‘SHE WAS THE HEART OF OUR FAMILY’
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Tributes pour in for Mary, 76, killed crossing road
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‘SHE WAS THE HEART OF OUR FAMILY’
Issue 1237
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Tributes pour in for great-grandmother crushed by lorry as she crossed road
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By Amelia Burr
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TRIBUTES HAVE poured in for a “kind and goodhearted” great-grandmother who was crushed by a lorry in Peckham High Street on Friday afternoon.
Mary O’ Leary was out doing her shopping, as she was inclined to do a few times a
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week, when the collision happened as she crossed the road towards the top of Rye Lane. Her husband, two sons, eight grandchildren and fifteen greatgrandchildren are still in a state of shock, but as news of the tragic accident spread, hundreds of heartfelt tributes from members of the wider family came flooding into the News. Full story on page 6
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Give refugees a real future
OUNCIL LEADER Peter John is right to throw his hat into the ring of authorities across the country vowing to give a safe haven to Syrian refugees, but it is essential that the cold hard costs of this promise are looked into, in order to ensure their lives here do not breed resentment. It is our moral duty as a first world nation to help those fleeing death and persecution. As a civilised nation that enjoys the luxuries of being placed in the west and in one of the richest nations on earth we cannot stand by and wash our hands of the largest refugee crisis since WWII.
However, as these desperate people arrive they need to be given a clear line on what the future will hold. It is vital that the Prime Minister defines what funding will be available to councils across the country that must all share this humanitarian burden. Local authorities are given extra funding from the government for the first twelve months that a refugee is in the country, after which time councils must find ways of paying for them out of their own budgets. And these budgets are being cut dramatically by Government year on year – with future cuts on way in November. The Government’s own Local Government Association (LGA) has urged David Cameron to take into account the impact on schools, housing and GPs’ surgeries, as well as prioritise the legal basis of the refugees. David Simmonds, chairman of the LGA’s asylum, migration and refugee task force, which manages how newcomers are assimilated by councils, said: “If the government wants a new approach, where a temporary safe haven is offered but people are clearly not going to be able to stay in the UK beyond the point at which it is safe for them to return to their own country, then they need to set out and implement that in policy and law from the start.” The truth is that the war in Syria and problems in the Middle East and Africa are not expected to be resolved in a year – perhaps never. An immediate and then long-term strategy to allow councils help these people is vital. Simmonds, who is also the deputy leader of Conservative-run Hillingdon Council, says local authorities in England are already taking 2,000 unaccompanied refugee children a year at a cost of £50,000 per child. A further £150 million per year is spent supporting destitute families whose asylum applications have been turned down. While everyone is impressed by the generosity of local people eager to help the refugees, with some following Bob Geldof’s example of offering to put refugees in their homes, Simmonds asks: “Are those people who are opening those homes genuinely willing to have a stranger from a worntorn country living in their house potentially for three or four years while a decision is made whether they will be allowed to stay?” To process an asylum application can take several years and that person is not allowed to work. With Cameron agreeing to take 20,000 over the next five years and the leader of our council vowing 20 to 50 immediately, the rules on asylum, funding and whether or not they can work must now be looked at. The groundswell of public support in places like Herne Hill and at Dulwich Hamlet show the rise in our own moral purpose to help our fellow man. This must be matched by a Government willing to give these people a future that makes them welcome in the long-run and dare we say ensures that future numbers over and above the 20,000 agreed are brought in to make our lives and theirs all the richer.
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IT’S ELEPHANT THE MOVIE!
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ELEPHANT & CASTLE
By Amelia Burr
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THE STARS of Elephant and Castle are about to hit the silver screen after a documentary on the area was selected for the capital’s major film festival.
The feature-length Elephant Days, which explores the hidden beauty of the world behind the much maligned roundabout and shopping centre, will be premiered to the masses at the BFI London Film Festival next month. The recording of local band The Maccabees’ long-awaited second album makes up one of six twenty minute vignettes. The other well-known
characters to star include Walworth Road tailor George Dyer, the Peckham Pride basketball team, Guerrilla Gardener Richard Reynolds, the Crossways Church and Arments’ pie and mash shop – of course. Co-director James Caddick moved in with Crossways’ own man of the cloth, Reverend Peter Stevenson, for the two and a half years it took to capture this “special community” before it disappears in the throes of redevelopment. “It’s a very beautiful community,” said Caddick, speaking to the News as he compared Elephant and Castle to a ‘boring postcard’ when viewed from the outside. “But under the surface are all these diverse stories and communities
thriving - a lot of unique colourful communities,” he said. Highlights of Caddick’s filming marathon with co-director James Cronin included witnessing the moment the Peckham Pride youth team won the national championships and capturing the demolition of the Heygate. “We didn’t know that was going to happen at the start of the project,” said Caddick, who feels Elephant Days has “caught a moment in time” before the nature of the area is changed forever by fast-paced regeneration scheduled over the next ten years. Caddick hopes cinema-goers who have never set foot in the Elephant will take an important lesson from the film.
“I hope that people will think about what it means to have an environment that they call home and what happens when that’s no longer there,” he said. Although Caddick says the film tells the story of the characters of Elephant and Castle, rather than delivering a message about regeneration, he admits there is a cautionary message within it about the effect of gentrification. “People come in with all this money and just want to reinvent a place but you don’t re-invent community. It grows and flourishes when people come together and create culture.” For details of where you can see this cinematic loveletter to Elephant & Castle, visit www.elephantdays.co.uk
Stars of the Elephant, like George Dyer the tailor and the guerrilla gardener Richard Reynolds, are about to appear on the silver screen as Elephant Days is featured in the London BFI Film Festival this year
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REFUGEE CRISIS
Hamlet fans queue out of ground to donate By Amelia Burr
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DULWICH HAMLET fans reached the national news with their impressive collection of clothes and food for the Calais refugee camps at the weekend.
Fans queued out of the ground to make their donation, which will all be delivered directly to the camps by Dulwich Hamlet Supporter’s Trust board members Jack Spearman and Dave Rogers next month. The club has collected so much they have run out of space and are now
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directing people to their online fundraising page, where they have raised over half of their £2,000 target. Nisha Damji, who helped to set up the collections, said she felt compelled to help as her own mother was once a refugee from Idi Amin’s regime in Uganda. “The response we’ve had has just been brilliant,” said Nisha. “I was moved to tears more than once on Saturday. I’m so grateful for what has been given and the support we’ve received so far.” If you would like to make a donation or find out more, visit: http://www.gofundme.com/9h3c4ay8
Council boss says borough could take 20 to 50 people with government help EXCLUSIVE
By Amelia Burr
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Shoppers hand over ten tonnes of belongings
SHOPPERS IN Herne Hill donated more ten tonnes of belongings at the market this weekend, to be given to refugees living in Calais camps.
Herne Hill forum chair, Giles Gibson said he expected to collect just a few bags after circulating an email alert, but was “overwhelemed by the sheer quantity of itmes being brought by hiundreds of people amazing generosity,” he said. The 8ft-tall stack of donations will now be collected by the charity CalAid, who will take them to France.
SOUTHWARK “STANDS ready to do whatever is necessary” to help refugees fleeing a humanitarian crisis in Syria, says council leader Peter John.
Ahead of an announcement by the Prime Minister David Cameron earlier this week that Britain would take 20,000 refugees from Syria over the next five years, Southwark’s Labour leader told the News he was committed to the borough welcoming those escaping conflict in Syria. The heart-breaking image of three-yearold Aylin Kurdi’s lifeless body lying face down on a Turkish beach tugged at the consciences of world leaders last week to do more to stop people dying in their thousands, in their bid to reach a place of safety. It was this same image which Peter John says pushed him into action, like other local councils up and down the country volunteering homes to refugees in recent days. “When you see that picture of a three year old boy dead on the beach you think ‘Is this the best that humanity can do?’ You want to do something to change it
Children in Zaatari camp in Syria
and we’ll do whatever is necessary and I’m sure the vast majority of the borough would expect nothing less,” he said. Councillor John expects the number of people the borough would take in from Syria would be somewhere between twenty and 50. They would be offered private rented accommodation funded by central government for the first twelve months. Cllr John acknowledged there remained an unanswered question for local authorities about what happened after the first year, but said it was imperative people acted now. “These are extreme circumstances - a large part of the world is in flux and it demands an international response. In the immediate term we will do whatever is needed in order to accommodate people,” said Cllr John, who has been “incredibly moved” by the numerous offers of housing forthcoming from
Should Southwark take in refugees from Syria?
Name: Catherine O’Nell Age: 55 From: South Bermondsey Job: On sick leave
“They’re human beings, they’re entitled to a secure home and they have been treated like animals. They’re treatment is just inhumane. They’re suffering there, they’re suffering here - it’s not right.”
Names: Reece Miller Age: 19 From: Southwark Job: Student
“I think it’s right to help people out when they’re in need. If you give a little, then the world will reward you. So if this country helps others, then that’s a good example to set. We’re one of the big powers in the world, why not help a few people?”
Name: Gary Faulkner Age: 61 From: Bermondsey Job: Print supervisor
“Overall it’s about housing for local people, isn’t it? I was listening to a guy on the radio - he said that if we had an abundance of housing, to bring people in, then probably the British society’s outlook towards refugees would be a little bit more lenient.”
Name: Jean McCorry Age: 68 From: Bermondsey Job: Retired
Southwark residents. “Southwark is a very welcoming borough. It’s amazingly diverse and already home to many refugees who have come to live here and I’m sure that kind of spirit of openness will continue,” he said. All three local MPs told the News they also strongly agreed that it was our duty to help “desperate people” in need of sanctuary. Harriet Harman, acting Labour leader and MP for Camberwell and Peckham, said she was moved by a Sierra Leonean woman who came to her surgery and showed her shocking pictures of her burnt out home and the remains of her children as the horrors of civil war continue to destroy her country. “We should always do what we can to alleviate suffering and provide sanctuary. We should do so now for the Syrians fleeing for their lives,” she said. Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, described the government response as “pathetic”, but said his constituents and their plentiful offers of help had been more in the spirit of the country’s “proud history of supporting genuine refugees.” MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, Helen Hayes says she has been moved by the response to the crisis of her constituents, many of whom have written to her offering space in their own homes.
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“We need to do something to help them, they’re fighting for their lives really. “The trouble is is that Southwark can’t house people that it’s got already, and that’s a big problem.”
Name: Joey Bania Age: 28 From: Peckham Job: Film-maker
"The British government could be doing a lot more. Obviously there has to be some kind of limit, I don’t really know what. “But more could be housed.”
Name: John O’Neill Age: 62 From: Bermondsey Job: Retired
“America needs to take more, they’ve only taken one thousand two-hundred and forty in four years… other countries in Europe should do more.”
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THE CUTTING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY By Amelia Burr
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A ‘SWITCHBLADE’ with a difference was discovered by police when they were called to a disturbance between a taxi driver and a passenger in Elephant and Castle last week.
After officers stopped the vehicle in Newington Butts just before midnight on Thursday night, they searched the passenger and found a large blade Sellotaped to a television remote control.
The man was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a knife and taken to a south London police station, but was later bailed until a date in November. Back at the station, officers tweeted a photograph of the crude homemade weapon with the message: “Remote control + large knife blade = one arrested and Southwark safer.” An inspector for the NSPCC, @JoeJones1974, replied: “Switchblades these days” with taskforce officer, @ConstableXL, adding: “The cutting edge of technology.”
Police release CCTV after sex assault EAST DULWICH
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TRI BU T ES PO U R I N F O R ‘G EN TL E S O U L’ MA RY By Amelia Burr
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TRIBUTES HAVE poured in for a “kind and good-hearted” great-grandmother who was crushed by a lorry in Peckham High Street on Friday afternoon.
Mary O’ Leary was out doing her shopping, as she was inclined to do a few times a week, when the collision happened as she crossed the road towards the top of Rye Lane. Her husband, two sons, eight grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren are still in a state of shock but as news of the tragic accident spread, hundreds of heartfelt tributes from members of the wider family came flooding into the News. Mary’s nineteen-year-old great-niece, Winnie Joyce, described the 76-year-old pensioner as “The most kind, good-hearted woman ever,” who always helped everyone in any way she could. “I just can't get my head around what happened to her,” she said. Born in Ireland into the Traveller community, Mary (neé) Joyce moved to Peckham around thirty years ago with her extended family and settled in Brideale Close, where Winnie says she will be greatly missed by everyone. “Everyone who knew Auntie Mary never had a bad thing to say about her. She has the most gentle soul and was the most respectful woman in the Traveller community. This was the most tragic, awful death of a beautiful woman,” said Winnie. One of seven children, Mary is survived by three brothers, Timothy, Christopher and Joseph. “She took my heart when she died,” said Timothy Joyce. “She was the only sister we had and she is dearly missed.” Grandson, Michael O’Leary and his wife Yasmin said Mary “saw no wrong in anybody” and would “bend over backwards” to make sure the family had everything they needed. “She has been cruelly taken away from her family who loved and adored her so much,” said Michael. “She was the heart of our home and now it’s broken in half and will never be repaired.”
Family was always the most important thing in Mary’s life but she suffered a great tragedy when one of her three sons died at the age of fifteen around 35 years ago. As a devout Catholic, Mary would go to church at Our Lady of Sorrows in Friary Road every Sunday. Assistant Priest, Father Vincent George paid tribute to Mary’s “quiet faith” and said he and members of the congregation have been praying for her every day since they heard the “shocking” news. Father Vincent says the church will now “walk hand in hand with the family” as they go through the ordeal of planning Mary’s final
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goodbye. Witnesses at the scene of the shocking accident at around 2pm on Friday voiced concerns that there should be a pedestrian crossing at the junction of Peckham High Street and Rye Lane as people pile off the bus there and cross the busy road, rather than walk to the crossing near the library. Peckham resident, Tracey Bingham, 43, who was at the accident scene, said she would never cross the road in that spot again and called for a crossing to be put in place. “There should be a crossing there. I will never cross there again. I did it just two days ago with my boys, but it’s an accident waiting to happen. They’ve got to put something in there or move the bus stop,”
she said. Peckham High Street is owned by Transport for London but Southwark Council’s cabinet member for environment and public realm, Darren Merrill said he will be keeping a close eye on the outcome of the accident investigation. “My deepest condolences go to her family and friends at this difficult time. The police, and Transport for London, which is responsible for Peckham High Street, will investigate the cause of the accident, and I will be asking for an update as soon as this is completed,” said Cllr Merrill. A TfL spokesperson said: "Our thoughts go out to the friends and family of the female pedestrian who was sadly killed in collision with a HGV earlier this week. Road safety for all is something we take extremely seriously and, as previously announced, Peckham has been selected as one of two locations for pedestrian focused safety improvements as part of the pedestrian town centres programme.” "Work is now underway to identify a wide ranging set of improvements to make the area safer and more appealing for pedestrians and over the next two years these ideas will be developed and implemented." The police are appealing for witnesses of the accident to come forward so they can continue to determine exactly what happened. The driver of the lorry stopped at the scene and was not arrested. Anyone with information or witnesses to the collision is asked to call the Roads and Transport Policing Command at Catford on 0208 285 1574 or the police non-emergency line on 101. Mourners are invited to pay their respects to Mary as she will be laying in rest at F A Albin & Sons chapel on Tuesday September 29 from 1.30 to 4.30pm. In traditional Irish style, Mary’s coffin will then be taken to St James the Great chapel in Elm Grove, Peckham, for a 6pm mass. The following day a funeral mass for Mary will be held at 11am at St James the Great before the cortege proceeds to Camberwell Old Cemetery. The family welcomes anyone who knew Mary to come to the church and the viewing.
Family ask for videos and photographs of scene to be taken down
MARY O’Leary’s family has asked that all videos and photographs taken of her on Friday afternoon be taken down from the internet. Distressing video footage of Mary’s accident was posted online on Friday afternoon but it received so much criticism from outraged members of the public that the original post was removed soon after. Team Shutdown UK, who describe themselves as London’s number one entertainment and marketing firm, posted the graphic video on their Facebook page shortly
before 4pm and it was also shared on Twitter. As some of the upsetting footage showed Mary was still alive for a short time after the accident, appalled viewers condemned those who had stood taking photos and videos instead of helping Mary. Speaking to the News, a spokesperson for the family requested they were all taken down “as we as her family don’t want them up.” A passer-by at the scene who tried to use her nursing qualification to help Mary, said she was “horrified” to see that no one else stopped to help.
“All the crowd were interested in was taking photos of her in that state, said ‘soniaclimes’ on internet message board Reddit. “I tried to cover her up and stop people from filming her to preserve some dignity and privacy for her and for her family. “The far more terrible sight was the crowds of idiots taking photos and videos of her body. They even shouted at me to stop trying to cover her up and then had the nerve to tell me to stop telling them to put their cameras away and give her some dignity,” she added.
On Twitter @AdoreRenee said: “A woman was tragically killed by a lorry in Peckham and bystanders decided to pull out their phones and video record the woman lying there dead.” @chilltopher said: “Oh my God why would you upload a video of the woman who got run over in Peckham yesterday to Twitter?” while @AkeebLDN said the video was “vile.” Team Shutdown UK did not respond to the News’ request for a comment before our deadline.
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£20k reward offered for man killed ‘in mistaken identity’
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Volunteer who ‘steered teenagers away from crime’ shot as he walked through Burgess Park By Amelia Burr
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A £20,000 reward has been offered for information leading to a cold murder case being solved exactly eight years, after a man was gunned down in an apparent case of mistaken identity.
The family of Moses Ssendawula launched the appeal on Tuesday this week – on the anniversary of when the 41-year-old was killed walking through Burgess Park just before 1.00am on Saturday, September 8, 2007. Moses was walking near the St George’s Way entrance to the park
when he was shot in the back. The London Ambulance Service were called, but paramedics were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Although the murder weapon was never recovered, the police believe it was a 9mm handgun. At the time of his death, Moses was wearing a blue checked shirt, black trousers and a light coloured woollen hat. Detective Inspector Peter Hine, from the Trident and Area Crime Command, said: "Eight years is a very long time to go without any answers and understandably Moses' family and friends are desperate for any new information that will ensure
Victim Moses Ssendawula
"Eight years is a very long time to go without any answers and understandably Moses' family and friends are desperate for any new information that will ensure that his killers are brought to justice”
that his killers are brought to justice. "Moses was well known in the African community for the voluntary work he undertook.
“He dedicated his time to steering teenagers away from crime and the local community too have been left devastated.”
DI Hine is convinced there were a number of witnesses to the incident who have not yet come forward and says any information would be treated in the strictest confidence "Someone out there must know something and I would urge them to come forward and speak to us. Whatever the reasons for you not coming forward at the time, don't let that stop you from coming forward now." Anyone with information should contact the Incident Room on 020 8785 8267. If you wish to remain anonymous please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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A MEMORIAL balloon release and charity auction was held last weekend on what would have been Tommy Blackmore’s 21st birthday.
The Bermondsey boy’s life was celebrated in spectacular fashion as hundreds of helium balloons were let off from the top of Stave Hill in Rotherhithe on Saturday. Friends and family members cheered and sang songs about Tommy as the sky was filled with balloons, many of which were in the shape of ‘TB’ and ‘8’ – his initials and football shirt number. Other balloon releases were held across the country by people who could not make it to Southwark in person, including some close family friends who let off balloons at a wedding. A charity auction was held in the Orange Bull pub following the balloon release, which saw over £2,000 raised for Tommy’s Fund, which will help local causes. The most popular item was a signed Chelsea FC football which went for £410. Tommy’s brother Micky said: “I
would like to thank everyone around the world who participated in the balloon release and helped raise money for Tommy’s Fund. “We’d also like to thank the Orange Bull pub, who stepped in to host the auction at late notice and really made us feel welcome.” Paul Morrison, who organised last month’s Tommy’s Day Celebration and the auction, said the day was “amazing, just amazing.” He said: “There were literally hundreds of balloons, it was incredible. Then at the auction everyone was so generous, it was crazy. Everyone just came through – there was one guy there who was bidding on just about everything. “I hope Tommy would have been well chuffed and proud. I organised it but as I kept saying to people, you all participated, you all made this happen. It was a collective effort and an amazing celebration of Tommy’s life.”
Balloons are released into the air at Stave Hill on Tommy’s birthday
Campaigners ‘make council sweat’ ROTHERHITHE
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GREEN CAMPAIGNERS protesting against plans to build a leisure centre on a wildlife ‘haven’ in Rotherhithe turned out in force this week to “make the council sweat” at a Tooley Street showdown.
Activists and Lib Dem councillors raised concerns with Southwark Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee about the lack of attention being given to alternate sites by Mark Williams, the council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and New Homes. The councillor has made it no secret that his preferred site is a green patch in the western section of the Canada Water Shopping Centre car park - much to the frustration of nearby residents.
