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July 6 2017
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RESIDENTS FEAR TOWER BLOCK EVACUATION 4 page photo special inside
Fire wardens brought in as experts assess wall cracks
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EXCLUSIVE
By Owen Sheppard
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HUNDREDS OF Old Kent Road residents fear being evacuated from their tower blocks, after long-
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standing fire-safety flaws were discovered in their homes.
The four thirteen-storey blocks of the Ledbury Estate have, since last week, been identified as dangerous by London Fire Brigade inspectors, due to the gaping cracks in the rooms of many residents’ flats. Full story on page 4
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Editorial
Tower blocks are here to stay
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FTER THE Grenfell tragedy, anyone living in a tower block needs to know that they are safe and that reports on repairs do not fall on deaf ears.
If tower blocks are properly maintained, with all structural work properly carried out, they are perfectly safe. But this week we report on the four thirteen-storey blocks of the Ledbury Estate on Old Kent Road that have, since last week, been identified as dangerous by London Fire Brigade inspectors, due to the gaping cracks in the rooms of many residents’flats. Word has spread throughout the blocks that the cracks in the walls have “compromised” the “compartmentation” fire-safety features of the blocks, as smoke and oxygen can leak into different rooms and between flats. Residents have said that these cracks have been present for up to 30 years and only now in the wake of Grenfell is the council taking seriously the danger posed. Without a doubt Southwark is ahead of councils across the country on the fire safety front, after the avoidable devastation of the Lakanal House fire in 2009 that claimed six lives. £62 million has been spent on fire assessment programmes and fire safety work, but as the largest social landlord in the country, the costs of having to maintain its properties is vast. Given the millions already spent it is worrying that Ledbury’s safety concerns were not identified earlier. The problem may lie with the council having to deal with the huge amount of repair work needed on its stock, on top of the work clearly spelt out in the inquiry into Lakanal in 2013. This is not an isolated issue just for Southwark - both Lakanal and Grenfell are national tragedies that effect every part of UK. As such it is also now down to the government to take hold of the situation and provide the resources and direction led by professionals in the fire brigade and construction industry, to enforce the safety measures needed across the country. The recommendations have been there since 2013, so there is no need to wait for the Grenfell inquiry and the money can be given immediately by the government, allowing councils to borrow millions of pounds from housing revenue accounts (which hold money specifically for maintaining council housing). In the wake of Grenfell there have been calls for tower blocks to be pulled down or for no more to be built. Critics claim they are eyesores, magnets for crime and terrible to live in. But most of us at the News have found that a lot of people in tower blocks enjoy living in there. Indeed they would do so more if repairs and improvements were carried out promptly. In the council’s Southwark Plan it controversially argues about getting rid of height restrictions on buildings for planning. Critics of this are making a link to Grenfell, although this does muddy the water as the issue of building high is much more one about dealing with the housing crisis. We can make tower blocks perfectly fire safe, and clearly need to build more social housing in areas with high need. Social housing pays for itself, but there needs to be enough of it adequately to relieve the housing crisis. What are the critics of tower blocks suggesting as a solution to where people will be housed, if we were to demolish the ones we have and ban any more from being built?
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UK’s tallest man - 7ft 7ins basketball player - drops in
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CHILDREN AT a Rotherhithe primary have received a very special visitor to their school - someone they could really look up to.
Paul Sturgess, the UK’s tallest man, standing at 7ft 7ins and weighing 24 and a half stone, captured the attention of pupils of all ages at Peter Hills Primary School during the recent visit. The 29-year-old, who plays professional basketball for Harlem Globetrotters, in America, visited the school to deliver a motivational assembly and to take part in workshops with the children as part of National Sports Week. Malachi Talabi, head of PE at Peter Hills, said the basketball player was an inspiration both to pupils and staff alike. “Paul came in to give an inspirational talk on healthy eating success and physical abilities and achieving your best,” he said. “He’s had a long journey and said being tall has been an advantage, but he has also had his challenges. “He hasn’t eaten McDonald’s for ten years and doesn’t drink fizzy drinks during season, so he was telling the kids to watch what they eat. The skills he can do from his height are amazing, so he showed some of the kids what he can do. “Funnily enough, the kids were very well behaved and they literally looked up
to him.” Mr Talabi said the school thought Mr Sturgess was “fantastic” and that he might return in the future to speak to children as part of an anti-bullying day. “He is helping us with our vision of transforming our school and the local area,” added Mr Tabali. “We want to decrease obesity in our school and in Southwark and have a big emphasis on health.” Mr Sturgess took the title of the UK’s tallest basketball player when he replaced Neil Fingleton as the UK’s tallest man after he sadly died of heart failure in February this year. The gentle giant wears size nineteen shoes and consumes an astonishing 7,000 calories a day.
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RESIDENTS FEAR EVACUATION AS FIRE WARDENS ARE BROUGHT IN
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Towers under watch as experts assess cracks in four blocks on estate By Owen Sheppard
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HUNDREDS OF Old Kent Road residents fear being evacuated from their tower blocks, after longstanding fire-safety flaws were discovered in their homes.
The four thirteen-storey blocks of the Ledbury Estate have, since last week, been identified as dangerous by London Fire Brigade inspectors, due to the gaping cracks in the rooms of many residents’ flats. It is understood that a sweep of inspections across the blocks, by the Brigade and the council, was prompted by one resident (wishing to remain anonymous) who raised fears about alarming cracks in their walls. Another resident who spoke to the News outside Bromyard House, in Commercial Way, said that cracks had been present in their flat “since I moved in about 30 odd years ago” and that complaints about them had been “ignored”. Word has spread throughout the blocks that the cracks in the walls have “compromised” the “compartmentation” fire-safety features of the blocks, as smoke and oxygen can leak into different rooms and between flats. Fire safety wardens have been deployed on every second floor of the four towers since Friday June 30, and will remain there 24/7 as a “temporary measure”. They have been instructed to assist with evacuating the blocks in the event of a fire. This is instead of the Fire Brigade’s usual advice to residents – to “stay put” inside their flats during a fire – and allow compartmentation of the flats to contain a blaze while fire fighters go to work. The “stay put” advice was given to residents during the Lakanal House fire
The Lebury Towers, and a crack in the wall (inset)
of 2009 and the Grenfell fire, and is common place in tall buildings with compartmentation features. Since Monday, structural surveys have also been undertaken into the blocks by construction company ARUP. The council said on Tuesday that the results of these surveys would be ready “in the next few days”, and would be published at the latest by July 11, for the estate’s AGM. A small group of Bromyard House residents also told the News there were rumours that the tower had subsidence, and visibly “leans” to one side. The estate’s Ledbury Hall was taken over by the council and fire safety wardens on June 30. Stocks of blankets, food and water are being stored in the hall in case of an evacuation, and for use by the many fire safety wardens who
have been stationed on the estate until further notice. Other residents have been seen commenting on social media that the council “has not been communicating with them”. But the council has responded saying its head of housing, Gerri Scott, has written four letters to all tenants and leaseholders since Friday. A Southwark Council spokesperson said: “There have been reports of cracks over the years on the Ledbury Estate. We have always instructed our experts to take a view on them and carry out repairs as required – and most recently, a detailed survey by ARUP has been commissioned and is currently on site. We continually review our fire risk assessments for all our homes. “We take fire safety extremely seriously and clearly, since the tragic fire
One local councillor, Barrie Hargrove (cabinet member for communities and safety) was accused of being confrontational with residents who interrupted the Labour meeting asking for the group to use the hall. Cllr Hargrove was also accused of saying “we don't need your votes anyway” when one of the group suggested that the Ledbury residents would mostly have voted Labour, and would therefore appreciate his help. Cllr Hargrove later told the News: “The Ledbury TRA hall had been booked by the Labour Party for an important shortlisting meeting, but of course I wanted to make sure that residents were still able to discuss their concerns about fire safety on the Ledbury estate with local ward councillors. I was assured by
one of the organisers of the residents’ meeting that our booking could go ahead and that the residents were happy to meet outside the hall. “I explained that we had a prior booking and that our use of the hall had been previously agreed, but unfortunately they became argumentative and aggressive towards me. One of the three people (who is not a resident of the estate) told me that she would not vote for me, and it was at this point that I responded by saying I wasn’t looking for her vote. “As someone who lives locally myself, I care very much about the residents of the Ledbury Estate and regularly speak up on their behalf. It is a real shame that the behaviour of just a few people marred such an important discussion about fire safety.”
at Grenfell, we have been reviewing everything in our high rise dwellings, and looking afresh at our fire safety strategy, including commissioning an independent fire safety review. At Ledbury Towers we have put in place some immediate fire safety measures, in conjunction with London Fire Brigade, such as new fire wardens available 24 hours a day, renewed inspections and immediate works if required. Residents can be reassured that we are confident they are safe to remain in their homes.” The chair of the Ledbury Estate tenants’ and residents’ association, Jeanette Mason, said that in the 30 or more years that cracks had been present in the estate’s flats, “no one had brought it to [her] attention”. “We didn’t know anything about this until we were informed last Monday. People don’t come to the meetings, it’s not our fault,” she said. The News also asked the council if the blocks, which are located within the Old Kent Road regeneration “Opportunity Area” may need to be demolished if the ongoing structural surveys recommend it. The council replied saying “there is no suggestion from anyone that we are looking at demolition”.
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Expert brought in to carry out strategy review SOUTHWARK COUNCILhas appointed a national fire-safety expert to carry out an independent review of its fire strategy, and the way it carries out fire-risk assessments.
Following the Grenfell tower disaster on June 3, Southwark Council has announced it is committed to commissioning a review, to reassure residents and ensure that all fire-safety policies and procedures will be up to scratch. Ben Bradford is the founder of fire and security consulting firm BB7. The council is also asking residents to come forward and join a new Fire-Safety Advisory Group that will help steer the council’s next steps following the review.
King’s removes some cladding
CLADDING ON a King’s College Hospital building has tested positive for combustibility.
The hospital took the decision to remove all cladding from the building, described as a “small non-patient area”, as a precaution after it was identified as potentially having the same cladding as that used on Grenfell Tower. It has since been confirmed that a sample of the cladding on the building, used for administrative purposes, tested positive for being combustible. A King’s spokesperson said: “Following an independent review by specialist fire engineers at Arup, one small non-patient area at King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, was identified as potentially having the same cladding as that used on Grenfell Tower. “The safety of our patients, visitors and staff is paramount and therefore as a precautionary measure we immediately removed this cladding in its entirety. “It has since been confirmed that the sample tested positive. The affected area is not used by patients and there was no disruption to services while the cladding was removed.” The News is waiting to hear the results of cladding tests at Guy’s and St Thomas’.
Residents held meeting outside as Doormats removed ‘to Labour group chose candidates in hall provide safe escape route’
WORRIED LEDBURY residents hoping to question the council about the dangers in their homes were asked to hold a meeting in the open air, while the local Labour Party continued with a private meeting in the estate’s community hall.
Some 80 residents had gathered for a meeting with housing officers at the hall. But they instead agreed to hold their meeting on the grass outside, whilst Labour Party members used the hall to carry out their “selection process” for candidates who will stand in the 2018 local elections. During the meeting outside the hall, residents exchanged “shocking” photos and videos of the cracks in their flats. Some reported that their cracks had been repaired, only to later reappear.
LEDBURY RESIDENTS have told of their confusion after discovering that doormats had been confiscated from every flat in the four tower blocks, as a safety precaution.
Three Bromyard House residents, Michael, Peter and John (given alternative names to protect their identities) told the News on Monday that fire wardens had been deployed on every second floor of the blocks, and appeared on the estate on Friday without warning. “There’s a security guard on each landing since Friday, in case there’s a fire,” said Michael. “They came on Friday and threw away people’s door mats and anything they had in the landings. “They said they were fire risks. They just threw them away. They took them
and didn’t tell people.” John added: “The fire wardens said they need to clear the halls, and then all the door mats were gone. And I’ve seen them just put them all in the bin. They should reimbursing people for them.” A Southwark Council spokesperson said the mats were removed “in order to provide the safest escape routes through common areas…. This is a zero tolerance management action that we are applying across the borough.” Peter said he had been a resident in the blocks for more than 30 years, and that the cracks had always been present in his flat. “Everyone is also upset about the amount of damp in their flats. We shouldn’t have to put up with this, but we have to.”
Overground to go through night by end of the year
Service to start running at weekends from October By Chiara Giordano
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THE NIGHT Tube service is to be extended to London Overground by the end of the year, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said this week.
Plans were announced on Monday, July 3, for the night service to begin operating on Fridays and Saturdays along the route between New Cross Gate and Dalston Junction from December. The Overground service will connect with the night Tube network at Canada Water on the Jubilee line from the end of this year and will extend to Highbury & Islington on the Victoria line next year. Stations along the route will be staffed at all times while trains are running, with CCTV, lighting and help points throughout. “Our night Tube services have been a real success right across the capital, so I’m delighted to announce that we’ll be bringing the night Overground to the East London line later this year,” said Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. “It will provide huge benefits to Londoners and visitors to our city, helping those working hard through
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the night and all those out enjoying everything London has to offer, as well as creating jobs and boosting our economy.” Jonathan Fox, Transport for London’s director of London Rail, added: “The East London route is one of the most popular parts of the London Overground network, particularly late in the evening. “Expanding night services to this key part of London Overground will make it easier for customers to enjoy the vibrant night time culture that East London has to offer, supporting the economy in this much-loved area of the capital. The night Tube has already provided a boost to our economy and supported thousands of permanent jobs. We hope the night Overground will build on this success even further.” In the future, the night Tube will be extended to parts of the Metropolitan, Circle, District, and Hammersmith & City lines once modernisation programmes are complete in 2023. Due to Crossrail work taking place at Whitechapel station, London Overground night services will initially not call at the station until works are complete. Services are expected to call at the station from summer 2018.
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Funeral held for supporter who died weeks later
Foodbank to offer free courses
WALWORTH: A foodbank based at the Aylesbury Estate will begin offering free employability courses.
An induction event will take place on July 5, 11am, at the Thurlow Lodge Community Hall in Thurlow Street, Walworth. To enrol, applicants must be aged nineteen or older, and must not be employed or studying. Applicants are also asked to bring their passport, National Insurance number and proof they are receiving state benefits.
Summer fete to say a big goodbye
By Chiara Giordano
BERMONDSEY: St Joseph’s primary school will be saying goodbye to its headteacher and deputy head with a summer fete this weekend.
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MILLWALL FANAntony Murphy – who passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Good Friday match – was dressed in his club’s colours by fellow supporters for an emotional send off.
