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A SMARTPHONE app is planned to alert people to problems with the lifts at Greenwich Foot Tunnels.

The lifts are still unreliable despite an £11.5m refurbishment of the historic tunnels. App users would be alerted when the lifts are stuck so they could plan alternative routes if necessary.

Tunnel Friends group Fogwoft says it “cautiously welcomes” Greenwich

Council’s idea. It follows the failure of a bid to trial immersive technology in the footways, used by 3,500 people a day.

The Royal Borough had applied for a grant from the Mayor of London’s Future Streets fund to test constant electronic monitoring of who uses the tunnel, when.

Signs would have activated to tell cyclists to pedal if the tunnel was clear, or push if pedestrians were nearby. Fogwoft

says the council had promised that even if the bid failed “resources will be found to fund an alternative scheme with the group’s help.”

But five months on both sides are said not to have met to discuss an alternative.

A spokesperson for Greenwich Council said: “As explained to Fogwoft, the Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to

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NELSON’S COLUMNYOU may think the Queen’s House is all white…and you’d be all wrong. An

expert has been checking ahead of the big refurb we revealed last month. And they found that not only were east and west wings different shades...they don’t match the central building or the stone columns of its collonades either. On his blog, Patrick Baty says there are three options: Paint all three buildings in the colour of the Portland stone columns; Paint the three buildings to match the Queen’s House; or make the flanking blocks the same colour and that the (central) Queen’s House maintains its difference...whatever they decide it’s an awful lot of Dulux.

The Tall Ships Festival has been criticised by Con-servatives here who want

to axe the £1.7m “vanity project”. True, it’s not cheap and there are worthwhile cases for more spending. But shouldn’t some of our money be spent on a com-munity event we can all enjoy?

At last you can inspect the Painted Hall’s ceiling from the safety of your own

home…a new video has been shot by the BBC using a drone. Check The footage at: www.youtube.com/embed/82hUd8XodFY

Not pretty is it? Of all the developments growing high into the sky over

us, Greenwich Square (inset)

really is poor. Iffy shades of grey (topical - Ed) panels are studded by pointy...squares. An architect’s in-joke perhaps? It reminds us a little of the old hospital, really. But the apartments will sell. People need homes, after

all. Which is perhaps why an estate agent is moving in to the Plaza building next door. The former cinema has had a chequered history – Stars nightclub, a restaurant; a bookies. Let’s hope the new tenants succeed.

We’re privileged to publish the Blog of Samuel Pepys in our paper each month (see

P23). Writer Tony Kirwood has just set up a website. And so to...www.blogofpepys.com

Sad to report that skateboarding on the new Swing

Bridge at Millennium Quay is affecting people’s enjoyment of

it...and damaging the paintwork already. One passer-by who asked the youngsters to stop got a mouthful of abuse. How selfish.

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HERE’S wHAT YOU ASK USThere’s a lot of work going on at Greenwich Market...are they building the new hotel they were talking about? Not any more! Greenwich Hospital, which owns the site, won permission to build a hotel but the recession changed all that. We were first to report the plan had been delayed. Then the landlords announced it was OFF. But they are improving the roof, putting a new smaller market in a yard next door and refurbishing shops and offices. You can see the difference being made to the property on Page 10). It has new opening days during the work: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. There’s been a market here since the 1300s. Is the Foot Tunnel working yet? After a botched £11.5million refurb, the final touches were still being put to the 112-year-old Greenwich tunnel as the Tall Ships arrived last September...only for a lift to fail. Things still aren’t right. See our story on Page 1 about a possible new app. Info: F o g w o f t . o r g . u k . Updates : www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/T r a v e l / f o o t -tunnels I r e a d t h a t Greenwich is a world Heritage Site? Yes, it gainsd UN World Heritage S i t e s t a tus in the 1990s . I t means our buildings and history are so amazing they’re UN-protected. And it’s a Royal Borough? Yes. We have 1,000 years of Royal links. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were born here and christened at St Alfege Church, in the town centre. In fact Queen Elizabeth played under the oak tree that now bears her name in Greenwich Park. Dating tests have just proved the tree – which fell down in a storm in the 1990s – is the right age. The Queen Elizabeth granted Royal Status in February 2012.what should we do today? You’ve picked up a Greenwich

Visitor – good start. Next visit the Tourist Information Centre at Pepys House, 2 Cutty Sark Gardens (just next to the Cutty Sark). It’s officially London’s best TIC. And the excellent staff there won the Gold Award in the 2013 Information Provider of the Year category of the Visit England excellence awards (after landing Silver last year). You don’t HAVE to be a touris t to use their expertise either. Get advice, buy tickets for boats, tube, DLR, rail, buses and coaches, book a tour, buy tickets for other attractions (if you must!). Discover Greenwich next door is great for kids.we heard about a yacht race coming to Greenwich? Too late! The Tall Ships Festival was in September. And it was mostly great. Around 15 ships will be back in August and Greenwich Council wants an annual event. Is anyone using the cable car yet? Cheeky! The Emirates Air

Line is amazing. Sadly it’s n o t m u c h u s e f o r

getting about but it i s a f a b u l o u s ,

f u t u r i s t i c attraction that we love. TfL just need to tell m o r e p e o p l e about i t . You know where we

are!we watched the

O l y m p i c s i n Greenwich. I t ’s a lot

different now. There was a 20,000 stadium here in 2012. It was controversial, but most agree the Games were great for our global appeal. Museums. Are they free? Yes – except the Fan Museum, which has no public funding but a world-leading collection of fans. And the Wernher Collection of art at Ranger’s House, run by English Heritage. There are some paid for exhibi t ions at the National Maritime Museum. You pay to stand on the Meridian Line too. And since February it’s 20p to use the loos in Greenwich Park.

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WE are proud to live in a country with a rich mix of different ages, cultures and backgrounds. But instead of valuing our differences, we often let them divide us.

The Challenge is the UK’s leading social enterprise charity for building a more integrated, responsible and engaged society. We work on a local level to connect people across all ages and walks of life through youth and community programmes aimed at helping diverse groups mix. And we challenge them to make a difference in their community.

This summer, 23,000 young people aged 16 and 17 will take part in NCS with The Challenge – an intensive three-week summer programme across London, Surrey, Berkshire, the West Midlands and the North West.

They’ll do outdoor activities, meet new people, and give something back to their communities. They’ll also have new skills to put on their CVs or college applications. There are three challenges:

NCS Personal Challenge: Socially-mixed teams of young people bond through a week of challenging outdoor activities.

NCS Team Challenge: Teams return home and use their skills to exper ience se rv ing the community.

NCS Real Challenge: Teams design and organise activities that will bring their community together over four weekends in September.

To make The Challenge happen we are looking for 3,500 summer staff – first to set up the programme, then to lead and mentor the young people on it.

Positions last from two weeks through to 14 weeks throughout summer. Residential and non-residential roles are available. We have paid positions available for people at every level of experience, from those who want to gain further experience working with young people through to experienced Project Managers.

We run the programme across all London boroughs –including Greenwich – and salaries are very competitive at up to £1,540 per 14-day role.

If you’d like to work on The Challenge then take a look at our website: www.ncsthechallenge.org/seasonal-roles or email me – Greenwich’s NCS Staffing Associate Mark Hatt – on [email protected]. I’m happy to answer your questions and queries. And I’d love to welcome you to NCS with The Challenge. MARK HATT

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This is the place in The Greenwich Visitor where groups and people tell us what they do, why, and how you can help. This month: NCS with The Challenge

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HE was famous for painting matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs in Salford...but did you know LS Lowry painted here too?

The Thames at Greenwich has gone on display for the first time in 40 years after KETCHUP stains were removed during a restoration. You can see the cleaner area on the

right of the picture (above). It was painted in 1959, two years after a trip to London when Lowry (inset) sketched the industrial scene.

It is believed to be part of a series of works in preparation for his large-scale View of Deptford Power Station – part of the National Maritime Museum’s collection.

The Greenwich picture hung in a family home for three generations.

It is now on loan and on display at the Lowry Collection in Salford. Curator Trevor Evers said: “Having been displayed in a family home for so many years the oil painting had a light layer of surface dirt, including two small, and very old, ketchup stains.”

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“ A H A R M O N I C phenomenon bursting onto the scene like a firecracker”…The D o w s i n g S o u n d Collective is coming to Greenwich.

The collective takes groups of first time a n d e x p e r i e n c e d singers, mixes them with pro and semi-pro musicians, then gigs t hem in “ se r ious venues with full sound, light and staging.”

F o u n d e d b y m u s i c i a n A n d r e a Cockerton (above), it’s had backing from artists like Basement J a x x a n d B o o Hewerdine.

B a n d s c o v e r e d include The National, Rufus Wainwright, Sigur Ros, The Divine Comedy, Jamiroquai, Goldfrapp, Arcade Fire and Vampire W e e k e n d . P l u s classical composers like Carl Orff, and Heinrich Isaac.

Andrea says: “I f o u n d e d t h e T h e D o w s i n g S o u n d C o l l e c t i v e i n Cambridge, where I was once a choral scholar at Trini ty College.

“ I t ’s v i s c e r a l , c h a l l e n g i n g , a n d utterly different to anything else out there. We’re obsessive about great music – known and unknown. Around 40 per cent of our singers are men.”

Weekly rehearsals begin in Greenwich a n d D e p t f o r d o n Thursday 5 March and are open to men and women, beginners a n d e x p e r i e n c e d singers. There’s no audition, but, Andrea adds: “You need to be able to sing in tune and be willing to be pushed a little outside your comfort zone.”

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A SUN-BATHING seal appears to give photographer Edward Simmons a wave as he basks in spring sunshine here in Greenwich.

Edward was on the Thames Path at Blackwall Point on the Greenwich

Peninsula when he spotted the creature on the beach at low tide.

It bears a striking resemblance to Judo – the Nor fo lk sea l spotted here in 2013 by artist and mudlarker Nicola White.

Nicola told us: “Wow! It looks quite Judo like. Its also the same time of

year that we spotted her. So maybe she’s come back. I’l l keep a look out for her.” If you see the seal, send us a photo!

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Who KilleD BamBi?Borough Hall hosts the London premiere of this fabulously-titled work by the acclaimed Swiss choreographer Renaud Wiser which takes an uncompromisingly critical look at the state of our society today through a combination of dance, music, film and theatre. Mar 6

Rahman/DRummonDWhat a team! Brilliant jazz pianist and composer Zoe Rahman is joined by viola virtuoso Amanda Drummond - whose collaborators range from Courtney Pine to Gorillaz - for the annual Global Fusion Music And Arts International Women’s Day celebration at Charlton House. Mar 7

jephteThis glorious Baroque oratorio by the 17th century chamber music pioneer Giacomo Carissimi is the highlight of a concert by Eltham Choral Society at Holy Trinity church. The evening also features Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, which includes the exquisite Laudate Dominum. Mar 14

justAward-winning writer Ali Smith is a patron of Greenwich Theatre, so it’s fitting that the Crooms Hill venue is staging the tenth anniversary revival of her great satire on justice. What’s more, the work will be performed by actors from the excellent Kidbrooke Theatre Company. Mar 17&18

WeimaR KaBaRett/joY DiVisionA double bill by Harry Denford at the London Theatre, New Cross, about two aspects of life in Nazi Germany. First: What happened to the Jewish songwriter who penned the immortal Falling In Love Again. Second: Polish girls forced into sex-slavery. Mar 17-22

BlacKThis challenging, unflinching yet timely look at racial tensions in Britain is the creation of prize-winning playwright Keith Saha and his theatre company 20 Stories High, who will be performing the piece - backed by a live DJ - at the Albany as part of their nationwide tour. Mar 17&18

spanDau BalletFor those of you who hanker for the days when the New Romantics ruled the roost, dandy yourselves up and hot-foot it down to the 02 arena to revel in the nostalgia of mega-hits like Gold, Chant No1 (I Don’t Need The Pressure On), Through The Barricades and True. Mar 17&18

hagit YaKiRiFive dancers interpret the Israeli choreo-grapher’s masterpiece ...In The Middle With You, taking the audience at Laban Theatre on a poignant journey though love and loss, friendship and emotion in this absorbing and universally admired study of what it is to be a human being. Mar 19

schuBeRt festiValNine concerts featuring the Austrian genius’s greatest piano compositions and songs, performed by two dozen different Trinity Laban students in a series of eight recitals in the Peacock Room at King Charles Court and one in the Old Royal Naval College chapel. Unmissable. Mar 24-27

BRunDiBaRThis Blackheath Halls opera especially for children is about a villain who persecutes a fatherless boy and girl busking to raise money for their sick mother. The brute meets his match when the pair enlist the help of a sparrow, a dog, a cat - and the town’s other youngsters. Mar 31-Apr 2

MILES HEDLEY’s pick of this month’s best events. Our unique 3-month listings begin on Page 19 MILES HEDLEY DONS WELLIES TO EXPLORE URBAN OASIS

DEPTFORD Creek was once a name known across the world as a key player in the British Empire’s international trade network.

That can be hard to believe now when you look at this final one-mile stretch of the River Ravensbourne before it joins the Thames, writes MILES HEDLEY.

In fact at first glance it appears to be dead, a wasteland of rotting wharves, semi-derelict buildings, moulder ing embankments , rubbish-strewn mudbanks and murky brown water.

Yet it is very much alive. Its imperial past may have crumbled but today it is a haven for an amazing – and flourishing – array of birds, mammals, plants, shrubs, trees and invertebrates.

