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HELP bring Gloriana – the Queen’s glittering Royal Barge – to Greenwich.

The golden rowing boat – star of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations – is looking for a home on the Thames after plans for a £3m base in Twickenham were rejected by residents.

The boat has strong links to

Greenwich – famous globally as the heart of Maritime Britain. The Gloriana Trust is headed by former Nat ional Mari t ime Museum chairman Lord Sterling.

There were discussions two years ago about bringing the boat here, The Greenwich Visitor can reveal. But no permanent place could be thought of to house it.

But Greenwich artist Peter Kent says he has discussed the project with Lord Sterling and Malcolm Knight of the Gloriana Trust, and believes an area at New Capital Quay near Deptford Creek could be the perfect place.

“It could provide a Royal Gateway to Greenwich,” says Peter.

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NELSON’S COLUMNFeeling wealthier? Greenwich was named last month as Britain’s property boom

capital. Prices shot up 24.6 per cent in a year! So if you owned an average-priced house worth £263,183 a year ago you’re now £64,861 richer. Congratulations, but remember...the house you want next will cost more too.

New British citizens swore their oath of alleigance in the Painted Hall at the Old

Royal Naval College recently - the first such ceremony there. What an inspirational setting.

Fancy going into business here? Two well-loved business are up for sale:

Baby accessories shop Beauty and The Bib in Greenwich Market is being advertised. Director Lara Boyle says she is considering early retirement, “but we aren’t

in any rush.” It sells online and supplies stores like Harrods and Harvey Nics, and has just opened a South Bank branch. In Eltham, Norman’s Music in Well Hall Road is up for sale after a century supplying instruments and sheet music. It’s on the market for around 50,000 notes (Ouch - Ed). Bargain!

Have you spotted the cable car pod hanging from the roof of North

Greenwich tube station? Thought not! We walked past it – or under it – a dozen times before realising it was there. More poor marketing from TfL. They may work hard but do they work smart?

Great to see the Meridian Laser back above Greenwich. The green beam is a vivid and

highly visible symbol of our unique position at the very centre of global time and navigation...but not visible enough for developers Telford Homes to spot!

On the subject of builders, have you noticed how everything being built here

now seems so vast? The new Enderby Wharf homes are either awe-inspiring or terrifying, depending on your point of view.

Don’t forget to keep some 20p coins in your pockets when you head to Greenwich Park.

Charges for using the loos there begin next month.

We think Peter Kent’s plan for a home for Gloriana in the capital of Maritime Britain is

brilliant (see Pages 8&9). The glittering golden boat would add value to Brand Greenwich and help

attract visitors from around the world. Above all we believe she would be somwhere she is welcomed warmly. Let us know what you think...

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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. 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 in September...only for a lift to fail. A high-tech electronic experiment has been mooted to let walkers and cyclists share the tunnel. Info: Fogwoft.org.uk. Updates: www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/Travel/foot-tunnels.htm I read that Greenwich is a Wor ld Her i tage Site? Yes, it gainsd U N W o r l d H e r i t a g e S i t e s t a t u s i n t h e 1990s. It means our bui ldings and history are s o a m a z i n g t h e y ’ r e U N -protected. A n d i t ’ s a R o y a l 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 20 years ago – 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 Cut ty 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 should r e t u r n n e x t s u m m e r a n d Greenwich Council wants an annual event. Is anyone using the cable car yet? Cheeky! The Emirates Air Line is amazing. Sadly it’s not much use for getting about – see

our story on Page 7 – but it is a fabulous, futuristic

attraction that we love. TfL just need

t o t e l l m o r e people about it. Y o u k n o w where we are!W e w a t c h e d the Olympics in Greenwich. It’s

a lot different now. There was a

20,000 stadium here i n 2 0 1 2 . I t w a s

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. (it’s closed for refurbishment until January 27, though). 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 nowadays too. And to use the loos in the Park from next month.

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THE Thomas Tallis Society – which is 50 this year – takes its name from the 16th century composer who worked in the Royal Court in Greenwich and is buried in the crypt of the Parish Church of St Alfege.

Tallis is considered one of England’s greatest composers, and his religious music remains an inspiration. One of his pieces – Spem in Alium composed in 1570 during the reign of Elizabeth I – was used in the recent film 50 Shades of Grey. So even if you think you don’t know his music, you might have heard it!

Our choir has around 40 members and presents four concerts a year, performed in the beautiful setting of St Alfege Church. It was founded by Philip Simms, organist a n d choirmaster at the church from 1964 to 2000. Philip was succeeded in 2006 by Stephen Dagg, Director of the Centre for Young Musicians at Morley College, London, and organist at St Alfege Church to the present day, and our strong links with the church continue.

We have just appointed a new Musical Director, Eamonn Dougan. As well as singing baritone with I Fagiolini and The Sixteen, Eamonn is Associate Conductor of The Sixteen, Director of Britten Sinfonia Voices and The Guildhall Consort and Visiting Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. We will celebrate the choir’s 50th anniversary with a concert in October, conducted in part by both previous TTS Musical Directors.

We are always keen to recruit new voices and would love to hear from anybody interested as we enter this new period in the choir’s life. You can find an application form for an audition on our website www.thomas-tallis-society.org.uk.

Although many of the choir members live here, our reputation for high standards attracts musicians from all over London. Singers need to have good sight reading abilities as the choir works on a few concentrated rehearsals before each concert.

If you’d just like to listen, then please join our mailing list.Our concerrts this year will be a Lenten Concert on Sunday

March 15 (7.30pm) ; Handel with Hamper, a summer concert with a picnic; Saturday June 6 (6.30pm); 50th Anniversary Concert Saturday 17 October (7pm); Christmas Concert Sunday 6 December (7pm). ALIcE SHELTON

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This is the place in The Greenwich Visitor where local groups and people tell us what they do, why, and how you can help. This month: the Thomas Tallis Society

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Good news! Greenwich laser back

THE beam is back...The Meridian Laser returned last month, three months after being switched off because it “struck” a 26-storey tower being built in its path

The beam has been tilted up an extra 0.2˚ by experts at the Royal Observatory to clear the 93m Stratford Plaza building, four miles away. And on December 10 it was turned back on.

First installed in 1993, the laser marks the the Prime Meridian 0˚ 0” 0’ degrees – the l ine which separa tes the Eas te rn and Western Hemispheres and from where a l l t ime zones a re measured.

Royal Museums Greenwich has agreed to write to allplanning authorities within the laser’s path asking them to contact us if any tall buildings are submitted to avoid any repetition of this incident.

Stratford Plaza developers Telford H o m e s s e e m e d t o b l a m e t h e Observatory despite two years of building right under the beam, which also featured in publicity shots.

Builders were said to have been

dazzled by the beam, which is harmless but could be a

nuisance to residents, who also have a private terrace on the roof.

T h e “ s t r i k e ” w a s caught on camera by Stratford resident Ash

Patel, who posted a shot on Twitter of the beam directly

on the Plaza.Greenwich Visitor readers were

dismayed by the switch off on August 31, which we revealed in November.

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Laser turned off after ‘striking’ towerTHE famous green laser marking the

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been switched off – because a new

26-storey skyscraper got in the way.

The 93m Stratford Plaza, four miles away,

was “struck” by the beam, fired nightly from

the Royal Observatory since the 1990s.

The Meridian Laser was switched off on

August 31. Although the laser is harmless it

could dazzle construction workers and be a

nuisance to residents, who will also have a

private terrace on the roof. Developers

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KEEP your eyes on the skies – the Meridian Laser beam should be back, three months after being switched off because a 26-storey tower got in the way.Experts at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich have tilted the beam up an extra 0.2˚ so the green light will clear the 93m Stratford Plaza building, four miles away.The beam, installed in 1993, marks the the Prime Meridian 0˚ 0” 0’ degrees – the line which separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres and from where all time zones are measured.A spokeswoman for Royal Museums Greenwich said: “The laser can now be adjusted with more ease and is ready to be switched on. We hope the weather will improve so that we can make final adjustments on a clear night.”She added: “We have also written to all planning authorities within the laser’s path asking them to contact us if any tall buildings are submitted to avoid any repetition of this

incident.” Stratford Plaza is due to be completed soon by developers Telford Homes, who seemed to blame the Observatory – despite two years of building under the beam, which also featured in publicity shots.Builders were said to have been dazzled by the beam, which is harmless but could be a nuisance to residents, who also have a private terrace on the roof.David Campbell, Telford’s Marketing Director said: “Greenwich Observatory and Telford Homes have established a height the laser can be lifted to...it will resume operation in the near future.”We understand the beam may only need to tilt by a fraction of a degree.Greenwich Visitor readers were dismayed by the switch off on August 31, which we revealed last month. @TatteredStones said it was wrong the light should be turned off to for a luxury development. Others joked the laser should burn through the building!

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Peter’s maritime art isstar of Christmas show

PETER Kent’s intricate marine and topographic drawings celebrate the best of Greenwich...and you can celebrate the best of Peter Kent this month.

The artist – who works from a Thamesside studio – has a major show at the Greenwich Gallery. There is work from this year’s Greenwich Tall Ships event, drawings to mark the Quincentenary of Trinity House (above) and the Worshipful Company of Watermen and Lightermen, depictions of sea ports, 2012 Jubilee celebrations, historic Greenwich and more – much on display for the first time.Gallery owner Tony Othen says: “In view of the quantity of work, we’ll be highlighting and changing the display through the month. It’s a chance to buy original work at a variety of prices as well as prints and postcards.” The show is at Greenwich Gallery in Peyton Place from December 4 to 24 (M-F 9-5.30 and S-S 12-4).Info: thegreenwichgallery.com peterkentgreenwich.co.uk

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VARIETY is on the way back...The House of Fun compered by Arthur Smith returns to Blackheath Halls next month.

O r g a n i s e r B e n We s t promises “fantastic comedy, sparkling music, saucy stand-up and more.”

Wr i t e r , c o m e d i a n a n d presenter Jenny Eclair is special guest at the modern version of the Music Hall.

The McCarricks – Martin on cello and Kimberlee on violin – have collaborated with Sinead O’Connor, Marianne Faithfull and at Patti Smith’s Meltdown concerts at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

Shirley & Shirley – Joanna Carolan and Pascale Wilson – mash up “fabulously twisted” character, physical and sketch comedy. The House of Fun is on Saturday February 21 (8pm). Tickets: 020 8463 0100. Info: www.trinitylaban.ac.uk.

