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AFTER CLOSING TOWER BRIDGE, TfL NOW PLAN TO RESURFACE JAMAICA ROAD EXCLUSIVE
By Alex Yeates
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JAMAICA ROAD will see twenty closures over a month for resurfacing work at some point next year, it has been revealed. The news comes after two weeks
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of increased congestion on Britain’s slowest road, with drivers demanding the eastbound bus lane is opened to ease traffic. News of the resurfacing works, which will likely last a month, was revealed by TfL to Southwark Liberal Democrat Leader, councillor Anood Al-Samerai, (pictured).
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LET’S PLAY A GAME OF SNARL UP!
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F YOU were trying to push motorists who use Jamaica Road over the edge, just for a laugh, you might first decide to stick in a bus lane that immediately caused daily snarlups. You’d then refuse to countenance opening the bus lane up to normal traffic during peak periods.
Next you might close all eastbound traffic from Tooley Street, but then, in a moment of twisted genius, cut off the alternative route across Tower Bridge by closing that for refurbishment. With Rotherhithe Tunnel having to close due to various incidents, tailbacks could be seen stretching for miles down Lower and Jamaica Roads - woe betide anyone trying to get across the river any time after midafternoon. Yet in a final flourish, (or perhaps not?), it has now been announced that Jamaica Road will be closed some twenty times next year for resurfacing - it truly sounds like a board game called Snarl Up! being played with a roll of the dice by TfL bosses. We say announced, but in fact it was Southwark Lib Dems who chanced upon the resurfacing plans, so you have to wonder when or how dispirited commuters and local businesses were going to find out. Of course it is no laughing matter the amount of disruption to people’s lives and their livelihoods from this cavalcade of traffic-jam inducing measures is appalling. Given that Jamaica Road has long held the dubious distinction of being the slowest in rush hour in the country, you have to wonder what has prompted the need to resurface - weeds growing between the car tyres perhaps?
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Schemes need funds T SEEMS strange that Guy’s and St Thomas’ were chosen to pilot a groundbreaking scheme to deliver care locally, but have now found themselves shortchanged over the costs of implementing it.
The hospital’s management confirmed to us this week that a request for £11.2m of funding for the ‘vanguard’ project had led to just £2.5m being received - with similar shortages affecting hospital partnerships across England. The scheme allows care specialists and consultants to treat patients further afield, saving them the trouble of travelling to central London, which makes perfect sense. But you have to wonder how the figure the trust arrived it is so far off the amount of funding given to them by NHS England. Innovative schemes to improve access to services and the patient experience are always welcomed - but as we have seen with the anger over seven day NHS plans, if they don’t come with the requisite amount of funding, then they’re not so much schemes as wishful thinking.
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British Library puts on exhibition of 6,000 items kept by illusionist in Kennington
By Kirsty Purnell
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A VICTORIAN hoarder’s collection, which contains a staggering six thousand items of printed materials - from ticket stubs to bread adverts - is on show at the British Library now.
There Will Be Fun is an exhibition based on the accumulated pile of nineteenth century materials collected by Kennington-born conjurer, illusionist and ventriloquist Henry Evans - known as Evanion. Featuring materials from 1860-1895, the exhibition focuses on five pioneering performers of the time – big stage magician John Nevil Maskelyne; George Sanger, a circus performer who
worked with animals ; hypnotist Annie De Montford, one of the first women to be a leading performer; Dan Leno, who inspired the pantomime dame; and Evanion himself. “What people will see here they’ll never have seen before,” said exhibition curator, Helen Peden. “These items don’t stand the test of time.” Highlights of the exhibition include original posters and tickets, sound recordings and original magical artefacts, on loan from the Magic Circle Museum. The displays also reflect the revolutionary progress seen in colour printing at the end of the nineteenth century. The British Library first got its hands on the Evanion Collection in 1895, when the performer’s failing health stopped
him from working. He sold it for twenty shillings. “He knew that the items were the one thing he could make money from,” said Helen. Evanion’s career as a conjuror spanned half a decade, during which time he performed for audiences from workhouse inmates to the Prince and Princess of Wales. Whereas Evanion’s link to
entertainment-related memorabilia is clear, the link to the general materials he collected is less obvious. “I believe that he was a man who simply loved print,” said Helen. Evanion, according to Helen, was a man who who bore the gift of ‘natural humour’ and tended to ‘turn triumph into adversity’. “Once, he had a gun on stage and forgot to put the safety on,” she said. “He handed it to someone in the audience who accidentally fired it – and he got shot in the hand” A few weeks later, he fell over in a tube carriage – and landed on the hand he’d just been shot in.” “He had his misfortunes but would always troop on.” There Will Be Fun is at the British Library until March 12, 2017.
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By Owen Sheppard
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KING’S COLLEGE Hospital has confirmed that a panel of external experts found “no systematic failings” with its maternity services, after the deaths of five women postchildbirth.
Clinicians from St George’s Hospital in Tooting were called-in by King’s senior management after a coroner found that “neglect” contributed to the death of Abimbola Babatola, 39, at King’s on July 31 last year. Ms Babatola was one of four women who died between July and December in 2015, having been transferred to King’s specialist wards from other hospitals due to complications weeks after birth. The children of all four late mothers survived. A fifth woman, Gillian Nelson, 34, from Sydenham, died in February 2014 after giving birth at Princess
Royal Hospital in Farnborough – managed by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCHT). The external inquiry commissioned by King’s was also called for, following concerns raised by the NHS inspector, the Care Quality Commission. The watchdog published a report in September 2015 citing concerns from King’s midwives feeling “under stress” with shortages of consultants and clinicians at peak times. Following the review by St George’s Hospital clinicians, a spokesperson for KCHT said: “King's College Hospital is a referral unit for women with complex medical problems that
either develop during pregnancy or are pre-existing and deteriorate during pregnancy or after birth. “Two of the women who died gave birth at other hospitals. They were transferred to King’s when they developed complications and required specialist input from other medical departments. “All the deaths were reviewed by a panel of clinicians, including specialists from other hospitals. For extra assurance, we asked for a review of the cases from another external specialist team. “This was to compare the cases to ensure there were no systemic failings that were being overlooked. The report from this review has now been received and has concluded that there are no concerns about common themes or systemic failings.” A St George’s Hospital spokesperson said: “We can confirm that St George’s clinicians were asked to carry out a review of the cases in question, and we have since shared our findings with King’s.”
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Police officer murder: trial at Old Bailey
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A JURY was sworn in at the Old Bailey this week for the trial of a Borough web developer, accused of killing and dismembering a policeman.
Stefano Brizzi, 49, allegedly murdered PC Gordon Semple at his flat off Southwark Street between April 1 and 7 after arranging a meeting on a gay dating website. The 59-year-old officer's remains were found after police were alerted to a 'smell of death' coming from the Peabody Trust Estate on April 7. A jury of eight men and four women were sworn in for the trial, and seven reserve jurors were also called. Judge Nicholas Hilliard, the Recorder of London, told them: “This is a case of murder, it's an important case from everybody's point of view.” He told them that the trial would
Victim PC Gordon Semple
likely be concluded by November 11 at the very latest. PC Semple, originally from Inverness, Scotland, was last seen leaving London's Shard at 12.30pm on April 1 after an onduty meeting at the five-star Shangri-La hotel. The officer, who lived with partner Gary Meeks, in Greenhithe, Kent, was attached to a Westminster Council anti-social behaviour unit. Brizzi, of the Peabody Trust Estate, Borough is charged with murder.
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Borough High Street shut down over rogue vehicle
BOROUGH HIGH Street was shut by police on during rush hour on Tuesday morning as they investigated a “suspicious” and “unattended” vehicle.
Offices were evacuated between Southwark Street and Marshalsea Road as commuters saw emergency services rush to the scene. One worker, Glenn Southam, said on social media: “Evacuated from office due to security threat on Borough High
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Street. Suspicious vehicle.” Gemma Rogers, who was also caught up in the incident, said: “Stay well clear of Borough High Street cyclists the traffic crazy after closing the road! Lots of angry drivers and not safe.” Police officers investigating the vehicle stood down around 9am closing it for around two hours.
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Volunteers heap praise on Bermondsey woman who plans to retire after 40 years of putting on Christmas Day dinner for OAPs
By Alex Yeates
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THE MASTERMIND behind Bermondsey’s Pensioners’ Christmas Day Dinner “deserves an MBE” for all her work say her friends, as she prepares to retire from the annual bash.
Coral Newell of the Beormund Community Centre has been in charge of the free festive meal which feeds 150 lonely pensioners on December 25 each year - for the last 40 years, but after the birth of her first greatgrandchild wants to spend the day at home. The search is now on to find a suitable replacement, with the News reporting last week how this year’s meal will be her last in charge. Bas Andrews, who runs a Thursday social club in the Beormund Centre and helps out with the Christmas meal, said the parties were always an exciting event for the pensioners: “She [Coral] should have an MBE. She’s never been short of volunteers. If they weren’t about they would all have a Christmas where they [the pensioners] are put to sleep. “It’s good to crank up the music and get everyone dancing. The thing about Coral is she knows everyone and she gets things done. She has organised so much. Every Christmas is a new memory we treasure because each year we are one year older. “We don’t think she can give it up.” The event has taken place every year since 1977 in the Robens Suite on the 29th floor of Guy’s Hospital Tower, where pensioners are treated to a seasonal soup, a traditional
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“There’s stuff Coral is doing for 364 days of the year for that one day” turkey main with all the trimmings and a Christmas pudding, as well as entertainment. Free transport is also put on for pensioners who cannot get to the dinner of their own accord. Mary Andrews, another volunteer, said: “There’s stuff Coral is doing for 364 days of the year for that one day. You can’t fault her. On Christmas Day they work so hard,
Christmas Day volunteers Bas and Mary Andrews
people need to see it to believe it. The cleaning up and washing up is a mission!” Coral started the dinner after being
surprised at one run by People Care Association while she was a Southwark councillor in 1976. If you are interested in getting
involved with the pensioners’ meal, please get in touch with Toni or Coral on 020 7237 9313 or info@beormund.co.uk
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BERMONDSEY: Southwark Council is still procuring for a development partner for the current Cherry Garden School site, for building work once it has moved.
The current location has been “earmarked for development of new council homes” and final proposals are yet to be finalised. More than 50 per cent of the children at Cherry Garden School have “profound and multiple learning disabilities”, and the current site was deemed “unsatisfactory” by Ofsted in 2001. In 2018 the school will move to a new appropriate site on Bellenden Road. Consultation with residents will resume on the new council homes once a development partner is found.
THE SECOND Dulwich Strongman competition raised around £1,300 for Great Ormond Street Hospital, after fourteen people tested their strength by pulling cars and lifting 100kg stones, writes Alex Yeates... The winner of the heavy weight
competition was Jon Valgier Williams, who has previously represented Iceland in two World’s Strongest Man competitions. The winner of the middle weight category was Jakub Drabik, and Oscar Owen won the light weight category.
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By Alex Yeates
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N OW J AMA IC A R OAD TO BE RESURFACED Work to be started next year, after drivers h i t b y T o w e r Br i d ge c l o s u r e t r a f f i c c h a o s
BERMONDSEY’S infamously congested Jamaica Road will see twenty closures for resurfacing at some point next year, the News can reveal.
While an exact date has not been given, Transport for London has assured the works will not happen at the same time as the Tower Bridge closure – which has caused further tailbacks along the road and will last until December 31. News of the resurfacing works, which will likely last a month, was revealed by TfL to Southwark Liberal Democrat Leader, councillor Anood Al-Samerai. “In the long running battles with TfL about traffic chaos, Liberal Democrat councillors have learned that Jamaica Road is due to be resurfaced as part of their cycle super highway works,” she said. “We are alarmed that this may involve even more disruption in the area.” While a date for the work is unclear, it comes as heavy congestion continues due to the eastbound closure of Tooley Street for work on London Bridge Station and Tower Bridge’s three month closure for vital refurbishment. Last week the News reported how TfL was not going to open the eastbound bus lane on Jamaica Road to traffic, despite a petition being
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signed by more than five hundred people. Tower Bridge is also to close to pedestrians on the weekends of November 26-27, December 3-4 and December 10-11, between 8am – 10pm. Throughout the closure a signed diversion is in place taking drivers northbound over London Bridge and southbound over Southwark Bridge. Three London Bus routes that use Tower Bridge (42, 78 and RV1) are affected and TfL has put in a range of measures to help minimise disruption, including: • A free ferry service on the weekends that it’s closed to pedestrians, to help people cross the river • Drivers will not incur the Congestion Charge on the signed diversion routes • And all road works apart from emergency ones will be banned in the area throughout the closure
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL has waited over a year to be “asked” by the government to take in unaccompanied child refugees, its leader Peter John has said.
This week the Home Office began transporting groups of refugee children to its Croydon offices, before French authorities prepare to tear down the Calais migrant ‘Jungle’ camp. Home Secretary Amber Rudd recently told the Commons more than 80 unaccompanied children had been accepted for transfer to the UK so far this year. She added that more than 50 children had been taken, many of them from Greece. The News has been contacted by Southwark Liberal Democrat leader, councillor Anood Al-Samerai, to criticise Southwark, suggesting it has no plans for how many child refugees it will commit to taking. “We have heard loads of warm words but no so much action, and no detail,” she said. “Peter John’s original quote was to take in 50 children. We wrote a letter to Southwark asking them to say what they are planning to do, and after chasing them up we’ve not had any information about what they’re doing.” But council leader Peter John has responded, suggesting the buck stops with the government, and that Southwark is “in their hands”. Cllr John said: “When the refugee crisis hit the headlines, we said
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Southwark third highest for fires Council awaits first refugee children as French authorities in the capital involving dodgy prepare to close Calais ‘Jungle’ white goods By Owen Sheppard
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THE LONDON Fire Brigade has released data showing that Southwark has the third highest rates of household fires in London that are caused by faulty white goods.
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immediately that we were willing to help, and that remains the case. But the government is managing the process, and we are in their hands in terms of welcoming any refugees to Southwark. To date we had not been asked to take any. “However, this week, with the closure of the Calais ‘jungle’ just around the corner, the government has begun to bring unaccompanied
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children to Britain if they have relatives in Britain (under the Dublin III Treaty). “It’s a complex process and councils are heavily involved in helping those children, carrying out checks to ensure they can settle here safely and setting up temporary foster placements if necessary. We will continue to do all that is asked of us, whilst balancing this with the ongoing
needs of our existing residents at a time of huge financial pressure.” The Home office declared on April 21 that it hoped to admit several hundred individuals over the next year, with a commitment to resettling up to 3,000 by 2020. More than 40 UK councils, including Southwark, have offered to provide housing for the unaccompanied children.
The Brigade’s data shows that 98 serious fires have been caused in the borough since 2011 by dodgy appliances like washers, driers, fridges and freezers. The cost of the damage to the tax payer for Southwark’s fires alone came to a total of almost £5.6m, for the five years, and the borough was worse off only compared with Barnet and Croydon. Chiefs at the LFB published the figures as part of its ‘Total Recalls’ campaign, which aims to ensure the public are better protected from faulty white goods that can prove “potentially lethal”. London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson said: “There is a serious lack of awareness about the potential dangers posed by faulty white goods and manufacturers are lagging far behind when it comes to prioritising fire resistance in their designs. “We want politicians and members of the public to share our campaign to make people better informed about the dangers white goods can pose in their homes.” The LFB wrote to Southwark’s three MPs asking them to endorse its campaign. It has so far been taken up by Hammersmith MP Andy Slaughter, who has tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament.
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Top female fighter: Self-defence skills are vital for women
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Highest-ranking Wing Tsun martial artist in UK holding seminar for women in borough
By Kirsty Purnell
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The UK’s top female fighter in the martial art of Wing Tsun is asking women and girls join her in a self-defence seminar - so they can stay safe on the borough’s streets.
The highest ranking female in her field, Della O’Sullivan, from Peckham, will be ‘bringing women together’ in the seminar on October 29. Della, who has charged to a Grade 4 ranking during her ten years of training, has long-dreamed of empowering women and girls with the tools they need to stay safe.
“I’ve done workshops before,” she said. “I’ve gone into law and corporate firms and delivered sessions. This is different though, this is personal.” The catalyst for Della was an increase in violence against women in news reports. “There have been a lot of attacks over time,” she said. “If I can make a difference to help someone, then I will.” Unique to Della’s seminar are tailored protection tips for young girls and she urged mums to bring their daughters along. Della is adamant that self-defence skills are vital in today’s world, after seeing a fair share of altercations on
the street in Peckham. “You see a fight or argument on the street – people don’t get involved,” she said. “You can’t depend on people to help you – these are the times that we live in. Self-defence skills are vital” Della’s own move into Wing Tsun came about after she became a single mother a decade ago. “I needed something to lift my confidence, a new hobby,” she told the News. “I never thought I’d fall in love with it.”
