Southwark News - June 6th 2024

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By Herbie Russell A Herne Hill councillor once praised

by Tony Blair is Labour’s candidate for Dartford in the upcoming general election.

Veteran local politician Jim Dickson, a Lambeth councillor for 35 years, led the council from 1994 to 2000.

Lambeth’s Labour group was heralded as “more New Labour than New Labour” by PM Tony Blair in the ‘90s, while Dickson was in charge.

Although Dartford is not a Labour target seat, the News understands Dickson’s team has high hopes of reclaiming it.

In 2019, Gareth Johnson, Tory candidate for the constituency since 2005, won by a massive 19,610 votes in an election dominated by Brexit.

Labour was last victorious in 2005, when Howard Stoate secured a 706 vote majority over Johnson.

Dartford is often described as the quintessential bellwether seat. Residents have voted for the winning party at every general election since 1964.

Cllr Dickson, councillor for Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction ward, previously stood as Labour’s candidate for another Kent

constituency - Old Bexley and Sidcup.

It is understood that he has often campaigned in the area and has regularly visited in his capacity as a public relations consultant.

In a video posted to X, Cllr Dickson said it would be “the honour of my life” to represent Dartford in Parliament.

He remains a Lambeth councillor although it is understood that he would resign should he be elected.

Dickson is the third Lambeth councillor to announce they will run for Labour in the July 4 general election.

Streatham Wells’ Cllr Marianna Masters is the Labour candidate for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire - a new constituency.

Cllr Tom Rutland, who recently quit his Streatham Common and Vale seat, will run in East Worthing and Shoreham - a Tory seat since its creation in 1997.

Other ex-Lambeth Labour Councillors also standing in the general election include Honest Luke Murphy (Basingstoke), Imogen Walker (Hamilton and Clyde Valley), Kevin Craig (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) and Iain Simpson (Broadland and Fakenham).

Defending their seats are ex-Lambeth Councillors Steve Reed (new constituency of Streatham and Croydon North) and Florence Esholami (Vauxhall).

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herne hill councillor once praised by EX-PM Tony Blair to contest bellwether Tory seat in the general election Kimberly McIntosh and Chloe Tomlinson have resigned

Two Labour councillors resign from Southwark

By Herbie Russell

Two Labour councillors have resigned prompting by-elections in the Faraday and Rye Lane wards.

Cllr Kimberly McIntosh and Cllr Chloe Tomlinson’s resignation notices were posted to Southwark Council’s website on Friday, May 24, and Tuesday, May 28.

Cllr McIntosh has left to focus on her work in the Windrush Justice Programme and writing following the publication of her book.

Cllr Tomlinson said “life circumstances” meant she was stepping down.

It is understood that the by-elections will be held on July 4 - the same day as the general election. Southwark Council is yet to confirm this.

Council Leader Kieron Williams said: “I want to thank Chloe and Kimberly for all of their hard work representing the people of Southwark, including Kimberly’s work setting up our Southwark Cost of Living Fund and Chloe’s work leading our Education and Local Economy Committee with its focuses on maximising the life chances of children and young people. We will miss them both on the council and I wish them the very best for the future.”

Both councillors are among the Southwark’s most left-wing and have been vocal critics of the UK’s Gaza-Israel policies.

They were elected into the safe Labour seats in 2022. McIntosh received 62.2 per cent of votes in Faraday while her closest rival, Green candidate Emma He, received 16.8 per cent.

Tomlinson received 58.3 per cent of votes

in Rye Lane, beating Green candidate Peter Reder who received 27.4 per cent.

Cllr McIntosh said: “Having taken time to reflect on my career it is with regret that I have concluded now is the time to step back as a councillor in Faraday. I wish to use the coming years continue the fight for justice for the Windrush Generation, as well as to focus on writing following the success of my book.

“It has been a privilege to serve the residents of Faraday and I am so proud of what my ward colleagues and I have achieved during my time as a councillor. I will continue to support Labour from behind the scenes ahead of what will hopefully be an incredibly exciting period for the Party.”

Cllr Tomlinson said: “Due to life circumstances, I’m stepping down as a councillor at the general election.

“I’ve been incredibly proud to represent Rye Lane, supporting residents with casework and working with the community to campaign on key issues including for more affordable housing on the proposed Aylesham development, and for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine.

“I’m grateful for all the support I’ve received over the last two years from my colleagues and the community and I wish the best to everyone I have met along the way.”

Tomlinson made headlines when she said it was “shameful” for the opposition leader to use his “LGBT identity for political pointscoring”.

She later apologised to Cllr Victor Chamberlain for the remarks she made at a Council Assembly meeting.

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Stock Aitken Waterman

The Blue Plaque winner is... Stock Aitken Waterman!

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By Isabel Ramirez Three of the most successful songwriters in the world are this year’s Southwark Blue Plaque competition winners.

Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman, known as Stock Aitken Waterman, who churned out hit after hit from a humble studio in Borough won by a landslide, with over 1200 votes.

They will now have a blue plaque put up in their honour.

Between 1984 and 1993, the songwriting trio were responsible for over 200 million records sold worldwide.

All their songs reportedly began at a little backstreet studio in Borough – The Vineyard.

It was there that they famously launched the careers of Kylie Minogue, with ‘I Should Be So Lucky,’ and Rick Astley with ‘Never Gonna Give You Up.’ They also made chart successes for Bananarama, Donna Summer, Cliff Richard, Paul McCartney and many more.

Lesser celebrated feats are their charitable ventures, including the three records that raised millions for various causes.

The location of the blue plaque is likely to be their backstreet studio, which became known as ‘The Hit Factory’, on Sanctuary Street.

A date of any unveiling has not yet been confirmed when but all three have reportedly said they ‘will be there.’

Second place was Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi MBE and third was Ensign John Davis.

We would like to express our gratitude to all who voted and congratulations to all the nominees.

For the past twenty years the News has been proud to have been one of the founders of the Blue Plaque scheme here in Southwark and nominations are now open for next year.

The scheme came about after the News and Southwark Heritage Association tried to find a way around English Heritage’s strict criteria, that a building must be standing and the person dead for them to qualify.

The latter was not really a problem, but the idea that so much of our rich heritage could not be recognised because a building was no longer there was not acceptable to us. Much of our physical heritage was destroyed in the Blitz, but it is perhaps the 1960s and ‘70s architects who did the most damage.

So, we invited Southwark Council to join us in drawing up our own Blue Plaques and getting local people to vote.

There are now well over 50 Southwark Blue Plaques across the borough.

If you wish to nominate someone for next year, please get in touch with Veronica Alden at Southwark Heritage Association at admin@southwark.org.uk

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By Isabel Ramirez crowS are dive-bombing and attacking residents on a residential street in Dulwich, including prampushing mums and school kids.

Residents are warning people to avoid the junction of Townley and Beauval Road due to an apparent increase in these attacks.

Ingrid Davidson told the News that her daughter and a friend were attacked by a crow last weekend.

“They were walking along eating some chips and it attacked them from behind,” she explained. “They ran across the road but it followed and attacked again.”

Ingrid said they threw the chips away in case the food had been the cause, but it didn’t seem to help.

“It followed and attacked my daughter’s head a third time.”

Luckily, a doctor from King’s College Hospital, who Ingrid said was ‘very kind’ came to their aid. They didn’t sustain any serious injuries.

She said they would be avoiding that area for a few days and urged others to do the same, adding: “It was horrible to see

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be warned: crows are ‘aTTacking’ pram pushing mums and schooL kids in duLwich

L: School girl’s head bleeding after a crow attack. R: The junction of Beauval/Townley Road, Dulwich our daughter so upset.

“She and her friend have been very brave

Patients turned away after cyber-attack on hospitals

about it but it was pretty frightening.”

Bridget Furst, a Dulwich resident, said

she was in the area the other day and saw the crows circling and a woman with a

pushchair ‘running away.’

“She looked frightened and was looking over her shoulder into the sky where a crow was wheeling away.”

Dashcam footage shared on X by @ DeTours360 shows two crows swooping at a cyclist before he audibly lets out a cry for help. Bridget added: “The danger is that sweeping down on a cyclist could knock them into a car - it’s unexpected.

“Last year someone was hospitalised.”

The junction is opposite a lot of trees, where there is thought to be a nest.

From May to June, known as fledgling season, crows are known to be extra protective of their young and can attack passersby as a result. Since the attacks are more common during the summer months, this would be the most likely explanation for the unprovoked divebombing that residents have described.

Studies show that crows will also remember faces linked with a stressful situation and will warn their friends too.

As well as avoiding an area, if you are being attacked the advice is to walk away quickly and try not to panic or run. Other options include travelling in a group and carrying an open umbrella.

Cyclists should dismount and walk through the swoop-zone.

bankside is hosting free festival of music, dance and family activities this saturday The Bankside open Spaces Festival will kick off with a Latin-American parade

By Herbie Russell PaTienTS are being turned away from blood tests and transfusions after a cyber-attack affecting both of Southwark’s hospital trusts.

A ransomware attack on lab service provider Synvosis has caused havoc at the King’s College Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) NHS Foundation trusts.

It has meant Gracefield Gardens, the Tessa Jowell Health Centre and Evelina London’s Children’s Hospital are also affected. NHS England has apologised to patients, urging people to continue attending appointments unless told otherwise.

The government’s National Cyber Security Centre and NHS England’s Cyber Operations team are working towards a solution.

A Bermondsey patient contacted us after she received a message at 6.57pm on Monday, saying blood services at the sites had been halted “until further notice”.

Synnovis is a partnership between SYNLAB UK & Ireland, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation

Trust.

The company provides services to the NHS, clinical users and other service users. A spokesperson for NHS England London region said “On Monday 3 June Synnovis, a provider of lab services, was the victim of a ransomware cyber attack.

“This is having a significant impact on the delivery of services at Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts and primary care services in south east London and we apologise for the inconvenience this is causing to patients and their families.

“Emergency care continues to be available, so patients should access services in the normal way by dialling 999 in an emergency and otherwise using 111, and patients should continue to attend appointments unless they are told otherwise. We will continue to provide updates for local patients and the public about the impact on services and how they can continue to get the care they need. We are working urgently to fully understand the impact of the incident with the support of the government’s National Cyber Security Centre and our Cyber Operations team.”

By Isabel Ramirez a Free festival on the South bank featuring four stages of Latin-american dance, indie pop and community choirs is on this weekend.

Bankside Open Spaces Festival hits the streets from 12pm to 9pm on Saturday, June 8.

The day will begin with a Latin Fiesta opening with dancers parading from Castle Square, Elephant and Castle, to the BOSfest’s Main Stage on Flat Iron Square.

The parade will feature Latin American dance groups from the local community, with UDM Samba, bringing Rio-Carnival

samba in the afternoon.

The main stage will also feature Dana Immanuel & The Stolen Band’s altcountry eccentricity, via Art Terry & the Black Bohemians’ art house funk.

