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Featured local business - Clubtek

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I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

The White Room SE4, 352 Brockley Road now OPEN!!

Nov

2012

And a happy birthday to you too!

Nov

2012

Whilst the main focus of this blog is the care and preservation of our street trees, and more generally trees in public spaces, we are also happy to publicise the difficulties and dilemmas people are having that are related to trees on private land.This story came our way last week. It is hard to understand ...

Lewisham’s appeal against Brockley leaseholders

Nov

2012

The Brockley Leaseholders' Association will later this month be defending the finding by last year's Leasehold Valuation Tribunal that the management and professional fees charged by Regenter after the Major Works programme were unfair. Lewisham Council and its PFI agents "Regenter B3" have brought an appeal against the ruling, which reduced the fees from a whopping 38.6% to ...

Hither Green November Planting Days

Nov

2012

1,000+ pageviews and counting …

Nov

2012

We weren't at all sure how much traffic we would attract to the blog when we posted our first entry on 21st September. So we are delighted and encouraged that this weekend we have passed the 1,000 pageviews watermark. Please feel free to respond to postings on the blog. We would love to hear from you!Our ...

Ash clouds …

Nov

2012

Well, the news of the ash disease chalara fraxinea hit the headlines again on Friday with the government calling a meeting of the COBRA committee, usually reserved for discussing national disasters and terrorism. Perhaps at last this issue is getting the attention it deserves (see here). Whatever you make of the recriminations of the arboriculturalists who apparently warned the ...

I Love SE 23

Nov

2012

Life Without Trees II

Oct

2012

I spoke too soon. This unwelcome news on the BBC News today about a new threat to our native ash, which is the fourth most common broadleaf species in our native woodland:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20079657and here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20128643 [29.10.12]The thought that this might be the 'Dutch Elm Disease' of our era is very very worrying. It comes on the heels of another ...

Life without trees …

Oct

2012

Do you have a favourite tree that you walk past regularly and admire? Do you find yourself eagerly waiting for it to come into leaf, to show it's pale spring colours and then deepen into its mature summer regalia? Do you think about how much human life the tree has been part of, and for ...

The Tree Council Honours The Brockley Society

Oct

2012

The Brockley Society's tree wardens are thrilled that the Tree Council have offered us a fruit hedge amounting to anything up to 100 metres long and worth £500. They said it is in recognition of the efforts our society is making to improve our knowledge and green environment. Add this to the good-will we have enjoyed ...