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Featured local business - Clubtek

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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...

Junior Parkrun at Hilly Fields – launches May 10th

May

2015

Local blogger and runner Neil Gordon-Orr has written about the launch of a new regular Parkrun event just for kids. He says:Parkrun has grown to be a massive phenomenon. In the UK alone there are now 320 free, timed 5k runs taking place every Saturday morning, with up to 68,000 taking part each weekend. Many children ...

‘WILFUL MURDER’ : THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA – MAY 7th 1915

May

2015

'The departure of the Lusitania on her last fateful voyage, New York, New York, May 1915. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images) Photo: Library of CongressIt was with a considerable frisson of excitement that I chanced, when looking at unrelated family headstones, upon the overgrown lettering at the foot of a family grave in Brockley cemetery (close to the former Catholic ...

The Brockley Deli at the Conservatoire

May

2015

More evidence that this area is a foodie centre of excellence: Brockley is exporting its deli expertise to Blackheath with the opening of The Brockley Deli at the Conservatoire in Blackheath. Ahead of yesterday's launch, founder Zoltan explained:"The Brockley Deli at the Conservatoire' is now open for business! We are really pleased to be working ...

Food Assembly named Best British Food Initiative by BBC

May

2015

Congratulations to the team behind The Ladywell Food Assembly, which has just won the BBC Food and Farming Award for Best Initiative in British Food 2015. The Food Programme explains:"The Food Assembly is a social enterprise that enables direct trade between local food producers and customers through an online market. After buying online, customers pick ...

Ladywell Food Assembly Launch Party

May

2015

Ladywell's new Food Assembly will be holding its official Launch and taster Party on Tuesday 28th April at the Ladywell Tavern, in Ladywell, Lewisham from 5.30-7.30pm. Visitors can meet the farmers, bakers and makers of fresh eggs and dairy products, meat fruit and vegetables from Kent, fish and shellfish off the Kent coast, jams and ...

Forest Mews wins property gong

May

2015

The winners of the "Oscars of the London property market" have been announced. No, not the Stirling Prize. Not The Sunday Times, AJ or Evening Standard awards either. The RICS Awards 2015!Anyway, it's a reputable prize and a Forest Hill development collected residential building of the year 2015 at the ceremony last night.Forest Mews (off Rockbourne ...

Badger badgers badgers

May

2015

Phil Badger is the Parliamentary candidate for Lewisham Deptford, standing on behalf of the Democratic Reform party. Campaign team member Robert wrote this article explaining why he's on team Badger, and since Brock is of course the olde-Englishe word for badger, we're happy to provide a platform for him to share his thoughts. Here you ...