In Red Cross Garden, visitors can expect Americana, delta blues or indie pop from a line-up of five London artists, headed up by UK folk scene favourite Rob Corcoran.

Pints will be provided by beloved south London pub The Glad’s pop-up bar.

Whimsical distractions include maypole dancing, bee hives and medieval crafts from the Old Operating Theatre.

Head over to Marlborough Sports Garden’s Community Stage for a mix of community choirs and performers.

Dance workshops are also on offer, ranging from Irish jig, salsa and street dance.

Across the festival, local craft stalls and free activities, and workshops across the festival will keep all ages busy and entertained.

There’s a beach, free sports coaching and plenty of crafts for the kids, plant stalls and a plant giveaway. P Visitors can also expect walking tours, massage, improv theatre, a live murder mystery and roaming ‘Insecurity Guards’ to help tackle those pesky insecurities.

The free Bankside Open Spaces Festival will take place from 12pm to 9pm on Saturday, June 8. Find out morewww. bost.org.uk/bosfest24

NEWS 7 Barry Barnes was left with insect contaminated water in his flat in Camberwell, for six years

‘i was LefT wiTh insecT conTaminaTed waTer for siX years’

By Robert Firth Local Democracy Reporter a DaD claims he was left with insect contaminated water for six years in his home after a council failed to carry out repairs.

Barry Barnes said he had to sofa surf with friends and at one point live in his car after Southwark Council delayed fixing pipes at this flat in Camberwell.

The 41-year-old noticed issues with the water in the local authority property soon after moving there in 2015. He began finding insects, rust and metal particles in water from his bathroom and later realised his tap water in the kitchen had the same problems.

Mr Barnes said: “I will have digested all sorts because I didn’t realise the drinking water was affected at first.

When I looked closely there were bits of insects, rust, metal particles and limescale.

“It was awful. I spoke to my neighbours, their water was fine. Mine was coming from a tank in the loft of the flat above.

Apparently the lid was off so anything – from rats to insects – could get in there.”

He alerted the council to the problem but was disappointed when he claims they assigned him an ever-changing list of ‘disrepair managers’ – one who he claims never even came to visit the flat.

Mr Barnes also complained that some

Debris in Mr Barnes’s tap water from 2018 contractors sent by the council turned up at his flat without ID. In the meantime, Mr Barnes had to shell out cash on hotels and stay with relatives.

Despite continuing to pay rent on the Camberwell flat, he was unable to even eat in the property due to the contaminated water.

Mr Barnes said: “I didn’t want anyone to be put out so I paid my way. I lived in my car for a bit, too. I fell into rent arrears because I was spending so much on living elsewhere and eating out. My health took a dive. I gained weight.”

The council eventually carried out repairs to pipework in the property after Mr Barnes contacted housing disrepair solicitors, SJS Legal. The firm took action against Southwark Council, bringing court proceedings and ensuring compensation was paid when repairs were not completed to schedule.

Mr Barnes is now looking forward to spending his first Christmas at home in the property with his kids. But he said there are still other issues with the flat that he wants to sort out when he has the energy to deal with them again.

Mr Barnes added: “The council

wouldn’t fit a filter so I did it myself.

There’s still some other work that needs doing, but I’ve used my own time and money to fix things.”

Stephen Weston, senior solicitor at SJS Legal, said: “Mr Barnes’s situation was shocking but not isolated. Social housing in the UK is in dire need of an overhaul. Personnel and funding should be available to fix problems much quicker. Many tenants find themselves going round in circles, all while their homes fall to pieces around them.”

Councillor Sarah King, Southwark’s cabinet member for council homes, said: “We know that home is at the heart of people’s lives, which is why we make every effort to ensure our tenants’ homes are comfortable, warm, dry, and safe.

“We are very sorry for the delay in resolving Mr Barnes’ issues and are glad that all the works have been completed and his home is now back in good condition.”

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The Brunel Museum

The Euro 2024 games screened in underground tunnel shaft

By Isabel Ramirez a muSeum in rotherhithe will be screening the euro games in its underground tunnel shaft.

By Isabel Ramirez THe LambeTH country Show will return to brockwell Park this weekend - featuring dancing sheep, jousting and ‘wall of Death’ bike shows.

The free two-day event, now in its 50th edition, attracts over 120,000 people every year.

Visitors to the park on Saturday 8 June and Sunday 9 June can revel in the weird and wonderful entertainment including sheep shows, birds of prey exhibitions and jousting contests.

The Wall of Death - where motorcyclists do death-defying stunts around a velodrome - will have its own area for onlookers to enjoy.

Performances on the main stage will feature neo-soul and hip-hop duo Children of Zeus, Brixton Chamber Orchestra and British radio DJ David Rodigan MBE. Other stages include the LatinoLife Big Top Stage, with reggaetón and baile funk, and the Groove School stage which will platform local talent.

Although there will be an array of street food stalls and bars to satisfy

Four staff from evelina Children’s hospital are thanked by Prince William for 90 years of service

From left: Shawmine Donaldson; vaishali Patel with friend (L) Susan Stroud; Martin Gough

all, people are encouraged to bring their own food and soft drinks.

Lambeth Council confirmed on Friday (31 May) it would go ahead despite fears over the current state of Brockwell Park.

Following several consecutive festivals over the Bank Holiday, the park was left in a muddy mess leading to one community event being cancelled last week. However, efforts to restore the ground so other planned events could go ahead were successful.

This included last weekend’s Mighty

By Isabel Ramirez Four STaFF members from evelina London children’s Hospital, who have dedicated most of their working lives to the nHS, were thanked by Prince william at the Palace.

Between them, they have spent over 90 years caring for children, young people and their families at Evelina London.

The colleagues include orthopaedic surgeon Martin Gough; pharmacy operations manager Pat Hayes; medical secretary lead Shawmine Donaldson; and Vaishali Patel, senior sister on the neonatal intensive care unit.

The Royal Garden Party was hosted at Buckingham Palace with His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in attendance to greet guests, alongside Princess Beatrice,

Hoopla Festival (1-2 June) with headliners Nelly Furtado, Jessie Ware and Rita Ora. The site is being assessed daily, and the council’s parks team is working with an independent grass and landscaping expert firm to ensure the park is restored to its best condition as quickly as possible.

For a full lineup of what’s on offer at this year’s Lambeth Country Show, go to lambethcountryshow.co.uk The event will take place this weekend Saturday 8 June and Sunday 9 June from 1pm-9pm.

Princess Eugenie, Zara Tindall, Mike Tindall and Peter Phillips.

Despite the wet weather attendees enjoyed a ‘wonderful’ event.

Pat Hayes has been part of the pharmacy team since 1998 and is one of the most experienced pharmacy technicians within the Trust. Her dedication to patient care has seen her being involved in many innovative projects within pharmacy and at Evelina London.

She is also involved nationally in developing and promoting the role of the pharmacy technician.

Senior sister Vaishali Patel has worked in the neonatal intensive care unit for over 17 years. She cares for some of the sickest babies across the region, especially those with complex heart conditions. Vaishali also took along longstanding colleague and fellow neonatal intensive care nurse, Sue Stroud.

Martin Gough has worked at

The Brunel Museum, which celebrates the history of the Thames Tunnel, regularly hosts events in the shaft which has smoke-blackened brick walls and a ‘raw but atmospheric backdrop.’

From Sunday 16 June (England v Serbia), the Euro 2024 games will be screened there on a big projector with surround sound. There will also be a pop-up bar and games with prizes, including a raffle.

Early bird tickets start from £5.

Dating back to 1843, the shaft is Grade II* listed and is where work on the tunnel began.

It has now been sealed with a concrete floor, following the tunnel transformation for the construction of the East London Line and London Overground.

As well as screening this summer’s epic football moments, it is also regularly used for concerts, weddings, film shoots and commercials.

Go to the-brunel-museum.org.uk for tickets and a full list of the games.

The Brunel Museum is located at Railway Avenue, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 4LF

Evelina London since 1998. He supports children from across London and the southeast affected by orthopaedic problems due to neuro-disabilities like cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and spina bifida. Martin and the team have gained national and international recognition for their expertise.

Shawmine Donaldson, lead medical secretary, has worked for Evelina London for over 25 years. Her colleagues describe her as being an integral part of the “backbone” of the children’s spinal and orthopaedic team.

Gubby Ayida, Chief Executive of Evelina London, said: “We are really grateful for the opportunity for our staff to attend the Royal Garden Party. It was a fantastic occasion to celebrate their hard work and dedication, and to show our appreciation for their commitment to Evelina London.”

10 NEWS Convicted: Jurick Croes

Nursery transforms grubby patch into insect garden

Convicted: Suvenca Martis

Before and after pictures of The Grove Nursery School garden

By Herbie Russell A Peckham nursery has transformed a disused, grubby patch into a garden full of ladybirds, bees and butterflies.

Guilty verdicts after man slashed to death and mum held captive over ‘marriage scam’

By Herbie Russell A man has been found guilty of murder after slashing another man to death over a suspected marriage scam.

Jurick Croes repeatedly stabbed Riches Obi, 25, at a property in Elephant and Castle, in November 2020.

Police found Riches’ mother bound with cable ties in her bedroom. In court prosecutors said they believed she was allegedly involved in a sham marriage scam.

Croes, 38, fled to Colombia following the murder but was extradited to the UK. He was convicted of murder and false imprisonment following a trial at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, May 28.

Two others, Raichell Felomina, 40, of no fixed address, and Suvenca Martis, 34, of Sydenham Hill, were convicted of false imprisonment with Martis also convicted of perverting the course of justice.

Police arrived at the Harper Road address finding the door was partially

Victim: Riches Obi was stabbed to death in Elephant and Castle

open, on November 17, 2020.

They found Riches lying on the floor suffering stab and slash wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite paramedics’ best efforts.

An officer called out to see if anyone else was in the property and a woman replied: “I’m here.”

Officers found her in a bedroom, bound with cable ties and with a scarf around her neck that looked like it had been used as a gag.

On searching the property, officers found a bag of cable ties, identical to those used to bind the woman.

The ties contained a price tag to a nearby hardware store. Officers obtained CCTV footage showing Suvenca Martis buying them.

Detectives arrested Martis later that month and found communications linking her to Felomina and Croes.

Messages included ferry times showing the pair arriving from Holland, then fleeing on the same boat on the night of the murder.

DNA matching Felomina and Croes was

found on two knives, and other objects, in the Harper Road flat. A hire car used

by Martis also had Croes’s blood inside.

Detectives tracked Felomina to Holland and he was arrested and extradited to the UK in November 2021.

Croes fled to Colombia but was arrested in February 2022. His extradition took eighteen months.

Detective Chief Inspector Matt Webb said: “While it has never been comprehensively established why Riches Obi was attacked and killed in such a horrifying manner in his own home, it is thought that the three suspects were involved in some way in a money making scam with the woman they targeted.

“Whether Riches tried to intervene is not known, but it is clear he was subjected to a sustained and violent assault.”

