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TRAFFIC CHAOS! M a r i ly n L it t le

hen the Hills and Vales traffic reduc - residents including the shop owners on And where are we now…. •Do you expect it to change? If so, how Wtion scheme was first brought to our Royal Hill were very concerned about the The Hills and Vales traffic reduction and over what timescale? attention in late 2018 by Councillor effect it could have on their area. scheme was introduced on the 20th August •Were alternative routes identified? If so, Brighty, it was very unclear whether it The scheme was re-considered in late under an Experimental Traffic Order and how were they advertised to drivers, many would go ahead as some West 2019 and throughout the intervening period our fears were realised! of whom start and finish their journeys out - the Westcombe Society had Most of the roads in are side the borough? deep concerns about the effect now experiencing additional traffic as vehi - •Can you assure us that ongoing checks are this would have on the roads cles try to negotiate routes through our area proving that the number of vehicles within Westcombe Park as from the A2 to Greenwich Town Centre queuing is reducing and that acceptable drivers tried to negotiate routes and beyond. These new routes now culmi - alternative routes are being taken? to Greenwich and beyond. nate in queues of mostly stationary traffic We had hoped for answers from the We were denied inclusion in on Maze Hill. Vanbrugh Hill was also suf - Assistant Director of Transport at the the initial consultations despite fering queues until it was closed to through Council before the Westcombe News went the council admitting that there traffic due to the roadworks for the to press but to date we have had no would be a knock-on effect on Cycleway 4 at its junction with Trafalgar response. We had also hoped that his the ‘Hills’, Maze Hill and Road. Some roads are gridlocked and response would reassure our residents that Vanbrugh Hill in particular, journeys that used to take 10 minutes are the current, wholly unacceptable situation, which they would monitor. The now taking anything up to an hour and a was improving; that drivers were finding Council had a view then that half. alternative routes and that the current situa - most traffic would stay on the From Thursday 24th, access to Walnut tion would be short lived. We have not A2 to reach destinations Tree Road from Vanbrugh Hill, another received that reassurance! beyond Greenwich. We were route to reach Trafalgar Road, will be The scheme has been in place for five assured that our requests for closed to traffic via a modal filter. weeks and urgent action needs to be taken ongoing monitoring and possi - The Westcombe Society wrote to the to vastly improve the effects on ble curtailing of the scheme Council on the 18th September asking the Westcombe Park and particularly Maze and would be possible if the effects following questions: Vanbrugh Hills. were injurious to our area. •Is this situation, as you anticipated by the www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ HUMBER ROAD modelling, done? westgreenwichtraffic Maze Hill Action Group COUNCIL HILLS AND VALES TRAFFIC REDUCTION SCHEME BACKFIRES ON MAZE HILL ince the introduction of the Hills and in just three days and numbers are growing couldn't receive my shopping delivery yes - backing and support of Cllr Geoff Brighty, SVales scheme in West Greenwich by the day. terday. I'm disabled and rely on my elderly Cllr Mariam Lolavar and Cllr Leo Fletcher. which coincided with the Mayor of It is clear from the feedback on the peti - parents to do my shopping for me. The Cllr Geoff Brighty, who opposed the ’s Streetspace programme, and The tion that there are serious concerns about traffic was so bad that they had to retreat scheme from the outset, tabled a member’s Avenue closure in the Park, there has been safety and pollution levels and that the back home." continued on page 3...... a significant and serious traffic increase on scheme is negatively impacting keywork - The Maze Hill action group is calling for Maze Hill and the Westcombe Park area. ers, school children and those most at risk. the immediate suspen - One local resident said that the streets in The scheme appears to also be further sion of the scheme in East Greenwich have been turned into “a disadvantaging people who rely on their West Greenwich, which car park of stationary, filth-chugging traffic cars such as people with disabilities, the is due to be trialled until for the duration of both rush hours”. elderly, carers and local tradespeople who February 2021. This In launching the West Greenwich traffic live or have to travel to work in the area. would allow a fairer dis - reduction scheme the Council failed to ade - The traffic congestion combined with limi - tribution of peak time quately consult or inform residents on the tations on bus usage makes it very difficult traffic throughout the East side of the Park. No communication for people to use public transport and area, which would ease or consideration of the wider strategic impossible for people who cannot walk or the localised pressure impact of the scheme for East Greenwich cycle. whilst a full review and was made. One signatory added; "The traffic situa - improved resident In just three weeks since the scheme has tion in East Greenwich is now untenable engagement takes place. been introduced Maze Hill residents have and dangerous, particularly for the number In an attempt to seen a huge increase in gridlocked traffic, of school children who walk up Maze Hill engage the Council on noise and air pollution driven by the every day to John Roan." and another said; an improved solution increased traffic volume. Residents are wit - “The traffic on Maze Hill has become with East Greenwich nessing some very frustrated and aggres - totally intolerable and this experimental residents, who have so sive driver behaviours, including damage 'scheme' needs to be reversed immediately. far been excluded from to parked cars and increased risk to pedes - The very long queues of traffic with the planning and imple - trians and cyclists. Cyclists and motorcy - engines running are an extreme health haz - mentation of the West clists are using the pavements to get down ard to residents, pedestrians and drivers," Greenwich scheme, the the hill in static traffic. In response to this, adding, "I'm all in favour of measures to action group have been the residents of Maze Hill have started an support cycling an walking, but these unin - allowed a question at action group. tended consequences are having a massive the Open Council meet - An online and print petition went live impact on air quality." ing on Wednesday 23rd last week attracting over 1,500 signatures A disabled resident commented; " I September with the full

