KARIN TEARLE
@karinlt.bsky.social
Goldsmiths Uni - Photographer (111PlacesGreenwich book and others) - Translator - Charity Trustee - Local Volunteer - Greenwich Green Party- Green Party Greenwich/Lewisham candidate London Elections 28,294 votes & 2nd! 💚
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KARIN TEARLE
@karinlt.bsky.social
· Sep 22
A glimpse of the Cutty Sark Ship (built in 1869) from inside Greenwich Foot Tunnel (built in 1902). If the lift wasn’t broken I would never have seen this beautiful perspective. #EveryCloud #SilverLining #CuttySarkShip #111PlacesGreenwich #Nikon #Photography #Greenwich
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More than 50 trees on Woolwich Common that were set to be chopped down have been given a reprieve - at least for now - after an application to widen a road was taken off a planning committee’s agenda.
Plans for a new cycle lane had received over 500 objections.
greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/11/14/w...
Plans for a new cycle lane had received over 500 objections.
greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/11/14/w...
Reprieve for Woolwich Common trees after cycle lane plans halted - The Greenwich Wire
More than 50 trees on Woolwich Common that were set to be chopped down have been given a reprieve after an application to widen a road was taken off a planning committee’s agenda.
greenwichwire.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
More than 50 trees on Woolwich Common that were set to be chopped down have been given a reprieve - at least for now - after an application to widen a road was taken off a planning committee’s agenda.
Plans for a new cycle lane had received over 500 objections.
greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/11/14/w...
Plans for a new cycle lane had received over 500 objections.
greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/11/14/w...
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In France for a break. The sheer number of cargo bikes you see in cities and larger towns is really encouraging. It doesn’t seem to be a novellty or a fad.
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
In France for a break. The sheer number of cargo bikes you see in cities and larger towns is really encouraging. It doesn’t seem to be a novellty or a fad.
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Hey 👋 anyone who likes peering at civil engineering projects as they get underway.
There's a new and helpful TFL update on the Cutty Sark Station escalators. They seem to have made decent progress in September and October.
There's a new and helpful TFL update on the Cutty Sark Station escalators. They seem to have made decent progress in September and October.
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Hey 👋 anyone who likes peering at civil engineering projects as they get underway.
There's a new and helpful TFL update on the Cutty Sark Station escalators. They seem to have made decent progress in September and October.
There's a new and helpful TFL update on the Cutty Sark Station escalators. They seem to have made decent progress in September and October.
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These play centres are the beating heart of our communities “a "second home", a space where they feel seen and safe".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I used to be a bit naughty’: Portsmouth defied funding cuts and saved its youth centres – here’s what happened
Two decades ago, Portsmouth city’s council chose to fund and prioritise playgrounds and youth clubs to help its poorer families – and the benefits are plain to see
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
These play centres are the beating heart of our communities “a "second home", a space where they feel seen and safe".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We’ve launched #FightFlyTipping Fortnight to protect the places we love and stop unlicensed traders dumping our rubbish, ruining neighbourhoods & costing public services.
Take 3 steps:
1️⃣ Ask for their licence
2️. Check it’s valid
3️. Get a receipt
Read more here bit.ly/4odr65A
Take 3 steps:
1️⃣ Ask for their licence
2️. Check it’s valid
3️. Get a receipt
Read more here bit.ly/4odr65A
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We’ve launched #FightFlyTipping Fortnight to protect the places we love and stop unlicensed traders dumping our rubbish, ruining neighbourhoods & costing public services.
Take 3 steps:
1️⃣ Ask for their licence
2️. Check it’s valid
3️. Get a receipt
Read more here bit.ly/4odr65A
Take 3 steps:
1️⃣ Ask for their licence
2️. Check it’s valid
3️. Get a receipt
Read more here bit.ly/4odr65A
We need to change perceptions and change the narrative around street plants. Please engage with the campaign & share your experiences 🙏🏼🍃💚glyphosate@thenortherneco.com . #BanGlyphosate thenortherneco.substack.com/p/campaigner...
Campaigner Karin Tearle, Greenwich
In the latest part of our series looking to ban glyphosate from public spaces we meet the woman who epitomises the saying - if you want something doing.......do it yourself!
thenortherneco.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
We need to change perceptions and change the narrative around street plants. Please engage with the campaign & share your experiences 🙏🏼🍃💚glyphosate@thenortherneco.com . #BanGlyphosate thenortherneco.substack.com/p/campaigner...
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Tomorrow, #AssemblyTransport will continue its investigation into road space, driving and congestion in London with questions about freight. Find out more: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Tomorrow, #AssemblyTransport will continue its investigation into road space, driving and congestion in London with questions about freight. Find out more: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
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You don’t have to ban cars everywhere to transform your city centre. But you do have to seriously rethink and redefine the car’s role. There are many ways to do that, from #completestreets to #sharedstreets, pedestrian priority streets & Dutch #woonerfs, that prioritize streets for people, not cars.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
You don’t have to ban cars everywhere to transform your city centre. But you do have to seriously rethink and redefine the car’s role. There are many ways to do that, from #completestreets to #sharedstreets, pedestrian priority streets & Dutch #woonerfs, that prioritize streets for people, not cars.
