NUT: Prendergasts among six Lewisham schools due to become Academies

East London Lines reports that six Lewisham schools will be converted to Academies in the near future, including the Prendergast Hilly Fields and Ladywell Fields schools. Ignoring the fact that the headline characterises this as a "threat" and "privatisation", the article says:Six more schools in Lewisham are due to be turned into academies, a meeting of ...

Aircraft noise

I was surprised to learn recently that there are more complaints about aircraft noise emanating from Lewisham than any other inner London borough. If, like me, you are woken up or disturbed around dawn by early morning flights, you might be interested to know that the latest consultation on flight paths closes on 12th November ...

Fossil Road lamp posts

Please sign the petition to save the lamp posts on Fossil Road. http://www.change.org/p/sir-steve-bullock-save-the-historic-lampposts-of-fossil-road Fossil Road lamp posts

Brookmill Nature Reserve Needs You

Brookmill Nature Reserve consists of part of a disused railway embankment between Brookmill Road and the busy lines from Lewisham to St Johns. [...]

A rum do at The LP Bar

Thursday, 20 November, from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM The LP Bar writes:Following the success of the debut, whiskey-themed event in October, Spirit of New Cross is back for November with rambunctious tales of rum - and of course plenty of it to taste, too.Spirit of New Cross brings local residents and the liquor-curious from ...

ARTWORK EVALUATION WORKSHOP, SUNDAYS 3 – 5PM IN FOREST HILL

RELIEF PRINTING, WEDNESDAYS 7 – 9PM IN FOREST HILL

ACCORDION LESSONS, WEDNESDAYS 8 – 9PM IN FOREST HILL

SHORT MOVIES, MONDAYS 7 – 9.30PM IN FOREST HILL

FOREST HILL WRITERS, THURSDAYS 7 – 9PM IN FOREST HILL