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MAGAZINE SUMMER 2019

ALCOCK & BROWN Community Celebration Day 21 July, Hall Place and Gardens

Our Industrial past

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New homes

New Mayor

Our ‘6 things’ feature in this issue highlights some of the other industries that started in the borough. We can take pride in their history and achievements. Many local families originally settled in the borough because of the opportunities to work in their workshops and factories.

Summer Reading Scheme

September Sounds festival

9 10 Tackling Obesity

In this edition of the magazine we celebrate Bexley’s industrial heritage. The Alcock and Brown Centenary Celebrations mark the first trans-atlantic crossing made in a plane originally constructed in the old Vickers factory in Crayford. Some fantastic events are planned to mark the occasion.

Heritage Hunters

Your community 18-19

What’s on 26-27

Your local health service 23

Services 29

Local information 25

Local organisations 30

Bexley’s proud heritage matters to us, as I am sure it does to you. We know that new homes are needed, but we want to make sure that future development reflects the borough’s unique character and the views of the people who moved here for the chance to enjoy London and the green fields of Kent. Our heritage attractions and our many beautiful parks and open spaces are among the reasons Bexley is such a special place. This summer, I hope you will have the opportunity to visit and enjoy them. I wish you a great summer.

If you would like to know more about the services the Council provides, or would like either a translation of this document or the information in a different format, please call our Customer Contact Centre on 020 8303 7777, quoting reference: 602063/06.19 London Borough of Bexley, Civic Offices, 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath DA6 7AT Phone: 020 8303 7777 • Website: www.bexley.gov.uk • Email: communications@bexley.gov.uk Distributed free of charge to every property in the borough Editorial: Bexley Communications Team. Designed and produced by: Bexley Graphics.

Cllr Teresa O’Neill OBE

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Leader of the Council

growth that benefits all Exploratory funding for C2E

Help us improve Erith

The Government has committed £4.85m to fund preparations for the extension of Crossrail to Ebbsfleet. It has agreed to fund exploratory work on transport links between Abbey Wood and Ebbsfleet – the route of the extension. Its decision follows four years of campaigning by the Council and its partners in the C2E Campaign. The funding will be used for detailed feasibility, funding and viability work. If approved, C2E would open up more than 10 miles of underused housing land on the London/ Kent border for new homes and employment. “The announcement means that the Government sees the potential of finishing the job of connecting Crossrail to HS1 – between Abbey Wood and Ebbsfleet. This is the critical infrastructure project for the Thames Gateway. The funding means that we can get on with work to realise Crossrail’s true potential for our borough and the whole Thames Gateway. We will waste no time in moving forwards.” Councillor Teresa O’Neill OBE Leader of the Council

Lots of local people have been sharing their views on the proposed improvements set to begin in Erith this year, at various open days and drop-in events. The proposals include an upgrade to the Riverside Gardens, bringing Units 66 and 68 Pier Road into use and securing the long-term future of 70 Pier Road. The projects will be funded by £1.6m the Council secured from the Mayor of London’s Good Growth Fund and match funding from the Council. This funding will also be used to improve the pedestrianised Erith High Street and Pier

Talk of the town

Thank you to everyone who responded to our public consultation on the Bexley Town Centres Strategy.

www.bexley.gov.uk/newsupdates

There were more than 200 responses to our online survey

Road and provide support to business start-ups by providing new office space in Erith town centre. The funding will also bring back Erith Pier Festival on Saturday 21 September. As this magazine is being delivered there’s another chance to have your say on the Riverside Gardens project at Erith Kitchen, Pier Road on Friday 12 July from 4pm–9pm. Tell us what you think and find out more about the planned improvements at www.greatererith. com/get-involved or follow @GreaterErith on FacebookTwitter and Instagram.

and 100 people came to our drop-in events in Bexley’s five main town centres. We are now reviewing all the comments. An updated version of the strategy will be presented to the Council’s Cabinet meeting in July. We hope to start piloting some new initiatives in our town centres later this year. Look out for news on our website or sign up for our news alert e-newsletter at www.bexley.gov.uk/ newsupdates

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CHANGES TO RECYCLING We’ve had lots of interest and positive comments from you about the new wheelie bins that we’re introducing this summer to replace our recycling boxes. We know - because you’ve told us at the roadshows we’ve held recently – that you’re pleased that the new wheelie bins will reduce the amount of windblown litter, and that you want to recycle more. 24,000 of you have been in touch to select your new wheelie bins. 150,000 new wheelie bins need to be produced and we currently expect that these will start to be available from late summer. Once delivery begins it will take 14 weeks to complete.

Don’t worry if you haven’t selected your wheelie bin sizes you don’t need to do anything. Everyone will automatically get a medium sized bluelidded bin for paper and cardboard and a large white-lidded bin for plastic, glass, cans and cartons. We’ll tell you when you’ll get your new bins closer to the delivery date at www.bexley.gov.uk/ recycling-changes When you get your new bins you’ll also receive a leaflet showing the collection dates for each bin and what needs to go in each one.

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PAPER AND RD CARDBOA

CANS CARTO NS

You can keep your old boxes they will make good storage containers. If you don’t want them we will take them away on the first day that your new white-lidded wheelie bin for plastic, glass, cartons and

cans is collected. We will not be collecting the old boxes after this date. Keep an eye on www. bexley.gov.uk/recyclingchanges - and thank you for recycling!

New Chief Executive Who are Jackie Belton became the Council’s new Chief Executive in April. She joined Bexley after having worked at a senior level in local government for more than 25 years, including for Newham and Lambeth. Jackie has experience of managing the full range of Council services. She has also successfully developed a council-owned company to build affordable homes and address the growing need for housing.

“I’m delighted and proud to be Bexley’s new Chief Executive. The Council has strong ambition for its residents and clear plans to improve their lives by delivering good places to live, better transport and excellent opportunities for education and employment.”

your STARS?

If you have received outstanding service from someone who works for the Council, please nominate them for Bexley’s 2019 Staff Thanks and Recognition Scheme (STARS). STARS is the Council’s way of recognising the hard work, dedication and achievement of staff who have helped to make the borough a better place to work and live. To nominate, visit www. bexley.gov.uk/staffstars or pick up a nomination form from Reception at the Civic Offices or your local library. Nominations open on Monday 15 July and close on Friday 13 September.

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Minding the gap Balancing Bexley’s budget continues to be very challenging, as it is for councils up and down the country. The Council faces a projected budget gap of around £9m next year, increasing to more than £36m by 2022/23. This is largely due to inflation, increasing demand for social care and homelessness, together with changes to the way councils are funded. We have already saved more than £100m since 2010, through savings, by preventing the escalation of care needs, transformation and increased income.

We are working hard to ensure that the budget that is available to us is spent on the things that will make the most difference to the lives of local people. Keeping the Council’s finances in good order and living within our means is essential for us to invest in high quality services. We will be consulting on proposals for next year’s budget later this year. To stay informed, please look out for articles in future issues of the Magazine. If you are online, please sign-up for our regular email news alerts.

“Planning the Council’s budget for the next four years is an opportunity to be forward thinking: to innovate and improve how we work to meet the needs of the borough and our residents. “We want to work with local people and communities and to hear your ideas and comments. We were pleased that our most recent budget consultation generated more than 4,000 responses, but we want even more as we think about the best way to meet the challenges ahead.” Councillor David Leaf, Cabinet Member for Finance

www.bexley.gov.uk/newsupdates

New investment for 2019/20

£3m

for safety equipment and technology to help people receiving social care

£2m more on road maintenance

Allotment 6

improvements

Playground maintenance More money to maintain community schools

More tree planting in parks

Improvements to the borough’s two waste and recycling centres

New energy-saving non-illuminated bollards

growth

Your new Bexley home Shared ownership offers the opportunity to part buy, part rent a brand-new home of your own. Shared owners later have the opportunity to buy further

shares in your home - known as ‘staircasing’ – offering the chance to eventually own the property outright. Egerton Place is the brand-new development of seven threebed houses available for Shared Ownership from Golding Homes in Slade Green. The new homes each have a driveway and private garden, as well as being close to Slade Green railway station. As well as offering potential for first-time buyers, you can also apply for shared ownership properties. These are available to people who are unable to

purchase on the open market, either as an existing shared owner looking to move, or because they formerly owned their home but cannot afford to buy again. Register your interest with Golding Homes’ sales agent Complete Moves on 020 3640 7111 or email info@complete-moves. co.uk. For more information on shared ownership options in Bexley and details of the upcoming London Home Show, please visit www.bexley.gov.uk/housing

Powering Bexley’s businesses The Engine House, Bexley has workspace for start-ups, entrepreneurs and growing teams, where ideas can be shared and businesses driven forward. It offers flexible memberships with tailored spaces that fuel creativity, connections and focus. All the spaces are designed for innovators and growing businesses. The Engine House, Bexley will also be home to a dedicated CAD & 3D Suite that comes with 3D printers for rapid prototyping, laser cutters and exciting new CAD courses. Make the most of its meeting rooms, conference rooms, breakout zones, business-2business community, café, parking and join its growing community of like-minded innovators.

