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Toasted Taj Mahal in Peckham By Joey Millar
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A TERMINALLY ill Millwall FC fan has appealed to fellow XXsupporters XXXX to help make her dream of a fairytale wedding come true.
Courtney Terry was first diagnosed with cancer eight years ago. She fought the disease
with chemotherapy and a kidney removal but sadly it returned after she became pregnant in 2009. She planned to marry her fiancé Billy in November this year, but doctors have advised her to move forward Continues the date on due to8... her page deteriorating condition... Cont inues on page 8
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Hamlet needs its future secured
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HE FORTUNES of Dulwich Hamlet performances on the pitch are not matched off the pitch and the club faces an uncertain future with a team of developers and council officials unclear on how best to proceed.
Rightly so, Dulwich Hamlet Supporters’ Trust has not thrown its hat in the ring in favour of either side, despite being offered full ownership should Hadley Property Group’s proposal be fully delivered. It must be remembered that this property group came to Hamlet’s rescue as the club spiralled into administration last year, even having to try to find the money to pay the electric bill before a Saturday game could start. At the same time on the actual pitch under the stewardship of Gavin Rose, the club, having won promotion to the Ryman Premier, only lost out on a chance of promotion to the Conference by just one goal last season. Through his Aspire academy promoting local youth talent the club is still going from strength to strength and its community credentials are impressive. Hadley plans to construct luxury apartments and move Dulwich Hamlet’s pitch to the Astro-turf part of Greendale on Metropolitan Open Land, which is currently used for five-a-side games. But the club’s 21-year lease is now due to expire and Hadley needs to be able to renew the lease. However, its formal application is not expected until June or July, which will mean that it probably won’t be heard until the autumn after public consultation. The Trust fear even if Hadley wins it might not succeed in getting permission to construct a stadium that meets league standards on Metropolitan Open Land. At the same time Southwark Council, which owns the freehold, wants to build a new park, but others including the Friends of Greendale want it to remain an open space for ecological and wildlife purposes. Given the club’s distinguished history and its current track record as a community asset it is vital that the council now gives the fans a commitment on a full freehold for whatever future ground they might have, to ensure its rightful place at the heart of local football.
An acute situation for our primaries
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HE SHORTAGE of primary school places is certainly not confined to Southwark – across London this is an acute issue.
The fact that nearly two hundred children have been refused places at any of their chosen options is worrying. The council’s massive £170 million investment in the borough’s schools, which helped create an additional 1,080 reception places between 2009 and 2013, clearly is not enough. And if the trends are to believed and indeed exceeded, more will have to be done to ensure every child has a good educational start. Also it is important that the same mistake made ten years ago, when primary schools were built, is not repeated - as the council did not think that down the line it would have to build more secondary schools.
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ARE JACK AND DOROTHY SOUTHWARK’S OLDEST TWINS AT THE GRAND OLD AGE OF 92?
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Jack and Dorothy on their 92nd birthday (main); the pair aged around three or four (bottom right); and bridesmaid and pageboy at their elder sister’s wedding
Bermondsey pair ‘inseperable’ By Joey Millar
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NINETY-TWO-year-old Dorothy and Jack Baker could be the oldest twins in Southwark, their family believe.
Dorothy’s daughter Gaynor Dowsett told the News: “I haven’t heard of an older set anywhere in Rotherhithe or Bermondsey. If there is one I would love to meet them! “Even after all these years they are incredibly close – that’s the funny thing with twins. If she is hurting, he can feel it. It’s uncanny.” The twosome have been ‘inseparable’
from childhood, when Jack gave his sister the nickname ‘Girlie’ which she is still known as to this day. All these decades later the pair remain very close, thanks to long-standing traditions including eating Sunday lunch together every week and Dorothy ironing Jack’s shirts. They were born in 1922 and grew up in Princes Street, now known as Mayflower Street. Their lives in the borough have been varied and interesting. Jack worked in the docklands for decades and helped bring in ships and submarines until the 1980s. Like many other Southwark families, theirs have a
proud docking history with blood links to the industry dating back to 1705. Dorothy spent time during World War 2 working in an undertakers, and her memories of the Blitz remain vivid and shocking. “She always told me that the scariest moment was when you couldn’t hear the bomb falling anymore,” said Gaynor. “That’s when it was about to explode.” Jack and Dorothy even spent time working together, when they owned the newsagents which was formally Westbrookes in Albion Street, a period that the pair hold fond memories of. Sadly, Jack has recently left the
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borough so he can live in a carehome. Despite this, the brother and sister are determined to keep their close relationship going. Gaynor said: “Dorothy is sad Do you that Jack has moved away know any but we are still trying to older twins? make sure that they get to Call us on see each other and eat their Sunday lunch together as 020 7231 5258 usual.”
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‘Cyclist on pavement may have left me scarred for life’
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SE1 tops for indoor gardening
SOUTHWARK: SE1 is top area in London for indoor gardening, according to new figures from online retailer Amazon.
Sales of indoor allotment kits, which allow people to grow fruit and vegetables on their window ledges, balconies and even from their ceilings, have shot up 950 per cent compared to last year, according to the the site. The postcode, which covers Bermondsey, Borough and Waterloo, came top, followed by E14, the area code for Isle of Dogs, Polar and Millwall.
Residents to get First Aid tips
NUNHEAD: Residents will have a chance to learn first aid this Saturday, at an event organised by the National Health Action Party.
Two doctors will be giving halfhourly demonstrations in Nunhead Green from 10am to 12.30pm. Rebecca Fox, NHA candidate for Camberwell and Peckham, said: “What better way to spend a Saturday morning than learning how to save a life? But it’s really the NHS that needs first aid. As well as the demos, we’ll be handing out NHA leaflets and balloons to help raise awareness of what’s happened to our NHS.”
Street to be closed to traffic
BOROUGH: Great Suffolk Street will be completely closed to traffic on May 30 as part of London’s first Open Streets event, which aims to foster a community spirit and boost local business.
A spokesperson said: “Open Streets is about connecting people and places, and boosting local businesses. Born 40 years ago in Latin America, hundreds of Open Streets events take place every year in cities across Europe, Africa and the USA, where they have inspired permanent urban change.” The road will be closed to motor traffic from 11am to 4pm, allowing residents and workers to safely walk in the street and take part in a selection of free activities.
Nominate for the #SouthwarkHour
SOUTHWARK: Forget getting wet and cold with the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ – a new social media campaign is aiming to get people to dedicate an hour of their time to charity.
The #SouthwarkHour movement has been organised by Volunteer Centre Southwark, with a number of people already taking to Twitter to nominate their friends. Join in on Twitter using the #SouthwarkHour hashtag.
Southwark News, Thursday April 23, 2015
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Bermondsey woman left ‘extremely traumatised’ after collision in street EXCLUSIVE
By Joey Millar
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Andrea McVeigh after the collision
A WOMAN has been left potentially scarred for life and ‘extremely traumatised’ after a speeding cyclist crashed into her on a Bermondsey pavement and then smiled as he fled the scene.
Bermondsey resident Andrea McVeigh was walking along Tower Bridge Road with her husband at around 6pm on April 14 when the ‘horrible’ accident occurred outside Sainsbury’s. She said: “It was a very violent collision with no warning. He just crashed into me and ended up on top of me. I can’t really remember the accident, I just remember coming round with blood in my mouth and my finger pointing out at a right angle.” When the police and an ambulance were called, the cyclist told Andrea and her husband that he was going to lock up his bike around the corner. Instead, he sped off through Bermondsey Square, pausing only to turn around and smile at Andrea’s husband, who was chasing and shouting, she said. Andrea said: “I hope he gets tracked down and brought to justice. He just cycled off without any
“It was a very violent collision with no warning. He just crashed into me and ended up on top of me. I can’t really remember the accident, I just remember coming round with blood in my mouth and my finger pointing out at a right angle” regard for how I was, thinking more about himself than his victim, and he probably went to work the next day thinking nothing more about it.” She added: “I’m shocked at what happened. He knew I wasn’t okay but just didn’t care. I have a feeling he was a nearby worker rather than a resident, because it was about 6 o’clock and he didn’t seem to know the roads very well.” Andrea was brought to St Thomas’ Hospital where she was put in a neck brace and received X-rays and CTscans. Her damaged fingers were
strapped up and two cuts to her forehead, one which could leave a permanent scar, were treated. She finally left the hospital at 3.30am, around nine hours after the accident occurred. Andrea said: “I’m now off sick, with physical and mental scars. I'm incredibly traumatised and shaken up. I feel vulnerable, as I hadn't done anything wrong. The impact and aftermath was so violent, I've been in tears since and am suffering from anxiety. I don't think I'll ever get over this and the forehead scar will
be a daily lifetime reminder of what happened.” She said that the alleged suspect was a tall, white man with a shaved head. She believes was aged between 25 and 35 and was riding a racer bike. A police spokesperson confirmed that an investigation into the incident was ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the accident or has any information should contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800555111.
Southwark News, Thursday April 23, 2015
Cockney Rebel to play Carnival
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By Joey Millar
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ROCK STAR Steve Harley and his band Cockney Rebel have been confirmed to play at this year’s Bermondsey Carnival, the News can exclusively reveal.
Thousands of people are expected to watch the group perform at the summer celebration in Southwark Park on Saturday July 4. Russell Dryden is co-chair of Bermondsey Beat, who organise the music for the event. He said he was ‘delighted’ to be able to confirm the group’s appearance, especially given their links to the area.
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He said: “It’s great that we have got Steve Harley to play. He is only from Deptford, so he’s local to south London and has a big fan base here from people who remember when him and the band were popular during the 1970s.” Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebels had twelve singles in the charts during their musical heydey, including smash hit ‘Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)’, which reached number one and sold over 1.5m copies. It was also covered by Duran Duran and Erasure. Previous performers at the Bermondsey Carnival have included Chas ‘n’ Dave, The Real Thing, Alexander O’Neal.
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RAIL ENGINEERS UNCOVER THE STATION THAT TIME FORGOT
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By Joey Millar
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100 YEARS after serving its last passenger, the long-hidden remains of the Southwark Park ‘ghost station’ have been uncovered by Thameslink engineers.
The train station, which was on the Greenwich line between Spa Road station and Deptford station, was perched on a wide aqueduct above Rotherhithe New Road. It opened in 1902 but was forced to close in 1915 due to competition from trams and buses and the economic impact of World War One. A century later, the long-abandoned station’s platform has been rediscovered by engineers working on the ‘Bermondsey Dive Under’, a section of the £6.5bn Thameslink Programme. Project manager Greg Thornett said: “We uncovered the footings for the former platforms while we were preparing the top of the viaduct for new
track and we are now working up in the roof space of the former ticket hall to fill in the old sky lights, ready to carry the final track alignment. “Much of the existing stretch of viaduct will be replaced by the ramps into and out of the new dive under, but the arch that used to house the old booking hall will remain.” The ‘Bermondsey Dive Under’ will see two Victorian viaducts partiallydemolished and rebuilt to allow trains from south-east London and Kent to ‘dive down’ to almost street level during the route. The station, while only in operation for little over a decade, is renowned in railway history for being the first in the world to boast a signal box. Initially a policeman stood watch to help control trains navigating the junction between the Greenwich and Croydon lines, but this was soon replaced by a ‘lighthouse’. This light acted as a precursor for the modern signal box. Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat
Project Manager Greg Thornett exploring recently discovery station (main and inset). The uncovered platform footing (below)
candidate for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, said: “The 'ghost' station at Southwark Park is a fascinating link with the past. Many may be surprised
to hear that two years before this station went out of service in 1915, the Bakerloo line extension was first proposed.
“This discovery should motivate us to push forward and deliver the rail infrastructure our part of London needs for the future.”
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Terminally ill Millwall fan appeals for help after her big day is brought forward By Joey Millar
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A TERMINALLY ill Millwall fan has appealed to fellow supporters to help make her dream of a fairytale wedding come true.
Courtney Terry was first diagnosed with cancer eight years ago. She fought the disease with chemotherapy and a kidney removal but sadly it returned after she became pregnant in 2009. She planned to marry her fiancé Billy in November this year but doctors have advised her to move forward the date due to her deteriorating condition. The couple are now fundraising to help organise their £20k dream wedding at short notice, which they hope will provide happy memories for friends and family - especially their five-year-old daughter Dolcie, whose birth they describe as a ‘miracle’. She told the News: “Dolcie can't wait until the wedding. She's saying she's getting married too, she wants a ring as well! I want her to look at these
memories with happy tears. “Dolcie keeps me and Billy strong. If either of us have a bad day she always cheers us up, she's so loving and caring. She looks after me when I’m in bed and puts Disney films on for us to watch together. I get up and fight each day because of her.” Courtney describes her engagement to Billy as ‘the best night’. She said: “When Billy proposed to me I was totally shocked - I didn't expect it at all.
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“Dolcie can't wait until the wedding. She's saying she's getting married too, she wants a ring as well! I want her to look at these memories with happy tears” We went out for the night to the theatre to see Dirty Dancing and stayed at a hotel. It was the first time in ages that I felt well enough to go out. “I went to get something from the car and when I came back to the hotel room Billy covered my eyes. He had put petals on the bed spelling ‘marry me’ and then he got the ring and asked me to marry him. We both cried and I said ‘yes, of course I will’. “Billy has kept me strong through this journey. Whatever, whenever – he’s there. He makes me laugh every day, and when I'm ill in bed he constantly
checks on me and makes sure I take my medication.” Courtney, who lost her 21-year-old brother Jordan to the same disease in 2008, is a lifelong Millwall fan. She said: “I've been a Millwall fan for many years. I remember going with my dad every week, although I haven't been in a long time due to not being well. I'd like to ask them to help a fellow Millwall fan along the way to her dream day.” Help Courtney, Billy and Dolcie realise their dream by donating here http://causewish.com/project/courtneys-final-wish
King’s first in London to use ‘NanoKnife’ cancer treatment CAMBERWELL
By Amelia Burr
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KING’S COLLEGE Hospital is the first in London to offer a new electric shock treatment for NHS cancer patients.
The hospital trust is the second in the whole country to use new ‘NanoKnife’ technology to blast cancer tumours with high-voltage electricity.
Every year, thousands of cancer patients are told they are unsuitable for surgery because their tumour lies too close to vital organs. The NanoKnife technique inserts two very fine needles either side of the tumour and passes a 3,000 volt current between them, killing all the cancer cells in two minutes, without the need for cuts or incisions. The blast perforates the membranes of the tumour cell so the contents leak out
and die, without damaging the surrounding cells. A pensioner from Sevenoaks, Barbara Theobald, 67, was the first patient at King’s to be treated for a pancreatic tumour using the new 90-minute treatment. “I’d never had any surgery before, so I was very apprehensive about needing a major operation to remove my tumour,” she said. “But the team explained that because it was in a difficult place to
operate, I would be suitable for the new NanoKnife treatment. It was definitely the right decision – my recovery time was very short, and my scans all indicate that my cancer has gone. I’m very pleased with the treatment and can’t thank the team at King’s enough.” Dr Praveen Peddu, Consultant Radiologist at King’s, said the NanoKnife is a new option when traditional surgery isn’t an option: “The technology destroys soft
tissue tumours with an electric current, which minimises the risk to other healthy organs nearby. “This is particularly important when a tumour is in a difficult place and surgery would be more dangerous, such as next to a major blood vessel.” Newcastle is the only other hospital trust in the country offering the pioneering new treatment to NHS patients.
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Supporters gather for hero By Joey Millar
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SUPPORTERS OF World War One hero Albert McKenzie gathered at Surrey Docks last weekend to help create the statue set to be erected in his honour in Tower Bridge Road later this year.
Attendees, including Lib Dem candidate for Bermondsey and Old Southwark Simon Hughes, helped construct the statue’s pattern webbing – the material on a military uniform used to hold equipment. Mr Hughes described McKenzie, who was awarded the Victoria Cross, as a ‘real Bermondsey hero’ and said: “I am proud to have been able to play
a small part in helping to commemorate him.” Paul Keefe, chair of the memorial fund, said: “Simon has been involved since the very start of the Albert McKenzie project and been instrumental in its success. We wouldn't be at the stage in the project we are today without his help and support.”
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By Amelia Burr
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SOUTHWARK COUNCIL’S housing boss has slammed Conservative plans to extend the Right to Buy policy after it was revealed the borough could lose over 16,000 affordable homes.
In the lead up to the general election David Cameron has revealed his plan for any housing association tenant to be able to buy their home at a discount, as council tenants currently can under the Thatcher scheme. There are 16,300 housing association properties in Southwark, around 13,800 of which are rented, which could potentially be sold to their tenants if the Conservatives are elected in May. It is proposed that the money needed to pay for the reducedprice sales would be raised by councils, like Southwark, being forced to sell off their most valuable properties when they become vacant. The council also claims that it would be forced to sell some new-build properties, including three flats, worth over £1m, in their Willow Walk development. Southwark’s Labour-run council has hit out at the policy saying it would affect 25-30 percent of all their properties with family-size homes, and houses in the north of the borough being the worst hit. Cllr Richard Livingstone, Southwark’s cabinet member for
housing, has previously spoken to the News of his frustration at the escalating housing waiting list in the borough and the loss of council stock through the Right to Buy scheme. This week he said: “In Southwark this proposal would completely torpedo our plans to build 11,000 new council homes. We would be forced to sell new council properties as soon as they are built, instead of letting them to local residents in housing need. The policy would in effect, at the very least, stop the council from building any new homes north of the Old Kent Road.” The Conservative manifesto says the plans to extend the policy to housing association tenants is about fairness. It states: “It is unfair that they should miss out on a right enjoyed by tenants in local authority homes.” But Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, Neil Coyle, has called the idea “half-baked” and “unworkable.” “London is facing a housing shortage - we need more affordable housing, not less, so it is completely ridiculous for the government to force housing associations, which are providing homes at low cost rents, to sell off their properties at below market rates,” he said. Southwark’s housing waiting list currently has over ten thousand people on it with over a thousand children living in bed and breakfast accommodation in the borough while they wait for a home to become available.
Labour’s Neil Coyle outside the Willow Walk development
BLIND ACROBAT: I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE A BUS, LET ALONE BECOME AN AERIALIST
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“I had to stop playing PE with my friends at school and I was absolutely gutted. Being blind, I never thought I would be able to drive a bus, let alone become an aerialist”
Extraordinary Bodies circus group to appear in Dulwich show Weighting By Joey Millar
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A BLIND acrobat hopes that her performance in a spectacular circus show in Dulwich Park next month will help ‘break down barriers’ for disabled people.
Karina Jones is an aerialist for Extraordinary Bodies, the group behind the upcoming ‘Weighting’ show on May 9 and 10. The integrated circus highlights both disabled and nondisabled entertainers and “celebrates every body, disabled or not.” Karina, from Llandudno in north Wales, was thirteen years old when she lost her sight due to a hereditary gene, something that she thought would make it impossible to live a normal life. She said: “I had to stop playing PE with my friends at school and I was absolutely gutted. Being blind, I never
thought I would be able to drive a bus, let alone become an aerialist.” This changed when she took part in the preparations for the opening ceremony of the London Paralympics in 2012, where she was surprised but thrilled to be pushed to her limits by instructors. She said: “They didn’t care that I was blind. I would climb a rope and they would ask me why I wasn’t at the top yet. It was so refreshing, a feeling of complete freedom. I felt like there were no boundaries.” Now a proud member of Extraordinary Bodies, she hopes that she and her fellow performers – including a deaf choir ‘singing’ through sign language - can help inspire a new generation of disabled people. She said: “It is possible for blind people to be an aerialist, for deaf people to sing. I think these aspects of the show
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normality. Karina said: “It is all about travelling from one place to another, about moving on. In a way it’s a nice metaphor for a lot of the performers in the show. I can’t wait – I’m so looking forward to it.” Southwark residents are being
encouraged to take part in the fun and join a special community choir that will perform on the day. Anyone interested in taking part should email events@southwark.gov.uk. The shows will take place in Dulwich Park at 2pm and 7pm on May 9 and at 2pm on May 10.
