(ii) in TOULMIN STREET north-west side (south of Pickwick Street) relocate 1.5m south-westward towards its junction with Bittern Street,

(iii) in TOULMIN STREET north-west side (north of Pickwick Street) reduce in length by 3.5m,

(iv) in TRUNDLE STREET north-east side remove bay (31m in length), and

(v) in WELLER STREET north-west side o/s No. 15 increase by 2m in length (new length 15m);

(e) in TRUNDLE STREET south-west side add new permit-holders only parking place (38m in length) in CPZ ‘C2’;

(f) in WELLER STREET north-west side o/s No. 15, remove 1m of existing ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines), and

(g) amend existing ‘timed’ waiting restrictions (single yellow lines) in LANT STREET, TOULMIN STREET, TRUNDLE STREET, and WELLER STREET to accommodate the above-mentioned parking changes.

NOTES: (1) Exemptions apply for items 2(a) and (b) preceding in respect of emergency service vehicles. (2) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (3) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking

3. Copies of the Orders, which will come into force on 10 July 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.

4. Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order/s or of any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order/s may, within six weeks of the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 6 July 2023

Dale Foden - Head of Service, Highways

By Mark Baldwin

FErOZE khuShI hit the last ball of the match for six, despite Chris Jordan trying to flick the ball back to Jamie Overton as he went over the boundary rope, as Essex dramatically gave themselves a chance of clinching a vitality blast quarter-final place last weekend.

The Eagles will need South Group leaders Somerset to beat Kent at Taunton if they are to progress but Khushi’s 35 not out from 26 balls at least meant they did not waste an Essex T20 record stand between Michael Pepper and Dan Lawrence as they chased down Surrey’s 195 for six to win by three wickets in a thrilling finish.

Khushi and Shane Snater had taken five singles from the first five balls of Sean Abbott’s final over, to leave Essex needing three to win from the last delivery. Khushi swung hard and high, Jordan sprinted round from long on to grab the ball as his momentum took him over the ropes but Surrey’s captain could not throw it back infield for Overton to complete the catch –and Essex celebrated.

Pepper and Lawrence certainly deserved to be on the winning side, smashing 140 for the second wicket from just 11 overs in a blitz of boundaries that featured nine sixes and 11 fours.

Sunil Narine had earlier blasted six sixes and seven fours in a 38-ball unbeaten 78 but then both Pepper and Lawrence produced hitting of similar ferocity to score 75 from 39 balls and 58 off 32 balls respectively.

By the 10-over mark Essex were totally in control at 130 for one as Pepper, who struck five sixes and six fours, and Lawrence, with four sixes and five fours, entertained a 15,000 crowd in exhilarating fashion.

Surrey’s bowlers looked incapable of stopping the carnage, and even West Indies mystery spinner Narine – one of the best T20 bowlers in world cricket - conceded 19 from his first over, the eighth of the innings, as Pepper reverse-swept and straightdrove him for sixes and also swept him conventionally for four.

Lawrence, who has signed to play for Surrey from next April, reached his fifty from 26 balls to Pepper’s 24 and launched Narine for one final six from the first ball of the 12th over before falling two balls later to a catch at long off.

But Pepper fell attacking Jordan in the next over, and Surrey fought back as Paul Walter, Matt Critchley – brilliantly run out by Jason Roy – Daniel Sams, who did swing Sam Curran for six, and Simon Harmer all fell cheaply while Khushi kept chipping

surrey downed by eagles

Essex win thriller on last ball

away at the runs required. Twenty off three overs finally became eight off the last over – and the 24-year-old Khushi, at the last, prevailed.

Narine had earlier also struck seven fours in his own superb exhibition of clean hitting while Roy made 28 from 24 balls on his return to action after almost two months on the sidelines with a calf injury.

Surrey were 57 for two after the six-over powerplay, after Essex had chosen to field, with Roy clubbing Sam Cook for a six and two fours – the first an extraordinary scoop past short fine leg – in the fifth over.

Laurie Evans went cheaply, flicking Aaron Beard to deep square leg, but Will Jacks drove the same bowler high and wide of mid off for four and pulled him for six before being yorked by Cook for 23.

Sam Curran fell to Harmer for only three but Narine warmed to his task by smearing the off spinner over the deep mid wicket ropes and then lofting Snater straight for another six.

Overton took two sixes in an over off Sams during a quickfire 23, before being caught in the deep, and Narine went on his

merry way by thumping Walter’s left-arm seamers straight into the Pavilion and then over wide long on into the Bedser Stand.

