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The grand opening of #CharltonSkatePark is happening on Saturday 21st October 2017. It's not open yet, but here's what it looks like today. I'm totally biased, but I was really impressed. It's quite beautiful in its own way with the sweeping curved walls resembling sandstone canyons. On Saturday 21st October there will be fun stuff... Continue Reading →
Hola Valley Hill Hubsters! With only two more episodes of the fantastic new Twin Peaks to go, and the season finale of Game of Thrones dried and dusted, it can only mean one thing… it’s time to face front true believers and prepare for the autumn back-to-school season. With that in mind, we’re launching a... Continue Reading →
Local Charlton ward councillor and friend of the hub, our own Miranda Williams, made the national newspapers and the BBC news website over the weekend as more news outlets picked up on her “DollyGate” story. Ms Williams tweeted last week that she was “appalled to find a Dolly Babe range for girls but a leader... Continue Reading →
The Charlton and Woolwich Free Film Festival is back for it's second year! You can see the full programme on the Free Film Festivals website, or there is even more information on the Facebook page. And the Charlton Champion has already done a good round-up focussing on Charlton based films. So this is just a... Continue Reading →
Paul Chapman writes... So, last week I received an email from Tim Jackson, Assistant Director of Strategic Transportation at the council. This was an answer to a question I had first asked in November of last year. My question had been a follow-up to this blog post by FromTheMurkyDepths who had highlighted the millions of... Continue Reading →
Andrew Donkin writes... Firstly, some breaking news, Greenwich Council announced on Wednesday night that building work on Charlton Skate Park should begin next week. With a fifteen week build time, that means it should be open for kids and skaters to use in October this year. Like most local parents, I'm very much in favour of a... Continue Reading →
Long time Hubbers will remember that over the last few years we’ve had several cases of fly-tipping in Maryon Wilson Park and on the hill heading up towards Parkside Community Hub. Where possible locals have gathered evidence from the scene and passed it on the Greenwich Council to chase the offenders. Last week there was... Continue Reading →
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