Ashburnham Triangle Association

The planning proposal for a large apartment block on the south side at 64-68 Blackheath Road is being discussed at the planning meeting on  Tuesday 1 August at 6.30pm  at Rooms 4 & 5, Town Hall, Wellington Street, Woolwich SE18 6PW. The meeting is open to members of the public, who can also speak for 2 minutes if they ask in advance. 020 8921 6160 http://committees.royalgreenwich.gov.uk www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk ITEM: J MUIR & CO (Bookbinders) Ltd, 64-68 Blackheath Road, Greenwich, SE10 8DA (16/1010/F)  REPORT AUTHOR: Ben Oates, Senior Principal Planner ben.oates@royalgreenwich.gov.uk Tel: 020 8921 2106

Rana Abdulfattah Tuesday August 1st, 7 for 7.30pm West Greenwich Library Greenwich High Road, SE10 8NN Launch of  Tiger and Clay Syrian author  Rana Abdulfattah  will read for us on a Skype connection from Istanbul where she is living in exile In collaboration with Palewell Press and co-hosted by Spanish film maker Juan del Gado Meze provided by Abdullah, the Damascus Chef FREE entry, but please book on eventbright https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e /tiger-and-clay-book-launch-ti ckets-35258696711  There will be a voluntary donation box for a Syrian charity.

We hope this news alert finds you well now that the Summer holidays are upon us. At our latest July Safer Neighbourhoods meeting, the Police reported a small increase in residential burglaries in Greenwich West including five in the Triangle, mainly affecting Greenwich High Road and Blackheath Road from April - July 2017. Our 'Beat the Burglar' leaflet has now been added to the publications and archive tab of the website. So if you are new to the area or mislaid your copy, you can read our top crime prevention  tips for keeping your home safe and secure. The figures for motor vehicle crime for the same period are still high with ten thefts recorded. These include the taking of a motor vehicle and theft from a motor vehicle.  We are working with the Police on a new leaflet on car, moped and bike crime for distribution later this autumn in order to address this issue. There have been complaints of noise nuisanc...

Graham Fawcett's lecture performance on DH Lawrence, poet Wednesday July 26, 6.45 for 7pm The Crypt, St Margaret's Church, Lee Terrace SE13 5DL. Entrance in Brandram Road. Park in the car park there or in the church forecourt. Irena Hill says, 'This is a new venue for me, chosen because it's quiet, airy and comfortable. Do come!' £12.50 online from in-words.co.uk or at the door. Irena says, 'If you have any difficulties booking this way, do drop me an email' irena.mh50@gmail.com Refreshments (donations welcome). Graham Fawcett says: World Poets Series 2017 England and Wales Tour This evening is for all of you who read and love poetry, whether or not you have yet discovered D H Lawrence as a poet and not just the author of Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow and other novels. If you have ever read a poem by him, then it may well have been ‘Piano’, the unforgettable early portrait, in word, picture and sound, of Lawrence remembering a woman playing a piano; ...

The Ashburnham Triangle Association is pleased to introduce our new logo, a clearer and bolder design that will appear on our website and posters over the coming weeks and months.

Photo: Tony Othen The full Greenwich Council meeting this evening where the fate of the community garden at the bottom of Royal Hill will be decided starts at 7pm. However as the garden is the 14th item on the agenda, there's no need to arrive before 8pm. Photo: Neil Sinclair The meeting will be in Woolwich Town Hall, Wellington Street, SE18 6PW.

There will be a Safer Neighbourhood Panel Meeting this Thursday 20th July, which involves local police, councillors and other Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators. The ATA Security Representatives will be attending this meeting. If there are any issues or concerns you have within the Triangle then please let us know so we can mention them at the meeting on your behalf. Tina Pugh Security Hub