Greenwich Time, Issue 280, January 7, 2014

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by  Greenwich London Borough Council

No.280 January 14 2014

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£4m won
The last shout
for roads
THE bright red doors of upgrade
Woolwich’s historic fire station END OF AN ERA: Green Watch
in Sunbury Street closed for the firefighters escort the last
last time on Thursday morning engine as it leaves Woolwich
(January 9), victims of a pan- Fire Station
London cuts package.
It was one of 10 stations across THE royal borough has secured
the capital targeted for closure
nearly £4 million to spend on road
in an efficiency drive, and one of
and transport improvements after
the oldest fire stations in London,
serving the community since 1887. a successful bid to Transport for
Its one remaining fire engine was London (TfL) .
driven to its new home at East The cash will be used to fund a range
Greenwich fire station in Woolwich of road and travel schemes following
Road where it will join another feedback from local people. This includes
Turn to Page 3 tackling potholes, introducing 20mph
zones and improving access to bus routes
which were among the priorities put
forward by residents.
The multi-million pound package
for road and transport schemes in the
borough includes:
l introducing 20mph zones, accident
prevention schemes, cycle and road safety
training and bus lanes (£2,454,000)
l resurfacing A-roads (£100,000) including
parts of Western Way and Footscray
Road resurfaced and lengths of footway
upgraded as part of the council’s annual
programme to improve the main road
network.
l local transport schemes (£100,000).
l a package of local safety schemes planned
for Plumstead Common Road, Beresford
Street and Shooters Hill Road between
Charlton Park Road and Well Hall Road.
l the rolling out of 20mph zones in
residential areas across the borough
including three 20mph zones planned for
the Broadwater Road, Begbie Road and
Fire service cuts force closure of historic station after 127 years Calderwood Street areas.
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REPRESENTATIVES
GREENWICH AND WOOLWICH
Nick Raynsford (Lab)
Email [email protected] or write to
Nick Raynsford MP, House of Commons, London
SW1A OAA
Call the office in advance on 020 7219 5895 to
register for a surgery (lines are open Monday-
Thursday 10am-12pm & 2-4pm).
2nd & 4th Fridays of the month, 7pm at
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House, Charlton Road, Charlton SE7 8RE.
2nd Saturday of the month, 2pm at West
Greenwich House, 141 Greenwich High Road,
Greenwich SE10 8JA.
4th Saturday of the month: 11am at the Barnfield
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Hall, Wellington Street, Woolwich SE18 6PW.
ELTHAM
Clive Efford (Lab) [email protected]
Call for an appointment at the following monthly
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[email protected] Thank you gentlemen Council responsible for drains
Four advice surgeries each month: the 1st Saturday
of the month in Thamesmead, the 2nd Saturday of
the month in Erith, the 3rd Friday of the month in who rescued a WITH regards to your story and inspection chambers
Northumberland Heath and the 4th Friday of the Troubled Waters (Jan 7), the in the playgrounds were
month in Abbey Wood. responsibility lays squarely cleaned and flushed out every
GLA MEMBER upon the council’s shoulders. six months. A pro active
stranded stranger The maintenance of street approach requires the royal
Len Duvall (Lab) is the GLA member for drains and gullies is their borough to be active during
Greenwich and Lewisham. Write to Len Duvall,
responsibility. winter and spring when heavy
GLA,City Hall, Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA;
ON one of the worst and construction I cannot remember the last rains and melting snow are
phone [phone]; or email
nights (Christmas changed my tyre time I witnessed a ‘sludge a probability not blaming
[email protected]
Eve) my car and then jump gulper’ clearing the drains others for their lack of
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
broke down started my in the Eltham area. The planning.
Contact your MEP at the UK Office of the European on Westhorne car. I didn’t drain covers at the bottom Stan Vincent, Eltham
Parliament on 0207227 4300. Avenue - a even ask them of Rennets Wood Road are l A council spokesperson said:
GREENWICH COUNCILLORS very busy their names. I completely blocked at the “Mr Vincent is absolutely right.
