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Southwark continues to stand by heroes
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HE NEWS that Walworth’s own Private Lee O’Callaghan is to get a street named after him in the new development at the Elephant will be heartening news to the people of our borough, whose commitment to our war heroes has a long and proud history.
Lee was one of the first British troops to die in the line of duty, when his life was tragically taken in Iraq in 2004. Lee, who served in the 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales Regiment, was shot in the chest by Shia militiamen in Basra in August of that year. He had called home to speak to his dad on his birthday just days earlier, and his family were looking forward to his coming home on leave the following week. Last year Elephant and Castle developers Lend Lease gave the community the chance to name streets in the new-look area. Millwall fans Lee Evans and John Davies campaigned with the News to cement Lee’s name in the area he was born and bred in, and now Lend Lease has confirmed this has been a success. As the face of the Elephant changes forever, residents now and in the future will be able to see O’Callaghan Way, and hopefully go on to learn about Lee’s selfless heroism. And just as the borough stopped this week to remember all of our fallen heroes, some of the brave men and women who continue to serve our country came out en masse to give back to the community. Catford’s 221 Field Squadron, reservist bomb disposal soldiers, rolled up their sleeves to build a path for a disabled Nunhead man - a neighbour to one of the troop. Buildbase in Peckham donated all of the tools and materials free and the Man of Kent pub laid on free beers for the troops. Jeremiah Sheenan, who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis, said he was ‘humbled’ by how the community had rallied around him. Now he has a purpose-built path across the green in front of his house to the pavement. The unit’s Captain, Tom Roach, told us ‘it’s what our brothers in arms would expect of us’. And this loyalty to our country’s servicemen and women is reflected back from the community.
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HE NEWS has been engaged with Southwark Council on a pilot to see how we can get more residents involved in the many planning applications made each year across the borough.
During the pilot we have found that local people feel that by the time an application is made, the development is all but decided and it’s too late for their input on what it might look like or what could be lost. The story this week about the 1930s Scotch Derrick crane in Rotherhithe potentially being kept as a symbol of the area’s docking past is a great example of how residents can get through to developers even before an application has been submitted. Hundreds of worried residents signed up to keep the crane and developers Hollybrook have now said they would try to keep it in some form within their plans. This early intervention means that local people get to have a say in the actual planning of this development as it is being designed. Clearly more work at preplanning with developers would go a great way towards engaging and making planning issues in the borough more accessible to everyone.
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COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS
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OPINION
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PROPERTY
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DIY SOS army reservists build path for disabled man By Amelia Burr
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A DISABLED man was led down the garden path on Saturday, after a squadron of bomb disposal soldiers came to his DIY SOS.
The band of eighteen army reservists descended on Nunhead Grove in their fatigues to lay a new track for wheelchair-bound Jeremiah Sheenan, from his house, across the green, to the pavement. Jeremiah, who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis, said he had been “humbled” by how the community rallied around to help him. One of the lads from Catford’s 221 Field Squadron, told his Captain, Tom Roach, how his neighbour Jeremiah was increasingly
housebound due to his illness and had difficulties getting out in his wheelchair. On hearing of what the soldiers were planning to do, Ian Messenger, the Branch Manager of Buildbase in Peckham, donated all the tools and materials for free. Then on the day, all the neighbours supplied endless cups of tea and offered their facilities to the soldiers. Even the local pub got in on the action when the Man of Kent brought free beers out for the troops. “I thought it was amazing,” said Jeremiah, 58. “I didn’t think that I deserved this stuff. It made me feel special, like I was getting help that I knew I needed, but I was not about to ask for.” Jeremiah, who was a keen cyclist before his illness left him virtually housebound, said the new garden
The team with Jeremiah (main); building the path (above, left); and Jeremiah cutting the ribbon
path would change his life.... “that’s how much it means to me. I can’t thank them enough for what they have done for me. Bless our Armed Forces,” said Jeremiah.
Captain Roach said “It’s really great to work with local people who want to help - it makes all our efforts worthwhile. Within a few hours of publishing the request for support in
the unit, we had eighteen volunteers and we agreed the date of November 7, the day before Remembrance, as it’s what our brothers in arms would expect of us.”
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Man discharged after double decker collision By Amelia Burr
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A MAN has been discharged from hospital after he was hit by a double decker bus on Monday afternoon.
The pedestrian, aged in his twenties, was hit at around 3.20pm at the junction of Old Kent Road and Humphrey Street. The police, ambulance and air ambulance all attended and the man was taken to hospital in a critical condition. The driver of the 172 stopped at the scene and was not arrested. The Old Kent Road was closed off, which caused severe delays across the borough at rush hour on Monday evening.
TEENS AQUITTED AS CLOSING SPEECHES BEGIN IN MURDER TRIAL By court reporter
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TWO TEENAGERS have been cleared of murdering Ben Purdy over a love triangle dispute last November.
Reece Bayne, 19, and Harry McAleer, 18, were accused of taking part in an organised revenge attack on the 18-year-old trainee plumber. Ben was shot in the head in Mossington Gardens, Bermondsey, on 23 November last year. He was allegedly gunned down by Bayne’s uncle Andrew Bayne, 37, on the orders of Michael Bagnall, 22, after being hunted down in a Ford Focus car. Jurors have heard the dispute began when Ben Purdy started going out with Bagnall’s ex-girlfriend. The prosecution claimed Reece Bayne and Harry McAleer were both part of the joint enterprise, because they were in the car with Andrew Bayne and Bagnall at the time of the shooting. But judge Christopher Moss QC ruled that both teenagers should be acquitted of murder due to lack of evidence. Bagnall and Andrew Bayne, who remain on the murder charge, have both accused each other of bringing the gun to the scene.
In his closing speech, prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC reminded the jury of witness evidence from one of Mr Purdy’s friends. He said: “The gun was pointed at the three of them [Ben Purdy and his two friends] by Andrew Bayne and Ben fell where he had stood. “Andrew shot Ben from within the car. How could he have known when to stop the car and who to fire at? “There is only one answer to that - because Michael Bagnall told him. “It was Michael who had wound Andrew up. He wound him up and then pointed out his target and Andrew shot Ben Purdy.” McAleer told jurors in evidence that he had no idea they were going to seriously injure or kill Ben Purdy when he got in the car and never saw a gun. Bagnall and Andrew Bayne, both of Alpine Road, Rotherhithe, deny murder. Bagnall, his sister Lee-Ann Bagnall, 20, and Anthony Bayne, 34, also of Alpine Road, Rotherhithe, all deny affray. Michael Bagnall, Reece Bayne, of Concorde Way, also in Rotherhithe, and Harry McAleer, of Elcot Avenue, Peckham, all deny conspiracy to commit assault occasioning actual bodily harm Andrew Bayne denies possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
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CAMPAIGN FOR TOMMY’S PL ANE TAKES OFF
Friends of peacemaker killed as he tried to stop argument vote for name to be branded across new airliner EXCLUSIVE
By Joey Millar
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HUNDREDS OF people have joined a campaign to name a new jet airliner after Tommy Blackmore, the Bermondsey man who was killed as he tried to break up a row in June.
The Name Our Plane competition
is being run by Thomson Holidays, which is asking for suggestions for its new Boeing 787 Dreamline’s name. Already over 500 people have voted to name the plane after the cheeky 20-year-old, including his friend Summer Sparks, who began the campaign. The eighteen-year-old told the News: “I just think it would be a good way to remember him. The
memorial that people made where he died has been removed. Flowers are dropped there but taken away and I even put a plaque there but it was removed. That’s quite upsetting for his friends and his family, so this would be a permanent way we could remember him.” Tommy’s older brother Bradley added: “I’d just like to thank everyone who has voted so far. This would be a great way to remember
him so please get involved.” The five entries with the most votes will be submitted to a judging panel who will make the final decision on the new plane’s name. The winning entry will also receive £2,500 in Thomson travel vouchers, which Summer said will go to the Blackmore family. Tommy died in June when convicted drug dealer Lloyd Smythe, 29, from the Tabard
Gardens Estate, Borough, delivered a “boxing jab” to the back of his head outside a nightclub. Tommy was a “totally innocent victim” in the unprovoked attack, for which Smythe was jailed for manslaughter. The competition closes on November 16 at midday. Vote for Tommy at nameourplane.com/name/tommy blackmore8
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By Joey Millar
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A VIOLENT Southwark gang who used knives, hammers and concrete blocks to steal over £500,000 in shop raids are due to be sentenced after seven men were convicted in two separate trials.
Three men, from Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, were convicted of conspiracy to rob eight jewellery shops and money transfer exchanges in Southwark, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Kensington and Chelsea, City of London, Kent and Manchester. A number of the gang were also convicted of conspiracy to rob a jewellers in Tower Hill following a separate trial. Thomas O’Connor, 23, of Swan Lane, Rotherhithe, Conor Gartland, 18, of Druid Street, Bermondsey and Alex Parle, 22, of Adams Garden
Estate, Rotherhithe used concrete blocks and hammers to smash through shop windows and cash desk partitions between February 2014 and January 2015. They threatened staff with hammers and a machete, stealing cash and watches before making off on s t o l e n motorbikes and mopeds. City of London Police have released footage of one of the incidents in Liverpool Street in which the three men robbed a jewellery shop. The shop manager tried to stop Parle from getting away by jumping on his back, at which point Parle pulled out a machete. Police arrested him nearby after he ran off. Detectives were able to link the offences and identify the culprits by pursuing various lines of enquiry,
including forensic analysis of evidence left behind by the gang, including helmets, a lighter and a knife. They will be sentenced on 15 December at the Old Bailey. Gary O’Brien, 22, of Brunel Road,
Southwark News, Thursday November 12th, 2015 A still image of a machete-wielding member of the group during a raid.
Jewellers in Bethnal Green Road on 8 October 2014. They used a hammer to smash through the window and stole watches and other jewellery from the displays before driving off in getaway cars. Local officers stopped one of the vehicles and arrested the occupants O’Brien, Richards and Ogun - for robbery. Detectives then analysed evidence and were able to prove that O’Connor and Hull had also been involved in the robbery. They were subsequently arrested for this matter. They will be sentenced on 20 November at Woolwich Crown Court. Detective Inspector Nick Blackburn of the Flying Squad said: “O’Connor and his criminal fraternity committed alarmingly violent robberies from the north to the south of England, but through collaborative working, the
“O’Connor and his criminal fraternity committed alarmingly violent robberies from the north to the south of England.” Rotherhithe, Michael Ogun, 22, of Poppy Drive, Enfield, Ricardo Richards, 18, of Jamaica Road, Bermondsey, Jamie Hull, 21, of Tranton Road, Bermondsey and O’Connor were separately convicted of conspiracy to rob a jewellers in Tower Hill. The five men raided Attenborough
Flying Squad, City of London Police and Greater Manchester Police were able to make the connection and secure convictions. “These men terrified shop employees, using weapons, aggression and threats in order to get jewellery and cash. There was a display of sheer courage and determination when one of the employees attempted to stop the robbers getting away, but many of the victims now live in fear of another attack. “I hope that other robbery gangs will look at this case as an example of how police services across the country will work together to ensure they face justice.”
From left to right Alex Parle, Conor Gartland, Gary O'Brien, Jamie Hull, Michael Ogun, Ricardo Richards and Thomas O'Connor
EPIC FOWL - CRANE MAY BE TURNED INTO SCULPTURE
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ROTHERHITHE
By Joey Millar
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THE BELOVED Scotch Derrick crane in Rotherhithe looks set to be saved after developers promised to “try and keep it” – possibly by converting it into a sculpture of a bird.
The historic red crane, which dates back to the 1930s, is situated at the heart of a proposed development around Odessa Street. Worried residents had signed up in their hundreds after the crane’s future was thrown into doubt when the land it was situated on was conceded by Southwark Council to developers Hollybrook last year. However, Justin Elcombe, Hollybrook’s managing director, revealed to the News this week that they were “not thinking” of getting rid of the striking monument to the peninsula’s docking past. He said: “We are almost certainly going to try and keep it in some manner. We are not thinking of getting rid of it. “We have a number of ideas on
Ian Cooper with the Scotch Derrick crane; and a crane of the avian variety
what to do with it. One idea is to refurbish part of it, perhaps the cab and one arm. Another option is to
work with the local blacksmith and turn it into a sculpture.” The sculpture, he explained,
would reflect Rotherhithe’s docking and aviary heritage. He said: “One resident said that before we had a metal crane we had real cranes, as in the birds. So one idea is to use the material to make a sculpture of the bird.” Resident Ian Cooper, whose house overlooks the crane, welcomed the proposals. He said: “It’s good news. I quite like the idea of turning it into a bird – it’s quirky, people would remember it and it could become a bit of a talking point for years to come. “Either way, I hope they can keep it. I personally welcome the development. The area has become a bit run down so it is good news.” Developers hope to build affordable and private housing, a “pocket park” and café on the site, while also removing the disused nightclub. Consultation of residents will take place in early-2016, while an
Plans for pizzeria pop-up in car park ROTHERHITHE: A pop-up pizzeria operating out of a shipping container VICTIM...has Ben been Purdy proposed for Surrey Quays Shopping Centre’s car park.
The mini-restaurant, which promises to produce a selection of “beautiful artisan pizza”, has been put forward by Pizza1989, who run the unique business. According to their planning statement, the container “includes a hand-built six-foot fired oven, hydraulic doors opening up the kitchen to the viewing public, large glass windows and handmade bespoke interiors featuring wood panelling, brick, and steel and granite worktops.” They also promise to “bring a community purpose” to the area with “an artisan, authentic and innovative” eatery. Want to have your say on the proposal? Search 15/AP/4486 using the council’s planning register at www.planbuild.southwark.gov.uk.
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Schools named as Maths Hub
SOUTHWARK: Two schools are celebrating after being accepted as new members of the nationwide ‘Maths Hub’.
The ‘Maths Hub’ is a partnership of schools across Britain, split into local divisions, who collaborate and share information and practices related to the teaching of mathematics. The City of London Academy Southwark and Redriff Primary School were both chosen due to their reputation “as leading providers” of maths teaching. Richard Bannister, principal of CoLa Southwark, said: “Our academies are delighted to be able to lead this partnership of schools collaborating across SE London. Our aim is to share best practice in this essential subject and inspire the next generation of students with their mastery of maths.” Mickey Kelly, Executive Headteacher for Redriff and Galleywall primaries, said he was “really delighted” with the acceptance into the partnership, which he hoped would cement “Britain’s global position as a leader in this field.”
V i ct o r y f o r M i l l w a l l f a n s w h o c am p ai g n e d f o r h o n o u r in new E lep ha nt d e velop m en t EXCLUSIVE
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THE MOTHER of a fallen war hero said a new road named after her brave boy will be a fitting tribute to his memory.
Two Millwall fans campaigned with the News to get Private Lee O’Callaghan’s name included in the new Elephant Park development as a testament to the Walworth-born hero, who was one of the first British troops to die in the line of duty in Iraq in 2004. Developer, Lend Lease, has confirmed exclusively to the News this week that O’Callaghan Way will be one of four new road names in the borough. It is more than ten years since Lee was killed in action but the ‘Millwall through and through’ soldier will not be forgotten thanks to fellow fans, Lee Evans and John Davies, who campaigned to make sure future
generations remember him nearby where he grew up on the Heygate estate. Lee was serving in the 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wales Regiment when he was shot in the chest by a Shia militiaman in Basra on August 9. He was the 62nd British soldier to be killed in the Iraq war and the fourteenth to die after the war was declared over. The young soldier had called home a few days earlier to speak to his dad, Eugene, on his birthday and the whole family was looking forward to him coming home on leave the following week. Instead, they got a visit from two army officers saying Lee had given his life helping his comrades to safety after two Land Rovers were destroyed by rockets. Lee’s name was put forward with more than 130 other suggestions from local people to name new streets and blocks in the borough over the next fifteen years. O’Callaghan Way was chosen alongside three historic street names
which featured around the Elephant hundreds of years ago. Sayer Street, Eider Street and Bodley Way will all run along the same orientation as their original namesakes. Lee’s mum, Shirley O’Callaghan, said she had been “overwhelmed” by the support the campaign has had to name a road after Lee. “It’s a fitting and lasting tribute to my brave son,” she said. Rob Heasman, Lendlease’s Project Director at Elephant & Castle, said: “Paying tribute to individuals who have such significance to the local
community such as Private Lee O’ Callaghan and bringing back road names of historical importance to the area is exactly why we wanted the community to put forward name suggestions.” Cllr Mark Williams, Southwark’s cabinet member for regeneration and new homes at Southwark Council agreed saying: “It is great to see the history and future of the Elephant come together in this way. In particular, to honour a local man and former Heygate resident who gave his life in the service of our country with this lasting tribute.”