Narine finished the innings in style by hitting Sams over the long on boundary and then clipping the last ball of the 20th over off his stumps to the fine leg ropes.

Essex’s reply began badly with Adam Rossington mis-hitting Sam Curran to mid on but the England all-rounder’s next over, the third of the innings, went for a remarkable 31 runs as Pepper began and ended it with sixes and took two fours besides. With a wide, two free hit no balls and a Lawrence boundary thrown in, the Eagles were suddenly 41 for one after just three overs and flying.

Gus Atkinson was then struck for two straight sixes by Lawrence, the second of them from a full toss no ball, as both he and Pepper did as they pleased with the Surrey attack.

Surrey captain Jordan said: “I’m really proud of the boys for the way we fought back in the field to try to get the win that would have clinched us a home quarterfinal tie. We are now going to have to play

Surrey’s Jamie Overton

Ark Globe Academy reach national final

By Sport Reporter

Ark gLOBE Academy students defeated top established schools to secure their spot in the national final of english Schools Track & Field Cup this Saturday (July 8).

Ark Globe Junior Boys (Year 7 and 8) athletics team won the London, Herts and Middlesex regional final to qualify for the national final with the second highest points total in the country.

This was no easy feat, as there are over 3,500 secondary schools, and the students defeated a host of established state, grammar and independent schools to secure their spot in the finals.

away in the quarter-finals but at this stage of the competition you have to play a top team so we will keep on trying to improve our performance.

“It’s good to have Jason Roy back fit and we are buzzing to have him with us now as we go into the last eight. He’s an international quality cricketer and adds so much to our group.

“T20 is always a game of fine margins and we so nearly won it in the end today. I sprinted around as fast as I could from that last ball and I took the catch but felt that my next step would have taken me over the boundary rope so I tried to get the ball away to Jamie who was running round from deep mid wicket. Unfortunately I couldn’t manage to do that and the ball fell to the ground over the ropes so it was six.

“We did well though to take the game so deep. It was just a case of hanging in there and we had the mindset when they started so well that we had to try to take it as far as we could, and it was a great effort in the end to get it to the last ball.”

Surrey are away to Lancashire Lightning this Friday (July 7).

The students are examples of living the Ark Globe ‘Culture Pyramid’, exuding professionalism and growth mindset. The team achieve their goals by demonstrating commitment, determination, and resilience. The school’s success is a consequence of the support from not only their dedicated PE department but also their wider staff community including their catering team who create scientifically nutritious smoothies ensuring the students have the energy they need to perform their best. Executive principal of the Elephant & Castle school, Mr Matt Jones OBE, said: “Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is too thinly spread. However, it is still possible to achieve elite level performance, in every aspect of education, with hard work, the right support and setting ambitious objectives. This wonderful achievement demonstrates that children from Ark Globe Academy can compete with the very best, not only in academics, but also on the sports field.”

Lucky thirteen for the Hamlet

By John Kelly

DuLWICh hAMLET have continued their summer rebuilding work with three more signings, bringing their total number of recruits to thirteen so far this summer.

Manager Hakan Hayrettin has brought in defender Cem Tumkaya from SCEFL Premier Division Cray Valley.

Tumkaya was with Cray from 201516 and made 236 appearances, scoring fourteen goals.

“It’s a big moment for me, it’s the first time in my career that I will have been playing at this level so it is really exciting and to come to Dulwich, one of the better

clubs at this level,” Tumkaya said. “I can’t wait to start.”

Goalkeeper R'avan Constable has arrived from Hanwell Town.

The 28-year-old Jamaican played for Hayrettin and assistant Terry Harris at Maidstone United.

“I’m delighted to become a part of Dulwich Hamlet, and I am raring to go here" Constable said. “It’s great to be back with Hak and Terry, they have great determination, they make everything so straightforward for a player, and that is something I feel I need from coaches.

“This season will hopefully be a strong one and I can help the club go back up. I will be quiet off the pitch, relaxed

and observing things, but on it, I'm a totally different person, I'm a beast! I'm constantly shouting and organising my back four, screaming at everyone to put their all in.”

Luke Wanadio is back at Dulwich for a third spell after playing for the club in 2014-15 and 2018-19.

The 30-year-old winger scored ten goals in 43 appearances for National League South Dover Athletic last season.

“It’s good to be back,” Wanadio said. “It’s great to be somewhere I know well and with a few players that I know really well, it's a great feeling. It's a club with a massive fanbase and a stadium that's great to play in.”

