Southwark News - September 18th 2025

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IT'S PECKHAM FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND

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Peckham campaigners raise £15k in a week to fight Aylesham Centre

have also organised an Open House event this weekend, building on the success of last year’s event.

Guided walks through Peckham explaining how areas have changed, sketching classes and a panel talk are among the free, bookable activities on offer.

The panel discussion is based around the theme of generosity, and will feature campaigners, academics and community figures discussing the Aylesham proposals, architecture and activism in Peckham.

It is on Friday evening (19 September) between 6.30pm to 8.30pm and is free to attend – but tickets must be booked in advance

here: www.programme.openhouse.org.uk Since launching on September 9, campaigners from ACA have managed to raise £15,000 towards their goal of £50,000 to pay for a barrister to represent their objections during the planning hearing, due to take place in the final week of October.

In July, developer Berkeley Homes announced it would be bypassing Southwark’s planning committee and appealing to the government for approval, stating that the council had missed the deadline to consider the Aylesham application.

However, Southwark Council argued it had been forced to reconsider the application after the developer amended the scheme in December to lower the proportion of affordable housing on the site from 35 to 12 per cent.

The hearing will begin on Monday, 27 October, with campaigners from ACA planning to protest outside Southwark Council’s Tooley Street offices on the Tuesday.

Tickets for all events this weekend are free but must be booked in advance.

We previously approached Berkeley Homes about the launch of Aylesham Community Action’s fundraiser last month but they declined to comment.

who was forced to resign earlier this month.

Fahnbulleh was elected to Parliament to represent Peckham last July, replacing Harriet Harman who served as the MP for 42 years.

Reed headed Lambeth Council for six years between 2006 and 2012 before standing for election as the MP for Streatham and Croydon North in a by-election in 2012.

The reshuffle means three London MPs now occupy senior roles in the Housing department – Fahnbulleh, Reed and MP for Greenwich Matthew Pennycook.

Chair of London councils Claire Holland welcomed Reed’s appointment, stating

that she looked forward to working with him, “particularly as work continues on the proposed reforms to local government funding.”

Earlier this summer a group of London council leaders, including Southwark’s Sarah King, warned the government that its plans to reform the local authority funding system risked having a disproportionate negative impact on the capital.

Southwark council officers warned the borough could face a £70 million funding shortfall over three years unless the plans are reversed.

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By Issy Clarke CAMPAIGNERS FIGHTING to save the Aylesham Centre on Rye Lane from a developer’s plans to transform it into hundreds of luxury flats have so far managed to raise £15,000 to fund a legal challenge.

This weekend, you will be able to find campaigners from Aylesham Community Action (ACA) at Peckham Festival in Copeland Park where they will be selling T-Shirts and handing out leaflets explaining their campaign.

Coinciding with Peckham Festival, ACA

Peckham MP Miatta becomes housing minister in latest government reshuffle

By Issy Clarke

PECKHAM’S MP Miatta Fahnbulleh has been appointed a junior minister in the Department for Housing in the latest government reshuffle.

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Fahnbulleh has moved from her previous job as a junior minister in Ed Miliband’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

She will now serve under former Lambeth council leader Steve Reed, the new Secretary of State for Housing. He replaced Angela Rayner,

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Peckham industrial park to be redeveloped into student flats and affordable housing

By Issy Clarke AN INDUSTRIAL park located in the heart of Peckham near Rye Lane has been purchased by a developer, who plans to build student accommodation and affordable housing on the site.

The 1.41 acre site on Blackpool Road, off Consort Road, which is currently home to a Buildbase warehouse along with a number of other industrial units, has recently been purchased by Regal, a private developer.

Regal said the new development would contain a ‘significant’ proportion of affordable housing alongside purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA). A spokesperson could not confirm what proportion would be set aside as affordable housing, stating that they had only recently acquired the site.

Paul Eden, Co-Founder of Regal, said: “Peckham is a dynamic and creative part of London. This development allows us to provide homes for local families alongside student accommodation that meets the city’s growing demand. We are committed to creating a community that enhances the area, supports local businesses, and contributes to Peckham’s wider regeneration.

“Our vision is about more than buildings – it’s about creating vibrant, inclusive spaces that inspire students and residents alike, while reinforcing the character and spirit of Peckham.”

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Celebration of all things SE15 takes places over two days

By Evie Flynn

2:45–4:00 - Hard Food (DJ Set) 4:00–6:00 - Orii Community (Live Music Collective) 6:00–7:00 - Sippin T (DJ Set) 7:00–8:00 - Born N Bread (DJ Set)

PECKHAM FESTIVAL is returning to Copeland Park this weekend, featuring art, music, film screening, markets and family activities.

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Displaying stories that reclaim cultural agency, reframe histories and challenge stereotypes.

There will be a special event centring on One Hand Don't Clap (1988), a documentary directed by Kaveri Kaul that traces the legacy of calypso music through the lives of Trinidadian icons Lord Kitchener and Claypso Rose.

There will also be a series of CALABASH workshops alongside the film screening, with a sip and paint session led by Cam Portland.

ART AND MUSIC:

A conversation led by Alvero Barrington and Jawara Alleyne, who will discuss their collaboration at Tate Britain.

There will be live music from Kinetika Bloco, Brixton Community Gospel Choir and Florence Adooni.

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and host a photo collage workshop using images taken by attendees.

Tallawah from Woven Radical, another artist in residence, will be leading a handson workshop exploring storytelling, cultural memory and community through collage and weaving.

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The celebration of Peckham is taking place over two days, with Saturday 20 September presenting 'Calabash', a series of film screenings, art, music and knowledge exchange. On Sunday 21, Peckham Festival will collaborate with Red Eye screening company and Jumbi bar and restaurant, to present 'ONE Roof: a day of culture, community and celebration'.

BLACK BOOK SWAP:

THE LIBRARY AND JOB FAIR:

The Library is a series of workshops to help create entry points for people traditionally excluded from the film industry. There will be reading groups, discussions, and an archive of films, critical texts and histories from nonWestern perspectives.

ONE ROOF- SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER: HOSTED BY KELECHI OKAFOR:

Writer, actor and podcaster, Kelechi Okafor, will be leading a series of events including a book signing of her children's book Strong Like Me, rooted in the local spirit and community in Peckham.

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workshop, with a reading and activity session based on Strong Like Me. Kelechi will also lead 'SYM Forum' (Say Your Mind): an open conversation with the local community on regeneration, identity and the future of Peckham.

WORKSHOPS:

All workshops are led and sponsored by @thepalaceofthedogs, which offers residency and seed funding for emerging artists in the area.

Valeria Salinas Tori will lead a mural workshop, where she will begin the piece and the community will help to complete it.

Audrey Damier is one of Peckham Festival's artists in residence and she will present her Peckham Portrait Series

In collaboration with Dope Readers Club there is an open invitation to swap, share and celebrate black literature.

PECKHAM CAR BOOT:

Peckham car boot will return as a space for locals to sell, swap and connect. From vintage fashion and handmade crafts to records, books and homeware, all residents are invited to take part.

The car boot honours the informal economies that have long thrived in South London, offering a platform for sharing stories, supporting one another and redistributing goods sustainably.

MUSIC LINE-UP:

11:00–12:00 - DJ Workshop with Limi 12:00–1:30 - Passa b2b Limi 1:45–2:45 - Donut Jam (Live Music Collective)

Peckham Festival wouldn't be complete without honouring its food culture. There will be a wide range of vendors serving dishes inspired by the flavours of Peckham High Street.

From Afro-Caribbean to South Asian staples, contemporary fusion to traditional home-style cooking.

Peckham Soup Kitchen will be joining the vendors, who will be onsite offering meals to unhoused individuals in the morning and raising awareness about the vital work they do to support vulnerable members of the community.

RYE LANE FRUIT PALACE (20 - 28 SEPTEMBER):

Brand new this year, from 20-28 September, discover the Rye Lane Fruit Palace. It is a pop-up playground in front of Peckhamplex.

The playscape has been inspired by the fruits of Rye Lane markets, and codesigned by local children from Angel Oak Primary, together with two local artists Maia Magoga and Mallika Joy. It is presented and produced by Brainchild Arts CIC, Peckham Festival CIC and Peckham Levels.

Date: Sunday 21 September Time: 11am - 8pm Location: Copeland Park, 133 Copeland Rd, London SE15 3SN

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aunching this October, Flower Skills, an established construction training company in Charlton, is launching a unique new DIY training course in south-east London.

In just 1 day you can nail the skills to put up a shelf, cut and fit plasterboard, prepare a wall for decoration and become power tool savvy. All learners are welcome, from absolute beginners to those wanting to improve their knowledge and skills. Each course is limited to 8 students so you get plenty of time and support from the tutor and all the materials and use of equipment is included in the price.

Students who have already completed the course come away feeling confident and tooled up with new essential DIY skills!

“I loved this DIY course. I feel empowered and much more confident in repairing small jobs around my house. The staff are friendly, and my tutor, Marc, was fantastic and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend it.” Carmen “A must have skill for EVERYONE especially those who get bullied by tradesmen. I learnt so much.

Tutors were fantastic with real life experience. Venue was great with loads of equipment.” Azuke Mark, MD for Flower Skills, is pleased to be offering this new course to the wider public, “It’s been our ambition to support more learners to be competent in construction. We have been preparing students for the construction industry for the last 20 years but we haven’t had a general access DIY course before. These new courses are our first direct to the individual courses we have launched and we are excited to see students leave at the end of the day feeling they have the power!”

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Free music and dance festival returns to Elephant and Castle

By Evie Flynn THE URBAN Elephant Festival is returning to Elephant and Castle this Saturday 20 September, from 12pm – 9pm for a free celebration of dance, music and culture.

Now in its fourth year, the event takes place across the main stage in Castle Square (3pm – 9pm), street-based pitches in Walworth Square (12pm – 6pm) and Sayer Street (12pm – 6pm).

The festival celebrates the diversity of Elephant and Castle and the wider Walworth community.

This year's festival with have a mixture of dance, music and performance from all over the world. Headliners include Grupo Lokito, Kaagô, and The IRIE! Dance Theatre Youth Company.

Urban Elephant has a sustainability theme and will highlight the importance of sustainable transport links like cycling and walking in support of the environment.

The event is funded by Get Living Living/Castle Square, Elephant Park/ Lendlease and Southwark Council.

PERFORMERS TAKING PART:

GRUPO LOKITO

A dazzling fusion of Congolese grooves and Cuban fire, Grupo Lokito unites soaring vocals, blistering guitars, Latin piano, and a powerful rhythm section.

Their performances guarantee audiences dancing in a haze of energy, often featuring a live horn trio for extra punch.

KAAGÔ

Founded by master drummer Henri Gaobi, Kaagô is the UK’s longest-

running African performing arts group.

Their shows feature virtuosic Ivorian drumming, often enhanced by masked dancers, acrobats, and stilt performers, creating an unforgettable spectacle of rhythm and tradition.

IRIE! DANCE THEATRE YOUTH COMPANY

Based in New Cross, this dynamic youth company showcases African and Caribbean dance with storytelling. For the festival, they reimagine the folktale Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom through energetic choreography, exploring themes of community, pride, and shared knowledge.

BHAVAN ODISSI

Representing the lyrical Indian classical

dance form Odissi, the Bhavan Odissi department brings sculpture-like poses and devotional storytelling to the stage.

As the only UK school offering structured Odissi training, their performances highlight both beauty and heritage.

ABIGAIL COLLINS

A cabaret icon, Abigail mixes circus, comedy, and clowning. With a career spanning 30 years and tours across five continents, she brings high-wire antics, razor-sharp wit, and improvisation that keeps audiences laughing and gasping in equal measure.

