Issue 1261 Established: 1987 Published weekly on a Thursday 40p February 25 2016 www.southwarknews.co.uk ‘SHOT OVER A JOINT’ REVEALED: MILLWALL’S PLANS A DRINKER shot an acquaintance in a packed Elephant and Castle pub for smoking too much of a cannabis joint they were sharing, a court heard today. Robert Mortby, 28, of no fixed address, opened fire in front of revellers and a hen party in the Rose and Crown pub in Rodney Road on July 28, 2012, it is claimed. Richard Walsh was hit twice in the abdomen, where the bullets are still lodged, while another bullet grazed the leg of his friend. Full story page 5 By court reporter [email protected]IN THE DOCK...Robert Mortby Shooting was carried out in packed pub, court heard SEE PAGES 14-15
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Issue 1261 Established: 1987 Published weekly on a Thursday 40p February 25 2016 www.southwarknews.co.uk
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A DRINKER shot anacquaintance in a packedElephant and Castle pub forsmoking too much of acannabis joint they weresharing, a court heard today. Robert Mortby, 28, of no fixed
address, opened fire in front ofrevellers and a hen party in theRose and Crown pub in RodneyRoad on July 28, 2012, it isclaimed.Richard Walsh was hit twice inthe abdomen, where the bullets arestill lodged, while another bulletgrazed the leg of his friend.
Shooting was carried out in packed pub, court heard
SEE PAGES 14-15
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EditorialThe council needs to find a way to helpthe Feminist Library AT THE time of going to press, nearly15,000 people had signed a petitioncalling for Southwark Council to dropits new rent demands for the FeministLibrary, located in Westminster BridgeRoad. The library, which last year celebrated its40th anniversary, says it is being asked for a150% rent increase by Southwark Council –although the council has since clarified thatthe library has not, in fact, paid any rent at allover the last seven years, simply paying anannual service charge. Citing localgovernment funding cuts, they are nowasking for market rent.Regardless of the semantics, the library saythey have no chance of paying these newcosts. They are therefore facing eviction bythe council when the rent deadline passes atthe end of April – a sad end to a valuablefacility. It is easy to sympathise with the council atfirst glance. At a time when the council isfacing £47m in funding cuts, handing outrent-free accommodation to organisations inthe borough cannot be expected – in fact, thedecision not to ask for rent since the librarymoved in seven years ago seems outrightbizarre. This was not a gesture of goodwill bythe council – it simply appears that they nevergot around to asking for it. But, despite this, a service like the FeministLibrary is too valuable a facility for theborough to risk losing. Run by volunteers andboasting 7,000 books on feminism, theimportance of the library should not beunderstated. It is a social commodityrecognised of national, never mind borough-wide, importance. Asking for rent is understandable - butdoing so suddenly after seven years has leftthe library in the lurch. Perhaps rent could beincreased in a gradual basis, which couldallow the library to work towards securinggreater funding. If not, maybe a reduced rentshould be considered given as a compromise. The council say they “recognise andappreciate” the good work being done by thelibrary. If they really mean this, we hope theywork with the library to ensure that such animportant facility remains in the borough.
What more doesMillwall have to do?LAST WEEK,Lewisham Councilpostponed a controversial compulsorypurchase order which would have seizedland surrounding Millwall’s stadiumand handed it to developers Renewal. A tit-and-tat between the club and thecouncil followed, in which Lions chairmanJohn Berlyson claimed the cabinet had notconsidered the club’s own plans for the area,while the council claimed they had neverreceived detailed proposals.In this week’s paper, we reveal the plans thatwere submitted in March 2013 by the club. Itfeatures proposals for residential space,student accommodation, commercial andretail areas and a promise to keep the club’scommunity centre located at the heart of thecommunity. If this isn’t detailed, then what is?
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AN ELEPHANT and Castle residentcampaigning against the filthy state ofhis council block’s communal stairwellreturned to Southwark Council thisweek for a number two “dirty protest”.The News covered AJ Hilditch’s firstdemonstration in June, when he sat outsidethe council’s Tooley Street headquarters withtoilet paper and a face mask. He returned thisweek to repeat the stunt, explaining that littlehad been done in the meantime to improvethe cleanliness of Newman House – or“Pooman House” as he has taken to calling it. The 37-year-old said: “It’s the smell of p**sthat’s the worst, a concentrated morning p**ssmell that just fills the flat. There is sh*t upthe wall, blood up the wall – I’m not puttingup with it anymore.”AJ, who is trying to set up a dog-walkingand dog day-care business from his flat, saysthat the mess is handicapping his attempts toget his company off the ground. He said: “I’m trying to get off benefits but Ican’t say I’d be too keen about leaving mydog with someone who lives in an apartmentblock with blood, sh*te and pee layered all
over the entrance and up the walls. It willpotentially finish my business before it’sstarted and cost the borough a couple of parttime jobs to boot!”He said that he wanted some real actionfrom the council, not just empty gestures.He said: “Councillor Livingstone came outwith a cup of tea while I was protesting onMonday but I’m going to keep coming backuntil something is done. I’m at my wit’s end.”Cllr Livingstone, Southwark Council’sCabinet Member for Housing, said “nobodyshould have to put up with” AJ’s situation. He said: “I have spoken to Mr Hilditch andarranged to make a visit to Newman Housethis week, to try to find a suitable solution.Our cleaning teams respond swiftly to anyreports of this sort, but I agree that preventionis better than cure. “A security door could help and we hadoriginally scheduled Newman House to haveone fitted last year - but unfortunatelyresidents voted against this in three separateballots. “Whilst we cannot go against residents'wishes, if a majority now wants to have adoor installed we will happily look into this,I am also looking into the ballot rules, toensure we do what everyone would prefer.”
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Brigade offersfree fire alarmsSOUTHWARK: Fears thatrogue landlords are skiving ontheir duty to ensure tenantshave working smoke alarms hasprompted the London FireBrigade to offer them for free.Tenants in privately rentedproperties will be able to apply forfree smoke and carbon monoxidealarms via the Brigade’s website.It became law for land lords toprovide alarms since October lastyear, and those that fail can bepunished with a £5,000 fine.Visit www.london-fire.gov.uk/freesmokealarms.aspto get a free alarm.
A MILLWALL-mad couplecelebrated their wedding with anon-field appearance at the Denlast weekend – just hours afterthey had walked down the altarand tied the knot. Chris Prete and his beloved SueKeegan married at the SouthwarkRegistry Office on February 20,before being whisked away by theMillwall fans’ bus to the WindsorPub in the Old Kent Road for a pre-match pint. Bermondsey boy Chris said:“When I first met Sue ten years ago,I started taking her to Millwall. Wenow go to every home and awaygame and have only missed ahandful of games in the last eightyears. I served on the MillwallSupporters’ Club committee for fiveyears and write for The Lion Roarsfanzine. So you can see: Millwallmeans everything to us, it is oursocial life.”The happy couple then made theirway to the Den, where there wereinvited onto the pitch as a weddingday treat. Waiting in the tunnel, thepair were delighted when Lions
players Jimmy Abdou and DavidForde shook their hands. Otherswent a little further.Chris, 57, said: “Steve Morisongave Sue a kiss in the tunnel, which
made her day!”On the field, the players continuedtheir generosity with a very specialwedding gift: three points in the formof a thorough 3-0 win over
Peterborough United. After the game, Chris, Sue and theirfamily and friends headed back tothe Windsor for their weddingreception, which was offered for free
by the generous landlady Bridget.There, the wedding party celebratedthe marriage and the win with someslices of a specially-designedMillwall wedding cake, which wascreated by a Chelsea-supportingfriend. The couple met shortly beforeChris suffered a stroke in 2008. Sue,59 helped nurse him back to healthand they have been inseparable eversince. Unfortunately, due to the stroke,Chris is unable to work and thecouple only had a shoe-string budgetfor the wedding. Luckily, he said, thegenerosity of his friends and the clubensured a “heart-warming” day.Chris and Sue are spending theirhoneymoon in Doncaster thisweekend – where Millwall just sohappen to be playing their nextleague game.
Cabinet questiontime at City HallSOUTHWARK: A Question Time-style event in March will offer thepublic the chance to ask SouthwarkCouncil’s cabinet about issues theywant addressed.The ‘cabinet member question time’will take place on March 16 at City Hallin The Queens Walk. Anyone who lives,works, or is interested in Southwark cansuggest a question by [email protected] ortweeting at @lb_southwark using thehashtag #cmpqt. Proceedings starting at6.30 pm and concluding at 8pm. Email [email protected] byWednesday, March 9 to confirmattendance.
ROAD WORKS are set to causequeues at the Elephant and Castleroundabout between February 29and March 13.All major resurfacing works spread overthe two weeks will take place between thehours of 9pm and 5am, and are part ofTransport for London’s ongoing £25m forthe roundabout.The first to be affected will begin withNew Kent Road northbound andNewington Causeway on Monday Feb 29and March 1.Between Wednesday, March 2 and 3 the
Elephant and Castle Link Road will beclosed southbound, so road users areadvised to use St George's Road orGarden Road. Link Road northbound willbe reduced to one lane on Saturday March5 and Monday March 7.There will be no access to the junctionfrom Link Road northbound on Sunday,March 6, so use St George's Road instead.St George's Road will be closed onMarch 8, and on the following day NewKent Road will be closed eastbound.London Road will be closed southboundand Newington Causeway will be closednorthbound on March 12. The finaldisruption will be the closure of WalworthRoad on Sunday, March 13.
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A DRINKER shot anacquaintance in a packedElephant and Castle pub forsmoking too much of a cannabisjoint they were sharing, a courtheard this week. Robert Mortby, 28, of no fixedaddress, opened fire in front ofrevellers and a hen party in the Roseand Crown pub in Rodney Road onJuly 28, 2012, it is claimed.Richard Walsh was hit twice in theabdomen, where the bullets are stilllodged, while another bullet grazedthe leg of his friend, ChristopherGreen.Mortby fled the scene after thealleged Saturday night shooting andwas on the run until he agreed to beextradited from Spain in Septemberlast year, the court heard.Prosecutor Zoe Johnson QC said:“The two men lived in the same areaand it appears had something of adrugs connection. Richard Walsh hadshared a joint with an acquaintance ofhis, this defendant Robert Mortby.“Mr Walsh believes that because heeither smoked too much of that jointof cannabis or didn’t give the cannabisback Robert Mortby became annoyedwith him. “You might think it is unlikely tohave been something quite soinconsequential. Whatever the truth asto why this shooting took place, wesuggest the evidence demonstrates thedefendant and his brother, DavidMortby, entered the Rose and Crownpub that night, where this defendantshot Richard Walsh without warning.”The court heard that Mr Walsh had
not seen Mortby since they shared ajoint a week or two earlier. At around4pm on July 28, he claims he sawMortby’s brother on the street, thenspent the evening drinking with MrGreen in the Rose and Crown pub.Between 8pm and 9pm that night, MrWalsh saw David Mortby again, thistime staring through the pub window,and then at around 10.30pm henoticed Robert Mortby standingoutside the pub.Mr Walsh went into the toilets withhis friend and asked him to take himhome, but when they emerged theysaw Mortby come into the pub.The prosecutor said: “Mr Walsh saidthe defendant had a stern expressionon his face and that he ‘zoned intome’. He put his hands into the air andsaid he didn’t want any trouble.”Mr Walsh was hit from behind witha bottle and when he turned round sawDavid Mortby leaving through theback door, the court heard. “Immediately after Richard Walshhad been hit on the back of the headwith the bottle, the Crown's case isthis defendant then shot RichardWalsh at close range. Mr Walsh fellback into a chair. It would appearthree shots were fired.”The court heard Mr Walsh did notsee who shot him, but Ms Johnsonadded: 'The prosecution case is thatalthough Richard Walsh didn't seewho actually pulled the trigger, it’sclear he was cornered by the Mortbybrothers and we suggest shot by thisdefendant, Richard Mortby.”Mortby, of no fixed address, deniesattempted murder and possession of afirearm on July 28. His brotherpleaded guilty to affray.The trial continues...
‘Shot for smokingtoo much of sharedcannabis joint’ - court is told
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ONE THOUSAND warningleaflets have been posted throughletterboxes in Dulwich, amidrising fears that the Croydon CatRipper is now carrying out“monstrous” acts in the area. Last week, the News revealed thattwo cats, including a kitten, had beenfound mutilated in Dulwich onFebruary 16. One of the cats, found inPellatt Road on February 16, hadbeen beheaded and “displayed” in agruesome manner. It has now come to light that twomore cats were killed in similarincidents before Christmas in WestDulwich, while a fox was also foundmaimed in the area last weekend. The recent spate of attacks has ledworried amateur investigators andvolunteers, including former Dulwich
resident Sarah Hodges, to deliver theflyer across the area in an effort tospread awareness. She told the News: “He seems to bein Dulwich at the moment and therehave been a couple of sightings ofpeople acting strangely around cats.
“The message I want to get out thereis that we are all reporters, we all havea camera in our pocket. If anybodysees anything suspicious, andproviding it is safe to do so, pleasetake a photo of the person or theirvehicle, particularly the number
plate.”Raw chicken, which is believed tobe used by the killer to lure thevictims, has also been spotted onDulwich roads. Sarah, who is coordinating theleafleting campaign with a team of 80volunteers, praised the people of EastDulwich for their pro-active approachto the killings in their area. She said: “East Dulwich people,particularly online, really have pulled
together in sharing information andkeeping each other updated, morethan any other area I have seen. Wehave a fantastic army of volunteersthere.“It is a horrendous crime. It is onething to lose a possession, but to takesomeone’s pet and hurt it is justmonstrous.”Anyone who finds a dead cat isurged to call SNARL, a SouthNorwood-based animal shelter whoare tracking and analysing the deaths,immediately on 07957 830 490 or07961 030064.
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The first round of our 2016-17 Community Engagement programme, for funding up to £5,000, is now open to applications from eligible organisations. These must be received bynoon on 2nd March 2016, with final selection in mid March, and would suit projects starting inApril 2016.
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THE FEMINISTLibrary has beenthreatened with eviction from itsWestminster Road premises on thefirst day of Women’s HistoryMonth – after being asked for rentby Southwark Council for the firsttime in seven years.A petition, signed by over 13,000 ofthe library’s supporters, is calling for a“rent increase” to be dropped. However,the council’s finance boss revealed thatthe library has not paid any rent sincemoving in, only contributing a servicecharge. Councillor Fiona College, SouthwarkCouncil Cabinet Member for Finance,Performance and Modernisation,explained: “Whilst we recognise andappreciate the work that’s been done bythe Library, we have a very clear duty toensure our assets are being managedresponsibly, and that we are being fairto other tenants who are paying open
market rent. “I have personally offered to meetwith them to discuss the situation andtry to find a way forward that meetsboth our needs, but at a time when thecouncil's funding from government is
being cut by £47m we are simplyunable to continue to subsidise theirrent.”The council is now asking the libraryfor an annual market rent of £18,000along with its £12,000 annual service
charge. As a gesture of goodwill, theyhave extended the deadline for thelibrary to make a decision until the endof April. The library were planning tostage a demonstration and deliver thepetition to the council’s Tooley Street
headquarters as the Newswent to presson February 24. Dr Laura Schwartz, AssociateProfessor of Modern British History,University of Warwick, has said: “TheFeminist Library is a wonderful culturalresource that needs to be defended at allcosts. The library is now the onlyarchive in London where a wide arrayof feminist publications are trulyaccessible to the general public andavailable on the open shelves. It alsoprovides one of the few spaces incentral London where women andfeminist activists can come together tomeet and organise for a better world. “If the Feminist Library is evictedfrom its current premises, SouthwarkCouncil will not only be guilty ofcultural vandalism but also of silencingwomen.”Cllr David Noakes, Lib DemCouncillor for Cathedrals, has met withthe library several times in the last fewweeks. He said: “This is a hugelyimportant archive resource and meetingplace for feminists and other women'sgroups and that we strongly supporttheir future being secured at either thecurrent site, at a genuinely affordablerent or at another location with theagreement of the Feminist Library.”
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DULWICH HAMLET fans will geta first glimpse at their proposednew stadium at a series ofexhibitions this week - which boastsan unusual 3G pitch.The plan also includes the constructionof 155 new homes, including an as-of-yet unspecified amount of affordablehousing, along with a community gymand ‘multi-use games area.’The homes will be built on the site ofthe current stadium, which wasconstructed in 1992. The proposed newstadium will be located slightly to thewest of the current ground on a training
pitch bordering, though not impedingon, the Greendale Fields. A ‘linear park’ is also being proposed,which would create a green path fromthe stadium to East Dulwich Stadium.The under-used Greendale Fields willalso be revitalised as part of the project,with Southwark Council and the club’sowners Hadley Property Group workingtogether to reclaim the site. Paths, picnic areas, play zones,meadows, woodlands and a pond willbe created or restored, according to thecouncil’s latest proposals outlined in itsplanning documents. Matt Rimmer, from Hadley PropertyGroup, said: “Dulwich Hamlet has beenat Champion Hill for over a century. Weare committed to securing a sustainablebase for DHFC, to ensure that the club
can remain at Champion Hill for thenext 100 years and beyond.“These proposals will not just deliver anew stadium that will secure the futureof the club at Champion Hill and allowit the chance to further progress upthrough the divisions, but will also helpto continue the great work that the clubalready does in the community. “The new 3G surface will mean theclub’s youth team and ASPIREAcademy can train on the pitch. Thenew Multi-Use Games Area, gym andpublic park will be available for thewhole community to use.” The public exhibitions will be held onFebruary 25 from 4pm to 8pm and onSaturday 27 February from 11am to2pm at the club’s Champion Hillground.
