2013

Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

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...

Light Houses

Dec

2013

'About Face' on Pepys Road, photo by Andew ClarkeThe Light Houses Winter Wonderland event in New Cross/Telegraph Hill on 8 December was fun, with 23 films being screened in street windows, while people wandered around checking them out (some went further and supplied mulled wine and seats to sit and watch).The next three were all on ...

Will your diet plan work this year

Dec

2013

Predictions for 2014

Dec

2013

Time for Brockley Central's predictions for the year yet to come. Before we say what we think will happen, here's a recap on how we did with last year's predictions.We're doubling down on our predictions for The Wickham Arms and Brockley Market: New owners for the Wickham and more pitches for the Market by the ...

‘Jack Rags’: a homeless man in Lewisham 1917

Dec

2013

'Frederick Mark Burton, the renowned "out-door" resident of Lewisham, commonly known as 'Jack Rags' died January 30th 1917, aged 64 years'. Don't know any more about this character, but the photograph of seems to have been issued as a postcard which pops up from time to time on ebay. 'W F Lucas' was presumably the ...

Dec

2013

Gary King: I remember sitting up there, blood on my knuckles, beer down my shirt, sick on my shoes and seeing the orange glow of a new dawn break and knowing in my heart life would never feel this good again. And you know what? It never did. - The World's EndAny year in which the ...

The Lady Well stone vanishes?

Dec

2013

Shadow: How are the stones?Zorg: Fine... fine, just fine... I'll, I'll have the... ah... I'll have the four stones you asked for anytime now... but, but it wasn't easy. My costs... have tripled.Shadow: Money is of... no importance. I... want... the... STONES...- The Fifth ElementLadywell resident Chris found this in a 1964 guide to Lewisham ...

Cupid strikes in Peckham Street Art

Dec

2013

On the corner of Kings Grove and Queens Road SE15, this piece by Loretto features a commuter running for the train (at Queens Road station) about to be shot by Cupid's arrow. I think the same artist did the 'hung out to dry' pieces in Peckham featured here before.

The Brockley Central Zeitgeist 2013

Dec

2013

2013 saw another big rise in traffic for Brockley Central, which should earn its three millionth visit some time in February 2014. Facebook and Twitter are now the most important sources of traffic to the site, with Google dropping from number one to number three in the list of top referring sites and Bing disappearing ...

Happy Christmas

Dec

2013

Happy Christmas people. Brockley Central Zeitgeist 2013 tomorrow. In the meantime, please don't forget to vote in the Newcomer of the Year poll, on the right hand side of the page.

Seasons greetings from the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries

Dec

2013

On behalf of the Officers and Committee of the Friends of Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries may wish you a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year, and thank you for your support during 2013. The next meeting is a General Meeting, and will be held on Tuesday 14th January 2014 at 7.30pm in the Chapel in ...