Find out more at www. enginehousebexley.co.uk or call 020 8320 1146.

Opening offer! Beginner Computer Aided Design (CAD) Training now only £635 Discounted at 20% for the official opening of The Engine House. This course is ideal for businesses wanting to transition from traditional methods to implementing a new digital way to work.

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A fun way to keep reading this summer! Space Chase will take young readers on an out-of-this-world adventure inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Children read six books of their choice over the summer holidays, collect cards and rewards along the way, and receive a medal and certificate when they complete the challenge.

13 July-7 September Free in all Bexley libraries www.bexley.gov.uk/services/library-services

There will be lots of fun activities to take part in too. For children of all ages and reading abilities Visit your local library and discover the amazing things going on this summer. As well as shelves full of wonderful books to borrow, why not try out some of our online resources • Free comics and graphic novels to read on your computer, phone or tablet, including Spiderman, Hulk and Popeye. • A wide selection of free eBooks for children and eAudio books, including Wimpy Kids and Dork Diaries.

Our new Mayor Councillor Geraldene Lucia-Hennis, who represents Crayford, was chosen as the London Borough of Bexley’s new Mayor at the Council’s annual meeting in May. Geraldene is the 80th person to hold the title of Mayor of Bexley, since the old Borough received its charter in 1937. Her husband, retired London Brigade Fireman Peter, will be the Mayor’s consort. Geraldene has lived in Crayford all her life. She stood as a local Councillor in 2006 and has represented the town ever since. Geraldene has appointed Councillor James Hunt to be her Deputy Mayor. James’ wife Christine will be Deputy Mayoress. Councillor Hunt is a Ward Member for Blackfen and Lamorbey. He has been a Bexley Councillor since 2006 and has always lived in Blackfen. Find out more at www.bexley.gov.uk/mayor

Mayor of Bexley, Councillor Geraldene Lucia-Hennis

ALCOCK & BROWN

Knights of the Air Next month will see three exciting events to mark the 100-year anniversary of the first successful flight across the Atlantic. The historic flight was made by John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown on 14-15 June 1919 in a Vickers ‘Vimy’ plane designed and originally built in the Vickers factory in Crayford. A special free community event on Sunday 21 July at Hall Place & Gardens will be packed full of fun for all ages. Inflatables, traditional fairground games, delicious food stalls and a Guinness World Record model plane flying attempt will all be part of the day. The event, organised by the Alcock and Brown Centenary Project Group (Crayford), will also coincide with the annual local history fair organised by Bexley Civic Society and the monthly Farmer’s Market. A number of local and national sponsors have come on board to help with the community event. The Project Group won National Lottery Heritage Funding earlier this year for educational work with schools and local groups. A VIP visit to Crayford on Tuesday 23 July will see the unveiling of a very special bench made possible by a generous donation from Erith Group and a number of plaques made by students from some of the borough’s primary, secondary and special schools and local supported needs art group M@ke who are based at the Learning and Enterprise College Bexley (LECB). A ‘Those Magnificent Men’ theatre production will take place at the Civic Offices on Thursday 25 July. Tickets are free but spaces are limited so they must be booked. To book and to find out more about all three events visit www.alcockandbrownevents.co.uk The free ‘Knights of the Air’ exhibition at Hall Place will be open until 27 October. Visit www.hallplace.org.uk

September Sounds Coming soon

September Sounds is Bexley’s first multiple venue, mixed genre music festival later this summer aiming to bring new live music into the heart of our Town Centres.

A wide range of artists and bands with a connection to the borough will be performing at town centre venues in Bexleyheath, Erith and Sidcup from the end of August through most of September. September Sounds has been made possible thanks to lead sponsor Bellway Homes, who have generously provided sponsorship of £5,000 to the event organisers, as well as the Bexleyheath and Sidcup BIDs. The Council is working with Graham Corbould Music Event Management, Bexleyheath BID and Sidcup BID, as well as local businesses to put on the event. Keep an eye on ww.bexley.gov.uk/news for updates on the festival. Sponsored by

living well

Tackling obesity

Test yourself Did you know you can get tested for STIs without seeing your GP? Visit www.bexleysexualhealth.org to order a free confidential home testing kit. The website provides easy instructions for taking a sample which is tested for HIV, Hepatitis B &C, Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea and Syphilis. Samples are sent via post and you’ll receive your results within 10 working days. Visit the website for sexual health advice and it also offers details about local services.

Nearly 2 out of every 3 Bexley adults are either overweight or obese

Over a quarter of Bexley’s reception aged children are

either overweight or obese

By Year 6 (10-11 years old) almost 40% of Bexley children are overweight or obese

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Carers

We need your views on Bexley’s new strategy to help more people avoid the problems caused by excess weight. The NHS emphasises the importance of tackling obesity in all age groups. As well as causing physical changes, it can lead to several serious and potentially life-threatening conditions. These include type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, some types of cancer (such as breast cancer and bowel cancer) and stroke. Obesity can also affect your quality of life and lead to psychological problems. The draft strategy is available online at www.bexley.gov.uk/news/consultations/ bexley-obesity-strategy and at all Bexley libraries. You can give your views until Sunday 25 August in 3 ways – • Email public.health@bexley.gov.uk • Complete the online survey at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ZXXCP8W • Write to: Obesity Strategy consultation (Public Health), London Borough of Bexley, Civic Offices, Broadway, Bexleyheath, DA6 7AT

Carers’ Support

A folk music event for carers and those they care for has been organised for Wednesday 9 October, 2pm-4pm at Wolsley House, Crayford.

Art group

The event will be free thanks to the two bands, ‘Causeway Revels’ and ‘Tideway’, waiving their fees. To book telephone 020 8302 8011 or email jennym@ carerssupport.org

An art group for carers and those they care for (either separately or together) meets at the Manor House, Grassington Road, Sidcup DA14 6BY on the first Thursday of the month, 10am-12noon. Dates are subject to change due to our impending office move. Contact Victoria Baker on 020 8302 8011 or email vicky@carerssupport.org

Wednesday group

Free courses for carers

A monthly Wednesday group has been set up for anyone who is a stroke survivor or has a neurological condition. It is a chance to meet others in similar situations, make friends and support each other. Contact Felicity Packard on 020 8302 8011 or email felicity@ carerssupport.org

We are holding two free training courses for carers • Understanding Dementia - 23 July 2019, 10.30 to 2pm (light lunch provided) • Emergency Life Support Course for Carers (basic First Aid) - Wednesday 3 July, 9.30am to 2.30pm Telephone 020 8302 8011 or email jennym@ carerssupport.org

Are you eligible for

living well

vouchers?

Bexley is working to improve people’s access to healthy food through local shops.

Only 60% of the local people who are eligible are receiving help from the national Healthy Start scheme, which means that £150,000 is not being claimed. Healthy Start provides means-tested financial support to families with children under 4 years old to buy fresh and frozen fruit, vegetables, milk and vitamins. A team made up of staff from the Council, local NHS

colleagues and the BID are working with retailers who currently support the Healthy Start scheme and encourage more to do so. They will also be working to improve the way healthy and sustainable food is offered by local retailers, in line with the ‘Good Food for London’ framework. The work is being carried out with funding from the Mayor of London and the Sidcup Business Improvement District. To find out if you are eligible for Healthy Start vouchers visit www.healthystart.nhs.uk

Caring at its Best Awards 2019

Bexley’s Caring at its Best Awards recognise the borough’s carers and caring services in the voluntary, independent and private sectors, and the difference their support makes to the lives of many local people. Now in its second year, the awards are an opportunity for adults receiving care in Bexley, or their family members, to nominate their carer or support service for an award. The Council will invite all the shortlisted nominees to its

awards ceremony on Friday 18 October at the Civic Offices in Bexleyheath. Simply visit www.bexley. gov.uk/caringatitsbest by Wednesday 31 July to nominate someone or write to the ‘Caring at its Best Team’ at the address on page 3.

Cabinet Member for Adult Services, Cllr Brad Smith with some of the winners at the ‘Caring at its Best’ event last year.