Some of the tiniest creatures are invisible to the naked eye. But a wildlife survey for the Creekside Education Trust, based on land next to the river, found there are up to two million per square metre in parts of the silt-rich mud.

This abundance is directly due to the collapse of British industry in the 20th century which left the area largely abandoned and falling apart.

As the Trust puts it: “This glorious decay has allowed nature to move back in.”

Trust workers actively manage the creek to create biodiversity with the result that i t now supports more than 130 species of wildflower, thousands of fish – including young eels which swim nearly 4,000 miles from their western Atlantic hatching grounds – 50 types of bird and gazillions of creepy-crawlies.

Wildlife highlights include the dazzling kingfisher and the humble freshwater s h r i m p – a superstar resident because it can’t live in polluted w a t e r a n d t h e r e f o r e p r o v e s h o w c l e a n t h e Ravensbourne has become in its p o s t - i n d u s t r i a l neglect. The trust was set up in 1999 to campaign for t h e regeneration of the creek and its banks. In the years since, a dedicated team of volunteers and staff have worked tirelessly to transform the river into what it is now – one of London’s happiest environmental success stories and one that has been celebrated with a

string of prestigious awards. As we l l a s r egenera t ing the Ravensbourne, the team have created the Creekside Discovery Centre, an eco-friendly wooden

building which serves as their base – and contains a bizarre

collection of oddments found in the creek, from mobile phones to ancient bottles to plastic toy robots.

They once also found a set of stolen medals and were able to return the gongs to their owner’s delighted family.

A vital part of the trust’s work, according to coordinator Bettina Kabutz, is to carry its green message to local people and to schools, a task that

becomes ever more important as the old industrial sites are cleared for expensive – but ecologically sterile – waterside apartments.

Organised walks along the creek at low tide, when the river is up to five metres below the high-water mark, are a regular fea ture of the t rus t ’s programme, which is aimed at people of all ages. As well as being educational, they are enormous fun.

I joined a group of primary school youngsters on a freezing winter’s day to find out what was lurking among the mudflats, lumps of broken stonework and rusting supermarket trolleys –which, incidentally, are sometimes left

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CREATURE:Wildlife thrivesin the Creek

LEARNING:Primary Schoolkids at Creekside


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where they were dumped because they are colonised by f i sh and o ther aquatic creatures.

We were led by trainer Brenna Boyle who was a fount of knowledge not only about the wildlife but also the history of the area.

As you can imagine, the kids loved splashing through the muddy water, getting within a few feet of ducks, geese and swans and sieving the river with nets to catch shrimps and in one case – to shrieks of mock-horror – a jet-black leech.

Their laughter and cries of excitement

e c h o e d a l o n g t h e creek between the

steep banks, the old r a i lway b r idge tha t

crosses it here, the ultra-modern multicoloured hull of

the Laban dance centre nearby and the river’s strange collection of

moored houseboats.Later, Bettina recalled how a lchild said

during a river-walk in January: “This is better than Legoland – and Legoland is brilliant!” It could be a motto for the trust.

For more information about visits, volunteering, family holiday activities or b o o k i n g a w a l k , v i s i t w w w .creeksidecentre.org.uk

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AN £8m driverless car trial in Greenwich – revealed by The Greenwich Visitor – has been officially launched.

Meridian shut t le buses which will carry people around North Greenwich peninsula were shown for the first time at a launch attended by Business Secretary Vince Cable, writes EMMA SUPPLE.

The government-funded GATEway Project is being run by TRL in partnership with Greenwich Council, which is keen to make the borough a Smart City. Cycle lanes were closed for the launch. But Dr Reed insisted trials would not affect other means of transport.

Project director Dr Nick Reed said: “The cars are programmed to be cautious. They have better judgement of risk than humans. They can also help elderly and disabled travellers. They’re also quiet, zero emission vehicles.”

He said he hoped “different types of transport can work together in harmony.”

Official trials start in May and residents will be able to test the vehicles themselves.

From Page Oneexploring funding this work through another route.

“We are st i l l exploring opportunities with bidding partners but to date have not yet identified a way of funding the work at this time.

“In the meantime we will continue to work with Fogwoft to encourage cyclists to act responsibly and not to cycle in the Foot Tunnels.”.

Fogwoft secretary Ian Blore told The Greenwich Visitor: “Fogwoft have tabled an invitation to discuss options after the ‘failure’ of the TfL bid. No response from RBG as yet but we can fully understand their position.”

H e a d d e d : “ T h e r e a r e proposals for a smartphone App to alert users of lift problems. We have asked to be involved and to be part of any trial.

“The proposal perhaps does not reflect well on confidence in the lifts, but we cautiously welcome the initiative.”

T h e c o u n c i l h a s b e e n criticised for its management of the £11.5million scheme to refurbish the century-old walkways.

The botched refurb took four years to complete and the council has taken legal action against three building firms to recoup money.Tell us what you think. Would you use an app to see if the

tunnel is working? [email protected]

HANDS FREE: Vehicles at O2

Art Workshop: Baroque Courtyard and ColonnadesFri 13 March, 10.00 – 16.00Collage the ORNC in this fascinating workshop. Discover the exciting shapes, tones and textures of the famous courtyards. Suitable for all levels. £40, visit ornc.org Meet at the Welcome Desk in Discover Greenwich

Balwyn High School ConcertWed 25 March, 11.30 – 12.30Come to the Chapel at the ORNC and listen to a special performance of jazz and modern songs from Balwyn High School, who have come to the ORNC to perform all the way from Australia. Venue: Chapel

Hidden Details of the ORNC: Easter TrailSat 28 March – Sun 12 April, 10.00 – 17.00Explore the ORNC and discover some of the surprising hidden details in the paintings, objects and buildings with the Easter trail, full of games, spotting and activities.

£2 per trail, includes a map and prize. Suitable for ages 5+. Trails available at the Welcome Desk in Discover Greenwich.

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SERENGETGVlaban stars in tV dance yearDANCERS from TrinityLaban are at the heart of the BBC’s Year of Song and Dance 2015.

D o c u m e n t a r y S t r i c t l y Modern Dance, will tell the story of contemporary dance through the journey of a group of Trinity Laban dancers.

Cameras will watch them encounter, understand and then perform some of the most iconic and revolut ionary modern dances from the last 100 years.

Trinity Laban Principal, Professor Anthony Bowne said: “Strictly Modern Dance is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our talent and quality to the world. I’m absolutely delighted that Trinity Laban has been selected to embody t h e w o n d e r f u l w o r l d o f contemporary dance, and open it up to a wider audience.”

Other shows include the final of the inaugural BBC Young Dancer 2015 in May, which wil l be judged by experts including Trinity L a b a n p r o f e s s o r Wa y n e M c G r e g o r a n d a l u m n u s Matthew Bourne.

And BalletBoyz: The Talent will document the life and work of this ground-breaking independent dance company, which regularly includes Trinity Laban graduates.

Info: trinitylaban.ac.uk

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KIDS love Easter fun...and there’s plenty coming up. Enjoy a traditional egg hunt at The Bridge in East Greenwich Pleasaunce on Sunday March 22 (2.30-4.30). It’s £2 per child, with seperate groups for Under 5s and Over 5s plus cakes and refreshments. Funds will help the self-funded, community-led children’s centre. Rivington Grill is hiding eggs in Greenwich Park on April 4 and 5. Find one to claim your prize. Take part in an Egg Decorating contest on April 5.

And there’s an Easter Trail at the Old Royal Naval College from March 28 to April 12.

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WE love to see you sharing The Greenwich Visitor with people across the planet…and here’s one of our favourite pictures ever!

Emily Hill took her copy to Tanzania where she met Maasai tribesmen Lucas (centre) and Kimaay at Loongoku Village in the Serengeti.

We don’t carry the football results, so Lucas and Kimaay couldn’t read about their Manchester United heroes. But we’ll post a copy so they can see themselves in the headlines! Emily, from Greenwich, was visiting friends at St. Constantine’s International School in Arusha, with her dad Geoff.

A world away from East Africa, reader Joan Petersen sent us a picture from the port of Gilleleje, in Denmark. She was in Greenwich with husband Jann visiting their son, who is studying music here. In Gillileje, Joan told us, there is “always fresh air and fresh fish,”

This month we’re also in sunny Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. Reader Sue Hennessey, of Sidcup, told us: “My husband Dave took this picture of me with my Greenwich Visitor at our apartment in Costa Teguise.” Wish we were there, Sue!

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Elbow, Manics, Madness and Kinks legend at ‘bigger, better’ festivals

A GLITTERING array of talent is lined up for two big music festivals here this summer.

Elbow, the Manic Street Preachers and Madness headline the second two-day OnBlackheath festival on September 12 and 13.

And Ray Davies, George Benson and the Gipsy Kings play at the second Greenwich Music Time event at the Old Royal Naval College from July 22 to 25.

Ter ry Fe lga te – one of the OnBlackheath organisers – said: “From the very outset we always used Elbow as a reference point for where we saw OnBlackheath sitting, so i t’s fantast ic to have them headlining in our second year, and with the Manic Street Preachers sharing the bill on the Saturday too.

“Madness’s only London show of the year is a great coup – that’s a band whose music a big part of our audience will have grown up with.”

Last year there was criticism that few local businesses were involved. Terry says: “We’ve been listening to all the feedback. Tickets have been priced at a lower level than last year, and we have a residents discount on weekend tickets bought through our website, and an early bird price available until April.”

Organisers are also said to have promised some modifications to lessen noise for residents.

Last year the first OnBlackheath was headlined by Massive Attack, Grace Jones and Frank Turner and attracted 25,000 people.

This year organisers are hailing “a bigger and better” show. Saturday headliners Elbow have recored six studio albums, written classics like One Day L ike Th i s and won Mercury Prizes and Brit a w a r d s . We l s h r o c k royalty the Manic Street Preachers are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their ground-breaking Holy Bible album.

On Sunday Madness – with a string of huge hits over 35 years – play their only London date this year. Supporting them are US R&B star Kelis, indie rocker Anna Calvi and British soul star Laura Mvula. DJ Gilles Peterson returns with the Heavenly & Friends Stage and Chris Holland features on the new Meantime Sessions stage.

The festival will again feature food, with a Chef’s Club, Food Demonstration Stage, arts experience area and street entertainment. Weekend adult tickets cost £89. Saturday-only tickets are £54.50 and Sunday-only tickets £45. Tickets for 13-16s with an adult are £35 and £29 respectively. Under 13 are

free. Tickets are at www.onblackheath.com.In July Greenwich Music Time takes place

against the epic backdrop of Sir Christoper Wren’s Old Royal Naval College. Last year over 16,000 fans watched Goldfrapp, Australian Pink Floyd, Jools Holland and Russell Watson.

The opening night headliner is to be announced but on Thursday July 23 its flamenco superstars Gipsy Kings. On Friday 24th former Kinks frontman Ray Davies performs songs from his legendary catalogue including Waterloo Sunset, Lola, Days and You Really Got Me. Saturday 25th is 10-time Grammy-winning jazz singer and guitarist George Benson.

GMT spokesman Peter Taylor said: “The inaugural Greenwich Music Time was a huge success and we’re delighted that it will return in 2015.” Tickets costing from £35 to £125 are on sale at www.greenwichmusictime.co.uk.

o2 has the bluesBRITAIN’S biggest blues festival is coming to Greenwich this year. The Dave Matthews Band will headline the three-day BluesFest 2015 at the O2 in November.

Last year the event was held at the Royal Albert Hall and 30,000 fans attended. This time events will be held at the O2 arena, the Indigo and Brooklyn Bowl. Bands include Grammy-winning blues-rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band and British star Jo Harman.

Festival Director Leo Green said: “This move is a clear statement of ambition from all involved in BluesFest. It became clear that it was time to find a new and bigger home.”

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THE Duchess of Cornwall had a guided tour of new Fan Museum exhibition Waterloo: Life & Times, writes EMMA SUPPLE.

The Duchess – a patron since 2009 – was shown round by founder and director Helene Alexander and curator Jacob Moss.

Jacob said Waterloo was a “subject that particularly chimed with her. She was really enthusiastic about the overall show.” She also received a lesson from conservator Yuki Burt and left with “goodies” from the museum’s gift shop!

ENJOY the Fan Museum for free this month...if you’re aged 55 and over.

A Seniors Open Day on Monday March 23 will help introduce new people to its unique treasures.

Y o u c a n t o u r t h e museum, enjoy curator-led tours and talks and fan-making workshops, handle precious fans and even enjoy afternoon tea in the Orangery. You must bring proof of age on the day.

Places on workshops are limited so call in advance on 020 8305 1441 or email [email protected].

LEARN more about the Duke of Wellington at one o f the Fan Museum’s un ique In Ce lebrat ion evenings.

Robert Evans speaks about Wel l ington: The Waterloo Years on March 9 (7pm) – and explores the personal and public image o f t h e D u k e a s t h e archetypal hero figure.

The talk brings to life the extravagant social scene of the period including the Duchess of Richmond’s Bal l . Robert Evans is a wr iter , researcher and lecturer in military history .

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THE Queen has been checking up on the new exhibition at the Fan Museum in Greenwich to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

When the Greenwich Visitor popped into the Fan Museum in Crooms Hill for a sneak preview, a visitor from Windsor Castle arrived to compare notes with the Royal Palaces’ own Waterloo exhibition at Windsor, writes COLIN BROwN.

George1V, the former “bad boy” Prince Regent created a Waterloo room at Windsor and had a collectors’ fascination for all things Napoleonic.