Car park art plans given brush off PECKHAM
By Amelia Burr
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ARTISTS HAVE given new plans to transform Peckham’s multistorey car park the brush off after their proposal for 800 low rent studios was turned down.
The scheme put forward by the Bold Tendencies arts collective, already based at the car park, was rejected in favour of an application for a mixture of artist studios, workshops and offices from the Mayfair-based Pop Community Ltd. For the next five years the car park will accommodate 50 affordable studio and workshop spaces alongside shops and event spaces, as well as Bold Tendencies and Frank’s rooftop bar. All tenants will be independent businesses, drawn primarily from the local area.
Southwark Council was approached by 70 different organisations interested in managing the space but has come under fire for not selecting the proposal from Bold Tendencies. London Green Party spokesperson Sian Berry described the decision as “desperately disappointing” and Eileen Conn from Peckham Vision said “the local community were not involved in identifying the priorities for uses or the criteria for assessing bids.” The Collective has previously been criticised for a similar project in Brixton, described as a “community campus for local business” but angered locals when it was perceived to take on a more business-focussed approach. Cllr Mark Williams, cabinet member for regeneration and new homes, said: “As a council we have promised to create hundreds of new
An artist’s impression of the plan
affordable work spaces for the creative industries, and this appointment is the start of us delivering on that promise. “Although the car park is still
earmarked for development in the long term, we have the opportunity now to help local residents set up new businesses and provide space for local artists,” he added.
ALFRED SALTER TURNS 20!
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Former MP unveils new mosaic to mark primary school’s anniversary By Joey Millar
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PUPILS, STAFF and governors at Alfred Salter Primary School celebrated the 20th anniversary of its founding by unveiling a special mosaic last week.
The Rotherhithe school was officially opened in 1995, with over 1500 boys and girls passing through its doors since then. The mosaic, designed in sections over the last month by pupils and teachers, features Southwark landmarks including the Shard, Tower Bridge – and, of course, the school itself. The mosaic was unveiled by former MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark Simon Hughes – with the help of the youngest and oldest two pupils in the school, Melba Summer Lara and Tommy Mole respectively. Speaking to the entire student body after the unveiling, Sir Simon compared the pupils in the school to the tiles that made up the beautiful mosaic. He said: “I want you to remember this whenever you come into this hall: each of you is like one individual little part of the mosaic. And the reason the mosaic is beautiful is not because there is one piece but because there are loads of them. If one of the tiles weren’t there, it wouldn’t be as beautiful – and if one of you weren’t here, the school wouldn’t be as beautiful.” Sir Simon was present at the opening of the school two decades ago, as was Stuart Hayter, who has been head teacher throughout the school’s existence.
He said: “It’s been an amazing opportunity to start a school from nothing and watch it grow. I never imagined that I’d stay here for 20 years. It’s a very successful school and I think we’ve maintained the ethos which is represented on the mosaic.”
Sir Simon Hughes, artist Maud Milton, head teacher Stuart Hayter, pupils Tommy Mole and Melba Summer Lara, governor Pauline Adenwalla, deputy head Shaun Dellentry and assistant head Karen Walton
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By Amelia Burr
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A MOTHER of three is desperately fundraising while she waits for the call to say she can take her son to America for the life-saving treatment he needs to get rid of his tangerine-sized brain tumour.
Since his recent second relapse, thirteen-year-old Alfie Barrett’s family has been getting ready to drop everything to spend nine weeks in the States so he can get the pioneering proton therapy he needs to stay alive. His mother Kelly Barrett, 35, has been in a living nightmare since her first-born was a toddler and she noticed him walking on his tip-toes all the time, which can be indicative of a neurological condition. After a barrage of tests he was finally diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of five in February 2007. Before that year was out the family was hit with another tragedy when Kelly’s sister Bonnie was violently murdered by a killer in east London. Derek Brown was said to be emulating Jack the Ripper when he killed 24-year-old Bonnie Barrett and DVD seller, Xiao Mei Guo. He was jailed in 2008 as Alfie entered his second year of chemotherapy. The treatment gave the growing boy lasting nerve damage, but did not even shrink the tumour. The sizeable growth could not be operated on because it was so close to his brain stem but it was at least inactive and the doctors said he was therefore in remission. Kelly, who lives on the Aylesbury Estate with Alfie and her two other children, Freddie, 9, and Bonnie,7, looked forward to giving her son a normal life and hoped his endless months in hospital were over. “I didn’t ever think it would come back,” said Kelly, but in 2012 Alfie mentioned he was having headaches.
“Alfie won’t say anything to me usually. He’ll wait until he can’t take it anymore and then he’ll ask for a paracetamol. He just wants to carry on a normal life,” said Kelly. But when he woke one night with a numb left arm and a high temperature, she rushed him to hospital. After being admitted to A&E, doctors initially dismissed Alfie’s symptoms as a bug and Kelly was advised to go home and give him a paracetamol. Knowing there was something more serious wrong, she contacted the consultant she knew from when Alfie was in hospital the first time and he was soon booked in for an MRI scan at the Royal Marsden. “Those were the worst two weeks of my life,” said Kelly of the wait for the results. Alfie was ten years old when they were given the shattering news that his tumour was growing once again. After another year of chemotherapy, Alfie went back into remission again but last month Kelly heard the words she had been dreading: ‘mum, I’ve got a headache’. Alfie was also feeling very weak and dizzy. She took him in to A&E and again where he was admitted and booked in for an MRI scan the next day. To Kelly’s relief, the doctor gave Alfie the all-clear and said it must be a virus making him feel ill. Days later she had a letter through the post asking her to take Alfie to the radiotherapy unit at the Royal Marsden where Kelly discovered Alfie’s brain tumour was growing again. The boy who always comes top of his class at Walworth Academy has recently had to stop going to school because he is too weak and has recently had to use a wheelchair to get about in, though he remains determined to walk. The only option left open to Alfie now is to get proton therapy, which can target the tumour directly instead of blasting everything in the vicinity like
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Kelly and Alfie (main); Alfie receiving treatment in hospital; and a MRI scan of Alfie’s brain, which shows the tumour
“I feel like I’m poncing. If I had family to go to for this sort of money, I would but they ain’t got it”
chemotherapy. The treatment is not available in this country so Kelly is now frantically making arrangements for her and her three children to go to America as soon as possible. Alfie’s treatment will be paid for as will his accommodation but Kelly needs to raise the money to pay for the other two children to come with them as there is no one else who can look
after them and cover their food and expenses for nine weeks. “I feel like I’m poncing,” said Kelly. “If I had family to go to for this sort of money, I would but they ain’t got it.” There are serious possible side effects from the proton therapy including strokes, blindness, deafness, paralysis and a second tumour developing, but Kelly said: “I either take a gamble or
lose” as the terrifying reality of his second relapse has started to sink in. But at night she lies awake thinking about what might happen to her baby boy. “I’m worried about everything. He could come back blind or worse. It’s heart-breaking,” said Kelly. “It’s horrible watching your child suffer because you can’t take the pain away from them.” Gary Valentine Fuller, who recently set up the MumMum Foundation for mums with cancer, has started a JustGiving page for Kelly to raise the money they need to get them out to America and a bit more besides to send the family on a much-needed holiday after Alfie’s treatment. To donate, visit https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/ gary-valentinefuller-4
ARISE, SIR SIMON
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SIR SIMON Hughes, former MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, shared a joke with the Queen this week when he was honoured with a knighthood at Buckingham Palace.
The political veteran, who spent 32 years as Member of Parliament for the north of the borough, was knighted at a ceremony on November 10, where he was lucky enough to be honoured by Her Majesty herself. Sir Simon told the News: “It went very well, we got the full treatment. The Queen was in good form and asked about the changes I had seen over the years in the House of Commons. I told her that there were many more women now, and she replied ‘yes - and I seem to remember from the last election that there are a lot more Scots now too!’” Sir Simon was accompanied to the palace by his brothers, Jamie and David, and his niece Allison. Whereas many people arrive at the palace ahead of their investiture in a flashy car, the group made their way there in a simple black cab – a nod to the former MP’s recognisable yellow taxi. When it was announced in June that Sir Simon would receive a knighthood, he told the News that it was a personal honour – but also a reflection of the hard work of those who had supported him in the community over the last three decades. He said: “This honour is a testament to the hard work of so many different people and belongs as much to them as to me. I think it gives recognition to the area as well.” He also added that he was nervous about the prospect of a private audience with “the most well-known head of state in the world - it doesn’t get much bigger than that!”
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Yeoman Warders join (from left) Simon’s brother Jamie, niece Alison, the former MP, and brother David
Former MP shares joke with Queen as he’s knighted
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By Joey Millar
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HOUSEBOAT RESIDENTS and boat owners in South Dock Marina have expressed their anger and worry over an “outrageous” hike in mooring fees.
RENT RISE IS OVERBOARD
The 23% rise may force some residents already struggling with the high cost of boat life to leave the Rotherhithe dock. Allen Atwell, chair of the South Dock Marina Berth Holders’Association, said: “It’s a big chunk of money and we get the impression that this rise is being rushed through. “A number of residents who have been here for decades are being forced out. One woman is really quite emotional about it, she’s been here for 25 years and will have to leave her home. But due to the rising fees it is making it even harder to sell boats – it’s a real ‘Catch 22’.” Boat owners say that they understand that mooring fees do go up, just like housing rents do on land, but argue that the rise is simply a way to exploit boat owners, who may be seen as living a cheap lifestyle. Allen said: “It is a diverse community here – we have teachers, policemen, doctors, families and OAPs. We’re not rolling in money. We have mooring fees, council tax and also need to pay for the upkeep of the boats, which is
considerable.” Residents also claim that there has been a lack of “clarity” from the council with regards to the rise, with residents left in the dark over whether the 23% hike will be immediate or spread over a period of time. Allen said: “We want to put a freeze on the whole thing until we can discuss it properly – because at the moment it seems that the council want to push this through and then discuss future rises with us.” Councillor Darren Merrill, Southwark Cabinet member for environment and public realm, blamed “yet more government cuts” for the rise. He said: “South Dock Marina have had their fees and charges frozen for three years, but we now need to make changes. We have checked these against other marinas providing similar services and our charges are still competitively priced. “We’ve listened to berth holders and so are phasing charges in over a four year period to give berth holders time to budget for the future. We’ve also reduced the monthly licence charges, so berth holders who cannot pay yearly, will have a reduction over the first two years. “Our on-going investment programme means that the marina is kept at the highest standard. We have spent over £650k in improvements so far, with an additional £1m investment planned in the next two years.”
Corrupt housing Man charged with officer banged up for schoolboy’s murder as an extra two years mum to see minister By Amelia Burr amelia@southwarknews.co.uk
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In 2014, Ibrahim Bundu was sentenced to four years for abusing his position as a homelessness worker by dishing out a total of 23 properties using fake IDs and made up sob stories. He was ordered to pay back £100,000 to Southwark Council and his codefendant ex-wife, Fatmata Koroma, was also ordered to pay £15,000. Although Koroma has made “reasonable efforts” to repay this sum, Bundu had only paid a measly £1,600 back and refused to sell his property to cover the debt. He was handed an additional two year sentence as punishment. In 2003 Bundu started a three year scam processing bogus housing applications, at first for his friends, family and a trail of ex-wives, and then pocketing cash for housing people in the country illegally. Bundu, of Latona Road, Peckham, made up fictitious pregnant women so his fake applications would jump the queue ahead of the 20,000 people on the council’s waiting list. Six of the houses dished out illegally were taken by Bundu’s co-defendants in the dock at Woolwich Crown Court,
A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with the murder of sixteen-year-old schoolboy Mohamed Dura Ray.
including his mum, his ex-wife, his estranged wife and her aunt. The elaborate scam came to light in 2011 when an anti-fraud initiative uncovered fake documents in one of Bundu’s applications. When investigators looked into it more they found every document in that application was fake, with a pattern of similar documents all leading back to caseworker Bundu Councillor Richard Livingstone, Southwark’s cabinet member for housing, said: “Anyone who thinks they can defraud the council and get away with it is sadly mistaken, as the Bundu case clearly shows. The council will stop at nothing to make fraudsters pay, and indeed repay, for their crimes.”
Jordan Daley, of Peabody Hill, SE21, was charged yesterday and was due to appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court later the same day. The news comes in the same week as it was confirmed Mo’s mother, Mariama, will get to appeal directly to the Government’s minister for policing to put more bobbies on the beat after the MP for Bermondsey made a speech about her son in Parliament. Bermondsey MP Neil Coyle made an impassioned speech in the House of Commons last week about the effect of policing cuts in Southwark and mentioned how Mo was stabbed on the Newington Estate on September 14, around the corner from where Mr Coyle lives. Earlier this month Mr Coyle requested that the Prime Minister hear Mariama’s concerns about local policing in person, but was dismayed to receive a standard response saying he was too busy. In his parliamentary speech on Wednesday last week Mr Coyle firmly objected to proposed further cuts to local policing which could see Southwark lose all of its PCSOs. “It gives me no pride to say that
Mohamed Dura-Ray’s mother, Mariama Courtsey of Government Transport Office
A CORRUPT Southwark housing officer has been slapped with an extra two years inside, after failing to pay back the money he gained from giving council houses to his mates, his family and people in the country illegally.
Southwark has one of the highest murder rates in the capital,” said Mr Coyle, who followed this by attacking the Conservative MP for Gower, Byron Davies, for suggesting police forces need to make better use of their resources. “I think that is offensive to my local police force. With the track record of sixteen percent of charges brought in cases of knife crime [in Southwark] the police clearly do not have the capacity to tackle that problem. “Most recently, close to where I live in the constituency, sixteen-year-old Mohamed Dura Ray was murdered... His mum is desperate for answers and desperate for that terrible track record of solving knife crimes to be confronted,” he said. “The honourable gentleman is suggesting that Southwark police are not using their resources properly. Brilliant! I thank him for that contribution.” Mr Coyle listed concerns raised by Southwark residents about spikes in particular crimes such as a rise in the visible use and sale of class A drugs on Tissington court in Rotherhithe, a spate of squatting in commercial premises including the Albion and the Elephant & Castle pubs and an increase in commercial burglaries, particularly around Borough and Bermondsey, Long Lane and Tower Bridge Road. He then invited the Minister for Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice, Mike
Minister Mike Penning
Penning, to meet her Mariama and hear her concerns in person – and Mr Penning accepted. "Mariama wanted to meet the Prime Minister to discuss her son's death and policing. Whilst Cameron may be too busy, I'm glad at least one Minister will see Mariama,” said Mr Coyle. “Only one in seven knife crimes resulted in prosecutions in Southwark last year but the Government is poised to cut a further 25 to 40 percent from the policing budget, meaning more officers lost from the Met. Hopefully Mariama will convey her concerns directly, but I think the Government is putting our community at greater risk,” he said.
SOUTHWARK REMEMBERS
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Southwark remembered its fallen men and women last weekend with a number of memorial services across the borough.
By Joey Millar
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THE OFFICIAL Southwark ceremony took place on Remembrance Sunday, November 8, at the monument in Borough High Street.
The ceremony was led by Southwark Mayor Dora Dixon-Fyle, and was attended by MPs Neil Coyle and Harriet Harman, Leader of Southwark Council Peter John, leader of Southwark Lib Dems Anood Al-Samerai, and Deputy Lieutenant Mrs Jenny Bianco, who was representing Her Majesty the Queen. Former MP Simon Hughes, local councillors and representatives from old comrade societies were also in attendance. A two minute silence was observed before wreaths were laid at the base of the Borough War Memorial. The Last Post was also played and the Ode to Remembrance read out in front of a crowd of over 100 residents paying their respects. Other memorials were also held at other sites across the borough, including at the West Lane Memorial in Bermondsey.
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Tennis star Greg Rusedski (centre) with Cllr Barrie Hargove (left) and Gary Glover (right)
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Council blasted for ‘over the top’ security at Fireworks Night event By Joey Millar
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Ace! Star opens courts By Joey Millar
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SOUTHWARK PARK’S ace new tennis courts were officially unveiled by British tennis star Greg Rusedski this week.
