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October 22nd 2015
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A REAL LIFE GRIM FAIRYTALE
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Editorial
Leaseholders bear the brunt of regeneration
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HE LAST man living on a deserted Aylesbury Estate block is in the middle of a real life grim fairy tale, after he came home one day to find total strangers had really made themselves at his flat.
They’d had a bath and dried themselves on his towel, before hanging it up to dry along with their wet washing. They’d put their toothbrush next to his and left their phone charger in the wall. Mr Kerrigan was very understanding about this modern-day Goldilocks breaking into his home and putting their feet up, but he did admit to finding the pitch black corridors and eerie sounds of voices echoing round the otherwise empty block “quite daunting.” Mr Kerrigan is one of a remaining handful of leaseholders who are staying in their homes (and their investments) to fight for the best deal they can get from Southwark Council, who want to knock down the estate and build a mixed community in its place. The arguments for and against wholesale ‘regeneration’ of this nature tend to be very partisan, with one side screaming ‘social cleansing’ and the other flying the flag of ‘progress’ and improved living conditions. What gets lost are the real people in the middle of it all, having their lives turned upside down because of their postcode. Many of the leaseholders left on the Aylesbury have lived there for over twenty years, have family, friends and jobs nearby and would lose more than four walls if they couldn’t afford to stay in the borough. Some of them have also paid off their mortgages but survive on low incomes, so losing their home is also losing their financial security. Southwark Council may well believe it is doing the best thing for the borough and its residents by tearing down the Walworth estate and certainly doesn’t have a proactive social cleansing agenda, but while it’s driving the steamroller of ‘progress’, doesn’t it also have a duty of care to all of its residents at the same time? Would any of us want to live in a derelict block with no lighting or heating, with people sleeping and defecating in the corridors and squatters breaking in to take a bath? How would any of us react to losing our home, our security, and being put in a position where we could be forced to live miles away from the lives we have built up over years? When the North Peckham estate was knocked down we saw leaseholders living on a building site, with their walls shaking as their neighbours’ properties were torn down around them. When the Heygate was demolished we reported tales of the heating and hot water going off while elderly residents tried to hold out in their first family homes. A former Tory councillor in Southwark, Toby Eckersley, has thrown his lot in with the leaseholders because once he fought all the way to the Court of Appeal to save his home and he says: “I understand the pain and suffering involved.” The amount of money involved in regeneration schemes like the Aylesbury, the Heygate and the North Peckham Estate is enough to make your eyes water, so can’t more be set aside from the outset to help those Southwark citizens who are going to be the living fallout of the borough’s regeneration?
Southwark News, Thursday October 22, 2015
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Peckham man Paul earns his stripes as he’s named London Bee Keeper of the Year
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A BEE enthusiast from Peckham has been left buzzing after being crowned with the capital’s best bee keeping award.
Paul Vagg, 48, of Stanbury Road, only began bee keeping three years ago. Since then he has set up four hives in his back garden, as well as looking after another fifteen training hives nearby that are used to educate new bee keepers. In his free time Paul gives talks to local groups, including school groups which he particularly enjoys. “Kids become enthralled by the bees and very engaged”, he said. When not giving talks, Paul helps collect stray bee swarms. He told the News of his shock when on one routine call the bees got out of control: “The sky turned black with a feral swarm, they covered the buildings
along Stanbury Road... there must have been over 100,000 bees loose.” Paul stepped in to advise neighbours to stay indoors whilst the swarm dispersed. Paul was buzzing with excitement after receiving the esteemed London Bee Keeper of the Year award last week. Swarms of people turned up to the London Honey Show last Sunday, where he received the award to thank him for his dedication to the beekeeping community. Paul said he was ‘stunned’ to receive the award as he is not very experienced. “I really wasn’t expecting it,” he said. Despite being told several years ago that because he was permanently on crutches he would not be able to become a bee keeper, Paul has obtained qualifications in both basic bee keeping and is working towards becoming a Master Beekeeper. To find out more about how you can help bees in your area visit: www.lbka.org.uk
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ONE MAN SHOT AND ANOTHER STABBED IN NIGHT OF VIOLENCE
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First part of cycle superhighway open at the Elephant SOUTHWARK: The first section of a new cycle superhighway has opened in the borough. Transport for London (TfL) has completed the two-way 800m section, from Elephant and Castle to the Peabody estate on Blackfriars Road, and engineers continue to work to complete the route to King’s Cross. The new North-South section will intersect with the new Quietway from Waterloo to Greenwich at Webber Street, as well as the existing Cycle Superhighway 7 at Princess Street.
Spooky goings-on at graveyard for Halloween
BOROUGH: Crossbones Graveyard is getting into the Halloween spirit with a couple of spook-tacular events at the end of the month.
First up, a free memorial service for loved ones, as well as for the “outcast dead”, will take place in the graveyard tomorrow evening. Attendees are advised to meet at 6.45pm at the Crossbones gates in Redcross Way for a 7pm start. On October 31, a special ‘Halloween of Crossbones’ will take place. The evening will take place at The Table Café in Southwark Street, and will feature an array of spooky celebrations. A “ritual drama” will honour the dead, which will be followed by a performance of poems and songs. The evening will end with a procession to Crossbones graveyard and a memorial service. Redcross Way will be closed between Union Street and Southwark Street on October 23 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and October 31 from 4pm to 9pm.
Southwark News, Thursday October 22, 2015
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Police investigating whether incidents are linked By Amelia Burr
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ONE MAN was shot and another stabbed as antisocial behaviour outside a cluster of all-night party venues in Peckham got out of hand at the weekend.
The incidents come a month after a 40-year-old man was stabbed leaving a music event in nearby Hatcham Road. One venue has now been issued with a temporary closure order by the council. Southwark has not yet explained why the order was issued. Just after 4am on Sunday morning a 21-year-old was shot in the leg in Ormside Street. A few hours later a nineteen-year-old was stabbed in nearby Ilderton Road, at the junction with Old Kent Road. Both victims were taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition and the police are still trying to establish if the two incidents were linked. Music from the venues, all churches during the day, have been plaguing the peace and quiet of those living on the Tustin Estate and neighbouring
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residential streets for years, according to father-of-two Jimmy Shilling. “It ain’t church music,” said Jimmy, of neighbouring Gerard Close, who claims the persistent noise problem has been so bad it has brought his wife to tears at times. “You show me a church that opens at 3.00 in the morning. You’re forever hearing shouting and screaming at all hours of the night. I hope it gets shut down.” “I’ve got to breaking point,” he added, after having reported the issue
to the police and the council’s noise team on several occasions over the years. Councillor Michael Situ, Southwark’s cabinet member for communities and safety, said: “We take the concerns of local people very seriously and have been working with local partners to address these problems.” Cllr Situ is working with the police to take enforcement action against the venues concerned, but he said: “We are
required to follow due process and this takes time. To date, we have already issued a temporary closure order on one of the premises concerned and we are currently considering further enforcement action where appropriate. We would call on local operators to support us by recognising the serious nature of the recent incidents that have occurred by understanding the impact these events are having on the local community; and by working with us to bring these concerns to an end.”
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Woman fights off man in ‘horrible attack’ By Joey Millar
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SOUTHWARK POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a young woman was violently assaulted and groped in a “horrible attack” earlier this month.
The woman in her early twenties got off the 133 bus from Brixton to Borough at around 3.45am on October 4. As she reached Harper Road, Bermondsey, she was struck on the head from behind and groped by a man. She fought off her attacker, shouted at him and escaped to meet a nearby
friend. Her attacker fled the scene and the woman was treated at hospital for facial injuries. The attacker is described as a white man, approximately 5’6” tall, with a shaved head and wearing black clothes. Detective Carri Blackman from Southwark CID said: “This was a horrible attack on a young woman. Fortunately she managed to fight off her attacker, otherwise this could have been even worse. We are extremely keen to identify her attacker as soon as possible.” Anyone with information should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Southwark News, Thursday October 22, 2015
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By Amelia Burr
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THE “CARE home crisis” in the borough worsened this week as it was revealed one of Southwark’s nine premises will be closing its doors.
The 35 older people from Southwark currently housed in Camberwell Green home will have to be re-housed elsewhere after the provider, HC-One, made the decision to close the facility Southwark Council placed an embargo on Camberwell Green care home well over a year ago, preventing any elderly people being placed there until standards improved, after it was rated as ‘requiring improvement’ by health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The home will not close until all 35 residents are re-housed, but with two other homes in the borough in special measures, some residents may need to be moved outside of the borough. A spokesperson for HC-One said the
layout of the home made it difficult to provide a high standard of care - with rooms spread across four floors and limited outdoor and communal space. Recruiting and retaining enough staff in a nationwide nursing shortage has also been a challenge, despite ongoing efforts at the home. “Having reviewed the situation carefully, and in consultation with the Local Authority and local CCG [Clinical Commissioning Group], we have taken the difficult decision to close the home. “Over the coming weeks we will be working closely with residents, their loved ones, Southwark Council, and Southwark CCG, to ensure residents are offered places at other care homes of their choice and which meet their individual care needs. This has been a very difficult decision, but one made in the best interests of our residents. Their health, safety and wellbeing is always our top priority,” said the spokesperson, who added staff at the home would also be supported to find roles in other HCOne homes.
Cllr Stephanie Cryan, Southwark’s cabinet member for adult care and financial inclusion, described the decision to close as “extremely disappointing” after “significant efforts” were made to improve the care services at the home over the last six months. “Our overriding priority is the residents of this care home. We will work closely with NHS CCG colleagues and HC-one to ensure that suitable alternative arrangements are made that meet individual needs, that relatives are well supported and that this is handled with the sensitivity and respect that our residents deserve.” Last month the News reported that Burgess Park care home was rated ‘inadequate’ by the CQC and put into special measures alongside Tower Bridge care home, also run by HC-One. Liberal Democrat councillor, Maria Lyndforth-Hall, previously told the News that a council embargo on three out of nine homes in the borough was leading to a “care home crisis”, where residents would need to be placed outside of Southwark.
Southwark News, Thursday October 22, 2015
Police release CCTV in hunt for knife duo
By Amelia Burr
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POLICE HAVE released CCTV images of a dangerous duo, after train passengers were threatened at knife point. In the first incident, on August 8, a man was threatened by two people with a knife on a train from Bellingham before the suspects got off at Elephant and Castle. Just before noon on the same day what appears to be the same two young men boarded a train bound for Beckenham at Elephant and Castle. They sat down next to a man who was on his phone and demanded he hand it over. When the victim refused, one of the pair pressed a knife against his chest. As the train pulled into Bellingham, the man started shouting to other passengers that the men were trying to rob him and they ran off the train. The police are now circulating CCTV images and ask that anyone who recognise the people in them come forward. DC Denis Mahoney said: “We are still seeking to identify those responsible at this time, and are today asking for the public’s help. I think the people in the images can help us with our investigation. Who are they?” Anyone with information is asked to contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, or text 61016, quoting reference SSUB/B5 of 14/10/2015.
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Southwark News, Thursday October 22, 2015
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Southwark News, Thursday October 22, 2015
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Teen stabbed multiple times
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE: A teenager was stabbed multiple times in the grounds of a church on Tuesday night.
Police were called just after 10.30pm to reports of a stabbing in St Mary’s Churchyard in Newington Butts. Officers found a boy believed to be in his late teens with multiple stab wounds. The London Ambulance Service was called and the boy was taken to a south London hospital where he remains. No arrests have been made and enquiries continue. This incident took place yards away from where sixteen-year-old Mohamed Dura Ray was stabbed in Canterbury Place on September 14.
Days left to raise Coal Line funds
PECKHAM: There are just days left for an urban park, which would run along a disused railway line in Peckham, to hit its fundraising target.
Thousands of pledges have already raised £49,000 but the campaign has just ten days left to raise the remaining £16,000 needed to reach the £65,000 crowdfunding target. For more information on the proposed Coal Line or to donate, visit www.spacehive.com/peckhamcoalline
MAN STABBED IN NECK IN BUSY PECKHAM STREET Witnesses report armed officers filling road after attack
Police closed off the scene in Peckham
By Amelia Burr
amelia@southwarknews.co.uk
A 23-year-old man was rushed to hospital after being stabbed in the neck in Peckham on Tuesday evening.
One man has been arrested in
connection with the incident, which occurred just after 7pm in Rye Lane’s busting thoroughfare. Police were called to reports of a man injured outside Peckham Rye Station and found the young victim with a stab injury to his neck. London Ambulance Service
attended and he was taken to a south London hospital for treatment. His injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. It is believed the victim was attacked in nearby Blenheim Grove before making his way to Rye Lane.
When the News went to press no one had been charged with the incident and police were continuing with their enquiries. Witnesses reported at least eight police cars, an ambulance and armed officers filled the road as Rye Lane was cordoned off and buses diverted.
TfL confirms plans to build on tube stations By Joey Millar
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TRANSPORT FOR London have confirmed their intentions to build 10,000 homes on its land over the next decade, including developments at a number of sites across Southwark.
Earlier this year, the News reported that several TfL sites in the borough were being earmarked for development, including Bermondsey,
Elephant and Castle and Southwark tube stations, the Bricklayers Arms junction, land in Southwark Street next to Crossbones Graveyard, and the Bakerloo Line depot in St George’s Circus. Around 80 homes may be built above Bermondsey tube station, 300 at the depot and a further 300 at Southwark tube station and the adjacent Styles House – something Southwark Council has previously confirmed will depend entirely on the
support of nearby residents. TfL will now be working with development partners to “turn those plans into reality.” Graeme Craig, Director of Commercial Development at TfL, said: “We’re determined to use our assets to help create more homes and jobs for Londoners. As the custodians of some of the best assets in the capital, it is right that we explore every opportunity to maximise the use of our land.”
Southwark News, Thursday October 22, 2015
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FIRE HERO GEORGE BL A ZES AHE AD TO WIN BLUE PL AQUE By Amelia Burr amelia@southwarknews.co.uk
A YOUNG soldier who earned the nickname the ‘Coconut Bomber’ in the First World War and went on to spend the next war fighting fires in Southwark, has won the borough’s Blue Plaque this year.
Sergeant George Arthur Roberts was a clear winner bagging well over half of the votes cast for his contribution to Southwark at a time of great change and turmoil. While living in Camberwell, he saved countless lives as a fireman, earning himself a British Empire Medal and represented the local branch of the British Legion. George was born in 1890 on the Caribbean island of Trinidad where he enrolled as a soldier. When the First World War began, the enthusiastic young volunteer signed up to the European Service and worked his way to England, where he was placed in the Middlesex Regiment and shipped off to The Front in France. A clipping from Every Week magazine in 1918 says he did “splendid service” in
the Dardanelles and served in many “severe engagements” in those torrid months as he was injured in both the battle of Loos and the Somme. He earned his nickname as the Coconut Bomber because he could throw bombs like he used to throw coconuts as a child – at least that is what was reported by the Every Week. “…he showed great proficiency as a Battalion Bomber, being able to throw his bomb a distance of 74 yards. This extraordinary throw was largely the result of his youthful experience in bringing down coconuts from the palms in his native island,” read the article. George met his wife Margaret in 1920 and they lived at a few different addresses in Southwark, but he settled in the Lewis Trust Dwellings in Warner Road, Camberwell and this remained his
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home until he died in January, 1970. Not a man to shy away from danger, as the Second World War began, George signed up to the National Fire Service. In 1943 the former electrical engineer was made a section leader and in 1944 he was awarded a British Empire Medal for “general duties at New Cross Fire Station and for his part as a founder and pioneer of the Discussion and Education groups of the Fire Service throughout the Second World War.” These voluntary talking shops were a part of a national move to try and prevent a repetition of a ‘sleepwalk’ to war and a fascist state through open debate. Local historian, Stephen Bourne, who spent years researching the “forgotten Camberwell hero” said he was “thrilled” to hear George will be recognised by a Southwark Blue Plaque. "I was thrilled with the positive reaction I had from voters,” said Stephen. “The London Fire Brigade have been very enthusiastic and supportive…most of them were unaware of George's work as a fire officer during the Second World War until the nomination was announced. He is a worthy recipient," he added.
Southwark News, Thursday October 22, 2015 George A. Roberts in the Picture Post, 1942
SUSPECT SWEARS AT BARRISTER IN COURT INTERROGATION
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A MURDER suspect called a barrister a “nobhead” this week after claiming his uncle had confessed to shooting dead Ben Purdy during a conversation in their prison cell.
Michael Bagnall, 22, is said to have organised the attack on the 18-yearold Bermondsey boy to “teach him a lesson” when he started dating his exgirlfriend. Gun collector Andrew Bayne, 37, was allegedly recruited by his nephew before carrying out the killing in Bermondsey on November 23 last year. Bayne denies responsibility for the murder and claims it was Bagnall who brought the weapon to the scene.
Nephew and uncle accuse one another of being responsible for the shooting of teen Ben Purdy
Giving evidence for the second time after he was recalled to the stand, Bagnall claimed Bayne had boasted of carrying out the shooting while in their Belmarsh prison cell. “He did say that he did shoot someone and his nephews didn't have a clue about what he was doing,” Bagnall claimed. “I was arguing with him, saying he put me in prison. He brought a gun that day. I was pissed off with him.” But when Bayne’s barrister, Andrew Lloyd-Eley QC, accused him of lying, Bagnall replied: “You nobhead.