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A CAMPAIGN by a Peckhamcommunity group has secured£23,000 to make Kelly Avenue Parka safer place for families.The Peckham Citizens group had spenta year surveying 1,000 residents to findout how the council could make ameaning improvement to Peckham.The money will pay for a new pathwaythrough the park and two new archwaysat its entrances, designed by children fromtwo local schools.The News reported last September how120 local people worked together to cleanup the park after hearing shocking storiesof violence, sexual assaults, drug dealing,and gang activity.
Rose Moses, assistant Head teacher atOliver Goldsmith Primary School, one ofthe schools that led the campaign, said:“We are delighted with the result –Southwark Council has really listened tothe concerns of hundreds of local people. “The children and parents involved willremember this day for years to come andnow know that if they put their mind to it,they can achieve great things together.”Councillor Barrie Hargrove, cabinetmember for public health, parks andleisure, said: “If a park doesn’t feel safefor children, then it’s our duty to dosomething about it. I am glad to say wehave found the money. We very muchlook forward to working with PeckhamCitizens, local children and residents tomake Kelly Avenue Park a fun and safeplace for all to enjoy!”
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GREEN CAMPAIGNERS haveurged Rotherhithe residents tovote against SouthwarkCouncil’s proposed location fora new leisure centre, after publicconsultation opened this month. The Canada Water West ResidentAction Group have slammed thecouncil’s preferred site in a “greenhaven” as an “afterthought location.”A spokesperson said: “It is not justa question of preserving the treesand wildlife. The site the councilwants to build on is in an out-of-the-way position, much less accessiblethan the current Seven Islands
leisure centre site, which is servedby seven bus routes and has a longtradition of being used forswimming and other leisureactivities.“The community deserves a betterleisure centre than the one envisagedfor this afterthought location.”They are urging residents to fill inan online questionnaire and urge thecouncil to rebuild the Seven IslandsLeisure Centre rather than buildinga new centre at ‘Plot 6’, the wildlifearea at the western edge of theSurrey Quays Shopping Centre carpark. Liberal Democrat councillor LisaRajan called on the council to “listento the community – not just imposetheir favoured plan they have cookedup with developers.”She added: “It is a nature site, itoverlooks existing homes and wouldbe partially above the railway line.There are other possible sites and Iam glad that Liberal Democrat
councillors were able to call in theleisure centre plans [to the council’sOverview & Scrutiny Committee]and force the council to carry out afuller consultation.”Cllr Mark Williams, SouthwarkCabinet member for regenerationand new homes, said the council hadalready listened to residents andlooked at alternate sites for the newcentre – including rebuilding thecurrent facility. He added: “We haveincluded the pros and cons of eachin the public consultation that’scurrently underway. It is possible tofit a new leisure centre on the SevenIslands site but this would mean noprovision in the area for at least threeyears. “We want to hear what ourresidents think, and we are awaitingthe results from the publicconsultation before making a finaldecision on the location.”Emma Cariaga of developersBritish Land said: “We are delighted
that over 2,000 residents havealready taken the time to come andtake part in our Februaryconsultation and share their viewsand ideas on the proposals so far. Wewill be reviewing all the feedbackreceived, which will be used to helpinform the further development ofthe masterplan proposals. “We are committed to workingwith both Southwark Council andthe local community on thedevelopment of our plans forCanada Water ahead of a planningsubmission later this year.”Fill in the online questionnaire athttps://consultations.southwark.go v . u k / p l a n n i n g - a n d -regeneration/new-leisure-centre-site-at-canada-water or visit theCanada Water Masterplanconsultation exhibitions on February25 at the Canada Estate Tenants’Hall from 3pm to 5.30pm and at theMayflower Tenants’ Hall from6.30pm to 9pm.
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Man ‘threatened toset himself on fire’PECKHAM: Fire, ambulance,and police services were calledon Sunday morning as a manallegedly threatened to sethimself on fire outside the KFCin Old Kent Road.A 37-year-old man was arrestedshortly after 11.20am on suspicion ofcausing criminal damage and forpublic disorder.The police were called by LondonAmbulance, who arrived at 11.03.
Raffle fundraiserfor St Peter’sWALWORTH: Gaelic dancingand the raffle prize of a tour tothe House of Commons will beon the table at a fundraiserhosted by St Peter’s Church inWalworth.The Grade-one-listed church willhost the ceilidh on Friday February26 at 6.30pm to help raise money forits maintenance.Tickets to the event in LiverpoolGrove, which includes a licensedbar, hot dogs, sing-song, raffle,auction and a juniors’ ceilidh, will be£4 on the door.
Asbestos closespool for weeksASBESTOS DUST has beenfound at Seven IslandsLeisure Centre during aroutine survey.The centre’s swimming andshower facilities will now beclosed until March 9 while theproblem is rectified. The toxicdust is isolated and customers areat no risk, according to SouthwarkCouncil. The deadly substance wasdiscovered during an inspectionheld in advance of more wide-scale improvements worksplanned to begin in May. Cllr Barrie Hargrove, cabinetmember public health, parks andleisure said: “It is important todeal with this asbestos quicklyand efficiently, and while Iunderstand a short notice closureof the pool is inconvenient forusers, for the works required it isunfortunately unavoidable.“I hope users will takeadvantage of our Camberwell orPeckham centres in the meantime,and when the main improvementsworks begin in May, they’ll beable to use the brand newfacilities at The Castle while theirlocal centre is being improved.”
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THE SHOOTING over four yearsago of a young man who wasgrieving at his school friend’sfuneral should have been preventedby the Metropolitan Police, a juryhas said.Azezur Khan, better known as Ronnie,was fatally shot in his stomach onNovember 3 2011, after leaving thegraveside of Joel Morgan at CamberwellOld Cemetery.Mr Morgan’s mother had asked thepolice to attend the funeral, as she fearedviolence from rival gangs.At an inquest which concluded onTuesday, the jury gave a verdict thatpolice’s failure to attend contributed to21-year-old Ronnie’s murder, whichcould have been avoided.The cemetery was located withinterritory controlled by the PeckhamYoung Guns and the Peckham Boys –both rivals of the GAS gang Mr Morganfrom Lambeth was a member of.Ronnie was not a gang member, butbecame a bystander in a dispute that
erupted as he left the cemetery to get adrink with his friends. His killer’sidentity remains unknown to the police,despite ten arrests.Returning a narrative verdict, a juryspokesman said police had failed torecognise “a visible police presence”may have deterred gang members.“You don't need a named perpetratorand named victim for there to be a threatto life,” the spokesman said.“Communication errors were prevalentwithin the Met Police Service. There wasa lack of information, a dilution ofinformation, a failure to flag up differentboroughs, a failure to record verbalinformation and appropriate assignmentsfor tasking.”Coroner Andrew Harris said he couldnot find systemic failings in theMetropolitan Police's intelligencegathering systems, but questioned itspolicy on threat to life.He said: “It's quite clear that the culturein Lambeth showed that an individual,or a group of individuals, needed to getthis protection. I've not heard anyassurance during this inquest that theculture is now any different.
“I'm not clear that we can be confidentthat the Met Police has addressed thispolicy, and that is a considerable concern. “This issue went through a series ofmeetings among officers, and at no pointdid these officers believe that there was athreat to life. That is a systemic issue.”Speaking after the inquest, Ronnie’ssister, Shibli Khan, said: “The jury hasfound my brother was an entirelyinnocent bystander and the MetropolitanPolice failed to protect his life. We wantthe police to publicly apologise forfailing to protect my brother and to provethat they have learned lessons. We don’twant another family to go through whatwe have gone through.” The Met Police gave a statementoffering their “deepest sympathies” toRonnie’s family and friends.It said: “Since Mr Khan’s murder therehas been considerable change in the waythe Met deals with intelligence. We areconfident that we are now betterequipped to deal with a scenario such asthis one.”Anyone with information aboutRonnie’s killing should call the police on101.
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PLANS TO create ‘places ofsafety’ for people suffering mentalhealth crises have been putforward, after it was revealed thatsome patients have been kept incells, police cars and ambulances.South London and Maudsley NHSFoundation Trust (SLAM) haspresented proposals to SouthwarkCouncil for a 24/7 Central Place ofSafety to cover Lambeth, Southwark,Lewisham and Croydon.Their plans included an admissionthat patients had to be sectioned on 40occasions between January and
August last year, with patients beingkept in cells, police cars andambulances.Councillors viewed the Trust’sproposals during a HealthyCommunities Scrutiny Sub-Committee meeting on February 10.Setting up the Central Place ofSafety would cost an extra £800,000a year, but create capacity to assess upto six people at once, and cater forpeople of all ages and levels ofdistress. The trust currently hascapacity for just one person sufferingfrom a mental health crisis in each ofits hospitals. Tom White, of SouthwarkPensioners’ Action Group (SPAG),
said: “What Slam have written to thecommittee is [that it is] their proposalto end all detentions under section 136in police custody of the mental healthact.“We are glad that the Trust hasfinally come around to this. We havebeen campaigning to raise awarenessof these problems for yonks.“What is really disturbing is thatabout a quarter of the UK’s suicidevictims will have seen a healthprofessional in the week before theydied.”These criticisms follow acommitment by all London mentalhealth trusts and the MetropolitanPolice to end all detentions under
section 136 in police custody.A spokesperson for the Trust told theNews: “The current provision isinadequate and the Trust has haddifficulty keeping the suites open at alltimes, largely due to staffing as staffare drawn from other wards on the siteto assist the suites.“The Trust is engaging with the localpatient and voluntary groups, thepolice, local authorities,commissioners and otherstakeholders on these proposals. “Our assessment is that thesechanges will mark a significantimprovement to the currentprovision and improvepatients’ experience.”
Sectioned mental health patientskept in police cars and ambulances
A BERMONDSEY man claimshe is being driven “crazy” by amysterious noise in his house,which has stopped him enjoyinga good night’s sleep for over ayear. The strange sound, which comesfrom beneath Alfred Johnson’skitchen and echoes throughout thepipes in his house, varies from aconstant “boiler room” sound toirregular, metallic tapping.Mr Johnson told the News: “It isloud now [during the day] but threetimes worse at night. The noisetravels through the pipes, so it is inevery room. It is so bad that I havehad to travel to my friend’s house inChiswick to sleep.”He said he had pleaded with ThamesWater for months to investigate thesound, but had been told it was not anemergency. He said: “It is not right, there mustbe a law against it. If you cannot feelcomfortable in your home then it isnot a home. It feels more like a boilerroom.”While he said that his first prioritywas getting some shut eye, he alsobelieved he should be compensatedfor the disruption the constant noisehad caused. “I’ve been through hell. I think Ishould be compensated for all of this.Someone should be responsible.”Councillor Richard Livingstone,
Southwark Council cabinet memberfor housing, said that the situationwas “completely unacceptable.”He said: “Officers have beencontacting Thames Water on MrJohnson’s behalf for the past fewweeks and a visit was made on 17thFebruary. A return visit by ThamesWater is due this week – if theproblem is not resolved after this, wewill reassess the situation. “We are more than happy to workwith Thames Water and allow accessfor any works to fix the issuepermanently. We will continue to beas supportive and helpful to Mr
Johnson as we can be - I sincerelyhope this matter is resolved verysoon.”A spokesperson for Thames Waterdenied responsibility for the pipes,but said they would fix them as a“gesture of goodwill.”They said: “The leak is on aprivately owned pipe which, as it’sinside the property boundary, isn’tour responsibility; however we haveoffered to repair it for free as agesture of goodwill. We’re sorrywe’ve not fixed it sooner and willmake it a priority to do the work assoon as we possibly can.”
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A WEEK after Millwall dodged acontroversial compulsory purchaseorder bid by Lewisham Council,the News can reveal the club’s veryown plans for the area. Both the council and developersRenewal, who have spent twelve yearspurchasing land surrounding in northLewisham in order to create a 2,400-home development, had accused theclub of failing to send any “detailedproposals” for the area’s regenerationscheme. However, the club has now suppliedthe News with their concrete plans forthe area directly surrounding thestadium, with proposals for housing andcommunity schemes. Millwall submitted these plans to thecouncil in August 2013, even promisingto beat the proportion of affordablehousing offered in Renewal’s scheme.The club also have plans for MillwallCommunity Trust offices, the MillwallCafé, the Lions Centre and “workshopsfor local artists and other facilities”surrounding the Den. However, these £140m plans were notconsidered by Lewisham Council, whosaid they had not received a “planningapplication” or “detailed proposals”.The report published prior to lastweek’s aborted CPO vote, whichthreatened land housing the club’s carpark and the community Lions Centre,added: “Nor (despite being advised todo so) have they provided a businesscase and funding strategy whichdemonstrates how any such proposalscan be carried out in a manner whichfits in with and does not prejudice thewider Scheme, including from aviability perspective.”The vote was postponed at theeleventh hour on February 17 afterMillwall fans delivered a ‘Defend OurDen’ petition signed by 15,000 peopleand when, crucially, Lewisham werealerted to “circumstances of a personpotentially affected.”A spokesperson for LewishamCouncil told the Newson Tuesday nightthat they remained “absolutelycommitted” to the club. They said: “That’s why the councilsecured legally-binding commitmentsthat the development should include re-cladding of the Millwall stadium, theability to increase crowd capacityshould Millwall FC secure promotionto the Premier League, relocation of thecommunity scheme within a new sportscentre and improved transportconnections for fans travelling to thestadium.“We have been keen to ensure that thewhole area of which Millwall stadiumis part is regenerated in acomprehensive manner that enhancesthe whole community and provideslasting benefits to the area. We are nowusing this window of opportunity to seeif there is anything more that can bedone to get agreement betweenMillwall FC and the developer,Renewal.”Renewal, however, were lessimpressed by the last-minute decisionto reschedule the vote. Director MarkTaylor said: “We are disappointed that ithas been necessary to postpone thedecision regarding the compulsorypurchase order. “Renewal has spent
over ten years working with the counciland other land owners to assemble theland necessary to progress the NewBermondsey scheme, which willdeliver 2,400 new homes for Lewisham– within the New Bermondsey HousingZone – as well as a range of otherbenefits, including a new OvergroundStation and community facilities for thispart of inner London. “Although we have been successful insecuring the majority of land byagreement, and have held detaileddiscussions with the remaining landowners in an attempt to complete theassembly of the site, we believe a CPOis now necessary to ensure thisimportant regeneration can beprogressed.“We have made every attempt tosecure an agreement with Millwall FCfor the land surrounding their stadiumand have been clear throughout theprocess that our proposals wouldsafeguard the club and deliversignificant improvements to theexternal parts of the stadium and theland around it, as well as providing anew home for the Millwall CommunityScheme. The CPO process is animportant step forward in the deliveryof the New Bermondsey scheme andwe look forward to the Council makinga decision in due course.”
MILLWALL’S MASTERPLAN• “Around 400 homes” • Safe-guarding Lions Centre• Five towers at least eighteen storeys high• Artists’ workshops• Student accommodation
RENEWAL’S NEW BERMONDSEY• 2,400 homes,• New ‘Surrey Canal’ London Overground station• Two new bus routes• Indoor sports centre• 2,000 jobs• Multi-faith centre• Hotel and conference centre• Health complex
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AFTER WEEKS of voting, dozens oftattoos submitted and over 350 votes,we have FINALLY found a winner forour Millwall tattoo competition:congratulations Billy May!The 27-year-old’s huge back tattoo,featuring the Millwall lion and the motto‘we fear no foe’, clearly impressed ourreaders as he saw off tough competition(including his dad!) to win the title. It certainly was a close finish, with NeilSweetman’s tat only losing out by less thantwo per cent of the vote – heartbreak for therunner-up but delight by Billy, who will nowenjoy a matchday experience at the Den,courtesy of the News. He said: “That’s pucker mate! I wasstruggling with energy this week but thatshould see me through! There’s been a bitof banter in the house with my dad, so it’sgreat to win.“The tattoo took a good few hours, a fewpainful hours to do! I went to the tattoo shopwith my dad when he got his and thought Iwould get one too. It was great to see us bothside by side in the paper last week. He wasthe one who first took me and I’ve beentravelling up from Kent for every homegame since we left Peckham in 2000. I nowtake my younger brother there too. We’reMillwall through and through.”