Bridge to independence Advocacy for All offer free group work courses as well as personcentred support to help young people gain confidence and skills to help them get into work or training. Participants must be 16 to 25, live in Bexley borough, have ASC or ADHD. Participants have said “I have gained intelligence and confidence regarding the lifestyle of a disabled individual who is trying to get a job. This has allowed me to seek for ways my autism can benefit an organisation.” “It is about talking about jobs and looking for work, also learning how to use apps.” “I like this course because it teaches us how to be more independent, communicate properly and improve writing skills.” To find out more contact 0345 3101812 or email info@advocacyforall. org.uk

Living well

Good neighbours Could you spare one hour a week to make a difference to someone in your community? Compassionate Neighbours is a project run by Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice. It introduces local people to those who are lonely, at risk of isolation or who are nearing the end of

life through age or illness, based on their shared likes and interests. You might help someone pick up a paintbrush again, talk about the football results, help them visit the library or offer a listening ear, and your friendship. Email CN@gbch.org.uk for more information.

Befriending Cafés

Getting older doesn’t mean losing interest in doing new things. Age UK Bexley are developing a network of Befriending Cafés across the borough to provide an

opportunity to meet new people, develop new interests and stay mentally and physically healthy. The Cafés will be in community venues across the north and south of the borough, to make it as easy as possible for people to get involved, either as members or volunteers. For information call 020 8300 0883 or visit www.ageuk.org.uk/bexley and follow Age UK Bexley on Facebook and Twitter for updates.

Ageing Well event returns Bexley’s popular Ageing Well event for local older residents, families and carers returns on Saturday 12 October. It will take place from 11am to 4pm at the Civic Offices, Bexleyheath The free event is a chance to find out more about the wide range of support, opportunities and activities on offer in the borough. Last year’s event attracted over 250 people and feedback from visitors was extremely positive. More than 30 partner organisations and community service providers, including Age UK, Mind in Bexley, Contact the Elderly, Alzheimer’s Society, Bexley’s leisure centres and Bexley libraries are expected to be on hand to give advice, support and information to visitors. The fun includes free entertainment, refreshments and parking for everyone who attends. There is no need to book – just turn up.

Crossroads Care Crossroads Care South East London run a Volunteer Befriending Service aimed at supporting isolated older people. As a volunteer you can make a world of difference to someone who is feeling alone, or who just wants to chat and make local connections. If you are interested in volunteering or you would like a befriender, please get in contact. Call Lynda Munns, Volunteer Coordinator on 01322 336086 or 07903 043363 or email l.munns@ccsel.org.uk

Living well

Can Staying Put help you or someone you know? Staying Put is run by the Council and can advise you on the different options available to help you remain living at home independently, or how to downsize or move to a more suitable home. We can help older homeowners with repairs to their current home, including advice on grants and loans. We can also provide the services of a handyperson for small repairs and adaptations at a competitive hourly rate. For more information and advice call the Council on 020 8303 7777 and ask for Staying Put or visit www.bexley.gov.uk/services/housing/staying-put

Have your say on Bexley’s new prevention strategy With the number of people in Bexley aged over 75 set to almost double by 2050, helping older residents to stay fit and healthy is vital. That’s the aim of the borough’s first prevention strategy. “The aim of the strategy is simple: to help our residents – whatever their age - stay, healthy, happy and independent for as long as possible.” Councillor Teresa O’Neill OBE

“Preventing the avoidable escalation of people’s needs will benefit us all. It is also essential if public services are going to able to help care appropriately for our growing population.” Dr Anjan Ghosh, Bexley’s Director of Public Health People in Bexley are likely to face 15 to 20 years of ill-health during their life. Reducing this means acting to reduce avoidable mortality and supporting people to live healthier lives. The draft strategy is available at www.bexley.gov.uk/news/consultations /bexley-system-wide-preventionstrategy or at all Bexley libraries. You can give your views by 3 ways – l Email public.health@bexley.gov.uk l Complete our online survey at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ BR2YKQ9 l Write to: Prevention Strategy consultation (Public Health), London Borough of Bexley, Civic Offices, Broadway, Bexleyheath DA7 7AT

Are you a Bexley carer? Carers in the borough are invited to sign-up to the new ‘Bexley Carers’ information e-newsletter to keep up-to-date with news and information from the Council and its partners. Subscribing to the new e-newsletter is free and you can change your preferences at any time. Sign up to the e-newsletter at www.bexley.gov.uk/ newsupdates Bexley Care Hub is also home to a wealth of information about care and caring in the borough. Visit www. carehubbexley.gov.uk

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workshops Are you an aspiring entrepreneur with a business idea you want to develop, or the owner of a business that isn’t trading or that has been registered for less than 12 months? If so, then you are entitled to take part in free workshops at local Council libraries as part of the Start-ups in London Libraries project. The workshops are also a great opportunity to meet like-minded people and gain the confidence you need to make your business a success.

Free one-to-one sessions are also available. The project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund and is being delivered through a partnership between British Library and 10 London Boroughs including Bexley. To find out more about the workshops email ioanna. lymperaki@bexley.gov.uk

#DoitforBexley litter pledges top 2,500 More than 2,500 Bexley residents have made the commitment to pick up at least one piece of plastic litter a week since the Council launched its antilitter campaign at the end of last year. They could potentially help to clear up to 130,000 pieces of plastic in one year. You can make the pledge at www. localgreenpoints.com/doitforbexley If you are a London Green Points member you will receive 300 bonus points.

Electric Vehicle charging points Ensuring Bexley is well placed for the future People living, working or simply visiting the Borough will soon be able to enjoy a fantastic new free public wifi service in many of Bexley’s main town centres. It is one of several improvements to community infrastructure, which the Council is delivering.

The aim is to ensure that Bexley is a place where people want to live and work in years to come and so, over the coming months, the new service will be rolled out in the main shopping areas of Bexleyheath, Sidcup, Welling, Crayford, Bexley Village and Erith.

Thank you for all your comments on the introduction of electric vehicle charging points in the borough. We know, because you’ve told us, that you want to help us make Bexley a cleaner and greener place and are keen for us to introduce a network of onstreet Electric Vehicle charging points and off-street rapid charging stations in the borough. Plans to do this are underway with charging points starting to appear throughout the summer.

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New Young Director Rachel Jobson has started her new role as Bexley’s Young Director for Children’s Services. She said: “I believe this role and the apprenticeship course will equip me with the skills to have a successful career working with young people. I am already working closely with Bexley’s Participation Officer to come up with new ideas on increasing activities for our Positive Journeys and Positive Journeys Seniors.” Eighteen-year-old Rachel comes from Bexleyheath. Rachel takes the place of Shannon Lidbury who has completed her apprenticeship and moved on to a new role in Bexley Children’s Services. Positive Journeys and Positive Journeys Seniors are Bexley’s forum for young people who are in the Council’s care and young adults who are leaving the Council’s care.

Director of Children’s Services, Jacky Tiotto, new Young Director, Rachel Jobson and Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Cllr Philip Read.

Looking for local heroes Do you know somebody who has devoted years of voluntary service to the community?

Do you know somebody, or an organisation, that has gained outstanding achievement in their field, including sports, arts or in the business world? Or someone who has performed an act of bravery or courage? If the answer to any of these questions is ‘Yes’, you could nominate them for a civic recognition award. Phone Karen Murrell 020 3045 3678 for a nomination form or visit www.bexley.gov.uk/civicawards The closing date for nominations is 20 September 2019.

Domestic abuse The Council has appointed Solace to provide domestic abuse services in Bexley. Working with the Council they will deliver a specialist domestic abuse service that provides safe and suitable refuge accommodation, a One Stop Shop, an Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVA) service for high risk cases, an outreach service for medium risk cases and resilience building programmes.

The aim is that anyone affected by abuse is given the specialist support they need to build safer lives and stronger futures. Email bexley.community@ solacewomensaid.org. Individuals can self-refer by calling our number on 020 3198 4659; this is staffed Monday – Friday 9am-5pm (excluding Bank Holidays). In an emergency always call 999.

Opus support Bexley is championing a project that has created four new Council apprenticeships, especially for young people leaving the Council’s care The Opus Project is part of a wider initiative led by Bexley’s Virtual School and Leaving Care Teams to support young adults. Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Cllr Philip Read said: “We are committed to ensuring that young people leaving our care receive the support they need to help manage the transition into the workplace. We are particularly delighted that further support has been agreed in the form of a £1,000 bursary scheme from the Department of Education. “Young people leaving our care have told us how they sometimes struggle to make ends meet and pay the bills. We hope that this project and the grant will help set them on the path to a brighter future.” The four Opus Project apprenticeship roles have been filled in departments around the Council. Find out more about other apprenticeship opportunities at www.bexley.gov.uk/apprenticeships

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Sun’s out – don’t get caught out As we all look forward to summer it can be easy to take our eye off home and vehicle security. It’s easy to leave both home and car windows open in the hot weather, tempting an opportunist thief to strike. We all need to remember not to advertise that we are going on holiday and ensure that both home and cars are secure when we do. You can also ask a neighbour to keep an eye on your property, put your bins away after collection and push any post or leaflets through your letterbox. The Bexley Borough Neighbourhood Watch Association will be at events over the summer where they will offer security tips and advice on how not to become a victim of cyber and doorstep crime. They will also have information leaflets and booklets.

