September 2022 - Brockley SE4

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...

Simon Bolivar, Captain Andrews and a game of chess

Sep

2022

Simon Bolivar was a Venezuelan born military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Columbia,Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish colonial Empire. He is known colloquially as El Libertador or the Liberator of America. Equestrian portrait of Simon Bolivar - a painting by the Venezuelan artist Arturo ...

Tennis Courts at Hilly Fields: what do you think? questionnaire link here:

Sep

2022

We’ve prepared a short questionnaire to give the community a chance to make their views known about the proposed handover of two tennis courts at Hilly Fields to the Lawn Tennis Association, for upgrading and managing as paid for and bookable courts. Further courts in Lewisham will also be handed over in this scheme, including ...

Lewisham Diggers 1968

Sep

2022

Browsing through the interesting Reveal Digital 'Independent Voices' archive I came across mention of the 1960s Lewisham Diggers, inspired by the counter cultural San Francisco Diggers who were in turn inspired by the Diggers of the 17th century English revolution.A 1967 notice in the international Equality journal from Mike Malet of Lewisham Anarchist Group talks of ...

Open House London Festival 2022 Guided Walks

Sep

2022

WOMEN OF BROCKLEY AND LADYWELL CEMETERIES - Sunday 11th September 11amLed by Julie Robinson. We will visit a few graves of some women buried in the cemeteries including Jane Clouson, pioneer artist Beatrice Offor, also one of the first women to be awarded the O.B.E. for conspicuous courage in World War One. NB This walk is ...