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PARADISAL PLAYERSThis brilliant ensemble conducted by its founder Samuel Burstin will fill St Alfege with glorious tunes by Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss, Haydn and Mozart - and raise cash for the NSPCC. The featured soloists are Laura Garwin on trumpet and Katy Woolley on horn. Jan 9

LULUThe London Theatre in New Cross hosts not the Scots pop legend but a new v e r s i o n o f F r a n k W e d e r k i n d ’ s uncompromising but blackly comic 100-year-old drama about a woman at large in a society where murder, lust and greed are the driving forces. Jan 15-25

KNICKS v BUCKSRegular season NBA basketball games make their fifth visit to the 02 arena. This time Carmelo Anthony’s star-studded New York Knicks take on the Milwaukee Bucks, whose team is built around the great Brandon Knight. S lam-dunk fireworks are guaranteed. Jan 15

IMMORTAL MEMORY TOASTRaise a glass of port to the Immortal Memory of Admiral Lord Nelson in the Painted Hall of the Old Royal Naval College, where the hero’s body lay in state in the January following his decisive - but posthumous - defeat of the French at the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar. Jan 18

BROKEThe Paper Birds return to Greenwich Theatre a year after wowing audiences with Thirst, a brilliant take on our drinking culture. This time they’re examining what it’s like to be skint in a country whose soaring national debt sometimes seems to be out of control. Jan 22-24

TRINITY LABAN SYMPHONY ORCHThe letter B sets the tone for a concert by this magnificent ensemble at Blackheath Halls. Conductor Martin Andr√© gives us two pieces by Bartok, one by Berlioz and - most excitingly - a new work by Trinity Laban composition student Alexander Bourne-Clark. B there! Jan 23

STEINBERG DUOViolinist Louisa Stonehill and pianist Nicholas Burns continue their delightful and intimate monthly chamber music recitals at their purpose-built Westcombe Park studio with Franck’s Andantino Quietoso, Mozart’s lovely Sonata in E flat and Franck’s Violin Sonata in A. Jan 25

K-ARTS DANCE COMPANYThe internationally acclaimed troupe from the Korea National University of the Arts make their British debut at Laban Theatre with a fascinating triple bill exploring the ancient oriental tradition of bowing, our moments of connection in life and the minimalist power of silence. Jan 28

JEFFERSON STARSHIPPaul Kantner still helms the band whose roots go back to 1965 but has any group ever undergone so many personnel changes? The latest line-up is the 25th (at least) but no doubt they’ll be revisiting past glories such as White Rabbit when they play the Brooklyn Bowl. Jan 30

YEH SHENThe Albany presents the story of an orphan girl who is helped by a magic fish to go to a new year festival against the wishes of her ghastly stepmother and stepsister. But on the way she loses her shoe. Sound familiar? It’s China’s version of the Cinderella fairytale, of course. Jan 31

MILES HEDLEY’s pick of this month’s best events. Our unique 3-month listings begin on Page 18

Yan Fu at the Naval CollegeUntil 1 February Discover the story of Yan Fu (1854-1921), the celebrated thinker who was one of the fi rst Chinese students to study in the UK at the Royal Navy College. Curated by the Yan Fu Calligraphy Museum in Fuzhou, the exhibition charts the life and career of ‘the greatest enlightenment thinker in modern Chinese history’. Venue: King William Undercroft

Focus Finder Photography Group: In Essence Sat 17 January – Sunday 29 March In Essence is an exhibition dedicated to nature and cityscapes. This exhibition showcases photographic representations of nature and how we relate with it within the city environment. By members of Focus Finder Photography Group. Venue: Gallery at the ORNC, Discover Greenwich

Immortal Memory ToastSun 18 January, 15.30 – 16.00Raise a glass of port to the Immortal Memory of Admiral Lord Nelson in the Painted Hall, where his body lay in state after the Battle of Trafalgar. £3 donation for a glass of port. Venue: Painted Hall

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THIS is how the Queen’s golden barge Gloriana would look forming a glorious Gateway to Greenwich.

Artist Peter Kent has drawn this wonderful plan of a base in Dales Dock at New Capital Quay, next to Creek Road and the new Waitrose. A glass boathouse would be built on a floating dock, which could be towed up or down the Thames when Gloriana is needed for other events.

People coming to Greenwich would see the historic 88ft vessel – star of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012 – as they cross Deptford Creek Bridge. The Thames Path walkway is just yards away.

The Gloriana Trust is searching for a permanent home for the boat after plans by Lord Foster & Partners for a £3m boathouse in Twickenham were withdrawn in September before a public consultation had even finished. Residents argued it would turn a leafy riverside park into a “Disneyland”.

Its chairman Lord Sterling said “further locations along the river” would be explored. In the meantime it is being housed temporarily at St Katharine’s Dock. But Gloriana has extremely strong links to Greenwich:

•The project was led by former National Maritime Museum chairman Lord Sterling who also donated £500,000 to build it.•The design was inspired by barges in paintings by

18th Century old master Canaletto, including his classic images of Greenwich.

•The Queen officially named her during a trip to Greenwich to re-open the Cutty Sark in April 2012.

•And the golden boat drew crowds when it visited Greenwich during the Tall Ships Festival in September.

Peter Kent has discussed the project with Lord Sterling, Gloriana Trust events manager Malcolm Knight and believes Dales Quay is the perfect spot. “Gloriana at

Greenwich Gateway would indeed be an eyecatching introduction to our historic maritime treasure house.and would complement the Maritime Museum’s Royal Barge Prince Frederick.

“There are four rowing clubs in Greenwich Reach which could provide a potential crew too!” says Peter, who creates topographical depictions of Maritime Greenwich from his riverside studio.

“Gloriana made a magnificent centre piece to the Trinity Regatta held amongst the Tall Ships Festival in September.”

“A purpose-designed display barge could be built to contain Gloriana and transport her to the Boat Show, Henley Regatta and to the Great River Race and other central London occasions.

The site was once a busy wharf handling aggregates and coal and was later a scrap yard. Vessels moored there included a trawler which was converted into studios.

Greenwich and Woolwich MP Nick Raynsford has revealed that there were discussions in 2012 involving Royal Museums Greenwich director Kevin Fewster about the feasibility of mooring it here.

A spokesman for the MP has said: “However, in view of the insuperable technical difficulties in finding an appropriate area to berth the Gloriana on this tidal section of the Thames, it was concluded it was not feasible and that alternatives up river should be pursued.”

But with Gloriana’s links and its desperate need for a new home the time may now be right for Greenwich to reemerge.

It also coincides with the borough’s new plan to attract more visitors for short breaks and increase annual tourist earning of £1.1bn here to £1.4bn by 2018.

IDEAL: Dales Quay and Greenwich artist Peter Kent


Artist’s wonderful plan for base to house golden barge Gloriana 2011 Construction begins at Brentford under master buider Mark Edwards.

60craftsmen – including young people from the Prince’s Trust took just 19 weeks to build Gloriana.

9.4.12 Gloriana put on the water for the first time.

25.4.12 Queen officially names her during a visit to re-open the Cutty Sark

3.6.12 Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Oarsmen that day included Olympic gold medallists Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent.

10Flags were on board including England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland the City of London and the flag of Cornwall.

88ft long (26.9m) and 11ft (3.4m) wide

100% wooden clinker construction Including British oak, iroko, sweet chestnut (from Prince Charles’ estate).

6hrs cruising on 16 x 24V 100Ah Lithium batteries electric propulsion system.

20ft by 10ft 6in coach interior with a clear headroom of 7ft.

9tons (10,000kg): Overall weight in light ship condition.

18oarsmen plus 34 passengers and crew on board the wheelchair-friendly boat.

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GMT and OnBlackheath return this year

Show grew on locals...but not all of them

TWO big music festivals ARE coming back next year.

OnBlackheath has confirmed it will return next September. The two-day festival on the Heath faced opposition from the Blackheath Society and took five years to finally make its bow.

Grace Jones, Massive Attack and

Frank Turner were headliners, and around 21,000 people attended over both days of the food and music festival.

It will be back on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September.

Greenwich Music Time’s return was revealed in last month’s Greenwich Visitor. The four nights

of concerts are from July 22 to 25. Headliners for the four nights of concerts in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College were the Aussie Pink Floyd, Russell Watson and Goldfrapp and Jools Holland, with guests Melanie C and Marc

Almond. Our reviewer Zoe Efstathiou wrote: “He sang Tainted

Love as the sun set and amber light shone off the domes

of the ORNC. Spine-tingling stuff.

Acts next Ju ly have not yet been announced.

S O M E o p p o n e n t s o f t h e OnBlackheath music fest ival changed their mind in favour of the event, a survey has shown...but people living nearby are more opposed than ever.

Over 640 people took part in our online poll, writes John Bartram of the Blackheath Society. The replies showed an overall 10 per cent change in their perception in favour of the event. Comments showed that the vast majority of attendees enjoyed themselves and regarded it as a successful family event.

But 151 people living closest to the show in the north-western section of the Heath, and people living in four of these local roads turned against it – some by more than 7 per cent. Nearly 100 living nearby found that the closure of the Hare and Billet Road for five days

was most inconvenient and a substantial number also felt the sound levels were very intrusive, but those living further away were not aware of the noise, as might be expected.

The Society has also received a number of letters, with several asking for the festival to be moved next year to the middle of the Heath

on the site south of the A2, where the circus is sometimes held and which is further away from all housing.

The Society supports this view which it will propose at the next session of the Blackheath Joint Working Party, and it will also take up this issue directly with Lewisham Council.

Three quarters of respondents said they either went themselves or based their replies on the experiences of family members, fr iends and neighbours who attended.

Nearly 70 local business people responded. They mentioned poor communications and excessive costs of being involved. Only 10 were approached to take part and eight did so. The survey also found few people want the Heath used commercially on an extensive basis. But they objected less strongly to

non-commercial events. Knowledge of the pre-event publicity meeting held by OnBlackheath was not widespread. Crowd behaviour and car parking were not perceived as a problem by most people.

Only 10 used the complaints hotline provided by the organisers and very few used the shuttle bus service they provided.

Around 21,000 people attended the festival (13,000 on the Saturday and 8,000 on Sunday) compared to the 15,000 allowed on each day.

Lewisham Counc i l , which authorised OnBlackheath’s music event, is holding a review of its Events Pol icy for the Heath following the festival. The Society has passed on the results of its survey to OnBlackheath, the council and local councillors and it has informed its members.

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wassailing into 2015CELEBRATE a new year and sew the seeds of East Greenwich P leasaunce’s fu tu re a t a traditional Wassail.

P I P – P l a n t i n g i n t h e Pleasaunce – holds it annual event on Sunday January 11 from 12 till 4. The theme is Health to the Trees!

There’s music from London folk band Apple of My Eye, a c ider s ta l l , c ra f t -making workshops, storytelling from R i c h S y l v e s t e r, f o o d a t Pistachio’s Cafe and dancing by Greenwich Morrismen.

T h e P l e a s a u n c e i s a wonderful secluded green space just off Woolwich Road. The bodies of 3,000 sailors from the Royal Hospital at Greenwich – including some who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar –are b u r i e d t h e r e . M o r e i n fo : @pipgreenwich www.fegp.org

low income?go for Broke!PEOPLE on low incomes can see a show about people struggling to make ends meet - with tickets bought for them by Greenwich Theatre..

Broke – by award-winning theatre company The Paper Birds – uses verbatim accounts from people on low incomes to show how individual debt fits in to the bigger picture of national debt. And 150 people can see it for £3 each if they’re on benefits.

Greenwich Theatre director James Haddrell said: “The Paper Birds have found a way to turn a series of interviews into a brilliant piece of theatre. We’re proud of it and want as many people as possible to see it.”

P a p e r B i r d s J e m m a McDowell said: “What we want to do is open up the conversation about class, which will be developed in the second and third parts of the trilogy.”

hoopy new year is hereWA N T t o g e t f i t a f t e r Christmas? Greenwich Dance launches Power Hoop here this month.

Combining hula-hooping and exercise to music, Power Hoop classes involve more than just hip- twir l ing; the hoop is weighted and used in a variety of manoeuvres to work all of the body’s muscle groups.

Caron Loudy, Programme Manager, said: “Powerhooping is for everyone. With the weighted hoop it’s a really effective way to get fit, and it’s also a lot of fun!” Classes are on Thursday evenings at The Borough Hall, Royal Hill.

Regular adult evening courses in many different dance styles begin again fromMonday 12 January. Info: 020 8293 9741 or greenwichdance.org.uk. Prices start from £35 for five weeks.


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Uni leaving historic siteA VICTORIAN treasure in Eltham is under threat because of the University of Greenwich’s new £60million school of architecture in Greenwich town centre.