The facilities were funded by £80,000 from Southwark Council’s Cleaner, Greener, Safer fund and £50,000 from the London Marathon Charitable Trust. Greg, who was ranked fourth in the world during the late 1990s and received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, said on November 9 that the opening of the new courts were “fantastic” for the borough. The 1997 US Open finalist said: “It is fantastic to see councils like Southwark investing in grassroots sport in this way. Accessible facilities are so important to getting young people especially involved
in tennis - and who knows, they could be playing at Wimbledon one day too!” Gary Glover, Chair of the Friends of Southwark Park, said he was “really happy” with the new courts. He said: “We made the bid to get funding for the new courts, so we’re really happy with the two new courts and the two refurbished courts. “It was great to have Greg Rusedski here, really good for the young children. Hopefully the courts will be used to capacity and enjoyed by everybody here.” Cllr Barrie Hargrove, Southwark Cabinet member for public health, parks and leisure, added: “With almost 10,000 people visiting the park’s existing courts last year, these two new courts will provide accessible and quality facilities, and mean greater availability for everyone - especially children and young people in the borough keen to take up the sport.”
BERMONDSEY BUSINESS owners have criticised Southwark Council for their “completely over the top” security measures during last week’s fireworks display. Parts of the roads surrounding Southwark Park were closed off during the event, with security personnel refusing to let drivers – and even pedestrians – through to get to local shops. Joe Patel, of Vishal Supermarket in Southwark Park Road, said it was “chaos.” He said: “People couldn’t get through to my shop. Security just kept telling people to move along, move along. You can understand [stopping] cars from coming down the road, but not people! “I lost money, but not only me, it was also pubs, shops, all the businesses. Whoever was in charge didn’t know what they were doing. They should listen to the local people.” Tony, owner of Star Cars taxi service in Southwark Park Road, also criticised the firework’s security. He said: “It was completely over the top, just overboard. All my drivers had to go home because the area was sealed off, we lost a lot of money. The whole night was ruined.” Cllr Ian Wingfield, Southwark Cabinet member for business, employment and culture said: “With a large scale event like
Shopkeeper Joe Patel
Fireworks Night, the safety of everyone coming in and out of the site is paramount. This is why certain road closures were put in place during the event to allow people in and out of entry gates quickly and safely. “All closures and restrictions were only in place for the absolute minimum time that was needed, and we held conversations with local businesses who
came forward with any issues, offering them the best contingency options we could to meet their needs. We always review all our events to ensure that any issues of concern are taken fully into account in any future planning.” Despite selling out after 21,000 tickets were snapped up, only 8,000 people actually attended the event, which took place after a day of heavy rain.
‘MY SIGHT COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED IF I’D CHECKED MY EYES EARLIER’ 16 NEWS
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Bermondsey man highlights importance of eye checks By Joey Millar
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A BERMONDSEY man who has gone partially blind due to a diabetic eye disease is sharing his story to highlight the importance of regular eye checks.
Danny Ball, who has Type 1 diabetes, had developed eye problems that were too serious to treat by the time he finally sought treatment at St Thomas’ Hospital. He said: “Like many young men, I felt invincible. I thought sight loss was something that happened to other people. “When I started finding it difficult to read I put it down to my eyes being tired. I failed to get them checked until it was too late. I’m now blind in one eye and almost blind in the other.” He is now sharing his story, which is also being told in a new film produced by Guy’s and St Thomas’, in an effort promote eye screenings especially for diabetic sufferers.
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He said: “My sight could have been saved if I’d checked my eyes earlier. It’s crucial to make people aware of the importance of having regular eye check-ups, particularly if they have diabetes.” Danny is now also planning to undertake a PhD studying why young men fail to engage in healthcare. Diabetes is one of the main causes of blindness for people of working age in the UK. Samantha Mann, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’, says: “With diabetes rates higher than ever before there has been a corresponding increase in the number of patients at serious risk of blindness. With early detection and treatment, blindness can be prevented in 90% of diabetes-related cases. Danny’s Story – a short film about Danny’s experience of losing his sight – can be viewed at: www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/ourservices/decs/overview.aspx#danny
Danny and Consultant Opthalmologist Samantha Mann
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Campaigners battling to save ‘green haven’ find report backing other sites
By Joey Millar
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CAMPAIGNERS protesting against a proposed £20m leisure centre at a Rotherhithe “green haven” have questioned Southwark Council on a “hidden” document which recommends three other locations.
Nursery opens doors
A CHARITY has opened a new nursery in a church to provide 34 much-needed childcare places in the borough.
Southwark’s cabinet member for children and schools, Victoria Mills opened the new facility in St Paul’s Church in Lorrimore Square, which will be run by the charity 1st Place. The council provided a start-up grant of £110,000 to support the new nursery, which will provide 34 full
time places for children aged six months to five years, as well as 32 part time places for children eligible for free two year old early education. “We are committed to working with schools and early years providers to deliver more quality affordable childcare to help parents in the borough balance work and family life and to give young people in Southwark the best start in life,” said Cllr Mills.
The council’s 2013 “options appraisal” study, which was recovered by campaigners using a Freedom of Information request, made three proposals: redeveloping the current Seven Islands centre, using free space at the Surrey Quays Tesco overflow carpark or building over part of the old Harmsworth Quay printing site. Campaigners argue that the council is ignoring their own former recommendations in order to keep British Land, developers for the huge Canada Water Masterplan, happy. A spokesperson for the Canada Water West Residents Action Group said: “To us, it appears that this U-turn has clearly come about because Southwark Council now wants to use the Canada Water regeneration as a cash cow – no matter what the impact on the scheme’s neighbours, who face having a huge building erected claustrophobically close
to their back doors. After all, the council’s own research has shown that the wildlife area site is not the first choice, second choice or even third choice for a vital new facility for the community.” Southwark Cabinet Member for Regeneration and New Homes, Mark Williams, rejected this assertion. He said: “The initial piece of work looked in isolation at where a new leisure centre might be built, without the benefit of a comprehensive masterplan for the whole of Canada Water and without consultation with landowners, which is essential to ensure delivery. “We now have the opportunity to
include the new facility as part of the comprehensive planning of an entire new town centre, which means that the 2013 report no longer has much practical application.” A spokesperson for British Land added: “We are committed to working with the local community as we develop our exciting proposals for the local area. We are holding topic sessions on the Canada Water Masterplan over the coming months, and will be holding further consultation on the masterplan in the New Year, including on the new leisure centre, subject to the Council’s decision and consultation on this matter.”
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We will remember them
ANY OF you will have attended remembrance services. This year’s activities have been particularly poignant for me as I recently lost my last, closest relative who experienced the Second World War.
My nan passed away aged 92 and her funeral was on 5th November. It has been an amazing privilege to lay wreaths this year on Borough High Street and at the Imperial War Museum on behalf of all the people of Bermondsey and Old Southwark – and see friends at the British Legion. Our community has a long connection with our armed forces and all those who have fought for our country and our collective peace and security deserve acknowledgement, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. It is very welcome to see so many local people pay tribute. Many local people give time to ensure events go well and pay tribute in other ways, including driving ‘Poppy Cabs’ – taxi drivers who give veterans free lifts to remembrance services. Others organise poppy sales – and it was great to join community stalwarts Gary Magold and Sue Sexton at Bermondsey Station one Sunday to help. They put hours into raising vital funds for the Legion and too often go unrecognised. It is fitting that so much is done to honour the fallen locally. The original poppy factory was just off the Old Kent Road – opened to make the UK’s first poppies to remember the fallen and provide work for injured veterans. There are plans to ensure the site is recognised for the centenary of the end of the Great War. The News last week passed on the great news that my wife Sarah and I expect our first baby in April. We’re pleased and excited and grateful for all the congratulatory messages. I’ve also managed to be productive in Parliament (!) as the Government is accepting an amendment I tabled to the Welfare Bill. Ministers confirmed they will add my change to the legislation in the House of Lords to help some terminally ill people get help more swiftly from the Department for Work and Pensions. Only someone with a prognosis of living six months or less will benefit, but I’m glad that people facing such difficult circumstances will have waiting times for help reduced from eight weeks. Time is precious when dying and should be spent with families. The amendment is worth £1 million to the people who will get help – and I’m glad the Government accepted my proposal from the Labour backbenches. It can be frustrating to be in Opposition, but this small success lets me imagine what I’d hope to achieve if part of a Labour Government in the future.
Cycle Superhighway will benefit us all in the end
AS A 50-something lady who wobbles round Rotherhithe and beyond on a bicycle, I was delighted to read that we might be getting a superhighway on Jamaica Road (‘Proposed Cycle Superhighway’ – The Final Nail In The Coffin’, Southwark News, November 15, 2015).
But it was a shame that your article had a negative headline, and that you only quoted people who are against the idea, such as Dave from Downtown Cars. Just to put the views quoted in perspective, a recent big nationwide survey showed that attitudes are changing - these days three quarters of us want to see improved safety for bikes. And while we’re talking statistics, less than half the households in Southwark actually own a car. Am I the only one who is getting a bit fed up of having my life shortened by breathing in the fumes from other people’s exhausts? So, Dave from Downtown Cars, yes, the traffic is worse than it was five years ago. And that is why we need safe bike lanes. Look at Holland. Fifty years ago cities in Holland were gridlocked by motor traffic as we are now. And then they started to build safe bike paths. Now it’s safe and pleasant to ride a bike there, whether you’re five or 95. So half the school children ride to school. Imagine if that happened in London, if people rode bikes to school, to work, and to the shops, as three quarters of the people surveyed said they would like to, if they felt safe. What would that do to the traffic volumes you worry about Dave? There would actually be more room, not less, on the road for you. Those of us on bikes are on your side, Dave. We want less traffic too.
News page 9 OK, short-term, a new superhighway would cause some traffic jams. But long-term, we’d end up with less traffic, cleaner air, healthier people. And isn’t that what we all want really? Jane Dent, Bermondsey
Council homes are still under threat
SOUTHWARK DEFEND Council Housing is pleased that the threat of demolition has been lifted from large areas of council housing in Camberwell and Peckham (‘No more wholesale estate demolition says housing boss', Southwark News Thursday 5 November).
We would like to thank those thousands of people who supported our campaign to stop these demolitions by signing our petitions, attending our public meetings, and joining our lobbies of the council. It is a huge relief that more communities will not be blighted by the kind of ‘redevelopment’ underway on the Heygate Estate which will see 1,100 council houses replaced with homes that only the super-rich can afford, and are often left empty as investments. While Cllr Livingstone’s “new approach” is most welcome, it is not too late to save much of the Aylesbury Estate from the “old approach”. Here, it is still planned to spend 20 years demolishing 2,400 council homes to be replaced mostly with homes for sale or rent at market prices. The 1300 ‘social rent’ properties will be housing association homes at much higher rents and with insecure tenancies. We call upon Cllr Livingstone to review these plans and save the Aylesbury so that it can provide genuinely affordable housing for another generation of Southwark people. At the same time we all need to join together to defeat the pernicious Housing Bill that the Conservative Party are putting through Parliament at the moment. Far from doing
anything to solve the housing crisis it will force ordinary people out of Southwark and leave millions in expensive, insecure and badlymaintained housing by: • removing altogether the requirement for affordable housing in new developments, replacing it with ‘Starter Homes’ for sale for up to £450,000 • reducing the availability of housing association homes by selling them off at huge discounts • forcing councils to sell a third of their properties becoming vacant to pay for these discounts meaning no more council lets in large parts of the borough • forcing households in social housing earning £40,000 a year (equivalent to a couple both earning the London Living Wage) to pay full market rent • prevent councils from letting properties on long-term secure tenancies so people won’t be able to think of them as a home for life George Grime, Secretary Southwark Defend Council Housing
Empty spaces must benefit community
WE ARE glad that Southwark Council is bringing the empty spaces in the Peckham Multi Storey Car Park back into use, but disappointed that the process for considering the proposals has not been transparent.
In spite of helping to create the opportunity, the local community were not involved in identifying the priorities for uses or the criteria for assessing bids. We note the promises being made by the Council and Pop Community Ltd for community benefits. We can only hope their plans meet community aspirations, and also show why the Peckham Multi Storey should be saved for the long term. See:http://www.peckhamvision.org/w iki/Multi-Storey_Car_Park Eileen Conn, Peckham Vision
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Dr Jonty Heaversedge is a GP at Manor Place Surgery and Chair of NHS Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group
INDING THE time to look after ourselves better can seem like an uphill struggle.
Next week is Self Care Week and could just be the kick-start you need. GPs across Southwark are joining the awareness raising campaign to help you understand how to take control of your health and wellbeing. It’s all about inspiring and empowering local people to help themselves to lead happier, healthier lives. There are a number of things that you can do to take more control of your health this winter. For example many people are not aware that they can get advice on most minor ailments from their pharmacist including sore throats, colds, allergies and many aspects of women’s health. Pharmacists are your high street health experts and can also offer help to stop smoking, weight management, medicines reviews, as well as cholesterol and blood pressure checks. The NHS choices website www.nhs.uk has a wealth of information about different symptoms and conditions – many of which you may even be able to treat yourself at home. For example, most coughs and colds will get better on their own – just give your body’s natural defences a helping hand by getting some rest, drinking plenty of fluids and taking regular paracetamol to help with any fever, aches or pains. It is really important to arm yourself with the information you need to decide when you should seek medical attention. And don’t forget, if in doubt, most GP practices are very happy to offer you advice over the telephone rather than having to book an appointment for more minor problems. Making some healthy lifestyle changes can also help to reduce the risk of avoidable conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some lung conditions. Staying active, quitting smoking, cutting down the amount of alcohol you drink, trying to get at least seven hours sleep a night, paying attention to your diet and avoiding excessive amounts of salt, fat and sugar can all make a huge positive difference to your wellbeing. If you have a long-term condition such as asthma or diabetes you can work with your GP and practice nurse to take more control of it - sometimes it is as simple as taking your medication regularly. Your doctor or practice nurse will help you make a plan to help you manage your condition better, just be sure to attend your regular reviews so that they can help monitor how things are going. Find out more about self care at www.nhs.uk/selfcare
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George Mackenzie Funeral 04.11.2015
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The funeral mass will be held on Tuesday 17th November at St Wilfreds Catholic Church, Lorrimore Road at 10am. Then she will be laid to rest at Camberwell Old Cemetery at 11.30am. All welcome
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To All Our Beautiful Dancers
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Celebrates joining the population of centenarians And turns 100 years young on 14/11/2015 We wish him a very Happy Birthday With Lots of Love Susan John Neil Joanne Stacey Shaun Jake Tyler Kira Daisy Lou and all the family xxxxxxxxx
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Kitten in hell
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ometimes A team is pulled together that gels into something greater than its parts, and I believe that is what happened for the production of James Rushbrooke’s Tomcat writes, Michael Holland...
