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TWO ARRESTED AFTER TEENAGER IS CHASED AND MURDERED

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By Katherine Johnston

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TWO PEOPLE have been arrested after an eighteen-year-old man stabbed to death on the Rockingham Estate in Elephant and Castle on Sunday.

Police have now named the victim as

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McCaulay Junior Urugbezi-Edwards. The News understands he is from the Camberwell and Peckham area. On Sunday, May 5, McCauley was chased by his attacker from Newington Gardens to Tiverton Street where he was found by paramedics suffering from stab wounds at 9.30pm. He died just over an hour later in hospital.

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NEWINGTON COUNCILLOR James Coldwell is the first local politician in Southwark to quit Labour over the party's handling of Brexit, citing the recent NEC decision not to fully back a second referendum as 'the final straw'.

The councillor, who was temporarily kicked out of Southwark Labour Group in response to voting against the whip in favour of a 'People's Vote last November, published his party resignation letter on Twitter last week. In the incisive missive, delivered to the Labour Party's general secretary, Jennie Formby, Coldwell said he had deliberated his decision over many months, and praised his 'talented, passionate and tireless' colleagues. Leaving Labour after a decade, the 33year-old said, was 'nothing to do with them, and everything to do with the national party'. And, most importantly, Brexit, describing Labour as ‘missing in action since the 2016 referendum’. He went on to describe the National Executive Committee ruling, which meant Labour will only look at the option of a second referendum if a general election cannot be forced, as a 'fudge' that had left Labour's credibility 'shot to pieces'. In the run up to this month's EU elections he described how Brexit vacillations are leaving Labour candidates floundering, before heavily criticising Corbyn's leadership and foreign policy stances, and branding many of the party's key pledges as 'unrealistic and populist'. The most eviscerating analysis was reserved for the leadership's handling of anti-Semitism and bullying claims, and the ramifications for his own constituency party, where 'in place of debate and compromise there is rigidity and distrust'. Speaking to the News on Thursday, Cllr Coldwell said he was not the only councillor who had been struggling to reconcile his own politics with the direction taken by Corbyn’s party, claiming ‘several’ other councillors with similar doubts were in contact over a Whatsapp group. He also claimed his constituency was so fractured members sat on opposing sides at meetings, depending on whether they were Corbyn-supporters or not, and alleged a clear pattern of

Labour councillor first in Southwark to quit party over Brexit

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Leaving Labour after a decade, the 33-year-old said, was nothing to do with his local colleagues and ‘everything to do with the national party'. And, most importantly, Brexit, describing Labour as ‘missing in action since the 2016 referendum’.

discrimination was leading to young, black and ethnic minority women candidates being deselected in favour of white men loyal to the leadership – echoing Neil Coyle’s previous claims of ‘brocialist’ bullying. “The level of nastiness we are seeing now would be unthinkable under any other Labour leader,” he said. In a statement sent to the News, Southwark Council leader, Peter John, attempted to downplay Labour's lack of clear direction in navigating the UK’s EU exit. “He is not alone in being frustrated by Brexit but I think it is the wrong decision to leave Labour at this crucial time for the country,” he said. “There are lots of views in the Labour Party on Brexit and huge debate about how to find the best solution for the country, but the thing that unites all of us is a belief that we achieve more together

than we achieve alone and that it is only Labour that can bring communities and the country together and puts our shared values into action. “While the government wreaks havoc with its disastrous handling of Brexit, in Southwark, we are showing what Labour values mean: free swimming and gym use for all our residents, the biggest council house building programme in the country, more green flag parks than ever before and the best recycling rates in innerLondon.” On Twitter he took a somewhat less conciliatory tone, branding the decision as 'self-obsession'. Speaking to the News, Coldwell said he was ‘not surprised’ by Cllr John’s response, but argued it failed to offer any kind of constructive way through the muddle. He said failing to engage with much of the substance of his letter seemed to

suggest the council leader could well be in tacit agreement. Coldwell told the News he would ‘definitely not’ be joining the Lib Dems, but was exploring options to continue campaigning for a confirmatory vote in Southwark; including with Change UK – the independent group. Although he has left Labour, Coldwell has not formally stepped down as a councillor and has said he does not intend to trigger a by-election. But there have already been calls for a fresh vote to be held, including from within the party. Labour Goose Green councillor James McAsh argued: "We are both councillors solely because the ballot had a Labour rose by our name. "The people of Newington elected three Southwark Labour councillors. "Perhaps they now want an Independent but they should be given that choice."

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By Katherine Johnston

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A 22-FOOT-HIGH baby is due to be delivered in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park this weekend, as part of an outdoor theatre production described by its artistic director as ‘a cross between Godzilla, the Paralympics opening ceremony and a sci-fi film.”

Bigger than a double decker bus, the giant baby is part of a theatre extravaganza, ZARA, telling the story of a mother and her fight to product her newborn daughter as it examines learning disability and parenthood. Created by Mind the Gap, a theatre company, and outdoor art specialists,

Walk the Plank, Zara has been three years in the making and is described as an epic event for all the family. Featuring a cast of more than 100, a music score by Sarah Llewellyn, and army tanks, cherry pickers and 4x4s, the production was debuted in Halifax, Yorkshire, to more than 3,500 people. Artistic Director, Joyce Nga Yu Lee said: “There are poignant stories to be told with theatre and this is one; whilst it’s fun, upbeat, contains ridiculous dances and baby ‘poo’ - which we’ve affectionately named ‘Poo-mageddon’ - there is also a story about parenting, motherhood and people with learning disabilities. “When I started working on this

project, I knew I wanted to make it big - I wanted it to be in your face so that people had to take notice. “I always imagined it to be like a cross between Godzilla, the Paralympics opening ceremony, and a sci-fi film! “I think ZARA will stay with you long after you leave.” ZARA will be held at Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, home to the Imperial War Museum, on Friday May 10, and Saturday May 11, from 9pm, with refreshment from 7pm. Tickets cost £8 or £28 for a group of four. Southwark Presents card holders are entitled to 50 per cent off. For more information and tickets, visit: www.zara-london.eventbrite.co.uk

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R EL I V I N G T H E HORROR AT LONDON BRIDGE

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Southwark News, Thursday May 9 2019 By Josh Salisbury

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A VICTIM of the London Bridge terror attack kissed her fiancé and told him she loved him just moments before being hit by terrorists deliberately driving a van into pedestrians, an inquest has heard.

A map showing where the victims were attacked and died was shown to the court this week

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The inquest into the atrocity on June 3, 2017 which claimed the lives of eight innocent people opened on Tuesday at the Old Bailey and heard moving tributes from families of the victims. Opening the inquest, Chief Coroner of England and Wales, Mark Lucraft, told the court that the lives of many had been torn apart in less than ten minutes in a night of “high and terrible drama.” All eight victims – Chrissy Archibald, Sebastien Belanger, Kirsty Boden, Ignacio Echeverría Miralles de Imperial, James McMullan, Alexandre Pigeard, Xavier Thomas, and Sara Zelenak – received their fatal injuries within just three minutes of the van mounting the pavement, the court heard. During their rampage, the three terrorists mowed down pedestrians on the bridge in a rented van, before leaving the vehicle and “indiscriminately” stabbing people with twelve-inch knives. Among the heart-breaking details to emerge on the first day of the inquest as families paid tributes to their loved ones was that Canadian Chrissy Archibald, 30, told her fiancé she loved him just moments before her death at the hands of the terrorists. Her partner, Tyler Ferguson, told the court: “At one point, Chrissy stopped me out of nowhere, grabbed me close and gave me a passionate kiss after telling me she loved me. “I remember it being a warm summer’s evening and the sun had just gone down. Then the attack took place and Chrissy was killed.” The inquest will establish the facts of the night and also examine whether lessons can be learned from the future, said the Chief Coroner. Alongside the eight innocent victims who lost their lives, another 48 people were seriously injured in the attack, Mr Lucraft added. The inquest, which will be followed by another hearing for the inquests of the killers, continues.

Date set for judicial Two arrests after 18-year-old review into Elephant stabbed to death last Sunday & Castle regeneration By Katherine Johnston

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TWO PEOPLE have been arrested after an eighteen-year-old man was stabbed to death on the Rockingham Estate in Elephant and Castle on Sunday.

By Katherine Johnston

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THE DATE for the judicial review into Southwark Council’s planning approval of Elephant and Castle’s regeneration has been set at the High Court in Westminster.

The hearing will take place on July 17 and 18 of this year, with campaigners hoping to overturn the council’s decision to greenlight Delancey’s plans. A coalition of those opposed to the regeneration argue the scheme fails to provide adequate social housing in an area with high need. Just 116 homes of nearly 1,000 will be for social rent. A crowdfunder to pay the legal costs has raised more than £7,500. Jerry Flynn from the 35% Campaign which lobbies for more social housing, said: “A legal fight is always long and costly, but we are determined to do everything we can to get social rented homes that we simply cannot afford to lose.” A spokesperson for Public Interest Law Centre, which has backed the campaign, explained: “This case highlights the problem of big new developments just not providing enough social rented housing in parts of London where it is most desperately needed. “Local people are putting Southwark Council on notice that they must get the

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maximum amount of social housing from big developers like Delancey and not be bullied into settling for less.” Meanwhile, traders have been disappointed by Tesco permanently closing – due to a rodent infestation – months earlier than planned, saying reduced footfall is threatening their businesses. They have also opposed the erection of new hoarding around the bottom of the escalator to the former Palaces Bingo and bowling Hall, which is now vacant. Meanwhile, Delancey was forced to backtrack after Southwark Council intervened and asked for a series of plastic ‘spikes’ to be removed from planters in the area. Responding to queries from residents, a council spokesperson tweeted: “There's no place in Southwark for spikes and other measures that make people feel unwelcome.”

Police have now named the victim as McCaulay Junior Urugbezi-Edwards (pictured). The News understands he is from the Camberwell and Peckham area. On Sunday, May 5, McCauley was chased by his attacker from Newington Gardens to Tiverton Street, where he was found by paramedics suffering from stab wounds at 9.30pm. He died just over an hour later in hospital. A seventeen-year-old boy was arrested in Norwich on Tuesday, and remains in custody. A 33-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender at a residential address in south-east London the same night, and was released on bail. Officers say the two are known to each other. The murder investigation is being led by DCI Richard Leonard, who said: "Two arrests have been made but we still need to hear from anyone with information that could help us. “We are following a number of active

lines of enquiry based on CCTV, forensic analysis and local engagement. "McCaulay was chased from Newington Gardens, which is known as Gaol Park, into Tiverton Street where he was attacked and found shortly after by LAS medics. “Did you see the chase or the attack? Please call and share what you know

with my team straight away.” On Monday night, friends held a vigil for McCauley at the scene of his death, with flowers placed by the kerbside. Anyone with information is requested to call the police incident room on 020 8721 4622. To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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By Josh Salisbury

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HERITAGE CAMPAIGNERS have strongly criticised plans for Sellar’s Vinegar Yard development in Bermondsey, saying it would “gut” the historical architecture of the site.