If you see our banners and gazebo please pop over and say hello. We are working hard with police teams to reduce crime. We are also happy to speak to anyone who wants a chat about any crime issues in their area. We will be at the events below over the summer. For more information email bexwatch-office@ btconnect.com or call 020 8284 5537 6 July Summer fair Old Bexley, Primary School, Hurst Road 13 July Slade Green Big Slade Green Rec, Local Fun Day Whitehall Lane, DA8 21 July Alcock & Brown Hall Place & Gardens, Bexley Fun Day 26 August Mount Mascal Mount Mascal Stables Fun Day 28 Sept Cory Eco Festival Lesnes Abbey

COMMUNITY FOCUS

What is the name and address of your church? Freedom Centre International, 38 Upper Wickham Lane, Welling DA16 3HF.

How is it funded? We are a registered charity and fully funded by donations from our members and friends of the ministry.

Who manages it? This Pentecostal church is headed by Rev Canon Dr Shadrach Ofosuware and assisted by a committee of elders, an administrative team and 25 heads of departments.

When are your services? Sundays: First Service (Family Service) 8:30am -10:30am; Second Service (Sunday School available) 10:45am -1pm; Youth Service: 2pm-3pm Wednesdays: Midweek service – 7pm-9pm Thursday: Freedom Time Prayer service – 9:30am-10:30am

What community work do you do? Our youth church, called Regeneration Youth, organises youth conferences during the summer. We also partner with others to organise seminars on health, debt management, business start-up, career advice and more. In March we organised a well-attended mental health and faith community seminar. We regularly offer training and insight for our Christian faith and have hosted two fundraising concerts for Christian Aid in partnership with Churches Together in Welling. How can people find out more? They are welcome to visit us Monday to Friday, 10am - 5pm (except on bank holidays). Telephone 020 7277 8700 or email welling@fcichapel.org We are online via our website www.fcichapel.org; Facebook www.facebook.com/fciwelling; Twitter @fcichurches and YouTube @FreedomCentreInt.

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Bexley Heritage Hunters www.bexley.gov.uk

Heritage Logbook

Come and visit these heritage locations in Bexley and receive your certificate

Children and young people can pay a visit to all their favourite places in the borough this summer and receive a special ‘Bexley Heritage’ certificate. Heritage Log Books are available free of charge from Bexley Libraries and from each of the seven locations where children and young people can visit and receive a ‘stamp’. Once the Log Book is filled simply take it along to Central Library in Bexleyheath to receive a certificate.

The locations where stamps are available are – • Danson House • The Old Library, Erith • Hall Place and Gardens • Red House • Local Studies and Archives Centre • Lesnes Abbey Woods • Crossness Pumping Station Cabinet Member for Places, Cllr Peter Craske said; “We have so many great places to visit in the borough and a long summer holiday coming up. Children can pop along to each of the sites, learn more about their great borough and work their way towards a certificate.” Find out more about Bexley’s heritage sites at www.bexley. gov.uk/services/visitorattractions and sign up to the heritage enewsletter at www. bexley.gov.uk/newsupdates

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Become a Bexley Community Partner The search is on for local people to join a new ‘Community Partner’ group, to help shape current and future adult social care services in Bexley. It will work with local community groups, partners, as well as residents and their families who use the service. Bexley’s Cabinet Member for Adult Services, Cllr Brad Smith said: “We want to hear local people’s views on adult social care in the borough. We want a service that is centred around and designed by the people who use it, or who may need to access it in the future.” If you sign up as a ‘community partner’ you will have the chance to • Share your real-life experiences to inform how future support and information is designed and provided • Test information and correspondence to make sure it is useful • Participate in staff training – to help make sure it is realistic and relevant • Go out to check the quality of our services and feedback on what you find. To find out more call 020 3045 3700 or email pathways.programme@bexley. gov.uk

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Abbey Wood • Belvedere • Thamesmead • Barne Sidcup • Crayford • Slade Green • Erith • Northu

New Southmere Sunday market The monthly Southmere Sunday Market launched in April and has been a great success. Situated in Southmere Square, by Southmere Lake in Thamesmead, the monthly event is a chance to chill, shop, relax, have fun and eat. Each market promises to be a fun family event. For more information and dates visit www.facebook.com/pg/southmeresundays

Two new walks of discovery Two new walks have been added to the BexleyWalks app. The new trails include a tour of East Wickham and another around the sites of Thamesmead. The East Wickham circular route starts and finishes at St Michael’s Church. It includes some of the hidden histories of the area. The Thamesmead walk starts at Abbey Wood Station and finishes at Tump 53 Nature Reserve, from where you can take a bus back to the station or retrace your steps. The walks join the others on the free BexleyWalks app. Each walk provides maps, plus facts and images that appear when you arrive at the different points on the routes. Download the app from the App Store or Google Play Store.

Europa holiday fun The Europa Centre, Crayford will be holding fun Gym Zone sessions for children and young people with special educational needs and their families on Thursdays from 1-2pm throughout August. The Gym Zone play area includes soft-play shapes, a bouncy castle obstacle course, trampolines, bars and balance beams. It costs just £4 a child and siblings are more than welcome! To find out more call 01322 318888 or visit www.europagymcentre.com/gymzone

Hold the front page! Burnt Oak Junior School in Sidcup have been running a Journalism Club since September, promoting pupil voice and celebrating creativity and communication in different forms. The children aged 8–11 develop ideas through to publication in their monthly digital newspaper,

Burnt Oak Buzz. It is for children, parents and other members of their community across The Pioneer Academy. The Journalism Club’s sub-editors are responsible for sports reporting, food and illustration. The ‘Buzz Media Group’ develops ideas in various digital formats such as animation,

photography, filming and editing. The Bexley Magazine team paid the school a visit recently to see the club at work.

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your community

Ballet visit

Brownies clean-up Earlier this year, the 6th Barnehurst Brownies donned hi-viz vests, grabbed their litter pickers and helped to clean up their local area.

Former Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet, Ashley Page OBE paid a visit to the Chislehurst and Sidcup Ballet Club earlier this year. Rochester born Ashley was the Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet from 2002 to 2012. Now freelance, Ashley is choreographing new productions around the world and will soon be heading for Japan. Visit www.chisandsid balletclub.co.uk Visitors and new members welcome. Call 07746 719258

They are one group from more than 300 volunteers, including schools, faith groups, businesses and individuals, that have joined Bexley’s Litter Picking volunteers scheme. People joining the Litter Picking scheme are provided with equipment and can choose to litter pick at their own convenience. If you would like to join the scheme please email jennie.beckett@bexley.gov.uk or telephone 020 3045 4620.

Hidden Heritage spots A new leaflet detailing some of Bexley’s less wellknown heritage sites is now available. The leaflet includes Loring Hall, Sidcup, which in 1811, was home to Foreign Secretary Robert Stewart and his menagerie, which included a tiger and a monkey! Howbury Grange in Slade Green, the former home of Odo, Bishop of Bayeaux, the half brother of William the Conqueror, is also featured in the leaflet. Odo also owned the Manors of Lesnes, North Cray and Foots Cray. Pick up the leaflet at one of our libraries or call 020 8303 7777 and ask for Local Studies.

Gill Collins, Vice Chairman (left), Ashley Page and Sue Aindow, Chairman (right).

Sidcup’s new drinking fountain Sidcup Partners have opened a new drinking fountain in Nesbitt Walk. The water bottle refill point was provided by #OneLess and the Mayor of London, as part of the London Drinking Fountain Fund. The unit was supplied by MIW Water Cooler Experts. Sidcup Partners contributed to the installation cost of the fountain and are delighted to have helped provide a new public asset.

