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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...

Oxjam New Cross

Jul

2016

Oxjam is a live music night taking place on October 7th at the New Cross Inn. Organiser Katherine is looking for more local music talent. She writes:Oxjam is a night of live performance featuring local talent! All funds raised on the door will go to Oxfam, suggested ticket price of £5. Full details here.And if ...

London Mayor: Air pollution consultation.

Jul

2016

London Mayor Sadiq Khan writes "I want to hear your views on how together we can clean up London's air." His proposals are: bring the implementation of the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) forward by one year to 2019 expanding the ULEZ beyond central London in 2020 - introducing a new Emissions Surcharge ...

The Beer Shop Street Party, Nunhead

Jul

2016

As Brockley awaits the arrival of two new bottle shops, Nunhead has organised a street party as a reminder that they got there first.The Beer Shop team says:We will have an outside bar, 2 food trucks, some entertainment and talks from breweries and food producers, a mini market of local traders from cakes to books ...

Greater Brockley solar investment scheme opens for round two

Jul

2016

Last year, a local group called SE London Community Energy (SELCE) successfully raised £250,000 to invest in solar energy projects in the Greater Brockley area [full disclosure: I was a small investor in the enterprise]. They are now seeking to expand by raising a further £120,000. SELCE Chair Camilla Berens explains:Ashmead Primary School in St. John’s is ...

The European Capital of Vibes

Jul

2016

To celebrate its longer daytime opening hours, Lewisham street food phenomenon Model Market has created a new muralpaying tribute to the official European Capital of Vibes. They say:Inspired by similar murals in Austin, Texas and Portland, Oregon, we wanted to produce an artwork that captures the unique atmosphere of our favourite little bit of south ...

A Strange New Experience in Brock

Jul

2016

Eamon writes:Having recently pulled off a 1940’s film night screening “Odd Man Out” at the Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery Chapel, I have teamed up with the Brockley Jack Theatre to pilot a series of films for the area - starting with 2 films in the first week of August.On Tuesday 2 August (7.45pm), we are ...

Brockley’s Town Centre

Jul

2016

The development of 180 Brockley Road has created the closest thing we are ever going to get to a coherent town centre around Brockley Station, so it's worth reflecting on the finished product. The building links Coulgate Street and Brockley Road, while the improvements to Coulgate Street have opened up the East Side entrance to Brockley ...

Brockley’s lost railway

Jul

2016

Geoff Marshall has produced this short film for Londonist, tracing one of London's lost railways from Nunhead to Greenwich Park via Brockley Station. The line closed in 1917.Thanks to Lionel and Littlejungleman for the heads-up.

Vinted pops-up in August

Jul

2016

A month ago, the idea of one specialist booze emporium opening in Brockley seemed improbable. Now, we have three opening soon and they are currently springing up at a rate of two a day.Vinted is a pop-up that's occupying Noak for a short while while the former bakery has a rethink about its future direction. Launch ...

Salthouse Bottles opens in September

Jul

2016

Coulgate Street deli Degustation is being replaced by a new bottle shop led created by a dream team of local entrepreneurs. Richard Salthouse writes:We are pleased to announce that Salthouse Bottles is soon to open in Brockley (South East London), offering the best of British beers and ciders in bottle, can and via growler-fill, as ...