Mr Murphy had been watching Millwall’s clash with Northampton at the Den on April 14 when he was rushed to hospital and sadly later passed away on May 19. A funeral was held for the 40-year-old lorry driver, originally from Bermondsey but living in Kent, at a crematorium in Maidstone on June 23. Friend John Kendall was one of eight Millwall fans to pay their respects at the funeral, accompanied by his fiancée Louise Arnold and daughter Sophie Kendall. “It was a sad day but a good one,” he told the News. “It was very emotional. “We dressed him up in his Millwall shirt and we laid all our T-shirts over him at the end. “There were eight of us from Millwall and six of us carried him in.” Mr Kendall said Mr Murphy’s friend Steve Taylor read a poem at the
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The fete will be a celebration of all that headteacher Mr Macauley and deputy Miss Alford, who have been at St Jospeh’s for 48 years between them, have done. Trampolines, a bouncy castle, face painting, a penalty shoot out, a BBQ, refreshments and a magic show will all be put on for the day at the George Row school. The event runs from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday, July 8.
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Friends at Mr Murphy’s funeral (main); and Mr Murphy (right)
ceremony and Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again was played at the end. “We had six doves that we let go together at the end, it was lovely,” he added. Tragically Mr Murphy’s father, Pat, was unable to attend the funeral as he himself was taken to hospital after learning of his son’s death. However Mr Kendall said his brother was able to attend. “His [Mr Murphy’s] dad’s brother was there and he shook our hands afterwards and said ‘thank you’,” said Mr Kendall. “It was quite touching really.”
A Just Giving fund was set up for Mr Murphy’s father, to whom he was a fulltime carer, which Northampton Town Football Club supporters donated generously to. Some of the money donated by Northampton fans was used to buy some funeral flowers which spelt out NTFC. The club also sent a Northampton shirt down for the funeral. To donate to Antony Murphy’s fund, visit: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ Antony-Murphy
applaud him, but most Labour MPs and campaigners know that his terrible ratings meant he did not even appear on our election leaflets,” he added. Will Yong, campaigns officer for South Camberwell Branch Labour Party (BLP) and Camberwell and Peckham Constituency Labour Party (CLP), said he decided to write the open letter and gather signatures because “to go public was the only way to send a message”. “It was absolutely infuriating – many of us know he has been against the leadership in a very public way and coming straight after what was a really heartening and satisfying election result, which saw so many people spare their time to go out and campaign for him and sometimes against their personal instinct,” said the 39-year-old. “We flooded into Bermondsey and Old Southwark, put our misgivings aside, and campaigned hard for him and increased his majority and to see this in the MailOnline of all places was a real kick in the teeth.” The open letter, which was sent to
the CLP chairs in Bermondsey and Old Southwark and Camberwell and Peckham, as well as Harriet Harman MP, attracted 145 signatures. In the letter, they called on Mr Coyle to support Jeremy Corbyn “just as we supported you”. “Labour MPs gave Corbyn a standing ovation,” they said in the letter. “Those who doubted him have changed their mind. “We are on course to win an early election. But you choose to continue attacking our leader, and in the most right-wing newspaper in Britain. Why? “We hope to see a more constructive attitude from you in the future, to help elect the Labour government that the country so desperately needs.” In response, Mr Coyle told the News he had not been sent a copy of the letter and that it was “full of inaccuracies”. “There are more than 2,000 members in Bermondsey and Old Southwark alone
CAMBERWELL: Four fire engines and 20 firefighters and officers were to a block of flats in Camberwell Grove on Sunday.
Part of a flat on the first floor of the building was damaged by fire. Approximately 25 people left the building before the arrival of the Brigade. The Brigade was called at 10:45pm, and the fire was under control at 11:41pm.
MP hits back after open-letter from party members By Chiara Giordano
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MORE THAN 140 Labour Party members have signed an open letter criticising MP Neil Coyle for “attacking” their leader in a national newspaper.
The Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP’s comments about Jeremy Corbyn in a recent Mail on Sunday article sparked outrage among Labour members who decided to write him an open letter – and make it public. Mr Coyle, re-elected during the snap election on June 8, said he “won’t be a cheerleader for Corbyn” in the article which also featured on the MailOnline website – but acknowledged that “Corbyn does indeed deserve credit for running a much smoother campaign than expected”. “Labour still went down to our third successive general election defeat,” he said in the article. “Anyone claiming we ‘won’ is frankly being ridiculous.” “Many of Corbyn’s critics now
– and over 6,000 members in Southwark,” he said. “Just 37 local members signed up to this letter – a tiny fraction of my local party, who remain very supportive, active and effective. “I am unsure who is coordinating it but I have received apologies from three of my local members who signed it as they believed it would be private. “The irony is not lost on them that you don't try and publicly criticise someone whilst asking them not to publicly criticise someone else.” Mr Coyle said he was “incredibly grateful” to the campaigners who supported both him and the Labour Party in the run up to the election. “Whilst I am concerned that some members and
supporters felt strongly about the article, my piece for the Mail on Sunday is very similar to the Corbyn's Shadow Foreign Secretary's piece on the matter so I will see if she's had a similar letter,” he added. “I wrote in the Mail on Sunday because it is a pro-remain paper and, despite its editorial line, has an estimated two million Labour supporting readers. “Mail-bashing is a pastime for some but we must work through all media to win votes to ensure this grubby Government and its vicious Brexit plans and 'Neglexit' attitude to domestic policies on education, housing, policing, incomes and the NHS is ended as soon as possible. “My piece attacked the Tories and acknowledged Corbyn's role in Labour doing better than expected. “Anyone who missed that probably read the Mail's comments rather than what I wrote, which is a shame. “I agree that our campaign was positive and our policies would make a substantial difference to Southwark and elsewhere – if we win the next election.”
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‘The saddest play area in Bermondsey’
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Residents worried that they had lost funding for revamp are told work still in the pipeline By Chiara Giordano
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RESIDENTS LIVING on an estate with the “saddest play area in Bermondsey” have been reassured that it will be revamped – and that funding was delayed by a “miscommunication”.
Parents and children living on St Saviour’s Estate, just off Abbey Street, were left disappointed after an application for council funding to refurbish their play area appeared to be unsuccessful.
Damian O’Brien, Lib Dem councillor for Grange ward, said he had asked the council for about £55,000 worth of funding to revamp the play area, which currently has four pieces of play equipment. St Saviour’s resident Tali Michaels, who submitted an application for the funding towards the end of last year, said she was recently told by the council that the project would no longer be going ahead. “It’s the saddest play area in Bermondsey,” said the 42-year-old, who has a four-year-old daughter. “It’s really rundown and it’s a busy
playground and it’s crying out for a refurb.” Ms Michaels said she would like to see the play area “completely revamped” and for the whole of the ground to be a soft surface. Joanne Walker, who lives on the nearby Purbrook Estate, said she visits the play area with her children every weekend. “They [the children] say the playground’s boring, especially when they are older and it’s for young kids,” the 44-year-old said. “There needs to be something for the
younger children, as well as for the older children.” Temera Turay, who has an eight-yearold son and five-year-old twins, said she took her children to the play area most days after school. “I would like to see more activities for different ages,” said the 35-year-old, who also lives on the Purbrook estate. “They [the children] like the playground at Neckinger because it’s bigger and has plenty of activities.” Cllr Mark Williams, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for regeneration and new homes, said that
no funding had been pulled and that the project would go ahead. “We can assure the residents of the St Saviour’s Estate that the section 106 funding has been identified for the project to revamp the playground and we have already reassured everyone involved that no funding has been pulled. We think there was a slight miscommunication and we apologise again for any confusion. “Securing investment for projects like this is absolutely key to making sure local people benefit from new developments in their area.”
‘Help homeless man who helped Sister escape terrorist attack’
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LONDON BRIDGE TERROR ATTACKS
65-year-old who led foodbank manager to safety is still sleeping rough around borough
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Sister Catherine Msoni and Zbigniew Niejadlik
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FRIENDS OF a homeless man who helped a woman escape the horrific London Bridge terror attack have made an emotional plea for someone to offer him shelter.
Zbigniew Niejadlik, 65, has been credited with “saving” foodbank manager Sister Catherine Msoni, who tripped and fell as the terrorists’ white van sped past them on London Bridge on June 3. Zbigniew, who is Polish and speaks very little English, is a regular at the Divine Rescue foodbank in Thurlow Lodge, Thurlow Street, Walworth. Sr Catherine gave a terrifying account of seeing the terrorists’ white van crash into pedestrians, as she and Zbigniew waited for a bus to take them towards east London. The 48-year-old said the van swerved off and “hit into a pole by Southwark Cathedral”. She fell on her knee as she was trying to run, but was helped to her
feet by Zbigniew, and together they fled across the bridge towards Monument. “I still feel very grateful to him. I owe him every moment that I live,” Sr Catherine said. “The thing is he’s not just an ordinary person seeking help, he’s someone who’s traumatised. He
actually witnessed what happened. “He is quite withdrawn at the moment. You can see he is going through a lot of emotional trauma. He needs counselling and help but he cannot speak English, so it’s difficult for him to communicate.” Zbigniew still sleeps rough in the London Bridge area and in Burgess
Park, and visits the foodbank every day. Sr Catherine said Zbigniew first visited the foodbank in 2013 – the year he travelled to England as Romania and Bulgaria were accepted into the European Union. She is also still struggling with an injured knee from her fall on the
night of the attack. “I’ve still having a lot of pain in my knee. It’s a slow healing process.” In the days shortly after the attack, Sr Catherine said: “My homeless friend was exceptionally kind. But [asking for] help is not [in] his language, he just acts kindly. I wish someone could give him a home.”
surpassed its £50k target shortly after it was set up by the Borough Market Trust. Donald Hyslop, the Trust’s chair, said: “An atrocity of this magnitude has many hidden victims. Among these are the independent traders and producers who rely upon Borough Market for their livelihood. “If any of these traders, whose skill and dedication make the market such a wonderful asset, were to find the viability of their work threatened by this act of violence, the result would be to add a sad injustice to a terrible tragedy. “Anyone who wishes to support this fund will find their generosity gratefully received. There was never any doubt in my mind that the Market’s community would pull
together in a crisis, but it is nonetheless humbling to see that solidarity in action." Southwark Council also announced on June 15 that business rate relief would be offered to the affected traders. The News reported last week that the Treasury had delayed offering compensation to the Market’s traders, due to confusion over whether to formally label the incident a “terrorist” attack. A Treasury spokesman commented last Wednesday: “We are currently in active discussions with the Metropolitan Police regarding the London Bridge attack and are confident that we will be able to provide certainty to insurers shortly.”
PLANS ARE underway for a permanent memorial for the victims of the London Bridge attack.
Over £100k raised for Borough Market traders - double the original target By Owen Sheppard
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MORE THAN £100,000 has been raised for Borough Market traders whose businesses were disrupted by the London Bridge terror attack.
The milestone was crossed on June 27, just less than one month since the outrageous attack on June 3, in which eight people were killed. The total now stands at £101,068. Market traders and businesses along Borough High Street were affected for days as a police cordon remained in place until June 12, and the market reopened the following day. Many returned to their shops, pubs and stalls after the cordon was lifted
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to find their properties still badly damaged following the three knifemen’s rampage. The JustGiving appeal page
Plans for a permanent memorial
Southwark Council announced on June 23 that it plans to install the memorial and ‘will consult fully with those directly affected by the attacks and the wider community.’ The announcement came after the council had moved all the floral and individual tributes left for the victims of the terror attacks. The tributes were removed on June 26, following a blessing from the Dean of Southwark Cathedral. No further details have been released on the memorial plan.
‘Canada’s biggest Millwall fan’ gets special message from Harris
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82-year-old who moved from London over 40 years ago moved to tears by video By Anthony Phillips
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AN 82-year-old Millwall fan who has never stopped supporting the team despite living in Canada for over 40 years, received a very special message for his birthday – from Lions manager Neil Harris.
John Duggan was celebrating his big day, which was also the 60th anniversary of his wedding to his wife Anne, at a packed party at his home in Chilliwack, British Columbia, when he was told to sit down for a surprise. Wearing a shirt featuring the names of Millwall players of the past as well as his own, John then saw Harris pop up on his TV screen. He was moved to tears as the Lions gaffer addressed him and his wife Anne personally. Harris said in the video: “Just a quick special message to wish John and Ann Duggan a huge congratulations on your 60th wedding anniversary, not just from me the Millwall manager, but from my staff, all the players and everybody at the football club. “Secondly, John, congratulations on your 82nd birthday. The pair of you, we hope to see you soon at The Den and what an example you both are to a long, happy
marriage and the example you set to young couples out there.” Harris wasn’t the only big name wishing John and his wife well - they also got letters from Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and the Queen! John, who moved to Canada in 1972, was born in Putney, but supported Millwall as his dad, who was born in Tooley Street, Bermondsey in 1901, did. He went to his first game aged just six, at
the Old Den, and remembers that it was standing only, with the children being passed to the front. He also remembers that trains would sometimes stop on the nearby track to watch the games for a moment. Both of John’s sons are also Millwall fans, and he went to see the Lions play against the Canadian national team in Vancouver in 2004, wearing a T shirt with ‘Canada’s biggest Millwall fan’ emblazoned across the front.
The News helped arrange the message to be sent to John after being contacted by his family. John’s grandson Ryan Baker said: “We couldn't have asked for a better reaction to the video. Even the letters that followed from the Queen and the Canadian Prime Minister couldn't come close to topping it. Big thanks to Southwark News, Neil Harris and Milwall Football Club for making this happen!"
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Knife crime ‘up over 40%’
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Figures released as Mayor of London announces plans to tackle issue By Chiara Giordano
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STABBINGS IN Southwark increased by 48 per cent in just one year, it was revealed this week.
The figures were released as the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched a package of measures to deal with the issue, including an additional £625,000 for knife and gang crime projects, taking total spending to £7million. It also includes plans to offer metaldetecting wands and ‘safer schools officers’ to schools in London where knife crime is prevalent. The use of test purchasing to investigate whether knives are being sold to minors will also be stepped up – and will include online retailers. And retailers who repeatedly sell knives illegally to underage customers will be ‘named and shamed’. The latest Metropolitan Police statistics show there were 172 incidents of ‘knife crime with injury’ in Southwark during 2015-16, compared to 254 in 2016-17 – an increase of 47.67 per cent. Since the start of the year, 24 Londoners under the age of 25 have died as a result of stabbings across the capital. Welcoming the knife crime strategy, Florence Eshalomi, London Assembly member for Lambeth and Southwark, said: “I have been appalled by the increase in knife crime in recent years. “We’ve seen families and communities in Southwark and beyond suffer unimaginable turmoil. We have long needed real action to rid our city of these destructive crimes. My colleagues were warning Boris Johnson and the police of rises in violent crime back in 2014, but
‘We need to stand up for those kids who are on the edge’ - Head
SERGE CEFAI, headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic School, in Camberwell, said he would welcome knife wands in his school and the use of stop and search as he feared carrying a knife would become “the norm”.