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Personal assistant used £17,000 to pay for luxury wedding and honeymoon, after previous £35,000 fraud conviction By court reporter
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A CAMBERWELL woman who conned her employer out of £17,000 to pay for her luxury wedding in a Dulwich mansion was spared jail this week because she is training to be a teacher.
Gabrielle Yinka Saunders, 32, used her colleagues' company credit cards at a City investment firm to splash out on the £10,000 ceremony at the prestigious Georgian venue - Belair House in Gallery Road. The personal assistant also paid out £600 for flowers, £270 on a new watch, £210 on a new outfit and £400 for the mobile phone she used to make all the wedding arrangements. The law graduate was arrested by police at Heathrow Airport when she returned from her honeymoon in the Seychelles, also funded by the fraud, in which she forged taxi receipts to destinations across the country at up to £250 a time. The Old Bailey heard how Saunders had begun defrauding Insight Investments on day two of her £40,000-a-year job - despite already having a conviction for a £35,000 fraud committed on her
previous employers, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, which she blamed on having an ‘expensive boyfriend’. But judge Stephen Gullick decided not to send her to prison on Monday, after hearing she had paid the money back and will start a teacher training course in September. He said: “You have a singularly unimpressive record,” but added: “You have now started working in a completely different environment. I hope they will never place you in a position of trust with anything to do with money.” “These were serious offences but it appears you are turning your life around. If you continue to commit offences of dishonesty of this nature you will eventually receive a very long sentence of imprisonment indeed.” Saunders, of Ruskin Park House, Champion Hill, was sentenced to fifteen months’ imprisonment suspended for two years, with 200 hours’ unpaid work after she admitted seven counts of fraud totalling £16,990. She was jailed in 2007 for six months after defrauding her employers of £34,916 between 15 December 2005 and 24 October 2006.
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Murder hunt after man stabbed and shot in Peckham
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An architects’ vision for the tunnel
Brunel’s tunnel to be transformed
ROTHERHITHE: Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s first project, the Rotherhithe shaft, is about to be transformed into London’s latest gig space – 150 years after it was formally closed to the public.
The 65ft-deep chamber in the Grade II listed Thames Tunnel will be accessed by a new freestanding staircase designed by architects, Tate Harmer, as part of the Brunel Museum’s plans to bring wider public access to the historic gem. Opened in 1843, the former entrance shaft will host events and performances as well as being a key exhibit for the museum. Robert Hulse, Director of the Brunel Museum said: "We are delighted to be able to forge ahead with our plans to grant a new lease of life to this important piece of engineering history. Brunel was a showman as well as an engineer, and I’m sure he would have approved of holding performances in this new underground gallery.”
By Amelia Burr amelia@southwarknews.co.uk
POLICE ARE hunting two murder suspects after a 20-year-old man was shot and stabbed in Peckham on Tuesday night.
Officers were called to reports of shots fired in East Surrey Grove at 10.30pm, where they found the victim in a critical condition. First Aid was administered before the London Ambulance Service arrived on the scene and took the man to a central London hospital. He was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at 11.30pm, after sustaining fatal gunshot and stab wounds. Officers believe they know who the victim is and have informed the family, though no formal identification has yet taken place. No arrests have been made at this stage and a date for the post-mortem examination is still to be decided. Detective Chief Inspector Will Reynolds of the Homicide and Major Crime Command, who is leading the investigation, said: “At this early stage
we believe that the victim was making his way into the estate by pedal cycle when he was confronted by two people who have shot him, stabbed him and left the scene on foot toward Sumner Road via a cut through from Cator Road. “We know that local residents heard the shots and we are keen to speak with anyone who either witnessed the incident itself or saw the suspects fleeing the scene.” Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room on 0208 721 4205 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Photo: Google Street View
Dulwich man dies after being hit by tube train
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Witnesses report that 27-year-old had bent down to pick up his bag By Joey Millar
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A DULWICH man who was struck by a tube train as he reportedly bent to pick up his bag in Stockwell station has died, British Transport Police confirmed on Wednesday.
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Josh Burgess, 27, suffered ‘serious injuries’ in the tragic incident, which occurred during rush hour on April 10. He passed away on April 13 although his death was only confirmed yesterday. The SE22 resident was hit in the head by the Northern line train as he bent too far forward at the wrong moment. He was treated at the scene by station staff and emergency services and then rushed to King’s Hospital on priority. Witnesses took to Twitter to express their shock at the upsetting scene. One man posted: “Just saw a poor guy get his head pretty much sliced off by the tube at Stockwell as he bent over to get his bag. Poor guy. Hoping he's ok.” Another witness said: “Was on this train. Awful. Man hit in the head by oncoming Tube train in
horrific accident.” The accident occurred a month after a young woman was dragged along a crowded Clapham South station, three stops away from Stockwell. Both incidents sparked calls for improvements to safety. Joshua Baker said on Twitter: “Gave first aid to the poor chap hit by train at Stockwell this morning. Can’t help but feel if the platform had safety barriers he would be okay.” Jessica Carter also posted: “The tiny platforms weren’t built for modernday rush hour, they are extremely narrow. The flow of people in-coming needs managing.” Nick Brown, London Underground’s chief operating officer, said that while the station was busy it was ‘not overcrowded.’ A British Transport Police spokesman said: “We can confirm that the man struck by a train at Stockwell London Underground station on Friday, 10 April, has since died in hospital. “BTP officers are currently preparing a report for the coroner and the incident is not being treated as suspicious.”
The scene outside the station after the incident
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THE HARRIS Academy in Bermondsey has been rated as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted for the second time in a row.
Inspectors visited the school for two days in March and gave the school full marks in every category: achievement, teaching, behaviour, leadership and management. Both staff and pupils were highly commended in the report. It read: “The vast majority of teaching staff are swift to respond to the needs of any student who shows the slightest sign of falling behind. Behaviour is outstanding. Students are eager learners who are keen to do their best. Students are spirited, energetic, courteous and well mannered. They are also very caring and supportive towards each other.” “The curriculum caters exceptionally well for students’ personal needs and for their academic progress. Students’ progress in all subjects is at least good and often outstanding. In many subjects, students’ progress is well ahead of national expectations.” It also highlighted the fact that every student who left the Academy last year at the end of Year 11 had continued straight into further education or employment. There were two minor complaints. The report advised that teachers should ‘give students enough time to gather their thoughts’ after being asked questions. Inspectors also suggested that staff should doublecheck that students were actively responding to feedback. Principal Alan Dane said: “We are delighted with this feedback from Ofsted and so very proud of our girls
and our staff. They work incredibly hard to create an exceptionally happy, productive school. Together we will continue to build on the excellent progress here to maintain this high level of success for years to come.” Sir Dan Moynihan, Chief Executive of the Harris Federation, echoed this satisfaction with the ‘highly complementary report’. He said: “Sustaining the top Ofsted rating across a number of years is a significant achievement and the determination of everyone at the school, led by Alan Dane and his team, sets a great example.”
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Trader fined over £11k for selling illegal skin-lightening products By Amelia Burr
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A Peckham trader has been ordered to pay more than £11,000 after he was caught selling illegal skinlightening products.
Shaba Hair and Cosmetics in Rye Lane sold the banned cosmetics, which contain harmful chemicals, to undercover officers on two occasions. The premises were then raided by Southwark Council officers and local police in February last year. when all products containing hydroquinone and mercury were seized. The use of hydroquinone can cause skin damage, liver damage and increases the risk of skin cancer. Mercury is toxic and damages the
kidneys, liver and brain, causing a host of serious and potentially fatal health problems. Shaba Hair and Cosmetics business director, Banaras Hussain, pleaded guilty to offences relating to the illegal supply of cosmetics at Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court on April 7 and was ordered to pay a total of £11,792 in fines and costs within 28 days. Cllr Michael Situ, Southwark’s cabinet member for community safety, said: “It’s very important that we take a hard line against anyone found to be selling illegal and unsafe cosmetics. “Of utmost concern to us is the protection of consumers who may not be aware that these products are illegal and may be extremely harmful to them.”
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Fowl play
BERMONDSEY: Why did the City of London Academy students cross the road? To get to the Chicken Fest, of course!
The Southwark art students have created a huge installation of a chicken skeleton, which will take pride of place in an exhibit about all things chicken. The project, called ‘Scientific and Cultural Perspectives on HumanChicken Interactions’, will launch with a special ceremony today at the Academy in Lynton Road, Bermondsey. VIP guests, including Oxford University professors and dignitaries from the British Poultry Council, will be in attendance.
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RECORD NUMBER SCHOOL APPLICA FIFTH OF PARENTS Southwark News, Thursday April 23, 2015
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By Amelia Burr
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THE NUMBERS of applications to primary schools in Southwark reached a record high this year, leaving nearly two hundred children and their families bitterly disappointed after being refused a place at any of their chosen options.
Applications increased across London and there were nearly 150 more applications to Southwark’s schools than last year, adding to concern about a shortage in available places. Despite the increase, Southwark Council managed to maintain the number of first choice offers made at last year’s 80 percent - leaving a fifth of all applicants failing to get their first choice. But nearly two hundred children and their families were left disappointed after not being offered a place at any of the six options they selected. “This is a worrying time for the one-in-five Southwark parents whose child has not been made an offer at their first-choice primary school,” said Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey and Old Southwark. "Southwark is one of the worstperforming boroughs in London, behind neighbours Lewisham and
Lambeth. The Labour-run Southwark council is letting parents down,” added Mr Hughes, who has committed to supporting a school on the Southwark fire station site if reelected. Steep rises in population growth are outpacing the council’s £170million investment in the borough’s schools, which helped create an additional 1,080 reception places between 2009 and 2013. Primary schools have also improved over that time and 80 per cent have now been judged good or outstanding by Ofsted. But the pressure on school places is only going to get worse according to the council’s own predictions. Between 17.5 and 23 additional forms of entry (FE) will be required in Southwark’s primary schools by September 2016 and, although there is currently an overall surplus of secondary school places, a further eighteen forms of entry for Year 7 pupils is forecast to be required by September 2019 across the borough. Cllr Victoria Mills, Southwark’s cabinet member for children and schools, said: “The council received a record number of applications this year (3,536). Over 95 per cent of children have been offered a place at one of their preferred schools and we know from previous experience that today isn't the end of the admissions process. As offers are accepted and
Neighbours’ fears over school size
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CONCERNED NEIGHBOURS of an ‘outstanding’ primary school have registered objections to its near doubling in size.
There have been over 50 objections to the plans to expand Keyworth Primary School in Faunce Street, Kennington, where the council want to erect a two storey building accommodating nine new classrooms. The development would allow the Ofsted-approved school to take in 630 pupils, 269 more than it does currently. Residents living in Sharsted Street and Faunce Street are concerned their culde-sacs are going to be overwhelmed by the increase in traffic from the additional pupils and would prefer the expansion to go on the neighbouring councilowned Kennington Enterprise Centre site in Braganza Street. There have also been concerns registered that the new building is only two metres away from
one neighbouring property and many homes will be plunged into relative darkness in the shadow of the new building. Cllr Victoria Mills, Southwark’s cabinet member for children and schools, said: “The planned expansion of this school will help local families to secure places at their local school. “The expansion is also an opportunity to improve the facilities at the school and make sure that children are being taught in a high-quality learning environment rather than portacabins. “The design proposal ensures that classes and external areas meet necessary standards, and includes the potential to re-open an existing entrance in Doddington Grove to help mitigate against any increased traffic. Appropriate surveys have been carried out and submitted with the planning application. The council has listened to feedback on the proposals, including the concerns of some residents, and made changes to the plans as a result.”
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Primary expansions around borough THERE ARE twelve primary school expansions planned for the borough to help create much needed additional school places. School expansions with planning permission: Charles Dickens Bellenden Ivydale (pictured) Robert Browning Grange
rejected, spaces will be created and the council will continue to work with families until the end of August to help them find a place they are happy with. “With Southwark’s growing population, we have been planning for this increase. The council's
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Planning applications yet to be submitted for: Cherry Garden Special School Phoenix Redriff
primary schools investment programme will mean more expanded and new schools this September and further provision from September 2016 to ensure that Southwark can continue to meet the growing demand over the coming years.”
Crashing UFO makes a splash! BUDDING REPORTERS at Keyworth Primary have been writing up the story of a UFO landing after the school’s caretaker built an upturned space craft, which appeared to have crashed in their wildlife garden on Monday. Using alien-voiced radio transmissions, the teachers created a mysterious narrative for the supersleuths to investigate. Lewis Hingston, year five teacher
and literacy co-ordinator, said: "We wanted to inspire the children with something out of the ordinary. The project has been a huge success and we have seen some amazing pieces of imaginative work. The children have taken a lot from the project and showcased how truly talented and creative they are." You can read examples of the children’s newspaper stories on our website at www.southwarknews.co.uk
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Give us freehold on club say Hamlet fans DULWICH
By Amelia Burr
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DULWICH HAMLET fans have called on the council to give the community club full freehold of their future ground to secure its future.
After the Hadley Property Group (HPG) stepped in to buy the club’s ground last year, rescuing Dulwich Hamlet from administration, the holy grail of fan ownership is now in sight. HPG announced last week that, should proposals for a new stadium be fully delivered, they would transfer the club to the Dulwich Hamlet Supporters’ Trust (DHST). The ball is now in the council’s court as they have leased Greendale Fields to the club for 21-years in an agreement that comes to an end any day now. With no decision yet made on a new stadium, DHST is asking for at least a long term lease, but ideally full freedhold,
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for any chosen site to secure the club’s future. “We are careful to separate fan ownership from the ground redevelopment,” said DHST Chair, James Masini. “Hadley’s proposal to move to a new stadium with an increased capacity on Greendale is something we will ballot our members on when we have full details. “But we must ensure the club is given the security of tenure to keep Dulwich Hamlet FC in the area for generations to come. Without this long-term security, we fear the club maybe back in this situation in another 20 years. As fans, we cannot allow that to happen." Cllr Barrie Hargrove, Southwark’s cabinet member for parks and leisure, said he is continuing to work with HPG and Dulwich Hamlet on securing the future of the football club.
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MEMBERS OF the Bonamy and Bramcote Tenants’ and Residents’ Association celebrated their 10th St George’s Day last weekend with a day of fun and games at Ilderton Primary.
A Punch ‘n’ Judy Show, animals from Surrey Docks Farms, a bouncy
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castle, a football ‘beat the keeper’ challenge, a face painter and a tattooist were among the attractions on Saturday. Resident-run stalls selling bric-a-
brac, jewellery, tasty treats and books also drew a crowd. The event was opened by the Mayor of Southwark, with parliamentary candidates Harriet Harman, Simon Hughes, the ward’s three councillors and a special visit from two Chelsea pensioners all joining in the fun.
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Hot dogs, Star Wars, pool and pre-school fun
THERE’S PLENTY on in Peckham in the coming month, including the May Bank Holiday.
London’s only arcade bar Four Quarters (pictured) has become a much-loved fixture on Rye Lane since opeing its doors last year. Drinkers can play on lovingly restored arcade cabinets, and tuck into American-style grilled cheese sandwiches and hot dogs, while supping craft beers. It’s hosting DJ nights from local collectives Bad News & Get Down over the Bank Holiday as well as a Star Wars themed console set-up on May 4. Canavan’s Pool Club is also a firm favourite on Rye Lane, and is open from 10am to 4am every day. It doesn’t just offer pool. There’s weekly Sunday night karaoke and a free cash raffle, and has more events listed on its Facebook site.
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Bellenden Road cafe Trio hosts daily events for children, and has a shop full of materials for youngsters to get creative with. Parents can tuck into award-winning artisan
pastries, great cakes, freshly squeezed juice and coffee as their little ones take part in weekday pre-schooler sessions in the morning. Trio is open seven days a week.
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DJ to bring ‘Hollywood glamour’ to SE15
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A BAR owner and DJ who helped transform Peckham wants to bring a bit of old Hollywood glamour to the area by restoring the Art Deco buildings in front of the station instead of pulling them down to make room for a new public square.
Mickey Smith has run the Bussey Building since he and community group Peckham Vision saved it from being knocked down in 2007. Since then it has become a destination for music lovers across London and helped redefine Peckham in the public eye as a place to go instead of a place to avoid. Last year Southwark Council instructed architects to work with the community to CoDesign a new proposal for Peckham Rye station after a £25million scheme to overhaul the area was scrapped in the face of public opposition. Mickey’s plan is to open a new adult lounge bar this summer above Jenny’s Cafe in the arcade, which would echo the glamour, opulence and sophistication of the era in which the Art Deco building was built. Complete with an apothecary bar, beds, and a champagne-stocked cabaret lounge, Mickey wants the CLF Art Lounge to be an elegant “space for adults” inspired by Sinatra-style sophistication. “A little taste of that
We need to build the spaces, but keep the people so you don’t lose what makes Peckham so special.
would be nice in Peckham,” he said. Jenny’s and surrounding businesses have already been contacted by the council to notify them of forthcoming compulsory purchase orders on the horizon to make way for a station square, but Mickey is not giving up yet and has asked architects to consider a plan whereby some of the arcade is retained. “It’s about keeping the people there. No one wants a really gentrified place where all the black people leave,” said Mickey, who is calling on the council to retain spaces in any new development for existing businesses to return at affordable rent levels. “We need to build the spaces, but keep the people so you don’t lose what makes Peckham so special. I think it’s unfair on some people who’ve put their blood, sweat and tears into that area to just be moved away from it – they should be
given the opportunity to come back,” he added. Cllr Mark Williams, Southwark’s cabinet member for regeneration, planning and transport, said: “We share the aspiration of local businesspeople that existing businesses will be able to thrive in the new station square. “Opening up the square will result in a reduction in retail floor space, but we will work with businesses to either secure them space in the station square, or as close by as possible,” he added. To have your say on the future of Peckham Rye station visit www.peckhamcodesign.org
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Youth Trust training centre open By Joey Millar
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YOUNG PEOPLE in the borough seeking training, education and employment opportunities in construction will benefit after a new training centre was opened in Bermondsey.
The centre was opened in Drummond Road by Construction Youth Trust, a charity helping young people develop in the industry.
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland will host the new centre for the next two years on the former Lewisham and Southwark College site. Christine Townley, Executive Director for Construction Youth Trust, said: “Construction Youth Trust is delighted to be opening this new training facility with the great support of Grosvenor. This is another step in our plans for expanding our support for young people in Southwark and across London.
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Raider smashes in hotel door before stealing computers
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BOROUGH: Police are appealing for witnesses after a smash and grab at a Southwark hotel by a man in a high-viz jacket.
Taj Mahal made from toast found on Peckham street
BANKSY IS so five minutes ago – the search is now on to find ‘Toasty’ - the anonymous creator of the toasted Taj Mahal. The miniature model was spotted
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Monday morning but no one has any idea who the master bread builder is. Residents are now on the lookout for a breaded Buckingham Palace or a Poptart pyramid if ‘Toasty’ strikes
again Call 0207 231 5258 or email news@southwarknews.co.uk with information which made lead to the identification of ‘Toasty’.