After listening to the campaigners at the meeting last Monday, the committee proposed recommending that more attention should be given to alternate sites when consultation officially begins. These recommendations have not yet been confirmed. Catherine Whitaker, spokesperson for the Canada Water West Residents’ Action Group, said: “Mark Williams claimed at the meeting that it would have been 'disingenuous' to take soundings on other possible approaches because it had such a strong preference for the wildlife area site. Such an assertion makes a mockery of the consultation process.” Cllr Williams said: “We have a preferred location for the new leisure centre at Canada Water that we believe meets the requirements for our residents and also enables us to secure new council homes.
Once we begin the full public consultation we will be able to share information about the other sites we’ve considered with local people, and explain why this site is our preferred option.”
Campaigners in Tooley Street ahead of the leisure centre meeting
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Bobbies help deliver baby By Amelia Burr
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TWO BOBBIES on the beat had to roll up their sleeves and play midwife as they were called on to help a woman giving birth on the Walworth Road last week.
The expectant mother and father were on their way to hospital on Thursday evening when they realised there was no time – the baby was coming – so they pulled over. A passerby spotted a police car nearby and went to summon help from Southwark coppers PC Ben HarrildPine and PC David Moore at around 9.30pm. The officers immediately called an ambulance and PC Harrild-Pine took control of the situation by keeping the mother as calm as possible, while PC
Moore gathered bandages and blankets. The baby, who is yet to be named, was successfully delivered but was unusually quiet. New father PC Harrild-Pine knew what to do and rubbed the baby’s chest until the newborn baby boy started to cry. Mother, father and baby were then all taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service. PCs Harrild-Pine and Moore went to visit them later on that evening and found that they were all doing well. PC Harrild-Pine said: “Helping to deliver a baby has to be one of the best feelings. I’m pleased that David and I were able to help and that both mother and baby are fine. “Every day, we come into work not knowing what our shift may bring – our time on duty can often be a roller-coaster of events and emotions. We wish mother and baby lots of happiness.”
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PECKHAM TRADERS and residents are kicking up a stink about the town centre’s “out of control” waste issue.
Huge mounds of rubbish piled outside businesses have been a common sight on Peckham’s streets for years, but a group of businesses and campaigners have now decided to make a fresh attempt to clean-up the area. Community group Peckham Vision have teamed up with Copeland Park business centre, Rye Lane Traders Association and Southwark Council to try to tackle the putrid problem. They are hiring a researcher who will look at how the high street’s rubbish is collected and recycled and propose more effective ways to manage waste. Elaine Carrigan, a market trader and member of the Rye Lane Traders’ Association, said: “This project is so important for the traders and residents of Peckham. Our waste issue is completely out of control at present and
needs to be brought back in line. So much more will hopefully be achieved for the future of Peckham with this new project.” Eileen Conn, of Peckham Vision, said: “So many people in the town centre want a better way to deal with
trade waste and also residents' waste. We are also keen to help open up local recycling business opportunities. We are very pleased to have teamed up with Copeland Park and the Rye Lane Traders Association to pool our interests and ideas.”
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‘CARE HOME CRISIS’ AS THIRD PUT UNDER COUNCIL EMBARGO
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SOUTHWARK IS in a “care home crisis” as another premises plunges into special measures and the council is now refusing to place anyone in three of the borough’s nine homes.
National watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated Burgess Park care home as ‘inadequate’ in a report released last week, putting the Four Seasons home in Picton Street into special measures, alongside Tower Bridge care home, as reported in the News in July. Southwark Council has put an embargo in place which prevents any elderly people being placed in either home until standards improve. This has also been the case for HCOne’s Camberwell Green home for
over a year. The CQC carried out an unannounced inspection at the Burgess Park home in July where they found safe standards of cleanliness were not always maintained and residents were not always treated with dignity and respect. The home will be inspected again in six months to see if standards have “significantly improved.” Liberal Democrat councillor, Maria Lyndforth-Hall, who was “shocked” when she personally inspected all three homes in question, said the council’s embargo risked Southwark’s elderly being placed outside the borough. “It is not acceptable that vulnerable elderly people are being placed out of the borough away from their family and friends,” she said. “It is clear that we are facing a care home crisis in Southwark. It’s time for the council to get a grip and ensure that care providers in the borough are
giving our elderly the high standard of care they are entitled to and that the council is paying for.” Stephanie Cryan, Southwark’s cabinet member for adult social care, described the fact that three care homes in the borough were now under embargo as “extremely disappointing” and said the council would continue to work with the CQC to ensure their concerns were “urgently addressed.” A spokesperson for Four Seasons Health Care said: “We are very sorry that the care at Burgess Park did not meet the standards that we expect all of our homes to provide,” and confirmed a new home manager had been put in place since the CQC inspection. There have been no recorded complaints since the new manager came in but a ‘comprehensive improvement plan’ is still being undertaken in cooperation with the CQC and the council.
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Peckham’s newest primary opens doors By Joey Millar
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PECKHAM’S NEWEST primary school opened its doors last week for the first time – albeit in the temporary environs of Faith Chapel in Bellenden Road.
Two Reception classes and one Year 1 class, totalling around 90 pupils, are currently being housed at Belham School’s short-term schoolhouse. When it moves to its permanent home at the old Bellenden School site, which is currently being refurbished, the free school will be able to offer over 400 places.
Another free school was also approved for Peckham last week, with the current John Donne School’s proposal for a second school rubber-stamped by the Department of Education. Catering for 420 pupils, the John Donne Primary Free School it is set to open in September 2017. To cap off a busy start to September for Southwark schools, the new extension to Dulwich Wood Primary is set officially to open this Friday. Half of the old school building was demolished last year as part of a £3,000,000 project. Youngsters at Belham School (main); and Dulwich Wood Primary (left)
Family to set up charity in courageous mum’s name
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THE FAMILY of brave Courtney TerryWebb are appealing for help in founding a new charity to help keep her spirit alive.
The Millwall mum tragically passed away on August 31 after an eight year battle with a rare form of cancer. She had married her childhood sweetheart and “soulmate” Billy Webb just six weeks before at a spectacular wedding, which was funded by over £20,000 worth of donations from Millwall fans and complete strangers touched by her situation. The pair were forced to re-arrange their dream day at great expense and short notice after doctors said that she would not make it to their original wedding date in November. Her best friend and maid of honour Alanna Higgins told the News that Billy and Courtney’s mum Karen now wanted to “turn something tragic into something positive” by creating a new charity to support young people with cancer. They need £10,000 to set-up the charity, which will be named in honour of Courtney and her brother Jordan, who also died of cancer at a tragically early age. Alanna said: “Even when she was ill, Courtney was already working on the charity. That’s what she was like – she was always putting others first. She was literally an angel and I’m privileged to have had her as a friend. “She didn’t let the cancer beat her, she went on her terms – she has always been like that. The doctors told her she wouldn’t make the
November wedding but she fought and got married anyway.” Alanna said that the wedding was “absolutely perfect” and that, while it was cut short in the most heart-breaking of circumstances, the pair enjoyed their married life together. She said: “Courtney loved being married and the few weeks they had after the wedding was such a blessing. She made sure to enjoy every last minute with Billy and [daughter] Dolcie – she really made an effort to have this normal life. She would get up in the morning and clean the house from top to bottom, that sort of thing.” Alanna said that after being told that she had just months to live, Courtney “lost a bit of faith in humanity.” She added: “However her faith was restored by the fundraising appeal for the wedding. She could not believe how generous people were being, she was just so touched. The generosity of Millwall fans was so special, I couldn’t believe the amount of supporters who helped out along with supporters of other clubs. The whole club really came together.” The family are calling on the generosity of the club’s fans once more to give Courtney’s family and friends a “focus for their grief” and to help other young people with cancer. Alanna said: “Even when she was ill, she was donating to charities and helping people. She was a soldier until the end - and this charity will be a way to keep that spirit and drive going strong.” To donate to the fundraiser and help make Courtney’s charity dream a reality, please visit http://bit.ly/1iozzlh
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Courtney with her best friend and maid of honour Alanna Higgins, main. With groom Billy Webb on her wedding day - Inset.
Leaking flat leaves mum living out of bedroom for two months Southwark News, Thursday September 10, 2015
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Gutter floods block’s residents By George Greenwood
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A WALWORTH mum says she has been left living out of her bedroom for two months, as a broken gutter has left rainwater pouring through her light fittings into her lounge.
Irene Donkor, 29, is one of a number of residents in Boarley House, Old Kent Road, who say that the council has not acted for two months to stop major water damage to their properties. Irene’s son Kaiden had to be treated for nasty foot rashes, which, she says, his GP blamed on standing water and mould in her flat. She says she has lost her fridge, her sofa and carpet and has been unable to use the lounge for two months due to the smell and lack of electricity. After heavy rainfall in July, residents reported leaking roofs to the council’s emergency repair team. However, two months later, residents claim that the damage had not even begun to be repaired. They say they have been passed from department to department without action being taken. Retired carer and Boarley House resident, Philomena Gibbins 66, said: “I can’t sleep, because I think about the water all the time. I just think, ‘oh God, it’s still there’. I can’t live like this. I’m a pensioner; living in a flat that’s not flooding when it rains isn’t asking for too much is it?” Turan Tunc, a 42-year-old father of two, criticised the emergency repairs team. He said: “I have just been giving reference number after reference number. Pieces of
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REDRIFF PRIMARY School students remembered the victims of the Blitz at a special ceremony on the 75th anniversary of the day the first bombs fell. The original school building was destroyed by the first German bombing raid on September 7 1940. The school continued throughout the rest of the war as ‘Redriff Emergency School’, which was located in various buildings across the north of the borough. Pupils wore ribbons “to commemorate the heroism of the ordinary working people” at a special assembly last Monday. Head Mickey Kelly said: “Much has changed in Downtown since those dark days, but we hope to keep alive that spirit of hope and determination that kept our school going throughout the world war.”
BERMONDSEY: The funeral details have been announced for a Lions legend, the last surviving member of the 1945 War Cup Final team who passed away last week.
Boarley House residents (left to right) Abdel Bendaoud, Turan Tunc, Philomena Gibbins and Irene Donkor
paper with them written on are littered all over the house.” Cllr Richard Livingstone, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for housing, said that an assessment of the building had been completed, identifying the gutters as the source of the flooding, and that work to repair this was expected to be completed by the end of the week. He also confirmed that the council would consider necessary compensation packages for any property damage caused. He commented: “I am sorry for the difficulties faced by residents of Boarley House and for the inconvenience caused by delays in resolving the matter.”
Blitz spirit remembered Irene Donkor’s water damaged flat
Wallpaper sags in Philomena’s flat
Bermondsey-born George Fisher was just nineteen when he represented his beloved Millwall at Wembley after he was spotted by Bill Voisey playing for the Air Training Corps. Until his death last week at the age of 90, the full-back was the last surviving member of that team who played, and sadly lost, against Chelsea. The father-of-three, who played against Stanley Matthews, went on to Fulham for a year and Colchester for ten years before retiring from football and taking a job with the Port of London Authority. George is survived by his wife Marie and children, Kevan, Melvyn and Jaqueline. His funeral will be held on Monday September 28 at 11.00 at St Augustin’s of Canterbury Church, Beardsley Drive, Springfield, CM1 6GQ. A cremation will follow at Chelmsford Crematorium at 12.30.
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Heston cooks up a storm By Joey Millar
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CELEBRITY CHEF Heston Blumenthal cooked up a storm in St Michael’s Catholic College last week as he helped to launch a new GCSE food course.
The experimental chef, alongside staff from his triple Michelin Star-rated restaurant The Fat Duck, hosted a workshop for Year 9, 10 and 11 students hungry to learn about nutrition. Yawning pupils arrived at 5am for an early-morning ice-cream making session – although, this being Blumenthal, the ice-cream was made using liquid nitrogen. In front of BBC News cameras, excited pupils then scrambled around making all sorts of egg-based goodies, from
meringue to omelette. Year 10 student Samie John told the News: “It was a really good experience, he was really nice. I’ve seen him on Channel 4 and he was exactly the same, just making jokes and helping. He really knows what he is talking about, he’s not just all talk.” Blumenthal was helping promote the new Food Preparation and Nutrition GCSE, which will replace the current Food Technology GCSE next year – something he feels will open people’s eyes to the importance of studying nutrition. Blumenthal’s visit came one month after the school recorded “extraordinary” A Level and GCSE results. Half of all A Levels awarded were at least B grades, while in many GCSE subjects one-third of all students achieved A and A* grades.
Police chase bikers Teen in ‘brick attack’ SOUTHWARK: Police chased a motorbike gang through the borough last week when they were spotted riding without helmets in Greenwich.
Witnesses saw the cavalcade of bikes and police cars tear down Peckham Rye towards Dulwich on Sunday, August 30 at around 4.30pm. The motorcyclists refused to stop for officers pursuing by car, so a police helicopter was called in to assist. The riders still managed to get away though, as the police confirmed that no stops or arrests were made.
BERMONDSEY: A teenager was taken to hospital after he was allegedly assaulted with a brick in Southwark Park Road last week, writes Jennifer Creery...
Police were called to the scene at 4.20pm on September 2, after reports of a violent incident which left the sixteenyear-old victim with non-life threatening head injuries. A brick is believed to have been used to carry out the attack. The suspect fled the scene on a bicycle while the victim was taken to hospital by ambulance. A sixteen-year-old boy has since been arrested on Thursday in connection with the attack. Anyone with information is urged to contact police on 101, quoting reference 3025507/15.
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A special Wonder Open Day is being organised on September 19 as part of the Open House London festival, which celebrates city’s architecture. The day will feature interactive exhibits to teach children about materials and recyclables, as well as wild bird displays, a bouncy castle and face painting. There will even be the chance to win a trip for two to Paris, with all money raised going towards the News’ Evelina appeal, which is currently just £7,500 short of its £100,000 target. Fabrice Bouchon, manager for Veolia Southwark, said: “We continually look for ways to support local communities and as Evelina Children's Hospital is the largest provider of children’s services in south London, this is a great charity to support for our annual Wonder Open Day.” Southwark Integrated Waste Management Facility will be opening its doors for the Wonder Open Day on Saturday 19 September from 10am until 4pm.
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Gilly gets England call-up BERMONDSEY footballer Gilly Flaherty has followed up her Women’s FA Cup win earlier this summer by receiving her first call-up to the England national side.
The Chelsea Ladies defender will join the squad for their European Championships qualifier against Estonia later this month. The 24-year-old told the News: “It’s a nice feeling and came completely out of the blue. My manager said I might have a chance but I wasn’t really expecting it. It’s the icing on the cake of a great season. I’ve represented England at youth level and in a training camp but to get called up for the senior side is great. I’ve had a good season and I feel that I deserve it.”
Gilly, who has previously played for Millwall Lionesses and Arsenal Ladies, won the FA Cup for the sixth time last month. Gilly’s England side will play against Estonia on September 21 – the team’s first match since finishing third at this summer’s World Cup. Fellow Bermondsey girl Katie Chapman has been rested for the fixture.
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‘I don’t regret Corbyn nomination’ says Bermondsey MP Borough’s Labour MPs prepare to vote for their next party leader By Amelia Burr
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BERMONDSEY MP Neil Coyle says he does not regret nominating surprise frontrunner Jeremy Corybn as the Labour leadership votes close today, despite ultimately voting for rival Yvette Cooper.
Mr Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Southwark, says he surveyed the local party members to find out who they wanted to nominate. Their first choice, Mary Creagh, stepped down and their joint second choices were Liz Kendall, who already had a nomination and ‘wildcard’ Jeremy Corbyn – brother of Southwark’s own weatherman and housing campaigner, Piers Corbyn. As Corbyn gained an unexpected groundswell of support pushing him into first place in the polls, Labour leaders past and present warned of the “total
annihilation” of the party were the ‘revolutionary’ to take to the helm. But Mr Coyle told the News: “I don’t regret that I reflected members views.” Since Corbyn’s nomination, the Labour party has received hundreds of thousands of new members, with Bermondsey and Old Southwark getting more than two hundred new faces in the last six months. “I hope whatever the outcome all those who joined will stay involved,” said Mr Coyle, who has already placed his vote for Yvette Cooper. Helen Hayes, MP for Dulwich and West Norwood is backing Andy Burnham and Harriet Harman, MP for Camberwell and Peckham, is not placing a vote in order to remain neutral as acting party leader. Voting closed today, Thursday, September 10, and the winner will be announced on Saturday.
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A MOTHER and her teenage son have successfully protected their Art Deco home from demolition after ‘turning detective’ to prove the building’s historic value.
pooches. Guests are encouraged to bring along any spare change and donate to a collection for the Mayor of Southwark’s Common Good Trust. The free event will begin at 12pm and finish at 4pm. Dogs must be registered by 1.45pm before the show starts at 2pm. Guests should enter through the main park entrance at Manor Place.
Developers Renewal had planned to level Rollins House as part of their huge ‘New Bermondsey’ project, which will provide 2,400 homes around Millwall FC’s stadium. However, artist Gabriella Kardos and her fifteen-year-old Sami have spent two years scouring archive footage and old maps to prove that the building had real ‘heritage value’ and should not be destroyed. At Lewisham Council’s planning committee meeting last week Sami delivered a 27-page document to councillors, which proved that the building dated back to 1937, and not 1947 as initially stated in planning documents. An old resident of a neighbouring building, who Sami tracked down, also gave evidence about his pre-war memories of the building. The councillors responded to Sami’s presentation with a round of applause and a decision to defer giving any planning permission for the site. Sami said after the meeting: “I hope this sends a clear message to the developers. Firstly, bullying people out of their own
homes and undermining our history does not work. And secondly, true regeneration must be inclusive of the community and not for greed. His mother added: “I'm very pleased to see that justice has prevailed and that the time and energy we invested into saving our home, which is a historic Art Deco building, has not been in vain. We're looking forward to getting our lives back. “We wasted enough time fighting these developers who have no real understanding of how to carry out a development that does not destroy a
community but instead aims to enhance it.” Renewal now have three options going forward: to accept the planning committee’s decision, to appeal against it or to submit a modified application. A spokesperson for the developers said: “We are disappointed with the committee’s decision, however, we understand this is an iterative process. We have taken on board the comments from members and are considering our options. We will be engaging further with the council in due course.”
His decision to step down has sparked a by-election to find his South Camberwell replacement on October 15 – an undertaking that is expected to cost the council around £20,000. He said: “Being a councillor is a demanding role, and I have found it increasingly difficult to balance this commitments with my commitment to my family and young children. Because of this, I have decided to step down from my role as a councillor.” “It has been a privilege and an honour to be a Southwark councillor and to represent residents in South Camberwell for the past eighteen
months. I am proud of what Southwark Council is doing to deliver a fairer future for all, and am pleased to have played my part in improving the borough and the lives of the people who live here.” Southwark Council Leader and fellow South Camberwell councillor Peter John thanked Mr Gonde and said that he had “been diligent” and “worked hard for local people.” Mr Gonde’s resignation came just months after another Labour councillor, Claire Maugham, stepped down in controversial circumstances. A political source told the News that Mrs Maugham had faced
unbearable pressure from the Labour hierarchy after her husband wrote a letter slamming officers involved in AA v Southwark, the High Court case that found the council had unlawfully evicted a resident. Councillor Anood Al-Sameria, leader of Southwark Lib Dems, said that the people who voted for these councillors “deserved better”. She said: “It’s not right that there have now been two sudden resignations by Labour councillors since the last local elections. They ran on a promise to serve their wards and the people who voted for them have been let down again – they deserve better.”
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Fun day at Pasley Park WALWORTH: A special fun day for all the family will take place in a Walworth park this Saturday, September 12.
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Jeremy Corbyn MP was nominated for the Labour leadership by Bermondsey MP Neil Coyle
Gabriella and son Sami outside their home
By-election called as councillor steps down
CAMBERWELL
By Joey Millar
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A SECOND Labour councillor has stepped down in less than six months, citing a poor work-life balance in his resignation statement. Chris Gonde, who was elected eighteen months ago to the South Camberwell ward, admitted that he found it “increasingly difficult” to balance his many business responsibilities with his family life. Mr Gonde currently works at King’s College Hospital, is a director for London Mutual Credit Union and fundraises for women’s charity Refuge.
LANDMARK BUILDINGS OPEN DOORS
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LONDON BRIDGE
By Joey Millar
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SOME OF the borough’s most iconic landmarks will be opening its doors as part of Open House London next weekend.
