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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...

Feral Horses in Deptford Market Yard

Dec

2017

Feral Horses is a new art investment company, which allows everyday schlubs to take a punt with relatively small amounts of money.We are still working but things are starting to get serious ahah :) pic.twitter.com/PJL9mY3apr— Feral Horses (@FeralHorses) November 29, 2017The London-based fintech firm picks up-and-coming artists and allows its customers to buy and trade ...

Xmas Family Magic Show 30th December 1 – 3pm & 4 – 6pm The Ivy House

Dec

2017

Xmas Family Comedy Magic Show – Saturday December 30th 1 – 3pm & 4 – 6pm@ The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Rd, Nunhead, London SE15 3BE Doors Open 30 minutes early. Interval between two Magical acts from Klassy Magic & Amigo’s Magic Magic before your very eyes, Mayhem, comedy, one lucky person to have their ...

The Walworth Beauty

Dec

2017

The Walworth Beauty (2017) by Michele Roberts is a novel featuring two entwined stories set in the same area of south London over a 160 year period. One thread concerns a man working for Henry Mayhew carrying out research into the lives of prostitutes in the early 1850s. Unknowingly retracing some of his steps in ...

Shop Small in Brockley

Dec

2017

I have recently changed jobs, moving to a new agency, which means lots of new clients I have to remember to disclose if I ever mention them. I am currently surrounded by lots of people working diligently to support American Express' Shop Small campaign (tomorrow), which gives Amex card holders £5 credit when they spend £10 ...

Police seek South London sex attacker caught on Brockley CCTV

Dec

2017

The police are asking for the public to help identifying a serial sex attacker, who was caught on CCTV in Brockley following an attack on a 15-year-old girl. The BBC reports:CCTV footage has been released of a man police want to speak to about 25 sexual assaults of women and children.The Metropolitan Police believe the ...

#LoveItLEWISHAM

Nov

2017

Lewisham is bidding to host London's new Borough of Culture festival. Two winners will receive £1m from the Mayor of London to stage events in 2019 and 2020.Ladywell cartoonist Martin Rowson has produced this artwork to back the bid, which you can support here and by using the hashtag #LoveItLEWISHAM

Browns Doubles Down

Nov

2017

Browns of Brockley has always been too popular for its tiny footprint, so the news that it is expanding in to the vacant Speedicars office is an early Christmas present for dedicated Brownies.The team confirm that they inked the deal a week ago and will soon be expanding, giving them more space and flexibility in ...

Footage from Hilly Fields, 1962

Nov

2017

Thanks so much to Tony Gabis for sending the link to this fabulous piece of footage from 1962, when he was 6 years old. Hilly Fields 1962

Post War Prefabs.

Nov

2017

When a hot summer comes and the foundations from the prefabs appear in the park, we hear from local residents who remember them. I’ve been asking for years if anyone has any photos and non appeared. Then this month we’ve had some lovely news from Neil who lived in a prefab in Adelaide avenue (not ...

Ladywell to Victoria trains from 2022

Nov

2017

The excellent 853 blog reports that Blackheath's loss will be Ladywell's gain:Blackheath, Kidbrooke and Eltham stations are set to lose their direct rail services to Victoria from December 2022, according to new documents issued by the Department for Transport today.But Bexleyheath line passengers will be able to take twice as many trains from Lewisham to ...