Ashburnham Triangle Association

Tuesday 31st rather than Monday this week

Ashburnham Triangle residents Patrick Morrissey and Hanz Hancock are currently curating an exhibition in the University of Greenwich's Stephen Lawrence Gallery at 10 Stockwell Street. The exhibition features a number of established local artists and is called  Possible Architectures . It   runs until December 17th,

  Eleven residents planted nine tree on Saturday 30th November in beautiful sunshine. The trees are good for the environment as they will capture carbon and pollutants. We planted: A crab apple and flowering cherry by each of Barnstaple and Plymouth Houses. Weeping silver birches in private gardens on Ashburnham Grove and Greenwich South Street. Three  small bay trees in the front garden of a house on Greenwich South Street. It was a great way to get to know local people.

Road Closure consultation Just a reminder that the Councils consultation on the Hills and Vales streets closes on the 8th December . Do have you say on the effects and if you think there are better options. /www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/liveableneighbourhood

Please join us in December to see the 2019 Advent Windows in Greenwich, which is now a beloved Christmas tradition and is in its 13th year. This year’s theme is “Waiting.” Read more about it here.  Every year St Alfege Church, in the heart of Greenwich, London, runs an “Advent Windows” event whereby the town centre is brought alive by 24 unique offerings in the lead up to Christmas. Shops, homes, schools and pubs use their imagination and artistry to produce the living Advent Calendar. A newly decorated window will be revealed, or “opened”, on each day of Advent (1st to 24th December) in different parts of Greenwich. A variety of media will be used, including paper art, models, light installations and paintings. Once all 24 Advent Windows have been opened, seeing all of them usually takes around 3 hours on foot. You can view a programme of the window locations, or read about the window openings after each event on the St Alefege blog .  The windows will stay up un...

Come and hear the ATA’s Mick Delap and his SE London poetry colleagues at Greenwich Library, 7.30pm Tuesday 3rd   December . Admission free. Seven poets including Mick, Lorraine Mariner, Sarah Westcott, Kelley Swain and Richard Meier will be reading their work, and selling their books. Interval glass of wine. The event sees the Nevada Street Poets, who Mick invited to join him in a regular poetry writing workshop, celebrating ten years together by publishing a short anthology which provides a useful introduction to their poetry . 

Greenwich Park Ceramicists are having a selling exhibition at Made in Greenwich, 324 Creek Rd SE10 9SW from 28th November to 8th December (closed Monday 2nd Dec), 10am-5pm. You are invited to come along for one-off Christmas presents and to see a diverse range of ceramic work, some by residents from the Ashburnham Triangle. Private view and ‘Meet the Makers’ on Friday 29th November 6 - 8.30pm

The Guildford Arms on Guildford Grove is re-opening on Saturday, November 23rd. There are new dining rooms and an open kitchen where you can see the chefs make their magic.  The bar is getting an overhaul as well for casual drinkers and diners and the garden has had a makeover as well. Details:  http://www.theguildfordarms.co.uk

When Cutty Sark was launched on 22 November 1869, it was only meant to last 30 years. 150 years on and the ship is still here in Greenwich, open to explore and experience what life was like on board the world's fastest tea clipper. Celebrate this extraordinary survivor over its birthday weekend, between 22-24 November; for the whole birthday weekend anyone living or studying in Greenwich will be able to visit Cutty Sark for free. They will also be offering the 150th visitor each day a year's membership to Royal Museums Greenwich. If that's not enough, anyone who joins as a Member at Cutty Sark over the weekend can also enjoy a special discount! More details:  https://www.rmg.co.uk/see-do/exhibitions-events/cutty-sark-150-birthday-weekend

The ATA’s Environment and Green Hub need help to plant nine trees in the Ashburnham Triangle on Saturday 30 November. If you think you can help please email Sara at sjemanuel21@gmail.com . Also, at the recent Climate Concern meeting at the Haddo Community Centre a range of  ideas to help save the planet were presented: Shop without packaging opposite Lee Green Sainsburys https://www.swop.market/ Become part of Better Century a virtual meeting place for those concerned about the Climate Emergency https://bettercentury.org/ Invest as little as £250 in local solar power by 30 November through a reputable community organisation https://selce.org.uk/ Flying uses eight times as much carbon as taking the train https://flightfree.co.uk/ Help protect London’s wildlife with the London Wildlife Trust https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/ Together we can make a difference.

