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A DEVASTATED Rotherhithewidow is offering a fortnight’sworthofherpensionasarewardforanyonewhocanhelp findherstolen jewellery, including herwedding and engagement ring.

JanetGentleman,81, is desperate toget the priceless jewellery back andwill pay £500 to anyone who canreturn it.As reportedby theNews lastweek, thegreat-grandmotherwas left‘embarrassed and let down’ whenconmen tricked their way into herBrydale House home by saying theywere there to fix a leak problem...

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LET’S GET MARRIED AND ADOPT... A TREEA GREEN-fingered couple are‘literally and figuratively puttingdown roots’ in Bermondsey afterproposing to each other beneath atree they adopted in SouthwarkPark. Emily Collins and Gemma Ellis gotengaged last week as they became thefirst people to take part in thecouncil’s upcoming ‘Adopt a Tree’scheme, which sees participants plantand care for a tree. Emily said: “I’ve been thinkingabout proposing for a long time, butthen realised that everything we do,we do together. So I talked to herabout it and we planned a special jointengagement. “Gemma had the idea and I helpedsort it out. That’s a nice example ofour relationship: Gemma comes upwith ideas and I make them happen!”The pair contacted the council, whoallowed them to take part in thescheme before its official launch laterthis year due to the special romanticcircumstances. They planted the tree and thenreturned soon after to propose to eachother. They celebrated with achampagne picnic in glorioussunshine. Emily said: “We’re both

environmentally-minded and adorethe park - it’s been a big part of ourlife since we moved nearby. The parkis just around the corner from ourhouse and we think it is beautiful. It’sa great place to go for a walk, or havea picnic.”While the pair moved fromOxfordshire last year, Emily’s father

came from Bermondsey, and shehopes the tree will be a big part of thenext chapter in her family’s life in thearea. She said: “The tree is going to growas our relationship does. I love theidea of having kids one day andbringing them to water it and see it,and to watch it grow together.” The loving couple, Emily and Gemma with their tree; and (left) planting it

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A TRAVEL writer, who was inthe bath in her Khatmanduhotel room when the Nepalearthquake struck, has said sheis “lucky to be alive.”Martha Zenfell, author of manyInsight Guides to worldwidedestinations, was on a tour aroundNepal with the same Tai-Chi group

as former Southwark councillor,Veronica Ward, who spoke to theNews last week. After returning home with herhusband David Whelan last week,Martha said she has been hit by “therealisation of what we went throughand how close we came to beingcrushed.”She was just getting out of the bathin her fourth floor hotel room in theheart of Khatmandu when the 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit.“I tried to stand up, but Istumbled,” she said. “I grabbed a

towel and once I found it was toounstable to stand up I croucheddown to dry myself. As she heard the wardrobecrashing into the television in thebedroom next door, Martha saidthree things went through her mindvery rapidly – “I need to get dry, Ineed to get dressed and I need to getout of this building,” she said.As she was getting dressed,husband David, who had beenevacuated from the lobby, ran backin and up the four flights of stairs toget to their room against all advice

not to return to the building. After he had found Martha, theyboth ran out of the hotel togetherand stayed on a nearby grassy area,one of the only spaces in the city notsurrounded by buildings. “My legs were too shaky to standup so I sat down on the grass and westayed there for hours,” said Martha. The couple went to the airport tosee if they could get their flight atthe scheduled time but Martha saidit was “pandemonium” as thousandsof people clamoured to escape thedevastated city.

“I saw a couple of different fightsbreak out. Tempers were veryshort,” she said. “One of the scariest things waswhen there was another tremorinside the airport and I turned andsaw a thousand people runningtowards me. You have to be alert tothe crowd in a situation like that,”she added. After being told that theirscheduled flight would not leaveuntil the next day, Martha and Davidreturned to the hotel to findeveryone sleeping in the lobby. “Then there was another bigaftershock and everyone jumped upand ran outside,” she said. Withmany people choosing to remainoutside for the rest of the night,Martha and David bedded down inthe entrance hall but had to runoutside another two times during thenight as further aftershocks hit. The hotel staff, who stayed on sitethe whole time, sharing their foodwith the guests when the hotel hadrun out, sang traditional folk songsthrough the night. Driving back to the airport the dayafter the first earthquake, Marthasaw Nepalese people crowded ontoevery open space they could find,even seeking safety in the middle ofthe road.“One memory that will never leaveme is of a Nepalese family with twochildren and a baby who had pulledtheir sofa and a couple of chairs into the middle of the road and werejust sitting there,” she said. After having visited places like theancient city of Bhaktapur just daysbefore it was largely flattened,Martha said: “I really do feel luckyto be alive. I’m humbled by it - thatmy experience was so painlesscompared to what so many peopledid go through and are goingthrough. If it had happened on anyof the previous thirteen days we hadbeen in the country, I think wemight not have gotten out,” she said. With the death toll now higherthan 7,500, Martha is appealing toNews readers to give now to theDisasters Emergency Committeeappeal. “The Nepalese people aregentle and hardworking and manyof them have lost everything. Torebuild from scratch requiresenormous help form all of us,” shesaid. To donate, visitwww.dec.org.uk/appeals/nepal-earthquake-appeal

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Kenningtoncouple survivescatastrophicearthquake

A PARLIAMENTARYcandidate is calling for thecouncil to “thoroughlyinvestigate” an illegal dumpingground it wants to turn into anew graveyard after it wasrevealed an unexploded bombwas found there in 2011. The controversial ‘Area Z’ in

Camberwell Old Cemetery has

recently been the focus of a disputebetween Southwark Council andthe Save Southwark Woodscampaign group, who are opposingplans to use the cordoned offwoodland plot to create 1,000 newgrave spaces. This week the council has

confirmed to the News that when itwas taking soil samples from the sitea “small incendiary device” wasdiscovered there in September 2011. The bomb was safely removed by

the Ministry of Defence at the timebut David Kurten, UKIP

parliamentary candidate forCamberwell and Peckhamm, is nowcalling for the site to be closelyexamined before the contaminatedwaste is removed in case otherbombs are lying hidden. “I want the council to make a

thorough investigation of the site tomake sure there are not any otherbombs there because that could be adanger to human life,” said David. “I’d rather it remain woodland for

us to enjoy,” he added, “but we needto make sure it’s bomb free forhuman safety.”

A spokesperson for SouthwarkCouncil said: “There is a chance, asthere is in many parts of London,that further devices will beuncovered, which is why we havefactored this into our plans to clearthe site and all normal precautionswill be taken once we start work sowe are not expecting any furthersignificant delays.”Although a scan of the site in 2011

showed up numerous metal objectson the site it will be impossible to tellif any of these are incendiarydevices until the clearance work

begins. An unexploded World War Two

bomb in Bermondsey led to a massevacuation of the surrounding areain March and a smallerundetonated device was alsodiscovered and disposed of inRotherhithe last month.Save Southwark Woods will be

making their case to the council ata meeting of the full assembly onJuly 8 and has also applied toregister Area Z as an asset ofcommunity value to try and protectit from redevelopment.

Call for council to check cemetery site after bombdiscovery revealedEXCLUSIVEBy Amelia [email protected]

Martha and David with the manager of the Hotel Tibet after the earthquake in the lobby of the hotel where they spent the night


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A YOUNG Bermondseyfather, who was recentlydiagnosed with terminalcancer, is fundraising for afinal adventure with his two-year-old daughter. Jack Wells, 22, wants to takelittle Scarlett on a holiday toFlorida before he loses hisbattle with Ewing’s sarcoma, arare bone disease.He went to the doctor inMarch when his mothernoticed a lump on his shoulder.He was sent to a specialist whodiagnosed him and told him it wasinoperable. He has since begunchemotherapy, but this will onlytemporarily slow down the cancer,which has already spread to his armand pelvis. “It’s something you don’t expect,”he told the News. “I had no idea.Once they told me I had cancer, Iwanted to know how long I hadleft. The doctors just stared at mewhen I asked - I think most peopledon’t really want to think aboutthat.”He said that while he was hesitantto ask for money for himself, hewanted to give his daughter the bestlife possible while he was still withher.He said: “She doesn’t understandwhat is happening, but while I’mstill here I want to support her andmake her happy. It would beamazing to take her to Florida for adream holiday, to give her one lastgreat memory.”Jack has lost his hair – his ‘pride

and joy’, according to mumVeronica Carter - since he beganchemotherapy, and is strugglingwith the intense treatment. “Chemo is just disgusting - itmade me feel so sick. The nausea ishorrible and I couldn’t do anythingafterwards except lie on the sofa. “It won’t go on forever, though, asat some point the cancer willbecome too strong and then thedoctors say it’ll be about makingme feel comfortable. I’ve taken thenews on the chin, and at themoment I’m just thinking aboutScarlett.”Any money left from hisfundraiser would go towards hislittle girl’s future and to UniversityCollege Hospital MacmillanCancer Centre. If you wish to contribute to Jackand Scarlett’s last adventure, pleasevisit www.gofundme.com/jackse16or attend the fundraiser at TheAncient Foresters pub inSouthwark Park Road on SaturdayMay 16.

‘I want to givemy babyScarlett onemore memoryof me’

BERMONDSEY


L-R: sister Becky, friend George Dearsley, mum Veronica Wells, Jack, familyfriend Janet Kenna


Police launchurgent appeal inOla Raji murder

THE POLICE have launched anurgent appeal to speak to theoccupants of a BMW spotted at themurder scene of 21-year-old OlaRaji two weeks ago.The black 2011 vehicle was parked inEast Surrey Grove opposite theDamilola Taylor Centre either during orimmediately following the fatal stabbingand shooting of the former Sacred Heartpupil dead in the street around the cornerfrom his old youth club on April 21. It is believed that there were at leasttwo people inside the car who werejoined by a woman for around twentyminutes while she spoke to the driver.The woman then got out and rantowards the scene of the shooting whilethe BMW stayed put. The driver thendid a u-turn in East Surrey Grove anddrove off towards Commercial Waywith its lights off. Police are keen to speak to theoccupants of the car, its registered keeperand the woman who approached it. Detectives believe that on the night ofthe murder, Ola made his way onto theestate riding a push-bike when he wasconfronted by two people who shot andstabbed him at around 10.30pm.When police officers arrived theyfound Ola in a critical condition and hewas pronounced dead shortly afterarrival at a central London hospital thatnight.A post-mortem examination took placeat Greenwich Mortuary on Thursdaywhen the cause of death was found to bea single gunshot wound to the chest.Detective Chief Inspector WillReynolds, from the Met's Homicide andMajor Crime Command, said: "I wouldlike to be very clear that the keeper andoccupants of this vehicle are notsuspects."We previously appealed to find thedriver of a car travelling downRosemary Road at around 10.30 onApril 21. That driver has since comeforward and been spoken to purely as apotential witness,” he added. A 21-year-old and 24-year-old arrestedin connection with the murder werebailed to return in early June pendingfurther enquiries.Anyone with information is asked tocall 020 8721 4205 or Crimestoppersanonymously on 0800 555 111.

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A DULWICH man has been jailedfor life for the murder of achildren’s television star. Jeffrey Okafor fled the country afterstabbing nineteen-year-old CarlBeatson-Asiedu in a fight in Vauxhallin 2009.A five year international manhunttraced Okafor to Nigeria, where a£10,000 bounty was put out on hishead. The jury at Woolwich Crown Courtheard how in the early hours ofSaturday, August 1 that year Carl, whoappeared in CBBC series, M.I. High,died in the street after being stabbed inthe heart. Also known as DJ Charmz, Carl hadjust played a set at the Club Lifenightclub in Goding Street,Kennington and was walking to his carwith a group of friends. A group of men approached them,who Carl and his friends had had sometrouble with in the past.A fight broke out and Carl wasseparated from his friends and fatallystabbed by Jeffrey Okafor.Carl collapsed in the street and wasfound lying in the road by other friendswho were driving past. They placedhim in their car and drove in thedirection of the hospital.On route, the police stopped the car inBayliss Road and saw the injureduniversity student in the back. Theygave him first aid and the London AirAmbulance also treated him, but hewas pronounced dead before he everreached the hospital. A post-mortem held at Greenwichmortuary that same day gave the causeof death as a single stab wound to theheart.The police tracked down Okafor’sgirlfriend who handed them a pair ofblack gloves and a T-shirt he had askedher to get rid of after he confessed toher within an hour of the killing. Hetold her "there had been a madness"and later said he had stabbed ‘Charmz’in the stomach. When the police went to his home in

Landcroft Road in Dulwich in the earlyhours of August 13, 2009, he legged itout of a back window and into aneighbour’s garden where he waiteduntil the officers had left.The 24-year-old then went to the bankand withdrew all his money beforeheading to Barking where he checkedinto a hotel for three days. On August

17 he was caught on CCTV with hisbrother Junior at Heathrow Airport.They swapped clothes before Okaforgot on a flight to Lagos, Nigeria, usinghis brother’s passport.Okafor built a new life for himself onthe run but on the fifth anniversary ofCarl’s murder, the police and Carl'sfamily renewed their appeal to trace

him by offering a reward of £10,000for information.Okafor was arrested in September lastyear in Warri, Delta State by theNigerian police and extradited back tothe UK in November, where he wasarrested and charged with Carl'smurder.He was found guilty of murder onApril 30 and sentenced to lifeimprisonment on Friday. He will servea minimum of seventeen years beforeparole. Detective Inspector Alison Hepworthsaid: " In the five years he [Okafor] wason the run he was living a life that Carlshould have been living."Carl's death has had a profoundeffect on his family and they havewaited a very long time to see justiceserved. “Carl's family and friends haveshown faith in the police to bring tojustice all of the people involved inCarl's murder. I can only commendthem for their steadfastness andpatience and I hope that seeing theirson's killer finally behind bars bringssome form of comfort to them."Today's conviction should also serveas a warning to those who attempt toevade justice. No matter the length oftime or distance we will do all we can,using all means available to us to findyou.”

VICTIM ... Carl Beatson-Asiedu

"Carl's death has had a profound effecton his family and they have waited avery long time to see justice served”


KID’S TVSTAR’S KILLER ISFINALLYJAILED

GUILTY ... Jeffrey OkaforPECKHAM

Victim Ola Raji


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AS ELECTION Day neared,candidates in the borough’sclosest election battle called insome famous faces for their finalcampaigning push. Labour candidate for Bermondseyand Old Southwark Neil Coyle wassupported by comedians Jo Brandand Steve Coogan, with the duocampaigning alongside Coyle inSurrey Quays and Canada Waterrespectively. Meanwhile, his Liberal Democratsopponent Simon Hughes favoured asporting approach. He has beenendorsed by Millwall manager NeilHarris, Fisher FC captain DannyMaguire and former undisputed

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HOUSING IS the issue thatmatters the most to voters inSouthwark, according to a surveyby the News. In the style of the Family Fortunesgameshow, we asked a hundred peoplewhat issue would decide their vote thiselection and 30 percent said housingwas the most important factor for them.

A close second, ‘cuts to services’ werea priority to 21 percent withImmigration trailing on eleven percent. ‘Cost of living’ was the most importantissue for nine percent of our survey’srespondents and seven percent said

‘crime’ and three percent said ‘jobs’. Fifteen percent of respondents said thatsecondary school places were also highon their priority list as Southwark isexpected to face a shortage of availableplaces in the next ten years. Education, health, social services andtackling anti-social behaviour were alsomentioned.

