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Park it in the Market is retuning to Greenwich Market on Thursday 30 July, with a retro theme, classic cars and unique stalls.
From 7:30pm to 10pm, visitors can admire a display of classic cars and vintage bikes, browse unique market stalls, and enjoy a variety of delicious food vendors throughout the evening. The evening will be accompanied by live country and rock n’ roll music from The Obscuritones, a sextet covering ‘50s classics.
Date: Thursday 30 July
Time: 7:30pm – 10pm
Address: Greenwich Market, London SE10 9HZ
Tickets: No ticket required
Free family craft sessions at Charlton House
Watch a medieval joust at
Eltham Palace
Four knights will compete in a grand medieval joust at Eltham Palace and Gardens on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August.
The historic display will see each of the four knights competing - all will represent a character from a myth or legend: The Wyvern, The Wildman, Sir Lancelot and Jason of the Argonauts.
Plus, there are other medieval activities on offer, including Eltham’s jester, traditional music and expert falconers with beautiful birds of prey.
Ticket: Free for English Heritage members or £18 for adults, £9 for children, £27 per family (one adult and up to three children). Book here: https:// www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/ whats-on/eltham-palace-legendaryjoust-sat-1-to-2-aug/
Charlton House & Gardens will be hosting a series of family craft sessions every Friday throughout the summer holidays.
From 31st July until 28th August, kids are invited to the historic gardens to explore their artistic side.
The events run once a week and children can make up to four different nature-inspired crafts during each session. Plus, if you present the booking confirmation to Charlton House on-site cafe, Frilly’s, you can get a child’s lunch for just £6.
Date: Friday 31st July, 7th August, 14th August, 21st August and 28th August
Time: First session 10am – 12pm, second session 1:30pm – 3:30pm Address: Charlton House & Gardens, Charlton Road, Charlton, London, SE7 8RE
Tickets: £6 per child, available at https://www.greenwichheritage.org/events/
Families can learn ceramic techniques at a creative masterclass in Blackheath Village
The Conservatoire, in Blackheath Village, is running a threehour family-friendly ceramics class on Saturday 1 August. Participants can learn about ceramic hand-building techniques and how to decorate their own pot.
All work will be professionally glazed and fired after the class with the hope of all pieces becoming family heirlooms.
The Conservatoire is an educational charity and community arts centre, located on Lee Road in Blackheath. The event is suitable for children aged 5+ and both children and adults need a ticket. One adult can accompany two under 10s (and more children if they are over 10)
Date: Saturday 1 August
Time: 3pm – 6pm
Address: 19-21 Lee Road, London, SE3 9RQ
Tickets: £33 per ticket, available at conservatoire.org.uk
Award-winning FREE festival returns to Thamesmead in soulful style this August
It spans four different stages offering up a range of soul, jazz, gospel, funk and more, writes Gabriel Stewart...
The award-winning Thamesmead Festival is returning to the banks of Southmere Lake this summer, with the community-powered event promising a vibrant celebration of the South East London community.
The free Southmere Park festival takes place on 8 August 2026 and spans four different stages offering up a range of soul, jazz, gospel, funk and more,
Thamesmead Festival, wholly led and programmed by residents, was revived as a large-scale event in 2017 and has since grown significantly - from around 1,000 attendees to more than 8,500 in 2024.
The 10-piece collective Natalie
Williams & the Soul Family Band are set to headline the main Park stage and will be hosting Thamesmead’s Got Talent, in which aspiring vocalists will be invited on stage to join the Soul Family.
MOBO-nominated vocalist Natalie Williams said: “Music is all about connection, a shared feeling and the power of a collective voice.”
“I’m thrilled to bring the Soul Family
to Thamesmead, a town bursting with musical talent and creative energy. Join us for a celebration of unity, rhythm, and the voices that make this community shine.”
The Soul Family are joined on the lineup this year by the likes of CK Gospel Choir, the alternative pop artist Amity, and rapper Mobil.
This year’s festival promises to be as inclusive as ever with the new
groundbreaking Slug Stage, an immersive sci-fi escape inviting people with learning disabilities and autism into an surreal alternative reality where giant space slugs have taken over Thamesmead...
Lisa Drew, Senior Programme Manager at the festival’s commissioning company Peabody, said: “Thamesmead Festival may be growing, but our true ambition isn’t just about scale - it’s inclusion.
“We are determined to ensure every member of our community feels welcome and empowered to get involved. With the invaluable support of our local producers and the Festival Advisory Board, we are celebrating the incredible creative talent right here in Southeast London.
“Best of all, it remains completely free and open to everyone.
As we always say: this is your
Revellers can expect a wide variety of food, drink and music on offer
Award-winning free South London dance festival releases lineup of world premieres
More than 55,000 people are expected to enjoy the entertainment - and it’s all completely free, writes Romilly Schulte...
London’s longest-established free arts festival will be returning to South East and East London for two weeks in late summer, boasting three world premieres, five UK premieres and ten London premieres.
