Over 55 and thinking of moving out of London?
Tenants aged 55 and over in Royal Greenwich who are thinking about a change of scene could swap London life for the coast or countryside through the Seaside and Country Homes scheme.
The Seaside and Country Homes scheme is run by the Mayor of London and over the past two years, 30 households from Greenwich have successfully relocated to one- and two-bedroom flats or bungalows near the coast or countryside.
Some people choose to move to be nearer family or friends, to improve their wellbeing or live among people of a similar age. Rents remain at social levels and tenants keep their existing tenancy rights.
Council tenants can get help with moving costs, while both council and housing association tenants are eligible for £1,000 for every spare bedroom given up.
The scheme can also help the council increase the availability of larger homes for families on the housing register or in temporary accommodation.
To apply tenants must be aged 55 or over, hold a secure tenancy with the council or a housing association in the borough, have no rent arrears in the past 12 months, and no history of antisocial behaviour.
Councillor Jackie Smith, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing, Greenwich Builds and Estate Regeneration, said: “We want to support older residents who want to live independently in a setting that they feel would better suit their needs and lifestyle. Some people choose to relocate to be closer to family or friends, enjoy a quieter lifestyle or live among people of a similar age.
“We’ve made sure that council tenants will be able to get help with moving costs, while both council and housing association tenants are eligible for £1,000 for every spare bedroom given up. This voluntary scheme is very popular in London, and the waiting list can be long, so anyone who does want to be considered should find out more about it and apply as soon as possible.”
Read more: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ seaside-country-scheme or call 020 8921 2941
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YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS WILL BE HOSTING THEIR OWN MARKET IN CUTTY SARK GARDENS
Seventy-five young people will be running their own market stalls on Saturday 18 July as the London and South East Regional Final of the Young Traders Market comes to Cutty Sark Gardens. Visitors can browse a wide range of food, drinks, groceries, and arts and crafts, all sold by young entrepreneurs. A judging panel, including well-known local figures, will select the winner at 4pm. Established in 2012, the Young Traders Market celebrates and supports the ideas, creativity, and entrepreneurial talent of young people aged 16 to 30. The event is delivered in partnership by the Royal Borough of Greenwich and Greenwich Market.
Date: Saturday 18th July, 10am – 6pm
Location: Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich, London, SE10 9HZ
Tickets: Free, no ticket required
CLIMB THE O2 WHILE LISTENING
LONDON’S BIGGEST COMEDY FESTIVAL IS COMING TO THE OLD ROYAL NAVAL
A line-up of famous comedians will be heading to Greenwich for an evening of comedy, food and drink in the historic ground of the Old Royal Naval College. Running from Wednesday 15th – Sunday 19th July, London’s biggest standup comedy festival is back, with top comedians performing under the Big Top. This years A-listers include Jack Dee, Widdicombe, Tom Allen, Sara Pascoe, Michelle De Swarte, Ross Noble, Chris
Summer climbs are returning to the O2 with golden hour sessions – all whilst listening to a live saxophonist. Throughout July and August, ‘Summer Sessions’ are returning to Up at the O2 every Friday night. They are timed perfectly for golden hour and will offer spectacular views of the London skyline. Included in the price of the ticket, climbers can enjoy a live performance by a saxophonist playing a soundtrack of classic summer tunes. They will also get a refreshing Captain Morgan Original Spiced
Gold & Pepsi Max to enjoy at the summit (non-alcoholic options also available). Summer Sessions are extended for 25 minutes, offering climbers time to enjoy their drink, listen to the music and take pictures. (Suitable for aged 18+)
Date: Every Friday in July and August
Location: Up at The O2, Peninsula Square, Greenwich Peninsula, London, SE10 0DX Tickets: £45 per ticket. Book here: www.upattheo2.co.uk
COLLEGE
McCausland, Lou Sanders, Sarah Keyworth, Alan Davies, John Kearns and more. There will also be a bar on site and a selection of street food available to buy. The full line-up on their website below.
Dates: Wednesday 15th – Sunday 19th July
Location: Old Royal Naval College Grounds, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NN
Tickets: £30 per night, available here: https://www.greenwichcomedygarden.co.uk/
G.A.P Entertainment are brining a new reggae musicalcomedy ‘Jah Makin It Happen’ to Broadway Theatre in Catford on Sunday 19th July. The play follows the story of a Jamaican family’s journey to the UK during the Windrush era. Johnny dreams of becoming a reggae star, determined to provide the best life for his wife and children in the land he loves – Jamaica. But when devastation from a hurricane leaves him jobless, he leaves in search of new opportunities The story is told through the vibrant sounds of reggae and musical portrays the family’s challenges, resilience, and eventual triumphs as they adapt to British life.
Date: Sunday 19 July
Location: Broadway Theatre, Rushey Grn, London SE6 4RU Tickets: From £22, book here: www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk
Six top spots to eat out around Lewisham during the summer
Lewisham has plenty on offer for those wishing to explore the culinary delights of the borough, from a finedining Indian restaurant to an awardwinning chippy writes Gabriel Stewart...
In the current age of endless choice at our fingertips, it can be hard to decide on what restaurant or takeaway to turn to. What does a Google review even mean when many eateries demand you give them a positive review at the end of your meal?
Well, we’re hear to help this summer with a list of top spots to eat in the Borough. Starting with...
BABUR:
A Lewisham staple for over four decades, Barbur has become one of London’s most celebrated Indian restaurants since opening in 1985. The 2AA rosette-awarded restaurant has a reputation for its bold flavours and pioneering
Tucked away down a nondescript street a few minutes walk from Honor Oak Park station, the Forest Hill restaurant serves many of the classics but with a twist. Why not try a bit of rabbit tikka pie or podi gunpowder dosa?
Babur marked their 40th anniversary last year and were crowned Best Restaurant at the Mayor of Lewisham Business Awards, a recognition of their outstanding contribution to the food culture of the borough.
Where? 119 Brockley Rise, Forest Hill, London, SE23 1JP Cost? Mains sit around the £20 and above mark.
Find out more at https:// www.babur.info/
LEVANTE LEWISHAM:
The borough’s beloved Turkish grill house is as much renowned for its welcoming owners as it’s coal-fired kebabs and stews.
However, whether it is tasty cold mezzes with aubergines roasted to perfection or delicious za’atar lamb ribs, the food certainly doesn’t disappoint.
Fancy a small bite? Grab yourself a Turkish tea and tuck into the simple delights of a home-made baklava to keep you going.
Where? Levante, 11 Lewis Grove, London SE13 6BG Cost? Starters £5 to £11, Mains £12 to £20. Find out more at https://www. levantelewisham.uk/restaurant/
BROCKLEY’S ROCK:
Winner of the 2025/26 Gold Seal Good Food Award, Brockley’s Rock proves you don’t have to be by the seaside to enjoy a good box of fish & chips.
Ranked in the UK’s top 10 fish & chip shops, according to the National Fish & Chip Awards, the SE14 chippy offers something for everyone with plenty of vegan and glutenfree seafood options available.