He added: “Our thoughts remain with [the] Riches family who have been made to endure a significant wait to see justice done. I only hope that these convictions can allow them to begin to move on in some way.”

approved. The general election means the official sign-off will probably be delayed until after July 4.

But local resident Andy Hind, whose petition against the controls garnered 115 signatures, has branded it a “moneymaking scheme”.

Southwark Council has claimed there is high parking pressure in the Rotherhithe Village area - over 80 per cent in five roads.

But Mr Hind insists there are usually plenty of spaces. He said: “There’s a lot of free spaces… friends come round and they can park on the street and they don’t have to pay or whatever.

“Taking free parking spaces away and making people pay by other means is an infringement of the whole area.”

The Rotherhithe Village CPZ will stretch from the Rotherhithe Tunnel to Elephant

The Grove Nursery School unveiled the new Feel Good Garden, along with children, families and colleagues, on Friday, May 24.

Parents and teachers helped build the space with funding from Southwark Council’s Cleaner, Greener, Safer Fund.

Armaghan and David, parents at the nursery, said: “We just helped with putting bits together and some planting as we wanted to say thank you to the nursery and give something back because of all the hard work the staff put in for all the children.

“We know the Feel Food Garden will benefit lots of children for years to come with its sensory elements and calm atmosphere and it was really nice to be a part of it.”

The new garden is filled with

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beautiful scents, colours and textures for the children and local wildlife to discover.

Within a few days of its completion, ladybirds, bees and butterflies, including some that hatched in the nursery, started calling it home.

Claire Navaie, the teacher who coordinated the project, said: “Since the outbreak of Coronavirus, children’s emotional well-being has become even more central to our curriculum.

“The natural world has many benefits for mental health and the garden is a place where they can feel calm and good about themselves.

“The children really enjoyed helping to plant and water the flowers and watching things grow.”

There were double celebrations as The Grove’s Ofsted report, published on May 22, rated the nursery as ‘Good’.

Inspectors described it as a ‘special place to be’ where there is ‘always something exciting or meaningful happening’.

The proposed boundaries of a new Rotherhithe Village CPZ

Rotherhithe’s last free parking zone to be scrapped for Controlled Parking Zone

By Herbie Russell The last island of free parking in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe is set to be replaced with parking fees.

Southwark Council hopes the Rotherhithe Village Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) will make the streets safer and healthier.

The Labour council has published a key report recommending the new CPZ be

Lane.

When local people were surveyed, 56 per cent of respondents were against the measures.

Mr Hind has fought off four similar Southwark Council CPZ proposals over the last quarter-century.

He said Southward Council had previously proposed parking permit schemes for the Rotherhithe Village area in 1998, 2003 and

between 2016 and 2018.

But the 65-year-old fears the council will press ahead this time around.

Southwark Council has said Mr Hind’s petition has not been considered in its decision-making because it was submitted past the deadline.

Mr Hind has claimed no deadline was clearly stated on consultation documents sent out to residents.

12 NEWS Local Democracy Reporter eritreaN PrO-DeMOCraCy activists have spoken out after police arrested 44 people over violence at an anti-government demonstration outside a camberwell theatre last year.

Campaigners, who oppose the dictatorship of the East African country’s president Isaias Afwerki, said they were frustrated at being left vulnerable to threats and intimidation from supporters of the regime in the UK. Earlier in May, the Met Police released a statement criticising protestors for attacking officers during the disturbance outside the Lighthouse Theatre on Camberwell New Road, on December 30, 2023.

The Met said a crowd of over 100 people gathered outside the theatre, where a pro-Eritrean government event was allegedly taking place, and pelted police with missiles.

A number of officers required hospital treatment for injuries sustained during the incident.

Detective Superintendent Sian Thomas described the violence as amongst the ‘worst’ they had ever seen.

Arsema Daniel, chairwoman of the Working Together group – a collection of eight Eritrean opposition organisations – said protestors felt police had sided with supporters of the East African government during the incident.

Ms Daniel said: “[Among Eritrean asylum seekers], there’s a feeling of a lack of protection. They come to this country for safety, to be able to work, to get education… and do it in a way they don’t have to look over their shoulders.

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44 people were arrested and police hospitalised at the demonstration last year

But even here in the diaspora… they’re fearful for their lives and their safety because of these pro-regime supporters and then you’ve got the police supporting them, [that’s what] it looked like on the day.

“There’s laws and there’s rules you need to stick to in this country and I think the vast majority of us do know and understand that. But it’s hard when there’s so many raw emotions involved to follow through and then you’re getting provoked by regime supporters on the

Mehari Measho said tensions were high in the eritrean community

Arsema Daniel said eritrean refugees feared for their safety from pro-regime supporters in the UK

other side.”

Mehari Measho, one of the antiregime protestors who attended the demonstration in December last year, said: “No one came to fight with the police. We support the police. The young people there were frustrated and that’s what created the situation. The regime has started to make young people nervous.”

Ms Daniel added that the Eritrean opposition had succeeded in cancelling around nine pro-government events in

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the UK over the last few years. But she said that recently the Eritrean embassy had changed tactics, only releasing the location of events at the last minute or suggesting there would be events in multiple cities across the UK on the same day in a bid to disperse protestors.

Eritrea has been ruled by president Isaias Afwerki since it gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993.

The country’s parliament hasn’t met since 2002 and there is no independent media. Hundreds of people have been

arrested and remain in detention for belonging to unrecognised religious groups.

Eritreans are conscripted into indefinite military service, including forced labour, which Amnesty International has said sometimes amounts to slavery.

The UN has found evidence of schoolage children being recruited into the military during conscription drives.

Perceived opponents of the regime have been rounded up and held by the government for in some occasions decades without access to legal representation or family visits.

The Met Police referred the Local Democracy Reporting Service back to a statement it released on May 17, where it said it was looking to identify five people about the violence in December last year.

The Eritrean Embassy in the UK was contacted for comment but didn’t reply.

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a DaPPer mutt from crystal Palace has been named the ‘most Handsome Dog’ in a regional heat.

Leo’s best features are his ‘tail swishes’ and ‘little squeaking noises’, according to his owner, Edward.

The four-year-old pooch, who is a mix of Pekingese and four other breeds, will now compete at the semi-final stages of Crufts 2025. Edward who described Leo as ‘“too cute”, said: “I’m in disbelief really. I was determined to enter Leo into Scruffts as he always receives such a lot of attention, but I just can’t believe he won!”

He added: “I love that he makes little squeaking noises when he gets excited about seeing another dog & his tail swishes away like a feather boa. It’s just too cute!”

According to a DNA test, Leo is 55% Pekingese, 13% Shih Tzu, 10% Chihuahua, 5% Japanese Chin and 3% Tibetan Spaniel.

“He has this infectious, joyful energy & most people smile as soon as they see him,” Edward added.

Scruffts is an annual dog show competition reserved especially for nonpure-breed dogs. The regional heat was held at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, as part of the All About Dogs show, between May 5 and 6.

Competing dogs were judged on character, health, personality and temperament. Other categories included Prettiest Crossbreed Bitch, Golden Oldie Crossbreed and the Good Citizen Dog Training scheme class.

Like Crufts, Scruffts is organised by the Kennel Club, meaning successful crossbreeds head off to the official Crufts 2025 competition.

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Oxo tower to host free exhibition for ‘Drawing of the Year’ awards

By Isabel Ramirez a Free exhibition to celebrate this year’s best drawings from across the uk is coming to the South bank.

Archisource presents the Drawing of the

Playhouse to offer free rehearsal space to groups

Leo and edward Drescher.

‘Sexual predator’ from Camberwell raped ‘vulnerable’ young girl in the ‘90s Convicted: Colin Moore

By Herbie Russell a “SeXuaL predator” from camberwell who raped an underage girl in the ‘90s has been convicted.

Colin Moore began abusing a “vulnerable young girl he knew”, who was under sixteen, in 1995.

The 57-year-old was found guilty of four counts of rape and five counts of indecent assault following a trial at

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Isleworth Crown Court on Friday, May 24. He has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing on September 9.

The court heard how Moore’s abuse took place over four years at locations in west and central London.

The girl, now an adult, reported the abuse to police in 2020. Detectives have praised her for her “incredible bravery”.

Moore was arrested and subsequently charged with numerous offences.

Detective Sergeant Laura Harcombe said: “Colin Moore is a sexual predator who manipulated and abused a vulnerable young girl he knew.

“Even when he was interviewed, he tried to pass off his behaviour in many circumstances as acceptable, something that couldn’t be further from the truth.

“This woman has shown great courage to come forward and report the abuse she suffered over a prolonged period of time to police.

“We have specially trained officers who have supported her throughout this process and I can only hope that Moore’s conviction brings her some form of closure.”

A past production of Police Cops: The Musical (Pamela Raith)

By Isabel Ramirez SOUthWarK PlayhOUSe will offer four theatre companies free rehearsal space and a week-long slot to perform at the venue, as part of a new scheme.

Applications are now open for Forge, a brand-new artist development scheme, designed to empower groups amidst challenging times for the arts.

Four emerging companies that are successful will be attached to the Playhouse for 9 months, receiving free rehearsal space for R&D ideas, support from the Southwark Playhouse senior artistic team, free office space for producers and a weeklong slot to platform a show in ‘The Little’ space to a paying audience.

It will also provide industry mentorship from established theatre professionals and bespoke workshops from the Playhouse team on a variety of key learning topics, to guide and empower them in this creative journey.

Programming Associate Ebenezer Bamgboye said: “We have witnessed the unspeakably tragic disappearance of

spaces for early career artists to try things out, grow and learn by ‘doing’ over the last few years in the UK Theatre landscape.

This scheme aims to help plug that gap and continue Southwark Playhouse’s longstanding tradition of platforming the next generation of innovative and outstanding UK talent.”

Artistic Director and CEO Chris Smyrnios added: “Ebenezer, our new Programming Associate, has devised a wonderful pilot scheme for helping support the work of new and emerging theatre companies. We recognise how much harder it is to create and develop new work in the current climate and this scheme aims to offer a win realising their latest projects for the stage.”

The scheme will be open for applications from until Thursday 13 June at 5pm.

The programme will run from July 2024 - April 2025.

Apply here: southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/ participate/forge-artist-development Southwark Playhouse operates two separate venues ‘Southwark Playhouse Borough’ and its newest theatre ‘Southwark Playhouse Elephant’ which opened in January 2023.

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General Election: Why harriet Harman is stepping down after 42 Years on the job

By Herbie Russell

Soon-to-be former Camberwell and Peckham MP Harriet Harman

Harriet Harman, the MP for Camberwell and Peckham, will step down at the general election.

What is her legacy?

The Labour MP has been a mainstay of the Labour Party for decades, holding cabinet roles, including deputy leader, in power and opposition.

Who is she, what has she achieved, and why is she resigning from frontline politics?

Who is Harriet Harman?

Harriet Harman was elected as MP for Camberwell and Peckham in 1982 and has held the safe Labour seat ever since.

Her 42 years of continuous service make her the longest-serving female MP, otherwise known as The Mother of the House.

