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STRIKER TURNED DOWN GILLINGHAM C ONTRACT Page 48
‘IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE’ Council plans to battle CPO ruling on Aylesbury page 14
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Mum tells how tot plunged from fifth floor
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By Alex Yeates
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A BOROUGH woman whose toddler fell out of a fifth floor window on a hot summer’s day has warned that it “could happen to anyone”. Full story - page 4
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Let’s find out more about traffic issues
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N ANY local area traffic issues are up there above most other concerns, but in highly congested Southwark it is a massive problem.
In recent months we have witnessed chaotic scenes and weeks of a virtual standstill around the Elephant & Castle, Jamaica Road has been labelled the slowest road in the country for years and with the imminent closure of Tower Bridge for works, motorists fear further gridlock. All of the above roads are not managed by Southwark Council as these main throughways fall under the control of the Mayor of London’s office and more specifically Transport for London (TfL). But the ebb and flow of traffic means that none of this can be taken in isolation and decisions taken by TfL obviously have an effect on the interconnecting roads managed by Southwark Council. How local people can have their say in this maze of responsibilities is important. That is why the council’s current proposal to take away decisions on traffic management schemes from Community Council meetings must be considered more carefully. There should be open consultation on this proposal, clearly setting out exactly what local people can have a say over. Yellow lines, parking and extra lighting all fall under traffic management and it is this type of decision that those attending community council meetings could vote on. The Labour administration running the council claim waiting for a vote at community council meetings can take too long. They argue that patently obvious traffic management measures should be enacted upon quickly rather than waiting around. Opposition Liberal Democrat councillors, who established the community council meeting when they were in power, claim this is a further encroachment, taking power away and making these meetings little more than a talking shop. Given the bigger picture around the whole road network in Southwark, this is a good time to inform local people about what they can have a say on and where. The News, alongside the council, community groups and all interested parties would like to clearly set down what people do have a say over in traffic - where, how and when? By their very nature, traffic issues cannot be solved or viewed in isolation and attempts to make the processes more efficient to solve the mounting congestion problem should be explored.
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SE1 has more coffee mornings than anywhere in UK, says Macmillan
By Alex Yeates
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THE SHARD has been immortalised in biscuits by Macmillan, in celebration of SE1 hosting the most coffee mornings of any UK postcode district.
The 26-year-old event has seen SE1 throw hundreds of the events each year, with many of London’s 7,500 in 2015 being found in the area.
The 9ft tall sculpture is accompanied by other iconic UK landmarks and will be displayed in the window of the Koppel Project, 93 Baker Street, as the countdown to next Friday begins. Claire Driscoll, National Events Marketing Manager at Macmillan Cancer Support, said: “This year we really wanted to say thank you to everyone that helps make the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning so special. “We’ve seen support for the event
grow year on year for the past 25 years and now, through the power of biscuit, we’re seeing the whole nation come together. “Regardless of size, location, and whether you bake it or if you fake it, each slice of cake shared at a World’s Biggest Coffee Morning really does change lives by helping us ensure that no one has to face cancer alone.” The Dickens Estate held their coffee morning last week in support of local
residents affected by the disease, raising more than £750 so far. Sheila Woolgar, 69, a survivor and an organiser of the morning, said: “I would like to thank everyone who donated their time and money. We received some fabulous donations from close family and friends. I’d like to thank Balloons of London, Co-Op, Debbie Western Flowers, Greens the Florist, M&S and Tesco. Everyone who baked fabulous cakes and donated, especially two little
girls, my granddaughter Lottie and Katie Wilson, my daughters Jo and Rachel, and husband, Jim. “Our thoughts are with Berry O’Neill who the morning was in memory of, and my daughter’s friend Jackie Foster, who recently passed away.” *Everyone is welcome to the Silverlock Tenants’ and Residents’ Association’s coffee morning in their hall in Warndon Street on September 30 from 11am.
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Mum whose tot fell out of window warns it ‘could happen to anyone’ www.southwarknews.co.uk/news
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
BOROUGH
EXCLUSIVE
By Alex Yeates
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The drop from the window
A BOROUGH woman whose toddler fell out of a fifth floor window on a hot summer’s day has warned that it “could happen to anyone”.
Philippa Boamah, 22, left her two-yearold daughter, Aaliyah, in their Lancaster Estate, Webber Street, living room for a few moments as she was cooking last month, during which time she managed to climb up onto a window sill and fall through the window. Aaliyah miraculously missed opened windows and a satellite dish as she fell, and remained conscious as she hit the floor. “There was a man down in the park who was there when she hit the ground. He was just a normal guy. He said ‘no one touch her’ otherwise her bones would be messed up,” said Philippa. “When she was laying on the floor she was just saying ‘mama, mama’.” In the brief time Philippa was in the kitchen making food, Aaliyah had managed to lift herself up onto a radiator under the window, and use a nearby door handle to get onto the ledge. “I had opened the window because it was so hot. I went into the other room to make her food and as soon as I put the chips in the oil I heard my mum shout ‘Philippa where’s the baby?’. My mum usually doesn’t shout so it was weird. “When I came out of the kitchen it was really quiet, which was worrying as you would normally hear her running around and making noise. I then went into the room and saw the window wider than I left it and just thought ‘oh my god’.” Philippa and her mum immediately rang emergency services as they ran
“There was a man down in the park who was there when she hit the ground. He was just a normal guy. He said ‘no one touch her’ otherwise her bones would be messed up. When she was laying on the floor she was just saying ‘mama, mama’”
downstairs, and an air ambulance flew to the scene. Aaliyah’s injuries weren’t serious enough to use the helicopter, however, and she went to hospital in a normal ambulance. Aaliyah had suffered injuries to her spine and legs and received surgery soon
after she arrived. Just five weeks on she is still in hospital, but is already “running and jumping” around. Philippa said: “The scary thing for me was the surgery. Knowing that she’s going in there and being cut up. “She’s such an energetic girl. Always
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running around and going up and down the slide in the park, making noise and laughing. She’s really naughty too. “She’s just injured her spine. Her left leg has a lump on it which means she can’t move it very well, but she is walking. “It could happen to anyone. When I was in hospital I met another mother who said to me how her son had fallen off a balcony. It can just happen so quickly.” Aaliyah’s quick recovery was helped by the NHS’s quick thinking, and was praised by Philippa for their ‘high quality care’. “She’s running and jumping around now and ordering the nurses about. I am just so happy and it’s a massive relief. “We’re now waiting for Stanmore [hospital] to straighten her up which will help her in the long term. “Since this has happened I have realised that the NHS is really good. They give you a high quality of care. When they said she was in intensive care I thought there would be lots of machines, but there were so many nurses waiting there for her. “I thought we would have to wait in a queue. They took care of her and did
Aaliyah and Philippa
The window Aaliyah fell from
everything they needed to do and did their checks quickly. “They managed to negotiate when they would do the surgery fast too. They do give people attention. They were all staring and I felt away but in the end I felt safe. “They had their eyes on her all the time. They came to check on her every two minutes. I am grateful for the NHS. It’s a very high quality service.” Aaliyah has now started physiotherapy to help her regain her strength.
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Mail deliveries stopped to hundreds of residents after spate of letter thefts www.southwarknews.co.uk/news
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
By Owen Sheppard
owen@southwarknews.co.uk
HUNDREDS OF Nunhead families were left without post after their services were temporarily stopped by the Royal Mail following a spate of letter thefts.
Local resident Lewis Schaffer contacted the News to speak of his shock at the “unusual” decision, which came with little explanation or warning from the service. He said he only found out after finding a notice attached to a lamp post, which read: “Due to concerns following a number of actual and attempted thefts of mail in and around Cheltenham Road recently, deliveries have been suspended to the following addresses.” The poster then listed over 200 addresses in Cheltenham Road, Reynolds Road, Stuart Road, Borland Road, and Hichesson Road that had been affected. Mr Schaffer, 59, said: “This is weird, I have not seen anything like it before. I just walked past and saw this notice on the pole, which said basically we’re not going to get any mail. “It’s what I call collective punishment, because there’s one criminal around here but everyone is being made to suffer for it. “This notice wasn’t a good enough way of informing people. Not everyone is able to leave their homes, some people would just drive to and from their house without walking past it.
Resident Lewis Shaffer (main) found out about the Royal Mail decision by seeing a notice on a lamppost (right)
“And you don’t know what important mail you could have missed. It would be a bill or a bailiff letter or something serious.” Residents were instead given the alternative of collecting their post from a delivery office in Peckham, but Lewis said this wasn’t helpful, because he and others hadn’t had notes through their doors to tell them if post was waiting for them. Services were reinstated on Tuesday. Lewis added: “It’s the postal service. It’s supposed to be for everyone. It’s also unfair on anyone who sends a letter and expects it to reach the intended recipient. “I think these guys who decided this were having a hissy fit, or were having a
OLD KENT ROAD
Fire station opens doors By Alex Yeates
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OLD KENT Road firefighters to welcome visitors inside their fire station for London Fire Brigade’s 150th anniversary celebrations
The Old Kent Road Fire Station will open its doors to the public on Sunday for a special open day, in celebration of London Fire Brigade’s 150th anniversary. Firefighters will welcome families inside their station between 12pm and 4pm and give them an insight into the work they do day-to-day. Children can sit in the driver’s seat of a fire engine and pretend they are a firefighter, as well try on a firefighter’s uniform. Crew members from Green Watch will be on hand to answer any questions visitors may have about their jobs and will later show off their skills with a turntable ladder demonstration, showing how they
bad day.” Royal Mail spokesperson Sally Hopkins said: “Royal Mail temporarily suspended mail deliveries to addresses in and around Cheltenham Road in Peckham, London SE15 from 9 September 2016. This followed incidents on two separate days where a small amount of mail was stolen from our postman whilst out on deliveries. These incidents are being investigated by the police and Royal Mail is assisting with that investigation. “The safety and welfare of our staff is paramount and the suspension of deliveries is always a last resort. We sincerely apologise to customers for any inconvenience this has caused. If any
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Market closes early after ‘man injured by gang of youths’ WALWORTH: East Street Market traders were forced to close early while police attended an incident in which a man was said to have been targeted by a gang of youths.
Police have been unable to confirm the details of the attack, which sources have said took place after 4pm on September 16. A police cordon (pictured) was placed where the alleged attack took place in Bronti Close. Ray Jones of the Market Traders Association confirmed that traders were asked to pack up early. He added that the “gang of youths” had seriously injured their victim after allegedly dragginghim out of a corner shop in Walworth Place. The Met Police were unable to comment.
Fight breaks out next to library
BERMONDSEY: A fight broke out on Monday next to the Blue Anchor Library on Southwark Park Road.
A police spokesperson told the News a middle aged man was taken to hospital after sustaining injuries, and that no weapons were involved. No arrests were made and enquiries are ongoing.
Council to look at ‘innovative ways to deliver care homes’ By Alex Yeates
alex@southwarknews.co.uk
would rescue a casualty from a high level. Visitors will be able to try their hand at using one of the fire engine’s hoses and squirt water as far as they can, as well as have the opportunity to see one of the Brigade’s new electric cars on display. In the spirit of a day of celebration, children can have their faces painted and there will also be an ice cream van parked in the station yard for those who want to enjoy a cold treat.
customer has concerns about their mail, they should contact our customer service team on 03457 740 740. “Letters were sent to affected customers to inform them that their mail would be held at Peckham delivery office for collection or to arrange delivery to an alternative address. Posters were also displayed in the local area. “Following a further assessment of the area on 19 September, deliveries resumed to all addresses on Tuesday 20 September. Delivery staff in the area have been reminded to stay vigilant to keep themselves safe and their customers’ mail secure whilst out on delivery.”
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL has said it will look at “innovative ways to deliver care homes” in the borough, in response to calls for it to “consider establishing their own care homes” – with an emphasis on control being taken up by residents instead of being retained by the council.
Councillor Richard Livingstone, Southwark Council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Care and Financial Inclusion, made the commitment following a report from the Healthy Communities Scrutiny Sub-Committee earlier this year. The committee had made the recommendation that: “We believe that
with the resource that the council is currently having to put into our care homes, and the broader crisis in care homes and concerns over the viability of providers in the long-term, that having council-owned services would allow the council to retain control and implement a service in such a way as to provide excellence of care for our residents.” Councillor Richard responded with a report at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday this week, which said: “A wide range of high quality services will give Southwark residents more control and help them to make more effective and personalised choices over their care, and get better care that works for them. “The emphasis is upon control being increasingly taken up by residents requiring care and support, rather than being retained by the council.
“The balance between residential care and nursing care is also shifting, so that the need in future is likely to be for less standard residential care and for more nursing care places, specialist residential care and intermediate (facilitating hospital to home) care places. “The provision of intermediate care places is currently being discussed with NHS Southwark CCG. “Informal discussions have also taken place with a local not-for-profit charity, as well as current care home providers, about future care provision. “The cabinet will consider the options available for securing high quality residential and nursing care to be provided in Southwark, taking full account of the lessons learnt in recent years, including the continuing challenging care home market-place.”
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Domestic abuse campaigners gain talks with council after flash mobbing meeting
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
By Owen Sheppard
owen@southwarknews.co.uk
DOMESTIC ABUSE campaigners have gained a meeting with Southwark Council after disrupting a meeting of the authority’s cabinet members with a flash mob.
The group of 30 women from pressure group Sisters Uncut rushed the council’s Tooley Street offices on Tuesday and staged a peaceful protest, chanting the names of 127 people who have been killed across the UK in 2015 by domestic violence. Ayȿe Akmen told the News: “We wanted to make clear we are talking about the lives of women here. “Every day the council does not act another woman will die at the hands of a former or current partner. “We were there to mourn the deaths, and we managed to disrupt the meeting to the point that [council leader] Peter John had to speak over one of the sisters. Then at the end councillor Stephanie Cryan offered to meet and discuss this with us.” The campaigners claim to have obtained data from the council through freedom of information requests, showing that up to 1,270 council homes in Southwark were at that time vacant.