And our Millwall tattoocompetition winner is...
The News can reveal theLewisham residents behind thedecision to postpone thecontroversial CPO affectingMillwall’s stadium. A legal letter to Lewisham Councilfrom Willow Winston, a resident atExcelsior Works in Rollins Street,and three tenants at BolinaIndustrial Estate in Bolina Road,halted the proposed land seize voteat Lewisham Town Hall at theeleventh hour on February 17. Willow, an artist who works andlives at her home, told the News:“It’s been an enormous strain thiswhole thing, I must tell you. “There have been no negotiationswith residents from Renewal. “They have no concern for thenature of what they are pullingdown.”The legal letter, which wasdelivered to the council just minutesbefore its cabinet meeting last week,echoed these concerns.
It read: “In the case of [consultingwith] our client, these attempts havebeen lacklustre at best and therehave been no genuine efforts toengage our clients in anymeaningful discussion.”It added that Renewal had onlyrecognised one person living in theCPO district, seemingly obliviousto Willow’s existence on the site. The letter said: “This illustrates thelack of concern over the needs overthe needs of individuals.”It added concerns that Renewal,rather than build on seized landthemselves, would sell on the landpurely in order to make a profit. Lewisham Council chose not torespond to the letter directly whencontacted by the News, but did pointto a message on their ‘NewBermondsey’ development websitewhich reads: “After taking twelveyears to buy the land, piece bypiece, Renewal has no intention ofselling this land. “It will work with specialist housebuilders to ensure that thedevelopment is delivered accordingto the Master Plan and Renewal’sspecification.”
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‘There have been nonegotiations’ says artistbehind last minute deferral
Billy May’swinning tattoo(main); andwith his dadAndrew
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ROTHERHITHE RESIDENTShave urged Southwark Councilto consider the local communitywhen making their final decisionon the future of the LavenderPond Pumphouse. Several proposals, including onefor a controversial 350-seat theatreand others for a boat repair yard andan art gallery, have been submittedto the council for their considerationon the future of the docking icon. Kirsty Burton, of the PumphouseRevival group, told the News: “Idon’t necessarily have strongopinions on the theatre because weare going to scrutinise any businessalong the same issues of heritage,
ecology and transport. “There’s a lot of passion for thearea. It’s amazing – so many peoplehave stories, people have lived herefor years, since childhood. We’rethinking forward, not back – but weneed the right proposal, not justany.” The community group highlighted‘three pillars’ of concerns for futuredevelopments at the site:preservation of heritage, ecologicalprotection at the beautiful LavenderPond Nature Reserve and upholdingthe integrity of the localinfrastructure, including traffic.Resident Tim Donovan, echoingthe views of a number of residents,said that people living in the areadeserved better than to have a busytheatre suddenly dropped into their
community. He said: “People haveworked hard all of their lives to livein a nice quiet area. You’ll havepeople leaving the theatre atwhatever time it closes, hangingabout, chatting and saying goodbye.”Other residents have voiced theirconcerns about the impact regulartheatre shows watched by hundredsof people would have on the area,especially given the poor publictransport in the peninsula. Other residents, however, favouredthe proposal for a theatre. Jessica Siegel said: “I very much
welcome the addition of a theatre tomy road, and I believe that thePumphouse is ideally suited for sucha venue. “I often go to the theatre in London,and I know that theatre patrons arequiet, respectful and bring a wealthof culture to the community. I wouldbe keen to attend the theatre myself,something which I cannot currentlydo in Rotherhithe.”Residents argued that, whatever theproposal, the council and thedevelopers must consider the localcommunity first.
Rotherhithe councillor KathWhittam, whose home overlooks thePumphouse, said: “No matter whichproposal is approved, it will have togo through planning where theseissues will be addressed.“As a councillor I am veryconcerned. The council does nothave money to renovate thePumphouse itself. We are looking forsomeone to sign a long-term lease,of 25 or 99 or 999 years. Somebodywill have to have large pockets andwant to be in there for the longterm.”
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Junior doctors planthree 48 hour strikes
JUNIOR DOCTORS are againplanning to strike on three separateoccasions, each for 48 hours, duringMarch and April.The British Medical Association, whichrepresents junior doctors, has also said itwill launch a judicial review into thegovernment’s revamp of their contracts.The changes could see the ‘weekendhours’ status lifted from contracts, as wellas sanctions for NHS Trusts that over-work their staff.The first strike, which includes staff atKing’s College, Maudsley and Guy’s StThomas’ hospitals, will take place from8am, Wednesday March 9, to 8am,Friday March 11. The second will be from 8amWednesday, April 6, to 8am, Friday, April8. The third planned strike will last from
8am, Tuesday, April 26 to 8am,Thursday, April 28.A vote among junior doctors in Englandon whether to hold the walk-outs saw 98per cent vote in favour.Emergency care will still be provided ateach hospital, and more than 43 per centof the country’s junior doctors workedduring the last round of strikes.Dr Johann Malawana, BMA juniordoctor committee chair, said: “In recentweeks I have heard from thousands ofjunior doctors across the country, and theresounding message is that they cannotand will not accept what the Governmentis trying to do.” The BMA legal challenge follows newsthat the government failed to carry outEquality Impact Assessments beforetrying to impose the new contracts.The government’s plans to impose thecontracts, if successful, will take effectfrom August.
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THE FOUNDER of Peckham BMXClub was given a royal welcome atBuckingham Palace to collect hisMBE on Friday.Michael Pusey, 42, also known as CKFlash, said it was the “best day of his life”when he was awarded the honour for hisservices to south London’s young people.He was recognised for his thirteen yearsrunning the Peckham BMX Club inBurgess Park, which has nine localyoungsters pedalling to represent Britain
in this summer’s Olympic Games. Although used to DJing to huge crowds,the thought of stepping forth to shakehands with Prince Charles still made himfeel understandably “anxious”.“It was a beautiful day being there withmy parents and my brothers and takingphotos with them,” Michael said.“Then I went to the track afterwards andcelebrated with the kids and it was great toreally show everyone at the club – if youreally believe in something and work hardyou will be rewarded.“I have to admit I was anxious in front ofabout 1,500 people at the ceremony but it
was one of the best daysof my life and it wasreally inspiring to bethere.”Michael was also gladto celebrate the day withhis mum, who he hasbeen looking after at herhome in Jamaicafollowing a leg injury.After the ceremony came the after-party,which continued until 1am. But Saturdaywas also a day to remember as the track in
Burgess Park hosted a flood-lit celebration race with 180young BMXers.“I have big plans for theclub. I would love it tobecome a British centre forBMXing in Peckham. All ofa sudden people are going to
take notice of the club and recognise us,”Michael said.“The kids here are world level and whenyou think where we came from to where
we are now it’s an amazingachievement.”The former Choice FM DJ has alsoworked on music projects with DizzeeRascal and So Solid Crew, and still DJsat world-renowned clubs such as Pachain Ibiza. His involvement in youthprojects around south London began afterfans of his show contacted him asking ifhe could help create a positive influenceon the area’s young people, and the clubwas founded in 2003.
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POLICE HAVE urged potentialvictims of a trainee vicar fromPeckham convicted of raping twoteenagers to help them with theirinvestigations.Timothy Storey, 36, of PeckhamGrove was convicted last Friday forthree counts of rape and one ofassault by penetration, all between2008 and 2009.Both the women were church goerswho attended summer camps andcongregations led by Storey, whostudied theology at OxfordUniversity.Storey befriended the women sincethey began attending his services aschildren, later sending themmessages of a sexual nature throughsocial media and texting.Detective Constable Paul Hill, ofthe Met's Sexual Offences
Exploitation and Child AbuseCommand, is now urging any othervictims of Storey to “come forward”and tell the police what has happenedto them.“Storey thought he had got awaywith it, but the victims in this casewere determined to see him broughtto justice,” Mr Hill said.“They have shown courage incoming forward after so many yearsto tell us what happened to them.This conviction goes to show that thesexual offences, exploitation andchild abuse command will pursue sexoffenders and bring them to justice. “The victims in this case wereyoung teenagers when Storeyassaulted them, having been groomed
from a very young age. In hisposition as a youth leader hemanipulated the victims and forcedthem to engage in sexual acts thatthey did not want to do.”Last week’s conviction came afterStorey had already been found guiltyin May 2014 of several offenceswhere he groomed women betweenthe ages of ten to sixteen andencouraged them to perform sexualacts. The two teenaged women linkedto this new revelation about Storeyalso came forward to police afternews had spread about this previousconviction.Storey was remanded to besentenced at Woolwich Crown Courton April 15.Anyone with further information isasked to call the police non-emergency line on 101.
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A THIRTEEN-year-old Dulwichgirl with a painful bone disorderin her feet has beaten the odds towin her first Irish dancingchampionship. Holly Vass, who only begandancing two years ago, suffers fromSever’s Disease, a short-termcondition which causes heel pain ingrowing children. She said that winning thechampionship made all the sacrificesand pain in her four training sessionsa week worthwhile. She told the News: “When I firststarted Irish dancing winning achampionship felt as impossible as
walking to the moon. When theycalled my number as the winner I feltlike time stopped. I was in shock fordays.“It has made all the parties Icouldn't go to, all the weekends withfriends I've missed out on, and all thebruises my feet, hips and knuckleshave endured, worth it. It's hard tokeep up with school as dance takesup most of my time, but I know Iwant to be a professional dancer inthe future, so it's worth the sacrifice.”Despite much discomfort, Hollyhas surprised teacher Sarah Hopkins,of the Hopkins Academy of IrishDance, by training for up to twelvehours a week. Sarah told the News: “To get therein two years is unheard of and, at herage and particularly with her painful
condition, it’s amazing.“Her brittle bones makes it verypainful, especially for sports. Itmakes it a lot harder but she is justso determined. At some practices shehas had to sit down, have a good oldcry, but she still always gets up andsays ‘I’m ready to go again.’ She isabsolutely amazing.”Holly won gold at the PreliminaryLondon Championship during theweekend of February 6 and 7 andthanked her teacher and family. She said: “A huge thank you to myteacher, Sarah, who always pushesme past what I thought were mylimits. And to my sister Kerri & myparents for investing so much moneyand time to help me achieve mydreams.”
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YOUNG POETS from Ark GlobeAcademy are travelling toWashington DC to display theirlyrical prowess in a UScompetition.Sixteen pupils from the Elephantand Castle school voiced their lyricaltalents at the poetry slam last week,which was centred on the subject ofpower.The winning team included: ZareenRoy-Macauley, Aneesha Hussain,Tasnima Ahmed, Halil Es, Joshua
Adeyemi, Naomi Oloukun andSharon Machisa. They will travel together to theBrave New Voices event inWashington in July, to competeagainst other schools’ poetry teamsfrom across America.Joshua said: “I’m overwhelmed. Ihave literally dreamt about this. I willbe the first person in my family toever travel to America. “I feel a responsibility now toencourage other young men like meto use poetry as a positive andproductive way to express ouremotions and views about the world.”
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AN IMAM and his family of ninehave been evicted from their flatafter Southwark Council decidedthey were not entitled to live there.Faysal Abdirahman, 46, who is theimam of the Camberwell IslamicCentre, had lived in the three-bedroom flat in Benhill Road,Camberwell, with his wife and sevenchildren since June 2014.The family were given the house tostay in after they were left homelessfrom being in rent arrears with aprivate landlord.Faysal’s wife Fardowsa Jama, 39,opened the door on February 11 tofind bailiffs and police ordering themto leave.“It was very scary,” Fardowsa said.“They banged on our door andwindows. I felt very shocked and
scared and it frightened thechildren.”The couple claim they had nowarning before the bailiffs arrivedand didn’t even have time to pack uptheir belongings. But SouthwarkCouncil say they sent warning lettersbefore the eviction.The council say they were entitledto kick the family out because they“intentionally” made themselveshomeless when they lost their firstflat in June 2014.“Telling anybody to leave ourtemporary accommodation,especially those with children, isalways a difficult decision for thecouncil and is always the absolutelast resort,” Cllr RichardLivingstone, cabinet member forhousing.“However, the fact remains that inthis case the family had built up rentarrears with their previous landlord
and as a result we are legallyrequired to consider themintentionally homeless and so are notunder any obligation to provide themwith housing.“The family appealed the decisionbut it was upheld after review andsadly they have now exhausted all thelegal options open to them.”Last Friday the family were joinedby friends and members of theUnited Voice and Partners campaigngroup to protest outside the council’soffices in Tooley Street, and deliver apetition to leader of the council, Peter
John. Faysal, who came to London toescape the Somalian Civil War, said:“This has put a terrible strain on myfamily and we have been forced tolive apart from each other withfriends across London.“My fifteen-year-old daughter isdoing her GCSEs and this has beenvery stressful for her, and for my five-year-old son who is autistic.“We were in arrears with our oldlandlord for two months. This isextremely unfair on my family”Councillor Richard Livingstoneadded: “We have offered them
support and advice to explain thealternative options open to them, andwill continue to do so. “There is additional support opento them through our children’sservices team, who have also spokento them to advise how they can helpthem to get into privateaccommodation.“With so much demand for ourcouncil homes I think the thousandsof families on our housing waiting listwould find it difficult to understandwhy we gave preference over them tosomeone who hadn’t paid their bills.”
Shops fear they will be pushed out
BUSINESSES AT Peckham RyeStation’s arcades are nervous aboutthe outcome of a council meeting thatcould seal their fate.Southwark councillors on the authority’splanning committee will vote on Tuesdaywhether to give planning permission forthe arcades to be razed and replaced withan outdoor square.Designs submitted by the council withLandholt and Brown Architectsincorporate shop spaces in the archesoverlook the square, and large metalplanters to support Platform Three.The application also includes a two-storey extension to the building at 2-10Blenheim Grove to provide spaces for arestaurant, office spaces, a takeaway, andpublic toilets.But it means Peckham stands to lose itsTSB bank, Jenny’s Café and severalindependent traders in arcade if the greenlight is given.Qin He, 25, who runs the Steamer
Chinese and Japanese food bar with herhusband, said the redevelopment couldforce them out of town.“We only moved here nine months ago,but we only heard about it recently, so thiscame as a shock,” Qin said. “I’m local, and I would like Peckham tobecome more beautiful. But this shouldreally be a place for business and forpeople to make money to provide for theirfamilies. It shouldn’t be a big open square.If people want open space they can go toBurgess Park. I worry that after it’s donethe businesses that move in will beStarbucks and big chains. It’s only fair thatlocal people should have priority. And itwould be impossible for us to start abusiness outside Peckham because myson goes to school here.”Shahid Butt, 31, who manages theneighboring Food Base grocery shop,said: “It will definitely affect us.“The council hasn’t spoken to us about itsince last year, but I told them it wouldmean we have to relocate and that wouldkill our business.“The problem is I don’t see anywhere
nearby that we could move to where ourcustomers could still find us. I’m worriedby it and I don’t see why they need tochange everything around.”The issue of locals being left in the dark,despite the council promise in 2014 for a‘co-design’ planning process, has angeredPeckham Vision campaigner, EileenConn, who helped spearhead thecampaign for the station’s revamp.“The handling of this process has flowncompletely in the face of what was meantto be a collaborative process, and has beenutterly un-transparent” Eileen said.“There are 96 documents and there is noguidance as to where key info can befound in them. Then further amendeddocuments were posted late in the secondconsultation period and without notice. “The failures of the consultation processat this stage compounds the problemsthere have been throughout, since thepromise from the council and NetworkRail of working with local people as fullpartners in shaping the scheme”* Have your say on planning www.southwark.gov.uk/planning
COUNCIL STANDS BY DECISION TO EVICT IMAM AND SEVEN KIDS By [email protected]
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SOUTHWARK LIB Dems havecalled for an independentinvestigation into how an elderlyCamberwell resident was left deadin his bath for weeks over thefestive period – despite the councilbeing informed of a foul smellnearly one month before he wasfound. The News revealed that councilofficers had visited the home ofKingsley Idahosa on December 3 and 4but had decided not to enter, beforeworried friends finally called policewho forced entry and made the grimdiscovery. However, the council’s housing bossRichard Livingstone said at the time thathe was satisfied “the right steps weretaken to locate Mr Idahosa as soon asconcerns were raised” – sparking angerfrom opposition councillors. Cllr Maria Linforth-Hall, LiberalDemocrat Spokesperson for Adult Care,said: “The council now needs toreassure residents that it acted correctlyand explain why it took over a monthfor the police to intervene afterneighbours reported the tenant missinglast month. Given the gravity of thiscase and its particular features - the pilesof accumulated mail for instance gave aclear indication that something was
wrong - an internal review isinappropriate and inadequate.Something is very clearly wrong if acouncil tenant can be left dead in theirown home for so long, especially whenneighbours were concerned and visitswere made by housing officers.”Councillor Peter John, Leader ofSouthwark Council, said he would lookto “ensure that lessons are learned” butsaid that tenants’ privacy “must berespected.” He said: “I have asked theChief Executive and Strategic Directorfor Housing to review our policies andprocedures in fine detail, to see whetherthere is anything more the council coulddo to quickly discover that people havedied when they do not have regularcontact from friends, neighbours orfamily. “Tenants all receive tenancy checks atregular intervals, we closely monitorrent and financial activity and flag upany issues where people are vulnerableor require help – in which case we workwith the relevant services to supportthem. Of our 55,000 tenancies andhomeowners, we do have largenumbers of people who do not make alot of contact with the councilthemselves and tenants’ privacy alsomust be respected as much as possible. “It is extremely sad when people diealone and I will always look to ensurethat lessons are learned from cases suchas the sad death of Mr Idahosa.”
