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Soaring ambulance response times are creating “fear and anxiety” among Dulwich and West norwood residents, according to mP Helen Hayes.
Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, September 5, the MP for Dulwich and West Norwood Helen Hayes said: “Many of my constituents have told me that they are living with genuine fear and anxiety that if they or a loved one are stricken by illness, or involved in an accident, the emergency help they need simply won’t get there in time.”
Figures, released by NHS England, show that mean response times for category two (C2) emergency calls, which include stroke victims, rocketed to 59 minutes 7 seconds in July.
Ambulance response time figures for London are also alarming. Between November and December 2021, C2 response times in the capital rose by twenty per centfrom 43 minutes 40 seconds on average to 52 minutes 29 seconds.
Hayes continued: “The Secretary of State has announced some measures today but what my constituents want to know is this; when can we expect the target times in London to be met once again so that my constituents can rest easy that if they need an ambulance they will be there?”
The ex-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay, removed in the recent cabinet reshuffle, did announce a
series of measures to tackle ambulance delays on Monday, September 5.
He said an extra £150 million was being given to trusts to help ambulance pressures and that there were 350 more 999 call handlers compared to last September.
He added that double the number of paramedics would be trained each year than were being trained in 2016.
Responding to Helen Hayes, he said: “Part of the reason I went out with London Ambulance over the summer to the charge of ministers, was seeing first hand what challenges the London Ambulance Service was having.
“She will know that the performance has
improved compared to the summer but it remains challenging and that’s why we’re looking at a whole range of measures; boosting emergency departments, looking at pre and post-cohorting, looking at how we work with the taskforce, looking at a single point of access.”
‘Single point of access’ refers to a central place, website or phone number through which patients can access a range of services.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “Over recent months we have been receiving up to 7,000 emergency calls a day, compared to a pre-pandemic busy day of about 5,500 calls. We have worked hard to
respond to our sickest and most seriously injured patients as quickly as possible, and we would like to thank our dedicated staff and volunteers for their continued hard work and commitment.
“To help reduce delays and pressures wherever we can, we are working with hospitals and NHS partners across the capital to develop and implement new pathways and to reduce delays to handover, as well as increasing the number of crews on the road and staff in our control rooms. Londoners can help us by using NHS111 online first or speaking with a pharmacist for medical help when it’s not an emergency.”
a community fund, which offers monthly cash grants to struggling Se15 neighbours in need of support, is running low.
It was set up on Rye Lane in March 2020 by a mutual aid group, who all have other jobs but share a common commitment to their
neighbours.
Emma O’Dwyer, one of the admin team of the fund, said: “Local people put money in, and the idea is if they were ever in need, the fund is there for them too.”
So, who can get it? “It works on a trust-first basis. That means anyone can apply, as long as they live in SE15.” The fund is for personal use, so recipients don’t have to specify what they’re using it for. “People can apply for up
to £50 at a time, limited to once a month per household.
“Over the course of two years, we’ve given out over £45,000 to SE15 residents.”
The fund was set up during the pandemic, but now, with hard times sweeping across the country once more, they’re in need of a boost.
“Recently, the amount of money we’re getting in is less than what we’re putting
out,” Emma explains.
The team are going to start fundraising to top it up but are encouraging local businesses to donate to the fund to make sure it can carry on supporting the local community.
“It’s going to be challenging.”
If you’re a local business owner that wants to help support locals, you can find out how to donate at www.opencollective.com/se15community-fund
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a Victorian post-cart wheeled around Dulwich village 140 years ago has been carefully restored and brought to the royal mail Dulwich Delivery Office by Alleyn Park.
The 1883 cart, used to transport post to 19th-century Dulwich Villagers, was discovered in a Tower Bridge antique shop by two Dulwich Society members.
Kenneth Wolfe and his wife Gillian persuaded the Dulwich Society to buy it for £750. Kenneth, president of the Dulwich Society, said: “It’s local and it’s the only one of its kind. No doubt there were many other post-carts up and down the country in the middle of the nineteenth century.
“But there aren’t any left like this which is why it’s so interesting. It’s a window into the business of communication before 1922.”
Research conducted by the Dulwich Society showed that, by the early 1880s, the six daily deliveries postmen made were getting too heavy.
So the General Post Office (GPO) sanctioned the use of handcarts. In 1915, the GPO introduced a nationally standardised cart with a wicker top that replaced the Dulwich Village cart.
The antique cart had all its original fittings and has been carefully restored by experienced restorer Willis Walker and
assisted by Graham Nash.
Wheelwrights, metal workers and paint expert Ian Bristow all chipped in. Just one side of the cart was repainted while the other was kept in its original form.
The cart is now regularly used for events. In 2008, Dulwich Society member Frank Ralfe pulled it through Dulwich in a Victorian postman costume supplied by the National Theatre.
In 2009, it took part in the Marking of Carts at Guildhall. A tradition since 1517, the ceremony sees carts branded with hot irons - an early form of licensing.
The cart emerged for the Queen’s platinum jubilee, is a fixture of Dulwich Square concerts, and will be wheeled out again this Christmas.
Kenneth, who has also pulled the cart through the Village, said: “They must have had fairly strong post-cart pullers. It was heavy without anything in it. It is good for one’s arm muscles!”
After a stint on the porch outside Rosebery Lodge, the cart was taken to the Alleyn Park Sorting Office where it still draws crowds.
Local historian Sharon O’Connor said: “Quite a lot of people see it now because that’s the place where you go to pick your mail up so it has a steady stream of people queuing up beside it.
“The postmaster said people were more eager to go to collect their post since the post cart arrived!”
Avanton is bringing forward plans to redevelop the former Gasworks site on the Old Kent Road.
We are working on emerging proposals to deliver high-quality and sustainable homes, commercial and community space, and a new destination park which will provide a public lido, café, and the conservation of the Grade II listed gasholder.
We welcome your views and, as part of our ongoing commitment to engage with the local community, we would like to invite you to attend one of our public exhibition sessions.
a bermonDSey man is running his 33rd london marathon this year to raise money for children with cancer.
Kevin Downey, 63, has raised more than £118,000 for various children’s charities since he began running the marathon in the 1980s.
He has only missed London marathons twice over the years - once when Millwall were playing at Wembley, and once when he was making mailbags for the Queen.
Children with Cancer, the charity Kevin is
fundraising for this year, raises and invests money for specialist cancer care for children.
Kevin has raised nearly £700 so far and is hoping to get to £2,500 before the marathon on Sunday, October 2. He fundraised from fellow Millwall fans at the home game last Saturday, September 17. His bosses on the building site he works on are also planning to donate.
Kevin’s best ever time is three hours, 45 minutes but these days he said he aims for anything under six hours. “Luckily I’ve never suffered with my knees!,” he said.
To donate, please search online for Kevin Downey 33.
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Proposed Gasholder Walkway Kenneth Wolfe with the post cart and, insert, the cart before the restoration. Kevin Downey and his daughter ReneePizza Hut’S plans to turn a great Suffolk Street printing shop into a new outlet could get scuppered by Southwark Council’s rules against takeaways near schools.
Nine Food Group Ltd want to build the new store on Dolben Street, Borough, which is on the corner with Great Suffolk Street.
But Southwark Council’s planning policy says new hot food takeaways can’t be within 400 metres of a primary or secondary school’s boundary.
In contrast, the Greater London Authority’s London Plan says new takeaways can’t be within a 400 metre walking distance from “the entrances and exits” of a school.
Nine Food Group has stated that there is no pupil entrance or exit point from the school along the boundary and the shortest walking distance between that
point and the application site is 493 metres.
The applicant has said: “In all cases, no school boundary is within 400 metres of the application premises, but the western-most boundary of the campus of Haberdashers’ Aske’s Borough Academy which adjoins Great Suffolk Street to the south (i.e. ‘the Grotto’) is right on the border of the 400-metre distance from the application premises.”
To ensure its application is approved, Nin Food Group is arguing that walking distance should be the measurement used, and not as the crow flies. It has pointed to previous cases in which walking distance was measured as evidence.
This is an important test case and the ruling is likely to shape future hot food applications in the borough.
Nine Food Group says that the Pizza Hut would be open until midnight on Friday and Saturday and until 11pm on other days, employing eight full-time and twelve part-time staff.
ABAnDOneD e-BikeS and e-scooters are littered across Herne Hill, causing havoc for the elderly and disabled, say locals.
Residents say the electric vehicles, which riders rent for a period before parking them, are being left in inconvenient places.
Herne Hill resident and retired local banker Andrew Malaki said: “They’re intrusive and get in the way of people I have a friend who finds them parked across her drive even though there’s a yellow line there!”
Twitter user Poppy said: “Why does nobody ever think of the impact these
abandoned bikes and scooters have on older and disabled people trying to get past?”
Photos show the ‘Dott’ branded bikes, which people rent for £1 and charge an extra 17p per kilometre, appearing to block bike racks and take up large portions of pavement.
Poppy added that they are “a nightmare for people with walking sticks, crutches, wheelchairs and assistance dogs”.
Local resident Myra Sands said she’d seen them left “in the middle of roads”.
On Twitter, Clare H agreed saying: “Total clutter - being left in middle of street (sic).”
Dott bikes and scooters, which launched in London earlier this year, began in Hammersmith and Fulham but have since
expanded to other boroughs.
They have designated parking bays where riders can begin and end their journeys. According to Dott’s website, riders are required to photograph the vehicle once parked. If they leave it in an unapproved area, they can be charged a relocation fee of up to €300.
On Twitter, some people supported the bikes, as long as they are properly stored. One user said: “A good thing if there are allocated spaces to park them.”
Another said: “They mean I don’t need a taxi/uber since I don’t own a car. Needs people to park them sensibly of course which is currently hit & miss.”
Dott has been approached for comment
A 20-ye A r- OLD man was stabbed on the aylesbury estate on tuesday, September 13, and rushed to hospital.
His condition was assessed as nonlife-threatening.
Police were called to Beaconsfield Road, near the Hour Glass Pub, at 10.40pm on Tuesday, September 13 to reports of an injured man.
On arrival, officers and a paramedic from the London Ambulance Service found a man suffering from a stab injury. There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.
a cycliS t was left fighting for his life after a collision with a lorry in Borough last week.
By Kit Heren kit@southwarknews.co.uka community garden was cleared by mistake by a contractor working for Lambeth Council last week.
The Wild Garden, on Somerleyton Road in Brixton, was destroyed by workmen who were supposed to be clearing away
“Everything we grew over the past three years is now gone,” a garden volunteer said in a video posted to social media.
A spokesperson for Lambeth Council
said: “Unfortunately, the community garden in Southwark was cleared in error yesterday, September 14, by a contractor who had been asked to remove overgrown vegetation from the pavement outside Angela Davis depot.
“We share the frustration that the local community feel about the destruction of the plants, which had been cared for
and maintained over a number of years.
The community garden and others like it in the local area bring a welcome spot for people to rest and relax. We will now work with the community and landowners to agree plans to reinstate the garden.”
The contractors in question have also been contacted for comment.
The man was rushed to hospital after the incident on Great Dover Street near Borough station, which took place at about 7.30 am last Monday (September 12).
The male remains in a critical condition and his next of kin have been told about the collision.
The lorry driver stopped at the scene and police said there had been no arrests.
overgrown plants from the pavement on Tuesday (September 14). That includes an apple tree and a pear tree that were chopped down, according to volunteers.
WitH boriS Johnson rumoured to be moving to Herne Hill, the News has been asking local people how they feel about their potentially incoming neighbour.
The departed Prime Minister and wife Carrie Johnson recently sold their £1.6 million Camberwell townhouse and, according to national papers and local gossip, could be headed just north of Brockwell Park.
While most locals said Johnson is “entitled to live where he wants” others said the move would be “dreadful given the area’s left-wing, remainer credentials.”
Myra Sands, a retired dramatist, said: “It doesn’t make any difference to me as long as he doesn’t have any loud parties!”
Jackie Abbott, 62, a retired international educator said: “I don’t mind at all. Why would I mind? Live and let live, he’s got to live somewhere.”
Andrew Malecki, a retired banker who has lived in Herne Hill for 40 years, said: “I’m not a fan of Boris Johnson. At the same time, he’s got a perfect right to live where he wants. I’d like to see him
jogging… he’d probably stop and say something in Latin.”
Cecil Novas, an electrician and Herne Hill resident, said: “I’d be happy. I have no problems with Boris. The man did a good job.”
