The Brockley Midsummer Fayre, June 18

Stalls at the 2015 FayreThe Brockley Midsummer Fayre takes place this Saturday, June 18th, midday-5pm on Hilly Fields.By now you hopefully all know the deal: Food, craft and jumble stalls, inflatables, land-train, birds of prey (awesome) and jolly people with microphones whipping up a bit of audience participation in things. You won't believe you're in ...

Midsummer Fayre on Hilly Fields, 18th June 2016

Volunteers! WE NEED YOUR HELP  for this community- and volunteer-organised event … Please email chair@brockleysociety.org.uk to be put on the rota. 1) BrocSoc BARBECUE: We still need more volunteers to help run this. Set-up 10am, serve till 5pm. 2) STEWARDS!  from 8am until the fayre opens at 12 noon (plus a skeleton rota during the ...

The Brockley Arthouse Pop-Up 2016

A private viewing overlooking Hilly FieldsThe Brockley Arthouse pop-up is an event that coincides with the annual Brockley Open Studios.This year, they will be exhibiting 4 artists' work in a private house overlooking Hilly Fields where you can mingle, drink tea, eat cake and buy art.Sat 2nd July 1pm-7pm (Pop-up show)Sun 3rd July 1pm-7pm (Pop-up ...

The EU Referendum

Time to talk about the EU referendum, because this vote will be on a knife edge and Lewisham is a swing state.There's lots not to like about the EU, including an overpowered and unaccountable Commission, and a tendency towards pork barrel politics , visible everywhere from the distortions of the Common Agricultural Policy to the ...

Button, Button

Want a free Flic button so you can fight danger?My firm, Edelman, is working with the Swedish makers of airbags for heads Hövding to map London's cycling danger zones using data from cyclists, captured with a sexy Flic button like this, which can be attached to your handlebars:The 'Give a Beep’ initiative will collect data ...

Mandy Pandy, 252 Brockley Road

Mandy Pandy is a new children's clothing and flower shop at 252 Brockley Road. Click here for more details on Facebook and post your reviews below.With thanks to Paul.

St Asaph Road garage owner sentenced for MOT fraud

The News Shopper reports:"The owner of a Brockley garage has been sentenced after admitting MOT fraud, which saw 27 cars pass the test without being inspected."Spyros Katchis, owner of Dundalk Motors Testing Ltd in St Asaph Road, was found issuing MOT certificates without carrying out the physical test after a member of the public tipped ...

Limonious Night in New Cross with Paul Gilroy, Dr Lez Henry, Charlie Dark and more

Following the recent exhibition at the South London Gallery of work by Jamaican reggae/dancehall record sleeve artist Limonious (featured at Transpontine recently), there's a very interesting sounding event tomorrow night in New Cross with some great speakers and music:'One Love Books in conjunction with Sound System Outernational (Goldsmiths) and The Wire invite you to SHOULDER ...

Jam Circus Summer Street Party, June 11-12

Coming soon: The new Royal Standard

A fresh lick of #paint for our #relaunch! #royalstandarddeptford #gastropub #exteriors #pubsoflondon #deptford #pub pic.twitter.com/yaPQS5WVGI— The Royal Standard (@TRSDeptford) May 31, 2016 The local pub renaissance continues. The Royal Standard on Tanners Hill, the hostel bar that has been frustratingly closed to the general public for years, is currently being refurbished as a gastropub. The ...