Ashburnham Triangle Association

Looking forward to seeing everyone at this Sunday's street party. We have a great lineup of activities planned... come along, bring the kids, bring a friend, have a bite and a drink... and enjoy!

Hello everyone - sharing information from Greenwich Theatre on some great events planned for the months ahead - details below and via clicking this link . There are some very familiar faces heading to Greenwich Theatre over the coming months… From comedy and music legends to extraordinary stories from behind the scenes of television, show-business and true crime, we’ve got a packed line-up of special one-night events coming to our stage. BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW BOOK NOW

Hello everyone- sharing on behalf of Barbara Reid: I hope you’ve all had a good summer. September has arrived and it’s time for another local history talk.  It will be on  Thursday 17 September at 7.30pm  in the lovely West Greenwich Library.    Some of you may have attended Vaughan Ginn’s previous talk about the journalist Gareth Jones, one of the first journalists to report on the 1932-33 Great Famine in Soviet Ukraine. This talk follows on from that to tell the story of John Hughes, a semi-literate Welshman, who set up the highly successful steel mining town Husovska (Hughesovka) named after him in Ukraine. It tells the story of his humble beginnings, his move to the Greenwich area, the connections he made, what happened to Husovska post revolution and the fascinating Kruschev connection.    Talk title: The Greenwich Ukranian Welsh Connection  Our speaker is Vaughan Ginn who lives on Greenwich South Street.   ...

Hello everyone – sharing some information on behalf of our councillor, Stacy Smith.   The next meeting with Stacy is scheduled for 5  Saturday, 7pm  at the Ashburnham Arms. The informal agenda for the meeting includes: Glyphosate usage and opt-out program: update and actions (including draft survey, and pending Council update) Engaging Blissett Street residents in unused land patch (including draft survey) Ways forward for more trees and less fly tipping Improving Blackheath Road (including conversations with Street Trees for Living and Wickes local manager about trees and green space to act as a deterrent to fly tipping)   And of course, any other business of interest to AT residents.

Hello everyone - for those interested and available, please see below details about expedition travel specialist Amelia Dalton's Coffee and Chat at the National Maritime Museum.

Hello everyone - sharing on behalf of Caroline Nuttall-Smith: It’s that time of year again for Greenwich Open Studios. Thirty-one artists working in the Greenwich & Blackheath area will be showing their work over two weekends:  Ceramics, P ainting, Printmaking, Jewellery, Sculpture, Drawing & Pastels.  Saturdays & Sundays 12/13 & 19/20 September from 12-5pm (unless stated otherwise on the leaflet). A leaflet will be coming through your door soon, or please look at the website  for all the details & maps. Here’s a few images of members work: First image: 5 ceramicists in one venue, Gilly Budd, Rade Mihovilovic, Caroline Nuttall-Smith, Richard Dickson & Jenny Bailey Second image:  Basia Burrough Third Image: Deirdre Ellis Fourth image: Chris Moody

Hello everyone (and happy Friday) - sharing an update from our friends at Greenwich Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Devonshire Drive. Members of the church would like to organise a community day trip to London Zoo made possible via the Community Access Scheme. The goal is to provide a fun and inclusive outing for residents while also strengthening community connections. With the Community Access Scheme, discounted tickets would be available for households meeting certain criteria, such as: Local residents within the Ashburnham Triangle / Greenwich area Households on low incomes or receiving benefits Families with children Older residents or individuals experiencing social isolation Carers and those supporting vulnerable community members   To help gauge interest for planning such an event, likely to happen in late September: Please share word of the event idea with neighbors and friends. Please contact Candy Springer, from Greenwich SDA, by clicking here .

Hello everyone - a  reminder that the next local history group talk will be on  Thursday 14 May at 7:30pm  in the lovely West Greenwich Library.  Many of you will know Mick Delap whose presentation is on the following theme: Who WAS who in West Greenwich? The why and the how of remembering local figures. And who is missing? From blue plaques to street names, and statues to schools, Mick will talk about who is remembered and how... and asking you, do you agree?    Mick will suggest, for the Ashburnham Triangle, the names of figures he feels have been left out of our own local story. There is, for instance, a great lack of women and non-establishment figures. Maybe you have a local name you would like to add to Mick’s list - if so, please tell us on the night! Mick hopes we can end the evening with a straw poll vote on who we would most like to see the Ashburnham Triangle remembering - perhaps as a first step to adding a new chap...

Hello everyone - sharing the below on behalf of Tim Barnes/The Greenwich Society: The Greenwich Society is organising four conversations with distinguished residents this Spring. The first conversation is on Thursday 19th February, 7pm at St Alfege Church Hall. The remaining conversations will be in March, April and May. The last of the conversations is with Veronica Sefton, the CO Woolwich Barracks, and is likely to be in the restored Officers Mess at the Barracks which would be a great venue. The remaining ones are likely to be at St Alfege Church Hall. The first of these conversations will be with Matthew Pennycook MP. More information may be found by clicking here .

Sharing on behalf of Barbara Reid and Lynne Dixon: Join us to share the stories of remarkable women who have lived in Greenwich in the past. Not just the famous but also the forgotten including activists, scientists, entrepreneurs, as well as writers, mothers and carers. This community project has discovered dozens of stories of remarkable women. Our enthusiastic volunteers have researched their stories, and will share some of them at this celebration. More information may be found in the attached image.

Hello everyone - sharing on behalf of Barbara Reid: The next local history group talk will be on Thursday 26 February at 7.30pm in the lovely West Greenwich Library.  Our speaker is David Whittaker. Many of you will remember David’s last talk on the lost pubs of Greenwich. This talk is on W.A. Wilson, Temperance Brewer.  David says:   The Wilson family lived on Egerton Drive between about 1914 and 1954. William Anthony Wilson founded the company in Nottingham, moving to London and opening his works at Eastney Street in East Greenwich. The talk includes information on the family, the factory and the drinks it produced, and considers these in the context of the temperance movement in Greenwich. Thanks to all of you who came to Lynn Dixon’s fascinating talk in November and I want to say a big thank you to all our speakers who volunteer their time and research so that these talks are available for everyone to attend for free. ...

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

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 ...