A six foot tall man forced open the front door of the Holiday Inn in Southwark Street at around 2am on the morning of Wednesday April 15. He then stole two computers from the reception area before escaping on the back of a white motor scooter ridden by a getaway rider. The computer-thief is described as being 6'3" tall, and of stocky build. He was wearing a full face black crash helmet, black hoody, with a yellow hi-viz jacket and blue track suit bottoms with two white stripes down the side of the legs. Officers from Southwark CID are investigating but no arrests have been made. Anyone who either witnessed or has information concerning this incident should contact Southwark CID by dialling 101 quoting reference 3010492/15.
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Bacon’s College in Timber Pond Lane will act as a free, secure, overnight parking facility for local residents. Cars can be parked there from 4pm Saturday to 4pm the following day. Residents can exit the peninsula by driving through Timber Pond Road, Poolmans Street, Needleman Street, Surrey Quays Road, Lower Road and Jamaica Road (westbound). Residents attempting to enter the peninsula while road closures are in place should use Hawkstone Road, Lower Road, Surrey Quays Road, Needleman Street, Poolmans Street and Timber Pond Road.
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DANIEL MARSH
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boy,” said Daniel, 31, who grew up on the Acorn Estate where his grieving sister, Natalie still lives today. “When it happened I just felt completely feeble and useless. Natalie won’t ever get over it but this is something a bit m o r e positive in his
AT 26 days old little baby Corey sadly died after he was born overdue with heart problems.
The day the nurses had to turn the ventilators off was the first day Daniel Marsh had met his little nephew, and the day he had to say goodbye to him. One year later, Uncle Daniel is now preparing to run the London Marathon to raise money for the Evelina Children’s Hospital so babies and children fighting for their
lives there every day have the best possible chance. “Corey would have been a Peckham
A YOUNG cancer survivor is aiming to raise an impressive £10,000 for a leading charity for children and young people suffering from the disease, starting with running the Marathon JOE CURRY this weekend. in aid of Joe Curry was CLIC SARGENT
fourteen when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and is now celebrating ten years in remission. The 25-year-old, now living in Elephant & Castle, said the memory of poorly children in hospital moved him to try to raise £10,000 by completing ten challenges. The money he raises from the London Marathon will go to CLIC Sargent, a national charity providing clinical, practical and emotional support for children with cancer and their families. “One thing that will stay with me forever is seeing all the little sick kids in hospital,” he said. “That’s why I wanted to support a children’s cancer charity. I knew things could be worse for me when I was being treated but seeing toddlers looking so ill was horrible.” If you would like to sponsor Joe visit www.justgiving.com/Joe-Curry/
name,” added Daniel.
THE MAYOR of Southwark has thanked nine council employees who are all running the London Marathon for his chosen charities this year.
MAYORAL TEAM
in aid of UK HOMES4HEROES / R OBES PROJECT
The council staff are aiming to raise £8,000 for local homelessness charities UK Homes4Heroes and the Robes Project. Cllr Sunil Chopra said: “As my mayoral year enters its last few weeks I take great heart from the generosity they and so many have shown. Our homeless heroes as well as those who would otherwise spend cold nights on the streets of London are even more grateful still”. Former Mayor of Southwark, Abdul Mohamed, who ran the Marathon for his chosen charities last year, is coming back for more this year, completing the gruelling course for his successor www.justgiving.com/Abdul-Mohamed1/ He will be joined by council employees Jonathan Schaaf, Laura Spooner, Adrian Ward, and Neville Stewart. Team Southwark will be completed by Phil Allwright, Ricky Jordison, Carl Newbold, and Thomas Summerfield.
A NUNHEAD woman whose sister was stillborn and whose best friend miscarried twins will run her first ever marathon in aid of Sands.
Natalie Gewitzke said: “It offers NATALIE GEWITZKE amazing support to mothers and in aid of families that have SANDS lost their babies. I hope that running for Sands will help to bring awareness of the charity, which in turn helps raise their profile and will encourage others to do the same.” When Natalie’s best friend sadly suffered a miscarriage in 2012, the charity paid for a special plaque imprinted with the baby’s footprints for the mother. They also offer emotional support and information for grieving mothers and families. Natalie said: “This will be my first ever marathon and I’m a bit nervous. I want to just get through the race and end with a bottle of champagne, after hopefully raising a lot of money for a fantastic cause.” Help Natalie achieve her goal of raising £500 donate to www.tinyurl.com/l644q4d
Ayres the bakers and the Old Nun’s Head pub in Nunhead are both holding collection tins for Daniel and some fundraising at Surrey Quays Shopping Centre last Sunday has already added hundreds to his running total. The Kennington Tesco worker is now just hundreds of pounds away from reaching his target of £2,500. After seeing how people have responded to the #forCorey campaign online, Daniel’s sister Natalie is looking forward to race day. “She’s really pleased,” said Daniel, who is a keen runner with a Marathon in
Cllr LISA RAJAN in aid of REVERSE RETT
SURREY DOCKS councillor Lisa Rajan will run the London Marathon t h i s weekend dressed as Wonder Woman as she seeks to raise money for Reverse Rett charity.
The group funds research into Rett Syndrome, a rare brain disease that can cause seizures, an inability to walk, growth failure and gastrointestinal problems. The Lib-Dem councillor said: “For the second year running, I am dusting off my favourite Wonder Woman outfit and embarrassing myself in front of residents in Surrey Docks and Rotherhithe. I’m not looking to break any speed records but I do hope at least to make it to the finish line ahead of any rhinos or bananas! “Reverse Rett is a brillant charity. They fund research into the devastating rare condition Rett Syndrome, which causes severe mental and physical disability in young girls around their first birthday” Lisa has already raised £1250, but is urging donations: www.justgiving.com/lisarajan4/
RICKY JORDIE & CARL NEWBOLD PAUL TOPLIS
in aid of SALMON YOUTH CENTRE / BODs
BERMONDSEY man will run in memory of Revd Ivan John ‘Snowy’ Davoll, a beloved Southwark Tweet us photos at the Marathon @southwark_news philanthropist and
in aid of UK HOMES4HEROES
TWO EX-SOLDIERS who spent time living rough will run in aid of Homes 4 Heroes, a charity that supports servicemen and servicewomen who have fallen on hard times.
Carl Newbold and Ricky Jordie both served during the conflict in Northern Ireland and the Gulf War, but found themselves homeless after returning to civilian life. Homes 4 Heroes, the Rotherhithe-based charity, aims to help the estimated 4000 ex-British Armed Forces members who are believed to be living on the street today. Ricky said: “ I was re-homed by UK Homes 4 Heroes it’s my chance to give something back to such an amazing charity.” The charity’s new base in Cope Street was built free of charge and relies on donations to continue operating. The long-term plan is a hostel-style accommodation centre for homeless ex-soldiers. To donate visit www.bmycharity.com/newey
Canada under his belt last year. To support Daniel raise money for Corey and for Evelina, visit www.justgiving.com/ForCorey/
The News is still pushing towards its target of raising £100,000 for the Evelina to help them treat 100,000 children every year.
The money we raise will buy: Two baby ventilators – £52,000 One infant warming system – £15,000 One intensive care cot – £19,000 www.evelinachildren.com
A BERMONDSEY man will run this Sunday’s London Marathon in aid of Childhood First, a Southwark charity based in Borough High Street.
J a m e s Coldwell said: “I've now signed in aid of up to run the CHILDHOOD FIRST 2015 London Marathon. I'm raising money for Childhood First, a charity that supports children who have suffered abuse, neglect and other trauma.” He added that he had ‘just about forgotten’ how difficult he found the Brighton Marathon two years ago, when he also raised money for the same charity. James has already met his original fundraising target of £1,600 for this year’s race and has set his sights on raising even more. He said: “I think there are still a few people to sponsor me so I'll probably up the target before the weekend.” Earlier this month James hosted a special fundraising pub quiz evening at The Trinity Pub, located just down the road from Childhood First in Borough High Street. Sponsor James at www.tinyurl.com/od4vdn2
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A YOUTH worker and sports coach will run his first marathon in aid of a charity that helps disabled young people get into sport.
Jermaine McFarlane will support Get Kids Going, a JERMAINE MCFARLANE c h a r i t y t h a t in aid of provides GET KIDS GOING disabled people up to the age of 26 with specially-designed wheel chairs. These wheelchairs can allow disabled people to play a variety of sports, from sailing to rugby. Jermaine said: “The aim is to raise awareness and £2000, so please help donate as much or little as possible. This will benefit so many young people in the United Kingdom who don't normally have the access to resources to express themselves. “I am very aware that we are in a financial crisis and we all have budgets but please think about the less fortunate.” Sponsor Jermaine at www.tinyurl.com/mnxlel9
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A new initiative has launched in Southwark to make it easier for local people to get medicines for common illnesses. If you don’t pay prescription charges you can use the Pharmacy First scheme to get medicines free from your local pharmacy without needing to visit your GP. Pharmacists are highly trained experts in medicines. The Pharmacy First scheme gives you quick and local access to advice and treatment from the pharmacist at your local pharmacy about common illnesses. You don’t need to wait to see your doctor and you don’t need an appointment. The pharmacist will ask about your symptoms to work out what is wrong
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SOUTHWARK AND LAMBETH INTEGRATED CARE CITIZENS' FORUM
COME ALONG to the Southwark and Lambeth Integrated Care (SLIC) Citizens’ Forum and help to design the health and social care workforce of the future. The forum has been set up by SLIC, a partnership of local health and social care organisations who are working together to make services more joined up
and easier to navigate. Find out more about their work at www.slicare.org Date: Tuesday 12 May 2015 Time: 6.30pm-9.00pm Venue: Cambridge House, 1 Addington Square, London SE5 0HF Across health and social care, people recognise the importance of more co-ordinated services, with different organisations, staff and citizens working together. At
the Citizens’ Forum, you will hear about current and future developments, and contribute your ideas about what is important. Discussions will include: • Developing care that focuses on the individual citizen • Collaboration and partnership working between local organisations • Training and development for
everyone working in health and social care • Focusing on prevention, re-ablement and self-management
To book your place, you can: Email: info@slicare.org Phone: 020 7188 7188 x55290 Online: www.slicare.org If you have any specific access or communications needs, please do let us know in advance.
PUTTING PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF THEIR CARE
SOUTHWARK AND Lambeth Integrated Care is a partnership of local health and social care professionals, and residents in Southwark and Lambeth. They are working together to do more to prevent illness, give people the support they need to manage their own health and well-being, and help those who need care to stay independent at home for longer by providing more services in their own homes and in the local community.
In Southwark and Lambeth we are working hard to develop new ways of providing health and social care that will help people like Joyce. Joyce is a 90-year-old lady who had two strokes, had fallen and seriously broken her leg, and went into a nursing home. Joyce was happy in the home and didn’t want to go to hospital when her GP suspected she had symptoms of another stroke. The GP was able to use the TALK 24/7 phone service and to get specialist advice so that she could order the right medications for Joyce, which arrived that afternoon. The GP then rang the Emergency Rapid Response team who saw Joyce that afternoon and started her rehabilitation straightaway so she would be able to feed herself again following the stroke. Joyce got the care she needed without having to go to hospital. We want people to feel in control of their lives and their care, with the services they receive co-ordinated and planned with them around their individual needs. Find out more about integrated care in Southwark by visiting www.slicare.org
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IN YOUR newspaper last week there was a letter from a delegate to the Southwark "Tenants Council" (TC) the representative Body for Southwark Council Tenants in Southwark.
Mr Shaun O' Regan talked about not trusting Southwark Council and Notting Hill Housing Trust on their commitments to new council tenancies (easier to evict) and rents (higher) on the Aylesbury Estate after the demolition of the estate. He talked about the democratic vote that took place on the Aylesbury Estate rejecting (76%) (http://www.theguardian.com/society/ 2001/dec/27/1) the demolition/regeneration. I hope now that when Mr Shaun O' Regan attends his first (http://www.southwark.gov.uk/downl oads/download/3211/tenant_council_ minutes) TC meeting, as I can't see his attendance at any past meetings of the TC, that he will light the fire in the TC that will start the fight that he so wishes to see in Southwark? I look forward to seeing and hearing the TC with more teeth and a greater voice (Mr Shaun O' Regan) for the council tenants. I hope it hasn't died a slow death to the satisfaction of Southwark Council and NHHT? James Gillespie, Camberwell
Will new cinema pay the Living Wage?
SINCE THE Odeon in Grove Vale closed in 1972 East Dulwich hasn't had a cinema. So I, along with several other residents, are delighted that
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Picturehouse has unveiled its state of the art 3-screen cinema in Lordship Lane. By all accounts last Sunday's Grand Opening (19 April) was a resounding success, attended by no less a star luminary than Alan Rickman. However, the one flaw in the celebration is Picturehouse's refusal to recognise its employees' trade union (BECTU) and shows a reluctance to grant the Living Wage to said employees. As a Founder Member of the new cinema, I look forward to visiting regularly. More importantly, though, I want to be greeted by contented staff and I'm sure I'm not alone in this. After all, their claims are not outrageous (nothing like £10 an hour!) and I appeal to prospective visitors to the cinema who share my concern to let Picturehouse know. David Miles, East Dulwich
Why is the council refusing my grills?
I HAVE lived on New Place on the Four Squares Estate, Bermondsey for 28 years.
In 2001 I got permission for the grills on my windows even though they now don’t believe me. The reason for the grills was due to the fact I had my stereo stolen when the window was opened and on another occasion when I came in from talking to a neighbour I found one of the kids sitting on my sofa watching tv. The council now want to change the windows, which means I will not be able to replace them due to the new windows opening outwards. My flat is first floor front and ground floor back. I contacted the council and asked if I would be able to have a
compromise on the two back windows where the grills where concerned. They sent a fire safety officer who could not see a problem due to my grills being unlockable, but due to having so many residential officers the one who took my case on has left . They have refused point blank. Am I not entitled to keep myself safe in my own property? This is the same for anyone on the ground level. We all know in this day and age if it is not anchored down you are at risk. They go on about fire risk, so why have all their council offices got grills with big padlocks, shutters etc? Someone could accidentally get shut in. I got stuck in the lift and was there an hour before someone phoned the London Fire Brigade because the number on the lift was out of service. Where was my safety then? The council make up rules as they go along. It’s all about cutting corners. Susan Platt, Bermondsey
Thank you all for making our St George’s Day event great
ON A lovely sunny day on the 18th April at Ilderton Road School the Bonamy / Bramcote celebrated their 10th St George’s Day.
It was a wonderful community event and was very well attended. We had lots going on such as a Punch & Judy show, bouncy castle, Surrey Docks Farm, Millwall beat the goalie, face painting and tattooist along with popcorn and candy floss. We had stalls with homemade jewellery by Emma, craft and bric a brac with Mary and Mo, cakes and pies from Monica, a book stall run by Hilda
and Kay. The Alzheimer’s Society had a Tombola and the bug man brought along his snakes and reptiles etc, which the children loved. Avondale Estate had a stall with herbs, homemade bird boxes, wine racks, herb boxes etc and we also had a stall selling chutneys etc, all homemade. All these people either selling or helping came mostly from the estates that belong to the ‘Big Local@ and we would like to thank them very much. The mayor of Southwark and his lady wife opened the event - our thanks to him. Our three councillors came Richard, Michael and Evelyn. Simon Hughes and Harriet Harman popped in. We also had a wonderful visit from two Chelsea Pensioners John and Harry. We made a donation to their hospital, they were a pleasure to meet. Harry is 91 and a Second World War veteran. Their lovely red coats lit up the day. We had a great many raffle prizes, many of which were donated. Our thanks to Tesco and Asda for shopping vouchers; Deli down the Blue for the meal for two; St James Plaice Fish Shop for £10 vouchers, Mick on the fruit stall for a basket of fruit and anyone I have not mentioned, thank you all. The Fire Brigade also came, so thanks to them. We charged 50p to come in and that included lunch. That with the money given by the ice cream man raised £200, which we are donating to Bede House charity. The event is funded by United St Saviours Neighbourhood Funding. My last thank yous go to Ann Clayton without whose help I would be lost, my vice-chair Kiri, who works so hard all day and, last but not least, Southwark News for putting in the advertisement for the event and printing this thank you letter. Pat Hickson MBE, Chair Bonamy / Bramcote TRA
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HE BEGINNING of April brought a rise in temperatures with strong winds and wet conditions, followed by a spell of fine and dry weather. This is the typical pattern for this time of year as the season changes from winter into spring.
Within the last month bright new green growth has appeared on trees and shrubs, and the Cherry trees have come into flower. Growth will be rapid from now on as the garden bursts back into life. Work in the vegetable plot needs to begin quickly – winter cabbage, purple sprouting broccoli and beetroot seeds can be sown directly into the ground. Tomato seeds can be started off in small pots on a warm window sill or they can be acquired as plants later in the season. Most varieties of tomato will grow happily in containers on a balcony or patio; choose bush or cherry types such as Gardener’s Delight or Red Alert; these are more disease resistant and hardier than the fussy hybrids. Bush tomatoes can be grown in hanging baskets or window boxes along with several different types of Basil. This will give basic ingredients for salads and sauces through the summer months! Two or three plants will usually provide tomatoes all season, providing they are watered well (twice a day) in hot weather and fed every 23 weeks - the results are often spectacular. Tomato Seeds are available at garden centres and nurseries, or for more unusual and heritage varieties try the Organic Gardening Catalogue on www.organiccatalogue.com or T: 01932 253666 Even if there is no outside space available for growing flowers or vegetables - a pot of chilli plants will thrive on a warm indoor windowsill. They are easy to grow and it’s easy to find seeds or plants. Chillies usually crop heavily producing colourful fruits in red, pink, purple or yellow (depending on the variety grown). Chilli plants are available at this time from Marshals on T: 0844 557 6700 or http://www.marshallsseeds.co.uk/windowsill-chilli-collectionplants-pid6100.html Weeds have been steadily growing through the relatively mild winter; they must be removed before they get established otherwise it makes the work much harder. Keep a small wild corner and allow some nettles and other weeds to flourish but ensure it does not get out of control. An undisturbed area helps friendly insects (butterflies) to thrive. Don’t stop feeding the smaller wild birds; even though spring is here, they are looking after young and are under pressure to find a constant food source.
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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNITY NOTICES 35 Suzanne 'Sue' Loffler
One year since you passed away, yet the heartache still remains. We have memories that we will cherish for the rest of our days. Love always, Your forever loving family xxxx
Birthday
Happy 60th Birthday
It’s been a year since you’ve been gone, but in our hearts, you’ll always live on.
Our family chain has broken and will never be the same, we all miss you dearly John, until we meet again. Love Mum, Billy, Maureen, Cathy & Jayne Claire, Donna, Georgina, Jessica & Toby Freddie, Frankie & Louis Maureen, Danny, George, Mark & Bill
Community notices Dockland Settlements Rotherhithe Community Centre is now open.
Please call 0207 2317108 for enquiries or come and have a look around. info@docklandsettlements.org.uk
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We hope you have a fantastic day Lots of love Jamie, Dean, George, Tammy, Maureen, Steve, Charlie, Daniel, Tommy, Alice, Chunk & Madison xxxxx Time and Talents Association We Need Volunteers Like You.....
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It’s your local farm right on the Thames Path at 309.5 Rotherhithe Street. Always something going on and getting better and better. No admission charge. www.surreydocksfarm.org.uk / 0207 231 1010
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Time and Talents has a range of exciting volunteer opportunities: helping in our weekly groups for older people, supporting isolated older people in their home, assisting with our community gardening projects and a variety of other ad hoc roles that come up on occasions. Please get in touch if you are interested by contacting Sam Dottin on 020 7232 5669 or samdottin@timeandtalents.org.uk
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Cut off for announcements is Tuesday 12 noon Good luck
Best of luck to Team CullenWhelan
Competing this weekend at the Conway-Lally Feis. It's our time to shine x x x
Candi Percival Second London marathon, amazing!