Eating in or getting a takeaway, Brockley’s Rock has never held back on their portions over their 14-year history so don’t worry about tucking into their perfectly salted chips.
Where? Brockley’s Rock, 317 Brockley Rd, London SE4 2QZ Cost? A regular cod will set you back £11.95
Find out more at https://www.brockleysrock.co.uk/
EVEREST CURRY KING:
Everest Curry King was opened over twenty years ago by the Sivarajah family to serve the local Sri Lankan community but has been beloved by Lewisham ever since.
The curry house has a relaxed interior that is complete by its delicious food, from chunks of chill-laden aubergines to Jaffna devilled mutton. Everest covers the basics but also offers the experimental
in its recent restaurant extension.
There’s even sarbath-glazed doughnuts available if you’re not content with stopping at the mains.
Where? Everest Curry King, 24 Loampit Hill, London SE13 7SW Cost? A chicken biryani costs £13.95 to eat in.
ANTONIO CAFÉ & RESTAURANT:
Next door to Antonio Delicatessen, the café and restaurant offers a charming atmosphere of a traditional Italian trattoria.
Whether it is Italian classics like melanzane alla parmigiana or mushroom arancini balls, the laid-back Italian diner has it all at a reasonable price.
Sadly, it is only open for breakfast and lunch so make sure to get there before closing time at 5pm.
Where? Antonio Café & Restaurant, 25 Lewis Grove, SE13 6BG, London Cost? Breakfasts are £9.99 and the parmigiana is £10.99
Find out more at https:// www.antoniocafe.uk/
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Italian and Portuguese wine bar and deli opens in Deptford
Cantina Boccone has just opened its doors beneath the railway arches in Deptford Yard, bringing together Portuguese wine and Italian meats and cheeses, writes Evie Flynn...
Described as an “Italian and Portuguese affair”, the new venue is the creation of founders Fabio Forin, from Rome, and Gonçalo Albuquerque, from Lisbon.
The menu is designed to be enjoyed alongside a glass of wine rather than as a standalone meal. Its staple offering is the ‘Boccone Board’, featuring cured meats, cheeses and bread.
It also has a selection of small plates on offer, including chouriço assado, bacalhau à Brás, buffalo mozzarella with grilled aubergines, handmade wild boar tortelloni and Portuguese sardines.
Al fresco dining will be coming to Woolwich this summer
Beresford Square in Woolwich town centre will introduce outdoor dining, World Cup screenings, markets and other free activities from July to September, writes Evie Flynn...
Under the Mayor’s Summer Streets scheme, two South London locations have both received a grant of ‘up to £100,000’ to introduce al fresco dining, Beresford Square and Lower Marsh in Waterloo.
Lower Marsh in Waterloo will be closed to traffic every Saturday from 9am to 9pm with outdoor seating, extended business trading and events including National Theatre live screenings.
Beresford Square, General Gordon Square and Powis Street in Woolwich will also be getting investment and will host al fresco dining and events including World Cup and Wimbledon screenings, markets, performances and late opening as part of Woolwich Carnival.
The other two large projects
are in Barking and Dagenham and Brent and form part of the Mayor’s wider scheme to boost the capitals economy and nightlife.
Councillor Asli Mohammed, Greenwich Cabinet member for economy, town centres and co-operatives said: “Summer Streets will give a real boost to Woolwich’s economy, with increased footfall, extended opening hours and more outdoor seating.
“We will soon be decking out the town centre in Summer Streets style and it’s great to see so many local businesses getting behind this campaign. From world cuisine to Woolwich Carnival, it’s going to be a summer to remember.”
Eleven smaller ‘pocket’ schemes have been chosen to receive up to £10,000 each. This includes
Sydenham Night Market in Lewisham, a weekly food and drink market running from June to August. The market will host around ten traders a week and offer outdoor seating.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “I’m delighted that we’re working with boroughs and local businesses to bring al fresco dining, live music, events and later opening hours to streets across our capital.
“From Woolwich to Willesden Green, Finsbury Park to Feltham, and right in the heart of the capital in Waterloo, this investment will create new outdoor spaces, support local businesses and give Londoners and visitors even more reasons to get out and enjoy our city.”
The scheme will be running every
The wine list features house wine served by the glass and carafe, alongside bottles from ‘lesser-seen’ Portuguese and Italian regions.
“We wanted the wine to feel generous and personal, not intimidating,” said Gonçalo. “Portuguese wine is still underrepresented in London, especially beyond the obvious regions, and we wanted to show bottles that feel exciting without turning the whole thing into a lecture.
“The point is to drink well, eat well, and stay longer than you planned.”
The pair, who are ‘partners in life as well as business’, moved to the area in 2023 and have spent the past five years dreaming up the idea of Cantina Boccone.
In the next couple months, there will be a small programme of events with further details to be announced soon.
Arch 8, Deptford Market Yard
Opening hours:
Wednesday-Thursday: 5-10pm
Friday: 1-11pm
Saturday: 12-11pm
Sunday: 12-5pm
Watch Wimbledon on the big screen at Greenwich Market
Greenwich Market is getting out the deck chairs and hoisting up the big screen to get everyone in the grand slam spirit this Wimbledon fortnight, writes Gabriel Stewart...
The market, founded in 1737, will
Monday and Wednesday from 29th June to 12th July. So,
Newly revamped Beresford Square. Credit: Royal Borough of Greenwich
Greenwich Market has screened the grand slam competition for several years. Credit: Greenwich Market.
LEWISHAM COUNCIL JOINS LEGAL CHALLENGE AGAINST MAYOR OVER CUTS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Lewisham Council has joined Tower Hamlets and Hackney Councils in a legal challenge against the Mayor of London’s plans to reduce the affordable housing quota, writes Gabriel Stewart...
The case was brought by Lutfur Rahman, the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, against Sir Sadiq Khan’s decision to reduce the affordable housing target on new developments from 35% to 20% in the capital.
Rahman has requested a judicial review of the Mayor’s decision, claiming Sir Sadiq did not consult councils or adhere to the proper statutory process before implementing the policy in October 2025.
Liam Shrivastava, Mayor of Lewisham, said: “London is in an unprecedented housing crisis, and private developers have a duty to play a role in supporting our city. It would be totally wrong to allow their profit to go unchecked while thousands of people are on councils’ housing waiting lists.
“Developers should build as many affordable homes as possible; letting them get away with
delivering less will have devastating consequences right across the city, pushing ordinary Londoners out.”
There are currently 10,500 households on Lewisham Council’s housing waiting list with 2,450 households living in temporary accommodation.
Lewisham Council is due to start building four new major, 100% affordable housing developments, delivering 421 homes, including family and accessible homes. They said they have also granted planning consent to developers for over 13,000 homes which have yet to be built.
In the aim of stimulating housebuilding in the capital, Sir Sadiq and Housing Secretary Steve Reed announced the controversial emergency package last October. This included a fast-track planning route for sites delivering at least 20% affordable housing,
‘Our ‘Good’ rating will not lead to complacency,’ says chief nurse, writes Romilly Schulte...
essentially cutting affordability requirements from the 35% agreed in the London Plan.