There has been another burglary in the Triangle between the hours of 5pm on 7th November and 7am on the 8th November in Devonshire Drive. Entry was gained once again via the basement sash window. The police are asking all home owners with sash windows, particularly basement sash windows, to ensure suitable locks are installed. They have also suggested to install and display window alarms. One particular alarm that has been recommend is the GHB Window Alarm which can easily be purchased via amazon and is very affordable. See link  here . GHB window alarm The more obstacles for a burglar, the more likely they are to leave your home alone.  Tina Pugh ATA Security / Police Liaison Email:  ata.secureteam@gmail.com Emergency dial 999 Non Emergency dial 101 Greenwich Safer Neighbourhood Team: 020 8284 5494 (not 24 hour) Email:  westgreenwich.snt@met.police.uk

The Council are conducting a short consultation on two possible options to reduce traffic in the Hills & Vales streets of West Greenwich - whilst it doesn't cover the Triangle, Greenwich South Street would be set to suffer with increased traffic and there doesn't seem to be any mention of improvements to junctions at either end of South Street to deal with the increased volume or any other traffic calming here. The proposal's might kill off the rat run of Catherine Grove/Devonshire Drive/Blisset Street/Winforton St/Point Hill at peak times Two options are up for consideration and neither has to be the right one. Looking at other social media platforms this consultation doesn't appear to have gone far and wide. There is a link to the online consultation below, and there is also an engagement drop-in session on Wednesday 20 November, 5pm to 8pm at James Wolfe School, Royal Hill, SE10 8ZR.  https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200266/roadworks_and_traffic/2075/gree...

What On Earth Can I Do About Climate Change? is an open meeting at New Haddo Greenwich Community Centre, 29 Tarves Way SE10 9JU on November 14th, starting at 6.15pm More details can be found at  https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/events/event/7313/what_on_earth_can_i_do_about_climate_change_at_greenwich_community_centre

Within The Triangle In the last two months burglaries within the Triangle are once again on the increase. We’ve had 8 burglaries in this period. One was an outbuilding and another was at St Marks Hostel but the remaining burglaries are all residential houses with the main access point being the basement sash window. Last year the Triangle was particularly targeted and with this sudden rise in just our area - the rest of West Greenwich has had hardly any burglaries reported in comparison - our Safer Neighbourhood Team are going to roll out SmartWater again to residents who did not receive a kit earlier this year. If the police issue the kits they are completely free and there is no ongoing fee. I highly recommend anyone to obtain a kit if offered as they are a preventative measure against crime and if you are the unfortunate victim of a burglary your possessions can be easily identified and given back if recovered by the Police. The Ashburnham Triangle is the first area in We...

The ATA’s Mick Delap is giving a talk to the Mycenae House local history group about the linked histories of the Ashburnham Triangle and the Creek. It’s on Monday 11 November from 10.15am to midday. You are very welcome to attend, there’s a charge of £3 for visitors. The venue is Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd Blackheath SE3 7SE

As some of you may already be aware, our neighbours at Maitland Close are in the process of having the existing telecommunications equipment on their roof upgraded to 5G equipment by a contractor working on behalf of the equipment owner and operator EE Ltd and H3G UK Ltd. Unfortunately Maitland Close falls outside of the boundaries of the Ashburnham Triangle Conservation Area for planning purposes, and with the government support of the roll out of 5G across London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast during 2019 under the Electronic Communications Code from 2017 the operators and owners of existing telecommunications equipment outside of conservation area’s benefit from Permitted Development Rights to replace, upgrade, enhance their equipment without the need for full planning permission to be sought or for the need of public consultation. Waldon Telecom Ltd the contractor working on behalf of EE and H3G did submit plans to the Council and notified them of their intention to enhance the ex...

The ATA Green Hub is transforming into the “Environment and Gardening Hub”. We will encourage residents to take action to deal with the Climate Crisis as well as continuing with the community gardening. We hope that more people will take part in environmentally friendly activities locally and, more importantly, will urge the Government and Council to do more. The first thing we are planning is to plant as many trees as possible on National Tree Planting Day 30 November. Did you know that a mature tree can absorb 48 lbs of carbon dioxide per year? So tree planting is a really positive thing we can do to start dealing with the Climate Crisis. Would you like to plant a tree in your garden? If so we can help by ordering and planting it. The ATA will pay for the compost and stakes. In addition we will be planting trees in public spaces on Devonshire Drive. We will need lots of people. Would you like to help plant trees on 30 November? We are also planning to: Continue to work on the...