The development would see the Vinegar Yard warehouse turned into a sixteen-storey high block, with the façade of the building retained. Campaigners at the Victorian Society have criticised the design, saying it would damage the historic warehouse, while the building’s height would “contribute to the steady destruction of the historic character of Southwark.” However, Sellar – the firm also behind the Shard - fiercely defended its proposals, saying they were the result of “detailed and sensitive consideration” and “extensive consultation” with local residents. The Victorian Society said the bid to ‘gut’ the original fabric of the warehouse,

dating from between 1857 to 1872, would remove a direct link of Southwark’s industrial heritage. The structure would also be out of character for the area surrounding Bermondsey Street, and “would set a precedent for further high-rise buildings in the area to be erected.” Olivia Stockdale, Conservation Adviser for the Victorian Society, said: “The proposed plans would render the remains of the warehouse as wallpaper to the plinth of a glass office block. “The proposed use of glass rather than brick would further create an extreme contrast with other buildings in the conservation area. “It is important that despite its proximity to London Bridge, Bermondsey maintains its own historic individuality, and any development should be sympathetic to the area and its character.” But Sellar responded that the warehouse was been vacant for over ten years and is in disrepair. “The beautiful glass extension will

Victorian Society damns plans for Vinegar Yard

By Katherine Johnston

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A COMMEMORATION for a talented cricketer from Kennington shot dead in Trinidad has been held at the British High Commission on the third anniversary of his death.

As the News reported in February, Adrian St John’s mother, Sharon, has set up a foundation in his name to help continue her son’s legacy and help other young people achieve their potential both in Southwark and in Trinidad. The former St Thomas the Apostle student was just 22 when he was shot dead while on holiday in Trinidad in 2016. Adrian, who grew up near Oval Cricket Ground, went on to become captain of the Chris Gayle Cricket Academy and play for Alleyn’s in Dulwich. The official launch of the foundation, on April 10, also coincided with the 30th anniversary of an exchange scheme which sees youngsters from the UK travel to the Caribbean to play cricket, set up by Michael Broad MBE. So far, the new Adrian St John foundation has donated £250 to English Martyrs Roman Catholic School where local MP Neil Coyle and two of Adrian’s

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Man ‘critical’ after ‘pouring acid on himself’ in the dock

By Josh Salisbury

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restore the warehouse from dereliction to a new and long-term working life,” a spokesperson said. The design, by architects Renzo Piano Buildings Workshop, “sets the rehabilitated warehouse within a new piazza at the heart of a new commercial district immediately south of the recently enlarged London Bridge Station,” he added. The proposed scheme would attract around 1,600 permanent jobs to the area, said the spokesman.

A DEFENDANT remained in a critical condition as the News went to press after ‘pouring acid on himself’ in the dock at Inner London Crown Court.

An “urgent investigation” has been launched into how the defendant was able to pour the substance over himself on Monday, April 29 in courtroom ten. The emergency services rushed to the court, on Newington Causeway, to reports of the man in his fifties who had “doused himself with a noxious substance” shortly after noon. A female dock officer was also injured by the acid, but her injuries

were minor, said the Met. She was taken to hospital as a precaution. Police are investigating how the defendant could have taken the acid into the dock despite heavy security. A spokesperson for the Courts and Tribunals Service said last week the service was “deeply concerned” by the incident. “The safety and security of all court users is our priority and we’re deeply concerned about the incident at Inner London Sessions House,” the spokesperson said. “Police are urgently investigating what happened and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.”

Trinidad tribute to murdered cricketer

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friends, Cej Scarfe and Lizzie Ashpool gave talks at an assembly about opportunities, career paths and healthy friendships. While in Trinidad, Adrian’s family donated cheques to Vance River and La Brea Roman Catholic schools and another school, Arouca Anglican Primary, has announced it will start a scholarship in Adrian’s name for a child who does well in their SEA exams, the SATS equivalent. On top of cash donations, the foundation hopes to take second-hand cricket and other sports equipment to give to children in Trinidad unable to afford new items. Anyone who wishes to make a donation should email shaz19662003@yahoo.co.uk

Tim Stew, the British High Commissioner, with Adrian’s mother Sharon St John, and the Cornwall under 15s team in Trinidad

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CENTRE RE-OPENS AFTER TRAGIC DEATH ROTHERHITHE

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ROTHERHITHE

WHAT’S THAT SOUND AT LONDON BRIDGE STATION? By Josh Salisbury

A ROTHERHITHE leisure centre has resumed normal service following a tragic swimming pool death last week.

Seven Islands Leisure Centre on Lower Road had been closed all day Wednesday, May 1 after a man in his fifties was found unresponsive in the swimming pool the previous evening. He was rushed to hospital by the emergency services but sadly died. No further details have been

LSBU is climbing rapidly up the rankings

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released about his identity, and police are preparing a file for the coroner. The death is being treated as “unexplained but not suspicious” by the authorities. Last week a spokesperson for Everyone Active, which runs the centre, confirmed that classes had resumed as normal following the

incident shortly after six o’clock on Tuesday evening. “We were able to re-open the Seven Islands Leisure Centre this morning and the centre has now resumed normal hours and its full timetable,” Mark Basker, Everyone Active Regional Contract Manager, told the News on Thursday. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone affected for their patience and understanding at this difficult time.”

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BIRD-SONG FROM Rotherhithe’s Stave Hill Ecological Park is being played through speakers to rushed commuters at London Bridge station.

The live audio stream of the park’s sounds are part of an art installation called ‘Sounds Interrupted’, running until tomorrow, Friday May 10. People playing sports, walking dogs, and overflying aircrafts will also feature as part of the stream. Ian Hanson, Network Rail’s route stations director said redevelopment of the station meant it could play host to

interactive art installations. “I’m sure people will find the sound of bird song quite soothing,” he said. The installation forms part of Soundcamp 2019, a weekend of free workshops and talks based at Stave Hill from May 4 to 5. Grant Smith, of Soundcamp, said the live-stream would highlight the ways Southwark has been a “pioneer of community-based ecology in the city.” “We chose the Reception area of London Bridge station, in part, because we hope the sound installation might be encountered by station staff passing through the area as they sign in for their daily duties,” added the artist Jessie

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LONDON SOUTH Bank University has improved its league table rankings in a newly-published guide.

The annual Complete University Guide 2020 ranked the institution six places higher than it did the previous year, from 93rd to 87th. It has risen a total of 21 places in the previous two years. Rankings factored in student satisfaction, research, entry standards, the proportion of good honours degrees awarded, graduate prospects and completion rates. Professor David Phoenix, ViceChancellor of LSBU said: “I am pleased that the long-term investment the University has made into improving and enhancing the career prospects, aspirations and graduate outcomes of our students is paying off.” Professor Phoenix credited the increase in ranking to improved employability and graduate outcomes at the university. “At LSBU we have created a

dedicated, in-house careers advisory service to provide advice and guidance to our students about their career prospects,” he said. “In 2019 we launched our new Passmore Centre for Apprenticeship which is fast becoming a one stop shop for students to meet with local employers and learn about local employment opportunities available to them. “The University’s drive towards gaining industry recognition for the high calibre of our students, the excellence of our teaching staff as demonstrated by our TEF Silver award and the quality of the degree courses and range of apprenticeships on offer, has greatly improved our ratings and overall chances of success, both nationally and in London.” The university, based on Borough Road, has around 18,000 students and around 1,700 members of staff.

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GOOSE GREEN Primary is hoping to cut playground air pollution even further with its second ever Big Dig community gardening day.

The East Dulwich school is inviting parents, children and community members to come and help install pollution-preventing plants at the school this Saturday May 11, including two trees and eight metres of green smog shields at the school's entrance. Headteacher Simon Wattam said:

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“Last year we were thrilled by the enthusiasm shown by the children and parents of Goose Green, local residents, and businesses during the Big Dig – it shows what can be achieved when everyone pulls together. “At the end of the Big Dig, lots of people asked whether it could be made an annual event – well here we go

again!” Air pollution was halved in parts of the playground thanks to last year’s efforts. Jobs ranging from lifting, shifting and pruning to providing tea and cake mean those with or without green fingers are just as welcome. The second annual “Big Dig” community planting day will be on May 11 from 10:30am to 3pm. Email info@goosegreenpta@org to sign up.

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THIS MONTH Millwall fans and their children will be able to take part in a mass pitch invasion at the Den, as the club hosts it’s first-ever ‘Big Sleepover’ to raise money for the homeless.

Organisers Millwall Community Trust is now calling on businesses to sponsor the event in aid of Crisis. The Bermondsey club is the only one in the English football league to hold such an event with tickets priced at just £25 for a two person tent. “Charlton did a similar thing but they only allowed 20 tents on the pitch and it was just for junior members without their parents,” Sean Daly, the sport development manager at the Trust told the News. “We are allowing 150 tents and the pitch will be torn-up the next day. But we would really like support from local sponsors, people, businesses, partners and suppliers to ensure as much money as possible is raised for ‘Crisis, ” he added. The ticket price he explained will really only cover the costs of the event. Campers are required to bring bedding and a torch. Dinner will be provided on the evening, with a vegetarian option available, and a breakfast of muffins and pastries will be available the next morning; the kiosk will also be open for extra refreshments, although this will come at an extra cost. Running from 6.30pm on Wednesday 29th May until 9am the following morning the event will feature a DJ performing family-friendly music and there will be animated films played on

Mayor says action is being taken over overcrowding at Canada Water Station By Josh Salisbury

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‘Sleepover’ Milwall appeal for help in staging event for homeless

the big screen. A face painter and inflatables have also been arranged and the car park will be available on a first come, first served basis. With less than six weeks to go and preparations well underway the club says it would like to hear from any individual or company who believes they could add value to the event to help ensure maximum enjoyment for all campers. The logo of any company which donates will be displayed on all marketing platforms at the event as

well as recognised afterwards on all communications about it. The club said that campers are welcome to leave their sleeping bags behind and the club will pass them on to Crisis. For a tickets go to www.millwalltickets.com one ticket covers a two person tent and must include a child aged between five and sixteen-years-old. To sponsor the event email sdaly@millwallcommunity.org.uk or call 020 7740 0503 / 07958027060

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SADIQ KHAN has responded to concerns about overcrowding at Canada Water station after being pressed on the issue by Assembly Member, Florence Eshalomi.

“Many of my constituents are concerned about the daily overcrowding ... and their safety when waiting for a train” - Florence Eshalomi

In Mayor’s Question Time in March, Ms Eshalomi, AM for Lambeth & Southwark, asked the Mayor what he would do to address overcrowding at the busy station, the Jubilee Line including increased peak which serves both the Jubilee Line and services between West Hampstead and North Greenwich. Overground. “Jubilee line trains are now running a “Many of my constituents are concerned about the daily overcrowding at Canada peak service for an extra two hours per Katherine Johnstonat key stations like day, easing congestion Water station and their safety when By Canary Wharf, Waterloo and Canada waiting for a train,” she asked the Mayor. katherine@southwarknews.co.uk Water,” he argued. “What are you doing to address this?” Crossrail – which is beset by delays - was In a written response published earlier this week (April 1) by City Hall, Mr Khan also pointed to as a means of reducing said: “Canada Water can get very busy, but overcrowding on the station. “It will serve more than half a million staff are trained to carefully manage passenger flows at the station to ensure a customers a day and add 10 per cent more safe travel environment and minimum capacity in central London,” added Mr Khan. inconvenience for customers. “It may also help ease crowding at “An additional Customer Service Supervisor is also available at the station Canada Water if passengers change at just to concentrate on passenger flows Whitechapel to get to onward destinations such as Canary Wharf, Stratford and the during the AM peak. “The London Overground currently West End.” Other station upgrades at Elephant & provides a 16 trains per hour service in each direction and platform crowding is Castle, Victoria and Bank were also “critical” he said, and would relieve cleared as quickly as possible. “TfL is also looking at a number of pressure on the Tube network as a whole. The Mayor’s response comes after local possible mitigation measures to help ease the crowding on escalators to the Jubilee concern on transport routes amid planned line at Canada Water which we know can developments in the area, including the Canada Water Masterplan and Convoys get particularly busy.” He added that TfL was introducing Wharf development in nearby Deptford. on.. improvements to address crowding along

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My four years in Parliament I T IS four years since I won the 2015 election in Bermondsey and Old Southwark. I remain proud of the brilliant support from the local community which helped me win and I continue to try and stand up for the issues most important to people here.

