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Pick of the Week

By Holly O’Mahony

Eight Expectations

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Bow to the moon

Popular amateur dramatics group the South London Players (SLP) are returning to Greenwich Theatre with an octuple bill of new writing. Expect eight very different stories from this night of snappy storytelling: from a play based on mischievous game ‘would you rather’ to a comedy about the incompetent crew on board the SS Kylie Minogue.

Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES. February 2 - 4, 7:45pm and additionally at 2pm on Saturday 4. £13. www.greenwichtheatre. org.uk/events/eight-expectations/

A taste of country

Phil Beer, composer, singer, multiinstrumentalist and half of country music duo Show of Hands, is bringing his rich, rallying music to Blackheath Halls. With a career spanning almost 40 years, Phil’s acoustic arrangements straddle traditional folk tunes, covers of the greats (including hits by Bruce Springsteen and The Hollies) and country classics. You’ll be stamping your feet to this.

Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ. February 4, 8pm.

Admission: £20. www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on

Last chance to get involved with the Old Royal Naval College’s winter wellness series, which has seen local practitioners lead a series of classes – from yoga to gong workshops – beneath installation artist Luke Jerram’s impressive Museum of the Moon. This two-hour Full Moon Yoga Workshop with Moon Saker mixes the physical with the spiritual: you’ll take part in a dynamic vinyasa yoga flow before settling down for a journaling session, setting intentions for the year ahead. The session is then wrapped up with a meditation to help you connect with February’s Full Snow Moon. Refuel with a fresh ginger and turmeric kombucha and a protein ball after the class.

Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, London SE10 9NN. February 5, 5:15pm - 7:30pm. £38.50. www.ornc.org/whats-on

Total Eclipse in the dark

Slide in style

We’re not a nation known for our winter sports, so all the more reason to grab the opportunity to watch (or even take part) in them when they arrive. Hoping to raise awareness and support for curling (the one that looks a bit like Pétanque on ice) is The English Curling Association, which has been hosting a tournament for the last month at Canary Wharf ice rink. The final, this Thursday, is a chance to watch the top eight teams (from the initial 64) battle it out. Head on over to cheer on the curling champions. Ice Rink, Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf, London E14. February 2, 12pm2pm. Admission: FREE.

www.canarywharf.com/whats-on/curling-challenge/

In honour of the full moon, the Old Royal Naval College is hosting a special late event in its Painted Hall, offering visitors the chance to see artist Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon installation after dark. Head to the pop-up bar for a moon-themed cocktail (or mocktail) before donning some neon face paint and standing by to watch the entertainment, which includes a 360-photo opportunity, music and performances from fairy-lit jugglers who wouldn’t look out of place in a starry night’s sky. The Total Eclipse Late is the last chance to see the installation before it leaves Greenwich for good.

Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, London SE10 9NN. February 3, 6pm - 9pm. £40. www.ornc.org/whats-on/total-eclipse-late/

Sounds of love

It’s not often that your song makes it to number one in the UK singles chart almost four decades after it was released. So it’s credit to singersongwriter Kate Bush that her 1985 track Running Up That Hill did just that in 2022. It became the unofficial soundtrack to season four of the Duffer Brothers’ sci-fi series Stranger Things last summer, introducing a whole new audience to her music. Celebrating her timeless music at Woolwich Works this weekend is tribute band Cloudbusting, who over the course of their two-hour show promise to sing all of her greatest hits, including ‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘Hounds Of Love’ and ‘Babooshka’, as well as lesser known titles from her songbook.

Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD. February 3, 7:30pm. : £21.50 - £30.50.

www.woolwich.works/events/cloudbusting-the-music-of-kate-bush

Meet All Day Breakfast Cafe, the female jazz collective with a mission to make you dance

Female jazz collective and rising stars of London’s music scene All Day Breakfast Cafe are performing at Woolwich Works this Saturday. The seven-piece group only formed just before lockdown in early 2020, but are already favourites of the summer festival circuit thanks in part to their feel-good mission: to spread disco joy and get people dancing.

Holly O’Mahony spoke to band member and producer Jelly Cleaver about clubbing together as female artists in a male-dominated space, playing in each other’s bands and crowning themselves ‘south London’s favourite disco band’...

Holly O’Mahony: You’ve been together as a band since the ill-fated, Covidplagued year of 2020, but how did you all meet and decide to collaborate together?