Please be aware that if you receive a telephone call from mobile number 07405 489347 and they purport to be a Police Officer or Trading Standards Officer calling regarding recent works carried out at your property this is a SCAM . The Police and Trading Standards always advise businesses or residents to check IDs of callers. If they do not have ID or you are suspicious of an ID they show you, ask them to wait whilst you verify their credentials. You can then check if they are a genuine Royal Greenwich member of staff by telephoning the Royal Greenwich Council main switchboard number on 020 8854 8888 and ask to be put through to the department they are claiming they are from. For the Police, Call 101 the non-emergency number to report. Tina Pugh Police Liaison /ATA Security

The rugby World Cup final between England and South Africa will be live on the Ashburnham Arms’ massive screen from 9am on Saturday morning.

Following the success of past years we are once again organising for our children to be able to safely celebrate Halloween by trick or treating in the Ashburnham Triangle on Thursday, October 31st between 5.30 and 7.30pm. Participation is of course absolutely voluntary. We do hope that your children would like to join in to trick or treat and, whether you have children or not, that you would like to give out sweets. For safety and hygiene please only give out wrapped or packaged sweets. If you are interested, on Halloween night please place a pumpkin or sign by your front door or window so that the children know at which houses to stop, and so that anyone not interested in participating is not inconvenienced.

Greenwich West Police Team will be holding a drop-in meeting at Frank Smith Room, St Alfege Church, Greenwich Church Street, SE10, tomorrow, Thursday 24th October 2019 from 9am until 10am. Please come down and discuss any issues you may have.

This is not quite a Triangle matter, but probably of interest to many residents: Transport for London (TFL) has begun a 10-week public consultation on the proposed extension of the Bakerloo Line which would extend the line from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham. The consultation can be found at https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/tube/bakerloo-extension/   along with information on why the extension is needed, the new capacity it would provide and the area’s that it will open up (notably, according to the London Borough of Lewisham, one area being Deptford Creek and Greenwich Riverside). There is also a public exhibition this Saturday 19th October between 10;00 and 16:00 at Lewisham Shopping Centre, Central Square, Molesworth Street, London SE13 7EP where you can find out more about the proposals and talk to members of the project team.

The ATA has been notified that LHG owners of the former Magistrates Court have submitted further information as part of their planning application to redevelop the site and refurbish the former Magistrate Court and school buildings. To read more the revised planning application please see this update from the ATA’s Planning Team. If anyone wishes to receive a copy of the revised Design & Access Statement please get in touch as we can email a copy to you. Deadline for the public consultation is 20th October. Any questions feel free to get in touch with the ATA Planning Team on ata.planningteam@gmail.com .

Dear Ashburnham Triangle Residents, As you know we held our annual ATA Summer street party on 7th Sept. It was a great success and it seemed a good time was had by all. That is with the exception of one resident living in Ashburnham Place. This resident has written an official letter of complaint to The Environmental Health, Pollution & Residential Services with a complaint. “Complaint of noise nuisance - raised voices, shouting, screaming and loud music from a street party organised by the Ashburnham Triangle Association.” Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 RBG are obliged to investigate. Hence this post and call for your feedback and input into the complaint. We believed the noise was within acceptance levels for a Saturday afternoon public gathering. What is interesting is that noise is completely subjective and can only be defined by a decibel test which the Greenwich Council environmental team could have done on the day. However the complainant decided she would wa...

The next Community Liaison Working Group meeting to discuss Thames Tideway Tunnel matters in on September 12th, from 6 to 8 pm , in the Creekside Environment Centre. Please come along if you can. The meeting will report on how the excavation of the drop shaft is proceeding and the operation of the traffic management arrangements in and out of Norman Road, both present and future. It will be the first chance we have had to discuss our experience of the new lorry arrangements on Norman Road and Greenwich High Road. If you can’t make the meeting but would like to make a comment on the lorry arrangements please send an email to Barbara Reid, barbara.jreid@icloud.com or Neil Sinclair, neil.sinclair@hotmail.co.uk who will both be attending the meeting. Mick Delap who liaises with Thames Tideway on behalf of the ATA is away. We’ll also ask for an update on bookings for visiting the Pumping Station on Open House weekend ( 21 September ) and find out if there’s a waiting list or other days w...

Following the recent Safer Neighbourhoods Panel meeting the main point of concern is the dramatic increase in phone snatching. Our local police are organising for the above Met Police poster to be displayed in shop windows, cafes etc following the sudden rise in crime. Groups of youths have been seen in and around Cutty Sark Gardens wearing hoodies and puffa coats even in hot temperatures and targeting lone females for their phones. Most phone snatching has been on foot or bicycle. With the new student year about to commence phone snatching is predicted to continue with the town centre and Thames Path being the most vulnerable areas. This is what the police advise: Criminals are using mopeds and bicycles to snatch mobiles and handbags in this area, often riding up behind the victim and even mounting the pavement to grab them. Police are carrying out operations to tar...

