Issue 1249
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December 3rd 2015
LABOUR WHIP IN THE DOCK Page 8
The unexplained death of a 24-year-old mother-of-two has baffled officers for a decade
For beating his wife EXCLUSIVE
ByAmelia Burr
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A SENIOR Labour councillor has resigned after he was convicted in court of assaulting his wife,
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smashing the glasses off her face and leaving her with a bloodied lip.
Walworth councillor, Dan Garfield, hung his head in the dock at Camberwell magistrate’s court on Tuesday morning as his tearful estranged wife, also a Southwark Labour councillor, read out her own
victim statement. As Southwark Labour’s chief whip, responsible for keeping party members in line, Mr Garfield’s departure has left the group in turmoil, triggering the third by-election since its sweep to victory in May last year, Full story on page 6....
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We should see more affordable homes
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HE DECISION to make public the documents on how much affordable homes developers will have on all new sites in the borough is a win win situation for residents and the council.
Developers, like most businesses, are notoriously guarded about having to divulge commercially sensitive information, so won’t want to risk it in order to get away with providing fewer affordable homes. In a central London borough like Southwark, where competition between different developers is so fierce, one will not want to allow others to see what they pay and what deals they have struck – which is what a viability assessment lays bare. It will mean that the council will be better able to get the 35 per cent affordable housing requirement it wants, so residents have a better chance of remaining in the borough. Obviously the issue over what really is affordable continues, as rents up to 80 percent of market rate get that misleading label, but anything which helps safeguard capped rents in new developments is a good thing. Publishing viability assessments will bring closed door deals out in the open for public scrutiny while putting pressure on developers to comply with the council’s affordable housing quota in the first place. This will give the council and local residents a better chance at ensuring the continued regeneration of the borough does give something back to the ordinary folk of Southwark. And it will help the council dismiss claims of not getting the best deal for residents.
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A wake up call
HE SHOCKING levels of polluted air our children are subjected to on a daily basis mean that we as a borough must be at the forefront in finding ways to change the environment.
World leaders are currently debating climate change in Paris and it is clear we are living on borrowed time. We, on our own, cannot make the bigger changes needed to ensure that nitrogen dioxide levels are lowered, but the study carried out by the Policy Exchange and King’s College London shows that all of us and our children are in danger. It’s important that all parents are made aware of the study published this week to feel the urge to engage in the wider debate on how we save our planet for future generations.
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True spirit of Christmas S THE countdown to Christmas is now officially on, it’s fantastic to see a couple like Brian Croll and Ronald Phillip enter into the true spirit of the festive period.
The Rotherhithe pair has been touched by the brave battles of three local children fighting their individual illnesses. Tragically, the plight of these kids, aged just four and six are not unique, but at a time when children across the globe write out their wish lists for Santa there is no doubt what each one of these families would really like. Christmas is a magical time for kids and a time for giving, what better way to start the festive period than joining in Brian and Ronald’s fundraiser?
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THE GIFT OF GIVING
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Pair raising money for sick children to have ‘best Christmas possible’
By Joey Millar
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TWO ROTHERHITHE men are raising money in order to give three brave Southwark children “the best Christmas possible.”
Brian Croll and his partner Ronald Phillip are fundraising for Cavell Neavin, four, who has been fighting a brain tumour for the last year, Cidney Dixon-Fowler, four, who has severe mobility and eye issues and Harvey Brown, six, who suffers from the ultrarare life-debilitating disease Morquio. Brian, 52 said: “We normally help charities each year around this time, but this year we decided to do something special and help out these brave kids. I just see these three kids and think we need to give something back and do something to make them smile. They’ve had to go through so much, so we really just want to give them the best Christmas possible.” Both men are ill themselves, Brian suffering with heart problems and Ronald with Crohn’s Disease and cirrhosis of the liver. Despite this, the pair are working hard to raise as much
Brian and Ronald (main) are raising money for (from left to right) Cavell Neavin, who is pictured with hi smum Jade; Cydney Dixon-Fowler; and Bermondsey boy Harvey Brown
money as possible for the trio, whom they only recently met. They have already raised hundreds of pounds by auctioning off donated items, including signed Millwall merchandise, and by selling beautiful home-made mirrors and suncatchers created by Ronald, 51. The final total will be split up amongst the families and will go towards Christmas treats for the brave children. Nicholas Neavin, Cavell’s dad, said: “When Cavell came out of hospital
they made him a mirror that said ‘I kicked cancer’s butt.’ They aren’t family members or anything, they just heard about Cavell and wanted to help. They’re just very nice people.” Keeley Fowler, Cidney’s daughter, said that, despite her many health problems, her daughter was “just a
normal four-year-old girl.” She said: “She’s mouthy, she’s cheeky and she’s always got a smile on her face. She goes to Moorsfield for her eye appointments and the Sunshine House where she does physiotherapy, occupational therapy and hydrotherapy. She doesn’t complain though.”
Harvey Brown’s mum Vikki said that the pair, who wil raffle off the remainder of the donated goods on December 4, were “superstars.” If you have anything you can donate for the fundraising drive, or would like to donate yourself, please email joey@southwarknews.co.uk
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BEN PURDY, the eighteen-yearold Walworth boy who was murdered by a love rival last November, was remembered by his friends at a testimonial football match last weekend.
The memorial fixture was contested between Walworth Wanderers, a team made up of Ben’s friends and nicknamed ‘the Purdy boys’, and a group of fruit and vegetable traders from East Street Market, where Ben worked on the curtain stall. The match took place at Burgess Park on November 29 where, despite torrential rain and horrific weather conditions, a good crowd turned out to remember the trainee plumber, who was also a promising footballer and Arsenal fan. Family friend Michelle Doddie, who helped to organise the match, said it was a “great event.” She told the News: “It was a really
good turn-out considering the weather, there were lots of players taking part and a lot of people watching. “Before the match there was a minute’s silence held in memory of Ben. His friends and the market traders’ team all mixed together for it, there was a really good atmosphere for it.”
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footballer himself.” Michelle and Ricky both extended their thanks to Michelle Dullaghan, of the Burgess Park sports office, who let the match go ahead on the park’s pitch free of charge. Ben was fatally shot in the eye by Andrew Bayne, 37, in November 2014. Bayne had been recruited by his
nephew Michael Bagnall, 22, who organised the killing amid escalating tensions over the affections of Ben’s girlfriend. Bagnall, of Alpine Road, Rotherhithe, was jailed for life with a minimum of 28 years last month, and Bayne, also of Alpine Road was jailed for life with a minimum of 30 years.
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‘Child destruction’ trial started
PECKHAM: The trial of two young men accused of a brutal assault on a heavily pregnant woman in Peckham has started this week.
Malorie Bantala was attacked in Talfourd Place, Peckham on June 15 by two men who kicked and stamped on her stomach even though she was 32 weeks pregnant at the time. Kevin Wilson, 20, of the Longfield Estate, SE1 appeared in court in October to deny the charges of charges of child destruction and grievous bodily harm with intent. A seventeen-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is also facing charges of child destruction. The trial at the Old Bailey is due to last for three weeks.
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School for East Dulwich has confirmed it now has a temporary home to move in to for when it is due to open next year. The Dulwich Hospital site will be the permanent base for the school eventually but in the meantime, pupils starting in September 2016 will be going to the former Lewisham and Southwark College campus on Southampton Way, Camberwell. The school will stay on this site until 2018 when everything will move across to Dulwich – a change from the original plan to build temporary facilities on the Community Hospital site. Head teacher Alex Crossman said the decision was taken because the Camberwell site is significantly larger than their previous planned temporary facility and comes with facilities like a library, art room and assembly hall. As the Camberwell site is1.2 miles from the Dulwich Community Hospital, the Charter Schools Educational Trust is offering to provide travel between the two sites.
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By Amelia Burr amelia@southwarknews.co.uk A SENIOR Labour councillor has resigned after he was convicted in court of assaulting his wife, smashing the glasses off her face and leaving her with a bloodied lip.
Walworth councillor, Dan Garfield, hung his head in the dock at Camberwell magistrate’s court on Tuesday morning as his tearful estranged wife, also a Southwark Labour councillor, read out her own victim statement. As Southwark Labour’s chief whip, responsible for keeping party members in line, Mr Garfield’s departure has left the group in turmoil, triggering the third byelection since its sweep to victory in May last year. The court heard harrowing details of how on the night of November 8 this year Mr Garfield had attempted to slit his wrists, leading to a confrontation between him and his wife. Mr Garfield struck her twice across the face, and also stood on her feet and pulled her hair.
every single day.” She spoke about her determination to keep attending council meetings but said this had become impossible when Mr Garfield insisted on turning up when he knew she would be there. “[it] left me very exposed. Facing our friends and colleagues, I’ve been placed every day in a vulnerable position,” she said. In sentencing Mr Garfield, Magistrate Vanessa Baraitser said: “The nature of the assault is serious because you struck the victim twice in the face, which is a particularly vulnerable part of the body, so hard that you caused her lip to bleed and her glasses to be damaged…” adding that she would also need to take account of a previous incident last year in which Mr Garfield received a police caution for another assault on his wife The court heard how Mr Garfield has been seeing a psychotherapist to address the underlying causes of his behaviour before he was sentenced to a twelve month community order. He will be required to complete a programme of 40 days with the probation service and pay £430 to the court, including £130 to be refunded to his wife to pay for her broken glasses. In the light of his conviction and his subsequent resignation, Mr Garfield has been suspended from the Labour Group and is now the subject of an investigation by them to see if he is fit to continue as a party member. “Domestic violence is not acceptable and we will not tolerate it,” said Cllr Peter John, Southwark Council Leader. “It is right that Dan Garfield has
Court heard he struck her twice across the face, and also stood on her feet and pulled her hair
As his wife bravely read out her witness statement to the court she recalled how she felt when she waited for the police outside their shared home in Boundary Lane, Walworth. “I was humiliated when the police came to our flat and I felt like a failure. Standing outside bare foot in my pyjamas in the middle of the night, I felt like you had made a fool out of me,” she said. “I replay the events over and over in my head,” she continued, “…it hurts
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accepted responsibility and resigned from the council.” Asked why Mr Garfield was awarded a position of such high authority within the party after the first police caution for assaulting his fellow Labour councillor wife, Cllr John said: "When I was made
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Police appeal Two ways around the junction
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By Amelia Burr amelia@southwarknews.co.uk MONDAY MORNING will be more challenging than usual for commuters going through the Elephant as traffic will start going both ways round the junction.
The notorious roundabout, which has seen more than 80 collisions since 2012, will be replaced by a two-way system on Sunday for the first time in 50 years.
The new set up will mean some routes will no longer be allowed so Transport for London is advising commuters approach the junction with caution. As part of a £25million redevelopment of the Elephant, the seven subways are also being replaced by above-ground pedestrian crossings and there will also be new dedicated cycle lanes. The borough-wide 20mph speed limit will be introduced at the junction in the spring.
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£10K REWARD AS POLICE ASK HOW MUM DIED UNDER THE WHEELS OF HER OWN CAR PECKHAM
Mystery still surrounds death of trainee midwife and mother-of-two, 10 years on By Joey Millar
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POLICE ARE offering a reward of up to £10,000 as they launch a fresh appeal for witnesses to the death of Carolina Calderon-Zuniga, who was mysteriously crushed under the wheels of her own car ten years ago in Peckham.
The unexplained death of the 24-yearold mother-of-two has baffled officers for a decade, who are now asking anyone who saw or heard anything regarding the “tragic event” on June 24 to come forward and give her family closure. Carolina had dropped off her two children, then aged four and seven, to her mother’s house, where they were to be baby-sat by a family member while the trainee midwife enjoyed a night out with friends. She then walked a short distance from the house back to her car, parked in Moody Road. DC John Isaacs, of Scotland Yard’s special casework investigation team, told the News: “Tragically, just before 11.30pm, neighbours heard a scream. She was found crushed under the wheels
Carolina (main); and DC Isaacs in front of a similar car to Carolina’s at scene
of her vehicle. “Ten years have gone and police are still no closer to explaining to the family exactly how Caroline came to be under the wheels of the car.”
Her green Fiat Punto had reversed over her body, pinning her beneath the front right wheel. Two neighbours sprinted to Peckham Fire Station to fetch firefighters, who managed to lift the
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“Tragically, just before 11.30pm, neighbours heard a scream. She was found crushed under the wheels of her vehicle”
vehicle clear. It was too late, however, and Carolina died 45 minutes later in hospital. Lisa King, one of the firefighters first at the scene, said: “I remember the incident very clearly, it’s one I wouldn’t forget. When we arrived at the scene there was a crowd of people around the car and Carolina was underneath it. We quickly set about lifting the car off her and giving her medical aid until the ambulance turned up. But it was the circumstances that really set this apart from most other calls we go to. She was underneath her own car and there was nobody else at the scene who admitted to driving the car.” Police do not know whether the death was the result of a bizarre
accident in which Carolina was the only person involved, or whether someone else had been driving the car and, accidentally or purposefully, had struck Carolina. They are appealing for any information to help close the case and offer some level of closure to Carolina’s children. DC Isaacs said: “Ten years have now gone. The children who were then four and seven are still grieving for their mum and they would like some closure.” A reward of up to £10,000 will be given to anyone who gives the police information which leads to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death. Anyone with information should call 020 7230 4294 or ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
HERNE HILL
Grants available to boost Herne Hill businesses By Joey Millar
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HERNE HILL businesses struggling to stay afloat following 2013’s devastating floods can now apply for grants after a recent £200,000 community contribution from Thames Water.
The flood occurred early in the morning on August 7, 2013, when a pipe burst and sent a waist-high wave of water across the Half Moon Lane area. Many businesses, such as the Half Moon pub,
closed for good, while others are still struggling due to the delay in receiving insurance money. The grants would help out businesses until their insurance comes through, at which point the money would be paid back to a community fund. The fund, which has already been used to plant trees and create street art, will continue to be used to promote Herne Hill on an ongoing basis. Application and queries should be sent to business.support@southwark.gov.uk. Businesses in need of urgent help should apply by December 15.
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A PARTY is being held in a Bermondsey pub this weekend to help raise funds for a Christmas Day celebration “with all the trimmings” for the borough’s elderly people.
The fundraising shindig will take place at the Stanley Arms in Southwark Park Road, beginning at 8pm on Saturday December 5. The festive bash will be in aid of the annual Bermondsey Care for the Elderly Christmas lunch, which provides old people in Southwark with a “real Christmas Day.” For the last 39 years, a special event has been arranged to give elderly people the chance to celebrate Christmas Day together rather than spending it alone. Phil Burkett, who is organising the fundraising party with Natasha Nicholls, the daughter of Stanley Arms owners Roy and Julie, said: “It’s just something that comes to my mind when I’m celebrating Christmas at home. “It comes to three o’clock and you can just imagine people, maybe in the Four Squares Estate, going to their fridge and getting out a microwave meal for themselves, maybe with one cracker. “It’s so fantastic to know that, for 39 years, Bermondsey Care for the Elderly has been taking people out so they don’t have to be alone at Christmas.”
Phil, who also helps to run Bermondsey Beat, a group that brings music to the north of the borough, added: “I’d also like to say a big thank you to The Old Salt Quay pub, Boutcher Primary School and Professor Alison Leary for their collections and support.” Coral Newell, who organises the annual Christmas dinner, said: “We put together a complete Christmas Day. They have lunch,
entertainment, everything. They love it and are up there dancing by the end of it.” The fundraising party will cost £5 to enter, with more opportunities to support the Christmas lunch fund inside. There will be a raffle, music and entertainment. You can also donate for Bermondsey Care for the Elderly’s Christmas Day lunch at https://bermondseycares.wordpre ss.com/
Police commander praises officers who rescued ten residents from burning Bermondsey block BERMONDSEY
Two cars and communal hallway found ablaze By Joey Millar
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POLICE OFFICERS rescued ten residents from a block of flats in Bermondsey after an apparent arson attack early last week.
Police were called at around 2am on November 25 to reporters of a dispute at a residential block in Grange Road, where they found two cars on fire in a rear garage and another blaze in the communal hallway. Officers forced entry to the flats, where
they led a number of terrified residents, including one who had been trapped in his room with the fire outside his door, to safety. The officers used fire extinguishers until the fire brigade arrived at around 2.40am. One of the officers suffered minor injuries during the rescue. Another two police officers suffered from smoke inhalation. A man was arrested on suspicion of arson, assault on police and possession of class B drugs. He has since been bailed without charge until January.
