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April 7 2016
Police find sword and machete after pursuing gang
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By Joey Millar
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TACKLING KNIFE crime is the borough’s “number one priority”, Southwark police commander Zander Gibson told the News this week, after a sword, a machete and five knives were recovered following a dramatic pursuit through Walworth.
He called on the community to come together to wipe out the “incredibly disruptive crime” in the wake of a string of knife-related incidents in the borough. Full story on page 4
Borough commander: “Knife crime is number one priority”
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Editorial
Fines on hospitals are just a waste of time and money
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T IS ludicrous to fine hospitals millions of pounds as they struggle to cope with demands placed on them.
The A&E and care quotas, which last year saw King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust fined over £2million, only helps to push it further into debt. The more the hospital is in financial trouble the more patients lose out. While here the GP bodies - the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) - who collect the money from the fines, have been reinvesting them back into the hospitals, it still seems a roundabout way to operate. Thankfully these government targets imposed by NHS England are being suspended next year. But they should be done away with altogether. A&Es have become much busier over the last ten years – mostly due to people getting bigger, older or just frustrated by the changes to GPs outof-hours services. It has resulted in our ambulances stacking up, patients stuck on trolleys and people waiting longer to be seen. It is therefore extremely short-sighted for the hospitals to then be fined £120 per patient for everyone over the five percent tariff waiting four hours or longer. With that money going out of the hospital what hope do they have of making improvements? The Labour government’s solution to the continuing demands on A&E was to give hospital targets. David Cameron came to power claiming these targets were making the matter worse and vowed to scrap them. But he has kept some the targets and even introduced new ones. This system must surely just create yet another layer of administration at a time when chief executives of NHS trusts like King’s and Guys’ & St Thomas’ should be helped to hire staff, set up specialist teams and take other steps to tackle the underlying problems that have led them to breach targets in the first place. In last week’s Southwark News we reported how the Evelina Children hospital was awarded “outstanding” in its first ever inspection by the Care Quality Commission and how the trust was rated “good” despite operating in “challenging times.” In fact Guys’ & St Thomas’ A&E Department was rated “outstanding” in this report, yet the hospitals were fined £383,204 by Lambeth CCG and £329,061 by Southwark CCG. Targets and fines have a place, but to impose them in such a blinkered and intolerant way across large organisations like hospitals that are struggling with the demands of the modern world is simply counterproductive.
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One of Rotherhithe’s historic dry docks uncovered during building works
Workers uncover a dry dock by Canada Water (main); the old Canada Dock being built in 1875, which the dry dock would have been a part of (right); and an 1894 map showing where the dry dock was (inset)
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A LONG-forgotten monument to Rotherhithe’s docking past has reemerged from a building site near Canada Water, delighting residents and amateur historians.
A dry dock, dating to the 19th century, has once again been spotted due to construction work at the site of the old Superstores. Andie Byrnes, a Rotherhithe resident
and blogger, welcomed the dock’s return to the public eye – especially in light of the loss of countless historic buildings and structures across the peninsula. She told the News: “It is great news, and lovely to have heritage emerging from the ground in Rotherhithe rather than disappearing! It is a marvellous thing. I had a look on old OS [Ordinance Survey] maps when it first emerged and it can be seen very clearly.” Dry docks used to be plentiful in Rotherhithe and were used to clean and repair ships out of water, before being lost due to the area’s rapid and
continuing regeneration. However, the dry dock by the Decathlon store was until recently hidden from view due to brick walls, which have now been removed. Andie said: “I would guess, and it really is a guess, that it was used for repairing barges and lighters that were essential to the loading and unloading of cargo from the ships that used the docks.” Developers Sellars are now doing a health and safety assessment into whether local residents can visit the site.
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By Joey Millar
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TACKLING KNIFE crime is the borough’s “number one priority”, Southwark police commander Zander Gibson told the News this week, after a sword, a machete and five knives were recovered following a dramatic pursuit through Walworth. He called on the community to come together to wipe out the “incredibly disruptive crime” in the wake of a string of knife-related incidents in the
borough. The latest incident occurred on March 27 at around 6.20pm, when a member of the public spotted six youths carrying knives and chasing another person in Bagshot Street. Several police units were sent to the scene after the witness reported that one man “had a metre-long sword on his back that he pulled out.” Officers quickly found suspects matching the description, who then split up and ran. One suspect was detained at Bagshot Street, while five others were
detained after running into Burgess Park. A search of a nearby stairwell revealed a sword, a machete and four kitchen knives, along with blue plastic gloves. Another knife was found in the walkway at Ravenstone flats in Bagshot Street. The six youths, all males aged between sixteen and 25, were taken to a south London police station and bailed pending further enquiries. Chief Superintendent Gibson told the News: “Knife crime remains the number one priority for Southwark police. ‘Stop and Search’ done in a
targeted and respectful way is a perfectly valid tactic and my officers have my full support in using it to disrupt this incredibly destructive crime. “I am delighted that ‘Stop and Search’ was used effectively on this occasion there is a good chance it saved someone’s life.” He said that the police were also fighting knife crime through its AntiKnife Crime Forum and by working with the people of Southwark. He added: “It is vital that we obtain and keep the support of the community in Southwark and that our community comes together to tackle knife crime as one.”
Inspector Kelvin Jackson-Robbins added: “Firstly I’d like to express my gratitude to the caller. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that this call may have saved lives. The weapons recovered are all capable of causing serious injury and death and have no place at all being out in public. I am proud of my colleagues who had no hesitation in chasing these suspects.” Police are appealing to witnesses. Please call Southwark CID on 101 and quote CAD 5594/27 March if you have any information. You can also report knife crime anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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By Owen Sheppard
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A YOUNG woman was knocked to the ground by a “callous” hitand-run thief driving a stolen moped on Monday.
The woman in her twenties was struck as she crossed the Old Kent Road, near the junction with East Street. After the collision at 5.15pm police lined the crossing with tape and closed the west-bound lane causing long traffic delays. A Met police spokesperson has confirmed the woman was left with an injury to her leg, and her condition was not life threatening. PC Kelvin Jackson-Robbins told the News: “The victim was simply
crossing the road having been shopping when she was hit by this moped who had crossed over to the wrong side of the road. “The rider of this moped was utterly callous and made no attempt to stop, help the female, or call an ambulance.” They also believe this incident could be linked to a spate of thefts by individuals riding mopeds on the same day in Dulwich. Southwark Police are now appealing for witnesses or anyone who can help them with their enquiries. Call them on 0207 232 6483.
POLICE BELIEVE INCIDENT COULD BE LINKED TO DULWICH THEFTS ... SEE PAGE 11
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FLASHBACK: Multiple accidents renew calls for railings years after teenage boy was killed
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LEFT: The latest collision on April 1 at Dockhead
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By Joey Millar
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ELEVEN YEARS to the day after their 14-year-old friend was killed in a Jamaica Road collision, another accident has sparked road safety protests from a group of Bermondsey residents.
On April 1, a motorcyclist was hospitalised after a collision with a car at the junction of Jamaica Road and Dockhead, an incident that brought back terrible memories for twins Mehmet and Erdo Horrem and their friend Allun Houlihan. Erdo told the News at the scene of the accident: “This has happened exactly
eleven years after our friend Martin Balmer was killed. He was only fourteen. I’m actually having flashbacks.” Mehmet said: “Something needs to be done, this means a lot to us. The accidents are getting worse. I’ve gone to my MPs, everyone, to get it safer but it’s getting worse.” While the motorcyclist escaped last week with non-life-threatening injuries, in 2005 Martin was struck and killed while crossing Jamaica Road something his friends are reminded of every time there is an accident in the same street. Allun said: “I live in the Arnold Estate and you see these accidents all the time. I have lost three mates to high speed drivers. They should put signs up or
ABOVE: Last week’s collision at
Southwark Park railings.” Local politicians have also joined the RIGHT: Killed in 2005, Martin Balmer clamour for road improvements, after a series of recent accidents on the road. On March 29, a car careened off to fight for better safety along this Jamaica Road and into Southwark dangerous stretch.” Following the Southwark Park crash Park. Last weekend, yet another car crashed into the park’s railings near a last month, Southwark Council Cabinet Member for Adult Care and Financial bus stop. Councillor Eliza Mann, a local Lib Inclusion Stephaine Cryan added: Dem councillor, said: “The recent “There have been similar accidents in accidents on Jamaica Road are terrible. the past on this stretch of road, which is Firstly they remind us of the tragic loss why I asked TfL to consider of Martin Balmer and our thoughts are introducing safety measures on this with his family as this must bring back part of the road last year, including introducing speed cameras and also to awful memories for them. “These recent events could have been reinstating the railings that used to be far, far worse. I have regularly on the edge of the pavement.” Nigel Hardy, Head of Sponsorship challenged TfL about the removal of the central barriers and I will continue and Road Space Management at TfL,
Police hunt for hammer wielding crook after ambush in estate lift WALWORTH
By Owen Sheppard
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A 44-YEAR-OLD man was last week ambushed by a hammerwielding attacker who followed him into a lift.
The attack happened last Friday at 11.50am just as the two men emerged from a ground floor lift in Dawes Street
near the Aylesbury Estate. Inspector Kelvin Jackson-Robbins of the Met Police said: “They both exited at the ground floor when the suspect assaulted the victim with a hammer and demanded his wallet. “The victim however escaped and no property was taken.” Police are now asking locals to come forward with any information they can
offer about the suspect. He was described by the victim as male, black, 5 foot 11 in, aged between 25 and 27, and wearing a black hooded top, blue jeans and black trainers. You can help police with their enquiries by calling 101 and quote CAD 3188/1st April; or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
said: “The safety of all road users is a top priority for us and we are constantly reviewing our road network to ensure it remains as safe as possible. We are currently considering improvements that can be made in Jamaica Road, which include provision of the planned Cycle Superhighway 4, and will bring forward proposals for consultation as soon as they are available.”
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Qataris join forces with Delancey THE PROPERTY developer behind swathes of the Elephant and Castle regeneration, Delancey, has merged its project into an investment fund with the Qatari government. The deal means the Elephant and Castle Shopping centre, a soon-to-bebuilt campus for London College of Communication, and towers containing 374 homes will be part-owned by the Middle Eastern state. The deal between Delancey and the Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, as well as a Dutch pension fund asset manager APG will also
By Owen Sheppard
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include residential property in the Olympic Park. The combined property investment vehicle worth £1.4bn will encompass 4,000 homes – 1,500 of which have been built. Get Living London estate agents will be tasked with managing and leasing the properties when they are completed. The news comes as the government’s English Housing Survey found that the rental market has grown by 17,500 households per-month in recent years.
RESIDENTS ‘DEVASTATED’ OVER GUINNESS TOP UP
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Plans to add two more floors to Snowsfields building
By Joey Millar
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RESIDENTS OF the Guinness Court housing block in Snowsfields are “devastated” by plans to add two more floors on top of the building.
Maria Lanzalaco, the former chair of the tenants association, told the News that the plans would cause “merry hell” for residents, who have already had to put up with years of construction noise from the Shard and London Bridge station. She said: “We’re all devastated, it will be merry hell. I’m absolutely devastated, no one wants it done - that
is obvious.” A year ago, the News reported that residents had re-formed their tenants association in the wake of rumours about the project – which have now been confirmed. The proposals, put forward by the Guinness Partnership, would involve adding two more levels to the building – around 40 years since they removed two floors from the building. Maria said: “At the end of the day, who wants to live in a construction site. And you’ve got to remember, they took the bloody roof of it in the first place!” She said residents were concerned that the new flats would be made up of wealthy people who wants to move
into the area to live near the Shard and fashionable Bermondsey Street. She said: “It’s the very thought that it will mostly be available for the rich. I think it’s immoral. It is a beautiful building and now, like the rest of the country, it is a case of selling mother’s silver.” The project, which would involve the creation of 30 new two- and threebedroom maisonettes, was also criticised by local Lib Dem councillor Ben Johnson. Cllr Johnson said: “I am uncomfortable about a luxury penthouse of leaseholder flats on top of the blocks, which are currently 100% social housing.
“I welcome any extra affordable housing in the north of the borough, but it must not be at the expense of existing residents.” While the exact number has not been specified, the Guinness Partnership confirmed that the two new storeys will include affordable housing. A spokesperson for the Guinness Partnership said: “There is a desperate need for more affordable housing in London and we are committed to building new homes for those in need and making the best use of our existing estates. We hope our proposals to reinstate the original top two storeys at Guinness Court will deliver up to 30 new homes and help address local
Residents at a meeting last year; (main) and the block of flats (left)
housing need in Southwark, as well as bring benefits to existing tenants such as improved security and lighting. “This work is in its very early stages – we’re currently talking to our tenants about our ideas, and would of course do everything we can minimise disruption to them should the project go ahead.”
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BERMONDSEY AND Old Southwark MP Neil Coyle had a more interesting Monday morning than most this week when he welcomed his first child to the world.
He and his wife Sarah, who have been married since 2014, named their baby girl Esme. He told the News: “Esme arrived just before 7.30 on Monday morning after a difficult night but I’m really pleased she and her mum are doing really well and expect to be home Wednesday. “It’s a nerve-racking but exciting time, although being in St Thomas’ facing Parliament on the river just reminds me of all the work that needs doing!”
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Peckham post office to close
PECKHAM: The Crown Post Office in Rye Lane is expected to close in August, after planning permission was given for developers to turn its upper floors into flats.
The company says it will be forced to abandon the premises as it will be financially unviable to wait twelve months while building works are carried out, and because the finished building will be too small. A Post Office spokeswoman confirmed its closure, and said a public consultation was being held until June 18, for residents to discuss the area’s needs for a new Post Office. Visit this article on our website for directions on how to participate in the consultation. You will find a link to the Post Office website where you can download and print a consultation participation letter that you can send to the Post Office.
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News boss takes on 160 mile race through Sahara to raise vital cash for Evelina Children’s Hospital
ONE OF the Managing Directors of the News will be flying out to the Sahara desert tomorrow, Friday, April 8, to take part in the 160 mile Marathon des Sables in searing heat and carrying all his provisions, in a final push for our £100,000 fundraising appeal for Evelina Children’s Hospital.
What your money will buy
THE EVELINA, which straddles the borders of Southwark and Lambeth, admits nearly 100,000 children every year. The money raised from our appeal will provide the following: Two baby ventilators – £52k
These ventilators are crucial for very premature babies. Babies who are born this early are perfectly formed, but their lungs are not developed.
Infant warming system – £15k
This is an open cot that provides heat for babies that are really sick and can’t maintain their own temperature.
One intensive care cot – £19k
Last year, Evelina treated 800 babies, of which 80 per cent were from Southwark and Lambeth. The intensive care cots are in high demand, and are fully occupied day and night 80 to 100 per cent of the time. They need as many as they can get.
Evelina Hospital School – £14k
The Evelina Hospital School provides one-to-one bedside tuition for older children at the hospital, many of whom are battling life-threatening illnesses. Last year they provided 1,500 children with education, but they are currently only funded for half of the places they need.
Chris Mullany, who has undertaken a number of challenges over the past few years in order to raise money towards the total, will join 1200 competitors flying out to Ouarzazate, nicknamed ‘the door to the desert’ in south east Morocco, before they take a six hour bus journey into the heart of the Sahara. Once there, they will sleep seven to an open-sided Bedouin tent, setting off for a gruelling week on the Sunday, and hopefully arriving at the finish line the following Saturday. Billed ‘the toughest footrace on Earth’ by National Geographic Channel, this year’s Marathon des Sables, the 31st of its kind, will be the longest at 160 miles. Competitors will face temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius, or 120 degrees Fahrenheit, and have to scale ergs (dune fields), djebels (mountains) rising to the height of Ben Nevis, stony plateaus, dried-up lakes and oueds in which only sand flows, as well as oases, nomad camps, and traditional, rammed-earth villages. The race takes place over seven days, and competitors will carry rucksacks of around ten kilos, with all their food for the week, clothes, sleeping bag and medical kit, including a venom pump should they be unlucky enough to come off worse in an encounter with snakes or
scorpions, and a signalling mirror and flare, for use if they get lost. They will find their own way to checkpoints every ten miles, where they will be given a 1.5 litre water ration, to last them to the next stop. Chris will need to drink eleven litres of water a day, along with hourly salt tablets, in a bid to avoid severe dehydration, and will burn off some 5,000 calories a day – but will only be able to carry around half that in food, due to minimizing weight, and will expect to lose around a stone in weight during the week. The mileage of the race will be roughly the 26-mile marathon distance each day for three days, followed by ‘the long day’ – a 55 mile slog that can take competitors up to thirty five hours, running all day and throughout the night with a headtorch and then arriving at camp the following afternoon. There is then a final marathon day, followed by a ten mile ‘fun run’ at the end. The Southwark News has now raised over £92,000 towards its £100,000 target and Chris hopes that this latest challenge will convince some readers to loosen the
purse strings again. As part of the appeal, he has taken part in the Southwark News team’s Three Peaks in 24 hours, led a six person team swimming the Channel, swum the Hellespont strait between Asia and Europe and in a month last year climbed Africa’s highest peak, Kilimanjaro, and cycled from London to Paris in 24 hours, so he felt he needed an extreme challenge to convince weary sponsors to back him again! As with all his challenges, all of the expenses and travel have been paid by himself and every penny raised will go directly to Evelina. ‘So many people have already been incredibly generous, so I thought I needed to raise the bar in order to convince anyone to sponsor me,” he said. “You can either sponsor me on the link below, or can contact the paper and make a pledge – if I don’t complete the run, then you don’t pay up. That will help motivate me in the desert! I really hope that this can push us close to our target, and with monies still to come in from collection tins in local pubs, along with runners taking part in the London Marathon for our appeal, I’m hopeful that we’ll soon hit the £100,000 mark”
You can sponsor Chris at: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/te am/Evelina_2013 Alternatively, you can pledge a donation by email to him at:
chris@southwarknews.co.uk and not pay up unless he completes the race. You can also follow Chris’s progress (or lack of it), during the week, by clicking on http://live.marathondessables.com or www.marathondessables.com/en/
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MOPED RIDERS COMMIT FOUR ROBBERIES IN DAY
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By Owen Sheppard
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THE ONGOING rash of robberies by moped riders took another turn this week after four incidents were reported in one day.
