Support the Carnegie Library Occupation – Demonstration on Saturday

It is now a week since campaigners occupied Carnegie Library (Herne Hill Road SE24) in an attempt to prevent its closure by Lambeth Council. The Council claim the closure is only temporary and that there will be a library there in the future, but it is clear that whatever remains will be a vastly diminished ...

Hither Green Trees project at the 2016 Hither Green Festival

Our fellow tree enthusiast and collaborator Justin Hannemann, whose own street tree regeneration project is now up and running - see: http://www.hithergreentrees.com/drive-awareness - will be hosting a stall at the 2016 Hither Green Festival on the opening day, Saturday May 14th. Come along to hear about the drive to replace lost street trees and to show ...

The Breakfast Club (that’s not a club)

BrocSoc Tree Committee held the fourth of its "Tree Breakfasts" last weekend, in the Artspace at 57 Loampit Hill by kind offer of the owner Mary McGeown. Wonderful pastries were offered again, donated by Pistachios Café in Hilly Fields. These "Tree Breakfasts" are meetings, by invitation only, of those who are able to offer time and ...

The Lewisham Grill House, Lewisham Way

The cafe behind the curtain is not the only new venue to have opened on Lewisham Way this week. The Lewisham Grill House is a new Lebanese place on the same stretch of parade as Tesco.If you've had a chance to visit, please post your reviews here.

National demo: Health, Homes, Jobs, Education – April 16th

#4Demands - Health, Homes, Jobs, Education.

Beltane braces for Brockley Brouhaha

Beltane play at the BreweryThe Brockley Brewery team writes:On Friday April 15, join us for an evening of live acoustic music at the brewery.Our special guests the fabulous Beltane band will be playing traditional Irish, Scottish and English Folk music; Chris Olsen is back from his tour of the south coast; and the talented Richard ...

The No Frills Band & 20 years of South London folk sessions

The No Frills Band are playing at the Birds Nest (Church Street SE8) in Deptford on Saturday afternoon  - April 9th 2016, so expect some fine traditional folk music. Check facebook for details, but they should be up and running by 4 pmLast time I saw them play was only last Saturday on the steps outside Carnegie Library ...

Socialist Opposition to World War I – exhibition and talk in Blackheath

Interesting event coming up next week:'St George's Church in Westcombe Park is pleased to host a showing of a free educational exhibit entitled "Socialist Opposition to World War I". The exhibit runs all day on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 April in the nave of the church, located on Glenluce Road in Blackheath, SE3 7RZ. ...

The Trials of Something Fishy

It ain't easy being greasy - Something Fishy's ever-changing sign (Lewis Grove, Lewisham)For nearly two years, Andreas Bleckmann has been documenting Something Fishy's public battle with its own signage.The great game began on in October 2014, when the letter M fell off. Then Y followed. Then H, S and, eventually, by February 2016 the whole ...

Midsummer Fayre Saturday 18th June, 12noon to 5pm, 2016…brought to you by the Brockley Society

The Friends of Hilly Fields will have their regular stall at the Hilly Fields Midsummer Fayre, Saturday 18 June, 12 noon to 5pm  The Brockley Society’s hugely popular summer event returns for its 42nd year.  The fayre is entirely community-run. Download STALLS application forms for arts and crafts, bric-a-brac, food-related, community and societies, and catering on www.brockleysociety.org.uk. VOLUNTEER to help run the fayre. Details ...