Chief Superintendent Zander Gibson, Commander of Southwark Borough, said: “These officers put the safety and wellbeing of the trapped and frightened residents before their own and were remarkable in their bravery and professionalism. I have no doubt that without their brave actions; this incident could have resulted in tragedy. “Police officers come in to work every day not knowing what challenges they will face, and often play down these selfless acts of bravery. I am incredibly proud of them.”
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DEVELOPER DEALS TO GO PUBLIC Southwark News, Thursday December 3rd, 2015
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CLOSED DOOR developer deals in the borough will be made public if new planning policy is passed.
The announcement from Southwark Council follows an exclusive interview with the News in July when leader Peter John declared his intention to publish the documents detailing how much affordable housing developers said they could build on new sites. Former Heygate residents Adrian Glasspool and Jerry Hewitt battled for three years to see the ‘viability assessment’ for the development which would replace their estate after the proposals did not meet the council’s minimum affordable housing requirement of 35 percent. After Southwark Council spent £56,000 in legal fees (to be paid
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back by the developer, Lendlease) fighting Mr Glasspool and the Information Commissioner to keep the document secret, earlier this year it was finally handed over following a landmark ruling, which changed the game for developers and local authorities everywhere. As other Labour councils like Greenwich and Islington moved to create policies which would force developers to make their viability assessments public in future – Cllr John told the News Southwark would follow suit. A new planning policy proposed for the borough will force developers to deliver the 35 percent minimum of affordable housing or publish their assessments which say why it is not ‘viable’ for them to do so. “We know the public has had concerns about the way developments are negotiated, and we promised that we would find a way to put all this information in the public domain,” said councillor Mark Williams, cabinet
member for regeneration and new homes. We know developers don’t want to share this information for commercial reasons, but we want our residents to see the workings and understand that we do all we can to get the best deal for Southwark. “We think we’ve found a great way forward – if developers don’t want to face this public scrutiny then they will have to commit to 35 percent affordable housing from the outset. It’s a win-win for the people of Southwark,” he added. The draft development viability planning document is now available for comment on the council’s website as part of a twelve week consultation. Once all the responses have been received, and any amendments made, the council hopes to adopt it
The announcement follows an exclusive interview with the News in July when Council Leader Peter John declared he would publish documents on how much affordable housing developers said they could build on new sites
into planning policy from March 2016. The consultation documents are available at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/20 0151/supplementary_planning_docu ments_and_guidance/3914/draft_dev elopment_viability_spd See Comment - page 2
D E A D M A N WA L K I IN PECKHAM
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A London gangst to his old haunt
By Amelia Burr
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A PECKHAM gangster is coming back from the dead to film the story of his chequered past in the same streets where he worked for the Richardsons as a child.
Thirty years ago Johnny ‘Mack’ McDougall fled from Peckham to save his life and the lives of his family. He spread a rumour that he was dead, which “spread like wildfire” to make sure no one came looking for him. But now he is returning to his old haunt to revisit the ghosts of his youth for a new film, London Boy. When Johnny was a young boy he stumbled into the dark south east London criminal underworld. His neighbour, who was married to Charlie Richardson’s daughter, took pity on him after seeing him beaten up by school bullies for being Irish. “He took me under his wing,” said Johnny, who believed as a tenyear-old-boy that he’d found his way out of a nightmare of daily beatings.” I looked up to him like an older brother, I didn’t realise he was grooming me into that
criminal fraternity.” He started off picking up brown paper packages from businesses and taking them back to the snooker club in Peckham High Street where the gang congregated. “I went there every day rather than go to school,” he said. “They’d always give me money and I’d clean their cars. I grew up into that way of life. I was so naïve, I was absolutely green, I was like a blank canvas to them. It was the first time I ever felt I belonged.” When an old school friend called Johnny to see if he’d know what to do with a load of diamonds he’d just nicked from Hatton Gardens, he sank further into the life of crime which already engulfed him. The job was a big payer, involving the equivalent of £6m worth of stones today. While trying to hide his criminal life from his mum – “the most strict Irish woman you could ever meet,” Johnny was also riding around in a Bentley. His share should have been bigger though, so he started complaining that he’d been “diddled out of thousands” of pounds. To keep him quiet ‘Mad Frankie
Fraser’ put a gun to the back of his head. “Up popped Frankie Fraser and shoved a .38 in the back of my head and told me to shut up. The
guy who was with me wet himself,” said Johnny, who had tried to go straight when he was fifteen but when money got tight, he jumped back in.
deeper and deeper,” said Johnny, who was banged up in Borstal a year later for fraud and robbery. “I took the can for a lot of things because I was told I wouldn’t get much because I was a first offender,” he said. After he got out he fell in with the Frenches – a gang based in Catford - and ended up being stabbed seven times in a nightclub toilet. “The hardest thing for me, I had three children,” said Johnny. “Going out the door was like putting on a suit of armour, I had to become someone else. When I got back I had to take it off and become a family man.” Having survived the stabbing and Frankie Fraser holding a gun to his head, it was a spell in Brixton prison, which led to Johnny’s life spiralling out of control. When his solicitor told him he was facing ten years for an armed robbery he hadn’t actually done (though he admits he had done plenty of others),
Johnny asked his cell mate for some of his heroin. He was found not guilty but it was too late, he had spent three months taking heroin and he was hooked – a strict no-no for organised crime, where everyone knows you can’t trust an addict. “If they knew I was taking drugs they would’ve taken me up the road and buried me, so I kept trying to stop,” said Johnny. When his wife left him with the children, he knew he had to do something about it. He locked himself up in his friend’s flat for ten days and went cold turkey. “It’s the most dreadful thing. There was dead people I had troubles with in the past appearing in front of me, and my mother, my nanna. I was vomiting everywhere, then the gas went and it was the middle of winter. I thought I was going to die,” he said. But on the tenth day he felt a bit better and started eating and the next week he started going back to the gym and
“I became a dad at sixteen. I was in love. I promised her everything and I meant it, but we were so skint and I wanted to provide, so I started dabbling and just got
building himself up again. He moved to the Isle of Wight to be with his family again, but first spread a rumour he had died to make sure no one came looking for him. Johnny has spent the years since battling with alcoholism before he became a Christian and started telling his story at prisons and youth offending teams, to stop young people taking the same path. “I regret what I done at the time but if I hadn’t done what I done I wouldn’t be able to help so many today,” said Johnny. “I don’t want the grandiose idea that I’m a hero. It wasn’t like that, it was an awful time and I wish I never went through that but today I really enjoy what I do. I help so many people now and it helps me to help them.” Back in 2008, Johnny put his story down in words in the book ‘DunPeckham’, which is now being made into a film, which will be shot back in Johnny’s old
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ter returns for new film town. Filming will start in the spring, mostly on the Pelican Estate and down Rye Lane. When he came back to scout for locations some of Peckham had changed unrecognisably, but around the estate was exactly the same. “It’s very weird, there are memories around every corner. Walking up Rye Lane I had so many episodes of my life come back, and my old school, Oliver Goldsmiths. When I want on the Pelican Estate that brought back so many memories, mainly of parents,” he said. When the film comes out, Johnny’s hoping it will be the only really true to life gangster film. “When we started this I said: ‘If we’re
going to do this I don’t want no exaggerations, I want it as it was. I want it true to life. There’s been so many films out there with bad story lines where the bad guy comes out on top. I never did ever come out on top... I want people to come away and think ‘I didn’t realise that happened’. They will get a different perspective because it’s as it was. I want to enlighten them,” he said. Dunpeckham is available on Amazon from £7.99.
“Mad Frankie Fraser shoved a .38 in the back of my head and told me to shut up. The guy who was with me wet himself.” Barber Adam Mizou
Johnny Mack (right) is hoping the film of his gangster life in Peckham, London Boy, will show young people the reality of a life in crime.
‘Mad’ Frankie Fraser (centre), who died in November last year, was sent to keep Johnny in line.
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t’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Peckham with three festive markets planned for one day as well as a tree, carol singers and presents under the tree for refugees.
On Saturday December 12 there will be a trio of Christmas events spreading yuletide cheer throughout SE15. The Bellenden Christmas Market will see food and drink stalls selling festive treats like mulled wine and fresh roasted chestnuts line Bellenden and Choumert roads. A tree donated by Bellenden Big Lunch will be lit at 5.30 while carol singers entertain the crowds and revellers will be invited to leave a present under the tree for the Southwark Refugee Project. Throughout the day, which starts at
10am, there will be a series of activities for the kids – not least a Santa’s grotto. Just down the road, Pexmas will be holding their annual festive outing with stalls, street food, mulled wine and choirs singing at Warwick Gardens from 12 till 6pm. For those who want a more adult vibe to their festive merriment, the Crafty Fox Market at the Bussey Building is offering stalls, workshops, DJs and drinks from 11am till 5pm. “That area of Peckham is going to have a real buzz about it,” said Sally Hindle of Bias, who has helped organise the Bellenden Christmas Market. “With Pexmas in Warwick Gardens and the Crafty Fox Market at the Bussey building we’re hoping this will generate a real festive atmosphere for Peckham.”
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PARLIAMENTARY VOTE
By Joey Millar
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SOUTHWARK’S MPs are divided on the issue of a bombing campaign against ISIS in Syria, with a Parliamentary vote due to take place as the News went to press on Wednesday.
Neil Coyle was “90% in favour”, Helen Hayes opposed it outright, while Harriet Harman refused to comment before the debate took place in Westminster. Mr Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark said: “First of all, I think the government’s approach has been terrible. There is not enough information about how it would all take place and at the moment I’m apprehensive because they have not given anyone enough information. “I would be much more confident if they came out and said we will be targeting the oil, the means of funding – that is more acceptable to me.” He refused to commit completely to a bombing campaign against the jihadis, but did tell the News that he would almost certainly vote in favour of it. He said on Tuesday: “I’m very close to making up my mind, but I’m not 100% just yet – I’m 90% sure. My postbag with comments from constituents has people opposing it but
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many more people in favour of fighting the threat. “My duty is to the constituency, to making Bermondsey and Old Southwark as safe as it can be, and sitting by would not do that. I don’t accept that we are less safe by intervening. We know the UK has been a target and it will be a target whether we intervene or not.” Mr Coyle also revealed that a member of the public told him he’d ‘need
security’ if he voted for bombing. He said: “No matter what your opinion, that sort of thing is disgusting. I had a Walworth resident get in touch and tell me that I would need security if I voted in favour. I refuse to be bullied in any decision, especially by that sort of nonsense.” Ms Hayes, MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, explained in a blog entry on her website that she would be voting against the bombing of ISIS, also
known as Daesh. She said: “Diplomatic efforts to remove Bashar al-Assad as President of Syria, resolute efforts to cut off resources to Daesh, an international strategy to stem the ideological reach and growth of Daesh and to stop new recruits, and a continued commitment to international aid and reconstruction all form part of the approach which stands the best chance of a long-lasting peace for Syria. “While the Prime Minister has
highlighted the need for a comprehensive strategy I do not believe that he has identified all of the pieces of the jigsaw that are needed. There is a widely held view from many with extensive military experience that airstrikes are not the most effective way to defeat Daesh, and that bombing Raqqa would risk the lives of civilians.” Ms Harman was contacted by the News to give her view on the matter but chose not to comment.
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Calls for photos or videos taken at scene where 76-year-old Peckham woman died
By Joey Millar
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POLICE ARE appealing for fresh information regarding the fatal collision between a lorry and a pensioner in Peckham last September.
Mary O’Leary, 76, was crushed to death by the vehicle in Peckham High Street at around 2pm on September 4. Police are asking for anyone who witnessed the accident or recorded the aftermath, to come forward to aid the investigation. Detective Constable Alex Wheater, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit based at Catford, leads the investigation said: “Our enquiries so far have established that there were several people in the vicinity of this area at the time of the collision. “I would urge anyone who
witnessed this collision, or filmed or took photographs of the scene, to contact police. “It is vital that we can piece together the exact circumstances of
Winnie Joyce, described the Mary as “the most kind, good-hearted woman ever.” The driver of the lorry stopped at the scene and continues to assist
that day, to provide the victim’s family with a full account of what happened.” Mary, a member of the Travelling Community, had been living in Peckham since moving from Ireland around 30 years ago. Her nineteen-year-old great-niece,
police with their enquiries. He has not been arrested. Anyone with information or witnesses to the collision is asked to call the Roads and Transport Policing Command at Catford on 020 8285 1574 or via the police non-emergency line on 101.
“It is vital that we can piece together the exact circumstances of that day, to provide the victim’s family with a full account of what happened”
Mary O’Leary, described by her great-niece as ‘the most kind, goodhearted woman ever’
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Cops want them back in jail WANTED ... fraudster Ayodele Falodi ; fraudster Jamiu Muhammed ; robber Garry Gartland
POLICE IN Southwark have released images of three men they want to send back to prison after they breached the terms of their licences.
Ayodele Falodi, 33, also known as Joseph Agu, used to live in Dulwich, before he was convicted of fraud in 2005. He was sentenced to six months and seven days' imprisonment. He was released on licence in August 2005 but has since failed to comply with its terms. He was last known to be living in Camberwell and is described as black, 5ft 7ins tall, of medium build with a
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black beard. He is of Nigerian descent. Jamiu Muhammed, 29, also known as Jaimu or Jamimy, was convicted of fraud in August 2013 and was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. His license has also been revoked since his release in July 2015 and he has also failed to report to immigration. He was last known to be living in Peckham. He is described as black, 6ft 2ins tall, medium build with a black beard and shaven short, dark brown hair and often
wears a hi-vis jacket. Garry Gartland, 30, also known as Gary John Patrick or Gareth Sullivan, of Rotherhithe, was convicted of robbery in August 2013 and was sentenced to four years' imprisonment. He has been recalled to prison for a breach of license since his release in October this year. He is described as white, 5ft 11ins tall, slim build, blue eyes and last seen with short dark hair and clean shaven. He has a three inch scar on his left cheek. If you see these men, please contact the police immediately on 101.
A BLUE Christmas By Joey Millar
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WHILE BERMONDSEY residents may be hoping for a covering of the white stuff this festive season, on Sunday it will instead be a very Blue Christmas.
The Yuletide shindig, sponsored by the Blue Bermondsey BID, will begin at 12pm on December 6 and boast everything from a professional escapologist to a “rodeo reindeer.” There will be a host of other festive treats, including an ice rink, live music, a DJ, food and drink, face painting, Irish dancers and of course a Santa’s Grotto, where kids can put in gift requests to the big man himself.
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There will also be a special Christmas market, something that organiser Russell Dryden, of the Bermondsey Blue BID, hopes will spark a desire for a bigger regular market throughout the year. He told the News: “Over the last few years the event has been getting better and better. This year we’ve got 20 stalls, which will hopefully be almost a trial for a more regular weekend market. “People always say ‘oh, we’d love to have a big market with the stalls in the street.’ That’s what we want too. We’d love to close off Southwark Park Road every now and then for a nice, weekend market.” Get down and enjoy the fun from 12pm until 5.30pm at the Blue Market square in Southwark Park Road on Sunday December 6.
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Historic boozer goes on sale to developers By Joey Millar
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THE SHIP York, a beloved Rotherhithe boozer that has been closed for exactly a year, has been put up for sale for £1,750,000.
Planning permission has already been granted for the three-storey Rotherhithe Street watering hole, which has planning permission to be demolished and converted into a five-storey residential building with eight flats and a commercial unit. The pub called time last November, after mounting costs as a slow-down in trade made it impossible to continue operating. Dussell Charalambous, 64, who had
ran the pub with his wife Lorraine for nearly 40 years, told the News at the time: “We survived this long but now I just can’t keep fighting and putting money into it. I had no option really but to sell it to a developer.” A pub has been recorded at the site since at least 1809, when it was referenced in Stuart Rankin’s book “Maritime Rotherhithe History Walks.” That pub, called the York, may have been named after HMS York, which had been launched two years earlier. The word “Ship” was added to the pub name in 1835. The modern building dates to the 1930s. View the Kingsbury Consultants sales brochure for the Ship York online at http://tinyurl.com/shipyork.