With the youngest winner of an Olivier Award in 14 year old Eleanor Worthington-Cox, and the writer also winning a prize for this play, you are off to a good start. Mixing award winners with experience gets you something very special. Jessica is a young girl under house arrest and constant observation by psychologists who believe that due to her DNA she is a psychopath, though to us she is a sweet little thing who only wants to draw and know about her mother. She has been living like this for over half of her young life but as she reaches puberty she becomes more inquisitive about life outside and begins to show signs of growing up to her Key Worker Tom, who ensures there is a no touching rule when she displays her affection for him. Dr Caroline, who has been with Jessica from the start, has been moved on to make way for Dr Charlie who arrives like a new broom ready to sweep clean and show a difference from what went before, by any means possible. The slow, gentle approach to accompany Jessica’s transition from girl to woman is ignored for more provocative tactics to see if the girl is a danger to the staff and the general public if she was ever to get released. Dr Charlie accuses his nemesis Caroline of ‘treating Jessica like a girl’. He calls for brain scans and serious invasive surgery, against the wishes of those who know Jessica better, and who then decide to take drastic action themselves. This is a powerful piece of work that led to an exhaustive and audible sigh from the audience at the end, as if it were us who were finding a release from the hell created by the
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BEACONSFIELD 22, Newport Street, SE11 (020-7582 6465) Harnessing The Wind Installations referencing current social issues of local and global significance. Beaconsfield, Wed Sat 11am-5pm, ends Nov 28, 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, Mon-Sun 12midnight11.59pm, ends Mar 12, free. COLEMAN PROJECT SPACE 94, Webster Road, SE16 (020-7237 9120) Hypo New commissioned body of work featuring film, sculpture and ceramics. Coleman Project Space, Fri-Sun 12noon5pm, ends Nov 22, free. COPPERFIELD GALLERY 6, Copperfield Street, SE1 Shahpour Pouyan: History Travels At Different Speeds The first UK solo exhibition of Iranian-born artist who now lives in NYC. Copperfield Gallery, Wed-Sat 12noon-6pm, ends Nov 13, free. DILSTON GROVE SE16 (020-7237 1230) James Capper: Prototypes - Sculpture A new sculptural commission ATLAS Prototype, within a large survey exhibition of James Capper’s recent work at The Gallery/Dilston Grove in Southwark Park. Dilston Grove, Wed-Sun 11am-4pm, ends Dec 6, free. 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. The Amazing World Of MC Escher Woodcuts, lithographs, drawings, watercolours and mezzotints, plus exclusive archive material. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, last adm 4.30pm, ends Jan 17, £14, OAP £13, concs £7.50, child/mems free. EAMES FINE ART GALLERY 58, Bermondsey Street, SE1 (020-7407 6561) Anita Klein - Full Circle Paintings and original prints celebrating a new generation in her family and a new chapter in the artist’s life. Eames Fine Art Gallery, From Nov 11, Tue-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 12noon-5pm, ends Dec 6, free. GASWORKS 155, Vauxhall Street, The Oval, SE11 (020-7582 6848) IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM Lambeth Road, Elephant & Castle, SE1 (020-7416 5000) Holocaust Exhibition Works documenting the Holocaust and the Second World War. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-6pm, 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 10am-6pm, ends May 30, free.
professionals, whatever form that release took. The set, by Lily Arnold, creates a white, clinical atmosphere but with mirrored walls to reflect distorted images, a metaphor for the distorted diagnoses from doctors who think too pragmatically. Eleanor Worthington-Cox quite rightly steals the show, and Edward Harrison puts in a great performance as Dr Charlie, a man who sees people’s emotions as chemicals acting within the body rather than feelings of the heart, and who can’t understand his wife’s refusal to terminate their unborn child when scans show it has cystic fibrosis. Lee Miller: A Woman’s War Works examining the impact of women’s lives during the Second World War. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-6pm, ends Apr 24, £10, child/art fund mems £5, concs £7, mems free. Visions Of War Above And Below A variety of media responses to conflict. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am6pm, ends Sep 25, free. JERWOOD SPACE 171, Union Street, Bankside, SE1 (020-7654 0179) Jerwood/Photoworks Awards 2015 Photography by Matthew Finn, Joanna Piotrowska and Tereza Zelenkova. Jerwood Space, From Nov 4, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm, ends Dec 13, free. Project Space: Luke McCreadie: Be In The Air, But Not Be Air, Be In The No Air The artist uses narrative as a drive to make new sculpture and film. Jerwood Space, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm, ends Dec 12, free. MENIER GALLERY 51, Southwark Street, SE1 (020-7407 3222) Asian Future An annual platform for LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex) artists and organisations, the 8th GFEST Gaywise FESTival (R) showcases art, films and a live music performance by artists from Britain and beyond. Menier Gallery, Nov 914, 11am-6pm, free. MOCA LONDON 113, Bellenden Road, SE15 MORLEY GALLERY 61, Westminster
Bridge Road, SE1 (020-7450 1826) London Potters Annual Exhibition From functional to sculptural, 270 piece by 90 makers, all works are for sale. Morley Gallery, from Nov 10, Mon-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 12noon-5pm, ends Nov 25, free. SOUTH LONDON GALLERY 65-67, Peckham Road, SE5 (020-7703 6120) Thea Djordjadze A site-specific sculptural installation. South London Gallery, Tue & Thu-Sun 11am-6pm, Wed & fourth Fri of month 11am-9pm, ends Nov 29, free. Heather & Ivan Morison: Shadow Curriculum The artists worked in close partnership over a two-year period with teachers and students at Highshore School, a mixed needs special secondary school in south London. South London Gallery, Tue & Thu-Sun 11am-6pm, Wed & fourth Fri of month 11am-9pm, ends Nov 29, free. CANADA WATER CULTURE SPACE 21, Surrey Quays Road, SE16 (020-8692 4446) 154 Collective: Under The Bed A grown-up fairy tale, featuring live animation, music and film from 154 Collective. Canada Water Culture Space, Nov 12, 7.30pm-8.45pm, £12, concs £10. Hannah James: Jig Doll An exciting new project created by singer, musician and dancer James. James’ first solo show combines singing, music and dancing in a show inspired by the life of the travelling player. Canada Water Culture Space, Nov 20, 7.30pm-10.30pm, adv £14.
But the whole production is consolidated with sterling support from each and every person involved. This is a play that moves you and motivates you to think deep about its content.
Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway, SE1 6BD until 21 November Monday to Saturday at 8pm Saturday matinees at 3:30pm Box Office: www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk 020 7407 0234 £18, £16 (conc.)
THEATRE
ROYAL VAUXHALL TAVERN 372, Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 (020-7820 1222) Barelesque 9: Bad To The Bone Vicious villains and violent vixens from cabaret’s depraved circles of hell will indulge your senses and haunt your darkest nightmares. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Nov 18, 7.30pm-12midnight, £13.75, early bird £11. Cabaret Roulette The show where the audience picks the theme and performers create a brand new act based on the chosen theme. This show - it’s Nostalgia. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Nov 11, 8.30pm-11.30pm, £15, adv £12. Charming Dick An adult, tongue-in-cheek take on the traditional panto. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Nov 19, 8pm-11pm, £12. Finger In The Pie Cabaret Showcase London’s hot showcase of new drag, burlesque and variety. We’ve launched the careers of some of London’s most famous cabaret artists and regularly provide a testbed for new material from its most established. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Nov 20, 7pm-9.30pm, £10-£12. Miss Hope Springs: Queen Of Fools Musical cabaret from the singer, entertainer and pianist. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Nov 26, 8.30pm-11.30pm, £10-£15. SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE THEATRE 21, New Globe Walk, SE1 (020-7401 9919) The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead A collaboration between director Nick Bagnall
and poet and author Simon Armitage. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Nov 3, 5, 11, 13 & 14, 7.30pm, mats Nov 4, 6, 10 & 12, 2.30pm, ends Nov 14, £10-£48. SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY 103, Borough Road, SE1 (020-7815 7815) The Wunderkammer Critically acclaimed improvised comedy from leading UK group Do Not Adjust Your Stage, inspired by Ted-style talks from guest expert speakers. South Bank University, Nov 13, 7.30pm-9.30pm, £8. SOUTHBANK CENTRE Belvedere Road, Waterloo, SE1 (020-7960 4200) La Soiree The crowned winner of this year’s prestigious Olivier Award for Best Entertainment and fresh from a magnificent world tour, the awe-inspiring cabaret sensation is thrilled to return home to London for a sixth season in the capital. La Soiree’s Spiegeltent, Tue-Fri 8pm, Sat 7pm & 10pm, Sun 7pm, ends Jan 17, £22.50-£200. Team Of The Decades: Will Dickie An outdoor theatrical experience. Royal Festival Hall, Nov 27-29, 11am-12noon, £10. SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE 77-85, Newington Causeway, SE1 (020-7407 0234) Tomcat A drama set in the near-future when diseases and disorders have been wiped out. Southwark Playhouse, Nov 2-7, 9-14 & 16-21, 8pm, mats Nov 7, 14 & 21, 3.30pm, Nov 2-7, 9-14 & 16-21 £18, concs £16
Southwark News, Thursday November 12th, 2015
Dual crossword
CRYPTIC PUZZLE Clues Across
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Can be trusted to stop the flow (7) In the old days game ones were spurred on to fight (5) Go ahead heavyweight? (4) He's of the same calling (8) The opposite of a full stop? (8,5) I follow US sailor to the desert (4) Past a thousand dollars and excited about it (4) Flier would be worth only half in the bush (4,2,3,4) Such coteries are mysterious (8) Ring back to get it settled (4) But you cannot tickle these ivories (5) Declare it is discharged (7)
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The score is 2 ni1 (6) Suffer by underground railway? (7) State clause in contract (9) Such a price is suitable for a rotten peach (5) Covering in which I can't go (7) She has two articles to hide (7) Vivid girl a chap upsets (9) Going round am I taken in by tendency? (7) Theirs really was a stony stare (7) Did she drown because after work he would go back sick? (7) Encourage to have a sound perception? (6) Nations better put aside (5)
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Belonging to a continent (7) Inexpensive (5) Secret scheme (4) Bring into being (8) Assemblies (13) Song (4) Belonging to you (4) Relatives (8 2 3) Expulsion (8) Repast (4) Material for rope (5) Deals with (7)
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Uncultivated (6) Whole number (7) Total (9) Defraud (5) Captivate (7) Gratified (7) Ethiopia (9) Liars (7) Violent struggles (7) Without a title (7) Wild (6) Inn (5)
CRYPTIC
ACROSS: 4 Probed 8 Endured 10 Endwise 11 Stern 12 Elder 13 Ascendant 16 Bow legged 19 Dingo 20 Dance 22 Averred 23 Stymied 24 Desist DOWN: 1 Persia 2 Idle 3 Ironing boards 5 Red letter days 6 Blinding 7 Dreary 9 Delia 14 Chancels 15 Edward 17 Words 18 Dreads 21 Nail QUICK
ACROSS: 4 Camera 8 Nippers 10 Tendons 11 Upset 12 Vials 13 Fragrance 16 Assistant 19 Plant 20 Resin 22 Ominous 23 Heedful 24 Basest DOWN: 1 Engulf 2 Spas 3 Perturbations _5 Anniversaries 6 Egomania 7 Assess 9 Stern 14 Aquatics 15 Aplomb 17 Slash 18 Tangle 21 Soft
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TICKETS: 0871 902 5732 Fri 13 Nov – Thu 19 Nov SPECTRE (12A) – Free List Suspended! moderate violence, threat Fri at 11.10, 2.20, 5.30 & 8.40 Sat at 11.00, 2.20, 5.35 & 8.40 Sun at 11.25, 12.55, 4.05 & 7.15 Mon – Thurs at 11.00 (tues, thurs only) 2.10, 5.20 & 8.30 BROOKLYN (12A) infrequent strong language, moderate sex Fri/Sat at 1.20, 3.25, 6.20, 8.40 Sun at 10.25, 5.20, 7.45 Mon at 1.05, 3.20, 6.10, 8.30 Tues 1.10, 1.50, 3.35, 8.30 Weds 1.05, 3.20, 6.10 Thurs at 12.45, 3.20, 6.10 BURNT (12A) strong language Fri, Tues & Thurs at 11.00, Sat at 1.00, Sun at 12.55, Mon at 12.50 SUFFRAGETTE (12A) infrequent strong language, moderate violence, a scene of force-feeding Fri & Sat at 3.50 & 9.00 Sun at 2.35, 7.50, Mon & Weds 3.35, 8.50, Tues 4.25, 8.50 Thurs at 3.35 LOBSTER (15) Fri at 12.40, 6.00 Sat 6.00, Sun 10.15, 5.05, Mon 11.35, 5.50, Tues 11.15, 6.00, Weds 12.40, 5.50, Thurs at 1.00 THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Infrequent strong language Daily except Sat & Sun at 11.00, 1.30, 3.55, 6.20, 8.45 Sat at 1.30, 3.55, 6.20, 8.45 Sun at 10.10, 12.30, 2.55, 5.20, 7.45
STEVE JOBS (TBC) Fri, Sat at 12.45, 3.30, 6.15, 9.00 Sun at 11.30, 2.15, 5.00, 7.45 Mon & Weds at 12.35, 3.20, 6.05, 8.50 Tues at 12.35, 3.20, 6.10, 8.50 Thurs at 12.35, 3.20, 5.55, 8.50 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (3D) (12A) Moderate violence & threat Thurs at 8.30 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (U) Sat at 11.00 INSIDE OUT 2D (U) Sat at 11.00 Vintage Sundays: BRIEF ENCOUNTER (PG) – Sun at 3:15 LOVE 3D PREMIRE WITH GASPAR NOE INTRODUCTION (18) – Wed at 8:45 PASOLINI (18) – Tue at 6.25pm
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19:15 20:00 20:45 21:15 22:30 23:30 Sat 10:40 11:00 12:00 13:00 13:45 14:30 15:45 16:30 17:15 18:00 19:15 20:00 20:45 21:15 22:30 23:30 Sun 10:40 12:00 13:00 13:45 14:30 15:45 16:30 17:15 18:00 19:15 20:00 20:45 21:15 Mon–Tue 12:00 13:00 13:45 14:30 15:45 16:30 17:15 18:00 19:15 20:00 20:45 21:15 Wed 11:00 12:00 13:15 14:30 15:30 16:30 17:15 18:00 19:15 20:00 20:45 21:30 22:30 Thu 12:00 13:20s/t 15:30 17:00 19:15 20:50 21:45 STEVE JOBS (15) 122 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Fri–Sat 13:10 15:55 18:45 20:30 21:30 23:15 Sun–Tue 13:10 15:55 18:45 20:30 21:30 Wed 13:00 15:45 18:30 Thu 13:10 15:55 18:45 21:30 SUFFRAGETTE (12A) 106 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Fri 13:30 16:05 Mon–Tue 13:30 16:05 Wed 11:00 13:30 16:05 Thu 11:00 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 (12A) 123 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Wed 21:15 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 2 2D (12A) 137 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Wed MIDNIGHT Thu 10:45 12:30 14:00 15:45 17:15 19:00 20:30 22:15 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 2 3D (12A) 137 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Wed MIDNIGHT Thu 11:30 13:15 14:45 16:30 18:00 19:45 21:15 THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) 104 Mins Wheelchair, Infra Red, Fri 12:30 15:15 17:45 20:15 Sat 10:00 12:30 15:15 17:45 20:15 Sun 15:15 17:45 20:15 Mon–Thu 12:30 15:15 17:45 20:15 THE LAST WITCH HUNTER (12A) 106 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Fri–Sat 18:15 21:00 23:45 Sun–Tue 18:15 21:00 Wed 17:00 20:30 23:15 Thu 16:30 THE MARTIAN 2D (12A) 141 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Fri–Sat 18:30 Sun 18:30s/t Mon 18:30 Tue 18:30 Wed 18:30
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Harpoons, sea shanties and rotting blubber
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Rotherhithe’s forgotten whaling history
(Main) A 1762 illustration, from London Magazine, showing a huge sperm whale, which was killed transported back to Greenland Dock.
(Pic 2) An 1820 illustration entitled “The Dangers of Whale Fishery”, showing a rowing boat being destroyed by a harpooned whale. (Pic 3) A 1750 painting showing English whalers fishing in the ice of Greenland.
TWO HUNDRED years ago, a nose peg was essential for a stroll through Rotherhithe. It might not have looked stylish but, with hundreds of pounds of rotting whale blubber filling the air with a putrid stench, it was certainly advisable, writes Joey Millar...
Nowadays, the peninsula smells just a little sweeter and the streets are thankfully clear of decomposing whale flesh. Rotherhithe’s whaling heritage, however, is still reflected in the names of streets (Finland Street and Norway Quay), water features (Greenland Dock) and as ever in Southwark - pubs (‘The Ship and Whale’ and ‘The Moby Dick’). London, for many years, was overlooked when it came to whaling, with more coastal areas like East Yorkshire and East Anglia dominating the trade.
