The Gate

Loads of Football Things

There are more football sessions going on this summer than there are blades of artificial grass in a big greengrocery store. See the Millwall posters on our door or all around the area for more details. If you'd like a poster ask me or go direct to Dan Mcloone on 0207 740 0503.

Summer holidays
to end in style
The New Cross Gate NDC will be sponsoring the Gateside Community Festival on Friday, 25th, and Saturday, 26th August, 2006. The end-of-summer event will accommodate people of all ages and tastes and promises to be a great way to end the holidays.

Friday’s events will include a number of activities for young, old, and all ages in between, including healthy walks, line dancing, dominoes contest, healthy eating activities. The first day culminates in the Gateside Showcase for young and community talent.

Saturday starts with the Hapi market and fair in Monson Road/Eckington Gardens to support the local holiday activities programme run by local community groups. Hapi market will feature a host of stalls offering wide range of goods. In addition, there will be information stalls with help and advice from a range of organisations which support the area.

Later on Saturday afternoon, a family sports event gets underway in the gardens proper, with the day then revving up for the salsa party to give everyone a chance to let their hair down with the sun.

There will be a number of opportunities for involvement in the two-day event – for all sections of the community and local organisations which serve the community. Organisations and service providers are invited to support the Festival and the hundreds of local residents who will be participating.

For more information on the
Gateside Community Festival, contact
Stephen McGann, Community Development Co-ordinator,
Tel. 020 8314 9384

Summer fun in New Cross Gate

The Holiday Activities Programme Initiative (Hapi), sponsored by the NDC, has funded eight local groups to provide activities for children and young people during the summer holidays. The groups providing Hapi activities are:

African Community Partnership are running activities from 24th July to 1st September for young people, aged 8-16, at Barnes Wallis Community Centre. African Community Partnership will provide a 6 week summer programme for young people living in the NDC area. For more information contact 020 7635 9000.

Holiday Venture Group are running activities from 31st July to 10th August for young people aged 8-11. Holiday Venture Group will provide an out of London camping holiday to Ringstead, Dorset, for 12 NDC children, 4 from each of the Triangle schools. Children for this scheme have already been selected in consultation with the schools.

Lewisham Muslim Women’s Group are running a small number of activities over the holidays for children and mothers, including joining in the Gateside Community Festival with activities which all residents can take part. For more information contact 020 8694 7462.

REM Education Centre are running activities from 23rd July to 25th August for young people aged 5-16 at Scotney Hall. REM Education Centre will provide support to children, young people and their parents during the holiday period . For more information contact 020 7639 3337.

Somerville Adventure Playground are running activities from 24th July to 2nd September for young people up to 16. Somerville Adventure Playground will offer an exciting programme of activities, on and off site, for the whole holiday period, including open access to the Adventure Playground itself during summer opening times. For more information contact 020 7732 1403.

Triangle Schools Project is providing a five-day scheme based at Monson School until 29th July. Several of the young people on this scheme will be contributing to the showcase event which forms part of the Gateside Community Festival. For details contact 020 7639 0436.

In addition to the above Hapi-funded activities:
All Saints Youth Club will be meeting daily at All Saints Centre throughout the summer providing activities for young people over 13. For more information, contact Tel. 07931 424 214

Friends of Monson are running a one week summer scheme based at All Saints Church. For details, contact Cleo Jones on Tel. 07916 207 385;

Greenhouse Schools Project will be running activities at Haberdashers’ sport ground, St Asaph Road (near Nunhead Station), from 31st July to 17th August Monday to Friday 10am–4pm. Activities include: football, street dance, dodgeball, trampolining, basketball and table tennis. It costs £1 per day, suitable clothing and a packed lunch is recommended. For details, contact 020 7603 5111; and

Millwall Community Scheme is running a number of sport coaching and other activities throughout August. A small charge is made for the soccer school. For more details contact Tel. 020 7740 0503.

Telegraph Hill has a number of holiday activities centred on the Telegraph Hill Open Access Play Scheme, Erlanger Road, S14. Tel: 020 7639 0708.

There is free swimming for children at most Lewisham Council pools throughout the holidays. Children under eight must be accompanied by an appropriate number of supervising adults. Non-swimmers must wear approved armbands, etc. Contact you local pool for details.

For holiday activities throughout Lewisham visit: www.lewisham.gov.uk/NewsAndEvents/Events/SummersAlive2006

Lewisham No.1 for Parks
Two of the seven parks allocated the prestigious Green Flag in Lewisham are in the New Cross Gate area. Eckington Gardens opposite All Saints which was renovated by the NDC three years ago and Telegraph Hill which was renovated by last year by English Heritage. Being awarded seven Green Flag Parks this year, means that the borough now has the most first-class parks in London.

The parks awarded with Green Flag status are:
Brookmill Park, Deptford
Chinbrook Meadows, Grove Park
Eckington Gardens, New Cross
Horniman Gardens, Forest Hill
Manor House Gardens, Lee Green
Sydenham Wells Park, Sydenham
Telegraph Hill Park, Telegraph Hill
The Green Flag Award is the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales. Green Flag Awards are given on an annual basis and winners must apply each year to renew their Green Flag status. Lewisham came joint top in London with Haringey who were also awarded seven Green Flags.

Meet Ambreen Mawjee, she is the new local health trainer covering New Cross Gate, Deptford and Evelyn. Her role is to help individuals in the local community improve their health and will be helping people to find and use the right services – for example, Stop Smoking Services, healthy eating advice and workshops and support for people with diabetes.

She is based at Unit B 3, NDC Offices. If you would like more information, please contact Ambreen at 020 8314 7447

New Cross Development on Show at the
Royal Institute of British Architects
Plans for a new multi million pound health and cultural centre are on show at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London until the 15th July. The exhibition documents the architectural competition to select a designer for a health and cultural centre as part of a major regeneration programme for the area.
The development will be health-focused and anticipates the emerging Government policy for integrated health care and community facilities. The ambitious brief includes an 8 GP doctor’s surgery, pharmacy, dentist, library, café, crèche artist’s spaces, housing and a major new public space, which is identified as one of the London Mayor’s 100 spaces.
The exhibition also documents the existing buildings and last remaining tenants who give their views on live in 1950’s style housing and their thoughts moving to a new development near by.
The exhibition is open to the public Monday -Friday 10am to 6pm and Saturdays 10am - 5pm at the Royal Institute of British Architects until the 15th July.
RIBA 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD.