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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...

Good Hope Ladywell – Opening December 8

Dec

2016

The charity, For Jimmy, set up after the murder of 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen, is opening a new Good Hope café at PLACE Ladywell in Lewisham; six years after opening Good Hope Hither Green. The new café will continue to support the work of For Jimmy, with 10p from every £1 going towards helping young people ...

Good Hope Cafe, Ladywell

Nov

2016

Loving the vibe @GoodHopeCafe @PLACELadywell - look forward to coming back to try the full menu! pic.twitter.com/kJrEvQdLHo— Rebecca Elliot (@RebeccaMCox) November 6, 2016Good Hope is another new arrival at pop-up development PLACE / Ladywell. The cafe chain, created to honour the memory of murdered teen Jimmy Mizen, began in Hither Green and has expanded to ...

Lemongrass supergrass

Sep

2016

New Cross, you've changed. Police were called to local cafe Birdie Num Nums by a customer upset that he had been served lemon and ginger tea instead of the lemongrass and ginger tea that he ordered. The Standard reports:Sevjan Melissa, 30, who owns Birdie Num Nums in Lewisham Way, New Cross, said staff gave the ...

Festa, Folkestone Gardens

Aug

2016

Festa Sul Prato is a new restaurant in the slightly unlikely surroundings of Folkestone Gardens in Deptford. Between the railway bridge and the skate park sits this pretty little Italian place with an ambitious menu that would make other park cafes blanche.The Festa team lyricises:"FESTA opens at eight. We have a Tai Chi group outside ...

Benedict team junks old decor

Aug

2016

Benedict's, the Crofton Park coffee shop, is closed for refurbishment. They promise they will back soon with an improved look and menu.

Mountsfield Park cafe plan seeks Greater Brockley support

Jul

2016

An artist's impression of the new cafeThe Friends of Mountsfield Park in Catford are trying to rally support for their scheme for a new cafe, which risk being blocked by the Council, despite the fact that the group stepped in to rescue the situation when the Council's own plans fell through. They say:We have been ...

Noak to reopen

Jul

2016

Noak, the Mantle Road bakery, which recently was forced to close, has announced that intends to reopen. A post on their website says:Things will soon be cooking & happening at Mantle Court. Please watch this page and our social media accounts for dates and events. If you are a food/hospitality trader interested in appearing short-term here, ...

Noak closes

Jun

2016

Noak Bakehouse & Brew, the Mantle Road cafe, has closed.It wasn't the easiest of starts for the business, after the departure of their chef ahead of opening forced a rethink (from pizza place to pastries) and despite earning a loyal following during the daytime, they had struggled to establish themselves as an after-work destination.The team ...

Number 41, Brockley Rise

Jun

2016

Very smart looking new place under construction by Dalmain School @BrockleyCentral pic.twitter.com/wqBmUVRq6J— Molewife (@Molewife) June 10, 2016No 41 opened at the weekend and the owners say:Please come along and try our Monmouth roasted coffee and our Tea-pigs tea, you will not be disappointed. If you are hungry why not grab a bite to eat? Everything ...

Fred’s, 358 Brockley Road

May

2016

Fred's cafe opened today on Brockley Road. Closer in spirit and menu to somewhere like Oscar's in Ladywell than nearby Arlo & Moe or Benedict's, it should nicely complement Crofton Park's increasingly impressive range of cafes, bars and restaurants.Inside and outside at Fred'sFred's stress their family-friendliness (picking a side in the local culture war) and ...