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Trainee chefs to cook up a storm after £10k donation for community kitchen
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Venture set up to get local young people into work By Joey Millar
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TRAINEES AND tutors at the Bermondsey Community Kitchen have promised to continue cooking up a storm after a £10,000 donation was made by British Land.
The developers, who are behind a huge £2bn new town centre masterplan for Canada Water, made the contribution in order to help support local young people. Eleanor Wright, Community Executive for British Land, said: “I’m delighted to be able to support the Bermondsey Community Kitchen and help them to deliver on their aims to help young people experience and qualifications in the catering world. “I hope this funding will be the start of a long-term relationship between British Land and the Community Kitchen.” The Bermondsey Community Kitchen was set up by Mike Donovan, owner of Dunns Deli in the Blue Market Square,
to help get young people off the streets and into a rewarding, challenging profession. The trainees at the centre, which officially opened in September, are keeping busy. Ranna Ameer, eighteen, said: “It’s been really good but busy. We’re doing a lot of buffets for people. We recently had one for 55 people, then one for 20, and now we’re planning a dinner for eighteen people and a buffet for 80 – so we’re keeping busy!” Shannen Dempsey, 21, said: “This course is much better than most. It’s focused on the students, rather than just on grades and results. Jenny [Armstrong, the tutor] and Mike [Donovan, owner of Dunns Deli and founder of the centre] really care.” Jenny said that the community project taught more than just cooking. She said: “It’s about working in a team, about everyone engaging with each other. Some of the trainees have illnesses so it can make them aware of other people and their needs. “Because of the work we do catering for different groups, it also helps the trainees interact with the elderly. It’s not just about cooking, it’s about people in the community.”
B&Q opposes plans to convert shop into units
Trainees Ranna Ameer (left) and Shannen Dempsey (right), with tutor Jenny Armstrong (centre)
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THE B&Q in Old Kent Road is under threat of closure after proposals to convert it into four smaller units were submitted to Southwark Council.
The application, submitted by Aviva Investors, the owners of Cantium Road Retail Park, includes the creation of a mezzanine level. The new level would provide an extra 2,833 square feet of retail space. B&Q, which employs 101 people at their Old Kent Road branch, has launched an official objection to the plans. Its objection notice said: “The application proposals result in the loss of one of the very few DIY shopping
facilities in the borough. Approving the subject application would force shoppers to travel to facilities outside the borough reducing the amount of expenditure retained locally. “It is commonly accepted that shopping for DIY and other bulky goods is more car dependent than other types of shopping. Residents of Southwark have lower than average levels of car ownership.” It concluded that if the store were to close, there would be a “huge gap in DIY provision” in Southwark and across the centre of London. Want to have your say on the proposal? Visit the council’s planning portal at planbuild.southwark.gov.uk, search 15/AP/4236 and leave a comment.
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150 cyclists bring road to standstill
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By Joey Millar
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BLACKFRIARS ROAD was brought to a standstill last week as around 150 cyclists blocked the street as part of a “die-in” protest.
In an effort to raise awareness about cyclist safety, the campaigners lay down on the road with their bikes at 5pm on November 27. Twenty-one cardboard coffins were lined up during the stunt, representing the 21 cyclists who have died on the city’s streets since November 2013, a deadly month in which six cyclists were tragically killed. Four cyclists have died on Southwark’s roads since that time most recently Esther Hartsilver, who was crushed to death by a lorry while cycling along Denmark Hill this May. Donnachadh McCarthy, of Stop Killing Cyclists campaign group, told the News: “The die-in went very well. The cars that were blocked were respectful and it was silent – a very rare thing in central London. “We had media coverage from all across Britain and the world. One journalist even came all the way from Japan to cover it. This is a big issue.” The protest took place directly outside the headquarters for Transport for London, whoM Donnachadh said should put more of their budget towards cycling. He said: “Ten per cent
of the TfL budget must be allocated to cycling infrastructure by 2020. The current pathetic 1.4 per cent of the budget being spent on cycling safety is an insult to those dying from collisions, pollution and inactivity diseases and the tens of thousands of Londoners living every day with terrible health
impacts.” A large tombstone was also unveiled at the protest, symbolising the 24,000 people who the group said have died since 2013 due to diseases related to pollution or inactivity. Donnachadh said: “The cyclist deaths are just the canary in the mine shaft:
9000 people die due transport-related pollution each year, with another 3,000 dying due to inactivity-related diseases. Everybody benefits if more focus is put on cycling.” Leon Daniels, Managing Director of Surface Transport at TfL, said: “We are investing nearly £1 billion in upgrading
the existing Cycle Superhighways with greater segregation, introducing major new segregated cycle routes and backstreet quiet routes, and overhauling dozens of junctions both on our roads and on borough roads, to give more protection to pedestrians and cyclists.”
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YOUNG PATIENTS at King’s College Hospital were the first to experience a virtual reality tour of Dulwich Picture Gallery - using cardboard.
The youngsters took a look around the gallery without even leaving the Camberwell hospital’s school room, using Google Cardboard. The gallery is the first arts institution in the UK to team up with the Google Cultural Institute to provide an experience for smartphone users who cannot physically go to it’s historic Dulwich building. Children in the school room and on the Rays of Sunshine ward took the virtual reality tour as part of an outreach session designed by the gallery’s learning team, with the help from the school teacher, Sue Clarke. The tour was developed using Street View technology.
Christmas comes to Herne Hill By Joey Millar joey@southwarknews.co.uk
SLEIGH BELLS will be jingling in Herne Hill this weekend at the annual Christmas fair.
youngsters can meet the big man himself. Giles Gibson, chair of the Herne Hill Forum, said: “Once again Herne Hill is pulling out all the stops to make this a truly fun, festive day and support our local businesses. “Whether it’s making Christmas decorations, browsing quirky stalls, or just have a glass of mulled wine, there’s something for everyone, please come on down and join in.”
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Free parking to support business
SOUTHWARK: Drivers will be able to use the council’s parking bays for free every Saturday until Christmas as part of a drive to support local businesses.
Southwark will be suspending car parking charges in bays across the borough on Saturday, December 5, 12, 19 and 26. Bays designated for specific users, such as disabled drivers, yellow lines, loading bays, zig zag lines and off-street housing car parks will not be included. The council’s three town centre car parks are free every weekend throughout the year. For more information, go to www.southwark.gov.uk/parking
Anyone with a Google Cardboard and Android phone can go on the tour by downloading the gallery’s new app Dulwich Picture Gallery on the Google Play Store. Roger Walshe, Director of Public Engagement at Dulwich Picture Gallery, said: “Our gallery first opened its doors to the public almost 200 years ago as the UK’s first purpose-built space for art. We’re delighted to again be leading the way by re-opening our gallery to a whole new world of virtual visitors. And like them, we are just beginning to discover the potential of immersive technology to provide startling aesthetic experiences and inspirational learning environments. Over the coming months we will be trialling and enhancing this technology with schools, young people and the public. In doing so, we hope to demonstrate how fusing art and technology can generate new creative possibilities.”
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The merry event will take on Saturday December 5, with the festive fun running from 11am until 4pm. The extravaganza will feature musical entertainment, including live reggae and a “hillbilly” performance, complete with haystacks and mulled wine. As part of the annual Small Business Day, there will also be 80 market stalls featuring products from local businesses along Half Moon Lane, Norwood Road and Station Square. There will also be festive workshops and a Santa’s Grotto, where wide-eyed
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Santa dropping in on Draper Estate
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE: The Draper Estate is due to receive a festive visit from Santa, his elves, two donkeys and an ice queen.
The visitors will be the special guests at a Winter Lights Festival, which is being put on by the estate’s residents association.. The festival, to be held on Saturday, December 5 from 12-7pm and Sunday, December 6, from 126pm, will also include an outdoor market. Lights on an 11ft Christmas tree will be switched on at 5pm on Saturday afternoon.
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People Care at Christmas
Don’t Be Home Alone on Christmas Day 2015
If you (or someone you know) will be alone on Christmas Day why not come along to our Party at Bacon’s College on December 25th
We offer: Free Traditional Christmas Meals and Entertainment • Free Transport Door to Door Dinner will be served at 1pm Bacon’s College is at Timber Pond Road, Rotherhithe, SE16 6AT (Go down the LHS of the Rotherhithe Tunnel entrance)
Just phone Les on 0203 355 2619 or email pca@looksouth.net to book your place. Closing date 16th December.
We regret we are unable to cater for children. Ethnic and Diet Meals available – Please notify in advance
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This Party is for residents of the London Borough of Southwark
We acknowledge the generous assistance of Southwark Council, Local Businesses and Trusts. People Care Association Ltd. is Registered Charity No. 1077651
Supported by United St. Saviours Charity
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Rewina’s at home for her antibiotics
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budding X Factor star is the first Evelina London Children’s Hospital patient to use a new device that allows her to have antibiotic treatment at home rather than in hospital. Rewina Tsegai, 12, needed a sixweek course of intravenous antibiotics after she had complex surgery on her spine. Intravenous antibiotics go directly into the bloodstream and usually require patients to stay in hospital until they’ve finished their course of treatment. The new device allows Rewina to carry her antibiotics around with her in a small bottle, while they drip slowly into her bloodstream through an intravenous line in her arm. This allows her to get back to normal life at home rather than having to stay in hospital. Rewina’s mum, Yordanos, was
Trust gets thumbs up from staff
THE LATEST national Staff Friends and Family Test results were published in November. A total of 92% of staff at Guy’s and St Thomas’ would recommend the Trust to friends and family in need of care or treatment – much higher than the national average of 79%. And 76% of staff would recommend Guy’s and St Thomas’ as a place to work – much higher than the national average of 62%. In addition, 92% of staff would feel able to speak up if they had a concern about patient safety or their working environment. Ann Macintyre, Director of Workforce at Guy’s and St Thomas’, says: “I am pleased to see that our staff continue to have positive views about the care provided by the Trust and that the majority of staff would recommend the Trust as a place to work.”
given two days of training by Evelina London’s Paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy team to learn how to use the device. She says: “I feel really proud to be able to give Rewina her medicine. I feel confident and supported to do it at home after the training which the Evelina London nurses gave me.” Joanna Newton, specialist nurse at Evelina London, says: “Having a child in hospital can involve lots of extra travelling and costs for families. When a child is well enough to go home, apart from their need for intravenous antibiotics, this can be frustrating. “By helping our patients to have their antibiotics at home, we are not only helping the entire family to carry on with normal life but also saving the NHS money and freeing up hospital beds for children who really need them.” The team reviews the child’s
antibiotics weekly to ensure they are always taking the right type and that no unnecessary medication is taken. Antibiotics are essential medicines
to treat infections caused by bacteria. It is vital that antibiotics are used in a smart, focused way to help prevent resistance developing. Evelina London is encouraging
Rewina Tsegai (centre) with specialist nurse Joanna Newton and her mum Yordanos
people to become antibiotic guardians as part of a campaign to use antibiotics wisely. For more information, visit www.antibioticguardian.com.
Exercise helps stroke patient Jason’s confidence STROKE PATIENTS are getting fit and regaining their confidence thanks to an exercise group run by Guy’s and St Thomas’ community physiotherapists.
The group, which meets at the Peckham Pulse Healthy Living Centre and ASPIRE Health and Wellbeing Centre in West Dulwich, has helped 300 patients since 2013. Newly diagnosed stroke patients attend the exercise group for six weeks to help them stay healthy and avoid a stroke in the future. They are encouraged to carry on being active after the sessions have ended. Jason Wynne, 40, a head chef with clothing company Ted Baker, had a stroke in June. He says: “I’d been at home looking after the children, cooking and watching telly. When my wife Charlotte got in from work she said she could see straight away something was wrong. “By the time we got to the hospital my arm had gone dead and I was struggling to walk. All I remember is passing out on the Monday and
waking up on the Friday. I didn’t know what had happened.” Jason spent five weeks in St Thomas’ Hospital receiving intensive rehabilitation including speech and language therapy and physiotherapy. After he returned home, Jason was supported by the community stroke team who recommended that he attend the specialist exercise classes at ASPIRE. Jason says: “I wouldn’t feel comfortable going to a normal gym but these classes have made me feel more confident to carry on exercising.” The community stroke team coordinates the care provided by other healthcare workers such as district nurses and other local services like social workers, so that the right care is in place when patients leave hospital. Rukiye Ahmet, clinical manager for the community stroke team, says: "A stroke changes the lives of not only our patients but also their families. It's vital that we involve the carer as well as the patient so they can feel part of the community again."
Jason Wynne and ASPIRE gym instructor Wendy Yates
For more information about the stroke exercise group call 020 3049 5558 or email gst-tr.GSTTcommunitystrokerehab@nhs.net.
Visiting our hospitals over Christmas? FROM 1PM on Christmas Eve until the early hours of 4 January there will be major disruptions to rail services at London Bridge, Waterloo East, Charing Cross and Cannon Street.
Patients and visitors coming to our hospitals during this period need to be aware of this. There will be no Southeastern rail services to these stations during this period and there will also be significant
changes to a number of routes run by other operators. For the latest information, check Southeastern and TfL’s websites. www.southeasternrailways.co.uk/ christmas or www.tfl.gov.uk/festive.
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Family run butchers wins award Southwark News, Thursday December 3rd, 2015
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urray bros butchers is an established family run butchers set in the heart of Penge SE20.
The business owners are Dean and Alan Murray, two brothers from Southfields London who between them have worked in the butchery trade for nearly fifty years. When asked why they chose butchery as a trade their simple reply is... (butchery chooses you, not the other way round). For them running their business isn't just work, it’s a way of life and a clear passion that runs through their veins and this is never more evident than when you step into their shop, which is full of top quality meat, and shows when you receive a top quality service, both friendly and informal. After 16 years of running their own business (established 1999) their shop is now one the few good reasons to visit Penge and trade has gone from strength to strength and this small piece of editorial is hopefully going to explain why. So what makes Murray Bros butchers stand out in a very competitive market in an area taken up by competition from no less than four supermarkets? Well to start with (and probably the first thing you will notice) is the wide selection of fresh free range meats. Fresh English free range lamb. Fresh free range Scotch beef. Packington Farm free range pork and chicken. The finest dry cured bacon products and I would say the jewel in their crown the finest home made sausages (made on the premises
by Alan). It really is a case of seeing it to believe it. The freshest meat and finely skilled butchery brought together in harmony really shows that these brothers are experts in their field. Every single item sent into Murray Bros is individually checked to the highest standards and if it doesn't meet the brothers’ expectations of quality and freshness it is declined and sent back to the supplier. Second of all alongside the top quality product is a top quality service to match. You’re greeted and welcomed to a clean clinical environment by the singing of the brothers and staff clearly showing fun in the workplace is possible and although it’s not their business the staff are highly motivated. The service you receive is helpful, informal and most important of all personal. (It’s a personal touch that you simply won’t get in most other butchers, let alone the supermarkets) cooking tips skilled butchery all served with a smile - what more can you ask for! Finally and perhaps the most important of all, is a highly competitive price. "Here at Murray Bros we believe in trying to bring you a high end product at a price that is affordable to all customers." Therefore they don't just appeal to one customer profile - they honestly look to please everyone in every aspect of your shopping experience. By doing this the idea is that a happy customer will always return, time and time again. MURRAY BROS BUTCHERS are
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PAEDIATRICIAN, an anaesthetist, a psychiatrist, a geriatrician, a medical registrar...these, and many others are the doctors that at any time we or our families need.
And we should be falling over ourselves in gratitude to the junior doctors who work at King’s. Recently some of the junior doctors at Kings broke away from their vital work to tell me how Jeremy Hunt's imposition of a new contract will mean their pay is cut. We gathered in the board room, but unlike when I meet the local managers, their phones were ringing and their bleeps going constantly demanding their attention. The doctors I met had studied for years, at our top universities, and then carried on training and studying so that they can give the very best care and contribute to research. We are lucky to have them but Hunt risks us losing them. Australian hospitals are luring many away - so are pharmaceutical companies. What will happen to research if to do it they face a pay cut? Why should they? How many of them can rely on their partners income to make up for their fall in pay? Where are we going to get the consultants for the future if the junior doctor’s morale continues to be crushed? It’s not fair on the doctors who've studied so hard and care so much. It risks serious doctor shortages in the future which will cost more in agency fees and incentives for overseas doctors, let alone in the cost to patient care. And the way the contract discriminates against those who work fewer hours usually women with children - is surely in breach of the Equality Act. I'm calling on the Equality and Human Rights Commission to investigate this. And I'm asking Jeremy Hunt to meet these doctors who spoke to me. He should see for himself their anguish for their patients, their concern for the NHS and their dismay at how badly he is treating them. I'm totally on their side, so are local people and he should be too.
