New Cross & Deptford Free Film Festival 2014

There's been some great events in the New Cross & Deptford Free Film Festival since it started in 2012 - see NXDFFF for previous posts. Planning is starting for the third festival to be held next Spring. If you are interested in film, have an idea for an interesting venue or event, or just want ...

Lifts at Honor Oak Park Station

Talk to Me, New Cross

Say goodbye to waiting at the bus stop in silence and start looking out for friendly faces and ‘Talk to me’ badges as ‘Talk to me SE London Week’ launches on Saturday, 26 October in an attempt to encourage residents in New Cross to talk to one another. [...]

Spanish Lessons in London

Quick&fab mobile beauty services

Ladywell Road reopens

@BrockleyCentral for SE4 dwellers: shock horror Ladywell Road is open! Chudleigh Rd still blocked, sun shining— Jill Howard (@oneinfivetea) October 24, 2013

The Brockley Boutique

Serena Gomez is starting a new project called The Brockley Boutique. She explains:We're hoping it will offer local residents a way to buy, sell and swap clothes, as well as giving a platform to local designers and/or knitters who can't afford a pop-up shop.As well as being a fun way for the community to interact, ...

Lewisham happiness

I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'- Kurt VonnegutHappy Thursday, Brockley. The Office for National Statistics has published its latest set of UK happiness index data, including the national survey scores (April 2012 - ...

Time for a Lewisham Travellers Site

The shocking case of children being snatched by the state from their own parents in Ireland (and the accompanying press coverage) has highlighted the racism faced by Romani Gypsies and travellers. The rush of the tabloids to imply that travellers across Europe are going around stealing pretty blonde children reminded me of the medieval blood libel that ...

Babur wins another curry gong

We're very late with this news, partly because we've been busy, but partly because Babur winning a "best Indian restaurant" award is becoming routine. This time, it's won top honours in the Curry Capital of Britain Award 2013.The News Shopper has the story on the Brockley Rise restaurant's triumph.