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Jack-in-the-Green to reach Triangle 4.30-5pm, Friday May 1st

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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 ...

Davy’s Wine Vaults licensing extension – a resident’s complaint

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. ...

Security Alert: Motor Vehicle Thefts

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...

Do you have an event to publicise?

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?

Safer Neighbourhoods Meeting, 9th April 2015

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...