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To the council leader and cabbie
I’D LIKE to respond to Council Leader Mr Peter John, who told me via Twitter that I shouldn’t complain that he spent £3.7 million on a bijou new library at Camberwell Green and to Mr Jat Prescott, who wrote a Southwark News letter on the 26th November that Taxi Drivers like himself are under threat from cyclists.
It’s not a zero sum game Mr. John and Mr. Prescott. Mr John, I didn’t say Camberwell Green and the over 16,000 people who live in the area don’t need and deserve a new library. I said spending over £3.7 million on a 100 person library and taking down a third of an acre of mature fruit trees as the world spins into climate catastrophe did not show far reaching leadership. There were options you refused to consider because you were not playing a resource maximization game you were were playing a political point scoring game. Mr. Prescott, taxis are not in competition with cyclists and cycle lanes don’t stop your business. Cyclists do not stop people from shopping. I’m not going to use a letter in the Southwark News to summarize the research and make the speeches we pay millions to politicians and consultants to do and make. It is not a zero sum game and the trump card, if health and safety aren’t enough, is catastrophic global warming. Private cars for most trips are a hinderance. Take a taxi. This is what clever taxes are for, to level the playing field when pure capitalism falls short . Instead we’ve been given an archaic budget at national level and at council level we have tenderpreneurs setting us at each other’s throats while they make 2D decisions in a 4-D world. Abby Taubin, East Dulwich
What’s happened to the council’s priorities? WHY WOULD Southwark Council slash Youth Services by £2.5M - while spending £5M felling acres of woods for less than four years’ burial plots?
What has happened to Southwark Council’s priorities? Southwark Labour says it intends to slash its vital Youth Services budget by £2.5M to £1M. Yet it is also preparing to spend at least £5M felling acres of beautiful Southwark Woods for less than 4 years’ burial plots. Cllr Victoria Mills, Cabinet Member for Children and Schools, is responsible for the Youth Services budget - and is also Ward Councillor for Southwark Woods at Camberwell Old and New Cemeteries. More than 3,500 Southwark residents have appealed to Cllr Mills through the Save Southwark Woods campaign to save the woods. Now it seems saving the trees could also help save Youth Services. Yet Cllr Mills appears deaf to all reason, actively promoting the Council's plans for expensive subsidised burial. To thousands of residents this is financial, social and environmental stupidity. Why would Victoria Mills and the Council be prepared to sacrifice the Youth Services budget (and the woods) for a few years' burial? Southwark Unison has appealed to Cllr Mills to save the Youth Services budget and the 122 jobs at stake. Will she listen? Or continue to ignore the residents she claims to represent? Blanche Cameron for Save Southwark Woods
Right to reply
I CONTINUE to enjoy serving Newington ward as one of the three councillors as well as MP. Your critic in the edition out 19th
November 2015, who doesn’t live in the ward, may not realise that I sit on Community Council purely as a councillor and it was a pleasure to join it again on Saturday to stand up for local residents. In just the last few weeks I’ve not just attended another Community Council meeting, but held mobile surgeries in the ward, helped plant 3,000 bulbs on the Newington estate and been able to raise crimes that have happened within the ward (on Olney Street and Andrews Walk) in the House of Commons. Not many councillors can claim that record and, as I don’t claim a penny in council allowances, I hope people recognise that it’s not bad value for money either! Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Irish dancing star
Congratulations to Katy Foxcroft (pictured) and Erin Healey on winning the Celtic Association of Irish Dance European Championships and to all our girls who competed.
We are proud of all of you. Love your teachers. Sarah Carragher, Jessica Carragher and Monica Larking
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FTER A foggy start to November the weather became exceptionally mild but overcast with spells of heavy rain.
Sunshine was in short supply, and the wind direction moved round to the northeast giving an arctic feel for a few days. Then milder weather returned for the beginning of December. Sunset is now around 4pm in the afternoon and time available for work in the garden is becoming very limited. If the weather allows, do a quick search for slugs and snails. Mild temperatures mean they will survive and find places to overwinter, then these troublesome molluscs will emerge early in the season to munch their way through new spring growth. Places to check are on the underside of pots or in areas left specifically for the beneficial insects (small piles of leaves etc.) and also around shrubs. Use the ‘Advanced Slug Killer’ (available from the Organic Gardening Catalogue 01932 878570 or www.organiccatalogue.com With few flowering plants in the garden, houseplants are a way to brighten the winter months. Polyanthus (pictured) are usually used as outside bedding in early spring, but a few of these colourful plants, (available in the shops now) for an indoor display will last a month or so. Also the little outdoor cyclamen with perfumed flowers will tolerate a cool bright room. Both can be transferred to the garden or window box once they stop flowering. Keep watering to a minimum for both. The addition of pot grown Hyacinths and foliage plants such as the Boston or Birds Nest ferns will achieve a varied and cheerful display for the home. As the festive season approaches it’s time to think about what type of greenery is needed for decoration. Instead of, or as well as a Christmas tree, fresh herbs can be used, cut some stems of Rosemary, Bay and Sage from the garden and put in containers with water. Ivy plants grouped together in baskets can be used around the house as well as bunches of Mistletoe. (Keep these plants away from pets and children). Finally, two suggestions for Christmas gifts - A Guide to Companion Planting by Michael Littlewood price £7.25. An interesting book for beginners, outlining the basics of companion planting. And something more practical - ZEOSOFT Heavy Duty Hand Cleaner Paste (300g) to help heal hands and keep them clean and soft, price £6.95. Both items are available from the Organic Gardening Catalogue. Season’s Greetings!
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GALLERIES
ANISE GALLERY 13a, Shad Thames, SE1 (020-3754 2374) Time And Tide: Jeanette Barnes Depicting the architecture of London’s ever-changing skyline and the construction behind it, the artist’s vast energetic charcoal canvases have been exhibited widely including at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and Jerwood Drawing Prize Exhibition. Anise Gallery, Mon-Fri 12noon6pm, ends Dec 5, free. ART HOUSE1 45, Grange Road, SE1 Tarnished By Susan Schwalb And Erika Winstone Tarnished presents works of two contrasting artists who orchestrate permutations of tarnish, lustre and luminosity in a range of new works on paper, canvas, video and installation, confirming this ancient technique as a vital medium in contemporary art. Art House1, Thu-Sun 3pm-7pm, ends Dec 5, free. ARTISTS STUDIO COMPANY The Chaplin Centre, Thurlow Street, SE17 (020-7274 7474) Skim Six artists work, each with a sense of surface and its own subtle interaction with it, featuring Lucie Bennet, Paul Cole, Rosalind Davis, Andy Jackson, Natasha Kahn and Flo Ray. Artists Studio Company, Mon-Fri 10.30am-5pm, ends Dec 22, free. BERMONDSEY SQUARE SE1 Frances Richardson: Loss Of Object And Bondage To It; Fig. 2 A public sculpture by the Londonbased artist. Bermondsey Square, Open-access, ends Mar 12, free. BOROUGH ROAD GALLERY 103, Borough Road, SE1 The Elemental Force Of Charcoal: Drawing At The Borough The drawings of David Bomberg and the Borough Group of artists, featuring works from A David Bomberg Legacy - The Sarah Rose Collection and London South Bank University’s art collection. Borough Road Gallery, Wed-Fri 1pm-5pm, Sat 12noon5pm, ends Feb 13, closed Dec 1931, free. DESIGN MUSEUM 28 Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames, SE1 (0207940 8790) Designers In Residence: Migration An exhibition platform for young and up-and-coming designers. Design Museum, MonSun 10am-5.45pm, closed Dec 25 & 26, ends Feb 28, £13. Designs Of The Year 2015 View the winning design. Mon-Sun 10am-5.45pm, last adm 5.15pm, closed Dec 25 & 26, ends Mar 31, £13, child £6.50, NUS £9.75. Cycle Revolution A major exhibition celebrating the bicycle, bringing together a range of the definitive bicycles of our times and exploring cycling subcultures and the impact of the quest to achieve greater performance on the design
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IT HAS been a couple of years since we last attended a Greenwich Theatre panto, but they have so much impact on us that my partner and I still know all the words to the Brown Cow song, and if you ever see me in the pub I will willingly sing it for you writes, Michael Holland...
of bicycles. Design Museum, MonSun 10am-5.45pm, closed Dec 25 & 26, ends Jun 30, £13. DILSTON GROVE SE16 (0207237 1230) James Capper Demonstrates Atlas Prototype The artist demonstrates his commissioned work, a hydraulic machine that gouges and reforms its supporting block plinth into a sphere. Dilston Grove, Dec 6, 3pm-4pm, free. James Capper: Prototypes Sculpture A sculptural commission ATLAS Prototype, within a large survey exhibition of James Capper’s recent work at The Gallery//Dilston Grove in Southwark Park. Dilston Grove, Wed-Sun 11am-4pm, ends Dec 6, free. DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY Gallery Road, SE21 (020-8693 5254) The Amazing World Of MC Escher Woodcuts, lithographs, drawings, watercolours and mezzotints, plus exclusive archive material. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, last adm 4.30pm, closed Dec 24-26, ends Jan 17, £14, OAP £13, concs £7.50, child/mems free.
THEATRE
GARY’S WAREHOUSE Unit 3, Voyager Business Estate, Spa Road, SE16 The Night Before Christmas: A Festive Night Out For Grown Ups! Christmas Eve. An Elf breaks into Gary’s Warehouse, well...he
says he’s an elf. A hostage taking situation ensures. Come and watch him talk his way out for this one. Gary’s Warehouse, Dec 5, 912 & 16-19, 7.30pm-9pm, Dec 5, 12 & 19, 5pm-6.30pm, £15-£20. LOST THEATRE 208, Wandsworth Road, SW8 (0844847 1680) Paul L Martin Presents... Excess All Areas’ Kitten In Heels Celebrate 15 years of strictly adult fun with the hilarious cast of the Excess All Areas pantomime populated by some of cabaret’s finest performers offering an allsinging, all-dancing extravaganza of silly. LOST Theatre, From Dec 10, Thu-Sun 8pm-10.30pm, ends Dec 20, £18.50. ROYAL VAUXHALL TAVERN 372, Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 (020-7820 1222) The LipSinkers Alt-drag cabaret troupe The LipSinkers monthly show and after-party. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Dec 4, 9pm-4am, £8, concs £6, £5 after 12midnight. Finger In The Pie Cabaret Showcase London’s hot showcase of new drag, burlesque and variety. We’ve launched the careers of some of London’s most famous cabaret artists and regularly provide a testbed for new material from its most established. Royal Vauxhall Tavern, third Fri of month 7pm-9.30pm, £10-£12. SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY 103, Borough Road, SE1 (020-7815 7815) The Wunderkammer Critically-
This year, though, it was myself and Haydn – an up-forit 8 year old - who went, and we had the time of our lives. And the current show is Red Riding Hood, whose Granny Fanny lives in the forest where Count Fracula is going to start fracking. Already you can see the fun that can be had with the word ‘fracking’ especially when the Count is an unsubtle blend of Russell Brand and Rick Mayall, gurning and hipthrusting all over the place. The Handsome Prince, along with Silvana, the Three Piggies and Herr Brush are all
out to stop the dastardly deeds going on and, of course, over the space of a couple of songsoaked, fun-filled hours there is the obligatory happy ever after ending. What’s not to like? There has to be comedy for all, so you get the fart and burp jokes for the small kids, double entendres for the big kids; Piggy Smalls, friend of The Notorious P.I.G., always blowing the horn and making everyone chant: ‘Don’t blow the horn, leave the horn alone.’ So you get the tone of the show…? There is some hilariously lewd cuckoo clock action for the hen parties – the groups of women who would be at a drag night with male strippers if it weren’t panto season. I reckon this is the best local panto to be had. Seeing Herr Brush, in sparkly lederhosen, singing and dancing to Wake Me Up Before You Go Go is
acclaimed improvised comedy from leading UK group Do Not Adjust Your Stage, inspired by Tedstyle talks from guest expert speakers. South Bank University, Dec 4, 7.30pm-9.30pm, £8. SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE 7785, Newington Causeway, SE1 (020-7407 0234) The Ballad Of Robin Hood Tacit Theatre presents immersive adventure with swords, songs and music. Southwark Playhouse, Mon-Thu 7.30pm, Fri & Sat 9.15pm, mat Sat 3pm, ends Dec 26, Mon-Sat eve £20, concs £16, Sat mat £20, concs £16. STUDIO VOLTAIRE 1a, Nelsons Row, SW4 (020-7622 1294) Sol Calero: La Escuela Del Sur Works by the Venezuelan-born artist. Studio Voltaire, Wed-Sun 12noon-6pm, or by appointment, ends Dec 6, free. THE HORSE AND STABLES 124, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 Genre Claude Van Damme Presents: Dinner And A Movie London Improv Comedy team, Genre Claude Van Damme host a free night of improvised comedy, turning your date stories into hilarious improvised sketches and then performing a fully improvised movie live on stage. Sun 8pm10pm, ends Dec 20, free. The Menier Chocolate Factory 53, Southwark Street, SE1 (0207378 1713) Funny Girl Sheridan Smith plays Fanny Brice in a major revival of the hit musical, directed by Michael
Mayer. The Menier Chocolate Factory, Tue-Sat 8pm, mats Sat & Sun 3.30pm, no mat Dec 6, extra perf Dec 27, 8pm, extra mats Dec 22, 23, 29, 30 & 31, no perfs Dec 24-26, (press night Dec 2), ends Mar 5, £35-£47.50, phone for availability. The Miller 96, Snowfields, SE1 (020-7407 2690) The Guest Speaker High-risk comedy as our intrepid performers stand-alone and spontaneously make-up a speech based on a topic suggested by you the audience. The Miller, Dec 1, 8 & 15, 8pm-10pm, £7. The Vaults 10, Leake Street, SE1 (020-7401 9603) The Dance Before Christmas The ultimate Christmas ball in the abandoned brickwork Vaults beneath Waterloo station. The Vaults, Dec 12 & 19, 8pm-2am, £18, adv £5-£10. WHITE BEAR THEATRE 138, Kennington Park Road, SE11 (020-7793 9193) The Infinite Line Between Dating And Dying Namashkar is proud to present their debut production an original, quirky and light-hearted piece about that thing that everyone has tried (or at least heard of!) Online dating. Dec 1-5, 7pm-8pm, £10. UPSTAIRS AT THE RITZY Coldharbour Lane, SW2 (0871-704 2065) Scratch That: Brixton Scratch That Hackney are now Scratch That Brixton too, on the 3rd
not only a sight for sore eyes but a must-see at this jolliest time of the year. My favourites were Alim Jayda as Piggy Smalls; his energy and stage presence is funny and eye-catching; and Anthony Spargo as the baddie, Count Fracula, whose evil shadow casts a bog ‘Boooooooo’ over the audience . Andrew Pollard, in his 10th year as writer and Dame acts as ringmaster to all the ‘apprentices’ and ensures this panto is as good as all those he has conducted before. Joke of the show: What do you call a chicken in a shellsuit? Answer in a show at Greenwich Theatre.
Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, SE10 until January 10, 2016. Box office: 020 8858 7755 www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk
Tuesday of every month. Upstairs At The Ritzy, third Tue of every month 8pm-11pm, £6. YOUNG VIC 66, The Cut, SE1 (020-7922 2922) Barbarians Barrie Keeffe’s darkly comic trilogy, charting the fortunes of three unruly lads in 1970s London. Young Vic, Mon-Sat 7.45pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.45pm, no mat Dec 2 (press night Dec 2, 7pm), ends Dec 19, £15, concs £10, Dec 1 preview £10. Bull Three employees fight to keep their jobs in Mike Bartlett’s blistering drama. Young Vic, From Dec 11, Mon-Sat 8pm, mats Wed & Sat 3pm, except Dec 24 & 31, 3pm, no mats Dec 12, 23 & 30, extra mat perfs Dec 22 & 29, no perfs Dec 25 & 26 (press night Dec 15, 7pm, captioned perf Dec 21), ends Jan 9, £25, ringside standing tickets £10, Dec 11-14 previews £10. Macbeth Carrie Cracknell and Lucy Guerin direct a radical reworking of Shakespeare’s supernatural tragedy. Mon-Sat 7.30pm, mats Sat 2.30pm, except Dec 24 & 31, 2.30pm, extra mat perf Dec 22 & 29, no perfs Dec 25 & 26 (press night Dec 3, 7pm, audio described mat perf Dec 19), ends Jan 23, £10-£35, Dec 1 & 2 previews £10 & £19.50.