“We had a knife arch last time when things were bad and then we were given some wands,” said Mr Cefai, who is also executive head of St Thomas the Apostle College, in Nunhead, and St Matthew Academy, in Lewisham. “I would not be against having them in school because kids know perfectly well that we will do a random search of their lockers and bags so we hope to deter anyone who’s stupid enough to bring a knife in. I would welcome the stop and search back; I’m worried that without the stop and search – or at least some kind of deterrent – we risk carrying a knife becoming the norm. “We are going back to the dark ages when we used to have youth gang problems in Camberwell and Peckham fifteen to twenty years ago.
we were told that this was about bad statistics or increases in reporting. “Sadiq Khan has made it clear he won’t continue his predecessor’s legacy of complacency. “It’s going to take every section of the
“We need to stand up for those kids who are on the edge, who are nice kids and don’t want to get involved but aren’t streetwise enough.” Mr Cefai said each school had its own approach to tackling knife crime, and that Sacred Heart carried out its own stop and search “when necessary” and already had police officers allocated. “This [knife crime] is a national problem but it’s also a borough problem and has been for a long, long time,” he said. “I would prefer it if society took the bull by the horns and said we are not putting up with it and we are going to start searching people in the streets. “It might not stop the hardcore gangsters, but it might deter the youngsters who are looking for a reason to say they aren’t going to do it. “We have had incidents over the years where knives have been found and permanent exclusions have followed, the police have followed, and the last two incidents have been kids who we would not describe as gangsters.”
community, including families, schools, and the police, coming together to tackle knife crime. This strategy seeks to equip communities to do just that, but it is vital that any action from the Mayor is matched with increased funding from
‘Funding welcome but knife wands never work’ - Richard Taylor RICHARD TAYLOR, the father of ten-year-old Damilola Taylor, who was fatally stabbed on a Peckham estate in 2000, said Sadiq Khan’s knife crime strategy was “good news” – but that the funding needed to go to the right places. Mr Taylor, chair of the Damilola Taylor Trust, which works with young people aged fourteen to 24 in south London, added that he did not believe introducing knife wands to schools was the answer to tackling knife crime. “It is good news that he [Sadiq Khan] is coming up with the policy,” Mr Taylor told the News.
government. This is especially important when it comes to youth services.” Councillor Anood Al-Samerai, leader of Southwark Liberal Democrat Council Group, added: "Liberal Democrat councillors are very concerned that knife
“It’s long-awaited so it’s good news that it’s getting a step in the right direction but the problem is we want to see him doing something about it. We’ve done all that [using knife wands and arches in schools] many times before but it never works. It will make a difference but it’s not the answer; they know where to hide their knives. “They won’t be able to take knives into the classroom or the school but the problem is outside of school – and they will hide the knives around the hedges or they will give them to their friends to hold on to. “We need to talk to young people and parents and make sure they are handling the issue in the right way.” Mr Taylor said the additional funding was “welcome” but that the important thing was where the money was dispersed. “Who will benefit from it,” he said. “The money should go to the right charities who are really on the ground to deliver and address the issue. If they take it seriously this time there will be a reduction [in knife crime] but they have left this for too long.”
crime has been increasing in Southwark. “We will be making sure that the council responds to the Mayor's suggestions urgently and doing all that we can to engage with schools and youth clubs in the wards we represent."
Dirty Dancing in the park - open Consultation to view air cinema coming to Bermondsey Aylesham Centre plans BERMONDSEY
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A SERIES of classic films will be shown in Southwark Park in July, as an open air cinema is set to screen movies over one weekend.
Filmgoers can head to the park after hours to catch a screening of classic horror comedy Sean of the Dead or timeless classics like Dirty Dancing and Abba-based musical Mamma Mia. Pop Up Screens is running the series from Friday, July 28 to Sunday, July 30. This will be the first time that there has been an outdoor cinema event at Southwark Park. Food and popcorn will be available on site from Drum & Kernal and Brewdog will provide a fully stocked bar. Harley Dogs will also serve BBQ from a Harley Davidson. Filmgoers
THE COMPANY looking to create new shops and homes in a redevelopment of the Aylesham Shopping Centre in Peckham is holding a public consultation on the initial designs for the centre.
can bring their own picnic if they would prefer. Pop Up Screens’ is at Southwark Park from July 28- July 30, doors open at 7.30pm and the films start
when it gets dark. Tickets: £12 for adults, £6 for under tens, £20 for VIP ticket which includes a director’s chair, a drink and a goodie bag www.popupscreens.co.uk
Tiger Developments Ltd has set up a series of events from July 12 to give people a chance to view and comment on the designs for the redevelopment. Community workshops were also held last November. Tiger Developments said in a statement that it seeks ‘to deliver a better Morrisons, which will continue trading throughout the redevelopment, and create a new pedestrian-friendly area featuring shops and public spaces.’ It added that the redevelopment ‘will also include new affordable and private homes as well as space for small
businesses.’ Since the company announced its intentions last year, some local people have expressed concerns that redevelopment might not meet the council’s 35 per cent affordable housing target and that a building “up to 20 storeys tall” could ruin the view from Peckham rooftops. Tiger Developments is holding two community workshops on Wednesday, July 12 and Tuesday, July 18. Both workshops will be hosted at Rye Lane Baptist Chapel, from 5.30-9.00 pm. Tickets for the community workshops are limited and can be reserved online at www.ayleshamcentre.eventbrite.co.uk or by calling 0800 307 7562. Two public exhibitions displaying the initial designs will be held at Unit 15B in the Aylesham Centre. The exhibitions will take place on Saturday, July 15 from 10am-2pm and Monday, July 17 from 4pm-8pm.
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Council looks at fibre broadband for area where locals go to the station to get Wi-Fi ROTHERHITHE
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL is looking to secure full fibre broadband for Rotherhithe - where internet speeds are so slow, some residents trek to Canada Water Tube to use its Wi-Fi.
Southwark Council has vowed to explore options to secure full fibre broadband for the whole of the peninsula – a move welcomed by residents. During a cabinet meeting, Councillor Fiona Colley, Southwark’s cabinet member for finance, modernisation and performance, said the council would look at accessing funding pots and consulting with residents and the Rotherhithe Broadband Group. “We are now proposing exploring the market to develop options for the installation of full fibre broadband across Rotherhithe,” she said. “There are a number of ways this could be achieved – for instance via a concession on council assets, a gapfunding model, or direct delivery of the infrastructure. Over the next few months we will explore various options with providers, work closely with the Rotherhithe Broadband Group and consult residents. We will of course particularly be looking at how we can access national and regional funding pots
and work with developers in Canada Water so that we create a solution that works for the whole of Rotherhithe – new and old.” Brian Hodge, vice chair of Canada Water Consultative Forum and member of the Rotherhithe Broadband Group, welcomed the announcement as a “step forward”. The Rotherhithe resident said he knew of some residents who travelled to Canada Water tube station to use the Wi-Fi to download large files because their internet was too slow at home. “It has been long-held that Canada Water station has been one of the top ten stations of use of the internet,” said Mr Hodge. “The internet is faster at Canada Water than it is at any place along the peninsula so I know of people who work from home [who use the station Wi-Fi] because it’s faster than sitting and dealing with it at home.” Mr Hodge said he “quite often” experienced download speeds as low as 0.25Mbps – despite the Government’s minimum recommended download speed being 10Mbps under its Universal Service Obligation. And he added that if services like the television were to be delivered through the internet in the future then 10Mbps still wouldn’t be enough. The News previously reported that broadband speeds were faster on the moon than in Rotherhithe.
The Rotherhithe Broadband Group (Broadband SE16) also welcomed the council’s announcement. However, a spokesperson for the group said they were still “wary that even if the proposals get council approval, any improvements are a long way off”. “We are still disappointed both that the council failed to follow the advice given in their own 2015 report and failed to take seriously our repeated warnings that the improvements promised by BT, even if fully implemented, would still leave just under half of Rotherhithe with inadequate broadband,” a spokesperson said in a statement to the News. “We warned the council as far back as 2014 that the borough was destined to have the worst broadband coverage in London unless action was taken.” Councillors are expected to return to cabinet in October with proposals on how to move the project forward. Cllr Fiona Colley said in a statement:: “We recognise how frustrating slow broadband speeds are for residents in Rotherhithe, who have to rely on local libraries, cafes or even tube stations to get a decent connection. “The council has been working with BT Openreach to improve broadband infrastructure in Rotherhithe but while some progress has been made, it has not been at the rate we or residents would like.
Pauline Adenwalla, chair of Canada Water Consultative Forum, with Brian Hodge, vice chair, – both members of Rotherhithe Broadband Group
“The Government has committed to rolling out fast broadband across the country, but so far the focus has been exclusively on rural areas. “As a council we are committed to being a digitally inclusive borough, but we are
ultimately reliant on broadband providers choosing to invest in hard-to-reach areas. “It is essential that the Government does not overlook London in the rollout of superfast broadband, so that residents in areas like Rotherhithe are not left behind.”
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Em oj i ki ds get t he ir own ar t sho wca se
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AN ART exhibition of dozens of emojis created by Walworth pupils was showcased at a local gallery on Friday.
The pop-up exhibition saw 50 emojis, made by 27 Michael Faraday School pupils using foam and ceramics, spread throughout the ASC Gallery in Thurlow Street. Peter Wells-Thorpe, from the Art Stars group who organised the event, said: “The children were cutting out shapes in the form of emojis for an hour-and-ahalf. The materials were given to the children, and we set up a working arts studio.
“The most important thing about this was that it’s accessible and inclusive to all the children, and it’s non-prescriptive, meaning there’s no right or wrong way to create something. You can do it in groups or on your own and make whatever you want. “And what struck me was how different the children’s pieces were. We spotted some really great talent,” the Walworth art consultant said. Art Stars have said they want to hear from schools, youth clubs or community organisations who would like to take part in the programme, as well as companies, charities or grant-giving organisations interested in becoming sponsors. Email jharris@pwt.ms to get in touch.
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£1.8m given to hospital in memory of patient
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Donation to Guy’s and St Thomas’ to help fight bladder cancer By Emma Snaith
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A HUGE donation of £1.8m has been given to Guy’s and St Thomas’ to fight bladder cancer, in memory of a patient treated at the hospital.
Graham Roberts died of bladder cancer in July 2016 aged 58, following 20 months of treatment at Guy’s hospital. Graham and his wife Dianne from Belgravia discussed the gift with their doctor, Dr Simon Chowdhury, before Graham’s death. Dianne said: “Graham wanted to make a difference because once we realised the cancer had spread and there were no treatment options for him he wanted to help other people in his situation. “Graham faced his battle with cancer completely stoically. His attitude was he was going to meet it head on and he was going to beat it. Graham was incredibly positive right up until the end. “Funding bladder cancer research is the only way to ensure other people don’t have to go through what we had to go through. It is
about making a difference to other people’s lives.” Graham and Dianne’s donation will be used to fund research into a ‘forgotten’ cancer that kills fifteen people every day. Research into bladder cancer only receives 0.5 per cent of the total cancer research spend in the UK. The generous donation of £1.79m over five years will go to the Translational Oncology and Urology Research (TOUR) team at King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. The TOUR team will use the donation to fund the creation of a new bladder cancer Biobank and a parallel research programme. This will allow the team to treat more patients in clinical trials. Dr Simon Chowdhury, the consultant medical oncologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ who treated Graham, said that their donation would significantly benefit patients. “This major donation from Graham and Dianne will increase our understanding about bladder cancer and ultimately improve treatment for this awful disease.”
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Knees up on the Draper Estate
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE: The Draper Estate is holding ‘A Great British Summer Day’, an old-fashioned knees up, this weekend.
Music Hall Nana will be hosting a Cockney sing-a-long, and there will also be facepainting, food stalls, a vintage afternoon tea tent, rides, candyfloss and ice cream. Other attractions include a bouncy slide, science discovery and crochet bikinis! South London band Speedtone will also be playing at the event, which rusn from 12pm to 6pm on Saturday, July 8.
Bands lined up for Rotherhithe fest
ROTHERHITHE: A host of bands has been lined up to play the Rotherhithe Festival on July 15.
The Bermondsey Joyriders, the Blues Brothers Tribute Band and the Steve Morrison Band are just a few scheduled to play. The festival is being held from 11am to 8.30pm in King George’s Fields, with entry through Moodkee Street. For more information, go to www.rotherhithefestival.co.uk/
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JAGS donates minibus to help ‘Great Bermondsey children living in Ugandan slum Day Out’ for joy slide DULWICH
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CHILDREN LIVING in a slum in Uganda will soon have a minibus to transport them safely to and from their lessons thanks to a school in Dulwich.
Sally-Anne Huang, headteacher at James Allen’s Girls’ School (JAGS), donated the minibus to help children living in Bwaise – the largest and poorest slum area in Kampala, Uganda. The minibus, sponsored by Hyperoptics and Inspired Homes, was given a makeover by Arkadegraphics, a Dulwichbased graffiti specialist charity, before being shipped to Mombasa. It comes as part of an initiative run by AFFCAD (UK) (Action for Fundamental Change and Development) – a charity set up by JAGS science teacher Liz Parker which has been fundraising for the past few years to support its international arm, AFFCAD, in its work in Bwaise. The charity wants to rebuild AFFCAD’s primary school, as the landlord has tripled the rent and the building itself doesn’t meet fire regulations. The aim is to raise £25,000 for a deposit to secure land, where the school can be
CAMPAIGNERS TRYING to bring back a ‘joy slide’ to Bermondsey are organising a fundraiser to bolster their plans.
built. Staff, family and friends of AFFCAD (UK), together with JAGS, were invited to take part in the Four Peaks Challenge, which involves climbing the three peaks in Yorkshire and the final fourth peak in Uganda. The team completed the three peaks in just twelve hours at the beginning of June and is set to travel to Uganda to climb the fourth peak, Mount Elgon, in August. Liz Parker said: “The bus is on its way from Tilbury Docks to East Africa, via the Suez Canal.