Surrey 195/6 lost to Essex Eagles 199/7 by three wickets

© Mark Sandom

Hakan Hayrettin

youngster could offer silver lining for palace

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi could make step-up after superb season

By Wilf MacDonnell

JeSUrUN rAk-SAkyi may well be the one silver lining after Michael Olise’s hamstring injury dented Crystal Palace’s pre-season plans.

Olise suffered a grade 3 hamstring tear while on international duty with France at the Under-21 European Championships, meaning he will likely miss at least the first couple of months of the season. The additional issue is that once Olise returns, he will effectively have to have his own mini pre-season to get up to match fitness.

Rak-Sakyi spent last season on loan at Charlton Athletic where he won the club’s player of the season award, earning 46 per cent of the fans’ votes. Rak-Sakyi had an excellent season in SE7, becoming the second player under the age of 20 to record fifteen or more goals and eight or more assists in League One history. The other was a certain Dele Alli at MK Dons.

The 20-year-old operated largely off the right side for the Addicks, whether it was on the right of a front three in the 4-3-3 formation used mainly towards the end of the season, or slightly more defensively on the right of a midfield four as Charlton operated earlier in the campaign. RakSakyi was a genuine threat in either role, contributing importantly during his season at the club.

He possesses the dribbling ability that has become a hallmark of players produced in South London. The likes of Wilfried Zaha, Jadon Sancho, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ademola Lookman have all come through in recent years and praised their London upbringing for developing this unique part of their games. Rak-Sakyi looks to be no different. His ability in one-on-one

situations meant that opposition teams had to double up on him which not only left space for his team-mates but also didn’t always stop him.

The youngster also looks to be able to combine his qualities on the ball with being clinical in the final third, something that can often hinder a winger's ability to rise through the leagues. One look at his goal catalogue from the 2022-23 season and it’s clear he has a huge range of finishes at his disposal: goals ranging from outside-ofthe-foot finishes across goal, weaker-foot shots into the roof of the net and sweetlystruck first-time volleys are all on show. If he is going to break into Roy Hodgson’s first team at Palace there will be areas of his game to improve. His time in League One looks to have helped the winger build strength on the ball but of course in the modern day that isn’t enough in the Premier League. He will have to work tirelessly without the ball to earn Hodgson’s trust. Players like Palace's Jordan Ayew will always have significant game-time under any manager for exactly this reason, the desire to chase, press and win the ball back. Palace will also have another young winger to make an assessment on over the course of pre-season in Malcolm Ebiowei. The nineteen-year-old signed from Derby County in 2022 and spent the end of last season out on loan at Hull City where he played twelve times. Ebiowei’s loan spell was less impressive but was at a higher level, something Hodgson and the Palace staff will no doubt take into consideration. If the club are to look for internal solutions for Olise’s injury and Zaha’s potential exit, then it is hard to imagine them ignoring the two youngsters chomping at the bit for a chance of first-team football.

Chelsea intentions clear as they continue transfer splurge

By Wilf MacDonnell

ChELSEA ArE continuing to build towards the future by recruiting talented young players.

In recent weeks, the Blues have confirmed the signings of Nicolas Jackson (22) and Dujuan Richards (17) from Villareal and Phoenix Academy, respectively. Chelsea are also expected to complete the signing of Brazilian talent, Angelo (18), from Santos in the coming weeks.

Out of the three players, Jackson is expected to be used in the first team more immediately. Manager Mauricio Pochettino is looking to move on PierreEmerick Aubameyang and Romelu Lukaku, with the younger David Datro Fofana potentially heading out on loan. If the deals go through, Chelsea will be left with a space to fill at the top of the pitch with Kai Havertz, who often covered for the lack of a number 9 last season, now plying his trade in North London for Arsenal.

Jackson will therefore have some

weight of expectation on him, especially considering he proved himself in La Liga last season where he scored twelve goals and got four assists.

Richards is a different case entirely.

Born and Raised in Jamaica, Richards had a trial at Newcastle in February 2023 which reportedly went very well but the Magpies didn’t pursue a deal. Now Chelsea have taken the opportunity to sign the youngster, who will officially join on his eighteenth birthday in October.

‘Whisper’, as he is nicknamed, has drawn attention for his direct and

tenacious playing style. A versatile player, Richards can feature anywhere across the front three and has been dubbed ‘Jamaica’s O Fenomeno’ in a nod to the original Ronaldo.

The third player is yet to be officially announced, the Brazilian attacker Angelo. Despite his young age, Angelo has played over 100 times for Santos and made his debut when he was just fifteen. He is generally seen to be at his best when playing in a wide forward role on the right, where he can utilise his excellent dribbling ability and cut in on

to his stronger left foot.