Don’t f*****g shout at me.” The QC suggested: “If that had been said, you would have said it in given evidence.” Bagnall responded: “I’m telling the whole truth. I didn’t want to get him into any more trouble.” Bayne had claimed he was bullied by his nephew and another cellmate, who allegedly threatened him, drew on his face and even dunked his head in the toilet. Prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC suggested Bagnall had also masterminded a letter, purporting to
come from Bayne’s fiancée, which said she wanted nothing more to do with him. Bagnall insisted: “We had no idea he had a gun. He just pulled it out of nowhere, like a doughnut.” It is claimed Bayne and Bagnall were involved in a joint enterprise with Reece Bayne, 19, and a 17-yearold, who cannot be named. They allegedly tracked Ben Purdy down to Mossington Gardens, before shooting him in the head. Michael Bagnall and Andrew Bayne, of Alpine Road, Rotherhithe,
VICTIM... Ben Purdy
Reece Bayne, of Concorde Way, also in Rotherhithe, and the 17-year-old, all deny murder. Michael Bagnall, his 19 year-old sister Lee-Ann Bagnall and Anthony Bayne, both also of Alpine Road, Rotherhithe, all deny affray relating to an earlier confrontation. Michael Bagnall, Reece Bayne, and the 17-year-old all deny conspiracy to commit assault occasioning ABH. Andrew Bayne denies possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. The trial continues.
‘ I c ame h o me to fi n d s tr an g e r’ s t o o t h b ru sh a nd w a s h i ng h a n gi n g ou t in my fla t ’
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THE LAST man living in an otherwise deserted block on the Aylesbury Estate came home to find wet washing strewn all over the flat, a stranger’s toothbrush next to his and his towel, now used, drying on the radiator.
Mr Kerrigan, who does not want to give his full name, has called for Southwark Council to tighten security around his block after the ‘Goldilocks’ incident earlier this month, when his home of 27 years was broken into, with the intruders making themselves right at home. “It was very weird,” said Mr Kerrigan, “To see a toothbrush there next to mine. They had a bath and used my towel. I was in shock, to be honest with you.”
“It was very weird. To see a toothbrush there next to mine. They had a bath and used my towel. I was in shock, to be honest with you.” Mr Kerrigan called the police, whom he says advised him to bag up all the imposters’ belongings and put them outside the flat with a note which read: ‘To whom it may concern, I live here. Please do not break in again.’ A few days later the professional poker player left his flat to go and send an angry email to the council, having had no response to him reporting the security breach. While he was detailing the ineffective security on the fenced gates surrounding the estate, the three bears returned, and this time, they took
everything. Father-of-two, Mr Kerrigan, 46, arrived at his front door in the Bradenham block to see three men walking towards him with his television, stereo and guitar. He asked them to stop and while one of the burglars felt sorry for him and handed over his guitar, another became aggressive and when Mr Kerrigan tried surreptitiously to call the police in his pocket, they snatched his phone and swung a metal chain at his head. Mr Kerrigan escaped unhurt and the
objected to the CPOs. As a homeowner who previously battled all the way to the Court of Appeal to save his own property, Mr Eckersley was happy to lend his experience to the objectors, who were initially “out-gunned” with no legal representation up against the council’s barrister. “I have to say it’s been interesting sharing a view with Piers Corbyn,” said Mr Eckersley, who has remained a “good Tory” throughout, sticking to his belief in property rights and the protection of home ownership. The objectors argued at the two and a half day hearing that the estate should be refurbished and that the original
decision to demolish was invalid, because councillors in 2005 did not have all the information necessary to compare the two options. The council’s barrister argued regeneration followed the mandate of the Aylesbury Area Action Plan – the planning blue print for the area – and that previous planning inspectors had found in favour of regeneration over refurbishment. The 35percent campaign, who blog about new developments meeting Southwark’s quota of social housing, claimed a victory during the hearing as their evidence resulted in a tight definition of what constitutes social rent being written into the legal agreement
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three men made off with his stuff, unbeknown to the security guard posted on the gate. “The lights were out on the corridor, so from the security gate to the flat it was pitch black. My fear is they are still living here somewhere. It’s pretty daunting to walk around,” said Mr Kerrigan. “I think there should be more security.” It is not uncommon for Mr Kerrigan to see rough sleepers coming out of the bin cupboards and earlier this month he even sent a picture of human faeces in the middle of his corridor to Southwark’s cabinet member for regeneration, Mark Williams. “It doesn’t feel like my home anymore,” said Mr Kerrigan, whose family have lived in the area for a hundred years. Mr Kerrigan is the only man left on Bradenham, because he has so far refused the council’s offers to purchase his property so they can knock the
block down as part of the estate’s proposed regeneration. “I don’t want to give up, but when I go in there it doesn’t feel like home,” added Mr Kerrigan, who is now asking Cllr Williams to ensure he is safe in his home, which has also not had heating or hot water for the last few weeks. Cllr Mark Williams told the News that it was “unacceptable that the remaining residents on this phase of the Aylesbury do not feel safe in their own homes and we will be looking at what we can do to strengthen security while we wait to get full possession of the site. “In the meantime we are close to reaching an agreement with Mr Kerrigan, which we hope means he will be able to move out of the otherwise empty block soon and in the meantime we are working to make sure he remains as comfortable and safe as possible including fixing the heating problem and making the area more secure.”
‘Good Tory’ joins housing campaigners in buy-out battle By Amelia Burr
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A FORMER Tory councillor joined together with Jeremy Corbyn’s brother Piers and housing campaigners to take on Southwark Council in a legal battle last week.
Before Toby Eckersley stepped down from being a veteran Conservative councillor last year, he heard Aylesbury leaseholders put their case to the council about the proposed compulsory purchase orders (CPO) on their homes in order to knock the estate down and rebuild it. Last week he joined the leaseholders at a public inquiry as they legally
for the development. “They achieved something on behalf of the objectors and the wider public,” said Mr Eckersley. “One cannot drive out people on low income from central London, that’s not right and I have some
The objectors presenting case at the hearing last week
sympathy with that point of view.” The planning inspector will make a recommendation to the Secretary of State, who will then authorise or block the compulsory purchase orders, with a decision likely in four to five months.
Doctor calls for tighter HGV rules after near miss with truck sees bike ‘mangled’
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A DOCTOR at Guy’s Hospital has called for tighter regulations on HGVs, after miraculously escaping without injury when his bike was crushed on Southwark Bridge last week.
Dad-of-three Dr Adrian Hopper was cycling past the junction with Southwark Street on October 15 when he was hit by a tipper truck, which “mangled” his bike under its middle wheels. Incredibly, Adrian was thrown free of the wreckage and ended up “just a little bruised.” He told the News: “I’ve been cycling for 30 years and I’ve never had a problem. This is how all those cyclists get killed: they get hit by the front wheel and dragged under the middle wheels – there’s no escape. “My bike disappeared under the middle wheels of the truck and got completely mangled. If that was a human being… you wouldn’t be very well, shall we say.”
Witness Charles Bell arrived at the scene just moments after the accident took place and feared the worst when he saw the carnage. He said: “When we saw the bike under the wheels we thought the cyclist must be under the truck somewhere. We actually couldn’t figure out where he was because
Adrian and his mangled bike
he just standing around so calmly.” Adrian was shaken but almost completely unharmed. It was not necessary for an ambulance to be called and the Islington resident continued on to Guy’s Hospital, where he carried out a normal day’s work. However he did say that the incident had
“caught up with him” and called for road safety changes to be made regarding trucks in London. He said: “Tipper trucks in rush hour are a real menace. For one thing the cabs are ridiculously high for driving in inner-city traffic. I pity the drivers, they can see very little. “Can you really ban them? After all, the building industry needs to go on. But I think their speed should be limited to 20mph. It’s crazily high at the moment, you see some of them speeding along like buses. The current regulations are pathetic.” No-one has been arrested in connection with the incident.
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WALWORTH: A teenager was hospitalised after he was knocked off his bike in a collision with a coach on Wednesday.
The fourteen-year-old cyclist was taken to a central London hospital in a serious but stable condition after the incident in Thurlow Street, Walworth at 3.30pm. His injuries were not thought to be lifethreatening. The driver was spoken to by the police and was not arrested.
Post Office returns to Dulwich Village
DULWICH: Dulwich Village will once again have a post office after a local pharmacy agreed to take on the service.
Rumsey Pharmacy, on Dulwich Village Road, is set to open up a post office within its current shop in December. The whole chemist is going to be renovated ahead of the opening and the new post office will provide exactly the same services as the previous branch. Councillor Anne Kirby said: “Having a post office within the pharmacy will enable local residents to simultaneously access pharmacy services, such as repeat prescriptions and the minor ailments service, as well being able to collect pensions, deposit savings and access a free cash point.”
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Surrey Docks Farm calls for locals’ support to revitalise western edge By Joey Millar
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SURREY DOCKS Farm is appealing for help from visitors and supporters in their campaign to revitalise the western edge of the site.
The farm has applied for a grant from Veolia Environmental Trust and have asked people to fill in a questionnaire at their website explaining why the farm deserves the grant. At the moment, the western area – which makes up around a third the total area of the whole farm – is “under-developed, under-visited and unwelcoming” – a real pigsty! Hugh Watson, the farm’s marketing manager, explained: “There is all this space that is not being fully realised. People can’t go all the way around the path so they’re missing out on this whole area, and the place just looks a bit rundown. “For people walking up the road, this is the first part of the farm they see. It might be putting people off visiting so it’s something we really need to improve. “Just as importantly, it will also improve animal welfare.” The grant will fund a number of improvements to the area, including a
Livestock manager Claire Elson and marketing manager Hugh Watson with the farm’s hairy Mangalitsa pigs
new path which will allow visitors to greater access to more animals, educational activity areas and a new pig house. Livestock Manager Claire Elson said: “The specially designed pig house would allow mums to give birth there, rather than be taken somewhere else where visitors couldn’t see them. With the new pig house, with its glass
windows, visitors could see the piglets grow and interact with their mums.” However, Veolia must be satisfied that there is a clear need for the grant in the farm and support from visitors and local residents. Claire urged people who care about the farm and the services it provides to help out and register their interest. She said: “We want to make the farm
Council mocked for £100k ‘Director of Modernise’ job By Joey Millar
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL was left blushing this week after an advert for a new directorial position was slammed as political satire.
The council are hiring a ‘Director of Modernise’, a bizarrely-named position that will pay upwards of £97,000 per year. It has been compared to the ‘Director of Better’, a fictional job title in the BBC sitcom W1A, and described on Twitter as a “stupid” and “silly.” One online commenter added: “Christ, obv budgets aren't too stretched for silly job titles!” The advert, posted on Guardian jobs, begins: “We’ll be honest. These are big roles. Budgets are down. And we’re aiming high.” It goes on to describe a position that will focus on streamlining services and
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modernise strategies. The advert ends with the phrase “Unleash the spirit of Southwark.” Anood Al-Samerai, leader of Southwark Lib Dems, said: “This confusing and expensive job ad ends with ‘Unleash the Spirit of Southwark’ – what on earth does that mean? “It leaves a very bad taste in the mouth that the Labour council can find money for fancy new positions like this, while
not delivering on their basic promises, such as giving every council tenant a new kitchen and bathroom.” Cllr Fiona Colley, Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance, defended the position – although admitted she understood why “some people might joke” about the title. She said: “Councils have to change the way we deliver services. With massive cuts to our budgets we have to innovate and modernise to provide the services our residents want efficiently. “At Southwark, the new director will transform our IT, workplace and the way we run our smaller workforce, and will need to challenge everything we do to make sure we’re delivering the best for local people. “I can understand why some people might joke about a Director of Modernise, but this is no ‘Director of Better’ style non-job. It’s a huge job in a great borough.”
better for both visitors and animals. The application is really important. We want to show that we’ve been here for 40 years and we’re here to stay.” Sow what do you say? Go the whole hog by supporting the grant and fill in a short questionnaire at the farm’s website
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Regen boss reiterates plan for leisure centre on ‘green haven’
THE COUNCIL’S regeneration boss has reiterated his intention to put forward a “green haven” as the site for a new leisure centre, after spending a month considering his decision.
Residents had reacted with fury after learning that the green patch of land on the western edge of Surrey Quays Shopping Centre car park was being mooted as a potential site for Seven Island Leisure Centre’s proposed replacement. However, following a meeting of the council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) last month, Councillor Mark Williams froze the decision-making process until this week to allow him to consider all potential sites before making his proposal. On Monday, however, he confirmed to the OSC that he still believed that the patch of land was “the best option.” Catherine Whitaker, of the Canada Water West Residents Action Group, said: “It just seems that the decision is a done deal. They have gone away and done their homework and basically put more flesh on their preferred recommendation. They say they’ve looked into other sites but there is no point in offering us Rotherhithe police station and then immediately saying it’s too small because we know that.” A consultation will begin in midDecember in which residents will be asked for their opinion on the proposed sites. Councillor Anood Al-Samerai, a member of the OSC, said: “Liberal Democrat councillors are really troubled that Labour are still listening to developers and not local residents. They must carry out a genuine consultation where the people who live in the area and will use the new leisure centre actually get to decide where it is and what it looks like.”
Blow for pub campaign as listed status bid fails By Joey Millar
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CAMPAIGNERS FIGHTING to save a beloved Borough boozer from demolition received a blow last week when an application for listed status was turned down.
The rejection notice from Historic England acknowledged that, while the pub did boast “local architectural and historic interest”, it was not unique enough to become Grade II listed, which could have protected it against future development plans. The Lant Street watering hole is currently in danger of being demolished after developers put forward plans to replace it with a ten-storey block of flats. The rejection notice from Historic England said that unfortunately the building was of “standard construction” for its era, the portraits “do not appear original”, the windows “modern
replacements” and the fixtures and fittings “standard.” Walworth Society chair Jeremy Leach, who nominated the pub for listing, said: “We are disappointed, because it really is a characterful inter-war public house with a great live music scene. The bar for getting listed just keeps getting higher and higher. “Gone are the days when a pretty building can just get listed. It’s about being really special these days. Nobody goes in confident anymore but we were hopeful because a whole load of interwar pubs were listed a little while back.” Campaigners are still urging punters and residents to object to the planning application, on the council’s planning portal. Already nearly 350 people have submitted comments – you can add your own by visiting www.southwark.gov.uk/planning and searching the portal using 15/AP/3137
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Six months on from shooting of Ola Raji
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SIX MONTHS after a 21-yearold was shot dead in the street around the corner from his old youth club, detectives returned to the scene in Peckham to appeal for witnesses.
Ola Raji cycled into East Surrey Grove on April 21, when he was confronted by two people who shot and stabbed him at around 10.30pm. When the police arrived they found the former Sacred Heart pupil in a critical condition and he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at a central London hospital that night. On Wednesday night officers went back to the scene to urge anyone with information about Ola's murder to come forward. Detective Chief Inspector Will Reynolds, from the Met's Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: "We hope that our re-appeal will encourage anyone who is yet to speak to us to contact the investigation team. "Following previous appeals we are aware of a driver and occupants of a silver vehicle which was
parked in East Surrey Grove, outside the Damilola Taylor centre, a few minutes after Ola was shot. “These people may have vital information which could help us and we would like to speak to them. "I do understand that some people may not wish to speak directly to police. In that event, I urge them to call the independent charity Crimestoppers. The Crimestoppers guarantee of anonymity has never been broken and callers are not even asked for their name. If you know something, please make the call." In September a 25-year-old man was arrested for conspiracy to murder and has since been bailed to return in midNovember. Two men, aged 24 and 21, were also arrested in connection with this incident and have been further bailed to a date in mid-November. Two women, both aged twenty, were arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. They have since been re-bailed pending further enquiries to a date in mid-November. Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room on 020 8721 4205 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111
"We hope that our re-appeal will encourage anyone who is yet to speak to us to contact the investigation team”
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Two suspects captured on CCTV entering East Surrey Grove from Rosemary Road. Victim Ola Raji (inset)
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Lidl plan rejected
By Joey Millar
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PLANS TO demolish the Old Kent Road branch of supermarket giants Lidl and replace it with a bigger store with more parking spaces have been put back on the shelf by Southwark Council planners.
The proposal was rejected by officers, who said that the plans did not “optimise the level of development on the site.” It also criticised the “lack of an active frontage onto Old Kent Road”, with customers accessing the store via a moving walkway. The application proposed a twostorey building, with the store itself on the first storey and parking at ground level.
However, the number of parking spaces, which would have increased from 45 spaces to 92, was described by officers as “overprovision” given the area’s public transport facilities. Earlier this year the council urged the chain to reconsider its application, making more effort to provide other services at the site, including housing. However, the chain engaged in no further discussions before resubmitting the latest similar application. A spokesperson for Lidl said: “Whilst we are of course disappointed with the decision we are, as ever, committed to creating an improved shopping experience for our customers, in line with our store expansion ambitions, and will thus be reviewing plans in due course.”
FAMILY DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER YOUNG MUM DIES IN HER SLEEP
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MAIN...Terrilee with son Oliver
FAR RIGHT ... a collage of photos of Terrilee’s life made by her cousin Below ... Mum Pam and Terrilee take a selfie
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A DISTRAUGHT mother is pleading for answers after her beloved daughter died mysteriously in her sleep.
