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SIGNAL CHANGE: New signs tell Tunnel users whether they can ride or should push their bikes
‘Smart technology’ in Foot Tunnels
miles hedley’s verdict on a world premiere and SUMMER FESTIVALS
TRIALS have begun of a new the numbers, the system flashes tunnels in harmony after tensions interactive system to manage messages onto overhead digital in the past. When we visited, there traffic in our historic Foot Tunnels. displays declaring “No Cycling” was a mixed response – we saw
some cyclists obeying No Cyling Smart technology is being used or “Consider Pedestrians”. Named #techtunnel, Greenwich signs, while others ignored it. A to count how many people are in the tunnel and whether they are Council’s trial is aimed at helping live “dashboard” on the Council’s Turn to Page 9 walkers or cyclists. Depending on cyclists and walkers use the
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WE all know fresh air and exercise is healthy but, let’s face it, when you’re a new mother or a mum-to-be even getting out of your pyjamas in the morning can be a major effort. We’re lucky to have Greenwich Park on our doorsteps, so I’ve just launched Mummy Walk And Talk – a free way to enjoy some gentle exercise in a beautiful green space while out with your baby. I believe that if you have a social group to attend with your baby, you’re more likely to take those important steps out of the house and into the world for some gentle but regular exercise that can improve your mood dramatically. I experienced post natal depression in the past and wanted to reach out to other women. I think the walking group is a crucial first step toward “getting your body back” after having a baby… and a brilliant way to make new friends. Walks are led by qualified coach and mother Ronnie Haydon, and last just 45 minutes. There’ll be plenty of opportunity to rest if mums feel too tired – as well as a chance to visit the café for conversations with new friends. Mummy Walk & Talk is a new initiative from Greenwich Fitness & Pilates, the organisation behind Buggy Runners in Greenwich Park, which I’ve provided for just over 10 years We meet outside Greenwich Park’s Pavilion Café every Thursday at 11am. Just bring a bottle of water, wear comfortable shoes and bring sunscreen/waterproofs if necessary, as well as rain cover or a sunshade for the baby Come along!
I heard there’s a lot of work going on at Greenwich Market...are they building the new hotel they were talking about? Not any more! In April the Duke of York officially opened the renovated Greenwich Market. Greenwich Hospital, the charity which owns the site, has renovated the roof and cobbles and has added a new smaller Pavilion Market – it will be the base for the Market’s well-known Street Food stalls, while the rest concentrates on arts, crafts, designer-makers and collectibles. There’s been a market here since the 1300s. Look out for some great events, including the popular Park It In The Market, with vintage vehicles and music – the next is on Wednesday July 28. Is the Foot Tunnel working yet? A f t e r G r e e n w i c h C o u n c i l ’s botched £11.5million refurb, the 114-year-old Greenwich tunnel reopened in 2012. But problems persisted. A friends group Fogwoft. com has pushed the Council for improvements. Lifts are said to be working better and online lift alerts and a new interactive movement management system has just been installed for trials. The idea is to help pedestrians and cyclists use the walkway in harmony...which has alwasy been an issue. Will the new system work? We’ll have to wait and see. Tell us your thoughts too – email Matt@ TheGreenwichVisitor.com I read that Greenwich is a World Heritage Site? Yes, it won World Heritage Site status in the 90s and in one of only 29 in the UK. It means our treasures are so good, they’re protected by the UN. And it’s a Royal Borough? Yes. We have 1,000 years of Royal links. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were born
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here and christened at St Alfege Church. In fact Queen Elizabeth played under the oak that bears her name in Greenwich Park. Queen Elizabeth granted us Royal Status in February 2012. We’re visiting. What should we do today? You’ve picked up a Greenwich Visitor – good start. Next visit the Tourist Information Centre. It’s awardwinning staff has just relocated from Pepys House into the Discover Greenwich centre next door at the Old Royal Naval College. Get advice, buy tickets for boats, tube, DLR, rail, buses and coaches, book tours, buy tickets for London attractions. Is anyone using the cable car yet? Cheek! The Emirates Air Line isn’t much use for getting about (the respected 853blog. com has reported that it has zero commuters) and it often shuts in high winds – but is a futuristic attraction that we love. Wasn’t the Olympics in Greenwich? There was a controversial 20,000-seater stadium in Greenwich Park 2012 for equestrian events. Hard to see much evidence of it now though...or any Olympic legacy. Museums. Are they free? Yes – except the Fan Museum, which has no public funding but a worldleading collection of fans. And the Wernher Collection of art at Ranger’s House, run by English Heritage. There are some paid for shows at the National Maritime Museum. You’ll need to pay to stand on the Meridian Line inside the Royal Observatory too. And it’s 20p to use the loos in Greenwich Park!
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Well how else would they clean the roof? ever wondered how they keep the O2 gleaming? is made of futuristic Polytetrafluoroethylene-coated Photographer Phillip Rainbird captured this glass fibre fabric. Phillip used the equivalent of a fascinating picture of cleaners givng the roof a wash 300mm lens to get the shot. “I liked the way the and brush up with mops! dome supports look like very tall people!” he told The team are tethered with safety harnesses us. And he took another fabulous shot on his 53m above the ground as they scrub the trip around Peninsula – this colourful study iconic structure on the North of a moorhen (inset) landing at the Greenwich peninsula, desinged by Greenwich Ecology Park. Richard Rogers and built in time for Have you taken a great picture the Millennium Experience here? We love to see them. Email exhibition in 1999. The canopy – Send us a photo. Email: Matt@TheGreenwichVisitor.com
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Miles Hedley’s pick of this month’s best events. Our unique 3-month listings begin on Page 19
WORLD CULTURAL FESTIVAL This annual bash at Eltham Palace - run by English Heritage and Greenwich Dance - has become a midsummer highlight thanks to a heady combination of brilliant family entertainment, 19 acres of nonpareil gardens and a house that is half Art Deco perfection and half medieval classic. July 3
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The two most recent were Greenwich Dances and Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, which shared several events and also shared a gift for skill, creativity, exuberance and the common UPSIDE: Acrobatic touch. perfomers at Old Royal S o l e t ’s k i c k o f f w i t h Naval College. Greenwich Dances, a boroughwide celebration of the light Picture: MIKE PURDY fantastic that offered something for everyone. Moving Woolwich, an afternoon of live dance, opened proceedings, although it was topand-tailed by torrential downpours. Most of the acts were drawn from local schools and were given a rousing reception by hundreds of people who defied the poor weather and packed into General Gordon Square to watch them. The South London Samba Group drummers got the multicultural audience into a party mood before the open-air stage was taken over by a youth dance platform curated by Lee Griffiths and Joseph Toonga. It featured brilliantly performed pieces by Physical Landscape, Plumstead Manor, Woolwich Tech’s Royal Rebelz, Ursula’s Convent School, the delightfully delicate Nepali Dance, Lotus Youth Dance Company and NRg Dance. B u t i t w a s n ’t j u s t a b o u t youngsters – five ladies of a certain age mingled with surprised and sometimes bemused passers-by at a nearby bus-stop to perform a witty dance to the contrasting sounds of Mozart and The Doors. The highlight of Greenwich Dances for me was the UK premiere of Italian choreographer Francesco Scavetta’s work Surprised Body Project, which was intellectually provocative, emotionally stimulating – and enormous fun. The piece was developed by Norway’s Wee company and features three dancers who have had residencies at Greenwich Dance – Luke Divall, Ben McEwen and Tiia Ojala. Backed by a mainly percussive score played live, the performers thrilled a Borough Hall audience with this intriguing, relentlessly physical DAZZLING: Performance at exploration of Queen’s House, which was lit up in the darkness. movement and space and of Pictures: MIKE PURDY existential coalescence and Read Miles Hedley’s separation. And arts blog on the Superman Meanwhile, Darren Ellis Dance hedintheclouds. had gag at the end was no chance with their bouncy m s.co res priceless. wordp castle piece Meeting Mr Boom. It Terrible weather was dreadful luck, though they had returned to devastate a second chance the following day. two open-air dance events The Greenwich Dances shows at for youngsters at Moat Island in Eltham’s Well Hall Pleasaunce. Helena Moat Island were a shared venture with Webb and Keir Patrick bravely made a t h e G r e e n w i c h a n d D o c k l a n d s start on Grass but it soon became International Festival, which had begun impossible as the rain intensified. in spectacular style four days earlier
The Albany’s Deptford Lounge has something for everyone in a week-long celebration that includes yoga and meditation, mindfulness workshops, children’s stories and games, theatre-making and, for the terminally young at heart, adult trampolining and doodling. What’s not to like? July 4-9
GREENWICH MUSIC TIME Speaking of something for everyone, this year’s headline acts in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College are 2Cellos, Seal, Joe Bonamassa, David Gray, 10cc and Jamie Cullum. Between them they represent the worlds of classical, rock, blues, pop, retro and jazz. July 5-10
THRONE OF BEAUTY The marvellous Oriana Choir teams up with conductor Dominic Peckham at the Cutty Sark to sing this new work by awardwinning composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad. It marks the start of the choir’s residency at Royal Museums Greenwich to celebrate the restoration of the Queen’s House. July 6
WILD CARD Guitarist Clement Regert’s pulsating band make a welcome return to Oliver’s to show off the kind of grooves that made their album Organic Riot one of the most critically acclaimed of last year. And if great jazz and musicianship aren’t enough for you, this is also one of the best live acts around. July 9
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CARMEN Blackheath Community Opera is ten this year and a pro-am cast and orchestra will celebrate the milestone by raising the rafters of Blackheath Halls with Bizet’s masterpiece. It contains two of the bestloved arias ever written - Habanera and the Toreador Song. I can’t wait. July 12, 13, 15, 17
THE SIXPENNY MEMORIAL Geoff Sage’s play about the 1878 sinking of the pleasure-steamer Princess Alice off Woolwich with the loss of more than 650 lives has been adapted by Sheila Ingram following new research into the tragedy and will be the centrepiece of the Bob Hope Theatre’s 40th anniversary events. July 15-16
IN NO FORM Choreographer Botis Steva has created a politically charged show whose mission statement is to challenge our acceptance of the consumerist norm through dance, theatre and hip-hop. The work has already taken Sadler’s Wells by storm - now it’s the turn of Laban theatre. July 19
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Shakespeare’s odd play is rarely performed today because the jury’s still out on whether the heroine Helena is really a victim or a feminist icon. So why not go and watch Changeling Theatre Company’s production in the magical setting of Severndroog Castle? Then you can decide. July 28
BLIMEY, have we been spoilt for choice when it comes to summer festivals!
