John Stainer expansion plans submitted

West Brockley's John Stainer primary school, the happiest place on earth, has submitted plans to expand the magic kingdom from one to two forms of entry. The plans include:A new build extension which compliments and respects the historic fabric of the original building, providing a further 7 class bases and ancillary spaces, together with the ...

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Pop-up dining in Hilly Fields

Pop-up dining experience of the day is brought to you by Ali, who writes:On Saturday 15th June the Deptford Diners (a group of SE4 and SE8 cooks and foodies) are hosting a pop-up supper in the gorgeous surroundings of the Hilly Fields Café (Pistachios in the Park). The three-course set menu includes a welcome glass ...

Go Hither

Kate writes:Come Hither is an all-day charity event of arts, crafts, theatre and music giving residents a taste of Brazil will take place at St Swithun’s Hall in Hither Green on Saturday, June 22.Called ‘Come Hither’, the event consists of an art and crafts fair from 2pm until 6pm at the hall in St Swithun’s ...

Walworth radical history walk

Interesting radical history/geography walk last weekend from 56a InfoShop in Crampton Street,  around the the top end of Walworth Road and the Pullens Estate SE17 courtesy of Past Tense.How the poor dieOne theme was who gets remembered and who get forgotten in the official record, with reference to Orwell's How the Poor Die. We were reminded of Ayikoe ...

New Lewisham apprenticeship places available now

There are more than 70 new places to apply for on Lewisham’s apprenticeship programme.The new apprenticeship roles cover areas such as finance, plumbing, care/social work, coaching, IT, admin, youth work, carpentry, catering, animal welfare, and many others. Employers include Lewisham Council, Lewisham Homes, Lakehouse, MITIE Property Services and Phoenix Housing.The apprenticeships are a mixture of ...

First Fridays at The Orchard

Ed from The Orchard writes:First Fridays are a new regular event. They're relaxed nights with a local dj playing chilled tunes, taking place every first Friday of the month, 10pm til 2am.It sees The Orchard become a true bar, as the kitchen closes at the normal time of 10pm, allowing the drinkers plenty of space to ...

Creative Jewellery Workshop Open Evening Ladywell Fri 14th June

Stabbing incident under investigation

BC had reports that a man was stabbed near the Brockley Barge on Friday night. Lewisham police confirm:We can confirm police were called to Brockley Road on 1 June 2013 by the LAS at approximately 00:47 hours following a report that a man had been assaulted at that location. The man was taken to a South ...

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