Ashburnham Triangle Association

We benefit from robots, but what about the risks? When artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence, how will homo sapiens cope?  Today, gorillas and chimpanzees largely depend for their continued existence on us -  could we find ourselves in a similar situation vis-à-vis robots in 50 years? Tony Brewer will lead a discussion on digital humanism this Thursday at 7.30pm at the  South-East London Humanist Group in the  New Cross community library (details below). The aim is to develop attitudes and standards for coping with artificial intelligence from a standpoint of  humanist beliefs in living by evidence, reason and our common humanity and in  seeking happiness in this life and helping others to do the same. Tony's introduction will cover:  basic technical concepts; examples of present and future applications; risks and benefits. Then the meeting will  break into groups to discuss how to develop the principles of digital hu...

Hello All An Egerton Drive resident was visited on three separate occasions last week from three different people purporting to be collecting donations for the NSPCC. Please be very wary of bogus Charity Callers and if you are at all suspicious of their identity contact the Police and let the Charity know.   We have also been notified of a resident who was approached by two white males offering to clean the gutters. This they did for £25, not an unreasonable amount, but then went on to claim that they had discovered a leaking roof/wall that needed work on. The repairs to the wall are not required and it appeared to be an attempt to defraud the resident by doing unnecessary building work. There were also concerns these men might have been planning a burglary. Fortunately the resident wised up to this and reported the incident to our Safer Neighbourhoods Police. In a separate incident in January a couple of men, apparently from Teeside, disturbed residents in Ashburnham ...

The   News Shopper , February 23, added: Police were called by the   London Ambulance Service   after  a man was found unconscious in Greenwich High Road  at  around 2.15am      on February 17. The victim... died yesterday  (February 23). ...      The victim suffered head injuries after being  beaten  by a number  of     men, some reported to be using blunt  objects, police say. Flowers left in Greenwich High Road where Jozef Boci was found Jozef Boci's picture among the flowers

Ellie Brown of Ashburnham Grove says: 'Come and join us this Sunday for the grand opening of the new Market Studios, our Pilates & Fitness Studio in the heart of Greenwich Market.  Pop in and have a nose any time from  11am - 3pm, Sunday 25th February,  in  Durnford Street, SE10 9HZ.'

Sara Emanuel says: 'It's time to blow out the cobwebs. Can you join us for the first gardening session of the year  on Sunday  25th February at 10am? We go home at 12 noon. There'll be a nice cuppa to warm us up, as the staff at number 75 Ashburnham Grove always look after us well. We'll meet there, and also see what the planter in the Play Street needs.' Sara has given us the following gardening dates for this year: 25 February 25 March 22 April 20 May 24 June 29 July.

Emeritus  ATA chairman  Mick Delap is our  ATA rep at Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT) meetings. He brings us up to date here with progress on the Greenwich section of the super sewer, the pipe designed to  stop Bazelgette's famous 19th century system grunging to a 21st century halt. Dates to watch:   Tuesday 20th February, Mick's talk in Blackheath (see below)                               Tuesday 24th April, public meeting with Tideway (see below) The big red machine has started digging TTT’s been preparing to tunnel the sewer in Norman Road for over a year. Now at last the big red hydrofraise is actually  digging – but  only  downwards ! It'll take another year to drill and line the access shaft, which will be over 60 metres deep, and wide enough for the tunnel boring machine called Annie to be built in it. Then next year Annie will start the tunnelling the act...

Pepi and Andy at the Ashburnham Arms say: Rugby fans! Round 2 of the 6 Nations this weekend! Our kitchen opens 3pm Saturday - order any main meal and get a pint of Whitstable Bay Blonde Lager or a glass of wine for free. We are showing all the games live on our big screen. Saturday:    14:15 Ireland v Italy                   16:45 England v Wales Sunday:      15:00 Scotland v France ASHBURNHAM ARMS menu STARTERS /BAR SNACKS - £3.95 Homemade Sweet Potato and Cod Fishcakes with Garlic Mayo Halloumi Sticks with Sweet Chilli Sauce (V) Baked Camembert with Tarragon and Pine Nuts (V) Goat Cheese Aranchini with Sundried Tomato Sauce (V) Macaroni Cheese (V) MAINS Traditional Fish & Chips £10.95 (served with homemade tartar sauce and pea puree) Beef and Mushroom Pie in Homemade Pastry ...

Anne-Claire says: José's supper club project, called Alma, which means 'soul' in Spanish, is moving forward with a new tasting menu (see below) on Saturday  17th February  at 7pm (all guests start at the same time) At the Trafalgar Café, 98 Trafalgar Road, SE10 9UW Cost: £ 40 per person Beverages: BYOB Pre-booking is required. We would love to welcome you if you want to join us. After that José will open a tapas restaurant  on Friday  and  Saturday  evenings at the Trafalgar Café - more details later. There will still be tasting menus  once a month or so.

Irena Hill says: Suffragists and suffragettes of Greenwich and Blackheath will be celebrated by a talk, embroidery, and song,  hosted by in-words   at West Greenwich Library  o n Tuesday 13th February,  the centenary of the Representation of the People Act.  Ann Dingsdale,  historian, researcher, artist, textiles worker, will talk about the local signatories of the 1866 petition for equal voting rights, and show us her  amazing embroidery with the names and portraits of those signatories, and tell us about the walks she guides to the homes and places they frequented. Jane Grant, historian, researcher, will talk about the C19th and C20th struggles for women's suffrage, and  her book on the Fawcett Society will be on sale. A small choir  will sing some rousing songs . Free event. Come at 7pm for a 7.30 start. Finish by 9.30pm. Refreshments provided (donations welcome). in-words.co.uk  for more details of this an...