Harman was born in 1950 to a Harley Street doctor father and a barrister mother.

She was educated at the private St Paul’s Girls School, Hammersmith. Harman went on to do a degree in Politics at the University of York where she became involved in student politics.

Harman is related to various British statesmen. She is the great-greatniece of the Liberal statesman Joseph Chamberlain, and the cousin once removed of former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain.

What did she do in politics?

She was first elected as MP - while pregnant - for Peckham in an October 1982 by-election caused by the death of predecessor Harry Lamborn.

She was returned with a 3,931 majority.

The constituency became Camberwell and Peckham in 1997.

When Labour was elected to

Miatta Fahnbulleh will replace Harriet Harman as Labour’s candidate for the upcoming general election

gender equality and women’s rights charity, announced that Harman had been appointed Chair.

government that same year, Harman was made secretary of state for social security and the first-ever minister for women.

She was sacked in 1998 after a series of public rows with junior Frank Fields and didn’t return to the Labour frontbench until 2001, when she was appointed Solicitor General, a post she served until 2005.

Harman occupied several other senior positions under the Blair and Brown governments, including as leader of the House of Commons from 2007 to 2010.

She was Labour’s deputy leader and chairwoman from 2007 to 2015.

As deputy leader, Harman was a

prominent figure during Ed Miliband’s leadership, serving as shadow culture secretary, shadow international development secretary and shadow deputy prime minister.

Upon Miliband’s resignation in 2015, Harman took over as interim party leader pending a leadership election that summer. Jeremy Corbyn was the eventual winner.

Harman became ‘Mother of the House’ - the longest continuously-serving female MP in the Commons - in 2017, after 35 years. In December 2021, she announced she would not stand in the next general election. Miatta Fahnbulleh was selected

as her replacement in November 2022.

By Herbie Russell

She is replacing Harriet Harman, Labour’s longest-running MP, ahead of the July 10 election.

But who is Miatta Fahnbulleh, what has she done, and what can voters expect?

growth.

She was also Head of Cities in the policy unit at the Cabinet Office from 2011 to 2013.

Fahnbulleh was appointed CEO of the New Economics Foundation (NEF) in 2017, a position she held until December 2023.

While heading up the left-leaning economic think tank, she became a regular on the BBC’s Question Time.

She has been a south-east London resident for over twenty years.

Fahnbulleh was born in 1979, in Liberia, to a Liberian father and Sierra Leonian mother.

Her family was forced to flee after her father, a politics professor who served in the government of military leader Samuel Doe, became a vocal critic of the regime.

She grew up in North London, attended a private fee-paying school in Kent, before studying philosophy, politics and economics at the London School of Economics.

Fahnbulleh spent three years as Deputy Director of the Prime Minister’s strategy unit, leading on localism and local economic

Fahnbulleh ran on a manifesto of economic transformation while competing for the Peckham candidacy.

Her manifesto included promises to campaign for a £15 minimum wage and wholesale change to childcare provision.

She also said housing and improved social care were key priorities.

Asked what Camberwell and Peckham could expect from her leadership, if she won the seat, she said: “I’m an economist.

We need to change the economic system and that’s what I’ll spend the coming

Why is she stepping down?

Asked why she was not staying in frontline politics to continue her work on women’s issues, Harman told the BBC the current and upcoming generation of women in politics was “every bit and more than capable of doing it themselves”.

Harman added that she would be “enthusiastically cheering them on”.

In her resignation letter, she noted that when she joined Labour had only 11 female MPs, a number that had risen to 104.

In June 2023, The Fawcett Society, a

The MP is known for championing feminist causes in Parliament, including a long-standing campaign against topless Page 3 girls – which eventually led to The Sun ditching semi-naked models in 2015.

Harman also brought forward the Equality Bill, now the Equality Act 2010, to ensure everyone has a fair chance in life. The act promotes equality, fights discrimination in all its forms, including age discrimination, and introduced transparency in the workplace, seen as key to tackling the gender pay gap.

In her letter to the party where she stated her intention to stand down, which she shared on her Twitter, she said: “I entered the Commons as one of only 11 Labour women MPs in a parliament that was 97 per cent men. Now there are 104 Labour women and across all parties women MPs are a ‘critical mass’.

“But there remains much more to be done till women genuinely share political power with men on equal terms and until women in this country are equal.

“I will leave the House of Commons with my feminism, my belief in Labour and my enthusiasm for politics undimmed.”

What did she do before politics?

Before entering politics, Harriet Harman was a barrister and civil liberties campaigner. She was a legal officer for the National Campaign for Civil Liberties from 1978 to 1982.

It was revealed by a whistleblower in 1984 that MI5 held files on both Harman and Patricia Hewitt, then general secretary of the NCCL and subsequently herself a senior Labour MP.

Miatta Fanhbulleh: Who is Peckham’s new Labour candidate?

Miatta Fahnbulleh, a left-wing economist and former Number 10 advisor, is Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Peckham.

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months striving to do for the people here.”

Fahnbulleh has also pledged to be “accessible” to constituents, with plans to open a constituency office if elected, as Harriet Harman had closed her one.

What is she up to now?

Since leaving the NEF, Fahnbulleh has been acting as a senior economic adviser for the opposition, working closely with Angela Rayner and Ed Miliband.

Voters can now expect to see her on the campaign trail, marching around Peckham, Elephant and Castle and Camberwell to persuade voters in the newly-created Peckham constituency.

In an interview with the Guardian, she said Labour would “surpass people’s expectations” if elected.

“Of course we have to be ambitious, but we also have to give people a prospectus they can believe. You’re better off saying ‘10-year projects’, so you know what we’re about,” she said.

“I think we will surpass people’s expectations. There will be an offer there, and we will deliver more. But better that than to offer the sky and then disappoint.”

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park in new cross gets stunning makeover and reopens after four years of neglect After

Before

By Isabel Ramirez a Park in new cross, which has lain derelict for the last four years, is finally open again after a longawaited makeover.

Homeowners at 47 Pomeroy Street bought their properties believing Hatcham Gardens – a green space outside the property – would be relandscaped for community use.

The park was supposed to be opened in May 2020 but has been delayed until now because there was ‘no deadline’ for the project. For the last eighteen months, people who live in the area have been campaigning for it to be reopened.

On Saturday May 25, residents joined the developer, Peabody to mark the opening of their new park, with food, music and entertainment.

June Mong, one of the homeowners, said it is a ‘massive sense of achievement.’

Since 2022, she and others have been campaigning for Peabody to sort out the space. She explained: “It was depressing.

It was not what we were promised. A lot

of people bought it thinking it would enhance their investment.”

Peabody got permission to build 65 homes on the site just off the Old Kent Road in 2018.

To facilitate construction, a large green space outside the development was blocked off and used by contractors.

In exchange, Peabody promised to contribute £64,000 towards the upgrade of the local play area – something it has done.

Although it wasn’t part of the planning permission, Peabody accepted that it also agreed “to carry out additional improvements to the rest of the park.”

When asked why the project took so long, a Peabody spokesperson said: “There were some delays out of our control including covid and not being able to find a suitable contractor.”

However, there was no set deadline for the project, meaning they could essentially do it whenever it suited.

June told us: “We were told that legally Peabody did not have a deadline to reinstate it, the promise wasn’t kept up

By Isabel Ramirez DoZenS oF hot air balloons are expected to fly across london’s skyline this July for the first time in five years.

The Lord Mayor’s Hot Air Balloon Regatta, an event that raises thousands for charity every year, has been cancelled since 2019.

This year, organisers have set aside 7 July, 21 July and 28 July as potential dates for the lift-off of up to 50 balloons.

It will go ahead on the first date the weather permits.

The regatta aims to generate awareness about the Lord Mayor’s Appeal and has raised more than £250,000 since 2015.

Money raised through the Lord

Mayor’s Appeal supports three charities National Numeracy, MQ Mental Health Research and Homewards.

In 2019, 46 hot air balloons launched from Battersea Park at 5:30 am and floated through the skies across central London.

It was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, whilst poor weather halted the event in 2022 and 2023.

Organisers say the balloons they will aim to ensure the balloons pass by iconic landmarks such as Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, the Houses of Parliament, and the Tower of London.

Michael Mainelli, the 695th Lord Mayor of the City of London, will lead the event.

Lord Mayor’s Hot Air Balloon Regatta

Local mum Ella Rhoomes said it had been ‘frustrating’ that the park was not in use since it is on the way to her daughter’s school.

“It was a bit frustrating because that space has been boarded up for a long time and there was no building work going on,” she told us.

Her daughter, five-year-old Jamella, is ‘super excited’ and has already been using it.

Ella said: “When the sun’s been out on the way home from school, it’s been mandatory that we go to the park.

“She’s been able to play with her friends there.”

Ella added: “It’s super important for kids to have a local park to get away from the screens and get fresh air.”

In another neighbourly act of goodwill, Amarjit, the owner of Budgens - the grocery store on site - reportedly donated food and goods for free to

facilitate Saturday’s event.

He has also said groups can use the first floor of his shop for workshops and Friends of Hatcham Park meetings.

June and Mary thanked him and Peabody’s charitable arm for their unwavering support of the project.

Wells Chomutare, Managing Director of South London at Peabody, said: “The transformation of this playground is brilliant news for the local community.

It’s fantastic to see local residents come together to enjoy and look after nature in a shared space.

“By designing this playground with local children and residents, we’ve reopened a playground that the community will love, and that fosters joy, connection, and play for all ages.

“We look forward to seeing the continued community stewardship at Hatcham Gardens for generations to come.” © Exclusive Ballooning)

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until now.”

Last Autumn, there were even reports that ‘aggressive’ travellers were using the space to ‘dispose of toxic waste.’

June said this lasted four days until they eventually left.

She and Mary King, a parent of nearby Kender Primary, set up Friends of Hatcham Park and would hold regular meetings where sometimes they would be the ‘only ones’ to turn up.

Reflecting on their eighteen-month campaign having now been a success, June said: “I think it’s a massive sense of achievement for those who didn’t give up. It’s proof grassroots movements can work.”

Following the event, Mary commented: “The community really turned out to enjoy the park.

“I just feel so happy that our campaign has paid off with a beautiful park and a free event.”

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Saying they have been unable to find a housing association to take them on

Photo from Southwark Council planning documents

Developer wants to scrap all affordable housing in an unfinished Bermondsey block

By Robert Firth Local Democracy Reporter A developer wants to scrap all affordable housing in an unfinished block where apartments have sold for up to £660,000.

Bombay Development Limited has applied for permission from Southwark Council to sell six shared ownership flats in an apartment block under construction in Bermondsey at full price.

Shared ownership allows people to

The developer says it doesn’t have enough money to finish the ground floor of the building on Bombay Street, Bermondsey get on the property ladder who would otherwise struggle to get a big enough deposit to do so. People buy a share of a property and pay rent on the remaining value to a landlord.

The ‘shared ownership’ flats in the Bermondsey block have been on the market for eighteen months. But the developer has been unable to find a housing association to take them on.

