September News
In the news for 11th September: Correction: Join us for planning the public meeting on Monday 19th September at 7pm on Zoom. Contact Malcolm Cadman for joining instructions – email here.
When Trains Ran Down Grove Street
Originally called the Thames Junction Railway, the Deptford Wharf Branch was a goods-only branch built to a railway-owned wharf on the Thames incorporating the old established Deadman’s Dock. This connected in to the lines to New Cross Gate and the South London Line and its route crossed the Grand Surrey Canal, first on a lifting…
The importance of developing housing that meets the needs of communities
Shamez Alibhai is head of community housing and portfolio manager at Man GPM. In his opinion piece in the IPE RA Magazine from April 2021, he explains the importance of developing housing that meets the needs of communities. He writes “In recent decades, Britain’s housing system has failed to deliver the kind of communities that…