Jelly Cleaver: By 2020 we’d all been playing together in different bands and at jams for a few years, so when I had the mad idea to start an original disco project, I already knew exactly which musicians I’d want to be in it! When I first moved to London we found that jams were very male dominated and could

be quite intimidating, so we naturally grouped together, encouraging each other to get on stage. Some of us also hadn’t been able to study music at university or afford music lessons when we were younger so we really grew up musically with each other. Before long we were all playing in each other’s bands because most of the girls in the band are also extremely talented composers and have their own amazing projects. We had a really strong community and most of us even ended up living together, which was very convenient during lockdown because we could still do some playing together.

HOM: Who plays or sings what within the group?

JC: Our lead singer Loucin is one of

the most incredible vocalists ever in my opinion, and she also has her own music which I think everyone needs to go and check out! Kasia plays flute and sings backing vocals, and she’s also an amazing singer and has some beautiful EPs out. Beth always brings the fire on alto saxophone and she also has her own band called Queen Colobus which basically combines neo-soul and Dave Grohl, if you can imagine that? Lettie’s on trumpet and she also plays in an all female mariachi band. Shakira holds it down on drums, and does poetry

and sound engineering when she’s not drumming. Woolwich Works will be our first gig with our new bassist Ana-Maria, which we’re really excited for. I’m on guitar and also write all the tunes for the band.

HOM: Tell us a bit about London’s jazz scene. How easy or hard is it to break into?

JC: What I love about the London jazz scene is that it’s basically a melting pot of all musical genres in one. I think

people bring a love of jazz and ability to improvise but add grime, punk, afrobeat or whatever music they love to make something so innovative you probably couldn’t put a genre label on it. I think there’s something out there for everyone, even if you didn’t think you liked jazz. The scene is quite male dominated still, but there are some brilliant women leading the way. Another all-female collective who we absolutely love is Colectiva, an amazing Latin jazz band who are incredible to see live. There’s also some female and queer fronted jam nights like

Higher Ground and FYE Cyther, and I run my own jam night called Jelly’s Jams. Jams are a great place to meet other musicians.

HOM: You’ve crowned yourselves South London’s favourite disco band. We won’t attempt to steal that title away from you, but are you in competition for it?

JC: The thing is, we don’t know of any other live disco bands. Obviously there’s Nile Rodgers and Chic, Sister Sledge and other legendary acts that inspired our music who are tearing it up at festivals. There’s also some amazing pop artists like Beyonce and Lizzo who have ‘gone disco’ recently. But I can’t think of any new grassroots disco bands, especially not from south London. So we crowned ourselves that by default.

HOM: Long may you reign! So, what’s 2023 got in store for you?

JC: We’re incredibly excited that we’ll soon be recording our second EP. We don’t want to give too much away about it, but I really can’t wait for everyone to hear it! Last year we played 13 festivals, and while we might not have the energy to do as many this year, we’ve got a few exciting ones confirmed like Deer Shed in Yorkshire, and a few overseas ones which we can’t wait for.

HOM: What’s the one thing you’d like jazz novices to know about the scene?

JC: I think the ‘jazz’ scene these days is made up of so many different soundscapes and influences that there really is a place in it for everyone. It’s

their own journey, so just go in with a bit of an open mind and you’ll have a great time.

HOM: Your mission as a band is to spread disco joy and get people dancing. Why do we need more of both in our lives?

JC: One of the things I love most about disco is that it is the music of optimism. It came from black and brown queer people in America who were facing extreme discrimination, and a lot of the best songs are about absolute heartbreak. But come Saturday night, you could leave all your troubles behind and dance with your community, feeling safe and seen. I love that ability to dance and celebrate all the good things about life, even when we’re all going through it. One of our songs is about how difficult it is to make a living as a young musician living in London, and about how hard we constantly have to work. Other songs are about getting out of toxic relationships. But the overall message of our music, and of the band itself, is really about friendship and about how things become so much better when we come together and have a good time! Seeing people dancing to our music and enjoying themselves is the best feeling and it makes me so happy to be able to do this. I think we all need to have more fun in our lives!

All Day Breakfast are performing at Woolwich Works, The Fireworks Factory, 11 No 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, London SE18 6HD. February 4, 8pm. Admission: £17.50/£15 concessions. www.woolwich. works/events/independent-venue-weekall-day-breakfast-cafe

Troll patrol

The award-winning, puppetry-led Garlic Theatre brings its lively, imaginative kids’s show The Nosy Little Troll to Blackheath Halls. Set deep within a forest in Norway (where troll myths hail from), the folkloric story follows a little troll who follows her nose on a quest to find a delicious stinky smell wafting through the trees. Puppets, live songs (including one about the Norwegian delicacy of brown cheese) and plenty of audience participation bring this loveable story to life.

Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ. February 4, 11am.

Admission: £9. www.blackheathhalls.com/whats-on/nosy-little-troll/

Book ahead: Family yoga for 3-6 year olds

Can’t wait to share your love of mindful stretching with your little one? Then book them onto this play-led family yoga class at Blackheath Yoga, suitable for 3-6 year olds and a parent. Led by Zowie Sheppard-Devney, the session uses kids’ stories, music and games to explore prominent yoga poses before closing with a calming meditation suitable for wrigglers. Blackheath Yoga, 35 Tranquil Vale, Blackheath, London SE3 0BU. February 11, 1pm - 2pm. Admission: £20. www.blackheathyoga.co.uk/workshops

Family film time

It’s semi-rare to find a movie that appeals equally to all generations, but Japan’s Studio Ghibli has spent almost 40 years producing films for all the family. While best known for titles including Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle and My Neighbour Totoro (the latter was recently adapted for the stage at the Barbican), its 2014 title When Marnie Was There is a lesser-known gem within the canon. Based on British author Joan G. Robinson’s 1967 novel of the same name, the deeply moving story follows Anna, a lonely tween who befriends a mysterious girl, Marnie, who appears to be from another time. Catch it this Saturday at Greenwich Picturehouse.

180 Greenwich High Road, London SE10 8NN. February 4, 10:30am. £3.30. www.picturehouses.com/cinema/greenwich-picturehouse

Find a Gruffalo at Woodlands Farm

Take your tots to Woodlands Farm, where its weekly Toddler Club is delighting the farm’s littlest visitors. The sessions combine a mixture of free play, guided activities, stories and songs, and all take place in the great outdoors. Each week has a different theme, which this week is The Gruffalo, in honour of Julia Donaldson’s beloved picture book. Turn up prepared to have fun and get messy. Advanced booking via the website is essential. Woodlands Farm Trust, 331 Shooters Hill, Welling, Kent DA16 3RP. February 2, 10am - 11:30am. £6 per child. www.tockify.com/woodlands.farm/ detail/281/1675332000000

A sailor’s life

Ahoy! Cutty Sark is about to set sail (well, sort of) and it’s looking for a trusty crew to navigate the choppy seas. It’s the ship’s monthly Family Fun Weekend: a chance to meet characters from its past life as a functioning tea clipper, sing sea shanties, play games, listen to stories and take part in nautical-themed workshops.

Cutty Sark, King William Walk, London SE10 9HT. February 4 & 5, 10am - 5pm. Admission: £15/£7.50 kids/ FREE under 4s. www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/cutty-sark/family-fun-weekend

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Appointment of Trustees

Millwall Community Trust is a registered charity and the Club Community Organisation of Millwall Football Club. As a Trustee, you will contribute to setting the strategic direction and overseeing the effective management of the Trust. Working with over 8,000 people mainly in Southwark and Lewisham each year, the Trust has a clearer vision to use the unique passion of Millwall FC to connect and inspire the Club’s communities. The Trust aims to deliver high quality services which engage, enable and improve the lives of people, in key areas such as education and employability, school coaching & participation, community development, health improvement and facilities management. It is also proposing to expand its operations to include the Sevenoaks area.

We are seeking additional Trustees from diverse backgrounds who can bring to the Trust their enthusiasm and experience gained in their local communities. The Trust is seeking to broaden Board diversity. Applications are welcome from people of all abilities and characteristics, and in particular female, younger, black, Asian and mixed heritage applicants and those from UK ethnic minority communities. The Trust would welcome applications from candidates with a legal background. Appointments are for three years and are unpaid. Trustees should be prepared to take part in Board meetings at least four times a year and to serve on at least one Committee.

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Cirque – The Greatest Show: a circusmusical hybrid coming to a stage near you

Roll up, roll up for a live show combining circus stunts and West End hits. A thrilling hybrid that sounds like the on-stage equivalent of a mythological centaur, Cirque – The Greatest Show is a chance to watch aerial artists soar through the air and contortionists untangle themselves from knots while listening to earworms from the likes of Moulin Rouge, Hairspray and, of course, The Greatest Showman. This travelling spectacular is calling in at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre this week, and here to tell us all about it is creative director Max Fox, who is also a singer within the show, writes Holly O’Mahony…

“I created the show back in 2019, and then we rebalanced it to introduce the cirque aspect into the production,” Max recalls. He’d been in the industry for years, but on the theatre side. A singer first and foremost, prior to setting up Cirque, Max had been touring with a Jersey Boys tribute show. Around the same time, 2017 movie The Greatest Showman was

growing a cult following. Max, like many, was “obsessed” with its feel-good message. Clocking its unabating popularity (who hasn’t seen a sing-along screening advertised?), he began working on an idea for a live show fusing the worlds of circus and show tunes.