Slowly but surely, however, Rotherhithe began to make a name for itself as a hub for the lucrative industry. Between 1725 and 1732, an average of two whaling operations set sail from Howland Dock for the Arctic every month, with the port soon becoming so synonymous with forays north that it was eventually re-named Greenland Dock, after the destination of choice for Rotherhithe whale hunters. The dock was a hubbub of activity during its whaling peak, with huge ships coming and going and an army of workers undertaking the necessary, if grim, task of boiling whale blubber into oil. Unfortunately for those brave souls, on the long trip back from the Arctic the whale flesh would inevitably begin rotting. Upon arriving back home in
Rotherhithe, the crews would unload the festering blubber, which reportedly gave off a revolting odour. The blubber – a thousand tons of it every year - was boiled down into oil, which was used in lamps on the quays, while the other more glamorous parts of the whale, namely the bones and the flesh, were also portioned off and sold off for a healthy profit. However, if the suffering of the poor blubber-boilers seemed unenviable, spare a thought for the sailors who set off from Rotherhithe for the freezing north. Each ship contained around seven rowing boats, which were lowered into the sea used by the hardy fisherman to catch their prey once they reached Greenland or Scandinavia. Silence was golden for these sailors, who would slowly row up behind a basking whale before
harpooning it from close-range. Using a rope attached to the harpoon, the sailors would cling on desperately until the frantic whale tired itself out, at which point it could be killed with further harpoons. There was a huge risk of danger to the sailors involved, however, with the sheer strength and weight of the panicked whale capable of dragging their flimsy rowing boats down into the murky depths at any moment. Even in summertime, the waters of Greenland are best avoided – especially with an angry, 50-ton whale thrashing about below. There was some downtime, however, with the writing and singing of sea shanties a popular time-killing pastime for Rotherhithe sailors a long way from home. One of the more well-known
ones, which was called The Whales Hunters and was written aboard a ship based at Greenland Dock, described the hardship and dedication of those Southwark sailors: And when that we come to Greenland where the icy winds do blow, we tacked about all in the north all among the frost and snow. Our finger-tips were frozen off And likewise our toe-nails, As we crawled on deck, my boys, Looking out for Greenland whale. The whaling industry began to die out during the 1800s, at which point Rotherhithe’s docks turned its attention to industrial alternatives. It’s whaling history remains, however, in every Scandinavian place name and with every pint sunk at the ‘Moby Dick’ – the smell of boiled blubber, however, has mercifully faded.
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I HAD the thyme of my life on Friday night....the cocktail that is, writes Amelia Burr...
The drinky wink to the film Dirty Dancing is one of the stars of a new Winter cocktail menu launched this weekend at Belair House in Dulwich. This particular tipple reminded me in many ways of my mum's roast dinners - the fragrant aroma of thyme fills your nostrils and a couple of hours later you're three sheets to the wind debating why some cheese is orange. All the concoctions on the new menu, devised by in-house cocktail enthusiast Rob Savory, make a nod to pop-culture, so half the fun is figuring out the not-so-easy ones. 'The Self Preservation Society' had me and my friend, Louise, singing the theme over and over again trying to remember where it came from before the brains of our operation, Angie, finally shouted “You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!” Apologies to Dulwich. We managed to solve a respectable nine out of the eleven refreshment riddles but I won't ruin the game for you -the best part of which is actually drinking the finely balanced brews . The former aristocratic home, located a hop, skip and a jump from the Dulwich Picture Gallery, was renamed Belair House in 1993 after Will Smith visited the property and the then-owner became an overnight fan of the hit American sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. That's not true of course, but that didn't stop Rob naming one of his new creations after The Fresh Prince. It was delicious but has an unsociable side effect if you are of a certain age - the compulsion to recite all the lyrics to the theme song. Picture three professional women enjoying a sophisticated evening of cocktails in a former stately home...."Iiiiiiiiin West Philadelphia born and raised, on a playground is where I spent most of my days..." and on it went. Once that was over... for the second time, the drink itself provided muchneeded refreshment and I think may have been my favourite cocktail of the night - though it had stiff competition from Big trouble in little China, served in a dainty china cup. If The Fresh Prince were in drag (stay with me) this cocktail would be wearing a sturdy girdle of Tanqueray Gin and Aperol under a sweet orange and passionfruit flouncy frock with a sharp twist of a grapefruit and lime baseball cap on backwards to finish
it off. The Walter White stuck a little too closely to its cultural reference for my liking. The clear blue water in a simple champagne saucer was a thing of pure beauty, somewhat like how Walter's 'blue sky' crystal meth is described in Breaking Bad. Similarly, the appearance belied a quite literal bolt from the blue. This one is not for the fainthearted. Big trouble in little China was a much more delicate affair with green tea and ginger wine coming together in the second best thing I've ever drank out of a tea-cup (I'm a great lover of tea). Pear Necessities came in a close third bringing the kind of fun which sticks two fingers up at sophisticated cocktails in their little black dresses (I'm not sure why all my cocktails are in dresses). In a tall glass with crushed ice, topped with a sliced pear, this tropical tipple was fabulous in all its fruity flamboyance. Louise opted for the 'acquired taste' options and dazzled us all with her extensive array of facial expressions. The Sami Sami (still not worked out that reference) somehow hit you with one taste after another coconut, lime and then chilli, making you blurt out “oh.... oooh....oh my goodness” and the Death by Stereo was one of those 'what is in that' palate puzzles. Each one has been slaved over by assistant general manager, Rob, who says cocktails are his “passion”. He is bursting with enthusiasm about the process he goes through to find the perfect blend of concept, flavour and design and as he proudly presents us with our first round he says beaming: “They say the first taste is with the eye.” My hangover the next day made me rather regret that the second (and countless thereafter) were with my mouth but it was worth it to sample the fresh tastes of Belair.
THE DAMAGE
The Fresh Prince £9 Thyme of My Life £8.50 Walter White £9 Death by Stereo £9 Pear Necessities £8.50 Sami Sami £8.50 Big Trouble in Little China £8.50 Old Thymer £9 Aperol Spritz £8.50 Margarita £8.50 TOTAL DRINKS (1-5) AMBIENCE (1-5) VALUE (1-5) DISABLED ACCESS DISABLED TOILET PRE-BOOKING
£87
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YES YES NOT REQUIRED
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A fantastic investment opportunity is brought to the market by way of this spacious two bed second floor apartment which is ideally located minutes away from New Cross station giving you great transport links into the City and West End. This ex-local authority apartment comprises of two double bedrooms, bathroom with separated WC, a spacious lounge with access to a private balcony.
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One double bedroom ground floor apartment located on a popular local authority block just moments from Bermondsey Jubilee line station, Southwark Park and the River Thames. The property offers Private front and rear Garden and presented to the market with no onward chain.
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A fantastic one bed apartment on the 8th floor of this modern development close to Bermondsey underground station, with links to London Bridge and Canary Wharf. Benefitting from wooden flooring in the living areas and carpet in the bedroom, underfloor heating throughout and a private balcony offering views over Canary Wharf. Offered furnished or unfurnished.
A three bedroom apartment split over three floors. The property offers two bright and airy double bedrooms, one single also comprises of a spacious lounge, fitted kitchen with access to a private balcony. Located moments from Deptford Park. The apartment is conveniently located for transport particularly close to the Jubilee line and the East London line (Overground).
Located moments from Burgess Park is this well presented two double bedroom maisonette which benefits from a 28ft private garden. The property comprises of a 19ft fitted kitchen, modern fitted bathroom. Viewings highly recommended.
£410 pw / £1776 pcm
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Maltby Street, SE1
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Oppida are pleased to offer for rent this stunning one double bedroom garden apartment. The property is finished to a very high specification and comprises of spacious living room with access to a garden, large double bedroom, separate fully fitted kitchen and bathroom. The property benefits from secure door entry system and hard wood flooring throughout. The apartment is well situated for access to transport and all the amenities of Surrey Quays, Canada Water and Greenwich.
£325 pw / £1408 pcm
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Large 2 bedroom house for rent. The property comprises spacious living room on the ground floor with open plan kitchen and garden, 2 double bedrooms and bathroom on the 1st floor. The property benefits from wooden floors throughout and parking space. It's located with easy access to Surrey Quays shopping centre and Canada Water Tube Station.
£370 pw / £1603 pcm
A newly refurbished two bedroom flat located in a gated development close to ever popular Maltby Street market. The property features good-sized lounge, two double bedrooms, new fully fitted kitchen and bathroom. Benefits include new double glazed windows and short walking distance to Bermondsey and London Bridge Stations.
£380 pw / £1646 pcm
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A spacious 1 bedroom apartment on the first floor of this modern block. The property was recently decorated and comprises of new kitchen, large living room with wooden flooring, bathroom and double bedroom. It is located within short walk to South Bermondsey BR station.
£300 pw / £1300 pcm
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Grange Primary School Webb Street, London SE1 4RP
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Applicants should have:
Applicants should have:
12½ Hours per week 11.30a.m. to 2.00p.m. daily – Term time only Hay Grade 4, Scale Point 13 to 20 (depending on experience) Pro-rata £19,335p.a. to £22,452p.a. (Actual salary range £5,774p.a. to £6,705p.a.) • NVQ 2 Level 2 Playworker, childcare or equivalent qualification. • Knowledge of appropriate play activities both physical and practical with the physical fitness and alertness required when supervising and taking responsibility for groups of children. • The drive and commitment to ensure children are able to engage positively with one another and develop key personal and social skills.
30 Hours per week 12.30p.m. to 6.30p.m. daily Hay Grade 4, Scale Point 13 to 20 (depending on experience) Pro-rata £19,335p.a. to £22,452p.a. (Actual salary range £16,112p.a. to £18,701p.a.) • • • •
Relevant experience, preferably in a school environment along with: Basic training or sound experience in plumbing, electrical maintenance, general building and grounds maintenance. Considerable DIY skills at the level of minor maintenance. Competent levels of experience managing health and safety for a school site.
Full details of additional skills and experience required for the above posts are contained in the job description and person specification included in the relevant application pack.
These posts are initially for a fixed term of one year to provide additional support whilst building and refurbishment works are underway.
We are on an exciting journey increasing in size from one and half form entry to a two form entry school. To accommodate our growing community we have begun a programme of redevelopment of our existing building. As the school begins its transformation, we are looking for experienced professionals to join our team.
For an application pack and to discover more about our school, please contact our Business Manager, Kim Edwards, on 020 7771 6121 or at kedwards@grange.southwark.sch.uk
Closing date 5pm Thursday 26th November 2015. Interviews during w/b 30th November 2015
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and medical check is required for the successful applicant.
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Jhai Ltd is a Surveying consultancy providing Building Control Approved Inspector services and licensed to provide Building Regulation approvals on all types of building projects. Our London team is one of eight regional offices and is based in the converted Leathermarket building close to the Shard and London Bridge station. We are seeking a part time marketing and administration assistant, with flexible working hours available. Salary will be dependent on experience and qualifications.
We are looking for applicants with the following attributes:
- Excellent customer service skills - General office administration experience - Marketing and sales experience - Knowledge of all common MS software packages, ideally CLAIT level 3 or similar computer literacy qualification and demonstrable MS Excel skills - An ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative The role will involve:
- Delivering a very high level of customer service - Working with the team manager to research sales and marketing opportunities - Contacting propective client as a consequence of the above - Maintain a target sales and marketing database - Answering telephone enquiries and redirecting calls where necessary - Register, validate and process instructions for new projects - Prepare letters and other associated documents from in house database Please email
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P/T Personal Assistant Required in Elephant and Castle, London A rewarding position is available to work with a talented 19 year old young man with cerebral palsy who has just started a Photography Degree. He requires a personal assistant to help with his personal care including assistance with food preparation, cooking, shopping and laundry. Some understanding of managing on a limited student budget may also be helpful. Also some assistance with photography assignments may be required. Outgoing personality, youthful outlook and sense of humour are essential. Interest in creative arts, art or photography is desirable. Minimum 18 hours per week to include early mornings, 6 days a week. Additional hours on weekdays and weekends, as and when required. Flexibility very important and living within easy travelling distance of Elephant and Castle would be very helpful. Rates of pay - £12.00 per hour (weekdays), £14.00 per hour (weekends). Closing date: 2 December 2015
Interested? Please call 01844 214669 quoting ref: SS 1115
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended)
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended) The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at 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). 120-122 BERMONDSEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 3TX (Ref. 15/AP/4325 ) Removal of condition 12b (code for sustainable homes) of planning permission 12AP3921 dated 17/04/2013 for 'Erection of a 4-storey building to infill terrace comprising entrance at ground floor level and two self-contained flats above with terraces to front and rear'. (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) This proposal affects the character or setting of nearby listed building(s):124-130 Bermondsey Street (Grade II). Reason(s) for publicity: ALB, CNA (Contact: Victoria Lewis 020 7525 5410) 2 BRUNSWICK PARK, LONDON, SE5 7RH (Ref. 15/AP/4079 ) Change of use from residential care home (C2 Use Class) into 4 x 2-bed residential flats (C3 Use Class). (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Philip Waters 020 7525 0146) 2 BRUNSWICK PARK, LONDON, SE5 7RH (Ref. 15/AP/4080 ) Change of use from residential care home (C2 Use Class) into 4 x 2-bed residential flats (C3 Use Class). (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Philip Waters 020 7525 0146) 1 TO 8 WINDSOR COURT, 61 CHADWICK ROAD, LONDON, SE15 4PU (Ref. 15/AP/3173 ) Replace existing windows to a block of flats with white double glazed upvc (within Holly Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Kate Johnson 0207 525 5345) MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL, DENMARK HILL, LONDON, SE5 8AZ (Ref. 15/AP/4388 ) Removal of existing canopy and lean to extension to form new place of safety consisting of internal alterations and formation of new extension and ambulance canopy (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Sarah Parsons 0207 525 7194) MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL, DENMARK HILL, LONDON, SE5 8AZ (Ref. 15/AP/4214 ) Removal of existing canopy and lean to extension to form new place of safety consisting of internal alterations and formation of new extension and ambulance canopy (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Sarah Parsons 0207 525 7194) 19 EASTLANDS CRESCENT, LONDON, SE21 7EG (Ref. 15/AP/4308 ) (Householder Application) Installation of x1 pair of front timber doors; x2 rear bay windows; x1 small rear casement window; x1 pair of rear french doors; x2 rooflights to rear subordinate pitched roof; x4 side windows; and x1 side door in east elevation. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207 525 1770) LAND ADJOINING 93 GROVE LANE, LONDON, SE5 8SN (Ref. 15/AP/4449 ) Erection of a new three-storey dwelling comprising a four bedroom house (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Matthew Harvey 020 7525 4424) 123 GROVE PARK, LONDON, SE5 8LD (Ref. 15/AP/4370 ) Conversion and refurbishment of existing house and erection of an extension to provide x9 no. residential units including 9 off street carparking spaces, communal and private landscaped areas. (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Kate Johnson 0207 525 5345) 20 HOLLY GROVE, LONDON, SE15 5DF (Ref. 15/AP/4352 ) (Householder Application) Erection of a single storey rear extension,
replacement of external stone entrance steps and balustrade and replacement of garden wall with timber picket and gate. (within Rye Lane C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540) 20 HOLLY GROVE, LONDON, SE15 5DF (Ref. 15/AP/4353 ) EXTERNAL WORKS comprising erection of single storey rear extension, redecoration of windows, repairs to roof, chimneys and roof structure strengthening, replacement of external stone entrance steps and balustrade, replacement of garden wall with timber picket and gate, replacement of rear casement windows with double glazed sash windows. INTERNAL WORKS comprising bathroom relocation at first floor, remodelling of ground floor and re-wiring and piping. (within Holly Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540) 13 JANEWAY STREET, LONDON, SE16 4PS (Ref. 15/AP/4331 ) (Householder Application) Erection of single storey rear extension to extend 3m from rear wall of dwellinghouse (within Wilson Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Thomas Weaver 0207 525 3126) 23 KING EDWARD WALK, LONDON, SE1 7PR (Ref. 15/AP/4148 ) EXTERNAL WORKS comprising erection of replacement single storey rear extension, removal of front door at lower ground floor. INTERNAL WORKS comprising alterations to internal walls, lowering of lower ground floor timber floor and installation of acoustic insulation beneath. (within West Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540) 23 KING EDWARD WALK, LONDON, SE1 7PR (Ref. 15/AP/4147 ) Erection of replacement single storey rear extension. (within West Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540) 126 RYE LANE, LONDON, SE15 4RZ (Ref. 15/AP/4262 ) Display of non-illuminated advert with 2D lettering to rear of restaurant (within Holly Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Thomas Weaver 0207 525 3126) 74-82 RYE LANE IN FRONT OF PECKHAM RYE STATION AND 2-10 BLENHEIM GROVE, LONDON, SE15 4RY (Ref. 15/AP/4337 ) Creation of a new public square between Peckham Rye Station and Rye Lane following demolition of the arcade buildings currently located between the north and south railway viaducts; refurbishment of the railway arches facing onto the new square and refurbishment and erection of a two storey extension to the building at 2-10 Blenheim Grove / 82 Rye Lane, to provide A1 (retail), A2 (financial and professional), A3 (restaurant / cafe), A5 (hot food takeaway), B1a (offices) and D1 (nonresidential institution) uses, together with hard landscaping, public WC and other associated works. (This application is within the setting of the grade II listed Peckham Rye Station) (within Rye Lane C.A.) This proposal affects the character or setting of nearby listed building(s):Peckham Rye Station (grade II). This proposal affects the character or setting of the nearby Rye Lane. Reason(s) for publicity: ACA, ALB, CNA, MPA (Contact: Victoria Lewis 020 7525 5410) SUITE 211, BUTLERS WHARF BUILDING, 36
SHAD THAMES, LONDON, SE1 2YE (Ref. 15/AP/4173 ) Relocation of utility room to create a separate kitchen off the living room, reconfiguration of the bathroom, new doorway proposed to studio/bedroom 2, glazed infill to exiting doorway to studio/bedroom 2 and relocated doorway to bedroom 3. (within Tower Bridge C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) FLAT 1, 2 &3 ,HOLMWOOD BUILDINGS, 97 SOUTHWARK STREET, LONDON, SE1 0JE (Ref. 15/AP/3636 ) Flats 1, 2 &3 to install to new windows in the existing blind openings and lowering the cill of 3 openings. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) 9 ST THOMAS STREET, LONDON, SE1 9RY (Ref. 15/AP/4367 ) Essential repairs and improvements to external front/rear facades; roof/chimney area; front hardstanding and boundary treatment (refer to schedule of typical disrepairs for details) (within Borough High Street C.A.) (Grade II* listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 2289) UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, TELL GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8RH (Ref. 15/AP/4448 ) Retrospective application for a pair of timber slatted gates (1140mm high) built to assist retaining nursery children within the designated confines of the yard area at the Tell Grove end of the church buildings. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Philip
Ridley 0207 525 7540) 55-57 TOWER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4TL (Ref. 15/AP/4391 ) Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new four storey mixed use development comprising an A3/A5 class use unit at ground floor level and eight residential units above. (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Adam Greenhalgh 020 7525 5428) 116 TOWER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON SE1 3NG (Ref. 15/AP/4398 ) Partial demolition of an existing retail unit and ancillary retail accommodation (Use Class A1) on the site of 116 Tower Bridge Road, and the redevelopment of the site involving provision of 8 x residential units (Use Class C3) and 205 sqm of commercial (Use Class A1/A3) floorspace. (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) This proposal affects the character or setting of nearby listed building(s):Listed buildings in Grange Walk adjacent. Reason(s) for publicity: ALB, CNA (Contact: Ciaran Regan 020 7525 4877)
Dated 12 th of November 2015 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (WHITE’S GROUNDS) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BARONS PLACE)
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with Transport for London hereby gives notice that to enable bridge inspection works to be carried out by Skanska Civil Engineering, made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of 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 White’s Grounds at it’s junction with Druid Street. The alternative route would be via, Druid Street, Tower Bridge Road, Tanner Street, Bermondsey Street, Snowsfields, Weston Street, Long Lane, Tower Bridge Road, Crucifix Lane 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. Works will be in operation from the 23rd November – 22nd December, Monday – Friday between the hours of 08:00hrs – 18:00hrs.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 12th November 2015. Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (WINDSOR WALK, NUNHEAD LANE, LINDEN GROVE, NUNHEAD GREEN)
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TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works to be carried out, 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) Windsor Walk, at it’s junction with Champion Park (b) Nunhead Lane, between Consort Road and Kirkwood Road. (c) Linden Grove, from the junction of Nunhead Lane for approximately 20m (d) Nunhead Green, from the junction of Nunhead Lane for approximately 20m
The alternative route for (a) access will be maintained. (b) (c) (d) Kimberley Avenue, Kirkwood Road, Brayards Road, Gordon Road, Sturdy Road, Consort Road, Heaton Road, Copeland Road, Peckham Rye. Peckham Rye, Copeland Road, Consort Road, Sturdy Road, Gordon Road, Brayards Road, Kirkwood Road, Kimberley Avenue or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.
