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Remembrance RemembranceDay Daymemorial memorialevent across Royal events acrossGreenwich Royal Greenwich Remembrance Day honours those Friday 12 November from all backgrounds, faiths and 3.15pm Memorial at Greenwich Cemetery, cultures who serve to defend our SE9 6UA freedoms and ways of life.

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10.45amThe Memorial at Maze Hill, SE3 their Royal British Legion is 7QF SE3 7TH organising wreath laying events around the SE3 7TH • 11.15am Memorial at St. John’s Church, 11.45am Memorial at St. Luke’s Church, borough. It has requested that anyone who • 11.45am Memorial at St. Luke’s Church, SE7 8UG SE7 8UG attends wears a face covering.

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12.30pm Memorial at Woolwich New Cemetery, SE18 2DS 10.40am Veterans and cadets' parade to Eltham War Memorial (junction of Eltham Hill and Eltham High Street, SE9 1DH) for a wreath laying ceremony followed by a two-minute silence and Remembrance Service in St. John’s Church, Eltham, SE9 1DH.

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10.45am Remembrance Service at St Michaels and All Angels Church, Abbey Wood Road, SE2 9DZ, then wreath laying at the Abbey Wood Gardens, SE2 9PE.

12.30pm Memorial at Woolwich New Cemetery, SE18 2DS

Sunday 14 November 10.40am Parade of veterans and cadets to Eltham War Memorial (junction of Eltham Hill and Eltham High Street, SE9 1DH) for a wreath laying ceremony followed by a twominute silence and Remembrance Service in St. John’s Church, Eltham, SE9 1DH. 10.45am Remembrance Service at St Michaels and All Angels Church, Abbey Wood Road, SE2 9DZ, then wreath laying at the Abbey Wood Gardens, SE2 9PE. Full listings: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/Remembrance

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By Holly O’Mahony

See a masterpiece restored to glory editor

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An ambitious conservation project is underway at the Queen’s House – and you’re invited to watch it unfold. In the same building where the painting was first conceived, The Fleet in the Thames Estuary by Willem van de Velde the Younger is now being restored to its former glory by a team of expert conservators. Watch them work with centuries of deterioration to restore the masterpiece with care. You’ll also find out more about the van de Veldes, the father-son duo who helped to transform British maritime art.

Queen’s House, Romney Road, London SE10 9NF. October 25 - December 3, Monday - Saturday 11am - 4pm. Admission: FREE. www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/ queens-house/conservation-in-action

London Jazz Festival heads to Deptford The 10-day London Jazz Festival ebbs and flows south of the river this weekend, with multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and producer Quinn Oulton and his five-piece band playing at Canada Water Theatre, joined by vocalist and composer Ella Hohnen-Ford. Quinn’s latest EP ‘Show Your Face’ was released in July 2021, but you may also have seen the musician appearing alongside 2020 Mercury Nominee, Moses Boyd, with whom he frequently tours and performs.

Canada Water Theatre, 21 Surrey Quays Road, London SE16 7AR. November 14, 7pm. Admission: £10. www. thealbany.org.uk/shows/quinn-oulton/

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Crumhorns, shawms and lutes: the early music fair is back

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The London International Festival of Early Music is the world’s leading exhibition of early music and its instruments. This weekend, the festival returns to Blackheath Halls for the fifth year running, following a digital edition in 2020. Visit for the chance to meet over 100 instrument makers from around the world and enjoy a programme of recitals and formal evening concerts.

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Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ. November 11 - 13, 10am 5pm. Admission: £8 - £75 depending on access. www.lifem.org/pages/exhibition

Experimental sounds Innovative group of classical musicians The Hermes Experiment are performing three new works commissioned during lockdown as well as bold reworkings of the classics at Blackheath Halls this Sunday. The group is known for creating music that truly communicates with an audience and is both challenging and entertaining.

With Anne Denholm on harp, Oliver Pashley on clarinet, Marianne Schofield on double bass and soprano Heloise Werner as a vocalist, there’s energy, variation and intrigue to inspire your own young musicians, too.

The Great Hall at Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ. November 14, 5pm.