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with a multimedia extravaganza outside the Queen’s House in Greenwich to mark the historic building’s 400th birthday. Sensational video projections on to the facade told the story of this place from the dawn of time to the present day. One sequence of crumbling rock was so realistic it looked as if the house’s stucco was cascading away – and the fireworks
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events are another massive success Unlocked Evening tour Fri 12 August, 18.30 & 19.30
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Explore over 500 years of hidden history and discover some of our scret spaces. The tour will finish beneath the picturesque collonades with a complimentary cocktail. Tickets £30 at ornc.org Meet at Upper Grand Square in front of the Painted Hall
Greenwich Music Time Music Festival Tue 5 - Sun 10 July For the third year running, Greenwich Music Time returns! With its breathtaking surroundings - the twin domes of Old Royal Naval College - this six-day spectacle is a vital part of London’s summer music calendar. Tickets from £35 at greenwichmusictime.co.uk Venue: ORNC grounds
Proms at the Chapel Music Concert Sat 6 August, 15.00 - 17.00 For this first ‘Proms at …’ matinee, in the stunning Old Chapel, the BBC Singers and David Hill present the Proms premiere of Rossini’s “Little Solemn Mass”, which the composer called ‘the last mortal sin of my old age’. Venue: Chapel
at the end were peerless. As I heard one American visitor say as we were leaving, it was beyond awesome. Greenwich Fair also fell victim to the weather but still managed to be terrific, thanks to the extraordinary range of attractions laid on around the Old Royal Naval College, Cutty Sark Gardens, traffic-free King William Walk and St Alfege Park. Personal favourites
included Ashley Peevor’s Grass Men, who were not only performance scul pture s bu t als o mes meris ing entertainments for young and old alike, Motionhouses’s Block, which was like Jenga on a cyclopean scale, Fausto Barile’s bizarre mini-theatre in his tummy (honest!), the aptly-named Bicycle Ballet’s lovely show Strictly Cycling and Circus Katoen’s marvellous
Ex Aequo – I can’t recall the last time I saw such original tumbling and diabolo expertise. As our listings pages reveal, July is also awash with festivals. So if you want to see amazing people, places and things you really don’t have to go far. It’s all here in Greenwich. MILES HEDLEY What’s On: Pages 19-21
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Join us for a traditional two hour circular sightseeing cruise leaving Greenwich Pier at 7.00 pm We operate the oldest evening cruise on the River Thames. The cruise will take you from Royal Greenwich into Central London before turning and heading back down river to Greenwich. During the cruise we will pass more than twenty of London’s iconic landmarks including Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, St. Paul’s Cathedral, The London Eye and the Palace of Westminster.
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Trial in Tunnel From Page One website will let tunnel users check that lifts are working normally – but the dashboard was not up and running as we went to press. Councillor Sizwe James, Cabinet Member for Transport, said: “The Foot Tunnels are a well-used means of people travelling easily, at no cost, back and forth across the river. We know although cycling is banned under the by-law, many find the Tunnels incredibly useful to get to and from work. “We need to know exactly how many people – pedestrians and cyclists – are using the tunnels on a daily basis and how we can manage them safely. So, please bear with us while we test this exciting new technology and help us – whether you’re a pedestrian or a cyclist – by giving feedback.” The system is being trialled in both Foot Tunnels over the summer. A rewards scheme has also been introduced to users. Ian Blore of tunnels Friends groups Fogwoft – which is doing its own monitoring – welcomed the trial but added: “The carrot of giving vouchers to well-behaved cyclists has yet to prove itself. Fogwoft would also like to see the new bylaws enforced on a random basis, to provide a bit of stick.”
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A plaque telling the history of Greenwich Foot Tunnel is to be unveiled this month. Ian Blore, of Fogwoft, said: “The plaque will explain to tourists what the entrance in front of it actually is.” Greenwich Council Deputy Leader Danny Thorpe will lead the short ceremony at the Tunnel entrance in Cutty Sark Gardens at noon on July 5.
Charity helps Olympic kids EIGHTY-FIVE young athletes from Greenwich are being helped to fulfil their Olympic dreams by a £1.2million charity fund here. Greenwich Leisure Limited – which operates sports centres and libraries across London – is funding the potentials from its Sports Foundation. GSF is the largest independent athlete talent programme in the UK, in partnership with SportsAid and Greenwich Starting Blocks.
INSPIRATIONAL: Stephen McNeff & Banished cast THE world premiere of Banished, the latest opera by award-winning composer Stephen McNeff, was given a rapturous ovation at Blackheath Halls – and it deserved every one of those handclaps and cheers.
Banished tells the story of one group of the 10,000 women who were transported to Australia 200 years ago for petty crimes such as theft and forgery. McNeff’s marvellous score combines recognisable musical motifs from that period with bang-up-to-date melodies and orchestration to create a work that brings history to life and allows audiences to see into the souls of the heroines of the piece. And a brilliant libretto by Olivia Fuchs manages to mix traditional rhyme-patterns
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Summertime at the Market Visit Greenwich Market and meet the best arts, craft and designer makers. Delicious street food. Open daily and Bank Holidays 10am – 5.30pm. Many shops open 7 days a week
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Weekdays, 12 noon to close of play Tennis, strawberries and cream and maybe a glass of Pimms. Advantage All!
Music in the Market Friday 15 July 7pm – 10pm
TwinSwing Sisters sing, dance and tap act. Open Air Art Show from local galleries. Greenwich Market Street Food stalls.
Wednesday Workshops for Crafty Kids
Every Wednesday through the holidays 27 July – 24 August Make pompoms and jewellery. Face painting fun, giant games, hula-hooping and yoga.
Park It in the Market
Thursday 28 July 7pm – 10pm Vintage car and bike meet. Delicious food. Fun for all the family.
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It aims to find out more about the Old Keeper’s Cottage – a 17th century building which was the home for generations of park keepers until it was demolished in 1850. But previous digs have already discovered even older relics. Assistant Park Manager Michael Loughnane says: “We’ve discovered a good range of post medieval pottery, bottle glass ORIGINAL: 1855 Postcard of Keeper’s Cottage and other finds – the most exciting was a Roman Brooch, made of bronze.” rare opportunity to investigate the history of Previous trenches have identified features our very historic Park.” Sessions are from in the ground that correspond closely with 10.30-1pm and 1-4pm and you should meet historic map evidence for the building in a specially-cordoned off area near Queen complex. Michael hopes to confirm that one Elizabeth Oak. of these buildings was the Keeper’s own Sue explains: “If you need a parking house while looking at the functions of the permit call in at the Park office next to other buildings. Blackheath Gate and explain you’re The dig – from July 4 to 15 – marks taking part. Equipment is provided the end of a three-year project but you may want to bring your funded by the Friends Of own gloves and kneelers!” Greenwich Park, in partnership Finds from all three years of Greenwich Park, with Historic England and the Meet at Queen’s the dig – including last years Fields Study Council. Roman brooch – will be on This year you can join in Elizabeth’s Oak show at the Archaeological the dig – managed by Dig Open Event on professional archaeologists. Wednesday July 13 (3-6pm). Friends’ Sue Yates said: 5 4-1 Dig: July Sue says: “We have a large “The places for the excavations Show: July 13 display van, borrowed from the this year have been further RSPB, where the information refined, with careful reference to gleaned by the History Group older contemporaneous maps. A researchers will also be displayed. This number of school children will also be includes the history of the keepers who have participating, supervised by their teachers lived in the cottage over the years.” and the Field Studies Council. Info: friendsofgreenwichpark.org.uk “It all promises to be very exciting and a
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GREENWICH theatre reveals its plans for the future
HIGH HOPES: Work starts on roof of theatre
GREENWICH Theatre has closed for three months as a major new makeover begins with the aim of ensuring its special place here for generations to come.