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TfL may not be interested in taking on the foot tunnels but they are critical infrastructure providing a resilient way for people to cross the river east of tower bridge under their own steam. If TfL can build Silvertown Tunnel for people with cars then they can provide lifts for people on foot.
November 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
TfL may not be interested in taking on the foot tunnels but they are critical infrastructure providing a resilient way for people to cross the river east of tower bridge under their own steam. If TfL can build Silvertown Tunnel for people with cars then they can provide lifts for people on foot.
Please follow Save Greenwich Adventure Playgrounds for up to the minute consultation info!
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Please follow Save Greenwich Adventure Playgrounds for up to the minute consultation info!
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"I want to make a country we can all afford to live in."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social tells it straight on The Last Leg.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social tells it straight on The Last Leg.
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"I want to make a country we can all afford to live in."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social tells it straight on The Last Leg.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social tells it straight on The Last Leg.
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Tamasin's report back for Shooters Hill ward.
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Tamasin's report back for Shooters Hill ward.
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Join the Fight Against Fly-Tipping! 🚫
We’re excited to announce that Keep Britain Tidy’s first-ever national “Fight Fly-Tipping” campaign is launching on November 10!
We’re excited to announce that Keep Britain Tidy’s first-ever national “Fight Fly-Tipping” campaign is launching on November 10!
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Join the Fight Against Fly-Tipping! 🚫
We’re excited to announce that Keep Britain Tidy’s first-ever national “Fight Fly-Tipping” campaign is launching on November 10!
We’re excited to announce that Keep Britain Tidy’s first-ever national “Fight Fly-Tipping” campaign is launching on November 10!
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“the same argument applies to the Woolwich tunnel and common sense would dictate that what’s good for Greenwich is also good for Woolwich.” Maureen O’Mara, former Labour councillor.
Caroline Russell, London Assembly, has taken up the cause for both foot tunnels 🙌
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
Caroline Russell, London Assembly, has taken up the cause for both foot tunnels 🙌
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
Campaigners have launched a petition calling for control of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel to be transferred from Greenwich Council to Transport for London.
The tunnel was originally run by London-wide government, but control was handed to Greenwich in the 1980s.
The tunnel was originally run by London-wide government, but control was handed to Greenwich in the 1980s.
Hand Greenwich Foot Tunnel to TfL, lift campaigners demand in petition - The Greenwich Wire
Campaigners have launched a petition calling for control of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel to be transferred from Greenwich Council to Transport for London.
greenwichwire.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
“the same argument applies to the Woolwich tunnel and common sense would dictate that what’s good for Greenwich is also good for Woolwich.” Maureen O’Mara, former Labour councillor.
Caroline Russell, London Assembly, has taken up the cause for both foot tunnels 🙌
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
Caroline Russell, London Assembly, has taken up the cause for both foot tunnels 🙌
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
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Early morning at Woolwich Foot Tunnel today with our petition. *Commuters ’ reminded us it was the third anniversary 🎂 of the closure of the north lift (they asked for a ‘celebration’cake!). Another person cycles from *Bexleyheath’ to *Canary Wharf* via this tunnel.
www.change.org/p/lifts-now-...
www.change.org/p/lifts-now-...
November 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Early morning at Woolwich Foot Tunnel today with our petition. *Commuters ’ reminded us it was the third anniversary 🎂 of the closure of the north lift (they asked for a ‘celebration’cake!). Another person cycles from *Bexleyheath’ to *Canary Wharf* via this tunnel.
www.change.org/p/lifts-now-...
www.change.org/p/lifts-now-...
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It really shouldn’t take awesome local campaigners like @escalatenow.bsky.social to provide updates on the lifts for people wanting to cross the river east of Tower Bridge on foot or wheeling bikes.
TfL need to pick up the foot tunnels as strategic river crossings and make the lifts reliable.
TfL need to pick up the foot tunnels as strategic river crossings and make the lifts reliable.
The drudgery for local residents continues with both lifts broken despite engineers being on site last week and yesterday. They didn’t even bother to update travel info so it’s left to locals to provide live info including Andrea’s initiative greenwichlifts.co.uk. TfL has the clout to change this.
November 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
It really shouldn’t take awesome local campaigners like @escalatenow.bsky.social to provide updates on the lifts for people wanting to cross the river east of Tower Bridge on foot or wheeling bikes.
TfL need to pick up the foot tunnels as strategic river crossings and make the lifts reliable.
TfL need to pick up the foot tunnels as strategic river crossings and make the lifts reliable.
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Basics aren't being done. Complaints highlight failings that should be carried out as a matter of course. Council has been & continues to be, reactive.