Admission: £15/£10 concessions. www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/the-hermes-experiment/ w

Three decades of dance Laughing up the creek Saturday night comedy returns to Up the Creek with a hilarious line-up you won’t want to miss. Inel Tomlinson, Dana Alexander, Keith Farnan and Stefano Paolini are bringing the laughs, so simply bring yourself and prepare to be entertained (or ridiculed, if you sit too close to the front).

Up the Creek, 302 Creek Road Greenwich, London SE10 9SW. November 13, 9pm - 11pm. Admission: £22. www.up-the-creek.com/

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Clubbing’s back and in a big way. At the O2, Ministry of Sound Classical presents three decades of dance, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the flagship music brand. Supporting the night is an electric lineup of special guest DJs including Judge Jules, Brandon Block, Alex P, Kelli-Leigh and DJ Paul Oakenfold.

The latter played the opening night of the south London club back in 1991 and has been a regular ever since.

O2, Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX. November 13, doors 6:30pm. Admission: £30 - £120. www.theo2.co.uk/events/ detail/ministry-of-sound-classicalpresents-three-decades-of-dance

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SPOTLIGHT

Welcoming Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair into a new home The sixth edition of Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair opens this week in its new permanent home at Woolwich Works. The fair – which remains the only contemporary print fair in London and has grown exponentially each year – was established by artist Jack Bullen and his wife, curator Lizzie Glendinning, in November 2016. Last year saw the fair shift online as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, opening it up to audiences across the world. This year, it’s back in person, but with an online programme running in conjunction. Holly O’Mahony speaks to Lizzie Glendinning to find out what to expect…

Holly O’Mahony: Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair is now in its sixth year. How are you feeling about running the event in person after 2020’s online edition?

addition to the physical one sounds like a sensible plan. Presumably the decision to run another online fair is also because of the success of this format last year?

Lizzie Glendinning: We are beyond thrilled to be returning in real life.

Last year the entire edition had to move online and this year we are able to offer a hybrid model – both IRL and online – to really widen our reach and our audiences. Last year we were able to make an informed decision in good time because we knew we were heading towards another lockdown. This year, the general feel is one of positivity and celebration to get back out there, but there is always a niggle, of course.

LG: 2020’s online edition was incredible, taking the fair from regional to international. Online visitors were joining us from the States, Japan and Australia, meaning so much more exposure for our artists and really expanding our community. We have adapted and built on what we have learnt from 2020, and we are also working with Artsy this year which will be exciting. But the main preview will be at the physical event on site, and we want to maintain this because nothing beats seeing the work in real life and the energy of the fair.

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HOM: This year will be the fair’s first in your new home, Woolwich Works. How are you finding working with the new space?

LG: The new space has undergone such a beautiful and sympathetic facelift, retaining the original industrial features which we have celebrated through our fair over the years, but making it more viable to host something like an art fair.

Crucially, it’s warm, it has working loos, working electrics, water – we don’t have those very basic challenges of a deserted building to face before the build, hang and visitors arriving. The space is all on one level here and we continue to operate a booth layout with a completely unique model of 50% galleries and 50% curated hang,

welcoming both independent artists and well-known names.

HOM: Prior to the pandemic, the fair was steadily growing in capacity every year. Is this still the case? How many exhibitors do you have this year?

LG: It is still growing and has capacity to grow significantly more. This year we welcome 14 galleries and hundreds of independent artists from our international open call. We’re expecting over 500 individual artists and around 1,000 original artworks.

Hopefully with our new permanent space, we’ll be able to completely focus on building our model to create the ideal contemporary art experience before expanding too rapidly.

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HOM: Are there any exhibitors you’re especially excited to be showcasing this year?

LG: I’m really excited about some of the artists our new partner galleries are bringing with them, such as Kemi Onabule and Robbie Fife of Oliver Projects. I’m also loving artists like Eleanor May Watson, who really pushes the boundaries of what print can achieve in terms of scale and technical ability. I always get excited for the new David Shrigley launch at Jealous. We also have a series of beautiful new editions by Conrad Shawcross which look amazing in the space. I am also excited to exhibit works by Yinka Shonibare, Mark Quinn, Chris Levine and Harland Miller among others, and a complete www.weekender.co.uk

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HOM: A highlight of Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair is the events programme, which this year includes an event about the influence of art on climate action, which feels very timely. Can you tell us more about the decision to programme it?