YURUPARÍ GRUPO FOLCLÓRICO

Founded in 1988, Yuruparí is a community dance collective dedicated

to celebrating Colombian and Latin American heritage. With authentic costumes and regional traditions, they perform folkloric dances from the Pacific and Caribbean coasts, as well as Mexican influences, creating cultural bridges through performance.

ILUSIÓN FLAMENCA

Capturing the fiery essence of Spanish flamenco, Ilusión Flamenca blends passionate movement, rhythm, and music into performances that stir emotion and celebrate the drama of Andalusian tradition.

LONDON SCHOOL OF HULA AND ORI

Performing vibrant Polynesian and Pacific Island dances, this troupe

brings colour, rhythm, and joy to the festival stage, accompanied by live ukulele and drum beats.

EXPRESIÓN INKA

Celebrating the spirit of the Andes, this Peruvian troupe fuses traditional dance and costume to showcase the rich cultural diversity of Latin America.

SONIA’Z FUSION

A contemporary Bangladeshi dance collective blending South Asian traditional styles with modern movement, offering powerful performances full of rhythm and flair.

CARNIVAL JAM

A feast of colour, costume, and rhythm, Carnival Jam brings the infectious joy of carnival spirit to the streets of Elephant & Castle.

TINKUS PUROS

Performing the vibrant Tinku dance of Bolivia, Tinkus Puros delivers stomping choreography, traditional costumes, and dynamic energy rooted in Andean culture.

RICHARD FILBY

A multi-skilled circus performer, Richard combines balance, juggling, and physical theatre into dazzling street performances that delight audiences worldwide.

JONATHAN GOH

Charismatic and creative, Jonathan brings circus artistry to the stage with a mix of skill, humour, and showmanship.

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PLANS SUBMITTED FOR NEARLY 500 STUDENT FLATS AND 26 FAMILY HOMES OFF THE OLD KENT ROAD

By Issy Clarke

TWO DISUSED industrial buildings off the Old Kent Road could soon be transformed into hundreds of student flats under plans recently submitted to Southwark Council.

Developer Summix submitted an application in July to redevelop two disused buildings located off the Old Kent Road opposite the big Asda supermarket into 12-storey and 13-storey student blocks.

2-10 Ossory Road will contain 251 student units, 34.3 per cent of which would be studios with the majority being single en-suite bedrooms with shared kitchens.

The other building at 14-22 Ossory Road, will be knocked down to make space for 214 student flats, with 42 per cent studios and the remainder single en-suites.

A third derelict site on Verney Road next to Rotherhithe New Road would be redeveloped into a new building called Credon House, containing 26 family-sized homes all set at social rent, 23 of which would have four bedrooms.

Southwark Council wants to build 20,000 homes in the area around the Old Kent Road, 10,500 of which must wait for the Bakerloo Line extension before construction can begin. So far, 9,494 have been approved since 2018, of which 708 had been completed as of the end of 2024.

Computer Generated Image of the Entrance to Credon House

Computer Generate Image showing the Entrance to the Student Accommodation in Ossory Road

The Bakerloo Line extension to New Cross via the Old Kent Road has been repeatedly delayed due to spiralling costs, a lack of TfL funds and the Treasury's reticence to release the cash needed to pay for it.

Summix's plans for the sites closely mirror a scheme submitted a few years ago, back when they were owned by

developer Pocket Living.

Pocket Living received planning permission in 2022 to build 117 family homes in an eleven-storey tower on Ossory Road, 20 per cent of which were set at affordable rents.

Like the Summix scheme, the developer obtained permission at the same time to create 22 flats in a new building which also

would have been called Credon House on Verney Road, all of which were earmarked for social rent.

Taken together, the two prongs of the scheme provided 50 per cent affordable housing, in line with the council's targets.

At the time, the Verney Road plans were met with resistance by some local residents concerned that the new building would

lead to a loss of light in the surrounding homes, while others complained it could affect the nearby Glengall Road conservation area.

This land was later sold to Summix after it was said Pocket Living were unable to deliver the scheme.

Development Director of Summix, Stuart Black, said; “Our developments have been carefully thought through to meet local housing needs and are designed to a high quality.

"We are delighted they have now been submitted to Southwark Council. We hope they will be considered by the planning committee late 2025/early 2026.”

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FOUR TOWERS TO BE BUILT AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE

By Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter PLANS TO build accommodation for 1,434 students next to Elephant and Castle station were approved

by Southwark councillors last week.

Accommodating 1,434 students, plus 243 'affordable' flats, 171 at social rent

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The proposals from London & Regional Properties Ltd will see student accommodation built across two tower blocks that will be 30 storeys and 31 storeys tall respectively.

Two smaller towers, measuring 21 storeys and 23 storeys tall, will also be built as part of the development and will contain 243 ‘affordable’ flats. The plans will see Skipton House, a seven-storey office building which has been vacant since 2022, demolished to make way for the development.

Of the 243 affordable flats, 171 will be social rent while the remaining 72 will be ‘intermediate’, which can include shared ownership and London Living Rent and is based on a third of local incomes. The 243 homes will be split into 77 one-bed flats, 108 two-bed flats and 58 three-bed flats.

The two towers containing the 1,434 purpose built student rooms will be directly let at market rents.

The ground floor within the student tower blocks will be used for retail and/ or food and beverage uses, while the first and second floors will be used for office space and medical services.

During the public consultation stage, the plans received 116 objections and two representations of support.

Objections ranged the student tower blocks being “excessively tall” for the area, to it being an “over-development of the site” and that the three and a half year estimated construction period will cause significant disruptions to traffic, air pollution and noise.

Three local residents spoke out against the plans during Wednesday night’s meeting, arguing the scheme was out of scale, was lacking in sufficient public benefits and was in “clear conflict” with a council planning policy.

One objector told the committee: “We cannot keep simply throwing up tall buildings which are not supported by physical infrastructure nor other essential provisions such as healthcare neither the imposition of conditions nor the measly levy contributions proposed to mitigate these adverse effects.”

Later on in the meeting, Cllr Emily Tester said: “I really do appreciate the concerns around scale and the massing, it is obviously going to be a substantial change but I think any development on this site, which clearly needs development because it’s been vacant for so long, would be of a substantive scale.

“Notwithstanding the concerns of residents, I think they’re obviously really valid and I do really understand where you’re coming from but I think any

Planned student flats and affordable homes development

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development on this site will probably have similar impacts and I think we do ultimately want to balance it out with the public benefit of having such a high

portion of on-site affordable housing.”

The plans were ultimately approved by the committee, meaning planning permission has been granted.

More student accommodation approved in Old Kent Road LATER ON in the meeting, the committee approved another development from applicant, Tailored Living Solutions, which will see a 15-storey building built in Old Kent Road for 169 students.

Of the 169 purpose built student rooms, 130 will be studios, 26 ‘twodios’ which are two en-suite bedrooms with a shared kitchen, while 13 rooms will be wheelchair accessible.

Like the proposals in Elephant and Castle, all of the student rooms will be rented out at a market rate and won’t include any affordable accommodation.

Instead the developer will make a £7.8million payment in lieu (PIL) contribution which will go towards the council’s Homes Building Programme which will support the delivery of affordable housing off-site.

The site, which is located at the junction of Ilderton Road and Hornshay Street, is currently home to a vacant building which was previously used as a car repair centre and car wash. The building will be demolished to make way for the student tower block.

During the public consultation, the plans received no responses from local residents.

The committee proceeded to grant planning permission.

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How the development in Old Kent Road plans to look

Southwark approved over £5 million towards new Bakerloop bus route

By Ruby Gregory Local Democracy Reporter

Bakerloop bus

More than £5million worth of developer funding from Southwark will go towards the delivery of the new Bakerloop bus route service which is set to launch in this autumn.

On Wednesday September 10, Southwark Council’s Planning Committee approved the allocation of Section 106 funding worth £5,078,652.01 that has

been gained from developments built in and around Old Kent Road.

Section 106 agreements are legal

agreements made between local authorities and developers to fund improvements to local services when developments are approved.

The ‘Bakerloop’ route is a new BL1 express bus service that will connect stations and areas mirroring the proposed Bakerloo tube line extension and will cover stops such as Old Kent Road and Burgess Park. The service will run between Waterloo, Elephant and Castle and Lewisham and is part of Transport

for London’s (TfL) Superloop network expansion.

Earlier this year, TfL consulted with local residents and stakeholders on the proposed new bus service and found a majority of the feedback was positive with the proposals widely supported. The BL1 service will run every day of the week from 5am to 12.30am. Five buses will run per hour from Monday to Saturday while four buses will every hour on Sundays.

TfL has said it aims to launch the new

service this autumn. According to a council report, the money raised from the Section 106 agreements represents approximately 14per cent of the total cost of delivering the service over a seven-year period.

The report went on to state: “TfL will commit the balance of the funding required. The funding will be subject to a grant award with TfL. Should the service cease to operate, Southwark would be entitled to reclaim funds not spent.”

By Issy Clarke A NEW-YORK style sky garden complete with greenery and places to eat and socialise could one day stretch above the Bricklayer's Arms from Old Kent Road to Elephant and Castle under plans being developed by the council.

A Southwark Council feasibility study published last month looking at the workability of proposals to rejig the tired gyratory found residents strongly supported the proposals for a garden to replace the traffic flyover.

The road rising above the roundabout had previously been saved because it was hoped that a future extended Bakerloo Line station could be located there - a possibility which has been ruled out.

Since then, Southwark Council has been developing ideas to redesign the space based on replacement of the roundabout with a smaller road junction.

Demolition of the flyover has previously been considered but ruled out over cost.

Nonetheless, it won't be until the 2030s at the very earliest before development can get underway because it is dependent on the delivery of the Bakerloo Line extension to the Old Kent Road and New Cross - funding for which has been repeatedly snubbed in successive government budget announcements.

The garden would stretch from Old Kent Road in the east to Elephant and Castle in the west and provide "a place to stop, take in the views and maybe even enjoy communal dining, using food

NEW-YORK STYLE SKY GARDEN COULD REPLACE FLYOVER

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The flyover would be linked to ground-level via lifts and stairs. CGI images showing how the flyover could look

grown and prepared by the community," the consultation document said.

"Planting would be used to frame public spaces with seating, activities and food, looking directly into the canopy of mature trees of the gyratory, and to the city’s landmarks beyond."

The flyover would be accessed by lifts and stairs located at various points across the gyratory, while the space

beneath it could be repurposed as a climbing wall and a skate park.

A refreshed park would be created in the centre of the roundabout with seating, trees and an activity area with space for outdoor games and performances, and would have street access from Tower Bridge Road.

The stretch of the roundabout between Great Dover Street and Tower Bridge Road would be developed either into

housing or commercial space, opening directly onto the park in front.

The re-development of the gyratory, however, is dependent on Bakerloo Line extension which will be accompanied by the construction of nearly 20,000 homes to be built in two phases.

The Bricklayer's Arms development is due to form part of Phase 2 of the housing delivery plan, not expected to get underway until sometime between

2030 and 2042.

In the meantime, the feasibility study urged the council to focus on 'quick wins' such as improving lighting within the underground passageway and planting more trees on the pavements.

The next step will be conversations between the council with TfL to develop the next stage of the plans, followed by a cost and viability study.

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Walking aids return scheme launches

NEW HAROLD MOODY HEALTH CENTRE IS OPEN

Midwifery staff at the Harold Moody Health Centre

Walking aids return

PATIENTS VISITING Guy’s and St Thomas’ are now able to return their walking aids that are no longer needed.