<< Newsbriefs > > Bang! The Voice of Charlton Meanwhile, a selection of home intended to help pedestrians and Mayo in action on a BBC news Because of the coronavirus pan - Delighted to hear that Charlton resi - supporters were allowed back into cyclists, have been removed, fol - item, showing people round some demic, Lewisham Council has can - dent Chris Mason is making waves their stadium in the Valley on 19th lowing complaints that cyclists of the sights of London featuring celled this year’s firework display at the BBC, chairing the Any September – only to see Doncaster were being forced to cycle in nar - black history. Courtney became a on Blackheath. The Mayor of Questions programme – on occa - win by three goals to one Doncaster row streets too close to motor vehi - fully trained London Guide last London, Sadik Khan, has also sion from home, under lockdown. who were celebrating at the final cles for comfort – or safety. It all year. announced the cancelation of the Keep it up, Chris! whistle as they secured a 3-1 victo - goes to show that there are no easy New Year’s Eve fireworks in cen - ry at The Valley. answers when it comes to Men in Sheds tral London. The Addicks in Suspence Said one supporter: “Yes, it was a Greenwich Town Centre… The Men in Sheds project organised Businessman Paul Elliott’s appeal disappointing result. But it was Meanwhile, congestion continues by Bromley and Greenwich Age Reminder to be granted an injunction to block great to see the boys in action along Trafalgar Road, as new cycle UK in and Penge has Our timepieces will be ‘falling the sale of League One club again!” lanes – to be shared with buses – proved so popular that there are backwards’ on 25th October. British Charlton Athletic has, for now, been are being installed. plans to re-open the cen - Summer ends at 2am..so an extra successful. A court case to deter - One way system a No-Go area? tre soon. Watch this space..... hour in bed for most of us. mine his claim on the club is to be Some barriers erected by the Signs of life held on 23rd November. Council in Greenwich Town centre, Great to see local resident Courtney COMMUNITY

Westcombe News A WALK ON THE LEND AND TEND FAREWELL JUNE WATERY SIDE PUBLISHER June Ahmad ever was the recent Macmillan Cancer he Westcombe News has previous - 2nd June 1929 - 5th September 2020 The Westcombe Society Support fundraising walk more rele - ly highlighted the decline of front N T ur beloved and wonderful mum, June c/o 163 Westcombe Hill, SE3 7DP or vant than in this Covid crisis time. Like so garden space and the increase of car Hazel Zohra Ahmad, a Westcombe [email protected] many other charities, Macmillan is hurting parking in its place. Now we have O Chair: Marilyn Little financially and, as 17 of us set off on a heard of a new initiative which might Tel: 0208 853 1312 encourage those who have spare front garden space but find it a nuisance to EDITOR keep in order, and those who have no Anne Williams garden but would like the challenge All editorial correspondence to: and satisfaction of keeping one. [email protected] LendandTend.com is a nationwide EDITORIAL TEAM ‘garden sharing’ initiative which links Polly Morgan those who don't have gardens with Kathy Cullen those who might like to share one Diane Blackwell locally. It could help to preserve some Jo Burand of that precious space. perfect late summer’s day to walk 10 miles ALL PRESS from Greenwich to the Globe Theatre, this MATERIAL TO BE SENT TO: was very much on our minds. SEEKING THE ARTIST Society member, passed away peacefully [email protected] Despite the restrictions and the stresses around 8pm on Saturday 5th September Deadline for October copy: of these troubled times, the walk was pure 2020 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 16th October 2020 magic, throwing up London by the Thames Woolwich, London SE18, with both of us in all its glory. Never had Canary Wharf being by her bedside. SUB EDITOR and The Shard glistened more splendidly June had not been in the best of health Annie Grey in the sunshine; and the hanging baskets at for a number of months, but the amazing historic pubs like the Dog and Bell were woman that she was, continued with her ENVIRONMENT bursting with blooms. A chatty cuppa at very positive outlook on life, whilst main - the Surrey docks Farm café allowed a brief Editor: Maggie Gravelle taining her wonderful sense of humour and respite before we walked towards the his - All comments and queries to fun, together with her infectious beautiful toric Mayflower pub and resplendent Emily Norton: 0208 853 2756 smile. We were so lucky and fortunate to Tower Bridge. environment have such a wonderful, loving and caring Then it was on to The Globe Theatre. Mum, with such a positive spirit and out - Here, buskers played and sang as in the ADVERTISING look on life. She was, and always will be, good old pre-virus times and people Gavin Hose an inspiration to both of us and a perfect strolled in the sunshine. The distances [email protected] role model in how we want to live our were kept but that didn’t dim the happy, Deadline for Advertising: lives. connected atmosphere. -Diane Blackwell 10th October 2020 Born in Woolwich, June lived an amaz - ing life travelling and living in most cor - The day brought in £340 for Macmillan ners of the world. She came back in her DISTRIBUTION and their vital work. later years, and completed the Emily Norton and volunteers A special thanks to Raj at Westcombe circle of life, saying her final farewell in Tel: 0208 853 2756 Food and Wine for providing the water oes anyone recognise this beautiful Woolwich. for the walkers! creature? A local resident bought this D We were so lucky to have celebrated her PRINTING piece of artwork at a Westcombe Society 90th birthday last year. This included a Trojan Press Christmas Bazaar. It is unsigned. It has special party in her garden, organised by Email: [email protected] been chosen as the ideal image for a the family, which many of her friends and www.trojanpress.com conservation charity venture. Please send relations attended. The family celebrated contact details or a clue as to who the her birthday again this year in the garden artist may be, to the editor of Westcombe The views expressed in the Westcombe and a few days later a couple of district News. News are not necessarily those of the nurses sang happy birthday to her which Westcombe Society or of the Editor. Monthly quote: Unus pro omnibus, she loved. We take all reasonable precautions to pro - June had always been young at heart and tect the interests of our readers by ensur - omnes pro uno is a Latin phrase that means One for all, all for one. It is the only saw the best in people. She made ing as far as possible the bona fides of our friends with everyone she met and her advertisers but cannot accept any respon - unofficial motto of Switzerland. A French version, Un pour tous, tous pour un, was friendships lasted for a lifetime and sibility for them. Any complaints should be beyond. That is how we hope you will addressed to the advertiser. made famous by Alexandre Dumas in the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers. always fondly remember her. To access back numbers (in colour) go to: http://www.westcombesociety.org/west Views expressed are not necessarily those of either combenews Letters the