Remember we will all be cheering you on. And grandad Ray will be with you every step of the way. Love Mum, Dad, Milli and all your family and friends.
Good luck to
Carl Newbold & Ricky Jordie
Running in the London Marathon in aid of UK Homes 4 Heroes Pride & Passion.
Please ask the Hon Clerk for an application form.
Janet McDonald Telephone: 020 7525 7511 Email: janet.mcdonald@southwark.gov.uk Level 2, Hub 5, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX Please let other people know about us too
Cut off for announcements is Tuesday 12 noon
Lots of Love from all of the team at Uk Homes 4 Heroes. “ We are proud of you boys” Together we will make a difference
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Freedman steals the show
With quick-fingered legerdemain he first works on a tailor’s dummy to dip each pocket before our very eyes before calling on audience members to come up on to the stage and succumb to his thieving ways. I’m sure we’ve seen it all before on TV variety shows where the stooge loses his watch, his wallet, his keys and his tie along with most of his dignity, but Freedman brings this show up to date with a whole piece on hi-tech identity theft – the bane of many lives right now. He suckers us all into
THEATRE
BLUE ELEPHANT THEATRE 59a, Bethwin Road, Camberwell, SE5 (0207701 0100) Once Upon A Midnight Dreary A dance double bill by Justyna Sochaj and Dorota Popinska, respectively. Blue Elephant Theatre, Apr 24 & 25, 8pm, £9, concs £8.50, Southwark Resident £7.50. The 56 A unique theatrical experience providing a truthful retelling of stories of those involved in the Bradford City Fire. Adapted solely from real-life testimonies and interviews with witnesses. Blue Elephant Theatre, May 1-3, 8pm, £10, concs £8.50, Southwark Resident £7.50. NATIONAL THEATRE: Dorfman South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Rules For Living A new, dark comedy written by Sam Holcroft. National Theatre: Dorfman, 28 & 29, 8pm, mats Apr 29, 3pm, ends Jul 8, £15-£40, Sat eves £15-£45, phone for availability. The Hard Problem Tom Stoppard’s journey through the world of evolutionary science, directed by Nicholas Hytner. National Theatre: Dorfman, Apr 22-25 & 30, 7.30pm, NT Live Apr 16, 7pm, mats Apr 23 & 25, 2.30pm, ends May 27, £15-£50, Sat eves £15-£55, phone for availability. Light Shining In Buckinghamshire Lyndsey Turner directs Caryl Churchill’s drama set in the aftermath
revealing our stupidity with a show of hands to various questions about where we keep our cards and having the same password for everything, then gives up tips on how to keep our secrets safe. He memorises 16 digit card numbers, and recites (most of) them back later to the owners, and for his absolute party piece takes from one audience member his most valuable thing. Man of Steal has a big and amazing finish that dragged what could have been a tired and clichéd routine into something special. Menier Chocolate Factory, 53 Southwark Street, SE1 1RU Dates: 26, 27 April - Time: 8pm Box Office: 020 7378 1713 www.menierchocolatefactory.com www.menierchocolatefactory.com Twitter: @MenChocFactory
of a bloody and brutal civil war. National Theatre: Lyttelton, Apr 28-30, 7.30pm, mats Apr 29, 2.15pm (press night Apr 23, 7pm), ends Jun 22, £15£35, Apr 15 & 16 previews £15-£25. Man And Superman Ralph Fiennes stars in George Bernard Shaw’s provocative and philosophical romantic comedy. National Theatre: Lyttelton, Apr 24, 25 & 27, 7pm, mats Apr 1, 7 & 25, 1.30pm, Apr 26, 2pm (captioned mat perf Apr 25, audio described eve perf Apr 27), ends May 17, £15-£50, Sat eves £15-£55, phone for availability. National Theatre: Olivier South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Behind The Beautiful Forevers David Hare’s drama based on the awardwinning book by Katherine Boo. National Theatre: Olivier, Apr 10, 11 & 13, 7.30pm, mats Apr 1 & 11, 2.30pm, Apr 12, 2pm, ends May 5, £15-£35. Everyman Rufus Norris directs Carol Ann Duffy’s adaptation of the late 15thcentury morality play. National Theatre: Olivier, Apr 22-25, 27, 28 & 30, 7.30pm (press night Apr 29, 7pm), booking to Jul 16, £15-£35, Apr 22 & 23 previews £15-£25. OLD VIC 103, The Cut, SE1 (0844-871 7628) High Society Cole Porter’s exuberant musical based on Philip Barry’s play, The Philadelphia Story. Old Vic, From Apr 30, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm, ends Aug 22, Mon-Thu £16-£60, Fri & Sat £16-£65.
Friday night, I’m trudging up to the Southwark Playhouse. I’m tired. It's been a long week and Sam H. Freeman’s Scarlet didn't look like a bundle of fun. My companion tried to console me with a bag of nuts but I was resigned to a night of gloom and 'issues’, writes Susan Hallisey...
Expletives should be used here to say how wrong I was! Scarlet is the story of a young student, her exploits, falling in love and the potential horrors of social media played in rotation by four of the most amazing and energetic actresses I have had the pleasure of witnessing on stage! In collaboration with Renegade Theatre and promoting the White Ribbon Campaign to end men's
OVALHOUSE 54, Kennington Oval, Kennington, SE11 (020-7582 7680) Dead Royal A celebration of narcissistic megalomania on a 1980s scale. Ovalhouse, Apr 21-25, 7.45pm8.45pm, £10, concs £6. How To Win Against History A musical based on the tragic life of the fifth Marquis of Anglesey. Ovalhouse, Apr 29 & 30 7.45pm, ends May 10, £10, concs £6. Story #1 Contemporary physical theatre. Ovalhouse, Apr 30 & May 1, 7.30pm, £8, concs £5. SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE THEATRE 21, New Globe Walk, SE1 (020-7401 9919) Romeo & Juliet Shakespeare’s tragic love story unfolds. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, mats Tue, Thu & Sat 2pm, standing £5, seated £16-£39. The Merchant Of Venice Jonathan Pryce plays Shylock in Shakespeare’s drama of intolerance, justice and mercy. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Apr 23-25, 28 & 30, 7.30pm, Apr 26, 1pm & 6.30pm, mats Apr 29, 2pm, ends Jun 7, £16-£43, standing £5. SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE 77-85, Newington Causeway, SE1 (020-7407 0234) Scarlet The bleak yet comic tale of Scarlet, a young woman has her sexual history exposed, shamed and scrutinised on social media. Southwark Playhouse, From Apr 15, Mon-Sat 8pm, mats Sat 3.30pm, ends May 9,
violence against women, this production was vibrant and engaging from the moment the music started and the 'Scarlets' began 'getting ready for a night out'. Scarlet is not afraid of her sexuality, her wild nights out or talking about it. However when a night out ends in sexual abuse - which then goes viral - the cracks begin to show. What was remarkable about this play was the fast-paced humour, yet still packing a punch with content. The direction was inventive, with a sparse centre stage and mobile phones as props we had nothing but the crisp writing and joyous performances, which moved at a belting speed. As the tension rose in the second act I was immersed, and with Scarlet all the way!
£18, concs £16. TEMPORARY THEATRE (formerly The Shed) National Theatre, South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Beyond Caring Alexander Zeldin’s darkly humorous play about four nightshift workers at a meat factory. Temporary Theatre (formerly The Shed), From Apr 28, Mon-Sat 8pm, mats Sat 3pm, ends May 16, £15 & £20. THE MENIER CHOCOLATE FACTORY 53, Southwark Street, SE1 (020-7378 1713) Buyer & Cellar Michael Urie stars in Jonathan Tolins’s award-winning comedy of modern manners. The Menier Chocolate Factory, Tue-Sat 8pm, mats Sat & Sun 3.30pm, ends May 2, £32.50, concs £25, Meal Deal £40.50, Premium Seats £35, adv £22.50-£30, Meal Deal adv £30.50£38, Premium Seats adv £29.50-£35. THE VAULTS 10, Leake Street, SE1 (020-7401 9603) Alice’s Adventures Underground An immersive, puppetry-filled adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s popular, nonsensical tale. Not suitable for under 11s. The Vaults, Apr 21-25 & 28-30, 6pm, 6.30pm, 7pm, 8pm, 8.30pm & 9pm, timed entry, Apr 20 & 27, 7.30pm, timed entry, mats Sat & Sun 1.30pm, 2pm & 2.30pm, timed entry, Sun 3.30pm, 4pm & 4.30pm, ends May 31, Tue, Wed & Sun booking required £35, Thu-Sat £47.50, Premium with access to private bar, post-show £65.
Freeman’s play celebrates women's sexuality, and is performed by four very sassy and talented actresses Lucy Kilpatrick, Jade Ogugua, Heida Reed and Asha Reid. Scarlet will make you laugh, make you think and shake you out of your stupor! Exciting, exhausting and utterly compelling! Oh, and for those of you of a certain age - give thanks you were born pre social media...or is that just me? Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway, SE1 6BD Until Saturday 9 May 2015 Monday to Saturday at 8pm Saturday matinees at 3.30pm Box Office: 020 7407 0234 www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk £10 £18, £16 (conc.)
UNICORN THEATRE 147, Tooley Street, SE1 (020-7645 0560) Fight Night An immersive exploration of the intricacies and traps of voting systems and democracy in the media. Unicorn Theatre, Apr 22-25 & 29-30, 7.30pm, mat Apr 25, 26 & 28-30, Apr 17 & 21, 11am, £10-£16. WHITE BEAR THEATRE 138, Kennington Park Road, SE11 (0207793 9193) Stasis An imaginative, thrilling new scifi drama from the acclaimed Encompass Productions about Ren’s journey coping with isolation and depleting oxygen whilst trying to find her way home.. White Bear Theatre, Apr 14-18 & 20-25, 7.15pm, Apr 19, 4pm, Apr 25, 3pm, £14, concs £10. YOUNG VIC 66, The Cut, SE1 (0207922 2922) Ah, Wilderness! Eugene O’Neill’s comical portrait of a Connecticut childhood. Young Vic, From Apr 14, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm, no mats Apr 15, 18 & 22 (press night Apr 21, 7pm), ends May 23, £10-£35, previews Apr 14-20 £10 & £19.50.
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ANISE GALLERY 13a, Shad Thames, SE1 (07808-864653) Alignment Ian and Sachiyo’s meticulous use of etching and photography respectively take their
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JAMES FREEDMAN’S Man of Steal show is an object lesson in what to do and what not to do when out in our feral city. His pickpocket show highlights the dirty tricks of that lowlife trade, writes Michael Holland...
work on different paths, ultimately, the two paths converge. ‘Alignment’ examines the journey taken by these two artists’ work focusing on their shared intricacy. Anise Gallery, From Apr 9, Thu-Sun 11am-5pm, ends May 10, free. ART HOUSE1 45, Grange Road, SE1 (07713-189249) Trip The Light - Amy Petra Woodward And Diana Edmunds Inspired from the traditions of minimalism and the Light & Space movement of the 1960’s - using colour, surface and industrial materials or processes to create their sensory works and installations to tease and attract the eye’s attention. Art House1, From Apr 10, Thu-Sun 3pm-7.30pm, ends Apr 28, free. BERMONDSEY SQUARE 2, Bermondsey Square, SE1 Sculpture At Bermondsey Square Commission 1: Karen Tang A largescale sculpture inspired by the 1959 science-fiction movie, The Giant Behemoth. Bermondsey Square, Mon-Sun, open access, ends Apr 30, free. CAFE GALLERY PROJECTS 1, Park Approach, Southwark Park, SE16 (020-7237 1230) Bottom Natures A group exhibition, curated by Matthew McQuillan, exploring the Bottom Nature of art and art making, a state which renders the viewer tongue tied or dumbstruck. Cafe Gallery Projects, Wed-Sun 11am-5pm, ends May 3, free.
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Rushton steps up to the plate STEVE RUSHTON studied art at Kingston Polytechnic and art history at The Courtauld Institute and Birkbeck. He painted figurative paintings throughout the 1980s before reaching an impasse on Black Wednesday, 1992. Various jobs followed - lecturer, book packer, milkman (a brief but formative period, he recalls), arts curriculum area leader - until twelve years later he discovered the paper plate, and a new way of bringing art and poetry to life, writes Michael Holland...
I spoke to him as he prepared his latest exhibition: Burning a Paper Plate—Towards a New Art. I wondered how he moved from the traditional to the unconventional: ‘For a long time I’ve felt art was divorced from everyday life. For a time I painted scenes of everyday life, often with a political message, but I was frustrated that they were seen as nice pictures, and were sold, or not sold, as such. So I gave up painting for a while. When I returned, the idea of painting
CECILIA BRUNSON PROJECTS Royal Oak Yard, SE1 (020-7357 9274) Moussa Sarr: Works From The Marc Fassiaty Collection The artist draws on uncomfortable racial taboos to confront the viewer with notions of ‘the primitive’ that have been diluted or repressed by social mores. Cecilia Brunson Projects, Tue-Fri 2pm-6pm, Sat 12noon-4pm, ends May 8, free. COPPERFIELD GALLERY 6, Copperfield Street, SE1 Oscar Santillan: To Break A Silence Into Smaller Silences The artists first UK solo exhibition drawing on obscurities as unexpected events occur: a dead philosopher’s dance is unveiled and a piece of land stolen. Copperfield Gallery, Wed-Sat 12noon6pm, ends May 9, free. DESIGN MUSEUM 28 Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames, SE1 (020-7940 8790) Designs Of The Year A celebration of design that promotes or delivers change, enables access, extends design practice or captures the spirit of the year. Design Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-5.45pm, last adm 5.15pm, ends Aug 16, £13. DRAWING ROOM Tannery Arts, 12 Rich Estate, Crimscott Street, SE1 (020-7394 5657) Drawing Biennial 2015 Exhibition and online auction of more than 200 unique works on paper by established and emerging artists, Drawing Biennial
with everyday materials was appealing (I was spending rather a lot of time sitting in the kitchen drinking red wine, and I thought—lets use this paper plate, what a good idea!). Also, I just enjoyed the way a drop of red wine hit a surface. So it all kind of started from there.’ The exhibition coincides with the launch of Rushton’s Chapbook of the same name and is where the poet/artist will conduct readings and talk about Burning a Paper Plate— Towards a New Art. I was intrigued by this ‘chapbook’ and Steve was quick to inform me that they were not a male reaction to Chick-lit, but a certain type of book that has its origins in the late 16th century: ‘A pamphlet containing tales, ballads, or tracts, sold by poor pedlars to poor customers,’ he says, looking like the lecturer he once was. ‘Today they are used by poets and publishers for short collections - about half the normal poetry length collection.’ He looked like a man who had more to say. He did. ‘I like the chapbook length,’ he began again. ‘Because there are less poems, it’s easier to play around with them, relate them to each other and to a theme.’ And his chapbook does have a theme – The Paper Plate. It is filled with poems of the humdrum, though so beautifully assembled that they paint pictures as descriptive and colourful as the artworks Rushton once created. They are autobiographical, telling the tale of how he came to be using paper plates as his canvas; the epic tale of losing – then finding - his wallpaper scraper; how he finds art in the scuff
2015 offers fresh insights into the most exciting currents in contemporary art today. Drawing Room, Tue-Fri 11am6pm, Sat 12noon-6pm, ends Apr 30, free. DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY Gallery Road, SE21 (020-8693 5254) Made In China: A Doug Fishbone Project Spot the Chinese copy of an Old Master painting in the gallery’s permanent collection. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Tue-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat, Sun & Bank Hols 11am-5pm, ends Jul 26, £5, OAP £4, child/NUS/unwaged/disabled free. Ravilious Watercolours by Eric Ravilious. Dulwich Picture Gallery, TueFri 10am-5pm, Sat, Sun & Bank Hols 11am-5pm, ends Aug 31, £12.50, child/mems free, OAP £11.50, concs £7.50. FASHION AND TEXTILE MUSEUM 83, Bermondsey Street, SE1 (0207407 8664) Andrew Logan Sculptures inspired by cultures and icons of East and West. Fashion And Textile Museum, Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 11am-6pm, Thu 11am8pm, Sun 11am-5pm, ends May 3, £8.80, concs £6.60, NUS £5.50, under 12s free. Mirror Man Andrew Logan Portraits Mirror portraits featuring Derek Jarman, Anita Roddick, Maria Callas and Marlene Dietrich. Fashion And Textile Museum, Tue-Wed, Fri & Sat
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of a shoe, red wine on a white shirt, the blue of the sky: ‘What more blue do we really need?’ he asks. In another the poet implores us to see the humble paper plate for the thing of beauty that it really is – ‘A window on another world that has no suffering or strife’. Rushton eventually turns his passion for food stains, art and poetry into a Five Act Play with Intermission and Epilogue. Steve will read from and talk about Burning a Paper Plate—Towards a New Art at the chapbook launch and exhibition opening. Hear him also on The Hello Goodbye Show (Resonance 104.4FM, Saturday 25th April at noon) and on 2nd June at Beyond Words, a monthly poetry event at The Gypsy Hill Tavern, one minute’s walk from Gypsy Hill Station, from 7.30pm . See also www.poetsanon.org.uk for information about a local poetry group Rushton belongs to, and his own website, srushton13.com. Copies of the book are available for purchase at the chapbook launch and exhibition opening, and at the sales page of the publishers, erbacce-press (www.erbacce-press.com) price £4.95.
Chapbook launch and exhibition opening, 26th April 2015, 2pm-5pm until 29th May The Kitchen Window Gallery, 66 Juniper House, Pomeroy Street, London SE14 5BY thekitchenwindowgallery.blogspot. com
11am-6pm, Thu 11am-8pm, Sun 11am5pm, closed Apr 23, ends May 3, £8.80, NUS £5.50, concs £6.60, under 2s free. Thea Porter: 70s Bohemian Chic Thea Porter’s glamorous designs introduced ‘Bohemian chic’ to 1960s London. Her fashion story encompasses the turbulent events of the Middle East in the first half of the 20th century and the artistic scene in London from the 1960s to 1980s. Fashion And Textile Museum, Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 11am-6pm, Thu 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-5pm, ends May 3, £8.80, NUS £5.50, concs £6.60, under 12s free. GABRIEL FINE ART Cottage 2, Old Paradise Yard, 20 Carlisle Lane, SE1 (020-7987 6762) Death And Transition Drawings, paintings, photography and sculpture by artists including Anna Arianova, Kate Bowe, Joan Byrne and more. Gabriel Fine Art, From Apr 17, Tue-Sat 11am-6pm, ends May 1, free. Unity In Variety III The third group exhibition at Gabriel Fine Art highlighting the power and wealth of diversity in art today. Gabriel Fine Art, From Apr 17, Tue-Sat 11am-6pm, ends May 1. GARDEN MUSEUM Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 (020-7401 8865) A Space For Flowers: New Covent Garden Flower Market Exhibition Photographs, recordings, film and
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Activist, author, film-maker, campaigner and, above all, comedian, Mark Thomas is back with a new comedy show – Cuckooed - that tells the tale of how BAE Systems enticed a friend to spy on him – The ultimate betrayal. Using stand-up, theatre and journalism, he tells of the impact it has had on his and others’ lives, writes Michael Holland... Originally scheduled for the
Cockadoodle Do in Kennington
COCKADOODLE: THE Erogenous Art of Maurice Vellekoop is a flamboyant new exhibition that uncorks the Canadian artist’s contribution to illustration, underground comics and contemporary erotica. It will be Maurice Vellekoop’s first London solo exhibition with a wide selection of his erotic output on show alongside other work. Vellekoop draws from a vast pool of tele-visual and filmic tropes to reflect wider truths and archetypes; their literary, historical and psycho-sexual citations redundant when these same bold outlines – such as in a child’s colouring book – are mirrored in the shadows of friends, family, lovers, idols and our own mutable reflections as we accrue and
children’s work inspired by one of the great London wholesale markets. Garden Museum, Mon-Fri & Sun 10.30am-5pm, Sat 10.30am-4pm, ends May 11, £5-£7.50. IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM Lambeth Road, Elephant & Castle, SE1 (0207416 5000) Fashion On The Ration: 1940s Street Style Explore the survival of fashion during the Second World War. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-6pm, last adm 5.30pm, ends Aug 31, £10, concs £7, under 15s £5. Hew Locke Drawings, sculpture and wall reliefs. Imperial War Museum, Mon-Sun 10am-5pm, ends May 4, free. JERWOOD SPACE 171, Union Street, Bankside, SE1 (020-7654 0179) Giles Round And Phil Root: The Grantchester Pottery An artistic collaboration between the sculptor and the painter. Jerwood Space, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm, closed Bank Hols, ends Aug 31, free. Paul Schneider: Hanging Out To Dry New installation by the artist. Jerwood Space, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm, closed Bank Hols, ends May 2, free. The Grantchester Pottery: Backdrop Commission An artistic collaboration between sculptor Giles Round and painter Phil Root. Jerwood Space, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am3pm, closed Bank Hols, ends Aug 31,
Battersea Arts Centre before it was devastated by fire, this show that highlights the depth of spying on normal people by the Establishment, has now been transferred to The Four Thieves, where Thomas played his first stand-up act when it was Jongleurs.
