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Paul pals perform
WEDDING photographer Paul Allen loved performing in amateur dramatics at the Bob Hope Theatre – before a massive stroke changed his life forever and left him with locked-in syndrome. Nearly five years later, his only movement is in hi s lef t eye and he communicates with his wife Liz by blinking in code.
Next month his friends are holding a fund-raising concert at the theatre. Friend Keith Payne said: “We hope to raise money towards building a path for his wheelchair around his back garden.”
– is at the Bob Hope Theatre in Wythfield Road on Sunday April 9.
The show – Paul’s Path
Tickets are £11.50 and are available from the theatre box office on 0208 850 3702 or bobhope
theatre.co.uk
March 2017 Page 3 IT’S THE GREAT BARRIER RELIEF
THIS awe-inspring picture captures the power of the River
Thames...and the strength of the Thames Barrier that protects us from it.
The aerial photo was taken by the National Police Air Service from one of their helicopters which regularly patrols the skies. The 520m-wide barrier
at Woolwich has 10 steel gates each weighing over 3,300 tonnes.
ev•The Barrier is tested
It was completed in 1984 and protects 125 square kilometres of central London from flooding caused by tidal surges. Some say the Barrier will need to be replaced soon as gloabl warming increases. We’re just relieved we’ve got this one!
editor@TheGreenwichVisitor.com
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FASHION, beauty, art, design, homeware, music, seasonal food – the very best of them is showcased here this month.
d es ig ner Way ne Hemmingway is a free celebration of the start of each new season through fresh produce and modern craftsmanship. The first is on Saturday and Sunday M a r c h
Peninsular Gardens, near the Underground station at North Greenwich. It’s followed by the third
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annual Urban Village Fete event there in May, with music from iconic DJ Giles Peterson, art and design workshops, pop-ups, street food and talks hosted by BBC Radio London’s Robert Elms.
Info:
houseofhemingway.co.uk SAMPLE – curated by Survey shock for developer
PLOT THICKENS: Survey on site
GARDEN DANGER
CAMPAIGNERS working to stop the Royal Hill Community Garden being built on say they have
proof the land is hazardous to development anyway. They commissioned surveyors who found the ground – on an old 6m deep railway cutting – back-filled with concrete, wood, tiles, asbestos, tyres and even vegetation. The report by Field Surveyors Ltd says drilling and
piling there there could result in “several centimetres of lateral movement” to neighbouring buildings. It warns that development would “be injurious primarily to properties” affecting “future suitability for potential investors.” It concludes: “I find the current land-use better suited to purpose for this location.”
Community Garden spokesman Jonathan Mantle said: “Any developer would have to indemnify neighbouring residents and shops against the cost of repairing structural damage caused by the degree of piling necessary. It is a further damning indictment of this inappropriate proposal.” The Garden sprang up last year after residents began clearing the derelict spot and planting shrubs and flower beds. But in October Greenwich Council told them to leave because they were “trespassing”. A planning application will be heard this month. The group hopes to
keep the area as a community asset. Info: www.facebook. com/royalhillcommunitygarden/ Twitter @royalhillgarden
ery month. There is a visitor centre where you can find out more and watch the test close up – on Thursday March 2 (9.25am-11.55am) and Wednesday April 12 (8.40am-11.10am). Info: www.
gov.uk/ guidance/ the- thames- barrier
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