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Stepping out of the shadows
I’ve stepped back from blogging over the past year or so, partially because my working life has been so busy, but also in part due to the glacial slowness of the progression around regenerating Thamesmead. Whilst I truly believe that … Continue reading
Thamesmead Arts Festival
Details about the week long arts festival in Thamesmead are slowly emerging on the Trust Thamesmead site. There’s a list of some of the highlights in this PDF. Unfortunately for me they are capitalising on half term and running most … Continue reading
Posted in about the area, events, film
Tagged art, arts, community, events, festival, local, media, peabody, people, thamesmead, thamesmead arts festival, the link, the link thamesmead, trust thamesmead
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The Boston Globe, 1970
I found this interesting snippet via Twitter, posted by @heroicproject Click the image to see the full sized version which espouses the merits of what Thamesmead was expected to be back in the early years, and contrasts it to the … Continue reading
Posted in about the area, historical, in the media
Tagged boston globe, building, concrete, historical, housing, infrastructure, media, newspaper, thamesmead, town planning
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Peabody website update imminent
I was alerted via Twitter (@themurkydepths) to a new website from Peabody detailing some of the changes coming to Thamesmead and inviting futher comment. It included a link to the promised brochure. I duly perused these on my phone but … Continue reading
Thamesmead Fete
There will be a fete in Thamesmead on Saturday 30th May, 2pm -7pm at Southmere Lake near Belvedere Road. This is alongside a number of opportunities to meet Peabody staff in relaxed surrounds with provisions for children and quirky entertainment, … Continue reading
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Tagged consultation, events, fete, peabody, thamesmead
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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
Posted in about the area, infrastructure, local business, local initiatives, regeneration, south thamesmead neighbourhood group, thamesmead people, traffic
Tagged abbey wood, bexley council, community, consultation, coralline walk, greenwich council, harrow manor way, lesnes abbey, meeting, park view hub, peabody, south thamesmead neighbourhood group, south thamesmead regeneration, southmere lake, southmere village, teresa pearce, thamesmead, the moorings, town planning
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Peabody speak at the Thamesmead Community Voice meeting
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
Posted in about the area, infrastructure, local business, regeneration, thamesmead people, traffic
Tagged community voice meeting, council housing, crossways gym, green spaces, gym, housing zones, neighbourhood, peabody, regeneration, thamesmead, thamesmead community voice, tilfen land
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Architect’s Journal does a write up on Thamesmead
I found an article online today. It seems largely accurate with comments such as Southmere Lake is where ‘regeneration’ started a few years ago, and the results were sad. Owners Gallions Housing Association demolished all the parts of the lakeside area … Continue reading
Posted in about the area, external link, in the media, regeneration
Tagged crossrail, housing, infrastructure, magazine, newspapers, peabody, regeneration, thamesmead
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Time For Change
No sooner than I had written the blog post about Kings Cross I heard about some proposed changes. Peabody is seeking to improve the area nearest to Abbey Wood station in preparation for Crossrail. The residents of Coralline Walk (including … Continue reading
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Tagged change, consultation, coralline walk, demolition, residents, thamesmead
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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