Calls for investigationinto OAP ‘bath death’ By Joey [email protected]
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30 OPINION www.southwarknews.co.uk/letters Southwark News, Thursday February 25, 2016
Mock funeral was in bad tasteI WRITE as a veteran eco-campaigner and one of theusual suspects when it comesto orchestrating a rowdypublic gallery at councilmeetings. Even I, however, raise aneyebrow at Save SouthwarkWoods (SSW) mock funeral,complete with Grim Reaper, in areal cemetery – a place where thebereaved and traumatised haveevery right to remember theirloved ones in quiet and dignity. Most of those who took part weredoubtless genuine in their beliefthat Southwark is poised to fell tenacres of beautiful woodland, aclaim which has attracted muchsupport from public andcelebrities. But, is this claim true? It's easy tobelieve that Southwark is lyingafter its appalling mishandling ofpublic consultation. However,Southwark's real plan (which doesneed to be re-thought) is a have-its-cake-and eat-it-too scheme tocontinue burials under the treecanopy, with opening of paths andglades – burials with biodiversity. Readers should contactSouthwark themselves anddemand copies of these plans.Some worrying inaccuracies havebeen flagged up, but not clearfelling.SSW is as much a promotion forits leaders as a green campaign.Shouting and meeting disruptionare its tools for preventing rationaldebate, as I discovered when Iinvited one of the leaders of SSWto speak at Southwark's June 6,2015 conference for friends ofgreen space. I ended my ownpresentation by asking Southwarkto change its plans. The SSWinvitee, then demolished allsupport with behaviour that eyewitnesses described as “abusive,”“aggressive and scary.” Hedemanded to know if the meeting'schair was standing because hewanted to hit him. Nobody had
made a move to do so, but thiscould have sounded otherwise onan audio recording. If we are to deflect Southwark'splans we need to address the factsbehind the smoke-screen andhyperbole.On the other hand, I haveenormous sympathy with themany thousands of residents wholove their local woodlands andwho have, encouraged by SSW,expressed deep concerns aboutSouthwark's inroads into them. Southwark must begin to takenotice of them and create a properpublic forumDr. Martin Heath (c/[email protected]).
Locals’ views notheard in RotherhitheTHANK YOU to all theRotherhithe residents who havebeen in touch with LiberalDemocrat Councillors about thedevelopments around CanadaWater.While we all support new homes
and jobs, the Liberal Democratshave always argued thatdevelopment must be done 'with'local residents, and not 'to' them.The Lib Dems recently won across party investigation into whythe location of the new CanadaWater leisure centre seems to bebeing chosen by developers and notthe community. And we haveargued that the new Southwark Planshould not allow tall buildingseverywhere, unless the communityis supportive and the buildings aredelivering genuinely affordablehomes. The over-riding concern which ourcouncil group and local residentshave, is that these decisions are notbeing made as a result of what localpeople say. People are told they arebeing consulted, but they don't feellike their views are being heard orare changing any plans. That is whyLiberal Democrat Councillorsacross the borough, from SurreyDocks to Bankside to Dulwich,continue to fight the corner of local
residents.Councillor Anood Al-Samerai,Leader, Southwark LiberalDemocrat Council Group
Fight flogging offcouncil housing YOU ARE absolutely rightwhen your editorial condemnsthe government’s plans to ‘flogoff our council housing stock ormake it unaffordable for hardworking families’ (SouthwarkNews 4 February 2016).But it is not too late to get thegovernment to think again.Opposition to their outrageousHousing and Planning Bill isdeveloping across the country andreceiving lots of media attention.Your readers can sign the petitionto demand the government scrap theBill and1. Stop forcing councils to sellmuch needed social homes2. Drop plans to charge higher rentto households with incomes over£40k in London3. Retain secure tenancies ratherthan making all future counciltenancies last no more than fiveyears4. Scrap moves to make it easier toevict private renters, reintroducerent controls and5. Invest in social housing so thatcouncils can build truly affordablehomesThe petition is athttps://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-housing-billThey can also join in the nationaldemonstration to ‘Kill the HousingBill’ assembling at 12 noon inLincoln’s Inn Fields on Sunday 13March.For more information contact uson 020 7622 7201.As you say, ‘council housing isthere to make sure we don’t returnto a Dickensian London, with someliving in palatial grandeur whileothers die young in the squalor ofslum dwellings’. Let’s make sure wekeep it for future generations.George Grime, SouthwarkDefend Council Housing
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DBS delays stop work
OVER 1.6 million people acrossthe country are unemployedand looking for work and in
Camberwell and Peckham there arean above average proportion of people(3.9%) claiming Jobseeker’sAllowance and Universal Credit.The last thing anyone expects when theyare offered a job is for that offer to be put atrisk by the Disclosure and Barring Service.Not because they are criminals and havedone something wrong, but because of theDBS missing self-set targets on timelinesswhich leave applicants unable to take uptheir jobs, get paid and putting them underfinancial strain.The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) wasestablished by the Labour Government in1997 and supported the police in providingchecks on applications for jobs that workwith children, young people and vulnerableadults and ultimately deciding whether ornot a person was suitable for that job. In2012, the Coalition Government mergedthe CRB with the IndependentSafeguarding Authority to create theDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS). It isvital that these checks are carried outthoroughly so that vulnerable people areproperly protected. However, it is not rightthat people are facing financial hardshipwhen they have done nothing wrong.Between April and December 2015, theDBS only met their target, of 95% ofdisclosures to be issued in eight weeks, fourtimes.I have been contacted by many localpeople experiencing long waits for checksfor all sorts of jobs; from chauffeurs todoctors. A number of residents inCamberwell and Peckham have lostincome and are worried about how to paytheir rent and other bills because of thesedelays. One of my constituents told meabout how she had to use her savings to payfor essential bills and even had to claimJobseeker’s Allowance as she couldn’t takeup the position that had been offered to heruntil her DBS application was complete.I’ve asked the Home Secretary how manyDBS applications from Camberwell andPeckham had taken more than 60 days toprocess in the last twelve months. BetweenFebruary 2015 and January 2016, 2,371applications for Camberwell and Peckhamresidents took longer than sixty days andthe delays only seem to be getting worse.
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Get planting those trees
FEBRUARY BROUGHTa risein temperatures (after a briefcold snap in late January) and
torrential rain and gale force windsreturned. This has been the general pattern ofweather for most of the winter months inLondon, and it does not look likely tochange. Clumps of fragile Snowdrops are nowbeginning to make their late appearancealongside the delicate blue grape hyacinths,a contrast to the yellow flowers of winterjasmine, Witch hazel and the dwarfnarcissi. The evergreen Camellia (pictured)with its deep green shiny leaves andwonderful soft pink or white blooms hascome in to flower weeks early. Magnoliastellata, which usually flowers in March,was out at the beginning of February, itsdelicate white petals are falling quickly orbeing damaged in the blustery cold winds. Soil remains water-logged, but ifconditions allow, planting can be carriedout during February and March. There isstill time to order trees and shrubs from thecatalogues or online, to complete plantingby the end of March, although there maybe less choice available as the yearprogresses. J Parkers has a good selectionof shrubs, trees and seasonal plants - 0161848 1100 - www.jparkers.co.uk. If you areconsidering planting fruit trees and wouldlike to try something more unusual ‘LittlePax’ is a late dessert apple, newlyintroduced (2014) from St Cecilia’s Abbeyon the Isle of Wight. It produces tasty redand crunchy fruits which store well. LittlePax will need a companion for pollinationsuch as Discovery, Cox or Bramley. Lookfor M9 dwarfing root stock (height 6-10feet) which is suitable for large containersand smaller gardens. Fruit trees availablefrom Marshalls 0844 557 6700 or www.marshalls-seeds.co.ukSome pruning work can be done duringFebruary, however it is important to do thisat the right time for the particular plantotherwise irreparable damage can be done;summer flowering types of clematis can becut back to about two feet above theground. The Beauty Berry or Callicarpacan be trimmed to reduce its size, but don’tcut into or remove the old wood – just takeoff some of last year’s growth which iseasy to identify.
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HARRIET HARMANMP for Camberwell & Peckham
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It is with deepest regret that we inform you of William Kirby’s death.
Billy sadly passed away on02.02.2016. The funeral willbe leaving from 8 Teak Close,
Russia Dock Road,Rotherhithe, SE16 5NW onMonday, 29th February, at1pm. The service will be at
2pm at Honor OakCrematorium. Afterwards atMillwall Football Club.
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32 WHAT’S ON www.southwarknews.co.uk/arts Southwark News, Thursday February 25, 2016
Southwark News, Thursday February 25, 2016 www.southwarknews.co.uk/arts WHAT’S ON 33
BERMONDSEY SQUARE SE1 Frances Richardson: Loss OfObject And Bondage To It; Fig. 2 Apublic sculpture by the London-basedartist. Bermondsey Square, Mon-Sunopen access, ends Mar 12, free.BOROUGH ROAD GALLERY 103,Borough Road, SE1 CONTEMPORARY APPLIED ARTS89, Southwark Street, SE1 (020-76200086)Present & Collect A seasonal sellingexhibition offering a range ofaccessible presents as well as high-value collectors’ craft pieces.Contemporary Applied Arts, Mon-Sat10am-6pm, ends Feb 27, free.COPPERFIELD GALLERY 6,Copperfield Street, SE1 DRAWING ROOM Unit 8, Rich Estate,46 Willow Walk, SE1 (020-7394 5657) Mick Peter: Pyramid Selling Playfulinstallations derived from fiction,illustration and graphic design.Drawing Room, Tue-Fri 11am-6pm,Sun 12noon-6pm, ends Mar 12, free.GABRIEL FINE ART 20, CarlisleLane, Lambeth, SE1 Isabelle Beaubien: Spectrum Theartist pushes the concept of contrast,shininess, colours and perception tothe extreme, using light as the mainstimulate agent. Gabriel Fine Art, FromFeb 26, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, ends Mar5, free.GREENGRASSI 1a, KempsfordRoad, SE11 (020-7840 9101)
Jennifer Pastor Sculptural works bythe Los Angeles based artist, JenniferPastor. Greengrassi, Fri 6.30pm-8.30pm, ends Feb 27, free.JERWOOD SPACE 171, UnionStreet, Bankside, SE1 (020-76540179) Project Space: Susannah Worth:How To Do Things With A Salad Inthis new commission the artist offerstext and photographic images asvicarious experiences of food. JerwoodSpace, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun10am-3pm, ends Apr 30, free.NEWPORT STREET GALLERYNewport Street, SE11 John Hoyland: Power StationsPaintings 1964-1982 Works by theleading British abstract painter.Newport Street Gallery, Tue-Sun10am-6pm, ends Apr 3, free.ROAST 8, Southwark Street, SE1(0845-034 7300) Rachel Maggart: New Britannia:Reinventing British IconographyTen painted collages which bringtogether classical and contemporaryicons. Roast, Mon-Wed 7am-12midnight, Thu & Fri 7am-12.45am,Sat 8.30am-12.45am, Sun 11.30am-7.45pm, ends Mar 12, free.SIOBHAN DAVIES STUDIOS 85, StGeorge’s Road, SE1 (020-7091 9650) Notes On A Gesture – I, II, III:Curated By Jeremy Millar Notes OnGesture is a three-part exhibitionconceived by Millar considering thestatus of a gesture, as somethingeither made or performed. Siobhan
Davies Studios, From Feb 26, Mon-Sun 10am-5pm, ends Nov 27, free.South London Gallery 65-67,Peckham Road, SE5 (020-7703 6120) Heman Chong: An Arm, A Leg AndOther Stories An installation withperformances. South London Gallery,Tue & Thu-Sun 11am-6pm, Wed11am-9pm, ends Feb 28, free.BUSSEY BUILDING/THE CLF ArtCafe 133, Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15(020-7732 5275)
CORVI-MORA 1a, Kempsford Road,SE11 (020-7840 9111) Hangwire For the third year we aredelighted to present this showcase ofbrand new circus works from JacksonsLane supported artists. Hangwireinvites companies and artists to spendone week in residency to work on newideas and develop shows. Corvi-Mora,Tue-Sat 11am-6pm, ends Feb 27, free.EDRIC THEATRE 103, BoroughRoad, SE1The Wunderkammer Improvisedcomedy from UK leading group DoNot Adjust Your Stage, inspired byTed-style talks from guest expertspeakers. Edric Theatre, 8pm-10pm,ends May 7, £10.National Theatre: Dorfman SouthBank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Cleansed Katie Mitchell directs anunflinching staging of Sarah Kane’sdisturbing drama. National Theatre:
Dorfman, 7pm, mat Feb 25, 2.30pm,booking to Apr 2, £15-£35Evening At The Talk House IanRickson directs the world premierestaging of Wallace Shawn’s drama.National Theatre: Dorfman, Feb 26,27 & 29, 8pm, mat Feb 27, 3pm, endsMar 30, £15-£55Husbands And Sons Anne-MarieDuff returns to the National to playLizzie Holroyd in DH Lawrence’spowerful drama. National NATIONAL THEATRE: LytteltonSouth Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom DominicCooke directs August Wilson’s dramaabout self-determination againstoverwhelming odds. National Theatre:Lyttelton, ends May 18, £15-£55, £15-£37.Waste Harley Granville Barker’scontroversial expose of the politicalelite of Edwardian England. NationalTheatre: Lyttelton, Feb 25-27 & 29,7.30pm, 27, 2.15pm, ends Mar 19,£15-£55.NATIONAL THEATRE: Olivier South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) As You Like It Rosalie Craig playsenterprising Rosalind inShakespeare’s breezy comedy.National Theatre: Olivier, Feb 29,7.30pm, NT Live Feb 25, 7pm, endsMar 5, £15-£55.Wonder.land A musical inspired byLewis Carroll’s Alice In Wonderland,with music by Damon Albarn and bookand lyrics by Moira Buffini. NationalTheatre: Olivier, Feb 26 & 27,
7.30pm, Feb 27, 2pm, Feb 28,2.30pm, booking to Apr 30, £15-£55.OLD VIC 103, The Cut, SE1 (0844-871 7628) The Master Builder Ralph Fiennestakes the title role in Henrik Ibsen’ssearing drama. Old Vic, Mon-Sat7.30pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm,ends Mar 19, £12-£60, PremiumSeats £85.ROYAL VAUXHALL TAVERN 372,Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11(020-7820 1222) Finger In The Pie CabaretShowcase London’s hot showcase ofnew drag, burlesque and variety.We’ve launched the careers of someof London’s most famous cabaretartists and regularly provide a testbedfor new material from its mostestablished. Royal Vauxhall Tavern,third Fri of month 7pm-9.30pm, £10-£12.SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE Theatre21, New Globe Walk, SE1 (020-74019919)Pericles Dominic Dromgoole directsShakespeare’s late romance.Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Feb 21& 28, 7pm, ends Apr 21, £15-£48,standing £10, Premium Seats £62.The Tempest Dominic Dromgooledirects Shakespeare’s last andmagical fable. Shakespeare’s GlobeTheatre, Feb 18-20, 23, 24, 26 & 29,7.30pm, mats Feb 25 & 27, 2.30pm,ends Apr 19, £15-£48, standing £10,Premium Seats £62.The Winter’s Tale Michael Longhurst
directs Shakespeare’s timelesstragicomedy of obsession andredemption. Shakespeare’s GlobeTheatre, Feb 25 & 27, 7.30pm, matsFeb 28, 2pm, ends Apr 22, £15-£48,standing £10, Premium Seats £62.THE SLUG AND LETTUCE CountyHall, 5 Chicheley Street, Lambeth,SE1 (020-8549 9790) Crack Comedy Southbank PresentsSomeNews Live Erich McElroy, SteveN Allen and Christian Reilly, plusregular guests tackle the news that’snot fit to print. The Slug And Lettuce,Tues 8pm-10pm, ongoing, free.UNICORN THEATRE 147, TooleyStreet, SE1 (020-7645 0560) Whistleblower The Story Of EdwardSnowdenA dramatic re-enactment of the truestory. Waterloo East Theatre, Tue-Sat7.30pm, mats Sat 3pm, Sun 4pm,ends Mar 6, £17, concs £15.YOUNG VIC 66, The Cut, SE1 (020-7922 2922) A Girl Is A Half-Formed ThingThe Corn Exchange stages EimearMcBride’s best-selling novel, starringAoife Duffin. Young Vic, From Feb 18,Mon-Sat 7.45pm, mats Wed & Sat2.45pm, no mats Feb, 20 & 24 (pressnight Feb 19, 7pm), ends Mar 26, £10-£25, Feb 17 & 18 previews £10.Battlefield Peter Brook, Marie-HeleneEstienne and Jean-Claude Carriererevisit the Indian epic TheMahabharata. Young Vic, Mon-Sat7.30pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm,ends Feb 27, £10-£35.