The Winter Gardens – a parkland of tropical trees and plants likened to Kew Gardens, with a Grade Two listed villa at its heart – was part of the University’s Avery Hill campus.

But days before Christmas, it announced that it was leaving the campus, abandoning a bid for restoration funds from the Lottery Heritage Fund and selling the site.

In a letter, University chief operating officer Anne Poulson said it had been “wholly committed” to the restoration but “we have come to understand that this isn’t the right proposal for the University or for the Mansion House site in its entirety.”

She said the buildings are “not generally fit for our purpose and the cost of running the Mansion site are high at around £1million annually.” And she added: “The Avery Hill Mansion site is now empty as the Faculty of Architecture, Computing and Humanities has now moved to the purpose-built premises.”

She insists covenants are in place to make sure any new owner maintains the fabric of the buildings and keeps the Winter Gardens open

to the public. But the worry is that a buyer for the once council-owned site may not be found – especially with those conditions in place.

The lottery funding bid is already believed to have cost £100,000. Greenwich Conservatives’ Spencer Drury said: “This is a sad day for Eltham as we are losing a key employer and an iconic part of our community.

“These landmarks should have been a focus for the Council’s plans. It is vital contact is made with the Heritage Lottery Fund as soon as possible to ensure momentum to restore the Winter Gardens is not lost.”

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Research by 853blog.com journalist Darry Chamberlain shows not one Oyster card holder triggers a regular user’s discount by crossing more than five times during a week in October. In the same week a year earlier, four qualified.

The £60m Emirates AirLine between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks – built by Mayor of London Boris Johnson and managed by Transport for London – was said to be a crucia l par t of London’s transport infrastructure.

Figures released to 853blog.com under the Freedom of Information Act show overall numbers up slightly this year with 25,271 journeys made that week, compared with 23,029 in 2013. In 2012 the figure was 42,463.

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THE future of driving is about to arrive in Greenwich...with no-one at the wheel! Trials of driverless vehicles begin here this year. And you can help shape the future of our roads. Here’s The Greenwich Visitor’s guide to the futuristic GATEway project

Will we see ghost cars driving along Trafalgar Road? No. All the tests will be in controlled conditions. At car parks, and on routes off the main road around the Greenwich Peninsula, for now at least.Why Greenwich Peninsula? The area has a unique mix of transport links – a tube station, bus terminal, river boats, huge car parks, taxis and even a cable car. So it’s a great place for scientists to carry out their experiments. Greenwich is also creating a “Smart City” here, trying to attract hi-tech firms to bring jobs and income. Leading technology campus Ravensbourne is housed in a futuristic building yards from the O2, the world-leading entertainment venue which dominates the Peninsula. The area also has a fast-growing population, with thousands of new homes being built on the Peninsula. The man leading the project, Transport Research Laboratory’s technical director Dr Nick Reed, says: “We have the perfect location in which to demonstrate automated transport systems and our vision i s t o b r i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l recognition to Greenwich, London and the UK through this project.” The Prime Meridian also runs through the O2 – another symbol of a project that’s about navigation and time.Is it just in Greenwich? No. Bristol and a joint bid by Milton Keynes and Coventry also won funding...but the Greenwich trial is the biggest in Britain.Who is running the trial? GATEway ( G r e e n w i c h A u t o m a t e d Tr a n s p o r t Environment) is a consortium led by Transport Research Laboratories (TRL). TRL was founded in 1933, as the Road Research Laboratory. It initially worked on road design but after World War Two it began to concentrate on safety and ways to combat a rise in road accidents. Over the years it has helped introduce Zebra Crossings, the

principle of giving way to the right at roundabouts, and modern roads signs. TRL says it first piloted driverless vehicle technology on its test track in Wokingham in the 1960s.

Where is the money coming from? Some of the funding GATEway has

been provided by the Government’s Innovate UK initiative, which offered £10million prize money for a compet i t ion to “ tes t driverless cars in a real-world environment” and to “research

how they can be integrated into everyday life in the UK.” Winners

had to match the funding from other businesses and bodies.

What’s actually going to happen? For the next two years, an £8million scheme called GATEway will research three different zero emission driverless vehicles, their impact on society and their use by pedestrians as well as passengers. There will be three distinct phases of trials:PHASE 1 – Shuttle Vehicles: You will be able to book a place on a driverless shuttle bus by using an app on your smartphone. The open-sided Meridian vehicles will carry passengers between transport stations on the Peninsula. For example, you could come out of North Greenwich underground station and order a shuttle to the Emirates AirLine cable car. Or order a shuttle so that when your bus stops at

HERE’S a controversial thought: Reader chris Wilson thinks a spaceman should replace a wolfe-man... what do YOU think?

IT occurs to me that the statue of James Wolfe atop the hill in Greenwich Park may be past its sell by date. Now that London/Greenwich is an international hub does anyone care about Mr Wolfe anymore? Why not move the statue of Yuri Gagarin – a work with global relevance – a few yards across the Park from the Royal Observatory?

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THANK you for the great spread you gave on Ewan Hooper. As I sat waiting to begin the interview I noticed several in the audience carrying evidence that it was The Greenwich Visitor that had brought them. I am told there were around ninety there and Ewan revived many memories which appeared to be enjoyed by the prolonged applause at the end.

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THE Meridian Laser has been in existence for some years so WHY did no-one there realise it might catch the new building? It seems the people involved do not know the area. The same thing happens in Greenwich when a new one-way system, speed restriction, etc is planned!

I would take issue with your article Thumb a Holiday (November GV). I have done three “global” trips – travelling in e i t h e r t h e N o r t h e r n o r S o u t h e r n hemisphere, twice including both! A trip involving just Europe and Asia does not cross all the continents. They will also not cross the International Date Line.

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GREENWICH’s unique Fan Museum has announced three major exhibitions for 2015 – including a show to mark the 200th anniversary of Waterloo.

Heroes and vi l la ins of a tumultuous period in European history – including Nelson, Napoleon and Wellington – will be recalled in Waterloo: Life & Times from Jan 27 till May 10.

It will feature fans and fan leaves commemorating military campaigns around the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, at which the French were finally defeated by the Allied armies.

The social scene at this time revolved around glittering balls and assemblies – where ladies carried elegant fans decorated with a plethora of sequins and delicately painted with classically themed vignettes.

Expect a unique perspective on a period often overlooked in popular fan historiographies.

From May until September,

Fans of the Belle Epoque evokes the extravagance and theatricality of fans from 1880 to 1910.

Lavish examples from the Museum’s col lec t ions wi l l include Art Nouveau confections, exotic feather fans, exuberant designs by painters like Abbema, Lasellaz and Billotey and even a fan decorated with Faberge enamelling and gold work.

The last show is chinese Export Fans – a collaboration with Hong Kong-based author, collector and philanthropist, Edwin Mok, born from his friendship with Museum founder Hélène Alexander.

The show from September to December coincides with Asian Art in London and will feature workshops and other events.

Fan Museum curator Jacob Moss said: “Following several animated discussions, it was ag reed t ha t an exh ib i t i on showcasing the very best of Chinese export fan design was quite simply a must!”

Mrs Alexander set up the museum – housed in two listed Georgian townhouses in Crooms Hill – in 1991. It owns examples by Walter Sickert, Salvador Dali and Paul Gauguin.

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North Greenwich terminal a shuttle is waiting to take you to the pier where you can take a boat into town.PHASE 2 – Autonomous Valet Parking: You will drive a car to the gates of one of the O2 car parks, get out and let the car will par itself, while you walk to a restaurant, concert or gig at the O2...unless, of course, you have wisely already ordered a Meridian Shuttle Vehicle to meet you and take you there instead. Vehicles used in these trials will be normal cars but with special adaptations.PHASE 3 – Wider Greenwich: The rest of Greenwich gets to take part in 2016 when – as mentioned in last month’s Greenwich Visitor – driverless vehicles could take people to, and around, attractions here. This will help disabled people enjoy our treasures, but the individual bodies like the Royal Parks and the Old Royal Naval College would have to give their permission. Dr Nick Reed says: “This hasn’t been finalised yet, but the intention is to extend some of the work that’s gone on in Trials 1 and 2 to other parts of the borough.” Using the shuttles at historic venues would be a unique opportunity for the project. “There are lots of historic venues which it would be really great to have involved,” says Dr Reed. One of them, though, won’t be Greenwich Park, we can reveal. A Royal Parks spokesperson told us:

“We have been approached to see if we were interested in a trail for Greenwich Park but we have said No. We have, however, had a discussion at the World Heritage Site Partnership, including Visit Greenwich, about access from St Mary’s gate to the Royal Observatory for persons with mobility issues. This is a concern but there are no immediate proposals to introduce a transport solution.”

The tests will be backed up by TRL’s DigiCar driving simulator which will investigate driver behaviour in automated vehicles using a photorealistic 3D model of the Greenwich Peninsula. Risk, liability and insurance issues will addressed, while “pedestrian interaction with automated vehicles” will be modelled.Who else is involved in the Greenwich project? The Royal Borough of Greenwich is providing the location and is “Smart City” partner. There are three big multinationals interested in how vehicle automation may influence their business models.

RSA: Insurance company (used to be called Royal Sun Alliance). Director Kenny

Leitch says:”Driverless cars will fundamentally change the world

of motoring and car insurance. We will be one of the first insurers to gain first-hand knowledge of the technology...and offer the most appropriate

insurance for these cars.”Shell : Global energy and

petrochemical company. They want to become involved in the wider

energy business, so electric cars may be a big part of their future.

Telefonica: Global telecom giant that owns the O2 brand. They will provide much of the Wifi and internet capability for the project.

Computer modelling of pedestrians is being done by the University of Greenwich. Cybersecurity is being managed by Imperial College London. Vehicles being tested will be suppl ied by Phoenix Wings Ltd , an autonomous vehicle technology firm which has moved to Greenwich from East Grinstead.

Other vehicle adaptations and robotics will be provided by GOBOTiX, a Shrewsbury technology firm.

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powerhouse!RECOGNISE this architectural treasure? It is the breathtaking interior of Sir Joseph Bazalgette’s historic Crossness Pumping Station in Abbey Wood.

The spectacular image comes from new book Unseen London by celebrated photographer Peter Dazeley and writer Mark Daly.

Crossness was opened in 1865 as part of Bazalgette’s London sewerage system – an answer to the cholera epidemic caused by waste being poured into the Thames. Constructed i n t h e Romanesque style –

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It still houses the f o u r m a s s i v e original pumping engines – wi th 52ton flywheels

and 47ton beams which were working until 1956. The redundant engine house and engines were vandalised and left to decay, until the Crossness Engines Trust charity – run by volunteers – was set up in 1987.

