In a new feature on Greenwich.co.uk, I’ll round up some of the interesting content that’s appeared on the site over the past week and elsewhere on the web.
IKEA in SE10?
News emerged early in the week that the Swedish giant IKEA are eyeing up the Sainsbury’s and old Comet on the peninsula. Sainsbury’s already has plans to move to Charlton but would the popular flat-pack furniture store prove too popular for the already busy roads? There were mixed opinions in the debate that followed.
Greenwich Park
Greenwich Park sadly lost four trees in the storms of Sunday night and it was closed for most of Monday while Royal Parks assessed the damage. The howling winds and driving rain was a big change from a few days earlier when the park was looking stunning in the autumn sunshine. I posted up a set of autumn pictures from the park and I also got lucky when I found some beautiful parakeets who were happy to pose for my camera.
New schedule for foot tunnel works
A new Friends group for the Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels was established recently under the acronym FOGWOFT. The new group, chaired by Mary Mills, has had a meeting with the council and released details of a new timetable for the works that need to take place in the river crossing to be finally, hopefully, completed. The full press release from the group is here.
Also on the forum, discussion has continued in a long running thread about the impact of the changes that will happen for train passengers on the Greenwich line after 2014. If you’re not up to speed yet, do take a look.
Greenwich Calendar
Many of you will have a copy of my 2013 Royal Greenwich calendar and I enjoyed it doing it so much last year, I thought I would do it all over and again – and this year I have TWO calendars! My Royal Greenwich 2014 calendar features photos from around the borough and features the Cutty Sark, the Thames Barrier, the Old Royal Naval College, the King’s Troop, jousting at Eltham Palace and lots more. It and is also available at:
- Sabo Newsagents – Stockwell Street, Greenwich, SE10
- Karen Woolven Flowers at Greenwich – 18 Royal Hill, Greenwich, SE10 8RT
- Susan Clark Interiors – 113 Humber Road, SE3
- Pegga Stores – Cards & Gifts – 188 Westcombe Hill, Blackheath Standard, SE3 7DH
- Old Cottage Coffee Shop – Behind Charlton House, SE7
More stockists coming soon! My other calendar for 2014 is all about the beautiful ships and boats to be found on the Thames and features a lovely picture of a tall ship passing the Old Royal Naval College with fireworks overhead.
Charlton Athletic match reports
Kevin Nolan continues his superb match reports for the site and this week he covered the Addicks’ nil-nil draw at home against Wigan Athletic.
“This earnestly contested stalemate featured Charlton’s third consecutive clean sheet, an achievement which eluded them during their first ten league games. With a paltry total of nine goals so far, only three of them scored at The Valley, it’s just as well they’ve defiantly clamped down at the other end. Their spirit might be bruised but remains unbroken.” Click here to see the full report. We’re still trying to find a CAFC-loving business to sponsor Kevin’s columns and an intriguing suggestion for some fan-funding appeared in the comments section on that report.
Lewisham Hospital
The Court of Appeal ruled this week that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt did not have power to implement cuts at Lewisham Hospital in south-east London. Greenwich Council’s cabinet member for Health, Cllr John Fahy, welcomed the news in a tweet: “Good news about the Appeal Court decision on Lewisham Hospital. Well done to the hard work of campaigners. Time to look to the future.”
Woolwich Granada
As this is the first of these weekly round ups, I will take the minor liberty of going back slightly further than a week to recommend a look at this recent set of pictures I posted with photos from inside the glorious Woolwich Granada building – now owned by the ChristFaith Tabernacle church – and also some great images from the Heritage Centre showing how it looked when it opened over 70 years ago.
What’s On in Greenwich
The Greenwich Series – a live event at the Greenwich Tavern where interesting speakers get five to ten minutes to tell their story – returns on Monday, as it does on the first Monday of every month. There’s more details here and you can keep an eye on more upcoming events on our What’s On page. If you’re involved in a local community event, why not add the details.
And that’s it for this week!
Chris says
Rob, good idea. Thanks very much.
Good luck to Kevin in his corporate sponsor hunt. His reports are excellent reading.