GALLERIES
THEATRE
in Southwarkwhat ’s onGurley in theprintroom
Three little words
USING AN ARTISTICprocess that hasbeen an established art form since the early1900s, London based Gurley has beenfocussed on developing her own evolutionof the screenprint, writes Michael Holland...Back at Anise Gallery for her third soloexhibition, What Happens in the Print Roomturns its attention to the process of thescreenprint, the methodology that lies beneath itsprinted surface.Popularised in the 1960s by Andy Warhol,screenprinting is meticulous, time intensive andits results uncertain. It is these nuances thatGurley aims to highlight through this exhibitionand her distinctive style that lies somewherebetween street art, expressionism and pop art.Familiar objects and landscapes form hersubject matter. The viewer can immediatelyconnect with the piece allowing the finer detailsof process and composition to become the focus. Taking her main inspiration from the bustlingstreets of New York City, Gurley’s screenprintsseamlessly cross the ocean to London and in fact
to any dynamic metropolis. Symbolism of theglobal city is prevalent. Her knowledge andpassion for photography is clear throughout herworks as the camera becomes her means ofinitially capturing these candid scenes. As theyundergo the labour intensive screenprintingprocess they adopt a new palette, a newbackground, a new meaning.Merging popular culture and urban imagerydistinctive to both London and New York, WhatHappens in the Print Room gives insight into thesmall details of city life we sometimes miss. AsWarhol highlighted their potential for aestheticvalue in the 60s, Gurley continually develops herprint room techniques further into a unique styleseldom seen before.
Anise Gallery, 13a Shad Thames, SE1 2PU 24 Feb - 24 March 2016Tues - Thurs & Sat 11am - 5pmwww.anisegallery.co.uk020 3754 2374 - [email protected]
Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore are atthe seaside in Gary Owen’s play for 3-4 yearolds, writes Michael Holland...Things happen – Hartleby spends a lot of timebeing bossy and trying to find the perfect spot.Oooglemore does some crazy dancing, shows offa bit, hits the shuttlecock too hard, loses it, spoilsthe game. Hartleby goes off in a huff. Jerameemakes it all OK.Revelling in delightful innocence and gloriousstupidity, Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore is asurprising and surreal encounter with threepeople who have a lot to say but only three wordswith which to say it.
Director Tim Crouch said ‘Jeramee, Hartlebyand Oooglemore is about trying to come to gripswith the complexities of the world and havingvery few words with which to do it. That’s apretty clear state for a 3 or 4 year-old – or evensomeone my age really.
Approx 50 mins / for 3+Unicorn Theatre, 147 Tooley Street, SE1 2HZUntil 15th MarchBox Office: 020 7645 0560 -www.unicorntheatre.comPreviews: £10; Under 18s: £10Adults: £16 (concessions £3 off)
34 WHAT’S ON www.southwarknews.co.uk/history Southwark News, Thursday February 25, 2016
history
ON THE 150th year of herbirth, a new book isattempting to bring Ada Salter“in off the side-lines” of thehistory pages and give her theattention and respect shedeserves, writes Joey Millar...Historian Graham Taylor’s newbook, ‘Ada Salter: Pioneer ofEthical Socialism’, portrays therevolutionary politician,environmentalist and socialreformer as she should be: not asthe wife of famed doctor and MPAlfred Salter, but as anexceptional figure in her ownright. He told the News: “I wrote thebook because she had beenneglected – lots of famous womenare neglected by history. Whenresearching this book I found thatin fact, she was as significant ifnot more significant than Alfred.”Her life was certainly varied as
she powered through numerousmovements during the late 19thand early 20th century. Born inNorthamptonshire, it was not untilshe moved to Bermondsey at theage of 31 that she really made aname for herself.
She worked at the BermondseySettlement, where Taylor said shewas “very successful with theroughest and the toughest of thegirls.” He said: “Bermondsey wasone big slum, with whole familiesliving in entire rooms and one tapfor 20 houses. Nine baby bodieswere found in one block. But shetreated the girls as equals, whichworked very well for her. She usedher Quaker belief and said: ‘Thereis something of God ineverybody.’”She moved into politics and wasquickly successful, becoming thefirst women councillor to beelected in Bermondsey in 1909.However, tragedy struck thefollowing year when her eight-year-old daughter Joyce died ofscarlet fever. Taylor said: “Joyce died during ascarlet fever epidemic in theslums. Ada always insisted onliving in the slums, againstAlfred’s wishes, but she couldn’tbe persuaded otherwise.”This tragedy appeared to spur heron, for within a year she had ledone of the most famous women’srights protests in the 20th century.
Ada, having then co-founded theWomen’s Labour League, helpedrally 14,000 women as they wenton strike in the borough.The women marched throughBermondsey chanting slogans,leaving 21 factories near empty –eighteen of which wouldsubsequently introduce pay rises.Taylor said: “Bermondsey wastotally paralysed. It was quiteusual for someone to lose theirfingers in a machine or have theirface shredded by exploding glass.”After the mock military action ofthe protests, Ada, a devoutQuaker, threw herself into pacifistcampaigning during a very realwar. When WW1 broke out, shefounded the Women’s
International League for Peaceand Freedom and in 1915 wenttoe-to-toe with Lenin at aWomen’s Conference. Taylor said: “Lenin’s wife andmistress were both there and hadbeen programmed to supportconflict. Ada was pacifist andstuck to her guns.”After the war, Ada achievedanother first when she was electedMayor of Bermondsey in 1920,becoming the first woman mayorin the capital. It was at this timethat she began her ‘beautification’campaign, the results of which canstill be seen in the borough today. Taylor said: “She planted 7,000trees and covered the whole ofBermondsey and Rotherhithe in
flowers. “Every open space she filledwith playgrounds, with art andwith music. Bermondsey wastransformed from one of thedrabbest, dreariest parts in Londonto a place where people came tovisit.”Some of these places still remaintoday, including playgrounds inTanner Street Park and DruidStreet. What has proved lesspermanent, however, is the respectAda Salter so clearly deserved.Graham Taylor’s book goes someway in repairing this injustice. Ada Salter: Pioneer of EthicalSocialism by Graham Taylor waspublished in December and isavailable from Amazon andpublishers Lawrence & Wishart.
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Ada Salter leading the 1911 Bermondsey Uprising (main); Ada in her later years(top left); planting a tree as part of her beautification campaign (right); andGraham Taylor’s book Ada Salter: Pioneer of Ethical Socialism
As I enter Black & Blue on abusy Tuesday evening, agentle rumble fills my ears,
writes Ellie Ross...It starts quietly, then crescendos,
reverberating around me but droppingaway again before becoming too loud,gone as quickly as it arrived. That rumble wasn’t my hungry bellycrying out for food (although, walkinginto a restaurant that specialises insteaks, you’d be forgiven for thinkingthat it was). Here, you hear trains roll past, headingto and from London Bridge station, amere stone’s throw away. Set inside old Victorian railway arches,Black & Blue makes much of thisrailway connection. The exposed brick walls featurenumerous tunnels, while tables are set inperfectly straight lines through the room,like passenger carriages. In fact, if it wasn’t for a giant plasticcow looking down on me from a raisedmezzanine, I’d actually feel almost like Iwas on a train.But it would be a pretty good one.Seats are leather, tables are candlelit andservice is top notch. It feels like an old-school, first class compartment. My friend Emily and I have only justsat at our booth, tucked away in acorner, when we’re relieved of our coatsand handed a wine list. One of six Black & Blue restaurantsaround the city, this one’s location inBorough Market makes it ideal forbusiness lunches, but it also has anoutdoor terrace for relaxed, alfresco
dining. It may be a school night, but thathasn’t stopped hordes of post-workdiners turning out, with not a spare tablein sight. Ahead of us, a group of young men insuits chat animatedly, while to our left, acouple gaze into each other’s eyes in thecandlelight. The babble of chatter is joined onlyoccasionally by the rumble of passingtrains. The restaurant’s name, whilereminding me of a bruise, actually refersto its speciality dish. “Grilled as black or blue as you like,”the menu reads. “To serve you theperfect steak, we use prime beef, hungthe traditional way and aged for up to 28days.”With five different cuts to choosefrom, the waitress handily guides ustowards the best choice for our tastes. “If you like it rare, go for the fillet,”she advises. “If you like it medium towell done, go for the ribeye or sirloin
because the flavour of the fat will bebrought out by slightly longer cooking.”But it’s not just steak on the menu. Tostart, I go for the crayfish andguacamole salad, which arrives in aperfectly formed disc shape.
It adds light to a winter’s evening bothin appearance (it’s all green, pink andyellow) and taste, with a light, zesty andfresh finish.Decorated with dill and a slice oflemon, and complemented by adeliciously creamy swirl of sauce, I’msad when it’s over. Emily’s prawns are a good size, comewith just enough garlic sauce andthankfully have been sliced down theshell making them easier to eat. When the waitress comes to clear ourplates, she has already checked whethereverything is OK with our food (it is)and has topped up our wine. At £40 a bottle, the NZ Pinot Noirverges on the more expensive winechoices, but is delicious and excellentpaired with red meat.I spot the waitress with our food andthe sight of it makes my mouth water. Perfectly pink and juicy, good-sizedslabs of meat lie on the plates, haloedwith golden chips. My fillet is delicious - so tender that itbounces a little when I prod my forkinto it, cooked to perfection and withzero gristle. Slightly more cooked, Emily’s ribeyeis etched with dark brown griddlemarks and is the size of her hand. Both come with little silver pots ofpepper sauce, complete with oomph-
adding whole peppercorns. The sauce is very good, but is the onlyportion that is too small - there’s just notquite enough for liberal chip-dipping.As well as the token greenery on theplate of meat, we share a vast bowl ofsalad, complete with crunchy croutons,parmesan and creamy Caesar dressing. A lighter dressing could have workedbetter with the rich steak, but we enjoyit all the same. Always room for dessert, I pick thechocolate fondant, which is perfect,oozing just the right amount of gooeychocolate in the middle. The cheesecake lives up to its NewYork nametag - a slab of epicproportions with creamy vanillatopping that melts into a crunchy biscuitbase. The secret of a good steak house is tokeep things simple and use first-classingredients, and Black & Blue ticks allthe right boxes. The menu is straightforward - a fewstarters, homemade burgers, steak andother grills including fish and chicken. Apart from the sauce, they don’t stinton portions, which makes the price tagsall the more reasonable.It’s a recipe for success - and the buzzof city diners here on a cold midweekevening, as trains rumble overhead,certainly seems to agree.
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1 x king prawns chargrilled withgarlic butter £8.501 x crayfish and guacamolesalad with creme fraiche £7.501 x ribeye steak (280g) £241 x fillet steak (170g) £271 x chocolate fondant £61 x New York cheesecake £61 x bottle Roaring Meg PinotNoir, Central Otago, NZ £40
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1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable works by Centercomms Ltd, intends to make an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.
2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Steedman Street at it’s junction with Walworth Road.
3. Hampton Street will be made two way between Walworth Road and Steedman Street and Steedman Street will be made two way between Marlborough Close and Walworth Road, toallow for access and egress.
4. An alternative route would be via Steedman Street, Hampton Street, as applicable.
5. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
6. The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, orfor fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at thedirection of a police constable in uniform.
7. The restriction will come into operation between the 27th – 28th April 2016.
8. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 25th February 2016
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS
1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable Thames Water (Agility Alliance) to lay new water connections, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.
2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload at any time in Boxall Road between Dulwich Village and No’s 5 Boxall Road.
3. An alternative route will be via Dulwich Village – Turney Road- Aysgarth Road, as applicable.
4. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far asit is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
5. The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, orfor fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
6. Works will take place on the 4th – 9th March 2016.
7. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 25th February 2016
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of a crane operation by Select Plant Hire, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.
2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Elephant Road, between Walworth Road and New Kent Road, the one way Northbound only traffic flow shallbe temporarily suspended to allow for two way traffic flow for access and egress purposes.
3. An alternative route for traffic would be via Walworth Road, Elephant & Castle, New Kent Road. Walworth Road, Heygate Street, Rodney Place, New Kent Road as applicable.
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1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable Fulcrum to lay a new gas service, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.
2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Jacob Street, between Mill Street and George Row.
3. An alternative route will be via; Mill Street, Bermondsey Wall West, George Row, Wolseley Street, as applicable.
4. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far asit is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
5. The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, orfor fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
6. Works will take place between the 7th – 10th March 2016.
7. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 25th February 2016
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable works by Virgin Media, made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.
2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Risborough Street, between Union Street and Copperfield Street.
3. An alternative route will be via, Union Street, Great Suffolk Street, Copperfield Street. UnionStreet, Pepper Street, Copperfield Street as applicable.
4. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far asit is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
5. The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, orfor fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
6. The restriction will come into operation between the 7th – 9th March 2016.
7. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 25th February 2016
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
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RROOAADD TTRRAAFFFFIICC RREEGGUULLAATTIIOONN AACCTT 11998844THE A205 GLA ROAD AND GLA SIDE ROAD (LONDON ROAD ANDLORDSHIP LANE, LONDON BOROUGHS OF SOUTHWARK ANDLEWISHAM) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPING)ORDER 2016
1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it intends to make theabove named Traffic Order under section 14(1) of the Road TrafficRegulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. Theeffect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.
2. The purpose of the Order is to enable resurfacing works to take placeon Lordship Lane and London Road.
3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from:
a) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Lordship Lane/ LondonRoad eastbound between Dulwich Common and Taymount Rise;
b) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Lordship Lane/ LondonRoad westbound between Dulwich Common and Taymount Rise;
c) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Lordship Lanenorthbound between Dulwich Common and Melford Road;
d) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on Lordship Lanesouthbound between Dulwich Common and Melford Road;
This Order will also suspend the banned left turn from London Roadwestbound into Sydenham Hill, allowing vehicles to turn left;
This Order will also suspend the one-way restriction on Melford Road forlocal access only , allowing two-way operation.
The Order will be effective at certain times between the 12th March2016 until the 12th December 2016 every night from 9:00 PM to 6:00AM or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner.The prohibitions will apply only during such times and to such extent asshall from time to time be indicated by traffic signs.
4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:
(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for firebrigade, ambulance or police purposes;
(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a policeconstable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport for London.
5. At such times as the prohibitions are in force an alternative route will beindicated by traffic signs via:
(2) for Underhill Road closure: Underhill Road, Melford Road, WoodVale, Forest Hill Road, Honor Oak Road;
(3) for Sydenham Hill closure: Sydenham Rise;
(4) for Sydenham Rise closure: Sydenham Hill, Kirkdale, DartmouthRoad, London Road;
(5) For Honor Oak Road closure: London Road, Devonshire Road,Waldram Park Road, Sunderland Road, Brockley Rise, Honor Oak Park.
Dated this 24th day of February 2016
Mufu DurowojuNetwork Impact Management Team ManagerRoad Space Management - Operations, Transport for LondonPalestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ
Transport for London Public NoticeLONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)(BALFOUR STREET, EMPRESS STREET, ENID STREET, GROVE LANE HARMSWORTH STREET,MANCIPLE STREET, PENARTH STREET, POPE STREET, SURREY GROVE, WESTCOTT ROAD
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable highway works to be carried out, made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in:
(a) Balfour Street, between New Kent Road and Rodney Road(b) Empress Street, between Fielding Street to blocked end(c) Enid Street, between Abbey Street and Spa Road(d) Grove Lane, between Camberwell Church Street and Champion Park(e) Harmsworth Street, between Doddington Place and De Laune Street(f) Manciple Street between, Pilgrimage Street and Pardoner Street(g) Penarth Street, between Ilderton Road and Ormside Street(h) Pope Street, between Riley Road and Tanner Street(i) Surrey Grove, between Alvey Street to blocked end (j) Westcott Road, between Cooks Road and St Pauls Terrace
3. The alternative route for (a) New Kent Road, Rodney Place, Rodney Road. (b) alternative route not applicable. (c) Spa Road, The Grange, Abbey Street. Abbey Street, Neckinger, Spa Road. (d) Camberwell Church Street, Denmark Hill, Champion Park. Grove Lane, Champion Park, Champion Hill, Denmark Hill, Camberwell Church Street. (e) De Laune Street, Braganza Street. (f) Pardoner Street, Weston Street, Long Lane, Pilgrimage Street. Pilgrimage Street, Tabard Street, Law Street, Weston Street, Pardoner Street. (g) Manor Grove, Ormside Street. (h) Tanner Street, Riley Road. (i) alternative route not applicable. (j) Westcott Road, Cooks Road, Lorrimore Road, Chapter Road as applicable.
