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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...

Goldsmiths gallery design chosen

Jul

2014

Design website Dezeen has lots of new images of the winning design for Goldsmiths' planned new art gallery. The winning architecture practice, Assemble, was chosen from a shortlist of six by a panel of judges including Antony Gormley and David Chipperfield.The project will convert the old tanks at the Laurie Grove bathhouse into display space. ...

Flixation in Forest Hill

Jul

2014

Coming up at the Hob in Forest Hill next Friday, the return of Flixation, a night of short films and movies.Flixation has its roots in the 1990s/noughties DIY underground film scene in London. It was formed in in December 2006 by Caroline Kennedy (former Exploding Cinema), Clive Shaw (former MyEyesMyEyes) and Duncan Reekie (former Werewolf). ...

Long Blondes in New Cross 2004

Jul

2014

Is it really ten years since the Angular New Cross summer of 2004? Well, yes obviously, but it doesn't seem that long ago that the music press was full of tales of the 'New Cross Scene' (like this one from the NME in May 2004), and then locally-based label Angular Recording Corporation was getting some ...

The New Cross Business Survey

Jul

2014

The local team working to develop a Neighbourhood Plan for New Cross are carrying out a survey of local residents, visitors and businesses to get their views on what the plan should include. They are looking for volunteers who will help them canvass local companies' opinions.More details of the plan - and how to volunteer ...

The World Cup in South London

Jul

2014

As the World Cup comes to an end, here's some pictures from around South London over the last month.The Artmongers mural on Deptford High Street redecorated in Argentinian and German colours for today's final, by artist Patricio Forrester, who is Argentinian Watching the world cup at Tomi's restaurant in Deptford High Street, on night Nigeria played ...

Funerals and remembrances

Jun

2014

A couple of ceremonies this week for people who in their different ways made a difference to their local areas.The funeral of Alan Porter (pictured below) takes place tomorrow, 1 July 2014, at Honor Oak Crematorium. Alan helped out at the Hill Station/Telegraph Hill Centre in Kitto Road SE14. Details here.Later today (around 2:45 pm), ...

Sham 69/Lewisham 77 – punk and (anti) fascism

Jun

2014

The riotous anti-National Front demonstration in New Cross and Lewisham in August 1977 has been covered here before (see this chronology of the events). Jon Savage's classic book 'England's Dreaming: The Sex Pistols and Punk Rock' notes that an image from that day taken by rock photographer Jill Furmanovsky featured on the sleeve of a ...

Yesterday is Now History – materials from a Lewisham archive

Jun

2014

I went to the opening of a fantastic exhibition today at 310 NX Road Gallery, New Cross SE14 6AF:'Yesterday is Now History, curated by artist Eleanor Davies and anthropologist/historian Sophie Parker, is a celebration of the everyday objects that we frequently take for granted, or think of as rubbish. These often overlooked objects tell a ...

Socket & See, Harts Lane Studios

Jun

2014

‘SOCKET & SEE’ A Concept Installation by Clive Burton, 20 June 2014, 6-8 pmFor this site specific installation in Harts Lane Studios (New Cross), Clive Burton takes the original, now defunct, many times painted over, electrical plug socket, found on the far right hand side wall of the Studios, to create a mould for multiple ...

Summer Solstice in Telegraph Hill 2014

Jun

2014

Yes it's that time again.... the fourth annual Telegraph Hill Solstice Parade takes place this Saturday June 21st:'Come and celebrate the wedding of Garlick Man of Plow Garlick Hill and the Old Nag of New Cross. Dress up - in celebration of fruit, florals, fecundity and the sun. Mark the midsummer. Free costume/instrument/mask making at ...