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Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

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 Somme Revisited

May

2016

On Monday 25th April I accompanied three of my FOBLC colleagues Geoffrey Thurley (the Chair), Mick Martin and Peter Mealing (the driver) across the channel, following the route that General De Gaulle once called the 'fatal avenue', the sweep of low lying country in Northern France heading towards the much visited Somme battlefield (the Somme is the name ...

Khan vs Goldsmith – Boris’ last flop

May

2016

Tomorrow, Sadiq Khan will comfortably beat Zac Goldsmith in the race to become Mayor of London. Lewisham voters will back the Labour candidate in their droves. So it is written.In their lacklustre manifestos we can see Boris’ true legacy. During his eight years of grandstanding to no great effect, we forgot that the Mayor matters. ...

Crofton Books, 375 Brockley Road

May

2016

Crofton Books is a vintage book shop operating from Crofton Park library. Run by team behind local publishers Tlon Media, it offers cheap classics, rare editions and new titles. The range is eclectic and includes work by South East London writers.The shop recently reopened after a temporary closure to install a new heating system and ...

Applications open for Art in the Park

May

2016

Art in the Park is the final day of the Brockley Max arts festival (May 27 - June 4). Hilly Fields will host a live music stage, food stalls and a craft market.If you'd like to run a stall on the day, click here.to apply.

May Day 2016: Jack in the Green in Deptford and Greenwich

May

2016

Another May Day, another procession through the streets of Deptford and Greenwich with the Fowlers Troop, featuring the Deptford Jack in the Green. As in previous years it all started at the Dog and Bell pub in Deptford, before heading eastward down to the Cutty Sark, Greenwich Park and various pubs. Of course the area is changing, ...

The London Radical Bookfair, May 7

May

2016

Ridicule is man's most potent weapon.- Saul AlinskyThe London Radical Bookfair is now in its 4th year and last year attracted around 1,000 people. Now, for the first time, it's coming to South East London, hosted at Goldsmiths.There will be 100 different book and zine stalls and presentations from shortlisted authors.Separately, the Student Union will ...

International development – talk about Practical Action – wed 25 May

May

2016

International development – talk about Practical Action – wed 25 May Come along to hear the Chief Executive of Practical Action, Paul Smith Lomas. Wednesday 25th May at Forest Hill Methodist Church, Normanton Street, SE23 2DS. 7pm for 7.30pm with the AGM of the Practical Action South-East London group followed by the speaker, the Chief ...

Happy Mondays Edinburgh Previews at The Amersham Arms

May

2016

Today is the happiest of Mondays, but others are less kind to us. The arrival of a new season of Happy Mondays to the Amersham Arms is thus very good news. The stellar weekly comedy night returns with Reginald D Hunter next Monday. This term will feature comics preparing for Edinburgh and tickets are still only ...

Free compost bin giveaways to Southwark residents

Apr

2016

In celebration of this year’s Compost Awareness Week (2 to 8 May), Veolia the recycling and waste partner of Southwark Council are giving away five compost bins every day for the whole week. The giveaway is taking place from Monday 2 May at the Reuse and Recycling centre on Old Kent Road and is open ...

Lewisham experiences fastest house price rises in London

Apr

2016

The Standard reports:House prices are rising the fastest in the south-east London borough of Lewisham, according to new Land Registry figures.Lewisham's vastly improved transport links and planned housing developments have helped it take the top spot on a list previously dominated by areas already seeing an uplift from the Elizabeth line, such as Hillingdon and ...