Westcombe Society, or the Westcombe News . From: Len Phelps, Ulundi Road From: Daren Wallbank, bulbs. We hope Grow with goes from the Traffic lights at I took this photo in Greenwich Delacourt Road Ginkgo continues to make the Trafalgar Road up to the round - Westcombe society Park on the 23rd of May this Thank you for featuring Grow people of Westcombe Park smile. about at the end of Westcombe membership year. I think it is the remains of a with Ginkgo, our campaign to Park Road and beyond. partly-eaten takeaway. improve Delacourt Road, in your From: Neville Grant Trafalgar Road itself is now please send this membership form to: As one of the Keep Britain September issue. We’ve had a Stratheden Road worse than it has ever been: christine Legg, 69 mycenae road, great response, including a lady The traffic situation in East poorly judged traffic lights, and London, se3 7se from Blackheath Horticultural Greenwich is going from bad to adjacent road closures, have cre - Society, who wanted to feature a worse, and is exacerbated by the ated a huge traffic jam of station - Council's interventions: the Name...... picture on their website. It’s ary traffic on this road. The junc - wonderful to see passers-by stop warnings listed in September's tion at the foot of Vanbrugh Hill WN about the Council's :Hills Address...... to smell the flowers. has been made even more con - Most importantly, we've seen a and Vales " experiment have not gested because of changes to the been heeded...... noticeable decrease in littering yellow box. As a result of all and anti-social use of Delacourt Road closures may sound like this, air pollution has massively a good idea in theory, but in tel...... Road since we planted it up. increased and East Greenwich is Tidy generation, I cannot under - There are almost no nitrous practice, one person's road clo - becoming a No Go area. sure is another's nightmare. The email...... stand how anyone could leave oxide canisters to remove each The situation has not been this mess behind them, for some - day now (from around 20 a night "experimental" closure of helped by the closure of Please enclose payment as appropriate: one else to clear up. before), and we've not caught Crooms Hill and Royal Hill to to through traf - Is it some form of passive anyone on camera using the through traffic means that a bur - fic at key times. The road works Family membership £12 [ ] aggression? It seems more than building as a toilet for a while! den that was shared, has now on Trafalgar Road have not just thoughtlessness. Perhaps a We’re starting the next phase been downloaded onto one road, helped, either, coinciding with individual membership £8 [ ] psychiatrist might be able to elu - of planting soon, including sec - Maze Hill. Vehicles queue for up the "Hills and Dales experimen - cidate? Regards tions of green wall and spring to an hour here and the queue tal road closures" alluded to. senior citizens/Unwaged £4 [ ] 2 Westcombe News October 2020 LOCAL NEWS continued from page 1...... PROPOSED EASY DOES IT WITH THE E-SCOOTER question at the meeting on the 23rd asking TELECOMMUNICATIONS for an urgent review of the West Greenwich traffic scheme. Maze Hill resi - ost of us will have become aware in Woolwich without insurance. The indi - MAST REFUSED dents also received a letter of apology and concerned about the use of e- vidual was issued six points against his M from Cllr Lolavar and Cllr Fletcher over scooters we see whizzing along the pave - licence, the e-scooter was seized and they he application to erect an 18-metre the weekend stating, “we want to apolo - ments and in the cycle lanes. Some go up must pay £199. telecommunications mast at the corner T gise that the Greenwich West road closures to 30mph with their rider wearing no pro - Cllr Jackie Smith, Cabinet Member for of Ingleside Gardens has been refused. have had such a negative impact on resi - tective clothing. It was a trend that started Community Safety and Enforcement said: This follows public protests and even a sit- dents on Maze Hill,” adding, “there are last year and is becomming an increasingly “Until the government confirms if e-scoot - in, as reported in September WN. The clearly serious issues regarding traffic dis - popular choice of travel during the pan - ers can be introduced in a controlled and main reason for the refusal was given as placement, which we have witnessed our - demic even though it is regulated man - "due to the inappropriate siting and selves” and that they are, “fully aware that still illegal to use them ner, we’re appearance of the proposed monopole and the residents cannot continue with the cur - in any public space in encouraging res - ancillary equipment cabinets, the develop - rent traffic pressures for much longer, let the UK. This includes on idents and visi - ment would have an unacceptable impact alone 6 months.” A zoom call is also a pavement, public road tors in Royal on the streetscape and would cause visual scheduled to take place with Cllr Lolavar, or cycle lanes as well as Greenwich to harm to the surrounding area." Maze Hill residents and the cabinet lead in parks or other open opt for legal and There were 128 objections and two letters for transport, Cllr Sizwe James, to discuss spaces. safe methods of of support from the public. Internally, the the issues on Maze Hill. The government, in travel.” Highways Department also objected on the At the Open Council meeting residents some areas of the coun - Cllr Sizwe grounds of possible damage to large street and supporting Councillors will challenge try, are trialling a James, Cabinet trees and of its " incongruous" location. the Council on how they intend to respond scheme to rent out e-scooters. However, Member for Environment, Sustainability The application was found to contravene to the concerns raised by residents on the privately owned e-scooters cannot be used and Transport said: “The Council recognis - Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core intolerable traffic and pollution levels on public roads legally, as they do not meet es we need more active and sustainable Strategy which states that "telecommuni - which are now a persistent feature on local the requirements needed such as MOT, tax, methods of transport, and the most active cations development should be sited and residential roads, including Maze Hill and licensing and registration. And the govern - forms of transport remain walking and designed to cause minimal visual impact" surrounding streets. ment has also prohibited their use on pave - cycling. and the London Plan which requires "street Greenwich Council has so far repeated ments, pedestrian-only areas and spaces “We introduced our electric bike scheme furniture and infrastructure to be of the that the scheme will be trialled for a full designated for cycle use. back in 2017, allowing residents to borrow highest quality, have a clear purpose, six-month period to ensure that feedback is Any person who uses one of these an e-bike for £10 a month, and this is a maintain uncluttered spaces." based on ‘experiences not expectation’. devices