2026’s Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) will stage free theatre, circus and dance across 17 days in August and September, with over 25 international performance companies exhibiting spectacles in public spaces across Greenwich, Newham and Thamesmead.
The GDIF’s annual programming has been thrilling local and visiting audiences since 1996, with last year’s 30th anniversary lineup winning ‘Producer of the Year’ in The Stage Awards 2025.
This year’s theme was announced to be “WE MOVE”, a nod to the
language of London’s young people.
GDIF’s artistic director Bradley Hemmings MBE said: “Our theme this year celebrates that legendary London spirit of resilience and community in the face of life’s myriad challenges, deftly expressed by young Londoner’s in the maxim ‘We Move’.”
Setting the scene for GDIF’s immersive line is French choreographer Merdi Kerkouche’s rave-ritual dance show ‘360’, which will usher in festivalgoers on opening night in Woolwich’s General Gordon Square.
Much of the festival aims to knock down the boundary between performers and audiences; 360’s expansive circular stage and pumping electronic music will inject the club into this town square.
We can expect a mixture of
international and home-grown performances: Argentinian filmmaker Alejo Moguillansky and choreographer Luciana Acuna are presenting the UK premiere of Efetos Especiales and Greenwich Peninsula, a spectacle of cinema, dance and, evidently, special effects which puts audiences into the action of a live film set.
Closer to home, Meet Me By The Fountain at Romford Market is dedicated to the historic market square and will tell stories of the town and recreate the beloved Liberty fountain, an iconic town centrepiece since removed after renovations.
As well as programming, the festival has commissioned pieces
to make their London premiere in Woolwich on the August Bank Holiday Monday: The Aunties: The House of Masks by Oluwatosin Omotosho is a hip-hop ode to West African family gatherings and The Torch, by the grandson of Afrobeat legend Ebo Taylor will use rap and DJing to tell stories, in a show that feels like both theatre and a gig.
Two familiar festivals-in-a-festival are on the agenda: the family-friendly Greenwich fair will be at the top of Greenwich Park’s Grand Ascent on Saturday, 22 and Sunday, 23 August, as well as dancing festival, Dancing City, which will take over a variety of outdoor areas around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Monthly ‘Bring Your Baby Pub Quiz
As well as performances from a Danish theatre troupe in partnership with Sadler’s Wells, the free dance takeover will show newly commissioned Man Down by deaf, South-East London choreographer Chris Fonseca, which uses beatboxing and vernacular to address toxic masculinity.
And, as a grand finale, a flashmob will rush through Powis Street to General Gordon Square in Woolwich. Who knows where dancers may pop out from on Sunday 6 September - so watch out, Woolwich residents.
Over 55,000 people are expected to witness the spectacles put on by the GDIF this summer - all of which are completely free to attend.
For more details on the festival: https://festival.org/gdif/
Greenwich parents can bring their babies along to a monthly pub quiz designed just for them at the Richard the First pub, writes Gabriel Stewart...
From the award-winning creator of ‘Bring Your Baby Guided London Walks’, the pub quizzes, held the first Monday of every month, will provide the perfect daytime social event for parents to get stuck in with.
The quiz will kick off with a picture round from 12pm and take a slower pace than traditional ones, with five quiz rounds running from 12:30 to 2:30pm.
There will be two breaks to feed, change and chat with a lunch menu available if needed.
Complimentary sweet treats
are provided on each table and prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd places include a £50 bar voucher, beauty boxes and chocolates.
Where? Richard The First, 52/54 Royal Hill, London SE10 8RT
When? Monday 3 August and every first Monday of the month after from 12pm to 2:30pm
Cost? £12.35 per person, you can book here: https://www. eventbrite.co.uk/e/bring-yourbaby-pub-quiz-richard-thefirst-greenwich-se10-tickets430812520847?aff=oddtdtcreator
Woolwich Dockyard residents and businesses fear redevelopment that could see double amount of homes
Residents and businesses in Woolwich say they are fearing for their future after their estates appeared in a development masterplan, writes Cameron Blackshaw, Local Democracy Reporter...
Many say they were blindsided by the news and claim they were not properly notified by Greenwich Council. The council has stressed that no decision has yet been made, and has encouraged residents to have their say on any housing proposals going forward.
The council is currently between consultation phases on its draft Local Plan, a hefty document which sets out howtheboroughwilldevelopoverthenext 15 years. Within the plan it has identified several sites in Greenwich that could deliver large-scale housing projects.
One such site is Woolwich Dockyard. This 25-acre riverside location contains 676 households within Dockyard Estate and St Mary’s Estate to the north of Woolwich Church Street, and in more residential properties on the south side of Woolwich Church Street as well. It also contains several commercial properties, such as a nursery, a pub and a parade of shops.
Greenwich’s draft Local Plan states Woolwich Dockyard could deliver 1,020 homes alongside around 2,000sqm of non-residential space. It estimates that these could be built within the next 11 to 15 years and could be contained within high-rise tower blocks above ten storeys in height.