The annual free event, taking place on September 19 and 20, allows residents to venture behind the scenes of the interesting buildings that make up Southwark’s urban landscape. News channel Al Jazeera will be offering tours of its swish headquarters on the sixteenth floor of the Shard, while curious politicos can also wander around City Hall. If you fancy getting your hands dirty you can visit ‘Grow Elephant’, a “mobile community garden” that is now located on the New Kent Road. There are also opportunities to go on
a guided walk of the Bankside Urban Forest. Want something a little more gothic? Descend into the murky underground chambers at the Brunel Museum or wander around the overgrown Nunhead Cemetery. There are also opportunities to see how the borough is changing with a guided tour of redevelopment site at London Bridge. You can also stroll along the disused train track being touted as the location for communityfunded ‘Peckham Coal Walk’. There are a whole host of other interesting sites to explore in the borough, but be warned – the most popular locations will sell out fast. Visit : www.openhouselondon.org.uk for more information or to reserve free tickets.
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Former Elephant pub landlord ‘invented staff’ in £80k tax fraud By Amelia Burr
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ELEPHANT AND CASTLE: A former pub landlord has been served up a suspended sentence after fiddling his taxes to the tune of over £80,000 by inventing imaginary staff members.
Patrick ‘Tom’ O’Donnell, of the Prince of Wales pub in St George’s Road, had four fictitious bar staff on the payroll for six years between 2008 and 2014, so that he could reduce the amount of profits he declared and evade paying tax and National Insurance. But O’Donnell, 52, was held over a barrel when he was arrested in April 2014 and £50,000 was seized during a search of the pub, later confiscated as the ‘proceeds of crime.’ The Irish national, living at St Agnes Place, Kennington, pleaded guilty to fraud at Southwark Crown Court on Monday and was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison, suspended two years, and ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work.
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Pups aplenty on para PECKHAM
By Amelia Burr
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THERE WERE more dogs than people at the barking mad Peckham Rye Fete on Saturday, with nearly two hundred canine contenders strutting their stuff, hoping to be crowned premiere pooch.
A rocket-man, a princess and a slew of superheroes got the day off to a flying start with the children’s fancy dress competition. But the pocket-size Peckhamites were soon to be upstaged by their own pets. From Frozen’s Elsa to an Ewok and a ballerina, the claws were out to see who would be deemed the hippest hound. Harvey the Labrador was the dog who had his day after his Aslan costume won him the top spot and a roaring round of applause. All the money raised from the dog show entrance fees went to The Neighbourhood Vet centre in Barry Road, who ran the competition.
Only days left to put your blue plaque vote in! SOUTHWARK: There are just a few days left to place your vote for this year’s Southwark Blue Plaque before the closing date on Tuesday.
This year, there are four nominations to choose from – a soldier who could throw a bomb 74 yards, a championship golfer, the country’s first purposebuilt solarium, and the ‘University of the East End’. Full details of all the nominees can be seen at
www.southwarknews.co.uk To vote for the blue plaque you can email news@southwarknews.co.uk, write to Southwark Blue Plaques, C/O Southwark Heritage Association, 216 Upland Road, East Dulwich, SE22 0DH, fill in a voting card at any Southwark library or vote online at www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZFYHYZ6 Voting ends September 15.
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ade at Peckham fete!
Elephant and Castle pub put back on the market ELEPHANT AND CASTLE: The Elephant and Castle pub has gone back on the market after Foxtons was sent away with its tail between its legs.
In June the estate agent chain put an enquiry into Southwark Council about turning the old boozer, where a pub has stood since the 1700s, into a Foxtons office. Squatters occupied the empty pub to object
against the building being used as an estate agent, but were removed a month later by the police. Then the Walworth Society managed successfully to list the pub as an asset of community value. ‘To let’ signs have now gone back up at the pub, suggesting Foxtons have withdrawn their interest in the site.
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YOUNG PILGRIMS TOAST EIGHTEEN YEARS! SOUTHWARK YOUNG Pilgrims celebrated its eighteenth year by passing a huge milestone: the youth
project has now helped over 1,000 teenagers, writes Joey Millar... At a special ceremony on August
27, former Mayor of Southwark Vicky Nash congratulated the latest batch of ‘Southwark Ambassadors’, who spent six
weeks over the summer representing the borough, at a special stand in Duke Hill Street. The project aims to help young
people who are disengaged or underperforming at school. For more information email: admin@southwark.org.uk
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Reaching out to those at risk of suicide DOCTORS IN Southwark are encouraging local residents to consider the role that offering support may play in combating suicide.
Reaching out to someone who is struggling can make a difference and this is the theme for this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day on Thursday 10 September. Dr Nancy Kuchemann, local GP and clinical lead for mental health at NHS Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said: “If you are worried that someone you know may be considering suicide, check in with them, ask them whether they are okay and try to listen to what they say in a non-judgemental way. “Listening is the best way to help so try to encourage them to talk about how they are feeling, show them kindness and support, let them know you care and try to
avoid offering solutions. “This can all have a significant impact. Isolation increases the risk of suicide, while having strong social connections is protective against it, so being there for someone who has become disconnected can really help.” Dr Kuchemann also said it was very important to reach out to those who have been bereaved by suicide. “Suicide is devastating for families, friends and community members who are left behind. “Those bereaved by suicide may experience a whole range of emotions, including grief, anger, guilt, disbelief and self-blame, but they may not feel that they can share these overwhelming feelings with anyone.” Sometimes there may be obvious signs that someone is at risk of attempting suicide.
However, this is often not the case. A person may be at high risk of attempting suicide if they: • threaten to hurt or kill themselves • talk or write about death, dying or suicide • actively look for ways to kill themselves, such as stockpiling tablets If you are feeling suicidal, there are people you can talk to who want to help: • speak to a friend, family member or someone you trust as they may be able to help you calm down and find some breathing space • call the Samaritans 24-hour support service on 08457 90 90 90 • go to, or call, your nearest accident and emergency (A&E) department and tell the staff how you are feeling
smoking, and a third more likely to quit when a close friend (36%) or someone they work with (34%) stops. The data also shows that individuals are much more likely (61%) to smoke if their partner or a close friend smokes, showing the powerful influence that people’s social networks have on their own smoking behaviour. Dr Noel Baxter, local GP and clinical lead at NHS Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), said: “There are a range of free tools
available that provide proven support to help you quit smoking during Stoptober. “These include face to face support, a support pack, an app, emails and texts and you just need to pick the tools that suit you. “If you smoke, giving up is probably the biggest single step you can take to improve your health and I’d encourage anyone who wants to give up smoking to sign up for Stoptober.” More than 250,000 smokers across England and Wales were estimated to have stubbed out their cigarettes for Stoptober in 2014 Smoking is responsible for one in every five deaths in adults aged over 35 in England, and half of all long-term smokers will die prematurely due to a smokingrelated disease. Giving up smoking increases your chances of living a longer and healthier life, it’s never too late to stop. Sign up today and start your quitting journey on 1 October by searching ‘Stoptober’ online or visit www.stoptober.smokefree.nhs.uk
SIGN UP TO STOPTOBER WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES SMOKERS IN Southwark are being urged to join Stoptober, the country’s 28day mass quit attempt.
To stand an even better chance of quitting, they are encouraged to sign up with their friends, family and colleagues, as evidence reveals that this type of ‘social quitting’ can dramatically improve people’s chances of successfully stopping. Research shows that smokers are two-thirds (67%) more likely to quit when their spouse stops
• contact NHS 111 • make an urgent appointment to see your GP. World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention and the World Health Organisation. More
information about WSPD can be found at www.iasp.info/wspd/ More information on how you can support someone who may be considering suicide, including other warning signs, can be found on the NHS Choices website at www.nhs.uk
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Getting into the right secondary
Where to start and how the system works:
By Kevin Quinn
Joint Group Editor Southwark News
THE DIFFICULTIES faced each year by parents and carers deciding which secondary school to apply to for their child remains the biggest problem in terms of education decisions.
You can't expect to name a secondary school and assume that your child will automatically be offered a place. It is simply a case of listing the schools you prefer and awaiting the outcome of the allocation process. In a highly competitive process it is vital that you get the order of preference right on your child's primary to secondary transfer application. The biggest mistake you can make is to put just one school down. That might well be the only school you want for your child, but there are no guarantees that your child will be offered this school. To give your child the best chance possible, try to list up to six preferences on their application. It is all too easy just to go by hearsay and reputations - visit the schools for yourself. A school that may never have
been in your mind before could offer subjects or have specialist facilities that would meet your child's talents more than the school that was originally top of your list. There are all types of secondaries, from voluntary aided church schools to academies, foundation schools, free schools and independent secondaries. And it is here where the admission criteria vary. It is important you fully understand the admission criteria and match those criteria to your own circumstances. Some schools are heavily oversubscribed, with hundreds applying for just 120 – 240 places. When you go to an open day, make sure you find out how many applications the school usually receives - this information will also be printed in the Starting Secondary school in Southwark 2016/17 brochure. The more people who apply for a school for their children, the bigger the risk that you might not get in. Armed with this knowledge, you should be better placed to put your preferences down. You need to be wary about giving six preferences, all of which are schools that are heavily over-subscribed. Remember, you need to have a fallback plan. Put your first preference down, but also preferences into which you have a real chance of getting your child. As the local paper, year on year we have seen parents and carers left in the worst possible situation. They have only picked over-subscribed schools and have got into none. They did not have a fall-back plan. So, from being
in a position where they felt they had the luxury of choice, they were left feeling like they had no option but to accept the school they had been allocated automatically by the local authority. Applying for secondary schools can be emotionally difficult. It is such a vital decision for your child's future. If your child is in Year 6 and currently attending one of Southwark's primary schools, you will receive further information from your child's headteacher. You can apply online at www.southwark.gov.uk/schooladmissions The online application process gets rid of the paperwork, and is available to use 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The site allows users to save, continue or make changes to their form, right up until the closing date. Your details are safe and secure and you will be advised if you make a mistake. You can of course print a copy of your application to keep and can view the outcome online. The closing date to return forms is October 31, 2015. "The primary schools play a vital role in primary to secondary transfer," Southwark Council’s Admission & Benefits Manager Anita Hawksley told the News. "Primaries support and help inform the parents of Year 6 pupils about the procedure and how to complete their online forms." Since so many of Southwark's secondaries have now become academies, it is vital to check how the admission criteria stand when the school is oversubscribed. Children
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who have education, health and care plans or full statements of special educational needs are dealt with outside of the transfer process and parents and carers must contact the special educational needs and disabilities team for further advice. Once you have made your preferences and submitted your online application by the closing date, your application will be processed. If you have successfully submitted your online application before the closing date, you will be able to view the results of your application on the eAdmissions website (www.eadmissions.org.uk) during the evening of 1 March 2016. You will also be sent a letter with the results of your application by first class post on 1 March 2016. Your offer letter will contain details about how to accept your offer, placing your child's name on a waiting list or how to appeal. If you are not successful with any of your preferences then the school admissions team will allocate your child an alternative secondary school. This is likely to be the nearest Southwark school to your child’s home which has a vacancy. However, you have the right to appeal for any schools at which you have been refused a place, as well as to put your child on
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waiting lists. If you have been offered a secondary school place you have until 15 March 2016 to reject the offer of a place. If the school admissions team do not hear from you by this date, your offer will automatically be accepted and forwarded to the allocated school. If you do reject the offer and also provide an explanation of any alternative arrangement you have made for your child’s education, your child’s place will be withdrawn and offered to the next child on the school’s waiting list.
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Bacon’s College Timber Pond Road, Rotherhithe, London SE16 6AT Tel: 020 7237 1928 www.baconscollege.co.uk
This summer we once again achieved some excellent examination results. At A level 30% of all grades were A* or A and 60% of all grades were A*, A or B leading to students going to the top UK universities including places at Cambridge and Russell Group Universities. At GCSE students progress improved significantly in most subjects with 14% of all grades being A* or A and 75% being A*, A, B or C. This enabled our students to move in to Sixth Form education at Bacon’s, other Colleges, apprenticeships or employment with training. In our most recent Ofsted report the inspectors said:
‘Students are keen to learn and are proud of their school.’
‘Behaviour in lessons and around the Academy is excellent.’
‘Consistently good teaching motivates students to achieve very well.’
‘Effective pastoral support and early help make a significant difference to students.’ ‘Students describe their school as a strong community.’
‘Outstanding provision for students spiritual, moral, social and cultural development has a very positive impact.’
We enjoy the benefits of having an excellent team of staff, a large attractive campus, a very impressive range of specialist facilities and easy access to local road and public transport networks.
Please come and see for yourself what we offer and experience first-hand our very special ethos and atmosphere. We look forward to welcoming you.
Open Evenings
Wednesday 23rd September 2015 from 5.30pm - 8.00pm Thursday 24th September 2015 from 5.30pm - 8.00pm Bacon’s College is a 11 to 18 Church of England sponsored academy that welcomes students of all faiths or those with no declared faith. Over the years it has built up a very strong reputation for ensuring its students enjoy great success. The College has a long tradition of serving students from its local area and for reserving places for students from a wider catchment.
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OMORROW I'LL be voting in the House of Commons in favour of the Assisted Dying Bill.
This is an emotional and particularly difficult issue to make a law on. And it's a very personal issue, so all of us MPs will vote according to our conscience on a "free vote" and there will be no party "whip". I will be voting to change the law so that with the permission of a High Court judge and two independent doctors, a doctor will be able to prescribe a lethal drug dose for someone to use if they are terminally ill with less than six months to live. Many local people have written to me about this vote. And shared many heartfelt concerns on both sides of the issue. One woman told me she had witnessed the unnecessary suffering of her family members in the final stages of their life. She wants people to be allowed to die with dignity and not to have to ask a loved one to risk prosecution to help them. Everyone agrees that people should, as far as possible, be able to make choices as their life comes to an end. Everyone agrees that no-one should have to suffer unbearable pain. Everyone also supports the hospice movement and all those in the NHS who, whether in our hospitals or caring for people at home, do so much to care for the dying. No-one wants to see people with disabilities or life-limiting illness feel that they are a burden and must end their life. No-one wants to see someone suffering mental illness end their life. But that is not what this Bill is about. The Bill does not allow for assisted dying when the patient is not terminally ill, or euthanasia where a doctor administers a lethal medication to a patient. I've never had to watch a relative or friend suffer horribly at the end of their life. But I know that if that were the case I'd want to support their choice even if that meant medication which, as well as alleviating their pain, brought forward the end of their life. We've all seen the people who've gone to Dignitas in Switzerland to end their life. But some have said they've had to go earlier than they might otherwise, for fear of getting too ill to travel. Others have wanted to go, but could not afford to travel. And most want to die at, or near, home rather than in a foreign clinic. Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands all have different laws to deal with assisted dying. This is not about forcing people who are terminally ill to end their life. It's about giving people a choice. This is what I would want for my family. This is what I would want for myself. So this is what I will vote for on Friday.
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HARRIET HARMAN
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Take in as many refugees as possible THE SITUATION for refugees across Europe is in a critical state.
Thousands are on the move and they all need homes or risk certain death. They are already impoverished and hungry, desperate for help, and the attitude of the UK government has been appalling and embarrassing. Erecting higher fences on the continental borders and claiming to be able, eventually, to stop conflict in their war torn countries has been the party line of David Cameron's Conservatives. Ironically, hundreds of years ago, the British boarded ships and set sail for far away lands without any thought or care for the people who lived there. They were not waiting for refugee - they simply invaded, and took over. Today, people are asking for our help, so they can provide for their children and become active members of society. I have little doubt that they will add much to our communities. Filled with hope, their struggle has been massive, and it is still not over. It is our humanitarian duty to help them. I urge our council to take as many refugee families as possible and give immediate sanctuary and safe crossing to those arriving in Europe. At the same time, David Cameron needs to realise that his attitude is not shared by those of us with hearts and souls. Inge Laursen, Walworth
Fund the camps
WHY CAN'T the government understand?
We need to both help resolve the crises in Syria and the rest of the Middle East as well as respond to the immediate humanitarian crisis. This includes taking in our fair share of refugees, not just the token number currently being proposed. We must also ensure that the UN humanitarian agencies are funded to ensure medical care, shelter and food in the refugee camps. Underfunding is currently leading to cuts in food rations and even worse living
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Police not the answer to mental health crisis THE SOUTHWARK Comissioning Clinical Group (SCCG) suggestion that training the police in mental health is one of the answers to people in a mental health crisis - it is yet another example of South London And Maudsley (SLAM) passing the buck!
We already have a crisis with police cuts so the last thing they need is to be involved with mental health patients and not even coping doing police work! I have been in touch with the Care Quality Comission inspector who will be inspecting the Maudsley this month. She has made it clear that a busy A&E such as King’s is not the right environment for mental health patients. Even I was shocked recently at the amount of people at the A&E desk. I was in the children’s section two Sundays ago. My grandson had a minor sports injury. Looking across at the A&E desk was like looking at a steady queue at an ice cream counter on a scorching hot day! And the claim that there is always a mental health doctor at the hospital is just not true. We know the figures of how many mental health patients are seen by King’s A&E staff per month. But how many are treated by SLAM without involving King’s A&E staff. This surely is the issue, so that the pressure is being taken off of King’s A&E team. Tom White, Southwark Pensioners’ Action Group
A flawed system
YOUR ITEM 'Watchdog or Laptop' (Southwark News, September 3rd, 2015) illustrates the problem of a local authority as it approaches a one-party state.
Whilst the opposition Lib-Dems work hard to hold the administration to account, the chair of the Overview and Scrutiny committee has been chosen from the Labour administration. I worked with Cllr Edwards while he was chair of the Housing Scrutiny Committee, and he seemed fair, not least in our work looking into the horror that was the Draper House major works fiasco. The problem is that the scrutiny chair and his partner are effectively employed by the Labour ruling group, yet it falls on his shoulders to find shortcomings of that administration and publicly suggest solutions. I sympathise with his earnest protestations of impartiality, yet I'm sure we can understand the cynicism of those that cry foul. He is placed in an impossible position, created by a flawed system. It is obvious that the scrutiny role should be occupied by a member of the local opposition, whatever the relative numbers of councillors. Graham Neale, former Lib Dem councillor.
Peckham’s arts future is bright
I RECENTLY visited Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park School and was extremely impressed by the school and the enthusiastic and creative pupils I met.
Not fazed by our challenge to draw pictures depicting the world art market, they delved right in and we were stunned by the original and imaginative interpretations they produced. We returned to the school a few weeks later to reward the pupils who drew the best pictures, a difficult decision with such a high standard, and we also donated a camera to the school in order for it to continue to flourish. Peckham can feel safe in the knowledge that it is producing some fine artists for the future. David Gosling, Technical Project Manager, Crown Fine Art.
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UMMER FOR the most part was humid and overcast with lower than average rainfall.
During the last week of August almost three month’s worth of rain fell in just a few days. These monsoon-like conditions gave a sudden boost to growth – weeds sprang up and grass also put on summerlike growth. The start of September brought a change of wind direction round to the north-west and a fresher feel to the weather, temperatures are now slightly lower. With the reducing daylight hours and the sun much lower in the sky there is a very different feel to the month with a distinct touch of autumn in the air. Work in the garden increases during September after the relative quiet of August. Beds need to be cleared of seasonal summer plants along with the new crop of weeds. Spring flowering bulbs, Wallflowers, Sweet Williams and stocks can be planted for next year’s displays. The tiny fragrant Cyclamen, winter Pansies, Violas and Heathers are the usual favourites for autumn window boxes and containers. In the vegetable garden salad leaves and herbs (parsley and basil) will continue to provide modest crops until the first frosts. There is still time to plant winter greens and garlic. September is one of the most diverse months in the gardening calendar. The summer border annuals like the Poppy, Nigella and Amaranthus are still flowering along with the perennials (such as Roses and Rudbeckia); Pyracantha and Skimmia shrubs are loaded with bright red/orange berries, and the delicate Colchicums (Autumn Crocus) makes an appearance. Showy Chrysanthemums and Dahlias are in full bloom. The Sedum or ice plant gives a pleasing display of flowers lasting well into October. Sedum (pictured) is an essential late food supply for bees and butterflies, the latter can often be seen resting on the flat, dusky pink flower heads; if these flowers are left to dry out as the plant dies back during late autumn they remain decorative, especially when clothed in sparkly winter frosts. Other flowers to enjoy through September are Japanese anemones, Penstemons and Phlox in their dazzling array of colours. At the same time as the fruit and vegetable harvest, a hint of autumn leaf colour has crept into trees and shrubs. September is an abundant month to enjoy in the garden before leaf fall gets under way and autumn gales, rain and fog set in!
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Nell Western Birthday Memories
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12th September
Of all the special gifts in life however great or small, to have you as a wife, our mum, nan and great nan was the greatest gift of all.
May the winds of heaven blow softly and whisper in your ear "Happy birthday, we all love and miss you and wish that you were here" Deep in our hearts, your life is kept to love and cherish, not forget. No more tomorrows we can share, but yesterdays are always there.