Barnfield made me think of this. Clearly the cameras placed by their offshoot firm are long gone now...
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/news/2022/ro...
Barnfield made me think of this. Clearly the cameras placed by their offshoot firm are long gone now...
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/news/2022/ro...
October 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Basics aren't being done. Complaints highlight failings that should be carried out as a matter of course. Council has been & continues to be, reactive.
Barnfield made me think of this. Clearly the cameras placed by their offshoot firm are long gone now...
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/news/2022/ro...
Barnfield made me think of this. Clearly the cameras placed by their offshoot firm are long gone now...
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/news/2022/ro...
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Questions will likely be raised over whether TfL has the money to take on the tunnels, but Escalate Now has a potential solution. “Group member Karin Tearle said it could raise the funds needed from its new revenue stream from the Silvertown Tunnel tolls”.
TfL should take over management of Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels - here's our plan'. @london.gov.uk
www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
'TfL should take over management of foot tunnels - here's our plan'
A group of Greenwich residents wants the council to hand over management of the tunnels to the capital's transport authority
www.mylondon.news
October 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Questions will likely be raised over whether TfL has the money to take on the tunnels, but Escalate Now has a potential solution. “Group member Karin Tearle said it could raise the funds needed from its new revenue stream from the Silvertown Tunnel tolls”.
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Will be raising these #ArmsSales to UAE in #HouseofLords
#Sudan #HumanRights #RuleofLaw @amnestyuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
#Sudan #HumanRights #RuleofLaw @amnestyuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
UK arms licensing system ‘indefensible’ as British-linked weapons used in Sudan
The UK kept approving arms sales to the UAE, even when the risks were staring it in the face. This raises serious questions about the UK’s potential complicity in mass atrocities
www.amnesty.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Will be raising these #ArmsSales to UAE in #HouseofLords
#Sudan #HumanRights #RuleofLaw @amnestyuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
#Sudan #HumanRights #RuleofLaw @amnestyuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
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Thank you to @BELLEGREENWICH for sharing this rather lanky #FoxOfTheDay - a beauty !
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Thank you to @BELLEGREENWICH for sharing this rather lanky #FoxOfTheDay - a beauty !
You’d have thought this Labour- controlled Council would have cleaned up the Barnfield Estate before going out on the campaign trail. This includes not only that notorious fly-tip,but an open drain with overflowing raw sewage. I called Street Services but it took a while to resolve.
Greenwich Council is promising to spend £5 million on a fly-tipping crackdown as the ruling Labour group gets ready for its most difficult election in decades.
The cash, to be spent over the next four and a half years, is part of a package of spending promises.
greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/10/27/g...
The cash, to be spent over the next four and a half years, is part of a package of spending promises.
greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/10/27/g...
Greenwich Council spends £5m on fly-tipping in pre-election splurge - The Greenwich Wire
Greenwich Council is promising to spend £5 million on a fly-tipping crackdown as the ruling Labour group gets ready for its most difficult election in decades. The cash, to be spent over the next…
greenwichwire.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
You’d have thought this Labour- controlled Council would have cleaned up the Barnfield Estate before going out on the campaign trail. This includes not only that notorious fly-tip,but an open drain with overflowing raw sewage. I called Street Services but it took a while to resolve.
Questions will likely be raised over whether TfL has the money to take on the tunnels, but Escalate Now has a potential solution. “Group member Karin Tearle said it could raise the funds needed from its new revenue stream from the Silvertown Tunnel tolls”.
TfL should take over management of Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels - here's our plan'. @london.gov.uk
www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
'TfL should take over management of foot tunnels - here's our plan'
A group of Greenwich residents wants the council to hand over management of the tunnels to the capital's transport authority
www.mylondon.news
October 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Questions will likely be raised over whether TfL has the money to take on the tunnels, but Escalate Now has a potential solution. “Group member Karin Tearle said it could raise the funds needed from its new revenue stream from the Silvertown Tunnel tolls”.
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TfL should take over management of Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels - here's our plan'. @london.gov.uk
www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
'TfL should take over management of foot tunnels - here's our plan'
A group of Greenwich residents wants the council to hand over management of the tunnels to the capital's transport authority
www.mylondon.news
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
TfL should take over management of Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels - here's our plan'. @london.gov.uk
www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
www.mylondon.news/news/transpo...
This evening at Woolwich Front Room
October 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This evening at Woolwich Front Room
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Unbelievable that the Greenwich Foot tunnel has been left out of the equation! The rotunda/ cupola entrance is right next to the Cutty Sark Ship is clearly visible! If @willnorman.co.uk is visiting Greenwich then we’d like to meet him to show him the physical obstacles ppl face every day.
October 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Unbelievable that the Greenwich Foot tunnel has been left out of the equation! The rotunda/ cupola entrance is right next to the Cutty Sark Ship is clearly visible! If @willnorman.co.uk is visiting Greenwich then we’d like to meet him to show him the physical obstacles ppl face every day.