Convoys Wharf Exhibition

Having told us in July 2012 that they would be back in September, Hutchison Whampoa finally return tomorrow (Thursday 28 Feb 2013) and Saturday 2 Mar 2013 to tell us what they are proposing for the former Royal Dockyard site.


The rumour machine tells me that Lewisham, unlike some neighbouring boroughs, have realised that changes to business rates made by the coalition government mean they cannot afford to keep losing employment land to residential development. Whatever is on display in the coming days, I suspect a continuing stand off between landowner and local planning authority.

Charlotte Turner School is here:


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The Albany is here:

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More at the Herb Garden

Last Saturday's Blow for Lol

This Sunday 9 September 5.00 - 7.00pm sees another free unamplified afternoon at the McMillan Herb Garden with music from:
Mouth 4 Rusty
http://www.facebook.com/mouth4rusty

Tom Moody
http://soundcloud.com/tommoody 
Marian Woods 
Mark Moynihan

There will be an interlude for the planting of a hop as a tribute to Pete Pope and the planting of a crab apple tree as a tribute to Gamma, both sadly missed friends of the garden

McMillan Educational Herb Garden
McMillan Street
Deptford
London
SE8


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Blow for Lol

Charles Hayward and Lol Coxhill

As a follow on to Bank Holiday Monday's celebration of Lol Coxhill, Charles Hayward and others (including Alex Ward: clarinet, Ian Smith: trumpet, Steve Noble: drums, and Nick Doyne-Ditmas: bass.) will be presenting a Blow for Lol this Saturday afternoon at the Herb Garden.

Blow for Lol - 5.00 - 7.00pm Saturday 1st September 2012

McMillan Educational Herb Garden
McMillan Street
Deptford
London
SE8

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Herb Garden Happenings

Volunteers Day 10.00am - 2.00pm Sunday 26 August 2012.
Lol Coxhill Tribute  5.00 - 7.00pm Bank Holiday Monday 27 August 2012. 

Sunday
With the workshops complete, the garden will need a general tidy before the music events. Any extra hands are most welcome. Lots of stuff to do... a bit of weeding, a bit of moving things, brushing up, even hanging mosaics!
We don't expect people to be there the whole time, would just be nice to see you pop in and lend a helping hand for a mo!

Monday
A collaboration of musicians who performed alongside Lol in the Herb Garden over the last fertile decade.
There will be an interlude for the planting of a Mulberry tree as a tribute to Lol and the lasting memories he leaves behind.
Compered by Joe Bazouki.

McMillan Educational Herb Garden
McMillan Street
Deptford
London
SE8


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Lol Coxhill's Funeral

Lol Coxhill's funeral will be held on Tuesday 24th July - 1.15pm at the
South Chapel, City of London Crematorium, Aldersbrook Road, London E12 5DQ. All welcome.
Manor Park station. Map at http://j.mp/NLYB8a

Followed by HMS President Victoria Embankment EC4Y 0HJ - very near Blackfriar's station - until 7.00pm
Overground from Manor Park to Liverpool Street (trains every 10 mins 14:02, 14:12, 14:22 etc and take 15 mins). Then Circle Line (towards Embankment) - 6 stops from Liverpool Street to Blackfriars
5 mins walk from Blackfriars along Victoria Embankment to HMS President.

Lol Coxhill 19 Sep 1932 - 9 July 2012

Lol Coxhill died in hospital last night aged 79. He had been seriously ill for several weeks.

The video above was shot in the McMillan Herb Garden, Deptford on 9 September 2007.  One of many times that Lol played in the Herb Garden, he was joined by drummer Steve Noble and double bassist John Edwards. John's daughter is the dancer.

In recent years Lol regularly played in the Herb Garden two or three times each summer with Steve and John or Charles Hayward, amongst many others.

A strange view of Catford

According to LB Lewisham Planning Department both Deptford High Street and the Laban Centre are in Catford Town Centre.

Lewisham have published a Scoping Report relating to the Sustainability appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment of their proposed Catford Town Centre Area Action Plan. It appears to have been put together by consultants Mouchel and then been put out for consultation by LB Lewisham without anybody bothering to check the document. If it was just a case of laughing at the poor choice of photographs by the consultants then it would not be so bad, but look through the document and total ineptitude reveals itself.
We are told that:

"This scoping report for the Catford APP will go out for public consultation in order to give members of the public the opportunity to comment on the issues and topics covered."

and;

"This section of the report identifies key baseline information relating to facts about Catford Town Centre and some demographics of the London Borough of Lewisham and the Rushey Green Ward (within which Catford Town Centre is located)."

and also;

"The Rushey Green electoral ward covers most of central, northern and western Catford."

but we are not told either in the text or by way of a map / illustration what area is actually meant by Catford Town Centre. Now everybody in Lewisham probably knows where Catford is, but (for example) are any of the surrounding residential streets included in the area the Scoping Report. How can the public "comment on the issues and topics covered" if we are not told what area the report relates to.

The report can be accessed at:
http://lewisham-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/planning_policy/catford_scoping