The scheme, led by its therapies teams, will reduce waste and carbon emissions while also saving money and improving patient access to walking aids.

Walking aids can be returned to: • Guy’s Hospital – main entrance • St Thomas’ Hospital – Lambeth wing entrance • Whittington Centre – reception • Pulross Centre – reception • Townley Road Clinic – reception The walking aids will be inspected, cleaned, and repaired before being provided to another patient, or recycled.

Sandra Noonan, Chief Allied Health Professional at Guy’s and St Thomas’, said: “Returning these aids will help us protect the environment, provide patients with the equipment they need, and save money which can be better spent elsewhere.”

THE NEW Harold Moody Health Centre has officially opened its doors on the Aylesbury Estate in Southwark.

The building houses 2 GP practices, and community health services provided by Guy’s and St Thomas’.

The Trust provides speech and language therapy, health visiting, school nursing, breastfeeding, and midwifery services at the site. The

Aylesbury neighbourhood nursing team and the nutrition and dietetics weight management service are also based at the Harold Moody Health Centre.

Professor Ian Abbs, the former Chief Executive of Guy’s and St Thomas’, said: “The new Harold Moody Health Centre puts our health services at the heart of the Aylesbury Estate.

“It provides an opportunity for us to make a lifelong positive impact on the lives of many people who live in the area, particularly children, parents and carers. It will also enable our staff to forge valuable links in our community, where it is most needed.”

The centre was named after Dr Harold Moody after a public vote. Dr Moody came to London from Jamaica

700 years of NHS service

Staff at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Long Service Awards

TWENTY-EIGHT Guy’s and St Thomas’ staff, who between them have achieved 700 years of dedicated service in the NHS, have been honoured at a celebratory event.

All of the recipients of the Trust’s Long Service Awards have provided a minimum 25 years of devoted service.

The Long Service Awards, which

are funded by Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity, recognise the outstanding commitment of long-serving staff at the Trust. Both clinical and non-clinical staff were recognised at the event including housekeepers, a maintenance craftsperson (electrical), a children’s community physiotherapist, an assistant service manager, a metastatic breast

cancer nurse and a consultant urological surgeon.

Perimetrist Toni Brush has worked in the Ophthalmology department at St Thomas’ for 25 years and now plays a crucial role in assessing and monitoring the peripheral vision of patients affected by eye conditions like glaucoma, and retinal diseases and neurological disorders.

Toni, who has trained more than 100 ophthalmic technicians, said: “The doctors do rely on these visual field tests to understand what they are looking at, at the back of the eye. So, we see patients every 6 months and you do build up a good relationship with a lot of them.

“It’s a simple test but to ask a 60, 70, 80-year-old to sit still for 3 or 4 minutes in a dark room, to push a button and concentrate at the same time can be quite difficult. I think that knowing me continuously for the last 20 plus years, puts them at ease, it makes a difference to them.”

in 1904 to study medicine at King’s College London. Having been denied a hospital appointment because of racial prejudice, he set up on his own as a GP service.

The opening of the new centre is a collaboration between Guy’s and St Thomas’, the GP practices, NHS South East London, NHS Property Services, and Southwark Council.

Generation study recruits 1,000th participant 1,000 EXPECTANT parents have now signed up to be part of the world-leading Generation Study at St Thomas’ Hospital.

The national research study is screening newborn babies for over 200 rare genetic conditions by sequencing their whole genome from a small blood sample. This is usually taken from their umbilical cord shortly after birth. The study aims to screen 100,000 babies across the country.

Dr Meekai To, principal clinician for the Generation Study, visited the women’s research team at St Thomas’ Hospital to congratulate them. She praised their excellent recruitment and their focus on ensuring participants had the best possible experience.

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SE1 CELEBRATES ITS CREATIVITY WITH FREE EVENTS DURING LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL

By Modupe Omitola

BANKSIDE WILL host exhibitions, creative experiences and interactive events as part of the 23rd annual London Design Festival this month.

Until this Sunday 21 September, visitors can enjoy free food, drink and exhibitions in Bankside Design District, home to the world-famous cultural destinations Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe.

The programme has been coordinated

by Business Improvement District (BID) Better Bankside to showcase the creativity and design of the area between Borough Yards and Coin Street.

The entire programme can be found at londondesignfestival.com.

Nicole Gordon, CEO of Better Bankside said: “The London Design Festival is one of the highlights of Bankside’s calendar. “[The] experiences reflect our mission to make Bankside a better place to live, work and visit, while giving festivalgoers interactive and memorable ways to engage with one of London’s most vibrant and creative areas.”

Families looking for an interactive installation can visit the Hornscape Playground in Mint Street Park, where Taiwanese designer Wang Chung Kun has recreated the playground using pneumatic swings in horn shapes and hand-operated devices to emit elephant-like sounds.

Lobster Yards in Borough Yards by Philip Colbert

Love Always, London

Hornscape Playground

Another free family-friendly event is Miffy at Bankside in Hilton London Bankside, where the character created

by Dutch author Dick Bruna is celebrated with a 6ft lamp and 400 mini plush Miffys.

For Lobster Yards, contemporary artist Philip Colbert has installed giant popart lobster sculptures and inflatables in Borough Yards.

Restaurants, bars and cafés will showcase the thriving food scene in the Bankside Food and Drink Trail today, Thursday 18 September.

During the lunch trail from noon to 2pm and the dinner trail from 5pm to 7pm, free

tastings and drinks from leading venues will be offered to festivalgoers.

This includes pastel de natas at Portuguese restaurant Bar Douro on Southwark Bridge Road, gyoza at Japanese restaurant Tonkotsu and a third pint of draft beer at Utobeer in Borough Market.

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Eat and drink your way around Bankside with a sample of tasters from restaurants and bars that have put this design district on London’s culinary map.

Date: 18 September Time: Lunch trail from noon to 2PM; Dinner trail from 5PM to 7PM Location: Multiple venues throughout Bankside, SE1

London Tide, Art Academy London & Wallace Sewell

Discover how the team behind TfL Go, Transport for London’s travel app, use design to create a livable and navigable London with a limited edition of prints using live data of the transport network.

Date: 16, 17, 18, 19 September Time: 9am to 5pm Location: Art Academy, 185 Park Street, SE1 9BL (9AM to 5PM); Wallace Sewell, 24 Lloyd Baker St, WC1X 9AZ (10AM to 5PM)

Write a short letter expressing your love for London to be displayed as part of augmented reality typographic sculptures in the city's parks, green spaces, and design districts, that will remain on an online map after the festival finishes.

Date: 18, 19 September Time: Open 24 hours Location: Tate Modern, The Queen's Walk at Millennium Bridge, SE1 9TG

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Choose flavours to craft an edible flower that represents your experience of the city from a menu before adding your creation into the City’s Flavour Map. Date: 18, 19, 20, 21 September Time: 11am to 6pm Location: Unit 199, Borough Yards, Stoney Street, SE1 9AD

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Roll n' Stroll - Skating, nature and family fun in Burgess Park

By Evie Flynn

ROLL 'N Stroll is a Burgess Park based community of roller skaters, raising awareness of air pollution in South London. They are inclusive of all ages, abilities, families, buggies and even pregnant and postpartum women.

Everyone is welcome in the club, from toddlers to teenagers, and it's described by attendees as a "welcoming and inclusive space, encouraging connections with nature and the outdoors." It's not specifically a 'mums' group', but a welcoming space for all the family.

The founder, CeCe is a mum of two children, aged 2 and 19. She began rollerskating as a lockdown hobby aged 40 and her love for it bloomed from there. When she fell pregnant at the age of 42, she skated throughout her whole pregnancy.

"Pregnancy and motherhood shouldn’t have to stop you from enjoying what you love," CeCe explains. She found skating a healing way to restore her core during postpartum recovery and improve her mental and physical health.

When her daughter Eden was born in 2023, CeCe found that there were no skating communities in South London accepting mums and children under 5. She had seen the benefits of skating pregnant and with children in the USA, both for mental health and exercise, but it was yet to shift to London.

In 2020, her passion drove her to help build the Burgess Park skate community, she

began making social media content and the inspiration grew from there.

CeCe coaches beginner skaters of all ages, she said. "I’m passionate about how rollerskating connects communities with greener spaces and promotes better mental health and wellbeing." She's currently studying to become a horticulturist, so blending outdoor spaces, greener routes, and skating is a "dream combination".

She explains the health benefits behind skating, including: muscle toning and strength, low impact exercise, stress relief, mental clarity, mood boosting, reducing anxiety and depression and social connection.

In 2024, the group held a "peaceful skate protest" to Parliament to raise awareness for air pollution, particularly around the South Circular. It was held in honour of Ella Kissi-Debrah, a fellow roller skater and nineyear-old from Lewisham, who tragically died in 2013 from asthma, with air pollution officially recognised as a contributing cause.

Cece said: "Her story is at the heart of why we roll for cleaner air."

They also partner with Live + Breathe, a community-led arts campaign raising awareness for air pollution in South London, particularly in Lambeth and Southwark.

CeCe emphasises that Roll 'n Stroll is for everyone, but they do have a particular focus on families with young children (especially those under 5), people recovering from injury and pregnant or postpartum skaters.

Burgess Park is described by CeCe as "ideal

for rollerskating families". It has smooth, friendly surfaces and plenty of green space.

It's also centrally located for a lot of South Londoners to access.

If you want to try out skating, CeCe's advice is simply to "have fun!". She said: "Try to connect with your inner child and don't take things too seriously. There's no age to roller skate, just skate if you want to!

"Enjoy the escapism of skating, embrace the learning process, and see falling as part of building skills and confidence. Always wear protective gear, and skate with others you’ll learn faster and pick up skills from the community."

The events CeCe organises are for everyone, not just those who skate. There are arts and craft mornings, breastfeeding workshops and people bring their whole families along.

CeCe's highlights include the Peckham Green Route Skate Trial, a community skate over South London green spaces, connecting Burgess Park to the Dene Community Centre. They ended the day with yoga and refreshments.

If you want to get involved, their membership is open and flexible. Currently, they have 49 members organising skates via a community WhatsApp group, but their events are open to anyone. They move at a "family pace - if it’s raining, we stroll; if it’s dry, we roll."

To hear about getting involved, check out their Instagram @rollnstrolllondon www.instagram.com

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Southwark Council Leader says 'We need to stand together against hate'

SARAH KING

Southwark Council leader

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AM A proud south Londoner, raised in Lewisham and moving to Southwark over a decade ago.

It’s a place that’s always drawn me back because we look out for each other and we stand together.

There have always been groups that have tried to divide us.

The marchers who met up in Southwark last weekend do not represent this borough or the wider south London community.

We have a shared experience,

one based on welcoming migrants from all corners of the world for centuries whether that’s you, your parents or your ancestors.

It’s why our part of London is such a rich community that attracts visitors from all over the world as well as global businesses, arts and culture.

We know that our diversity is our strength and we value the contribution each community gives to making Southwark the wonderful place it is.

We know we have big problems we need to face head on; from the cost of housing, crime; poverty and an economy that many feel isn’t working for them and their family.

But the solution isn’t to divide communities, demonise people and spread hate. We are proud to be a place of sanctuary and tolerance from people fleeing warfare and persecution.

The people of Southwark won’t be divided, and those who seek to divide will only succeed in

bringing us together united in our commitment to each other.

We stand against anyone who seeks to spread fear, hate and division in our borough and across the UK. London has always been at its best when it has welcomed people from across the globe and our culture, economy and businesses have all benefited.