4. Munton Road will be made two way for access and egress purposes relating to 2.(a)
5. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far asit is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
6. The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, orfor fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.
7. The works will take place for: (a) 4th March. (b) 4th March. (c) 8th – 9th March. (d) 9th – 10th March. (e) 2nd – 3rd March. (f) 7th – 8th March. (g) 8th – 9th March. (h) 8th – 9th March. (i) 4th March. (j) 2nd March.
8. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 25th February 2016
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARKROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTIONS 35C & 46A
INCREASE OF FEES AND CHARGES1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Southwark intends, from04 April 2016, to increase the charges for parking meters and pay and display parking places undersections 35C and 46A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, and in accordance withsection 25 of the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996.2. The existing charges are detailed in the schedules below:3. The increases which will apply to all of the council’s existing controlled parking zones D, G and GRas well as in all controlled parking zone for visitors permits detailed in the schedules below.
Schedule 1 – Parking Meters and Pay & Display Parking Places: Controlled Zone Pay by cash Pay by phone
Current fees Controlled parking zone D, G and GR £2.80 per hour £2.50 per hour
Proposed fees Controlled parking zone D, G and GR £3.00 per hour £2.70 per hour
Schedule 2 – Resident’s visitor permits – paper vouchers only for full days parking Controlled Zone First book of Subsequent book
10 vouchers of 10 vouchers
Current fees All controlled parking zones £25.00 per book of 10 £45.00 per book of 10
Proposed fees All controlled parking zones £27.50 per book of 10 £49.50 per book of 10
4. Further information regarding these charges may be obtained by telephoning Mr David Sole ofSouthwark Council’s Parking Services 020 7525 2037.Dated 25/02/2016
Nicky Costin, Business Unit Manager, Road Network, Parking, Markets and Street Trading
Southwark News, Thursday February 25, 2016 www.southwarknews.co.uk PUBLIC NOTICES 47
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARKTOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended)
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended)
The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk You can use facilities at your local library or ‘My Southwark Service Points’ to access thewebsite. How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will beremoved except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked ‘confidential’ will not be considered. Written comments can besubmitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX. Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: ACA-development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; ALB-development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); CNA-development within a conservation area; DDP-departure from the development plan; LBA-works to or within the site of a listed building; MPA-major planning application; EIA-environmental impact assessment (these applications are accompaniedby an environmental statement a copy of which may be obtained from the Council – there will be a charge for the copy).
COMPUTACENTER HOUSE, 93-101BLACKFRIARS ROAD, LONDON, SE1 8HL(Ref. 16/AP/0636 )Alterations to building facade comprising: Installationof 'basalt grey' (RAL7012) curtain wall system to allelevations; installation of aluminium framed windowpanels; replacement doors; replacement signage(non-illuminated); installation of a new wheelchairaccess lift adjacent to main entrance and theinstallation of a new glass canopy above the mainentrance. (within Valentine Place C.A.) This proposalaffects the character or setting of nearby listedbuilding(s):Potentially affects the setting of the Grade IIlisted Former Sons of Temperance Friendly SocietyBuilding (176 Blackfriars Road). This proposal affectsthe character or setting of the nearby Site partiallywithin the Valentine Place Conservation Area.Reason(s) for publicity: ACA, ALB, CNA (Contact:Michael Glasgow 020 7525 1249)55 CAMBERWELL CHURCH STREET, LONDON,SE5 8TR (Ref. 16/AP/0425 )Installation of new shop front to include: replacementof existing aluminium framed glazing with timberframed glazing, including screens and doors;replacement of awnings (textiles only); repairs to thesignage and change of colour; and addition of externallighting. (within Camberwell Green C.A.) Reason(s) forpublicity: CNA (Contact: Lewis Goodley 0207 5255976)6 CHAMPION GROVE, LONDON, SE5 8BW(Ref. 16/AP/0454 ) (Householder Application)Two storey side extension to dwellinghouse (withinCamberwell Grove C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA(Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207 525 1770)FLAT B, 187 CONSORT ROAD, LONDON,SE15 3RY (Ref. 16/AP/0601 )Retention of a dormer extension to main rearroofslope of property; retention of a roof terrace atsecond floor level over the rear outrigger; installation ofa safety railing to the roof terrace. (within NunheadGreen C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact:Patrick Cronin - Development Management 0207 5255535)DOUGLAS BENNETT HOUSE, MAUDSLEYHOSPITAL, WINDSOR WALK, LONDON, SE5 8AZ(Ref. 16/AP/0430 )Erection of front extension and rear extension;relocated entrance; alterations to windows; andlandscaping (within Camberwell Grove C.A.) (Grade IIlisted building) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA(Contact: Lewis Goodley 0207 525 5976)89 DOVERCOURT ROAD, LONDON, SE22 8UW(Ref. 16/AP/0539 ) (Householder Application)Erection of rear L-shape ground floor single storeyextension; extension to existing rear dormer roofextension to outrigger following the demolition ofexisting ground floor outbuildings and rearconservatory. (within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s)for publicity: CNA (Contact: Lisa Jordan 0207 5255426)127-129 EVELINA ROAD, LONDON, SE15 3HB(Ref. 15/AP/5136 )Mansard roof extension to provide 4 studio flats and astore for the existing shop. (within Nunhead GreenC.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: ShanaliCounsell 0207 525 1770)THE COOPERAGES, 8 GAINSFORD STREET,LONDON, SE1 2NG (Ref. 16/AP/0464 )Provision of x51 cycle parking spaces (for office use)
within the existing storage area of the undercroftaccess route to the basement car park of EagleWharf. (within Tower Bridge C.A.) Reason(s) forpublicity: CNA (Contact: Alex Cameron 020 75255416)GREEN DRAGON COURT, BOROUGH MARKET,LONDON SE1 (Ref. 16/AP/0516 )Display of x2 painted murals with 'Borough Market'lettering and associated graphics for a temporary 12-month period. (within Borough High Street C.A.)Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: MichaelGlasgow 020 7525 1249)320A LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, SE22 8LY(Ref. 16/AP/0270 )Creation of vehicle cross over access va dropping asection of the kerb in the front of the property andremoving a section of the front garden wall. (withinDulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA(Contact: Ciaran Regan 020 7525 4877)40 SCOTTS SUFFERANCE WHARF, 5 MILLSTREET, LONDON, SE1 2DE (Ref. 16/AP/0584 )Installation of x1 rooflight in southeast roof slope; andx3 rooflights in northeast roof slope; to help facilitateconversion of roof space into habitable space toprovide additional accommodation for flat. (within StSaviours Dock C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA(Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207 525 1770)62 NUNHEAD LANE, LONDON, SE15 3QE(Ref. 15/AP/5074 )Conversion and alteration of existing 3 bedroom flatabove retail units to provide x2 one bedroom flats andx2 studio flats (within Nunhead Green C.A.) Reason(s)for publicity: CNA (Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207525 1770)63 OAKHURST GROVE SE22 (Ref. 16/AP/0591 )Part one, part two storey side and rear extension withjuliet balconies and a balcony area above the first floor.Rear dormer extension on rear outrigger. (within TheGardens C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact:Lisa Jordan 0207 525 5426)1-2 ROCHESTER WALK, LONDON, SE1 9AF(Ref. 16/AP/0592 )Alterations to the existing roof too create roof terracedining area; removal and infill of 1no. existing skylightand addition of perimeter balustrade. (within BoroughHigh Street C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA(Contact: Alex Cameron 020 7525 5416)CENTRAL BUILDINGS, 5 RYE LANE, LONDON,SE15 5BS (Ref. 15/AP/4706 )Change of use of the upper two floors of the existingbuilding from storage for an existing retail use (A1 UseClass) to 2 no. flats (C3 Use Class) and the erection ofa roof extension and associated front terrace (withinRye Lane C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact:Matthew Harvey 020 7525 4424)237-247 RYE LANE, LONDON, SE15 4TP(Ref. 16/AP/0509 )Change of use of commercial space from A1 to A1/B1D1 & D2 use class (within Rye Lane C.A.) Reason(s)for publicity: CNA (Contact: Sonia Watson 020 75255434)22 PILGRIMS CLOISTERS, 116 SEDGMOORPLACE, LONDON, SE5 7RQ (Ref. 16/AP/0290 )Internal alterations to convert existing kitchen tobedroom and to convert existing central bed/livingarea to living room/kitchen. New ventilation duct andexhaust grille in the rear brick wall at high level. (GradeII listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA (Contact:Sarah Parsons 0207 525 7194)
TOWER BRIDGE PIAZZA, SHAD THAMES,LONDON SE1 (Ref. 16/AP/0515 )Infill and replacement of all ground floor shopfrontswithin Tower Bridge Piazza, the north side of CompassCourt and the west side of Admirals Court. (withinTower Bridge C.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s)for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Alex Cameron 0207525 5416)FIRST FLOOR, 200 TOWER BRIDGE ROAD,LONDON, SE1 2UN (Ref. 16/AP/0565 )Change of use of part of first floor from offices (UseClass A2) to residential (Use Class C3) (within TowerBridge C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact:Shanali Counsell 0207 525 1770)76 UNION STREET, LONDON, SE1 0NW(Ref. 16/AP/0547 )Demolition of existing structures on the site; Erectionof five storeys to provide 1x commercial unit on thebasement and ground floor and 3x one bedroom flatson the first, second and third floors. (within UnionStreet C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact:Dipesh Patel 020 7525 1778)31 WEST SQUARE, LONDON, SE11 4SP(Ref. 16/AP/0532 )
Re-instate the original stone steps to the house byremoving the existing cast concrete currently sitting ontop of the stone steps. The existing stone appears tobe sandstone, possibly Yorkstone. The level ofconservation and repair to the existing steps will beascertained once the concrete has been removed, asset out in the details Scope and Purpose of thisapplication. Should stone need to be replaced it isproposed to use Portland stone similar to that used onthe restored front steps to 35, 38 and 40 West Square.(within West Square C.A.) (Grade II listed building)Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: PhilipRidley 0207 525 7540)
Dated 25th day February 2016 - comments to bereceived within 21 days of this date
SIMON BEVAN - Director of Planning
Cut off for notices are Tuesdays at 5pm
48 PUBLIC NOTICES www.southwarknews.co.uk Southwark News, Thursday February 25, 2016
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARKSOUTHWARK PARK - FREE OFF-STREET CAR PARKING
The London Borough of Southwark (Free off-street parking places) (Southwark Park) (No. 1) Order20161. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 25 February 2016 it has made the above orderunder the powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.2. The effect of the order will be to provide off-street car parking controls in SOUTHWARK PARK, inthe car parks accessible by way of the Jamaica Gate and Hawkstone Gate entrances:- (a) the carparks will include general use parking bays with space for up to 108 vehicles and disabled persons’parking bays with space for 14 vehicles; (b) the car parks will be for the use of passenger vehicles ofless than 2.28 metres in height and 5 metres in length, goods vehicles of less than 2.28 metres inheight and 5 metres in length, motor cycles and invalid carriages; (c) vehicles may be left for amaximum of four hours free of charge in the general use parking bays and without time limit in thedisabled persons’ parking bays (providing they display a valid disabled persons’ badge); (d) the carparks will operate during the Park’s opening times, which are between 8 am and sunset (varying from4.30 pm to 9.30 pm depending on the time of year); (e) vehicles will not be permitted to wait or park atany time in any part of the car parks other than within the marked parking bays; (f) the offering forsale of goods or services from or in connection with vehicles in any part of the off-street car parks willbe prohibited without the written consent of the council; (g) exception to the above controls will bemade in respect of certain Parks Service and certain contractor’s or businesses’ vehicles operating inor from the park, as may be from time to time authorised by the council.3. Copies of the order, which will come into force on 29 February 2016, and of all other relevantdocuments are available for inspection at Highways - network development, Southwark council,Environment, 3rd floor hub 1, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Telephone 020 7525 2005 or e-mail:- [email protected] for details.4. Any persons desiring to question the validity of the order or of any provision contained therein onthe grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that anyof the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not beencomplied with in relation to the order may, within six weeks of the date on which the order was made,make application for the purpose to the High Court.Dated 25 February 2016NICKY COSTINParking and network management business unit manager, Regulatory services
1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that they intend to make an order under section 14 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to facilitate works by KCD/Thames Water in the above named road.
2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Green Walk, at it’s junction with Tower Bridge Road.
3. An alternative route would be via (a) Tower Bridge Road, Rothsay Street, Alice Street, as applicable.
4. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
5. The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, orfor fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at thedirection of a police constable in uniform.
6. The restriction will be in place between the 12th – 16th March 2016.
7. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 25th February 2016
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of theLicensing Act 2003
Please take notice that we Elephantastic PizzaHave made application to the local licensing authority for a new Premises Licence in respect of Unit 5, The Artworks, Elephant Road, London SE17 1AYThe relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are
Days Start time Finish time
The supply of alcohol: Monday - Sunday 12:00 23:00
Opening hours: Monday - Sunday 12:00 23:00
A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained byThe Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards, 3RD FloorHub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 5LX
A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours byappointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site atwww.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication
It is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premiseslicence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to theLicensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of28 days starting the day after the date shown below.
Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with anapplication. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceedinglevel 5 on the standard scale.
Date of application: 23rd February 2016
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CREBOR STREET, DEWAR STREET, DUNSTANS ROAD, GLADSTONE STREET, HITHERWOODDRIVE, RED POST HILL, RODWELL ROAD, TELL GROVE, SUMNER STREET)
TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC
1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable LB Southwark highway works to be carried out, intends to make an order the effect of which would be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named roads.
2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in:
(a) Addington Square, between Camberwell Road and Number 47.(b) Blackpool Road, between Consort Road and Copeland Road.(c) Carlton Grove, between Queen’s Road and Meeting House Lane.(d) Thorncombe Road, its entirety. (e) Crebor Street, its entirety.(f) Dewar Street, between Troy Town and Fenwick Road.(g) Dunstans Road, between Goodrich Road and Underhill Road.(h) Gladstone Street, its entirety.(i) Hitherwood Drive, its entirety.(j) Red Post Hill, between Herne Hill and Sunray Avenue.(k) Rodwell Road, its entirety.(l) Tell Grove, its entirety.(m) Sumner Street, between Holland Street and Great Guildford Street.
3. The alternative route for:(a) Kitson Road, New Church Road and Camberwell Road (b) Copeland Road, Brayards Road and Consort Road (c) Meeting House Lane, Queen’s Road and Montpelier Road (d) East Dulwich Grove and Glengarry Road (e) Upland Road, Goodrich Road, Dunstans Road and Underhill Road (f) Troy Town, Nutbrook Street and Fenwick Road (g) Underhill Road, Upland Road, Goodrich Road and Hillcourt Road (h) Colnbrook Street (i) College Road and Kingswood Drive (j) Sunray Avenue, Denmark Hill, Herne Hill, Half Moon Lane and Red PostHill (k) Crystal Palace Road, Pellatt Road, Landcroft Road and Heber Road (l) East Dulwich Grove and Melbourne Grove (m) Sumner Street, Southwark Street and Great Guildford Street, or as indicated by the traffic signs displayed.
4. Whilst works are in progress and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, the sections of one way traffic flow schemes :-(a)for Southbound and Westbound traffic on Kitson Road and New Church Road;(h) for Southbound traffic on Colnbrook Street;shall be temporarily suspended to allow two way flow for access and egress purposes.
5. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far as it is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.
6. The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, orfor fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at thedirection of a police constable in uniform.
7. The works will take place on the (a) 10th March 2016 (b) 14th March 2016 (c) 11th March 2016 (d) 15th March 2016 (e) 17th-18th March 2016 (f) 10th March 2016 (g) 15th–16th March 2016 (h) 9th–10th March 2016 (i) 16th–17th March 2016 (j) 23rd-25th March 2016 (k)15th-16th March 2016 (l) 16th March 2016 (m) 16th-22nd March 2016
8. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.
