Keeping our residents and communities safe is one of the most important things we can do, whether that is protecting residents in private accommodation from rogue landlords or tackling, anti-social behaviour, serious violence and domestic abuse.
We believe that prevention, early intervention and working closely in the community are important to keeping residents safe. That’s why we work with victims and perpetrators, in schools and colleges and as part of a wider safety partnership which includes collaborating with local community and voluntary sector organisations, and the emergency services like the NHS, police and fire brigade.
All our community safety staff are also trained in ‘trauma-informed practices’. Being trauma informed is about thinking ‘what has happened to this person’ rather than ‘what is wrong with this person’. We also have the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance accreditation, the UK benchmark for how housing providers should respond to domestic abuse in the UK. This means all our housing staff are regularly trained on how to spot and respond to domestic abuse. It is about finding out and understanding what has happened in a person’s life that might have led them to where they are now.
• Investing over £3.7 million in a CCTV system, staffed 24 hours a day.
• Cracking down on rogue landlords with a new licensing scheme.
• Education programmes aimed at young people to reduce all forms of crime.
• Launched a new women’s safety plan based on feedback from over 1,000 residents.
• Tackling serious violence by working with the community.
• Expanding our successful Safer Spaces team working on our housing estates.
• Rolling-out defibrillators and bleed control kits.
• Working with perpetrators of domestic abuse and violence to reduce re-offending
• Invest in vital domestic abuse services, including several refuges.
However, there is always much more to do.
That’s why we’ll be investing over £1million in funding to improve community and public safety across Royal Greenwich, highlighting 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (25 November to 10 December) and continuing to work closely with all our partners.
By Cllr Ann-Marie Cousins Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Enforcement
In an emergency, always call 999
If you are concerned about the wellbeing of a young person in your life who you think is 'at risk' of offending or causing anti-social behaviour, you can reach out to the Council for support. For more information, visit royalgreenwich.gov.uk/youthcrime
Anyone can experience domestic abuse regardless of age, gender or sexual orientation.
Help is available – for more information or call our free, confidential helpline on 020 8317 8273 or visit royalgreenwich. gov.uk/domesticviolence
If you’ve been a victim of a hate crime, we can help you.
For more information about support services and how to report a hate crime visit royalgreenwich.gov.uk/hatecrime
Make a head start on your present buying and catch the allimportant moment when the Christmas tree lights are switched on at Woolwich Christmas Market this Saturday. Shop for clothing, jewellery and homeware, treat yourself to a pastry or cake, and make use of the market’s full-on programme of kids activities, including a DIY Christmas card station, a mystery Christmas trail and a Boppin’ Bunnies sing-along session for toddlers.
General Gordon Square, Woolwich SE18 6HD. October 26, 10am5pm. Lights switch on at 4pm. Admission: FREE. www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/woolwich-christmas-market
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After 11 years away from its home turf, Heart n Soul, a performing arts company and charity that works with people with learning disabilities, returns to the Albany in Deptford to present a night of loud, proud, colourful fun. Look forward to live music, DJ sets and radio snippets, plus an open mic slot for those who want to perform their own material. There’s also an art workshop for hands-on types, and a chance to make your own experimental vibrations. The Albany, Douglas Way, London SE8 4AG. November 25, 7pm. Admission: pay-what-you-decide. www.thealbany.org.uk/shows/the-beautiful-octopus-club/
Paint your own Christmas baubles in this festive workshop at the Old Royal Naval College. Led by artist Heather Pacic, you’ll be painting watercolour pictures using a spread of winter foliage for inspiration. Your designs will be taken to Heather’s studio where they’ll be scanned and printed onto a set of baubles. All the materials are provided, including ribbons to hang your baubles and linen gift bags to present them. Enjoy a complimentary glass of prosecco, a mimosa or a soft drink on arrival to make the mood merry.
Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Greenwich, London SE10 9NN. November 27, 11am & 3pm. Admission: £25. www.ornc.org/whats-on/botanical-christmasbaubles-watercolour-workshop/
Miss Marple investigates at the Churchill Rachel Wagstaff’s stage adaptation of The Mirror Crack’d, based on Agatha Christie’s perennially popular detective story, brings murder and mystery to the Churchill Theatre stage, in a new production by director Philip Franks. When a murder is committed on a glamorous film set, its down to Miss Jane Marple to find out whodunnit. Coronation Street’s Susie Blake plays the titular heroine, while Sophie Ward and Joe McFadden also star. Churchill Theatre, High Street, Bromley BR1 1HA. November 22 - 26, 7:30pm with additional 2:30pm matinees on Tuesday & Saturday. Admission: £18/ concessions available. www.churchilltheatre.co.uk/ Online/tickets-the-mirrorcrackd-bromley-2022
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SE10 9HT. November 27, 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Admission: £15 / £13.50 concessions. www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/cutty-sark/cutty-sark-comedy
Award-winning fashion designer and artist Matty Bovan is the name behind NOW Gallery’s 2022 fashion commission. His show, Ribbons, sees a giant, hand-knitted jumper erected inside the gallery space. Visitors are invited to climb inside the multicoloured, tent-like structure and take a seat on a tufted rug. Once swaddled within it, your task is to contemplate the fashion and textiles industries. Can this intricate structure shift people’s perceptions of the industry?
Regardless, this is immersive art in the most literal sense of the term, and unlike other experiences with a similar billing, it’s free to come and enjoy, writes Holly O’Mahony…
into a
world of epic scale,” said Yorkshire-born Matty Bovan of his work. Taught how to knit by his grandmother when he was just 11 years old, the young designer has gone on to receive a number of impressive awards, including the L’Oréal Professionnel Creative Award and the LVMH Graduate Prize. He’s also worked with giants of the fashion world including Miu Miu, Marc Jacobs and Swarovski.
As the exhibition name suggests, ‘ribbon’ takes centre stage here. “Ribbon is usually used as a trim or flourish in fashion and craft; here I am taking the idea of a small-scale, somewhat apologetic trim, and blowing it up with full brute force of energy and hardcore craft,” Matty says.
There will also be a chance for people to get involved with interactive show elements designed to illustrate the importance – and fun – of craft and making things yourself.
For curator Jemima Burrill, getting Matty to stage a show at NOW Gallery is real coup. “I was determined to get Matty. He had been on my radar for a while and his work grabbed my attention during lockdown,” she says. “Sitting in bed watching the London Fashion Week presentation… Matty burnt a hole in my retina. The film he created was nothing like anything I had seen before. It struck a nerve
and made fashion exciting again even at the bleakest hour,” she adds, praising the “blazing colour” found in his “sculptural” work.
“His pitch for the exhibition was so clear and simple. and so perfect for our unusual gallery space: a large jumper… knitted out of ribbon. There is something brilliantly democratic about this and it also so specifically echoes his work: bold and brash with a feminine edge.”
Matty’s revered video work also plays a part in Ribbons. Once sat inside the installation, visitors can watch the artist’s latest film, also called Ribbons, which weaves the story of the jumper’s creation with a secondary narrative.
Meanwhile, lending the exhibition a multisensory edge is a soundscape and the comforting scents of geranium and lavender.
With the exhibition not launching until next week, Jemima is understandably keen to hold back the finer details. When pushed, she describes the artist’s designs as “flamboyant with an introverted twist. [His designs] are thoughtful and wild. [He uses] materials with a clear end to make really beautiful clothes, where craft ignites the fashion conversation. His palette is wide and he brings the materiality of his collections to the exhibition.”
Helping install the ambitious project is design company Interesting
Projects. “They bring the whole thing alive and make it possible.
Christopher Kelly Design made the frame for the jumper and working with fabricators like this means that Matty’s ideas are discussed, honed and become apparent,” Jemima explains.
While designed to make visitors stop and contemplate the craft that goes into making clothes, Jemima insists the exhibition is ultimately about finding joy in the unexpected. “The overgrown jumper becomes a symbol for all to take some time and enjoy an intimate space that Matty has created,” she says.
This feeds into the wider purpose of the gallery’s annual fashion commission, too. “I always want people to realise that fashion designers don’t just create garments, they have wider imaginations,” Jemima says. “We give them the space to come up with a unique project, something unexpected that people can come away from with an understanding of how creativity can work in so many ways.”
Ribbons is showing at NOW Gallery, The Gateway Pavilions, Peninsula Square, Soames Walk, London SE10 0SQ.
November 30 - February 20, TuesdayFriday 10am - 7pm; Saturday 10am - 5pm; Sunday 11am - 4pm. Admission: FREE. www.nowgallery.co.uk/
National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, London SE10 9NF. November 26, 11am4pm. www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/national-maritime-museum/polar-family-day
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Charlton House, where the Great Hall has been decked with, if not boughs of holly, then certainly the odd bauble or two, while a majestic Christmas tree guards the entrance. Drop in this Thursday for kids’ crafting activities, warm drinks, seasonal snacks, carols and the lighting of the tree itself at 5pm.