THE COUNCILhas drafted in extrastaff for the borough’s pollingstations this year, after some voterswere left queuing round the block lasttime. At the 2010 general election there werereports of confusion and long delays atsome polling stations in Southwark afterthe turnout was much higher thanexpected possibly because the localelections were on the same day.Voters waited for up to an hour in someplaces with Dulwich Village pollingstation described as having ‘queues outthe door’ and Charles Dickens Primary‘chaotic with long queues’. This year Southwark Council’s returningofficer, Deborah Collins, has told theNews it is ready for a “high voter turnout.”“We are preparing for a high voterturnout across the borough on May 7,”shesaid, “and are staffing our polling stationsaccordingly, particularly in areas whereturnout has been high historically. “In 2010 queues were a problem for thewhole country and, although we managedin this borough much better than in many

places, we’ve learned from thatexperience. “We have extra technologyand staff to try to speed up queries onregistration that come up at pollingstations, and we have standby staff whocan get swiftly to polling stations to helpout if queues do build up. “But it always gets very busy in the lasthour of polling, so I would encouragevoters to try and visit their polling stationearlier if they can on election day,” sheadded.Although voting closes at 10pm, the lawhas recently changed to allow people inthe queue at that time to place their vote. Last election, Dulwich and WestNorwood had the highest turnout with66.2 percent, up 9.3 percent on 58.1percent in 2005. Camberwell andPeckham came in second with a turnoutof 59.3 percent, up 7.3 percent on 52percent in 2005 with Bermondsey andOld Southwark on 57.5 percent, up 8.8percent from 48.2 percent in 2005.

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TWO PEOPLE were trapped ina car after a crash on Sundaymorning and had to be set freeby firemen cutting the roof offthe vehicle. The fire brigade were called toCamberwell Road just after 10amafter two cars were involved in acollision, and found a man and awoman trapped in one of thedamaged vehicles. The police cordoned off the road,causing traffic tailbacks throughCamberwell and up to Walworth,while the fire brigade released thepair. They were both taken to a southLondon hospital by the LondonAmbulance Service, with injuries notthought to be life-threatening. Road closures remained in place formost of the day while the policeinvestigated the circumstances of thecollision. No arrests have been madeand enquiries continue.

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PROTESTORS GATHEREDoutside the Maudsley Hospital onSaturday to demand that theemergency clinic for people inmental health crisis be reopened. There was huge public opposition tothe closure of the Maudsley emergencyclinic in 2007 because of a fear that thelocal A&E services would beoverwhelmed and people in mentalhealth crisis would have nowheresuitable to go. A report reviewed by SouthwarkCouncil last year expressed concernthat King’s Hospital had seen a 75percent increase in the number ofpatients requiring mental healthassessments since 2009 with 3,780 inthe year 2013-2014. After some significant delays, King’stold the News last year that it is now inthe process of building a mental healthassessment suite which will provide aseparate space for mental healthpatients, but campaigners and cross-party politicians are calling for thespecialist clinic to be reopened instead. A 63-year-old recovering alcoholic,who wanted to remain anonymous,took part in the protest at the weekend

and said the emergency clinic had savedher life.“It was either go to the off licence orcome here. If that hadn’t been availableit probably would have been the offlicence and I probably wouldn’t behere. It saved my life twice and I’m justone of many,” said the mother-of-onewho has now been sober for nineteenyears. Tom White of the SouthwarkPensioner’s Action Group, who hasbeen leading the campaign to reopenthe clinic since it was closed, said: “Idefy anybody to go into King’s A&Eand tell me that that is the right andproper place for someone in a mentalhealth crisis. This is the right place forthem, because they are the world’sexperts here.”A spokesperson from the South Londonand Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM) said:“While we recognise that a busy A&E isnot always the best environment forpeople in mental distress it is important toremember that many people attend A&Ewhen they experience a mental crisis forthe first time. “At King’s College Hospital A&E ourspecialist psychiatric liaison team work24 hours a day to ensure that people arereferred to the most appropriate mentalhealth service. “Since the closure of the Maudsley

emergency clinic by commissioners(following a lengthy consultation)nearly seven years ago SLaM has

worked to strengthen the crisis responseof our community mental health teams.We continue to work in partnership

with local commissioners to ensure thatthose experiencing mental health crisisget the help they deserve.”

Cross party support to re-openMaudsley’s emergency clinic

Local parliamentary candidates join protesters on Saturday outside the Maudsley Hospital



Stars of the showYOUNG DANCERS from CullenWhelan Irish Dance School inDulwich brought home a haul ofmedals after taking part in acompetition in Luton last month. Ella Lane (top)was the star of theshow as she won the coveted U17sopen category at the Conway Lallytournament after only fourteen monthsof competing. This is the first time adancer at the school has won an openchampionship. Amelia Pease (bottom) also did welland won the U11 preliminarycategory, while some of the youngergirls also collected silverware,including Lexiemae who received fourmedals from four dances.

A DEVASTATEDRotherhithe widow isoffering a fortnight’s worthof her pension as a rewardfor anyone who can helpfind her stolen jewellery,including her weddingand engagement ring.Janet Gentleman, 81, is

desperate to get the pricelessjewellery back and will pay £500

to anyone who can return it. As reported by the News last week,the great-grandmother was left‘embarrassed and let down’ whenconmen tricked their way into herBrydale House home by saying theywere there to fix a leak problem. The crooks distracted her and stolethe rings given to her by her latehusband Tom, as well as a 100-year-old ring that belonged to her latemother and some watches andnecklaces. She said: “I don’t get much from thepension, and after paying for rent andfood and bills, there’s not a lot left over.But those rings were incrediblysentimental to me. It’s bad enoughbeing robbed but they meant so much.

I don’t have much but it’s all I canoffer.“The wedding and engagement ringswere given to me by my husbandmany years ago. It was funny actually.When we were dating he was amaintenance worker and one daysomeone said to him ‘You know ifanything happens to you, Janet won’tget anything’. He proposed and wewere married soon after. Those ringswere memories.”The other stolen ring was at least 100years old and belonged to her mother. Janet said: “She left it for me whenshe died - it meant so much to me. Weactually had it valued in 1984 and itwas worth £1,000. It would be wortheven more right now - but that’s not thepoint. I just want them back.”Can you help return the pricelessjewellery to Janet? Ring Southwark CID by calling thenon-emergency police helpline at 101.

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RUSH-HOUR COMMUTERS avoideddisaster last week when a car careenedonto a busy pavement outsideSouthwark tube station. Two cars were involved in the accident ataround 7pm on April 30, which luckilyinvolved only minor injuries for one of thedrivers. Both cars were badly damaged in theincident at the junction of Blackfriars Roadand The Cut. Blackfriars Road was closed tonorthbound traffic, although re-openedaround an hour later. A police spokesperson said: “It wasn’t tooserious in terms of injuries. One driverreceived minor injuries and no arrests havebeen made.”

Nunhead shopperscould cash in NUNHEAD SHOPPERS rejoice– a planning application for thearea’s first cash machine hasbeen received by SouthwarkCouncil. The ‘badly needed’ machine wouldbe installed in the exterior wall of abusiness at 26 Nunhead Green.Cllr Fiona Colley, cabinet memberand Nunhead ward councillor, said:“This is fantastic news for theresidents in Nunhead and thecouncil. A cash machine has beenneeded badly in this area for a longtime and I am very pleased to seethat thanks to the hard work ofSouthwark Council that yet anotherof our promises is being deliveredsuccessfully.”

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SOUTHWARK IS preparing tomark the 70th anniversary ofVictory in Europe Day this weekwith a formal ceremony at theSoviet War Memorial and retrostreet parties.The Mayor of Southwark,Councillor Sunil Chopra, will lay a

memorial wreath along with theChair of The Soviet War MemorialTrust Fund, Philip Matthews, at agathering of local dignitaries inGeraldine Mary Harmsworth Park onSaturday at 11am.The news that the Second WorldWar had finally come to an end wasannounced on May 8 in 1945, andsince then that day has been markedannually to remember those who

fought and died in the war effort. In Southwark, the Soviet WarMemorial has provided the site for anannual remembrance of the 27million citizens of the Soviet Union,military and civilian who lost theirlives in the war.“The first Victory Day may wellhave been an experience of euphoriafor all of Europe but we must neverforget the sacrifice of the millions of

Soviet citizens who paid for ourfreedom with their lives,” said CllrChopra. “I ask that all who continueto cherish democracy in our time joinme in standing shoulder to shoulderat the Soviet War Memorial on May9.”Today, Borough Market isbeginning its VE Day Celebrationsby taking everyone’s taste buds backin time to the 1940s with ‘make do’

wartime recipes cooked up by Chef,Lesley Holdship for a street party. Swing dancers will get the partygoing from noon and there will belimited edition poppy prints on saleto raise money for the British Legion.


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Kids get ready for carnivalA GROUP of kids literallylooked sweet on Saturday whenthey launched their newconfectionary-based carnivalcostumes.The Pop Up Centre in PentridgeStreet, Peckham was heaving with

proud parents and supporters as theprototype ‘Neon Tuckshop’-inspired outfits were strutted inpublic for the first time. Covered in Love Hearts, lollipopsand Liquorice Allsorts, four childrenand young people are just a taster ofthe huge DD Projects group, readyto represent Peckham at Notting HillCarnival this year.

LAST YEAR it was afuneral directors, theyear before that itwas a pie and mashshop. But who willwin the publicnomination for aSouthwark Blue Plaquethis year?Nominations are now open for theaward for a person, place orbuilding of historical significance inthe borough.

The scheme was created inpartnership with the News and

Southwark Heritage in 2003to ensure our local historywas celebrated andremembered. Since thenmore than 50 plaqueshave gone up to marklocal institutions, heroesand heroines. If you would

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LIONS AND tigers and bears,oh my! Keep your eyes peeledfor a procession of animalspassing through the boroughlater this month, asconservationists in fancy dressraise money for endangeredspecies. From May 22 to May 26, activistswill march the length of the Thamesin what is being dubbed the ‘ThamesPath Migration.’ They will raiseawareness about the plights ofvarious animals and fundraise forvets in Limpopo, South Africa. Dayone of the event – called the‘Buffalo stage’ – will pass along thenorth of the borough. To take part inthe walk or donate, visitwww.africachampions.webs.com

First set up last year by DaraHouston, the group now has morethan 50 children and their parents asmembers so there is a lot moresewing to do before the big day inAugust. “It’s about fun andenjoyment,” said Tammisha Fraser,one of the parents helping toorganise the DD Project sessionsnow held at the Pop Up Centre three

times a week. “And it’s aboutintroducing the young people to theculture,” added the carnival veteran. With so many children keen to takepart, the costume launch on Saturdaywas partly a fundraiser to try andcover the costs. If you want to getinvolved or you can help withfundraising, contact Dara [email protected]

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ROBERT KASANGAwas about totake his first step out of gang life andinto a football career as he preparedto go on the pitch to play for AshfordTown’s first team. Then his phonerang and he was told his friend andfellow Peckham Boys gang memberhad been stabbed and lay fightingfor his life in hospital. The next week would see an innocentschoolboy gunned down in his bed andRobert arrested for his murder as his lifespiralled out of control. At the height of a gang-led crime spreein Peckham in 2007, fifteen-year-oldMichael Dosunmu was murdered in atragic case of mistaken identity. After carrying out a spate of securityvan robberies, the Peckham Boys hadstarted turning on each other as theyscrambled to get their fair share of theproceeds. Twenty-one-year-old JavarieCrighton was stabbed to death in a rowover the money on February 3 2007 anddays later two ‘soldiers’ went to take theirrevenge. As Orando Madden had alreadyconfessed to the Crighton murder, theytargeted his friend, Hakeem Dosunmu.They got the wrong

bedroom and his younger brother, whowas not involved in gang life in any way,was shot several times with a Mac-10sub-machine gun while he slept.The next day aspiring footballerRobert, who was 20-years-old at thetime, got a call which turned his worldupside down – saying someone hadnamed him as the prime suspect. Roberthad been involved in the robberies andwas good friends with Crighton so hehad motive enough and before long hewas arrested and taken into Walworth

police station for questioning. “When I found out Javarie had

been murdered.... I broke downin tears and all the lads from thefirst team were consoling me inthe dressing room.“I thought to myself this is a

dangerous situation and then acouple of days later Michael gotkilled and I was arrested -

everything was spiralling.”With his involvement in therobberies hanging over him,Robert was in deep trouble buthe had a strong alibi and wasultimately cleared of beinginvolved in the murder. A month later he did anothercash in transit robbery whichled to his first stint in prison.Robert spent nearly eightyears inside in the end fordifferent robberies but sayshe put his time to good use,writing a fictionalisedaccount of his gang life,getting a degree andwarning other inmatesagainst being in a gang. “While I was in prison I metso many talented kids – justwasted. When you’re good atsomething stick to it otherwise inthe end you’re going to end up deador in prison,” said Robert, now 28-years-old. “I should’ve been a footballer so ofcourse I regret it. I wasted my life but atleast now I’m trying to make the most ofmy situation.”Robert says there weren’t manychoices growing up in Peckham whereyoung people turned to a life of gangcrime in their droves. He said: “In that sort of area, everyonewants a name. If you haven’t got a nameyou’re a nobody. My brother had a nameso I followed in his footsteps. I used tolook up to him and I wanted to be in withthe cool kids.“I say in the book – all the time I wasthinking ‘you should be doing somethinggood’ – but the lure of money and the fastlife was too strong.”

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Robert in his heyday playing footballTHE PECKHAM BOYS’ ROBBERIESIN JANUARY and February 2007, a group of the Peckham Boyswere involved in a number of armed robberies of security guardsdelivering or collecting money from banks, building societies andsupermarkets across south London.The unsophisticated heists took little planning and netted the groupbetween £1,000 - £25,000 a pop. The gang would keep watch on a particular bank or building society andone of them would then rob the security guards while waving a gun atthem.The haul from the last robbery they did together was £18,000. Some ofthe gang became suspicious when Orando Madden claimed one of theboxes was empty. Javarie Crighton and Mohammed Sannoh went to confront him anddemand their share but the argument got out of control and Maddenstabbed Crighton to death before running away - only to hand himself into police a few days later. He was found guilty of murder and sentencedto a minimum term of fourteen years. In June 2008 Mohammed Sannoh and Abdi Omar Noor were bothfound guilty for the murder of Michael Dosunmu and sentenced to aminimum of 30 years.

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A NINE-YEAR-OLD leukaemiapatient ‘couldn’t stop smiling’ at abenefit night raising funds for adream trip to Disneyland inPeckham last month. Brave Lewis Brooke was diagnosedwith blood cancer a year ago and has beenreceiving intensive chemotherapy,morphine and tablets ever since. He israrely well enough to attend school and istoo sick to play football with his friends. At the special event at the White Horsepub in Peckham Rye, however, Lewiswas all smiles, with around 70 peoplecoming together to try to make Lewis’sdream a reality. “It was a really good night,” said hismum Debbie. “We raised £3000 and thereis still a bit of money to come in fromsome of the items we auctioned off –we’ll hopefully get up closer to £4000.Lewis couldn’t stop smiling! People werecoming up to him and handing him

money all night.”A highlight for many – althoughpresumably not for one person inparticular – saw Lewis’s dad Tom brave asponsored chest wax. For £5, peoplecould rip a strip of hair off the brave dad,with Lewis saving up his pocket moneyfor the first go. Lewis was also celebrating becoming abig brother, with little Bobby born justfive days before the benefit night. “Lewis is so excited,” said Debbie. “Hechecks on him all the time and he’s theonly one allowed to push him in his pushchair! He’s an amazing big brotheralready.”Debbie was ‘amazed’ at the generosityof the people who attended, with thefunds going some way towards theincredibly expensive cost of travelinsurance for sick children. A signed Chelsea FC shirt received a bidof £500, while professional boxer JohnnyGarton turned up with a signed glove.Local businesses, including Canavan’sPeckham Pool Club, turned up with their

own fundraising collections.“We are so grateful,” said Debbie.“We’d like to thank everyone who camealong and donated, and especiallyMichael, the landlord of the White Horse,and our friend Grant Campbell, whoorganised the whole event.“Also can I thank Jacqueline Wheatley,Karen Scott, Sugar Mountain in ForestHill, Pizza Hut, Odeon, Tesco, Marks &Spencer and Millwall Football Club fortheir help, raffle prizes and donations.”To help Lewis’s Disneyland dreamcome true, donate atgofundme.com/gsrtvg.