in a public space can be prosecut - legal and healthy way to travel.” Of course, HUTCHISON 3G UK LTD However, it’s very clear to the residents of ed, issued a fixed penalty notice of £300 Unfortunately the Council's E-Z Cycle may appeal, but for now the Conservation Maze Hill and surrounding streets that and receive up to six points on their driv - electric bike loan scheme was put on pause Area is conserved. Maggie Gravelle after just three weeks experiencing the ing licence. due to the pandemic, but hopefully will scheme it is not achieving what it set out A recent prosecution took place against resume soon. For more information, visit: LOCAL RAINBOW to do. West Greenwich residents have also an individual illegally riding an e-scooter www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ezcycle. started a petition to reverse the scheme TREE that is having such a disastrous effect on A TIME TO LET GO AND A TIME TO.... he Old Dover Road has been host to the residents in East Greenwich. one of the Rainbow Trees that the Matthew Pennycook MP has been asked im Yeager arrived in Westcombe Park recognising Tim’s many contributions to T Council identified in the borough. by the Maze Hill action group to intervene in August 2014, to take up his position the community and the Church. Video trib - T Residents were invited to send in mes - and use his influence on the Council to get as Team Vicar at St George’s Church. Tim utes from the Bishop of Woolwich, sages of support and gratitude as part of the decision reversed. Meanwhile, Maze has been supported in all things by his wife Councillors David Gardner, and Adele the goodwill exchange. These were then Hill residents will be taking to the streets, Caroline Moores. From the beginning they Khaireh of Islamic Centre were played used to decorate the local 'wishing tree'. whilst observing COVID guidelines, with made a huge impact along with one from The lighting and effect changed through - their petition and flyers. There is a grow - on both St George’s his daughter Ayse, out September and looked particularly ing number of local constituents who feel Church and the who sent words of effective at night. that the scheme was ill-considered, unsafe local community. encouragement and and is causing a material detriment to Standing at six feet love from the USA. those living in and around the affected seven inches tall, In addition, the Hon areas both east and west of the Park. As Tim was hard to Matthew Pennycook one resident added to the petition; miss in a crowd – MP and Cllr Danny "Damming up the river doesn't stop the especially when Thorpe Leader of water - the whole approach to traffic man - playing the bag - RBG, sent messages agement across East and West Greenwich pipes or accordion! of goodwill. Mark is not fit for purpose. Radical review and This no doubt Johnson-Brown, community engagement is urgently helped in his from Mycenae needed." assimilation into the House gave a mov - For information or to give support: community. In St ing tribute to the https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/west George’s Church he contributions Rev greenwichtraffic made an equally big Tim had made to the photo: E. Norton Tel: 07827303957 or 07967 665362 impact turning the community and Church back to face East, removing the old Ahmed Al Taobah spoke of his thanks for pews and planting a wildflower meadow in Tim’s drive within the Sanctuary Project a former scrubland. He was much loved by which brought him and his family out of the congregation for his lively personality Syrian refugee camps and into homes in Grant Saw and thought-provoking sermons. Greenwich. On 30th August we gathered in St Finally, Tim and Caroline were Wealth George’s for Tim’s farewell service. presented with gifts from his congregation. Numbers were restricted because of the The Churchwardens made an amusing pandemic, but the service, which was led speech of thanks recalling many aspects of Management by the Team Rector of the East Greenwich Tim’s life at St Georges. Tim’s main gifts Team Ministry, Rev Margaret Cave, was were two stoles commissioned from an Limited moving as we said goodbye to our friend English designer and reflecting his time at and community leader. The theme was let - St George’s. He and Caroline will be ting go and new beginnings as well as sorely missed. - Judith Eastaugh INDEPENDENT PERSONAL and A & A LANDSCAPES CORPORATE FINANCIAL Landscape Specialists ADVISERS Investments - Pensions - Estate Planning

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Westcombe News October 2020 3 FEATURES FOR THE LOVE OF Local Resource EMMA BRIDGEWATER Laura Gaponenko “I’LL GO SEE KAM” Anne Williams rom a very early age I’ve always been Whenever the sale was on, I’d find eed a bit of plumbing kit, a couple of lockdown for essentials. He’s conscien - Fan avid collector, my Dad dubbed me myself just buying ten dinner plates, so I Nfence panels or perhaps you want to tious and stayed open throughout lock - the bag lady because I always had so much had more than enough for a party or spares rent a ladder and get a key cut? Chances down for essentials. He is there to provide stuff in tow. In fact, I’m writing this using if someone decided to go Greek! Of are you will go to the Standard DIY shop to the local community to the best of his a packing box for a desk. We are only course, we are never allowed to eat off at the top of Westcombe Hill and meet a abilities and is more than happy to contin - weeks away from moving to a new house them on a daily basis, so they sit nestled man called Kam. Not ue doing so. and I’ve spent hours painstakingly wrap - on the top shelf out of harm’s way for 364 your average, ‘I run a What the neighbour - ping up all my treasures. Over the years days of the year. The dinner plates clearly DIY shop’ sort, even if hood says: I’ve collected stamps, first cover editions, needed side plates to go with, so a box of generalisation is uncool thimbles, ornaments, Beanie Babies… and those swiftly arrived, followed by a cake these days. Kam looks “Oh Kam! He’s a as I’ve gotten older, Lulu Guinness hand - dome, a selection of jugs ranging from at you over his glasses, social star…well he is, bags following my stint at fashion school, half pint through to the enormous six a slim man with a isn’t he…a portal to all and an assortment of unusual vases – my pints. ready smile. Faultlessly the trades….especially excuse for the latter, owning a floral At first I was laser focused on collecting polite and cheery, for someone like me... design business. just the one pattern but as the items although he can be a when they are new to However, my most treasured collection became discontinued I’d find myself col - good commiserator the area and English is is my Emma Bridgewater pottery. The lecting rouge pieces from other patterns, too, as I found out not my first language company dates back to 1985 and is one of which swiftly led to me falling madly in when I told him about and I’m looking for a love with the various small mustard vases, my builder’s no show DIY man…I like shop - retro