Terrilee Louise Sanderson was 24 years-old when she went to bed on August 30 and never woke up, leaving behind her baby son, Oliver, who at just twenty months old has no idea what has happened. Mum, Pam Clowsley, is now desperate for answers after Terrilee’s body was kept by the Coroner for weeks with no explanation and a cause of death has still not been given. “They’re saying it’s not suspicious,” said Terrilee’s Aunty June Wikoff, “but how can a 24-year-old girl just dying like that not be suspicious?” Pam, who says she has lost her best friend as well as her daughter, said Terrilee had complained of being tired and feeling sick in the week leading up to her death, but she has no idea if this was the reason she died or not. “I just need answers,” she said as she prepared a display of photographs to be displayed at the wake after Terrilee’s funeral on October 27. “You really grieve unless you know what happened,” said Pam. After a night out with friends where she reported feeling ill, Terrilee went home to her temporary flat on the Aylesbury estate and to bed. When her mum, who spoke to her every day on the phone, could not get hold of her that night and the following day, she said she knew something was
wrong. “I had a feeling something was wrong. She always answered the phone,” said Pam with tears rolling down her cheeks. “You know when it’s your own. I thought ‘she’s not right, that’s not my Terrilee.” Pam went round to Terrilee’s flat with her nephews and there was no answer so she called the police. The fire brigade had to break the door down, only for Pam to see the horrifying sight of young Terrilee, lying in her bed having passed away in her sleep. The “caring, happy and bubbly” young Terrilee, who loved music, dancing and pie and mash, was taken to St Thomas’ Hospital. Five days later Pam was told she could see her daughter’s body. It took all the strength she had to go up to the hospital that day with the support of her sister, June. When they got there nobody knew what was happening and she was eventually told she would not be able to see her baby girl after all. It took weeks before Pam could see her daughter and even then it was through a pane of glass. “I think it’s disgusting the way they’ve treated her,” said June. “No one’s telling her anything.” The Southwark Coroner declined to comment but said the family had been offered an ”immediate audience” with the senior coroner. Pam, 49, is now looking after Terrilee’s son Oliver, who is giving her the strength she needs to carry on. “I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him. He’s the double of her. He’s got her big smile, “ said Pam, who already lost one child when her son, James, died at the age of six when Terrilee was just a baby.
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“It’s just not right for your kids to go before you,” said Pam, who had at least expected it when James died as he had a disability from birth. “This was just a big shock – it just came out of nowhere,” said Pam. “I never thought this would happen to me again. I miss her so much. It’s so quiet without her.” Pam shows Oliver a photo of his mum every day so he can give her a kiss and she is keeping a memory box for him for when he is older. “He’s never going to forget his mum,” she said. “Terrilee will live through Oliver now because he’s so much like her,” said June, adding, “we miss her so much. She’s such a big loss.” The funeral will be taking place on Tuesday October 27 when Terrilee will be taken by horse-drawn carriage to Camberwell New Cemetery Chapel for a service at 2pm. A wake will follow at the Pyrotechnics Arms in Nunhead, where Terrilee was a regular. The family would like to invite anyone who knew Terrilee to attend the funeral and the wake.
C he ls e y Le e “Our memories will never be forgotten our nights out getting ready with the girls with few glasses of wine going out having a wicked night with a huge smile on her face dancing away cutting her shapes feet shuffling! She didn't just feel like a friend, she also felt like family and always will do. She stuck by me when times got hard and I will never forget how special her friendship was to me. I miss her with all my heart and if there was ever a clock so I could turn back time trust me I'd turn it back. She was one in a million and lit up everyone's world. Shine bright baby girl. Until we meet again my angel.” G em m a S a v i l l e “I promise I will never ever forget you. We was always there for each other no matter what and knowing that you’re not around to be by my side breaks my heart. I will always be there for Oliver and your mum without a doubt. Oliver's such a credit to you and he'll make you so proud. I'll miss you every day till we meet again chick. I love you forever and a day and I can't wait to see you again shine bright, the most beautiful angel in the sky.” E m m a R o se m e y e r “Your little boy is getting more and more clever and it's heart-breaking that you ain't here to watch. He will always remember you and the great mummy you was to him in the very little time you had with him. You have done him proud Tel. The hardest day is yet to come when we all have to say our final goodbyes, u will never be forgotten and even though you ain't with us no more your memories are and always will be and I'll treasure all them memories I have of you” L in d s a y R o s e m e ye r “The loss that we all feel is crazy and no words can ever explain that. I for one would give anything to have you back . You have no idea how much your presence is missed and how much of a difference there is without you here. RIP beautiful x x x”
To re a d t h e s e t r i b u t e s i n f u l l , v i s i t w w w. s o u t h w a r k n e w s . c o. u k
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FAKE PENALTY CHARGE LETTER ALMOST DUPED ME OUT OF £140
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Driver warns about scam letter asking for money By Joey Millar
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A DRIVER has issued a warning to other road users after receiving a scam penalty charge notice through her letter box.
Last week, the News revealed that scammers were targeting residents with fraudulent notices, purporting to be from Southwark Council and asking for
£140. Marketing professional Kathryn Bullock, who received a letter claiming she had driven in a bus lane in Denmark Hill, told the News: “I didn’t realise it was fake straightaway, I was almost duped. But then I noticed there wasn’t a time for the offence and only a hazy photo. “There were other clues. It was poorly printed and said Lewisham Council on
the back, even though it said it came from Southwark Council. It also said NSL on the front, which aren’t the contractors they use.” The Herne Hill woman said that the fraudsters had only targeted houses where the cars were parked in the driveways, because they could match up addresses and registration numbers in the letters. She said: “My neighbour was duped,
Kathryn Bullock with her fake letter
she was actually about to post the cheque. I caught her as she was literally going to the postbox. “It’s made me angry because it is the most vulnerable who are most likely to be tricked, and they have the least amount of money to spare.” Southwark Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment & Public Realm, Cllr Darren Merril, said: “I’m pleased to say that we’ve only had a handful of
enquiries about fake penalty charge notices since this came to light last week. “I would like to thank the resident who first alerted us, and Southwark News for helping to nip this in the bud by getting our warning out to people. “I would urge residents to remain vigilant and let us know if they do receive one of these fake notices, so that we can pass them on to the police.”
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Albins invite locals to remember loved ones
BERMONDSEY
By Joey Millar
joey@southwarknews.co.uk
FA ALBIN & Sons have invited people to honour their loved ones at the funeral directors’ annual Christmas remembrance service.
The event, which will take place on the evening of Wednesday, December 2, was attended by over 1,000 people last year. As always, it will be held in Albin’s memorial garden in Culling Road, with the gates opening at 6pm and the service beginning an hour later.
Barry Albin-Dyer, who passed away earlier this year after comforting thousands during his career, will be among those remembered at this year’s service. As with every year, Albins intend it to be for all local families remembering their loved ones. People wishing to remember late family members or friends can take part in a gold star tribute on the day. Memorial messages will be written on the paper stars and hung up on a Christmas tree in the garden. The stars are now available to collect from any of the Albin offices.
Hot refreshments will be available
Dream of owning your own home? Right to Buy could open the door for you. ADVERTORIAL
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ight to Buy is the scheme that helps eligible council and housing association tenants to buy their home at a discount on the market value. Since discounts were increased in 2012, over 35,000 people in England have become homeowners through the Right to Buy scheme.
Could this be the right time for you – or somebody you know – to join them? You can get a maximum of 70% off the price of your home – up to a cash value of £77,900, or £103,900 in London. Each year this discount increases by the rate of inflation. Recent changes in eligibility mean you now only need to be a secure council tenant for three years instead of five before you can apply to buy your home. So now could be the ideal time to take that next step. Buying your home is a life-changing decision and a commitment you shouldn’t make without seeking expert impartial advice. First you need to find out whether you’re eligible and if you can afford it. Who qualifies for the Right to Buy?
If you’re a tenant and can answer ‘yes’ to the following questions, then you are likely to be eligible to buy your current home through Right to Buy: •
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Are you currently a council tenant, or were you living in your home when the council transferred it to another landlord (usually a housing association)? Have you been a council or housing association tenant for 3 years or more? Can you confirm that you do not live in sheltered housing or other housing designed for elderly or disabled people?
home and whether you’re eligible for a discount through Right to Buy, have a look at our website. There is a simple quiz to check if you might be eligible, an easy-to-use calculator to help you work out if you can afford to buy and lots of practical tips about the buying process. If you decide to go ahead you will need to fill in the application form and take the process forward with your landlord. Support from start to finish
There is plenty of guidance available to help you decide if it’s the right choice for you. You’re not on your own.
With the Government’s official Right to Buy adviser service, you can get free and impartial advice as well as the help and support you need throughout the process of buying your home from filling in the application form to completing your purchase – if you decide it’s the right choice for you. The advisers can provide information on finding a mortgage, appointing a solicitor and arranging a survey. If you are midway through buying and have a problem, get in touch with the adviser service and they can help you. The advisers are available from Monday to Friday, 8am until 6pm. You can phone, email or chat online. For more information: Website: www.communities.gov.uk/therighttobuy Phone: 0300 123 0913 Email: enquiry@righttobuyagent.org.uk
Tenants also need to be free from legal problems with debt or outstanding possession orders, and your home mustn’t be due to be demolished.
The government has plans to extend Right to Buy. If you’re a housing association tenant and currently not eligible for Right to Buy you can sign up to receive updates on the scheme by visiting our Right to Buy website. You can also look at other government schemes that might help you on www.ownyourhome.gov.uk. What to do next
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before and after the service.
Man suffers from burns in Nunhead NUNHEAD: A man was hospitalised with burnt hands and smoke inhalation after he was rescued from a house fire on Thursday, October 15.
The man was led to safety by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus. The fire within the three storey house in Gibbon Road damaged part of the ground floor. Two fire engines and fourteen firefighters from Peckham and New Cross fire stations tackled the blaze. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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HALF TERM FUN
R e a ch f o r t h e s k i e s f o r s o m e s o a r a w a y h a l f t e r m f u n YOU CAN’T miss the Emirates Aviation Experience. For one thing, there’s a giant Rolls Royce jet engine jutting out from the front of it, writes Laura Burgoine...
A new addition to the £4 million site, which opened in 2013, it’s proving a very popular selfie spot, I’m told. Inside, you can ogle at the inner workings of the intricate engine with an interactive touchscreen that breaks down the aircraft and puts flying in laymen’s terms. The pristine centre is set up like an airport with runway lights guiding
you through, flight boards, a replica of an A380 where guests can find out what happens behind-thescenes, and the ideal selfie opportunity: a replica cockpit. With props! There’s a pilot’s hat and an Emirates flight attendant hat and a selfie camera that instantly delivers all the glamour of being a pilot without the years of training. You can even turn the seatbelt sign on and off and play the captain’s announcement. It’s a thrill that never wears off, the staff assure me. A panoramic video that follows a suitcase’s two kilometre journey
through Dubai airport is really clever; the entire experience leaves me with a newfound appreciation for just how much time, man power, money, effort and precision goes into getting a plane off the ground. You can stay on the ground for small change, but for those who want to take to the skies, a flight simulator gives you a shot in the captain’s seat. Wannabee pilots can choose between flying a Boeing B777 or an Airbus A380 flight simulator. I chose the 777 because it was
more dramatic and Top Gun-esque; it has a thrust lever and a yoke (that’s a plane steering wheel –I’ve sat in a simulator for 30 minutes and now I’m acting like I’ve got my wings). I co-piloted with an instructor, who flies real planes as well as simulators, taking off from Heathrow in rainy conditions (you have a choice of night or day and several weather variations) and landing in Sydney on a clear sunny day. The views of the city below and the runway are brilliantly lifelike and you find yourself concentrating as though it’s a real
plane. And, as it turns out, flying a plane is incredibly intricate; there’s angles and numbers and levers and pedals and thank God, there’s a pause button. As a passenger you’ll never complain about a bumpy landing again!
The Emirates Aviation Experience is at Edmund Halley Way, SE10 0FR. Adm: £3 adults and £1.50 children under the age of 12. Phone: 020 3440 7021. www.aviation-experience.com
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ROTHERHITHE By Joey Millar
joey@southwarknews.co.uk
A ROTHERHITHE activist is applying for listed heritage status for Greenland Dock, a move she hopes will protect it from future “inappropriate” development plans.
Andie Byrnes, who lives in Onega Gate overlooking the historic dock, decided to take matters into her own hands when she heard that a floating swimming pool was being proposed at the site. She said: “The first thing that should be highlighted is that the adjacent lock is already listed. I feel that the lock and dock should be considered an integrated hole – we can’t just list the pretty bit. “The whole system is worth protecting: the gates, the bollards which ships were tied up to and are still here today. It’s an end-to-end process and we need to protect all of it.” While Andie joked that her campaign would be a lot easier “if someone famous had once fallen in the dock”, she feels that the dock’s rich history already makes it a prime candidate. Dating as far back as 1696, the dock been at a part of the peninsula’s community for centuries, being the site of everything from whaling to war. Andie said: “It was initially used to give protection for boats – protection versus wind, ice, and river pirates. River piracy was a really problem back then, although there was also a lot of collusion on-
board – things were always falling off the backs of the boats!” The dock also gained a reputation as the launching point of whaling trips to the north Atlantic, as far north as Greenland – hence the dock’s renaming from its original title of Howland Great Wet Dock. Greenland Dock was also at the heart of Rotherhithe’s World War Two experience, with the moonlight reflecting off its water making it an easy target, starting from the first night of the Blitz when its huge timber stock was set alight, turning the night sky red. Andie said: “I just want to make sure that it is protected against inappropriate developments. There is obviously money to be made here but my main concern is making sure that any developments are sensible and respectful.” At press time, the News learned that the swimming pool application would be strongly opposed by Southwark Council. Councillor Mark Williams, Southwark cabinet member for regeneration and new homes, said: “We have serious reservations about the practicality of the proposals and whether it could even work.” Architect Designer Maker Ltd, who submitted the planning application, promise an “amazing and unique” facility. Residents can register their comments at the consultation page on Southwark Council’s website. Search using 15/AP/1752 at www.planbuild.southwark.gov.uk.
‘SAVE GREENLAND DOCK’
Lamb’s Labour victory
CAMBERWELL
OCTAVIA LAMB stormed to victory in last week’s South Camberwell by-election, receiving 58% of the total vote.
The Labour candidate received a total of 1,243 votes, dwarfing the 441 votes received by her closest challenger, the Green Party’s Eleanor Margolies. The Lib Dems Ben Maitland received 223 votes, the Tories’ Chris Mottau received 200 and the All People’s Party’s Stephen Govier received 39. Four ballots were spoiled. The South Camberwell resident said her election was an “honour.” She said: “I would like to thank everyone who took part in this election and all of the volunteers and campaigners who worked so hard to get this great result for Labour. I will work hard for local residents in my ward and I’m proud to become part of a Labour council delivering new council homes, creating jobs and apprenticeships, and investing in opportunities for local people.” Southwark Council Leader Peter John said he was “delighted” to welcome Ms Lamb as
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his new fellow ward councillor. He said: “I know Octavia will be a great representative for local residents in South Camberwell and across the borough, as part of a Labour council delivering a fairer future for all in Southwark.” The by-election was sparked when Chris Gonde became the second councillor this year to step down suddenly. He cited a poor work-life balance in his resignation letter.
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL and the News are taking part in a pilot scheme to make planning applications more accessible to local residents. To register and to search, comment and view
information on planning applications, as well as get email alerts visit: www.southwark.gov.uk/planningregister You can also view current planning applications on Southwark Maps at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200212/egovernment/1370/southwark _maps or by typing ‘Southwark Maps’ into a search engine.
Statue ready to be unveiled
BERMONDSEY
THE STATUE of Bermondsey war hero Albert McKenzie will be officially unveiled tomorrow at a special ceremony in Tower Bridge Road. The 18-year-old achieved legendary status when he fought valiantly during a WW1 mission in Zeebrugge Harbour in Belgium. Sir Simon Hughes, former MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark and member of the Albert McKenzie Memorial Committee, said that he hoped that a big crowd would come along to honour “one of the bravest Brits of all time.” “Friday the 23rd of October, 2015, will be a big day for Bermondsey,” he said. “Albert McKenzie was one of the bravest Brits of all time and we look forward to seeing a large crowd come out to honour
him. “The event will be honoured by top bras and the Queen’s representative and we hope many members of the local community will come out in support.” The event will take place at the junction of Tower Bridge Road and Grange Road on Friday October 23. A military band will play war-era tunes at 11.30am before the statue is officially unveiled for the first time at midday. Speeches will be made following the unveiling by Albert McKenzie Memorial Fund chair Paul Keefe, Albert McKenzie’s great-nephew Colin McKenzie, former MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark Sir Simon Hughes, Lord West and the Governor of West Flanders.
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Busy time for an Eco protester
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Y NEXT six weeks are busy with ecological campaigning!
Next weekend from 23rd-25th of October, is the peaceful 48 hour vigil called Occupy The Daily Mail – Climate Crisis Vigil. It is outside their HQ in Derry Street. It is being organised by the same group of us who organised the peaceful protest outside Rupert Murdoch’s HQ in north Southwark. Scientists say we have at best 10 to 20 years left to radically address the climate crisis or we are doomed to run-away global warming, which would flood the north of the borough in centuries to come. Yet the five billionaire owned media corporations who control 80% of the UK’s press all oppose urgent action on the climate crisis. The vigil will highlight this threat to our future. Details on Facebook at “Occupy the Daily Mail – Climate Crisis Vigil”. Then on November 10th at 6.30pm, I am doing a talk about my book “The Prostitute State – How Britain’s Democracy was Bought” at the Book Theatre, 51 The Cut, SE1. So it’s just on our doorstep for Southwark readers. The book relates how our democracy has been hijacked by a tiny billionaire class and resulting in genocidal environmental destruction. Details on Facebook at “Book Talk – The Prostitute State”. The final event is the third annual major protest and Die-In on November 27th, organised by Stop Killing Cyclists, founded after the terrible spate of cyclist deaths in November 2013. It will place 21 symbolic coffins outside the TfL HQ in Southwark, on Blackfriars Road from 5pm-6.30pm. The coffins symbolise the cyclists killed since our first Die-In. The Die-In will call on the next Mayor of London to tackle the horrendous death toll from our transport policies. Over 12,000 Londoners die every year from transport related pollution and inactivity diseases. The puny 1.3% of the annual TfL budget spent on cycling must be raised to 10% by 2020. Our streets should be fit for humans. Details on Facebook at “No More Coffins”. After that I am looking forward to a quieter December – ecological campaigners deserve breaks also!
HELEN HAYES
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Re-use grave spaces now
CONGRATULATIONS TO Michael Thorpe for his intervention over London's disappearing grave space (Letters, October 15).
