Ashburnham Triangle Association

Our Safer Neighbourhoods Police Team have notified us of a recent burglary in Egerton Drive which took place between 8/11/2017 and 12/11/2017 and remind you that burglary CAN increase this time of year due to darker nights and as households are expected to be stocked up on presents. They have also published a list of useful tips on Christmas Shopping, Personal Safety, Home Security and Vehicle Crime for your information and to help keep you safe and secure, and to prevent crime. Greenwich West Safer Neighbourhood Team Christmas Crime Prevention   Christmas is a busy time of year for everyone, including the criminals. We know, however, that a high percentage of crime is opportunistic, and can be prevented by taking some simple precautions. “Don’t let the criminals enjoy Christmas at your expense” Christmas Shopping 1.     Make sure your bank card isn’t a gift for pickpockets. When the shops are crowded they have more chance to steal fr...

Some of the prizes on offer at Bingo Night! Fabulous prizes on offer at the very first Bingo Night taking place at The Ashburnham Arms next Thursday 7th December, all in aid for the charity Tommy's. We have an amazing prize for one lucky individual to have some pampering at the House of Charles Worthington for a free cut and finish with one of their top senior stylists. Also on offer: Top West End Theatre Tickets donated by Ambassador Theatre Group Fizz courtesy of Majestic Wines Cinema tickets from Greenwich Picture House Beauty gifts from Body Shop Confectionary delights  and many many more.....and not forgetting Tommy the Teddy Bear needs a new home for Christmas! Five games of Bingo plus a raffle. Starts promptly at 8pm. You have to be IN IT to WIN IT.  See you there!

Irena Hill says: 'The last in-words event of 2017 is going to be an appropriately joyful one: no jingly bells and carols, but some prose - funny and profound at the same time - and verse - for adults and children - by award-winning author Chrissie Gittins (you have 3 more days to catch her on Countryfile  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ episode/b09c6xsj/countryfile- cornish-heartlands ).  Chrissie is passionate about nature and its vocabulary, as shown in her poetry book   Adder, Bluebell, Lobster. She  has a way with words in prose too, as demonstrated in   Between Here and Knitwear , her short story collection reviewed by Nicholas Lezard ( Guardian ) as "bloody brilliant. I can’t remember the last time I read prose so limpid, so carefully unflashy, so exact". So, do come to hear Chrissie read from these and other published books, to have a few drinks and the opportunity to buy Chrissie's books for children and grown-ups. Another free event.'...

Entrance to no 75 Ashburnham Grove. Garden gate on right Green Hub gardeners will gather this Saturday morning for the last time this year at number 75 Ashburnham Grove,  the home of people with learning difficulties .  10am-12pm. Tea break  at about 11 am Some of us might be working in the front garden. But, if not, the back garden gate will be open. It's to the right of the building  (pictured). Go in and say hello, you will be most welcome. No need to bring gardening tools.  Planting daffodil bulbs last year This November the gardeners haven't planted any daffodil bulbs. The Council are doing that instead - to make up for having prematurely cut the tops off the daffodils the Green Hub planted in previous years in various corners of the Triangle . 

Ashburnham Triangle writer Neil Bailey has his first two novels available as free Kindle downloads on November 23rd and 24th as part of a global Thanksgiving promotion. When She Was Bad and Bad For Good  have both received rave reviews on Amazon and GoodReads: 'A highly original and promising debut … For a debut novel, this is unusually polished' 'This novel is extraordinary in many ways. It’s crisply written, witty and entertaining with plot twists that keep you guessing throughout. The author has created characters that should endure and endear for years (and sequels) to come. Looking forward to their continuing adventures ... Bravo!' Both books are set in and around Greenwich and feature a number of familiar locations including The Ashburnham Arms. The two thrillers come highly recommended by the ATA’s resident avid reader Tina Pugh. You can download both books for free at  http://amzn.eu/4ROtfrZ   or the paperback omnibus edition containing both books can be o...