“The Greatest Showman is a timeless

classic now. It’s got longevity; it’s another Grease,” he affirms. While the movie is the inspiration for Cirque, Max and his creative team have had to be careful not to copy it, or indeed the plot lines of any of the musicals featured. “We use small rights, which means you cannot dramatise certain elements,” he explains. Following negotiations with Fox, the company that produced The Greatest Showman, it was decided the Cirque team should wear sequins and sparkles, but not traditional ringmaster outfits like those seen in the movie. Similarly, choreography must be different to what’s depicted on screen. For example, the hit song ‘Rewrite the Stars’ features a trapeze act in the film, so it can’t in Cirque’s stage show.

To get the show off the ground, “we joined up with Entertainers, who produce lots of shows around the country, and they put together this huge tour of 200 shows – we’re going everywhere,” grins Max. I interview him while he’s on the road to Cardiff. After its run at the Churchill this

week, the show is set to continue touring the UK until Christmas 2023.

“I’ve tried to keep the songs mainstream,” says Max, whose favourite track in the show is ‘From Now On’ from The Greatest Showman. “With [touring circus show] Cirque du Soleil, they use original pieces of music, but it’s interesting to have a toe-tapping piece people can listen to while seeing circus artists,” he reasons.

Ensuring the show’s physical elements align with the vocal is choreographer Lynsey Brown.

“We’re trying to incorporate circus elements into a lot of different music; we’re finding links that travel through. It syncs very nicely,” says Max before trailing off, hesitant to give too much away.

Also integral to the cast is mime artist, Christian Lee (a semifinalist on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent). “He creates a narrative through the show and he’s sort of our ringmaster,” Max explains.

Cirque features a cast of 16 including singers, gymnasts and contortionists, with as many people behind stage making it happen. Split into two halves with an interval sandwiched in the middle, the show features around 20 songs in total, and has been made with a view of entertaining audiences of all ages: toddlers, teens and senior theatregoers alike. Will audiences peel themselves off the sofa to see it during this particularly cold snap of weather?

“It’s ideal entertainment to light up a cold, dark February,” Max insists. “It’s a feel-good family show. We’re trying to put a touch of colour into their lives. We hope they walk away with a smile and come back.”

Cirque - The Greatest Show is playing at The Churchill Theatre, High Street, Bromley BR1 1HA. February 2 - 4, 7:30pm and additionally at 3pm on Saturday 4. Admission: £20/concessions available. www.churchilltheatre. co.uk/Online/tickets-cirque-thegreatest-show-bromley-2023

Charlton Invicta’s Daniel Crump discusses the Football v Homophobia campaign

As part of Charlton Athletic’s Football v Homophobia Week of Action, CACT has chosen to spotlight a member of its LGBTQ+ football team Charlton Invicta FC: meet Daniel Crump CACT recently caught up with Daniel about his time with Invicta and the importance of raising awareness of homophobia in football.

When did you join Charlton Invicta?

“I started playing for Invicta in 2018. I already knew Gary Ginnaw, Invicta’s Chair and Co-Founder, as I played for another LGBTQ side. I was invited down to a game and haven’t looked back.” What was life like growing up playing and watching football?

“It hasn’t always been easy. I’m a huge Tottenham Hotspur supporter and have played football all my life. I have heard some people say LGBTQ+ people can’t and shouldn’t play football which really knocked my confidence and made me question coming out.

“When I came out I first told my friends and family – the ones who went to watch Spurs with me every

week – and nothing changed. They treated me just the same because I was the same person.

“When playing football you shouldn’t think about someone’s gender or sexuality; it’s about enjoying the game, working for each other and trying to get 3 points.”

Have you ever experienced homophobia during a match?

“I have experienced homophobic chants. I once called someone out who was shocked that I said something. During the rest of the match nothing further was said. You still hear some chants. We need to continue to educate to change mindsets.”

Tell us about FootballvHomophobia.

“FootballvHomophobia exists to challenge discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in all football. The campaign engages in campaigning, education and guidance to make football safe, welcoming and inclusive for LGBTQ+ people, promote engagement and increase LGBTQ+

representation and visibility.”

How important are LGBTQ+ clubs like Invicta?

“LGBTQ+ football clubs like Invicta are massively important. They create a safe space for people to play football and enjoy playing a sport that they love no matter their gender or sexuality. Invicta isn’t just a football

club, it’s a family that allows people to be and express themselves.”