Southwark has a policy in favour of re-using graves unopened for 75 years, which was also by far and away the most popular solution in a poll of Southwark and Lewisham residents in 2011, including those who preferred burial. There are already enough graves in this category to meet several years of Southwark's demand for about 210 burials a year. Sadly, the policy has so far required every last corner of land to be used up first. But with a bit more of a push and a shove in the right direction, this might be about to change. So I'm writing to Michael to ask him to visit Camberwell New Cemetery with some of us who want to stop the council from chopping the heart out of its fine woodland crown. If they go ahead it will only provide a few months’ worth of graves on a slope far too steep and dangerous for many elderly and disabled people to visit. It would also be good to discuss with him how we can work together with the London Association of Funeral Directors to find a solution to the ever recurring problem of graves becoming abandoned and often derelict when the bereaved themselves have died. This just might be the moment to begin to turn cemeteries into more natural and beautiful places where the bereaved can find solace, regardless of their preferences for
what services they want from Michael and his colleagues. Tom Snow, East Dulwich
New buses are the pits!
I TRAVEL on a 453 bus each day on my commute to and from work.
These buses are disgusting! The new design makes it nearly impossible to get on or off due to the fact that there's now less seating, so more people have to stand in the aisle! You can't reach the oyster touch-in thing because crowds of people are congregated around them. There are no windows to open, so the germs and smells are just circulating throughout the bus. The windows steam up and in the summer it’s so much worse. The seating on the lower deck is a joke and so badly designed. The seats are facing each other so there's no room to put your legs straight without touching the person opposite’s feet. You can not get any shopping on these buses, not even one bag. The driver can't see people getting off while people are trying to get on. These buses are horrible and should be taken off the roads! Yes they look nicer from the outside but they are so cramped inside that you may as well get a tube - same issues. I am fed up with standing for nearly each journey I take and having someone's smelly armpit or backpack in my face. What was wrong with the old shape? Why fix what weren't broke? Rant over! Michele Faulkner, via email
You have sold off our local shops
WE WISH to inform you that we, the local community on the Salisbury, Rodney and Peabody estates in Walworth, have been sold down the river.
The only amenities we have in Rodney Road have been sold off to developers behind our back. The laundry, food takeaway, betting shop and mini super market have all gone and no one informed the community, who depends on these amenities such as pensioners and the handicapped.
Continue as Green grassroot campaigner
I’D LIKE to thank the people of South Camberwell who supported the Green Party in the by-election on 15 October.
I was proud to come second after a hard-fought campaign and am grateful to the 441 people who gave me their vote. It is clear that many people would like to hear a Green voice speaking out in Southwark. While my voice will not be heard as a councillor, I will not be silent. I will continue to work with activists of the Green Party and local campaign groups to challenge the Labour-led council. We will continue to say to council officers and elected representatives: stop displacing residents for developers' profit, abandon plans to bulldoze Southwark Woods, take Southwark’s pension fund out of dirty fossil fuel companies, and clean up our air. Eleanor Margolies, candidate
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’LL ADMIT I’m a bit squeamish about needles, but last week I had a flu jab as part of a publicity campaign to encourage local people in Southwark and across the country to get themselves protected before the winter weather kicks in.
Local residents who are 65 or older, pregnant women, people with certain medical conditions, health workers and carers are all encouraged to visit their GP for a free flu jab. The uptake for carers is particularly low, so if you help to look after a loved one then please do remember to help protect yourself as well as the person you care for. The jab really isn’t too bad, and it is definitely worth being protected! Our hospitals come under more pressure during the winter months and this year looks like it may be a very challenging one for our hard working doctors, nurses and support workers in the NHS. The Tory-Lib Dem government from 2010-2015 left King’s College Hospital in a perilous financial state by the time of May’s general election and the Tories seem only to be making things worse. The chart below shows that this pattern was reflected across the country, with the NHS expected to end the current financial year more than £2billion in debt. I’ve got nothing but admiration for the hard working staff at King’s College Hospital, but a recent report by the Care Quality Commission shows just how badly they’ve been let down by the Tories and Lib Dems. I’m pressing the government to train more nurses, rather than hospitals paying astronomical agency fees competing against each other because there are too few qualified staff, for proper investment in the Accident and Emergency department and for a fair financial deal for King’s which was forced to take on two hospitals in Bromley without the money to run them effectively. I’m proud of our NHS and I’m determined not to let the Tories finish off what the Lib Dems help them to start – running down our hospitals, fragmenting and privatising our precious health services, at the expense of patients and our hardworking NHS staff.
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Funeral announcement Nora Lawrence
4 April 1918 to 4 October 2015
Who passed away peacefully at St Christopher’s Hospice on the 4th October 2015 aged 97 years after a short illness.
Nora's long and happy life began in 1918 in Adams Gardens Rotherhithe. The family moved to Irwell Estate before Nora and her late husband Buck became the first residents of Ronald Buckingham Court, some 25 years ago. She was a Lance Corporal in the Women’s Royal Air Force and played a very important part in the war packing parachutes. Nora later spent 19 years as a park keeper in Southwark Park and chased many a child away that was doing something they probably shouldn’t have been!!
The family invite you to join them at Nora's funeral at 11 o'clock on Wednesday 28th October at St Mary’s Church, Rotherhithe, and on their return from Honor Oak they will join you for refreshments and reminiscing at Ronald Buckingham Court.
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Engage in conversation and companionship and many more. For any further information, or to book appointment, please contact: 07869411102
Please call 0207 2317108 for enquiries or come and have a look around.
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SURREY DOCKS FARM
It’s your local farm right on the Thames Path at 309.5 Rotherhithe Street. Always something going on and getting better and better. No admission charge. www.surreydocksfarm.org.uk / 0207 231 1010
Advice, Support & Homecare Services for Disabled Adults with physical or sensory disability
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Southwark Disablement Association
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Have a great day Lots of love Mum, Dad & Freddie x x x
Love Roy & Andrew xxx
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Lynne Feathers 30.9.44 - 8.10.15
Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us everyday.
Love you always Your loving husband George, Terri, Sandee Steve, Gary, Emma, Katie, Sam, Harry, Joe and Lilly Marjorie
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Four sad years have passed since you went away, But you are still in our hearts each and everyday. We struggle on and keep in our minds, The beautiful memories you left us behind.
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We said your name again today, but then we always do, Our world will never be the same, because we all lost you Lots of love, from all your family & friends
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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
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• 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
Please ask the Hon Clerk for an application form. Janet McDonald
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GALLERIES
ANISE GALLERY 13a, Shad Thames, SE1 (07808-864653) ARCADIA MISSA Unit 6, Bellenden Road Business Centre, Bellenden Road, SE15 Hannah Black: Not You Aspects of the artist’s video practice with new installation work. Arcadia Missa, From Oct 3, Thu-Sat 12noon-5pm, ends Oct 31, free. Beaconsfield 22, Newport Street, SE11 (020-7582 6465) Harnessing The Wind Works exploring the difficulties of capturing process: difficult but not impossible - as the image of the wind turbine embodies. Beaconsfield, From Oct 7, Wed-Sat 11am-5pm, ends Nov 28, free. BERMONDSEY CHILDRENS DISTRICT 23, Harper Road, SE1 BERMONDSEY SQUARE SE1 Frances Richardson: Loss Of Object And Bondage To It; Fig. 2 A public sculpture by the London-based artist. Bermondsey Square, Mon-Sun 12midnight-12midnight, ends Mar 12, free. Ilona Sagar A sculptural installation. Bermondsey Square, Mon-Sun 12midnight-12midnight, ends Oct 31, free. CAFE GALLERY PROJECTS 1, Park Approach, Southwark Park, SE16 (0207237 1230) CECILIA BRUNSON PROJECTS Royal Oak Yard, SE1 (020-7357 9274) Coco Fusco: And The Sea Will Talk To You A new installation by the American artist. Cecilia Brunson Projects, Tue-Fri 12noon-4pm, Sat 2pm6pm, ends Oct 29, free. COLEMAN PROJECT SPACE 94, Webster Road, SE16 (020-7237 9120) CONTEMPORARY APPLIED ARTS 89, Southwark Street, SE1 (020-7620 0086) Resonance: Making, Metal And Place Works highlighting outstanding contemporary design solutions for civic spaces by eight renowned metalsmiths. Contemporary Applied Arts, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, ends Oct 24, free. COPPERFIELD GALLERY 6, Copperfield Street, SE1 Shahpour Pouyan: History Travels At Different Speeds The first UK solo exhibition of Shahpour Pouyan, who was born in Iran in 1980, but now lives and works in NYC. Copperfield Gallery, Wed-Sat 12noon-6pm, ends Nov 13, free. DESIGN MUSEUM 28 Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames, SE1 (020-7940 8790) Designers In Residence: Migration A platform for young and up-and-coming designers. Design Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-5.45pm, ends Feb 28, £13. Life On Foot: Camper At The Design Museum Works devoted to the muchloved Spanish footwear brand Camper, marking the 40-year anniversary of this independent family-run business whose shoes are purchased in their millions worldwide. Design Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-5.45pm, last adm 5.15pm, ends Nov 1, £13. DRAWING ROOM Tannery Arts, 12 Rich Estate, Crimscott Street, SE1 (0207394 5657) Contemporary Drawing Research: Call For Proposals Drawing Room is inviting proposals that examine critical issues around contemporary drawing. Drawing Room, Mon-Sun 9am-6pm, ends Apr 30, free. DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY Gallery Road, SE21 (020-8693 5254) Maurits Cornelis Escher Woodcuts, lithographs, drawings, watercolours and mezzotints, plus exclusive archive material. Dulwich Picture Gallery, From Oct 14, Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, ends Jan 17, £14, OAP £13, concs £9. Pierre-Paul Prud’hon: Napoleon’s Draughtsman Thirteen works on paper. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Tue-Fri 10am5pm, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm, ends Nov 15, £5, OAP £4, unwaged/disabled/NUS/under 18s free. EMBASSY TEA GALLERY 195-205, Union Street, SE1 (020-7274 7474)
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Memories of Ellie Greenwich I
f you need to lift your spirits after a long, busy day, this is the show and the place – the intimate and cosy Waterloo East Theatre for Leader of the Pack, writes Milena Kanakova...
Leader Of The Pack is a musical about the life of writer of the title song - Ellie Greenwich. It tells of her rise to fame and fortune and is punctuated with the “virtual Hit Parade” of her music. Born in Brooklyn, Ellie Greenwich was surrounded by music from her early years, and has sung and written songs since she was a child. Music became her life and once she “found” the Brill Building she said that she “can’t live without the studio”. Greenwich’s story came to us by a troupe of talented actors and singers, including Abi Finley, Matthew Quinn, Perry Meadowcroft and John Sandberg. They were so talented they were all swapping roles as well as swapping the instruments they played. Thanks to some marvellous singers we saw The Ronettes performing their classics, Be My Baby, and Baby I Love You among others; The Dixie Cups with their hit Chapel Of Love (it was funny to see how they got their name – from a coffee cardboard cup); The Shangri-Las doing The Leader of the Pack; the Space To Place Sixteen artists explore the concept of place by pushing the boundaries of traditional and contemporary printmaking to create exciting hybrid and 3D pieces. Embassy Tea Gallery, Oct 1-4, 11am-6pm, Oct 1, drinks reception 6pm-9pm, free. FASHION AND TEXTILE MUSEUM 83, Bermondsey Street, SE1 (020-7407 8664) Liberty In Fashion Works exploring Liberty’s impact on British fashion, from Orientalism and Aesthetic dress in the 19th century, through Art Nouveau and Art Deco in the early 20th century, and the revival of these styles since the 1950s. Fashion And Textile Museum, Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 11am-6pm, Thu 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-5pm, ends Feb 28, £8.80, NUS £5.50, concs £6.60, art fund £4.40. GABRIEL FINE ART 20, Carlisle Lane, Lambeth, SE1 A Million Universes Paintings by Richard Walker. Gabriel Fine Art, Oct 23-31, 10am-6pm, free. GASWORKS 155, Vauxhall Street, The Oval, SE11 (020-7582 6848) Kemang Wa Lehulere: Sincerely Yours Large-scale black and white drawings and sculptures. Gasworks, Wed-Sun 12noon-6pm, or by appointment, ends Nov 8, free. Glaziers Hall Montague Close, SE1 THE GLAZIERS Art Fair 2015 Stained glass, architectural glass and glass art. Glaziers Hall, Oct 27, 10am-4pm, Oct 28, 10am-5pm, £9.22. IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM Lambeth Road, Elephant & Castle, SE1 (0207416 5000) Holocaust Exhibition Documenting the Holocaust and the Second World War. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am6pm, ends Dec 31, free. Peter Kennard: Unofficial War Artist Examining the art and practice of one of Britain’s most important political artists.
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Exciters with "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", and many more … even Tina Turner in her twenties (played by Lottie-Daisy Francis) sang River Deep-Mountain High. Ellie Greenwich - like the village (as she joked when introducing herself) - has given us so many songs that we all remember from old 45s in the attic, and from regular plays on the radio; songs that remind us of so many memories. I know those songs from my older sister’s tapes and, to be honest, I didn’t know the writer’s name – just the singers who made her words memorable. And the truth is that we wouldn’t be enjoying this musical today, we wouldn’t have had all this pleasure and memories without Ellie Greenwich writing them. And last but not least, I would like to recommend the red house wine you can buy at the Theatre bar for only £3.50 per glass - it is very enjoyable too. Waterloo East Theatre, Brad Street London SE1 8TN until 31st October Box Office: www.waterlooeast.co.uk 0207 928 0060 Tues - Sat at 7.30pm Sun at 4pm £18/ £15
Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am6pm, ends May 30, free. Lee Miller: A Woman’s War Photographs examining the impact of women’s lives during the Second World War. Imperial War Museum, From Oct 15, Mon-Sun 10am-6pm, ends Apr 24 2016, £10, child/art fund mems £5, concs £7, mems free. Visions Of War Above And Below Mixed-media responses to conflict. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am6pm, ends Sep 25 2016, free. JERWOOD SPACE 171, Union Street, Bankside, SE1 (020-7654 0179) Jerwood Drawing Prize 2015 Works by established and up-and-coming artists working in the medium of drawing. Jerwood Space, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm, ends Oct 25, free. Project Space: Luke McCreadie: Be In The Air, But Not Be Air, Be In The No Air McCreadie uses narrative as a drive to make new sculpture and film. Jerwood Space, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm, ends Dec 12, free. London Arts Board SE5 Imitation Of Lives: Photographs Of Weddings That Never Happened By Judith Erwes Photographs and ephemera created in response to vintage amateur wedding photographs of the late 1970s and early 1980s. London College Of Communication, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, ends Oct 16, free. OXO TOWER WHARF Barge House Street, South Bank, SE1 (020-7021 1686) Peckham Platform 89, Peckham High Street, SE15 (020-7358 9645) Doing Nothing Is Not An Option Peckham is at the heart of London’s Nigerian and Ogoni diaspora so to coincide with this important anniversary, Peckham Platform has commissioned artist and writer Michael McMillan for a
commemorative exhibition that will take place at the gallery. PECKHAM PLATFORM, Wed-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm, ends Nov 22, free. SAFEHOUSE 1 139, Copeland Road, SE15 Inter//Vention: The Cottages Of Quigley’s Point Irish artist Jill Quigley brings her unique brand of photographed “interventions” in derelict spaces to Peckham for Art Licks Weekend 2015. Safehouse 1, Oct 1-4, 12noon-6pm, free. Siobhan Davies Studios 85, St George’s Road, SE1 (020-7091 9650) South Of No North: Approaches To Art And Performance New and existing works reflecting varying approaches to art as performance, or performance as art. Siobhan Davies Studios, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-8pm, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm, ends Nov 29, free. South Of No North: Exhibition Tour Ben Harman, Director of Stills: Centre For Photography, Edinburgh, leads a tour of his exhibition South Of No North: Approaches To Art Pnd Performance, showing at Siobhan Davies Studios. Siobhan Davies Studios, Oct 29, 2pm3pm, free. SOUTHBANK CENTRE Belvedere Road, Waterloo, SE1 (020-7960 4200) London Literature Festival: Faraday’s Synaptic Gap Contemporary art from Rick Myers. Royal Festival Hall, From Oct 10, Tue-Sun 11am-8pm, ends Jan 10, free. THE CELLO FACTORY 33-34, Cornwall Road, SE1 The London Group The UK’s longestrunning and most prestigious artists’ collective, The London Group, is delighted to announce its 82nd Open Exhibition. The Cello Factory, From Oct 13, Mon-Sun 2pm-6pm, ends Nov 6, free. THE GALLERY @ OXO Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, SE1 (020-
7021 1686) The National Brain Appeal Charity’s ‘A Letter In Mind’ Exhibition Grayson Perry and Specials bassist Horace Panter are amongst 250 contributors of artworks on envelopes for The National Brain Appeal charity’s A Letter In Mind fundraising exhibition. The Gallery @ Oxo, Oct 8-18, 11am-6pm, free. THE VAULTS 10, Leake Street, SE1 (020-7401 9603) The World Without Us Emma Edmondson and Rose Cleary imagine a fictitious world borne through an apocalyptic event, causing the collapse of humanity, and explores the possible resulting landscape. The Vaults, TueSun 11am-7pm, ends Oct 25, free. TRAVELLING THROUGH... 131, Lower Marsh, SE1 UNDERDOG ART GALLERY Arch 6, Crucifix Lane, SE1 (020-7403 7837) VARIOUS VENUES SE1 WHITE CUBE BERMONDSEY 144152, Bermondsey Street, SE1 (0207930 5373) Robert Irwin Three groups of sculptures, including fluorescent works and transparent, acrylic columns. White Cube Bermondsey, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12noon-6pm, ends Nov 15, free. Cerith Wyn Evans Contemporary works by the Welsh conceptual artist. White Cube Bermondsey, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12noon-6pm, ends Nov 15, free.