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“I used to have a stalker, too,” she added. “I needed to learn how to protect myself.” At just 5” tall, Della is living proof that a small stature needn’t render someone
vulnerable. “Wing Tsun is about speed, grace and finesse,” she said. “Bulk can
hold you back.” Della is donating all proceeds from the event to BEDE, a local charity supporting women and children who have experienced domestic violence. “The likelihood is that you’ll never need it,” she said. “But the moment you do - you’ll need it more than you’ve ever needed.” Tickets are £15. To purchase, email enquiries@dulwichwingtsun.com or call 07739 395197.
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Bermondsey residents hand in their own planning policies BERMONDSEY
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A BERMONDSEY residents’ group has submitted its own planning policies to the council to ‘preserve the heritage and character of the area’.
The Old Bermondsey Village Neighbourhood Forum’s (OBVNG) document is the result of the 2010 Localism Bill, where local authorities were asked to work with community groups to explore principles of neighbourhood planning. The policies proposed by the OBVNG will be subject to a review and local referendum before being adopted by the council, with the areas involved including Bermondsey Street, its surrounding area dubbed Bermondsey Village, and the area south of Long Lane and north of Great Dover Street. Russell Gray, the coordinator of the group, said the plan was important in order to preserve the character and heritage of the area. He said: “It’s been going on for a long time and we’re just now getting to the point that we are ready to submit the first draft. “It would be nice to have even more people come to meetings and contribute
Old Bermondsey Neighbourhood Forum coordinator, Russell Gray
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Dyson engineers help inventive students By Alex Yeates
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VACUUM MAKERS Dyson hosted a workshop at the University Academy of Engineering South Bank for 60 students in celebration of British engineering.
The workshop last week saw the pupils in Year Eight and Nine see how ideas became reality by being set multiple challenges, including modelling their own inventions. Sixth Form Engineering and
ideas for it.” Among some of the policies set out by the group include: • New residential developments should provide 50 per cent of housing to be available at social rents, with it being onsite in most cases
• There to only be towers where there is overwhelming local support • Any new development should provide retail and business space on the ground and first floors For more information on the plan, visit www.oldbermondseyforum.org/
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Surrey Square has a magic time By Owen Sheppard
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PUPILS AT a Walworth junior school hosted a Magic Breakfast banquet for trustees of the People’s Post Code Lottery, the charity which funds free school breakfast programmes across the UK.
Surrey Square was chosen to host the Magic Breakfast event, after it was announced that the charity had awarded a total of £550,000 to the national Magic Breakfast Programme since 2014. The event also came as Magic Breakfast released results of its annual survey of partner schools on the positive impact that breakfast provision is having on pupils’ learning. It showed that 87.7 per cent of 404 schools reporting that their Magic Breakfast provision had led to improved educational attainment levels among pupils, while 96.5 per cent of responding schools said their breakfast provision has led to improved concentration levels. One Surrey Square Primary pupil
explained why he liked breakfast club: “I can talk to my friends and have something to eat. If I don't have breakfast I won't be able to do my work properly.” Founder and chief executive of Magic Breakfast, Carmel
McConnell, said: “A big thank you to players of People's Postcode lottery for helping to ensure that over 23,500 schoolchildren, including the amazing pupils at Surrey Square Primary, eat a healthy breakfast every day as fuel for learning.”
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Former teacher becomes first London laureate By Kirsty Purnell
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A PECKHAM man has been named as London’s first Young Person’s Laureate, and will be spearheading a year-long campaign to raise the profile of poetry among youngsters. Caleb Femi, a former secondary school teacher, was selected for the role by a prestigious panel, including
The Roundhouse and the Poetry Society. The 26-year-old will be leading a range of development initiatives, including Poetry Lab writing workshops and collaborating with established youth platforms to find ways to engage youngsters in the form. “It felt great to be appointed into the role,” Caleb told the News. “It’s a bit daunting because it’s so huge but it’s so exciting, too.”
The Laureate scheme, led by writer development agency Spread the Word, aims to give London’s young people a voice through poetry. “When you’re young, everything is complicated,” said Caleb. “You’re trying to find your way with lots of new things – politics, sexuality, for example.” “Poetry allows for a conversation with not just yourself but with other young people, too.”
During his tenure, Caleb will challenge traditional notions of poetry as being a difficult to understand written form. “I want to help young people see poetry outside the academic,” he said. “In schools, it’s always written down. But it can also be spoken and listened to, too.” Caleb believes that poetry can reach people of any background. “I’ll be working to make poetry accessible to all demographics,” he said.
MILLWALL WILL RUN NEW FISHER GROUND
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The clubs welcome the tender after a ‘frustrating summer’ and 12 years groundsharing in Dulwich EXCLUSIVE
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THE MILLWALL Community Trust (MCT) has been awarded the contract to manage Fisher FC’s St Paul’s ground after a lengthy tender process.
The announcement was welcomed by Fisher, who have been in close talks with MCT over their bid to protect Fisher’s future. Their return to Bermondsey follows a “frustrating summer” awaiting Southwark Council’s decision on the tender, and a twelve year stint sharing Dulwich Hamlet FC’s Champion Hill ground. Dan Feeney, Interim Co-Chairman of Fisher FC, said: “Having shown such support in bringing Fisher back home to the local area we are delighted that the Council have further expressed their commitment to football as a force for community enrichment. “We look forward to developing the natural synergies with Millwall Community Trust to ensure that Fisher FC and St Paul's Stadium become the true community assets which we have
always worked towards.” The recently completed ground in Salter Road was built by the council and underwent a £1m investment programme since planning permission was agreed in 2014. The project was funded through the council’s Section 106 planning agreements with Fairview Homes, as well Southwark Council’s Legacy Fund. Councillor Maisie Anderson, Southwark Council’s Cabinet Member for Public Health, Parks and Leisure, said: “We have been pushing to bring local football club Fisher FC back to Bermondsey from the very beginning, and have worked extremely hard to deliver it. “While the last stage of awarding a management contract that provides good value for the community has not been as quick as we hoped, it is fantastic to reach this point today. “The new ground will be a place not only for the team, but the whole community.” Fisher’s match against Deal Town on Saturday will be a community day, where fans can bring a friend for £3. Collections will also be made for Southwark Foodbank.
Stand to be named after Barry Albin-Dyer community.
A STAND at Fisher FC’s St Paul’s ground will be named after Bermondsey’s Barry Albin-Dyer, as a commemoration of his life by Southwark Council.
Barry was the funeral director of F. A. Albin & Sons and passed away last year, after a life spent comforting families across Southwark and carrying out charitable work. The family of Barry Albin-Dyer said: “We are grateful to the officials of Southwark Council and the members of Fisher Athletic for the honour of naming this new stand after our father. “Dad was a supporter of Fisher FC and later joined the board and helped the club progress and enjoyed some good times with them. “We see this as a fitting tribute to a man who did so much for the club and his local community.” A plaque unveiling for the new Barry Albin-Dyer Stand is planned to take place later this year. Councillor Maisie Anderson, Southwark Council’s Cabinet Member for Public Health, Parks and Leisure, said: “We really wanted to find a fitting way help commemorate Barry in the local
“Naming a stand after him at the newly completed St Paul’s Sports Ground, the new home of Fisher FC a team we know he closely supported, seemed like a great fit.”
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‘INSPIRATION’ WAS Levi Root’s theme as he spoke to Charles Dickens Primary pupils as part of a Black History Month event this week.
The sauce entrepreneur appeared at the Borough school on October 18 alongside Illuminating Arts, an organisation which highlights aspects of history through art. “I’ll be talking to the kids about food and the Caribbean lifestyle,” said Levi, who is famous for his Reggae Reggae Sauce, before the event. “Dinnertime was the most important time in my home when I was young. Cooking and seeing what goes into food – that was just as important as eating. “I want to educate kids on the importance of food and cooking.” The event was organised by parent Chrystal Genesis, after she realised there was nothing specific in the school’s programme for Black History Month. “Levi is very inspirational and he can talk to the kids about food, business, cooking,” said Chrystal. “It’d be great if we could do things like this all year round.” Illuminating Arts brought highlights of their Hair Looms exhibition to the school, which explores the heritage, history and traditions of African hairstyles. The exhibition is based at Melange Salon in Peckham for two
weeks. “The project is educational and aims to pick up on specialist needs and traditions of African hair and skin,” said Illuminating Arts Director Melissa Jo Smith, “For example, kids with cornrows being
sent home from school when actually, this is part of their tradition.” “This event is very exciting,” said parent governor Annastazia Nyaga, “It’s important for children to learn about African history, which they
wouldn’t learn about in everyday assemblies. “Having Levi here is an entrepreneur is also great – more kids needs to be encouraged to do their own thing instead of going straight into the 9-5.”
Guy’s and St Thomas’ face £8.7m shortfall in Kent treatment scheme Trust requested £11.2m but received £2.5m for ‘vanguard’ project EXCLUSIVE
By Owen Sheppard
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GUY’S AND St Thomas’ faces an £8.7m shortfall to fund a groundbreaking ‘vanguard’ programme that saw it deliver care locally to patients in Kent.
The hospital’s management has confirmed it received £2.5m of funding for the 2016/2017 financial year, but had requested £11.2m. The News reported in August that (GSTT) Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust’s vanguard programme with Dartford and
Grvesham NHS Trust had become the template for similar set ups to commence between different hospitals across the country. But it was recently revealed by the Health Service Journal that similar funding shortages from NHS England had affected similar hospital partnerships in England, to the total sum £216m. The vanguard system, and the additional funding it received until recently from NHS England, allowed care specialists and consultants to treat patients further afield, saving them the trouble of travelling to central London. A GSTT spokesperson previously said clinicians across
vascular, cardiology and children’s services were being brought in locally. “For example,” the Trust said, “Dartford and Gravesham is working with Evelina London Children’s Hospital – part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ – to bring specialist care closer to home for families.” Despite the budget cut, GSTT said it will guarantee cardiovascular and children's services still being provided through the vanguard programme for Kent outpatients. A GSTT spokesperson told the News: "Like a number of Trusts, we received less money for our Vanguard with Dartford and
Gravesham NHS Trust than originally bid for. We are therefore reviewing our priorities but remain committed to delivering benefits for patients, initially focusing on cardiovascular and children's services." Defending the reductions in funding, an NHS Spokesperson said: “Vanguards’ value propositions have been assessed through a rigorous review process that included vanguards, clinicians, patient representatives and members of the arms-length bodies leading the NHS Five Year Forward View. “As a result we are backing the strongest vanguards in 2016-17, in line with the value methodology.”
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SOUTHWARK: The leader of Southwark Council, Peter John OBE, has been given a new role to represent London councils on matters relating to Brexit.
London Councils – a cross-party group which represents the capital’s 32 borough authorities – has appointed cllr John as its elected deputy chair, and as its executive member for business, skills and Brexit. The Southwark leader said: “I’m delighted that I’ve been reappointed as a London Councils executive member, and with a brief that couldn’t be more timely nor important. “In Southwark, one of our top priorities is helping residents build the skills they need to get the jobs they want, and there is a huge amount we can do across London to ensure local people benefit from the growth and regeneration going on around them. “And of course Brexit is of huge concern to many in London, not least in Southwark where a large majority of residents voted to remain. I’m determined to work with councils across London, and the Mayor, to limit any negative impact of the Brexit plans, and to show that London is very much open for business.” Cllr John had previously been London Councils’ member for Children, Skills and Employment.
Cyclist collision
BERMONDSEY: Police were called after a van collided with a cyclist on Tower Bridge Road on Monday morning.
A spokesperson said there were no serious injuries, no arrests and that enquiries continue.
It seems strange that Guy’s and St Thomas’ were chosen scheme to deliver care locally, but have now found them the costs of implementing it. The hospital’s management confirmed to us this week th funding for the ‘vanguard’ project had led to just £2.5m similar shortages affecting hospital partnerships across E The scheme allows care specialists and consultants to tr saving them the trouble of travelling to central London, But you have to wonder how the figure the trust arrived of funding given to them by NHS England. Innovative schemes to improve access to services and th always welcomed - but as we have seen with the anger o they don’t come with the requisite amount of funding, th schemes as a wishlist.
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Fundraisers smash target By Kirsty Purnell
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TWO MACMILLAN fundraisers smashed their targets, bringing in in excess of £2,100 for the cancer charity.
The Good Intent Pub on Walworth Road and Magdalen Tenants Hall in Bermondsey raised £1, 100 and £1, 050 respectively. “We’re just overwhelmed,” said Susan Jefferies, chair of Magdalen’s resident committee, who managed to quadruple last year’s achievements. “We did a MacMillan fundraiser last year and managed £250. We wanted to do better this year.” The organisers raised the amount through a combination of auctions, raffles and cake sales on October 8. Magdalen residents were joined by local Liberal Democrats councillor Damien O’Brien and ex-MP Simon Hughes, who judged their cake sale. “To raise this amount of money is just amazing,” said Susan. “We’re just overwhelmed.” The committee at Magdalen want to thank Manzie’s pie and mash shop, Donovans Brewery Co-op and Holy, Lil & Delzi’s for their donations to the event. Meanwhile, The Good Intent hosted an all-day event of raffles, bingo and live music on September 30, for their third MacMillan Fundraiser. “It was an excellent day,” said landlady
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Armed police called to ‘gunshots’ find theatre spy show BOROUGH
By Alex Yeates
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FIVE ARMED police attended reports of "screaming" and "gunshots" in Long Lane last weekend, only to find out it was a play.
The fundraisers at Magdalen Tenants Hall (above and left); and The Good Intent (below)
Wendy McDonald, “but I was glad to have a cup of tea by the end!” Wendy praised community spirit in the area. “So many local businesses supported us,” she said. “They donated all the prizes for the raffle and the food hampers.” “We’ve become a right community pub,” said Wendy. “We all pull together and help each other out. It’s how a pub should be.”
Officers in Borough were called by an alarmed resident after hearing loud bangs. The Borough Police team later said on social media: "Attended a call to gunshots/people screaming in Long
Lane SE1 last night. Five ARVs attended. Turned out to be a show by CoLab Theatre." They added: "Local residents had been informed about their shows but one hadn't read the letter. Local police had no idea!" The play was Hunted – an accumulation of previous CoLab shows which results in “one epic and extreme show, a spy adventure like never before”. Hunted in SE1 - Arts review, page 28
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By Owen Sheppard
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LOCAL HOUSING campaigners are crowdfunding for a barrister to represent Aylesbury Estate leaseholders who could be forced out of their homes.
Southwark Council last week batted away criticisms of its decision to pursue a judicial review of the government’s decision to block its CPO (compulsory purchase order) of eight leaseholders’ flats. The eight leaseholders had been offered prices of below £300,000 for their flats, which the government said would contravene their human rights by forcing them to leave the area. But the council has said they are being given market value, and offering them more would be a poor use of taxpayers’ money, and would require money from its budget for council estate maintenance. This week, the 35% Campaign launched a GoFundMe crowdfunding page for people to raise money for leaseholders’ legal representation during the judicial review. Jerry Flynn of the campaign, and a previous Heygate Estate resident, told the News: “Southwark have made a bad choice challenging the CPO decision. They should accept it, start treating the leaseholders properly and give them fair compensation. “We are supporting the leaseholders because like tenants and everyone else on the estate, they are being treated badly. They are being pushed off the estate and their homes demolished to make way for new homes most simply cannot afford. We’re fantastically pleased with the
Travellers move on to old factory site BERMONDSEY: The owners of part of the old Peek Freans biscuit factory are “taking all necessary steps to secure a possession order” to evict travellers who have moved in, as a “matter of urgency”.
Last Friday fifteen caravans entered the car park of Block F, owned by Grosvenor, on Clements Road before 10pm next to Team Sport Go Karting. Tony O’Reilly, from Grosvenor, said that they had made contact with Southwark Council over the issue and that “security has been increased and police are monitoring the situation”. He added: “If any members of the community have any questions or concerns, please contact me, tony.oreilly@grosvenor.com and 020 7312 6192, and if you have any immediate safety concerns, please contact the police.”
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Jerry Flynn of the 35% campaign
response to our appeal so far and have raised £750 in just two days. “This is a fight for everyone who wants a real chance of a decent home in Southwark and we welcome all donations, no matter how small. “Southwark should also use the secretary of state’s decision as an opportunity to have a complete rethink about the Aylesbury regeneration and to halt the demolition. The regeneration as it stands will lose us 2,200 council flats and the affordable housing being built in its place are too expensive for most
people in Southwark.” Last week Southwark Council’s cabinet member for regeneration and new homes, Mark Williams, said the council would spend £50,000 on legal fees to fight its case in the judicial review, which may not be decided until April. He clarified that the CPO was its preferred option for emptying the western section of the Aylesbury, before handing it over to Notting Hill Housing Association for demolition by 2018, rather than negotiate with leaseholders on the value of their flats.