Meti, who has lived in Herne Hill for eight years, was excited by the prospect. He said: “He seems like a good guy, he’s a funny character. I hope to see him and say hello!”
Asked what he’d say to Boris Johnson, Meti said: “I’d get a selfie and say ‘I hope you enjoy the area!’ Everybody has to have a chance. Be kind to each other!”
But some residents baulked at the prospect of having Johnson as a neighbour. Retired journalist Richard Jott, 83, said: “I just think it’s dreadful. This is one of the most left-wing areas in the whole of London. He should live in Kensington and Chelsea or somewhere like that.”
Local mum Roz said: “It’s ridiculous. He can live where he likes but it would just be a bit weird and I don’t think many people would be that thrilled. We’ll see him cycling, working on his burn. I guess it’s weird because most people voted to remain in the EU and it’s Labour voting and he’s the opposite of those things.”
In the 2016 Brexit referendum, Dulwich and West Norwood, which contains Herne Hill, voted remain in the EU referendum by 78 per cent, the
third most in the UK, behind Gibraltar and Vauxhall.
Another local resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “I think it’s
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dreadful because I can’t stand him. I just think we’re one of the biggest antiBrexit boroughs, so to have him living here is a bit of a kick in the teeth.”
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ChriS kABA’S family will be able to watch police footage of the incident that led to his death, it has emerged.
Twenty-four-year-old Mr Kaba (pictured) was unarmed when he was shot and killed following a car chase in Streatham Hill on Monday, September 5.
His family, which includes Mr Kaba’s Dulwich parents, had previously asked to see bodycam and aerial footage of the incident.
IOPC Regional Director Sal Naseem said: “We have been in further contact with Chris’s family this week to answer a number of questions
they have and to offer them privately and confidentially the opportunity to view video footage as soon as it is practicable.”
Explaining that the investigation would take between six and nine months to complete, he added: “As this is a criminal investigation, we will continue to be limited in what details we can release as we can’t risk prejudicing any proceedings that may follow.”
This latest development comes amid mounting frustration about the way the Met and the IOPC have handled the investigation.
The IOPC announced it had launched a homicide on Friday, September 9, four days after Mr Kaba was killed.
A Met police officer was suspended from duty on Monday, September 12, but Mr Kaba’s family say this should have happened sooner.
The Met Police Federation’s chair said that the suspended firearm officer’s colleagues were “very concerned” by the suspension which he said was “based purely on public perception”.
On Saturday, September 10, hundreds of protestors gathered outside Scotland Yard with ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Justice for Chris Kaba’ banners. Award-winning rapper Stormzy joined the crowds saying: “Chris has a mother, he has a family, he has brothers, he has friends, people who knew him in real life, who for them, it’s unbearable.”
a WalWortH man has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting two women in the queue to see the Queen lying in state.
Adio Adeshine allegedly exposed himself and pushed into the women from behind while they were waiting in line in Victoria Tower Gardens in Westminster.
Adeshine, 19, of East Street, Walworth,
appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court last Friday accused of two counts of sexual assault and two counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
His first alleged victim said she felt something against her back, before turning around to see him behind her.
He allegedly assaulted the second victim in a similar way, and police were called. The court heard that Adeshine
threw his phone in the Thames before jumping in himself. He was arrested after coming out of the water.
Adeshine was denied bail and will appear at Southwark Crown Court on October 14.
DAC Stuart Cundy, said: “With ongoing legal proceedings, I’m not able to discuss the full details of this incident. As those present in the queue will have seen, officers were on hand to immediately respond and arrest the man.”
a c amberW ell industrial site on Parkhouse Street will be redeveloped to provide 85 new homes and repurposed commercial space after the plans received council approval.
At the planning committee meeting on Wednesday, September 14, a council officer said the development “would be high quality, provide 40 per cent affordable housing and modernised workspace”.
Objections to the proposal have been that a nine-storey building would overshadow neighbouring Burgess Park and be out of character with the surrounding area.
The site is currently used by a brewery wholesaler and comprises low-rise commercial buildings, four flats, and a single-storey brick warehouse.
Of the 85 homes, 51 will be available at market rates and 21 at social rents.
Thirteen are at intermediate rates which are 80 per cent of the market rate.
Developers Dolphin Living were sent back to the drawing board in December 2021 after their initial design proposal received 69 objections.
People said the 10-storey proposal, comprising 100 homes, was too tall, would cause a substantial loss of light, and impose on Burgess Park.
The new proposals reduced the height from ten to nine stories, reduced the number of homes by fifteen, and set the development further away from Parkhouse Street.
A council officer said that “the substantial scheme revisions that took place during the course of the application have suitably addressed the majority of concerns”.
The commercial space is being repurposed and is likely to house retail and artisanal businesses, according to a council officer. They added that the developer had the final say on who new commercial tenants would be.
However, some concerns do remain. Councillors pointed out that some of the new homes were not ‘exemplary’ because some of their bathrooms did not have windows.
Under the Southwark Plan, new housing should be ’exemplary’ meaning it must have a minimum amount of floor space among other requirements.
The council officer pointed out that, in all other areas, such as provision of bulk storage, floor space and dual aspect windows, the homes are exemplary.
Councillor Richard Livingstone also pointed out that less than a quarter of the three-bedroom homes were earmarked as social rent.
He said the Southwark Council housing waiting list clearly showed the need for social rent family homes.
A spokesperson for Dolphin Living said that Southwark’s planning requirements did not specify how many bedrooms social rent homes needed to have.
Dolphin Living is a housing charity that provides rent tailored to tenants’ income. In 2021, 79 per cent of their 799 homes were available for intermediate rent at an average discount of 40 per cent on local market rents.
a Waterloo woman has been left at her wits’ end by people pooing outside the bedroom window of her council flat.
Lisa Bizimana, an NHS mental health nurse who lives on the Dodson and Amigo estate with her three children, said the disgusting problem had been going on for about three years.
She lives on a ground floor flat near a busy road, with a small patch of garden outside fenced off at knee height.
Someone or a group of people have been using the grass outside to poo, roughly every week or sometimes every two weeks, Ms Bizimana said. Her bedroom, bathroom and toilet all have windows directly overlooking the foul mess, and her kitchen windows are
a few metres away on the same side.
“I have to keep all these windows closed because of the flies. I can never open them because the poo is fresh,”
Ms Bizimana said. “I have to think about the hygiene when I’m sleeping, when I’m cooking - it’s disgusting.”
She complained to the council in May
and wants them to put up a higher fence to put off whoever is doing it. Nothing has been done since then, she said, and the dirty culprits continue to poo outside her window. The estate cleaner is not cleaning up the mess, she said, meaning she has to do it herself.
She has also installed a movement-
sensitive light outside her front door, but it has not deterred the people using the garden as a toilet. There is a CCTV camera on the building opposite that could possibly be used to catch the people in the act.
Southwark Council did not comment when contacted.
It is unclear who exactly is pooing in the garden, which is also often used as a rubbish dump by passers-by. Some of the estate’s residents claim it could be linked to a nearby crack den, that they is often raided by police, only for users and dealers to return. Police did not comment on whether this was true.
scan the QR codeLisa Bizimana outside her Waterloo home
‘WorlD Day’ Festival will take place next month in Pasley Park, which is on the site of the former royal Surrey zoological gardens.
The festival in the Walworth park will include telling the links of the park with nurse Mary Seacole and a whole host of events, food and music from across the globe, plus the chance for local people to name a pub.
Mary Seacole is celebrated as the British-Jamaican nurse who helped look after British soldiers in the Crimean War in the 1850s. To thank her, the troops organised a fundraiser in what was Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens, part of which is now Pasley Park.
The festival’s project manager John Whelan, says it’s important to keep this part of local history alive. “The Friends of Pasley Park and Southwark Kaleidoscope have joined forces to present this event. It will be on the 1st October, which is also the start of Black History Month.”
A performance by The People’s
Company will tell the story of Mary Seacole and her link to the site where the event will take place.
Other attractions on offer will include African dance and drumming and dancers representing three different Latin American cultures. Food from all over the world will be available.
“We want to reflect the diversity of the community,” John explains. Activities on offer will cater to all ages, including free activities for kids and a DJ.
There is even a dog show, where they will pay tribute to Oli Juste – the dog trainer who featured on the Channel 4 documentary series, ‘Puppy School’. “He was actually going to run it, but he sadly passed in January. We’re putting it on in his memory.”
Another thing of interest will be the
Community Pub. “With lots of pubs disappearing from the area, a group of locals have got together and are currently trying to find a site for a ‘Community Pub’.” This will be one of the first big events where they’ve involved the community in the plans. People attending can have their say, such as in giving the pub a name.
They received a range of funding to ensure the festival is free-to-all, including just short of £10,000 from Southwark Council’s Neighbourhood Fund and Festival Fund, as well as from different local sponsors.
Peta Steel, the Chair of the Friends of Pasley Park, one of their partners, said, “We are very proud and grateful to have received these grants towards what has become an important local community event which brings us all together.”
If you would like to have a stall or volunteer on the day, you can contact John Whelan on whelanjohnwalworth@ gmail.com
“A different journey has brought each of us here to Newington, and we should celebrate it,” John said.
By Herbie Russell herbie@southwarknews.co.uk
‘colourful elePH ant’, a family-friendly “celebration of creativity and colour” is coming to elephant and castle this month.
On Saturday, September 24, at Castle Square, from 11am to 5pm, there will be a day of “performances, activities, workshops, music and food”.
A ‘bubbleoligist’ will blow people away, and theatrical performances by Superarts Dance Academy will narrate the story of Elephant and Castle.
Throughout the day, a DJ will provide a musical backdrop as kids enjoy free face painting and art workshops put on by Art in the Park.
For those with rumbling stomachs, Castle Square traders will provide a range of authentic flavours and dishes
from all around the world.
Local restaurants Coma Y Beba, Original Caribbean Spice, Daddy O’s and Kaieteur Kitchen will all be on hand, each offering a ten per cent discount on their menus.
For those that can’t make it, there is a host of free virtual activities coming up over the coming months at the Elephant and Castle Community Hub.
The venue will be hosting a range of wellness activities over Zoom including yoga, meditation and English lessons.
Frogprince Baby Music, a music group for toddlers, also host weekly sessions at Castle Square’s neighbour Mercato Metropolitano.
Castle Square is a five minutes’ walk from Elephant and Castle tube station and directly opposite Elephant and Castle train station, adjacent to the Sainsbury’s store at 50 New Kent Road.
The Friends of Pasley Park and Southwark Kaleidoscope have joined forces to present this event
ba SeD in Bermondsey, koreaninspired european restaurant Sollip received a michelin star last February, making it the third in Southwark to get the award.
The News spoke to its founder Woongchul Park about training at Le Cordon Bleu, the pressure that comes with success, and roast dinners.
Sollip, on Melior Street by London Bridge, was founded by Woongchul and his wife Bomee Ki, who met while studying at Le Cordon Bleu in London.
Its menu, described by one critic as “all-out down-and-dirty fusion” is characterised by Korean twists on French classics such as beef tartar and tarte tatin.
Fusion comes naturally to Woongchul. From as young as eleven, while growing up in his hometown of Cheonan, South Korea, he remembers enjoying Western flavours.
“My family is a typical Korean family which has a typical Korean breakfast of rice, stew and kimchi. But I liked to have bread and muesli like a Western breakfast,” he says.
“When I’ve lived in the US and UK, I could survive without rice and Korean food. In fact, I rarely cook Korean food. I’m more than happy with oil and bread.”
After attending culinary university in Korea, and working at restaurants in Boston and Memphis, Woongchul came to London in 2009 to study at Le Cordon Bleu.
“It was good. I’ve worked in tough kitchens where you don’t really have a personal life. But I could enjoy my life as a student. I was the only experienced student in Le Cordon Bleu so I was quite good at it.”
While in London, he worked at Alain
By Herbie Russell herbie@southwarknews.co.ukonce a corner shop, now a craft beer and tapas bar, Pitcher and Craft has brought fine dining to the blue.
It’s run by local boy Benno Ghuman, whose family have owned the shop since 1991, and his friend and classicallytrained chef Bobby Saunders.
And while the menu, with delicate dishes of padron peppers and grilled peaches, feels Soho-esque, the restaurant is unapologetically Bermondsey.
Everything that can be locally sourced has been. The bread is from Rotherhithe’s Snapery Bakery and Bobby picks many of his own vegetables.
