Southwark News - August 1st 2024

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Social housing watchdog begins Council probe amid suspected serious failings

By Herbie Russell

Southwark Council HQ on Tooley Street

The housing watchdog has turned up the heat on Southwark Council after announcing it has placed the local authority on the grading under review list.

Housing providers are generally placed on the list if there are suspected serious failings.

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) announced the move following Southwark Council’s decision to refer itself to the regulator.

The self-referral relates to electric safety checks in council homes that have not been conducted within the correct time frame.

At a council meeting on Monday, July 15, a senior council officer estimated that only 10,000 of 38,000 relevant properties had received the required checks.

The RSH is now investigating the matter through a planned inspection.

Southwark Council, meanwhile, has kickstarted a rapid, eighteen-month catch-up programme of electrical checks, expected to cost £4 million.

Cllr Sarah King, the Cabinet member for Council Homes said: “The safety of our

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tenants and residents will always be a top priority for Southwark, which is why we are determined to keep raising the quality and safety of our council homes.

Southwark parks retain thirty prestigious Green Flag Awards for the fifth year in a row

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By Herbie Russell Southwark Council has retained all 30 Green Flag Awards for its parks and open spaces for the fifth consecutive year.

The award scheme recognises wellmanaged green spaces across the UK and, in the latest review, not a single park was stripped of the prestigious prize.

Councillor Portia Mwangangye, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Parks and Young People, said: “We are delighted that, for the 5th year in a row, 30 of our parks have been awarded Green Flag status. This international quality mark for parks and green spaces - is

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“We will work with the RSH, the independent organisation responsible for regulating a viable, efficient and wellgoverned social housing sector, to help

drive improvements on behalf of our tenants.

“This work is one part of the wide-ranging action we are taking to improve our council homes. This has also included setting up a new tenant-led repairs improvement board; damp and mould service and rolling repairs actions days on estates, as well as appointing new leadership in the housing department. While there is still some way to go, progress is being made in areas such as repairs, where satisfaction has increased since 2021.”

Commenting, Liberal Democrat Leader of the Opposition on Southwark Council, Cllr Victor Chamberlain said: “No one will be shocked Southwark is the first council to be sanctioned in this way by the social housing watchdog.

“It’s just one scandal after another here.

I welcome this action by the Regulator of Social Housing which is a vindication of what residents and the Liberal Democrats have been saying for years.

“It speaks volumes that this action is being taken in the same week Labour councillors unanimously rejected Southwark Liberal Democrats demand for the council to declare London’s first housing emergency.”

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testament to the hard work and dedication of the team that care for the green space so that visitors and residents alike can enjoy it.

They are also key in supporting biodiversity and our climate emergency agenda.”

Recipients of green flags included Burgess Park, Southwark Park, Tabard Gardens, Peckham Rye Park and Dulwich Park.

The scheme is managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.

Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager, Paul Todd MBE, said: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved on achieving a Green Flag Award.

“Southwark’s award winning parks are vital green spaces for communities to socialise, enjoy nature, for children to play safely and it provides important opportunities for park users to improve their physical and mental health.

“We know that staff and volunteers work tirelessly to ensure that it maintains the high standards of the Green Flag Award, everyone involved should feel extremely proud of their achievement.

It is important that our free to use spaces are maintained to the Green Flag Award standard, making them accessible for all members of the community while ensuring the environment is protected.”

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‘the dogS can wee but women can’t’ 99-year-old campaigner says all she wants for her birthday is more public toilets

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By Herbie Russell a 99-Year-olD public toilet campaigner has asked Southwark Council for more loos as a birthday present.

Gwynneth Pedler told councillors that Peckham Town Centre and Dulwich were toilet cold ‘spots’, at the Cabinet meeting on Monday, July 22.

Councillors were also warned that a lack of loos in parks meant “dogs can wee but women can’t”.

Council Leader Kieron Williams thanked campaigners and pledged to establish a toilet plan to tackle the problem.

Ms Pedler, from the Loos for Southwark group, said: “Tomorrow is my 99th birthday and the council taking action would be a favourable birthday present.”

The veteran activist added: “The lack of public toilets can trap people at home and stop many from living the lives that they want to live… it can exacerbate social isolation and impact the local economy as well as people choose to spend less time in shopping areas which are already struggling to keep alive.”

Southwark Council manages and maintains 33 of the borough’s 44 public toilets. But a report compiled by Southwark Council, Age UK and campaigners, and presented to the Cabinet, said more are needed.

It recommended that Southwark develop a toilet strategy, saying the shortage disproportionately affected people with protected characteristics - including the elderly and disabled.

The report also found a lack of toilets was leading to unsanitary conditions in public spaces, particularly parks and streets.

The council should also reinvigorate the community toilet scheme encouraging retailers to provide publically accessible toilets, the report said.

Campaigners said Dulwich Village, West Dulwich, Walworth Road and the area around Stave Hil Park, Rotherhithe were also ‘loo deserts’.

Campaigner Thelma Purcell, who lives in Rotherhithe, said: “The men and the dogs can wee but women can’t.”

She added: “I live along the river… and if the pubs aren’t open you are stuck… It would have been nice to spend more time in the park when my grandkids were little.”

Councillors were also told that the disabled toilet in Southwark Council’s Tooley Street offices was not fit for purpose.

“The door opens the wrong way. It should not open inward because if a disabled person falls down inside that toilet there’s no way you’re going to open the door to get them out,” said Ms Pedler.

“It needs to open outwards.”

Council Leader Kieron Williams said councillors would consider the report and promised to develop a Southwark toilet plan with campaigners.

Labour councillors previously voted against setting up a public toilet strategy when it was tabled by the Liberal Democrats in November 2023.

According to research conducted by Age UK London in 2022, 90 per cent of Londoners have considered public toilet provision before making a journey.

Over 52 per cent said they sometimes reduce the amount they drink before leaving home.

Southwark Council has already taken some steps to improve toilet provision in the borough. The recently-opened Una Marson Community Space and Library in Walworth has an accessible toilet.

In March, Southwark Council unveiled a new accessible toilet in Dulwich Park and upgrades to toilets in the Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre.

The new facilities were made possible by a £120,000 grant from the government’s Changing Places Fund.

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school’s out for summer!

10 things to do with the kids these holidays

By Eliza Frost

Baby gospel

Step into the soulful melodies and rhythmic beats of Baby Gospel at Woolwich Works.

Expect a heartwarming family concert showcasing the vocal prowess of London’s CK Gospel Choir.

Music lovers of all ages are invited to join in singing and clapping along to timeless soul and Motown hits by stars such as Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Adele, Jackie Wilson and more – plus traditional gospel songs and cherished nursery rhymes, too.

The concert is baby-friendly and open to all ages, from newborns and school-age children to grandparents!

Saturday 3 August 2024, 11am Tickets: £12, £10 concession, under 6 months go free The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, SE18 6HD www.woolwich.works/events/babygospel-aug-2024

Family Festival: Generations of play

Join Dulwich Picture Gallery for a Family Festival inspired by the work on display in Yoshida: Three Generations of Japanese Printmaking – and children go free.

You will be able to explore your relationship with nature as a family and discover the power of myths and legends.

The day will include face painting, origami sculpture workshops, lessons on drawing Manga and a self-led art trail, plus food by Roy’s Authentic Jerk Chicken and more activities for the whole family.

Saturday 10 August 2024, 11am to 4pm Tickets: Adults £17, members and concessions £15, children go free Gallery Road, SE21 7AD www.dulwichpicturegallery.org. uk/whats-on/family-events/2024/ august/family-festival-generationsof-play

Peninsula summer

From July to September, London’s only peninsula neighbourhood offers a packed programme of events for all ages, from Wild Swing mini golf and cinema under the stars to a free global music festival and a tasty mash-up of beats and eats.

The riverside walkways will also be dressed in technicolour installations

by Kitty Joseph. Take a walk on the peninsula side, and visit the website below for the full event listings for the Greenwich Peninsula Summer programme.

Dates, times and prices vary www.greenwichpeninsula.co.uk/whats-on/ peninsula-summer

The Secret Garden

A magical urban secret garden crafted from denim to delight kids and adults alike.

Ian Berry’s The Secret Garden sees visitors walk through the denim garden path and find roses, cacti, wisteria and dangling vines made with layers of recycled denim jeans.

It explores themes of sustainability in the textile industries and the importance of access to green spaces in the city for young minds.

Showing until Sunday 8 Sep 2024 Tickets: Free 5 Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7LB gardenmuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/ ian-berry-the-secret-garden Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of

Ghosts

Sam Wu is NOT a scaredy-cat (except he is).

When a trip to the Space Museum goes terrifyingly wrong, Sam begins a mission to prove to everyone that he is a fearless space adventurer…

Adapted for the stage from Katie and Kevin Tsang’s best-selling book, join Sam and his deadly pet snake sidekick at Wimbledon’s Polka Theatre as he faces his fears and tries to defeat the Ghost King once and for all at the premiere of this brand-new adventure.

They are also hosting two free postshow Q&As with the stars of the show for ticket holders to performances on Sunday 27 July at 2:30pm and Wednesday 7 August at 2.30pm.

Showing until Sunday 18 August 2024, times vary Tickets: From £10 240 The Broadway, Wimbledon, SW19 1SB polkatheatre.com/event/sam-wu-isnot-afraid-of-ghosts

Music, Jerk ‘n Things

Horniman Museum and Gardens will be celebrating the contribution of Caribbean culture to Britain with family activities, live music, dancing and food at its Music, Jerk ‘n Tings festival this August.

The Bandstand will be hosting music and dancing for all the family to enjoy, plus some of the UK’s top Caribbean and African chefs will be cooking up a storm with jerk, vegan and vegetarian food.

Take part in activities on the day: shop at the vibrant arts and crafts market, enjoy some crafts and storytelling for children, or old school games like giant dominoes, there will also be an animal walk, a bouncy castle, face painting, and attendees will have access to discounted entry to the Butterfly House and Crazy Golf.

Saturday 10 August 2024, 1pm to 6pm Tickets: Adult £15, child £10, under 2s and

access companions free

100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ www.horniman.ac.uk

Art and play

Explore the world of art and play in outdoor sensory sessions around the Wiggle Wonderland pavilion at Dulwich Picture Gallery.

The Art and Play sessions will invite you to explore art, nature and the world around us. The sessions will also introduce families to some of the activities that will feature in the new children’s play space (coming soon as part of Open Art).

You can book a maximum of five tickets per family per timeslot online.

Sold out? Dulwich Picture Gallery says there will be a limited number of dropin spaces available on the day.

Friday 2 August, Saturday 3 August, Sunday 4 August, Friday 9 August, Friday 16 August and Saturday 17 August 2024, 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm Tickets: Free – but booking is advised Gallery Road, SE21 7AD www.dulwichpicturegallery.org. uk/whats-on/family-events/2024/ august/art-and-play

A seat at the kid’s table

Let your little ones enjoy free themed arts, crafts and table-top fun at Peckham Levels while you relax this summer.

The Kids’ Table is a pop-up children’s corner service that provides children

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with crafts, games and creative tabletop fun. Offering supervised arty fun for 3- to 10-year-olds.

Team members are DBS checked with experience in childcare, teaching or children’s entertainment, and it is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Kids’ Table began as a mission to offer parents the freedom to have a lazy lunch or brunch out in peace – you’ll be able to sit back with a pint, or peruse the choice of street food options to tuck into at Peckham Levels, all while gazing across the London skyline knowing your little ones are enjoying some time in at The Kids’ Table.

Every Sunday, 12pm to 4pm Tickets: Free peckhamlevels.org/events/kidstable-summer-24

Crystal Palace soft play

A new soft play has opened at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, providing the perfect day out for ages up to 8-years-old.

The space is designed with a diverse range of soft play activities that cater to different ages, interests and skill levels. From sensory experiences to mini trampolines, it aims to promote exploration, learning and, most importantly, enjoyment for your little ones.

With a specific under-2s zone, a ball pit and other activities for kids, you

can guarantee a fun day out. There is also a café located next door, so you can grab a coffee and snacks, too.

Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 6pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm Tickets: Over 2 £7.50, under 2 £3.75 (each child ticket includes one adult ticket, additional adult £7.50) Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, SE20 8DT www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/ london/crystal-palace/crystalpalace-national-sports-centre/softplay

Climb on up

Ever fancied taking on the challenge of bouldering as a family?

Well, Substation in Brixton is the perfect introduction for families wanting to learn how to climb with confidence.

Their private family introduction is a half hour instructed session and includes entry, shoe hire and chalk hire for 2 adults and up to 3 children for you to take on the wall together!

Also on offer at Substation: Subclubs, a fun, informal coaching sessions where children learn to climb through play, and NICAS (National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme), a structured course that develops climbers from novice to expert as they advance through levels 1-5.

Open Monday to Friday, 7am to 10pm, Saturday and Sunday, 8am to 8pm Prices vary Unit 13, Ellerslie Square Industrial Estate,

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By Isabel Ramirez A pensioner from Peckham, who has spent six months waiting for the gardens to be cleaned up where his wife is buried, has taken matters into his own hands.

Mossie Kearney lives down the road from Camberwell New Cemetery and told us the hedge surrounding the graves had become overgrown he was ‘sick of looking at it.’

The 72-year-old said: “I asked the maintenance guys back in January to cut the hedge back.

“But they just passed the buck.”

Mr Kearney lost his wife four years ago and attends her grave ‘every Sunday without fail.’

So in a bid to make the area pleasant to visit again, he decided to take action.

Last Sunday, the pensioner spent seven hours trimming the hedge, mowing the lawn and tidying up the place. He even planted a flower by each of the 26 graves off his own back.

“It needed to be done,” he continued, “it’s a nicer place to be now and people appreciate it.

“My son-in-law and I collected 14 big bags of leaves and brambles in the end.”

He has since been thanked by the families of others who are buried there.

His daughter, Denise, said: “My father is an old age pensioner and should be taking it easy and not doing the work of others.”

Of the Hillview part of the cemetery, she said: “It is never tended to it is always overgrown and dilapidated.”

Mr Kearney added that he hoped the cemetery would be maintained going forward.

Southwark Council thanked him for his service but revealed they ‘avoided’ cutting hedges during nesting season to protect birds’ nests.

Nesting season is between March and September, but Mr Kearney claims he asked them in January to cut the hedge.

Cllr Portia Mwangangye, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Parks and Young People, said: “I would like to thank Mr Kearney for his support of the cemetery and as a council we share his wish to ensure the grounds are kept to a good standard.

“When it comes to the upkeep of our grounds we have strict rules and laws in place to protect wildlife and the biodiversity of the cemetery. Our maintenance work is programmed around these requirements and carried out by our grounds maintenance team.

“For example, we deliberately avoid cutting hedges during nesting season to protect birds’ nests. During this time, regular inspections ensure that the growth does not obstruct visitors.

“We would love to hear from Mr Kearney to see if we can address his concerns and discuss how we work to ensure that we maximise the balance between the needs of visitors and those of the natural environment.”

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Lambeth Fringe festival returns this September

By Herbie Russell

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the lamBeth Fringe festival returns to south london this September with a four-week lineup of music, comedy and theatre.

Performers will appear at 150 shows across 23 different venues from September 19 to October 20.

Fans can also grab one of 50 free tickets if they share the festival’s Instagram post as part of a Golden Ticket competition.

Theatres and pubs all over south east London are getting involved including founding venue the Bread and Roses Theatre in Clapham.

The Golden Goose Theatre, Camberwell, West Norwood Picture House, Effra Social, Brixton and Gipsy Hill Brewery Taproom will also host acts.

Check out the full line-up at https:// lambethfringe.com/ Find out how to enter the Golden Ticket competition by visiting the @lambethfringe Instagram account.

AURIC, providing musical performance inspired by classical poetry, is just one of over 100 acts taking part in the Lambeth Fringe

homeS named after hero who died jumping into thameS to Save woman

Councillors and family members celebrating the opening of Folajimi apartments in Bermondsey

By Herbie Russell a heroiC Bermondsey man who died trying to save a woman drowning in the thames has had a set of council homes named after him.

In April 2021, Folajimi OlubumniAdewole leapt into the river to save a

stricken woman who shouted that she could not swim.

The woman and another would-be rescuer were saved by the coastguard but Folajimi’s body was found six hours later.

A coroner described the 20-year-old as “a man of courage and determination”.

Newly-built flats, including council homes, on Alexis Street, Bermondsey,

have now been named Folajimi Apartments.

There is already a plaque in Cathedral Square marking the place where Folajimi jumped into the river.

South Bermondsey ward Councillor Sunny Lambe said: “For him to risk his life to save somebody’s life is not something we come across every day so I want to

commend the family who brought him up very well to recognise that sense of civic responsibility.”

Helen Dennis, Chaucer ward councillor, said: “This, I believe, is a really fitting tribute to his service and to his life in our borough and we want to thank the family and everyone involved who have brought these new homes into being.”

Paralympic fencer going for john Salako among the hundreds gold in memory of late mum at London’s first futsal tournament

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ka Former Dulwich college pupil representing team GB as a paralympic fencer hopes to do his mum proud after she passed away.

Oliver Lam-Watson, who won Silver and Bronze medals at Tokyo 2021, will compete in Paris next month without his biggest fan watching.

“This qualification cycle has been one of the most difficult times of my life with the loss of my mother at the very start of the qualification period,” the Old Alleynian said.

“This meant everything to her and she dreamt of watching me compete in Paris after she could not attend Tokyo due to Covid, so I’m happy I can qualify for the

games and bring her dream and legacy to life in some way.”

Oliver, a wheelchair user, was born with Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome, a condition affecting the development of blood vessels, soft tissues and bones.

A doctor challenged him to find a ‘real sport’ and not just the Spartan obstacle course races he had been entering.

So Oliver took up wheelchair fencing and within five months had represented Great Britain.

He had soon competed in seven World Cups, a European Championship and won a Bronze medal in the Team Epee in World Championships in Korea in 2019.

Oliver recently attended the Dulwich College Sports Dinner earlier this year as a guest speaker.

Left to Right - Alison Smith Events Manager and John Salako Former Professional Football

By Isabel Ramirez over 300 attended london’s first futsal tournament in crystal palace including football icon and former premier league footballer John Salako.

Oliver Lam Watson won silver and gold medals at Tokyo 2021

Futsal is a type of football played indoors on a much smaller court. The Futsallers Foundation is currently trying to advance futsal in the UK and to make it an Olympic Sport.

Its fast-paced, small-sided nature develops players’ intricate skills and quick decision-making.

On Saturday, July 21, over 19 teams participated with 3 emerging victorious in their respective categories. Spartans (ages 12) won via penalties. Universal Elite (ages 16) secured a 2-1 victory.

Los Parceros triumphed against eight adult teams.

A £500 cash prize, trophies and

medals were awarded by Drew Patterson, CEO of Futsallers and Vice President of the London Football Association.

Crystal Palace Sports Centre is set to become a central hub for futsal, aiming to nurture local talent and athletic development.

John Salako, former Crystal Palace player, football legend and Futsallers board member highlighted: “Futsal is such an important thing for the kids to learn and to play.

“It’s going to teach them the technique, the skills, and awareness of how to pass, move, and follow.”

This event is part of Futsallers’ initiatives to impact over 675,000 UK students aged 13 to 15 over the next four years.

Drew stated, “The event highlighted the growing demand for futsal within our Latin American and underserved

communities in London. Our next steps include establishing local, regional, and national leagues through our Futsallers’ Pathway, starting with schools, ultimately leading to the 2026 Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal.”

Nuala Riddell-Morales, Director of Carnaval del Pueblo, added, “Every Latin American coach was ecstatic to present their teams. The artists loved the vibrant atmosphere, and the venue buzzed with goodwill. Witnessing the pride and joy on everyone’s faces was indescribably brilliant.” Nuala also announced the return of the Carnaval del Pueblo on August 3, 2025, one of the most important Latin American cultural events held in the British capital.

This first tournament, sponsored

by United St Saviour’s and UNISON, also commemorated Colombia’s Independence Day.

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council promiSeS to ‘find a reSolution’ after ‘outrage’ over 120 per cent Shop rent hikeS eXcluSive

By Herbie Russell StruGGlinG ShopkeeperS have begged Southwark Council to rethink a 120 per cent rent hike.

Five “essential neighbourhood shops” in Camberwell fear for their futures amid rent increases first announced in spring.

Cllr John Batteson said the Labourrun authority was committed to “finding a resolution”.

The five shops on Crossthwaite Avenue include a supermarket, hairdresser, pharmacy, laundrette, and a Post Office.

The owners of Crystal Laundrette and Anijh Supermarket have so far been hit with the rent increases. The other three shops fear a similar hike is imminent.

Speaking at Council Assembly on Wednesday, July 17, local resident Jenifer Milner said: “I shopped there with my own children back in the 1970s.

“They are long established. All remained open before covid lockdown.

They know their individual customers - young and old - and they are well known for helping the elderly and the infirm.

“In fact, these five small businesses form a strong and much-valued community hub, surely exactly the kind of community hub Southwark Council should be encouraging.”

She claimed the local community had been “outraged” by the situation and accused councillors of neglecting the struggling shopkeepers’ calls for help.

Cllr Batteson, Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Jobs and Business, explained the rent increases had been based on the units’ market value and inflation.

Left to right: Pharmacist Andrei Ciobanu, Postmaster Bimal and laundresse Nasrin Jahanshiri fear their businesses are at risk

But he acknowledged inflation had been very high and that Southwark Council should consider the shops’ “social value”. “[We are] absolutely committed to finding a resolution on this,” he added.

The Southwark Liberal Democrat group said it had received a letter from the council saying it would “start fresh” on rent negotiations.

Cllr Rachel Bentley, the Lib Dems’

Cllr John Batteson said the council was committed to finding a solution

Local Economy Spokesperson, claimed it was a “huge win for the community”.

“But it’s just the first step, and it’s appalling that it took this long, and that the concession was made at the last minute to avoid embarrassment at a public meeting,” she added.

“It’s clear that Labour are no friend of small, local businesses, and we will continue to champion the local economy here in Southwark.”

‘Very high’ Southwark Council gas consumption on estates could be costing taxpayer ‘millions of pounds’

By Herbie Russell

Cllr Sarah King, Cabinet Member for Housing, said council officers were ‘committed’ to investigating the issue

a peCkham leaseholders group has warned that wasteful gas usage could be “costing the council millions of pounds”.

A Southwark councillor responded by saying officers were “committed” to investigating “the very high levels of consumption”.

In a speech at Council Assembly on Monday (July 15), Max Templer, spokesperson for the North Peckham Leaseholders Group, also said his research showed Southwark Council faced a “climate catastrophe”.

Gas usage on homes connected to the North Peckham District Heating Network is currently three times higher than government guidelines.

According to Ofgem, the government gas and electric regulator, an average two to three-bedroom property should use 11,500kWh annually.

But residents are reporting their usage is often exceeding 30,000kWh. This has meant higher bills for leaseholders. While Ofgem estimates £1,568 as the total energy cost for

a typical household, the average Gloucester Grove Estate household pays £2,570 for heating and hot water alone.

Mr Templer said: “That figure really

should be setting off alarm bells for the council anyway.”

He added: “That usage is costing the council millions of pounds. All the heating costs associated with

council tenants’ homes are paid by the council through the housing budget.

“Last year, the council spent £1.5 million on gas for the North Peckham District Heating Network. If you brought that down by two-thirds to what the figure should be, that would’ve reduced that net cost by a million pounds.”

He also highlighted the environmental impacts: “In the past five years, the council should have used around 70 million kWh hours less of gas than it should have done.”

Cllr Sarah King, Cabinet Member for Housing, thanked Mr Templer and other leaseholders for their “hard graft” in gathering the information.

She continued: “I have raised it with officers… and they are currently committed to investigating what’s going on with the very high levels of consumption you’ve identified.”

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funfair ride ‘malfunction’ that left four injured is now being investigated by HSE

By Isabel Ramirez

Lambeth Country Show (Eventlambeth)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has taken over the investigation into a ride that ‘malfunctioned’ and injured four people at the Lambeth Country Show.

