Lewisham Council Archives - Page 8 of 17

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...

Design a Lewisham business hub

May

2015

Lewisham Council writes:We’ve had a really good response from local entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in our planned Enterprise hubs.Studio Tilt are now hosting a co-design workshop on Wed 10 June 5-8pm in the Old Town Hall, Catford, to get a better insight into what space, services and facilities are needed amongst people that are interested ...

Lewisham launches land search

May

2015

Lewisham Council has launched a search for land in the borough suitable for redevelopment to help the borough meets its new homes target. They say:We have issued a call for sites to be included in the Lewisham 2015 Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA).The purpose of this study is to update the database of sites ...

Save Lewisham Toy Library

Apr

2015

The Lewisham Toy Library is a toy-lending service based in Catford. Open to all children who live in the Lewisham Borough. At the moment 210 families, 19 child minders and 4 groups use their services.Council cuts mean that the service is now under threat and they have launched a petition to demonstrate the scale of ...

Self-build Ladywell plan gets approved

Mar

2015

Lewisham Council says:Lewisham Council is looking for a community-led partner organisation to work with residents who want to build their own homes on the site of a former school in Ladywell.Mayor of Lewisham Sir Steve Bullock has given the green light to a competitive dialogue process to select a not-for-profit consortium or organisation to deliver ...

Mission accomplished!

Mar

2015

A special day for the Brockley Society Tree Committee and our latest group of sponsors and donors. This Silver Birch was planted on Crescent Way, Brockley today and is the last of 36 street trees to be planted by The Brockley Society in this planting season. The picture shows Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos, the volunteer warden of the tree ...

2015 spring – record new street tree plantings

Mar

2015

With the dwindling funds available for Lewisham Council to replace and plant new street trees, local residents have been coming on board in ever greater numbers to purchase/part-fund new trees for their streets. This year, along with a host of individuals, households and neighbourly collectives, we have also been greatly helped by an extremely generous individual donor ...

Calling all tree lovers!

Mar

2015

Proudly announcing the second of our Street Tree Enthusiasts gatherings following the lively and productive inauguration of these events last November. Lots of news to talk about, and the announcement of our commemorative tree initiative. Come and join us!Tree Committee eventSunday March 22nd 11.30am – 12.30pmatThe Talbot2 Tyrwhitt Road, Brockley, SE4 1QG - just in from Lewisham Way tea/coffee ...

Entrepreneurs needed for Lewisham’s new enterprise hubs

Feb

2015

Ladywell's pop-up community will house one of the enterprise hubsLewisham Council is currently looking for entrepreneurs to take up residence in new enterprise hubs in Catford, Deptford and Ladywell, which will open in October this year. They say:"The enterprise hubs will create high quality, fully furnished and serviced work spaces in Catford, Deptford and Ladywell ...

Petition launched to save Lewisham’s Children’s Centres

Feb

2015

A petition has been launched to save the Early Learning centres threatened with closure across Lewisham, including Beecroft Garden in Crofton Park. The petition explains:"Lewisham Council is proposing to Ofsted-deregister 13 of the 17 existing Children's Centres in Lewisham. Besson Street Gardens, St Swithun’s, Heathside and Lethbridge, Evelyn, Amersham, Hatcham Oak, Manor House, Torridon, Marvels ...

Gibbons investigation confined to one school

Feb

2015

Following the news that Grinling Gibbons' recent exam results have been stricken from their permanent record by the DfE as a result of "maladministration" at the school, a number of parents at Sydenham's Adamsrill primary school, with which Gringling Gibbons is paired, expressed fears that their school might be affected too.Lewisham Council, which must remain tight-lipped until ...