French parkour artists will jump across the rooftops of Woolwich to launch the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival when it returns in August to mark 30 years of free shows. Lézards Bleus will open the festival on Friday August 22 in Beresford Square, with eight performers embarking on a “breathtaking journey across landmark buildings”. The […]
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News about Woolwich, London SE18, from The Greenwich Wire.
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Woolwich Ferry traffic soars after Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels tolled
Hundreds more vehicles are using the free Woolwich Ferry since tolls were introduced at the Blackwall and Silvertown Tunnels, Transport for London has confirmed. Early data shows that traffic levels at Blackwall Tunnel and new Silvertown Tunnel fell slightly in the first four weeks after the new crossing came into use on April 7, and […]
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Council homes behind Woolwich Waves to be scrapped to save development
Plans to build council housing behind the new Woolwich Waves centre are to be scrapped to save the next phase of the project from sinking. While the newly-christened leisure centre is expected to be finished this October, work on the housing project which was meant to pay for it has stalled. Five residential blocks of […]
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Greenwich Council flats set to come to Royal Arsenal in Woolwich
Greenwich Council tenants are set to move into the Royal Arsenal development in Woolwich, with senior councillors poised to approve the purchase of 90 flats from Berkeley Homes. The Labour-run council had pledged to build 1,750 new homes, but it scaled down that ambition in March, entering into deals with private developers to boost its […]
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No second entrance for Woolwich’s Elizabeth Line station under new towers
Woolwich’s Elizabeth Line station was not designed to have a second entrance, the developers behind plans for new tower blocks over the eastern end of the platforms have said, confirming that they do not plan to build one. But Greenwich Council has said it would like to see a new way in and out of […]
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Name of Woolwich’s new leisure centre revealed as water slides installed
The name of Woolwich’s new leisure centre has been revealed after more than 3,000 people took part in an online vote held by Greenwich Council. The £115 million centre, which will replace the Waterfront, will open later this year, with two swimming pools, water slides, a gym across two levels, and a health suite with […]
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Woolwich’s Harry Perry Cycles nears the end of the road after 51 years
A father-and-son tandem team will reach the end of the road at the oldest bicycle business in Greenwich borough when they pull down the shutters at Harry Perry Cycles in Woolwich in July. Paul Mepham, who is about to turn 80, has sold bikes, mended bikes and talked bikes to anyone who would listen since […]
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Open Studios 2025 comes to Woolwich’s Thames-Side Studios next month
Thames-Side Studios in Woolwich will be throwing open its doors next month so visitors can see what the hundreds of artists and makers who work there produce. The annual Open Studios weekend will take place on June 7 and 8 at the riverside site, tucked away at the end of Warspite Road. There have been […]
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