The council has said it has also made other options available to the leaseholders. They include: the opportunity to become Notting Hill tenants in flats built nearby; to trade the value of their flat for an equity share in a new flat, while paying service charges; to entering a ‘nonbinding arbitration process’ over property price disputes; to go to a Lands Tribunal. To visit the 35% Campaign’s crowdfunding page, visit www.gofundme.com/aylesbury-theright-to-a-community-2uefgf2s.
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE: Refurbishment to the Michael Faraday Memorial, a metal-clad box-shaped monument on the roundabout, will be completed “within two weeks,” TfL has confirmed.
TfL is to re-paint the memorial, after complaints from local residents about its ‘shabby’ appearance. The Grade II listed building honours the Newington Butts scientist, most famous for his discovery of electromagnetic induction in 1831. The monument comes under the jurisdiction of TfL because an electrical substation for the Northern and Bakerloo Lines is encased within it. Campaigner Richard Reynolds said: “It’s excellent that they’re giving it a lick of paint but this is just a slither of the bigger issue. There’s more to be done.”
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Owner of Elephant bingo hall says he has over eight years on his lease, despite plans to demolish shopping centre in 2018 ‘I have to pay rent until 2019, even though they say it will be demolished in 2018’
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THE OWNER of the Elephant and Castle bingo hall has said he is ‘going nowhere’ after the shopping centre’s owners confirmed demolition work was scheduled to start in 2018.
Patrick Duffey, managing director of Palatial Leisure Ltd – which runs the bowling alley and bingo hall on the top floor – told the News his lease with landlord Delancey will not run out for eight and a half years, in 2025. “I have been hearing suggestions from the council, from Delancey and from the media for the last seventeen years that we’re about to be demolished any day now,” Patrick said. “They all say in a year or two it will be demolished. They all say planning will be going in soon. When asked for the plans, there are no plans.” The News reported last week that the Coronet Theatre in New Kent Road had been given a year’s extension to its lease. In that story, a Delancey spokesperson said the company is “on track as per the planning timetable” and that it intends to submit a planning application “shortly”. Delancey added: “We anticipate that we will start demolition and construction in 2018 as stated at our Public Exhibition earlier this year.” However the News understands there are several businesses in the shopping centre with “long leases” that could pose a problem for Delancey if it hopes to demolish the site within its schedule. A spokesperson from Delancey said: “We are committed to ensuring that Elephant and Castle remains a vibrant and busy shopping destination, both now and in the future. To facilitate this, we have been working with all of our tenants to regularise their leases. This has
ON MONDAY, Ian Coll, owner of the Mój Sklep Polish supermarket, announced he will open his shop for the last time this Saturday – even though his lease doesn’t end until 2019.
Patrick Duffey, managing director of Palatial Leisure
provided businesses with more certainty and security of tenure than they have had previously, and enabled them to trade securely from the shopping centre, and plan their future in and around Elephant and Castle. “There is still a small handful of businesses who we continue to liaise with closely, but have not yet reached an agreement with. However, we hope to do so between now and the securing of a planning approval, and hope that CPO powers will not be required. “We don’t anticipate this will impact on our construction programme and with Southwark Council’s support, we remain committed to delivering this significant regeneration project. When complete, it will position Elephant and Castle as a major town centre, deliver thousands of jobs for local people, a new university building, 1,000 new homes, extensive public space and a new entrance and ticket hall for the London Underground
Northern Line.” Delancey has two possible options it can use to empty the shopping centre, which it must do before commencing demolition. On October 20, 2015, Southwark Council discussed using a compulsory purchase order (CPO) in order forcibly to buy out the businesses with long leases. But one year on, the council has confirmed it has no intention to use a CPO to get Patrick or any of the other businesses out of the old 1960s shopping centre. Councillor Mark Williams, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for regeneration and new homes, said: “As with any of our regeneration areas we would only want to use CPOs as an absolute last resort. “We are strongly encouraging Delancey to do whatever they can to reach a voluntary agreement with their tenants at the shopping centre so they can gain full possession to move forward
been allocated a visiting nurse who will manage ChatHealth across Lambeth and Southwark. These nurses sit within the wider school nursing teams and are based in local community health centres to answer pupils’ messages. Janet Powell, director of nursing at Evelina London, said: “ChatHealth is an inclusive and innovative way to reach out to our patients. “By tailoring our health services to make use of technology that the smartphone generation is familiar with, we hope to engage young people who may otherwise be difficult to
reach. “We want to encourage young people in Southwark and Lambeth to discuss their health issues, and receive the support and advice that is available to them.” The service is available Monday to Friday 9am – 4.30pm and texts will be responded to within one working day. The hospital says that Chathealth was trialled in Leicestershire, but Evelina has become the first London hospital to roll out the scheme to its local area. Visit www.evelinalondon.nhs.uk and search “chathealth” for more information.
Ian told the News: “I had a window with which to get out of my lease that expired 2014, but I missed it. “I was pleading with [Delancey] just two weeks ago to let me get out of the lease, but they won’t let me. “Effectively I am stuck paying rent and service charges as a leaseholder until 2019, even though Delancey are advertising that they will demolish this place in 2018. “At the moment I am not making any money, and by operating I am losing £5,000 per month, but by not operating I will only lose £2,500 a month.” Ian said his service charge has increased by “20 per cent every year” since Delancey took over the supermarket. “It’s gone up from £2,000 per quarter to £3,500 per quarter,” he added.
with this important scheme as part of the overall regeneration of the Elephant and Castle area.” This leaves Delancey with the only available option of trying to buy out the other businesses to get them out. Patrick said: “The correspondence I have had for seventeen years has been repetitive. Brexit has also added to the
“To be quite honest the shopping centre is dying, and it’s small businesses like us who are the life support.” Meanwhile, another self-employed business owner in the centre spoke anonymously about the slim chances any of the current occupants have of being given a new home in the new shopping centre. The businesses owner, whose lease ends in 2017, said: “I had a letter from Delancey which said only ‘first class’ businesses would be able to ‘apply’ to have a lease in the new shopping centre. “We would all also have to go through ‘health checks’ of our businesses. “I have been shown what the rents would be after the new centre is finished. They are double or triple what I am paying now. “I get comments from people who come in here saying they are surprised I am still here. This has been thirteen years of my life. To be quite honest, when my lease runs out, that will be it, I will be out of a job.”
Pupils get to chat to school nurse - by text By Owen Sheppard
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AN “INNOVATIVE” texting service has launched for kids in Southwark and Lambeth, which lets them talk to school nurses for advice on bullying and sexual health.
ChatHealth was launched by the School Nursing Team at Evelina London, which allows children aged eleven-nineteen to confidentially and securely ask for help using a dedicated phone number. Under the scheme, each school has
unknowns. “I tell you, this man’s not going anywhere in a hurry. I’m going nowhere. “Delancey have not said they are not going to do anything, or that they are going to do anything. I feel like I’ve been lying on a guillotine waiting for the building to come down for seventeen years.”
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Tourist boat sinks A 40-TONNE tourist boat was saved by firefighters last week, after it started to sink into the Thames by London Bridge.
Emergency services were called to the unoccupied boat as it sank to a depth of two metres at 4am. The Brigade’s fire boat was called to pump water from the vessel and crews assisted with securing the boat to a mooring barge. The incident was over by 1:30pm, with crews from Lambeth River and Euston fire station stations attending the scene.
Protest at Uber ‘fake doctor certificates’
ANGRY BLACK cab drivers protested outside of TfL’s Blackfriars office last week, over how minicabs are reportedly able to get “fake doctor certificates”.
The group claimed that it is unfair how Uber and minicab drivers are allegedly given preferable treatment when it comes to regulation, which is putting the public’s health and safety at risk. Grant Davis, of the London Cab Drivers Club, told the News that they had a meeting with TfL about the claims, but were told they “were not able to do anything about it” and that they would “have to wait three years till the licences are up for renewal”. He said: “But with diseases like epilepsy and heart problems, three years will be too late. At the end of the day, it’s the public’s heath we’re concerned about.” The protest comes after it was revealed in a Sun investigation that drivers were going to certain GPs and paying around £50 for fake medical records. Another taxi driver who did not want to be named said: “We are getting regulated to the point that we can’t compete while they’re [TfL] are turning a blind eye to all this. “We are not allowed any choice in our vehicle or how much we charge. It’s out of our hands.” Peter Blake, TfL’s Director of Service Operations, said: “We have extensive and regular dialogue with the taxi trade and would encourage the LCDC to continue to engage with us using existing forums. “The Mayor has recently launched a comprehensive Taxi and Private Hire Action Plan that is aimed at driving up standards and improving safety. “We will work with all industry stakeholders to help shape the implementation of the Action Plan."
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S T A T I O N C L O S E D F O R Police want to speak to man after an alleged SMASHED PANELS WALWORTH
attack on 11-year-old girl By Owen Sheppard
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POLICE INVESTIGATING the sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl on a bus in Walworth have released an image of a man they wish to speak to.
At around 1.15pm on Wednesday, July 31, the victim got onto a 25 bus in Walworth Road and made her way to the upper deck, where she took a seat at the rear of the bus. A short time later a man sat down next to her. On reaching her stop, the victim moved to get off the bus. Then, as she passed by the man, he sexually assaulted her. After getting off the bus she went into Superdrug in Butterfly Walk shopping centre at Camberwell Green, and saw the attacker had followed her in. She purchased some items and left the shop, noticing the suspect was now waiting at a nearby bus stop. She made her way in the opposite direction and luckily he did not follow. The man is described as aged between 35 and 45 years, approximately 5ft 8in tall, and of
medium build. Anyone with information, or who recognises the man in the image, is asked to contact PC Andrew Barrenger from the Roads and Transport Policing Command on 07826 536183 or via 101. To remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
By Alex Yeates
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TRANSPORT FOR London has launched an investigation after the glass ceiling panels at Canada Water Bus station were found damaged. The smashed windows were found by a bus driver at 5:30am on Saturday morning leading to the closure of the
station and diversion buses. Tony Akers, TfL’s Head of Bus Operations, said: “The bus station was closed and buses diverted to use stops just outside while broken glass was cleaned up and safety checks made. “The station was fully reopened at 3:30pm on Saturday afternoon. A full investigation into the cause of the damage is underway.”
THEATRE OPENS IN OLD LIBRARY CAMBERWELL
Classes from clowning to singing and acting for kids and teenagers By Owen Sheppard
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A THEATRE company which took over the 113-year-old Burgess Park library and baths building has won Arts Council England funding for its community projects.
Theatre Delicatessen swung open the grade-II-listed Passmore Edwards Library’s doors in August, and with a £15,000 grant, have announced a programme of arts and theatre activities for young people. From November until April 2017, Theatre Deli’s ‘Performers in the Park’ programme will open up opportunities for local people to develop their skills and talent in music, comedy and theatre through after-school and evening courses. For young aspiring actors and actresses, Theatre Deli has said it will work with the group Scaffold State to create a Performers in the Park company for six to ten year olds, eleven to fifteen year olds, and sixteen to eighteen year olds. Meeting on Sunday afternoons, they will work alongside each other to develop everything from drama, to clowning, to singing, to mask work. Budding comics have the opportunity to hone their craft with Hoopla, who will work with eleven to fifteen year
Theatre Deli - Nick Fleming, Roland Smith, Jessica Brewster and Dan Bal
olds and sixteen to eighteen year olds on Wednesdays from 5pm-7pm. Roland Smith, co-artistic director of Theatre Deli, said: “This Arts Council support is fantastic news for the Old
Library and our plans to develop a space for arts and theatre in Burgess Park. “It creates the opportunity for people from across Camberwell, Elephant and Castle and the Aylesbury Estate to get
involved in developing their skills and creating performances. Our aim is that this pilot programme will provide a foundation for building really exciting collaborations in the future.”
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Camberwell author pens book on ‘Britain’s black cabaret queen’ CAMBERWELL
By Kirsty Purnell
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Released this month, Stephen Bourne’s Evelyn Dove – Britain’s Black Cabaret Queen documents the eponymous singer’s career, which spanned five decades between the 1920s and 1960s. Trailblazing her way to success, the London-born artist was the first black woman to sing on BBC radio, as well as being the first black, British woman to succeed in American showbiz. “She was a pioneer,” said Stephen of the cabaret and theatre star. “She was a woman who did not allow her race to constrain her.” A specialist in documenting the lives of black, British figures, Stephen became interested in resurrecting Evelyn’s story after meeting a friend of the singer “I met one of Evelyn’s friends two years after she died. She began to tell me some of the stories about Evelyn,” he said. Despite her formidable career achievements, also including fame on the continent, Evelyn is still a relatively unknown figure – which is why Bourne chose her as a subject. “It’s a story people won’t have heard of,” he said. “She was a big star between the Twenties and Forties – but when she became older and the work dried up, she was forgotten.” Bourne grew up close to the Peckham Road Music Library, which has since been closed, where he used to read the stories of famous jazz musicians. “The stories of the black, British artists were never in the books. Only the Americans. As I got older, I became more and more interested in writing about the black, British figures”
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AN AWARD-winning Camberwell writer has released a new book telling the story of London-born star Evelyn Dove.
Author Stephen Bourne (main) and star Evelyn Dove (right)
During his career, Stephen has penned a total of fifteen books on forgotten black figures. The release of Evelyn Dove coincides with the 25th anniversary of the release date of his first book, The Sun Shone on our Side of the Street: Aunt Esther’s Story. “Evelyn Dove is a heartwarming and inspiring story,” said Stephen. “She is a survivor – and we all like to hear the
story of a survivor” Evelyn Dove is on sale now. Stephen will be doing two talks on Evelyn’s life this month. He will be appearing at the Royal Academy of Music on October 26 at 6.30pm. November 3 he will be at the National Portrait Gallery at 1.15pm. Tickets are £3 and are available from www.npg.org.uk
St James’ Primary are travelling stars alex@southwarknews.co.uk
BERMONDSEY’S ST James’ Primary School won a Silver STARS award from Transport for London last week, for their efforts in ensuring safe travel for pupils.
The school joined 57 others across south London for the awards, which stands for Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible and Safe. STARS is TfL’s flagship accreditation scheme that supports primary and secondary schools with school travel plan activities. It helps and encourages the whole school community to adopt safe and sustainable ways of travelling to school, such as cycling, walking and
Elderly groups win a free beano
SOUTHWARK: The winners of local firm London Hire’s free day out competition have been announced.
Allied Healthcare, Age UK and Blue Grove House will take their elderly service users on a beano put on by the firm, after winning a competition in the News. London Hire Group has provided transport and vehicle hire services for elderly and disabled groups across the borough for more than twenty years and has recently been expanding across the UK. Chris Beckwith, Head of Business Development for London Hire Community Services, said: “I have spoken to the lucky winners who were delighted and I look forward to working with them to schedule their prize day out. We were overwhelmed by the response and I am delighted that we have been able to offer those not lucky enough to win a generous discount voucher which they can redeem against a day out. Our market leading range of both accessible and standard vehicles has enabled us to be one of the fastest growing passenger transport companies in London and we welcome enquiries from those requiring a minibus with driver to contact us to experience why we are enjoying such growth.”
New charging points for cars
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public transport. Pupils shared ideas on how to increase active and safer travel and how to overcome issues they face on travelling to school. Activities ranged from discussions about barriers to active travel to school, to best ways of communicating messages to the school communities and smart ideas of how best to reduce car use. Suggestions included: a bike raffle for children who consistently ride their bike to school, creating posters to encourage children to walk to school and encouraging more people to carpool, so the number of vehicles on roads can be reduced. Since 2007, accreditation to STARS has grown from 180 schools to 1,556 schools from all London boroughs.
SOUTHWARK: Futuristic electric car charging points may be coming to parking spaces across Southwark as around 50 planning applications have been made.
If approved, some 150 charging points resembling bollards could pop up around the borough as part of a bid to encourage electric car use and reduce air pollution. With one already on The Cut, the scheme, called Source London, is seeking to have 400 points around London by the end of the year. Ben Bulmer, of Bluepoint, the operator of Source London, said: “You’ll be able to use them 24/7 on the street and not hidden away in some multi-storey car park.” The network is monitored constantly, allowing users to know when one is free and the runners of the scheme know when one needs fixing. There are currently 400 members of the scheme in Southwark, where they pay £2 an hour for a session. For more information, visit www.sourcelondon.net
Royal Standard flats application
BOROUGH: A planning application to demolish The Royal Standard pub in Borough and turn it into flats and a commercial unit has been made to Southwark Council.
Rocco Homes Limited has applied to build a new five-storey building on Harper Road with a shop on the ground floor and nine flats on the upper floors.
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Tommies spent thousands Now Jamaica Road to be resurfaced See page 5 It’s time for a new bill to stop protected cycle lane factor in MPs voting on Heathrow. The Christmas dinner in Guy’s to help the homeless Let's be reminded that a bigger Tower is an amazing event and helps T THOMAS’S NHS Hospital is Drivers take the bus
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one of Southwark residents’ most loved institutions. It has saved countless local lives.