London Hotel Group (LHG) is working with Dexter Moren Associates, an award-winning architectural firm, on plans for the future of the former Greenwich Magistrates’ Court site and they are inviting Triangle residents to attend an exhibition preview to see their proposals. The public exhibition will be taking place at the former Greenwich Magistrates’ Court, 9 Blackheath Road, SE10 8PE at the following times: •          Tuesday 21 November 4.00pm to 8.00pm. •          Wednesday 22 November from 4.00pm to 8.00pm. The preview will be an opportunity to meet the project team and discuss the plans ahead of the, wider consultation and prior to the submission of a planning application to the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The proposals are for yet another hotel that which claims to contribute to the area and enhances the site. LHG claim they will sensitively restore the Grade II listed court building, retaining public access to the key historic ...

MERGE Greenwich is a project designed to simulate how autonomous (driverless) vehicle ride-sharing could integrate with public transport systems in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) offer huge potential to revolutionise the way we perceive and use public transportation. The MERGE Greenwich project will simulate this, showing how passengers can cut travel costs by sharing vehicles with other passengers (ride-sharing) in AVs in real world situations, and help understand the roll out of AVs on UK roads. A company called DG Cities is working in partnership with the MERGE Greenwich project and is conducting a survey to find out how individuals might respond towards an AV ride-share service. They will use the survey responses to help inform the outcome of the MERGE Greenwich project, and tailor the service design towards individual preferences. Participants who take part in the survey would have the opportunity to win a £50 Amazon voucher. Here is the link to the ...

Chef José, who used to live in the Triangle, has brought the supper club idea to Greenwich. Last weekend he held a  cocktail event  at the El Salva dor embassy. This Saturday it's supper at the Trafalgar Café,  98 Trafalgar Roa d, SE10 9 UW, at 7pm.    José's wife, Anne-Claire, who used to help at our Street Party, says: 'The Trafalgar Café is nice as it looks cosy and peaceful to me. The concept of a supper club is that everybody starts at the same time and gets the same menu (with exceptions for dietary requirements). The idea is that you can sit with other people and meet them or have your own table depending on how many tables are available. On Saturday a group of six people have asked to be together. Tickets are  £35 per person bought in advance at the café or through José or myself.  José provides tasting menus while other supper clubs may be simpler. There will be a Christmas tasting menu in December.  There wil...

Irena Hill of I n-words  says: 'The wonderful, independent publisher  Cinnamon Press  is returning to Greenwich on  November 21st  to launch two of their latest works of fiction, linked by one theme: they are both thrillers. 'Cold Crash  by Jennifer Young is a fast-paced Cold War thriller; and  The Kim’s Game  by Stephanie Percival is a multi-layered  noir  (the Kim’s game is a memory game in which items set out on a tray disappear one by one…). 'Intrigued? Do come and hear more about and from them at West Greenwich Library.   '7pm  for a 7.30 start. Drinks and nibbles provided. The event is free.' www.in-words.co.uk

Come and meet the Artists on Friday 24th November, 3pm - 4pm.   Ravens Manorbier castle gardens   Autumn still life   Sunflowers in charcoal Still life pastel red grapes

Hello everyone. We hope you are well now that the nights are drawing in and the days are getting shorter. There has been another increase in residential burglaries in the Triangle from July - October 2017. Eleven burglaries, many of these in flats in Blackheath Road and Greenwich South Street, were notified to us by the Police at the October Safer Neighbourhood Ward Panel meeting. You can take these extra steps to remain safe in and around your home and when out and about: When walking alone at night stick to main well lit routes. Be vigilant when using your phone when walking alone at night. Install timers which switch lights or radios on and off automatically. If you go out after dark, draw the curtains and leave some lights on. Fit robust locks on windows and doors.  And remember to use them. Never leave a spare key concealed near the front door (burglars know all the hiding places). Stop letterbox burglaries by storing keys aw...