Cuckooed: 27th April – 3rd May The Four Thieves, 51 Lavender Gardens, SW11 1DJ 0207 223 6927
absorb lived experience. Some material in the exhibition may be considered unsuitable for children. Space Station Sixty-Five, Building One, 373 Kennington Road, SE11 4PS Until May 2nd. Wed-Saturday 12.00–18.00 and by appointment Free Admission
free. MORLEY GALLERY 61, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 (020-7450 1826) MADE 2015: Ceramics Exhibition Works by members of the London Ceramic Circle and Morley College Ceramics students, exploring the theme of “Past Matters: 125 years of industrial manufactured inspiration”. Morley Gallery, From Apr 16, Mon-Fri 11am-6pm, ends Apr 30, free. SOUTH LONDON GALLERY 65-67, Peckham Road, SE5 (020-7703 6120) Isabelle Cornaro: Paysage Avec Poussin The South London Gallery and Spike Island, Bristol, present a two-part solo exhibition by French artist Isabelle Cornaro. South London Gallery, Tue & Thu-Sat 11am-6pm, Wed 11am-9pm, ends Apr 5, free. SOUTHBANK CENTRE Belvedere Road, Waterloo, SE1 (020-7960 4200) Paula Rego: Rego Retold Owen Lowery’s poetic responses to the work of artist Paula Rego. The Saison Poetry Library, Tue-Sun 11am-8pm, ends May 3, free. SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL Montague Close, SE1 (020-7367 6700) Nicky Nichols London cityscapes. Southwark Cathedral, From Apr 11, Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat & Sun 8.30am6pm, ends May 22, free. SPACE STATION SIXTY-FIVE 373, Kennington Road, SE11 (020-8299 5036)
Cockadoodle: The Erogenous Art Of Maurice Vellekoop A flamboyant new exhibition that uncorks the Canadian artist’s contribution to illustration, underground comics and contemporary erotica. Space Station Sixty-Five, WedSat 12noon-6pm, ends May 2, free. THE CELLO FACTORY 33-34, Cornwall Road, SE1 Bridge An exhibition by 11 members of The London Group. Works include installation, painting, video and sculpture. The Cello Factory, From Apr 28, Mon-Sun 2pm-6pm, check website for Bank Holiday openings, ends May 9, free. THE GALLERY @ OXO Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, SE1 (0207021 1686) Jamaica Hidden Histories Exhibition Artefacts, memorabilia, oral histories, archival photographs and video installations exploring the hidden histories of Jamaica. Also featuring works by Jamaican-born artists including photographer Charlie Phillips and media professional Neil Kenlock. The Gallery @ Oxo, Mon-Sun 11am6pm, ends May 17, free. THE LONDON ARTS BOARD Vestry Road, SE5 Waiting Room Fugue Collage by John Bunker. The London Arts Board, From Apr 10, Mon-Sun dawn-dusk, ends May 10, free.
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vicar trying to do the Lord’s work in the 1920s “slum parish” of Peckham set up his vicarage in an old deserted pub where he founded a new religious order for the betterment of impoverished boys, writes Amelia Burr...
George Potter became known as Father Potter of Peckham after he took over St Chrysostom’s Church in Hill Street in 1923. The Sunday before he arrived there were three people in the congregation who managed a total collection of six and a half pence. Potter set up camp in the church hall until the rats drove him out and in desperation he took over a derelict pub around the corner. He put a sign up in the window of The Eagle in Bells Garden Road saying “This establishment is under entirely new management!” and that was his vicarage for two years until the modest congregation moved on, ultimately to Linden Grove. In 1924 Potter founded the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross. Wearing the habit of a grey cloak with a knotted cord, he and his brothers took care of hundreds of ‘delinquents’. In the foreword to Potter’s 1955 book, "Father Potter of Peckham", the then Bishop of Southwark wrote of the Brotherhood: "Father Potter was appointed Vicar of the derelict church of S. Chrysostom, Peckham, where he had to improvise in all sorts of ways to meet the needs of his neighbours, both physical and spiritual. From that experience was born the idea of a group of like-minded men bound together by a simple rule of life, but utterly devoted to the service of ordinary people." Father Potter set up a hostel in Nunhead to take in and reform boys who had committed a crime. In his book Potter wrote: ‘It is extraordinary how these boys get the impulse to do the wrong things they do. Most came to us for petty larceny, others, usually the more intelligent type, have been caught at really clever practices. We have had boys of fourteen who have forged cheques, or mended and stolen motor-cars. Others, again, have shown considerable skill at housebreaking. Many of these crimes have needed brains and courage.’ In one instance a policeman brought one of the younger boys back to the hostel after he had stolen sixpence from a schoolboy on Peckham Rye. Father Potter asked if the poor victim had not shouted or pursued the juvenile villain – ‘He couldn’t’ replied the boy, ‘I’d pinched his trousers!’ Father Potter and his fellow brothers did their upmost to feed, clothe and educate the young tearaways, but it was rarely plane sailing and he gives amusing examples of some answers given
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A poem for Father Potter
in class. When he asked what his subjects knew of Good Friday, five different boys all said he was a friend of Robinson Crusoe and one said ‘It’s a day when Jesus Christ was killed in a fight. He was shot in the side.’ To the question, ‘Which king of England was beheaded?’ a boy answered, ‘Henry the Eighth.’ Father Potter explained his error to which he added, ‘Sorry, I thought you said big-headed’. On arrival at the hostel, Father Potter would take the basic details from boys, but even this was sometimes a struggle. One boy did not even know his own mother’s name. ‘What does your father call her?’ asked Potter. ‘Coo, Lor! All sorts of things!’, he replied. When Father Potter insisted he must surely know his mother’s name, the boy said ‘I dunno, Father, straight! Shove ’er down as Lizzie.’ Father Potter enquired after a boy who gave his name as Ivan, if he was of Russian dissent. ‘No, Father got it from a book on dog racing!’ came the reply. A boy who was sent to Father Potter’s hostel in 1932 gave his
impressions on arrival to the community’s Quarterly magazine. He wrote: ‘It was in the year 1932, I was standing in front of a judge in the Juvenile Court. He said to me,"You will go to Fr. Potter's Hostel for two years." I said to my pal, "Gee, ain't it awful." He said, "Not 'arf." A little while after, Fr. George Potter came for me. He looked so big and strong, but he had a kind face, so I wasn't really frightened. On the way home on a 'bus, he said to me, "What you want is a jolly good hiding." I looked at him and shuddered. The next day I was taken to Brother John. In him I saw a kind, but firm man. For a week I tried all sorts of pranks. I was a devil. But they were so kind, I suppose I saw sense. But don't think there ain't no discipline. Brother John can keep you in and make you work and I am told Fr. George can lay it on pretty thick at times. I hated church when I first came, but I like it now. Our chapel is very homely. I would say that the Brothers have a very trying time. They work all day long getting our food ready and washing our clothes. What I like too, is that they ask you to do things and don't shout at you.’
In 1917, the first boy came to the home George Potter and the brotherhood founded in Nunhead - to be followed by a further nine hundred. In later years a brother Priest wrote this of Father Potter:-
"A superior stood at the Golden Gate; His head was bent so low: He meekly asked the man of fate Which way he must go. "What have you done," St.Peter said, "That you seek admission here?" "I ran a Delinquent's Home on earth For many and many a year." St.Peter opened wide the gate, And gently pressed the bell. "Come in," he said, "and choose your harp, You've had your share of hell!"
Father Potter died at Linden Grove on Feb 15, 1960, aged 73, leaving behind him a legacy of true social work. He summed up his motivations when he wrote: ‘A child is such precious material. Many poor and neglected kids have grown up and
left their mark on the world — even changed the face of history. There was an Abraham Lincoln — and there was an Adolf Hitler. Ours is a great responsibility.’ With thanks to John Beasley’s Origin of Place Names in Peckham and Nunhead (2010)
Father George Potter in his army chaplain’s uniform in World War One. (Photo courtesy of All Saints Church, South Wimbledon). Inset: Illustration of The Eagle pub which Father Potter swiftly converted into a working vicarage after arriving in Peckham in 1923
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1 A sailor, mark, will do without (7) 5 The peak reached by a hundred with the remainder following (5) 8 Strikes back to kill (4) 9 Ban the former list (8) 10 Being urged to use too little steam? (5,8) 13 A sure way to set a trap (4) 14 The advantage of being on the outside (4) 17 Examination of how to bury the prayer (13) 19 Out or inside contempt (8) 20 Time to go back and give out (4) 21 Sees a new way and relaxes (5) 22 Communication about the turmoil of the era? (7)
QUICK PUZZLE Clues Across
1 North American fish dish (7) 5 Cured meat (5) 8 Rouse (4) 9 Grace (8) 10 In a style of building (13) 13 Stimulus (4) 14 Elliptical (4)
Clues Down
2 Mr Crosby takes it up in mordant fashion (6) 3 Picture forbidden round the meadow (7) 4 Are opting out to get the highest speed (2,3,4) 5 Suits the societies (5) 6 Period certain to be scrubbed out? (7) 7 Put us after these to kill the Minotaur (7) 11 The outcome when the crisis had a different end? (9) 12 Can the end slip out of the yarn holder? (7) 13 Gets weary again when he leaves work (7) 15 Deduces that the gun belongs to a lady (7) 16 Expecting to nip up and have an unfair share outside (6) 18 Unruly tress is at ease (5)
17 Place of business (13) 19 Confidence (8) 20 Grass with hollow stem (4) 21 Having got up (5) 22 Worthless (7)
Clues Down
2 Those with strong dislikes (6) 3 Reverence (7) 4 Concerned with
Solutions to March 26th’s crossword
voting (9) 5 Narrow minded person (5) 6 Exercise authority over (7) 7 Irritates (7) 11 Places of religious seclusion (9) 12 More obvious (7) 13 Pays up (7) 15 Naval officer (7) 16 Enrages (6) 18 Seat of the intellect (5)
CRYPTIC Across: 4 Circle 8 Torrent 10 Enhance 11 Islam 12 Hoist 13 Telepathy 16 Repossess 19 Tango 20 Under 22 Peeling 23 Stunted 24 Ensued Down: 1 Strict 2 Oral 3 Hermaphrodite 5 Ichthyosaurus 6 Canticle 7 Elects 9 Tenet 14 Launders 15 Staple 17 Pangs 18 Stride 21 Duty QUICK Across: 4 Spread 8 Exclaim 10 Enclose 11 Along 12 Urged 13 Foreigner 16 Gangsters 19 Hears 20 Union 22 Cannons 23 Ellipse 24 Strike Down: 1 Behalf 2 Echo 3 Laughing stock 5 Picturesquely 6 Elongate 7 Dreads 9 Melon 14 Retainer 15 Shocks 17 Nurse 18 Senses 21 Imps
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Fri 1:50 4:10, 6:00 Sat 12:00, 6.30, 20:50 Sun 2:40, 8:00 Mon 3:50, 6:30 Tue 1:50, 4:10, 6:30 Wed 1:20, 3:40, 9:00 Thurs 1:20, 15:40, 21:10 WILD TALES (15) Fri 9:30 Sat 23:00 Sun 8:10 Mon, Wed & Thu 12:30 Tue 9:20 CINDERELLA (U) Sat & Sun 1:15 HOME 2D (PG) Sat 10:50 Sun 11:00 CLUBS & GROUPS BIG SCREAM AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 2D (12A) & THE FALLING (15) Fri 11.00am, doors at 10.15am (Big Scream Members only) TODDLER TIME RASTAMOUSE - PROGRAMME 16: DIS MOUSE GOT STYLE (U) Tue & Thu at 11:00am KIDS’ CLUB BUGSY MALONE (PG) 2D Sat at 10:30am (Kids Club Members only) HOH SCREENING THE FALLING (15) Mon 1:40 THE FALLING (15) plus Q&A Tue at 6:30pm GIRLHOOD(15) plus Q&A Tue at 8:15pm MET OPERA CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA plus PAGLIACCI (2015)(12A) LIVE Sat 5:30 pm & ENCORE Mon at 12:00pm NT ENCORE THE HARD ROBLEM(2015)(12A) Mon at 12:00pm DISCOVER TUE BLIND (15) Tue at 6:20pm BIG SCREAM SPECIAL! BRING A BOTTLE (U) Tue at 11:00am LATE NIGHTS HARLOCK: SPACE PIRATE 3D (12A) Fri & Sat at 11:10pm AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON 2D (12A) Fri & Sat 10:45pm WILD TALES (15) Sat at 11:00pm
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It’s this kind of logic that makes Counter - the newest and swankiest addition to Vauxhall’s restaurant scene my kind of place. Of course I imbibed two cocktails before very reluctantly dragging my slightly soused self out of the luxurious booth that my brunch companion and I had been lounging in for hours and out into the harsh light of day. The gay-friendly venue has seamlessly fit right into Vauxhall’s thriving LGBT scene, flattering lighting and all. Built into a 200-foot length arch, the French and American inspired Counter is one of the best examples of a railway arch conversion I’ve ever seen. Seating 175 covers, the “deco meets disco” space is a stylish tunnel of lacquered grey tones and teak floors with a decadent brass bar as the focal point, where smartly dressed bartenders entice onlookers with freshly squeezed juices, sophisticated cocktails and excellent coffee. The space is divided between the main restaurant and bar: Counter Brasserie, and the smaller Back Counter, inspired by New York’s edgy and slightly naughty Hell’s Kitchen district. Back Counter launched with a brilliantly innuendo-laced announcement in April: “Counter’s little brother comes out this Easter long weekend” –a coming out that was surely met with open arms (and beefed up biceps). Located in the rear, the smaller and versatile Back Counter is versatile and ideal for private functions. Joined by my north London friend, we were given the royal treatment for the entirety of our brunch as we whiled away the hours drinking local Jing tea, superbly made coffee, and freshly squeezed orange juice – fructose be damned, before being persuaded to take the leap into lunchtime liquor. The sauciest dish – I’m not referring to our very dapper and fun waiter - was the French toast, which merges every delicious indulgence imaginable: carbs, sugar and bacon. You simply cannot describe this meal as toast, even though it’s undeniably the bread winner in any situation. The bread slices were so large in stature that if they do end up knocking down the Vauxhall bus station, commuters could just huddle under these for shelter instead. “After I eat this, I don’t think I should be allowed to eat anything else. Ever,” my friend observed, astounded by the vastness. She used to live in Borough but since moving north she’s forgotten that everything’s bigger south of the river. Stuffed with banana, garnished with crispy bacon strips and coated in maple syrup, the French Toast is your whole cheat day’s eating taken care of. In case
Deco meets disco and it al l ad d s u p
your appetite hasn’t been sufficiently whetted, a photo of Smith’s Absolut Hunk advert from Sex and the City – girls and gays will get his reference hangs in the ladies restroom. Enough said. Counter founder and local resident Philip Reicherstorfer said he’s delighted to open his first restaurant in Europe’s largest urban regeneration area. “We were inspired by both Vauxhall’s long history as a playground for Londoners, both straight and gay, and the constant buzz of Manhattan, whose skyline Vauxhall will soon resemble”, he said. “Influenced by the type of snappy and upscale, yet affordable, guest experience we look for ourselves, we have built a welcoming and polished space and brought together a passionate, experienced team to bring the best in dining and hospitality to the area.” Headed up by chef Dan Blucert, most recently of the Big Easy in Covent Garden and the Stockwell in Colchester, the menu will be revamped five times a year while the wine list offers exclusively French and American wines.
THE DAMAGE 2 X Banana stuffed French toast, crispy bacon, maple syrup £7.50 1 X Orange juice
£2.50
1 X Espresso
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2 X Espresso martini
The French and American inspired Counter is one of the best examples of a railway arch conversion I’ve ever seen
2 X French martini
We didn’t make it to the wines, but our French martini and Espresso martini were perfection and if I didn’t have other Saturday errands to run at the time, you’d probably find me still sprawled across that booth, knee deep in a mojito. I wanted to keep it classy though. I’ll save those antics for a return evening visit; you can count on that.
