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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...

Happy Mondays Winter Term

Sep

2014

London's best comedy night, Happy Mondays, returns to the Amersham Arms this month for its Winter Term. Another strong line-up includes Jeremy Hardy, Stewart Lee and US comedian David Cross.15th Sep - Stewart Lee (Star of 'Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle')29th Sep - David Cross (Star of 'Arrested Development')13th Oct - Josh Widdicombe (As seen on ...

Party in the Park 2014

Aug

2014

Party in the Park's line-up has been finalised. The focus is on music, with dozens of young bands and DJs performing. You can view the full roster here.

World War One: the first local deaths

Aug

2014

Thousands of people from the Lewisham area were killed in the First World War. If you want to get an idea of the sheer scale of the devastation have a look at the Commonwealth Graves Commission site. It includes a fairly comprehensive list of casualties from both world wars and on their 'Find War Dead' ...

Window 135

Aug

2014

day 5…mesh & unplayable instrument pic.twitter.com/i7j1jDQMO4— window135 (@tmjc135) July 31, 2014 Window135 is an art installation that sits on a most unprepossessing stretch of New Cross Road (Number 135, just down the road from The Five Bells). Each week for the last decade, the window has been updated with a new work.Behind the window lies ...

Divided by Race, United in War and Peace

Aug

2014

On Friday 19th September (7:30 pm) there's a screening of ‘Divided by Race, United in War and Peace’ at St Catherine’s Church, Pepys Road, Telegraph Hill, SE14 5TY. Tickets are £5 / £3 (including snacks) and can be booked at www.thc.ticketsource.co.uk'Divided by Race, United in War and Peace is a warm and life-affirming film, directed ...

New Cross Oxjam

Aug

2014

Oxjam will take over New Cross this October.Oxjam Takeovers are multi-venue music festivals that take over towns to raise money for Oxfam. Since 2006 Oxjam has brought local artists, venues, businesses and music-lovers together.This year will mark the first Oxjam in New Cross. Taking place on Saturday 18th October, Oxjam’s artists will take over the ...

Lost Pet Folk Art

Aug

2014

Lost and found pet posters from around New Cross/Nunhead this summer. I have airbrushed the phone numbers on the basis that the people who designed these fine art works might not want their numbers all over the internet.'Check your sheds or basements this dangerous animal is on the loose''small ginger cat, short tail, should answer ...

La New Cross Tomatina

Aug

2014

Sergeant Howie: Don't you see that killing me is not going to bring back your apples? - The Wicker ManSaturday, August 9th, 11am-8pmSt James's, SE14 6ADOn Saturday, the streets of New Cross will run red with tomato juice as the Happy Seeds Festival team host the Tomato Harvest Bonanza. It'll be a family-friendly day of ...

Little Nan’s moves to New Cross

Aug

2014

What happens with the irresistibly twee meets the immovably cosy? We're about to find out, as Little Nan takes up residence at Birdie Num Nums.Little Nan's Club, the vintage cocktail bar, is moving on to New Cross, after its successful stints in Deptford and Brockley, taking over space in the popular cafe to run cocktail ...

Bakerloo Line extension to New Cross and Lewisham proposed

Jul

2014

Being always right about everything is a burden Brockley Central must bear. For years, we have been banging on about the fact that a southern extension of the Bakerloo Line should be a key priority for London and that the case is so strong that, despite being a relatively unfashionable project (compared with Crossrail 2, ...