LG: We have known Cop26 would be running concurrently with the fair since we finalised our dates, so a lot of our curation and planning has been exploring aspects of the environment, sustainability and so on. Our brilliant chair, Matt Bell, is leading this seminar with an audience of leading cultural and environmental figures, and using our projects such as the Young London Print Prize to excavate the impact art can have on growing or changing attitudes towards our planet.

HOM: You’re also running yoga sessions in the space, which sounds like a nice fusion of art and exercise…

parents and carers will be the family workshops, whereby the kids can be dropped off for an art lesson while the adults browse the prints - a genius idea!

How did this come about?

LG: It’s less a babysitting thing, more an experience for children and parents/carers to enjoy together – whether that’s watching their child enjoy themselves and get creative, or making the most of having their individual experiences in their own time. We have run these workshops at previous fairs and they have been so popular. Kids will get to have a go at activities including block printing or rolling ink onto templates. It’s something we all intend to do with our children but then get caught up with one thing or another.

HOM: I’m curious about the event you’re hosting with alcohol brand CAMPARI. Is mixing art and alcohol a good idea? I imagine a couple of cocktails loosens the purse strings…

LG: Food, beverage and hospitality brands are looking to collaborate with fine art, design, fashion and creative industries to grow audiences, enhance their brand identity, or develop partnerships with likeminded companies who want to create a rounder experience. For us, having such great names on board is a real privilege and adds so much more to the visitor experience.

Hopefully it can provide a relaxed and informal atmosphere. And if purse strings want to be loosened .... there are plenty of works on show for all budgets. Ultimately we want people to have a good time.

Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair is taking place at Woolwich Works, No.1 Street, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London, SE18 6HD. November 11 - 14, 12pm - 6pm and additionally 6pm 9pm on Friday. Admission: £10/£8 concessions/FREE children.

The free online edition runs from November 11 - 28. www.woolwichprintfair.com/

LG: I’ve worked for years with the ethos of creating a sense of equilibrium both in oneself and within the spaces we inhabit. I invited a friend a few years ago to lead her brilliant hip-hop yoga session within the previous space and it was such a joy. To be able to be immersed in beautiful historic architecture, surrounded by thousands of hand-selected artworks, while enjoying time for yourself, is an amazing feeling.

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TV regulars and a boyband favourite bring The Cat and The Canary to life on stage With its spooky setting, curious characters and plot involving a bumper inheritance, it’s no wonder John Willard’s stage thriller The Cat and The Canary continues to be popular with audiences almost 100 years after it premiered on Broadway in 1922. The play, which has also been adapted into four feature films, has been revived for a national UK tour by theatre producer Bill Kenwright and The Classic Thriller Theatre Company. The production comes to the Churchill Theatre this week with a cast of TV favourites and Antony Costa of noughties boyband Blue, writes Holly O’Mahony… , writes Holly O’Mahony…

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THEATRE The Cat and The Canary is set in the haunted mansion of the rich and eccentric Cyrus West, who always felt his relatives “have watched my wealth as if they were cats, and I — a canary”. Cyrus’s relatives have gathered 20 years after his death to learn which one of them is the sole heir to his fortune. But once inside the creepy old house, the money-grabbing relatives realise they might not be alone.

Joining pop star Antony on stage for the production is Swedish actress Britt Ekland (The Man with the Golden Gun, The Wicker Man), Coronation Street’s Tracy Shaw and Marti Webb (Evita, Tell Me on a Sunday) among others.

The Weekender spoke to Antony Costa about his experience of performing in the show…

Holly O’Mahony: The Cat and the Canary is a fitting production for ‘spooky season’. How would you describe the play in your own words?

Antony Costa: It’s an Agatha Christie-style classic whodunnit set in a country house with a lot of laughs thrown in, too.