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attitudes of drivers, pedestrians and business to the tests. Commonplace, a Shoreditch-based crowdsourcing company, will test public opinion using digital and social media. Who will check if the trials are working? An advisory group will be chaired by Conservative peer and businessman Lord Borwick of Hawkshead, who launched an electric truck business and has worked in the mobility scooter industry. Others on the board include General Motors, digital business company ATOS Worldline, the AA, the RAC Foundation and the Highways Agency.How are people here going to be affected? TRL says safety is vital, so you shouldn’t get run over by a robot bus! It insists: “Safety will be of paramount importance during the trials, which will not take place on public roads.”can I get involved? You can – and you might even get paid! Just by walking round the area you’ll be influencing the trial. But TRL is also looking for locals to take part and to give feedback. They will be asking for participants to get involved. You might, for example, be given a car to take to the O2 to help test automatic valet parking. Dr Nick Reed told The Greenwich Vis i to r : “We’re look ing fo r members of the public to get involved. We want to get as much

feedback about the t r ia ls as possible. It’s absolutely crucial. We will be able to pay participants to cover their time.” What’s the point anyway? The idea is to demonstrate the benefits of driverless vehicles to car makers and the public and test how best the implement them. Driverless car technology could reduce crashes, avoid traffic jams and mean cheaper insurance bills. The worry, of course, is that rather than human error, systems failures could cause accidents instead. It’s a bit difficult to call IT and switch your car off and on again if the computer freezes at 70mph! TRL’s Chief Executive Rob Wallis says: “GATEway will allow us to safely demonstrate au tomated vehic les to bui ld acceptance and t rus t in th is revolutionary technology.”What’s in it for Greenwich? Kudos and, ultimately, money. Council leader Denise Hyland says: “The growth of the digital industry is a s i g n i f i c a n t s t r a n d o f o u r regeneration plans for the borough and our aim of creating a thriving, cutting edge digital hub is already paying dividends. The businesses we are attracting here will help create job opportunities and drive forward economic growth.”When will we see a vehicle? Look out at North Greenwich in the next few weeks (if you see one, send us a photo!) There will be some private viewings of the shuttle buses although they won’t be unveiled until the summer, when the trial officially starts.

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The Creative Eltham conference in October showed the enthusiasm there is here to develop the arts in Eltham. There were lots

of links made between individual and groups , and the conference room buzzed with ideas. One of the big ideas was that we have a four-week Creative Eltham Festival and we have been giving that a lot of thought. As we have the Eltham Lights Up celebration already in our annual cal-endar the third week of November, how about a four-week festival which would finish with this event? Or perhaps a festival in the summer? What do people think? Could you run an event during this time? Do you have ideas? An arts trail has also been suggested. It would be great for everyone to be involved. If we all work together - local residents, councillors, businesses, com-

munity - I believe it can happen!

As we go into 2015 we can look forward to lots

of events to go to in Eltham. Plays and con-certs have already been planned. There will be

events in the parks as the weather gets better. Look out for leaflets and adverts in the local press for details.

Another project Eltham Arts is supporting is the bid that Royal Greenwich is making to the Mayor’s Fund to redevelop the Historic

Trams Shed in Well Hall Road. We hope that this will provide local artists with display space and affordable meeting rooms. Fingers crossed!

We use Twitter to let people know what is going on in Eltham – @ElthamArts . Set up a twitter account for you or your group

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Do join in with our Postcard from Eltham Competition and spread the word to oth-ers. You don’t have to live in Eltham. Just be

creative! Pick up a leaflet or look at our website.

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M U C H o f u n d e r g r o u n d Greenwich can be neatly summed up by a phrase made famous in America: Known Unknowns – many things are known to have existed, but no one knows where to find them any more.

Take the Roman road, for example. Nearly 2000 years ago the Roman army established their iter (marching route) number 2 from the Channel ports towards London along a route that later became Watling Street. Now we call it the A2.

The Roman road ran in an almost perfect straight line from Canterbury to Westminster, passing through Greenwich and over the mouth of Deptford Creek.

Some time later – perhaps in response to rising sea levels – the road was changed, so that the modern A2 road swerves 30 degrees left at the bottom of Shooters Hill, then heads off into the wilds of south London.

In other words, the original road must have run at a slant through Greenwich Park, past the Roman “temple” excavated by TV’s Time Team a few years back, past St Alfege’s parish church, and on to a ford roughly where Deptford Creek Bridge is now. Maybe someone will

come up with money for a thorough geophysical survey to look for traces of that road. Until then, you may wish to take a stroll through the Park, trying to figure out exactly where it must have run and how the ground surface has been altered since then by centuries of landscape gardeners.

Another Known Unknown from the past is a menhir or standing stone t h a t l e d t o t h e s t r e e t n a m e M a i d e n s t o n e H i l l . P e r h a p s disappointingly, Maiden has nothing to do with dancing girls, but comes

from an old word for ‘great’ that occurs in many place names around northern Europe, such as Magdeburg or Maidstone.

To get an idea of what might have stood there you need to travel to the Medway to see Kit’s Coty House or to Avebury to see what is left after medieval people actively tried to destroy megalithic monuments as works of the devil.

It is almost within living memory that a religious zealot destroyed one of the most important archaeological finds in the Greenwich area – a Roman coffin burial from East Wickham. As a sort of homage to our lost heritage, a modern ring of small standing stones has been erected at Hilly Fields, in Lewisham.

The likely position of our lost Maiden stone is on The Point, at the top of Point Hill, which is one of the must-see places for every Greenwich Visitor, because it offers such a magnificent view over central London.

Stand there, beside a memorial to Flight Lieutenant Richard “Dick” Carew Reynell who died during the Battle of Britain, but cast your mind back 500 years to another battle...probably the bloodiest single land battle London ever witnessed....

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THE 5th Panto Horse Race in Greenwich proved to be another madcap even – with a Sci-Fi twist.

Stormtroopers and a team of Princess Leias helped raise thousands for charity...although the arrival of Darth Vader at Devenport House was delayed by a media scrum.

Hundreds followed the seven panto horses – sponsored by local companies– from pub to pub in Greenwich town centre.

The result of the race, however, was mired in controversy...

After a stewards’ enquiry, the Coach and Horses was named winner because the Pelton Arms

a n d B l a c k h e a t h S tandard horses ’ costumes came apart before the finish line.

A post race party was held at the the Greenwich Tavern, with DJ Deke Van Dyke playing classic 70s and 80s music, and The Manzarek Doors and Madness tribute band Toot ‘N’

Skamen playing live.“It was a bit surreal to see

C-3PO and Princess Leia dancing to My Girl’s Mad At Me in a pub on a Sunday afternoon,” said race goer Clive Reffell, “but that’s Greenwich for you!”

Race organiser Mark Biddiss said: “It was pretty amazing all in all. The Star Wars procession was something to behold, with the streets having to be closed off with the crowds swelling up and the race itself.

“The sight of John McCrirrick on his galactic open top Pedi-bus was very funny.”

He said the race will raise around £5000 for children’s hospice charity Demelza House.

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Italian food

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ITALIAN food is one of the nation’s favourites, with around £4.4billion spent on pizza alone every year.

So when we go out we are likely to head fo r an I ta l ian restaurant . Moreover, 90% of pizza outlets are chains so it’s not surprising that we’ll end up in Pizza Express or Jamie Oliver’s. But I can’t help feeling that, though, these are convenient, they might not be the best.

So here is my pick of Italian-inspired restaurants here. Do you agree? Do you know somewhere better? Let me know YOUR recommendations?

In Depford: No contest, it’s The Big Red Bus (above). Pizza and fresh pasta served in a converted double decker bus surrounded by a covered terrace. At The GV, we are fans, and not only because of the funky ambience. Their pizza menu changes often, pasta is freshly made and coffee is served with biscotti doubled baked to a perfect crunch. Big Red Bus, 30 Deptford Church St

In Greenwich : The Hi l l , probably not a place which springs to mind, in this context. However this is a r e s t a u r a n t w i t h a Mediterranean menu, though the owners are from Ecuador. Pizzas are reliably excellent and the pasta offer is stunning. Here are a few examples: ravioli filled with seabass and monkfish, pasta with wild boar ragu. Wow. The Hill, 89 Royal Hill.

In Blackheath...You’ll have to go a l ittle further towards Lee to find Ristorante carola. A sure sign that a place is good is customers’ ravings. This authentic Italian restaurant offers the works. It’s a friendly place where you’ll be on first name terms with the owner before you leave. The choice of pizza and pasta dishes is vast but there are many more options too. Ristorante Carola 151-157 Lee Road.

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Westcombe ParkHighly commended:

Mountain View

Best TakeawayGreen Chillies

Highly commended:Le Popadom

Best for ServiceMountain View

Highly commended: Gurkha’s Inn

Best for ValueGurkha’s Inn

Highly commended:Taste of Lewisham

Best NewcomerMountain View

Highly commended: Keralan Village

Best StarterKeralan Village

Hot and sour soupHighly commended:

Gurkha’s InnLamb Tikka

Best MainCoriander

Naga chickenHighly commended:

Mountain ViewMixed seafood curry

Thousands have packed Greenwich Theatre this winter to see Jack and the Beanstalk. It has become a classic on the calendar. But DAVID DRUMMOND remembers a time when Panto disappeared in Greenwich

THE great success the Greenwich Theatre en joys th i s pan tomime season i s something I relish. Apart from the two staged in the theatre’s early years successive artistic directors’ inclination was – generally – to produce a play with family appeal during the festive period.

Alternatively, to support the evening’s adult production, there might be a matinee performance by a writer of children’s theatre such as Gingerbread Man’s David Wood. As a childhood enthusiast for the concoction known as “a traditional Christmas pantomime” since witnessing Nervo and Knox in the mirror routine, I endeavoured to convert the theatre’s management.

In December 1978 I staged an exhibition in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the clown Joseph Grimaldi at Woodlands – t h e t h e n h o m e o f Greenwich’s local history library. To accompany this I additionally put the spirit of pantomime on trial in the theatre’s restaurant bar. With Tommy Trinder in the role of Judge I was fairly certain of a favourable, if biased, result.

However it was not until a homeless Stratford East’s Theatre Royal, occupied the Christmas season at Greenwich Theatre during a rebuilding programme in the 1980s that there was a return. The assured success of a Stratford East pantomime led eventually to these becoming “in-house” productions.

An average pantomime production today suffers from severe overheads thus reducing the company to essential

principals and perhaps six of the taller children from the local dance school.

I was once privileged to work with Max Wall and a brilliant team of comedians in panto’s heyday with a cast of over three dozen!

Today it is possible to make a reputation for quality without the necessity to acquire a celebrity name with which to draw an audience. The regular appearance of a favourite becomes a draw in their own right. This may be seen not only at Greenwich where Dame Andrew Pollard has become a guarantee of satisfaction. For 36 years Berwick Kaler has been the big Dame attraction in York, and Tweedy, late of Zippo’s Circus, brings clowning skills to Cheltenham. Clive Rowe is the big draw on his return to the Hackney Empire. It is the past, however, I regard with more affection where none could top my affection for the ever cheerful Arthur

Askey who regarded panto time as “oranges and wee-wee”.

Time enevi tab ly sees c h a n g e . A g l a m o r o u s P r i n c i p a l B o y , t h e principal attraction for a reluctant male parent is now replaced by someone more likely to appeal to his eldest daughter. The

Fairy today is rarely played by a dancer engaged to lead

the ballet rather than speak the obligatory verse.

Latterly she is played by a stage or screen favourite such as June Whitfield giving the role a comic edge. But a Star name can cause a pantomime writer problems such as John Morley found when he had to arrange an earlier appearance for his star than that caused by the rub of a Lamp when the Slave was played by Frankie Howerd.

Dora Bryan caused consternation at the Palladium when she mistakenly threw Jack’s magic beans elsewhere than where they were to magically arise.

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No need to fear January and the start of diet season. There are so many newly opened food outlets in our

area that I reckon a brisk walk from one place to another should let you eat AND keep the calories at bay. In no particular order of preference:

The long awaited Sticks’n’Sushi at the corner of King William Walk and Nelson Road offers an unusual combination

inspired by Japanese and Danish cuisine. Expect sushi and yakitori sticks from the grill. Opening beginning of 2015

Gail’s bakery, a chain of artisan-bakeries has opened a new store opposite Blackheath station. You’ll

find a coffee shop with plenty of seating to e n j o y f r e s h l y b a k e d p a s t r i e s a n d sandwiches. Gail’s has created a white sourdough bread especially for Blackheath, The Blackheath Wild. 3 Blackheath Village, London, SE3 9LAT 020 8852 3127

You may know Chris Box for his micro-smokery. It would seem that Chris has outgrown the roof of his flat

where he smokes salmon, kippers and garlic, and has moved his business to 102 Greenwich South Street (the ex-guitar shop). In the deli, Chris sells his own smoked products and champions other micro businesses such as a cheese maker from Tottenham and local foragers.

