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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...

The Time Out Guide to Brockley: “Brunch, booze and a 1950s ballroom”

Jun

2015

In London you really feel that the world is someone else’s oyster. Whether it’s an A-list star on stage in the West End I can’t get tickets for, a Michelin-starred restaurant laughing contemptuously at my attempt to make a reservation or a nightclub with guest list admittance only, London has it all.- The Daily MashThe Time ...

New apprenticeship opportunities in Lewisham

Jun

2015

New apprenticeship vacancies that will give young people in the borough more opportunities to earn as they learn are now available. They range from teaching assistant to digital media, and chef to project assistant, with a variety of organisations including Lewisham Council, Rhubarb and Custard, Chartwells and London Urban Arts. The apprenticeships are a mixture ...

HSDY Boat Party

Jun

2015

The some-time Brockley retro-night takes to the water

Nick Dow: The Goose Is Out! The Old Nun’s Head Friday 12 June

Jun

2015

Nick Dow: The Goose Is Out! Friday 12 June , The Old Nun's Head 15 Nunhead Green SE15 3QQ, 7.45PM/ £7. Floorspots welcome Nick Dow has been singing traditional Folk Songs for over Forty years. He has had a big influence on the Folk scene and most recently award winning English Folk Musician Jim ...

Dave Swarbrick + support : The Goose Is Out!, The Ivy House, Fri 26 June

Jun

2015

Dave Swarbrick + Jake Wilson + Alison Frosdick & Jack Burnaby : The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, SE15 3QQ. Friday 26 June , Doors 7pm. Tickets : http://www.wegottickets.com/thegooseisout Dave Swarbrick headlined at our very first Goose concert, way back in March 2008, and he’s been back a few times since both solo and with ...

1915 London Tram Strike in New Cross

Jun

2015

A hundred years ago this week, tram workers in London were sacked for going on strike and sent off to war. The London tram strike was prompted by the rising cost of living - the 7,000 strikers demanded a 'war bonus'. The response of the employer, London County Council (LCC), was to sack all men ...

Sometimes they come back

Jun

2015

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home alerts us to this cautionary, yet happy tale of a Brockley cat that went missing, but was tracked down and returned to its family. They say:The Watt family from Brockley recently thought they had lost their cat Cookie when it had merely strayed a few streets from their house and ...

Sewing classes recommendations

Jun

2015

Hi recently started a sewing class and love it. My course is ending in June. Does anybody know about summer sewing classes in the area? I will consider one-to-one too. (if not too expensive) Do you know about any sewing groups/ would really like to get into the field and need any advice. Please help ...

Participants needed for a study on colour-blidness at Goldsmiths – £20

Jun

2015

In June and July 2015 the spinoff company i2media research (Goldsmiths, University of London) will conduct a study to evaluate an application that aims to improve the TV experience for people with colour-blindness. i2 media research is looking for people aged 18 years or over with red-green colour-blindness. The study will be an hour long ...

The Sleeping Giant at the Amersham Arms

Jun

2015

Ellen writes:The second installment of ‘The Sleeping Giant’ returns to The Amersham Arms, New Cross on June 23rd.Organised and curated by Amber Hanson Rowe and Ellen Camilla Rose, the night promises to be an exciting reflection on the local area and young creative people across London. A one night event featuring visual artists and live ...