Recent research from consultants Molio showed construction work began on only 5,547 new privatesector residential homes across London in 2025, an 84% reduction since 2015 when building for 33,782 homes was begun.
Shrivastava added: “While we understand the challenge the Mayor of London faces in terms of a
stalled house building market and a developer-led model that is broken, he has provided no justification for these changes, which will undoubtedly reduce the number of affordable homes built in London.
“In Lewisham, we’re not antidevelopment - far from it; we want to work with responsible developers, that are respectful of our communities and make a positive difference.
To do that, we need the planning system to support the delivery of more, not less, of the affordable
homes our communities need.”
The three councils pointed to the 90,000 children who are homeless and living in temporary accommodation in London and the 10-year high waiting lists for social housing in the city as evidence of the need for more affordable housing.
The legal challenge is being formally supported by four other councilsLambeth, Southwark, Waltham Forest and Haringey - bringing the total number of London councils backing the legal challenge to seven.
Improved rating for Queen Elizabeth Hospital after inspection
A Woolwich hospital has been upgraded from the rating ‘Requires Improvement’ to an overall ‘Good’ rating after an inspection from the health watchdog.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC), which checks and regulates all health and adult social care in England, rated Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) ‘Good’, which is second to the top level of ‘Outstanding’.
This the first time the hospital has been given this higher rating since the 2013 formation of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, which is responsible for the QEH.
The watchdog’s inspectors measured the hospital against five different areas: ‘effective’, ‘caring’,’responsive’,’well-led’ and ‘safe’.
The ‘safe’ rating was still rated as ‘Requires Improvement’, meaning that this part of QEH’s service is not performing as well as it should.
The CQC’s report flagged fire safety as
a cause for concern: “We observed the door to the dirty utility room, which was also a fire door, being wedged open.”
Corridor care was also said to be a problem and “transfer of patients who began to deteriorate whilst being boarded in corridors was not always done in a timely manner.”
But the CQC praised the SE18 hospital for their compassionate staff and personable services: “We observed caring interactions across the wards… One patient described staff as ‘so helpful and wonderful.’”
The inspectors visited the hospitals’ Urgent and Emergency services, Outpatient services and diagnostic and screening services, where patients are treated from all over Greenwich and Bexley.
Louise Crosby, chief nurse at the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) said: “It is a moment to celebrate and enjoy but also to
reinforce that we know that we don’t get everything right and there is still lots to improve on and learn from.
“Our ‘Good’ rating will not lead to complacency.”
In the years leading up to this upgraded rating, the QEH has increased capacity with over 100 new beds, and opened a new “Same Day Emergency Care” unit for people to get assessed and treated within the day that they contact NHS services.
The report described leadership in the hospital as “inclusive” and “clear”, with “a positive culture of openness, learning and continuous improvement.”
The trust’s CEO, Ben Travis, said: “The QEH is a hospital that we can be proud of and our patients can trust.
“I would like to thank all my colleagues and our partners for every improvement moment that has led us to this rating today.
Ladywell Park Gardens is the site of a new development of 102 affordable homes (Credit: Lewisham Council)
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Woolwich foot tunnel lift to be fixed by December
The lift in North Woolwich, Newham, has been out of service since August 2022 after being vandalised.
Talks between the two councils on either side of the river have been hampered by costs and difficulties finding parts, which have delayed repairs.
Newham’s senior Labour councillor Zulfiqar Ali, in charge of finance, has now suggested the lift could be open “by the end of the summer”.
However, Greenwich Council, which is responsible for managing the tunnel, indicated work could take longer.
It told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) it expects repairs to take place between now and December.
Greenwich Council previously told the LDRS in July 2025 that it hoped the work would be done by January, after reaching an agreement with Newham Council – which jointly owns the tunnel with Greenwich – on funding.
However, Greenwich’s senior Labour councillor Calum O’Byrne Mulligan, responsible for transport, said the age
The Woolwich Foot Tunnel’s north lift could finally be fixed by December, Greenwich Council says – after almost four years out of action, writes Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter...
of the tunnel meant further delay.
He said: “The structure is well over 100 years old, so it requires bespoke parts which have taken some time to manufacture.
“That has meant it has taken longer for the works to start than we, Newham, and our residents had hoped would be the case.”
Cllr O’Byrne Mulligan added his authority had “worked productively with Newham on the joint agreement needed for these works and to ensure the good maintenance of the lifts going forward”.
Greenwich Council has said that the repairs will cost an expected total of £217,000.
Cllr Ali said Newham Council “was advised of a requirement to fund part replacements late in 2024, and in 2025 secured funding for improvements to get the lifts, fire systems, CCTV and lighting upgrades completed”.
Papers presented to Newham Council’s cabinet committee this month suggested it contributed £120,000 towards “replacement parts for the fire system, the lift control, lighting and CCTV works”.
It added that this is on top of its yearly contribution of £125,000 towards inspections, maintenance, cleaning and power.
Cllr Ali said: “Improvements to the lifts are the responsibility of Greenwich Council and installation
of new parts is due to take place over the next few weeks with a possible reopening of both north and south lifts by the end of summer.”
Nathan Budden, of the Greenwichbased ‘Lifts Now’ campaign, told the LDRS that the broken lift had made the trip across the river longer and less accessible for people unable to use the stairs.
He said: “It stops me from cycling a lot of places because I’ve got a longstanding shoulder injury so I can’t carry my bike up the stairs on the other side.
“I can’t always rely on the boat either because of the time of day or the weather, and it more than triples the amount of time.”
He added: “Getting a bike on the DLR [Docklands Light Railway] is not allowed at peak times, so it means I just don’t bother”.
Budden also said that when Lifts Now campaigners leafleted the Tate and Lyle factory in North Woolwich, “half of the people we spoke to were all commuting to work via the tunnel”.
He said: “They’ve all been frustrated by the lack of action on it”.
Lifts Now has called on Transport for London (TfL) to take responsibility for the tunnel, as well as for the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, which Greenwich and Tower Hamlets councils jointly own.
However, Cllr O’Byrne Mulligan said in October 2025 that TfL didn’t want to do this.
He now says that Greenwich, Newham and Tower Hamlets councils have formed “a joint working group” to work on a “full regeneration of the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels, which we hope will ensure reliable stepfree access through both tunnels for generations to come.”
The northern entrance to the Woolwich foot tunnel
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Greenwich’s small engineering
In the early days of Greenwich Industrial History Society we used to do a newsletter which came out every other month. After some years it ended because I was so busy with other things and because poor Steve was doing all of the send outs each month on his own - and I thought that was a bit unfair. Anyway, in those days we used to have in membership a lot of elderly men who had worked in local industry all their lives and who wanted to tell all sorts of stories about their lives and what they‘d seen and done. An awful lot of them had been engineers of various sorts.
