Category Archives: regeneration

Thamesmead On The Road

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Sharon

Recently a group of Thamesmead residents went on a visit of some of Peabody’s estates. The first stop was the Hugh Cubitt centre in Kings Cross. It is a community centre for The Kings Cross Estates and built by Peabody … Continue reading →

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Community Voice meeting

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Max

I have just received a remind of the Community Voice meeting that is forthcoming. It seemed worth a mention in case anyone reading should like to attend. Community Voice Have your say and be heard Thursday 4th September 2014 6.30-8.30pm … Continue reading →

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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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Garden City (revisited)

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Max

I suspect that Peabody have put out a press release of some kind recently as there has been a spate of news articles of this ilk: http://www.propertymall.com/property-news/article/35071-Boris-backs-new-100-acre-Thamesmead-garden-suburb Even the BBC is getting in on the story and lauding the proposals … Continue reading →

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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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Another picture of Lakeside Medical Centre

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Max

Steve Peterson who I barely know at all, but interact with on the Thamesmead facebook group, saw the previous post in which I searched for a picture of the medical centre building and pointed me at another one which I … 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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Is Icon Back at Work?

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Max

  The early days of this blog covered a lot of snaps of graffiti around the area by a local artist who goes by the moniker Icon, or more lately, Trust Icon. He (or, indeed, she) has seen a lot … Continue reading →

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Vote now! (As they used to say on Banzaii)

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Max

One of the areas of Thamesmead that was listed by many as a bad spot when I went to the first regeneration group, was the area known as the A Bridge. This is a footbridge that crosses the Eastern Way … Continue reading →

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Demolition in Thamesmead

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Max

To contradict my previous post, let me point you to a Youtube video that shows Thamesmead being demolished. And yet… it is not a full contradiction. There is demolition going on. Some problem buildings and areas are coming down, many … Continue reading →

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