Local police confirmed to the News that three robberies took place around Dulwich on Monday. The first two took place near Lordship Lane and another by East Dulwich Station. Further incidents were later reported in Bromley and Crystal Palace, which police believe could be linked. A police spokesman said: “There were a number of offences yesterday where suspects on mopeds stole mobile phones. At this stage it appears that some of
Photo: PC Powell
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them are linked, however we believe there are a number of people committing these offences. “Southwark police are working with the other affected boroughs and specialist units, including Lambeth borough and Road and Transport Policing Command, to prevent and investigate these offences. “Southwark Police are deploying a number of tactics, including highvisibility patrols, actively targeting people known to commit this type of crime, as well as a number of covert policing options to catch those involved.” The News reported on March 17 that police were warning residents about a previous spate of thefts by suspects riding mopeds. Police are advising residents to “stay alert”, “keep calls brief” and not to “advertise” your phone to thieves.
Police diver recovers stolen bike from dock By Joey Millar
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A POLICE diver recovered a stolen moped from Brunswick Quay last week.
The bike had been taken from Hertfordshire, according to PC Powell of MPS London Bridge. Officers recovered the stolen bike from the Rotherhithe quay using specialist diving equipment on April 1.
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By Owen Sheppard
owen@southwarknews.co.uk
BELEAGUERED commuters fedup with waiting for delayed public transport from Peckham and Nunhead stations have set up their own alternative - a ‘bike train’.
Safety and camaraderie in numbers is the thinking behind Southwark Cyclists’ new scheme, which sees groups of cyclists brave a morning commute together every Wednesday morning. Andy Cawdell of Nunhead led the first bike train to Blackfriars Bridge on March 30 with seven high-vis vest-clad companions. They meet each week at Nunhead Station at 8am and make a second rendezvous behind the Rye Lane McDonald’s at 8.10am. More than 20 cyclists are expected to take part in next week’s bike train. Andy, 52, said: “We had this bright idea at a meeting of 200-odd cyclists in
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Crofton Park, and it basically came from a lot of people deciding they were fed up with the ThamesLink train services. “It’s through quiet routes, taking in Burgess Park, up Portland Street, round the back of the Elephant bike path and up the cycle super-highway. Then once we get to Blackfriars we expect people to split up and go their own way. “Everyone gets a hi-vis jacket and it certainly makes a difference psychologically cycling in a group. We go along with one cyclist in front as road leader and one at the back as a tailend Charlie. You feel much safer because other road users are so much more likely to take notice. You also just feel taken along by the camaraderie and the journey feels half as long.” Southwark Cyclists are part of the London Cycling Campaign (www.lcc.org.uk), where you can find information on other bike trains, and find information on setting up your own.
Bungalow badly damaged in blaze By Joey Millar
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A BERMONDSEY bungalow was badly damaged by a fire this week, although no one was injured in the blaze. Four fire engines and 21 firefighters rushed to the scene of the fire in Ilderton
Road, which broke out at around 4.42pm on April 3. The fire had been brought under control in a little over an hour by the fire crews from Old Kent Road, Deptford, East Greenwich and Dockhead fire stations. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
By Joey Millar
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NATURE LOVERS can have their say on the future of Southwark Park until April 10, when public consultation for the new plans comes to a close.
Southwark Council is developing plans for a pavilion incorporating a cafe, public toilets and park offices, following a previous consultation period twelve months ago. The pavilion would be located by the boating lake, providing space for up to 140 people to take in the scenery with indoor and outdoor seating. The consultation will also ask for views on the ‘Old Nursery’ site, which is currently out of public use to the side and rear of the park’s current café, proposing three options: horticulture, art and play. The first choice would involve “putting plants centre stage”,
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harking back to the days when the long-gone Chrysanthemum House’s floral displays used to attract 30,000 visitors a year. The artistic option, according to the proposal, would see the old nursery become “a place where art and sculpture is revealed to the visitor as they move through the space.” A winding path would reveal “curiosities” around each corner. The third option, “play”, would involve the creation of an “intriguing and yet understated Play Path”, a water feature, two tree houses and structures allowing children to pick fruit from trees. Check out the proposals and have your say at an outdoor exhibition by the park’s play area until April 10 (from 10am to 2pm daily) or visit https://consultations.southwark.g ov.uk/environmentleisure/southwarkpark to fill in an online survey.
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Fisher boxing legend dies after serving the popular club for nearly eight decades By Joey Millar
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FISHER AMATEUR Boxing Club lost a “great man” last month, when Con Sullivan passed away after spending nearly 80 years helping out at the club.
Campaigners worry over ‘loophole’ on affordable homes By Owen Sheppard
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A COUNCIL policy that could be a breakthrough in the battle for more affordable housing built in the borough has been rubbished by “disappointed” campaigners. Adrian Glasspool and Jerry Flynn, two former Heygate Estate residents who carry out investigations under the 35% blog, have identified a “loophole” in the policy that they think may allow developers to get around rules on being open about how much affordable housing they will provide. The policy, which was approved by senior councillors on March 15, is designed to make deals for getting decent amounts of social and affordable-rent housing out of developers more transparent. It does this by forcing developers to publish ‘viability schemes’ that show how
many social or affordable-rented homes they can offer before a development becomes unprofitable. Pressure from Jerry and Adrian’s campaign had helped convince Southwark Council leader Peter John to promise to take this issue on, and previously say to the News that more “openness” is needed, so people can “pore all over these documents”. But Jerry told the News the new policy was a “missed opportunity” for real transparency. The campaigners fear the policy will give developers the freedom to privately change deals made on affordable and social-rented housing quotas after the council has signed them off, because it “skips over” what would happen if an appeal is made. “It would be very simple for them [the council] to just put a line in the policy making it explicit that they have to provide viability schemes
when they want to alter the amount of affordable housing,” he said. “It feels like the council are making trouble for themselves by not making it clear. If I was a developer I would just say ‘show me where it says I have to do another one [viability scheme].” Cabinet member for regeneration and new homes, Mark Williams, said the policy “includes” scenarios when a developer tries to reduce the level of affordable housing, while a council spokeswoman said the policy’s documents state this “implicitly”. Southwark’s Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Planning, Cllr Adele Morris, said: “Until the council understands that development should be done ‘with’ residents and not ‘to’ them, they will continue to have serious problems with deals being done behind closed doors.”
Con first started at the club aged eight, and would become a familiar face to generations of boxers and supporters at the Bermondsey institution. He passed away on March 17 aged 84 from cancer and was honoured with a ‘ten bell’ salute at a Fisher fight night the following evening, where boxers past and present paid a silent tribute. “He was a great man,” club head coach Steve Hiser told the News. “Connie was very friendly to everyone, he’s been at the club since he was eight so everyone knew him. His blood was black and white.” Con, who fought at the club along with his brother before becoming a
match-maker in the 1970s, was responsible for the incredibly popular Fisher reunion nights in recent years, helping to bring together old boxers and keep the club’s traditions going strong. Steve said: “I’ve known Connie all my life. Even towards the end, when he wasn’t well, he would always ring up and ask how fights went. He loved the lads.” Con was not afraid to do the dirty jobs and pitch in to keep things ticking over at the club. Steve said: “He was a bottle washer, he was happy to muck in. He would do whatever needed doing. Wherever you go in the boxing world, everybody had respect for Connie.” Fisher said in a statement: “It is with great sadness that we have to announce that lifelong Fisher stalwart, Con Sullivan passed away yesterday. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time.” Con’s funeral will be held at the Most Holy Trinity Church in Dockhead on April 11 at 10.00am.
Con Sullivan (circled) in a team photo from 1965
‘Squatters destroy old care home’ CAMBERWELL
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SQUATTERS HAVE been accused of leaving a disused care home in a “disgusting” condition after they were turfed out by security guards on Friday.
Elmington Estate resident Fred Rowley said he watched up to 40 squatters hurling abuse as they were cleared out of the former Camberwell Green Nursing Home building. “I watched for a bit while they were ‘demonstrating’ – basically shouting at the security officers and calling them fascists,” said Fred. “The security guards were all wearing black helmets, so they must have expected some trouble. “They had only been there three or four weeks, but I spoke to a few security guards who told me they have left a terrible mess inside. “On Friday they were all outside with shopping trollies full of things like TVs, radios and roll-up beds, and some of the trollies have still been left there. “They told me Battersea Dogs’ Home is cleaner than what they found in there.
They had just destroyed the bloody place.” The 66-year-old first spotted squatters breaking in an out of the empty building a month ago and they have caused a nuisance for the estate’s residents ever since, he said. “They used to let their dogs loose on our estate and let them go all over our gardens and just leave it for us to pick up,” said Fred. “We’re glad they’re gone. It’s a shame as well because it’s a nice new building and they have destroyed it.” The nursing home was formerly run by private care company HC One. Southwark Council put an embargo on the care home last year, and it was placed in special measures by the Care Quality Commission before HC One announced its closure on October 4. A spokeswoman for HC One said: "We worked with the relevant authorities to safely remove a number of squatters from the building. "Additional security is now in place and work will be undertaken to repair any damage. We are in the process of making a decision on the future of the building."
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Last Orders for Half Moon pub’s live music stage HERNE HILL
By Joey Millar
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LAST ORDERS have been called on the campaign to save the Half Moon pub’s live music area after Southwark Council granted planning permission for leaseholders Fullers to convert it into a dining area with kitchen.
While the ‘Save the Half Moon’ campaigners welcomed news that the pub’s asset of community value status (ACV) would be retained, despite an application by freeholders Dulwich Estates to remove it, the decision signals an end to the pub’s long history of focusing on live entertainment. U2 and The Police were among the bands to have graced the pub’s stage before the venue was forced to shut following the severe floods in August 2013. While the decision by Fullers to re-open the pub has been welcomed, campaigners are disappointed that they were ultimately successful in neutering the pub’s cultural heritage. Campaigners Peter Blair told the News: “I think the odds were always against us but I felt we had done everything we could. “We achieved two great things with
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this campaign. We retained the ACV status but the other thing was that our community found its voice.” Various protests have taken place since November, including a ‘pop up concert’ and march, when Fullers announced their intention to convert the stage area. Peter said: “Since 2013 the pub has laid empty but we found we could make a difference. We have had a dialogue with Fullers and this dialogue will continue. Hopefully we can continue this dialogue and help retain some cultural events. We will work our hardest. This is important.” A spokesperson for Fullers said: “There has been a lot of focus on live music – and we do understand that there are some in the local community who feel that the pub should bring back live music in dedicated surroundings. “However, we do not believe that the pub is economically viable with a strong focus on live music and we are not experts in late night entertainment. “We are, however, experts in superb, well-run pubs that cater for a broad section of the community with an excellent drinks range, delicious, fresh food and outstanding service. This, we believe, will secure the long-term future for the pub, the pub’s employees, our customers and the wider community.”
By Owen Sheppard
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SOUTHWARK’S HOSPITALS were served fines of millions of pounds last year for missing patient-care targets, the News can reveal.
Photo: Save The Half Moon Pub Herne Hill
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was dealt a blow of £2.175m by various south London Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) only for the money to be reinvested at a later date. A spokeswoman for King’s said part of the fine resulted from records showing fourteen per cent of all patients admitted to King’s A&E last year had to wait four hours to be treated. NHS England policy states hospitals should aim to limit the number of patients kept waiting for this long at five per cent. The fine is calculated by adding £120 for every single patient that is kept waiting, over and above
this five per cent limit. Guys’ and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust had an average of six-point-seven per cent of its A&E patients waiting over four hours, based on three quarterly figures from 2015 to 2016. Trusts can also be fined in this way when more than eight per cent of patients referred for non-urgent treatment by their GP are made to wait more than eighteen weeks. The King’s spokeswoman said: “Our focus remains on improving our performance in all areas, and we are making progress. “We work closely with our local commissioners to ensure these services are as responsive and highperforming as possible, with patients the ultimate beneficiaries.” Further disclosures by King’s Trust show the hospital ran a £65m spending deficit last year after it was made to find £55m of savings from its budget.
The King’s spokeswoman has confirmed that the huge fine has since been reinvested back into the hospital with the aim of helping it improve waiting times. Meanwhile Guys’ and St Thomas’ hospitals were fined £383,204 by Lambeth CCG and £329,061 by Southwark CCG, although in this case the fines were also paid back in full. South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, which specialises in mental health care, received no fines last year, while its spending deficit for last year is predicted to be £8.7m. A spokesperson for NHS England, the national body whose policy requires CCGs to carry out the fines, said they are used to incentivise hospitals to “eliminate long waits”. They also confirmed that this fining policy is due to end next year, and that hospitals will instead be rewarded with grants rather than given the short-term punishments.
Southwark up for ‘local Broadband plan ‘moving slowly’ authority of year’ award By Joey Millar
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL has been nominated for a prestigious “local authority of the year” award – the only council in the capital to receive the honour.
The Municipal Journal, which organises the competition, will choose the winner based on innovation, its ability to demonstrate a clear vision, strong performance across services, excellent team work and strong financial management. Leader of Southwark Council, Councillor Peter John, said: “People often tell me that Southwark should be bolder about celebrating its successes,
but we’ve spent the last six years focusing on making Southwark a great place for our residents to live and work. “However, we’re now at a point where I think our officers and councillors alike deserve some recognition for the work we’ve done to transform Southwark into the fantastic borough it is today, and becoming finalists for MJ’s Local Authority of the Year gives us that in spades. “When the LGA’s peer review team visited Southwark late last year they found a council with a ‘can-do approach’ and a great deal to be proud of. We hope that the MJ agrees, and that their panel selects Southwark as Local Authority of the Year 2016.”
By Joey Millar
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ROTHERHITHE RESIDENTS campaigning for superfast broadband have accused BT and Southwark Council of going back on their word, with improvements being made at a pace as slow as their internet speed.
In February, the council’s finance boss Fiona Colley promised that 4,000 Southwark homes would benefit from new superfast broadband - “with a particular focus in Rotherhithe” – by March 2016. A second phase of instalments would see 14,000 homes benefit by March 2017. However, by the end of last month, not a single Rotherhithe resident has benefited from this ‘phase one’ promise, according to campaign group
BroadbandSE16 and Think Broadband, an independent broadband information and speed tracker. A report produced by the two groups expressed doubt that the second would be any more successful. It claimed that by 2017, Southwark would be the worst London borough for superfast broadband and have the highest amount of inadequate broadband speeds. It concluded: “It’s disappointing that Southwark Council still believes BT are making good progress.” A BT spokesman said: “We are making progress in deployment in Southwark and remain committed to extending our coverage of fibre broadband. We are constantly reviewing options to see whether it is feasible to go beyond our existing targets. Residents and businesses in the borough can check on the status of fibre broadband availability at their home or business address by
contacting their service provider or via http://www.homeandwork.openreach.co. uk/when-can-i-get-fibre.aspx.” Cllr Peter John, Leader of the council, said: “Southwark Council is working hard to bring faster broadband to all of Rotherhithe. While this is not something we can directly provide ourselves, we are looking at several options, one of which is working closely with BT Openreach, a major provider of broadband infrastructure, who are offering a combination of solutions to improve broadband coverage in Rotherhithe. Some of this work has already started with new cable boxes being installed in the area. Overall we are making good progress in improving broadband services in Rotherhithe, but we know that it is slow going and there is still plenty more to do. We will continue to push for ever greater coverage.”