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The Reach service provides a multi-lingualadvisor who speaks to patients attending theEmergency Department who have beenaffected by domestic violence. The advisorliaises with police and housing services to tryand help their situation.The Better Community Business Network(BCBN) has donated £18,059 to continuefunding the service, which supports men,women and children in vulnerable situations.Dr Nicola Drake, a consultant in theEmergency Department at St Thomas’, says:“Having staff trained to recognise domesticviolence makes the entire department feelmore able to broach the subject and to dosomething to help. The Reach service isreducing both the risk of recurrent harm to ourpatients and the number of attendances tothe Emergency Department.”BCBN was founded four years ago by thedirectors of Henley Homes and a network ofprofessionals across several sectors whohave come together to support localcommunity projects.Tariq Usmani, Chairman of BCBN, says:“BCBN is proud to partner with Reach and tosupport its life-changing work in providingassistance to disadvantaged people invulnerable relationships and social support tofamilies in crisis, helping to rebuild their lives.”

A NURSE has been commended for helpingto heal severe wounds in local people fasterby using a new treatment method.Luxmi Mohamud, a Guy's and St Thomas'tissue viability nurse based at DulwichCommunity Hospital, won the Journal of WoundCare’s award for best clinical research. Luxmi uses an oxygen-based spray to increasethe amount of oxygen that gets to wounds,helping them to heal quicker.Pressure ulcers can affect people who sit downfor long periods or who are unable to get out ofbed. They may start to see redness and skinblistering over bony parts of the body.Luxmi says: "Our team treats about 240patients a month and I've seen some fantasticresults from the oxygen spray. It can speed uphealing when other methods haven’t worked."I've had patients who are now able to wearclothing such as shorts after years of keepingtheir legs covered because of their wounds." Guy's and St Thomas' is running the ZeroPressure campaign to reduce the number ofpeople with pressure ulcers in Lambeth andSouthwark. For more information email SaraNelson at [email protected].

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GUY’S AND St Thomas’ has beenshortlisted for a CHKS Top HospitalsQuality of Care Award.The award recognises excellence inproviding high quality patient care. Hospitals are assessed on factors includingthe length of time patients stay in hospitaland how many patients have to be re-admitted as an emergency after going home.Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of just five NHStrusts shortlisted for the award this year. Jason Harries, managing director of CHKS,says: "Every hospital is accountable to itspatients, their families, carers and the localcommunity to provide a safe environment.

“Our award highlights those trusts that clearlyshare a commitment to driving improvementand a culture of excellence throughout theirorganisations and it is a credit to the staff atGuy’s and St Thomas’ that they have beenshortlisted for this award.” Karen Proctor, director of nursing for adultservices at Guy’s and St Thomas’, says: “Weare really proud to be shortlisted andhonoured by this recognition of the quality ofcare we provide. It is an endorsement of thehard work of all staff and a chance to reflecton what we are doing right, as well as toconsider how we can continue to improve inthe future.” An older patient with a nurse.

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New patient advice centreopens at St Thomas’A BRAND new office for the Patient Advice and LiaisonService (PALS) has opened at the main entrance to StThomas’ Hospital.Prominently positioned close to the hospital’s main reception desk, thePALS office is easily identifiable and contains a private room so thatpatients can talk to members of the PALS team.The team gives patients and carers information about healthcareservices and the choices available to them at Guy’s and St Thomas’. Italso receives comments, compliments or concerns about patients’experiences. The PALS team has offices at both Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals,which are open from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.

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The 22nd annual DulwichFestival is blending traditionalcultural heritage with fresh newtalent, with the latest EdinburghFestival improv acts, historicaltalks and modern music.

A STRONG CONSTITUTION

Forthright constitutional historianDavid Starkey is just one nationalname on the programme with histalk on Magna Carta kicking off at7.30pm on Saturday 16 May atAlleyn’s School in Dulwich. In linewith celebrations of the 800thanniversary of Magna Carta, DavidStarkey will explore how the 13thcentury agreement, imperfectthough it was, limited for the firsttime the power of the monarch bystating the basic rights, privilegesand liberties of leading citizens andclergy.The constitutional theme continueswith a very special performancefrom The Queen’s Six - amagnificent male a capella vocalgroup who are part of the permanentchoir at St George’s Chapel at

Windsor Castle. As the grouplaunches their debut album Music ofthe Realm: Tudor Music for Men’sVoices, the men will bring their

unique repertoire spanning sacredand secular vocal music from theMiddle Ages to the present toChrist’s Chapel, Dulwich Village,

for a special performance at 7.30pmon Wednesday 13 May, held inconjunction with the Friends ofDulwich Picture Gallery.

MODERN MUSICAL TALENT

Some of the best established andupcoming folk and indie talent willperform in local venues. London indiefolk band Joe Innes and the Cavalcadehas built up a reputation for lively andenergetic live shows. The musicians are performingUpstairs at the EDT on Lordship Lane,East Dulwich on Friday 8 May at 8pm.Lead singer and guitarist for popularblues band The Mustangs, AdamNorsworthy, is a well-respected faceon the British blues and folk circuitwith six critically acclaimed soloalbums. The musician is holding anintimate performance amongst theluxurious surroundings of BelairHouse, Gallery Road, SE21 on Sunday10 May at 8pm.

GAME FOR A LAUGH

For a taste of Edinburgh’s best newcomedy talent hop along to Alleyn’sSchool at 8pm on Saturday 9 Mayfor a double bill of Liam Williamsand Johny Pelham. Nominated for aFoster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award,

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Liam Williams’ Capitalism show isan erudite, eloquent hour aboutGeneration Y angst, described as ‘anintelligent, brilliantly funny anddensely layered show’ by TheIndependent. Nominated for ChortleBest Newcomer and judges choice inthe BBC New Comedy Awards, JonnyPelham is the supporting main act.More Edinburgh-approved hilaritycomes courtesy of Cariad & Paul: ATwo-Player Adventure, performedUpstairs at the EDT on Lordship Lane,East Dulwich, on Thursday 14 May at7.30pm. This completely spontaneousimprov adventure takes just one wordfrom the audience and immerses themin a bespoke world of bizarre scenesand bold characters, a format thatsecured the two improv veterans anomination for the Best Newcomercategory at the Edinburgh ComedyAwards.

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Children and adults alike will delightin The Origin of Species show,coming to Belair House, GalleryRoad at 4pm on Sunday 17 May. Thisaction-packed show tells the story ofCharles Darwin as the first part ofTangram Theatre Company's trilogyof scientific musical comedies andfeatures big theories, terrible puns,brilliant physical comedy and sixcracking original songs abouteverything from blasted boringbarnacles to the perils of marryingyour cousin.

ART HOUSE

The Artists’ Open House returns to

the Festival for its eleventh year,running across both weekends of theFestival (10-11 May and 16-17May). Artists’ Open Housecontinues to attract a rich and variedassortment of art including painting,photography, ceramics and muchmore. Dulwich’s best loved foodstores and restaurants are serving uptheir best dishes as part of theFestival’s Food Trail.

FAIR WEATHER

Family fun is in abundance with thetenth annual Festival Fair on GooseGreen on Sunday 10 May and theDulwich Park Fair taking place oncemore on Sunday 17 May. Expectfoodie delights, homemade trinkets,falconry and face painting. Thisyear’s newest addition Love WestDulwich Fair is on Saturday 16 May- a great excuse to discover thisvibrant quarter of Dulwich.

CHILDREN’S EVENTS

There is plenty of entertainment tokeep the children enthralled thisyear, with N.S Blackman, the authorbehind the popular Secret Dinosaurseries of children’s books flying infresh from a children’s book fair inLos Angeles to give an exclusivepreview of the latest in the series atAll Saints Church, West Dulwich at2.30pm on Saturday 16 May.Children’s theatre companyTheatre Rites is bringing itsproduction Recycled Rubbish to StBarnabus parish hall, DulwichVillage at 2.30pm on Saturday 9May. Pegged as children’s theatre at

its best, the production will inspirekids to think about the contents ofthe household bin bag in a wholenew way.

The Dulwich Festival runs fromMay 8-17. For more informationvisit www.dulwichfestival.co.uk

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through this two hours of weirdness. Ibasically crafted this story out of whatI’d written. The show symbolises mysubconscious method of resolvingconflict”. Milo has been performing at theEdinburgh Fringe every year since 2011.“You go for a month and you do yourhour long show every day, then threegigs at other places, you get to see someother shows but the big thing is to readreviews”, he says. “I’ve been fortunateto get good reviews but they’re verysubjective so this year I’m not readingreviews. I say that every year”. He describes Edinburgh Fringe as anintense experience. “It’s full on, reallyodd. It’s over in a flash, and you can’tremember anything before you went. Itcan be consuming so I get up early, go tothe gym, try to eat healthily and if I goout after a show I’ll have three drinks,get a minor buzz, then decide it’s timeto go home. That normally kills me by

the end!”The comedian is performing previewsin London, the Midlands and BrightonComedy Festival and describes theprocess as invaluable. “Primarily the previews are forpeople to have a first run at theirmaterial. "I did previews in Leicester inFebruary but the crowds are so nice inLeicester that get a disproportionatelevel of acceptance, so you need to trydifferent crowds”. “Previews are completely helpful; Idid 20 last year. It’s always a work inprogress”.

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Borough Commander:It’s hardly The Sweeney HAVING READ the follow-upreport in the News last week(‘Police release CCTV after cyclecollision ‘left woman scarred forlife’) of the poor police investigationinto the thug on wheels, who causeddreadful injury to Mrs AndreaMcVeigh, I was deeplydisappointed by the comments ofthe borough's police commander. While Zander Gibson expressedsympathy for Mrs McVeigh andapologised for the delay in investigatingthe - in my view - serious commonassault, he went on to say: “I think thatthe person responsible for knocking thevictim over needs to explain theiractions to us". But what exactly does our local policechief need explained about the ‘actions"of a thug on wheels breaking the law bycycling on the pavement, and injuringan innocent pedestrian who a perfectright to be there? Does he tell his officers to take thesame approach with ‘hit and run’criminal incidents on the road - just askthe driver to explain their actions. Healso said: "..the vast majority of cyclistsare decent hardworking people".Perhaps they are. A great many

pedestrians feel a growing number ofcyclists behave very badly. But why did Commander Gibson feelthe need to defend cyclists? Pedestrianised areas in London areincreasingly being invaded bythoughtless inconsiderate people onwheels. It's not just the pavements, butquiet river walks, parks and other areasalso. But is it any wonder? Cyclists knowthey, almost alone as a group, can breakthe law with impunity. Neither policenor politicians act. What's the worst that might happen -even if they do cause serious injury toan innocent pedestrian? The local police commander mightinvite them in for a wee chat to "explaintheir actions". Not exactly The Sweeney then.Cheers Guv'.Paul Smyth, Rotherhithe

Let’s work togetheron tenants councilJAMES GILLESPIE in the letterspage (Southwark News 23April ‘Willthe Tenants Council now have moreteeth?’) questioned my attendanceas a delegate to Tenants Council. If he had been in attendance himself

on 26th January 2015 or if the minutesfor the Tenants Council meeting hadbeen uploaded to the SouthwarkCouncil website he would know that Iwas there. This was my first Tenants Councilmeeting as a delegate of East WalworthArea Forum.He would also have seen that I spokeup against target rents for new counciltenants. Tenants Council votedoverwhelmingly against the impositionof the new, higher target rents. Our votewas subsequently ignored bySouthwark Council. I am a supporter of Southwark DefendCouncil Housing, and I will work withany tenant group which wants to resistthe Council’s unaccountable use ofpower.I look forward to seeing James atTenants Council in future. I hope he willjoin me and the other tenants who wantto fight against the demolition of ourcouncil estates and the social cleansingof working class people out ofSouthwark. Let’s work together on the TenantsCouncil to give it the teeth we bothwant. Let’s ignite that fire so our sidecan win.Shaun O’Regan, Delegate to TenantsCouncil, Walworth East Area Forum,Secretary of Rodney Road TRA

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MPs please takecycling more seriously

DONNACHADHMcCARTHYDonnachadh McCarthy is the founder of 3 Acorns Eco-audits (www.3acorns.co.uk) andwww.nationalcarbonfootprintday.org. His home inCamberwell was London's first carbon-negative home.

BY THE time you will bereading this voting will betaking place across

Southwark on election-day. All the party manifestoes have nowbeen published and the bids for the pro-cycling votes are in. The amounts theypropose should be spent per person onmaking our streets safer for kids andadults to cycle on are: Greens £30, LibDems £10, Labour £3.70, Tories £0.79,UKIP Zero. The Dutch are spending£28 per person and have been doing sofor decades. The UK under thecoalition spent a minuscule £2 andNew Labour spent a derisory £1 whenin office. Transport in Southwark is one of thebiggest killers in our communities.Hundreds of local people are dyingevery year from horrendous cancers,diabetes, heart and lung diseases due totransport pollution and inactivitydiseases due to fear of cycling.Thousands more are living with terribledisabilities and injuries. Our kids aresuffering epidemic levels of obesityand unfitness. Transport pollution is amajor contributor to the climate crisiswhich threatens to flood Southwark upas far as Peckham in futuregenerations. And investment in cyclingreturns over £10 per pound invested tothe local economy. So the above figures represent howseriously the major parties really careabout Southwark’s health crisis, ourlocal economy and the terrible threatthe climate crisis poses to the Borough. The cycling campaign group StopKilling Cyclists met six months agowith the Bermondsey MP SimonHughes to raise our concerns after hetried to gate-crash one of our die-ins.But nothing more was ever heard fromhim. Cllr Neil Coyle (who is opposingHughes) was part of the LabourCouncil which outrageously banned allnew cycle-lanes in the borough.Peckham’s Harriet Harman MP didnothing to stop her Labour colleaguesremoving all existing cycle lanes in theplans for Peckham & Nunhead.Interestingly the All People’s Partyelection leaflets of Prem Goyal are theonly ones to feature a promise to spend10% of the transport budget onprotected cycle lanes in Southwark. Whoever wins today’s election, let’shope our new government and MPsusher in a new positive era for cyclingin Southwark.

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reception staff at your GP practiceto find out more. There is also alist of the treatments availablethrough Pharmacy First atwww.southwarkccg.nhs.uk

DR JONTY HEAVERSEDGEDr Jonty Heaversedge is a GP at ManorPlace Surgery and a GP lead on theSouthwark clinical commissioning board

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MemorialsJohn Millward9.5.1931 - 13.9.2003

Thinking of youon your Birthday

Everyday &always

Your loving wife Babsx x x x

Peter Killick29.9.1941 - 25.4.2015

Sadly after batteling cancer, Peter passed awaypeacefully at St Christophers Hospice, Sydenham.

A devoted partner to Nadeen, beloved father of two sonsJames & Andrew, loving brother to Carol, Shirley & Bill.Our dear Peter will be missed so very much by his family

& friends.Funeral arrangements

Tuesday May 19th 2015 at 11.30am, and to be held atHonor Oak Crematorium.

Donatins to St Christophers Hospice, Sydenham andPelynt Methodist Chapel Cornwall. No flowers

Rene Knight5.5.1938 - 4.1.2013

Thinking of you on your Birthdayand everyday

From Babs & family x x

Dave Dower30.7.28 - 6.5.02

Remembering Dave today andeveryday. Love Karen, Clive,Kaylee, Jayke & cats xxxx

Marie Bruce02.09.1939 - 03.04.2015

Remembering a loving Wife,Mother and Nan at this sad time.

Family and friends will be celebratingMarie's life at St Peters and the

Guardian Angels Church, ParadiseStreet SE16 on 15th May at 1pm.Then onto Brenchly GardensHonor Oak Crematoriumfor 2.30pm service.

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Til we meet againDanny x x x

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We love you forever Daddy.Love Harley & Bailey x x x x

To my Hillsey on yourBirthday.