One of them was a very elderly man called Ted Barr. He originally started by telling me he was writing a history of United Glass. GIHS has never published anything about United Glass - which had the biggest glass works in Europe based at the end of Anchor and Hope Lane. Ted never did submit a manuscript on UG, and I’m sorry about that. But he said lots and lots of other things. One of them was occasionally sending lists of small engineering firms that he thought he could remember in Greenwich and seeing if anybody else could remember what they did and who they were.
What I thought I would do - and it will take many, many episodes - is to list them down along with anything I can find in addition.
Ted eventually moved from Greenwich and went to live up in North Yorkshire
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where he was very involved in the local preserved railway.
So here are the first on the list of firms listed by Ted:
Adams Door Spring Works. In Anchor and Hope Lane. I can find no trace of this company in Charlton or indeed anywhere in the borough of Greenwich at all. The Adams Door Spring Company seems to originate with an 1890s patent for Robert Adams. At the turn of the century they were at 105 Union Street in the Blackfriars area of Southwark.
They are one of the firms shown in stained glass windows in Christ Church, Black Friars Road. It’s perfectly possible of course that they had an unadvertised presence in Charlton. And I have no idea what a door spring is but it appears to be complicated.
Antifouling Composition Works. In Anchor and Hope Lane. ‘Antifouling’ products are designed to combat growth of various sorts on the hulls of ships. The works in Anchor and Hope Lane is particularly associated with a blue plaque to Italo Svevo who lived at at 67 Charlton Church Lane 1903-1913. Italo Svevo was the pseudonym of Ettore Schmitz, who lived in Trieste where he was a friend of James Joyce. He worked for the Trieste based anticorrosion composition works firm of his parents-in law, Gioacchino and Olga Veneziani, and became a partner in 1902. He negotiated a contract with the Admiralty for the Company’s Moravia Anti-Fouling Compositionmade from a secret family recipe - but he could only get the contract if they set up a works in Britain. The factory in Charlton was built in 1903 and remained through the Great War. In the 1920s they moved to Surbiton.
Arthur Martin. Tool Maker of Plaxtol Place, Westcombe Hill. I included something about the Arthur Martin company in an article I did here in March 2023 about Westcombe Park. https://maryswritegreenwich.blogspot. com/2024/12/blackheath-vale.html;
It was one of a number of businesses in a small area north of Westcombe Park Station and accessed from Westcombe Hill. One of the first books on our local Industrial Archaeology was ‘London’s Industrial Archaeology by Aubrey Wilson. He describes an old and interesting Whitworth planing machine owned by Grafton’s of Eltham - he says that ‘Grafton’s acquired the machine around 1900 and it was thought to have been sold to them by the famous tool and cutter makers, Arthur Martin’.
Arthur Martin & Co may have been
famous to Aubrey Wilson in 1967 but to me they are bit of a mystery. They closed, I think, in 1961 but they were still advertising for staff “a permanent position offering advancements’ in 1959. I appealed locally, and more widely, for information on the firm. No one ever replied and I know no more.
British Oxygen Co. Clearly not all the firms which Ted listed were small and local. British Oxygen was and is a large multinational (BOC). I wrote an article on the Greenwich Depot in Weekender in July 2024. https:// maryswritegreenwich.blogspot. com/search?q=british+oxygen
In Greenwich British Oxygen was on an unimpressive site at the southern end of Tunnel Avenue. My article quotes from their national advertising but all I found locally were a number of accidental explosions. Ted gave no
Stained glass window Christ Church, Blackfriars Road
engineering firms
detail. His chatty notes say “formerly Brin’s Oxygen Co. Our Science Master at Invicta always used the old name. They were among the ‘lesser big boys’ but employed many people. Bill Faulkner, an area technical engineer, was my workshop tutor at the South East London Tech. I remember one evening he arrived a bit hot and bothered because he had spent all day in Ashford Loco Works showing the locals how to repair cracked cylinder castings of up to 3 tons apiece. He reckoned he had been chased all the way home up the A20 by flying
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British Ropes. Anchor and Hope Lane. This was another big firm on a prominent site and I have no idea why Ted put it in his list of small engineering firms – may be they had a specialist engineering workshop? ‘Bridon’ were on a large site down the west side of Anchor and Hope Lane. I wrote an article about rope making as one of the first I did for Weekender and was advised by the late John Yeardley, who had been manager there. Later I did an article based on
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a booklet about Frost’s ropeworks. https://maryswritegreenwich. blogspot.com/2024/12/frostsropeworks-briden-charlton.html
One remains of the factory is the Bridon Ropes Football Club. https:// www.bridonropesfc.com/
Case Developments Co. Ted commented on this firm ‘I never knew what they did’. Well, I know what they did but I can find no reference to that South Street address –which today is a Turkish barber. Where did
Ted get his information from? Case Developments were in Kangley Bridge Road which runs between Lower Sydenham and Beckenham and was once the site of many factories. In the 1950s they advertised vacant jobs for ‘toolmakers with experience of Bakelite’. There are also a number of reports of health and safety infringements - but no information on what the Bakelite was used for.
Colloid Mills. Woolwich Road, ‘near the tram graveyard’ – the ‘tramatorium’ was on the corner of Penhall Road.
Close by was a National School which closed and in 1928 the site was bought by Guy Hurrell. He had a works in Blackheath where he refurbished machines and manufactured the Hurrell Homogeniser – a type of colloid mill. The firm flourished and Hurrell invented several more useful things. The works was bought up by Stones in 1946 and Hurrell moved to Strood. The firm still exists in Strood and still makes homogenisers.
More small works to come in a future article.
Charlton antifouling paint factory
Whitworth planing machine originally at Martins, Westcombe Park
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) BEXLEY ROAD PLANNED CYCLE LANE 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 T Loughman & Co Ltd who need to provide a new supply for the Greenwich New Build.
2. The Order will come into operation on 20th July 2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to be completed within 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 cyclists from entering, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading), in the cycle lane on Bexley Road outside to opposite Lemmonwell Drive.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will not need to be diverted. Cyclists will be required to dismount, as indicated by the placement of appropriate signage. All prohibitions shall remain in force; Pedestrians shall not be affected, and vehicular 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 Directorate of Communities and Environment and Central via email to street.works@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport. The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
INTERNAL REF - EM/ LA505176 FN11 /LIC No 76917 / 02/07/2026 12:00
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) ELTHAM GREEN ROAD AREA 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 Southern Gas Networks who need to carry out mains replacement.
2. The Order will come into operation on 20th July 2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 6 weeks. 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 Eltham Green Road from the junctions of Eltham Green, Dowding Drive, Kenward Road, Shawbrooke Road, Freeman Walk, Meadowside, Messent Road to Jeken Road and to remove parking in the parking area opposite Boyd Way.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via the placing of the appropriate signage. 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 Directorate of Communities and Environment and Central via email to street.works@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.