On 8 June 2024, at least three of the four victims were hospitalised as a result of the incident which occurred at Brockwell Park. This included an 11-year-old girl who suffered injuries to her legs, pelvis and lower back. She was later discharged from the hospital.

The Metropolitan Police, who were leading the investigation up until now, said a man and a woman in their 40s were also treated in the hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries.

The ride involved in this incident is now being forensically examined by specialists at HSE’s Buxton Science and Research Centre.

It was handed over to HSE to lead because there were no fatal injuries and the fairground industry falls under their enforcement.

HSE inspector Stacey Gamwell said: “We will continue to thoroughly investigate what happened and determine whether there were any breaches of health and safety law at the time of this incident.

“Once we have finished our investigation, a decision will then be made on whether formal enforcement is required in line with our enforcement policy. We remain in contact with those

Double stabbing in Kennington

By Isabel Ramirez

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested following a double stabbing in Kennington last Friday afternoon.

Emergency teams were called to a fight on Cooks Road on Friday, July 26, at 4:30pm.

Two males aged 17 and 18 were taken to hospital with ‘non-life-threatening’ injuries.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Enquiries continue to establish the circumstances, led by CID officers responsible for policing Southwark and Lambeth.”

Any witnesses yet to speak with police are asked to call 101, ref 5430/26jul To remain anonymous please contact Crimestoppers.

19-year-old stabbed on Rye Lane

By Isabel Ramirez

affected by the ride’s malfunction and will keep them updated throughout our investigation.”

Following the incident, a Lambeth Council spokesperson said: “We are deeply saddened by the fairground incident at the Lambeth Country Show, it

is really shocking, and our thoughts are with those who were injured and their families.

“We take health and safety incredibly seriously, and all relevant safety certification was provided in advance of the event.”

The council added it was committed to “fully playing” its role in the investigation and ensuring families “get the answers they deserve”.

Although the HSE is now leading it they told us this is still a criminal investigation.

A 19-year-old man was stabbed on a busy Peckham street on Saturday, fortunately police say his injuries are ‘non-life-threatening’.

Emergency services were called to Rye Lane on Saturday, July 27, at 6:55 pm to reports of a stabbing The man was found with stab wounds and was rushed to hospital.

There have been no arrests and enquiries are ongoing.

Any witnesses are asked to call 101, ref 6205/27jul

‘Festivals boost biodiversity in Brockwell Park’

By Robert Firth

Local campaigners have poured cold water on a Labour councillor’s claim that Brockwell Park’s biodiversity is the result of festivals like the Mighty Hoopla taking place there.

Councillor Donatus Anyanwu, who holds the portfolio for events, told a Lambeth Council meeting on Wednesday, July 17, that the variety of nature found in the park in Herne Hill, South London was down to the cash generated by events held there.

Answering a question from Green Party councillor Scott Ainslie, Cllr Anyanwu said: “[The] events raise money that can help us to build in relation to our ecological maintenance of the park. The biodiversity we have in Brockwell Park is as a result of investment that [is] being generated by events.”

But residents, who demanded the council stop holding large commercial events at the park at the same meeting, dismissed Cllr Anyanwu’s suggestion that festivals boosted Brockwell Park’s biodiversity.

In a statement released on Friday, July 19, Jen Hawkins and other local campaigners said: “Biodiversity cannot be bought, or meaningfully increased, with this extent, duration and footprint [of events]. It is irrational to damage one part of the park to improve another.”

Councillor Donna Harris in Brockwell Park in June 2024

Millwall FC’s home ground The Den

Councillor Donatus Anyanwu defended the use of Brockwell Park for events at Lambeth Council meeting on July 17, 2024

Brockwell Park in June They added: “The movement of species due to disruption will also affect the biodiversity of an area. It’s a complex interplay that has nothing to do with finances. The money for biodiversity is from the park levy; a tiny proportion of the events’ income and a tiny amount for such vast disruption

Scott Ainslie

and damage.”

Two weekends of back to back festivals at Brockwell Park in late May and early June resulted in damage to parts of the green space. Photos taken of the park in June showed a large patch of mud and tyre tracks where there would normally be grass.

Donatus Anyanwu Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) after the meeting, Cllr Ainslie, Green member for Streatham St Leonard’s, said the Labour-run council needed to back up their claims about biodiversity with proof.

He said: “At the moment I don’t think

that [information] is really in the public domain. It would be good to see clear, indisputable evidence of that. […] The Greens don’t want to be party poopers.

It is about making sure the park is for everyone. It would be good to revisit the decision making process around the events we do have.”

Campaigners who spoke at the council meeting on Wednesday voiced concerns about the impact of events in the park on the environment and people who live locally.

Residents said that the St Matthew’s Project – a local sports charity for children – had been unable to play any 11-a-side football matches in Brockwell Park during the season due to damage caused to the green space by a Pokemon event held there in 2023.

They added that further damage to the park caused by events earlier this year meant the charity was unlikely to resume playing games there when the new season started.

A petition campaigners set up two weeks ago outlining their concerns about large events at Brockwell Park has already racked up over 2,200 signatures.

Lambeth Council’s Liberal Democrat group has previously called for an independent inquiry into the damage caused to the park this year and has said no more events should be scheduled until an investigation is complete.

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By Isabel Ramirez A trans activist, who has spent over half of her life in male prisons and even did her own castration, tells all – including life at HMP Wandsworth, what happened when she was forced to stop her hormones and how sex between prisoners and officers is ‘common.’

Just six weeks ago, Sarah Jane Baker was freed from prison - for what she hopes will be the final time.

The now 55-year-old was born in Brixton but spent most of her childhood in Peckham and Camberwell.

Prior to her last sentence, she spent 30 years in prison for attempting to murder another prisoner, after being imprisoned for kidnapping and torturing her stepmother’s brother.

Despite being a transgender woman she has only ever been in male prisons.

Following her release in 2019, she threw herself into activism including setting up a charity that advocates for trans prisoners. In 2023, she was accused of ‘inciting violence’ whilst giving a speech at the London Trans+ Pride march when she told the crowd to “punch a TERF” (an acronym used for trans-exclusionary radical feminists).

She spent most of the last nine months at HMP Wandsworth. In recent years, the prison has gained public notoriety for not only being the site where Daniel Khalife, who was awaiting trial for terrorism charges, escaped from September 2023 but also for the viral video allegedly depicting a prison officer having sex with an inmate Having been in over 30 prisons

Prior to her last sentence, she spent 30 years in prison for attempting to murder another prisoner, after being imprisoned for kidnapping and torturing her stepmother’s brother.

Despite being a transgender woman she has only ever been in male prisons.

Photos supplied by Sarah Jane Baker

herself, we asked if she was aware of sex between officers and inmates.

“People having sex with staff? Yeah, that’s really common,’ she claimed, “Also gay sex and that, it’s really common - even amongst prisoner and staff.”

Staff found guilty of inappropriate relationships with prisoners can be sent to prison themselves for Misconduct in Public Office.

A Prison Service spokesperson assured: “The overwhelming majority of our prison staff are hardworking and honest but thanks to the work of our Counter-Corruption Unit we are catching more of the small minority who are not.”

Regarding the 21-year-old who escaped, Sarah revealed she and he were friends. “We used to have daily chats on the exercise yard.

“He was a good boy. Don’t believe all that nonsense you read on social media.”

During her first sentence, Sarah claims she was ‘targeted’ after people found out she was transgender. In a video online she described the abuse she allegedly faced: “I became a human punching bag,” she said, describing how she was raped, stabbed, ‘slashed with razor blades’, stripped whilst ‘hot water and sugar’ was poured on her.

“It’s a lot easier if you go to [male] prison in a man’s body - you’re treated equally to any other prisoner.”

Given her experience before, how did this last time compare? “There was quite a lot of inappropriate behaviour from other prisoners. People who tried to bully me, steal from the little that I had.”

However, she said ‘on the whole’ most people were good to her, she continued: “It was a lot easier for me because by the time I went back, I was famous.”

And she isn’t wrong. Hers is a controversial case: one that is often discussed and shared in the media.

She gained even more publicity in 2021 when she announced her plan to run for MP, which would have made her the first transgender person to do so.

Even JK Rowling, well known for voicing her opinion on trans issues, tweeted Sarah’s criminal record a few weeks ago, where she fervently referred to her as ‘he.’

“I wouldn’t have thought I was that important to her to even notice me,” Sarah commented. “Just existing as a transgender person in the public eye, you just have to take it on the chin.”

In 2017, the Prison and Probation Ombudsman said: “Transgender prisoners are among the most vulnerable, with evident risks of suicide and self-harm, as well as facing bullying and harassment.”

As a trans woman, Sarah has been taking hormones since 2017.

Desperate to live her true self, she did her own castration in prison, and it was after that she started receiving hormone therapy.

But after Daniel Khalife escaped and all the people on her wing at Wandsworth were moved, she ended up on the Isle of Wight, at HMP Parkhurst. It was here a doctor reportedly denied her hormone therapy. “He said it wouldn’t be ethical to prescribe female hormones to a biological man.

“I put on 20kg within weeks of stopping them,” she commented, adding that her body still hadn’t recovered.

The Care Quality Commission which handles prison healthcare at HMP Parkhurst was approached for comment The crimes she committed to land

herself there were violent, including seeking revenge on another inmate.

“My own crimes, I can’t get away from,” Sarah said, “I’m horrified about the kind of person I was.”

She maintains that she has borderline personality disorder as a result of a difficult childhood spent in and out of the care system. “I come from a really damaged, dysfunctional family.”

That said, she is careful not to portray herself as ‘a victim’, commenting: “Life’s difficult for a lot of people but only certain people choose to go out and commit serious violence. But I was a rather disturbed young person.”

She now lives in Richmond and continues to support transgender prisoners and promote trans people through her charity, The Transprisoner Alliance. This work includes organising letters and visits for trans people behind bars, providing legal assistance with advice for an in-house barrister on legal name changes and gender recognition certificates.

One of the things that helped her gender dysphoria in prison was makeup, sometimes brought in by sympathetic officers, so Sarah’s nonprofit also brings makeup and genderappropriate clothing to trans inmates.

“I want to show the government that we’re not going away,” she said.

Asked whether transgender prisoners should have their own separate prison, she said: “Maybe there needs to be a third space where trans women can go into where they are protected and maybe in time they can be put into [another] location with biological females.

“There’s no question that women and trans women need to be protected.”

Sarah was cleared by the court for her remarks at the Trans+ Pride rally on 8

July, after Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram, at City of London Magistrates’ Court, found her not guilty.

According to the BBC, he said she had intended for the word she said to be acted upon, and added he thought it was possible that she just ‘wanted publicity.’

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Crystal Palace Park renovations including famous dinosaur statues move forward © Joe Coughlan

Mosaic unveiled outside The Shard took two years and 70 volunteers to create

By Isabel Ramirez A new mosaic, which took two years and 70 volunteers to create, has been unveiled outside The Shard.

Since last Thursday July 25, passersby have been able to enjoy the 57 metre art installation.

Named ‘In a River a Thousand Streams’, the artist Adam Nathaniel Furman, took inspiration from the River Thames.

Seventy volunteers from the London School of Mosaic came together to form the piece, which is made from 250,000 colourful tiles. It is the largest mosaic they have done to date and is expected to be walked past by over 20 million people each year Located in The Shard Quarter along London Bridge bus station, it is predicted to last for at least 150 years.

The artwork celebrates the diverse tapestry of Londoners and their achievements, capturing the dynamic energy of the city.

Alongside other supporters, including The Arts Council, Southwark Council, and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, as well as a part of the mosaic sponsored by The Shard.

By Joe Coughlan Local Democracy Reporter Plans to renovate Crystal Palace Park in a £24 million project have moved forward including updates to the park’s famous dinosaur statues and a new themed play area for children.

A new dinosaur themed play area is also planned, alongside a revised information centre and improvements to the Penge Gate.

