Category Archives: south thamesmead neighbourhood group

More Regeneration

It has been a long time since I have written anything here. There has been a lot going on both in my life and in the neighbourhood. It is time to update you. We have had two South Thamesmead Forum … Continue reading

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South Thamesmead Neighbourhood Forum – 15 October 2015

Lesnes To Crossness The meeting opened with an update on the Lesnes to Crossness project by Tim Baker who is the Landscape Project Manager. Phase I is now complete and Phase II is underway.  An initial plan has been created … Continue reading

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Southmere Village Consultation

Peabody have arranged two public drop-in events with the South Thamesmead Design Team to present the initial plans for the Southmere Village (Formally Tavy Bridge and Binsey Walk) regeneration. This is the area shown in orange below   In addition … Continue reading

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South Thamesmead Community Forum – 13 August 2015 Emmanuel Baptist Church

Paul Fowler began the meeting with an update about current projects. Lesnes To Crossness The projected opening at the beginning of June has come and gone and it is due to be completed at the 4th of September. Reasons for … Continue reading

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South Thamesmead Neighbourhood Group discussion

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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South Thamesmead Forum

15-April-2015 – South Thamesmead Forum Join the Peabody Group in helping to shape the changes you want to see in Thamesmead, 6:30-8:30pm. Emmanuel Baptist Church | Yarnton Way | DA18 4DR | T: 020 8320 4470 (Luke)

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Thamesmead On The Road

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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Thamesmead Youth Provision

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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Thamesmead Garden City?

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

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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