How are you keeping yourself busy in the lockdown? If you are a chess enthusiast the Lewisham Chess Club (@LewishamChess) has just what you need…
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Coronavirus crisis update: Village News to reopen, Cafe Oscar’s to extend delivery service; and Larder pushes out stock updates …
The government has shut down cafes, restaurants and pubs but you can still support many of our local businesses which are having a torrid time…
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The spring that fed the stream running along Rushey Green … Victorian gems and Lewisham’s fragile heritage
The former Catford Constitutional Club will be brought back into use as part of an ambitious plan for the regeneration of Catford Town Centre. The…
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Low-paid Lewisham hospital cleaners and porters walk out over ISS failure to sort out pay problems
UPCOMING EVENT: Get the inside story of this campaign from GMB Union organiser, Helen O’Connor on Thursday, 19th March 2020 at 7pm LIVE ONLINE. REGISTER…
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Neighbourhood Notables 9: the inventor of traffic lights who lived on Wickham Rd and the bishop who spoke to anti-racist marchers on Ladywell Fields
Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries and a local historian, reveals the stories of some of the people – the…
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Improve your physical and mental wellbeing with a weekly healthy walk in the park
Back in 2018, I started up a “healthy walk” to encourage both myself and others to take time to enjoy our wonderful green spaces and…
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Know your neighbourhood: Maude’s memoir recalls the rickets and deprivation of Ladywell’s Botany Bay
Julian Watson on Maude Ehrenstein (1894-1989) who spent her early childhood in Embleton Road. Ladywell. Her memoir recounts the deprivation she saw in Lewisham’s ‘Botany…
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Five simple tips for improving your family’s diet from Nena the natural chef
With limited time and budget, conflicting nutritional advice and several different palates to please, ensuring that your family has a healthy diet can pose a…
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Good Food Lewisham aims to bring community together and promote healthy eating
Good Food Lewisham is giving local people plenty of food for thought. Bringing together all those passionate about food, community, health and the environment, Good…
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Neighbourhood Notables 8: ‘Europe’s most dangerous woman’; architect of the Tabernacle; and the priests who fell vctim to a late V2 attack
Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries and a local historian, reveals the stories of some of the people – the…