Hence the anger at the news that it had spent £10,000 in legal fees trying to block the layout of the new protected cycle-lane that Transport for London (TfL) are building on Westminster Bridge. Safety campaigners James Avery and Tom Kearney found out through FOI requests, that the hospital had zero scientific evidence for its claim that the protected cycle busstop by-pass would be dangerous. This column asked Tommies some further questions. Did they know how many cyclists had been killed or injured on the approach roads to the hospital? They did not. There have been 315 cyclists injured or killed over the last decade there. Outside the main entrance alone, four cyclists had lifechanging horrific crashes and one was killed. Nationally only one person was killed by a cyclist in the last 4 years on ALL UK pavements. Did the hospital know the level of lethal transport pollution outside the hospital? They did not. Pollution maps shows it is one of London’s most polluted sites regularly breaking EU safety limits. Whilst not a single person was killed by cyclists, hundreds of Southwark residents are killed every year from transport pollution and inactivity diseases caused by lack of protected cycle lanes. The new cycle-route will narrow this busy road for pedestrians making it safer. It will push the lethal pollution farther away from the pavement, which scientists say radically reduces amount breathed in by pedestrians. The protected bus-stop bypass will enable staff, patients, children and pensioners to leave the hospital by bike in a far safer way, as the key danger is when overtaking at the bus stop, when forced into path of trucks and buses. If you feel Tommies should not be wasting taxpayers’ money on opposing protected cycle lanes and bus-stops, let them know politely at pals@gstt.nhs.uk. Tommies, we love you BUT on this issue, you are on the side of lethal cars and trucks passing your front door, when you should be saving lives. Update on last month’s column: Reader reports the Post Office on Southampton Way now sells organic milk, eggs & bread.
MP for Dulwich & West Norwood
HOW MANY of the people signing the petition against the bus lane in Jamaica Road are car-drivers, I wonder? (‘On The Road To Nowhere’ Southwark News, October 6th, 2016).
I suspect quite a few. How many drive through with no-one else in the car? It's time these motorists got into their skulls that they are part of the problem. Now they want to spread their congestion on to the bus lane and make that congested too. The bus lane is used by five bus routes. The buses move scores of passengers and are pretty much packed at rush hour. I suggest that, rather than signing petitions, these drivers should walk or cycle - or take public transport. That's what it's there for. John Taylor, Rotherhithe
Swimming pool envy
FURTHER TO my letter to your newspaper on 14th July 2016 regarding Southwark's proposed new swimming pool at Canada Water.
I read in the October edition of the Waltham Forest Echo that London Borough of Waltham Forest have just opened a new leisure centre, called Feeling Good. This has a pool with three diving boards. Come on Southwark! Surely you would like to provide your Southwark residents with an even better state of the art pool than Waltham Forest? Andy Hind, Rotherhithe
Khan is very quiet
HEATHROW AIRPORT is truly a monstrosity of commercial infrastructure ever devised for London the 'Greatest Capital City In The World'? London's Labour MPs (and others no doubt) are to be given a free vote on Heathrow expansion. A free vote means MPs can ignore their constituents wishes and vote for what suits them personally or politically and where kowtowing to the corporate lobby is almost certainly a
Heathrow will mean more noise day and night, more pollution, more vehicle congestion all around and leading into and out of Heathrow. In short Heathrow expansion will be more of a nightmare than it is at present. And, let's not suppose that expansion just effects the immediate environs of Heathrow Airport. Anyone who lives under flight paths that blight whole swathes of London knows what a horrendous effect is incurred to the quality of our lives with endless aeroplane noise. Shamefully Labour supports Heathrow expansion – so did Sadiq Khan when a Labour MP before becoming London Mayor. But, Khan turned-turtle when campaigning for that prestigious municipal office he now smugly occupies. He wasn't stupid to realise Heathrow was a very contentious issue his main mayoral rival Zak Goldsmith had already been extremely, and rightly, hot on for years. Khan could ill afford to loose anti-Heathrow mayoral votes - so he cynically bit his 'faithful lip' and went for a London lie. But, now how quiet is our London Mayor on Heathrow expansion as it (Heathrow) is about to be voted on in parliament, and which he’s professed a half-hearted ‘no‘ to expansion unlike his predecessor Boris who lambasted horrendous Heathrow for a more user-friendly alternative built away from populations? Now, when it matters, not a whisper from London Mayor Sadiq Khan about 'the greatest city in the world' soon to be overflown and polluted with even more noise and other environmental blight even more often, and often, and often... Brace ourselves for the nightmare of noise and fuel polluting aeroplanes over our capital while the London Mayor and our MPs (bar a few) raise barely a whisper against Heathrow's expansion about to roar ever more often over our London rooftops. Bobbie Carnegie, Peckham
Keep caring for elderly I WOULD like to add my personal thanks to Coral Newell for her forty years’ service to the local community.
local, older people who may otherwise be alone or not able to cook or enjoy a hot meal. I’ve volunteered for a few years and enjoy helping serve the food and pour the drinks. Coral and her great team always provide a very festive atmosphere – with a meal, entertainment and gifts. It’s an amazing organisation and Coral and her team deserve the acknowledgement of their contribution. I will try and ensure the event continues for many years to come and hope Coral will continue to guide and support me in doing so. Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey & Old Southwark
Shocked at Mind
Last Friday while walking along Grove Vale I saw four or five books-cookery and by such names as Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay-all in perfect condition-all on the pavement.
Next to them were three or four jigsaws. As they were only four footsteps from The Mind Charity Store-and directly in front of their door -I assumed they were for the shop. In I went and told the manager that there were some books etc. Outside for them. He replied "the Council will come to take them away!" Needless to say I was flummoxed and puzzled and asked him if they were not taking donations of perfectly good items! Again I got exactly the same reply! Even though Mind's website asks for donations it is clear they really don't want them. I feel sorry for the person who left these gifts for the charity believing they were doing good whereas their thoughtfulness was completely ignored. Avoid this charity store which faces Goose Green as it is clearly a waste of time giving them anything. I wrote to the Mind headquarters but have heard nothing apart from a thank you! The staff at Goose Green could not be bothered to walk the few steps to collect your gift-instead try St.Christophers on Lordship Lane where they appreciate your efforts! Patrick O Sullivan, via email
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EXT YEAR will see the 40th anniversary of the 1977 Housing (Homeless Persons) Act.
This Act gave councils a legal duty to house homeless people who meet certain ‘priority need’ criteria. This legislation has saved tens of thousands of people from the devastation of homelessness over the decades. Though a huge step forwards, the bill did not end homelessness. Every week I see local residents who are either threatened by or have experienced homelessness, and each story is heart-breaking. Councils are working hard to do the best that they can in difficult circumstances. But we have a housing crisis in England, and the current legislation allows too many people to go without the help that most of us would expect to be there should we have the misfortune to be threatened with homelessness. So it is time to look again at the Homeless Persons Act passed all those years ago. The law as it stands means that in order to qualify for meaningful help, homeless people must be deemed to be in ‘priority need’. In practical terms, this covers only families with children, pregnant women, and people with disabilities. But large numbers of people fall outside these categories and therefore receive advice, but not more practical support. Homelessness in England is rising at the moment - more than 8,000 people slept rough in London alone last year, more than double the rate since 2010. And so the Select Committee on which I sit in Parliament has taken the decision to endorse a new Private Members’ Bill. Tabled by a fellow committee member and with crossparty sponsors including myself, the ‘Homelessness Reduction Bill’ could finally put an end to a legal situation that means homeless people can be turned away when they go to their council for help. Council budgets are also the subject of severe cuts, so new obligations must come with the resources to deliver and I will hold the government to account for this. But we can’t stand by while the devastation of homelessness affects so many in our communities.
Southwark News, Thursday October 20, 2016
Funeral announcement George Ronald Bright
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Marjorie Lilian Phillips
(nee Hill) 22 August 1934 to 21st October 2011)
Passed away 6th October 2016 Funeral to be held at Honor Oak Crematorium on Thursday 27th October 2016 at 12.15pm
Thank you
Brian Castle
12th November 1954 - 26th September 2016
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Mum/Marjorie Five long years have passed since you were taken from us And we wish you were still here To advise us with your guidance & love And to keep you ever near. Love you always Your loving husband George, Terri Sandee Steve, Gary, Emma Katie Sam Harry Joe and Lilly Marjorie
HOW TO PLACE YOUR FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENT WITH US Carol, Joanna, Michelle and Family would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came to pay their respects to Brian. Thank you for your floral tributes, donations to Diabetes UK and support. Brian was a family man who never looked for praise, a loving Husband, Dad and Grandad. He would be amazed and overwhelmed by the amount of people who attended his funeral. We would like to thank all the staff at Albins for taking care of Brian and to Tony and Kelly at Rene's for the beautiful flowers. A final and extra special thank you goes to the staff on Alan Apley Ward at St Thomas's Hospital. Your kindness and care helped us through a very difficult time. Brian will be deeply missed and forever in all our thoughts
Community notices Autism needs Great People
By phone: 0207 232 1639
By email: em@southwarknews.co.uk
Cut off is Tuesday at 12 noon
Our four key activities helping local people make life better Bede Learning Disabilities Service, Bede Youth Adventure Project, Bede Starfish Domestic Violence and Hate Crime Project, Bede with Big Local South Bermondsey www.bedehouse.org , tel: 0207 237 3881
Are you reliable, a good communicator, enthusiastic, energetic and wanting to give back to your community? We need you to support a child or adult with autism.
To apply email: Judiyah@resourcesforautism.org.uk Phone 020 8458 3259 For information about Resources for Autism, please go to www.resourcesforautism.org
Dockland Settlements Centre Rotherhithe
Dockland Settlements Community Centre Astroturf pitch for hire £30/hour Fridays and weekends Sports hall, dance studio, meeting room available for hire
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Befrienders must be able to volunteer for a minimum of 6 months, weekly for three hours. Resources for Autism offer excellent training, supervision and pay your reasonable expenses.
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Home Visiting for Lonely Older People Can you spare an hour a week to brighten someone’s day?
Time & Talents match volunteer befrienders with older people who have become isolated. They visit for an hour or two a week, just to chat, have a cup of tea and give someone good company. If you’d like to find out more, call 020 7231 7845 or email volunteering@timeandtalents.org.uk or visit www.timeandtalents.org.uk for more information about Befriending at T&T.
• Are over 65 years old • Have lived in the Old Parish of Camberwell (which includes Dulwich and Peckham) for more than 2 years • Receive only a state pension
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Growing pains in The Bunker
WE WALKED gingerly down a car ramp into the dark depths where we found The Bunker, the latest theatre to open in Southwark. Inside there are cold, concrete pillars, remnants of the underground car park that this once was, though the stark space now softened with colour, carpeting, lighting and seating on three sides of a stage area, writes Michael Holland ...
The Bunker mentality only comes in to play in the low-ceilinged bar where anyone over six foot has to stoop. I felt for the tall barman who may find himself with neck and back problems before too long… The inaugural production is the awardwinning Skin a Cat by Isley Lynn and follows Alana on her journey towards losing her virginity, taking in her first period, where she asks, ‘Am I broken?’, to a mother who is far from helpful in the
GALLERIES
BANKSIDE GALLERY 48, Hopton Street, Waterloo, SE1 (020 7928 7521) London | A Sense of Place London has been the home of the Royal Watercolour Society since its foundation in 1804. Originally exhibiting in Pall Mall, then moving to Conduit Street in Mayfair (1938) before finally relocating to Bankside (1980), the Society has engaged with London for over 200 years. The artists have been inspired by the city’s people, history, architecture, diversity and the many opportunities for artistic exploration and expression. London – A Sense of Place is a chance for the RWS to
situation, but, although she struggles to show love, we come to see that she does care for her daughter. Growing into her teenage years we see Alana giving her first hand job before progressing to blow jobs; the boyfriends who dump her and who fall in love with her, and those that want to ‘help’ her, because Alana has a ‘problem’ - she has been diagnosed with vaginismus and finds penetrative sex very painful. The plays honesty and bluntness is what makes it such a good piece of work. But, yes, it is often uncomfortable for people to listen to talk about tampons and anal sex, but in Skin a Cat the writer treats the audience with TLC; the actual sex scenes are more interpretive than penetrative; they are done with a gentleness that I feel is for our benefit as well as the actors, plus the spot-on comic lines ease any residue awkwardness. Through the almost twenty years of her
exhibit the works they have made in response to this extraordinary city. Bankside Gallery, 11am-6pm, until 5th November, free. DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY Gallery Road, SE21 (020 8693 5254) Record Breaker: The World’s Longest Landscape As part of The Big Draw, the Dulwich Picture Gallery is attempting to create the world’s longest landscape, inspired by Adriaen van de Velde. The mixed media landscape masterpiece will be based on the sights and communities of South East London. People are invited to come along and draw anything that reflects their favourite things about being in London, to join a number of
life played out in Skin a Cat we meet Alana’s boyfriends, girlfriends, doctors, nurses and therapists that she interacts with, the other parts played perfectly by Jessica Clark and Jassa Ahluwalia. Alana grows up, as we all have, in that minefield of tentative teenage sex, but, seemingly, with apparent ease, wondering what everyone else is panicking about. She doesn’t consider her vaginismus to be a problem, but soon discovers that other people do. Isley Lynn based the play on her own experiences, and everyone there could relate to many parts of it, so when we laugh at what Alana says we are also recalling similar incidents in our own lives. In a non-stop 90 minutes Lydia Larson, who is on the whole time, has a lot of words to say, and she delivers really well. We believe she is nine just as we believe her being 25; we feel the pain when she is trying hard to make love, and we feel her shame when doctors explain ‘procedures’. But so too are we carried through the years by Jassa Ahluwalia playing all the males, from geeky student to urbane hippy dude, and Jessica Clark as the uptight mum, best friend and a West Country nurse who was so nice I really hope that this is so autobiographical that she is a real person. The hour and a half flew by, and it was the best play I’ve seen for many months. Highly recommended
The Bunker, 53A Southwark Street, SE1 1RU Until Saturday 5th November 2016 Tuesday - Sunday, 7:30pm; Saturday and Sunday, 3pm Box Office: 0207 234 0486 www.bunkertheatre.com/ £19.50 (£15 concessions) Ten £10 tickets are available at each performance for under 25s
professional illustrators in creating the record breaking piece. Dulwich Picture Gallery, 10am-4.30pm, 14th-16th October, free-£8.
THEATRE
NATIONAL THEATRE South Bank, SE1 (020 7452 3000) A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer An all-singing, all-dancing examination of life with a cancer diagnosis. This brand new musical confronts the highs and lows of the scariest word we know. Expect big anthems, shiny costumes, blood, tears and real cancer patients in this riproaring, heartbreaking celebration of ordinary life and death. National
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Hunted in SE1
WE RECEIVED a message telling us our security had been breached, that people with evil intentions were looking for us and our lives depended on following orders that could save us and the world, writes Michael Holland...