Contact Members’ Services on 020-8921 5151 for road - with a was the most time of writing. This road is It is the council’s responsibility
information on the surgery times for your councillor. puncture. grateful person on a gradient leading onto to clean and maintain gullies
I phoned the in Greenwich. Bexley Road, in heavy rain on our roads. The article in last
GT CONTACTS AA at 8.07pm and On the way home I the water passes over the week’s Greenwich Time related to
waited outside the car got a text from the AA drains onto Bexley Road by flooding from the River Quaggy
GT is produced by the Dan Stephens in the wind and the rain saying they would be with the zebra crossing making which is the responsibility of the
Royal Borough Ian Lamont because it was too dangerous me by 12.21 am. driving conditions worse in Environment Agency. The council
of Greenwich, The Advertising: to stay in the car. A number It puts my faith back in heavy rain. has a programme of regular
Woolwich Centre, Call Nicola on of cars had to swerve to human nature that there are I can remember as a gully cleaning and undertakes
Wellington St, SE18 6HQ 020 8921 5572 or avoid hitting my car even good people out there willing youngster, following the additional visits to places where
Phone: [phone] Gaynor on though it had emergency to help a stranded stranger. regular route of the ‘sludge blocked gullies would cause
Email: greenwichtime@ 020 8921 5033 and side lights on. Thank you to the two gulper’ and raking through flooding. We always respond to
outlook.com Distribution: Then out of the dark two gentlemen from TLH Paving the sludge and debris brought complaints of blocked gullies and
Editor: Hilary Bryan 020 8940 0666 gentlemen came to the and Construction. to the surface looking for will inspect Rennets Wood Road
Reporters: or email sasha@ rescue from TLH paving Rose Rudder, Woolwich coins that had fallen down now Mr Vincent has alerted us to
Dick Townsend-Smith londonletterbox.co.uk
the drains. In schools drains a problem there.”
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‘Poignant day for borough’
from page 1
engine, doubling the station’s appliance
strength.
The 28 crew members previously
based at Woolwich in four watches are
being redeployed as part of a London- Horse-drawn carriages remembered as fire station closes
wide relocation exercise. It means East
Greenwich’s complement will rise from
seven to 12 per watch. fighting plans
for fire station closures throughout the
capital.
The royal borough had joined six other
London councils in fighting plans for fire
station closures throughout the capital.
They argued that the plan did not take
into account fire risk factors in inner
London, which is more densely populated,
has more deprived and disadvantaged
residents who are at greater risk from
fire, and where fire responses are often
more complex. preventing fires and ensuring people can
But a hearing at the Royal Courts of escape safely should they occur.
Justice in London rejected their appeal “It is this approach combined with
for a judicial review. improvements in building construction
The London Fire Brigade needs to save that has enabled us to reduce the
£45 million over the next two years and instances of fire so significantly.
the station closures will save £29 million. “Over time, Woolwich firefighters have
James Cleverly, chairman of the London built very good relationships with the
Fire and Planning Authority, said: “If local residents and we would like to take
you dial 999 and need a fire engine, we this opportunity to thank them for all of
still aim to have one with you within six their messages of support.”
minutes and a second engine, if needed, Cllr Maureen O’Mara, the royal
within eight. borough’s cabinet member for community
“The brigade is faced with significant safety and environment, said: “We did
budget cuts which mean that changes all we could to defend our communities
to the service are inevitable and we are from these cuts and we are extremely
able to make those changes without disappointed that Woolwich, and other
compulsory redundancies.” stations across London, will be lost
The brigade says the number of fires in EARLY BEGINNINGS: A horse-drawn fire engine sets off from Sunbury Street to deal with an emergency, right, the forever.”
London has fallen by half in the last ten well-loved landmark building in Woolwich A security company has been brought
years. poignant for the royal borough. “Fire engines and our equipment have in to secure and protect the old Woolwich
Bob Selby, the London Fire Brigade’s “Woolwich fire station is a very elegant obviously improved significantly since building, which will now be sold off.
borough commander for Royal Greenwich, grade II listed building and it is hard to then, but also so has our approach to Some of its historic artefacts have been
said: “This is a significant day for the imagine that, when it first opened, the fire keeping the community safe. earmarked for London Fire Brigade
London Fire Brigade but particularly engines were pulled by horses. “We now have a much greater focus on Museum in Southwark.
