It’s week three at central Lewisham’s Leemore Centre, a community hub, and my two mornings a week as a volunteer are getting busier, writes Petra.…
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In praise of our parks … we need them more than ever at a difficult time like this
Now more than ever we need to value our parks and protect public spaces such as Ladywell Fields and Hilly Fields, writes Tony Rich, chair…
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Coronavirus crisis: Youth First launches online site offering support, advice, fitness challenges, films and lots more …
Youth First, the community benefit society that provides youth services to more than 11,000 young people in Lewisham, is now offering support online. With its…
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Wanted! Old photos, letters, newspaper cuttings and your memories … an appeal from Ladywell Society’s Robert Smith to all local residents
Many of you will have a lot on coping with Covid19, but if you find you’ve got some time on your hands at home why…
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Deptford nurse Sophie Hilling – the ‘rose of no man’s land’ who died fighting the 1918 flu pandemic
As the debate over PPE and the risks facing NHS doctors and nurses caring for Covid 19 patients intensifies, Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends…
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Councillors stay in touch with vulnerable people, offer advice on free school meals and explain cemetery closure
UPDATE 27 April: We have confirmed that the cemetery is now open during weekends for those wanting to visit the graves of their loved ones.…
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Coronavirus crisis: Community response grants on offer to charities helping Londoners with shielding and self isolation
The London Community Response Fund Wave 1 is open for applications now. There will be a Wave 2 and possibly Wave 3 thereafter. Wave 1 is for…
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Neighbourhood notables 10: A boxer, the author of Beau Geste, a link to Jack the Ripper, and a “grave crime” in 1894
In this final part of his fascinating series on neighbourhood notables, Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, tells the stories…
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Coronavirus crisis: Lewisham acting to protect most vulnerable and support local businesses, says Mayor
Mayor Damien Egan outlines Lewisham’s response to the Covid 19 health emergency When I am asked what makes Lewisham so special, I always say it’s…
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I’m not sure I ever imagined it would come to this, writes TonyM. Will life approach normality again? In the late sixties as a teenager…