Charlton House, Charlton Road, London SE7 8RE. November 24, 3:30pm - 6:30pm. Admission: FREE. www.greenwichheritage. org/events/christmas-switch-on-andmarket/
Make sure the kids have their Christmas wish lists at the ready, because Father Christmas is back in his grotto at Greenwich Market. Find him on select days in the run up to Christmas and tell him whether yours have been naughty or nice this year.
Greenwich Market, 11 Durnford Street, Greenwich, London SE10 9HZ. November 23; December 2 - 4, 9 - 11, 16, 21 & 23; 10am - 4:30pm. Admission: £11.43. Advanced booking is essential. All proceeds go to Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice.
www.communityhospice.org.uk/supportus/events/gmgrotto/
Have a go at making your own ceramic Christmas decorations in this workshop led by local artist Fiona Veacock. Suitable for families, the class includes a chance to sketch out your ideas before having a go at moulding them into being with clay. Your decorations will be taken away to be fired and glazed, and returned to the shop for collection by December 10.
Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, London SE10 9NN. November 27, 45-minute classes at 12pm, 1pm, 2:15pm and 3:15pm. Admission: £10 - £12.50. www.ornc.org/whats-on/fionaveacocks-ceramic-workshops/
The National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain is performing its winter concert at Woolwich Works. Many of the musicians in this accomplished group will go on to have careers as classical musicians – and they might inspire your own kids to pick up a violin, flute or (if you’re unlucky) a French horn. Conducted by Natalia Luis-Bassa, the orchestra is playing five works including Leonard Bernstein’s ‘Symphonic Dances’ from West Side Story and Debbie Wiseman’s ‘Blue Whale’ from Carnival of the Endangered Animals.
Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD. November 27, 3pm. Admission: £20.50/£7.50 students and under 18s. www.woolwich.works/events/national-childrens-orchestras-winter-concert
You’ve no doubt seen the 1996 movie starring Mara Wilson and Danny DeVito, but this remake of Roald Dahl’s Matilda is based on the hit West End musical adaptation by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin. It was a certified hit when it premiered at London Film Festival earlier this year, and now your little ones can discover the magic, as it’s showing in cinemas across the UK from November 25. The new movie stars a fat-suited Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull, Lashana Lynch as the lovable Ms Honey and breakthrough star Alisha Weir as the titular young brainbox.
Greenwich Picturehouse, 180 Greenwich High Road, London SE10 8NN. November 25 at 10am, 2pm, 5pm & 7:15pm.
Admission: £11.80/£7.80 child. www.picturehouses.com/cinema/ greenwich-picturehouse
We are lucky to have one of the finest health services in the world. Here we look at all the ways the NHS can help you as well as direct you to the best services available to receive the right treatment, right now.
IF YOU are worried about your health, don’t be afraid to seek help, the sooner the better.
The NHS is here to improve our health and wellbeing –providing high quality care.
Getting to see the right person at the right time is important for you and it helps the NHS run at its best.
If you need to contact the NHS for medical concerns,
look up nhs.uk to help you find the right next step...
n NHS 111 online service – or via a link on the NHS app or call 111 – for urgent but nonlife-threatening medical concerns
n Community pharmacies for advice on minor illness, aches and pains and other symptoms
n GP surgeries for serious medical concerns that are not an emergency
If you are feeling unwell or have any concerns, help is at hand.
Whatever your medical worries, don’t delay, your NHS wants to see you and help you get the care you need.
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And now they are, serving their Yorkshire patients with frontline health support they believe plays a “massive role”.
Hassan confirmed: “The importance was highlighted more so during the rise of the pandemic.”
Stone Pharmacy offers confidential care as well as prescription collection text service, free delivery and pill boxes to ensure regular medication.
The pharmacy also offers a range of private services and health checks.
“Pharmacists are trained to recognise any red flag symptoms or health issues and have the knowledge to recognise which of these need escalating and whether they are urgent or not,” continued Hussan.
“We are a phone call or visit away from supporting the public.”