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‘BOOZE BUS’ PIONEER LAID TO REST IN BERMONDSEY
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Air ambulance fly-by for cycle paramedic who loved Millwall By Joey Millar
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A LONDON Ambulance Service cycle responder who loved Millwall and Manze’s pie and mash was laid to rest in Bermondsey last week after dying suddenly.
Bermondsey boy Brian Hayes, a 46-year-old who helped pioneer LAS’s ‘booze bus’ service, died on March 6 after collapsing in Waterloo. The funeral for the father and husband took place on March 31 at St James and St Anne’s church, where LAS members formed a guard of honour and the London Air Ambulance performed a fly-by. Following the service, his former colleagues went for a meal at Manze’s in Tower Bridge Road, where he was a popular patron. LAS Chief Executive Dr Fionna Moore said: “Our thoughts are with Brian’s family and his many colleagues at this very sad time. Brian was a big part of London Ambulance Service for many years and was much loved by all who worked with him. “He was a fantastic ambassador for the Service and his innovative booze
bus idea helped to free up frontline ambulances for patients in a serious or life-threatening condition. “Brian was a big personality and will be sadly missed by all those who knew him.” Brian, who lived in Kennington with his wife Claire and their three children, was a dedicated Millwall fan and volunteered with the club’s academy. He was a former soldier and led the march past the Cenotaph to mark Remembrance Day on behalf of the LAS for many years. He also played a key role during the Olympic Games as a manager at the LAS’s ‘Olympic Deployment Centre.’
Brian Hayes (left); his colleagues standing outside Manze’s in Tower Bridge Road (main); and an aerial view of the guard of honour at Brian’s funeral taken from the Air Ambulance
Southwark holds its first genital mutilation conference
180 professionals gather to talk about issue By Joey Millar
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SOUTHWARK HELD its first major conference on female genital mutilation (FGM) last week, as 180 professionals from across the borough gathered to discuss how best to prevent the procedure. Organised by Southwark Council and held at Millwall, the group, which included a FGM survivor, looked at how the council, NHS, police, schools and churches can join forces to combat the crime. The brutal procedure in extreme cases can see the skin of the vagina
stitched together to preserve the victim’s virginity until marriage. A study released last year revealed that nearly one-in-20 women in the borough are thought to have undergone the procedure, while ten per cent of women were born to a FGM victim. Earlier this month, the council protected a child from possible FGM after a High Court judge supported their effort to bar her from the leaving the country and travelling to West Africa, where it was feared she would undergo the procedure. Cllr Victoria Mills, Southwark Council’s Cabinet Member for Children and Schools, said: “This
conference was a real eye-opener in terms of the range of complex challenges we face, from changing long-held beliefs to stopping girls being taken abroad for FGM, but the size of the audience in itself shows that Southwark is ready and willing to tackle FGM, and stop girls and women suffering such horrendous abuse. “No one organisation can tackle FGM alone, but I’m confident that if the council, NHS, schools and police join forces with our communities, we can make a real impact in both preventing FGM and helping its victims move on positively with their lives.”
Dulwich teen up for reporting award By Alexis Yeates
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A DULWICH teenager is in the running for the prestigious Amnesty Youth Award in reporting for her article on female genital mutilation.
Marthe Naudts, sixteen, is a pupil at Alleyn’s School and wrote the article ‘Cut the Clit or Cut the Custom – The Sad Truth About the FGM Taboo’ to raise awareness of the issue. The budding journalist will join other seven to nineteen year olds at Amnesty International UK’s headquarters on May 6 for the chance to win a goodie bag and a media award. Marthe said: “When I found out that I'd been shortlisted I sat in disbelief. Female genital mutilation is the worst form of child abuse yet it's rarely discussed or even known about. “I know writing about it won't have any direct impact on its victims, but I
hope to increase awareness and understanding amongst any readers of the real devastating impact it has.” Marthe’s mum, Ayana Gibbs, praised her commitment to human rights saying Marthe first became interested at the age of thirteen after a talk about discrimination with her school friends. She said: “One quality I admire in Marthe is her ability to empathise with the experiences of others. It’s one of the many qualities that I know will make her a formidable champion of fundamental rights for all in years to come.” The annual competition will be judged by Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy, BBC Radio 4’s Ritula Shah and staff at the Observer paper. The competition’s four categories are Upper Primary, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary and Sixth Form and is split into: Reporting, Performing, Photography, Campaigning, Fundraising, and Poetry.
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Guy’s and St Thomas’ rated ‘Good’ by CQC
GUY’S AND St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has achieved a ‘Good’ overall rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) with some services rated ‘Outstanding’.
CQC inspectors visited the Trust’s hospital and community services from 7-10 September last year with further unannounced visits taking place later the same month. In its report published on 24 March, the CQC praised staff who its inspectors found to be ‘highly committed to the Trust and delivering high quality patient care’. Inspectors reported that ‘patients were positive about the care they received and felt staff treated them with dignity and respect’. Professor Sir Mike Richards, the CQC’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals, said: “Guy’s and St Thomas’ sets out to provide world class clinical care, education and research that improves the health of the local community and of the wider population – and if you ask their patients, the vast majority would tell you that is their experience. The CQC rated Guy’s and St Thomas’ ‘Outstanding’ for providing
‘caring’ services, ‘Good’ for ‘effective’, ‘responsive’ and ‘well-led’ services, and ‘Requires improvement’ for ‘safe’ services. Services provided for children and young people at Evelina London Children’s Hospital on the St Thomas’ site and in the Emergency Department (A&E) at St Thomas’ were both rated ‘Outstanding’. The CQC inspectors also identified some areas for improvement which the Trust recognises it needs to strengthen. Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard said: “I welcome this report which paints a very positive picture of the compassion and dedication of our staff to deliver high quality care to patients. “I am delighted that the CQC has highlighted so many areas of excellent practice throughout the Trust and has rated both our children’s hospital and emergency services as outstanding. “The CQC report also highlights areas for improvement and I look forward to working with our staff, patients and local stakeholders to tackle these together in the weeks and months ahead.”
Health Minister praises Maternity Unit Calling all knitters HEALTH MINISTER Ben Gummer MP has praised staff on the Maternity Unit at St Thomas’ Hospital for using patient feedback to make innovative changes.
Following feedback from new mums, reclining chairs were introduced on the postnatal ward to allow partners to stay overnight, with hundreds of families benefiting each month. Before the initiative, visiting was allowed only during the day. Since the initiative was launched, the number of women who would recommend postnatal services at St Thomas’ has risen from 66% to 90%. There have been other benefits such as an increase of women who are able to breastfeed successfully and a
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reduction in anxiety among patients. Maternity staff review patient feedback through the Friends and Family Test, a quick and easy way for anyone to comment on their experiences of services across the NHS. Ben Gummer, Minister for Care Quality, said after visiting the postnatal ward: "I want the NHS to be the safest, most transparent and compassionate healthcare system in the world. Feedback from patients and staff is essential to improving care.” Lynne Pacanowski, Director of Midwifery at Guy’s and St Thomas’, says: “We are very pleased to be able to welcome partners to stay overnight on the postnatal ward. “This extra time spent with mum and
baby can help family bonding and reduce anxiety and stress. This initiative was prompted by the feedback we received from our parents, including members of our Maternity Service Liaison Committee, and has proved really successful.”
KNITTERS IN Southwark are being asked to take part in a unique challenge to help breastfeeding mums.
Knitted breasts are used by health visitors to support new mothers by demonstrating essential breastfeeding skills, such as effective attachment and positioning. Local knitters are being called upon for support in a bid to equip every member of the health visiting team with a knitted breast. Andria Billington, Evelina London health visitor, says: “We use knitted breasts to show mothers the most comfortable ways to breastfeed their babies. If women are comfortable, they’re likely to breastfeed for longer, which helps to improve the health of their children.”
Have your say – become a Governor
NOW IS your chance to make your voice heard. Patients, members of the public and staff are vital in ensuring that Guy’s and St Thomas’ meets the needs of the communities it serves. As a Foundation Trust, the Trust
Sachin, Uzma and Leeya Pattani were one of the first families to benefit from the chairs
is held accountable through its membership and Council of Governors. The Council of Governors, which includes elected representatives of the public, patients and staff, is holding elections. Seven seats are becoming available.
Nominations are open and will close on 19 April. If you are a member, you should have received information about how to stand for election in the post. If you are not yet a member and would like to stand to become a
If you want to help the team, you can find a knitting or crochet pattern online. Completed knitted breasts can be returned to the Breastfeeding Co-ordinators at Aylesbury Health Centre, Taplow House, Thurlow Street, London SE17 2UN.
Health visitor Andria Billington governor, please register and contact our membership office at members@gstt.nhs.uk or on 020 7188 7346 to find out how to become a member. All members are encouraged to vote in the forthcoming elections. The ballot papers will be sent out from 11 May, the election will close on 3 June, and the results will be announced shortly afterwards.
DON’T PALM US OFF!
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PECKHAM
Residents oppose plans to build shops and flats next to their estate By Joey Millar
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FAMILIES ON Peckham’s Atwell Estate say they feel ‘disregarded’ by the council, after plans to put new shops and 67 flats at the foot of their gardens were unveiled.
Members of the estate’s tenants and residents association (TRA) showed the News copies of Southwark Council’s draft plans for three blocks of four-toseven-storey flats. They indicate applications for the flats, which would be built on top of Copeland Road car park, were due to be submitted last month. They were also consulted on a scheme called The Palms, which would see their own garages in Bournemouth Close become rows of retail units designed by Tree Shepherd architects. The first businesses to be offered these units could potentially be the evicted beauty salons and cafés from the soonto-be-demolished Rye Station Arcades. Among the residents’ list of reasons to be fearful is the sudden loss of any nearby parking space. Seventy-three-year-old Shirley Neild, the Atwell Estate’s TRA chair, said:
“There will be nowhere for us to park, or for our families when they want to visit. There are elderly people here who need carers or have families who come and take care of them, where will they go? We’ve had three meetings with the council and the architects, and all they
do is shrug their shoulders and say they can get the train. And what if one of us needs and ambulance or a fire engine needs to get on to the estate? With all the shops lined up there will be no way for emergency vehicles to get to our homes.
Residents on the Atwell Estate
“Surely we should be allowed somewhere to park? It’s like they’re trying to take everything away from us.” Also in the draft plans were suggestions for roof-top gardens, communal court yards, and a five-a-
ROTHERHITHE
Stave Hill was transformed from a landfill site (left) to the green oasis it is now (below)
From landfill site to a green oasis By Alex Yeates
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STAVE HILL is celebrating 30 years since it was converted from a landfill site to a green haven.
Work has been ongoing since 1986 to improve the site’s environmental appeal and wildlife habitat and is now
side football court. Another Atwell resident, Sharon Smith, 44, said: “They keep saying to us ‘we want to hear what you want’ but they know we don’t want any of this, so they’re determined this is going to happen regardless of what any of the people here think. So we’ve asked them for things like security gates at the entrance to the estate, so people drinking or messing around don’t try and get in, and to only give licences to the bars that won’t let them stay open too late, but they just said they ‘couldn’t promise us anything’. “These new cafés are also going to be three metres taller than our garages, so our bedrooms will be staring straight at them. This is the council’s plan and it feels like they just aren’t listening.” Councillor Mark Williams, Southwark Council’s cabinet member for regeneration and new homes, said: “This area is well served by public transport and we want to encourage more people to walk and cycle. “We have looked at parking provision across Peckham and there are a number of underused car parking spaces, so even with the changes we are proposing there will still be spaces available.”
run by The Conservation Volunteers as a nature reserve, educational facility, research area and place of recreation. The park is designed as a mosaic of grassland, woodland, scrub and wetland habitats which support a diverse wildlife. The 5.2 acre nature area is located in the centre of the former Surrey
Commercial Dock and was offered to the Trust for Urban Ecology in 1984 by the London Docklands Development Corporation as a replacement for the William Curtis Ecological Park. The former landfill now features beehives, exotic birds and hedgehogs as well as buildings made from
recycled materials. The shed on the site was built with pavestones from Trafalgar Square and wood from old railway tracks. Volunteers are welcome every second Saturday of the month at Stave Hill for varied tasks that suit all abilities and children are welcome if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Sounds of SE16
STAVE HILL Ecological Park’s wildlife will sing for the world as a SoundCamp sets up.
On the weekend of April 30 a 24 hour broadcast will start on site showcasing the natural sounds of Rotherhithe. The broadcast will feature live streams of different animals, insects and fish around the world as daybreak occurs. Grant Smith, an organiser, said: “We want to explore the journey that happened here to see what made it important to migrating birds and become a vital part of the world.”
22 FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNITY NOTICES
Funeral announcements Con Sullivan
28.12.1928 - 18.3.2016
We are sad to announce that our lovely dad has passed away. He was a wonderful husband, dad, grandad and great grandad. He has left a big hole in our lives and will be missed forever.
Birthday
James Pocknell Look who’s 13
In God’s care you rest above, in our hearts you rest with love With love Michael, Joan, Danny, Vicky, John, Tina and all the children
Requiem mass Monday 11th April 10.00am Most Holy Trinity Church, Dockhead In Loving Memory of
Eileen Mary Yates
30th June 1925 – 20th March 2016 Age 90 years
Happy 13th Birthday Wishing one amazing son a very happy birthday. We're so proud of the teenager you've become. Lots of love Mum, Luke & brother Louie. Xxx To an amazing Grandson. Happy 13th birthday. You're a teenager now! Lots of love Nanny & Grandad X
Happy 13th birthday. To our Nephew & Cousin Love Danny, David, Jade, Billy & kids X Funeral Details Friday 15th April 2016 Honor Oak Crematorium, 11.30 am. For further information FA Albin & Sons - 0207 237 3637
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We would like to say a big thank you to the Whelan’s Pub, Especially John & Noreen for all your support and for holding our Fundraiser Night on the 5th March. Team DWD managed to raise a massive £1500 in total. Which helped our 8 girls that competed at the World championship last month in Glasgow! We couldn’t have done this without you all. xxx
Joey
Thank you
for all your hard work. Good luck from everyone at the News (and Lucille)
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Mum If we could have only one more day, only one more, we would pick up the phone and tell you how much we love you. We would thank you for loving us unconditionally and we would thank you for helping us in every way you could. We pray heaven is everything you dreamt it to be, we pray you’re safe and free of pain and have met up with your loved ones and we pray you have heard every word we have said. To our darling Mum, We love you forever, so be safe until we meet again. Maggie, Mary, Gel, Eileen & Charlotte xxx
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GOOD LUCK From all of us at the News on your crazy Saharan marathon challenge
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Time & Talents match volunteer befrienders with older people who have become isolated. They visit for an hour or two a week, just to chat, have a cup of tea and give someone good company.
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ALL ABOARD THE BIKE TRAIN
All we want to do is conserve Green Dale
I’M SURPRISED by recent letters which stated that the Friends of Green Dale campaign regarding Green Dale is negative.
In fact our positive mission is to protect, conserve and enhance the natural environment of Green Dale for the benefit of wildlife and people. Our members have transformed the space in recent years and we are delighted that so many people are now visiting and appreciating this special natural place. We want to achieve a secure and sustainable future for Green Dale, where our vision of a natural open space to benefit wildlife and people is fully achieved. We also want to see a secure and sustainable future for Dulwich Hamlet Football Club. We oppose the plans to build a new football stadium which would extend onto and enclose part of Green Dale. The proposal includes significant encroachment beyond the area of the current astroturf pitch. Green Dale is Metropolitan Open Land (‘MOL’), which has the same status as Green Belt and is protected from building and enclosure.The proposal would enclose a large section with a high wall or fence that blocks the openness of Green Dale and closes it to the public. It would also see the loss of the current astroturf, which is a place for people to exercise and play. In recognition of the ecological value of Green Dale as a natural open space, Green Dale is set to be designated by Southwark Council as a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation – the development risks causing damage to the diverse ecology of the area.The proposals include plans developed by Southwark Council for the rest of Green Dale. These plans would sanitise a natural open space, which local people value for its sense of openness and wildness. People describe watching birds, seeing hedgehogs and having their children explore a place in which they can have more freedom and adventure than a conventional park. We want to see Green Dale managed as a natural open space, without constructed areas such as play equipment and ornamental gardens. We want the diverse habitats to be maintained and a light-touch approach taken to ensure that biodiversity is preserved and enhanced. We have been happy to work with Hadley to clean up the site – to the benefit of local people who use Green Dale every day – yes, including dog walkers, but also local nursery groups, schools, older people and kids who just want a kickaround. Assertions that the space is misused are not accurate. We have been happy to meet informally with Dulwich Hamlet Supporters Trust to share our views and we are happy to meet with the football
SEE PAGE 11 club’s committee in order to clear up any misunderstandings and to discuss the way forward. Guy Haslam, Frends of Green Dale www.friendsofgreendale.org.uk/
Mayoral candidates lead on investments
WE ARE glad that the commitment to shift GLA investments out of fossil fuels has now been made by three mayoral candidates.
