Ashburnham Triangle Association

24/0305/F | Construction of a mixed-use development comprising of a 5-storey plus basement building, providing 9 residential units (Use Class C3), a restaurant at ground and basement levels (Use Class E), and an additional commercial unit on the first floor (Use Class E); other associated works. (Reconsultation - Amended Proposal) More information can be found by clicking here . This planning application relates to the at-present undeveloped land adjoining The N orth Pole and facing Norman Road.  The application is for the construction of a  five-storey building with nine flats, basement ,  a ground-floor restaurant and a 1st-floor commercial space. I am happy to submit a comment letter on behalf of the ATA and welcome views from ATA residents on the proposed development. As a reminder, objections need to focus on real and purported violations of planning laws and licensing. You are strongly encouraged to submit your own comments on these plans as well as reach out to ou...

At the request of area residents and our Neighbourhood Safety Officer, PC Andrew Nash, I am writing to promote the police's new Met Engage platform which enables residents to stay in touch with local officers and to report crimes more easily. One resident recently experienced the theft of an expensive package from the lower front garden area of their home, though fortunately their Ring camera snapped the thief and ultimately police were able to catch him (he pleaded guilty last week and will be sentenced in September).  This resident initally found it challenging to get in touch with the right police team working their case (a problem I had two years ago in relation to a harassment matter). PC Nash's recommendation is that AT residents to sign up to Met Engage - noting that the more people who join, the more effective the platform becomes. Having signed up myself, the platform allows you to create settings that alert you to news, area developments, specific types of crime, cha...

Ashburnham Triangle Association and Royal Museums Greenwich  invite you to a relaxed evening at the Ashburnham Arms! Hear from Iva, Philanthropy Officer, on how your support enables the  Museum to care for the national collection and Isabel, Patrons Manager, to  learn about exclusive behind-the-scenes opportunities. Find out about the  Museum as a charity and stories of their favourite objects. Get a preview of upcoming events this autumn and how, together, we  can make sure Greenwich remains a place of discovery, learning, and  inspiration - for today, and for the future. Join us to chat, ask questions, and a chance to win some exciting prizes! All welcome - free to attend, and free snacks to be provided! To RSVP please email Iva at imazza@rmg.co.uk by Wednesday 3rd September.

As some will recall, recently Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) recently extended an offer to AT residents in relation to its  Ocean Court Discovery Day. RMG was delighted to meet ATA members and showcase a bit of what the Museum has been working on in 2025. As a show of their appreciation, RMG would  like to extend ATA members an invite to their upcoming lecture HMS Captain: Technological Triumph to Tragedy for a discounted rate (currently reserved to Museum members only). Explore the story of  HMS Captain  (1869), a revolutionary warship, embodying Victorian Britain’s technological innovation with its rotating armoured turrets, wrought-iron armour, and steam propulsion as well as sails. At first appearance the ship was formidable but, only five months after its commission, on 7 September 1870  HMS Captain  capsized off Cape Finisterre in a severe gale. Only 18 of her crew of nearly 500 officers and men survived. The recent s...

Greenwich Open Studios was founded in 1978. For two weekends every year, the individual studios of artists who live and work in Greenwich & Blackheath area   are open to the public. With exception of the lockdown year of 2020, this has been an annual event which profiles the very best of visual art in Greenwich. You will be able to meet the artists & buy directly from them. The group is comprised of abstract & figurative painters, printmakers, pastel artists,  ceramicists, jewelers  & sculptors selling affordably priced works.   Greenwich Open Studios will be open weekends of September 13th/14th & 20th/21st.  Opening hours are 2-6pm unless stated by individual artists on the brochure.  The website where you can see more of each artists work is  https://www.greenwichopenstudios.co.uk

The Self Space describes itself as a modern mental health service for everyday people, offering therapy and mental health support that’s as easy to access as a morning coffee. They recently opened a brand new space right here in Greenwich down on 13 Turnpin Lane, SE10 9JA and would love to become part of the fabric of the community. To make that happen, they have asked that the news be shared with the community. The Self Space offers in-person and online therapy, workplace mental health training, and community events. Their new Greenwich space is also a hub for the newly launched Family Therapy offering. If you’re curious (or just fancy a nose around), pop in, say hello, and see the space for yourself. And, if you're happy to pop up any posters or would like some postcards/flyers, please reach out to Adam Downing, Community Lead ( adam.downing@theselfspace.com ) and someone from his team will pop some in for you. W  www.theselfspace.com IG  @theselfspace

25/2507/HD | Construction of a rear extension to the lower ground floor with associated internal alterations. | 61 ASHBURNHAM GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8UJ More information can be found by clicking here .