NHS 111
NHS 111 online can help you round the clock if you have an urgent but non-lifethreatening medical problem
You can access NHS 111 online service at 111.nhs.uk or via the NHS App or call 111
Depending on the situation, the NHS 111 online service will refer you to a local service that can assist you: connect you to a nurse, pharmacist or doctor, tell you how to get any medicine you need, provide self-care advice or, if severe, ask you to head to in-person urgent care such as A&E.
n Pharmacies are conveniently located and many are open late and at weekends
n They can provide expert clinical advice for a range of minor health concerns
n Many pharmacists have a room where you can speak to them in confidence
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n A range of health care professionals are available at your GP practice
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Greenwich Theatre’s resident panto dame Andrew Pollard has moved away to pastures new this festive season. ‘Oh no he hasn’t!’ Oh yes he has, I’m afraid. But the theatre’s long-standing villain, Anthony Spargo, is terrorising the stage once more, this time with his own adaptation of Robin Hood, in which he plays the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham as well as ‘the writer’ narrating the tale. Can the titular hero, Maid Marion and Friar Tuck save the poor citizens of Nottingham from a greedy Sheriff who’s relentlessly raising their taxes? (And does that plot sound, er, a little close to home?) Holly O’Mahony speaks to Anthony Spargo about finding contemporary relevance in the classic tale, creating a comedic baddie and conjuring magic on stage…
Holly O’Mahony: What made you choose Robin Hood for this year’s Greenwich Theatre pantomime?
Anthony Spargo: The choice of pantomime title at Greenwich is always an important one. There are theatres that rotate through the same
five titles but here we like to mix it up. That’s why we’ve taken on things like Little Red Riding Hood in the past, and that’s why we’re heading to Sherwood Forest this year. Together with the team at the theatre and with ‘uncle’ Steve Markwick, our musical director, we all agreed that
Robin Hood has a brilliant story, the kind of villain that everyone loves to hate, and so much potential to play around with the original – something I’ve really run with in the script!
HOM: With its theme of a good force, Robin, working against a corrupt power that treats its poor badly, there’s a lot about the story that’s relatable. To what extent have you tweaked the tale to speak of contemporary politics?
AS: The cost of living crisis is certainly a topic that’s on everyone’s minds at the moment. The Sheriff of Nottingham’s stance on monetary dealings leaves a lot to be desired. Greed and power certainly go hand in hand – we can see this today in our own politicians. Panto gives us an opportunity to highlight serious issues. Here, we have a Friar Tuck complaining that food prices are increasing – “chocolate’s not cheap and eggs are going up again” – to which the reply is: “that’ll surprise a few chickens!”
HOM: You’re Greenwich Theatre’s resident villain and here, you’re playing the evil Sheriff. What sort of baddie will he be?
AS: I always like to play the villain as a sort of loveable fool. Mixing both comedy and villainy is always such fun. The Sheriff of Nottingham is a classic villain, of course, but one with a slight screw loose which in turn leads to comic possibilities. He’s greedy, self-obsessed and, certainly in our version, verging on the insane!
HOM: Who have you got joining you in the cast?
AS: Martin Johnston is back for his fourth Greenwich panto, direct from appearing in The Crucible at the National Theatre. We’ve also got a fantastic young actor David Breeds playing Robin Hood, who comes to us having covered the lead in the West End musical Dear Evan Hansen. He also played the lead in the national tour of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Let’s not forget uncle Steve and his band, who this year are taking on the guise of ‘The Wandering Minstrels’.
HOM: Are there any more tricks up your sleeve to make this panto especially magical?
AS: The show is full of tricks. You can’t stage Robin Hood without
firing a few bows and arrows. Act One quite literally culminates in an archery competition in which the ‘target’ itself is a fantastic theatrical trick. The Sheriff hits the bullseye, but not a single arrow is actually fired. That’s magic!
HOM: What sort of message do you hope audiences, especially little theatregoers, take away from seeing the show?
AS: Robin Hood is the story of struggle over adversity, strength through numbers and resilience in the face of tyranny. Hopefully some of that will come across in our production, but more than anything, after the impact of the pandemic, I hope that younger audience members will just have the chance to rediscover the magic of live theatre, something that we all missed for such a long time.
Robin Hood is running at Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London, SE10 8ES. November 24 - January 8, performance times vary. Admission: £31. www.greenwichtheatre.org. uk/events/robin-hood/
The 30 Years Back At The Valley Committee is delighted to announce that bookings are now being taken for the ‘Back At The Valley’ Dinner Event, which is being held at The Valley from 6.30pm on Thursday, December 1st.
The event will see key people and players who have contributed to Charlton’s success over the last 30 years return to The Valley for a special evening to celebrate the iconic moments from the last three decades.
Former Charlton internationals Radostin Kishishev and Sasa Ilic will be two of the special guests at the 30 Years Back at The Valley anniversary dinner.
The pair join the stars of 1992 returning for the dinner - including Colin Walsh, Simon Webster, Bob Bolder, Garry Nelson and Joint Managers Alan Curbishley and Steve Gritt - as the club celebrates the 30th anniversary of its iconic return to The Valley.