In the snap 2017 general election I won again with a tripled majority of almost 13,000 and more people voting for me than any candidate ever in our constituency's history! I am still enormously grateful for such overwhelming support. I continue to campaign weekly and the doorstep by doorstep conversations still help alert me to super-local issues, especially certain antisocial behaviour as well as allowing direct feedback on my work in Parliament, with Europe a dominant, but positive, feature of many chats! If I am ever in doubt about an issue in Westminster I know a few hours talking to people in Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Walworth and the Borough will help reassure! One of the nicest things in the last four

years, is being able to make a positive difference to local people. The thank you cards on my office wall at Jamaica Road, as well as the chocolates and other gifts for helping win back a muchneeded disability benefit, or sort a delay with the council, are always appreciated. In four years it has been frustrating to be in Opposition. I would like the chance to be our community's voice in Government. But from the Labour backbenches I have managed to win some campaigns. Terminally ill people will get more support with their Personal Independent Payments after I helped change the law. I am also pleased to have taken my background running a charity for carers and disabled people onto the Work and Pensions select committee to improve other support. Employers affected by attacks like those our community suffered at London Bridge and Borough Market will now get extra help as a result of my work to improve Terror Insurance cover and JustGiving will also no longer make a profit from donations to people or areas affected by terrorism after my campaign.

One of the reasons I believe local people chose me in 2015 was because of the impact of the Cameron/Clegg Coalition. My Lib Dem predecessor backed policies like the Bedroom Tax, tripling tuition fees and cutting the police. Local people know what the damage has been and, sadly, I still see constituents suffering weekly. One of the biggest problems people bring me every week is Universal Credit which the Lib Dems helped introduce and has been a massively damaging issue for thousands of people in Southwark, including many working people unable to cover housing costs and forced to use local foodbanks. I do not pretend it has been an easy four years for our country. Two general elections, divisions within political parties, a bitterly fought referendum soured with foreign influence, overspending and law breaking, and the murder of my friend Jo Cox. Thankfully, the fascist who killed her did not win and Jo's legacy lives on through the work of the foundation continuing to tackle the issues she worked so hard on. The weekend of 21st-23rd June is the

be immense. Just last year, a survey of young people found that around 60% of 11-16-year-olds felt pressured to look ‘perfect’ on social media. And research from the Mental Health Foundation shows that around 30% of adults have felt so stressed by their body image and appearance that they’ve felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. This is where perfectly normal concerns about appearance can become far more serious, with negative thoughts and feeling having a much bigger impact on one’s life – potentially leading to anxiety, depression or an eating disorder. If you’re spending lots of time worrying about your body, comparing how you look with others, or putting a lot of effort into concealing flaws, it’s important to know that you’re not alone; there is plenty of help available to improve your mental well-being. The first thing to do is book an

appointment with your GP. We are best placed to talk to you about your symptoms and discuss the support available. Alternatively, if you’re aged 16 and over and registered with a Southwark GP, you can call the free NHS Talking Therapies service on 020 3228 2194. The team will contact you to arrange a consultation with one of its therapists. Young people aged 11-19 years-old can visit www.kooth.com – an online counselling service for confidential and anonymous mental health and emotional wellbeing support, 365 days a year. If, however, you are experiencing mental distress and need urgent help, call the 24-hour crisis line on 0800 731 2864, or go to a hospital’s A&E desk and ask to see the psychiatrist on duty. For more information about the range of mental health support services available in Southwark, please visit our website: www.southwarkccg.nhs.uk

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Looking into the mirror M ENTAL HEALTH Awareness Week takes place from 13-19 May 2019. The theme for 2019 is body image – how we think and feel about our bodies. Find out more by visiting: www.mentalhealth.org.uk

How do you feel when you look at yourself in the mirror? It’s natural to be interested in your appearance, and in many cases, we can be our own harshest critics – seeing flaws or imperfections that others do not notice. This does not make us vain or selfobsessed. Concerns about appearance and body image can affect us all, whatever our age or gender. However, the rise of social media – and indeed, a heightened media interest in celebrity culture – has made it increasingly difficult to escape unrealistic images of the ‘perfect’ body. For some, the pressure to conform can

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THERE’S A birth that’s got loads of Southwark locals talking.

Not Meghan and Harry’s new-born, which is the story dominating the nationals, but the far-more important arrival of baby swans in Rotherhithe’s Greenland Dock. The new swans on the scene are settling in well, in no small part thanks to nesting materials donated by Stave Hill Ecology Park and Friends of Russia

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AS THE News this week reports, Cllr James Coldwell has resigned from the Labour Party over bullying, Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.

But divisions in the party aren’t simply ideological – and even come with a seating plan, it seems. “In my constituency the division is so entrenched as to have found physical expression”, he alleges in his resignation

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If I am ever in doubt about an issue in Westminster I know a few hours talking to people in Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Walworth and the Borough will help reassure!

third annual 'Great Get Together' in Jo's memory. There are activities across Southwark, from street parties to BBQs – find out more and get involved at: www.greatgettogether.org I also know from my experiences

living and working as your MP that our community spirit in Southwark is something to celebrate. We truly have, in Jo Cox's words, ‘more in common than that which divides us’ and we should all be proud of that here.

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Rise of social media – and indeed, a heightened media interest in celebrity culture – has made it increasingly difficult to escape unrealistic images of the ‘perfect’ body.

letter. “Momentum members sit on the left hand side of the church hall that hosts our meetings, moderates on the right.”

Southwark skaters

EAGLE-EYED FANS of BBC’s quiz shows might spot a few local faces in the ad breaks.

As part of BBC One’s ‘Oneness’ ads, a small clip plays before many TV shows showcasing “communities that are

passionate about what they do.” Among them are a group of skaters from Southwark who have most commonly appeared on our screens just prior to installations of the soap, Doctors. They are not new, however. The skaters have been gracing our tellies since 2017, and were kept in the roster when the BBC reviewed the idents in July last year. Since then they’ve appeared a reported 125 times – someone has established a website which keeps count - most recently before Tuesday’s episode of Pointless.

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HIS WEEK we announce the winner of our annual blue plaque scheme, run in partnership with Southwark Heritage and Southwark Council. Southwark has always been a changing borough, and one with some architectural wonders.

But in modern times we have also borne the scars of derelict industry, blitzed housing, and the march of redevelopment. What makes our blue plaque scheme different is that we recognise the recent past, living history, and the people from our past who are still part of our present. You don’t have to be the most famous or successful person to get one of our plaques, and a building doesn’t need to be hundreds of years old. This year’s winner – and where the plaque will be placed - is a perfect example of the attributes we believe make Southwark one of the best boroughs to live in. It is a lovely building, and a place with great history. Most importantly, it’s a place that is still a big part of many people’s lives. This year, as always, we’re proud to recognise our living history and community. A big thank you to everyone who voted, and sent in nominations.

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The inquest shows the bravery and unimaginable horror

EARLY TWO years ago, Southwark was shaken by unimaginable horror. The bustle of London Bridge and Borough Market was torn by three terrorists who drove a rented van into pedestrians in an act of carnage, before indiscriminately stabbing others with twelve-inch knives.

Eight were killed; forty-eight were seriously injured; numerous more lives turned irreparably upsidedown. The inquest into the events of June 3, 2017, which opened this week, will establish the facts of what happened on that warm summer’s night and examine whether lessons can be learned for the future. But it will hear, too, tales of extraordinary bravery in the face of danger. The humanity of those who rushed to help while three terrorists shattered and snatched lives away with their inhumane acts. Indeed as Chief Coroner Mark Lucraft remarked in his opening statement: “It is important to acknowledge that many lives were saved by the rapid response of members of the public and by members of the emergency services.” It is an opportunity, too, for the families of those who tragically lost their lives to share stories of those they loved. The details are heart-rending. Among them, as we report, is the portrait of Chrissy Archibald by her loving fiancé Tyler Ferguson, who told him only moments before her life was cruelly snatched away that she loved him. Recollections heard in court from the parents, siblings, partners and acquaintances of the other innocents killed in the atrocity are no less moving. The inquest continues, and is expected to last weeks. It will be wide-reaching and exhaustive. This paper will endeavour to cover as much as of it as we can.

Comments from our readers.... Ted Alleyne, responding to MP Neil Coyle on freedom of movement article:

Unfortunately there is no difference between opposing migration and opposing migrants.

To do the first simply makes life more difficult for the second – mainly working class people who wish to travel and make a better life for themselves. Sadly people have always made these divisive arguments – victimising and demonising Jewish immigrants at the start of the 20th century and Irish immigrants before that. In addition, ending of Freedom of Movement takes away the right of all of us in the UK to live, study and work in the 27 other EU countries. Jazzit and Tony Sharp may not value these rights, but millions of us do. If Freedom of Movement is such a bad thing, why don’t people advocate stopping it within the UK as well? We never hear about Northerners moving to London having a depressive impact on wages and

depopulating the North, but if Eastern Europeans coming here has such a bad effect, people moving within the UK must presumably do as well? If people are worried about low pay and exploitation by employers, they need to join a trade union. This is what brought us higher wages, better conditions, the welfare state and the NHS. Not building walls and preventing working class people from living where they want to.

Resident’s angry letter to Veolia following new charge for garden waste

Dear Veolia Recycling Team,

We recently received a letter from you stating that from June, you will no longer be collecting garden waste unless we pay for it. You state "not everyone ... is actually making use of the garden waste service. We believe that it is fairer that only those using the service contribute towards the running of it." How is this fair? We pay council tax for a wide variety of

services, and our household certainly does not make use of all the services. I am perfectly happy to make contributions towards services I don't use (such as children's services, adult social care, etc) because it is good for the community. In return, I expect others to contribute towards the vitally important function of all forms of waste disposal. We have a very small garden and create just a few brown paper sacks of waste a year. But at least by having trees and plants in our garden, we are contributing to a better atmosphere and environment for all. Now we are being penalised for that. It's tantamount to a garden tax. And that isn't fair. I would be very surprised if anyone makes use of this new, paid-for service. It seems likely to me that most people will now just put garden waste in their regular household rubbish. I urge you to reconsider this unfair garden tax. Sarah Baldwin resident of Peckham, Southwark

CRYPTIC PUZZLE Clues Across

1 Whale may be caught by this stringed instrument with nothing on (7) 5 Slow mover he's always moving house (5) 8 Labyrinth in the cornfield, we hear? (4) 9 I'm pretending to be impressive (8) 10 The essential fact which makes you jump? Begin here (8,5) 13 Point to a porch (4) 14 No brief wish? (4) 17 Tactical move by a bargainhunter? (76) 19 Maintain one's position in a crush? (3,5) 20 Instruments used to break laws (4) 21 But it doesn't describe a developed country (5) 22 Pedal pusher who keeps coming back? (7)

QUICK PUZZLE Clues Across

1 Regard (7) 5 Placed (5) 8 Prima donna (4) 9 Crying like a sheep (8) 10 Shameful (13) 13 Employer (4) 14 Duration (4)

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2 Fit into small advertisements fits well (6) 3 Happier rotund? Pantomime clown is in this (7) 4 Start to speak with one gin inside (9) 5 Common funds are put up for this boat (5) 6 Uproar in a big surrounding could go on a long time (7) 7 He receives money from envoy with beginning of elation (7) 11 Everyone in the gantry shows noble behaviour (9) 12 Sharp tool in one's mouth? (7) 13 He's trained to sidetrack (7) 15 Strange bent everyone has for the game (7) 16 Boneheads by the sound of it, but useful in a boat (6) 18 Loveless tailor could provide a test (5)