Work is also planned to restore the walls of the Grade II listed Italian Terraces, as well as improvements to the drainage to prevent further water damage and allow the possibility for events to be held at the

Festival on the River Thames is coming back this September

By Isabel Ramirez A festival along the river Thames returns this September with live art performances, mudlarking and the Great River Race.

The mosaic (supplied by The Shard)

Bromley Council has approved plans to increase the budget on the scheme by nearly £20m, with the details of the project for the historic park set to be approved by the authority this week.

The project will reportedly cost £24m and include updates to the Grade I listed dinosaur statues and their setting, the Tidal Lakes.

space. Repair works are planned for the bust of Sir Joseph Paxton, the designer of the original Crystal Palace. Council documents said the bust is planned to be moved from the walkway of the National Sports Centre back to its original position at the Italian Terraces.

Bromley Council agreed at a meeting on July 15 to increase the budget for the regeneration programme by over £19m.

The additional funding comes from a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant and the sale of two areas of council-owned parkland.

Labour Councillor Ruth McGregor, representing the Crystal Palace and Anerley ward, said she and her fellow ward councillor Ryan Thomson were very supportive of the scheme.

Conservative Councillor Colin Smith, leader of the council, responded by saying the project represented the end of a ‘very long road’.

Cllr Smith said at the meeting: “Unfortunately the park, being right up there on the north end of the borough where five boroughs meet, just has never had the amount of money many of us would like to have seen it have…

We’re very pleased for yourself, your neighbourhood and indeed the nearby boroughs as well, many of whom will now hopefully see it as the regional treasure it has always been.”

Crystal Palace Park is reportedly visited by 1.4m people per year. The Crystal Palace Park Trust took on a lease to manage the park in September 2023 as part of the regeneration scheme.

Totally Thames Festival will take place from Sunday 1 - Monday 30 September across London celebrating the life and soul of the river.

The month-long programme runs the 42-mile stretch of the Thames through working collaboratively with artists, local communities, river interest organisations and businesses Featuring both free and paid activities, some highlights include: Kids’ Choir (September 15) which will see over 400 local primary school children perform; Hulked (September 7) which will explore the history of the Thames barges with an hour of storytelling and original folk music and the classic boat festival (September 7-8) where around 40 vintage and exquisitely preserved vessels assemble at historic St Katharine Docks.

A new initiative designed to encourage people from London, Kent and Essex to act against litter along the tidal River Thames has been launched; The PLA’s Clean Thames

Challenge invites individuals and groups to participate in a variety of ways, all with the shared goal of improving the health and aesthetic look of the Thames. Members of the public can sign up to receive a free litter-picking kit.

Upon completion of the challenge participants will be entered into a prize draw to win a kayaking trip for two with London Kayak Company, or a Stand-Up Paddleboarding trip for two with Active360.

Delving into the muddy world of the river is a series of mudlarking events. From Saturday 31 August – Sunday 1 September there will be a Mudlarking Exhibition in the Roman Amphitheatre in the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall Art Gallery.

Visitors can step back in time and enjoy the rare opportunity to see and hold personal items lost by Romans who lived in London over 1,600 years ago. On display will be Roman artefacts recovered from the Thames by mudlarks, telling the story of Roman life in Londinium The Great River Race is on Saturday 21 September, bringing together 300 boats in a fundraising race from Millwall to Ham Lands, which can be viewed for free at any point along the course.

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The Great Boat Race is on September 21 (Thames Festival Trust)

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Police appeal to find teen nhS cyber attack: ‘moSt ServiceS’ at after man stabbed to death South london hoSpitalS back to ‘near in New Cross last Sunday

normal’ now

By Herbie Russell

By Herbie Russell

‘moSt ServiCeS’ are ‘working at near-normal levels’ following the ransomware attack on a host of south london hospitals, nhS bosses have said.

“Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust have restarted their outpatient blood tests. While they are not yet back to full capacity, they are contacting patients to book a blood test appointment in order of clinical priority and as capacity increases. Blood testing services at GP practices in south east London are also continuing to improve, which is helping us care for the most critical

and urgent cases.”

Other NHS hospitals affected included including the Royal Brompton and the Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

People should continue to use NHS 111 through the NHS App, online or on the phone for non-urgent care – and should continue to attend booked appointments unless contacted to say otherwise.

Antonios Antoniadis was stabbed to death in New Cross. © Met Police

The attack on June 3 by Qilin, a Russian cyber-criminal group, has seen 7,000 outpatient appointments and over 1,500 elective procedures postponed by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Chris Streather, Medical Director for NHS London, said: “Thanks to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in maintaining services affected by last month’s cyber attack on pathology services provider Synnovis, most services are now working at near-normal levels, including in outpatients, day cases and non-elective care.

“We are still seeing an impact on regular day attendances and elective inpatients, where some specialties are still having to postpone appointments. It is important that patients with booked appointments continue to attend unless they have been contacted to say otherwise.

Antonios, aged in his 20s, was stabbed in Florence Terrace on Sunday, July 7.

Tragically, he died in hospital two weeks later.

Police are now searching for a man named Joshua McCorquodale who they say could have vital information.

Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn said: “We are now issuing an image of a ninteen-year-old man named Joshua McCorquodale who we believe may have vital information and we would like to speak with him urgently.

“McCorquodale may have injuries and we are concerned for his welfare.”

Officers were first called to the scene of the incident at 9.20am follwing reports that a man had been assaulted and stabbed in Florence Terrace.

Antonios sadly died on July 21 despite two weeks of specialist intensive care hospital treatment.

A post-mortem examination was carried out and the preliminary cause of death was confirmed as multiple organ failure due to a stab wound to the thigh.

Two people have already been charged in connection with Antonios’s death.

Anyone with information relating to the

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poliCe are searching for a man after the fatal stabbing of antonios antoniadis in new Cross.

attack on 7 July 2024 is asked to call 101 quoting the above or call Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Police want to speak to Joshua McCorquodale

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over half of the participantS in a new employment Scheme in Southwark have already Secured a job at a local gp Surgery

By Isabel Ramirez over halF of the participants in a new employment scheme in Southwark have already secured a job at a local Gp surgery.

The new sector-based work academy programme (SWAP), focused on getting people employed in primary care, is the first in London and has been deemed a ‘success.’

It has so far supported over a hundred people living locally into jobs and training in healthcare.

One of the participants was Catherine Nages, who had ‘always wanted’ to work in healthcare but had no previous experience.

She recently started work as an Access Hub Coordinator at Sir John Kirk Close Surgery in Camberwell.

On what the course did for her, she commented: “My tutor helped build my knowledge about health services and understanding about the importance of the NHS values.

There were also practical exercises and presentations which gave me a real-world understanding of the responsibilities of a GP receptionist.

“During the training at the GP Surgery, I learnt how to handle patient enquiries and manage busy reception areas which gave me a

better understanding of what the job involved.

“The Hub team really helped me

prepare for our interviews too which made me feel much more confident and I was so pleased to get offered

a job. I am really enjoying the dynamic nature of my new role and the opportunity to apply the skills

Dulwich social club has been Rotherhithe museum tracing severely damaged by fire youngsters who made artwork for community 20 years ago

By Herbie Russell

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Four Fire engines and 25 firefighters tackled the blaze at Dulwich common in the early hours of thursday (July 25).

Part of the the single-storey building and its roof were damaged by fire.

There were no reports of any injuries.

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Four fire engines and around 25

firefighters tackled a fire at a social club on Dulwich Common.

“Part of the single-storey building and the roof were damaged by fire. There were no reports of any injuries.

“The Brigade was called at 0113 and the fire was under control by 0313. Fire crews from Forest Hill, West Norwood and Brixton fire stations attended the scene.”

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Denmark Hill station: Fight on-board train prompts police appeal

By Herbie Russell poliCe are appealing for witnesses after a fight on-board a london overground train near Denmark hill station.

The Ship of Blueprints was made by children from the Adams Gardens and Swan Road estates in Rotherhithe in 2004

By Herbie Russell the Brunel museum is trying to track down the youngsters who made a community artwork twenty years ago.

Part of a Dulwich social club was damaged by the fire

and knowledge I gained through my education and work experience.”

The scheme was piloted by the Southeast London Integrated Care System (SEL ICS) Health and Care Jobs Hub, in partnership with Southwark College and participating GP practices.

These included Elm Lodge Surgery in Dulwich Village, Forest Hill Practice in Honor Oak and 306 Medical Centre in Dulwich.

The primary care pilot had an aboveaverage success rate – in comparison to other SWAP schemes, with over 60 per cent of the completing candidates securing a non-clinical job with a GP practice, to date.

The second scheme is already underway in Southwark.

Candidates were either referred to the scheme by Job Centre Plus or recruited via local careers fairs.

To ensure they had the best chance of success, members of the Hub team also worked one-on-one with each member of the cohort to develop their interview skills and build their confidence.

They are keen to expand the approach into other boroughs in southeast London. Health or care employers interested in �inding out more can email: info@goodworkselondon.co.uk or visit www.GoodWorkSELondon.co.uk

The Ship of Blueprints was created by children from the Adams Gardens and Swan Road estates in Rotherhithe in 2004.

Those kids will now be adults and the museum wants to involve them in a special reminiscence project.

Those who recall being involved are

encouraged to contact the museum.

The Brunel Museum celebrates the life and work of the Brunels - a family of engineers that helped spearhead Britain’s industrial revolution.

The museum will close from this September until summer 2025 for a hotly-anticipated refurbishment.

If you were involved in that project at the time, or know someone who was, we want to hear from you about your experiences. Please email the Brunel Museum on hello@thebrunelmuseum. com

A video has circulated online showing two men fighting with one appearing to be knocked unconscious.

Police believe the altercation took place on the Overground line between Clapham Junction and Dalston Junction, near Denmark Hill Station.

Officers have asked those that witnessed the incident, or have information, to contact British Transport Police.

People can contact British Transport Police by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 237 of 21 July.

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familieS threaten legal action after not being able to bid for council homeS

eXcluSive

By Isabel Ramirez

One of the families making the challenge. (L: Edith)

three FamilieS claim Southwark Council is acting ‘unlawfully’ by directly allocating properties to families, instead of posting them on the bidding system.

This follows an exclusive News report in June which revealed the lack of properties to bid for, with some residents reporting there had been ‘no homes’ on Southwark Homesearch for up to two months.

When we asked the council about it before, a spokesperson admitted there were ‘fewer options to bid for’ as it prioritised those in very high need. The council claimed its ‘new annual lettings policy’ allowed it to offer a home to a person or family directly, alongside the bidding system.

The legal challenge asserts that this means the council is allocating according to a policy which is not in their housing allocations scheme.

The families pursuing the legal action are from the community action group Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth (HASL) and are in the top bands of the housing waiting list.

Mum-of-three Edith, currently in band 2, is from one of the families making the challenge. She has a seven-year-old with severe medical needs due to end-stage kidney failure and is on dialysis every day for 10-12 hours. “We live in a small and cramped flat where lots of space is taken up by her medical equipment,” Edith commented.

Since her bidding account was activated in March, she claimed she hadn’t been eligible to bid on a single home.

Whilst their needs are hard to meet, as they require a four-bed, they claim if the council wasn’t directly allocating properties to people, they would have been able to place a bid by now.

Another one of the families is in band 1 due to being statutorily overcrowded.

It is unclear how the council is deciding how to allocate properties and when we asked, it was unable to answer this. The current bands already exist as a measure of need, band 1 being an urgent need to move or be housed for instance.

In the legal letter addressed to Southwark Council, the lawyer explained that according to section 166A(14) of

‘I grew up on the Aylesbury Estate, now I have a youth club there’ eXcluSive

By Isabel Ramirez a BranD new youth centre has been opened on the aylesbury estate by a man who grew up there, complete with a podcast studio built by Spotify.

Sayce Holmes-Lewis says it ‘means a lot’ to now have a permanent base for his youth charity Mentivity, right on the site where he was raised.

The 41-year-old has worked with young people since he was just 16, including as a football coach and a youth worker.

“I’m the oldest of seven children so it was something I was taught to do,” he told us.

He started Mentivity in 2016 with his brother Tyson and co-founder Leon Wright. It acts as a mentoring organisation and alternative educational provision, but until now they had been operating out of schools and temporary sites.

