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
by TonyUPDATE 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
by TonyThe 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
by TonyIn 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
by TonyMayor 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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Is this really the future? The trials and travails of my online life – in lockdown
by TonyI’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…
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So what did you do in the great lockdown? Work from home, volunteer, do the garden … here’s what some of my neighbours are doing to keep busy
by TonySo what are you doing in the great lockdown? Are you working from home, volunteering to support neighbours and local groups, gardening, learning a language,…
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In light of the upcoming ‘Clap for the NHS’ event (poster in image above), we wanted to give voice to local NHS staff and their…
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‘Significant win’ for Lewisham Hospital cleaners as contractor ups their hourly rate of pay – Update
by CereliaUPDATE 23/04/2020: GMB Union are reporting a ‘significant’ win for Lewisham Hospital’s cleaners after ISS (their employer) agreed to up their hourly rate of pay.…
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Lewisham communities come together to support the old and vulnerable as Coronavirus crisis deepens
by CereliaCommunities in Lewisham are coming together to help their older and more vulnerable members who might be self-isolating. Facebook and Whatsapp groups have sprung up…