As I opened my eyes thismorning, I looked to theheavens above. I wish youa Happy Birthday babe,and send you all my loveand miss you forever.Your Lilly x x x x

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BOROUGH ROAD GALLERY 103,Borough Road, SE1 Hands Rhythm: Susan Sluglett - AConversation With The Borough GroupNew paintings and drawings by BoroughRoad Gallery’s first Artist in Residence,Susan Sluglett, shown alongside works bymembers of the Borough Group from ADavid Bomberg Legacy - The Sarah RoseCollection. Borough Road Gallery, Wed-Fri1pm-5pm, Sat 12noon-5pm, ends Jul 4,free.CAMBERWELL COLLEGE OF ARTSPeckham Road, SE5 (020-7514 6300) In An Absolut World True Taste ComesNaturally Exploring the ways in whichnonsense provokes a confrontationbetween meaning and non-meaning.Camberwell College Of Arts, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, phone for Bank Hol closure, ends Jun5, free.COLEMAN PROJECT SPACE 94,Webster Road, SE16 (020-7237 9120) Ways From Here To ThereNewcommissioned exhibition from MaryMaclean, Rochelle Fry and HelenRobertson with a live performance onSaturday 16th May at 3pm. ColemanProject Space, Fri-Sun 12noon-6pm, endsMay 17, free.CONTEMPORARY APPLIED ARTS 89,Southwark Street, SE1 (020-7620 0086) Leaving Home: A New Setting For Site-specific Contemporary Craft Whathappens when site-specific installations aremoved to a new setting? Does the workeither gain or lose significance when it istaken out of its original context? LeavingHome explores these questions and more.Contemporary Applied Arts, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm, closed Bank Hols,ends May 31, free.CORVI-MORA 1a, Kempsford Road, SE11(020-7840 9111) Roger Hiorns A solo exhibition of new workby British artist Hiorns, his sixth at thegallery. Corvi-Mora, Tue-Sat 11am-6pm,ends Jun 20, free.DESIGN MUSEUM 28 Butlers Wharf, ShadThames, SE1 (020-7940 8790) Designs Of The Year Now in its eighthyear, Designs Of The Year celebratesdesign that promotes or delivers change,enables access, extends design practice orcaptures the spirit of the year. DesignMuseum, Mon-Sun & Bank Hols 10am-5.45pm, last adm 5.15pm, ends Aug 16,£13.DKUK 135, Rye Lane, SE15 Alan Kane: Vanity Suite/Sorry A useablesculpture which responds to the uniqueenvironment of the hairdressing salon at thegallery. DKUK, Wed-Sat 12noon-6pm, endsJun 20, free.DULWICH PICTURE GALLERYGALLERY Road, SE21 (020-8693 5254) Made In China: A Doug Fishbone ProjectSpot the Chinese copy of an Old Masterpainting in the gallery’s permanentcollection. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Tue-Fri10am-5pm, Sat, Sun & Bank Hols 11am-5pm, ends Jul 26, £5, OAP £4,child/NUS/unwaged/disabled free.RaviliousWatercolours by Eric Ravilious.Dulwich Picture Gallery, Tue-Fri 10am-5pm,Sat, Sun & Bank Hols 11am-5pm, ends Aug31, £12.50, OAP £11.50, concs £7.50,child/mems free.FASHION AND TEXTILE MUSEUM 83,Bermondsey Street, SE1 (020-7407 8664) Rayne Shoes For Stars See more than100 examples of Rayne shoe designspreviously warn by stars including VivienLeigh, Marlene Dietrich and Brigitte Bardot.Fashion And Textile Museum, From May22, Tue-Wed, Fri & Sat 11am-6pm, Thu11am-8pm, Sun 11am-5pm, ends Aug 30,£8.80, NUS £5.50, concs £6.60, under 12sfree.HMS Belfast The Queen’s Walk, SE1 (020-7940 6300)Hew Locke: The Tourists Art installation.HMS Belfast, Mon-Sun & Bank Hols 10am-6pm, ends Sep 7, £16, child £8, family £28& £42, concs £12.80, art fund mems £8,under 5s/mems free.IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM LambethRoad, Elephant & Castle, SE1 (020-74165000) Fashion On The Ration: 1940s Street

Style Explore the survival of fashion duringthe Second World War. Imperial WarMuseum, Mon-Sun & Bank Hols 10am-6pm, last adm 5.30pm, ends Aug 31, £10,concs £7, under 15s £5.Peter Kennard: Unofficial War ArtistExamining the art and practice of one ofBritain’s most important political artists.Imperial War Museum, From May 14, Mon-Sun & Bank Hols 10am-6pm, ends May 302016, free.JERWOOD SPACE 171, Union Street,Bankside, SE1 (020-7654 0179) Jerwood Encounters: 3-Phase The artistsKelly Best and Georgie Grace present newsolo shows. Jerwood Space, From May 13,Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm,closed Bank Hols, ends Jun 21, free.Giles Round And Phil Root: TheGrantchester Pottery An artisticcollaboration between the sculptor and thepainter. Jerwood Space, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm, closed BankHols, ends Aug 31, free.The Grantchester Pottery: BackdropCommission An artistic collaborationbetween sculptor Giles Round and painterPhil Root. Jerwood Space, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm, closed BankHols, ends Aug 31, free.MENIER GALLERY 51, Southwark Street,SE1 (0207-407 3222) UK Coloured Pencil Society 14th AnnualOpen International Exhibition Ashowcase of fine art using coloured pencilfeaturing both established and emergingartists. Including daily live demonstrationsby leading artists in the field of colouredpencil. Menier Gallery, From May 6, Mon-Thu & Sat 11am-6pm, Fri 11am-8pm, endsMay 16, free.MORLEY GALLERY 61, WestminsterBridge Road, SE1 (020-7450 1826) The Engine Room - International SoundArt ExhibitionA showcase of work bysound artists from around the world,featuring a specially commissioned piece byestablished sound artist Janek Schaefer.Morley Gallery, From May 12, Mon-Fri11am-6pm, Sat 12noon-4pm, closed BankHols, end Jun 12, free.R K BURT 57-61, Union Street, SE1 (020-7407 6474) Laura Boswell And Ian Phillips PrintExhibition And Residency For two weeksprintmakers Laura Boswell and Ian Phillipswill be both exhibiting and working at the RKBurt Gallery, London. R K Burt, From May12, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, ends May 22, free.SIOBHAN DAVIES DANCE 85, StGeorge’s Road, SE1 (020-7091 9650) Eva Stenram: PositionsStenram presentsthe UK premiere of her ongoing seriesParts, as well as new artworks speciallyconceived for this exhibition. SiobhanDavies Dance, Mon-Thu & Sun 10am-8pm,Fri & Sat 10am-5pm, closed Bank Hols,ends Mar 22 2016, free.SOUTH LONDON GALLERY 65-67,Peckham Road, SE5 (020-7703 6120) Kapwani Kiwanga: Kinjiketile SuiteKiwanga’s versatile practice takes shapethrough installations, video, sound andperformance. For her first UK soloexhibition, she continues her research intothe legacy of the 1905-1907 Maji Majiuprising against German colonial rule.South London Gallery, Tue & Thu-Sun11am-6pm, Wed 11am-9pm, ends Jun 7,free.Dorine Van Meel: Between The Dog AndThe Wolf For her first solo show in a publicinstitution Van Meel presents a video andsound installation which uses language togive voice to the desires of an inner world;where selves double whilst actions repeat,objects reappear and patterns unveil. SouthLondon Gallery, Tue & Thu-Sun 11am-6pm,Wed 11am-9pm, ends Jun 14, free.SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL MontagueClose, SE1 (020-7367 6700) Nicky Nichols London cityscapes.Southwark Cathedral, Mon-Fri 8am-6pm,Sat & Sun 8.30am-6pm, open Bank Hols,ends May 22, free.SPACE STATION SIXTY-FIVE 373,Kennington Road, SE11 (020-8299 5036) STUDIO SIENKO 57A, Lant Street, SE1(020-7403 1353) The Strain The debut joint exhibition fromtwo of the rising stars of London’s art scene.An exploration of suffering, enlightenment

and ecstasy, a celebration of the strugglesof living and the fear of mortality. StudioSienko, May 6-13, 11am-7.30pm, free.TATE MODERNBankside, Holland Street,SE1 (020-7887 8888) WHARFBargehouse Street, SE1 (020-7021 1686) Jamaica Hidden Histories Exhibition FullSpectrum Productions presents theJamaica Hidden Histories exhibition,supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.The Gallery @ Oxo, Mon-Sun 11am-6pm,ends May 17, phone for Bank Hol closures,free.THE LONDON ARTSBoard Vestry Road,SE5 Postcardwall #yearofthepostcard Writtenand Curated by Sophie Hill. The LondonArts Board, From May 10, Mon-Sun & BankHols dawn-dusk, ends Jun 10, free.THE MENIER CHOCOLATE FACTORY53, Southwark Street, SE1 (020-73781713) The Bridge And Black Walls A respectedAmerican photojournalist departs from hisprevious work in this latest seven-yearproject, a beautiful collection of mysteriousand intriguing images. The MenierChocolate Factory, May 18, 20 & 21, 11am-6pm, May 19, 11am-8.30pm, May 22,11am-8pm, May 23, 11am-4pm, free.VITRINE GALLERY 183-185, BermondseyStreet, SE1 (020-7407 6496) Justin Vivian Bond - My Model/My SelfSolo exhibition drawing on Justin VivianBond’s award-winning practise as writer,singer, painter and performance artist. Thegallery will reflect the captivating and

inspirational writings of this groundbreakingartist. Vitrine Gallery, From May 6, Wed-Fri12noon-7pm, Sat 12noon-6pm, ends Jun13, free.WHITE CUBE BERMONDSEY 144-152,Bermondsey Street, SE1 (020-7930 5373) Michael Armitage The contemporaryartist’s acclaimed paintings. White CubeBermondsey, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun12noon-6pm, ends Jul 7, free.Theaster Gates New work by thecontemporary artist. White CubeBermondsey, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun12noon-6pm, ends Jul 5, free.STUDIO VOLTAIRE 1a, Nelsons Row,SW4 (020-7622 1294) Sanya Kantarovsky: Apricot JuicePaintings and drawings by the Moscow-born artist. Studio Voltaire, Wed-Sat12noon-6pm, ends Jun 7, free.CANADA WATER CULTURE SPACE 21,Surrey Quays Road, SE16 (020-86924446) Benefit Three interwoven stories aboutsocial security benefit claimants. CanadaWater Culture Space, May 12 & 13,7.30pm-10pm, £12, concs £10.From The Cradle To The Bin From theCradle to the Bin follows Mr Whitey, anaffable English gent, who will spend his finaldays living on the edge of a broken caresystem. Canada Water Culture Space, May21, 7.30pm-10pm, £10, concs £8.Nina Written by Spanish playwright JoseRamon Fernandez. Canada Water CultureSpace, May 22, 7.30pm-10pm, £8.Puss In BootsWith a host of puppets, aworking windmill and an avalanche of fruit

and nuts, come and see this classic furrytail. It’s the cat’s whiskers. Canada WaterCulture Space, May 23, 1pm-2pm & 3pm-4pm, £7, family £24.Tony Jameson: Football ManagerRuined My Life Observational stand-up.Canada Water Culture Space, May 15,7.30pm-10pm, £10, concs £8.

LONDON WONDERGROUND JubileeGardens, off Belvedere Road, SE1 (0844-545 8282)Alt-Eurovision Warm-Up Alternativecabaret. London Wonderground, May 16,9.30pm, £22.50-£24.50 wonder seats,£15.50-£17.50, concs £14-£16.Boris And Sergey’s PreposterousImprovisation Experiment Improvisedpuppet comedy. London Wonderground,May 27, 9.30pm, ends Jun 10, wonderseats £17.50 & £23.50, £12.50 & £18.50,concs £11 & £17.Club Spiegel Cabaret, circus and magic.London Wonderground, May 30, 9.30pmends Jun 20, wonder seats £15-£23.50,£10-£18.50, concs £11-£17.Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School: Where LifeDrawing Meets Cabaret Molly Crabapple’sNew York alternative drawing movement.London Wonderground, May 11, 7.30pm,ends Aug 31, £22.50-£24.50 wonder seats,£15.50-£19.50, concs £14-£16.Eyes Down: Bingo With Ida BarrA nightof bingo with a twist of rap. LondonWonderground, May 24, 4pm, wonderseats £15-£23.50, £10-£18.50, concs £11-£17, family £32.

Literary Death Match Adrian Todd Zunigaand Suzanne Azzopardi host a literaryshowdown. London Wonderground, May18, 7.30pm, wonder seats £15-£23.50, £10-£18.50, concs £11-£17, family £32.Scotch And Soda A mixture of circusperformance and music to amaze andentertain. London Wonderground, May 14-17, 19-24 & 27-31, 4pm, ends Aug 2, £20-£167.50.The Tiger Lillies: The Very Worst Of TheTiger LilliesPunk-cabaret from the Britishcult trio. London Wonderground, May 20-23, 9.30pm, £21.50-£24.50 wonder seats,£15.50-£19.50, concs £14-£16.Wonderground Opening Gala Celebratethe fourth year of the cabaret show. LondonWonderground, May 9, 8pm, £21.50-£24.50 wonder seats, £15.50-£19.50,concs £14-£16.NATIONAL THEATRE: DORFMAN SouthBank, SE1 (020-7452 3000) Rules For Living A new, dark comedywritten by Sam Holcroft. National Theatre:Dorfman, May 8, 9, 11-13 & 21-23, 8pm,mats May 9, 12 & 23, 3pm (audio describedmat perf May 9, audio described eve perfMay 11, captioned eve perf May 13), endsJul 8, £15-£40, Sat eves £15-£45, phone foravailability.

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A BAND of troubadoursaccompanied the audience’sentrance to Shakespeare’s Globewith music to dance and clap alongto, creating an air of merriment forall to absorb. But the moodchanged very quickly when thaterstwhile band of merry men setupon a Jew that happened to walkby. Welcome to Shakespeare’sVenice, writes Michael Holland...Old Bill’s Merchant of Venice is amash up of plotting and planning with abit of skulduggery thrown in for goodmeasure, plus a lot of courting of thepretty Portia.Portia’s got a few quid so has severalsuitors, though she has eyes for justone – Bassanio. Luckily for her he hassimilar feelings so he borrows a chunkof money from the Jewish moneylenderShylock in order to visit Portia in styleand give it the big ‘un. The money,though, comes with a proviso that hisfriend Antonio must give a pound of hisflesh if the debt is not repaid. Harshbut fair, considering Antonio has

previous for giving Shylock a very hardtime. Of course it is not as simple as thatbecause Shakespeare has to drag itout for three hours; so mix in the oddfact that Portia must marry the manwho correctly chooses one of threeboxes – Gold, Silver or Lead - due tothe terms of her father’s will. Whichmeans next up is a scene not dissimilarfrom Deal Or No Deal with a little bit ofWinner Takes All added in as eachsuitor chooses a box. All that glitters isnot gold is the message hereP Portia’s obvious attempt at directingher favourite beau to the right box wasjust a little short of her sitting atop thething to mark her territory, as it werePWhile all this is going on Shylock’sdaughter Jessica runs off with a gentile.And then there is the money thatcannot be paid back and Shylockdemanding his pound of flesh. A trial isset and the womenfolk drag up as mento win the case as well as trick theirlovers, with the eventual outcomebeing a runaway Christians 4 – Jews 0

victory before I lost count of the anti-Semitic points rapidly mounting up.What a surprise.There was a nice pairing of JonathanPryce as Shylock and his real daughterPhoebe as Jessica, and there were acouple of stand-out scenes for me:when Launcelot Gobbo coerces twoinnocents from amongst theGroundlings on to the stage to be hisdual conscience – One to goad him onand one to hold him back; and anotherwhen the Prince of Arragon chose hisbox in the style of Larry Grayson. Ithink we were all pleased for Portia thathe chose wrongPIn this production there is no bigjoyous finale, but one where we seethe damage done to Shylock and hisdaughter. A more fitting end than whathas gone before methinks.