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BRASSERIE TOULOUSE LAUTREC 140, Newington Butts, SE11 (020-7582 6800) Sabrina Chap One Woman Cabaret Musical Show Vaudeville entertainment which glories in ragtime tunes and American standards.
Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, Oct 23, 9.30pm, £10, adv £7. NATIONAL THEATRE: DORFMAN South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Husbands And Sons Anne-Marie Duff returns to the National to play Lizzie Holroyd in DH Lawrence’s powerful drama. National Theatre: Dorfman, Oct 22-24 & 26-28, 7pm, booking to Jan 19, £15-£45, Sat eves £15-£50, Oct 19 & 20 previews £15-£32, Oct 21-26 previews £15-£37. People, Places And Things Duncan Macmillan’s sobering drama about a young woman facing harsh reality in rehab. National Theatre: Dorfman, Oct 29-31, 7.30pm, mats Oct 31, 2.30pm (captioned perf Oct 6, audio described perf Oct 9, audio described mat perf Oct 10), booking to Nov 4, £15-£40, Sat eves £15-£45. National Theatre: Lyttelton South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Jane Eyre Sally Cookson directs this bold re-imagining of Charlotte Bronte’s novel. National Theatre: Lyttelton, Oct 23, 24, 26 & 27, 7pm, mats Oct 3, 15 & 24, 1.30pm, Oct 4 & 25, 2pm (audio described mat perf Oct 24, captioned mat perf Oct 25), booking to Jan 10, £15-£50, Sat eves £15-£55. National Theatre: Olivier South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) As You Like It Rosalie Craig plays enterprising Rosalind in Shakespeare’s breezy comedy. National Theatre: Olivier, Oct 26-31, 7.30pm, booking to Mar 5, £15-£50, Sat eves £15-£55, Oct 26-31 previews £15-£32. OLD VIC 103, The Cut, SE1 (0844-871 7628) The Hairy Ape Richard Jones directs Eugene O’Neill’s expressionist classic of class and identity. Old Vic, From Oct 17, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm, no mats Oct 17, 21, 24 & 28 (press night Oct 29, 7pm), ends Nov 21, £12-£55.
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1 Guides the saints around for ever (6) 7 Festival drink for Pygmalion's love (7) 8 Reveal how Uncle begins to take over? (7) 9 A flower for the shepherd? (5) 10 Photographs sailors, in leading parts (4,5) 12 Note the bishop's office (3) 13 Lies about a little bit of land (4) 15 They are added to sum up the last article (7) 17 The essence of trusting is truth (4) 19 It's laid quite naturally (3) 21 They are responsible for many a storm in a teacup (9) 22 Postponement of French song (5) 23 Got stung? Annoyed, of course (7) 24 Go back and buy them another meal (7) 25 A Spanish gentleman is so good looking (6)
1 Packing with different fun gifts? (8) 2 Beats the former cavities (6) 3 The clergyman had a different side charged (7) 4 Thunderous applause (5) 5 Beastly places where engine cuts out (6) 6 Russian leader got German money by the sound of it (4) 7 10 have to face up to it (6,5) 11 Food sounds suitable (but not for vegetarians) (4) 13 Shakespearian character says 'I'll have a go' (4) 14 Is so deep in stories (8) 16 Set indeed is appointed (7) 18 A lute's used to welcome (6) 20 Fast eating sprite? (6) 21 Does key work (5) 22 Most unfair (4)
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Platform (6) Tract of level land (7) Front cutting tooth (7) Rows (5) Physical features of a region (9) Worn scrap of cloth (3) Oceans (4) Row of houses (7) Dislike (4) Fowl (3) Making obese (9) Circular frame (5) Rule in tyrannical way (7) Force exerted by reduced air pressure (7) 25 Joins (6)
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CRYPTIC ACROSS: 4 Obtuse 8 Allayed 9 Italic 10 Locksmith 11 Beds 13 Groom 14 Umpires 16 Contain 18 Flout 19 Emus 21 Fireworks 22 Ensued 23 Herring 24 Tidier DOWN: 1 Elbow room 2 Jackboots 3 Seems 5 Bath 6 Uglier 7 Excess 9 Items 11 Billboard 12 Debunking 15 Livid 16 Cement 17 Nursed 20 Rebel 21 Fete
QUICK ACROSS: 4 Affirm 8 Section 9 Serves 10 Attendant 11 Urge 13 Teeth 14 Scatter 16 Deports 18 Germs 19 Anon 21 Condiment 22 Sandal 23 Density 24 Nasser DOWN: 1 Gentlemen 2 Attention 3 Bonds 5 Feet 6 Invert 7 Master 9 Snack 11 Uttermost 12 Germinate 15 Stool 16 Damson 17 Points 20 Adder 21 Care
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PERFECTLY SITUATED opposite Herne Hill railway station means you can have an enjoyable dinner in Fish & Wine, a civilised glass of blanco, and then ride home on the train, which is exactly what I did when I met best friend Kay for a catch up last week, writes Michael Holland...
It is a modern, bijou place, nicely done out - predominantly blacks and whites – with quirky chandeliers and views out on to this trendy little corner of the borough where café society seems to have taken over. Kay was straight in for her usual tipple, Coca Cola, while I had the local pale ale from Brixton Brewery. Even though the menu had a mouth-wateringly good selection of must-haves, we managed to choose quite quickly. I opted for the Ravioli with porcini, pecorino, hazelnuts and crispy sage, and it was truly delicious. It came as one soft, handmade parcel of pasta, which filled the bowl, and was dressed with the nuts and sage to add a counterbalancing texture. It was so nice I could have had more and called it a main course. My companion for dinner chose the Sautéed Mushrooms on Sourdough Toast with Taleggio (Italian Cheese) and garlic butter. The mushrooms looked like they had been foraged before dawn, and in that cheese and garlic sauce tasted very nice. We sat there and congratulated ourselves on such good choices before Kay began commenting on the décor (‘Oooh, that’s nice, I like that…’), her boyfriends (past and present), and then bringing me up to date on all her friends’ gossip. Just as she got to a juicy bit our dinners arrived. Kay, never one to stray into the adventurous, had a 28 day aged rump steak. ‘Well done’ she demanded, which ensured there would be no action replay of last week’s burger debacle when she deemed it too rare to eat. The steak came accompanied by small, handcut chips that were really delicious, a rocket salad and a peppercorn sauce. Other than a few leaves and several chips that I helped her with, Kay’s plate was soon cleared. For my main I had the Hake with Clams, Pernod Velouté, Peas, Samphire and Herb Gnocchi. It was a dish I could eat again and again. The fish was cooked to perfection, as were the shellfish, and the gnocchi came up crispy and added
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something to the meal that a normal, soft gnocchi could not have achieved. I also had a side order of Stem Broccoli with Garlic, Lemon and Chilli, which was just right, although there was a slight danger of the chilli overpowering the subtleness of the hake. We rested a while, sated, savouring the lingering flavours while discussing the quality of the food and the service. It was good to the point that our man in charge even brought me a spoon to get the last of the Velouté from the bowl. It was either that or tip the bowl up and drink it! I sat with a glass of white wine, with Kay drinking Coke, and decided life was good right now. And then it got better when the dessert menu made an appearance… Somehow I managed to resist the lure of the Ultimate Chocolate option and instead went for the Pistachio Semifreddo with a Raspberry Compote: a sweet and sour combo that livened me right up after I had been sent into a dreamy daze with the creamy fish dish. And aroused even more so with a Moscato D’Asti dessert wine to round off a splendid evening. Across the table Kay was tucking into Crêpe Suzette, and when she was done I thought she was going to pick up the plate and lick it clean! Fish & Wine is one of the best places I have eaten in for some time now. The quality of the food and the cooking is top notch, and that is matched by the presentation, the service and the cool, jazz funky that plays in the background. When Kay can find something that she likes for every course I consider that a veritable success.
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Southwark News, Thursday October 22, 2015
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A Southwark grave robber’s record sheds light on a dark deed
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outhwark was once the favourite hunting ground for London’s most notorious gang of body snatchers, The Borough Boys. Joseph Naples, a member of the gang, wrote a diary which describes how the gang stole the corpses of foetuses and sold them to shrewd surgeons at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospital, writes Jade Parker... Body snatching was reported as early as the early 1700s, but it wasn’t until 100 years later that the trade really took off. With an increase in demand for cadavers and a good wage to be made, the dark practice soon became a popular profession. A diary of one of Southwark’s most prolific body snatchers, ‘Diary of a Resurrectionist’ by Joseph Naples, will be discussed in a talk at the Old Operating Theatre next month. Kirsty Chilton, curator at the Old Operating Theatre, told the News: “Naples’ diary is unique as it is the only document written by a resurrection man and it allows us to understand the scale the gang were working on.” Reading the diary, Naples frequently refers to numerous times the gang provided bodies to Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospital:
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times and it was widely reported that An entry from Tuesday February he broke out of prison on one 18th, 1812, reads: occasion using a rope and scaling the “Met at St. Thomas’s. Took two wall. over to Guy’s. Came home and The heightened need for fresh settled each man’s share £23 6s. 9d. corpses grew as medical students On hand two open’d large, three wanted not only to watch small and three fœtus not paid, at demonstrations but actually dissect home all night.” cadavers themselves. Although the In this instance “Large” refers to an adult corpse and “Small” refers to a “Met at St. Thomas’s. Took two child’s corpse. As well as coldly over to Guy’s. Came home and stating the numbers of settled eachman’s share £23 6s. bodies the group dealt with, Naples also 9d. On hand two open’d large, describes instances when the group were three small and three foetus not not quite as savvy, in paid, at home all night.” another entry from Friday January 17th, 1812: “Went and look out: came home met dark business of body snatching caused widespread fear, it did at eleven, party except Dan. Went to significantly advance surgeons’ the Hospital Crib and got four, was medical knowledge and was thought stopt by the patrols, Butler, Horse & of by many as a necessary evil. In the Cart were taken.” time when science and superstition In this entry Naples is referring to were in head-on conflict, the public the arrest of his fellow member was terrified of the effects dissection Butler, who was arrested near may have on the soul of the body. Snowsfields after being caught red However, its popularity was its handed with several corpses in his downfall as the heightened public bag. Naples was also caught several
attention led to the Anatomy Act of in 1832, which led to a legal source of bodies. The Act stated that the unclaimed corpses of the poor in workhouses would be handed over to medical students. The Act was suggested by a local man, Richard Grainger, several years earlier. Grainger ran the borough’s Webb Street Anatomy School before becoming a lecturer at St. Thomas’. Although his anatomy school was in good favour with body snatchers like Naples, he became fed up with covering their expenses whilst they were serving time for providing him with fresh corpses. Grainger is thought to have shared his solution with Guy’s Hospital surgeon Sir Astley Cooper, who went on to advise Parliament on the Anatomy Act. Astley was known to have organised networks of body snatchers and Naples actually started his ‘career’ digging up corpses and selling them to him. There are even records of Astley signing a Petition of Mercy to facilitate the early release of Naples from prison. The legitimate route of obtaining bodies superseded the black market
and led to many resurrection men being out of a job. It also led to dissection not only being associated with crime, but also being regarded as a pseudo-punishment for poverty. Fortunately, Naples’ cunning persona allowed him to land himself a job at none other than Guy’s Hospital, as a porter in the dissection rooms. Kirsty explains: “His role extended beyond that of average porter duties. He was said to have shown students how to cut the heads off cadavers, which was most certainly a trick he learnt in his body snatching career.” Naples diary has provided an exceptional insight into the colourful characters that ran Southwark’s dark and sordid history of body snatching. Kirsty will be presenting ‘Night of the Body Snatcher’ at the Old Operating Theatre on Thursday 19th of November at 6.30pm. For more information visit: www.thegarret.org.uk The Old Operating Theatre, where the stolen bodies would have been dissected(main) A cartoon depicting bodysnatchers in Joseph Naples’ time (inset right); Joseph Naples’ diary adds up the bodies he and the Borough Boys dug up in a cold tally of numbers (below centre)
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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). 60 CARTER STREET, LONDON, SE17 3EW (Ref. 15/AP/4070 ) Replacement of existing timber-framed windows with uPVC-framed windows. (within Sutherland Square C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Ciaran Regan 020 7525 4877) 32 HONOR OAK RISE, LONDON, SE23 3RA (Ref. 15/AP/4140 ) Restoration of existing house, two storey side extension and alterations to existing rear ground floor extension (within Honor Oak Rise C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540) GROUND FLOOR, 15 LONDON ROAD, LONDON, SE1 6JZ (Ref. 15/AP/3960 ) 1No. Fascia sign above shop front. 1,190H x 5,070W x 30D (mm). Powder coated, folded aluminium panel, with 30mm returns. Built up stainless steel text applied with 25mm returns, powder coated black. Yellow and white vinyl applied to face of letters. Letters max 600mm high. Text to read 'Subway'. External illumination in form of LED trough light spanning 5,070mm, fixed to top edge of fascia sign. Illumination will not exceed 200Sqm Candelas and light is directional, illuminating the signage only. 1No. projecting sign. 800W x 540D, double sided, painted timber sign, fixed to wall via a wrought iron hanging bracket. Vinyl text reading 'Subway' in white and yellow applied directly to the timber face. Light served by 2No. trough lights attached to wrought iron bracket. Illumination will not exceed 200 sqm candelas. Lights are directional, illuminating the signage only. (within St Georges Circus C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207 525 1770) FORMER SURREY DOCKS STADIUM AND DEPOT ADJACENT TO STADIUM, SALTER ROAD, ROTHERHITHE, LONDON, SE16 (Ref. 15/AP/4180 ) Variation of Condition 11, relating to the wheelchair units, of planning permission 14-AP0309 for: 'Redevelopment of the former Surrey Docks Stadium and land adjoining comprising demolition of existing buildings and erection of 103 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) in a series of buildings up to 4-storeys high, associated car parking and cycle parking, alterations to the existing vehicular access, enhancement to existing open space, associated landscaping, new pedestrian access/egress, and the creation of a new public park with associated works' Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Victoria Lewis 020 7525 5410) 124-128 SOUTHWARK STREET, LONDON, SE1 0SW (Ref. 15/AP/2792 ) Internal and external refurbishment of the ground and lower ground floors to include new shop fronts, relocated entrances, removal of internal walls to create a cycle store showers,
open plan offices and other associated minor alterations (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Matthew Harvey 020 7525 4424) 15 SOUTHWARK STREET, LONDON, SE1 1RQ (Ref. 15/AP/3964 ) Temporary scaffold shroud screen advertisement comprising a 1:1 image of the building facade with an inset advertising area measuring 10m wide x 8m high. (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) 124-128 SOUTHWARK STREET, LONDON SE1 0SW (Ref. 15/AP/2791 ) Internal and external refurbishment of the ground and lower ground floors to include new shop fronts, relocated entrances and other associated minor alterations (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Matthew Harvey 020 7525 4424) SURREY QUAYS LEISURE PARK, SURREY QUAYS ROAD, LONDON, SE16 1LL (Ref. 15/AP/4099 ) Application for Reserved Matters for external appearance, landscaping and internal layout for Phase 1 comprising the construction of a basement and the construction of Block B (cinema) pursuant to condition 1 of planning permission 09-AP-1999 Outline planning permission for demolition of all existing buildings and erection of buildings ranging from 2 to 10 storeys (36.3m AOD) comprising 11,105 sqm leisure floorspace (including cinema) (Class D2), 2 695sqm retail floorspace (Class A1-A3), 49,276sqm of private and affordable residential accommodation (Class C3), 495 car parking spaces (142 for residential and 350 for leisure uses and 3 for commercial uses) and associated works including public and private open space, as well as detailed design for 123 rooms (4,240sqm) of student housing (sui generis use), 2500sqm commercial floorspace (Class B1), 86 residential units (included in the 49,276sqm referenced above) (Class C3) and the external appearance of any elevation facing Harmsworth Quays Printworks. Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Kiran Chauhan 020 7525 5513) LLANDAFF, THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QD (Ref. 15/AP/4004 ) (Householder Application) Demolition of two sections of a listed boundary wall, as well as part reconstruction of one of the sections (using bricks that were initially removed). Proposed erection of gates (in keeping with the period, style and context of the wall) to cover demolished sections of wall, and proposed erection of two boundary fences (in keeping with the period, style and context of the wall) to divide the rented land lengthways. Installation of a 8' x 8' garden shed, located on a prepared area of paving stones. (within The Gardens C.A.) (Grade II listed building)
Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) 40 WEST SQUARE, LONDON, SE11 4SP (Ref. 15/AP/4131 ) Erection of rear extension at lower ground floor level. (within West Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540) THE BLUE BUILDING 4-8 WHITES GROUNDS, LONDON, SE1 3LA (Ref. 15/AP/3996 ) Display of x1 projecting powder coated metal sign to ground floor front elevation with concealed LED lighting (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK TOWNLEY ROAD AT EAST DULWICH GROVE JUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. 5) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Prohibition of stopping on entrance markings) (Amendment No. 10) Traffic Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Cycle lanes) (No. 1) Traffic Order 2015 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark on 22 October 2015 made the above-mentioned orders under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 2. The general effect of the orders, following determination by the Cabinet Member for Environment and the Public realm (see:- http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=5439 ) of objections received to the proposal as advertised on 09 July 2015 (see:https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2364649 ), will be:(a) to introduce new lengths of ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions in CALTON AVENUE, EAST DULWICH GROVE, GREEN DALE and TOWNLEY ROAD; (b) to relocate an existing length of ‘school keep clear’ markings in GREEN DALE; (c) to designate mandatory cycle lanes at the following locations:- [i] EAST DULWICH GROVE, the south-east side, on the approach to its junction with Townley Road – a with-flow cycle lane; [ii] GREEN DALE, the north-east side, on the approach to its junction with East Dulwich Grove – a withflow cycle lane; and [iii] TOWNLEY ROAD, the south-west side, on the approach to its junction with East Dulwich Grove – a with-flow cycle lane. 3. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark will construct under section 65(1) of the Highways Act 1980 a segregated cycle track for the use of pedal cycles only at the following location:CALTON AVENUE and TOWNLEY ROAD, the south-west side, a one-way north-westbound cycle track comprising a 1.5 metre wide corridor indicated by a traffic sign within the north-western and south-western footway extending from a point on the north-western kerb-line of Calton Avenue 9.6 metres south-east of the south-western kerb-line of Townley Road to a point on the south-western kerb-line of Townley Road 11.5 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Calton Avenue. 4. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 23 October 2015, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection until the end of a period of six weeks from the date the orders were made at the upon request at Public realm projects - network development, Southwark council, Environment and leisure, 3rd floor hub 1, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 020 7525 2005 or e-mail:- traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk to arrange an appointment. 5. Any persons desiring to question the validity of the orders or of any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the orders may, within six weeks of the date on which the orders were made, make application for the purpose to the High Court. Dated 22 October 2015 NICKY COSTIN Road network and parking business unit manager, Public realm
Transport for London Public Notice ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE A200 GLA ROAD (JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPING) ORDER 2015
1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Traffic Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.