This is the right thing to do, as every penny of our tax that ends up in fossil fuels helps exacerbate global warming and air pollution. It also makes good business sense to divest, as fossil fuels have performed poorly in recent years, and are at risk of becoming even less financially viable as the Paris climate change agreement is implemented. We hope that Southwark Council will also do all it can to making pensions in our borough work for the sustenance of our environment. Canon Giles Goddard, St John's Waterloo ; Neil Coyle MP; Colin Boyle, Chair, Southwark Green Party; Sally Causer, Director, Southwark Law Centre (Pension fund contributor); Joaninho Cinquecento Yara, Southwark Greenpeace
Bishop Climate made my glass runneth dry
THERE I was on Good Friday, in The Ancient Foresters, sitting quietly reading my Southwark News and laughing to myself about the noisy church that has been fined for upsetting the neighbours, when, around 7.30pm, something very strange happened: I had an empty glass! My beer had not runneth over as such, but run out!
Today I read that this was all due to Bishop (!) Climate calling on the wrath of God to do ill to all those who 'made any negative statements about The Kingdom Church'! Divine intervention indeed.
Luckily I was in a pub and could replenish my glass, but I feel sorry for all those people who no doubt felt the full weight of God's 'divine justice' because they enjoy their peace and quiet! On a serious note, isn't Christianity about forgiveness and loving, not summoning up some Old Testament disasters because you don't like the letter of the law? Is there a good God, bad God thing going on here? The 'Bishop' has a website that 'proves' he makes angels appear at his services, so I'm guessing he can easily rustle up the £7740 fine money with such powers. Amen to that. Gary Greenaway, Bermondsey
Jamaica Road needs to be sorted now!
ONCE MORE I find myself writing to your paper to ask one very simple question, "when will somebody in Jamaica Road be killed just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time"? I ask this as once more another vehicle has come off the bend at the top of Jamaica Road, ploughed across the pavement, crashing through the park railings and into the park, and just a few yards away from the Southwark Park Bus Stop. I've now lost count of the number of times this has happened over the years, and always at the same spot. Southwark must be spending a fortune on replacing the mangled parks railings! I have raised this question at Community Councils on a number of times, but nothing ever seems to be done about it. Will it take the death of somebody walking by or waiting at the bus stop before the GLA gets off its backside and does something about their dangerous stretch of road? The kerbside railings that used to offer a barrier have been removed, leaving the passing pedestrian no protection from the traffic. There is obviously a problem here and it needs addressing and addressing now!! Please, can our local elected
representatives put some pressure on City Hall to do something to elevate this real danger to the local community, and before someone is unnecessarily killed because of the GLA's sheer disregard for the safety of Londoners. Gary Magold, Bermondsey
No infrastructure to support development
OVER THE past few weeks a number of articles and letters have focused on the future development at Canada Water and the impact on the wider Rotherhithe area.
Much of the focus has been on the estimated 4000 homes and 20,000 jobs in the development. However this does not include the 1,000 properties under construction, by Sellars, on the Decathlon and nearby site and the 700+ units on the former Mulberry Business Centre site along with the 300+ properties at Quebec Quarter and the London Squares development of 100 properties in Quebec Way. Not forgetting the developments at Redwood Park and Anchor Point and other developments in all around 6000 properties. Yet little has been done to provide the supportive infrastructure that is needed with such an increasing population. To date a library has been built replacing the old Albion Street library, yet to be redeveloped for much needed housing. A replacement leisure centre is planned to replace the Seven Islands facility yet the community is being asked to forgo an area of open wooded land, Ada’s Garden dedicated by local residents to Ada Salter. Development of Ada’s Garden would add to the hundreds of trees already felled as part of other developments,with no doubt further housing development on the existing Seven Islands site. As for the infrastructure no additional tube services have been added and for those who regularly travel the overcrowding is plain to see. It is only possible to increase Jubilee Line services
by 6 trains per hour providing around 6,000 additional journeys but this would also have to cope with the additional developments, both residential and retail at Canary Wharf and the Isle of Dogs. Bus services are becoming increasingly unreliable and crowded with the traffic delays in the area which are unlikely to improve with the changes proposed in the highway network and the provision of a cycle superhighway along Jamaica Road to Greenwich, so far there has be no published impact assessment on local businesses. With increasing development and population increases comes more pressure on local medical services as local residents who need non-urgent doctor’s appointments can testify the wait for an appointment can be 4 weeks or more. The scale of development will put pressure on electricity, water etc and Rotherhithe’s problems with poor broadband have been highlighted yet no action has been undertaken and looks unplanned for improvement. In places where large scale developments are planned local people who oppose the development are often accused of being Nimbies or fearful of change but that cannot be said about the local people in Rotherhithe who have recognised that development will take place but have sought physical developments that recognise the unique nature of the area and have a benefit for the community. Benefits to the local population should include: Truly affordable housing that the children of local people can afford to buy or rent, A place in a local school for the children of local people Modern super/ultrafast broadband The ability to get a doctor’s appointment in a reasonable time So far there is no evidence that the proposed development can achieve this and therefore Canada Water will be unable to cope with development on such a scale as proposed. Brian Hodge, Ex-Chair Canada Water Campaign Planning Group
what ’s on
24 WHAT’S ON
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By Katie Kelly
he setting of this Hemingway play, The Fifth Column, is Madrid 1937, in a hotel suffering constant bombardment during the Spanish Civil war.
The title refers to the Spanish rebel statement in the autumn of 1936 that they had four columns of troops advancing on Madrid and a mysterious ‘fifth column of sympathisers inside the city’. One such sympathiser is Philip Rawlins who is posing as a playboy journalist, whilst spending his nights involved in altogether more serious action on behalf of the rebel army. When Dorothy Bridges, a rather flighty war correspondent, arrives at the Hotel Florida she is charmed by Rawlings and her current lover is rudely retired from the scene. This is a play of contrasts. Starved locals wait on the well-fed Americans visitors. The rather spoilt Dorothy Bridges could not be more different from the risk-taking, wily Carmen; her rival for Rawlins’ affections. The night time Rawlins, who declares love and proposes marriage as he seeks comfort from the fear and horror of war, is replaced by day with his more cynical, disengaged alter ego. The world that Dorothy dreams about travelling to with Rawlins, eating
GALLERIES
ARCADIA MISSA Unit 6, Bellenden Road Business Centre, Bellenden Road, SE15 Jesse Darling: The Great Near A series of sculptures and wall-based works imagine the monsters of modernity as characters in a violent fairy tale in which the comfort-industrial complex is rolled out as domestic theatre and the parallel spheres of home and homeland are built and upheld. Arcadia Missa, Thu-Sat 12noon-5pm, ends May 7, free. ART HOUSE1 45, Grange Road, SE1 Christie Brown The artist who creates human-animal hybrids uses collage to brings a new sense of complexity, one that makes it hard for the viewer to impose straightforward anthropomorphic interpretations on the figures. Art House1, From Apr 7, Thu-Sun 3pm-7pm, ends Apr 30, free. COPPERFIELD GALLERY 6, Copperfield Street, SE1 Jane Bustin: Rehearsal The artists’s first solo exhibition with the gallery presents a new series of paintings that take the Russian ballet icon Vaslav Nijinsky (1890-1950) as a central reference. Copperfield Gallery, Thu-Sat 12noon-6pm, ends May 6, free. DANIELLE ARNAUD CONTEMPORARY ART 123, Kennington Road, SE11 (020-7735 8292) Anathema A screening of four artist videos by Laure Prouvost, Zina SaroWiwa, Tai Shani and Jordan Wolfson. Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art, Apr 10, 4pm-6pm, free. Ichor: Robert Cervera, Katarina Hruskova, Alix Marie A collaborative exhibition of contemporary works by the
fresh brioche in St Tropez, could not be further away from the reality of heating tinned food in the bombdamaged Hotel Florida. This is a good bit of fairly traditional storytelling. The sets and costumes are the stars of the first half as it takes a while for the characters to develop. My real enjoyment before the interval came from the Hotel Manager, played hilariously by Stephen Ventura. As the play and personalities gained shape against the confusing chaos of wartime action, a real love story emerged. Philip Rawlins walks a subtle line between cynicism and engagement. Something in him yearns for the comfort and normality represented by Dorothy but he is constantly brought back to reality by bombardments and military duties. “Every night I ask her to marry me. Every morning I say I don’t mean it. I think perhaps things can’t go on like that” Is he right? I recommend that you go and see for yourselves. Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway, SE1 6BD Until 16 April 2016 Mon-Sat at 7.30 pm; Sat at 3 pm Box Office: 020 7407 0234 www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/ the-large/the-fifth-column/ £20/£16 concessions; £12 Preview Performances
three artists. Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art, Fri-Sun 2pm-6pm, ends Apr 10, free. DILSTON GROVE SE16 (020-7237 1230) Brink Group show at CGP London Dilston Grove, exploring themes of exhaustion; curated by Matt Carter in association with Lux. Dilston Grove, WedSun 11am-5pm, ends Apr 17, free. DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY Gallery Road, SE21 (020-8693 5254) Nikolai Astrup: Painting Norway Oil paintings and prints by the renowned Norwegian artist. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, ends May 15, £12.50, child free, OAP £11.50, concs £7, mems free. IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM Lambeth Road, Elephant & Castle, SE1 (020-7416 5000) Nick Danziger: Eleven Women Facing War Photographs and film following the stories of 11 women in different conflict zones. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.30pm, ends Apr 24, free. Peter Kennard: Unofficial War Artist Examining the art and practice of one of Britain’s most important political artists. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am6pm, last adm 5.30pm, ends May 30, free. Lee Miller: A Woman’s War Works examining the impact of women’s lives during the Second World War. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.30pm, ends Apr 24, £10, child/art fund mems £5, concs £7, mems free. JERWOOD SPACE 171, Union Street, Bankside, SE1 (020-7654 0179) Jerwood/FVU Awards 2016: Borrowed Time Two moving-image installations.
Jerwood Space, Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm, closed Bank Hols, ends Apr 24, free. MOCA LONDON 113, Bellenden Road, SE15 A Lover’s Discord A group show that ponders love’s magnetism, our impulsivity and drives, featuring pieces by Alasdair Duncan, Sharon Kivland, Dominic From Luton, Thomas Vandenberghe, James Unsworth and many more. Moca London, Thu-Sat 2pm-6pm, ends Apr 9, free. PECKHAM PLATFORM 89, Peckham High Street, SE15 (020-7358 9645) Dora Project Exhibition: Opening The final stage of Dora Project, a 12-monthlong cross-generational archiving and participatory project that combines art, Second World War London and early rocket engineering. Peckham Platform, From Apr 7, Wed-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm, ends May 15, free. SAFEHOUSE 1 139, Copeland Road, SE15 Chroma: Blue Issue The second in a series of curatorial experiments, commencing at Safehouse2 in April 2016. Safehouse 1, Apr 21, 7pm-10pm, Apr 22 & 23, 12noon-6pm, Apr 24, 12noon-3pm, free. SOUTH LONDON GALLERY 65-67, Peckham Road, SE5 (020-7703 6120) Michael Dean: Sic Glyphs An installation conceived for the SLG’s main space. South London Gallery, Tue & ThuSun 11am-6pm, Wed 11am-9pm, ends May 22, free. Paul Maheke: I Lost Track Of The Swarm Following six months as the South London Gallery’s Graduate-inResidence in the Outset Artists’ Flat, the artist presents his first solo show in a public institution. South London Gallery,
Tue & Thu-Sun 11am-6pm, Wed 11am9pm, ends May 22, free. TATE MODERN Bankside, Holland Street, SE1 (020-7887 8888) Magdalena Abakanowicz Soft sculptures reflecting an interest in biological systems, organic matter and regeneration. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Around Abstract Art 1920-1935 Works exploring the development of abstract art. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Arte Povera And Anti-Form Works curated by Mark Godfrey and Helen Sainsbury. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Artist Rooms: Phyllida Barlow Largescale sculptural installations. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Assemblage Mixed-media sculpture and collage from the 20th century. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Between Man And Matter Works exploring the affinities between post-war artists working in Japan, Europe and the United States. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Joseph Beuys: Artist Rooms Made towards the end of Beuys’s life, this major installation addresses themes of finality
in Southwark
PHOTO: Phil Gammon
Love on the Frontline
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and death. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ends Dec 31, free. Beyond Painting Works exploring the constituent elements of putting paint on canvas. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture Kinetic sculptures by the American artist. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ends Apr 3, £16.30, concs £14.50, under 12s free. George Condo Works by the American artist. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Constructionism Works curated by Tanya Barson and Matthew Gale. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Cubism Works illuminating the perceptual and conceptual aspects of the art movement. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Niki De Saint Phalle And Richard Serra Two artists working in the arte povera, or poor art tradition. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Marcel Duchamp: Fountain 1917 A replica, from 1964, of the artist’s iconic ready made. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri &
Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Elements Of Chance Surrealist works that toy with the notion of chance. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Everyday Alchemy: Contemporary Sculpture Sculptures which use commonplace objects to explore notions of value. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Expanded Painting Works exploring the evolution of artists’ use of the medium of paint after the Second World War. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Sam Francis And Brett Weston Works exploring the relationship between landscape and abstraction. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Leon Golub & Hrair Sarkissian: Facing History Works by two artists whose subject-matter is violence and atrocity. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Sheela Gowda Installations made with contrasting materials. Tate Modern, MonThu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Nicholas Hlobo Works which utilise craft techniques of stitching and weaving. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Homeworkers Works employing materials traditionally associated with the domestic sphere. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Nam June Paik Rarely-seen work on paper, and other key pieces, spanning 40 years of the artist’s career. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Ellsworth Kelly Retrospective exhibition to mark the artist’s 90th birthday. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Marisa Merz & El Anatsui Sculptures highlighting artists’ use of diverse materials and unusual techniques. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Gustav Metzger Works exploring processes of change, destruction and renewal. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Minimalism Works curated by Helen Sainsbury. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Louise Nevelson Mixed-media assemblages inspired by New York City. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Painting After Technology Works examining the process of mark-making in a period of radical technological change. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Pino Pascali Works by one of the most important 1960’s Italian artists. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Performing For The Camera More than 500 images exploring the relationship between photography and performance. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ends Jun 12, £14.50, concs £12.70. Charlotte Posenenske And Ursula Schulz-Dornburg Explore the intersection between architecture, mass-
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DRAWING ROOM’S Double-take exhibition seeks to explore the multifarious ways photography and drawing have been combined and mirrored to extend both practices into new arenas in modern and contemporary practices.
THE GENIUS of prolific playwright Alan Ayckbourn seems sadly out of whack in this late-60s play that sits uncomfortably between social comment and farce. I am not in disagreement with all the acclaim it attracted back then, but its ideas and jokes have not aged well, writes Michael Holland...
The premise is that the working classes are bluff, gruff, rutting, amoral cheats, while those above just cheat quietly with a bit of rough, though with a regal air of superiority. Frank Foster (Nichloas Le Prevost) is the cuckold who in today’s enlightened times would be said to be in the early signs of dementia, though here sent out from the wings as a doddery, forgetful old fool – the perfect foil to a wife (Jenny Seagrove) who doesn’t want him to remember to ask where she has been all night. There is no mystery to whom she is sharing her body with as we are quickly told that it is her husband’s employee, Bob Phillips (Jason Merrells) who spends an inordinate amount of time in shouting matches with wife Terry (Tamzin Outhwaite) before shagging to make up. The cheaters devise some ridiculous alibi that should not have stood the test of two minutes let alone two dinner parties on consecutive nights, though performed simultaneously in scenes that really do keep Ayckbourn on the pedestal he belongs. Matthew Cottle and Gillian Wright, as the produced objects and found sculptural forms. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Gerhard Richter Layered and erased, abstract paintings. Tate Modern, MonThu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Texture And Photography Works bringing together three different approaches to the relationship between form and texture in photography. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ends Aug 31 2017, free. Torn Papers And Walls Paper Contemporary and abstract artists in response to the theme of Cities. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri, Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Cy Twombly Paintings and sculptures evoking the ancient world. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. Chen Zhen And Leonilson: Objects For Mending Works by two artists who struggled against serious illness. Tate Modern, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.15pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm, last adm 9.15pm, ongoing, free. THE GALLERY @ OXO Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, SE1 (0207021 1686) Crippled, Handicapped, Disabled: Living Beyond Labels - Disability History Exhibition This exhibition by a UK disability charity explores changing attitudes towards disability and employment from the perspective of an
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innocent couple caught up in the alibi, fumble and falter through the mayhem quite brilliantly, as do all the players, but for me this 45 year old, former masterpiece that looks like several Two Ronnies’ sketches cobbled together does not hit the spot. Oh yes we laughed, but we didn’t laugh as
organisation which started as ‘The Cripples’ Training College’ in the 1930s and still supports disabled people today. The Gallery @ Oxo, Apr 20-24, 11am6pm, free.