HOM: Tell us about your character…

AC: I play Paul, who’s the local vet and part of the family. It’s a lovely comedic role that I’m really enjoying playing.

HOM: What’s been your experience of rehearsing, performing and touring around the country with the show?

AC: I love being on the road and touring the country. It’s been a brilliant experience and lovely to be back with old and new friends, who made me feel part of the team straight away.

HOM: How do you find the experience of performing in a play every night compared to singing as part of one of the UK’s leading boybands?

AC: I love the acting side as every audience and every show is different, which keeps you on your toes. Singing will always be a part of me and I love it, but acting is my passion.

HOM: Crucially, do we get to hear you sing in The Cat and The Canary?

AC: Haha, not at all.

HOM: The play was first staged nearly 100 years ago in 1922. Why do you think it’s so enduringly popular?

AC: Well our production of it is a very well directed play. It’s set in the 1950s, so it’s been re-written to an extent, and there’s lots of twists…

The Cat and The Canary is showing at the Churchill Theatre, High Street, Bromley BR1 1HA. November 8 - 13, 7:30pm with additional 2:30pm matinees on Thursday and Saturday.

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History

How the Lee-Enfield rifle was almost made in Lewisham

Mary Mills The production of armour at the Armoury Mill on the Ravensbourne in the Tudor and early Stuart periods, which I wrote about last week, is only the beginning of what is going to be a very long story.

This is the site today of flats called ‘The Silk Works’.

By the time of the Civil War in the 1640s the making of posh armour in Greenwich had already run its course. Much of the equipment had disappeared or had been taken to the workshops in the Tower of London.

Throughout the 1640s there seems to have been a whole succession of confusing ownerships and uses of the mill. It appears that there was also a corn mill on the site which may have been working at the same time as metal was being ground there for armour. A survey in 1660 said that the mill was destroyed or converted to other uses, but by 1684 military equipment was once again being produced there. This work was done in conjunction with the armoury at the Tower. In the same period the land around the mill passed into the ownership of Morden College, although the mill itself still remained in the ownership of the Board of Ordnance.

In the early 18th Century it’s still unclear exactly what was done at the old Armoury Mill. In the 1720s tools for the building of roads in

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Scotland were produced. The site was later sold and under a Thomas Hollyer from 1730, bayonets for an expedition to Virginia and other items were made. However a report from 1754 said that the mills, shops and foundry were ruinous.

In the 1750s the site was taken over by a Richard Hornbuckle, who was primarily working the cornmill but he had also agreed with the Board of Ordnance to produce bayonets, and other items of military use. In the 1780s it passed to a Jonathan Henham. He was a gun maker and he had submitted a plan for screwless flintlocks to the Board of Ordinance and these were then manufactured at the Armoury Mill.

In addition he also produced a whole range of gun barrels, pole axes and muskets. He remained at the mill until 1806, although it appears the mill was not being used then and it is again reported to be ruinous.

By the beginning of the 19th Century it became apparent that the manufacture of military small arms was in crisis as many skilled gun makers had left England and gone to America or mainland Europe.

Therefore it was this decided to open a new small arms facility managed by officials based in the Tower of London. At first it was used to assemble gun parts received from the Birmingham proof house, but gradually the quantity of fire alarms made increased and it soon became clear that the Tower was too small for the volume of work needed.

In 1807 it was suggested that the old Armoury Mill in Lewisham should become a purpose-built small arms factory to make gun blocks and barrels. The old mill was demolished and a new factory was built on the site. This included workshops, storehouses, grinding mills, a proof house and housing for the foremen with six cottages for workers. As building work began it was suggested that a second mill should be added for grinding. John Rennie, the preeminent engineer, was called in to help with the design and structures.

and workmen. The house which John Colgate, the superintendent, lived in had eight rooms, cellar, washhouse and garden – and he was very reluctant to go to Enfield and leave it. The foremen’s houses had four rooms, two cellars and an outhouse. In 1810 there were 156 workers on site at Lewisham, which probably included some women.

Around this time the workshops in the Tower were transferred to Lewisham in order to assemble Brown Bess muskets and additional machinery was also installed.