From a family of educators destined for this work, even his mum Jennifer is part of the team, as the head of education.

Sayce said: “We are all from the community, we grew up on council estates and attended youth services.

“So why would we not pay that forward?”

Despite the Aylesbury Estate undergoing demolition currently, Sayce said the new space named Mentivity House is part of the regenerated bit on Westmoreland Road so he assured us it is there to stay.

Back in 2022, Sayce connected with Spotify when he was asked to present a podcast about stop and search.

From there the music streaming platform has supported the work of Mentivity. They funded a short film about the project called ‘The Centre’ and built a satellite podcast studio at the site.

The latter, to be run by Spotify, is the first of its kind and will allow the centre to continue without being reliant on the

the Housing Act 1996, ‘a local housing authority in England shall not allocate housing accommodation except in accordance with their allocation scheme.’

The lawyer also claims the council’s operation of the policy is ‘irrational’ and fails to fairly prioritise applicants because it involves ‘making direct offers to those in temporary accommodation who are in lower bands,’ above those in higher bands.

Edith continued: “As parents, we have been fighting hard to make sure our daughter has the best possible housing to support her health and well-being. This legal challenge is important for us and also for others on the housing waiting list as well.

“Everyone deserves to be treated fairly.”

With the help of the Public Interest Law Centre, they are making the following demands.

Sayce HolmesLewis (right) with some of the team

government or donations.

“We’re going to be renting out the podcast studio so we’ll get income from that,” Sayce continued, “and we are running a respite provision for kids who are at risk of being permanently excluded or need support.”

Young people will also get experience on how to produce a podcast, developing

their skills and talents. “It’s massively important for Spotify to give back to the service users and show that they do care about young people.”

The centre will officially open as a youth club on Monday 29 July. Sayce said it was important that the offering was ‘driven by the community’ instead of what they think people need.

For the council to stop ‘directly allocating’ accommodation under this allegedly ‘unpublished’ policy; the council must agree that the policy was carried out ‘unlawfully and discriminatorily’ and for it to agree not to do this in future.

We asked Southwark Council to respond to the legal action being enforced against them.

Cllr Sarah King, Cabinet Member for Council Homes, said: “We are very limited in what we can say given the legal proceedings, but we have every sympathy for anyone who is waiting for council housing. We are doing everything we can to free up more homes and push ahead with our ambitious council housebuilding programme so that everyone can find a safe, affordable and comfortable home that meets their needs.”

The families are waiting for the council’s official response, before deciding whether to take the case for Judicial Review in the High Court.

HASL claimed that this was not the first time that the council had introduced new policies into their housing waiting list rules without following the proper processes.

Back in May 2023, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) found Southwark to be at fault for introducing a new policy in their housing waiting list rules between 10 July 2019 and 31 December 2020 and warned Southwark Council about making major changes to its housing allocations scheme without consulting on these first.

The LGSCO recommended that “where the Council is proposing any changes to the allocations scheme which would result in a different banding for a group of applicants it should consider whether this constitutes a major policy change and, if it does, follow government guidance in consulting on the proposed changes before they are introduced.”

They’ve got a 5-year lease, but their plans go a lot further than that.

Sayce commented: “Youth clubs are an important fabric of British culture - even going back to the scouts, the Victorian times. They are a safe space for young people to learn how to contribute to their own lives and society.”

In 2020, the YMCA youth charity found that local authority spending on youth services dropped from £1.4bn in 2010-11 to just under £429m in 2018-19, resulting in the loss of 750 youth centres and more than 4,500 youth workers.

That is almost a £1 billion drop.

Part of Mentivity’s strategy to shield against cuts like these going forward is to get the corporates involved. As well as Spotify, the charity also receives funding from Goldman Sachs, Jordan and Avanade (Microsoft’s digital consulting firm) as well as others.

He added: “It’s showing other corporate entities that they need to do something - whether that be giving funds, giving time. We all need to come together to find solutions to the problems that unfortunately adults have created.”

To find out more about the work of Mentivity and how to get involved, email info@mentivity.com

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Is corporate backing the future for youth clubs?

ews of a youth club opening in the borough is a welcome change to the stories of closures and cuts - but is it here for the long haul?

Mentivity House on Westmoreland Road is a brand-new building, part of the regenerated section of the Aylesbury Estate.

It is run by Mentivity - an established charity that acts as a mentoring organisation and alternative educational provision - which until now had been operating out of schools and temporary sites.

The offering will include a youth club after school, with activities curated for and by the people who use it.

Playstation, pool, arts and crafts: at first glance, it looks like your typical facility for young people. But Mentivity’s founding father Sayce is well aware that history has not been kind to youth clubs.

In 2020, the YMCA youth charity found that local authority spending on youth services dropped from £1.4bn in 2010-11 to just under £429m in 2018-19, resulting in the loss of 750 youth centres and more than 4,500 youth workers.

That is almost a £1 billion drop.

Now it’s not all doom and gloom in Southwark. There are some incredible youth centres still around today, the likes of the Salmon Centre, Downside Fisher and the Damilola Taylor Centre to name a few of the greats.

But to give this new kid on the block the best chance at survival, Sayce has brought in the big dogs.

With financial backing from Spotify, Goldman Sachs, Jordan and Avanade (linked to Microsoft), the centre is not reliant on government funding.

This is a huge win, especially given what we know can happen. Take the Rotherhithe Sports Club at Bacon’s College.

After 17 years of serving youngsters with special educational needs, they had their funding cut earlier this year after they missed the deadline to apply. The vital facility has been able to sustain itself with some council help but its future is uncertain. If they had alternative funding maybe it wouldn’t look as bleak.

At Mentivity House, Spotify has built a satellite podcast studio which will be rented out as another means of income.

As well as giving kids somewhere to grow, this place is offering something else too - a lesson for how we hold on to these services.

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20 ARTS

what’s on

in Southwark

Rough Magic Raves On

Mystical magic forces were at work in the post-work rush to transport young reviewer Woody from his end of Year 4 celebrations at his Rotherhithe school to the Globe Theatre.

L-R Janet Etuk (Morai), Bryony Twydle (Audeja) and Rosemarie Akwafo (Nona).

© Photo by Manuel Harlan

We hurriedly vanish underground and re-emerge in Borough having mysteriously gained a lost tourist from Boston. We helped her locate the Tate and were soon swiftly taking our seats in the intimate, atmospheric, oak interior of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, ready to enter the spiritual realm of Rough Magic, write Woody and Ed Gray.

A youthful and buzzing audience awaited the ensemble cast. First onstage was a spritely young witch who informed us that we were apprentice guardians invited into this sacred space to learn about the structure of the magical realm. We were introduced to the fairy, spirit and ghost worlds, all ruffs and jerkins, in the brilliantly comedic manner that Splendid Productions carry off so well. Pitched to perfection for a young audience and crammed with clowning, this is the kind of physical theatre that would tickle the bard himself and have him chuckling along in the aisles.

Magic of one form or another runs through most of Shakespeare’s plays.

It’s a plot device that allows him to change the course of a play swiftly or explore the complex competing realities of individual human nature.

Weaved into this play are many references to Macbeth and The Tempest, among others. I turn to explain one reference to Woody but before I can pass on my dadly wisdom he whispers, ‘I know Dad, they’re talking about when Puck puts the love

potion in the wrong person’s eyes in Midsummer Night’s Dream’.

He is bit of a Bardologist to be fair, but the beauty of this production is that you don’t need to know anything about anything that flowed from young Will’s quills to enjoy Splendid Productions’ Rough Magic. Just imagine the gasp of a room full of 5 to 85-year-olds as the queen witch suddenly disappears live onstage in one brilliantly choreographed moment.

A collective hushed wonderment fills the air, while the next moment the house is coaxed into becoming the rave soundtrack for wannabe King Henry 9th as he parties till dawn!

Kerry Frampton is a joy to watch as Henry, deprived of his divine right and desperate to reverse his chosen destiny. The audience gleefully jeers his narcissistic pomposity as he is brought down to earth through various shenanigans. ‘This is a really smart story,’ beams Woody, never one to willingly suffer an autocrat.

Eventually the witches come to realise that humans can overcome their chosen destiny, which is an empowering message to take away as we leave this beautiful theatre, destined for the Jubilee Line with a little drop of Shakespearian magic still in our eyes, Woody happily clutching a tiny compendium of all of Shakespeare’s plays. Rough magic raves on.

Shakespeare’s Globe, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, SE1 9DT until 24th August.

Times: Tues - Sat: Varied.

Full Details & Booking: www.shakespearesglobe.com

Anything is possible if you think about it hard enough “Why does your mind go there?

To like the worst possible thing”

Alex and Rupert aren’t a conventional match, but a chance meeting on the Underground ignites a spark.

Skip forward to them fighting

over baby names, nursery colours and ways to save money. All the signs of a normal family in waiting.

Then Alex goes into labour, their baby is born still - and their world implodes.

What follows is a window into how a couple finds the strength to move forward, the will to stay together, and the determination to keep alive the memory of their child.

Corelia O’Neill’s Anything is Possible if You Think About It Hard Enough takes us to the depths

of grief to find hope, and to the edge of insanity to find reason.

There is humour, too, in the most unexpected places.

Cast: Rosie Skuse, Luke Henry Creatives: David Fairs (Director) Conor O’Kane (Assistant Director) Waterloo East Theatre, Brad Street, London, SE1 8TN from 21 - 24 August Wednesday - Saturday 7:30pm Tickets: £17 & £14 concs Box Office: www.waterlooeast.co.uk

EVENTS 21

Heading south - our pick of upcoming summer events

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Meet you in the courtyard

Feeling starstruck Royal Museums Greenwich will have you Starstruck this summer with its live planetarium show, presented by an astronomer from the Royal Observatory Greenwich. When you look at the night sky, you might wonder: what are all those twinkling lights? Why are they different colours? Where do they come from? Will they ever disappear? Are they home to planets? This show will explore the lives of stars, from birth to death, and everything in between. It’s recommended for those over 7 years old, with Ted’s Space Adventure suitable for younger aspiring astronomers.

Dates: Every Friday to Wednesday in August, 2:30pm Tickets: Adult £12, Child £6, Student/under 25 £8 Blackheath Avenue, SE10 8XJ www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/planetarium-shows/starstruck

This summer, make Woolwich Works’ courtyard your garden with its series of free summer music events.

Courtyard Live 2024 is a programme for the whole community with free and fun cultural performances from across the world, hosted on the summer courtyard stage. From African acrobatics, punk rock choirs and Trinity College of Music to artists bringing beats from Turkey, Brazil and Congo, you can pull up a deckchair, grab a drink, some delicious street food, and soak up the free live entertainment.

Date: Every Saturday and Sunday until Sunday 8 September 2024.

Tickets: Free The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, SE18 6HD www.woolwich.works/courtyard-live-2024

Draw me like one of your Deptford girls

Blackheath Society Walk and Talk

Fancy your hand at some art? Deptford Life Drawing hosts life drawing events at The Royal Albert each week. You’ll need to bring your own equipment, whatever you’d like to draw with, and a typical session is structured with five short poses of one to two minutes, three five-minute poses and two 10-minute poses. A break is then scheduled before you return for the chance to sketch two longer poses. Everyone is welcome to book a ticket, no experience is required – Deptford Life Drawing aims to host affordable events that are accessible and inclusive in a respectful non-judgemental environment.

Join Blackheath Society members for a wander through Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery, led by Robin Firminger. As will be explained, originally, the cemeteries for Lewisham and Deptford had interesting and notable residents. This includes the Blackheath artist Sir John Gilbert RA, who began his career as an Estate Agent in a business next to the Princess of Wales; among his accomplishments, he sketched 19th-century Lewisham.

Others include Margaret McMillan, an educational reformer, and Jane Coulson. The cemetery also has plentiful wildlife, a delightful place to walk and is good for butterflies at this time of year. The walk and talk starts by meeting at 10:30am at the War Memorial by the cemetery gates on the junction of Brockley Grove and Ivy Road.