THEATRE
BLUE ELEPHANT THEATRE 59a, Bethwin Road, Camberwell, SE5 (0207701 0100) The Bacchae A wanderer returns, driving the people of the city into a ferocious and liberating frenzy. His actions excite, his message thrills, but his mission is revenge. Blue Elephant Theatre, From Apr 19, Tue-Sat 8pm, ends May 7, £15, concs £12.50, Southwark residents £10. CANADA WATER CULTURE Space 21, Surrey Quays Road, SE16 (0208692 4446) Flying Solo A heart-warming onewoman show from Manjeet Mann. Canada Water Culture Space, Apr 21, 7.30pm-9pm, £12. DIY SPACE FOR LONDON 98-108, Ormside Street, SE15 Worthwhile Comedy - A Benefit For Refugee Action A comedy benefit night, featuring Josie Long, John Kearns, Liam Williams and more. DIY Space For London, Apr 21, 7.30pm11pm, £8. EDRIC THEATRE 103, Borough Road, SE1 The Wunderkammer Improv group Do Not Adjust Your Stage presents TEDstyle panel talks. Edric Theatre, Apr 9, 8pm-10pm, ends May 7, £10. LOST THEATRE 208, Wandsworth Road, SW8 (0844-847 1680) Fables For A Boy A touching musical tale about a young boy’s struggle in a
long or as loudly.
Theatre Royal Haymarket, Haymarket, SW1Y 4HT Until Saturday 25 June; 7.45pm Box Office: 0207 930 8800 www.trh.co.uk
world that is against him. LOST Theatre, Tue-Sat 7.30pm, mats Sat 3pm & Sun 4pm, ends Apr 24, £12-£22, free. NATIONAL THEATRE: DORFMAN South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) The Flick Sam Gold directs Annie Baker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning comic play which comments on authenticity in a fast-changing world. National Theatre: Dorfman, Apr 13-16, 18, 20, 21 & 2630, 7pm, press night Apr 19, 7pm, mats Apr 21, 27 & 30, 1.30pm, ends May 14, £15-£50, phone for availability. NATIONAL THEATRE: LYTTELTON South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Dominic Cooke directs August Wilson’s drama about self-determination against overwhelming odds. National Theatre: Lyttelton, Apr 15, 16, 18, 19 & 27-30, 7.30pm, mats Apr 16, 19, 28 & 30, 2.15pm (captioned perf Apr 18, audio described perf Apr 29, audio described mat perf Apr 30), ends May 18, £15£50, Sat £15-£55. The Suicide Nadia Fall directs Suhayla El-Bushra’s modern reworking of the satire by Nikolai Erdman. National Theatre: Lyttelton, Apr 6-9, 11, 12, 14, 20-23, 25 & 26, 7.30pm, press night Apr 13, 7pm, mat Apr 23, 2.15pm, booking to May 21, £15-£35, Apr 6 & 7 previews £15-£25. NATIONAL THEATRE: OLIVIER South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Les Blancs Yael Farber directs Lorraine Hansberry’s final drama, which confronts the tragedy of revolution. National Theatre: Olivier, Apr 4, 5, 7, 13-16, 22, 23 & 25-28, 7.30pm, mats Apr 5, 14, 16, 23 & 26, 2pm, booking to May 4, £15-£35.
Wonder.land A musical inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice In Wonderland, with music by Damon Albarn and book and lyrics by Moira Buffini. National Theatre: Olivier, Apr 1, 2, 8, 9, 11, 12, 19-21, 29 & 30, 7.30pm, mats Apr 2, 9 & 30, 2pm, Apr 3, 2.30pm, booking to Apr 30, £15-£50, Sat eves £15-£55. OLD VIC 103, The Cut, SE1 (0844-871 7628) The Caretaker Matthew Warchus directs Timothy Spall in Harold Pinter’s menacing and darkly comic drama. Old Vic, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm, no mats Apr 6 (press night Apr 6, 7pm, audio described perf Apr 19, captioned perf Apr 25), ends May 14, £12-£60, Premium Seats £85. OMNIBUS 1, Clapham Common North Side, SW4 (020-7498 4699) Melody A fusion of spoken word and song written and performed by Jemima Foxtrot. Omnibus, Apr 14, 7.30pm10pm, £12, concs £10. Monkey Toast And Friends Join the Monkey Toast and the Harold teams for a night of wit, wisdom and mayhem. Plus our very wonderful special guests, Panthercannon! Sketches, stories and high-speed nonsense from the minds and mouths of Ruth Bratt, Andrew Pugsley and David Reed. Omnibus, Apr 11, 7.30pm-10pm, £7, adv £5. Mrs Roosevelt Flies To London Award-winner Alison Skilbeck’s onewoman show. Omnibus, Apr 7, 7.30pm9.30pm, £12, concs £10. UPSTAIRS AT THE RITZY Coldharbour Lane, SW2 (0871-704 2065) Scratch That: Brixton Scratch That offers a platform to musicians, spoken word artists, playwrights, performers, filmmakers, comedians and more.
Drawing and photography are each considered the most direct, ‘transparent’ media with which to engage with the world, and they share fascinating parallels: the relationship to the blank sheet of paper or surface, graphite and silver, pencil weight and aperture, the sense of an invisible ‘apparatus’ (the camera and pencil), the engagement with surface, light, negative and positive and the trace. Photography, literally meaning ‘drawing with light’, and the expansion of photography in the second half of the 19th century served the dual role of freeing up drawing from the role of representation and ushering in new artistic procedures. This two-part exhibition is a unique collaboration between two major, medium-specific, London institutions and provides fertile ground for an exploration of the specialism of each. Drawing Room and The Photographer’s Gallery produce exhibitions that demonstrate the primary roles that drawing, and photography, perform in recent and contemporary practice. This collaboration reveals that the manipulation of materials, whether within the confines of a medium, stretching its limit or borrowing from other media, gives artists passage to new visual languages and forms of expression. At Drawing Room the six contemporary artists will each present serial works executed in a range of photographic media, graphite and projection. Procedures linked to the medium of drawing - the labour of laying down repetitive marks in materials such as graphite and ink, and the manipulation of the apparatus of photography – the lens, the shutter, darkroom processes – transform these sources. Drawing Room, Unit 8 Rich Estate, 46 Willow Walk, SE1 5SF. 14 April – 5 June 2016 Tel 020 7394 5657 www.drawingroom.org.uk Open: Tues – Fri 11am–6pm, Sat and Sun 12 - 6pm; and until 8pm on the last Friday of every month.
Upstairs At The Ritzy, Apr 19, 8pm11pm, free. ROYAL VAUXHALL TAVERN 372, Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 (0207820 1222) Barelesque 10: Births, Deaths And Marriages Hot performances from cabaret’s underworld. Apr 7, 7pm12midnight, £13.75, adv £11. Cabaret Roulette A Dear Diary-themed vaudevillian experience. Apr 13, 8pm11.30pm, £15, adv £12. Finger In The Pie Cabaret Showcase London’s hot showcase of new drag, burlesque and variety. We’ve launched the careers of some of London’s most famous cabaret artists and regularly provide a test bed for new material from its most established. third Fri of month 7pm-9.30pm, £10-£12. Pop Horror Enjoy the butchered hits of Stock Aitken and Waterman. Apr 27, 7pm, £5. The Cabaret Graduation: Spring 2016 For one night and one night only, Finger in the Pie are proud to present the graduating class of the first Character Cabaret workshop of 2016!. Apr 6, 7pm11pm, £12, adv £10. The LipSinkers Alternative drag cabaret. first Fri of every month 9pm4am, adv £8, concs £6. Vinegar Strokes - Qualified Actress Proclaimed as “The Female Whoopi Goldberg”, Vinegar Strokes comes straight outta South London with her debut show. Mixing up Comedy and Cabaret in this manifesto of sexless love, loveless sex, keeping it old school and why Beyonce ruins everything!. Apr 15, 7pm-9.15pm, £7. TEMPORARY THEATRE (formerly The Shed) National Theatre, South Bank,
SE1 (020-7452 3000) Another World: Losing Our Children To Islamic State A piece of verbatim documentary theatre, compiled from interviews with people affected by the terrorist group. Temporary Theatre (formerly The Shed), From Apr 9, MonWed, Fri & Sat 7.45pm, Thu 7.30pm, Apr 14, 7.45pm, press night Apr 15, 7pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm, no mat perfs Apr 9 & 13, ends May 7, £15-£25. THE BREAD AND ROSES 68, Clapham Manor Street, SW4 (020-7498 1779) Clapham Comedy Club Clapham Comedy brings you the best value world class, award-winning comedy with big name TV stars, circuit favourites and special guests and Edinburgh previews in a friendly cosy atmosphere, plus happy hour drinks prices and free lollipops!. The Bread And Roses, Apr 7, 8.30pm-11pm, £10, adv £8. THE CAVENDISH ARMS 128, Hartington Road, Stockwell, SW8 (0207498 7464) Phil Mann: Nothingism/Michael Brunstrom: The Hay Wain Reloaded A double bill of comedy covering the topic of art. The Cavendish Arms, Apr 10, 6.45pm-9pm, free. THE CINEMA MUSEUM 2, Dugard Way, SE11 (020-7840 2200) The Misty Moon Film Society Presents A Day In The Lives Of Frankie Abbott Theatre, Theatre Comedy. The Cinema Museum, Apr 23, 8pm-11pm, £15, adv £14, concs £13. To submit listings, please enter events online at least four weeks in advance at www.pressassociation.com/Listings/Ad dYourEvent
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THE BARD IN BANKSIDE
The rise and fall of Shakespeare’s Southwark
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xactly 400 years ago this month, a 52-year-old man died in Southwark. This in itself is hardly notable – back in the day, people died all the time in the borough, often in incredibly creative ways, writes Joey Millar...
Southwark was one of the most disreputable parts of Britain at the time and its residents seemed doomed to premature and bizarre deaths. From a drunken brawl in one the borough’s hundreds of taverns or a nasty disease picked up in one of the equally numerous brothels, to an accident in the bear-baiting ring or a slip into the Thames, Southwark’s residents just didn’t seem to do the whole ‘surrounded by family and friends at home’ thing. The 52-year-old was no different. Or, rather, he was – his name was William Shakespeare and he was rather good at writing – but he, too, appears to have died in the classic Southwark way.
According to one diarist Shakespeare and two friends “had a merry meeting and, it seems, drank too hard, for Shakespeare died of a fever there contracted” – a worrying scenario for anyone who has ever seriously considered whether a hangover can kill. Arguably the borough’s most famous resident ever, Shakespeare and Southwark are inextricably linked – he even referenced his beloved home in his play Henry VI: “What! Buckingham and Clifford are ye so brave? And you base peasants do ye believe him? Will you needs be hanged with your pardons about your necks? Hath my sword therefore broke through London Gates, that you should leave me at the White Hart in South-Wark.” While certainly a son of Southwark, Shakespeare was, of course, born in Stratford-upon-
Avon. How he ended up in London, miles from the place of his birth, is a matter of debate, described by historians as “Shakespeare’s lost years.” Some say he fled to escape prosecution for deer-poaching on the estate of
Southwark, sordid as it was at the time, was also quickly establishing itself as the country’s capital of theatre. Just a year after Shakespeare moved to London, the Rose playhouse was built in Bankside – replacing the only other venue in south London, which had been based in Elephant and Castle before flopping. The Swan soon followed, as did, in 1599, the Globe theatre, which was built by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Shakespeare’s playing company. Little remains of Shakespeare’s London. He lived in an area now covered by the southern edge of Blackfriar’s Bridge, drank at a succession of long-gone pubs (as well as the seeminglyindestructible George Inn) and worshiped at a church now absorbed by Southwark
Arguably the borough’s most famous resident ever, Shakespeare and Southwark are inextricably linked a local squire, who he got revenge on in true Bard fashion by writing a “scurrilous ballad” about him – a tactic not common around Southwark these days. Whatever the reason, by 1586 he had moved to London, settling in Bankside so as to be near the many theatres.
Cathedral. Even the famous Globe, along with the Swan and another famous Bankside playhouse the Hope, were demolished by the Puritans, who looked down upon such trivialities as theatre. Within a half-century of Shakespeare’s death, little remained of his theatrical legacy in Southwark – a shameful end to the greatest writer of all time. This month, at least, this error will be corrected in some way, with Southwark putting on a variety of commemorative events to mark the 400th anniversary of his death. On April 23 and 24 a guided walk with take place in the borough while the world tour of Hamlet will also return to its spiritual home in the now-rebuilt Globe. The new Hilton London Bankside will also offer an honorary cocktail menu in its Distillery bar. Just make sure you don’t work up too big a hangover.
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Archduke still hits the high notes THE ARCHDUKE
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I’M ABOUT halfway through my meal when the sound of a woman singing Moon River drifts through the air, writes Ellie Ross...
Accompanied by a piano, her smooth, soulful voice enraptures diners, who look up from their plates to listen to the sixties hit. Closing my eyes, it’s as though I’ve gone back in time, transported to a jazz bar from a bygone era. Live jazz is one of the staples for a visit to The Archduke restaurant, which - fittingly - is just a stone’s throw from music and arts hub The Royal Festival Hall. The restaurant’s location is stellar - it is halfway between Waterloo station and the river, and is housed inside old railway arches. Opened in 1978 as a wine bar
serving food, it was the first restaurant on the Southbank. In 2009, the site was acquired by Black & Blue Restaurants, who retained the name because it was already such a well-established location for wine and jazz with loyal clientele. The place is abuzz when I arrive on a Saturday evening. Couples sit on bar stools and in cosy booths close to the entrance, while upstairs, most of the tables are already taken. I’m led to my own, candlelit table next to the window - a perfect spot for watching people rush by on the street below. Inside, I notice the leather booths, the leopard print carpet, the exposed brickwork of railway arches. From time to time, a train rumbles overhead, thud-thudding like the rhythm of a beating heart. The Archduke shares a menu with its sister Black & Blue restaurants (there are another five in London) with a focus on steaks. The cuts range from the ribeye (£24) to the T-bone (£32), and for the ‘ravenous’ there’s the 600g côte de boeuf (£37). Vegetarians are also catered for, while other meat dishes include roast chicken breast, Cumberland sausage
and grilled salmon. My starter of king prawns arrives and make a good first impression. Pretty in pink, they are a decent size, handily sliced in half and each morsel is meaty and moreish. The asparagus spears - shimmering bright green beneath a glaze - still have a decent bite to them and the accompanying egg oozes yellow yoke when pierced. It’s the kind of dish you wish you could prepare yourself for a brunch with friends at home. Steak is what The Archduke prides itself on, and as mine arrives, I quickly realise why. Slabs of meat, etched with the crisscross markings of the griddle, are served with grilled mushrooms and tomatoes and silver pots of chips and pepper sauce. This is one restaurant that can’t be accused of skimping on portions - the sirloin is lovely and thick, while the Tbone almost dwarfs the wooden board it is served on. As you would expect, the meat is perfectly cooked (unlike many places, here ‘rare’ means rare), fat is left on to add to the flavour and there’s no gristle in sight. A bottle of Pinot Noir (Roaring Meg from Central Otago, New Zealand)
proves the perfect accompaniment. It’s simple, hearty fare - but it’s done well, thanks partly to the good quality ingredients (steak is prime beef that’s been traditionally hung and aged for up to 28 days). The pecan pie is served warm and despite suffering from a slightly undercooked, floury base - has the perfect ratio of crunchy nuts to smooth, sticky topping. The scoop of clotted cream with it seems overindulgent, but I enjoy it anyway. The pub classic of sticky toffee pudding is done well - it’s surprisingly light instead of being stodgy like so many varieties are, and there’s just the right amount of the hot, deliciously sweet sauce. As I leave, I pass the female singer, now packing away after finishing her set on the small area on the landing by the staircase. She tells me her name is Cecilia Stalin, that she’s from Sweden and plays gigs all over London. But when I tell her how much I enjoyed Moon River, she looks surprised. “I’ve never sung it before,” she says with a smile. “Someone having an anniversary meal requested it for their wife, so I just Googled it and sight
read it from my iPhone. I’m glad you enjoyed it.” It seems that the jazz - like the atmosphere, architecture and food - is just one of the things The Archduke does well. And it certainly keeps people coming back for more.