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all our yesterdays

Vickers Crayford Works During the First World War, production at Vickers Crayford expanded to include aircraft. In October 1918 a prototype Vickers Vimy bomber was first tested at the Joyce Green Airfield in Dartford. At the time of production, the future of civilian air travel was unclear. Peacetime then brought a sharp decline in orders for aircraft. The number of employees at the Crayford works dwindled from 12,000 to 3,500. Then in March 1919 the 40 completed Vickers Vimys stored in the factory were cleared to make way for new work – making sewing machines. The Vimys, along with the remaining aircraft production, were moved from Crayford to Weybridge in Surrey. It was there that Vickers’ test pilot, John Alcock, set to work to increase the petrol capacity of one of these planes that had been manufactured in Crayford. This work allowed him and his navigator Arthur Whitten Brown to take their historic journey and be the first to cross the Atlantic non-stop in June 1919.

A trip to the theatre Alcock and Brown visited Crayford for the re-opening of the Princesses Theatre, which had been built in the town to provide entertainment for the local Vickers workers. The Princesses Theatre was built in Crayford in 1916. Its location is still visible from its decorated street lamp on Bourne Road, near the junction with Hayward Close. The original building was designed along similar lines to the largest and most luxurious modern cinema theatres of the time. It was opened on 26 July 1916 by Princess Christian and her daughter Princess Helena Victoria, the princesses after whom it is named. In December 1916 the theatre was destroyed by fire. It was re-opened by Prince Albert - later George VI - on 23 July 1919. Alcock and Brown, riding high on a wave of national pride after their tour of celebratory receptions, were surprise guests at the event. There they thanked the Vickers workers and were presented with gold watches

by the Managing Director, Sir Trevor Dawson. Find out more about this year’s Alcock and Brown ‘Knights of the Air’ centenary events at www. alcockandbrownevents.co.uk

2 1 - Vickers Crayford (Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, PHLS/134/12)

2 - Vickers Crayford (Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, PHLS/134/14) 3 - Princess Theatre, Crayford (Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, PCD/1480) 4 - Inside the theatre (Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, PCD/1484)

Don’t forget, our great new BexleyWalks self-guided walking app. This provides guided tours that include maps and interesting facts and images that appear when you arrive at different stop points on the routes. Download the app for free today from the App Store or Google Play Store.

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Local manufacturers

David Evans silk printers

British Insulated Callenders Cableworks Band (Bexley Local Studies Callender’s Cables was and Archive Centre collection, PHLS/152/72) formed through the merger of two long-established cable firms: Callender’s Cable & Construction Company Limited and British Insulated Cables. Callender’s started manufacturing insulated cables in the 1880s in Erith and was still active until 2002, when Pirelli closed the site. From 1898 to 1961 Callender’s employees came together to form an amateur brass band. They performed regularly across the south-east of England, including London, and regularly broadcast on BBC radio. The band went on to win 25 brass band competitions.

David Evans silk printers Crayford’s historic connection to the silk trade stretches back to 1826, when a famous inventor, Augustus Applegath, founded the print works which used curved copper plates instead of the traditional handblocks. Seventeen years later, the silk factory became known as David Evans & Co Ltd, it produced the finest silks for famous clients, including Elizabeth Emmanuel, Holland and Holland, David Allen and even Sir Elton John. It closed 158 years later, in 2001.

Callender’s Cableworks

Vickers of Crayford

A steel production and allied traders company called Vickers moved from Sheffield to Crayford in the late 19th century. Shortly after Vickers Crayford (Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre collection - PHLS/134/12) their move, they partnered with the famous inventor and Bexley resident Hiram Maxim and switched the firm’s focus to the production of armaments. The modified Vimy aircraft used by Alcock and Brown for the first transatlantic flight was designed and built 100 years ago this year in this very factory. For more on this story see page 9. The factory ran for nearly a century before closing. During this time they manufactured a range of products, including guns, aircrafts, sewing machines and car parts.

Fraser and Chalmers

In the early 1890s a Fraser and Chalmers and Vickers, Erith (Bexle Studies and Archive Cen successful American tre collection, PHLS/44y Local /36) company specialising in engineering works opened a factory in Fraser Road, Erith. Nearly 30 years on, the factory was bought by the General Electric Company, who kept the original name. By the 1950s they had expanded their operations to cover 34 acres, where they employed more than 3,000 employees. Today the site is home to the Europa Trading Estate.

Cannon and Gaze flour mill Erith

Bexley Brewery

Opened in 2014, The Bexley Brewery became the first brewers in Bexley since the closure of Refells in 1956. The family-run business, located in Erith, produces a range of good quality real ales that they name after local places. The brewery has also been commended by the Bexley for Business awards. They have produced a special edition beer to mark the Alcock and Brown Centenary Celebrations that s in yard lorrie ing will be sold at the show y Bexle Road ne Bour Reffells Brewery e collection, PHLS/132/103) community day on 21 (Bexley Local Studies and Archives Centr July. Check out their social media @bexleybrewery or visit their website www.bexleybrewery.co.uk

The Riverside Gardens in Erith were once the site of the Cannon and Gaze flour mill. The Cannons were a family of wealthy millers who ran Cannon and Gaze lots of mills in the district. Flo Studies and Archive ur Mill Workers (Bexley Local Centre collection, PH They joined Jonathan LS/ 135/50) Gaze, a corn merchant, to build a huge, state of the art flour mill. It was a massive building and produced flour on an industrial scale (the trade name ‘Sunblest’ was theirs) and reached its peak during the food crises of WW1. Its decline was rapid, however – a fire destroyed most of it, and it was demolished in 1937, depriving Thames shipping of a valuable navigational aid.

Your Local Health Service Be sun safe and use the right service this summer Stay safe in hot weather

l wear light, loose-fitting cotton clothing

Temperatures are up, the days are longer… summer is very nearly upon us.

l have plenty of cold drinks and avoid having excess

While exposure to sunlight is actually beneficial to health helping our bodies to generate vitamin D to maintain strong bones – it is also a time to ensure you stay cool, hydrated and sun safe.

l eat cold foods – particularly salads and fruit with a high

Here are a few tips: l keep out of the sun between 11am and 3pm – if you have to go out in the heat, stay in the shade, apply sunscreen and wear a hat and light scarf

l avoid extreme physical exertion

alcohol

l keep an eye on any moles or freckles you have. If they get

bigger or begin bleeding, make an appointment to see your doctor.

For more summer health information, visit www.nhs.uk

water content l never leave anyone in a closed parked vehicle, especially children or animals l keep homes cool by closing curtains in rooms that receive morning or afternoon sun – however be careful with metal blinds and dark curtains as these can absorb heat l turn off non-essential lights and electrical equipment

Choose the right NHS care From summer colds and hayfever, to dodgy tums and sunburn, make sure you know where to go for NHS help. By knowing your options and choosing the right place to go for healthcare, you can receive advice and treatment more quickly – saving yourself time and allowing our emergency services to focus on those who need life-saving care. l Self-care – keep your medicine cabinet well stocked

with basic items such as painkillers, anti-diarrhoea tablets and indigestion treatment.

l Visit your local pharmacy – many common

illnesses, such as sore throats, upset stomachs and teething can be treated quickly and easily by visiting your local pharmacy. Pharmacists are trained health professionals who can assess symptoms, offer advice and recommend over-the-counter medicines. Many have late-night and weekend opening hours.

l Evening and weekend appointments – extra

GP appointments are available from 8am-8pm, seven days a week, at Queen Mary Hospital, Sidcup and Erith Hospital, Northumberland Heath. To book an appointment, speak to your GP surgery, or if your surgery is closed, call the GP out-of-hours service free by dialling 111.

Queen Mary’s Hospital Urgent Care Centre Frognal Avenue Sidcup, Kent DA14 6LT 020 8308 5611/5613 Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week

l NHS 111 service – if you need medical help or

Erith Hospital Urgent Care Centre Park Crescent Erith, Kent, DA8 3EE 01322 356116 The Urgent Care Centre at Erith Hospital is open from 8am-10pm, seven days a week. The last admittance to patients will be 8pm so staff can see all patients safely and everyone can leave by 10pm in line with site requirements.

you are unsure how to treat your condition, but your condition is not life threatening, call NHS 111 or visit the 111.nhs.uk website. The 111 service for Bexley is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is staffed by GPs, pharmacists and nurses who can offer clinical consultations. Following a short assessment, NHS 111 can help you access a GP out of hours when your normal GP practice is closed. l Urgent Care Centres offer a walk-in service for

l Use the NHS Online Bexley app – the app is for

people aged 18 and above who are registered with a GP surgery in the borough. You can use the app to: • request an online consultation with your GP • book an appointment • order a prescription • view your medical records • get self-help advice

Download the app by searching “NHS Online Bexley” on the App Store or Google Play.