We’ll meet it in Africa, and use it to take us to Uganda, where we will climb the fourth peak in our challenge. Then we’ll take our beautiful Bus2Bwaise to AFFCAD’s primary school, where we hope it will be used to help the children there for many years to come.” The three peaks challenge alone raised more than £8,660. To donate, visit: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ fund/ExcelRebuild
The Bermondsey Joyslide Project are holding the ‘Great Bermondsey Day Out’ to raise money. A free BBQ, helter skelter, bouncy castle, dancing and karaoke will be on offer for everyone attending the event on Saturday, July 22 at St James’s Churchyard. The event marks the official launch of the Friends of St James’s Churchyard’s joy slide project . The original old wooden joy slide was built in 1921 in St James’ Churchyard and was the pride and joy of local children for decades. The slide was donated by Arthur Carr, chairman of Peak Freen’s biscuit factory, after he noticed children sliding on the granite slope by the steps of St James’ church. Arthur then decided to provide a full size, covered slide for the children of the area. The slide was damaged by fire in the 1980s and eventually torn down, to be replaced by a modern playground.
However to this day, locals old enough to remember it reminisce about the glory days of Bermondsey’s Joy Slide. Last year a campaign to bring back the slide was launched by the Friends group, organised by Southwark Liberal Democrat leader Anood Al-Samerai. St James’ Church Canon Gary Jenkins said in a blog post in March that the new slide ‘will look a lot different from the much loved slide that graced the churchyard for nearly fifty years.’ The Bermondsey Joyslide Project Community Funday is at St James’ Churchyard, Thurland Road, Bermondsey, London, SE16 4AA at 124pm (admission free).
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ONE OF two local lads who form the brains behind the Bermondsey Carnival has said Saturday’s event was the best one yet.
The annual summer celebration in Southwark Park drew record crowds with a lineup that went heavy on the reggae and ska, with an array of food sellers, craft stalls, fairground rides and Millwall FC activities. Russell Dryden, 57, who is one half of Bermondsey Beat with his old pal Phil Burkett, said they were both delighted by the response. “I’m very, very pleased for the community to have such a great event, and for people to come along and support it so wholeheartedly,” said Russell, who is often seen at his fresh fish stand down The Blue in Southwark Park Road. “All through the day it was packed from beginning to end, and not just at the stage, throughout the whole place. People had a great time and it was a great atmosphere.” Like the mayor of Southwark and a few of the artists who addressed the audience, Russell acknowledged that it had been a “difficult time” for London and the community. “It was such a diverse audience and we were all shoulder to shoulder. We have a lovely community here in Bermondsey. It changes, and we want to change with it. You want to think about everyone and for there to be togetherness.” He said: “We had great support from the council. It’s not easy for them to support us, with all the cuts. To be fair it was a bit of a concern that a few elements weren’t there that were last year. But people came regardless and supported us. It’s a really great, culturally valuable event that’s worth protecting.” Russell said that he and Phil have both always been into their music – having first met as aspiring front men of local bands – and they revel in the chance to pick the bands that play each year. “We try to change the type of line up every year, from all sorts of genres of music, so there’s something for everyone,” he said. “We decided to get Indika back
because they were so well received last time, we told them we wanted them to show off the UK reggae scene. “It’s odd to say now, but back in the ‘70s reggae was all from overseas. Then we had artists like UB40 and our own home grown artists starting developing, and those were the kinds of artists we booked.” Russell added that off the excitement of Saturday’s festivities, he has already made some enquiries for next year’s carnival.
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Fashion inspires hope on Cancer Survivors' Day C
ancer survivors shared hope and inspired others as they strutted their stuff on the catwalk as part of Cancer Survivors’ Day celebrations at Guy’s and St Thomas’.
Graham Dobson, a cancer survivor “I honestly feel that the first class surgery, treatment and care by Guy’s and St Thomas’ helped cure me. I wanted to give back, so last year I abseiled down St Thomas’ Hospital to raise £3,500 for Guy’s Cancer Centre Appeal and I’m now also a volunteer at the Cancer Centre.” As well as the fashion show, the
Young with diabetes and confident W
hen you are a teenager, taking charge of your health can be a daunting prospect, particularly if you have been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
To combat this, Guy's and St Thomas' has started the Youth Empowerment Skills (YES) programme. The programme helps youngsters aged between 14 and 19 to explore what it means to be a young person with Type 1 diabetes, and how to stay healthy. The teenagers attend a three-day workshop during the summer holidays where they are supported by our staff and a youth worker from the Well Centre, a health centre in Streatham where young people can see a youth worker, counsellor or doctor to discuss health concerns.
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They get general health advice, touching on topics like drugs, alcohol and sexual health, how to look after themselves, and avoid diabetes emergencies. The young people also get to try out new skills like driving and rock climbing, and go on social outings. This builds confidence and helps them meet other young people with Type 1 diabetes so they develop a peer support network. This programme has resulted in a dramatic improvement in young people's attendance at the regular monthly clinic run by the Diabetes and Endocrinology Service at St Thomas’ Hospital. In 2012, only 60% of teenage patients attended at least 60% of their appointments at the clinic. Following the introduction of the YES programme, this figure has risen to 77%.
celebrations included live music and entertainment, talks on health and well-being and tours of the Innovation Hub, the state-of-theart research facility in the Cancer Centre. The day also featured a 3.5km, 6km and 11km Celebration Walk taking in London’s sights to celebrate cancer survivorship and raise vital funds for the Cancer
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A group of 16 cancer survivors from Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital wore special designs made by Newham College and Stock Shop as they officially opened the third annual Cancer Survivors’ Day, held this year at the Cancer Centre at Guy’s. The fashion show was attended by the Mayor of Southwark, Councillor Charlie Smith, and West End actress Ria Jones, who is a cancer survivor herself. Graham Dobson, a retired solicitor, is a cancer survivor who modelled in the fashion show. He underwent treatment for advanced prostate cancer at Guy’s and St Thomas’ in 2012 and is now cured and in good health. Graham, 67, said: “It was a huge shock to be diagnosed, but after a successful operation and tough recovery, I’m 100% healthy and living a more full and active life than before my exceptional treatment and care.
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The young patients have also seen significant improvements in their blood sugar levels and this improvement has been sustained over a period of 12 months. The programme is not about bombarding young people with facts and information about diabetes. Rather, it teaches them how to relate to others and gives them the confidence to deal with school, family and relationships as a young adult with Type 1 diabetes. The next YES programme will run from Monday 7 to Wednesday 9 August. If you would like to know more please contact jason.vuong@gstt.nhs.uk.
Centre at Guy’s . Professor Arnie Purushotham, Director of King’s Health Partners Comprehensive Cancer Centre, said: “We’d like to say a massive thank you to all the patients, families, carers, staff, volunteers, event organisers and exhibitors. Without them this incredible event would not have been possible.”
Train services to Waterloo Station will be severely disrupted from 5-28 August when platforms 1-9 are closed to extend platforms for longer trains. From Friday 25 to Monday 28 August, there will be additional works at Waterloo and platforms 1-14 will be closed. See www.southwesttrains.co.uk/wswu pgrade for full details. In addition, the latest phase of major works on the Thameslink project will be taking place from 26 August to 2 September, covering the Bank Holiday weekend and the week when many people return to work after a summer break. To find out how this will affect your journey, see www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk /2017-disruption.
THE FUTURE OF HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES IN SOUTHWARK
TUESDAY 11 JULY, 5PM-8PM WALWORTH METHODIST CHURCH, 54 CAMBERWELL ROAD, SE5 0EW THE LOCAL NHS is holding an Our Healthier Southwark event where you can find out about plans for the future of health and care services in the borough.
The ideas to be discussed at the event are part of Our Healthier South East London, the sustainability and transformation plan for Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. The aim is to help people lead healthier, longer lives and to ensure that the NHS makes the best use of the money available. There will be stalls about community care, urgent and emergency care, services for families, planned care, mental health, and how technology can be used better. There will also be an opportunity to quiz a panel of clinical staff and
experts about the plans from 7-8pm. Everyone is welcome. Drop in on the day or confirm your attendance at www.ourhealthiersel.eventbrite.co.uk. For more information call 020 7017 2012 or email gemma.novis1@nhs.net
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OU HAVE one day to act. On the night of the horrific Grenfell Fire, Southwark Cllr Mark Williams admitted to local residents that the new Southwark Plan, was abolishing ALL height restrictions for new skyscrapers across Southwark.
Current height restrictions for most of the borough is ten storeys, the height fire-ladders can reach. It beggars belief that Southwark with its Lakanal House fire disaster, is again proposing housing families at heights no fire ladder can reach. We should not be allowing the next generation of potential Grenfell Towers to be built. The plan also requires ALL developments “to provide as many homes as possible” in most parts of the borough. This change to Southwark Planning Regulations is the end of democracy for planning in Southwark. It is so right-wing that even the Tory government would not dare propose it. It hands the borough over to skyscraper developers, to turn Southwark into “Singapore by the Thames”. Residents would be unable to stop developers buying up blocks of terraced housing on their street, bulldozing them and building huge tower blocks. Residents have been told over-shadowing restrictions are also to be down-graded. Salivating developers are queuing up for planned height restriction abolition, with massive skyscrapers proposed for Camberwell, Peckham and Wells Way. Developers told residents that they want Wells Way, Camberwell to become an “Elephant & Castle style development”. Huge tower-blocks overshadowing parks will destroy their open space amenity and wildlife value. The proposals threaten every scrap of garden left in the borough. Southwark spent last decade bulldozing thousands of working-class council homes, replacing them with privatised skyscrapers. They now want to bulldoze the middleclasses’ terraced streets. Wholesale demolition will involve huge release of embedded carbon emissions. New Labour Southwark are returning to the nightmare disasters of 1960s tower blocks. It’s not local people who will benefit, but often tax-haven based skyscraper developers, whose profits go offshore and fail to pay for schools, roads and NHS needs of new skyscrapers. We will not only lose our communities but our taxes will subsidise their demolition. The public consultation on the New Southwark Plan ends on July 7. To have your say, go to https://consultations.southwark.gov.uk/planni ng-and-regeneration/new-southwark-plan
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Road re-think
SOMETHING URGENTLY needs to be done about the excessive increase in traffic speeding through Wooler Street before someone is badly injured or, God forbid, killed.
If that sounds over-dramatic, so be it. Driving down a one-way street, it appears some motorists, especially white van man, thinks it’s ok to increase their speed up to a dangerous level. Some of these idiots could easily over-take Lewis Hamilton given the chance. At the same time there has also been an excess in the volume of traffic, the reason being it’s only turning between Albany Road and Wadding Street to reach the Old Kent Road, via East Street, and it’s been this way for far too long. Add to this the demolition of the Aylesbury Estate (at one end of Wooler Street), has begun in earnest, so we now have the addition of dumper trucks etc, joining in the traffic flow. The two existing speed humps in Wooler Street have outlived their usefulness, possibly through wear and tear, being flat and level with the road. They now offer no calming effect at all. To prove how dangerous Wooler Street has become, a traffic census should be undertaken (or traffic lights installed), and findings quickly acted upon. In view of the Aylesbury housing blocks being ‘repositioned’, now is the time for a re-think on all its approach roads. Reg O’Donoghue, Walworth
Height restrictions needed on buildings
I WANT to bring to readers’ attention how concerned Southwark residents should be about the council’s plans to remove all height restrictions in the Southwark plan.
This will leave developers salivating
over the prospect of building skyscrapers on every plot of land they can get their hands on, ruining communities and blighting our residential streets. The great fear is that a group of developers could easily get together and draw up "The high rise vision for Southwark" persuading the council to use its powers of compulsory purchase to buy up townhouses and low rise developments, paying homeowners a fraction of what their homes are worth, to make millions from building thousands of high rise flats for private sale or rent. It will be like Aylesbury all over again, but this time none of us will be safe. Richard Llewellyn-Davies, Camberwell
patients were not notified that the practice was closing. We were just told that we had to register with another practice by 30th June - closing the practice was not mentioned in the letter. No advice was given regarding patients currently being treated, those who had appointments booked, nor where they were waiting for results. What's more, the receptionists were not give any info in order to advise concerned patients. Peter Suthers, Bermondsey
AFTER THE terrible events at Westminster and London Bridge it is only right that security measures are stepped up to protect the public and prevent further atrocities.
This has to change. Most people don’t want to think about their kidneys, but the reality is that one in eight people will develop Chronic Kidney Disease which can affect their general health and may ultimately mean they might need dialysis or a transplant in order to stay alive. The average time waiting for a kidney on the transplant list is three years and there are almost 30,000 people on dialysis in the UK, a treatment that leaves patients hooked up to machines for hours at a time for several days every week, which has a knock-on impact on their ability to study, work, socialise and ultimately live their lives to the full. Kidney patients constantly tell us that greater awareness of kidney disease and the impact it can have on their lives would be life-changing for them, which is why we’re calling on your readers to become kidney aware by visiting www.kidneycareuk.org. We are here to ensure that no-one in Greater London has to face kidney disease alone. Paddy Tabor MVO, Chief Executive, Kidney Care UK
More space for bikes for London Bridge
The new security barriers on London’s bridges – while welcome – do need to be rethought. We can’t risk creating new dangers for Londoners going about their daily business by making cyclists vulnerable – they now can’t get off the road and out of the way of motor traffic quickly if something as simple as a puncture happens. Surely the Met and TfL can look again and reposition the barriers so they take up less space from bike lanes and are less of a hazard for people just trying to get around. Caroline Russell, Green Party Member of the London Assembly
Surgery closure
THIS HAS been handled appallingly by the CCG (5,000 patients given three weeks to find new surgery, News, June 29). Contrary to what the CCG claims,
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I’M WRITING to let your readers know that right now in Greater London there are 1,085 people currently waiting for a kidney transplant, and every single day in the UK one person will die whilst waiting for their kidney.
HANK YOU to everyone who voted in the recent general election, which saw a result that very few people predicted.
Theresa May is much weakened and the Conservatives are now effectively in a coalition of chaos with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, a party with very concerning policies on women’s rights, LGBT rights and climate change, at a cost of £1billion money that they spent the election campaign arguing wasn’t available. During the election I promised to continue to represent the strongly proRemain views of residents across my constituency. Last week I voted for an amendment to the Queen’s Speech designed to keep staying in the European Single Market and the Customs Union on the negotiating table. The Care Quality Commission has just released its latest report on King’s College Hospital. The report showed some very welcome improvements, but the huge underfunding of the Lib DemTory coalition government still means that overall the Trust was rated as Requires Improvement. I will shortly be meeting with the Chief Executive and will continue to lobby the current Tory government to provide the resources that our hospital urgently needs. Education funding was a huge issue during the general election campaign. Local parents were furious that the Tories were determined to force through further cuts to our great schools. The message across Southwark was very clear – fund every one of our schools properly and don’t put our young people’s future in jeopardy. Just recently new government statistics were released showing that the number of truly affordable homes at social rents funded by the government have been cut by 96% since 2010 when the Lib Dems and Tories voted to slash funding for social housing. Southwark’s Labour council is working hard to deliver new council homes, but we need a government committed to providing the funding to allow this happen everywhere and for Southwark’s programme to be accelerated. Yesterday I was really pleased to speak at the third Dulwich and West Norwood Speaks Up for the Climate meeting that I initiated shortly after being elected in 2015 following an excellent discussion with a series of passionate local campaigners on climate change. It is critical that we do not allow Donald Trump and the DUP’s climate change denial to derail our work to tackle climate change.