17 Serving as a memorial (13) 19 Waking call (8) 20 Objectives (4) 21 Move sideways (5) 22 Persevere (7)

Clues Down 2 Remedy (6) 3 Capers (7)

4 International telegraphic message (9) 5 Begin (5) 6 Finger cover for sewing (7) 7 Stray (7) 11 Meddle (9) 12 Guards (7) 13 Not touched by emotion (7) 15 Affairs (7) 16 Eludes (6) 18 Chosen part of society (5)

SOLUTIONS to last week’s Cryptic Crossword

Across: 4 School 8 Dewdrop 10 Lambent 11 Tepid 12 Acres 13 Rightness 16 Retainers 19 Islam 20 Negro 22 Depends 23 Extreme 24 Detest Down: 1 Editor 2 Swap 3 Predetermines 5 Compassionate 6 Override 7 Latest 9 Place 14 Gallipot 15 Minded 17 Those 18 Shower 21 Grew SOLUTIONS to last week’s Quick Crossword

Across: 4 Ramble 8 Enforce 10 Topples 11 Strap 12 Orate 13 Riding cap 16 Elucidate 19 Ember 20 Tempo 22 Colonel 23 Eclipse 24 Locket Down: 1 Censor 2 Afar 3 Preponderance 5 Appropriately 6 Bulgaria 7 Easter 9 Ethic 14 Diabolic 15 Pencil 17 Uncle 18 Evoked 21 Mope

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The cats were rescued last Thursday only minutes before refuse collectors – who may not have noticed them trapped inside – were due to dispose of the box. It had been placed near to some bins. Luckily, a passer-by walking his dog heard their cries and rushed them to safety at the London Cat Clinic, a nearby vets. Cats Protection Blackheath and Deptford – who have placed the kittens in a foster home – said: “We estimate the kittens are between 4 and 5 weeks old – too young to have been separated from their mum, as although kittens are able to eat solid food at this age, they still need their mum’s milk. “These boys are now in a foster home, where they’re being fed kitten formula milk in addition to solid food.” The charity believes the person who left the cats wanted them to be found and taken care of, as the cardboard box had

Rye Lane ‘back to normal’ by June By Katherine Johnston

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GAS MAINS engineering work on Rye Lane may be completed as early as next month as the final stage of work begins.

By Josh Salisbury

AN URGENT appeal has been launched after three ‘abandoned’ kittens were found in a heavily taped cardboard box on Bermondsey’s Spa Road.

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The cats were rescued last Thursday only minutes before refuse collectors – who may not have noticed them trapped inside – were due to dispose of the box. It had been placed near to some bins.

air-holes and bedding inside. However, it said: “Leaving the box in the street for someone to find was likely to have been a misguided attempt to get help for some unwanted kittens. “But unfortunately dumping cats and kittens in this way always places them in danger.” The charity, which finds new homes for unwanted cats and kittens, is now appealing for the owner of the kittens’ mother urgently to contact them.

“We’re concerned about these kittens’ mum, who will need neutering to prevent more unwanted kittens,” said the charity. “If there are any more unwanted kittens in the household, please contact us and we will take them in for re-homing. “Any info about this family would be greatly appreciated as we would really like to help the owner prevent this from happening again – we won’t be judgmental, so please get in touch and ask for help.”

It added that the owner would be given a voucher to cover the full cost of neutering the kittens’ mother at any vets. The charity told the News that it runs a free voucher service for those living in South-East London postcodes for everyone regardless of income, which will cover the cost of neutering cats. If you are the owner, or would benefit from the neutering voucher scheme, the charity’s helpline can be contacted on 020 8853 8666.

SGN said the company has now put 97 per cent of its new plastic piping down to replace old the metal mains. The sixth and final phase of the project, originally expected to last until January 2020, started on Tuesday. This section of the project sees engineers working between Choumert Road and Sternhall Lane, with Rye Lane closed to traffic between Hanover Park and Sternhall Lane. The road will stay open to pedestrians as usual. A diversion is in place via Hanover Park and Consort Road, with temporary three-way traffic lights placed at the junction with Copeland Road. During peak times, these will be manually operated. In a statement sent to the News, a SGN spokesperson said: “We expect to complete our work in Rye Lane by mid-June. “

Maudsley chair steps down

SOUTH LONDON and Maudsley NHS Trust’s chair, Roger Paffard, has stepped down citing ‘health concerns’ as a factor in his decision.

The trust announced the news to staff last week, on April 30, and confirmed non-executive director June Mulroy would act as interim chair until a successor had been appointed.

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HE COTTRELLS were first recorded in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe in the 18th century and many of them are still here, writes Michael Holland....

Tommy Cottrell came into the world at Guy’s Hospital in 1935, followed by brother Harry in 1937. The family home then was in Park Buildings, where Tommy’s dad Fred was a stevedore in Surrey Docks and his mum Nell a park keeper. Tommy’s dad was originally an act on the music hall circuit after winning a competition to ride a ‘mad mule’ for 20 seconds at Camberwell Palace. “As he got off the mule,” begins Tommy “it bit him, so me dad bit him back!” A showbiz career beckoned and for a while Fred Cottrell was a minor star but when he met Nell Roden, who came from a long line of leather workers, she wasn’t going to have him gallivanting all over the country, so he found work in the docks. For young Tom, growing up in Rotherhithe was always fun. “We played Tin Can Copper, and any wall would have a goal and a wicket

painted on it where you could play football or cricket… Knock Down Ginger was a favourite and we’d make our own scooters and Go-Karts from wheels, bits of wood and bottle tops laying about.” By the time war came the family had moved to 13 Tissington Street and Tom went to the school at the end of his turning, Rotherhithe New Road School. “I remember in 1944 we were playing in our street and a Messerschmidt flew over and I could see the pilot looking down, and Georgie Wicks started throwing stones at it!” Tommy laughs at the memory before telling a tale of Charlie “Wee Willie Harris, the legendary rock ’n’ roller, running indoors to escape the bombs and careening straight into the bannisters.” Because of the dangers of inner city life at that time, Tom was evacuated to Norfolk and Mansfield, which meant he survived the war to go on to Credon Road School, which he also survived. He recalls vividly Mr Mitchell, the Head Teacher, asking him what he wanted to do when he left. Tom replied honestly “I’d like to

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Lighterman’s journey Tommy Cottrell wedding at St Crispin's Southwark Park Road

His parents’ wedding

“My first tug was the Plaudit in 1951 when I was 15 and the boat was brand new. I loved it,” he says with a glint of nostalgia in his eye. “It was something different every day and I was working with lovely people.”

“I remember in 1944 we were playing in our street and a Messerschmidt flew over and I could see the pilot looking down” be a journalist.” What came next seems to be a common thread amongst working class school leavers. “I’ll never forget it,” Tommy began, “he said to me “who do you think you are?” I used to write some really good essays but there was no encouragement whatsoever, and that’s always stayed with me.” Tom followed in the footsteps of his father. The river has always been a big part of Cottrell life. “All me cousins and uncles were in the dock, Harry was a docker, me dad was a stevedore and I was a lighterman. My first tug was the Plaudit in 1951 when I was 15 and the boat was brand new. I loved it,” he says with a glint of nostalgia in his eye.

“It was something different every day and I was working with lovely people.” Like many local boys Tom supported Millwall. “The first fight I ever saw there was when my dad knocked a bloke out in 1947!” The man had knocked young Tommy over while verbally abusing the players and Fred Cottrell took umbrage. This early initiation into the Den did not put Tom off and he still goes to the games. In fact, for many years, along with his brother and friends, he was a train steward for the away games. A highlight in the young Cottrell’s life was when, at 15, he had a trial for Millwall. He takes up the tale. “After

Tommy Cottrell Half Moon & Bull's Head

20 minutes I was called off but I told ‘em I wasn’t finished yet. “We have,” they said!” Tom laughs now at the memory. “What a cheek, eh? So I nicked a shirt and a football.” Tom’s working life on water was interrupted by National Service in the Royal Marines, two years that took him all over the Mediterranean and North Africa, and on his return he went back to work as a lighterman. In his hometown once again, Tommy frequented all the local pubs along where the family was then living in Jamaica Road, and it was in the Concorde where he met his future wife June; they went on to have three sons. “We all wore suits on Saturday nights,” he says. “They’d cost about 15 quid, and a ‘Slim Jim’ tie was half-acrown.” Tommy’s mum, Nell Cottrell, worked as a park keeper in St James’s Park for many years, in charge of the famous slide that brought joy to generations of children. But sometimes all those kids got a bit much for Nell. “My mum’s hut was right under the slide and all day in the summer holidays she’d hear the footsteps pounding up the stairs and

then the whooshing of the coconut mats as they came down - the incessant noise used to drive her up the wall,” says Tom. “So she used to throw a bucket of water over the wooden slide, which would stop the mats sliding. ‘Sorry, it’s closed today,' she’d say to the kids, 'It’s too wet!'" More hilarious stories about Nell, Aunt May and Aunt Flo followed, but there are too many to include here. When the London Docks went into decline, Tommy’s work faded out with it. He bought a couple of trucks and tried his hand at haulage, but it was less than ideal. “I was always working and never saw June and the kids.” A job at the Thames Barrier came up when that was being built, taking him back to the Thames, and when that job ended in the ‘80s the family took over the Windsor Castle pub, in Coopers Road, where they stayed for four years. “The pub game was dying even back then, so I ended up working on the council for a while before returning once more to the river and working on the Woolwich Ferry.” Our time was coming to an end, so I asked Tommy Cottrell one last question: what’s the best thing about

Tommy Cottrell in the Royal Marines

Tommy Cottrell with brother Harry Cottrell

Rotherhithe and Bermondsey? “Out of all of London,” he said, “the people there have the best sense of humour. The funniest people I know all come from there.”

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In loving memory of Mandy Howard 07/11/1959 - 26/04/2019

DEADLINE MONDAY 10TH JUNE. BEFORE 6pm - Max 15 words. 1 message per person / per email. Contact Katie: katie@southwarknews.co.uk

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he Dulwich Festival returns this month with a smorgasbord of art, music, theatre, literature and walks, writes Luara Burgoine...

This year’s theme is ‘belonging’. As always the Festival celebrates the local artistic community with the everpopular Artists’ Open House taking place across both weekends when over 200 artists invite the public into their homes and studios, providing an up close and personal dialogue and insight into their art. The Festival embraces the local history and architecture as local treasures such as the Dulwich Picture Gallery, Bell House, Dulwich College and Christ Chapel, amongst others, play host to events. For music lovers, the Harlem Meer Cats are back, recreating music heard at the Cotton Club in the 20s and 30s, including hits of Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway. The ever-popular festival Ceilidh returns, along with the Festival of Choirs, and Adam Norsworthy who returns to Dulwich Festival after two previous sold-out shows. Regarded by many as one of the country’s finest blues singer-songwriters, he will be playing a first set with LSO second violinist Tom Norris and then a full band set with his group The Mustangs, one of the UK’s most established

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Blues bands. At over 400 years old, Christ’s Chapel is one of the hidden gems in Dulwich and will be hosting both a Chapel Organ open afternoon, featuring the exquisite organ built in 1759 and thought to be the oldest surviving example of the famous organ builders, George England’s, work. Acclaimed ensemble Onyx Brass is also performing at the alluring venue. For literary lovers, join a discussion with the editors of Words in Pain, Jocelyn Catty and Trevor Moore, with readings from their embellished

SHORTWAVE CAFÉ has two exhibitions on this month that complement each other remarkably well, writes Michael Holland...