Owner Benno said: “When something goes corporate it’s good for them but we deal with the small guys. We put a lot of love and effort into our products.”
That love and effort is diffused throughout the whole experience. On arrival, we were warmly welcomed, offered a craft beer from their vast selection, and pointed to the chalkboard menu.
The food is excellent but that’s no surprise. Chef Bobby trained under renowned chefs Pierre Koffman and even had a stint under Jean-Georges Vongerichten.
The Endive & Romaine Caesar Salad with Crutons & Pyscis ‘Royale’ Sardines (vintage 2018) was both delicate
Ducasse’s Modern French haute cuisine restaurant The Dorchester, which had three Michelin stars.
He and his wife returned to South Korea to marry. But they’d loved their time in London and were drawn back, setting up Sollip in August 2020.
Asked how it felt to get a Michelin star, he said: “It really was an honour. I wanted it but I didn’t expect it. If you expect it you get punched I try not to expect anything.”
Does the accolade up the pressure? “I try not to feel the pressure but if I said not at all I’d be lying. I’m doing what I think is right. I’m still me and if we keep our standards high, it should be okay.”
Although an enthusiastic Londoner, Woongchul is soberingly honest when asked about traditional British dishes: “If somebody said British food isn’t very good traditionally then I agree with that.
“It’s not a wide range that you guys have. I feel like with Italian and French food they are very serious but here in the UK it’s very simple.
“Like a Sunday roast. Of course, if you cook beef at exactly the right temperature, it can’t be bad but it’s nothing special. If you fry anything in the right way it can’t be bad.
“But London is the most global city in the world, so how can you say there is not delicious food in the most global city in the world?”
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and rich, the salty sardines carefully balanced with a fresh-feeling zestiness.
Our other main, the Scottish smoked salmon with a house-pickled cucumber and fennel salad, was beautifully textured and thoughtfully presented.
For dessert, we were served Bramley apple crumble with spiced cinnamon,
and grilled peach cooked in vanilla liqueur caramel with vanilla cream.
But they haven’t forgotten the drinks side. There is a huge selection of beers, IPAs and pales on offer, as well as a strong line-up of draught beverages.
While the food and beer were excellent, and very reasonably priced,
it was the atmosphere that really stood out.
Despite, the fancy-sounding menu, this is a restaurant without frills or pretence. Throughout our visit, there was a steady stream of customers, all local, all chatty.
Despite only having been open for eight months, there was a sense that
Pitcher and Craft is firmly embedded in the community.
Some meals leave you feeling like you’ve gained a stone. But after a couple of hours of great food and even better company, you’ll leave the Pitcher and Craft feeling considerably lighter.
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My family... has a typical Korean breakfast of rice, stew and kimchi. But I liked to have bread and muesliOwner Benno Ghuman (left) and Chef Bobby Saunders (right)
c all S H aV e been made to lift the government’s ban on listing the Queen elizabeth Hall and Hayward gallery as important architectural sites.
The two buildings, built in the 1960s as part of the series of arts and cultural institutions on the South Bank, have been the subject of several attempts at redevelopment or alteration over the past 40 years.
Those include a £70 million project called the Wave by famous architect Richard Rogers, which was chosen in 1994. The Wave, which would have seen the concrete buildings covered in a large undulating glass roof, was abandoned for being too expensive.
Other attempts at alterations were pitched in 1989 and 1999, before a “sensitive” restoration took place in 2015, according to the Twentieth Century Society, which aims to protect and promote architecture from the last century.
Now the society is trying to get the government to drop its Certificate of Immunity (COI) from listing for the
site. The certificate was renewed in 2020 and is due to run out in 2025.
According to the government, “COIs are a useful tool where development is intended that would impact on a building that may be eligible for listing.
“They give certainty to developers and owners by removing the risk of a building being listed at a late stage in the preparation of planning proposals, thereby causing delay or even the abandonment of redevelopment schemes.”
The society said in a statement: “The Southbank is a singular achievement of the post-war age, with the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Hayward Gallery an integral part of the most important complex of modernist buildings in the country. At this moment of national reflection, the Society believe that belatedly recognising and listing them would be a fitting mark of respect.”
The society added that the series of buildings along that stretch of the South Bank, which also include the listed buildings the National Theatre and the Royal Festival Hall, are “the defining architectural and cultural achievements of the second Elizabethan age.”
SOuth BA nk residents’ groups have breathed a sigh of relief after a controversial tower block was called in by the government’s housing minister.
Greg Clark. the Housing Secretary, until he was replaced this week. when the new Prime Minister appointed Simon Clarke in the post, said he would review the 72 Upper Ground plans, after his predecessor Michael Gove paused them in May this year.
Sadiq Khan declined to intervene this summer.
The 25, fourteen and six-storey development was originally given planning permission by Lambeth Council in March, despite being “clearly controversial and extremely unpopular”.
The proposed development, on the site of the former ITV studios, will be largely made up of offices, as well as “arts and cultural space”, according to
developers Mitsubishi.
Michael Ball, a spokesperson for the Waterloo Community Development Group, said: “Mitsubishi’s plans are unsustainable, overbearing, and just plain ugly. This decision by the Secretary of State is an acknowledgement that neither Lambeth Council nor the Mayor of London properly scrutinised the impact on listed national buildings, on some of the capital’s greatest views, or on the climate emergency. Thanks to Greg Clark, these plans will be suitably examined at last.”
David Hopkins of Coin Street Community Builders said: “We are relieved the Secretary of State’s decision now means these overbearing office proposals will receive the scrutiny they deserve. We’ve raised serious concerns about the harm this development would cause in wiping out daylight to neighbouring social housing and casting the riverside into shadow.
“The National Theatre, Historic England and the Twentieth Century
Society have rightly pointed out the damage ‘The Slab’ would do to the views along the South Bank. Vauxhall MP Florence Eshalomi has questioned whether more offices on this site are more important than housing, which does not feature at all.
“We thank Greg Clark MP for listening to more than 4,680 people who have called for a public inquiry, underlining what a special place the South Bank has in the hearts of this nation.”
Local resident and SOS Save Our South Bank Action Group co-chair Hannah Quigley said: “We welcome the local inquiry and will fully participate in the process to find a more suitable proposal for this important heritage location. The South Bank deserves better for its neighbouring residents and millions of visitors to the area alike”.
The developers said in response: “Mitsubishi Estate London and CORE are fully committed to delivering this crucial new building for the South Bank, which has the support of
“The current site is a dormant closed-off tower right in the heart of an otherwise thriving part of the South Bank. It deserves better. We look forward to demonstrating to the planning inspector how our policycompliant proposals will not just respect the local heritage of the South Bank but enhance and transform the site into an open and welcoming
building that prioritises high-quality workspace and the provision of new arts, cultural and green public spaces.”
“72 Upper Ground will bring investment, over 4,000 new jobs, and new workspace to one of London’s most famous destinations. Crucially, it will benefit the local community through the London Studios, which will provide 40,000 sq ft net of affordable space that is tailored to the needs of Lambeth’s emerging creative industries. This includes new cultural venues that have rehearsal space, gallery and presentation spaces and sound proofed studios, alongside new riverside cafes and restaurants.”
By Kit Heren kit@southwarknews.co.ukbermonDSey re SiDentS are speaking out about a luxury super yacht selling alcohol all night that could be mooring up outside their homes this year.
The owners of the 86-metre Ocean Diva, dubbed “the largest floating events space” on the river Thames, have applied for permission to park the yacht at Butlers Wharf pier in Shad Thames. The News understands they would be looking to put on up to 40 events per year at the wharf.
The Shad Thames Residents Association (STRA), who speak on behalf of people who live in the area, which is by Tower Bridge, are against the plans and have asked residents to object to the application.
The Ocean Diva, which is seventeen metres wide, would be hired out to private companies for events, with room for 500 seated and 1,500 standing.
Smart Group, the company that owns the yacht, which owners say is CO2neutral, has asked Newham Council for permission to serve alcohol, play live and recorded music, host indoor sports competitions, and put on plays and films from 11am-2am.
The company that runs the boat said in its marketing material: “Spanning across three decks, this unique blank canvas venue provides clients the ability to host sensational events on the river, whether static or sailing, in the heart of the City.”
Greg Lawson, CEO of Smart Group, said: ‘We are excited to bring a spectacular and stylish new events venue to London, one that raises the bar for luxury venues on the Thames in terms of its quality and
sustainability credentials.
“Oceandiva London will provide an entirely unique alternative for discerning delegates and private party organisers. Our unique position as leaders in venue ownership, event management and catering services make Smart Group the ideal operators of Oceandiva London.’
This is the second attempt the company has made to bring the Ocean Diva to Southwark.
In 2020 the company wanted to install the yacht off the Swan Lane pier, a few hundred metres up the river near London Bridge.
The 2020 application was rejected by the City of London corporation’s planning committee.
Smart Group were contacted for comment on the latest application. The application is open to comments until the end of Friday, October 10.
local young creative groups, planning officers, Lambeth Councillors and the Greater London Assembly. We are obviously very disappointed that the start of construction will be delayed with the creation of thousands of jobs postponed.
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football coach who sexually assaulted seven teenage boys has been jailed for fifteen years.
Emmanuel Igwebuike, (pictured), 35, (09/04/87), of no fixed address, was sentenced on Friday, September 9, at the Inner London Crown Court.
The coach of Jesus Mary Football
Academy, based in Stockwell and Putney, promised to further the careers of young footballers.
Instead, he “abused his position of trust”, committing 22 counts of sexual assault between June 2019 and April 2021.
Detective Constable Elaine Hutton, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “These offences committed by Igwebuike are of an extremely serious nature. They have
eigHteen HouSeHolDS on an Old kent road estate are set to get renewable heating systems, alongside a range of other ‘green’ heating measures, after a Southwark Council vote last week.
The Manor Grove council homes on the Tustin Estate will get air source heat pumps instead of their gas boilers, as well as insulated roof decking, wall insulation, solar panels, and double glazed windows.
The £700,703 needed to fund this came from developers - including Southwark Council itself - whose buildings do not meet the council’s environmental standards. The council’s green buildings fund has about £5.7 million in total.
Councillors voted to use the £700,000 for the Tustin Estate refurbishment at a planning meeting on Wednesday evening (September 14).
It comes after earlier this summer the council voted to knock down and redevelop parts of the Tustin Estate, which is on the corner of Ilderton Road.
Southwark will build 690 new homes, of which 345 will be council flats - an increase of 143. Some 220 flats will be
for outright private sale, 27 will be sold as shared ownership and 98 will be let at intermediate rents (80 per cent of market rate) for key workers.
The Manor Grove homes were already scheduled to be refurbished, as part of the same estate redevelopment. The energy improvement works come on top of that. Officers said in a report: “The homes are currently in overall poor condition with a range of issues including damp, roof leaks and damage to brickwork and concrete. The homes are highly energy inefficient and tenants experience high energy costs.
The refurbishment will be carried out by builders Bouygues, who also worked on Bermondsey’s Maydew House. Work is set to begin in spring next year and is likely to take at least eighteen months. Manor Grove residents will have to move out while builders refurbish their homes. The council said it would find them temporary accommodation on the estate.
Some £578,100 of Southwark’s green buildings fund has been released so far, for two separate projects: about £90,568 for Canal Grove Cottages just north of the Old Kent Road, and £487,532 to hire two climate change officers.
had a significant impact on the life of the young victims and especially their families who trusted him and were subject to his manipulation. I would like to thank them all for their
bravery during this investigation.
“We are keen to establish whether there are other victims of Igwebuike who have yet to come forward.
Anyone who believes they were
a victim of Igwebuike is asked to contact police.”
Igwebuike targeted boys at a local church as well as boys who came to train at the park after hearing of the club through word-of-mouth.
He manipulated his victims by building trusting relationships, with promises of furthering their football careers and providing them with football opportunities, said police.
Several allegations were made against Igwebuike to police on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, with names of potential victims and witnesses provided.
Igwebuike was first arrested by officers from the Complex Investigation Team, Central Specialist Crime Command on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
He was initially charged with offences against three victims and remanded in custody. He was later charged with offences relating to four further victims.
On top of his fifteen-year jail sentence, the disgraced coach has been given a lifelong Sexual Harm Prevention Order and will be on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
While he acted as the selfappointed coach for the team, Igwebuike was not affiliated with the English Football Association or any local football club.
cHilDren Will be able to enjoy nature activities throughout cold winter after a Burgess Park community garden got plans for a new outhouse approved.