Repairs on the roof of the historic 170-year-old building in Crooms Hill have begun with rewiring and front of house improvements. A new studio theatre is to be built as the theatre launches “a bold new ethos” and embarks on £2million of refurbishment which could last for the next 20 years. “This is absolutely the theatre’s moment, no doubt about it,” says James Haddrell, Greenwich Theatre’s Artistic and Executive Director. “The local authority have invested in the building repairs, which represents a major commitment to culture at a time when arts funding is dwindling around the country. In a closure period of just 12 weeks there are significant works scheduled, which mark the start of the company’s own long-term plans for the repair and development of this historic theatre.” He added: “The package of work the whole building needs to bring it up to standard, top to bottom, is £2m but we think it can be delivered over a period as much as 20 years. The work we’re doing now is the essential work, and we’re looking to match the local authority’s investment for phase BIG HIT: Annual Panto is so popular two of the improvements – further electrical work around the building and more Development programme, offering anything from rehearsal space and tour booking improvements to the bar and studio.” The Studio Theatre can be hired as support to dramaturgy and PR advice. rehearsal room or venue for emerging Support for the next generation of theatre companies, bringing a new income stream makers in this country will go from being an important part of the company’s work, as it says James. “The theatre has been pivotal in offering has been for five years, to becoming part of them a stepping stone between the fringe and our DNA. “The investment represents a seed fund for mid-scale touring, but some companies come to us having played in 40 to 50-seaters and a larger package of repairs. On top of that we the jump to 400 seats is still intimidating and are in discussions over a long lease on the tough for them. They will be able to come to building so we can look securely towards the us and still work in a small-scale environment future.” The Theatre’s Commercial Director Simon but with the infrastructure, experience and knowledge we can offer them to enhance the Francis says reducing Greenwich Theatre’s reliance on grants and public funding is quality of their work. “The studio will be a flexible space with another big part of the plan. “Ten years ago, at least 60 per cent of our income came from seating up to 60 or 70, and as the public funding or grants but that’s now companies put on more down to just 10 per cent. We’ve done sophisticated work they that but maintained our turnover and will develop with us to have actually increased the number go to a bigger scale. of shows we present and the “Equally there is a Theatre ich enw Gre audiences we attract. lot of quality work Crooms Hill “This model is taking hold that does best on an throughout the industry, with arts intimate studio scale organisations having to find but still needs a full Reopens with alternatives to public subsidy, but theatre operation it hasn’t been a jarring experience behind it, and there Garden – Friday for us because we’ve been doing it isn’t a natural venue in September 2 for quite a while now, adapting to the Greenwich for that.” changing economic climate as we go. The Theatre has also “We have worked with the local authority created a new year-long role for a graduate theatre technician on a full slaty to to understand how much we can manage in give them “essential first experience of terms of reductions to our annual grant subsidy. Our plans are absolutely about working in the industry.” A n d i t h a s a n n o u n c e d a n a u t u m n growth. We aren’t just looking at surviving, programme “that embeds the reputation we and that’s why the council can be confident have gained over the last five years as one of enough to make this additional investment in the country’s leading supporters of emerging the building. Denise Hyland, Leader of Greenwich theatre companies. “With shows on the main stage and in our Council – the Theatre’s major funder – said new pop-up studio from some of the the work it is supporting “will help ensure its country’s newest and most exciting theatre- viability into the future. We are committed to makers, we will also be announcing a supporting Greenwich Theatre’s work and programme of master-classes for new artists are proud that our contribution helps the and companies on everything from theatre to put on performance and marketing, lighting and sound design to participatory activities from the Greenwich touring, production management and theatre Children’s Theatre Festival to the popular finance. Up to 20 emerging artists and theatre annual pantomime.” Info: www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk companies will take part in our Artist
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LEADING LIGHTS: Greenwich Theatre’s James Haddrell (left) and Simon Francis
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Corelli kids get NEW route to greenwich opens for cyclists & walkers Just rewards YOUNG actors from Greenwich will act at the Edinburgh Fringe this year after more than 100 people crowdfunded £5,637. Corelli College will perform JUST by Ali Smith. Its Arts College Manager Shermaine Slocombe said: “We did it! We couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you! Performing in such a high profile venue will be a life-changing experience.” First pupils stage two special shows at Corelli College on July 19 and 20 (7pm). Book www.greenwichtheatre.org.
Help fund Bob Hope changes WORK has begun on a major building project to improve facilities at Eltham’s historic Bob Hope Theatre. It’s asking for your help to meet the £700,000 cost of the work and is offering a range of rewards. Donate £50+ and your name will be appear on a list of sponsors in the souvenir programme for a Gala Opening Event. Give £100+ and you’ll also get two tickets to the event. Make it £500+ and your name will also be displayed in the theatre foyer. Donate: www.bobhopetheatre.co.uk
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towards that aim. I am already looking at what works best from the existing cycle schemes to ensure we deliver the best network possible. “Cycling leads to a healthier lifestyle, it helps to cut pollution and is a key part of my vision of the type of greener, more modern and affordable transport network we need in our city.” Info: www.tfl.gov.uk
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Before going forth, let’s be clear, a number of stalls in Greenwich Market rustle up a wonderful array of vegetarian and vegan dishes so it’s easy to feast on a tandoori-spiced aubergine or falafels while walking SUNDAY around. And on College Road, My Detox Diet (a therapy shop – the clue is in the name) sells healthy MARCH broth and snacks. But my aim was to find a cosy place THdown, dedicated to veggie spectaculars. to sit First stop: Green Pea on Trafalgar Road. With a name like that it has to be a dead cert, yes? Run by Tom O’Connor, the place is an institution, ranking highly on TripAdvisor. Tom serves amazing pies and fish and chips. Green Pea is a cosy restaurant and a must visit but...it’s flexitarian. Not strictly vegetarian. Next stop: Royal Teas on Royal Hill. Open all day, with a couple of rooms, a few tables outside and a charm of its own. Here the menu is wholly vegetarian...with smoked salmon on the side. It’s been here for many years – longevity is the sign of its success. As soon as you open the door the smell of
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– on the contrary their plate of sausages (vegetarian or not) with mashed potato is second to none. “My reward for working all hours under the sun is to see empty plates and clients’ smile,” Virginia told me. I recommend the vegan chocolate cake. Across the road more “clean” cakes and healthy food at Vinyl in Tanners Hill Street. Strictly speaking this is not a food outlet but a concert place – a vinyl shop and a cafe bar with a few tables. When I asked Olga, the barista, what was on the menu, her eyes smiled. “Whatever I can make with what the local
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grocer is selling on the day,” she told me. “We buy everything locally.” She worked her magic to produce nice-looking fresh salad dishes topped with maca and Nigella seeds and superfood, with humus, fritters etc for £5. Olga is also a bit of a green juice goddess – try the nine-amino acid 100 per cent smoothie for a bargain £3.50. But, as the saying goes, I discovered the best last. Opposite Deptford Station is The Waiting Room – a hip place with friendly staff where every day is #worldmeatfreeday. A wide choice of vegetarian dishes (vegan on demand) can be enjoyed sitting down outside or inside by the “library” or sitting up at the breakfast bar. The Waiting Room is renowned for its coffee and its Deptford Death Sauce which you can load on meat-free wings, hot dogs and burgers. And the cakes look mouthwatering. This is a cool place, it’s food is fabulous and it’s vegetarian through and though. Go try it!
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cakes and coffee is irresistible. Everything is fresh, from salads to baguettes. Best seller is the American breakfast with Mexican tacos – Royal Teas recipe unique. At the Amber Tree in Deptford High Street, owner, Virginia V is vegan and a qualified food technician who has a real passion for good home food. Despite only being open for two years, this cafe – with its bright lime fresh décor and 1960s black and white tables – has already become a part of the local community. The menu is not strictly vegetarian but the catering is very separate so there’s no fear of contamination. Virginia and her staff cook everything with love from scratch. There are whole grains, bulgur and buckwheat savoury pancakes. Carbs are not the enemy
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ou Weed, You Feed...what a great reason to volunteer at the beautiful Queen’s Orchard, by the Maze Hill Gate in Greenwich Park. Now open each Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday (1.30 til 4.30), helpers are allowed to take away some of the produce. Grow for it! ummer is here – sort of – and plenty of fruits and vegetables are in season: Redcurrants, broad beans, courgettes, peas are ready to eat. With a long wait for an allotment here, consider establishing your own Food Growing Project. Talk to Good Food in Greenwich who are running courses to help. They’re very popular, but at least there’s not a 120-year waiting list! www. goodfoodingreenwich.org id you know Gin was traditionally a seafarers’ drink? Plymouth Gin comes to Maritime Greenwich for a takeover at Rivington – part of the Caprice group – from Friday July 1 till Sunday September 18. Cocktails cost from £7.50 to £9 at the Plymouth Rivington Gin Dock, and there’s also a daily G&T Happy Hour from 4-7pm with G&Ts for £5. We’re told the Apple Smash (Plymouth gin, apple juice, grapefruit and mint) hits the spot! Rivington’s annual Gin Bop – “an evening of fun and frivolity, great tunes and silly games” – is on Friday August 19. Book: rivington greenwich.co.uk. Entrance £10 including a £7 cocktail. Chin chin! rom July 11 find an ethical coffee and homemade food at the new not-for-profit café and gallery space G-WEST. It’s at the Lovibond Lane entrance of Greenwich West Community Centre, near to Greenwich DLR station. ichelin Star-winning chef Theo Randall will host a fine dining Chef’s Banquet at OnBlackheath – the food and music festival in association with John Lewis here this autumn. Theo – former River Café Head Chef and now author and awardwinning boss of Theo Randall at the InterContinental in Park Lane – will produce three sittings each day at the festival on September 10 and 11. Book your palce at the table: www.OnBlackheath.com
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Experience Beyond compare
Spellbound by fairytale show
ABOVE AND BEYOND
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ORGANISERS of Above And Beyond at the National Maritime Museum describe it as an interactive exhibition about flight aimed at kids aged between seven and 14. I’m here to tell you they are wrong - it will appeal to anyone of any age who retains a sense of wonder. Early on, there’s a Wii-like installation called Spread Your Wings that allows you to become a goose leading its brood on an aerial journey along a river valley. My 10-year-old granddaughter Maisie loved it. And as with Wii itself, so will adults. After that, the exhibition - staged in association with aeronautics giant Boeing and the US space agency NASA - concentrates on the human race’s conquest of the skies, beginning with 18th century ballooning and ending with current plans
for a manned mission to Mars. Along the way, video and model demonstrations reveal how each aviation milestone was passed. I especially liked the so-called hummingbird camera-drone that is so minuscule it has to be displayed behind a magnifying glass. And there is plenty of hands-on fun, including a flight simulator that Maisie declared was fantastic and her favourite part of the show. Every exhibit comes with explanatory voiceovers and labelling that are simple to understand but never simplistic. Above And Beyond - which runs till the end of August - got an unequivocal thumbs-up from Maisie, who called it “really excellent”. I completely agree and have no hesitation in saying it’s an unmissable treat for all the family.
