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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...

South London Herbs – Nicholas Culpepper (1653)

Jan

2016

The 17th century London herbalist, astrologer and radical republican Nicholas Culpepper was the author of The Complete Herbal (1653). As well as containing lots of information about herbs and their (presumed) medicinal properties, Culpepper also records places where some plants are to be found growing, including various South London locations:Langue de Boeuf - 'It grows ...

Faircharm and the changing face of Deptford Creekside

Jan

2016

Demolition of the Faircharm Industrial Estate on Deptford creekside is well underway, with the building on the river now just a pile of rubble. How it used to look (photo taken in 2011)Until recently Faircharm was the home to around 130 artist studios and small businesses. The new scheme that will replace it, designed by Karakusevic ...

Buster Mantis – Ante Up

Dec

2015

Didn't get time for pics once ppl started arriving, but: bar looked like this last night. Thanks for coming, guys pic.twitter.com/ZORcpLbdRy— BUSTER MANTIS (@BUSTERMANTIS) December 20, 2015 Deptford archway bar / restaurant / gallery Buster Mantis is now open and throwing a New Year's Eve party to celebrate. Specialising in jerk cooking, it's already earned ...

Deptford Cinema’s Utopian New Year

Dec

2015

Rachel: The Greeks had two meanings for it: "eu-topos", meaning "the good place", and "u-topos", meaning "the place that cannot be".- Mad MenDeptford Cinema promises a night of intergalactic spectacle, mind-expanding projections, cosmic cocktails and gravity-defying DJ sets to greet the glorious future:"Utopia is within your grasp! Enjoy a free glass of space wine (prosecco) ...

The 999 Club – Volunteer

Dec

2015

Julia writes:I work for the 999 Club on Deptford Broadway. We work with homeless people and our Winter Night Shelter is now open. We rely on volunteers to keep the shelter running. We are still short of people willing to volunteer on the weekends, so we are having an extra drive to try and recruit ...

The Lizards Within Us, Enclave Gallery

Nov

2015

David Icke's line of defence was clear. When he said lizards, he really was referring to lizards. He was not talking about cockroaches, or amphibians in general, contrary to the suggestions mooted at the meeting in Vancouver, but Annunaki lizards, specifically, from the lower fourth dimension.- Jon Ronson, Secret Rulers of the WorldThe fourFOLD collective ...

Council needs to haul anchor in Deptford

Nov

2015

A petition has been launched to persuade Lewisham Council to "give us back our bloomin' anchor". The campaigners write:"For 25 years, the anchor – a gift from Chatham Dockyard – was the only visible reminder of Deptford's rich, unique and international maritime history."High Street renovation works required the removal of both the anchor and its ...

Mixanthropy

Nov

2015

Veronique writes:For three weeks from Sunday 1 November, Charlie will be exhibiting a collection of mixed-media collages from his project 'Mixanthropy' at the Duke in Deptford (125 Creek Road).Come and meet the artist himself on Friday 6th for the official opening (6-9pm). A rare opportunity to have a pint with one of Deptford's hidden talents!'As ...

Wavelengths movie nights, November 14-28

Nov

2015

This month, Deptford Film Club is staging special Saturday night movie screenings at Wavelengths pool. Lounge on the water’s edge, float on a lilo, or swim throughout the movie. No word on whether the wave machine will get turned on, but they're making few concessions to the casual swinema-goer with their choice of movies - after ...

The Devil of Deptford – a poltergeist tale from 1699

Oct

2015

For Halloween here's a spooky story from late 17th century Deptford. 'The Devil of Deptford' is a pamphlet by the clergyman Edward Fowler. According to the historian Peter Elmer, the 'haunted' house in question 'almost certainly' belonged to 'Henry Godman (d.1702) who combined preaching with medical practice and had resided at Deptford since at least ...