NXD Free Film Festival closing weekend

It's the last weekend of the New Cross and Deptford Free Film Festival 2013, and there's lots to do. Today's events include13.00 h - Function and Purpose at Old Tidemill School  SE8 - an afternoon of workshops and short films inspired by the counter-cultural bible the Whole Earth Catalogue.14.00 h - Cinema Paradiso at London Theatre 14.00 ...

Secret Greater Brockley in Time Out

Brockley is dominating the media dojo today. The article we wrote for Time Out as part of their Secret London series went live on their site today.The brief was to pick five "secret" places in London and since Brockley is a "hidden gem", we could technically have shoved the whole of SE4 in. Instead, we ...

The “Hidden Gem” returns!

The Times' "London Villages" area guide has alighted on Brockley today with the Broca, Browns, The Orchard, The Rivoli, The Brockley Jack, The Brockley Brewing Company and The Gantry among those getting name-checks. They say of us:Tucked away in a green and open part of southeast London, Brockley has undergone incredible change over the past decade. More ...

Do the Brockley Squeeze

The Guardian is collecting examples of lamentable London cycle provision. Today's entry is called the Brockley Squeeze and stars a pathetic scrap of cycle lane on Mantle Road:Less than zero useNever mind the building works creating a bottle-neck, these sorts of lanes are worse than useless. No cyclist would bother with it and no pedestrian ...

Running in Brockley

Peckham Dolehouse Revisited

Tonight (Friday 3rd May) the spirit of late1980s/early 1990s London squat culture will reappear at the Peckham Palais, 1 Rye Lane SE15 with 'The Dolehouse Reunion'.The Peckham Dolehouse was a famous squat that ran from Spring 1989 to October 1990 in an empty Department for Health & Social Security building in Collyer Place off Peckham High ...

Queen to leave her mark on Hilly Fields

Brockley tree plantersNicola from the Brockley Society has emailed to let us know about a forthcoming addition to Hilly Fields tree population courtesy of the Tree Council's Jubilee Diamond Trees programme. As keen planters of trees ourselves we like this sort of activity and Hilly Fields is big enough to accommodate more trees.The Jubilee tree ...

Brockley Beaver shortage reaches crisis point

Last year, BC mentioned the Crofton Park Beavers' leader recruitment drive as the group was running at full capacity. We're sad to report that the situation has now reached a "critical point". Adam explains:Our Beaver colony is currently at a critical point. As things stand, we do not have a uniformed Beaver Leader in our group. ...

An Evening With Francoise Pascal @ The Misty Moon Gallery

Pick your own wild salad walk!