If you do experience hate, you are not alone and we stand with you. Please report hate crime to the police, or alternatively

'Labour are letting London down – and Southwark is paying the price'

via www.report-it.org.uk Reporting hate crime helps bring offenders to justice, and also gives police more information about crime in our borough so they can better allocate resources.

We have a simple message to everyone living, working or studying in our borough. You are welcome. You are valued. We are all Southwark.

Thank you for your time.

VICTOR CHAMBERLAIN Leader of the Southwark Lib Dems

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OUTHWARK HAS had a Labour council for 15 years and a Labour Mayor for 10.

What have we got to show for it?

The worst housing crisis in history, crime and anti-social behaviour out of control, and the cost of living soaring.

Until last year, Labour could at least blame the Conservatives – and there was plenty to blame them for.

But now Labour run the country too. People expected better. Instead, they’ve served up cuts and chaos.

The latest scandal is their plan to slash funding for London councils.

Under their formula, places like Southwark are punished simply for having high housing costs, a diverse population and recent growth. That could leave a £70 million hole in the council’s budget.

What does that mean in practice?

Even more pressure on services already stretched to breaking point. The repairs backlog, flytipping, support for vulnerable residents – all set to get worse unless Labour change course.

Southwark Liberal Democrats were the first to sound the alarm. Now a

cross-party group of London councils has joined us in warning ministers.

And here’s the kicker: Labour can’t claim ignorance. Keir Starmer has put people with direct Southwark links in charge of these cuts. Peckham’s MP Miatta Fahnbulleh is now a local government minister. Alison McGovern, once Deputy Leader of Southwark Labour, will sign off the budget. Alice Macdonald, who quit Southwark Council to become an MP in Norfolk, is now at the heart of the operation.

They know exactly what

damage this will cause.

If Labour can’t deliver for Southwark now – when they hold every lever of power and when ministers know this borough inside out – then they never will.

But there is an alternative. The Liberal Democrats are the only elected opposition in Southwark – and the only ones prepared to stand up to government at every level to get the best for local people. Whether it’s on the cost of living, rising crime or demanding decent housing, we’ll always put residents first.

We also know the housing crisis cannot be solved without a government willing to invest properly in affordable homes.

Housebuilding has collapsed under Labour. Unless funding is restored to levels not seen since the 1970s, London will never get the homes it needs. What Labour has committed so far only takes us back to 1990s levels – worse even than under Thatcher.

Southwark deserves better.

That’s why only the Liberal Democrats are fighting for it.

OPINION 19

Will plans for sky garden survive contact with reality?

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here is little doubt that most people would agree that a sky garden is a more attractive prospect than the shabby 1960s flyover that currently rises above the Bricklayer's Arms roundabout.

But is the removal of a traffic lane from one of south London’s busiest roundabouts really what the area needs?

The vision of a bucolic paradise stretching above the gyratory is appealing - but it's hard to see how it would work in practice.

The proposals would involve removing traffic from the flyover, creating further pressure on the junction which is the main portal for motorists driving from Kent into London.

And even if such an expensive project did get off the ground, would it really be as pleasant a space to relax as the appealing CGI images of showing residents enjoying a banquet surrounded by woodland suggest?

It sounds cynical, but it's hard not to imagine that the reality would entail visitors deafened by blaring car horns and choking down noxious exhaust fumes wafting upwards from cars locked in traffic just beneath.

There are questions around upkeep - even if the council can afford to build the park, how much would it cost to maintain it? Anti-social behaviour frequently becomes a problem within parks, fast transforming pleasant community green spaces into effective no-go zones for families.

Would the Met - which is already struggling to keep a lid on the problem in Southwark - be able to deploy additional officers to police the garden?

This newspaper carries stories virtually every week of new housing developments slated for Elephant and Castle and the Old Kent Road, both of which are undergoing massive regeneration projects which will create tens of thousands of new homes.

Just last week, the council signed off plans for more than a thousand student flats Elephant and Castle.

Residents often raise concerns about whether the existing infrastructure can handle the influx of newcomers into the area. Replacing roads with gardens is a nice prospect, but is unlikely to assuage local anxieties about overcapacity.

In any event, funding for the project is contingent on the Bakerloo Line extension being built, which doesn't look likely to happen any time soon. Also dependent on the new line are 10,000 more homes on the Old Kent Road - more newcomers, creating further pressure on the area's roads.

The designs are beautiful and innovative - but are they realistic?

Annual Members’ Meeting Tuesday 30 September 2025 Everyone is welcome to join us for the King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual Members’ Meeting on Tuesday 30 September.

The meeting will run from 5.30 – 7.30pm and is being held in the Ortus Building, 82-96 Grove Lane, SE5 8SN, located at the Maudsley Hospital. Doors open at 5pm, and refreshments will be provided.

Find out about the work that we do at King’s through a series of presentations about our services, as well as a round-up of the past year.

There will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions at the meeting.

Email kch-tr.FTO@nhs.net by 5pm on Friday 26 September if you would like to put forward a question for the Trust Board in advance.

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LIFERS IN LADYWELL

EVAN PLACEY, the writer of Lifers, his new play being premiered at the Southwark Playhouse soon, grew up in Canada but when he came here as an exchange student in his third year of university he fell in love with the UK, returned to do his Masters at the Central School of Speech and Drama and never went home, making SE London his home, writes Michael Holland.

After spells living in New Cross, Brockley and Nunhead, Evan has, for now, settled in Ladywell where he writes for stage and screen - a line of employment he took up ever since he was handed £100 to write a monologue.

But writing was something he realised he had a knack for when his drama teacher nudged him off the stage and into directing: 'My teacher didn't really like my acting,' reveals Evan, adding, 'It was through directing, which I really liked, that I wrote a play for a student competition, which was then chosen to put on the stage.'

Realising he could make people laugh and cry with words without needing to be performing was a turning point.

Evan wrote more plays at high school, one of which went on to be produced for a festival in Ontario, then later in Edinburgh, where he read English, he did something for the Fringe festival there.

These small successes motivated Evan enough to give writing a real go, so while doing paid work as a Learning Support Assistant in a school he was actively working with theatre and outreach groups to get his writing performed, unpaid. It was Hampstead

SUMMER SEEMS to have run its race in the capital. Greys skies, drizzle and a Tube Strike really highlight a somewhat depressing change of seasons.Trying to bring back the joy of summer, The Southwark Playhouse presents one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, writes Christopher Peacock.

This production becomes the latest of the Playhouse's Shakespeare for Schools shows which they have been producing for decades. Toby Hulse takes the mantle of director but more importantly it is his adapting of the play into a whole new script that creates a more approachable show for a younger audience.

The show opens set in an early 20th century home with six children playing in their grandparents' playroom.

They decide to put on a play for their grandmother on the promise of iced buns as a treat. This is where the Shakespeare enters, the play that they devise is what we recognise as A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This adds another layer to the play within a play construct which some find hard to get

Theatre offering the £100 that Evan saw as a big moment. 'From there it snowballed slowly until I could write full time.'

That snowballing led to the National touring his Jekyll & Hyde to schools around the country and to writing an episode of the incredible The Tattooist of Auschwitz series, something that was very close to Evan's heart: 'My grandparents were Holocaust survivors, my grandmother was in Auschwitz, so it was very personal to revisit that part of history.'

These days, at this point in a successful career, when he is commissioned to write for all mediums, he still says stage is his first love. 'I feel at home watching live theatre, there's nothing like live theatre, it's the 'liveness' of seeing people around you reacting off the energy there, and the actors feeding off that - And it's different every night.'

I asked if Evan had a favourite play he'd written, and he went for Holloway Jones, about a young girl in foster care whose mum was in jail, but she still managed to become a top BMX rider.

The play, which toured schools and won awards, was produced by Synergy Theatre Project who do tremendous work in prisons by changing lives for inmates, ex-offenders and those that are at risk of entering the criminal justice system.

It was researching Holloway Jones that he became engaged with the prison community and believes that it 'really informed my process of everything I did after in terms of having some sort of hands-on approach during my research'.

And it is Synergy that Evan is

collaborating with for his latest play, Lifers, that tells the tale of Lenny who, over many years in prison, develops dementia and wakes up in a cell every day not knowing where he is, so every day is his first day of being banged up and that's always the worst day.

Lifers was researched by visiting several prisons to talk to older prisoners as well as lifers, health professionals and prison officers.

'We went back in after I'd written the first draft and did a reading with the inmates,' Evan tells me. 'They were really moved, I was really moved and they gave me some positive feedback and notes about language and prison procedure, which was really helpful in refining the script... It was very satisfying to see their reaction to the emotional truth for the characters in the play.'

But as serious as the topic is, prison humour comes through: 'The play is full of energy and laughter, as well as the drama,' Evan emphasises. 'It's a great evening at the theatre, not just "come along and sit down and let me tell you what's wrong the prison system" because that's not what the play is'.

The cast are in rehearsals now and Evan has done a little more fine-tuning with the script, but has now stepped back and left them in the capable of hands of Esther Baker, the founder of Synergy Theatre Project, while they explore their roles and motivation 'without the person who wrote it sitting there,' he says.

Evan and Esther have worked together before: 'We know each other very well so I trust her and feel easy to

There is not a weak link on the stage

Playhouse Lifers Evan Placey leave the project with her; she's done so many of these kind of plays and she understands that world completely, plus Esther's been part of this project from the beginning when it started as a conversation between us.'

While the cast rehearse, Evan will be working on two more plays and other TV projects, so we can expect to see more of his work coming out. But until then the tickets are already selling fast for Lifers, so get in quick before that

ask why and bicker in quite comedic fashion. These explainers work to straighten out the love triangles of the plot of A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Booking and full details: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/ productions/lifers/

the work from the production team.

Many moments of magic and comedy come from the lighting, sound and stage design. This reimagining really works to capture the attention of the young school children that the show is aimed at. The holding of that attention then relies on the cast.

There is not a weak link on the stage as their caricature and borderline slapstick kept young and old laughing throughout. Fintan Hayeck, whose character Robert gets to play Bottom, certainly makes the most of hamming up the performance and milking the laughs.

Introducing Shakespeare to a young audience can be a hard task and it does seem true that those earliest experiences of Shakespeare and how it is taught tend to shape the enjoyment into adulthood. Many endeavour to lift the action off the page and hurdle the challenge of the language, and in this version Toby Hulse succeeds.

Playhouse MND Dewi Wykes - Photo Charlie-Lyne their heads around. When things get a bit too wordy or over-complicated with the children playing multiple parts, the kids snap back to themselves and

door slams shut.

The cast is: James Backway, Mona Goodwin, Sam Cox, Ricky Fearon and Peter Wight as Lenny.

and the love spells miscast by Puck and Oberon.

This production's strength lies not only in the adaptation but with all

Southwark Playhouse until Sept 27th.

Booking and full details: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/ productions/a-midsummer-nightsdream/

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Thursday, September 18th 2025

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (UPLAND ROAD)

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (GREEN DRAGON COURT/LONDON BRIDGE STAIRCASE)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIANS)

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The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable utility works

by BT or its appointed contractor, it has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

1.

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

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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: UPLAND ROAD, at the junction with Lordship Lane.

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Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised signs are displayed, no person shall enter: Green Dragon Court Staircase/London Bridge Staircase, located between Green Dragon Court and Borough High Street.

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The alternative routes for affected traffic will be Upland Road, Goodrich Road, Friern Road.

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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.

The alternative routes for pedestrians will be via Borough High Street, Green Dragon Court (the underpass leading to market area).

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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.

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 closure will be in operation on the 1st of October 2025.

