The Voodoo Ball, March 9th

South London Soul Train Back on Track

It's the first Saturday of the month, which means tonight it's South London Soul Train at the CLF Arts Cafe/Bussey Building (133 Rye Lane SE15), a night of funk/soul/rare groove/motown complete with Jack Tyson Charles Band playing live.I went there for my birthday in January, it was packed with people dancing from the moment it ...

Sad News

The first day of spring, came with the sad news that Keith our former park keeper, passed away last night. A lovely man, always helpful and kind, with a droll sense of humour.   Keith Seabrook    

Brockley’s Rock: Gluten Free Tuesdays

Last month, Brockley's Rock (Brockley Road) used Twitter to ask Brockley if the world was ready for Coeliac friendly fish and chips. The response was a resounding yes. So Tuesday March 5th will be the first night of a great experiment - say Gluten Tag to Gluten Free Tuesdays.

after school clubs in SE4

The Gantry (and the Orchard) in PR Week

Homer: Yes son, I'm the best mono-thingy guy there ever was.- Marge vs the MonorailRecently, Brockley Central did what we never normally get to do in the course of our day-job and took a journalist to lunch. The man from PR Week was very nice and wanted to know about Edelman and what we were ...

Breakspears Mews Community Garden Project: Soup and Enthusiasm needed

Clare Cowen from BrocSoc writes:We are getting a stage nearer to creating Breakspears Mews Community Garden! The rubbish will finally be cleared next week -- so we need serious help on Saturday and Sunday 9 and 10 March from "builders" and DIY enthusiasts with hard landscaping and filling the raised beds with soil.

The Commons

The 1805 Ordnance Survey Map shows some of the unenclosed common land of SE London. Peckham Rye Common covered a much larger area than the current park. The land to the south of what is now Lewisham Way, between Deptford and Brockley, was Deptford Common.The Well to its South East was presumably the Lady Well ...

Secondary School Allocations 2013

Work shop garage to let in SE15