Also that Southwark has turned away 47 per cent of men and women who have approached them for housing after experiencing domestic violence. Stephanie Cryan, the council’s cabinet member for housing, who has agreed to discuss the campaigners’ concerns with them in October, previously told the News that the figures “do not give the while picture”. She said: “We work alongside Southwark Advocacy and Support Service, delivered by Solace Women’s Aid, to support victims by helping them into temporary accommodation or providing sanctuary and security measures which allow them to stay in their own homes. “All housing applications are assessed according to the person’s circumstances. Housing is in extremely high demand and vulnerable women who have children or are pregnant are prioritised, for example. We will continue to support all victims of domestic abuse in ways proven to be successful using the experience we have gained in years of tackling this emotive issue.” The sisters group also held a demonstration in Rye Lane, Peckham, in June by taking over an empty shop for several days, and using it as a base to host talks and workshops about domestic violence and housing.
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Sisters Uncut demonstrate at the council meeting
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Fresh planning application made to turn Clipper pub into new flats www.southwarknews.co.uk/news
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
ROTHERHITHE
Residents fought campaign last year to stop other development EXCLUSIVE
By Alex Yeates
alex@southwarknews.co.uk
A NEW planning application to demolish Rotherhithe’s Clipper pub and turn it into flats was submitted last month, after a resident campaign last year saw a previous one rejected and the appeal dismissed.
The new plans were submitted by Lighthall Homes Ltd after they bought the site off McCullochs in May for £1.3m, and would see a four storey building built with six flats and retail space on the ground floor. McCullochs made the original attempts for a similar development
last year but had their plans rejected by the council and their appeal dismissed amid a resident campaign that featured actor Eddie Webber. Councillor David Hubber, who protested the previous plans, said: “This latest application for The Clipper pub seems to be almost the same as the last one which was turned down by councillors on the Planning Committee. “Even when the applicant appealed against the refusal, it was upheld by the independent Planning Inspector. “If it wasn’t good enough then, it won’t be good enough now. They can’t just turn up with basically the same unsuccessful plans as before.” Southwark has seen a decline in the number of pubs in recent years,
Orange Bull ‘under offer ’ EXCLUSIVE
By Alex Yeates
alex@southwarknews.co.uk
THE ORANGE Bull Sports Bar in Rotherhithe is currently “under offer” for £1.35m, with planning permission to be demolished and turned into six apartments.
Wellington Pub Company won the planning permission on appeal earlier this year and put it on the market with Caldecotte Group over the summer. The News understands an offer has been made for the site. As it has planning permission already granted, it is likely a developer will proceed with the demolition. Wellington Pub Company originally applied for planning
prompting a large pub crawl in August by Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to raise awareness. Andy Large, of CAMRA, objected to the previous planning application on the grounds that it “was considered that the residential development would harm the amenities of surrounding occupiers, due to the loss of outlook and light it would impose on adjacent
permission in September 2014 but had it rejected in January last year. residences”. He told the News that he would be objecting to the new application on the same grounds. A spokesperson from the architecture practice that designed the proposals, Norton Mayfield Architects, said: “The building itself has been vacant since 2013 so we are really pleased to be in a position to have submitted proposals that could finally bring the site back into use. “From the beginning of the project, our client was fully aware of the
End of the road looms for formal traffic decision-making at community councils By Alex Yeates
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL proposals to make Community Council meetings more efficient will see traffic management schemes “no longer formally considered” at the gatherings.
While residents will still have a say in the decision making process of small traffic matters, they will no longer have powers to make the actual decision on whether they happen or not – a responsibility that will become a cabinet member’s. The news of the change was criticised by the Liberal Democrats, who introduced the meetings, saying
the changes turn the events into “talking shops”. Councillor Anood Al-Samerai, Leader of the Southwark Liberal Democrats, said: "Liberal Democrats introduced community councils and we have always believed that they should represent genuine neighbourhoods and make real decisions. “Sadly, Labour are determined to just turn them into 'talking shops' covering huge geographical areas. Their own report says that five out of seven community council meetings will not make formal decisions. “These new proposals mean that even more power is being taken away from communities and more
decisions will be made in the Town Hall instead.” Councillor Damian O’Brien, the opposition spokesperson for transport, echoed the sentiment, saying residents are a “critical” source when it comes to understanding “how traffic moves in the area”. Traffic is a hot-topic across Southwark, with drivers regularly facing long traffic jams on some roads. More congestion is expected in the north of the borough next month as well, as Tower Bridge closes to vehicles for vital structural repairs over three months. Councillor Barrie Hargrove, Southwark Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Safety,
said: “We’re keen to engage as many local people as possible in community councils, so that we capture their views about important issues. “We know that the current format has been quite formal, and not particularly inviting to a wide audience. “I hope that councillor colleagues welcome these steps which are designed to create more informal and engaging Community Councils, so that councillors are fully able to speak to local people about the things that matter to them.” The changes will be implemented later this year, subject to approval by Council Assembly on November 30.
An appeal was made in July 2015 which was allowed in March 2016. concerns that both local residents and Southwark Council had with past proposals to regenerate this building. Addressing these concerns has been the focal point of our new plans. “We really feel that this has been achieved in the new design and that we are proposing an exciting new development that will be an attractive asset to the local area whilst drawing on its historical location within Rotherhithe.”
Home for The Range - in old Surrey Quays BHS
ROTHERHITHE: The Range, a home, garden and leisure retail chain, has confirmed that it will open in the Surrey Quays Shopping Centre to replace BHS.
An official opening date is still in the works but more information is set to be published soon. Surrey Quay’s BHS store was among the last to close its doors at the end of August, with sales seeing everything including mannequins being flogged at discount prices. BHS’s closure marked the end of 88 years of BHS on high streets across the UK, and meant the loss of around 11,000 jobs nationwide.
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A&E HIV tests find 78 new cases in year
St Thomas’ automatically tests for virus By Owen Sheppard
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DOCTORS AT St Thomas’ hospital’s A&E have found 78 new HIV cases after launching a blood test scheme for all its patients.
Since July 2015, all patients aged sixteen have had a blood sample tested, unless they chose to opt out. The hospital says 29,000 people were tested during the twelve month period. The 78 people who tested positive had all been unaware they were HIV positive, while another twelve people had not sought followup treatment following a previous diagnosis. The prevalence of HIV in the area of south London served by the hospital is the highest in the UK. In Lambeth, 1.5 per cent of people have HIV, and in Southwark this figure is 1.3 per
cent. Nationally, only 0.19 per cent of people have the disease, according to Public Health England. Joel Paparello, HIV specialist nurse at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals, said: “Our HIV screening programme is helping to identify people who might not otherwise get timely diagnoses. A quarter of the people we diagnosed had recently acquired the infection and early treatment intervention will have great personal and public health benefits.” Dr Nick Larbalestier, consultant physician and clinical lead at the hospitals, said: “People with HIV can live long and healthy lives, but this depends on them being diagnosed promptly and receiving the specialist treatment they need. “This is why it’s so important to normalise the testing process and increase detection rates.”
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
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Dickens residents object to new Super Sewer ‘noise screen’ Dickens Estate residents in front of the proposed noise wall location
Perspex wall ‘not necessary’ say estate residents EXCLUSIVE
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A PROPOSAL to erect a 2.9 metre high “transparent acrylic sheet” along the Thames on the Dickens Estate, to help block out drilling noise from the ‘super sewer’ site, has been criticised by residents as a “waste of money”.
The 73 metre long screen would be 10mm thick and is part of an effort by developers Tideway to further minimise noise of works on the super sewer in Chambers Wharf. A planning application was submitted in August for the screen but residents of Fountain Green Square, where the screen will be, have appeared united in opposing it. One resident said in an objection on the planning application: “All necessary steps were taken for sound control and they work. “To cut off residents' and visitors' views and the enjoyment of the Thames from their homes and from the Thames Pathway, is terrible and unnecessary. “This is wasted money and worse, an impediment to quality of life on the river.” Another said: “It won't be long until the Perspex wall will be covered in graffiti, posters, engravings and notes about lost pets.” Tensions between Tideway and Dickens Estate residents came to a head last week when a group stormed out of a community
Resident Helena Norval on her balcony, which has already been encased in noise resistant glass
meeting over claims they weren’t being listened to. The controversial works began earlier this year, with the Chambers Wharf site being one of 24 others making up the Thames Tideway Tunnel – a £4.2 billion project aiming to help tackle untreated sewage flowing into the Thames from London’s Victorian era sewers. A Tideway spokesperson said: “We proposed a temporary noise attenuation screen as a way to further minimise disruption to residents. A planning application has been submitted to Southwark Council, and we are awaiting their decision. “We are always available to meet with residents. As well as a monthly community group, our information centre is open every Wednesday from 2-8pm, for residents to talk to our team. Anyone who wants to meet us can also contact us through our helpdesk on 08000 30 80 80.”
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Bermondsey MP Neil Coyle calls Corbyn’s abuse list ‘desperate’ BERMONDSEY
By Alex Yeates
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BERMONDSEY AND Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle has called Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn's team’s leaking of a list which named people he felt had abused him, "desperate".
The list was released last week, in a highly unusual move, and contained names of MPs Corbyn says has "abused him". Among the names was MP Neil, who quickly took to social media to denounce the move as "trial by troll" and "victim culture". He told the News: "Corbyn claims to be trying to heal the divisions he's caused and then releases a list of MPs he accuses of abuse without any evidence or detail. “Corbyn also claims to not support negative campaigning but publishes another list of MPs who disagree
with him. "His team have claimed it was leaked accidentally but knowing they are wasting time fostering internal divisions demonstrates exactly why I am supporting Owen Smith for leader, who genuinely wants to unify Labour and move us forward to a better position, attracting more voters and building our policy platform for the next election." Corbyn's team has since said the release of the list was "an accident", and that it was just a draft press release. MP Neil Coyle and leader Jeremy Corbyn
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
Pop across the road
The Labour Leadership race between Owen Smith and Jeremy Corbyn is now nearing its close, with the result expected to be announced at midday on Saturday.
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Photo: Garr y Knight
A “TRIBAL pop pattern” painting has emerged on a Southwark Street crossing, as part of the London Design
Fair 2016.
The colourful crossing was painted by Camille Walala, a graduate in Textile Design from the University of Brighton, who established herself in East London in 2009.
MARINA TOWER TO BE SIX STOREYS TALLER
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
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Council reveals scaled back plans for South Dock housing scheme, but main block is now higher EXCLUSIVE
By Alex Yeates
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UPDATED PLANS for a tower next to Rotherhithe’s South Dock Marina boatyard has left a group of residents dismayed, after Southwark Council revealed proposals to make it six storeys taller.
Originally planned to be 22 storeys high, new proposals would see it at 26 storeys, despite a campaign earlier in the year for the council to reconsider how building flats next to the boatyard would affect it. Residents voiced fears that if such a large building was constructed, noise and disruption caused by the yard may lead to complaints aimed at having it shut down. The tower would be delivered as part of a project to redevelop the area by the marina, with an updated target of delivering 193 homes - scaled down from the 214 previously planned. The rate of affordable housing has also dropped from 51 per cent to 36 per cent, meaning 39 council homes will be built as opposed to 65. Gary Williams, of the Save South Dock Marina campaign, said: “Councillor Williams must think local people are thick. “He says he has taken our views on board about the height and massing of the original design, yet has the gall to unveil a new proposal which features an even taller tower, and retains a huge unbroken bank of flats which cuts the river off from the community. “He dresses this up as being about the delivery of social housing, and yet only 39 council homes will be delivered as part of the development. It’s clear they see the scheme as a cash cow and little more.” Concerns were also raised over
whether the current transport infrastructure would be able to cope with another development. Nigel Staford-Clark, a resident, said: “They [Southwark Council] are not thinking about the infrastructure. They think about social housing which is laudable but when they get developers involved the amount of it will drop. “The developer will always say they can’t afford it. It’s a crazy game they’re playing. They play with the people who live in Southwark who can’t get to school or get a GP appointment. “They are going to put a boatyard in the middle of a development. It will only be a matter of time before it’s elbowed.” At the unveiling of the plans on Monday night, Adam Khan Architects, did emphasise that much had been done to minimise noise disruption and previous blocking of views. But Surrey Docks Liberal Democrat councillor, Dan Whitehead, criticised the project for making the tower taller, and having a “timetable as clear as mud”. Councillor Mark Williams, Southwark Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and New Homes, said: “In Southwark we are committed to tackling the housing crisis head-on and building homes of all types for local residents including new council homes and homes for key workers. “We have amended our plans for South Dock Marina to reflect the comments residents have raised so far. “This scheme will deliver nearly 200 new homes, a new park, and secure the long term future of the boatyard. “On Monday night we presented our latest plans to local residents, and we will continue to discuss our proposals before submitting a planning application next year.” For more information about the plans, visit tinyurl.com/sdockmarina
The previous proposal, from January (below, left) and the latest plan
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Residents protesting over the council’s previous plans in July
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Council plans to battle government’s rejection of Aylesbury leaseholder CPO WALWORTH
Leaseholder: ‘Council needs to improve living conditions’
By Owen Sheppard
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL’S bid to remove the last remaining leaseholders from Phase One of the Aylesbury Estate has been rejected by the government on grounds that it would breach their human rights. But council leader Peter John vowed on Monday to mount a legal challenge to the decision, which they believe could also pose a dangerous precedent to large-scale developments across the country. The government’s decision on the compulsory purchase order (CPO) of the eight leaseholders’ flats in Bradenham, Chiltern, Chartridge and Arklow – which form part of phases 1B and 1C – will now cause a major delay in the council’s plan to demolish and rebuild the western section of the estate. The leaseholders have said they feel “elated” at the surprise decision published by the Department of Communities and Local Government on Friday. All of them had been offered prices lower than £300,000 for their flats, or an equity-share of a new flat in the local area, often amounting to 40 per cent or less of the value. Four blocks in Phase One of the Aylesbury had so far been emptied of 442 tenants’ households by 2013, and 33 leaseholders. The site has been nearly deserted ever since, with a huge security fence erected around it in March 2015 to deter squatters and rough sleepers. Council reports show they had hoped to have Phase One completely emptied by 2018 before handing it to Notting Hill Housing Trust, who would carry out the demolition works. It is estimated that the entire Aylesbury regeneration scheme could take a further fifteen years. Once finished, 50 per cent of the 3,500 homes will be let at “affordable” rates, and 37.5 per cent of the total will be set at “social rents”, with the rest will be sold privately at market rate. Housing pressure group The 35% Campaign has said that this will constitute a net loss of at least 778 social-rented homes. The government’s decision was published on Friday in an eight-page letter outlining its decision, as well as an 83-page Inspector’s Report. An agenda published ahead of a council cabinet meeting on Tuesday suggested the government’s decision would be released “shortly”, which suggests the council had not expected it to arrive. The reasons for rejection given by the department’s inspector Lesley Coffey, with secretary of state Sajid Javid, were: • That the CPO would have been a disproportionate contravention of the leaseholders’ human rights, in respect of their life at home (European Convention of Human Rights Article Eight). This is because the order would have forced the leaseholders to
ONE OF the last few leaseholders on phase-1 of the Aylesbury has said the council should be obliged to improve their living conditions in the blocks, which have been “neglected” since tenants were moved out in 2013.