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Congratulations
who passed away peacefully on 14th June 2017
on their wedding 1/7/17.
In loving memory of
Irene (Rene) Talbot
The Funeral service will be held on Thursday 13th July at 11.30 am at Honor Oak Crematorium, Brockley Way SE4 2LW All family and friends welcome, dress code: smart, black optional. Family flowers only please - any kind donations can be sent to F.A. Albin and Sons and will be split between the Child Bereavement Trust and Evelina Children’s Hospital.
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Sean & Jan Beaven
A great new start in life on a wonderful journey together. All the best in the future. Love from Martin & Holly, Robert and Jack and Best Friends, Lorraine & Kirsty, Kathy & Terry, Andy, Jackie William & Luke x x x
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Big night out for Little Voice CHARLOTTE BENSTEAD will be directing Jim Cartwright’s The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the South London Theatre, writes Michael Holland...
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The play tells of Little Voice, desperately missing her dead father, who spends her time locked in her bedroom listening to his old record collection and perfecting astonishing impersonations of famous divas, including Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Dusty Springfield. Charlotte took time out from rehearsals to speak to us. I wanted to know why she chose this play: ‘I saw a production of the show at the brilliant Union Theatre last year,’ she begins. ‘It made me think about how you can stage what are traditionally big shows in an intimate space and not lose any of the key elements.’ Knowing the film and the famous scene outside the upstairs window I wondered if this was going to be recreated in a theatre. Ms Benstead, in a testament to her theatre production skills, seemingly has all angles covered: ‘Despite the stage directions saying you need a cherry picker and a two storey set we have put together a show in a space not much bigger than the average front room.’ Little Voice is replete with strong characters so casting is key in a show like this. ‘We have a really strong ensemble and of course it was vital that Little Voice could sing like the greats,’ she tells me.
That lead role has been taken by Bethan Davis who has only just turned 18. ‘She juggled her AS level exams with the first few weeks of rehearsals,’ reveals the still stunned director. Charlotte goes on to tell me that Bethen ‘is a real find and is perfecting her
Justice for superheroes
your “g’s" - SinGinG and RinGinG - so different from anything my South London voice is used to!’ But this play has other meanings for Charlotte Benstead: ‘The themes in Little Voice are things that have affected me personally. I lost my Dad when he was too young and for a long time I could not process the loss…’ She took a pause before carrying on. ‘The play is about people stuck in grief and relationships - It definitely changed the dynamic and relationship I have with my Mum.’ The hardworking director had a sip on the mug of tea, that had been sitting there neglected during our interview, before smiling as a cue to carry on. ‘I have set it in 1987,’ she starts up again. ‘I like to give the actors a definite place and time to build their characters from, so being the 1980s there were also terrible clothes and hair - Big, bad hair!’ She laughs like someone who likes a good laugh. ‘Add the heavy petting and killer tunes - it is so my kind of show!’ Before I left Charlotte told me they will be collecting for the Firefighters’ Charity during the show as a nod to their theatre being based in an old Victorian fire station, and of course to Grenfell Tower.
Shirley Bassey and Judy Garland impressions using You Tube… The Lancashire accent has also been a challenge, but Preston born Fiona Daffern playing the put upon Sadie has been giving the cast tips,’ she says, explaining that ‘You have to pronounce
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice is on at Stanley Halls, 12 South Norwood Hill, SE25 6AB from July 25th - 29th at 8pm. Admission £12, £10. Phone: 07701 055602 www.southlondontheatre.co.uk
A ONE-MAN musical was always going to be somewhat of an ambitious project, but director Adam Lenson pulls each component together so that what the audience is left with is quite a triumph, writes Rosie O’Connell...
Rouse’s portrayal is filled with nothing but love and adoration, and at no point is it uncomfortable. Full of equal parts energy and sorrow, Rouse’s depiction of the every-man in his exploration of what fatherhood is to him strikes a heartfelt cord with the audience. At no point does the hour and a half run feel rushed, despite managing to cram 14 songs in. The lyrics are witty, bittersweet and at times dark and with the band led by Joe Bunker superseding their mere number of 3 results in quite the coup. The clever, observational humour of songs such as ‘Other Children’s Parents’ and ‘All American Dad’ are ironic and droll and are perfectly balanced with more sombre, thoughtful songs such as ‘Don’t Look Down’. By utilising a relatively untouched theme, ‘Superhero’ is one of a kind. By stripping back and keeping things simple a truly heartfelt story is conveyed. The production on the whole is tight too, from performance, music, lights and sounds and set I cannot fault it. This is a thoroughly enjoyable piece, a perfect example of contemporary British musical where its emphasis is successfully focused on character, and in this case, just one dad.
Structurally this piece is smart, Michael Rouse as Colin Bradley takes the audience back through his trials and triumphs of fatherhood by breaking the fourth wall during his appeal for custody of his daughter Emily in family court. The ever likeable Colin recounts his journey from stay at home dad to only being granted access to his daughter once a fortnight, culminating in his joining the Fathers for Justice movement. You would think upon first glance that this would be a politically charged rant about parental rights, which, while it is at the core of the musical, writers Michael Conley, Joseph Finlay and Richy Hughes manage to keep hope and love above all else, ultimately creating a relatable and compassionate tale. Having been told by his lawyer, Rupert the Bellend, “don’t tell the judge you love your daughter” because apparently that makes people feel uncomfortable,
Sargent: The Watercolours DULWICH PICTURE Gallery will present the first major UK exhibition of watercolours by the Anglo-American artist, John Singer Sargent, since 1918.
A key selection of works from over 30 lenders, on display in the UK for the first time, will offer an alternative perspective on Sargent. ‘Sargent: The Watercolours’ will bring together 80 works from arguably Sargent’s greatest period of watercolour production between 1900 and 1918. Renowned as the leading portraitist of his generation, Sargent mastered the medium of watercolour during his painting expeditions to Southern Europe and the Middle East, where he developed a distinctive way of seeing and composing. Whilst these watercolours have often been dismissed as simple travel souvenirs, they were an integral part of Sargent’s artistic production. Arranged thematically, the exhibition will showcase Sargent’s landscapes, architectural structures and figurative scenes. It will draw attention to the most radical aspects of his oeuvre, in particular his use of the close-up to focus attention on a specific motif, his unusual use of perspective and the arresting and dynamic poses of his figures. The show will also serve as a startling reminder of Sargent’s mastery of the visual complexities of light, the effects of which are present in almost every one of his works. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, Dulwich, SE21 7AD 21 June – 8 October 2017 Tickets: (Pre-book online): £15.50 Adult £14.50 Senior Citizens £7 Unemployed, disabled, students Free: Children, Friends *Ticket prices include a voluntary Gift Aid donation
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Hannah’s walk of fame O
n February 6th 1888 Hannah Griggs, aged 26, was admitted to St Olave’s Workhouse in Rotherhithe, writes Michael Holland...
Two weeks later she gave birth to a daughter. This baby, born in straitened circumstances, was named Hannah after her unwed mother, and over the coming months mother and child were discharged on several occasions but always readmitted as destitute. These were hard times. Over one hundred years later Susan Belcher from Essex is standing on Tower Bridge looking down at a plaque commemorating her grandmother, Hannah. The baby born into poverty became the first female worker on the bridge. More plaques, creating a Walk of Fame, honour many of the other people who worked there. In total 40 decorative plaques, designed by local schoolchildren, make up the newest addition to the world’s most famous bridge. Susan’s story is interesting. She was visiting Tower Bridge last year and while in the walkway that connects the two towers she was telling her friends the tale of her grandmother becoming the Cookin-Service to the Bridge Master, whose grand office was above the archway that straddles the road. This conversation was overheard by someone who knew there was a project in place to find and honour the workers that kept Tower Bridge running in the days when there was a crew of 80 needed to maintain every aspect of the machinery and inner workings of the bridge. Within days Dirk Bennett, the bridge’s Exhibition Manager, was in touch and Susan Belcher was soon researching her family history in the Metropolitan Archive and Southwark Local History Library, discovering much about her ancestors and the many places in Bermondsey where Hannah Griggs and little Hannah lived after spending several years in the workhouse that eventually became St Olave’s Hospital. Now, along with other descendants of those former workers, Susan was there to see the official opening of a Walk of Fame that commemorates the painters, the stokers, the engineers and all those men and women in a diversity of roles who have remained unrecognised for far too long. Inside the old Engine Rooms there is a video, an audio and visual exhibition that augments the Walk of Fame with personal histories behind those honoured, and shows what a working day was like on the bridge. Some of the more recent former workers were
Descendants by the Walk of Fame
there to discuss their jobs with visitors. Peter Thurkle, who grew up on Silwood Estate, Rotherhithe, told how a lot of ex-servicemen were employed there(Peter is exRoyal Marines) and how everything was cleaned everyday:
‘The Bridge Masters were all exmilitary,’ he remembers, ‘and they were always doing the rounds, always checking that things were up to standard, like in the army.’ The Walk of Fame can be seen on the bridge’s South Eastern
pavement. The exhibition can be found in the Engine Rooms as part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition. Adults £9.80; 5-15 £4.20; under 5 Free. 10am - 5.30pm
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L
ong after the Blitz was thought to have ended, and German air raids had ceased, areas of south of the river continued to be pummelled by the Nazis using their infamous V1 missiles, writes Owen Sheppard...
Peckham in particular became the inadvertent target for these missiles, launched from just across the channel, for a two-month spell in 1944. The most destructive of these seemingly random attacks on the smoky suburban sprawl came on June 22, when a V1 “Doodlebug” cruise missile laid waste to the Savage’s corset factory, once located near the corner of Peckham Rye and Nunhead Lane. Twenty-four mainly young girls in their late teens and early twenties lost their lives, marking it out as the largest loss of life in Peckham during WW2. The corset factory disaster has been researched by Peckham Society chair, Dr Peter Frost, who can recall hearing from Ron Gain (his former colleague in dental practice and who lived in the Peckham Rye area) that Ron’s son had heard the air raid siren on the night of the bombing, and had a good view of the factory as the V1 struck. Peter also had memories, from when he was a youngster, of seeing the V1s going over his house and towards south London, when he lived in Ashford in Kent. “There was absolute destruction of the building, and the tram tracks were broken and twisted up in the air,” Peter said. “Initially the passers-by and the rescue crews could hear the staff singing, from an air raid shelter beneath the factory, to keep up their spirits. When eventually they were recovered they were all dead, probably having suffocated.” His colleague, local architect Benny O’Looney, told the News that some 30 V1s fell on Peckham in the course of two months during 1944, killing 200 in all. Six of them landed on Peckham Rye Park itself, and another was recorded as having fell on the current Morrisons carpark site near Rye Lane and Queen’s Road. The corset factory, owned by a “well established” Peckham family called the Savages, had been used for manufacturing Thompson corsets sold in America, and Au Fait-branded lingerie. But during the war it was acquired for manufacturing parachutes – with rows of sewing machines handled by the young women who perished in the attack. By the 1950s it had been cleared, and made way for brick housing estates that still stand in Nunhead
A sketch of the destruction (main); an advert for Thomson’s (right); and a V1 Doodlebug (below)
Lane today. According to Peter, the reason for the missiles’ frequent encounters with such soft targets in south London, was because the Nazi missile operators in Calais were being fed false information by double agents working for the Allied forces. German spies had been trying to provide their comrades across the Channel with coordinates for priority targets in central London, such as Buckingham Palace, by sending messages over radio signal in Morse Code. But many of these spies were captured, having been eavesdropped on by agents
working at Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes, where the famous Enigma Code was cracked. The Nazi spies were given the choice of a hanging, or to work as double agents. Part of their new cover job was to send back coordinates to their colleagues operating the V1s that were instead for locations in south London, which were close enough to London to be believed, but a safe distance from the more valuable targets nearer the Thames. Later on in the war, the Nazis progressed from using V1s, and which were propelled from across the channel in locations such as
A MEMORIAL board has been placed to commemorate the corset factory disaster, after a joint effort between the Peckham Society and Southwark Council’s Cleaner Greener Safer team.
both helped research the corset factory blast. The board pays tribute to the 24 mainly young girls who lost their lives at the corset factory on the June 22, 1944. The unveiling took place on June 23, and the board is located outside Glover House, between Peckham Rye, Nunhead Lane and East Dulwich Road. This new information and memorial board gives a detailed account of the incident, using the same historical, detailed maps and imagery featured in this article.
Victims of Corset Factory bombing remembered with new board
The board was unveiled in front of 40 attendees by Southwark mayor Charlie Smith, deputy mayor Jamille Mohammed, and Ian Wingfield, Southwark’s cabinet member for the environment and the public realm. Speeches were given by Peckham Society chair, Dr Peter Frost, and architect Benedict O'Looney, who
Belgium and Calais, and began using vertically-launched V2 rockets, which penetrated space. Such weapons were unprecedented at the time, and Peter suggested
that some of the first V2 rocket explosions had been mistaken for gas explosions, because they had not been detected during their flight.
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Hooper’s do what Borough Market does best - great food ARTHUR HOOPER'S
8 Stoney Street, London Bridge, SE1 9AA. 0207 940 0169 www.arthurhoopers.co.uk
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rthur Hooper's will never just be known for its food. Located in the heart of Borough Market, the newly-opened eatery was directly targeted during last month's deadly terror attack, writes Joey Millar...