Kishishev became a cult hero at Charlton, making 200 appearances for the Addicks between 2000 and 2007 and scoring
twice. He also made 88 appearances for the Bulgarian national side.
Ilic, meanwhile, played 59 times for Charlton between 1997 and 2002 and famously saved the penalty at Wembley Stadium that saw the Addicks beat Sunderland in the 1998 Division One playoff final to secure the club’s promotion to the Premier League for the first time.
Further fan favourites from the last 30 years are set to attend the dinner and will be announced in due course.
With this year also marking 30 years of community work at Charlton Athletic, the dinner - as with all 30th anniversary events - will be raising funds for the Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) with 25% of the proceeds from the evening, together with the monies raised at the special auction taking place at the dinner, going to support the award-winning work of CACT.
If you are interested in attending the event, you can buy a ticket online now by visiting: booking.cafc. co.uk/en-GB/categories/events
I have a long list of industries in Charlton and, not sure which one to do next. So I picked out one at random - turned up with Duresco. The factory was some way along the Riverside towards Woolwich with an address in Herringham Road – which surprised me a bit. I knew Duresco were paint manufacturers but not much more. However ‘Duresco’ seemed an awfully familiar name in relation to pots of paint – it turns out to be all about white paint.
The works is described in two pages of John Smith’s History of Charlton and he says a lot about its more recent history but nothing much about its origins. He mentions that it manufactured paint under ‘licence of J.B.Orr, of Widnes, Lancs.’ I learn from other sources that he was John Bryson Orr and that he had founded a large works at Widnes. In trying to track down some details about him I am overwhelmed with information about Widnes. Obituaries to him go on and on about the Widnes Works and say nothing about Charlton at all. However in 1881 he appears on the Greenwich census living in a really nice house in Beaconsfield Road with his family and he is described as a ‘colour manufacturer’. To be perfectly honest that has turned out to be almost the only piece of firm information about Orr and Charlton. Everything has been a mass of ‘shifting sands’ of contradictions and uncertainty.
Orr was Scottish having been born in 1840 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire and was a Scottish Presbyterian. He did an apprenticeship in Glasgow with a firm of oil men and dry-salter’s. He studied chemistry at the Andersonian University in 1861 – this is now the University of Strathclyde but was set up originally to only provide ‘useful learning’. He began to experiment with the manufacture of ‘lithopone’. He went to the Continent on ‘colour business’ acting as a war correspondent for a Glasgow newspaper in the Franco Prussian War. In 1872 he set up a works in Glasgow to make Lithopone and in 1896 founded his Widnes works making ‘Orr’s Zinc White’. No mention at all of Charlton – and a gap of twenty two years between his Glasgow Works and his Widnes works.
Lithopone is a ‘generic name’ for a white pigment produced through ‘co-precipitation and calcination of zinc sulphide and baryium sulphate’. It is said that it had been invented by a Belgian called Leger in 1871 but this is disputed. Other people talk about a French inventor, G.F. de Douhet. However throughout the 1870s Orr was ‘dueling patents’ with Thomas Griffiths who also seems to have had some input into the Charlton works although, of course, that probably depends on whose account you are reading. Griffiths is said to have painted a gate post white with his mixture but at sunrise it turned black and turned white again at night. What this is all about is the manufacture of white
paint which is not poisonous in the way that earlier lead based paints were. In 1879 Orr is said to have changed the name from ‘lithopone’ to ‘Charlton White’. While Griffiths had ‘Patent Zinc White’. When Orr opened the Widnes works he called ‘Orr’s Zinc White’. It all seems to be the same stuff.
All of the source material I have about Orr says that he came to Charlton in 1879 but John Smith said that the manufacture of Lithopone began in Charlton in 1872 - years earlier. I don’t know where John got this information from but he had access to local authority records which I am unable to see, which may have included inspection records as well as rate book information. He says it was made ’under licence’ to J.B. Orr of Widnes. He says that it was the first domestic oil-bound washable water paint, later called Duresco and that the Charlton works management became the Patent Silicate Paint Company. I will try and ignore the discrepancy in the dates given of when the Charlton Works opened and when Orr went to Widnes.
What is definite is that The Silicate Paint Company (proprietor J.B.Orr & Co.) Opened a big new factory on the riverside at Charlton in 1879 – and the size and grandeur of it have taken me rather by surprise. They clearly had some sort of press launch because I have found many extremely detailed reports of this works.