Upstaged, by photographer Fizz is a close up and personal look at musicians and celebrities when they are at ease and in their private space backstage, where they are comfortable with Fizz buzzing around with her camera. Upstaged also has action shots of performers on stage, including Beyoncé and The Libertines, with Libertines front man Pete Doherty featuring in dressing room shots as well. Of course, there are also posed photos of those that like to pose, and the venue was blessed by their presence for the launch: the photographed posing by their photograph to be photographed,

as it were. In the main section was an exhibition of paintings of iconic rock stars by Dan Martin. After the success of his 2017 exhibition Martin returns to Shortwave Cafe with 14 expressive studies in this show titled Cult Rock. Combining his love of art and music he has produced a series of iconic portraits including Lennon, Dylan, Morrison, Hendrix, Bowie and others who can get away with using one name. The eye-catching artworks are all created with thick paint laid on with heavy, painterly brush strokes that add depth and feeling. Perhaps no other two exhibitions were better suited to share one space. Cult Rock is on until 29th May. Upstaged until 31st May. Shortwave Café. 100 Clements Road, Bermondsey, SE16 4DG

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the fantastical tale of Tommy Foggo – Superhero - a magical multi-media tale of a life saved by music based on a true story. The Festival Fair on Goose Green provides fun for all the family with a wide range of stalls and activities including the cheerful community chain of pom-poms and the muchloved donkey rides. The Love West Dulwich and Dulwich Park Fairs take place on the final weekend of the Festival. For another family friendly outing, join the London wildlife Trust for a spring orchard tree care event and

picnic. Continued p25 The orchard is being developed by The Dulwich Estate to mark 400 years since Edward Alleyn founded a school, chapel and almshouse in Dulwich. The day promises naturethemed activities for all. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of the death of Burbage Road’s namesake, Richard Burbage, local artist Lionel Stanhope is creating a mural of the actor, artist and cofounder of the Globe theatre. The Handlebards, a troupe of cycling actors who perform charmingly chaotic and environmentally sustainable Shakespeare plays across the globe, are putting on an original version on Much Ado About Nothing. Also taking inspiration from the great Bard, Tim Crouch performs his one man show, I, Malvolio which reimagines Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night from the point of view of its most notoriously abused steward. You can learn more about Dulwich’s Street Art through the Street Art Walk. Other walks taking place throughout the Festival include Ian McInnes’ insight into Dulwich’s Georgian heritage, Lette Jones’s Tree Walk and Brian Green’s History walk. Booking is highly recommended for all Festival events: www.dulwichfestival.co.uk

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centenary edition of the collected letters of Olga Jacoby, a writer, thinker and rationalist who wrote them ‘under the sentence of death’ due to a terminal heart condition. The proceedings take place in the elegant setting of Bell House. For younger members of the community the children’s art competition and concert return while Kingsdale will play host again to the Youth Concert where local schools/music groups showcase their incredibly talented young musicians. Award-winning children’s theatre is on offer at St Barnabas Parish Hall with

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Bob and Doreen waltz to Blue Plaque victory

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DULWICH VILLAGE’S Grafton Dance Hall, the historic home of ballroom dancing in London once owned by ballroom supremoes Bob Burgess and Doreen Freeman, has waltzed to victory in the News’ 2018 blue plaque competition.

The dance studio on Village Way won this year’s public vote by a landslide – and more than a thousand votes ahead of runner-up Max Bygraves. Upon finding out Grafton had won, Paul Burbedge, who has leased the building since 2010 and spearheaded the winning campaign, said: “I can't begin to express my delight, this is just fantastic news and has even brought a tear to my eye. “All that effort by all those people did actually pay off. I am almost overwhelmed with emotion and a huge sense of relief. “Bob and Doreen needed the recognition, the building needed the recognition - this is such good news.” Bob and Doreen were both icons of ballroom dancing at its heyday; world champions whose style has influenced the way we dance today. Grafton has been graced by dozens of top competitors since they took it on in the early 70s. “Just about every World, European, United Kingdom and British ballroom dance champion since 1972 have danced on the very boards laying here today,” Paul told the News earlier this year. “Famous names such as Len Goodman, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke have all been here at one time or another. “The Grafton was the hub of the ballroom dance world, synonymous with Bob Burgess and Doreen Freeman. “What better way is there to acknowledge, that Grafton Hall is to Ballroom dancing what Wimbledon is to tennis, Wembley is to football, Twickenham is to rugby, than by placing a blue plaque on the front of the building?” Those who backed Grafton to win included ex-Strictly coach Len Goodman who said: “There are many dance locations in the UK worthy of a blue plaque but none more so than the iconic Grafton.”

in the ring, Camberwell boy Sidney was awarded the UK’s highest military honour for exceptional bravery after he died at 23 years of age saving his colleagues, while single-handedly fending off an SS Panzer division in battle in Normandy during the Second World War. His family, who trade their history in Camberwell to the 1700s, still live in Southwark and are rightly proud of the ‘true Camberwell boy’ whose bravery saved so many lives.

were hit by a German zeppelin. Twelve people, including two children, died in the raid, with another eighteen trapped in the basement of a burning building. Three officers raced to the scene and led a rescue mission by cut a hole in the floor. All were commended for their bravery.

How you voted:

Bob Burgess and Doreen Freeman at the Grafton Dance Studio: - 2,107 Max Bygraves – 149

VC Sidney ‘Basher’ Bates in Camberwell – 80

generation as he moved from music halls to radio, graced the stage in London’s West End and New York’s Broadway, and became a TV favourite as host of 80s quiz show host Family Fortunes.

Three police officers from Camberwell – 58 Claude Raines – 26

The Stage – Entertainment industry newspaper and home to the rehearsal space used by the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and The Small Faces - 12 Rowland Hill, an evangelical preacher who built Blackfrairs’ Surrey Chapel– 10

The runners up Max Bygraves

Famous for his “I wanna tell you a story” catchphrase, Bygraves started life in a two-room council flat in Rotherhithe, the son of a docker and flyweight boxer. He became one of the most recognised showbiz figures of his

modern-day Southwark but Lambeth. Nonetheless he still gained 26 votes. The Hollywood star was the first British actor to bag a one million dollar pay cheque who achieved fame stateside for his eponymous role as the Invisible Man. His rich, mellifluous voice and cinematic turns in high-class roles belied his humble beginnings as the child of an impoverished actor whom left school with a lisp, stammer and no qualifications, from Clapham - or, as he described it, ‘the wrong side of the River Thames’.

Claude Rains

VC Sidney Basher Bates

Nicknamed ‘Basher’ for his prowess

Four-time Oscar nominated Casablanca actor and Bette Davis’ favourite leading man, Claude Rains, was disqualified from the running after it emerged his birthplace was not

Three Camberwell police officers

During the night of October 19, 1917, two houses on the corner of Calmington Road and Albany Road

Bobby Worth – jazz drummer from Bermondsey - 6 The Southwark Blue Plaque scheme is jointly run by Southwark News, Southwark Heritage, and Southwark Council.

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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (HAYLES STREET, CROSBY ROW) 1. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC)

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable sewer works to be carried out, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads. Whilst the 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) Hayles Street, outside No’s 29. (b) Crosby Row, at it’s junction with Long Lane.

The alternative route for affected traffic will be via (a) Brook Drive, Elliotts Row, St Georges Road. (b) Long Lane, Great Dover Street, Silvester Street, Tabard Street, Pilgrimage Street. Long Lane, Weston Street, Snowsfields, Kipling Street, Porlock Street. Crosby Row, Snowsfields, Kipling Street.

Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works. The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will be in place for (a) 21st may (b) 20th May.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 9th May 2019

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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (MILL STREET) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable Highway works to be carried out, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Mill Street, at it’s junction with Jacob Street to No’s 1 Bermondsey Wall West. The alternative route would be via: Jacob Street, George Row. Wolseley Street, Mill Street. The existing one way working in Mill Street, between Jacob Street and Bermondsey Wall West and Bermondsey Wall West, between Mill Street and No’s 1 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 be in place on the 18th May 2019.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 9th May 2019

Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

Southwark Council Environment and Social Regeneration Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (a) 4814/003345HFPF—000002 (b) 4630/ 003345GVMW-003003

Southwark Council Environment and Leisure Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 4643/360575

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (QUEEN ELIZABETH STREET, BATTLE BRIDGE LANE, SUMNER STREET, COSTA STREET) 1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of various crane operations, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads. Whilst the 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) Queen Elizabeth Street, between Three Oak Lane and Lafone Street (b) Battle Bridge Lane, 10m from the junction with Tooley Street to it’s junction with Counter Street. (c) Sumner Street, between both junctions with Canvey Street. (d) Canvey Street, at it’s junction with Sumner Street.

The alternative route for affected traffic for (a) Curlew Street, Gainsford Street, Lafone Street. Lafone Street, Tooley Street, Three Oak Lane. (b) not applicable. (c) & (d) not applicable. (e) Reedham Street, Mcdermott Road, Choumert Grove, Choumert Road.

Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works. The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.

Final Public Notification Memorials Removed from Camberwell Old & New Cemeteries

30 April 2019

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Further to the previous statutory notification processes to remove memorials from both Camberwell New (2017) & Camberwell Old (2016- 2018) Cemeteries on graves as listed below, the Council herewith give final notice for collection of those memorials in order to provide further opportunity for families to be reunited with memorials. Memorials have been removed to facilitate the new developments on Area Z in Camberwell Old Cemetery and Area D1 in Camberwell New Cemetery. For more information please visit: http://www.southwark.gov.uk/parks-and-open-spaces/projects-in-parks/the-future-of-our-cemeteries Camberwell Old Cemetery graves affected:

The restriction will be in place between the (a) 18th May. (b) 19th May. (c & d) 11th May, if due to adverse weather conditions the restriction will be in force on either the 18th May, 8th June, 15th June. (e) 16th – 17th May.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 9th May 2019

Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

Southwark Council Environment and Leisure Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: (a) 4656/LBSCR10666 (b) 4811/LBSCR10732 (c & d) 4812/LBSCR10658-1 (e) 4816

Camberwell Old Cemetery graves affected, all on Square 112:

To place a public notice: Call Em on 020 7232 1639 or email em@southwark- news.co.uk Public notice cut off is 4pm on Tuesdays Office opening hours: Mon - Fri - 09:00 - 17:30 Further details of these graves are available from: Bereavement Services Office Camberwell New Cemetery Brenchley Gardens London SE23 3RD Telephone No. 020 7525 5600 Email cemeteries@southwark.gov.uk

Deadline for Enquires & Collections: 31/07/2019

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Notice of Application to Vary a Premises Licence made under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003

Please take notice that I / we The Pigeon / Cycle PS Ltd have made application to Southwark Council to vary the Premises Licence in respect of The Pigeon, 41 Camberwell Church Street, SE5 8TR The proposed variation is as follows: 1) extend licening hours throughout week and weekend. 2) Add to our licence the sale of alcohol for consumption off premises Days

The retail sale of alcohol: The provision of regulated entertainment: (recorded music) Opening hours:

Mon to Thurs Fri & Sat Sunday Sun to Thurs Fri & Sat Sun to Thurs Fri & Sat

Start time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00

Finish time 00:00 02:00 00:00

1. 2. 3.

00:00 02:00 00:00 02:00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/how-to-lodge-a-representation Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 17th April 2019

4.

5.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark PUBLIC NOTICE: ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16A THE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2019

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Traffic Order under section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3. The purpose of the Order is to facilitate the I Love West Dulwich Spring Fair in Park Hall Road, as indicated in the schedule to this notice. The effect of the Order is to prohibit any vehicle from:-

(a) entering or proceeding in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice on the date and between the hours specified in that schedule;. (b) waiting (including waiting for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle) in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:

(c) any vehicle being used for the purposes of that event or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;

(d) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by the Council of the London Borough of Southwark. The alternative route will be adjacent roads as applicable.

