Image by Nick Saltmarsh via the Londonist Flickrpool Fancy a bit of a rumble in the urban jungle? On Saturday 17th July, Brockley’s Eat Meet supper club is holding a singles dinner party in their garden (weather permitting – this may not be an enticing …
We fell in love with Mr Lawrence as soon as we walked through the door. Well, not Mr Lawrence himself, although the jovial owner is a welcome sight behind the wood-topped bar, but rather with the cabinet reclining beside him, which seductively flashed a selection …
Cosmic Sausages at 2009′s Brockley Max We’ve long been impressed by Brockley’s community spirit, channelled online through Brockley Central and manifested annually in Brockley Max, a community arts festival. Kicking off on Friday the 9th Brockley Max should be the biggest and best to date, …
Sunday, as you’re probably sick of reading by now, saw the opening of the new Overground link through south-east London. We decided to celebrate in the way we know best: with a pub crawl. Not along the WHOLE line, of course. We’re not superhuman. Instead, …
The East London Line opens its south-east section on 23rd May, inducting a whole new swathe of London into the world of roundels. Given that, for a lot of people, south-east London might as well be populated by dragons, we asked some locals to give …
London is currently buzzing with glamorous shindigs promising to whisk you back to more decadent times, but UMI+Co‘s Grand Vintage Ball and Vintage Attire Pageant has lured us in with its promise to entertain lovers of all vintage and retro eras this Saturday. Brockley’s sumptuous …
131. Beware the Stick Man! There are some mysteries within the field of the paranormal which simply defy any explanation. Take for instance the creepy case of the Stick Man. In 2003 a story appeared on the message board of Fortean Times Magazine, from a …
Nature-ist is spending summer exploring the ‘magnificent seven‘ cemeteries… then we stumbled past this one, which isn’t one of those, but definitely deserves its own feature. What is it? Brockley Cemetery, formerly known as Deptford Cemetery, established 1858. Where is it? Entrance on Brockley Road, …
Image by Matthew Black under a Creative Commons licence After enjoying a fabulous night of dreamy acousticy folk courtesy of Brockley Central, we felt we’d be utterly remiss if we didn’t nudge you into attending the finale of the Brockley Max festival this weekend. The …
If you’re near SE4 / SE14 over the next couple of weeks you should nip to leafy Telegraph Hill and have a gander at the Arts Festival, now in its 15th year. Performers are local professionals and amateurs doing a brilliant range of stuff. A …
This week’s london blogger is Brockley Central, which is a fine example of a great community blog, offering news, discussion and debate on all things Brockley, which is actively engaged with by other residents. We caught up with Nick who set up the site, and …
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