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

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The closure will be in operation on the following dates and at the following times: 23:00 on the 5th of October to 06:00 on the 6th of October 2025, 23:00 on the 6th of October to 06:00 on the 7th of October 2025, 23:00 on the 7th of October to 06:00 on the 8th of October 2025, 23:00 on the 12th of October to 06:00 on the 13th of October 2025, 23:00 on the 13th of October to 06:00 on the 14th of October 2025, 23:00 on the 14th of October to 06:00 on the 15th of October 2025, 23:00 on the 21st of October to 06:00 on the 22nd of October 2025, 23:00 on the 22nd of October to 06:00 on the 23rd of October 2025, 23:00 on the 23rd of October to 06:00 on the 24th of October 2025.

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

Dated this 18th September 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: 7366 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (UNION STREET) TEMPORARY PARKING RESTRICTION, TEMPORARY PARKING SUSPENSION 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable crane works to be to be carried out by Simmons Industrial Services Ltd or it’s appointed contractor, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from stopping, waiting, loading and parking on a section of Union Street.

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The effect of the order is to prohibit vehicular traffic from parking, loading and waiting on Union Street, between Blackfriars Road and Gambia Street, on both sides of the road.

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The restriction will be in force on from 06:00 on Saturday 4th October 2025 to 20:00 on the 5th of October 2025. If works do not go ahead on the 4th and 5th of October, the restriction will be in place from 06:00 on Saturday 11th October 2025 to 20:00 on the 12th of October 2025.

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

Dated this 18th September 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager Southwark Council Environment and Leisure Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (COOKS ROAD, OTTO STREET) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) 1.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works by Conways, it has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.

Dated this 18th September 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: GDC/Oct25 Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13 OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION Proposed development at: Southwark Station, 68-70 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8JZ Take notice that an application is being made by: Platinum Southwark Limited For planning permission to: Demolition and redevelopment to provide a purpose built student accommodation building of 15 storeys (plus basement and rooftop plant) with retail and/or café uses within Use Class E on the ground floor, and a residential building of 9 storeys (plus rooftop plant) to accommodate 44 affordable residential homes within Use Class C3, with community uses within Use Class F1 on the ground floor; together with cycle parking, refuse/recycling storage, servicing, improvements to Joan Street, landscaping and other works.

Has been submitted to: London Borough of Southwark at 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH Any owner of the land or tenant who wishes to make representations about this application, should write to the council within 21 days of the date of this notice.

Mr James Owens for Rapleys LLP, on behalf of Platinum Southwark Limited.

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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) COOKS ROAD, between Otto Street and Forsyth Gardens. (b) OTTO STREET, between Cooks Road and Royal Road.

18 September 2025.

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The alternative routes for affected traffic will be (a) Lorrimore Road, Chapter Road, Westcott Road (b) Cooks Road, St. Agnes Place, Royal Road.

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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.

Sideros Ltd at 434-436 The Arches, Silwood Street, Bermondsey, SE16 2SU is applying for a licence to use 3 goods vehicles & 4 skip bins as an operating site and overnight storage for the goods vehicle.

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The closure will be in operation on the following dates (a) between the 13th of October and the 23rd October 2025 (b) 24th of October 2025

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

Dated this 18th September 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: Cooks/Otto2025

Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence

Owners or occupiers of land (Including Buildings near the operating Centre who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the traffic commissioner at Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UE, stating their reasons, within 21 days of this notice Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at the address given at the top of this notice.

A guide to making Representations is available at www.gov.uk/object-hgv-operator-licence Applicant’s email info@siderosltd.co.uk

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PUBLIC NOTICES 25

Thursday, September 18th 2025

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, 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; PIP - application is for Permission in Principle; S106 - ; STDCA development within a conservation area; STDLB - works to or within the site of a listed building; BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR CHOCOLATE FACTORY 53 SOUTHWARK STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 1RU (Ref: 25/AP/2496) Listed building consent for the internal and external alterations to the ground and basement levels of the Grade II listed Menier Chocolate Factory, 53 Southwark Street, to enable a restaurant and bar fit-out. (Within: Thrale Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Catherine Jeater 020 7525 5375) 140 WALWORTH ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE17 1JL (Ref: 25/AP/2053) Listed building consent for the installation of 2No Electric Vehicle Charging Units to the front forecourt and the installation of retractable security bollards to the front forecourt. (Within: Walworth Road CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Adeleh Haghgoo 020 7525 0474) BRIDGEMASTERS HOUSE DUCHESS WALK LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 2RF (Ref: 25/AP/2549) Amendments to the rear facade of Bridgemaster's house on Duchess Walk to facilitate the Fire Suppression project work. This requires the adaption of the Duchess Walk glazed facade to accommodate 2no. grilles, a breaching inlet, and alarm. (Within: Tower Bridge CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) ROOF TOP 90744/SWK032 INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY DE CRESPIGNY PARK LONDON SOUTHWARK SE5 (Ref: 25/AP/2522) Removal and replacement of 3no. antennas, internal upgrade of existing equipment cabin and ancillary development thereto (Roof top (90744/SWK032) (Within: Camberwell Grove Conservation Area Camberwell Grove Conservation Area CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Agneta Kabele 020 7525 3148)

CHATELAIN HOUSE 182 -202 WALWORTH ROAD LONDON SE17 1RW (Ref: 25/AP/2547) Minor material amendment to application reference 24/AP/0892 dated 04/09/2025 for 'Redevelopment including part demolition and part retention of existing building to provide mixed-use development comprising purposebuilt student accommodation (Sui Generis), residential accommodation (Use Class C3), Commercial, Business and Service floorspace (Use Class E excluding E(g)(ii) and (iii)), Community floorspace (Use Class F2), flexible Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E excluding E(g) (ii) and (iii))/Community floorspace (Use Class F2) within two buildings ranging from 6 to 7 storeys with associated amenity space, landscaping, car and cycle parking, public realm and highways improvements.' Amendments (all related to affordable housing block) include: -Removal of 1 storey (7 storeys down to 6 storeys) - same number of habitable rooms to be provided (with high risk building status removed) -Minor increase in ground floor and first floor footprint (10sqm) -Minor amendments to internal layout (including englarged staircases, additional smoke shafts, redesigned liftcore) -Additional window bay added to Amelia Street facade (external) Reason(s) for publicity: MAJ (Contact: Nathaniel Young 020 7525 0417) 160 NEW KENT ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 4YS (Ref: 25/AP/2295) Listed building consent for the installation of No: 3 VELUX Heritage Conservation Roof Windows.

1 to the front elevation and 2 to the rear elevation. Reason(s) for publicity: STDLB (Contact: Rosie Poser 020 7525 7924) 21 HAYLES STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE11 4SU(Ref: 25/AP/2431) Erection of rear ground floor side infill to terraced house. (Within: Elliot's Row CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876)

ST OLAF HOUSE 13 TOOLEY STREET LONDON SOUTHWARK SE1 2PR (Ref: 25/AP/2377) Installation of plant at rooftop level, including replacement and additional equipment (Within: Tooley Street Tooley Street CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Agneta Kabele 020 7525 3148) GROUND FLOOR FLAT 138 CHOUMERT ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 4AA (Ref: 25/AP/2593) The erection of a single storey side and rear extension and a single storey outbuilding to the rear garden. (Within: Holly Grove CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) 68-72 PECKHAM HIGH STREET AND 1A RYE LANE LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 5DP (Ref: 25/AP/2568) Display of one externally illuminated advertisement sign (13.4m x 9.4m) at The Clock Tower within temporary scaffolding shroud, incorporating a 1:1 facsimile of the building and its architectural features printed on it (Within: Rye Lane Peckham CA) Reason(s) for publicity: STDCA (Contact: Ibrahim Azam 020 7525 2876) 9 AND 11 GOWLETT ROAD LONDON SOUTHWARK SE15 4HX (Ref: 25/AP/2550) Demolition of existing buildings and construction of nine (4 x bedroom) C3 residential dwellings with associated access, landscaping, boundary treatment, cycle parking and refuse storage.

Reason(s) for publicity: MAJ (Contact: Zaib Khan 020 7525 0311) Dated: 16 Sep 2025 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date (or 14 days for Permission in Principle, 30 days for EIA development).

STEPHEN PLATTS Director of Planning and Growth

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (LINDEN GROVE)

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

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The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable crane works by Paragon Traffic Management Ltd, it has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

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The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable railway bridge inspection works by Network Rail or its appointed contractor, it has made an order, the effect of which is to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

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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 LINDEN GROVE, between numbers 121 and 151.

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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: SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD, between Galleywall Road and Drummond Road.

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The alternative routes for affected traffic will be shown by the traffic signs displayed.

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The alternative routes for affected traffic will be shown by the traffic signs displayed.

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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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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 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 closure will be in operation on the 8th and 9th of October 2025.

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

The closure will be in operation from 22:00 on the 30th of September to 06:00 on the 1st of October 2025.

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

Dated this 18th September 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: 7372

Dated this 18th September 2025 Ian Law Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark, Network Management, Environment, Neighbourhoods and Growth 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX Ref: 7319

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26 PUBLIC NOTICES

Thursday, September 18th 2025

Transport for London Public Notice

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK GLENGALL ROAD AREA IMPROVEMENTS

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE A200 GLA ROAD (BERMONDSEY STREET, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPING) ORDER 2025 1. Transport for London in consultation with the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Trafc Order under section 14(1) of the Road Trafc Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specied in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.

The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places, Loading places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping restrictions) (Glengall Road area) Order 2025 1.

Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 18 September 2025 it has made the above Order under sections 6 and 124 of, and Part IV of, Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2.

The effects of the Order, for the purpose of facilitating the uses of the re-developed building at the site of former Nos. 49-53 Glengall Road, are to:-

2. The purpose of the Order is to enable highway resurfacing works to take place at A200 Bermondsey Street.

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any: (1) vehicle from entering, proceeding or stopping on Bermondsey Street between its junctions with Long Lane/Abbey Street and Magdalen Street, local access will be maintained to its junction with White’s Grounds;

(a)

install two new inset ‘unlimited stay’ Disabled Persons’ parking places side-by- side in GLENGALL ROAD (each 6.6 metres in length) on the north-east side opposite Nos. 68 – 72 Glengall Road which would operate ‘at any time’ and may be used without time limit by vehicles displaying a valid Disabled Persons’ 'blue badge';

(b)

install new inset loading bays operating every day of the week, for the purpose of loading only between 7 am and 7 pm (40 minutes maximum stay, and no return within 2 hours) in (i) BIANCA ROAD on the south-east side 47.5 metres north-east of the north-eastern kerb-line build-out of Glengall Road (13.5 metres in length), and (ii) GLENGALL ROAD two loading bays on the north-east side opposite Nos. 76 – 80 Glengall Road (15 metres in length) and opposite the side of No. 6 Brideale Close (13.5 metres in length); and

(c)

to remove a total of approximately 55 metres of existing ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines) in BIANCA ROAD and GLENGALL ROAD to accommodate the new inset ‘unlimited stay’ Disabled Persons’ parking places and the new inset loading bays, and at the locations described above.

(2) vehicle from proceeding on the A200 Druid Street, Crucix Lane, and St Thomas Street between its junctions with Tower Bridge Road and Snowelds. Local access will be maintained between Tower Bridge Road and Shand Street. Access to Guy’s Hospital will be maintained; (3) pedestrian from proceeding on Bermondsey Street between its junctions with Crucix Lane and Magdalen Street; (4) vehicle from turning right from Shand Street and Barnham Street into Crucix Lane.

(5) vehicle from turning left from The Tanneries into Crucix Lane.