A silent thought, a secret tear, keeps your memory ever near. In our hearts forever. We are sending all our kisses up to heaven Your loving family xxxxxxxxxxxx
Alice Tomkins
John Millward
Thinking of you on what would have been your 100th Birthday. Wishing you could be with us to celebrate.
I would give anything for one more hug, Just to hold you near, I cannot believe you have been gone another year.
Daughter Christine, Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren x x x x
Love Babs xxxx
9.5.1931 - 13.9.2003
16th September 1915 - 22nd March 2013
Forever in our thoughts, love and miss you always
Good luck
Birthday
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Good Luck Team CW competing at the Mcinerney feis in Swindon this weekend. Lets start the new feis season off with a BANG! IT’S OUR TIME TO SHINE!!
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Everyday energised NUNHEAD SCULPTOR and artist returned to GX Gallery with a show of new sculptures and 3-D paintings: Immortals, writes Michael Holland...
Since his last exhibition here he has been touring Europe and the UK with his work, creating a stir in cathedrals up and down the country as well in galleries. He has also been getting back to basics in his art, taking the time out to think more about himself and his work. Hence Immortals has been greatly influenced by the epic poems of Ovid and Dante, other-worldly while still of this world. The relief works show ordinary scenes of the Nunhead he lives in, but with a
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ARCADIA MISSA Unit 6, Bellenden Road Business Centre, Bellenden Road, SE15 Beatrice Loft Schulz - Living Arrangement # A solo show featuring elaborate and decorative making processes responding to living in austerity conditions by insisting on pleasure, for the artist first of all. Arcadia Missa, From Sep 19, Thu-Sat 12noon-5pm, ends Sep 26, free. ART HOUSE1 45, Grange Road, SE1 A Project Space Called ‘I’ By Jane Boyer ‘I’ is the space to try a different point of view. This is an exhibition of an artist curating herself - in more than one meaning of the act. Art House1, From Sep 3, Thu-Sun 3pm-7pm, ends Sep 24, free. ARTS LAV 180, Kennington Lane, SE11 Oh La La Fashion Illustration Exhibition Illustrations by artist and illustrator Amy Bridges exploring the fashion world, women and their relationship to beauty. Arts Lav, Sep 26 & 27, 10am-8pm, free. BANKSIDE GALLERY 48, Hopton Street, Waterloo, SE1 (020-7928 7521) Loop 2015 Contemporary works by 25 members of the informal artists groups. Bankside Gallery, From Sep 8, Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm, Sun, 11am-5pm, ends Sep 13, free. BERMONDSEY SQUARE SE1 Frances Richardson: Loss Of Object And Bondage To It; Fig. 2 A public sculpture by the London-based artist. Bermondsey Square, From Sep 20, MonSun open-access, ends Mar 12, free. Ilona Sagar A sculptural installation. Bermondsey Square, From Sep 11, MonSun open-access, ends Oct 31, free. CAFE GALLERY PROJECTS 1, Park Approach, Southwark Park, SE16 (0207237 1230) Ron Henocq: Works On Paper 1970 2015 Rare survey/visual diary since 1970 of Tobago, Cork, Berlin, Mexico, New York, Morocco, Crete and London which includes intimately-scaled drawings, industrious illustration, lino print studies and recent line drawings depicting international shores. Cafe Gallery Projects, From Sep 9, WedSun 11am-5pm, ends Oct 4, free. CECILIA BRUNSON PROJECTS ROYAL OAK YARD, SE1 (020-7357 9274) Coco Fusco: And The Sea Will Talk To You An installation by the American artist. Cecilia Brunson Projects, From Sep 3, TueFri 12noon-4pm, Sat 2pm-6pm, ends Oct 29, free. CONTEMPORARY APPLIED ARTS 89,
steel figure attached that creates its own real shadow in the painted street. He says, ‘The space created between the represented space and the figure is a place our minds can travel to.’ The large sculptures, super-human size, are open and have a transparency, where other smaller figures can reside. For me they show that we are all different people for different places and times as we go through life carrying a multitude of alter egos within us that are to be used accordingly. Smaller sculptures depict life’s journey through nature and work and maturing as people. Figures show the material things we seek or
Southwark Street, SE1 (020-7620 0086) Resonance: Making, Metal And Place Movement through cities is shaped by metal: railings, gates, lampposts, bridges and rail tracks guide us through the urban realm. This exhibition highlights outstanding contemporary design solutions for civic spaces by eight renowned metalsmiths. Contemporary Applied Arts, From Sep 10, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, ends Oct 24, free. COPPERFIELD GALLERY 6, Copperfield Street, SE1 Add Subtract Divide Artists revisit the abstract painting tradition with new media, processes and experimentation. Copperfield Gallery, Wed-Sat 6pm-9pm, ends Sep 12, free. Shahpour Pouyan: History Travels At Different Speeds First UK solo exhibition of Shahpour Pouyan (born Iran 1980, lives and works in NYC). Copperfield Gallery, From Sep 23, Wed-Sat 12noon-6pm, ends Nov 13, free. DESIGN MUSEUM 28 Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames, SE1 (020-7940 8790) Designers In Residence: Migration An exhibition platform for young and up-andcoming designers. Design Museum, From Sep 9, Mon-Sun 10am-5.45pm, ends Feb 28, £13. Life On Foot: Camper At The Design Museum The first museum exhibition devoted to the much-loved Spanish footwear brand Camper, Life On Foot marks the 40-year anniversary of this independent family-run business whose shoes are purchased in their millions worldwide. Design Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-5.45pm, last adm 5.15pm, ends Nov 1, £13. DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY Gallery Road, SE21 (020-8693 5254) Pierre-Paul Prud’hon: Napoleon’s Draughtsman A selection of 13 works on paper. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Tue-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm, ends Nov 15, £5, OAP £4, unwaged/disabled/ NUS/under 18s free. EMBASSY TEA GALLERY 195-205, Union Street, SE1 (020-7274 7474) Space To Place Embassy Tea Gallery, 195-205 Union St, SE1 0PB. Sixteen artists explore the concept of place by pushing the boundaries of traditional and contemporary printmaking to create exciting hybrid and 3D pieces. Embassy Tea Gallery, Sep 29 & 30 11am-6pm, ends Oct 4, free. FASHION AND TEXTILE MUSEUM 83, Bermondsey Street, SE1 (020-7407 8664) Art Textiles - Marian Clayden A
need such as cars and homes, but these are tempered with the everpresent nature of trees and sun. The paintings are vibrant, Technicolor depictions of his locality: Peckham Rye, or the night bus negotiating the back streets of SE15, bursting with vigour and life.
retrospective of luxurious art textiles in silk, velvet, cotton and felted wool by the internationally collected designer. Fashion And Textile Museum, From Sep 9, Tue, Wed & Fri-Sat 11am-6pm, Thu 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-5pm, ends Sep 24, £8.80, NUS £5.50, concs £6.60, art fund £4.40. GX GALLERY 43, Denmark Hill, SE5 (020-7703 8396) Immortals By Randy Klein A collection of new sculptures and paintings by Randy Klein. GX Gallery, Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, ends Sep 19, free. HAYS GALLERIA 100, Tooley Street, SE1 SAF Summer Arts Fair 2015 A chance to showcase, sell and promote your art work. Hays Galleria, Sep 12, 11am-7pm, Sep 13, 11am-5pm, free. IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM Lambeth Road, Elephant & Castle, SE1 (020-7416 5000) Holocaust Exhibition Documenting the Holocaust and the Second World War. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am6pm, last adm 5.30pm, ends Dec 31, free. Peter Kennard: Unofficial War Artist Examining the art and practice of one of Britain’s most important political artists. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am6pm, last adm 5.30pm, ends May 30 2016, free. Imogen Stidworthy: The Work An audio installation of soldiers’ stories from Afghanistan, Iraq and Yugoslavia. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.30pm, ends Sep 6, free. Visions Of War Above And Below A variety of media responses to conflict. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.30pm, ends Sep 25 2016, free. JERWOOD SPACE 171, Union Street, Bankside, SE1 (020-7654 0179) Jerwood Drawing Prize 2015 Works by established and up-and-coming artists working in the medium of drawing. Jerwood Space, From Sep 16, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm, ends Oct 25, free. Project Space: Luke Mccreadie: Be In The Air, But Not Be Air, Be In The No Air McCreadie uses narrative as a drive to make new sculpture and film. Jerwood Space, From Sep 7, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm, ends Dec 12, free. MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL Denmark Hill, SE5 The Maudsley At War: The Story Of The Hospital During The Great War In 1915 the War Office requisitioned the Maudsley Hospital to treat servicemen affected with severe psychiatric injuries. This exhibition
in Southwark
Immortals more than anything shows Klein’s love of life and how he rejoices in what some might call the mundane. In his hands the ‘everyday’ and the humdrum pulsate with energy.
looks at the role of the hospital during the First World War. Maudsley Hospital, MonSat 9am-5pm, ends Sep 24, free. MOCA LONDON 113, Bellenden Road, SE15 Asa Johannesson: Looking Out, Looking In Photographic representations of non-conformity gender and queer identities. The exhibition invites the viewer to reflect on gender, self and otherness through the acts of looking, and being looked at. Moca London, From Sep 4, Thu-Sun 2pm-6pm, ends Sep 12, free. PECKHAM RYE MULTISTOREY Car Park Rye Lane, SE15 Bold Tendencies 2015 Contemporary sculpture and installations by international artists. Peckham Rye Multistorey Car Park, Tue & Wed 5pm-11pm, Thu-Sun 11am11pm, ends Sep 27, prices vary. SIOBHAN DAVIES STUDIOS 85, St George’s Road, SE1 (020-7091 9650) South Of No North: Approaches To Art And Performance New and existing works which reflect varying approaches to art as performance, or performance as art. Siobhan Davies Studios, From Sep 18, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-8pm, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm, ends Nov 29, free. SOUTH LONDON GALLERY 65-67, Peckham Road, SE5 (020-7703 6120) Thomas Hirschhorn: In-Between An installation exploring the effort required to destroy. South London Gallery, Tue & ThuSun 11am-6pm, Wed 11am-9pm, ends Sep 13, free. Ane Hjort Guttu: Time Passes A new film piece commissioned by Bergen Kunsthall, Norway, with the SLG. South London Gallery, Tue & Thu-Sun 11am-6pm, Wed 11am-9pm, ends Sep 13, free. SOUTHBANK CENTRE Belvedere Road, Waterloo, SE1 (020-7960 4200) Sara Naim Abstract photographs that contrast geographic landscapes with the landscape of the body. Concrete Cafe at Hayward Gallery, Mon 12noon-6pm, TueThu 11am-11pm, Fri & Sat 11am-1pm, Sun 11am-7pm, ends Sep 20, free. Dineo Seshee Bopape: Slow-Co-Ruption The first UK solo exhibition by South African artist Dineo Seshee Bopape. Hayward Gallery, Mon 12noon-6pm, Tue, Wed & FriSun 11am-7pm, Thu 11am-8pm, ends Sep 27, free. TATE MODERN Bankside, Holland Street, SE1 (020-7887 8888) Abstraction And The Sublime Works exploring affinities between the American post-war abstractionists and European landscape painters. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu
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& Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Around Abstract Art 1920-1935 An exhibition exploring the development of abstract art. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Arte Povera And Anti-Form An art exhibition curated by Mark Godfrey and Helen Sainsbury. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Joseph Beuys: Artist Rooms This display of sculpture brings together works by the German artist from the early 1980s. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ends Sep 27, free. Beyond Painting Works exploring the constituent elements of putting paint on canvas. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Beyond Surrealism Works curated by Matthew Gale. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. BMW Tate Live: If Tate Modern Was Musee De La Danse?: Paulina Olowska: The Mother An Unsavoury Play In Two Acts And An Epilogue A two-week installation and a site-specific theatre performance. Tate Modern, From Sep 14, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ends Sep 27, free. Alexander Brodsky And Ilya Utkin Illustrations by two artists who became known as The Paper Architects. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Constructionism Curated by Tanya Barson and Matthew Gale. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Cubism Exhibition illuminating the perceptual and conceptual aspects of the art movement. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Giorgio De Chirico And Jannis Kounellis An exhibition exploring how two different artists responded to surrealism. Tate
Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Niki De Saint Phalle And Richard Serra Two artists working in the arte povera, or poor art tradition. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Elegies Works by Claude Monet, Joan Mitchell and Lee Ufan. Tate Modern, MonThu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Elements Of Chance Exhibition of surrealist art which toys with the notion of chance. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Everyday Alchemy: Contemporary Sculpture Sculptures which use commonplace objects to explore notions of value. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Leon Golub & Hrair Sarkissian: Facing History Works by two artists whose subject-matter is violence and atrocity. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Nicholas Hlobo Artworks which utilise craft techniques of stitching and weaving. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Homeworkers Works employing materials traditionally associated with the domestic sphere. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Nam June Paik A display featuring rarelyseen work on paper, and other key pieces, spanning 40 years of the artist’s career. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Ellsworth Kelly Retrospective exhibition to mark the artist’s 90th birthday. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Agnes Martin The American painter’s first retrospective exhibition since her death in 2004. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ends Oct 11, £10.90, concs £9.50, under 12s free.
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Minimalism An art exhibition curated by Helen Sainsbury. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Pino Pascali Works by one of the most important 1960s Italian artists. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Charlotte Posenenske An exhibition curated by Jessica Morgan and Kyla McDonald. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Realisms Exhibition exploring how many 20th-century artists resisted the onslaught of abstractionism. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. The Reclining Nude Exhibition of works exploring the evolution of this artistic tradition in the 19th and 20th centuries. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Russian Revolutionary Posters A display of street posters from the Soviet era. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Surrealism And Beyond A variety of works exploring how surrealist artists approached dreams. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Cy Twombly Paintings and sculptures evoking the ancient world. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Bill Viola Display of works by the pioneering video artist. Tate Modern, MonThu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Lawrence Weiner American artist presents text-based art. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ends Dec 31, free. Henry Wessel Photographs depicting America’s social landscape. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. The World Goes Pop An exhibition of around 200 works from the 1960s and 1970s. Tate Modern, From Sep 17, MonThu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ends Jan 24, £14.50, concs £12.70, under 12s free. Chen Zhen And Leonilson: Objects For Mending Works by two artists who struggled against serious illness. Tate
Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free.
THE BARGEHOUSE Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, SE1 (020-7021 1686) Shaped In Mexico Shaped in Mexico is returning to London for its second edition. The free contemporary art exhibition showcases over 30 international artists who identify themselves with Mexico, either by heritage or creative choice. The Bargehouse, From Sep 4, Mon-Sun, 11am6pm, ends Sep 12, free. THE LONDON ARTS BOARD Vestry Road, SE5 Organic Chaos Prints by Megan Fatharly. The London Arts Board, From Sep 10, Mon-Sun dawn-dusk, ends Oct 10, free. UNICORN THEATRE 147, Tooley Street, SE1 (020-7645 0560) South Bank Stories: The Way We Worked 1980 To Now Exploring the history of workers in the South Bank and greater Southwark area photographic portraits, archival imagery, and written interviews will be exhibited to bring to life the memories of the area’s workforce from the 1980s to the present day. Unicorn Theatre, Mon-Fri 9.30am-6pm, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm, ends Sep 27, free. WHITE CUBE BERMONDSEY 144-152, Bermondsey Street, SE1 (020-7930 5373) Marc Quinn: The Toxic Sublime Works that blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture. White Cube Bermondsey, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12noon-6pm, ends Sep 13, free. UPSTAIRS AT THE RITZY Coldharbour Lane, SW2 (0871-704 2065) Upstairs Gallery Launch: Hart Work Hart Work is an exhibition of images and text created by a group of women who are homeless in Brixton. Upstairs At The Ritzy, Sep 1, 6.30pm-12midnight, free.
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LONDON WONDERGROUND Jubilee Gardens, off Belvedere Road, SE1 (0844545 8282) Between The Sheets: An Intimate Cabaret The sexiest show of the Summer. Celebrating all things ‘in the bedroom’ this is a stunning, hilarious and risque cabaret, bursting with a dynamite mix of song, dance, comedy and circus. Starring ‘Best Burlesque’ LCAward 2015 Winner Miss Polly Rae. London Wonderground, Sep 9 & 17, 9.30pm-11.15pm, £18.50, wonder seats £23.50. Black Cat Cabaret: Nocturne Alternative and dark cabaret. London Wonderground, Sep 11, 9.30pm, £21.50-£24.50 wonder seats, £15.50-£19.50, concs £14-£16. Briefs: The Second Coming Raunchy allmale boylesque troupe. London Wonderground, Tue-Fri & Sun 7.30pm, Sat
RECKLESS BY Rebecca Rogers is a new piece by Heady Conduct Theatre Company, and tells the story of a father whose tragic loss of his wife leads him to fear the sea that took her. His fear of further loss leads him to keep his son close in an attempt to avoid pain, writes Matt Baker...
The peace and routine of their life is shattered, however, when his son meets a wild fisherman's daughter who refuses to cower in the face of fear. With elements of great comedy and great tragedy Reckless felt like a fresh visit to many themes and elements of Greek and Elizabethan theatre. The cast was superb as an ensemble, but I feel I should say it is well worth paying attention to the 8.45pm, Sep 5 & 19, 7pm, no perfs Sep 1 & 15, ends Sep 27, Tue-Thu £25, Fri-Sun £30. Club Briefs Incredible circus, variety and burlesque. London Wonderground, Sep 12 & 26, 10.30pm, £17.50. House Of Burlesque: Straight Up Miss Tempest Rose serves up burlesque inspired by the contents of her liquor cabinet. London Wonderground, Sep 3 & 24, 9.30pm, £16.50, concs £15, Wonder Seats £21.50. Lili La Scala’s Another F*cking Variety Show Join Lili and a cavalcade of cabarati. London Wonderground, Sep 23, 9.30pm, £18.50. Lili La Scala: Siren Siren blends Lili’s classical roots with dark eclectic songs in a theatrical musical voyage. Having achieved international success, numerous five star reviews and award nominations with her previous shows, Lili presents her most ambitious show yet. London Wonderground, Sep 26, 7pm-8pm, £12.50. Marcel Lucont’s Cabaret Fantastique: A Feast Of International Cabaret The flaneur, raconteur and bon-viveur presents the cream of alternative international cabaret acts. London Wonderground, Sep 10, 9.30pm, £15.50, concs £14. Miss Behave’s Gameshow A renegade Gameshow for the austerity generation. London Wonderground, Sep 4, 18 & 25, 9.30pm, £15.50, concs £14. NATIONAL THEATRE: DORFMAN South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) People, Places And Things Duncan Macmillan’s sobering drama about a young woman facing harsh reality in rehab. National Theatre: Dorfman, Sep 2, 7-10, 1719 & 21-23, 7.30pm, mats Sep 8, 19 & 22, 2.30pm (press night Sep 1, 7pm), booking to Nov 4, £15-£40, Sat eves £15-£45. The Red Lion Patrick Marber’s savage and humorous drama set in the world of nonleague football. National Theatre: Dorfman, Sep 11 & 12, 14-16, 24-26, 28 & 29, 8pm, mats Sep 5, 12, 15, 26, 29 & 30, 3pm (captioned mat perf Sep 5), ends Sep 30, £15-£50. NATIONAL THEATRE: LYTTELTON South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Jane Eyre Sally Cookson directs this bold re-imagining of Charlotte Bronte’s novel. National Theatre: Lyttelton, Sep 8-12, 14-17 & 24-26, 7pm, mats Sep 26, 1.30pm, Sep 27, 2pm (press night Sep 14), booking to Jan 10, £15-£50, Sat eves £15-£55, Sep 8 & 9 previews £15-£32, Sep 10-12 previews £15-£37. Three Days In The Country Patrick Marber directs this own adaptation of Turgenev’s moving comedy. National Theatre: Lyttelton, Sep 18 & 19, 21-23 & 2830, 7.30pm, mats Sep 19 & 22, 2.15pm, Sep 20, 2.30pm (captioned perf Sep 29), ends Oct 21, £15-£50, Sat eves £15-£55. NATIONAL THEATRE: OLIVIER South
Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Our Country’s Good Timberlake Wertenbaker’s profound drama about the redemptive power of art. National Theatre: Olivier, Sep 4 & 5, 7 & 8, 14 & 15, 21 & 22 & 28-30, 7.30pm, mats Sep 5, 15 & 22, 2pm (captioned eve perf Sep 22), ends Oct 17, £15-£35. The Beaux’ Stratagem George Farquhar’s uproarious comedy of love and money. National Theatre: Olivier, Sep 1 & 2, 9-12 & 16-19, 7.30pm, NT Live Sep 3, 7pm, mats Sep 10, 12 & 19, 2pm, Sep 13 & 20, 2.30pm (audio described mat perf Sep 12, captioned mat perf Sep 19), ends Sep 20, £15-£35. OLD VIC 103, The Cut, SE1 (0844-871 7628) Future Conditional Matthew Warchus directs Tamsin Oglesby’s topical comedy about British schooling. Old Vic, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm, no mats Sep 2, 5 & 9 (press night Sep 10, 7pm, captioned perf Sep 18, audio described perf Sep 25), ends Oct 3, £10-£45. ROYAL VAUXHALL TAVERN 372, Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 (0207820 1222) Drag Roast Drag artistes. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Sep 17, 7pm-12midnight, £10. Finger In The Pie Cabaret Showcase London’s hot showcase of new drag, burlesque and variety. Launching the careers of some of London’s most famous cabaret artists and regularly providing a testbed for new material from its most established. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, third Fri of month 7pm-9.30pm, £10-£12. Glory Pearl: The Naked Stand Up Observational stand-up about the body from the burlesque performer. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Sep 11, 7pm-8.30pm, £10, concs £8. David Hoyle Presents Future Perfect Post-drag, post-gender, impossible to beat, performance avalanche and avant-garde legend David Hoyle returns to the RVT to bring you five hilarious visions of the future. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Thu 7pm-11pm, £10. Miss Glory Pearl: The Naked Stand Up A funny and heart-felt exploration of the body in the 21st century. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Sep 11, 7.30pm, doors 7pm, £10, concs £8. SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE THEATRE 21, New Globe Walk, SE1 (020-7401 9919) Measure For Measure Shakespeare’s bruising study of sexual politics and social justice. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Sep 16 & 17, 21-23 & 28, 7.30pm, mats Sep 12 & 29, 2pm (signed mat perf Sep 12, captioned perf Sep 17), ends Oct 17, £16£43, standing £5. Much Ado About Nothing After delighting audiences in 2014, Much Ado About Nothing returns this summer. Performing at the Globe and on an Elizabethan inspired stage, a handful of players reinvent
Harbour Master, a great character who was utterly captivating. Reckless moves at a fierce pace toward its inevitably tragic end, but truth be told I felt I would have liked the piece to be longer than the hour it ran, as the world created by Rebecca Rogers is enthralling. Well worth a night in South London, so do yourself a favour and get along to the Rose; you won’t regret it.