It faced onto the Thames ‘and thus brings the works not only into connection with the Metropolis but likewise with all parts of the world where a ship can sail’ and ‘in addition to the great silent highway there is a railway running within a short distance’. They were on a plot of two acres and the big buildings of the works were designed by Ernest Turner of Regent Street – an architect who seems well known for laundry design and may have specialised in industrial buildings. The contractors were Messrs Vernon and Ewing. It cost about £25,000 to build and looks huge, in publicity drawings. There are some long and detailed accounts of the processes carried out here as well as descriptions of the buildings. Outside and parallel to the wall, and internally, are tram rails running between departments and the Riverside pier. From the pier paint was being sent all round the world ’huge drams of paint for the Indian government… non corrosive paint for the ironclads of Germany’.
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roAD trAFFic rEGuLAtion Act 1984 – sEction 14(1)
[Woolwich road]
PLAnnED roAD cLosurE (orDEr)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by SGN who need to carry out gas connection works.
2. The Order will come into operation on 28th November 2022 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However the works are expected to take one day. 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 cycles from using the cycle lane, in Woolwich Road between Blackwall Lane and Armitage Road.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation Cyclists will be asked to dismount around works. 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.
Assistant Director, Transport
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ Dated 18th November 2022
(INTERNAL REF: PL/449/LA442568)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Structural Soils who need to carry out bore hole investigations.
2. The Order will come into operation on 28th November 2022 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However the works are expected to take 1 week. 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 cycles and pedestrians from entering and exiting Riverside between Anchor and Hope Lane and the Thames Barrier.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via an appropriately signed route. 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.
Assistant Director, Transport
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
Dated 18th November 2022
(INTERNAL REF: PL//LATBC)
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1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich makes this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Elkins Construction who need to carry out construction works.
2. The Order will come into operation on 21st November 2022 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However the works are expected to take 6 months. 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 remove the one way prohibition and revert the road to two way traffic when signed.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will revert to two way in mell street. Other 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.
Assistant Director, Transport The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ Dated 16th November 2022
(INTERNAL REF: PL/454/LATBC)
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tEmPorAry trAFFic rEstrictions – cHiLVEr strEEt AnD HAtcLiFFE strEEt
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich has made an Order to prevent danger to the public under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
2. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily: (a) introduce double yellow line ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on Chilver Street, east side, from its junction with Woolwich Road to its junction with Dandridge Close. (b) Replace single yellow line Monday-Saturday 7am-7pm waiting restrictions with double yellow line ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions on Hatcliffe Street, both sides, from its junction with Woolwich Road for 30 metres.
3. The above restrictions would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing or covering of the appropriate traffic signs.
4. The Order would come into force on 24th November 2022 and will remain in force for 18 months.
5. Queries concerning these works should be directed to traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk quoting reference 11-22 Chilvers St & Hatcliffe St.
Assistant Director, Transport, Communities, Environment and Central, Royal Borough of Greenwich
Dated 23rd November 2022
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”)
to make the above-mentioned Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation
2. The general effect of the Orders would be to:
a) Introduce double yellow line ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions at the following locations:
i) Ankerdine Crescent, both sides, from its junction with Shrewsbury Lane for 10 metres in a north-westerly direction.
ii) Foxcroft Road, both sides, from its junction with Shrewsbury Lane for 10 metres in a south-easterly direction.
as amended.
iii) Shrewsbury Lane, south-east side, from a point 10 metres north-east to a point 10 metres south-west of its junction with Foxcroft Road.
iv) Shrewsbury Lane, north-west side, from a point 10 metres north-east to a point 10 metres south-west of its junction with Ankerdine Crescent.
v) Shrewsbury Lane, north-west side, from its junction with Occupation Lane for 14 metres in a south-westerly direction.
vi) Shrewsbury Lane, north-west side, from a point 7.65 metres north-east of the common boundary of Nos. 45 and 47 Shrewsbury Lane for 21.5 metres in a south-westerly direction.
vii) Shrewsbury Lane, north-west side, from a point 3.2 metres north-east of the common boundary of Nos. 11 and 13 Shrewsbury Lane to a point 3 metres south-west of the common boundary of Nos. 9 and 11 Shrewsbury Lane.
viii) Shrewsbury Lane, south-east side, from a point 13 metres north-east of the common boundary of Nos. 6 and 8 Shrewsbury Lane to a point 3 metres north-east of the common boundary of Nos. 4 and 6 Shrewsbury Lane.
b) update the map tiles attached to The Greenwich (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order 2018 and The Greenwich (Charged-For Parking Places) Order 2018 so as to reflect the provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (a).