A letter submitted as part of the developer’s application to Southwark Council says that Wandle Housing Association initially expressed interest in the flats in 2022, but pulled out after the Bank of England raised interest rates.

Rentplus, another housing association that approached the developer, didn’t meet the council’s

What the unfinished apartment block on Bombay Street, Bermondsey looks like requirements of a registered housing provider.

Bombay Development Limited claims it doesn’t have enough cash to complete the ground floor of the building, which is set to be a shop, without selling the remaining flats.

If the developer’s application is approved, four two-bed flats and two three-bed flats designated as affordable housing in the seven-

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storey building on Bombay Street will now be sold at market prices.

Flats that sold in the block in the first four months of 2021 sold for between £445,000 and £660,000.

But according to a viability report submitted as part of the developer’s new application, similar flats are expected to sell for at least 7.5 per cent less due to a drop in house prices in Southwark between 2021 and 2024.

A letter dated May 21 and submitted to the council as part of the application continues: “Due to worsening market conditions (interest rate rises, COVID, availability and cost of materials etc.) during the construction period, there is no available surplus to contribute towards off-site affordable housing.

“The Southwark Plan seeks to provide 35 per cent affordable housing, but subject specifically to the project viability.

“Unfortunately, due to market conditions it is no longer financially viable to provide any affordable housing on-site.

“However, the development, once completed, will make a positive contribution to the character of the area and provide much needed market housing in a sustainable location.”

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Cash is the only solution to housing crisis

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housing developer is trying to scrap all the affordable flats in its underconstruction residential block and replace them with private homes. we’re only talking about six apartments here, but the principle is very worrying.

Bombay Development Ltd is essentially saying it cannot afford to provide six flats as shared ownership.

The company says housing associations don’t want to take them on and rising construction costs mean they now can’t afford to build the homes itself. Instead, it has insisted the flats be provided at market rate.

It’s the latest in a series of concerning trends that suggest London is not currently capable of providing for the thousands of people living in cramped, temporary and unsafe living conditions.

Local authorities say they are hampered by underinvestment and uncertainty around their longterm funding. Construction companies say planning laws, rising interest rates, and construction costs are hampering them. Southwark residents on the housing waiting list are telling us they’re going weeks without being offered any eligible properties. Both Labour and the Conservatives say they will boost housing by rejigging planning laws. This isn’t enough. Planning laws aren’t putting these six Bermondsey flats at risk. A lack of cash is what’s threatening them.

We are living a fantasy by pretending that deregulating green belt planning obstacles will solve the housing crisis, particularly London. Local authorities need cash to build homes, and urgently. Only then can we start giving Londoners the homes they deserve.

this is our 53rd Southwark blue Plaque

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nother blue plaque will be put up for a group from Southwark whose exceptional feats may otherwise not be recognised. every year we run our own blue plaque scheme where we spotlight local individuals and groups who have had a major impact on people or made a difference in some way.

The scheme came about after the News and Southwark Heritage Association tried to find a way around

English Heritage’s strict criteria, that a building must be standing and the person dead for them to qualify. Much of our physical heritage was destroyed by the Blitz, and then later more so by 1960s and ‘70s architects - who arguably did the most damage. There are now 53 Southwark Blue plaques across the borough, with the likes of actor Michael Caine (Rotherhithe), writer Charles Dickens (Borough), broadcaster Una Marson (Peckham) and ex-Premier League footballer Rio Ferdinand (Peckham), being Flyer_A5.pdf 1 12/10/2021 22:35 among those honoured. We congratulate this year’s winner of the Blue Plaque scheme, Stock Aitken Waterman - the legendary songwriting trio who launched the careers of pop sensations Kylie Minogue and Rick Astley from their backstreet studio in Borough.

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Gissa Ticket For Boys From The BlackStuff National Black Stuff Barry Sloane as Yosser in Boys from the Blackstuff at the National Theatre (c)

Those that took this kind of work became not only the enemy of the State but also their fellow jobseekers who blamed them for their cheap labour driving down wages and for taking a vacancy that could have been a legal job for someone. But if the table needs food put upon it then needs must… Chrissie (Nathan McMullen) exclaims, ‘I need money not an ideology.’

This is 1982, there are riots, manufacturing is in decline, unemployment was almost as its 1980s’ peak and Thatcher was out to get the unions; Liverpool’s staunch Socialist history was under attack.

The focus of Boys From The Blackstuff is

Photo by Alastair Muir

With any play about the workingclass there will be an Us and Them narrative and in James Graham’s version of Alan Bleasdale’s Boys From The Blackstuff it is the ‘sniffers’ from the Dole Office - who literally talk down to the out of work - sent to spy and arrest any unemployed people trying to put food on the table by doing cash-inhand jobs, writes Michael Holland.

five unemployed tarmac layers who will now do anything to earn money. We find them in night security, plastering and in Yosser Hughes (Barry Sloane) stomping intimidatingly around Liverpool 8 asking everyone and anyone to ‘Gissa job, I can do that.’ His boasts of being able to do anything sees him build a wall - cash-inhand - that instantly gets him the sack.

‘You can’t sack me cos I don’t really work here,’ he says to the site manager before nutting him.

I could very much relate to the decline and closure of the docks when

Photo by Tristram Kenton

Photo: Manuel Harlan

This Revue Show Does Not Disappoint

containerisation meant big ships could not moor up in the shallow waters by Tower Bridge and even if they could, no container lorries could get into the small 19th century streets of Shad Thames that were designed and built for horse and carts.

One year after the Boys last stint of legal work the rot has set in. There is a feeling of emasculation, a lack of pride and a sense of desperation amongst them as they turn on each other. At the centre is George(Philip Whitchurch), the eldest and the voice of reason who has watched

his city slowly crumble. Liverpool’s decline becomes George’s decline.

But behind every unemployed man is a strong woman and there are plenty here.

There is a tremendously emotional scene between Chrissie and Lauren O’Neil when she accuses him of giving up on work: ‘All I’ve got is half a tin of Spam in the fridge and a hole in me left shoe,’ she cries while berating him. And there are comic turns with the Dole Office ladies conducting monotonous, form-filling, tick-box interviews with the Boys. Plus, comedy is injected into the sad reality

A chance to give new audiences a sample of some of the biggest hits from Broadway’s post golden era of musical theatre.

Even those not familiar with the stage musicals Hello, Dolly! or La Cage Aux Folles are likely to pick out some of the most famous melodies due to their film versions and the use of their numbers in commercials over the years. The revue show presents the numbers in a mix of stage and backstage settings, peeking behind the curtain quite literally.

Cassidy Janson, Jessica Martin and Julie Yammanee make up the cast, reproducing the hits with impressive

vocal performances while being expertly guided by a six-piece band.

Jerry’s Girls does not disappoint on the musical front.

Together, director Hannah Chissick and choreographer Matt Cole do not look to push this simple form too far, allowing the singing to take precedence so Jerry Herman’s music and lyrics can shine and show off their musicality and wit.

Before the show we were made aware that Cassidy Janson was performing simplified routines due to an injury but on the whole you wouldn’t have known as she hit her marks and body lines and was full of energy.

The choreographed routines are where you feel there is room for improvement and tightening up, and lots of the prop work felt a little laboured.

For those that are fans of Jerry Herman and know all of the numbers back to

Nearly 40 years since first staged, the Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre brings Jerry’s Girls, the revue show that showcases some of Jerry Hartman’s greatest musical numbers, writes Christopher Peacock...

of having to hide when bailiffs and debt collectors come a-knocking.

Yosser Hughes’ ‘Gissa job’ phrase fell into common parlance and is used today by people who know not where it originated. It is used hilariously when he accosts a milkman on his rounds: ‘Gissa job! I can do that; I can milk a cow.’ And to the the lady at the school crossing, ‘I can hold a lollipop, gissa job!’ But to old George, the veteran of dock strikes and marches who hands out advice to anybody who asks, like a Citizens Advice Bureau, Yosser admits, ’I couldn’t do your job…’

But no humour is added to the student telling Yosser that he is ‘scared’, or when social services take his kids, nor at the funeral of a dear friend. These are the seminal scenes. Death is done in slo-mo; James Graham gets the mood just right.

Amy Jane Cook’s set truly evokes the the feeling of a city carved up by corrugated iron sheets hiding the wasteland of slum clearance projects that ran out of money.

I’m not sure if it was done intentionally but when Dixie(Mark Womack), moonlighting as a security guard, was asked to turn a blind eye to some Monkey Boots going surreptitiously out the dock gates, it took me back to a time when any Bermondsey boy who had a family member working in the Surrey Docks was wearing Monkey Boots off the Polish ships.

Perhaps younger members of the audience who did not live through those times, or see the iconic, BAFTA-winning 80s’ TV series, will not understand this play as much as those that did, but it would not impact on their enjoyment of this wonderful piece of work that we should thank Liverpool’s Royal Court for.

National Theatre until 8th June.

Booking: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/ productions/boys-from-the-blackstuff/ Boys From The Blackstuff transfers to the Garrick Theatre from June 13th August 3rd.

front it is a thoroughly enjoyable two hours of show tunes. Laughter trickled around the audience at the start of quite a few songs as you could tell they knew what was coming up.

You could also tell where the show had its origins as a small cabaret night in an informal setting, but even for those not too knowledgeable of Herman’s work the show still works as a great vehicle for highlighting the strength of his writing. The band were exceptional and as light entertainment goes a revue show is the perfect fit.

Menier Chocolate Factory, 53 Southwark St, London SE1 1RU until 29th June.

Box Office: 020 7378 1713 (£2.50 transaction fee per booking) Website: menierchocolatefactory. com (£1.50 transaction fee per booking)

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Heading south - our pick of upcoming Summer events Open Gardens Festival

Dates: Saturday 8 and Sunday 9, Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June 2024, 2pm-6pm. Tickets: One weekend £14, two weekends £20, single garden £5, kids go free. Various addresses www.communityhospice.org.uk/support-us/events/open-gardens-festival

Cockpit Summer Open Studios Cockpit Summer Open Studios is an opportunity for the public to meet some of the celebrated craftspeople in their studios in Deptford – surrounded by their tools, materials and works-in-progress. Enjoy a rare, authentic glimpse behind the scenes of a working makers’ studio and buy direct from craftspeople.

Time and Tides Enjoy a world premiere of Esther Bersweden’s new composition, Time and Tides, by Eltham Choral Society, which was founded over 100 years ago and performs a wide-ranging repertoire of mainly classical choral music.

Time and Tides is an exploration of Greenwich conducted by Max Barley with a mixed choir of over 80 voices. Also on the programme for the evening is Haydn’s Nelson Mass.

