‘Working Illegally’: Detention Centre film in Deptford

Coming up next month - Thursday, July 23rd,  6:30pm - at Goldsmiths Students Union (Dixon Road SE14), South London Anti-Fascists present a screening of the film Working Illegally that  'exposes the ever increasing phenomenon of coerced labour in detention centres...  Told primarily through detainees' testimonies, based on original research by Corporate Watch, this film offers ...

Brockley happiness: Deeds not words

In the most scientific study since a PR agency produced a formula for the perfect cup of tea, a crack team of web designers mooched around 119 London postcodes for more than 700 hours to observe us all in our natural habitats and score us on the happiness we exhibited to compile a list of ...

Lewisham Borough or close surrounding areas- Paid Market Research

Hello, A researcher is looking to speak Lewisham residents about Marks & Spencer!!! In particular (very specific) a female multi generational family that live together who enjoy shopping in M&S. So a Gran, Mother & Daughter. This is a very short notice research and they would like to speak to these ladies tomorrow Thursday 25th ...

Alice’s Adventures in Myatt Garden

The Mad Hatter: Would you like some wine?Alice: Yes.The Mad Hatter: We haven't any and you're too young.- Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll

House Every Weekend

Banging Ladywell. Via Joe.

First Time Buyers – looking for a property in Brockley

We are first time buyers looking for a small period property in the Brockley area. If you are looking to sell or know anyone who is please contact Claire and Josh: 07773070553 clairepeerless@hotmail.com

Almost useful – the night tube

This is TfL's official map of the night tube service, starting in September. It skirts Greater Brockley, stopping at Canada Water.This will become slightly more useful if the night buses connecting that station (currently the subject of a consultation exercise) with Bellingham get expanded. It will get a lot more useful when the East London ...

The Shopping Dispute

News Shopper journalists are on a two day strike, in protest at plans to cut jobs and rationalise operations.A younger, snarkier Brockley Nick might have asked how old ladies will cope without their regular diet of local people standing in front of something while frowning and pointing, but the Shopper has raised its game in ...

Music Geek Monthly

Alex writes:I've started a new free event called Music Geek Monthly. It's like a book group - but for music. It's a completely free event at the Ladywell Gallery (part of the Ladywell Tavern) on the third Tuesday of every month.Visit the Ladywell forum for more details.

Cornelius Cardew in New Cross, and a ballad of East Street

'Cornelius Cardew (1936-81): a life unfinished' by John Tilbury (Copula, 2008) is a monumental biography of the radical composer by one of his closest collaborators. Its 1100 pages document in close detail Cardew's musical and political life, cut short at the age of  45 when he was hit by a car in East London.Cardew became ...