Ashburnham Triangle Association

Please join us at the Ashburnham Arms ( 25 Ashburnham Grove, London SE10 8UH) on 5 February, 6:30pm for our second community discussion about the redevelopment plans. Food/snacks will be provided. Confirmed attendees include: Norman Adams, Greenwich Society (Chair) Tim Barnes, Greenwich Society (Events, Planning, Traffic & Support) Mick Delap, CreekLink Heritage Trail (Co-Founder) Peter Ferenz, Ashburnham Triangle Association (Chair) Sheila Keeble, Greenwich Society (Planning) Councillor Aidan Smith, Royal Borough of Greenwich For information on upcoming consultations and details from the previous ATA post, please click here .

26/0205/CP | Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) is sought for the construction of a single-storey in cidental outbuilding within the rear garden of existing dwelling house. 20 ASHBURNHAM GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8UH More information can be found by clicking here . | 20 ASHBURNHAM GROVE, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8UH

Hello everyone, Sarah McGowan's "Move It or Lose It" exercises classes for older adults have just started in  St John’s Church on Monday afternoons (1:45-2:45pm)  with parking available.  Sarah's  Tuesday class is also still running at 10-11am at Greenwich West .  More details:  Move it or Lose it fitness classes for older adults (60+) St John’s: Upstairs at St John’s Church, St John’s Vale (entrance on Lewisham Way), SE8. Mondays 1.45-2.45pm. £9. Accessible/free parking. Greenwich: Greenwich West Community Centre, 141 Greenwich High Road, SE10. Tuesdays 10-11am. £8. Accessible. Please wear  comfortable clothes and trainers/practical footwear.  Just come along or contact Sarah on 07540 556401. Email:  sarah.mcgowan@moveitorloseit.co.uk First class FREE!

For information on RMG's packed February calendar, please click here . A few snapshots are included here of some upcoming activites.

 Get 25% off all menus at Blackheath House, anytime 9am-9pm. More information can be found by clicking here .

Following two rounds of consultation last year and extensive discussions with the local authorities, RER London have submitted updated proposals for the redevelopment of the Deptford Bridge site to both Greenwich and Lewisham councils. RER are holding two community drop-in events to showcase the updated proposals. Members of the project team will be there to answer questions, discuss the proposals, and explain the guiding principles behind the application. Please consider attending these events which will be taking place at  Cockpit Deptford 18-22 Creekside SE8 3DZ  on the following dates: Saturday 31 January 2pm to 5pm Tuesday 3 February 5pm to 8pm Further details can be found on the attached leaflet. If you do plan to make it to either of these events, please do let RER know which day you’re thinking of attending. Please also submit any questions in advance about the community events or the submitted proposals. The ATA is seeking to organize a second community event soon so ...

Following a monumental debut last summer, the Series returns to the spectacular riverside setting of the Old Royal Naval College, UNESCO World Heritage Site - the architectural centrepiece of Greenwich.    Unique to London's live music scene, Labyrinth on the Thames presents an unforgettable experience for music fans, with some of the world's most exciting artists performing in one of London's most iconic locations.    Sound, art & light collide as they  reimagine the 17th century landmark, while the sun sets over the London skyline.    A celebration of London’s cultural legacy, reshaped through pioneering sound and spectacle.   More information on Labyrinth's upcoming Greenwich schedule can be found by clicking here .

H ello everyone - this year's Carols Party Night will be held at the Ash on Monday 22 December. On tap for the evening: 6:30pm: mulled wine, mince pies and roast chestnuts at the Ashburnham Arms 6:45pm: carol singing round the Triangle 8pm: food at the Ash 9pm: Christmas quiz All proceeds from the evening go to Shelter . See you there!

MONDAY 8 th  December 2025 - The next Arts Society Greenwich Art Talk With our last lecture of 2025 we aim to get you in the Christmas mood with mince pies and the most Christmasy of talks: St Nicholas of Myra and Santa Claus: A Case of Mistaken Identity Our guest speaker - Sally Dormer When - Monday 08 December 2025 Where - @James Wolfe School, Royal Hill Campus, Royal Hill, Greenwich, SE10 8RZ. (Parking available) How did the remains of Nicholas, a fourth-century bishop from Myra, Turkey, reach Bari, Italy in 1087? And how did this rather obscure churchman become the patron saint of sailors, merchants, prisoners and children in the Byzantine Empire and Western Europe? This lecture explores the development of St Nicholas’ medieval cult through the artefacts associated with it: icons, wall paintings and illuminated manuscripts, and charts his eventual transformation into the well-loved Santa Claus. About our guest speaker  Sally Dormer  - lecturer and tutor for the Early ...

With Christmas fast approaching and as a matter of appreciation for our support this year, Royal Museums Greenwich are offering 5 complimentary tickets to members of the Ashburnham Triangle Association for their upcoming concert:   Evening concert at the Queen’s House with the Holtág Quartet | Royal Museums Greenwich  Saturday 6 December 2025, 7.30pm-8.30pm.   Royal Museums Greenwich are excited for The Quartet to perform- the group comprises students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. They made their debut on BBC Radio 3's In Tune and were awarded the Sir John Barbirolli Prize for String Quartets.   This concert is part of a series of evening performances at the Queen's House, organised in partnership with the Faculty of Music at Trinity Laban and generously supported by The Rainbow Dickinson Trust. More performances will take place next year.   Should you be interested in participating on Saturday for free, please email Iva Mazza directl...