Dated this 25th February 2016
Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager
Southwark News, Thursday February 25, 2016 www.southwarknews.co.uk/sport NON-LEAGUE 49
A BILLYShinners hat-trick enabled
Stansfeld to demolish basement sideTudor Sports and ensured theymoved to third spot in the KentCounty Premier League.The result means Stansfeld's unbeatenrun is now nine games, a run that includesseven wins and two draws.The weekend deadlock was brokenafter fifteen minutes when Stansfeld’sleading goalscorer Shinners seized on an
error in the Tudor defence and buried alow shot into the corner of the net.He doubled his goal tally five minuteslater when he outjumped Tudor stopperPaul Agu to nod home a Billy Jolleycorner.As the first half drew to a close it wasStansfeld who were again on top and Agupulled off a brilliant finger tip save fromJolley to prevent his side going in 3-0down at the break. Tudor's plight got even harder on thehour mark, when joint player-managerMarc Sandford was sent off for a secondbookable offence. But ten man Tudor dug in and made a
real fight of it and they almost scoredwhen a wind assisted Agu goal kickalmost caught out James Bradley in theStansfeld goal.Stansfeld eventually put the gamebeyond their opponents on 75 minuteswith the best goal of the game. A four man, one touch passingmovement ended with Sam Ryan curlinga shot past Agu into the bottom right-hand corner. The visitors were given a bazaarconsolation goal when a mix up betweenBradley and Lennie Wise ended up withthe latter heading into his own net, beforeShinners ended proceedings with his hat-
trick goal.A Billy Major hat-trick could not stopthe Stansfeld ‘A’ side falling to a 5-3defeat against Seven Acres Sports.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS defeatedFisher 3-0 at Champion Hill on
Saturday as the Kent side easedaway from the Southern CountiesEast Football League relegationzone.The visitors opened the scoring in thefirst half, thanks to an effort from BasitAjala, and further goals after the breakfrom Chris Seenan and Dane Mooremeant the visitors went home with allthree points.Just one team will be relegated fromthe Southern Counties East league thisseason and that spot is currentlyoccupied by Holmesdale.After Saturday the Bromley side havejust twelves points from 22 games andthey are twelve points behind RochesterUnited who are immediately above themin the table.
Following Saturday’s victoryTunbridge enjoy a thirteen point cushionover the bottom side whilst Fisher arefour points better off then Wells in thetable.In the last week the FA have approveda merger of the Southern Counties EastFootball league (SCEFL), where Fisheroperate, and the Kent Invicta Leaguewhich currently operates at step six onthe non-league ladder, one below theleague the Fish play in.Tony Day, SCEFL Secretary, said:"This is great news for football in theregion. It means clubs' movementthrough the National League System willbe more refined and will definitely givestep six clubs a boost".John Moules, Secretary at the Invictaleague added: “Kent football has takenanother giant step forward with the FANational Leagues Committee confirmingapproval of the merger.
"This will enhance football across thecounty and take Kent football to anotherlevel in the game".A spokesman added the new league,which will start later this year, will still benamed the Southern Counties EastFootball League and it will also supportthe Kent County League, whereStansfeld play, by providing them with aclear path to the National League system.Fisher were due to be in action lastnight, away at Beckenham Town for aleague contest, and the game finishedafter the News went to press. To find out that result visit @FisherFCon twitter.
MILLWALL LIONESSES willtravel to Loughborough Foxes thisSunday where they will be hopingto secure a victory in their fourthround SSE FA Cup fixture.Whilst their Women’s Super Leaguecampaign does not get underway untilnext month the Lionesses have already
defeated Watford 3-1 in the third roundof the cup earlier this month, a contestthat was the first competitive game fornew Lionesses gaffer Rebecca Sawiuk.Since then Sawiuk has brought inthree new faces in the shape of MeganWynne, Billie Brooks and Leigh Nicolas she prepares her side for further cupsuccess and a new league campaign.Three of Millwall’s younger stars havepicked up international recognition afterbeing selected in the England Women's
U19s squad who will play in the LaManga Tournament in Spain.Grace Fisk, Lucy Loomes and RinsolaBabjide are the young Lionesses whohave got the nod, news that pleasedtheir new boss Sawiuk.She told millwallfc.co.uk: "I'mdelighted that Grace, Lucy and Rinsolahave been given the chance to representtheir country, which is the biggest ofstages for them to showcase theirtalents.
"All three have made great progressand I couldn't be prouder that theirefforts have been recognised in thisway."This is great news for MillwallLionesses and yet more proof that theclub is taking huge strides forward withplayers of such quality."Season tickets for the new SuperLeague season are now on sale. Formore information, visitwww.millwall.fawsl.com.
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FORMER MILLWALL keeperPreston Edwards has joinedDulwich Hamlet on loan for theremainder of this season.Edwards was just nineteen when heleft The Den in 2009, despite beingoffered a one-year deal, when he was thereserve keeper behind Irish internationalDavid Forde.The keeper, who has been playing forBoreham Wood in the VanaramaNational League this season, is currentlyregistered as a Ebbsfleet United playerbut will now turn out at Champion Hillfor the remainder of this campaign.Edwards tweeted: “Excited for the newchallenge @DulwichHamletFC#promotion.”The keeper, who will vie with PhilWilson for the number one jersey, tookpart in training with his new team mateslast weekend and he was surprised whena famous Peckham face also put in ashowing.He added: “Just trained with RioFerdinand. It's all gone nuts.”Last weekend Hamlet were due to takeon Brentwood Town in a RymanPremier League fixture but that waspostponed after pitch conditions inEssex were deemed unplayable.With the Pink and Blues sitting out theweekend action they now findthemselves six points off top spotfollowing those contests.After Saturday’s games Hamlet’s nextopposition East Thurrock United headedthe table on goal difference fromHampton & Richmond Borough, thelatter of whom have a game in hand.On Tuesday night the Pink and Blueswere in London County Cup action, aquarter final contest against LondonBari.The game ended 1-0, thanks to a 37minute effort from Jack Dixon, whichwas enough to ensure Hamlet made it tothe last four of the competition. For the latest Hamlet news visitwww.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet.
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FISHER BOXING club will beholding a reunion night onFriday March 4 where all with aninterest in the club are invited toattend.The event will be held at the STCSports club in New Eltham and thenight will be seeking to reunite oldfriends and introduce new boxers toold faces. A spokesman said: “All who careabout the club are welcome. Whetherthey be boxers, old or current, friendsor associates. Please come along, youwill be welcomed with open arms.”The full address of the venue is IvorGrove, New Eltham, SE9 2AJ and thenearest train station is New Eltham.Events get underway at 7.30pm. Formore information, contact ConSullivan at 01689 890722 or BobCheeseman on 07768 697939.
SURREY DUO Rory Burns andBen Foakes have been called up tothe MCC squad who will get theEnglish cricket season underway inMarch.The pair are part of a twelve-mansquad, that also includes Surrey overseasplayer Kumar Sangakkara, who will takeon county champions Yorkshire.The traditional season curtain raiser, tobe played over four days, will take placeAbu Dhabi in the UAE starting onMarch 20.The four-day game will be preceded bya T20 contest for which Sangakkara willbe available for selection.
Ex-Fisher ABC amateur DannyCarr will return to the ring onMarch 25 for his third fight asa professional boxer.The 26-year-old fought for thefirst time in the paid ranks inOctober last year when he stopped
Aaron Flinn at the Harrow LeisureCentre.He also won his second fight lastmonth, against AleksandrsBirkenbergs, and he will belooking to continue that trend in histhird bout at York Hall, BethnalGreen. His opponent has not yetbeen selected.The night is being promoted byFrank Warren and the juniormiddleweight contest betweenGary Corcoran and Danny Butlerwill top the bill.
PECKHAM BASKETBALL sideSouthwark Legends maintainedtop spot in their league thanks totheir latest win over London Pulselast weekend.The 73-54 victory at the DamilolaTaylor Centre was the home sidestwelfth win of this league campaign,against just one loss on their record.Their latest triumph maintains theLegends stranglehold on top spot in
South III Development League in theNational Basketball League.Their nearest rivals are the IslingtonPanthers, with nine wins and fourlosses to their name, followed by thePulse who have eight wins and fivelosses.This weekend the Legends take onBrent Ballers, another game that takesplace at their Peckham base on EastSurrey Grove.
TEENAGE RUGBY star Silas-Paul Silcott has joinedPremiership side Harlequins witha view to turning professionalnext year.The seventeen-year-old cut his teethat the Southwark Tigers, who arebased in Burgess Park, and he is nowon the verge of joining a club whoplay at the elite level of the game.A Tigers spokeswoman said: “Silasstarted playing rugby when he wasten at the Tigers. He is now in theHarlequins U18s academy team andhas a chance of a professionalcontract next September. “Through Harlequins he movedfrom his secondary school inPeckham to the sixth form in a privateschool near Guildford on a fullscholarship and is currently aboarding student. “However he still lives inSouthwark.”For more information about thejunior rugby club who have teams forboy and girls of all ages visitwww.southwarktigers.com.
AUSSIE MICHAEL Di Venutohas been appointed as new Surreyhead coach on a three-yearcontract.The 42-year-old replaces SouthAfrican Graham Ford who left theKennington club in January in order totake up a position with the Sri Lankannational team.The Tasmanian will join Surrey at thestart of April and he will oversee theclub’s return to the top tier of first classcricket, following their promotion fromDivision Two last season.
Di Venuto is leaving a role at CricketAustralia where he has been assistantcoach and lead batting coach for the lasttwo years. During his playing career, he openedthe batting for Australia in nine OneDay International matches andrepresented Tasmania in the SheffieldShield, which he won in 2007/8.In England, Di Venuto playeddomestically for Durham, Derbyshireand Sussex. He won back to backCounty Championships in 2008 and2009 as well as the Friends ProvidentTrophy in 2007, all with Durham.The new Surrey head coach said: “Ithas been a huge honour and privilege tohave worked with the Australian team
but the chance to come to a club of thesize and potential of Surrey as HeadCoach was too big an opportunity forme to turn down.“As someone who has always enjoyedthe county game, I have followedSurrey’s progress over the last couple ofyears and look forward to working withthis talented squad of players.”Surrey Director of Cricket AlecStewart added: “Following thedeparture of Graham Ford it was vitallyimportant that we found another highquality coach with a great work ethicand excellent knowledge of the Englishcounty game.“Michael is a good people person andhis twelve years of county experience
will be invaluable. He is highly regardedwithin the Australian setup for his abilityto work with and get the best out ofplayers both individually andcollectively.“Being able to appoint a coach from atop quality International team can onlyserve to benefit the club and I would liketo thank Cricket Australia for theirprofessional dealings and understandingin enabling us to make this appointmentin time for the start of the new season.”For the latest Surrey news visitwww.kiaoval.com.
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MILLWALL COMMUNITY’Spopular Soccer Schools ranagain this Half Term at theLions Centre with over 40boys and girls aged 5-12taking part.Led by Course Director StuartJones, the players had fantastictraining throughout the weekcovering a different theme eachday. Monday focussed ondribbling inspired by loanee JedWallace, Tuesday saw the
players channel theirinner-Webster as theyconcentrated on defending,whilst Wednesday was passingbased influenced by Ed Upson.Thursday honed in on in-formLee Gregory with a shootingsession and Friday finished theweek off on turning motivatedby Shane Ferguson.On Thursday afternoon SoccerSchool players were treated to aspecial visit from Steve Morison,
Joe Martin, Jack Powell &Lioness Leanne Cowan.The first team trio each took agroup of players and led variousshooting and passing drillsbefore overseeing short-sidedgames.Once the practical sessionswere complete, Morison, Martinand Powell then sat down to posefor pictures and signphotographs, programmes, shirtsand even one or two boots!
Lion’s skipper Morison toldmillwallfc.co.uk: “Professionalfootballers have a bigresponsibility to give somethingback to the community and allthree of us really enjoyed goingalong to spend time at the soccerschool.“It was great to see so manyenthusiastic players there andhopefully they have takensomething positive from thedrills we oversaw, as well as the
tips and advice we were able topass on.”All players at the SoccerSchools received tickets forSaturday’s game againstPeterborough to cheer on theplayers they met and the wholeteam from the family stand.
Keep an eye out for informationon our Easter Half Termactivities that will be availablevery shortly.
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JOHN MARQUIS scored on his second debut forNorthampton Town on Tuesday night as theybeat York City 2-1 to move twelve points clear atthe top of League Two. Marquis joined the Cobblers this week for the secondtime in his career after playing fourteen times for themin 2013-14. The 23-year-old made six substitute appearances forMillwall after returning from another loan spell inLeague Two earlier this season at Leyton Orient. Marquis tapped in from close range to putNorthampton 2-0 up in the 51st minute and earned thepraise of his new boss Chris Wilder afterwards.
Striker Marquis is out of contract with Millwall in thesummer and has been behind Steve Morison, LeeGregory and Aiden O’Brien in the Lions pecking order.Manager Neil Harris admits he was keen to play regularfootball with his future beyond that uncertain. “He’s not had the opportunity to start games that hewould have liked,” Harris explained. “It’s plain to seethat Steve, Lee and Aiden’s form has been outstandingthis season and if one of them has had a slight dip oneor two others have performed. The three of them haverotated really well. “John was really frustrated early in the season and itwas a good opportunity to go out and play some footballfor Orient. It didn’t quite work out as he had hoped sohe was delighted to come back and he was a real breathof fresh air.
“He has been really patient but it got to the stage wherean opportunity arose for him to go and start games andplay regularly for Northampton. “He’s looking at the long-term future from himself andhis family. “Ultimately, if a player says to me that they feel it’stime they move on to pastures new then I’m not goingto hold a player against their wishes.”Harris also praised Marquis for his attitude and hasn’truled out recalling him later in the season. “John has been a good servant for this club and I’veenjoyed working with him,” Harris said. “There is anopportunity to bring John back in the league season, orfor the play-offs if we’re in them. “So, it’s not done and dusted. But I don’t see thebenefit in having players that are unsettled.”
JAMIE PHILPOT is keen tomake up for the disappointmentof his Millwall debut – eventhough he scored on it. Philpot was on target during the onlyeight minutes he has played for NeilHarris’ senior side, but his joy wasshort-lived against Wolves on the finalday of last season when he suffered aknee injury that meant he missed thestart of pre-season training. The nineteen-year-old striker hasbeen in Harris’ matchday squad anumber of times since recoveringfrom another knee injury he suffered
in an U21 game against Leeds i nSeptember. He has yet to get on the pitch, butanother 90 minutes for the U21s onTuesday when he scored a penalty intheir 3-1 defeat to Hull City in thePremier League Cup quarter-finalaided his match sharpness. And he is now ready to put his injuryproblems behind him as he targets afirst-team opportunity. “I scored with my first touch againstWolves but unfortunately with mythird touch I got injured and for me itfelt like it cancelled it out,” Philpotrecalled. “So it wasn’t the best of daysfor me in the end. “I’ve got my fitness up now and so ifand when (Harris) calls me up to thefirst team I’ll be ready to make animpact. It depends on whether the
manager thinks he needs me. I’ll beready if he does.“After Wolves last season I wantedto come back stronger and better.That’s just my attitude.”Philpot, who joined Millwall whenhe was eight, moved up the peckingorder this week when John Marquisjoined Northampton Town on loan forthe rest of the season. He has been eagerly watching thefirst team from the sidelines, takingparticular note of Lee Gregory’sscoring exploits and imagininghimself getting on the end of qualitydeliveries from Shane Ferguson andJed Wallace. “The way I see it is if I come on forthe first team I feel confident aboutmaking an impact and scoring,”Philpot says. “With the quality we’ve
got in the first team, with Jed puttingcrosses in the box, I reckon I’d be ableto put a few away, like Gregory is atthe moment.”Philpot was joined in the U21 sideon Tuesday afternoon by CarlosEdwards, as he builds up his fitnessafter a hamstring problem. Philpotsays he observes the senior players intraining, paying particular attention tothe way Steve Morison prepares. “We all look up to the senior players:TC, Steve and Carlos, who was in thedressing room telling us to focus onthe next game and how we canimprove. It’s good to have that kind ofseniority around you, watching themtraining, analysing how they play. “Steve is in my position so I try toreplicate what he does because he’sbeen very successful.”
Philpot also believes that playing intraining against one of the best centraldefensive pairings in League One -Byron Webster and Mark Beevers -helps sharpen his striking instincts. “Physically they’re unbelievable so Ihave to try to be a bit cleverer thanthem with the runs that I make,”Philpot explained. “I think that hasallowed me to get the opportunitywith the first team. I’m not thebiggest, but I compete. “Mentally I think I’m sharper, whichallows me to get ahead of defendersfor a chance on goal.“The coaching staff have also shownfaith in me and given me confidence.That has allowed me to expressmyself, make the runs that I make andthe chances I get from that encourageme to keep doing it.”
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SHAUN Williams is back for Millwallafter his two-game suspension, but heisn’t guaranteed to get straight backinto the starting XI after BenThompson deputised so competentlyin the 3-0 win over Peterborough lastweekend. Carlos Edwards is also in contention afterplaying 60 minutes for the U21 side thisweek. Millwall have won their last four leaguegames away from home, while Doncasterhaven’t tasted victory at the KeepmoatStadium since beating Crewe 3-2 onDecember 12. Lions boss Neil Harris, however, won’tbe complacent about the challenge DarrenFerguson’s side will present.