The Order will also allow two-way working on: (6) Druid Street and Crucix Lane between its junctions with Tower Bridge Road and Shand Street; (7) Bermondsey Street between the Shiva Building and its junction with White’s Ground; (8) Weston Street between its junctions with Snowelds and St Thomas Street; (9) Snowelds between its junctions with Weston Street and St Thomas Street.

The Order will be effective at certain times between 22nd September 2025 and 22nd March 2026 every night from 8.00 PM until 6.00 AM or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by trafc signs.

4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of: (1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for re brigade, ambulance or police purposes; (2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.

5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force alternative routes will be indicated by trafc signs for trafc travelling northbound via Tower Bridge Road, Queen Elizabeth Street and Tooley Street, to normal route of travel. For trafc travelling Southbound via Tower Bridge Road, Great Dover Street, Borough High Street, Duke Street Hill and Tooley Street to normal route of travel. For vehicles over 7.5 tonnes m.g.w via Tower Bridge Road, Great Dover Street and Borough High Street, Duke Street Hill and Tooley Street or reverse to normal route of travel. For pedal cycles via Crucix Lane, Shand Street and Magdalen Street or reverse to normal route of travel. For pedestrians via Crucix Lane, Shand Street and Holyrood Street to normal route of travel.

Dated this 18th day of September 2025 Andrew Ulph Co-ordination Manager, Transport for London Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

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Notes: (1) ‘at any time’ means at all hours on every day of the week. (2) All measurements are approximate.

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Copies of the Order, which will come into force on 22 September 2025, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH, by appointment only. E-mail traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 077 3132 4742 for booking details.

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

Dated 18 September 2025 Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure

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Canada Water comes to life As we head into summer, things are really warming up at Canada Water. A new cultural hotspot is forming around Canada Dock, welcoming everyone to relax by the water, listen to live music, eat locally grown food and immerse themselves in the Minecraft experience. All this in a location overlooking the revitalised wetland habitat.

Corner Corner is a venue with many faces. Looking for a spot to meet friends, work remotely or simply take some time to yourself? Drop in and find your spot. There’s plenty of open-plan seating and free WiFi – available whether or not you choose to grab a coffee from the Armenian café Sireli.

Hungry? Check out the options on offer at the food hall, with offerings from London-based independent operators including fried chicken from legendary Chick N Sours, Taiwanese rice bowls & bao from Jou Jou’s Bites and a taste of Mexico from Masa Tacos.

The food hall is supplied with ultra-fresh herbs and salads from the on-site vertical farm. The farm is run by Harvest London, who are on a mission to get people thinking about the future of food production and how it fits into our rapidly changing cityscapes. The rows of crops, growing in nutrient-rich solution under LED lights, can be seen through the glass by people dining in the food hall. This not only makes the local produce story very real, but guarantees ultimate freshness.

Corner Corner viewed from Rafter Walk

conditions for birds. People can get close to the wildlife by taking a stroll along the 170m Rafter Walk. Designed by award-winning local architect Asif Khan, the boardwalk is named for the dock workers who manoeuvred timber around the dock. It passes by the restored Deal Porters sculpture, helping to make it a celebration of both the area’s history and nature. The southern edge’s new amphitheatre-style seating is a great place to stop and enjoy the ambience, and has proved a popular spot during the recent sunny weather.

Canada Water Leisure Centre

Corner Corner’s music programme, curated by Broadwick (of Printworks London fame) features an eclectic mix of jazz, funk and world music, with both live acts and DJs. No tickets are needed, all are welcome to come and enjoy. Anyone living within a one-mile radius of Corner Corner can sign up for a 10% discount on food and drink at cornercorner.com.

Opening its doors to the public soon, the state-of-the-art leisure centre will feature an eight-lane swimming pool, learner pool, multi-court sports hall, world-class gym and studios for fitness, yoga and more. It will have something for everyone, and be accessible to all.

Canada Dock

Marker Way is opening soon as a pedestrian and cycle route linking Canada Dock to Lower Road, enabling people to get to Southwark Park more quickly. The new cut-through will also provide access to the newly created green escape at Dock Office Gardens, the leisure centre and the new restaurants (see below), forming part of a network of routes designed to help people move through the area under their own steam.

This piece of the local landscape hums with history of the working docks.

Now it’s been given a new lease of life as a haven for wildlife. In partnership with London Wildlife Trust and contractors Galldris, British Land created three wetland habitats and 1km of shallow edges that provide ideal nesting

Public realm

New restaurants Also coming soon to the dock area will be new eating spots – the first to open in the new spaces being built within phase 1 of the development. Sushi Revolution, from hospitality expert and Rotherhithe resident Aidan Bryan and sushi chef Tom Blackshaw, will bring al fresco dining to the new Dock Office Gardens. The Village Tree, from the team behind local favourite The Pear Tree, will offer signature coffee perfect for the morning commute, and an evening menu to enjoy as the sun sets.

Visitors to Canada Dock view the wetlands from Rafter Walk

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team@canadawater.co.uk

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SPORT 29

SURREY CLINCH SEMI-FINAL PLACE

Surrey Captain Bryony Smith

Smith: ‘We’re buzzing our batters were exceptional’ Durham 138 all out v Surrey 290-7 (Surrey won by 86 runs DLS)

By Graham Hardcastle A FINE career best 68 off 63 balls from teenager Jemima Spence in only her second senior innings of 2025 featured in a rainy Surrey win as they confirmed their Metro Bank One-Day Cup semi-final place at the expense of Durham at the Banks Homes Riverside.

Surrey sealed a fourth-placed finish - a position they held at the start of the day with a three-point advantage - and prevented either Durham or fellow chasers Somerset from leapfrogging them, winning by 86 runs DLS. Nineteen-year-old Spence, batting at

number six, shared a 112 partnership for the fifth wicket with England’s Alice Davidson-Richards, who also contributed an unbeaten 65 off 61 to Surrey’s commanding 290 for seven from 48 overs.

The third rain delay came with Durham 14 for one in the third over chasing a revised 276 in 41. The target was further revised to an overall 225 in 29, and the hosts were bowled out for 138 inside 23 overs. Davidson-Richards added two wickets with her seam.

Vitality Blast champions Surrey will travel to face table-toppers Hampshire in the semis on Wednesday.

A Surrey win would guarantee qualification, while a defeat would have eliminated them. In the end, a No Result would have also been enough. But a sixth win did it.

A Durham win would have given them

a good chance, though a big Somerset success over the Bears left them needing a bonus point win at the start of their chase.

They finished sixth in the table.

Having been inserted, Surrey started impressively as Alice Monaghan shared in first and second-wicket partnerships of 55 and 69 with Bryony Smith and Emma Jones.

Monaghan and Jones both played nicely for 45 and 47 - the latter particularly so as she latched onto anything short and hit a couple of eye-catching boundaries down the ground.

At 121 for one in the 22nd over, Surrey looked set to dominate. But Durham took three cheap wickets, reducing the score to 149 for four in the 27th.

Scotland off-spinner Katherine Fraser had Monaghan caught at long-on with a full toss and a pulling Jones bowled off her

thigh.

Rain briefly interrupted play at 180 for four in the 33rd over, with Spence and Davidson-Richards now set. And upon the resumption, they kicked on superbly, sharing their century stand in 18 overs.

While Davidson-Richards was classy, Spence mixed power with invention and was first to her fifty off 56 balls. Her more experienced partner followed her there off 55.

Durham were disrupted by having to change wicketkeepers because of a finger problem for Bess Heath. Mia Rogers took over. They also lost key seamer Phoebe Turner to a groin injury having only bowled three overs. She slipped in the outfield.

Rain returned to cut short the Surrey innings at 1.55pm.

When play resumed at 3.15pm, chasing

that 276 in 41 overs, Durham would have been aware that Somerset had won with a bonus point. So they had to do the same given the counties started the day level on points.

But that never looked realistic.

Rogers pulled Phoebe Franklin’s seam to midwicket in the first over before rain intervened again at 14 for one in the third.

Durham had approximately 20 overs in which to achieve their target for the bonus point, and they started in solid fashion when needing to be spectacular.

Captain Emma Marlow and Hollie Armitage shared 53 for the second wicket.

But when both fell inside three overs for 27 and 31 - bowled by Kalea Moore’s off-spin and caught behind off Alexa Stonehouse’s seam - Durham were 85 for three in the 14th over and out of contention.

Stonehouse struck again as the end came quickly, with Davidson-Richards bowling Bess Heath and Trudy Johnson.

Leg-spinner Dani Gregory struck three times. Injured Phoebe Turner didn’t bat.

It set up a semi-final against Hampshire at the Utilita Bowl.

“We’re definitely buzzing. With the rain around, you’re never quite sure which way it’s going to go. But I thought our batters were exceptional today,” Surrey captain Bryony Smith said.

“Getting 290 with two overs to go is obviously very good, and our bowlers backed it up. I thought we were exceptional in the field.

“We talk a lot about playing a really attacking brand of cricket. We showed that throughout. Jemima coming in for her first innings was exceptional. She played with freedom.

“There were some really good contributions all the way down, and we saw some firepower towards the end.

“We know that in DLS games, the batting team is going to come hard, especially when they have quite a big target. That meant they’d give us chances.

“We squeezed them well and left them with too much to do.

“We were saying that we don’t mind who we play (in the semi-finals). We’ve obviously scrapped a bit to get to the semis, but it starts afresh now. We know we can beat any team. We’ll be confident going into Wednesday.”

Dulwich edged out by leaders

Depleted Fish net points

By John Kelly

FISHER DEFEATED Erith & Belvedere 3-2 in the SCEFL Premier Division at Park View Road last weekend - despite playing for 70 minutes with ten men.

DULWICH HAMLET Women were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Fulham in the National League South East at Champion Hill.

take on Queens Park Rangers in the league this Sunday at 2pm.

The men’s side are back in Isthmian League Premier Division action after a free weekend due to the FA Cup when they travel to Theobald’s Lane to take on Cheshunt on Saturday at 3pm.

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Zahra Cheeseman was handed her debut by manager Maria Tavares before Lauren Heria had the hosts’ first chance on sixteen minutes but she shot over.

Cheeseman’s effort was cleared off the line by Mikaela Hunt and Dulwich captain Erin Corrigan saw her shot saved just before half-time. From the corner, Jessica Francis Weir’s attempt went over.

Corrigan threatened again in the 56th minute before the visitors took the lead against the run of play with 20 minutes left as Ellie Olds drove into the area before firing into the roof of the net.

With most of the bumper 611 attendance urging them on, the Hamlet almost found an equaliser but Neve Mayes’ attempt was cleared

before Heria sent the rebound wide.

Fulham have four wins from four games. Dulwich have won one and lost three of their opening four league matches and are eighth in the twelveteam table.

Dulwich travel to Reynolds Field to

By John Kelly

The Fish’s Courtney Barrington picked up an early yellow card for a foul on Deres winger Freddie Baker before the visitors took the lead on 20 minutes when Flavio Jumo’s shot went in off a home defender.

Ryan Fowler levelled for the hosts and Fisher’s task became harder when Barrington was booked again after an innocuous-looking collision.

The action-packed contest continued in the same vein as Danny Lear made it 2-1 only

for Fumo to level when he drilled into the far corner.

Fisher made light of their numerical disadvantage to make it 3-2 in the 49th minute as Rafael Garcia cut in from the left to find Tom Jones and the midfielder finished powerfully.

Fish full-backs Jack Gibbons and Conor Darwish were outstanding and centre-backs Jola Lahan and Ange Djadja commanding as Ajay Ashanike’s side kept their opponents at a distance.

It was Fisher who went closest to extending their lead only for the woodwork to deny Festos Kamara.

