Ashburnham Triangle Association

It’s a story of 19th Century industrial glory, 20th Century decline - and new promise for the 21st Century Creek. On Friday ATA resident Mick Delap will be giving an illustrated talk about the Creek’s story, ending with a discussion of the Creek’s future. Mick will be speaking in West Greenwich Library, Greenwich High Road on Friday 10th January, 7.30 - 9.00pm. Admission is free and all ATA and Creek residents are welcome. More information here .

Next meeting will be on Monday 10 February at the Ashburnham Arms (back room) 7.30 - 9.00pm It will feature a short talk by Neil Sinclair who is going to kick off Triangle Lives with the journalist, author, playwright and film scriptwriter Edgar Wallace. Wallace was born illegitimately into poverty in Ashburnham Grove in 1875. Despite leaving school at 12, he rose to great acclaim and fortune as a novelist and scriptwriter. Wallace's eventful and colourful life ended far from its beginning in a terraced house in Greenwich. He died in 1932 in Beverley Hills, California while working on the script of Hollywood blockbuster King Kong .

The Plough Monday Morris Dancing tour is on Monday 13th January. They will be at the Ashburnham Arms, Ashburnham Grove: Meet at 19.30 to dance at 20.00, then they move on for a 20.45 dance at Richard I, Royal Hill, and finally 21.30 dance at the Morden Arms, Brand Street.

Tuesday 31st rather than Monday this week

Ashburnham Triangle residents Patrick Morrissey and Hanz Hancock are currently curating an exhibition in the University of Greenwich's Stephen Lawrence Gallery at 10 Stockwell Street. The exhibition features a number of established local artists and is called  Possible Architectures . It   runs until December 17th,

  Eleven residents planted nine tree on Saturday 30th November in beautiful sunshine. The trees are good for the environment as they will capture carbon and pollutants. We planted: A crab apple and flowering cherry by each of Barnstaple and Plymouth Houses. Weeping silver birches in private gardens on Ashburnham Grove and Greenwich South Street. Three  small bay trees in the front garden of a house on Greenwich South Street. It was a great way to get to know local people.

Road Closure consultation Just a reminder that the Councils consultation on the Hills and Vales streets closes on the 8th December . Do have you say on the effects and if you think there are better options. /www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/liveableneighbourhood

Please join us in December to see the 2019 Advent Windows in Greenwich, which is now a beloved Christmas tradition and is in its 13th year. This year’s theme is “Waiting.” Read more about it here.  Every year St Alfege Church, in the heart of Greenwich, London, runs an “Advent Windows” event whereby the town centre is brought alive by 24 unique offerings in the lead up to Christmas. Shops, homes, schools and pubs use their imagination and artistry to produce the living Advent Calendar. A newly decorated window will be revealed, or “opened”, on each day of Advent (1st to 24th December) in different parts of Greenwich. A variety of media will be used, including paper art, models, light installations and paintings. Once all 24 Advent Windows have been opened, seeing all of them usually takes around 3 hours on foot. You can view a programme of the window locations, or read about the window openings after each event on the St Alefege blog .  The windows will stay up un...