Assistant Director, Strategic Transportation The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
INTERNAL REF - EM/ LA496788, 497288, 496394, 504321, 497289, 504313 /LIC No 76744/ 12/06/2026 11:30
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) MORTGRAMIT SQUARE 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 FTH Hire Group to allow the safe operation of a lifting platform.
2. The Order will come into operation on 21st July 2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to take 9 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, proceeding, or waiting (including waiting for the purposes of loading or unloading) in Mortgramit Square at the junction with Powis Street.
4. Whilst the Order is in operation traffic will be diverted via the placing of the appropriate signage. 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 Directorate of Communities and Environment and Central via email to street.works@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport.
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
INTERNAL REF - EM/ LIC No 76740 / 12/06/2026 10:00
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: 8/07/2026
Gilian MacInnes
Interim Assistant Director- Planning and Building Control
List of Press Advertisements - 8/07/2026
Publicity for Planning Applications
Applicant: Purelake New Homes 26/1223/MA
Site Address: ALDINGTON HOUSE, 107A BLACKHEATH PARK, SE3 0EY
Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment in connection with planning permission 22/3238/F dated 31/03/2023 for " Part
demolition of existing ground floor extension, construction of lower ground floor rear extension and lightwells, first floor front extension and second floor roof extension to facilitate the conversion of existing care home (Use Class C2) to nine self contained residential flats (Use Class C3), associated landscaping and 6 no. of parking spaces', to allow:
Removal of Condition 7 (provision and maintenance of the hydraulic car lift)
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK
Applicant: Point House Freehold Ltd 26/1412/F
Site Address: POINT HOUSE, 18 WEST GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QR
Development: The like-for-like replacement of the existing defective and leaking roof coverings on principal roof, Ballroom and West Wing, including replacement of 20th Century Cupola on principal range roof.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: Mr Paolo Atzeri 26/1442/F
Site Address: BIANCO PIZZERIA RISTORANTE, 43 GREENWICH CHURCH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9BL
Development: Installation of a new awning on the front elevation
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Applicant: Berkeley Homes (East Thames) Ltd 26/1764/MA
Site Address: Building C, Phase 3, Kidbrooke Village, London, SE3 9JH
Development: An application submitted under section 73 of the town & Country Planning Act 1990 for a minor material amendment to Planning Permission 19/2329/MA dated 13th of August 2019 for the 'Demolition of existing buildings and construction of 1,238 residential units (an increase of 255 residential units over and above the 2013 consent figure of 983 dwellings) (Use Class C3) together with 1,957m2 retail / commercial (Use Class A1), 1,305m2 of retail / commercial (Use Class A2-A5), 345m2 restaurant (Use Class A3), 5,713m2 of community (Use Class D1), a 2,696m2 supermarket (Use Class A1), a public square, publicly accessible open space and associated access, servicing, car parking, cycle parking and landscaping' to allow for: The variation of Condition 1 (Approved Drawings); Condition 8 (Maximum Floor Space Restrictions)
To capture the following changes:
Building C: Change of use class from D1 and A1-A5, as approved within permission 19/2329/MA, to Use Class E.
Applicant: Mr Goode Tom Goode Audio Visual Ltd 26/1819/HD
Site Address: 14 FURZEFIELD ROAD, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 8TX
Development: Replacement of 7no. existing timber windows with double-glazed timber windows to the front, rear, and side elevations, comprising 6no. vertical sliding sash windows and 1no. ground floor canted bay casement window
Conservation Area: RECTORY FIELD
Applicant: Mrs Jenna Speers 26/1843/HD
Site Address: 3 SHRAPNEL ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 1LB
Development: Construction of a single-storey rear extension incorporating installation of rooflights. Replacement of windows and front door with associated works.
Conservation Area: PROGRESS ESTATE
Applicant: University of Greenwich 26/1885/SD
Site Address: Devonport House and Cooper Building, 66-68 King William Walk. Greenwich, London SE10 9JW
Development: Submission of details pursuant to discharge of Condition 16 (Boundary Gates) in relation to Planning Permission 24/3427/L dated 22/10/2025
Conservation Area: GREENWICH PARK
Applicant: Mr Samuel Otterburn 26/1912/HD
Site Address: 50 GUILDFORD GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8JT
Development: Installation of x1 air-source heat pump in rear garden
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Publicity for Listed Building Consent.
Grade 2
Applicant: Point House Freehold Ltd 26/1413/L
Site Address: POINT HOUSE, 18 WEST GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8QR Development: The like-for-like replacement of the existing defective and leaking roof coverings on principal roof, Ballroom and West Wing, including replacement of 20th Century Cupola on principal range roof.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH
Listed Building: Grade 2*
Applicant: Miss Michaela McMahon 26/1691/L
Site Address: 104 GREENWICH HIGH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8JE
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE Listed Building: Grade 2
Publicity for Advertisements
Applicant: Paolo Atzeri
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR A VARIATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 34 OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003
Notice is given that GB10 Sports Limited has applied for the Variation of a Premises Licence for the following premises: GB10 Sports & Social Club, 177 Footscray Road, Eltham, London SE9 2SZ. A record of this application may be inspected by appointment. Other persons may make representations to the Council on this application by no later than Thursday 30th July 2026 (last date for making representations). Representations can be made in writing, by email or fax using the contact details above. Representations can only be made on the grounds of one or more of the four licensing objectives, namely:
• Prevention of Crime and Disorder
• Prevention of Public Nuisance
• Public Safety
• Protection of Children from Harm.
Any person who makes a false statement in connection with an application is liable on summary conviction to an unlimited fine.
The following variations are proposed:
To extend the hours for the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises to:
• Sunday to Thursday from 11:00 hours until 23:00 hours; • Friday & Saturday from 11:00 hours until 24:00 hours (midnight).
The current hours for licensable activity are Monday to Sunday (daily) from 12:00 noon until 23:00 hours, in line with current opening times.
ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)
IGNATIUS SANCHO ROAD (AMENDED LAYOUT) – WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS AND DISABLED BAYS (TEMPORARY MEASURES) [TT6(26)]
1. The Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich hereby gives notice that, to enable access for emergency vehicles and Council vehicles, to carry out key services to protect the health and safety of the residents and avoid the likelihood of danger, and to ensure amenities for blue badge holders, it intends to make an Order, the effect of which will be to provide disabled badge holders only parking places and waiting and loading restrictions in Ignatius Sancho Road.
