Ark in the Park

Save Our Playclub is a group working to keep the Telegraph Hill park play centre open after its funding was cut. They have a year to find a solution and they are currently trying to get local people involved.To this end, they'll be taking part in this year's Telegraph Hill Festival, staging an event called ...

Sgt Jon Biddle: Twitter Cop

Brockley's Safer Neighbourhoods Sergeant is taking part in a pilot project to use Twitter to connect wilth local residents. The police say:Called @MPSBrockleySgt, PS Jon Biddle will keep local residents informed of his whereabouts and that of his team, update the community with news, safety advice and preventative measures, promote police surgeries and events, re-Tweet any ...

The South East London hotel and accommodation guide

Hello, I have relatives coming to visit from up north soon and I'm wondering where to put them up (no room at my inn!) so I'm curious what places we have on our doorsteps in SE15 (and surrounding areas) but don't even realise are there? Any recommendations?

Brockley Cross: Time to say goodnight

Via Cllr Darren Johnson comes this letter from the Council officer responsible for the Brockley Cross nightworks currently taking place. Lewisham's answer to Andrea Bocelli says the worst is over for sleep deprived residents:Resurfacing of the Brockley Cross junction and the subsequent lining works will enable us to open up the new zebra crossing and ...

Saving Our High Streets

The Economy Committee of the London Assembly today released a report that sets out a package of emergency and longer term measures to break the cycle on the high street that has led to an increase in empty shops across the capital. [...]

Spanish Lessons in South East London

Eat Meet Supperclub is back!

Eat Meet Supperclub, March 2013

The Eat Meet Supperclub team returnsBrockley pop-up Eat Meet Supperclub is back after a two year hiatus. Founder Julie writes:Foolishly, I moved to Muswell Hill before moving back to the delights of Brockley, so we're now back  and excited to be offering the great and the good of the 'hood some suppery fun. (We do also ...

Hedge Planting & Guided Tree Walk – Saturday 16th March

Nicola from the Brockley Society has emailed to let us know about a planned hedge planting happening in Hilly Fields adjacent to the orchard we planted this Saturday (16th). If any transitioners would like to help with the planting please go along. Additionally there is also a guided tree walk around the park from 1pm. See ...

Heathrow night flight trial will end in March

Cllr Darren Johnson writes:I am writing to update you on the issue of early morning flights over Brockley following the public meeting on aircraft noise in New Cross on Friday. I attended this along with a number of local residents and we heard from representatives of both Heathrow Airport and HACAN, the campaign group on ...