But while eight people were killed during the brutal assault on London's larder, the bravery and composure of the staff at the intimate Stoney Street restaurant helped save many lives. When the three jihadis mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge before beginning a vicious knife attack in Borough Market itself, the staff at Arthur Hooper's thought quickly. They ushered diners and members of the public off Stoney Street and into the safety of the restaurant before an achingly-slow shutter covered the
windows. The manager, Spaniard Sergio Farina, then heroically held the door closed as he stared the killers dead in the eyes as they attempted to force their way in. Terrifying CCTV footage shows Mr Farina's courage amidst the chaos before the terrorists finally give up their attempts to break in. They were shot dead moments later. In the wake of such bravery and tragedy it seems almost perverse to discuss food but, like the traders and restaurateurs of Borough Market itself, normality must resume. And, with a cuisine as good as Arthur Hooper's,
that is no bad thing. Tucked under a railway arch beside the famous Market Porter pub, the restaurant is textbook SE1. A soundtrack of rumbling trains, tipsy revellers and market traders packing up for the day is Borough at its finest – and Arthur Hooper's is a grand addition. Opened this spring, the restaurant offers a menu of small plates – a tapasstyle variety of meat, fish, cheese, veg and everything in between. My tip would be to cede all responsibility and to let the friendly staff recommend a selection of plates - with such a huge
selection available, and with most plates priced at less than £5, it hard to go wrong. After nibbling on some olives and foccacia, Hattie and I dove into the main menu, ordering as many plates as the table could hold. From creamy European cheeses to fresh British seafood, Arthur Hooper's variety reflects the market itself – a crosssection of cultures and people, all squeezed into the heart of London Bridge. After admitting defeat to the seemingly endless menu of small plates we concluded out meal with cheesecake and a chocolate pot – rich deserts which, it was only right, was washed down with another glass of the recommended wine. Borough Market was targeted last month for a reason: it is a place where cultures and people mix and enjoy themselves in the heart of the greatest city on earth. Following the numbing human tragedy and the cost of closures, the market needs your support now more than ever. The best way to do this is by resisting the easy temptation to lash out and to instead live the best life our borough can offer - and Arthur Hooper's is not a bad place to start.
THE DAMAGE
- £3 Nocellera olives - £4 Focaccia with olive oil - £10.50 Beef carpaccio - £3.50 Aged gouda Smoked salmon pate with - £7 sourdough bread Mussels, nduja and - £7.50 turnip tops - £4.50 Bresaola - £4.50 Lamb merquez Butterbeans, tenderstem, - £7 ricotta, Nigella seeds Sauteed Rosemary new - £4 potatoes - £6 Chocolate pot Ricotta cheesecake with rhubarb orange compot - £5.50 Bottle of Esteva Douro Tinto - £25 TOTAL - £92
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www.southwarknews.co.uk/jobs Surrey Square Primary School Surrey Square, London SE17 2JY Telephone: 020 7703 3049 Email: office@surreysquare.southwark.sch.uk Follow us: @SurreySqSchool Web: www.surreysquareprimary.co.uk
Wanted: a Higher Level Teaching assistant September 2017 Hay Grade 6.
At Surrey Square, we aim to give our amazing children the very best. We have a vacancy for a full time (25 hours a week), Higher Level Teaching assistant to join our team. The position includes: • Supporting individuals and/or groups of children (under the direction of the class teacher) • Assisting with the preparation of the learning environment • Maintaining pupil records • Supporting specific individual children with SEND • Leading the class in the absence of the class teacher We are looking for people who: • Are keen to join our amazing team of support staff • Have experience of working with children in an educational setting • Have level 2 in literacy, numeracy and ICT • Hold the HLTA qualification • Are enthusiastic, hard working and interested in furthering their own learning • Experience of working with children with SEND
You are welcome to come and visit the school by appointment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Previous employment references will be taken up at shortlist.
Job descriptions and application forms are available via email, office@surreysquare.southwark.sch.uk
Closing date for applications is: 13th July 2017 Interviews week beginning: 17th July 2017
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School Support Staff Required Learning Support Assistant x 2 Midday Meals Supervisor x 2 September 2017 or sooner
St John’s is an inclusive, thriving and popular school close to Canada Water. We are part of a hard federation with another school in our Local Authority, and together we are working towards becoming outstanding. The School would like to appoint committed people, to join our team as we help and support our pupils to fulfil their potential.
We can offer you a school which has: Children that are happy, well behaved, enthusiastic and eager to learn. A caring and supportive learning community, strong links with parents, the Parish and the local community. A collaborative and supportive Governing Body. Great transport links by bus, train and tube to Canada Water.
What our students say about their school: It is welcoming with kind pupils. There are lots of different trips and activities. The children’s work is displayed all over the school. It has teachers who challenge us. We come together to enjoy assemblies.
A number of vacancies have arisen at this small, friendly and popular Primary School. Pupils are rightly proud of their school; pupil behaviour has been judged by Ofsted as ‘Outstanding.’ If you are interested in joining our team then please contact the school by email ‘office@st-john.southwark.sch.uk’ so that we can email you details of the post and an application form. Please mark the email with vacancy in the subject line.
Closing date Midday Tuesday 18th July 2017 Interviews to be held Wednesday 19th July 2017
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Surrey Square Primary School Surrey Square, London SE17 2JY Telephone: 020 7703 3049 Email: office@surreysquare.southwark.sch.uk Follow us: @SurreySqSchool Web: www.surreysquareprimary.co.uk
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We have a vacancy for one full time (25 hours a week), Learning Facilitator.
The position includes: • Providing support to Individuals and or groups of children under the direction of the class teacher • Assisting with the preparation of the learning environment • Maintaining pupil records
We are looking for people who: • Have experience of working with children in an educational setting • Have level 2 in literacy, numeracy and ICT • Are enthusiastic, hard working and interested in furthering their own learning This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Previous employment references will be taken up at shortlist.
Job descriptions and Application forms are available via email, office@surreysquare.southwark.sch.uk, Closing date for applications is: 13th July 2017 Interviews week beginning: Monday 17th July 2017
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THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK (LAND SURROUNDING PECKHAM RYE STATION, RYE LANE AND BLENHEIM GROVE, PECKHAM) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2016 Section 226(1)(a) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 13 London Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 -----------------------------------------------------
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Section 226(1)(a) Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Section 13 London Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981
Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in exercise of his powers under the above Acts, on 19 June 2017 confirmed the London Borough of Southwark (Land surrounding Peckham Rye Station, Rye Lane and Blenheim Grove, Peckham) Compulsory Purchase Order 2016 submitted by the London Borough of Southwark.
The order as confirmed provides for the purchase for the purposes of creating a new public square between Peckham Rye Station and Rye Lane, Peckham; demolishing the arcade buildings located between the north and south railway viaduct; refurbishment of the railway arches facing onto the new square and refurbishment and erection of a two storey extension to the building at 2 to 10 Blenheim Grove/82 Rye Lane of the land and the new rights described in Schedule 1 hereto. A copy of the order as confirmed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and of the map referred to therein have been deposited at Southwark Council offices, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH and at Peckham Library, 122 Peckham Hill Street, London SE15 5JR and may be seen at all reasonable hours.
The order as confirmed becomes operative on the date on which this notice is first published. A person aggrieved by the order may, by application to the High Court within 6 weeks from that date, challenge its validity under section 23 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981. The grounds for challenge can be that the authorisation granted by the order is not empowered to be granted or that there has been a failure to comply with any relevant statutory requirement relating to the order.
Once the order has become operative, the London Borough of Southwark may acquire any of the land described in Schedule 1 below by executing a general vesting declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981. A statement on the effect of Parts 2 and 3 of that Act is set out in Schedule 2 below. Every person who, if a general vesting declaration were executed under section 4 of that Act in respect of the land comprised in the order (other than land in respect of which notice to treat has been given), would be entitled to claim compensation in respect of any such land, is invited to give information to the London Borough of Southwark at 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH (attention of the Regeneration Department) about the person’s name, address and interest in land, using a prescribed form. The relevant prescribed form is set out in Schedule 3 below. SCHEDULE 1
LAND AND THE NEW RIGHTS COMPRISED IN THE ORDER AS CONFIRMED
All interests in 74 Rye Lane and 24 Station Way, Peckham Rye, London SE15; 74A Rye Lane, Peckham Rye, London SE15; 76, 78, 80 and 82 Rye Lane, Peckham Rye, London SE15; 2-10 (evens), 2A, 6A, 6B, 6C Blenheim Grove, Peckham Rye, London SE15 and kiosk at Station Way, 4, 10, 12 and 12A Station Way, Peckham Rye, London SE15 except those interests already owned by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd and also excluding the structure of the rail arches, all columns and other iron work supporting the station platforms of Peckham Rye Station, the platforms and the airspace thereover. The right for the London Borough of Southwark, its lessees, licencees, successors in title, assigns and all they may authorise in 435 square metres of footpath known as Station Way, Peckham Rye, London SE15 and in 149 square metres of footpath and canopy known as Arcade, Station Way, Peckham Rye, London SE15 to enter the land at all times (with or without vehicles, machinery, equipment, plant and materials) for all purposes in connection with the proposed redevelopment including resurfacing the land; to oversail cranes; to erect scaffolding and hoardings; to use and replace service media and plant to alter, remove and replace fire escapes and for access and deliveries (with or without vehicles, machinery, equipment, plant and materials). SCHEDULE 2
FORM OF STATEMENT OF EFFECT OF PARTS 2 AND 3 OF THE COMPULSORY PURCHASE (VESTING DECLARATIONS) ACT 1981
Power to execute a general vesting declaration 1
Once the London Borough of Southwark (Land surrounding Peckham Rye Station, Rye Lane and Blenheim Grove, Peckham) Compulsory Purchase Order 2016 has become operative, the London Borough of Southwark (hereinafter called “the Council”) may acquire any of the land described in Schedule 1 above by executing a general vesting declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 (“the Act”). This has the effect, subject to paragraphs 3 and 5 below, of vesting land in the Council at the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 2 below.
Notices concerning general vesting declaration 2
3
As soon as may be after the Council execute a general vesting declaration, they must serve notice of it on every occupier of any of the land specified in the declaration (except land where there is one of the tenancies described in paragraph 4) and on every person who gives them information relating to the land in pursuance of the invitation contained in the confirmation notice of the order. When the service of notices of the general vesting declaration is completed, a period specified in the declaration, of not less than three months, will begin to run. On the first day after the end of this period the land described in the declaration will, subject to what is said in paragraphs 3 and 5, vest in the Council together with the right to enter on the land and take possession of it. Every person on whom the Council could have served a notice to treat in respect of his interest in the land (other than a tenant under one of the tenancies described in paragraph 4) will be entitled to claim compensation for the acquisition of his interest in the land, with interest on the compensation from the vesting date.
The “vesting date” for any land specified in a declaration will be the first day after the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 2 above, unless a counter-notice is served under Schedule A1 to the Act within that period. In such circumstances, the vesting date for the land which is the subject of the counter-notice will be determined in accordance with Schedule A1.
Modifications with respect to certain tenancies 4
5
In the case of certain tenancies, the position stated above is subject to modifications. The modifications apply where the tenancy is either a “minor tenancy”, i.e. a tenancy for a year or a yearly tenancy or a lesser interest, or “a long tenancy which is about to expire”. The latter expression means a tenancy granted for an interest greater than a minor tenancy but having on the vesting date a period still to run which is not more than the period specified in the declaration for this purpose (which must be more than a year). In calculating how long a tenancy still has to run, where any option to renew or to terminate it is available to either party, it shall be assumed that the landlord will take every opportunity open to him to terminate the tenancy while the tenant will use every opportunity to retain or renew his interest.
The modifications are that the Council may not exercise the right of entry referred to in paragraph 2 in respect of land subject to a tenancy described in paragraph 4 unless they first serve notice to treat in respect of the tenancy and then serve every occupier of the land with a notice of their intention to enter and take possession after the period (not less than three months from the service of the notice) specified in the notice. The right of entry will be exercisable at the end of that period. The vesting of the land will be subject to the tenancy until the end of that period or until the tenancy comes to an end, whichever happens first. SCHEDULE 3
FORM FOR GIVING INFORMATION
THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK (LAND SURROUNDING PECKHAM RYE STATION, RYE LANE AND BLENHEIM GROVE, PECKHAM) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2016 To:
The London Borough of Southwark (“the Council”)
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[I][We] being [a person][persons] who, if a general vesting declaration were executed under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 in respect of all the land comprised in the compulsory purchase order cited above in respect of which notice to treat has not been given, would be entitled to claim compensation in respect of [all][part of] that land, give you the following information, pursuant to the provisions of section 15 of, or paragraph 6 of Schedule 1, to the Acquisition of Land Act 1981. Continues on next page.....
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Land in which an interest is held by informant(s) (ii) PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP.PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP.
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In the case of a joint interest insert the names and addresses of all the informants. The land should be described concisely.
(iii) If the interest is leasehold, the date of commencement and length of term should be given. If the land is subject to a mortgage or other incumbrance, details should be given, e.g. name of building society and roll number.
Signed
Doreen Forrester-Brown Director of Law & Democracy London Borough of Southwark Council
Dated: 6th July 2017 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (HEYGATE STREET) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable bridge demolition works to be carried out by Lendlease (E&C) Ltd, it made an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular and pedestrian traffic in part of the above named road.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Heygate Street, between its junctions with Walworth Road and Rodney Road/Rodney Place. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall enter or proceed in Heygate Street, both sides, between its junctions with Walworth Road and Rodney Road/Rodney Place. An alternative route will be as indicated by signage via Walworth Road, Camberwell Road, Albany Road, Thurlow Street, Flint Street and Rodney Road.
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 restrictions will be operational from 10th July 2017, and planned to be applicable only from Saturday 22nd July to Sunday 23rd July 2017. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 6th July 2017
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that I SOF - 10 StarLight 10 Operations Limited Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of South Point Suites, 190 Bermondey Street, London, SE1 3TQ The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The supply of alcohol:
Days
Start time
Finish time
Mon - Sun
24 hours a day
24 hours a day
Mon - Sun
The provision of regulated entertainment: The provision of late night refreshment: Opening hours:
24 hours a day
24 hours a day
Mon - Sun
24 hours a day
24 hours a day
Mon - Sun
24 hours a day
24 hours a day
A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by Southwark Licensing Team, Regulatory Services, 3rd Floor Hub 1, PO Box 64529, London, SE1P 5LX - E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk
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: 3rd July 2017
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3705
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Goods Vehicle Operator's Licence
Hillsong Church London of 425 New Kings Road, Fulham, London, SW6 4RN is applying for a licence to use Unit 3, Stockholm Road, South Bermondsey, London, SE16 3LP as an operating centre for 5 goods vehicles and 0 trailers Owners or occupiers of land (including buildings) near the operating centre who believe that their use or enjoyment of that land would be affected, should make written representations to the Traffic Commissioner at Hillcrest House, 386 Harehills Lane, Leeds, LS9 6NF, stating their reasons, within 21 days of this notice. Representors must at the same time send a copy of their representations to the applicant at the address given at the top of this notice. A Guide to Making Representations is available from the Traffic Commissioner's office.
