November 2023 - 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...

Music Monday: Chainska songs of Brockley and New Cross

Nov

2023

Popular South London ska band Chainska include plenty of local references on their album 'Tales of a Londoner' which came out last year (and I'm only now catching up with).'Down the Barge' tells of nights out in the Brockley Barge, which features in the video: Another pub, currently closed, is mentioned in New Cross Stomp: ...

Life is one big road with a lot of sign

Nov

2023

A traffic sign in New Cross Road, near to the bus garage, has been hosting a running commentary on the state of the world for over a year.The latest iteration photographed today includes the very timely 'ceasefire now', along with 'Just Stop Oil', 'A wealth tax could easily fund the NHS' and 'support workers when ...

Small Worlds – Caleb Azumah Nelson

Nov

2023

Like his previous novel 'Open Water', 'Small Worlds' by Caleb Azumah Nelson is a beautifully written slice of young London African life, set in South London. In this instance the story of the unfolding family and intimate relationships of a young jazz musician living in Peckham - and visiting Ghana - is set between 2010 and ...

2023 REMEMBRANCE DAY EVENT SUNDAY 12th NOVEMBER 10.55am – 12.15pm approx

Nov

2023

REMEMBRANCE DAY EVENT SUNDAY 12th NOVEMBER 10.55am – 12.15pm approxMeet at the Ladywell Cemetery Cross of SacrificeFollowing the 2 minute silence: Wreath laying at the Cross of Sacrifice, Ladywell CemeteryWalk to the Brockley War Memorial via three relevant memorialsWreath laying at the Brockley Cemetery War Memorial.Join us for all or part of the event. All ...