We were the prey in Bertie Watkins’ Hunted, a theatrical experience from Colab where audiences take the starring roles as they are chased by enemy agents, collect secret codes and packages, hide and evade capture. At a designated time we went to Waterloo Station where further instructions were downloaded onto our phones. With these new commands we were told get to the next rendezvous quickly. I was with Agent Two who told me we had 10 seconds to vacate the area or risk capture. Listening through headphones she began counting down: ‘…7, 6, 5, 4…’ We ran. With orders coming by phone it looked like everyone on the concourse was part of the action because most held mobiles to their ears. Someone looked at me dodgy, but that may have been because I was acting strange – legging it down the escalator while looking back with a panicked look on my face for any pursuers closing in on us! The voice in our ear led us to safety and to a rendezvous with someone on our side where other hunted people had been sent. When we got there we could see she was scared, wildeyed and in fear of getting caught, plus was putting her life at risk to guide us through streets where the CCTV had been taken out. But one
Theatre, until 29th November, £15£35. OVALHOUSE 54, Kennington Oval, Kennington, SE11 (020 7582 7680) The Marked As a boy, Jack lived in a world of monsters and invisible guardians, as he fought to protect the people he loved. Now grown, his life on the streets of London is less fantastical. But when a ghost from his past turns up, Jack must harness the power of forgotten myths to defeat her in this haunting, mystical wonderland inspired by real-life stories of homelessness. Ovalhouse, 7.30pm, 13th-22nd October, £8-£13. Here’s Hoping Times are tough and the news is grim. Daisy and Pablo
of our group noticed someone following us, then a car drove slowly by, scrutinising us. ‘Run!’ our leader screamed. People on the street wondered what was happening, and they too became fearful. We hid behind cars to lose our tail, and was just about to set about an enemy agent who had tracked us down, only to find that he was a resident merely going to his car. He said he was going to call the cops, which meant we had to once again leave the safety of a hiding place. More cars went past unhurriedly with the occupants eying us intensely; it felt like we were surrounded by the evil foe. Two of the strongest men in our faction were sent to check for anyone following us, but they never came back. Was no one or nowhere safe? Eventually, on a side street, we ducked into a darkened building where we thought we would be protected. Alas, we were wrong. The situation got out of control. We tried to escape though the claustrophobic ventilation tunnels… And that, Folks, is where I will leave it. Needless to say I made it out of there alive; one of our crew said it was the best fun he had had on a Saturday night for a long time. As Agent Two and I made our way home she was still high on adrenaline. Start: Waterloo Station | End: Secret Location in London Bridge Until 19th November Tues – Sat, slots every half hour between 6.30pm and 10pm Box Office: www.colabtheatre.co.uk £19.50 Running Time: 90 minutes Suitable for 16+ and those able to crawl through small spaces.
were in need of some hope, so they thought they should make a show about it. They wanted it to be a show about the triumph of hope, but it turned out that things are not as simple as that. They are knotted and complex. Hope and hopelessness hold hands. Hope is hard work, and it’s even harder when you got it alone – but perhaps something will happen if we’re all in a room together. Ovalhouse, 7.30pm, 26th-29th October, £8-£13. SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE 77-85, Newington Causeway, SE1 (020 7407 0234) Side Show The Hilton Sisters make ends meet playing a headline act at a seedy side show, languishing under
the rule of an oppressive ringmaster. But when spotted by a talent agent, they are thrust into the spotlight of the famed 1920’s Orpheum Circuit. They soon become the highest paid vaudeville stars of their time, but whilst Daisy relishes the spotlight, Violet wishes for a quiet life with a man she loves, and who loves her. Can they balance their individual dreams with their inescapable physical connection? Side Show is a heartwarming search for first love and acceptance, amidst the spectacle of fame and scrutiny under the spotlight. Southwark Playhouse, 3pm / 7.30pm, 21st October – 3rd December, £14-£25.
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When The Blitz came to Southwark
IN SEPTEMBER 1927, Bermondsey’s Dr Alfred Salter is said to have foretold the coming of another world war, where Southwark would become an area of “smashed buildings, wrecked factories, devastated houses, mangled corpses and bodies of helpless men”, writes Alex Yeates...
Come the year of 1940, his prediction became a reality, as Nazi bombs rained down devastation across London. The history of Southwark during the Blitz has been detailed by historian Neil Bright in a book published last month, which seeks to show how the modern day borough was formed out of a number of unique tales during the war. The first person to be killed in Bermondsey during the blitz was Sarah Hough, whose house in Storks Road had a bomb land on it. Although initially surviving and being rushed to St Olave’s Hospital, she died. Later that night, two bombs exploded in the railway over the Lindsey Street Arch air-raid shelter, where five seeking refuge lost their lives. One Southwark street in particular experienced the Blitz in full force. Arnott Street, just off the Old Kent Road saw twelve die on the fateful night of September 6, 1940. Annie Leary was one resident who was paralysed in the blast, but embodied the famous Blitz Spirit. In an interview with the Daily Express a few weeks later she said: “Hitler can’t a break a Cockney’s Heart!” The following day is remembered as a “lovely late summer, early autumn day” where football fans eagerly awaited the local derby of Millwall vs Charlton at the Den in New Cross. Alan Tizzard, a Rotherhithe boy at the time, recalled what followed: “On that sunny summer afternoon I was sitting on the kitchen step whittling away at my model when the sirens sounded. No sooner had the sirens sounded than planes came into sight. They were high by the standards of the day, maybe 20,000 feet. They were twisting and turning, bobbing and weaving. To me this was a grand show. “So far my sight of war had been at a distance and this knocked the cinema into a cocked hat. From the front of the house we did not see the approach of part of Luftwaffe Zwei; from across the Channel they came in from behind us. A sudden shower of spent cartridge cases rained down all around us. What had been the dull ever-changing drone of the fighters in dogfights high above our heads with their guns making no more than a phut changed to pandemonium. “The stakes had changed. We were now part of it.” As the Blitz’s intensity heightened, on September 7 during the night people were taking shelter at
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The King inspecting damage to Keetons Road School in September 1940
Keetons Road Rest Centre, a former peacetime school. The people were mainly evacuated from Downtown and were settling in for the night. Just after midnight a bomb exploded near the rear of the school which was quickly followed by another. Many were killed and injured as the centre was full of evacuees. Horrified by the events at the school, King George VI paid a visit to the scene and is said to have been “visibly moved”. He spoke to the school caretaker, Mr Miles and his family, who recalled: “The King spoke to me as man to man. You could see how shocked he was by the damage. He was kind and had a warm feeling for ordinary people no matter how humble. And I shall never forget the pain and suffering in his face when he caught sight of the bodies of the raid victims among the debris.” As the first four months of The Blitz drew to a close, it was recorded that Southwark had taken a large number of losses. In Bermondsey 376 people had died, as well as 449 in Camberwell. To read more about Southwark in the Blitz by Neil Bright, visit www.amberleybooks.com/comingsoon/southwark-in-the-blitz
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Bomb damage to Llewellyn Street in September 1940 (top); Air raid damage to St Mary Magdalene Church, Peckham in 1940 (above). Photo Barr
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Dual crossword
CRYPTIC
CLUES ACROSS
1 Makes a monopoly with a sound foundation (11) 9 Strikingly away from home (3) 10 Urge to disturb the giant site (9) 11 Legend has it she made her own tombstone (5) 13 Steam is the making of a French 14 (7) 14 Expert with disturbed traits (6) 16 A three mile alliance (6) 18 I and a friend took it to copy (7) 19 French word and music (5) 20 But you won't often write music on it (9) 21 Like the other inmates of 21 down, it is said (3) 22 Strong positions for the principal card players? (11) QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Over generous (4 7) 9 Long fish (3) 10 Expedient (9) 11 Ends (5) 13 Letter (7) 14 Waterlogged (6) 16 Calm (6) 18 Unaffected (7) 19 Attacked (5) 20 Transport for the wounded (9) 21 Kind of vegetable (3) 22 Indicating dissent (4 7)
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2 To a different type of corn (3) 3 A piano is excellent for yielding sound (5) 4 It will make me sure to start again (6) 5 Sounds as if this will be prickly (7) 6 An adjacent spectacle can cause myopia (4,5) 7 Female supporters? (11) 8 It's respectful to face round the fee mixed up with the rent (11) 12 He ought to be well equipped (9) 15 Trod forcibly nearly caused a beastly rush (7) 17 One keeps one's ear close to the place of worship (6) 19 Code for the majority round head of state (5) 21 Paid shortly about nothing for the case (3)) CLUES DOWN
2 Lubricate (3) 3 Snares (5) 4 Grudges (6) 5 Pause (7) 6 Makes hostile (9) 7 Emotional (11) 8 Showing deep respect (11) 12 Touchy (9) 15 Came with a crash (7) 17 Settle conclusively (6) 19 Fracture (5) 21 Peg of wood or metal (3)
Solutions to last week’s crossword
CRYPTIC : ACROSS: 1 Hyphened 4 Gala 8 Relief 10 Spills 11 Voice 12 Offer 14 Angels 17 Fingertip 18 Particles 22 Ballet 23 Rosin 24 Below 26 Garden 27 Weaker 28 Sold 29 Fattened DOWN. 1 Hurt 2 Pilaff 3 Eleven 5 Asleep 6 Assisted 7 Spent 9 Forgotten 10 Scarecrow 13 Final 15 Gives 16 Cabbages 18 Plural 19 Rebel 20 Lowest 21 Silken 25 Trod QUICK ACROSS: 1 Resuming 4 Stud 8 Abound 10 Scruff 11 Teeth 12 Dealt 14 Arable 17 Sleepless 18 Overladen 22 Severe 23 Runic 24 Units 26 Script 27 Sticky 28 Spot 29 Entrusts DOWN: 1 Read 2 Shores 3 Mantle 5 Thumbs 6 Differed 7 Ochre 9 Deterrent 10 Stalwarts 13 Alive 15 Aspen 16 Consists 18 Overdo 19 Erupt 20 Duster 21 Nieces 25 Dyes
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INDIAN SUMMER IN OCTOBER JAFLONG
42 EAST DULWICH ROAD, SE22 9AX 020 7732 1247 WWW.JAFLONG.UK.COM
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henever I’m visiting an Indian restaurant I’m always hoping that it has moved on from the clichéd Indian restaurant and is trying something modern. Rarely is this the case, writes Michael Holland...
When Jim and I entered Jaflong, a recently opened restaurant in East Dulwich, I could see it was all shiny and new. The crockery was plain white, which is quite contemporary, there was wood and mirrors on the walls that made it stand out as different from the norm, and flowers decorated each nicely laid table. Mr Ali, the owner, greeted us with a handshake and proceeded to show us photos of a local dignitary opening Jaflong just six weeks prior. He was obviously very proud and told us of plans to completely change the menu after discussions with his chefs and when they had all settled in, but even though some changes have been made, more tweaking was to come. Yes, there were plenty of the old staples to be had, but that’s because many customers look no further than their usual vindaloo, chips and onion bhajee, and if that’s what they want that’s what they shall have. But Mr Ali has things on his menu that are new to me: dishes from the Jaflong region and fish dishes made with a special Bengali river fish. Our host talked us into Papadoms with a nice selection of pickles and dips that varied from mild to Wow! While tucking in to those we scanned our menus. To start we had a mixed platter to get a feel for the different meats, bhajee and samosas in Jaflong, and Aloo Choff, a new one to me that is mashed potato and vegetables rolled in almonds and fried until golden. The outside was crisp and that crunchy bite balanced out the creamy interior. Nothing wrong at all with either of those openers. Jaflong does not sell alcohol but Mr Ali welcomes people bringing their own drinks, for which he charges no corkage, which is an honourable gesture, I think. Me and Jimmy had sparkling water and Sprite. We wanted a mix of surf and turf for our main course so decided on the Meat Thali, a huge selection of: Tikka Masala, Vegetable Curry, Tandoori Chicken, Sheik Kebab, Methi Gosth, plus Nan Bread and Basmati Rice. The Thali came on
perfection, whether that was the nicely marinated tandoori chicken or the succulent lamb. Jaflong has reached the Top Ten shortlist of the British Takeaway Awards, and judging by how many times their delivery driver was in and out I can see that it is very popular indeed. Wednesday Night is Banqueting Night: 3 courses for £9.95 Sunday Buffet: £8.95, children under 10 Free
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its own special platter and would most definitely be enough for two people. The tikka was rich, creamy and coconutty; the Methi Gosth was a scrumptious mutton and fenugreek curry, the Nan Bread very fresh. While we were dining a regular customer came in and said: ‘I enjoyed that Lamb bhuna so much the other night I want it again!’ I
was informed that the man is a member of the local Curry Club… Along with the Thali we had King Prawn Naga, a hot and spicy number (3 Chillies on the Richter Scale) made to their own recipe using the Bengali Naga Chilli, one of which was served right on top of the dish like a Boss. The tantalising sauce was perfect for mopping up with the
nan bread. Saying that, my son opposite was doing the same thing with his nan in the tikka sauce. ‘Hmmm,’ he whimpered as pink masala dripped off his chin. Everything was good. The rice was perfect and how I wish I could get it at home - each grain separate, with its own identity, and not some sticky mush, and the meats are cooked to
Sprite Water (1lt) Papadom @60p x 2 Mixed Starter Aloo Choff Meat Thali King Prawn Naga Vegetable Curry Pilau Rice
£2.45 £3.45 £1.20 £4.50 £4.45 £14.95 £15.95 £3.45 £2.35
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£52.85
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ig Local South Bermondsey is proud to announce a new series of START YOUR OWN ENTERPRISE courses delivered by Tree Shepherd at The Biscuit Factory, Southwark from November 2016. All courses are free of charge for Southwark residents. Learn how to turn your passion into a real business. All ideas are welcome. If you are on benefits and have found it difficult to find a job, being self-employed could be the answer and we are here to make sure you get it right. Tutor and CEO of Tree Shepherd Colin Crooks says, ‘Please come along to the course. Everyone is in the same boat, so don’t worry if your business is just an idea at the moment. You’ll learn everything you need to put a basic business plan in place including sales and marketing, finance, presentation skills, people management, networking and all the nuts and
bolts of registering a business. We’ve had so much success across Lambeth and are excited to be launching in Bermondsey’. On graduating you’ll belong to a vibrant Enterprise Network and benefit from free events, business clinics, regular coaching sessions and new trade and collaborative working opportunities. The Community Engagement Manager for Big Local South Bermondsey Ann Clayton said, ‘We have been operating in the area for 6 years now, helping people get back into work, and are excited to be offering these courses. The training hub will work alongside our job club to support those who are seeking more traditional employment.’ The course runs from 2nd November to 25th November 2016, and will be 8 days over 4 weeks, two days a week (Wednesdays & Fridays) 10am – 4pm. New dates will also be available for the Spring term.
To register your interest, please log onto www.treeshepherd.org.uk/ente rprise-learning/start-your-ownenterprise/
Students discussing business plans in Tree Shepherds friendly interactive enterprise course This unique programme is
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Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) Building Officer
Scale: A13 – A17 (£21,543 - £24,259) Full Time – 10.00am to 6.30pm
The CLPE is an independent UK charity with a global reputation for the quality of our research into literacy and teaching. Our work promotes high standards in the teaching of literacy. We particularly emphasise the importance of books and literature in enabling children to become confident, happy and enthusiastic readers and writers, with all the benefits this brings. KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS A knowledge of the services required to provide effective care services in a professional development centre A knowledge of a range of building and building maintenance procedures A knowledge of technical and site care equipment of heating, electrical and mechanical plant and other services Knowledge of Health and Safety implications of premises management Health and safety qualification preferable Computer literate - email, excel and word EXPERIENCE Experience of undertaking responsibilities and multi-skilled work for the care and maintenance of premises Experience of dealing with the public and clients Experience of working without direct supervision APTITUDES, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES To be reliable and punctual in day to day working To be able to communicate clearly both orally and in writing To be pro-active – recognising works that need to be carried. To have numerical skills commensurate with the requirements of the job description Able to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with staff and clients The ability to undertake a wide range of minor maintenance activities
For further information and to apply email: maria@clpe.org.uk
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Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Children's Centres
The Children's Centres in Southwark have just gone through a period of change and B & R are in an exciting phase as we develop our locality model. There are 4 Children’s Centres across our Locality and we are looking to recruit enthusiastic, committed family focused workers to help us achieve great things. The centres are in areas characterised by high levels of need and family movement in which communities are changing and challenging yet vibrant.
1x Senior Community Family Worker 2 x Community Family Worker 1 x Senior Early Years practitioner
Hay Grade 8 £28,158 - £33,915 (FTE) Hay Grade 7 £25,185 - £30,831 (FTE) Hay Grade 7 £25,185 - £30,831 (FTE)
For all posts we are looking for individuals who are: • • •
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Committed and passionate about effecting change for children and families Able to work on their own initiative and as part of a team Have a sound understanding of child development, growth, learning and attachment Accomplished in planning, critical analysis and record keeping Accomplished in delivering evidenced based parenting programmes and high quality learning across all services Able to assess need and consider appropriate interventions Able to create effective working relationships
In addition the Senior Community Family Worker and Senior Early Years worker will have experience of leadership and managing the work of others, working to ensure best practice.
In return we can offer all applicants:
• Excellent staff development opportunities • Access to regular individual and case supervision • The opportunity to work in an innovative way, generating new ideas contributing to developing the service
36 hours per week 36 hours per week 36 hours per week
Senior Administrator: Hay Grade 7 £25,185 - £30,831 (FTE)36 hours per week
This post will take an admin lead on ensuring the smooth running of all Children’s Centre locality administrative functions including leading on the data management system, marketing of services, logistical planning and risk management of premises. You will be experienced in ensuring all databases are up to date with client and staff information.
• Ability to be part of this exciting newly developing model • The chance to work as part of a dynamic and progressive team
Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Children’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We conduct value based interviews. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or age.
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BECKWAY STREET, BURTON GROVE, CONGREVE STREET, DAWES STREET, ORB STREET, RILEY ROAD, RUSHWORTH STREET, TRAFALGAR STREET) 1. 2.
3.
