A student at a specialist video and special-effects college on the Greenwich Peninsula is “recovering well” after contracting meningitis following the outbreak in Kent, the college has said. Escape Studios, which is based in Mitre Passage, by the O2, said it had been working with public health teams after the individual had been admitted to […]
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Worries for Winter Garden as plans for Avery Hill boys’ school set to be axed
Plans to convert the University of Greenwich’s old Mansion site at Avery Hill into a school look set to be scrapped – throwing plans to refurbish one of southeast London’s hidden gems into uncertainty. The historic mansion and adjoining buildings next to Avery Hill Park in Eltham, once used as a teacher training college, was […]
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Little-seen parts of Greenwich to be opened up by university development
A little-seen part of Greenwich town centre will be opened up to the public as part of plans to demolish a conference centre that have been approved by councillors. The Grade II-listed Devonport House will be refurbished as part of the plans by the University of Greenwich, which will open up two new public squares, […]
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Walk-in coronavirus testing centre coming to Avery Hill
Greenwich Council has confirmed that a walk-in coronavirus testing centre will open at the University of Greenwich campus at Avery Hill next Tuesday. People with Covid-19 symptoms who want to use the centre will have to book via gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test – they will not be able to just turn up and get tested. The centre’s opening […]
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Boys’ school at Avery Hill Mansion set for approval despite neighbours’ opposition
Greenwich Council planners are recommending councillors back a new 1,150-pupil school at the University of Greenwich’s Mansion Site next to Avery Hill Park – despite a 4,000-signature petition against the scheme and TfL raising concerns about transport. The Harris academy chain plans to build a boys’ school on the former teacher training college at the […]
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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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Will Greenwich Council buy Avery Hill Park’s Mansion site?
Greenwich Council is considering whether or not it should buy the University of Greenwich’s Mansion site in Eltham, according to a written answer given at Wednesday night’s council meeting. The university announced last December that it planned to sell the campus at Avery Hill Park, home to the historic Winter Garden, a Grade-II listed Victorian […]
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