Ashburnham Triangle Association

The Guildford Arms on Guildford Grove is re-opening on Saturday, November 23rd. There are new dining rooms and an open kitchen where you can see the chefs make their magic.  The bar is getting an overhaul as well for casual drinkers and diners and the garden has had a makeover as well. Details:  http://www.theguildfordarms.co.uk

When Cutty Sark was launched on 22 November 1869, it was only meant to last 30 years. 150 years on and the ship is still here in Greenwich, open to explore and experience what life was like on board the world's fastest tea clipper. Celebrate this extraordinary survivor over its birthday weekend, between 22-24 November; for the whole birthday weekend anyone living or studying in Greenwich will be able to visit Cutty Sark for free. They will also be offering the 150th visitor each day a year's membership to Royal Museums Greenwich. If that's not enough, anyone who joins as a Member at Cutty Sark over the weekend can also enjoy a special discount! More details:  https://www.rmg.co.uk/see-do/exhibitions-events/cutty-sark-150-birthday-weekend

The ATA’s Environment and Green Hub need help to plant nine trees in the Ashburnham Triangle on Saturday 30 November. If you think you can help please email Sara at sjemanuel21@gmail.com . Also, at the recent Climate Concern meeting at the Haddo Community Centre a range of  ideas to help save the planet were presented: Shop without packaging opposite Lee Green Sainsburys https://www.swop.market/ Become part of Better Century a virtual meeting place for those concerned about the Climate Emergency https://bettercentury.org/ Invest as little as £250 in local solar power by 30 November through a reputable community organisation https://selce.org.uk/ Flying uses eight times as much carbon as taking the train https://flightfree.co.uk/ Help protect London’s wildlife with the London Wildlife Trust https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/ Together we can make a difference.

There has been another burglary in the Triangle between the hours of 5pm on 7th November and 7am on the 8th November in Devonshire Drive. Entry was gained once again via the basement sash window. The police are asking all home owners with sash windows, particularly basement sash windows, to ensure suitable locks are installed. They have also suggested to install and display window alarms. One particular alarm that has been recommend is the GHB Window Alarm which can easily be purchased via amazon and is very affordable. See link  here . GHB window alarm The more obstacles for a burglar, the more likely they are to leave your home alone.  Tina Pugh ATA Security / Police Liaison Email:  ata.secureteam@gmail.com Emergency dial 999 Non Emergency dial 101 Greenwich Safer Neighbourhood Team: 020 8284 5494 (not 24 hour) Email:  westgreenwich.snt@met.police.uk

The Council are conducting a short consultation on two possible options to reduce traffic in the Hills & Vales streets of West Greenwich - whilst it doesn't cover the Triangle, Greenwich South Street would be set to suffer with increased traffic and there doesn't seem to be any mention of improvements to junctions at either end of South Street to deal with the increased volume or any other traffic calming here. The proposal's might kill off the rat run of Catherine Grove/Devonshire Drive/Blisset Street/Winforton St/Point Hill at peak times Two options are up for consideration and neither has to be the right one. Looking at other social media platforms this consultation doesn't appear to have gone far and wide. There is a link to the online consultation below, and there is also an engagement drop-in session on Wednesday 20 November, 5pm to 8pm at James Wolfe School, Royal Hill, SE10 8ZR.  https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200266/roadworks_and_traffic/2075/gree...

What On Earth Can I Do About Climate Change? is an open meeting at New Haddo Greenwich Community Centre, 29 Tarves Way SE10 9JU on November 14th, starting at 6.15pm More details can be found at  https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/events/event/7313/what_on_earth_can_i_do_about_climate_change_at_greenwich_community_centre

Within The Triangle In the last two months burglaries within the Triangle are once again on the increase. We’ve had 8 burglaries in this period. One was an outbuilding and another was at St Marks Hostel but the remaining burglaries are all residential houses with the main access point being the basement sash window. Last year the Triangle was particularly targeted and with this sudden rise in just our area - the rest of West Greenwich has had hardly any burglaries reported in comparison - our Safer Neighbourhood Team are going to roll out SmartWater again to residents who did not receive a kit earlier this year. If the police issue the kits they are completely free and there is no ongoing fee. I highly recommend anyone to obtain a kit if offered as they are a preventative measure against crime and if you are the unfortunate victim of a burglary your possessions can be easily identified and given back if recovered by the Police. The Ashburnham Triangle is the first area in We...

The ATA’s Mick Delap is giving a talk to the Mycenae House local history group about the linked histories of the Ashburnham Triangle and the Creek. It’s on Monday 11 November from 10.15am to midday. You are very welcome to attend, there’s a charge of £3 for visitors. The venue is Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd Blackheath SE3 7SE

As some of you may already be aware, our neighbours at Maitland Close are in the process of having the existing telecommunications equipment on their roof upgraded to 5G equipment by a contractor working on behalf of the equipment owner and operator EE Ltd and H3G UK Ltd. Unfortunately Maitland Close falls outside of the boundaries of the Ashburnham Triangle Conservation Area for planning purposes, and with the government support of the roll out of 5G across London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast during 2019 under the Electronic Communications Code from 2017 the operators and owners of existing telecommunications equipment outside of conservation area’s benefit from Permitted Development Rights to replace, upgrade, enhance their equipment without the need for full planning permission to be sought or for the need of public consultation. Waldon Telecom Ltd the contractor working on behalf of EE and H3G did submit plans to the Council and notified them of their intention to enhance the ex...

The ATA Green Hub is transforming into the “Environment and Gardening Hub”. We will encourage residents to take action to deal with the Climate Crisis as well as continuing with the community gardening. We hope that more people will take part in environmentally friendly activities locally and, more importantly, will urge the Government and Council to do more. The first thing we are planning is to plant as many trees as possible on National Tree Planting Day 30 November. Did you know that a mature tree can absorb 48 lbs of carbon dioxide per year? So tree planting is a really positive thing we can do to start dealing with the Climate Crisis. Would you like to plant a tree in your garden? If so we can help by ordering and planting it. The ATA will pay for the compost and stakes. In addition we will be planting trees in public spaces on Devonshire Drive. We will need lots of people. Would you like to help plant trees on 30 November? We are also planning to: Continue to work on the...