GreenwichCouncilhassaidthatWoolwich Dockyard’s inclusion within the Local Plan does not “grant planning permission, represent a decision to redevelop the estates, or require compulsory purchase”.
However, that hasn’t stopped those
that live and work there worrying that their homes and businesses might be demolished within the next 15 years.
Mohd Razik Khan has run a Post Office on Kingsman Parade for 30 years. The parade is a row of shops south of Woolwich Church Street included within the Woolwich Dockyard site boundary.
Mr Khan owns the Post Office building and his house to the rear of the parade that he spent £80,000 refurbishing just three years ago. If redevelopment of the area goes ahead, the Woolwich postmaster will lose both his home and his business.
Mr Khan said: “If they kick us out, what can we do? We can’t fight with them. Can you fight with the council? No.
“It’s good they are doing some development work, but the problem is that the people who have lived in this area for 25 years, 30 years, 40 years, they will be kicked out of this area and sent to the general area outside London. That is not fair.”
Mr Khan said developers and Greenwich Council should ensure those who lose their homes due to any future development will be properly compensated. He suggested that current residents should be offered a 20 per cent discount on the new homes and be given first preference when they go on the market.
Mr Khan also said if residents are made to sell their homes, they should be given 115 to 120 per cent of their property’s
market value so they would be able to purchase a similar property close by.
Mr Khan said the council had not informed him that his property was earmarked for potential redevelopment. He added: “They don’t tell everybody and that is a problem. They hide everything as much as they can.”
Amish Patel has run the pharmacy on Kingsman Parade for 42 years, the longest of any of the current parade business owners. Like Mr Khan, Mr Patel said Greenwich Council hadn’t informed him about the area’s inclusion in the Local Plan.
He feared if Woolwich Dockyard was redeveloped, many of the new flats would remain empty like others in the area.
In response to concerns raised by Kingsman Parade businesses, a Greenwich Council spokesperson said: “The Regulation 19 Draft Local Plan continues to identify Kingsman Parade as a protected Neighbourhood Centre, which recognises its importance as a row of local shops used by residents and supporting its role in serving the surrounding community.
“This does not mean decisions have been made about the future of the parade or
that businesses will have to relocate.
“No decisions have been made about bringing forward proposals for redevelopment. If proposals that could affect residents or businesses were ever brought forward, they would be subject to further consultation and engagement. Any estate regeneration proposal would also be subject to a resident ballot before a decision could be taken on whether to proceed.
“The council recognises the important contribution local businesses make to the area and wants everyone to have the information they need to understand what the draft Local Plan does and does not propose.”
The Woolwich Dockyard & St Mary’s Residents Association (WDSM) formed after one of its members discovered the Dockyard and St Mary’s Estates were included in the Local Plan by leafing through a copy of the draft at a local library.
Prior to this chance discovery, many living on the estates had no idea their homes could potentially be demolished to make way for 1,020 new flats. WDSM has begun a campaign to raise awareness and protect the estates from being knocked down.
WDSM feel as if Greenwich Council has gone about releasing the information “sneakily” and the group hopes that if it continues to pile on the pressure, Woolwich Dockyard will be removed from the Local Plan as an area of potential redevelopment.
The Greenwich Council spokesperson said: “It is imperative that everyone has the information they need to take part in our consultations.
“We recognise that long-term planning and regeneration issues can be complex and can raise questions, which is why we wrote to residents on 5 February 2026 to clarify what the draft Local Plan does and does not propose.
“The letter also sought to reassure residents that no decisions had been made about bringing forward proposals to redevelop the Woolwich Dockyard Estate and St Mary’s Estate.”
Speaking at a Greenwich Council cabinet meeting on June 24, WDSM Chair Lesley Turner said: “We have put forward formal representations which have been ignored. We have compiled a list of every email that we have sent, of every lack of reply, of every reply that is just words that don’t actually say anything.
“We are bitterly disappointed. We were led to believe that the council wanted to engage with us. Sadly, this has not been the case.”
Greenwich’s Cabinet Member for Planning and Development Cllr Tom Creswell assured WDSM at the meeting that its representations were being heard and taken seriously. He also said he was organising a meeting between the group, cabinet members and council officers.
The statutory consultation on the next draft of the Greenwich Local Plan will go live on July 27 for a period of six weeks. This is the version the council intends to submit to the Government’s Planning Inspectorate for independent examination.
The Woolwich and Dockyard and St Mary’s residents association pose for photos in Woolwich
Woolwich Dockyard Mohd Razik Khan
Up to 29 roads in Greenwich could be partly closed during school drop-off and pick-up times
The proposals aim to make journeys to and from school safer, writes Molly Hunt...
Greenwich council is hoping to massively expand its programme of closing streets outside schools at drop-off and pickup times from eleven to 29.
The Royal borough is holding statutory consultation on proposals to expand its school streets programme arguing it is safer, improves the environment and will greatly help the Mayor of London hit his target of 80 per cent of journeys in London being made on foot, bicycle or by public transport by 2041.