In 1808 production at the new Lewisham factory encountered a major problem with flooding on the river and it appeared there were problems with the volume of the flow of water in the Ravensbourne.

The targets for production had to be changed along with the pattern of manufacture. It was decided to supplement the water wheels with a team engine made by Blackfriars based engineers, Lloyd and Ostell.

It was seen as important to get navigational access from the Thames and flood damage to Deptford Bridge appeared to make this a possibility. However when proposals were made a dispute arose over the plans which involved with the Kent County Surveyor – who no doubt thought the turnpike road was more important. This work did not proceed.

New workers on site caused complaints when they bought a bull which was intended for a bull baiting session. Complaints went to the local Justices of the Peace who intervened and it was thought the incident related to the employment of men (described as ‘roughs’) transferred from Birmingham and that it was them who had caused the problems.

Problems with the Ravensbourne continued but the site continued to be expanded when land was bought from Morden College and houses and cottages were built for the foremen

Problems with the flow of water in the Ravensbourne continued and it was gradually realised that the site would not be able to cope with the demands of production. The Board of Ordnance began to look at a site at Cheshunt where the water flow was better but it was eventually decided to use a site at Enfield Lock where the fall of water was very satisfactory - 11 feet - and it was also far enough from the Government’s explosives site at Waltham Abbey not to cause problems.

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Small Arms factory in Lewisham to the more famous site in Enfield.

Most people will have heard of the Lee-Enfield Rifle if nothing else and only very vaguely. I’ve always liked the Enfield site and just a couple of years ago I found myself walking around the lock on the Navigation and the Swan and Pike Pool – and it was very, very pleasant - although the remains of the arms factory is now all converted to new housing. I can remember Government Row and the Navigation when the factory was still at work and even then it was rather charming - and it’s strange to think that could all have been in Lewisham.

A Parliamentary Committee was appointed which expressed strong criticism of the money spent at Lewisham. In 1807 John Rennie had thought that the flow of water from the Ravensbourne would not support the mill for the manufacture of small arms and what was expected of it. He was brought in again to look at the flow of water at the proposed site in Enfield and he thought it very suitable. It was accessible to the Tower or London via the Lea Navigation and it was also close to the Royal Powder Mills at Waltham Abbey, which meant a considerable saving in barge traffic from and to the Tower. Land was bought and the Swan and Pike pub briefly reopened (in 1916 it would be the first pub in the country to be nationalised although it became the superintendent’s house before that).

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History its own housing, school, church, police station and hotel. It was designated as a conservation area in 1976. Redevelopment in the 21st Century has proceeded on the factory site to become Enfield Island Village. The main Machine Shop is now a business centre and there are many other features from the old factory preserved around the site. For starters - you enter the ‘Village’ via a bridge over the Navigation and right in front of you is a magnificent water tower.

educated Captain John By. Gradually the Small Arms factory at Enfield began to take shape but work slowed down as the Napoleonic wars ended along with the demand for guns. However equipment continued to be moved to Enfield from Lewisham. Soon cottages and foremen’s houses were ready for occupation and the first group of workers was ready to come from Lewisham to occupy them. First to go would be the welders and superintendent John Colgate was told to explain to them their new housing conditions and make preparations for their move. On the 24th of April 1816 two barges from the Waltham Abbey works were sent to Deptford Creek Wharf to bring the men with their furniture, families and tools to Enfield. They all got paid extra for this day although of course they weren’t working. Travel by barge sounds a good way to go – although I’m not so sure about the Thames crossing.

I assume they went up the Lea and I hope it was a bright spring day. Even today the Lea is a beautiful river – yes, even Hackney and Tottenham.

By the middle of May the Lewisham welders were at work in Enfield and a second contingent arrived at the end of the month with the remaining barrel making machinery – which took two journeys to complete. A sword making department was set up in 1823.