Dates: Tuesday evenings, 7:30pm Tickets: £8 The Royal Albert, 460 New Cross Road, SE14 6TJ deptfordlifedrawing.cargo.site

Noah Kahan at The O2 Best New Artist Grammy nominee Noah Kahan is back in the UK for the third time within a year to play one of his biggest shows at The O2. The “Stick Season” singer is bringing the We’ll All Be Here Forever World Tour to SE10. The Vermont singer and songwriter has exploded from his New England roots. At the core of Noah Kahan’s music are vulnerable lyrics and an unfiltered yet relatable honesty. Expect tunes from across his three albums and discography, and support by Maisie Peters – warm up your vocal cords for this one.

Dates: Wednesday 21 August and Thursday 22 August 2024, 6:30pm Tickets: Cost varies Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/noah-kahan

Date: Thursday 15 August 2024,10:30am to 12pm. Tickets: £5. 113 Brockley Grove, SE4 1DZ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blackheath-society-walk-talk-brockley-ladywell-cemeteriestickets-949086572487

Shades of Dire Straits Shades of Dire Straits from Norway pays tribute to the legendary Deptford band in a unique way… The music of the British rock band will be resurrected with driving rock songs and intimate ballads hosted at The Albany. The band delivers an entire string of hits from Dire Straits, such as Sultans of Swing, Walk of Life, Money for Nothing, Brothers in Arms, Romeo and Juliet – plus many more.

Deptford does have a unique place in Dire Straits history. The band was discovered at The Albany in 1977, and Shades of is “delighted” to be honouring this music history on the band’s home turf.

Date: Thursday 15 August 2024, 7:30pm Tickets: £12-£15 Douglas Way, SE8 4AG www.thealbany.org.uk/shows/shades-of-dire-straits

22 HISTORY

History

a Sip of hiStory

By Eliza Frost

Dating BacK to 1620, this rotherhithe pub has a rich stateside history we explore...

We don’t often want people to find out about our favourite, secret spots in London, saving them from the masses to enjoy as we found them – but Rotherhithe’s The Mayflower is a pub with a history that can’t be hidden.

Owner of 13 years, Paul Graham, says “The pub was nothing like it is now, it’s really grown, as has Rotherhithe.

There’s been a massive increase in people in the area.

“Since lockdown, the Thames Path really came into its own, and lots of people saw The Mayflower walking from London Bridge to Greenwich.”

Paul explains that the history started over 400 years ago in 1620; in July, The Mayflower ship took on board 65 passengers from its London homeport of Rotherhithe on the River Thames.

“Captain Christopher Jones used to part-own the pub,” adds Paul.

So, with Captain Jones at the helm, The Mayflower journeyed onwards to Southampton for supplies and to meet with the Speedwell ship. However, after many delays, false starts and a

leak, the Speedwell’s journey with The Mayflower was abandoned.

On 6 September 1620, Captain Jones, along with 102 passengers and approximately 30 crew members, set sail from Plymouth on what William Bradford described as “a prosperous wind”.

After sighting land on 11 November 1620, strong winter seas forced the Rotherhithe captain to anchor at Cape Cod, much further North than the original destination of Virginia.

To establish legal order in their new homeland, the settlers agreed while on board to write and sign “The Mayflower Compact”; the first written framework of government in what is now the United States.

Captain Jones later returned to London on The Mayflower, arriving at the home port of Rotherhithe on 6 May 1621. He died less than a year later and was buried at St. Mary’s church in Rotherhithe, close to the mooring point of The Mayflower where she lay to rest in the Thames, no longer useful as a ship.

A commemorative plaque to the voyage of The Mayflower now adorns the side of St Mary’s church and a memorial statue, dedicated to the memory of Captain Christopher Jones,

sits in the churchyard.

The Mayflower has a Descendants Book, which is available upon request to those who can prove a family connection to the original Pilgrim Fathers from The Mayflower 1620 voyage.

Paul says: “We’ve got well over a thousand signed addresses by people from the states; people get very excited.”

As a nod to the founding fathers, again, he says that they host a Thanksgiving dinner each year, which is always a sellout.

The pub’s day-to-day food menu offers classic British dishes using local and fresh ingredients and is complemented by a range of traditional ales, which change every week, craft beers, local gins and fine wines.

Plus, the Sunday roast “is one of the best in London”, says Paul, adding that it gets booked up weeks in advance.

So, for a sip of history – and the chance to taste The Mayflower’s Yorkshire puds – head down the Thames Path and travel back in time.

117 Rotherhithe Street, Rotherhithe, SE16 4NF www.may�lowerpub.co.uk

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Thursday, August 1st 2024

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (THE CUT)

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (WESTMORELAND ROAD, CHERRILL STREET, ROBERTS CLOSE)TEMPORARY WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

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

2.

Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time on The Cut between (a) Greet Street and Hatfields, (b) Blackfriars Road and Joan Street.

3.

The alternative route for affected traffic is (a) None applicable (b) Blackfriars Road, Stamford Street, Hatfields, access will be maintained in an eastbound direction for cyclists only.

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 temporary restrictions will be in operation on (a) 08:00 to 20:00 on the 13th to the 16th of August 2024 (b) 20:00 to 05:00 on the 13th to the 16th of August 2024.

7.

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

Dated this 1st August 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: MU091SLS00081327271-0090-06/MU091SLS0081170498-0135-02

2.

Whilst the restriction is in place, and whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to wait, including waiting for the purpose of loading and unloading at any time in: (a) Westmoreland Road, ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions will be introduced, from the end of the existing double yellow lines on the south side of the carriageway between Phelp Street and Portland Street, (b) Cherill Street, ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions will be introduced, between Bradenham Close/Boundary Lane to it’s blocked end of Cherrill Street including the turning head at it’s junction with Slater Street on both sides of the carriageway (north and south side), excluding the inset bays (c) Roberts Close, ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions will be introduced in it’s entirety at the blocked/northern end of Roberts Close to the end of the existing double yellow lines near to Alfred Salter School

3.

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

4.

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

5.

The restriction will come into force for (2a) 19th August 2024 - 18th February 2026 (2b) 19th August 2024 - 18th February 2026 (2c) 16th August 2024 – 15th February 2026

6.

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

Ian Law Traffic Manager London Borough of Southwark Network Management Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (2a) & (2b) 6991 (2c) 7024

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (DOG KENNEL HILL) TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF BUS LANE The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that, they intend, to make an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate Thames water works being proposed in part of Dog Kennel Hill.

2.

The effect of the order would be to suspend the Northbound Bus Lane, in Dog Kennel Hill, located between Albrighton Road and No.3.

3.

The restrictions will not apply to any person or 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.

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 restriction will be in place between the 12th – 15th August, and will apply during such times and to such extent as indicated by the traffic signs.

6.

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

Dated this 1st August 2024 Ian Law Traffic Manager London Borough of Southwark Network Management Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street 3rd Floor, Hub 1, Area B London SE1 2TZ Ref: (2b) DM06601-re-advert-August2024

Please take notice that I / we Revolting on Screen Ltd. have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of The Arzner, 10 Bermondsey Sq, London SE1 3UN. The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are The retail sale of alcohol: Sunday – Wednesday 10:00 – 23:00 Thursday – Saturday 10:00 – 00:00 The provision of films indoors: Sunday - Wednesday 10:00 - 23:00 Thursday – Saturday 10:00 – 00:00 The provision of late night refreshment: Thursday – Saturday 23:00 – 00:00 Live music indoors: Sunday – Wednesday 10:00 – 23:00 Thursday – Saturday 10:00 – 00:00 Performance of Dance indoors: Sunday – Wednesday 10:00 – 23:00 Thursday – Saturday 10:00 – 00:00 Plays indoors Sunday – Wednesday 10:00 – 23:00 Thursday – Saturday 10:00 – 00:00 Recorded music – indoors Sunday – Wednesday 10:00 – 23:00 Thursday – Saturday 10:00 – 00:00

Notice of Application to Vary a Premises Licence made under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003 Please take notice that I / we Varathan Nagalingam have made application to Southwark Council to vary the Premises Licence in respect of Classic News, 17 Peckham Park Road, SE15 6TR The proposed variation is as follows: Change of timing to sell Alcohol Days

Start time

Finish time

The retail sale of alcohol:

Monday to Sunday

06:00

23:30

Opening hours:

Monday to Sunday

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

Date of application: 25th July 2024

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice, that, it intends, to make an order, the effect of which would be to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions

Dated this 1st August 2024

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

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Sale by retails of alcohol to be consumed off premises Sunday – Wednesday 10:00 – 23:00 Thursday – Saturday 10:00 – 00:00 Sale by retails of alcohol to be consumed on premises Sunday – Wednesday 10:00 – 23:00 Thursday – Saturday 10:00 – 00:00 A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives.

Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above (or by email via licensing@southwark.gov.uk) and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Date of application: 09/07/2024

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Thursday, August 1st 2024

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; 38 - 44 RYE LANE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 5BY (Ref: 24/AP/2125) Advertising consent for temporary externally illuminated scaffold shroud screen advertisement printed onto PVC and wrapped around the scaffold comprising a 1:1 image of the building facade with an inset advertising and information area measuring 9.8m x 5.2m.

(Within: Rye Lane Peckham CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Michèle Sterry 020 7525 5453) BRIDGE VIEW COURT 19 GRANGE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK (Ref: 24/AP/1987) Erection of a roof extension to provide 7 units (1 x 1 bed, 4 x 2 bed, 2 x 3 bed), associated cycle parking and refuse storage extension. (Within: Bermondsey Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Lara Davison 020 7525 7595) ALBERT REECE HOUSE 63 ELLIOTTS ROW LONDON SOUTHWARK SE11 4SZ (Ref: 24/AP/1911) Demolition of ground floor single storey rear extension to be replaced by new single storey extension. Infill extension at first floor to create family dining room and kitchen space plus second floor rear extension over existing to create ensuite bathroom to master bedroom.

Install rear external fire escape with landings to provide "means of escape" from all floors.

(Within: Multiple CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Michèle Sterry 020 7525 5453) 11 HIGHSHORE ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 5AA (Ref: 24/AP/2180) Listed building consent for the installation of solar panels to rear roof (Within: Holly Grove CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Eleanor Heagney 020 7525 5403) 184 - 186 RYE LANE LONDON SE15 4NF (Ref: 24/AP/2080) Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) for planning permission ref no.18/AP/3833 'Demolition of existing building and erection of a new 4-storey building to provide a commercial unit (Use Class -A1-A3) on the ground floor and 9 residential units above plus associated amenity space, landscaping, plants, bins and cycle stores' (Within: Rye Lane Peckham CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Sean Gomes 020 7525 0666)

to ceiling and floor voids (Within: Kennington Park Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Marco Chan 020 7525 3526) 5B CONSORT ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 2PH (Ref: 24/AP/2138) Retrospective Listed Building Consent: Refurbishment works to the main floor, main bathroom, cloakroom and loft. Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Sandy Ng 020 7525 5000) Dated: 30 Jul 2024 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date.

STEPHEN PLATTS - Director of Planning and Growth

FLAT C 3 ST AGNES PLACE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE11 4AU (Ref: 24/AP/1659) Listed building consent for sound proofing works

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BELLENDEN ROAD, COBORG ROAD, CREBOR STREET, GORDON ROAD, KIRKWOOD ROAD, HATFIELDS, ODESSA STREET, REDCROSS WAY) (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.

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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) Bellenden Road, between No’s 85 and Holly Grove (b) Coborg Road, between Loncroft Road and Neate Street (c) Crebor Street, between Dunstans Road and Upland Road (d) Gordon Road,at it’s junction with Brayards Road (e) Kirkwood Road, between Crewys Road and Brayards Road (f) Hatfields, between Joan Street and Isabella Street (g) Odessa Street, between No’s 351 and No’s 24 (h) Redcross Way, between Union Street and Southwark Street

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

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The existing ‘one-way’ working in Bellenden Road, will be made ‘two-way’ between Holly Grove and No’s 83 and reverse the ‘one-way’ system between Chadwick Road and Blenheim Grove

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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.

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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.

