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A Grove Park Childhood

Tomorrow (Thursday) at New Cross Learning, New Cross Local History Group presents 'A Grove Park Childhood'. Pauline Payne will give an illustrated talk on growing up on the Lewisham council estate in the 1940s and 50s. 6:30 pm start.

Brockley Station goes step-free

London Overground have confirmed that the building work to relocate the cafe on the northbound platform of Brockley Station will be followed by the installation of step-free access.Builders are currently on site and LO says: "Once the retail unit on the northbound platform has been re-positioned, work on the lift installation can begin."

History Corner: New Cross Gate Cutting

A fascinating tour of London Wildlife Trust's New Cross Gate Cutting/Brockley nature reserve last weekend in the company of New Cross Commoners, with volunteer warden Steve Cleall giving us an insight into the site's history and wildlife.The reserve, situated alongside the railway line with its entrance on Vesta Road SE4, is a great slice of ...

Sing In An Opera!

Brockley journalist charged in corrupt payments investigation

This is Local London reports:A Brockley journalist for The Sun has been charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office over alleged inappropriate payments.The tabloid's Whitehall editor Clodagh Hartley, aged 38, and Jonathan Hall, from HMRC, are both facing charges, along with Mr Hall's partner Marta Bukarewicz, who is not a public official.It is ...

Opera Gold in New Cross

Event: Britten's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'Date & Time: 6-7 June 2013, 19:00 - 22:00Venue: Great Hall, Richard Hoggart Building (New Cross Gate/New Cross Overground)Price:  £10 full / £5 concessionsContact: Imogen Burman (i.burman@gold.ac.uk / 020 7919 7645)Goldsmiths says:OperaGold is proud to present Benjamin Britten's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', produced and directed by internationally feted soprano Nan ...

The Deptford – Catford Corridor

Much has been written recently about new developments in Lewisham such as Convoys Wharf (Deptford Dame blog and Julia Hirst), Faircharm Estate (Crossfields blog), Renaissance Loampit Vale, Lewisham Gateway and Catford Greyhound Stadium (BBC). [...]

There are some tights that never go out

Dress by Anna of Akleriah'Moonbow' John McKiernan, sometime purveyor of fine coffee to the masses of SE London, has for the past few years been putting on art events in London and Kent under the umbrella of Platform 7. The latest initiative, with Russian/Czech art duo Akleriah,  is 'RE-IMAGINING LADIES TIGHTS' taking place at 10 Catford Broadway, SE6 ...

Great Gatsby Summer Hat – Make Your Own! with Mary Jane Baxter as seen on TV!