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patients whose condition is urgent enough that they cannot wait for the next GP appointment but who do not need emergency treatment: Infected insect bites, stings or wounds Burns and scalds Dislocated fingers, thumbs and toes Neck and back injuries or pain Injuries, sprains and strains Fractures to shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, legs and ribs Minor eye injuries, or head injuries with no loss of consciousness and not related to alcohol Allergic reactions

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Urgent Care Centre Stadium Road Woolwich, London, SE18 4QH 020 8836 4360/1 Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week • Dial 999 for a medical emergency or someone you know is in a life-threatening situation (e.g. chest pains, difficulty breathing) or visit A&E. Remember, A&E services are likely to be very busy so should only be used in an emergency.

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Council meetings

do ring 020 7219 8403 in advance to discuss your case when possible.

Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP Old Bexley and Sidcup

All the meetings featured are held at the Civic Offices, Bexleyheath. Bexleyheath and take place at 7.30pm. These meetings will be webcast and These meetings available at www.bexley.public-i.tv. will be webcast and available at www.bexley.public-i.tv. A full list of meetings is published A full on thelist Council’s of meetings website is published at on the Council’s website at www.bexley.gov.uk/meetings. www.bexley.gov.uk/meetings. Free access to the internet is available Free at all access Bexley to libraries. the internet is available at all Bexley libraries. Council meetings –

Surgeries are by appointment only by calling the MP’s office on 020 7219 8400. To contact James Brokenshire MP Write to: House of Commons, Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA Email: james.brokenshire.mp@ parliament.uk Telephone: 020 7219 8400

To contact David Evennett MP Write to: House of Commons, Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA Email: david.evennett.mp@ parliament.uk Telephone: 020 7219 8403 Fax: 020 7219 2163 Website: www.davidevennett.com Twitter: @davidevennett Facebook: fb.com/DavidAEvennett

Surgeries are held on the first and third Friday of the month except August. Venue: 17 Church Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 4DD Time: 4pm until 6pm No appointment is necessary, but please

Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre Crayford 01322 526390 www.thegwt.org.uk

Edward Alderton Theatre, Bexleyheath 020 8298 1269 Book online at www.edwardalderton.org or call 0333 666 3366

Playhouse Theatre, Erith www.playhouse.org.uk 01322 350345 (Box Office)

Old Barn Theatre & Theatre in the Round Rose Bruford College, Sidcup 020 8308 2616

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Gareth Bacon AM (Bexley & Bromley)

Teresa Pearce MP holds four advice surgeries each month. Teresa’s surgeries are held on the first Saturday of the month in Thamesmead, the second Saturday of the month in Erith, the third Friday of the month in Northumberland Heath and the fourth Friday of the month in Abbey Wood. All surgeries booked by prior appointment by calling Teresa’s office.

YOUR COUNCILLORS THEATRES

London Assembly Member

Teresa Pearce MP Erith & Thamesmead

Rt Hon Sir David Evennett MP Bexleyheath and Crayford

11 April – Public Cabinet 9 July 7.30pm – Public Cabinet 13 April – Planning Committee 17 July 7.30pm – Council meeting 26 April – Council 1 August 7pm – Planning Committee 24 May - Annual Council 5 September 7pm – Planning Committee 25 May – Planning Committee 8 October 7.30pm – Public Cabinet 10 October 7pm – Planning Committee

To contact Teresa Pearce MP Write to: House of Commons, Westminister, London, SW1A 0AA Email: teresa.pearce.mp@ parliament.uk Telephone: 01322 342991

To contact Gareth Bacon write to: Gareth Bacon AM, Greater London Authority, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA, call: 020 7983 6571, or E-mail: gareth.bacon@london. gov.uk

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Visit www.bexley.gov.uk/ visitbexley

The London Borough of Bexley is divided into 17 wards and has 45 councillors. To find out which ward you live in, or for up-to-date details of how to contact your local Councillors or members of the Council’s Cabinet, please visit www.bexley.gov.uk or call 020 8303 7777

You can now search for the names of your local Ward Councillors on the Council’s website using your home post code. Visit http://democracy.bexley. gov.uk/mgFindMember.aspx

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August Bank Holiday Waste & Recycling arrangements

Parking arrangements

There will be no collection on Monday 26 August. All collections have been revised as follows -

If you are looking for a place to park over the Bank Holiday period, please be aware that parking restrictions may still apply.

Normal collection date

Revised collection date

Monday 26 Aug

Tuesday 27 Aug

Wednesday 28 Aug

Thursday 29 Aug

Friday 30 Aug

Saturday 31 Aug

Normal arrangements resume Monday 2 September All waste and recycling collections during the week commencing 26 August will be one day later than normal. The Council’s Reuse and Recycling Centres at Thames Road, Crayford and Maidstone Road, Foots Cray, will be open 7.30am to 4pm. Please note Foots Cray is closed on Wednesdays. Our mini recycling centres throughout the borough are particularly busy over the holiday periods. If the banks are full please take your recycling home. You may be fined if waste or recycling is fly tipped around the banks.

Date

Parking restrictions

26 August 2019

Normal restrictions apply

On-street paid for parking bays and permit bays

All Council operated car parks

Free

Council operated car parks will be open on bank holidays. Parking is free in these car parks and on-street paid for parking bays on bank holidays, however, all other car park terms and conditions still apply. For more detailed information on parking throughout the borough, visit: www.bexley.gov.uk/parking

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Please place your waste and recycling out for collection at the front edge of your property at 6:45am. If your waste/recycling remains uncollected, please report it at www.bexley.gov.uk/online or call 020 8303 7777, Monday to Friday 8am-5pm. Please note there will only be emergency phone cover over the Bank Holidays.

what’s on!

July - October

For a list of events throughout the borough, visit the Council’s website at www.bexley.gov.uk/events Thursday 4 July 2-5pm Old Bexley floral arrangement society St Mary’s Church Hall, Bexley, DA5 3LX

Morag Bennett demonstration. 020 8302 9984

Tuesday 6 July Summer Fair

Sunday 14 July 11am–3pm The Waste-less Market The Old Library, Walnut Tree Road, Erith, DA8 1RS

A zero-waste pop up market following the ethos of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. www.theexchangeerith.com

Old Bexley Primary School, Hurst Road, DA5 3JR

Monday 15 July 11am Fishes in the water – story time and craft

Wednesday 10 July Gates open 6pm, performance starts 7pm Open Air Theatre – Sense and Sensibility

Under 5 story and craft session. Drop in session. 020 8303 7777. www.bexley.gov.uk/services/library-services

Hall Place, Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

The critically acclaimed Pantaloons present their innovative open-air version of Jane Austen’s classic. Admission: £10 adults, £8 under 16s. Advanced booking essential. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Thursday 11 July - 26 September, 4:30-8pm Late night Thursday events Bexleyheath Town Centre

Activities and entertainment in the high street on. Free parking in the Broadway shopping Centre car park from 4.30-8pm. www.enjoybexleyheath.co.uk @BexleyheathTown

Friday 12 July 4-9pm Erith Kitchen Eastern end of Pier Road, near Morrisons, Erith DA8 1BA

Thamesmead Library, Binsey Walk, SE2 9TR

Monday 15 July 4-6pm 3D pens workshop Thamesmead Library, Binsey Walk, SE2 9TR

Session for ages eight and over. Call the library to book your space 020 8303 7777. www.bexley.gov.uk/services/library-services

Wednesday 17 July 10am-12pm Painting the Place 3. Drawing Figures. Hall Place & Gardens, Bourne Road, Bexley, DA5 1PQ

Let artist Anthony Nield help you concentrate your mind and pencil as one to capture the movement of figures. Hot drinks included. Admission: £12. Advanced booking required. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Fantastic flavours summery sounds. Admission: free. www.greatererith.com

Thursday 18 July 11am Archaeology at Canterbury Cathedral

Saturday 13 July 11am-3pm Slade Green Big Local Fun Day

Hall Place & Gardens, Bourne Road, Bexley, DA5 3PQ

Slade Green Rec, Whitehall Lane, DA8

Saturday 13 July 7pm Music for an English Summer’s Evening All Saints Church, 7 Nuxley Rd, Belvedere DA17 5JE

Performed in the Vicarage garden. A programme of music from Elgar to Elton John, including excerpts from Porgy and Bess, Les Miserables, Tales of Hoffmann, Spamalot and Disney’s Lion King. Admission (ticket only): Adults £10, under 18 free. 01322 446050 friendsofallsaintsbelvedere@aol.com

Saturday 13 July 7pm A Midsummer Night’s Dream Danson House, Danson Road, Bexeyheath DA6 8HL

Shakespeare’s popular comedy of love and intrigue, magic and mayhem, is brought to life by Quantum Theatre. Admission: £12 Adults, £8 Child. Advanced booking required. www.quantumtheatre.co.uk 0845 450 5157.