Dates: Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June 2024, 12pm-6pm Tickets: £5-£16 Cockpit Deptford, SE8 3DZ www.tickettailor.com/events/ cockpit/1132044

Date: Saturday 6 July 2024, 7:30pm Tickets: £8-£15 St Alfege Church, SE10 8NA www.ticketsource.co.uk/elthamchoral-society

Salons in the Queen’s House: Timehri Travels

Off The Chest: Poets in the Lounge

Drawing on ideas of identity and belonging, artist Remiiya Badru gives an insight into her research fellowship at Royal Museums Greenwich, revealing the connections she’s discovered between contemporary and historical artefacts. During this talk, she will also share the creative process behind her model ship, Timehri, discussing her journey of discovery, recovery and memory around the River Thames.

Bringing their explosive brand of poetry to Deptford Lounge once again, Off The Chest is back. Join Ella Dorman-Gajic and Iftikhar Latif for a night of open mic poetry where audience members can share themselves in an intimate and friendly setting. Plus, expect feature sets from two top poets as well as music from Off The Chest’s in-house DJ. Date: Thursday 13 June 2024, 7pm Tickets: Pay what you decide, £5-£8 Deptford Lounge, 9 Giffin Street, Deptford, SE8 4RJ https://www.thealbany.org.uk/shows/off-thechest-4/

Date: Wednesday 12 June 2024, 1pm-1:30pm Tickets: Free Romney Road, SE10 9NF www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/ queens-house/salons-queenshouse-timehri-travels

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Taking place over two weekends in June, the Open Gardens Festival sees 41 private gardens across south-east London open their garden gates for the afternoon. Residents and visitors alike can enjoy a host of inspiring gardens, ranging from tiny cottage-style courtyards, grand formal spaces, walled gardens and community allotments to private woodlands and riverside plots with panoramic views. On Saturday 22 June, the gardeners at Lydia House in Blackheath will host a Jazz in the Garden concert, too. Audiences are encouraged to bring a blanket, relax on the lawn and enjoy the music performed by talented musicians from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Tickets are £15 per person.

Luca Silvestrini’s Protein sees annual event celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees, migrants and people seeking sanctuary come to Woolwich Works. Enjoy artist and refugee-led arts, craft and dance workshops, live music and a communal lunch. Special performances include excerpts from Protein’s Border Tales and community projects featuring members of Islington

Centre for Refugees and Migrants and Creating Ground with students from London Contemporary Dance School.

Date: Saturday 22 June 2024, 11am Tickets: Advance price £5 The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, SE18 6HD www.woolwich.works/events/there-and-here-protein-2024

20 HISTORY

History

By Isabel Ramirez

a ww2 code-breaker, who decrypted nazi war secrets and was critical to the success of D-Day, will receive a blue plaque.

Joan Clarke, who was played by Keira Knightly in The Imistation Game, has been honoured by English Heritage with the plaque at her childhood home in West Dulwich.

More than Alan Turing’s love interest, as in The Imitation Game (2014) starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Clarke was a gifted mathematician in her own right.

She was part of a team of cryptanalysts working in Hut 8 at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. They decoded more than a million intercepted German naval messages transmitted on the Enigma machines and so enabled Allied ships to consistently avoid German U-boats.

As a result of their work, they were able to critically reduce the number of Allied ships destroyed by the German navy – from around 100 a month to only two in November 1941.

The plaque will mark the semi-detached Edwardian house, 193 Rosendale Road, that was Clarke’s family home while growing up.

It was while living there that Clarke won a scholarship to study mathematics at Newnham College, Cambridge in 1936.

She returned to her West Dulwich pad during the university holidays and on family visits whilst working at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, which was the wartime headquarters of the Government Code and Cipher School.

Dr Susan Skedd, Blue Plaques Historian at English Heritage, said: “Joan Clarke spent her formative years in this house, during which time she went from being a promising student, with a love of mathematics to becoming a remarkable code-breaker at Bletchley Park and later at GCHQ.” The Hut 8 team continued to rise to new

Joan Clarke’s childhood home 193 Rosendale Road, Dulwich - with the plaque. (english Heritage)

Keira Knightly portraying Ms Clarke in The Imitation Game

challenges when, in 1942, a fourth rotor was added to the naval Enigma machines, making the codes much tougher to crack.

German U-boats were briefly able to attack Allied shipping convoys once more, however, the new code was broken when Clarke deduced that the fourth rotor used the same cypher as the three-rotor system and the steady flow of deciphered

messages resumed.

In the run-up to D-Day, Hut 8 worked closely with Hut 10 to decode the weather signals sent by the Germans and to support the increasing number of SOE operations and bombing raids preparing the way for the invasion on 6 June 1944.

Following the war, Clarke continued to work for GC&CS which moved to

RAF Eastcote in north-west London, where it was renamed Government Communications Head Quarters (GCHQ).

Always modest about her achievements, she shared nothing about her post-war work for GCHQ, most of which will remain secret until documents are declassified.

Her confidentiality also explains the lack of photos there are of her.

The plaque is being awarded in time for the 80th anniversary of D-Day this year, Thursday 6 June.

This is not her first blue plaque. In 2019, she was honoured with one outside her former house in Oxford.

The English Heritage London Blue Plaques scheme is supported by David Pearl and members of the public.

What IS d-day?

It is a significant milestone, given it is likely to be the last with surviving veterans still in attendance.

All are welcome to attend. when? Saturday 8 June, 11 am where? Bermondsey & Rotherhithe War Memorial, West Lane, SE16 For more information contact Gary Magold at gary.magold@hotmail.com or 07752 311082.

special screening of the classic war film - The Longest Day and for the rest of the week the museum will host various talks from historians to broaden your knowledge of the pivotal day.

Look out for the special tours of HMS Belfast to discover the crucial role its crew played on D-Day; from firing some of the first shots of the naval bombardment to treating the wounded and clearing the beaches.

These tours will be happening daily until Sunday 9 June and start at £43.45 (or £18 for members).

Go to iwm.org.uk to book your place at any of the events.

© Imperial War Museums; Mark Cartwright

What is D-Day and where can i celebrate it in Southwark?

British Commando troops land on the Normandy beaches during D-Day 6 June 1944

By Isabel Ramirez thiS year marks its 80th anniversary - but what is D-Day and where can you honour it this year in Southwark?

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On 6 June 1944, 156,000 Allied troops landed by sea and air on five beachheads in Normandy, France.

It was the largest seaborne invasion in history.

D-Day marked the start of Allied operations which would ultimately the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War. A total of 4,415 Allied soldiers were killed during the battle, along with up to 9,000 German troops.

As for the name, when a military operation is being planned, its actual date and time are not always known - therefore the term ‘D-Day’ is used to mean the date on which operations would begin, whatever date that was.

This Thursday (6 June) will mark 80 years since the operation began that freed France and western Europe.

WhErE CaN I CELEbratE It IN SoUthWarK?

bermondsey Head down to the War memorial to lay a wreath.

This Saturday, the Bermondsey and North Bermondsey branches of The Royal British Legion are holding an 80th Anniversary Service of Remembrance for D-Day, at the Bermondsey & Rotherhithe War Memorial.

During the Service, there will be an opportunity to lay wreaths, flowers, and tributes on the Memorial. The Deputy Mayor of Southwark will be present to pay her respects.

elephant & castle The Imperial War Museum is hosting a week of activities to mark the occasion, including tours, talks, and film screenings.

From Monday 3 June - Monday 10 June there are tours of the Aerial Theatre.

In the 90-minute tour led by IWM experts, you will learn about everything that took place in the skies over Normandy in 1944 - from strategic bombing campaigns to airborne assaults, and fighter-bombers.

On Thursday 6 June, there will be a

If any war veterans or their relatives from Southwark have memories or stories from D-Day please feel free to get in touch isabel@southwarknews.co.uk

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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended) PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended) The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at https://planning.southwark.gov.uk/online-applications/ You can use facilities at your local library or 'My Southwark Service Points' to access the website.

How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will be removed except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked 'confidential' will not be considered. Written comments can be submitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development Management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX. Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: AFFECT - development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; OR development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); DEP - departure from the development plan; EIA - environmental impact assessment (these applications are accompanied by an environmental statement a copy of which may be obtained from the Council - there will be a charge for the copy); MAJ - major planning application; STDCA - development within a conservation area; STDLB - works to or within the site of a listed building; VALMAR TRADING ESTATE VALMAR ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 (Ref: 21/AP/4714) Redevelopment of the site to include the demolition of existing buildings and construction of three buildings of: 6 storeys plus basement (Block C), 6 storeys (Block A) and 4 storeys (Block B) providing an outpatients and diagnostics centre with ancillary workspace and facilities (Class E) and up to 43 residential units (Use Class C3) with associated landscaping works, refuse storage, cycle parking, disabled car parking and landscaping. (Within: Camberwell Green CA) Reason(s) for publicity: MAJ STDCA (Contact: Victoria Lewis 020 7525 5410) 63 PECKHAM HIGH STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 5EB (Ref: 22/AP/2145) Variation of condition 8 of planning permission 09/AP/1070 (Change of use from Use Class (A2) financial and professional services to Use Class (A3) restaurant including full height extract duct to rear.) to amend shop opening hours from 10am to 4am. (Within: Multiple CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Samuel Hepworth 020 7525 5465) UNIT 4 FIRST FLOOR REAR UNITY WHARF 13 MILL STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK (Ref: 23/AP/0002) Change of use from an existing office unit to a single residential dwelling with minimal internal works. (Within: Multiple CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB STDCA (Contact: Lara Davison ) 33 EAST DULWICH GROVE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE22 8PW (Ref: 24/AP/1440) Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations including new partitions, works to

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PUBLIC NOTICE: ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 29 THE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2024 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 a street party/big lunch, 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 June 2024 Ian Law, Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment & Growth, 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: streetpartys/playstreetsJune24

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we East Dulwich Pizza Joint Ltd have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of The Pizza Joint, 42 East Dulwich Road, London,SE22 9AX The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are Days

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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.

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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) Emerson Street, between Park Street and Emerson Street (b) Great Suffolk Street, north side, at it’s junction with Union Street (outside skyline house) (c) Montague Close, between No’s 3 and No’s 6 (d) Penton Place, at it’s junction with Kennington Park Road and Wesley Close (e) Record Street, between Hatcham Road for 51m east (f) Sumner Road, at it’s junction with Peckham High Street

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The alternative routes for affected traffic for will be as indicated by the signs displayed

4.

Great Suffolk Street, at it’s junction with Union Street existing LTN will be suspended for (2b)

5.

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

6.

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

7.

The works will be in operation for (2a) 17th – 19th June (2b) 17th – 30th June (2c) 16th – 17th June (2d) 17th – 23rd June (2e) 19th – 21st June (2f) 17th – 21st June

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

Dated this 6th June 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) SLD00081345149-0020 (2b) MCW-00001979-02 (2c) LBSCR13437-4 (2d) MCW-SL04784498 (2e) WFHVG25V (2f) 77001033

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (LUCEY ROAD, THURLAND ROAD, BOROUGH HIGH STREET, AMERICA STREET, PARK STREET, GRANGE WALK (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

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

2.

Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in: (a) Lucey Road, at it’s junction with Rouel Road (b) Lucey Road, at it’s junction with Rouel Road and Goodwin Close (c) Thurland Road, between Dockley Road and Old Jamaica Road (d) Borough High Street, between the main connecting carriageway of Borough High Street and Southwark Street (e) America Street, at it’s junction with Great Guildford Street, the existing LTN restriction will be lifted (f) Park Street, between Red Lion Court and Porter Street (g) Grange Walk, at it’s junction with The Grange

3.

The alternative routes for affected traffic for will be 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 & 2b) 24th June – 1st July (2c) 24th June – 1st July (2d) 24th – 26th June (2e) 26th – 28th June (2f) 22nd – 23rd June (2g) 24th – 29th June

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

Dated this 6th June 2024 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) BER6-LUCR166-01 (2c) BER4-THUR109-01 (2d) ANSL131469 (2e) 2543851-00079 (2f) LBSCR13573 (2g) 77001030

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Kia oval side dramatically collapse but Somerset can’t respond

Surrey (163) beat Somerset (106) by 57 runs

By Ben Kosky Jamie SmiTH’S sparkling knock of 87 from 38 balls laid the foundations for Surrey’s third straight vitality blast win as they took revenge on Somerset, their conquerors in last year’s semifinal, last weekend.

The Surrey batter struck his second successive Blast half-century, sharing a partnership of 111 from 56 with Ollie Pope prior to an astonishing collapse triggered by Somerset’s Ben Green (four for 32).

Green – who took three wickets to help seal Somerset’s semi-final success en route to the 2023 title – claimed three in a single over at the Kia Oval as the home side lost their last six for 11 runs and slumped to 163 all out.

But Somerset failed to build partnerships in response, with Sean Abbott and Tom Curran taking three wickets apiece as the defending champions were rolled for 106 in the 16th over.

Surrey made a spluttering start after being inserted, with only seven on the board when opening pair Laurie Evans and Dan Lawrence were both caught in the deep by Tom Lammonby.

Jason Roy soon followed them, swatting Riley Meredith to the

midwicket fence and trying to repeat the stroke next ball, with Lammonby pouching the top edge to complete his third catch.

But Smith was immediately into his stride, heaving Craig Overton for the first of his seven sixes and combining power with clean striking of the ball as he launched a ruthless assault on the Somerset attack.

Pope was able to build at a more relaxed pace while his partner raced to a half-century from 22 balls, drilling Roelof van der Merwe for another maximum and Surrey looked strongly placed at 139 for three with seven overs left.

But van der Merwe began the Somerset fightback by bowling Pope

(40 from 32) before Green – whose first two overs had cost 27 – captured three wickets in the space of five balls, including a slow yorker to end Smith’s hopes of a maiden T20 century.

Meredith (three for 34) uprooted Abbott’s off stump before Jake Ball bowled last man Spencer Johnson to round off Surrey’s collapse with six deliveries still unused.

However, the Australian left-armer boosted his side’s hopes with three tight overs at the start of Somerset’s reply – including the wickets of both Tom Banton, caught down the leg side and Will Smeed, who hit 20 from 12 before dragging onto his off stump.

Tom Abell also departed, caught at long on mistiming a drive off Abbott,

but Tom Kohler-Cadmore launched Gus Atkinson for successive sixes – the second of them a top-edged hook that was coolly plucked out of the air by a steward at the Vauxhall End. Looking dangerous with 25 from just 10 balls, Kohler-Cadmore’s innings was abruptly ended by Abbott’s pinpoint throw from the leg side to run him out with a direct hit almost parallel to the stumps at the bowler’s end.

Surrey continued to take wickets at regular intervals, with Abbott recording three for eight in his eight overs and Curran, who sealed victory by having Ball caught at mid-on, three for 16.

Surrey host Sussex Sharks this Friday (June 7) at 6.30pm.

That enabled Vipers to post 142 for six, but their total was not enough as Paige Scholfield (50 from 34) and Sophia Dunkley both struck halfcenturies to usher Stars over the finish line with 11 balls to spare.

Dunkley (53 from 42) was caught attempting to hit the winning runs, but Phoebe Franklin secured Stars’ fourth victory in five games, while Vipers now face a battle to qualify for the knockout stage.

Put in to bat, Vipers were soon in difficulties as the relentless accuracy of left-arm seamer Alexa Stonehouse kept them under rein and Charli Knott departed cheaply, clipping Franklin to midwicket.

Stonehouse removed Ella

McCaughan, caught at cover, but captain Georgia Adams (19 from 12) lifted the tempo with successive boundaries as she and Georgia Elwiss (22 from 25) took their side to 61 for two in the ninth over.

However, Vipers then lost four wickets for just 12 as Adams pulled Alice Davidson-Richards’ long hop to the diving Stonehouse in the deep and the next three fell to Gregory, including Elwiss who was bowled swinging across the line.

Bowling in tandem with left-arm spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman, whose four overs cost just 21, Gregory appeared to have put Stars firmly in control – but Monaghan and Southby had other ideas.

Southby drilled Dunkley for the first six of the innings in the 18th over, while Monaghan – dropped at long-on off the same bowler on 13 – capitalised to hammer 22 from Franklin’s final over, including two maximums and keep the visitors in contention.

But, although Dunkley and Bryony Smith initially began slowly with the bat – taking 16 balls to find the boundary – they kept their wickets intact, bustling along to 47 in the powerplay overs.

Smith pulled Freya Davies over midwicket for six as she advanced to 31 from 25, departing to the first postpowerplay delivery when she hoisted namesake Linsey into the hands of long-off.

The captain’s dismissal did little to derail Stars’ momentum and Scholfield straight-drove Mary Taylor to the rope before steering the seamer’s next delivery through the slip area for four more.

Scholfield took advantage of some sloppy fielding to dispatch Nancy Harman for another two fours, but it was Dunkley who won the race to her half-century, thrashing Smith for a midwicket boundary to get there from 38 balls.

Her partner followed suit from 33 deliveries and, although Davies had her caught behind before Knott (two for 29) dismissed Dunkley and DavidsonRichards with successive balls, it made no difference to the outcome.

Stars’ Gregory has Southern Vipers in a spin South East Stars (143-4) beat Southern Vipers (142-6) by six wickets

By Ben Kosky leG-SPiNNer DaNi Gregory demolished Southern vipers’ middle order as South east Stars triumphed by six wickets at the kia oval to cement their status as charlotte edwards cup frontrunners.

Gregory’s spell of three for 23 reduced the defending champions to 73 for six before Alice Monaghan (44 from 33 balls) and Rhianna Southby (25 from 22) counter-attacked with an unbroken partnership of 69 from 50.

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azeez added to Riakporhe-CbS bill

By John Kelly

smiTh signs as new era begins Bryony Smith in action for the South east Stars this year

LewiSHam’S Dan azeez has been added to the richard riakporhe-chris billam-Smith undercard at Selhurst Park on June 15.

Light-heavyweight Azeez will face Hrvoje Sep in his first fight since he lost a unanimous decision to Joshua Buatsi in February.

That was the 34-year-old’s first defeat in his professional career after 20 wins.

“I’m pleased, Sep is a game opponent and I think it makes for a great fight.

“The most important thing is to go get June 15 out the way, but any of the names. I’d love to mix it up with all of them, all great fighters.

“Willy Hutchinson had a great performance at the weekend, you’ve still got Callum Smith in the division, our scene is thriving.”

Azeez added: ”I felt like I’d let people down [in his defeat against Buatsi], I like to class myself as an ambassador of the guy you didn’t expect much from.

“I go gyms and go around to the local shop and people are inspired.

I felt like I’d let people down, but the feedback from everyone has been near to 100 per cent positive.

“It’s boxing. If you want to be the best you have to fight the best, you aren’t always going to come out on top. You aren’t truly defeated until you give up, just got to get back to the drawing board and keep going.

“Come June 15 I want to keep the ball rolling and show I’m not just one of the best light-heavyweights in this country but in the world also.

“I think if I do the right things on the night - the better man won, I’m not in no dispute - but if I can re-jig things I think I’d stand a chance.”

Richard Riakporhe

‘to say I’m a professional cricketer for Surrey is a dream come true’

By Sports Reporter

Smith, 26, will also be the team’s captain after four years of experience as captain of the South East Stars – where she lifted the Charlotte Edwards Cup in 2021. She has represented

Surrey since she was nine years old, making her senior debut at sixteen before playing for the Surrey Stars in the Kia Super League.

Smith has represented England in IT20 and ODI cricket and was part of the recent England Development XI that played Pakistan in May. The allrounder also played in the Big Bash in 2023 for the Hobart Hurricanes and represents the Trent Rockets in the Hundred.

Surrey are one of eight teams to have been awarded a Tier One, fully

professional side from the 2025 season.

Smith said: “To say I’m a professional cricketer for Surrey is a dream come true. I’ve been part of the Surrey family since I was nine years old and cannot wait to lead the team out at the Kia Oval wearing the Three Feathers. The Club has some exciting plans for the new team and I think the structure is a really positive step for the growth of the women’s game.

“I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved as the South East Stars and our total focus for the remainder of the

summer is on ending the era with more silverware.”

Emma Calvert, Surrey director of women’s cricket, said: “Bryony is one of the outstanding players on the domestic circuit and is a fantastic leader. What she brings on and off the field has been a crucial part of what the South East Stars have built over the last four years.

“It is fitting that she is the first player to sign for the new Surrey side and I’m thrilled that she will lead the team next year.”

his bowlers. Sam Seecharan, playing his first match of the season, opened the bowling and took the first wicket, and Kaif Ramzan picked up the next two. Felix Watson-Smyth claimed the fourth to reduce Wanderers to 60-4 after 20.1 overs. Apoorv Wankhade joined the attack for the first time this season, and claimed the fifth wicket with the score on 89. The sixth wicket pair added 45 in eight overs, but both batsmen then fell in successive overs, with Ramzan taking his third wicket and Harrison Perry getting the next to make it 137-7 in the 38th over. The eighth wicket partnership put on 28

before Wankhade took his second wicket with a return catch. Ahmed Khan, who had not been at his best early on, then returned to pick up the last two wickets in successive overs to dismiss their opponents off the first ball of the 49th over.

The Wanderers attack was spearheaded by Saul Anstey, who bowled a testing opening spell, conceding just two runs in his first five overs and taking the wickets of Chris Purshouse in his second over, and James Schofield in his fifth. But runs had flowed freely at the other end, and the score had already reached 30

in the ninth over when Schofield fell for seventeen. Steele came in to join Wankhade, and the pair put together a partnership of 113 in 21 overs for the third wicket which all but made the game safe. Wankhade once again led the way with another commanding innings, and Steele gave solid support before being dismissed for 35, off 63 balls.

Wankhade was stumped eleven runs later, having made 89 off 78 balls, and having lifted his aggregate to 286 runs in four matches.

Thirty-two runs were still required but Seecharan and Karim Marcelle

added 21 of them before Marcelle fell with the score on 175. Seecharan continued in company with Khan before being bowled for 20, off 27 balls, with the scores level. The target was reached three balls later, via a wide, with 11.2 overs to spare.