Rumpelstiltskin - as well as the lesserknown The Mouse, The Bird And The IT’S more than 200 years since Jacob and Sausage. Through a magical combination Wilhelm Grimm published their first collec- of clowning, story-telling, singing and tion of fairytales and, much like puppetry - the lion in particularly Cleopatra, age cannot wither was magnificent - Rayyah them nor custom stale their McCaul, Adam Forde, Pernilla infinite variety. If proof of Holland and Ashley Bates this were ever needed, a left the audience spellvisit to A Pocketful Of bound by bringing out Grimms at Greenwich both the darkness as Theatre provided it by the well as the humour of the bucketload. fables. The award-winning The result was a show, Story Pocket Theatre used directed by Julia Black and a cast of four and an original MAGICAL: Bird Forde, that was in turn upscore by George Jennings to Puppet roarious, sad, exciting and lifestage four of the brothers’ bestaffirming - just like the very best loved tales - Hansel And Gretel, The Golden Goose, Lily And The Lion (the origin fairytales should be. A triumph for all of Beauty And The Beast) and concerned.
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IT’S not often one gets the opportunity to experience something close to real authenticity when it comes to historical music but that’s exactly what happened in the latest recital at Severndroog Castle, one of the borough’s loveliest hidjim mullen den treasures. GUITARIST Jim Mullen showed why the next tune was Stairway - or as Mullen This 18th century tower on preferred it Stairlift To The Stars, a lovely he is considered one of the greats when Shooter’s Hill was built at the he played Charlton House in a gig or- melody used to fabulous effect by Billy end of the baroque period ganised by Global Fusion Music and Wilder in Some Like It Hot. It was to and was therefore the ideal Mullen’s considerable credit that I was able stage for a concert of baArts for the London Jazz Festival. roque music played by a trio Backed by brilliant young organist Mike to listen to it without seeing Marilyn Monroe playing baroque cellos and a Gorman and drummer Matt Skelton, the trying to seduce a bespectacled Tony Curtis virginal. veteran virtuoso played an extraordinary impersonating Cary Grant. The band finished – I kid you not – with Were it not for London’s range of tunes taking in songs from the movthe theme from TV’s University Challenge, modern skyline in the disies, disco and even TV themes. SENSATIONAL: tance, we could have been Mullen does that nigh-impossible thing which involved some sensational digressions Guitarist listening to one of the musifellow guitar legend Jeff Beck does – he by way of Dixie and brilliant solos from Jim Mullen cal soirees that were reguplays without a plectrum. And it becomes Gorman and Skelton as well as by the maelarly held at Severndroog in almost an unreal experience watching the stro himself. It was a classy way to close a the late 1700s. fingers of his left hand blur as they dash up classic gig. Earlier, the appreciative but sadly small Cellists Nikolay Ginov and and down the frets while only the thumb audience had been warmed up by Tanzanian Boris Atanasov and their acmoves on his right hand. companist Asako Ogawa The trio played five tunes in their one-hour multi-instrumentalist Freddy Macha and his chose a fascinating proset - and all of them were magnificent. They multi-national band with a terrific percusgramme of little-known started with the wonderful Deep In The sion-heavy set that included the stirring Italian compositions, ranging Dream before moving on to For My Lady anthem Freedom and - my favourite - a song from a Frescobaldi work writabout bees featuring a single-stringed by the great Toots Thielemans. ten at the dawn of the baThere followed a quantum leap with a Brazilian bow called a berimbau and some roque to a Lanzetti sonata stunning arrangement of Earth Wind And fine blues harmonica by Global Fusion’s from the era’s sunset Fire’s After The Love Has Gone. By contrast, Louisa Le Marchand. years. In between came what was for me the Read Miles Hedley’s highlight of the recital, a glorious - and gloriarts blog on ously played - fourds. lou hec hedint movement sonata by using illuminated costumes by Suzie Holmes, stumbles and repetitions to m s.co res rdp TRANSITIONS wo the Venetian genius developed into a series of darting solo and make its points about mental THE latest Transitions dance company show group explorations of the stage and one and physical landscapes. It endVivaldi. at Laban theatre was a fascinating triple bill another. ed up somewhere between surAfter the brilliant trio had with a common strand: Exploration. Theo Clinkard’s My Dance, My Touch started, reality and psychogeography - and, taken their bows, the audiA dozen performers, all masters’ students at dazzlingly, with one dancer moving to the like the whole evening, was huge fun. ence was invited up to the Trinity Laban, had teamed up with internation- music as another mirrored his every move in For the record, each piece was danced by roof to admire the view of ally renowned choreographers to navigate their the shadows. The ensemble joined in with the same 12 performers - Dalton Alexander, the capital and the hills that way through the labyrinthine pathways of increasing, sometimes manic, tactility. The fi- Fergus Alexander, Eilidh Brown, Olivia Edgington, mind and body – and their journey was spell- nale with a onesie-wearing couple entwined Kate Haughton, Finetta Mikolajska, Caitlin lie to its north and south. binding. The show opened with 12, directed by like canoodling cats was priceless. Like the music beforehand, Murray, Ingvild Marstein Olsen, Samuel Pimm, award-winning Ederson Rodrigues Xavier and it was magnificent - and the The closing piece, Fieldwork by Dog Kennel Vera Ilona Stierli, Rachel Tack and Katherine with a throbbing electro score by Ben Pearson. Hill Project, cleverly used GPS co-ordinates, Whale. Their talent, stamina and panache perfect end to a perfect eveIt began with the dancers shoulder to shoul- Ordnance Survey-style grid-references, orien- rightly won them a huge ovation from the ning’s entertainment. der in the dark at the back of the stage and, teering jargon and a series of false starts, packed house.
