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Vote on your favourite ideas for a year-long celebration of culture
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is bidding to become the London Borough of Culture 2021! It’s a fantastic opportunity to celebrate our borough and everyone who lives and works in it.
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Halting holiday hunger with free healthy meals this half term
This October half term, the Royal Borough of Greenwich is making sure that our children don’t miss out on having a regular daily meal by providing free lunches in multiple locations daily.
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Shop till you drop for Black History Month: African-Caribbean showcase pops-up at Made in Greenwich
As part of Black History Month, the Council is supporting local black female entrepreneurs to celebrate the contribution of BAME (black, Asian, minority ethnic) businesses in the borough.
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Don’t let your health hold you back from finding your perfect job
Health and Wellbeing Fair on Tuesday 22 October at Glyndon Community Centre.
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Vehicle seizure notice - WN05 SE0
A Mercedes Sprinter Flatbed, WN05 SE0, was seized at 7.25am on 3 October 2019 at Waverley Road, SE18.
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No place for hate
As the country unites to say no to hate crime this week, we are celebrating the rich diversity in Royal Greenwich and sending a reminder that hate crime will not be tolerated.
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Woolwich Works hiring for arts, culture, administration and education roles
Arts roles available with Woolwich Creative District Trust.
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Shining a light on adoption in Royal Greenwich during National Adoption Week
There are more than twice as many children and young people waiting to be adopted as there are adopters in London, meaning some end up waiting much longer to be adopted than others.
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Royal Greenwich Remembrance Events 2019
Royal Borough of Greenwich is marking the lead up to Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day on 10 and 11 November with a number of memorial events, all of which are free to attend.
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Plumstead regeneration: businesses to get a boost with shop front improvements
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is giving businesses along Plumstead High Street the opportunity to spruce up their shop fronts with up to 90 per cent of the costs paid for.
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Illegal Smirnoff vodka seized in Greenwich
We have seized 900 bottles of illegal alcohol from a storage facility in Greenwich.
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Woolwich one of Mayor of London’s selected locations to provide Brexit business advice
Woolwich Centre Library announced as one of the Mayor of London’s nine new London Growth Hub centres.
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Give us your feedback about the Council’s customer services
The Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Corporate Finance and Performance Scrutiny Panel is undertaking a review of the Council’s customer services standards and would like to hear from YOU.
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Clearing the Autumn streets
Autumn is here! As the days get darker earlier and the air gets colder, with this change of season comes a large amount of leaf fall.
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Black History Month Hero
This October for Black History Month, we are celebrating the vibrant and diverse communities in the borough. Greenwich would not be what it is without the many histories and futures within it.
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Crossing history
Pedestrian crossings across the Royal Borough of Greenwich have been painted in the pan-African colours to celebrate inclusivity and mark Black History Month which takes place in October each year.
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Fresh funding for great grassroots projects
Today we are launching the next round of our Greenwich Neighbourhood Growth Fund (GNGF) that helps makes local community projects a reality.
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Recycle Week - it's in our hands!
This week we are talking waste: reducing, reusing and of course...recycling!
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Big cheers for our Greenwich in Bloom winners!
Each year our residents get the chance to show off their creative gardening skills for the chance to win first prize. The competition was fierce but the winners have been chosen...
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Eat the best of London's Food this Urban Food Fortnight
Celebrate London’s wonderful food on our doorstep during this year’s Urban Food Fortnight, running from 19 September to 6 October.
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Locally-funded sports and family area unveiled at Christchurch Primary School
This week saw a brand new £28,000 sports surface and family area unveiled at Christchurch Primary School, in Shooters Hill, during a VIP-attended launch event.
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Council tax fraudster sentenced and fined £1,500
A project management analyst who defrauded the Council has been sentenced to a hundred hours of community service and fined £1,500.
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Free entry to some of Royal Greenwich’s best buildings
The world’s largest annual architecture festival, Open House London, takes place this weekend (21 and 22 September), giving visitors free access to over 800 buildings, walks, talks and tours.
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Woolwich to benefit from share of £95 million Historic High Streets fund
Sixty-nine high streets across the country, including Woolwich, will be given a new lease of life thanks to a £95 million Government fund.
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Become dementia inclusive this World Alzheimer’s Month
As September marks World Alzheimer’s Month, we're encouraging residents, local businesses and community groups to become more aware and accommodating of the needs of people with dementia.
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Fifteen roads in Royal Greenwich to go car free
To celebrate World Car Free Day in Royal Greenwich over fifteen residential streets throughout the borough will be temporarily closed during the days leading up to Sunday 22 September 2019.
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You’re hired! Apprentices put through their paces
Twenty-seven potential apprentices visited Woolwich Works, the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s ambitious destination for the arts currently under construction, to get a taster of the careers on site.
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Young Royal Greenwich residents given a career boost with the new Mair Garside Bursary Award Scheme
Four specially selected young residents have each been awarded a bursary, worth up to £1,000, from the brand new Mair Garside Education and Career Award.
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Response to government Spending Round announcement
Statement from Cllr Danny Thorpe, Leader of the Council.
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Join the Blackheath Fireworks crowdfunding campaign
The much-loved Blackheath Fireworks display is under threat this year due to government funding cuts.
Events news