25/2503/HD | Construction of a first floor rear extension. | 61 ASHBURNHAM GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8UJ More information can be found by clicking here .

If you hadn't heard, a new venue has recently popped up. The Greenwich Nest is located on Victoria Parade, opposite the Greenwich Waitrose. A cafe serving coffees, pastries, breakfast and lunch options, The Greenwich Nest is open Monday-Sunday with last orders taken by 4pm every day. Interested to know more? Click here .

Did you know that Greenwich now hosts large-scale outdoor music festivals managed by Labyrinth Events? Having been at the show for Empire of the Sun on Saturday night, I can tell you it was a spectacular affair - great sound and visuals, very well run, lots of food and drink options... and fireworks! Only a few more shows remain - check them out! More information can by found by clicking here .

Diane, this summer, your local Picturehouse. Entering the town of Twin Peaks. Fetch your clairvoyant logs, tape recorders and best friend necklaces - we’re throwing an all-day marathon of Season One of Twin Peaks: David Lynch & Mark Frost’s groundbreaking television masterpiece. Join us for a big day at the movies to solve one of the small screen’s most enduring mysteries: who killed Laura Palmer?  There will be a 15 minute intermission after Episode 2 and a 30 minute interval after Episode 5 . Cherry pie and coffee - as black as midnight on a moonless night or otherwise - available all day long. Want more information? Click here .

Hello everyone, As you may have seen via other social media channels, and heard via word-of-mouth, the Triangle area has seen its fair share of crime recently. Recent activities have included break-ins, attempted break-ins and physical/sexual assault on the streets. Understanding these are stressful events, please remain vigilant and aware of your surroundings. And always, always report crimes to the Met Police - these reported statistics do inform how policing is handled and resources are allocated. More details to come from the July meeting of Greenwich borough representatives and the Met Police at which recent crime and enforcement activities were discussed. In the meantime, if you have questions about security/crime/policing, please see the dedicated "Security" page on the ATA website by clicking here .

All are welcome to join the Annual Greenwich Society Summer Party this Sunday, 13 July. The picnic is BYO food and drink but there is live music and (hopefully) sunshine! Sunday 13th July 12.30pm-4pm Located at the top of Point Hill and Maidenstone Hill, SE10 8QW This is a free event.

🌊 You're Invited!   🌊 Celebrate the reopening of Ocean Court at the National Maritime Museum  on 22 July at 10:30am ! ✨   Enjoy a guided tour of unique maritime treasures ☕ Stay for tea and meet the team behind the Museum ’ s charitable work Free entry – RSVP by 13 June  to IMazza@rmg.co.uk Please mention you heard about the event via the Ashburnham Triangle Association !

I am pleased to announce that The Practice Rooms Greenwich is now offering a 10% discount to AT residents. Simply refer to the code "Ash10" when booking a treatment w ith  Maria Luísa Gonçalves. Some information about  Maria Luísa, who has kindly offered her services to AT residents: Meet Maria Luísa – The Heart Behind Tão Linda Therapies With years of experience in holistic healing, Maria Luísa is a dedicated therapist whose passion lies in helping others achieve balance, relaxation, and deep emotional healing. As the founder of Tão Linda Therapies, she has developed a unique and intuitive approach that blends bodywork, energy healing, and therapeutic techniques to create a truly transformative experience for her clients. Maria Luísa’s mission is to provide a safe and nurturing space where individuals can reconnect with themselves, release physical and emotional tension, and restore harmony within their bodies and minds. Whether through massage therapy, family constellation...

25/1658/TC | (T1) Leyland cypress: section fell to ground level - partially dead, extremely close to building. Height 4.0m Crown spread 2.0m | 59 ASHBURNHAM GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8UJ For more information, please click here .

25/1712/TC | (T1-T2) Staghorn Sumac - Fell to ground level and remove roots, growing on gravel slope with dangerous lean posing risk of toppling, a previous third tree has already toppled | 2 CATHERINE GROVE, LONDON, SE10 8BS For more information, please click here .

25/1670/TC | Pittosporum (T1) - reduce height from 15ft to 12ft and width from 12ft to 10ft due to excessive shading London Plane (T2) - reduce back to previous pruning points, taking the height from 40ft to 30ft and the width from 20ft to 15ft | 1 CATHERINE GROVE, LONDON, SE10 8BS For more information, please click here .