milk bottles small and large, ginger one day. keepers who own their beer bottles and straight vases. All of these “Umm’ he replied own businesses and are were fine because they could easily be ...his mouth turned local as they work hard tucked away in the cupboard. down, his eyebrows and are always there As time went by, more and more of the raised and he nodded for you,” says orange branded Emma Bridgwater boxes his head sagely. Anastasia Panodova, would arrive – each one a tell-tale sign to Kam grew up in Photo: Cerys Luck Foyle Road. my husband that I’d been spending again – Kenya, Africa and I was quickly branded an official EB col - most of his family immigrated early to the “Who? Kam? Oh he’s so helpful and wel - lectors club member and given a lifetime UK, with the common vision of progress coming..always got time to help you 15% in-store discount and access to exclu - and education. They established their fami - source or identify what you need. It’s an sive items, some of my photography fea - ly in Bexley, Kent and Kam joined them at emporium DIY treasure trove. In the last turing my collection of Orange & ten years old. He went to school in Bexley month, I’ve bought a single battery, Calor My trio of Oranges & Marmalade jugs Marmalade jugs was featured on her web - and then had a further two years of educa - gas for my camper stove, and had some featured on Emma Bridgewater website. site and I began joining EB Facebook tion at college, studying business and eco - keys cut…and he’s so seasonal; compost the largest manufacturers of pottery in the nomics. and pots in the summer, Christmas trees in UK. All of the pieces are still to this day So why the DIY business I ask him? the winter,” says Becky Ham, from Siebert handmade, and hand painted in their Stoke “My older brother worked in the Road. on Trent factory. For me visiting the Selfridges DIY department and then he factory was like winning Willy Wonka’s bought a hardware shop in Belvedere, “Love him, never lets you down, always golden ticket. The shelves were filled with which he sill runs…I used to help him here…awesome,” says Mark Johnson- beautiful vases, assorted jugs, mugs, weekends and holidays. Through my busi - Brown from Mycenae House. plates… you name it, it was all there and ness studies I started to see at a discount. They offer factory tours so that owning my own busi - you can see how the pieces are made and ness could be a good way to decorated and you can try painting the pot - earn a living.” tery for yourself afterwards before refu - 40 years ago, the family elling in the café over afternoon tea served bought a second shop here in on their own pottery. I’ve never been lucky Westcombe Hill, which Kam enough to have tea in the café, but I should Laura busy working on her wedding has run for the last two imagine the staff have to regularly frisk and events floristry business, Wyld decades. For many years sticky-fingered collectors on the way out Strwbry. keeping his holidays to for rouge teacups and sugar pots! week-ends with perhaps the My collection stared with our wedding forums to chat to other like-minded collec - occasional Monday off. gift list. Next thing I knew we were tors. This only fired my passion for the Recently he has taken longer unwrapping serving bowls, jugs, sugar pottery, as I stared seeing some of the breaks but has to shut the pots, cake stands, mugs and then the bug other collectors selling rarer pieces, some shop to do this. He is a good got me. of which I given a good home to, and then businessman and belongs to Photo: Cerys Luck I would find myself awake at 3am trawling the British Hardware eBay for bargains when I couldn’t sleep. Federation who regularly checks on manu - As I look around at the boxes I’ve lov - facturing standards, prices and changes in ingly packed and think about where and the law. how they will be displayed in our new “What about the future” I asked him, house, I find myself thinking ahead to looking at the shop next door which is up Christmas when I’ll swap out my usual for rent. “Will you expand d’you think?” day-to-day items for my Holly and Berry Kam considered this, not discounting it but collection and bake mince pies and saying it depended on Government legisla - sausage rolls to sit on my personalised tion, parking rules, rents, rates, leases and plates, hoping that we’ll be allowed to last, but not least, the post-Covid commer - have friends round to share them with. cial world. If he leaves the shopkeeping Sad, I know, but there’s something so business, I suspect Kam would do well as satisfying about my ever-growing ‘secret’ a teacher of small business practices. collection. Kam is married with three children, two Does Laura’s story resonate with you? girls and a boy. The eldest girl is working #shareyourpassions and send to the WN in finance and the second in a law firm. His son is at university studying IT; so MAN & VAN none are following him into the hardware business then. Although they have con - Collections Deliveries tributed quite significantly it seems, by & House Clearances linking their Dad’s business with social media channels. Kam is quite chuffed as For a polite & prompt service he shows me some pictures on Facebook please contact: and Instagram. “People can see what I stock and my children upload any new stuff I get in….it’s been good, especially Edward on the Likes!” 0208 301 5303 or In the real world, Kam enjoys the inter - 07906 169705 action with his customers and likes the challenge of solving DIY puzzles. He’s conscientious and stayed open throughout

4 Westcombe News October 2020 WHAT TO DO Polly Morgan, our in-house writer, has put together WN October’s, What To Do page. Not an easy feat as entertainment of all kinds has been severly disrupted by Covid-19. At the time of going to press, the following events were open to the public and possible to attend. Please do check though with the websites of the venues before attending or booking your tickets. Will do Polly and thanks - Ed. CULTURAL HUB DUE TO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL THE NATIONAL MARITIME MYCENAE HOUSE EVENTS OPEN IN WOOLWICH CINEMA AND THEATRE MUSEUM REOPENS n 7th September, local community xciting news from Woolwich: A new oing back to visit a favourite- the longside Cutty Sark, the Royal cultural hub, Woolwich Works, is due Ocentre, Mycenae House, re-opened its E GGreenwich Picturehouse , was a par - AObservatory and Queen's House Art doors to the public again. It features a to open in the Royal Arsenal in Spring ticular treat post-lockdown, albeit a slight - Gallery, The National Maritime Museum 2021. It will include a large-scale concert socially-distanced, safe but lively ly strange one! Face coverings are now has opened its doors again with a new, programme of regular activities and one- venue, rehearsal rooms, studio spaces, compulsory in cinemas so we had a rather Covid-secure one-way route. Support your restaurants and internationally-renowned off events. For more information and list - surreal experience wearing face masks local wonderful museum and explore epic