Brockley SE4 - Page 102 of 669 - The LOCAL Directory

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...

FOREST SCHOOL IN Hilly Fields

May

2017

James, is running after school Forest School sessions in the shade garden. You can sign up for the last half term on his website. He is also offering a trial session. It is for school age children, so parents can go for a long jog and/or a cuppa in the cafe. forest school info

Innovation and Conservation, June 10

May

2017

Keynote speakers are:Laura Sandys, daughter of Duncan Sandys MP, who instigated the 1967 Civic Amenities ActDuncan McCallum of Historic EnglandNicholas Boys-Smith of Create Streets. Case studies of local schemes will include:Rhys Cannon of GruffJon Broome, a specialist in self-buildCharles Coull on a live-work studio featured on Channel 4Murray Groves on timber-framed Cedar MewsPaul Russell on the ...

Brockley’s dark territory brightened

May

2017

During the last decade that this site has been running, many of the ugliest parts of Brockley have been, if not beautified, then at the very least significantly improved. But the railway bridges crossing Brockley and Mantle Roads represent grot's last stand in SE4.However, hidden in the small print of the announcement about the 2017 ...

Housing Associations: The Bell Tolls For Thee

May

2017

The Bell Curve: A bent lamppost was the final straw for Cllr Paul BellTelegraph Hill Councillor Paul Bell has launched a campaign to improve the service provided by local housing associations. He writes:This is a picture of my building, managed by Gallions/Peabody Housing Association. Last week a delivery driver to the Cooper's Bakery, stupidly reversed ...

Linear Obsessional Festival in Deptford and Hither Green

May

2017

Hither Green-based experimental/improv label Linear Obsessional Recordings (LOR) has a busy weekend coming up with a two day festival starting out on Saturday (20/5/2017) with a gig at Vinyl Deptford:'Live Music from 5pm withTom Jackson, Daniel Thompson, Jacques Duerinckx & Matthieu Safatly - acoustic free improvisation from this specially assembled Anglo/Belgian quartet - clarinet, guitar,soprano sax ...

The Quaggy Community Choir

May

2017

The Quaggy Community Choir meets at the new Parkside CentrePriya and Jake write:The Quaggy Community Choir is a new group based at the brand new Parkside SE10 Commity Centre, on the border between Greenwich and Lewisham.We’ll be singing an eclectic mix of songs of different styles – to well known hits to some tunes which ...

A not so joyful sound – noisy singing in New Cross church, 1866

May

2017

From 1866, the tale of an unusual protest in a New Cross church -deliberately singing loudly and out of tune!'Unseemly conduct at churchFor the last fortnight or three weeks the congregation worshipping at Saint James's Church, Hatcham, have been annoyed by the conduct of a female, determined to make her voice heard above all others ...

A Joyful Noise Unto the Creator SE17

May

2017

At a neighbour's moving house sale earlier I picked up a vinyl copy of Galliano's acid jazz album 'A Joyful Noise unto the Creator' (Talkin Loud, 1992). Looking at the cover photo I thought I've been to parties on roof tops like that in the Pullens Estate off Walworth Road. And looking in more detail at the background I ...

Brockleywood Nights – Thurs 8th June

May

2017

Declan writes:Enjoy the filmmaking talent and cinematic treasures from Brockley and beyond at Brockleywood Nights, a showcase for local short film.The event is free and scheduled for the evening of Thursday 8 June, starting at 8.30pm (offering respite from the General Election mayhem) and will be in the fantastic sprawling garden of the Fox & ...

The Brockley Art House

May

2017

David has issued a call out for artists:"The deadline for submitting art work to be exhibited at this year's big Brockley Max Open Art Show at Brockley Art House is 20th May. Artists can enter two pictures. Our biggest ever open submission art show alongside a gallery of vintage art, clothes and collectables. Pop-Up Attic ...