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 for (a) will take place on (a) 13th – 14th November. (b) (c) (d) 23rd – 27th November.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 12th November 2015. Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2938 / 2939/LBS-SC1442337/2 2940/LBS-SC1453644 2941/LBS-SC1453641
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TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable a crane operation to be carried out by City Lifting, made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of 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 Barons Place, between Waterloo Road and Webber Street. The alternative route would be via Waterloo Road, Webber Row, Webber Street, Gray Street 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. Works will be in operation on the 21st November 2015, if due to adverse weather conditions then the restriction will be in place on the 28th November or 5 December. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 12th November 2015. Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Network Management, Regulatory Services, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2937/ LBSCR8586
Southwark Council, Network Management, Regulatory Services, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2936/ XTD-02-11-231115
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK DISABLED PERSONS PARKING PLACES The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (Disabled persons) (No. 32) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ ‘B’) (No. 6) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ ‘G’) (No. 13) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ ‘J’) (No. 7) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ ‘M1’) (No. 4) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ ‘M2’) (No. 16) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (No. 4) Order 2015 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark on 12 November 2015 made 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, following determination by Dulwich community council of objections to the proposal in respect of Silvester Road as advertised on 09 July 2015 (see:http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=176&MId=5157&Ver=4 ), will be:(a) to provide new ‘at any time’ unlimited stay disabled persons parking places, 6 metres in length, at the following locations: [i] BLANCHEDOWNE, the north-west side, outside Nos. 21-23 Blanchedowne; [ii] CHADWICK ROAD, the south side, outside No. 115 Chadwick Road; [iii] CHAMBERS STREET, the south-west side, outside Jacob House, Chambers Street; [iv] CHAMBERS STREET, the southwest side, outside Hartley House, Chambers Street; [v] CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD, the west side, outside Nos. 262-264 Crystal Palace Road; [vi] DANIEL'S ROAD, the south-east side, outside No. 42 Daniel's Road; [vii] ELSTED STREET, the south-west side, outside Nos. 48-50 Elsted Street; [viii] GREENLAND QUAY, the south-east side, outside Nos. 46-47 Greenland Quay; [ix] HILLINGDON STREET, the south-east side, outside the Brandon Estate Tenants and Residents Association Hall; [x] IVYDALE ROAD, the south-west side, outside No. 146 Ivydale Road; [xi] JOHN RUSKIN STREET, the south-east side, outside No. 149 John Ruskin Street; [xii] LORRIMORE ROAD, the north-west side, outside No. 84 Lorrimore Road; [xiii] LYNTON ROAD, the south side, outside No. 158 Lynton Road; [xiv] MERROW STREET, the south-east side, outside No. 290 Merrow Street; [xv] RELF ROAD, the west side, at the flank wall of No. 81 Nigel Road; [xvi] SILVESTER ROAD, the south-west side outside Nos. 1-3 Silvester Road; [xvii] STANBURY ROAD, the north-east side, outside No. 75 Stanbury Road; (b) to split or reduce in length existing permit, shared-use or free parking places in CHAMBERS STREET, ELSTED STREET, GREENLAND QUAY, HILLINGDON STREET, JOHN RUSKIN STREET, LORRIMORE ROAD, MERROW STREET and RELF ROAD, so as to accommodate the provision of the new disabled persons parking places referred to above; and (c) to revoke the designation of disabled persons parking places that are no longer required in Dowlas Street, St. Aidan's Road and Simms Road. 3. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 16 November 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 Highways - network development, Southwark council, Environment, 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 12 November 2015 NICKY COSTIN Parking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services
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London Borough of Southwark PUBLIC NOTICE
London Borough of Southwark PUBLIC NOTICE
DESIGNATION OF AN AREA FOR ADDITIONAL LICENSING FOR HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION
DESIGNATION OF AN AREA FOR SELECTIVE LICENSING FOR PRIVATELY RENTED PROPERTIES
The London Borough of Southwark “council” HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that, in exercise of its powers under section 56 of the Housing Act 2004 “the Act”, it has on 21 July 2015 designated an area in its district and shall apply to the whole area of the district of London Borough of Southwark as delineated on Map AL001 below, as subject to Additional Licensing.
The London Borough of Southwark “council” HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that, in exercise of its powers under section 80 of the Housing Act 2004 “the Act”, it has on 21 July 2015 designated an area in its district, as delineated on Map SL001 for Selective Licensing and includes but is not limited to Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, Camberwell New Road, Camberwell Green, Coldharbour Lane, Denmark Hill, Camberwell Church Street, Bellenden Road, Southampton Way, Old Kent Road, Meeting House Lane, Queens Road, Rye Lane, Evelina Road, Lordship Lane (North), Lordship Lane (South).
Section 56, Housing Act 2004
The designation applies to all Houses in Multiple Occupation “HMOs” that are privately rented and occupied under a tenancy or a licence unless it is an HMO that is subject to mandatory licensing under section 55(2) of the Act or is subject to any statutory exemption. The designation falls within a description of designations for which the Secretary of State has issued a General Approval under the Housing Act 2004: Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation and Selective Licensing of Other Residential Accommodation (England) General Approval 2015 dated 26th March 2015. If you are a landlord, managing agent, or a tenant and would like to check if your property will require a licence under the new designation, you can check at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200077/private_rented_housing/973/property_licensing
Applications for a licence will be accepted online from 1 November 2015. If you require any further information regarding this designation, you can contact the council’s private sector housing team by phone on 020 7525 1594 or online at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200077/private_rented_housing/973/property_licensing, or by e-mail: resi@southwark.gov.uk or by writing to Southwark Council, PO Box 70063, Queens Road, London SE15 9EG. The designation may be inspected at 132 Queens Road, London SE15 9EG during office hours (9am to 5pm).
Upon the Designation coming in to force on 1 January 2016 any person who operates a licensable property without a licence, or allows a licensed property to be occupied by more households or persons other than as authorised by a licence, is liable to prosecution and upon summary conviction is liable to an unlimited fine. A person who breaches a condition of a licence is liable upon summary conviction to an unlimited fine. This notice amends the notice published on 23 July 2015 to reflect the date of the designation coming into force being changed from 1st November 2015 to 1st January 2016 by the Director of Environment and Leisure under delegated authority. This decision is published on the council’s website at http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/mgDecisionDetails.aspx?IId=50008025&Opt=1
Signed by the Strategic Director of Environment and Leisure for and on behalf of London Borough of Southwark
Deborah Collins Dated 15 October 2015
Map of Additional Licensing Area AL001 The licensed area would be the pink area within the red “borough” boundary below
Section 80, Housing Act 2004
The designation applies to any privately rented property that is not a licensable house in multiple occupation or subject to any statutory exemption, and is occupied under a tenancy or a licence. The designation falls within a description of designations for which the Secretary of State has issued a General Approval under the Housing Act 2004: Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation and Selective Licensing of Other Residential Accommodation (England) General Approval 2015 dated 26th March 2015. If you are a landlord, managing agent, or a tenant and would like to check if your property will requires a licence under the new designation, you can check at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200077/private_rented_housing/973/property_licensing
Applications for a licence will be accepted online from 1 November 2015. If you require any further information regarding this designation, you can contact the council’s private sector housing team by phone on 020 7525 1594 or online at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200077/private_rented_housing/973/property_licensing, or by e-mail: resi@southwark.gov.uk or by writing to Southwark Council, PO Box 70063, Queens Road, London SE15 9EG. The designation may be inspected at 132 Queens Road, LondonSE15 9EGduring office hours (9am to 5pm).
Upon the Designation coming into force on 1 January 2016 any person who operates a licensable property without a licence, or allows a licensed property to be occupied by more households or persons other than as authorised by a licence, is liable to prosecution and upon summary conviction is liable to an unlimited fine. A person who breaches a condition of a licence is liable upon summary conviction to an unlimited fine. This notice amends the notice published on 23 July 2015 to reflect the date of the designation coming into force being changed from 1st November 2015 to 1st January 2016 by the Director of Environment and Leisure under delegated authority. This decision is published on the council’s website at: http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/mgDecisionDetails.aspx?IId=50008025&Opt=1 Signed by the Strategic Director of Environment and Leisure for and on behalf of London Borough of Southwark
Deborah Collins Dated 15 October 2015
Map of Selective Licensing Areas SL001 The licensed area would be the pink areas within the red boundaries below
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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
1. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) ORDER 2015 NOTIFICATION OF ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION EXTENSION TO CONSULTATION
The consultation with regard to the above Article 4 Direction has been extended to 23 December 2015. If you previously made representations using email please note the email address at the bottom of this notice has been corrected. Southwark Council made an immediate Article 4 Direction at Planning Committee on 8 September 2015, under Article 4 (1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
The Article 4 Direction applies to the land located within the town centre protected shopping frontages in Peckham, Walworth Road, Camberwell and Lordship Lane in the London Borough of Southwark.
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.
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The purpose of the Order is to facilitate the Annual Scandinavian Street Market as indicated in the schedule to this notice.
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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;
(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.
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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;
The Direction relates to development consisting of:
Change of use of a building to a use falling within Class A2 (financial and professional services) from a use falling within Class A1 (shops). (Schedule 2, Part 3, Class D). Development of the description set out above should not be carried out on the land shown edged/coloured red on the maps annexed to the Direction, unless planning permission is granted on an application made under Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended. A copy of the Article 4 Direction and the maps defining the protected shopping frontages can be downloaded from the Council’s website: http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/856/planning_policy/3289/article_4_directions
It can also be viewed by appointment at the council offices at 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH, between the following hours: 9am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Telephone 0207 525 5471.
Representations concerning the Article 4 Direction can be made between 24 September 2015 and by 5.00 p.m. on 23 December 2015. You can comment by e-mail to planningpolicy@southwark.gov.uk or send comments to: FREEPOST SE1919/14 Planning Policy, Chief Executive’s Department, London SE1P 5EX
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE A200 GLA ROAD (JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPING) (No.2) ORDER 2015 1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it intends to make the above named Traffic Order under section 14(1) 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 prohibit vehicles from proceeding and stopping on a certain section of A200 Jamaica Road to enable telecom works to be executed. 3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on A200 Jamaica Road eastbound between its junctions with Marigold Street and Cherry Garden Street. The Order will be effective between 2nd December 2015 and 4th December 2015 every morning 1:00 AM to 5:00 AM or until the works has been completed. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by traffic signs.
4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.
5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force an alternative route will be indicated by traffic signs (1) For all vehicles except HGVs and Buses – St James’s Road, Clement’s Road, Southwark Park Road to normal route of travel;
(2) For HGVs – Tower Bridge Road, Old Kent Road, New Cross Road, Deptford Broadway, Deptford Church Street, Creek Road, Evelyn Street, Lower Road to normal route of travel;
(3) For Buses – Tower Bridge Road, Grange Road, Southwark Park Road to normal route of travel.
Dated this 12th day of November 2015
Mufu Durowoju Network Impact Management Team Manager Road Space Management - Operations Transport for London Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
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(b) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by the Council of the London Borough of Southwark.
5.
The alternative route will be via Albion Street, Renforth Street, Risdon Street, Neptune Street, or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.
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Dated this 12th November 2015 Nicky Costin Network Management Business Manager
Southwark Council, Network Management, Regulatory Services, SE1 5LX Ref 2925 Schedule
Road
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Albion Street Between Renforth Street – (Scandinavian Market) Neptune Street
Date of event
Prohibited Hours
Friday 20th November – 06:00hrs – 19:00hrs Sunday 22nd November 2015
Between Neptune Street Friday 20th November – 06:00hrs – 19:00hrs (Norwegian Church) – Old Sunday 22nd November 2015 Lower Road Blocked end by (St Olav’s Business Centre) Partial Closure Width restriction
NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION TO MODIFY OR DISCHARGE A PLANNING OBLIGATION UNDER SECTION 106A OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
I give notice that Lend Lease (Elephant and Castle) Limited is applying to Southwark Council to discharge the planning obligations described below:
Planning Obligations Obligations: Schedule 3, Paragraphs 2.3 and 2.5 (Detailed Phase Delivery Programme and Plot Delivery Plan) and Paragraph 3.2 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of the Section 106 Agreement associated with the outline planning permission for The Heygate Masterplan (ref: 12/AP/1092).
