Mere Baubles

Baubles have appeared across the trees in Hilly Fields. Thanks to Lep Recorn for the photo.

Like an Old Dead Tree

The damage from October's storm wasn't as bad as some feared, but running round Hilly Fields at parkrun* it was sad to see some fallen landmarks.*Hilly Fields parkrun is a free timed 5k run every Saturday morning at 9 am, with a regular attendance of 80 to 100 people of all levels of ability. On 21 ...

Hilly Fields tree losses

The vicious storm (named St. Jude) that swept across southern England last night reached south London early this morning. Inevitably, there were tree losses across Brockley, including some very sad casualties in Hilly Fields.They are nearly all on the rise coming up from Adelaide Avenue and at the crown of the park near the children's ...

Hilly Fields tree wreckage

Courtesy of Fred PearceBrockley is a Green Zone at the moment, with trees down all over SE4 as a result of this morning's storm. Fred sent us this photo of a fallen mature tree in Hilly Fields. Up to four Hilly Fields trees have been reported lost by BC readers today.Lewisham Council also confirms that ...

The Hilly Fields Green Fair

The most Brockley event ever

Hilly Fields ‘Green’ Fair – 20th October 2013

20th October, 2013 from 11am until 4pm A first for Hilly Fields this month, in conjunction with the cafe in the park, we are putting on a GREEN FAIR. A Sunday event in our beautiful park which brings together green businesses and green initiatives. We’re planning lots of crafty and arty activities for children and ...

Hilly Fields Parkrun Birthday

This Saturday (9 am), Hilly Fields parkrun will be celebrating its first birthday. In the last 12 months, 887 different people have come to the park on a Saturday morning and run 5 km. The combined distance they have run is 17,640 km - which is further than from Hilly Fields to Sydney, Australia. Most ...

Music in the Park, August 22nd

Simon writes:I'm writing about a new music night we're running in Hilly Fields.It's a little experiment to see how something like this will work up there.The cafe is very small, so numbers are limited, so advice would be to turn up early-ish.We would like to start getting some more live music going in Brockley so ...

One night in Calabria in Brockley

Andy from pop-up dining company The Black Cat Bistro writes:I'm pleased and in no small way relieved to say that our first pop-up night in Brockley was a great success and we've enjoyed some really lovely feedback. So we're doing another.On Friday 23rd August we are hosting 'one night in Calabria'. We'll be cooking up ...

Hilly Fields pop-up French dining

Andy writes:I'm a local chef and Brockley resident.Fred and Ruth at Pistachio's in Hilly Fields have kindly let me use the cafe on Friday, July 26th to do a pop up restaurant night with a French theme. I'll be offering canapés and three courses for £32.Tickets can be purchased by leaving a 50% deposit and ...