There are already a couple of Latin-American restaurants in the O2, offering street food. It’s the kind of

food which can be really tasty but more often than not it’s a hit or miss affair. Forever the optimists, we have great hopes for Manzano, 135-137 Trafalgar Road SE10

Al Pancino in Nevada Street SE10 on the site of The Spread Eagle is a traditional Italian deli and, soon,

restaurant. Freshly decorated premises, don’t miss the 1960’s turntable on the first floor. Chef Paul Halmagean has a passion for fresh Italian products and that is reflected in the menu. The team has kept the eagle head as a logo. Al Pancino is one to keep an eye on, we wish them the very best of luck.

You may by now want to put your feet up but...Greenwich Picture House has a new Galley bar/restaurant on the

first floor with a tempting menu, Treflach Farm pork pie anyone? Happy new eating, everyone!

IT’S that time of year when the Greenwich Curry Club, in association with the G r e e n w i c h V i s i t o r , announce the winners of it s fourth annual awards.

The awards have been gaining in prestige since we launched them in 2011 and it’s n i c e t o s e e t h a t m a n y restaurants proudly display their certificates on their walls.

It has taken a year of solid research of restaurants and takeaways in our area, but members of the club are proud to announce the following winners:

The classy coriander has been knocking on the door for a few years but for 2014 we felt the combination of the exceptionally fresh and tasty food, as well as great service and decor, the restaurant is the deserved winner of Best Restaurant 2014.

The Westcombe Park venue also gobbles up the award for Best Main for the superbly hot and tasty Naga chicken. Eat ‘em and weep vindaloo lovers!

Congratulations also to Mountain View for being highly commended in the Best restaurant category in just its first year in business.

With such a good showing overall it should come as no s u r p r i s e t h a t t h e s a m e restaurant should be named as the Best Newcomer.

Manager Rom and his team also picked up the Best Service award and were

highly commended fo r the Mixed seafood curry, a treasure trove for fish lovers.

A n o t h e r n e w c o m e r making waves i s k e r a l a n Vil lage . A few different owners have tried to make a go of this south Indian-t h e m e d r e s t a u r a n t i n Trafalgar Road but we reckon the premises has finally found the man to do the job.

The new owner provides a superb

range of quality dishes, e s p e c i a l l y f o r vegetarians, and if you do nothing else try the Hot and sour soup, which wins the Best Starter award hands down. Meanwhile,

Best Takeaway for the second successive year

goes to the unassuming Green chillies, which keeps

turning out quality curry from its premises in Blackheath Road.Its neighbour, the ever-reliable Le

Popadom – a previous winner of this category – is highly commended.

Gurkha’s Inn is no stranger to the

Greenwich Curry Club Awards, having picked up nearly every honour over the years.

So it’s no surprise to see this family team, who are seasoned curry house pros, feature prominently again by winning the Best for Value category and being highly commended for service.

Maybe the only surprise is that the mouth-watering Momos don’t feature this year, although their tender, tasty, Lamb Tikka got a thumbs-up in the Best Starter category.

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Solange Berchemin, writer and blogger, is from Lyon, French capital of food,

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ParklifeBY GREENWICH PARK MANAGER GRAHAM DEAR

January is a time of reflection and renewal in Greenwich Park. We look back over the past year and look forward to the new but there is no

slowing down. Winter is always a busy time with construction projects which are undertaken when fewer visitors are around. You might notice our six tennis courts have been resurfaced. The refurb has been funded by the London Marathon Trust. It is too cold to apply the two-tone green paint so temporary lines are in place until spring but it is open again and perfectly playable. There will also be a major refurbishment of the landscaping and interior of the fine GradeTwo listed St Mary’s Lodge. This operates as the White House Bakery and will soon have an appearance fitting it’s setting at the northern entrance to the Park.

One little project that I have been looking forward to perfectly sums up the New Year theme of renewal. It is the conversion of a

fallen Cedar tree in the Flower Garden into timber. Th is three stemmed Deodar, or Himalayan Cedar, came down in the storms back in March last year. It is unusual for the Park to present us w i t h l o n g , s t r a i g h t timber in this fashion. Usually storm damage is short rotten limbs and if we need to fell a tree it

is because it is in a poor condition. Rather than cut this good quality timber into logs and wood-chip it was decided to convert it into planks to make wooden benches for the Deer Park viewing area.

In December a mobile saw-bench made short work of the conversion and we now have planks and blocks of timber all cut to size drying in the barn.

The Royal Parks carpenters – Geoff and Graham – will make up the benches in the summer when the wood has sufficiently air-dried.

The New Year looks to bring more unsettled weather in January. As always my prediction is for snow in February when Greenwich Park once

again becomes a winter wonderland with the best sledging in London. Happy New Year.

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THIRTY years ago wannabe composer Malcolm Taylor heard flautist Daniel Pailthorpe at a concert and was so knocked out he resolved to write a piece specially for him.

It was a long time coming – but as the world premiere of Taylor’s flute concerto at Blackheath Halls showed, it was well worth the wait.

It’s a wonderful work and was performed immaculately by Pailthorpe and Sinfonia Tamesa, a 50-strong orchestra of gifted amateur musicians conducted by Tom Hammond.

The concerto begins with the strings playing an eerie glissando line above the menacing rumble of the timpani.

Soon the whole ensemble is in action and occasionally it seemed the soloist might be drowned out. But Pailthorpe’s consummate skill and experience ensu red eve ry no t e he p l ayed reverberated around the auditorium.

T h e o r c h e s t r a l p a s s a g e s a r e punctuated by spellbinding dialogues between the soloist and other individual instruments, including the viola, clarinet and piccolo. The latter created a particularly fabulous counterpoint

when Pailthorpe switched to the gorgeous tones of the alto flute for the poco adagio that opens the second movement. It was a fine performance of a subl ime work and Taylor, celebrating his 50th birthday, was visibly moved as he stood to receive the ovation he so richly deserved.

The concerto was preceded by Beethoven’s Prometheus, a ballet score that lays out the German genius’s credentials as the great harmonic revolutionary. It was a neat choice because as the new concerto shows, Taylor – who leads a music appreciation course at the Halls – is steeped in that radical heritage.

S in fon ia Tamesa ended wi th Beethoven’s Eroica symphony. But its magnificence rather overwhelmed what had come before and I was left wishing it had been omitted.

Had Prometheus been followed by, say, a Stravinsky work, we would have had a sense of the development of revolutionary composition at the start of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries – and Taylor’s brilliant concerto would have taken its rightful place as the climax of the evening. MILES HEDLEY

A CHRISTMAS mi rac l e unfolded before us when the T r i n i t y L a b a n C o n c e r t Orchestra gave an end-of-term performance at Blackheath Halls.

It would have been enough that the programme of Weber, Mozart and Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony was perfect, the auditorium was packed, the players were superb and solo soprano Rebekah Smith was brilliant.

But then conductor Roy Goodman revealed something astounding – this ensemble of mainly first and second-year students had been rehearsing together for only four days.

How can anyone, no matter how gifted, play the overture to Weber’s opera Euryanthe, two e x t r a c t s f r o m M o z a r t ’s Idemeneo and the gorgeous Pastoral so beautifully with so little rehearsal time?

Yet not only d id these inspirational youngsters do just that, they sounded as though they had been playing together since the cradle. MILES HEDLEY

MORALITY tales don’t come much darker than the tragedy of Faust and Goethe’s great version is probably the darkest of them all.

Yet DumbWise’s musical take on the story of a desperate man trading his soul for earthly delights absolutely l i t up Greenwich Theatre.

On a stage with no scenery the cast of six actor-musicians were spellbinding as the price of Faust’s satanic pact with Mephistopheles was slowly revealed.

David Burnett was sinisterly magnificent as the devil’s henchman, luring his victim (Adam Boakes) inexorably to his doom.

And the mood of menace was given a special edge thanks to the clever rhyming couplets used in director John Ward’s adaptation and David H e w s o n ’ s b r i l l i a n t l y atmospheric score.

Hewson himself led the musicians on stage, his spooky guitar melding wonderfully with the accordion and sax of Samantha Sutherland, the double-bass of Jofre Alsina and the violin of Eilidh deBonnaire, who also played Gretchen, the innocent target of Faust’s lust.

It was a truly sensational ensemble performance, and it continues the theatre’s fine tradition of staging top-class musicals. MILES HEDLEY

High-flying MorriganT H E g r e a t a c c o r d i o n i s t J o h n Kirkpatrick had to pull out of Global Fusion Music And Arts’ wassail night at Charlton House at short notice after the sudden death of his wife.

It meant local a capella quartet Morrigan were promoted to headline the show – and they did it triumphantly.

Chris Harrison, Rosaline Hone, Sarah Pavey and Chris Evans brought to life a selection of old folk tunes with the sheer beauty of their harmonies.

The songs – many of which appear on a new CD As The Crow Flies – were drawn from all parts of the country and several dated back more than 500 years. Morrigan began with theglorious medieval lay The Salutation before launching into a programme that included, among others, songs from Wales (the Gower Wassail), Cornwall (Sound, Sound Your Instruments Of Joy), Yorkshire (Back Lane) and Cheshire (the Malpas Wassail).

My own favourite was their pitch-

perfect version of the ancient Boar’s Head Carol. The band rounded off a b l i s s fu l even ing by t ak ing up instruments – accordion, melodeon, guitar and cornamuse and shawm – to lead a festive singalong featuring Ding Dong Merrily On High, The Holly And The Ivy and We Wish You A Merry Christmas. Magnificent!