Land to which obligations relate: The Heygate Estate and Surrounding Land, Elephant and Castle, London, SE17. Bound by New Kent Road (A201) to the north, Rodney Place and Rodney Road to the east, Wansey Street to the south, and Walworth Road (A215) and Elephant Road to the west. Date on which obligation was entered into: 27 March 2013
Any person against whom the planning obligation is enforceable who wishes to make representations about this application should write to the Council at Southwark Council, Regeneration and neighbourhoods, Planning & transport, Development Management, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX, or by email to planning.applications@southwark.gov.uk within 21 days beginning with the date of publication of this notice. Signed: On behalf of: Date:
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (STONEY STREET)
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (HAVIL STREET) 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 a crane operation by Road Traffic Solutions, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of 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 Havil Street, at it’s junction with Southampton Way and for approximately 64m in a southerly direction. An alternative route will be via Southampton Way, Peckham Road, Dalwood Street, Sedgmoor Place, 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 works will come into operation on the 28th – 29th November 2015.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 12th November 2015 Nicky Costin Road Network Business Manager
Southwark Council, Road Network, Regulatory Services, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2942
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 Bridge Inspection works to be carried out by Centurion Site Services, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of 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 Stoney Street 10 metres either side of Railway Bridge XTD/42 The alternative route will be via Stoney Street, Winchester Walk, Montague Close, Duke Street Hill, Southwark Street, Stoney Street. Stoney Street, Southwark Street, Bedale 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 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. Works will take place between the 30th November at 22:00hrs – 1st December at 06:00hrs.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 12th November 2015 Nicky Costin Network Management Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2943/XTD-01-44-301115
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Galway, defeated Dean Byrne on points to be crowned the Irish welterweight king, adding to the Irish lightweight and superwelterweight crowns he has won earlier in his career. The ex-Fisher ABC man has always dismissed his losing record as a fighter, he now has 25 wins, 28 losses and 1 draw on his records, as he stated that he took short notice fights on many
By John Prendergast
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VETERAN FIGHTER Pete McDonagh became a three weight Irish champion on Saturday as he continues on a journey to end his career on a high.
The 37-year-old from Bermondsey, who was born in
occasions in order to pay the bills. He has told the ‘News’ in the past that he wants to become the next ‘Cinderella Man’ of boxing, as he now trains and prepares for fights in the correct manner and he believes that will lead to a happy ending to his long career that commenced in 2002. McDonagh told iFL TV after the win: “I’m unbeaten in two years, I have three Irish belts that I love to
The welterweight appeared for a London select side against the Army and he came out on top, although as expected there is work to be done before he returns to his best. Lynn head coach Samm Mullins said: “He done well. At times I felt he was trying too hard, but when he relaxed he was good and he
Pete McDonagh is unbeaten in the ring for two years after his win in Dublin on Saturday.
Joyce wins again in youth boxing champs
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD DOMINIC Joyce is in the last eight of the National Association Boys & Girls Clubs Boxing Championship after secured a unanimous points victory in his latest outing on Sunday.
Gerry McDonagh, centre, made a successful return to the ring after a two year absence
LYNN SENIOR Gerry McDonagh brushed two years of ring rust off when he returned to the ring with a win on the Camberwell club’s show earlier this month.
death but it’s time to move on. “I want to fight the winner of {Paulie] Malignaggi and [Gianluca] Branco and bring that fight back to Ireland, as the crowd here were unbelievable.”
came away with a unanimous decision. “It was simply a case of getting him back in the ring but as I said once he settled down he won comfortably.” Mullins was also in the corner when twelve-year-old Harry Mullins, his son, boxed on the same night as McDonagh. The Lynn coach added: “He done well. He’s getting used to the game but its good and he can move on from what he has done. “I don’t usually coach the juniors but he trains with me and the
seniors as he can’t get to the club at the time the other juniors train. “The junior coach said it made sense for me to do the corner so I did.” Mullins added: “His Mum is not in love with boxing so she is not best pleased he has taken it up, but she knows he is in good hands with us at the Lynn.” Two senior boxers, flyweight Louie Lynn and light-welterweight Charlie Driscoll, both successfully came through England trials and with box in the national vest in the New Year.
Peckham side triumphs at Olympic Venue By Francoise Macaly
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PECKHAM BASKETBALL side the Community of London Academy (COLA) had a triumphant start to their season when they defeated Wandsworth Wolves 43-33 at the Copper Box Arena on Sunday.
The under sixteen side were made to work hard by the Wolves who held an eight point half time lead. This didn’t affect COLA’s confidence as they continued to play with heart and determination. COLA’s Kavell Hawes led his team well to help shrink Wandsworth’s lead to six points in the third quarter. In the final quarter, and with the win in sight, Hawes notched an impressive eight points to help his team secure their first victory of the new season. Hawes said: “I’m really happy that we managed to pull that game back. I believe working hard on our defence during our practice sessions really paid off today.” Both teams play in the Community Basketball League run by the London School of Basketball in partnership with Reach and Teach. For more information contact lwilliams@reachandteach.co.uk. Photo by: Anna Sequar, Reach and Teach.
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The Fisher ABC fighter took on Ryan Ducker from Chatteris ABC at the weekend and came out on top thanks to the judges. The U54kg fighter, who was in action at Harlow Dog Racing Stadium, impressed Steve Hiser although the Fisher head coach thought that he could have stopped his man. Hiser said: “Dominic was good on his feet and boxed very well. He gave him a standing count and I thought he was going to get a stoppage. “But his opponent was very game but Dominic always had too much for him. He is a local lad from near the gym in Bermondsey and we are always having to turf him out. “If he can apply himself he can go far but it is mostly about that with him as in the ring he has the ability.”
Mixed weekend for Southwark Legends
SOUTHWARK LEGENDS basketball side had mixed fortunes last weekend when they played twice in two days.
On Saturday afternoon the Peckham based side showed great determination on their travels to overcome a fifteen point half time deficit to defeat Greenwich Titans 70-48 in the league. Timothy Adetuyole led the scoring with seventeen points in
addition to nine rebounds and three steals. A day later the Legends lost 7264 in the fourth round of the England Basketball National Cup to Newham Youngbloods. Despite Legends guard Ricardo Rowe controlling the game effectively in the back-court, the tie saw several lead changes. However it was Youngbloods that were able to capitalise at the
end despite Adetuyole putting in another fine performance to finish with nineteen points and nine rebounds. He said: “As a team, we feel that there is good chemistry between all the players which has given us the motivation to play for each other. “We want to continue to get better in our positions and improve on our team defence.”
Timothy Adetuyole impresse in defeat and victory last weekend.
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By John Prendergast
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RUMOURS THAT free scoring midfielder Dan Sweeney may be making a swift exit from Champion Hill have been dismissed as agent talk by Dulwich gaffer Gavin Rose.
The ex-Kingstonian man only joined Hamlet in October and proceeded to score a goal in each of his first six games in the Pink and Blue jersey. This led to reports last week that as many as six professional club were keeping an eye on Sweeney. Rose said of the rumours: “A few people have contacted us but most of
this talk has been generated by his agent. “He [Sweeney] doesn’t like all this stuff going on around him. If he had the opportunity we would not stop him moving on as we shown with other players in the past.” One man who will definitely be at Hamlet for the immediate future is winger Rhys Murrell-Williamson. Thanks to cash from fans funded ‘12th man scheme’ the ex-Hayes & Yeading man extended his short term loan so he can stay with Hamlet to help them push for the title. Sweeney played in the 4-2 win against Hendon last Saturday but for once he did not get on the scoresheet.
Instead goals from Ethan Pinnock, Nyren Clunis, Ashley Carew and Dean McDonald were enough to keep Hamlet top of the Ryman Premier League. The Dulwich boss added: “Hopefully we are starting to see the consistency you need in this league and in the last few games we have been very good. “You need to get a good run of games going and we are doing that now but there clearly is still a lot of work to do “We are top of the league and it is a position we are always happy to occupy.” The Champion Hill side have a home game this Saturday, an FA
Lionesses Harrison the man to lead Fisher in new era boss steps down
FISHER FC chairman Ben Westmancott believes he has the perfect man to lead Fisher into a new era, current manager Dean Harrison.
play football and study at the same time. “So he has worked wonders here and he has plans for the future which fit in with ours, so as far as we are concerned it is all good.” On Monday night Fisher were in London County Cup action against Ryman Premier League side, two steps above the Fish, Wingate & Finchley and they fell to a 5-0 defeat. This weekend the Black and Whites will be on their travels as they take on Tunbridge Wells in a league game that kicks off at 3pm. Originally Fisher were set to be the home side but with Dulwich picking up a home draw in the FA Trophy the clubs agreed to play the reverse fixture instead.
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Last week the News reported that the club’s new ground in Rotherhithe should be completed by March next year, with the club hopefully moving back for the 2016/17 campaign. The head of the supporters owned club was also fulsome in his praise of his current manager, who Westmancott believes is the right man to take the club forward when they eventually move home. The Black and Whites chairman said: “Dean is fabulous. He saved us from relegation last year, a lot earlier than our target date to be safe. “He’s sadly lost a lot of those players in the summer and he has still built a competitive squad this season. “The squad play attractive football and have a resilience that I haven’t seen at Fisher for a few years. “He also has big plans about what can happen when we get back home. “He’s talking about setting up an Fisher FC think manager Dean Harrison has academy for under eighteen’s who can a vision for the club they aspire too.
Dulwich Village FC have been named the London FA Community Club of the Year
DULWICH VILLAGE Football Club have been named as the FA Community Club of the Year at a
The club, which was founded in 2008, currently has fifteen youth teams which take part in the SELKENT Leagues and a senior side in Division Two West of the Kent County Football League. The Southwark club were commended for providing a safe and fun environment for both boys and girls of all abilities and ages to enjoy football. The FA also acknowledged how the club create opportunities for players aged six and above to play football as part of an organised, ambitious team. Plus the FA remarked on how the club has built strong links within the local community. Now in their sixth year, The FA
Trophy contest against the bottom side in the Ryman Premier League VCD Athletic, which Rose is confident they will win even if some of the less regular starters make the first eleven. Rose said: “I don’t see our squad as having fringe players as they are all ready to step into first team action. We will see how training goes this week and make a call from there. “Whoever plays will be part of team that is capable of getting a result we want on Saturday.”
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Dan Sweeney netted a goal in each of his first six appearances for Hamlet
Millwall Lionesses boss Dan Mlinar has resigned from his post of first team manager after only one full season with the women’s team.
Mlinar stepped into the role partway through the 2014 season, when previous boss Alberto Kurti stepped down, and steadied the ship. The 2015 campaign started well with the Lionesses losing just one in their first eight outings, but in a top heavy season they lost their last seven outings to end up second bottom of Women’s Super League Division Two. The team’s league record at the end of the campaign read two wins and six draws from eighteen games. Mlinar said: “Unfortunately I won’t be carrying on my role next season as Millwall Lionesses Manager, due to taking up a full time role within the Millwall Boys Academy. “I have loved my season with the first team and having been here at the club for eight years, it’s sad for me
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Community Awards presented by McDonald’s, recognise and celebrate the grassroots volunteers, clubs and leagues in counties across England, who dedicate their time to grassroots football in their local community. World cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst, said: “The FA Community Awards are a fantastic way of recognising true grassroots heroes such as Dulwich Village FC. “The work that goes into providing football for hundreds of kids every week should not be underestimated and these awards are richly deserved.” To find out more about the FA Community Awards visit www.mcdonalds.co.uk/awards.
Dan Mlinar was in charge of the Lionesses for just over a season before resigning.
that I won’t be running the Centre of Excellence or the Lionesses WSL side. “I will still be around to support and hopefully remaining a part of the coaching set up to help build upon the foundations that we laid last season. “It was a tough end after a real positive start but we have really started to implement the philosophy
of Millwall Football Club and I am hoping the ladies and the new manager will continue with that in the future.’ A club spokeswoman added: “We wish to thank Dan for all his hard work, inspiration and leadership over the years and wish him every success in the next stage of his career. “The club will begin searching for a new manager in due course.”
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An even second half, with chances at both ends, finally swung Docklands way after excellent work down the left from Josh Hyam. He played in John Hayley who then picked out Teddy Belcher who drilled home from just inside the box to make it 2-0. The Rotherhithe/Bermondsey outfit then got their passing game going and Joe Coombes hit a cracking shot from distance that rattled the upright. Hayley and Romeo Barr also went close late on. Manager Danny Belcher said: “We took our time to get going but was pleased with our defending and the clean sheet, plus two good finishes worthy of winning any game.”
Watson and Belcher net as Docklands impress again
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Docklands U14’s carried on their impressive form with a hard fought win against a battling Dulwich outfit on Sunday.
The table toppers sparked into life after Docklands conceded a harsh penalty which was saved well by keeper Teddy White. Harry Watson then gave the Docks the lead with a great shot from 30 yards through a crowded box. He later became the home side’s saviour when just before the break Watson cleared a certain goal off the line.
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COSSALL PARK FOOTBALL FESTIVAL
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fter 4 years Millwall Community Trust made a return to Cossall Park Football Cage on Thursday the 9th of July, delivering weekly football provision for the young people in the area in conjunction with housing association Wandle.
Millwall were last in Cossall Park in the summer of 2010 running weekly World Cup themed sessions in preparation for the 2010 World Cup and Millwall were delighted when Wandle approached them about making a return to the area. The programme is split into two one hour sessions with the first hour from 5-6pm aimed towards 6-11 year olds with the second hour being from 6-7pm and aimed at the 12-18 year old
age bracket. The aim of the session is to provide opportunities to bring together the young people from the area. The project uses weekly football activities including competitive matches and tournaments against other Millwall Community Trust sessions, clubs and educational workshops as an intervention to help the young people to engage positively in football and understand the importance of community cohesion, as well as the damaging effects of youth violence, crime, and discrimination. The splitting over the session into two one hour sessions to reach out to the younger generation in the area. With the FA stating that that the golden years of learning are when players are aged 8-12 the 6-11
age bracket provides fantastic opportunities for the younger children in the area to enhance their footballing abilities.
The Tournament was brilliant as it once again unites young people from across of the boroughs in the joint goal of playing football”. On August 27th, participants from Millwall sessions across the boroughs of Southwark & Lewisham travel to Cossall Park to take part in a Futsal tournament to celebrate the success of the session. The
tournament was a major success with those that took part able to demonstrate the skills they have picked up from their respective sessions. Gerry Otim, who is now the Premier League Kicks coordinator at the trust was full of praise of the session and success of the tournament. “Having previously been in Cossall Park and the need for provisions for the young people in the area it only made sense to make a return. The Tournament was brilliant as it once again unites young people from across of the boroughs in the joint goal of playing football”. The Ocotber half term saw the Kicks team at the Trust run an Ocotber Half Term Soccer School on Tuesday the 27th, Wednesday the 28th and
Thursday the 29th of October with the young people provided coaching practice & skills development, organised matches, tournaments as well as an opportunity to attend an up and coming Millwall F.C Sky Bet League One football match. As of 7th of November 2015 the Cossall Park session will move to a Saturday afternoon from 2-4pm due to issues with lighting due to the clcoks going back. Millwall Community Trust will continue provide a wide range of weekly football sessions across the boroughs of Southwark and Lewisham under the Premier League Kicks programme. For more information about Millwall’s Premier League Kicks programme, please call 020 7740 0503.
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Midfielder outlines his ambitions as he gets career back on track
By John Kelly
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ANYONE WHO has seen George Saville in a Millwall shirt since he joined on loan for the second time will recognise in his play the same kind of clarity of thought that was behind his decision to leave Chelsea in 2014, after giving almost half his life to the club.