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Peacock Rm, Trinity Laban 7 OPERA Banished Blackheath Halls 7.30 Saturday 9 Lounge DANCE TL Graduate School BOOK SALE Bakehouse FESTIVAL 2Cellos Showcase Laban 7.30 Bookshop, Blackheath 10-2 Part of Greenwich Music Time COMEDY John Hastings, Chris WALK/TALK London Festival of Old Royal Naval College 6 Martin, Jeff Innocent Up The Architecture NMM 10-2 READINGS Poetry-Makers Creek MUSIC Eltham Music Festival Made In Greenwich 7 JAZZ Shura Greenberg Oliver’s Eltham High Street 11.30-4.30 MUSIC English folk Star & Garter Saturday 2 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s FAMILY Meet James Robson Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 Wednesday 6 Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 LIFESTYLE NOW Live! Displays, LIFESTYLE NOW Live! FreeFAMILY Meet Samuel Pepys workshops. Lewisham People’s writing at 8.30am to How To Be Old Royal Naval College, noon Day, Mountfield Park. 12-6 You at 6.30. 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Brooklyn Bowl FILM Apollo 13 (1995) Royal Deptford Lounge MUSIC Lionel Richie O2 Observatory 6 WALK/TALK London Festival of OPERA Banished MUSIC Lakhwinder Wadali Architecture NMM 10-2 Blackheath Halls 7.30 IndigO2 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital COMEDY Ninia Benjamin, Rich BARN DANCE The Woodlands St Alfege 1.05 Wilson, Andrew Ryan, Jeff Farm Trust 7.30 FESTIVAL Joe Bonamassa Innocent Up The Creek MUSIC The Glen Matlock Band Greenwich Music Time ORNC 6 JAZZ David Angol Oliver’s Brooklyn Bowl MUSIC Booker T Jones ARTS Clash Of Drums Finale of COMEDY Jess Fostekew, Andrew Brooklyn Bowl GDIF, Woolwich 10pm FILM/THEATRE Romeo And Juliet Bird, Erich McElroy, Phil Nichol Sunday 3 Up The Creek SALE Art & Craft Age Exchange Picturehouse 7.15 JAZZ Wild Card Oliver’s MUSIC Jazz At The Row Blackheath 10-2 Sunday 10 Clarendon Hotel 8 FAMILY India Day ADVERTS Severndroog Caste HERE COST FROM JUST MUSIC Icarus Club CULTURE Courtaulds at Home Eltham Palace 11-5 Pelton Arms 10.30 FAMILY Nannie The Witch JAZZ Simon FAMILY Ahoy, Purcell Oliver’s Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 Captain! 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Deptford Lounge Tuesday 12 Chris Parish at Waterstones MUSIC APPRECIATION Matthew FILM/OPERA Die Meistersinger Greenwich 6-8 Taylor Blackheath Halls 10 Von Nurnburg Glyndebourne MUSIC Booker T Jones FILM/ART Papal Basilicas Of link. G’wich Picturehouse 5.30 Rome G’wich Picturehouse 6.30 Brooklyn Bowl OPERA Carmen COMEDY Tom Deacon, Dane PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 Baptiste, Alistair Barrie Up The Blackheath Halls 7.30 JAZZ Ladies Night Oliver’s MUSIC English folk Star & Garter Creek Tuesday 5 JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s MUSIC Jazz Night Mycenae LIFESTYLE NOW Live! From Wednesday 13 House 8 mindfulness at 11 to the art of OPERA Carmen JAZZ John Martin Oliver’s urban living at 6.30. Deptford
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Blackheath Halls 7.30 WOOLLIES Knitting club Pelton JAZZ Jam session Oliver’s Thursday 14 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital St Alfege 1.05 DANCE TL Graduate School Showcase Laban 7.30 MUSIC Cantina Brooklyn Bowl JAZZ Simon Purcell Oliver’s MUSIC Icarus Club Pelton Arms Friday 15 KIDS Giant Nursery Rhymeathon Nat Maritime Museum 10.30 TALK Martin Lake Friends of Age Exchange, Bakehouse Theatre, Blackheath 1 JAZZ Charles Morris Jazzmen Prince of Greenwich 2.30 TALK Margot Cooper Blackheath Flower Club Mycenae House 2 FAMILY Music in the Market Greenwich Market 7-10 OPERA Carmen Blackheath Halls 7.30 PLAY The Sixpenny Memorial Bob Hope Theatre 7.30 DANCE TL Graduate School Showcase Laban 7.30
COMEDY Johnny Candon, Garrett Millerick, Ben Norris Up The Creek JAZZ John Martin Oliver’s Saturday 16 MUSIC Eltham Music Festival
Eltham High Street 11.15-5
FAMILY Meet Grace O’Malley Old Royal Naval College, noon FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 MUSIC Jazz Mafia Up The Creek 1 PLAY The Sixpenny Memorial Bob Hope Theatre 2.30, 7.30 COMBAT Bellator MMA O2 DANCE CAT End Of Year Show Laban 7.30 COMEDY John Robins, Carey Marx, Kate Lucas, Ben Norris Up The Creek Sunday 17 FAMILY Haymaking Walk Woodlands Farm Trust 10
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Venues
Albany, Deptford Lounge: Douglas Way SE8 4AG. 020 8692 4446 thealbany.org.uk Bakehouse Theatre: Age Exchange, Blackheath Village SE3 9LA. 020 8318 9105 Blackheath Conservatoire: 19-21 Lee Rd SE3 9RQ. 020 8852 0234 conservatoire.org.uk Blackheath Halls: 23 Lee Road SE3 9RQ. 020 8463 0100. blackheathhalls.com Bob Hope Theatre: Wythfield Rd SE9 5TG. 020 8850 3702. bobhopetheatre.co.uk The Centre: New Eltham Methodist Ch, Footscray Rd. newelthammethodist.org.uk Charlton House: Charlton Rd SE7 8RP. 020 8856 3951 Churchill Theatre: High St, Bromley BR1 1HA. 0844 871 7620 Clarendon Hotel: Montpelier Row SE3 0RW. 020 8318 4321. clarendonhotel.com The Duke: 125 Creek Rd SE8 3BU. 020 8469 8260 The Eltham Centre: 2 Archery Road SE9 1HA. 020 8921 4344 Eltham Palace: Court Yard SE9 5QE. 020 8294 2548. english-heritage.org.uk The Forum: Trafalgar Rd SE10 9EQ. 0208 853 5212. office@forumatgreenwich.org The Green Pea: 92 Trafalgar Rd SE10 9UW. 020 8858 9319 Greenwich Communications Centre: 164 Trafalgar Rd SE10 9TZ. 020 8269 2103 Greenwich Dance: Borough Hall SE10 8RE. 020 8293 9741 greenwichdance.org.uk Greenwich Heritage Centre: Artillery Square, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich SE18 4DX Greenwich Theatre: Crooms Hill SE10 8ES. 020 8858 7755. greenwichtheatre.org.uk Greenwich West Community Centre: 141 Greenwich High Rd SE10 8JA Laban Theatre: Creekside SE8 3DZ. 020 8463 0100 www.trinitylaban.ac.uk London Theatre: 443 New Cross Rd SE14 6TA. 020 8694 1888. thelondontheatre.com Made In Greenwich: 324 Creek Rd SE10 9SW madeingreenwich.co.uk Mycenae House: 90 Mycenae Rd SE3 7SE 020 8858 1749 mycenaehouse.co.uk National Maritime Museum: Romney Rd, SE10 9BJ 020 8858 0045 www.nmm.ac.uk 02, Indig02, Building 6, Brooklyn Bowl: 0844 8560202 www.theo2.co.uk Old Royal Naval Coll, Discover: SE10 9LW. 020 8269 4799 oldroyalnavalcollege.org Oliver’s: 9 Nevada St SE10 9JL. 020 8858 3693 www.oliversjazzbar.co.uk Pelton: 23-5 Pelton Street SE10 9PQ 020 8858 0572. peltonarms.com Prince Of Greenwich: 72 Royal Hill SE10 8RT 020 8692 6089 St Alfege: Greenwich Church St. 020 8853 0687. st-alfege.org Severndroog Castle: Off Shooters Hill SE18 3RT. severndroogcastle.org.uk The Star And Garter: 60 Old Woolwich Rd SE10 9NY. 020 8305 1144 Steinberg Studio: 137 Vanbrugh Hill SE10 9HP. steinbergduo.com Tramshed Theatre: 51-53 Woolwich New Rd SE18 6ES. 020 8854 1316 glypt.co.uk Trinity Laban: King Charles Court SE10 9JF. 020 8463 0100. trinitylaban.ac.uk Up The Creek (UTC): 302 Creek Rd SE10 9SW. 020 8858 4581. up-the-creek.com Woodlands Farm Trust: 331 Shooters Hill Rd, Welling DA16 3RP 020 8319 8900 thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org.uk
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MARKETS Greenwich Market: 10-5.30. Sat and Sun: Arts & crafts, food, fresh produce. Tues, Wed: Food, fresh produce, homewares. Thurs: food, antiques & collectables, crafts. Fri: Food, arts & crafts, antiques & collectibles Clocktower Market: 166 Greenwich High Rd. Sat, Sun 10-4. 50 quirky stalls specialising in vintage, retro and antiques. 07940 914204 Blackheath Farmers’ Market: Blackheath Station, 10-2 every Sun. lfm.org EXHIBITIONS/CRAFTS/COMMUNITY Royal Observatory: Asteroid: Mission Extreme. Till June 30 rmg.co.uk Fan Museum: Fans Of The Livery. June 7-Sept 4 12 Crooms Hill. 020 8305 1441 fan-museum.org.uk Old Royal Naval College: Photo exhibition: Hidden London. Till July 2, daily. Discover Centre. ornc.org Blackheath Halls: Blackheath Art Society summer exhibition June 2-29, daily. blackheathhalls.com Age Exchange: Carers’ group Mon, knitters Thurs, preschool rhyme-time Fri. Old Bakehouse, Bennett Pk SE3 9LA. age-exchange.org.uk. Nat Maritime Museum: Above & Beyond. Till August 29. rmg.co.uk Made In Greenwich: Howard Colyer June 4-19, Nicola White: Death Row Art June 24-July 6, Art Of Surveillance July 14-24. 324 Creek Rd SE10 9SW madeingreenwich.co.uk 020 8293 9823 Greenwich Gallery/The Cave: Linear House, Peyton Place SE10 8RS Paul McPherson Gallery: 77 Lassell St SE10 9PJ Ben Oakley Gallery: 9 Turnpin La SE10 9JA Blackheath Bowling Club: Practice every Thus 2.30 nr Ranger’s House The Forum: Disabled drop-ins, mums’ groups, kids’ classes, advice. Trafalgar Rd SE10 9EQ. 020 8853 5212 Greenwich Heritage Centre: Artillery Square SE18 4DX. 020 8854 2452 WALKS Greenwich Guided Walks: Local experts. Walks daily at 12.15 and 2.15 from the Greenwich Tourist Information Centre. £8, £7 cons. Greenwich Tour Guides Association 07575772298 guides@greenwichtours.co.uk Rich Sylvester: Guide, historian, storyteller. 07833 538143. richs@onetel.com Dotmaker: Alternative guided walks. dotmakertours.co.uk FAMILY ACTIVITIES National Maritime Museum: Explore Saturdays. Free. Performance and storytelling for over-5s from noon. Discover Sundays. Free. Activities for families from 11.30am. Play Tuesdays. Free. For under-5s from 10.30
FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 MUSIC Lazy Jazz Sundays Eltham Palace 12-4 OPERA Carmen Blackheath Halls 2.30 MUSIC The Crystal Palace Band Greenwich Pk bandstand 3 TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7 DANCE CAT End Of Year Show Laban 7.30 Monday 18 MUSIC APPRECIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10 PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ Ladies Night Oliver’s Tuesday 19 DANCE In No Form Laban 7.30 MUSIC English folk Star & Garter JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s Wednesday 20 WOOLLIES Knitting club Pelton JAZZ Jam session Oliver’s Thursday 21 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 HISTORY May Pinson & Nell Clancy Part of Here Come The Girls exhibition. Middle Park Community Centre 11 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital St Alfege 1.05 TALK Visitors To Jupiter Royal Observatory 7 MUSICAL Time After Time Bob Hope Theatre 7.30 MUSIC Horn Park Jazz Colfean Grounds, Eltham Rd SE12 8 MUSIC Icarus Club Pelton Arms JAZZ Back To The Real Oliver’s Friday 22 EXHIBITION Travel Photographer of the Year 1st Floor Project Space,10 Stockwell St, Uni of Greenwich 10. Till Sept 4 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 FAMILY Moonshine’s Entirely Necessary Adventure Albany 2 JAZZ Charles Morris Jazzmen Prince of Greenwich 2.30 MUSICAL Time After Time Bob Hope Theatre 7.30 MUSIC Ginger Wildheart Band Brooklyn Bowl COMEDY Seann Walsh Cutty Sark Studio Theatre 7.45 COMEDY Iain Stirling, Lloyd Griffith, Alistair Williams Up The Creek JAZZ Shakes Showcase Oliver’s Saturday 23 MUSIC Eltham Music Festival
Eltham High Street 10.45-4.30
KIDS Meet Nicholas Hawksmoor Old Royal Naval College, noon TALK Jacob Moss Greenwich Fan Museum FAMILY Nannie The Witch Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 FAMILY GFMA Community Day Charlton House 1-5 MUSIC Jazz Mafia Up The Creek 1 MUSICAL Time After Time Bob Hope Theatre 2.30, 7.30 MUSIC Blackheath Halls Community Opera Greenwich Park bandstand 3 COMEDY Simon Munnery Cutty Sark Studio Theatre 7.45 COMEDY John Hastings, Dana Alexander, Sean Percival, Andrew Maxwell Up The Creek JAZZ Melvin Reeves & The Jazz Knights Oliver’s Sunday 24 CELEBRATION Our 2nd Birthday Severndroog Caste 9 FAMILY Meet Jock Willis Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 FAMILY Meet James Thornhill Old Royal Naval College, noon MUSIC Lazy Jazz Sundays Eltham Palace 12-4 MUSIC Lewisham Concert Band Greenwich Pk bandstand 3 TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7 COMEDY Holly Burn Cutty Sark Studio Theatre 7.45 Monday 25 MUSIC APPRECIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10 KIDS Polar Voyage Cutty Sark 10-5 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30
COMEDY Zoe Lyons Cutty Sark Studio Theatre 7.45 PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ Ladies Night Oliver’s Tuesday 26 KIDS Polar Voyage Cutty Sark 10-5 FAMILY Meet James Robson Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 STAND-UP Greenwich Comedy Festival NMM 6-11 COMEDY Tony Law Cutty Sark Studio Theatre 7.45 MUSIC English folk Star & Garter JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s Wednesday 27 KIDS Polar Voyage Cutty Sark 10-5 FAMILY Summer Meadow Sweep Greenwich Park 10.30 FAMILY Meet James Robson Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 TEA DANCE Blackheath Halls 2 STAND-UP Greenwich Comedy Festival NMM 6-11 WOOLLIES Knitting club Pelton COMEDY Lolly Adefope Cutty Sark Studio Theatre 7.45 JAZZ Jam session Oliver’s Thursday 28 KIDS Polar Voyage Cutty Sark 10-5 FAMILY Fun Day Charlton House 11-3 HISTORY Ivy Higgins Part of Here Come The Girls exhibition. Charlton House 11 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital St Alfege 1.05 TALK Joseph Wright of Derby Blackheath Decorative & Fine Art Society, 2.30 at St Mary’s Church Hall SE3 STAND-UP Greenwich Comedy Festival NMM 6-11 FAMILY Park It In The Market Greenwich Market 7-10 PLAY All’s Well That Ends Well Severndroog Caste 7.30 MUSIC Icarus Club Pelton Arms JAZZ Nick Anderson Oliver’s Friday 29 VOLUNTEER Dig-In Wildlife Centre, Greenwich Park 9.30 KIDS Polar Voyage Cutty Sark 10-5 FAMILY Nannie The Witch Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 JAZZ Charles Morris Jazzmen Prince of Greenwich 2.30 STAND-UP Greenwich Comedy Festival NMM 6-11 MUSIC Acoustic Night GFMA event, Mycenae House COMEDY Shappi Khorsandi Cutty Sark Studio Theatre 7.45 COMEDY Quincy, Rory O’Hanlon, Adam Bloom Up The Creek Saturday 30 KIDS Polar Voyage Cutty Sark 10-5 FAMILY Character Encounters Cutty Sark noon, 1, 2, 3 FAMILY Île O Deptford Lounge 12.30, 3 STAND-UP Greenwich Comedy Festival NMM 1-11 FAMILY Drop-In Wildlife Centre, Greenwich Park 1 MUSIC Jazz Mafia Up The Creek 1 GONGS Drum & Bass Awards Building Six MUSIC Afrobeats IndigO2 COMEDY Abandoman Cutty Sark Studio Theatre 7.45 COMEDY Imran Yusuf, Maff Brown, Diane Spencer Up The Creek JAZZ Nick Anderson Oliver’s Sunday 31 KIDS Polar Voyage Cutty Sark 10-5 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 FAMILY Meet Samuel Pepys Old Royal Naval College, noon MUSIC Lazy Jazz Sundays Eltham Palace 12-4 STAND-UP Greenwich Comedy Festival NMM 1-11 MUSIC Silver Ghosts Greenwich Pk bandstand 2.30 TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7 COMEDY Kiri Pritchard-McLean Cutty Sark Studio Theatre 7.45
August JAZZ BAND: South London Youth Jazz Orchestra at Greenwich on Sunday August 14
Monday August 1 KIDS Polar Voyage Cutty Sark 10-5 FAMILY Kings & Queens Eltham Palace 11-5 FAMILY Nannie The Witch Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ Ladies Night Oliver’s Tuesday 2 KIDS Polar Voyage Cutty Sark 10-5 FAMILY Kings & Queens Eltham Palace 11-5 FAMILY Meet James Robson Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 MUSIC English folk Star & Garter JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s Wednesday 3 KIDS Polar Voyage Cutty Sark 10-5 FAMILY Kings & Queens Eltham Palace 11-5 FAMILY Meet James Robson Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 WOOLLIES Knitting club Pelton JAZZ Jam session Oliver’s Thursday 4 KIDS Polar Voyage Cutty Sark 10-5 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital St Alfege 1.05 MUSIC Icarus Club Pelton Arms Friday 5 KIDS Polar Voyage Cutty Sark 10-5 FAMILY Nannie The Witch Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 Saturday 6 KIDS Pirate Takeover Cutty Sark & Queen’s House grounds 11.30-4 TALK Shells, Fruit & Flowers Old Royal Naval College, noon MUSIC Proms At The Chapel Old Royal Naval College 3 MUSIC Turn On Your Lovelight Brooklyn Bowl LIGHT OPERA Trial By Jury/The Best Of Gilbert & Sullivan London Theatre 8 CLUBBING Kisstory Building Six Sunday 7 KIDS Pirate Takeover Cutty Sark & Queen’s House grounds 11.30-4 MUSIC Lazy Jazz Sundays Eltham Palace 12-4 FAMILY Meet James Thornhill Old Royal Naval College, noon MUSIC Lambeth Wind Orchestra Bandstand, Greenwich Pk 3 LIGHT OPERA Trial By Jury/The Best Of Gilbert & Sullivan London Theatre 5 TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7 Monday 8 FAMILY American Encounter Nat Maritime Museum 10-5 FAMILY Ugly Bug Safari Eltham Palace 11-5 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 LIGHT OPERA Trial By Jury/The Best Of Gilbert & Sullivan London Theatre 8 PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ Ladies Night Oliver’s Tuesday 9 FAMILY American Encounter Nat Maritime Museum 10-5 FAMILY Ugly Bug Safari Eltham Palace 11-5
FAMILY Meet James Robson Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 FILM/OPERA Béatrice Et Bénédict From Glyndebourne Picturehouse 6.30 LIGHT OPERA Trial By Jury/The Best Of Gilbert & Sullivan London Theatre 8 MUSIC English folk Star & Garter JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s Wednesday 10 FAMILY American Encounter Nat Maritime Museum 10-5 WALK Bird-Spotting Greenwich Park 10.30 FAMILY Ugly Bug Safari Eltham Palace 11-5 FAMILY Meet James Robson Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 WOOLLIES Knitting club Pelton JAZZ Jam session Oliver’s Thursday 11 FAMILY American Encounter Nat Maritime Museum 10-5 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital St Alfege 1.05 FILM Orlando (1992) Queen’s House lawn 7.15 MUSIC Icarus Club Pelton Arms Friday 12 FAMILY American Encounter Nat Maritime Museum 10-5 FAMILY Nannie The Witch Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 TOUR Unlocked - 500 yrs of ORNC. 6.30; 7.30. £30 FILM Marie Antoinette (2006) Queen’s House lawn 7.15 Saturday 13 FAMILY American Encounter Nat Maritime Museum 10-5 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 FOOTBALL Charlton Athletic v Northampton. The Valley 3 CLUBBING MC Eksman’s Birthday Bash Building Six 10pm Sunday 14 FAMILY American Encounter Nat Maritime Museum 10-5 MUSIC Lazy Jazz Sundays Eltham Palace 12-4 FAMILY Meet Joe Brown Old Royal Naval College, noon MUSIC South London Jazz Orch Greenwich Pk Bandstand 3 TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7 MUSIC Morgan Heritage Brooklyn Bowl MUSIC Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan O2 Monday 15 FAMILY American Encounter Nat Maritime Museum 10-5 FAMILY Curtain Up For Theatrical 30s Eltham Palace 11-5 FAMILY Nannie The Witch Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ Ladies Night Oliver’s Tuesday 16 FAMILY American Encounter Nat Maritime Museum 10-5 FAMILY Curtain Up For Theatrical 30s Eltham Palace 11-5 KIDS Mythical Creatures Cutty Sark 11.30am, 2 FAMILY Meet James Robson Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 FOOTBALL Charlton Athletic v Shrewsbury. The Valley 7.45 MUSIC English folk Star & Garter JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s