The visitor from Windsor Castle would have seen that the Fan Museum, too, has many gems from the period. It has captured a touch of the elegance – and the poignancy – of the Duchess of Richmond’s Ball in Brussels on 15 June – the eve of the fighting at Quatre Bras, just three days before the great battle that was to shape the future of Europe for another 100 years.

Among the fans on display, there is a Hussar’s tunic tossed casually over the back of a chair, as though one of the Duke of Wellington’s officers has just gone off to dance with one of the many famous women who attended the ball. The glittering ladies included the notorious Lady Caroline Lamb, who scandalised Regency society over her love affair with Lord Byron, and Lady Frances Webster, a dazzling married woman of 21, who was rumoured to be engaged in an affair with the Duke in Brussels, though she was already four months’ pregnant.

Fans – before the days of air conditioning – were fashionably small for younger ladies held tightly in corsets, though elderly dowagers may have resorted to bigger fans to combat their hot flushes.

The fans on display reflect the changing fortunes that led up to the final battle – there is a brilliant ivory fan dated from 1802 which is titled: Long may we enjoy the blessings of peace with England and France. Another from the same date shows Napoleon carrying an olive branch of peace. Those hopes of peace were short-lived.

Many – including a bone fan titled He Lives Forever – mark the death of England’s great hero Nelson at Trafalgar in 1805 in a decisive victory over the combined French and Spanish fleets that ensured that England really would rule the waves until the 2 0 t h C e n t u r y. A n exquis i te ly carved circular ivory fan, dated 1810, bears the coat of arms of the Ear l o f Lonsda le , whose second son fought in the Peninsular War to force Napoleon’s forces out of Portugal and Spain, which ended in Napoleon’s capitulation in France in 1814. That was before his escape from exile on the island of Elba, and his triumphal return to Paris in the Spring of 1815, promising that the “Eagle” would fly from steeple to steeple until it reached Notre Dame.

The fans would have fluttered faster at Lady Richmond’s Ball as news arrived that Napoleon had crossed the border and was marching on Brussels. Wellington ordered his officers to go to their units straight from the ball. They included Sir Thomas Picton, who commanded the 5th Division, the Duke’s favourite ADC Sir Alexander Gordon, and Sir William Ponsonby, commander of the Union Brigade of heavy

cavalry, who would all be killed just eight miles away on the rolling fields at Mont St Jean near the town of Waterloo.

Lady Caroline wrote “There never was such a Ball – so fine and so sad. All the young

men who appeared there shot dead a few days later.”

The injured included her own brother, a dashing cavalry officer, Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, a cousin of Sir William, who survived despite being sabred, speared through the back, and left for dead. Lord Byron captured the poignancy of the hurried partings in his epic poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage:

Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro,And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress,

And cheeks all pale, which but an hour agoBlushed at the praise of their own loveliness;

And there were sudden partings, such as pressThe life from out young hearts, and choking sighs.

His words, and the swirl of the dresses at the Duchess of Richmond’s Ball are brought alive by the fans that fluttered in the ballroom in the coach

house in the Rue de la Blanchisserie, Brussels, where the Richmonds had rented a house. Helene Alexander, owner of the Fan Museum, said the history of period is told in the way that the fans were manufactured, and not just in the events depicted on the fans.

“The fans were small in this period because of the upheaval and war. A lot of young fan makers and apprentices went off to the war and there were trade embargoes (enforced by Napoleon) that prevented the import by sea of ivory and tortoiseshell. Fan makers had to use bone and horn instead of ivory and mother of pearl.”

She added: “The fans are a reflection of the times in which they were made. I feel this is a wonderful opportunity for people to see the variety of fans and how they developed from the 18th Century into the 19th Century – and how they were affected by the Battle of Waterloo.”

Author Colin Brown’s new book The Scum of the Earth, what Happened to the Real British Heroes of waterloo? is published in May by Spellmount,

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PRINCE Andrew helps top out the new 18-storey InterContinental Hotel – and got an amazing new view of London. The huge 453-bed-room hotel next the O2 has panoramic views across to Canary Wharf and the capital. Due to open this year, the hotel –operated by The Arora Group– will have a rooftop Sky Bar, a ballroom for 3,000

guests, a conference centre, 20 meeting rooms, spa with pool, restaurants and bars

and a Tea Salon. Arora founder and chief executive Surinder Arora said: “We are delighted to reach this milestone. We’re on track to open one of the most significant new hotels London has witnessed for several years.”

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THERE’S another chance to see Avenue Q – the award-winning musical which was a smash hit at Greenwich Theatre last year.

Sell A Door’s production returns from May 12-24 and is one of the highlights of the Theatre’s Spring season.

This month, from March 4-8, the Lost Watch Theatre Company presents Kate, set in Iceland in 1940 when 2,500 British troops arrived after the outbreak of war. Eleven schools or youth theatre companies will perform during the National Theatre’s Connections Festival, including Corelli College who revive Ali

Smith’s Just on March 17 and 18. Greenwich Theatre director James Haddrell said: “Ali was awarded a CBE in the New Year’s honours and Corelli, as Kidbrooke School, premiered the stage adaptation of Just 10 years ago. So this will be a triple celebration of Connections, our partnership with Corelli College, and Ali as one of our patrons.”

Thrill Me From April 8-18 is a chamber musical set in Chicago in 1924 about two college kids who think they have committed the perfect murder.

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ELTHAM’S “Kew Gardens” is on sale with bids closing this month – and is tipped to become a housing development.

Avery Hill Winter Garden was part of the University of Greenwich campus. But the Uni is moving its operations there to its new £60million building in Greenwich town centre.

It announced the sell-off on the day it abandoned a bid for Lottery Heritage Funding to improve the listed building, which is on English Heritage’s At Risk register, writes EMMA SUPPLE.

In a brochure, estate agents GVA describe the property as an “outstanding redevelopment opportunity.” They would not reveal the price it is expected to fetch. But property experts told us a developer may build a development around the historic building – similar to Durkan Homes’ Woolwich Academy site.

GVA added that there is “a further phased withdrawal envisaged by December 2018.”

This month another 200 people joined the Save Avery Hill Gardens Facebook group – bringing it up to 2500 since December. They aim to make sure whoever buys the building protects it and keeps it open to the public. They fear an unscrupulous developer may let the building collapse and develop over it. Friends

secretary John Webb said: “The sales document doesn’t deal with the problems of the building”.

It was put on the At Risk register in 2002 although the University insists it has spent “over £1 million in the conservation of the Winter Garden since 2010” so “the structure is sound and the roof weather tight and safe.”

It says any new owner will have to stick to covenants. And Greenwich Council confirmed: “covenants will remain in place…and can be legally enforced by the council.”

But a spokesman for English Heritage told The Greenwich Visitor: “The owners of listed buildings are under no legal obligation to maintain their property in a good state of repair.”

One Save Avery Hill member Anne-Marie Dawe wrote: “I just hope it gets sold in a way that will help the community and keep it available for public use”.

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Have you written a book? Or would you like to? We have great writers in Eltham. The wonderful entries for our community

poetry and short story competitions, and our anthologies of them, have produced a lot of published authors. But we also have authors who have gone it alone and have published their own books.

Pearl Thompson was born in the 1950s in London with parents from Guyana and Jamaica. Her book A Vibe Rant Pearl tells

the story of her life as a black child and woman in London. Writing under the name of Eliza-beth Campbell, she examines her life-journey through poetry and prose. A Vibe Rant Pearl can be a difficult read as Pearl’s pain spills out in her book as she relates the joy and heart-

ache of her life. Now in her 50s she is happily settled in Eltham and is working on her poetry and another book.

Another Eltham resi-dent David Brinson has written a very

different book. Dead South: The Zombie Apocalypse in London is set in our own area of South East London. Zombies take over Eltham

and there is ensuing chaos. We see familiar places in the grips of terror, as the lo-cal population tries to survive. David Brinson says he reads avidly but has never seen South East London get much of a look in and Dead South is an homage to the books he loves and to the place he calls home. Not sure if it is good for tourism, but great fun! It is available on Kin-dle and soon in paperback. It has been top of the Amazon Post-Apocalyptic Best Sellers List! The advice David gives others is: Stop thinking about it. Start writing it...and don’t give up.

If you live here and have written a book – or want to – get in touch. We want to share your passion and encourage your creativity.

There is so much going on in Eltham‚Äôs Progress Estate this year. Built in 1915 for Woolwich Arsenal World War Onw muni-

tions workers, it is a wonderful garden village in our area of South East London. This is its cen-tenary year and their first event is a free talk on Gardens and Garden History, by Russell Bowes and Jim Buttress on Saturday March 21. More details at www.progressestate.co uk.

This column is your chance to share your passion for the arts in Eltham. Call me with news & views on 07976 355398 or email [email protected]

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win tickets & exclusive cdTHE Choir of Clare College is known worldwide for i ts fabulous choral music – and this month they perform at Blackheath Halls.

And you can see and hear them for FREE. We have free tickets for the show and an exclusive set of six CDs. One of them Ascendit Deus: Music for Ascensiontide & Pentecost has not even been released yet.

The mixed voice Choir, led by director Graham Ross, was founded in 1971 and is one of the leading university choral groups in the world.

As well as the CDs, the winner will receive four tickets to the show on Saturday March 14 (7.30pm). Six runners-up will receive a pair of tickets each. Just answer this question:what year was the Choir of

Clare College founded?A 1961 B 1971 C 1981

The winner will be selected at random from all correct answers. Email your answer to Matt@TheGreenwich Visitor.com or text 0 7 7 3 1 6 4 5 8 2 8 b y n o o n o n Thursday March 12. You must add your name and contact details.

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THE next big changes are underway at Greenwich Market with work to replace the market roof, re-lay cobbles, refurbish the portico and improve drainage, power and lighting.

The roof and its struts will be removed in two phases to be stripped and cleaned

off-site – with 11 layers of paint to be removed! The Market will be open Thursdays to Sundays while work is completed, with a temporary market yards away in Fry’s Court off Durnford Street. Shops in the Market open seven days a week. Gillie Bexson, of owners Greenwich Hospital, said: “The vision is

not to change but to refine – sensitively, carefully and for the long term.”

An example of the new work, she said, was the transformation of shops and frontage at 20-22 Greenwich Church Street (above) and the newly-opened Sticks’n’ Sushi in Nelson Road.

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THE Blitz started early in the borough of Greenwich – on Wednesday September 4 1940 a bomb dropped by a single German aircraft destroyed St Paul’s Church in Charlton.

It earned the unhappy distinction of being the first church in London to be destroyed by enemy air attack. The next day large crowds gathered from across London to inspect the damage, writes STEVE HUNNISETT.

Sadly the novelty value would very quickly wear off.

On Saturday September 7 the Blitz began for real. 30,000 people would die over the coming months.

Seventy-five years on, our BlitzWalks help people understand the huge impact the waves of air raids had in our part of south east London.

What began as a hobby with my friend Neil Bright – and is still juggled around our day jobs – has grown into a popular series of walks across London including Westminster, Chelsea and along the River Thames. But my favourite is still the Blackheath & Greenwich walk.

We start overlooking the Heath at All Saints Church built in 1857. The church suffered blast damage during the war, when it also lost most of its stained glass windows. But perhaps the most lasting wartime scar can still be seen as the stumps of a fine set of wrought iron railings that once surrounded the church and which were surrendered, in common with many others across the country, as part of the drive for scrap metal to build tanks, warships, Hurricanes and Spitfires.

The truth is that the alloy was too low-grade for use in aircraft manufacture but it was a great morale boosting exercise.

We head for the junction of Royal Parade and Tranquil Vale,

scene of “London’s First Blitz” during the Great War. The Mary E v a n s P i c t u r e L i b r a r y w a s originally built in the 1920s as All Saints Church Hall (and served during the Second World War as an Air Raid Wardens’ Post) in place of buildings destroyed in a Zeppelin Raid on August 24 1916. Lieutnant Heinrich Mathy’s L-31 dropped 36 bombs in 10 minutes on Deptford, Greenwich, Blackheath, Eltham and Plumstead before returning to base in Cuxhaven.

We cross briefly to visit the car park backing onto Wemyss Road. In 1945, this was the site

of Blackheath Wesleyan Chapel but shortly after midday on March 8 1945 it suffered a direct hit from a V2 Rocket, which had been fired four minutes earlier from a mobile site near Den Haag, in the Netherlands. Four people were killed instantly, and a further 134 seriously injured. One of these was 64-year-old ARP Warden Albert Brown. He was taken to Lewisham Hospital but

died on June 8 1945, one month after the end of the War in Europe.London was truly a front line city,

almost until the end of the war against Hitler. The building was totally destroyed in the attack and perhaps as a result in the general falling off in church attendances, was never rebuilt. The site was sold to the local authority and was eventually put to temporary use as a car park, a function which it still fulfils some 70 years later!

Buildings close by show tell tale signs of their repairs using a mixture of differing and non-matching brick colours which demonstrate the shortages of building materials encountered during the wartime and immediate post war years.

Next we walk past Blackheath High School for Girls. Within days of war being declared in 1939,

the pupils and staff of the school evacuated to Tunbridge Wells High School in Kent as part of a pre-determined plan, leaving just a skeleton staff to maintain the building. In 1944 the pupils were evacuated even further – to Taunton, when it was found that Tunbridge Wells was on the flight path of V1 flying bombs heading to London.