The Rose Playhouse, 56 Park Street, Bankside, SE1 9AR until 27 September 2015 Tues – Sat 7.30pm, Sun 3pm only Box office: 020 7261 9565, boxoffice@roseplayhouse.org.uk Tickets: £ 12 (£ 10 Concessions) Web: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk, Twitter: @RoseTheatreSE1, @HeadyConduct
renaissance touring theatre for the 21st century. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Sep 10 & 11, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Sep 13, 6.30pm-9.30pm, ends Sep 13, £17-£39. Nell Gwynn Jessica Swale’s historical tale, charting the rise of an unlikely heroine. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Sep 19 & 24, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Sep 20, 6.30pm9.30pm, Sep 22-24, 2pm-5pm, ends Oct 17, £5-£43. Richard II Shakespeare’s history play about the thirst for power, directed by Simon Godwin. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Sep 26 & 29, 7.30pm, Sep 27, 6.30pm, mats Sep 30, 2pm, Sep 27, 1pm (audio described mat perf Sep 27, signed perf Sep 29), ends Oct 18, £16-£43, standing £5. The Oresteia Rory Mullarkey adapts Aeschylus’s tragic trilogy into one thrilling three-act play for Shakespeare’s Globe. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Sep 12, 18, 25 & 30, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Sep 13, 1pm4pm, Sep 25 & 26, 2pm-5pm, ends Oct 16, £5-£43. SOUTHBANK CENTRE Belvedere Road, Waterloo, SE1 (020-7960 4200) Star Boy Productions A show uncovering how far migrants go to stay in Europe. Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Sep 11 & 12, 7.45pm-8.45pm, £15, concs £7.50. SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE 77-85, Newington Causeway, SE1 (020-7407 0234) The Late Henry Moss W14 Productions presents its take on the drama written by the playwright Sam Shepard. Southwark Playhouse, From Sep 2, Mon-Sat 8pm, mat Sat 3.30pm, ends Sep 26, Sep 2-4 Wed-Fri eve £10, Sep 5-26 Mon-Sat £18, NUS/OAP/unwaged/under 16s £16. TEMPORARY THEATRE (formerly The Shed) NATIONAL THEATRE, South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Pomona Ned Bennett directs Alistair McDowall’s sinister and surreal thriller. Temporary Theatre (formerly The Shed), From Sep 10, Mon-Sat 8pm, mats Sat 3pm, no mat Sep 12 (press night Sep 14, audio described mat perf Sep 26, captioned perf Sep 30), ends Oct 10, £15 & £20. THE HORSE AND STABLES 124, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 Anne & Frank Want You To See This! Sketches and improv. The Horse And Stables, Sep 13. 20, 27, 8pm-10pm, free. THE IVY HOUSE 40, Stuart Road, Nunhead, SE15 (020-7732 0222) Magic, Mind-Reading & Mayhem Show On the bill we have a Afro Dizzy Act, a Ventriloquist who’s starred in “Take Me Out”, Amigo’s Magic an award winning comedy magician and a Mind-Reader Roberto Forzoni, who has been taking his show “Influence” to sold out venues around the country. The Ivy House, Sep 24, 8pm10pm, £10. THE MENIER CHOCOLATE FACTORY 53, Southwark Street, SE1 (020-7378
1713) Dinner With Saddam Something sinister is cooking in the kitchen in Anthony Horowitz’s comedy. The Menier Chocolate Factory, From Sep 10, Mon-Sat 8pm, mats Sat & Sun 3.30pm, no mats Sep 13 & 20, ends Nov 14, £35, concs £27.50. THE MILLER 96, Snowfields, SE1 (0207407 2690) Do Not Adjust Your Stage Live long-form improv from one of the UK’s leading groups Do Not Adjust Your Stage, plus guests. The Miller, Sep 12, 7.45pm-9.45pm, £5. THE TOMMYFIELD 185, Kennington Lane, SE11 (020-7735 1061) Always Be Comedy Another ace line-up including a surprise guest. The Tommyfield, Sep 10, 8pm-11pm, £8. THE VAULTS 10, Leake Street, SE1 (0207401 9603) One Minute Simon Stephen’s disorienting London-set drama about five lives touched by a missing girl. The Vaults, From Sep 7, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, mats Sat 2.30pm (press night Sep 9, 7pm), ends Oct 3, £22.50, Sep 7 & 8 previews £17.50. UNICORN THEATRE 147, Tooley Street, SE1 (020-7645 0560) Martyr: Actors Touring Company The company presents a provocative play by leading German playwright, Marius von Mayenburg. Unicorn Theatre, From Sep 15, Tue-Sat 7pm, mat Sat 2pm, ends Oct 10, £12, £16 & £18, concs £9, £13, £15, £8, £10 & £12 under 18s. YOUNG VIC 66, The Cut, SE1 (020-7922 2922) Creditors Rikki Henry directs August Strindberg’s unflinching portrait of a marriage in crisis. Young Vic, Mon-Sat 7.45pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.45pm, no mats Sep 12, ends Sep 19, £15, concs £10. La Musica Jeff James directs a revival of Marguerite Duras’s lyrical study of fractured relationships. Young Vic, From Sep 24, Mon-Sat 7.45pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.45pm, no mats Sep 26 & 30, ends Oct 17, £10 & £19.50, Sep 24-30, £10. Song From Far Away Simon Stephens’s drama for one-actor about a young man’s homecoming. Young Vic, From Sep 2, MonSat 7.30pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm, no mat Sep 9 (press night Sep 4, 7pm, captioned perf Sep 17, audio described mat perf Sep 19), ends Sep 19, £10-£35, Sep 3 & 4 previews £10 & £19.50. UPSTAIRS AT THE RITZY Coldharbour Lane, SW2 (0871-704 2065) Scratch That: Brixton ‘Scratch That Hackney’ are now Scratch That Brixton too, on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Upstairs At The Ritzy, third Tue of every month 8pm-11pm, £6.
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PECKHAM MULTIPLEX
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CRYPTIC PUZZLE Clues Across
4 An age of copper and tin (6) 8 Spotted the go-between who was in front (7) 9 Walked along, having been well filled (6) 10 Is the crowd, indeed, in low spirits? (9) 11 Escape the return of the oriental mischief maker (4) 13 Halts the first man in the ship (5) 14 Initially, George made a wrongful arrest in the attics (7) 16 Supervise in the bishop's domain (7) 18 Deserve to have met a right one inside (5) 19 Formerly in the New Testament, and still to come (4) 21 Told an ace of a story (9) 22 It's difficult to understand anything without reflection (6) 23 Willingly in the case of putting the paper in order (7) 24 A commercial, now a disturbed liar has it, will go in all directions (6)
QUICK PUZZLE
Clues Across
4 Neglects an obligation (6) 8 Spreads (7) 9 City state of Greece (6) 10 Adapts again (9) 11 Otherwise (4) 13 Took without authority (5) 14 Postponed (7)
Clues Down
1 I've followed the immediate order (9) 2 Save a portion for the replacement (5,4) 3 In case a central part is of the smallest significance (5) 5 Dare to look out (4) 6 Small knot gathered, but no duel was arranged (6) 7 The disturbances caused when the editor passes on . . . (6) 9 . . . and a step up for the friend who got round him (5) 11 Lands without restrictions below decks (9) 12 And here in Rome a friend is behaving in a moral manner (9) 15 River in which to catch the fish? (5) 16 Journeying - and continuing to the Chaldean town? (2,4) 17 Develop, though formerly soundly censured by the critics (6) 20 Performed like a rising attorney, and the rest going up inside (5) 21 Subtle emanation that can almost be heard (4)
16 Seed with strong taste (7) 18 Animal's nose (5) 19 Halt (4) 21 Taking a break in the meeting (9) 22 Medicine to prolong life (6) 23 Dropped (7) 24 Propositions (6)
Clues Down
1 Looking forward to (9) 2 Greeting (9)
Solutions to last week’s crossword
3 Hatred (5) 5 Jumps (4) 6 Infrequently (6) 7 Gazed (6) 9 Direct (5) 11 Seriously (9) 12 Continuous series (9) 15 At no time (5) 16 Climb (6) 17 Ointment (6) 20 Piles (5) 21 Increase (4)
CRYPTIC Across: 4 Bronze 8 Pimpled 9 Padded 10 Depressed 11 Flee 13 Stops 14 Garrets 16 0versee 18 Merit 19 Next 21 Anecdotal 22 Opaque 23 Readily 24 Radial Down: 1 Directive 2 Spare part 3 Least 5 Read 6 Nodule 7 Eddies 9 Pedal 11 Freeholds 12 Ethically 15 Seine 16 On tour 17 Expand 20 Acted 21 Aura QUICK Across: 4 Shirks 8 Expands 9 Sparta 10 Readjusts 11 Else 13 Stole 14 Delayed 16 Aniseed 18 Snout 19 Stop 21 Recessing 22 Elixir 23 Spilled 24 Theses DOWN: 1 Expectant 2 Handclasp 3 Odium 5 Hops 6 Rarely 7 Stared 9 Steer 11 Earnestly 12 Sequences 15 Never 16 Ascent 17 Iodine 20 Heaps 21 Rise
MAZE RUNNER: SCORCH TRIAL (12A) 2D Daily at 2.50 8.35 3D Daily at 5.40 LEGEND (18) Daily at 2.55 5.50 8.40 (Tue 2.55 HOH) THE VISIT (15) Daily at 4.50 6.55 9.00 (No 9.00 Sun) LOOKING FOR LOVE (15) Daily (Except Sun) at 8.45 Sun at 9.00 AMERICAN ULTRA (15) Daily at 6.30 NO ESCAPE (15) Daily at 6.35 TRANSPORTER REFUELLED (15) Daily at 8.55 (Mon 8.55 HOH) STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (15) Daily at 5.10 8.20 Extra Perf Sat/Sun at 2.00 (Sun 2.00 HOH) HITMAN: AGENT 47 (15) Daily at 4.15 PAPER TOWNS (12A) Sat/Sun 2.25 PIXELS (12A) 2D Sat/Sun 12.25 THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E (12A) Daily at 3.45 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION (12A) Sat at 1.30 INSIDE OUT (U) 3D Sat/Sun at 12.30 2D Sat/Sun 1.20 AMY (15) Sat-Sun at 12.00 MINIONS (U) Sat/.Sun at 11.50 PECKHAM & NUNHEAD FREE FILM FESTIVAL SUPERBOB (15) Sun at 8.30 WATCH WITH BABY - Thu 11.30am THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E (12A) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION (12A)
RITZY CINEMA
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Fri 11 Sept – Thu 17 Sept
LEGEND (18) Fri & Sat 12.20(Sat only), 3.30, 6.30, 9.30 Sun 11.20, 2.20, 5.20, 8.20 Mon - Thu 12.20, 3.20, 6.20, 9.15 IRRATIONAL MAN (12A) Fri & Sat 4.30, 6.45, 9.00 Sun 4.00, 6.15, 8.30 Mon, Tue & Wed 4.20, 6.40, 8.50 Thu 1.40, 3.50, 9.00 STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (15) Fri & Sat 12.30, 3.40, 6.50, 10.00pm Sun 1.50, 5.00, 8.10 Mon, Tue & Wed 2.50, 6.00, 9.10 Thu 12.10, 3.30, 6.00, 9.10 ME AND EARL AND DYING GIRL ( 12A) Fri & Sat 1.40, 4.10, 6.40 Sun 1.10, 3.40, 6.10 Mon Thu 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 DOPE (15) Fri & Sat 1.40, 8.40 Sun 1.30, 8.15 Mon 11.40, 8.45 Tue, Wed & Thu 1.50, 8.45 45 YEARS (15) Fri & Sat 11.30(Sat only), 2.10, 4.00, 9.10 Sun 10.50, 1.40, 3.50, 8.40 Mon 12.10, 2.00, 9.00 Tue & Wed 2.10, 4.15, 9.00 Thu 11.30, 4.15, 9.00 CARTEL LAND (15) Fri & Sat 6.20 Sun 6.00 Mon 4.10 Tue 11.30 Wed 12.00, 6.30 Thu 11.30, 6.30 MISTRESS AMERICA (15) Fri , Sat & Sun 11.40 Mon 12.30, 2.20 Tue 12.00 Wed 12.40 Thu 11.20
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INSIDE OUT 2D (U) Sat 11.45 Sun 11.00 BIG SCREAM LEGEND (18) & DOPE (15) & IRRATIONAL MAN (12A) Fri 11.00am - doors open at 10.15am (Big Scream Members only) TODDLER TIME BOJ (U) Tue & Thu at 11.00am KIDS’ CLUB THE RESCUERS (U) Sat at 10.30am (Kids Club Members only) SUBTITLED SCREENING ME AND EARL AND DYING GIRL ( 12A) Mon 4.00pm
EAST DULWICH PICTUREHOUSE TICKETS: 0871 902 5749 Fri 11 Sept – Thu 17 Sept
LEGEND (18) Fri & Sat 12.20(Sat only), 3.30, 6.30, 9.30 Sun 11.20, 2.20, 5.20, 8.20 Mon - Thu 12.20, 3.20, 6.20, 9.15 IRRATIONAL MAN (12A) Fri & Sat 4.30, 6.45, 9.00 Sun 4.00, 6.15, 8.30 Mon, Tue & Wed 4.20, 6.40, 8.50 Thu 1.40, 3.50, 9.00 STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (15) Fri & Sat 12.30, 3.40, 6.50, 10.00pm Sun 1.50, 5.00, 8.10 Mon, Tue & Wed 2.50, 6.00, 9.10 Thu 12.10, 3.30, 6.00, 9.10 ME AND EARL AND DYING GIRL ( 12A) Fri & Sat 1.40, 4.10, 6.40 Sun 1.10, 3.40, 6.10 Mon Thu 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 DOPE (15) Fri & Sat 1.40, 8.40 Sun 1.30, 8.15 Mon 11.40, 8.45 Tue, Wed & Thu 1.50, 8.45 45 YEARS (15) Fri & Sat 11.30(Sat only), 2.10, 4.00, 9.10 Sun 10.50, 1.40, 3.50, 8.40 Mon 12.10, 2.00, 9.00 Tue & Wed 2.10, 4.15, 9.00 Thu 11.30, 4.15, 9.00 CARTEL LAND (15) Fri & Sat 6.20 Sun 6.00 Mon 4.10 Tue 11.30 Wed 12.00, 6.30 Thu 11.30, 6.30 MISTRESS AMERICA (15) Fri , Sat & Sun 11.40 Mon 12.30, 2.20 Tue 12.00 Wed 12.40 Thu 11.20 INSIDE OUT 2D (U) Sat 11.45 Sun 11.00 BIG SCREAM LEGEND (18) & DOPE (15) & IRRATIONAL MAN (12A) Fri 11.00am - doors open at 10.15am (Big Scream Members only) TODDLER TIME BOJ (U) Tue & Thu 11.00am KIDS’ CLUB THE RESCUERS (U) Sat 10.30am (Kids Club Members only) SUBTITLED SCREENING ME AND EARL AND DYING GIRL ( 12A) Mon 4.00pm SPECIAL SCREENING THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW LIVE (12A) Thu at 6.45pm REMINISCENCE SCREENING CRIA CUERVOS (12A) Tue 12.00pm DISCOVER TUESDAYS MARSHLAND (15) Tue at 6.30pm LATE NIGHTS BOYZ N THE HOOD (15) Fri & Sat 11.00pm CARTEL LAND (15) Fri 11.10pm
THE WOLFPACK (15) Fri & Sat 11.15pm ME AND EARL AND DYING GIRL ( 12A) Sat 11.10pm
BFI IMAX
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EVEREST 3D, (12A), 121 mins, Fri, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00, Sat, 11:00, 14:00, 17:00, 20:00, Sun, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00, Mon, 11:00, 14:00, Tue, 11:30, 14:30, 17:30, 20:30, Wed, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00, Thur, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00, ISLANDS OF LEMURS 3D, (U), 40mins, Sat, 10:00, Sun, 10:30, Mon, 10:00, Tue, 10:30, Wed, 10:30, Thur, 10:30, THE LORD OF THE RINGS ALL NIGHTER, (12A), 534 mins Sat, 23:59, STAR TREK II + III DOUBLE BILL, (12A), 215 mins, Mon, 18:00
GREENWICH PICTUREHOUSE TICKETS: 0871 902 5732 Fri 11 Sept – Thu 17 Sept
LEGEND (18) Fri/Sat & Mon-Thu 12.20, 3.10, 6.00, 8.50, Sun 12.00, 1.30, 4.20, 7.15 45 YEARS (15) Fri/Sat/Mon/Tue/ Wed 12noon, 2.15, 4.30, 6.45, 9.00, Sun 12.45, 3.00, 5.15, 7.30, Wed 11.30, 1.45, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00 IRRATIONAL MAN (12A) Fri/Sat/Mon 2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 8.45, Sun 12.10, 3.15, 5.30, 7.45, Tue/Wed/Thu 11.45am, 2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 8.45 ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL (12A) Fri & Wed 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45, Sat 3.45, 6.15, 8.45, Sun 2.50, 7.30, Mon/Tue 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, Thu at 1.15, 3.45, 8.45 CARTEL LAND (15)Fri/Sat/Tue 1.25, Sun 5.15, Mon at 11.45am, Wed 6.35, Thu 1.30 MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E (12A) Fri/Sat/Tue/Thu 3.45, 6.25, 9.00, Sun 2.20, 5.00, 7.35 Mon 3.45, 6.15, 9.00, Thurs 1.15, 3.45, 9.00 VINTAGE SUNDAYS THE MISFITS (PG) Sun 12.05 CRIA CUERVOS (12A) Mon 1.00 THE EVIL DEAD - 1981 (18) Mon 8.30 DISCOVER TUESDAY MARSHLAND (15) Tue 8.45 KIDS CLUB Sat, 10.30 for 11am THE RESCUERS (U) BIG SCREAM 10.30 for 11am! Fri IRRATIONAL MAN & Wed ME & EARL… TODDLER TIME Monday 10.30 for 11am THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW LIVE! Thus at 6.45
ODEON SURREY QUAYS
TICKETS:0871 22 44 007 Fri 11 Sept – Thu 17 Sept
A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (12A) Wed 11:00 Thu 14:00 AMERICAN ULTRA (15) Fri MIDNIGHT, Sat 10:20s/t MIDNIGHT ANT-MAN 2D (12A) Fri 12:30, Sat 10:00 12:30, Mon–Thu 12:30 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (12A) 119 Mins Wed 14:00, Thu 11:00 HITMAN: AGENT 47 (15) Fri–Sat 18:30, Sun–Wed 18:30 22:15 Thu 19:30 22:00 INSIDE OUT 2D (U) Fri 13:25 15:45 18:00, Sat–Sun 11:00 13:25 15:45 18:00, Mon–Tue 13:25 15:45 18:00, Wed 11:00 13:25 15:45 18:00, Thu 11:00 13:25 15:45 18:30 LEGEND (18) Fri–Sat 12:00 14:45 17:50 19:30 20:45 22:30 23:45, Sun–Wed 12:00 14:45 17:50 19:30 20:45, Thu 12:00 14:45 17:50 20:45 MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS 2D (12A) Fri 12:15 13:10 15:15 16:15 18:10 21:15 MIDNIGHT, Sat 10:10 12:15 13:10 15:15 16:15 18:10 21:15, MIDNIGHT, Sun 10:10 12:15 13:10 15:15 16:15 18:10 21:15, Mon–Thu 12:15 13:10 15:15 16:15 18:10 21:15 3D Fri 14:15 17:15 20:15 23:00, Sat 11:15 14:15 17:15 20:15 23:00, Sun 11:15 14:15 17:15 20:15, Mon–Tue 14:15 17:15 20:15, Wed–Thu 11:15 14:15 17:15 20:15 ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL (12A) Fri 12:00, Mon–Thu 12:00 MINIONS 2D (U) Sat 10:00 12:15 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ROGUE NATION (12A) Fri–Tue 12:40 21:00, Wed–Thu 21:00 NO ESCAPE (15) Fri–Wed 17:40, Thu 17:40s/t PIXELS 2D (12A) Fri 13:40 16:00, Sat 10:45 13:40 16:00, Sun 11:15 13:40 16:00, Mon– Tue 13:40 16:00, Wed–Thu 11:00 13:40 16:00 SOUTHPAW (15) Thu 21:45 STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (15) Fri–Sat 15:00 18:20 20:30 21:30 22:30 23:30, Sun–Wed 15:00 18:20 20:30 21:30, Thu 15:00 18:20 21:30 STRANGE MAGIC (U) Sat–Sun 10:00 THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW LIVE (12A) Thu 18:45 THE TRANSPORTER REFUELLED (15) Fri–Sat 15:30 20:00, Sun 15:30 20:00 22:15, Mon 15:30s/t 20:00 22:15, Tue 15:30 20:00 22:15, Wed–Thu 20:00 22:15 THE VISIT (15) Fri–Sat 14:30 17:00 19:15 21:45 MIDNIGHT Sun–Thu 14:30 17:00 19:15 21:45 TWO BY TWO (U) Sat–Sun 10:30 NOW BOOKING SPECTRE (12ATBC) CORIOLANUS (ENCORE) (12A) NT LIVE: HAMLET (BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH) (TBC)
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A LIONS legend passed away last week and with him the memories of playing in the 1945 War Cup final, tackling Stanley Matthews and playing for the RAF, writes Amelia Burr…
George Fisher was born just down the road from the Millwall ground in June 1925 into a docker’s family of eleven children. Back then kick off was 3.15pm to give the dock workers quarter of an hour to get to the ground after clocking off on a Saturday. “Millwall was his first love,” George’s son Kevan told the News, so it was an exciting day when he and his twin brother Jack were both selected to play for the club in 1942. They were both signed by Bill Voisey after playing for the Air Training Corps In an interview in 2010 George told of how he felt at the age of sweet sixteen to be playing alongside his heroes. “It was an experience to be able to play for your club side that you’d dreamed of all those years,” he said. Three short years later and the nineteen-year-old defender was part of the team who made it to Wembley (Millwall’s first ever game there) for the War Cup Final in 1945. “To get there was an experience you never dreamed of,” said George in 2010. “You went out there and you wanted to do well and have a good game. As long as your side won that’s all you were bothered about.”Until his death last week at the age of 90, George was the last surviving member of that team who played, and sadly lost, against Chelsea. The attendance at that game reached 90,000 - the largest crowd Millwall have ever played for. Although George signed his Lions contract in 1942, he was called up to serve in the RAF for four years during World War Two. His son Kevan had imagined his brave dad flying fighter jets across enemy lines, but was just as proud when he discovered he was in fact a wireless
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MEMORY OF LIONS LEGEND WILL LIVE ON
George Fisher was the last surviving member of the 1945 War Cup team before he passed away last week operator. He played in more than three hundred senior games for Millwall and scored four goals, before going to Second Division Fulham in September 1955. The father-of-three was there for a year before going to Colchester, where he played for ten years before retiring from football and taking a job with the Port of London
Authority. Speaking to the News, George’s nephew, Tony Ide, said when his uncle was at the height of his career football was a much more physical game than it is today. “He used to say in the first couple of minutes if he came into contact with one of the other side he used to give them a bit of a dig or a shove just to let them know - he
“He was just football mad. Whenever we used to see him he used to talk about the old days of football and who he played against.” George’s nephew, Tony
was that type of player,” he said. “He was just football mad. Whenever we used to see
him he used to talk about the old days of football and who he played against,” he added. One opponent who George never forgot was Stanley Matthews, possibly the greatest players of his generation. “It was an enjoyable thing because to stop him once you’d had a good game,” said George in 2010. Depsite playing for other clubs for the majority of his footballing career, George never lost his love for the Lions nor they for him. For the club’s 125th birthday celebrations, he was invited back to the den where he walked on to the pitch to a roar of applause. He was in his 80s then and son Kevan said “he loved every minute of it.” George was “very much a family man,” according to Kevan, who was taken down to the den for his first game at four months old. A sociable man who only had an occasional drink, George never lost his love for football. Even in the last few years when he lived in a care home and suffered with dementia, he could still be seen ‘kicking and heading’ the balls as he watched a game of football on the television. George was survived by his wife Marie and children, Kevan, Melvyn and Jaqueline. His funeral will be held on Monday September 28 at 11.00 at St Augustin’s of Canterbury Church, Beardsley Drive, Springfield, CM1 6GQ. A cremation will follow at Chelmsford Crematorium at 12.30.