ings, please visit their events page: artistic companies. To keep up-to-date with whilst watching futuristic new thriller sea adventures now. See great new exhibi- their news and events, sign up for their http://www.mycenaehouse.co.uk/events. Tenet – fiction blurred with reality – life tions such as: html email newsletter at: www.woolwich.works has really become a bit Sci-Fi these days! INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Check out their other films to book Polar worlds, extreme environments online and support a great, local cinema: The Polar regions have been a focus for LECTURES https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/g British exploration and scientific enquiry hat was here before all the flats and reenwich-picturehouse for centuries – and remain so today, in this Whouses? Monthly free lectures on era of climate change. Greenwich’s unrivalled role in our Greenwich Theatre say they hope to be Tickets need to be booked in advance industrial and technological history. opening their doors again soon, but like and you’ll need to follow Covid-secure Tuesday 13th October - Greenwich and many theatre venues face an uncertain instructions for your visit, but what better Woolwich, the birthplace of the global future. You can support them by becoming time than to support a wonderful, local telecoms industry and the internet a Friend of Greenwich Theatre – find out institution? To find out more about what’s Tuesday 10th November - Greenwich more: on, visit: https://www.rmg.co.uk/wel- Marsh to Greenwich Peninsular - 300 https://greenwichtheatre.org.uk/covid- comeback years of regeneration. 19-update/ Tuesday 8th December - The Eastern Telegraph Company’s cable system - the SUPPORT A LOCAL CLASSICAL MUSIC ORCHESTRA Red Sea Line to India. ocal classical music orchestra, St. quality, with an always-interesting mixture Mendelssohn and a more modern piece by Live lectures online, starting 19.30 then LPaul’s Sinfonia played their first con - of classical gems as well as modern music. Emily Doolittle. available afterwards (free of charge) cert back in 2004 and for the last 17 years Such is the high standard of the orchestra’s St. Paul’s Sinfonia would love to see Facebook page at have held onto the majority of their core playing, that they have attracted star global Westcombe News readers at their next https://tinyurl.com/GIHSoc musicians and performed in local venues soloists such as the Kanneh-Mason sib - concerts and are always looking for new such as St. Alfege Church in Greenwich, lings, Sheku - the young cellist who patrons of the orchestra too. For more NEW COMPOSITIONS to enthusiastic, loyal and supportive audi - famously played at Prince Harry and information on their next live concerts and COMPETITION ences. Meghan Markle’s Royal Wedding - and his their streamed performances, please sign The Sinfonia orchestra is lead by con - equally talented pianist sister, Isata. They ick Hardisty got in touch with our up to their mailing list on their website: ductor Andrew Morley and James Widden, also welcomed back renowned violinist www.stpaulssinfonia.com Npaper, to let us know about an inspir - lead violinist. Andrew trained at Lancaster Jennifer Pike. On these particular occa - ing endeavour by his fiancee and violinist, University and later gained a scholarship sions with such top-notch soloists the audi - Below: St. Paul’s Sinfonia orchestra being Ada Witczyk, who launched a new compo - to study at Trinity Laban where he gradu - ence is packed to the rafters. Andrew said: conducted by Andrew Morley sition competition during July and August ated with distinction and won the Ricordi “We often attract top to try and inspire composers during the Conducting Prize. He now teaches at soloists who are train - last lockdown. Trinity Laban, is musical director of their ing for tours and Over 30 submissions have been entered Junior Trinity Symphony Orchestra, con - worldwide concerts, from all over the world. Ada and a panel ducts for Norfolk County Orchestra and is for example. They like of judges, including baroque violin legend also a freelance conductor and lead to to practise performing Simon Standage (also a local Greenwich many children’s orchestras, both regionally with our orchestra resident), will consider the submissions and nationally. because we are also of and select three winners, to be announced With such top classical musicians at the a high standard and on 1st October. These winners will not helm, the rest of the orchestra are equally many say easy to get only have their works performed in recitals talented, highly trained professionals and on with!” next Spring, but will have their music together, they make for a winning team. Since the lockdown, turned into video productions to be pro - Andrew said: “We are also a community as widely reported, the filed in Artenzza magazine. of musicians who have maintained playing whole arts sector For more information: together over the years.” including musicians, https://www.adawitczyk.com/composi - Their musical repertoire is of an equal has been badly hit. But tion-competition ever enterprising, St. Paul’s Sinfonia have been busy streaming live online concerts, to a receptive audience. One of their con - Trojan certs featured worldwide pianist talent, Irina Lyakhovskaya, also a friend of the orchestra. Andrew said: “At the live Press stream concerts post-lockdown, there were lots of emotional reunions amongst our musicians who hadn’t played together for many months.” We are On September 18th, their first post-lock - down live concert with a socially distanced now audience was held, which proved popular open to and was also streamed online. 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Westcombe News October 2020 5 FEATURES TAKING BETTER CARE OF OURSELVES here is much in the news about helping address and the majority of us can also ting on yourselves. A positive attitude So whether you are sitting at home in Tthe NHS and one way we can do this is become fitter thereby strengthening our about our own capabilities is a prerequisite altered circumstances, actively looking for by taking better care of ourselves. Not to lungs and hearts and raising the oxygen - to know we have an abundance of a job (dealing with rejections), feeling the point of putting the NHS out of busi - levels throughout our body. strength, poise and good nature - to deal tired, lacking inspiration then maybe the ness but sufficiently enough to help our The best place to start for some of us is with whatever comes our way. Plus we will ideas, suggestions, opportunities below will minds and bodies resist the worst effects of addressing our negative thinking habits. need all the positive thoughts we can inspire you to take the first step or jolly the coronavirus. Doctors have advised that Try it for an hour, a day, a week…you may muster, I should imagine, to get us started those along who have already begun the being overweight is something we can all be horrified at the heavy load you are put - with a serious boot camp regime! process of taking better care of ourselves.