Arriving at The Paragon, we learn that the Luftwaffe was no respecter of historic buildings and can see the evidence of repairs made following devastating damage caused in two raids – on March 19 1941 and again on the night of April 16/17 1941. This latter raid was the second heaviest of the entire Blitz and it was so heavily etched on the memories of Londoners that it became known simply as “The Wednesday”.

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LETTING students not only choose what to do but also allowing them to put their choices into practice might seems like encouraging the lunatics to take over the asylum.

Yet this is pretty much what the s taff at Trini ty Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance do every year in CoLab. The result is a winner.

This year was my first as a spectator and I’m bound to declare I went into it with low expectations. How wrong I was.

I didn’t see all the dozens of performances given at the Old Roya l Nava l Co l l ege , S t Alfege’s or Blackheath Halls but the ones I did see were spectacular in range, virtuosity and, most surprising, wit.

I was hooked from the first when I sat in St Alfege’s w a t c h i n g M a l p r a c t i c e /Composing For Myself, which f e a t u r e d a M o z a r t p i a n o c o n c e r t o i n C p l a y e d simultaneously with a Mozart oboe concerto in D. It fitted exactly to its brief – to examine “creative ways” of interpreting classical music.

A day later at the ORNC Chapel a g roup of s t r ing students, suitably disguised, gave a fabulously theatrical performance – wi th eer ie accompaniment – of Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic story Masque Of The Red Death. The second h a l f w a s a f a b u l o u s collaboration with South Korean students who played Vivaldi as if they were born to it and then offered Asian folk tunes using traditional Korean instruments.

Charpentier ’s opera Les Plaisirs De Versailles – staged the fo l lowing week a t S t A l f e g e ’s – w a s s i m p l y magnifique, the singers posing a s hedon i s t i c Lou i s XIV courtiers being tempted by the delights of music, conversation, feasting and gambling.

The Fifth Wall at Blackheath Halls featured the London Democratic Orchestra and Laban dancers in a spectacular take on Copland’s Appalachian Spring. The musicians moved around the floor constantly without ever missing a beat – and some even joined in the dancing. It was an amazing achievement given the cast had had only four days to rehearse.

The finale of this year ’s CoLab was riotous. Blackheath Halls was packed to bursting as crowds surged from room to room watching an extraordinary array of events. My favourites were a trio playing and dancing John Cage’s mysterious Water Music, an astonishingly good blues band belting out T Bone Walker’s Stormy Monday, a display of harpists playing jazz a n d S a t i e ’s w o n d e r f u l l y whimsical Sports And Hobbies reimagined for a chamber quintet of piano, viola, clarinet, narrator and drawings.

The event finished with an epic prog rock set – the icing on the cake for an o ld King Crimson fan like me. I can’t wait to find out what’s in store next year... MILES HEDLEY

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Mother’s Day card and gift making workshops Saturday 14 MarchMake something lovely for Mum – decorate a jewellery box for her or design a special card with the help of our designer makers.

Easter egg decorating, card and print making workshops Friday 3 and Saturday 4 AprilDecorate your own chocolate eggs, make cards to send to your friends or design a special Easter print. Kids love our crafty workshops.

walks, we can match the damage with the current view and can still determine exactly where the repairs were made.

Now we retrace our steps slightly to compare fur ther bomb damage and replacement building next to the Princess of Wales Pond, before heading across Blackheath. The Heath itself could have helped deter a German airborne invasion after the fall of France in June 1940, and how Blackheath was home to a sizeable anti-aircraft battery and the site of barrage balloons to deter low flying aircraft.

Outside the walls of Greenwich Park, opposite the famous Tea Hut at the junction with Charlton Way, we learn

about the role of the Home Guard during

World War Two. Although inspired by elements of real life, we can see proof that Dad’s Army image is not true – we can still see evidence of their preparations for war in firing positions cut into the wall, from where they would have tried to halt the invading German army in its tracks as they headed towards central London.

These were brave men who would have sold their lives dearly in the event of an invasion.

At this spot, we also learn the story of Richard “Dickie” Reynell, an Australian fighter pilot with 43 Squadron RAF, whose Hurricane exploded on September 7 1940 during combat with Luftwaffe Bf109s. Although he was thrown clear of his damaged fighter, his parachute failed to open and he fell to earth fell in nearby Dartmouth Grove. Amazingly, Dickie was still alive when he was found but died before he could be taken to hospital.

At Greenwich Park we pass the rear of t h e R a n g e r ’s H o u s e , w h i c h w a s requisitioned as Station 43X of the Auxiliary Fire Service during the war, and head towards the Royal Observatory and the General Wolfe Statue, where we try to debunk an urban myth relating to the shrapnel marks in the statue’s plinth. Come on a walk and we’ll tell you more!

In Greenwich Park at the corner of Park Row and Trafalgar Road we

learn of the former Greenwich Police Station that stood on this spot until July 8 1944 when it was obliterated by a German V1 f ly ing bomb, or “Doodlebug”. Amazingly, nobody was killed....

The Old Royal Naval College was alive during wartime years as a training school for junior Royal Naval officers of both sexes. The historic building suffered hits in 1940 and 1943 and we stand in the footsteps of Sir Winston Churchill, seen in another of our contemporary photographs inspecting bomb damaged incurred at the start of the Blitz on September 8 1940.

Having started outside one church, our f inal stop is St Alfege’s Church in Greenwich town centre, a place of worship since 1012, marking the spot where Alfege, Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered by Vikings on the April 19. The Hawksmoor-desinged current building dates from 1718. Its outer walls bear many scars from wartime raids, one of which – on March 19 1941 – gutted its interior.

Our first Blackheath and Greenwich walk of the year is on Sunday March 22. There are even more interesting sights than I can tell you about in this article.

As we Battlefield Guides say, there is nothing like “walking the ground” to see what is out there.

Info: www.blitzwalkers.co.uk or read my wartime blog

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DEFENCE: Firing points in walls of Greenwich Park.

COPPED IT: Police Station at Park Row

where Bernard Angell House now

stands.

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Step back in time on moving tour of sites devastated by air raids

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kids’ ocean adventure

DON your lifejackets…an amazing immersive seafaring experience opens here this month.

Children brave treacherous seas, mutinous crews and ruthless pirates at Against Captain’s Orders: A Journey into the Uncharted. Innovative immersive theatre group Punchdrunk Enrichment as produced the interactive show for six to 12 year olds and their families at the National Maritime Museum.

Visitors join the crew of HMS Adventure, and take on roles of Ship’s Watch, Navigation, Midshipman and Salvage as they navigate the exhibition.

Punchdrunk say the show “harnesses the heroics of Grace Darling, who rescued shipwrecked sailors, the intuition of Captain Bligh, who journeyed 4,000 miles with just a sextant and compass after being abandoned, and the intellect of Sir Francis Drake, one of the first men to circumnavigate the globe.”

“It promises to be exciting, enlightening, and perhaps just a tiny bit dangerous.”

Punchdrunk has established an international reputation creating immersive theatrical experiences. The show runs from March 28 to August 31. Tickets are £19.75. Info and tickets: 020 8858 4422 or www.rmg.co.uk/againstcaptainsorders

Book a sundayat the libraryWOOLWICH Library – said to be the busiest in London – is going to get busier...by opening on Sundays too. From March 1 the library is available between 12 and 4pm so residents can use its facilities including Baby Rhyme Time and Messy Morning session for families, K n i t a n d N a t t e r a n d a n introduction to reading groups for adults.

artist’s film isworth a lookACCLAIMED contemporary artist Dryden Goodwin’s first feature-length film – Unseen: The Lives of Looking – is to premiere at the 17th century Queen’s House. It focuses on t h r e e p e o p l e w h o h a v e “looking” in common: an eye surgeon, planetary explorer and human rights lawyer. The accompany ing f r ee so lo exhibition is at the Queen’s House until July 26.

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Not too sure where to get your Easter chocolates yet? Try J Ayre Master Baker in Eltham.

We’re told they’re is plotting metre-high chocolate eggs among its Easter treats. Order fast...Christmas is for butchers, Easter is for bakers.

Th e A s h b u r n h a m A r m s , i n Greenwich, has a new chef – Finbar Curran – whose recent

Burns night menu was excellent.

Love ale? The Long Pond micro pub in Eltham has perfectly kept beers, poured from casks. No

internet. No music. People here talk to each other about...ale.

After the popular farmers’ market and award-winning restaurant, now Brockley has a micro-

Brewery in Harcourt Road, open Friday nights and Saturdays for bottled and freshly brewed beers.

T H E R E i s a p l a c e i n Greenwich which serves food and drinks at very reasonable prices, has its own beach, floor - to-ceil ing windows with a m a z i n g v i e w s o f t h e Millennium Dome, the Thames Barrier and the cable car. Any idea where it is?

Here are some clues:It was founded in 1908 by river

workers. It started in a Thames sailing barge named Iverna. Now i t ’s i n t h e T h a m e s i n a n architecturally striking timber and aluminium building on stilts. Still wondering?

Welcome to The Clubhouse Bar at the Greenwich Yacht Club.

I first visited a few years ago for an Open House event and received a wonderful welcome. The sun was shining on the Thames, the views were iconic, there was a party atmosphere and the place was teeming. No food was served but the beer was flowing!

Returning for the second time, there was only the tinkle of flags on the masts of the boats outside to welcome us. We tried the electronic gate...but waving to attract attention proved much more effective! Greenwich Yacht Club caters for cruiser and dinghy sailors, motor-boaters, rowers. Visitors are allowed in six times a year and need to sign-in. “It’s to protect the members as the food and drinks are so cheap,” it was

explained to us. And they have a point. Main courses cost between £6.50 and £9, a pint of beer £2.50.

With a pint of Shepherd Neame and a perfect pour of Guinness, we sat in the spacious table area, watching the boats cruising below and a few planes taking off from City Airport. The decoration is spare – a cabinet with trophies, a frame with nautical knots. The club is divided into two distinct areas: tables and chairs or comfy seats and coffee tables. (Whichever you choose, the

a WaVe ReVieWYacht Club’s impressive food and views at an amazing price

IMPRESSIVE: Spaghetti Pomodoro, Sea Bass...and those amazing views of the Thames

hsd for5 yearsA LEGENDARY club night for disco fans that started life in Greenwich is celebrating it’s fifth birthday.

Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet! was launched in March 2010 by Nikki Spencer – forty-something journalist and media tutor – who wanted to go out without “feeling like I was gate-crashing a teenagers’ party.”

N ikk i says : “There was nowhere to go where I felt comfortable dancing to the music that I love – 70s and 80s soul, funk and disco – so I started my own club night.

“I wasn’t sure how many others would feel the same but t h e r e s p o n s e h a s b e e n phenomenal. We had over 200 people at our launch night at The Trafalgar 5 years ago and we now run over half a dozen events every year.”

The anniversary HSDY night is back at same venue on March 7. “ It ’s fabulous that we are celebrating our fifth birthday at The Trafa lgar where i t a l l started,” says Nikki.

HSDY nights kick off with choreographer- led dance routines to get everyone into the groove. Party-goers strut their funky stuff to DJs Lord Anthony & Hula DJ Da’Lynne. There are prizes for best outfits plus free retro sweets and ice pops. And 10 per cent of profits go to Cancer Research UK.

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Since the long-awaited launch of Sticks’n’Sushi, the Danish-owned Japanese restaurant in the heart of

Greenwich, the question on many people’s lips is: “Have you tried their sushi, yet?”. Yes I have. The 90-seat restaurant has two very distinct rooms, the ingredients are high quality, the choice is vast and this dining spot makes a welcome change from the large chains beginning to abound in the centre of Greenwich. I enjoyed my experience and it made me curious to find similar places. So, I turned the tables on you, asking for your favourite spot to savour your sushi...

It seems there isn’t much of a contest and in first place Zaibatsu. This tiny cafe-style place on Trafalgar road steals

the show. I got rave reviews for its excellent sushi and tempura but don’t try to be adventurous – not everyone was so quite so passionate about the rest of the menu.

Tsuru or Sensuru – previously known as Ginza – on Woolwich Road may have an identity problem with its

name but not with its décor which has remained unchanged since it opened some e ight years or so ago. You recommended their Dragon rolls, fine traditional sushi and described it as one of the best for special occasions.

In Deptford, locals point to Banh-Mi and Panda-Panda which are popular Vietnamese spots, serving mostly small

filled baguettes used for the national sandwich of Vietnam (banh mi) but no sushi here.

But what if you want to make your own? Blackheath Cooks – the cookery school and kitchenalia

shop in Old Dover Road, offers pan-Asian cuisine courses. As the phrase: “If you can beat them, join them”. Here, it’s a case of joining Chef Matt Hedges, for one or more classes including Sushi held in July. Keep an eye on thei r website for more

information.views are stunning. Have I said that already? Greenwich Yacht Club is also a wedding venue. Imagine the photos!)

The menu too has a binary quality to it: Specials and Old Friends. We picked one from each of the categories. Both our dishes had real home-cooking quality. There was nothing pretentious in the presentation. Butternut Squash and Spinach Curry was served with a reassuringly large amount of rice – makes a nice change from gastro-pubs. Spaghetti Pomodoro with Meat Balls was packed with flavour and my Pan-

Fried Sea Bass was a good dish too.There was only one dessert on the

menu: Sticky Toffee Pudding with Custard. No complaints there either.

Service was efficient, fast and simple. It may not be a place where everybody knows your name unless you’re a member of the nautical community but it’s a good place to be, in stunning surroundings with traditional, well-executed, simple dishes.

