Lewisham council has placed a Tree Protection Order on the ancient Mulberry tree in the garden of Ladywell House, the former vicarage for St Mary’s…
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RUSS Church Grove project reaches significant milestone as 11 self-builders start work on five flats
RUSS, the volunteer-led Community Land Trust, reached a significant milestone earlier this year with its project to build 36 new homes at 12 Church Grove,…
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A Ladywell link to Rudyard Kipling and one of the wealthy families that benefited from British rule in India
Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, uncovers a Ladywell link to one of Rudyard Kipling’s good friends and delves deeper…
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Council offers grants for Windrush projects to mark 75th anniversary
To mark the 75th anniversary of Windrush Day on June 22 2023, Lewisham council is offering micro grants of up to £500 to support community…
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Over 20 women keen to find out about local women’s history joined a special walk in Ladywell & Brockley Cemeteries on Saturday 8 April, writes…
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Profiles in Courage: 16 women from south London who campaigned for the right to vote
Ladywell resident Julie Robinson, who worked as a local studies librarian at the Lewisham Local History Centre, has written a fascinating booklet on South London’s…
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Ladywell residents make urgent appeal to council to consult local people and users of Hilly Fields tennis courts before bringing in charges
A 50-strong group of Ladywell residents is opposing council plans to charge for upgraded tennis courts on Hilly Fields and has made a last ditch…
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UPDATE: Proposed Co-op supermarket development, folk festival, and donation hub … top the agenda at the next Ladywell Assembly on March 23
Local Assemblies bring together residents, councillors, the police, local organisations, and the wider community to decide on how to improve their neighbourhood local area. It’s…
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Ladywell family link to the designer of famous German Spring Derby course who died in the Holocaust
Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, stumbles across a Ladywell link to a Hamburg merchant, entrepreneur and horse breeder who…
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£5,000 needed to save the legendary Brockley Max Opening Night of free music
Over the last 15 years Brockley Max, the community arts festival, has held an opening night of free music. But this year the legendary Opening…