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Thursday January 1STORIES Nannie The WitchCutty Sark 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30kIDS Bath-Toy Buoys NMM 11.30, 1.30kIDS The Lighthouse keeper NMM 11.30, 1.30PANTO Jack & The BeanstalkGreenwich Theatre 7QUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 2kIDS We’re Going On A Bear Hunt Albany 11am, 2 STORIES Jock ‘White Hat’ WillisCutty Sark 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30PANTO Sleeping Beauty Churchill Theatre 1.30, 5.30PANTO Jack & The BeanstalkGreenwich Theatre 2, 7ASTRONOMY An Evening With The Stars Royal Obs from 5.25

Saturday 3kIDS We’re Going On A Bear Hunt Albany 11am, 2FAMILY Disney On Ice O2 11am, 2.45, 6.30 kIDS cinema Big Red BusFAMILY My cup Of TeaCutty Sark 11.30, 2PANTO Sleeping Beauty Churchill Theatre 1.30, 5.30PANTO Jack & The BeanstalkGreenwich Theatre 2, 7ASTRONOMY An Evening With The Stars Royal Obs from 5.25MUSIc Battle Of BollywoodIndigO2

Sunday 4FAMILY Ahoy, captain!Cutty Sark 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30kIDS We’re Going On A Bear Hunt Albany 11am, 1, 3FAMILY My cup Of TeaCutty Sark 11.30, 2PANTO Sleeping Beauty Churchill Theatre 1, 5kIDS cinema Big Red BusFAMILY Disney On Ice O2 1, 5 PANTO Jack & The BeanstalkGreenwich Theatre 1, 5TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7

Monday 5MUSIc APPREcIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amcOMMUNITY Blackheath Does Broadway Blackheath Halls 7.30PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ corrie Dick Oliver’s

Tuesday 6kIDS We’re Going On A Bear Hunt Albany 10.30am, 1cOMEDY Open mic Big Red Bus MUSIc English folk Lord Hood

Wednesday 7kIDS We’re Going On A Bear Hunt Albany 10.30am, 1PANTO Jack & The BeanstalkGreenwich Theatre 7WOOLLIES knitting club PeltonJAZZ Jam session Oliver’sMUSIc Deborah carew Trio Jazz At The Row, Clarendon Hotel, Blackheath. 8.30 FREEFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 8MUSIc Oda VoltersvikPiano recital. St Alfege 1.05PANTO Jack & The BeanstalkGreenwich Theatre 7MUSIc Icarus club PeltonQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9JAZZ Malcolm Earl-Smith Oliver’s

Friday 9MUSIc Ferreira Brass QuintetCharlton House 1MUSIc Trinity Laban chamber Musicians ORNC chapel 1.05 MUSIc Paradisal PlayersSt Alfege 7PANTO Jack & The BeanstalkGreenwich Theatre 7MUSIc Jazz Night Oliver’s

Saturday 10STORIES Nannie The WitchCutty Sark 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30MUSIc Leah Evans Cello recital. St Alfege 1.05PANTO Jack & The BeanstalkGreenwich Theatre 2, 7PANTO Dick Whittington New Eltham Methodist ChurchFootscray Rd SE9 at 2.30, 7.30newelthampantomime.co.ukFOOTBALL charlton Athleticv Brighton. The Valley 3RUGBY Blackheath v Old Albanians Rectory Field 3 LIFESTYLE Matthew Hussey IndigO2MUSIc Elvis Presley’s 80th Birthday Party Brooklyn BowlJAZZ Louise Balkwill Oliver’s

Sunday 11STORIES Jock ‘White Hat’ WillisCutty Sark 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30WASSAIL Health To The Trees!East Greenwich Pleasance 12-4PANTO Jack & The BeanstalkGreenwich Theatre 1, 5TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7

Monday 12MUSIc APPREcIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amMUSIc Paolo Nutini O2 cOMMUNITY Blackheath Does Broadway Blackheath Halls 7.30PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ corrie Dick Oliver’s

Tuesday 13MUSIc Trinity Laban Strings Professors ORNC chapel 1.05 cOMEDY Open mic Big Red BusDRAMA Lulu London Theatre 8MUSIc English folk Lord Hood

Wednesday 14WOOLLIES knitting club PeltonMUSIcAL Jesus christ SuperstarChurchill Theatre 7.30 DRAMA Lulu London Theatre 8

MUSIc Alan Weekes duo Jazz At The Row, Clarendon Hotel, Blackheath 8.30 FREEJAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 15MUSIc Andrew Armistead Bass-baritone. St Alfege 1.05MUSIcAL Jesus christ SuperstarChurchill Theatre 2.30, 7.30 BASkETBALL New York knicks v Milwaukee Bucks O2DRAMA Lulu London Theatre 8MUSIc Icarus club PeltonQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9JAZZ Rosie Turton Oliver’s

Friday 16MUSIc The Wren Ensemble ORNC chapel 1.05MUSIc St Paul’s SinfoniaSt Alfege 7MUSIcAL Jesus christ SuperstarChurchill Theatre 7.30PANTO Dick Whittington New Eltham Methodist ChurchFootscray Rd SE9 at 7.30TALk chiropractice: Dr Jason Gould Blackheath Scientific Society, Mycenae House 7.45DRAMA Lulu London Theatre 8JAZZ David Vaughan Oliver’s

Saturday 17STORIES Nannie The WitchCutty Sark 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30kIDS cinema Big Red BusMUSIc The Peacock EnsembleSt Alfege 1.05MUSIcAL Jesus christ SuperstarChurchill Theatre 2.30, 7.30PANTO Dick Whittington New Eltham Methodist ChurchFootscray Rd SE9 at 2.30, 7.30FILM/OPERA The Merry Widow Link to NY MetPicturehouse 5.55MUSIc Queen O2MUSIc Turn It LooseBrooklyn BowlDRAMA Lulu London Theatre 8

Sunday 18FAMILY Winter WalkWoodlands Farm Trust 10amSTORIES Jock ‘White Hat’ WillisCutty Sark 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30kIDS cinema Big Red BusHISTORY Immortal Memory Toast ORNC 3.30DRAMA Lulu London Theatre 5MUSIc Queen O2TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7

Monday 19MUSIc APPREcIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amREcITAL keats Quartet Blackheath Halls 1.10 MUSIcAL Jesus christ SuperstarChurchill Theatre 7.30 cOMMUNITY Blackheath Does Broadway Blackheath Halls 7.30PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ corrie Dick Oliver’s

Tuesday 20MUSIc Laure Genthialon Harp recital. ORNC chapel 1.05 cOMEDY Open mic Big Red BusMUSIcAL Jesus christ SuperstarChurchill Theatre 7.30

At The Row, Clarendon Hotel, Blackheath 8.30 FREEFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 29MUSIc Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05FILM/BALLET Andrea chénierLink to Covent GardenPicturehouse 5.55SEMINAR Arts & Science: An Enlightened ApproachQuuens House 6-9TAOIST TAI cHI Free trial class Greenwich West Community Centre 7. 07423 403144 MUSIc Trinity Laban Sinfonia Wind & Strings Blackheath Halls 7.30 DRAMA No Exit London Th 8MUSIc Icarus club PeltonQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9JAZZ Tom Vine Septet Oliver’s

Friday 30ASTRONOMY An Evening With The Stars Royal Obs from 5.25MUSIc Jefferson Starship Brooklyn BowlDRAMA No Exit London Th 8JAZZ Taylor Notcutt Oliver’s

Saturday 31kIDS Yeh Shen - The chinese cinderella Albany 11am, 2FAMILY Ahoy, captain!Cutty Sark 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30 kIDS cinema Big Red BusVOLUNTEER Drop-InGreenwich Pk Wildlife Centre 1-3TEA DANcE Greenwich Dance, Borough Hall 2-4.30 FOOTBALL charlton Athleticv Rotherham. The Valley 3kIDS Little Bo PeepBlackheath Halls 3ASTRONOMY An Evening With The Stars Royal Obs from 5.25FILM/OPERA Tales Of Hoffman Link to NY Met Picturehouse 5.55SPORT championship Boxing O2MUSIc Atlantic Starr IndigO2

Sunday February 1MUSIc Sacconi QuartetBlackheath Halls 11amkIDS cinema Big Red BusFAMILY Disco kids: Fairytale kingdom Albany 2TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7

Monday 2MUSIc APPREcIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amPUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

Tuesday 3MUSIc Power Station IndigO2cOMEDY Open mic Big Red BusDRAMA The Life And Loves Of A Nobody Albany 7.30MUSIc English folk Lord Hood

Wednesday 4WOOLLIES knitting club PeltonDRAMA The Life And Loves Of A Nobody Albany 7.30 JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 5MUSIc Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05FAMILY curator’s TourCutty Sark 3MUSIc Ennio Morricone O2 DRAMA The Life And Loves Of A Nobody Albany 7.30 MUSIc Icarus club PeltonQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 6MUSIc Hayseed DixieBrooklyn BowlDRAMA The Life And Loves Of A Nobody Albany 7.30cLUBBING Hospitality Building Six

DRAMA Lulu London Theatre 8MUSIc English folk Lord Hood

Wednesday 21MUSIc Jette Parker Young Artists Blackheath Halls 7.30 WOOLLIES knitting club PeltonGONGS National Television Awards O2MUSIcAL Jesus christ Super-star Churchill Theatre 7.30 JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sDRAMA Lulu London Theatre 8MUSIc Rosalie Genay duo Jazz At The Row, Clarendon Hotel, Blackheath 8.30 FREEFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 22MUSIc Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05MUSIc Maya Irgalina piano recital Blackheath Halls 1.10MUSIcAL Jesus christ Super-star Churchill Theatre 2.30, 7.30 FILM/PLAY Treasure Island Link to the National TheatrePicturehouse 7DRAMA Lulu London Theatre 8PERFORMAcE BrokeGreenwich Theatre 8MUSIc Icarus club PeltonQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9JAZZ Ofer Landsberg 4t Oliver’s

Friday 23MUSIc Piatti Quartet ORNC chapel 1.05 MUSIcAL Jesus christ Super-star Churchill Theatre 7.30MUSIc Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra Blackheath Halls 7.30DRAMA Lulu London Theatre 8PERFORMAcE BrokeGreenwich Theatre 8MUSIc Who Slap John Oliver’s

Saturday 24FAMILY Ahoy, captain!Cutty Sark 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30 kIDS cinema Big Red BusMUSIc Ross Newton, Warwick Hewson, kalina Dimitrova Clarinet, piano and cello recital. St Alfege 1.05MUSIcAL Jesus christ Super-star Churchill Theatre 2.30, 7.30RUGBY Blackheath v Wharfedale Rectory Field 3 ARROWS Legends Of Darts Masters IndigO2MUSIc alt-J O2DRAMA Lulu London Theatre 8PERFORMAcE BrokeGreenwich Theatre 8JAZZ Wild card Oliver’s

Sunday 25FAMILY Ahoy, captain!Cutty Sark 11, 12, 1.30, 2.30 kIDS cinema Big Red BusFAMILY Once In A Blue Moon Albany 1, 3FILM/BALLET Swan LakeLink to the BolshoiPicturehouse 3DRAMA Lulu London Theatre 5MUSIc Steinberg Duo 6Steinberg Studio SE10TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7MUSIc Dennis Greaves Blues Jam Pelton

Monday 26MUSIc APPREcIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amMUSIc Emilie capulet piano recital Blackheath Halls 1.10 PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 JAZZ corrie Dick Oliver’s

Tuesday 27cOMEDY Open mic Big Red BusDRAMA No Exit London Th 8MUSIc English folk Lord Hood

Wednesday 28HEALTH Jillian Michaels IndigO2WOOLLIES knitting club PeltonDANcE k-Arts Laban 7.30JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sLITERATURE David carpenter: Magna carta Blackheath Halls 8DRAMA No Exit London Th 8MUSIc Esther Bennett duo Jazz

January

WASSAIL! Planting, cider, morris dancing & much more. Sunday January 11 at East Greenwich Pleasaunce 12-4

Greenwich Theatre 7.30

Saturday 14kIDS cinema Big Red BusMUSIc James BrawnPiano recital. St Alfege 1.05DRAMA Jekyll And HydeGreenwich Theatre 2.30, 7.30cOMEDY Peter Pan Goes WrongChurchill Theatre 2.30, 7.30FOOTBALL charlton Athleticv Brentford. The Valley 3kIDS Adventures Of PerseusBlackheath Halls 3 ASTRONOMY A Valentine’s Evening With The StarsRoyal Obs from 5.25FILM/OPERA Iolanta & Duke Bluebeard’s castleLink to New York Met Picturehouse 5.30MUSIc You Me At Six & All Time Low O2LEcTURE Love In The ArchivesQueens House 7DRAMA Phenomena: Beginner’s Guide To Love & PhysicsAlbany 7.30 MUSIc Hil St SoulMichael Edwards Stdio Theatre at the Cutty Sark 7.45