10TH OCTOBER ‘GET FIT FOR A FIVER’ WN Reporter WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY WN Reporter Were you in the army? allow the body to rest and recover. ith its aim is to raise awareness of down on paper it frees us up mentally. What drew you to teaching bootcamps, Wmental health issues, World Mental Here are some benefits to keeping a How long have you been doing it? Do you need special equipment? Health Day, helps mobilise us all in our ‘gratitude diary’: I have been teaching bootcamps for 15 Nope, not at all! We are currently doing efforts to support mental health. - Improves Self-Esteem: You are finding years. I left a career in IT to follow my body weight training according to our With Government budgets overwhelmed out about yourself and acknowledging your Ikigai (which is a meeting of passion, Covid safety measures. with different needs, mental health issues own achievements. vocation and mission). Making fitness fun We are going to be introducing a weights will have to compete in a very crowded - It Makes You Happier: It’s a feel-good and delivering it in a class once a week market place. Therefore those of us that activity. way that people can where clients will feel able to take care of our own mental - It Increases Positivity. When you take the come to love the bring their own health are encouraged to do so. Over time to focus on the good things in your process as well as the weights (please recent years there have been several tools life you naturally become more positive. ... results is what I am all enquire if this is a developed to help us do this; here are three - It Helps You Sleep Better about. The workouts class you might to get you started provided by Samantha Exercise are always different attend). Phillips, a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Even just a brisk walk will change the and creative so that NLP Counsellor with a special interest in conversation in your head and increase people can switch off What's the most anxiety and trauma. She works in the local endorphins, the feel-good hormone. and just enjoy chal - rewarding part of area and practices in the Greenwich lenging themselves to teaching bootcamps? Wellness Rooms: Samantha’s colleague, Nicola Vanlint, also learn new moves in The pleasure from Daily Meditation/Mindfulness: a professional therapist, has this to add: the hour they invest in seeing clients’ results “My number one go to strategy, for deal - “According to science, negative thoughts their well-being. is a constant but my ing with negative thinking, would be medi - aren’t a bad thing, they are designed to Something I am pas - proudest moments are tation and mindfulness. A study conducted protect us. When we were Neanderthals, sionate about is the impact of community, when I see a client’s mindset has shifted, by researchers at University of Oxford, negative thinking alerted us to danger; bringing people together and connecting and it givers me the greatest reward when I found eight weeks of Headspace, a popular what berries were poisonous? When to be people, and this is something at the heart know they now have the toolkit to go meditation app, reduced symptoms of on the alert for a wild animal on the of my bootcamp. The ‘bootcamp’ name is where they want with it. anxiety in employees. prowl!” often associated with army training and Mindfulness is bringing awareness to the “Today, given we are in the midst of a shouty instructors but I prefer to encourage Have you seen an increase in attendees present moment. This is often achieved global pandemic, our negative thinking and motivate clients to push themselves to throughout Covid-19? through meditation, yoga and other prac - still alerts us to danger, so can be helpful get their best workout. “ We keep it social YES! I think that people are valuing the tices that focus on the mind and body. The but also we can be prone to more negative and connected so that we have a sense of idea of being outdoors more and I suspect hope is to carry these practices into every - thoughts than usual, which can prove belonging to this fitness tribe.” that people are reluctant to re-enter the day situations. unhelpful.” gym. We have seen an increase in men This presence and awareness is the foun - Price/length of sessions, times? joining bootcamp, which I think is indica - For every negative thought, Nicola sug - dation to changing a thought pattern. We Sessions are 60 mins and there is a full tive of this. I have also received feedback gests trying to think of three positive ones, may not even be aware of how often we timetable throughout the week. that my rigidity to the government rules however small, “I know negative chatter have negative thought pattern or compre - It has been a key motivation from the and demonstrating a serious commitment can make it hard to even think of positive hend its impact on our daily lives. Once beginning to make Blackheath Bootcamp to our social responsibility as a community things but it’s definitely worth trying to we identify the patterns, we know what to accessible and our slogan ‘get fit for a has been something my clients’ have balance out your perspective on life.” target. fiver’ reflects this. On our class passes the noticed and valued. Samantha Phillips and Nicola Vanlint, An app such as Headspace or Calm most you pay is £5 per class. It’s £50 for a would like to offer Westcombe News offers fantastic options for even the most ten-class card and £45 for four weeks readers a free copy of the guided How is this form of exercise good for the basic beginner to the art of meditation. unlimited bootcamps. We charge £10 for a Mind Body Spirit/Soul? meditation they use in their Practice. single class. As a counsellor and life coach I am only Journaling : Specifically writing three Please send an email with the word Our classes are timed in a way that too aware of the mental health pressures of things we are grateful for, either when we CALM to info@greenwichwellness - works for people who are commuting from life. There is a positive impact of belong - go to bed and/or first thing in the morning. rooms.co.uk. For more info: town but also aren’t too late. Weekend ing to a community, as well as making new Once the thoughts are out of our head and www.greenwichwellnessrooms.co.uk classes allow for a lie-in but also give you local connections, which can be challeng - the rest of the day free. ing within London so we also have (Covid- secure) social gatherings to connect with Who can do it? Is it difficult exercise? each other outside of class. Being out - How fit do you have to be to do it? doors, connecting with nature and seeing Anyone and everyone! Well, you need to and feeling the change in the seasons, even be 14+ but our community is all ages. We if it’s subliminal, also has a huge mental even have a couple of clients in their 70’s. health benefit. Some people think they will We always have new people starting their be put off by bad weather but overwhelm - journey so no-one should feel intimated by ingly the feedback I receive is that people taking the first step. It is as easy or as hard enjoy the exhilaration of bootcamp in the as you want to make it. As we do interval winter months. I believe it’s grounding to training you just do as much as you can. be outside for a workout, which is good for For example, if we do a minute of press the spirit and soul. Our community is super ups, you could have one person doing friendly but above all we are completely them on knees and another doing diamond inclusive so if you feel like making some press ups. One person might do five press fitness friends, come and check us out. ups in one minute and another might do Sally Hammond 60. We are experts at taking people who [email protected] have been doing no exercise and progress - See www.blackheath-bootcamp.co.uk for ing them alongside the fitter members. the latest timetable.