“We’ve come off the back of a very goodperformance and result againstPeterborough last weekend. We go full ofconfidence but we know that, as with a lotof teams in this division, Doncaster, ontheir day, can beat anyone,” Harris said. “We’ve watched them already andthey’ve got some really dangerous players.Darren is searching for the right formula inhis team and he’ll get it because he’s agood manager. “So we just have to make sure that onSaturday we do what we’re very good atwith and without the ball. We also have tomake sure we have the same desire that wehad last Saturday to win the game and thatwe’ve had for the majority of the season.” “We feel that we’re on a good runourselves, apart from that blip againstScunthorpe in the middle of it. We lookforward to the game, it’s a big week nextweek with three games in seven days.
“We’ll be looking for a healthy pointstally from it.”Doncaster’s defeat to Barnsley was theirfourth in a row, and they have won just onegame in eight this year. Former Preston and Peterboroughmanager Ferguson has admitted his sideare in a negative spiral, just three pointsoutside the relegation zone and set for abattle to avoid the drop for the rest of theseason. “We’re on a bad run, there’s no gettingaway from it,” Ferguson said. “The homeform is something we need to eradicatevery quickly and we’ve got Millwall next.“What I said to the players after the(Barnsley) game they have to make surethey listen to in terms of where we want togo with it.“We’ve got to make sure we remindourselves of when we were winninggames.”
BEN THOMPSON said he had“something to prove” againstPeterborough last weekend. The midfielder’s last experienceagainst the Posh, by his own admission,wasn’t a positive one. He came on for the injured JimmyAbdou at London Road in the fifthminute of a 5-3 defeat last October, butwas substituted fifteen minutes fromtime. But Thompson, 20, made sure he tookthe lessons from that game, and heapplied them superbly in the Lions’ 3-0 win over the same opposition lastSaturday. “I had something to prove, my firstperformance against Peterboroughaway wasn’t the best,” Thompsonadmitted. “It was probably one myworst performances in a Millwall shirt. “It was definitely a learning curve forme. It was the first time I’d been calledon so quickly to come on in a first teamgame. It’s something to learn, to be
prepared all the time. “I always look back on games to seewhere I can improve and what I can dobetter in my game. “But Saturday all round was a greatgame for me. I felt that I came in andshored up midfield and put in a goodshift.”The aggressiveness and determinationthat characterised his performance wasillustrated by a tackle in injury time tostop a Peterborough counterattack andmake sure Graham Westley’s sidedidn’t threaten to get a consolationgoal. That capped a rousing display – andbrought a rousing reaction from fanswho responded to the team’s robustdisplay. “Throughout the game you’ve got toalways give 100 per cent,” Thompsonstressed. “Whether you’re 3-0 up or 3-0 down, it doesn’t matter, you can’tgive up.” “Having the fans on your side is amassive plus on the pitch. You reallynotice it when you’re playing,especially when the fans are loud andthey’re singing along and cheering you
on. “It’s such a big help. I didn’t think itwould be when I first started playingbut it is.. “I was on the bench againstScunthorpe last week but theatmosphere wasn’t as good. Obviouslythey need that little spark, someone togive that to them and I felt on Saturdaywe managed to do that and the crowdloved it.”Thompson also feels that theemotional bond between the supportersand the team is strengthened by playerswho have been brought up through theMillwall system. Thompson said: “As a fan myselfseeing youngsters coming through andwatching them playing well for theteam, that’s something every fan wantsto see. That’s what fans love. “When I was younger I watched TimCahill and Dave Livermore. And thenwhen I was coming through it wasJimmy Abdou, who was a big help tome, just watching him and himteaching me as well. “Saturday proved that that works welland long may it continue.”
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JED WALLACE says he is enjoying the“edge” that comes with playing forMillwall. The 21-year-old winger was on the winningside for the sixth time in the nine games he hasplayed for the club since his loan move fromWolves as Millwall defeated Peterborough 3-0last weekend. And he believes there are few other clubs at thelevel of League One that can provide the samefeeling. “I grew up playing at Portsmouth where I wasplaying in front of top fans with big pressure,which I enjoy,” Wallace explained. “The lastthing I wanted to do was go somewhere whereyou don’t have that.
“You definitely have that edge here. Everyhome game there are seven, eight, nine thousandfans and they’re the kinds of crowds I want toplay in front of. “In League One this is probably the best crowdI can play for. “I said when I came to Millwall I’m grateful tothe manager for taking me here. I’m reallyenjoying it.”Wallace is due to return to Wolves afterMillwall’s League One fixture againstShrewsbury on April 9, and he is determined todo as much as possible before then to ensure heleaves the club in the play-off spots. “We’ve spoken a lot about how we’ve beencompact away from home, we’ve won a lot ofclose games,” Wallace said. “I think at homesometimes we’ve been a bit too open wanting todo well and trying to win four- or five-nil butthen getting picked off.
“Against Peterborough we stayed in our shapeperfectly and then we had a lot of chances on theturnover where all of a sudden there are four ofus in their box. That’s what we worked on.“You’re going to lose games and there’s still along way to go this season. Teams are going tohave blips and teams are going to have runs ofform but if we can stay in that top six noweveryone will be happy.”
Meanwhile, Wallace seemed to dashMillwall’s hopes of potentially securing him ona permanent transfer in the summer afteradmitting he wants to make his mark at hisparent club. “Wolves was frustrating for me, but I wouldn’tsay it’s a closed door,” Wallace said. “There’s abig expectation there, as there is here.“I think I’ll still have an effect there down theline, maybe six, twelve or eighteen months. Istill like to think that.”
IT’S FAIR to say Mark Beevers’name was more prominent on socialmedia last Saturday evening than hewould have liked after his first startin four games.But it could have been worse. Thedefender was inches away from providingan infamous football clip that wouldsurely have been replayed for decades,only for Jordan Archer to spare him thatindignity with a superb headed save(below right) during the 3-0 win overPeterborough. The clip went viral on social mediaanyway, with Jeff Stelling raving about itand Goals on Sunday calling Archer toget his reaction to it. But Beevers said that while the playersfound it amusing, he doesn’t want to arepeat show. “To cut a long story short I chested itdown and made my decision to go back,”Beevers explained. “I saw their striker running in so in asplit-second I thought, ‘I’m going to haveto give this a little bit more’. But it justcarried on rising and it took a long timeto come down. It seemed like an age. Iwas stood there thinking, ‘Oh my God,please slow down’. And it just carried ongoing. “But me and Jordan joked about it andthere have been a lot of jokes about it onsocial media. I heard the manager comingout and saying he didn’t want to see ithappen again and obviously I didn’tintend to do it. Looking back there wasno excuse for it really and I’m sure itwon’t happen again. “Sometimes when things like thathappen you get a lot of stick but I haven’thad much stick at all. The worst I got was,
‘What were you thinking?’ And I’ve toldyou there what was going through mymind. I didn’t execute the pass right andit ended up being an unbelievable efforton goal and Jordan has done really well. “Because it didn’t go in it’s somethingwe can look back at now and have a littlelaugh and joke about.”Archer’s save helped Millwall to afourth clean sheet in five games. Beeverswas suspended for the away wins atWalsall and Rochdale and then on thebench for the 2-0 defeat to Scunthorpewhen Neil Harris decided to keep faithwith Sid Nelson after two dominantperformances. But Beevers, arguably Millwall’s mostconsistent defender this season, had noproblem with Harris’s selection criteria. “I’m 26 now, I’ve been around a whileand I know how it works,” he said. “Ifyou come in and do well I completelyunderstand. Sid came in and did well intwo games, getting two clean sheets, sothere was no reason why he shouldn’thave stayed in there. I didn’t grumbleabout that whatsoever.” Beevers’ most recent suspension was hissecond of the season and though he waspleased that Millwall climbed into the topsix without him, he is determined not togive up his place in the side again. “It’s not nice, to be honest,” he admitted“The other lads are travelling up andplaying the next day and you’re having tofollow it on Soccer Saturday. I set myselfup watching Jeff Stelling with the scorescoming in. I was buzzing with the twowins, they were massive when you lookat where we are in the league now. “When you come out of the teamyou’ve just got to sit tight and wait foryour chance. Mine came last Saturdayand we got a clean sheet so it’s my joband my responsibility to stay in therefrom now until the end of the season.“As a whole, the team and the club ismoving forward.”
Mark Beevers ishoping to use hishead better next time(MAIN)Jordan Archer bailsout the defenderagainst Peterboroughlast weekend (RIGHT)
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PETERBOUROUGH 0Morison (30', 62'), Gregory (49')
Date: Saturday, February 20 2016Attendance: 8,722Man of the match: Ben ThompsonReferee: Michael Bull
BY KICK-OFF last Saturday,almost 18,000 people had signeda petition backing the club intheir fight to protect landaround The Den. That immediate battle was wonlast week when Lewisham Councildeferred a decision on the future ofan area that connects Millwall to itscommunity. On the pitch, Neil Harris’ playersfaced their own battle to convincefans that a promotion push wouldn’tperish on poor home form. The Millwall boss had written inhis programme notes before thegame that he hoped the fans couldgive his players a “winning belief”,adding “your passion gave me thatextra five per cent needed when Iwas striving for form or for goals”. There were just over 8,000Millwall fans at The Den, and theywere determined that whatever theoutcome there could be noquestioning the strength of theirsupport. If the battle to safeguard the club’sfuture off the pitch will soonrecommence, twenty-year-old BenThompson gave a stirringindication that the future on it ispromising. Thompson’s appetite for physicalconfrontation never ceased, andeven in added time with Millwall 3-0 up, the midfielder could be seenscampering back to win a 50-50tackle to help protect the cleansheet. Harris has spoken of playerslike Thompson and second-halfsubstitutes Aiden O’Brien and FredOnyedinma forming that emotionalconnection between the supportersand the team and the way theycheered that late tackle is evidencethat it’s not some whimsical notion.It does make a tangible difference. The first big cheer of the contestcame in the thirteenth minute, whenJordan Archer helped boost hisgrowing cult status among Millwallfans with a unique, spectacularheaded save. He won’t have thanked MarkBeevers for the back-pass - a long,looping half-volley from 40 yardsthat sent Archer backpedalling and,unable to use his hands, he had toleap and head behind for a corner,ending up in the back of the netinstead of the ball. SouleymaneCoulibaly acknowledged thequality of the save as he helped hisformer teammate at Tottenham tohis feet. Peterborough set up in a similarfashion to Scunthorpe, GrahamWestley having been present at thatfixture and seeing the damageStephen Dawson had inflicted asthe advanced midfield player. On
Saturday, it was Jon Taylor – whoscored two of the Posh’s five goalsin a 5-3 win against Millwall inOctober – in that role and he testedArcher with a low shot that thekeeper pushed around the post.Otherwise, though, Millwall copedbetter with the formation and whenSteve Morison scored with a half anhour gone it looked like it knockedthe stuffing out of Westley’s side. Shane Ferguson, playing on theleft wing, was involved in all threegoals. First he released Lee Gregory
in the box and after Ben Alnwickhad blocked the shot, the top scorershowed the creative side of hisgame by spotting Morison on theback post and the captain noddedhome to join O’Brien on elevengoals for the season. It was 2-0 in the 49th minute whenFerguson’s free-kick was flicked onby Beevers to Gregory who headedpast Alnwick from eight yards forhis twentieth goal of the season. Morison brought his tally totwelve when he powered
Ferguson’s corner past Alnwick justafter the hour mark and he wasgiven a warm ovation when he wassubstituted shortly afterwards withJohn Marquis coming on. Morison,who is so important to the side asthe focal point of the attack, and forhis ability at defensive set-pieceswhere he has the uncanny knack ofbeing in the right place to headcrosses away, deserved his goals. Whether Millwall get the decisionthey think they deserve off the pitchremains to be seen.
Millwall deservedlydouble their lead whenGregory flicks pastAlnwick after Beeversheads on Ferguson’sfree-kick
It’s simple for theLions as Morison risesto connect withFerguson’s corner andpowers home histwelfth of the season
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Gregory is throughon goal and afterAlnwick saves helifts the ball to theback post whereMorison heads in
Beevers fires a wildback-pass that lookslike it’s sailing inuntil Archer pulls offthe save of the seasonto head over
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Morison is inches awayfrom getting a hat-trickbut just fails to reachWallace’s brilliant crossfrom the right wing after aneat build-up
DEFENDER SHAUN Cummings isa “big loss” for Millwall, accordingto his manager Neil Harris. Cummings played 20 times for theLions this season, scoring once, but apersistent knee cartilage problem hasconvinced the club to take action nowrather than wait until the summer. The surgery rules him out for the season,but Harris said the timing of it will give
Cummings a chance to be ready for pre-season training. “He’s a big loss to the squad,” Harrissaid. “He had really stepped up sinceChristmas, since Southend away. He’sreally worked hard on his game andwe’ve done quite a lot of work with himto improve. “The good news for Shaun is he’sgetting to the bottom of the problem now.We took medical advice to act now in thebest interests of Shaun’s short-term andlong-term career. He shouldn’t be far offfull fitness for the start of next season.
“We could have delayed it and askedShaun to carry on playing through thepain but there could have been a knock-on effect. He’s going to be out for four orfive months so if he’d played on we’d belooking at him having an operation in thesummer and then not having him fit untilnext Christmas. “Yes, we have to concern ourselves withresults at the moment but the biggerpicture is we have to think about Shaun’shealth and football career. “He’s played with pain and swelling andhasn’t been able to train to the level he
wanted to. He also had a little niggle witha hamstring so that was affecting himphysically and mentally. It’s the rightcourse of action for now.”Harris has ruled out a move into the loanmarket as Carlos Edwards is availableagain after a hamstring problem andMahlon Romeo, 20, has impressed in hislast four games. “Carlos is back fit which is a huge plus,”Harris said. “We’re okay because we’vegot the experience and the freshnesscoming through. “Mahlon has stepped in and performed
well recently. An opportunity arose forhim and that’s what we ask of theyoungsters, for them to come in and toperform. He’s been consistent in the fourgames. The staff and the senior playerswould say, ‘It’s a good start – but youhave to carry it on.’
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NEIL HARRIS wants Millwall tobe “treated fairly” in any decisionabout the future of land aroundThe Den. The Lions boss is hoping that
Lewisham Council members take intoaccount the important work the clubdoes in the Bermondsey area throughthe Millwall Community Trust and theLions Centre before seekingCompulsory Purchase Orders andpotentially selling the land to a privatedeveloper. A decision on the CPOs was delayedlast week, renewing hope that a dealcan be struck between the club and the
Council. And Harris says he is backing hischairman John Berylson who wantsMillwall included in any plans for theregeneration of the area. “What we try to do is not only what’sbest for Millwall Football Club butwhat’s best for the community aswell,” Harris said. “A club like ours relies oncommunity and society. We’re not
hugely against plans to redevelop butwhere we are at the moment, and withthe football club being the hub ofBermondsey society, we should bepartly in control of what happensaround the ground. “All we want to do is make sureMillwall Football Club is treated fairlyand appreciated for what we’ve putback into the community, andultimately make sure the sporting side
of things, community-wise, is takencare of. “Hopefully there will be a naturalconclusion to it that will be in the bestinterest of all parties. “I fully support the club and thechairman. We have to make sure thatMillwall is protected long term butalso people around us, the people wecare for in the community, are takencare of.”
DEFENDER SHAUN Cummings isa “big loss” for Millwall, accordingto his manager Neil Harris. Cummings played 20 times for theLions this season, scoring once, but apersistent knee cartilage problem hasconvinced the club to take action nowrather than wait until the summer. The surgery rules him out for the season,but Harris said the timing of it will give
Cummings a chance to be ready for pre-season training. “He’s a big loss to the squad,” Harrissaid. “He had really stepped up sinceChristmas, since Southend away. He’sreally worked hard on his game andwe’ve done quite a lot of work with himto improve. “The good news for Shaun is he’sgetting to the bottom of the problem now.We took medical advice to act now in thebest interests of Shaun’s short-term andlong-term career. He shouldn’t be far off
full fitness for the start of next season. “We could have delayed it and askedShaun to carry on playing through thepain but there could have been a knock-on effect. He’s going to be out for four orfive months so if he’d played on we’d belooking at him having an operation in thesummer and then not having him fit untilnext Christmas. “Yes, we have to concern ourselves withresults at the moment but the biggerpicture is we have to think about Shaun’shealth and football career.
“He’s played with pain and swelling andhasn’t been able to train to the level hewanted to. He also had a little niggle witha hamstring so that was affecting himphysically and mentally. It’s the rightcourse of action for now.”Harris has ruled out a move into the loanmarket as Carlos Edwards is availableagain after a hamstring problem andMahlon Romeo, 20, has impressed in hislast four games. “Carlos is back fit which is a huge plus,”Harris said. “We’re okay because we’ve
got the experience and the freshnesscoming through. “Mahlon has stepped in and performedwell recently. An opportunity arose forhim and that’s what we ask of theyoungsters, for them to come in and toperform. He’s been consistent in the four