....While summer may be drawing to an end, the Ashburnham Triangle is kicking off September with a big bang. Next Saturday 7th September sees our annual Street Party starting at 1pm, Ashburnham Retreat, aka "Play Street". Lots of great entertainment including live music, climbing wall, bouncy castle, magician and as usual all those finger licking foodie treats so make sure you come along. Then on Thursday 12th September the Ashburnham Arms will once again be releasing those numbered balls for another fun night of Bingo . All proceeds raised will be going to the charity Tommy's. Fantastic prizes to be won together with a raffle.  Remember, you've got to be in it to win it! Hope to see you there.

A reminder that our next history group meeting is on Thursday 29 August, 7.30pm in the back room of The Ashburnham Arms.

An incident took place in  Greenwich Town Centre at around 3:30pm this afternoon, Tuesday 27th August .  Officers were called to Norman Road in relation to a stabbing and then to the Cutty Sark in relation to a male holding a knife up to a female's throat. Police attended and the male suspect was tasered and arrested. The full details are still being gathered by the police but at present I can confirm there were two female victims, one of whom is the mother of the suspect. The mother has stated the suspect has mental health issues. Enquiries continue and a crime scene remains in place. If you have any information regarding this incident please contact either our Safer Neighbourhood Police or dial 101. Tina Pugh Police Liaison / ATA Security Greenwich West Safer Neighbourhood Police Telephone: 0208 284 5494 email: westgreenwich.snt@met.police.uk

Car crime within Greenwich has been rising steadily over the last year and sadly we have noticed a dramatic rise within the Triangle. Over the past couple of weeks there has been numerous reports of damage to vehicles in Guildford Grove, Langdale and Catherine Grove where cars have been broken into and items stolen from inside. Last week, between the hours of 20:00 and 06:50 on 14/15th August a BMW X5 was stolen from Guildford Grove. The key for this vehicle must have been cloned as there was no smashed glass where the vehicle was originally parked. High spec vehicles are desirable and are stolen to order. Car keys need to be kept away from the front of the house and ideally stored in a “car key blocker case". (click here for link to best signal blockers from car buyer) . If the signal is blocked it makes stealing your car that much harder.   A local resident has repeatedly captured images on their home security camera of potential car thieves. They walk in parallel down ...

 7th September 2019 – THE ATA SUMMER STREET PARTY 1pm 'til 6pm, Ashburnham Retreat Play Street Live Music, Food, Entertainment & of course superb raffle prizes Sponsored by Felicity J Lord – Greenwich We are looking for volunteers that would be happy to have a promotion board outside their house to promote the event. If you are happy to have one please contact ChrisWard,  Ata.chairperson@gmail.com We are also looking for volunteers to make and donate a cake on the day. If you are a budding Bake Off fan please contact Anastasia Graham-Yooll,  Anastasia.hgy@gmail.com See you on the 7th!

We have been notified by the Council that there has been a spate of rogue tree surgeons operating in the Triangle and surrounding area’s who have taken some works to trees without the benefit of planning permission, by posing as qualified tree surgeons offering to cut down or provide maintenance to garden trees in exchange for cash (at highly inflated levels). False addresses, mobile numbers and websites have been used on materials provided and vehicles used. The Triangle is protected by a Conservation Area designation in addition, some trees (including trees located in private gardens) may be subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) – which protects specific trees, groups of trees or woodlands in the interests of amenity. The Council must be notified six weeks in advance of intended works to a tree located within a Conservation Area or covered by a TPO unless a specific exemption applies (such as where a tree poses a risk to the public). To cut down, uproot or destroy a tree covere...

We welcome Sergeant Iain O’Hara to the Safer Neighbourhoods Team who joined on 2nd June. Iain has been with the Metropolitan Police for over 19 years and specifically requested to join a Safer Neighbourhood Team in his next role. We look forward to building on our close relationship with the SNT Team. The rest of the Safer Neighbourhood Team remains unchanged: Police Constable John Moody Police Constable Jaime Welch - currently on maternity leave but returning 24th August PCSO Henry Lawton Outside the Triangle There has been numerous reports of bag and phone snatching near the Cutty Sark boat. Police advise not to walk and talk on your phone around this area and to be vigilant of your surroundings if you do need to make/take a call.  There are new beggars within the Town Centre. Please note that many of these beggars are known to police and are not actually homeless.  Police advise NOT to give money to anyone begging. Drug dealing and drug taking...