The Aviva Community Fund: Vote for Marnock Road community garden

The Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park Neighbourhood Forum is fundraising to improve the public garden in Marnock Road (Crofton Park). Member Kay writes:We have big plans for the Railway Garden and need your help to make them a reality! Firstly, we'd like to thank all those who voted for the project at the Crofton ...

Creative writing classes new and old

Another opportunity for Brockley writers to hone their skills... David Bottomley writes:This will be my eighth season of running the Jack Writers Workshop At the Brockley Jack Theatre and this year we have designed a brand new course for playwrights and those wishing to try their hand at writing for the stage. We are now ...

Mud Kitchen

Our mud kitchen in the shade garden didn’t really last very long. We’ve had a lovely new one made for us by Joel Perera. I don’t want it to go west like the last one and as it is quite a different style, we thought that it would work in the main playground. We could ...

Hilly Fields Bags

Our Hilly Fields Bags, depicting the design for our new park sign, are on sale in the cafe for £5 each. Funds will support our projects around the park, including new signage.

Tree Sponsor of the Month – November

This month we are featuring a local business sponsor, Kallars Property Agents who have offices in Brockley and Deptford. 1. Where is the sponsor tree located and why did you choose that particular site? Tressillian Road SE4 and Adelaide Avenue SE4 – these sites were chosen because they are in the conservation area and close to our ...

St John’s CPZ causes knock-on problems

With grim inevitability, residents just outside the new CPZ in St John's are now complaining that it is having a knock-on effect on their streets. James writes:"New parking restrictions in St. John’s causing a nightmare for us residents at the north end of Wickham, Breakspears etc... I literally see cars stalking down the road each ...

The Brockley Festival of Ideas for Change 2017, November 19

10am-5.30pmLewisham Southwark College, Lewisham Way, SE4 1UT.  The festival is back for its second year, with speakers including nailed-on new Lewisham Mayor Damian Egan, Andrew Mitchell from outstanding local homeless charity 999 Club, Battle of Lewisham academic Dr John Price, food futurist Rosie Boycott, boxing coach Jon McKenna, agricultural economist James Skinner and reparations scholar ...

Coming soon: Mamma Dough Ladywell

Hi All,We will be taking over number 40 Ladywell Rd and bringing our fresh sourdough pizza to the people of Ladywell ... pic.twitter.com/jOR7FoSbP4— Mamma Dough (@mamma_dough) November 3, 2017After months of speculation, Honor Oak sourdough specialists Mama Dough have confirmed they will be coming to Ladywell. A great result for the high street, which caters ...

Halloween: the pumpkins after the night before

Maybe not quite so spooky in daylight, but the surviving pumpkins on the  morning after Halloween have their own horrors...Malpas Rd SE4Drakefell Rd SE4Drakefell Road SE4Asylum Road SE15

Luxmore Gardens spring bulb planting

The nicening of Luxmore Gardens continues. Be a part of it.