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a WaVe ReVieWYacht Club’s impressive food and views at an amazing price One Monday night I had a panicky

message from a pal who’d got the curry munchies and found our

town centre Indian the Mogul closed. Monday is the night staff take a break and owner Dev plans new events. (One of which, I’m pleased to inform you, may be a return to the curry and beer/whisky pairing evenings hosted by yours truly. More later.) As I told my curryless friend, the quickest alternatives are to hop on the DLR one stop to Island Gardens, and the Gaylord, or stroll along Trafalgar Road for umpteen excellent choices.

And, if signs are to be believed, at 166 (formerly Mr Chung), joining Kerala Village, Mountain View and

Gurkha’s Inn along this road is a new restaurant called Spice Room. Welcome!

Seasoned pro Rom at Mountain View a few doors along is unlikely to be fazed. He reports that as well

as the ever-popular Chicken Aishwarya (breast stuffed with spinach, cheese and garlic) and Gorkhali Lamb, the Malabar Fish Curry is proving so popular he’s added Sea Bass fillets (served with salad and sauce for £13) to the menu.

Writing of fish, the Curry Club’s next venue is Kerala Village, which pays plenty of attention

to things that swim. Fish Molly, Fish Masala, Green Mango Fish Curry, Squid Curry and King Prawn Masala, among others, are all on the impressive menu.

For something a bit cheaper in Trafalgar Road you could do worse than Lahore, which serves a range

of curries including Mixed Veg, for just £3.

And finally...the next Spice Night at the Plume is on Monday March 23. Spicy Lamb Shanks take centre

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EASTER EGG HUNT

Greenwich Park Sat 4 April - Sun 5 April

Rivington’s Easter bunny will be hiding 100 labelled eggs

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I have always liked numbers. In my school days we learnt the times tables up to twelve by rote and I can still remember the sums instantly. Ask me the

thirteen times table though and I’d have to think about it. My kids are worse though – they only know their tables up to ten. I blame decimalisation!

Last month I received the results of the 2014 Ipsos-Mori visitor survey of Greenwich Park. Now we are talking some really big numbers –

4.7million to be precise, which is the estimate of visitors to Greenwich Park in one year. The survey was conducted by randomly selected face to face interview and by installing CCTV cameras at the gate entrances to the Park, so the figures are pretty accurate, or to use the language of the statisticians “robust”.

There is a lot of great data here but as Park Manager the most satisfying is that 99 per cent of visitors rated Greenwich Park as good or

excellent. Incidentally the quality of maintenance was rated highest of all the Royal Parks which is a real t r ibute to our Assistant Park Manager, Michael, who runs the grounds maintenance contract and all of our gardeners.

Other figures that are interesting to note are that 67

per cent of our visitors a r e f r o m L o n d o n proving what a great

local asset Greenwich Park is. If February half-term is anything to go by, 2015 might see even more people visiting the Park. Those two sunny days really bought out the visitors. The playground was heaving. I tried to do a quick head count but everyone was moving so I applied the technique that bird watchers use to estimate the size of a flock of birds – they count a group of 10 or 50 and use this group size to calculate the numbers of birds in the flock. There were almost 300 people using the playground. Soon they will have an even better facility as the next phase of refurbishing the playground starts in March.

As well as children the warm sunshine brought out butterflies from their winter hibernation. I saw my first of the year – a Red Admiral (inset)

– in the Park on February 17. Other signs of spring are here too. In the long pond by the deer park are several clumps of frog spawn. Using the birders technique again I reckon that each clump is made up of about 250 tadpoles. That explains why there are so many little frogs in the Flower Garden bedding displays each summer.

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a cYnical sting in taleLIFE & LOVES OF A NOBODY

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ROBERT Louis Stevenson’s 130-year morality tale about the worthy Dr Jekyll and his evil alter ego Mr Hyde is one of the most famous stories in all literature.

Unperturbed by its reputation, award-winning playwright Jo Clifford has reimagined the story, setting it in the near future and making its protagonist a famous cancer specialist.

This adaptation was unveiled at Greenwich in a Sell A Door production starring Nathan Ives-Moiba as the doctor who succumbs to the murderous temptation of absolute self-indulgence created by a drug he has concocted.

The modern setting allows for some neat observations about contemporary mores, particularly gender politics and the cult of celebrity – neither of them issues when Stevenson was writing.

But the greatest strength in director David Hutchinson’s production was the presence of Ives-Moiba, who showed a sinisterly sinuous, serpentine grace as he slithered and slipped around the stage as the increasingly unhinged Hyde. And

there was a terrific performance by Rowena Lennon who was a one-woman Greek chorus, commenting on the doomed doctor’s fall from grace in roles including gun-toting bodyguard, wage-slave cleaner and potential murder victim.

But the show had problems. The dramatic tension vital to any gothic plot was repeatedly broken by sly jokes or Lennon’s soliloquies, which often became sermons. And the scenes of transformation from Dr Jekyll into Mr Hyde, which should be high points, were at best hackneyed, at worst cartoonish, as Ives-Moiba writhed and groaned in a manner we’ve all seen in any number of films or TV versions of the story.

That said, Ives-Moiba was otherwise a towering presence who owned the stage and slipped seamlessly between his two personalities. It was worth seeing for him alone. And the packed house didn’t hesitate to give the production a rousing reception at the end. MILES HEDLEY

THERE’S a truly shocking secret at the heart of The Life And Loves Of A Nobody which I won’t reveal if you missed it at Albany in case you get the chance to see the show later during its UK tour.

The intimacy of Albany was the perfect venue for this new work by Sheffield-based Third Angel company, a bleak, post-modern and profoundly relevant look at how “ordinary” people cope in an increasingly uncaring but celebrity-obsessed society.

Writer-director Rachael Walton and her co-star Nick Chambers slipped easily between the i r mu lt ip le ro les o f protagonists, incidental characters and TV commentators as they revealed the story of a divorced mother of two with a hopeless past and an even more hopeless future. Don’t be fooled by the

title, which suggests a cross between Fay Weldon’s The Life And Loves Of A She-Devil and the Grossmiths’ classic The Diary Of A Nobody - this has nothing in common with either and has a sting in the tail even more cynical than Weldon’s as our heroine puts her life on the line to escape her plight.

It’s a brill iant study of naive and doomed ambition. My only gripe is that the action was repeatedly interrupted by scene-changes at best jarring and at worst almost interminable, seriously damaging the rhythm of the play.

But catch it if you can because this is not only a fine example of performance art - it’s also an important piece of writing that is at once a polemic, a parable, a protest and a poem.

MILES HEDLEY

CHEKHOV

THE tiny London Theatre in New Cross was the perfect place to stage a t r ip le b i l l o f Chekhov comedies – the plays’ mix of dark slapstick, pitiless satire, human tragedy and emotional strangulation gained extra intensity by being revealed within touching distance of the audience.

Director Grace Smith got the tragicomic balance exactly right as her cast expertly took us on a journey where laughter quickly became tears - and vice versa.

In The Harmful Effects Of Smoking, Paul Foulds was terrific as the monumental hen-pecked failure of a m a n g i v i n g a n a n t i -tobacco lecture that degenerated into self-pity and a whining rant.

Self-pity was key to The Bear, with Amanda Lara Kay as a deranged widow hellbent on proving to her m o n s t e r o f a d e a d husband that she was as pure as he was vile. It was a magnif icent display, p a r t i c u l a r l y a s s h e unleashed her scorn on fu r ious c red i to r Ross Forder - and their negative passions became mutual lust.

T h e P r o p o s a l , a l s o starred Kay, this time as t h e d a u g h t e r o f a p e n u r i o u s a r i s t o c r a t (Dermot Dolan) who is offered a financial lifeline w h e n a r i c h b u t hypochondriac neighbour (N ick W i l l i ams ) o f fe rs m a r r i a g e . T h e p a i r jeopardise everything with insults that almost kil l their potential saviour.

It was a great decision to put this trio of tasty Russian treats on the same bill and having such an excellent cast was the icing on the cake. If I had to choose, I would say Kay was the evening’s stand-out performer – but in truth it was a night of outstanding performances.

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Sunday March 1MUSIC Naufal Mukumi Pianorecital. Blackheath Halls 11amFAMILY Make Your Own Post-cards Severndroog Castle 11am KIDS The Feather CatcherAlbany 1, 3MUSIC Funda Arar IndigO2TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7MUSIC Lionel Richie O2COMMUNITY KapustnikThe London Th 8

Monday 2MUSIC APPRECIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amHISTORY The Queen’s House Queens Queen’s House 1MUSIC The Leading LadiesBlackheath Halls 1.10TEA DANCE Blackheath Halls 2TALK The wRNS 1917-19 NMM 2MUSIC Meantime JazzBlackheath Halls 7PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s

Tuesday 3PERFORMANCE The Honey Man Albany 11.30, 7MUSIC Saki Matsumoto, Arsha Kaviani Piano recital. ORNC chapel 1.05MUSIC The Black Keys O2FOOTBALL Charlton Athleticv Forest. The Valley 7.45MUSIC English folk Lord HoodJAZZ Reiss Beckles Oliver’s

wednesday 4wOOLLIES Knitting club PeltonFILM/PLAY Love’s Labours won RSC Live Picturehouse 7JAZZ Stefania Arcieri Trio Jazz At The Row Clarendon 8PERFORMANCE The Honey Man Albany 7.30MUSIC Snow Boy & The Latin Section Brooklyn BowlDRAMA Kate Greenwich Th 8JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 5ART Unseen: The Lives Of Looking Dryden GoodwinQueen’s House till July 26LECTURE London’s whaling Past Philip Hoare NMM 11-1MUSIC Eleonora Murgia, Solenn Gran Harp recital. St Alfege 1.05DANCE wendy Houston: Pact with Pointlessness Laban 7.30MUSIC Trinity Laban wind Orch Blackheath Halls 7.30DRAMA Kate Greenwich Th8COMEDY Jo Burke London Th 8MUSIC Icarus Club PeltonQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9JAZZ Malcolm Earle-Smith Oliver’s

Friday 6MUSIC Junior Guidhall ScholarsCharlton House 1MUSIC Trinity Laban Saxophones Old Royal Naval Coll chapel 1.05ART Friends of Charlton House exhibition and sale 7-9COMEDY Hatched: Sophie willan Albany 7MUSIC Trinity Laban Jazz

Ensemble Blackheath Halls 7.30DRAMA Kate Greenwich Th 8MUSIC CMA Songwriters IndigO2DANCE Renaud wiser: who Killed Bambi? Borough Hall 8COMEDY Inel Tomlinson, Sarah Call-aghan, Nico Yearwood, Nick Elleray, Dave Fulton Up The CreekJAZZ Meskala Oliver’s

Saturday 7ART Friends of Charlton House exhibition and saleCharlton House 10am-4pm FAMILY Musical StatuesCutty Sark 11.30, 2TALK The Queen’s House Queens Queen’s House 1MUSIC Louise Cournarie Piano recital. St Alfege 1.05TEA DANCE Borough Hall 2 MUSICAL The ProducersChurchill Th 2.30, 7.30MUSIC Country 2 Country Festival O2PARTY Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet! Traf Tavern 7.30MUSIC Blackheath Does Broadway Blackheath Halls 7MUSIC Zoe Rahman, Amanda Drummond Global Fusion gig for International Women’s DayCharlton House 7DRAMA Kate Greenwich Th 8COMEDY Maff Brown, Tom Toal, Twayna Mayne, Francis Foster, Dave Fulton Up The CreekMUSIC Dave Sutherland Oliver’s

Sunday 8ART Friends of Charlton House exhibition and saleCharlton House 10am-4pmTALK Bethan Rigby: Lady Anne James Int Women’s Day event, Severndroog Castle 11.30amFAMILY Musical StatuesCutty Sark 11.30, 2KIDS Rosie’s Magic HorseAlbany 1, 3FILM/BALLET Romeo & JulietFrom the BolshoiPicturehouse 3MUSIC Battle Of BollywoodIndigO2MUSIC Country 2 Country Festival O2

TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7DRAMA Kate Greenwich Th 8

Monday 9MUSIC APPRECIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amMUSIC Annie Yim Piano recitalBlackheath Halls 1.10TALK The wRNS 1917-19 NMM 2MUSIC Meantime Jazz Blackheath Halls 7MUSICAL The ProducersChurchill Th 7.30MUSIC Cabaret PlayroomAlbany 8PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s

Tuesday 10FILM/PLAY Love’s Labours won RSC Encore Picturehouse. Noon PERFORMANCE RoveAlbany 1MUSIC Trinity Laban Flute Choir Old Royal Naval Coll chapel 1.05MUSIC Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds O2HISTORY Greenwich in the Great war. Linda Cunningham. Greenwich Uni QA Lecture Rm 5.30TALK Elizabeth Blanchet Greenwich Ind History Society: The Lewisham Excalibur Estate prefabs. Old Bakehouse 7.30MUSICAL The ProducersChurchill Th 7.30 MUSIC Trinity Laban Concert Orch Blackheath Halls 7.30MUSIC English folk Lord HoodJAZZ Beats In The Bar Oliver’s

wednesday 11ART Curator’s Tour of Unseen exhibition Queen’s House 1wOOLLIES Knitting club PeltonPERFORMANCE Rove Albany 7JAZZ Deborah Carew DuoJazz at The Row Clarendon 8 MUSIC Angell TrioBlackheath Halls 7.30FILM/OPERA La Traviata From ENO. Greenwich Pictureho 7.30MUSICAL The ProducersChurchill Th 7.30 JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