It couldn’t have been an easy decision to walk away from a place where you had ten years of mostly good memories and experienced the thrill of a Fifa Club World Cup final in front of 70,000 fans. Saville was on the bench in the Yokohama Stadium when Rafael Benitez’s Chelsea lost that intercontinental decider against Brazilian side Corinthians in 2012. Although he figured a few more times in matchday squads and was registered for the Champions League when they were defending the trophy, he never made his competitive first-team debut for the club. Chelsea offered him a new contract in 2014 but a deal couldn’t be agreed. The chance to be a regular part of a first team was more alluring than the gamble on staying and taking a punt on making it at a club that in the transfer market buy, sell and loan at a rate that would make an ambitious banker
blush. So he decided to go to Wolves to link up again with Kenny Jackett, with whom he was familiar after a short spell on loan with Millwall in the latter part of the 2012-13 season. “It was a really good experience,” Saville says of his time at Stamford Bridge. “I had the privilege to be training with them every day. “I was on the bench a few times. But you’ve just got to realise that you get to a point in your career where you have to make something of yourself. I don’t want to be playing reserve team football. I don’t want to be one of those players who’s happy doing that.” Lions fans would hardly recognise the player then and now and though he is still slim he has added real strength to the natural sleekness and authority to the aggressiveness. Millwall were struggling when he joined for his first spell and were one of the lowest-scoring teams in the Championship. Saville was tried in the number 10 position but it didn’t really work. He has shown in the past few weeks
he is more comfortable in a destroyer role, breaking up play or reading the game to intercept opposition attacks and then demonstrating the range of his passing to distribute the ball short or sweep passes out into space. It’s no coincidence that Neil Harris’ side have looked more secure when he has been in the side and he has added
After playing only twice for Wolves this season, Saville didn't hesitate to make a decision once he had the option to join Millwall. “It just came around very quickly, really,” he explains. “The Wolves manager obviously has good connections here and they said they needed a midfielder, initially for a month. They asked me if I fancied it and I thought, ‘Yeah, why not?’ “I came here for a month and it’s gone well so I extended it until January. I’m not looking at the long term. I’m really enjoying the club at the moment so we’ll just have to see where it takes us. “Nothing changes for me, I just keep doing what I’m doing. Some of the young lads have come in and together we’ve done well.” Saville is comfortable in a Millwall dressing room that has a youthful focus. He has fitted in well at the training ground at Calmont Road and like his performances on the pitch he gives the impression he takes things in his stride. Other players for whom it didn’t work out in successive divisions might have withered but instead Saville is reviving
“I want to settle at one club and become someone somewhere. I want to make my name.” more steel in midfield since his first appearance in the game against Northampton that followed the 5-3 defensive debacle at Peterborough at the beginning of October. Saville and Millwall seem a good fit and Harris has used his connection with and trust in Jackett to add what could be the cog that turns his side into genuine contenders for promotion.
his career at a place where often the most withering judgement of all is delivered. But the 22-year-old has already seen what it takes to get The Den crowd on your side. “I know what the fans want here,” he stresses. “They just want you to work hard and give 100 percent and do everything you can for the team. Hopefully I can keep doing that for them.” Saville, whose 24-year-old brother Jack also grew up in the youth ranks at Chelsea and now plays for Aldershot in the National League, is non-committal on his future beyond his current loan which ends in January, but there is little equivocation when it comes to his personal goals. “I know I’ve been out on a few loans but I want to settle at one club and become someone somewhere,” he says. “I want to make my name somewhere. Otherwise you just sit in the reserves and it’s all lovely facilities and training but when you look at it you’re not really achieving much when you could be playing league games chasing promotion, saving teams from getting relegated, performing in front of fifteen to twenty thousand every week. “That’s what I want to do, I want to be performing in front of people and showing them what I can do.”
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THEY NEVER really looked like they were in any real danger, but it still needed the spark of Sky Bet League One player of the month Aiden O’Brien to ignite Millwall and light the way to the second round of the FA Cup.
After a poor first half, it took O’Brien precisely eight minutes and 13 seconds following his introduction to ease any worry for Millwall fans that there might be a replay and another long journey north to add to the itinerary this season. O’Brien came on at the break for the ineffectual Paris Cowan-Hall, who had made his first start in a Lions shirt ten months after joining from Wycombe but who couldn’t get the better of left-back Alex Whittle on a frustrating afternoon. A replay would have been the last thing Neil Harris needed with a third postponement of a league game his season already clogging the fixture list. But O’Brien did his best to ensure that eventuality wouldn’t become a reality when he strode onto Steve Morison’s flick through a gap in the non-league side’s defence. He then had the pace to stay ahead of two defenders and fire the
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ball across Matt Urwin into the bottom corner. Six minutes later Shaun Williams brilliantly tricked his way past Fylde’s midfield cover and slid a sumptuous ball through to Lee Gregory who finished right-footed, this time past Urwin’s flailing left hand. That should have been it for Fylde but the Lancashire side showed commendable heart to fight their way back into the contest and halve the deficit when Whittle shot across David Forde in the 62nd minute. Forde was starting his first game since the 3-2 defeat to Barnsley on August 18. The Republic of Ireland international did cause panic in the home defence in the second half when he came for a cross only to miss the ball with his punch, but he produced a smart save in added time to keep out Sam Finley’s rasping freekick. Minutes earlier O’Brien had claimed his seventh assist of the season when he launched a counterattack from deep in his own half and when he played in Morison on the left the captain in the absence of Tony Craig confidently stroked home his sixth of the season to send Millwall safely through to the second round.
PLAYING FOR IRELAND WOULD BE A DREAM, SAYS MILLWALL STAR
By John Kelly
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LIONS HOTSHOT Aiden O’Brien is hoping his form in a Millwall shirt will be rewarded with international recognition.
O’Brien was born in Islington and speaks with a strong London accent, but he has never been in doubt about who he would like to represent on the international stage. His mum’s family moved to the capital from Ireland and he watched enviously as David Forde joined up with Martin ONeill’s squad this week for their crunch
Euro 2016 play-off games against Bosnia. “That would be a dream,” he said of a potential call-up. “That step shouldn’t really come this early in my career. I don’t really expect it but the way I’m playing on Saturdays and Tuesdays I don’t see why I shouldn’t get a shot at it. “Fordey’s always talking to me about it and hopefully one day I’ll be in the mixer for it.” O’Brien’s form this season certainly suggests a player with vast potential, and, as well as his goals, his League One player of the
month award for October was validation of his progress. But while he was pleased with the award, thinking about that type of recognition doesn’t occupy much of his time. He explained: “Being nominated is one thing but winning it is another. That’s the first I’ve ever won, it was a good achievement in my short career so far. “I wasn’t really thinking ‘I want to get an award’, it was a bonus this season. The main thing on my mind is goals. Even though I’ve been playing on the wing a lot instead of
up front to get double figures from the wing before Christmas takes a lot of work. “I’ve scored a few with my head, both feet, so I’ve got the balance. I’m confident in all areas in front of goal. My aim was to get double figures by Christmas. I’ve said that from the start of the season.” O’Brien hasn’t missed the target much this campaign, and he revealed a little bit of the mental process he goes through to ensure he maximises his chances of scoring. “When I go on the pitch I’m
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relaxed, I’m not really buzzed,” he said. “When I come off the pitch I’m the same as when I go on the pitch. I’m just composed and play my own game. I’m not one who comes off and then can’t unwind. “If I play well I relax, if I play badly I relax. I’m just a relaxed person all round, really. “If I miss a chance I play it back and I replay it with me scoring. The exact same chance, but with me putting the ball into the back of the net. So then the next time hopefully that’ll happen. I’ve done that all my career.”
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Plymouth captain Nelson meets Wylde’s cross but sees his looping header clip the top of the crossbar.
Millwall go ahead when Gregory expertly heads Williams’ cross from the left over McCormick.
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By John Kelly at Home Park
Jervis 34′, 85′ Carey 56′
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Gregory 21′, 49′, 58′ (pen) Beevers 43′ O'Brien 66′
Date: Tuesday 10th November 2015 Attendance: 5,869 Man of the match: Lee Gregory Referee: James Linington
2 Mellor
26 Threlkeld
27 Tanner
Brunt - 62'
3 Sawyer
Purrington - 83'
4 McHugh
11 Wylde
Simpson - 69'
14 Jervis
20 Morison
22 O’Brien
6 Williams
3 J Martin
16 Beevers
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6 Hartley
10 Carey
9 Gregory
Cummings - 83'
4-2-3-1
23 McCormick
5 Nelson
Upson - 83'
13 Archer
21 Saville 17 Webster
10 Onyedinma Thompson - 88'
4 Edwards
Nelson - 34'
Head to Head 47% 5 6 3 9
Possession Shots on target Shots off target Corners Fouls
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IT WAS well past 10pm and most of the lights had been switched off at an empty Home Park, but Lee Gregory was still in the tunnel adamantly claiming he had got the final touch on the ball to put Millwall 2-1 ahead in the 43rd minute.
His manager Neil Harris was also batting for his striker, showing referee James Linington a replay of Millwall’s second and encouraging him to mark it down as Gregory’s. The goal had been credited to defender Mark Beevers but Gregory’s insistence it was his amusingly gave lie to the usual claim by players that it doesn’t matter who scores as long as the team wins. There was no doubt the striker deserved his moment, though. He gets some stick from Lions fans but there can never be any doubting his application. This was also a demonstration of his finishing ability and of a partnership with Steve Morison that continues to blossom. Gregory’s first goal 21 minutes in was a neat back header after Shaun Williams had crossed from the left. He was then lurking a few yards from goal when Beevers headed Williams’ corner towards the target but it was his strike to put Millwall 31 up that illustrated his current confidence. He chested the ball down and picked out Morison in the same movement before getting in a position to take the return. His first shot was saved by goalkeeper Luke McCormick but he was able to react quickly to roll home the rebound. Plymouth, though, showed why they are five points clear at the top of League Two and carried plenty of attacking threat. They had equalised in the 34th minute when Jake Jervis dug out a cross from under his feet to lash the ball past Jordan Archer. The Pilgrims then scored the goal of the night to make it 3-2 on 56 minutes when Graham Carey picked up the ball near the centre circle before moving forward and firing a shot into the top corner from fully 40 yards that gave Archer no chance. Gregory restored Millwall’s twogoal advantage when he won a penalty and calmly stroked it past McCormick. He then deftly set up Aiden O’Brien with a perfect cross and the Irish attacker swept the ball past McCormick for his ninth goal of the season to make it to make it 5-2 in the 66th minute. But Plymouth weren’t finished and Jervis struck a low shot past Archer five minutes from time seconds after Morison had been one-on-one with McCormick and should have made it six only for the goalkeeper to make a
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There is another defensive injury blow when Edwards goes down and signals he needs to come off.
Seconds after Nelson comes on Jervis swivels in the box to fire past Archer for the equaliser.
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Beevers heads Williams’ corner towards goal and it looks like it takes a touch off McHugh before trickling over the line.
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fine stop. Morison and Gregory share a nonleague background and are developing a partnership founded on a high workrate and relentless, clever movement. Former Halifax Town centreforward Gregory would admit himself that he struggled in the early part of the season but Harris hugely appreciates his value to the side. The Lions boss now has three attackers in ultra-confident form. Morison probably should have got his
name on the scoresheet as well but he skewed a second-half effort high and wide when he should have worked McCormick. He had two more chances in the last five minutes but McCormick was in the right place to prevent him adding to his season’s tally. However, his role in Gregory’s second was crucial and he continues to be pivotal to Millwall’s style of play. Harris picked his strongest available
line-up for the fixture, and there were two surprises on the bench with Ed Upson and Sid Nelson making appearances after recovering from injury. Neither player had trained much prior to the trip south and Harris certainly wouldn’t have anticipated he’d need nineteen-year-old Nelson in the first half. And it was another injury when Carlos Edwards was forced off in the 34th minute just before Plymouth
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Gregory and Morison play a one-two. Gregory’s first effort is saved but he tucks home the rebound.
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There seems to be no danger when Carey shapes to shoot from near the centre circle but his effort arrows into the top corner.
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Gregory makes it 4-2 when he wins a penalty and confidently strokes the ball past McCormick.
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Gregory spots O’Brien making a late run into the box and when he provides a perfect pass O’Brien finishes to the corner.
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Moments after Morison should make it six Plymouth counter and Jervis finds the net with a low strike.
Striker’s performance helps seal Millwall’s place in semi-finals
drew level that necessitated the change. Nelson played at right-back in the 21 Capital One Cup defeat against Barnet in August and he needed help from Fred Onyedinma to combat the threat of winger Gregg Wylde who had shown he was capable of getting the better of Edwards. Perhaps the effort of trying to keep pace with Wylde had something to do with the strain on the 37-year-old right-back’s limbs. With Tony Craig already out it was
frustrating for Harris to see his most experienced defender walking off the pitch. Millwall now have another break due to international call-ups for David Forde, Shaun Cummings and Shane Ferguson and Harris believes this latest one comes at an opportune time. Despite Burton’s Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink stating his dissatisfaction with the postponement, Harris said Millwall had little choice. He explained: “It’s a tricky situation
where, do you want the game called off or do you want to try and maintain momentum? “We want to win every game and the players know where I stand on that. “At the moment with the injuries we’ve got and the call-ups, if we’d played Saturday we would have been really light. “Before it wasn’t ideal, but this one might work in our favour.” The ten days uninterrupted by competitive fixtures will be used to
work on areas Harris and his coaches deem need strengthening, and they certainly weren’t happy with the manner of some of the side’s defending on Tuesday night. But despite those concerns this was an eighth game unbeaten and they have lost just twice in their last fifteen games in all competitions. Millwall are now potentially just three games from Wembley and primed to push into the play-off spots when the league campaign resumes on
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November 21 against Colchester. Plymouth: 4-2-3-1: 23 McCormick; 2 Mellor, 5 Nelson, 6 Hartley (Purrington, 83), 3 Sawyer; 26 Threlkeld, 4 McHugh; 27 Tanner (Brunt, 62), 10 Carey, 11 Wylde (Simpson, 69); 14 Jervis. Millwall: 4-4-2: 13 Archer; 4 Edwards (Nelson, 34), 17 Webster, 16 Beevers, 3 J Martin; 10 Onyedinma (Thompson, 88), 21 Saville, 6 Williams, 22 O'Brien (Upson, 83); 20 Morison, 9 Gregory.
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FANS CAN WATCH PAINT DRAW ON SATURDAY By John Kelly
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THE DRAW for the area semifinals of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy will take place on Soccer AM this Saturday morning, November 14.
Millwall boss: My strikers are good pros and they want to learn By John Kelly
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LEE GREGORY scored his second hat-trick since Neil Harris took charge of Millwall – but he insists the Lions are not thinking about a return to Wembley Stadium.
Gregory added another treble to the one he got in the 3-3 Championship draw with Derby at The Den last April, and he was claiming a fourth goal after there was some confusion as to who got the final touch on the ball when Millwall went 2-1 just before the break against Plymouth on Tuesday night.
Millwall now have an area semi-final to look forward to, and Gregory stressed thoughts won’t stray beyond that fixture. “We’re not really looking at Wembley at the minute,” he said. “We’re just taking it one game at a time. We have a break now but then we go into SaturdayTuesday-Saturday so we’ve got to regroup for that and concentrate on the next home game.” Gregory was unplayable at times against the Pilgrims, opening the scoring when he headed Shaun Williams’ cross to the back of the net in the 21st minute. “As soon as Shaun Williams
was on his (weaker) right foot I knew it was going to be a bit shorter so I just tried to get in front of my man and I got the flick and thankfully got it over the keeper. “When your luck’s in it’s in and it seemed to go my way (Tuesday) night. “It was very open, very end-toend stuff. We knew when we went 3-1 up they were going to push and push so there would be space for us up top. “There was a lot of running for us to do but it was a great game to be involved in and it was great to get the win. “It was a good team performance. We killed them off
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and got the win to go through to the next round.” Harris was thrilled with Gregory’s performance and Millwall’s record scorer revealed he works closely with his strikers on and off the pitch. He explained: “I might have a little bit of knowledge of that! I tend to work with the strikers and it’s not always on the training pitch, sometimes it’s video work or just talking to them. “They’re good pros, good lads, and they want to learn. “Even Steve Morison still wants to learn, wants to talk to me about things and learn and when you’ve got that honesty and that hunger and desire it’s great for a coach.”
Millwall sealed their place in the last four of the southern section with a 5-3 win over Plymouth at Home Park on Tuesday night. The Lions are now potentially just three games away from the showpiece final at Wembley Stadium. Millwall last played at the venue in the FA Cup semi-final against Wigan in 2013. If they win their semi-final tie they will play a two-legged area final before the winners of that meet the side that comes through the northern section. The win on the south coast stretched Millwall’s unbeaten run to eight in all competitions and they have now lost just twice in their last fifteen games. Millwall are also unbeaten in their last four cup games and manager Neil Harris was pleased with the performance despite some defensive blips. He also says no player will want to give up their place in the first team. “We conceded three goals, albeit against a really good team, so we can tighten up at the back,” Harris admitted. “To score five and for Steve Morison to miss two one-onones, I think the stats speak for themselves. “What I said to the players after the game was we’re not a team or squad at the moment that you want to lose your position in. “We’ve got a winning mentality at the moment.”
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