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Brockley GLA Member Darren Johnson retires

Mar

20

2016

Darren Johnson (centre)Darren Johnson, who has served Brockley as a local Councillor and as a Member of the Greater London Assembly, will be retiring from politics in May ahead of the Mayoral election.He celebrated his departure from politics at a party with fellow Green-retiree, Jenny Jones, this week. Both had served in the London Assembly ...

New deal for East London Line promises later trains

Mar

19

2016

TfL has appointed train operator Arriva to run the entire London Overground network and has promised that as a result, East London Line trains will run later into the night.No details of the extended service have yet been provided. Arriva's contract starts in November.Gareth Powell, TfL's chief operating officer, London Rail, said: “We have worked ...

Arlo & Moe & Olly & Olly’s Mum – Turkish pop-up dining

Mar

18

2016

Olly's Turkish returns for a pop-up season at Crofton Park cafe Arlo & Moe this summer. Olly says:We are currently running a weekly supperclub at the new Arlo & Moe branch in Hither Green and we thought it would be great to do something in Brockley as well.So from June, 'Olly & Olly's Mum will ...

The Great Brockley Raffle for GOSH

Mar

18

2016

Carinya writes:My sister Becca Sharples is running the Brighton Marathon next month for Great Ormond Street Hospital, which basically saved my life when I was a baby. She lives in Brockley and has contacted lots of local businesses and got some amazing raffle prizes. Including:£40 voucher for The Orchard2 x tickets for the London Eye£30 ...

Sonic Imperfections (tonight Friday 18 March)

Mar

18

2016

The online box office for #Telegraph Hill Festival is experiencing a couple of minor issues. These are being handled and all data is safe. However if you are trying to make a booking for Sonic Imperfections tonight from 7.30pm at St Catherine's Church, Pepys Road, SE14 you may experience delays. You will be able to ...

Sonic Imperfections tonight (Friday 18 March)

Mar

18

2016

The online box office for #Telegraph Hill Festival is experiencing a couple of minor issues. These are being handled and all data is safe. However if you are trying to make a booking for Sonic Imperfections tonight from 7.30pm at St Catherine's Church, Pepys Road, SE14 you may experience delays. You will be able to ...

The thin blue line between love and hate

Mar

17

2016

Alan: "Yeah. I think the Irish are going through a major image change. I mean, the old image of Leprechauns, shamrocks, Guinness, horses running through council estates, toothless simpletons, people with eyebrows on their cheeks, badly tarmacked drives in this country, men in platform shoes being arrested for bombings, lots of rocks, and Beamish."- I'm ...

Tree Enthusiast gathering – Spring 2016

Mar

17

2016

Another successful gathering of local (and no so local) residents (old and new) who are interested in what we are doing and getting more street trees planted in the borough. The upstairs room at The Talbot was again looking delightful as we discussed our project, our aims and our ambitions, and fielded questions from people who ...

Deptford & Rotherhithe: ‘The Eastern Part of London’ (1852)

Mar

16

2016

'Katharine Beresford; Or, The Shade and Sunshine of Woman's Life: A Romantic Story' by Hannah Maria Jones Lowndes is a novel from 1852. Not particularly remarkable but browsing through it I noticed that some of the action takes place at the St Helena Tea Gardens, the pleasure gardens which stood on the Lower Road from ...

The world’s most frequently uncovered hidden gem

Mar

16

2016

With uncanny timing lands the Evening Standard's spotlight on Brockley in their Homes & Property section - complete with our trademark "hidden gem" suffix and a reference to gentrification. It's much as you'd expect, with choice quotes including:Caught between Camberwell College of Arts and Goldsmiths, University of London in New Cross, Brockley has a well-deserved ...

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