However by December 1817 136 men were still employed at Lewisham although a reduction of 88 was about to take place and gradually fewer and fewer men worked there. All of

them, except for a few caretaker staff, would eventually go to Enfield or lose their jobs.The final order for work to be done at Lewisham came in as late as October 1818. The last men to go were from the locks and finishing sections - including Benjamin Briscoe who had worked there since 1810 and was the only man who could make tumbling locks for rifles. Everyone else lost their jobs. It was 1822 before the last Royal Ordinance staff left Lewisham and by then the site had been sold.

This is not the place here to write about the works at Enfield and the wonders of the Royal Small

Briefly - by 1860 the factory was producing 1,744 rifles a week and by 1887 there were 16 steam engines running massed production lines using American machinery which employed 2,400 people. This is seen as a breakthrough in mass-production techniques. The Lee-Enfield Rifle, the Bren light machine gun and the Sten sub-machine gun were all designed

or produced Enfield. It played a huge role in supplying arms in the two World Wars. The Pattern Room held a master set of every weapon made at Enfield and this collection is now in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. The Enfield Factory was privatised in 1984 to become part of Royal Ordnance Plc; and was later bought by British Aerospace.

It eventually closed in 1988.

The area around the factory is known as Enfield Lock and indeed there is still a working lock on the Lea Navigation here. Around the Small Arms Factory a selfcontained community grew up with

Just go and think – all of this would have been in Lewisham if there had been more water in the Ravensbourne.

So next time we need to find out as to why it is now called ‘The Silk Works’. In 1807 John Rennie had thought that the flow of water from the Ravensbourne would not support the mill for the manufacture of small arms and what was expected of it.

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Arms factory and those Enfield Rifles. I have used much of the material above from a book by Enfield historian David Pam about the Small Arms Factory and its workers – and I would very much recommend it to anyone interested.

Of course there are several books about this amazing site as well as websites. Several of them describe how it has been transformed from a factory to a housing estate. I very much recommend a visit to the Island Village and Enfield Lock. You can walk round the Lock and Swan and Pike Pool. If you go far enough down the footpath on the east bank you come to the magnificent and very, very amazing George V fifth pumping station serving the vast reservoirs which lie to the south of Enfield on the Lea. When you get back to the bridge crossing the Navigation there are two pubs - built for the arms workers, and subsequently the first pubs ever nationalised.

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Charlton Athletic’s George Dobson pays CACT football course participants a visit

The young people were excited to meet George Dobson and quiz him on all things Charlton Athletic.

Charlton Athletic's George Dobson recently met some young aspiring footballers at CACT's October holiday football course based at CAFC’s training ground in New Eltham.

didn’t see coming! But they were good. They had so many questions to be fair and it’s obviously just nice to come down and say hello. They seem to really enjoy it when a player comes down.”

Speaking at the holiday football course hosted by CACT, Dobson said: “Training has been good, it’s been a very, very high tempo. A few challenges flying in, it’s been intense - that’s obviously the way we want to play. The only way you’re going to be able to do it on a Saturday is if you do it in training, so it’s been good and hopefully that continues.”

CACT’s Christmas holiday football courses are returning on 20-21 December in New Eltham and Ashford. To find out more and book a place visit: cact.gives/courses

It’s brilliant that CACT put it on for anyone who obviously during half term needs a place to go during the day

Run by CACT, the holiday football courses allow boys and girls between the ages of four and 15 to participate in various footballbased activities, ranging from skills sessions to football tournaments.

“I used to come to soccer schools like these when I was younger all the way growing up, so it does take you back,” admitted Dobson. “Everyone chasing after the ball and just having fun with your mates, it’s good.”

“I’ve just come down to have a little Q&A and meet all of the kids that are at the soccer school,” he explained.

“It’s obviously brilliant that CACT put it on for anyone who obviously during half term needs a place to go during the day. I think there’s 90 people here, so obviously a lot of people take it up and it’s brilliant, really.

“There were actually some really good questions; a couple that I couldn’t really answer which I

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The Charlton Athletic midfielder took part in a Q&A session with the young people on the day.

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1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Southern Gas Networks who need to install a new supply.