Southwark Council gave the go-ahead to Glengall Wharf Community Garden’s proposal to build a fifteen-squaremetre timber building on Monday, September 12.
Located at the eastern end of the park, next to Glengall road, it has a herb garden, forest garden, ponds, wildlife, chickens and bees.
Currently, the site has no indoor space to conduct activities in the colder months. It has a shed, covered shelter
and shipping container for storage but little else.
Mariama Abudulai, chair of Glengall Wharf Garden, formerly known as the Burgess Park Food Project, said: “One of the primary reasons for wanting this classroom space was to enable us to accommodate more courses and more people on a year-round basis because at the moment we’re at the whim of British weather which is not the best position to be in.
“We’re really passionate, especially with the year that seems to be incoming. With the cost of living crisis and people recovering from a very difficult two years, we’re really keen to make sure the community has as many opportunities as possible to come to the garden and get involved and be
together working, learning.”
Founded in 2012, the garden is volunteer-run and hosts environmental workshops on food-growing, conservation, woodcraft and more.
The new building will increase the site’s rainwater harvesting capacity by 5,000 litres and be powered by a single solar panel.
Its construction is being funded through a crowdfunding campaign and the Mayor of London’s Make London funding.
The site is on Metropolitan Open Land so new developments must meet strict requirements to get approved. Because the building will help serve the site’s current function of outdoor recreation, the planning sub-committee approved it.
SOuthwArk reSiDentS connected to district heating will get help with their rising energy bills, according to the government.
Council estate tenants were sent into a panic when the National Housing Federation warned that the energy price cap appeared to exclude households on heating networks.
But the 17,000 Southwark properties served by 100 heat networks should be protected after the government hinted at a “discretionary fund”.
In a factsheet published on September 8, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: “Those
households not on standard gas or electricity contracts, such as those living in park homes or on heat networks – and so outside the scheme – will be no worse off and will receive comparable support through a discretionary fund.”
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is set to announce an emergency mini-budget on Friday, September 23, which could contain the details of the fund.
Emel Ergun, whose sister Kezi is disabled and lives on the Newington Estate, Kennington, just one estate heated by a communal network, needs affordable electricity more than most.
Emel said: “She’s got no choice but to use electricity for things like mobile hoists, her bath chair and electric chairs. These things are essential.
“My family are all working people and would never leave her without electricity but somebody who lives on their own and only relies on universal creditthey’re the ones who really need the help.”
There have been fears that people like Kezi will be excluded because heating networks, unlike other households’ heating, are not currently regulated by Ofgem.
Associations that run heating networks negotiate their contracts on the open market so are not automatically protected by the price cap.
The National Housing Federation had warned that district heating households “face a potential bill increase of £68 per week, £1,130 per year, over October’s
energy price cap”.
Alex Dique, a resident of Montague House, Peckham, also served by district heating, told the News: “It worries me for people who are struggling to pay the bills as it is. Anything that pushes these costs up will push them out of the neighbourhood which is what you’re seeing a lot in Peckham and south London.”
If the ‘discretionary fund’ is to truly ensure district-heated households are no worse off, it will also have to match the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme that other households are getting.
Energy prices were initially set to hit £3,459 for the average household annually. But the Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bills Support Scheme
(EBSS) mean costs for gas and electricity combined will stop at an average of £2,500 per household per year.
Councillor Stephanie Cryan, cabinet member for finance, democracy and digital, said: “We have a huge amount of sympathy for anyone struggling with their bills and we know that many people are worried about the energy crisis.
“We have put together a comprehensive strategy to tackle the cost of living crisis, which includes a £5m fund to support our most vulnerable residents – about 30,000 low-income households will receive £120 in extra support this year. This is on top of a £150 Council Tax rebate paid to more than 100,000 Southwark residents this year. Further support will be announced in October.”
By Kit Heren kit@southwarknews.co.uk
SOuthwA rk COunCiL gave a developer the go-ahead to tear down a 1970s office block next to london bridge, to be replaced by a 22-storey tower.
The council gave developers CIT the green light to knock down Colechurch House and build a “commercial-led” block in its place. That means mostly offices, shops, a gym and several food and drink outlets, as well as some public green space.
Tooley Street planning officers said that the brutalist Colechurch House, built in 1973, was of “low architectural quality”. Others disagree. Jo Underhill, a specialist architectural photographer and author, called Colechurch House a “great building”.
The new 104-metre development will also include two new theatres, with 250 and 150 seats respectively, which are likely to go to Southwark Playhouse.
The staircase from Duke Street Hill to Tooley Street will be removed, but developers will add new north-south pedestrian routes, according to council planning officers.
Objections came in from the Shard, which said the new building would “fail to respond to the local character and townscape of London Bridge and the primacy of the Shard”, as well as the London Bridge Experience.
Commenting after planning permission was given, CIT’s head of development Steve Riddell called the new block “a genre-defining building that will lead the way for sustainable office space, placemaking and community value in
the heart of London Bridge – one of the capital’s best connected locations that has evolved dramatically over the past decade.”
This is the second local site that CIT have secured planning permission for in the area recently. In June, the developers were given the go-ahead for a twenty-storey tower at Vinegar Yard on St Thomas’ Street - the other side of London Bridge station - after mayor Sadiq Khan stepped in to overturn Southwark Council’s original decision to refuse permission.
c all S H aV e been made for local councils like Southwark to get the powers to stop homes being converted into dedicated shortterm lets.
Campaign group Action on Empty Homes said that entire homes being listed on sites like Airbnb and Booking. com “reduces housing for locals” and “fragments communities”.
There are roughly 2,000 properties
in Southwark currently listed on short-term lettings sites, according to the AirDNA website, which tracks listing numbers. Around 60 per cent are ‘entire home’ properties, rather than people letting out a bedroom in their house or flat.
Action on Empty Homes said that the number of residential homes being converted into Airbnb properties in England was increasing. Both the Welsh and Scottish governments have allowed councils to ban the conversion of residential properties into entire-
home short-lets.
The group wants councils in England to get the same powers. Will McMahon, director of Action on Empty Homes, said: “The majority of listings are not hosts letting out their spare rooms, but are for whole homes. This sucks properties out of the housing market.
“As landlords switch to short-term letting, it reduces housing for locals, fragments communities, and displaces long-term renters. Ultimately, the consequences are less housing and increased costs for renters and buyers
alike.”
Southwark Council already bans leaseholders of properties in councilowned developments from renting out their home on short-term letting sites like Airbnb - and warned that it would take action against anyone who did not follow the rules.
But a Freedom of Information request in 2019 showed that in the SE1, SE16 and SE17 postcode areas - roughly covering the north of the borough - the council only took enforcement action four times in
2018, and none at all in 2017.
London Councils, a group that represents all 33 local authorities in the capital, said that enforcing breaches was “resource intensive”meaning it takes a lot of time, effort and money. “The response to breaches is therefore often reactive and reliant on residents’ complaints,” they said. The government is running a consultation on whether people hosting their properties should have to register with local authorities. You can take part by searching online.
folloWing t H e funeral of Hm Queen elizabeth ii on Monday, Southwark liberal Democrats would like to reiterate our heartfelt thanks to the Queen for a lifetime of service to Southwark and our country.
Our thoughts are with HM King Charles III and the entire Royal Family, in this difficult time.
It was an honour to have signed Southwark Council’s book of condolence and to have attended the historic Proclamation of the Accession for the King at Southwark Cathedral.
We wish the new King all the best in his future reign.
The historic events of the last few weeks have overshadowed the change of Prime Minister and Government.
Our new PM, Liz Truss, has spent the summer infighting with other Tories. All the while
Southwark residents are worrying about how they are going to get through the winter.
We are still in the midst of a cost-ofliving emergency and we need urgent action to help people right now.
Liz Truss’s energy plan is a loan not a freeze. We should be making the energy giants who are making billions in profits pay to freeze our bills. Instead, we are passing on the borrowing to future generations.
We need to scrap the October energy price hike to keep bills at their current rate and we need to provide direct support to small and medium businesses to help them through this crisis.
The new prime minister, in her first week in office, already failed our residents by tabling a cost-of-living support package that will, bizarrely, not stop energy bills going up.
By setting the ‘cap’ for the next two years at £2,500 for the typical
household annually, bills will still rise by £500 from previous levels.
Truss’s measly proposals mean our struggling families and pensioners will face energy costs this winter that are double what they were last year.
It is utterly baffling that a Tory response to the cost-of-living emergency would end up doing little for anyone choosing between eating or heating in the coming months.
It proves, again, that this outof-touch government does not care about people dealing with one of the biggest catastrophes this country has ever faced.
Their poor response to the cost-of-living emergency was absolutely avoidable.
Liberal Democrats have been banging the drum for months about how seriously this incapable government must take the cost-of-living emergency.
It was our national party
that first proposed to help the vulnerable by cancelling the October energy price cap increase by taxing fossil fuel companies.
But, it would be a mistake to believe the Tories would ever want to make these polluters pay.
Liz Truss showed who she sides with when she lifted the ban on fracking for gas, which is an unpopular and potentially environmentally damaging way of extracting fuel. This will do nothing for the high cost of energy.
The government should instead be focussing on solar and wind power, which are cheap, sustainable and popular, to bring down our soaring energy prices.
I would like to pretend that inept leadership stops at Westminster, but it is not much better in Southwark town hall.
Our borough is feeling the pressure with our food banks giving out over
9,000 parcels between March 2021 and April 2022, which was a 37% increase over pre-covid levels.
When we presented our own package of radical policies at the July council assembly, which included a commitment to a council tax freeze, Labour voted it down.
A Labour councillor at the meeting even agreed with our proposal to extend free secondary school meals provision.
I am sure she is disappointed that her party has refused our calls to declare a cost-of-living emergency that would make the crisis the council’s top priority.
Both Labour and the Tories are failing to get a grasp on this cost-of-living emergency.
These extreme times need radical solutions and the Liberal Democrats have proven repeatedly that they are the only party anywhere that demands better for Britain.
ne W king has been “proclaimed” up and down the country from St James’s Palace, to St giles’ cathedral in Scotland, to here in Southwark Cathedral.
These proclamations combine expressing condolences to the royal family on the death of Queen Elizabeth II with offering support to the new King Charles III.
No one will forget where they were when they heard the news that the Queen had died. Her reign meant many different things to different people and as I spoke a tribute to her in the House of Commons I had in the forefront of my mind those many of my constituents from Commonwealth countries in Africa
and the Caribbean with which the Queen had been so closely connected during her reign of over 70 years.
She knew Southwark well having visited it many times. In fact she had visited every part of the country during the decades she was on the throne, to open a swimming pool or a new hospital or to visit a scout group or support a local charity. She truly must have been the woman who knew this country better than anyone else.
As MPs we sat in “Her Majesty’s Parliament” and ministers were in “Her Majesty’s government”. She was woven into the fabric of our democracy, the rock on which our Parliament is based.
There was much of ceremony in her role, with the Queen presiding over
Parliament’s state opening and the bills we vote on becoming law only when she signed them with “the royal assent”. But there was also, behind the scenes, the very real and practical support that she was constant in giving to Parliament. There have been many times when Parliament has been criticised but the Queen was a stoic, unconditional supporter of her Parliament.
Former Prime Ministers have spoken about the support she gave them in her weekly audiences but it went far beyond that. She would also conduct the official appointment of her Secretaries of State, inviting us to Buckingham Palace and giving us her seals of office. But when we left office (in my case after being sacked in 1998),
she also invited us to the Palace for a one-to-one audience, and a cup of tea. That custom was not publicised but was done in a completely private and supportive way. And it was what she did in private which mattered so much.
I felt proud as, along with all members of the Commons and the Lords, I sat in the magnificent Westminster Hall as the Speaker gave our condolences and welcomed the new monarch, King Charles III who now, as our new constitutional monarch, will walk the important line of underpinning our democracy while never intervening in it.
And we have a new Queen Consort, Camilla, who has already won the admiration of so many women’s
organisations as over the years she has championed women’s causes from the battle against osteoporosis to tackling domestic violence. When she ascended the throne, The Queen was a woman presiding over a parliament of 608 men and only 17 women. The Prime Ministers she dealt with then were all men, twice her age. Things have transformed for women over the 70 years of her reign. But there is also a national marvelling at how remarkable was her reign and a recognition of how much support we must give to her successor to King Charles as he follows her remarkable legacy to create a monarchy for the modern age bringing the best of the past into a new era.
