Ashburnham Triangle Association

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 Please could residents complete this community ward survey. This survey will serve to inform the Police of your views on crimes that affect you and shape the way that the Police in your area work. https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/greenwichwestmarch21 (Apologies if the link in the earlier email did not work correctly) Claire, ATA Security

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– Mick Delap reports from the Triangle I watched for an hour on Sunday morning – the one reasonable bit of weather over the weekend. And saw 10 different kinds of birds. 7 of them were on the Triangle’s Top Ten list: Blue Tit, Great Tit, Feral Pigeon, Robin, Magpie, Ring-necked Parakeet, and Dunnock. Plus Goldfinch, Jay and Carrion Crow. By far the most common visitors over the hour were the Blue Tits. Certainly in my bit of the Triangle they proved to be by far the most common garden resident. It would be great to hear how others fared. Do please either post your results, or drop Mick an email with details. The Triangle Nature Watch group have plans for their own Garden Watch activities in the Spring and Autumn, and we need all the help we can get, so if you would like to be kept informed, let Mick know: mick@delap.plus.com

This weekend is peak birdfeeder activity.  At least, that’s what the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the RSPB, hopes as the end of January is when it holds the  Big Garden Birdwatch .  The RSPB asks you to observe the birds that touch down on your garden, or on a nearby green patch, over a one-hour period any time this Friday 29th Jan, Saturday 30th, or Sunday 31st, then send in the results to the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch web site . (The site also has plenty of advice to help you identify different species) Mick Delap helped organise a similar Spring Nature Census last year, with the ATA Triangle Nature Watch group.  That showed that the Triangle’s most common garden visitor was the Great Tit, followed by Blue Tit, Feral (“Trafalgar Square”) Pigeon, and Wood Pigeon. By the beginning of winter the noisy Ring-necked Parakeet had pushed onto the list, plus regulars  Robin, Dunnock, Starling, Magpie and Blackbird (Seagulls and Carrion Crows are also seen...

There have been more reports of stolen phones this week in the town centre and outside Waitrose. Please be very cautious if you need to use your phone outside of the house. Claire, ATA Security

A reminder that the Clap for Heroes doorstep applause resumes tonight and every Thursday at 8pm

The Greenwich West Safer Neighbourhoods Panel met by conference call on Tuesday 5th January. Below is a summary of that meeting:  Overall, since the first lockdown, crime is lower than the previous year. Within the Triangle  Parcel theft. Requires a community effort to help this, please take any parcels in for neighbours if you notice they have been left.  Vehicle crime continues in the Triangle particularly theft from vehicles. If you do actually see this happening please call 999 immediately. Please continue to ensure that you leave nothing of value your car and ensure that it is locked securely. .  Greenwich Town centre  Covid breaches – please remember distancing rules when in the more congested town centre. Police enforcement will step up in latest lockdown. Mobile phone use-robberies have occurred, including one outside Waitrose in the queue in daylight. Please be very vigilant when using your phone outside of home. Claire   ATA Security / Police Li...

Please be aware of the following vaccine scan which is being sent out via text message:

If you know anyone who is over 80 and waiting for the vaccination then Guy’s are offering appointments see following for criteria. They need their NHS number. Patients over the age of 80 and who live in one of the six boroughs of south east London (Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark), we will be happy to vaccinate them. Please ask them to call 0207 188 4040 to book an appointment, or do so on their behalf.