THE DAMAGE 1 x Asparagus spears, shaved parmesan, rocket and poached hen’s egg £7.50 1 x King prawns with garlic butter £8.50 1 x Sirloin (280g) £25 1 x T-bone (400g) £32 1 x House salad £5 1 x Tenderstem broccoli £3.50 1 x bottle of Roaring Meg Pinot Noir £40 1 x Pecan pie with clotted cream £6 1 x Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream £6
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FOOD (1-5) AMBIENCE (1-5) VALUE (1-5) DISABLED ACCESS DISABLED TOILET
£133.50
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YES YES
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Dual crossword
CRYPTIC PUZZLE Clues Across
1 Hobo showed the way to be crushed underfoot (8) 4 Just a ray of light can produce a point of brightness (4) 8 Russian tyrant exposed in just a linen shirt! (6) 10 Hides the coats (6) 11 Is it excellent to begin to sleep in church? (5) 12 Begin to be a person (5) 14 Making a mistake by hesitating in front of the circle (6) 17 Ma, this act could lead to a condition of suffering (9) 18 The pirate sounds as if he'd give a dollar on ear (9) 22 Fantastic that the United Nations should be concerned with Capone (6) 23 Come in from his recent errand (5) 24 The king's inside but will break out (5) 26 In return, exclude the accounts of the Egyptian charm (6) 27 Is back fast, and without speaking (6) 28 Medicine does make a change (4) 29 Open and not led round the water (8)
QUICK PUZZLE Clues Across
1 Very hungry (8) 4 Pace (4) 8 Part of the foot (6) 10 Refer to (6) 11 Rub out (5) 12 Strainer (5) 14 Fortification (6) 17 Shapes of the moon (9) 18 Gem (9) 22 Landing place of Noah's Ark (6) 23 Viewpoint (5) 24 Send back (5) 26 Petitioned (6) 27 Lobster claw (6) 28 Sea eagle (4) 29 Showing respect (8)
Clues Down
1 Throw into the ship (4) 2 A confused enthusiasm to take a flower . . . (6) 3 . . . as adaptable as the one I am surrounded with? (6) 5 It's not funny to tease someone in their affliction (6) 6 Withdrew from the club - or joined again (8) 7 Ready for the signal (5) 9 Where the workers cannot be employed on a daily basis (5,4) 10 The lesser can achieve brightness (9) 13 Publish the result (5) 15 Fasten securely as the fifth tier is broken (5) 16 Ill-fated account employed about a rich leader (8) 18 Chances of fractures (6) 19 The secret society of one graduate in a hundred and fifty (5) 20 All show anger after about ten (6) 21 Cancel the order for the bells to chime again (6) 25 A group of horses would disturb the dust (4)
Clues Down
1 Blonde (4) 2 Design of pieces of stone (6) 3 Covering for the arm (6) 5 Has confidence in (6) 6 Goes in front (8) 7 Spotless (5) 9 Introduced (9) 10 Find out (9) 13 Mistake (5) 15 Hurt (5) 16 Climb, crawl with hands and feet (8) 18 Edge (6) 19 Equipped with oars (5) 20 Punctual (2,4) 21 Pass (6) 25 Impudent child (4)
Solutions to last week’s crossword
CRYPTIC ACROSS: 4 Bronze 8 Pimpled 9 Padded 10 Depressed 11 Flee 13 Stops 14 Garrets 16 0versee 18 Merit 19 Next 21 Anecdotal 22 Opaque 23 Readily 24 Radial DOWN: 1 Directive 2 Spare part 3 Least 5 Read 6 Nodule 7 Eddies 9 Pedal 11 Freeholds 12 Ethically 15 Seine 16 On tour 17 Expand 20 Acted 21 Aura QUICK ACROSS: 4 Shirks 8 Expands 9 Sparta 10 Readjusts 11 Else 13 Stole 14 Delayed 16 Aniseed 18 Snout 19 Stop 21 Recessing 22 Elixir 23 Spilled 24 Theses DOWN: 1 Expectant 2 Handclasp 3 Odium 5 Hops 6 Rarely 7 Stared 9 Steer 11 Earnestly 12 Sequences 15 Never 16 Ascent 17 Iodine 20 Heaps 21 Rise
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TICKETS: 0844 567 2742 Fri 8 April - Thurs 14 April MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (12A) Daily: 13.20 15.40 18.10 20.35 (No 13.20 Mon-Thu) Pass List Suspended THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY (12A) Daily: 11.40 16.20 20.50 (No 11.40 MonThu) Pass List Suspended THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR (12A) 3D Daily: 13.15 18.15 (No 13.15 Mon-Thu) 2D Daily: 15.45 20.45 Pass List Suspended HIGH-RISE (15) Daily: 20.40 Pass List Suspended EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Daily: 12.00 16.15 20.30 (No 12.00 Mon-Thu) (HOH Sun 12.00) Pass List Suspended BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (12A) 2D Daily: 11.15 14.15 17.15 20.20 (No 11.15 14.15 MonThu) (HOH Sat 14.15) Pass List Suspended MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (12A) Daily: 18.30 (HOH Mon 18.30) Pass List Suspended 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (12A) Fri-Sun: 14.00 Pass List Suspended ANOMALISA (15) Daily: 18.45 Pass List Suspended ZOOTROPOLIS (PG) 2D Daily: 11.25 13.40 16.00 18.20 (No 11.25 13.40 MonThu) (HOH Fri 16.00) Pass List Suspended KUNG FU PANDA 3 (PG) Fri-Sun: 11.20 14.15 WATCH WITH BABY THU AT 11.30am BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (12A) THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR (12A) ZOOTROPOLIS (PG)
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TICKETS: 0871 902 5739 Fri 8 April - Thurs 14 April
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TICKETS: 0871 902 5749 Fri 8 April - Thurs 14 April
DHEEPAN (15) Fri 3.15, 6.10, 8.45 Sat 12.15, 6.00, 8.40 Sun 2.20, 5.00, 7.45 Mon 3.15, 6.00, 8.45 Tue 12.20, 6.10, 8.50 Wed 12.20, 6.10, 8.45 Thu 3.15, 6.10, 8.45 MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (12A) (moderate violence, threat) Fri 3.25, 8.30 Sat 3.15, 8.25 Sun 7.30 Mon 3.40, 9.00 Tue 3.25, 8.40 Wed 3.25, 8.30 Thu 3.25, 8.30 EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Fri 4.05 (S/T) 6.30 Sat 6.30, 9.00 Sun 3.05, 5.30 Mon 3.50, 6.20, 9.20 Tue 6.30, 9.00 Wed 4.05, 6.30, 9.00 Thu 4.00, 9.00 EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) HOH Subtitled - Fri 4:05 ZOOTROPOLIS 2D (PG) Fri 10.15, 12.50, 6.00 Sat 10.00, 12.40, 5.50 Sun 10.40, 12.30 Mon 1.00 Tue 10.15, 12.50 Wed 10.15, 12.50, 6.00 Thu 10.15, 11.00, 12.50, 6.00 HIGH RISE (15) Fri 9.00 Sat 3.50 Sun 8.00 Thu 6.25 MARGUERITE (15) Fri 12.20 Sat 3.00 Mon 12.20 Tue 3.00 Wed 3.00 Thu 12.20 HAIL, CAESAR! (12A) infrequent moderate sex references Fri 1.40 Sat 1.15 Sun 10.00 Mon 1.20 (S/T) Tue 3.50 Thu 1.35 HAIL, CAESAR! (12A) HOH Subtitled – Mon 1.20
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TICKETS: 0333 006 7777 Fri 1 April - Thurs 7 April 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (12A) 104 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Fri-sat 23:15 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE 2D (12A) 151 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Fri–thur 10:45,12:15 14:15, 15:45, 17:45 19:15, 21:15, 22:30 Sat 10:45, 12:15 14:15, 15:45, 17:45, 19:15, 21:15, 22:30 Sun 10:45,12:15, 14:15 15:45, 17:45,19:15 19:30, 21:15, 22:30 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE 3D
(12A) 151 Mins 3D, Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Fri–sun 13:15, 16:45 20:15 Mon 13:15, 16:45 , 20:25 Tue 13:15, 16:45, 20:15 Wed-thur 16:45, 20:15 EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) 106 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Fri-wed 10:45, 20:45 Mon 12:30, 20:45 Tue 12:30 s/t 20:45 Wed-thur 12:30, 20:45 HARDCORE HENRY (18) 96 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Fri-sat 18:00, 20:30 23:00 sun-thur 18:00 20:30 IN THE HEART OF THE SEA 2D (12A) 122 Mins Silver Screen, Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Wed 11:00 Thu 14:00 KUNG FU PANDA 3 2D (PG) 95 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Fri-sat 10:30 11:00 12:30 13:15 15:00 15:30 Sun 11:00 12:30 13:15 15:00 15:30 Mon-thur 15:00 LONDON HAS FALLEN (15) 99 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Fri-thur 21:15 MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (12A) 112 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Fri-sat 15:15 18:00 20:50 23:30 Sun 15:15 18:00 20:50 Mon 12:40:00 s/t 15:15 18:00 20:50 Tue-thur 12:40 15:15 18:00 20:50 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (12A) 94 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Fri-thur 19:00 ODEON SCREEN UNSEEN (15) 120 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Mon 20:15 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 2D (12A) 135 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Wed 14:00 Thu 11:00 THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR 2D (12A)
114 Mins Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Fri-thur 11:30, 14:20 15:20 17:10, 20:00 21:00 22:50 23:40 THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR 3D (12A) 114 Mins 3D, Wheelchair, Audio Described, Infra Red, Induction Loop, Subtitle, Fri-thur 12:30, 18:10 Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue Wed, Thu
GREENWICH PICTUREHOUSE
TICKETS: 0871 902 5732 Fri 8 April - Thurs 14 April MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (12A) moderate violence, threat Fri/Sat/Tue/Thu at 1.10, 3.45, 6.20, 8.50, Sun at 11.20, 7.25 Mon at 3.45, 8.50, Wed at 3.45, 6.20, 8.50 THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY (12A) racist language and behaviour Fri/Sat/Mon/Wed at 3.45, 8.50, Sun at 4.50, Tue at 12.55, 8.50, Thu at 1.25, 8.50 DHEEPAN (15) Fri/Sat at 12.50, 3.25, 6.00, 8.35, Sun at 1.45, 4.20, 7.00 Mon-Thu at 12.50, 3.30, 6.00, 8.35 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (12A) moderate violence, threat 2/D – Fri/Sat/Mon/Wed at 12.10, 5.45, Sun at 12.15, 8.45, Tue/Thu at 2.40, 5.45 EDDIE THE EAGLE (PG) Fri/Sat at 1.10, 8.20, Sun at 2.20, 7.25, Mon/Wed at 1.15, 6.20, Tue at 3.25, Thu at 3.55, 8.20 HIGH RISE (15) Fri/Sat & Mon-Thu at 3.20, 6.00, Sun at 2.00, 4.30 VICTORIA (15) Fri/Sat & Mon-Thu at 8.25, Sun at 7.00 MARGUERITE (15) Fri/Sat & Mon-Thu at 12.30, Sun at 11.15am HAIL CAESAR (12A) infrequent moderate sex references Fri/Sat/Mon/Wed at 3.20, 8.55, Sun at 1.50, 4.15, Tue/Thu at 12.20, 8.55 THE 400 BLOWS (PG) – Sun at 12noon LAST MAN ON THE MOON plus Q&A (PG) – Mon at 6.30 THE ABSENT ONE (18) – Mon/Wed at 1.00, Tue at 6.15
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Due to the expansion of our Teaching Team Galiema Amien - Cloete, Executive Head Teacher seeks to employ: 1 Qualified Teacher with outstanding potential (Salary negotiable based on skills & experience) 1 Experienced Literacy Co-Ordinator (Salary negotiable based on skills & experience) Start Date: September 2016
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (CURLEW STREET) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable works by Thames Water, made an order the effect of which would be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Curlew Street at it’s junction with Queen Elizabeth Street.
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.
3.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
4.
The works will take on the 9th – 13th April 2016.
6. 7. LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (MONNOW ROAD)
4. 5. 6. 7. 7.
4. 5.
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX
3.
2.
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.
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
2.
1.
The alternative route, will be via Lafone Street, Gainsford Street. Shad Thames Queen Elizabeth Street or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.
Dated this 7th April 2016
1.
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (GREAT SUFFOLK STREET, LAW STREET, MARINE STREET, FREAN STREET, PILGRIMAGE STREET, TRINITY STREET)
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable works by Centercomms Ltd, made an order the effect of which would be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Monnow Road at it’s junction with Southwark Park 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.
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Marine Street will be made two way for access and egress purposes.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will take place for: (a) 13th April. (b) 13th – 14th April. (c) 11th – 24th April. (d) 15th April. (e) 15th – 16th April
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (REDCROSS WAY, PARK STREET) 1.
3.
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX
The alternative route for (a) Borough High Street, Marshalsea Road, Southwark Bridge Road. Southwark Bridge Road, Borough Road, Borough High Street. (b) Borough High Street, Harper Road. (c) Jamaica Road, Thurland Road, Spa Road. (d) (e) Borough High Street, Swan Street, Trinity Church Square, Harper Road
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
(a) Great Suffolk Street, between Borough High Street and Toulmin Street. (b) Law Street, between Tabard Street and Wild’s Rent’s. (c) Marine Street and Frean Street, at it’s junction with Old Jamaica Road and Sun Passage. (d) Pilgrimage Street, between Tabard Street and Selborne House. (e) Trinity Street, between Borough High Street and Trinity Church Square.
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX
2.
Dated this 7th April 2016
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in:
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will take on the 16th April 2016.
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works to be carried out, made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.
Dated this 7th April 2016
Monnow Road will be made two way for access and egress purposes.
The alternative route, will be via Southwark Park Road, Reverdy Road, Lynton Road or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
4. 5. 6.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of works by UKPN, intends to make an Order the effect of which will prohibit vehicular traffic in part of the above named road. Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in (a) Redcross Way outside No’s 2a. (b) Park Street, between Emerson Street and Bear Gardens
An alternative route will be via Park Street, Stoney Street, Southwark Street, Southwark Bridge Road, Sumner Street, Emerson Street as as applicable.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said work and for works vehicles, any vehicle being used in connection with police, fire or ambulance purposes and anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The Order will come into operation between the 17th – 18th April 2016.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 7th April 2016
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3104
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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).
13 AYLESBURY ROAD, LONDON, SE17 2EQ (Ref. 16/AP/1185 ) Variation to condition 1 of planning permission 15/AP/4189 to allow alteration of parapet height by 225mm and re-location of lightwell doors. (within Liverpool Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lewis Goodley 0207 525 5976) LAND WITHIN ELEPHANT PARK BOUNDED BY NEW KENT ROAD TO THE NORTH, ELEPHANT ROAD TO THE WEST, RODNEY PLACE TO THE EAST AND HEYGATE STREET TO THE SOUTH, LONDON SE17 (Ref. 16/AP/0299 ) Seeks deletion of Condition 8 'compliance with previous Arboricultural Method Statement' of planning permission 15AP2151 for 'Erection of a four storey site welfare and project office associated with the Elephant Park development, together with ancillary structures, landscaping and other associated works for a temporary period of 7 years. (within Larcom Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA, MPA (Contact: Michael Glasgow 020 7525 1249) 105 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HD (Ref. 16/AP/1051 ) (Householder Application) Demolition of existing rear conservatory extension and its replacement with a more integral and sustainable extension; Reconfiguration of front elevation; Erection of a dormer window and loft conversion. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) 7 CAMBERWELL GROVE, LONDON, SE5 8JA (Ref. 16/AP/0573 ) (Householder Application) Construction of extension to rear roof slope; installation of rooflights to front roof slope. (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Patrick Cronin 0207 525 5535) 106 CARTER STREET, LONDON, SE17 3EW (Ref. 16/AP/1118 ) (Householder Application) Erection of rear sytingle storey ground floor extension (within Sutherland Square C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Yvonne Sampoh 0207 525 4929) 16 CHAMPION GROVE, LONDON, SE5 8BW (Ref. 16/AP/0946 ) (Householder Application) New bay window at the rear of the property and bifold doors to the side elevation. (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Patrick Cronin 0207 525 5535) 56 DENMAN ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5NR (Ref. 16/AP/1148 ) Installation of roof terrace to rear of Flat 3 (within Holly Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lewis Goodley 0207 525 5976) 56 DENMAN ROAD, LONDON, SE15 5NR (Ref. 16/AP/1034 ) Erection of rear single storey ground floor extension to side of outrigger of ground flat. (within Holly Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lewis Goodley 0207 525 5976) 18 FRANK DIXON WAY, LONDON, SE21 7ET (Ref. 16/AP/0928 ) (Householder Application) First floor side extension, new dormer and new windows to match existing. (within Dulwich Wood C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458) SKIPTON HOUSE, 80 LONDON ROAD, PERRY LIBRARY, 250 SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD; & KEYWORTH STREET HOSTEL, 10
KEYWORTH STREET, LONDON SE1 (Ref. 15/AP/5125 ) Demolition of the existing buildings and creation of basement (plus mezzanine) and the erection of buildings ranging from Ground Floor plus 7 to ground floor plus 39 stories (maximum building height of 146.3m AOD) comprising retail uses (Use Classes A1/A3/A4) and fitness space (Use Class D2) at ground floor, multifunctional cultural space (Use Classes D1/D2/Sui Generis) at basement and groundfloor levels, and office use (Use Class B1) and 408 residential units (Use Class C3) on upper levels, new landscaping and public realm, a publically accessible roof garden, ancillary servicing and plant, cycle parking and associated works.