Four of the eight Aylesbury leaseholders
move far away to find affordable replacement homes • That compulsory purchase orders should be used as a “last resort”. The inspector was not convinced that reasonable steps had been taken to reach an agreement with the leaseholders to buy their homes • The order would have “considerable economic, social and environmental dis-benefits” for those eight leaseholders • The order would have particularly affected an elderly leaseholder who would have struggled to mortgage a new property The report also outlines points where the secretary of state agreed with the council: • That an alternative plan to refurbish the estate would not be feasible (a suggestion put forward by leaseholders who objected to the CPO) • The overall redevelopment scheme of the Aylesbury would deliver significant economic benefits in terms of construction jobs • That the overall scheme would be financially viable Despite these points, the secretary of state noted in his letter that “in principle” he welcomes the Aylesbury Regeneration scheme, and believes there is “good opportunity” for the council to work with the leaseholders to find a new deal. Councillor John has since clarified that the decision will not necessarily disrupt the council’s aim to clear and demolish other sections of the estate. But it is widely believed that the decision could spur on other leaseholders to battle the council for better deals in future. One of the eight Aylesbury leaseholders, Judi Bos, who lets her three-bed Aylesbury property, told the News she was “elated”. “I couldn’t believe it got rejected. I have spoken to my surveyor who said
this is the second time they have ever seen a CPO be rejected,” said Judi from Camberwell. “I have just spoken to my tenants as well who are really happy. “I suspect now the council will try to offer us a better price. I think they should be giving us another £100,000 more. “I had been given an independent valuation for my flat of £130,000 in 2005. Then when the council tried to value my flat in 2011 they offered me £120,000. Most recently the council offered me £270,000. “But like the inspector's report says, this would have contravened our human rights, because we would have to move completely out of London. “This is what we have been saying to the council all along. This makes all the months and years of work on his feel worth it.”
Beverley Robinson, one of the eight who are holding out for a better deal in return for her flat said: “I have to report problems to do with my block to the council nearly every day. “Just last week I had my hot water and electricity go off. My electricity was fixed on Friday after three days, but I also had to bathe myself in cold water before that was fixed on Monday. “They started decanting people from the estate three years ago and ever since then we have had more problems. They should be monitoring the estate and keeping it in order for those of us who still live here. “We should not have to be begging to keep our services on. We pay services charges of £1,800 per year. It’s barbaric. These are basic necessities. This is the western world not a thirdworld country.” Since March 2015 the site has been surrounded by an eight-foot wall to protect the near-deserted site from criminals and squatters, which is secured with razor wire and 24/7 coverage from private security. Southwark’s cabinet member for housing Stephanie Cryan told the News: “We have been dealing with a with power network problem at Chiltern, the relevant utilities company came out to resolve the issue and engineers will remain on site until
everything is completed. “More generally, we continue to maintain Aylesbury Estate as we would any other. We have security on site, monthly estate inspections, regular communal cleaning as well as warden and housing officer patrols. “We also have a dedicated team for the Aylesbury Estate which deals with any leaseholder issues. We continue to uphold our obligation as a freeholder to maintain the estate while the regeneration happens.” The estate’s last few residents have also had problems with Royal Mail, who on various occasions have deleted the estate from its records, meaning their addresses will temporarily stop existing. “I had to cancel a passport order and wait six months to get a new one,” Said Beverley, “It still goes on and off even today. It’s disgraceful.”
Leader: ‘Decision endangers new homes’ IN A STATEMENT released by council, leader Peter John has argued that the decision will create a dangerous precedent for councils across the UK, and that the government inspector’s decision was based on old evidence which had been updated in December 2015.
“This decision puts Southwark and all councils who are trying to build new homes for our residents between a rock and hard place,” cllr John said. “We can either fight this decision or scrap our plans to regenerate the Aylesbury estate. I’m not willing to do that, which is why we will take court action if necessary to try to overturn this bizarre decision. “I honestly don’t know what the Government’s policy is on estate regeneration any more, as they say
one thing and do another. By this decision they are jeopardising plans for 800 new homes for Londoners. “Of course the human rights of our residents are important, which is why each of the remaining resident leaseholders has been offered a brand new home in the same area, rent-free, with a shared equity arrangement. I’m afraid that we can’t just keep offering them more and more taxpayers’ money.” “In his report the Secretary of State recognises that the scheme is viable, that it brings economic and social benefits to the area and that refurbishment is not an option. I hope he will listen to reason but failing that, we will take this to court.” Councillor John’s full statement can be found on www.southwarknews.co.uk
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
Woman ‘motivated by greed’ sentenced for role in £40k money laundering scam
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AN EAST Dulwich woman who had a role in a £40,000 money laundering scam was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court for two counts of money laundering.
Olamide Aina, 34, of Friern Road, SE22, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment suspended for two years for one count, and six months imprisonment suspended for two years for the second, both to run concurrently. She is required to undertake 200 hours unpaid work. The court heard how Aina allowed her account to be used as part of a scam in February 2013. The first victim, from Morocco, purchased two printing machines which were advertised on a fraudulent website and the £37,945.18 paid was
eventually siphoned into Aina's account. The second offence concerned the fraudulent sale of a lawnmower in July 2013. On this occasion a 29-year-old man lost £3,675 with the money again being found to have been paid into one of Aina's many accounts. Neither victim received the goods they paid for. Aina was arrested on July 15 2013 after detectives traced the bank records which were used to funnel off the fraudulent transactions. Police do not know who orchestrated the scam. DC Michael Esangbedo, the investigating officer for Southwark Borough CID, said: "The investigation was complicated as Aina tried to hide the money trail. It was a well planned and complicated scam. "Aina was no doubt motivated by greed and has never shown any remorse for her actions."
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10th Bermondsey Street fest attracts thousands
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By Alex Yeates
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THOUSANDS OF drinkers, dancers and shoppers turned out to the Bermondsey Street Festival on Saturday, in celebration of its tenth year. The street was closed off to traffic to host an array of stalls, from honey and beer to DVDs and dresses. Music played a big part in the
festival, with dub, afro-beat, folk, ska and soul blaring from the stage in Tanner Street Park. The Dog Show was sponsored by collar makers and groomers, Holly & Lil, and featured Queenie WoofWoof. An annual event, the Bermondsey Street Festival is a free, not for profit community event run by volunteers that seeks to develop community understanding and tolerance.
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Guy’s new cancer centre to open doors on Monday
LONDON BRIDGE: A total of 240 people toured the new £15m Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital over the Open House London weekend, ahead of people being seen in outpatient clinics on Monday.
The new state of the art centre is planned to be a “hub for South East London, providing specialist cancer services, training, development and research”. It is hoped that by having “patients come to single site for both their cancer diagnosis and their ongoing cancer treatment, the new centre will assist us in providing a seamless stream of care.” The cancer centre will be divided into ‘zones’ or ‘villages’, with most of the related treatment facilities grouped together in one place. The ‘villages’ will have balconies to allow light into the building and provide outdoor space and the ground floor Welcome Zone will provide a rehabilitation gym, dropin facilities, the Dimbleby Cancer Care Centre, retail space and a café. The first chemotherapy treatment is due to start on Monday October 3.
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Wood Dene underway at last PECKHAM
Original Queen’s Road estate was pulled down ELEVEN years ago By Owen Sheppard
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WORK HAS started on the new 333-home Wood Dene Estate in Queen’s Road, Peckham, with completion expected in 2019.
The original estate was pulled down eleven years ago, and was sold to Notting Hill Housing Trust by Presentation Housing in 2008. Earlier in the month, the News reported how local Liberal Democrat activist Michael Bukola called the vast empty site a “giant eyesore”. “One can’t underestimate the frustration that’s felt as a result of this. It’s an eyesore,” Michael said. “I’m still in touch with people who lived there. Some are desperate to move back to the area where their roots are strong.” Notting Hill has now told the News that workers from Higgins Construction have started work, after eighteen months were spent building a new “energy centre” for future residents, and those living on the nearby Acorn Estate. The plans for Wood Dene show that 54 of the new properties will be social housing and 63 will be shared ownership, with the rest put on sale at market rate. One-fifth of the new
An artist’s impression of the scheme
properties will be family homes of three bedrooms or more. Notting Hill’s chief executive Kate Davies said: “This is an exciting project
for us, creating more than 300 homes for London and a mixed, sustainable community for residents. By also providing a pocket park, community
facilities and commercial space, we are sure the new development will be a great boost to those living in Wood Dene and its neighbouring areas.”
Lewisham Council Cabinet told to vote again on Millwall CPO
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
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Authority’s own Scrutiny Panel asks for review of controversial decision By Alex Yeates
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LEWISHAM COUNCIL'S Cabinet were told to "review" their decision to approve a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) of land Millwall uses by its own Overview and Business Scrutiny Panel this week.
The panel backed the motion with seven votes in favour and one abstention on Tuesday night, meaning a fresh vote by the cabinet could happen within two weeks. The panel chair, Councillor Alan Hall, said that it “was not in the public interest” to have the CPO go ahead, and that it should be “chucked out”. He said: “It was quite a long meeting with Millwall, residents and Renewal having the chance to speak. “In the end what was concerning is the lack of transparency and also the viability of Renewal being able to deliver the scheme. “Renewal have no track record in delivering regeneration projects. Affordable housing is low and social housing is non-existent. “At the moment the decision by the cabinet is not enforceable, and until they have had another look it will not be. "Councillors agreed this was a difficult decision and that it should be looked at again. "The lack of transparency was a major concern. We felt that a compelling case in the public interest was not made today." The move was welcomed by Millwalll's Chairman John Berylson, who said it was "encouraging". He said: "We were encouraged that the committee added it had concerns over Renewal's plans on the grounds of viability, deliverability, reputational risk to the council and
failure to meet the public interest tests for granting the CPOs. "Millwall will continue to make its case to stop the CPOs and once again urges the council to call off this process so the authority and Renewal can get back round the table with the Club, the residents and local businesses facing the threat of compulsory purchase. "We fully support the regeneration but want to play a part in delivering it to protect the interests of the Club, our fans and the wider community. "Even though we have gone into extra time, we call on Lewisham Council and Renewal to work with Millwall so we can develop the land leased to the Club and the Millwall Community Trust. "However we want to reassure supporters that it is still business as usual at Millwall FC and this CPO process will not affect the day-today running of the Club or the Millwall Community Trust. "This process will take a long time with a possible public inquiry and a final decision made by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. "But hopefully after the decision by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Lewisham and Renewal will see sense and sit down with us to make this work for everyone. "Finally we would like to thank the 26,000 people who signed the Defend Our Den petition and our local MPs Vicky Foxcroft and Neil Coyle who have supported Millwall's case." Lewisham's cabinet approved the CPO plans two weeks ago, which would see land used by the Millwall Community Trust and the car park bought by the council before being sold to Renewal as part of a 2,400 home development. A council spokesman said: "The Overview and Scrutiny Business
Renewal’s ‘New Bermondsey’ plans (above); and protestors at a Lewisham Council meeting earlier in the year
Panel have referred the matter back to Mayor and Cabinet for reconsideration. "The Business Panel's reasons for doing this will be reported to and considered by Mayor and Cabinet in due course and a final decision will then be taken." Jordana Malik, Director at Renewal said: "We respect last night's decision made by the Overview and Scrutiny Business Panel and we recognise this is part of the on-going CPO process.
“All issues raised by the committee have been comprehensively addressed in the report for the Mayor and Cabinet meeting on 7th September. The Mayor and Cabinet were satisfied that the preconditions for compulsory purchase have been met and we are confident therefore, that the CPO process will be able to proceed. “We have spent the last twelve years assembling the land required to progress the comprehensive development of this site, which will
Councillor Maisie Anderson, cabinet member for public health, parks and leisure said: “We are proud of the huge range of activities we continue to offer children and young people in Southwark, despite huge government cuts to our funding. We want to make
sure we are spending the money we do have in the best possible way, to benefit the greatest number of people, and we can only do that with input from local people. I would urge all young people and parents in the borough to fill in this survey and help us understand what is
provide 2,400 new homes within the New Bermondsey Housing Zone; a new Overground station and bus routes; new public sports and community facilities, parks and squares; new bars, shops and restaurants and improvements to Millwall FC’s stadium – overall creating 2,000 jobs for local people. “We are fully committed to bringing positive change to the area and remain focused on delivering one of the largest regeneration schemes in London for Lewisham.”
Residents asked how council should spend youth money By Owen Sheppard
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL is appealing to residents across the borough to help them direct spending on youth services for over-
fives.
An online consultation has been extended to September 27 for members of the public to have their say on how the council spends its money on playgrounds, sports coaching, arts sessions and day trips.
most important to them.” For more information, visit consultations.southwark.gov.uk and then click on ‘find consultation’, and search for the phrase “Activities for children and young people in Southwark”.
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Jungle cinema pops up at Elephant ELEPHANT AND CASTLE
Touring cinema to stay at trendy food market for two months By Owen Sheppard
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A JUNGLE-THEMED cinema has opened for the next two months in Elephant and Castle to coincide with the opening of the Mercato Metropolitano food market.
