Somerville Adventure Playground Build Day

The new building at Somerville Adventure PlaygroundSomerville Adventure Playground in New Cross (in Queens Road opposite the Montague Arms) has been going through a period of redevelopment with a new building and refurbishment of the playground in the lead up to its reopening in May. This weekend - Saturday 16th April (10 am - 3 pm) ...

It’s not who you are underneath, but what you brew that defines you

Behold the new gateway to Brockley.Brockley Brewery have cut a deal with Speedicars and created a new sign on Coulgate Street to welcome visitors as they disembark at Brockley Station.We have arrived.

Bonfire profanities

Smokey Satsuma writes:At the risk of being incendiary (...) would it be possible to make an appeal against bonfires?Brockleyites seem to be increasingly using them as a way to dispose of rubbish. One bonfire can create a huge amount of smoke, and for those of us without hermetically sealed windows and doors that leads to ...

Ben Smith – Cityscapes

CITYSCAPES is an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Ben Smith at Xavier White’s Gallery in Blackheath: 'Ben Smith draws and paints the urban fabric of South London, drawing from life and creating paintings in his studio, aiming to portray the depth, repetition and interchangeability of the contemporary cityscape.  The works exhibited at Xavier White’s front room ...

Unlock arts funding

Arts Council England writes:Thinking about doing a Grants for the Arts application and have some questions?On Thursday 14th April, 2-4pm, join us for a discussion with three Arts Council relationship managers from music, combined arts and visual arts to get help with your application. Any art form is welcome.To get the most out of the session, ...

London Radical Bookfair 2016 in New Cross

Last year's London Radical Bookfair, held at a warehouse in Tanner Street SE1, was a great success. The 2016 event is even closer to home (for me at least), taking place at Goldsmiths  in New Cross on 7 May 2016:'Radical booksellers, publishers, artists and activists of all stripes are setting up in teh Great Hall ...

Take A(nother) Walk On The Wild Side

Following his successful walk last year, the FOBLC invites you to take another walk on the wild side with Mike Keogh.  During this free guided walk Mike will help you discover the varied wildflowers and diverse Nature in the two Cemeteries.Meet at the Ladywell Road gate at 2pm on Sunday 17th April.  The walk is ...

The Nunhead Gardener

Mysterious passageways under the railway line opposite Nunhead station, now filled with plants and scented candles...  A shrine to Venus in a lime grove next to the track...  Yes and lots of greenery at reasonable prices. Apparently they are considering selling coffee... bring it on. The Nunhead Gardener is at 1a Oakdale Road SE15 3BW   

New residential proposal for Brockley Cross

The team that has been trying to redevelop the car lot in Brockley Cross is back with a new proposal. This one is for:The demolition of buildings on the site of 1 -1a Brockley Cross SE4 and the construction of a part two/part three storey building comprising a commercial unit, 3, one bedroom and 1, ...

Where there’s a will …

Some of you will remember the persistent vandalism that was visited on a particular street tree at the Hilly Fields end of Tyrwhitt Road in the spring of 2013 when a newly planted cherry was destroyed not once, but twice (see http://brockleystreettrees.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/vandalism-help-please.html). The replacement we planted has now been left to grow unmolested for a few years ...