2. The effect of the Order in Ignatius Sancho Road would be to:
(moving in a clockwise direction from its junction with Kidbrooke Park Road)
a) provide 2 numbers (nos.) of inset disabled badge holders only parking places: (south-east side)
i. immediately southwest of the eastern northwest to southeast arm (perpendicular bays), each measuring 3.6 metres (m) in width;
ii. from a point 8.55m southwest of the bays set out in paragraph 2.a).i., for 12.55m;
iii. from a point 5.45m southwest of the southwestern kerb line of the access way to the properties situated parallel to Kidbrooke Park Road, for 12.40m; and
iv. from a point 13.6m southwest of the western northwest to southeast arm, for 13.15m; (north-west side)
v. from a point 11.95m southwest of the southwestern kerb line of the access way to the properties situated parallel to Kidbrooke Park Road, for 12.55m;
vi. from a point 22.2m southwest of the bays set out in paragraph 2.a).v., for 12.65m; vii. from a point 3.65m northeast of the southwestern wall of the property situated at the southern end of the west side of the development, for 12.55m; and viii. from a point 21.45m northeast of the bays set out in paragraph 2.a).vii., for 12.55m;
b) (south-east side) provide a disabled badge holders only parking place immediately southwest of the western northwest to southeast arm, for 5.95m;
c) (south-west side of the western northwest to southeast arm) provide 3 nos. of disabled badge holders only parking places, measuring 19.15m in length in total;
d) (north-west side) provide a ‘Loading Only’ bay with a maximum stay of 30 mins and no return within 1 hour:
i. approximately opposite the disabled bays set out in paragraph 2.a).i., for 7m;
ii. from a point 7.5m northeast of the southernmost southwestern kerb line, for 6m northeastwardly; and iii. opposite the disabled bays set out in paragraph 2.a).iv., for 10m;
e) (north-east side of southern northwest to southeast arm) adjacent to the southwestern wall of each property provide a 14m Loading Only place (x2 bays) with a maximum stay of 1 hour and no return within 2 hours;
f) introduce no waiting and loading ‘at any time’ restrictions in the remainder of the carriageway.
Note: the disabled badge holders only parking places referred to in this notice would operate ‘at all times’.
3. The Order would come into force on 15th July 2026 and would be valid for a maximum period of 18 months.
4. This Order would supersede the existing Order made on 11th June 2026, thereby revoking the provisions made as part of that Order.
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 vehicles or service vehicles.
6. Queries concerning these works should be directed to traffic-orders@royalgreenwich.gov.uk quoting reference TT6(26) Ignatius Sancho Road (amended layout).
Director of Communities, Environment and Central
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ
Dated 8th July 2026
ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE SCHOOL STREET RESTRICTIONS
THE GREENWICH (PROHIBITION OF MOTOR VEHICLES) (SCHOOL STREETS) (NO. 1) TRAFFIC ORDER 2026
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) propose to make the above-mentioned Order under Section 6 and 124 of, and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) and all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
2. The general effect of the Order would be to prohibit any motorised vehicle entering certain streets or lengths of streets near the schools listed below during Monday - Friday 8 - 9.30am and 3 - 4pm, during term time:
(a) Bannockburn Primary School SE18,
(i) Bannockburn Road, from its junction with Plumstead High Street to its junction with Benares Road
(ii) Ceres Road, from its junction with Bannockburn Road to its junction with Kashgar Road;
(b) Bannockburn Primary School & Nursery SE2,
(i) Benares Road, from its junction with St Nicholas Road to its junction with Church Manor Way; (ii) Camrose Street, from its junction with Manton Road to its junction with Myrtledene Road; (iii) Church Manor Way, from its junction with Plumstead High Street to its junction with Blithdale Road; (iv) Manton Road, from its junction with Church Manor Way to its junction with Myra Street; (c) Charlton Manor Primary School, (i) Indus Road, from its junction with Charlton Dene to its junction with Hornfair Road; (ii) Nigeria Road, from its junction with Indus Road to its junction with Hornfair Road; (d) Christ Church C of E Primary School and St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, (i) Commerell Street, for the entire length; (e) De Lucy Primary School, (i) Cookhill Road, for its entire length; (f) Deansfield Primary School, (i) Glenesk Road, from its junction with Dairsie Road to its junction with Rochester Way; (g) Eglinton Primary School and Notre Dame Catholic Primary School, (i) Eglinton Road, for its entire length; (ii) Whitworth Road, for its entire length; (iii) Paget Terrace, for its entire length; (iv) Reeves Road, for its entire length; (v) Ripton Road, for its entire length; (vi) Westdale Road, for its entire length; (vii) Paget Rise, from the junction with Herbert Road to the junction with Eglinton Road; (h) Gordon Primary School, (i) Elibank Road, for its entire length; (ii) Earshall Road, for its entire length; (iii) Craigton Road, for its entire length; (iv) Grangehill Road, from its junction with Greenvale Road to its junction with Dumbereck Road; (i) Haimo Primary School, (i) Haimo Road, from its junction with Froissart Road to the north-western boundary of No. 1 Haimo Road; (j) Henwick Primary School and St Thomas More Catholic School, (i) Henwick Road, for its entire length; (ii) Winchcomb Gardens, for its entire length; (iii) Appleton Road, from its junction with Rochester Way to its junction with Wendover Road; (iv) Shortway, for its entire length; (k) Herongate Primary School, (i) Burrage Grove, for its entire length; (l) Kidbrooke Park Primary School, (i) Wishart Road, for its entire length; (ii) Kellaway Road, for its entire length; (iii) Holburne Road, from its junction with Dursley Road to its junction with Coreli Road; (m) Montbelle Primary School, (i) Crouch Croft, from its junction with Colemans Heath to its junction with Beanshaw; (ii) Beanshaw, from its junction with Green Lane to its junction with The Course; (iii) Milverton Way, for its entire length; (iv) Adderley Gardens, for its entire length; (v) Lambarde Avenue, for its entire length; (n) Invicta Primary School SE3, (i) Invicta Road, for its entire length; (ii) Siebert Road, for its entire length; (o) Invicta Primary School SE8, (i) Trevithick Street, for its entire length; (p) Sherington Primary School and Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School, (i) Highcombe, from its junction with Wyndcliff Road to its junction with Bramhope Lane; (ii) Wyndcliff Road, from its junction with Charlton Road to its junction with Eversley Road; (iii) Lime Kiln Drive, for its entire length; (iv) Sherington Road, for its entire length;
(v) Bramshot Avenue, from its junction with Wyndcliff Road to its junction with Hopedale Road;
(q) St Margaret’s Primary School, (i) St Margaret’s Grove, for its entire length; (ii) Blendon Terrace, for its entire length; (iii) Vicarage Road, from its junction with Vicarage Park to its junction with Blendon Terrace; (r) St Mary Magdalene C of E Primary School and Mulgrave Primary School, (i) Rectory Place, for its entire length; (ii) Charles Grinling Walk, for its entire length; (iii) Mulgrave Road, from its junction with Rectory Place to its junction with Willow Lane; (iv) Escreet Grove, for its entire length; (v) Kingsman Street, from its junction with Gorman Road to the north-eastern end; (s) Windrush Primary School, (i) Austen Close, for its entire length; (t) Wyborne Primary School, (i) Castleford Avenue, for its entire length; (ii) Ivor Grove, for its entire length;
3. The measures on all the streets and lengths of streets listed above will be enforced by the installation of ANPR cameras as well as traffic signs. Access will be permitted for permit holders, blue badge holders, emergency vehicles, and any other vehicle exempted under the terms of the Traffic Order.
4. The restrictions would only apply at such times and to such extent as shall be indicated by the placing or covering of the appropriate traffic signs.