To Hug Greenwich Th 2PERFORMANCE Rove Albany 5TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7PLAY Ladybird Greenwich Th 8

Monday 16MUSIC Meantime Jazz Blackheath Halls 7 PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s

Tuesday 17FILM/OPERA The Lady Of The Lake Rerun from New York Met. Picturehouse. NoonPERFORMANCE Rove Albany 1MUSIC Kirsty McLean, Daniele Nastri Soprano recital. Old Royal Naval Coll chapel 1.05MUSIC Spandau Ballet O2FILM/BALLET Swan LakeFrom Covent GardenPicturehouse 7.15DANCE Live at Trinity LabanPart of Lewisham Live! festivalLaban Th 7.30DRAMA Black Albany 7.30MUSICAL Barnum Churchill Th 7.30 PLAY Just Greenwich Th 8MUSIC English folk Lord HoodDRAMA weimar Kabarett & Joy Division London Th 8JAZZ Beats In The Bar Oliver’s

wednesday 18CHARITY Brian Murphy & Linda Regan Meet husband & wife TV stars. Clarendon Hotel 11amMUSICAL Barnum Churchill Th 2.30, 7.30 COMPETITION National Th Connections Craft Ware Th Co. Greenwich Th 6 PERFORMANCE Rove Albany 7JAZZ Jane Parker TrioJazz At The Row Clarendon 8 MUSIC Spandau Ballet O2DRAMA Black Albany 7.30LITERATURE Helen Castor: Joan Of Arc Blackheath Halls 8DRAMA weimar Kabarett & Joy Division London Th 8wOOLLIES Knitting club PeltonPLAY Just Greenwich Th 8JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 19LECTURE Marine Diseases Prof Beth Okamura NMM 11-1 MUSIC Trinity Laban HarpsSt Alfege 1.05MUSIC Eusebius QuartetBlackheath Halls 1.10 LECTURE wRNS 1917-19 NMM 2MUSICAL Barnum Churchill Th 2.30, 7.30 FAMILY Curator’s TourCutty Sark 3COMPETITION National Th Connections Woolwich Polytechnic School 6, Thomas Tallis School 8 Greenwich ThPERFORMANCE Rove Albany 7LECTURE Stories In Stars NMM 7DANCE Hagit Yakira...In The Middle with You Laban 7.30MUSIC Icarus Club PeltonDRAMA weimar Kabarett & Joy Division London Th 8HUMOUR Laughing Boy Comedy Club Blackheath Halls 8QUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9JAZZ Beats In The Bar Oliver’s

Friday 20MUSIC Idlir Shyti Cello recital Charlton House 1MUSIC Yuko Yagishita, Pablo Alvarez Delgado Piano recitalOld Royal Naval Coll chapel 1.05COMPETITION National Theatre Connections John Roan School 6, Knole Academy 8Greenwich Theatre TALENT X Factor Live O2PERFORMANCE Rove Albany 7MUSICAL Barnum Churchill Th 7.30 COMEDY Mycenae House Comedy Club AndrewO’Neill, Cerys Nelmes & Co 8pmTALK The Tooth, The whole Tooth & Nothing But The Tooth Blackheath Scientific Society hear from dentist Dr Dharaka Nathan. Mycenae House 7.45MUSIC Corduroy Brooklyn Bowl DRAMA weimar Kabarett & Joy Division London Th 8

Thursday 12DANCE woolwich United Celebration Woolwich Common Community Centre, 16 Leslie Smith Sq SE18 4DW. 11am-1MUSIC Trinity Laban GuitarsSt Alfege 1.05LECTURE Darwin’s Captain Robert Fitzroy, by Charlie Connelly. NMM 11-1 MUSICAL The ProducersChurchill Th 2.30, 7.30 PERFORMANCE Rove Albany 7HISTORY Dark Tours ORNC 7MUSIC Icarus Club PeltonFILM/PLAY Behind The Beautiful Forevers National Th Live.Picturehouse 7PLAY DallowayGreenwich Th 7.30FILM Lolita London Th 8JAZZ Beats In The Bar Oliver’sQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 13MUSIC Melansan String Quartet Charlton House 1MUSIC Trinity Laban Percussion Dept ORNC chapel 1.05PERFORMANCE Rove Albany 7MUSIC The Script O2MUSIC Hats Off To Led Zeppelin Brooklyn BowlPLAY Dalloway Greenwich Th 7.30MUSICAL The ProducersChurchill Th 7.30COMEDY Ian Smith, Sunil Patel, Dane Baptiste, Jamali Maddix, Andrew Maxwell Up The CreekJAZZ David Vaughan Oliver’s

Saturday 14BOOK SALE Friends Of Age Exchange SE3 9LA. 10am-6LECTURE Portrait Of A Scottish Fishing Community NMM 2MUSICAL The ProducersChurchill Th 2.30, 7.30 FOOTBALL Charlton Athleticv Blackburn. The Valley 3RUGBY Blackheath RFCv Darlington. Rectory Field 3FILM/OPERA The Lady Of The Lake Live from New York Met. Picturehouse 4.55MUSIC The Script O2MUSIC Kantanti St Alfege 7PLAY Dalloway Greenwich Th 7.30MUSIC Simon Standage & friends In aid of Age Exchange. 7.30 at St Margaret’s, Lee Terrace SE13.Info: bit.ly/standage15MUSIC Clare College Cambridge Choir Blackheath Halls 7.30PARTY Music Nation Building SixMUSIC Carissimi’s Jephte Eltham Choral Society 7.30 Holy Trinity, Southend Crescent SE9 2SDelthamchoral.org.ukDANCE St Patrick’s Day CeiliBorough Hall 8COMEDY Rich wilson, Tez Ilyas, Dane Baptiste, Phil Jerrod, Andrew Maxwell Up The Creek JAZZ David Angoll Oliver’s

Sunday 15MUSIC wihan QuartetBlackheath Halls 11amKIDS Monkey Albany 1, 3FAMILY How The Koala Learnt

March

FAMILY Spring Equinox walk woodlands Farm Trust Sunday March 22 10am

Mycenae House presents

COMEDYClubAndrew O’NeillCerys NelmesJo D’ArcyAngus Dunican

Friday 20 March 2015 8pm

www.mycenaehouse.co.ukTickets online, in person or on door

Semerano, Kenneth O’Neill, Giulio Potenza, Jenna SungPeacock Rm, King Charles Ct1, 4pm. Info: trinitylaban.ac.ukMUSIC Trinity Laban wind Ensemble St Alfege 1.05LECTURE History Of Textiles Blackheath Decorative And Fine Arts SocietySt Mary’s church hall 2.30PLAY And Then There were None Churchill Th 2.30, 7.30 MUSIC Icarus Club PeltonFILM/PLAY A View From The Bridge National Th Live.Picturehouse 7LIGHT OPERA Pincess IdaGreenwich Th 7.30MUSIC Usher O2DRAMA The School For ScandalLondon Th 8JAZZ Nicholas Meier Oliver’sQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 27MUSIC Puzzle Piece OperaCharlton House 1MUSIC Minerva Piano TrioBlackheath Halls 1.10MUSIC Gen Li Piano recitalBlackheath Halls 6MUSIC Trinity Laban Schubert Festival Jenna Sung, piano.Peacock Rm, King Charles Ct 7. Details: trinitylaban.ac.ukPERFORMANCE From The Front To The Back Borough Hall 7.45MUSIC Sila IndigO2PLAY And Then There were None Churchill Th 7.30 MUSIC The BlockheadsBrooklyn BowlLIGHT OPERA Pincess IdaGreenwich Th 7.30MUSIC Trinity Laban String Ensemble Blackheath Halls 7.30DRAMA The School For ScandalLondon Th 8COMEDY Dan Atkinson, Masud Milas, Saban Kazim Up The CreekBLUES Delta Ladies Oliver’s

Saturday 28VOLUNTEER Drop-InGreenwich Pk Wildlife Centre 1-3MUSIC Palomino QuartetSt Alfege 1.05LIGHT OPERA Pincess IdaGreenwich Th 2, 6

THEGreenwich Visitor March 2015 Page 20PLAY And Then There were None Churchill Th 2.30, 7.30DANCE Children’s Creative Classes Laban Th 3, 4.30MUSIC Nicki Minaj O2MUSIC Blackheath Centre For Singing St Alfege 7MUSIC Trinity Laban String Ensemble Blackheath Halls 7.30DRAMA The School For ScandalLondon Th 8MUSIC Cocoon London Building 6 COMEDY James Redmond, Jason Patterson, Francis Foster, Jake Lambert Up The CreekJAZZ Yuki Oliver’s

Sunday 29MUSIC Benjamin Baker Violinrecital. Blackheath Halls 11amDRAMA The School For ScandalLondon Th 5MUSIC Steinberg Duo Steinberg Studio 6COMPETITION National Th Connections BRIT MT Collective 6. Greenwich Th TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7MUSIC Chas & Dave Churchill 7.30

Monday 30FAMILY Out Of This worldRoyal Observatory 10amMUSIC Meantime JazzBlackheath Halls 7MUSIC The Hollies Churchill Th 7.30PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s

Tuesday 31FAMILY Out Of This worldRoyal Observatory 10amKIDS Sailing ShipsCutty Sark 11.30, 2FAMILY Yeh Shen Greenwich Th 2MUSIC Lionel Richie O2CHILDREN’S OPERA BrundibarBlackheath Halls 6MUSIC Joe LongthorneChurchill Th 7.30 MUSIC English folk Lord HoodJAZZ Arnaud Guichard Oliver’s

wednesday April 1KIDS Sailing ShipsCutty Sark 11.30, 2CHILDREN’S OPERA BrundibarBlackheath Halls 2, 6

wOOLLIES Knitting club PeltonFILM/BALLET Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny From Covent GardenPicturehouse 7.15JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 2KIDS Peek-a-Boo PortholesCutty Sark 11.30, 2 MUSIC Trinity Laban Chamber Musicians St Alfege 1.05FAMILY Venus watch Royal Observatory 1, 1.40, 2.20, 3CHILDREN’S OPERA BrundibarBlackheath Halls 6MUSIC Dr Hook IndigO2KIDS Cutty Sark SleepoverAges 7-11. Cutty Sark 7MUSIC Icarus Club PeltonQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9MUSIC UKF Building Six

Friday 3KIDS Easter Egg HuntCutty Sark 10-4FAMILY Easter Fun DayEaster egg hunt, woodland trailSeverndroog CastleKIDS The Sooty ShowChurchill Th 11am, 2.30 FAMILY Venus watch Royal Observatory 1, 1.40, 2.20, 3 MUSIC Turn It Loose!Brooklyn BowlMUSIC Sir John Holt Tribute IndigO2BARN DANCE Global Fusion shindig. Charlton House 7 JAZZ The Stephen Melowski Group Oliver’s

Saturday 4KIDS Easter Egg HuntCutty Sark 10-4 KIDS Storm ShakersCutty Sark 11.30, 2 FAMILY Meet Albert EinsteinRoyal Observatory 12, 1, 2, 3MUSIC Nelly IndigO2MUSIC The Simon & Garfunkel Story Churchill Th 7.30 MUSIC McBusted O2MUSIC Kisstory Building Six

Sunday 5KIDS Easter Egg HuntCutty Sark 10-4 KIDS Storm Shakers

COMEDY Matt Richardson, Dan Schreiber, Ryan Cull, Kae Kurd Up The CreekJAZZ Francesco Lo Castro Oliver’s

Saturday 21MUSIC Matthew DrinkwaterPiano recital. St Alfege 1.05MUSICAL Barnum Churchill Th 2.30, 7.30 KIDS There’s A Monster In My Piano Blackheath Halls 3FOOTBALL Charlton Athleticv Reading. The Valley 3TALENT X Factor Live O2COMPETITION National Th Connections Montage Th Arts 7, South London Youth Group 8.45. Greenwich ThMUSIC Tragedy Brooklyn BowlDRAMA weimar Kabarett & Joy Division London Th 8COMEDY Charlie Baker, James Loveridge, Jen Brister, Mawaan Rizwan, Phil Nicol Up The Creek

Sunday 22FAMILY Spring Equinox walk Woodlands Farm Trust 10amFAMILY Disco Kids: Pirates Party Albany 2KIDS Easter Egg HuntThe Bridge, East Greenwich Pleasaunce 2.30-4.30thebridgegreenwich.co.ukPERFORMANCE Rove Albany 5DRAMA weimar Kabarett & Joy Division London Th 5MUSIC Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox IndigO2COMPETITION National Th Connections BRIT MT Collective 6. Greenwich Th MUSIC The who O2TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7MUSIC Blackheath Halls Orch Blackheath Halls 7.30

Monday 23MUSIC APPRECIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amMUSIC Adele Paxton Soprano recital. Blackheath Halls 1.10MUSIC Meantime JazzBlackheath Halls 7PLAY And Then There were None Churchill Th 7.30 MUSIC The who O2PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s