The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement submitted pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) 2011. This proposal affects the character or setting of nearby listed building(s):Metro Central Heights and Inner London Crown Court, Newington Causeway; Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington Butts; Michael Faraday Memorial, Elephant and Castle.. This proposal affects the character or setting of the nearby Elliot's Row; St George's Circus and West Square Conservation Areas. Reason(s) for publicity: ACA, ALB, EIA, MPA (Contact: Robin Sedgwick 020 7525 3920) 5-7 MARSHALSEA ROAD, LONDON, SE1 1EP (Ref. 16/AP/1104 ) Installation of fascia sign, projecting sign, menu case and awnings (within Liberty of the Mint C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Robin Sedgwick 020 7525 3920) 170 NEW KENT ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4YS (Ref. 16/AP/1094 ) Full refurbishment of the property, replacement of all non-original finishes, fittings and fixtures. Alterations to internal room layouts on all floors. The lowering of the floor in the internal vault under the front garden and its conversion into a utility room and wc, the replacement of the vault door with a fixed glazed panel. The conversion of the external non-original vault into an open air courtyard at lower ground level that is not visible from the street. The extension of the property at the rear on the lower ground floor. The reinstatement of the historical second roof dormer on the front elevation. The rebuilding of the modern garden wall further back to demarcate the correct boundary of the property and the addition of timber gates to provide secure parking. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) 170 NEW KENT ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4YS (Ref. 16/AP/1096 ) Alterations to internal room layouts on all floors, the lowering of the floor in the vault under the front garden and its conversion into a utility room and wc, the replacement of the vault door with a fixed glazed panel. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) 170 NEW KENT ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4YS (Ref. 16/AP/1093 ) Two storey extension at the rear on the lower ground floor; reinstatement of the historical second roof dormer on the front elevation; construction of a modern garden wall to
demarcate the correct boundary of the property; addition of timber gates to provide secure parking. (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) ADVERTISING RIGHT 8247, 122 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON SE15 5ED (Ref. 16/AP/1001 ) Screening banner to surround existing advertisement hoarding on east facing gable of building. (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Robin Sedgwick 020 7525 3920) 5-7 SOUTHWARK STREET LONDON SE1 (Ref. 16/AP/0967 ) Change of use of the existing set back 6th floor ancillary plant room to B1 Office; Provision of a new stair from the existing 5th floor office space, to create a duplex office unit; Alterations to the fenestration of the existing plant room to include additional areas of glazing and a standing seam zinc cladding system. (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA
(Contact: Lewis Goodley 0207 525 5976) 139 TOOLEY STREET, LONDON SE1 2HZ (Ref. 16/AP/1115 ) Toilet modification to first floor of The Brigade Restaurant and form new second floor office (within Tooley Street C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) GARLAND COURT, 26 WANSEY STREET, LONDON SE17 1LH (Ref. 16/AP/0345 ) Installation of louvered glazing to enclose x3 communal stair cores at Garland Court; currently not enclosed in front (Wansey Street) and rear elevations. (within Larcom Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Catherine Jeater 0207 525 5375) Continued on next page...
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended)
16 WINCHESTER WALK, LONDON SE1 9AQ (Ref. 16/AP/0940 ) Change of use of the lower ground and ground floors from office (B1 Use class) to restaurant (A3 Use class) (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Adam Greenhalgh 020 7525 5428)
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended)
149 WOODWARDE ROAD, LONDON, SE22 8UR (Ref. 16/AP/1171 ) (Householder Application) Erection of rear dormer roof extension to outrigger roof slope; and installation of x2 conservation rooflights to main and hipped-side roof slope. (within Dulwich Village C.A.)
Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Anthony Roberts 020 7525 5458)
Dated 05 April 2016 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (COPELAND ROAD, SWAN MEAD, WEBB STREET, ROSE ALLEY)
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (LOFTIE STREET 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of Thames Tideway works, intends to make an Order the effect of which will prohibit vehicular traffic in part of the above named road.
Whilst works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Loftie Street, between Bermondsey Wall East and Chambers Street. An alternative route will be via Chambers Street, Bevington Street, Bermondsey Wall East. Bermondsey Wall East, Chambers Street,
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said work and for works vehicles, any vehicle being used in connection with police, fire or ambulance purposes and anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The Order will come into operation between the 19th April – 30th May 2016.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 7th April 2016
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 3103
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TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable LB Southwark carriageway resurfacing and sewer works by Oliver Connell & Sons Ltd intends to make an order the effect of which would be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in: (a) Copeland Road, between No’s 48 and side of 19 Sandlings Close (b) Swan Mead, between Tower Bridge Road to end (c) Webb Street, between Tower Bridge Road to end (d) Rose Alley, at it’s junction with Park Street (sewer works)
The alternative route for: (a) Copeland Road, Blackpool Road, Consort Road. Copeland Road, Heaton Road, Consort Road. Consort Road, Blackpool Road, Copeland Road. (b) Willow Walk, Grange Road, Pages Walk. (c) Tower Bridge Road (d) an alternative route is not required
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
The works will take place on the (a) 18th – 19th April. (b) 23rd April. (c) 23rd April (d) 18th – 22nd April. . Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 7th April 2016. Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council, Regulatory Services, Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX. Ref: 3105, 3106, 3107, 3108
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The ground sharing duo played in damp conditions on Saturday night but goals from Casey Kilillea and Billy Jolley, from the penalty spot, plus two second half efforts from Billy Shinners ensured the Bermondsey club ended the season with silverware. Stansfeld manager Lloyd Bradley said: “I’m happy because we got both the performance and the result tonight. “We are tenants at the ground we share and they have had the best of recent results when we have played so it was nice to turn that on its head in a cup final when a trophy is up for grabs.” Kilillea netted after just eight minutes, heading home a Mickey Smith cross to
give the Southwark side the early advantage. That lead was doubled before the break when Freddie Sansom was hauled down in the box, and Jolley made no mistake from twelve yards out. Stansfeld struck early in the second period to extend their lead, Shinners heading home a fine James Wade centre, and that more or less put the game to bed. But Shinners netted again near the hour mark to round off an emphatic showing from the Bermondsey boys. Bradley added: “Of course you want to win the league every year but that doesn’t look like it will happen for us now. “But this is a highest level cup competition we can enter and we have won it. That’s two trophies in two years for us at the club, we are so happy about that.”
DULWICH HAMLET gave their play off hopes a welcome boost on Saturday when they defeated rivals Bognor Regis Town at Champion Hill.
A season that appeared to be slipping into mid-table obscurity a matter of weeks ago has been revived thanks to back to back victories against play off rivals Bognor and Tonbridge Angels in a six day period. The return to form has coincided with the introduction of frontmen Roman Michael-Percil and Dipo Akinyemi to the starting eleven, after manager Gavin Rose brought the new faces into Champion Hill. On Saturday centre half Matt Drage got the scoring underway just before half time and Akinyemi added to that effort in the second period, his fourth goal in just three games since joining the club, a
goal which secured a 2-0 win. After Saturday’s games Hamlet sit in fifth spot, the final play off berth, in the Ryman Premier Division and it looks like the fight for that position will be a battle between Dulwich, Kingstonian and Enfield Town. Bognor Regis Town are only two points above Dulwich in the table but they have four games in hand on Hamlet, and they should garner enough points from those contests to secure a play off spot. Barring a late season collapse of form East Thurrock United and Tonbridge Angels look safe bets for the remaining places in the play offs. Dulwich manager Rose has further strengthened his squad in the last week by signing utility player Lawrence Yiga from Canvey Island. Injury has prevented midfielder Kenny
Legends battle for play off win
SOUTHWARK LEGENDS picked up a come from behind win on Saturday in their opening play off fixture against Mole Valley Phoenix in Peckham.
The under eighteen outfit were participating in the first round of the Basketball England Developmental League play offs and they battled to a 65-43 victory. The opening stages of the game proved to be a nail biting affair as Mole Valley jumped out to an early lead but Faruk Sulaiman came off the bench to end the home side’s scoring drought and helped them build a single point advantage at half time. The second half saw the Southwark
Legends improve defensively holding Mole Valley to just fifteen points in two quarters. Last season’s top scorer Mukarim Badmus came off the bench to score a season high 24 points, in addition to six steals and five rebounds, to help the Legends ease to victory. Head Coach Rotimi Adeeko said: “It was a good match for the first game in the playoffs, the players that came off the bench made a positive impact however we know that there are still areas we need to improve on as a team and we will be aiming to do just that in practice this week.” The Legends now travel to Bucks Hornets in the quarter-final round, a clash that takes place this weekend.
Fish back to winning ways
PHOTO: Laraine Bateman
HAMLET BACK IN HUNT WITH BOGNOR WIN
Stansfield celebrated an emphatic cup final success on Saturday
PHOTO: Andy Clay
STANSFELD ROMPED to a 4-0 win in the Kent Reliance Intermediate Challenge Shield Final at the weekend, a victory made all the sweeter as it was against arch rivals Metrogas.
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FISHER FC ended a run of four league defeats last Saturday when they overturned Rochester United to get back to winning ways
Matt Drage netted the opening goal against Bognor
Beaney, who signed terms at the same time as Michael-Percil and Akinyemi, from making an appearance in a Pink and Blue jersey on his return to the club. This Saturday Dulwich travel to Leiston seeking to continue their fine run of form of late. Their opponents are
outside bets for the play offs and only a win will keep those hopes alive for the Suffolk side. Hamlet are back in league action on Tuesday evening when they play away at Brentwood Town, this contest gets underway at 7.45pm.
Haye battles ‘Cobra’ in May FORMER WORLD heavyweight champ David Haye has announced he will fight Arnold ‘The Cobra’ Gjergjaj on May 21 at The O2 in Greenwich.
Southwark Legend Mukarim Badmus
The 2-1 victory away in Kent came courtesy of goals from Sheldon Godden and Daniel Flemming, with Ricki Holmes pulling a goal back for the home side. The three points moved the Fish up to fifteenth spot in the nineteen team league, thirteen points above bottom side Holmesdale who occupy the solitary relegation place in the league. The Black and Whites have just three games left this season, two to be played at home at Champion Hill in East Dulwich and one away, in which they have safely avoided the drop. Their final home game of the season, on April 23 against Canterbury City, will be their last in the south of the borough as they will move to their new home ground in Rotherhithe next season. This weekend they play at Champion Hill against Corinthian, a contest that gets underway at 3pm.
Although not a renowned name in the boxing world the Kosovan, who is based in Switzerland, is undefeated in 29 fights, 21 of those wins coming by knockout. However, the Bermondsey fighter will be expected to easily dispatch his 6’ 5” opponent as he continues in his attempt to regain a world title he last held in 2011. The 35-year-old Southwark man returned to the ring in January, a f t e r almost four years out of the ring, having finally recovered from a career
threatening shoulder injury. Another Bermondsey fighter, Ted Cheeseman, is back in action this weekend when he fights on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s attempt to nab a version of the heavyweight crown. Cheeseman, 20, is in the infancy of his career in the pro ranks and has boxed three times since debuting in September last year, picking up a win in all of those contests.
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MILLWALL KINGS OF LONDON
THE SOUTHWARK NEWS IS THE OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR OF MILLWALL COMMUNITY TRUST
AS A part of Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s initiative to continue to tackle crime in the capital, the London Premier League Kicks MOPAC programme works with a number of young people to help change their lives around for the better, as well as targeted prevention work. Once a month, professional football clubs across London who are part of the Premier League Kicks MOPAC programme, come together to help breaks down so called post code barriers by providing football tournaments where young people represent their club in a structured
environment. Last month Crystal Palace hosted the monthly tournament at the Kent County Cricket Club in Beckenham which welcomed groups of the most targeted individuals with various complex issues, to come and play and the wonderful game under one banner. Alongside the opportunity of playing football with friends and peers in new environments, the project has key social educational outputs that need to be delivered through workshops, inspirational speakers and training opportunities. On arrival at the tournament, the young people engaged in an
interactive workshop delivered by the Metropolitan Police which was focused on the pressing topic of Joint Enterprise. This ever changing law sparked fierce debate and talking points amongst the groups, with the young people openly sharing experiences as well as challenging recent cases in the news. The police presence on the day proved positive and barriers were broken down between Metropolitan Police officers and the young people. Representing Millwall were students from Abbey Manor Broadoak Campus of Lewisham who made up two teams which
managed to sweep aside all the opposition to create an all Millwall final. This was a credit to the quality of the boys and girls on the day, and the coaching that goes on weekly at the London Premier League Kicks sessions. Tom Rolt, Community Development Officer at Millwall Community Trust commented: “It was great for the young people on the day to feel a sense of achievement they deserve and to be acknowledged positively by peers and staff from the other clubs. Pride and winning in the right way always helps. The Millwall coaches that work with
our young people week in week out are the reason why our programmes are so strong. It’s great that we are having such a positive impact with our local community and partnerships like the one we have with Abbey Manor College has helped benefit so many young people. “A big well done to the Abbey Manor young people and their staff and we look forward to continuing our flourishing partnership.” For further information regarding the London Premier League Kicks programme please contact Millwall Community Trust at 020 7740 0503.
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JIMMY ABDOU has already made history once this season.
He captained the Comoro Islands to a first win in a competitive fixture in their history, when they defeated Botswana 1-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture on March 24. Comoros is made up of a scattering of islands off the southeast coast of the continent and that victory ended a 3,084-day wait stretching back to 2007, not long before Abdou made the switch from Plymouth to Millwall. Abdou’s parents were born in Comoros and he still has family there whom he takes the opportunity to visit when he is on international duty with the country with a population of less than one million.
DEN DIARY
MILLWALL RELEASE YOUNG QUINTET
Millwall confirmed this week that academy players Ebere Eze, Mikael Ndjoli, Ronnie O'Donnell, James Fitzgerald and Alex MulrooneySkinner will not be offered professional contracts.
Academy boss Scott Fitzgerald told the club’s website: "(They) have all shown incredible dedication and a desire to learn and progress as footballers, and I thank them for all their efforts. "It is important to stress that this is in no way the end for these players. If they can continue to show the same attributes they have during their time with us then I am in no doubt they can go on to succeed in football.”
Abdou, 31, made his international debut in 2010, and it was almost six years before he experienced that winning feeling in a competitive fixture. “We tied games, nearly won but lost in the end so many times,” Abdou said. “But we finally won and won at home as well and for us and the fans over there it was huge. We were very proud and it’s something that’s hard to describe. “It’s a poor country and people live for football. It was a fantastic experience and hopefully there’s more to come. “Some of my family still live there and the people are humble and respectable. It’s a poor country but we do whatever we can do to help. Through football and through sport we can bring a lot of emotion to the country, and I’m proud of that. “It’s a long way to travel to play international football but it’s a
DOCKERS’ DAY CELEBRATION
The annual Dockers’ Day celebration takes place this Saturday, coinciding with the home clash against Shrewsbury.
Fans can meet players from the 1990-91 FA Youth Cup-winning side. That squad, including players such as Andy Roberts, Tony Dolby, Paul Manning and Carl Emberson, along with 20 Dockers enjoying a VIP day out at The Den, will be at the blue bus at around 2pm to meet Lions fans before going on the pitch to receive a presentation medal courtesy of sponsors, Southwark News.
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pleasure and I’m happy to represent my country.” Abdou was back in Millwall’s squad against Colchester last Saturday where over 1,700 away fans had made the trip. He sees similarities in the passion of Lions supporters and those who follow the international side. “It’s always different but I’ve had the same experiences here when the fans are behind us,” Abdou said. “They were behind us in the first game (against Botswana) all the way to the end and that can make a real difference when you’re trying to get an important win.” The one downside for Abdou is that the latest round in the international calendar interrupted what had probably been his best spell of form for the Lions this season. He had formed a dynamic midfield partnership with Ben Thompson, whose presence allowed him gallop
forward to join the attack more frequently than he had earlier in the season. The pair also formed a midfield security barrier that was key to the defensive system. Millwall kept four clean sheets in the six games Neil Harris paired the two combative midfielders together. Abdou was ill when he returned from international duty, partly a consequence of the disparity in temperatures in the Indian Ocean and south London. Shaun Williams has played the last three games, and Abdou acknowledges he faces a battle to reclaim his place. “It probably came at the wrong time,” he said. “We were doing really well as a team before I left. But Shaun came in and did brilliantly. “But that’s football and I have to be calm and try to get back into the team for the last few games of the season.