Shakepeare’s Globe, Bankside, SE1until June 7thBox Office: 0207 401 9919www.shakespearesglobe.comTickets: £5 standing; £16 - £43 seats

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6:00 Mon 1:50, 9:00 Tue 1:40,4:10, Wed 4:00, 8:15 Thu 1:20,3:45MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (15) 2D Thu 3:10, 6:00 3D Thu 8:50 HONEYTRAP (18)Fri 3:50 Sat 11:20 Sun 11:10,3:45, 8:20 Mon 4:15, Tue 8:45Wed 1:40 Thu 4:10AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON(12A)Moderate fantasy violence,threat, occasional bloodymoments3D: Fri 3:15, 9.20pm Sat 2:40,9:15 Sun 1:50, 8:00 Mon – Wed3:00, 9:10 Thu 3:30, 910 2D: Fri 12:15, 6:10 Sat 6:00Sun 4:50 Mon – Wed 12; 00, 6:00Thu 12:15, 6:15 CINDERELLA (U)Sat 12:00 Sun 11:15FAR FROM THE MADDINGCROWD (12A)Moderate violence, sexreferences Fri 12:50, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00 Sat1:10, 3:50, 6:30 Sun 12:10, 2:50, 5:30, and 8:15Mon – Wed 12:45, 3:30, 6:15,9:00 Thu 1:00, 3:45, 6:30HOME 2D (PG) Sat 11am, Sun 10:20amTHE FALLING (15)Fri 1:20, 4:00 Sat 4:00 Sun12.50 Mon 4:30; 6:30 Tue 4:30Wed 3:50CONGO BEATS THE DRUMWed 6:30BIG SCREAM SPOOKS: THE GREATER GOOD (15) &GIRLHOOD (15) Fri 11.00am - doors open at10.15am (Big Scream Membersonly)TODDLER TIMETOOT THE TUG BOAT (U)Tue & Thu at 11.00amKIDS’ CLUB BIG HERO 6 2D (PG) Sat at 10.30am (Kids ClubMembers only)SUBTITLED SCREENING SPOOKS :THE GREATERGOOD (15) Mon at 2:00pmDISCOVER TUESDAYSTHE BEAT BENEATH MY FEET(15) Tue at 6.30pmDIRECTOR & CAST Q&AHONEYTRAP (18)Fri at 8:45pm PODAST PRESENTSPITCH PERFECT 2 (12A) Sat at 9:30pmNT LIVE MAN & SUPERMAN Thu at 7pmSPECIAL SCREENING & Q&ADARK HORSE (PG)Sun at 10:30amDOUBLE BILL MAD MAX 1 & 2 (15) Sat 6:30pmLATE NIGHTSTHE BEAT MY HEARTSKIPPED (15) Fri 11pm & Sat 10:10pm SPOOKS: THE GREATER GOOD (15) Fri & Sat 11:10pm

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language Fri, Sat: 1.20 Sun:12.20 Mon: 4.10 Tues: 2.00Wed: 9.15 Thu: 1.15Far From The Madding Crowd(12A) moderate violence, sexreferences Fri: 3.30, 6.10, 3.10 Sat: 3.30,6.20, 8.30 Sun: 2.30, 5.20, 7.30Mon:12.30, 6.10, 9.00 Tue, Wed:12.30, 3.20, 6.10, 9.00 Thu: 1.30,4.10, 9.10Far From The Madding Crowd(12A) (HOH Subtitled) moderateviolence, sex references Mon: 3.20The Falling (15) Fri: 1.50, 4.10 Sat, Wed: 6.50Sun: 8.40 Mon: 6.20 Tue: 9.10Thu: 3.50Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2D)(12A) moderate fantasy violence,threat, occasional bloodymoments Fri, Thu: 3.00, 9.00 Sat:2.10, 9.00 Sun: 1.10, 8.00 Mon,Tue, Wed: 3.00, 8.50Avengers: Age Of Ultron (3D)(12A) moderate fantasy violence,threat, occasional bloodymoments Daily except Sat, Sun:6.00 Sat: 5.20 Sun: 4.20Cinderella (U) Sat: 11.15am Sun: 10.30amHome 2D (PG) Sat: 10.50am Sun: 10.00amDark Horse (PG)Fri, Thu: 1.00 Sat: 2.00 Mon, Tue:12.45 Wed 11.20amCobain: Montage of Heck (15)Fri 8.50 Sat 4.00 Sun 11.00am Mon 8.40 Wed 1.20

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36 WHAT’S ON www.southwarknews.co.uk/history Southwark News, Thursday May 7, 2015

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The first mayor ofBermondsey is about toget a long-awaited

make-over after standing inall weathers for more than ahundred years, writes AmeliaBurr...The statue of Samuel BourneBevington in Tooley Street waserected in 1911, so by now theGrade II listed bronze memorialcould do with some TLC, butwho was the man behind thememorial? Although considered a 'man ofthe people', well-loved by theworking classes in the formerBermondsey Borough of the1800s, Bevington was born intoan eminent family associated withthe founding of the Quakermovement. William Bevington of Eatingtonwas thrown into a Warwick jailfor consorting with George Fox,the founder of the rebellious sect.His descendants moved toLondon in the eighteenth centuryand set up Bevington and Sons,the leather firm of the NeckingerMills in Bermondsey. Baby Samuel was born in 1832and by the age of nineteen he hadjoined the family firm and wenton to become a senior partner. Inhis 75 years he was a Colonel ofthe West Surrey Regiment,commanding 700 men, a Justiceof the Peace, a member ofnumerous school boards and aBermondsey librarian. In November 1900 when theBermondsey Borough Councilwas established, Bevington wasunanimously elected to the post

of first mayor of the borough, anhonour which was renewed thefollowing year.This was surely because with hiswealth and position he chose totry and help those less fortunate.He set up hot meals for poorfamilies and better housing. Bevington was a trulyphilanthropic gentleman whosefaith was the cornerstone of hisdesire to better his community.But his religious life holds somesurprises. Although brought upand schooled in the Quakertradition,Bevington wenton to become amember of theNew Church –based on theteachings ofcontroversialSwedish inventorand philosopher,EmanuelSwedenborg.The sameportrait ofBevington whichhung in thecouncil chamber of BermondseyTown Hall, also hangs in theheadquarters of the SwedenborgSociety in Bloomsbury, whereBevington was Chairman at thetime of his death. The purpose ofthe society was to translateSwedenborg's extensivecommentaries on the bible fromLatin into English and espousehis message to the masses.Swedenborg was a capable andrespected scientist in the 1700soften put on a parallel with Da

Vinci for his inventions.In 1745 he had a vision of

Christ in a London pub and fromthen on claimed to be aninstrument of God – intended tointerpret the Bible.Through 35 volumes oftheological writings, Swedenborghoped to bring the every-mancloser to God, encouragingChristians to know the Lordthrough love and good deeds,rather than adhering to a set ofstrict rules set out by the Church. However, he is also remembered

for some of his more outlandishstatements, including the claimthat he had visited the afterlife onnumerous occasions.The great granddad of modern-day spiritualism, Swedenborgwas considered a fantasist bysome and an out-and-out loon byothers so it may have beensomewhat controversial for ourmayor of Bermondsey to be adisciple of this new religion.In 1897, Bevington and his wifegave a garden party for the annual

meeting of the Camberwell 'NewChurch' which ten years later wasstill said to be living on "in theminds of many as a happyoccasion.”, according to the NewChurch Magazine.He read lessons at the NewChurch in Bromley and minutesshow he was quite the evangelistof his faith at meetings held inBermondsey at the Drill Hall hehad built. Colonel Bevington was drivenby his belief that the good deedsyou do in this life will save you in

the next andfollowing hisdeath in1907, it wasclear hisgenerosity ofspirit hadtouched thehearts of theBermondseycommunity.At hispacked outfuneral Rev'dH.Lewissaid:

“Bermondsey has lost one fromwhom it had received muchduring his life; one whom they alldelighted to know, and all felt thebetter for having been associatedwith him.” The internment thentook place at Snodland where aNew Church service for burialwas read. The following day,Rev'd E Murnane, of the CatholicChurch in Dockhead, made anunusually personal address fromthe pulpit when he said: “I mustbreak through our customary

silence to pay, in your name andmy own, tribute of sympathy andgratitude to the memory of thelate Colonel Bevington. Incommon with all the people ofthe borough we mourn the loss ofone who to the end of a long andbusy life set before us a highstandard of civic life. He was alesson and example to all, andespecially to those who havewealth and position, how to fulfilour duties as citizens – a lessonmuch needed in our own daywhen men of wealth and positionso often shirk their duties andresponsibilities to the people andplace where their wealth ismade.” Rev'd Murnane had firstmet Bevington some twenty yearsprevious, when the factory bosshad called a meeting to discussthe question of housing the poorand since then he had gone on togive his money and his time toevery care of the working peopleof Bermondsey. The Rev’d said:“That he had touched and wonthe hearts of the people wasshown by the wonderfulspontaneous manifestation ofpopular sorrow at his death andfuneral. It was creditable to thepeople of Bermondsey and astriking tribute to the characterand life-long work of ColonelBevington.”The bronze statue ofBermondsey's upper class hero ofthe working classes depicts thedistinguished Colonel in all hismayoral grandeur and tells thestory of his impact in a shortinscription reading: “Erected byhis fellow citizens.”

OUR COLONELREALLY CUTTHE MUSTARDSamuel Bourne Bevingtonwas an “example to all” and a religious revolutionary

“He was a lesson and example to all, andespecially to those who have wealth andposition, how to fulfil our duties as citizens – a lesson much needed in our own day whenmen of wealth and position so often shirk their duties and responsibilities to the peopleand place where their wealth is made”

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With jazz being such acult musical genre anywhiff of there being

any to be had locally is a mustfor fans, and that is why Ifound myself at The YellowHouse for their regular First-Saturday-Of-The-Month jazznight, writes Michael Holland...Not because I could in any waybe labelled a jazz fan but because Ilike to keep on top of what’s goingon in the borough.The Mod Queen of BethnalGreen, who offered to take us onher souped up scooter,accompanied me but I declined herkind offer, quoting a weather reportof rain as a get out clause. I askedif she liked jazz and her hard nutstare gave me an answer.The Yellow House has animpressive menu and wine list butthe Ace Face was not messingabout and quickly ordered the beeffollowed by the, er, beef! I like tomix it up a little so went for a fishdish followed by a game option.As we quenched our thirst with adrop of Peroni the two-man comboset up their equipment.The Yellow House earnt its spurswhen it opened in Plough Way andbuilt up such a reputation andcustom it found itself compelled totransfer to larger premises, so tookover the former Jolly Caulkers.Those who knew the old pub willbe amazed at the transformation. Itis much brighter now, though stillhas traces of what went before: thefireplace and the dark woodpanelling. The sticky carpet hasgone and oak boards have taken itsplace. The bar has also been alteredto fit the more modern look. Withan open kitchen we could see thepizza chef working maniacally tokeep up with orders, andmanaging. Well done that man.My House Fish Fingers arrivedlooking a little scorched but thatextra crispiness added to theoverall effect. My companion’sRoast Scotch Beef slices in LentilSalad with Horseradish lookedutterly scrumptious, its pinknessshining through the scattered saladleaves. The lady confirmed mysuspicions that it was very nice.Robert, one of the GrandFromages at The Yellow House,came over to say hello and talk usthrough recent changes and futureideas, which do sound a littleexciting. I ordered a glass of Rioja, amedium-bodied red with lots oflovely flavour, and Scooter Bootshad another Peroni beforereminiscing about driving down toMargate to have a row with someRockers. Luckily our main coursescame just before she was about to

give a demonstration of how sheused to ‘put the boot in’!As stated before, Mod Bird hadchosen the Fillet Steak, a sizeablechunk of meat still sizzling fromthe grill, that she said wasdelicious. It certainly seemed to cutvery easily under the knife. I hadthe Roast Wood Pigeon, which wasas game as the bird opposite, andwas a perfect counter for the softand tasty Potato Dauphinois andBlueberry Jus.Mark Jennett got another round ofapplause then sang another easylistening song, while I listened tosome frankly dodgy buying andselling deals from my diningpartner. With the music playing Icouldn’t quite hear and at one pointI wasn’t sure what she meant whenshe mentioned ‘body parts’; I’mhoping it was Lambretta spares…

Our waiter had shown us thePudding of the Day, which was aglazed Apple Tart. I immediatelysaid I would have it, but then gotgazumped by my better half.‘Ladies first,’ she saiddeterminedly… I rescheduled for aChocolate Pudding but demandedthat we share halvesy, to which sheagreed. We paired these with twoamazing dessert wines that reallyset those puddings off.I’m more a savoury than sweetman but I have to say that thedesserts – all made in-house – weresuperb. We both struggled to decidewhich was better, though we bothcame down on the side of theChocolate Pudding. Just.All in all we had a very enjoyableevening in The Yellow House.They continue to work hard on

improving and adapting to keeptheir customers happy, as well asattract new ones. I recommend thatpeople who have not been in theredo give it a go, even if just for apint and a bar snack.There is an optional £25 3-Coursemenu for Jazz Nights, with acocktail. Also, roast on Sunday.

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Peroni (btl) x 2 @ £3.75 £7.50Peroni (Draught) £5.00Rioja Tempranillo £5.75Muscadet £4.75Sauternes £5.75Fish Fingers £6.50Roast Scotch Beef £6.95Fillet Steak £23.95Roast Wood Pigeon £15.95Apple Tart & Ice Cream £6.50Chocolate Pudding & Ice Cream 36.50

TOTAL £95.10

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We are recruiting!!! but you must register your interest to attend this recruitment eventby Thursday 14th May. Visit: Jobsatsouthwark.gov.uk to secure your place.

Early registration is encouraged as we are experiencing a high volume ofapplicants for these roles. On the day you’ll take part in our assessment centreand most importantly interviewed with a conditional job offer if your assessmentgoes well – all in one day!

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§ Technical Quality Co-ordinator £34,380 - £40,896, plus essential care user allowance

Managing a team of technical staff you will provide a comprehensive inspection, ordering andperformance monitoring service to our housing stock. This is a high profile, customer focusedrole that must produce results that are right first time.You will have experience of dealing with the public and managing contractors. Anunderstanding of contracts, tenancy and leasehold issues in relation to repairs is essential.The ability to manage and motivate staff and work flexibly as part of the management team toprovide high quality results and service improvement is vital.

§ Technical Quality Officers£31,323 - £37,257, plus essential car user allowance

As a Technical Quality officer you will provide a comprehensive inspection, ordering andcontract management service to our housing stock. This is a high profile, customerfocused role that must produce results that are right first time. You’re likely to have a background in housing and a good grounding in customer serviceor another public-facing role.An understanding of construction and maintenance contracts is essential.

Communal Repairs Technical Officers£31,323 - £37,257, plus essential car user allowance

Maintaining communal spaces on estates is an important step in helping people feel moreat home. It makes for safer, more pleasant places to live. Places that residents can beproud of.Managing 54,000 council homes, Southwark is a major player in social housing provision.We set the standard many other local authorities follow. You’ll help drive a major newinitiative that gives specific responsibility for the maintenance of building exteriors andcommunal areas to a specialist repairs team.Working closely with residents, you will identify and specify work to be done and managedelivery by contractors. This team within a progressive and improving council, so you’llhave plenty of opportunity to make your mark. Your focus will be on customers andexcellent value for money.

An understanding of construction and maintenance contracts is essential.For an informal discussion about our recruitment event and these roles, contact AngelaScott, 020 7 525 5086. Alternatively, to register your interest to attend this recruitmentevent, please visit www.jobsatsouthwark.co.uk.Closing date for registration to the event: Thursday 14 May 2015.


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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)(ALBRIGHTON ROAD)

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC

1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to enable maintenance works to be carried out by Keepmoat or their appointed contractor, it intends tomake an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering the above named road.

2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in:

(a) Albrighton Road, between Dog Kennel Hill to blocked end.(b) Albrighton Road, between Bromar Road to blocked end.

3. The alternative route would be via: adjacent access roads as applicable and will be indicated by the signs displayed.

4. Exemptions will be provided in the Order to permit reasonable access to premises, so far asit is practical without interference with the execution of the said works.