Sunday 15FAMILY Valentine’s WalkWoodlands Farm Trust 10amkIDS cinema Big Red BusFAMILY Handa’s SurpriseGreenwich Theatre 11am, 12.30, 2.30, 4MUSIc Amy Harman Bassoon recital. Blackheath Halls 11am TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7MUSIc Ryan Leslie IndigO2

Monday 16MUSIc Mozart’s comic opera Bastien and Bastienne Blackheath Halls 1.10FAMILY Handa’s SurpriseGreenwich Theatre 11am, 12.30, 2.30, 4kIDS Tea Ships come Sailing NMM 11.30, 1.30FAMILY Tea Story NMM 11.30, 2MUSIc Beyond The keysLaban Theatre 6.30DRAMA Arcadia Churchill Theatre 7.30PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

Tuesday 17FAMILY Tea Story NMM 11.30, 2FAMILY The Wind In The Willows Greenwich Theatre 2, 7DRAMA Arcadia Churchill Theatre 7.30cOMEDY Open mic Big Red BusMUSIc English folk Lord HoodDRAMA The Bear/The Proposal London Theatre 8

Wednesday 18FAMILY The Wind In The Willows Greenwich Theatre 11amFAMILY Tea Story NMM 11.30, 2DRAMA Arcadia Churchill Theatre 7.30WOOLLIES knitting club PeltonDRAMA Stonecrabs Young Directors FestivalAlbany 7, 8, 9JAZZ Jam session Oliver’s


Saturday 7DANcE Doodle Dance Inter-active family show Greenwich Dance, Borough Hall 11, 1:30 & 4FAMILY Dancing SailorsCutty Sark 11.30, 2kIDS cinema Big Red BusMUSIc Sarah Baillie and kate Howden Soprano and mezzo-soprano recital. St Alfege 1.05DRAMA The Life And Loves Of A Nobody Albany 2.30, 7.30RUGBY Blackheath v RichmondRectory Field 3DANcE Strictly Live O2 MUSIc Bonnie Tyler IndigO2

Sunday 8FAMILY Dancing SailorsCutty Sark 11.30, 2kIDS cinema Big Red BusFAMILY Puss In BootsAlbany 1, 3 DANcE Strictly Live O2TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7

Monday 9MUSIc APPREcIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amMUSIc James kirby piano recital Blackheath Halls 1.10cOMEDY Peter Pan Goes WrongChurchill Theatre 7.30PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

Tuesday 10FOOTBALL charlton Athleticv Norwich. The Valley 7.45cOMEDY Peter Pan Goes WrongChurchill Theatre 7.30 MUSIc English folk Lord HoodcOMEDY Open mic Big Red Bus

Wednesday 11FILM/PLAY Loves Labours Lost Link to RSC at StratfordPicturehouse 7DRAMA Jekyll And HydeGreenwich Theatre 7.30cOMEDY Peter Pan Goes WrongChurchill Theatre 7.30 ARcHITEcTURE Richard Grierson Lecture Blackheath Halls 8WOOLLIES knitting club PeltonJAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 12MUSIc Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05DRAMA Jekyll And HydeGreenwich Theatre 1.30, 7.30cOMEDY Peter Pan Goes WrongChurchill Theatre 2.30, 7.30 DRAMA Phenomena: Beginner’s Guide To Love & Physics Albany 7.30 MUSIc Icarus club PeltonHUMOUR Laughing Boy comedy club Blackheath Halls 8 QUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 13MUSIc kaiser chiefs O2DRAMA Phenomena: Beginner’s Guide To Love & PhysicsAlbany 7.30 MUSIc Disco Polo IndigO2cOMEDY Peter Pan Goes WrongChurchill Theatre 7.30 DRAMA Jekyll And Hyde

FebruaryArtist blacksmith bladesmith, engineer, welder and coppersmith Own Bush – who has featured on TV shows like Scrapheap Challenge –talks about Damascus Steel at Blackheath Scientific Society, Mycenae House Friday February 20.

VenuesThe Albany: Douglas Way, Deptford SE8 4AG. 020 8692 4446 thealbany.org.ukAmersham 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.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.ukGreenwich printmakers: 1a Greenwich Market, SE10 9HZ 020 88581569 greenwich-printmakers.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, WM Jazz, 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 8853 5970 www.oliversjazzbar.co.ukpelton Arms: 23-5 Pelton Street SE10 9PQ 020 8858 0572. peltonarms.comThe Railway: Blackheath Village SE3 9LE. 020 8852 2390 therailwayblackheath.co.ukSt 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: Vanbrugh Hill SE10 9HP. 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 3RP 020 8319 8900 thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org.uk

Long-termMARKETSGreenwich Market: 10-5.30. Sat and Sun: Arts & crafts, food, fresh produce. Tues, 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: Longitude Punk’d. Till Jan 4. www.rmg.co.ukFan Museum: 12 Crooms Hill. 020 8305 1441 fan-museum.org.uk. Closed till January 27 for refurbishment. Waterloo: Life & Times from January 27 till May 10Old Royal Naval College: Daily 10-5blackheath Halls: 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: The Quest For Longitude. Till Jan 4. rmg.co.ukQueen’s House: War Artists At Sea. Till Feb. Daily 10-5. www.rmg.co.ukMade In Greenwich: 324 Creek Road SE10 9SW. madeingreenwich.co.uk Greenwich Gallery/The Cave: Linear House, Peyton Place SE10 8RS Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat/Sun 12-4 paul 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 2452WAlKSGreenwich 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

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Saturday 28VOLUNTEER Drop-InGreenwich Pk Wildlife Centre 1-3MUSIc Maria MarchantPiano recital. St Alfege 1.05PLAY Much Ado About Nothing Greenwich Theatre 2.30, 7.30FOOTBALL charlton Athleticv Huddersfield. The Valley 3kIDS Three PigsBlackheath Halls 3 ASTRONOMY An Evening With The Stars Royal Obs from 5.25MUSIc Faith Evans, Syleena Johnson, Teedra IndigO2

Sunday March 1MUSIc Naufal Mukumi Pianorecital. Blackheath Halls 11am MUSIc Funda Arar IndigO2TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7MUSIc Lionel Richie O2

Monday 2MUSIc APPREcIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amHISTORY The Queens House Queens Queens House 1


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Thursday 19FAMILY captain Finn And The Pirate DinosaursGreenwich Theatre 11am, 2FAMILY Tea Story NMM 11.30, 2FAMILY Fan-tastic Animals Cutty Sark 11.30, 2MUSIc Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05DRAMA Arcadia Churchill Theatre 2.30, 7.30DRAMA Stonecrabs Young Directors FestivalAlbany 7, 8, 9MUSIc/DANcE The Fifth WallBlackheath Halls 7.30MUSIc Icarus club PeltonDRAMA The Bear/The Proposal London Theatre 8 QUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 20FAMILY captain Finn And The Pirate DinosaursGreenwich Theatre 11am, 2FAMILY Tea Story NMM 11.30, 2FAMILY Fan-tastic Animals Cutty Sark 11.30, 2MUSIc Howard Jones IndigO2MUSIc/DANcE coLab FinaleBlackheath Halls 7DRAMA Stonecrabs Young Directors FestivalAlbany 7, 8, 9MUSIc St Paul’s SinfoniaSt Alfege 7MUSIc kathryn Tickell & The Side Albany 7.30DRAMA Arcadia Churchill Theatre 7.30MUSIc Handel’s Nelson Mass & Rutter’s Gloria ORNC chapel 7.30TALk Damascus Steel: Owen Bush Blackheath Scientific Society, Mycenae House 7.45DRAMA The Bear/The Proposal London Theatre 8

Saturday 21FAMILY chinese New Year All-day celebration. NMM kIDS Tea TastingCutty Sark 11am, 2FAMILY Dancing DragonsCutty Sark 11.30, 2kIDS cinema Big Red BusMUSIc Geoff HobbsOrgan recital. St Alfege 1.05DRAMA Arcadia Churchill Theatre 2.30, 7.30RUGBY Blackheath v EsherRectory Field 3DANcE Project New MoonAlbany 7.30STORYTELLING The Forbidden Door Greenwich Theatre 7.30VARIETY House Of Fun With Arthur Smith Blackheath HallsDRAMA The Bear/The Proposal London Theatre 8

Sunday 22kIDS cinema Big Red BusTALk Friends Of Greenwich Park Annual Lecture Mansions of Greenwich - Neil RhindORNC 11amDRAMA The Bear/The Proposal London Theatre 5 TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7

Monday 23MUSIc APPREcIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amMUSIc London chamber collective piano recital Blackheath Halls 1.10PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

Tuesday 24FILM/OPERA Flying DutchmanLink to Covent GardenPicturehouse 7.15DRAMA Bleak House Greenwich Theatre 7.30cOMEDY Open mic Big Red BusMUSIc English folk Lord Hood

Wednesday 25DRAMA Bleak House Greenwich Theatre 2.30, 7.30

GONGS The BRIT awards O2DRAMA The Eradication Of Schizophrenia In Western Lapland Albany 7.30WOOLLIES knitting club PeltonJAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 26MUSIc Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05DRAMA Bleak House Greenwich Theatre 7.30MUSIc Icarus club PeltonDRAMA The Eradication Of Schizophrenia In Western Lapland Albany 7.30QUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 27ASTRONOMY An Evening With The Stars Royal Obs from 5.25PLAY Much Ado About Nothing Greenwich Theatre 7.30DRAMA The Eradication Of Schizophrenia In Western Lapland Albany 7.30DANcE Supper Room: Luca Silverstini’s Protein. Food, stories, songs. Greenwich Dance, Borough Hall 7.30

March

FAMILY Spring Equinox Walk Woodlands Farm Trust Sunday March 22 10am

SEE FUTURE STARS TODAYORCHESTRAL CONCERT SERIES AT BLACKHEATH HALLS

Fri 9 Jan 18.00h Symphony orcheStra, Side-by-SideStravinsky Petrushka

Fri 23 Jan 19.30h Sinfonia, Wind and StringSMartin André conducts Berlioz and Bartók

Thu 29 Jan 19.30h Sinfonia, Wind and StringSAdam Gorb, Kenneth Hesketh, Peter Copley

Tue 3 Feb 18.00h Symphony orcheStra, Side-by-SideBeethoven Symphony No 5

Fri 27 Feb 18.00h Symphony orcheStra, Side-by-SideTchaikovsky Symphony No 6 Pathétique

Thu 5 Mar 19.30h Wind orcheStraConductor Duncan Stubbs and soloists of the Royal Air Force Concert Band

Tue 10 Mar 19.30h concert orcheStraShostakovich and Dvořák

Fri 27 Mar 19.30h String enSembleTchaikovsky, Finzi and Janáček Kreutzer Sonata

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MUSIc The Leading Ladies. classical Traditional and popular songs, with duets and trios from musicals and opera Blackheath Halls 1.10LEcTURE WRNS 1917-19 NMM 2PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

Tuesday 3PERFORMANcE The Honey Man Albany 11.30, 7MUSIc The Black keys O2FOOTBALL charlton Athleticv Forest. The Valley 7.45MUSIc English folk Lord Hood

Wednesday 4WOOLLIES knitting club PeltonFILM/PLAY Much Ado About Nothing Link to RSCPicturehouse 7PERFORMANcE The Honey Man Albany 7.30DRAMA kate Greenwich Theatre 8JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 5MUSIc Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05MUSIc Trinity Laban Wind Orchestra Blackheath Halls 7.30 DRAMA kateGreenwich Theatre 8MUSIc Icarus club PeltonQUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 6cOMEDY Hatched: Sophie Willan Albany 7DRAMA kate Greenwich Theatre 8DANcE Metropolis & Who killed Bambi? Greenwich Dance, Borough Hall 8MUSIc cMA Songwriters IndigO2

Saturday 7FAMILY Musical StatuesCutty Sark 11.30, 2MUSIc Louise cournarie Piano recital. St Alfege 1.05MUSIc country 2 country

Festival O2TEA DANcE Greenwich Dance, Borough Hall 2-4.30.DRAMA kate Greenwich Theatre 8

Sunday 8FAMILY Musical StatuesCutty Sark 11.30, 2kIDS Rosie’s Magic HorseAlbany 1, 3FILM/BALLET Romeo & JulietLink to the BolshoiPicturehouse 3MUSIc country 2 country Festival O2TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7DRAMA kate Greenwich Theatre 8

Monday 9MUSIc APPREcIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amMUSIc Annie Yim piano recital Blackheath Halls 1.10PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

Tuesday 10PERFORMANcE Rove Albany 1MUSIc Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds O2MUSIc Trinity Laban concert Orchestra Blackheath Halls 7.30MUSIc English folk Lord Hood

Wednesday 11WOOLLIES knitting club PeltonPERFORMANcE Rove Albany 7DRAMA Weimar cabaret & Joy Division London Theatre 8 JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 12MUSIc Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05

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susannah & gaBrielle luffSLIMMING CONSULTANTS

Susannah: When I went to University, Gabby was always the one back home cooking and learning from Dad. Growing up with a Polish

mum and a Dad who was a Chef, food was always very important in our house – it was a sign of hospitality and comfort. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with my life and career, and I had to learn to fend for myself for the first time too. Although I’d learned some cooking basics, I wasn’t a confident chef and as a student often used jars of sauces for quickness and ease.