George Fisher in his heyday (main and above) and inset being interviewed back at the Den in 2010.
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CAROM
BUTLER’S WHARF, SHAD THAMES, SE1 2YE www.chophouse-restaurant.co.uk WHILE STROLLING along the Thames up at Butler’s Wharf last week I found myself not a little discombobulated when I was struck by the delicious aroma of Indian cooking wafting from the famous Chop House, known for its superb British fare and its championing of the nation’s best meats, fish and wines. ‘What on earth is going on?’ I thought.
Me and the Ballerina had to investigate further so we stepped in and found ourselves a seat at the bar where an energetic young man named Chris shook us up several of the best cocktails we could remember having for along time. The exotic drinks had an Asian tinge to them, some with cardamom, another with a hint of Assam Tea, one more with ginger puree added. But those fragrances that tempted us in were not emanating from the bar, they were coming from the kitchen and Chris informed us that noted chef Vishnu Natarajan from Carom in Soho has been installed in his own pop-up in this
section of the Butler’s Wharf restaurant, where he has designed a menu especially for the Chop House. With that information Nina and I arranged to come back and try this modern Indian cuisine – after we had enjoyed another cocktail each… On our return to Carom at Spice Garden we were offered an inside or an outside table, and opted for in, as it was one of those days that had been throwing up some stormy weather. The staff in the Spice Garden section were all Asian, and the place had been dressed accordingly in a Colonial style. The clientele, though, were a mix of European and American, as well as Asian, and all drawn to Mr Natarajan’s latest venture. Of course, we had to begin with the usual suspects: Poppadum and Chutney, plus a pint of Kingfisher each, but after that there was nothing usual about the menu. Our starters of crunchy spinach fritter with yoghurt and pomegranate (Palak Pachora Chaat), and Crispy Tiger Prawns were a quiet riot of textures and flavours that segued nicely from one to the next, sometimes before you had a chance to identify a spice prior to it making way for the next. The prawns had the perfect crispiness to balance out the subtle softness of the delights within, and its accompanying Curried Ketchup was a stroke of genius. Outside, the rains came again but quickly passed, leaving the most
beautiful rainbow streaming out of St Katherine’s Dock on the other side of the river, and the beginnings of a stunning sunset. Even so, we were still better off inside among the scents and smells of the Indian sub-continent. Our table was cleared and quickly filled again with an exquisite King Scallop, roasted in its shell with chilli and coriander, and a beetroot, milk curd and star anise salad (Cukandara Kacha). The Carom expert came and opened up the scallop for us and an aromatic steam was set free. We hunched over the shell to take it in. The salad was like no salad seen before, and was home to an array of tastes coming from the chilli and mustard dressing, the anise and the curd. It was a new experience for us and we embraced it with every taste bud.
Vishnu Natarajan by now was in and out of the tables saying hello and asking customers if we liked the food, and it looked like he was getting a resounding yes. Just then a 3-foot skewer went passed dangerously close to my head, loaded up with chunks of Tandoori Chicken Tikka, closely followed by another similar lethal weapon with Jumbo Tiger Prawns on it. A nearby table was seemingly under culinary attack! Before long our less deadly dinners arrived: Alleppy Chemeen, a mild King Prawn curry concocted of coconut, chilli and turmeric, a pleasant blend that complimented the perfectly cooked prawns; and a Biryani of Summer Vegetables that interestingly came baked in pastry. A flawless finish to a fine feast.
Carom at Butler’s Wharf just about has it all: food prepared by one of London’s top Indian chefs, Indian-influenced cocktails prepared by people who absolutely know their business, and all with one of the planet’s greatest views over Tower Bridge. And, unbelievably, you can even lunch off the à la carte from 12 – 3pm with a 20% discount. Vishnu Natarajan will be working his magic in The Spice Garden until October 4th, which is my birthday, so I might treat myself one more time.
THE DAMAGE
Poppadum Palak Pakora Chaat Dakshin Prawns Cukandar Kacha Allappy Chemeen Vegetable Biryani King Scallop Raitha Peshwari Naan Kingfisher x 2
TOTAL
FOOD (1-5) AMBIENCE (1-5) VALUE (1-5) DISABLED ACCESS DISABLED TOILET BOOKING
£ 3.00 £ 3.00 £ 6.95 £ 5.50 £ 7.50 £ 7.50 £ 6.50 £ 3.00 £ 3.00 £ 8.50
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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 http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk You can use facilities at your local library or ‘My Southwark Service Points’ to access the website. How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will be removed except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked ‘confidential’ will not be considered. Written comments can be submitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX. Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: ACA-development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; ALB-development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); CNA-development within a conservation area; DDP-departure from the development plan; LBA-works to or within the site of a listed building; MPA-major planning application; 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). LAND TO REAR OF 76 BERMONDSEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 3UD (Ref. 15/AP/3011) Removal of existing single storey structure to the rear and construction of a two storey single family house; incorporating an Artist's Studio at second floor level. (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Alex Cameron 020 7525 5416) 43 BOROUGH HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE1 1LZ (Ref. 15/AP/3224) Erection of a three-storey rear extension (between the first and third floor levels) and a single-storey mansard roof extension with front and rear rooflights to provide x4 residential units on the first, second, third and fourth floors. (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Ciaran Regan 020 7525 4877) 73 CAMBERWELL GROVE, LONDON, SE5 8JE (Ref. 15/AP/3158) Conversion of the property from two self-contained residential flats to five self-contained flats and external alterations consisting of construction of a new window at ground floor to the north elevation, new conservation rooflight and associated bike & bin stores (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: David Williams 020 7525 5446) 211 CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD, LONDON, SE5 0TJ (Ref. 15/AP/3558) Internal alterations, increasing height of flat roof, addition of skylight and french doors. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) WINCHESTER WHARF, 4 CLINK STREET, LONDON, SE1 9DL (Ref. 15/AP/3505) Removal of louvre panels and replacement with obscured double glazed windows, and removal of louvre panels above the doors to reveal the existing glass fan light. (within Borough High Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Sarah Parsons 0207 525 7194) 1 ABERCORN VILLAS, COUNTY GROVE, LONDON, SE5 9LE (Ref. 15/AP/3519) (Householder Application) Erection of ground floor side extension; new roof terrace on top of existing garage; new roof garden on top of new extension; and new glass window box. (within Camberwell New Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Adam Greenhalgh 020 7525 5428) 38 DOVERCOURT ROAD, LONDON, SE22 8ST (Ref. 15/AP/3477) (Householder Application) Alterations to the rear of the property at ground floor to link the existing outbuildings with the kitchen. New loft extension to existing loft with new dormers to the side and rear. 2 no conservation roof lights to the front. Replacement windows from existing aluminum to new painted softwood double glazed units (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207 525 1770) 20 EASTLANDS CRESCENT, LONDON, SE21 7EG (Ref. 15/AP/3289) (Householder Application) Erection of two rear dormers, enlargement of patio doors in extension and replacement of rear ground floor doors to match. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) HILTON LONDON BANKSIDE, 2-8 GREAT SUFFOLK STREET, LONDON SE1 0UG (Ref. 15/AP/3474) Display of x1standard construction face individual letter illuminated sign This proposal affects the character or setting of nearby listed building(s):Kirkaldys testing works at 99 Southwark Street. Reason(s) for publicity: ALB (Contact: Terence McLellan 020 7525 5365) 53 GREAT SUFFOLK STREET, LONDON SE1 0DB (Ref. 15/AP/3510) Variation of Condition 4, relating to a BREEAM report, of planning permission 14-AP-3550 for: 'Reconfiguration of façade and roof extension of existing building (B1 office use) to the corner of Great
Suffolk Street and Loman Street. Demolition of singlestorey building (B1 office use) to junction with Great Suffolk Street and Copperfield Street and replacement with four storey plus basement building to provide addition 1821m2 GIA of office floor space across the two buildings' to vary the wording from 'Before any fit out works' to 'Within six months of any fit out works'. Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207 525 1770) 1 JOAN STREET, LONDON, SE1 8DA (Ref. 15/AP/3476) Temporary change of use for a period of 18 months from office (use class B1) to artist studios, gallery and community arts centre (use class D1) Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Matthew Harvey 020 7525 4424) 264 MERROW STREET, LONDON, SE17 2PA (Ref. 15/AP/3527) (Householder Application) Installation of rear dormer roof extension and erection of replacement first floor rear extension. (within Liverpool Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540) NORTH DULWICH RAILWAY STATION, RED POST HILL, LONDON, SE21 7BX (Ref. 15/AP/3487) Repair and partial replacement of staircases of the footbridge at North Dulwich Station. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) UNIT 4, CANADA WATER RETAIL PARK, SURREY QUAYS ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2XU (Ref. 15/AP/3424) Change of use from a retail warehouse (Use Class A1) to a mixed use comprising of a food market to include sale of hot and cold food for consumption on the premises (Sui Generis) and associated bar (Use Class A4) and for a temporary period of one year and including the erection of a new mezzanine floor and the installation of extraction exhaust. Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Kate Johnson 0207 525 5345) TOWER BRIDGE MAGISTRATES COURT AND POLICE STATION, 207-211 TOOLEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2JY (Ref. 15/AP/3303) Part demolition, alteration and extension of existing building, construction of new build floorspace and excavation to create a 6-storey (7-storeys including a lower-ground floor) 201-bed hotel (Use Class C1), a public restaurant with an ancillary deli/bar/cafe area (Use Class A3) and a gymnasium at lower ground floor level (Use Class D2), together with associated vehicle and cycle parking, landscaping, plant and engineering works. (within Tower Bridge C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA, MPA (Contact: Dipesh Patel 020 7525 1778) ONE TOWER BRIDGE, LAND ADJACENT TO LAMBETH COLLEGE AND POTTERS FIELDS PARK, SE1 2JR (AKA 3 POTTERS FIELD SE1) (Ref. 15/AP/3419) Reconfiguration of lower ground floor and ground floor cultural and commercial floorspace to provide 4,293sq.m (GEA) of cultural floorspace (Sui Generis theatre use or Use Classes D1 and D2 to accommodate concert hall, gallery, exhibition, theatre or museum uses) and 3,443 sq.m of commercial floorspace (Use Classes A1-A5, D1, D2 and B1, the latter not to exceed 500 sq.m) with associated works to ground floor entrances and elevations. (within Tower Bridge C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA, MPA (Contact: Matthew Harvey 020 7525 4424) TOWER BRIDGE MAGISTRATES COURT AND POLICE STATION, 207-211 TOOLEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2JY (Ref. 15/AP/3304) Part demolition, alteration and extension of existing building, construction of new build floorspace and excavation to create a 6-storey (7-storeys including a lower-ground floor) 201-bed hotel (Use Class C1), a
public restaurant with an ancillary deli/bar/cafe area (Use Class A3) and a gymnasium at lower ground floor level (Use Class D2), together with associated vehicle and cycle parking, landscaping, plant and engineering works. (within Tower Bridge C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Dipesh Patel 020 7525 1778) 8 TRINITY STREET, LONDON, SE1 1DB (Ref. 15/AP/3136) 1) Waterproofing of vault at basement level, which extends below pavement area (utilising the Sika-1 method); to include fixing of structural D49 to the arch and application of 40mm Gunite sprayed concrete, to reinforce and stabilize the structure in order to apply the Sika tanking; 2) Layout rearrangement of existing toilet area to accommodate a second lavatory; to include removal of existing studwork wall, and the construction of a new studwork wall to create x2 self-contained toilets. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 2289) 83-87 UNION STREET, LONDON, SE1 1SG (Ref. 15/AP/3486) Erection of two storey roof extension to provide additional office space (B1 Use Class) to existing offices. (within Union Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Kate Johnson 0207 525 5345) 8 WEST SQUARE, LONDON, SE11 4SN (Ref.
15/AP/3494) Replacement of front entrance steps including new structure, waterproofing and stone cladding and temporary removal and re-instatement of hand rails and balustrades after steps work completed (within West Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 2289) 6 WOODHALL AVENUE, LONDON, SE21 7HL (Ref. 15/AP/3243) (Householder Application) Erection of ground and first floor extensions to provide additional family accommodation (within Dulwich Wood C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Sonia Watson 020 7525 5434) Dated 10th day September 2015 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date SIMON BEVAN Director of Planning
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK LOCAL PARKING ISSUES The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2015 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark on 10 September 2015 made the above-mentioned order under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 2. The general effect of the order, following determination by Dulwich community council of objections to the proposals in respect of Ardbeg Road, Beckwith Road, Danecroft Road, Elfindale Road, Elmwood Road, Frankfurt Road, Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill and Wyneham Road as advertised on 30 April 2015 (see:http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=176&MId=5156&Ver=4 ), will be, in:(a) ARDBEG ROAD, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on both sides at its junction with Half Moon Lane; (b) BECKWITH ROAD, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on the north-west side at its junction with Wyneham Road; (c) BRYAN ROAD, to extend ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on the east side at its junction with Rotherhithe Street; (d) BURBAGE ROAD, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on the north-east side across the vehicular entrance to Herne Hill Velodrome; (e) DANECROFT ROAD, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions: [i] on both sides at its junction with Herne Hill, and [ii] on both sides at its junction with Elmwood Road; (f) DOWNTOWN ROAD, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on the south and south-east side at its junctions with Somerford Way and Steers Way; (g) ELFINDALE ROAD, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on both sides at its junction with Elmwood Road; (h) ELMWOOD ROAD, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions¨[i] on the north-west side at its junction with Danecroft Road, [ii] on the north-west and west side at its junction with Frankfurt Road, [iii] on the south-west side at its junction with Elfindale Road, and [iv] on the south-east and east side at its junction with Wyneham Road; (i) FRANKFURT ROAD, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on both sides at its junction with Elmwood Road; (j) HALF MOON LANE, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on the northwest side at its junction with Ardbeg Road; (k) HERNE HILL, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on the south-east side at its junction with Danecroft Road; (l) LUGARD ROAD, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on the north-east side across a bin store entrance at the rear of No. 138 Queens Road; (m) MOODKEE STREET, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on the north-east and south-east sides of its south-eastern extremity; (n) PLOUGH WAY, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on the north-east and north-west sides between its junction with Sweden Gate and a point 7 metres north-east of its junction with Transom Close; (o) SOMERFORD WAY, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on both sides at its junction with Downtown Road; (p) STAFFORDSHIRE STREET, to convert single yellow line waiting restrictions to ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on both sides between its junction with Goldsmith Road and a point 22 metres north of its junction with Peckham High Street; (q) STEERS WAY, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on both sides at its junction with Downtown Road; (r) TURNEY ROAD, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on the south-east side between its junction with Croxted Road and a point 39.5 metres north-east of that junction; and (s) WYNEHAM ROAD, to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions: [i] on both sides at its junction with Elmwood Road, and [ii] on both sides at its junction with Beckwith Road. 3. Copies of the order, which will come into force on 14 September 2015, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection until the end of a period of six weeks from the date the orders were made at the upon request at Public realm projects - network development, Southwark council, Environment and leisure, 3rd floor hub 1, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 020 7525 2005 or e-mail:- traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk to arrange an appointment. 4. Any persons desiring to question the validity of the orders 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 orders may, within six weeks of the date on which the orders were made, make application for the purpose to the High Court. Dated 10 September 2015 NICKY COSTIN Road network and parking business unit manager, Public realm
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that we Trubourne Limited t/a Blue Mountain Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of 128 Gipsy Hill, London, SE19 1PL The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The supply of alcohol: Opening hours:
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10:00
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK CAMBERWELL (‘K’) PARKING ZONE CONSOLIDATION The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ ‘K’) (No. 1) Order 201* The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (No. *) Order 201* The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (Disabled persons) (No. **) Order 201* The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (Solo motor cycles) (No. **) Order 201* The London Borough of Southwark (Loading bays) (No. **) Order 201* The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. **) Order 201* The London Borough of Southwark (Bus priority) (Coldharbour Lane) (No. 1) Traffic Order 201* 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark propose to make the above-mentioned orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 2. The general effect of the orders would be to consolidate and rationalise parking, waiting and loading restrictions within the Camberwell (‘K’) controlled parking zone in the London Borough of Southwark, and to formalise existing bus lane and waiting restrictions in Coldharbour Lane between its junctions with Denmark Road and Valmar Road. 3. Further information may be obtained by contacting Mr. Richard Herbert of the council's Public realm projects (parking design) team by telephone on 020 7525 2005. 4. Copies of the proposed orders and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the proposal may be viewed either: online at:- http://www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders or, for paper copies, upon request at Public realm projects (parking design), Environment and leisure, 3rd floor hub 1, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 020 7525 2005 to arrange an appointment. 5. Persons wishing to object to the proposal, or make any other representations in respect of it may either use this online form: https://forms.southwark.gov.uk/ShowForm.asp?fm_fid=1081 or send a statement in writing (in the case of an objection, stating the grounds on which the objection is made), to: the Traffic orders officer, Public realm projects, Southwark council, Environment and leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or via e-mail to: traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference PRP/ND/TMO1415-004.03 by 01 October 2015. 6. In the preparation of an objection and the statement of grounds of objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of any objection or representation may be communicated to other people who may be affected. Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure in accordance with current access to information legislation. Dated 10th September 2015 NICKY COSTIN Road network and parking business unit manager, Public realm
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that we Eebria Limited Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of 15 Almond Road, London, SE16 3LR The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The supply of alcohol: Opening hours:
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Start time
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23:00
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23:00
A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by The Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards, 3RD Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 5LX A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site at www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication
It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premises licence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 4th September 2015
A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site at www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication
It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premises licence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 8th September 2015
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Public Notice Southwark Council
Member Allowances: 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015
In accordance with the Local Authorities (Members Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003, Southwark Council is publishing details of the allowances paid to members for the financial year 1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015 along with details of the allowances scheme which applied.