Kent archaeologist Nathalie Cohen talks about the exciting discoveries at Canterbury Cathedral during recent projects. Admission: £4.30. Advanced booking required. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Friday 19 July 2.30-3.30pm 1969 Revisited – Looking Back 50 years Chaucer Room, 1st Floor Central Library, Townley Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7HJ

Graham Willett uses images and local news cuttings to enjoy a nostalgic look back at the world, the moon (and Bexley) in 1969. Admission: £4.30. Advanced booking required. 020 8303 7777 archives@bexley.gov.uk

Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 Community Craft Fair Red House Lane, Bexleyheath, London, DA6 8JF

Come to the Red House Community Craft Fair to discover the artistic talent of the local community. From painting to ceramics there will be a variety of art and craft on offer for you to see and explore. 020 8303 6359 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/red-house

Saturday 20 July to Saturday 31 August 10am - 4.30pm Summer Garden Trial

Visit the Hall Place & Gardens website to find out more. Free entry. www.alcockandbrownevents.co.uk

Hall Place & Gardens, Bourne Road, Bexley, DA5 3PQ

Sunday 21 July 10am-4pm Bexley Local History Fair

Join the fairy folk hunt around the gardens and find all the magical posters hidden in the gardens. Admission: £2.50 per trial, small prize included. Pay on the day. Bring a pencil or buy one for 50p. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Saturday 20 July to Sunday 27 October Game Plan – board games rediscovered Hall Place & Gardens, Bourne Road, Bexley, DA5 3PQ

This exhibition celebrates the joy, excitement and occasional frustration of playing board games. From family favourites to beautifully designed games. Entrance to the house is included in your admission ticket. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 July 11am-4.15pm Community Craft Fair Red House Lane, Bexleyheath, London, DA6 8JF

Celebration of art, crafts, and community wellbeing with workshops, demonstrations, and a variety of activities. This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue. 020 8304 9878 Red.House@nationaltrust.og.uk

Sunday 21 July 9.30 Myra Garrett 10k & Fun Run 2019 51 Danson Rd, Bexleyheath DA6 8HL

Bexley Athletic Club’s annual 10k and Fun Run. Pre-book Admission: £12 entry (£10 affiliated), Fun Run £4. On-the-day admission: £15 for 10k, £5 for Fun Run (subject to availability). www.bexleyac. org.uk 01322 342 485

Sunday 21 July 10am-5pm Alcock & Brown Community Day Hall Place & Gardens, Bourne Road, Bexley, DA5 3PQ

A day full of activities including duck races on the river, farmers market, model railway, children’s rides, local history fair.

Hall Place Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

Free Bexley Local History Fair. 020 8303 7777

Tuesday 23 July Historical VIP day Crayford Town Centre

A historical day not to be missed, attended by a special VIP guest, who will unveil ceramic art work and a specially commissioned bench. www.alcockandbrownevents.co.uk

Thursday 25 July Those Magnificent Men 2 Watling St, Bexleyheath DA6 7AT

‘Those Magnificent Men’A special two-man performance. Admission: free. Booking required. www.alcockandbrownevents.co.uk.

Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 July 11am-9pm Erith’s Garden Party The Old Library, Walnut Tree Road, Erith, DA8 1RS

A weekend of outdoor fun at the new garden around Erith’s Old Library. Dancing, yoga, music, opportunities to get creative, a garden party hat competition and green-fingered fun! Free event. www.theexchangeerith.com

Saturday 27 July – Sunday 1 September Summer Crafts Red House Lane, Bexleyheath, London, DA6 8JF

Embrace William Morris’legacy of craftsmanship. Come to this drop-in event to try embroidery, portraiture, and sculpture. 020 8303 6359 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/red-house

Sunday 28 July 2pm Belvedere Concert Band Hall Place Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

Relax and enjoy the live music on the lawn. Bring a rug or low backed chair to sit on. Picnics welcome. Admission: £8, under 16s free (must be accompanied by an adult). Pay on the day. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Sunday 28 July 11am-1pm Embroidery Sundays The Old Library, Walnut Tree Road, Erith, DA8 1RS

Learn how to embroider, learning new stitches and techniques while working towards textile projects. Free event. www.theexchangeerith.com

Monday 29 July to August 2 10am, 11.30am & 2pm (1hr sessions) - Animal Magic Hall Place Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

Get up close and personal with amazing animals like bearded dragons, cute bunnies, mischievous meerkats, hungry chicks, pygmy hedgehogs and many more. Admission: £6 children, £4 adults. Advanced booking required. 01322 621238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Monday 29 July Friday 16 August Danson Youth Centre summer holiday activities www.dansonyouth.org.uk

Tuesday and Thursday August School Holidays 1-2pm Europa’s Gym Zone sessions Europa Centre Vimy Way, Maiden Lane Crayford, DA1 4FA.

For special educational needs and disabled families. A fun play area where children can run and play at their leisure, using the provided soft-play shapes, bouncy castle/ obstacle course, trampolines, bars and balance beams. 01322 318 888 www.europagymcentre.com

Sunday 4 August 11am-3pm Solar Observing Hall Place Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

Meet the Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society Dartford for this free drop in activity. Free entry. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

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Monday 5 August – Thursday 8 August 10am & 2pm (2hr sessions) Fairy School

Sunday 18 August 11am-3pm Solar Observing

Saturday 31 August 2.30pm Yesterday We Were In America

Friday 20 September 7pm Bat Walk

Hall Place Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

Central Library, Townley Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7HJ

Hall Place Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

Meet the Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society Dartford for this free drop in activity. Drop-in session. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Illustrated Talk by David Gilham. Admission free. Advanced booking essential. 01322 621238 www.alcockandbrownevents.co.uk.

Monday 19 August – Wednesday 21 August 10am & 2pm (2hr sessions) Fairy School

Sunday September 1 – Saturday 21 September September Sounds (TBC)

Join us on a dusk walk through the gardens to hear and see these nocturnal creatures. Bat detector supplied! Followed by tea and cake. Admission: £10 adults, £8 for 8-16 year olds. Advance booking required. 01322 621238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Hall Place, Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

This new pan-Bexley music festival will bring new live music to the heart of Bexley’s town centres. Details still being confirmed. www.bexley.gov.uk/events

An enchanting school where pupils enjoy storytelling, fairy cake decorating, dancing, crafts and other magical skills. Admission: £10 per child (must be accompanied by an adult). Advanced booking essential. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Monday 5 – Friday 9 August 9am-3pm Creative Camp The Old Library, Walnut Tree Road, Erith DA8 1RS

Theatre Box Performing Arts School and The Exchange team are running activities for 6 to 14 year olds. Children will explore their creative sides through a packed programme of indoor and outdoor activities. Prices vary. 01322 341144 www.exchangeerith.com

Wednesday 7 August 11.30am – 3pm Play Day Danson Youth Centre, 9 Brampton road, Bexleyheath DA7 4EZ

£4 per child (1 free adult) when pre-booked at Danson Youth Centre £4 per person on the day www.dansonyouth.org.uk

Thursday 8 August – Gates open 7pm (film starts 8.45) Open Air Cinema – The Greatest Showman Hall Place Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

A feel-good film for all the family with plenty of opportunity to singalong. Free parking, onsite bar and refreshments available or bring your own. Admission: £11 adults, £9 under 16s. Advanced booking essential. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Monday 12 &Tuesday 13 August 10am & 2pm (2hr sessions) Fairy School Hall Place Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

Friday 16 August 4-9pm Erith Kitchen Eastern end of Pier Road, near Morrisons, Erith DA8 1BA

Come along and try some fantastic flavours and summery sounds. Admission: free. www.greatererith.com

Saturday 24 August 10am-4pm Strongman Competition Bexleyheath Town Centre

A day full of activities including a car deadlift, loading race, Viking press and much more. Admission: Free. www.enjoybexleyheath.co.uk

Sunday 25 August – Gates open 1pm (Performance starts 2pm) Open Air Theatre – Wind in the Willows

Venues across the Borough

Friday 6 September 6.30-11pm Murder Mystery Evening Hall Place Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

Located in the atmospheric, historic house at Hall Place and set in the 1930s. Have fun, dress up and really get in the mood! Includes a full three course sit down meal with coffee. Admission: £55 per person. £10 deposit required on booking by 9 August. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Saturday 7 September – Sunday 8 September The Sidcup Fringe Sidcup Town Centre

Hall Place, Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

A cultural and community festival for Sidcup. www.sidcuppartners.co.uk

Quantum Theatre presents this muchloved children’s classic. Admission: £10 adults, £8 under 16s, 2-year olds and under free. Advanced booking essential. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Sunday 8 September 11am-3pm The Waste-less Market

