Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, is an admirer of impressionist painter Terrick Williams, who he describes as Ladywell’s Claude…
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Brockley Max is back and ready to celebrate its 21st birthday with a free party at the Fox & Firkin on May 29
Brockley Max returns this year in all its glory and in person to celebrate its 21st birthday from May 27 to June 4 2022. And…
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Inflation squeeze on the high street: small businesses struggle to contain price rises as local consumers cut spending
With inflation at a 30-year high, local businesses are feeling the squeeze as costs soar and households cut spending. Local resident Molly Toomey talks to…
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Local History
Alfred Graham & Co, once the biggest employer in the area, made the loudspeaker phones on the Titanic which sank 110 years ago
Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, discovers that Ladywell Heights was the site of Alfred Graham & Co’s St Andrew’s…
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GLL, the charitable social enterprise that runs the BETTER fitness and leisure facilities, is launching the Adult Weight management for Men. Users get a free…
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Ukrainian refugees: 10 questions (and answers) about how you can offer a home to Ukrainians fleeing the conflict
More than 89,000 people across the UK have offered homes to Ukrainian refugees. Local resident Molly Toomey answers questions on government scheme What is the…
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Ravensbourne ‘remains the priority’ as Sister Midnight explore other possible sites for community owned music venue
A massive thank you to our community! Sister Midnight writes: After 6 months of campaigning our Crowdfunder closed on March 3 with £260K raised towards…
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Brockley Max ‘will be bigger, better and more fun’ in 2022 as it celebrates its 21st birthday
Despite the trials and tribulations of 2021 with an extremely successful, albeit mainly on-line, festival, Brockley Max returns in its full in-person glory to celebrate its 21st Birthday…
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Freedom to play – Lewisham surveys views of children and parents as it develops a plan for safe play spaces across the borough
Lewisham Council is developing a plan for play in the borough with the help of London Play, a specialist organisation which works to ensure children have…
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CommunityLocal History
Victor Hugo’s friendship with a Guernsey archeological dynasty and a Ladywell link to the author of Les Miserables
Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, traces a Guernsey archeological dynasty’s link to Victor Hugo, author of Les Miserables, and…