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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...

‘Pride, Prejudice and Peckham’ – John Beckett from Labour MP to Nazi apologist

Nov

2016

I have been looking into the murky waters of the history of the far right in South London. One of the more depressing specimens is John Beckett (1894-1964).After the First World War, in which he served, Beckett joined the left wing Independent Labour Party and after a period as a Hackney councillor he became the ...

Love Ladywell Street Art

Nov

2016

The campaign to brighten Ladywell and plug it in to the street art revolution that has transformed Greater Brockley continues. Joe writes:I have been allowed to go forward to bid for funding for the street art for my project under Ladywell railway bridge on Ellerdale Street.Bread Collective are currently drawing up designs for me to ...

I am Human – Precarious Journeys

Nov

2016

Coming up next weekend at Goldsmiths in New Cross:'I am Human - Precarious JourneysTrace the precarious journeys of refugees as they navigate the perils of land, sea and a deadly human landscape riven by geopolitical failure on an unprecedented scale. Documentary filmmaker Professor Sue Clayton presents a multimedia installation responding to three perilous spaces that ...

Selencky /// Parsons opens in Coulgate Street

Nov

2016

Architects Selencky///Parsons are the latest business to move into Coulgate Street, taking up residence at a new studio, which opened recently. They say:"Our practice was formed by Sam Selencky and David Parsons. We had our beginnings in Brockley, three years ago, when we worked from a room in one of our houses. After expanding and ...

Portlandia: The Brunch Special

Nov

2016

On Sunday, Jam Circus will host a 'Ladies' Brunch' that combines shopping, eating and weight loss advice... Sam writes:"A lazy Sunday morning doing things we all love. Come and join us for Brunch on the 20th to find out more about how you can enjoy the festive season while eating well and watching the waist ...

Croftmas 2016

Nov

2016

Lewisham Refugee & Migrant Network Fundraiser

Nov

2016

A fundraiser for Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network takes place this Saturday 19 November at The Ivy House, Stuart Road SE15. The family friendly event from 1 to 5 pm includes music from the LRMN women's choir, South London Songsters and others as well as a cake sale and raffle prizes. Further details on facebook.

Major improvements to Crofton Park trains from December

Nov

2016

The Cinderella Line is the campaign group working to secure better train services through Crofton Park. The current service is as infrequent as it is unreliable and they believe the people along that route deserve better.The group has been working with Vicky Foxcroft MP and Southeastern Trains to introduce a new timetable and has had ...

Eat a Rainbow, November 20

Nov

2016

The Field team write:Join us for our free official launch event for Eat a Rainbow, at 'The Field', New Cross. We will have pizza making, fruit & veg kebabs, a vegetable carving competition, kids activities and more!We are a social enterprise that runs a low cost fruit and veg stall outside the Post Office on ...

United Kingdom: David Oyelowo & Rosamund Pike in the Rivoli

Nov

2016

'United Kingdom' is a new movie starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike, based on the true-life interracial romance between Seretse Khama (first president of Botswana) and his wife Ruth Williams. The couple first met in London in the 1940s, and the film seems to have used the Rivoli Ballroom as a location for some of ...