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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...

1970s football and factories – Charlton, Millwall and Palace

Mar

2018

Found recently at Deptford market, three football programmes from three South London teams - Crystal Palace, Millwall, and Charlton (guess they must have been from a Chartlon fan, as the Palace and Millwall programmes are from matches against the Addicks). As well as a window on 1970s football adverts in programmes recall an age of ...

Folk in the Woods (and at the White Hart SE14)

Mar

2018

I hope the weather warms up for next weekend in time for the free Woodland Folk Music Festival on Saturday 24th March 2018, 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm in Brockley Nature Reserve, Vesta Road, SE4 2NT. The event, that is part of the Telegraph Hill Festival, features the South East London Folk Orchestra, Grande Scheme ...

Strike and Corruption at New Cross Steam Engine Factory

Mar

2018

Bunnett and Corpe was a 19th century engineering firm with a factory in New Cross Road. The Post Office London Directory, 1843, described them as 'engineers and patentees of the concentric steam engine, and of revolving iron shutters' with an office at 26 Lombard Street and factory in New Cross.In 1865 there was a strike ...

Music in Telegraph Hill Festival 2018

Mar

2018

There's already been lots of music in this year's Telegraph Hill Festival, not least last weekend's community production of West Side Story with an all ages cast of 250 and some fantastic singing from the leads including Lucinda Freeburn (playing Maria) and Xavier Starr (playing Tony) - pictured below.More music to come including:Friday March 17thThe Commie ...

Plague of Toads on Telegraph Hill?

Mar

2018

Walking up Kitto Road SE14 last night, alongside Telegraph Hill upper park, I saw a toad. Then a few metres along another one, and then another. In fact I saw five toads in procession all on the pavement heading up hill in the direction of the church, where people were queuing to watch the community ...

Telegraph Hill Festival 2018: The Lost Island of New Cross & other local history events.

Mar

2018

The 2018 Telegraph Hill Festival kicks off today (Saturday 10th March) with the first of the sold out community performances of West Side Story. Between now and 25th March, there's lots of artistic, musical and other cultural events taking place in this corner of SE14 (well and a bit of SE4). You can check out the full programme ...

Strike at Goldsmiths

Mar

2018

I've been down to the picket line at Goldsmiths in New Cross a couple of times in the last week to show support to the striking lecturers and other college staff. They have been taking part in a national strike which will continue next week unless there is some movement from employers in the next few days ...

Women’s Suffrage Talk at Lewisham Library

Mar

2018

Coming up this Saturday 10th March 2018 at Lewisham Library (199 Lewisham High Street Se13 6lg), 'It’s not all about the suffragettes'.The free event, which runs from 10 am to 12 noon, .will feature Dr Claire Eustance discussing some of the women – and men – with connections to Lewisham and the wider local area who challenged ...

Lewisham Swift Talk

Feb

2018

Tomorrow night (Thursday 22 February) at Lewisham Town Hall there's a free talk by swift expert Edward Mayer about swifts and enhancing urban biodiversity, including what can be done locally to create swift-friendly environments. The event is courtesy of Forest Hill & Lewisham Borough Swift Group in partnership with Swift Conservation and Lewisham Council (free tickets here)Personally the ...

Funeral Farewell to New Cross Post Office

Feb

2018

Protestors gathered in the rain on Saturday 10th February for a funereal farewell to the New Cross Post Office, due to close this week and be replaced by a counter within a local convenience store.From the Press Release:'From 15 February, New Cross Gate post office services will be run as part of a One Stop ...