Hundreds of Avery Hill Park users are calling on Greenwich Council to bid for lottery money to revive the historic Winter Garden after the Conservative government twice refused to help fund the project. Two bids to the levelling-up fund were rejected in 15 months, with the latest brush-off coming in January. The council had asked […]
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Avery Hill Winter Garden levelling-up bid fails for second time
Greenwich Council says it is “hugely disappointed” after its second bid for levelling-up cash to rescue the Winter Garden in Avery Hill Park was rejected by the government. The council had asked for £6.9 million towards a £11.7 million project to restore the crumbling glasshouse in Eltham, which is the second largest of its kind […]
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Greenwich Council to bid again for cash to revamp Avery Hill Winter Garden
Greenwich Council is submitting another bid for government money to refurbish the historic Winter Garden in Avery Hill Park, eight months after is first attempt failed. The crumbling glasshouse in Eltham, the second largest of its kind after Kew Gardens, was part of Greenwich University’s Mansion site, which is now being converted into a school. […]
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Fixing Eltham’s Winter Garden will boost high street, council said in failed ‘levelling-up’ bid
Plans to revamp the Avery Hill Winter Garden would boost Eltham High Street and bring a wider range of visitors to the area, Greenwich Council told the government in a failed bid for £4.75m of “levelling-up” money, 853 can reveal. Council leader Danny Thorpe and Eltham MP Clive Efford reacted with anger last October when […]
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Developers should pause their plans, councillors say as 3,000 object to new school
Labour and Conservative councillors have criticised developers for launching consultations on new schemes during the coronavirus lockdown, including one for a new school in Eltham that has seen over 3,000 objections. Developers have launched “virtual consultations” to replace the exhibitions that they usually hold before applying for planning permission on new sites. They include a […]
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Greenwich Council close to deal to save Avery Hill Winter Garden
853 exclusive: Eltham’s much-loved Winter Garden is likely to be transferred to Greenwich Council, with the University of Greenwich providing £4.75 million to secure the historic site’s future, 853 can reveal. The university announced it was putting its Avery Hill campus up for sale in 2014, sparking an outcry from neighbours who feared for the […]
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Save Avery Hill Winter Garden: Campaigners start petition to protect Eltham landmark
Eltham residents have set up a petition to demand Greenwich University and Greenwich Council secure the future of the historic Winter Garden in Avery Hill Park. The petition comes days after the council’s deputy leader accused one of the area’s local councillors of playing politics in questioning its attitude to the building. Built for Victorian […]
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