School Streets mean roads outside schools that are temporarily closed to most motor vehicles during weekday drop-off (8am-9.30am) and pick-up times (3pm-4pm).
Greenwich Councillor Calum O’Byrne Mulligan said: “Many of us remember walking to or from school with our parents, stopping to play on the way.
“But too many kids aren’t able to make those memories, as parents worry the streets
around schools are too busy.”
The cabinet member for transport, climate change, waste and streets, said the proposals would also help encourage more active travel.
His Labour colleague Councillor Sandra Bauer, cabinet member for children, young people and post-16 futures said: “Local people have expressed concerns about dangerous, congested roads putting children, their families, school staff and residents in danger on a daily basis, so we’re doing something about it.
“School Streets give children and families one less thing to worry about on hectic mornings and busy afternoons by creating safer, more welcoming environments around schools across the borough.”
The statutory consultation follows public engagement with residents between April and May last year at four existing primary schools and seven trial locations across the borough.
The four schools are Gordon and Haim primaries both in Eltham, De Lucy in Abbey Wood and St Joesph’s in Greenwich town.
Eltham has featured heavily in the scheme with four of seven trial schools being held in SE9: Deansfield, Montbelle, St Thomas More and Wyborne primary schools.
The other three trial schools are Charlton Manor plus Invicta Primary both the Blackheath and Deptford sites.
The council says the scheme is helping to reduce congestion around schools, protect children and residents from dangerous driving and encourage healthier, more sustainable travel options, including walking, wheeling, cycling and scooting.
The proposed School Streets are enforced using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, ensuring access for the emergency services if required.
The council says exemptions would apply to emergency services, residents living on school streets, SEND transport, carers, specified school staff and blue badge holders.
However, the scheme does have some critics, claiming it is just another revenue-raising cash cow that simply displaces traffic and shifts pollution onto the main roads adding to gridlock at the busiest times of the day.
Businesses on some of the school streets have complained that while residents within the closed zones are exempt, the restrictions cause problems with deliveries and customers being confused to when to come and visit them.
Statutory consultation means that the council is legally required to log and review formal, written objections before any temporary scheme like the School Streets is made permanent, so this is the time to either object or show your support for the scheme.
Haimo School
Eglinton Primary School
Cllr Calum O’Byrne Mulligan.
THE ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY
Mary Mills
A year or so ago I wrote some articles here about the Greenwich Railway builder, George Landmann, who wrote a very entertaining autobiography of his Woolwich childhood.
My articles covered some of his childhood and later his time in Canada and his life as a serving Royal Engineer. I also covered a few aspects of the early Greenwich railway. However I thought now I should begin to fill in even more of the gaps in his life and perhaps I should start this week with his education at The Royal Military Academy.
The Woolwich building involved in George Landmann’s young life and also his education, is that now described as Building 40 on the Arsenal site and used by the Acosta Dance Centre – ‘international - uniting dance-creative practitioners with industry professionals, and the community’. It was built in 1823 on the site of and to replace Tower Place, the original Tudor mansion used as offices by the Board of Ordnance. Its construction is associated with Vanbrugh and Hawksmoor and the Royal Military Academy was founded here in 1741. By some strange chance it was founded on the day Issac Landmann was born –something George would remember a hundred years later when he laid the first stone of an extension to the Greenwich railway viaduct.
The Academy was to train young officers for the Ordnance’s two newly formed ‘scientific’ corps, the artillery and the engineers. This institution had been launched in August 1720
and funding arranged through a South Sea Company subscription, secured by Secretary of State, James Craggs, the Younger, with family connections to Charlton.
The Royal Military Academy’s early curriculum focused on mathematics and scientific principles and teachers were civilians. The industrialisation of warfare forced the military to adapt but the academy’s goal was never to train theoretical scientists; rather, it sought to produce efficient, adaptable officers capable of problem-solving in isolated colonial outposts. It was also thought planning was crucial for surveying enemy lines and colonial landscapes and Woolwich hired top civilian minds – and members of the Royal Society - to occupy its academic Chairs. It became the leading educational establishment for technological subjects in the country.
It was to this end that Isaac Landmann seems to have been head hunted by the Government to a post in Woolwich. He had been teaching at the Ecole Militaire in Paris, but, following reorganisation there was reduced to tutoring ‘the art of war’ privately to young French gentlemen. Sir Thomas Page, a cartographer and friend of Landmann, was sent to Paris, under Royal Command, with inducements to get Landman to come to England. Once in Woolwich he was given accommodation in or
adjacent to the RMA building and moved there with his wife, Catherine Helene and in 1780 George was born into what must have been something of an academic hothouse.
