Bekir will beathe a sigh of relief when he finally opens Sundae, his cafe-cum-ice cream parlour on Brockley Road. It’s been a long haul. He…
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Local HistoryTop Stories
Neighbourhood notables 5: A victim of Christie, a World War Two artist, and a chronicler of life and love in wartime London
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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AssemblyCommunityLocal News
Ladywell Assembly on December 18: police update, NCIL, Bakerloo line and lots more on the agenda
The next Ladywell Assembly, delayed because of the election, will be held on Wednesday December 18 from 7.00pm until 9.00pm at St Andrews Centre, Brockley…
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Save Brockley Max: community arts festival aims to raise £6,500 in crowdfunding campaign
Brockley Max organisers have launched a crowdfunding campaign to save the community arts festival which is threatened by big cuts in council funding. The festival,…
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AssemblyCommunityLocal News
Safer neighbourhood panel briefing: constant drug dealing angers Elswick Rd residents
What follows is an edited summary of the Safer Neighbourhood Panel meeting in September. The Safer Neighbourhood Team will be at the local assembly on…
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On April 22 1972 Maxwell Confait’s body was found by a fireman at 27 Doggett Road, Catford. A Seychelles born sex worker known locally as…
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Brockley Max, the community arts festival that showcases local talent, is facing a challenging 2020 after assembly funding cuts. A campaign to save Brockley Max…
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Finishing touches made to long awaited mural celebrating Lewisham’s suffragettes
Finishing touches have now been made to the mural commissioned by the Ladywell Assembly. It was originally planned for 2018 to mark the centenary of…
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The timber framed community hub, a key part of the RUSS self build project in Church Grove SE13, is broadly complete, writes Mike Freed. RUSS is…
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After fleeing Sri Lanka’s civil war, Sabesh says Ladywell is just the ticket
Grade II listed Ladywell station, opened in 1857, has long been a central part of the neighbourhood’s Victorian heritage. Sabesh has yet to achieve quite…