2. The Order will come into operation on 29th November 2021 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However; the works are expected to take 22 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in Nathan Way at the junction of Hadden Road.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation Traffic at the junction of Pettman Crescent will be diverted via Pettman Crescent, Plumstead Road, Pettman Crescent, Western Way, Eastern Way and Nathen Way. Traffic at the junction of Eastern Way will be diverted via Eastern Way, Western Way and Pettman Crescent. Prohibitions remain in force, pedestrians are not affected, and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.

6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.

Interim Assistant Director, Transport and Sustainability The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ Dated 09/11/21 (INTERNAL REF: PL/316LA420410)

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NOTICE OF CONSULTAION SITE ALLOCATIONS LOCAL PLAN PROPOSED SUBMISSION (REGULATION 19 DRAFT) Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 The Royal Borough of Greenwich is inviting public representations on the Site Allocations Local Plan Proposed Submission (Regulation 19 Draft).

This document will support the existing Core Strategy policies and provide additional detail on specific sites that will help to deliver the Core Strategy’s priorities.

The consultation is open for 6 weeks from Monday 8th November 2021 to Monday 20th December 2021 and can be viewed: • on the Royal Borough’s website at www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/haveyoursay • For reference in all of Royal Greenwich’s libraries: https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/directory/26/libraries Comments should be made via the survey form at www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/haveyoursay , by email to Planning.Policy@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or by post to The Royal Borough of Greenwich, Planning Policy Team, 5th Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, Woolwich, London SE18 6HQ by midnight on Monday 20th December.

Comments can be made on the content of the site allocations; comments do not need to be restricted to issues of legal compliance and soundness.

We will run a further consultation prior to submission to the Secretary of State for Independent Examination.

All representations will be taken into consideration and a summary of the comments received will be made public.

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) MEADOWSIDE PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

Celebrating our A Level Success with Pride!

Our students did amazingly well and produced some of our best results ever.

Almost two-thirds of our graduates going on to higher education have been offered places at prestigious Russell Group Universities including Cambridge as well as Imperial, University & King’s College London, Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham.

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Our gifted and talented creative and performing artists will be attending highly esteemed conservatoires and institutions such as The Prince’s Foundation (The Royal Drawing School) and Kingston University. They have much to celebrate.

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1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Openreach who need to carry out repair works.

2. The Order will come into operation on 29th November 2021 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However; the works are expected to take 5 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), Outside 9 Meadowside.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via Eltham Green Road, Meadowside and vice versa. Prohibitions remain in force, pedestrians are not affected and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

5. Nothing in this Notice will apply to anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or traffic warden, to emergency service vehicles, or to vehicles being used in connection with the works.

6. The restrictions described above will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by traffic signs as prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

7. Queries concerning these works should be directed to the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Directorate of Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills on 020 8921 6340.

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public notices Royal Borough of Greenwich Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (AS AMENDED) Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure)(England) Order 2015 Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (AS AMENDED) Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (AS AMENDED) Town & Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2007 (AS AMENDED) Notice is hereby given that application(s) have been made to The Royal Borough of Greenwich in respect of the under mentioned premises/sites. You can see the submissions and any plans at http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/planning.

If development proposals affect Conservation Areas and/or Statutorily Listed Buildings under the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Area) Act 1990 (As Amended) this will be shown within the item below.

Anyone who wishes to comment on these applications should be made in writing to Development Planning within 21 days of the date of this notice.

Please quote the appropriate reference number.

Date: 10/11/2021 Victoria Geoghegan Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control List of Press Advertisements - 10/11/2021 Publicity for Planning Applications

Applicant: Mr Halkyard Beauforte 21/2944/SD Site Address: Beauforte House, Rushgrove Street, Woolwich, London, SE18 5DD Development: Submission of Details pursuant to the discharge of Conditions 1 (Commencement), Condition 2 (In Accordance of Documents & Plans), Condition 4 (Architectural Details of Proposed Gates), Condition 5a, 5b & 5c (Landscaping Details), Condition 6 (Agreement to Removal Permitted Development) and Condition 7 (No Works / Treatment to Northern Boundary) of permission

21/2639/MA dated 21/10/2021.

Conservation Area: WOOLWICH COMMON Applicant: Mr DUONG Site Address: 18 FOYLE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7RH Development: Erection of a single-storey side extension.