2. The purpose of the Order is to prohibit vehicles from proceeding and stopping on a certain section of A200 Jamaica Road to enable telecom works to be executed.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on A200 Jamaica Road eastbound between its junctions with Marigold Street and Cherry Garden Street. The Order will be effective between 1:00 AM and 5:00 AM on 28th October 2015 or until the works has been completed. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by traffic signs. 4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.
5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force an alternative route will be indicated by traffic signs (1) For all vehicles except HGVs and Buses – St James’s Road, Clement’s Road, Southwark Park Road to normal route of travel;
(2) For HGVs – Tower Bridge Road, Old Kent Road, New Cross Road, Deptford Broadway, Deptford Church Street, Creek Road, Evelyn Street, Lower Road to normal route of travel;
(3) For Buses – Tower Bridge Road, Grange Road, Southwark Park Road to normal route of travel.
Dated this 22nd day of October 2015
Mufu Durowoju Network Impact Management Team Manager Road Space Management - Operations, Transport for London Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (UNION STREET, POCOCK STREET) 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to facilitate duct works by Centercomms Ltd, it 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) Union Street at it’s junction with Southwark Bridge Road. (b) Pocock Street at it’s junction with Blackfriars Road.
The alternative route for (a) Great Guildford Street, America Street. (b) Pocock Street, Rushworth Street, Webber Street, Blackfriars Road Pocock Street.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will be in place from for (a & b) 26th -27th October 2015.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 22nd October 2015 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2914/ WP00100500165439504.1.2 2915/ WP00100500173336903.1.5 NOTICE OF DECISION
VARIATION OF LICENCE STREET DESIGNATIONS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE – 7 OCTOBER 2015
(PITCH 001 MONCRIEFF PLACE (95A RYE LANE SE15 4ST)
Decision On 7 October 2015 the London Borough of Southwark’s licensing sub-committee resolved, pursuant to Section 24(1) of the London Local Authorities Act 1990 (as amended) (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”, to vary the licence street designation of Moncrieff Place (95A Rye Lane SE15 4ST) formally known as Moncrieff Street by de-designating the area currently occupied by pitch 001. Appeal Rights Pursuant to section 30(11) of the Act, any person aggrieved by a resolution rescinding or varying a designating resolution may appeal to the Secretary of State whose decision shall be final. An appeal under subsection (11) above may be brought at any time before the expiration of the period of three months beginning with the date on which notice of the passing of the resolution is published for the second time in accordance with subsection (10) of section 24 (designation of licence streets) of this Act. Issued by the Constitutional Team on behalf of the Director of Law & Democracy on 7 October 2015 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (DENMARK HILL) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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 intend to make an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate Thames Water works being proposed in Denmark Hill.
The effect of the order would be to suspend the Northbound Bus Lane in Denmark between Champion Park and De Crespigny Park. 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 on the 6th – 12th October 2015, 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 22nd October 2015 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2921
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (STUART ROAD, GREAT GUILDFORD STREET, RADNOR ROAD, RENFORTH STREET)
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (GLASSHILL STREET, SURREY ROW) 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable Bridge Inspection works to be carried out by Centurion Site Services, it 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: The alternative route for (a) Great Suffolk Street, Webber Street, Glasshill Street. (b) Great Suffolk Street, Union Street, Blackfriars Road, Surrey Row.
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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Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
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Works will take place for (a) 2nd – 3rd November. (b) 4th – 5th November, between the hours of 22:00hrs and 06:00hrs.
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2911/ HHH-01-10-021115.1.2 2912 / HHH-00-77-041115.1.1
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (EAST DULWICH ROAD, KIRBY GROVE)
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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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.
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
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(a) Glasshill Street, 10m either side of railway bridge (b) Surrey Row, from the junction with Great Suffolk Street for 30m West.
Dated this 22nd October 2015
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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) East Dulwich Road, between Grove Vale and Adys Road (b) Kirby Grove, between Snowfields to blocked end
The alternative route for (a) Crystal Palace Road, Crawthew Grove, Lordship Lane. Adys Road, Ondine Road, Grove Vale. (b) Not applicable. or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works. The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
(a) Stuart Road, between Borland Road and Cheltenham Road. (b) Great Guildford Street, between Union Street and America Street. (c) Radnor Road, at it’s junction with Bird in Bush Road. (d) Renforth Street, between Albion Street and Risdon Street.
The alternative route for (a) Borland Road, Reynolds Road, Cheltenham Road. (b) America Street, Southwark Bridge Road. (c) Willowbrook Road, Commercial Way, Peckham Hill Street. (d) Albion Street, Neptune Street, Risdon Street.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will take place as part of a rolling closure between the 30th October – 12th November.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2904 / LBS-SC1445933.1.2 LBS-SC1445934.1.2 LBS-SC1445935.1.2 2905 / LBS-SC1446051.1.2 2906 / LBS-SC1446050.1.2 2907/ LBS-SC1447865.1.2 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (RENNIE STREET, PARIS GARDEN) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 22nd October 2015.
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2763/ LBS-SC1440975/1.4.6 2916 LBS-SC1444117.5.5
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:
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
The works will take place for: (a) 3rd – 11th November. (b) 2nd – 4th November.
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable drainage works to be carried out, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
Dated this 22nd October 2015
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works to be carried out, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
6. 7. 8. 9.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of private development related works to be carried out, it made an order the effect of which will be to temporarily suspend sections of parking bays in Rennie Street and relocate these suspended bays in Paris Garden. Whilst works are in progress or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to stop, wait, load or unload in Rennie Street, between its junctions with Stamford Street and Upper Ground.
The loading bay located in Rennie Street, on the western side, approximately 50m from the junction with Stamford Street, will be permitted a period of “20 minutes loading” and “no return within 2 hours”. An alternative route for traffic would not be required.
Whilst works are in progress or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, the following sections of parking bays will be allocated or suspended in Paris Garden:(a) East Kerb, the Northernmost Car Club Bay will be extended 5.50 metres southwards to a total length of 11.00 metres. (b) East kerb, the 22.00 metres stretch of Residents Parking will be extended 5.50 metres further South to accommodate the Car Club Bay. (c) West kerb, the section of 16.50 metres Pay and Display Parking will be extended 5.50 metres southwards to a total length of 22.00 metres. (d) West kerb, the three southernmost pay and display Parking Bays will be suspended, one of which will be re-allocated as per item 6c to this Order. (e) West kerb, five C1 Resident Parking Bays will be introduced at its Southern extreme. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The restriction will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from the 30th October 2015 for 18 months. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 22nd October 2015
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Transport for London Public Notice ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE GLA ROADS AND GLA SIDE ROADS (SOUTHWARK) RED ROUTE CONSOLIDATION TRAFFIC ORDER 2007 A200 GLA ROAD (ST THOMAS STREET) VARIATION ORDER 2015
1. Transport for London, hereby gives notice that on 15th October 2015 it made the above named Order under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
2. The experimental Order:
1) The GLA Roads and GLA Side Roads (Southwark) Red Route Consolidation Traffic Order 2007 A200 GLA Road (St. Thomas Street) Experimental Variation Order 2014 was made under section 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and came into force on 25th April 2014; 2) The GLA Roads and GLA Side Roads (Southwark) Red Route Consolidation Traffic Order 2007 A200 GLA Road (St. Thomas Street) Experimental Variation (No. 2) Order 2014 was made under section 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and came into force on 4th July 2014; and
3) The GLA Roads and GLA Side Roads (Southwark) Red Route Consolidation Traffic Order 2007 A200 GLA Road (St. Thomas Street) Experimental Variation (No. 2) Order 2014 Modification Order 2014 was made under section 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and came into force on 8th August 2014.
3. The general nature and effect of the experimental Orders was to:
1) Relocate the existing loading bay outside No. 8 St. Thomas Street 11 metres north-westwards;
2) Relocate the existing Borough controlled bay outside Nos. 20 – 26 St. Thomas Street 35 metres north-westwards;
3) Introduce an 18 metre parking bay on the north-east side of St. Thomas Street 71 metres north-west of Weston Street with the hours of operation ‘No stopping at any time, 2 mins pick up and set down’;
4) Introduce a 12 metre parking bay on the north-east side of St. Thomas Street 27 metres south-east of Nos. 21 – 27 St. Thomas Street with the hours of operation ‘No stopping at any time, 2 mins pick up and set down’;
5) Introduce a 24 metre taxi bay on the north-east side of St. Thomas Street opposite Nos. 24 – 26 St. Thomas Street with the hours of operation ‘No stopping at any time except taxis at authorised times’;
6) Introduce a 12 metre taxi bay on the footway of south-west side of St. Thomas Street, 40 metres south-east of Nos. 21 – 27 St. Thomas Street with the hours of operation ‘No stopping at any time except taxis at authorised times’;
7) Introduce 28 metres of double red lines, ‘No stopping at any time’ outside No.19 St. Thomas Street;
8) Introduce 46 metres of double red lines, ‘No stopping at any time’ opposite Nos. 11 – 19 St. Thomas Street.
4. Transport for London has carefully considered whether or not the provisions of the experimental Orders should be continued indefinitely and has decided that they should be so continued.
5. Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on Local Authorities’ by section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, and in accordance with regulation 23 of the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996, Transport for London has made The GLA Roads and GLA Side Roads (Southwark) Red Route Consolidation Traffic Order 2007 A200 GLA Road (St. Thomas Street) Variation Order 2015 (“the permanent Order”). The Order will come into force on 26th October 2015, and the effect of the Order will be to continue in force indefinitely the provisions of the experimental Orders.
6. The road affected by the permanent Order is A200 St. Thomas Street in the London Borough of Southwark.
7. A copy of the permanent Order, a map indicating the location and effect of the Order and copies of the experimental Orders can be inspected during normal office hours at the offices of: • Transport for London • Southwark Council Streets Traffic Order Team Public Realm Projects (TD/PI/STOT) 160 Tooley Street Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 2QH London, SE1 8NJ
8. Any person wishing to question the validity of the permanent Order or of any of the provisions on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers conferred by the Act, or that any requirement of the Act has not been complied with, that person may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court. Dated this 22nd day of October 2015
Mufu Durowoju Network Impact Management Team Manager Road Space Management – Operations Transport for London Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
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Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that we C&R Flavours Ltd Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of C&R Flavours LTD, 7 Farrel Court, Room 9, Elephant Road, London, SE17 1LB The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on or from the premises are The supply of alcohol: Opening hours:
Days
Start time
Finish time
Mon - Sat
10:00
18:00
Mon - Sat
10:00
18:00
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: 5th October 2015
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK ONE HOUR FREE PARKING The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (No. 3) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ ‘E’) (No. 14) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ ‘EC’) (No. 11) Order 2015 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark on 22 October 2015 made to make the above-mentioned orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 2. The general effect of the orders will be:(a) to provide 1 hour maximum stay free parking places which would operate 8.30 am to 6.30 pm Monday to Saturday in:- BRAGANZA STREET, by converting existing pay parking on the north-east side outside Nos. 3-5 Braganza Street; CHELTENHAM ROAD, by converting uncontrolled kerbside on the north-east side outside Nos. 59-61 Cheltenham Road; EVELINA ROAD, by converting existing short-stay parking [i] on the north-west side outside Nos. 88-106 Evelina Road, [ii] on the north-west side outside Nos. 114a-122 Evelina Road, [iii] on the south-east side outside Nos. 89-95 Evelina Road, [iv] on the south-east side outside Nos. 123-133 Evelina Road, and [v] on the south-east side outside Nos. 137-143 Evelina Road; FOREST HILL ROAD, by converting existing short-stay parking on the south-west side outside Nos. 124-126 Forest Hill Road; GIBBON ROAD, [i] by converting uncontrolled kerbside on the south-west side outside Nos. 2-6 Gibbon Road, and by converting existing short-stay parking [ii] on the north-west side outside Nos. 50-54 Gibbon Road, [iii] on the north-west side outside Nos. 60-66 Gibbon Road, and [iv] on the south-east side below the rail bridge at Nunhead Station; GROVE LANE, by converting existing short-stay parking [i] on the north-east side outside Nos. 119-121 Grove Lane, and [ii] on the south-west side opposite Nos. 119-121 Grove Lane; HALF MOON LANE, by converting existing short-stay parking on the north side outside Nos. 13-27 Half Moon Lane; HOWBURY ROAD, by converting existing short-stay parking on the south-west side at the flank wall of No. 111 Evelina Road; JOHN RUSKIN STREET, by converting existing short-stay parking on the north side outside Nos. 2-30 Dartford Street; PLOUGH WAY, by converting existing short-stay parking [i] on the north-west side outside Nos. 7-15 Plough Way, [ii] on the north-west side outside Nos. 21-33 Plough Way, and [iii] on the south-east side outside Ayston House, Plough Way; ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD, by converting existing short-stay parking on the south side between its junctions with Lower Road and Bush Road; SOUTHAMPTON WAY, by converting existing pay parking on the south-west side outside Nos. 156-160 Southampton Way; SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD, by converting existing short-stay parking [i] on the north side outside Nos. 63-77 Southwark Park Road, [ii] on the south side at the rear of Nos. 6-12 Abbey Gardens, [iii] on the south side at the rear of Nos. 16-17 Abbey Gardens, [iv] on the south side outside Nos. 186-188 Southwark Park Road, [v] on the south side outside Nos. 210-226 Southwark Park Road, and [vi] on the south side outside Nos. 232-252 Southwark Park Road; STRADELLA ROAD, by converting existing short-stay parking [i] on the east side at the flank wall of No. 26 Half Moon Lane, and [ii] on the west side at the flank wall of No. 24 Half Moon Lane; and WYNDHAM ROAD, by converting existing short-stay parking on the north-west side outside Nos. 158-162 Wyndham Road; and (b) to provide 1 hour maximum stay free parking places which would operate 8.30 am to 6.30 pm Monday to Friday in:- CROSSTHWAITE AVENUE, by converting uncontrolled kerbside on the northwest side outside Nos. 10-16 Crossthwaite Avenue; and HERNE HILL, by converting existing shortstay parking on the south-east side outside Nos. 73-77 Herne Hill. 3. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 26 October 2015, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection until the end of a period of six weeks from the date the orders were made at the upon request at Public realm projects - network development, Southwark council, Environment and leisure, 3rd floor hub 1, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 020 7525 2005 or e-mail:- traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk to arrange an appointment. 4. Any persons desiring to question the validity of the orders or of any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the orders may, within six weeks of the date on which the orders were made, make application for the purpose to the High Court. Dated 22 October 2015 NICKY COSTIN Road network and parking business unit manager, Public realm ADMISSIONS POLICY CONSULTATION for Charles Dickens Primary School The Governors are formally consulting with staff, pupils, parents/carers and our community on a change to the over subscription criteria for entry to Nursery and Reception for September 2017. The proposal is to have an additional criterion added to both Nursery and Reception place oversubscription criteria - 'children of permanent staff members'. Also there is a change to the criterion for measurement of distance from school. Full details and a copy of the draft admissions policy for 2017 can be found on the school website http://www.charlesdickens.southwark.sch.uk. Alternatively a paper copy can be collected from the school office. We welcome any comments which should be emailed no later than the 5th January 2016 to either mbooth@charlesdickens.southwark.sch.uk or office@charlesdickens.southwark.sch.uk
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SNOWFIELDS AND GREAT MAZE POND) 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
Southwark News, Thursday October 22, 2015
London Borough of Southwark London Local Authorities 1991 (Part 11) Special Treatments Premises
Notice of Application for Licence
20/10/2015
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that they intend to make an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate a crane operation by Road Traffic Solutions in the above named roads.
Hammam Spa Turkish Bath, 92 Forest Hill Road, London, SE22 0RS
(a) Snowfields between Weston Street and Great Maze Pond. (b) Great Maze Pond, at it’s junction with Snowfields. (c) The one way working in Snowfields will be made 2 way to allow for access and egress. (d) The one way working in Crosby Row, between Long Lane and Snowfields will be made 2 way to allow for access and egress.
