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WEEKENDER GREENWICH
May 10, 2017
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Charity ride from Holland to Milan from A 24-year-old student gearing up Plumstead who’s cycle a for a 2000km charity says his job as across Europe is giving him all Deliveroo driver the training he needs.
Engineering Greg Nichols, a Civil University, will m student at Nottingha Milan to raise to cycle from Holland Voluntary Service money for charity Overseas (VSO). night at 11pm “When it’s a Sunday you want to do all and raining and it’s gotta cycle up that is go home but you all the training massive hill – that’s Nichols, a Civil you need,” said Gregat Nottingham Engineering student the heart of the University. a new station at was £1,000 but target original community. Greg’s Barking Riverside huge backing already, this project is having received Construction on double that as he late 2017, with hopes that he can day journey from expected to start ork is underway r a cing 2021, makes his 100km services commen from the to look at whethe Holland to Milan. subject to approvalfor transport. raises will go to VSO, the London All the money he could be Secretary of State has long which sends und charity nal Overgro the an internatio mead, Greenwich Council improved to fight poverty. brought to Thames for volunteers overseas travelling to reveal. pushed the case Thamesmead. be Weekender can to In July, Greg will (TfL) public transport to the TfL to spend three months Transport for Londonare in the Manthan in India In their response d they local charity Pravah, confirme with ing have Silvertown volunteer public consultation on camps so that doctors early stages of exploring the need establishing health n options to Tunnel, they stated ns of the transport extensio of which could one to “provide extensio from Barking Thamesmead, nd nd. London Overgrou ead or be the Overgrou comes after Riverside to ThamesmDLR to Their confirmation Council, Cllr ead could the ch Abbey Wood and extension to Thamesm e any new Leader of Greenwi n of the mentioned there Thamesmead alongsidto provide be a further extensio this year. n, TfL g Denise Hyland, order forward on improvinead Barking Riverside extensio between TfL and river crossing in push The that would had been talks an Overground a crossings package access for Thamesm have suggested. extension the Council about growth and a Question transport as a welcome Greg assuredly support in the subThe Barking Riverside y study” during will come Gospel “feasibilit the local n to with 40,000 Nichols weeks ago. development locally is a 4.5km extensio which will announcement, Time event two line, work, rail network in the region.” Oak to Barking to residents but no TfL said the feasibility other nd services deliver Overgrou area. which is also exploring nd the patients. options including The potential Overgrou by transport can effectively treat completed later was overwhelmed DLR, should be Greg said that he in India when the kindness of strangers across the country s. to he rode a motorbike one hundred objection bookies decided he wanted more last summer and “We don’t need help they gave me.” meant to be return “to repay the me. People in an area that we’re nice places helped people need “So many ongoing bid regenerating. We to buy food.” – they did things WILLIAM HILL’Son Plumstead who had no money me stay at their to eat or nice places let to open a shop prepared to have like fix my bike and es, “We [PARC] are on this.” High Street continu the n house.” a massive campaig rson for middle of the desert with an appeal against the in down g “I broke for plannin However, a spokespe there was let me stay in their Council’s refusal with the that me once and a family William Hill insisted services in and they cooked ion lodged house for two days take any money from permiss inspectorate. a “demand” for theirconducted planning food. They wouldn’t originally lodged Plumstead, having research in the The betting chain change in use me,” he said. for a “significant market nervous about his their application Greg said he wasn’t done d High Street– area.” the bike as he’d and of 107A Plumstea big challenge on (A2 licence) “Footfall, rental rates the key adventures before.” from financial servicesgeneris) – are “lots of these silly (sui the bike and population density office about is betting a worry to where to place “My main bike it was rejected. factors in deciding of which there up! I’ve got a road back in 2016 but whether it’ll hold appeal and new developments and apparently that’s Following a rejected not a touring bike but I’m not going to of plans, residents are now very few.” – ul with a re-submission once not the best option “Should we be successf just for one trip!” in arms to see them of the up grand be creating a are out splash to get hold our appeal, we would from India, he plans more attempting When Greg returns get back on his that betting shops up to five jobs in the local area “It’s well-known and ex-Barclays Bank. said there and foot traffic to and deprived to return to London drinking outside driving revenue money, as a cycle target ethnic areas congregating and Objecting residents .” bike to make some that were already areas. It feels like a deliberate another betting the local economy the betting shops or support was no need for in reference courier. three Residents can object June 2 how lucky we are strategy,” said Lizzie, in Plumstead, with metres there. until to it,” “We forget in Englandfree education, free office in bookies already the application up completely opposed to the clusters of bookies within 100 get a “I’m We d s. existing Inspectorate’s sometime and Plumstea on the Planning Plumstead. free health and people said local resident of the property. is expected by t for people to get council housing, there Regeneration website. A decision “It’s so importan said. and Abbey Wood member, Lizzie One resident reportedbetting their objections. still complain,” he a new late summer. to travel abroad to online and register Committee (PARC) were fears that they’re there were over “It’s good for people e anti-social are.” In the last appeal Gould. “I’m not surprised office would encourag Street, see how lucky they June 10. You can High www.weekender.co.uk / back again.” behaviour on the reportedly Greg will set off on news@weekender.co.uk giving.com/ of men www.just groups at with him sponsor ichols-Romeing fundraising/Greg-N
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