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

21/3315/HD

Applicant: Secretary of State, Housing Communities and Local Government/ HMCTS

21/3369/F Site Address: WOOLWICH CROWN COURT, 2 BELMARSH ROAD, THAMESMEAD, LONDON, SE28 0EY Development: Retention of the existing three storey modular building (and associated works) serving as an extension to the existing Crown Court and the continued provision of 53 car parking spaces.

Applicant: Mobile Broadband Network Limited 21/3494/F Site Address: TRANSMITTER MAST, EAGLESFIELD ROAD, PLUMSTEAD Development: Removal and replacement of 3no antennas and other associated ancillary works.

Conservation Area: SHREWSBURY PARK ESTATE Applicant: Ms H Paik 21/3633/HD Site Address: 98 LANGTON WAY, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7JU Development: Construction of dormer extension to rear; installation of new slate roof with zinc clad; installation of 2 No. rooflights at front; other associated external alterations.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH Applicant:

Laxcon Developments Limited

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Site Address: WICK TOWER, 138 POWIS STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON, SE18 6LR Development: Replacement of combustible materials (including insulation) of the existing building facade with new external facing materials that match existing to meet a minimum Reaction to Fire Classification A2-s1,d0.

Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area

Site Address: 76 ARSENAL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1JY Development: Demolition of existing rear ground floor extension and conservatory, for the erection of single storey rear extension, loft conversion of existing loft with two rear rooflights and replacement of front entrance door.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Environment Agency 21/3768/F Site Address: River walls and Thames Path between Cutty Sark and Horseferry Place / Wood

Wharf Apartments Development: Refurbishment works to the flood defence including brickwork repairs to four masonry wall assets, the installation of new timber fenders, grab chains, access steps to the foreshore and interpretation boards on the Thames Path.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Mr & Mrs Wilkins 21/3861/F Site Address: LAND R/O 2 & 2A KIDBROOKE PARK ROAD, LONDON, SE3 0LW Development: Erection of detached a dwellinghouse (Class C3) on land r/o 2 & 2a Kidbrooke Park Road, utilising existing access and incorporating landscaping, parking, secure bin and cycle storage.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH

Applicant: Mr & Mrs Ainley 21/3784/HD Site Address: 5 MANORBROOK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9AW Development: Proposed works include the demolition of the existing converted garage, a single storey rear and side extension, replacement of the rear first floor flat roof with pitched roof, and a new render over existing brickwork to rear and part side of property, in addition to changes to associated exterior and interior

alterations.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK Applicant: Mrs Burton 21/3794/HD Site Address: 12 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9RP Development: Construction of a 2-storey rear extension at lower and upper ground floor levels with cantilevered pergola as well as internal alterations, alterations to rear patio, enlargement of lower ground floor flank window, and insertion of 1 rooflight into the flat part of main roof.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK 21/3830/HD Applicant: Mr & Mrs Maglieri Site Address: 33 GREENWICH SOUTH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8NT Development: Proposed construction of a single storey rear extension of 3.30 metres from the existing rear wall and associated interior and exterior alterations.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant:

Mr Rashbrook-Cooper

Applicant: Mr Hayes 21/3878/F Site Address: 53 VANBRUGH PARK, BLACKHEATH, SE3 7JQ Development: Proposed loft conversion including the construction of two rear window dormers, installation of three conservation style rooflights along the front slope, and installation of stone capping to existing front boundary wall and piers.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH Applicant: Mr T Felgate 21/3903/F Site Address: 34 ROYAL HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8RT Development: Proposed demolition of the existing single storey rear addition and the construction of a new two storey plus basement, flat roofed rear extension of 3.0 metres deep, 2.705 metres wide, and 4.875 metres tall.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH Publicity For Advertisements.

Applicant: Pham F&B Ltd 21/3862/A Site Address: SHAMROCK HOUSE, 308 CREEK ROAD, DEPTFORD, SE10 9SW Development: Advertisement Consent for the installation of two (2) internally illuminated fascia signs above shopfront windows, in addition to one (1) non- illuminated projecting sign.

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

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