5. Full details of the proposals, together with a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make the Order, can be requested by emailing Parking-Design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or at the offices of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ, during normal office hours.
6. Any person wishing to object to the proposed Order should send a statement in writing of their objection and the grounds on which it is made, by email to Parking-Design@royalgreenwich.gov.uk quoting reference T8(26) School Streets, by 19th August 2026 (being not less than 21 days from the date of this Notice).
7. Persons objecting to the Order should be aware that in view of the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, this Council would be legally obliged to make any comments received in response to this Notice, open to public inspection.
Dated 8th July 2026
Mirsad Bakalovic Director of Communities, Environment and Central
Help shape Greenwich’s new Neurodiversity Strategy
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is developing a new Neurodiversity Strategy, and would like your help to make sure it reflects the voices and experiences of our community.
You can help us better understand, support and include neurodivergent residents across the borough, and help design services, create inclusive spaces, and work with our communities in the future.
Councillor Mariam Lolavar, Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and Communities said: “We want Greenwich to be a borough where neurodivergent residents feel understood, valued and supported to thrive. Developing this strategy alongside people with lived experience is essential to making sure it reflects the realities, challenges and strengths of our communities.
“I would encourage neurodivergent residents, families, carers and professionals to get involved and help shape this important work. Your experiences and ideas will play a vital role in creating a strategy that helps us build a more inclusive borough for everyone.”
Anjuli, a resident who is already involved with the project said: “As an autistic person and someone who works with autistic people, I know how important it is that neurodivergent voices are heard. If you’ve ever felt that more needs to be done in our borough, this is your opportunity to help shape real change.”
Register your interest online and help design a strategy that works for you: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/nd-strategy
What’s on this weekend in Royal Greenwich
Our free, summer of culture continues with events on your doorstep...
Royal Greenwich Festivals: Kidbrooke Carnival and Pride
Saturday 11 July, 11am to 5pm
Cator Park
Celebrate Pride and the spirit of carnival in Kidbrooke, with music, dance, food and community stalls with Taru Arts.
PARKSfest: Bostall Gardens
Sunday 12 July, 12 noon to 5pm
Join the Bostall Gardens Friends Group for music, street dance, yoga or tennis, and explore local stalls.
PARKSfest: The Tarn
Sunday 12 July, 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Live music, homemade cakes and treats with the Friends of the Tarn, plus say hi to ducks, geese and squirrels.
See what’s on this summer: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/events/summer
HOW DO I APPLY?
Get on the list
First, you’ve got to be on the housing waiting list to join the scheme. If you’re not, register an application online at royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes
Find your applicant number
It will be on the letter you’ve already had from the Royal Borough of Greenwich about the new scheme. You’ll need that number and the reference number of the property you’re after, which will be on the advert.
Pick out your ideal property by looking in Greenwich Info or regularly checking the website: royalgreenwich.gov. uk/homes. Click on your preference on the website. If you don’t have a computer, you can always use one for free at either The Eltham or Woolwich Centre or a local library.
Apply in one of three ways
• Text bidding is now available and the number to use is 07786207913. For further information please see page 2, or
• Via the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s website royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes or
• Phone the 24-hour hotline 020 8921 4340. It’s an automatic push-button system and calls will be charged at the normal local rate
HOW TO BID FOR ADVERTISED PROPERTIES BY TEXT
If you would like to bid by text, please use the following Text Bidding Number: 0778 620 7913 and type:
CBL, the property reference number and your applicant number.
The property reference will be on the advert and your applicant number is on the letter we sent to you when you registered for housing.
A successful bid will look like this:
CBL 179104 12191
You will need to do a separate text for each property you wish to bid for and the text is charged at your mobile provider’s standard rate. You will receive a text response to confirm your bid within 5 minutes.
If you are unable to bid for advertised properties and have no one that can do so for you please contact the Allocations team on 020 8921 2941 and we will help you with bidding or will bid on your behalf. If you are in temporary accommodation, then please contact your Temporary Accommodation Officer for help with this.
CBL BIDDING
Please be aware that users must now enter the date of birth of the main applicant when logging into this site. royalgreenwich.gov.uk/homes
BIDDING FOR PROPERTIES
People on the Housing register are able to bid for all properties, regardless of their banding. You must be eligible for the size of property and bids will be considered in the following order: First Band A, followed by Band B1/B2 both in priority date order. Those in Band C will then be considered in registration date order.
Please note that there will still be some properties with age restrictions so only people of this age group can apply for these.
Ref Number: 789382
Larking House
Pilkington Terrace SE28
1 Bed 3rd Flr Flat
Lifted Entry phone
Comm Elec Htg No pets/pkg
£241.64 pw
Ref Number: 789762
Larking House
Pilkington Terrace
SE28
2 Bed 6th Flr Flat
2 Dbl rooms
Lifted Entry phone
Comm Elec Htg
No pets/pkg
is for applicants in unsatisfactory housing, including people moving due to demolition and those under occupying their homes.
£280.96 pw AFFORDABLE HOUSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
1
4th Flr Flat Entry phone Comm Elec Htg
pw
Ref Number: 789763
Larking House
Pilkington Terrace
SE28
3 Bed 6th Flr Flat
2 Dbl 1 Sgl room
Lifted Entry phone
Comm Elect Htg
No pets /pkg
£299.20 pw
1 Bed 4th Flr Flat
BAND
B1 or B2 is for applicants the Royal Borough of Greenwich must prioritise according to the law, particularly homeless people, and others with an urgent need to move for medical or welfare reasons.
is for all applicants on the housing register, including those that are in priority bands A and B1/B2.
Number: 789742
3
Ref Number: 790023
Larking House
Pilkington Terrace
SE28
3 Bed 1st Flr Flat
2 Dbl 1 Sgl room
Lifted Entry phone
Comm Elec Rad
No pets/pkg £299.90 pw
Ref Number: 790103
Larking House
Pilkington Terrace
SE28
3 Bed 8th Floor Flat
2 Dbl 1 Sgl room
Lifted Entry phone
Comm Elec Rad
No pets/pkg
£299.90 pw
Ref Number: 790104
Larking House
Pilkington Terrace
SE28
3 Bed 8th Flr Flat
2 Dbl 1 Sgl room
Lifted Entry phone
Comm Elec Rad
No pets/pkg
£300.34 pw
SEASIDE & COUNTRY SCHEME
This scheme offers one and two bedroom flats and bungalows on the Coast and in the countryside, in the South East and West of England. In order to be considered you must be:
• A Council or Housing Association tenant
• At least 55 years old. If you intend to add a household member under the age of 55 they must be either your spouse, current joint tenant, registered carer or dependent adult child.
Your removal costs will be met if you are a Council tenant and you do move to a Seaside and Country home.
To register, or find out more about the scheme, contact the Access and Allocation section on: 020 8921 2941
If you are a Housing Association tenant you need to contact your landlord to register. Further information is available from the scheme management organisation at housingmoves.org
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MOVE TO A SMALLER PROPERTY
ALL households can bid for all types of property subject to meeting the bedroom size and any medical requirements.