5. The restrictions will not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the said works, orfor fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.

6. Works will be in operation on the 25th May – 25th August 2015.

7. Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network & Parking Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 7th May 2015.

Nicky Costin Road Network & Parking Business Manager

Southwark Council Environment & Leisure,Parking & Road Network Management,PO Box 64529London SE1 5LX Ref: 2701

The Council of the London Borough of Southwark PUBLIC NOTICE:

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16ATHE (RESTRICTION OF TRAFFIC) SPECIAL EVENTS ORDER 2015

1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that it has made the above named Traffic Order under section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of the Order is summarised in paragraph 3.

2. The purpose of the Order is to facilitate the Peckham War Horse Project in Lyndhurst Way/Chadwick Road and the Spring Fair in Park Hal Road, as indicated in the schedule to this notice.

3. The effect of the Order is to prohibit any vehicle from:-

(1) entering or proceeding in the length of street specified in the schedule to this notice on the date and between the hours specified in that schedule;.

(2) waiting (including waiting for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle) in the length of street specified in the schedule to thisnotice.

4. The prohibitions will not apply in respect of:

(3) any vehicle being used for the purposes of that event or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;

(4) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform or a person authorised by the Council of the London Borough of Southwark.

5. The alternative route will be adjacent roads as applicable. For information regarding this event please contact the Events Team on 0207 525 3422 or for information relating to this order please contact: Parking & Road Network Management on 0207 525 2014.

Dated this 7th May 2015

Nicky CostinRoad Network & ParkingBusiness ManagerSouthwark Council, Environment & Leisure,Parking & Road Network Management SE1 5LX ref 2667/2702

Schedule

Road Extent Date of event Prohibited hours,

Lyndhurst Way Between Chadwick Monday 11th May 09:30hrs - 14:30hrsRoad – Holly Grove

Chadwick Road Between Bellenden Rd- Lyndhurst Way

Park Hall Road Between Croxted Rd Saturday 16th May 07:00hrs - 20:00hrs- Alleyn Road

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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)(ROLLS ROAD)


1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of Thames Water/ Optimise works, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Rolls Road, between Marlborough Grove and St James’s Road. (Eastbound)

3. An alternative route will be via Marlborough Grove, Old Kent Road, St James Road as applicable.



6. The prohibition will be in place on the between the 11th May – 5th June 2015.




Southwark Council Environment & Leisure,Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529 London SE1 5LX Ref: 2630

Notice of Application to Vary a Premises Licence made under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003

Please take notice that I MR CIRO CASTAGLIOLAHave made application to the local licensing authority to vary the Premises Licence in respect of

FLAVOURS OF NAPLES299 BOROUGH HIGH STREETLONDON SE1 1JG

The Proposed variation is as follows:

The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be varied

Days Start Time Finish TimeThe retail sale of alcohol: MON - SAT 11.00 23.00

Opening Hours MON - SAT 06.30 23.00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained by The Licensing Service,c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards, 3RD Floor Hub 2, 160 Tooley Street,London, SE1 5LX

A record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours byappointment on 020 7525 4261; details are also on our web site atwww.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplication

It is open to any interested party to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of thepremises licence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made inwriting to the Licensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Servicewithin a period of 28 days starting the day after the date shown below.

Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with anapplication. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceedinglevel 5 on the standard scale.

FRIDAY 1ST MAY 2015


ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 46A:VARIATION OF CHARGES FOR VISITORS’ PARKING PERMITS

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the council of the London Borough of Southwark will vary theparking charge for visitors’ parking permits under the powers conferred by section 46A of the RoadTraffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. Commencing 05 June 2015, the parking charge for visitors’ parking permits will be varied asfollows:-

Permit type: Format: Charge:

Residents visitors’ parking permits All day parking session vouchers or £25.00virtual voucher sessions, first book of 10 purchased in any one year

All day parking session vouchers or £45.00virtual vouchers sessions, any subsequent book of 10 purchased that same year

10 – 5 hour parking sessions ‘virtual permit £20.00

10 – 1 hour parking sessions ‘virtual permit’ £10.00

All day parking session ‘virtual permit’, £5.00single purchase

5 hour parking session ‘virtual permit’, £2.50single purchase


Residents visitors’ parking permits: All day parking session vouchers, first £12.50discounted charge for disabled book of 10 purchased in any one yearpersons’ blue badge holder

All day parking session vouchers, any £22.50subsequent book of 10 purchased that same year

10 – 5 hour parking sessions ‘virtual permit £10.00

10 – 1 hour parking sessions ‘virtual permit’£5.00

All day parking session ‘virtual permit’, £2.50single purchase



3. These charges would apply to visitors’ permit purchases for all controlled parking zones within theLondon Borough of Southwark.

4. Further information may be obtained by contacting Mr. David Sole of the council's Parking servicesteam by telephone on 020 7525 2037 or e-mail: [email protected]

Dated 07 May 2015

NICKY COSTINRoad network and parking business unit manager, Public realm


ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTIONS 35C & 46AINCREASE OF FEES AND CHARGES

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Southwark intends, from05 June 2015, to increase the charges for parking meters and pay and display parking places undersections 35C and 46A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, and in accordance withsection 25 of the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996.

2. The existing charges are detailed in the schedules below:

3. The increases which will apply to all of the council’s existing controlled parking zones LG and EC(extension) detailed in the schedules below.

Schedule 1 – Parking Meters and Pay & Display Parking Places: Controlled Zone 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months

Current Controlled parking zones LG fees & EC-extension (EC1) £13.60 £33.45 £52.25 £88.30

Proposed Controlled parking zones LG fees & EC-extension (EC1) £15.74 £36.58 £67.83 £125.00

4. Further information regarding these charges may be obtained by telephoning Mr David Sole of theLondon Borough of Southwark Parking Services 020 7525 2037 or [email protected]

Dated 07/05/2012

Nicky Costin, Business Unit Manager, Road Network, Street Trading, South Dock Marina & Parking Services

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ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984THE A200 GLA ROAD (JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON BOROUGH OFSOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF STOPPING ANDSUSPENSION OF BUS LANES) ORDER 2015

1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it has made the abovenamed Traffic Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic RegulationAct 1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of theOrder is summarised in paragraph 3.

2. The purpose of the Order is to enable gas installation works to takeplace on the A200 Jamaica Road.

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from stoppingon Jamaica Road in both directions between its junctions withSouthwark Park Road and Drummond Street

This Order also permits all vehicles to use the eastbound andwestbound bus lanes on Jamaica Road between Southwark Park Roadand Drummond Street.

The Order will be effective every Saturday from 08.00AM untilMonday at 04.00AM between the 9th May 2015 and 24th May 2015or when the works have been completed whichever is the sooner.The prohibition will apply only during such times and to such extentas shall from time to time be indicated by traffic signs.


(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for firebrigade, ambulance or police purposes;

(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a policeconstable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport forLondon.

Dated this 7th day of May 2015

Mufu DurowojuTransition Manager, Network Impact Management,Road Space Management - Operations, Transport for LondonPalestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

Transport for London Public Notice


ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1)(ROLLS ROAD)


1. The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that because of Thames Water/ Optimise works, it made an order the effect of which will be to prohibit vehicular traffic from entering part of the above named road.

2. Whilst works are in progress, and whilst the authorised traffic signs are displayed, no personshall cause any vehicle to enter, proceed, stop, wait, load or unload in Rolls Road, between Marlborough Grove and St James’s Road. (Eastbound)

3. An alternative route will be via Marlborough Grove, Old Kent Road, St James Road as applicable..



6. The prohibition will be in place on the between the 11th May – 5th June 2015.




Southwark Council Environment & Leisure,Parking & Road Network Management, PO Box 64529London SE1 5LX Ref: 2630

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984THE A100 GLA ROAD (TOWER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON BOROUGHOF SOUTHWARK) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC ANDSTOPPING) (NO.2) ORDER 2015

1. Transport for London having consulted the London Borough ofSouthwark hereby gives notice that it has made the above namedTraffic Order under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act1984 for the purpose specified in paragraph 2. The effect of theOrder is summarised in paragraph 3.

2. The purpose of the Order is to enable carriageway and footwayimprovement works to take place on or near A100 Tower BridgeRoad.

3. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any vehicle from:

(1) entering Bermondsey Street at its junction with A100 Tower BridgeRoad, except pedal cycles;

(2) entering, exiting or proceeding in a southerly direction onBermondsey Street between its junctions with Abbey Street andA100 Tower Bridge Road. Local access will be maintained betweenAbbey Street and Decima Street;

(3) entering, exiting, proceeding or stopping on the A100 TowerBridge Road access road fronting Nos. 108 to 114 Tower BridgeRoad;

(4) stopping on A100 Tower Bridge Road between its junctions withBermondsey Street and Green Walk;

(5) entering or exiting A100 Tower Bridge Road at its junction withWebb Street, Rothsay Street, Swan Mead, Leroy Street, GreenWalk and Aberdour Street.

(6) entering, exiting or stopping on A100 Tower Bridge Road serviceroad fronting Nos. 95 to 113 Tower Bridge Road.

The Order will also suspend the one-way operation on AberdourStreet permitting two-way operation.

The Order will be effective at certain times from 12:01 AM on 9thMay 2015 until 05:30 PM on 31st May 2015 or when the works havebeen completed whichever is the sooner. The prohibitions will applyonly during such times and to such extent as shall from time to timebe indicated by traffic signs.


(1) any vehicle being used for the purposes of those works or for firebrigade, ambulance or police purposes;

(2) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a policeconstable in uniform or a person authorised by Transport forLondon.

5. At such times as the traffic prohibitions are in force alternative routeswill be indicated by traffic signs via: (for the closure of BermondseyStreet at Tower Bridge Road) (for northbound traffic) Abbey Street,Long Lane, Wild’s Rents and Decima Street to normal route of travel;(for southbound traffic) access road fronting Nos. 108 to 114 TowerBridge Road, and Grange Road to the diversion route above; (for thesouthbound closure of Bermondsey Street) Abbey Street to normalroute of travel; (access to Grange Road when the access roadfronting Nos. 108 to 114 Tower Bridge Road is closed) Tower BridgeRoad, reverse course at Bricklayers Arms Roundabout and TowerBridge Road to normal route of travel; (for the closure of AberdourStreet and Leroy Street) Green Walk, Alice Street, Rothsay StreetTower Bridge Road, Bricklayers Arms Roundabout, and Old Kent Roadto normal route of travel; (for the closure of Webb Street) Swan Meadto normal route of travel, (for the closure of Swan Mead) Webb Streetto normal route of travel; (for the closure of Rothsay Street) GreenWay and Alice Street to normal route of travel, (for the closure ofGreen Walk) Tower Bridge Road, reverse course at Bricklayers ArmsRoundabout, Tower Bridge Road, Rothsay Street and Alice Street tonormal route of travel.

Dated this 7th day of May 2015

Mufu DurowojuTransition Manager, Network Impact ManagementRoad Space Management-Operations,Transport for London, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

Transport for London Public Notice

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FLAT 3, 116-118 BERMONDSEY STREET,LONDON, SE1 3TX (Ref. 15/AP/1498) Reinstatement of previous roof terrace abovethe existing main roof and mansard roof. (withinBermondsey Street C.A.) Reason(s) forpublicity: CNA (Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207525 1770)PREMIER INN, 127-143 BOROUGH HIGHSTREET, LONDON (Ref. 15/AP/1471) External LED illumination to new built PremierInn hotel (within Borough High Street C.A.)(Grade II listed building) Reason(s) for publicity:CNA, LBA (Contact: Amy Lester 020 7525 5452)PART GROUND FLOOR, BOLAND HOUSE,GREAT MAZE POND, LONDON, SE1 9RT(Ref. 15/AP/1497) Internal alterations to Kings College LondonStudent Union building associated with provisionof a new reception area and access to the KingsCollege London Student Union (KCLSU) Centreat the Guy's Campus, London Bridge (withinBorough High Street C.A.) (Grade II listedbuilding) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA(Contact: Sarah Parsons 0207 525 7194)13 HAMBLEDON PLACE, LONDON, SE21 7EY(Ref. 15/AP/1523)(Householder Application) Erection of part single part two storey side/rear

extension; erection of single storey frontextension; alterations to roof; erection of frontdormer window; insertion of x4 roof lights; andassociated landscaping for wheelchair access.(within Dulwich Village C.A.) Reason(s) forpublicity: CNA (Contact: Shanali Counsell 0207525 1770)56 TANNERS YARD, 239 LONG LANE,LONDON, SE1 4PT (Ref. 15/AP/1486) Loft conversion including 3 roof lights each onboth front and rear roof slopes (withinBermondsey Street C.A.) Reason(s) forpublicity: CNA (Contact: Kate Johnson 0207 5255345)90 SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON,SE1 0EX (Ref. 15/AP/1175) Replacement of x2 front UPVC doors with timberdoors to match original. (within Union StreetC.A.) (Grade II* listed building) Reason(s) forpublicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207525 7540)90 SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON,SE1 0EX (Ref. 15/AP/1176) Replacement of x2 front UPVC doors with timberdoors to match original (within Union StreetC.A.) (Grade II listed building) Reason(s) forpublicity: CNA, LBA (Contact: Philip Ridley 0207525 7540)

39 SUNRAY AVENUE, LONDON, SE24 9PX(Ref. 15/AP/1395) (Householder Application) Erection of a single storey rear extension todwellinghouse (within Sunray Estate C.A.)Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: LewisGoodley 0207 525 5976)41 SUNRAY AVENUE, LONDON, SE24 9PX(Ref. 15/AP/1461) (Householder Application) Erection of rear single storey extension andinstallation of replacement of windows (withinSunray Estate C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity:CNA (Contact: Lewis Goodley 0207 525 5976)1 TALBOT YARD LONDON SE1 1NH(WAS KNOWN AS 87A BOROUGH HIGHSTREET) (Ref. 15/AP/1470) Erection of a two storey extension to provide anadditional x2 studio flats (within Borough HighStreet C.A.) Reason(s) for publicity: CNA(Contact: Neil Loubser 020 7525 5451)43 TRAFALGAR AVENUE, LONDON,SE15 6NP (Ref. 15/AP/1532) Internal alterations; Creation of rear facingdormer with external glass balustrade in roof;Additional rooms created in loft space Creationof lower ground level rear extension. (withinTrafalgar Avenue C.A.) (Grade II listed building)Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact:Tracy Chapman 020 7525 2289)

43 TRAFALGAR AVENUE, LONDON,SE15 6NP (Ref. 15/AP/1531)(Householder Application) Construction of a rear facing dormer withexternal glass balustrade in roof and a lowerground level rear extension (within TrafalgarAvenue C.A.) (Grade II listed building)Reason(s) for publicity: CNA, LBA (Contact:Tracy Chapman 020 7525 2289)93 TURNEY ROAD, LONDON, SE21 7JB(Ref. 15/AP/1533) (Householder Application) Single storey infill extension to side and rear ofdwelinghouse (within Dulwich Village C.A.)Reason(s) for publicity: CNA (Contact: NeilLoubser 020 7525 5451)FLAT 2, 113 WELLS WAY, LONDON, SE5 7SZ(Ref. 15/AP/1500) Single storey timber garden out-building (GradeII listed building) Reason(s) for publicity: LBA(Contact: Kate Johnson 0207 525 5345)

Dated 7th May 2015 - comments to be received within 21 days of this date

GARY RICE Head of Development Management


TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (as amended)

PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (as amended)

The planning applications listed below can be viewed on the planning register at http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk You can use facilities at your local library or ‘My Southwark Service Points’ to access thewebsite. How to comment on this application: You should submit your comments via the above link. Comments received will be made available for public viewing on the website. All personal information will beremoved except your postal address. Online comments submitted without an email address will not be acknowledged and those marked ‘confidential’ will not be considered. Written comments can besubmitted to; Southwark Council, Chief executive's department, Planning division, Development management, PO Box 64529, London SE1 5LX. Reason for publicity. The applications are advertised for the reasons identified by the following codes: ACA-development affecting character or appearance of a nearby conservation area; ALB-development affecting setting of a nearby listed building(s); CNA-development within a conservation area; DDP-departure from the development plan; LBA-works to or within the site of a listed building; MPA-major planning application; EIA-environmental impact assessment (these applications are accompanied byan environmental statement a copy of which may be obtained from the Council – there will be a charge for the copy).