4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice to carry out Highway works 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: (a) Beckway Street, between East Street and Offham House. (b) Burton Grove, between Villa Street and Portland Street. (c) Congreve Street, between East Street and Townsend Street (d) Dawes Street, from Deans Buildings to end. (e) Orb Street, Between Stead Street and East Street (f) Riley Road, between Abbey Street and Pope Street (g) Rushworth Street, between Pocock Street and Webber Street (h) Trafalgar Street, between Portland Street and Dawes Street
The alternative route would be via: (a) East Street, Elsted Huntsman Street. Huntsman Street, Tatum Street, Elsted Street, East Street. (b) Portland Street, Wooler Street. Villa Street, Roland Way. Portland Street, Merrow Street. (c) East Street, Elsted Street, Catesby Street. East Street, Old Kent Road, Rodney Place, Rodney Road, Catesby Street. Elsted Street, East Street. (d) (e) East Street, Deans Buildings, Flint Street, Stead Street. Stead Street, Flint Street, Deans Buildings, Dawes Street, Trafalgar Street, Portland Street, East Street. (f) Abbey Street, Maltby Street, Tanner Street. Tanner Street, Tower Bridge Road, Bricklayers Arms, Tower Bridge Road, Tooley Street, Tanner Street. Tanner Street, Tower Bridge Road, Abbey Street. (g) Pocock Street, Glasshill Street, Webber Street, Blackfriars Road. (h) Dawes Street, East Street, Thurlow Street, Albany Road, Portland Street. Dawes Street, Aylesbury Road, Villa Street, Roland Way, Portland Street. Trafalgar Street will be made 2 way for access and egress purposes
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.
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (DENMARK HILL) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Dated this 20th October 2016. Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (a) 3311/LBS-SC1467311/1 (b) 3312/LBS-SC1467320/1. (c) 3313/LBS-SC1467323/1 (d) 3314/LBS-SC1467329/1. (e) 3309/LBS-SC1467666 (f) 3317/LBS-SC1467322/1 (g) 3319/LBSSC1466719/1. (h) 3326/LBS-SC1467327/1 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 Obligation: Schedule 3, Paragraph 3.6 (Construction Environment Management Plan) of the Section 106 Agreement associated with the outline planning permission for The Heygate Masterplan (ref: 12/AP/1092), pursuant to West Grove. 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:
DP9 Ltd Lend Lease (Elephant and Castle) Limited 13 October 2016
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF BUS LANE
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with Transport for London hereby gives notice that they made an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate BT/Centercomms works being proposed in Denmark Hill. The effect of the order would be to suspend the Northbound and Southbound Bus Lane in Denmark Hill, between Orpheus Street to outside Camberwell Green Main Post Office. The restrictions will not apply to any person or vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
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. No alternative route will be required.
The works will commence between the 26th – 27th October 2016 and will apply during such times and to such extent as indicated by the traffic signs. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 20th October 2016 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX.3325/ WP00100500211500702
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (COPELAND ROAD, RYE LANE)
The works will be in place for (a) 28th – 29th October. (b) 31st October – 1st November. (c) 27th – 28th October. (d) 24th – 25th October. (e) 31st October. (f) 22nd – 23rd October. (g) 18th October (h) 26th October. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
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TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND SUSPENSION OF BUS LANE 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with Transport for London hereby gives notice that they made an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate sewer works by Amber RTM/Thames Water being proposed in Copeland Road. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in: (a)Copeland Road slip Road, between Rye Lane to the main connecting carriageway of Copeland Road. (b) Suspend the Southbound Bus Lane in Rye Lane, between Copeland Road slip Road to the main connecting carriageway of Copeland Road (c) Copeland Road between Rye Lane to the main connecting carriageway of Copeland Road will be made two way for access and egress purposes. The restrictions will not apply to any person or vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works. The alternative route will be via: Rye Lane, Peckham Rye.
The works will commence on the 31st October – 1st November 2016 between the hours of 21:00hrs – 06:00hrs and will apply during such times and to such extent as indicated by the traffic signs. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 20th October 2016 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX. Ref: : 3327/BD0203/MJR/H/01
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK DISABLED PERSONS PARKING PLACES The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (Disabled persons) (No. 43) Order 2016, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'D') (No. 11) Order 2016, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'J') (No. 9) Order 2016, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'NC') (Amendment No. 7) Order 2016, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (Parking zone 'P') (No. 3) Order 2016, and the London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (No. 8) Order 2016 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 20 October 2016 it has made the above orders under the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. 2. The effect of the orders will be:(a) to provide new disabled persons parking places, 6 metres in length, at the following locations: [i] BIRD IN BUSH ROAD, on the south side outside No. 44 Bird In Bush Road; [ii] BUSHEY HILL ROAD, on the north-east side outside No. 103 Bushey Hill Road; [iii] CANADA STREET, on the north-west side, in the parking lay-by outside Giverny House and Pavilion House, Water Square Gardens; [iv] CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD, on the west side, outside No. 12 Crystal Palace Road; [v] CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD, on the west side, outside No. 14 Crystal Palace Road; [vi] CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD, on the north-west side, outside No. 288 Crystal Palace Road; [vii] ELFINDALE ROAD, on the north-east side, at the side of No. 77 Herne Hill; [viii] ESMERELDA ROAD, on the north side, at the pedestrian access to No. 2 Langdon Way; [ix] FENWICK ROAD, on the north-east side outside No. 40 Fenwick Road; [x] GALLEYWALL ROAD, on the south-west side outside No. 52 Galleywall Road; [xi] GLENGARRY ROAD, on the south-east side outside No. 79 Glengarry Road; [xii] GOODRICH ROAD, on the south side outside No. 46 Goodrich Road; [xiii] GREEN WALK, on the north-east side in the parking lay-by outside No. 2 Green Walk; [xiv] GROVE HILL ROAD, on the north-east side outside Nos. 55 and 57 Grove Hill Road; [xv] HAYMERLE ROAD, on the south-west side outside Nos. 71 and 73 Haymerle Road; [xvi] HOLLYDALE ROAD, on the north-east side outside No. 146 Hollydale Road; [xvii] IVANHOE ROAD, on the west side outside No. 18 Ivanhoe Road; [xviii] LANDELLS ROAD, on the west side outside No. 145 Landells Road; [xix] MARSDEN ROAD, on the north-east side outside Nos. 27 and 29 Marsden Road; [xx] NAYLOR ROAD, on the south-west side outside No. 108 Naylor Road; [xxi] OGLANDER ROAD, on the north-west side outside No. 72 Oglander Road; [xxii] OLNEY ROAD, on the south-east side outside Nos. 185 to 223 Olney Road; [xiii] REVERDY ROAD, on the east side outside Nos. 29 and 31 Reverdy Road; [xiv] ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD, on the north-west side outside No. 192 Rotherhithe New Road; and [xv] TAPPESFIELD ROAD, on the north-east side outside No. 63 Tappesfield Road. These parking places will operate at any time, and may be used without time limit by vehicles displaying a valid disabled persons 'blue badge'.; (b) to relocate an existing disabled persons' parking place on the east side of REVERDY ROAD outside No. 29 Reverdy Road northward by 2 metres (to a position outside Nos. 27 and 29 Reverdy Road) so as to make better use of the available kerbside; (c) to reduce in length or split existing 'shared-use' parking places in ELFINDALE ROAD and GREEN WALK, an existing permit holders' parking place in OLNEY ROAD, and an existing free parking place in HAYMERLE ROAD, so as to accommodate the provision of the new disabled persons parking places referred to above; (d) to remove disabled persons parking places that are no longer needed in Athenlay Road, Galleywall Road, St. Francis Road and Warham Street; and (e) to re-designate the kerbside formerly occupied by the removed disabled persons parking place in Warham Street as 'shared-use' parking. 3. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 24 October 2016, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways - network development, Southwark council, Environment, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Telephone 020 7525 2005 or email:- traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk for details. 4. Any person 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 20 October 2016 NICKY COSTIN Parking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that we The Norwegian Church and Seamens Mission Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of The Norwegian Church and Seamens Mission, 1 St. Olav’s Square, Albion Street, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 7JB The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The supply of alcohol: Opening hours:
Days
Start time
Finish time
Mon - Sun
10:00
23:00
Mon - Sun
10:00
22:30
A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by The Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards, 3RD Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 5LX A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site at www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication
It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premises licence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 19th October 2016
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Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that we Mr & Mrs Wilson, Unit 8 Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of Unit 8, 133 Copeland Road, SE15 3SN The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The supply of alcohol:
The provision of regulated entertainment: Opening hours:
Days
Start time
Finish time
7
12:00
11:30
7 7
12:00 12:00
11:30
00:00
A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by The Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards, 3RD Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 5LX A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site at www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication
It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premises licence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 10th October 2016
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that we The Lalit London Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of The Lalit London, 181 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2JR The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The supply of alcohol:
The provision of regulated entertainment: The provision of late night refreshment: Opening hours:
Days
Start time
Finish time
Mon - Sun
00:00 23:00
23:00 00:00
Mon - Sun Mon - Sun Mon - Sun
07:00 23:00 00:00 23:00
23:00 07:00 23:00 00:00
A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by The Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards, 3RD Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 5LX A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site at www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication
It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premises licence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 18th October 2016
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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). CTIL_137296_VF_78075 ROOFTOP AT BRIDGE HOUSE, 4 BOROUGH HIGH STREET, LONDON SE1 9QQ (Ref. 16/AP/3634 ) Installation of 3 no. vodafone pole mounted antennae on rooftop plant room, addition of 1 no cabinet, reconfiguration of existing and provision of new ancillary equipment (within Borough High Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Adam Greenhalgh 020 7525 5428) ITF HOUSE, 49-60 BOROUGH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 1DR (Ref. 16/AP/4175 ) Second and third floor internal refurbishment and alterations comprised of: Removal of non-historic partitions, floor and ceilings; the creation of one new internal opening and the widening of another at 2nd floor level; replacement of existing secondary glazing and internal doors with new; construction of a new clay plaster lining to the interior of the external walls to improve acoustic and thermal performance; replacement and centralisation of existing building services; installation of new suspended ceilings (to meeting rooms only) and installation of new timber raised access floors. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Ciaran Regan 020 7525 4877) 107 CAMBERWELL GROVE, LONDON, SE5 8JH (Ref. 16/AP/3233 ) (Householder Application) Formation of separate entrance to basement, including spiral stair to front area and associated alterations to front area railings. Repair work to front entrance bridge. Internal alterations including provision of new boilers, replacement bathroom fittings, new flooring and ceiling in basement. (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) T BAR, 39 CAMBERWELL ROAD, LONDON, SE5 0EZ (Ref. 16/AP/4147 ) Partial demolition of the existing building, side extension at second, third and fourth floor levels, alterations to the rear roof area including construction of a rear dormer roof, construction of a lift shaft, alterations to the rear facade, alterations to the front and side elevations at ground floor level, change of use of part of ground floor and basement from A4 to A1. (within Walworth Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Ciaran Regan 020 7525 4877) 96 GORDON ROAD, LONDON, SE15 3RP (Ref. 16/AP/3460 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a rear dormer extension (within Nunhead Green C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) BOLAND HOUSE AND COUNTING HOUSE, ST THOMAS STREET, LONDON SE1 (Ref. 16/AP/4042 ) Non-material amendment of planning permission 16/AP/0229 dated 09/12/2015 (External alterations and refurbishment of part of the basement, ground, and first floors of Boland House to create a museum/gallery (Class D1). Change of use from A3/A5 (restaurant and hot food takeaway) to Class D1 (museum/gallery)of the part ground floor in addition of the lift structure for Great Maze Pond elevation; landscaping works to Guy's Courtyard and all necessary and enabling works.) to the replacement of door for Louvre (within Borough High Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA, MPA
(Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) BOLAND HOUSE AND COUNTING HOUSE, ST THOMAS STREET, LONDON SE1 (Ref. 16/AP/4041 ) Replacement of door with louvre (within Borough High Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) 51 GROVE LANE, LONDON, SE5 8SP (Ref. 16/AP/4152 ) Listed Building Consent: Formation of a rear elevation light well and altering the location of the stepped access to the rear garden, insertion of new French doors at semi basement level and new glass canopy, insertion of new sash window at third floor level, alterations to existing single storey rear extension, alterations to the garden walls, new internal door and frame, and replacement flooring at semi basement level. (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) 23 KING EDWARD WALK, LONDON, SE1 7PR (Ref. 16/AP/3943 ) Construction of a replacement single storey rear extension, installation of roof lantern and internal adjustment of partitions. Replacement of lower ground timber floor with insulated ground bearing slab and provision of damp proof course, relocation of shower room to form en-suite and removal of non-loadbearing wall at lower ground floor. Lead flashing and decorative ironwork to front elevation. (within West Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540) UNIT 1, BENBOW HOUSE, 24 NEW GLOBE WALK, LONDON, SE1 9DS (Ref. 16/AP/4187 ) Pizza Express installing four aluminium bioclimatic pergola structures in different sizes with twist blade roofing systems and zip close blinds. Low level walls will be constructed to outward facing openings and LED lighting installed to pergolas. The existing decking will be retained and the AstroTurf will be removed. The decking will be extended out slightly and will be finished in a dark grey stain. (within Bear Gardens C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) MARSHALL HOUSE, 6 PAGES WALK, LONDON, SE1 4SB (Ref. 16/AP/3659 ) Removal of Condition 23 'Code for sustainable homes' pursuant to planning permission 12/AP/2702 for: (Demolition of existing warehouse building and construction of buildings ranging in height from 4 storeys to 6 storeys, plus basement, to provide 82 residential units with landscaping, refuse/recycling facilities, cycle storage and car parking, access and associated works) Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Helen Goulden 020-7525-5349) 30 RUSHWORTH STREET, LONDON, SE1 0RB (Ref. 16/AP/4101 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a two storey roof extension to dwellinghouse. (within Kings Bench C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Christopher Kirby 0207 525 0952) MARIE CURIE, SCEAUX GARDENS, LONDON SE5 (Ref. 16/AP/4112 ) Installation of a lift for level access to the TRA hall at Marie Curie. (within Sceaux Gardens C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) 1-2 SILEX STREET, LONDON SE1
(Ref. 16/AP/4149 ) Replacement of the existing steel framed windows with aluminium frames, refurbishment or replacement of timber doors with new timber doors, replacement of existing pitched roof with an insulated flat roof and the provision of new soil and vent drain pipes (retrospective). (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) 124 -130 SOUTHWARK STREET, LONDON, SE1 0SW (Ref. 16/AP/3430 ) Listed Building Consent for an outside seating area to the Unit A3 at the ground floor of 124-130 Southwark Street. This will include 28 seats along the restaurant's shopfronts, planters or boxes and 2 'A-boards' located next to the restaurant entrance. The seating area will be protected from the elements by 3 canopies above the windows' level. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) 12 STONEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 9AD (Ref. 16/AP/4186 )
Installation of new shopfront comprised of fullyopenable Bi-fold semi-glazed timber doors. (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Ciaran Regan 020 7525 4877) 41 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON, SE26 6TH (Ref. 16/AP/3877 ) Conversion of existing hostel building to 8 No. self-contained apartments including external works comprising the alteration of existing dormers and rooflights (no increase in number) and creation of two half-storey light wells to the rear of the building. Works also to include underpinning to the existing basement and creation of basement car parking to the north of the building. Refurbishment of the existing 'Stable' block and single storey extension to the east to create a four-bedroom dwelling house. Continued on next page....
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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) Facade retention to west-facing facade of existing 'Hunting Lodge', with demolition of the remaining building and construction of new replacement dwelling on the existing footprint, with singlestorey extensions to the east and south, to create a four-bedroom dwelling house. Construction of a new two storey 'Kitchen Garden House' to the east of the Main House, one storey above ground, one storey below, with sunken patio to create new four-bedroom dwelling, with new kitchen garden wall running along the south. Construction of a new three-bedroom gate lodge dwelling to the south-east of the site, and new access from the highway. Underpinning to the existing Gate Lodge and extension to the west to create a four-bedroom dwelling. Reinstatement of historic tennis courts, tennis pavilion and formal gardens, and soft landscaping throughout site. Provision of car parking, refuse and recycling stores and cycle stores. (within Dulwich Wood C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Alex Cameron 020 7525 5416) 41 SYDENHAM HILL, LONDON SE26 6TH (Ref. 16/AP/3876 ) Conversion of existing hostel building to 8 No. self-contained apartments including external works comprising the alteration of existing dormers and rooflights (no increase in number) and creation of two half-storey light wells to the rear of the building. Works also to include underpinning to the existing basement and creation of basement car parking to the north of the building.