Backyard Cinema had its first screening on September 15 inside a converted warehouse that joins onto the new Italian food hall which opened in Newington Causeway in August. The jungle-themed ‘Lost World’ cinema hall will serve cocktails with popcorns for guests while they cosy up among giant been bags and tropical plants between temple wall facades. Listings for the cinema include jungle-themed classics like Jumanji, The Goonies, Apocalypse Now and the Jungle Book, before its final night on November 6 to feature Pete’s
Dragon. The trendy new destination was masterminded by food obsessed entrepreneur Andrea Rasca, who told the News he wanted his new market to
be “a place of community” modelled on food halls in Turin and Milan. The market includes a bakery, fishmonger, pasta maker, wine merchant and butcher, as well as stalls
with delicacies from India and English classics. Visit www.backyardcinema.co.uk to find out more about the Backyard Cinema company.
Mayor to abseil Maydew House
SOUTHWARK: The Mayor of Southwark, Kath Whittam, will abseil down the Abbeyfield Estate’s Maydew House on Friday, to raise money for the National Autistic Society.
Around twenty people will take part in the daring feat, including staff from Keepmoat, Southwark Council, Calford Seadens and British Land. More than £559 has already been raised for the event, with some of the money also going to the Bede Centre and the Bermondsey Community Kitchen. Maydew House is currently undergoing building works as part of a wider regeneration project. Design proposals mentioned in a 2015 Southwark Council Cabinet report said there would be an “additional five storeys to be constructed on top of Maydew”, as well as refurbishing the garages below it for a replacement to the Bede Centre. The current location of the Bede Centre is proposed to be turned into around “60 council owned flats”. To donate to the Mayor’s abseil, visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ Mayor-of-Southwark1
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
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DONNACHADH McCARTHY
Donnachadh McCarthy has been an environmental campaigner in Southwark since 1992 and is author of “The Prostitute State – How Britain’s Democracy Has Been Bought” www.theprostitutestate.co.uk . He is also an independent environmental consultant www.3acorns.co.uk @DonnachadhMc
Does shopping local equal environmental destruction? Royal Mail halts deliveries after thefts See page 6 AM almost 100 per cent free of there any local businesses who could Planning Guidance to give teeth to supermarkets for my weekly foodLet’s show a united sponsor a football coach for this? the conservation designation. shop but I use my "local" shop I won’t publicise our charges to The council is in danger of killing regularly, as the post-office is located front against Renewal Ballers Academy, but I can say they the goose that lays the golden eggs. there.
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The owner got annoyed at me recently for closing the door when I came in, as the airconditioning was on and the expensive cold-air was escaping. I said it was adding to climate change and the consequences for his kids (he has young children) but he shrugged his shoulders and said there was nothing we could do about it. Not only was the door open but it was freezing in there - my guess it was about 18C, when the minimum CIBSE recommended temperature shops should be cooled down to is 25C. Every degree below 25C can waste about 10% of the electricity bill. Many of these “local” shops are now almost wall to wall climate destroying doorless fridges for cooled wine and beer. They should be banned as the expensive cold air is immediately lost. But do we really need our wine and beer to be pre-cooled? How much of it is warm again by the time it gets drunk and so the refrigeration is 100% wasted?!! But this shop is no different from most such “local” shops across Southwark. They have almost nothing that I would consider buying. It has nothing organic, very few fruit or vegetables and almost everything is overpackaged. They stock zero local products. They sell poisonous chemical cleaners, cruel factory-farmed "meat", no recycled paper bathroom tissue, no energy saving bulbs and lots of pointless disposable products such as non-biodegradable wetwipes. Thus, the vast majority of our local shops with the odd laudable exception are currently destructive environmental disasters, fuelling lethally unhealthy lifestyles and destroying the planet’s future for our kids. I get almost all my food from Peckham and Oval Farmers Market, from the wonderful local community co-op Fareshares on Crampton Street and from Southwark’s own Baldwin’s Independent Health Food Store on the Walworth Road. The question is what to do about this destructiveness, when all of us want to shop local and support local businesses?! Maybe you could pop your suggestions in a letter to the News, email letters@southwarknews.co.uk
WITH REGARDS Alex Yeates’ article on Millwall’s so called regeneration, ‘Fight like lions’, (Southwark News, September 15, 2016).
When you read what the Director of Renewal states that it's a delivery of New Bermondsey, what does that mean? Simple, the one you know now is finished . The amount of flats going up I’ve never seen in my lifetime and I’m 63. But they are not for the working class people who live in the borough. It's a form of social cleansing, how can a Labour council support this? Everyone who supports Millwall and social justice must form a united front. This should be the small business, people and anyone else who will be affected by the Compulsory Purchase Order. Kevin Barry, Blackheath
There’s free football at Docklands Settlement
IN RESPONSE to Mrs Heather’s letter (Southwark News September 7, 2016) I should reiterate that Docklands Settlement is already providing three free sessions a week for local kids.
One in partnership with Millwall Community Trust, which helps to keep around 25 kids ‘off the streets’ on a Friday night. The free football sessions and youth club also run on a Tuesday and Thursday evening - Mrs Heather’s grandchildren are welcome to attend. Our pitch prices have also been reduced from £50 to £30 per hour on Friday evenings and at weekends in response to local demand - that’s only £3 per person if you play 5-a-side. I don’t know how old Mrs Heather’s grandchildren are as she has never approached me directly about her concerns, however if they are too young for the football sessions already on offer and I can find funding I will be happy to put on another free kids football session. Are
get a very generous discount because their football sessions are for young kids. They also pass this discount onto the parents and are much cheaper than other football sessions in London or other similar afterschool activities. Mrs Heather should also understand that we currently provide free football activities to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people such as adults with disabilities, elderly people with dementia and young kids at risk, partly paid for by the money we raise from private pitch hire. Ben North – Operations Director, Dockland Settlements
Peckham’s heritage at risk by poor planning A RASH of proposals for development are coming up across Peckham.
Taken together, these threaten the nature and character of the town centre. An important part of the town centre’s character comes from the buildings that are reminders of Peckham’s long and varied past, from 17th and 18th century village properties to adapted Georgian houses and substantial Victorian, Edwardian and 20th century shops and arcades. In 2011, after many years of campaigning by the Peckham Society, Peckham Vision and other local organisations, Southwark Council designated the Rye Lane Peckham Conservation Area, to give protection to this heritage. However, developers continue to submit proposals that are out of character with the area and planning officers lack the tools to enforce its conservation status. At a recent meeting of the Townscape Heritage Initiative, a Council scheme to improve historic buildings in the Conservation Area, it was recognised that the council has not developed any Supplementary
Today Peckham is thriving, with its unique townscape providing the backdrop for commercial activities and creative enterprise from a rich mix of cultures and backgrounds. There is no doubt that much could be done to improve the physical environment. But if the buildings that give the town centre its character are dwarfed and smothered by poorquality new developments, there is a good chance that the dynamism of the local economy will also be extinguished and local communities will be displaced. The council should urgently issue Supplementary Planning Guidance for the Rye Lane Peckham Conservation Area and adjacent areas where inappropriate development could have an impact. Simultaneously, planning officers should be asked to review the conservation aspects of all planning applications within the town centre, with advice from conservation experts. This exercise would provide valuable examples to feed into the new guidance. Paula Orr, Peckham Planning Network
Olley’s Macmillan coffee morning
OLLEY’S FISH Experience on Norwood Road in Herne Hill, is opening its doors earlier than usual on Friday 30th September as it joins in with Macmillan’s World’s Largest Coffee Morning.
The chippy will have the kettle on from 8am until 11am and is inviting customers to pop in, put their feet up and enjoy a cuppa and a piece of cake in return for a small donation. Amongst the many sweet treats available on the day will be freshly baked cakes donated by local bakeries Mimosa and The Roome, and for those that can’t stay, there is even an option to get a takeout. Harry Niazi, Olley’s Fish Experience
HELEN HAYES
MP for Dulwich & West Norwood
Excellent education for every child - not the few
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WANT every child in my constituency and across Southwark to attend a good or outstanding school.
I believe fundamentally in the power of education to enable people to reach their full potential and to help address disadvantage. I am hugely proud of Labour’s achievement in transforming the quality of education in London since the election of the 1997 Labour government, and of the many fantastic local schools in my constituency. These schools take a diverse intake of pupils and produce great results, regardless of a child’s background, in huge contrast with Kent, for example, which has grammar schools and where performance is very mixed in some schools just six per cemt of children achieve five GCSEs grade A-C. I am dismayed at Theresa May’s announcement that the Tories want to expand the prevalence of grammar schools. Personal experience, across three generations of my family, supports what all of the evidence on grammar schools says – that while they can deliver a good education for a small proportion of children, this comes at the cost of consigning many more children to ‘failure’ at the age of eleven, and that they are neither necessary nor effective at delivering the objective of an excellent education for all. The reintroduction of grammar schools is a typically pernicious Tory policy – it promises much, but is inherently capable of delivering only for relatively few. Experience of education in London over the past fifteen years tells us that we do not need grammar schools to deliver a great education for every child, and that creating schools which command the confidence of parents from every part of our community genuinely delivers for all. Labour’s approach to improving education was to invest in teachers, leadership, school buildings and facilities, and to hold schools and Local Education Authorities to account for the quality of the education they deliver. With a threat by the Tory government to cut the funding for schools in London by up to 20 per cent, we must fight tooth and nail for a fully funded education system which enables every child in our communities to realise their full potential.
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
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Funeral announcements
Reginald George Brown Sadly announcing
FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 23
Memorials
Kerry Tom Kelliher 22.9.56 - 15.5.16
Peacefully Passed Away Aged 84 years 3rd September 2016
Funeral Service to be held at St Mildred’s Church Tenterden, Kent TN30 6AX Church service 12.00, Cemetery 1.30
If anyone knew Reg, there is an online obituary to pay your respects – Reggie’s family would like any donations to be made in memory to “Diabetes Uk”
Reg was involved with the Oxford and Bermondsey Boy's boxing club South London Harriers You are able to access the Memorial page/Funeral Zone 21634 Or www.albins.co.uk – Obituaries
Happy 60th Birthday From your loving mother Kathleen and your sister Angela. All good mates, Terry Pain, Tony Delaney, Sam, Danny and your mates in the George. And all the Kelliher family. God Bless. Rest in Peace
In loving memory of
Gerry Hughes Born 9.5.56
Rested 25.9.13
For further information FA Albin & Sons - 0207 237 3637
The family of the late
Albert Lawson
would like to thank everyone for their kind floral tributes & thoughts at this sad time. They would also like to thank Joanne and everyone at Albins, Nancy at Greens for the flowers and Natasha in the Stanley Arms.
23.9.2009 - 09.01.2016
Much loved Grandson First Birthday with the Angels. With an ache in our hearts, we whisper low Happy 7th Birthday our wee man. We love and miss you so. Nanny and Grandad Green xx
Archie Marshall 23.9.09 - 9.1.16
We see you in the rainbows and the brightest stars at night, We feel you in the sunshine when it shines on us so bright. But now it’s your 1st Birthday with the angels up above, Happy 7th Birthday our wee man Archie.
With all of our love, Aunt Eilish, Kelly and Danny xx
Archie Boy
Sadly announcing
Victor Arthur Conroy
peacefully passed away on 15th August 2016. Funeral service to be held at our Lady of Sorrows r/c Church, Friary Road, Peckham, SE15 on Friday 23rd September at 11.30am If anyone knew Vic, please come along to celebrate his life
Birthdays
Love from all your family 3 years already Miss you Dad! xxx
Ben Johnstone
To our Benny Boy, happy 18th birthday, with love from Mum, Dad and little bruv Jamie
In Memorial
Archie Marshall
SYL
Hope you had a great birthday, with all the milk you could drink. Love from all at the News
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By email: em@southwarknews.co.uk
We wish you were here today even for just a little while so we could say Happy 7th Birthday "son" and see your beautiful smile. The only gifts today will be the gifts you left behind; The laughter, joy and happiness... precious memories...the best kind. Today we will do our very best to try and find a happy place... struggling to hide our heavy hearts and the tears upon our face. We will sit quietly and look at your picture thinking of you with love; hoping you're doing ok in Heaven up above. May the angels hold you close and sing you a happy song... and we will be sending wishes to you today and all year long. We love you to the moon and back our little superman. lots of love cuddles and kisses Mummy and Daddy Alex Neve and Annie xxxxx
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24 WHAT’S ON
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A feast of fantastical fun
SOMETIMES, AND only sometimes, you have a night that you know will stay etched on your mind forever, and last night’s Dinner At The Twits was one such night, writes Michael Holland... Right from the start, as you make your way through strangely decorated corridors to the bar, you know this is going to be deliciously different. Dodgy old music plays while you sip your first of many drinks, and every so often sounds as if the gramophone needs winding up again. I had an OldFashioned with bits that had fallen out of Mr Twit’s unkempt beard: cornflakes, sardine and mealworms, that gave a very nice scotch an odd, crunchy texture. Here you are given instructions on Twitiquette: Don’t look Mrs Twit directly in her glass eye; no hugging as you will catch something, etc. At an allotted time we are all summoned into the Twits’ conservatory where their mesmerisingly gruesome MuggleWumps (Monkey Slaves) - who help you realise why people are scared of clowns - served such delicacies as Pigeon with a Bloater Paste dip, Chicken Hearts in a Bloody Mary
GALLERIES
ARTISTS STUDIO COMPANY The Chaplin Centre, Thurlow Street, SE17 (020-7274 7474) Say What? ‘Say What?’ brings together artists Kit Craig, Rowena Harris, Russell Hill, Alex Lawler, James Prevett, Fay Nicholson, Emily Rosamund, Lisa Selby and Madalina Zaharia in an attempt to scrutinize and question the elaborate relationship between materiality and language, as well as the narrative and syntactical potential of the ‘thing’. ASC, Mon-Fri 10.30am-5pm, until 28th November, free.
PECKHAM PLATFORM 89, Peckham High Street, SE15 (020-7358 9645) Open16 is an opportunity to celebrate all things creative in Peckham and invites people that have a connection to the area to contribute artworks to exhibit together at Peckham Platform. This year, working in partnership with Peckham Townscape Heritage Initiative, all works will surround one central theme: Celebrating Peckham’s Heritage – place, people, culture. All works displayed will be available for sale directly from the artist.
