Category Archives: about the area

Estate Charges

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Max

The bane of many residents’ lives in Thamesmead has not reared its ugly head as soon as in recent years: The Thamesmead Estate charges bills have not yet gone out. In an interesting move, despite giving me an indication that … Continue reading →

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Exhaustion and Lake Misuse

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Max

As I write I am missing the Thamesmead Community Voice meeting. Unfortunately I had a hectic weekend over the bank holiday and wore myself out. I’ve been at work but I’m a wreck in the evenings and I have to … Continue reading →

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Community Voice Meeting

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Max

I wrote previously about a community voice meeting I attended, and the next one is coming up next week. I’ll be going along again but I’m off on holiday shortly afterwards, and unlikely to be able to do a write … Continue reading →

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Mario’s Mission – A Pet Foodbank

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Max

The local paper, News Shopper, ran a story recently, covering a new charity that has started in Thamesmead. You can read it at the link below, but to summaries, a couple of locals have set up a pet-food-bank. The idea is … Continue reading →

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Streetz

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Max

An enterprising guy with a strong interest in film is working on a piece filmed in Thamesmead, named Streetz. The trailer for the piece is over on Youtube, and also embedded in the fund raising page on Indiegogo, here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/streetz#home … Continue reading →

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Adam Curtis in Thamesmead

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Max

There’s an article on rationalist.org where the participants wander around Thamesmead musing on the nature of hope and gloom. http://rationalist.org.uk/articles/4641/fail-better It’s an interesting piece, but a little odd. They begin at Abbey Wood, sensibly enough, but seem to go north … Continue reading →

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Filmed in Thamesmead

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Max

I’ve had an idea for a while that it would be nice to catalogue the ever increasing list of things filmed in Thamesmead. It’s a minor project in itself that requires a reasonable amount of effort which has been off-putting. … Continue reading →

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The Link’s Opening Day video

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Max

I just came across this on Youtube, which is worth a look. It showcases The Link on its opening day, showing some of the background to how it came to be.

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Alsike Road parking restrictions

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Max

I was a little surprised this week to see Alsike Road turned into a largely no-parking zone. I would have expected a move like that to involve posting warnings in the same way that closing a road to alter it … Continue reading →

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Tump 53

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Max

Thamesmead is home to a nature reserve known as Tump 53. This is a long standing feature of the region but had seen a lot of neglect over recent years. Last autumn it was a candidate in The People’s Millions and … Continue reading →

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