Angelo becomes the third young South American player to join the Todd Boehly project, with the Blues having already signed Ecuadorian Kendry Paez (16) from Independiente del Valle and Brazilian Andrey Santos (19) from Vasco da Gama.

Chelsea’s recent exodus of ageing players appears to make the board's intentions clear. The new ownership wants to build a young, hungry squad and develop them further at Stamford Bridge.

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi in action against Chelsea in a Premier League game in 2021

Millwall tops for bryan

ExclusivE

By John Kelly

gAry rOWETT has revealed that Millwall beat a number of Championship clubs to the signature of defender Joe Bryan.

Bryan, 29, joined from Fulham on a free transfer last week and is currently getting to know his new team-mates at their training camp in Alicante, Spain.

The Lions needed a left-sided defender after the departure of Scott Malone this summer. That left only Murray Wallace in that position.

Bryan has plenty of pedigree and experience. He started his career at Bristol

City - who were one of the clubs that wanted to sign him this summer - and then had loan spells at Bath City and Plymouth Argyle before he joined the Cottagers for a reported £6million in the summer of 2018.

Bryan scored against Millwall in Fulham’s 3-1 win at The Den in the EFL cup that season.

He played the key role in helping Fulham to promotion to the Premier League when he scored two goals, both in extra-time, in the 2-1 win against Brentford in the 2020 Championship play-off final.

Bryan made sixteen Premier League appearances the following season, scoring against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Bryan spent last season on loan at Ligue 1 side Nice where he made nine

appearances and scored once.

“First and foremost we were looking for a player to come in and give us that balance on that side of the pitch,” Rowett said.

“He’s the type of player who can play as a wing-back, he can play as a full-back, he can play as a wide midfielder on that side.

“He’s got good experience and he’s at an age where he wants to come in and get that feeling of playing regularly back.

“He’s a player that has experienced promotion in this division. He’s been around this division and the Premier League for a while now.

“We think he’ll be a really good addition. He’s got a lovely left foot, he’s got lots of quality and he’ll be a good attacking option down that side.

Duo depart from AFc Wimbledon as Jackson continues rebuilding

By Wilf MacDonnell

AFC WIMBLEDON have confirmed that both Ethan Chislett and Aaron Pierre have left the club following the expiration of their contracts.

Chislett had been at League Two Wimbledon since 2020, when he joined from Aldershot Town. In his time at the club, Chislett made 100 league appearances for the Dons, chipping in with thirteen goals.

The South African midfielder

has now made the step up to join League One side Port Vale. Chislett took to social media to express his gratitude towards everyone at AFC Wimbledon, writing: “To the incredible fans, thank you for embracing me as one of your own and for making Plough Lane a truly special place.

“To the coaching staff, thank you for providing guidance throughout my time at the club. To JJ [Johnnie Jackson] in particular, I will be forever grateful for the faith and

belief you showed in me.”

Aaron Pierre leaves the club having joined last January. The Grenadian international played eleven times in the blue and yellow after signing from Sutton United and now leaves following the expiration of his short-term deal.

Pierre has plenty of EFL experience, having played for the likes of Wycombe Wanderers, Northampton Town and Shrewsbury Town.

“We think he’ll be a really good fit for us. We beat a lot of clubs in the Championship to his signature so we’re really pleased with that.

“I think Joe can see the ambition of the club and how we want to move forward.”

Millwall could play a back four or five next season. In the latter formation they would need two left-sided defenders who are comfortable on the ball going forward.

Rowett hasn’t ruled out further reinforcing in that area of the pitch.

“For now we’ve got players down that side,” Rowett said. “I’d never say never on any of those positions. We want to add competition this year, we want to add a greater depth to the squad again. We want to increase the quality once more.

“Of course there are other areas that we want to recruit in and we’re chasing players. Once we get a few more new players then you’re looking at the balance of the squad and where you might be able to add further.

“It’s difficult to say, ‘that’s it, we’re not going to sign any more that side’. It just depends on who might be available and what quality they have.

“But of course certainly those two players give us really good options. Murray can play as a left-sided centreback, he can play on the left side of a four. Joe can play as a left-back in a four and as a left wing-back. It gives us a nice balance of options which is what we want.”

Fulham forward makes Cobblers move

By Wilf MacDonnell

FuLhAM yOuNgSTEr kieron

Bowie will head out on loan to Northampton Town for the second time in two seasons, it has been confirmed.

Bowie spent the 2022-23 campaign on loan at Sixfields, playing 35 times in the league as the Cobblers earned promotion from League Two. The Scottish forward scored five times and assisted three goals to help Northampton to a third-place finish.

