February 2018 - Brockley SE4

Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

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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...

Lewisham parks top London ranking

Feb

2018

Lewisham may lack a spectacular showpiece park, but its greenspaces have nonetheless finished joint-first in the inaugural Good Parks for London report, produced by independent charity Parks for London.The ranking compares the London boroughs' parks, based on ten different criteria, ranging from public satisfaction to their role in hosting public events. Lewisham came top with Southwark ...

Vulcan Death Slip

Feb

2018

Lewisham's preparations for the Beast from the East leave a little to be desired:@LewishamCouncil @BrockleyCentral dangerous conditions on Shardlowes Road and Vulcan Road SE4. People slipping and falling. #lewishamcouncil action required now pic.twitter.com/VuTxmfxrwu— Matt Scott (@mattdascott1) February 27, 2018

Official: Lewisham better than Southwark

Feb

2018

Tim Roth, Siouxsie Sioux, Charles Babbage, Robert Recorde, Mary Wollstonecraft, Rio Ferdinand, John Boyega... Your boys took a hell of a beating.The esteemed World Cup of London Boroughs competition is taking place on Twitter at the moment, with each of the 32 boroughs involved in a knock out tournament that pits them head-to-head in a ...

The South East London solar buyers club

Feb

2018

Our local renewable energy collective says:Brockley households are being given the chance to cash in on cheap solar power, thanks to a new community ‘buyers’ club’. The not-for-profit project aims to bring households together so that they can use their collective purchasing power to knock down the costs of buying and installing solar panels on ...

Judge: ‘Irrational’ Lewisham Council should not have allowed phone masts

Feb

2018

People power! The community won! The masts on top of Forsythia House, SE4, have been deemed to be illegal. Please support the request that they now urgently come down! https://t.co/TYEMM0xhNm @vickyfoxcroft @BrockleyCentral @SthLondonPress pic.twitter.com/ji5HyxWDUB— Hatty Uwanogho (@hattydaze) February 21, 2018Local Government Lawyer reports:A London borough wrongly interpreted the General Permitted Development Order on the siting ...

TfL rules out Lewisham Way Bakerloo station

Feb

2018

According to 853, TfL has ruled out the idea of incorporating a St John's or Lewisham Way station into the Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham, which will open next decade.I had no idea this was even thought a possibility, but now it isn't. Which makes more sense. However, 853 notes:[TfL says] that existing plans to ...

Lewisham Swift Talk

Feb

2018

Tomorrow night (Thursday 22 February) at Lewisham Town Hall there's a free talk by swift expert Edward Mayer about swifts and enhancing urban biodiversity, including what can be done locally to create swift-friendly environments. The event is courtesy of Forest Hill & Lewisham Borough Swift Group in partnership with Swift Conservation and Lewisham Council (free tickets here)Personally the ...

The Telegraph Hill Festival 2018

Feb

2018

Sanjit writes:The 2018 Telegraph Hill Festival is here, and takes place from 10 - 25 March 2018. Telegraph Hill Festival is London's largest and best independent, self-funding, and volunteer driven festival, and one of the capital's best-kept secrets. Athena Kugblenu at the 2017 Telegraph Hill Festival Comedy NightThe 24th Telegraph Hill Festival has more than ...

The Gape of Water

Feb

2018

One Brockley man has been fighting an epic battle with the machine, trying to persuade Thames Water to properly fix the leaky water main near his house by Hilly Fields.BCer Chris first reported the problem on January 4th and despite repeated visits and building works that have caused traffic disruption, the utility has merely been ...

Leatherwork at the Taproom

Feb

2018

Ben writes:I am doing a series of leather workshops, which are also an opportunity to check out the new Taproom in Deptford Market Yard.I'll be teaching people how to make a simple leather glasses case or belt which you can take home. It's a beginner class - a good way to find out some basic techniques ...