Charlton Athletic are celebrating the Football v Homophobia campaign with a dedicated fixture on Saturday 28 January at The Valley and Charlton Women will be dedicating their game on 29 January.

To keep up to date with Invicta, follow them on Twitter @CharltonInvicta

„ Invicta train regularly at Charlton Athletic’s Training Ground in New Eltham and have teams in three different leagues.

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Mary Mills

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve written articles about various steam road vehicles which passed through or originated in Greenwich and the surrounding area. Some of these were for individual transport and others were for a number of people and both were based on the sort of horse-drawn vehicle which was available at the time. There were some attempts at setting up a public transport service based on these vehicles. Although some of the ‘carriages’ could undertake considerable distances they all had problems which made them impractical for daily use - including water and coal supplies and suitable road surfaces. In addition there was some hostility from bodies which maintained roads because it was perceived they caused damage. It is thus difficult to find any which were made after the 1860s and most schemes had ended before 1850. So there is a big gap in time until we get to the next Greenwich based powered vehicle manufacturer.

There were a couple of big firms in Greenwich which produced powered road vehicles in the late 19th century and early 20th century and some experimental works. This week I want to look at what was eventually an unsuccessful attempt to produce viable road vehicles in the last few years of what had been a major manufacturing company.

I have written before about Penn’s engineering works on Blackheath Road. They were on the site which is now generally called ‘Wickes’. The first John Penn had opened the works in 1799 to make agricultural equipment. His son was to turn the works into a premier manufacturer of marine steam engines and similar equipment with a worldwide reputation for excellence. By the 1890s however the firm had begun to lose money, although orders were still coming in. In 1899 they were amalgamated / taken over by Thames Ironworks.

The rush to diversify as shipbuilding faded

Thames Ironworks was also a major engineering company, which was now losing ground to companies in the North and Scotland which could produce the same ships at lower prices because of lower wages. Like’s Penn’s it had had an international reputation for excellence. It was based at the mouth of Bow Creek - directly opposite what is now the site of the Millennium Village.

Since the 1870s Thames Ironworks had been in the hands of the Hills family. Every book which I have written in the past 16 years has included a chapter on Frank Hills - commonly known as ‘the Deptford chemist’ but with an important works in East Greenwich and much else. He chaired Thames Ironworks from 1870 but had died in 1892. It was a family misfortune that Frank’s two eldest sons died shortly after and his third son, Arnold, became Chair of Thames Ironworks until the company collapsed in 1912.

Arnold is well-known as the founder

of West Ham Football club - he was in many ways an unlikely figure to be found as a major industrialist. He was a temperance and vegetarianism advocate who believed in ‘fellowship schemes’ between management and workers. Thus he was the exact opposite of his unscrupulous father.

Traditional work on both steam engines and warships was now limited and would soon be no longer relevant. What contracts existed were now going to the Tyne or Clyde, where wages were lower. However at Blackheath Road engines continued to be made, and warships were still ordered. But it was clear that in order to survive the company needed to diversify.

Initially some of the Greenwich site was used for a new boiler works for the French Belleville company; there was also a steam driven electricity generator which led to much restructuring of the plant. West Kent Argus reported that the ‘new shops for engine and Belleville boiler work were probably the best of their kind in the United Kingdom’. William Penn, the last member of the family to run the company, resigned in 1901. Other companies throughout the country were beginning to manufacture road transport vehicles and Thames management must have seen this as a possible solution to the decline in the traditional manufactures.

A lorry was designed and a prototype made. This was said to be ‘identical in all respects with the vehicle which ran in the recent Commercial Vehicle Trials of the R.A.C’. It had a four-cylinder engine, and there was an exceptionally large radiator, which... has given the whole

vehicle a rather heavy appearance. There was also a 15-cwt.petrol powered van ‘a serviceable-looking machine, fitted with a canvas tilt’.

These were shown at the Olympia Motor Exhibition in 1905. Soon after a new factory was built for what was to be called Thames Engineering Works. It was at the lower end of the Greenwich site and equipped with modern machine tools. The engines for these vehicles were built in Greenwich while the bodywork was done elsewhere and Thames also set up a West End agency to handle sales. They continued to exhibit at successive Olympia motor shows what was called the ‘Thames Range’.

A young apprentice employed at the works in this period was Barnes Wallis, the future inventor of the Dambusters’ bouncing bomb. He remembered working on an early London taxi cab which was ‘suitable for London traffic, and conforming to the Metropolitan Police requirements ‘and ‘would do quite well for private service or better class hiring work’.

