Brockley SE4 - The LOCAL Directory

Comic, Zine and Bookfairs, Summer 2026

Jul

9

2026

It's hard to keep up with the flourishing zine, comics and book fairs happening at the moment, which I see as a very positive sign.This weekend (11th and 12th July 2026) sees the ARC festival of contemporary comics taking place in Copeland Park, Peckham with at least 100 exhibitors.South London Comic and Zine Fair is ...

Comic, Zine and Bookfairs, Summer 2026

Jul

9

2026

It's hard to keep up with the flourishing zine, comics and book fairs happening at the moment, which I see as a very positive sign.This weekend (11th and 12th July 2026) sees the ARC festival of contemporary comics taking place in Copeland Park, Peckham with at least 100 exhibitors.South London Comic and Zine Fair is ...

Happy 35th birthday 56a Infoshop

Jun

28

2026

Popped along yesterday to the 35th birthday party for 56a Infoshop, the boutique radical social centre/archive/bookshop at 56a Crampton Street SE17, just down from the Elephant and Castle. Keeping a constant presence, and keeping relevant amidst everything that has changed over this time, is an amazing achievement. Who said anarchists can't organise anything? Caught some ...

General Strike 1926: a riverside clash in Charlton

Jun

25

2026

It is now a hundred years since the General Strike of May 1926, when workers all over the country walked out on strike in support of miners. The strike was strongly supported in South London industries, and there were major clashes with police. One such episode took place by the Charlton riverfront, where the Medway ...

Peter J Carroll (RIP) , Speedwell House sorcerer & co-creator of Chaos Magic in 1970s Deptford

May

15

2026

The occultist Peter J Carroll has died, best known as one of the founders of the Chaos Magic current. As he reflected last year:'As I turned 72 in January it occurred to me that Chaos Magic really began fifty years ago in a squat in insalubrious Deptford, London, where certain insights emerged during intense study, furious ...

Deptford May Day Festival and Jack in the Green 2026

Apr

30

2026

Deptford is bringing in the May this year with Full Bloom, a weekend music and beer festival: 'Led by Villages Brewery and a network of local venues, Deptford in Full Bloom brings together live music, folk sessions, DJs, zine fairs, art exhibitions, and pop-ups across the neighbourhood. Expect everything from open mic nights and jazz ...

Goldsmiths occupation against new round of cuts

Apr

27

2026

Students at Goldsmiths University of London have occupied the college library in New Cross in protest against another round of cuts threatening the jobs of hundreds of staff (academic and professional services) and leaving the future of some courses in doubt.As the occupiers have noted, 'Goldsmiths is a microcosm of the decimation of Higher Education, ...

“New Cross Hell on Earth”

Apr

17

2026

Ludicrous rant going round on line from a far right wannabe influencer who apparently commutes by train into New Cross from Kent and then gets the bus somewhere. I'm not going to name her as these shameless grifters rely on publicity, but here's a flavour: 'you have never known hell on earth until you have stepped ...

The Pogues on HMS Belfast, 1985

Apr

13

2026

In 1985, the Pogues launched their great second album 'Rum, Sodomy and the Lash' with a party on HMS Belfast, the retired Royal Navy ship permanently moored between London Bridge and Tower Bridge. All of this was in keeping with the nautical theme for the album, the sleeve of which features Theodore Géricault's painting 'The Raft ...

New Cross and Deptford Free Film Festival 2026

Apr

6

2026

The 2026 New Cross and Deptford Free Film Festival starts on 24 April and promises '21 events across ten days, with venues ranging from pubs to parks and from boxing gyms to churches'. Some interesting movies and venues, including 'When we were Kings' at Double Jab Boxing Club in Fordham Park and David Byrne's 'True Stories' at Piehouse ...

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