£2.50 £9
£9 Total: £58.50
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PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended)
The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk You can use facilities at your local library or ‘My Southwark Service Points’ to access the website. How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will be removed except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked ‘confidential’ will not be considered. Written comments can be submitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX. Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: ACA-development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; ALB-development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); CNA-development within a conservation area; DDP-departure from the development plan; LBA-works to or within the site of a listed building; MPA-major planning application; EIA-environmental impact assessment (these applications are accompanied by an environmental statement a copy of which may be obtained from the Council – there will be a charge for the copy). 15 BARTHOLOMEW STREET, LONDON, SE1 4AJ (Ref. 15/AP/1241) (Householder Application) Erection of a timber cabin in rear garden (Grade II listed building) This proposal affects the character or setting of nearby listed building(s):13,15 & 17 BARTHOLOMEW STREET. Reason(s) for publicity: ALB, LBA (Contact: Lewis Goodley 0207 525 5976) 120-122 BERMONDSEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 3TX (Ref. 15/AP/1139) Replacement of existing ground level extension containing stair with ground and first floor extension incorporating existing terrace (this (within Bermondsey Street C.A.) This proposal affects the character or setting of nearby listed building(s):124 - 132 Bermondsey Street and 24 Leathermarket Street. Reason(s) for publicity: ALB, CNA (Contact: Wing Lau 020 7525 5729) 167 CAMBERWELL ROAD, LONDON, SE5 0HB (Ref. 15/AP/0068) Change of use of lower ground floor from part cafe (Class A3), part to business use (Class A2) and part to residential use (Class C3) to provide a two bedroom flat behind, with new light well in between, and rear extension at lower ground floor level. Rear extension at upper ground floor level and reconfiguration of upper floors to create a further 2 flats above (2x1 & 1x1) and new dormer windows in the existing mansard roof (Retrospective Application). This proposal affects the character or setting of the nearby Within the setting of Addington Square Conservation Area located to the rear of the site.. Reason(s) for publicity: ACA (Contact: Matthew Harvey 020 7525 4424) 167 CAMBERWELL ROAD, LONDON, SE5 0HB (Ref. 15/AP/0068) Change of use of lower ground floor from part cafe (Class A3), part to business use (Class A2) and part to residential use (Class C3) to provide a two bedroom flat behind, with new light well in between, and rear extension at lower ground floor level. Rear extension at upper ground floor level and reconfiguration of upper floors to create a further 2 flats above (2x1 & 1x1) and new dormer windows in the existing mansard roof (Retrospective Application). This proposal affects the character or setting of the nearby Within the setting of Addington Square
Conservation Area located to the rear of the site.. Reason(s) for publicity: ACA (Contact: Matthew Harvey 020 7525 4424) 252 JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BD (Ref. 15/AP/1074) Redevelopment of site to provide a six storey building comprising of a new scout hall (use class D1) and x8 flats (use class C3) Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207 525 1770) 72 LYNDHURST GROVE, LONDON, SE15 5AH (Ref. 15/AP/1189) (Householder Application) Alterations to front garden layout to include installation of a front boundary treatment comprising metal gate and railings, construction of a new retaining wall and bin storage area. Contruction of a rear dormer window (following removal of existing), installation of a roof light and replacement roof covering to rear elevation (within Holly Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Matthew Harvey 020 7525 4424) 2-6 OCCUPATION ROAD, LONDON, SE17 3BE (Ref. 15/AP/0904) Demolition of existing building and redevelopment to provide 1,112sqm (GIA) of business floorspace (B1c) and 24 residential units (C3)(18x 2 bed and 6x 3 bed), alterations to the existing access and commercial parking, provision of disabled residential parking and associated public realm improvements. Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Michael Glasgow 020 7525 1249) 1-2 CENTRAL BUILDINGS, 66 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE15 5DP (Ref. 15/AP/1421) Replacement of existing internally illuminated 6m wide x 3m high 'light box' with internally illuminated led screen of the same size (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Neil Loubser 020 7525 5451) 19 QUEEN ELIZABETH STREET, LONDON, SE1 2LP (Ref. 15/AP/1236) Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 13-AP-2405 for: Redevelopment of the site to provide new office accommodation and nine residential units; including a roof extension at fourth floor level, a side extension to the west of the building along Queen Elizabeth Street and further excavation
of the basement to make the following amendments: Introduction of single car lift and double entry doors to provide access to the car lift at the front of the premises; removal of separate revolving and disabled access doors and introduction of a single main commercial access double door; reconfiguration of lower ground floor access staircase and subdivision of basement level in order to accommodate proposed single car lift and provide 2 No. disabled parking spaces; changes to cycle and refuse parking; internal changes to the office layout. This proposal affects the character or setting of nearby listed building(s):Tower Bridge Magistrates Court and Police Station and attached railings, Tooley Street. This proposal affects the character or setting of the nearby Tower Bridge Conservation Area. Reason(s) for publicity: ACA, ALB (Contact: Wing Lau 020 7525 5729) 203-205 RYE LANE, LONDON, SE15 4TP (Ref. 15/AP/1042) Erection of an extension at third floor level to form a new two bedroom dwelling (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Marina Lai 020 7525 5403) 72 ST MARYCHURCH STREET, LONDON, SE16 4HZ (Ref. 15/AP/1308) (Householder Application) Retention of x3 air conditioning heat pumps and erection of a wooden screen enclosure (within St Marys Rotherhithe C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) 75 STRADELLA ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HL (Ref. 15/AP/1326) (Householder Application) Single storey rear extension; alterations & widening of existing rear roof dormer; and replacement of existing doors & windows to rear (within Stradella Road C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) 8-24 SYLVAN GROVE, LONDON, SE15 1PE (Ref. 15/AP/1330) Redevelopment of the site to construct a part two, part five, part six and part eight storey building comprising 80 residential units ( 23 x one bed, 41 x two bed and 16 x three bed) for both private and affordable tenures with associated car parking and landscaping Reason(s) for publicity: MPA (Contact: Wing Lau
020 7525 5729) 122 TRAFALGAR STREET, LONDON, SE17 2TP (Ref. 15/AP/1247) (Householder Application) Construction of a new extension on site of previous outhouse at rear of property in aluminium and glass; brick wall facing street to be made higher (within Liverpool Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lance Penman 020 7525 5406) 158 TURNEY ROAD, LONDON, SE21 7JJ (Ref. 15/AP/0961) (Householder Application) Erection of single storey rear extension; installation of 2x dormer extensions facing south and east; replacement of existing windows to front and rear elevations. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207 525 1770) 35 URLWIN STREET, LONDON, SE5 0NF (Ref. 15/AP/0655) Erection of single storey rear extension with flat roof at ground level following demolition of existing and installation of metal flue; part first floor rear extension following demolition of existing. (within Grosvenor Park C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) 35 URLWIN STREET, LONDON, SE5 0NF (Ref. 15/AP/0654) (Householder Application) Erection of single storey rear extension with flat roof at ground level following demolition of existing and installation of metal flue; part first floor rear extension following demolition of existing. (within Grosvenor Park C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Lasma Putrina 0207 525 7708) 39 WOODWARDE ROAD, LONDON, SE22 8UN (Ref. 15/AP/0803) (Householder Application) Erection of single storey rear extension and replacement of all windows to dwellinghouse (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lewis Goodley 0207 525 5976) Dated 23 April 2015 comments to be received within 21 days of this date GARY RICE Head of Development Management
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Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that I/we Open Streets London Have made application to the local licensing authority to vary the Premises Licence in respect of Great Suffolk Street, SE1 0LR The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are The provision of regulated entertainment: Opening hours
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A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by The Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards, 3RD Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 5LX A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site at www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication
It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premises licence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of application: 10th April 2015
THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK (ELMINGTON ESTATE SITE D) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2015 COMPULSORY PURCHASE OF LAND ON THE ELMINGTON ESTATE, SOUTHWARK, LONDON SE5
Notice is hereby given that the London Borough of Southwark has made the London Borough of Southwark (Elmington Estate Site D) Compulsory Purchase Order 2015, under Section 226(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. It is about to submit this order to the Secretary of State for confirmation, and if confirmed, the order will authorise the London Borough of Southwark to purchase compulsorily the land described below for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of development, re-development and improvement on or in relation to the land, in particular, for the purpose of securing the regeneration of that part of the Elmington Estate in Camberwell, London SE5 including the demolition of the existing residential units and the provision of a mixed tenure residential development and associated landscaping. A copy of the order and accompanying map may be seen at all reasonable hours at the London Borough of Southwark’s offices, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH.
Any objection to the order must be made in writing to the Secretary of State at the National Planning Casework Unit, 5 St Philip’s Place, Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2PW before 27th May 2015 and should state the title of the order, the grounds of objection and the objector’s address and interests in the land. DESCRIPTION OF LAND
All those land and buildings shown edged red and coloured pink on the Order Map to the West of Harris Street London SE5 and to the South and East of Benhill Road London SE5 comprising residential units being numbers 1-59 (inclusive) (odd) Benhill Road, Elmington Estate, London SE5. Doreen Forrester-Brown Director of Legal Services on behalf of the London Borough of Southwark
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take note that we, Pamphlet Ltd have made application to the local licensing authority for a new premises licence in respect of Ali Baba Snack Bar, Bold Tendencies, Level 7 & 8 Peckham Mulit-Storey Car Park, 95a Rye Lane, London, SE15 4TG The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on or from the premises are: The supply of alcohol: The opening hours:
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A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by The Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards, 3rd Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 5LX A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours by appointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site at www.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premises licence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the service within a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below. Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with an application. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Date of Application: 15th April 2015
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK NORTH CROSS ROAD AT LORDSHIP LANE – JUNCTION IMPROVEMENT The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places) (No. *) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. *) Order 2015 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark propose to make the above-mentioned orders under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 2. The general effect of the orders would be: (a) to amend the designation of existing free short-stay parking places and waiting restrictions at the junction of LORDSHIP LANE and NORTH CROSS ROAD, so as to accommodate the construction of new footway build-outs and the speed table referred to in item 3 below; and (b) to remove an existing free short-stay parking place on the south-east side of LORDSHIP LANE outside Nos. 103-105 Lordship Lane, so as to accommodate the bus stop clearway extension referred to in item 4 below. 3. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark, under sections 90A to 90I of the Highways Act 1980 and in accordance with the provisions of the Highways (Road humps) Regulations 1999 and the Highways (Traffic calming) Regulations 1999, propose to construct a new speed table of flat-top construction, having a maximum height of 100 millimetres and covering the entire width of the carriageway, at the following location:- NORTH CROSS ROAD, at its junction with Lordship Lane, extending from the south-eastern kerb-line of Lordship Lane south-eastward for a distance of 6 metres. 4. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark has approved in accordance with regulation 29 of and Part I of Schedule 19 to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002, the extension of an existing bus stop clearway in Lordship Lane to the following location:- LORDSHIP LANE, the north-west side, from a point 27.5 metres south-west of the south-western kerb-line build-out of North Cross Road south-westward for a distance of 34 metres. 5. For more information about this proposal, please contact Mr. Razak Mahama of the council's Public realm projects team: telephone 020 7525 5385. 6. Copies of the proposed orders and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the proposal may be viewed either: online at:- http://www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders or, for paper copies, upon request at Public realm projects, Environment and leisure, 3rd floor hub 1, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 020 7525 2005 to arrange an appointment. 7. Persons wishing to object to the proposal, or make any other representations in respect of it may either use this online form: https://forms.southwark.gov.uk/ShowForm.asp?fm_fid=1081 or send a statement in writing (in the case of an objection, stating the grounds on which the objection is made), to: the Traffic orders officer, Public realm projects, Southwark council, Environment and leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or via e-mail to: traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference PRP/ND/TMO1516-007 by 14 May 2015. 8. In the preparation of an objection and the statement of grounds of objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of any objection or representation may be communicated to other people who may be affected. Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure in accordance with current access to information legislation. Dated 23 April 2015 NICKY COSTIN Road network and parking business unit manager, Public realm LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (CROWN STREET) 1. 2.
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TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with Transport for London hereby gives notice that because of a crane operation by Baldwins Crane Hire Ltd 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 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) Crown Street approximately 30m from the junction of Sultan Street. (b) Crown Street at it’s junction with Sultan Street.
An alternative route for traffic would be via: Bethwin Road, Camberwell Road, Wyndham Road. Bethwin Road, John Ruskin Street, Camberwell New Road, Wyndham Road as applicable.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said 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 prohibition will start on 9th & 10th May for (a) and 23rd – 24th May for (b) if due to adverse weather conditions then the restriction will be in place on either (a) 16th & 17th or (b) 30th & 31st May. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 23rd April 2015 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2698
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK FARQUHAR ROAD AND JASPER ROAD: 7.5 TONNE WEIGHT RESTRICTION FOR GOODS VEHICLES The Lambeth and Southwark (Goods vehicles weight restriction) (Farquhar Road and Jasper Road) (No. 1) Traffic Order 2015 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark (‘the council’) propose to make the above-mentioned order under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, pursuant to agreement under section 19 of the Local Government Act 2000 with the council of the London Borough of Lambeth, in accordance with regulation 7 of the Local Authorities (Arrangements for the Discharge of Functions) (England) Regulations 2000. 2. The general effect of the order would be to introduce a 7.5 tonne weight restriction for goods vehicles in that part of FARQUHAR ROAD which lies between its junction with Dulwich Wood Park and its southern junction with Jasper Road, and throughout JASPER ROAD. Goods vehicles having a maximum gross weight of 7.5 tonnes or more would be prohibited from entering in or proceeding in these streets or parts of streets at all times. Exemption to this restriction would be provided for vehicles requiring access to premises located within (or on land adjacent to) these streets or parts of streets. 3. For more information about this proposal, please contact Mr. Usama Mohamad of the council's Public realm projects team: telephone 020 7525 0432. 4. Copies of the proposed order and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the proposal may be viewed either: online at:- http://www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders or, for paper copies, upon request at Public realm projects, Environment and leisure, 3rd floor hub 1, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 020 7525 2005 to arrange an appointment. 5. Persons wishing to object to the proposal, or make any other representations in respect of it may either use this online form: https://forms.southwark.gov.uk/ShowForm.asp?fm_fid=1081 or send a statement in writing (in the case of an objection, stating the grounds on which the objection is made), to: the Traffic orders officer, Public realm projects, Southwark council, Environment and leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or via e-mail to: traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference PRP/ND/TMO1516-007 by 14 May 2015. 6. In the preparation of an objection and the statement of grounds of objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of any objection or representation may be communicated to other people who may be affected. Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure in accordance with current access to information legislation. Dated 23 April 2015 NICKY COSTIN Road network and parking business unit manager, Public realm LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK TFL CYCLE SUPERHIGHWAY NORTH TO SOUTH ROUTE The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes) (TfL cycle superhighway north to south route) (No. 1) Traffic Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'C1') (No. 8) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ 'C2') (Amendment No. 20) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (Car club) (No. 10) Order 2015 The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. 53) Order 2015 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark on 23 April 2015 made the above-mentioned orders under section 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 2. The general effect of the orders, so as to introduce or complement the introduction of new cycle priority measures in streets forming part of or adjoining the Transport for London cycle superhighway north to south route, will be:- (a) to impose compulsory left turns for all vehicles except pedal cycles approaching St. George’s Road from OSWIN STREET, ELLIOTT’S ROW, HAYLES STREET and WEST SQUARE; (b) to impose compulsory right turns for all vehicles except pedal cycles approaching St. George’s Road from PRINCESS STREET, GAYWOOD STREET, THE ACCESS ROAD TO PROSPECT HOUSE, GAYWOOD ESTATE, GAYWOOD STREET and COLNBROOK STREET; (c) to impose a compulsory left turn into London Road for all vehicles except pedal cycles approaching St. George’s Circus from BOROUGH ROAD, (d) to reverse the direction of existing oneway traffic working in part of DODSON STREET, and remove existing one-way traffic working in WEBBER ROW; (e) to prohibit all vehicles except local buses and pedal cycles from entering part of LAMBETH ROAD at its junction with St. George’s Circus; (f) to extend the existing one-way working throughout VALENTINE PLACE; (g) to reverse the direction of existing one-way traffic working in part of BOUNDARY ROW; (h) to prohibit all vehicles except pedal cycles from entering part of UFFORD STREET at its junction with Blackfriars Road, and to remove the existing one-way traffic working in Ufford Street; (i) to prohibit all goods vehicles having a maximum gross weight of 7.5 tonnes from entering part of WEBBER STREET; (j) to introduce new mandatory pedal cycle lanes in BOROUGH ROAD and LAMBETH ROAD; (k) to remove an existing pay parking place in WEBBER ROW and amend the designation of existing pay parking places in WEBBER ROW and UFFORD STREET; (l) to amend the designation of an existing car club parking place in UFFORD STREET; and (m) to introduce new or extend existing lengths of ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions in BOROUGH ROAD, LAMBETH ROAD, UFFORD STREET and WATERLOO ROAD. 3. Copies of the orders, which will come into force on 24 April 2015, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection until the end of a period of six weeks from the date the orders were made at the upon request at Public realm projects - network development, Southwark council, Environment and leisure, 3rd floor hub 1, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 020 7525 2005 or e-mail:- traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk to arrange an appointment. 4. Any persons desiring to question the validity of the orders or of any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the orders may, within six weeks of the date on which the orders were made, make application for the purpose to the High Court. Dated 23 April 2015 NICKY COSTIN Road network and parking business unit manager, Public realm
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK CAMBERWELL STATION ROAD DEVELOPMENT: INTRODUCTION OF ‘AT ANY TIME’ WAITING RESTRICTIONS The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Amendment No. *) Order 2015 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark propose to make the above-mentioned order under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 2. The general effect of the order would be to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions across vehicular entrances to the development located at Nos. 69-71 Camberwell Station Road and No. 108 Warner Road:- (a) on the south-east side of CAMBERWELL STATION ROAD, extending from the north-eastern wall of No. 93 Camberwell Station Road north-eastward for a distance of 10.5 metres; and (b) on the north-west side of WARNER ROAD, extending from a point 0.5 metres north-east of a point opposite the north-eastern kerb-line of Lowth Road north-eastward for a distance of 15 metres. 3. For more information about this proposal, please contact Mr. George Hutchful of the council's Public realm highway development team: telephone 020 7525 5473. 4. Copies of the proposed order and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the proposal may be viewed either: online at:- http://www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders or, for paper copies, upon request at Public realm projects, Environment and leisure, 3rd floor hub 1, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 020 7525 2005 to arrange an appointment. 5. Persons wishing to object to the proposal, or make any other representations in respect of it may either use this online form: https://forms.southwark.gov.uk/ShowForm.asp?fm_fid=1081 or send a statement in writing (in the case of an objection, stating the grounds on which the objection is made), to: the Traffic orders officer, Public realm projects, Southwark council, Environment and leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or via e-mail to: traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference PRP/ND/TMO1516-001 by 14 May 2015. 6. In the preparation of an objection and the statement of grounds of objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of any objection or representation may be communicated to other people who may be affected. Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure in accordance with current access to information legislation. Dated 23 April 2015 NICKY COSTIN Road network and parking business unit manager, Public realm LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK SOUTHWARK PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL REDEVELOPMENT: INTRODUCTION OF LOADING BAY The London Borough of Southwark (Parking places) (CPZ ‘G’) (No. *) Order 201* The London Borough of Southwark (Loading bays) (No. *) Order 201* 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark propose to make the above-mentioned orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 2. The general effect of the orders would be, on the south-west side of SOUTHWARK PARK ROAD outside to the Southwark Park Primary School redevelopment site:- (a) to provide a loading bay in which vehicles may load or unload for a maximum stay of 40 minutes between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays inclusive, extending from a point 1.5 metres north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 385 and 387 Southwark Park Road south-eastward for a distance of 13 metres; and (b) to reduce in length an existing permit holders parking place, so as to accommodate the new loading bay. 3. For more information about this proposal, please contact Mr. Roger Taylor of the council's Public realm development control team: telephone 020 7525 0889. 4. Copies of the proposed orders and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the proposal may be viewed either: online at:- http://www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders or, for paper copies, upon request at Public realm projects, Environment and leisure, 3rd floor hub 1, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 020 7525 2005 to arrange an appointment. 5. Persons wishing to object to the proposal, or make any other representations in respect of it may either use this online form: https://forms.southwark.gov.uk/ShowForm.asp?fm_fid=1081 or send a statement in writing (in the case of an objection, stating the grounds on which the objection is made), to: the Traffic orders officer, Public realm projects, Southwark council, Environment and leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or via e-mail to: traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference PRP/ND/TMO1516-002 by 14 May 2015. 6. In the preparation of an objection and the statement of grounds of objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of any objection or representation may be communicated to other people who may be affected. Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure in accordance with current access to information legislation. Dated 23 April 2015 NICKY COSTIN Road network and parking business unit manager, Public realm
Notice of Application to Vary a Premises Licence made under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003
Please take notice that we Southwark Brewing Compnay Have made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of 46 Druid Street, London, SE1 2EZ The Proposed variation is as follows and to allow for the intermittent sale of alcohol at prebooked functions, brewery tours and other special events. The supply of alcohol: Opening hours:
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (HATFIELDS) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with the London Borough of Lambeth, and Transport for London hereby gives notice that because of highway works, 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 Hatfields between the junction with Stamford Street to No’s 19. An alternative route for traffic will be via Stamford Street, Waterloo Road, The Cut, Blackfriars Road or 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. Works will take place between the 4th – 29th May 2015
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 23rd April 2015
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2575 LBS-SC1439764.2.5
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)
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3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (UNDERHILL ROAD) TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
1.
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of Thames Water/ MGJV works, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.
2.
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 Underhill Road between No’s 237 & 247.
3.
An alternative route will be via Upland Road, Dunstans Road, Peckham Rye, Barry Road, Lordship Lane.as applicable.