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To place a public notice, please call 020 7232 1639 or email: notices@southwarknews.co.uk
Please take notice that I / we Pizza1889 Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of Pizza1889, Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, Redriff Road, Surrey Quays, SE16 7LL The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The supply of alcohol: Opening hours:
Days
Start time
Finish time
Mon - Thurs Fri & Sat Sunday
11:30 11:30 11:30
21:00 21:30 17:00
Mon - Thurs Fri & Sat Sunday
12:00 12:00 12:00
21:00 21:30 17:00
A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by Southwark Licensing Team, Regulatory Services, 3rd Floor Hub 1, PO Box 64529, London, SE1P 5LX - E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk
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: 17th June 2017
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended)
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended)
The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk You can use facilities at your local library or ‘My Southwark Service Points’ to access the website. How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will be removed except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked ‘confidential’ will not be considered. Written comments can be submitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX. Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: ACA-development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; ALB-development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); CNA-development within a conservation area; DDP-departure from the development plan; LBA-works to or within the site of a listed building; MPA-major planning application; EIA-environmental impact assessment (these applications are accompanied by an environmental statement a copy of which may be obtained from the Council – there will be a charge for the copy). DAMORY HOUSE AND THAXTED COURT, ABBEYFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2BU (Ref. 17/AP/2562 ) Redevelopment of Thaxted Court, entailing; Conversion of the existing ground floor undercroft/garaging area within the northwest wing into x2 self-contained dwellings; Construction of a two-storey extension to the roof (i.e. at fourth and fifth floor level) of both wings of the building to facilitate the delivery of x12 self-contained dwellings; Alterations to the existing building, including: the installation of a new glazed facade; recladding of existing elevations; the creation of a new covered entrance at ground floor level; and the provision of dedicated cycle and refuse storage spaces; Delivery of new public realm, hard and soft landscaping, and associated works Redevelopment of Damory House, entailing; Construction of a two-storey extension to the roof (i.e. at fourth and fifth floor level) across the full length of the building to facilitate the delivery of x14 self-contained dwellings; Alterations to the existing building, including: the installation of a new glazed facade; recladding of existing elevations; the creation of a new covered entrance at ground floor level; and the provision of dedicated cycle and refuse storage spaces; Delivery of new public realm, hard and soft landscaping, and associated works Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Patrick Cronin - 020 7525 5535 27 BEAUVAL ROAD, LONDON, SE22 8UG (Ref. 17/AP/2486 ) (Householder Application) Renew the following planning approval 16/AP/1562 -Erection of rear ground floor single storey L-shaped wrap-around extension to rear and side of outrigger to provide additional accommodation to dwellinghouse. | (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 194-204 BERMONDSEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 3TQ (Ref. 17/AP/2490 ) Variation of Condition 1 Approved Plans of permission 16AP4754 (Change of use of existing ground floor and basement premises from Class B1 office to Dual Alternative use within class A1(Retail) or Class A3 (Restaurant), together with lowering of the existing basement floor and external alterations; to retain the partition wall internally to allow the premises to function as two units, to only lower the basement floor level to one unit and to relocate the kitchen extract duct from the rear elevation to the side elevation)). To allow: for alterations to the approved shopfront. Reason(s) for publicity: (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) 10 TROCETTE MANSIONS, 249 BERMONDSEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 3UQ (Ref. 17/AP/2472 ) Replacing existing windows with new windows of the same appearance. (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Dennis Sangweme 020 7525 5419) ALL SAINTS CHURCH HALL, BLENHEIM GROVE, LONDON, SE15 4QS (Ref. 17/AP/2495 ) Construction of a new out-building on the grounds of All Saints Church Peckham. (within Holly Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) 71 CALTON AVENUE, LONDON, SE21 7DF (Ref. 17/AP/2458 ) (Householder Application) Construction of a 1050mm high roof extension to the rear outrigger, including new skylights; the enlargement of the rear dormer at 2nd floor level within the main roof; one new skylight to the existing roof; replacement double doors to the rear roof terrace; a new window to the side
of the study at the rear of the first floor; the refurbishment and/ or replacement of a number of windows to all three facades; the replacement of the roof tiles to the main roof and the roof over the entrance porch, and; a new side entrance gate in timber. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 17-19 CAMBERWELL CHURCH STREET, LONDON, SE5 8TR (Ref. 17/AP/1744 ) Display of 2x No. externally illuminated via individual spot light fittings fascia signages and 1x No. non lluminated projecting sign. (within Camberwell Green C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Yvonne Sampoh 0207 525 4929) 38 CASINO AVENUE, LONDON, SE24 9PH (Ref. 17/AP/2415 ) Construction of a single storey rear extension to ground floor flat (within Sunray Estate C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) BOROUGH MARKET, CATHEDRAL STREET, LONDON, SE1 9AL (Ref. 17/AP/2447 ) Change of use of land from market wholesale use (Sui Generis) use to flexible market wholesale (Sui Generis) and retail (A1 use) to accommodate up to 7 market stalls with amended access ramps and handrails to Jubilee Market Hall enclosure. (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Alex Cameron 020 7525 5416) 19 DRUCE ROAD, LONDON, SE21 7DW (Ref. 17/AP/2500 ) (Householder Application) Replacement of existing rear conservatory extension, addition of roof extension. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 3 FRANK DIXON CLOSE, LONDON, SE21 7BD (Ref. 17/AP/2369 ) (Householder Application) Demolition of the existing detached, 5 bedroom 2 storey house and the erection of a more sustainable and well designed 5 bedroom 2 storey home with accommodation at basement and attic level. Revisions to the approved application 16AP3331 footprint and mass, windows location and external materials. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207 525 1770) 10 GLADSTONE STREET, LONDON, SE1 6EY (Ref. 17/AP/2445 ) (Householder Application) Glazed roof to rear lightwell and extension & alterations to basement (within West Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) 10 GLADSTONE STREET, LONDON, SE1 6EY (Ref. 17/AP/2446 ) Glazed roof to rear lightwell and extension & alterations to basement (within West Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) IVYDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL, IVYDALE ROAD, LONDON, SE15 3BU (Ref. 17/AP/2010 ) Install 4 timber lodge shelters to offer the school multiple external teaching opportunities for outdoor teaching spaces, reading areas, design and technology areas for pupils and sheltered locations for children to find shade during playing periods and hot days. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Craig Newton 020 7525 4004) 362-366 LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, SE22 8NA (Ref. 17/AP/2380 ) Construction of DDA compliant external access ramp (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Troy Davies 0207
525 0783) 5 LYNDHURST SQUARE, LONDON, SE15 5AR (Ref. 17/AP/2492 ) Construction of a single storey timber conservatory to replace existing (within Holly Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Martin McKay 0207 525 1818) 5 LYNDHURST SQUARE, LONDON,SE15 5AR (Ref. 17/AP/2491 ) (Householder Application) Single storey timber conservatory to replace existing (within Holly Grove C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Martin McKay 0207 525 1818) TELEPHONE BOX OUTSIDE, FLAT 1, 38-44 RYE LANE, LONDON, SE15 5BY (Ref. 17/AP/2503 ) Notification for prior approval for the installation of one public telephone box. (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Neil Loubser 020 7525 5451) 2A SHENLEY ROAD,LONDON, SE5 8NN (Ref. 17/AP/2489 ) Conversion of the existing basement level of the building from storage space to x1 dwelling (C3 Use Class), to include the creation of light wells at the front and rear entailing the removal of amenity spaces associated with the existing ground floor flat (within Sceaux Gardens C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Patrick Cronin - 020 7525 5535 020 7525 5535) THE REAL GREEK, RIVERSIDE HOUSE, 2A SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, SE1 9HA (Ref. 17/AP/2072 ) Installation of x6 umbrellas with advertisement
on them Reason(s) for publicity: (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) THE REAL GREEK, RIVERSIDE HOUSE, 2A SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, SE1 9HA (Ref. 17/AP/2071 ) Removal of unauthorised external works and reinstatement of 2no. terraces with 6no new umbrellas, new planters and glazed screening (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) LAND BEHIND SHIPWRIGHTS ARMS, 88 TOOLEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2TF (Ref. 17/AP/2600 ) Demolition of a sub station and use of area as A) Part of urban realm and b) Dustbin storage for public house (within Tooley Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207 525 1770) TOWER BRIDGE, TOWER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, SE1 2UP (Ref. 17/AP/2408 ) To add 4 Samaritan signs to Tower Bridge (within Tower Bridge C.A.) (Grade I listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Tracy Chapman 020 7525 1948) Dated 06 July 2017 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning
Southwark News, Thursday July 6, 2017 By John Kelly
Johnk@southwarknews.co.uk
TED CHEESEMAN said he would “fight anyone” after winning the English superwelterweight title at the O2 Arena in Greenwich last Saturday night.
PHOTO by ActionPlus
Fighting on the undercard of the Frank Buglioni-Ricky Summers British light-heavyweight title bout, Cheeseman took his professional record to 9-0 with a devastating thirdround stoppage of Matthew Ryan. ‘The Big Cheese’ dominated from the start, connecting well with accurate shots and staying out of Ryan’s range. Cheeseman, 21, dropped Ryan to the canvas in the third with a left hook to the body, before the referee stepped in after the Bermondsey fighter sent his opponent sprawling again with a wicked right hook. “It feels great,” former Fisher amateur Cheeseman said. “To become English champion after nine fights and 21 years old, I can’t wait to push on. “My last fight gave me all the experience I needed. I could have got Jack [Sellers, whom he defeated on points] a lot earlier when I opened the second round, but I tried too hard and didn’t pace myself. “This fight I knew I could get him
out there quickly, but I took my time and it came. “I’ve been working a lot in the gym, I’ve had a twelve-week camp.
Fish do battle with young Lions
MILLWALL COACH Adam Barrett will take charge of a Millwall XI side to face Fisher at St Paul’s this weekend. With Millwall’s first-team squad at Dartford on the same day, the Lions
DULWICH WERE unable to break a last-wicket partnership in their Travelbag Surrey Championship Division 2 match against Old Rutlishians, and had to settle for a winning draw for the second week in succession.
Dulwich were put in to bat, but got off to a flying start as Nick Hudson and Tom Savill raced to 49 in the first six overs. The stand had reached 55 in the ninth over when Hudson was dismissed for 22, off 25 balls. Savill was joined by Henry Hazlewood, who helped him add 30 for the second wicket before falling for sixteen at the end of the seventeenth over. Richard King fell for three, but Salaar Waqar then joined Savill in adding 34 for the fourth wicket. Savill was the next man to go with the score on 136 in the 29th over. His 74, made
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could field youngsters including Harry Smith (left) – who last season scored on his debut in the league, FA Cup and EFL Trophy after his move from non-league football. A number of other players likely to feature made their senior first-team debuts for Millwall last season. Paul Rooney, Kris Twardek, Christian Mbulu and Noah Chesmain could be in the Millwall squad and they will hope to give Barrett reason to send positive reports to senior boss Neil Harris. The fixture is the first in Fisher’s preseason schedule as they prepare for the 2017-18 Southern Counties East Football League Division One campaign. Dean Harrison’s side also have home games against Cray Wanderers (July 15), Walton Casuals (July 18) and West Didsbury & Chorlton (July 29). The match against Millwall will kick off in Rotherhithe at 3pm on Saturday.
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“Everything worked better, everything looked good. “I feel great now I’m English champ.”
Grin and bare it: Ted Cheeseman flexes his muscles after winning English title
Cheeseman’s trainer, Tony Sims, added: “It was a little step up for him and I thought he boxed extremely well. He took his time, his head
movement was good, and we know he’s got the power. “I was pleased for him. “The light-middleweight division is very open. Obviously you’ve got Liam Smith, Liam Williams at the top. It’s wide open for him to get into that British title slot.” Promoter Eddie Hearn was impressed with Cheeseman as he eyes the next move for his fighter. Hearn said: “Liam Williams is at that level where he is moving on, and I hope he doesn’t hold people up. I think he should vacate the title and let Ted Cheeseman fight for the title next. “Tony says he’s ready to go. He’s moving through the levels so well. Matthew Ryan, English champion, he just dispatched him with ease. Hopefully that title will become vacant and Ted can fight for it before the end of the year. “He’s ready, he’s cruising through these levels, he’s boxed on all the big shows. He’s ready for that next step.” And Cheeseman is confident he can take his career to the next level. “Put the person in front of me, I will train and fight anyone. It doesn’t matter. As long as Tony thinks I’m ready and Eddie thinks I’m ready I’ll fight. “That’s my job, that’s what I’m here to do. I just want to keep improving and pushing on.”
Schools League winners
ST FRANCESCA Cabrini Primary (Honor Oak) won the Southwark and Lambeth Schools Football League with a 2-1 win over Sunnyhill Primary from Streatham recently, their sixth time to win the title.
The side followed that up last weekend by defeating Dulwich Primary, Rosendale 4-1 to win the Magazine
Cup, a knockout tournament that has been running since 1920 when a local sports magazine donated the cup for local teams to play for. Primary schools from across Southwark and Lambeth took part in the tournament. Above: Coach Michael Brady and his doublewinning squad
Winning draw sees Dulwich hurdle Epsom off 77 balls, was his fifth score over 50 in just six innings this season, and takes his aggregate to 382 runs at an average of 63.66. Keeper Will Bancroft joined Waqar in a stand of 49 in nine overs for the fifth wicket before falling for seventeen. Waqar and Jon Lodwick added a further 20 before both fell in successive overs, Lodwick for eleven and Waqar for 53. Waqar’s innings had taken just 60 balls and was his second 50 in successive matches and third of the season. Leon Sealy scored the next nine runs before the last three wickets fell in four balls, including two lbws off successive balls. Dulwich had lost their last six wickets for 29 runs, and the last five for nine
runs, to be dismissed for 214 off 47.2 overs. With 52 overs to get the runs, the visitors started at a much more sedate pace against Lodwick and Sealy. They had just started to accelerate when Sealy had Matt Vandepeer lbw for eighteen in the tenth over with the score on 41. He followed this up four overs later by bowling the other opener Dan Wood for 23. Josh Price and Rory Pemberton took the score to 102-2 off 26 overs at the drinks interval, seemingly well set for a push for victory. However, spinners Waqar and skipper Alex Gledhill then imposed such restraint that only 35 runs came off the next thirteen overs for the wicket of Pemberton, who was
lbw to Gledhill for 35. With the score on 137-3 after 39 overs the visitors still needed 78 for victory off thirteen overs. Levi Olver rejoined the attack and his first six overs went wicket-less for 22 runs. But his second spell saw him take five wickets in 20 balls, including Price, stumped by Bancroft. His 56 had taken 110 balls as his aggressive shots repeatedly picked out the fielders. Gledhill also picked up a second wicket, and Old Ruts had declined from 144-3 to 173-9 in the space of 6.2 overs as they tried unsuccessfully to keep up with the required rate. There were 4.2 overs left to try and separate the last pair, but they resisted
everything that Olver, Gledhill and Lodwick could throw at them to finish on 179-9 after their 52 overs. Olver finished with 5-43 off thirteen overs, while Gledhill ended with 2-31 off 13 in a typically miserly spell, and Sealy took 2-29 off nine. For the second week running Dulwich gained ten points for a winning draw against one of the four leading teams, and overtake Epsom to climb to eighth place. Next week they travel to Bank of England, who are marooned at the foot of the table having so far lost all of their completed matches. Result: Dulwich 214 (47.2) drew with Old Rutlishians 179-9 (52)
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Skipper set for his fifteenth season as a senior professional
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TONY CRAIG believes Millwall can “surprise a lot of teams” in the Championship next season.
