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Featured local business - Clubtek

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SE23

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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...

The Plant Fairs Roadshow, May 21

May

2016

The Telegraph Hill Centre (Kitto Road) will be hosting its third Plant Fairs Roadshow, on Saturday, 21 May from 1pm to 4pm.The Centre will also host a Garden Party in the Cloister Garden from 1pm to 3pm.

SE14’s secret sanctuary for garden creatures

May

2016

Somewhere in SE14 there is a hidden pond where gnomes, rabbits and other creatures sit next to a waterfall. These poor things had been cast aside and abandoned, but have now found a new home at this South East London sanctuary. If you want to find it, you will need to look beyond this barrier at Lewisham's Reuse and ...

Bestival At Goldsmiths

May

2016

Any news which features quotes from the Warden of Goldsmiths and Rob Da Bank is news worth covering. Goldsmiths says:On 17th June, Bestival, the UK’s official Best Major Festival, will team up with Goldsmiths, University of London to host a unique public celebration of music, arts and culture.Bestival at Goldsmiths will bring the excitement of ...

Crofton Park knife fight hospitalises a 12-year-old

May

2016

A 12-year old boy has been hospitalised after a knife fight in Crofton Park. The News Shopper reports:A 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy were arrested after a knife fight in Crofton Park. Police were called around 3.55pm yesterday to reports of boys fighting in Brockley Road.

The Somme Revisited

May

2016

On Monday 25th April I accompanied three of my FOBLC colleagues Geoffrey Thurley (the Chair), Mick Martin and Peter Mealing (the driver) across the channel, following the route that General De Gaulle once called the 'fatal avenue', the sweep of low lying country in Northern France heading towards the much visited Somme battlefield (the Somme is the name ...

Khan vs Goldsmith – Boris’ last flop

May

2016

Tomorrow, Sadiq Khan will comfortably beat Zac Goldsmith in the race to become Mayor of London. Lewisham voters will back the Labour candidate in their droves. So it is written.In their lacklustre manifestos we can see Boris’ true legacy. During his eight years of grandstanding to no great effect, we forgot that the Mayor matters. ...

Crofton Books, 375 Brockley Road

May

2016

Crofton Books is a vintage book shop operating from Crofton Park library. Run by team behind local publishers Tlon Media, it offers cheap classics, rare editions and new titles. The range is eclectic and includes work by South East London writers.The shop recently reopened after a temporary closure to install a new heating system and ...

Applications open for Art in the Park

May

2016

Art in the Park is the final day of the Brockley Max arts festival (May 27 - June 4). Hilly Fields will host a live music stage, food stalls and a craft market.If you'd like to run a stall on the day, click here.to apply.

May Day 2016: Jack in the Green in Deptford and Greenwich

May

2016

Another May Day, another procession through the streets of Deptford and Greenwich with the Fowlers Troop, featuring the Deptford Jack in the Green. As in previous years it all started at the Dog and Bell pub in Deptford, before heading eastward down to the Cutty Sark, Greenwich Park and various pubs. Of course the area is changing, ...

The London Radical Bookfair, May 7

May

2016

Ridicule is man's most potent weapon.- Saul AlinskyThe London Radical Bookfair is now in its 4th year and last year attracted around 1,000 people. Now, for the first time, it's coming to South East London, hosted at Goldsmiths.There will be 100 different book and zine stalls and presentations from shortlisted authors.Separately, the Student Union will ...