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Planned open-air venue 'could cause crush at Charlton station"
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (422+ words) Public interest news for Greenwich and SE London, funded by you A planned 5, 000-capacity open-air events venue near the Thames Barrier risks causing a crowd crush at Charlton station, police have warned after its operators applied for a licence. CW…...
Century-old panorama of Greenwich's lost landmarks goes up for sale
3+ week, 6+ day ago (361+ words) Public interest news for Greenwich and SE London, funded by you A century-old panorama of Greenwich featuring some of the town centre's long-lost landmarks is going up for auction next week. The Flowing River Winds Past Palace, Park, and the…...
Woolwich town centre to become giant dancefloor for GDIF 2026 launch
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (611+ words) Public interest news for Greenwich and SE London, funded by you Pumping club music will turn Woolwich town centre into a dancefloor for the first night of the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival, which will return in August. The French choreographer…...
Antique Chinese carpet returns to Eltham Palace after 80 years
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (237+ words) Public interest news for Greenwich and SE London, funded by you An antique Chinese carpet has returned to its original home at Eltham Palace after 80 years and will go on show to visitors from Saturday. The carpet was donated to…...
Bleak Greenwich flyover to be transformed by a 'wall of stories"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (470+ words) Public interest news for Greenwich and SE London, funded by you East Greenwich is to get a "wall of stories" that will tell the tale of a part of the borough that is industrial, gritty and occasionally, world-beating. A nearly…...
Woolwich Rotunda: Trust aims to restore the '200-year-old Millennium Dome"
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (837+ words) Public interest news for Greenwich and SE London, funded by you A newly-formed trust hopes to save what it calls a "200-year-old Millennium Dome" by taking over the derelict Rotunda near Woolwich Common to turn it into an events venue....
Royal Observatory Greenwich given "21. 9m towards 'transformation' works
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (374+ words) Public interest news for Greenwich and SE London, funded by you Royal Observatory Greenwich has been "21. 9 million from the government to help pay for new galleries and major refurbishment works. The First Light programme, billed as a "transformation" of the…...
No plans to charge overseas visitors at National Maritime Museum
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (381+ words) Public interest news for Greenwich and SE London, funded by you Bosses at the National Maritime Museum say they have no plans to charge overseas visitors, even though the government said it would explore introducing admission fees. More than two…...
Secret Cinema set to open long-term home on Greenwich Peninsula
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (283+ words) Public interest news for Greenwich and SE London, funded by you Secret Cinema is planning to move into the Greenwich Peninsula after 18 years of staging immersive film shows at different locations across London. The company hopes to open the doors…...
Woolwich Barracks could house Greenwich's archives after all
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (567+ words) Public interest news for Greenwich and SE London, funded by you Woolwich Barracks could be used as a home for Greenwich's archives after all " after the council ruled out the main building being used as a home for the borough's…...