Staff members had included Thomas Simpson, a mathematicion who had ‘revised the elements of Euclid’ and laid foundations for ‘Simpson’s Rule’ in numerical integration. Simpson was self taught and had been a weaver. He had married a woman thirty years older than himself with two children. After Simpson’s death she lived in the Tower at Woolwich with her son ‘a poor tailor’ for twenty years. When Tower Place was demolished the tower itself remained and was ‘considered unsafe’. Young George saw it rocking to and fro in a high wind - Isaac showed him how to carry out tests on what he had seen by ‘suspending a plummet to the ceiling’ - and, yes, the Tower did rock two inches either way.
Teachers at the early RMA include Paul Sandby, the artist, who was appointed Drawing Master in 1768, and was a founder member of the Royal Academy. His career had begun as a military artist working in the Tower. In 1773 Charles Hutton was
appointed Professor of Mathematics. He was a mathematician from a humble background in Newcastle, who performed the calculations necessary to work out the mass and density of the earth. John Bonnycastle and Olinthus Gregory were both notable authors of textbooks which standardised mathematical education across the British Empire.
By the time George was old enough to be a cadet the Lieutenant Governor of the Academy was Lieutenant Colonel Stehelin of the Royal Artillery. He was supported by three military officers and Captain Phipps, a retired officer of the Corps of Engineers was the Inspector of Studies. Staff included Doctor Adair Crawford, an Irish physician and lecturer on chemistry. His assistant, later professor, was William Cruikshank - both had a series of important discoveries.
Michael Faraday is often mentioned as having an academic appointment at the Royal Military Academy but his tenure was very considerably later, in 1830 – over 50 years after George Landman’s residence there.
In order to get a place at the Royal Military Academy George was
required to pass the examination for admission when he was thirteen. This was easy and he already knew his way round most of the syllabus, no doubt tutored by his father.
.......”the first three systems of Vauban with Cohorns and Cormartagne’s systems... the attack and defence of fortified places and field fortification ... mining, counter mining, as also estimating... construction of various pieces of ordinance both of Iron and brass ... howitzers, mortars and carronades ... and their travelling carriages ... the whole of practical geometry, solids and conic sections ... the first six books of Euclid, squared cube root, menstruation, logarithms. trigonometry, algebra and quadratic equations ...blandscape painting in watercolours ... map drawing ... some knowledge of the French language ... chemistry ... dancing ... fencing ... use of the musket ... the management of field guns...”
George described lectures taking place in what he calls the ‘laboratory in the Warren’ - I assume that was one of the rooms in the Royal Military Academy building - he also says however that behind the speaker were ‘furnaces and forges, tanks and stills’.
Cadets at RMA
These were all under the care of an artillery Sergeant. The Lieutenant Governor always came and sat at one end of a long table and his son, who was also in the Royal Artillery, was at the other end of the table. Specimens were passed around so that all cadets could see them and handle them.
Cadets completing their studies and wishing to leave and get a Commission were examined in public by a board of eminent luminaries including men like the Master General of the Ordinance, the Chief Royal Engineer and the Astronomer
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In 1795 the Royal Military Academy was required to supply to the artillery 30 educated cadets for an additional battalion to be formed. George was by then Head of the upper Academy and ‘first in every branch of the
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studies’ – but destined to enter the Royal Engineers’. So as other cadets went off to join the Artillery he was left at the Academy virtually alone to pursue the remainder of the course of instruction. Soon after he was examined alone with very little publicity by the Master General, the Marquis of Cornwallis. Having answered satisfactorily ‘I received a Commission as a Second Lieutenant in the corps of Royal Engineers’ – but without passing through the Royal Artillery as was required. He was told however to spend some time with the Artillery to acquire some
knowledge of the work of that service.
Soon after and possibly by chance George and his father Isaac crossed the Thames by an unusual method. They were going to see the Royal Horse Artillery at Warley Common in Essex. First they went to Gravesend and crossed the river in the same boat with Captain Bloomfield who was to be the Artillery commander’.
It is the means by which they crossed the river which is of interest - a ferry which had been set up to convey the Horse Artillery who had been ordered
to use it. George described it as “a rope was made to pass over the bows of the barge on a friction roller ... by which means the exact position to the barge in regard of direction of the tide could be regulated. The boat was placed in a slight degree across the tide which acting on the same principle as on the flying bridges. The barge was propelled towards the opposite shore. The operation took about 54 minutes”.
George was then told he had been appointed to Plymouth – and a whole new world as a Royal Engineer. He was not yet sixteen.
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 Network who need to carry out new gas mains installation.
2. The Order will come into operation on 20/07/2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to be completed by 10/08/2026. 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 Highcombe, Charlton, Greenwich junction of Wyndcliff Road.
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
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1)
WELLINGTON GARDENS
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 Network who need to carry out a new customer service/installation.
2. The Order will come into operation on 20/07/2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to be completed by 27/07/2026. 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), outside NO 2 WELLINGTON GARDENS.
