Category Archives: local business

Our neighbours in Abbey Wood

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Max

There has been an active Facebook group for Thamesmead for some time, and despite referring to stage 3 in the title, it covers the goings on and memories of Thamesmead for all areas. You can find that here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThamesmeadSE28/ Recently, … Continue reading →

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South Thamesmead Neighbourhood Group discussion

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Max

Here are some updates gleaned from conversation at the South Thamesmead group. Lesnes to Crossness work to improve the route from the old abbey ruins through to the lake is ongoing and the pile of mud and rubble around the … Continue reading →

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Peabody speak at the Thamesmead Community Voice meeting

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Max

I went along to the Thamesmead Community Voice meeting last Wednesday, and was surprised to find that it was entirely presented by Peabody. I took notes, which I’ll try to make some sense of below (it was the end of … Continue reading →

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Thamesmead Youth Provision

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Max

I’ve been growing a little concerned by some recent news around Thamesmead regarding provisions for kids. I went along to the South Thamesmead Neighbourhood Group last week where I discovered that the headmaster of Bexley Business Academy was due 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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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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Thamesmead Garden City?

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Max

An interesting blog post from Peabody over here: http://www.peabody.org.uk/news-views/chief-executives-blog/londons-garden-suburb-thamesmead As many know, Gallions has been taken over, merged, subsumed, or supplemented by Peabody recently, in the wake of accusations over bad internal policy and overblown staff payoffs. It’s quite a … Continue reading →

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Community Voice Meeting

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Max

I went along to the Thamesmead Community Voice meeting last night, at The Link. The last time I went to a meeting there the Thamesmead Residents Group were protesting and filled the hall to the point where people were standing. … Continue reading →

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Regularity and Lakeside Medical

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Max

Following in the footsteps of The Thamesmead Grump (http://thethamesmeadgrump.blogspot.co.uk/), I’ve decided that I will probably do a better job of posting to this blog if I make it a regular thing, rather than posting when I feel I have time. … Continue reading →

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The Link looks awesome!

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Max

I often wish I were younger than I am, but rarely so much as this weekend when I looked around The Link. I went along with my boyfriend and we were greeted to be given a tour by Mark Blundell, … Continue reading →

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