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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...

5-a-side players needed

Sep

2013

Chris writes:Last year's call for local 5-a-side footballers on Brockley Central met with huge success. However, due to the popularity of fatherhood we're falling low in numbers again. Anybody out there interested in 60 minutes of 5-a-side football with a group of ageing has-beens should get in touch. We play on the pitches at Catford ...

Sunken Master

Sep

2013

Lucy writes:I go to a really brilliant adult/teenager swimming lesson down at St Dunstan's school pool on Mondays at 8.15-9.15pm.The coach is an ex Olympic guy and he's amazing. The class is quiet as they have changed venue and lost some swimmers. I just wanted to help them try and get more people as they ...

Deptford Dolphins in Daring (Dangerous?) Thames Swim

Sep

2013

This has come from some people who may or may not be close to the Deptford Three Sided Football Club. The tale of a 'pre war equinoctial swim' in Deptford may or may not be pseudo-history. But they are deadly serious about swimming in the Thames at Deptford on Sunday 22 September:'Through playing 3-sided-football with ...

Badminton returns

Aug

2013

St Asaph's badminton is back. Vanessa writes:We are due to start again on Thursday September 5th! As before we will play from 8pm to 10pm at the Askes' sports hall on St Asaph Rd. Bring rackets and shuttlecocks will be provided. The cost will depend on how many people turn up to play but will ...

England manager visits Brockley

Aug

2013

The England football manager Roy Hodgson visited Brockley football club, HF Sports Paulista, to present them with an FA Charter Standard Community Award, which is the highest-standard of community club award in England.Despite the fact that Brockley Nick used to work at The FA, doing PR for precisely this sort of thing, we didn't get ...

Honor Oak Women’s Badminton Club

Aug

2013

Sian writes:The Honor Oak Women's badminton club is looking for new players when we kick off again on Sept 4th. We meet on Wednesday evenings from 8.30 – 9.30pm in Honor Oak Community Centre, Turnham Road, London, SE4 2JDWe are a friendly informal group of women of varying levels. Costs are £6 a month or ...

Glass Mill Open Day, July 20th

Jul

2013

Fusion writes:On Saturday 20 July, Lewisham Council and Fusion Lifestyle will be marking the start of the summer holidays with a day of free taster sessions and activities for all ages at Glass Mill Leisure Centre.Throughout the day, young people will be able to take part in special gym induction sessions and sample classes including ...

The Glass Mill, Loampit Vale

Jun

2013

The Glass Mill swimming pool and leisure centre (41 Loampit Vale) opened last week. For many Brockley residents, it's now our closest major sports facility.We've been too slack to go there to get photos, but Daniel and Sonia are better people than us and have sent us these ones. Please post your reviews of the ...

Net gain for Hilly Fields tennis

Jun

2013

Patrick Bishop writes:The Brockley Central Hilly Fields tennis net fundraiser generated an enormous amount of discussion, but it also generated a huge amount of generosity from Hilly Fields locals who read Brockley Central.Together we successfully raised the money (nearly £300) for the nets which I bought last week. Readers suggested I contact the council and ...

£20m Lewisham pool and leisure centre opens June 10th

Jun

2013

Lewisham Council says:On Monday 10 June, Glass Mill – Lewisham’s flagship new leisure centre – will open to the public.The £20m centre, located on Loampit Vale, has been designed by leisure specialists LA Architects and will be operated by registered charity Fusion Lifestyle on behalf of Lewisham Council. The contractor for Glass Mill is Pellikaan, ...