Fisher host Sutton Common Reserves in the second qualifying round of the FA Vase in Rotherhithe this Saturday at 3pm.

Hickey beaten in quarters

By John Kelly

The Hamlet dominated but couldn’t break through

SACHA HICKEY’S World Championships gold medal bid was ended in the quarter-finals in Liverpool at the weekend.

Former Fisher boxer Hickey, 21, lost a 4-1

split decision against Uzbekistan's Navbakhor Khamidova.

Khamidova beat Taiwan’s Chen Nien-chin in the semi-finals before losing the 65kg decider to Aida Abikeyeva of Kazakhstan.

Hickey will turn her focus to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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By Will Scott IN AN overcast garden in south-east London, George Beaumont juggles the ball in the air six times before swivelling and volleying it into the exact top corner of the net.

The eighteen-year-old turns to the camera in disbelief, holding his hand over his mouth before saying, “Oh my god, you’re never going to see a better volley than that in my life". He then signs off before uploading the video to his 58,600 TikTok followers.

It was not the first time Beaumont had shown off his talent online - the Millwall under-21s full-back has been uploading videos to social media since well before he joined the Lions' academy.

“It started when I was younger, I was about thirteen, fourteen, and I started up a little bit,” Beaumont told this paper. “I was just doing skills and showcasing it on my TikTok, Instagram, and whatnot.

“Then I actually got banned because I wasn't old enough to be creating videos, apparently. As soon as I turned eighteen, I started it all up again.”

Growing up in Canterbury, Beaumont started recording videos while he was at Crystal Palace’s academy, going viral on TikTok in 2021 for successfully recreating a seemingly impossible skill first showcased

by Paul Pogba.

After returning to the platform in the past year, he has been uploading content nearly daily while juggling the demands of playing for an academy that has recently churned out some top talent.

Beaumont sat down with this paper to discuss his journey to the Lions “I was about seven or eight,” Beaumont said. “I was bouncing around a few clubs.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace.

“There were a few other clubs who I didn't join, but were offering not a contract, but for me to come and have a look around the club and stuff.

“At the time, I was with a man called Danny who was helping me out, because he knew quite a few of the clubs. So we joined Crystal Palace.”

Beaumont was on the Eagles’ books until he was sixteen, when he was not offered a scholarship deal.

“It was tough,” Beaumont said. “You feel sort of betrayed almost, as you've been at a club for so long.

“However, there's only so much that you can do, and I think I gave them my all when I was there.

“I feel like the last couple of years were tough definitely, because you could almost feel that it might potentially happen. It can be quite cutthroat. Some boys come in and also have that ego that they've got the contract, and you haven't. So it can be

George Beaumont in action during Millwall’s summer training camp

LIONS' TIKTOK STAR Under-21s fullback George Beaumont on his journey to Millwall

tough. But I just tried to stay positive when I was there.”

Beaumont went on trial at Fulham shortly after he was released, before a chance encounter resulted in him coming to Millwall.

“It's funny, actually,” Beaumont said. “So when I got scouted at Crystal Palace, it was the same scout who is actually now working for Millwall.

“It was a bit random. He bumped into my mum, who was actually walking around Beckenham, and she told him I'd been released. He got me straight into Millwall.”

After a trial period of about eight weeks, Beaumont signed his scholarship deal with the Lions - a decision he attributed to a “warm welcome” from both the coaches and current members of the squad, many of whom he had played against previously.

Beaumont was straight into the under18s, featuring for them throughout the 2023-24 season, and scoring in the Lions'

4-3 loss to Leeds United in the 2024 FA Youth Cup semi-final.

He started to feature for the under-21s the following campaign, making several appearances for Kevin Nugent’s side.

Beaumont was offered his first professional contract by the club this summer, and shortly after, he was invited to the Lions’ first-team training camp in southern Spain.

Beaumont described how he found out.

“So we had the pre-season match against Crystal Palace, Beaumont said. “I was actually arriving at the training grounds to get my stuff, and I was walking out of the training ground.

“I got a call from the under-21s manager, Nuge. He was just like, 'They've had an injury, and you're next to be called up.'

“It was a pretty good feeling. I'd never trained with the first team before, so it was also sort of that rush of pressure and adrenaline. It was a bit scary.

“However, I thought I went out there and proved that I could do it. It was tough, especially the physicality and even the intensity, it was proper fast.

“The training standards are always really good. But it was a very good experience for me. I think I learned a lot from it as well, speaking to some of the first team players who have more experience. Definitely a good thing for me to do that.”

Alex Neil handed Beaumont his first firstteam minutes during that camp, bringing him on in the 60th minute of Millwall’s pre-season friendly against Northampton Town on July 15, which they won 3-0.

“It was nerve-wracking, and something that a lot of people won't know is I actually lost my shirt before coming on the pitch,” Beaumont said. “So I was running back and forth trying to find my shirt. I think I covered more distance than I did in the actual game, trying to find my shirt!

“That was pretty nerve-wracking, but I

minute when Sonny Carey volleyed home following a corner.

Millwall grew into the derby in the second half and were helped when Kayne Ramsay was issued with a second yellow card for a late challenge on Aidomo Emakhu.

Ra'ees Bangura-Williams had a goal disallowed for handball in the 82nd minute, before successfully scoring the equaliser six minutes after Luke Cundle's shot was saved.

The Lions pushed for a winner, but had to settle for a draw, maintaining their unbeaten record against The Addicks stretching back to 1996.

Neil gave his thoughts on the tie.

"I thought first half we were disappointing," Neil said. "I don't think we

used the ball well enough. I thought we were about panicky. We looked nervous.

We didn't look after it as well as we can.

"The first half was extremely frustrating.

I think half-time was probably as angry as I've been since I've been here, because I thought it was basics that we were short on. I didn't think we did them well enough.

"Then I've got a dilemma at halftime. Do I make a couple of changes? Do I change our plan? Do I change the shape? I decided to give them fifteen minutes to try to be better.

"I thought we started a bit better, a bit brighter in the second half. I still feel that the sort of point that turned the game in our favor, obviously, the sending off helped, but I thought when we went an extra man in the middle took a striker off, I thought

that helped us get a better foothold in the game.

"It's been a constant sort of dilemma that I've had to sort of fight against. Last year, towards the end of the season, a front two played huge dividends for us because we were really effective and scored a lot of goals. Certainly, in recent games, the Wrexham game was one that I regret not taking a striker off and putting an extra midfield player on.

"Today, that was one of the key reasons why I did that, and I thought it helped us; it gave us a foothold in the game. We looked more dangerous.

"Then the sending off helps. I thought we deserved a goal. We were unfortunate that the first one was disallowed. Ra'ees was a yard away from the lad as he hits it off him.

was pleased that they had a spare shirt for me. So I managed to come on the pitch and get a few touches of the ball as well, which was good.”

Beaumont also got a further taste of men’s football a week later, when he was a 79th-minute substitute in Millwall’s 3-0 friendly win over AFC Wimbledon.

He has now continued to feature for Nugent’s under-21s, but in a different position to his role on the wing when he first joined the academy.

“We had a youth cup game against Hull City last season [November 29, 2024], and we just didn't have the numbers,” Beaumont said. “They said to me, and Elias [Mansor] as well, 'Alright, George, you're going to play the first half at left-back, Elias you're going to play the second half at leftback.'

“In the first half, I managed to score a goal, had a really good half. I stayed in that position the whole game. Probably my best game as a second-year scholar.

“From then on, we had was a chat, 'You can make the decision, George, but we think it's going to be a good position for you moving forward. We see a lot of potential with you playing that position, and feel like you could really utilize it. You've got the pace, you've got the physicality, you've got the endurance in you. So why not give it a go?'

“I sort of assessed my options, and I quite enjoyed playing in the position, so I thought I might as well give it a shot.

“I played the rest of the season, in the fullback role, just to get a bit more experience around the position. From then on, I've almost just been learning and discovering more and more about the position. It's been good for me.”

Despite only playing the position for under a year, Beaumont is pleased with his progress and is drawing comparisons to a successful Millwall academy graduate.

“One of the players that I've been compared to at the moment, especially by coaches, is Danny Mac," Beaumont said.

“Obviously, you have that pathway through the academy, and at the moment, I've been playing in that right-back position.

“That's one of the things that they said they want me to do: just keep it simple in my own half, and then when we get into the next half, show how I can express myself.

“Coming from Crystal Palace being a winger, doing my first two years at Millwall as a winger as well, they know that they can trust me getting in and around the box, getting goals, and getting assists. But as well, they want to make sure I can do the simple stuff on my own half and just retain possession, make the right decisions.

“One of the main things for me is trying to get into the first team, and just getting as much development as I can in these next couple of years.

Neil: Charlton half-time angriest I’ve been as Lions boss SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP Charlton A - 1 Carey 40’ Millwall - 1 Bangura-Williams 88’ Date: Tuesday 13 September 2025 Man of the match: Luke Cundle Attendance: 23,293 (3,140 away) Referee: Robert Madley

By Will Scott ALEX NEIL gave his assessment of Millwall's 1-1 draw with South London rivals Charlton Athletic, admitting his side were poor in the first half but said a point was a fair result.

The Lions had a slow start to the game, and the Addicks took the lead in the 40th

"We know we can play better, certainly in the first half. But I thought the point was probably a fair result."

Millwall: 4-4-2: Benda; Leonard (Ballo 80), Crama, Cooper, Bryan; Neghli (Bangura-Williams 66), Luongo, Cundle, Emakhu (Harding 89); Coburn, Ivanovic (Kelly 66) Unused Subs: Crocombe, Sturge, Taylor, Grant, Mazuo-Sacko

Charlton: 4-2-3-1: Kaminski; Ramsay, Bell, Jones, Edwards; Docherty, Coventry; Apter (Bree 61), Carey, Campbell (Burke 83); Kelman (Leaburn 61)

Unused Subs: Fullah, Gillesphey, Knibbs, Maynard-Brewer, Olaofe, Rankin-Costello

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PENALTY HEARTBREAK

Steven Benda looks on during the shoot-out

Neil reveals Millwall duo’s injuries

By Will Scott

Valiant Millwall score late equaliser to take Palace to pens but fall short in the shoot-out

LEAGUE CUP - 3RD ROUND Crystal P - 1 Mateta 72’, Millwall - 1 Leonard 91’’ (Palace win 4-2 on pens) Date: Tuesday 16 September 2025 Man of the match: Tristan Crama Referee: John Busby

Photo by Brian Tonks

By Will Scott MILLWALL PUT up a valiant effort against south London rivals Crystal Palace but were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by the Eagles after losing the penalty shoot-out 4-2.

A much-rotated and depleted Lions travelled to Selhurst Park and showed plenty of intent, coming close to scoring twice before eventually conceding a late goal from a corner as legs tired.

Neil made a triple change shortly after, which wrested back the momentum for his side, and Jack Howland curled in a corner that Ryan Leonard glanced into the net to send the game to penalties.

However, they fell just short in the shootout, with the Eagles perfect from the penalty spot, while Aidomo Emakhu and Tristan Crama saw their penalties saved.

Regardless, it was an impressive performance from the Lions in their second derby in three days - and they were much improved from their showing against Charlton on the weekend.

Summer signings Thierno Ballo and Derek Mazuo-Sacko were excellent, as were Ra'ees Bangura-Williams, Tristan Crama, and Caleb Taylor, who handled Palace's front three well.

The scale of Millwall's task was evident from the first minute, when Yeremy Pino cut inside and forced a sprawling save from Steven Benda, who got down to his right well to keep the ball out.