Refurbishment of the existing 'Stable' block and single storey extension to the east to create a four-bedroom dwelling house. Facade retention to west-facing facade of existing 'Hunting Lodge', with demolition of the remaining building and construction of new replacement dwelling on the existing footprint, with singlestorey extensions to the east and south, to create a four-bedroom dwelling house. Construction of a new two storey 'Kitchen Garden House' to the east of the Main House, one storey above ground, one storey below, with sunken patio to create new four-bedroom dwelling, with new kitchen garden wall running along the south. Construction of a new three-bedroom gate lodge dwelling to the south-east of the site, and new access from the highway. Underpinning to the existing Gate Lodge and extension to the west to create a four-bedroom dwelling. Reinstatement of historic tennis courts, tennis pavilion and formal gardens, and soft landscaping throughout site. Provision of car parking, refuse and recycling stores and cycle stores. (within Dulwich Wood C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA, MPA (Contact: Alex Cameron 020 7525 5416) UNITS 8 TO 11, HAYS GALLERIA, TOOLEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2HD (Ref. 16/AP/4154 ) Listed Building Consent: Redecoration of the existing shop front to white. Removal and replacement of existing signage (as previously granted on 08.01.2016 LBS Listed Building Consent15/AP/4688) as follows: 1No. projecting sign 783mm wide x 783mm wide,
1No. acrylic lozenge 1251mm wide x 767mm high. Internally illuminated, fixed onto aluminium powder coated panel, dark blue with white lettering. 2No. green crosses 575mm wide x 570mm high. Internally illuminated with LED lighting. Fixed flat to the bars of the facade. (within Tooley Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Martin McKay ) 32 TRINITY STREET, LONDON, SE1 4JG (Ref. 16/AP/4108 ) Installation of new porch to lower ground with new front door and damp proofing to vaults; minor internal reconfiguration; removal of lower ground rear window, cill and wall below to create door to garden; creation of flight of steps from lower ground to garden level; removal of trellis; reinstatement of original rear window opening and replacement of existing rear door at ground floor level. (within Trinity Church Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Ciaran Regan 020 7525 4877) 32 TRINITY STREET, LONDON, SE1 4JG (Ref. 16/AP/4109 ) Listed Building Consent: Installation of new porch to lower ground with new front door and damp proofing to vaults; minor internal reconfiguration; removal of lower ground rear window, cill and wall below to create door to garden; creation of flight of steps from lower ground to garden level; removal of trellis; reinstatement of original rear window opening and replacement of existing rear door at ground floor level. (within Trinity Church Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s)
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
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The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable Thames Water to carry out works, intends to make 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) Thrale Street approximately 17m from the junction of Southwark Street to the junction of Southwark Bridge Road. (b) Frean Street approximately 20m from the junction of Marine Street for approximately 20m in an easterly direction.
Thrale Street will be made two way for access and egress purposes, relating to (a)
Marine Street, Frean Street and Sun Passage will be made two way for access and egress purposes, relating to (b) The alternative route (a) Southwark Street, Great Guildford Street, America Street, Southwark Bridge Road. (b) Marine Street, Old Jamaica Road, Sun Passage, Frean 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. The works will take on the 1st – 3rd November 2016.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 20th October 2016. Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX.3339/ 000801989580040-001. 3340/ 000801899800090-002
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Dated 20 October 2016 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (THRALE STREET, FREAN STREET) TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Ciaran Regan 020 7525 4877) STUDIO 1, RUSHWORTH STUDIOS, 63 WEBBER STREET, LONDON SE1 0QW (Ref. 16/AP/4157 ) Part change of use of first floor photographic studio (Use Class B1) to live/work unit (use Classes B1/C3) including introduction of a mezzanine floor to enable the creation of the residential element, and incorporation of two new windows in the Webber Street Elevation. (within Kings Bench C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Adam Greenhalgh 020 7525 5428) 2B WESTMORELAND ROAD, LONDON, SE17 2AY (Ref. 16/AP/4033 ) Construction of a mansard roof extension to the main roof of the building, to involve extending the existing flue to position the terminus at a higher level (within Walworth Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Patrick Cronin 0207 525 5535)
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable Bridge Inspection works to be carried out by Centurion Site Services, 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 Southwark Park Road, between Drummond Road and Almond Road, bridge No. LBC/84B. The alternative route will be via St James Road, Rotherhithe New Road, Raymouth Road, Southwark Park Road 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 take place on the 17th – 18th January 2017 and the 18th – 19th January 2017 between 22:00hrs and 06:00hrs.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 20th October 2016 Nicky Costin Network Management Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3346/ LBW-01-29-170117
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BRUNSWICK VILLAS, BUSHEY HILL ROAD, COLEGROVE ROAD, ILIFFE STREET, SONDES STREET, THOMPSONS AVENUE, MINA ROAD) 1. 2.
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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, 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: (a) Brunswick Villas, between Havil Street and St Giles Road. (b) Bushey Hill Road, between Lyndhurst Grove and Peckham Road. (c) Colegrove Road, between Willowbrook Road and Glengall Road. (d) Iliffe Street, between Crampton Street and Penton Place. (e) Sondes Street, between Portland Street and Phelp Street (f) Thompsons Avenue, between Bethwin Road and Sultan Street (g) Mina Road, between Old Kent Road and Bagshot Street
The alternative route will be via (a) St Giles Road, Peckham Road, Havil Street, Ada Road, Elmington Road. (b) Lyndhurst Grove, Crofton Road, Peckham Road, Talfourd Road. (c) Willowbrook Road, Trafalgar Avenue, Old Kent Road, Rolls Road, St James Road, Rotherhithe new Road, Old Kent Road, Glengall Road, Bird in Bush Road. (d) Penton Place, Amelia Street, Crampton Street. (e) Portland Street, Merrow Street, Lytham Street, Phelp Street. (f) Bethwin Road, Camberwell Road, Wyndham Road. (g) Bagshot Street, Albany Road, Shorncliffe Road, Old Kent Road 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 take place for (a) 5th – 6th November. (b) 7th – 8th November. (c) 4th – 5th October. (d) 1st – 2nd November. (e) 1st – 2nd November. (f) 2nd – 3rd November. (g) 2nd November. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 20th October 2016 Nicky Costin Network Management Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (a) 3328/ LBS-SC1467657. (b) 3329/ LBS-SC1467654 (c) 3330/ LBS-SC1467658. (d) 3331/ SSC1467325/1. (e) 3335/ LBS-SC1467555. (f) 3335/ LBS-SC1467656. (g) 3347/LBS-SC1468118/1
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (DEVON STREET) TEMPORARY WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
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The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of works by Thames Water, intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from waiting and loading at any time in part of Devon Street.
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Whilst the restriction is in place, and whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to wait, including waiting for the purpose of loading and unloading at any time in: (a) Devon Street at it’s junction with Old Kent Road for approximately 93m (outside unit No’s 6) in a northerly direction on the northern and southern kerb line.
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Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
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The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
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The restrictions will come into force on the 3rd – 8th November 2016.
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Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 20th October 2016 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3301/ 000803695490045-00 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK PUBLIC NOTICE: ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16A THE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2016
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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 Apple Day Community Event, 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;
(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.
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The alternative route will be adjacent roads as applicable.
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Bedale Street will be made two way for access and egress purposes. For information regarding this event and order please contact Road Network on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 20th October 2016 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX. Ref: 3343 Schedule
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FISHER BOUNCED back from their 6-1 hammering at Crowborough with two consecutive high-scoring wins in a week.
Manager Gary Abbott was forced to issue an apology to the fans following the heavy defeat, but his side responded in the best way possible, with back-toback cup victories. Firstly, a safe passage into the next round of the Macron SCEFL Challenge Cup was assured with a comfortable 40 win over Snodland Town. Tyrell McLeod-Bentley and Mickandros Mackagou eased the Fish into a 2-0 half-time lead, before an own goal and an Antwon McKenzie strike late on in the second half added a gloss to the score-line. That victory was followed up by 5-2 Kent Reliance Senior Trophy win over Lydd Town on Saturday afternoon. The sides went in level at half-time, courtesy of strikes from Trey Williams for Fisher and James Everitt for Lydd, along with an own-goal-a-piece, but the
hosts took the game by the scruff of the neck in the second period, securing the win through Scott Wason’s 49th minute strike and a further two goals from Williams, completing his hat-trick in the 72nd and 88th minutes. In contrast to last week, Abbott was full of praise for certain individuals, as well as again mentioning the Fisher fathful. He said: “Spencer Forte and Joel Mensah in the middle of the park have done really well again. We’ve seen Alfie Roche come in and do a job at right back, with young Darius moving to left back. Scott Wason and Joe Wadman at the back looked shaky in first half, but grew into the game and looked much better in second half, with Scott scoring with a great strike. “We had some great chances to finish them off with Trey scoring a hat-trick but he could have had six! On the subject of the fans, the manager added: “They don’t stop singing. What a great bunch to have behind us, also after letting six goals in last week with a disappointing and embarrassing second half.”
Fish bounce back with two wins
Southwark News, Thursday October 20, 2016
PHOTO: Dave Anderson
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Hamlet maintain unbeaten record with Leatherhead draw By Mark Litchfield
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DULWICH HAMLET maintained their unbeaten league away record on Saturday after fighting back from a two-goal deficit to draw with Leatherhead. Jimmy
Bullard’s
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themselves two to the good after just 25 minutes, but goals from Ibra Sekajja and substitute Daniel Carr – with the equaliser coming just five minutes from time – handed Hamlet a point. Former Grays Athletic striker Dumebi Dumaka was handed his debut, with goal-scorer Carr dropping
to the bench. The visitors started the brighter, but found themselves facing an uphill battle with less than half an hour gone. After Sekajja reduced the arrears, Hamlet thought they had found their equaliser shortly before half-time, as the referee pointed to the penalty spot following a foul on the goal-scorer, but
to everyone’s surprise, after consultation with his linesman, the decision was changed to a free-kick just outside the box. That was wasted and Leatherhead went in at the break 2-1 up. Dulwich huffed and puffed in the second half, but could not find a way past the visitors until five minutes
Haye set to face Bellew Three wins for Lynn By Mark Litchfield
By Mark Litchfield
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DAVID HAYE and Tony Bellew look set for a mega showdown in the ring following an altercation on Saturday night.
Bellew destroyed BJ Flores inside three rounds to retain his WBC Cruiserweight title at the Echo Arena, but instead of celebrating, immediately turned his attentions to Haye, who was ringside for Sky Sports. Insults were traded between the Scouser and the Bermondsey boxer, with Bellew commenting: “He has been conning the British public. Let’s be totally honest, those two guys you’ve just fought, they’re now working on nightclub doors or putting the bins out. They were a joke.
Kola Omoniyi, weighing in at 70kg, had his second junior bout, winning on points unanimously. Jacob Koutouan, at the same weight, also won unanimously in only his third bout. Chris Brown, at 91kg, won his second fight in five days with a second round stoppage, whilst Charles Owuso lost on a split decision in his debut bout at 81kg.
Mixed bag for Docklands JFC Docklands U12s fight back with 6-1 win By Danny Belcher
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THERE WAS a mixed bag of results for the Docklands JFC teams at the weekend.
The Under-7’s lost against a good Dulwich side but battled well, whilst the Under-15’s drew 3-3 against Weighall Wanderers. The Under-15’s failed to take their chances and found themselves 2-0 down at the break, with Wanderers grabbing a third from the penalty spot just after the
re-start. The Rotherhithe and Bermondsey outfit began to get their game going and got one back through Kyron Williams’ run and shot, before Teddy O'Rourke's persistence was rewarded with a goal, toe poking the ball over the advancing keeper with a neat finish. With just two minutes left on the clock, the Docks drew level, courtesy of Teddy Belchers' fine run and finish. After picking up a loose ball out on the left, he beat three players and curled a great shot into the bottom corner to seal the draw.
AFTER CONSECUTIVE thumping victories on the road, Docklands Under-12’s began their home campaign last weekend by winning 6-1.
They opened the scoring through Frankie Hull, who broke through the
Community day
FISHER FC has announced that their vital bottom of the table clash against Deal Town on Saturday, October 22 will be a Fisher Community Day.
Following their return to SE16 in the summer, Fisher have aimed to become a real asset to the local area and are encouraging local residents to join them at St Paul’s to celebrate. They will be offering supporters - both old and new the chance to bring a friend for just £3, enabling two adults to enter St Paul’s for just £10. Along with inviting some primary schools, Fisher have also announced that they will be holding a collection for Southwark Foodbank and encourage fans to bring something to donate. There will be music by local musicians mixed into their pre-match playlist, alongside a space for local artists to promote their artwork in the Clubhouse Bar, which will open at 1:30pm.
LYNN AC Boxing Club had four boxers out at their annual dinner show on Wednesday night at the Royal Lancaster Hotel.
“I’ll put you and that pathetic haircut to sleep. I don’t fear you. I smashed your nightclub buddy and I will smash you.” Promoter Eddie Hearn has booked The O2 Arena for March 4 as a boxing date and says the prospect of a Bellew-Haye encounter would be “huge.”
from time, when Carr was quickest to react, poking home after the goalkeeper had parried Ashley Carew’s shot. Hamlet aare now presented with a chance to rectify their stuttering home record, as they face two games at Champion Hill in four days, against Harlow Town and AFC Sudbury.
opposition defence to slot home, before Ollie Sheppard trebled the lead with a brace before half-time. The visitors claimed what would turn out to be a mere consolation before the break, as Docklands added a further trio of goals in the second
half, with Sheppard completing his hat-trick, before Bjorn Thomas added two to complete yet another thumping. The man of the match award was split between Hull and hat-trick hero Sheppard.
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earned a second yellow card for a needless foul on Onyedinma on NORTHAMPTON 1 Richards 80 halfway in front of the technical areas. said that red card wasn’t the MILLWALL 3 Gregory 32, Butcher 60, Morison 89 Harris reason the Lions went on to win the game, but when Calum Butcher put Date: Saturday October 15 2016 Millwall 2-0 up after an hour it’s likely Attendance: 6,908 McCourt would at least have been Man of the match: Calum Butcher there to cover his run. Referee: Ben Toner Millwall had deservedly gone ahead By John Kelly at Sixfields Stadium in the 32nd minute. Few would have bet on it being the middle of October Johnk@southwarknews.co.uk before Lee Gregory got his first goal THERE WAS a moment in the of the season from play, but the way first half at Sixfields last Saturday he took it was a reminder of how good when Neil Harris could be heard a predatory finisher he is at this level screaming at Fred Onyedinma to when he gets a run on a defender. This time it was Zander Diamond who let just “head it”. Onyedinma had tried to take the ball him out of his radar and though down on the edge of the box but that Gregory was clipped in the box and wasn’t what Harris wanted to see and could have gone down he chose to he followed through by mimicking stay on his feet to clip the ball last heading the ball clear to give his Adam Smith. It will be some feat after his injury instruction more impact. Harris had worked with his squad on problems disrupted the first couple of the more basic principles of how he months of his season if Gregory is to wants his team to play during the better the 27 goals he got in all international break but Onyedinma, competitions in 2015-16. But he is the youngest player in the side, needed irreplaceable when he is out and this was the first time Millwall had scored an extra reminder. Harris needn’t have worried about the first goal in eight games. Northampton had suffered a first the side’s commitment and Tony Craig set the tone at one point in the first half defeat at home in the league since when he won a header over the taller December when Bristol Rovers won Alex Revell and left man and ball over 3-2 in their previous game at Sixfields, and the realities of how difficult the touchline. Jak McCourt had tried to make a League One will be after last season’s similar statement after just twelve promotion must have been obvious to seconds but instead got booked to a defence up against Gregory and leave himself on a tightrope that he Steve Morison, arguably the most tumbled off after half-time when he effective front partnership in the SK Y BE T LE AGUE ONE
LIONS CLASH WITH GILLINGHAM CHANGED
MILLWALL’S FIXTURE with Gillingham at The Den has been moved to Friday, December 30 and will kick off at 7.45pm, a day earlier than previously scheduled. A statement on Millwall’s website read: “The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, December 31, but following consultation between the two clubs, the fixture has been brought forward. “The new date enables the two sets of players to have extra recovery time before their matches on Bank Holiday Monday January 2 (Millwall face AFC Wimbledon), and also means that supporters have extra time to enjoy their New Year's Eve festivities.”
FORMER SKIPPER AT THE DEN
FORMER MILLWALL captain Stuart Nethercott will be on the Legends Tour at The Den on Friday, December 30, the club have confirmed.
Nethercott made 242 appearances for the Lions in six years with the club. The former Spurs defender was skipper when Millwall won promotion from the old Division Two as champions in 2000-01 The following season he made 52 appearances as Millwall stormed Division One to reach the play-off semifinal under Mark McGhee where they lost 2-1 on aggregate to Birmingham. The tour will kick off at 3.30pm and prices are: Adults – £22; Seniors – £12; Juniors – £12.
Calum Butcher scores his first goal for Millwall since his switch from Burton
division. Morison certainly seemed to have a point to prove. It was twelve years ago this month that Northampton got rid of the then 21-year-old striker, who joined Bishop’s Stortford in the sixth tier of English football. Morison’s was a typically belligerent performance last Saturday, and he got his reward – as well as the chance to point to the
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name on the back of his shirt – when he delicately lifted the ball over Smith in the last minute. That sealed a first league win in seven games after Marc Richards’ 80th-minute goal had briefly given Northampton hope of salvaging something. But the way Harris’ side saw the contest out with composure suggested September’s form was just a blip.
EX-INTERNATIONAL STRIKER ON LIONS LIVE
THE FIRST guest on the show this week is former Millwall and Republic of Ireland striker and now journalist and TV pundit Richard Sadlier.
