Woolwich’s new leisure centre is nearly finished – and Greenwich Council is now asking locals what the new facility should be called. The £115 million centre, facing General Gordon Square, will replace the Waterfront Leisure Centre by the Thames, and is due to open later this year. It will incorporate two swimming pools, water slides, […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Dust off your instruments and join Woolwich’s Brassworks parade
People in Woolwich and beyond are being asked to dig out their old brass instruments to take part in this year’s Brassworks parade through the town centre, which returns in September. Last year the event had bands parading through the area at lunchtime to end up at Woolwich Works, where a whole day of shows […]
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Share your memories of Charlton Lido for a new history project
Do you have any memories of using Charlton Lido – legitimately or otherwise? Were you one of the youngsters who used to scale the walls and have a dip when it was closed in the Nineties, or did you use it for skateboarding in the Seventies or Eighties? NORMAN LEACH would like to hear from […]
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Woolwich and Plumstead among most gentrified areas, study finds
Parts of Woolwich and Plumstead are among the London neighbourhoods that have gentrified most rapidly over the past decade, an analysis has found. A study by the Trust for London charity identified 53 areas where average incomes had grown by an average of 11 per cent between 2012 and 2020, compared with a 1 per […]
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Knife amnesty bin placed in Woolwich town centre
A knife amnesty bin has been placed in Woolwich town centre so people can dispose of weapons safely and without fear of prosecution. Last week a man in his thirties was stabbed in Parry Place, off Plumstead Road, while in January 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa was killed on a bus in Woolwich Church Street. Last September, […]
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What do you think of Greenwich’s Thames Path? Councillors want to know
Greenwich councillors are asking residents what they think of the Thames Path as part of a review for a scrutiny panel. The borough has the longest Thames frontage of any in the capital, from Watergate Street in Deptford through to Thamesmead. Unlike its equivalent north of the river, almost all of the waterfront is open […]
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Woolwich Dockyard chimney view won’t be ruined by new flats, council told
A planning inspector has overturned Greenwich Council’s refusal of a 13-storey block of flats in Woolwich with no “affordable” housing. The council had also said the development, on the site of the Albion pub, would have a detrimental effect on views of a Grade II-listed chimney opposite, a surviving remnant of the old royal dockyard. […]
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Campaign to save 55 trees from Woolwich Common road widening
Hundreds of people have objected to plans to cut down trees on Woolwich Common to widen the road leading to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust plans to remove 55 trees as part of its plans to upgrade Stadium Road to include a cycle lane. Most would be knocked down to accommodate […]
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