Brockley Ukulele Group back at Amersham Arms

Continuing their tradition of fine uke-themed flyers, Brockley Ukelele Group are back in action at the Amersham Arms  SE14 on Sunday 14th September 2014. 

New Cross in Time Out

If you haven't picked up this week's Time Out London, look out for its 'Great bits of London' feature on New Cross with its strapline of 'creativity, cheap thrills and chicken shops in the south-east student belt'. Written by Goldsmiths student Andy Hill it accurately characterises local pubs/bars New Cross House, New Cross Inn, Hobgoblin, ...

The Handmaid’s Flail

Bare Essentials at The Amersham Arms, June 5th

Stay Tuned at The Ravensbourne Arms

General Manager at the Ravensbourne, Lee Gentry, writes: "We have the first of our new DJ nights starting on Friday 2nd May. 'Stay Tuned' is a first Friday of the month fixture with a handful of local DJs spinning original vinyl in the form of funk and disco. It's free entry, runs from 9pm-1am and ...

Music Monday: Crosswires Festival

Next Saturday May 3rd sees Crosswires Festival taking place across venues in New Cross and Deptford - the Amersham Arms, the Deptford Lounge and the Albany. There's a great and diverse line up with everything from Irish travellers songs to afro-beat electronica. Most of it's free too, with the exception of  the evening session at ...

Summer Term at Happy Mondays

Happy Mondays - the Amersham Arms comedy club - have announced their summer season, which includes Edinburgh previews from the likes of:12th May - Mark Watson & Holly Walsh26th May - Cardinal Burns & Angela Barnes9th June - Richard Herring & Josh Howie23rd June - Tony Law & Pippa Evans7th July - Bridget Christie & ...

More New Cross Venue Memories

Over at the great Irish blog Cedar House Revolution, I came across some more recollections of the Venue in New Cross (see previous posts on this subject, especially comments here).Damian O’Broin recalls that he  'spent the summer of 1990 – and the one before it – working on building sites in London' and that he ...

Bert’s Kitchen at the Amersham Arms

Bert's Kitchen is the new team behind the food at The Amersham Arms.Run by recent Goldsmiths graduate, Rose Walsh, the Kitchen will be serving up a new menu (although of course, burgers still play a central role), with an emphasis on locally-sourced ingredients. She says:"This week we'll be opening the kitchen from 5pm to get ...

Amersham Arms Street Art

I like the latest redecoration of the Amersham Arms in New Cross, especially the 'I love New Cross DJ'......the fox on the corner of Amersham Road... ... and the flamingoes heart.Sorry don't know the detail of the artist(s), or identity of DJ - anyone know any more?See previously: Amersham Arms pandas; 2009 Amersham Arms Murals