Leader of the Southwark Lib Dems VIctoR cHamBeRLaIn harriet harman mP for camberwell & Peckhamf ebruary 2019, this newspaper spoke to two women who raised their newborn babies in flats with barely functioning heating.
The Aylesbury Estate mothers relied on fan heaters to keep their children warm in a month which saw temperatures drop as low as -4. These aren’t isolated incidents, but the reality for many of the 17,000 Southwark households connected to communal heating networks.
Communal heating networks, otherwise known as district heating, are systems that distribute heat to multiple properties from a single source. They are often more efficient and cost-effective than individual heating systems, but many of Southwark’s ageing networks are deteriorating.
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In 2019, Fuel Poverty Action and a collective of tenants’ and residents’ associations said that most of Southwark’s communal heating networks were obsolete. That proved a prescient prediction. Since 2019, the Newington, Aylesbury, Brandon and Rouel Road estates are just some to have been beset by outages, particularly during the winter.
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The council is working to fix this. A successful 2019 feasibility study kickstarted the installation of renewable heat pumps in some Southwark estates such as the Newington. The idea is to use the water from the London aquifer and use heat pump technology to take the naturally heated water to warm homes.
While in the long-term this may prove to be a clever way of warming residents while saving on money and CO2 emissions, it’s been a bumpy start. Brandon Estate residents are still complaining that the water runs cold and the Newington Estate was plagued with issues last winter.
Given all these problems, it would have been a travesty if district heating residents had been excluded from government help this winter. Thankfully, it looks like they’ll be protected. But there is another issue at play here - the failure of the government properly to reassure district heating residents.
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When media outlets began reporting that district heating networks might be excluded, several people called our paper, worrying about themselves and their neighbours. It was only by trawling through a government press release, and reading a line twelve paragraphs down, that we were able to find out the government was pledging support for district heating recipients.
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Perhaps this is a symptom of an unstable political establishment. Because of the leadership race, the UK was one of the last European countries to announce an energy support package. So rather than carefully informing the public of the protections offered by the energy support bill, people were left confused about what they would be entitled to.
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There are over 200,000 homes heated by district heating networks in the UK and these are disproportionately in Southwark.
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They’ll need to be properly informed and protected over the coming months, not left out in the cold.
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Pretext for getting the old cues muddled (6)
Amusement before the real upset of a death scene (7)
Sat back before the row it’s more succulent (7)
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Straw fowl (7)
17 Five hundred in a cry for help for layers of earth (4)
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Drink from the fatal elixir (3)
Man from the ministry (9)
Are sails made of this material? (5)
Most given to selfexamination (7)
24 Belongings of a goodfornothing woman (7)
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2 Cranes are demolished in the barracks (6)
3 Hairstyle suitable for the beach? (7)
4 Somehow men go for the little creature (5)
5 Put briefly, public relations is on a way of confinement (6)
6 It doesn’t make a musician feel insulted (4)
7 Departure without authority for a European desert (6,5)
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14 Single yarnmaker (8)
16 Tease over the occasion and produce a kind of rhythm (7)
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‘gHoStS on a Wire’, written and produced by Linda wilkinson, will gets its world premiere as part of this year’s totally thames festival.
Using spectacular back projection effects and photography this is a play about Mary Shelley and her Monster; Michael Faraday, the father of electricity; vibrating pubs that give you seasickness on land; a famous court case, and one woman, Octavia Hill, who fought for the right for the ordinary people of Southwark in London to have decent homes and clean air.
Mary Shelley’s prophesies in her book ‘Frankenstein’, the Modern Prometheus, came to fruition some hundred years after publication on the banks of the Thames at Blackfriars.
Electricity, the source of her supernatural themes, became a true force of power in the world, a force as destructive as it was beneficial. ‘Ghosts on a Wire’ follows the development of the world’s largest coal powered electric plant, The Pioneer as it lit the houses and streets of the affluent North Bank of the Thames, whilst destroying the homes and working-class communities on the South.
One woman, Octavia Hill, fought for the rights of the ordinary people of Southwark to have decent homes and clean air. Her story and that of one of the ghosts, recounts a tale of unworldly events, corruption, greed and resilience in the face of a Leviathan that was able to consume everything it encountered.
‘Ghosts On A Wire’ was commissioned by Southwark Council, who had previously commissioned Linda Wilkinson to write ‘Albion in Flames’.
Wilkinson is thrilled that the same
cAdrian Chappellcreative team behind ‘Albion in Flames’, are back together again for ‘Ghosts On A Wire’.
Linda Wilkinson (whose first play, ‘Dust at Midnight’, was a winner of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain’s Theatre Showcase) was born in Bethnal Green
in the heart of London’s East End. For the first 24 years of her life she lived in a house on Columbia Road. These days it’s home to the internationally renowned Flower Market, in those days it was just for the locals who bought plants for their tiny back yards and gardens.
Her family have lived in the area for many generations and she can trace her roots in East London back to the 1650’s. Her mother was a seamstress and her father worked for the Gas Board. Much of her writing has been about the realities and challenges she observed in the lives
around her. Her own life is recounted in her memoir, ‘Columbia Road Of Blood and Belonging’.
Having left the area in her twenties, in 1986 she returned to live just a stone’s throw from her original home. She has in turn been an accountant, scientist, playwright, author, radio producer and Chair of Amnesty International UK.
As an avid proponent of Human Rights’, she was a founder member of Amnesty Internationals’ LGBT networks. She and her partner Carol were the first women to sign London’s GLA Partnership Register which kick-started the road to Same-Sex marriage in the UK.
Union Theatre, Old Union Arches, 229 Union Street, London, SE1 0LR from September 21 - October 8. Times: Monday-Saturday 19.30; Matinees Saturdays 14.30. Admission: (between £10-£25), Southwark Residents £15 (with proof)
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tHe ca S t of four valiant vaudevillians has been announced for oscar Wilde’s uproarious spectacular the canterville ghost, which will haunt and delight audiences at the Southwark Playhouse this autumn, as part of a wider uk tour.
the gloriously ghoulish show, directed by olivia Jacobs, is part of the 25th-anniversary celebrations of the award-winning theatre company tall Stories.
matt Jopling will have audiences guffawing as the comedian, and Callum Patrick hughes will conjure excitement as the illusionist. katie tranter will read minds as a phenomenal psychic, and Steve Watts completes the cast as the incomparable compere. these extraordinary entertainers will bring their sensational variety acts to the stage - woven into oscar wilde’s spooky story of the ghost of Sir Simon de canterville, who vanished without a trace 300 years ago.
When the otis family move into canterville Hall, they’re warned about the fearsome ghost that stalks its corridors. olivia Jacobs, cofounder of tall Stories and director,
comments i’m thrilled to be working on the canterville ghost with this talented bunch. it’s a show i have a huge affection for - a brilliant story with a lot of laughs but also a huge amount of heart. you never know what will happen behind the gates of canterville Hall...
tall Stories was founded in 1997 by olivia Jacobs and toby mitchell, who have created all the company’s shows since then. the awardwinning company is celebrating their 25th anniversary year and continues to create shows for all ages. as a registered charity, tall Stories has become internationally recognised for its exciting blend of storytelling theatre, original music and lots of laughs.
Southwark Playhouse, 77-84 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BD from 11th October - 5th November. Times: Monday –Saturday, 7.30pm; Tuesday and Saturday matinee, 3pm. Admission: Standard tickets are £22 with previews at £14 and concession rates at £18.
Booking:020 7407 0234 - www. southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/thelarge/the- canterville-ghost/
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Sadly, today we often hear about youth crime and violence on the streets of South-east london. However, this is not just a modern-day phenomenon, for nearly 70 years ago, the vicinity around the elephant and castle was a hotbed of gang violence and anti-social behaviour. in fact, youth gangs had been present in the area since the 1820s and this continued into the interwar period, writes Neil Crossfield...
On the 8 April 1936, the Daily Mirror reported that ‘Gangs with razors and clubs wreck cafes’ in a piece about shopkeepers and coffee bars in the Elephant and Castle being attacked by youths who were
‘armed with razors, rubber truncheons and broken bottles.’ The youths would gather in these late at night and start a ‘rough house’ if anything annoyed them.
Later newspapers printed the story of a gang which had terrorised shopkeepers in the Walworth Road during the summer of 1939. Mark Selby was the owner of the State Milk Bar at 25 Walworth Road. Milk bars had become extremely popular during the 1930s throughout the United Kingdom. These were usually brightly lit, stylish café’s where adults could go to buy food and a range of milk-based drinks, milk shakes etc. The Milk Marketing Board had been established in 1933 and used this new craze for milk bars to increase sales and promote milk as a nutritious, healthy drink.
Selby had been wounded in the First
World War serving with the Durham Light Infantry but by 1939, he was running the milk bar in Walworth Road. Unfortunately, his shop was targeted by a gang of local boys who would enter in groups of up to 30 and demand free refreshments and cigarettes. Newspapers called them the ‘Dead End Gang’. Sadly, the strain of this persistent harassment proved too much for Selby, who committed suicide by gassing himself at home on the 15 June.
In 1953, National Newspapers had been reporting on the rise of ‘teen-age gangs’ and associated violence. On the 19 July, The People newspaper ran a story titled ‘London’s Little Chicago’ where it compared large areas of South London to the American city synonymous with gangsters and ‘the mob’. While some of this hysteria may have been media
hyperbole, there had been several serious outbreaks of violence involving young people during this period. Perhaps the most notorious of these was the murder of 17-year-old John Beckley. He was an apprentice electrical engineer, from Amelia Street, Walworth, who had been killed by members of another gang on Clapham Common. This had been dubbed the ‘Teddy Boy murder’ by the press. It was not only boys who were involved in these disturbances, with some suggesting that it was the girls who egged on the boys to greater acts of violence. The recently passed Prevention of Crime Act had made it an offence to be found carrying an offensive weapon without reasonable excuse, so gang members would get their girlfriends to hold the weapons as they could not be searched by male police
officers.
Perhaps one of the most inventive solutions to the problem of ‘youth ‘delinquency’ was that which was implemented by the Dulwich College Mission, which had been working in Walworth and Camberwell since the 1890s. First with a home for Working Boys home in the Walworth Road, later taking over the running of St Johns Institute in Larcom Street and then also becoming involved with the Hollington Youth Club.
In 1952, the college appointed Cyril S. Smith as its research officer. Not to be confused with the disgraced Liberal MP, Smith studied at the London School of Economics before working with the staff of Sheffield University. He would later go on to work with the National Coal
The Teen Canteen at the Elephant & Castle - photo courtesy Dulwich College archiveBoard as the senior research officer in its industrial relations section. Leaving the NCB he became director of Manchester University’s pioneering Youth Work Diploma, one of the first in the country. Smith carried out detailed research into the problems of post-war communities and spent time working in Camberwell and parts of Walworth, identifying the problems and needs of its inhabitants. The results of this study were published in his 1957 book, People in Need- A Study of Contemporary Social Needs and of their Relation to the Welfare State. A major part of his research centred on youth provision for the young people of the area. He noted that while the likes of the Wellington Boys Club, Jimmy Butterworths Clubland and the scouting movement provided a positive and useful diversion for young
people, these organisations were not suitable for all. Clubs with connections with the church were harshly labelled as pushing the ‘ping pong and prayer’ approach by some of those who wished to reform youth work in the post-war period. Smith had identified a group of adolescents who were more difficult to reach; the ‘unclubbables’.
In a revolutionary departure from traditional approaches to youth work, the Dulwich College Mission decided that they would conduct a radical social experiment by founding what was to become the Teen Canteen. These had first become popular in the United States during the Second World War, where authorities shared similar concerns about teenage ‘delinquency’. Smith wrote, ‘The social need for the canteen arose
from the inadequacy of orthodox youth clubs in their relationship with the more aggressive and adult-minded adolescents’.
His study had identified several problems facing the working-class boy and girl: an increase in violence, an increase in drunkenness among teenagers, a high rate of teenage pregnancy with one third of the girls marrying under 20 already pregnant and a lack of employment stability for young boys, many of whom would have already had four jobs or more since leaving school at 14. The canteen aimed to ‘bridge the enormous gap between the responsible adult world and the world of the working-class teenager’. By providing a place where young people could meet it would ‘remove adolescents from the bad company of older men’. It would be in effect a ‘Teen-agers’ pub
where only soft drinks were served.