Tuesday 24MUSIC Trinity Laban Schubert Festival Pianists Fei Ren, Edgar Cardoso, Emma Walker, Raya Humphries, Marzia Hudajarova, Natasha Kovalenko. Peacock Rm, King Charles Ct 1, 4, 7Details: trinitylaban.ac.ukFILM/PLAY Behind The Beautiful Forevers National Th Encore.Picturehouse. NoonMUSIC Trinity Laban Brass Ens ORNCchapel 1.05MUSIC Train O2DANCE Co Motion Laban 7PLAY And Then There were None Churchill Th 7.30 DRAMA The School For ScandalLondon Th 8MUSIC English folk Lord HoodJAZZ Giorgos Pafitis Oliver’s

wednesday 25MUSIC Balwyn High School Concert ORNC chapel 11.30MUSIC Free Concert Age Exchange SE3 9LA. NoonART Curator’s Tour of Unseen exhibition Queen’s House 1MUSIC Trinity Laban Schubert Festival Pianists Lan Hu, Minyoung Bae, Gen Li. Peacock Rm, King Charles Ct 1, 4, 7Details: trinitylaban.ac.ukLECTURE Portrait Of A Scottish Fishing Community NMM 2JAZZ Missbee Duo Jazz At The Row Clarendon 8MUSIC Paloma Faith O2wOOLLIES Knitting club PeltonMUSIC Live At The Halls Part of Lewisham Live! festivalBlackheath Halls 7 PLAY And Then There were None Churchill Th 7.30 LIGHT OPERA Pincess IdaGreenwich Th 8JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 26LECTURE Deforestation by film-maker Jessica Rinland NMM 11-1 MUSIC Trinity Laban Schubert Festival Pianists Giulia

Venues

Long-termMARKETSGreenwich Market: 10-5.30. Sat and Sun: Arts & crafts, food, fresh produce. Wed: Food, fresh produce, homewares. Thurs: food, antiques & collectables, crafts. Fri: Food, arts & crafts, antiques & collectiblesClocktower Market: 166 Greenwich High Rd. Sat, Sun 10-4. 50 quirky stalls specialising in vintage, retro and antiques. 07940 914204Blackheath Farmers’ Market: Blackheath Station, 10-2 every Sun. lfm.orgEXHIBITIONS/CRAFTS/COMMuNITYRoyal Observatory: Astronomy Photographer Of The Year. Till July 19rmg.co.ukFan Museum: Waterloo: Life & Times. Till May 10. 12 Crooms Hill. 020 8305 1441 fan-museum.org.ukOld Royal Naval College: In Essence: Focus Finder Photography Group exhibition. Till Mar 29. ornc.orgBlackheath Halls: Maxine Badger art exhibition Mar 5-Apr 1. Lee Green Open Studios art exhibition. Apr 7-30. blackheathhalls.comAge Exchange: Carers’ group Mon, knitters Thurs, preschool rhyme-time Fri. Old Bakehouse, Bennett Pk SE3 9LA. age-exchange.org.uk. Nat Maritime Museum: Guiding Lights. Till Jan 2016. rmg.co.ukQueen’s House: War Artists At Sea. Till Mar 31. Daily 10-5. rmg.co.ukGreenwich Gallery/The Cave: Linear House, Peyton Place SE10 8RSpaul Mcpherson Gallery: 77 Lassell St SE10 9PJ. paulmcphersongallery.comBen Oakley Gallery: 9 Turnpin La SE10 9JA The Forum: Disabled drop-ins, mums’ groups, kids’ classes, advice.Trafalgar Rd SE10 9EQ. 020 8853 5212Jazz Open Mic Nights: Mondays (exc Bank Hols) Mycenae House SE3, 8.30Greenwich Heritage Centre: Artillery Square SE18 4DX. 020 8854 2452West Greenwich Library: Irene Butcher art till Mar 28. 146 G’wich High RdWALKSgreenwich guided Walks: Local experts. Walks daily at 12.15 and 2.15 from the Greenwich Tourist Information Centre. £8, £7 cons. Greenwich Tour Guides Association 07575772298 [email protected] sylvester: Guide, historian, storyteller. 07833 538143. [email protected]: Alternative guided walks. dotmakertours.co.uk FAMILY ACTIVITIES National Maritime Museum: Explore Saturdays. Free. Performance and storytelling for over-5s from noon. Discover Sundays. Free. Activities for families from 11.30am. Play Tuesdays. Free. For under-5s from 10.30

BOX OFFICE 020 8858 7755www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk

The Albany: Douglas Way, Deptford SE8 4AG. 020 8692 4446 thealbany.org.uk Amersham Arms: 388 New Cross Rd SE14 6TY. 020 8469 1499Blackheath Conservatoire: 19-21 Lee Rd SE3 9RQ. 020 8852 0234 conservatoire.org.ukBlackheath Halls: 23 Lee Road SE3 9RQ. 020 8463 0100. blackheathhalls.comBob Hope Theatre: Wythfield Rd SE9 5TG. 020 8850 3702. bobhopetheatre.co.ukThe Centre: New Eltham Methodist Ch, Footscray Rd. newelthammethodist.org.ukCharlton House: Charlton Rd SE7 8RP. 020 8856 3951Churchill Theatre: High St, Bromley BR1 1HA. 0844 871 7620 Clarendon Hotel: Montpelier Row SE3 0RW. 020 8318 4321. clarendonhotel.com The Duke: 125 Creek Rd SE8 3BU. 020 8469 8260The Eltham Centre: 2 Archery Road SE9 1HA. 020 8921 4344Eltham palace: Court Yard SE9 5QE. 020 8294 2548. english-heritage.org.ukThe Forum: Trafalgar Rd SE10 9EQ. 0208 853 5212. [email protected] Green pea: 92 Trafalgar Rd SE10 9UW. 020 8858 9319Greenwich Communications Centre: 164 Trafalgar Rd SE10 9TZ. 020 8269 2103Greenwich Dance: Borough Hall SE10 8RE. 020 8293 9741 greenwichdance.org.ukGreenwich Heritage Centre: Artillery Square, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich SE18 4DXGreenwich Theatre: Crooms Hill SE10 8ES. 020 8858 7755. greenwichtheatre.org.ukGreenwich playhouse: Currently closed. www.galleontheatre.co.ukLaban Theatre: Creekside SE8 3DZ. 020 8463 0100 www.trinitylaban.ac.ukLondon Theatre: 443 New Cross Rd SE14 6TA. 020 8694 1888. thelondontheatre.comThe Lord Hood: 300 Creek Rd SE10 9SW. 020 8858 1836Morden College: 19 St Germans Place SE3 0PDMycenae House: 90 Mycenae Rd SE3 7SE 020 8858 1749 mycenaehouse.co.ukNational Maritime Museum: Romney Rd, SE10 9BJ 020 8858 0045 www.nmm.ac.uk02, Indig02, Building 6, Brooklyn Bowl: 0844 8560202 www.theo2.co.ukThe Old Bakehouse: Bennett Park, Blackheath SE3 9LAOld Royal Naval College: SE10 9LW. 020 8269 4799 www.oldroyalnavalcollege.orgOliver’s: 9 Nevada St SE10 9JL. 020 8858 3693 www.oliversjazzbar.co.ukpelton Arms: 23-5 Pelton Street SE10 9PQ 020 8858 0572. peltonarms.comSt Alfege: Greenwich Church St. 020 8853 0687. st-alfege.orgSeverndroog Castle: Off Shooters Hill SE18 3RT. severndroogcastle.org.ukThe Star And Garter: 60 Old Woolwich Rd SE10 9NY. 020 8305 1144Steinberg Studio: Westcombe Park SE10. steinbergduo.com Trinity Laban: King Charles Court SE10 9JF. 020 8463 0100. trinitylaban.ac.ukup The Creek: 302 Creek Rd SE10 9SW. 020 8858 4581. up-the-creek.comWoodlands Farm Trust: 331 Shooters Hill Rd, Welling DA16 3RP020 8319 8900 thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org.uk

FAMILY Venus watch Royal Observatory 1, 1.40, 2.20, 3MUSIC Simply The Best: Tina Turner Tribute Albany 7.30MUSIC Sheila E Brooklyn Bowl MUSICAL Thrill Me Greenwich Th 8COMEDY Romesh Ranganathan, Suzi Ruffell Blackheath Halls 8

Saturday 11BOOK SALE Friends Of Age Exchange SE3 9LA. 10am-6KIDS The Cat In The Hat Churchill Th 11am, 1, 3FAMILY Meet Albert EinsteinRoyal Observatory 12, 1, 2, 3KIDS Alan In wonderlandBlackheath Halls 3RUGBY Blackheath v EalingRectory Field 3MUSIC Riot Jazz Albany 7.30DANCE Our Mighty GrooveBorough Hall 7, 9MUSICAL Thrill Me Greenwich Th 8

Sunday 12FAMILY Meet Albert EinsteinRoyal Observatory 12, 1, 2, 3MUSICAL Thrill Me Greenwich Th 5TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7

Monday 13MUSIC Blaze EnsembleBlackheath Halls 1.10wwE Raw/Smackdown O2


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Cutty Sark 11.30, 2 FAMILY Meet Albert EinsteinRoyal Observatory 12, 1, 2, 3TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7HUMOUR Grumpy Old women: 50 Shades Of Beige Churchill 7.30 MUSIC McBusted O2

Monday 6KIDS Easter Egg HuntCutty Sark 10-4 FAMILY Out Of This worldRoyal Observatory 10am-12.30PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

Tuesday 7FAMILY Out Of This worldRoyal Observatory 10am-12.30 KIDS Peek-a-Boo PortholesCutty Sark 11.30, 2 FILM/PLAY A View From The Bridge National Th EncorePicturehouse. NoonFOOTBALL Charlton Athleticv Fulham. The Valley 7.45MUSIC English folk Lord Hood

wednesday 8KIDS wet weather SailorsCutty Sark 11.30, 2 wOOLLIES Knitting club PeltonMUSICAL Thrill Me Greenwich Th 8JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 9FILM Logan’s RunRoyal Observatory 10am-12.30 KIDS Dr Seuss Make And DoChurchill Th 11amKIDS wet weather SailorsCutty Sark 11.30, 2 FAMILY Venus watch Royal Observatory 1, 1.40, 2.20, 3KIDS The Cat In The HatChurchill Th 1, 3 MUSIC Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05MUSICAL Thrill Me Greenwich Th 7MUSIC Icarus Club PeltonQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 10KIDS Dr Seuss Make And DoChurchill Th 11am KIDS The Cat In The HatChurchill Th 1, 3MUSIC Hawksmoor wind Ensemble Charlton House 1

MUSIC Cabaret PlayroomAlbany 8PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

Tuesday 14TALK Rich Sylvester Greenwich Industrial History Society: Land for Development 1840-2015 Old Bakehouse 7.30wwE Raw/Smackdown O2MUSICAL Thrill Me Greenwich Th 8 DRAMA Backseat DrivingLondon Th 8MUSIC English folk Lord Hood

wednesday 15KIDS Toddler TimeCutty Sark 2-4pm TEA DANCE Blackheath Halls 2MUSIC Paul Simon, Sting O2TALK David Rea Blackheath Scientific Soc hear about beesMycenae House 7.45wOOLLIES Knitting club PeltonMUSICAL Thrill Me Greenwich Th 8TALK Dr Alastair Niven: Judging The Man Booker PrizeBlackheath Halls 8DRAMA Backseat DrivingLondon Th 8JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 16MUSIC Trinity Laban Recital

St Alfege 1.05MUSIC Paul Simon, Sting O2FILM/PLAY The Hard ProblemNational Th Live Picturehouse 7DANCE Taiko Meantime & Chieko Kojima Laban 7.30DANCE Matthew Bourne: The Car Man Churchill Th 7.30MUSICAL Thrill Me Greenwich Th 8DRAMA Backseat DrivingLondon Th 8MUSIC Icarus Club PeltonHUMOUR Laughing Boy Comedy Club Blackheath Halls 8QUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 17MUSIC Bo Lyu Piano recitalCharlton House 1PLAY This Other IslandAlbany 7.30MUSIC SO-UK: Centrepoint Sessions IndigO2DANCE Matthew Bourne: The Car Man Churchill Th 7.30 TALK Mark Gallant: Restoration & Ecology Of The River CrayBlackheath Scientific SocietyMycenae House 7.45MUSICAL Thrill Me Greenwich Th 8DRAMA Backseat DrivingLondon Th 8

Saturday 18CONFERENCE Harrison DecodedNMM 10.30-4.30 £45MUSIC Kim Reilly Flute recitalSt Alfege 1.05TEA DANCE Borough Hall 2DANCE Matthew Bourne: The Car Man Churchill Th 2.30, 7.30FOOTBALL Charlton Athleticv Leeds. The Valley 3COMEDY wahala IndigO2COMEDY Russell Peters O2 MUSICAL Thrill Me Greenwich Th 8DRAMA Backseat DrivingLondon Th 8

Sunday 19FAMILY Young Shoots walkWoodlands Farm Trust 10amKIDS Shh...bang Albany 1, 3FILM/BALLET Ivan The TerribleFrom Bolshoi. Picturehouse 4TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7

Monday 20MUSIC Kristiina Rokashevich Piano. Blackheath Halls 1.10COMEDY wong Tze wah IndigO2MUSICAL Spamalot Churchill 7.30PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