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Southwark News, Thursday December 3rd, 2015
Dual crossword
CRYPTIC PUZZLE Clues Across
4 8 9 10 11 13 14 16 18 19 21 22 23 24
Change the hair piece (6) Told of formerly being in the red (7) The cure is a change of a holiday (6) Somehow I also turn it on as being separate (9) The Republicans hold part of this place (4) Wounds the sailor in the streets (5) Confused at finding birds in part of the garden (7) Mean to put Vera in a time bracket (7) Could nothing be so changed among the reeds? (5) Begin to direct (4) Meet and go in to find a conscientious objector to the UN inside (9) Group which is more than healthy (6) Take away from the retiring editor's paper (7) Herbs for sound occasions (6)
Clues Down
1 2 3 5 6 7 9 11 12 15 16 17 20 21
Is the visit seen to show feeling? (9) Ore who sacrifices sleep to capture a contemptible creature (5,4) The department has an hour to make the distance (5) Give notice of a battle to the north (4) Tries to absorb second rate groups (6) Having the money to visit the cobbler? (6) Centres of sound reason (5) But surely it's the wife who shows careful domestic management? (9) Adoring bow (9) Spy factor (5) Very nearly to slam out (6) Heed your fundamental quality (6) Is there a large number over its white cliffs? (5) A great lake turns to Ireland (4)
QUICK PUZZLE
Clues Across 4 Crustacean (6) 8 Religious buildings (7) 9 Discover the position of (6) 10 Vessel for conveying passengers and vehicles (5,4) 11 Disorder (4) 13 Halts (5) 14 Swift retort (7) 16 Be gluttonous (7) 18 Goods (5) 19 Unwoven fabric (4) 21 Indispensable (9) 22 Kind of chicory (6) 23 Began (7) 24 Short track for shunting (6)
Solutions to last week’s crossword
Clues Down 1 Misleading (9) 2 Part for replacement in machinery (5,4) 3 Medicinal plants (5) 5 Shout derisively (4) 6 Representations (6) 7 Gratify (6) 9 Classical language (5) 11 Religious house (9) 12 Became dull (9) 15 Lift (5) 16 Proposals (6) 17 Baffled (6) 20 Relaxes (5) 21 Flat (4)
CRYPTIC ACROSS: 1 Strapped 4 Odds 8 Reigns 10 Italic 11 Chime 12 Genie 14 Prague 17 Dalliance 18 Alleviate 22 Censor 23 Event 24 Verne 26 Doused 27 Trauma 28 Gold 29 Sleepers DOWN: 1 Spry 2 Raised 3 Pencil 5 Deluge 6 Sickened 7 Stern 9 Sheltered 10 Impatient 13 Nails 15 Acute 16 Watchdog 18 Annual 19 Lover 20 Averse 21 Endure 25 Mass QUICK ACROSS: 1 Branches 4 Crew 8 Sordid 10 Cellos 11 Medal 12 Camel 14 Repent 17 Designers 18 Anchovies 22 Cosset 23 Annul 24 Deals 26 Feared 27 Seemly 28 Lost 29 Mattered DOWN: 1 Bust 2 Abroad 3 Chimes 5 Relies 6 Washtubs 7 Melee 9 Delighted 10 Carnivals 13 Means 15 Preen 16 Fanciful 18 Asians 19 Cedes 20 Insect 21 Summer 25 Dyed
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PECKHAM MULTIPLEX
TICKETS: 0844 567 2732 Fri 4 Dec – Thu 10 Dec CHRISTMAS WITH THE COOPERS (12A) Daily at 3.35 8.50 (No 3.35 Tue) Extra Perf Sat/Sun at 1.10 6.25 Pass list suspended VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN (12A) Daily at 3.45 6.25 8.55 (No 6.25 Sat/Sun & No 3.45 Tue) Pass list suspended KRAMPUS (15) Daily at 3.45 9.00 (No 3.45 Tue) Pass list suspended BLACK MASS (15) Daily at 6.15 8.50 (No 6.15 Wed) Pass list suspended BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) Daily at 5.40 8.35 (Thu 8.35 HOH) Pass list suspended CAROL (15) Daily at 6.10 8.45 Pass list suspended THE GOOD DINOSAUR (PG) 3D Daily at 6.45 Extra Perf SatSun at 2.00, 2D Daily at 4.35 (No 4.35 Tue) Extra Perf Sat-Sun at 11.20 Pass list suspended SPECTRE (12A) Daily at 3.20 (No 3.20 Tue) (Mon 3.20 HOH), Extra Perf Sat-Sun at 12.15 Pass list suspended THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY Pt 2 (12A) 2D Daily at 3.00 6.10 (No 3.00 Tue) Pass list suspended THE LOBSTER (15) Sat-Sun at 1.10 THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Sat/Sun at 1.20 (Sat 1.20 HOH) Pass list suspended HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (U) 2D Sat-Sun at 11.20 MINIONS (U) Sat at 11.15 INSIDE OUT (U) 2D Sun at 11.10 WATCH WITH BABY Thu at 11.30am CHRISTMAS WITH THE COOPERS (12A) BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) ADVANCE SCREENING CHARILE & SNOOPY BROWN: THE PEANUT MOVIE (U) 2D Sat-Sun at 1.00, 3D at 11.35
RITZY CINEMA
TICKETS: 0871 704 065 Fri 4 Dec – Thu 10 Dec NT LIVE JANE EYRE (12A) Tue at 7.00pm ROH LIVE CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/PAGLIACCI (12A) Thu at 7.15pm BOLSHOI BALLET THE LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS (12A) Sun at 3.00pm BRANAGH THEATRE ENCORE THE WINTER’S TALE (12A) Mon at 12.00pm POUTFEST PRESENTS CHEMSEX (18) plus Q&A Sun at 5.00pm DOC’N ROLL FESTIVAL JINGLE BELL ROCKS! (15) Thu at 9.00pm DISCOVER TUESDAYS All ABOUT THEM (15) Tue at 6.30pm DOC-CON PRESENTS DEAD WHEN I GOT HERE (15) Mon at 8.30pm LATE NIGHTS THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (18) Fri & Sat at 11.00pm CHEMSEX (18) Fri & Sat at 11.15pm MAIN FEATURES SUNSET SONG (15) Fri 3.10, 8.10 Sat 1.00, 8.10 Sun 11.10, 6.10 Mon 12.40, 5.30 Tue 1.40, 8.40 Wed 3.50, 8.40 Thu 12.10, 5.50 THE SHOW OF SHOWS (12A) Fri & Sat 11.10, 6.15 Sun 9.10 Mon 3.40 Tue 4.40 Wed 11.30,
6.50 Thu 3.30, 5.20 SNOOPY & CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE 2D (U) Previews Sat 10.50, 1.10, 4.00 Sun 10.40, 12.50 BRIDGE OF SPIES (15) Fri & Sat 12.00, 3.10, 6.20, 9.30 Sun 2.00, 5.00, 8.10 Mon, Wed & Thu 3.00, 6.10, 9.10 Tues 12.50, 3.50, 6.10, 9.10 CAROL (15) Fri & Sat 12.30(Not Fri), 3.20, 6.10, 9.00 Sun 11.30, 2.20, 5.10, 8.00 Mon, Tue & Thu 12.30, 3.15, 6.00, 8.50 Wed 12.50, 3.35, 6.20, 9.00 BLACK MASS (15) Fri & Sat 12.40(Not Sat), 6.00, 8.40 Sun 2.15, 7.20 Mon, Tue & Wed 12.40(Not Mon), 3.30, 6.15, 9.15(NotTue) Thu 12.20, 3.00, 6.15 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 3D (12A) Contains moderate violence, threat Fri & Sat 7.00, 10.00pm Sun 5.30, 8.30 Mon - Thu 12.10(Tue only), 3.10, 9.00(Not Wed) THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 2D (12A) Contains moderate violence, threat Fri & Sat 4.00 Sun 12.00 Mon 12.10, 6.20 Wed 12.10, 6.00 CHEMSEX (18) Fri 1.10 Tue 11.40am BROOKLYN (12A) Fri 1.30 Sat 1.20 Sun 3.00 Mon & Thu 12.30 Wed 1.20, 9.00 THE LOBSTER (15) Fri & Sat 3.20 Sun 11.20 Wed & Thu 12.20 CLUBS & GROUPS BIG SCREAM CAROL (15) & SUNSET SONG (15) Fri 11.00am - doors open at 10.15am (Big Scream Members only) TODDLER TIME THE SNOWMAN (U) Tue & Thu at 11.00am KIDS’ CLUB STRANGE MAGIC (U) Sat at 10.30am (Kids Club Members only) SUBTITLED SCREENING (HOH) CAROL (15) Mon at 12.30pm & BLACK MASS (15) Mon at 3.30
EAST DULWICH PICTUREHOUSE
TICKETS: 0871 902 5749 Fri 4 Dec – Thu 10 Dec Kids' Club STRANGE MAGIC (U) - Sat 10.30am (Ideal for ages 5+) Vintage Sundays DR ZHIVAGO (RE: 2015) (PG) – Sun 10.45am Discover Tuesdays ALL ABOUT THEM (15) - Tue 6.10 Toddler Time Q POOTLE 5: PROGRAMME 8 (U) – Mon 11.00am THE SNOWMAN (U) – Tue 11.00am Big Scream SUNSET SONG (15) - Fri 11.00am BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) – Wed 11.00am infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence Brannagh Theatre ENCORE THE WINTER’S TALE (12A) - Mon 12.00 Bolshoi Ballet Live THE LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS (12A) – Sun 3.00 NT Live JANE EYRE (12A) – Tue 7.00 ROH Live CAVALLERIA/RUSTICANA/PAGLI ACCI (12A) – Thu 7.15 *ON SALE NOW * STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – Opens 17th December 2D Shows Added OPENING THIS WEEK: BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) Infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence Fri 11.50, 2.50 (S/T), 5.50, 8.50 Sat 12.50, 3.00, 6.00, 9.00, Sun 2.00, 5.00, 8.00, Mon 1.15, 4.20, 7.30 Tue 12.00, 3.00, 6.00, Wed 2.50, 5.50, 8.50, Thu 11.50, 2.50, 5.50,
8.50 BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) HOH Subtitled Infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence Fri 2.50 SUNSET SONG (15) Fri 3.00, 6.10, Sat 12.30, 8.30, Sun 11.00, 8.30, Mon 3.10, 6.10, Tue 12.00, 3.00, 8.15, Wed 12.20, 6.00, 9.00, Thu 10.25, 3.50, 8.40 THE DRESSMAKER (12A) Fri 9.10, Sat 5.50, Sun 6.20, Mon 9.10 Tue 10.45, Wed 10.30, 3.20, Thu 1.20 SNOOPY & CHARLIE BROWN: A PEANUTS MOVIE (U) Sat 10.40, 12.50, 3.30, Sun 10.30, 12.50 CONTINUING: CAROL (15) Fri 12.40, 3.20, 6.20, 9.00 Sat 3.50, 6.30, 9.10, Sun 3.10, 5.50, 9.00, Mon 12.30, 3.30, 6.20 (S/T), 9.00 Tue 1.20, 4.00, 9.00, Wed 1.05, 3.45, 6.30, 9.10, Thu 12.40, 3.20, 6.00 CAROL (15) HOH Subtitled Mon 6.20
GREENWICH PICTUREHOUSE
TICKETS: 0871 902 5732 Fri 4 Dec – Thu 10 Dec BLACK MASS (15) – Strobe light warning Daily except Sun 8:30 Sun 7:30 BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) infrequent strong language, moderate threat, violence Fri, Sat, Mon, Wed 2.15, 5.15, 8.15 Sun 1.15, 4.15, 7.15 Tues, Thurs 11.15, 2.15, 5.15, 8.15 BROOKLYN (12A) Infrequent strong language, moderate sex Fri 12.10, 2.40 Tues, Weds, Thurs 12.45 CAROL (15) Daily except Fri, Sun 3.15, 6.00, 8.40 Fri 12.30, 3.15, 6.00, 8.40 Sun 1.55, 4.40, 7.30 THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) Infrequent strong language Fri, Sat 1.00, 3.30, 6.00 Sun 2.30, 5.00 Mon, Tues 12.30, 2.55 Weds Thurs 12.30, 2.55, 6.00 RADIATOR (15) Fri, Sat 12.45, 6.00 Sun 10.35, Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs 3.30 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (2D) (12A) Moderate violence & threat Fri 5.10, 8.15 Sat, Mon 2.05, 5.10, 8.15 Sun 12.00, 4.30, 6.45 Tues 1.00, 4.00 Weds 1.00, 4.00 Thurs 1.00, 4.00 8.20 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (U) Sat at 11.00 SUNSET SONG (15) Fri, Sat 3.00, 8.15 Sun 11.00, 7.15 Mon, Weds, Thurs 12.25, 5.15 Tues 12.25, 5.15, 8.20 SNOOPY & CHARLIE BROWN: A PEANUT MOVIE (U) Sat 11.30, 12.45 Sun 11.00
ODEON SURREY QUAYS
TICKETS: 0871 22 44 007 Fri 4 Dec – Thu 10 Dec BLACK MASS (15) 123 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Fri 14:00 17:00 20:00 23:00 Sat 17:00 20:00 23:00 Sun 20:00 Mon–Wed 14:00 17:00 20:00 Thu 14:00s/t 17:00 20:00 BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A) Mins Fri 11:45 15:00 20:45 Sat–Sun 20:45 Mon 11:45 15:00 20:45:00 s/t Tue-Thu 11:45 15:00 20:45 CHRISTMAS WITH THE COOPERS (12A) Audio Described,
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Wheelchair, Infra Red, Fri 12:45 16:15 17:30 20:45 Sat–Sun 16:15 17:30 20:30 Mon 12:45 16:15 17:30 20:45 Tue 12:45 16:15 19:00 20:45 Wed–Thu 16:15 17:30 20:45 CINDERELLA (U) Audio Described, Wheelchair, Kids Club, Infra Red, Sat–Sun 10:00 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 2D (U) Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Sat 10:15 13:15 Sun 13:15s/t IRRATIONAL MAN 12A Audio Described, Wheelchair, Silver Screen, Infra Red, Wed 14:00 Thu 11:00 KRAMPUS (12A) Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Fri–Sat 20:00 22:30 Sun–Mon 20:00 Tue 21:30 Wed–Thu 20:00 NT LIVE: JANE EYRE PG Audio Described, Wheelchair, Odeon Events, Infra Red, Tue 19:00 SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN: A PEANUTS MOVIE 2D (U) Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Sat-Sun 10:15 12:45 15:15 17:30 SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN: A PEANUTS MOVIE 3D (U) Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Sat 11:15 13:45 16:15 Sun 11:15 SPECTRE (12A) 148 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Fri–Sat 12:45 16:15 19:45 23:00 Sun–Thu 12:45 16:15 19:45 STRANGE MAGIC (U) 99 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Kids Club, Infra Red, Sat–Sun 10:30 THE GOOD DINOSAUR 2D (PG) 100 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Fri 13:15 13:45 15:45 18:15 Sat 10:30 11:15 13:00 13:45 15:30 18:00 Sun 10:30 13:00 13:45 15:30 18:00 Mon–Tue 13:15 13:45 15:45 18:15 Wed–Thu 11:15 13:15 13:45 15:45 18:15 THE GOOD DINOSAUR 3D (PG) 100 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Sat 12:00 14:30 Sun 14:30 THE HONOURABLE REBEL (PG) 97 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Silver Screen, Infra Red, Wed 11:00 Thu 14:00 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 2 2D (12A) 137 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Fri 12:30 14:15 15:45 17:30 19:00 20:45 22:00 Sat 10:45 12:30 14:15 15:45 17:30 19:00 20:45 22:00 Sun–Mon 12:30 14:15 15:45 17:00 19:00 20:45 Tue 12:30 14:15 15:45 17:30 20:45 Wed 12:30 14:15 15:45 17:30 19:00s/t 20:45 Thu 12:30 14:15 15:45 17:30 19:00 20:45 THE LADY IN THE VAN (12A) 104 Mins Audio Described, Wheelchair, Infra Red, Fri 12:15 14:45 Mon–Thu 12:15 14:45 THE NIGHT BEFORE (15) 101 Mins Wheelchair, Fri–Sat 18:45 21:15 23:45 Sun–Thu 18:45 21:15 THE PERFECT GUY (15) 100 Mins Fri 18:15 23:20 Sat 20:30 23:20 Sun–Thu18:15 VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN (15) 110 Fri–Sat 16:00 18:30 21:00 23:40 Sun–Thu16:00 18:30 21:00
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food & drink
LOVELY HOUSE DIM SUM 119 BELLENDEN ROAD, PECKHAM SE15 4QY
PHONE: 020 7450 2821 INFO@LOVELYHOUSEDIMSUM.COM
Sum-thing lovely in Peckham
Pudding to share was a good idea, and it was. The cake came with cream from a can but was more of a biscuit created from several nuts into a light will o’ the wisp affair that almost dissolved in the mouth. The pudding was mango jelly that wobbled in its dish just like jelly did when I was a kid. Perfect. Lovely House is a misnomer but this friendly restaurant is ideal for those who like good, authentic Chinese food at realistic prices. There is not one dish more than £8 in here, with most of the top dishes in the £6 bracket. And that’s what keeps it popular and busy in a street overloaded with overpriced, overtrendy over done places with cooking not nearly as good.
