May 2024 - Brockley SE4

Black Echoes – South London nights out 1987

May

30

2024

A window into London soul, funk and reggae nightlife from Black Echoes, 14 March 1987:A 7 day 'Black Arts Festival' at the Cultural Centre in Woolwich with dance, drama and music with Smiley Culture, Ranking Miss P, Sista Culcha, Taxi Pata Pata and more...At the North Peckham Civic Centre on the Old Kent Road, Southwark ...

Black Echoes – South London nights out 1987

May

30

2024

A window into London soul, funk and reggae nightlife from Black Echoes, 14 March 1987:A 7 day 'Black Arts Festival' at the Cultural Centre in Woolwich with dance, drama and music with Smiley Culture, Ranking Miss P, Sista Culcha, Taxi Pata Pata and more...At the North Peckham Civic Centre on the Old Kent Road, Southwark ...

Thomas McCarthy at the Goose is Out

May

22

2024

An Irish flavoured event coming up at the Goose is Out at the Ivy House pub next week (31 May 2024) with headliner Thomas McCarthy. I first heard Tom sing at another fine South London folk night, one of Kit and Cutter's great events at the Old Nun's Head way back in 2011. Since then ...

Becket House – an immigration prison in SE1

May

21

2024

At present there are major building works going on next to London Bridge station in St Thomas Street with the construction of a 27 storey 'EDGE London Bridge' office block well underway. Whatever you think of it, nobody is going to much miss the Home Office building it replaced, known as Becket House. Before the ...

Brockley Max 2024: Guided Tour of Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries Saturday 1st June 2pm – 4pm

May

19

2024

Join us on our guided tour as part of the Brockley Max Festival on Saturday 1st June 2pm – 4pm Discover the many facets of the two Cemeteries: the famous, not so famous and infamous people as well as the abundant natural world of trees, plants,butterflies and birds Meet at the Ladywell Road gate

Brockley Max 2024: Guided Tour of Brockley & Ladywell Cemeteries Saturday 1st June 2pm – 4pm

May

19

2024

Join us on our guided tour as part of the Brockley Max Festival on Saturday 1st June 2pm – 4pm Discover the many facets of the two Cemeteries: the famous, not so famous and infamous people as well as the abundant natural world of trees, plants,butterflies and birds Meet at the Ladywell Road gate

Russell Dryden RIP

May

14

2024

Sorry to hear today of the passing of Russell Dryden. Familiar to many from his fish stall in Bermondsey's blue market, which he ran for more than 30 years, he championed music through his involvement with Bermondsey Beat and Bermondsey Carnival.He also had a lovely singing voice himself. Back in June 2011 'Nigel of Bermondsey' ...

Hate is a Drag! – Honor Oak protest exhibition in Catford

May

12

2024

Hate is a Drag! is an exhibition at Catford Constitutional Club's Gallery SE6 of art from and inspired by last year's Honor Oak anti-fascist counter protests. It includes placards and signs from the movement as well as other work by Kate Emblen who curated the exhibition and who was herself targeted online by the far ...

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