Friends of Fordham Park SE14

Its the annual general meeting tonight (Wednesday 10th February) of the Friends of Fordham Park, from 7 pm to 8 pm in the Moonshot Centre in the park. If you want to get involved in caring for this oasis off the New Cross Road, come along.Fordham Park is not one of those London  parks that ...

Brookbank Road activity

Work has started this week on the vacant shop next to the dry cleaner on Brookbank Road. A nice glass frontage has already been put in. I asked Ibby the dry cleaner (font of all knowledge) today and he says it's going to be a cafe. Does anyone have more on this?

The Phantom Phonebooth: Mystery Micro Library for Kids

Another Brockley phone box has been converted into a micro library. This one is on the corner of Wickham Road and Lewisham Way and is specifically for children's books.Given the success of the first one, which regularly overflows with donations and the lack of any better ideas for what to do with these boxes, this ...

IRA attacks in Catford, Blackheath & Tooting 1921

During the Irish war of independence (1919-1921) there were armed attacks in London linked to the conflict, in the lead up to the truce agreed in July 1921 that paved the way for independence for most of Ireland. Here's a report of a series of attacks in May of that year in South London, from ...

Half Nelson – Rock’n’Roll & Wrestling at the Amersham Arms

Half Nelson is back at The Amersham Arms in New Cross this Saturday 13th February, with a night of wrestling and rock'n'roll. The last event there in October was one of the best nights I've had out locally for ages, very funny but with some serious acrobatics thrown in, and the house band in Mexican wrestling ...

180 Brockley Road revealed

The wrapping has now come off 180 Brockley Road to the extent that we can see what impact it will have on the streetscape from both Coulgate Street and Brockley Road. I like the massing and mix of materials, especially the metallic roof. I'm not sure how much fun it would be to have floor-to-ceiling windows ...

Hilly Fields Wassail

Wassailing is an old custom of drinking to the health of  fruit trees to ensure a good harvest, most commonly associated with cider apples producing trees in the West Country. Tomorrow (Sunday 7th February) there's a Hilly Fields Wassail with music and refreshments at the orchard by the park's stone circle. It starts at 4 ...

Experimental music night at Vinyl Deptford

This Saturday February 6th there's a night of experimental/improv music at Vinyl Deptford, the record shop and coffee bar at 4 Tanners Hill,London, SE8: 'a chance to to hear some rarely heard international musicians...Bernadette Zeilinger - (AT - recorders)Diego Mune - (AR - guitars)+ from BerlinMiriam Seiberstadt- (saxes)Lisa Simpson- (sewing machine)+Sue Lynch (sax, flute, clarinet)Richard ...

Coming soon: The Habit

Another new local dining option is looming on the horizon. The Habit is a "modern British bistro" aiming to open next month, adding to Nunhead's small but pleasingly formed high street. A short walk there and back again may be in order.Actually looking like a restaurant! We are aiming to open next week,will keep everyone ...

How Does it Feel to be Loved back at Montague Arms

Indie pop/soul club How Does it Feel to be Loved? is back at the Montague Arms tomorrow night (Saturday February 6th), scene of its packed New Year's Eve party recently:'We're doing a series of one-off nights at venues in south London for the early part of 2016, and the first of these is at the ...