Blythe Hill Fields Festival 2013

The Friends of Blythe Hill Fields (between Catford and Honor Oak) are holding the Blythe Hill Fields Festival this Saturday 6 July between 12 and 5pm.The event will include music from Ceri James, who has written a song about Blythe Hill Fields, Siobhan Parr (another local singer songwriter) and headliners Blues Patrol. There will be food from ...

Paternity Flute

Two local events taking place today worth knowing about...Firstly, Lewisham Dads is hosting a party today, starting at 12.30pm. Jane writes:The fun day is taking place at Ashmead Primary School, SE8 4DX on Saturday from 12.30 - 4.00 and is totally free. No entry cost or charge for activities (unlike most school fairs/fayres), the only cost to ...

Hands-on music session, June 29th

Because Brockley needs more Ukulele players... Corrie from Strings Club writes:St Peters Church, Brockley - 11am - 1pm.Join us for two hours of jam-packed musical activities, a mini-music concert plus a free taster session on an instrument of your choice - Simply choose from Ukulele, Guitar, Violin!!'Meet The Strings Club' Concert11am - 11.30am.Performance by Strings ...

Gemini City: stories and songs from Nigel of Bermondsey

Tonight (Thursday) at South East London Folklore Society:London: Gemini City: Stories and songs from Nigel Of BermondseyJoin Nigel Of Bermondsey on a musical journey through the streets of this fair capital. You may meet a ghost or two, cross the occasional underground river or encounter a cursed ironclad. There may be scenes of mild terror ...

Goldsmiths to restore New Cross landmark

 Goldsmiths announces:The iconic Richard Hoggart Building on Lewisham Way is the focus of a major restoration project by Goldsmiths, University of London.The building, which dates back more than 160 years and is named after a former head of the College, is the main building on Goldsmiths’ 16 acre campus in New Cross and the first port of ...

Music Monday: Brockley Ukulele Group at Amersham Arms

Brockley Ukulele Group continue their tradition of fine flyers with this uke-toting clangers image:They are playing at the Amersham Arms on Sunday June 9th with  their ever expanding repertoire of songs available for you to request in the Sunday night Ukebox. They've got more records than the KGB don't you know?

Gaggle Cave Opens

The Gaggle Cave opened on Thurday night in InSitu, the new art space attached to the Royal Albert on New Cross Road. The Gaggle choir sang a couple of songs outside, and there's lots of stuff happening there over the next few weeks. There's quite a few fee paying workshops; among the free stuff is ...

RumBQ Street Party by Telegraph Hill Park

This Bank Holiday Sunday 26 May 2013 sees a free street party in Arbuthnot Road SE14, next to Telegraph Hill Lower Park. RumBQ will  feature the Unit 137 reggae sound system, with DJs including: - Hylu & Jago- DJ Snuff- Ed West- Decks Ray Spex- LionbeatThey say: 'This is a FAMILY FRIENDLY event, please bring ...

Hoppin’ on the Hill

Thomas writes: Everyone is invited to a Swing Dance Party with Hoppin' on the Hill, Thursday 30th May at The Hill Station, Kitto Road, SE14.Frankie Manning's (The 'Ambassador of Lindy Hop') 99th Birthday Special! LIVE music from The Teenage Men, playing Swing, Jive, R&B, and more. Plus local DJs The Telegraph Hill Mob.Lindy Hop lesson ...

Gaggle Cave

Gaggle, the twenty strong all-women alternative choir, are taking up residency later this month at the InSitu Project Space  - the Royal Albert pub's new gallery space next to the pub at 460 New Cross Cross Road. For three weeks (May 30th - June 21s) Gaggle will be running it as 'a one of a kind concept shop, gallery ...