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
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A VARIATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 34 OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003
Notice is given that: The Nightmare Realm UK, Meinleitrim, Knocnagoshel, Tralee, Co.Kerry, Ireland has applied for the grant of a time-limited Premises Licence from 1st September 2026 to 10th November 2026 for the following premises: University of Greenwich, Avery Hill Campus, Avery Hill Road, London SE9 2UG (including the Mansion House and Honeycombe Building together with associated external areas at Bexley Road).
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 Wednesday 12th August 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 of the four licensing objectives, namely:
• Protection of Children from Harm. Prevention of Public Nuisance
• Prevention of Crime and Disorder
• Public Safety
Any person who makes a false statement in connection with an application is liable on summary conviction to an unlimited fine. It is proposed that the following licensable activities will take place at the premises: Licensable activities similar to plays, live music, recorded music and performance of dance, Monday to Sunday from 18:00 hours to 22:30 hours, in line with opening hours. An immersive interactive theatrical horror attraction incorporating live performance and special effects.
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)
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: 22/07/2026
Gilian MacInnes
Interim Assistant Director- Planning and Building Control
List of Press Advertisements - 22/07/2026
Publicity for Planning Applications
Applicant: Greenwood Property. Co. 26/0294/F
Site Address: R/O 17 VICARAGE PARK, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 7SX
Development: Demolition of existing building and construction of a two-storey detached dwelling with loft level and dormer, in addition to landscaping, boundary treatment, provision of waste and cycle storage and all other associated works.
Conservation Area: PLUMSTEAD COMMON
Applicant: The Hyde Group 26/0950/HD
Site Address: 13 BRADDYLL STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9AE
Development: Replacement of all windows and doors and associated works.
Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH
Applicant: LBB Property 3 Ltd 26/1682/F
Site Address: FLAT B, 322 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1JT
Development: Retrospective planning permission for the conversion of an existing ground-floor flat (use class C3) to a 3-bed, 5 person HMO, together with cycle and refuse storage and all other associated works.
Site Address: First Floor, 51-61 HARE STREET, LONDON, SE18 6NE
Development: Alteration to the existing roof staircase enclosure, extension to the existing parapet wall to the west side elevation, alteration to the sitting position of the kitchen extraction unit at the roof, installation of 1 x AC unit and associated internal alterations at first floor level.
Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area
Applicant: The Hyde Group 26/1731/F
Site Address: 85 OLD WOOLWICH ROAD, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9PP
Development: Replacement of the front door with a like-for-like timber door.
Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH
Applicant: Mr Luke Mullender 26/1909/HD
Site Address: 20 HADRIAN STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 9AQ
Development: Construction of a single storey rear extension together with car parking and landscaping alterations.
Conservation Area: EAST GREENWICH
Applicant: Mr Shenton 56 Blackheath Park Limited 26/1937/F
Site Address: 56 BLACKHEATH PARK, BLACKHEATH, SE3 9SJ Development: Replacement of windows and basement access door.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK
Applicant: Mr Andrew Whiting HUT 26/1960/HD
Site Address: 126 LANGTON WAY, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 7JS
Development: Construction of a new first floor (upward) extension, new high performance glazing and provision of renewable energy on site.
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH
Applicant: Mr John Penfold 26/2022/MA
Site Address: 22 MEADOWBANK, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 9XD
Development: An application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 in connection with planning permission dated 24/11/2022, ref: 21/4546/HD for "Construction of a two-storey side/rear extension, single storey rear extension and provision of subterranean basement with lightwells." to allow for: - Amendment to Condition 2 (Drawings)
Conservation Area: BLACKHEATH PARK
Applicant: Mr G S Mann 26/2054/PN2
Site Address: 35-37 MARKET STREET, LONDON, SE18 6QP
Development: Prior Notification is sought for the conversion of an empty building into 6 self contained flats with communal stairs. (Re submission)
Conservation Area: Woolwich Conservation Area
Publicity for Listed Building Consent
Applicant: Mr Tommy Trask 26/1660/L
Site Address: 30 GLOUCESTER CIRCUS, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8RY
Development: Replace old single glazed Victorian era sash windows with double glazed slimline glazing with original Georgian glazing bar configuration and design.
Conservation Area: WEST GREENWICH Listed Building: Grade 2
Applicant: LHG Greenwich Ltd 26/1842/L
Site Address: FORMER GREENWICH MAGISTRATES COURT, 7-9 BLACKHEATH ROAD, LONDON SE10 8PE
Development: Listed Building Consent sought for the erection of temporary scaffolding and associated temporary works to facilitate approved investigative, repair, refurbishment and construction works to the Grade II Listed Former Greenwich Magistrates Court.
Conservation Area: ASHBURNHAM TRIANGLE
Listed Building: Grade 2
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) BEACONSFIELD ROAD/VANBRUGH PARK PLANNED ROAD CLOSURE (ORDER)
1. The Royal Borough of Greenwich makes this Order in exercise of powers undersection 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. This is to facilitate works by Sony Pictures who need to carry out a road closure to assist with filming.