Council’s £4m bid to TfL successful
from page 1 accessible, different travel options and
initiatives and work with schools.
l another £265,000 to be spent on The council is awaiting a decision on
improving accessibility and signs for a further bid for £1,022,000 to spend on
pedestrians in town centres, promoting cycling in the borough.
l £100,000 which is earmarked for a Cllr Denise Hyland, the royal borough’s
bus priority programme and making cabinet member for regeneration, said:
bus stops more accessible. “I am delighted that we have secured
l funding for the provision of charging this funding from TfL.
points for electric vehicles, air quality “It will fund a number of improvements
monitoring and promoting car sharing. which the royal borough has prioritised
l around £230,000 to be spent on and incorporate many road safety and
parking controls and transport measures that have been
l a total of £290,000 has been requested by local people.
earmarked for a raft of measures aimed “This funding will be used to make
at changing attitudes to travel and road the borough an even safer and more
safety. attractive place. It will also help to
These include education and publicity, encourage residents to cycle, walk or
making the Green Chain more use public transport more often.”
School expansion plan consultation
COUNCILLORS are due to to double its capacity over places in each year group
decide on proposals for a the next six years from 420 l Wingfield primary school,
school expansion programme places to 840. Longer term Kidbrooke, when the school is
that would create almost a plans would see the Peninsula rebuilt on a new site, increasing
thousand further primary site expanded still further, pupil numbers for each year
school places to help meet offering provision from ages 3 group from 60 places to 90
the demands of a growing to 19 – creating an all-through l Eltham CoE primary
population. school that would be the first when the school is rebuilt
The proposals include of its kind in the borough. - increasing pupil numbers
expanding the popular and Other school expansion for each year group from 60
successful St Mary Magdalene proposals currently out places to 90
CofE primary school, creating to consultation include The consultation runs until
a new site close to The O2 on expanding: February 4.
Greenwich Peninsula. l Our Lady of Grace l Visit www.royalgreenwich.
Plans prosed by the council Roman Catholic Primary gov.uk/haveyoursay
and governing body would School, Charlton, doubling and follow the links to
see a second site enabling it its capacity from 30 to 60 ‘consultation finder’.
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HEART OF HEALTH CARE: an artist’s impression of the new community hospital which could serve 16,000 patients
Community hospital
will serve thousands
New healthcare hub to house two GP practices
by Dick Townsend-Smith
There will be 40 intermediary care beds, “This new community hospital has been
out-patient consulting rooms that will be developed as a coordinated care service to
ELTHAM is to get a new community able to treat around 32,000 people a year, integrate GPs, district nurses and social
hospital that will treat thousands of as well as a minor surgery suite to carry care.
people a year from both the town and out up to 1,500 minor operations a year. “This will benefit patients by bringing
the local area. A range of community services health and social care together in one place
will also be relocated to the hospital, for easy access.
It will be based in Passey Place, off the including mental health, community “This will be especially beneficial for
High Street, on the site of old health care nursing, physiotherapy and paediatric those with complex needs and long term
buildings. departments. conditions as services will be working
Work is due to be finished by the end of Eltham Community Hospital is being together to help patients and carers to learn
this year, with the first services opening built by a business consortium with about self-management at home.”
on site from the beginning of 2015. public and private funding, and local Cllr John Fahy, the royal borough’s cabinet
The 4,200sq metre development will health authorities and the royal borough member for health, adults and older people,
eventually house two GP practices – have worked together to ensure it will said: “We welcome this new facility which
Eltham Palace Surgery and Eltham provide what local people want. will provide much-needed improvements in
Medical Practice – that between them will Dr Hany Wahba, a local GP and chair of healthcare services for local people. We are
serve the needs of almost 16,000 patients. NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning particularly excited about the opportunities
The hospital’s diagnostic suites will give Group, said: “We are delighted that this that the new community hospital will offer
GPs and health professionals access to project is going ahead to provide excellent for building closer links between health
equipment including ECG, non-obstetric new healthcare services for local people services provided by the NHS and care
ultrasound, echocardiogram and X-Ray. in Greenwich. services provided by the council.”