THEATRE & COMEDY
Peckham Platform, Wednesday-Friday 11am-6pm, Saturday-Sunday 10am5pm,until 30th October, free. LONDON WONDERGROUND Jubilee Gardens, off Belvedere Road, SE1 (0844-545 8282) Briefs After a dazzling, sell-out run in 2015, the larger-than-life Briefs boys return to London Wonderground in 2016. Glamorous host Shivannah guides you through a jaw-dropping, eye-popping
glaze, Pig’s Ear Scratchings, Writhing Worm Spaghetti, Marmite coated nuts that you had to stretch to get from hanging bird feeders, and all washed down with Sting & Tonic - a G&T garnished with nettles. The un-lovely couple arrived to welcome us to a renewal of their wedding vows before leading us through to the banqueting hall where coleslaw with crispy crickets, a bubbling green goo, potatoes with edible dirt and an abundance of both rouge and blanc wine was laid out, with a mealworm condiment on the side for those of a sturdy disposition and constitution. As we sat down beautiful, individual game pies were served with a chicken claw escaping from the crust! The servile monkeys served us but also, out of earshot of their slave masters, let us know they were planning a coup and needed our help. I was recruited as the vicar who would be overseeing the ceremony, and another guy was given the task of handing The Twits a gift that would end their evil ways… The drama played out in the atmospheric surroundings is a
evening of extravagant birdbath boylesque, too-close-for-comfort yo-yo tricks, valiant aerial acrobatics, irreverent interludes and show-stopping drag artistes. They've spent the last year touring the globe, from Berlin to Brisbane, and now they're back, with more circus skills, more disorder and more burlesque... with balls! London Wonderground, 9.30pm / 10.30pm, until 24th September, £17. ROYAL VAUXHALL TAVERN 372, Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 (0207820 1222) A Fabaret The official after show party for drag action musical Heels of Glory, the headliner at this year’s London Pride Festival. One of the elements that characterised the show and made it unique was both the creative team and actors all have strong roots in the vibrant UK Cabaret Scene. The whole team had such a wonderful experience on the musical they wanted to reunite and collaborate again, but this time performing in their own unique and diverse cabaret styles. The result: A Fabaret. The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 28th September, 7pm, £10 - £12. .
condensed version of Dahl’s story and brought to life by the wonderful Lizzy Dive (Mrs Twit), and Chris Barlow as her beloved. They look extremely ghastly from a distance, but up close, as I was, they are positively intimidating! And, of course, the Muggle-Wumps are continually entertaining right up until one of them is ceremoniously blasted from a cannon for, er, entertainment. The food by Bompas & Parr is so tantalisingly creative you actually want to seek out more of the edible mealworms and crickets, and there is enough wine flowing to drown the giant Roly-Poly bird that eventually arrives to save the day, and if you work out the cost a theatre ticket, plus the cost of a good meal, then you will realise that the £80 - £110 ticket is a bargain. Lifelong memories are priceless. The Vaults, Leake Street, Waterloo, SE1 7NN Until 30 October 2016 Box Office: www.twitsdinner.com 0844 248 1215 £80-£110 Tuesdays – Sundays at varying times
VITRINE PRESENTS a solo exhibition by British artist Sam Porritt of new work titled Grist To The Mill that combines his work in sculpture and drawing. With Grist To The Mill Porritt touches on the interconnected ideas of growth and progress, how they relate to the individual and by extension the society in which they exist.
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
Art in cars
in Southwark
NUNHEAD WELCOMES art lovers and the merely curious to its annual Art Trail. Artists will exhibit in their studios and homes, and in shops, cafes and even Nunhead Cemetery. Plus, in this - its fourth year there will be a range of exciting new performances in pub, shop and tenants’ hall.
Other attractions include an audio guide around Nunhead, a mini trail within the trail of one artist's ten drawings, and don't miss the four artists presenting intriguing new work in their cars! Look out for the continuing tradition of Art Trail artists' designs and drawings on the windows of shops, businesses and sponsors of the Art Trail this year. Always popular and open to everyone, the Art Trail offers
visitors a chance to meet eclectic artists and browse and buy original artwork. With a focus on quality and value for money, Nunhead Art Trail aims to offer engaging and inspiring experiences. It's also a great way to explore the area. Check our website for times and venues: www.nunheadarttrail.co.uk 24th - 25th September 2016
Grist to the mill
The title is an idiom that is synonymous with capitalism, meaning at its simplest that ‘everything can be turned for profit’. At the same time it invokes a sense of being enmeshed in a relentless process that we are powerless to arrest. The sculpture consists of a series of large interconnected cogs featuring drawings of faces that endlessly turn on each other, the expressions of the faces
appearing to comment on their own sorry predicament. The work rests on the relationship between the steady grinding of the cogs and the expressive, swiftly drawn lines of the faces. VITRINE, Bermondsey Square, SE1 3UN Friday 30 September – Saturday 12 November 2016 vitrinegallery.com Free Admission
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
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history
The Met’s first black officer who rose through ranks to become superintendent
Robert Branford was recuited to the force 178 years ago, and was stationed in Borough
RACE RELATIONS in Britain have steadily improved through modern history, with discrimination that was once the norm in the 1960s being unthinkable today, writes Owen Sheppard...
At least that is the perception held by most of us, who would also assume that prior to 1900, the potential for black men to climb to high office in public life would be equally unlikely. Consider then, that it was 178 years ago that the Met Police recruited its first black man: Robert Branford, who rose through the ranks to become superintendent of Southwark. His story has been unearthed by Stephen Bourne, a black-history author from Camberwell. Having moved to Valentine Place near Blackfriars with his wife Sarah, Mr Branford was recruited into the Met’s ranks on September 24, 1838. “Robert Branford was stationed at Southwark’s former Stone’s End Police Station in Montague Street, which used to run parallel with Borough High Street,” said Stephen. “I found Branford from a brief reference to him in a book called The Great British Bobby by Clive Emsley, published in 2009.” Stephen added that the reason he got in touch with the News was to correct an assertion made by Sir Trevor McDonald in the veteran broadcaster’s ITV documentary series ‘Inside Scotland Yard’ in which he wrongly said that the force’s first black officer was Norwell Roberts in 1966. “Emsley’s book describes Branford as ‘half-caste’ [i.e. mixed race]. His source for this was writer and former Met chief inspector Timothy Cavanagh, who produced a book in 1893 called Scotland Yard Past and Present. Cavanagh’s short account of Branford reads: “Not an educated man: but what to my idea was of much greater importance, he possessed a thorough knowledge of police matters in general. I should say he was about the only half-caste
Robert Branford's grave in Little Waldingfield (main); a plaque where marking where Stone’s End once stood (below)
“[Robert] then takes his wife and they move to a village in Suffolk called Little Waldingfield. But Robert died three years later on August 14, 1869, and his cause of death is noted as ‘disease of the kidneys’” superintendent officer the Met ever had.” Stephen said he then checked the Met Police’s Heritage Centre for Branford’s records, which states his service number as 14153; standing 5’ 11”; date of birth as May 6, 1817; and that he was born in Stoke-ByNayland, Suffolk. “His mother’s name was Hannah, and his step father is listed as Daniel,” Stephen said. “It said he had black hair, dark eyes and a dark complexion.” It was eight years before Branford was then promoted to sergeant in 1846, then to an inspector in 1851; and superintendent of M-Division (Southwark) in 1856. Census records also show that Branford and his wife lived in Weston Place in Bermondsey, and
shared a house in Rotherhithe with another local bobby. The officer then lived in Brunswick Street in Newington – now the site of Falmouth Road – before he retired in 1866. “There are no children on the census,” said Stephen, “but he then takes his wife and they move to a village in Suffolk called Little Waldingfield. “But Robert died three years later on August 14, 1869, and his cause of death is noted as ‘disease of the kidneys’.” Sarah then worked as a domestic servant until her death in 1881, aged 51, and was buried with her husband. Stephen adds that it is important to acknowledge the obvious question: how was this possible for a black or
mixed-race man to achieve so much in the Met Police in those days, when most people assume race relation were far less advanced than in the twentieth century? “In Victorian England,” Stephen says, “the number of black people living here were very few. So they hadn’t reached the stage where there were thriving communities of black people in the East End, or in Liverpool and Cardiff.
“In some instances there would have been less overt racism in England at that time because there were so few black people, so they weren’t yet perceived as a threat, and someone like Robert would have been able to become a Met officer. “And it was clear from Timothy’s account of Robert that he was thought of as a very respectable and capable officer.”
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Dual crossword
CRYPTIC
CLUES ACROSS
4 A curve of yellow after the start of the century (6) 8 Atomic piles without a change to clergymen (7) 10 Jealous that a space for print has five promissory notes (7) 11 Preserves the remedies (5) 12 Odd afterthought for the remnants (5) 13 Feeling of having sent round a new beginning to time (9) 16 Drink in the titles of those who are called after one another (9) 19 Move the garment (5) 20 But he need not always propose marriage (5) 22 Push back the hair before our attempt to captivate (7) 29 Insures the break of dawn (7) 24 A quiet contract would give satisfaction (6)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
4 Crust on bronze (6) 8 Brought into agreement (7) 10 Wins the support of (7) 11 Viewpoint (5) 12 Darkness (5) 13 Portion (9) 16 Former name of 19 (4,5) 19 African state (5) 20 Plain (5) 22 Issue (7) 23 Fetter (7) 24 Eating (6)
CLUES DOWN
1 Zig zags round the right courses (6) 2 Result of an injury in a serious car accident? (4) 3 Aware the prong is bent inside, but governed by what is right (13) 5 Announcement of promotion (13) 6 Express disapproval it's still a kilometre to the ship and how to find the place (8) 7 Is in the remainder and can withstand (6) 9 A common sight? Either meaning can give the answer (5) 14 On time? An awkward way of making a suggestion (8) 15 Not aware that the snake has come round the sheltered side (6) 17 Open spaces for Othello's compatriots (5) 18 There could be an oak in the shortened version of the road (6) 21 Proud that those in front had one (4)
CLUES DOWN
1 Country (6) 2 Telephone (4) 3 Inquiry (13) 5 Sea (8,5) 6 Distinguishing emblems (8) 7 Resources (6) 9 Dig (5) 14 Offering to a god (8) 15 Settled (6) 17 Lends (5) 18 Aim (6) 21 Deer (4)
Solutions to last week’s crossword
CRYPTIC : ACROSS: 1 Promise 5 Cases 8 Asia 9 Objector 10 Traditionally 13 True 14 Tied 17 Abolitionists 19 Fabulous 20 Iran 21 Emery 22 Asinine DOWN: 2 Rosary 3 Meander 4 Spottiest 5 Clean 6 Settled 7 Sprayed 11 Outhouses 12 Snaffle 13 Trouble 15 Edition 16 Strain 18 Inlay QUICK ACROSS: 1 Slowest 5 Picks 8 Aria 9 Manifest 10 Reign of Terror 13 Peri 14 Card 17 Determination 19 Carbolic 20 Inns 21 Lodge 22 Clasped DOWN: 2 Larder 3 Wrangle 4 Symbolism 5 Price 6 Cheered 7 Satires 11 Technical 12 Radical 13 Petered 15 Retains 16 Bounce 18 Rhone
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
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When you go out to eat foreign food you expect the restaurant to create a vibe that puts you in mind of the country whose gastronomic culture you are enjoying , writes Michael Holland... In Bamboula they have gone a step further because it is like stepping into a beach shack in Montego Bay and along with the spicy aromas wafting from the kitchen, there is U Roy toasting over some great reggae tunes and the occasional person who feels a need to dance. Even with the grey skies outside it felt like the sun was shining when Michelle, my friend and former work colleague, and I walked in. Being half Trinidadian and half Guyanese, Michelle would be my tour guide and go-to specialist during our Caribbean banquet. First off we needed refreshments so Saba, our amiable host, lured me into a BamBamBoula Punch that initially felt like a tickle, but halfway through I felt the full force of the rum. Michelle – ‘Call me Gibbo’ – had a Dark & Stormy: homemade ginger beer with rum. Nice start. Our first courses were Cod Fritters: crispy balls of Saltfish and flour in
an excellent batter, although I would have liked more fish inside; and Barbecue Wings – succulent chicken in a rich, sticky sauce that smothered every finger and all round the mouth. Perfect. Bamboula has been going for almost 20 years now and is determined to not get caught up in the gentrification of Brixton. In fact, it prides itself on being ‘Fusion-less’, and I’m with them all the way; if people who wouldn’t be seen dead in Brixton 10 years ago want their hot sauce weakened, and their jerk chicken less jerky, then they need to stay away. As me and Gibbo caught up on almost two years gossip and updates, my dining companion, who now works in nuclear energy and fashion (Work that one out!), explained to me the different types of Roti and put poor Saba on edge once she began telling her the differences as well. All I wanted to do was taste it, so while they discussed the whys and wherefores of roti I sipped on my second cocktail, a delightful Melon & Mint concoction – also with rum. When our dishes arrived I did wonder how we were going to finish them all - Michele’s Jerk Lamb was
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stacked up so high she had to talk louder for me to hear her over it. The lamb was tender and came with juicy gravy, Plantain - which were extraordinarily delicious - and Rice and Peas. She washed it down with a Strawberry Daiquiri that must have been good as she didn’t want to give me a taste. I went for the Ackee and Saltfish, with Roti and Ground Provisions (Green Banana, Yam and Dumplings), a colourless side order that I did not fall in love with if truth were told, but were traditional and that is what is important here. We also had a Fish Curry, a mild one so as not to upset the balance with the mildness of the fish, and that came with a Spicy Slaw and Roti. Michelle said the roti tasted more like the Guyanese style, which in her book was better, so Saba was happy and there were smiles all round. We were sharing, so nothing was going to waste, and we were pacing ourselves while Gibbo brought me up to speed on what seemed like five generations of family stuff and the dirty deeds of all her workmates who, even though I’ve never met them, I now feel like I’m on far too intimate terms with! When we were finally finished there were just a few bones and a
THE DAMAGE dumpling left, and that weren’t bad going for such a bountiful feast. Our appetites well and truly sated, we had to leave it some time before we shared a dessert, and while we bided our time we had coffees. Gibbo took this hiatus to tell me all about her fashion world while I tried my best to look interested… Whenever I heard her say, ‘Ya get me?’ I nodded, and this seemed to work. Eventually the most wonderful slice of Mango, Lime and Ginger Cheesecake with a Mango Sorbet appeared between us. It was just what such a delicious meal needed to top it off. Michelle said that Bamboula was, in her opinion, the best Caribbean restaurant in the area, but this cheesecake was the best thing so far. Tentatively we asked Saba if this thing of beauty was homemade, and she delighted in informing us that it was lovingly made that very day by her own fair hand. We were pleased that it wasn’t some bought-in affair (as nice as it was), and Saba was ecstatic. All in all a superb feast. Mon-Tue 5pm-10pm Wed 12pm
Dar & Stormy
£9.00
Strawberry Daiquiri
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Fish Curry
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD) TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF CYCLE LANE
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The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with Transport for London hereby gives notice that to enable works by Compass Infrastructure/London Power Connections to be carried out in the above named road, made an Order the effect of which will be to close the Cycle Lane in part of Southwark Bridge Road.
Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, cyclists will be prohibited from entering the Cycle Lane in Southwark Bridge Road, between it’s junction with Gaunt Street and Newington Causeway. An alternative route will be in place via Gaunt Street, Newington Causeway or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The restriction will come into operation on Saturday 1st – Sunday 2nd October and will be closed as required until the 4th November. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 22nd September 2016. Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
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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 The Lalit London Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of The Lalit London, 181 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2JR The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The supply of alcohol:
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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: 20.9.2016
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK DISABLED PERSONS PARKING PLACES The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (Disabled persons) (No. *) Order 201*, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'D') (No. *) Order 201*, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'J') (No. *) Order 201*, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'NC') (No. *) Order 201*, the London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (Parking zone 'P') (No. *) Order 201*, and the London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (No. *) Order 201* 1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above orders under the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. 2. The effect of the orders would be:(a) to provide new disabled persons parking places, 6 metres in length, at the following locations: [i] BIRD IN BUSH ROAD, on the south side outside No. 44 Bird In Bush Road; [ii] BUSHEY HILL ROAD, on the north-east side outside No. 103 Bushey Hill Road; [iii] CANADA STREET, on the north-west side, in the parking lay-by outside Giverny House and Pavilion House, Water Square Gardens; [iv] CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD, on the west side, outside No. 12 Crystal Palace Road; [v] CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD, on the west side, outside No. 14 Crystal Palace Road; [vi] CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD, on the north-west side, outside No. 288 Crystal Palace Road; [vii] ELFINDALE ROAD, on the north-east side, at the side of No. 77 Herne Hill; [viii] ESMERELDA ROAD, on the north side, at the pedestrian access to No. 2 Langdon Way; [ix] FENWICK ROAD, on the north-east side outside No. 40 Fenwick Road; [x] GALLEYWALL ROAD, on the south-west side outside No. 52 Galleywall Road; [xi] GLENGARRY ROAD, on the south-east side outside No. 79 Glengarry Road; [xii] GOODRICH ROAD, on the south side outside No. 46 Goodrich Road; [xiii] GREEN WALK, on the north-east side in the parking lay-by outside No. 2 Green Walk; [xiv] GROVE HILL ROAD, on the north-east side outside Nos. 55 and 57 Grove Hill Road; [xv] HAYMERLE ROAD, on the south-west side outside Nos. 71 and 73 Haymerle Road; [xvi] HOLLYDALE ROAD, on the north-east side outside No. 146 Hollydale Road; [xvii] IVANHOE ROAD, on the west side outside No. 18 Ivanhoe Road; [xviii] LANDELLS ROAD, on the west side outside No. 145 Landells Road; [xix] MARSDEN ROAD, on the north-east side outside Nos. 27 and 29 Marsden Road; [xx] NAYLOR ROAD, on the south-west side outside No. 108 Naylor Road; [xxi] OGLANDER ROAD, on the north-west side outside No. 72 Oglander Road; [xxii] OLNEY ROAD, on the south-east side outside Nos. 185 to 223 Olney Road; [xxiii] REVERDY ROAD, on the east side outside Nos. 29 and 31 Reverdy Road; [xxiv] ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD, on the north-west side outside No. 192 Rotherhithe New Road; and [xxv] TAPPESFIELD ROAD, on the north-east side outside No. 63 Tappesfield Road. These parking places would operate at any time, and may be used without time limit by vehicles displaying a valid disabled persons 'blue badge'. (b) to relocate an existing disabled persons' parking place on the east side of REVERDY ROAD outside No. 29 Reverdy Road northward by 2 metres (to a position outside Nos. 27 and 29 Reverdy Road) so as to make better use of the available kerbside; (c) to reduce in length or split existing 'shared-use' parking places in ELFINDALE ROAD and GREEN WALK, an existing permit holders' parking place in OLNEY ROAD, and an existing free parking place in HAYMERLE ROAD, so as to accommodate the provision of the new disabled persons parking places referred to above; (d) to remove disabled persons parking places that are no longer needed in Athenlay Road, Galleywall Road, St. Francis Road and Warham Street; and (e) to re-designate the kerbside formerly occupied by the removed disabled persons parking place in Warham Street as 'shared-use' parking. 3. For more information contact Michael Herd of the council's Highways parking design team: telephone on 020 7525 2131 or e-mail michael.herd@southwark.gov.uk 4. Copies of this notice, the proposed orders, a statement of the council's reasons for making this chance and plans may be found online at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders or paper copies may be obtained from or viewed at Highways, Environment, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 020 7525 2005 for details. 5. Anyone wishing to object to or make any other representations regarding the proposal, may use the form labelled 'Parking - Road traffic and highway schemes - responding to statutory consultation notices' at https://forms.southwark.gov.uk/ or send a statement in writing to: the Traffic orders officer, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or by e-mail to traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference H/ND/TMO1617-016 by 13 October 2016. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made. 6. When making an objection or representation, please be aware that this may be communicated to other people who may be affected. Information provided in response to this consultation, including in some circumstances personal information, may also be subject to publication or disclosure under the requirements of current access to information legislation. Dated 22 September 2016 NICKY COSTIN Parking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that we Elephant Music Ltd Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of The Coronet, 28 New Kent Road, SE1 6TJ
The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The supply of alcohol:
The provision of regulated entertainment:
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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
Cut off for notices is Tuesday 5pm
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: 19.9.2016
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended)
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended) The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk You can use facilities at your local library or ‘My Southwark Service Points’ to access the website. How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will be removed except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked ‘confidential’ will not be considered. Written comments can be submitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX. Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: ACA-development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; ALB-development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); CNA-development within a conservation area; DDP-departure from the development plan; LBA-works to or within the site of a listed building; MPA-major planning application; EIA-environmental impact assessment (these applications are accompanied by an environmental statement a copy of which may be obtained from the Council – there will be a charge for the copy). CTIL_137296_VF_78075 ROOFTOP AT BRIDGE HOUSE, 4 BOROUGH HIGH STREET, LONDON SE1 9QQ (Ref. 16/AP/3636 ) The addition of 3 no. vodafone pole mounted antennas (height to top 30.8m) on plant room wall, colour matched to existing brick work, addition of 1 no cabinet and reconfonfiguration of existing equipment together with ancillary development thereto (within Borough High Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) 33 CHADWICK ROAD, LONDON, SE15 4RA (Ref. 16/AP/3777 ) (Householder Application) Construction of single storey rear and side extension (within Holly Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lisa Jordan 0207 525 5426) 24 DATE STREET, LONDON, SE17 2HQ (Ref. 16/AP/3635 ) (Householder Application) Erection of a rear dormer roof extension (to the main and outrigger roof slope); installation of x3 rooflights to the front roof slope, x1 rooflight to outrigger roof slope; x1 window in front gable roof end; x1 window in side gable roof end, to provide additional accommodation to the dwellinghouse. (within Liverpool Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Yvonne Sampoh 0207 525 4929) 49 DOVERCOURT ROAD, LONDON, SE22 8SS (Ref. 16/AP/3683 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a single storey rear extension to provide additional residential accommodation for dwellinghouse. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Abrar Sharif 020 7525 3992) TULSI, DULWICH COMMON, LONDON, SE21 7ES (Ref. 16/AP/3776 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a hipped roof side extension (within Dulwich Village C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 44 GROVE LANE, LONDON, SE5 8ST (Ref. 16/AP/3720 ) Installation of new external iron steps down to lower ground basement area. Form new gate in existing front railings, re-using existing railings for gate. (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) 3 MILO ROAD, LONDON, SE22 8LX (Ref. 16/AP/3787 ) Construction of: (i) ground floor side and rear extension; external staircase from first floor to rear garden; changing window to a door with balcony at first floor level; construction of a rear dormer extension; installation of x3 rooflights in side elevation and two roof lights in front roof
slope. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Christopher Kirby 0207 525 0952) WEST COMBE APARTMENTS, 123 NEWINGTON CAUSEWAY, LONDON SE1 6BN (Ref. 16/AP/3749 ) Construction of a side extension to the ground floor public house and a roof extension to create fifth and sixth floors to provide 4 x 2 bed apartments; Demolition of ground floor lean to structure to courtyard and of fifth floor one bed flat. Reason(s) for publicity: (Contact: Alex Cameron 020 7525 5416) 35-41 NUNHEAD LANE, LONDON SE15 (Ref. 16/AP/3677 ) Development to provide 12 residential units in two blocks: 1x four storey block containing 10x flats (1x 1 bed wheelchair flat, 2x 1 bed and 7x 2 bed flats)(Block A) and 2x two storey, 3 bedroom houses to the rear (Block B), with associated landscaping works. This proposal affects the character or setting of the nearby Directly opposite Nunhead Green Conservation Area. Reason(s) for publicity: ACA, MPA (Contact: Michael Glasgow 020 7525 1249) THE FLAG STORE, 23 QUEEN ELIZABETH STREET, LONDON SE1 2LP (Ref. 16/AP/3682 ) Construction of an extension to the existing rooftop storey (within Tower Bridge C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Patrick Cronin 0207 525 5535) FLAT 15, THE GLASS HOUSE, 3 ROYAL OAK YARD, LONDON, SE1 3GE (Ref. 16/AP/3732 ) Extension of the upper floor (eastern elevation) and internal reconfiguration of the lower (fifth) and upper (sixth) floor. This proposal affects the character or setting of the nearby Bermondsey Street Conservation Area. Reason(s) for publicity: ACA (Contact: Ciaran Regan 020 7525 4877) 239 SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE16 3TS (Ref. 16/AP/2230 ) Three storey extension to create six selfcontained units (4x2 bedroom flats and 2x1 bedroom flats) Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) 347 WALWORTH ROAD, LONDON, SE17 2AL (Ref. 16/AP/3721 ) Variation of Condition 5 of planning permission ref. 15/AP/4413 dated 07/01/2016 for: (Change of use of the ground floor and basement from Class A3 (Restaurants and Cafe) to Class A4 (Drinking Establishment). Removal of the existing shopfront and the installation of bi-folding doors. The use of the pedestrians public highway for the placing of tables and chairs in connection with the ground floor unit. The proposed opening hours are: 07:00-midnight (Monday-Thursday), 07:00-02:00 (Friday-Saturday) and (08:00-
midnight) on Sundays/Bank Holidays.) This application seeks to extend the evening closing time for the outdoor seating area from 8pm to 10pm (on all days). (within Walworth Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Ciaran Regan 020 7525 4877) BRITANNIA HOUSE, 7 TRINITY STREET, LONDON, SE1 1DB (Ref. 16/AP/3668 ) Installation of a new ventilation plant comprising
a louvered plant enclosure and external ducting and associated works. Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) Dated 22 September 2016 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning
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Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that I Paul Anthony Scarborough Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of Thomas A Becket, 320 Old Kent Road, London SE1 5UE
The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on or from the premises are:
The supply of alcohol:
On every Bank Holiday:
The provision of late night resfreshment:
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (ACACIA GROVE)
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TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable Sewer works by Cappagh Construction Ltd to be carried out, intends to make an order the effect of which would 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 Acacia Grove, outside No’s 4 The alternative route will be via: Croxted Road, Thurlow Park Road, Alleyn Park. Croxted Road, Park Hall Road. or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will take place between the 10th – 21st October 2016
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 22nd September 2016 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX. Ref: 3290/ 003344XHTH--000001
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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: 13th September 2016
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
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.
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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
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Please take notice that we Bottle 85 Ltd Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of Lechevalier, 85 Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 4TW The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (CLINK STREET) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable a crane operation by Nationwide Traffic Solutions, intends to make an order the effect of which would 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 Clink Street, between Stoney Street to blocked end (The Clink Prison Museum) An alternative route is not applicable.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will take place on the 8th October 2016 and the 30th November 2016.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 22nd September 2016 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX. Ref: 3291/LBSCR9167
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BELLENDEN ROAD) 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works by the London Borough of Southwark, intends to make an order the effect of which would 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) Bellenden Road, between Holly Grove to No’s 79. (b) Bellenden Road, between Holly Grove and No’s 67
An alternative route will be as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.
Bellenden Road, between Holly Grove and Highshore Road will be made two way for access and egress purposes.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will take place for (a) between the 6th – 12th October. (b) between the 20th October – 4th November.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 22nd September 2016 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX. Ref: 3292/LBS-SC1462335 3293/ LBS-SC1457953
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BONSOR STREET) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works by the London Borough of Southwark, intends to make an order the effect of which would 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 Bonsor Street between, Dowlas Street and Southampton Way. An alternative route will be via: Southampton Way, Coleman Road, Dowlas Street. Dowlas Street, Rainbow Street, Southampton Way or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will take between the 4th – 5th November 2016.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 22nd September 2016 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX. Ref: 3294/ LBS-SC1467659
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SURREY FELL to a heavy defeat against Warwickshire in the Royal London One Day Cup on Saturday, therefore ending their season on a low note.
The Kennington club had hoped to end this campaign with a one day trophy, but a woeful batting display at the home of cricket dashed any chances of that happening. Batting first the Kia Oval outfit posted only 136 runs, losing their final six wickets for just 35 runs, and failed to use almost ten of their allotted 50 overs. When the Midlands side batted ex-England star Jonathan Trott opened the innings and his 82 not out ensured Warwickshire made it home with almost 20 overs to spare. Surrey skipper Gareth Batty said: “We did not do ourselves justice. Certainly 136 was not a good enough on that pitch, as it showed when they batted. “We just got it wrong. There is nobody to blame other than the eleven blokes on the field and we need to take that on the chin together.”