In January 2015, the council agreed a revised member allowances scheme, which applies from 1 January 2015. The scheme was agreed having taken into account the London Councils Independent Remuneration Panel’s report in 2014. The scheme makes provision for a basic allowance to be paid to all councillors, and for special responsibility allowances (SRAs) to be paid to members who take on significant additional responsibilities. The allowances are grouped in bands, and the amounts for each band are set out below as existed for the year ending 31 March 2015 (both before and after 1 January 2015). Basic allowances and travel, subsistence and carers allowances are adjusted in accordance with the national local government pay settlement and allowances for officers. SRA levels are set by council assembly. No member may receive more than one SRA. Members of the licensing sub-committee are paid £119.50 (£117 before 1 January 2015) per meeting to recognise the heavy additional workload of the sub-committee. The table below shows the full year’s allowance for the periods listed.
Date Basic Allowance Special Responsibility Allowances Band 1a Band 1b Band 2a Band 2b Band 3 Band 4 Other Allowances Statutory co-opted members of scrutiny sub-committees
1 April 2014 – 31 December 2014 £10,599
£2,771 £8,357 £14,451 £22,631 £33,604 £50,065 £1,061
1 January 2015 - 31 March 2015 £10,832
£2,832 £8,541 £14,769 £23,129 £34,343 £51,166 £1,084
Band 3 and 4 allowances are dependent on the number of hours per week the member is employed elsewhere, as set out below: - less than 11 hours elsewhere, full SRA - 11 to 24 hours elsewhere, two thirds SRA - more than 24 hours elsewhere, one third SRA.
Where cabinet members are appointed in a job share, the average number of hours employed elsewhere are doubled.
Band 1a allowance - payable to the chair of audit and governance committee; deputy leader of majority opposition; leader of minority opposition; opposition whip; vice-chair of overview and scrutiny committee, deputy cabinet members. Band 1b allowance – payable to Deputy Mayor; community council chairs; scrutiny sub-committee chairs, planning sub-committee chairs Band 2a allowance – payable to chair of planning committee; chair of licensing committee; chief whip; leader of majority opposition. Band 2b allowance – payable to the Mayor and chair of overview and scrutiny committee. Band 3 Allowance – payable to the deputy leader and cabinet members. Band 4 Allowance - payable to the leader of the council. Statutory co-opted members of scrutiny committee and independent members of standards committee receive an annual allowance of £1,084, but do not receive the basic allowance.
The scheme also allows members and statutory co-opted members to claim travelling and subsistence allowance when on council business outside the borough. Disabled members may claim transport costs within the borough. Members may also claim for taxi fares for journeys after 9.00pm in summer (BST) and 7.00pm in winter (GMT).
Non statutory co-optees who do not receive an allowance can claim reimbursement for travel and subsistence. Members and co-opted members are entitled to claim dependent carers allowance, in connection with eligible meetings, at £9.15 per hour. At present a pension scheme for members is not in operation.
The full member allowance scheme for the 2014/15 period and the current scheme are available on the website. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200492/who_we_are/375/councils_constitution
There are 63 elected members of the council. The following table includes all elected members at the beginning of and during the municipal year 2014/2015 (including councillors who did not return after the local government elections on 22 May 2014) as well as appointed statutory co-opted members and independent persons. Please note that the amounts listed are gross figures, before deductions for National Insurance contributions and income tax. London Borough of Southwark 160 Tooley Street London SE1 2QH
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (GAUNT STREET) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with Transport for London hereby gives notice that they made an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate a crane operation by Road Traffic Solutions in the above named road. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Gaunt Street between, Southwark Bridge Road and Newington Causeway. Gaunt Street will be made two way for access and egress.
An alternative route would be via: Southwark Bridge Road, Borough Road, Newington Causeway, as applicable.
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 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. The restriction will be in place on the 18th – 20th September, if due to adverse weather conditions, then the restriction will be in place on either the 25th – 27th September or 2nd – 4th October. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (MERMAID COURT, SWAN MEAD) 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that they made an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate works by Thames Water/KCD in the above named road.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in: (a) Mermaid Court between Borough High Street and No’s 2. (b) Swan Mead at it’s junction with Tower Bridge Road
Mermaid Court will be made two way for access and egress purposes.
An alternative route would be via (a) Borough High Street, Long Lane, Tennis Street, (b) Tower Bridge Road, Webb Street, Swan Mead, as applicable.
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 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. The restriction will be in place for (a) 21st – 23rd September 2015. (b) 19th – 23rd September 2015.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 10th September 2015
Dated this 10th September 2015
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2867
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2868/ 000030548222-001.2.2, 2869/ 000030572880-001.1.3
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BRETTELL STREET, HEBER ROAD, ROCKINGHAM STREET, WHATELEY ROAD) 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works to be carried out, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in: (a) Brettell Street between, Merrow Street and Aylesbury Road (b) Heber Road between, Lordship Lane and Landcroft road (c) Rockingham Street between, Newington Causeway and Harper Road (d) Whateley Road between, Crystal Palace Road to No’s 198
The alternative route for (a) Merrow Street, Villa Street, Aylesbury Road. (b) Lordship Lane, Pellatt Road, Landcroft Road. Lordship Lane, Goodrich Road, Landcroft Road. (c) Harper Road, Newington Causeway, New Kent Road, Falmouth Road. (d) Cyrena Road, Silvester Road, Crystal Palace Road. Crystal Palace Road, North Cross Road, Ulverscroft Road.
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 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. The works will take place for (a) 22nd September. (b) 23rd September. (c) 17th – 21st September. (d) 28th September.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 10th September 2015 Nicky Costin
Road Network & Parking Business Manager Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2870/ LBS-SC1444135.2.3. 2871/ LBS-SC1444136/1.4.7 2872/LBS-SC1444133.2.3. 2873/LBS-SC1444139.3.4
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (RODNEY PLACE, GREAT SUFFOLK STREET, SUMNER STREET) 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with Transport for London hereby gives notice that because of electrical works by Power on Connections, it intends to make an Order the effect of which will prohibit vehicular traffic from making certain movements in the above named road.
Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in (d) Rodney Place, northbound lane of carriageway between New Kent Road and Rodney Road. A Northbound, temporary one way traffic flow will be imposed. (e) Great Suffolk Street between Lavington Street and Southwark Street. (f) Sumner Street between, Southwark Street and Holland Street.
An alternative route for (a) will be via New Kent Road, Elephant & Castle, Walworth Road, Heygate Street (b) Lavington Street, Southwark Street. (c) Stamford Street eastbound, Great Guildford Street, Sumner Street. Stamford Street westbound, Hopton Street, Holland Street.
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 work and for works vehicles, any vehicle being used in connection with police, fire or ambulance purposes and anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The restriction will come into force for (a,b & c) 19th – 20th and 26th – 27th September.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 10th September 2015 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2874/C02592/R83.1.3. 2875/C02592/R94
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK hereby gives notice that it has made an Order under Section 247 of the above Act entitled the London Borough of Southwark (Marlborough Grove) Stopping Up Order (No. 5) 2015 to authorise the stopping up of the following area of public highway shown hatched black on the drawing attached to the Order and labelled 2108/E/1 Revision A. The highway to be stopped up is in the London Borough of Southwark and can be described as an area measuring 12 metres by 3.350 metres (at its widest point) on the south side of the highway known as Marlborough Grove near to the intersection with Old Kent Road (Ordnance Survey Grid Reference 534245; 178003).
THE ORDER IS MADE to enable the development described in the Schedule to this notice to be carried out in accordance with the planning permission granted under Part III of the Act by the Council on 30 March 2015 under local planning authority reference No. 14/AP/4905.
COPIES OF THE ORDER AND THE RELEVANT PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED FREE OF CHARGE by way of appointment at 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TZ by calling 020 7525 2135 and referring to the Marlborough Grove Stopping Up Order. A copy may also be viewed on the Council’s website at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/highwayclosures
Any person aggrieved by the Order or desiring to question the validity thereof, or of any provision contained therein, on the ground that it is not within the powers of the above Act or that any regulation made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within 6 weeks of the 10 September 2015, apply to the High Court for the suspension or quashing of the Order or of any provision contained herein.
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BRISBANE STREET, MOROCCO STREET TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
1.
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works to be carried out, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
2.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in: (a) Brisbane Street, between Elmington Road and Notely Street. (b) Morocco Street, between Leathermarket Street to blocked end.
3.
The alternative route for (a) Elmington Road, Benhill Road, Edmund Street, New Church Road. Elmington Road, Lomond Grove, New Church Road. (b) Not applicable.
4.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
5.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
6.
The works will take place for: (a) 29th – 30th September. (b) 25th September.
7.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 10th September 2015. Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Doreen Forrester-Brown Director of Legal Services
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2876/ LBS-SC1445238.4.6 2877/ LBS-SC1444138.2.3
THE SCHEDULE
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark PUBLIC NOTICE: ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16A THE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2015
‘The erection of a part four, part five and part six storey building to provide 43 residential flats (8 one bed, twenty six 2 bed and nine 3 bed), with associated car parking, cycle and refuse store and amenity space.’
1.
London Borough of Southwark PUBLIC NOTICE: ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 (COMMUNITY EVENT) (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2015 S16A
2. 3.
4.
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Traffic Order under section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3. The purpose of the Order is to enable a community event: (Bermondsey Street Festival, as listed in schedule 1.
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Traffic Order under section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.
2.
The purpose of the Order is to facilitate a memorial service in part of Old Jamaica Road, as indicated in the schedule to this notice.
3.
The effect of the Order is to prohibit any vehicle from:-
(a) entering or proceeding in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice on the date and between the hours specified in that schedule;
The effect of the Order is to prohibit any vehicle from:-
(a) Entering and proceeding in the carriageway of any street of length of street specified in schedule 1 of this notice between the hours in relation to each street or length of street, cyclists will be required to dismount in the streets affected.
(b) waiting (including waiting for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle) in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice.
4.
The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(c)any vehicle being used for the purposes of that event or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
(b) Stopping or waiting by vehicles (including waiting for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle) in the length of street specified in schedule 1 of this notice. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(a) any vehicle being used for the purposes of that event or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
(b) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by The London Borough of Southwark.
5.
1.
(c) For information regarding this event please contact Southwark Events Team on 0207 525 3422 or for information relating to this order please contact: Parking & Road Network Management on 0207 525 2014. The alternative route (Eastbound) will be Long Lane Abbey Street, Tower Bridge Road, Druid Street. (Westbound) Abbey Street, Bermondsey Street, Tower Bridge Road, Druid Street.
Dated this 10th September 2015
Extent
Morocco Street
Bermondsey Street Leathermarket Street Bermondsey Street Leathermarket Gardens entrance From Bermondsey Street for approximately 70 metres
Bermondsey Street Long Lane - Crucifix Lane
Tyres Gate
Tanner Street
Whites Ground
From Bermondsey Street for approximately 30 metres
The alternative route will be adjacent roads as applicable.
6.
For information regarding this event please contact Parking & Road Network Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 10th September 2015 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management SE1 5LX ref 2840 Schedule
Extent
Date & time of event
Old Jamaica Road Abbey Street - Marine Street From 5pm on the 18th September – 1pm on the 19th September
Southwark Council, Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management SE1 5LX ref: 2841
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5.
Road
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Schedule 1
(d)anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by the Council of the London Borough of Southwark.
Date of event
Saturday 19th September 2015
Prohibited Hours
Between the hours of 6am - 11pm
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HAMLET WINGER Albert Jarrett broke his cheekbone in two places after collapsing prior to Dulwich’s game against Billericay on Saturday.
The wide man had just undergone a pre-match fitness test when he feinted on the way to the changing room, after exiting the playing area, leaving his face in a mess after hitting the ground head first. Hamlet manager Gavin Rose explained: “He had a fitness test before the game and that ruled him out of the contest. He went back inside and by all accounts he said he was feeling faint.
“He tried to get to a seat but before he could get there he collapsed and hit the unforgiving ground chin first. “He has split open his chin and his cheekbone shifted. It was very bad and he has two fractures in his cheekbone.” Rose told the News that he expects Jarrett to be out for a minimum of three months. The winger was due to have face surgery this week as he starts his road to recovery. The Hamlet boss admitted that the rest of the team were left stunned by the incident, that took place just before the 3pm kick off, but the side went on to win the game 1-0 thanks to an injury time goal from debutant Rhys Murrell-Williamson. The Dulwich boss added: “The boys thought he [Jarrett] was messing
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DEBUTANT RHYS MurrellWilliamson stepped off the bench to score a stoppage time winner for Hamlet against Billericay Town on Saturday.
The injury time effort was the only goal in a tight contest that could have gone either way. Ex-Hamlet gaffer Craig Edwards, now in charge at Billericay, had good reason to feel robbed by the goal as his side wasted good chances to bag all three points. A crown of more than 1,500 people saw an even contest and celebrated the late winner, although a top draw save from Hamlet keeper Phil Wilson gave Murrell-Williamson the chance to bag
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glory with his fine curling effort from the edge of the area. Dulwich boss Gavin Rose said of his latest acquisition: “He [MurrellWilliamson] has it in him to create or score a goal and that is why we wanted to bring him in.” Rose added: “There were chances at either end and in the second half Billericay probably had the better chances. But in the first half we had the chances and just did not take them.” Rose may shake up his squad further in the upcoming weeks as he seeks to build on Saturday’s win. The Hamlet manager told the News: “We try to be as a fair as possible with the players but we also have to be fair to the club as well. “If players aren’t doing what we want, or can’t do what we want, we will have
The Black and Whites will travel to Hailsham in the second qualifying round, on October 3, thanks to first half efforts from Quintin Conteh and Gassimu Jalloh in addition to a late own goal. Fisher manager Dean Harrison said: “The first half was the best attacking football we have played this season and we should have been four or five goals up, and clear, by half time. “We looked like we were a team at that point. We struggled to get going in the second half but we defended well. “I had some players in who weren’t really match fit but they put in a shift for the team and we got the result so I was really happy with that. “I also want to thank the Fisher fans who sang all the way through
the game on Saturday, it makes all the difference.” The Fisher gaffer is looking to bolster his backroom staff and is on the search for a coach and a physio. Harrison said: “I need a coach who is ideally UEFA B standard and more importantly can come in and take sessions that are of a good quality. “I can take sessions but I want my coach to do that too as sometimes you need to take a step back. “We really need a physio too as we have not always had one for games this season and we need to one in.” Those interested in the coaching role should contact deanaharrison@hotmail.co.uk whilst physio applicants should request information from ian@fisherfc.co.uk. Fisher were back in league action last night against AFC Croydon. The game finished after we went to press but to find out that result visit @FisherFC on twitter.
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Peckham Town dump Stansfeld out of cup Peckham Town 3 ~ Stansfeld O&B Club 1
By Lloyd Bradley
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Holders Stansfeld were knocked out of the Bill Manklow InterRegional Cup in the first round by Peckham Town, the team they beat in last season’s semifinal.
Albert Jarrett broke his cheekbone in two places after collapsing at Champion Hill on Saturday
Fish progress in FA Vase
FISHER ARE through to the next round of the FA Vase after overcomingCrawley Down Gatwick 3-1 on Saturday.
Dean Harrison is looking for backroom staff to help out at the club
around at first then they realised it was very serious. “You obviously don’t need that in the lead up to a game but there is nothing you can do.” With Jarrett now out of action for an extended period Rose now may seek to extend the deal for MurrellWilliamson which is currently a short term loan from Hayes and Yeading. “We moved Dean Lodge on due to his commitments and we got Rhys in on the short term.” Rose said. “With Albert’s injury we may need him a bit longer but that it something we need to look at.”
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Gavin Rose is on the lookout for new faces to bolster his squad
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to move them on. “We have one or two other targets who will be good in the long term but we have to be fair to other clubs and do things properly before we can get them in.” On Tuesday night Dulwich took on Leatherhead, again at Champion Hill, and Murrell-Williamson got his name on the scoresheet again, scoring the decisive goal in a 1-0 victory.
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Stansfeld started the brighter of the two teams and had the Peckham defence under pressure early on. Billy Shinners just failed to get on the end of a Billy Jolley cross whilst Jolley also hit a shot from distance that skimmed the right-hand post. Peckham were always a threat on the break and it was from one of those that the Stansfeld defence were caught flat footed. Craig Hewett managed to slip his marker and unleashed a shot into the right hand corner of the net to give his side a lead. Stansfeld responded to this setback with both Jolley and Sam Ryan both going close with shots from distance, but again Stansfeld were undone on the break. This time Jay Holmes struggled to handle the pace of Peckham striker Hewett and in the ensuing tangle referee Darren Kavanagh felt that the Stansfeld defender had fouled his marker in the box. Kwame Nana buried the resulting spot kick to give Peckham a two goal cushion at the break. Stansfeld again started well in the second half and both Shinners and Ryan had efforts well saved by Tope Okeowo in the Peckham goal. Stansfeld were given a lifeline when with 25 minutes remaining Peckham's Corey Mullings was sent off for throwing a punch. The extra man soon started to tell and Stansfeld enjoyed long periods of possession and pressure and Okeowo was performing heroics in the Peckham goal to keep his sides lead. Peckham scored a third goal when Taiwo Ikpoosa's free-kick managed to elude the Stansfeld defence to creep in at the far post. Shinners eventually got Stansfeld on the scoresheet ten minutes from time, when he drilled his shot home from eight yards out but this was too little, too late for the cup holders.
Lionesses lose again
MILLWALL LIONESSES fell to their fourth defeat on the bounce when they blew a second half lead against Oxford United Ladies on Sunday.
The Lionesses fell behind early on when Destiney Toussaint put Oxford in front but Lillie Maple levelled from the spot before the break. The home side took the lead soon
after the restart when Babjide Rinsola netted but efforts from the U’s Kat Nutman and Lauren Allison ensured the visitors came away with the spoils. The defeat leaves Millwall in eighth spot in Division Two of the Women’s Super League with the London Bees and Watford Ladies being the only sides below the Lionesses in the table.