For information regarding this event please contact the Events Team on 0207 525 3422 or for information relating to this order please contact: Parking & Road Network Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 9th May 2019

Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

Environment & Leisure PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 4819 Schedule Road Park Hall Road

Extent Croxted Road – Alleyn Rd/ Ildersley Grove

Date of event and Prohibited Hours Saturday 18th May, 7am – 7pm

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD) 1. 2. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL TREATMENTS PREMISES LICENCE MADE UNDER PART ll OF THE LONDON LOCAL AUTHORITIES ACT 1991 & 2000

Please take notice that I / we: MD Mamud Hossain have made application to Southwark Council for a new Special Treatments Premises Licence in respect of 4 Camberwell Church Street, London, SE5 8QU A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH Email: Licensing@southwark.gov.uk

Opening hours:

Days Start time Finish time Mon to Sat 10:00 19:00 Sunday 10:00 17:00 A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp For applications for Special Treatments Licences, there are no set objectives. However, the grounds for the objection must be relevant to the application and reasons for the objection must be given. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/how-to-lodge-a-representation Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 4th May 2019

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with Transport for London and the City of London hereby gives notice that to enable a crane operation by City Lifting, it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road. Whilst the 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 Southwark Bridge Road, between Sumner Street and Upper Thames Street. The alternative route will be as indicated by the signs displayed.

Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.

The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will take place on the 25th – 26th May 2019.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 9th May 2019

Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

Southwark Council Environment and Leisure Network Management PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 4645/LBSCR10657-1

Public notice deadline is 5pm on Tuesdays. Call Em on 020 7232 1639 or email em@southwarknews.co.uk

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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; DDPdeparture 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). THREE TUNS HOUSE, 109 BOROUGH HIGH STREET, LONDON SE1 1NL (Ref. 19/AP/1204 ) Alteration to existing flat roof to create a roof terrace with balustrade and associated works, including creation of a new window in stairwell structure (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Yvonne Sampoh 0207 525 4929) BOROUGH HOUSE ROOMS, 78-80 BOROUGH HIGH STREET, LONDON SE1 1LL (Ref. 19/AP/0825 )

The installation of one external condenser unit in an existing plant area, on a first floor level flat roof to the rear of the building. (within Borough High Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Abbie McGovern 02075250254) LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK SPORTS CLUB, DULWICH COMMON, LONDON, SE21 7EU (Ref. 19/AP/0538 ) Retention of 2 x external spectator stands with associated fixtures and fittings as shown on scaled plans submitted with this application.

(within Dulwich Wood C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Glenn Ruane 0207 525 5840) 83 TOWER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4TW (Ref. 19/AP/1072 ) Change of Use from Use Class A1 (Shop) to Use Class A3 (Restaurant) with installation of extraction flue and change of opening-closing hours (6am - 11pm Monday to Sunday) (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Mumtaz Shaikh 0207

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (WADDING STREET)

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (BATTLE BRIDGE LANE)

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 to be carried out by Thames Water/Agility Alliance, it intends, to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

1.

No alternative route will be required

3.

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.

5.

Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Battle Bridge Lane at it’s junction with English Grounds.

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 works will take place between the 25th – 27th May 2019.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 9th May 2019.

Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

Please take notice that I / we La Casa de Jack Ltd Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of La Casa de Jack Ltd, 38 - 39 Maltby Street, London, SE1 3PA The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are

The provision of late night refreshment: Opening hours:

4.

6. 7. 8.

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that they intend to make an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate highway works. In part of the above named road.

Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Wadding Street, at it’s junction with Rodney Road. An alternative route would be via: Content Street, Brandon Street, Wooler Street, Dawes Street, Deans Buildings, Flint Street. Stead Street, Brandon Street, Wadding Street.

The existing one way working in Wadding Street, between Rodney Road and Content Street, will be suspended to allow 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 restriction will be in place between the 20th May – 31st May 2019

Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

The provision of regulated entertainment:

2.

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC

Dated this 9th May 2019.

Southwark Council Environment & Leisure PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 4820/000031098214-004

The retail sale of alcohol:

SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

1.

525 0585) Dated 09 May 2019 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date

Days

Start time

Finish time

Mon to Sat Sunday

08:00 12:00

23:45 20:00

Mon to Sat Sunday

12:00 12:00

23:00 20:00

Mon to Sat

08:00

23:45

Mon to Sat Sunday

08:00 10:00

23:45 20:00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/how-to-lodge-a-representation Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 3rd May 2019

Southwark Council Environment & Leisure PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 4668/362886

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003

Please take notice that I / we Fromage and Co Ltd Have made application to Southwark Council for a new Premises Licence in respect of Unit 15, Apollo Business Park, Lucey Way, London, SE16 4ET The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, or on from the premises are The retail sale of alcohol: Opening hours:

Days

Start time

Finish time

Saturday

08:00

17:00

Saturday

08:00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by: The Licensing Service, Hub 1, 3rd Floor, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2QH

17:00

A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also available on our website at http://app.southwark.gov.uk/licensing/licenseregister.asp

It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/business/licences/how-to-lodge-a-representation Note: it is an offence to knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 2nd May 2019

Evie revels in leadership role

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By Frankie Christou

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IT HAS been quite the debut season for Millwall Lionesses striker Evie Clarke.

Lionesses striker optimistic as she eyes improvement next season Evie Clarke

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The ex-Arsenal trainee has experienced a lot since notching five goals against Bristol City in 2015 as a sixteen-year old. Now 21, Clarke finds herself leading the line in a youthful Millwall Lionesses side while also attempting to gain a Sports Studies degree at the University of Hertfordshire. “It is tough, I just make the most of my days.” Clarke said when asked how she juggles university and football. “I wake up early and just do my university work. On Friday, I came to training early and sat in the café before the girls came in and caught up on my work. It’s quite hard to balance, playing 90 minutes on a Wednesday and then 90 minutes on the Sunday. Your body does feel tired. “I have adapted to it, and I’m not going to make excuses.” As well as university, Millwall’s season in the Women’s Championship, where they finished last, also taught her some valuable lessons as a footballer. “I have never been in a team that has been bottom of the league, so this season has been quite a good experience in a weird way,” Clarke admitted. “I was not used to losing quite as much as we did, but I think it has been a learning curve for me, and especially for the younger players. They were probably not used to it either. “I think at first, losing 8-0 three times on the bounce was really tough and knocked our confidence. Afterwards though, we did a little bit of team bonding. After training we would stay behind and get together. It was for our own self-respect, we thought to ourselves we do not want to lose 8-0 again, it was embarrassing. “We trained even harder and said to each other let’s not let it happen again. We came together both on and off the pitch, and obviously it’s been working because we got better results.” After those heavy early defeats, the Lionesses improved markedly after Christmas. Having not won all season,

was on the wing, then I played centermid, then holding and then number 10. So to then go to striker was enjoyable because that is where I want to play. When Chris gave me the opportunity, I wanted to make the most of it. “I feel like I could have done a bit more but I'm happy with my goals, especially the two against London Bees because they’re my old team.” With an average age of 18, the Lionesses squad was by far the youngest in the league and at times the gulf in maturity and experience has been evident in games this season. At her age and having gained experience in the Bees’ first team, Clarke is naturally regarded as a senior player in this Millwall side. “Obviously I’m quite young, being only 21, but in this team I am considered a senior player,” she said. “I have been captain before in other teams, I’m used to being a leader. I told the girls that we needed to learn the basics. At the start of the season we didn’t do simple things, like calling ‘man on’, for example, and we made the game so much harder for each other. “As a senior player, if the girls were having a bad session and their confidence was down, I would pull them up and tell them that it is only one session and encourage them to improve in the next one.” Clarke’s debut season in a Millwall shirt has helped her evolve and mature as a player. In a team that has struggled for much of the season, she has become a fan favourite and was voted runner-up for Player of the Year. The striker is optimistic about the side’s future and her hunger to improve means that she already has her sights on next season in the Championship. “Personally, I think I should score more goals. I have scored seven this season and I don’t think that is good enough. Next season,Jacob minimum I want Koutouan is double figures. As a team, we need to win more games and finish as high as we can in the league. “We should aim high. We are going to work really hard in pre-season, to try and compete to be in that top half of the table. Hopefully we can bring our recent form into next season and take it as a strength moving forward.”

they defeated Lewes 1-0 in the FA Cup and followed it up with a 3-1 Championship victory against London Bees, with a brace from Clarke. Clarke felt the performances in the first half of the season were not a huge surprise considering the position the club was in at the end of last season. After financial difficulties, the Lionesses went through an overhaul, both on and off the pitch, with 22 new players, a new director of football in Pedro Martinez Losa and manager in

Chris Phillips recruited. Clarke was one of those 22 players to arrive at the club and having worked with Phillips during her time at Arsenal she insisted that, despite results, he is still the right man for the job. “I was with Chris at Arsenal for like four years, so we have a quite a good relationship,” she said. “This season he has been implementing his values on the club, and it has been tough because he has only had the season. Going forward he is just going to make us

even better, it's only a matter of time when we start getting the results. “We were put together so late in preseason, so we didn’t have enough time to gel together and get to know how each other plays. Socially as well, before Christmas we had bonding sessions to try and catch up and I think that just did us wonders.” Clarke’s experiences earlier in the season reflected how the Lionesses were trying to find their feet. She explained: “Starting the season, I

Premier Division. That looked a distinct possibility just thirteen minutes into the game, as news came through that Borden Village had been reduced to ten men and were 2-0 down at Tudor Sports. Unfortunately for the Menace, their form deserted them for the vast majority of their game, as they failed to test the home goalkeeper with anything of note. It was a scrappy first half hour, with neither team able to take control of the game. However, a moment of quality led to Fleetdown taking the lead in the 31st minute when Joby Smith picked

the ball up, took a touch and bent a shot around the despairing Tommy Hobson in the Peckham goal. Peckham had a chance to equalise before half-time through Nicky Meta, but he shot wide. Sadly for Town, the second half was more of the same. A resolute Fleetdown frustrated Peckham’s attempts to find an equaliser, and they could have extended their lead midway through the half. A change to three at the back provided some renewed impetus for Town in the last fifteen minutes, but apart from a header by Ali Amisu that went and a shot from Herve

Mbongue that failed to find the target they didn’t really trouble the home side. It was all the more frustrating for Peckham as the goals continued to flow at Tudor Sports, where Borden Village eventually lost 5-0. Peckham head coach Mary Phillip was philosophical after the final whistle. She said: “Things don't always go your way in football, there are always good and bad times. “The game was ours for the taking, but unfortunately not all the players rose to the challenge.” The players return for pre-season training on June 18, when the club

Peckham miss chance as Borden claim second Kent County League Premier Division

Fleetdown United 1-0 Peckham Town

By Duncan Hart

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PECKHAM TOWN ended their season with a defeat at Fleetdown United last weekend to finish in third place in the league.

Peckham knew going into the game that a victory, combined with Borden Village failing to win their fixture, would mean a second-place finish in the Kent County League

will hold an Open Day for trialists and for supporters who wish to learn more about the club. You can keep up with all the Menace news on Twitter and Instagram by following @PeckhamTownFC. Peckham Town: 4-4-2:: Tommy Hobson; Drew Newton, Alfie Ball, Hiram Laud-Anderson, Hady Traore; Kevin Dance, Ali Amisu, Lukman Mojeed (c), Nicky Meta; Klajdi Cani, Herve Mbongue. Subs: Jay Virgo (on for Newton), Saheed Sadiq (on for Meta), Adrian Butler (unused).