AS THIS month’s storm with the laughable name of Clodagh blew a few leaves around, myself and Mum made our way through some awful traffic to arrive at Lovely House much later than intended. Even so, a smiling Kate who made sure we were quickly settled and happy offered a very warm greeting, writes Michael Holland...
Hefty menus were handed to us, beautifully handcrafted and all the way from China, but thankfully there were not that many pages of dishes for us to look through in them, but a small, well-chosen selection. Lovely House self-appoint themselves as Dim Sum specialists, so we had to try the Har Gau (Prawn Dumplings), which were exceedingly good. They don’t hold back on the prawn, either, those dumplings were chock full of nice, plump seafood. Even better, though, was the Crispy Salt & Pepper Squid, such an easy dish to get wrong with overcooking, but no danger of that here. Each piece had a crispy crust that, with a satisfying crunch, gave way to a soft inside. For our third starter we had the Soft Shell Crab, a dish that once used to excite me, but has become pretty mundane now. Each dish comes with its own dip, and very much fresh from the wok. Talk over a Tsingtao beer for Mum and a house red for me, was of Chelsea’s keeper saving them from another defeat at the hands of a Red Hot Tottenham; a new baby in the family, Renzo, someone starting a
THE DAMAGE
This friendly restaurant is ideal for those who like good, authentic Chinese food at realistic prices. There is not one dish more than £8 in here, with most of the top dishes in the £6 bracket. new career and last night’s telly. Other families and couples at adjoining tables were also deep in conversation as they enjoyed leisurely Sunday lunches. Kate told us that they have been here for 5 years now and built a good customer base of regulars that
always come back for more, and looking at the menu it appears that she is continually adding new dishes to keep it fresh and interesting for them. Our main courses arrived after a short break, the House Special Fried Rice coming first, and then the
Duck Chow Mein. Both of these were admirable examples of their kind, and both a little different from the norm inasmuch as there was minced beef in the rice, and you rarely see a duck chow mein. It is good to see a Chinese restaurant trying different things and not standing still. Completely sated by now, we were discussing getting home without all the traffic encountered on our journey here, when Kate asked us about having a dessert. She tried to tempt us with Custard Buns, which didn’t work too well, but then there was talk of a Chinese Crispy Cake, which intrigued enough for us to opt for sharing a portion. Mum then thought doubling it up with a Mango
House Red £3.85 Beer £2.95 Prawn Dumplings £3.25 Crispy Squid £3.95 Soft Shell Crab £5.95 Duck Chow Mein £5.95 House Special Fried Rice £6.95 Mango Pudding £2.85 Chinese Crispy Cake £2.85 TOTAL
FOOD (1-5) AMBIENCE (1-5) VALUE (1-5) DISABLED ACCESS DISABLED TOILET PRE-BOOKING
£38.55
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NO NO RECOMMENDED AT WEEKENDS
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IT'S HARD to imagine now, in the West at least, a world without a safety net. If you fall on hard times these days there is something there to catch you, but in the sixteenth and seventeenth century Southwark you had to struggle and toil for your survival, writes Amelia Burr...
A LIFETIME OF STRUGGLE AND TOIL
Joachim Beuckelaer’s depiction of a typical scene on Bankside in the 1500s (main) The original copy of Agnes’s deposition, held by the London Metropolitan Archives
Historic document gives remarkable insight into life in 1600s Southwark
and vegetable seller named Goodwife Cleere, based just west of London Bridge - her first move out of Southwark and all she knew there after eighteen years in the same trade knitting and felting caps. Agnes only returned to Southwark twelve years later when Goodwife Cleere passed away. She found her next home in the mass of small houses now buried under London Bridge station known as the Mazes, housing mainly immigrants and the poor. Her new Dutch master, Cornelius Rossendale, had six children and made strings
for lutes. Then the scribe records how Agnes “wrought as a charwoman for several yeares in London sometimes in one place & sometimes in another but in no place constantly till some two or three years since about what time she got into the house of one Goodwife Goose an Almswoman of the foundation of the Salters London, situate in Mugwell Street.” By 1608 Agnes was about 50, and of an age when the laborious small tasks that kept a household going were all that was left to her. Agnes next found lodging with a
poor man who sold poultry, in the tenements built on the grounds of the old Christopher Inn on Borough High Street. She was reduced to begging on the street with the poulterer’s wife, a Mrs Millayne who walked with a staff and had only one eye. Agnes stayed with them for two years before she was encountered by the ‘searcher’ of St Saviour’s parish, a well-to-do shoemaker named Christopher Fawcett, whose job was to get inmates or vagrants out of the parish, often sending them back over London Bridge.
Photo: Laura Gowing
Agnes Cooper grafted from her childhood to her death, moving from place to place to stay in work, relying on the kindness of others, until at fifty-eight years-old, with not a penny in her pocket, she had to go begging to the church. It was November 1619 and Agnes had no work and had been evicted from her lodging. She appealed to her Southwark parish, who drove her over the boundary to her birthplace near London Bridge where she could apply to get poor relief. As part of that process she was asked to tell the parish the story of her life and that was taken down by a scribe and still exists to this day, providing a fascinating insight into the life of an ordinary woman in seventeenth-century Southwark. Agnes was born in the parish of St Olave's, which ran from London Bridge to Bermondsey. Families of mostly textile workers lived room by room crammed into houses along the river. Agnes's father, William Cooper would have been one of the more skilled tradesman as an embroiderer but he was not with Agnes for long. Her scribe recorded that her father died when Agnes was twelve: “This William Cooper died as she saith while she was young after whose decease her mother married with one ____ Shell by trade a capper with which father in law she dwelt til she was of the age of x or xii yeares old and was then put to prentice to one William Giblett a capper of the same parish with whom she served by the full space of 9 years.” After her father's death, her mother remarried, this time to a man who made caps. But then her mother died and so did her cap-making stepfather, William Shell. Death was a common occurrence in those days and for children like Alice, it was not only the loss of her parents, but her future and security. Thankfully for Agnes, the man who was executing her step-father's will took pity on her and took her in as an apprentice for the next nine years. Her board and clothes and training would have been repaid by her increasingly skilled labour. Making the knitted, felted caps worn by all apprentices and working men was laborious and complicated work. History repeated itself when William Giblett died, as Agnes and William’s wife went to live and work with his will’s overseer, Gabriel Wood. Despite the 1571 statute ordering everyone to wear a woollen cap on a Sunday, the 1580s were a time of economic depression, and by 1590 Gabriel Wood’s trade was failing. Agnes, now in her thirties, had to jump ship again, this time to a fruit
It was Fawcett who took down Alice’s deposition, recording her lifetime of struggle and toil. He must have sympathised with her tale as she was deemed not to be a vagrant and allowed to stay in the parish, and eventually granted a generous relief of twelve pence a week from each of the two parishes, St Saviour’s and her birthplace St Olave’s. With thanks to Laura Gowing, Professor of Early Modern British History at King’s College London, for sharing her research on Agnes Cooper.
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NIGHT FRANK published a report this year that recently shook up UK property news. The company's research department discovered that in Dulwich house price growth had rocketed 897% since 1995. This exceptional growth has exceeded that of any other area in the UK.
In the last three years, growth in Dulwich has been an impressive 53%. That in itself is a staggering increase. Dulwich Village has traditionally been one of south east London's most desirable destinations. It has a village aesthetic, albeit an entirely exclusive one, where a parade of independent shops and restaurants are sprinkled amongst Fired Earth, Cafe Rouge and village-style offerings. The central pub is, architecturally, an intact late Victorian/Edwardian masterpiece and traditional English wooden signposts navigate you around wide, grass-banked pavements. Picket fences and gravel drives sweep up to some seriously fabulous detached homes.
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Domestic buyers make up most of the neighbourhood’s property search and are often families looking to find a home offering more value than central London. Trains at North, East and West Dulwich, Denmark Hill, Sydenham Hill and Herne Hill take commuters to London Bridge, Victoria and King's Cross while additional London Overground links are found at Denmark Hill and Peckham Rye. Buyers appreciate the large handsome terraces on offer that still give far better value that south west London. Prices per square foot range between £600-£1100 compared to
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The 'ripple effect' is an industry term that means a surrounding area is positively affected by a property hotspot. Prices in nearby East Dulwich have also soared with Rightmove reporting a 50% increase since 2012. A four-bedroom period home near a good state primary school and transport would today be marketed at around £1.2-£1.4million, making most families in this area automatic property millionaires. East Dulwich's high street offers a boutique shopping experience and has attracted some notable chains (JoJo Maman Bebe, Gourmet Burger Kitchen), and all of the schools are performing well. Demand is coming from the trendiest parts of East London (Shoreditch, Dalston and Old Street) due to the Overground's arrival, and there’s also been a long-term trend of buyers moving across from more expensive Clapham and Battersea. All of these areas are comparable as they offer good restaurants, bars, transport and schools - yet East Dulwich is somewhat greener. Prices in East Dulwich have now been pushed up enough to begin to catching up with its more expensive migration sources. To see what we mean, Rightmove tells us that Clapham prices
have risen 35% since 2012 (as mentioned, East Dulwich has risen 50%). Over the last year, East Dulwich prices have risen 10% and Clapham 5%. From the Knight Frank research it's also worth noting that Peckham Rye, a direct neighbour of East Dulwich, recorded the second largest high price rise at 820% growth.
If you are considering moving from Dulwich or East Dulwich, then 2016 could well be the year to do it while prices remain at a peak. Different economists predict interest rate rises beginning next year at any time from spring to December, but these will likely be gentle. When rates start to rise, the market can’t rise so ferociously. What is clear is that the remarkable growth seen in these areas will be extremely difficult to sustain. Written by Jane Robathan, on behalf of Roy Brooks
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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (TRINITY STREET, GREAT SUFFOLK STREET, LANT STREET, LONG LANE) 1.
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Notice is given that on the 25th November 2015; the Council Assembly adopted the Southwark Statement of Licensing Policy for 2016-20. The policy will take effect on 1 January 2016 The statement of policy
The Licensing Act 2005 requires every licensing authority to approve a statement of (alcohol / regulated entertainment / late night refreshment) licensing policy and to keep this under review. The statement of policy sets out the principles the council will apply when carrying out its functions as licensing authority under the Act. This Authority has adopted a revised statement of policy compiled through public consultation carried out across 2014-15. The revised policy statement is consistent with the provisions of the Act and secondary regulations and the Guidance to local licensing authorities produced by the Home Office. A copy of the policy document may be viewed by visiting the Council’s web site using the link provided http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200063/licences/282/licensing_news Alternately, a hard copy can be obtained by contacting the Licensing & Environmental Protection Unit either by email at licensing@southwark.gov.uk or by telephoning the Unit directly on 020 7525 5748.
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4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works to be carried out made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in: (a) Trinity Street, at it’s junction with Borough High Street (b) Great Suffolk Street at it’s junction with Borough High Street (c) Lant Street at it’ junction with Borough High Street (d) Long Lane, between Tabard Street and Tennis Street (e) Long Lane, between No’s 249 Bermondsey Street for approximately 75m
The alternative route for (a) (b) (c) Phase 1: Swan Street, Harper Road, Borough Road, Southwark Bridge Road, Marshalsea Road. Borough High Street, Harper Road, Swan Street. Southwark Bridge Road, Borough Road. (a) (b) Phase 2: Swan Street, Harper Road, Borough Road, Southwark Bridge Road. Marshalsea Road, Southwark Bridge Road, Borough Road. Southwark Bridge Road, Marshalsea Road. (d) Long Lane, Pilgrimage Street, Great Dover Street, Bricklayers Arms, Great Dover Street. Great Dover Street, Silvester Street, Tabard Street, Pilgrimage Street. (e) Tower Bridge Road, Bricklayers Arms, Great Dover Street, Long Lane, Tower Bridge Road, Tanner Street, Bermondsey Street 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 for: (a) (b) (c) 7th – 10th December and will be carried out in 2 phases. (d) 14th – 15th December. (e ) 15th – 16th December.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 3rd December 2015. Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2954, 2955, 2952/1444102/2, 2951/1444104/1
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Notice is given that on the 25th November 2015; the Council Assembly adopted the Southwark Statement of Gambling Licensing Policy for 2016-19. The policy will take effect on 1 February 2016. The statement of policy
The Gambling Act 2005 requires every licensing authority to approve a statement of gambling licensing policy and to keep this under review. The statement of policy sets out the principles the council will apply when carrying out its functions as licensing authority under the Act. Southwark’s current licensing policy has been ‘carried over’ as the policy for 2016-19, with the only amendments made to deal with inaccuracies that have developed over time. This decision has been taken so as to allow time for a full review of the policy in the light of the publication of new Guidance to local licensing authorities produced by the Gambling Commission in September 2015. A copy of the policy document may be viewed by visiting the Council’s web site using the link provided http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200063/licences/282/licensing_news Alternately, a hard copy can be obtained by contacting the Licensing & Environmental Protection Unit either by email at licensing@southwark.gov.uk or by telephoning the Unit directly on 020 7525 5748.
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The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of construction works by MND Construction Services Ltd/Iconic Build, made an Order the effect of which would prohibit vehicular traffic in part of the above named road.
Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Copperfield Street, from the junction of Great Suffolk Street for approximately 30m. The alternative route will be via: Copperfield Street, Sawyer Street, Pocock Street, Great Suffolk Street, as applicable.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The restriction will be in place between the 10th December 2015 –19th December 2016.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 3rd December 2015. November 2015
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
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TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended) PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended) The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk You can use facilities at your local library or ‘My Southwark Service Points’ to access the website. How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will be removed except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked ‘confidential’ will not be considered. Written comments can be submitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX. Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: ACA-development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; ALB-development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); CNA-development within a conservation area; DDP-departure from the development plan; LBA-works to or within the site of a listed building; MPA-major planning application; EIA-environmental impact assessment (these applications are accompanied by an environmental statement a copy of which may be obtained from the Council – there will be a charge for the copy). 11 BRETTELL STREET, LONDON, SE17 2NZ (Ref. 15/AP/4559 ) (Householder Application) Erection of rear dormer extension (within Liverpool Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lewis Goodley 0207 525 5976) 23 CAMBERWELL GROVE, LONDON SE5 8JA (Ref. 15/AP/4602 ) Roof extension and internal modifications (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540) 23 CAMBERWELL GROVE, LONDON SE5 8JA (Ref. 15/AP/4601 ) (Householder Application) Roof extension and internal modifications (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540) LAND REAR OF 211 CAMBERWELL NEW ROAD, LONDON, SE5 0TJ (Ref. 15/AP/4613 ) Construction of a three storey two bedroom dwellinghouse (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) SECOND FLOOR FLAT, 8 GRANGE ROAD, LONDON, SE1 3BE (Ref. 15/AP/4673 ) (Householder Application) Loft conversion, insertion of three new conservation roof lights and replacement of roof and sash windows to rear elevation. (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) SECOND FLOOR FLAT, 8 GRANGE ROAD, LONDON, SE1 3BE (Ref. 15/AP/4674 ) Loft conversion, insertion of four new conservation roof lights and replacement of roof and sash windows to rear elevation. (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) EVELINE LOWE ANNEXE, 7 MARLBOROUGH GROVE, LONDON, SE1 5JS (Ref. 15/AP/4666 ) The proposed development secures the capacity for Phoenix Primary School to expand from a 2FE school to a 4FE school on its existing school sites. The works include a new build extension of the existing Edwardian school building, the reconstruction and extension of the school's existing sports hall, along with the relocation of the existing multi-use games area and carpark. Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Robin Sedgwick 020 7525 3920) MINERVA HOUSE, 5 MONTAGUE CLOSE, LONDON, SE1 9AY (Ref. 15/AP/4604 ) Installation of a Pencil Beam Antenna on roof
(within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lisa Jordan 0207 525 5426) 28 NUNHEAD LANE, LONDON SE15 3TU (Ref. 15/AP/4610 ) Erection of three storey rear extension to create two additional flats. (within Nunhead Green C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) 10 STRADELLA ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HA (Ref. 15/AP/4586 ) (Householder Application) Ground floor rear extension and second floor rear extension. (within Stradella Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) UNITS 8 TO 11, HAYS GALLERIA, TOOLEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2HD (Ref. 15/AP/4688 ) Removal and replacement of existing: 1No. projecting sign 783mm wide x 783mm wide. 1 No. acrylic lozenge 1251mm wide x 767mm high. Internally illuminated, fixed onto aluminium powder coated panel, dark blue with white lettering. 2 No. green crosses 575mm wide x 570mm high. Internally illuminated with LED lighting. Fixed flat to the bars of the facade. (within Tooley Street C.A.) (Unknown listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207 525 7540) 55 TOOLEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2QN (Ref. 15/AP/4590 ) Removal of one window to the south-west corner of unit 27 and the replacement of this with double doors to match in design; Replacing a set of double doors to the side entrance with one window to match the existing windows. Display of: x4 new non-illuminated blade signs; x1 non-illuminated projecting sign; x4 new internally lit, acrylic letter signs with blue backing mounted to the existing transom and x2 internally illuminated acrylic letter signs with black background to the colonnade facade. (within Tooley Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) 55 TOOLEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2QN (Ref. 15/AP/4587 ) Removal of one window to the south-west corner of unit 27 and the replacement of this with double doors to match in design; Replacing a set of double doors to the side entrance with one window to match the existing windows. (within Tooley Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) 161 TURNEY ROAD, LONDON, SE21 7JU (Ref. 15/AP/4537 )
Single storey side and rear extension with new bi-folding doors. A pitched roof section (including 2no. roof lights) to replicate the existing garage and a flat, green roof (including 2no. roof lights) to the remaining area of the roof. A new adjoining external store to be accessed from the front garden. All existing windows to be replaced with new, double glazed windows to match existing. Existing doors to be replaced with new timber doors and new roof covering to existing building. New fence & gate to rear garden. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony
Roberts 020 7525 5458) Dated 01 December 2015 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning
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Please take notice that we London Bridge City Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of London Bridge City, 1 Battlebridge Lane, London, SE1 2HP
The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The supply of alcohol: Opening hours:
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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: 26th November 2015
Proposed changes to the admission arrangements for Southwark community schools for the academic year of entry 2017/18
Southwark Council is the admission authority for all community primary schools in Southwark and is responsible for determining their admission arrangements. This consultation relates to Southwark’s community primary schools for the admission of children in to the academic year 2017/18. The council welcomes your views on the following:
1. Ivydale Primary School is currently undergoing building work to expand and become a four form entry school based on two sites from September 2017 (subject to completion of building work). Due to the expanded school being on two sites, it is proposed that the following method of measurement will be used as the distance criterion for Ivydale School:
London Borough of Southwark London Local Authorities 1991 (Part 11) Special Treatments Premises Notice of Application for Licence
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Address of Premises: 104 Peckham High Street, Peckham, London, SE15 5ED
Applicant’s name and Address: St. Noren Limited, 94 The Oaks, Burrage Road, Plumstead, London, SE18 7JT
TAKE NOTICE that I/WE the above-named being the occupiers of the above named premises have this day applied to the Council of the London Borough of Southwark for licensing of the above premises under the above Act as a SPECIAL TREATMENTS PREMISES.
Any person WISHING TO OBJECT to our application should do so by giving notice in writing stating in general terms the grounds of the objection to the Council’s Licensing Unit Environmental Health & Trading Standards 3rd Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, P O Box 64529, London SE1 5LX Within four weeks of the date of this notice.
Persons objecting to the grant of licences must be prepared to attend in person at a public hearing before a committee of the Council.
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“The distance for Ivydale School will be calculated using a straight line from each applicant’s home address to the main gates of both school sites. The shorter of the two distances will then be used.” The purpose of this proposal is to promote fairness, equity and be inclusive towards families applying to the school.
2. Southwark’s proposed community primary school admission arrangements for September 2017 are attached as Document A. With the exception of the proposed change stated in paragraph 1 above which is also included at paragraph 1.1 (d) of the admission arrangements, no other changes are proposed.
3. Documents B and C detail the proposed published admission number for all primary and secondary schools in Southwark for September 2017. This consultation is for the attention of:
• parents of children between the ages of two and eighteen • other persons in the area who have an interest in the proposed arrangements • all other admission authorities within the local area • the local authority • any adjoining neighbouring local authorities • any local faith organisation.
The full consultation pack can be located on the council website at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200172/school_admissions/1634/coordinated_admission_arrangeme nts Alternatively, you may contact Rizwana Natha (admissions compliance officer) directly on 020 7525 0245 for a hard copy of the documents should you require them. The consultation opened on 16 November 2015 and ends on 31 December 2016. Any comments should be submitted in writing to: Rizwana Natha, School Admissions Team (4th floor, Hub 2), Children’s and Adults Services, Southwark Council, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX If you prefer you can email your comments to: rizwana.natha@southwark.gov.uk
What Happens Next? We will collate and consider all the responses that we receive to this consultation before finalising our admission arrangements. We will publish Southwark’s determined admission arrangements on our website at www.southwark.gov.uk/schooladmissions by 28 February 2016, which will then be implemented for the September 2017 admissions round.
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Ashley Carew slots home the penalty that sunk Margate on Saturday
By John Prendergast
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DULWICH HAMLET will take on Bury Town in the next round of the FA Trophy after they overcame Margate 2-1 in an exciting encounter last weekend.
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penalty, after Margate’s Sam Rents handled the ball having slipped in the area trying to halt Nyren Clunis, slotted home by Ashley Carew saw Hamlet nick a game against a side who were promoted from the Ryman Premier League last season. The visitors should have been more than a goal up at the break, an effort scored by the impressive Freddie Ladapo, and they were
made to pay for not putting the game to bed in the second period. Smart second half substitutions from Hamlet boss Gavin Rose saw Dulwich get on top of a game they appeared to be second best in. When man of the match Ethan Pinnock equalised in the 74 minute the momentum of the day had swung Hamlet’s way. The decisive goal came after
winger Clunis, who was at his marauding best despite operating at right back after the restart, made a late break into the box leading to Rents halting the ball with his hand when hitting the turf. The win sees Dulwich travel to Bury St Edmunds in the first round proper of the competition, a contest that will take place on December 12.
goal, a hefty deflection from a free kick that wrong footed the keeper, will not have provided any solace at all. This weekend the Black and Whites are going to be busy as they play twice in the space of three days. On Saturday they take on third placed Ashford United away from their Champion Hill home in a game that kicks off at 3pm. That is followed up by an evening game, kick off 7.45pm, on Monday in East Dulwich when Erith Town come to Southwark.
STANSFELD ROARED back to form last Saturday when they smashed home the goals in a 92 victory over Borden Village.
comprehensive win. Jay Law and George Latham netted for Borden. Stansfeld Reserves won 4-0 away at Long Lane in their Kent County League contest with Casey Killilea netting twice in addition to efforts from Ryan Hassan and Jake Biggs. The Stansfeld 'A' team lost 6-2 at Red Velvet Reserves in the Elizabeth Jaques Cup with Darren Wise and Tom Smith netting for the Bermondsey side.
Fisher fail to fell Oaks Stansfeld hit nine
FISHER FC lost 1-0 to Sevenoaks Town on Saturday as the Rotherhithe club’s form continues to fluctuate this campaign.
A win against Croydon the previous weekend was not followed up by another three points as a first half own goal proved to be the difference in a tight contest at Greatness Park. The Fish will feel hard done by as they did put the home side under continuous pressure in the second period and the nature of the solitary
The margin of victory could have been larger but an early goal was chalked off by the officials. On the day Billy Shinners and Peter Tarrant led the scoring with a hat-trick each. Lennie Wise helped himself to a brace of goals whilst Mickey Smith also netted to round off a
Double delight for Legends
SOUTHWARK LEGENDS U18 Men's Basketball team remain unbeaten in England National League following a 69-45 victory over London Pulse on Sunday.
The U14 Legends side have made a good start to their season
An early run of points put the Legends in control of the game with guard Richard Amaefule leading the scoring with sixteen points. Six foot nine inch forward Tariq Balogun also added twelve points and ten rebounds to ensure that the Legends continued their impressive start
Fury shuts door on Haye title hopes NEW WORLD heavyweight boxing champ Tyson Fury has said he will not fight David Haye even if the Bermondsey man becomes the mandatory challenger for the most coveted belts in the sport.
Fury pulled off something of a shock on Saturday when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf, Germany to become top man in the
heavyweight division. Haye starts his comeback to the ring on January 16, when be boxes Aussie Mark de Mori, as he seeks to regain the world title he lost to Klitschko in July 2011. But Fury clearly bears the mental scars Haye caused him after the Southwark fighter pulled out of two proposed contests with him in 2013 due to injury.
Fury said: "David Haye will never get a fight against Tyson Fury after what he did to me. I remember him saying that he'd never give me a payday. Well, the shoe is on the other foot now. If he gets a mandatory shot with any of the governing bodies, I'll vacate the title. Let him go and fight Fred Flintstone or Joe Bloggs and make no money.” Haye told BBC Sport: "He [Fury] has
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to the season. On the same day Southwark Legends U14’s earned their second win in the Community Basketball League after a 37-24 win over Ealing Phoenicians. Guard Paul Yussuf was instrumental throughout and led the team with nine points. U14’s Head Coach Saheed Maja said: “I have really enjoyed working with this group, they show great effort and determination, and I have no doubt that they all have a bright future ahead of them.”
to realise I'm not after him, I'm after what he has - the belts. "It says a lot about a new champion that he's saying he won't fight the man who would generate the most amount of interest and money, and would be the biggest possible fight on the planet for him." Tickets for Haye’s fight at the 02 in the New Year can be purchased at www.axs.com.
Dulwich were in cup action again on Tuesday night in the Alan Turvey Trophy but they lost that encounter 2-1 against Faversham Town. Jordan Hibbert netted for Hamlet. This weekend Hamlet are at home when they play a Ryman Premier League contest against Needham Market. The game kicks off at 3pm.
Swimmer picks up AlbinDyer award
Zivile Dirmelkyte with Simon Albin-Dyer
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD swimmer Zivile Dirmeikyte is the latest recipient of the Barry Albin-Dyer Memorial Trophy after an excellent season with Southwark Aquatics Swimming Club writes Jill CherryGodden... Much loved funeral director Barry Albin-Dyer was the club president of the Seven Islands outfit, before he passed away, and his sons Simon and Jon have now opted to take up the roles of President and Vice-President at the swimming club. The Barry Albin-Dyer Memorial Trophy is given to the most improved swimmer at the club at the end of each season, with Dirmeikyte being named as this year’s recipient. A club spokeswoman said: “Barry always said how proud he was to be patron of the club and that he loved receiving updates letting him know competition results, team gala outcomes and individual achievements of the swimmers.” She added: “This season’s lucky recipient is Zivile. She has made amazing progress in the short time she has been a member of club and has been competing for only a short while. “The coaches are amazed at the way Zivile has developed as a swimmer and have high hopes for her in the future.” After presenting the trophy Simon Dyer donated a cheque to the swimming club on behalf of his family.
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Captain Shaun extends Millwall’s unbeaten run at home
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By John Kelly at The Den johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
NOT EVEN two minutes had elapsed at The Den last Saturday when it seemed that the disappointment of the 2-1 defeat to Fleetwood the previous Tuesday would carry on and deepen against Bury.
That was how long it took centre-back Peter Clarke to free himself and direct Chris Hussey’s free-kick towards an open goal. Most of the crowd were expecting to see Clarke wheel away in celebration until Jordan Archer appeared to palm the effort off the line and then get to his feet to bat the ball away from danger. Archer said later it was his best of the season and it was the only shot he had to save until Danny Pugh’s half-volley from outside the box in the 70th minute. In between he showed how much he now commands his area by securely taking a number of crosses. Neil Harris was unhappy with referee Dean Whitestone for failing to protect his goalkeeper when Archer was twice left on the turf by a couple of meaty challenges. The Lions boss’ frustration was compounded when Whitestone punished Byron Webster for a tame collision with Daniel Bachmann, ruling the centre-back out of last Tuesday night’s fixture against Burton. Steve Morison, captain since Tony Craig’s injury, was left on the bench after feeling unwell and Harris confirmed later he was unable to eat anything from Thursday night to Saturday afternoon.
Shaun Williams instead wore the armband and scored the only goal of the game, catching out Bachmann at his near post when he cracked in a low shot from outside the box. Bachmann had already saved two oneon-ones, first when George Saville played in Fred Onyedinma, who had made a diagonal run from the right wing, and then after Aiden O’Brien had slipped Gregory through. The Bury keeper was again quick off his line in the second half after substitute Morison had set up Gregory, who really should have put Millwall more comfortably ahead. . The home side were pushed back in the final fifteen minutes and Bury came closest to finding an equaliser their manager David Flitcroft felt they deserved when Leon Clarke and Danny Rose threw themselves in synchronised movements towards Pugh’s curving cross only to miss contact by inches. There was a further validation of Harris’ commitment to giving youth its chance when 17-year-old Noah Chesmain became the eighth player from the academy to make a competitive first-team appearance this season. He replaced Shane Ferguson – playing at left-back in place of the suspended Joe Martin – who had run himself ragged dealing with Bury’s threat down the right. Harris admitted afterwards that Millwall weren’t at their best after the break, but there is a growing resilience about the side as they stretched their unbeaten run at home to eight games in all competitions. Millwall: 4-4-2: Archer; Cummings, Webster, Beevers, Ferguson (Chesmain, 83); Onyedinma (Morison, 61), Saville, Williams, Upson (Thompson, 81); O'Brien, Gregory. Bury: 4-3-3: Bachmann; Riley (Pope, 66), Cameron, P Clarke, Hussey; Soares, Etuhu, Mayor; Dodoo (Pugh, 69), L Clarke, Jones (Rose, 37).
Wil l ia m s ’ s tr i ke he lp s Bu r y S ha k er s Arch rival still helping Jordan JORDAN ARCHER’S development towards becoming a potentially top-class goalkeeper took another significant step forward last Saturday against Bury.
Keeper relishing Millwall’s busy December schedule
As well as his supreme early reaction save Archer was praised by Neil Harris for his composure under crosses and for his kicking and general distribution, something his boss wasn’t happy with in the 2-1 defeat to Fleetwood, where he was also beaten by a corner that went straight in. Archer, 22, recognises those standards as part of the package that come with being a first-choice pick, and he also recognised the work of goalkeeping coach Kevin Pressman and current number two David Forde for his recent form. “As a young keeper you’re bound to make some mistakes but it’s how you
bounce back,” he stressed. “I don’t really dwell (on mistakes), you just have to dust yourself down and go again. “After that game (at Fleetwood) I woke up early on Wednesday morning and was ready to go. I was looking forward to the game on Saturday. “As a keeper you’ll get no benefit from dwelling on those sorts of things so you’ve just got to move on. I’m trying to improve, I’m still a young keeper and how to manage games is something that’ll come with experience. “Kevin has been first-class ever since I came in in January. Fordey’s been brilliant as well. We talk about a game on a Monday or the Thursday after a Tuesday night game. “We have about half an hour to go over stuff but after that it’s about preparing for the next game.”