Wallis also remembered working on what he described as the first ever racing car built in England. I don’t know if this claim to be the first such car is true and can find no reference in histories of motor racing. However, in 1907, a newspaper report says that ‘W. T. Clifford-Earp, driving a six cylinder Thames car annexed four world records’ … ‘the 50-mile, mid 100-mile and one and two-hour records, and also established a record for 150 miles’. In 1909 another report says ‘a new world record’ was set for

G.Palmer’s cord tyres by C. M. Smith on a 6 cylinder Thames car at Brooklands ...the most severe test to which motor tyres have ever been submitted.’

Meanwhile in Folkestone, of all places, in 1905 a Mr. Cann was in need of better vehicles for his London and South Coast Motor Service route between Hythe and Folkestone. ‘He placed an order with Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, for their experimental motor coach built to seat 20 passengers’. Apparently he liked the large driving wheel, and the six cylinder engine. A new model was delivered in 1906, but there were some initial problems - nevertheless Cann went ahead and ordered five more coaches and even more were added later. Apparently the use of these vehicles continued on the south coast and coaches in service are seen in photographs credited to the 1920s.

They also provided public service special vehicles. In 1905 members of the Lewisham Borough Council saw a demonstration of a means of destroying waste by a machine called The Clem, which completely pulverized the refuse. There are also reports of vehicles for sprinkling water on streets and no doubt there were other such specialist equipment produced.

Many years ago I was given some drawings of various elegant motor cars by the late Patrick Hills –Arnold Hills’ grandson. He was very proud of these and said that they were the cars made by his grandfather’s company. In newspaper reports of Thames Engineering I have only ever found reference to

„ Thames ironworks car made in Greenwich

commercial vehicles, lorries buses and some specialist vehicles for local authorities. I don’t really know if these motor cars were ever made.

In 1912 Thames Ironworks, the parent company went into receivership following a stand-off with Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty over the placing of orders in London where wages were high. There was a great demonstration in Trafalgar Square by 10,000 East Enders protesting at so many skilled shipyard workers being put out of work by the Company’s failure. I’m sure that there were great aspirations at Thames Engineering to produce efficient and saleable vehicles, but what brought Thames Ironworks down was the failure of the shipbuilding business and the determination of government to place orders away from the Thames. The failure of the motors business was just collateral damage.

Strangely there are reports that in 1913 a double-decker coach was constructed which resembled a stagecoach without the horse. This strange vehicle is exhibited in a Dutch Museum, and has been widely illustrated. https:// www.louwmanmuseum.nl/en/car/ thames-47-hp-motor-stage-coach/

In May 1913 the Blackheath Road site was put up for sale by auction and was sold to Messrs. Defries, the lighting specialists. However it is said ‘nothing came of the project’ and, sadly there are soon reports of problems of a financial and probity nature.

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Royal Borough of Greenwich

Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (AS AMENDED)

Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure)(England) Order 2015

Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (AS AMENDED)

Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (AS AMENDED)

Town & Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 2007 (AS AMENDED)

Notice is hereby given that application(s) have been made to The Royal Borough of Greenwich in respect of the under mentioned premises/sites. You can see the submissions and any plans at http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/planning.

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

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

Please quote the appropriate reference number.

Date: 01/02/2023

Victoria Geoghegan

Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control

List of Press Advertisements - 01/02/2023

Publicity for Planning Applications

Applicant: Zenatti 22/3683/HD

Site Address: 321 WESTMOUNT ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1NS

Development: Demolition of existing garage/storage and construction of a single storey outbuilding to be used as a garage and office

Conservation Area: adjacent to Progress Estate

Applicant: Mr Gareth Tennant 23/0008/HD

Site Address: 33 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9RW

Development: Demolition of an existing rear conservatory; construction of a single-storey rear extension at lower ground floor level; excavation at lower ground floor level to increase head height internally and to provide a secondary entrance from the front; enlargement of existing rear lightwell to create usable external space at lower ground floor level; reinstatement of existing subterranean cellar with creation of an entrance from the rear garden; replacement of existing windows; internal layout reconfiguration and other alterations including reinstatement of some period features; replacement of an existing diseased Eucalyptus tree in rear garden with new species; other associated external alterations. (This application affects the Grade II Listed Nos. 33-43 Blackheath Park in the Blackheath Park

Conservation Area)

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Applicant: Mr Karim 23/0038/F

Site Address: 3 STATION CRESCENT, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7EQ

Development: Installation of external extractor system to rear.

