RUSS open day, 5th March Crofton Park Library

Spring Meeting

Our Friends’ meeting is Tuesday , 10th March, 2015. That’s at 7.30 in the cafe. The minutes from our December meeting are now in the Minutes and Reports section. Further meetings this year should be: 9th June, 8th September and 8th December, 2015.  

Music Monday:Jude Woodhead

Forest Hill based Jude Woodhead has a new EP out (available here on bandcamp and on soundcloud). 'Deep Transport' includes five of Jude's own tracks plus a remix of a King Krule track. 17-year-old Jude, who plays keyboards and trumpet as well as producing, is also one of the contributors to the new photography/art/music blog Essy ...

The case against the Prendergast Academy plan

Last month, the governors of the Prendergast federation of schools voted to apply for Academy status, prompting protests by unions, parents and students.The schools are generally well-run, which is both an argument to trust the judgement of those running them and a reason not to fix what ain't broke. Likewise, the educational advantages (which are ...

Mission accomplished!

A special day for the Brockley Society Tree Committee and our latest group of sponsors and donors. This Silver Birch was planted on Crescent Way, Brockley today and is the last of 36 street trees to be planted by The Brockley Society in this planting season. The picture shows Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos, the volunteer warden of the tree ...

Lewisham Way Dry Cleaners reopens

This is old news but, having previously covered its closure, we ought to mention the happy news that the Lewisham Way Dry Cleaners (189 Lewisham Way) has reopened. They say:"We are very happy to be OPEN again, and sincerely thank our customers for their good wishes."

Body Building Workouts – How to Choose an Effective One

Sydenham Arts – Word Fair

Sydenham Arts – Word Fair

Sydenham Arts Word Fair, a ten day celebration of books, reading, the spoken word and poetry, takes place in Sydenham and Forest Hill from Thursday 5 to Sunday 15 March 2015. With a wide range of events, many of which are free, there will be something for everyone. Do join us if you can! You'll ...

Whites in Lewisham a Minority by 2018

The ethnic make-up of Lewisham has been changing for decades and data shows that its white population is in rapid decline. [...]