Brockley Cross Archives - Page 7 of 7

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...

Destruction of street trees

Jul

2013

We reported the first incident in May when one of our part-funded trees was snapped in two in Tyrwhitt Road (see http://brockleystreettrees.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/vandalism-help-please.html).Now we are in the disheartening position of having to report the destruction of a further two trees: one of the two rowans planted at the pedestrian crossing at Brockley Cross, the other, a part-funded ...

Tree down

Jul

2013

Lynn: Who’s upset you this time?Alan: Just, people. I just hate the general public.- I'm Alan PartridgeA newly-planted tree in Brockley Cross has been snapped in two. We must not let sub-human scum put us off tree-planting. More trees, not fewer.UPDATE: As you can see from the comments section, there has been a spate of ...

Drakefell Road now Ends well

May

2013

Drakefell DebasementToddlers and skateboarders will have a wider turning circle at the bottom of Telegraph Hill as another bit of road is clawed back for pedestrians. Builders are putting the finishing touches to a nice new bit of pavement-widening on the corner of Drakefell and Endwell Roads.

Nat’s Back

Apr

2013

Nat's Bake and Juice, the Brockley Cross Caribbean takeaway, has reopened after a prolonged closure. The area's been less chaotic, but also a little less interesting since the shutters came down.

Miracle on Brockley Cross

Mar

2013

Four roads converged in a yellow hoodThe Brockley Cross makeover is complete. It took a year, a few corners have been cut compared with the original plans and there is still some construction debris lying around (as per the Conway MO), but the overall effect is nonetheless transformative. It's worth remembering just how terrible this ...

Brockley Cross: Time to say goodnight

Mar

2013

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 ...

Brockley Cross late night roadworks for the next four nights

Mar

2013

In case you were wondering why you couldn't drive through Brockley Cross last night (or sleep, if you live nearby), the answer is that the final stage of roadworks in the Brockley Cross redevelopment project is taking place at night.The late-night work will continue between the hours of 8pm and 5am until Thursday.

Conway bites dog

Feb

2013

When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if Conway finishes a job satisfactorily, however small, that is news.Still no sign of the new zebra crossings in Brockley Cross, but by god, that is a tree - and Conway has successfully planted it. Unless someone else did ...