Any person WISHING TO OBJECT to my/our application should do so by giving notice in writing stating in general terms the grounds of the objection to the Council’s
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
An alternative route would be via: Northbound: Bermondsey Street, Tooley Street, Borough High Street, Tabard Street, Long Lane. Southbound: Weston Street Long Lane as applicable.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
Bounce Spa Ltd, 92 Forest Hill Road, London, SE22 0RS TAKE NOTICE that I the above-named being the occupier(s)/owner(s) of the above named premises have this day applied to the Council of the London Borough of Southwark for licensing of the above premises under the above Act as a SPECIAL TREATMENTS PREMISES. Licensing Unit Environmental Health & Trading Standards 3rd Floor Hub 2 160 Tooley Street P O Box 6452 London, SE1 5LX
Within four weeks of the date of this notice. Persons objecting to the grant of licences must be prepared to attend in person at a public hearing before a committee of the Council.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The restriction will be in place on the 6th – 8th November, if the works are not carried out due to adverse weather conditions then the restriction will be in place on the 13th – 15th November or 20th – 22nd November.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 22nd October 2015 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2920 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (RYE LANE) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that they intend to make an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate highway works in 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 Rye Lane between Hanover Park and Peckham High Street. An alternative route will be in place for buses.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The restriction will be in place between the 2nd – 4th November 2015.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 22nd October 2015 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2922
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he Kia Oval has enjoyed another summer of excellent crowds – with over 250,000 fans enjoying a day at the cricket during the 2015 season. With the final Test in the Investec Ashes, a Royal London One Day International between England and New Zealand and a full programme of domestic cricket, it has been a bumper year for Kennington crowds. The biggest domestic attendances were seen at Friday night matches in the NatWest T20 Blast with 117,603 fans packing into the ground between May and July to watch Surrey play across six games – a competition average of 19,601 – and an increase of 26% on 2014.
Over 80,000 fans enjoyed the Kia Oval experience during England’s Ashes party at the end of August – with a sold out crowd watching an Englishman lift the Ashes urn in front of the gasholders for fourth time since the ground staged England’s iconic victory in 2005. There was also a sold out crowd in attendance for the One Day International between England and New Zealand in June, a game that saw 763 runs hit – the record aggregate score for a fifty over International in England. Surrey’s success in the Royal London One Day Cup also helped give crowds a boost,
with 25,485 fans watching the club on the Road to Lord’s throughout July, August and September.
Over 250,000 fans enjoyed a day at the cricket during the 2015 season In the LV= County Championship, 32,753 fans came to watch Surrey’s triumphant Division Two campaign – with the club recording a record total of
10,329 Members for the year. Away from the Kia Oval, fans have also been engaging with the club on digital platforms with the Surrey CCC Facebook page boasting 178,000 likes and video views across YouTube and Facebook well over 1m throughout the season. George Foster, Head of Marketing and Communications at Surrey CCC, said: “With promotion, a Lord’s final and another sharp increase in ticket sales, the 2015 summer has been a hugely successful one for everyone at the club. “Regular scheduling of NatWest T20 Blast matches at good times throughout the summer has enabled cricket fans to understand the rhythm of a season and therefore make
plans to come to games. “This schedule – combined with a dynamic match day experience – has allowed Surrey to turn domestic T20 cricket into a financial cornerstone of our club and greatly increase attendances at the Kia Oval.” Charlie Hodgson, Commercial Director at the Kia Oval, added: “It is fantastic to see T20 crowds up around the country again this year. “The success of the T20 Blast at the Kia Oval has allowed us to invest further in the ground, with a new Peter May Stand being built this winter increasing our capacity to 25,000 and enabling us to provide an even better customer experience for our supporters next year.”
Southwark News, Thursday October 22, 2015 By John Prendergast
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FISHER BOXINg club head coach Steve Hiser has been inducted into the British Boxing Hall of Fame for his services to the amateur game.
Hiser joined the Bermondsey club as a boxer in 1957 and has coached at the club since 1973, that service has now been recognised by his peers in the boxing profession. The British Hall of Fame is overseen by a conglomerate of ex-Boxers associations across Great Britain, and Hiser is amongst the first select group to be inducted. Other luminaries inducted into the domestic hall of fame include Randolph Turpin, Terry Spinks, Alan Minter and Jimmy Tibbs. Hiser told the News: “I feel so proud and honoured to make it onto that list especially as it was my peers who voted for me. “I still don’t know who nominated me but I am still flabbergasted as I am one of a number of people right across the country who do a similar job in local gyms.”
By Lloyd Bradley
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A MAGNIFICENT injury time comeback from ten man Stansfeld rescued a point against Hildenborough Athletic at the weekend.
Stansfeld led as early as the ten minute mark when leading scorer Billy Shinners seized on an error in the Hildenborough defence. Athletic failed to deal with a long clearance from Stansfeld keeper James
Hiser inducted into boxing hall of fame
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Ten man heroics rescue Stansfeld point Bradley leaving Shinners to finish with a neat lob over the advancing keeper. Hildenborough were level on the half hour mark when Adam Davies nodded home a corner after some poor defending. Then within five minutes, and completely against the run of play, the home side were in front after a quick break saw Davies grab his second with a low drive. Things soon got worse for Stansfeld, when on 38 minutes referee Danny Geary sent off Nathan Gee for something he had said to one of his assistants After a half-time reshuffle Stansfeld
started the brighter of the two teams. Hildenborough looked to sit on what they had by getting plenty of players behind the ball. That strategy seemed to be working initially, as Stansfeld struggled to break them down, but Shinners changed all that on 70 minutes when he headed home his second goal of the game with a near post header from a Billy Jolley cross. As the game got stretched the extra man came into play and Hildenborough stole back the lead when Sam Jones nicked the ball off Casey Kilillea on the half way. The speedy winger ended up rounding
Tony Dakin and keeper Bradley before rolling the ball into an empty net. The game looked to be over as a contest in the 83 minute when Davies, who looked suspiciously offside, buried a shot from the edge of the box for his hat-trick. Stansfeld now had nothing to lose and threw caution to the wind to try to get back into the game. They managed to force a couple of corners and from the second of these substitute Dakin forced the ball home after the ball came back off the post to give them a lifeline. As the game entered injury time it looked like all those efforts would count
Ti ger s r ead y t o revi ve Engl i sh r ug by
The Tigers squad who were so successful at the Mitcham Rugby Festival
AS THE other home nations joined England in exiting the Rugby World Cup last weekend the Southwark Tigers insist that the future is not bleak for game in this country.
Ex Fisher boxer David Byrnes with club coaches Ray Bull, Ash Sharma, Steve Hiser BEM and Timmy Driscoll
The thriving Burgess Park club took 50 players to a tournament in Mitcham, with boys and girls aged from five to twelve, and every Tigers team who took part came out on top. Vernon Neve-Dunn, the founder of the
UK's first inner city London rugby club said that Rugby is alive and kicking in Southwark despite the recent international disappoints. He said: “There has never been a greater need and better time to invest in
our future England stars than right now.” If you are interested in joining the Southwark Tigers, who are based in Burgess Park in Walworth, visit www.pitchero.com/clubs/southwark tigers.
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Hildenborough Athletic 4 Stansfeld O&B Club 4
He added: “I still love what I do. I love it when you get those kids who are often shy and won’t say a word to you and you can help them, to help them achieve that change gives me as much as a buzz as anything. “When you get a champion in your gym that is a bonus. But what the Fisher is about is changing the lives of kids who come through the door. “When those kids, or their families, turn around and say thanks for what you have done that means as much to me as winning titles.” The nominations came from 27 associations with a committee then making the call about who enters the hall of fame. Dave Harris, Chairman of that committee said: “Steve Hiser has done so much for boxing, and in my opinion he is one of the greats of the amateur game in Britain since the Second World War. “He has not only produced a lot of champions from his gym but he helps every boy who comes through the door. “To many of them he becomes a father figure and he deserves his award. He certainly was one of the most popular choices and he received lots of nominations from different associations.”
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Stansfeld striker Billy Shinners
for nothing. But Stansfeld refused to give up and they threw everybody forward for a final free kick. In the confusion that ensued Sam Ryan stole in at the far post to slam the ball into the net to complete a tremendous comeback.
Footitt joins Surrey on four year deal
LEFT ARM seamer Mark Footitt has joined Surrey on a four year deal as the club bolsters its bowling attack for action in the top tier of English first class cricket.
The 29-year-old is the latest recruit after they gained promotion from Division Two of the County Championship. The ex-Derbyshire man has been on the fringes of England squads in the last year and Surrey’s Director of Cricket Alec was delighted with the signing. He added: “His talent with both a red and white ball will add so much to our bowling attack and I would hope his move to the Kia Oval will see him achieve his ambitions of playing for England and competing strongly for domestic trophies.” Footitt said: “It is a fantastic opportunity for me to play First Division cricket at a Test Match Ground for a club with a great tradition. Working with another strong coaching set up at Surrey can only help to further my England ambitions which were started during my time at Derbyshire.” Surrey have not been slow to firm up their squad for next season after securing the Division Two title last month. Since that day Matt Dunn, James Burke, Tom and Sam Curran, Rory Burns, Zafar Ansari and Ben Foakes have all signed new deals with the Kia Oval club. For the latest Surrey news visit www.kiaoval.com.
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HAMLET SKIPPER Danny Waldren weighed in with a brace of goals on Saturday as Dulwich brushed aside Brentwood Town in a Ryman Premier League encounter.
Although the Pink and Blues dominated from the outset they did not take the lead until just before half-time when Waldren scored the first of his two
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HAMLET GAFFER Gavin Rose believes his side have what it takes to stretch away from their promotion rivals in the final two thirds of the league season.
Photo - Dave Anderson
The Pink and Blues are at the top end of a congested Ryman Premier League table, and Rose believes if the injury situation eases at Champion Hill then Hamlet have what it takes to ease away from the rest of the pack. The Hamlet manager said: “The injury situation is just down to luck really. But if we get them players back I think we do have a chance to stand out from the pack this season. “Some of those boys coming back should offer us something extra and add to the great job the boys who have played and got us into the position we are in right now.” Second spot in the table after sixteen fixtures is a decent start to the season but like many on the Champion Hill terraces Rose knows that Hamlet may have
Dean Harrison is keen to get his side into their new stadium
FISHER FC boss Dean Harrison has admitted that he can’t wait to move into the club’s new ground so he can take on his league rivals on a more level playing field.
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Rose thinks Hamlet can rise from pack
Gavin Rose has high hopes for the remainder of this campaign
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Hamlet captain Danny Waldren celebrates scoring with Hamlet fans on Saturday.
already dropped critical points this campaign. He told the News: “It’s quite hard to say we are where we want to be as at the start of season we had a new group of players, and taking into consideration our injury situation since we have not really had a full squad from week one. “So it’s hard to say we are where we want to be but we are happy with the
position we are in especially as injuries have meant we are down to the bare bones some weeks, especially in terms of what we can put on the bench.” But Rose is happy to stay in touch at this point of the season and he won’t make a big call on further wholesale changes to the squad until well after Christmas. Rose said: “If we can get to January or February time we will need to look at
where we stand. By that point the players here would have had a decent chance to show what they have and it may be we feel we have what we need for that final push, or maybe the addition of one player. “If we are lower in the league it may be more players but it is so hard to call right now, but by then we should know if we have the squad we need for the run in.”
because if we can the Chairman has said he will get us a playing budget for next season.” “It seems like everybody is paying a bit of money except us in this league. As soon as I get a good player in we get a transfer request, with the offer of being paid to play, and the player goes. “Some of the boys have been loyal but is so difficult, I even brought in Byron Beard as my new assistant coach and almost straight away he gets an offer to manage Holmesdale with a budget and it’s an offer he almost has to take.” Fisher have looked more solid this season despite limited resources having picked up points in more than half their games this campaign. The Fisher boss is certain that his side can enjoy mid table security, as opposed to the annual relegation dog fight, if they can
develop a more ruthless streak in front of goal. Harrison said: “We will battle on and get on with things. We are a side who create six, seven even eight good chances a game and in our last two games we didn’t score a goal. “So we just need to start taking our chances. Against Sevenoaks we pumped them for 45 minutes and we lost 3-0. “That was a bit disheartening as that is a game we should be taking three points from but we have to put our chances away.” The club has no game this weekend and Harrison hopes to use that time wisely. He added: “Having a gap in fixtures can work either way for sides but I am trying to organise and in-house friendly so I can take a look at the players we have, so it could work in our favour as I will be able to have
a good look at what we have. “We are always working to get new players in and that won’t change so I will also be continuing with that too.” On Tuesday night Fisher were in League Cup action against Erith & Belvedere and lost a tight encounter 3-2 in extra time. Max Rothwell and Quentin Conteh twice equalised for the Fish on the night but it was not enough for them to prevail.
Harrison in hurry to get new Fisher ground
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Mlinar ready to build despite last day beating
LIONESSES BOSS Dan Mlinar believes he has the foundations to build a stronger side for the future, despite a last day defeat against already promoted Doncaster.
On Sunday Millwall could find no response to efforts from Beth England, Hope Knight and Sue Smith’s double as Rovers ended their season in style. But the hefty win was not enough to crown Belles Division Two champions, instead Reading Ladies will join them in the top tier of the Women’s domestic game as the table toppers. This was the second game on the trot that the Lionesses lost by the same margin, as the Berkshire side had been equally ruthless two weeks ago against Millwall. Despite the poor end to their campaign Mlinar is still hopeful for the future. He said: “We had numerous counterattacks and entries into the final third, but we just didn’t kill them off with a killer pass or the right run. “I thought the game was a lot tighter than 4-0. I think we gave them a good test. “We knew they were going to have a lot of the ball and a lot of territory but, to a player in the first 41 minutes, we’ve done our jobs. “It was the first time we’d let an uncontested cross come in and in fairness it was a fantastic header from Beth England. “We had a great start to the season and a difficult finish, but now we’ve got some foundations laid. “When I took over at the start of the season it was all over the place, but now we can build on those foundations and move it on to the next step.” For the latest Lionesses news in the close season visit millwall.fawsl.com or follow @millwalllioness on twitter. Dan Milar remains upbeat
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Work has commenced on the Black and Whites new ground at St Paul’s Playing Field in Rotherhithe, taking them back to an area the club consider their heartland. However until that ground is ready they will remain tenants at Champion Hill in East Dulwich, leaving Harrison with no playing budget. He told the News: “It does feel like we are just waiting to get to our new ground so we can establish ourselves. “Our goal this season is simply to stay up
on the 65 minute for the third mark by scoring game in and Dan succession to Calum Willock joined the party Sweeney netted
goals. The second half saw the Champion Hill side take more of the chances that came their way with the Dulwich Hamlet captain netting again seven minutes after the restart.
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Striker says Millwall mood ‘ten times better’ than last season
By John Kelly
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LEE GREGORY has hailed the spirit in Millwall’s dressing room that has seen Neil Harris’ side turn around their home form to give themselves a platform to challenge for a top-six place.
Gregory was on target for the second home game in succession – his third and fourth goals of the season – as the Lions defeated Swindon to make it three wins in a row in all competitions at The Den and four wins at SE16 in the last five. The 27-year-old endured a difficult period earlier in the season as Millwall
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE Millwall 2-0 Swindon
By John Kelly at the Den
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THIS WAS Millwall’s most dominant and comprehensive performance of the season and it wasn’t a huge surprise to hear just hours afterwards that Robins manager Mark Cooper had lost his job.
It was cruel on Cooper whose squad was hit with so many injuries, but had Millwall been crueller in front of goal this could have ended in a humiliating scoreline. The official man of the match award
stumbled through August, losing four games at home, with Gregory’s own disappointment compounded when he missed a penalty early against Coventry in a 4-0 defeat. The former Mansfield and Halifax striker had been kept out of the side by Aiden O’Brien recently, but came on to seal the three points in the 2-0 win at Port Vale in September. He has started the last two games at The Den, with O’Brien in a wider role, and both players have rewarded Harris’ attacking approach with two goals each to give their side comfortable wins. Gregory says he notices a big improvement in the mood in the dressing room compared to Ian Holloway’s time in charge.
“The lads are brilliant here,” Gregory said. “I’ve not been at a club before where every single lad gets on. I think the spirit is ten times better than it was last year. “Maybe it’s the manager and how he goes about his training, but everyone gets on. We have good craic, and everyone looks forward to training and playing games. “Maybe last year people were unsettled. You didn’t know if you were going to play that week or if you were going to travel. “But we’ve got a small squad here. It’s great to see someone like Alfie Pavey get his home debut. So with a smaller squad everyone knows where they stand and hopefully we’ll get
fortunate with injuries and we’ll keep going. “Once we got the first win at home [against Peterborough in the Football League Trophy] it set us off and hopefully now we can keep The Den a fortress. And obviously the away form will be key to promotion as well. “The more games we play the better we’re getting. If you look back, we had a rocky start, but we’re past that now and I think we’ve turned the corner.” Gregory could have enjoyed an even more fruitful return against Swindon, but goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux denied him with a fingertip save in the second half as the Robins somehow avoided a more comprehensive beating.
However, Gregory is pleased with his game and that he is putting himself in a position to finish off moves. “I’m just happy to be getting the chances,” he said. “If I’d been told as a young lad I’d score one in three chances, then you’re doing very, very well. I had three chances last Saturday and scored one. I’m still going to be disappointed with what I’ve missed but I’ve scored one so I’m pleased with that. “I do think about the ones I miss, more than anything, but I’m not going to let it drag me down. “It was the first time this year that we had chance after chance after chance. I think now with the team we’ve got that’s what it’s going to be like.”
Robins down and out as Cooper flies the nest
went to 22-year-old midfielder George Saville, but it could easily have been given to Aiden O’Brien, who further enhanced his rapidly rising reputation with an assist and a goal. Saville was successful with 70 of his 77 passes and manager Neil Harris will surely be picking up the phone to his old boss Kenny Jackett to enquire about an extension beyond the current 28-day deal. It would be premature to make a judgment on someone who has played against lower-league opposition and then a severely depleted Swindon side, but he looks a bespoke Millwall player. O’Brien has now scored five goals this season and his through ball to Lee Gregory, who finished low under
Lawrence Vigouroux 19 minutes in, was his fourth assist in two home league games. He has scored or been involved in six of Millwall’s last seven goals at home. Steve Morison, too, wasn’t far off being the game’s most effective player, despite missing at least a hat-trick of chances. The former Leeds United striker and Gregory ran the Robins ragged and a sign of the uncertainty in the away side’s defence was glimpsed when Gregory dispossessed Vigouroux just outside his box but Morison, perhaps with too much time, couldn’t turn the ball into an empty yet from 30 yards and the keeper got back to save. Vigouroux was at times a neurotic presence behind his back four but
without him the Robins could have lost by more. O’Brien scored the second in the 26th minute when he fired in from the edge of the area after Swindon couldn't properly clear. There were ironic cheers from almost everyone in the ground when the away side finally found the target for the first time in the 89th minute, but Jordan Archer didn’t have to move to gather substitute Jordan Stewart’s shot from outside the box. Harris handed 20-year-old striker Alfie Pavey his first league appearance at The Den in injury time, with Morison departing to a standing ovation. Gregory had enjoyed the same reception in the 79th minute when he
was replaced with Lee Martin. The victory was Millwall’s third home win in a row, their fourth in five matches, and the run of successive defeats at The Den in August now seems like a trick of the mind.
