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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...

Tree planters celebrate second birthday

Mar

2015

The Brockley Street Trees project has celebrated the start of spring and the end of its second year by planting its 36th tree. The group is funded by donations from local residents and has planted new trees in streets across the conservation area:The team explains:With the dwindling funds available for Lewisham Council to replace and ...

2015 spring – record new street tree plantings

Mar

2015

With the dwindling funds available for Lewisham Council to replace and plant new street trees, local residents have been coming on board in ever greater numbers to purchase/part-fund new trees for their streets. This year, along with a host of individuals, households and neighbourly collectives, we have also been greatly helped by an extremely generous individual donor ...

Calling all tree lovers!

Mar

2015

Proudly announcing the second of our Street Tree Enthusiasts gatherings following the lively and productive inauguration of these events last November. Lots of news to talk about, and the announcement of our commemorative tree initiative. Come and join us!Tree Committee eventSunday March 22nd 11.30am – 12.30pmatThe Talbot2 Tyrwhitt Road, Brockley, SE4 1QG - just in from Lewisham Way tea/coffee ...

Save Southwark Woods from the walking dead

Jan

2015

Death's march upon the realms of the living continues. First Southwark Council tried to turn playing fields into graveyard. Now, after that plan fell through, they're eyeing up the woodlands of Camberwell Cemeteries as a possible resting place for more dead people.A group called Save Southwark Woods is campaigning against the plans and will meet ...

Embaubled

Dec

2014

Fintan spotted this tree in Hilly Fields

The Loyal Tannenbaums

Nov

2014

The Brockley Cross Action Group is using Patchwork Present to organise a neighbourhood whip round to buy our own Christmas tree. So if a local tree would boost your festive spirits, click here to contribute what you can. Suzanne writes:We'd like a big beautiful tree for Brockley this Christmas, and now that councils have stopped ...

The gathering of the clans

Nov

2014

On a foul, sodden Sunday at the end of November we held the first of our regular Tree Warden gatherings that we announced in October. We were absolutely delighted to welcome 38 people who are either already actively involved or who are interested in volunteering their time and support.The handsome upstairs function room at The ...

Supporting our Tree Wardens

Oct

2014

At a recent Tree Committee meeting we decided to try something new to gather together and support the considerable number of Tree Wardens who have come forward to offer their support. We are very pleased to announce the first of a series of events to celebrate our Tree Wardens and the work that they do in helping ...

Broken Tree

Jul

2014

Mindless vandals: Take 'terrencetrentderby', take 'kettle', but please for the love of god, leave the trees alone. With thanks to Fintan for this shot of self-defeating destruction in Hilly Fields.

Harefield Rose

Jun

2014

Not about street trees this time, but a post about what private land trees add to our local environment (what the planning law refers to, rather blandly, as "amenity value"). It happens every year about this time, but this is an extraordinary year, and the spectacle even more impressive - I'm talking of course, about the flowering of ...