Families in southeast London are moving into homes they designed and built themselves with a local community housing group. The capital’s biggest community-led self-build housing…
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Ladywell Summer Festival: More than 30 art and craft stalls, Sydenham’s Ignition Brewery, Wilson’s wines, Jay’s Budgens from Crofton Park, funfair, face painting … and musical talent from around the world
by TonyThe Ladywell Summer Festival, organised by the Ladywell Society and Global Fusion Music & Arts, an award winning charity, has gathered enough sponsors to ensure…
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AssemblyCommunityLocal News
Brockely Max community arts festival kicks off with opening night party on Friday May 31
by TonyThe Brockley Max community arts festival kicks off on Friday May 31 with an opening night party on Coulgate Street by the Brockley Barge. There’ll…
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Brockley Max arts festival gains support of Lewisham Lottery
by TonyBrockley Max, the nine day community arts festival which celebrates the creative talent in and around Lewisham, has kicked off its fund raising efforts as…
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Volunteers at St Mary’s Therapeutic Garden and Churchyard were delighted to hear that they’ve just been granted Green Flag Status!https://uk.news.yahoo.com/two-lewisham-green-spaces-newly-040000238.html The Green Flag is an…
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Local History
Portrait of an artist … the son of a samurai who lived in Lewisham, studied at Goldsmith’s and enjoyed Bohemian London
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, a member of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, stumbles upon a painting by a prolific Japanese artist who lived in Lewisham…
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Antisocial behaviour: Lewisham’s safer communities service provides contact details for reporting incidents, advice and support
by TonyAntisocial behaviour (ASB) incidents appear to be on the increase. Police forces, councils and housing associations are reporting significant spikes in ASB cases, according to…
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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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Valerie Weber laments the loss of birds, bees and insects in her Lewisham neighbourhood. I was born in a spacious Victorian terrace in Deptford, surrounded…
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UPDATE: Still standing … just! Council places Tree Protection Order on ancient Mulberry in Ladywell House garden
by TonyLewisham 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…