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK hereby gives notice that it proposes to make an Orderunder Section 247 of the above Act to authorise the stopping up of the following area of publichighway shown hatched black on the drawing attached to the draft Order and labelled 2108/E/1Revision A.

The highway to be stopped up is in the London Borough of Southwark and can bedescribed as an area measuring 12 metres by 3.350 metres (at its widest point) on the south side ofthe highway known as Marlborough Grove near to the intersection with Old Kent Road (OrdnanceSurvey Grid Reference 534245; 178003).

IF THE ORDER IS MADE the stopping up will be authorised to enable the development described inthe Schedule to this notice to be carried out in accordance with the planning permission granted underPart III of the Act by the Council on 28 March 2014 under local planning authority reference No.13/AP/1864.

COPIES OF THE DRAFT ORDER AND THE RELEVANT PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED FREE OFCHARGE by way of appointment during a 28 day period commencing on Thursday 7 May 2015 at 160Tooley Street, London SE1 2TZ by calling 020 7525 2135 and referring to the Marlborough GroveStopping Up Order. A copy may also be viewed on the Council’s website athttp://www.southwark.gov.uk/highwayclosures

ANY PERSON MAY OBJECT to the making of the proposed Order within a 28 day periodcommencing on Thursday 7 May 2015 by written notice to the Director of Legal Services, 2nd Floor,Hub 2, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX quoting reference (LEG/RP/PL/AG/RE040/60402).

In preparing an objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of it may be imparted to otherpersons who may be affected by it and that those persons may wish to communicate with the objectorabout it.

Doreen Forrester-BrownDirector of Legal Services

THE SCHEDULE

‘The erection of a part five, part six storey building to provide 38 flats (four 1 bed, twenty six 2 bed andeight 3 bed) with parking and amenity spaces and associated cycle and refuse storage.’

Notice of Application for a Premises Licence made under Section 17 of theLicensing Act 2003

Please take notice that we Cafe Viva LtdHave made application to the local licensing authority to vary the Premises Licence in respect of Cafe Viva, 44 Choumert Road, London, SE15 4SE

The relevant licensable activities and proposed times to be carried on, on from the premises are

Days Start time Finish time

The supply of alcohol: Tues - Sun 11:00 23:00

Opening hours Tues - Sun 08:00 23:00

A register of all applications made within the Southwark area is maintained byThe Licensing Service, c/o Southwark Environmental Health and Trading Standards, 3RD FloorHub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London, SE1 5LXA record of this application may be inspected by visiting the office during normal office hours byappointment on 020 7525 2000; details are also on our web site atwww.southwark.gov.uk/businesscentre/licensing/currentapplicationIt is open to any person to make representations about the likely effect of the grant of the premiseslicence on the promotion of the licensing objectives. Representations must be made in writing to theLicensing Service at the office address given above and be received by the Service within a period of28 days starting the day after the date shown below.Note: It is an offence to knowingly or recklessly make a false statement in connection with anapplication. A person guilty of such offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceedinglevel 5 on the standard scale.

Date of application: 5th May 2015

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Southwark News, Thursday May 7, 2015 www.southwarknews.co.uk/sport FOOTBALL/BOXING/CRICKET 47

DULWICH HAMLET are still nocloser to discovering when they willplay their promotion play off fixtureagainst Margate, despite the seasonfinishing almost two weeks ago.Both of the Ryman Premier League onesemi-final fixtures and final should havebeen completed by Bank HolidayMonday, but no date is currently in thediary to play any of the three games.

The delay stems from Enfield Town,who are set to play Hendon in their semi-final, being deducted three points as theyfielded an ineligible player in January.If the status quo remains Enfield willdrop out of the play off picture andMetropolitan Police will replace them.However Enfield are appealing thedecision, a hearing which is set to takeplace tomorrow, as they claim they hadsettled the issue with the FA by notplaying the individual in question ingames after informing the footballauthorities of the mistake.

On Enfield’s website they have alreadyissued a plea for funds from fan’s shouldthe north London club decide to take theirappeal any further, assuming the hearingon Friday goes against them.For the latest news on the play offsituation visitwww.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet or @DulwichHamletFC on twitter.The Newswill also update our twitter feedwith any relevant information.Whilst the Hamlet first team wait to seeif they can finish their season off in stylethe Champion Hill club has picked up

three trophies.Dulwich Hamlet reserves picked up theCapital League title aftercomprehensively defeating Hayes &Yeading 5-0 in their final game of theseason.In addition to this the U18 youth sidehave picked up two league titles, theFCYA Divisional crown and the KentYouth League North Division, to roundoff a successful campaign for Hamletdevelopment sides.

Dulwich Hamlet are still waiting to hear when they can complete their season.

HOTSHOT STANSFELD

STRIKER BILLY Shinners nettedfour times in two games to help baghis side six points this week,continuing a prolific season for thefrontman.In total this campaign Shinners hasscored 38 times for the Bermondsey club

and now needs two goals in three gamesto notch up 40 goals in one campaign.Last Saturday the Stansfeld strikerhelped himself to a hat-trick againstFleetdown United as the north Southwarkside set about securing second place in theKent County Premier League.Kyle Gurney got on the scoresheet forUnited but Shinners treble was more thanenough to secure the win. Three daysprior to that win Shinners was once againamongst the goals in a comprehensivevictory against Tudor Sports.On that day Sam Ryan led the scoring

with a brace with Shinners and PhilipRogan completing the scoring.Stansfeld are currently in second spot inthe league table, by the virtue of goaldifference, but they cannot catch leagueleaders Metrogas who have alreadysecured the title.The Southwark side have twoleague games left, both of whichwill be played this week, and acup final to play, also to beplayed before this weekend,in a hectic end to theircampaign.

SURREY DUO Jason Roy andZafar Ansari are in line to maketheir international one-daydebuts in tomorrow’s Englandgame against Ireland in Dublin.The pair are in the squad named bythe ECB earlier this week and theycould line up against another Surreyman in the shape of Gary Wilson,who was named in the Ireland squadannounced last week.All three players participating inthe contest will be available for theKennington sides’ nextChampionship fixture againstLeicestershire, which is due to getunderway at the Kia Oval on

Sunday.Last week Surrey drew theirsecond first class fixture of the newseason when rain brought apremature end to their contestagainst Essex.Surrey appeared to be in sometrouble going into the final day ofthe contest as they had eight wicketsremaining and would need to bat outthe day to secure parity.But in the end the rain came downand there was no play at all at theKia Oval meaning Surrey had tosettle for nine bonus points whilstthe visitors secured twelve points.The home side mustered 340 in

their first innings thanks largely toknocks of 78 from Rory Burns and81 from Steven Davies.But Essex compiled a massive 610in reply, with teenage debutanteDaniel Lawrence top scoring with161, leaving the Kia Oval outfitwith their backs against the wallwhen they batted again.The Essex attack managed toremove opener Ansari, for a duck,and Kumar Sangakkara for 43before stumps on day three but thatwas the end of the action as theweather washed out the final day. To find out the latest Surrey newsvisit www.kiaoval.com.

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WELTERWEIGHT JOHNNYGarton will once again defend hisSouthern Area title on Saturdayweek at York Hall, BethnalGreen.The 28-year-old made a successfulfirst defence of his crown in Marchwhen he stopped Nathan Weise in thefifth round of their ten round contest.Next up for the Peckham man isMartin Welsh, from Swanley in Kent,who has won twelve of his sixteenprofessional outings. He also has fourlosses on his record.Garton has lost just once in fifteenbouts, that defeat coming against SamEggington in the Prizefightertournament last year. Since that nightGarton has picked up three victories.If you want tickets to see the ex-Lynn ABC man in action contact@Johnny_Garton on twitter or call07534029752.Read more about the Peckham man'snext bout in the News next week.

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THE DULWICH first team willbe in action this weekend as theywill fulfil a pledge to play acharity fixture for Walworthmental health group CooltanArts.Hamlet played a similar contest twoyears ago for the News’ EvelinaChildren’s Hospital efforts whichraised more than £1,000.This Sunday at Champion HillHamlet will take on Peckham Town,kick off 2pm, in order to supportDulwich’s new official charitypartners.Mishi Morath, from the DulwichHamlet Football Committee, said:"With our link-up with Cooltan Arts,and wanting to highlight MentalHealth Awareness Week, this seemedthe perfect match to stage. “And as always, [Hamlet manager]Gavin Rose, his staff and players havebeen so supportive in giving up theirtime to play the game."Admission is £3 for adults, and £1concessions with all receipts going toCooltan Arts. For more information visit

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NEIL HARRIS has made hisintentions clear - his Millwall teamof the future will be “young, hungryand athletic”.And that is music to the ears of theLions’ academy stars who Harriscoached and managed during his timerunning the U21s.Harris’ view is that if the kids are goodenough, they’re old enough to play forthe Lions’ first team.He has already demonstrated his faithin youth by starting Aiden O’Brien ineach of his ten games as a manager sofar, and Sid Nelson in all but one. For Jack Powell, who was limited toseven senior appearances in the seasonjust gone, and Ben Thompson, withonly one outing under his belt, theirbreakthrough year lies ahead of them.But 2015-16 could be that year. Andthe opening day of the League Onecampaign, on August 8, is only 93 daysaway.Nelson, O’Brien, Powell andThompson are sitting in a small room atthe club’s training ground this week,reflecting on their individual trials andtribulations of the past ten months.The crop of exciting youngsterscoming through at The Den is by nomeans limited to this quartet; goodthings are also expected of JamiePhilpot - on target at Wolves - and AlfiePavey, both of whom made their leaguedebuts last Saturday.Having won the club’s Young Playerof the Year award, Nelson is the first tolook back on a whirlwind introductionto first-team football.“I’m chuffed with that award,” thecentre back told the News. “It’s notsomething I expected at the start of theseason and I didn’t expect to get a goodrun in the team like I did at the end. It’sall come as a bit of a shock for me, butI’m buzzing.“I was thrown into a difficult situationafter a run of defeats and then, withinthe space of my first five games, I wassent off and scored an own goal. “And the Wolves game was probablymy most difficult afternoon in aMillwall shirt against a quality forwardline. But those experiences will reallyhelp me for next year.”The last eight weeks are also worththeir weight in gold to O’Brien.Coming into a team that has struggledto score goals for the past three seasonswas never going to be an easy task, buthe threw himself into the challenge andimproved game-by-game - nettingtwice.“Right now I’m just over the moon tohave played games in theChampionship,” O’Brien said. “Itseems unreal because I wasn’t getting alook-in at the start of the season - at bestI was getting five or ten minutes hereand there.“But I’ve had a good run under Neiland I’ve paid him back with some goodperformances and a few goals.Hopefully next year I can play a fullseason and get more goals under mybelt.”Ian Holloway had used O’Brien as awinger but Harris was quick to restorehim to a striking role.

“As a kid I played up front or justbehind the striker,” O’Brien added.“Playing out wide was very differentand very difficult for me. I played outthere numerous times under Hollowaybut he didn’t really get the best out ofme.“I always work hard for my teammatesand the manager but I need the ball tofeet - I’m better on the ball than off it.When I’ve got the ball at my feet I feelI can make things happen and createsomething out of nothing.”O’Brien starting the last ten gamesalongside Lee Gregory could proveinvaluable come next season.“We’re starting to connect now,” hesaid. “It’s not easy to connect straightaway because we were two different

players who didn’t know each other’sstyle, and Lee only came to the club thisseason.“We’ve just started playing togetherbut it’s a joy for me. I look up to mystrike partner. What Gregory does offthe ball is something that I want toreproduce one day soon. We’ve got a lotmore to offer next year.”Thompson and Powell’s feelingsabout this season are more mixed.Despite regularly travelling to awaygames with the first team, Thompson’sonly appearance came in a League Cuptie against Southampton way back inAugust.He was stripped and ready to come onas a substitute at Molineux last weekend- but an injury to Philpot, who had

marked his debut with a goal, sawPavey brought on instead.“I was devastated but also very pleasedfor Alfie to get on the pitch,” Thompsonsaid.“Jamie came on, got his goal and thenhad to come off four minutes later.That’s football and that’s what happens.At the time I wasn’t too happy, not at all,but I’ve got next season to look forwardto.“It’s been a long wait for me. I’ve beenin and out of the senior squad a lot thisseason and been in the squad for a lot ofgames, so it’s definitely coming for me.“Watching Sid and Aiden get a chancehas given me more and moreconfidence that I can do the same.They’re great young players and we’ve

been playing together in training and forthe U21s, so it’s great to see.”Of all Millwall’s youngsters, Powellwas the first to burst onto the scene thisyear.But despite making a hugelyimpressive debut against Blackpool inAugust, regular starting opportunitiesweren’t forthcoming.“It’s difficult getting one game in theteam, having a few months out and thengetting a game again to show your fullpotential and how well you can reallydo,” Powell said.“Sid and Aiden will say that it’s takenthem a few games to play at their bestand I never really got that opportunity. Ithought I did fairly well in my first fewgames but it was a long, long time until

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I played again.“My last three appearances were quitespread out. It is difficult but it was goodto be back out there against Wolves. Itwas a tough game but I enjoyed it and Ithought I did alright.”Powell was substituted at half time byHolloway in only his secondChampionship outing - away at Ipswich.The midfielder added: “I’ve beendragged off quite a few times now, soI’m used to it!“Ipswich was my first-ever away gameand it was a little bit different. I found itdifficult. Ipswich were physical, theyplayed at a high tempo and we didn’thave much of the ball, which doesn’tparticularly suit me.“It was a tough one. We conceded rightbefore half time and Holloway broughtme off. I don’t know whether he’d havechanged things at 0-0.“I suppose it’s all part of the experiencebecause the youngest player takes therap a little bit.”Powell wants to bulk up in preparationfor a bruising League One campaign.“A few people have said that to me and

it’s always a goal of mine,” he said. “It’snot particularly easy for me but I do trythroughout the season.“The summer is an important timebecause you don’t have a lot of trainingto do so you can get in the gym moreoften.”Nelson jumps in.“We can go to the gym together, can’twe?” he says.“Yeah,” continues Powell, “we canput on a few pounds so that you canstart muscling strikers out the way!“But yeah, it’s always been a goal ofmine to improve physically and getstronger because that’s something Ineed to work on. I want to come backfit, come back strong and get into theteam as quickly as possible.“I want a run of games because that’swhat I missed out on this season.”Nelson, O’Brien, Powell andThompson have each had differentexperiences but all share the sameexcitement for the future with Harris atthe helm.“It’s exciting when you see another ofthe young lads playing in the first

team,” Nelson added.“When I saw Jack and Aiden comingin at the start of the season, I wasbuzzing for them. We’ve been playingtogether for the last few years, week in,week out.“In first-team football the line-upchanges all the time - the managerpicks the best team he can to win agame. But in the U21s, it’s the samegroup every week and that becomesyour group. It’s good to see everyoneplaying now.”Thompson has had the least playingtime in the room - so he’s doublydetermined to impress during pre-season.“I think the manager likes me as aplayer and he’s tried to get me in andaround the first team this year,”Thompson said.“I’ve been looking at Nicky Baileyand thinking ‘I want to play like that’.He’s aggressive, loves a tackle and he’sgot great vision as well. His positioningand talking is all second to none.“I think I’ll have a good chance nextseason to show people what I can do.”