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Wednesday 17 FAMILY American Encounter Nat Maritime Museum 10-5 FAMILY Curtain Up For Theatrical 30s Eltham Palace 11-5 FAMILY Meet James Robson Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 KIDS Mythical Creatures Cutty Sark 11.30am, 2 WOOLLIES Knitting club Pelton JAZZ Jam session Oliver’s Thursday 18 FAMILY American Encounter Nat Maritime Museum 10-5 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 KIDS Magnetic Fish Cutty Sark 11.30am, 2 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital St Alfege 1.05 MUSIC Icarus Club Pelton Arms Friday 19 FAMILY American Encounter Nat Maritime Museum 10-5 WALK Interesting Invertebrates Greenwich Park 10.30am TALK Sally Ward Friends of Age Exchange, Bakehouse Theatre, Blackheath 1 TALK Eleanor Bracken Blackheath Flower Club Mycenae House 2 MUSIC Lloyd Cole/The Leopards Brooklyn Bowl Saturday 20 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 FAMILY Nicholas Hawksmoor Old Royal Naval College, noon COMEDY Miranda Sings IndigO2 Sunday 21 FAMILY Nannie The Witch Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 MUSIC Lazy Jazz Sundays Eltham Palace 12-4 MUSIC Hooray Tabasco Greenwich Pk Bandstand 3
TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7 Monday 22 KIDS Pacific Quest NMM 10-5 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 FAMILY Heroes & Villains Eltham Palace 11-5 PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ Ladies Night Oliver’s Tuesday 23 FAMILY International Slavery Remembrance Day NMM 10-5 KIDS Pacific Quest NMM 10-5 FAMILY Heroes & Villains Eltham Palace 11-5 FAMILY Meet James Robson Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 KIDS Magnetic Fish Cutty Sark 11.30am, 2 MUSIC Sharon Jones/The Dap Kings Brooklyn Bowl MUSIC English folk Star & Garter JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s Wednesday 24 KIDS Pacific Quest NMM 10-5 WALK Terrific Trees Greenwich Park 10.30am FAMILY Heroes & Villains Eltham Palace 11-5 FAMILY Meet James Robson Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 KIDS Peek-A-Boo Portholes Cutty Sark 11.30, 2 WOOLLIES Knitting club Pelton JAZZ Jam session Oliver’s Thursday 25 KIDS Pacific Quest NMM 10-5 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 KIDS Peek-A-Boo Portholes Cutty Sark 11.30, 2 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital St Alfege 1.05 MUSIC Icarus Club Pelton Arms Friday 26 VOLUNTEER Dig-In
September James are among bands playing at OnBlackheath Festival on Sept 10 & 11
Greenwich Park 9.30am KIDS Pacific Quest NMM 10-5 MUSIC Shatta Wale IndigO2 Saturday 27 KIDS Pacific Quest NMM 10-5 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 FAMILY Drop-In Wildlife Centre, Greenwich Park 1 FOOTBALL Charlton Athletic v Bolton. The Valley 3 Sunday 28 KIDS Pacific Quest NMM 10-5 FAMILY Meet Grace O’Malley Old Royal Naval College, noon MUSIC Greenwich Concert Band Greenwich Pk Bandstand 3 TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7 CLUBBING MTV Base Carnival Party Building Six 10pm Monday 29 KIDS Pacific Quest NMM 10-5 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30
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MUSIC Icarus Club Pelton Arms MUSIC Vulfpeck Brooklyn Bowl PLAY The Mission Greenwich PLAY The Calm London Th 8 Theatre 7 PLAY The Inevitable Heartbreak Sunday 18 FAMILY London Open House Of Gavin Plimsole Charlton House 10-4 Greenwich Theatre 8.45 FAMILY London Open House & Friday 9 Autumn Festival MUSIC Trinity Laban recital Old Royal Naval College chapel 1.05 Severndroog Caste 11-4 PLAY The Inevitable Heartbreak FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 Of Gavin Plimsole Greenwich FAMILY Marvel Universe Theatre 7 O2. Noon, 4 PLAY The Mission PLAY The Calm London Th 5 Greenwich Theatre 8.45 TALENT Something for Sunday Saturday 10 Vanbrugh 7 BOOK SALE Bakehouse Monday 19 Bookshop, Blackheath 10-2 MUSIC Primal Scream, Hot Chip, PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 Lonelady, Rosie Lowe OnBlack- Tuesday 20 TALK Buying A Telescope heath Music & Food Festival Royal Observatory 7 SYMPOSIUM Muslims At Sea FAMILY Marvel Universe O2 7 Nat Maritime Museum 11-4 PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 PLAY The Man Who Would Be FAMILY Character Encounters JAZZ Ladies Night Oliver’s King Greenwich Theatre 7.30 Nat Maritime Museum 12, 1, 2, 3 Tuesday 30 MUSIC English folk Star & Garter PLAY The Mission KIDS Pacific Quest NMM 10-5 Wednesday 21 Greenwich Theatre 7 FAMILY Meet James Robson PLAY The Inevitable Heartbreak FAMILY Marvel Universe O2 7 Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 PLAY The Man Who Would Be MUSIC English folk Star & Garter Of Gavin Plimsole King Greenwich Theatre 7.30 Greenwich Theatre 8.45 JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s Thursday 22 Sunday 11 Wednesday 31 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital MUSIC Belle & Sebastian, James, St Alfege 1.05 KIDS Pacific Quest NMM 10-5 Squeeze, Soak OnBlackheath FAMILY Meet James Robson FAMILY Marvel Universe O2 7 Music and Food Festival Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 PLAY The Man Who Would Be WOOLLIES Knitting club Pelton FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! King Greenwich Theatre 7.30 Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 JAZZ Jam session Oliver’s Friday 23 FAMILY Nannie The Witch VOLUNTEER Dig-In Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 Greenwich Park 9.30am FAMILY The Girl Who Fell In Thursday September 1 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital Old Love With The Moon KIDS Pacific Quest NMM 10-5 Royal Naval College chapel 1.05 Greenwich Theatre 4 FAMILY Marvel Universe O2 3, 7 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital TALENT Something for Sunday PLAY The Man Who Would Be St Alfege 1.05 Vanbrugh 7 King Greenwich Theatre 7.30 TRIBUTE Freddie Mercury PLAY Giant Greenwich Th 8 MUSIC Martin Carthy GFMA Birthday Bash Brooklyn Bowl Monday 12 International Day of Peace MUSIC Icarus Club Pelton Arms PLAY Giant Greenwich Theatre 8 event, Mycenae House 7.30 Friday 2 PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 Saturday 24 KIDS Pacific Quest NMM 10-5 JAZZ Ladies Night Oliver’s FAMILY Meet Jock Willis FAMILY Nannie The Witch Tuesday 13 Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 PLAY Giant Greenwich Th 8 FAMILY Marvel Universe O2 11, 3, 7 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital Old FAMILY Character Encounters Royal Naval College chapel 1.05 MUSIC English folk Star & Garter PLAY The Calm London Th 8 Nat Maritime Museum 12, 1, 2, 3 PERFORMANCE Garden JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s FAMILY Drop-In Wildlife Centre, Greenwich Theatre 8 Wednesday 14 Greenwich Park 1 Saturday 3 WOOLLIES Knitting club Pelton PLAY The Man Who Would Be KIDS Tiny Tall Ships PLAY The Calm King Greenwich Theatre 7.30 Cutty Sark 11.30, 2 London Theatre 8 POETRY Jane McLaughlin FAMILY Meet James Robson JAZZ Jam session Oliver’s Lockdown collection launch Cutty Sark 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30 Thursday 15 Made In Greenwich 7.30 FAMILY Character Encounters Sunday 25 Nat Maritime Museum 12, 1, 2, 3 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital St Alfege 1.05 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! COMEDY Wahala IndigO2 FAMILY Marvel Universe O2 7 Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 PERFORMANCE Lucy, Lucy PLAY Lady Anna: All At Sea TALENT Something for Sunday Greenwich Theatre 8 Greenwich Theatre 7.30 Vanbrugh 7 PLAY Club Class London Th 8 MIME Blind Man’s Song PERFORMACE London’s Burning MUSIC Icarus Club Pelton Arms PLAY The Calm London Th 8 Greenwich Theatre 7.30 Deptford Lounge8 Friday 16 Monday 26 Sunday 4 SALE Art & Craft Age Exchange TALK Book Bag Bakers Friends PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 of Age Exchange, Bakehouse JAZZ Ladies Night Oliver’s Blackheath 10-2 Theatre, Blackheath 1 Tuesday 27 FAMILY Ahoy, Captain! MUSIC Trinity Laban recital Old TALK Buying A Telescope Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 Royal Naval College chapel 1.05 Royal Observatory 7 KIDS Tiny Tall Ships TALK Sophie Beaney FOOTBALL Charlton Athletic Cutty Sark 11.30, 2 Blackheath Flower Club v Oldham. The Valley 7.45 PERFORMANCE Lucy, Lucy Mycenae House 2 MUSIC English folk Star & Garter Greenwich Theatre 4 FAMILY Marvel Universe O2 7 Wednesday 28 PLAY Club Class MUSIC Vulfpeck Brooklyn Bowl PLAY The Rise And Fall Of Little London