In the second hour, Lions midfielder Ben Thompson will be talking about the season so far. This week’s prize is two tickets for the League One fixture against Fleetwood this Saturday. Plus, there is a mystery prize. If you have any questions for the guests and to be in with a chance of winning a prize, contact the show via: Phone: 0207 237 9272 Text: 07895 022 325 or Email: lionslive@hotmail.co.uk
Northampton: 4-3-3: Smith; Moloney, Diamond, Nyatanga, Buchanan; O'Toole, Beautyman (Hoskins, 46), McCourt; Anderson (Gorré, 85), Revell, Hooper (Richards, 65).
Millwall: 4-4-2: Archer; Romeo, Webster, Craig, J Martin; Onyedinma (Ferguson, 65), Butcher, Williams, Thompson (Worrall, 78); Gregory (Abdou, 84), Morison.
LARGE ALLOCATION FOR LUTON CLASH
MILLWALL HAVE been allocated 1,007 tickets for the Checkatrade Trophy clash with Luton at Kenilworth Road on November 8.
Both sides have the chance to top the group and earn a home draw in the last 32 of the competition, with West Brom and Gillingham already out. The fixture will be all ticket. Tickets are on sale now to seasonticket holders and members priced at £5 for adults and free for U16s. Tickets for U12s need to be purchased with an adult or senior ticket. The fixture kicks off at 7.45pm.
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Trio continue comebacks
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By John Kelly
johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
SHAUN Hutchinson is edging closer to a competitive first-team return after playing 75 minutes for Millwall’s U23s on Monday.
Hutchinson came through his scheduled number of minutes against the Lions’ South London rivals at Bromley’s Hayes Lane. The 25-year-old centre-back has struggled with hamstring and calf problems that have restricted him to just a handful of minutes this season, in the 51 defeat at Peterborough in August. Hutchinson played just eleven times for Fulham last season, and has completed just one 90-minute game in five months. Neil Harris is therefore careful not the rush him back, though he could be in contention against Fleetwood this weekend. Shaun Cummings played 70 minutes against Palace. The defender has been out of first-team action since the beginning of February, when a long-standing knee problem finally required surgery.
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Cummings will also not be rushed back, with Mahlon Romeo having nailed down the right-back slot during Cummings’ layoff. There was further good news when another centre-back, Christian Mbulu, played 20 minutes for Justin Skinner’s side. Millwall secured their third win in a row in the Professional Development League as Lewis White scored five minutes from time. Having not won in their first five fixtures, Skinner’s side are now unbeaten in four games and move up to seventh place in the table in the south section of the competition. Millwall: Girling, Cummings (Mbulu, 70mins), Chesmain, Donovan, Bray, Hutchinson (McNamara, 75mins), Twardek, Farrell, Leighton (White, 37mins), Mundle-Smith, Wylde. Subs not used: Sandford. Shaun Cummings continues his comeback Main; Shaun Hutchinson in commanding form - Right inset Goal scorer Lewis White celebrates with team-mates Left inset
Lions and Shrimpers meet again Full draw
Millwall’s last ten first-round ties:
2015-16: Millwall 3-1 AFC Fylde
2009-10: Millwall 4-1 AFC Wimbledon 2008-09: Chester 0-3 Millwall
2007-08: Altrincham 1-2 Millwall 2006-07: Havant & Waterlooville 1-2 Millwall
2000-01: Leigh RMI 0-3 Millwall 1999-00: Hartlepool 1-0 Millwall
1998-99: Swansea 3-0 Millwall
1997-98: Bristol City 1-0 Millwall 1996-97: Millwall 2-2 Woking; Woking 1-0 Millwall
By John Kelly
johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
MILLWALL WILL play Southend in the first round of the FA Cup with the fixture taking place November 5/6.
The clubs have met twice before in the competition and Southend have won them both at Roots Hall, 1-0 in 1992-93 and 4-1 in 2013-14, when Neil Harris and Scott Fitzgerald were caretakers bosses after the sacking of Steve Lomas.
Southend have also already defeated Millwall this season, winning 3-1 at home in League One. Millwall are unbeaten in six firstround fixtures, their last defeat at this stage against Hartlepool in 1999-00. Elsewhere in the draw, David Forde’s Portsmouth were paired with Paris Cowan-Hall’s Wycombe Wanderers. The only other meetings between two League One sides will take place at Gigg Lane, where Bury will entertain AFC Wimbledon and Valley Parade, where Charlton will host Scunthorpe.
Sheffield United v Leyton Orient, Millwall v Southend, Dagenham & Redbridge v Halifax Town Merstham v Oxford United Taunton/Hemel Hempstead v Barrow Southport v Fleetwood Yeovil v Solihull Moors Stockport County v Torquay/Woking Dartford v Sutton United Walsall v Macclesfield Port Vale v Stevenage Northampton v Harrow Borough/Margate Cambridge United v Dover Athletic Westfields v Curzon Ashton MK Dons v Spennymoor Town Gillingham v Brackley Town Alfreton/Gateshead v Newport Portsmouth v Wycombe Maidstone United v Rochdale
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Bury v AFC Wimbledon St Albans City v Carlisle Boreham Wood v Notts County Mansfield v Plymouth Braintree Town v Eastbourne Borough Hartlepool v Wrexham/Stamford Bolton v Grimsby Bradford v Accrington Oldham v Doncaster Eastleigh v Swindon Shrewsbury v Barnet Morecambe v Coventry Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers Whitehawk v Stourbridge Colchester v Chesterfield Lincoln City/Guiseley v Altrincham Exeter v Luton Charlton v Scunthorpe Cheltenham v Crew Peterborough v Chesham Blackpool v Kidderminster.
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MILLWALL 0 BOLTON 2
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AT TIMES on Tuesday night Millwall’s efforts seemed as worthwhile as trying to fell a sequoia with a hacksaw. The longer it went on the blunter it felt and Bolton were never going to succumb to a few paper cuts.
Ameobi 3’, Wheater 86'
Date: Tuesday October 18 Attendance: 7,898 Man of the match: David Wheater Referee: Darren Deadman
THE LINE-UPS
4-4-2
1
12 Romeo
10 Onyedinma Ferguson 74’
17 Webster
Archer
3 J Martin
5 Craig
6 8 Williams Thompson
16 Butcher
9 Gregory’
Worrall 74’
O’Brien 59’
20 Morison
14 Madine
6 Vela
10 Clough
32 Thorpe
8 Spearing’
20 Taylor
5 Beevers’
31 Wheater
Proctor 89’
Osede 30’
33 Howard
22 Ameobi Henry 69’
23 Wilson 4-4-1-1
Head to Head 49% 11 3
Possession
51%
Shots
4
Shots on target
3
Corners
7
3
Fouls
10
11
LEAGUE ONE TABLE
TEAM
1 Scunthorpe United 2 Bradford City 3 Bolton Wanderers 4 Sheffield United 5 Rochdale 6 Port Vale 7 Peterborough United 8 Bury 9 AFC Wimbledon 10 Bristol Rovers 11 Fleetwood Town 12 Northampton Town 13 Oxford United 14 Walsall 15 Charlton Athletic 16 Milton Keynes Dons 17 Swindon Town 18 Gillingham 19 Southend United 20 Millwall 21 Oldham Athletic 22 Chesterfield 23 Coventry City 24 Shrewsbury Town
P W D L F A GD PTs
14 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 14 13 13 14
8 6 7 7 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2
4 7 4 3 3 3 5 2 5 5 4 6 3 5 7 4 4 4 4 3 6 3 6 4
2 1 3 3 5 5 4 6 4 3 4 4 6 4 3 6 6 6 6 6 5 7 5 8
* Table correct as of Wednesday afternoon
29 16 15 21 18 17 24 22 20 21 19 20 15 17 16 19 15 20 14 21 9 16 10 13
15 9 10 14 16 19 17 20 18 20 16 19 16 20 13 20 17 26 24 25 15 18 16 24
14 +7 +5 +7 +2 -2 +7 +2 +2 +1 +3 +1 -1 -3 +3 -1 -2 -6 -10 -4 -6 -2 -6 -11
UP NEXT - FLEETWOOD
28 25 25 24 21 21 20 20 20 20 19 18 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 12 12 10
Sky Bet League One Saturday, October 22 Kick-off: 3pm Millwall record against Fleetwood: Played 2 Won 1 Drawn 0 Lost 1 Form guide: Millwall: LLWWL Fleetwood: LDLWW Probable Millwall team: 4-4-2: Archer; Romeo, Webster, Craig, Martin; Onyedinma, Thompson, Williams, O’Brien; Gregory, Morison. Match odds: Millwall 8/11 Draw 11/4 Fleetwood 16/5
Their obduracy suggested they would have been comfortable defending that territory in and around their box for another couple of hours without wilting. This was their fourth clean sheet in a row and against a Millwall side that had scored in each of their previous 25 games a true statement that they have the resilience, as well as the attacking punch, to seriously justify their short title odds. Lions boss Neil Harris would have admired their defensive tenacity and discipline. It was exactly what he acknowledges has been missing from his side recently as yet again they failed to keep a clean sheet in the league. The last one was against Oldham on the opening day of the season. This was actually a game in which Millwall didn’t do an awful lot wrong, and the reaction of the crowd at the end suggested they had recognised the effort their side had put in. But for all Millwall got the ball forward and dominated in a territorial sense after the break, the fear is teams know where they are going to get hit and set up accordingly. Millwall don’t really have anyone with that real attacking subtlety to unlock defences that drop deep and ravenously pounce on every loose ball within a 30-yeard radius of goal, which is what Bolton did on Tuesday night. Bolton knew what they were going to get and Millwall didn’t disappoint them. Only once in the entire 90 minutes did Phil Parkinson’s side lose an attacking player in the box, and then Steve Morison couldn’t direct his header away from goalkeeper Mark Howard. And when Bolton got two chances they finished clinically through Sammy Ameobi and David Wheater. Central to Bolton’s defensive organisation was former Lion Mark Beevers. He was booed throughout, though not maliciously. Beevers had said during the week, “it doesn’t matter how many we score as long as we keep the back door shut”, and that was an fitting description of the first half. Millwall have been nowhere near as defensively sound at set-pieces as they were in the second half of last season with Beevers in their defence. Byron Webster was detailed to pick up his former team-mate at dead balls but Bolton had four players over 6ft 3ins in their team. It was the feet rather than the head of one of them, Ameobi, that Millwall needed to worry about in the second minute but after halfclearing a corner no one closed down the on-loan Newcastle attacker and he rifled a drive past Jordan Archer from 25 yards. That was Harris’ game plan already torn up, and it
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Former Lion returns to give defensive masterclass perfectly suited the Bolton blueprint to be in front and defend deep. Harris had again named Ben Thompson on the left of midfield and though Joe Martin gallantly tried to provide natural attacking width, most of the threat in the first half came down the right side where the pace of Fred Onyedinma and Mahlon Romeo unsettled their opponents. From two crosses from that area Thompson and Calum Butcher headed over but they did so under pressure. There was always another Bolton defender
ready to cut out the danger when balls were delivered into the box. “I thought Fred did really well,” Harris said. “We looked direct and quick and had good deliveries down the right-hand side. “I’ll look back and I think I’ll be frustrated. But I said to the boys there will be so many positives. We’ve got beaten by a really strong Bolton rearguard performance.” Bolton were comfortable shuttling back to into their own box as Millwall gradually forced them
deeper. Beevers would have warned his team-mates about the aerial threat of Morison and how to counter it, and when Tom Thorpe went off injured Derik Osede came on to perform that same defensive role in front of his centre-backs. Morison appealed at one point to referee Darren Deadman that he was being impeded by Osede and Wheater, but there was little space for Millwall’s top scorer or Lee Gregory to negotiate routes to goal. So often Gregory was about to shoot when
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another Bolton player picked the ball off his toe. Morison will feel he should have scored when for once he was left free to get his head to Shaun Williams’ free-kick, but Howard was wellpositioned to save. Bolton continued to funnel Millwall attacks into the wide areas where they felt confident they had enough defensive cover and nous to cope. Soon after Jay Spearing had shepherded Morison’s ball towards Thompson over the line and wide, Harris replaced the midfielder with
Aiden O’Brien. It was mostly being played in Bolton’s half at this point, but it needed someone to produce an element of surprise. Millwall never looked like they had anyone capable of it. Harris brought on David Worrall and Shane Ferguson for Onyedinma and Martin with just under 20 minutes left. Onyedinma had done well but perhaps Harris felt his side needed earlier deliveries from wide areas. When Tony Craig found space to shoot he saw his effort cleared and
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then the ball wouldn’t drop quickly enough for Webster to make a connection in the box. For all Millwall’s ascendancy they still hadn’t really troubled Howard since that Morison chance. The home fans optimistically appealed for a penalty when O’Brien went down in the box, but Bolton were far too canny to offer their opponents a free shot on goal. Frustration rose among the Den support again as they felt Deadman was giving too many free-kicks to the visiting side. It was all so frustrating
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Mark Beevers heads off the danger under pressure from Steve Morison
for Harris as his side finally ran out of ideas and momentum. With four minutes left Bolton were able to get the ball down the pitch and win a corner. From it, Gary Madine headed back towards Wheater on the eighteen-yard line, and the big defender struck a first-timme volley into the bottom corner. “Goals win games,” Harris said. “We had a lot of corners, a lot of efforts on goal, I’m thinking about headers we had on goal or put across the box but didn’t get them on target. “We put balls across the six-yard
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box, the ball that fell to Joe Martin at the back post, it has got to go in the net. We got ourselves in a couple of good positions in the second half on the counter attack and maybe put the ball in too quickly. “We did get those key moments but Bolton just defended really well. “You pick the positives, you always want to be better. We’ll look back and there was so much good stuff, so much good play. Where we didn’t quite play as well was in the last ten minutes, (we have to look at) why not.”
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Defenders’ return could boost Lions By John Kelly
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NEIL Harris could have defenders Shaun Cummings and Shaun Hutchinson available for the League One clash with Fleetwood this weekend.
EXCLUSIVE
By John Kelly
Johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
AIDEN O’BRIEN admitted Millwall players were “down” after Tuesday night’s defeat to Bolton.
A fifth league loss in six games leaves the Lions above Oldham and the relegation zone only on goal difference. Sammy Ameobi and David Wheater scored in the first and last five minutes to inflict a second home defeat on Millwall in the league this season. By the time Neil Harris’ side face
Fleetwood this Saturday it will have been more than two months since they recorded a league win at The Den. Millwall couldn’t find a way to break down a Bolton defence that included former Lion Mark Beevers. The closest they came was through Steve Morison’s first-half header that was saved by Mark Howard. But O’Brien wants the side to put the disappointment behind them as they get ready to take on Fleetwood. “Watching from the sidelines from the start we had a lot of chances to score but the keeper has made a few good saves,” O’Brien said. “It just wasn’t our night. “Everything that we did in front of
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goal, it just wasn’t happening. We’ve just got to carry on and hope we get the win on Saturday, that’s the main thing. “I thought Beevs was excellent, Wheater was excellent, winning their fair share of headers. On another day the chance that Moro had when he flicked it on and it hit the goalie (goes in), he didn’t have a clue where it was. “Everyone had a little word with Beevers before and after, he was a big part of the team, as everyone saw last season. “We need to come back stronger on Saturday, work hard on the training pitch on Thursday and Friday, get ready for Fleetwood at home. “(Tuesday night) is gone, they got the
three points and are happy, we’re all down and sad but things can change.” O’Brien returned to the side after he was originally expected to be out until the end of October with the knee injury he picked up against Rochdale. And he wants to quickly regain the form that saw him score in three successive games before his setback. O’Brien said: “I thank the physio and sports science staff for getting me back as soon as they did. On the positive side I was happy to get out there and shake off all the cobwebs. “I was in flying form before I got injured, scoring a few goals. I just need to get back into the flow of things and hopefully we can get going again.”
Both players featured for the U23s in their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Bromley on Monday. Cummings has been out since February, while Hutchinson has featured just once in competitive action for Millwall since his move from Fulham in the summer. The Lions lost 2-0 to Bolton on Tuesday night, the ninth game in a row in all competitions they have failed to keep a clean sheet. Harris’ side haven’t managed a clean sheet in the league since the opening-day 3-0 win over Oldham at The Den. They have leaked 25 goals in thirteen League One fixtures so far this season, more than every other team except Gillingham. Millwall’s injury list is shortening, and Aiden O’Brien came on as a substitute against Bolton after recovering from a knee problem. Asked whether Cummings and Hutchinson could be in contention to face Fleetwood, Harris said: “Possibly. They both got through 75 minutes or so (Monday), but they’ve both been out a long time. “Obviously Aiden’s back in the group and that will stand him in good stead. “Hutchinson and Cummings, it would be nice to have them fit sooner rather than later, but we have to be careful with them and only put them in when they are ready.” THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%