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A HAT-trick from skipper Gareth Batty sealed a win for Surrey against Derbyshire that secured promotion to Division One of the County Championship.
Batty span out six victims in the Derbyshire second innings at the Kia Oval that ensured the home side romped to victory by an innings and 98 runs. The game could not have ended in a more spectacular way for Surrey and Batty as the Kennington side’s skipper
took three wickets in three balls to secure a crucial victory. Batty said after the game: “The hattrick is irrelevant. It’s just we won a game of cricket and got the points and with everything going on in the country it was a must win game for us.” He added: “Promotion is a team and management group success and it’s not about individuals.” The win was all the more impressive as it was done without Jason Roy who
is currently on international duty with England. The Surrey captain said: “We are developing something with longevity here and is not a one off season and that is a credit to the management and the way the club has got this group of players together.” Although Batty played a key role on the final day Tom Curran, with five for 71 when Derbyshire batted first time around, did much to set up the victory.
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A KNOCK of 166 from Kumar Sangakkara helped Surrey win a tense semi-final encounter against Notts at the Kia Oval on Monday.
The victory rounded off a fine few days for Surrey who had secured promotion to Division One of the County Championship just three days before the win in the Royal London One-Day Cup. The Sri Lankan dominated Surrey’s score of 300 in 50 overs, slowly building his innings before getting out in the final over of the home sides efforts. However the total was only just enough, Surrey won by four runs, as Greg Smith (124) and Dan Christian (54) almost hauled the visitors over the victory line. Notts needed nineteen off their final two overs but Jade Dernbach only conceded five runs when bowling the penultimate over, and Tom Curran held his nerve to secure a tight victory. Sangakkara said: “At the back end of the Notts innings we held our thoughts together, our team Kumar Sangakkara scored a knock of together and executed skill under 166 in Surrey’s win against Notts
Surrey only needed to bat once as they scored 560 first time out, responded to Derbyshire’s 313, with Zafar Ansari top scoring with 106. When batting second time around Derbyshire were three wickets down for nine runs, with Tom and Sam Curran picking up a wicket each in addition to a run-out, before Batty got to work. Ansari also picked up the wicket of Matt Critchley. For the latest Surrey news visit Gareth Batty picked up a hat-trick to secure Surrey promotion last week www.kiaoval.com.
Cheeseman pro debut Saturday
PURLEY 214-6 (49.5 overs) Win by four wickets
B E R M O N D S E Y WELTERWEIGHT Ted Cheeseman will make his pro debut at the 02 Arena in Greenwich this Saturday.
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DULWICH CRICKET Club lost their final game of the season but secured enough bonus points to avoid relegation from Division Two of the Ryman Surrey Championship.
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The 20-year-old will fight a four round contest on a night of boxing where heavyweight star Anthony Joshua tops the bill. Cheeseman previously fought for Fisher Amateur Boxing Club during which time he fought 61 times, 50 of those contests he won. He had hoped to make the Rio Olympics GB squad but he turned pro earlier this season when it became apparent he was unlikely to make that trip next year. Joshua will top the bill when he takes on Gary Cornish for the vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight Crown. The night of boxing is set to be screed live on Sky Sports this weekend.
Ted Cheeseman makes his pro debut this Saturday
Garton rematch for English crown shot
PECKHAM’S JOHNNY Garton hopes to get a shot at the English Welterweight title by defeating a man he believes he has already beaten.
The 28-year-old drew with Martin Welsh the last time he was in the ring when they duo met in May this year. The Peckham man believed he did enough to win that night but the result was enough for Garton to defend his Southern Area title. But Garton will get a chance to right that perceived wrong on Saturday week at the York Hall and in turn get a shot at a national title. To get tickets for the night contact @Johnny_Garton on twitter or call 07534029752.
Johnny Garton will fight for an English title if he wins his next bout
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Going into the Purley game Dulwich needed three points to ensure safety, while their opponents had to win, and both clubs achieved their goals in a tense match that was not decided until the penultimate ball. Dulwich were put in to bat on a damp pitch which had been left uncovered overnight, but found the conditions nowhere near as bad as they might have feared.
Their aim was to score 200 runs to obtain three batting points and ensure their survival in the event of a Cheam victory over Esher. This effort was led by Ed Stolle who scored 86 off 122 balls, his third half century of the season and the best score by a Dulwich player this year. Ed Hopkins, who fell in the last over having made 44 off 41 balls, ensured Dulwich reached their 200 target in the 49 over and they closed on 209-7 after their full allocation. But Purley chased down that total to pick up the win which lifted them to seventh in the table, while Dulwich picked up four points, three for batting and one for bowling, leaving them in eighth position. The Southwark side finished one point ahead of Cheam who were relegated despite winning their last two matches.
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Dulwich lose but avoid drop
DULWICH 209-7 (50 overs)
tremendous pressure and that was the most satisfying thing.” He added: “This week has been special but it has been the result of hard work all season.” Surrey appeared to on the front foot having made it to the 300 mark, an effort backed up by Sam Curran and Dernbach who picked up three early Notts wickets with nine runs on the board. But Smith and Samit Patel rebuilt the Notts innings and on the latter’s exit Christian came in and seemed to have swung the game Notts way. Steven Mullaney hit 42 runs off 26 balls to give Surrey a fright but the Kennington team held on and will seek to add one-day silverware to promotion in the first class form of the game. Sangakkara added: “It [the final] will be a special day and Lord’s is a special place to play your cricket. I hope the boy’s enjoy the day at Lord’s. “The result will come as long as we enjoy ourselves, do our basics right and execute our skills.”
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Batty hat-trick seals Surrey promotion
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O’BRIEN: I’M A BORN STRIKER
Lions forward wants to be more “selfish” in front of goal
By John Kelly
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IT’S NOT often you talk to a player who speaks so openly about the strengths and weaknesses in their game.
Some probably don’t think that much about it and rely on pure instinct, some might prefer to leave the analysis to coaches, others just couldn’t be bothered and are happy with the hopefully-weget-the-three-points-at-the-weekend approach to interviews. Aiden O’Brien doesn’t fall into any of those categories and there is also a notable absence of the insecurities strikers often betray as he confidently outlines where he is an asset to the team and the areas he needs to improve. “I just enjoy getting on the ball,” O’Brien says. “Not everybody is like that but I enjoy the ball at my feet or however it comes to me. “I’m comfortable in possession and I think people can trust me in possession. I try to get the ball and bring other people into play as well. “That’s the basis of my game. I always want to be involved, whether that means I have to drop deep even if that might not be so good at times.
“I would say I’m an unselfish player when at times I could be a bit more selfish for my own sake. But for the team I’ve got to be unselfish to get other people in on goal and create space to make chances. “On a personal note I’ve got to be a bit more selfish, in front of goal especially.” O’Brien came back after an ankle injury he suffered against AFC Wimbledon in pre-season much quicker than expected to add spark and cohesion to a lacklustre attack when he made his first competitive appearance of the season in the 2-0 defeat to Chesterfield. The irony is that after showing such swift powers of recovery and regaining full fitness so quickly, there is a sense that he is catching up a bit in his career. He signalled his talent early by making his first-team debut for Millwall at just seventeen and scoring two goals on his first appearance for the Ireland U21s against the Netherlands in 2013 at the age of nineteen. He qualifies for Ireland through his mother’s side and scored five times in ten games in total for the U21s, just two off Robbie Brady’s alltime record. He has been far less prolific in club football but at international level he was used in a different kind of role, one that
he feels suits his abilities. He explained: “With Ireland I was the man up top and there were other people that were being unselfish for me and I was getting all the glory and all the goals, which I know I’m capable of. I know that when I’m in front of goals I’m composed, I’ll put it away. “If I don’t score the first one I’ll score the second one. I’m a born striker. My record at U21 level with Ireland proves it. “At the moment I enjoy getting the ball too much outside the box, which is fair enough and good for the team as well when we need it, but on a personal level I’ve got to try to do both.” Last season a number of Premier League clubs including Everton and Swansea were said to be monitoring his form as he struck up a decent partnership with Lee Gregory and scored his first senior goals for the Lions, away at Brentford and Wolves. He will be looking for a first goal of the season if he is involved this Saturday
against Crewe at Gresty Road and he has certainly done enough in his last two appearances to suggest he should be in his boss Neil Harris’ thinking for a starting position. And he feels he has the right manager to steer the next stages of his career and help him develop a sharper goalscoring
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edge. “His finishing was outrageous, unreal,” O’Brien said of his boss. “And he’s a good man as well. I’ve spent a lot of years with him. I was a youth team player going to train with him when he was in the first team as a player. “He was also my manager with the U21s here. We’ve spent a lot of time with each other, we’ve got a good bond and connection. “I feel like I can go to him with anything, whether it’s outside football or in football. I trust him as a man, not just as a manager. “But the gaffer is going to pick a team he feels is going to win, he won’t pick players he feels won’t be able to do the job in the game. “I feel like I’m getting back to full fitness now and I’m ready to go. “If I’m in the team I’ll give everything I’ve got like I always do and hopefully I’ll get a goal or two and create something as well.”
JACK WANTS TO MASTER MIDFIELD TR ADE
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Powell knows he has to battle for starting spot By John Kelly
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JACK POWELL found himself in unusual company in the Millwall U21 midfield at The Den on Monday.
The unavailability of a number of players meant that boss Justin Skinner partnered striker Jamie Philpot with Powell in the first half with John Marquis dropping into the position in the second period. That gave the 21-year-old schemer the chance to exercise his leadership skills in the same understated way he subtly directs games. “They both did quite well,” Powell said. “You’ve just got to give them
DEN DIARY
LIONS LIVE WELCOME AUTHOR CALVIN
LIONS LIVE will be talking to journalist and author Michael Calvin on Thursday night about his fascinating new book Living on the Volcano. Calvin is well known to Millwall fans since the publication of Family, the riveting account of the Lions’ 2009/10 promotion season. This week’s prize is a signed copy of his latest work. In the second hour of the show, which kicks off at 7pm, the team will be catching up with Lions Live player of the month Fred Onyedinma as he reflects on the first part of the season.
little pointers. I don’t scream and shout but I like to think I give good information. “Giving good, clear precise information can sometimes be better than any kind of screaming and shouting. Obviously there are players who have that in their makeup naturally and they get the team going that way. “Some players get noticed by being a loud player and everyone can hear them, but offering good information and accurate information is just as good - as long as they can hear you!” Powell has seen his 19-year-old teammate Ben Thompson win a place in the first team in recent weeks and admits this is an important season for
WARRIORS SLAY DRAGONS AT THE DEN
ANYONE WHO attended Millwall U21s’ 3-1 defeat of Leeds at The Den on Monday might have noticed a few more marks on the pitch than normal, a result of the rugby league fixture between Wigan Warriors and Catalans Dragons last weekend. There were more than 8,000 fans at the ground and Bob Asprey, chairman of Millwall Supporters’ Club, had a theory to explain the healthy attendance. He said: “You’ll probably get a few additional people going along. The fact you can take beer to your seat is a first, and that’s one of the appeals to going!”
him if he is to achieve that ambition. He is battling for a place in the team in a competitive midfield area, with Shaun Williams rediscovering some form against Peterborough and Ed Upson also impressing. And though he admits training can get feisty he says the team principle comes first. “I’d love to get more minutes in the first team and that’s the aim,” Powell added. “These (U21) games help me get up towards full fitness to ultimately challenge for a place in the first team. I just want to play regular football. “There’s going to be times when you want to put yourself ahead, you want to be the best in training so the manager recognises you. But ultimately it’s a
POSSIBLE OCTOBER LEAGUE POSTPONEMENT
THERE COULD be another disruption to Millwall’s League One fixture schedule in October with the next round of international fixtures.
The Lions are scheduled to play Doncaster Rovers on October 10 but that date coincides with a number of Euro 2016 qualifying games and the possible involvement of Shane Ferguson, David Forde and Steve Morison. If three or more members of the senior Millwall squad are again called up for international duty, the Doncaster game would be postponed and rescheduled for Tuesday, October 27 with a kick-off time of 7.45pm.
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team game, you’re not going to go around smashing guys in the opposition team in training. “We just try and learn from each other and help each other improve and at the end of the day if we get the result, that’s the most important thing. “Looking after number one, you want to be in the first eleven. There’s always competition for places, it’s going to get competitive in training, and it does.” Powell isn’t the type of player who exerts influence through physicality, and he says he looks abroad, rather than at home, for players to model his game on. He explained. “I don’t really look at the English talent that we’ve got, I tend to look at some of the overseas stars,
like Pirlo or Busquets. But I like Carrick because he keeps the ball moving and can dictate the pace of the game. “I like to think I can get forward as well when the time is right and get in the box to nick a goal. “I like players who keep the game ticking over, who keep the ball moving and have awareness off the ball to be clever enough to intercept passes and go about their work that way rather than smashing into tackles. “We’ve got a few players in our team who are good tacklers so it’s just about getting the right balance. Ultimately when it comes down to it you want to give 100 percent and if there’s a tackle to be made you make it.”
GUATEMALA BREAK ROMEO’S HEART
MAHLON ROMEO’S World Cup dream ended on Tuesday night as Antigua and Barbuda were knocked out of the CONCACAF section of qualifying after losing 2-0 to Guatemala.
The Benna Boys had given themselves a great chance to progress to the fourth qualifying round which would have seen them join a group including Carlos Edwards’ Trinidad and Tobago and the United States after a 1-0 victory in the first leg. And in Guatemala City they defended their lead until the 61st minute before two goals in quick succession brought their run to an end.
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The gaffer
Last league match
Crewe 1-3 Swindon Millwall 0-2 Chesterfield
Sky Bet match odds Crewe 5/2 Draw 23/10 Millwall 11/10
Possible Line-ups 1 Garratt
2 Turton
6 Nugent
17 Kingsley
16 King
8 Atkinson
15 Fox
10 Inman
27 Colclough
12 Dalla Valle
22 O’Brien
10 Onyedinma
20 Morison
6 Williams
24 Thompson 5 Craig
4 Davis
4-3-3
16 Beevers
13 Archer
4-3-3
26 Abdou
15 Nelson
4 Edwards
LEAGUE ONE TABLE
TEAM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Gillingham Coventry City Walsall Sheffield United Burton Albion Rochdale Swindon Town Chesterfield Wigan Athletic Fleetwood Town Bradford City Bury Oldham Athletic Barnsley Port Vale Southend United Doncaster Rovers Shrewsbury Town Scunthorpe United Peterborough United Millwall Blackpool Colchester United Crewe Alexandra
P W D L F A GD PTs
6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 6
4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
* Table correct as of Tuesday night
2 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 2
0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 4 2 4
11 14 11 9 8 9 12 9 7 10 6 11 5 6 6 5 3 6 5 6 4 4 5 6
3 7 4 5 6 3 8 7 6 8 8 11 5 10 4 7 5 8 8 11 10 12 10 12
8 7 7 4 2 6 4 2 1 2 -2 0 0 -4 2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -5 -6 -8 -5 -6
14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 2
LEAGUE ONE MATCH PREVIEW
Crewe Alexandra Vs Millwall - Sky Bet League One Saturday, September 12 Kick off: 15:00
STEVE DAVIS took over from the legendary Dario Gradi in November 2011. He has led the club to two victories at Wembley since, in the League Two play-off final in 2012 and the Football League Trophy the following season.
He was linked with the Wolves job in 2013 but opted to stay with the Railwaymen and has managed to keep them in League One despite the loss of star players such as Ashley Westwood and N i c k Powell.
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Carlos in for Crewe-cial league clash
By John Kelly
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CARLOS EDWARDS is set to start his first league game for almost a year at Gresty Road after Shaun Cummings was ruled with a hamstring injury.
Cummings has been Millwall’s firstchoice right-back in the league but Edwards will get the chance to make the position his own after a successful comeback from injury in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy victory over Peterborough last week. Manager Neill Harris has a tough decision who to pick at left-back as Shane Ferguson comes back into contention following two substitute appearances for Northern Ireland in their recent Euro 2016 qualifying double-header. The game could come too soon for
Joe Martin who has yet to feature this season. Harris set his side up in a 4-3-3 formation in the last away league game at Scunthorpe and could be tempted to do the same against Steve Davis’ side. That could mean a first league start of the season for forward Aiden O’Brien who impressed after coming on as a substitute against Chesterfield and after starting in the win over Peterborough. Jack Powell, Paris Cowan-Hall and John Marquis all featured for the Elite Development side in the 3-1 defeat of Leeds on Monday and should be part of the first-team squad this weekend. Due to a shortage of players Powell was partnered by Jamie Philpot in the centre of midfield in the first half and by John Marquis in the second after Philpot went off injured. Powell, 21, started Millwall’s last
league game but feels he still needs to build match sharpness. “I was just topping up the minutes, getting to full fitness,” he said after Monday’s win. “My game against Chesterfield was my first in six weeks so it was nice to get some more minutes at The Den and get used to the size of the pitch as well.” Crewe are bottom of League One with just two points from six games. But they would overtake Millwall with their first victory of the season and midfielder Chris Atkinson feels results so far haven’t reflected how they have been playing. He said: “Football-wise we are battering teams at the minute, our football is top drawer. But at the other end we need to tighten up, especially in our one-vones which are costing us at the minute.”
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HARRIS APPRECIATES FANS’ SACRIFICES By John Kelly
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THOSE NOT on international duty last weekend might have had the weekend off but for Neil Harris there was no rest as he made the long car journey north to run the rule over Saturday’s opponents. And the Millwall boss says he will feel for Lions fans this weekend after making the 400-mile round trip from Southend. He explained: “I went to Crewe last weekend. I wanted to take them in first hand before we played them. It’s great just to have the opportunity to see other teams and other players. They’re a good Crewe side and play some nice football. “It was a break from the thought of us playing and preparing for games. “I spent time with the family on Sunday, but obviously there’s always the thought of the players on international duty, are they fit, are they healthy. “The players here worked really hard last week and had some family time at the weekend before preparing for Crewe from Monday onwards. “I always think of the fans who travel to Crewe and having done the journey there and back on Saturday I fully appreciate anyone going there to support us this weekend.”
LIO NS MUST BE “CHO OS EY ” WITH TRIALIST S By John Kelly
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MILLWALL’S ELITE Development squad boss Justin Skinner says he gets “bombarded” with calls from interested parties offering trialists to the club.
Skinner oversaw a third U21 win in a row against Leeds on Monday in a game that featured former Crystal Palace and Coventry winger Kyle Spence. Striker Fejiri Okenabirhie, who came on in the second half after scoring in the previous game against Ipswich, was another hoping to secure a deal
with the Lions. Millwall offered a number of other players opportunities to impress during pre-season, and centre-back Christian Mbulu was handed a one-year professional deal in August. But in the case of other hopefuls, including former Watford left-back Harry Kyprianou, Skinner is the person charged with delivering the bad news. He explained: “We get lots of phone calls from agents and different people. “There is a process you have to go through but you are bombarded with players who have been released from clubs who are trying to get back in
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the game. “It’s difficult and it is a constant merry-go-round of trialists, but it’s also a good way of judging a player for yourself. “You’re just waiting to see something really, some might stand out immediately and you’ve got to make a move on them. “We’re not in a position where we can take lots of numbers, we have to be quite bright about it. “We have to be sure if they’ve got a future here, which ultimately means getting in the first team. So it’s a big call. “Other clubs like Charlton and QPR,
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HARRIS: END TRANSFER WINDOW HEADACHE By John Kelly
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NEIL HARRIS says he would prefer if the transfer window closed prior to the start of the season.
for instance, run with big numbers of U18s and U21s and they can have a few that probably aren’t going to make it but can make the numbers up. “We’re a bit different in that respect, we have to be more choosey and make sure we get it right. “In pre-season we had a number of trialists who came in and it was down to me to have a one-to-one with them and release a few of them. “The good ones, like Christian, to tell him he’s got a contract is the easy part of it. There are other boys who, when you tell them you’re not keeping them on, you’re killing their dream.”
West Brom manager Tony Pulis recently called the timing of the window “absolutely ridiculous” after Spurs’ protracted efforts to tempt the Baggies into selling Saido Berahino, and Lions boss Harris has backed his fellow manager. He said: “I have thought for a long time the transfer window should be shut before the season starts. I think there are grey areas, obviously, because often you have new managers coming in, but I think you should be able to conclude your business over the summer. “I think the only reason it’s not done in the summer is because clubs are able to do business up until the start of September. “If it was until August 7, for example, then business would get done before that date. “Yes, you start the season and there are a couple of players you might want to move on or a few you may want to bring in, but you can do that with a loan window anyway. “I think you should have your squad before the start of the season and that should be your squad until the loan window opens or the transfer window opens again in January. “I would certainly back Tony Pulis and a lot of other managers in saying that the transfer window should be shut before the start of the season, open for a period, and then shut again.” THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%