White Hart gains approval

The new owners The White Hart pub (184 New Cross Road) have been given approval to make the alterations needed to complete their renovation. They have listed building consent for:Alterations to the front elevation and the bar, the laying of new floorboards, the re-location of a fireplace, the restoration of original internal features including columns, panelling ...

Party Island, May 14th

SE14’s secret sanctuary for garden creatures

 Somewhere in SE14 there is a hidden pond where gnomes, rabbits and other creatures sit next to a waterfall.  These poor things had been cast aside and abandoned, but have now found a new home at this South East London sanctuary.       If you want to find it, you will need to look beyond this barrier at Lewisham's Reuse and ...

Bestival At Goldsmiths

Any news which features quotes from the Warden of Goldsmiths and Rob Da Bank is news worth covering. Goldsmiths says:On 17th June, Bestival, the UK’s official Best Major Festival, will team up with Goldsmiths, University of London to host a unique public celebration of music, arts and culture.Bestival at Goldsmiths will bring the excitement of ...

Happy Mondays Edinburgh Previews at The Amersham Arms

Today is the happiest of Mondays, but others are less kind to us. The arrival of a new season of Happy Mondays to the Amersham Arms is thus very good news. The stellar weekly comedy night returns with Reginald D Hunter next Monday. This term will feature comics preparing for Edinburgh and tickets are still only ...

Greetings from New Cross Gate

New Cross' hARTslane gallery is running a photographic competition to celebrate the hidden joys of New Cross.All entries will be included in the Greetings From New Cross Gate Exhibition, June 2016 in hARTslane (17 Harts Lane).Ten of the most inspiring images – selected by the public – will be then transformed into 25000 postcards and ...

Curzon Goldsmiths drops prices

The Curzon Goldsmiths is lowering some of its week-day ticket prices. They say:From Monday 25 April we're going to be offering peak discounted tickets for two nights a week - Mondays and Wednesdays.Adult tickets will be £8.50, seniors and unwaged (and Goldsmiths staff) £7 and students £5.

New Cross History Walks

The main part of the Telegraph Hill Festival 2016 has been and gone, but a Telegraph Hill Festival Extra weekend is coming  up on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 April) with a series of events including two local history walks on Sunday hosted by Malcolm Bacchus of the Telegraph Hill Society:Part 1: The Original Telegraph Hill ...

Party Island, New Cross

Somerville Adventure Playground Build Day

The new building at Somerville Adventure PlaygroundSomerville Adventure Playground in New Cross (in Queens Road opposite the Montague Arms) has been going through a period of redevelopment with a new building and refurbishment of the playground in the lead up to its reopening in May. This weekend - Saturday 16th April (10 am - 3 pm) ...