2. The Order will come into operation on 06/08/2026 and would continue to be valid for 18 months. However, the works are expected to be completed by 13/08/2026. The duration of the Order can be extended with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport. The expected dates are Thursday 6th August and Tuesday 11th August with Wednesday 12th August and Thursday 13th August as a back up date. At all other times, the road is expected to be open.
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) From the junction of Vanbrugh Park Road to the junction of Humber Road on both Beaconsfield Road and Vanbrugh Park on Beaconsfield Road and Vanbrugh Park.
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. Additional traffic management in the form of Stop/Go boards will be deployed on Westcombe Park Road to assist with traffic flow.
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 Royal Borough of Greenwich Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central via email to street.works@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Ryan Nibbs Assistant Director, Transport (Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central).
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, SE18 6HQ
INTERNAL REF - LIC No 76929 / 03/07/2026 13:52
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: FORMER NATIONAL GRID SITE, MILLENNIUM WAY, GREENWICH, SE10 0BB
Reference Number: 26/2018/F
Notice is hereby given that an application is being made to the Royal Borough of Greenwich By: Millennium Way LLP
For Full Planning Permission in respect of:
Construction of two buildings for use as Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) (sui generis) and Large-Scale Purpose Built Shared Living (LSPBSL) (sui generis), landscaping, access works, car parking, and associated works.
Further detailed explanation of the proposal for consultation purposes (not forming part of the formal description of development set out above):
Construction of two buildings for use as Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) (sui generis) and Large-Scale Purpose Built Shared Living (LSPBSL) (sui generis) consisting of:
PBSA Building of 13 and 27 storeys with 373 student bedspaces
LSPBSL/Co-living of building 23 storeys with 380 bedspaces and landscaping, access works, 4 car parking spaces, and associated works.
(This application is an EIA development and is accompanied by Environmental Statement)
(The development may impact on the setting of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, Conservation Areas - Greenwich Park, East Greenwich, Island Gardens, Coldharbour as well as nearby Grade II*, Grade II listed buildings and scheduled monument)
A copy of the application and any plans and/or documents submitted with it is available for inspection by the public at https://planning. royalgreenwich.gov.uk/online-applications/ and by searching via the application reference 26/2018/F 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, 2nd floor, Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, Woolwich SE18 6HQ stating the full reference number above. Members of the public can access the Non-Technical Summary, the full Environmental Statement (ES), and related documents in either digital or hard copy format through the following options:
i) Online Access: Visit https://planning.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/online-applications/ and search using the application reference 26/2018/F
ii) Hard Copy Requests:
Da Vinci House 44 Saffron Hill
London EC1N 8FH
Telephone: 020 3640 8508
Email: impactmanagement@iceniprojects.com
Charges for paper copies will be made in accordance with Regulation 24 of the EIA Regulations (i.e. to reflect printing and / or distribution costs). Electronic copies of all documents can be downloaded from RBG’s website.
Date: 22 July 2026
Gilian MacInnes - Interim Assistant Director - Planning and Building Control
ROYAL BOROUGH of GREENWICH ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(1) GRANBY 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 carryout service pipe relay.
2. The Order will come into operation on 27th July 2026 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 in Granby Road outside 77.
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
Are you looking for ways to keep the children entertained this summer? Our free Holiday Food and Fun programme is back with free holiday clubs for children aged 4 to 16 receiving or eligible for free school meals.
Holiday clubs will offer everything from from sports and arts to music, outdoor adventures, and more. All clubs will also be offering a free daily lunch. Families can explore what’s on and book at: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/holidayfoodandfun
In addition to club places, there are loads of exciting and inclusive free family-friendly events happening across the borough. royalgreenwich.gov.uk/free-summer-events-2026
What’s on
Eltham Park Festival
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July, 12 noon to 8pm, free entry with some paid for attractions
Eltham Park South Cafe
Grab goodies, tasty food and drink from the market and cafe, enjoy live music and entertainment all, plus fun-fair rides and games for all ages!
Clean-up day
Saturday 25 July, 10:30am to 12:30pm
The Old Blue Cross Pet Cemetery, Shooters Hill Road, SE18 4LX
Join the Friends of the Pet Cemetery on their monthly community clean-up day, as they preserve the legacy of this historic resting place for pets, particularly those belonging to servicemen and women during the World Wars. Explore the tranquil grounds and reflect on the deep bond between humans and their animal companions.
Talk and tidy litter pick
Saturday 1 August, 10am to 11am
Hornfair Park
Make friends, have a natter and help keep Hornfair Park looking beautiful alongside the Friends of Hornfair Park volunteers.
Fabulous Fridays
Charlton House and Gardens, SE7 8RE
Fridays until 28 August, 10am and 1:30pm, £6 per child
Children aged 5 to 12 can explore their artistic side and make up to four different crafts during your session, with weekly themes including trees, lions, unicorns and crowns!
Join hundreds of music lovers for an unforgettable afternoon as three live DJs battle it out across three simultaneous music channels, with family and adults only sessions.
Want to know what happens to your recycling? Take a tour of your waste management facility to find out.