Gareth Batty pulled no punches after Surrey's defeat
Batty had been called up by England for international duty last week but despite Saturday’s showing he feels the club have made strides forward this season. He added: “We have made progress [this season]. We just missed out in T20, after a bad start in that competition, and we played some good four day cricket in the middle part of the season and we have played some good cricket in this competition. “We started slowly in this cup and
obviously finished badly, so there are still areas to get right. The first one is to get over the line and get a trophy.” Surrey ended their County Championship Division One season on a low last week when they fell to a 22 run defeat against Durham. Going into the game assured of safety from relegation Durham edged a close contest on the final day when they bowled Surrey out for 259, having been set a target of 281 for victory.
Siblings create Dulwich history By Oliver Steward
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Cricketing siblings Kira and Harry Chatli
CRICKETING SIBLINGS Kira and Harry Chathli created a bit of Dulwich CC history on Sunday when they became the first brother and sister pairing to hit a half century each in the same contest.
Kira Chathli, seventeen, has already made a name for herself with centuries for the Dulwich Ladies Cricket Team and her involvement with Surrey County Cricket Club. But on Sunday it was the first time she has reached fifty in a men’s match and she became the first female to achieve this landmark in the club’s 149 year history. Dulwich’s Development Team faced a daunting run chase when their Essex based opponents clocked up a score of 280-7 in their 40 overs at the weekend. But although that target was beyond
them, the young Dulwich side still replied with a commendable 203-5, which included 68 from Kira and an unbeaten 59 from fifteen-year-old Harry. A club spokesman said: “It has probably happened elsewhere in the world of club cricket, but never before have a brother and sister recorded fifties in the same match for Dulwich.”
He added: “As an interesting postscript, Kira’s innings only came to an end when she was run out, in a mix-up with none other than, you’ve guessed it, her brother Harry.” Dulwich Cricket Club has a thriving youth section, with opportunities for local boys and girls to get involved in the game. If you are interested visit www.dulwichcc.com
was previously English super lightweight champion. It was the Peckham welterweights first defence of the crown he won in May this year when he stopped Ryan Fields at the same east London venue. Goodjohn took Garton the distance at the weekend but post fight the
Cambridgeshire fighter had no quibbles with the loss, the fifth of his career. Garton now has a record of eighteen wins, one loss and draw as a professional fighter and his continued success should result in a shot at a British title in his future career.
Garton defends English crown
PECKHAM BOXER Johnny Garton made a successful defence of his English Welterweight crown on Saturday by outpointing Tyler Goodjohn at York Hall, Bethnal Green. Garton, 29, won the bout on all three judges scorecards against a man who
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Fish frustrate boss Abbott
FISHER’S WEEKEND defeat at the hand of Tunbridge Wells has been labelled ‘frustrating’ by gaffer Gary Abbott.
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Surrey crumble in heavy Lord’s loss
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Both sides are currently at the wrong end of the Premier Division of the Southern Counties East Football League, but it was Wells who took the points at the weekend, their first league win of the season. Goals from Tom Bryant, Ryan Crandley and Ollie Bankole were enough for the Kent side to claim victory, with Montell Agyemang netting Fisher’s solitary effort. Speaking to the club’s website post match Abbott said: “It was the most frustrating game of the season so far. “They started better than us and got the first goal, but beyond that first ten minutes we were right in there. “Their goals have come from us giving the ball away or not marking at set pieces, which are things we should be getting right. “We had 80 per cent of the possession but didn’t do anywhere near well enough in either box.” But the Fisher boss is adamant he won’t amend his philosophy to get points. He added: “People say we play too much but
I’m not going to change the style for anyone. “I’ve got the players to do that and will carry on that way; I don’t want my team to smash the ball around like a number of other teams in this league. “I’ve just got to get the right players in now and work with them, I will get it right.” Fisher were back in action at St Paul’s Sports Ground on Tuesday night when they took on Cray Valley at their new Rotherhithe home. The game ended 3-0 to the visitors with Aaron Jeffrey, Denzil Gayle and Leigh Bremner netting the goals that enabled Gray to take all three points home.
DULWICH HAMLET exited the FA Cup at the weekend after falling to a disappointing 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Hendon. The all Ryman Premier Division clash was ultimately decided by two goals scored either side of the half time break. Just before the end of the first 45 minutes Niko Muir put the North London side ahead and three minutes after the restart Luke Tingey doubled that lead. The loss continues Hamlet’s patchy start to the season which has also seen them win just two games out their first seven league fixtures. They have won two cup ties, prior to Saturday’s reverse, but already in league terms Hamlet are beginning to lose touch with early pacesetters Leiston and Tonbridge. Although early days ten points is quite a
gap on the top two sides although Dulwich are only three points off the play off spots, so there is no need to press the panic button just yet. On Tuesday evening Hamlet hoped to get back to winning ways against Met Police, who were bottom of the Ryman Premier Division going into that contest.On the night Dulwich could only muster a draw, not helped by the sending off of Gavin Tomlin, with Nathan Green scoring for the Pink and Blues in a game that ended 1-1. Hamlet have two home games in the next seven days starting with the visit of Folkestone Invicta to Champion Hill this Saturday. That is followed by an evening game next Tuesday when Harrow Borough come to Southwark for another league encounter. For the latest Hamlet news visit www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet.
Hendon hoist Hamlet out of FA Cup
Double defeat for Stansfeld
S TA N S F E L D SUFFERED two hefty defeats as they continue to struggle for form in the first division of the Southern Counties East Football League (SCEFL). On Sunday, in a game that was switched to Stansfeld’s home ground, the Southwark club lost out to Kent Football United 5-1. Stansfeld, who took over Eltham Palace in the summer are temporarily playing under that name in the SCEFL, lost out to clinical finishing although the Bermondsey outfit will feel the scoreline flattered the winners somewhat. Two goals from Laurent Hamici plus efforts from Aaron Dalhouse, Antonio Gonnella and a Harry Gamble own goal saw Kent run out winners.
Although he missed a number of other chances Billy Shinners did get Stansfeld’s solitary goal. Last week the Southwark side were once again beaten by a four goal margin, this time a hefty 40 reverse at the hands of league leaders Glebe. Stansfeld manager Lloyd Bradley said: “Now is a time for us show a bit of character, the senior players need to step up to the plate and start putting in the type of performances I know they are capable of.” In the Kent County League Stansfeld’s first team secured an impressive 7-1 win over Guru Nanak in the first round of the Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield. The current shield holders won thanks to four goals from Dominic Kamarli, whilst George Snelling, Sam Collins and Mark McKenna also netted. The Reserve team kept up their impressive start to the season with a comfortable 3-1 away victory at AFC Morzinga. George Lowe scored twice and Freddie Hamlin got the other goal.
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MILLWALL TRUST’S SUMMER OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Damilola Taylor Centre Kicks crowned champions of Southwark Community Champions Tournament 2016
Despite the 2015/16 football season coming to a close at the end of May 2016, work at grassroots level at Millwall Community Trust continued to have a massive impact in the local community. Millwall’s Premier League Kicks summer programme kicked off with a trip over to Chelsea’s Community Foundation at Battersea who held a football tournament for young people aged 12 to 16. Millwall’s representing teams were made up of young people who attend weekly football sessions at Silwood Estate in New Cross and Cossall Park in Peckham. Both Millwall teams had success on the pitch which saw the young people from Peckham crowned winners of the under 14’s competition and the young people from New Cross runners up in their under 16’s category. At the beginning of August 2016, young people from another Millwall Premier League Kicks venue “Goldmsiths Community Centre” in Downham, travelled across over to North London for a summer football
tournament hosted by Arsenal Football in the Community where the young men got to the finals but unfortunately lost out on penalties. They returned back to North London the following week where they were given an exclusive tour of the ten year old Emirates Stadium. In the second week of August, three coaches from the Millwall Community Trust Community Development team answer a call from Essex Company of 1st Battalion, Royal Anglican Regiment to provide the group with some coaching session on the eve of their Inter-Company tournament at Woolwich Army Barracks. The team were also welcomed to a Millwall home game against Sheffield United where they say The Lions run out as 2-1 winners against the Blades. The two day coaching session clearly had the desired effect as the group went on to the tournament displaying great teamwork and leadership skills on the day. Team coach Cpl Andrew Ferguson commented: ‘It was very
Goldsmiths Kicks crowned champions of Kicks Futsal tournament
useful for me, talking to the coaches and getting some advice from people who do this every day.’ On Friday 12th August 2016 15 young people from Millwall’s Premier League Kicks session at the Damilola Taylor Centre, otherwise known as DTC in Peckham, were treated to a day out in North London for a tour of the home of English football, Wembley Stadium. Oreofe Bello, a 13 year old who attends the DTC session described what the day meant to him: ‘It was a good day, a nice experience. I enjoyed the whole tour but mostly sitting in the dugout, so close to the pitch. What impacted me the most was feeling like a professional footballer when approaching the stadium, going to the changing room and walking through the tunnel.’ To round up the summer activities some of the local young people attended the Southwark Community Champions Tournament 2016 hosted by Active Communities where the young people took part in
taster sessions in fitness and other sports as well as an Under 14’s and Under 16’s football tournament. A team from the Goldsmiths Kicks session were knocked out in the semi-finals of the Under14’s category whilst a team from the DTC Kicks session ran out as winners of the Under 16’s age group. Young people from the Cossall Park and Bells Gardens Kicks sessions in Peckham were then treated to another trip to North London where they watched Arsenal’s Under 23’s take on Liverpool at the Emirates. One of the young people in attendance said of the trip: ‘It was great to go to The Emirates to go and watch a football match. It was my first time ever to a match and something I will never forget. We got to see players like We got see players like Akpom for Arsenal and Lucas for Liverpool which was great.’ Throughout the summer Millwall Community Trust delivered a summer traineeship programme working with ten referred young
people that is designed to unlock the great potential of young people aged 16 to 19 with the aim of helping them become ‘word ready’. The programme lasts 12 weeks and aids the participants with qualifications such as the FA Level One in Coaching Football, BTEC Level 2 in the Commercialisation of Football Industries, VRQ Level 1 using Sport to tackle Youth Crime and the OCNLR Level 1 Award in employability. The young people come from various backgrounds including referrals from Southwark and Lewisham YOS, ex-offenders and those that may have just lost their way. Millwall Community Trust will continue provide a wide range of weekly football sessions across the boroughs of Southwark and Lewisham under the Premier League Kicks programme. For more information about Millwall’s Premier League Kicks programme, please call 020 7740 0503 or follow us on Twitter @Millwall_Kicks.
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SOUTHEND 3 MILLWALL 1
Mooney 6', McLaughlin 50', O'Neill 87'
O'Brien 33'
Date: Saturday September 17 2016 Attendance: 7,752 Man of the match: Ben Coker Referee: Graham Salisbury
THE LINE-UPS 1 Oxley
2 White
12 Atkinson
17 McGlashan Kyprianou 85’
18 Ferguson
6 Barrett
5 Thompson
24 Demetriou
22 O’Brien’
Jones 75’
3 J Martin
Gregory 40’
4-4-2
18 Leonard
9 Mooney Cox 89’
6 Williams 5 Craig
3-4-3
3 Coker
11 McLaughlin O’Neil 72’
20 Morison
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No excuses as Millwall battered
7 Worrall
16 Butcher
Thompson 62’
12 Romeo
17 Webster
1 Archer
Head to Head Possession
55%
45%
Shots
7
10
Shots on target
5 3
3
Fouls
15
Lee Gregory is tackled by Jermaine McGlashan
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Corners
By John Kelly at Roots Hall
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LEAGUE ONE TABLE
TEAM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Scunthorpe Bolton Bury Bradford Port Vale Sheff Utd Fleetwood Millwall Peterborough Chesterfield Northampton Oxford Utd Gillingham Charlton Walsall MK Dons Wimbledon Swindon Oldham Southend Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury Rochdale Coventry
P W D L F A GD PTs
7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 8
5 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 0
1 3 2 5 2 1 3 3 2 2 5 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 5 2 4 1 3 5
1 1 2 0 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 4 2 5 4 3
18 10 14 10 11 10 13 14 15 12 9 8 12 10 9 8 10 7 4 9 9 8 8 3
7 7 9 6 9 11 9 14 11 10 8 8 15 9 11 10 13 10 7 14 11 13 11 8
* Table correct as of Tuesday night
Nex t Three Fixtures
Sept 24 Rochdale (H) L1 Sept 27 Por t Vale (A) L1 Oct 1 Walsall (A) L1
11 3 5 4 2 -1 4 0 4 2 1 0 -3 1 -2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -5 -2 -5 -3 -5
16 15 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 5
NEIL HARRIS didn’t want to waste any time to discover what exactly had gone wrong at Roots Hall on Saturday.