Monday 26 August 10.30am-4pm Mount Mascal Fun Day

A zero-waste pop up market following the ethos of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. www.theexchangeerith.com

Vicarage Rd, Bexley DA5 2AW

Admission free - parking £2 020 8300 3947 www.mountmascalstables.com

Monday 26 August Wild Land Art Red House Lane, Bexleyheath, London, DA6 8JF

Help to create a large piece of art and craft on the grassy canvas of the Red House lawn. 020 8303 6359 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/red-house

Wednesday 28 August 10am-3pm Painting the Place 4. Painting a Landscape Hall Place Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1PQ

A full day session led by our very own artist Anthony Nield. Start with a demonstration, and then be given the opportunity to have a go at drawing of our beautiful flora and fauna. Admission: £28 includes tea & coffee on arrival and tearoom lunch (max value applies). Advanced booking essential. 01322 621 238 www.hallplace.org.uk

Saturday 21 – Sunday 22 Open House Visit a number of iconic Bexley buildings that are taking part in London’s largest festival of architecture and design such as Danson house, Hall Place and The Old Library in Erith. 020 3006 7008 www.openhouselondon.org.uk

Saturday 28 September 11am-3pm Cory Eco Festival Lesnes Abbey woods, 4 Walden Close, Belvedere DA17 5HD

Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 October Hog’s Hole Apple Weekend Red House Lane, Bexleyheath, London, DA6 8JF

Hogs Hole Apple Weekend will celebrate Red House’s orchard and the history of the site. With heritage apples to try and buy, an apple press and hot mulled cider it is a must for any apple lover. Children’s games and activities will run alongside a children’s trail, short talks and garden tours. 020 8303 6359 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/red-house

Saturday 19 - 27 October October Half Term TrailThe Goblin Market Red House Lane, Bexleyheath, London, DA6 8JF

Let your imagination be inspired by Christina Rossetti’s creatures and the delicious fruits they sell. Be artistic, find them in the garden and sketch yourself a scene that brings the poem to life. Admission: £2 per trial. 020 8303 6359 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/red-house

Crossness Pumping Station 2019

The Crossness Engines, Thames Water Sewage Treatment Works, Bazalgette Way, London SE2 9AQ

Open Days An opportunity to have a look at the buildings and engines, to take in the exhibition and learn something of the Victorian sewer system which continues to serve the capital. Open days: 7 July, 21 July, 11 August, 25 August, 8 September. Admission: Aged 16 and over £8, Aged 5-15 £2, Under 5 free. No pre-booking required.

Tour dates The tour lasts about three hours and comprises a talk about the site and the work of the Trust, a break for tea coffee and biscuits (included in the booking charge) and a tour of the site. Tour dates: 16 July, 30 July, 13 August, 27 August, 10 September, 24 September, 8 October. Admission: £13.57. Booking required. 020 8311 3711 www.crossness.org.uk

The Old Library, Walnut Tree Road, Erith, DA8 1RS

Monday 9 September 2.30-3.30pm Code Name Santa Fe Central Library, Townley Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7HJ

Collections Manager from Hall Place reveal how American soldiers stationed at Hall Place intercepted encoded messages sent by the Germans during the Second World War. Admission: £4.30. Booking required. 020 8303 7777 archives@bexley.gov.uk

Thursday 19 September 14.30-15.30pm Bexley’s Bubble Trouble Central Library, Townley Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7HJ

Community Archivist Oliver Wooller tells the story of Bexley families who made and then lost their fortunes in the first great stock market boom and bust known as the South Sea Bubble. Admission: £4.30. Booking required. 020 8303 7777 archives@bexley.gov.uk

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local organisations Academy Photographic Group 07976 760488 Academy - United Judo Bexleyheath www.unitedjudo.com Active Horizons Youth 07833 477651/020 8310 5481 Adult Community Art Lessons @CleevePark www.sandiecamilleri.wixsite.com/ artlab 07931 824110 Age UK Bexley 020 8300 0883 Air Training Corps (Youth) Welling Sqdn - 020 8303 7379 Bexleyheath Sqdn - 01322 559056 Sidcup Sqdn - 020 8309 9926 Erith Sqdn - 01322 340749 Alzheimer’s Society Bexley Branch - 01322 524950/ 559308 Association of Bexley Charities ‘78 www.bexleych.wix.com/bexleycharities-78 Assyrian Community of Kent 01322 335479 Avante Community Support: Homecare 01322 344 980 107 (Bexleyheath) Army Cadet Force 07756 775294 Advocacy for All 0345 310 1812 Barnehurst Yoga Club-0771 222 6261 Barnehurst & Ivor Thomas Pool League davidleeds452@btinternet.com Belvedere Art Group 01322 556876 Belvedere Social Bowls Club www.belvederesocialbowlsclub.com Bexley Borough Mummies 07572 473 272 Belvedere Community Forum and Centre 020 8311 5550 Bexley Accessible Transport Scheme 01322 311333 Bexley Active Retirement Club 020 8303 9675 Bexley African Caribbean Community Association (BACCA) 07946 497 731 Bexley Archaeological Group 020 8300 1752 Bexley Art Group 01322 430681 Bexley Arts Trust 020 8303 8177 Bexley Bards Story Tellers 0771 222 6261 Bexley Blind bowlers club 020 8856 8954 Bexley Borough Pensioners Forum 01322 527097 Bexley Boys & Girls Hall 020 8858 5123 Bexley Centre for the Unemployed 020 8301 3187 Bexley Churches Housing Assoc. Ltd 020 3866 5999 Bexley Civic Society secretary@bexleycivicsociety.org.uk Bexley Coin Club 0208 303 0510 Bexley Community Library Art Club 01322 836303/07446 480619 Bexley Cricket Club steventhomas.crawley@openreach.co.uk Bexley Croquet Club 020 8300 3172 / 01322 525975 Bexley & Dartford Cats Protection 01322 611911 Bexley & Sidcup Lions Club 07790 279683 Bexley Deaf Centre Fax/Minicom - 01322 351122 Bexley Federation of Allotment & Leisure Gardeners (BFALG) 07470 468594

Bexley Football Club 020 8858 5123 Bexley Natural Environment Forum 01322 521 259 Bexley Down’s Syndrome Group www.bexleydownssyndrome.co.uk Bexley Heritage Trust Hall Place - 01322 526574 Bexley Historical Society secretary@bexleyhistoricalsociety.org.uk Bexley Ladies Keep Fit Club Hurst Community Centre Bexley & Lewisham Sea Cadets 020 8304 9448 Bexley Masters Swimming Club 07957 447432 Bexley Marquetry Group 01689 851702 Bexley Mencap 020 8303 6336 Bexley ME Support Group 020 8303 8553 Bexley Moorings Project www.bexleymoorings.co.uk Bexley Pain Group 020 8298 6287 Bexley Park Bowls Club selkent01@hotmail.com Bexley Philatelic Society (Bexley Stamp Club) 01322 559210 Bexley Photography Chatter Community www.BexleyPhotographyChatter.co.uk Bexley Rotary Club raymorris1@hotmail.co.uk Bexley Rugby Football Club www.bexleyrugby.co.uk 07791 127331 Bexley School of Dance www.bexleyschoolofdance.com Bexley SNAP 01322 359 475 Bexley Stop Smoking Service 0800 7832514 Bexley Talking Newspaper 01322 445293 Bexley Tinnitus Support Group 01322 525115 Bexley Twofold 020 8303 7777/020 3045 4920 Bexley Turkish Elderly Day Centre 020 8306 6736 Bexley Voice 07512 409936 Bexley Ukulele Group 07711 704033 Bexley WEA (Workers’ Educational Association) 020 8300 1845 Bexley Women’s Aid 020 8301 1536 Bexleyheath & District Club for Disabled 020 8303 4826 Bexleyheath & Barnehurst Bowls Club 01322 526932 or 0744 447 5417 Bexleyheath & Belvedere Hockey Club 07720 412547 Bexleyheath Photographic Society www.bexleyheathphotographicsociety. zenfolio.com Bexleyheath Morning Townswomens Guild 020 8310 4537 Bexleyheath Gaming Club (Pokemon/Yugion) www.facebook.com/BexleyGamingClub Bexleyheath & Crayford Waterside Women’s Institute 020 8303 5158 Bexrose Gardening Society 01322 527 947 Bird College 020 8300 6004 Brampton Art Group 020 8303 9132 The Boys’ Brigade & Girls Assoc 020 8304 9669 Bridge Club at VCD Crayford 01322 446625 / 07955 470762 Bridge Mental Health 020 8298 9677

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