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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...

This Girl Can Nordic Walk

Mar

2015

Laura is a Nordic Walking instructor based in Brockley. She writes:I am honoured to have been chosen from amongst 54 applicants to become a partner of London Sport This Girl Can campaign to support Sport England's campaign This Girl Can.Since starting out in November 2011 I have taught over 250 Lewisham residents - men & ...

Speed Dating at the Curlew Rowing Club

Feb

2015

This is a little out of Brockley's sphere of influence, but it is a slow news day, it's one of the closest options if you want to take up this particular sport and BC used to go to their neighbours, the Globe Rowing Club. So... Speed Dating at the Curlew Rowing Club in Greenwich! Tiffany ...

Sport Hilly

Jan

2015

Needs more kettlebell Oliver writes:"I live in the local Brockely area, up by Hilly Fields and am looking to get in touch with some like minded people interested in kettlebell and functional fitness. I train often up on hilly fields and it would be nice to train with some other people, learn from their skills, and ...

Greater Brockley gym options

Nov

2014

Whenever any new development - large or small - is proposed, some BC reader will call for it to include a gym: Police Station closing? Make it a gym. Pub being turned into flats? We need a gym! Someone trying to think of an alternative use for an old red phone box? How about a ...

Back in training

Oct

2014

Brockley's traditional summer season of Octopush and Aussie Rules is over, time to re-discover winter games like football and badminton. Chris writes:I think I'm probably on my 3rd round of e-mailing you. I wonder whether you would mind putting up a post about our Wednesday night Catford football (again!)…people just keep on having babies and ...

Glass Mill Pool reopens

Oct

2014

@brockleycentral #hotwatergate update: hot water back, big pool open for lane swim, swim school from Sun, rest to follow as water temp rises— Glass Mill (@GlassMillCentre) October 24, 2014

Glass Mill pools temporarily closed

Oct

2014

The unofficial Twitter feed for Lewisham's Glass Mill Leisure Centre, run by an admirably obsessive critic of the centre, tipped us off that the pools are now shut due to a failure with the heating system (on Sunday, when we went down there, they were still inviting people to swim in icy water at their ...

Aussie rules Peckham

Oct

2014

If you can’t make a girl come why even bother? That always seemed to me to be like writing questions in a letter.- Bret Easton Ellis, The Rules of Attraction A Peckham-based Aussie Rules team is looking for players. Marianna writes:The South East London Giants are an Australian Rules Football ("AFL") team whose home ground ...

St Thomas doubts value of Superkids

Oct

2014

I am not your teacher. Because you have drunk, you have become intoxicated from the bubbling spring that I have tended. - 13, words to ThomasSuperkids, the swimming club that until recently operated out of St Thomas the Apostle school in Nunhead, has been told to find another swimming pool. Brockley parent Helen has asked us ...

Dulwich Hamlet – Pay What You Like

Sep

2014

Unless you fancy watching Cray Valley Paper Mills FC, Dulwich Hamlet is our local Non-League team (get there on the 484 bus). They are celebrating national Non League football day with a 'pay what you like' entrance fee. Attendances rose 36% last season and they seem to have half the South East London blogosphere in ...