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Sonic Imperfections at Montague Arms

Oct

13

2014

New Cross has a good tradition of experimental music (remember the Gluerooms at the Amersham Arms?). Latest in this continuum is Sonic Imperfections, 'South London's leading experimental night' at the Montague Arms. Next one is tomorrow night (Tuesday 14 October), with Barrel, Iris Garrelfs and Webster & Dunning.

Transpontine Ten Years Later

Oct

10

2014

Can't quite believe that this blog is ten years old. The first posts were on 9 October 2004, covering a talk on witch trials at South East London Folklore Society, a gig by our then favourite local band The Swear at the Montague Arms, and another gig by The Fucks at Goldsmiths . The blog really ...

Lewisham Pensioners Forum Big Book Clearance Sale

Oct

8

2014

From Lewisham Pensioners Forum:'The six monthly Lewisham Pensioners Forum Big Book Sale has come round again. And this time it's even more of a bargain bonanza. With donations from our elderly members (so we get in really quite interesting stuff) outstripping sales we need to do a massive clearance. So rather than the usual five ...

Lewisham Boundary Marker by Hilly Fields

Oct

8

2014

Spotted this last weekend in Tressilian Road by the junction with Montague Avenue opposite north west corner of Hilly Fields. I must have walked or run past this hundreds of times, don't know how I never noticed it before. I assume it marks the boundary between the Metropolitan Boroughs of Lewisham and Deptford, before they ...

White Stag in Lewisham

Oct

5

2014

Another spotting of the 'Lewisham Natureman' white stag, location is described as on the River Ravensbourne from Ladywell Fields to central Lewisham 'on the culvert wall at the back of the anodyne two tone terra cotta building next to Riverdale House'. Thanks to Mark D. for sending in photos. Previous sightings

Deptford Fun Palaces

Oct

2

2014

Fun Palaces is a 'celebration of arts, sciences and culture' taking place at venues around the country this weekend (4th and 5th October). Based on the premise of 'Everyone an Artist, Everyone a Scientist' the idea was first concieved of by Joan Littlewright in the 1960s. As mentioned here before, Littlewood was born in Clapham ...

New Cross Party in the Park

Sep

29

2014

The 1990s Urban Free Festival in Fordham Park was a major London event, bringing together people from what at the time was a big free party/squat/punk/rave scene. 20 years later (13 September), similar sounds were to be heard in the same place at the Party in the Park - including Back to the Planet who ...

Post-Punk at Goldsmiths

Sep

28

2014

An interesting series of talks and film screenings coming up at Goldsmiths in New Cross on Thursdays starting next week and carrying on through to December on the theme 'Post-Punk then and now'. Some key people from that time will be appearing including Green Gartside (Scritti Politti), Gee Vaucher (Crass), Lydia Lunch and zine innovator ...

Private Widdle Social Club in Brockley

Sep

26

2014

A night of 'comedy, music and alcohol in pleasant surroundings' this Saturday 27 September at Brockley Social Club (240 Brockley Road) with 'The Private Widdle Social Club': 'Malcolm Head and Trevor Lock will provide top line comedy, with dancing from Dolly Doowop, plus music and the legendary Amy Winehouse Memorial Meat Raffle! All this plus ...

The Story of the London Bus: history talk

Sep

25

2014

Coming up tomorrow, Friday 26th September (7:445 pm), Lewisham Local History Society present a talk on the history of the London Bus by John Wagstaff. It takes place at the Methodist Church Hall, Albion Way SE13.

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Sonic Imperfections at Montague Arms

Lewisham Pensioners Forum Big Book Clearance Sale

Lewisham Boundary Marker by Hilly Fields

White Stag in Lewisham

Deptford Fun Palaces

New Cross Party in the Park

Post-Punk at Goldsmiths

The Story of the London Bus: history talk