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Greenwich Society Votes Down Park Protestor’s Motion

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A Special General Meeting of the Greenwich Society was held on January 29th to vote on a motion put forward by member Michael Goldman, who is also the Chairman of NOGOE. The motion put before the SGM was that:

That this Society will oppose the construction or use of a course in Greenwich Park for the purpose of the cross country event to be held as part of the 2012 London Olympic Games.

The motion was defeated by 86 votes to 58.

A second motion stating “that constructive dialogue the LOCOG and the other Olympic organisations is in the best interests of the Society” went unopposed.

Have You Lost A Pet?

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Having a pet go missing is a very stressful and upsetting time, and spreading the word to local people who might have seen it is something practical you can do whilst your waiting. In order to further develop this site as a useful local resource, we will be adding a missing pets section, so if you find yourself in the unfortunate position of having lost a pet, please do email us with the details.

Send an email to rob@greenwich.co.uk with a description of the pet, when he or she was last seen and preferably a photo too and we’ll get it up on the site ASAP and do our bit to help.

Daily Photo 06/02/09: Snowy Greenwich Pictures Day Five

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I wasn’t planning to run any more snow pictures this week, but then Stephen sent me a batch of gorgeous photos taken in Greenwich Park this week, so I thought I’d share a couple here and save the rest for when the snow is but a distant memory.

Greenwich Park under Snow 
Wow, stunning blue sky and that cold white floor below.


One of the best views in London, but with a dusting of snow added.

Thanks Stephen, for sharing your excellent pictures.

Monopoly Competition: The Four Train Stations

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In the original game of Monopoly, there are four train stations – Fenchurch Street, Liverpool Street, Marylebone and King’s Cross. When we were deciding on a previous square, contributor Tony Usher had the good idea to put Greenwich attractions rather than stations on the Greenwich version of Monopoly we are making for this competition prize.

So, going with Tony’s suggestion, we are now looking for your four Greenwich attractions that could go on the board to replace the four train stations.

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How to enter: Just list four Greenwich attractions in the comments below. We will select the winner or winners and they will each receive four entries into the prize draw. I really think this is going to be an easy one so get entering as this one probably represents your best chance of winning that unique, Greenwich Monopoly set.

Any questions? Just ask…

NOGOE Attracts Six New High Profile Patrons

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Local pressure group, No to Greenwich Olympic Equestrian Events (NOGOE), has had six new patrons join its campaign to stop the 2012 Equestrian events taking place in Greenwich Park, including the  well known TV historian, Dr David Starkey.

The six new NOGOE patons are:

  • Dr David Starkey (TV Historian)
  • Margaret Tyzack OBE (Award Winning Actress)
  • Dame Jennifer Jenkins (President of the Ancient Monuments Society)
  • Blake Morrison (Writer and Poet)
  • Jonathan Sumption QC (Barrister)
  • Sir Willard White CBE (Opera singer)

Daily Photo 03/02/09: More Snowy Greenwich Pics

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Here’s a rather charming photo, taken in the courtyard of King William Court by Nick Davison from the University of Greenwich. The small snow animal in the foreground gives it certain Narnia-esque qualities?

And I’m dipping into DaveH48’s Flickr photostream with this one showing people trekking through a busy, but cold looking, Greenwich Park.

More snowy Greenwich pictures can be found here and here.