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
The prohibition will be in place on the between the 11th May – 6th July 2015.
7.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 23rd April 2015 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
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PUBLIC NOTICES 47
(BARNHAM STREET & SHAND STREET) TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark and in consultation with Transport for London hereby gives notice that to facilitate the General Elections, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering the above named roads.
Whilst the restriction is 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) Barnham Street, between Tooley Street and Crucifix Lane (b) Shand Street, between Tooley Street and Crucifix Lane (c) Red Route bays located outside No’s 160 Tooley Street
An alternative route for traffic will be via Crucifix Lane, Bermondsey Street, Tooley Street. Tooley Street, Tanner Street, Druid Street, Crucifix Lane or 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 restriction will be in operation on Wednesday 6th May at 18:00hrs – Friday 8th May at 06:00hrs. Traffic Marshalls will be on site to manage the closure. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 23rd April 2015 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2694, 2690
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Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2673
Transport for London Public Notice ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE A200 GLA ROAD (JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF STOPPING AND SUSPENSION OF BUS LANES) ORDER 2015
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2. The purpose of the Order is to enable gas installation works to take place on the A200 Jamaica Road. 3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from stopping on Jamaica Road in both directions between its junctions with Southwark Park Road and Drummond Street This Order also permits all vehicles to use the eastbound and westbound bus lanes on Jamaica Road between Southwark Park Road and Drummond Street.
The Order will be effective every Saturday from 08.00AM until Monday at 04.00AM between the 9th May 2015 and 24th May 2015 or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by traffic signs. 4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of: (1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes; (2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London. Dated this 23rd day of April 2015
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1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it intends to make the above named Traffic Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph
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Southwark News, Thursday April 23, 2015 PUBLIC NOTICE: ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16A THE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2015
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (MARINE STREET/FREAN STREET) TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
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3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of a crane operation by LTS Traffic Management to Eyot House, 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 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) Marine Street, between Old Jamaica Road and Frean Street. (b) Frean Street from it’s junction of Marine Street for approximately 30m (c) Sun Passage will be made two way for access and egress purposes only.
An alternative route for traffic would be via: Jamaica Road, Sun Passage.as applicable.
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said 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 prohibition will be in place on the 11th May 2015.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 23rd April 2015
Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2699 LBSCR8292/1 LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (HOLLYDALE ROAD/BRABOURN GROVE) TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
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3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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.
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The purpose of the Order is to facilitate a series of Play Street Streets in the road listed, as indicated in the schedule to this notice.
3.
The effect of the Order is to prohibit any vehicle from:-
(1) 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;
(2) 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.
4.
The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(3) any vehicle being used for the purposes of that event or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;
(4) 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.
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The alternative route will be adjacent roads as applicable.
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For information regarding this notice, please contact Parking & Road Network Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 23rd April 2015 Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
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Southwark Council, Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management London SE1 5LX ref 2696/2697 Schedule
Road
Extent
Date of event
Alleyn Road
No’s 47 - 59
13th September
Alleyn Road
No’s 29 - 43
10th May
Whilst the works are in progress and the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in the northbound and southbound lane of carriageway between Lugard Road and Gibbon Road. The works will be carried out in phases as indicated below.
(a) Phase 1: Northbound lane of carriageway in Hollydale Road, will be closed imposing a northbound temporary one way traffic flow between Brayards Road and Lugard Road. (b) Phase 2: Northbound lane of carriageway in Hollydale Road, will be closed imposing a northbound temporary one way traffic flow between Brayards Road and Brabourn Grove. (c) Phase 3: Northbound lane of carriageway in Hollydale Road, will be closed imposing a northbound temporary one way traffic flow between Brabourn Grove and Evelina Road. (d) Phase 4: Southbound lane of carriageway in Hollydale Road, will be closed imposing a southbound temporary one way traffic flow between Evelina Road and Gibbon Road. (e) Brabourn Grove will be closed from it’s junction with Hollydale Road for approximately 20m.
An alternative route will be via: (a) Lugard Road, Kirkwood Road, Brayards Road. (b) Hollydale Road, Dundas Road, St Mary’s Road, Evelina Road, Hollydale Road. (c) Hollydale Road, Dundas Road, St Mary’s Road, Evelina Road. (d) Gibbon Road, Evelina Road. (e) Lavanor Road, Brayards Road. .
Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. The works will be carried out as part of a rolling closure between the 5th May – 16th October 2015.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 23rd April 2015
Business Manager, Southwark Council Environment & Leisure, Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2610
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The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of Gas works by Southern Gas Networks it intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from making certain movements in the above named road.
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SOUTHWARK TIGERS under elevens picked up the Battersea Ironsides Chieftain Cup on Sunday after playing out four games without defeat.
With the rugby season nearing its end the Burgess Park club were determined to pick up a final bit of silverware when they turned out on Wandsworth Common. The first game against the Ironside Centurions was a tight affair but the Tigers proved to be the more powerful
team and they prevailed. In the second game, against the Baa Baas, Southwark Tigers showed how much their defence has improved. The opposition failed to score and Tigers scored three times. The next opponents were Rosslyn Park. It was a cagey and tight match and the opposition tackled the big Tiger players with great determination. In the end the two sides could not be separated and shared the spoils. In the last game Tigers took on the host club and a fiercely competitive game ensued. In front of a loud and passionate home crowd the Battersea players
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Tigers tear up Battersea
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upped their game. However the Tigers who have grown in confidence and determination over the season were not overawed and once again they came out winners. The victory saw the Tigers pick up
the cup with the player of the tournament nod going to Jimmy Bunker. The under eleven Tigers team with their silverware
COLA score big at Olympic Venue City of London Academy U14s 45
Kennington Generals 36 By Francoise Macaly
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Erith & Belvedere u13s 6 By Danny Belcher
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THREE LATE goals helped ensure prospective Selkent League Champions Erith & Belvedere overcame Dockland U13’s on Sunday.
The Southwark side found themselves a goal down early on but they levelled shortly after through Daniel Diangana, after some good link up play from him and John Hayley, Hayley then put the Docks in front when Josh Hyam's cracking 30 yard shot crashed against the bar leaving Hayley to slot home the rebound. Hayley then had another effort controversially disallowed before the home side had two clear penalty appeals for handball turned down. Despite starting the second half brightly Docklands found it hard to keep up the pressure as they had done for most of the first period. However Erith began to play some good stuff and drew level before scoring a succession of unanswered goals. Dockland stopper Michael McShane made two fine saves in the closing moments to stop the rampant Kent side. However the home side can take a lot from their first half performance against a team battling for the title.
LYNN’S ELLIE Scotney continued her rise up the amateur boxing ranks last weekend when she picked up a GB Youth Three Nations title in Rotherham.
The City of London Basketball team chalked up a nice win last weekend
pointer and scoring a total of seven points in the third quarter. Although Kennington's defence proved a tough nut to crack COLA in the end had enough to pick up a win. The game’s most valuable player
Hawes said: "Kennington were good competition for us so I'm glad we beat them. “I've been playing for COLA for five years and I'm happy everyone gets to play and have balanced minutes."
Docklands U16 in title decider
By John Prendergast
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A GRASSROOTS football manager is asking for local support as his team seeks to secure a league title in Rotherhithe this Sunday.
The Docklands under sixteen side are currently top of their age group section in the Selkent League and a win on Sunday at Bacon’s College could see them secure the title. Last weekend the north Southwark side took a giant step towards the title when they defeated championship rivals Athenlay Rye 1-0. This weekend they take on their
Docklands JFC u13s 2
Scotney picks up tri-nations crown
BERMONDSEY BASKETBALL players from COLA Academy picked up a win over local rivals at the Copper Box Arena on Sunday in their latest outing in the Community Basketball League. The under fourteen outfit from the academy won the spoils in a tough match up with the Generals as they eventually prevailed by nine points. In a close first half Kennington's Quincy Oyet scored four points helping his team finish 9-7 at the end of the first quarter. However, COLA's Louis Norton and Kavell Hawes bounced back with four points each enabling their team to lead at half time. Louis Norton from the young Bermondsey side also had an impressive second half hitting a three
Late three goal surge secures Erith win
Docklands JFC U16s could be crowned champions this weekend
other rivals for the crown in the shape of Junior Bromleians knowing
a win could be all they need to bag top spot.
Both teams play in the Community Basketball League run by the London School of Basketball in partnership alongside Reach and Teach. For more information contact lwilliams@reachandteach.co.uk.
Manager Erol Jones told the News: “We played Bromleians a couple of weeks ago when we had five key players out injured and we ended up losing 4-1. “We bounced back well with a win against Athenlay Rye after that loss and next weekend, the return fixture with Bromleians, is our final league game of the season. “If we win we should be league champions and anyone who would like to come down to give us some much needed support please do come along and cheer on the lads.” The game will take place on the pitch at Bacon’s College on Timber Park Road. The contest gets underway at 2pm.
After just eleven bouts the sixteen-yearold is now British and English champion in the under 60kg weight category. Representing England in a competition against the best Scottish and Welsh boxers in their respective countries Scotney picked up two wins in two days in yet another impressive showing. On Saturday she took on Tennessee Randell from Wales and she secured a place in the final 24 hours later with a unanimous points verdict. In the final she took on fellow England fighter Bria Fielding from the Larches & Savick club and once again the Lynn fighter prevailed, this time on a split decision on the judges’ cards. The teenager from the Camberwell club tweeted after the win: “Best day of my life to date! In just eleven fights I'm GB Champion. Golds coming back to #deepsouth.”
Ellie Scotney is now the British and English Youth Champion after just eleven bouts
Dulwich need just a point for play offs 50 NON-LEAGUE
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By John Prendergast
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DULWICH HAMLET need one point from their final league game of the season to secure a play-off spot
Gavin Rose is happy Hamlet have turned their form around this month Dean Harrison wants a win against Ashford to thank the Fisher faithful
following last Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Maidstone United.
A monster crowd of 3,000 people saw a tight affair where the Kent side all but tied up automatic promotion and Hamlet put themselves in prime position for the playoffs, and their own shot at stepping up a level on the non-league ladder. A draw away at Tonbridge Angels this Saturday means Hamlet will make the play-offs irrespective of what happens elsewhere. Dulwich had been in a disastrous run of form since February 14 but since the beginning of this month they have turned results around with three draws and a win. Their form in the last few weeks is all the more impressive as three of those games have been against teams contesting promotion places. Hamlet manager Gavin Rose said: “When you are in a bad run of form you just need something to go for you. “We have got a win and draws in recent weeks and the players have started to believe in themselves again. “They are human and losing belief and getting into that bad run can happen to anybody. But it appears we have come through that now.” He added: “The results against the teams at the top end of the table have on the whole been good this season and that
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A record crowd came through the gates of Champion Hill last Saturday
By John Prendergast
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A CAPACITY crowd of 3,000 people filled Champion Hill last Saturday, the second time this campaign that a record home attendance has cheered on the Pink and Blues.
The weekend figure beat the 2,856 total who attended the Hampton and Richmond game last September where fans paid what they wanted to attend. The all-ticket game against Maidstone was testament to the hard work of playing and non-playing staff according to Hamlet gaffer Gavin Rose. He told the News: “I’m really happy for the volunteers at the club and those in the boardroom that this is happening here. “When we first came to the club the same guys were in that boardroom and often at away games they would be
P h o t o b y D a ve A n d e r s o n
amongst a handful of people who would be there. That was true for the first couple of years we were here. “But through lots of hard work and faith show in us things have gone well at the club. I am happy for those behind the scenes because they would still support us even if we didn’t get the big crowds.” Rose believes his young side can only benefit from such crowds and the expectancy level at Champion Hill these days. He said: “For me, Junior and Kevin we have played in front of crowds this size and as a management team it is something we really want and it is exciting to see it at the club.” Rose added: “As a local lad I always thought this club had this kind of potential. When I played for Dulwich we had a few crowds like this but maybe not quite to the level we saw against Maidstone.”
Fisher have something to prove this weekend By John Prendergast
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FISHER MANAGER Dean Harrison says his players have something to prove this weekend in spite of the fact the club is already safe from relegation.
The Black and Whites play their final game this season when Ashford United come to Champion Hill and Harrison wants his charges to up their game after a lacklustre display in the defeat at Greenwich Borough last Saturday. The Fisher boss said: “I think the players have a lot to prove this Saturday
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could psychologically be a big thing for us. “We won’t approach this Saturday much differently to other games but we will make it clear that the boys are just three games away from achieving something quite special.” The Hamlet manager even asserts the recent poor run of form could have taught his players a lesson. “I think they may have in fact gained something from the bad run and it could be good for them mentally, especially as they are starting to come through that.” Rose said. “They are a young side when you look around the changing room and they might not have been in a position where you are expected to win week in, week out. “They are starting to show how they can perform again and I’m quite proud of them and the way they have handled this.”
Record attendance again at Hamlet
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against Ashford. They let themselves down with their approach last week. “The result [a 2-1 loss against Greenwich Borough] was not a fair one but the boys let themselves down so I think they have to prove themselves in our final game.” He added: “I think the players approach to the game was not good. They played the first half like it was a meaningless game and I really wanted us to go out with two wins from our final two games. “The performance was patchy. There were some good things and bad things to take from the game and I suppose you get that sometimes.” With their Southern Counties East
Football League status secured after a tough campaign Harrison hopes his players will maintain their recent high standards against Ashford as he want to leave supporters on a high this campaign. He told the News: “This weekend is our last game of the season and I want to thank all the supporters and people at the club who have been fantastic to me since I joined Fisher. “Hopefully I can get them a nice win against Ashford as a way of saying thank you to them.” Fisher will be holding an end of season awards event after the game on Saturday in the Champion Hill bar. Proceedings
are due to commence at 6pm. There is no charge for entry but donations towards the cost of awards and refreshments are welcomed by the club.
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SOUTHERN COUNTIES EAST FOOTBALL LEAGUE Ashford United (H) Sat Apr 25 @ 3pm
Unbeaten Lionesses draw with winless Watford Ten goals in two games for stylish Stansfeld Watford Ladies 0
Millwall Lionesses 0 By Charley Mitten
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WATFORD ALMOST nabbed three points on Sunday against Millwall, but after Kate Natkiel failed to take a late chance it allowed the Lionesses to extend their unbeaten start to the league season.
The Lionesses remain unbeaten after four Super League games having won one and drawn three of their four fixtures this campaign. Stand in Watford skipper Emily Heaslip’s whipped low free kick almost led to the Hornets opening the scoring at the weekend.
When the centre was spilled by Lionesses number one Sarah Quantrill, at the feet of Kim Farrow, the Millwall keeper had to recover quickly to stop Farrow netting. The best chance of the half though came Millwall’s way and Shayla Burgess had to be alert to deny Megan Goss from inside the six-yard box. Watford, however, began to push for a winner after the break but Natkiel could only fire straight at Millwall skipper Dionne Lennon after being found by Dawn Mallet’s cross. Natkiel still had time for another go to bag the Hornets maiden win this season but her curling effort from the edge of the box was palmed away by Quantrill. For the latest Lionesses news, and details about this weekend’s game against Durham Women at The Den, visit millwall.fawsl.com
Hildenborough Athletic 1 Stansfeld O&B FC 5
Erith 147 0
Stansfeld O&B FC 5 By Lloyd Bradley
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Stansfeld had their shooting boots on in their last two outings, firing in ten goals in two Kent Country Premier League encounters. On Saturday they scored five goals in ninety minutes when they put Hildenborough Athletic to the sword. Harry Fox opened the scoring on Saturday before Sam Ryan joined him at
the scorer’s table. Top scorer Billy Shinners scored twice before the final whistle with Mickey Smith rounding off the scoring for Stansfeld. Jake Chandler got the Athletic consolation effort. Last Tuesday Stansfeld also made short work of Erith 147 and once again Shinners was on target. His brace of goals in this game meant he eventually scored four times in a busy week for the Bermondsey outfit. Billy Jolley got his name on the scoresheet after Shinners opener before keeper James Bradley defied Erith’s Ryan Townrow from the penalty spot to ensure he would keep a clean sheet. Ben Mulrooney and Casey Killilea added to the efforts of Shinners and Jolley to start a good week for Stansfeld.
Billy Shinners has hit the back of the net five times in his last three games
The two wins leaves Stansfeld in third place in the table with plenty of points on offer to allow them to overtake APM Contrast in second spot. However they are not likely to overtake Metrogas who enjoy a healthy lead over their rivals at the table’s summit.
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MILLWALL DEFENDER Danny Shittu won the PFA Player in the Community gong at this year's Football League Awards ceremony. Shittu received the award at the gala ceremony at The Brewery, London, last Sunday evening in front of over 600 guests from clubs, sponsors and the football industry.
The 34-year-old, originally nominated alongside Reading's Hope Akpan and Leyton Orient's Elliot Omozusi, was selected as the winner for his outstanding involvement in Millwall Community Trust's various schemes and activities over the past 12 months. "Danny is someone who doesn't just fulfil obligations when it comes to a player's community work," Millwall chief executive Andy Ambler said. "He understands and appreciates how much of a role model he is, especially to youngsters, and always enjoys getting involved, whether that is at one of the Community Trust's soccer schools or, for example, a hospital visit. "He has also stressed the importance of such work to his team-mates, encouraging others to join him at various events. "Danny is such a superb ambassador to Millwall Football Club and a worthy winner of this fantastic award." Danny’s work in the community has been outstanding over the last year. He has embraced his role as an ambassador, not only for Millwall, but for football in general. He has been inducted into the ‘Show Racism the Red Card’ Hall of Fame and named Millwall’s PFA community champion. On winning the award, Danny Shittu said: "It means a lot because it's not something I do to be acknowledged. It means a lot and it shows they appreciate the work you're doing. We as footballers make a big difference and I think we forget that sometimes. We are such important people in society and we have to do our part in helping the future. It means so much. For this award clubs were asked to nominate one player who has played the most significant part in supporting their club’s community programme during the 2014 calendar year. Judges were looking to recognise someone whose involvement has gone above and beyond that which would normally be expected of a professional player. This could be either across a broad range of community programmes or in support of one particular activity.
DANNY RECOGNISED AT FOOTBALL LEAGUE AWARDS 2015
Shaun Harvey, Chief Executive of The Football League, said: "The 10th Football League Awards has given us the opportunity to reward outstanding performance, both on and off the pitch, during what has been a memorable Football League season. "Each of our winners thoroughly deserves this recognition and, once again, we've seen exceptional levels of talent, dedication and achievement across all our nominees." Elsewhere, Lions youngster Fred Onyedinma was nominated for Championship Apprentice of the Year but missed out to Lewis Cook of Leeds United.
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Midfielder hopes to save Lions from drop after injury woes EXCLUSIVE
By Alex Aldridge
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NICKY BAILEY admits his injury struggles have been a living “nightmare”.
Almost eight months to the day after Bailey reported for pre-season training, the midfielder played his first 90 minutes of the campaign against Cardiff last weekend. That was only his sixth appearance of the term, and just his second start. Bailey has fought running battles with a laundry list of muscle tears this year, robbing Millwall of one of their most combative players during a relegation dogfight. Both Ian Holloway and Neil Harris have described the 30-year-old as a “winner”, someone whose mentality brings just as much to the team as his range of passing and full-blooded tackles. His impact as a substitute against former club Charlton in the south London earlier this month served as a timely reminder of his qualities.