As much of the trouble had occurred around the Elephant and Castle, a suitable venue was found at 9 St Georges Road. This building was next to the Pineapple Pub, which was demolished in the 1970s and had previously been the premises of the Griffin Dining rooms.
On the 20 June 1955, the Teen Canteen opened in a ceremony attended by M.P. for Southwark, Rt. Hon. George Issacs, Mr. R.R Groves (the Master of Dulwich College) and various other dignitaries. Issacs made a speech in which he mentioned that ‘we had the same exuberant spirits and the same little gangs when I was a lad around here more than 40 years ago’. Journalists from The Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, News Chronicle and The South London Press were in attendance. Even the Director of the London Information Centre of the United Nations was present, recording an interview for the U.N. Radio Service from Paris.
The building had been in poor condition before the Dulwich College Mission invested money into its renovation, which once completed meant that its interior compared to some of most modern coffee bars which were highly popular in London at this time. The target age group was 15–19-year-olds and while other organisations might have segregated the sexes, the Canteen was mixed from the start. It was thought that girls could play an ‘socially important role in taming some of the wilder and more unbalanced boys’. Initially the club was open six evenings a week usually from 7pm till 11pm. It had a juke box and a table football game, but these were removed after around six months as they were found to be full of foreign coins! The club acquired a television set in 1956 and the previously unused basement area was transformed into an area for dancing and table tennis. A record player and speakers were purchased so the members could listen to the latest hits.
No membership was required, and attendance was not compulsory. Cyril Smith had insisted that in no-way was it to resemble a normal youth club and that it should not appear to be ‘oppressively respectful’. It was recognised that the early users of the club would set the tone rather than it being constrained by rules and regulations. The idea was that the youths would make it their own place and in time, would build up a relationship with the canteen Manager, who could then guide and support them. At first there was some reluctance by local youths to come to the Teen Canteen but soon numbers began to grow. Attendance could fluctuate but on average some 50 youths would attend each evening and at times up to 70 could be present. The ratio of boys to girls being roughly 2 to 1.
Boys would sometimes indulge in boisterous horse play but apart from a few incidents, the club was largely trouble free. At times the manager would have problems trying to get the young people to leave quietly at night but after a few
standoffs and threats to shut down the club, some semblance of order was established. Girls tended to stay separate from the boys and a 1960 report said, ‘most of the girls’ dress well, and they all take a considerable interest in clothes.
Fashions change frequently: one period will have white artificial flowers, the next white fluffy berets with gloves to match.’ Many of the boys were also conscious of their appearance. In 1958, the manager, Ian Durnford, reported that Teddy boy suits were out, and many boys were wearing the ‘latest Italian cut suits and pointed shoes.’ Some of the young men received good wages and many others would buy suits on hire purchase.
He also reported that the carrying of offensive weapons seemed to be on the increase saying, ‘it is fashionable to possess a bicycle chain, a large knife, or, in one case, a gun’. With echoes of modernday schools installing metal detectors to prevent knife crime, over 60 years ago, the canteen had a policy of collecting weapons at the door. It is difficult to quantify what impact it had on levels of violence in the local area but the Canteen itself was a relatively safe space.
Problems like this illustrate the challenges faced by the manager and while larger youth clubs may have had many members of staff, the Canteen was largely operated by the manager alone. Its first manager was Mr. Fred King, 30 years old and an ex Royal Navy physical training instructor and amateur boxer. It had been felt that whoever was to run the Teen Canteen should be capable of handling themselves. Though King was no doubt a tough man, he had problems relating to the young people and left after just six months on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Several managers came and went during its life, such were the difficulties experienced. One of these was Joe Benjamin, a future pioneer of the adventure playground movement in Britain.
From the start, the Teen Canteen had been a social experiment and Dulwich College Mission decided that the experimental period would end on the 31May 1958, though it would financially support it to the sum of £350 for another year from this date. The LCC did help fund the club, but it officially closed in December 1962 when the premises was demolished as part of the Elephant and Castle redevelopment. The site of the Teen Canteen was located where the London College of Communication now stands.
The Teen Canteen only operated for seven years and is now largely forgotten, but it deserves greater recognition for its pioneering approach. Revolutionary in its time, it introduced a style of youth work which would be familiar to youths attending clubs in the present day by using progressive methods to try and deal with the problem of youth violence.
Thank you to Dulwich College Archive for their support and access to the documents used in this article.
The carrying of offensive weapons seemed to be on the increase: “it is fashionable to possess a bicycle chain, a large knife, or, in one case, a gun.”
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F L A T 2 5 T R I N I T Y C H U R C H S Q U A R E L O N D O N S O U T H W A R K S E 1 4 H U ( R e f : 2 2 / A P / 3 0 4 7 )
1 The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable various works to be carried out, it made, an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads
2 Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in:
(a) Braganza Street, between No’s 40 and No’s 46, located between Gaza Street and Doddington Grove
(b) Tabard Street, Cycle route and carriageway located outside and opposite 11 Tabard Street to it’s junction with Long Lane and Long Lane to Borough High Street
(c) Manor Place, northside lane of carriageway at it’s junction of Walworth Road for 35m west (d) Omeara Street, between Southwark Street and Union Street
(e) Union Street, between Southwark Bridge Road and Ayres Street
(f) Union Street, between Redcross Way and Borough High Street
(g) Great Suffolk Street, south bound lane of carriageway, between No’s 59 and Union Street
3 The alternative route for affected traffic (2a) Doddington Street, Harmsworth Street, De Laune Street, Braganza Street (2b) Borough High Street, Great Dover Street, Silvester Street Tabard Street, Pilgrimage Street, Borough High Street (2c) Manor Place, Penton Place, Penrose Street, Walworth Road (2d) Southwark Street, Southwark Bridge Road, Union Street Southwark Street, Redcross Way, Union Street, Borough High Street, Southwark Street, Southwark Bridge Road, Union Street (2e) & (2f) Union Street, Southwark Bridge Road, Marshalsea Road, Ayres Street, Redcross Way, Borough High Street, Southwark Street (2g) as indicated by the signs displayed
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 works will be in operation for (2a) 3rd 5th October (2b) 3rd October 21st November (2c) 3rd 4th October (2d) 3rd 9th October between 22:00hrs and 05:00hrs (2e) 3rd 5th October (2f) 6th 12th October (2g) 3rd October 9th November
7 Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark gov uk
Dated this 22nd September 2022
Ian
Southwark
Leisure
Tooley
6081/06903667/92355459
The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and loading restrictions) (Bellenden Road) Order 202*
1 Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above Order under sections 6 and 124 of, and Part IV of Schedule 9 to, the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended
2 The effects of the Order would be in BELLENDEN ROAD, on both sides between its junction with Chadwick Road and its junctions with Danby Street/Maxted Road:
(a) to convert any existing timed waiting restrictions (single yellow lines) to ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines); and
(b) to add timed loading restrictions (single kerb blips) throughout this part of Bellenden Road, prohibiting loading between 7:30am 9:00am and between 3:00pm 6:30pm
3 Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE under sections 90A to 90I of the Highways Act 1980 and in accordance with the provisions of the Highways (Traffic calming) Regulations 1999, pursuant to arrangements made with the Council of the London Borough of Lewisham, that it proposes to construct speed tables of flat top construction having a maximum height of 100 millimetres and covering the entire width of the carriageway, in:
(a) CHOUMERT ROAD extending from the eastern kerb line build out of Bellenden Road north eastward for a distance of 5 5 metres, including both ramps; and
(b) DANBY STREET extending the north western kerb line build out of Bellenden Road north westward for a distance of 12 metres, including both ramps
4 Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE that it proposes under section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the provision in BELLENDEN ROAD of a raised ‘zebra’ pedestrian crossing, the centre of which would be located at a point 10 metres south of the south eastern kerb line build out of Choumert Road (as measured from the eastern side), the controlled area ( zig zag markings on which vehicles would be prohibited from stopping at all times) would be laid on both sides of the carriageway for a distance of up to 8 metres north east of and up to 16 metres south west of this crossing
Notes: (1) All measurements are in metres and are approximate (2) The measures described in item 4 above would refresh and replace any existing traffic calming measure at that location
5 For more information contact Coco Mak of the Council s Highways Transport Projects team Highways@southwark gov uk
6 Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Order, and a statement of Southwark Council's reasons for making the Order) may be found online at www southwark gov uk/trafficorders; paper or digital copies of plans showing the location and effects of the Order and the supporting documents may be requested by emailing traffic orders@southwark gov uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment and Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street London SE1 2QH from the date of this Notice until the end of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Order is made Email traffic orders@southwark gov uk (or call 020 7525 3497) for booking details
7 Anyone wishing to object to or make any other representations regarding the proposals may use the form labelled Parking Road traffic and highway schemes responding to statutory consultation notices' at www southwark gov uk/statutoryconsultationnotices or send a statement in writing to: the Traffic Orders Officer, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment and Leisure, P O Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or by e mail to traffic orders@southwark gov uk quoting reference ‘TMO2223 018 Spine 4 Bellenden by 13 October 2022 Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made
8 Under requirements of current access to information legislation any letter or e mail sent to the Councils in response to this Notice may be subject to publication or disclosure, or both, including communication to other persons affected
Dated 22 September 2022
Dale Foden Head of Service Highways, Environment and Leisure
1 The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable various works to be carried out, it intends, to make, an order, the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads
2 Whilst the works are in progress, or whilst the authorised traffic signs/road markings are displayed, no person shall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in:
(a) Lyndhurst Way, at it’s junction with Chadwick Road
(b) Carver Road,between No’s 21 and No’s 35
(c) Henslowe Road, between No s 76 and No s 82
(d) Spa Road, between Ness Street/Frean Street and Rouel Road
(e) Burrell Street, at it’s junction with Southwark Street
(f) Hyndman Street, between Old Kent Road and Ruby Street
(g) Great Suffolk Street, south side lane of carriageway between Southwark Bridge Road and No s 59
3 The alternative route for affected traffic (2a) Chadwick Road, Grove Park, Bromar Road, Grove Lane, Grove Vale, East Dulwich Road, Peckham Rye, Copeland Road, Clayton Road, Peckham High Street (2b) Half Moon Lane, Ruskin Walk, Herne Hill (2c) Underhill Road, Barry Road, Upland Road (2d) Old Jamaica Roadd, Abbey Street, Jamaica Roadd, St James Road, Dockley Road, Rouel Road, (2e) not applicable (2f) Old Kent Road, Sandgate Street, Ruby Street (2g) as indicated by the signs displayed
4
The existing one way working in Chadwick Road, will be made two way for access and egress purposes for 2(a)
5 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
6
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
7
The works will be in operation for (2a) 9th October (2b) 10th 12th October (2c) 10th 21st October (2d) 10th 11th October (2e) 10th 28th October (2f) 13th October, with back up dates of 20th or 28th October (2g) 6th October 11th
may be obtained by contacting Road
ttmo@southwark
Tooley Street
64529 London SE1 5LX
6132/BTH1
fiSHer’S ePic eight-game run in the 2022-23 fa cup came to an end on tuesday evening as they lost 3-0 to Welling united in their
second qualifying round replay at St Paul’s.
The Fish had successfully negotiated three consecutive replays away from home but this was one step two far against their National League South opponents, who are three tiers above
Ajay Ashanike’s side in the English football pyramid.
There was a season-high crowd of 573 in Rotherhithe and they saw the visitors take a 1-0 lead into the break thanks to Taylor Maloney’s 36th-minute goal. There was to be no fairy-tale as the
Wings scored twice more in the second half through Taofiq Olomowewe and Amadou Kassarate in the last minute.
Welling will play National League South rivals Weymouth in the third qualifying round.
Fisher tweeted: “Every single player
wearing the famous black and white shirt has done the whole club proud, not just tonight, but throughout the entirety of this historic FA Cup run. It is a cup run that has come to an end but is one that will live long in the memory of the Fisher faithful.”
Ben Greenhalgh – once of Inter Milan –nearly caught out Charlie Grainger with a free-kick from 30 yards which he whipped towards the near post.
Krasniqi was then given a straight red card for dissent over a throw-in on the halfway line, but the real controversy had come moments before. Jayden Clarke had rushed through on goal before colliding with a Margate defender in the penalty area, only to be booked for diving. It was one of many controversial decisions.