Tuesday 21FILM/PLAY The Hard ProblemNational Th Encore.Picturehouse. NoonMUSICAL Spamalot Churchill 7.30PERFORMANCE Chewing The Fat Albany 7.30MUSIC English folk Lord Hood

wednesday 22ART Curator’s Tour of Unseen exhibition Queen’s House 1KIDS Toddler Time Cutty Sark 2-4 MUSICAL Spamalot Churchill 7.30PERFORMANCE Chewing The Fat Albany 7.30wOOLLIES Knitting club PeltonJAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 23MUSIC Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05MUSICAL Spamalot Churchill Theatre 2.30, 7.30LECTURE Arts in the Cycle of Crime Blackheath Decorative and Fine Arts Society. St Mary’s Church Hall, SE3. 2.30FAMILY Don Q Greenwich Th 7.30PERFORMANCE The Lady’s Not For walking Like An EgyptianAlbany 7.30MUSICAL The Pajama GameThe Centre, New Eltham 7.30DANCE BA2 Show Laban 7.30MUSIC Icarus Club PeltonQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 24MUSIC Trinity Laban String Quartet Festival Artists include Quatuor Prima Vista, Piatti Qt, Benyounes Qt, Carducci Qt, Wihan Qt at ORNC, St Alfege, NMM. Info: trinitylaban.ac.ukMUSIC Royal College Of Music Students Charlton House 1MUSIC John Kirkpatrick Global Fusion St George’s Day gigCharlton House 7 PERFORMANCE The Lady’s Not

For walking Like An EgyptianAlbany 7.30 MUSICAL Spamalot Churchill 7.30FAMILY Don Q Greenwich Th 7.30DANCE BA2 Show Laban 7.30MUSICAL The Pajama GameThe Centre, New Eltham 7.30

Saturday 25MUSIC Trinity Laban String Quartet Festival Artists include Quatuor Prima Vista, Piatti Qt, Benyounes Qt, Carducci Qt, Wihan Qt at ORNC, St Alfege, NMM. Info: trinitylaban.ac.ukFAMILY Don QGreenwich Th 2.30, 7.30 MUSICAL Spamalot Churchill Theatre 2.30, 7.30RUGBY Blackheath v FyldeRectory Field 3KIDS The worm That SquirmedBlackheath Halls 3FILM/OPERA Cavalleria Rusticana Live from NY Met.Picturehouse 5.30MUSICAL The Pajama GameThe Centre, New Eltham 7.30

Sunday 26BIRDwATCHING Dawn Chorus walk Woodlands Farm 5.30amRUN London MarathonStarts Greenwich Park 9.30MUSIC Steinberg Duo Steinberg Studio 6DANCE U.Dance London Regional Platform. Laban 7TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7MUSIC Russell watsonChurchill Th 7.30

Monday 27wORKSHOP Family HistoryCaird Library, National Maritime Museum 11-noonMUSIC Olga Stezhko Piano recital. Blackheath Halls 1.10PLAY The History BoysChurchill Th 7.30PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

AprilLondon Marathonis here onSunday April 26

Tuesday 28VOLUNTEER Drop-In Wildlife Centre, Greenwich Park 1-4FILM/OPERA Cavalleria Rusticana Rerun from NY Met.Picturehouse. NoonPLAY The History BoysChurchill Th 7.30 DRAMA Titus AndronicusGreenwich Th 7.30MUSIC English folk Lord Hood

wednesday 29MUSIC Free Concert Age Exchange SE3 9LA. NoonKIDS Toddler Time Cutty Sark 2-4 wOOLLIES Knitting club PeltonMUSIC Jette Parker Young Artists Blackheath Halls 7.30DRAMA Titus AndronicusGreenwich Th 7.30PLAY The History BoysChurchill Th 7.30 JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 30MUSIC Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05PLAY The History BoysChurchill Th 2.30, 7.30 TALK Sunspots Poet Simon Barraclough, film-maker Jack Wake-Walker, astrophysicist/TV presenter Lucie GreenRoyal Observatory 7DRAMA Titus AndronicusGreenwich Th 7.30MUSIC Icarus Club PeltonQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday May 1MUSIC Claire Bournez Soprano recital. Charlton House 1MUSIC The Vamps O2MUSIC East 17 IndigO2DRAMA Titus AndronicusGreenwich Th 7.30PLAY The History BoysChurchill Th 7.30

Saturday 2FOOTBALL Charlton Athleticv Bournemouth. The Valley 12.15MUSIC The Vamps O2MUSIC Charley Pride IndigO2PLAY The History BoysChurchill Th 7.30 DRAMA Titus AndronicusGreenwich Th 7.30

Sunday 3KIDS Rapenzel Albany 1, 3TEA Dance Blackheath Halls 2TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7MUSIC Olly Murs O2DANCE Pasha Kovalev Churchill Th 7.30

Monday 4MUSIC Olly Murs O2 PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s

Tuesday 5MUSIC Olly Murs O2

want the inside guide to what’s best in Greenwich and Blackheath? NIKKI SPENCER asks a local

mylifeTHEGreenwich Visitor March 2015 Page 22

Tell us your life stories and favourite local places.

email [email protected]

Tracey Collins: Tina T’urner Tea LadyCOMEDIAN/SINGER/ACTRESS

Originally I moved to London from Leicester to work as a singer when I was a teenager . I did various music projects, sang in bands

and then somehow that led to me grotesquely impersonating pop stars. I created different characters but Tina T’urner Tea Lady was the one that stood out so I created a singing based comedy act around her (www.tinatealady.com). I just imagined what Tina Turner might do when she retired and came up with this parallel universe where she makes “simply the best” cuppa in town.

The hour-long Tina T’urner Tea Lady show I created was a sell0-out at The Edinburgh

Fringe Festival last year and I also performed at Bestival and Latitude Festival. The act won Best Newcomer at The London Cabaret Awards and I am now a regular on the UK comedy, cabaret and festival circuit travell ing al l over the country with my wheelie suitcase.

Performing at Up The Creek for the Sunday Spec ia l 10th anniversary party earlier this

month was fabulous. It is a great venue and it was a very special night. It was amazing to be in a line-up with Adam Hills, Rich Hall and Russell Howard. The audience were very kind and I could walk home after.

Last Decembr I moved to Greenwich f rom Canary Wharf. I have friends here and

when a place became available in Maze Hill I went for it. I feel really spoilt. It still feels like London but there’s room to breathe. I love being near the river and Greenwich Park and everyone has been very welcoming. When our hot water stopped working the guys at the gym across the road let us use the showers there.

Heap’s Sausages is good for a veggie breakfast and I also like Goddard’s Pie and Mash. I wasn’t feeling well a while back and

the staff at Goddards were so friendly. I have never managed to eat one of their double pies though. That would be too much.

A friend recently had a 40th at The Trafalgar Tavern and that is a fabulous place. Oh the views! Further afield over in Hither Green I like

You Don’t Bring Me Flowers vintage cafe which is owned by a friend. It’s a beautiful shop and they do a good pot of tea.

FILM/BALLET La Fille Mal Gardée From Covent GardenPicturehouse 7.15PLAY Hacktivists Churchill Th 8MUSIC English folk Lord Hood

wednesday 6MUSIC Olly Murs O2wOOLLIES Knitting club PeltonMUSIC Yamato Drummers Of Japan Churchill Th 7.30 JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 7MUSIC Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05MUSIC Olly Murs O2DRAMA Shooting with Light Greenwich Th 7.30 MUSIC That’ll Be The DayChurchill Th 7.30

Friday 8MUSIC Royal Greenwich Brass Band Charlton House 1DRAMA Shooting with Light Greenwich Th 7.30 MUSIC A Night Of Dirty Dancing Churchill Th 7.30

Saturday 9BOOK SALE Friends Of Age Exchange SE3 9LA. 10am-6 MUSIC Jewel Tones, Suzanne Newman St Alfege 1.05KIDS Rumpelstiltskin Blackheath Halls 3MUSIC Lee Nelson IndigO2DRAMA Shooting with Light Greenwich Th 7.30 MUSICAL Sex In SuburbiaChurchill Th 7.30

Sunday 10FAMILY Birdwatching walkWoodlands Farm Trust 9.30am FAMILY Charity Fun RunBlackheath Common. Details: [email protected] The Journey Home Albany 1, 3BASKETBALL BBL Play-Off Finals O2TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7

Monday 11PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s

Tuesday 12SHOw Avenue Q Greenwich Th 7.30 MUSICAL South PacificChurchill Th 7.30 MUSIC English folk Lord Hood

wednesday 13SHOw Avenue QGreenwich Th 7.30 MUSIC Boyz II Men IndigO2wOOLLIES Knitting club PeltonMUSICAL South PacificChurchill Th 7.30

PERFORMANCE The Singing Hypnotist Albany 8

Thursday 14MUSIC Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05MUSICAL South PacificChurchill Th 2.30, 7.30 SHOw Avenue QGreenwich Th 7.30 QUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 15SHOw Avenue Q Greenwich Th 5, 8.30 COMEDY Guldur Guldur IndigO2MUSICAL South PacificChurchill Th 7.30 MUSIC Emily Smith Blackheath Halls Folk Festival 8

Saturday 16MUSICAL South PacificChurchill Th 2.30, 7.30 SHOw Avenue QGreenwich Th 2.30, 7.30 MUSIC Kantanti St Alfege 7 MUSIC Altan Blackheath Halls Folk Festival 8PERFORMANCE The Singing Hypnotist Albany 8

Sunday 17MUSIC The Big Jig Blackheath Halls Folk Festival 11am till lateKIDS Disco Kids: Down On The Farm Albany 2-5 SHOw Avenue Q Greenwich Th 6MUSIC S Club 7 O2 TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7

Monday 18PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ Corrie Dick Oliver’s

Tuesday 19PLAY Mess Albany 1, 7.30SHOw Avenue Q Greenwich Th 7.30 PLAY Three Knights And A welshman London Th 8

wednesday 20MUSIC The Sixteen ORNC chapel 1.05PLAY Mess Albany 7.30SHOw Avenue QGreenwich Th 7.30 wOOLLIES Knitting club PeltonPLAY Three Knights And A welshman London Th 8

Thursday 21MUSIC Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05DANCE Phoenix Dance Th Churchill Th 7.30 SHOw Avenue QGreenwich Th 7.30 HUMOUR Laughing Boy Comedy Club Blackheath Halls 8PLAY Three Knights And A welshman London Th 8

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Friday 22SHOw Avenue QGreenwich Th 5, 8.30 MUSIC Mark Knopfler O2 PLAY Three Knights And A welshman London Th 8

Saturday 23MUSIC Alex Hughes Piano recit-al. St Alfege 1.05 SHOw Avenue QGreenwich Th 2.30, 7.30 MUSIC Omar Albany 7.30MUSIC The Chicago Blues Brothers Churchill Th 7.30 PLAY Three Knights And A welshman London Th 8

Sunday 24PLAY Three Knights And A welshman London Th 5SHOw Avenue Q Greenwich Th 6 TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7MUSIC Think Floyd Churchill Th 7.30

Monday 25KIDS The Cat In The HatGreenwich Th 1, 3PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

Tuesday 26KIDS The Cat In The HatGreenwich Th 11am, 1CLAIRVOYANCE Psychic SallyChurchill Th 7.30 MUSIC English folk Lord Hood

wednesday 27KIDS The Cat In The HatGreenwich Th 11am, 1MUSIC Fleetwood Mac O2MAGIC Jamie Allan Churchill Th 7.30LITERATURE Ken Follett: Edge Of Eternity Blackheath Halls 8

Thursday 28MUSIC Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05KIDS Little Howard’s Big Show Greenwich Th 2LECTURE Kandinsky Blackheath Decorative & Fine Arts Society St Mary’s Church Hall SE3 2.30MUSIC James Arthur IndigO2MUSIC Fleetwood Mac O2 MUSIC The Carpenters StoryChurchill Th 7.30

Friday 29BURLESQUE The DreamboysChurchill Th 7.30

Saturday 30MUSIC Ursula ArnoldSt Alfege 1.05 KIDS A Real Mermaid’s TaleBlackheath Halls 3MUSIC The Illegal EaglesChurchill Th 7.30 MUSIC The ManfredsBlackheath Halls 8

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The weather being clement, did go for a morning stroll and espied two people, each wearing a round blue badge, knocking upon a door. There

being no reply, they did knock upon the next door, whereupon I took it that either they were mighty popular and had a friend in every house or were selling eels. Being hungry, did up and ask them for their wares, thinking that their badges, a most jarring fashion, are mayhap these days the sign of the eel-mongers.

One of them said that they sought support for their party in an election for Parliament, whereupon I upbraided him for a thorn in the side of the

crown, a knave, and a puritan. “We are not these things,” he cried, “we are for the hard-working families.” “Then that proves you are puritans!” I said. “No, we have been improving the economy and raising employment.” “You lie,” I cried, “the king hath not given me a job for years. And with cheese today three sovereigns for a piece too small to fill a tooth cavity, we are starving!” “Our aim is to bring down prices,” he said. “Including port-wine?” I asked. “We will most certainly peg inflation,” he said. “Your language may be Dutch,” I cried, “but your aims are those of honourable Englishmen!”

In a most high mood, I snatched some pamphlets from his hand and knocked upon the next door. To the lady who answered I said‚ “Vote for

this marvellous party. We will cut the price of port-wine and cheese and we will train an army of stout fellows to hammer the French and to peg inflation” She shut the door on me, but un-deterred I went to bang on the next; whereupon the coxcomb with the badge did churlishly snatch the pamphlets back from me and tell me to be off. In a great affront I knocked on the first lady’s door again, and said that I had mistaken the honourableness of the party, that they were indeed puritans, would not lower the price of cheese, favoured the French, and furthermore had no eels.

At that moment down the other end of the road came another group of people with red badges. The lady shouted “Not more of them!” and

slammed the door; down the street I did hear the sound of locks being turned. The churlish fellow with the badge scowled at me and took his group of parliamentary rogues down to the next street. I straightened my cravat: it had been a fractious morning but the weather remained fine and there was still time to take a jug of ale.

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