Having started career in Human Resources it seemed inevitable I would end up in a job where I’d be dealing with people every day.

At the same time, I started attending my local Slimming World group and I always loved the social aspect of the group and meeting and helping new people; I’d also lost over 2 stone by learning how to cook completely from scratch and eating pasta nearly every day, so I wanted to share it. It’s now my full time job. I get to meet new people every day and help them learn great new eating habits for the whole family that they can sustain for life, and pass on to the next generation. What an incredible job! To add icing to the cake (so to speak!) I’ll be working alongside my sister. Together we hope to make a difference to people.Susannah’s group launches on Wednesday January 7 (9.30am) and Gabby’s on Monday 26 January (7.30). at the Blackheath and charlton Baptist church, Marlborough Lane. Info: 07557 235 990.

PERFORMANcE Rove Albany 7MUSIc Icarus club PeltonFILM/PLAY Behind The Beautiful Forevers Link to the National Picturehouse 7PLAY DallowayGreenwich Theatre 7.30DRAMA Weimar cabaret & Joy Division London Theatre 8QUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 13PERFORMANcE Rove Albany 7MUSIc The Script O2PLAY Dalloway Greenwich Theatre 7.30DRAMA Weimar cabaret & Joy Division London Theatre 8

Saturday 14LEcTURE Portrait Of A Scottish Fishing community NMM 2FOOTBALL charlton Athleticv Blackburn. The Valley 3RUGBY Blackheath RFcv Darlington. Rectory Field 3FILM/OPERA The Lady Of The Lake Link to New York Met Picturehouse 4.55MUSIc The Script O2MUSIc kantanti St Alfege 7DANcE St Patrick’s Day céili Greenwich Dance, Borough Hall 7:30PLAY Dalloway Greenwich Theatre 7.30MUSIc clare college cambridge choir Blackheath Halls 7.30 DRAMA Weimar cabaret & Joy Division London Theatre 8

Sunday 15MUSIc Wihan QuartetBlackheath Halls 11am kIDS Monkey Albany 1, 3 PERFORMANcE Rove Albany 5DRAMA Weimar cabaret & Joy Division London Theatre 5TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7MUSIc Thomas Tallis Society Lenten concert inc Cecilia McDowall’s Stabat Mater 7.30

Monday 16PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

Tuesday 17PERFORMANcE Rove Albany 1 MUSIc Spandau Ballet O2FILM/BALLET Swan LakeLink to Covent GardenPicturehouse 7.15DRAMA Black Albany 7.30DRAMA Weimar cabaret & Joy Division London Theatre 8MUSIc English folk Lord Hood

Wednesday 18PERFORMANcE Rove Albany 7 MUSIc Spandau Ballet O2DRAMA Black Albany 7.30LITERATURE Helen castor: Joan Of Arc Blackheath Halls 8 DRAMA Weimar cabaret & Joy Division London Theatre 8WOOLLIES knitting club PeltonJAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 19MUSIc Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05MUSIc Eusebius Quartet recital Blackheath Halls 1.10LEcTURE WRNS 1917-19 NMM 2FAMILY curator’s TourCutty Sark 3PERFORMANcE Rove Albany 7 LEcTURE Stories In The StarsNMM 7MUSIc Icarus club PeltonHUMOUR Laughing Boy comedy club Blackheath Halls 8 QUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 20TALENT X Factor Live O2PERFORMANcE Rove Albany 7 TALk The Tooth, The Whole

Tooth & Nothing But The Tooth Dentist Dr Dharaka Nathan at Blackheath Scientific Society. Mycenae House 7.45

Saturday 21MUSIc Matthew DrinkwaterPiano recital. St Alfege 1.05kIDS There’s A Monster In My Piano Blackheath Halls 3 FOOTBALL charlton Athleticv Reading. The Valley 3TALENT X Factor Live O2MUSIc Tragedy Brooklyn Bowl

Sunday 22FAMILY Spring Equinox Walk Woodlands Farm Trust 10amFAMILY Disco kids: Pirates Party Albany 2 PERFORMANcE Rove Albany 5 TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7

Monday 23MUSIc APPREcIATION Matthew Taylor Blackheath Halls 10amMUSIc Adele Paxton soprano Sarah Down piano Blackheath Halls 1.10PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30

Tuesday 24MUSIc Train O2DRAMA The School For ScandalLondon Theatre 8MUSIc English folk Lord Hood

Wednesday 25LEcTURE Portrait Of A Scottish Fishing community NMM 2MUSIc Paloma Faith O2WOOLLIES knitting club PeltonDRAMA The School For ScandalLondon Theatre 8JAZZ Jam session Oliver’sFILM QUIZ The Green Pea 8.30

Thursday 26MUSIc Trinity Laban RecitalSt Alfege 1.05MUSIc Icarus club PeltonMUSIc Usher O2 DRAMA The School For ScandalLondon Theatre 8QUIZ NIGHT Star & Garter 9

Friday 27MUSIc Schubert Festival ORNC chapel 1.05MUSIc Minerva Trio piano recital Blackheath Halls 1.10MUSIc Gen Li Piano recitalBlackheath Halls 6 MUSIc Trinity Laban String Ensemble Blackheath Halls 7.30DRAMA The School For ScandalLondon Theatre 8

Saturday 28VOLUNTEER Drop-InGreenwich Pk Wildlife Centre 1-3MUSIc Palomino QuartetSt Alfege 1.05MUSIc Nicki Minaj O2MUSIc Blackheath centre For Singing St Alfege 7DRAMA The School For ScandalLondon Theatre 8

Sunday 29MUSIc Benjamin Baker Violinrecital. Blackheath Halls 11am DRAMA The School For ScandalLondon Theatre 5TALENT Something for Sunday Vanbrugh 7Monday 30PUB QUIZ Vanbrugh 8.30 Tuesday 31FAMILY Yeh Shen - chinese cinderella Greenwich Theatre 2MUSIc Lionel Richie O2MUSIc English folk Lord Hood

Gabrielle: We grew up in Abbey Wood with a chef for a Dad, this meant growing up in the kitchen – trying a bit of this, learning to make

that; and always taking advantage of sweet treats knocking about.

My passions at school were music and food technology, I always thought I’d end up as a teacher or a chef like Dad...although I

always wanted to own a recording studio. I spent my days singing, playing the piano, and recording in the music block and doing my GCSE food tech work about making everyday food healthy.

But I ended up working for char it ies. I developed a new passion in helping people. During this time my sister Susannah was

setting up her Slimming World group in Bexleyheath, where I helped out. Seeing how much of a difference she was making to people’s lives – and seeing her passion for the job – inspired me. My charity job was enjoyable but I had no time for anything else and rarely saw the results. Every week at Slimming World I saw people becoming happier, healthier, slimmer and more confident.

I still play the piano and cook. And now, I’m about to share my new passion by becoming a Slimming World Consultant. It means I can fit all of my

favourite things: Music, food and helping others. I love chocolate and wine and to be honest I can’t remember a day at Slimming World without either... or both!

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RIOTS, CAMERA, ACTION AT ORNC VIVE la Greenwich! You’ll see a little bit of home when a new

movie set in Paris arrives in cinemas next year. Riot scenes from Bastille Day were shot here at the Old

Royal Naval college in December. And they werte captured by keen photographer and

Greenwich Visitor reader Mike Purdy. Merci, Mike. The movie – starring Idris Elba, of The Wire and Luther – is about a former cIA agent and a young artist team up for a mission to stop terrorists in France.

Two years ago another French blockbuster, Les Misérables, was filmed at the ORNc.Have you taken a picture you’re proud of here? Send it to us. You might even win our prize of a selection of wines from Spirited Wines of Blackheath. Email a picture to [email protected] We hope you’ve enjoyed the 50th issue of The Greenwich Visitor. We’re the only publication aimed at – and read by – residents AND visitors every day. We’re an independent business based right here, supporting other local businesses. call if you’d like to advertise. See you

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Tuesday – Did go for a trim, as my hair grows long under my periwig. The barber, on seeing me, muttered “Got a right badger here”, a strange saying explained perhaps by the nearness of Greenwich to the countryside. Was

shown into a large chair which most surprisingly did move upwards. I did think this maybe some new device of Mr I Newton, though he causes things to fall to the ground rather than rise up. “Not at work today then?” asked the fellow, clearly confusing the life of a gentleman with that of his own. He then did plunge my head into a bowl of water and began to rub some foamy substance into my wig. I leapt up in horror and brandished my cane. “I’ll have you know, sir,” I cried, “that I did not buy this periwig for 15 shillings from the finest maker in the Strand for you to attack it!”

I am proud of my wig. It is visible for miles. Its curls hath more bounce than the bed of Miss Gwynne. It makes an excellent counterpane. Even though it sometimes catches fire when I walk past candles, it is my proudest possession,

the second being my cellar and the third being Mrs Pepys. And now I saw in the mirror that it looked like a litter of the King’s spaniels after they had been

drowned. I cried “You must be in the pay of the French!” and began to beat the fellow, demanding reparation for the recurling of the wig. “What about the cost of getting your hairs out of my sink?” he replied. Two rascals did throw me into the street, crumpling my cravat. The water in my wig making me topple over, I had to wring it out in the gutter, to much laughter. I did see the sign above their shop: Gentlemen’s Hairdressers. ‘Tis a lie: there are no gentlemen there.

My wig being put out to dry, did have to spend all day at home. A most miserable time. Mrs Pepys likes to peruse the machine she does call the TV, an exceeding poor way of watching a play, there being no galleries

full of ladies or sherry-sack sellers in one’s own room. Mrs Pepys, however, does think much of “That nice Dan Snow”.When I bemoaned being unable to escape to the tavern with my head naked she said that people might not laugh at me thus. “Dan Snow”, she said, “does not wear a periwig.” I cried “Neither does he wear stockings or buckles, which is why he does not go to the Chocolate-House!” Unlike Mrs Pepys, the world of fashion knows that a man is laughed at, not because he wears a wig, but because it is not long enough. Or wet.

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