Lewisham will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of Windrush Day on June 22 2023 with an evening of live music, spoken word, dance and more…
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Council offers grants for Windrush projects to mark 75th anniversary
by TonyTo 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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UPDATE: Proposed Co-op supermarket development, folk festival, and donation hub … top the agenda at the next Ladywell Assembly on March 23
by TonyLocal 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 women’s stories from the inspiring and uplifting to the sad victims of violence: local women’s group holds free history walk through cemetery
by TonyLadywell Women have organised a history walk with local historian Julie Robinson on Sunday August 28. Julie, a former Local Studies Librarian with Lewisham Local…
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It’s all change at Ladywell Post Office – new management, new counters, and new opening hours
by TonyIt’s all change at your local Ladywell Post Office in Algernon Rd. The branch will be modernised and become what the Post Office calls one…
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Russ community Hub with kitchen, fast internet connection, projector and wheelchair access can now be hired for classes and events
by TonyThe RUSS Community Hub is offering affordable events, exercise, meetings and workspace at its Church Grove site. It’s a welcoming space with some great features…
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Local History
Grape-picking nuns? Late-night drinking sessions with a bottle of Liebfraumilch? How nostalgia and a wedding celebration sent me on a search for Blue Nun, a 1970s favourite
by TonyBlue Nun, for those too young to remember it, is a sweet white German wine. It was a popular tipple in the 1970s and early…
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‘Folk music from around the world’ at Ladywell’s free, fun-filled family friendly festival
by TonyThe Ladywell World Folk Music Festival returned on Saturday June 18 2022! The free festival took place on the green in front of the Ladywell…
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GLL, the charitable social enterprise that runs the BETTER fitness and leisure facilities, is launching the Adult Weight management for Men. Users get a free…
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CommunityLocal History
Victor Hugo’s friendship with a Guernsey archeological dynasty and a Ladywell link to the author of Les Miserables
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, traces a Guernsey archeological dynasty’s link to Victor Hugo, author of Les Miserables, and…