Hello everyone - not much longer to wait until the next Ashburnham Triangle Association street party (pray for good weather)! Happy to be able to share with you the schedule for the day's events and activities, and looking forward to seeing you all there!

A big (advance) thank you to all of our stall holders who have committed to participate in this year's event! And please do bring your donations to benefit the MammaKind charity to support all of the great work they're doing!

 Please join us in congratulating the Deborah Ubee Trust (DUT), located in the Triangle, in celebrating their being awarded five years of funding by the National Lottery Community Fund! With this funding, DUT is announcing the appointment of a new key staff member - Fundraising Lead - who will support the charity to continue to provide key mental health services in Greenwich. Full press release details here: Local success story: A South East London mental health charity celebrates key milestone this Mental Health Week 12 May 2025 Much-loved local mental health charity, The Deborah Ubee Trust (DUT), is celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week by announcing a major new appointment and inviting community members to get involved in its work supporting mental health and emotional wellbeing across Greenwich, Lewisham and Bexley.   Thanks to a secured five-years of funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, DUT has appointed a new Fundraising Lead, marking a pivotal moment in ...

Thank you to the 50+ people who turned out for the 7 May public discussion at the Ashburnham Arms. As discussed, everyone is strongly encouraged to submit their comments to the planning application - and to submit comments via both the Greenwich and Lewisham Council planning sites. For the Greenwich Council planning application, please click here . For the Lewisham Council planning application, please click here . To briefly summarise the major themes discussed this evening, expressed concerns include: environmental impact to Deptford Creek and surrounding area of construction zone confirmation of continued creekside walkable access general appreciation that the site should be redeveloped to provide new housing stock but that low rise/low density property sympathetic to the area, and in consideration of overall visual impact, is what is needed the impact on surrounding buildings and their residents the need to consider impact on nearby listed buildings the question of public benefit fr...

On 29 April 2025, Commander Owain Richards, in his capacity as the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) lead for Royal Parks, provided an update on the future of how policing of Royal Parks across London will look going forward. As you may be aware, MPS is facing a £260 million funding gap. MPS has been working closely with The Royal Parks to understand their concerns and work with them to agree how the Royal Parks can be policed in light of these budgetary challenges. MPS has decided to no longer have a dedicated Royal Parks policing team, and will transition to a new policing model effective 1 November 2025. MPS will continue to respond to emergencies, patrol, support events and maintain relationships with partners and stakeholders - however, this will be undertaken by local neighbourhood teams rather than a dedicated unit. More detail can be found in the attached file.

Royal Borough of Greenwich invites us to their neighbourhood management trial community feedback sessions. These trials began on 27 November 2024 to improve air quality, reduce traffic, and make it safer and easier for people to walk and cycle in west and east Greenwich. The Council notes both neighbourhoods suffer from high levels of air pollution and traffic, despite the fact many residents do not own a car. In West Greenwich, feedback sessions are talking place on Tuesday 20 May and Wednesday 21 May. They will be conducted 7-8:30pm at West Greenwich Art Centre, 141 Greenwich High Road, SE10 8JL.

Hello everyone - as you know, plans have been submitted for the redevelopment of the Lewisham College Deptford Campus into a complex of hundreds of new flats. These plans have elicited resident concerns about the potential impact of such a significant development on both neighbourhood and skyline. On Wednesday 7 May, 7pm at the Ashburnham Arms, please join us for a discussion of the redevelopment project. Confirmed guest speakers include: Aidan Smith, Councillor, Greenwich Park Ward Raj Patel, Representative, Greenwich Society Mick Delap, Founder of the CreekLink charity A few suggestions on the day: Our discussion will begin promptly at 7pm. To the extent you're able, please arrive by 6:30pm to get your drinks orders in to minimise disruption during discussions. Small foods/nibbles will be made available at no cost to attendees. If you'd like to grab dinner at the Ashburnham Arms afterwards, please submit your orders early to allow the kitchen staff to meet demand. We anticipa...

Hello everyone - as you will have seen, plans have been submitted for the redevelopment of the Lewisham College Deptford Campus into a complex of hundreds of new flats. These plans have elicited a variety of responses, both positive from negative, from area residents in Greenwich and Lewisham who have concerns about the potential impact of such a significant development on both neighbourhood and skyline. On Wednesday 7 May, 7pm at the Ashburnham Arms, please join us for a discussion of the redevelopment project. Depending on the turnout (and weather), we may also use the adjoining Ashburnham Retreat space. Confirmed guest speakers include: Aidan Smith, Councillor, Greenwich Park Ward Raj Patel, Representative, Greenwich Society Mick Delap, Founder of the CreekLink charity Additional speakers have been approached. We look forward to seeing you on the evening for a productive discussion of planning and next steps.