His flying challenge on Jordan Cousins took the ball, then the man, and brought The Den to its feet. Bailey had plenty of time to prepare for that tackle, spending the depths of winter carrying out his rehabilitation in the gym. And while he is a strong character, setback after setback was hard to handle. “I’ve never really had injury problems before,” Bailey told the News. “I picked up a calf injury in the last pre-season friendly of the summer and that was where the nightmare started for me. “I then had two more calf injuries in the same leg, came back again and felt fine. But then it moved over to my other leg and I had three tears in my left calf. “I went from going twelve years without one single calf tear to getting six in one season, so it was pretty bad.” There have been many false dawns for Bailey this season. He came back from his initial calf injury in August against Fulham, where he began his career, but broke down again. Then in September, he limped off
during his return at Huddersfield, his last appearance of 2014. Fast-forward to March and Bailey was thrown straight into the starting XI against Norwich in what proved to be Holloway’s final game in charge. Jonny Howson skipped past his attempted tackle for the Canaries’ first goal, and he was withdrawn at half
I went 12 years without a single calf tear but had six this season time. “I felt my back go after about five minutes,” Bailey said. “Because I’d been out for so long, I wanted to give myself a chance by playing on for a bit. “But I probably should’ve come off straight away. For their first goal, I wanted to smash him [Howson] but I
couldn't get down to make the tackle and he went on and scored. “That was a bit of a nightmare. “I had another scan and nothing too bad showed up - it was a muscle spasm. I felt fine a week later. “I was worried that it might be somehow connected to my calf and that everything would flare up again, but it was fine in the end.” Bailey has spent some long days with physio Bobby Bacic and his staff - and has been pleased with the standard of care he’s received. “You’ve got all the boys in there, working you in the gym and trying to get you fit,” said the midfielder. “You do everything that they tell you to do. “In my case, you can do everything that you’re supposed to do and still get a few niggles after that. That’s just part of football. “When you pick up an injury, the medical department take you straight for a scan and pinpoint what’s wrong straight away. “The staff do everything they can and use everything they have to get you fit again. I can’t thank Bobby enough.”
With Bailey back in the frame for the last knockings of the season, he’s determined to make up for lost time. In recent weeks, he’s watched on as Millwall, under interim boss Harris, have clawed their way back from the brink. And with a possible points deduction hanging over relegation rivals Rotherham, the Lions could yet pull off another Great Escape. “We don’t want to be where we are but we were dead and buried a few weeks back,” Bailey said. “The lads have dug in and done well to get us into a better position. “We don’t want to rely on other teams losing points because we know we should have more points than we have already, but it is what it is. “I think they’re waiting to see how we do before they deduct Rotherham’s points or not! “You don’t want to rely on that, but if you go on what’s happened to other teams, it looks like it will happen. “We’ve got a tough run-in and so have Rotherham, so it's difficult to know what will be enough - it could only be one more win, you just don’t know.”
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Yorkshire club deserve points penalty, claims top lawyer
EXCLUSIVE
By Alex Aldridge
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ONE OF the country’s top sports lawyers has told the News that Rotherham SHOULD be deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
A behind-closed-doors hearing is believed to be taking place this week to determine whether the Millers’ victory over Brighton on April 6 will be struck off. Derby defender Farrend Rawson kept a clean sheet and was voted the fans’ manof-the-match during a 1-0 win over the Seagulls - but his loan deal with the Millers had expired the day before. Embarrassingly for Rotherham boss Steve Evans, he said after the game, and prior to the Football League charge, that Rawson is good enough to one day break into the England team. But the Yorkshire club will attempt to play down his contribution to the result and have hired Jim Sturman QC, who defended Millwall against two FA
charges in 2009, to fight their corner. A three-point deduction at this stage of the season would radically alter the landscape at the bottom of the Championship table, with the Lions taking a keen interest in proceedings. And Dan Chapman, a lawyer who represented Norwich City when they were reported to the League by rivals Colchester United in 2009, anticipates a favourable outcome for Neil Harris’ side. “I just can’t see how they can allow Rotherham to keep the three points,” he said. Chapman, a senior parter of Full Contact Law, successfully argued against a points deduction for the Canaries when a bitter dispute broke out over their managerial appointment of Paul Lambert. The East Anglia club were made to pay £425,000 in compensation to the U’s for Lambert’s services - but Chapman convinced a disciplinary committee not to dish out a harsher punishment. Chapman, who is also a players’ agent, has acted for Premier League clubs and Formula One teams in a wide range of legal matters, and has first-
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THE HEARING?
“THERE IS a three-man panel and the chair of the panel will be a lawyer,” says Dan Chapman. “The two wing members will be appointed by Rotherham and the League. You are given a list of wing members and you can each pick one. The process of lining up a panel is what will have taken place over the first couple of days. The League will present their case, which will be the documents relating to the player in question. The League’s case will be quite straightforward if there is an admission from Rotherham - the only question is what is the appropriate sanction? "The League will argue for what sanction they feel is appropriate -
taking into account precedent - and then Rotherham’s lawyer, Jim Sturman QC, will argue for the sanction he feels is appropriate. The whole hearing would take less than half a day, but the panel would then adjourn to consider their decision. Normally they email their decision to the two lawyers representing the League and the club, with a press embargo on it for a certain period of time, and then it goes out into the public domain.”
hand experience of Football League hearings. As recently as this season, one of Chapman’s clients, Mansfield’s Reggie Lambe, was at the centre of an ineligible player charge. He believes that is one precedent Rotherham may put forward in their defence. “Reggie had signed a contract extension the day before his deal was due to expire but for some reason the club secretary didn’t file it,” Chapman explained. “So when he played the following afternoon, technically he was an out-ofcontract player. Mansfield were fined £6,000. “If you’re Rotherham, you’re going to argue that the offence of playing Rawson was very similar - all of the parties wanted the loan to be extended, but there was a clerical error. “However, Mansfield lost that game 32 and the result is a big factor. “They will always look at whether there is a way of punishing the club without affecting the result, and in Mansfield’s case they lost the game anyway.” Last season, AFC Wimbledon fell foul of the ineligible player rule and, having won the game in question, were docked three points. But Chapman says the more recent example of Nuneaton being hit with a points penalty in the Conference is even more “powerful”. “That happened two weeks ago,” he said. “It hasn’t got as much publicity because Nuneaton are in the Conference and they are going to be relegated anyway.
“But the facts are very similar with regards to it being an administrative error over a loan extension. “This was a Conference ruling as opposed to a Football Disciplinary Commission, however, it’s still a relevant precedent and the appeal route is exactly the same - you’d end up in the same courts. “It would be fairly arrogant to say that a Conference club fielded an ineligible player, wins the game and is docked three points, but a Championship club isn’t. “There is no rationale to distinguish between Nuneaton and Rotherham.” That said, Chapman admits these cases are rarely black and white. “It is true that there is no clear precedent,” he said. “Fans might wonder why Rotherham are employing one of the most expensive QCs in the land, and the reason for that is because the range of outcomes could go from a three-point deduction through to a small fine, with different variations in between. “The powers of the commission are very general - under the relevant rules, they can impose sanctions as they see fit. “The rules are broad and the decision that’s made is also challengeable, so Rotherham have engaged Jim Sturman QC to make the panel think twice about their decision.” But given his intimate knowledge of the League’s rules and these proceedings, Chapman believes Rotherham will be handed the most serious sanction. He said: “If you’re on the panel, you’re thinking ‘if I don’t deduct points, then I’ve potentially got a legal challenge from one of the other teams that may get relegated, and if I do deduct them, Rotherham might appeal’. “But I think the lesser of two evils is justifying why Rotherham have been docked points when there are clear precedents to follow. “It ought to be a three-point deduction, it really should.” If the decision does not go in Millwall’s
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WHO IS JIM STURMAN QC?
DESCRIBED AS “a leader in his field” Jim Sturman QC, hired by Rotherham to make their case, has an impressive client list. Sturman has carried out work for all of the following: Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham, Newcastle, Wigan, Millwall, AFC Wimbledon, Norwich City, Brighton, Charlton Athletic, Arsenal, CSKA Moscow, Graeme le Saux, Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink, Frank Lampard, Kieron Dyer, Joe Cole, John Terry, Gus Poyet, Jose Mourinho, Marcel Desailly, Michael Essien, Mido, Robbie Savage, Emre Belozoglu, Jens Lehmann, Robbie Keane, Didier Zakora, Michael Ballach, Michael Dawson, Jermain Jenas and Didier Drogba.
favour, and the club is relegated at Rotherham’s expense, Chapman says the Lions would have two options available to them. “Millwall are a participant in the Football League and any participant has the ability to challenge a decision that’s been made,” he explained. “But what would almost certainly happen very quickly is that the League would refuse to overturn their own decision, so Millwall would have to escalate it through the courts. “It would probably end up in the Court of Arbitration of Sport, which would become quite a big deal. “But Millwall could take a different view and not challenge it as a sporting sanction, but instead simply accept relegation and then sue for damages. “This is what Sheffield United successfully did with regards to West Ham and Carlos Tevez.”
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Millwall chance. O’Brien leads a breakaway and finds Fuller, his cross is controlled by Woolford but the winger drags shot wide.
Paul Taylor wriggles away from a couple of challenges before testing Forde. Routine stop for the keeper.
SK Y BET CHAMPIONSHIP
By Alex Aldridge at Ewood Park
GESTEDE 78’, RHODES 90’
MILLWALL MISSED the chance to close the gap on relegation rivals Rotherham as two late goals consigned them to defeat at Blackburn.
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Date: Tuesday 21st April 2015 Attendance: 12,884 Man of the match: Mark Beevers Referee: Nigel Miller
25 Spearing
21 Taylor
Cairney - 71'
9 Brown
Rhodes - 71'
18 Gueye
21 Harding
4 Kilgallon
Taylor-Fletcher - 83'
14 Olsson
Lenihan - 37'
32 Conway
29 Evans
39 Gestede
19 Fuller
22 O'Brien 26 Abdou
11 Woolford
16 Beevers
35 Nelson
2 Dunne
Gregory - 61'
Cowan-Hall - 61'
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30 Steele
3 Spurr
10 Bailey
1 Forde
4-4-2
Head to Head 52% 7 9
Possession
48%
Shots on target
6
Shots off target
6 6
16
Corners
4
Fouls
13
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* Table correct as of Tuesday night
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Watford Bournemouth Middlesbrough Norwich City Derby County Ipswich Town Brentford Wolvers Blackburn Rovers Charlton Athletic Nottingham Forest Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City Birmingham City Huddersfield Town Leeds United Bolton Wanderers Fulham Reading Brighton Rotherham United Millwall Wigan Athletic Blackpool
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Harding capitalises on a horrible error inside the box and squares for O'Brien, who would surely have scored but for a vital block.
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Big chance for Gueye. Ball drops to him inside the box, about ten yards out, and he shoots over on the volley.
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O'Brien tees up Woolford on the edge of the box, well-struck shot saved by Steele.
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The visitors had the Lion’s share of goalscoring opportunities but after failing to make their dominance count, they were punished by clinical strikes at the other end. Magaye Gueye had gone close with a ferocious volley in the first half before Martyn Woolford’s header was cleared off the line in the opening stages of the second. Substitute Paris Cowan-Hall then burst through on goal but goalkeeper Jason Steele made himself big to keep out the winger’s shot. And Rovers pounced with only twelve minutes to go, Rudy Gestede lashing home at the far post after a cross into the box glanced off Sid Nelson’s head. Millwall pushed forward in stoppage time – during which they contrived to miss two more excellent chances – but Jordan Rhodes slotted in a killer second. With just two games left to play this season, both of them against teams vying for play-off places, the Lions’ Championship status is hanging by a thread. All eyes are now on the Football League who are deliberating whether to dock three points from Rotherham for fielding an ineligible player. A deduction could keep the Lions’ survival hopes alive – but failing to take their chances as they did at Ewood Park, a common theme this term, could ultimately send them down. Gary Bowyer, the Blackburn manager, neatly summarised the difference between the two sides in his post-match press conference. Bowyer has always spoken highly of Millwall, especially on visits to The Den, and the first words out of his mouth were of praise for Neil Harris’ battlers. “I thought Millwall showed tremendous spirit,” he said. “Even after this result, I don’t see them being out of it completely, it could go all the way to the last game of the season. “I think Neil has gone in and done a terrific job so soon and you even saw them at the death there. “We needed Steele to make the save and they were still putting us under pressure. We knew that they would come and do that. “But in the end we took our chances and we’re pleased with the clinical finishing of the front two.” Harris, next in to face the press, cut a frustrated figure. “It’s nice of Gary to say that, but it doesn’t change the result,” he reflected.
WASTEFUL LI O NS O N TH E B R I N K
Following Saturday’s goalless draw at Cardiff, Harris opted to make two changes to his starting XI. Lee Gregory, who has run himself into the ground in every game since Harris' appointment, was rested, with Ricardo Fuller coming in up front. And Gueye, scorer of vital goals against Charlton and Wigan in recent weeks, made his first start since February, replacing Lee Martin on the wing. It took Millwall just four minutes to carve out the first chance of the match, Fuller’s right-wing cross
finding Woolford on the edge of the box but the winger dragged his shot wide. Alan Dunne almost scored an unlikely opener moments later but his cross-shot, struck with the outside of his foot from the corner of the area, drifted just beyond the far corner. Fuller’s flick nearly played in Jimmy Abdou but Steele was quick off his line to smother the danger, before opposite number David Forde was called into action for the first time to deny Paul Taylor. In the 17th minute, Dan Harding
pounced on some hesitant defending to win possession near the byline and his cut-back was met by O'Brien, whose first-time effort was blocked at source by a defender’s boot. O'Brien did test Steele in the 32nd minute after being teed up by Woolford, but the ‘keeper was able to make a comfortable save low down at his near post. Millwall’s best opportunity of the half then fell to Gueye, who volleyed over from ten yards when he had more time than he realised to measure his finish.
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Ball bobbled around in the area, Woolford stuck a boot out to prod it past Steele but Spurr was in the perfect place to nod clear.
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68 mins
Cowan-Hall gets through on goal but Steele is off his line very quickly to deny him.
78 mins
Cross into the box glances off Nelson’s head and Gestede beats Harding at the far post to score.
89 mins
Steele held another Woolford drive on the stroke of half time but Rovers almost edged in front, against the run of play, when Taylor’s sweetly-struck effort was saved at full stretch by Forde. The Lions were fast out of the traps at the start of the second period and were denied the opening goal by a last-ditch clearance in the 47th minute. A high cross into the box broke kindly for Woolford who managed to prod his shot past Steele, only for Tommy Spurr to head the ball away
from danger on the line. Fuller then did superbly to get the better of Markus Olsson as the visitors broke quickly from a Blackburn attack, but there was nobody on the end of the striker’s teasing pull-back across the face of goal. Harris’ men were given a scare when Chris Brown looped a header against the bar in the 54th minute, with Dunne in the right place at the right time to hook the rebound to safety. Gueye fired tamely into the arms of Steele from Harding’s pass before being replaced by Cowan-Hall, with
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Rhodes seals it on the break. Woolford was down with a head injury but Millwall wanted to play on as they had the ball seconds before.
Taylor-Fletcher nods the ball down to O’Brien in the box but he fires straight at Steele. Should be 1-1.
Huge turnaround needed in final week of season for Lions to avoid drop
Gregory also coming on for Fuller. And Cowan-Hall, making his first appearance since returning from an ankle injury, almost bagged his first Millwall goal when he went clean through, only for Steele to thwart him in a one-on-one duel. Ten minutes later, Blackburn took the lead through Gestede’s emphatic finish at the far post – his 20th goal of the season. Tom Cairney should have made it 20 soon after but he fired wide of Forde’s post from 10 yards with the keeper rooted to the spot.
Millwall came forward again, however, but when sub Gary Taylor-Fletcher flicked the ball on for O’Brien, the youngster was unable to convert and fired straight at Steele. Taylor-Fletcher then chested down Dunne’s diagonal pass but dragged his effort wide of the far corner as yet another good chance went begging. And Rhodes made sure of
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NEIL HARRIS REACTION
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AM frustrated, definitely. Their two goal-scorers have scored more goals than my whole squad, so I think it's clear to see why they've won that game 2-0.
We can talk about the positives, how good we were and how many chances we created, but ultimately to win games of football you have to score goals. The standard of this club is to be scoring goals and winning games. We've got plenty of spirit, togetherness, desire and ability in the squad but it doesn't change the result. I wouldn't say tonight sums up the season but the fact we haven't scored enough goals this season is clearly shown by where we are in the league. Defensively we've been terrific over the past few weeks but where we are in terms of taking our chances is what's costing us. It's been highlighted that we've been so solid and so reliable recently but we've not had the killer instinct in front of goal. I'm disappointed for the back four and the goalkeeper because they were fantastic – the whole team was outstanding, as were the subs. Their second goal came from us pushing forward but we didn't take our chances. Before tonight I thought we had to win two games to stay in the division, so my thoughts still haven't changed. Playing Derby on Saturday is a fantastic match for us at this stage. They are chasing a place in the play-offs while we have our own battle going on. The atmosphere will be good and we need to make the most of that. The positives are that we are playing well and we are exciting to watch.
the points for Blackburn on the break, running into acres of space behind the Lions’ defence before finishing cooly past a stranded Forde.
Player Ratings: Forde 6, Dunne 6, Harding 6 (Taylor-Fletcher, 83mins) Abdou 6, Nelson 7, Beevers 7, Gueye 7 (Cowan-Hall 6, 60mins), Bailey 6, O’Brien 7, Fuller 7 (Gregory 6, 60mins), Woolford 6.
IT'S NOT OVER YET EXCLUSIVE
By Alex Aldridge
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JIMMY ABDOU admits he’ll be “gutted” if Millwall go down - but says they can take the Championship relegation battle to the final day of the season.
Tuesday’s 2-0 defeat to Blackburn severely dented the Lions’ hopes of staying up and makes rivals Rotherham, who have a game in hand and are four points ahead, favourites to beat the drop. The Millers could be docked three points by the Football League for
fielding an ineligible player before the next round of fixtures this weekend, when they face Norwich and Millwall host Derby. But Steve Evans’ side would then have the chance to make up any lost ground in a midweek fixture against Reading at the New York Stadium. So the Lions must beat the Rams at The Den, hope that Rotherham lose to the Canaries and then pray that the Royals do them a favour next Tuesday to stand a chance of avoiding relegation. Millwall’s league status would then hinge on the outcome of their final-day showdown with former manager Kenny Jackett at Wolves. But while the odds are stacked against
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them, Abdou insists survival is not out of the question for the Lions. “We’re going to give everything to win our two remaining games,” he said. “We have to win these two games to stay up and we still believe we can do that. “Of course everyone is disappointed because we wanted three points at Blackburn, but now it’s gone and we have to be ready for Derby.” Abdou, a loyal servant to the club for seven years, helped Millwall win promotion from League One in 2010 so a return to the third tier would come as a bitter blow. But he said: “It’s not just about myself, relegation would affect everyone. “We’re competitors and we want to
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win every game. We’re all fighting for our futures. “I would be gutted if we went down because I want to help Millwall stay up and since I’ve been here, I’ve tried to give my all and do the best I can. “The club has given us everything to do well and we want to give back. We haven’t really done that this season but we still have two games left to achieve that.” Regardless of whether the Lions stay in the Championship or end up in League One, Abdou believes interim boss Harris - a former teammate of his should be their next permanent manager. “Neil has had a big impact and you can see that from our recent games,” said the
midfielder. “Since he’s taken charge with Dave Livermore, they’ve put us on the right path. They’ve got a lot of experience from being Millwall players and they’ve really helped. “They’ve tried to turn our season around. We’ve done well but we need more points and wins to finish the job. “Neil has done a lot for Millwall as a player and he’s shown character to take charge in a really bad situation. “I hope for him [that he gets the job] because he’s got a bright future, especially here because Millwall is his home. It would be good for him and the club.” THE RECYCLED PAPER CONTENT OF UK NEWSPAPERS IN 2014 WAS 83.5%
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