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Baking up an honour
Patisserie which supplies Queen’s
garden parties given Royal Warrant
by Dick Townsend-Smith planners, the media, government
departments, and ‘places of
refreshment or entertainment’ such
as pubs and theatres do not qualify.
A PATISSERIE business launched
Other Royal Warrant holders include
in Greenwich nearly 20 years ago Aston Martin, Peter Jones and Boots
has received a Royal Warrant Opticians.
from Her Majesty The Queen. Didier added: “I first discovered
French chef Didier Merveilleux patisserie as a young boy of ten,
founded Didier’s Patisserie in 1995 helping my father to deliver milk to
and based it at the City Cross business our local patisseries.
part in Salutation Road. “Drawn by the aroma of hot
Royal Warrants are granted to croissants, fresh from the oven, I was
tradespeople who supply goods and fascinated by the Chefs Patissiers with
services to the Royal Family, and they their inherited skills and techniques.
are allowed to advertise the fact. “I remember standing there watching
Speaking about the royal honour, and thinking to myself they were
Didier said: “We are extremely proud like magicians, transforming noble
of this achievement. ingredients into wonderful and highly
“We have been supplying the Royal prized creations that would be seen in
Household for garden parties since the shop front window.
2006 and they have been one of our “From then on, I was determined to
greatest challenges. discover for myself how to make these
“Like all of our commitments, we marvellous creations.
face them with respect, courage “So began my lifelong passion for
and honesty, and I feel it is mainly fine patisserie.
because of these values that we have “Since that time years ago, I have
been granted this most incredible had the good fortune to work with
reward.” some of the masters of patisserie,
Royal Warrants are granted to each one inspiring me even further to
tradespeople only – the professions, search for fresh ideas and the finest
employment agencies, party ingredients.”
THE FINE DETAILS: Didier Merveilleux at work
Lawson return for CACT charity gig Gym facilities to open at Lido
POP ROCK band Lawson will headline A NEW GYM will open at and its partners. The modern and innovative
a charity concert in aid of the Charlton Charlton Lido & Lifestyle refurbishment includes the fitness technology available
Athletics Community Trust and Help a Club on Monday (January latest in Technogym ARTIS anywhere.”
Capital Child on Thursday, February 13. 20), with the heated outdoor equipment and online Cllr Peter Kotz, cabinet
It will be held in the IndigO2 at The O2. pool to reopen in the spring. technology. This will enable member for the cultural and
Andrews Sykes Hire, CACT’s kit sponsor, A £3.5 million investment members to set and track creative industries, said:
will be the concert’s official sponsor. over recent months has personalised fitness goals. “Successful partnership
Lawson, who performed at CACT’s concentrated on building Mark Sesnan, managing between the royal borough,
concert last February, have had five top a new health and fitness director of GLL, said: GLL and others is
20 hit singles and their debut album, suite, as well as a cafe and “As part of GLL’s legacy transforming the range and
Chapman Square, reached number four. a terrace which will be commitments, it is hugely quality of sporting facilities
CACT helps more than 10,000 children available once the pool exciting to secure a long- at Hornfair Park.
weekly through various community reopens. term future for Charlton “The new developments at
schemes including youth services which it The combination of year- Lido and Lifestyle Club. Charlton Lido demonstrates
runs on behalf of the royal borough. round, open air swimming While remaining true to the borough’s commitment
l For concert tickets visit www.axs.com or and the latest innovations the original spirit of the to securing a long-lasting
telephone [phone]. in gym equipment will lido, we have developed and sporting and healthy living
make Charlton Lido and expanded the facilities. legacy for all our residents.