After the red card the Hamlet had less of the ball and adopted a more direct style of play. It appeared it was going to pay off immediately as Porter ran on to a long ball forward before rounding Tangara and being brought down. Despite what looked like a stonewall penalty, the referee booked the Dulwich forward for simulation.
To the relief of the home contingent at Champion Hill, Dulwich did grab the lead before half-time. Ronnie Vint went long to Mills who flicked his header on to Porter and he volleyed calmly into the bottom corner.
neW DulWicH Hamlet head coach Paul barnes got off to a winning start after a “whirlwind” few days as the hosts defeated margate 2-1 in the fa cup second qualifying round at champion Hill last Saturday.
Dulwich had to do it the hard way against the Isthmian League Premier Division side after Kreshnic Krasniqi was sent off in the 29th minute and George Porter’s 41stminute goal was cancelled out by Harvey Smith after the break.
Danny Mills scored the Hamlet winner sixteen minutes from time to secure a first win in eight games.
Barnes took over from Gavin Rose – after Mills and captain Jack Holland had been in charge for one game – last week.
“It’s been a whirlwind, to be honest,” Barnes told the News. “Literally everyone at the club has been brilliant in terms of offering support, players have been superb in terms of the way they have reacted, the way they have taken on board information and then you’ve seen in the performance.
“Let’s be honest, everyone says it doesn’t
matter if you’re playing a team from a division below, you just want to win, you want to be in the hat for the next round, and it’s an important competition for this club. It’s got great history in it and the atmosphere down here is brilliant. We want more FA Cup games here at Champion Hill so we can show what a great club it is.”
The new manager also shared his thinking behind the switch to a 4-3-3 formation. “I watched the game on Tuesday against Hemel, and for me I just thought the personnel we’ve got in the squad, I felt it suited a back four, in terms of going back
and building confidence on the ball.”
The game itself settled into a rhythm in the first half hour. Dulwich moved the ball from side to side trying to draw their lowerleague opponents out of their rigid shape to create space for attacking opportunities.
Margate defended well, limiting the home side to half-chances. Sam Deadfield curled just wide ten minutes in and Mills headed straight at goalkeeper Amadou Tangara for the first effort on target five minutes later.
The away side were stuck defending deep in their own half but did show occasional flashes of creativity. Skipper
However, the joy didn’t last long as Margate flew out the traps at the start of the second half. Impressive left winger James Bassey-Saldanha crossed excellently for striker Smith who had made a clever run to the front post before heading down past Grainger to equalise.
Dulwich then had to respond, being favourites, and push for a winner. They felt they should have had another penalty when Margate right-back Harry Hatfull seemed to have handled the ball in the area, but once again the referee waved away the claims.
It was a much quieter second half but the Hamlet regained the lead in the 74th minute. It was from a trademark inswinging corner from Frankie Raymond that was met with the equally familiar sight of Mills thumping a header into the back of net above the defenders.
Margate pushed late on but couldn’t find another equaliser. Defender Peter Ojeman nearly poked in after a goalmouth scramble and substitute Troy Howard headed straight at Grainger after another great Greenhalgh delivery.
The spirited home performance after being down to ten men for the large majority of the game bodes well for Barnes’ team. They travel to Chippenham Town this Saturday in National League South. Kick-off is 3pm.
result: South east Stars 281/9 beat lightning 169 by 112 runs
bryony SmitH’S majestic 114 set South east Stars up with a home play-off clash against Southern Vipers and condemned lightning to a limp farewell from the regional structure.
Stars skipper Smith, who had played in all three of England’s T20 series victory over India last week, returned to smash an exhilarating first Rachael Heyhoe Flint
Trophy century.
Ryana Macdonald-Gay’s half-century backed up her captain to pile on 281 at the Uptonsteel County Ground in Leicester, which proved 112 runs too many despite Georgie Boyce scoring 60 on her second appearance since joining from Thunder.
Stars were hosting Vipers at The County Ground, Beckenham on Wednesday (September 21), with the winners facing Diamonds at Lord’s on Sunday (September 25).
Lightning lost the toss and were asked to field first in their last game as a Loughborough-based region, before moving to Nottinghamshire next year, but
started their goodbye strongly as Grace Ballinger bowled Chloe Brewer with an in-swinger.
That brought Smith to the crease, and despite four dots to start, destruction wasn’t far away.
She never veered too far away from going at a run-a-ball throughout, helped by some luscious early driving, but streaked ahead with four consecutive boundaries off Ballinger to motor into the 40s.
Her fourth time past 50 in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy came in 47, but it only took her a further 39 deliveries to become the competition’s 14th centurion
in three seasons – and the second fastest to the landmark.
Smith’s timing and picking up on poor legside balls were the foundation of the phenomenal innings but so too was her ability to dominate partnerships despite wickets falling regularly. She put on 40 with Kira Chathli, 66 with Jemima Spence (of which Smith scored 45) and 51 with Rhianna Southby.
“I was really happy with our clinical performance,” Smith said. “It was quite tricky out there as they bowled really well up top, but I knew if we batted time then it would get easier. It has been a while since I have done a 50-over game but being
around the international scene you learn so much and I try to bring that back here.
“It is tough to lose players for England and it has happened quite often to us. We have such a young squad and it is great to see those slightly older ones take on responsibility. Us and Vipers have lost the most probably but we have put in some dominant performances throughout the tournament.
“We trusted ourselves and built partnerships together. I think that partnership between Macca and Alexa at the back end was just as important as my century to get us up to 280, which was way above par on that pitch.”
Danny mills heads home the winner inset: Paul barnes got off to a victorious startt Here are rarely any must-win matches after nine games in the championship, and millwall’s home game against Blackpool wasn’t one of those either.
However, there was a lot of pressure on the Lions, who slipped down to nineteenth in the Championship table after their 2-0 defeat against QPR. Fans were becoming increasingly concerned about the performances and the fact that their team was starting to drop away from their promotion rivals.
It wasn’t a surprise that they looked to start the match quickly. Benik Afobe looked to link up with Zian Flemming to find the opening goal in the early stages, but they were unable to test goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw despite their pressure in the final third.
The Tangerines looked nervous, which was perhaps understandable considering that they lost their previous match 3-0 away at newlypromoted Rotherham United. Their performance was summarised by a free-kick which James Husband played straight out of play, with the left-back clearly expecting one of his teammates to make a run. Seconds later, Flemming tested Grimshaw with a header from George Honeyman’s looped cross, but Grimshaw was able to make a comfortable save.
It truly felt like the Dutchman would never find the back of the net, having come incredibly close on numerous occasions since making his
Championship debut. However, with 14 minutes on the clock, he rose highest to meet Scott Malone’s corner, heading the ball into the hands of Grimshaw.
However, the Blackpool goalkeeper ended up carrying it over the line, giving the Lions a crucial lead. While it was initially credited as an own-goal, it was later awarded to Flemming as his first goal in English football.
The Tangerines’ disjointed performance continued until the 32nd minute, when a string of neat passes down the left flank gave them the chance to play a low cross into the box.
Charlie Patino was left unmarked in the centre, allowing him to fire a powerful shot at goal. George Long got a hand to
it, but he was unable to keep it out as the visitors levelled the scores to a chorus of boos from the home supporters.
Half-time was met by a similar noise from the stands, and it didn’t really inspire an improved performance from the home side. In fact, Blackpool looked the most likely to find the back of the net with a series of quick counterattacks, although they failed to find enough space to create a proper chance.
That all changed on the hour-mark, when Malone’s well-delivered free-kick was headed into the path of Flemming, who cut inside and smacked the post. This seemed to wake Millwall up and show them that they were capable of hurting Blackpool from open play,
which they did three minutes later.
Blackpool managed to clear a corner as far as Murray Wallace, who was able to control the ball and play Callum Styles into the box. His effort was blocked by a defender, but the rebound was rifled home by Afobe, scoring his second goal of the season.
Rowett’s side kept turning the screw as they looked for a third goal to put the game beyond doubt, something which supporters haven’t seen too often since he took over three years ago. It did, however, leave them vulnerable on the counter, with Theo Corbeanu coming close to a late equaliser, ultimately hitting the side netting.
It was enough for Millwall to secure
the win, one which takes them up to thirteenth in the Championship table ahead of the international break. It certainly doesn’t erase all of their concerns, but it puts them in a far better position as they look to pick up a consistent run of victories in October.
millwall: 5-2-1-2: Long; Shackleton, Cresswell, Cooper, Wallace, Malone; Mitchell, Styles; Honeyman (McNamara 78’); Afobe, Flemming (Bradshaw 88’)
Blackpool: 5-2-3: Grimshaw; Connolly (Gabriel 72’), Ekpiteta, Thorniley, Husband (Hamilton 81’), Thompson; Dougall, Patino (Carey 89’); Corbeanu, Yates (Poveda 72’), Lavery
MiLLwALL unDer-21’S secured a comfortable 4-1 win against local rivals charlton athletic on tuesday afternoon, writes Alex Jones...
The Lions came into the match in spectacular form, having won all six of their Professional Development League matches. However, the Addicks were set to provide a stern test for Kevin Nugent’s side, having challenged at the very top of the division as well.
It became clear fairly early on that that wasn’t the case. Millwall began to dominate in the early stages and created a number of chances, but they lacked a real cutting edge in the final third. Kyle Smith and Seb Drozd both tested Nathan Harness in the Charlton net, but both were denied by excellent saves.
It would be Drozd who eventually gave the hosts the lead as Karoy Anderson brought him down in the box for a penalty. The young forward stepped up to take the spot kick, beating Harness with a low shot to give his side the lead.
While Charles Clayden fired narrowly wide of Connal Trueman’s goal soon after, Millwall dominated proceedings, playing fast, free-flowing
football as the clock ticked towards half-time. Then, as the Lions looked to take their lead into the break, they were left stunned as Tyreece Campbell cut in from the right flank and curled
the ball into the back of the net.
It came totally against the run of play, but it gave the hosts a proper wakeup call. Complacency was clearly a risk, and they were left to rue their
missed chances as they went into the break.
Whatever Nugent said at the interval clearly worked as Millwall regained the lead after 47 minutes.
Drozd played a quick free-kick to Isaac Olaofe, who shrugged past the Charlton defence and fired at goal. While Harness denied his initial effort with a good save, the striker fired the rebound into the back of an empty net to make it 2-1.
The Addicks soon hit the selfdestruct button as Millwall stormed into an insurmountable lead. First, Drozd stole the ball off a defender in the penalty box, squaring it to Nino Adom-Malaki to make it 3-1 just before the hour-mark. Minutes later, Abdul Abdulmalik latched onto a loose back pass from Aaron Henry before rounding Harness and tapping the ball into the back of the net to put his side 4-1 up.
Charlton did pile on some late pressure, but rather than getting them back into the game, it left them incredibly open at the back. Abulmalik and late substitute Nana Boateng both came close to making it a real thrashing, but neither were able to hit the target.
Truthfully, Millwall were unlucky not to win by an even bigger margin, which shows just how far their under21’s side have come over the last seven matches.
The Lions have the third best home record in the league after ten games SkyWH ile millWall’S first-team have had a difficult start to the championship season, the club’s under-21’s team have hit the ground running in spectacular fashion.
Tuesday’s 4-1 victory against Charlton Athletic was their seventh win from seven matches in the Professional Development League. They’ve scored 25 goals and conceded just six, maintaining their two-point lead at the top of the division.
This is nothing new for Kevin Nugent’s side, who’ve already secured a 5-1 win at home to Peterborough United, 4-1 wins away at both Birmingham City and Watford, and a 4-0 win at home to Barnsley.
The Addicks, however, are Millwall’s South London rivals. Not only is there an intense dislike between the two teams, but there’s also a competition between them when it comes to recruiting youngsters from the local area. That’s what makes such a result so important, which Nugent certainly agrees with.
“One of the last times we played them, I think we were 2-0 up with a few minutes left and were beaten 3-2,” he told the News
“It was nice to reverse that a little bit. I thought in the first half we were okay, we could’ve been better. In the second half we stepped it up a little bit and got some goals.
“We got into some really good areas in the first half and probably didn’t work the ‘keeper enough. In the second half, the lads finished off their chances and there could’ve been a few
more goals as well.”
It maintains their astonishing start to the season, one which has supporters feeling incredibly excited. No other side in either the northern or southern side of the league has a 100% record like Millwall’s, which shows how well they’ve performed against sides at the same level.
