Daily Photo: 20/07/2010 – Jersey Tiger
July 20, 2010 by Rob Powell
Thanks to regular contributor Indigo for this picture of a moth that was seen on a wall at the junction of Woolwich Road and Farmdale Road. We think it’s a Jersey Tiger.
Call for clarity over East Greenwich Library
March 9, 2010 by Rob Powell
Dave Sharman, a Green Party candidate for the Peninsula ward, has written to Greenwich Council asking for assurances that East Greenwich Library will not be closed.
The library, donated to the community by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, is also home to Greenwich Community College’s Meridian Music Centre.
Greenwich Community College is currently undertaking a consultation process on the courses it can afford to offer after it had a 10% cut imposed on its “Adult Learner Responsive” budget this year.
The review involves all aspects of the college, including the Meridian Music Centre, although local Greens claim that staff have already been told the music centre will close at the end of this academic year.
Dave Sharman commented: “I hope the music college’s planned closure is not part of a wider project to do away with the library by stealth – the people of East Greenwich will not stand for that”
Cllr John Fahy, Greenwich Cabinet Member for Culture and Olympics, commented that “the Scheme [to refurbish the library] and Estimate is being costed and work will commence shortly“.
He added that he would continue to work with the Friends of East Greenwich Library and Ward Councillors ”to maximise a long term future for the building“.
Motorcyclist hurt on Woolwich Road
January 22, 2010 by Rob Powell
Road closures were put in to place around Woolwich Road and Blackwall lane last Wednesday after a nasty road traffic accident involving a motorcycle and another vehicle.
Police closed roads from early morning through to 11.30am.
Initial reports from local shopkeepers suggested that there may have been fatality but Greenwich.co.uk has been informed that this was not the case.
If you know any more about this incident, please email news@greenwich.co.uk
Cyclist seriously injured after being hit by lorry
December 8, 2009 by Rob Powell
A female cyclist was left seriously injured yesterday after being hit by a lorry in Greenwich.
The incident happened at the junction of Vanbrugh Hill and Woolwich Road on Monday.
No further details are yet known but this article will be updated as soon as more information is made available.
In May this year, a female cyclist was killed after colliding with a lorry at the junction of the A102(M) and Woolwich Road.
See also: Greenwich Phantom
UPDATE – The Metropolitan Police have not confirmed any further details at all about this, but local sources have told Greenwich.co.uk that the victim was 66 year old Stella Chandler and that she has since died due to her injuries.
Daily Photo: 17/11/09 – The Blue Building
November 17, 2009 by Rob Powell
The Blue Building in Woolwich Road, Greenwich. Seems that the ground floor is still waiting for its promised nursery?
Daily Photo: 13/11/09 – Abans Convenient Store
November 13, 2009 by Rob Powell
Abans Off Licence at 8 Woolwich Road. Also, a “convenient store” – which I guess is similar to a convenience store.
Pub Review: The Ship and Billet
May 22, 2009 by Rosie Dow
The Ship & Billet
1, Woolwich Road, SE10 0RA
I actually meant to go to the Ship and Billet on last week’s pub review outing, but when circumstances compelled me to go solo I was far too scared to go into this pub on my own. Its run-down exterior with heavily tinted windows and general demeanour of a ‘local pub for local people who aren’t me’ were just too, well, scary. This week, feeling braver (and having a male companion) I ventured in and, as is the case with most scary things, was left wondering what all my fuss was about.
Let’s be clear, the Ship and Billet is about as far from the usual Greenwich Gastropub as you can get. It looks a bit like the Queen Vic would look if left unattended for a few years, with a faded red and gold pub issue carpet and sparsely furnished. The ‘no smoking’ sign was written on a post it note and whilst waiting for our drinks someone actually came up to us and asked us if we wanted to buy a ‘second hand’ TV from a carrier bag. All the other clientele, about 7 of them, seemed to know each other and spoke in a language that, though English, was completely incomprehensible.
Despite all this, I didn’t feel at all uncomfortable there. The locals were smiling enough and the barmaid was the most friendly I’ve yet to encounter in a Greenwich pub. She was chatty, made a few jokes and when the first pint of Guinness was not a success, she gave it to us for free. That level of service would be classed as exceptional anywhere.
The extras are also fuss-free: Sky TV for the sport, a cockney pianah in the corner and karaoke on the weekends with ‘Dave the Rave’. The staple of the bar is lager and cider so there’s no ale, few wines and spirits, and food is scant unless you count 17 bags of scampi fries as sustenance.
All in all the Ship and Billet is not the place to go if you are after a posh pub experience – it’s grubby, shabby, still a bit scary and definitely a local’s pub – but there’s a warm welcome here and absolutely zero pretension, which in this neck of the woods is a rare find. As Delboy said to Rodney, probably in this pub in fact, “he who dares, wins”.
What do you think of the Ship & Billet? Post your comments below…
Cyclist Dies After Lorry Collision
May 17, 2009 by Rob Powell
A female cyclist has sadly died after a collision with a lorry on Friday in Greenwich.
The incident happened at about 5.30pm at the Kent bound junction of the A102(M) and Woolwich Road. The lorry did not stop following the collision. Police have not yet released the name of the victim.
(via News Shopper)
Updated: A “ghost bike” has been chained to the railings near the spot at which the cyclist was killed on Friday. A ghost bike is a bicycle painted white and put in place as a sign of respect for a cyclist killed on the road. Darryl at 853 has the pictures.
Do you know anything about this incident?
Daily Photo 09/01/09: East Greenwich District Hospital Mosaic
January 9, 2009 by Rob Powell
According to the information panel, this mosaic was created by Phillippa Threlfall in 1974, after being commissioned by the Department of Health for East Greenwich District Hospital. It was moved to its current local in Glenister Green, in Woolwich Road, in 2007, at which time Phillippa Threlfall was invited back to undertake restoration and minor repairs. If you look in at the panel 2nd from top right in the picture above, you can see Threlfall’s “signature”. Click on the pictures to see in larger sizes.
Daily Photo 27/12/08: Ship and Billet
December 27, 2008 by Rob Powell
The Ship and Billet pub in Woolwich Road.