The Deborah Ubee Trust is running a Christmas appeal this year focused on supporting people in Greenwich who find the season difficult or isolating. The Deborah Ubee Trust provides  free and nominal-cost therapy, group work and workshops  in Greenwich, Lewisham and Bexley. Your gift helps someone in our community feel  supported when the festive season feels heavy. Please donate what you can!

Community entries for the Big Half, taking place on Sunday, 6 September 2026, are now open. If you would like to participate, please contact Claire Field by 1 December via ata.secureteam@gmail.com Please provide your full name if you would like to be included on the community entry - this is normally a discounted fee. The Big Half marathon  starts at Tower Bridge and finishes at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. This 13.1-mile closed-road race passes through several London boroughs, including Greenwich. More information can be found by clicking here .

  Greenwich Wine Shop Producer Tasting: Louis Roederer Join us in the Wine Shop on Friday 28th November as Ayla Goddard-Reichelt walks us through a selection of iconic Champagnes from Louis Roederer. The Champagne House Louis Roederer was founded in Reims in 1776. It is one of the few large Champagne houses still owned by the founding family and has a reput...

Hello everyone - I am sharing responses below from Chris Horn, developer, to questions raised at our recent meeting to discuss the redevelopment of this site. First of all I can confirm that each of the three properties is detached and is two storeys high and that none has car parking provided as part of the scheme. Our expectation in common with standard practice at the Royal Borough of Greenwich is that future residents at the three address points will also be permanently excluded from joining any local CPZ’s. There was an interesting discussion about whether the site should be gated. My recollection is that there was some ambivalence over this in previous discussions with the council. However, I took away from the meeting a unanimous preference amongst local residents that there should be a gate and our application will now specify this. There were a number of questions relating to potential impacts on flora and fauna. Our assessments have found no animals living or nesting on the s...

A reminder that the  next local history group talk will be on  Thursday 27 November , starting 7:30 at West Greenwich Library.    The featured speaker is Lynne Dixon. Lynne researches and writes about women’s history. Her talk will be on  The Women of Greenwich Project , it will include: the women who founded the Mother and Baby Hospital of Woolwich; the costume designer Natasha Korniloff (who lived on Egerton Drive and is best known for creating costumes for David Bowie); and the inventor Marie Celeste-de-Casteras Sinibaldi (who in the 1860s lived on Greenwich South Street).    Lynne will speak for about 45 minutes and then there will be time for questions and discussion.

Hello everyone - sharing an update from our Councilor Aidan Smith: Resurfacing works on Greenwich High Road begin on the evening of 10 November, will be conducted over 11 weeknights and conclude on 25 November. Works will be conducted 8pm-5am. TFL buses will be on diversion from 8pm-5am. Further information provided by TFL can be found by clicking here . More information on these works can be found on the Royal Borough of Greenwich website by clicking here . 

Hello everyone, I am pleased to announce that El Alquimista, recently reviewed here  on the ATA site, has agreed to participate in the ATA Card discount scheme. El Alquimista has kindly agreed to offer a 20% discount to ATA cardholders. As previously mentioned, El Alquimista has recently opened and is planning to unveil their full menu in the next 1-2 weeks. In the meantime, a scaled-back menu is currently available.

Hello everyone - sharing the below on behalf of Mick Delap: This is an  appropriate title for Remembrance Day, and a sad reminder that it's impossible to think of peace without thinking of war. An amazing line-up of poets , including local ATA poet Mick Delap,  and West Greenwich resident Lorraine Mariner,  will be reading their own work,  but also key poems about conflict by a wide range of other poets.  There  will be live music, with interludes on harp by the fabulous Lucia Foti .   Admission free.  Interval refreshments.  The poets are the core group of the local Nevada Street Writers , founded by Mick Delap in the eponymous street down by Greenwich Theatre in 2009. They are still going strong!  You will hear the different voices of Mick Delap, Malene Engelund, Lorraine Mariner, and Jocelyn Page,  reading their own choices, as well as what  other members of the Nevada Street group who cannot be present on the night...

Hello everyone, Please join us on Wednesday evening, 6:30pm in the back room of the Ashburnham Arms for a conversation with Chris Horn, client project lead, to present the revised application to build three houses to replace the garages on Ashburnham Place (opposite St. Marks Centre). Originally submitted as a larger development to construct five houses, and with planning permissions refused, this is being brought back as a smaller scheme following advice from the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Hannah Cornett, the architect involved with the planning, will also be in attendance. We look forward to seeing as many people as possible to discuss this significant building application within the Triangle. Do aim to arrive early to get your seat (and drinks). Snacks will be made available as well.

Calli ng all Jo Brand fans - Jo will participate in a live Q&A at Greenwich Theatre. Some information about the event, as shown on Greenwich Theatre's website: Since swapping life as a mental health nurse for the comedy stage in 1987, Jo Brand has become one of Britain’s most distinctive and celebrated comedians. Starting out on the London cabaret circuit as “The Sea Monster”, she quickly gained a cult following and went on to earn the Perrier Pick of the Fringe nomination at Edinburgh before twice winning the British Comedy Award for Best Live Performer. Jo’s career spans her acclaimed Channel 4 series   Through the Cakehole   and   All the Way to Worcester , her BAFTA-winning performance in   Getting On , and countless appearances on   Have I Got News For You ,   QI ,   Mock the Week ,   Countdown   and more. Critics have hailed her as “the best female comic in Britain” ( Daily Mirror ). Now, in this intimate evening at Greenwich Theatr...