Ashburnham Triangle Association

By imogene russell on 30 Apr 2015 09:17 pm This is the route for this year’s May Day procession of the the Fowlers Troop and Deptford Jack-in-the-Green, 11.30 am to around 5pm. The Ashburnham Arms is the last pub on the route.  Background of the tradition The Jack in the Green tradition developed from the 17th Century custom of milkmaids going out on May Day with the utensils of their trade – silver cups, pots, spoons – decorated with garlands and piled into a pyramid which they carried on their heads. By the mid eighteenth century other groups, notably chimney sweeps, were moving in on the milkmaids’ territory as they saw May Day as a good opportunity to collect money. Over the last 25 years several popular festivals have grown up around the Jack in the Green tradition. These are mostly on the May bank holiday weekend at Bristol, Brentham in North Ealing, Guildford, Hastings, Knutsford, Oxford, Rochester and Whitstable. The Hastings and Rochester gatherings are now ...

By andrew steeds on 26 Apr 2015 07:56 pm Davy’s wine Vaults and shop (161–71 Greenwich High Road SE10 8JA) wishes to have live music and a late bar until 1 am on Thursdays and up to 2 am over Fridays and Saturdays in its wine bar vaults. There is currently a lot of noise emanating from the outside bar of Davy’s. I think that a late licence will attract people from all over Greenwich, creating a huge increase in footfall to and especially from the venue. Unless there is specific soundproofing I am wondering how the music noise will be contained. There will be no DLR or mainline trains after midnight, so customers will gather outside the venue before finding their way home in taxis or by other means. The outside area of Davy’s is tiny, and has no provision for parking of any vehicles or for more than a few people to stand in. It is only metres from flats and residential streets so at turning-out time customers will cause unacceptable noise and nuisance to local residents. ...

By david scales on 14 Apr 2015 12:46 pm At our most recent Safer Neighbourhoods Ward Panel Meeting, we have been made aware of a  spike in thefts from motor vehicles  not only in the Ashburnham Triangle but throughout the West Greenwich area. There have also been reports of serious damage and vandalism to cars in Ashburnham Grove and Greenwich South Street. In general, Vauxhall Zafiras and Astras are being targeted but  we would remind all car owners not to leave Sat Navs, Valuables, Bags and Blue Badges (when they’re not in use) or any items on display or on seats and to always lock all car doors, shut windows and use internal security devices. The Safer Neighbourhoods Police will be holding some more drop-in surgeries this May: Friday 15th May, 7pm – 8pm at Waitrose, New Capital Quay, SE10 9DD; Wednesday 27th May, 9am – 10.00am at Holy Trinity Centre, Bennett Grove, SE13 7RF. We are hoping to arrange a drop-in surge...

By imogene russell on 09 Apr 2015 06:04 pm If you have an event you feel people in the Triangle would be interested in, let us know. It can be happening anywhere reasonably reachable. We can post notices by ATA email and website, and on the physical Community Notice Board outside St Marks. Send to  imogenerussell1@gmail.com We are also thinking of creating community pages on Facebook and Twitter. Has anyone any views on that?

By david scales on 08 Apr 2015 06:54 pm There will be a meeting of the  Greenwich West Ward Safer Neighbourhoods Panel on Thursday evening 9th April 2015 at 6:30pm. The Ashburnham Triangle is a standing item on the agenda under ward issues. At the last meeting in January a few thefts were reported from motor vehicles in the Triangle  WGSNT minutes 29 Jan 2015 . These meetings are not open access but are attended by the Ward Councillors, the Safer Neighbourhoods Police, Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators, Royal Borough of Greenwich staff, other agencies and both myself/Carolyn Carter as the Security Hub Representatives on behalf of ATA residents. If you have become a victim of crime or have experienced any anti- social behaviour, please email either  David Scales  or Carolyn Carter  cartercarolyn@btinternet.com  as soon as possible so that we can feedback any issues to the Safer Neighbourhoods police at the meeting. Any incidents...