Conservation Area: WESTCOMBE PARK

Applicant: Madeleina Loughrey-Grant 23/0095/HD

Site Address: 32 PARKGATE, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9XF

Development: Construction of front porch with canopy.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Applicant: Mr Mustafa Hussein 23/0189/HD

Site Address: 59 ARSENAL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1JT

Development: Installation of rooflights to main roof and installation of rear window.

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Mr Linden The Studio Partnership 23/0197/HD

Site Address: 107 LEE ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE3 9DZ

Development: Change of Windows from single to Double glazing

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Applicant: Mr & Mrs Bahra 23/0198/HD

Site Address: 27 MORDEN ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 0AD

Development: Demolition of existing single storey rear conservatories and the construction of 4m single storey rear extension and a part first floor rear extension.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Applicant: Mr Vishal Ahuja 23/0200/HD

Site Address: 75 CONGREVE ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LW

Development: Construction of single storey rear extension

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Davy & Co Ltd 23/0224/MA

Site Address: Davy & Co Ltd, 161-171 Greenwich High Road, London SE10 8JA

Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission dated 24/07/2018 (Reference: 18/0450/F) for Alterations to second floor mansard, including installation of roof lights and enclosure of ground floor under croft to provide additional office space (use class B1), replacement of roofing of existing warehouse and part of yard, extension to gatehouse building to create retail sales area (use class A1) accessible via Waller Way, Internal alterations to basement and ground floor of 'Davy's Wine Bar' and construction of associated covered external seating area within

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

FOR A PREMISES LICENCE - LICENSING ACT 2003

Notice is given that Sean Stiff of The Angerstein Hotel, 108 Woolwich Road, SE10 0LE has applied for the Variation of an existing Premises Licence for the following premises: The Angerstein Hotel, 108 Woolwich Road, SE10 0LE

courtyard, new and replacement windows to north and south-west elevations and installation of replacement and new railings and gates to south-east and south west boundaries, to allow:

- Condition 2 - Approved drawings - Amendments Improvement to design, scale of gates and archway above gates.

Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE

Applicant: Mr & Mrs Hayes 23/0230/HD

Site Address: 5 DIAMOND TERRACE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QN

Development: Construction of single storey rear extension and 3 storey side extension with interior alterations and landscaping

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Applicant: Tom Deeks 23/0233/HD

Site Address: 11 PRINCE RUPERT ROAD, LONDON, SE9 1LR

Development: Construction of single storey rear extension, floorplan redesign and all associated works

Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE

Applicant: Mr Saul Rans 23/0251/HD

Site Address: 49 GUILDFORD GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8JY

Development: Replacement of single glazed windows with double glazed to the front of property.

Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE

Applicant: Mr Ian Whitehead 23/0261/HD

Site Address: 27 FOXES DALE, LONDON, SE3 9BD

Development: Demolition of raised decking including storage unit and construction of a single storey rear and side extension.

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Publicity for Listed Building Consent

Applicant: Mr Gareth Tennant 23/0009/L

Site Address: 33 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9RW

Development: Demolition of an existing rear conservatory; construction of a single-storey rear extension at lower ground floor level; excavation at lower ground floor level to increase head height internally and to provide a secondary entrance from the front; enlargement of existing rear lightwell to create usable external space at lower ground floor level; reinstatement of existing subterranean cellar with creation of an entrance from the rear garden; replacement of existing windows; internal layout reconfiguration and other alterations including reinstatement of some period features; replacement of an existing diseased Eucalyptus tree in rear garden with new species; other associated external alterations. (This application affects the Grade II Listed Nos. 33-43 Blackheath Park in the Blackheath Park Conservation Area)

Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK

Listed Building: Grade 2

Applicant: Mrs Horsfall-Turner 23/0041/L

Site Address: 64 HYDE VALE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8HP

Development: Structural Underpinning of Boundary Garden Wall between 64 Hyde Vale & 64a Hyde Vale, in connection with construction of single-storey rear extension at no.64a approved under application ref: 22/1134/HD

Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH

Listed Building: Grade 2

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) [Rennets Wood Road]

PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

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

2. The Order will come into operation on 6th February 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However the works are expected to take 5 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) Rennets Wood Road outside number 22.

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

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

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

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

Assistant Director, Transport

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 27th January 2023 (INTERNAL REF: PL/462/LA443721)

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Royal Borough of Greenwich Notice of Planning Application.

Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (As Amended)

Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (As Amended)

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (As Amended)

Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended)

Proposed Development At: Land to the West of Kidbrooke Park Road, Kidbrooke

Reference Number: 22/4235/MA

Notice is hereby given that an application is being made to the Royal Borough of Greenwich By: Greenwich Builds, Royal Borough of Greenwich

For Full Planning Permission in respect of: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with the planning permission 22/0001/F, dated 15/11/2022 for the construction of buildings to provide residential accommodation together with the provision of ground floor commercial unit, associated public realm, play spaces, accessible parking spaces, associated highways works and additional substation to allow: - variation of conditions 2 (approved drawings), 3 (quantum of development), 6 (EIA conditions), 13 (Surface Water Drainage), 14 (Biodiverse/ Biosolar Green Roof), 17 (Fire Strategy), 22 (Biodiversity and Ecology), 23 (Energy and CO2), 25 (Sustainable Design and Construction), 36 (Cycle Parking), 42 (Ecological and Biodiversity measures) and 50 (Refuse and Recycling) to introduce improvements to the cores, additional units, shared risers, changes to the proposed brick, elevation materials and arrangements and landscape.

(This application is an EIA development and is accompanied by an Environmental Statement).

(The development may impact on the setting of the Blackheath Park Conservation Area).

This is a re-consultation: This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement which was approved pursuant to Planning Permission Reference: 22/0001/F dated 15 November 2022 and is also accompanied by an Environmental Statement Addendum which provides further information to the Environmental Statement approved in 2022 as referred to above.

A copy of the application and any plans and/or documents submitted with it is available for inspection by the public at www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/planning.

Representations to the Council about the application should be made within 30 days of the date of this notice using the above link or to the Planning Department, 5th floor, Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, Woolwich SE18 6HQ stating the full reference number(s) above.

Members of the public may obtain copies of the Non-Technical Statement, the full Environmental Statement and other associated documents as either hard or digital copies from WSP, Mountbatten House, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4HJ. Further details, including pricing, are available on request. No charge for digital copies. For further details contact Alan.Heatley@wsp.com.

Date: 01/02/23

Victoria Geoghegan, Assistant Director, Planning and Building Control

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS – CHARLTON VILLAGE CAR PARK

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich has made an Order because works are being or are proposed to be executed on or near the road under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. The effect of the Order will be to temporarily:

a) replace the car park located off Torrance Close with a public off-street car park, ‘Charlton Village car park’ which will be managed by the Council. Parking will be restricted to marked bays and payment will be made using a cashless ‘pay-by-phone’ system only, the proposed parking charges for the car park are detailed in the Schedule to this Notice. Disabled badge holders and motorcycles will be able to park in designated bays free of charge.

3. The Order will come into force on 2nd February 2023 and will remain in force for 18 months.

4. Queries concerning these works should be directed to Parking-design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk quoting reference 23-01 Charlton Village car park.

Assistant Director, Transport, Communities, Environment and Central, Royal Borough of Greenwich

Dated 1st February 2023

Schedule – Proposed Parking Charges for Charlton Village car park

Please note: Disabled Badge Holders and Motorcycles will be able to park free of charge

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) [Woolwich Road] PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

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

2. The Order will come into operation on 11th February 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However the works are expected to take 1 week. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit the use of the Cycle Lane outside 700 Woolwich Road.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation Cyclists to dismount and use footway and remount after works. Prohibitions remain in force, pedestrians are not affected and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

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

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

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

Interim Assistant Director, Transport and Sustainability

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 27th January 2023

(INTERNAL REF: PL/000/LATBC)

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) [Greenvale Road] PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

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

2. The Order will come into operation on 14th February 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However the works are expected to take 7 days. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) in, Greenvale Road outside 131.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via (i) Westmount Road, Earlshall Road, Glenesk Road and vice versa. (ii) Westmount Road, Eltham Park Gardens, Glenesk Road and vice versa Prohibitions remain in force, pedestrians are not affected and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

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

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

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

Assistant Director, Transport The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 27th January 2023 (INTERNAL REF: PL/468/LA445246)

ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) [West Parkside Northbound] PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)

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

2. The Order will come into operation on 7th February 2023 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However the works are expected to take 1 night. With a further 10 single night Closures to take place. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport.

3. The effect of the Order would be to temporarily prohibit vehicles from entering, exiting, proceeding or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) in, West Parkside northbound between John Harrison Way and Edmund Halley Way.

4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via John Harrison Way, Millennium way and Edmund Halley Way. Prohibitions remain in force, pedestrians are not affected and vehicle access will be maintained wherever possible.

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

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

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

Interim Assistant Director, Transport and Sustainability

The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ

Dated 27th January 2023

(INTERNAL REF: PL//LATBC)

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