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uring the Easter half term, on Monday 8th April 2019 saw 700 young people representing 65 professional football clubs from across the country come together to compete in the football festival that was the Premier League Kicks Cup 2019.

This year competition took part in the University of Warwick’s sport facilities. For all the young people selected to represent Millwall it was a first ever visit to Warwick which is a town on the River Avon, in England’s West Midlands region. The Kicks Cup historically has provided young people with a fantastic opportunity of leaving their zones in London to meet and compete against a variety of different young people from up and down the country. Premier League Kicks is flagship community programme which started in 2006 and uses the power of football and sport to inspire young people in some of the most high-need areas in England and Wales. By engaging youngsters in constructive activities, including a wide variety of sports, coaching, music and educational and personal development sessions, communities up and down the country have been transformed with impressive sports participation rates and the authorities reporting significant reductions in anti-social behaviour in the areas in which it is delivered. The scheme has also enabled thousands of youngsters to find routes into education, training and employment with volunteering being a key component. The Millwall Premier League Kicks programme provides free weekly football sessions for young people from the ages of 8 to 19 at selected venues within the London boroughs of Southwark and Lewisham and is locally supported by Youth First and Southwark Youth & Play and partners such as Active Communities Network. There are currently 15 different weekly football sessions throughout the two boroughs that run for 48 weeks each year. Each club that took part in the Premier League Kicks Cup selected 8 young people for a mixed tournament and 8 young people for the girl’s tournament with all young people aged 15 and 16. The Millwall team was selected based upon a variety of aspects such as their attendance, punctuality, behaviour whilst in attendance as well as their individual footballing ability. The Millwall side had big boots to fill as the class of 2015 were winners of group B in the 2015

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Kicks Cup in Liverpool. Three of those players have gone on to have trials with Football League clubs, with Josh Koroma breaking into Leyton Orients first team in 2016 and has since made 93 first team appearances for the club. Diallang Jaiyesimi has since signed two professional contracts with Norwich City and joined Grimsby on loan for the 2017/18 season making 29 first team appearances and had joined Yeovil Town for the 2018/19 season prior to an ACL injury ending his season. The last of the three Deshane Dalling who signed professional terms with Huddersfield at the start of 2017 before joining QPR at the start of 2018 as a member of the under 23’s squad. Another Millwall player developing into professional football was the class of 2017, which had Kicks participant Abraham Odoh who at the start of the 2018/19 season had joined Tooting & Mitcham u23’s and impressed so much he was drafted into the first team. Before the January 2019 transfer window closed, Odoh signed for Charlton Athletic until the end of the season on loan, linking up with their u23’s team managed by ex-professional footballer Jason Euell. The young people for this year’s

squad were escorted to Warwick by three of their Millwall Premier League Kicks coaches from Millwall Community Trust. They travelled by mini bus and stayed the night in Warwick Conferences University Accommodation. After settling in and resting the group were then treated to a team bonding meal at Nandos before retiring to bed for the night in preparation for the following morning football festival. For the 2019 Kicks Cup Millwall found themselves placed in Group D alongside Fleetwood Town, Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley, Plymouth Argyle, Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient. The young Lions first game was a competitive London derby against Charlton which saw the Lions take derby pride in a 1-0 win after a moment of individual brilliance from Obi Nebuwa which see him wriggle past three players and slot the ball calmly past the Charlton goalkeeper. The Lions next two matches saw them take on Plymouth and Coventry with both games also finishing 1-0 in Millwall’s favour, which recorded three wins out of the first three for Millwall. The Lions impressive run continued with the 2-0 victories against Fleetwood and Wolves

before lunch commenced for all the young people. The remaining two group matches post lunch saw the young lions held to a stalemate against Burnley before an individual error against Leyton Orient in another derby saw them lose 1-0 to their London rivals. Having won five, drawn one lost one and conceded one the lions thought they had done enough to finish in the top two of their group and in turn qualify for the quarter finals. However, having only scored 7 and finished tied on points with Charlton who also finished on 16 points the young lions crashed out in the group stages. Millwall’s Kicks community development officer Gary Otim spoke highly of the yearly tournament saying “The Kicks Cup is an event which is eagerly anticipated every year. It provides a great opportunity for our young people to demonstrate their abilities at a big showcase like the Kicks Cup and brings together young people from many different backgrounds, beliefs and areas. We will never downplay the importance of the opportunity of competition and allowing young people to showcase their skills. However, we also value he life lessons and experiences afforded to our young people through such

a big occasion. The power of football should not be understated. We are already looking forward to next year’s tournament”. Millwall Premier League Kicks participant Edward Olanyi who was selected to represent Millwall at the Premier League Kicks Cup 2019 commented: “Being selected for the Kicks Cup was great. We got picked out of loads of other people and got to travel out of London and stayed overnight. We felt like footballers. Putting on the Millwall kit and representing the club felt good too. We played quite well and only lost one game, so we were surprised to not make it through to the quarter finals but that’s football. We wouldn’t have had such an opportunity if we didn’t come to Millwall Kicks.” Millwall Community Trust will continue provide a wide range of weekly football sessions across the London boroughs of Southwark and Lewisham under the Premier League Kicks programme. For more information about Millwall’s Premier League Kicks programme, please contact Gary Otim on 020 7740 0503 or email or follow us on Twitter @Millwall_Kicks.

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Date: Sunday May 5, 2019 Attendance: 10,859 Man of the match: Reece James Referee: Andy Woolmer

By John Kelly

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MILLWALL GLADLY said goodbye to this season, fittingly after a one-goal defeat.

The Lions’ last nine defeats away from home in the league have all been by one goal. So near and yet so far. Encouragement yet concern that they’re on the wrong side by the slimmest of margins so often. Neil Harris mentioned that statistic in his post-match interview. It signifies that this side never gave up in games this season, they stuck in there and always had a chance to nick something. They just lacked that little bit of added quality. They didn’t really have it on the bench. Steve Morison was a year older, Tom Elliott’s time at the club is in doubt after his lack of goals. Jiri Skalak never grasped his opportunity. Ben Marshall didn’t have the same effect as he had a year ago and won’t be a Millwall player next season. Millwall failed to score in fourteen of their league games, and in three of the last four, as they ended the campaign without a win in seven. They were fortunate that they were in a battle for survival with Rotherham, who rarely looked like they had the ability to put a decent run together. Tom Bradshaw’s injury that ended his season didn’t help, but he hadn’t scored in ten games in his Lions career, though he really only saw little snippets of action. He had his last pre-season at Barnsley where he started the campaign. He will be back for Millwall’s preparations when they start in June, likely to include a week in Portugal. That will benefit him. He is a different type of player to Lee Gregory. Bradshaw likes to get in behind defences and be a finisher. In his last few months as a Millwall player Gregory did everything: run the channels, hold up play to bring team-mates into it, challenge in the air and set up chances. He would have liked a few more goals, and didn’t score in a win in the league since last October. But he gave a lot to the side, even more after being asked to play as a lone striker after Christmas. Gregory will take some replacing, but it’s a chance for Harris to reshape his attack. There was a real sense of a changing of the guard, and certainly excitement among Millwall fans at the DW Stadium, when Harris made his first change in the 67th minute. It was an opportunity for Gregory to be appreciated by those Lions supporters, who then trained their eyes to the sideline to see who was coming on. George Alexander was thirteen years old when Gregory signed for Millwall, and he went on to partner Morison, who is almost twice his age. Alexander, son on Gary, had enjoyed an excellent season with the under-18s and under-23s. He was a key creative figure in a deep attacking role when Millwall met Tottenham in the FA Youth Cup this season, when the young Lions almost knocked them out before losing in extratime. In that game against the Uefa Youth

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Academy duo get debuts – as Lions say good riddance to tough season

Shaun Williams tries to get an attack going

Billy Mitchell quickly gets into the thick of the action

League participants, Billy Mitchell scored arguably Millwall’s goal of the season across any level, driving forward from midfield to lash into the top corner from 30 yards. Mitchell, 18, was introduced on Sunday with twelve minutes left and almost immediately made an impact, flooring Antonee Robinson with a tackle that delighted the away end. Harris was pleased to be able to give

the duo their debuts, but warned them there is much work ahead. “The Championship is such a difficult level to blood young players in. Those boys haven’t earned the right to be in the squad next season, they’ll have to earn the right at the start of next season. “I thought it was more fitting today to give them an opportunity than to give players an opportunity that won’t be here next year. I think that’s the clear message

and I think everyone will understand that. “It was very pleasing to give two Millwall boys their debuts and I hope this is the start for them and they keep progressing.” The result here was immaterial, so the ideal place to introduce new players. There is another warning for the pair from almost exactly four years ago, on the final day at Wolves. Millwall also lost that game, 4-2, when Harris gave debuts to teenagers Jamie Philpot and Alfie Pavey. Philpot scored with his first touch but was then injured, giving Pavey his chance off the bench. There were high hopes for the strikers, but for one reason or another it didn’t happen for them and they’re currently trying to forge professional careers by rebuilding in non-league football. Harris’ own rebuilding started on

Monday morning. He wants to sign Alex Pearce on a permanent deal from Derby County. David Martin, after such an important impact in the latter part of the season, is close to agreeing a new deal, which will be for twelve months. There will be lots of departures, though some of them might not happen until later in the summer. Players have been told they can leave, but it won’t automatically happen on June 1, when the transfer window opens. Players need to get the right contracts and will sit and wait until it happens. Some could even still be with the club after August’s deadline if they can’t find anything better. That’s just one of the many challenges for Harris this summer. In his first transfer window he signed former teammates Morison and Tony Craig, players he could fully trust. There has been a

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Gregory leaves with manager’s ‘blessing’ – as Stoke line up move for forward

By John Kelly

johnk@southwarknews.co.uk

NEIL HARRIS lavished praise on Lee Gregory after the striker’s final appearance for Millwall last weekend.

breakdown in trust with some players this season, making it crucial the club identify the right characters to add to the squad in the coming months. Millwall need to eke out every possible advantage in recruitment, given they will again have one of the smallest budgets in the division. Harris hinted he may look abroad for players, which would represent a widening of the club’s scope in looking for players. There are plenty of Championship sides that have found gems overseas. Norwich City, for instance, signed Teemu Pukki on a free transfer from Brondby last summer and he finished the season as the Championship’s top goal scorer to lead the Canaries to the title. Mario Vrancic and Christoph Zimmermann signed for Norwich on free transfers from the German second division. These types of players are out there so

George Alexander gives his shirt to an away fan

it’s just a matter of finding them. The problem is plenty of other Championship clubs will be busily searching for these nuggets, too, and a lot of them can offer better financial packages than Millwall. Likely Millwall will be looking again to pick up players like Murray Wallace, who was progressing so well before injury ended his campaign in March. Harris will attend play-off games across the division to identify targets. Unfortunately Millwall couldn’t go into the summer with a little bounce a win would have given them. Joe Garner scored the only goal after David Martin had saved Nick Powell’s shot. Jake Cooper saw an effort cleared off the line and then Ryan Tunnicliffe missed a glorious chance just after the break. Despite that, there was plenty of positive vibes with those two debuts, and

Lions fans chanted Gregory’s name when he went over to acknowledge them at the end. He needs to be replaced, but that’s just one block as the Millwall house is torn down and rebuilt again ahead of next season.