Find events near you: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/events
Come join us as young artists unveil the Royal Greenwich Culture Manifesto
Join us in General Gordon Square, Woolwich, on Friday 24 July, 4pm to 6pm, for the launch of a new Culture Manifesto created by 26 young people from across Royal Greenwich.
Developed as part of the Ignite! programme, the manifesto sets out their vision for the future of culture and heritage in the borough. The free event will feature live music, performances, a
short film and the unveiling of the manifesto, all produced by local young creatives aged 13 to 30.
Residents will also have the chance to help create a new public artwork during the event, celebrating the creativity and ideas shaping the future of Royal Greenwich.
Find out more: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ignite!
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 pushbutton system and calls will be charged at the normal local rate
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.
For information or assistance Contact our Allocations Team on: 020 8921 2941 or email: housing-allocations@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Ref Number: 789142
Larking House
Pilkington Terr
SE28
1 Bed 1st Flr Flat
Lifted Entry phone Comm Elec Htg No pets/pkg £241.64 pw
Ref Number: 789143
Larking House
Pilkington Terr
SE28
1 Bed 1st Flr Flat
Lifted Entry phone
Comm Elec Htg No pets/pkg. £241.64 pw
HOUSING
Ref Number: 789146
Larking House
Pilkington Terr
SE28
1 Bed 2nd Flr Flat
Lifted Entry phone
Comm Elec Htg
No pets/pkg.
£241.64 pw
Ref Number: 789765
Larking House
Pilkington Terrace
SE28
1 Bed 6th Flr Flat
Lifted Entry phone
Comm Elec Htg No pet/pkg
£241.64 pw
Ref Number: 790022
Larking House
Pilkington Terr
SE28
1 Bed 1st Flr Flat
Lifted Entry phone Comm Elec Htg No pets/pkg
£241.64 pw
Ref Number: 791559
Ref Number: 790162 Larking House Pilkington Terr
1 Bed 8th Flr Flat
Entry phone Comm Elec Htg No pets/pkg £241.64 pw
Ref Number: 791658
Larking House
Pilkington Terr SE28
1 Bed 10th Flr Flat
Htg
Lifted Entry phone Comm Elec Htg No pets/pkg. £ 241.64 pw
HOUSING
Ref Number: 791738
Tibbles House Southlake Road SE28
3 Bed 1st Flr Mais
2 Dbl 1 Sgl room
Unlifted Ent phone Comm Elec Htg No pets/pkg £305.23 pw
Ref Number: 789148
Larking
3
Ref Number: 791558 Larking House
1 Bed 9th Flr Flat
Ref Number: 791779
Tullett House
Southlake Road SE28
3 Bed 2nd Flr Mais
2 Dbl 1 Sgl room
Unlifted Ent phone Comm Elec Htg No pets/pkg £305.17 pw
Peabody Trust
Peabody Trust
Peabody Trust Peabody Trust Peabody Trust
Peabody Trust Peabody Trust Peabody Trust
Peabody Trust
Peabody Trust
Peabody Trust
Peabody
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. A is for applicants in unsatisfactory housing, including people moving due to demolition and those under occupying their homes.
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.
24-hour hotline
is for all applicants on the housing register, including those that are in priority bands A and B1/B2.
Ref Number: 196681
Fairthorn Road SE7
2 Bed 1st Flr Flat
3
2
Unlifted
£305.47pw
Ref Number: 775684 Walmer Terrace SE18
1 Bed 3rd Flr Flat Lifted Entry phone
Ref Number: 778884
Bedsit 2nd Flr Flat Unlifted Rad C/Htg No pkg £141.47 pw
Ref Number: 782642
1 Bed 2nd Flr Flat
Unlifted Rad C/Htg
pw Ref Number: 789145
3 Bed 2nd Flr Flat 1 Dbl 2 Sgl rooms
Unlifted Entry phone
C/Htg No Pkg
Ref Number: 789402
4 Bed Grnd Flr Flat
2 Dbl 2 Sgl rooms
Unlifted Entry phone
C/Htg No Pkg
Ref Number: 789822 Brook Lane SE3
1 Bed Grnd Flr Flat Rad C/Htg No Pkg £158.41 pw
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
Peabody Trust Southern Housing
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HOMES ADVERTISED IN ISSUE 1017
Metcalfe Court John Harrison Way SE10 0BY
Keynes
Wilson
7TQ
Tibbles
Willowherb House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9RF
Willowherb House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9RF
Cheeseman House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9RE
Cheeseman House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9RE
Cheeseman House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9RE
Cheeseman House Ignatius Sancho Road SE3 9RE
SE3 9SX
MOVE TO A SMALLER PROPERTY
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.
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
Find out about moving to the seaside or country. The next printed edition of Greenwich Homes will be available on 5 August 2026 at midday. Closing date for all applications for this issue is midnight on 26 July 2026.
You can also contact us if you know other tenants who might benefit from this scheme.
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