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The works will be in operation for (2a) 19th August (2b)22nd – 23rd August (2c) 22nd – 23rd August (2d) 21st – 22nd August (2e) 22nd – 23rd August (2f) 20th – 21st August (2g) 21st – 28th August (2h) 19th – 21st August

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

Dated this 1st August 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) 00405392-00000002 (2b) 67940663 (2c) 62868164 (2d) LBSCR13496 (2e) LBSCR13498 (2f) LBSCR13497 (2g) 77335312 (2h) LO00000500337100600

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By Mark Baldwin surreY were beaten by 37 runs as Cameron Bancroft’s 100 from 109 balls backed up by an excellent bowling effort helped Gloucestershire open their metro Bank one-Day cup in convincing fashion at the kia oval this week.

A defiant 87 from 96 balls by Ryan Patel, and 50 off 45 from Josh Blake, could not prevent Surrey from reaching only 264 in reply to Gloucestershire’s 301 all out, in which Miles Hammond had also made 51 and skipper Jack Taylor an explosive 44 with five sixes.

Fast bowler Conor McKerr impressed for Surrey with List A best figures of 4-32, while Cameron Steel finished with 4-61, but overall Gloucestershire’s attack was more consistent with pacemen Matt Taylor and Ajeet Singh Dale both outstanding.

Both teams were winless after their first two games, but it is Surrey who remain marooned at the bottom of the Group B table. For Gloucestershire, left-armer Taylor took four for 44 and Singh Dale two for 49.

Blake and McKerr, who made 37 from 35 balls, hit out bravely in a seventh wicket stand of 85 in twelve overs after Patel and Ben Foakes had rallied Surrey from 51-3 with a partnership worth 89.

Taylor, who had removed both Dom Sibley, leg-before for nought, and Ben Geddes (14) in a superb five-over new ball burst of 2-10, later produced a sharp lifter that McKerr could only fend off to keeper James Bracey.

Singh Dale had earlier returned for a second spell to have Foakes caught at deep square leg for 34 and then opener Patel – who had struck three sixes and seven fours – held by Bracey, thick edging as he tried to force away a short rising delivery to leave Surrey 153 for six.

Rory Burns had fallen earlier for just six, leg-before to Ollie Price’s off spin, and after Price and left-arm spinner Tom Smith had combined effectively in mid-innings to peg back Surrey’s scoring rate it was another slow left-armer, Graeme van Buuren, who had Steel caught behind for a duck in between the Foakes and Patel dismissals.

That left Blake and McKerr, who both hit sixes off Matt Taylor, to keep Gloucestershire waiting for a deserved victory and when Dom Goodman sprinted

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gloucestershire 301 (48.1 overs) beat Surrey 264 (47.5 overs) by 37 runs

Surrey marooned after lateSt defeat

By John Kelly mark marShall said the “fanbase” and “history” were what attracted him to sign for Dulwich hamlet ahead of the 2024-25 season.

Gloucestershire earn convincing win in One-Day Cup Surrey’s Ryan Patel 20 yards towards mid off to claim a Blake skier off his own bowling it was all but over.

Bancroft’s fifth List A hundred perfectly anchored Gloucestershire’s innings, while his fellow opener Hammond’s 57-ball half-century provided initial forward momentum and Jack Taylor’s 26-ball cameo gave the visitors late acceleration.

Surrey, however, would still have been happy enough to limit Gloucestershire to 301 after they had reached the 40-over mark on 248-4 and with Taylor already beginning to hit out strongly in a 56-run stand with Bancroft.

Steel picked up his fourth wicket by having Bancroft leg-before, sweeping, and McKerr almost immediately had Van Buuren caught at the wicket for a duck with a fine leg-cutter to peg the visitors to 260-6.

Taylor had by then square cut returning

paceman Nathan Barnwell over the third man ropes for his first six, as well as slogsweeping Yousef Majid’s left arm spin into the stands, but soon he struck James Taylor’s fast-medium for successive legside sixes before the same bowler ended his assault with the last ball of the 45th over.

And suddenly, with McKerr on a hat-trick after removing Smith (3) and Goodman, from an edge behind to a diving Blake and then a mis-cued swat to mid wicket, Gloucestershire were 289 for nine.

McKerr’s hat-trick ball then almost found the edge of last man Singh Dale’s bat as it whistled through to keeper Blake, but Sibley dropped Matt Taylor at long on off Steel, leaving him to finish unbeaten on nineteen when Singh Dale fell to McKerr for six.

Earlier, Hammond had dominated a first wicket stand of 79, after Gloucestershire

had been put in, hitting two legside sixes and five fours.

Majid saw Hammond chip the last ball of the fifteenth over straight to mid wicket but was then swept for six by Bancroft as the Australian international was joined by Price in a second wicket stand worth 74.

Price was smartly stumped by Blake on 32, missing a cut when advancing to Steel, and the leg spinner had the last laugh after Bracey skied to long on after slog-sweeping him over the mid wicket ropes to go to sixteen.

Steel’s googly bamboozled Ben Charlesworth on twelve, the left-hander thin-edging to Blake, but Taylor arrived to help Bancroft push Gloucestershire’s total on to challenging proportions – and one which proved beyond Surrey.

Surrey travel to Warwickshire on Friday for an 11am start.

Malan almost immediately as he flicked David Willey to midwicket. Will Jacks and Tawanda Muyeye responded well in the powerplay, but the Welsh Fire’s talented seam arsenal stuck to their task. Jacks fell victim to Josh Little, finding the hands of Mason Crane on the long square leg boundary (25 from 15), and Jake Ball and

Willey removed Sam Billings and Muyeye respectively to leave the Invincibles struggling at 58-4 at the halfway mark.

Donovan Ferreira (30 from 23) and Sam Curran (20 from 21) provided some resistance in the face of the Fire onslaught, but the Invincibles never really got going, with wickets continuing to fall at regular intervals, and Ball ending as the pick of the bowlers taking 3-24.

Defending 113 was always going to be a tough ask for the Invincibles, and it was made all the more so when Jonny Bairstow was dropped on four by Harrison Ward off the bowling of Saqib Mahmood.

Fortunately for Ward, Australian Spencer Johnson cleaned him up a couple of balls later.

After Curran bowled Joe Clarke with the first ball of his spell, the Invincibles spinners came to the fore. Zampa continued his good form for the Invincibles, picking up the wickets of Abell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore

(22 from 33) and Willey, while Sowter removed Glenn Phillips and Luke Wells.

Some lusty hitting from David Payne (28 from 15) and Mason Crane took the game to the final few balls, but Curran held his nerve to secure the win.

“It was important to start well,” Zampa said. “We needed some early wickets to get momentum going into the middle overs and the way that Spencer and Saqy bowled was superb. It was really exciting to watch from mid-off.

“Me and Sowts have to play different roles throughout and me bowling more towards the back end with the run rate going up is when I can get into my work.”

“There wasn’t much pace in the wicket, there was a bit of spin if you gave it some.

It was hard to score on it throughout the game.”

The Invincibles are back at The Kia Oval to take on Northern Superchargers this Friday (August 2) at 6.30pm.

Invincibles spinners to rescue to secure second Hundred win old Wimbledonians 97-9 (31.5) lost to dulwich 263 (57) by 166 runs

By ECB Reporters Network

Although they only posted 113-9, the Invincibles’ stellar bowling unit tore through the Fire, with the hosts never looking like chasing down the modest total.

Leg-spinners Nathan Sowter (two for 12) and Adam Zampa (three for 24) starred for the defending champions, with the latter picking up his second Meerkat Match Hero award in as many games.

Asked to bat by Welsh Fire captain Tom Abell, the Invincibles lost Dawid

Nathan Sowter celebrates with team-mate Sam Billings after claiming the wicket of Luke Wells of Welsh Fire

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in a match dominated by the ball, the oval invincibles made it two from two in this season’s the hundred, beating the welsh Fire by ten runs in an exciting encounter in Cardiff last Sunday.

Hamlet sign 500-game veteran

Former Coventry City, Bradford City and Charlton Athletic winger Marshall played 417 times in the Football League from 2008 when he was with Swindon Town until he left Crawley Town in the 2022-23 season.

Marshall, 37, moved to Maidstone United and then Carshalton Athletic, making 40 appearances and scoring five goals for the latter last season.

Marshall was named Bradford’s player of the year when they reached the League One play-off final in 2017 when they lost to Millwall.

He was part of the Charlton squad that won promotion to the Championship through the play-offs in 2019.

The following season Marshall came on in the 31st minute of the League Two play-off final and helped Northampton Town to a 4-0 win over Exeter City.

Marshall began his career with Carshalton in Sutton and has made 502 club appearances, scoring 41 times.

He had been on trial with Hakan Hayrettin’s Hamlet.

“Being in and around the place and seeing everything that the football management and overall management team is trying to do with the club, I’m delighted because I feel like the club is going places and I want to be a part of it,” Marshall said on Dulwich’s YouTube channel.

Asked what appealed to him about the club, Marshall said: “The fanbase, the location, the history. Because I grew up in and around south London and when we were younger, the boys that weren’t professional had aspirations of coming here because this club created a pathway for progression for young players.”

He added: “To get this done now is amazing so I can be a part of this and hopefully help the club go in the direction they want to go in.

“I want to contribute as much as possible. I want to be entertaining but over all it’s all about the success for the team. I want to make sure that I’m a good team-mate to my team. I also want to make sure I contribute with goals and assists and get us to where we want to go.”

Dulwich supporters could get to see Marshall in action on Saturday when a Millwall XI visit Champion Hill for a 3pm kick-off.

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leahy leaveS it late FrieNdly

Millwall - 2’ Bradshaw 34’; Leahy 87’ Real Murcia - 1 Carrillo 81p’ date: Friday 26 July 2024 referee: Clemente Ortuno

By Kiro Evans millwall eDgeD past real murcia in a scrappy contest to end their pre-season tour of Spain on a high.

Tom Bradshaw’s first half goal looked to have given the Lions a comfortable lead but the Spanish third-tier side won a penalty in the final ten minutes to equalise via Jose Angel Carrillo. But young, substitute striker Tom Leahy poked home a corner with just three minutes left to give Millwall the win.

The Lions looked sluggish for parts of the game, which kicked-off at 9.30am, but did end the first half strongly. Of far more concern to Neil Harris was both Murray Wallace and his replacement Niino Adom-Malaki being subbed off after pulling up with issues.

The Millwall head coach made seven changes from Tuesday’s defeat to Nottingham Forest and named an enticing line-up that featured Macaulay Langstaff partnering Tom Bradshaw up front while the attackminded and pacey duo of Aidomo Emakhu and Romain Esse occupied the wide positions. Liam Roberts played in goal for the first time.

It was 28 degrees at kick-off and perhaps the heat was getting to both sides who greeted each other like old enemies in the opening ten minutes.

Amid a scrappy and feisty start, George Honeyman and Real Murcia’s Antonio Toral were booked.

The edgy start did not help the flow of the game and chances were slow to arrive. The first half-chance came for the Lions after thirteen minutes when Wallace headed a cross towards the back post but Bradshaw, despite his best efforts, couldn’t nudge the ball in amid a sea of yellow-shirted defenders.

‘Quicker!’ Harris could be heard shouting from the touchline as he urged his side to find another gear.

Off the ball, the Lions were not short of any fight, best exemplified by a brilliant recovery tackle on the edge of the box by Honeyman when Raul

on the way back Harris excited for fully-fit Joe Bryan

young striker nets winner for lions in Spain Martinez almost found an opening.

After 22 minutes Wallace went down after appearing to overstretch and would last ten more minutes before walking off gingerly. Adom-Malaki replaced him.

The Lions gradually improved in possession with Japhet Tanganga and Wes Harding both latching onto balls in their box within minutes of each other but putting efforts wide.

The goal came just past the half-hour mark as George Saville whipped an in-swinging corner into the box and Bradshaw headed home from closerange.

The goal scorer and the assist-maker would both depart at half-time for Kevin Nisbet and Casper De Norre in pre-planned substitutions. What certainly wasn’t pre-planned was

Joe Bryan featured in both games in Spain

Youngster Tom Leahy celebrates after scoring late in the game

Adom-Malaki having to go off ten minutes into the second-half after pulling up with an issue. Joe Bryan became the third player to take up the full-back berth and would go on to have a big involvement in the final stages of the game.