Millwall are in their second week after their summer break and depart for a sixday training camp in Portugal next Thursday. Craig, 32, is heading into his fifteenth campaign as a senior professional footballer and admits he still gets nervous before the start of pre-season training. “I did my first pre-season when I was fifteen and have done one every year since,” Craig said. “That’s a lot of experience and a lot of mileage in the legs. “I have to look after myself in the closed season. Obviously it’s tempting to want to enjoy the good food but you’ve got to think about pre-season and be careful. “I had a nice time off with my family, we went away for a little while. “It was a good summer but a short one. After Wembley I enjoyed it for two weeks but then couldn’t wait to get back. “You know it’s going to be a tough couple of weeks but it’s part and parcel of the job. You feel a lot better once you get through it. “On the first morning there are nerves, you know you’re going to get worked hard, a lot of running and a lot of weights. “You want to be in the best shape possible for the season and this is what you have to do to achieve that. Everyone wants to play games but you have to get that base. “Portugal will be gruelling, hard work with a couple of games out there as well. It’ll be good for the new boys to settle in a bit more and feel comfortable in the environment. “We’ll build the team spirit over the week, it’s a trip we’re looking forward to. “We know we have to up our game and our levels this season. The Championship is a great league to be a part of and it’s something we’re very much looking forward to. “We’ve got a great squad here, good unity, everyone’s in it together and we push each other on.” Craig believes Millwall’s FA Cup run last season – when they beat three Premier League teams on the way to the quarter-finals – has given them a taster of the quality they can expect to face in the Championship. The strength of the division is illustrated by John Terry stepping down to join Aston Villa despite Premier League interest.
But Craig isn’t overawed by the prospect of facing players of that standing. “There are a lot of big clubs in this league, Aston Villa are one of them, and to play against players like John Terry will be brilliant for us,” Craig insisted. “But we’ll concentrate on our strengths. We’ve got a good mixture of young and old players and everyone is looking forward to the test. “The league has moved on a level since I was there. There is a lot of top talent but we won’t worry about that, we’ll take each game as it comes. We know what we’re capable of and we’re going to surprise a lot of teams this season. “We’re a team that always sticks together. It’s going to be a hard campaign but we’re going to have the squad to cope. We’re going to have two players for every position. “The FA Cup run last season benefitted us as well, playing against quick, technical sides. “We haven’t yet gone through any tactics for next season with the gaffer or talked about how he wants us to play. We need to get this hard graft out of the way first.” Craig led his Millwall team-mates up the Wembley steps as skipper after the play-off final win over Bradford in May. It was redemption for Craig, who in 2010 was on crutches as the squad celebrated promotion. Six years later he was a late inclusion in the team after Byron Webster’s injury, but had a difficult final as Millwall lost to Barnsley and missed out on going up. Lions fan Craig finally got the chance to enjoy the occasion fully this time. “It’s up there with anything I have achieved throughout my career,” Craig said. “To be the captain and win at Wembley with the team I supported since I was a boy was a dream come true. “A lot of people spoke about what happened the previous year, but this year wasn’t any bigger or more important for me. For me it was just another game. It was good because I knew I was starting, all I was concentrating on was the game in hand and thankfully we got the job done. It was bittersweet for me the previous time we won, I as walking up the Wembley steps on crutches, so it was certainly better to be able to do it on my own two feet this time. It will live with me forever. I’ll probably keep boring my family and my mates by going on about it. “The medal was out for the first two weeks but it’s been put away in a private place now. “The final is behind us. There’s a new campaign coming up and I feel fit and ready and as strong as I have ever been.
That’s the way you have to approach it as a player. You have to believe in your own ability and I certainly do.” That belief will be important if Craig is to protect his place in the starting XI this season. He started the last campaign playing in the centre of defence before being moved to left-back where he excelled. Millwall boss Neil Harris has strengthened his squad again this summer with the acquisitions of James Meredith – who plays in Craig’s position – Tom Elliott, George Saville, Jed Wallace and Conor McLaughlin. But the threat to his place in the side doesn’t worry Craig. “James has come in with Tom, George and Jed, they’re very good players who have fit in very well, they’re good characters,” Craig said. “Competition is good for me, I think it brings the best out of me. I’ve had plenty of competition before and expect it in the future as well.”
Millwall close to Reading Coop
JAKE COOPER could join Millwall on a permanent basis from Reading after the clubs finally agreed a fee.
Millwall had been frustrated in their efforts to get Reading to drop their price for the centre-back. Cooper has no future with the Royals under manager Japp Stam, and Millwall boss Neil Harris has targeted the 22-year-old as a permanent acquisition this summer. Cooper played eighteen games for the Lions and scored twice in a loan spell last season as Millwall won promotion to the Championship. Millwall kept nine clean sheets in
the first ten games Cooper played, but he lost his place in the side when Shaun Hutchinson recovered from injury. Harris wants two senior players for every position, and Cooper would compete with Hutchinson and Byron Webster for a place in the side. Harris also has the option of playing Tony Craig in central defence, but it remains to be seen if Sid Nelson can force his way into the reckoning or if he will again go out on loan. Cooper made 40 starts for Reading and has represented England at under-18, 19 and 20 level.
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AIDEN O’BRIEN isn’t worried about the big names in the Championship and insists Millwall are not going to be happy just to “participate” next season.
The Lions are rank outsiders to challenge for promotion and the fact that 2015-16 League One champions Wigan went straight back down after one season and Burton survived with just a point to spare illustrates the challenge that lies ahead. O’Brien stressed “we don’t want to stop here” after promotion was achieved in May, as the squad continue their preseason preparations, which started last week. “The first day was easing into it and since then we’ve been properly pushing hard, getting fit, bonding with each other,” O’Brien said. “It’s tough, everyone is feeling it, but it’s good. “We’re looking to get better as a team, whether that is getting fitter, being better on the ball, we want to better ourselves overall. “We’re not worried about going up to the next division because we’re good enough to compete with every team. Clubs have got a lot more depth in their budgets and are bigger names, the likes of Sunderland and Aston Villa. “But that means nothing in a game of football, you’ve just got to go out there and apply yourself as a team. That’s what we’ll be looking to do this season. “We went back-to-back Wembley finals, the year before we didn’t quite make it but I think it was meant to be in May. We made sure we did it and now we can’t wait to go in the Championship. “Everyone is out on the pitch getting the hard work in, listening to the coaches. We’re raring to go. “We were all buzzing after the final. On a personal note and for a few of the other boys it was mine and their first promotion. It’s one we can look back on in years to come. “But we don’t want to stop here. I know it’s early to look ahead but we want to compete in this league. We don’t
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want to be a team that just participates. I know as a group we’re good enough.” O’Brien feels there is one key ingredient that has pushed Millwall in the last two seasons and can drive them to exceed some people’s expectations in 2017-18. “Never lose the belief, ever,” he says. “I always believe in my team-mates, I always believe in the staff. I believe in myself in anything I do in life. That’s how you’ve got to be, the way I see it. “In football you get spells where you might not be dominating the ball or getting chances but all it takes is a couple of seconds and there’s a goal. The playoff final – one ball across the box and it’s in the net. It’s that fine a margin in
football. “Possession doesn’t always guarantee winning in football. It’s about believing in your mates, believing in the man next to you and giving it all you’ve got.” O’Brien is currently getting his playoff final medal framed and he gave away his jersey to a friend of his dad’s, preferring to keep private his reasons for doing so. “It was something that was important for me to do at the time,” he says. “But there will be plenty more jerseys coming my way, don’t worry about that. “I’ve got [the photograph] of my first ever senior goal for Millwall, which was Brentford away. Neil Harris, the gaffer, gave me my first chance, which means
a lot to me as well. “But the medal, I don’t think anything will live up to that. It’s my first promotion, it was a dream. “Maybe at the time you don’t take it in, you’re still kind of in game mode and messing around. “That night you go out and celebrate with your family. But the next morning you’re lying in your bed and you think, ‘wow, I’m a winner, we’ve just got promoted at Wembley’. “It’s what you dream of as a kid.” Another dream is senior international recognition. O’Brien’s maternal grandparents are Irish and playing in the Championship could bring him to the attention of Republic of Ireland boss
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Martin O’Neill. O’Brien scored five goals in ten games for Ireland’s under-21s – just two off Robbie Brady’s all-time record – and the Islington-born forward knows if he finds goal-scoring form in the second tier he could get his senior opportunity. He said: “I just want to score as many goals as I can from my position, that’s the objective for Millwall. “Playing for Ireland is something else I’ve always dreamed of. My family would be so proud. I can’t wait to one day step on the pitch in an Irish jersey again with the national anthem playing. “I want to do what I can in this league, get noticed, and hopefully I will be given a chance.”
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LIONS FANS who travel to Kent on Saturday afternoon will get a first chance to see new recruits James Meredith and Tom Elliott in action for Millwall.
Meredith arrived from Bradford and Elliott from AFC Wimbledon in June and will get at least 45 minutes in Millwall’s first pre-season friendly this summer. George Saville and Jed Wallace, who signed permanent deals from Wolves last month, could also feature as boss Neil Harris looks set to name a strong
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side at Princes Park. “Players that have been in since the start of pre-season will play,” Harris said. “So Shane Ferguson, who started training only this week, won’t feature but will be there supporting his teammates. “There will be 22 players going to play 45 minutes each. “It’s an opportunity for the fans to come see both teams. A lot of our fans support both teams, which is nice. Dartford is a good club, we’ve got a really good connection with them at the moment and I hope that continues.” Harris insisted he can learn about his players from these types of games.
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“You’re always looking for tell-tale signs,” he said. “You look for combinations in play. But this game is about getting the players some minute and getting them through without injuries. “There will be mis-placed passes, people treading on the ball – that’s always the case in the first pre-season game or two. We want to get that out of the way. “The training has been at a very good standard, technically and physically, so I’m really looking forward to seeing the boys play. “The players will have done twelve games on the training pitch since
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coming back after the summer. They look forward to getting out playing football with their mates and some want to just get it out of the way. “The last couple of years the games between the sides have been close. I’m sure it will be a competitive encounter.” Dartford reached the National League South play-off semi-finals last season where they lost to Chelmsford City. Former Lions defender Keaton Wood is part of the Dartford squad. Possible Millwall line-up: 4-4-2: King; Romeo, Hutchinson, Craig, Meredith; Worrall, Thompson, Butcher, O’Brien; Elliott, Gregory.
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Terry’s move has O’Brien relishing new season
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AIDEN O’BRIEN had extra reason this week to look forward to the new season – John Terry’s arrival at Aston Villa.
DEAL IN THE BAG FOR CONOR McLaughlin becomes Millwall’s fifth signing this summer New Millwall signing Conor McLaughlin in action for Northern Ireland against Wales
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MILLWALL HAVE completed the signing of Conor McLaughlin on a free transfer.
McLaughlin, 25, has signed a twoyear deal after ending his five-year association with Fleetwood Town following the expiry of his contract at the end of June. Northern Ireland international defender McLaughlin arrived back from his honeymoon this week and was at Millwall’s Calmont Road training ground to complete a medical on Wednesday morning. McLaughlin is Millwall’s fifth permanent recruit of the summer, following the arrivals of James
Meredith, Tom Elliott, George Saville and Jed Wallace. The former Preston man will provide competition for Mahlon Romeo at right-back and can also play in a right wing-back role. McLaughlin becomes the fourth full senior international in manager Neil Harris’ squad, joining Northern Ireland team-mate Shane Ferguson in SE16. Ferguson was back in pre-season training this week after an extended campaign when he was involved with Northern Ireland in their international fixtures in June. Neither Ferguson nor McLaughlin will be in the squad that travels to Dartford for the first friendly of preseason on Saturday.
Fred Onyedinma has been training with Millwall again this week, but won’t be at Princes Park this weekend. A Millwall XI side, meanwhile, will be at St Paul’s in Rotherhithe to face Fisher on Saturday. “The first-team squad is going to Dartford so the team at Fisher will be a mixture of youth team players and young pros,” Harris explained. “Fred’s in and working hard. It’s still ongoing with talks. Obviously Fred hasn’t signed a new contract. “Fred’s here with a smile on his face and enjoying himself. I’m conscious that the clock is ticking. Fred was out of contract on June 30 but he still our player under our registration.
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“I think Fred in particular is someone who wants a conclusion to this to come quickly. “He won’t play for us if he hasn’t signed a new contract. “Jimmy [Abdou] is not with us. I’m still in contact with him but he’s free to speak to other clubs. “If something materialises down the line then so be it. “Jimmy is a brilliant person, a great servant to this club, and deserves the opportunity to speak to other clubs.” Harris still wants a midfielder as well as Jake Cooper, and is pleased with the recruitment work so far. “We’re getting extremely close to completing the business I wanted to do this summer.”
Terry, 36, left Chelsea this summer after 20 seasons as a senior professional during which time he won five Premier League winners medals, five FA Cups, three League Cups, a Europa Cup and the Champions League. Terry turned down offers from Premier League Swansea and West Brom to sign for Steve Bruce’s Villa on a £60,000-aweek, one-year deal. Millwall face Aston Villa for the first time in a league fixture since a top-flight game in April 1990 when they travel to Villa Park on December 9. Terry’s final game as a professional footballer could be at The Den, where the Lions meet the Villans on the final day of the 2017-18 Championship season. O’Brien says he “can feel” Millwall are going have a positive season as he looks forward to coming up against one of the best defenders of the last generation. He said: “That’s one of those games now where you think, ‘John Terry is there, I want to play against one of the best defenders in the world, one of the best ever’. “Besides John Terry, though, there are so many good players all over the park in each team. That’s going to make it a tough campaign. “But it’s a challenge we should all look forward to and embrace. It’s going to be a very good season for us, I can feel it.” THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%