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AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE ISSUE 42 ROEHAMPTON OF NEWS, BY AND FOR WINTER 2020 VOICE ROEHAMPTON RESIDENTS @RoehamptonVoice Season's Greetings To All Our Readers 2 3 Christmas Tree Ashburton What a wonderful time to become for Roehampton Youth Centre Vicar of Roehampton! Congratulations to Andy Smith and by REVD. JOSHUA REY 2020 marks the arrival of the first Alton Estate Christmas tree! the team at Regenerate for saving the Organised and funded by the Alton Regeneration Team at Ashburton Youth Centre. Annie and I, with our son, Paddy, What better time to be in Church? Mondays and Fridays 3-5.30, and Wandsworth Council, a permanent Christmas tree pit will be installed on Danebury Avenue, at the junction with Holybourne A proposal to add housing on the site moved into the Vicarage on All through Advent, we remember Wednesdays 9-noon. was consulted on in October but the Ponsonby Road at the end of that God is coming into the world, Avenue. Work is planned to begin at the end of November. We will together keep the Council have now withdrawn the plan. August, and I formally started work and we wonder, “am I ready to A tree pit is the equivalent of a base or stand at home. It keeps Christmas season with deep and on September 29th, the Feast of meet him?” But at midnight on the the tree upright and in position. It also provides a concealed serious joy, here in Roehampton, connection to the electricity supply. When not in use, the tree pit Michael and All Angels. This, you 24th of December, we throw our knowing that in this troubled year, will have a cover placed over the top, and paving slabs blending it don’t need me to tell you, is a year hats in the air with great joy – for Roehampton God enters into all our sorrows, seamlessly into the pavement. like no other. A truly terrible time God comes to us not as a judge Partnership News hopes, and happiness. In conjunction with the Council’s Enterprise Delivery Team, a for those who have been afflicted but as a saviour. He comes into our 20-foot high evergreen conifer tree, complete with lights, will be ROEHAMPTON PARTNERSHIP is a by coronavirus, or the much larger world as a refugee baby, born in a MERRY CHRISTMAS, one and all! displayed for approximately 5 weeks between early December 2020 direct link for the voice of residents number whose lives have been chilly outbuilding – yet king of all. and early January 2021. The Alton Regeneration Team hope this will to Wandsworth Council, meeting disrupted by the lockdown. For all help to bring the estate to life and lift spirits, especially at the end of He came down to earth from quarterly with representatives of us it has been, to say the least, a particularly tough year for many people. This gesture also serves heaven, to enforce their commitment and passion to the estate regeneration of local business, local NHS, strange. Who is God and Lord of all, programme. voluntary sector, faith communities, Yet it is a wonderful time to come And His shelter was a stable, Once the tree is taken down, it will be donated to The Roehampton community leaders, Roehampton into a new Parish, and that for And His cradle was a stall Shed project and used for woodwork activities. Club, Roehampton University and its three reasons. Whilst celebratory events cannot go ahead as usual this year, the students Union. The Council have As we know God in Jesus, we know Alton Regeneration Team plan to mark the arrival of the tree with a decided to withdraw and replace First, because in a time of turmoil God. And we know this, too: no virtual event. Further details will be communicated nearer the time. it with a Community Engagement and anxiety, it is a joy and a matter what trouble and sorrows Strategy. privilege to share a message of we face in this world, and they hope. are sometimes hard, even though there is often joy too – whatever Second, because the lockdown Roehampton Trust suffering and happiness we know, places limits what I can do. No God enters into it with us. Grants super big impressive plans. Roehampton Trust has made two Nothing really, but pray, worship And He feeleth for our sadness, grants of £1,000 to: and get to know people. And And He shareth in our gladness that’s all one needs. Anything It’s such a joy to be able to share • SHINE Again, for equipment, to else – God will make this clear, this time of hope amidst the help with therapy to children at local in time, through the prayer, and winter darkness with everyone schools through the relationships. Please in Roehampton. Of course, we know I am praying for this whole • Doverhouse Lions FC, for outdoor have to be realistic: our Christmas community, morning and evening boxing provision, to help children and services are not going to be (often, and always in Church 7.30 young people improve their mental crowded and full of song. But and 5.30 every weekday – come Lynne Capociamma from Estate Art Roehampton turned on the Christmas lights on 30.11 health and fitness. we will find ways for everyone and join me after the lockdown, who wants to to enter into the or tune in live at facebook.com/ Christmas joy. Exactly what form holytrinityroehampton. Please ROEHAMPTON VOICE: ISSUE 42 SUBMITTING ARTICLES this will take has to depend on ADVERTISING RATES let me know how I can pray for The Roehampton Voice is keen to have input what is allowed. Advertising in the Roehampton £20 for ⅛ page you: [email protected]. If I from as many local people as possible. Voice represents exceptional £50 for ¼ page haven’t met you already, I hope Sadly, there will have to be a The Spring edition of the Roehampton Voice will value for money. £100 for ½ page I soon shall. As there are about booking system, so that we don’t be published early in April 2021. £200 for a full page seventeen thousand people in the breach the safe limits for people Copy date for contributions: 5 March 2021. For the very reasonable rates Parish it will take a while to get in Church – please look for this at EVENTS If you would like to write an article for us, email below, you can reach 6,150 Please pass us details of holytrinityroehampton.org. That’s [email protected] round everyone, so lots to look households throughout your events, for inclusion also where we will put information You can follow us on Facebook, forward to. Roehampton. on our back page. about other plans – like the Nativity or tweet @RoehamptonVoice And the third reason this is such a Treasure Hunt, that families can Cover artwork is the sole property and copyright of Ben Speedy, who good time to start work as a Vicar grants use and reproduction rights to Estate Art Roehampton and to the The Roehampton Voice is published as enjoy together. And the Church is Roehampton Voice magazine for use in print or online. Any other usage a project of the Roehampton Trust. is that CHRISTMAS IS COMING. going to be open for private prayer Revd. Joshua Rey of the image is prohibited without prior permission from Ben Speedy. Estate Art Roehampton | [email protected] 4 5 It is expected that the borough council’s final approval Roehampton Playing Fields Community Trust The Rocky Road will be settled early in 2021 and then the application will be forwarded to Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, at City November 2020 Update to “Regeneration” Hall. He has to agree to the redevelopment before it can by SARAH WILTON by JOHN HORROCKS finally achieve planning permission (this is because it is such a big scheme). He has concerns about the proposed The borough council’s proposals to “regenerate” the scale of affordable housing provision – the scheme does Despite the challenges, uncertainty and delay • increased usage by clubs, schools and the public central area of the Alton Estate are still progressing not meet the standards as set out in the London Plan. caused by the pandemic, the Roehampton Playing of all facilities - football, tennis, cricket and school – but there is some way to go before the council’s It may be the spring before we know whether or not the Fields Community Trust (‘the Trust’) continues to sports and games - across the year redevelopment plans will be finally approved. make good progress towards achieving its objective redevelopment has achieved final approval. In time for the • improvements to the quality and availability of the It has been a long journey, and it is not finished yet. London Assembly and Mayoral elections in May! of taking over management of the Playing Fields. existing facilities To this end, we now have a Masterplan for the site, The withdrawal of Redrow, the council’s development Then the borough council has to find a developer to step operational plans and governance structures in • pavilion and changing room improvements partner in the scheme, in September, was a severe blow into Redrow’s place – and this can be expected to be far which all key stakeholders will play a significant part. to ensure that all relevant health and safety for the project. After Redrow’s departure, the council from easy, especially so long as the Covid-19 pandemic requirements, particularly during the pandemic, assumed Redrow’s role as the planning applicant and goes on. All developers are having a difficult time at The community expressed strong support in last took Redrow’s plans to the council’s Planning Applications are met present.