New Lewisham, New You!

Lewisham Council writes:This month sees the launch of a new range of courses at Community Education Lewisham. Printmaking, Painting, Fashion, Food, Languages and much more - for adults 19+ and Family Learning Short Courses.Whether you are looking to return to education, want a change in career or would like to learn a new hobby and ...

Council plans improvements to ‘Brockley Corridor’

Lewisham Council has launched a consultation about their plans to improve the "Brockley Corridor" - a long stretch of road from Brockley Cross to Stansted Road in Honor Oak. They say:We have secured funding from Transport for London through the Local Improvement Plan to develop proposals for improving the public realm along various sections of ...

Coming soon: Restored N Adored

New shop opening on Brockley rise where old 'Caledonia' shop was. Look forward to checking out! pic.twitter.com/PMT0ircVhx— Honor Oak Park (@honoroakpark) August 6, 2014

Le Querce – top secret foodie haunt

Le Querce - the local restaurant that's so understated, it's practically a speakeasy - has been listed in The Times today as one of the top 20 secret foodie restaurants. They say:Some of the finest Italian food in the UK is to be found in a slightly outwardly shabby high-street restaurant on Brockley Rise in ...

Babur wins another curry gong

We're very late with this news, partly because we've been busy, but partly because Babur winning a "best Indian restaurant" award is becoming routine. This time, it's won top honours in the Curry Capital of Britain Award 2013.The News Shopper has the story on the Brockley Rise restaurant's triumph.

Tea at the Opera, St Saviour’s Church

Open Mic Night, August 17th

John writes:This night will raise money for a charity called International Service who run a wide range of projects all over the world. From this September I will be working on one of their projects in Burkina Fas and I have been asked to raise £800 for the charity.The night itself should be some good ...

Love Songs to the Planet, July 20th

Brockley Rise Adult Education

The Brockley Rise Adult Education Centre opens for enrolment on Saturday, 6 July, between 9am–2pm for courses starting from September 2013. The centre offers a wide range of courses (BC can recommend the pottery course) and you can view the full list here.

Brockley Rise built on ancient Indian burial ground

For those who missed the excitement on Twitter earlier, a large hole opened up in the road in Brockley Rise this afternoon. Police are looking into it (with thanks to Dave "Mike" Lowry for the joke, as well as the picture).