Brockley Cross Action Group Archives

Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

The Brockley Christmas Market 2017

Oct

2017

Last month, I ran into one of the members of the Brockley Cross Action Group, who had moved away from the area, realised the terrible mistake he'd made, and moved back. He was busy weeding and trimming the plants in the Brockley Station garden, which the group created.The garden and the wider Coulgate Street masterplan ...

Brockley Christmas Market, December 17

Oct

2016

The Brockley Christmas Market will return to Coulgate Street on Saturday, December 17th from 12pm-6pm.Organised by the Brockley Cross Action Group, it will be the 10th annual event and the first since the street's makeover.The cost of a stall is £60 and you can email brockleycrossactiongroup@gmail.com for an application form. The closing date for applications ...

Brockley Xmas Market 2015

Dec

2015

The Brockley Cross Action Group writes:We are pleased to present the ninth Brockley Christmas Market, this coming Saturday 12th December, 12.00 - 6.00pm! As usual the Market will be located in Coulgate Street, from Brockley Road to Foxberry Road, outside Brockley Station. The road will be closed to vehicles for the day.This year will be ...

Birds’ threatened conversion opposed

May

2014

Renovation work has begun on-site at 253-255 Malpas Road, the buildings that were once home to Birds Dress Agency. The developers are seeking to convert the building to residential use, a plan strongly opposed by the Brockley Cross Action Group and the Brockley Society.A planning application has been submitted to the Council the alteration and ...

BXAG opposes car-buncle

Mar

2014

The Brockley Cross Action Group - a community group initially founded to help improve the state of this blighted junction - has confirmed its opposition to the current plans to redevelop the Brockley Cross car dealership.The scheme is a hideous mishmash of architectural concepts and the developers are trying to squeeze too much on to ...

Brockley Common Gardening

Feb

2014

Sunday 23rd February sees the first session at the garden on Brockley Common. Brockley Cross Action Group will be on site from 1-5pm to attend to the main flower beds and alongside this we could do with at least a couple of hours on our own plot. Details below of the BXAG event. All welcome!

Brockley Christmas Market – Saturday 14th December

Dec

2013

Some of you will have seen that the garden down at Brockley Common now has a bit more structure to it with the addition of some small paths and edging through the plot. This was done over a couple of sessions recently and was partly enabled thanks to funds gained through helping out with last ...

Brockley Common Update

Mar

2013

On Sunday 24th February a couple of volunteers helped carry out a quick tidy up of the edible garden and the planting of sweet peas, rhubarb and herbs including Thyme and Rosemary. The Artichokes seem to have suffered somewhat by the contractors constructing the new cycle shelter as they decided to use and cut some ...

Community Gardening – Sunday 24th February

Feb

2013

A date for your diary as we carry out our first community gardening event of the year on SUNDAY 24th FEBRUARY (12 noon - 4pm) in conjunction with the Brockley Cross Action Group (BXAG). The BXAG will be holding a general tidy up session from midday - 4pm. Details from BXAG Chair, Rupert below: This is our ...

Community Gardening in Action!

Oct

2012

Saturday saw local groups (TTB/BXAG and Brockley Society) alongside members of the public help to tidy up various areas around Brockley Station and Brockley Rd that were in need of some work.Brockley Common saw a big effort on the flower bed next to the new ticket barriers where bindweed had taken over and hidden or ...