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Gregory played for 67 minutes at Wigan before he was replaced with George Alexander. Stoke City are reportedly close to a deal for the 30-year-old Sheffieldborn former Halifax forward. “I can only thank him for his efforts while I’ve been in charge. Not just his goal-scoring record, but his quality as a person,” Harris said. “He is hugely, hugely popular in the changing room, massively popular with the staff because of his honesty, his trust, his performances and his work ethic. “And he’s a fan favourite as well. “We’re going to miss him immensely at the club. He goes with complete blessing from me to the future playing for a club further up north. He’ll be a great signing for somebody." Gregory joined Millwall from Halifax for around a quarter of a million pounds in the summer of 2014. He made 238 Millwall appearances, scoring 77 times. He’s eleventh on the all-time Lions list of league scorers with 64 goals. Gregory was the top league goal

scorer in each of his five seasons with the club. Stoke are being linked with a move for the free agent. Harris continued: “When I took over I changed to 4-4-2 because I thought Lee Gregory was going to be my best player. I changed to 4-42 because I thought it got the best out of him. It did and it has. “It was always chucked at him that he couldn’t play in a 4-3-3 as a lone striker. Well, in the last three months we’ve played a 4-3-3 the majority of the time and he’s been one of the best strikers in the division. “That shows his development as a player and a character. “I’ve known for a period of time that he’s leaving, and so has he, but he’s been faultless in his performances. It shows why I’ve picked him, when I’ve left other players out of the squad recently. “People have said why is the manager not playing him, why is he not picking him. Well I’ve left them out because they don’t want to be here or they don’t deserve to be here. “Lee Gregory’s not going to be here – and I’ve 100 per cent known that for a period – but I’ve picked him every game because his professionalism and his attitude and everything that goes with it has been first-class.”

30 MILLWALL www.newsatden.co.uk Lee Gregory on the run against Wigan

Gregor y: Fa ns sh ould be positive a bout Mil lw all’s f u t u re

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Striker pleased Lions achieved season’s objective

The striker says goodbye to the supporters

By John Kelly

johnk@southwarknews.co.uk

LEE GREGORY has thanked Neil Harris for standing by him “through thick and thin” – and believes the future is bright for the Lions.

Gregory will depart this summer when his contract runs out after five seasons with the club. He was top scorer in all competitions in four of those seasons – either side of Steve Morison in 2016-17 – and was offered a lucrative new deal by the club earlier in the season. But Gregory was keen to move back up north. He is Sheffield-born and has a young family. At 30, he probably has just one more chance of a big move, and a big signing-on fee, to set himself up for life after football. Gregory was given a rapturous sendoff by Lions fans at the DW Stadium when he was substituted for George Alexander. Reaction from Millwall fans online has also been positive as they recognise what he gave to the club with his attitude, work ethic and goals. He shouldered the majority of the attacking burden this season with Steve Morison used less often, Tom Elliott struggling with form and injury and Tom Bradshaw out since November. Gregory showed his ability as a lone striker in the latter half of the campaign, developing a promising

combination with Ben Thompson, who supported the attacker from an advanced midfield role. Gregory then renewed his partnership with Morison in Millwall’s last game at The Den this season against Bristol City. The pair, so crucial in Millwall’s play-off challenges in the three previous seasons, linked up when Morison headed on Jake Cooper’s ball and Gregory got his thirteenth goal of the campaign. It was Gregory’s flicked header from Shaun Williams’ cross that gave Morison the chance to prod home Millwall’s winning goal in the 2017 League One play-off final against

Bradford City. Gregory was asked after last Sunday’s game for the highlights from his Millwall career. “There’s loads, I don’t think I’ve got enough time,” he replied. “The highest point of my career was winning at Wembley. That was one of the best days in my career and it will stay with me forever. “Millwall’s been a massive part of my career, it’s been great. The highs when they did come along have been that good that they [exceeded] the lows.” Gregory was relatively late to the Football League when then-Lions boss

Gregory’s top three goals 2015-16 League One play-off semifinal first leg Bradford 1-3 Millwall Bradford went ahead in the thirteenth minute through Tony McMahon’s penalty. But two minutes later Steve

Morison headed down to Gregory who produced a typical finish on the turn. Gregory also scored in the second leg as Millwall completed the job with a 1-1 draw at The Den.

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Ian Holloway plucked him from the Conference Premier as a 25-year-old after he had helped Halifax to the playoff semi-finals in May 2014. Harris took over on a caretaker basis from Holloway in March the following year, and Gregory scored a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw against Derby four days before Harris was named permanent manager. “I like to think [I’ve progressed] quite far,” Gregory continued. “Credit goes to the staff at Millwall. Since Neil’s come in he’s been great with me. “He stuck by me through thick and thin, he’s been class. Whatever happens in the summer I’m just Millwall were through to Wembley.

2017-18 Championship Millwall 4-0 Norwich This goal was picked because it showed the Morison-Gregory combination at its most effective, and because it helped Millwall to their first win in their first season back in the Championship. Ruthlessly effective and efficient: Shaun Williams’ long ball forward was nodded on by Morison into the path of his strike partner running into the box. Gregory took a touch and with his next slid the ball under Angus Gunn.

2016-17 League One play-off semifinal second leg Scunthorpe 2-3 Millwall Millwall were back in the play-offs the next year and Scunthorpe were favourites after a 0-0 draw at The Den in the first leg. The Iron then went a goal up, but after Morison equalised the Lions captain then set up Gregory to make it 2-1. Morison added the third and The Gregory-Morison partnership has been key to Millwall's success

thankful to the lads and to the staff.” Gregory also paid tribute to the fans after the reception they gave him at Wigan. “It wasn’t bad, eh?!” he joked. “The fans have been with us all season. They’re class.” While Gregory heads for the exit, Alexander and Billy Mitchell, who also made his Millwall debut against the Latics, could be the future. Gregory believes the club’s supporters should be positive about the players coming through. “The young lads coming in, Billy and George, they’re two great players coming in so it’s looking good for Millwall,” Gregory said. “It’s exciting for the fans.” Millwall lost to Joe Garner’s goal last weekend, but Gregory was pleased that they achieved safety this season. “Obviously there was nothing to play for, it was unfortunately just a goingthrough-the-motions game. “But we achieved what we wanted to this season, however it’s come. The aim was to stay up and we’ve done that so we’re very happy. “We worked hard. It was never going to be as easy – well, it wasn’t easy – but it was never going to be as good as last season. We knew it was going to be hard. The guys just knuckled down and we got there in the end. “It’s pleasing to know this summer that Millwall’s got another season in the Championship.”

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THROUGH THE MILL Harris faces potentially defining summer

By John Kelly

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IT’S GOING to be a summer of change at Millwall.

After safety was achieved, Neil Harris lifted the lid on the problems with some squad members this season, though he didn’t name names.

were who told Harris they didn’t want to play for the club again. Not all those who leave should be branded trouble-makers. Harris also hinted time has just run its course for some at the club.

You wouldn’t have expected him to. He protected team spirit when Millwall were battling against the drop. After that you wouldn’t say it all came out, but Harris certainly vented his frustrations over the attitudes of certain players. We’re going to see over the coming months who isn’t wanted. There will be speculation over who the players

Here, we look at who from the firstteam squad is likely to stay and who’s headed for the exit door...

the club for twelve years nearly now and it’s a dream come true for me to make my Championship debut. The gaffer [believed] in me, Bill [Billy Mitchell], Dan [Danny McNamara], Jess [Jesse Debrah] being on the bench, so for my family I'm buzzing to be a part of it. "He [Harris] said, 'you have worked hard and done what you’ve needed to do. It’s your time to show the fans, the club what you have got and what you're going to do in the future'. “From the 18s to the 23s I found it tough. I started scoring later on for the 23s towards the back end of the season. I’d started off with the 18s flying. “From January on I was with the 23s

and training with the first team a few days a week. It’s been all positives since the 18s and now I’ve made my Champ debut. “Signing a pro contract was a big achievement as well as my Champ debut. Hopefully next season I’ll be around the first team, but obviously having to work hard with the 23s.” Alexander’s father, Gary, played for Millwall between 2007 and 2010. Alexander junior added: "My whole family are buzzing for me to be in the first team. They are all Millwall supporters. I've been coming since I was seven when I signed for the club. I was going to home and away games, it was brilliant."

LIKELY TO STAY

Goalkeepers David Martin Close to signing a new deal and a player Harris greatly admires.

Defenders Shaun Hutchinson Has suffered from a loss of form and illness, but another player Harris trusts. Jake Cooper Played every minute of Millwall’s Championship season. Should be a Lion at the start of 2019-20 – unless Millwall receive a bid they can’t refuse. Mahlon Romeo One of the most improved players this season. Can make more progress in the next campaign. Alex Pearce Millwall are hopeful of signing the centre-back on a free transfer from Derby County. Murray Wallace Harris is a big fan of the defender who was a miss when injury ruled him out of the latter part of the season.

Midfielders Ryan Leonard A Harris favourite and almost an ever-present this campaign. Shane Ferguson Fought his way back into the first team late last year and was one of the Lions’ best performers with his versatility and set-piece delivery. Jed Wallace Missed the last two games but Harris hopes he will recover from a knee injury for the start of preseason. Ben Thompson Huge hopes for him next season. A future Millwall captain.

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Ben Amos Has gone back to Bolton and Millwall will be looking in the stopper market next window.

Defenders Conor McLaughlin Joined in 2017 and was immediately a first-team regular. Struggled with injury this season and behind Romeo in the pecking order. Out of contract this summer. Sid Nelson Has spent the last two seasons out on loan. Out of contract this summer.

Midfielders Ben Marshall Not Millwall’s player but the Lions hoped another successful loan spell would lead to a permanent move. That won’t happen. Fred Onyedinma Millwall will be looking for a buyer this summer.

Strikers Lee Gregory Will leave on a free transfer after five seasons with Millwall. DOUBTS OVER FUTURE Goalkeepers Tom King, Ryan Sandford Defenders James Meredith

Midfielders Shaun Williams, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Jiri Skalak, Aiden O’Brien Strikers Steve Morison, Tom Elliott

Strikers Tom Bradshaw Suffered a season-ending injury in November but should be back for pre-season. GONE

Goalkeepers Jordan Archer Dropped from the squad earlier in the season and left out for the last crucial games

‘Dream come true’ – George gets reward for hard work By John Kelly

johnk@southwarknews.co.uk

GEORGE AEXANDER said Neil Harris told him his Millwall debut was the reward for hard work as the youngster admitted: “It’s a dream come true.”

Alexander, 17, made his senior Lions debut when he came on for Lee Gregory in the 67th minute against Wigan last weekend.

Alexander only signed his first professional deal with the club this season. "I’m buzzing to get my first-team debut," Alexander said. "I’ve been at

George Alexander (50) and Billy Mitchell (42) get stuck in on their debuts

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Harris warns changes won’t happen overnight

By John Kelly

johnk@southwarknews.co.uk

NEIL HARRIS insisted the message was “loud and clear” – a lot is going to change at Millwall this summer.

Harris said “the gloves are off” after the last game of the season at Wigan last weekend, and that he has had honest conversations with players over their futures. There are decisions to be made over a number of others, while the recruitment department compiles a list of targets. Harris said last week the club needs to invest this summer after a 21st-place finish in the Championship. “It’s not just about spending money, it’s about understanding that I need to move players on and I need to bring players in,” Harris said. “The chairman’s been hugely supportive of my time in charge and supportive of managers prior to me, so that’s not going to

change. “The message I put out loud and clear [last week] was a message to the fan base, really, to say, I’m not stupid, I know it needs to change. I know how it needs to change. Just because I hadn’t come out and said it doesn’t mean I didn’t know it. “But I’ve supported my players at a critical time to make sure they had every confidence going into games. “The gloves are off now. That’s going to change, and I’ve told the players, individually. What they do know is that I speak big words in here [press conferences], and honesty in here, but I’ll also tell them to their face. “Players will move on, but it won’t happen overnight for some of them. Some might have to go through the transfer window and wait until August. “If not, then the desire is if they’re here they’re here – but we’re going to bring in better players.”

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