“I came back last week with flu, there’s a big difference in the weather here and over there. But I feel okay now.” If winning in a qualifying tournament with Comoros was an entirely new experience, being in the play-off places with Millwall at this stage of the season is more familiar. He was a regular in Kenny Jackett’s team when they finished the job to win promotion to the Championship in 2010, and he will draw on that experience again with just six matches left this season. “Things are never over until the end,” Abdou said. We have six finals left and we have to push as hard as we can, be professional and finish the season with the same form we’ve been in recently. “We want to finish as high as we can. Some of us have experience of this before and we have to try to use that in these games.”
TOP SCORER ON LIONS LIVE
QUARTET OF STARS MEET FANS
The focus is very much on Dockers’ Day on Lions Live this Thursday.
The team will be talking to Chris Bethel throughout the two hours. Chris is one of the main organisers of Dockers’ Day. One of the Dockers taking part in the celebrations will also be on the show, as will this season’s top scorer, Lee Gregory. This week the team will be taking your votes for their March Player of the Month award. Contact the show from 7-9pm via: Phone: 0207 237 9272 Text: 07895 022 325 E-mail: lionslive@hotmail.co.uk
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Jimmy Abdou is back at Millwall after helping his country Comoros make history
Four Millwall players will be meeting and greeting Lions fans at Frankie & Benny’s in Surrey Quays on Thursday, April 7 from 2-4pm.
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Lee Gregory, current captain Steve Morison, and centraldefensive duo Byron Webster and Mark Beevers will head straight from training to Frankie & Benny’s at The Mast Leisure Park, Surrey Quays Road. The players will be available to have their photos taken, sign autographs and they could even end up taking your order from the extensive menu on offer.
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Millwall vs Shrewbury
Saturday, April 9 Kick-off: 15:00
The Stats
Shane Ferguson made his Lions debut against this weekend’s opponents Shrewsbury Town
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MILLWALL FACE another side this weekend who are aiming to avoid the drop to League Two.
Things might not be as desperate for Shrewsbury as they are for Colchester, but Millwall can expect to be up against a side scrapping to edge further clear of the bottom four. The Lions couldn’t find a breakthrough against Colchester but will expect to make up for that by collecting three points against a Shrewsbury side hammered 5-1 by Wigan last weekend.
That result leaves Micky Mellon’s side five points above the relegation zone. The Shrews have seven games left to secure safety. Millwall boss Neil Harris said after last Saturday’s stalemate that he wasn’t happy with the focus of some members of the squad before the contest with the U’s, so there are expected to be changes this weekend. Northern Ireland international Shane Ferguson could come back into the side, probably at the expense of Aiden O’Brien who was withdrawn at the break at Colchester with Harris visibly unhappy with the level of performance he had seen from his side in the first half.
Harris also confirmed that Jimmy Abdou wasn’t fit to start after returning from international duty with Comoro Islands suffering from flu. Abdou is in contention this weekend and could threaten the place of Shaun Williams. Millwall need three points to strengthen their place in the top six. Barnsley have accrued 44 points from their last nineteen matches after being bottom of the table following a 1-1 draw with Sheffield United at the end of November. That haul has lifted them from last to seventh making the Tykes the likeliest threat to the Lions’ hopes of securing a spot in the play-offs. Over the same period Millwall
have taken 35 points from 21 matches. Barnsley also have a game in hand meaning Millwall cannot afford a slip-up against Shrewsbury this weekend. Mellon’s side were on a ninematch unbeaten run before their crushing defeat against the Latics. They signed Sullay Kaikai on loan from Crystal Palace for a second time in March and his six goals in six outings have been key to Shrewsbury gradually easing themselves away from the relegation zone. However, former Millwall defender Zak Whitbread was sent off against Wigan and is banned this weekend, as is their captain, Nathaniel Knight-Percival.
Millwall record against Shrewsbury: Played 36 Won 16 Drawn 9 Lost 11 Form guide (Last five league): Millwall: DWLWD Shrewsbury: WDDDL Sky Bet odds: Millwall 8/13 Draw 14/5 Shrewsbury 4/1 Probable Millwall team: 4-4-2: Archer; Romeo, Webster, Beevers, J Martin; Taylor, Thompson, Williams, Ferguson; Morison, Gregory. Last meeting: League One, August 8, 2015 Shrewsbury 1 - Collins 55 Millwall 2 - Morison 59, Gregory 67 (pen) Teams: Shrewsbury: Leutwiler; Tootle, Grandison, Goldson, Sadler; Barnett, M Woods, R Woods (Brown, 68), AkpaAkpro (Whalley, 75); Collins (McAlinden, 79), Ogogo. Millwall: Forde; Cummings, Webster, Craig, Beevers; Onyedinma, Williams, Upson, L Martin (Ferguson, 74); Morison, Gregory (Marquis, 85).
Morison expects Harris to chop and change By John Kelly
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STEVE MORISON has warned his Millwall team-mates boss Neil Harris could make changes to the starting XI this weekend after the poor performance at Colchester.
Harris kept faith with the side that had so impressively beaten league leaders Burton on Easter Monday, but they never matched the level of that performance as they dropped two vital points in the 0-0 draw with the U’s. Aiden O’Brien and Shaun Williams kept their places in the side with Shane Ferguson and Jimmy Abdou on the bench after
they had returned from international duty. O’Brien, however, was well below the standard he set against the Brewers and he was withdrawn at half-time last Saturday with Ferguson coming on. Millwall’s current captain Morison is anticipating Harris making use of his options for this Saturday’s clash with Shrewsbury. Morison said: “Everyone’s chomping at the bit and fighting for their places and, unfortunately for those players that went away to play for their countries, other players came in and did well and they lost their places. “But, after a performance like that, it’ll be interesting to see what the manager does this weekend. I think everyone’s fighting for their place
now.” Morison felt the disruption to their usual routine caused by the Easter schedule was one factor in their below-par performance against Colchester. He also expressed some frustration that Lions supporters who made the trip anticipated their side would automatically collect three points. “Seventeen-hundred Millwall fans came along expecting us to win a game and you could sense that,” Morison said. “By their standards they were pretty quiet, they were just sitting there waiting for us to beat them. But at this stage of the season every game’s a tough game. “We had a messed-up week last week with the Saturday-Monday games and you’re resting more than
you’re training. “We’ll have a good week training and dust ourselves down and go again. We don’t have to change a lot, we’ve just got to be a little bit more on the front foot and we’ll be alright.” Millwall are on a five-match unbeaten run at home where they haven’t conceded since their 2-0 defeat to Scunthorpe on February 16. That setback is their only defeat in the league at The Den this year, in contrast to the start of the season when they didn’t win at home in League One until September 26. Millwall have three home games left this season – against Shrewsbury, Fleetwood and Oldham – and Morison hopes they can
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maintain that recent good form. “We just do what we’ve been doing at home,” Morison said. “We’ve managed to reverse the form of earlier in the season so we need to continue that. “Come Saturday we’ll go again against Shrewsbury.”
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Gregory finds some room in the box but is leaning back as he strikes the ball right-footed and his shot goes well over Parish’s crossbar
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By John Kelly at Weston Homes Community Stadium
COLCHESTER UNITED 0 MILLWALL 0
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Date: Saturday April 2 2016 Attendance: 5,377 Man of the match: Frankie Kent (Colchester) Referee: Kevin Johnson 33 Parish
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8 Gilbey
11 Massey
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EARLY IN the first half of this fixture Neil Harris was angrily turning on his heels towards the bench and ordering Shane Ferguson out of the dugout to warm up.
Later, minutes after he had hauled off Aiden O’Brien at half-time, the Millwall boss was roaring instructions at Ferguson after the winger’s concentration had dropped with Colchester in possession. Those two moments summed up the Millwall manager’s frustration at how his side played in this fixture. He was agitated throughout. The result moved the Lions up to 66 points, but they dropped a place after Bradford’s win over Scunthorpe saw them leapfrog their promotion rivals. The margins for error, with just six matches left, are getting smaller. Harris was pleased his side had at least kept a clean sheet when earlier in the season they might have conceded. That resilience could be crucial but Bradford have rushed into good form recently and Barnsley have come from nowhere to be the biggest threat to the Lions’ hopes of finishing in the top six. There were 1,705 Millwall fans at the Weston Homes Community Stadium and the fact that there were 31 points separating the sides before their second clash of the season perhaps explained why they were subdued – they expected this to be a formality. But it never looked like that would be the case from the early moments when midfielders Alex Gilbey and George Moncur hungrily probed for weaknesses in the Lions defence and Tom Lapslie engaged in a war of attrition with Ben Thompson, who has arguably been Millwall’s best player during a run of just one defeat in nine matches. Elliot Lee and Chris Porter also looked dangerous, but Jordan Archer was only really seriously tested once in 90 minutes when he had to push away Lee’s shot in the first half and Thompson swept the ball to safety. Archer hasn’t had a whole lot to do recently. This was Millwall’s ninth clean sheet in their last thirteen matches and it’s a sign of another developing aspect of his game that when called upon after periods of inactivity he has been faultless. Although they had won their last two leagues matches, Colchester arrived to the fixture having conceded more goals than any of the other 91 sides in the top four divisions. They had let in four of those 87 goals at The Den earlier this season when their defence was even more porous than the 4-1 scoreline suggested. And Millwall had the best chances
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Colchester’s three in midfield are testing Millwall and after Moncur finds Lee the winger aims a shot to the far post that Archer pushes away
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on Saturday. Top scorer Lee Gregory twice shot over the bar when in good positions in the first half, while Chris Taylor couldn’t divert the ball either side of goalkeeper Elliott Parish from Gregory’s cross. In the second half, when Taylor did beat Parish, the post denied him a second goal in his second stint at the club. Colchester did also present a threat, though they still looked slightly low on confidence after all their defensive disasters this season.
In the tenth minute Archer was left flat-footed after Moncur’s shot from 20 yards took a deflection and went just wide. Colchester had started with a 4-3-3 formation with Moncur, Gilbey and Lapslie looking to win the battle against Thompson and Shaun Williams and release their more creative wide players Lee and Gavin Massey. It was Moncur who was the more advanced, looking to run in behind Millwall’s defence, but in the 22nd
minute he was the creator when he slipped left-winger Lee in behind Mahlon Romeo. Lee perhaps didn’t catch his shot as he would have wished and Archer got down well to make the save. Millwall constructed their best move of the first half in the 26th minute. Williams won the ball in midfield to set Gregory away. The striker crossed from the right but the ball was marginally behind Taylor and he couldn’t get the requisite
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After Lee continues to be dangerous with a couple of efforts flashed goalwards, Porter is close but his half-volley goes over the bar
A minute later Taylor comes closest to breaking the deadlock but his shot takes a deflection to beat Parish but the ball hits the post
Chopper: We can’t let standards drop again
MILLWALL BOSS Neil Harris gave an insight this week into some of the lesser-known aspects of his job after expressing his disappointment with the Lions’ scoreless draw at Colchester last weekend.
power on his shot to really test Parish. Colchester’s new defensive resilience was typified by the performance of Frankie Kent who seemed to magnetically attract the ball almost every time the Lions attempted to breach a rearguard that had only kept two clean sheets in their previous 29 league games. Kent was caught out in the 60th minute when Steve Morison and Gregory manufactured Millwall’s best chance
to take the lead. It is a combination that has worked so often this season, when Morison wins an aerial duel to flick a header in the direction of his strike partner. On this occasion Gregory did well to manoeuvre himself into a shooting position but Parish narrowed the angle to make the save. Taylor was unlucky to see his shot rebound off the foot of the post but the poor quality of the contest was summed up when Moncur played a
Millwall couldn't shrug off the close attentions of Colchester's defence
pass to substitute Drey Wright and he way over-hit his cross to the back post and the ball went out of play. With just over ten minutes left Thompson shot from the edge of the box but Parish was comfortably behind it. Colchester had half-chances of their own when Lee cut in from the left only to see his shot blocked. Striker Porter also whistled a half-volley just over the crossbar. Millwall play Shrewsbury this
weekend in another game they will be expected to win. But fixtures like this, against opponents desperately fighting to avoid relegation, are likely to be scraps. The Lions will view this as two points dropped, but it is another towards their target and keeps them in the top six, four points ahead of Barnsley. However, they might not get away with missing many more opportunities like this.
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Harris questioned some of his younger players’ focus the week leading up to the fixture, feeling they didn’t switch attention quickly enough from the Easter Monday win over Burton to the clash with Kevin Keen’s struggling side. Harris said that for him and his assistant, Dave Livermore, “selfevaluation” is a critical part of their management roles. The Lions manager also emphasised the importance of players taking responsibility as they face six critical fixtures in which to secure their place in the play-offs in May. “I was frustrated after the game, but having reflected on it again and watched it back twice, and having spoken to some of my senior players, we agreed we didn’t hit the same standards that we did against Burton,” Harris explained. “My job is to look at why we didn’t hit our standards. It’s all well and good saying we looked tired, or this player didn’t play very well – that’s just natural observation. “But it’s my job to understand why we didn’t do certain things, why a certain player was a little bit leggy. Should I have known that before the game rather than noticing it after fifteen minutes? “Self-evaluation is massive for myself and Livers. It’s also the responsibility of the players to know why they aren’t hitting the same standards. Have they recovered, have they slept enough? It could be all sorts of things like: Have their children been ill, have they been up all night looking after them? I need to know all these things. “It’s important that the players share that knowledge but also know their own bodies and what they need to do to make them tick at three o’clock on a Saturday. “I thought we should have been capable of repeating the performance we gave against Burton when we played Colchester. “Having reflected on it, we played well in patches, we were very dangerous at times and should have won the game with the chances we created. “But it was a great learning curve for us to realise we’ve no divine right to win a football match – we have to play to our ability, without dropping our standards, in every game. “That’s especially the case now we’ve only got six games to go and hopefully a play-off campaign afterwards.”
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Mark Beevers is out of contract this summer
Romeo signed on in a hear tbeat
By John Kelly
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MAHLON ROMEO said it was a “no-brainer” to sign a long-term deal with Millwall.
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NEIL HARRIS says Millwall haven’t received offers from rival clubs for any of their players who are out of contract this summer.
First-team regulars Mark Beevers, Joe Martin and Byron Webster are all on deals that will expire after this season finishes. Ed Upson and Carlos Edwards have also yet to have their Lions futures decided, while John Marquis, Lee Martin and Jack Powell, who are all currently out on loan, are not expected to be offered new deals. Millwall have secured a number of their younger players such as Ben Thompson, Mahlon Romeo and Aiden O’Brien on long-term contracts this season, with discussions set to take place over deals for several other squad members. But Harris is relaxed about those
negotiations. “We’ve had no one coming in to take our players,” Harris said. “Obviously we’ve had a lot of enquiries to take our players on loan during the course of the season. “We’ve let players out on loan at the right time to get experience and some have gone out on loan because myself or the player have agreed that their long-term future doesn’t lie with us. So we give them the opportunity to go and prove themselves and earn a contract somewhere else. “Mark, like Carlos, is one of a number of players in the first-team squad that are out of contract that we’ll sit down with at the end of the season to discuss their futures.” Meanwhile, a clause linked with appearances in Shaun Williams’ contract has been triggered meaning his deal with the club is automatically extended by another year. Millwall signed Williams from MK Dons in January, 2014 and that deal was due to run out this summer.
The 20-year-old defender only made his first-team debut in February but such has been his impact the Lions moved to secure him until the summer of 2019. A year ago Romeo was without a club having been told by Millwall’s League One rivals Gillingham they would not be offering him a professional contract. But after being recommended to Millwall and impressing on trial towards the end of last season, Romeo became manager Neil Harris’ first signing in the summer, initially penning a one-year deal. And he revealed he didn’t take long to decide to commit his future to the club. “I’ve loved every moment I’ve had at Millwall,” Romeo said. “It was a nobrainer, I made my mind up straightaway and would have taken anything they offered. “It’s crazy what’s happened in a year, the ups and downs, it’s the complete opposite now. It’s something that I sometimes think about. “I’ve had a few congratulations from friends and coaches at Gillingham who are happy to see me do well here. “It’s a privilege to be here on a longer deal and I’m really looking forward to it.” Romeo has played every minute of the last twelve games since making his debut at Walsall, with Millwall keeping eight clean sheets in those games. “To be fair, that’s all credit to the other players and the coaches, they’ve made the environment really comfortable for me,” Romeo said. “They welcomed me in. “I’m a relaxed person anyway. My main goal is to concentrate each day in training and take each match as it comes. I try not to think about the whole pressure thing too much.” THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%