That next game is in the second round of the FA Cup this Saturday against Wycombe, the next in a December schedule that could be further clogged if it ends in a draw. But Archer welcomes the busy nature of this part of the Lions’ season. “Personally I’m looking forward to it,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of games and it will take its toll but we’ve just got to recover well. “We’ve got to take every game as it comes. We’re in the mix and hopefully come May we’ll be there or thereabouts. “We’ve got a big cup game on Saturday at home to Wycombe and then at Southend on Tuesday. The third round of the FA Cup is something you would look forward to because there’s always the possibility of drawing a top team, but we’re fully focussed on Saturday.”
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Former Yeovil defender aims to break personal goal tally this season By John Kelly
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BYRON WEBSTER was serving a one-game ban for Millwall’s clash at Burton Albion on Tuesday night – but he still asked his manager Neil Harris if it was okay to travel with the squad to support them at the Pirelli Stadium.
That’s the type of unity Harris has preached about since early in the summer as he began building a squad and spirit in his first full season in charge of the Lions. And Webster has been part of a defence that has typified it recently, particularly at The Den where Millwall have kept five clean sheets in their last eight games. At the other end Webster has scored his first goals for Millwall this season since he joined the club
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from Yeovil Town in July 2014. And he wants to contribute more. The 6ft 4ins centre-back is aiming to break his tally for a season – five with Yeovil in 201213 when he and Ed Upson were part of a squad that won promotion to the second tier of English football for the first time – and also believes there is still room for improvement in defence. “We’re disappointed we haven’t kept more clean sheets,” he said. “There haven’t been many teams that have cut us open recently. They’ve either been good strikes like at Plymouth (in the Football League Trophy), for instance, or set plays. “As a defensive unit we’re still working hard, wanting to keep clean sheets. At the other end we are scoring a lot of goals. I’ve got three for the season and the most I’ve got in a season is five so I’d
like to break that.” Millwall have developed a hardedge at home recently, with Harris calling their 1-0 win over Bury last weekend a “street fight”. Webster agrees and thinks the players have learned how to control games, even when they don’t have the ball when earlier in the season that prompted panic and led to the concession of eleven goals in the first four home games. He explained: “I think in the second half (against Bury) we showed another side to our game. When we’re under pressure at home we can keep our shape and be difficult to break down, and then we’ve got the players to counter-attack. “It was a game with a bit of everything. The first five or ten minutes we were under the cosh a little bit but we took control of the game and were happy going in a
Abdou return pushes Powell out By John Kelly
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NEIL HARRIS said Jimmy Abdou’s return to full training was one of the reasons for allowing 21year-old midfielder Jack Powell to join Braintree Town on loan.
Powell made his debut for the National League side last Saturday in their goalless draw with Torquay, and Harris said the decision was taken with Powell and the club’s long-term interests in mind. Harris explained: “Jack just loves playing. He wants to play and he’s not been involved of late. With Jimmy getting back to full training Jack’s frustration at wanting to play football every Saturday gave us a good opportunity to send him out for a period of time to get competitive minutes while we look like we’ve got cover. “I have to look at what benefits the club in the long run. The long run is Jack trying to force his way into the first team. He’s not had a lot of minutes this season, certainly due to the form of Shaun Williams, George Saville and Ben Thompson. “We’re getting Jimmy back fit, Ed Upson, we have options in the middle of the park. I’ve got cover in so getting Jack out playing with a Braintree side that play really high-tempo football, and they’ve got a lot of games in a short period of time, is a good opportunity for him. “It was the right time for me to let him out.” Harris said Abdou, who suffered a serious collarbone injury in the 5-3 defeat to Peterborough on October 3, will not be available for the FA Cup second round tie against Wycombe on Saturday but could come into contention next week.
goal up at half-time. “Although they had a lot of possession I don’t think Jordan (Archer) had many saves to make and we felt in control. “Every game we do quite a bit of ‘intelligence’ on the opposition, a lot of video work so we know a lot about our opponents. “Concentration is a big thing. That means concentration from set plays, when the other team has the ball to be able to keep your shape, and to hold onto it when you get it. We’re very fortunate that we’ve got a lot of players who can travel well with the ball, Aiden (O’Brien), Ed (Upson), Willo (Shaun Willimas), Sav (George Saville), they can travel distances with the ball which gives us a breather. Then obviously we’ve got the attackers up there who can put chances away.”
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O’Brien reacts to a ball bouncing in the box but his half-volley is easily saved by McLaughlin.
Joe takes no joy from goal
JOE MARTIN scored his first goal in a Millwall shirt since his summer move from Gillingham – but he said it counted for nothing as the Lions lost at Burton Albion.
Martin was on hand a few yards out in the 75th minute to poke the ball to the net after pinball in the Brewers area. That invigorated the away side and they pressed incessantly for an equaliser with Burton forced into several desperate clearances. And Martin said he would have swapped his goal for a result. “I wasn’t marked and was on the edge of the box so the gaffer told me to go in,” he said. “I was looking for a little knockdown and just tapped it in. “But you don’t get anything for losing. I’d have preferred to at least get something out of the game than score.” Martin was also frustrated with some of referee Oliver Langford’s decisions, particularly the red card he dished out to Mark Beevers and also when he failed to award a penalty for a foul on Aiden O’Brien after earlier whistling for handball before the striker found the net. The left-back explained: “I didn’t really see how Aiden’s goal was disallowed, to be honest, I thought it was very harsh. But the bigger one for me was it should have been a penalty for Aiden in the second half. “To me it was a stonewall penalty. It was 2-1 at the time and we were putting them under a lot of pressure throughout the whole of the second half. “The sending off, anyone on our team will tell you (Beevers’) momentum has taken him over the player, I don’t really know what the ref saw. “Their players have made a bit of a fuss about it so that’s what’s got him sent off.
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The night’s first controversy as the referee penalises O’Brien for handball a split-second before the striker finishes to the net
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Date: Tuesday December 1 2015 Attendance: 2,888 Referee: Oliver Langford
By John Kelly at Pirelli Stadium johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
LISTENING TO Neil Harris after Millwall’s second 2-1 defeat on successive Tuesday nights one could have been forgiven for thinking he’s a better man than most.
Others who’d seen their team on the wrong end of several contentious refereeing decisions might have been less restrained and delivered a more damning assessment of Oliver Langford’s performance that arguably cost Millwall at least a point at the Pirelli Stadium. But Harris was calm and measured as he outlined his grievances – and he didn’t spare his own side from some pointed criticism, particularly for the nature of the two goals they conceded. Harris actually even praised referee Langford on the pitch afterwards, but he felt the official’s decisions contributed to his players heading back to London with nothing to show for their efforts against Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s side. To those controversies, with two of them centring on Aiden O’Brien. It was hard to pinpoint what exactly the striker had done wrong in the 26th minute when he broke in behind the Burton defence to lift the ball to the net over goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin. But Langford had seen a handball from O’Brien that not many of the 2,888 punters in the stands could have corroborated. Langford compounded that decision and inflamed further the frustration on the Lions bench by booking the striker, apparently for his reaction. In the second half, with Millwall cranking up the pressure on their hosts, O’Brien was taken down in the box. The 600 supporters in the away end waited for a whistle that didn’t come and after the sinnedagainst Lions player had received treatment from physio Bobby Bacic he let the fourth official know of his frustration before coming back on. It’s a credit to Harris and his players that they maintained their cool and Millwall almost forced an equaliser in the fifth minute of injury time. Instead, there was further controversy. After Steve Morison had flicked on a long freekick and Lee Gregory headed the ball towards goal, Mark Beevers was punished for a foul on
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Burton take the lead when Duffy finds McCrory and he gives Archer no chance as he smashes the ball home
McLaughlin. Beevers was given a second yellow card, with Burton’s players perhaps not helping by converging on Langford with their goalkeeper prone in the area. The win sent Burton top of League One, but Millwall will have to wait until at least December 12 and the away game at Oldham to finally climb into the top six. Harris said he wasn’t going to praise anyone for a defeat, but there were positives to take away. Sid Nelson, 19, made his first start for Millwall since the 3-1 win over Crewe in September. He replaced the suspended Byron Webster and was immediately tested by the strong running of Stuart Beavon. He did well, showing his pace and intelligent reading of the game. And he demonstrated his bravery in the second half with a couple of inspiring clearing headers, one of which left him winded and needing
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After Morison’s shot is saved the rebound falls to Martin outside the area but he fires well over
attention on the touchline as he strained to get back on. The really galling thing about Burton’s two first-half goals was how preventable they were. The first was a pre-planned move in the 35th minute when, instead of whipping a free-kick to the back post as Millwall expected, Mark Duffy rolled the ball into the box where left-back Damien McCrory had made a run across the defence that went unseen. McCrory’s finish was still excellent, but it was a routine that hadn’t been anticipated. Harris highlighted the lack of leadership in identifying the danger, and questions of collective responsibility will have to be answered before Wycombe visit The Den in the second round of the FA Cup on Saturday. Burton played with nowhere near the intensity that Fleetwood had the Tuesday before, yet Millwall found
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Saville loses possession on the edge of the Burton box and El Khayati arrives to sweep the ball past Archer after a swift break
themselves two goals down three minutes before the break when Nasser El Khayati swept the ball past Jordan Archer after a rapid break. Again the source of the goal was easily identifiable, George Saville losing the ball on the edge of the box after Fred Onyedinma’s header towards goal had been blocked. Ben Thompson came on for Saville at half-time and Lee Gregory for Shane Ferguson but those changes didn’t really change the complexion of the game until Joe Martin prodded in his first goal in a Millwall shirt in the 75th minute to reduce the Burton lead. That was the first time Burton looked under real pressure as a game that gave no real indication it would turn into such a fractious contest in the first half looked like it would spill over every time there was a collision between the sides.
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Harris replaces Saville and Ferguson with Thompson and Gregory at the break as Millwall chase a two-goal deficit
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Martin gives Millwall hope when he takes advantage of panic in the Burton box to prod in his first Millwall goal
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Gregory’s header is claimed by McLaughlin Beevers bundles over the keeper and is harshly given a second yellow
Harris says:
We can’t afford to let teams do that at set-pieces and expect to win games, so I’m disappointed and frustrated.
We were comfortable and the boys were calm. We pressed the ball really well when we didn’t have it and when we did we were calm. Burton are a good side, they’re really organised and really fit. But we were in no danger, so the first goal was really poor to concede the way we did. There was a complete lack of leadership in the team. The second goal was from our corner and that’s frustrating because we should be better than that. It’s an uphill battle when you’re 2-0 down but having said that we did well enough to get something and get back in the game. Really, a travesty of justice has cost us a goal and a penalty. He’s a good man, Oliver, and I like him as a ref. When he was reffing when I was a player I liked working with him. He’s a good guy, but he got it wrong (Tuesday). He thought it was handball for Aiden’s goal. I asked him about the second one, the penalty (that wasn’t given) and he told me there’s contact on (O’Brien). It’s studs-up, waist high and the ball is gone past the player, so it can’t be anything other than a penalty. That’s frustrating because it’s just the most blatant penalty you’re likely to see this year. And the red card just tops it off, really. There’s no malice in the challenge whatsoever. Mark wasn’t even looking at the boy. He just lands and the goalie is on the floor after catching the ball. It’s a bizarre one.
Gregory and Brewers midfielder Calum Butcher were booked after a scuffle in the Burton half that sucked in players from both sides before the angst dissipated. But that edge to the game suited Millwall more than the hosts and they had a number of chances to
rescue a result that had looked beyond them at half-time. Burton were still dangerous on the break, however, and El Khayati looked like he had added a third goal but after he made his way into the box to shoot, Shaun Cummings’ attempted block sent the ball
FA Cup 2nd round preview By John Kelly
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MILLWALL BOSS Neil Harris gave David Forde his first start since August in the 3-1 first round win over AFC Fylde and he could feature again against Wycombe, who are in ninth place in League Two.
spinning and curving just outside Archer’s far post. At the other end Gregory’s shot from ten yards was blocked and as Morison was lining up the rebound the linesman’s flag intervened. The large travelling support were given fresh hope that their journey
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Shane Ferguson and George Saville are again unavailable for an FA Cup fixture as their parent clubs don’t want to cup-tie the pair, but Byron Webster is back after his one-game suspension. Webster is hoping that the confidence built up on the back of an eight-game unbeaten sequence at home and the support of The Den crowd will see Millwall through against Gareth Aisworth’s
side. “We’re on a good run at home,” the 28-year-old defender said: “Do we expect to win? Yes, if we’re being honest. We have to go out there and work our socks off to earn the right to win the game. “The fans have been fantastic, and that might be down to us as well, we’re giving them something to cheer about. It’s good they can cheer when we’re winning but they
would not be in vain when the fourth official lifted his board to indicate five minutes of added time. That stretched to six minutes and twenty seconds as Archer launched a series of free-kicks into the home penalty area. But Burton, who have conceded
just six goals at home in the league this season and lost just once, defended stoutly to hand Millwall their seventh defeat in 20 League One games. It was an undeserved one, but Harris was maintaining perspective at the end.
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also understand when we’re grafting. When we’re under a bit of pressure they’re there for us and appreciate the tackles and hard work and something as simple as clearing a ball up the pitch.” The last time Millwall won two consecutive FA Cup fixtures was in 2012-13 when they went on to reach the semi-finals where they lost 2-0 to eventual winners Wigan Athletic.
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Ref justice leaves boss bewildered By John Kelly
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MILLWALL BOSS Neil Harris said he was “irritated and frustrated” after the 2-1 defeat to Burton Albion on Tuesday night.
By John Kelly
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MILLWALL COULD be in line for a significant financial boost if they get past Wycombe in the FA Cup second round this Saturday.
A high-profile third round draw against one of the big Premier League sides could potentially be worth up to £750,000 to the club, according to Andy Ambler. Millwall face two big cup games this weekend and on Tuesday against Southend in the southern section semi-final of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. And while the Lions are just two rounds away from Wembley in that competition, chief executive
Ambler said it’s the FA Cup that would offer the more immediate financial benefit. He explained: “The JPT isn’t the biggest boost to the club, but obviously a Wembley appearance would be. You only really make money in the JPT when you get to Wembley. “We’ve been to Wembley three times since John Berylson took over the club and we’d love to do it a fourth time. “It’s more about just winning games and competitions. Now we’ve got to within touching distance, I guess, we’ll be going all out to get there. Will it be a financial boost? We’ll still lose money this year, that’s where we’re going to be.
“The Wycombe game is massive, however. We need to beat them and get to the third round. We haven’t had that lucky Arsenal or Manchester United away draw that other clubs have had. “If you can get one of those two that could potentially bring you in three-quarters of a million pounds. So you could look at it and think that’s a lot of money for a club in League One. “Both the Wycombe and Southend games, for different reasons, are big games and a stepping stone to some wellneeded cash. “But we’ve got to get past Wycombe first and that won’t be easy. Both clubs will be looking
at that thinking, ‘We need to get through this round’ and then crossing fingers for the draw.”
The Lions were on the wrong end of several of referee Oliver Langford’s decisions and Harris made his displeasure at the official’s performance known. Mark Beevers was sent off in injury time and will now miss this weekend’s FA Cup tie against Wycombe. There was also confusion when Langford penalised Aiden O’Brien for a handball that few saw and that cost the striker a goal. Langford also missed a foul on O’Brien in the second half that Harris thought was a definite penalty. Harris said of Beevers’ red card: “Mark is entitled to go for the header and the goalkeeper has landed and Mark’s landed on top of him. He’s not even sure if he’s touched him at all. “It’s a very unprofessional decision by the referee. In all sorts of ways I’m at a loss to explain some of the decisions.” However, Harris was also unhappy with the quality of Millwall’s defending in the defeat. He explained: “Ultimately we’ve lost the game because of two poor decisions by us. “I’m irritated and frustrated and I’ve told the players in no uncertain terms that it’s not good enough. We’re not going to be a team that started the season really well away from home and poor at home and then become a team that is very good at home and struggles away. “That’s not going to be us. We need to stand up and be counted. “We’ve conceded poor goals in the last two away games and that needs to change, it will change. “However good and dominant we were in the second half I look at a game as a whole and we weren’t good enough. We’ll learn from it, we can be better and we will be better.” THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%