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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...

Brockley booze crew

Sep

2013

Following swiftly after Patchwork Present is another local digital startup business, EeBria.com. Technically, it's based in the further-flung parts of New Cross, but its founder is local and it's about booze, so... David explains:EeBria.com is a new way to buy alcohol online – buying direct from the best small independent producers in the country, from ...

Kilimanjaro via Amersham Arms

Sep

2013

From Laura Witt: 'In February 2014 myself and my husband will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for a charity called Hands on London, which helps provide volunteers to support local charities including Deptford Reach and the Ahoy Centre. We are also running a marathon in October and have arranged a gig to support our Fundraising at ...

New Cross Party in the Park

Sep

2013

Huge amount going on at Party in the Park in New Cross on Saturday 14 September, a big free festival in Fordham Park with loads of local musicians and other stuff. Ben Holland, Eddie Capone, Shocks of Mighty!, Unit 137 Sound System, The Pit Ponies, The Hotelles, The Fruitful Earth, Nunhead Folk Circle and many ...

Happy Mondays returns

Sep

2013

Happy Mondays comedy nights return to the Amersham Arms in New Cross with a sell-out Stewart Lee gig next week. Tickets are stupidly good value and the pub is a great comedy venue. Organiser Jon says:We have lots of good comedians coming up. Headliners include:9th September - Stewart Lee (SOLD OUT)23rd September - Rob Beckett7th ...

Sanford Housing Co-op Open Day

Sep

2013

The famous Sanford Housing Co-op in New Cross (Sanford Walk SE14) is having its annual open day on Saturday 7th September, 2 - 8 pm. Come down and find out about its permaculture and eco heating, listen to the acoustic open mic or maybe try out some juggling. For more about the place and its ...

The Walpole Vanishes

Aug

2013

The Walpole Inn in New Cross Road has now been completely demolished. It closed last year, and planning permission has been granted for a hotel to be built there. The adjoining buildings that lately housed the tattoo parlour and hairdressers have also gone.When I went past a couple of months ago, most of it had ...

She Makes War at the Amersham Arms

Aug

2013

Wednesday 14th Aug @ Amersham Arms £4 on the door.Event details here.Tickets available from WeGotTickets.comTom writes:Bright Lights is back for August, its gonna be a good'un with some seriously talented artists. First up, She Makes War.SMW is the DIY solo project of Bristol based multi-instrumentalist, visual artist and digital polymath Laura Kidd, whose second album “Little ...

‘Go Home’ Racist Van Meeting in New Cross

Aug

2013

On July 22nd 2013, the Home Office sent its infamous 'Go Home or Face Arrest' vans out on the streets in parts of London, targeting undocumented migrants. The next day, a shopkeeper in Peckham (Sally from Persepolis) tweeted that a racist had shouted that she 'f*** off back home'There's no surprize in this sequence of ...

From Gardens Where We Feel Secure

Aug

2013

Some common or garden (or is that commoner garden?) events coming up locally:Common Growth Community Garden Workshops'First up is the kid's workshop on Wednesday 7th of August called herb spiral fun. It is suitable for children of all ages and runs from 10.30-12.00, and will involve fun learning activities, games and singing.After that there will ...

History Corner: medical negligence in 1920s Deptford

Aug

2013

In the 1920s a New Cross doctor was involved in a tragedy that led to his prosecution for manslaughter. Dr Percy Bateman lived at 423 New Cross Road and in July 1924 he was called in by a midwife to assist in a difficult childbirth. The mother, Mary Ann Harding, 'was the wife of a ...