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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...

The Deptford Diamond

Jan

2014

This other Eden - the roof is made of the same stuff as the Eden Project's biomesThe Deptford Dame has a great article about a new building that sprouted in her manor over Christmas:A new artist's studio, designed by De Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects, has just been revealed at the southern end of Comet Street. ...

Little Nan’s Market

Jan

2014

Maya from MAYA Bakery writes:After running a successful cake & cocktail event at Little Nan's Bar in Deptford in November, the owner, Tristan, has kindly given me an opportunity to start a new pop-up market in the hallway of his bar to run once a month. There is currently space for 5 stallholders in total, so ...

The bad drivers of Deptford

Dec

2013

The Guardian has a breakdown of penalty points held by UK driving licence holders. Deptford stands out as one of the worst parts of London for bad drivers (those with penalty points against their name), with nearly 10% of its 10,000 licence holders having had at least one penalty in the last three years.

Serviced apartments replace Seager Distillery hotel

Dec

2013

The plan to create a four star hotel at Deptford's Seager Distillery has, perhaps not unsurprisingly, been ditched, in favour of serviced apartments, which Staycity plans to open in May 2014.Serviced apartments are designed for longer-term stays and this plan adds something new to the local mix, while filling space that might have sat empty ...

Convoys Wharf – critical meeting this week

Dec

2013

Deptford is..., which is spearheading local opposition to current plans to develop Convoys Wharfon the Deptford riverfront, is reminding people that a crucial meeting is coming up this week. They say:'you are probably already aware that the planning application for redevelopment of the Royal Dockyard/Convoys Wharf site has been called in by the Mayor of ...

Music Monday: Elephants and Castles in Jenny’s, New Cross Road

Dec

2013

So much good music about at the minute that I'm going to do two Music Monday posts today, both of them featuring videos shot in Deptford. As well as King Krule filming from the Birds Nest we have Elephants and Castles (featured here previously) with the video for their new song shot in Jenny's cafe in ...

Music Monday: King Krule on East Dulwich History (& filmed in Deptford)

Dec

2013

It's been a good year for King Krule (Archy Marshall), with his debut album 6 Feet Below the Moon released in the summer and getting good reviews. Last week (7 December) he was interviewed on Gilles Peterson's BBC Radio 6 show .19-year-old Marshall, who went to Forest Hill Boys School and the Brits School in ...

Christmas Fair at the Stephen Lawrence Centre

Dec

2013

The Stephen Lawrence Centre team write:On Tuesday 17th December the Stephen Lawrence Centre will be transformed into a Christmas fair for all the family. From 3pm – 6pm children and adults are invited to the centre where a number of activities will be taking place including Santa’s Grotto, market stalls, face painting, Christmas card making ...

Fowlers Molly Dancers in New Cross/Deptford

Dec

2013

Molly dancing is a kind of Morris dance that was traditionally associated with out of work ploughboys over the winter. Fowlers Molly Dancers have revived this in South East London, and their first tour of the season is tomorrow, Sunday 8th December, with music and dancing in New Cross and Deptford.They will start from the ...

Deptford Wives

Nov

2013