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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...

Brockley Front Garden Sale, September 10-11

Aug

2016

The Fourth Annual Brockley Front Garden Sale takes place on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September, 11am – 4pm.Last year over 70 addresses took part in a day of coordinated front garden sales. You can choose to participate on one or both days. The format rewards neighbours who get together to organise a cluster or ...

The Brockley Midsummer Fayre, June 18

Jun

2016

Stalls at the 2015 FayreThe Brockley Midsummer Fayre takes place this Saturday, June 18th, midday-5pm on Hilly Fields.By now you hopefully all know the deal: Food, craft and jumble stalls, inflatables, land-train, birds of prey (awesome) and jolly people with microphones whipping up a bit of audience participation in things. You won't believe you're in ...

Sponsors needed for 20 more Brockley street trees

Aug

2015

Due to high demand, the Brockley Street Trees project is extending its deadline to sponsor a tree until September 20th 2015, to raise money for a further 20 trees.So far, Brockley residents have donated nearly £10,000 to support tree planting in the neighbourhood. That astonishing sum of money will pay for the planting and protection ...

The Brockley Front Garden Sale 2015

Aug

2015

On Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September, from 11am to 4pm each day, homes across Brockley will be taking part in a neighbourhood front garden sale, with BrocSoc co-ordinating the marketing, to maximise the number of potential customers. BrocSoc says:Sellers can take part on one or both days. It definitely works best when there is ...

Them & Us

Aug

2015

BrocSoc have released the official Then & Now group photograph, taken on Hilly Fields as a snapshot of local life (almost) 100 years after the last one was taken.Historically interesting rather than demographically representative, the photo serves to document Brockley residents' enduring love of group photos.Available to buy now on all good civic society websites.

Time is a flat circle – now with Instagram!

Jul

2015

Paul Doyle: There is life after death. Of that, I am sure. But I'm also pretty sure dead people no longer need their stuff.- Pain and GainDon't talk to me about sacrifice, I'm missing Ant-Man for thisNearly a century ago, towards the end of The Great War, the people of Brockley, weary from bloodshed and ...

You won a street tree!

Jun

2015

Our congratulations to Kate who was the outright winner of our 2015 BrocSoc Tree Quiz which we were running on our stall at the Midsummer Fayre yesterday. She wins a new tree in her street courtesy of Brockley Society, to be planted this coming season. We were kept busy all afternoon talking about our work ...

Brockley Voices – An Oral History

Jun

2015

Tim from BrocSoc writes:Brockley Voices is a new oral history project by the Brockley Society, which seeks to capture and share the stories and reminiscences of people living in or connected to Brockley. Several volunteers came forward following a piece in the November 2014 Newsletter which expressed a desire to preserve the memories of older ...

The Hilly Fields Midsummer Fayre 2015

Jun

2015

Brockley: Then & Now, July 19th

May

2015

Ox: Everything is different, but the same... things are more moderner than before... bigger, and yet smaller... it's computers... San Dimas High School football rules!!- Bill and Ted's Excellent AdventureShaun writes:We found a remarkable photograph in the Brockley Society archives: a massive group portrait of the men, women and children who gathered on Hilly Fields, ...