“It’s a really good start to the season in terms of the results. What I find is that, if the lads at the back are keeping it down to zeros and ones, it gives the strikers confidence to actually feel like they’re able to miss chances as well. It just gives them that belief as well.
“Obviously the results are hugely important, and it’s good for the players to make sure that they get confidence out of it and certainly not complacency. We’re always looking at the development plan in order to get them into Championship football, that’s the ideal goal.
“There is a difference between under-21’s football and Championship football, and the lads go through the video clips in training to see the difference as well. Hopefully they can progress towards that.”
Crucially, Millwall’s under-21’s seem to have a ruthless winning mentality, which is crucial for them as they look to progress into the senior side. While physical characteristics can often be coached and improved, it’s the mental attributes which defines a young group of players.
“They’re a really good, honest bunch of players, and talented as well!”
Nugent laughs. “It’s not just honesty and professionalism, there’s some talent in there as well. It’s good that they’re embracing this little run and enjoying it as things go. They’re in good form and long may it continue.
“The area is full of talent. The scouts that bring in the players, they come through and get coached, a lot of these boys have been with us from young players. The coaching has come through from under-11’s and onwards into the youth with Chris [Perry] and Larry [McAvoy]. Then they step up again.
“These lads have got a desire as well. They’ve got a real desire to be footballers and they really want to learn. That’s a real starting point for everyone.”
Of course, the ultimate aim for them doesn’t lie with the under-21’s, it comes by progressing into the firstteam and contributing in the starting lineup. The path from youth level through to senior level is long and arduous, but the club’s youngsters have a clear pathway for how they can achieve it, as shown by a number of players who now feature regularly for Gary Rowett’s side.
“Billy [Mitchell], Danny [McNamara], you’ve obviously had Tyler [Burey] there, Tanto [Olaofe] has had a little crack at it as well on occasions, even the lads who’re out on loan. There’s different pathways for all of them.
“Danny Mac has had a pathway of going first to Welling, then to Dover, then to Havant, Newport, St. Johnstone, and then he gets that opportunity to come back in. Billy didn’t go on loan at all. There’s different pathways for different players, but it’s certainly encouraging whether they see lads going out on loan or are getting an opportunity with the first team.
“We sit down as a group, we have meetings regularly about it, the first-team management, academy management team and ourselves. There’s a plan for all the players, what
we think will be the best plan for them. That can be staying with us, developing in a certain way, or they’ll go out.
“The balance is trying to keep the team competitive as well, and today [vs Charlton] was the first time since I’ve been here that we’ve had no scholars on the bench. All the five subs were under-21’s players, which hasn’t really happened before.
“We’re certainly progressing in getting a group of players together. Previously, I would’ve been training with six, seven, eight players, but now I’ve got a little group. That certainly helps.”
There’s no guarantee that it’ll happen for everyone, however. Millwall have spent significant transfer fees on top-quality players over the summer, making the competition for firstteam places even tougher. The likes of Olaofe and Besart Topalloj are often training with the senior squad, but they struggle to even make the bench when it comes to Championship games.
“These players have got to be good enough,” Nugent states. “They’re not going to get an opportunity just because they’ve come through the ranks at Millwall because the manager needs to win his first-team games, 100 percent, and I back that.
“He needs to win games, he needs to pick his best team. These lads will only get an opportunity if they’re worthy of it, and rightly so.”
Nonetheless, there are a number of players who can clearly bridge the gap. Olaofe is one of them, having impressed for Sutton United across various loan spells. However, he’s found himself back in Nugent’s side throughout most of this season, which the manager thinks is probably for the
best.
“It’s good for him to get some minutes because he’s not played loads of football. He’s been on the bench and been out of it, so it’s good for him and it’s fantastic to have him in our side as well.”
“He’s a fantastic lad and he gives it everything every time he plays, so it’s very good to have him in our group.”
Topalloj is in a similar boat, although he’s yet to make his competitive debut for the Lions. At under-21’s level, he’s the captain, and Nugent sees a number of traits that help him stand out in such a role.
“Bes has been at the club for a while now. He’s aggressive, he’s got a decent left foot and he’s one of the older players now, so he comes in and it probably brings him out of himself a little bit to be a good captain for these players as well. He’s trying to organise little bits and pieces.
“He’s not always training with us, he’s training with the first team and he comes down and plays games, but he always does well as our captain when he plays.”
Millwall fans are probably less familiar with Abdul Abdulmalik, although the 19-year-old forward is reportedly a transfer target for Premier League giants Arsenal. He’s currently top of the Professional Development League’s goalscoring chart, having found the back of the net eight times, and he already seems destined to reach the very top.
“He’s another one, he’s a really good lad. He’s learning all the time, learning in terms of his out-of-possession stuff as well, which is equally as important as the rest of it. There’s some talent there and he’s developing nicely as we planned.”
ExcluSivE Kevin Nugent has guided his side to the summit of the Professional Development Leagueit can’ t be easy for a player to go on their first ever loan spell away from their boyhood club.
At 22-years-old, Jamie Shackleton is playing down south for the first time in his career. Having played nearly 80 games for Leeds United in all competitions, he’s now a Millwall player, and the Lions will have the option to make his move permanent next summer.
With that, it becomes crucial that he settles into life in South Bermondsey quickly. Thankfully, he has a familiar face in the form of Charlie Cresswell, with the centre-back also on loan from Jesse Marsch’s side.
“We’ve spoken and we know each other pretty well,” Shackleton said after Millwall’s 2-1 win against Blackpool.
“We played a few games last year at Leeds with the same sort of thing, him at right centre-back and me at rightback. I think the fact that we know each other’s games pretty well helps.”
Similarly, it’s key for any side that challenges for promotion to have talented players in the final third that can change any game in a heartbeat. For Millwall, that’s Zian Flemming, a player who Shackleton has been highly impressed by so far this season.
“He works hard every single day and he’s a top, top finisher,” the midfielder explained.
“He’s got a lot of qualities. His left foot is a wand, he can strike a ball very, very well. At times he’s hit a few free-kicks from distance this year that stick in my mind, ones that he’s smashed in from 30 yards.
“It’s a confidence thing. He’s got plenty of that, I think you can see that with the way he plays and the positions he’s willing to take a shot on from.
Shackleton only ever worked under two senior managers before moving to The Den, and Gary Rowett’s style is arguably the total opposite of what Marsch and predecessor Marcelo Bielsa used.
E xclu S iv E By a lex Jones alexj@southwarknews.co.ukit ’S not been an easy start to the season for Benik Afobe and Scott malone.
Afobe has struggled since returning to The Den on a permanent basis, often chasing shadows up front while his teammates struggled to create chances for him in the final third. When he was presented with a goalscoring opportunity, he lacked the finishing touch needed to fire the ball into the back of the net, leading to substantial criticism from supporters.
He finally got off the mark against Cardiff City at the start of September, coming off the bench to help Millwall secure a 2-0 win. While his performance was underwhelming in the subsequent defeat against QPR,
he started and scored his second Championship goal against Blackpool, one which capped off an impressive showing.
Manager Gary Rowett is hopeful that, by scoring the winning goal against the Tangerines, Afobe should feel much more confident in front of goal and ready to tackle the rest of the season.
“I’ve said numerous times about Benik that he’s got that little bit of fire about him to go on the pitch and prove a point,” he told the News.
“I’ve said it over a number of years, he’s a top quality player. I think he can get himself more chances, and he certainly did on Saturday with the way he played. We obviously have to keep giving those forward players opportunities in and around the box to do what they do.
“You’ve seen it with Zian [Flemming], you give him the ball in and around
the final third and he’ll get shots off and create opportunities. That’s what we’ve got to do with Benik as well.
“I think we’ve got good forward options, we just need them to catch fire a little bit, that’s the challenge at the minute. Hopefully Benik’s goal will help him to kick on like he did last season.
Malone is another player who faced a lot of criticism from Millwall fans. As a left wing-back, he found it hard to contribute in attacking areas while limiting the space behind him, with the 2-0 defeat at Norwich City arguably his worst performance of the season.
However, since returning to the starting lineup, he looks much more motivated and capable of giving the Lions a spark in wide areas, as shown in Saturday’s win against Blackpool. Now, after ten league games, he’s provided the most assists [three] in
the entire squad.
“Scotty’s another one,” Rowett said. “When he’s on song, he gives you that extra attacking player from wingback. We spoke about it before, that we need that little bit of attacking quality in the wing-back areas, it’s really important that the players who play there contribute in the final third.
“Otherwise you’re hoping that your three forwards can do it, and that just doesn’t work numerically against teams that can put bodies behind the ball. I thought Scotty certainly attacked really, really well on Saturday and that’s what we know he can do.
“We saw it in the first few seasons that he’s been here, and hopefully that’ll give him the confidence and motivation to push on and continue that type of performance. That was a big part of our attacking outlet down the left-hand side.”
“It’s been something that I’ve enjoyed. It’s different to what I’m used to, but that’s football. It’s different styles of play, different ways that managers will want to play the game. I think it’s something I’ll learn from and it’s another reason why I feel a loan move was good. I get to know something different, and I’m sure there’ll be plenty of different ways that I’m asked to play throughout my career.”
Both players contributed in the Lions’ 2-1 win against Blackpool last weekend Jamie Shackleton has played well since moving out to right wing-backgary roW ett admits that he understands why some millwall fans are angry about his side’s performances this season, but he’s not listening to any outside noise despite their poor form.
The Lions have had an underwhelming start to the campaign, losing five of their ten Championship games so far.
However, Saturday’s 2-1 win against Blackpool eased some of the pressure after their poor run, although the halftime whistle was met by a chorus of
boos and supporters still voiced their frustrations online after the match.
“I’ll be really honest, I don’t look at social media, it’s not something that particularly interests me,” Rowett told the News
“I’ve been here for three years, so as a manager, I’m pretty well versed on the fact that if you’re not winning lots of games and not scoring lots of goals, then the fans pay their money and they’re entitled to their opinions.
“I can understand their frustration at not being near the top end of the Championship, that’s fine. I’ve always said the same, I don’t think ‘pressure’ is the right word because there’s people in far more pressured jobs than I am.
“I want to win games for the football club. I want to win games so the fans can feel good about themselves on a weekend. How they choose to react is their right and decision, so it’s not really something that I can control.”
Most Millwall supporters would agree that the fanbase are usually quite hard to please. However, while Rowett says that he understands why they’re frustrated by the results and the style of play, he prefers to focus on the incredible backing that the club have received throughout his tenure to date.
“I can only judge what I’ve faced so far. That’s three seasons where we’ve finished in the top half and I think the fans have been absolutely brilliant.
“It’s like anything, any manager would say the same. I think I’m about the third longest-serving manager in the Championship,” he chuckles.
“I’ve been here for three years, there’ll be some people that want something different, there’ll be some people that will be quite happy with a top half finish, and there’ll be some in between.
“I can’t really change that. All I can do is work as hard as I can for the football club and for the fans to win games. That’s literally all I focus on and everything else is people’s opinions that I can’t really control, and I don’t spend a lot of time worrying about it too much.”
By alex Jones alexj@southwarknews.co.uk
millWall H aV e an idea of how they’ll approach the World Cup break this winter, but it won’t involve a warm-weather training camp.
Clubs like Sheffield United are considering holding a training camp abroad, but the Lions are instead set to stay in the UK and play a series of friendly matches instead.
It seems highly unlikely that any of the club’s players will be involved in the tournament in Qatar, meaning that manager Gary Rowett should have his entire squad available during the extended break in November and December.
“We’ve got an idea, we’ve got a plan of how we’ll do it,” the Millwall boss told the News.
“I’m not a massive fan of warmweather training camps if I’m being honest. I think sometimes the players see it as a little bit of a holiday, it’s hard to see it as a real training camp where you go away and work incredibly hard on what you need to improve on. That’s been my experience from the two times I did it before at Derby and Birmingham.
“For me, that won’t be something that we’ll do. We’ve looked at fitting some games in, potential friendlies to build ourselves back up because four weeks is too long a period to not play. You’ve almost got to see it as the Covid restart when we had four weeks back and we tried to play a couple of games in order to kick on with the league games.
“It’ll be different, it’ll be unique, but no one’s done it before. I think everyone’s going to try a different route and see what they think is right. We’ll see which ones work and which ones don’t.”
ExcluSivE
Gary Rowett is the ninth longest-serving manager in the entire Football League
Millwall won’t be in action for an entire month this winter.