By imogene russell on 20 Feb 2015 11:20 am Would people like an outdoor film showing in the Play Street?  It would have to be on a date and time when it’s dark enough early enough, but on the other hand not too cold. On Saturday May 9th sunset is predicted to be at 20.34. The film could start half an hour later. There’d be no noise from the film, because we could all have our own wireless headphones. Or we could have a silent film. There’d be a tiny amount of noise from the eight or ten bicycles providing the power. We’d need volunteers to take turns on the bicycles. And we’d bring our own chairs. If so, what film? Not too long. Suitable for any children who might be there. We could go for films you can’t get hold of easily, or we could concentrate on crowd-pleasers-for-all. Or preferably both, if possible. Here below are some suggestions made by people of various ages, from 21 to 69. We haven’t vetted the list to see if they meet the criteria above. Any film we chose would...

By imogene russell on 10 Feb 2015 10:24 pm “Attractive, up-to-date and well-maintained” is what the new community notice board will be, said Tony Othen, as 40 or so people, including artist Peter Kent and ATA founder Ewan Hooper, watched its unveiling outside St Mark’s Church on Sunday. “It’s for the community to use to post up events and opinions that have nothing to do with our church,” said Tony, of The Gallery in Peyton Place, and church member. St Mark’s is inviting us all to send notices of what’s going on locally to  stmarksgreenwich@gmail.com  by Friday for posting on Saturday. Tony will post them on the Community Page of the website at  www.stmarksgreenwich.org.uk and also display the page on one of the church’s four ‘‘good old-fashioned physical notice boards” outside. The premises at St Mark’s were redesigned several decades ago to make it easy for outside groups to use them, and many have done so ever since. This notice board, dedicated to the community...

By david scales on 09 Feb 2015 08:41 pm We have been notified by the Millenium Quay Neighbourhood Watch Scheme that there’s been a spate of Vauxhall Zafiras being broken into in the Greenwich area. Apparently the small back triangle windows are being smashed in order to open the back door. If you are an owner of this vehicle, you are advised to  activate the child locks  on both sides and make sure you  remove the log book and other valuables from the car.    Although incidents of theft of and theft from vehicles are relatively low, owners of all vehicles are reminded to lock car doors and not leave any items or possessions on the seats. As ever,  if you see a crime being committed call 999 twenty four hours a day where life or property are in danger, a crime is being committed or the suspect is nearby and the police are required immediately;  to report anything suscipious or less urgent, call 101 (calls are charged at local...

By neil sinclair on Dec 29, 2014 02:18 pm The 2014 ATA Christmas Carol Party raised £420 for the homelessness charity Shelter, easily a record for the association’s annual carol singing and social event. About 45 people gathered outside the Ashburnham Arms on a blustery but fairly mild Monday (22nd December) evening for roast chestnuts, mulled wine, mince pies and a chance to warm the vocal chords and the cockles. Ably led by ATA vice-chairman Robin Stott on clarinet, the group (which included all ages from small children to the over 60s) set off on a tour around the Triangle’s streets to sing at pre-arranged stops and collect donations to Shelter. On their return to the Ash, the group fortified themselves with more mulled wine, mince pies and chestnuts before singing a final carol or two. Most singers then settled into the newly-redecorated Ash to eat home-made pie and mash provided by new landlord Sam Jolly. The pies, sample versions from the pub’s ...

Imogene Russell, 14 December 2014  Councillor Maureen O’Mara has told us that the proposals to close the Ashburnham hostel and other homes and hostels for people with learning disabilities across the borough are now suspended until the summer.  She said there would be a fresh review of provision, centring on the needs of the residents as well as examining the physical conditions of the buildings. She will be looking into the origins of the present review of premises and into the policy underlying it. A fresh consultation will follow the new review.  In 2009 Maureen led the successful campaign to prevent the Drapers’ Company evicting the residents of the Queen Elizabeth almshouses in order to sell the properties.