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Debating Disarmament at Riverdale Hall, Lewisham (1984)

Nov

23

2015

There are plans to turn Riverdale Hall next to Lewisham shopping centre into a temporary 'street food emporium' (as reported at Brockley Central) As a public space it has been underused in recent years but it has had its moments in the past - hosting Saxon Sound System and an Elvis Presley exhibition among many other events. At ...

Whatever happened to Nunhead Reservoir? – public meeting

Nov

16

2015

Nunhead Reservoir, on the other side of Brockley Footpath from the Cemetery, was one of the area's hidden gems. While nominally fenced off, it was easy enough to get into and dog walkers, lovers, runners and others would climb up its grassy banks and take in the great views of London. I should say for ...

Save Lewisham Hospital Conference

Nov

11

2015

Well we might have saved Lewisham Hospital from closure of key services and downgrading in 2013, but NHS services everywhere are under threat from funding cuts and more. Next month Save Lewisham Hospital campaign is holding a conference at Goldsmiths in New Cross. They say:'Why is our NHS under threat and what can we do ...

The Pitmen Painters and Panto

Nov

9

2015

Coming up later this month (Tuesday 17 to Saturday 28 November) at the Brockley Jack, Bromley Little Theatre presents The Pitmen Painters by Lee Hall, directed by Pauline Armour. The play is the true story of a group of miners from the Ashington Colliery who in 1934 hired a professor to teach them a Workers ...

Radical New Cross: Protest and dissent 1875 – 2015

Nov

7

2015

As part of the 2015 Being Human Festival of Humanities, Goldsmiths is hosting a series of events this month on the them 'Radical New Cross: Protest and dissent 1875 – 2015':'From radical parish priests to anti-fascist resistance, New Cross has a long history of radicalism, as will be demonstrated through a series of events, all ...

The Kooples at the Rivoli Ballroom

Nov

4

2015

French clothing line The Kooples is the latest to take advantage of the splendour of Crofton Park's Rivoli Ballroom for a film shoot. Their latest advert features a glamorous couple meeting up amidst a northern soul dancefloor.For loads more at the Rivoli, including Lana del Ray, Jimmy Page, Oasis, Florence and the Machine etc. see ...

Halloween Bikelife Rideout in South London

Nov

1

2015

Last night someone mentioned on twitter that they'd just seen hundreds of motorbikes tearing down New Cross Road. A couple of minutes later I heard a wall of noise heading up my road, and looking out of the window there they were - every kind of motorbike, scooter, moped and quad bike, taking over both ...

The Devil of Deptford – a poltergeist tale from 1699

Oct

31

2015

For Halloween here's a spooky story from late 17th century Deptford. 'The Devil of Deptford' is a pamphlet by the clergyman Edward Fowler. According to the historian Peter Elmer, the 'haunted' house in question 'almost certainly' belonged to 'Henry Godman (d.1702) who combined preaching with medical practice and had resided at Deptford since at least ...

Althea Gyles, poet and artist: ‘A Strange Red Haired Girl’

Oct

28

2015

Althea Gyles (right) with Irish revolutionist Constance MarkiewiczThe Irish poet and artist Althea Gyles (1868-1949) was born in County Waterford and moved to London in 1892. She knew Oscar Wilde, W B Yeats (who described her as "a strange red-haired girl, all whose thoughts were set upon painting and poetry"), Constance Markiewicz, Aleister Crowley (with ...

Mek’ it Blow: police raid New Cross Jah Shaka Blues Dance (1975)

Oct

23

2015

From the groundbreaking black radical magazine, Race Today (May 1975), a report on 'the atmosphere of tension that has gripped the community of black youth in South London following a police invasion of a blues dance at Malpas Road, New Cross, on Saturday 26th April'. 'More than 200 young blacks danced to the sound of the ...

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Debating Disarmament at Riverdale Hall, Lewisham (1984)

Whatever happened to Nunhead Reservoir? – public meeting

Save Lewisham Hospital Conference

The Pitmen Painters and Panto

Radical New Cross: Protest and dissent 1875 – 2015

Halloween Bikelife Rideout in South London

The Devil of Deptford – a poltergeist tale from 1699

Althea Gyles, poet and artist: ‘A Strange Red Haired Girl’

Mek’ it Blow: police raid New Cross Jah Shaka Blues Dance (1975)