Millwall: 4-4-2: 13 Archer; 4 Edwards, 5 Craig, 16 Beevers, 3 J Martin; 22 O’Brien, 6 Williams, 21 Saville, 18 Ferguson (10 Onyedinma, 66); 20 Morison (29 Pavey, 91), 9 Gregory (11 L Martin, 79). Swindon: 4-2-3-1: 01 Vigouroux; 27 Barry, 29 Branco, 34 El-Abd, 3 Ormonde-Ottewill; 7 Traore, 12 Bangoura (Stewart, 64); 32 Ojamaa (Randall-Hurren, 52), 17 Gladwin, 15 Brophy (Balmy, 45); 10 Ajose.
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LEAGUE ONE MATCH PREVIEW
The gaffer
Sheffield United vs Millwall - Sky Bet League One Saturday October 24, Kick off: 12:15
NIGEL ADKINS was Scunthorpe’s club physiotherapist when he was promoted to the role of manager in 2006, a move that inspired the chant, “Who needs Mourinho, we’ve got our physio” at Glanford Park.
Five months later he guided the Iron to promotion to the second tier for the first time in 40 years. He joined Southampton in 2010 and also took them out of League One in his first season in charge and to the Premier League in his next. Along the way the Saints recorded a club record tenth successive win after beating Millwall 1-0. He was appointed Sheffield United boss in the summer with the expectation that he could succeed where predecessor Nigel Clough failed.
Sky Bet match odds Sheffield United 10/11 Draw 5/2 Millwall 11/4
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1 Howard
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6 20 Campbell-Ryce Basham 14 Done
18 Ferguson 3 J Martin
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15 Collins 35 Hammond
30 K Wallace 29 Adams
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THIS IS arguably Millwall’s biggest test of the season so far against a side that, despite going through a rocky period following their strong start to the season, are still genuine contenders for promotion.
They have a manager who has already brought two clubs to the Championship from League One. Nigel Adkins guided Scunthorpe to the second tier in his first season and then achieved a remarkable two successive promotions with Southampton. The widespread criticism of the decision of the Saints board to sack him in early 2013 was a measure of how far he had come since stepping up from his physio role to become manager of Scunthorpe in 2006.
He was appointed Sheffield United boss in the summer following Nigel Clough’s failure to negotiate a route back to the Championship through the play-offs. The Blades were routed 4-0 by Gillingham on the opening day of the season but four league wins in a row left them a point off the top by the end of August before they endured another wobbly spell. Those types of false dawns are reflective of their recent history: They were 90 minutes away from securing a place in the Premier League in 2009 only to lose 1-0 to Burnley in the Championship play-off final. This fixture, kicking off at the earlier time of 12.15pm on Saturday, will be Millwall’s third in a week and the third of five in fifteen days. Manager Neil Harris can ill-afford to see his squad pick up many more injuries, even though they coped
admirably immediately after losing experienced midfielders Jimmy Abdou and Ed Upson. It was a slight gamble to substantially trim the squad over the summer, with two international breaks since adding to the fixture congestion and testing resource management in intense bursts. The players all attest to the strong unity in the squad and striker Steve Morison pointed to their response to the loss of key players when they won the next two home games at The Den. He said: “We’ve lost two of our biggest players this season. There are a lot of games and you can only beat what’s put in front of you. I think (last Saturday) was one of those days where we could have had five or six but we set out to keep a clean sheet. “It just shows that if we’re patient
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and do what we need to do and we’re in our shape then teams can’t really hurt us.” It remains to be seen what the effects of the Lions’ midweek game will be. The squad left The Den at lunchtime on Monday for an overnight stay in Blackpool to give themselves every chance of recovery from the long coach journey. They returned after the game and arrived back in south London in the early hours of Wednesday morning. After their 2-0 win at Port Vale in another Tuesday night game in September Millwall were flat the following Saturday when they lost at home to Southend. That experience could see Harris shake up his starting line-up, meaning the likes of Alfie Pavey, Lee Martin and Ben Thompson could see more game time this weekend.
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Young forward has caught the eye with some sparkling performances in U21 team
By John Kelly
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ALFIE PAVEY had scored 124 goals in 60 games in his last season with Maidestone United, but his first experience at Millwall was an eye-opening and slightly chastening one.
“I remember coming into the training ground on my first day and the ball bouncing off me, I couldn’t get hold of it,” he says. “I knew coming into this system it wasn’t going to be that easy to score two or three goals a game. “From where I was then to where I am now there has been a massive improvement.” That improvement has brought him to the fringes of the first team since he arrived as a seventeen-year-old in May 2013. He made his debut away at Wolves at the end of last season and even a 4-2 defeat at Molineux couldn’t take from the excitement of playing for the team he supports. He owed that appearance to luck, good from his point of view, bad from Jamie Philpot’s who suffered an injury just before Ben Thompson was about to come on. But luck isn’t something he gives the
impression he’ll be relying on to force his way as much and as quickly as possible into his boss Neil Harris’ firstteam plans. He’s already had to work on a dietary weakness that didn’t help him physically earlier in his career. He explained: “I’ve come into the game late, so it’s about working on things in the gym, physically, technically. “I think I have improved massively. I used to be quite fat as well! So I’ve lost a bit of weight and am quite lean. “I’ve still got loads of things I need to improve on but I’m getting there. “Obviously you have to eat the right things, whereas before I didn’t care. I was just playing with my mates and not playing with as good players every week that I am now. It didn’t really matter. Now you have to watch what you do, get the right training in and eat the right things. “I’ve just got to keep working hard and the time will come when I get loads of minutes, whether that’s this year or next.” That mature attitude has resulted in a rich vein of form for the U21s, for whom he has scored seven goals this season including a 30-yard stunner against Leeds United at The Den. Those goals have Lions fans excited
about his potential, and they caught a glimpse of it when he came in the 91st minute to make his senior competitive bow at The Den against Swindon last Saturday. Was he nervous? “I didn’t really think about it,” he says. “I didn’t have time to think about it. It was a great atmosphere, a great feeling. “It was about waiting for my chance
and then enjoying it. I’ve worked hard for it so hopefully I can carry on. I’ve scored goals for the U21s, I’m playing well and hopefully my chances will come. “My first season here with the U18s was alright, I scored a few goals. In my first season with the U21s I went through a bit of a drought but this year I’ve been able to score regularly. “I think it just shows: give it time.”
From that uncertain start in his first training session he now has the confidence and ambition to approach some of the senior players to glean what he can from them. He sees himself as being a similar type of player to Steve Morison, while he also enjoys his training ground duels with Byron Webster, who he also looks to for nuggets of information relating to what defenders enjoy least about coming up against centre-forwards. “I think it’s great that I’ve got those type of people in front of me and see how I can bring their game into mine,” the 20-year-old said. “I see myself as a target man who can play off the shoulder, win my headers and I feel like I’m quite aggressive and love a fight with a centre-half. “We’ve got a great a bunch of lads this year. They’ve been as good as gold with the young lads, they’ve taken us all on board. “As much as everyone is competing with each other for positions the advice they give to you to help you kick on is unbelievable. You couldn’t ask for a better group of lads to look up to. “Webbie is a big lad, but I can bully him anyway, don’t worry about that! It gets competitive but everyone is happy to give advice. If I go to Webbie, as a centre-half he’ll tell me what centre-
halves don’t like, like playing off the shoulder. “You can use what they have. Moro is a big fella, he’ll win his headers and make channel runs. In a way I see myself as being similar to him. So I’ll ask him how I can improve and he’ll give me advice.” He had time to make one contribution against Swindon (A header, showcasing what he says is the strongest part of his game) but is looking forward to his family witnessing him in action. He still lives at home and spends some of his spare time watching his three sisters as they pursue their interests in singing and football. Is he looking to get his own place? Like everything he says, the answer indicates a level head. “It would nice one day! But I’m comfortable at home. I’ve got a good life so I’m not planning to move out any time soon. I just like spending time with my family, really. “It would be a great feeling to get my first start at The Den. They have yet to see me play (in the first team) because they’ve been away the last couple of times, they’ve missed out. They’re still waiting to see that and when the time comes it’ll be a proud moment for me and my family.”
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Morison gets in front of his marker to power a header off the bar and Beevers is first to the loose ball to emphatically fire home
Archer produces one of the saves of the season to stretch and somehow get a fingertip to Cullen’s deflected shot and turn it onto the crossbar
BLACKPOOL 1
Redshaw 82′ (pen)
MILLWALL 1 Beevers 35′
Date: Tuesday 20th October Attendance: 6,225 Man of the match: Mark Beevers Referee: Nigel Miller 1 Doyle
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2 White
5 Robertson
15 Aldred
18 Ferguson
11 Cameron
8 Potts
19 Norris
4 McAlister
9 Cullen
10 Redshaw
Osayi-Samuel - 45
Thomas - 68'
9 Gregory
18 Ferguson
Cummings - 83'
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Onyedinma - 63'
Rivers - 68'
20 Morison
6 Williams
21 Saville
22 O’Brien
16 Beevers
5 Craig
4 Edwards
Thompson - 50'
13 Archer
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3 4
Possession
52%
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3
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CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE
* Table correct as of Tuesday night
TEAM
1 Gillingham 2 Walsall 3 Burton Albion 4 Coventry City 5 Sheffield United 6 Bury 7 Wigan Athletic 8 Southend United 9 Chesterfield 10 Rochdale 11 Bradford City 12 Colchester United 13 Peterborough United 14 Millwall 15 Port Vale 16 Scunthorpe United 17 Oldham Athletic 18 Shrewsbury Town 19 Barnsley 20 Doncaster Rovers 21 Blackpool 22 Fleetwood Town 23 Swindon Town 24 Crewe Alexandra
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14 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14
9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 2
3 4 2 3 3 6 5 3 2 4 4 4 3 3 5 2 9 2 2 5 4 3 3 4
2 2 4 3 4 2 3 5 6 5 4 5 6 5 5 7 3 8 7 5 6 8 8 8
28 21 13 20 25 24 24 14 21 18 15 21 26 20 16 16 17 17 16 11 10 18 18 13
14 8 13 10 19 19 17 15 20 16 17 28 24 22 16 18 22 21 20 16 18 23 24 22
14 13 0 10 6 5 7 -1 1 2 -2 -7 2 -2 0 -2 -5 -4 -4 -5 -8 -5 -6 -9
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Potts shoots from the edge of the box and there looks to be little danger until Edwards finds himself on the wrong side of Norris to earn a red card
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Redshaw confidently finds the top corner with his penalty to stretch Blackpool’s unbeaten run in this fixture to five games
Williams forced off as Millwall concede late equaliser
Head to Head 48%
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MILLWALL PAID the price for failing to add a second goal to their lead against Blackpool on Tuesday night as Jack Redshaw’s penalty eight minutes from time rescued a point for his side.
And there was a cost to be paid too as Carlos Edwards will now be suspended for the red card he received when he bundled over David Norris in the box with the midfielder about to shoot. Mark Beevers had given the Lions the lead in the first half when he was left in far too much space in the Blackpool penalty area to finish leftfooted for his fourth goal of the season after striker Steve Morison’s header had come back off the crossbar. The turning point in this game was easily to locate, and it was an injury in the one area Millwall could illafford to suffer any more that gave Blackpool the impetus and the spur to mount their late challenge. One could hazard a guess at the
four-letter word that probably went through manager Neil Harris’ mind as he watched influential midfielder Shaun Williams slump to the turf in the centre circle soon after half-time as Blackpool shuffled the ball forward. Williams was helped off the pitch by physio Bobby Bacic to be replaced with 20-year-old midfielder Ben Thompson and though it didn’t have an immediate negative impact on Millwall’s rhythm Blackpool perceptibly forced the initiative as the game moved towards the last quarter. Indeed Williams’ departure could have had an unintended consequence as soon after his introduction Thompson, a naturally more attackminded player, moved into the box but saw his shot blocked. Williams and George Saville, who once again was outstanding in the centre of the field with his reading of the danger and his careful use of the ball, had given Millwall the control that was set to earn them a third successive win. But that began to erode and
Blackpool grew in confidence as Millwall began to drop a little deeper towards the edge of their own box. There still looked to be little danger of an equaliser and the away side seemed to have curbed the threat of Seasiders front pair Redshaw and Mark Cullen, both of whom had troubled Millwall with their movement and quick feet in the first half. It was Cullen who drew one of the saves of the season from Jordan Archer in the 25th minute. As the striker dribbled the ball towards the box the Millwall defence backpedalled unsure whether to commit and he took aim from 25 yards. His shot took a deflection and was heading into the top corner before Archer somehow stretched to tip the ball onto the crossbar and then he had the presence of mind to gather the rebound. The former Tottenham player is compiling an impressive montage of spectacular saves and that was up there with the best this season. That had been Blackpool’s best
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chance before midfielder Brad Potts scuffed an effort from outside the box towards goal with just less than ten minutes remaining. The ball evaded everyone to land at the feet of Norris with Edwards, probably for the first time this season, caught on the wrong side. Harris had no complaints afterwards and Redshaw blasted his penalty high to Archer’s right with the ball going in off the woodwork. Winger Shane Ferguson should have put Millwall two goals up earlier in the half but Colin Doyle was quick off his line to block with his feet. Harris had also brought on Fred Onyedinma to give Edwards more protection on the right and the 18year-old went close when he moved off his wing but pulled his shot wide at the near post. The Millwall supporters thought Aiden O’Brien had added a second when his effort found the side netting but instead Blackpool’s hex over their side, going back five games to November 2011 in this fixture, continued.
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By John Kelly
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Boss says ref got late decision right as Lions denied
NEIL HARRIS had no complaints with referee Nigel Miller’s decision to award a penalty and send off Carlos Edwards as Millwall conceded a late goal at bogie ground Bloomfield Road on Tuesday night.
Millwall looked to be comfortably heading for their third successive win before the departure of Shaun Williams with an injury altered the course of the game. Harris felt that contributed to his side ceding control of the game and they were punished when Jack Redshaw fired home the spot-kick after Edwards had bundled over David Norris in the box following Brad Potts’ shot. “What we did lose was composure on the
EZE-Y DOES IT FOR LION CUBS
By John Kelly
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EBERE EZE FIRED a brilliant hat-trick as Millwall U21s recorded an emphatic 4-0 win over London rivals QPR in the Professional Development League on Tuesday. Eze put his side ahead on 21 minutes before Mikael Ndjoli doubled the lead ten minutes into the second half.
Millwall completed the rout when Eze finished after a swift counterattack and then the young attacker found the roof of the net with a half-volley in the 80th minute. Paris Cowan-Hall and Kris Twardek also played as they continue to work their way towards full match sharpness following their injuries. It was the Elite Development Squad’s biggest away win of the season and the perfect response to the 2-0 defeat
ball and making the extra pass,” Harris admitted. “We got punished for a slight positional error for the goal and obviously the red card… when you get yourself wrong side in the penalty area and make contact then it’s going to be a penalty and a red card. “The boy has mis-hit the shot. I’m happy with the two banks of four in front of him. We’re happy for him to shoot from 25 or 30 yards and he shanks it through around eight players. Carlos just gets himself on the wrong side and you’re always chasing to get back. So no complaints with the penalty decision and red card.” Harris was pleased with how his side played, but was frustrated that they couldn’t add a second goal when they were in the ascendancy against dogged opponents. Shane Ferguson and Aiden O’Brien had the best chances to secure the points for
against Huddersfield last week. And boss Justin Skinner was thrilled with his side’s display. “I couldn't fault the team, their attitude was outstanding,” he said. “We had a number missing such as Sid Nelson, Jack Powell and Alfie Pavey because of the first team game at Blackpool so it was a pretty young team, with the likes of Ebere Eze, Noah Chesmain and Mikael Ndjoli involved.”
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Millwall before Blackpool rallied. “We controlled the game,” Harris said. “The first 25 minutes was outstanding and we could have had a couple of goals but didn’t quite get the rub of the green. “They then got a foothold and got back into it and I was a little bit disappointed with how we played for ten or fifteen minutes, but that’s when we scored our goal. “After that we didn’t look in danger at all, we looked likely to score a second goal. Fergie has a great chance, Aiden has a great chance and if one of those goes in the game’s over. “If you don’t kill teams off then they can always get the opportunity to get back into it. “But having said that there’s no doubting the penalty and red card changed the game.”
“I was delighted for Ebere to complete his first hat-trick at this level. He is still really learning his football in the U18s with us and, because we were slightly short on numbers, I had to shuffle the pack so he was asked to play a No. 10 role, which he did ever so well. “We had all been disappointed with our last result against Huddersfield, so this was a positive way to respond and some of our play was really excellent.”
LIONS LIVE
THIS WEEK the Lions Live team will be speaking to Millwall's head of recruitment Andrew Mills.
They will also welcome Shane Ferguson who will be talking about Northern Ireland's raucous celebrations after they qualified for Euro 2016 and how he is finding life in south London following his move from Newcastle. They will also be giving away two tickets to the Doncaster game next Tuesday. THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%