Like the first half, the second half took a while to get going with little flow to either sides’ attack, and Real Murcia, who made a handful of half-time subs themselves, still waiting for their first clear-cut chance.

Harris pulled the trigger on more changes after the hour mark as Jake Cooper was introduced alongside youngsters Leahy and Alfie Massey. But it continued to be a game that struggled to find any momentum and rhythm as lunchtime approached in Spain.

Both Harris and the Real Murcia

eXcluSive

By Kiro Evans neil harriS is looking forward to seeing a fully-fit Joe Bryan for the first time as the full-back gears up for his second season at the Den.

The 30-year-old enjoyed a strong week in Spain for the Lions and was involved in goals scored against both Nottingham Forest and Real Murcia, although he also gave away a penalty against the Spanish side.

But the matches suggested fans could see a re-energised Bryan after an opening campaign at Millwall that saw injuries impede the left-back.

Bryan had multiple surgeries at the end of last season and Harris is excited

manager Fran Fernandez would have been trying to impart some wisdom into their players when the second half drinks break came after 71 minutes.

Ryan Leonard, who started the day off as captain, had a chance with fourteen minutes to go as he lashed a shot from the edge of the box straight into the arms of goalkeeper Gianfranco Gazzaniga.

Murcia then finally got their opportunity as Bryan appeared to misjudge the bounce of the ball and was penalised for handball. Substitute Carrillo took a powerful whack at goal from the spot-kick that Roberts got something on but couldn’t keep out.

Millwall turned the energy levels back up as they looked to find the winner with energetic eighteen-yearold Massey leading the charge. And the

goal came with three minutes to go as Bryan, looking to make up for his error, swung a corner into the box. Cooper as usual towered above everyone else and pushed his header towards the back post with opportunistic Leahy nudging it home from a few yards out.

about where he can go now his fitness issues appear behind him.

The Lions boss told our paper: “Joe is a quality Championship full-back that’s played in the Premier League. He’s been one of the standout left-backs at this level for a decade now.

“Certainly when I took over, I never saw a fit Joe Bryan. And I think everyone can see he was hampered for the majority of last season with various injuries. Joe at the moment is looking fit, healthy, determined and training and playing with a lot of desire to not just be in the team but to continue progressing in his career.”

Bryan is among Millwall’s most experienced players with 44 outings in the Premier League among nearly 400

professional appearances.

Harris said he’s keen to help build Bryan as a character off the pitch as well as on it.

He added: “I want to help Joe not just be a top Millwall full-back but also help his continued development as a senior player.

“You can’t always teach players in their late 20s and early 30s to do better on technical plans or tactical plans but you can certainly help them in different ways.

“I spend a lot of time talking to Joe about leadership qualities and the importance that he brings to players around him. He can set the tone for training and games in the way he plays and I look forward to hopefully seeing a fit Joe Bryan for a sustained period.”

millwall: 4-4-2: Roberts; Leonard (c) (Smith 83’), Tanganga (Cooper 61’), Harding, Wallace (Adom Malaki 32’, Bryan 54’); Esse (Massey 61’), Saville (De Norre 46’), Honeyman (Massey 83’), Emakhu (Watmore, 74’); Langstaff (Leahy 61), Bradshaw (Nisbet 46’). real murcia: 4-4-2: Piendra; Cadete, Jaso, Gonzalez, Escobar; Larrea, Boateng, Martinez, Toral; Ferrer, Benito.

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gainS in Spain neil harriS believes millwall’s training camp in Spain has left them well-prepared to attack the final weeks of pre-season.

The beginning of the Championship campaign is approaching at pace with the Lions having now entered the final leg of their preparations.

After returning from Spain, the Lions faced Colchester United behind closed doors on Tuesday and will host Southampton at The Den in their final friendly on Saturday.

Millwall boss Harris believes the lessons

By Kiro Evans

neil harriS knows who his number one keeper is – but wants to keep it quiet for now.

Millwall have recruited Lukas Jensen and Liam Roberts in this summer window with both keepers coming off the back of strong seasons in League One. The Lions signed Jensen from Lincoln City before picking up Roberts, who was on loan at Barnsley last season from Middlesbrough, on a free deal last week.

Asked if he had picked his number one keeper, Lions boss Harris said: “I’ve got a clear vision – but I’m not going to share it with you!”

He added: “What I will say is Lukas has come in as a slightly younger goalkeeper, has played quite a lot of football for his age as a no.1. And we have Liam who has played a lot of football, not loads in the Championship, but comes with huge experience.

“We’ve got two goalkeepers that have different attributes and an opportunity for [goalkeeping coach] Andy Marshall to develop both of them, younger and more senior, and what we’re hoping is that we can put a unit together that will support each other and fight for that jersey.”

Connal Trueman, who was Millwall’s only senior keeper before Jensen and Roberts joined, picked up an ankle injury at the beginning of July but Harris is hopeful he could return quicker than expected.

The Millwall head coach said: “The positive news is that Connal Trueman is closer to training this week, which is vital for us.”

harris delighted with trip to the continent

Neil Harris and his players enjoyed their week abroad

By Kiro Evans

Fight for No.1 spot

learnt in Murcia and the unity among the group holds his side in good stead.

He told our paper: “It was a brilliant week, a really strong week for us. Two really good games against perfect opponents. Forest were excellent against us, I really enjoyed the game. And then Murcia caught us all by surprise with the physicality of it.

“The facility was outstanding and the togetherness in the group was very clear to see for staff and players. We got a lot of contact time with the players which is important for us. It was a break from here [Calmont Road], which is key. Pre-season is only a seven-week period but it is very

Match preview:

intense and aggressive and hot at times so just to have that facility break was really important for us.”

Millwall have yet to be particularly impressive in terms of performances but Harris insists that the priority is still largely about the fitness of his players.

Asked for the aims for the final week of friendly matches, he said: “It’s still preseason and it’s still about players being fit, which is the main thing. Ultimately, this week is about continuing the extension of minutes.

“We saw in Spain that some players played 90 minutes and the majority of

senior players played 70 minutes. So that’s a continuing thing this week with senior players playing extended minutes and get somewhere between 75 minutes and 95 minutes between the two games.

“And players that have had injuries get longer minutes and certainly someone like Shaun Hutchinson comes into that thinking.

“In regards to tactics, yes [we want] an element of step up in that. I’ve seen clear development and improvement in players as we go through not just the games but the training as well. And tactical understanding of what’s required is growing all the time.”

Millwall vs Southampton

The Den Sat 7 Aug 13.00

Lions return to Den for final friendly

By Kiro Evans Southampton Come to the Den for millwall’s final test of preseason.

The Lions will soon be back in the cut and thrust of Championship football as they look to see if they can continue the hot form they showed in the back end of last season.

The Saints, newly-promoted to the Premier League after their play-off final win over Leeds United, will be good opponents in that regard.

Russell Martin’s side made hard work of promotion but possess a talented side who will be looking to stick their possession-based principles in the topflight.

They can expect to have much of the ball on what will be a warm day in the capital as fans come back to The Den

for the first time since April.

Southampton have made fourteen signings already this summer, although a few of those players are youngsters for the future.

Among the big names to have headed to St Mary’s include defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis who has joined permanently after a loan spell.

Southampton have also managed to sign Flynn Downes from West Ham United, Ben Brereton Diaz from Villarreal and Adam Lallana on a free deal.

Like Millwall, Southampton have recently returned from a trip to Spain where they registered victories over French sides Bordeaux and Montpellier.

The Lions came unstuck in their first game against Nottingham Forest before squeezing past Real Murcia at the Pinatar Arena.

It is never wise to look too deeply at pre-season results but Millwall boss Neil Harris will want to see his side play with more fluency against their top-flight opponents.

He will also be hoping to give some game time to Shaun Hutchinson and Zian Flemming, two players who are racing to be fit before the Championship season starts.

Southampton did not find Millwall easy opponents during the course of last season.

They required a late goal by Ryan Fraser to grab all three points at The Den in November in the last game before Joe Edwards was appointed as manager.

In the first match after Edwards’ departure, Harris returned to steer the Lions to an improbable win at St Mary’s.

Zian Flemming’s penalty saw Millwall claim an extraordinary win at Southampton in February

MATCH DETAILS Possible Millwall starting XI: 4-4-2 Jensen; Leonard, Tanganga, Cooper, Bryan; Esse, De Norre, Saville, Honeyman; Bradshaw, Langstaff.

Last meeting: Championship, Southampton 1-2 Millwall Sat, Feb 24 2024

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good to be back Tanganga delighted to return to ‘close-knit’ Millwall

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By Kiro Evans the warm and brotherly millwall dressing room was key to convincing Japhet tanganga to return, the defender has revealed.

The 25-year-old was once a rising star at Tottenham Hotspur before a lack of game time and injuries halted his progress.

Following an unfulfilling loan spell at German club Augsburg in the first half of last season, Tanganga arrived at The Den for the final few months of the campaign.

He quickly emerged as a fan favourite and re-signed for the Lions on permanent terms last month, despite several clubs expressing interest.

The defender said his bond with the

dressing room and head coach Neil Harris was key.

Asked how he grew so close to his teammates, he told our paper: “I think it was pretty easy to be honest because they were such a good group. And from the get-go I don’t think I did anything to warrant that kind of relationship. That’s just how they are as people.

“They showed their character, they showed how good they are as human beings before football players. Honestly I can’t describe how good it is coming in as a new player, and half of the season has gone, to be welcomed in with open arms.

It’s honestly a great feeling that I’m pretty sure every player would want to feel when they move to a new team.

“I think it’s just the way everything is run. From top to bottom, it’s a close-knit

The Lions signed Japhet Tanganga as a free agent earlier last month

club from the fan base to the players to the staff at the training ground and stadium. I think you have to be in it to see it.”

Lions boss Harris was on the phone with Tanganga several times during the summer as he urged him to return to SE16 and the defender has grown fond of his unique head coach.

He said: “First and foremost, he’s himself. I don’t think it’s just me - I think everyone will say he’s a great person, lively character, charismatic and galvanises the group with his energy and his demeanour.

“The way he was allowed me to be myself and go into games and do everything I possibly can for him. Thankfully, the team was able to give something back to him the way he’s given us the energy and the confidence to go into games. He sets the

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tempo for the club and how everyone is.

“Couldn’t speak any more highly about him just how he is as a person and a character.”

Tanganga’s popularity has gone beyond just Millwall and the viral chant set to The Proclaimers’ ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ has taken on a life of its own.

The centre-back believes it originated in the dressing room after his late goal in a 1-0 win over Birmingham City last season.

He said: “We won a game and then someone just started to put my surname at the end of the line. It might have been Zian [Flemming], Dunc [Watmore] or [Jake] Coops. And it was catchy.

“It’s nice and you want to be appreciated.

And it’s pretty funny and shows the type of environment we’re in and how together the player and staff are.”

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go it a-loan eXcluSive

By Kiro Evans neil harriS believes loan deals could factor into millwall’s thinking as the transfer window ticks into its final month.

The Lions have so far made five signings with Macaulay Langstaff and Lukas Jensen arrived from Notts County and Lincoln City respectively.

Japhet Tanganga, Shaun Hutchinson and Liam Roberts all joined on free deals.

Loans could become an increasing option for Millwall once other sides get their squads settled and see who has not made the cut.

Lions boss Harris told our paper: “If you look at the transfer market, you can count on one hand the amount of loans that took place before [last] Wednesday and I think you saw a couple begin to materialise at the end of last week.

“That’s just natural because every manager needs 22 players to fill a squad. We had the Euros and the Copa America, players have been away. So it’s natural everyone wants to see their own players [before making decisions].

“For us, permanents are the priority but once we probably get into the start of August onwards, then loan players do become available and that’s certainly something we will consider.”

Harris added that he and the club remain on alert in case any senior players express a desire to leave in the coming weeks.

He said: “As I keep saying, there’s always players who over the course of pre-season and before the window shuts, somebody will turn around and say ‘it’s time for me to move onto pastures new.’

“It always happens. I’ve not known a pre-season where it has not happened.”

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