With the club’s media staff waiting to do their usual post-match video interview, Harris was staring intently at a laptop screen poring over the nasties. Of particular interest and frustration were the circumstances surrounding the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth goals Millwall have conceded in eight games in the league this season. For context, they conceded that number of goals in the last 21 League One games of last season – almost half a campaign. Harris also wanted to assess whether his instincts were right to take off Joe Martin in the 40th minute. The left-back had already been booked for a late foul on Jermaine McGlashan when he clattered into David Mooney. It seemed a formality that referee Graham Salisbury would reach for a second yellow and then red card and though his hand did initially move in that direction, for some reason he changed his mind. Harris was more decisive about removing Martin and a subsequent look at the match evidence confirmed he had made the correct call. Martin’s experience on Saturday reflected a general malaise in defence and it’s hard not to think the calm authority of Mark Beevers is missed. He
has slotted into a Bolton defence that has conceded seven fewer goals than Millwall this season. Shaun Hutchinson was signed in the summer to replace Beevers, but injury has restricted his participation this season to a handful of minutes with the side losing 5-1 to Peterborough. It’s hardly a crisis but neither is it an accident that Millwall have leaked eleven goals on the road in the league this season. Club captain Tony Craig admitted there had been words in the dressing room afterwards, and it didn’t take an expert in body language to tell Craig meant some were probably delivered at raised decibel levels. After all that, though, it must be remembered that this was just Millwall’s fifth defeat in their last 30 League One games. But it’s the nature of the away defeats at Peterborough and Southend that cause concern: when things have gone wrong they have really gone wrong. Millwall had started well. The build-up to Mahlon Romeo’s second-minute chance was neat, Aiden O’Brien backheeling David Worrall’s pass into the path of Romeo whose low shot was saved by Mark Oxley. If Oxley thought then he was in for a busy afternoon, he was mistaken. There was another moment in the first half when he brought trouble on himself by trying to punch clear when he should have caught the ball, but he was otherwise untroubled. He was also saved from having to make a block when
Adam Barrett slid in to clear Calum Butcher’s shot in the box. Any pre-match analysis would have led to the conclusion that this was the day’s football nap. Instead, Millwall busted coupons for the second successive week after last week’s sluggish draw at home to winless Coventry, the team at the foot of the table. Southend had taken just seventeen points from the last 72 available in League One. They had last won at home in the league seven months ago when they beat Sheffield United, who oddly enough were the only side they had beaten in the league in seventeen fixtures. In the summer boss Phil Brown signed Ryan Inniss, who was soon sent to jail, former West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand, who was soon injured, and Nile Ranger, the striker who had last played competitively in November 2014 and who, given his record, Shrimpers fans can expect to be soon no longer around. Despite all that and the form of five successive defeats at the end of last season carried into this one, there was certainly an edge at Roots Hall. Brown, tongue in cheek, had referred to Millwall as ‘our nearest and dearest rivals’ in his programme notes. The tone was set early, with Southend biting into tackles in a way that raised the question as to why they found themselves in the bottom four. They went ahead in the sixth minute when McGlashan crossed from the left
and Mooney was allowed to spin six yards out with his shot deflecting past Jordan Archer off Martin’s boot. Millwall replied on 33 minutes through a typical route, Shaun Williams’ long ball finding Steve Morison in the box and when he nodded down to O’Brien the forward got there before Oxley. Then came the decision to take off Martin, with Lee Gregory coming on in his place and Shane Ferguson dropping to left-back. Feeding off the encouragement from the home crowd Southend continued to harry their opponents, and after O’Brien had lost the ball in midfield the home side forced two quick corners. From the second Morison could only scoop his clearance to the edge of the box where Stephen McLaughlin took a touch before firing into the corner past Archer. There were some appeals for a penalty when Byron Webster tumbled under a challenge from Barrett trying to reach David Worrall’s cross. That was an aerial corridor Millwall tried repeatedly as the clock ticked down, but Southend were wise to it. And they made the game safe when a quick break eventually resulted in Ben Coker finding space to cross from the left. Archer clawed the ball away from under the crossbar, but only to Luke O’Neill who applied the finish from a few yards out. Gregory could start against Rochdale this weekend, but it’s at the other end of the pitch that Millwall need to start improving
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Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
EXCLUSIVE
By John Kelly
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HARRY SMITH said he had his “heart set” on joining Millwall – despite interest in him from up to ten clubs.
Smith caught the eye last season after only joining Folkestone Invicta in December, with his thirteen goals in thirteen games helping the club to promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division. He went on trial with Aberdeen, who were set to sign him before the deal unexpectedly fell through, and had an offer on the table from Gillingham before he got the news in early August Neil Harris wanted to talk to him. He had played three games on trial for the Lions in July and though he was unsure he had done enough to earn a deal, the news was good when he sat down in Harris’ office. It was the same two-year contract offered by the Gills, but Smith knew where he wanted to continue his remarkable rise from working as a welder and turning out for Sittingbourne until his transfer to Folkestone and subsequent form opened a number of career doors. AFC Wimbledon were another side that put in a call to register their interest, but Smith was determined to earn a Lions deal. And he admitted it was an exciting period waking up every day to news of more and more interest towards the end of last season. “I’d a lot of interest for months, since back in April,” the 6ft 5ins striker explained. “I kind of geared myself up for something to happen. Millwall came in quite late but it was a good opportunity so I took it. “There was quite a lot of interest, around ten clubs. But there was nothing concrete apart from here, Gillingham and Aberdeen. “There was something new every day, I had calls saying there was interest from this club or that club. It was all quite exciting. “A lot of my family are all from Millwall sort of way, so as has soon as the interest was there I kind of had my heart set on here.” Smith was almost denied his opportunity to impress at the League One club after injuring his hip flexor while on trial with Gillingham and then breaking his hand a week later. “It was frustrating,” he said. “I was trying to rush myself. But thankfully it
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SMITH ONLY HAD EYES FOR LIONS
healed and I was back. Millwall were great, they said as soon as I was fit, come in, they didn’t want me coming here half-hearted or only 50 per cent, they wanted me here at 100 per cent. “They waited until three or four weeks until after I was scheduled to come in.” Smith also had to be patient before tasting his first competitive victory in a Lions shirt when he started up front with Jamie Philpot in the 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest U23s on Monday.
He had scored three goals in his previous five games but Millwall lost four and drew one of them. Fred Onyedinma’s strike halted that winless run, and Smith is hoping the experience of full-time training in a professional environment for the first time in his career can be the launchpad to staking a first-team place. “It was good,” he said of his first experience of The Den this week. “But hopefully there will be a few more people there the next time. I’ve
travelled with the first-team squad a few times and been on the bench once. “It’s been good just to experience some U23s football but hopefully in the long term it’ll be with the first team. “It’s different meeting new people. I’m used to seeing these boys on the TV but everyone has been welcoming and been great. “It’s a massive jump (from nonleague), this is only my fifth week here and I’m still learning every day.”
PAUL ROONEY captained Millwall’s U23 side to their first win of the season on Monday, and Neil Harris feels he is “progressing nicely” after his move from Irish club Bohemians in the summer.
Nineteen-year-old Rooney is a 6ft 3ins ball-playing centre-back, and showed his ability at The Den when at one point he flicked the ball over the heads of two Nottingham Forest players before being fouled. Rooney only started one senior game for the League of Ireland club, but Harris feel he can play for Millwall’s first team this season. He said: “We’re trying to bring players into our group who can make an impact in the first team. “We look at Paul Rooney, Harry Smith, the younger players like James Brown, Noah Chesmain and Jamie Philpot. They are lads who we feel have a bright future with us and we’ve highlighted them as players to come through in our style of play. “But, as ever, it’s when the time is right. “Paul Rooney is progressing nicely, he’s still learning. It’s a completely different level of football he’s playing at now compared to Ireland. “In fast, physical games with players with first-team experience around him, that will really benefit him. Hopefully he gets to have an impact.”
Fergie looks to home comforts
Southwark News, Thursday September 22, 2016
EXCLUSIVE
By John Kelly
Johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
SHANE FERGUSON is hoping the dressing-room discussion the Millwall players had after the 3-1 defeat to Southend last weekend will pave the way for an improved performance against Rochdale on Saturday.
Ferguson admitted there was the swapping of opinion between a number of “big characters” after a poor performance against a side that had been low on confidence and that Millwall were expected to beat. The squad were also given a dressing down by manager Neil Harris, and Ferguson said it’s “important to get everything out there” before they look to bounce back against Keith Hill’s struggling side. It also wasn’t the first time this season there has been some soulsearching after a defeat, with a frank assessment after the 5-1 hammering at Peterborough subsequently followed by a four-game unbeaten run in the league. “We were very disappointed after Saturday’s game,” Ferguson admitted. “We had a chat for maybe 20 or 30 minutes in the dressing room. We knew we didn’t play well at all, on Saturday we were nowhere near our best. “But we want to try to put things right on the training ground. We’ve got big characters in the changing room who will give their opinion. I listen to the experienced lads, take everything in and try to get better. “The manager obviously has his opinion as well about what went on in the game. It’s important to get everything out there and move on. “We all know ourselves it wasn’t good enough. And we’ll have to put that right this weekend and get the three points. “It was the same thing against
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Lions struggling away but Den form offers hope Peterborough, we had a chat and there were a lot of harsh words said after that game as well. But we got the right reaction in the next game and hopefully we can repeat that. “We know it’s going to be a tough game against Rochdale but we need to go into it with the confidence to put things right that we didn’t do on Saturday.” One area that needs improvement is in defence, and it is now seven games since Millwall last kept a clean sheet in the league, against Oldham on the opening day of the season. Ferguson was part of the Northern Ireland side that kept Czech Republic scoreless in the first game of their World Cup qualifiers at the beginning of the month, a solid start after the high of their Euro 2016 campaign. He started at left-back for Michael O’Neill’s side, a position he could be called upon to fill this weekend with Joe Martin suspended. “I didn’t find out until the day before that I was starting but I really enjoyed
it and it was a good point away from home,” Ferguson said. “Czech Republic had a lot of changes, a new manager and a few players had retired. So we knew a lot of their players there would want to come out and impress. We had a game plan and we thought we did really well. We knew it was going to be a difficult game and would have taken a point before it. “Michael has been great the way he has kept everyone’s feet on the ground. He knows this is a completely different competition now, and hopefully we can push on next month and get the points we need.” It’s a similar story for Millwall, a campaign with so many positives that needs to be followed up with some more culminating in going one step further to win promotion. Ferguson feels Millwall are a more marked team this season, but is hoping their form at home, where
they have gone thirteen league games unbeaten, can be the springboard for a successful campaign. He said: “Teams are more up for it playing against us because we’re a big team in the league after what we did last year. But that’s just the way it is, we just have to be more ready for every game we go into. “We got off to such a bad start last year at home and that was something we wanted to put right. “Thankfully now we’ve done that and are a lot harder to beat at The Den.”
Sky Bet League One preview Millwall vs Rochdale Saturday, September 24 Kick-off: 3pm
Martin suspended as Gregory set for start
MILLWALL ARE protecting a thirteen-game unbeaten run at home in the league, but given what’s happened in their last two fixtures there will be a certain amount of trepidation before they face Rochdale on Saturday.
The Lions were expected to brush aside Coventry and Southend with both clubs in the relegation zone, but instead claimed just one point and dropped out of the top six after last weekend’s 3-1 defeat at Roots Hall. Neil Harris struggled to find any positives afterwards, except for the return of Lee Gregory, who is in line to start his first game since August 20 against Keith Hill’s side. Joe Martin is suspended for one
game after picking up his fifth booking of the season against Southend. Shane Ferguson and Noah Chesmain could start at left-back, or Harris could pair Byron Webster with Sid Nelson, with Tony Craig filling in for Martin. Shaun Cummings came through 65 minutes for the U23s in their 1-0 Professional Development League win over Nottingham Forest on Monday, but he is not yet ready for a return to the first team. Centre-back Shaun Hutchinson is the only other absentee, but there is no date yet on when he will come into Harris’ plans as he recovers from a hamstring problem. The last time Millwall lost at home in League One was against
Scunthorpe in February, three days after they had defeated Rochdale 1-0 at Spotland. Rochdale haven’t won away in the league this season, but Hill’s side can be dangerous on the road and four wins in their last six games away from Spotland last season helped them to a respectable tenth-place finish, just five points off the top six. Hill took a more conservative approach in the transfer market over the summer and one of his signings, striker Steve Davies, who scored the winner for Bradford against Millwall in March, finally got off the mark for his new club when his late strike gave Dale a 2-1 win over Fleetwood last Saturday.
THE STATS
Millwall record against Rochdale: Played 10 Won 6 Drawn 2 Lost 2 Form guide: Millwall: WWDDL Rochdale: LDLDW Probable Millwall team: Millwall: 4-4-2: Archer; Romeo, Webster, Craig, Ferguson; Worrall, Thompson, Williams, O’Brien; Gregory, Morison. Match odds: Millwall 5/6 Draw 13/5 Rochdale 16/5
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Case for defence: Shane Ferguson started on the left wing against Southend last weekend. He could be required to fill in for the suspended Joe Martin at left-back against Rochdale as Millwall chase a first clean sheet in eight games this Saturday.
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STRIKER REJECTED GILLINGHAM CONTRACT
Harris wants return of nasty Lions
By John Kelly
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NEIL HARRIS wants Millwall to get back to being “horrible” to play against after last Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Southend made it three League One games without a win.
Smith: ‘My mind was set on here from day one’ EXCLUSIVE
By John Kelly
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HARRY SMITH has revealed he turned down a two-year deal from Gillingham to sign for Millwall. Smith, 21, joined the Lions from Folkestone Invicta in August after a successful trial spell with the club during which he played in three pre-
season friendlies. The former Sittingbourne centreforward, whose family all support Millwall, has scored three goals in six games for Justin Skinner’s U23 side despite their difficult start to the season in the Professional Development League. Smith was close to signing for Aberdeen last season after a trial with the Scottish Premiership side, but that deal fell through. Although he was confident Lions
boss Neil Harris was interested in securing his signature, Smith admitted he feared he wouldn’t be offered a professional deal after he felt he didn’t do himself justice in Millwall’s friendly defeat to Dover in July. He explained: “I thought after the last game, when I didn’t have the best of games, that would probably be it. “So I went to Gillingham for a week and after one training session on the first day I had a call saying the gaffer wanted to speak to me. I came down
here on a Thursday and spoke with Neil and my mind was basically made up there and then. “I kind of had an inkling that they were interested in offering me something. Gillingham offered me a two-year deal as well, but I’d already had two or three weeks here on trial so I knew about the place already and was getting to know the players a bit more. “My mind was set on here from day one.”
Millwall have drawn their last two games at The Den, against Bradford and Coventry, and face Rochdale this Saturday with Harris looking for a response to the disappointing loss- at Roots Hall. Harris was particularly unhappy with the way his side conceded three goals, and wants his players to regain the “good habits” that he expects from them. Harris said: “Own goals and 30yarders that we conceded against Bradford and Coventry, you can live with them, that’s just football, it happens. You go through little spells where they go into the net and then they won’t for long periods of time. “I’ve got no problem with them, but the goals we conceded last Saturday against Southend were avoidable. They were frustrating for me, and on the back of Coventry, where in the first half our pressing wasn’t very good, I reminded the boys about getting back to basics. And that’s not just in a game – that’s every day, that’s good habits. “That goes through the whole football club: standards being set, aggressive pressing which we are renowned for as a club, being horrible in our challenges, “Our work rate has to be better than the opposition because ultimately we play quite a direct style and play on the counter attack, so we have to work harder than the opposition. “If we aren’t doing that we’re not going to win football matches. THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%