Tibbles House Southlake Road SE28
Tibbles House Southlake Road SE28 0PQ
Tibbles House Southlake Road SE28 0PQ
Tullett
Tullett House Southlake Road SE28 0PP
Tullett House Southlake Road SE28 0PP
Tullett House Southlake Road SE28 0PP
Tullett House Southlake Road SE28 0PP
Westhorne Avenue SE9 6JU
8PP
Ruegg House Woolwich Common SE18 4HA 1 FLAT 533 06/03/2025
Federation Road SE2 0YW 2 MAISONETTE 296 08/02/2024 B1 Elderslie Road
Lansdowne
Mulberry Close Charlton Park Road SE7 8UB 1 FLAT 555 08/04/2026
Alnwick Road SE12 9BS 3P PARLOUR
Wilson Street SE18 6QJ 1 FLAT 520 11/06/2024
Holburne Gardens SE3 8JD 2
Road SE18 7BL 3
Harvel Court Woolwich Road SE2 0PS 2 FLAT 370 To be allocated
If your property is now too big for you, you can apply for the Small is Beautiful scheme.
To be eligible, your current property must:
• be a council or housing association property
• have 2, 3, 4 or 5 bedrooms
• be in the Royal Borough of Greenwich
The scheme can help you move to a smaller home that better meets your needs. We can then use your property to help another family who need it. For example, those in an overcrowded property or who are homeless.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
We’ll help you with costs and finding a new home that better meets your needs.
Financial benefits
We’ll pay:
• £1,000 for each spare room you give up
• an extra £500 if you downsize by mutual exchange
• your moving costs
• your disturbance costs, for example, for packing, disconnecting and reconnecting your appliances
Priority to find a new home
We’ll put your household in the highest priority band on the housing register so you can find a new home as soon as possible.
An Under Occupation Adviser will support you throughout the downsizing process.
Extra support for households with adult children
If you have non-dependant adult children living with you, we can offer them their own flat, if we can get a bedroom back. This means you and your adult child will each get a one-bedroom flat.
Extra support for older tenants
If you’re Pension Credit age you can downsize to a home with one extra bedroom to allow for caring or support needs.
We can visit you and support you with everything you need to downsize.
WHO CAN APPLY
You can apply if you’re under-occupying your home by at least one bedroom.
When we decide if a tenant is under-occupying, we count a second living room (or parlour) as a bedroom.
APPLY
Email: Housing-Allocations-Downsizing@ royalgreenwich.gov.uk
OTHER DOWNSIZING OPTIONS
If you’re 55 or over, you could also consider moving to the seaside or countryside.
This could be for you if you’re:
• in poor health
• struggling to cope in your current home
• keen to move nearer to friends, family or amenities
You can also contact us if you know other tenants who might benefit from this scheme.
Find out about moving to the seaside or country.
Greenwich Council (in foyer)
6 Mitre Passage, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 0ER
Greenwich Theatre
Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES
West Greenwich House
141 Greenwich High Road London SE10 8JA
West Greenwich Library
146 Greenwich High Road, London SE10 8NN
Royal Standard
67 Pelton Road, London SE10 9AH
Forum@Greenwich Trafalgar Road, London SE10 9EQ
Greenwich University
Cooper Building, Students Union, King William Walk, London SE10 9JH
Greenwich Communications Centre
164 Trafalgar Road Greenwich, London SE10 9TZ
Maze Hill Station
Tom Smith Close, London SE10 9XG
Blackheath Library
Old Dover Road, Blackheath SE3 7BT
Westcombe Park Station Station Crescent, Westcombe Park, London SE3 7EQ
Blackheath Newbridge Working Mens Club 22 Charlton Road, Blackheath SE3 7HG
Waitrose
Dreadnought Wharf, Victoria Parade, 1 Thames Street, Greenwich, London SE10 9FR
Greenwich Square Health Centre 12 Lambarde Square SE10 9GB
Woodland Surgery
Woodland Walk SE10 9UB
Vanbrugh Dental Centre
Vanbrugh Hill SE10 9HQ
Greenwich Launderette
174 Trafalgar Road SE10 9TZ
Slade Library
Erindale SE18 2QQ
Woolwich Community Centre
Leslie Smith Square SE18 4DW
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Station Road, London SE18 4QH
Clockhouse Community Centre
Defiance Walk, Woolwich Dockyard Estate SE18 5QL
Waterfront Leisure Centre
Woolwich High Street SE18 6DL
McDonald’s 56-58 Powis Street SE18 6LQ
Greenwich University 54-58 Powis Street SE18 6NL
Woolwich Centre
35 Wellington Street SE18 6PW
Post Room Woolwich Service Centre
Wellington Street SE18 6PW
Town Hall
Wellington Street SE18 6PW
Woolwich Centre Library 21 Love Lane SE18 6QT
Brookhill Children’s Centre
130 Brookhill Road SE18 6UZ
Charlton Athletic Football Club
Reception The Valley, Floyd Road SE7 8BL
Time Court
Woodland Terrace SE7 8DD
Charlton Library
Charlton House, Charlton Road SE7 8RE
Gllab Work and Learn Centre
Old library Calderwood Street SE18 6QW
The Point
47 Woolwich New Road, SE18 6EW
Smile With Pride Dental Care Ltd 81A Powis Street SE18 6JB
Equitable House
General Gordon Place SE18 6AB
St.Marks Medical Centre 24 Wrottesley Road SE18 3EP
Plumstead Library
Plumstead High Street SE18 1JL
Greenwich Community College 95 Plumstead Road SE18 7DQ
Glyndon Community Centre 75 Raglan Road SE18 7LB
Abbey Wood Community Group 4 Knee Hill, SE2 0YS
Abbey Wood Library Eynsham Drive SE2 9PT
Thamesmead Leisure Centre
Thamesmere Drive SE28 8RE
Gallions Housing Association 90 Titmuss Avenue SE28 8HL
Conway Medical Centre 44 Conway Road SE18 1AH
Basildon Road Surgery 111 Basildon Road SE2 0ER
Heronsgate Medical Centre
Goosander Way SE28 0ER
Middle Park Community Centre
150 Middle Park Avenue SE9 5SD
Vista Childrens Centre
Middle Park Avenue SE9 5SD
City Point Concierge Suite
Campbell Court, Meadowside, Kidbrooke SE3 9XT
Kidbrooke Dental Centre
Telemann Square SE3 9YR
Briset Corner Surgery 591 Westhorne Avenue SE9 6JX
Eltham Centre & Eltham Library
2 Archery Road SE9 1HA
Cold Harbour Library
Wiliam Barefoot Drive SE9 3AY
Cold Harbour Leisure Centre
Chapel Farm Road SE9 3LX
New Eltham Library
Southwood Road SE9 3QT
Eltham Community Hospital
30 Passey Place SE9 5DQ
52 Well Hall Road
52 Well Hall Road SE9 6SH