JAMIE PHILPOT scored with hisfirst touch in senior football asrelegated Millwall were beaten 4-2by Wolves on the final day.Philpot, who only signed aprofessional contract last week, tappedin from close range on an afternoonwhen another academy product, AidenO'Brien, was also on target.But the pace and power of KennyJackett's side was often too much tohandle for the visitors, althoughWolves' four-goal haul wasn't enoughto get them into the play-offs.They held a slender lead at half timethanks to Nouha Dicko's 20th-minutestrike and he thundered in a terrificsecond goal after the restart.O'Brien pulled one back from LeeGregory's centre only for EthanEbanks-Landell to make it 3-1.But Ed Upson's cross was convertedby Philpot eight minutes from time tomove Millwall back to within a goal oftheir hosts.Bakary Sako made the game safe,however, when the Lions switched offat a free kick and his shot from anarrow angle went between DavidForde's legs.This was Neil Harris' first game sincetaking over permanently and, despitesome chaotic defending, he'll havebeen pleased with much of theperformance.With one eye already on next season,Harris named a youthful squad atMolineux including no less than sixrecent graduates of the club's youthsystem.Sid Nelson and O'Brien, who haveboth been regulars under Harris, werejoined in the side by central midfielderJack Powell.Mark Beevers and Upson alsoreturned to the line-up after illness andsuspension respectively.Ben Thompson, Alfie Pavey andPhilpot were on the bench, but JosHooiveld, Nicky Bailey, MartynWoolford, Ricardo Fuller and GaryTaylor-Fletcher weren't involved.After an early Millwall corner wasonly-half cleared by the Wolvesdefence, Gregory looped a headerover the bar from Nelson'scross.In the 15th minute, JimmyAbdou's appeals for a penaltyfell on deaf ears when hisheader from DanHarding's centreappeared to beblocked by anarm.R e f e r e eM a r kHaywoodw a v e dplay on

and, after a lightening-quick counter-attack, Rajiv van La Parra got goal-sideof the Lions defence only to be deniedby Forde.But Wolves took the lead whenBeevers' attempted tackle on Sakodiverted the ball into the path of Dicko,who scored from close range.Lee Martin wasted a good chance toequalise when he made a mess of hisattempted lob over Tomasz Kuszczakafter beating the offside trap.Powell then drilled harmlessly widefrom distance before playing analmost-perfect through ball to Gregory,who was unable to control inside thebox.Following a change of formation athalf time, Millwall made a strong startto the second period and Harding firedan early chance wide.Martin then crossed for O'Brien at thenear post and after a couple of bites atthe cherry, he finally got a clean strikeaway and his effort was cleared off theline.But Wolves doubled their advantageon the break when Dicko rolledNelson, cut in from the left flank anddrove an unstoppable shot into the topcorner.O'Brien quickly made it 2-1 whenPowell's free kick was parried toGregory, who fired the ball back acrossgoal to leave the youngster with aneasy finishMillwall enjoyed a spell ofdominance after the goal, with Upsonand Gregory shooting over from goodpositions on the edge of the box andMartin testing Kuszczak.But after Harding brought downAfobe in the right channel, Sako'sferocious free kick went through acrowd of bodies before being turned inby Ebanks-Landell.Back came the Lions, however, andPhilpot, minutes after coming on forhis debut, slid in at the far post toconvert Upson's deep cross and makeit 3-2.The youngster had to be substitutedmoments later after picking up aninjury – meaning he was on the fieldfor a total of just eight minutes.Sako put an added gloss on thescoreline with Wolves' fourth goal instoppage time, taking advantage ofsome lapse defending before firingthrough Forde's legs.

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CONSTANTINE GONTICAS isthe only board member atMillwall who has experiencedrelegation before.But no two relegations are the same,and Gonticas believes thecircumstances of the Lions’ drop intoLeague One this time around are verydifferent to nine years ago.When the club lost its Championshipstatus in 2006, Gonticas says Millwall“were in disarray”.Nigel Spackman was hired torebuild the squad and subsequentlysigned 17 new players. Spackmanwas sacked in September after adisastrous start to the season and fiveconsecutive defeats.The Lions eventually stabilisedunder Willie Donachie and rallied to atenth-place finish but it was clear thatthe road back into the second tierwould be a long and bumpy one - andso it may prove again.But Gonticas is confident that withNeil Harris and Dave Livermore at

the helm, Millwall can make astronger challenge upon their return toLeague One than they did last time.He said: “We had to start completelyfrom scratch during the close seasonnine years ago. This time round, thepeople that are going to be taking usinto next season have had the last tengames in charge.“We finished the season notnecessarily with brilliant results, butstrongly in terms of performances.The team played with spirit andfinished on an upward curve asopposed to last time when we endedwith a series of defeats.“Therefore in a sense we are ahead,preparation-wise, of where we werenine years ago.“The youth system is also in a muchbetter place and we’ve known for thelast two months who our managementteam was going to be.“That’s a big difference to last timeand a big difference to most clubs thatare relegated - normally the first taskof a relegated club is to find a newmanager. We won’t have to do that sowe are hitting the ground running.

“That said, it will be important tocarry on preparing over the summer,to be absolutely ready for the newseason and to go into it withconfidence but also with an awarenessof the competitive nature of LeagueOne.”Gonticas hopes that Harris andLivermore’s thorough understandingof the club will give them a head-starton previous management teams.“These two have old heads on youngshoulders,” he said. “I’ve beenincredibly impressed with thematurity they’ve both shown and theirwisdom.“Yes, they are a very youngcoaching duo but they’re the firstcoaching duo for a long while that hascome from our own ranks. They’veplayed for the club for an extendedperiod and grasp the ethos of playingfor Millwall.“That gives them a significantadvantage over outsiders. Evensuccessful managers here have takentime to understand the Millwall ethos.With Neil and Dave, we are startingimmediately - we won’t have a

bedding-in period on that particularaspect.”But while there is undoubtedlyoptimism for the future, Gonticas isunder no illusions about the size of thetask ahead in a lower division.“There is still a rebuilding job todo,” he added. “The club has to getused to winning again and used towinning at home again.“One main characteristic ofsuccessful Millwall seasons has beengood results at The Den. When wewere relegated nine years ago, ourhome form was significantly worsethan our away form, as was the casethis time around.“Everyone hates losing but we’vebecome numb to it, and that has tochange. We’ve put up with losing fortoo long. Any team that takes pointsoff Millwall needs to feel they’veearned those points in blood. It cannotbe easy for teams to take points off us.“We will be one of the bigger scalpsnext season. Historically this club hasrisen to challenges against morefancied sides but found it moredifficult to impose itself in situations

where victories are expected.“Dealing with expectation is one ofthe challenges that we face.”The weeks immediately after theend of the season give the Lions achance to reflect on a tumultuousyear.Gonticas says an ongoing dilemmafor him personally is knowing whenand when not to question a manager’sdecisions - be those his choices in thetransfer market or team selections ona Saturday.“You have to back a managerwholeheartedly until you sack him,especially if you have a manager whowears his heart on his sleeve or isemotional,” he explained. “You haveto be extremely careful aboutquestioning or putting any doubts inhis mind.”But the board’s approach ischanging slightly, Gonticas says.He explained: “We are removingsome of the burden from themanager’s position by providingmuch more assistance on analyticsand recruitment. We want the focuson coaching to be more pure.”


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IT’S BEEN a hectic few days forNeil Harris.24 hours after Millwall bowed outof the Championship at Molineux,Harris was standing in front of aroom of Lions supporters giving arousing speech at the club’s end-of-season dinner.On Bank Holiday Monday, he wasin Hertfordshire for the first of twointense days of strategy meetingswith the board.And the following night, the 37-year-old played 70 minutes - andscored - in a charity game at The Den.It’s 7am on Wednesday when theLions legend answers his phone forthis interview, and he’s already beenon the road for an hour.These are the realities of footballmanagement but a few late nights andearly mornings haven’t dented Harris’enthusiasm one little bit.“Me and Dave Livermore are young- we’ve got a lot of energy in us anda lot of man hours we can work,” hesaid.At The Grove hotel near Watford,Harris set out his vision for nextseason and beyond to the Millwallhierarchy.“It was eye-opening, definitely, tosee for myself the difficult decisionsthat have to be taken at boardroomlevel,” he added.

“I don’t think any of us can reallyimagine what goes on behind-closed-doors and the decisions the boardhave to make on behalf of the club,especially after relegation.“But it really was a fantastic coupleof days. We’ve got a chairman and aboard who are fully committed tosupporting the club, and it was a timefor us to get together and plan for thenext few months and the next fewyears as well.“I’m certainly not taking it as agiven that I’ll be sitting here in twoyears as manager - although Icertainly hope to be - but for the long-term future of the club, the board aredesperate to plan for the future. Theydon’t want an overnight fix.“For too long we’ve been worryingabout tomorrow without looking farenough ahead. We’re spending a lotof money on the academy and on thefuture players of the club, and theyhave to be the focus of what we putinto place.“If it’s not an immediate successwith results on the pitch next season,that’s because these boys need moreexperience. We’ve seen with SidNelson and Aiden O’Brien thatthey’re not the finished article. Theyneed time to develop.”Harris says his optimism for thefuture is shared by the decision-makers at The Den.“All of the directors - those whohave supported the club for years and

those who’ve come on board duringJohn Berylson’s reign - are reallypositive,” he said.“What helps them is that we’ve gota really positive fanbase at themoment. But we certainly have to becareful not to get carried awaybecause it’s not as if we won everygame at the end of the season.“We had some positiveperformances, big results and a semi-feel-good factor because we wereusing our own players we have to bepatient with these boys because theyare young and naive. We have to befully aware of that.”Harris’ root-and-branch review ofhis squad is likely to result in a largenumber of players departing the clubthis summer.And after three seasons of struggle,the Lions boss feels big changes arenecessary.“First and foremost, we’re not justlooking at results from the last tengames,” he said. “We’re looking at aperiod of time where we’ve notachieved what we feel was acceptablein terms of results and performances.“We need to make changes toenable us to rebuild and start again.I’m looking to the future so theaverage age of the squad is somethingthat I’m certainly very interested in.“You need experienced pros to workwith the young lads and you need acamaraderie and a togetherness. Weneed to get that mix right.”

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MILLWALL HAVE bolsteredtheir defensive ranks with thesigning of 19-year-old right backMahlon Romeo from Gillinghamon a one-year deal.Romeo has played in a handful ofU21 games for the Lions in recentweeks and is expected to begin hiscareer at The Den in the developmentsquad.Born in Westminster, Romeo hadspells at Arsenal and Wycombe duringhis academy days before signing ascholarship with the Gills, where hemade one senior appearance.“Everyone has been really friendlyhere already and I'm delighted to signfor Millwall,” he said.

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LIKE-FOR-like season ticket salesat Millwall are up on last year,despite the club's relegation toLeague One.Figures released by the club showthat 243 more fans have secured theirseats at The Den for the 2015-16campaign compared with 12 monthsago.As of last week, 3,799 supporters hadtaken advantage of early bird prices.“This is hugely encouraging for theclub and an indication of how muchoptimism and belief there is here,”said commercial director AlanWilliams.“There is a genuine sense of unityhere again.”

NEIL HARRIS admits DavidForde's future at Millwall couldbe in doubt following the club'srelegation to League One.Forde, who only signed a lucrativelong-term contract last summer, isone of the Lions' longest-servingplayers.But Harris expects the 35-year-oldto be the subject of offers from otherclubs during the close-season.“Fordey is an internationalgoalkeeper,” said Harris.“With his international aspirations,will he stay and play in League One?That's only for us to follow in time.“But I would be absolutely amazedif there wasn't any interest in David.”

YOUNGSTERS BEN Thompsonand Keaton Wood have signed 12-month contract extensions at TheDen.Midfielder Thompson, who hasmade one senior appearance, was onthe bench for Millwall's final-daydefeat to Wolves last weekend.19-year-old Wood, a defender, hasrecently returned from a loan spell atBillericay.He said: “It was a differentexperience to playing for the U21s. It'sall about having a decent challenge.“I have worked so hard to get here,but that doesn't mean I can stop. I amonly 19-years-old and have still got somuch to learn.”

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MILLWALL WILL travel to AFCWimbledon on July 18 for a pre-season friendly.The League Two Dons are bossed byex-Lions defender Neal Ardley -someone Neil Harris has kept in touchwith from their playing days.The club is expected to announcefurther warm-up games ahead of the2015-16 campaign in the comingweeks.Meanwhile, striker Jamie Philpot willsee a specialist to determine the extentof a knee injury.Philpot hobbled off minutes afterscoring on his debut against Wolves butMillwall are hopeful he won't needsurgery.

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MILLWALL HAVE confirmedthat all of their contracted playerswill be taking wage cuts thissummer.Every player agreed to a salarydecrease triggered by relegation whenthey joined the club - and those changeswill now come into effect.It means the Lions are protected fromthe financial impact of losing theirChampionship status, estimated to be£3million-a-year in annual revenue.Chief executive Andy Ambler said:“That’s been our policy. If a playerhasn’t accepted that policy, then theyhaven’t signed for us.“It’s a best practice for all clubs andit’s absolutely right - you rewardplayers if they do well and they haveto take the consequences of failure.”Ambler says preparations forLeague One are well-advanced andthat player recruitment will beginimmediately.He said: “There are some gapsthat need filling but the majority ofthe team that finished the season arecontracted for next year.“Left back is certainly a position

that needs addressing and it’s clearthat we need an experienced strikerand centre back. We can go fromthere.“There will probably be at leastfive new signings but it’s not awholesale change. What we wantto see is some of our youngerplayers come through, do well andfill those holes in the squad.“But we know we have to

recruit, we know that we needexperience to supplement ourhome-grown talent and we’vebeen working hard on that forweeks.”Manager Neil Harris intends to

strengthen one area of his squad inparticular.“Striker-wise we’re definitely

looking to boost the ranks to add tothe quality and mix we’ve got alreadyup front,” he said. “We’re definitelylooking at strikers but there is room toimprove in all areas.“Once we’ve settled on who’s stayingfor next season, it will be clear to seewhere we’ve got competition for placesand where we don’t.”

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NEIL HARRIS won’t stand in theway of anyone who wants to leaveMillwall after relegation to LeagueOne.The Lions boss will demand totalcommitment from his squad nextseason and insists he won’t put up withany unhappy campers. Harris was yesterday meeting withthe club’s out-of-contract players tofinalise his plans for 2015-16, withmany expected to move on.But departures from The Den won’t

necessarily be limited to the names onthe released list, which could beannounced this week.Harris told the News: “There arealways going to be surprises over thesummer and difficult conversations forme to have. All sorts of things comewith relegation.“There might be the odd player whois unsettled or who thinks their futurelies at a higher level. If that’s theiropinion, that’s not a problem.“We want players that are committedto this club and who are ready to comeback for pre-season training on June 25for a tough and challenging year.“If the players are committed to thecause, then they will be part of my

squad. If there isany ounce ofthem that isn’tcommitted orisn’t sure, I’llgive them theopportunity tosee me and we’lllook at movingthem on.”Harris is readyto make his firstmoves in thetransfer marketas Millwall headinto an importantsummer.“By the end ofthis week, we’ll

have a better idea about who is movingon,” he added.“We’ve got targets in mind already.Can we deliver them? I hope so and Iexpect to. Within two weeks, we’lldefinitely know who is staying and thatwill give us a guide in terms of howmany signings we need.“We’ve not committed to having acertain number of players in the squad,but it’s been clear to see that we’ve hadtoo big a turnover of players. Our squadhas been too big.“We’re looking at having a tight-knitsquad that’s mixed with youth andexperience. We can’t have ten or 12players who aren’t in the squad eachweek - you become divided that way.”The Lions’ budget for next season,which will be one of the biggest inLeague One, was decided at a boardmeeting this week.And Harris will have the opportunityto pay transfer fees for new players.“The chairman is certainly committedto supporting us,” he said. “We’re notjust going to be taking free transfersbecause they’re cheap, we need theright people to fit into the club and ourstyle of play.“If we have to go to a club and askabout a player’s availability or price,we will do that. We have a budget towork to and we’ve cut our clothaccordingly for League One but if wewant to spend money on a player thenwe’ll do it in the right manner.”

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