Dulwich have thus achieved the rare feat of winning all four 50-over matches at the start of the campaign, to stand at the head of the table.

This weekend, the format switches to timed games when they have another tough match, away to Spencer, who lost for the first time on Saturday but who are close behind in second place.

BryONy SMith has signed her first fully professional contract with her home county Surrey and becomes the first player confirmed to the club’s squad for the new era of domestic women’s cricket.

Dulwich stay top of Division 1 after rare feat with Malden dulwich 186-6 (38.4) beat malden Wanderers 185 (48.1) by four wickets

By John Lewis DuLwicH recorDeD their fourth consecutive victory in Division 1 of the aJ Sports Surrey championship, defeating malden wanderers by four wickets last weekend.

Dulwich invited their opponents to bat on a slow pitch, and bowled them out for 185. The wickets were shared around as skipper Ollie Steele rotated

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sTeady does iT

Millwall manager Neil Harris is hoping for a less stressful campaign

year of stability will do nicely for harris

By Paul Green neiL HarriS says the main aim for millwall next season is to avoid any of the relegation drama which overshadowed most of the previous campaign.

Harris returned to the club for a second spell in late February with the Lions in serious danger of dropping out of the Championship.

He successfully steered the club to safety thanks to a big improvement in form at The Den and some memorable wins on the road, including a 2-1 triumph at eventual promotion winners Southampton in his first game back.

But skirmishing with the drop zone isn’t an experience he wants to endure again, instead preferring to rediscover the kind of cup success which was a big feature of his initial tenure in the hotseat.

Harris said: “I think the fans would love to see a bit of stability and an exciting cup run if possible. We haven’t had one for a few seasons.

“The ideal for me is that we would certainly want to be better than we were last year.

“That doesn’t just become about league position because ultimately 13th in the Championship is an excellent league position for Millwall Football Club.

“The club has been very lucky over the last ten years to have had huge success in League One and then in the Championship. We want to continue that.”

Five straight wins secured Millwall’s eventual respectable final placing in the table, although Harris is keen to point out there are many things to consider when assessing what constitutes a decent season.

The boss said: “How do you define success? Is it going on league position? Sometimes it is.

“Is it done on bringing younger players through and developing our own players?

“There is part of that as well, which I would like to do next year.

“For us there is a lot of elements as to how we are going to measure success next year.”

Harris added: “For me it is to make sure it isn’t like last year where for most of it the club has been looking over its shoulder. We don’t want to be doing that next year.

“We want to be stable, we want to be moving forward and then carry on building the blocks that we started in the last 13 games from day one this season.

“I want to see the team progress and ultimately we want to be better.”

Tanganga still to decide on permanent move

Lions squad set for european trip

By Paul Green

By Paul Green

JaPHeT TanGanGa remains firmly on millwall’s radar as the Lions wait to discover if the defender agrees to put pen to paper on a contract offer at The Den.

Tanganga was a key figure in the late season recovery under Neil Harris while on loan from Spurs, prompting the Lions gaffer to make a bid to sign him permanently from the north London Premier League outfit.

But it is still unclear if Tanganga will decide to make the switch south of the river, with Harris acknowledging the Lions potentially face competition from elsewhere.

He explained: “Discussions take place and I’ve been very honest since I’ve

joined the club that I’m a big fan of Japhet.

He knows that, everybody knows that because I’ve been very public with it.

“I would like to work with Japhet moving forward but there is a lot of aspects to it.

“We made contact with Tottenham and spoke to Japhet’s representatives.

“I’ve spoken to Japhet a couple of times over the summer already and we will stay in close contact.”

Harris added: “There is a lot for Japhet to consider during this window and that is not just in England.

“He is a very good player who is going to have options all over Europe.

“We will see how discussions continue and obviously we hope for a positive conclusion and an opportunity to work with him again in the future.”

miLLwaLL are set to hit the continent later this summer as part of their pre-season build up.

The Lions have already announced friendly fixtures at Wealdstone (July 20) and Cray Wanderers (July 23) for the U21s, but at the time we went to press no first team games had been revealed.

But boss Neil Harris was able to confirm he will be taking his side on a foreign trip a couple of weeks before the Championship commences again on 10 August.

He told our paper: “The club are in the process of thinking about

releasing the pre-season games schedule. I think we are pretty much done with sorting out fixtures now.

“Behind the scenes a lot of plans were in place fixture wise before I arrived and I’ve not disrupted that.

“Relationships get built over a period of time with other clubs so a lot of the games in the list have been stuck to. We’ve obviously added in some as well.

“We will be away towards the end of July in central Europe for a week of warm weather training where we will be playing opponents from different leagues and nationalities just to give us a different mix in pre-season.”

‘let’s make our presence felt once more’ says lions boss

By Paul Green neiL HarriS is challenging his millwall side to keep outpunching the championship big guns next season.

Leeds United’s play-off final defeat to Southampton means the Lions will twice go headto-head again with their old rivals in what is always a special fixture.

Saints will be joined in the top flight by Leicester City and Ipswich Town, as Luton, Sheffield United and Burnley make an instant return to the second tier.

Next year will be the Lions’ eighth consecutive season in the Championship and Harris is determined his squad make their presence felt once again at the right end of the table after last season’s relegation scare.

He said: “I think the three teams that have gone up were three exceptional teams, four if you include Leeds who just missed out.

“Leeds will obviously be a very good side next year as always.

“I’m sure the three teams that have come down from the Premier League are going to be competitive with their parachute payments which will make them extremely fortuitous in the budgeting sense.

“Then you look at the teams who have come up as well.

Derby County for example is a big, big club at Championship level, let alone down in League One where they have just come out of.”

Harris added: “It is going to be a competitive league as always. I’m sure Norwich and West Brom will be stronger for their play-off defeats this year.

“We as always are going to have to outpunch with where we are going to be budget wise as a club.

“Certainly since I took over 10 years ago it has done that every season and we will be playing through that again.

“This year I think has been a tough year for everybody probably until the last few weeks of the season where with three games to go we’ve retained our status and everyone can relax a little bit.

“There is always going to be tough periods during the season.”

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Lions on The LookouT

Chopper hints trueman might get chance in friendlies

By Paul Green GoaLkeePer connaL Trueman could get the opportunity to stake a claim during millwall’s preseason campaign.

Harris keen to strengthen ahead of new season

By Paul Green neiL HarriS says there are up to half a dozen playing positions which need to be boosted this summer.

Milllwall are keeping tabs on several targets with the transfer window set to open late next week having already declared an interest in central defender Japhet Tanganga following his successful loan from Tottenham last season.

The Lions made good use of the loan market last season, although the summer departure of those temporary signings means there are plenty of roles which need to be filled once again.

And the SE16 manager believes the recruitment drive at The Den needs to be an extensive one.

Harris told our paper: “We’ve identified players in the five or six positions that we feel we need to

strengthen.

“Obviously we always have players we would like to consider.

You get to the stage where they become priority players.

“You are looking at plan A, plan B, plan C and so on. Players have their opinion on what they want to do and so do other clubs.

“As always in the Championship, it is a competitive market.

“It is not just the players in the positions we want to strengthen.

We then have to consider that if a player turns around and says to me that for family purposes he wants to go to pastures new then that obviously becomes a different challenge for us as well.

“Out of the blue we might have to find an additional player. Those are the sort of challenges that face any football club’s recruitment department in any given transfer window.”

Manager Neil Harris expects Millwall to be busy in the window Millwall last month announced the departure of former head of recruitment Alex Aldridge, with Steve Gallen subsequently appointed as director of football.

Harris worked closely with Aldridge over the years and praised him for his contribution, but pointed out the recruitment process involves a wide range of people.

The manager said: “I’d like to think the football club is quite fluid where it isn’t just about one individual.

“If a head coach leaves it isn’t just about the head coach, it is about the staff around him with the bigger picture and the game plan about the football club.

“Alex was well thought of within the club and by myself. There is a recruitment team behind the scenes that has continued to work and is now working with Steve

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Gallen.

“A lot of the work behind the scenes is done by them, by the scouts, by data driven stats that we use also and that is put together by other people.”

Harris added: “Director of football and head of recruitment jobs involve making a lot of contacts with people but then a lot of the information that we have and reports that are done on players is produced by other people within the system.

“Steve has come in to oversee all of that and has spent a lot of time talking to people and picking up information and knowledge.

“That is what has been going on over the last few weeks.

“We were still identifying players in the second half of last season even before I arrived and that doesn’t change. It is a club led policy.”

Trueman has stepped up to second choice behind regular stopper Matty Sarkic following the recent exit of free agent Bart Bialkowski.

Montenegro international Sarkic has been an ever present since Harris resumed control at The Den in late February.

But Bialkowski’s departure improves Trueman’s chances of getting some first team action during the upcoming summer friendlies where he will be looking to impress the manager.

Harris said: “Connal has done extremely well. We’ve not seen Connal start a game in my team yet.

“Matty Sarkic was the number one goalkeeper at the end of last season for me and did extremely well to only concede nine goals in 13 games.

“We know - and Matty is the first to admit this - it is not just about the goalkeeper not conceding goals, it becomes a team effort regarding reliability and structure in front of him.

He has done extremely well.

“Connal’s opportunity didn’t come but he will obviously get a chance during pre-season to show his qualities. Then we will make a judgement after that as to what the goalkeeping department looks like.”

The boss added: “Matty is away on international duty, so we’ve always got to be mindful of the fact he is going to be playing a couple of games. We hope he comes back free from injury.

“At any football club you’ve got ten outfield positions you can fill and rotate, whereas goalkeeper wise you very rarely bring a new keeper on during the game.

“That can be frustrating for the goalkeepers that aren’t regular starters.

They might want new opportunities.

“Connal is a cracking fella, a fantastic pro and good trainer.

“There will be a time in Connal’s career where playing becomes a priority, so we will see what unfolds during the course of pre-season.”

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£360,000

30% SHARE

£108,000

5% DEPOSIT

£5,400

MONTHLY RENT (2.75%)

£577.50

SERVICE CHARGE

£113.41†

MONTHLY MORTGAGE REPAYMENT

£615.14

TOTAL MONTHLY COST

£1,306.05†

180 Ilderton Road, Penarth Street, South Bermondsey, SE15 1NT

0300 555 2171 | shnewhomes.co.uk sales@southernhousing.org.uk

Southern Housing terms and conditions apply. Images are indicative only. Prices correct at time of print. All content within this is indicative only. Southern Housing reserves the right to make any changes at any time. Please speak to a Sales Advisor for up-to-date information when reserving your new home. *1 bed apartment price from £108,000 for a 30% share of a full market value £360,000. **Shared Ownership – Terms and conditions apply. † Estimated cost. This scheme with Southern Housing New Homes is subject to status and �tting criteria. Minimum and maximum share values will apply and rent is payable on the unsold share. Please speak to a member of our Sales Team for more details. June 2024.

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