How many times a week need you go? Whatever works for you! It depends what your goals are really. On our SHRED pro - gramme, which is for weight loss, I recom - mend 6 days a week as active days but these can be any form of activity. For com - plete beginners I recommend two days a week for the first eight weeks in order to

6 Westcombe News October 2020 Planning applications can be viewed in the library, or at the Woolwich Library on the lower ground floor of the Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington St. They may also be viewed on www. ENVIRONMENT greenwich.gov.uk/planning LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE OPPOSED TO A HAVE YOU A FAVOURITE LOCAL TREE? Ann Hill PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE HEIGHT OF WOOD - wenty years ago Myles Dove took on when it is 20-40 years old. Unusually, fer - LAND HEIGHTS Maggie Gravelle Tthe mammoth task of mapping all the tilisation takes place 4-5 months after pol - his well known landmark on Vanbrugh ished in 1926 as it was deemed too small, trees in the Westcombe Park area. He not lination. Pollen grains from the male cones THill was a nurses' home for those and a purpose-built property was only marked every tree on a local map but are shed in the spring and are carried by working at Greenwich District Hospital erected. also identified each one and provided a the wind and reach the female ovule. down the road. It had been opened in 1927 Greenwich District Hospital closed in detailed key. The Environment Committee Contained in the pollen are free-swimming by HRH Princess Mary, Viscountess 2001 and soon afterwards the Nurses' is intending to update the sperm so water also has to Lascelles. It had been built on the site of a Home was converted to flats. map and assess the current be present for fertilisation Now the owners want to build a further state of local trees and would to take place, which is usu - storey and private roof terraces to the five- like to hear from readers of ally after the seed has fall - storey block, essentially increasing its their favourite tree(s). en off the tree in autumn. height to seven storeys. Objectors say that A favourite of mine is the Commercial propagation is this is too close to Westcombe Woodlands ginkgo on Vanbrugh Park usually by taking cuttings. which is managed by local volunteers on Road West. In autumn its Scientists have been behalf of the Woodland Trust. They argue leaves turn to shimmering exploring the ginkgo’s that the Woodlands is “of great environ - bright gold from top to bot - genome and found it to be mental benefit to the whole area. It is a tom and on a sunny day the huge, comprising some fragile resource which should be carefully whole tree is a dramatic pic - 10.6 billion DNA ‘letters’, safeguarded.” Critics also say that the ture of shining golden bril - which is amazing when additional height will make it over-domi - liance. It is very beautiful compared to the 3 billion small cottage, William's Lodge, which nating and have a negative impact on the indeed and I always make a point of going ‘letters’ of the human genome! Research housed a succession of gardeners, coach - Conservation Area. to see it in its autumn glory. suggests that this complexity has enabled a men and milkmen. In 1866 a much larger The ginkgo has an interesting pedigree. variety of cunning defensive mechanisms. property, 'Woodlands', was built on the site It is often referred to as a ‘living fossil’ as For example the ginkgo can synthesise one beside The Lodge. it was around at the time of the dinosaurs set of compounds to fight a specific insect The Wheeler family occupied the house over 200 million years ago and miracu - pest and also another set of chemicals to from the mid-1880s. Matilda Wheeler dis - lously has survived from that time. Maybe attract the insect’s enemies. Unfortunately covered a suicide victim while walking in its survival is linked to its hardiness as it for us, since the ginkgo is not a good host the steeply sloping gardens. Woodlands resists wind, snow, drought, disease, pollu - for insects and other species, it contributes was taken over by the Greenwich Union tion, and even the radiation blast of the little to biodiversity in the natural environ - Infirmary in 1920 and converted into a atom bombing of Hiroshima. ment. Nurses' Home. The building was demol - It has very simple fan-shaped leaves and The ginkgo is native to China and the evolved before flowering plants. Often it is oldest known ginkgo trees there have been the male tree that is planted in gardens as estimated to be 1,000-3,000 years old. THE FUTURE OF HIGH RISE CLADDING Jo Burand the female has seeds that when ripe are Many health benefits are attributed to gink - unpleasantly smelly! There is a female go and it is traditionally used in Chinese he Tree House is a 24-storey condo - ginkgo in the flower garden in Greenwich medicine but the scientific evidence of Tminium in Bukit Timah, Singapore. It Park if you are interested in just how mal - benefit is weak. What I do know is that its features the world's largest vertical gar - odorous the fallen seeds can be. golden autumn beauty gladdens my heart den, occupying a surface area of 2,289 The female tree only starts to make seeds and lifts my spirit. sqm. With 70% of people predicted to be liv - PLANNING APPLICATIONS (See also http//www.westcombesociety.org/) ing in cities by 2050 this may well 93 WESTCOMBE HILL flats A and B garden decking, first floor rear door and become a part of architecture in the future ref 20/2650/F roof terrace, and rear staircase. To replace doors and all windows with as we move to living with climate TREE WORKS uPVC double glazed change. Vertical gardens are a way of 69 FOYLE ROAD ref 20/2781/TC insulating buildings, cooling our climate 125 WESTCOMBE HILL flat A ref Reduce row of conifers in rear garden by and encouraging biodiversity. They can 20/2721/F 2-3m and reshape also reduce the estate's carbon footprint To replace ground floor bay windows with 69 FOYLE ROAD ref 20/2783/TC by filtering pollutants and carbon dioxide timber double glazed out of the air. This reduces heat absorp - Fell cypress in front garden 82 WESTCOMBE PARK ROAD ref tion and lowers the energy needed to cool 55 VANBRUGH PARK ref 20/2772/TC 20/2564/HD indoor spaces. Fell purple plum in rear garden Left: Pencil sketch of ‘The Tree House’ To install air filter/heating system in rear by Jo Burand garden 30 ST JOHNS PARK ref 20/2784/TC Fell 2 conifers in rear garden 12A HARDY ROAD ref 20/2578/HD NEIGHBOURS4NATURE INITIATIVE Ros John To construct single storey rear extension, 140 HUMBER ROAD ref 20/2350/TC Fell sycamore in rear garden esidents of houses bounded by Ulundi - consider the importance of water and RRoad, Westcombe Park Road and ponds in our gardens Vanbrugh Hill are fortunate to benefit from - share/swop beneficial seeds, nectar-rich almost 40 adjacent back gardens, facing plants and cuttings. inwards to form an enclosed green area. - open our gardens to the group and bene - An informal community group of like- fit from greater social interaction. minded and enthusiastic residents, Neighbours4Nature would also welcome Neighbours4Nature, has been established close collaboration with other groups such with the aim of improving bordering gar - as Westcombe Woodlands, and will be dens in this enclosed area, for wildlife and using organisations such as Bug Life, the for the residents. Linked sections of suit - Greenwich Biodiversity Action Plan and able habitat and appropriate green corri - the RHS for advice where necessary. As dors have been proven to benefit and current custodians of this special green encourage all wildlife - birds, small mam - area, Neighbours4Nature aim to work mals and insects. Potentially, this collabo - together to try and manage their gardens to ration could improve local conditions for benefit the natural world, and build a local existing wildlife, plus nurture and encour - community with wildlife at its heart. age more endangered species. For more information please contact Though still in the early evolutionary Ros John Tel: 020 8 858 1159 stages, neighbours aim to collaborate and work together in the following ways: - share knowledge, support and possibly labour to assist where necessary. - encourage alternatives to harmful chemi - cals and pesticides, such as slug pellets and weed killers that are detrimental to wildlife. - aim to introduce a greater variety of plants and trees into our gardens that will encourage wildlife. - leave some areas less ‘tidy’ with log piles and longer grass.

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