Support us at Waitrose throughout February!

We are delighted to announce that Waitrose in Greenwich has selected us as one of their three local good causes to participate in their Community Matters charity scheme during the month of February.

During the whole of this month, anyone shopping at Waitrose will be able to show their support for us by dropping the green token into our box next to the checkouts. At the end of the month, a total of £1,000 donated by the Greenwich branch will be divided between the three charities based on the proportion of tokens in each box.

community mattersWe are up against some stiff Greenwich competition – namely the Royal Observatory and the Old Royal Naval College – but we hope that we will get a strong vote not only from our Deptford supporters but also from our Greenwich neighbours.

They are all great causes to support, but we hope you will choose ours as being the one of greatest need!

So don’t forget to give us your token – and if the checkout staff forget to give you one, don’t be embarrassed to ask!

Further extension to the signing of the section 106 agreement for Convoys Wharf

The Mayor of London has authorised a seventh extension to the deadline for completion of the Section 106 agreement relating to the Convoys Wharf planning application, taking it to 27th February.

The planning report, which was issued on 28th January by the GLA, states that the extension is partly related to consideration of representation received from both the Lenox and Sayes Court Garden Projects. However, on this occasion expert advice is also being sought regarding the affordable housing review mechanism.

A link to the GLA planning report dated 28th January 2015 is here.

Dan Snow presents ‘The Mary Rose: A Timewatch Guide’

Dan Snow, one of the patrons of the Lenox Project, will present a Timewatch documentary on BBC4 this week about the discovery of the Mary Rose. Dan will use BBC archive footage from the last 40 years to chart the discovery of the wreck, her excavation and eventual recovery, and will examine what the latest research has revealed about this iconic ship and her crew.

The wreck of the Mary Rose (copyright Mary Rose Museum)

The wreck of the Mary Rose (copyright Mary Rose Museum)

Tuesday 3 February at 21:00hrs. For the link to the BBC website click here.

If you miss the documentary, you can always visit the Mary Rose Museum website to discover more about this amazing vessel.