Theatre 5 Voice Greenwich Theatre 7.30 TALENT Something for Sunday PLAY Lady Anna: All At Sea Greenwich Theatre 7.30 JAZZ Jam session Oliver’s Vanbrugh 7 PLAY The Calm London Th 8 Thursday 29 MUSIC Kaifi Aur Main IndigO2 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital COMEDY Amy Schumer O2,7.30 Saturday 17 FAMILY Meet Jock Willis St Alfege 1.05 PERFORMANCE Garden Cutty Sark 11, noon, 1.30, 2.30 PLAY The Rise And Fall Of Little Greenwich Theatre 8 FAMILY Marvel Universe Voice Greenwich Theatre 7.30 Monday 5 O2 11, 3, 7 Friday 30 PLAY Club Class London Th 8 FAMILY Character Encounters MUSIC Trinity Laban recital Old PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 Nat Maritime Museum 12, 1, 2, 3 Royal Naval College chapel 1.05 JAZZ Ladies Night Oliver’s PLAY Lady Anna: All At Sea MUSIC GFMA Acoustic Night Tuesday 6 Greenwich Theatre 2.30, 7.30 Mycenae House 7.30 PLAY The Mission FOOTBALL Charlton Athletic PLAY The Rise And Fall Of Little Greenwich Theatre 7 Voice Greenwich Theatre 7.30 MUSIC English folk Star & Garter v Wimbledon. The Valley 3 PLAY Club Class London Th 8 JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s PLAY The Inevitable Heartbreak Of Gavin Plimsole Greenwich Theatre 8.45 Wednesday 7 PLAY The Inevitable Heartbreak Of Gavin Plimsole Greenwich Theatre 7 IF CLAIMING BENEFITS WRESTLING WWE Live O2 7.30 WOOLLIES Knitting club Pelton JAZZ Jam session Oliver’s PLAY The Mission SHORT PRIVATE COURSES WHICH ARE PAYABLE Greenwich Theatre8.45 020 8850 1717 OR 07904 259 460 Thursday 8 MUSIC Trinity Laban recital TERRIBROOKECOLLEGE@YAHOO.CO.UK St Alfege 1.05
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ust because it’s my favourite, doesn’t mean that it is going to be easy... I’m talking about the beautiful herbaceous border which runs along the Ha Ha wall in front of the Queen’s House. When we replanted to the new Chris Beardshaw design two years ago we had problems establishing the yew hedges. Drainage was the problem, but we think we have solved that. Now it’s all about the slugs and snails. I’ve never known a year like it. The border (and my garden at home) is infested with slugs and snails. Following a succession of mild winters the numbers have built up to plague proportions which has spelt the death knell for the stately Delphiniums which should be a feature of the border. ith a 200m bed to maintain and such high levels of infestation our manual methods of control have not worked. In autumn we may try a biological control. Nemaslug uses a nematode to infect the slugs and snails with bacteria, but it is too late for our delphiniums this year. It will be necessary to bed out with another plant to fill the gap, but what to use? There are few plants that can match the stature of the delphinium with a bright blue colouring. Echinops perhaps would do, but they are not performing well in the border either. We may bulk up with some dahlias for colour, (although we won’t find one with the same blue colouring of the delphinium), and use bananas and Cannas for foliage. We have some good specimens of the latter in the glasshouse which we use a dot plants for the bedding. lugs and snails are also causing a problem in the Queen’s Orchard where our apprentices Frankie and Shamari are growing plants for the inaugural Royal Parks Flower show at Hyde Park on July 5. Shamari chose Delphiniums to exhibit and is protecting his plants with copper rings. It seems to be working but this method is not practical for the herbaceous border. rankie and I are going head to head for the Sweet Pea cup. It’s a bit of a catch-weight contest. My Kew training and 40 years of gardening experience against Frankie’s two years as a Royal Parks apprentice, my 5ft 7ins stature, against his 6 ft 2ins. To be fair I have given him some tips. To grow prize winning sweet peas you need a plant with a large root system feeding a small top growth. This is achieved by double digging the soil and feeding the plants whilst singling the top growth down to one stem. I am growing mine at home but Frankie’s should do well in the shelter of the walled garden. n the spirit of teamwork we have decided to pool our resources. It doesn’t matter who wins – as long as Greenwich Park beats all the other Royal Parks we’ll be happy!
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ST ALFEGE’S £153K GRANT
HISTORIC St Alfege Church has been awarded a £153,200 grant to fund its H eart of Greenwich restoration project. The money from the Heritage Lottery Fund will help “open up the church’s hidden spaces and rich heritage to national and international visitors, school children and students, and to the widely diverse local community.” The church says the money will also help St Alfege push ahead with plans to apply for a full grant in future. The work on the Grade 1 Listed landmark will start in January 2018 and is planned to be finished in 2020. Vicar Chris Moody said: “It’s great to know that we are a step closer to preserving it and making our history better known to young and old alike. “Many thanks to our partners t h e U n i v e r s i t y, t h e R o y a l Borough of Greenwich and other
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World Heritage Site institutions for helping us get this far. And thank you Heritage Lottery Fund!” St Alfege was built by Sir Nicholas Hawksmoor between 1712 and 1718 – and there has been a church on the site for 1,000 years. It is where Henry VIII was baptised, and where Thomas Tallis – “father of English church music” – was organist. Tallis and General James Wolfe are buried there. Info: www.st-alfege.org
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PLANS to leave parks unlocked overnight could lead to led antisocial behaviour and affect security of homes backing on to them, say campaigners. Greenwich Council wants to save money at Fairy Hill Park, Southwood Park, Queenscroft Park, Rockcliffe Gardens, William Barefoot Gardens, Plumstead Gardens and St Mary’s Gardens. New Eltham councillor Matt Hartley said: “People have suffered from burglaries, anti-social behaviour and the use of motorbikes – leaving the gates unlocked 24/7 is an invitation for those problems to continue and get worse.” Greenwich Council is asking for opinions on its next parks strategy. A consultation asks “how they would like their parks, woodlands, heaths and open spaces to be managed and maintained over the next ten years.” Go to www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/
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or a long time I‘ve dabbled in writing. I worked in London for many years in the charity sector and I retired early partly to pursue my passion for writing. I’m an observational kind of writer and I love local culture and history and I’m also fascinated by nature in urban environments. And you couldn’t find a better place for history and urban nature than Greenwich. y wife and I moved here several years ago and have felt at home ever since. I’d grown up in North London and had that infamous ignorance about anything south of the river. I love Greenwich. Before I lived here, I didn’t appreciate the huge tidal range and how the sea comes right up into Greenwich, as befits its long seafaring history. ycling along the river path, I get to watch the moods of the river, and watch the busy river life with all the tugs, cargo and sailboats; plus enjoy the added bonus of not having to cycle on roads. I bike along the Thames path for exercise and for interest, going all round the O2 and the fast changing Greenwich peninsula to one of my favourite spots, the Greenwich Peninsula Ecology park - a little jewel of water, woods, marshes and wildflowers. I keep my eyes out for seals in the Thames and watch the cormorants diving for flatfish. y wife and I love Greenwich Park and especially the Rose Garden. It’s a miniheaven in summer with over a hundred varieties of rose and we make an attempt to smell each one! For exercise, I do a couple of bike climbs up the main hill in the Park and you’ve got your aerobics done. And the view from the Royal Observatory across to Canary Wharf and all the city westwards is so iconic. I’ve photographed it in every kind of weather and I never tire of it. orking abroad for several years and coming back to London gave me a fresh view on my own nationality and got me interested in our British identity and history. I gathered cuttings and links and explored locally and all over Britain. And I spent countless hours in the sedate calm of the National Maritime Museum members’ room, writing and researching. It became a book: Being British: Our Once & Future Selves. It turned out to be rather topical! We’re not so sure who we are any more and Brexit only adds to the questions. ’m launching my book on Friday July 8 with a short talk at Waterstones in the heart of Greenwich, where just one look at the magnificent and triumphant naval buildings shows how we British thought of ourselves back then. It was the epicentre of the biggest Empire in history. But what about now? I think the ongoing story is just as interesting. Info: www.chrisparishwriter.com
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