Ashburnham Triangle Association

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust  has contacted us and asked us to post the following: You will have heard in the news that the Government has set a target for all over 18-year-olds to be offered the booster vaccination by the end of December 2021. We are asking all staff and members to consider if they can spare some time to support this vital programme If you can volunteer to become a vaccinator, contact Jessica.Arnold1@nhs.net If you can offer more general support such as administration and marshalling at the vaccination sites please email oxl-tr.volunteeringservices@nhs.net by Friday 17 December stating whether you would prefer to be work at a site in Greenwich or Bexley.

Please join in the pre-Christmas fight against COVID-19, help reduce the strain on the NHS and keep Royal Greenwich safe. Thank you. Book now to get your booster and vaccination at The Valley on Saturday 18 (8am to 6pm) and Sunday 19 (9am to 6pm) December. They are offering Pfizer booster dose to everyone aged 18 and over, but no sooner than three months after the second dose.  First and second vaccination doses to everyone aged 16 and over Second doses given eight weeks or more following the first dose for 18 and over, and twelve weeks for 16 and 17 year olds. Walk-ins also available on the day. Please make your way by train, tube, bus, cycle or on foot to Charlton Athletic Football Club, The Valley, Floyd Rd, London, SE7 8BL. Only some on-site parking is available. Please adhere to social distancing guidelines including wear a face covering inside and maintain two metre distance at all times. Queuing is outside so please dress for the weather.

 

On Saturday evening a group of approx six individuals were gathered at the Ashburnham Place end of the Retreat/play street for about an hour using nitrous oxide. At approx 2130/2145 they walked down the Retreat to Ashburnham Grove and then turned left into the Grove up to South St. Two of them started walking the other way down Ashburnham Grove but looked like they were called back by the other four and they all walked up to South St. If anybody has any CCTV footage of these individuals please could you let us know as the police are interested in who they were due to an increase in car crime in the Triangle.

The Greenwich West Safer Neighbourhoods Panel met in person on Thursday 4th November. Below is a summary of that meeting: Within the Triangle Car crime - thefts of motor vehicles- cars and motorbikes. Ensure cars are securely locked and nothing of value is left in them. Burglaries are down.  North Pole - police aware of parking issues. Greenwich Town centre Some non-residential burglaries in town centre, some robberies and thefts from out houses.  Lebanese loops on ATM in Crescent Arcade (card details are copied). Residents advised to use cash points inside banks. Other areas Creek Road- bicycle thefts- be aware The Point- anti-social behaviour- police aware  Moving towards Winter and Christmas If you are away - think about leaving lights etc on timers and ask neighbours to check that your letterbox doesn’t overfill etc. Consider your walking/travel routes as the nights have drawn in. Parcels in the run up to Christmas- please consider taking parcels in for neighbours if ...

The paper 'scratchcard' visitor parking permits are no longer being issued by the Council. If you have visitors who require parking within the Triangle, you have to register online and apply for permits at  https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200263/parking_and_permits

Our next talk will also be in West Greenwich Library on Thursday 25 November at 7.30pm  Title: Huguenots, silk and the Greenwich connection. It was described as the biggest brain drain in history when some 250,000 Huguenots (French Calvinists) fled religious persecution in France at the end of the 17th century. About 50,000 sought refuge in England, with about 20,000 of them settling in or near London. Many of these self- described refugees settled in Spitalfields. Here an established silk weaving industry serving rich customers in Westminster and the City of London provided work for the extravagant silk weaving and dyeing skills of the Huguenots. Some, however, settled in Greenwich where the royal palace and wealthy residents in surrounding streets also offered business opportunities for the hard-working and largely very abstemious Huguenots. Our Speaker: Greenwich, City of London and Westminster guide Neil Sinclair will explore the connections between the Huguenots of Spitalfield...

Please be aware of a man circulating in the triangle (known to have tried on Egerton, Langdale and Devonshire) asking for money for an electricity meter. When questioned by residents for proof etc. he has gone away and not returned which indicates he is most likely to be a scammer. Residents have reported him to the police. 

Mick Delap, the ATA's representative for Deptford Creek developments, has posted a new update on the Thames Tideway Tunnel project. There's good news and bad news if you're interested in the work, so please click here for his full report.

The Ashburnham Triangle Association is looking for a new chairman and secretary, and someone to take responsibility for arranging some local events and organising the annual ATA Street Party. Would you be interested in getting involved? Our Annual general meeting will be at the Ashburnham Arms on Wednesday 20th October at 7.30pm if you would like to find out more.  Please email Robin Stott  if you'd like to attend.