The striker's form in the East Midlands earned him a call-up to the Scotland under-21 squad, making his debut and scoring against Northern

Ireland under-21s in a 3-1 win.

Northampton manager Jon Brady said: “He has an excellent scoring record for a young striker and our reputation for being a club that improves players helped us win the race for his signature.”

“He is a good size and he did well with us in Scotland so we already know he will fit in well with the group.”

Bowie signed for Fulham in 2020 from Scottish side Raith Rovers. In Scotland, Bowie into the first team at just sixteen years of age, going on to play a key role in getting Rovers promoted to the second tier after scoring ten goals in all competitions.

The Lions beat off competition from a number of clubs to sign defender

Joe Bryan is with the squad in Spain

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poch: blues are ‘greatest’

hodgson sets target after new deal confirmed

By John Kelly

rOy hODgSON said he was targeting “a top-half finish” after crystal palace officially confirmed he is staying on as manager for the 2023-24 campaign.

Hodgson, 75, believes the Eagles have “a fabulous group of players” and must be “ambitious” to get the best out of them.

Former England manager Hodgson returned to the club last March after Palace sacked Patrick Vieira with a relegation battle appearing to be looming.

The side were just three points above the relegation zone but Hodgson had an immediate impact, winning his first three games in charge after Palace hadn’t had a victory in their previous twelve league games.

Palace were ultimately comfortable for the rest of the campaign as they finished eleventh, one place above Chelsea.

Hodgson has some issues to deal with during pre-season. Wilfried Zaha is out of contract and has been linked with a move away, most recently to Saudi Arabia. Palace are also set to be without Michael Olise for the start of the season after he tore his hamstring on international duty with France under-21s.

Hodgson got the best out of young players such as Olise and Eberechi Eze, the latter who received a first England call-up and made his debut last month.

By John Kelly

NEW ChELSEA manager Mauricio

Pochettino reckons he has joined “the greatest team in England” over the last decade-and-a-half.

Pochettino was officially unveiled this week and is tasked with reviving a side that finished twelfth in the Premier League last season.

The Blues have won every major trophy since 2004, 21 in total.

“In the last ten, twelve, fifteen years, Chelsea is the greatest team in England,” Pochettino said.

"I know very well the Premier League and what the culture of Chelsea means. I think our fans are excited to again be on the road of trying to win."

Pochettino, 51, failed to win a trophy in England while in charge of Southampton and then Tottenham

Hotspur.

But he did win three trophies as boss of Paris Saint-Germain, including the first league title of his career.

"We are excited to work with a very young team, with a different approach than in the past,”Pochettino said.

"But I think we all need to understand that we have to work really hard and create a very good atmosphere at the training ground to build success for the team in the next few years.

"For me, it is a pleasure and honour to now be involved with Chelsea Football Club. We are so excited, and I know Chelsea very well, it is one of the greatest clubs in the world. So of course, it was easy for us to make the decision to move here."

Pochettino is the fourth Blues manager in just a year, after owner Todd Boehly sacked Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter, before Frank

Lampard was handed the reins until the end of last season.

Chelsea have been the world’s biggest spenders in that time, splurging over £600million on transfers.

Since Pochettino took over, forward Christopher Nkunku has joined from RB Leipzig and Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal.

"From the beginning, the owners and sporting directors were very clear about the project and we were very excited to join them in this project,” Pochettino added.

"We are here to try to help the club and the fans. In the end, the most important thing in football is for them to be happy and to feel proud of us and in the way we approach games. The players need to know that.

"Of course, there are always up and downs in the history of football, but Chelsea is a club that it is impossible

to have these up and downs.

"We need to be sure that we bring what the club needs to be at the top because the history of the club is to be at the top."

Chelsea start their season against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on August 13.

"It’s going to be exciting but while it’s close, it’s also still far away," Pochettino said.

"First, we need to meet the players, start work, then the tour in America, which is going to be unbelievable to meet all the fans. We will be ready for the first game against Liverpool, and it is going to be so exciting to have the first Premier League game at Stamford Bridge.

"We will face a team that’s very good in Liverpool, I know very well from the past. Now it’s important to visualise ourselves at Stamford Bridge.”

“I know what a fantastic squad we have here," he added. “it’s a great blend of youth and potential, alongside experienced players with Premier League and international pedigree.

“I have spoken with the chairman [Steve Parish] at length and we agreed that we must be ambitious in getting the most out of such talent.

“As such, we have set ourselves the target of a top-half finish, which we believe is eminently achievable with such a fabulous group of players and the most magnificent supporters who get behind the team, week-in, weekout.”

Mauricio Pochettino