3. A copy of the proposed Orders and other documents can be viewed by emailing Traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Shrewsbury Lane 22-11).
4. Further information may be obtained by emailing Traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.
5. Any person who wishes to object to or make other representations about the proposed Orders, should send a statement in writing by 14th December 2022, specifying the grounds on which any objection is made by email to Traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference Shrewsbury Lane 22-11).
6. Persons objecting to the proposed Orders should be aware that in view of current access to information legislation, this Council would be legally obliged to make any comments received in response to this notice, open to public inspection.
Assistant Director, Transport Communities, Environment and Central Royal Borough of Greenwich
Dated 23rd November 2022
royAL BorouGH of GrEEnWicH roAD trAFFic rEGuLAtion Act 1984 – sEction 14(1) timBErcroFt LAnE, sE18 PLAnnED roAD cLosurE (orDEr)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich intends to make this Order in exercise of powers under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Thames Water who need to carry out repair works.
2. The Order will come into operation on 10th December 2022 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 2 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). from outside 26.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via Garland Road, Alabama Street, Pegwell Street & 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.
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
Dated 21/09/22
(INTERNAL REF: PL/439/LA440018)
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: 23/11/2022
Victoria GeogheganAssistant Director - Planning and Building Control
List of Press Advertisements - 23/11/2022
Applicant: Mr and Mrs Otterburn 22/2162/HD
Site Address: 50 GUILDFORD GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8JT
Development: Construction of part 1, part 2 storey rear and side wrap around extension arranged over lower ground floor and ground floor level and associated alterations (Revised Description).
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Applicant: Shooters Hill Sixth Form College 22/2320/F
Site Address: SHOOTERS HILL POST 16 CAMPUS, RED LION LANE, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 4LD
Development: Construction of a new two-storey teaching block for Shooters Hill Sixth Form College to provide general teaching spaces and ancillary office and storage space with associated soft landscaping and services infrastructure.
Conservation Area: ADJACENT TO WOOLWICH COMMON
Applicant: Mr Bouran 22/2913/HD
Site Address: 20 RUTHIN ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7SH
Development: Construction of a single storey rear infill extension and associated landscaping
Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK
Applicant: Mr J Lowerson 22/3383/HD
Site Address: 86 COLERAINE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7PE
Development: Conversion of existing garage into a habitable space, including the replacement of garage door with window.
Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK
Applicant: LHG Greenwich Ltd 22/3474/mA
Site Address: Former Greenwich Magistrates Court (including rear car park), 7-9 Blackheath Road & 2 Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 8PE
Development: An application submitted under Section 19 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (as amended) for a variation of a condition associated with the Listed Building Consent 21/2128/MA dated 09/12/2021, for Redevelopment of the Site, including the
refurbishment of the existing Grade II Listed Magistrates Court and part demolition of existing structures, for a new hotel including ancillary facilities, flexible Class A1 / A2 / A3 / A4 / D1 / D2 / ancillary C1 floorspace, a publicly accessible square with associated soft and hard landscaping, ancillary refuse and recycling storage, cycle parking, wheelchair parking, coach and taxi drop off bays and servicing arrangements to allow:
- Amendment to Condition 2 (Approved Drawings) to allow internal changes to the layout of the listed building
(Reconsultation for updated description)
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Applicant: Royal Borough of Greenwich 22/3546/F
Site Address: BLOCK AT, 1-23 MERRYFIELD, BLACKHEATH, SE3 0SQ
Development: To replace the existing electrical mains cables. Create eight number new brick built external cupboards to house the new electrical equipment. Install at first floor level new powder coated metal containment to house and distribute new mains cables to each of the flats or maisonettes and associated external alterations.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH
Applicant: Mr A Niazi 22/3648/F
Site Address: FLAT 1, 172 PLUMSTEAD COMMON ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 2UL
Development: Planning permission is sought for construction of a single storey rear wrap-around extension.
Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON
Applicant: Greenwich Limited 22/3686/F
Site Address: SOUTH WAREHOUSE UNIT 1, MORDEN WHARF ROAD, LONDON, SE10 0NU
Development: Part retrospective conversion to site marketing suite for a period of 6 months including proposed 'periscope installation' on the roof and internal timber courtyard canopy and cladding.
Applicant: Mr N Ovenell 22/3758/HD
Site Address: 97 LANGTON WAY, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7JU
Development: Construction of a single storey outbuilding Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH
Applicant: Mr Fumagalli 22/3791/HD
Site Address: 5 GREENWICH PARK STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9AA
Development: Replacement of existing single doors and windows with double glazed like for like replacements.
Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH
Applicant: Mr Cristian Nicolaescu 22/3805/HD Site Address: 86 CONGREVE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LN
Development: Proposed loft conversion with three rear rooflights.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: Mr & Mrs Threlfall 22/3831/HD Site Address: 60 HUMBER ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7LU
Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension, rear dormer roof extension and installation of three rooflights to front roof slope Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK
Applicant: Miss Crampin 22/3842/HD Site Address: 32 MAIDENSTONE HILL, LONDON, SE10 8SX Development: Demolition of existing rear extension and construction of a single storey rear extension, loft conversion with a rear dormer roof extension, replacement of french doors and fanlight with sash window.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Publicity for Listed Building consent.
Applicant: T4 UK Franchise Ltd 22/2077/L
Site Address: SHIVA, 24 GREENWICH CHURCH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9BJ
Development: Alterations to the shopfront. Installation of wall mounted AC compressor, extract duct and air intake grill to the rear elevation. Erection of partition wall and associated works.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Listed Building: Grade 2
Applicant: T4 UK Franchise Ltd 22/2099/A
Site Address: SHIVA, 24 GREENWICH CHURCH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9BJ
Development: Display of 1 x non-illuminated fascia sign, 1 x non illuminated projecting sign and 1 x internally illuminated display screen - (Re-consultation)
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: The Trustees of the National Maritime Museum 22/2172/A
Site Address: NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, ROYAL MUSEUMS GREENWICH, PARK ROW, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9NF
Development: To install additional signage across the National Maritime Museum and Queen's House site as follows:- 1no. 1550 x 800 x 30mm sign to railings at Queens House entrance Romney Road; 2no. additional pole-mounted banners 3500 x 1045mm at National Maritime Museum entrance Romney Road; 1no. pole-mounted banner 4700 x 1500mm and rotate existing at Jubilee Gate; 1no. 'Info Hub' 2000 x 2000 x 300mm at Jubilee Gate to replace existing; 1no. 'Info Hub' 2000 x 2000 x 300mm at Sterling Gate to replace existing; and 1no. 1550 x 800 x 30mm sign to railings at Sterling Gate. (This application affects the setting of the Grade I listed National Maritime Museum and Queen's House)
Conservation Area: GREENWICH PARK
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. Assistant Director, Transport
Cllr Matt Morrow, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, said: “we are always encouraging more local people to foster – it is something that you won’t regret.”
Sisters from Royal Greenwich have won a national award for their exceptional contribution to fostering in our borough.
Chloe and Hannah Maynard have been recognised by the Fostering Network for their dedication to young people in care.
The sisters won the Outstanding Contribution by Sons and Daughters Award for the support they have shown their parents, who have fostered with Royal Greenwich for 14 years.
Throughout lockdown, Hannah and Chloe went above and beyond to help others, including helping with home schooling.
The pair have been great role models for their foster siblings and have shown maturity and understanding towards children who have joined their family.
Chloe still FaceTimes her foster siblings daily despite moving across the country for university.
Kevin Williams, chief executive of The Fostering Network, said: “Congratulations to Chloe and Hannah on winning their award. “Every year it’s a privilege to hear the inspiring stories of those within the fostering community. We
are delighted to shine a light on these incredible people, celebrate their achievements and show our appreciation for them."
The awards were held at Birmingham’s Repertory Theatre and attended by members of the fostering community from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Cllr Matt Morrow, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, said: “Chloe and Hannah’s award is a fantastic example of how fostering touches the lives of everybody involved, be that the parent, children or siblings.
“The maturity and kindness they’ve shown is incredible and I hope that Chloe and Hannah are very proud of themselves.
“It goes without saying that fostering is a lifechanging experience, and we are always encouraging more local people to foster – it is something that you won’t regret.”
If you’re interested in fostering visit royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ fostering
The Council’s new Transport Strategy has been approved by Cabinet, following six weeks of consultation with residents.
The strategy includes a range of measures to help encourage walking, cycling and public transport, reduce traffic, improve air quality, and support the rollout of ultra-low emission vehicles.
Cllr Averil Lekau, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport, said: "We received over 1,000 responses to the survey - a wealth of useful feedback - and 500
people came to events all around the borough.
“We want to get moving straight away. Projects kickstarted in the next year will focus on improving the accessibility and appeal of our streets and public spaces for everyone, especially people walking, cycling and using public transport.”
Find out at royalgreenwich. gov.uk/transport-strategyapproved