Lifestyle Club one of the “The new lifestyle club “We will continue to
premier sports and leisure will mean that, even if develop our local sports
venues in London. visitors prefer to stay on facilities in order to
The work has been funded dry land, they will be able inspire local residents to
by the royal borough’s to enjoy what Charlton Lido participate in sport.”
leisure services partner has to offer and improve l For further information
Greenwich Leisure Ltd, their fitness as well by visit www.better.org.uk/
as well as the council using some of the most charltonlido
Book a stall early for Forces’ Day
COMMERCIAL stallholders can get an early commercial, which covers all traders, and
bird discount by signing up by January 31 for non-commercial - information stalls run
the Great Get Together Festival and Armed by community groups, charities and local
Forces Day. organisations.
The event, to be held on Saturday June 28 Commercial stallholders early bird rates
at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, start at £45 for non-food traders and £110 for
combines one of the UK’s largest Armed Forces food traders, compared to £65 and £160 from
Day events with the royal borough’s Great Get February 1. Non-commercial stalls cost £45.
Together Festival, which is the borough’s big The fee is £20 for small groups that do not
community celebration. have paid employees.
Last year’s event attracted 32,000 people. l Visit www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/
There are two categories of stalls: greatgettogetherstalls for how to apply.
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they register to vote. are part of society. Whatever
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website or twitter feed, young people can made is going to affect young people
find out more about the voting process, regardless.
with a simple link that makes it easier “So they should have the right to vote
than ever to register to vote. and have a say as well as get involved.”
fined over Electoral Commission figures show that A council spokesman said: “Young
just 44 per cent of people aged 18-24 voted people, like all adults, should register to
in the 2010 general election, compared to vote so that their voices can be heard.
69 per cent of people aged 45-54 and 76 per “Young people have many stimulating
cent of over-65s. views and ideas and politicians must learn
That made Britain one of the countries to listen to their needs and incorporate
with the widest gaps in voter turnout them in their policies. The royal borough
between younger and older people in would encourage anyone who is 16 to
cockroaches Europe. Figures also show that almost register, to demonstrate they are ready to
half of people aged 18-24 are not even think about how they will use their vote
registered to vote. when they turn 18.”
The findings discovered there are lots l To register to vote, visit www.
of reasons why young people don’t vote. changethingsnow.co.uk and enter your
Some don’t trust politicians, others don’t details onto a pre-printed form or visit
think the political parties are different Twitter @changethingsnow
Borough successfully prosecutes owner
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unannounced visit. safe and professional hygiene practices
Safiullah Osmanzay, owner of the in place is essential and not an optional
Surprise takeaway, in Plumstead High extra.
Street, was found guilty at Bromley “There was no excuse for allowing
Magistrates’ Court last Tuesday. this level of grime and dirt to build up,
Right Care, First Time
He was fined £2,250 and ordered to pay a especially when advice and guidance
further £1,500 in costs. from the royal borough was continually
The prosecution followed an inspection ignored by the owner.
in September last year when two “Any business that fails to follow proper
environmental health officers visited the hygiene procedures is putting the health Have your say on urgent care services in Greenwich.
business in response to a complaint. of their customers at risk, and the royal GP commissioners are proposing changes to improve services for people in the borough.
They found live cockroaches climbing borough will not hesitate in taking action Come and see us to find out more:
up the walls of the store room and dead against such irresponsible restaurants
cockroaches inside two freezers. that are also breaking the law. Saturday 18 January, 11am-2pm
Standards of cleaning were also poor “Our environmental health team is General Gordon Square, Woolwich SE18
with mould found on the inside of a food always willing to offer free advice to
container. responsible businesses about maintaining Be sure to check www.greenwichccg.nhs.uk for updates on new events.
In court, Osmanzay said he had sold good food standards.”
the business to another individual, but l Business owners can contact the team for On Twitter?
the royal borough was able to produce information and advice on 020 8921 8177. NHS Greenwich CCG is asking local Twitter users to participate in a Q&A on Monday 20
January between 4-6pm. Questions should be submitted to @NHSGreenwichCCG.
Read the consultation document and complete the response form by 31 January at:
www.greenwichccg.nhs.uk
Email: [email protected]
or call Kerry Cleaver on 020 3049 9021 for a hard copy
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