Monday, March 09, 2020

'We demand the right to live a little longer' - The 1937 Bus Strike in South London

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The London Bus Strike in 1937 saw Transport and General Workers Union members walk out demanding a reduction in the length of their working ...
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Monday, February 24, 2020

Music Monday: King Krule on Peckham Rye with his pants down

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The new King Krule album 'Man Alive' is out,  Archy Marshall has come a long way since hanging out on Deptford rooftops when first m...
Sunday, January 26, 2020

New Forest Hill Street Art

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New street art in Forest Hill on the South Circular put up last week on hoardings around former Co-op site on Waldram Park Road (apparently...
Thursday, January 02, 2020

Careless Whisper - a Peckham ballad

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The late great George Michael may have grown up in north London and Hertfordshire, along with his Wham! mate Andrew Ridgeley, but who knew ...
Friday, December 27, 2019

Kylie Minogue at the Rivoli

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Kylie's Secret Night, shown on Channel 4 over Christmas 2019, showed everyone's favourite Aussie pop star staging a surprize night ...
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Saturday, December 21, 2019

'your discovery was my land, my discovery is your borders'

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'Freedom of Movement II' is a poster-based work by Glasgow-based Iranian artist Iman Tajik , recently displayed in the window of th...
Friday, December 13, 2019

Villages Brewery birthday

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Villages brewery in Deptford is three years old and celebrating this weekend with a party. Must admit my visit to the Villages taproom in R...
Monday, December 09, 2019

Music Monday: High Flying Birds video in Crofton Park & Lordship Lane

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' 'Wandering Star' single has a Christmas-themed video that sees a Santa coming to the ai...
Saturday, November 30, 2019

New Lewisham 1977 Mural (and the Clifton Rise toilets)

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A new mural was unveiled last month at Goldsmiths commemorating the August 1977 'Battle of Lewisham' when anti-fascists mobilised t...
Thursday, November 14, 2019

Southwark Spain Shop: anti-fascist shop in 1930s Walworth Road

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Edith Tudor-Hart (1908–1973) was an Austrian photographer who studied at the Bauhaus. Born Edith Suschitzky, she came from a left wing Jewis...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Deer in Brockley (2019) and Catford (1928)

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I was delighted by reports over the summer of a muntjac deer being spotted in the Telegraph Hill/Brockley area. Specifically in August there...
Monday, November 04, 2019

Capillary Tissues

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Capillary Tissues, sound performances in the APT gallery and studio of artist Victoria Rance as part of the Deptford X festival, 2nd Novemb...
Monday, October 28, 2019

Music Monday: The Drezone - 'End of Summer Blue' on Hilly Fields

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SE London musician The DreZone has many talents - multi-instrumentalist, DJ and professional singer who can be found performing tributes...
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Long live the White Hart SE14

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I've fallen back in love again with the White Hart in New Cross Gate recently. This iconic pub has been overlooking the historic juncti...
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Sunday, October 20, 2019

Brockley Stickers 2019

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Some stickers around Brockley photographed yesterday. We have: Jewish Antifascist Action Never Seek Permission - pigeon-themed, artis...
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Monday, August 26, 2019

Extinction Rebellion on Blackheath

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Last weekend (17-18 August) saw local supporters of the climate change movement Extinction Rebellion stage a series of protests, workshops ...
Sunday, August 18, 2019

Deptford Island Disco

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At APT Gallerty, Creekside SE8, 'Deptford Island Disco' includes 'Deptford Island Discs', inviting people to select the...