After the initial chance, the Lions looked well up for the occasion - Alex Neil had them pressing aggressively man-to-man, a risky strategy that made the Eagles uncomfortable at times, and restricted them mostly to possession in their half, while the young midfield duo of Derek Mazuo-Sacko and Dan Kelly were holding up well against a Premier League unit. Crama, however, was the star of the opening exchanges, stepping out frequently from the centre of defence to cut out Eagles' attacks and win the ball back.

The Eagles did have a half-chance in the fifteenth minute when Daniel Munoz got the better of Zak Sturge and fired in a low ball which deflected off Kelly into Romain Esse's path, but the Scottish midfielder recovered well to put it out for a corner.

The Lions, meanwhile, had some chances, with Neghli getting in behind in the 22nd minute and firing in a low cross towards Mihailo Ivanovic that was just about deflected clear.

Kelly, who was having a good game, picked up an injury while trying to burst through on goal, and had to be replaced

by Thierno Ballo, with Bangura-Williams sliding back into a deeper role.

Palace started to gain a greater measure of control of the game in the following five minutes or so. In the 26th minute, Will Hughes drove through midfield before spraying it out to Borna Sosa, whose low cross bounced off a defender and sat up for Munoz to head at the back post, but Benda made himself big and made the save.

Two minutes later, Sosa passed it to Pino in the box, who took a touch and then fired wide from a tight angle.

Millwall rode out the pressure and started to apply some of their own, with Sturge winning the ball high up in the 32nd minute and then driving on goal before spreading it to Ivanovic, who fired over from inside the box.

A minute later, Neghli was put through on goal by Ballo after Bangura-Williams won the goal, but the winger put his effort just wide of the right post.

Millwall's chances kept coming. In the 39th minute, Harding floated the ball in, and Ivanovic's glancing header forced out a low save from Benitez.

In the 45th minute, Mazuo-Sacko played a neat one-two with Ballo on the right flank before firing in a cross that bounced to Sturge at the back post, who forced out another save from Benitez.

The Lions ended the half looking the likeliest of the two teams to score, a real credit to Neil's side, given numerous personnel changes and the unfamiliar system.

Neil opted to make a change at the half, replacing Ivanovic up top with Josh Coburn, while Glasner replaced Esse, who had been marked out of the game by Caleb Taylor, with Christantus Uche.

There were fewer chances in the second half - with the Eagles looking more solid, while still being handled well by Millwall's three centre-backs, with a Guehi header wide from a corner in the 53rd minute the closest they came in the opening stages.

Coburn was proving to be a handful with his physicality and aerial prowess, winning a duel and flicking it on to Ballo, whose deflected strike rolled to Benitez.

The Lions really should have taken the lead in the 66th minute, with Ballo nicking the ball off of Hughes' foot, before driving into the box and floating in a cross for Coburn, but the striker miscued from close range, the ball deflecting off his head and out for a goal kick.

Millwall's legs started to tire, and Palace closed in on the breakthrough. In the 71st minute, Richards put the ball over the top for Mateta to run on to, who shrugged off Crama for one of the first times in the game, before rounding the keeper and having his

effort cleared off the line by Taylor.

From the resulting set-piece, Uche headed it towards the six-yard box, Mateta trapped it, and despite pressure from three Millwall players, managed to flick it on, and Richards reacted first to fire it in.

Neil made a triple change, bringing on Jack Howland, Aidomo Emakhu, and Leonard, and the substitutes provided a spark the Lions needed to get back into the game.

Crama slipped Emakhu in behind in the 88th minute, but his shot was blocked.

He was in again a minute later, this time after beating Justin Devenny for pace, and his cross was nearly turned into his own net by Maxence Lacroix.

Millwall found the equaliser from the ensuing corner, with Howland curling it in towards the front post and Leonard rising and glancing the ball into the back of the net.

The Eagles had a late chance to prevent penalties, with Kamada slipping Munoz in, who cut it back to Mateta for what looked to be an easy tap-in, but the French striker skewed his shot wide.

Crystal Palace were up first in the shootout, and were perfect from the spot, with Mateta, Richards, Devenny, and Kamada all scoring, while Leonard and Harding were the only two to convert for the Lions.

Millwall: 3-4-2-1 - Benda; Grant (Leonard 79), Taylor, Crama; Sturge, Mazuo-Sacko, Kelly (Ballo 23), Harding; Neghli (Emakhu 79), Bangura-Williams (Howland 79); Ivanovic (Coburn 46), Unused Substitutes: Coleman, Cooper, Bryan, Matthews

DANIEL KELLY was withdrawn from Millwall's penalty shootout loss to Crystal Palace with a tight hamstring, while Max Crocombe suffered a toe injury in the warm-up, Alex Neil said following the game on Tuesday, September 16.

The duo were named to Neil's starting eleven, but Crocombe pulled up in the warm-up and was replaced between the sticks by Steven Benda.

Kelly played the first 20 minutes of the match, but went down after making a surging run into the box, and was replaced by Thierno Ballo.

Neil is unsure when the duo will be back.

"Max has got a sore toe, I believe, and Dan's got a tight hamstring," Neil said. "So I don't know how long they normally take."

Luke Cundle and Massimo Luongo, who both started against Charlton missed the match-day squad, with Neil saying they were unavailable for selection through injury and were potentially not risked ahead of the Lions' next fixture against Watford on Monday, September 22.

Crystal Palace: 3-4-3 - Benitez; Guehi (Richards 61), Lacroix, Canvot; Sosa (Lerma 71), Kamada, Hughes, Munoz; Pino (Devenny 71), Esse (Uche 46), Mateta.

Unused Substitutes: Henderson, Mitchell, Clyne, Rodney, Cardines

Neil explains why he changed system in Eagle's loss

By Will Scott ALEX NEIL explained why he switched shape for his side's Carabao Cup tie with Crystal Palace on Tuesday, September 16, with Millwall holding the Eagles to a 1-1 draw over the 90 minutes before losing 4-2 on penalties.

The Lions were much-changed heading into the match, with 20-yearold French midfielder Derek Mazuo-

Sacko making his debut, and Neil opted to set the Lions up in a 3-4-2-1, rather than the typical 4-4-2.

The switch worked well, with Millwall winning duels across the pitch and containing Palace's dangerous forwards, including ex-Lion Romain Esse, who was replaced at half-time after being marked out of the game by Caleb Taylor, who was making his first Millwall start.

The Eagles got the breakthrough at

a set-piece in the second half, but the Lions responded in similar fashion in injury time, with Ryan Leonard heading home Jack Howland's corner.

Millwall were denied a famous win and a spot in the Fourth Round by two missed penalties in the shoot-out, with Palace converting all of theirs.

Neil explained why he made the change in formation following the game, and why it worked so well.

"We've got a lot of inexperience in the

middle of the pitch with Derek and Dan [Kelly] playing, who I thought were terrific, both of them," Neil said. "Derek played the full game, Dan came off early doors. Then I thought Ra'ees was good when he dropped back in there as well.

But what we did do is we added an extra man in the back line because against Palace, they end up five versus four on your back line, and if you can't stop the ball getting there well enough

because your press is not maybe efficient enough, they'll hurt you.

"I think matching them up across our back line was definitely the best chance that we were going to have to contain that and make sure we win those duels and make sure we can hit them in transition.

"I thought we did all of that, and I thought we did brilliantly. I thought more and more the game wore on, the better we became at it."

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‘IT WAS A MILLWALL PERFORMANCE’ Millwall locked in arms as the penalty shoot-out unfolds

Alex Neil proud as resolute Lions take south London rivals Crystal Palace to pens as they exit EFL Cup

By Will Scott MILLWALL BOSS Alex Neil lauded his players after they took Premier League side Crystal Palace to penalties in the EFL Cup Third Round tie, where they lost 4-2 in the shoot-out, labelling it a "Millwall performance".

A much-rotated Lions side took the game to their south London rivals from the start despite playing an unfamiliar system, and matched the top-flight side in intensity and chances created.

They had two clear-cut chances to take the lead before the Eagles struck in the second half, with Chris Richards smashing the ball into the net following a corner.

The Lions responded late, with substitute Ryan Leonard glancing fellow substitute Jack Howland’s corner into the net to send the game to penalties.

Palace triumphed in the shoot-out,

with Jean-Philippe Mateta, Richards, Justin Devenny, and Daichi Kamada converting, while Tristan Crama and Emakhu had their efforts saved, with Leonard and Wes Harding scoring theirs. Neil told MillwallTV afterwards that Josh Coburn was due to take the fifth.

Regardless of the loss, Neil was delighted with his side's display at Selhurst Park.

"I was proud of the performance in general," Neil said. "I thought our performance levels were excellent.

Throughout the game, I thought we were very good.

"The first probably four or five minutes were a little bit passive.

They cut inside and had a shot from distance, and Steven [Benda] parried it.

"Then I thought from there, we grew more and more in confidence.

"I think what we need to realise is, we made eight changes tonight. We lost our goalkeeper in the warm-

up. We lost Dan Kelly after twenty minutes of the game.

"We've drilled all these lads, a lot of them very young, in one day in a different shape in terms of how to play against top Premier League opponents. So for them to take all that on board, and all those setbacks along the way, and put that level of performance in, I thought was terrific.

I was really pleased with them.

"That performance tonight was a Millwall performance. It was gritty, it was determined. It was running.

It was tackling. It was aggression.

When a few things went against us, we didn't stop and kept going. So all of those bits, I was extremely proud of the team.

"The frustrating thing for us is, we didn't manage to go through."

Asked by this paper if he was pleased with how his side bounced back after a disappointing firsthalf performance against Charlton Athletic last Saturday, September 13,

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Neil said: "You can see Palace's team, they were really strong. I know they made a few changes to the team as well, but I don't think it was as much as us.

"What I was really pleased with was: I thought at times we pressed the ball brilliantly and turned the ball over. At times, our use of the ball was very good, and we managed to play through Palace, create a couple of chances, which was good.

"So in the balance of the game, I was really pleased. You could see at the end, we were dead on our feet.

"But like Saturday, we kept going, we didn't give in. We'll always try and push and get that next goal.

"I thought for their efforts, they deserved that goal. They deserved to take it to penalties.

"Then from there, you're just hoping that it's our night, and then maybe the goalkeeper can make a save or two, and all the lads are confident and can stick the ball away."

MILLWALL OFFER IVANOVIC NEW DEAL

By Will Scott MILLWALL HAVE offered Mihailo Ivanovic a new deal, Alex Neil confirmed following the Lions’ 1-1 draw with Charlton Athletic on September 13, 2025.

Ivanovic, 20, netted thirteen goals in his debut season in English football after signing for the club in August 2024, finishing as the Lions' top scorer.

The Serbian striker's talent has attracted interest from other clubs, with Millwall rejecting a bid from Parma in the closing stages of the summer transfer window.

Ivanovic has continued to be one of the first names on the teamsheet this season, starting the Lions' first six league games of the season and assisting Luke Cundle's winner against Sheffield United.

Neil confirmed the club had made an offer to keep him at the club long term.

"There's been a verbal offer made to Mihailo and his team," Neil said. "The one thing I will say about Mihailo is he comes in and he works every day and he's fine. So there are no issues with that.

"All these contract negotiations are generally done by other people.

They're not done by me for the team.

I want to make that clear. I purely get out onto the grass with the players and organise them and try to make us win games. So that's done by someone else in a different department.

"Also with their team, Mihailo is not sitting at the table, counting beans and talking about how much money he wants. That's absolute nonsense.

There has been an offer made.

Whether that's suitable or not, that's up to them.”

Mihailo Ivanovic in action against Charlton Athletic THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%