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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...

Cush Jumbo – Lewisham’s finest

Jun

2016

Sad to see the final ever episode of The Good Wife, one of the best programmes on TV in recent years. The last series was enlivened by the character of up and coming lawyer Lucca Quinn, played by Cush Jumbo. Took me a while to realize that the actress hails not from Chicago, but from ...

The Mighty Scheme – Graham Fagen

Jun

2016

A couple of weeks ago (12 June) I went to a live performance by Ghetto Priest and Adrian Sherwood at Dilston Grove in Southwark Park. The event was part of the 'The Mighty Scheme' exhibition by the Scottish artist Graham Fagen, taking place at Dilston Grove and at the nearby CGP gallery in the park.I ...

Brexit, lexit and Lewisham: why I am voting ‘Remain’

Jun

2016

Political divisions arising from the EU referendum are shaking all political parties, and a little earthquake has rumbled the Lewisham left with a split in 'Lewisham People Before Profit'. The group seems to have originally adopted a position of not taking a position on the referendum, but then 'People Before Profit decided at a special ...

Limonious Night in New Cross with Paul Gilroy, Dr Lez Henry, Charlie Dark and more

Jun

2016

Following the recent exhibition at the South London Gallery of work by Jamaican reggae/dancehall record sleeve artist Limonious (featured at Transpontine recently), there's a very interesting sounding event tomorrow night in New Cross with some great speakers and music:'One Love Books in conjunction with Sound System Outernational (Goldsmiths) and The Wire invite you to SHOULDER ...

NHS ‘Bursary or Bust’ Protest

Jun

2016

Student nurses, midwives and associated health professionals marched in London today against Government plans to scrap bursaries for NHS students and replace them with loans. Protestors sat down and blocked Waterloo Bridge during the demonstrationOutside St Thomas Hospital(photo from @LondonNurse2015)Sit down on Waterloo Bridge (photo @NHAparty)Waterloo Bridge (@LondonNurse2015)Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich National Health Action Party ...

Dizzee the ginger tom comes to Brockley

Jun

2016

As part of the burst of new street art associated with this month's Brockley Max festival, Kirstin Wood (@kirstinpainter) has painted Dizzee the ginger tom on the hoarding in Crofton Park - corner of Brockley Road and Sevenoaks Road SE4. Dizzee has apparently appeared before in the Surrey area where Kirstin lives.

Prince, Maxi, Marley Murals

May

2016

New Prince mural in Camberwell on Daneville Road next to GX Gallery:Maxi Priest on shutters of Goldstar Office Furniture, Honor Oak Park, SE23:Bob Marley by Brockley Station, painted last year by Dale Grimshaw to replace nearby Marley street art on demolished building.Of these three singers only Maxi has a strong local connection - born and ...

Music Monday: Ricky Chohan, Brockley’s Punjabi Pop Star

May

2016

So I was having my hair cut at the great KR Barber Station in Brockley last week and I met this guy in there for the same reason as me, talking excitedly about the fact that Dillian Whyte had just posted a clip featuring the boxer listening to his song. I asked him about it and ...

Save Lewisham Libraries demo today

May

2016

There's a demonstration today (Saturday May 21st) to opposed proposed cuts to Lewisham Libraries. As part of a £1 million cut to the libraries budget, Lewisham Council is proposing to remove staff from four local libraries - Catford, Forest Hil, Manor House and Torridon Road. The council hopes that these libraries will then be run by local volunteer organisations. While this may ...

Alison Goldfrapp & Idris Elba at the Rivoli

May

2016

Yet more Rivoli Ballroom action. Alison Goldfrapp held her 50th birthday party at the Crofton Park ballroom this week. Not too many photos around of this private event, but seemingly there were plenty of balloons...photo by @misshoney333Brockley Central noticed that the Rivoli also features briefly in the video for Dance Off by Macklemore and Ryan ...