April 2023 - Brockley SE4

The tragic drowning of a mariner from the SS Great Eastern

Apr

29

2023

Black & white photograph, features the 'engineering giant' Isambard Kingdom Brunel *, Henry Wakefield, J. Scott Russell and Lord Derby. Standing by the edge of a wooden pier, directing the launch of SS Great Eastern, 1858. Isambard Kingdom Brunel FRS * was an English civil and mechanical engineer, who is considered "one of the most ingenious ...

New Deptford Folk Night

Apr

26

2023

A new folk night is starting at Endeavour (39 Deptford Broadway). Deptford Folk is being hosted by Alex MacDonald and Sarah Jones, who previously ran the successful Tooting Folk, along with Martin Howard, the singer behind Brockley's Acoustic Anarchy nights at Water into Beer.Headliners on the opening night - Thursday 27th April 2023 - are ...

Annual Report – 2022

Apr

20

2023

Hilly-Fields_-Annual-Report_2022aFriends of Hilly Fields Annual Report, presented at AGM on 15th March, 2023. The post Annual Report – 2022 first appeared on www.hilly.org.uk.

Annual Report – 2022

Apr

20

2023

Hilly-Fields_-Annual-Report_2022aFriends of Hilly Fields Annual Report, presented at AGM on 15th March, 2023. The post Annual Report – 2022 first appeared on www.hilly.org.uk.

A Poet and the makings of a Saint

Apr

16

2023

Francis Bennoch, 1812-1890 by William Ridgway after Alexander Johnston. Source : The Victorian Web (National Scottish Portrait Gallery.)Lying aside one of the inner pathways in Ladywell cemetery close to the Wall of Remembrance is a toppled headstone whose inscription is partially obscured. The inscription is of a nineteenth century Scottish born poet and patron of ...

Ted Lasso at the Rivoli

Apr

11

2023

Finally catching up with Ted Lasso, and pleased to spot a scene filmed at the Rivoli Ballroom in Crofton Park. In series one there's an episode based around an AFC Richmond charity gala and guess they needed somewhere with red velvet walls and chandeliers like many before them.Ted Lasson (Jason Sudeikis) gets a round inRebecca ...

Ted Lasso at the Rivoli

Apr

11

2023

Finally catching up with Ted Lasso, and pleased to spot a scene filmed at the Rivoli Ballroom in Crofton Park. In series one there's an episode based around an AFC Richmond charity gala and guess they needed somewhere with red velvet walls and chandeliers like many before them.Ted Lasson (Jason Sudeikis) gets a round inRebecca ...

Skehans – best pub in London?

Apr

9

2023

Good showing for SE London in Time Out's '50 Best Pubs in London' 2023 pub of the year awards, announced a couple of weeks ago.My local, Skehans (Kitto Road SE14), is now the best pub in London apparently. A few years ago it was quite empty on some mid week nights but its managed to ...

Wildflower & Nature Guided Walk, Sunday 16th April, led by Tom Moulton and Peter Robinson

Apr

4

2023

Please join us for a free Wildflower & Nature Guided Walk on Sunday 16th April led by Tom Moulton and Peter RobinsonMeet 2pm at the Ladywell Road gate, the walk is expected to last around 90 minutes Cuckooflowers, Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries

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