If you haven't yet confirmed your interest in hosting a placard, please contact Peter Ferenz ASAP at petermferenz@gmail.com. And thank you for your support of the Ashburnham Triangle Association annual street party on 8 June - we look forward to seeing you there!

25/0798/F | Demolition of existing building and construction of buildings ranging from 1 to 31 storeys for residential (Class C3) and flexible Class E, local community (Class F2), education (Class F1), and drinking establishment (Sui Generis) use; cycle parking and facilities, landscaping and highway improvements, servicing and plant and all other ancillary and associated works. (This application is an EIA development and is accompanied by an Environmental Statement) (This is a cross borough application with the London Borough of Lewisham, their reference: DC/25/139390) Further information not forming part of the formal description of development provided for consultation purposes: This application is located both within the Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) and London Borough of Lewisham (LBL). The scheme as a whole provides 903 C3 residential units across both borough (306 C3 residential units within RBG and 597 C3 residential units within LBL) 8,713 GIA flexible Class E, local commun...

25/0580/F | Retrospective planning permission for a Change of Use of first floor from Dance Studio and Event Space (Use Class Sui Generis) to a Mixed use Dance Studio and Event Space and Place of Worship (Use Class Sui Generis) and proposed change of use of ground floor and first floor from Dance Studio and Event Space to a Mixed Use Dance Studio and Event Space and Performing Arts College (Sui Generis) BOROUGH HALL, ROYAL HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8RE More information may be found my clicking here . | BOROUGH HALL, ROYAL HILL, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8RE

Hello everyone - a reminder that the next ATA Plant Swap event is scheduled to take place on Saturday 3 May 2025 in the Ashburnham Retreat (SE10 8TZ). The event will run 10:30am-12pm. Please bring any unwanted plants and take away something new! Even if you have nothing to swap, do come along - there will be plenty of plants, and all are welcome to participate.

Hello everyone - as you know, our next street party is scheduled for Sunday 8 June. As they did last year, John Payne Estate Agents is financially sponsoring the event - and as part of their sponsorship, they will produce street party promotional placards to be placed outside Triangle houses for 30 days. These help greatly to promote the event. John Payne places the placards then removes them after 30 days. Worked like clockwork last year! If you're willing to have a placard placed outside your home, please email ATA Chair Peter Ferenz (petermferenz@gmail.com) with your address details. Thanks!

Food, music, entertainment, local vendors... planning is well under way for our next street party, scheduled for a bit earlier this year to ( hopefully ) take advantage of ( fingers crossed ) the glorious summer weather! Save the date - more details to come...

When Tamino awakes from a battle with a giant snake, he is chosen by the Queen of the Night for an epic journey to rescue her daughter, Pamina, from the evil Sarastro. Equipped with a Magic Flute and accompanied by the bumbling but lovable Papageno, they venture forth, encountering three mysterious boys, an evil jailer, trials to enlightenment, and a truth, less black and white than it first appears. When Tamino awakes from a battle with a giant snake, he is chosen by the Queen of the Night for an epic journey to rescue her daughter, Pamina, from the evil Sarastro. Equipped with a Magic Flute and accompanied by the bumbling but lovable Papageno, they venture forth, encountering three mysterious boys, an evil jailer, trials to enlightenment, and a truth, less black and white than it first appears. Following the success of productions Suor Angelica in 2023 and La Bohème in 2024 composed by Giacomo Puccini, Opera Greenwich is delighted to present their first ever opera sung entirely in Ge...

This Sunday,  Lovebrunch.co.uk launches their exciting new Sunday series at The North Pole . Expect Live singers, special guest DJs and fun interactive props to make your experience that little bit more exciting, all while indulging in a delicious roast dinner menu and endless bottomless cocktails. And a reminder - ATA Cardholders receive a 15% discount at The North Pole.

Vintners Lanes , at Davy 's on Greenwich High Road, as been named one of the best boutique bowling alleys in the world at the 40th Annual Bowling Centre Architecture and Design Awards! Hosted in Texas, USA, the annual awards recognise bowling centres from across the world for their superior design and style. Judged by a panel of industry experts, only 7 centres globally are chosen each year for a coveted award. The only UK-based alley to snag a prize, Vintners Lanes was celebrated for its stunning interior. If you haven't been yet, what on earth are you waiting for???